Murray Thos Boyles Rev (30 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 5th or later Edition. Fifth Edition. Book cover is in good condition when considering age, some visible wear with scuffing, color fading and chipping. First page appears to have gift inscription written within, otherwise pages appear free of any annotating with slight discoloration and few marks. Binding is loose but intact.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 5th or later Edition. This copy is in fine, unmarked condition bound in burgundy buckram covered boards with gilt titling to the spine and bright gilt sailing ship device to the upper board. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. There is some cracking to the spine edges but this is holding. There is some pencilled calculations to the rear endpaper / paste down. dust wrapper is not called for. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Pitcairn: The Island, the People, and the Pastor is a mid‑Victorian SPCK (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge) publication written by Rev. Thomas Boyles Murray, first issued in the early 1850s and reprinted several times.to provide a readable, morally instructive history of the Bounty mutiny, the settlement of Pitcairn Island, and the transformation of its community under the influence of religion—especially through the figure of John Adams ("the Pastor"). The book was intended for a general Victorian readership: educational, edifying, and suitable for parish libraries and schoolrooms. Ref KK 5.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Third Edition. Book cover is in very good condition when considering age, some visible wear and color fading on spine. First page appears to have a gift inscription, otherwise pages appear free of any annotating with slight discoloration. Binding is intact and readable.…

12th ed. Lacks front free end paper; hinges cracked but tight (?re-glued); inscription on front pastedown; board corners worn; spine bumped at head & foot, with wear to cloth; cloth split along spine joints & probably re-glued in the past; gilt dulled & worn. Undated - probably c.1860. Used - Good. Good hardback in black cloth with gilt Used - Good. Good hardback in black cloth with gilt. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 5th or later Edition. Pitcairn: The Island, the People, and the Pastor; to Which is Added an Account of the Original Settlement and Present Condition of Norfolk Island, by The Rev. Thos. Boyles Murray M.A. Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, 1857 edition. Eighth edition. The book was originally published in 1853. Includes a discussion of the Mutiny on the Bounty, and the subsequent events which unfolded. A good (plus) full brown leather hardback with pressed pattern design to covers and gold borders. Spine with lightly raised bands with guilt decoration and gilt burgundy Morocco title label. Covers with some scuffing and bumping, and an indentation to rear boards. Joints are rubbed, but binding is sound. A small leather loss worn through hinge where title label meets the rear board. Endpapers with feathered marbling, matching the dyes of text block. Neat scripted presentation inscription, dated to 1872 at first blank endpapers, along with a later owner's name from 1912. Text is bright and clean throughout. Plates with some age toning to extremities. Plates are attractive. Some feature portraits of key figures with facsimile signatures. xiv + 16-428pp + 16 plates (including frontispiece) - all as called for. Dimensions: Approximately 167mm high x 110mm wide x 30mm. Weight: approximately 370g. …

Hardcover. Condition: V.g. revised and Enlarged Edition. 365pp, 17 illus. including frontis of John Adams. Orig. pub. in 1853 this edition revised and brought up to date by Rev. C.C. Elcum. Spine a trifle sunned otherwise a nice copy[ small closed tear to the head of the spine- 2cms and slight dent to rear board]. .to which is Added a Short Notice of the Original Settlement and Present Conditions of Norfolk Island.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Blind-impressed dark blue cloth. Ship emblem in gilt to front board. Other symbols and titles in gilt to spine. Binding secure but front endpaper removed. Foxing to frontispiece. Light wear to cloth of binding by spine ends.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Twelfth Edition. Bound in attractive olive blind-stamped cloth with gold-blocked image of fully rigged sailing ship to front board and bright, gilt titles and tree and bread fruit vignette to spine, this 1860 12th Edition is VG. X1V/414pp with Preface (dated 1860, and refers to First Edition in 1853), 14 Chapters, and 18 engraved illustrations. Inscription to front free yellow endpaper dated 1868. Bookseller's tiny impressed advert to same place. Very small splits (0.5cm) at junction of spine and board, top and tail of spine.Slight wear to corners. Otherwise good-looking item in VG condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 5th or later Edition. 8th edition. Good hardback copy, original Victorian-green binding, gold decor and blind-stamping, spine professionally mended at hinges with original spine laid on. Top forward corners rubbed bald. Pin holes to front endpaper, which bears an antique pen inscription. 16 b&w plates, including a frontispiece. LISTING PHOTO DOES NOT NECESSARILY MATCH THIS COPY.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 5th or later Edition. The revised and brought up to date by REv. C.C. Elcum. Original highly decorated pictorial cloth in lovely bright condition, very minor rubbing to edges. Superb condition for its age. Scarce. Plates throughout, one folding. (illustrator). …

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Twelfth Edition. xiv, 414pp + publishers list, bw ills, maps, folding facsimile document. Or brown cloth with gilt vignette of ship to front. Lacks spine, front free endpaper detached but present, small stain to folding facsimile. Otherwise internally very good. Size: 12mo. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket, as Issued. 5th or later Edition. The twelfth edition of this sought-after account of Pitcairn and island life - a lovely well-preserved copy in the original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt tiles and decorations. The twelfth edition is revised with a new preface, bringing the text up to date, and has four leaves of advertisements at the back of the book. An exciting account of the island of Pitcairn, with details on island life and descriptions of the scenery. With chapters on the bounty, the murder of John Norton, accounts of the mutiny, and much more. including a historical sketch of Norfolk Island and its condition in the nineteenth century. The first edition originally appeared in 1853. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece, and seventeen further full page engraved plates, one of which is a fold-out facsimile of John Adam's handwriting. Collated, complete. An excellent copy of this sought after travel work. ***For a book now 165 years old, this copy can be described as near fine, with very few discernible faults. Blind-decorated green cloth-covered boards, with gilt titles and decoration to the spine and front board. The gilt is still beautifully bright, considering the book's age. The top edge of the page block is also gilt and still clean and bright. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine slightly creased. No significant bumps or creases. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine, with clean pages - hardly any foxing and no creases or tears - just a couple of top corner tips turned. There is a contemporaneous presentation inscription, dated 1862, in fountain-pen on the yellow front free endpaper (please see scans). ***168mm x 112mm. 414 pages plus 4pp of adverts at the back of the book. ***'The first Edition of "Pitcairn; the Island, the People, and the Pastor.", appeared in the spring of 1853. Between that date and the present, about thirty thousand copies have been printed. The subject was one of a kind at once to command a large circulation of the work: and circumstances have continued to arise, in connexion with the Island, which have greatly tended to sustain the interest felt in the place and its inhabitants. The arrival of their pastor in England, his admission, whilst here, to holy orders, and his interview with the Queen and the Prince Consort, were pleasing and important occurrences, when viewed in reference to the original history of Pitcairn. Still more eventful days, however, were in store for the people. The provision made by the British Government for their transfer to Norfolk Island, and the further measures recently adopted for their benefit by Sir William Denison, the governor, have brought to our minds the progress and prospects of this remarkable community in a striking manner.' (Quote taken from the new Preface to the twelfth edition) ***'x.' (Quote taken from Wiki) ***A revised and enlarged twelfth edition of this beautiful little book, in near fine original condition. Very uncommon in this condition. Of interest to collectors of work concerning Pitcairn Island. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

Hardback. Condition: Fine. to which is added a short notice of the original settlement and the present condition of Norfolk Island.Frontis. portrait of John Adams, xiv, 15-414pp.17 full-page illus. Lovely embossed pub. cloth with a gilt sailing vessel to the centre of the front board, Gilt dec. and titles to the spine. Owner name and dated of 1866 to the inside board, Yellow end-papers with a clean and tight text block. [Preface dated July 1860.].…

Condition: Good. 8vo. blue cloth hardcover. 304pp. b/w plates. Good, foxed.

Orig. Cloth. Condition: Good. 6th Edition. 8vo. 11th edition. Frontispiece, portraits. Original blind-stamped cloth boards with gilt illustration of ship. Original spine. A very good complete copy.

Orig. Cloth. Condition: Good. 6th Edition. Sm 8vo. 6th edition. Frontispiece, portraits. Original blind-stamped cloth boards with gilt illustration of ship neatly re-backed in matching navy calf. Stamp to front paste down. A very good complete copy.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Hardback, blue blind-stamped cloth, gilt title to spine. 315pp. Frontis. Plates and illustrations within the text. 2nd edition 1853. Boards marked, corners of boards bumped. Portrait of Captain William Bligh pasted onto front blank. Some occasional foxing. A pleasing copy. (an21).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardback, brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt title to spine. 280pp. Frontis. Plates and illustrations within the text. 1st edition 1853. Rear board marked, fraying with losses to spine ends. Some occasional foxing. A pleasing copy. (an21).

428 pages with 16 illustrations. Neat owner's name to contents' page and small mark to margin of last 3 or 4 pages, else a really good copy for its age. Red boards with gilt decorations are unmarked and the gilt edges have preserved the integrity of the text block.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. None. Revised and brought up to date by the Rev. C.C.Elcum. Navy pictorial cloth. 368 pages plus a list of SPCK publications. Front cover title is "Pitcairn or the Mutiny on the Bounty." Edgewear and fading of pictorial decoration to cloth. Christmas 1888 presentation inscription on reverse of front endpaper. Nibble to edge of overlap to illustration between pages 296/297.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A decent hardback first edition. With illustrations, all of which are present. Blue cloth, with gilt ship motif on upper cover. 'Pitcairn' lettered in gilt on spine. There is an old bookplate on the front paste-down, and some foxing to the opening leaves. Scattered foxing throughout. The rear hinge is a little cracked but holding firm, and there is some light rubbing to the head and tail of the spine. This small volume measures about six and a half inches in height by four and a half inches wide. Overall, a good hardback first edition with some light shelf wear. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 5th or later Edition. 6th edition, 1856. Small Octavo. 354pp. Illustrated. Re-bound in blue cloth, gilt title to spine, remains of original cover laid-on. Sporadic foxing and spotting internally, mainly to plates. Overall a 'Very Good' copy.

Cloth Boards. 12th Edition. 12th ed., small octavo, pp. (ii) xiv (15) - 414 plus iv publisher list, b/w frontis, b/w plates and ills, original cloth boards with gilt ship decoration upper board and gilt tree and nut spine. blind-stamped decration. Gift inscription (1862) ffep. Top of spine rubbed and fraying. Very good condition. (F13014). The settlement of Norfolk Island and Pitcairn from 1856, with many illustrations. Includes an account of the mutiny of the Bounty, with a portrait of the mutineer John Adams and a folding facsimile plate of his handwriting.…

414+[4]pp. Small 8vo. With frontis.and 17 plates. Original purple cloth with gilt decoration, some light foxing to preliminary pages, tissue repair to one plate, otherwise a very good copy. Bounty mutineers in Pitcairn and finally Norfolk Island.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Black leather bound hardcover with gilt borders and gilt title within slightly torn maroon frame on spine, very minor rubbing of leather mostly confined to spine ends. Relatively clean interior with marbled page ends and cover linings, 12 illustrations including frontispiece of Bounty Bay and Village of Pitcairn, (xiv) 315 pages. Hobart Town Gazette newspaper article pasted inside rear cover describing the ship Morayshire arriving on Tuesday having been employed to remove the Pitcairn Islanders to their new abode, Norfolk Island (1856?). Published in 1853 this compact 2nd edition volume is in very good condition.…

342pp + 13 b/w engraved plates. Cloth boards, scuffed, rubbed and bumped. Spine frayed and torn. Contents foxed, name on end paper. 17x11cms.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 5th or later Edition. Pitcairn: The Island, the People, and the Pastor; to Which is Added an Account of the Original Settlement and Present Condition of Norfolk Island, by The Rev. Thos. Boyles Murray M.A., F.S.A. Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, 1860 edition. Twelth edition. The book was originally published in 1853, and about 30,000 copies had been printed prior to this edition. Includes a discussion of the Mutiny on the Bounty, and the subsequent events which unfolded. This is a handsome copy in a fine binding of this classic tale of Pacific exploration, which would make an attractive addition to any library. The book has been completely rebound in three quarters leather, with marbled boards. Some mild discoloration near base of spine. The contents are soundly bound inside. Frontispiece of John Adams, with facsimile signature plus 17 additional illustrations (all present), including fold-out facsimile of a prayer written by John Adams. Text pages are good overall - some foxing and age discoloration throughout and some of the plates have staining and spotting, but overall a really nice copy to own. xiv + 16-414pp + plates. Dimensions: Approximately 167mm high x 115mm wide x 32mm.…

Sm. 8vo., Eleventh Edition, with engraved portrait frontispiece, 14 engraved plates and engraved chart, contemporary signatures on front endpapers; original brown diced cloth, upper board blocked in gilt and blind, backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, primrose endpapers, expertly rebacked, a remarkably bright, clean, crisp copy in publisher's original pictorial binding. With 4pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end, and binder's ticket of Trickett & Son on rear paste-down. With a relevant postcard and cutting loosely inserted. First published in 1853, this is arguably the best mid-nineteenth century account of the aftermath of the mutiny. Its publication was stimulated by a resurrection of public interest in the BOUNTY saga following the visit to England in 1850 of the Pitcairn Pastor George Nobbs. The work includes considerable detail on the fate of the mutineers, their descendants and the present population; this edition benefits from 'additional intelligence respecting Pitcairn and the Islanders'. The Society continued to publish the work in various editions until the early years of the twentieth century. SCARCE IN ANY EARLY EDITION.…

Condition: VG. London 1909 Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Revised and brought up to date by Rev C. C. Elcum. Hardcover. Small octavo, 368pp., frontis of John Adams, pictorial front board with John Adams, the ship Bounty, ocean, rope, rocks, and so on. VG light wear.

The book bears the ink inscriptions of three previous owners across the front pastedown and the rear of the frontispiece: the first states "William Galthans[?] / His Book No.23"; the second, in a bold calligraphic hand, declares "J. S. Sanders / New York USA"; and the third, more curiously, "C. E. M. Valparaiso, Chili / 157 So 9th St. / Brooklyn N. York / USA". This same inscription by the somewhat mysterious third owner is repeated at numerous points throughout the book, always taking the same form (initials and Brooklyn address) with the exception of the place name, which changes each time, moving through Madeira, Canton, Rangoon, St. Thomas (Danish West Indies), Calcutta, New Orleans, Bombay, O'ahu (Hawaii), San Francisco, Singapore, Rio de Janeiro, Ville Franca, Pernambuco, Hong Kong, Galveston (Texas), Magellan Straits (Chile), and Yokohama. It would seem that "C. E. M." used the book to chart their own movements around South America, Asia, the Pacific, and the USA, turning what must have been a well-loved book into a memento of their own travels. Also pasted in are two 1890s newspaper clippings regarding Pitcairn, affixed to the pastedowns, as well as a wood-engraved illustration of the home of the first President of Pitcairn Island, Russell McCoy, affixed to the verso of one of the plates and captioned in manuscript. In addition, there is a late nineteenth-century printed hotel label for the "Hotel de Paris, Benares, India", printed on vibrant orange paper loosely laid in. An intriguing and exceptionally well-travelled copy. First published in 1853, Boyles's popular account describes the voyage of the Bounty, the mutiny, Captain Bligh's journey in an open boat, and the voyage of the Pandora, as well as much discussion of the subsequent history of Pitcairn and its inhabitants. Fourth edition. Publisher's original blue cloth with gilt vignette to the upper board and titles in gilt to the spine. Illustrated with 14 black and white engraved plates. An acceptable copy, the binding secure with tape repairs to the spine, a tear to the centre of the spine panel, splitting to the joints, and wear to the corners and board edges. The contents lacking the endpapers and with a twentieth-century library sticker to the front pastedown and a few occasional minor marks to page margins are otherwise in good order. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item. …