The western Pacific and New Guinea : notes on the natives, Christian and cannibal, with some account of the old labour trade / by Hugh Hastings Romilly

London : J. Murray, 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Hinges starting. Spine and boards lightly sun-toned. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Provenance: Bookplate of Leonard Harrison Matthews. Physical description: 242 pages : map; 20 cm. Notes: With a map. Includes index. Contents: Introduction -- The islands and the islanders -- New Britain -- Cannibalism in New Ireland -- Solomon Islands -- Poisoned arrows -- A cruise in southern seas -- Other islands -- Two small British possessions -- Old labour trade -- White men in the Pacific -- Bully Hayes -- New Guinea. Subjects: Romilly, H. H. (Hugh Hastings) 1856 or 57-1892; Travel; Ethnology Melanesia; Indigenous peoples Melanesia; Melanesia Description and travel; New Guinea Description and travel; Oceania Description and travel 19th century; Melanesia Social life and customs; Melanesia Description and travel 19th century; Bismarck Archipelago (Papua New Guinea) Description and travel 19th century; New Guinea Description and travel 19th century; Great Britain Colonies Social conditions; Pacific Area Social life and customs History 19th century.