The library of His Excellency Sir George Grey, K.C.B., presented by him to the South African Public Library. Manuscripts and Incunables, Vol. II-part IV [pp. 104 (L) and 105 (R)]

The library of His Excellency Sir George Grey, K.C.B., presented by him to the South African Public Library. Manuscripts and Incunables, Vol. II-part IV [pp. 104 (L) and 105 (R)]

Publications and Reports

Printed text on paper

1859

Printed text on the Samoan New Testament for WHI Bleek's Grey Library catalogue by Trübner and Co. of London. TSS.

Samoan New Testament, London Missionary Society's Press (works printed at the), the Grey Library (i.e., the Grey Collection)

The National Library of Australia notes that of the several volumes, each issued in several parts, Vol. 1 was issued in 3 parts and Vol. 2 in 5 parts. Also, each 'part' has separate pagination except parts 1-2 of Vol. 1 and parts 4-5 of Vol. 2. Part 1 of Volume 1 concerns South Africa (within the limits of British influence); part 2, Africa (north of the tropic of Capricorn); and part 3, Madagascar (by WHI Bleek and J Cameron). Part 1 of Volume 2 concerns Australia; part 2, Papuan languages of the Loyalty Islands and New Hebrides (by WHI Bleek and Sir G Grey); part 3, the Fiji Islands and Rotuma (with supplements to parts 1 and 2 [by Bleek and Grey]); part 4, New Zealand, the Chatham Islands, and the Auckland Islands (by Bleek and Grey); and part 4 (a continuation), Polynesia and Borneo. Part 1 of Volume 3 (1862) concerns historical Latin manuscripts and South African 'native literature'. Part 1 of Volume 4 (1867) concerns 'Early English printed books'. A full copy is available at https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-69606244/view?partId=nla.obj-69614725.