TAHITI. [ADAMS, HENRY. 1838-1918.] Memoirs of Arii Taimai E. Marama of Eimeo Teriirere of Tooarai. Teriinui of Tahiti Tauraatua I Amo. Paris: [privately printed], 1901. 4to (320 x 245 mm). Half-title. Double-page map of Tahiti. Original blue cloth, spine gilt and with morocco label. Some soiling and staining to spine, fading to covers. Revised and expanded edition of the impossibly rare Memoirs of Marau Taaroa Last Queen of Tahiti (1893). Born in 1824, Arii Taimai was the grand-daughter of Tati, paramount chief of the Papara district of Tahiti. She also held rights to numerous kin-titles on the island Mo'orea through her mother, Marama Arii Manihinihini. Arii Taimai became acquainted with the American historian Henry Adams when he spent some months on Tahiti in 1891, traveling with the artist John La Farge. The Kroepelien's bibliography, in referring to its own copy, says: 'This copy, the only one the Kroepelien had ever seen offered for sale, must certainly be regarded as one of the finest items in the collection. Only a very few copies were printed, and these are now mostly to be found in public institutions.' Kroepelien 4; O'Reilly-Reitman 6593. Lot to be sold without reserve. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ¤ ¤ Without reserve For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com