Books - "pacific"
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Privatising Land in the Pacific: A defence of customary tenures
Discussion Paper Number 80
super octavo, light card stapled wrappers, x + 41pp + 2pp adverts, VG+ (light wear, light creasing)
PUBLISHER: The Australia Institute 2005
KEYWORDS: jim fingleton pacific privatising land politics history pacific islands australia
Visions of the Pacific
Inscribed to Bill Hodge by Sir Geoffrey Henry, folio, royal blue cloth boards, azure eps, gilt lettering on spine and front board, illus title page, illus, 216pp, VG+ (very slight rubbing to boards, very slight bruising to board edges, moderate to spine extrems, very slight tanning to page edges) in d/w VG+ (very slight bruising to edges,very slight rubbing) in d/w (slight bruising to edges, spine faded, moderate rubbing,
PUBLISHER: Ministry of Cultural Development Cook Islands, South Pacific 1993
KEYWORDS: Cook Islands Pacific Pacifica photography Festival of Pacific Arts Raratonga history culture photos
The Pacific Islands and the South Pacific Commission
Octavo stapled light card wrapper (VG): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Dept. of Education (1957?)
KEYWORDS: Bulletin Pacific island peoples South Pacific Commission
Pacific Viewpoint Volume 3, Number 2, September 1962
Super octavo softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in Dunedin
PUBLISHER: Pacific Viewpoint 1962
KEYWORDS: Pacific Viewpoint past issues literature anthropology geography pacific
Kanake: The Melanesian Way
TIDY EX-LIBRARY; quarto softcover (VG); ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Les Editions du Pacifique 1978
KEYWORDS: kanake melanesia J M Tjibaou anthropology melanese south pacific culture illustrated pictorial history melanesian anthropology religion culture religious cultures university of the south pacific fiji
Food is Where You Find It: A Guide to Emergency Foods of the Western Pacific
Fourth Impression
Small duodecimo softcover (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Auckland Institute and Museum 1944
KEYWORDS: survival western pacific educational second world war two ww2 wwii pacific theatre theater guide emergency foods cranwell green powell
PROBLEMS OF THE PACIFIC
first edition 294pp VG- (green cloth w.gilt stamp and lettering to cover/spine,blind stamped borders to upper/lower boards,mod.rubbed,lightly stained/sunned,spine mod.sunned,extremities incl.head/foot of spine lightly bumped/worn,prelims.sl.discoloured w.light foxing throughout,sml.dealer's label and ink stamp to rear pastedown,page edges sl.discoloured,sl.cocked w.spine a little shaky)
PUBLISHER: williams & norgate london 1912
KEYWORDS: history pacific ocean geography politics
THE POWER WITHIN US
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 37pp VG+(v sl bumped spine head & foot,v sl bruised corners) d/w VG+(v sl wear at extremities,v sl sunned, v sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: duell sloan & pearce new york 1944
KEYWORDS: history florida pacific de-vaca spain
ANATOMY OF AN EXPEDITION
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc) 255pp, illus, cond. very good+ (sl gum stains to boards and ep's), d/w very good+ (in plastic)
PUBLISHER: mcgraw-hill, new york 1969
KEYWORDS: oceanography, nova expedition, southwestern pacific, historical
THE HISTORY OF THE FIJI MILITARY FORCES 1939-1945
First edition 267pp illust., inc. folding map at centre, red and green card boards w. cloth reinforcing spine, very good (lightly rubbed, minor bumps to lower board edges, sl bruised corners, owners inscription at ffep, discolouration to free endpapers, v light foxing throughout, a very sound clean copy of a scarce book)
PUBLISHER: Crown Agents for the Colonies on Behalf of the Government of Fiji 1948
KEYWORDS: Military Fiji Pacific WWII
ASIA AND THE WEST
Issued under the Auspices of the International Secretariat Institute of Pacific Relations
Second edition 304pp ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) fair (lightly rubbed, sl bruised corners, sunned spine w. lightly bumped head and foot, internal separation at hinges)
PUBLISHER: Chatto and Windus London 1953
KEYWORDS: Asia Pacific Politics Economy
CLIMAX AT MIDWAY
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 248pp illus VG+(v sl bruised corners/lower board edges,v sl bumped spine head & foot,v sl stains to front board,v sl stain to fore edge) d/w VG(v sl wear/tears at extremities,sl gum stains to rear cover,v sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: w w norton & co new york 1960
KEYWORDS: history war battle midwawy pacific navy
THE RIDDLE OF MACARTHUR
Japan, Korea and the Far East
First edition 240pp ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) good (rubbing, edgewear, corners bruised, spine head and foot bumped)
PUBLISHER: Harper and Brothers New York 1951
KEYWORDS: MacArthur Bio America Military WWII Pacific Japan
FROM PERRY TO PEARL HARBOR
The Struggle for Supremacy in the Pacific
First edition 362pp ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) good (lightly rubbed, sunned spine w. bumped head and foot, corners bruised)
PUBLISHER: Doubleday, Doran and Co. New York 1943
KEYWORDS: Military Pacific WWII Japan America Pearl Harbor
THE PACIFIC WAR
As Seen by US Navy Photographers during World War 2
Blue cloth with gilt to spine, 208pp illus, VG+ with sl bruised corners, in d/w VG (small tear to spine head & sl wear to extremities, tanning to spine)
PUBLISHER: Conway Maritime Press London 1981
KEYWORDS: WWII US navy pacific
USAAF AT WAR IN THE PACIFIC
Blue cloth with gilt to spine, 160pp illus, VG+(v sl bruised upper corners, v sl foxing to ep's) d/w VG+ with v sl wear to upper edges& v sl sunned
PUBLISHER: Ian Allan Ltd London 1980
KEYWORDS: aviation USAAF WWII military world war two 2 ww2 pacific theatre
MEN WITHOUT GUNS
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 47pp + 137 plates, VG+(v sl bruised/worn corners, v sl foxing to boards & ep's, v sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: The Blakiston Co Philadelphia 1943
KEYWORDS: history WWII surgeons pacific saipan italy normandy burma
YOUNG NORTHWEST
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps pkts etc) 309pp illus VG+(v sl bruised corners, v sl stains to front lower board) d/w VG+(v sl wear/tears at extremities, v sl sunned)
PUBLISHER: Random House New York 1941
KEYWORDS: history pacific northwest america indians gray bonneville grand coulee lewis clark sacajawea oregon
Ocean Island and Nauru
their story
FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover, 319pp ills.[fold-out map at rear] VG+ (blue cloth,v sl wea to boards and spine extrems, page edges lightly foxed and soiled, small ?ink stain to upper page edges) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: angus and robertson sydney 1936
KEYWORDS: history travel geography nauru pacific islands albert f.ellis
BASIS FOR PEACE IN THE FAR EAST
A Realistic proposal for the creation of a new order in the Far East based upon the crushing military defeat of Japan
ex lib, minimal markings, 227pp, VG+( sl bruised corners) d/w VG(sl wear/tears at extremities, sunned spine & v sl to covers, v sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: Harper & Bros New York 1942
KEYWORDS: history WWII pacific far east america japan china asia