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$8.50
xxqel144704

The Day Man Lost: Hiroshima, 6th August 1945


TOLAND, JOHN (fore)

Paperback (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: Kodansha 1981

KEYWORDS: Pacific war research society Hiroshima

$45.00
1y10/50

The Wind Commands: Sailors and Sailing Ships in the Pacific


MORTON, HARRY & HERMANSEN, DON (illus) & DWILLIES, PAUL (illus.)

inscribed & signed by author, with also signature of Peggy Morton, imperial octavo, blue textured cloth boards, silver lettering to spine, illus eps, xxvii+498pp, VG+ (slight bruising, particularly to spine extrems & corners; slight fading to board edges, slight tanning to page edges) in d/w VG- (slight rubbing, soiling & bruising, spine is faded from blue to white)

PUBLISHER: John McIndoe , and the University of British Columbia Press 1976

KEYWORDS: Pacific sailing sailors Drake Magellan journals scurvy navigation history wind jammers galleons navigation adventure indigenous craft European technical

$40.00
1y11/20

Saying So Doesn't Make It So: Papers in Honour of B. Foss Leach: New Zealand Archaeological Association Monograph 17


SUTTON, DOUGLAS G. (edit)

author & archaeologist, Ian Smith's copy (Foss Leach wa his Mentor); imperial octavo, blue light card covers, black lettering to spine & front cover, frontispiece, xi+303pp, illus/diagrams, VG (covers are moderately rubbed, soiled & bruised, with a few tiny tears & small creases; spine faded, page edges tanned, Ian Smith's name in ink on fep)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Archaeological Association 1989

KEYWORDS: archaeology lectures papers Foss Leach history anthropology lithic studies Maori war Pacific settlement patterns palaeobotany

$25.00
xxqfg145152

Mutiny, Mayhem, Mythology: Bounty's Enigmatic Voyage


FROST, ALAN

Large 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 will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Sydney University Press 2018

KEYWORDS: Bounty historical 1978 Pacific William Bligh mutineers expedition Alan Frost

$17.50
xxqfl145382

Hawai'i's Russian Adventure: A New Look at Old History


MILLS, PETER R.

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (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: University of Hawai'i Press 2002

KEYWORDS: history Hawai'i Hawaii pacific Russia trade fort colonies Kamehameha

$30.00
xxqgd145608

Pacific Explorer: The Life of Jean Francois de la Perouse 1741 - 1788


DUNMORE, JOHN

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (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: Dumore Press 1985

KEYWORDS: Biography Jean Francois de la Perouse explorer pacific

$12.50
xxqgd145651

The Pacific Islanders: Peoples of the World Series


HOWELLS, WILLIAM

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 will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1973

KEYWORDS: Anthropology pacific people islanders

$9.00
xxqgk146009

Mister Pip


JONES, LLOYD

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 will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Penguin 2006

KEYWORDS: new zealand literature pacific islands war

$35.00
1y18/47

Centennial History of the New Zealand Pacific Lodge No. 2. 1842-1942


WESTON, Bro. R. C. G.

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 330pp, illus, VG (light creasing & fading/scuffing to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, inscription in ink & previous owner's name label to fep) in d/w & removable protective clear plastic cover, tatty (heavy chipping to edges with heavy sporadic loss, moderate tanning to spine & edges, moderate foxing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Ferguson & Osborn (Printer) 1942

KEYWORDS: New Zealand freemasons freemasonry masonic illustrated history Pacific Lodge

$32.50
xxrag146081

New Ireland: Art of the South Pacific


GUNN, MICHAEL & PELTIER, PHILIPPE (eds)

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 cost

PUBLISHER: Saint Louis Art Museum 2006

KEYWORDS: Art history New Ireland South Pacific carving symbolism ritual

$30.00
xxrba146495

Lost in Samoa


ELLIS, E. S.

octavo hardcover (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: Cassell & Co. 1907

KEYWORDS: literature fiction humour adventure Pacific Samoa

$12.50
xxrcb147222

Pleasure Islands of the South Pacific


SIMPSON, COLIN

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d.w (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: Methuen 1979

KEYWORDS: travel pacific island fiji new caledonia rarotonga

$45.00
1y36/6

New Flags Flying: Pacific Leadership


JOHNSTONE, IAN & POWLES, MICHAEL (Eds)

AUDIO CD AT REAR POCKET, illus glossy light card covers, red lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 328pp, illus, VG+ (light chafing & soiling to covers, bookseller's price label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Huia 2012

KEYWORDS: Pacific politics history illustrated

$45.00
1y36/31

Historical Atlas of the North Pacific Ocean: Maps of Discovery and Scientific Exploration 1500-2000


HAYES, DEREK

Lg quarto, black heavy card boards, silver coloured lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 224pp, illus, Near FINE (light creasing to spine extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light foxing to internal sides)

PUBLISHER: The British Museum Press 2001

KEYWORDS: illustrated nautical history maritime exploration maps north Pacific ocean

$67.50
1y37/36

Atlas of the South Pacific


N/A

Folio, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to front board, illus unpaginated prelims, 48pp, illus, VG (light creasing/bruising to spine extrems & board corners, moderate staining/soiling to boards)

PUBLISHER: Gov't Printing Office 1986

KEYWORDS: maps atlas South Pacific illustrated islands travel

$850.00
1y37/37

Picturesque Atlas of Australasia


GARRAN, Hon. ANDREW (Ed) & SCHELL, FREDERIC B. (Illus)

BEAUTIFUL 3 VOLUME SET IN ORIGINAL BINDING, folio, half bound leather boards, gitl lettering & decorative tooling to spines & front boards, aeg, frontispieces with tissue guards, illus prelims to vol 1, viii-xii + 800pp total, illus, VG- (age appropriate scuffing to spines & boards/corners with some surface loss, light fading & soiling to boards, 11cm crack to front hinge of vol 2, moderate tanning & foxing to pages sporadically throughout, Railway, Postal and Telegraph Map... of vol 3 missing). Weighing over 16kgs, this is a beautiful set despite the VG- rating. The South Island of NZ is still referred to in this atlas as the Middle Island!

PUBLISHER: Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company 1888

KEYWORDS: Australasia Australia New Zealand Pacific islands exploration travel illustrated 3 volume set

$125.00
1y38/33

The Fiji of Today


BURTON, JOHN WEAR & SMALL, Rev. A. J. (Intro)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, gilt lettering & Fijian illus plate to front board, teg, frontispiece, 364pp + adverts, illus, VG (moderate bruising.creasing to spine extrems & board corners, moderate scuffing & soiling to spine & boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & prelims/terminals, heavy cracking to gutters, some mild folding to top of page corners, light lining in pencil to some pages)

PUBLISHER: Charles H. Kelly 1910

KEYWORDS: first edition Fiji exploration travel history illustrated pacific culture plantations

$55.00
1y40/44

Island Kingdom Strikes Back: The Story of an Independent Island Newspaper, Taimi 'o Tonga


MOALA, KALAFI

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, white lettering to spine, 304pp, VG+ (sl creasing to cover edges, light foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Pacmedia Publishers 2002

KEYWORDS: Tonga media journalism newspaper independent Taimi o Tonga Lali media group Pacific Pasifika signed

$150.00
1y42/49

Voyage to Australia & the Pacific 1791-1793


D'ENTRECASTEAUX, BRUNY & DUYKER, EDWARD (Ed & Trans) & DUYKER, MARYSE (Ed & Trans)

Super octavo, grey heavy card boards with green spine, gilt lettering to spine, xliii + 392pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & soiling to edges, light discolouration to spine, 1 cm closed tear to base of front cover)

PUBLISHER: Melbourne University Press 2001

KEYWORDS: exploration travel illustrated Australia Pacific culture Bruny d'Entrecasteaux La Perouse

$140.00
1y49/15

State of Grace: An Exploration of the Development of Maori and Pacific Contemporary Performance Using a Case Study of the Black Grace Dance Company


PRESTON, WENDY

UNPUBLISHED THESIS, quarto, black heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, v + 101pp, illus, VG+ (light soiling to boards)

PUBLISHER: Wendy Preston/University of Auckland 2002

KEYWORDS: performing arts thesis dissertation Maori Pacific Island contemporary dance illustrated theatre

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