KAHO, SIMONE

SIGNED AND DATED, 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Saufo'i Press 2022

KEYWORDS: poetry moana pacific writers survivor simone kaho pasifika literature

CONNER, DANIEL & MILLER, LORRAINE

US FIRST EDITION, oblong imperial 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: University of Washington Press 1978

KEYWORDS: pacific exploration Captain James Cook explorers voyages Endeavour Resolution 18th eighteenth century history first editions

MCLEAN, MERVYN

Super 8vo, pp. x + 543; black heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; photos, illus.; disc to rear; VG moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev owner's stamp in black ink to top & bottom pg edge, ffep & tp).

PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 1999

KEYWORDS: Pacific Islands Polynesia Polynesian music dance arts ethnomusicology anthropology social history custom culture

LLOYD, CHRISTOPHER

SIGNED. 8vo hardcover (VG-) lacking d/w; 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: George Allen and Unwin 1946

KEYWORDS: Christopher Lloyd exploration discovery journey voyage Pacific Ocean

FARRINGTON Jr, S KIP; HUNT, LYNN BOGUE (illus.)

FIRST EDITION. Super royal 8vo, pp. xii + 290; blue buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt, fish motif in gilt to board; top edge stained blue, illus. eps, frontis., plates, illus.; VG- (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate cracking to hinges); in d/w, G+ (heavy scuffing & soiling; heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with heavy chipping; heavy tearing; extensive archival repairs).

PUBLISHER: Coward-McCann 1942

KEYWORDS: fish fishing angling angler sea pacific ocean sport game

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

THIS VOL ONLY - FEATURES NEW ZEALAND, folio, half leatherbound maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine & front board, aeg, frontispiece with tissue guard, paginated as viii + 531-800pp (+ 1pp postscript), illus, G+ (heavy cracking to spine & hinges with some minor loss, heavy scuffing to leatherwork, leather on front board corners missing, v heavy scuffing/bruising & staining to boards, heavy water staining to eps & page edges throughout, minor mould staining to page fore-edges, light to moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company 1888

KEYWORDS: atlas atlases travel geography Australasia New Zealand historical maps geology Australia Pacific regions

ELLIOTT, EDMUND E R & DE BOISMENU, The Most Rev Mgr A (Prefatory Letter)

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, printed/map to front eps, 171pp, illus/photos, VG+ (spine sl cocked, light bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor tape staining to eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Carmelite Fathers, National Scapular Headquarters N/D (c.1960?)

KEYWORDS: religion Pacific islands Papua New Guinea PNG religious biographies biography memoir Mother Marie-Therese Noblet catholic church missionaries history

JOLLY, MARGARET (Ed) & RAM, KALPANA (Ed)

Ex-library, super octavo, black cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xii + 326pp, illus, VG (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to spine & boards, light staining to base of spine, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: University of Michigan Press 2000

KEYWORDS: Asia Pacific Oceania women government policy customs birth control human relations

HOWE, K R

FIRST EDITION, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1984

KEYWORDS: first editions anthropology history Pacific islands European exploration explorers

ROTH, GEORGE KINGSLEY (Revised & Ed)

Super octavo, teal stiff card boards, black lettering & illus plate to front board, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims with folding map, 165pp + index to rear, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, minor chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift plate to ffep, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, moderate closed tearing & tape repairs to folding map- yellowing tape staining)

PUBLISHER: H R Craigie, Acting Gov't Printer 1936

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Pacific islands Fiji Fijian people culture British colonial history colinies

SCHUURKAMP, GERRIT J T

Heavy lg quarto, black heavy boards, copper gilt lettering to spine & front board, copper gilt illus to front board, illus eps & prelims, xiv + 320pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Gerrit J T Schuurkamp 1995

KEYWORDS: png Papua New Guinea anthropology culture heritage pacific islands

ALPERS, ANTONY

Association copy, first edition. Signed & inscribed by author to Helen Shaw (Hella) and Frank Hofmann. 8vo, pp. xvi + 416; green cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, spine & front board illus. in gilt; illus. eps, frontis., plates, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG- (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; moderate closed tear to front; moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1970

KEYWORDS: Polynesian anthropology social history mythology myth legend poetry art Pacific Ocean first edition

FINLAYSON, RODERICK

First edition. Signed, inscribed & dated by author. 8vo, pp. [6] + 144; illus. light card covers; VG- (moderate scuffing, tanning, foxing & soiling to covers; moderate bruising to edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping, esp to spine; moderate tanning, foxing, soiling & scuffing to pg edges; moderate tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals).

PUBLISHER: The Griffin Press 1952

KEYWORDS: Roderick Finlayson New Zealand 20th century fiction Pacific Ocean Polynesia first edition

CROWE, ANDREW

Super 8vo, pp. 288; illus. light card covers; photos, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; sl soiling to prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Bateman 2020

KEYWORDS: Pacific Ocean Isalnds Maori Polynesian exploration explorers history voyage expedition journey

BANKS, JOSEPH & BEAGLEHOLE, J C (Ed)

2 VOL SET, FIRST EDITION, super octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, frontispieces, vol 1- xxvii + 476pp + plates to rear, vol 2- xvi + 406pp + folding map & plates to rear, VG+ (light bruising & discolouration to board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (price clipped, in plastic protective covers- easily removed if desired, light fading to spines, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson 1962

KEYWORDS: exploration first editions history historical journeys Endeavour journals diaries Joseph Banks 18th eighteenth century Pacific voyages

CERVE, WISHAR S & WARD, Dr JAMES D (Special Chapter by)

SCARCE FIRST EDITION, octavo, orange buckram boards, peach coloured lettering to spine, gilt lettering & illus to front board, top page edges stained orange, 276pp, VG (light to moderate rubbing & scuffing to spine & board extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning to page edges & eps, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep, moderate cracking to front gutters, light tanning throughout)

PUBLISHER: Rosicrucian Press 1931

KEYWORDS: first editions Lemuria missing continents pacific civilisations civilizations culture customs heritage

FLANNERY, TIM

Imperial octavo, teal heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 464pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl rubbing & bruising to extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges, sm ink stamp to title page) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Reed Books 1995

KEYWORDS: zoology animals mammals species identification wildlife southwest pacific Moluccan isalnds

HINTON, A G

Quarto 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: La Galamo Books / The Jacaranda Press 1990

KEYWORDS: marine biology shells seashells Indo-Pacific New Guinea species identification

CROWE, ANDREW

Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, white & red lettering to spine, illus prelims, 288pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing)

PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2018

KEYWORDS: history New Zealand Maori Polynesian anthropology Pacific voyages exploration

SMITH, BERNARD

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.

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1960

KEYWORDS: art history European ideas south Pacific anthropology culture