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$14.00
xx190pol208376

The United States and the Southwest Pacific


GRATTAN, C HARTLEY

Ex-library, 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: Harvard University Press 1961

KEYWORDS: southwest pacific Australia New Zealand the islands antarctica south pole

$60.00
ak1/19a/34

Chatham Exiles: Yesterday and To-Day at the Chatham Islands


SIMPSON, FRANK A

Octavo, orange buckram boards, black lettering to spine, map illus to eps, frontispiece, 182pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink & prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep, sl foxing to prelims, Chatham Islands postage stamps affixed to verso of contents page) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling, sm adhesive residue to front cover, newspaper cutting o f author taped to rear flap)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1950

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Chatham islands history isolated Pacific

$45.00
ak1/20a/15

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791-1795, Volume I (With an Introduction and Appendices)


VANCOUVER, GEORGE & LAMB, W KAYE (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, xx + 442pp, folding map to rear pocket, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl fading to spine, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society c/o The Map Library 1984

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society history exploration voyages George Vancouver north Pacific ocean 18th eighteenth century

$45.00
ak1/20a/16

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791-1795, Volume III (With an Introduction and Appendices)


VANCOUVER, GEORGE & LAMB, W KAYE (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, viii + pgs787-1230, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society c/o The Map Library 1984

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society history exploration voyages George Vancouver north Pacific ocean 18th eighteenth century

$45.00
ak1/20a/17

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791-1795, Volume IV (With an Introduction and Appendices)


VANCOUVER, GEORGE & LAMB, W KAYE (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, viii + pgs1231-1752, illus/map, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society c/o The Map Library 1984

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society history exploration voyages George Vancouver north Pacific ocean 18th eighteenth century

$30.00
xx186pol208699

Hundertwasser: 1974 Australia


TELLER-HIRSCH, RICHARD

Duodecimo hardcover (VG) fading to boards; 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: Gruener Janura AG 1973

KEYWORDS: Friedensreich Hundertwasser art exhibitions south pacific

$40.00
ak2/13a/6

The Cyclopedia of Samoa (Illustrated)


N/A

Quarto, illus light card covers, grey lettering to spine & front cover, 113pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate rubbing & creasing/chafing to covers & edges, moderate fading/discolouration to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges, minor cracking at gutters)

PUBLISHER: Commercial Printers (Printer) 1988

KEYWORDS: reprints cyclopedias Samoa pacific islands history heritage traditions culture commercial development

$40.00
ak2/13a/30

William Robert Broughton's Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific 1795-1798


DAVID, ANDREW (Ed) & GOUGH, BARRY (Intro)

Imperial octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, lxx + (14) + 315pp, VG+ (minor ink annotations, otherwise a near fine copy) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sm stain to front cover)

PUBLISHER: Ashgate / Hakluyt Society 2010

KEYWORDS: William Robert Broughton exploration hakluyt society voyages north pacific late 18th eighteenth century

$40.00
ak2/13a/35

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791-1795, Volume I


VANCOUVER, GEORGE & LAMB, W KAYE (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, blind rule & gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, xx + 442pp, folding map to rear pocket, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, occasional annotation- neat & very minor/unobtrusive- otherwise a near fine copy) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing/soiling & surface loss)

PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society / The Map Library 1984

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society George Vancouver 18th eighteenth century voyages history north pacific exploration

$40.00
ak2/13a/36

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791-1795, Volume II


VANCOUVER, GEORGE & LAMB, W KAYE (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, blind rule & gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, ix + pgs443-786, Near FINE in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing/soiling & surface loss)

PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society / The Map Library 1984

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society George Vancouver 18th eighteenth century voyages history north pacific exploration

$40.00
ak2/13a/37

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791-1795, Volume III


VANCOUVER, GEORGE & LAMB, W KAYE (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, blind rule & gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, viii + pgs787-1230, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing/soiling & surface loss)

PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society / The Map Library 1984

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society George Vancouver 18th eighteenth century voyages history north pacific exploration

$40.00
ak2/13a/38

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791-1795, Volume IV


VANCOUVER, GEORGE & LAMB, W KAYE (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, blind rule & gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, viii + pgs1231-1752, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing/soiling & surface loss)

PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society / The Map Library 1984

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society George Vancouver 18th eighteenth century voyages history north pacific exploration

$20.00
xx148pol208867

Ancient Voyages in the Pacific


SHARP, ANDREW

First edition. Super 8vo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G); 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: Polynesian Society 1956

KEYWORDS: Andrew Sharpe ancient history Pacific Ocean voyages

$22.50
xx39pol209086

In His Armour: The Life of John Hunt of Fiji


BIRTWHISTLE, ALLEN

Ex-library, 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: The Cargate Press 1954

KEYWORDS: John Hunt pacific islands Fiji Allen Birtwhistle biography biographies memoir history

$25.00
xxyhc209346

An Introduction to the Tokelauan Language


IOSUA, IOANE & BEAUMONT, CLIVE

Ex-library, 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: Clive H and Daisy J M Beaumont 1997

KEYWORDS: languages language Tokelauan pacific islands

$19.50
xxkdc209556

Rescue in the Pacific: A True Story of Disaster and Survival in a Force 12 Storm


FARRINGTON, TONY

8vo 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: International Marine 1996

KEYWORDS: Tony Farrington Pacific Ocean disaster survival storm shipwrecks accident plane airplace

$45.00
ak3/7a/23

Exotic Nudes: Equator / Tahiti Tattoos


BARBIERI, GIAN PAOLO

Super octavo, illus stiff card covers, yellow & black lettering to spine, 128pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to cover edges, sl chafing to covers, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Taschen 2003

KEYWORDS: art photos photography Gian Paolo Barbieri culture pacific Tahiti tahitian tattoos nudes heritage

$60.00
ak3/7b/42

Pacific Protest: The Maasina Rule Movement Solomon Islands, 1944-1952


LARACY, HUGH (Ed)

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xiii + 206pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate soiling to boards, light foxing to page edges & eps/prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing, light foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Institute of Pacific Studies University of the South Pacific Suva 1983

KEYWORDS: signed pacific Solomon islands Hugh Laracy politics maasina rule history 20th twentieth century

$15.00
xxkpc209842

Endeavour: The Ship and the Attitude that Changed the World


MOORE, PETER

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.

PUBLISHER: Vintage / Penguin Random House 2018

KEYWORDS: maritime history nautical HMS Endeavour exploration Captain James Cook pacific voyages

$14.50
xxkth209881

The Pacific in the Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill


NEILL, SAM & ANASTASIOS, MEAGHAN WILSON

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.

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2019

KEYWORDS: exploration history Captain James Cook Pacific Sam Neill

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