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104741
ABO, Takaji, Byron W. Bender, Alfred Capelle, Tony DeBrum

MARSHALLESE - ENGLISH DICTIONARY:
Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 1976. 589pp. Ocatvo. Paperback. Bookplate on half title page, small dent in front cover otherwise an excellent copy. Includes grammatical key, place names, flora and fauna Click here to order
$60

43120
ANDERSEN, Johannes C

MYTHS & LEGENDS OF THE POLYNESIANS:
London, George G Harrap, 1928. 512pp. 8vo. Original cloth. A good copy - library stamp on verso of title page. 16 plates in colour, 32 in half-tone & other illustrations.Click here to order
$75

103267
ARGOD , Robert

OUT OF ANTARCTICA : Reflections on the origin of peoples.
London , Richmond Editions , 2004. 326pp. 8vo . Original wrappers . An excellent copy . Illustrated throughout . Looks at the origins of the polynesiansClick here to order
$60

102379
BAWDEN, Patricia

THE YARS BEFORE WAITANGI: A story of early Maori/European contact in New Zealand.
Auckland, Author, 1987. 168pp. Quarto. Paperback. An excellent copy. Colour and bnlack and white photography.Click here to order
$50

58939
BECKE, Louis

BY REEF & PALM:
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1955. 187pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Fourteen short stories of the Pacific Islanders and the white men who made an impact on their life 100 years agoClick here to order
$30

103839
BERNIER, Julien

ETUDE SUR LES DIALECTES : Neo-Caledoniens, Australiens et Autres.
Noumea , Imprimerie Caledonienne, 1899. 330pp. 8vo . Quarter leather and patterned boards, marbled endpages. Front board is a little loose and there is an ex-libris stamp on the title page. Edges of boards and leather is a little rubbed, otherwise a good copy.. Linguistics. Dialects of New Caledonia and Australia Click here to order
$500

52569
BISHOP, Gilbert

THE BEACHCOMBERS: Or Slave-trading Under The Union Jack.
London, Ward, Lock & Co, 1900. 310pp. 8vo. Original cloth. Illustrated. Juvenile fiction concerning the kidnapping of Pacific Islanders for the Australian agricultural industryClick here to order
$50

52802
BOYLE, Mary E

IN SEARCH OF OUR ANCESTORS: An Attempt to Retrace Man's Origin and Development From Later Ages Back to Their Beginnings with Reproductions in Colour of Cave-Paintings and Numerous Other Illustrations.
London, George Harrap, 1927 1st Edition. 287pp. 8vo. Original cloth, a good copy. 78 plates. Anthropology with some references to Australia and the PacificClick here to order
$100

38788

BRITISH NEW GUINEA: Annual Report from 1st July, 1889, to 30th June, 1890.
Brisbane, Government Printer, 1890. 168pp. F'scap. 6 large fold out maps. Includes information on native dialects, mission work, trade and administrationClick here to order
$200

102985
BURTON, J.W.

THE PACIFIC ISLANDS: A Misssionary Survey.
London, World Dominion Press, 1930. 124pp. Octavo 15x24cm. Paperback with large fold-out two tone map. A very good copy; slight creasing on the spine, marking on the advertising on last 4 pages and also on publishing details on cover and titlepage. 2 fold out maps and black white diagrams. Includes a general survey of the Pacific Islands and religionsClick here to order
$75

103269
CALDER , Alex, Jonathan Lamb and Bridget Orr

VOYAGES AND BEACHES : Pacific Encounters 1769 - 1840.
Honolulu , University of Hawai'i Press , 1999. 344pp. 8vo . Original cloth with dustwrapper . A very good copy . Illustrated throughout . Essays on the meeting and consequences of European and native Pacific peoples Click here to order
$60

54778
CAMERON, V L

THREE SAILOR BOYS: Or Adrift in th Pacific.
London, Thomas Nelson, ND 1920's. 149pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Fronts. Juvenile fiction set in PacificClick here to order
$30

103517

COME TO JAVA:
Weltevreden, The Official Tourist Bureau, 1925-26 (Third Edition). 329pp. 8vo. Original decorated cloth. Spine is faded and a few marks to cloth, previous owner's name and stamp on the title page, otherwise a nice copy . Illustrated . A lovely travel guide with black and white photographs and a fold-out map at the rear. Includes a loose leaf itinerary from Java White Star Tourist Office for 3 people, dated 1927Click here to order
$75

74096
CRAWLEY, Ernest

THE MYSTIC ROSE: A Study of Primitive Marriage and of Primitive Thought in its Bearing on Marriage. A New Edition. Revised and Greatly Enlarged by Theodore Besterman. In Two Volumes.
London, Methuen & Co, 1927. 375 & 340pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrappers, a very good copy. Anthropological study with much Aboriginal & Pacific contentClick here to order
$200

59898
DILLON, Chevalier Captain P

NARRATIVE AND SUCCESSFUL RESULT OF A VOYAGE IN THE SOUTH SEAS, PERFORMED BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH INDIA, TO ASCERTAIN THE ACTUAL FATE OF LA PEROUSE'S EXPEDITION, INTERSPERSED WITH ACCOUNTS OF THE RELIGION, MANNERS, CUSTOMS, AND CANNIBAL PRACTICES OF THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS:
Amsterdam & New York, N. Israel & Da Capo Press, 1972. 302 & 436pp. 8vo. Original vinyl covers. Illustrated. Facsimile of book first published 1829Click here to order
$300

30141
DUNMORE, John

PACIFIC EXPLORER: the Life of Jean-Francois de la Perouse.
Palmerston NZ, The Dunmore Press, 1985. 318pp. 8vo. Original cloth NO dustwrapper . Very good copy. Illustrated . Biography of the French explorer of the PacificClick here to order
$50

94245

FISHERS OF MEN:
np, np, nd c1940. 131pp. 19.5x25.5cm. Original cloth without dust jacket. Boards very slightly worn and some foxing otherwise a very good copy. Map of Bishop Pompallier's journeys; map of New Zealand showing the Diocesan boundaries and Parishes and map of South Pacific and 15 black and white photgraphs tipped in. . Early history of the Catholic Church in New Zealand. Foreword by James M Liston, Bishop of Auckland. Inscription by Bishop of Auckland to Rev. Father Leonard dated 1940.Click here to order
$150

70472
FORBES, George

ADVENTURES IN SOUTHERN SEAS:
London, John F Shaw (1928) & Co, No date. 252pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper with small pieces missing from the top and bottom of the spine. First few leaves foxed . 4 full page plates. Juvenile adventure story based on the voyage of Dirk Hartog. Muir 2587Click here to order
$40

30656
FORTUNE, R.F.

SORCERERS OF DOBU: The Social Anthropology of the Dobu Islanders of the Western Pacific.
London, George Routledge & Sons, 1932. 318pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A very good copy. 8 plates, maps & textual figures. Introduction by B MalinowskiClick here to order
$200

53365
FRAZER, Sir James

THE NATIVE RACES OF AUSTRALASIA: Including Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, New Guinea and Indonesia. A Copious Selection of Passages for the Study of Social Anthropology from the Manuscript Notebooks of Sir James George Frazer.
London, Percy Lund Humphries & Co, 1939. 390pp. 4to. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A very good copy.Click here to order
$600

91478
FRAZER, Sir James George

GARNERED SHEAVES: Essays, Addresses, and Reviews.
London, Macmillan & Co, 1931. 538pp. 8vo. Original in cloth. Very good copy with the topedge gilt. Includes anthropological articels on the Central Australian Aborigines and peoples of New Guinea and the PacificClick here to order
$200

30767
FREI, Henry P

JAPAN'S SOUTHWARD ADVANCE AND AUSTRALIA: From the Sixteenth Century to World War II.
Melbourne, Melbourne University Press, 1991. 303pp. 8vo. Original cloth with dustwrapper. Australia is the focus for gauging the complexity of Japan's southward expansion into the Pacific region from before the 1630's through to the 1940's Click here to order
$40

70208
GILL, Rev William

GEMS FROM THE CORAL ISLANDS; OR, INCIDENTS OF CONTRAST BETWEEN SAVAGE AND CHRISTIAN LIFE OF THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS: Eastern Polynesia: Comprising The Rarotonga Group, Penrhyn Islands, and Savage Island.
London, Ward & Co, 1856. 320pp. 8vo. Original cloth. 14 full page plates.Click here to order
$250

102987
GORDON, Donald Craigie

THE AUSTRALIAN FRONTIEER IN NEW GUINEA 1870-1885:
New York, Columbia University Press, 1951. 301pp. Octavo. Original green cloth binding with green top page edge staining. An excellent copy. Balck and white fold-out map frontispiece. Discusses the British Empires need to settle on Papua New Guinea to protect AustraliaClick here to order
$75

99556
GUILLEMARD, F H H

THE CRUISE OF THE MARCHESA TO KAMSCHATKA & NEW GUINEA: With Notices of Formosa, Lui-Kiu, and Various Islands of the Malay Archipelago.
London, John Murray, 1886 First Edition. 399 & 284pp. 8vo. Rebound in half leather and marbled boards. The frontspiece of volume one has a faint crease otherwise a very good copy. Two colour frontspieces, 14 maps, 28 full page black and white plates and numerous textual illustrations. Author was a fellow of the Linnean Society, the Royal Geographic Society & the Zoological SocietyClick here to order
$600

97106
HEARN, Lafcadio

APHRODITE AND THE KING'S PRISONER:
Sydney, Quandong Press, 1929. 15pp. 8vo. Original wrappers. Two tipped-in plates. Limited edition of fable by renowned Orientalist, Pacific traveller and Professor of English at Tokyo University. No.90 of 250 copies. Initialled by the publisherClick here to order
$200

47345
HOLTHOUSE, Hector

CANNIBAL CARGOES:
Adelaide, Rigby, 1969. 233pp. 8vo. Very good original hardback in very good dustwrapper. Illustrated. An account of the Kanaka slave trade from the South Seas to the Queensland sugar plantationsClick here to order
$50

102442
IRWIN, James

AN INTRODUCTION TO MAORI RELIGION: Its character before European Contact and its survival in comtemporary Maori and New Zealand culture.
Bedford Park, Australian Association for Study of Religions, 1984. 36pp. 8vo. Paperback. A very good copy.Click here to order
$35

102907
JENKINS , John S.

EXPLORATIONS AND ADVENTURES IN AND AROUND THE PACIFIC AND ANTARCTIC OCEANS.: Being the Voyage of the U.S. Exploring Squadron, commanded by Captain Charles Wilkes of the U.S. Navy, in 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841 and 1842: Together with Explorations and Discoveries made by Admiral D'urville Captain Ross, and other Navigators and Travelers; and an account of the expedition to the dead sea, under Lieutenant Lynch .
New York , Hurst & Co. , No Date (c.1880s). 517pp. 8vo . Original decorated cloth . Previous owner's name on the free front endpage, and title page is a little fragile, otherwise a very good copy . Black and white plates .Click here to order
$120

104901
KELLY, Vince

LAST MINUTE CLUE:
Adelaide, The Mail Newspaper, 1943 1st (and only) edition. Flimsy paperback covers. Very good copy od a fragile pulp paperback. Wonderful cover art. A series of crime fiction short stories set in Sydney with Detective Inspector Price as the main character. Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$125

103116
KENNEDY, Paul M.

THE SAMOAN TANGLE: A study in Anglo-German-American Relations 1878-1900.
St Lucia , University of Queensland Press, 1974. 325pp. Octavo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A very good copy; duwrapper rubbed. This book looks at the local features of imperialismClick here to order
$50

103007
KNOX, Thomas

THE BOY TRAVELLERS IN AUSTRALASIA: Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey to the Sandwich, Marqusas, Society, Samoan, and Feejee Islands, and through the Colonies of New Zealand, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia.
New York, Harper & Brothers , 1889. 538pp. 8vo. Original decorated cloth . Corners are rounded, cloth is attractive, a lovely copy. Illustrated.Click here to order
$200

104778
KULLBERG, P&G

CHARLES E. NELSON : A WHITE TOHUNGA: The Biography of a Remarkable Navigator, Entrepreneur and Humanitarian : Sweden & New Zealand 1829-1909.
London, Whitby, 2003. 162pp. Octavo. Hardcover in dustwrapper. Excellent copy. Seventeen plates and maps . Te tupuranga korero mo te tahi tino tangata - he kaiwhakawhiti moana, he maia, he ngakau aroha ki nga tangata katoaClick here to order
$50

73223
LABILLARDIERE, M

VOYAGE IN SEARCH OF LA PEROUSE, PERFORMED BY ORDER OF THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY, DURING THE YEARS 1791, 1792, 1793, AND 1794, AND DRAWN UP BY M. LABILLARDIERE, CORRESPONDENT OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AT PARIS, MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY, AND ONE OF THE NATURALISTS ATTACHED TO THE EXPEDITION: Translated from the French.
Amsterdam, N. Israel, 1971. 476 & 65pp. 20 x 26 cms. Original vinyl. Forty-six plates including the large fold out chart of the world, showing the track of Perouse, LA Recherche & L'Esperance. Facsimile of book first published in 1800Click here to order
$200

102986
LANYON-ORGILL, P.A

A STUDY OF THE LEUANGIUA LANGUAGE:
London, Luzac & Co, 1944. 24pp. 8vo. Original stapled wrappers. Excellent copy, clean flat pages and bright cover. Phonology, morphology, syntax and vocabulary of the Leuangiua language. Solomon IslandsClick here to order
$80

53831
LEE, Robin Koma

LEGENDS OF THE HAWAIIAN FOREST:
Honolulu, Makapu'u Press, 1980. 27pp. 8vo. Paperback. Illus. Children's fiction based on Hawaiian mythologyClick here to order
$30

59922
LOFTIE, W.J, Editor

ORIENT-PACIFIC LINE GUIDE: Chapters for Travellers by Sea and by Land.
London, Sampson Low, Marston & Company, c 1900 6th Edition. 407pp. 8vo. Original cloth. Beauitful colour and black and with illustrations. Description of the route of the Orient passenger ship, from England to France, Egypt, Australia and New Zealand with brief history and essays on industries, politics, explorers, etc. Written for passengers of the Orient Pacific LineClick here to order
$200

93136
MACDONALD, D

THE OCEANIC LANGUAGES: Their Grammatical Structure, Vocabulary, and Origin.
London, Henry Frowde, 1907 1st edition. 352pp. 8vo. Original cloth. A very good copy. 1 foldout colour map of the Indian and Pacific Oceans and 1 single page map of the New Hebrides. 250 pages of the book consist of a comparative and etymological dictionary of the language of EfateClick here to order
$300

102427
MacDONALD, Mary N.

MARAROKO: A study of Melanesia Religion.
New York, Peter Lang, 1991. 591pp. Octavo. Original hardcover. A very good copy. Black and white photographs.Click here to order
$100

46306
MALINOWSKI, Bronislaw

ARGONAUTS OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC: An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea.
London, George Routledge & Sons, 1932. 527pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper with three small chips. 5 maps, 65 illustrations and 2 figures. Account of savage life describing inter-tribal relations among the natives of New Guinea. Preface by Sir James G. FraserClick here to order
$250

102349
MARCHANT, J.W.A.

REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY NEW ZEALAND FOR THE YEAR 1901-1902:
Wellington, John Mackay, 1902. 165pp. Quarto size. Paperback. A good copy of an extremely rare item. Lacks back cover . Illustrated in black and white photography. Contains a general report and some statistics on the land in NEw ZealandClick here to order
$100

100490
MORESBY , Captn John

NEW GUINEA & POLYNESIA. DISCOVERIES & SURVEYS IN NEW GUINEA AND THE D'ENTRECASTEAUX ISLANDS : A Cruise in Polynesia and visits to the Pearl-Shelling Stations in Torres Straits of H.M.S. Basilisk.
London , John Murray , 1876 First Edition . xviii; 327; 32pp. 8vo . Original blue cloth with gilt decoration . Some rubbing and flecks to cloth, especially the spine. Corners are a little rounded . Fold-out map of East New Guinea with closed tears at the rear of book. 5 plates and frontispiece.. Includes sections on Cape York, Torres Strait and New Guinea . Ferguson 12801Click here to order
$600

102173
NANDAN, Satendra

FACES IN THE VILLAGE:
New Dehli, Printers Association Dayanand, 1976. 58pp. Octavo. Paperback. In good condition. PoetryClick here to order
$20

92025
NARBOROUGH, John

AN ACCOUNT OF SEVERAL LATES VOYAGES AND DISCOVERIES TO THE SOUTH AND NORTH TOWARDS THE STREIGHTS OF MAGELLAN, THE SOUTH SEAS, THE VAST TRACTS OF LAND BEYOND HOLLANDIA NOVA, ETC ALSO TOWARDS NOVA ZEMBLA, GREENLAND OR SPITSBERG, GROYNLAND OR ENGRONDLAND, &C:
Amsterdam, Nikko Israel, 1969. 207pp. 8vo. Original vinyl. Very good copy. 2 large fold out maps and 19 black and white illustrations. Facsimile of the 1694 edition. This book contains accounts of the European discovery of New Zealand and TasmaniaClick here to order
$150

54859
OSBOURNE, Lloyd

THE QUEEN VERSUS BILLY:
London, William Heinemann, 1901. 308pp. 8vo. Original cloth with a few speckled marks. Short stories set in the Pacific with some very minor Australian references. Author was the step son of Robert Louis Stevenson and was said to be the inspiration for Treasure IslandClick here to order
$175

100573

PACIFIC ISLANDS BUSINESS AND TRADE DIRECTORY WITH EXPORT SECTIONS FOR AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND : Including a section for Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand .
Auckland , Universal Business Directories, 1972 (17th Edition) . 618pp. 4to . Original wrappers . A comprehensive directory with advertisements, listings and articles. Click here to order
$50

92059
PARKINSON, Sydney

A JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO THE SOUTH SEAS IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP, THE ENDEAVOUR. FAITHFULLY TRANSCRIBED FROM THE PAPERS OF THE LATE SYDNEY PARKINSON, DRAUGHTSMAN TO JOSEPH BANKS, EFQ. ON HIS LATE EXPEDITION, WITH DR SOLANDER. ROUND THE WORLD. EMBELLISHED WITH VIEWS AND DESIGNS, DELINEATED BY THE AUTHOR, AND ENGRAVED BY CAPITAL ARTISTS:
Adelaide, Libraries Board of South Australia, 1972. 214pp. 28 x 35 cms. Original cloth. Illustrated with maps and plates. Facsimile of the 1784 editionClick here to order
$500

72941
RAMSDEN, Eric

MARSDEN AND THE MISSIONS: Prelude to Waitangi.
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1936 1st Edition. 295pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Very good copy. 20 black & white illustrations. Account of the part played by the missionary Marsden in the battles against the MaoriClick here to order
$175

103030

SECOND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1987 - 1991: Republic of Vanuatu. Volume 1.
National Planning and Statistics Office , 1991. xxii; 619pp. 8vo . Paperback . Wrapper edges are a little .Click here to order
$50

57699
SEMON, Richard

IN THE AUSTRALIAN BUSH AND ON THE COAST OF THE CORAL SEA: Being the Experiences and Observations of a Naturalist in Australia, New Guinea and the Moluccas.
London, Macmillan, 1899. 536pp. 8vo. Original green cloth, a very good copy. 86 Illus & 4 maps. F15574. Translation of German zoologist's account of his travels in Queensland and the Pacific. About 1/2 the book concerns Queensland. Includes comment on the AboriginalsClick here to order
$750

103541

SHORT GUIDE TO THE BOROBUDUR :
Weltevreden, The Official Tourist Bureau , No Date (c.1935). 20pp. Oblong 8vo . Original wrappers . Crease through the middle of all pages, else a lovely copy . Black and white photographs . Guide to the Buddhist temples in the Dutch East Indies Click here to order
$75

102540
SIMPSON, Peter

ANSWERING HARK: McCahon / Caselberg : Painter / Poet.
Wellington, Craig Potton, 2001. 140pp. Quarto size. Paperback . An excellent copy. Profusely illustrated in full page colour photographic reproduction on glossy paper.Click here to order
$50

58577
SPATE, O H K

MONOPOLISTS AND FREEBOOTERS: The Pacific Since Magellan, Volume 2.
Canberra, Australian National University Press, 1983. 426pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Illus. History of the discovery and exploitation of the PacificClick here to order
$75

52273
SPATE, O H K

PARADISE FOUND AND LOST:
Canberra, Australian National University Press, 1988. 410pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Illustrated. Third volume in 'The Pacific Since Magellan' series. The British, French and Spanish discoveries starting with Byron in 1764. Also a description of the Oceanic Pacific before the arrval of the EuropeanClick here to order
$80

71834
STOCK, Ralph

CONFESSIONS OF A TENDERFOOT: Being a True and Unvarnished Account of his World-Wanderings.
London, Grant Richards, 1913. 260pp. 15 x 23 cms. Original cloth with a couple of speckled marks. 83 photographic illustrations (lacks 2). Adventurers time in Canada, US, Fiji and Australia. Has a chapter on his experiences in Sydney and 2 chapters on Queensland where he ran a strawberry farm south of Brisbane and a pineapple plantationClick here to order
$50

99554
THOMSON, Sir C Wyville

THE VOYAGE OF THE CHALLENGER. THE ATLANTIC: A Preliminary Account of the General Results of The Exploring Voyage of HMS 'Challenger' During the Year 1873 and the Early Part of the Year 1876.
London, Macmillan, 1877 1st edition. 424 & 396pp. 15.5 x 23 cms. Original green cloth with the title in gilt on the spines as well as gilt decorations on the spines and front covers. There is a Sydney Observatory stamp on each half title page, otherwise this is a very good copy. 168 textual illustrations, 8 vignettes, 42 full page plates plus the frontspieces - one portrait and the other is a fold out colour, contour map of the Atlantic. This voyage was the most important scientific voyage of the nineteenth century. The ship criss crossed the Atlantic and went into the South Pacific. On board were scientists from many disciplines and numerous measurements were made and samples taken.Click here to order
$750

70089
TROMPF, G W

MELANESIAN RELIGION:
Cambridge University Press, 1991. 283pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. An excellent copy ; an inscribed and signed by author.Click here to order
$50

102990
VERGER , Pierre

SOUTH SEA ISLANDS: 48 photographs.
London, George Routledge & Sons, 1937. xvi + 48pp. Octavo 18x25cm. Original blue cloth binding with title plate on spine and cover. A good copy; spine faded and creased, small book plate on inside front endpaper. 48 black and white full page plates . A journalist photographer, Verger, is known for his documentary photographs taken on his voyages over four conitinents. This publication focuses on the peoples, landscapes and tools of the Pacific, particularly Tahiti.Click here to order
$150

103765

VIEWS / EXPOSURES : 10 Contemporary New Zealand Photographers.
New Zealand , National Art Gallery , 1982. 114pp. 4to . Original cloth with dustwrapper . Spine of dustwrapper is faded and there is a small closed tear to the front wrapper. Previous owner's name on the free front endpage, otherwise a very good copy. . Black and white and colour photographs throughout .Click here to order
$50

102125
WAWN, William T

THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS AND THE QUEENSLAND LABOUR TRADE: A Record of Voyages and Experiences in the Western Pacific, from 1875 to 1891.
London, Swan Sonnenschein, 1893. 440pp. 8vo. Original cloth, a little foxing to the edges and preliminaries, otherwise a very good copy. Illus & colour maps. F18256. The author was a sea captain engaged in the practice of "Blackbirding" or more correctly, kidnapping of South Sea Islanders whence they were sold into slavery on Queensland sugar plantationsClick here to order
$600

49021
WEBER, Elizabeth Anne

THE DUK-DUKS: Primitive and Historic Types of Citizenship.
Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 1929. 142pp. 8vo. Original cloth. Australian Aboriginal and Pacific Islander content including a 13 page article on Aboriginal initiation ceremoniesClick here to order
$100

40585
WHEELER, Gerald Camden

MONO-ALU FOLKLORE: Bougainville Strait, Western Solomon Islands.
George Routledge. London, 1926. 394pp. 8vo. Original green cloth with gilt titling. Foxing and cover slightly worn a good copy. Collection of folklore from the Solomon IslandsClick here to order
$100

44383
WHITE, Rt. Rev. Gilbert

ANSWER! AUSTRALIA: Being the Book prepared for the Committee of the Combined Campaign for Missions for Presentation to the Church on St. Andrews Day, 1927.
Sydney, 1927. 98pp. 8vo. Or. wrappers. A good copy. Illus. Author was the 1st Anglican Bishop of Northern Australia. Account of the Church's work with the Aborigines of Australia, the natives of New Guinea & the Pacific and AfricaClick here to order
$75

97982
WILLIAMS, William

A DICTIONARY OF THE NEW ZEALAND LANGUAGE: With Numerous Additions and Corrections and an Introduction, and a New English-Maori vocabulary .
Wellington, Williams and Norgate , 1892 Fourth Edition . 226pp. 8vo. Original cloth.Click here to order
$150

102114
WILLIAMSON, J A

COOK AND THE OPENING OF THE PACIFIC:
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1946. 251pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Interior excellent, cloth excellent, dustwrapper some small tears and a little foxing. fronts. & maps. Includes a short biographical chapter, an outline of the history of the Pacific before Cook's achievements, followed by a detailed account of Cook's discoveriesClick here to order
$45

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