Lightning Meets the West Wind: Malaita Massacre by Corris, Peter

Paperback. Very Good.

Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1980. xv, 219pp, index, notes, bw ills, endpaper maps. Or black cloth in jacket. Slight creasing to flap otherwie near new. The 1927 killing of William Bell, a colonial government representative on Malaita in the Solomon Islands sparked a destruction more wanton and complete than could have been foreseen. The subsequent random killing of the Kwaio, raping of their women, destruction of their shrines and desecration of their sacred objects resulted in a severe dislocation in the Kwaio way of life from which they never recovered.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Melbourne: Oxford University Press. 8vo. xi,219pp.,29 plates, 3 maps. Cloth, d.j. front endpaper rubbed; previous owner's name, otherwise near Fine/Fine.

Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1980. 219 pages in very good condition. Illustrated. Mapped endpapers. Black hardcovers with gilt titles on the spine. Corners lightly bumped. Illustrated black DJ with white/red titles. Very little wear. Scarce. VG+/VG+. Hardcover. VG+/VG+.