Oceania

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The Cruise Of the Kawa

The Cruise Of the Kawa

by Traprock, Walter E

Guadalcanal

Guadalcanal

by Hammel, Eric

Rascals In Paradise

Rascals In Paradise

by Michener, James a And Day, A Grove

A Song For Satawal

A Song For Satawal

by Brower, Kenneth

The Hiri in History: Further Aspects of Long Distance Motu Trade in Central Papua

The Hiri in History: Further Aspects of Long Distance Motu Trade in Central Papua

by Tom Dutton, Editor

Canberra: Pacific Research Monograph #8, Australian National University, 1982. sm. 4to. xxv,159pp., 4 plates, diagrams, maps. glossary. Wraps. Lower tip lightly bumped. Near Fine.
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A$77.70
Varilaku: Pacific Arts from the Solomon islands

Varilaku: Pacific Arts from the Solomon islands

by Crispin Howarth

Canberra: National Museum of Australia, 2011. 4to. 128 pp.; over 60 colour plates, field photographs, maps, biblio. Exh. cat. Wraps. As New.
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A$69.93
Among Cannibals: an account of four years' travels in Australia and of camp life with the Aborigines of Queensland

Among Cannibals: an account of four years' travels in Australia and of camp life with the Aborigines of Queensland

by LUMHOLTZ, Carl

1889 1ed Queensland Cannibals Lumholtz Australia Aborigine Illustrated Maps

The Norwegian, naturalist, anthropologist and explorer Carl Lumholtz spent four years in Australia from 1880. Lumholtz' expedition to Australia was partly paid at the expense of the University of Christiania, to collect zoological and zootomical material for the museums of the University, and research the manners and anthropology of the natives, and among the cannibals. Lumholtz succeeded in securing a large collection of... Read more about this item
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A$775.50
NOVA ZELANDIA.

NOVA ZELANDIA.

by MARSH. (Ngaio) e R. M. Burdon

Com doze gravuras em cores e vinte e duas ilustrações em preto e branco. Tradução de Lya Cavalcanti. A Grã-Bretanha Ilustrada. WM. Collins. Londres. S.d. De 23x17 cm. Com 46, [ii] págs. Encadernação em tela com sobrecapa de proteção. Ilustrado no texto com gravuras e fotografias a preto e branco, em extratexto com doze gravuras a cores. Exemplar com danos de manuseamento na sobrecapa, etiqueta de cota no pé da lombada da sobrecapa, picos de humidade, ex-libris Celestino de Matos Domingues.... Read more about this item
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A$84.04
A VOYAGE TO THE SOUTH SEAS UNDERTAKEN BY COMMAND OF HIS MAJESTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONVEYING THE BREAD-FRUIT TREE TO THE WEST INDIES IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP BOUNTY COMMANDED BY LIEUTENANT WILLIAM BLIGH INCLUDING AN ACCOUNT OF THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE SAID SHIP AND THE SUBSEQUENT VOYAGE OF PART OF THE CREW IN THE SHIP'S BOAT FROM TOFAO, ONE OF THE FRIENDLY ISLANDS, TO TIMOR, A DUTCH SETTLEMENT IN THE EAST INDIES

A VOYAGE TO THE SOUTH SEAS UNDERTAKEN BY COMMAND OF HIS MAJESTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONVEYING THE BREAD-FRUIT TREE TO THE WEST INDIES IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP BOUNTY COMMANDED BY LIEUTENANT WILLIAM BLIGH INCLUDING AN ACCOUNT OF THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE SAID SHIP AND THE SUBSEQUENT VOYAGE OF PART OF THE CREW IN THE SHIP'S BOAT FROM TOFAO, ONE OF THE FRIENDLY ISLANDS, TO TIMOR, A DUTCH SETTLEMENT IN THE EAST INDIES

by BLIGH, Capt. William

Adelaide, South Australia: Limited Editions Club, 1975. Hardcover. Fine in lightly worn glassine and a Fine slipcase. Geoffrey Ingleton. Tall folio (9-5/8" x 14") bound in full tan homespun linen with the covers printed in terra cotta with nautical silhouettes by Geoffrey Ingleton; 176 pages. Printed at the Griffin Press; introduction by Alan Villiers. One of 2000 copies, this one not numbered, designed by Douglas Dunstan and illustrated by Geoffrey Ingleton with 3 full-page color plates and 22... Read more about this item
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A$194.26
A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands; with Remarks Upon the Natural History of the Islands, Origin, Languages, Traditions, and Usages of the Inhabitants

A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands; with Remarks Upon the Natural History of the Islands, Origin, Languages, Traditions, and Usages of the Inhabitants

by Williams, John

London: Published for the Author by J. Snow, 1838. Seventh Thousand. Hardcover. g. Octavo. xviii,[4],590pp. Rebound in three-quarter calf over marbled boards. Maroon title-label and gold decorated spine. Modern endpapers. Color frontispiece. Title-page engraving. Detailed account by English Missionary John Williams (1796-1839) of his experiences in the South Pacific in the early 19th century. Illustrated with wood- engravings by G. Baxter. Minor age wear and scuffing on binding. Small stain on... Read more about this item
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A$388.53
A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands; with  Remarks upon the Natural History of the Islands, Origin, Languages,  Traditions and Usages of the Inhabitants

A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands; with Remarks upon the Natural History of the Islands, Origin, Languages, Traditions and Usages of the Inhabitants

by Williams, John (Rev.)

London: John Snow. Poor with no dust jacket. 1840. Disbound. Lacking preliminary leaves and folding map. Disbound. Text block separated from boards. Joints rubbed. Boards rubbed with abrasions to cloth. ; "Twenty-Eighth Thousand". (i-ii), 154 pages + engraved portrait frontispiece. 27 small in-text wood-engraved vignette illustrations. Lacking all preliminary leaves, i.e. (iii)-ix, [1]. Lacking the folding map. 19th century half calf and blue cloth boards. Page dimensions: 232 x 154mm.... Read more about this item
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A$43.51
Strangers in Paradise

Strangers in Paradise

by Sutton, Martin

Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 1995. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. Maps to endpapers. 160 pages. Adventurers and dreamers in the South Seas. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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A$14.00
U.S.S. John McCain (DDG 56) Christening Ceremony

U.S.S. John McCain (DDG 56) Christening Ceremony

by United States Navy

About 8 1/2" x 11" stapled booklet with 88 glossy pages about the ship including photos of the officers and the ship's sponsor, Cindy McCain. There is a 4 page tissue type paper in the center listing the Schedule of Events. The cover states, UNITED STATES SHIP JOHN S. McCAIN (DDG 56) with the McCain Family Crest in the center Commissioning July 2, 1994 Bath, Maine. Inside front cover explains the symbolism of the Crest. Inside back cover has the Navy Hymn. The softcover is somewhat dirty with an ink mark... Read more about this item
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A$240.89
Dampier's Monkey.  The South Seas Voyages of William Dampier

Dampier's Monkey. The South Seas Voyages of William Dampier

by Mitchell, Adrian

Adelaide: Wakefield Press. 2018. MINT - a NEW copy. Black & white illustrations. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 545 pages. This book examines late 17th century ways of comprehending an expanding world by re-evaluating the travel narratives of William Dampier. It also includes William Dampier's unpublished journal. . New. Reprint. Trade Paperback.
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A$49.95
Canoes of Oceania (Special publications - Bernice P. Bishop Museum ; 27-29)  3 Vols in One

Canoes of Oceania (Special publications - Bernice P. Bishop Museum ; 27-29) 3 Vols in One

by Haddon, Alfred C.; Hornell, James

Honolulu: Bishop Museum Pr, 1975. First edition thus. Trade softcover. Combined edition, 3 volumes in one. Published Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1975, first printing. Thick, small 4to. wrappers, 7 1/4" x 10 3/4" xvii+454pp; vi+342pp; ii+88pp., profusely illustrated with b/w photos, drawings and reproductions. Definitive monograph, originally published 1936-1938 in three volumes: Vol.1. The Canoes of Polynesia, Fiji & Micronesia. Vol.2. The Canoes of Melanesia, Queensland and New Guinea.... Read more about this item
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A$815.90
A narrative of missionary enterprises in the South sea islands.

A narrative of missionary enterprises in the South sea islands.

by WILLIAMS, John

1837 1ed Missionary Narrative Williams TAHITI Pacific Islands MAP Polynesia

John Williams was a 19th-century English missionary to Polynesia who, in addition to his missionary journeys, is best-remembered for his narrative of those expeditions. First published in 1837,'A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises'
describes Williams' 20 years of ministry in the South Pacific on the islands of Tahiti, Cook Islands, Samoa, and Society Islands. Williams' life ended in 1839 on Erromango, the New Hebrides, where he... Read more about this item
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A$775.50
Voyages Round The World; with selected sketches of Voyages To The South Seas, North and South Pacific Oceans, China, Etc

Voyages Round The World; with selected sketches of Voyages To The South Seas, North and South Pacific Oceans, China, Etc

by Fanning, Edmund

Upper Saddle River, NJ: The Gregg Press. 1970. Large Octavo Size [23.5x16cm. Very Good condition. Cream cloth boards. Both endpapers have a glue stain the length of the spine and about 0.5cm wide - main text unaffected (common - publication flaw). Faint, scattered foxing to covers and edges. Very mild. Black & white illustrations. 499 pages. Originally published in 1833. Also includes 'Information Relating to Important Late Discoveries; Between the Years 1792 and 1832, Together with the... Read more about this item
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A$65.00
A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands; With Remarks upon the Natural History of the Islands, Origin, Languages, Traditions, and Usages of the Inhabitants

A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands; With Remarks upon the Natural History of the Islands, Origin, Languages, Traditions, and Usages of the Inhabitants

by Williams, John

London: Published for the Author, by J. Snow, 1837. Undetermined. very good. First Edition xviii, 590, [1] pp. Octavo. Original blindstamped brown cloth boards. Gilt lettering and ruling on the spine. Edges untrimmed. Former owner's signature on front pastedown. Colour portrait of the author as a frontispiece. Twenty-five black-and-white engravings on wood. One double paged map. Textblock is neat and clean. Includes a list of books published by John Snow at rear of the volume. very good Williams... Read more about this item
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A$399.91
A Memoir of Thomas Hamitah Patoo, a Native of the Marquesas Islands; Who died June 19, 1823, while a member of the Foreign Mission School, in Cornwall, Conn. (1825)(1st printing)(American Tract Society #19)

A Memoir of Thomas Hamitah Patoo, a Native of the Marquesas Islands; Who died June 19, 1823, while a member of the Foreign Mission School, in Cornwall, Conn. (1825)(1st printing)(American Tract Society #19)

by Anon; Harlan Page (engraver)

Pamphlet, 1825, Andover, Mass. Early edition. Condition is Fair: wraps show significant general wear, top outer corner of blank and last wrap missing causing loss of part a letter. Interior has ownership inscription on front blank with date of 1827, old prior seller's price on blank. No other writing or markings. Spine reinforced with paper in distant past. Paginates: wraps, blanks, 48. Illustrations included in pagination. Complete as issued. This edition is uncommon. WorldCat locates ~15 copies. See... Read more about this item
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A$1,165.58
The Nautical Almanac and Astrological Ephemeris, For the Year 1796

The Nautical Almanac and Astrological Ephemeris, For the Year 1796

This is an early, original edition of "The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris, For the Year 1796" published by "Order of the Commissioners of Longitude." Printed in London by C. Buckton. Though the Almanac is for the year 1796, the year stated on the bottom of the title page is 1790. "Thirtieth impression" (as stated in the Preface). The Nautical Almanac was first published in 1767. Leather-bound (original leather binding with no repairs).At the back of the book is a section titled "Tables to... Read more about this item
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A$1,080.10
To the South Seas:  The Cruise of the Schooner Mary Pinchot to the Galapagos, The Marquesas, and the Tuamotu Islands, and Tahiti

To the South Seas: The Cruise of the Schooner Mary Pinchot to the Galapagos, The Marquesas, and the Tuamotu Islands, and Tahiti

by Pinchot, Gifford

New York: Blue Ribbon Books Copyright is 1930. 370 pages. Cloth is a little faded over spine and along upper edge. There is a vertical crease down the spine. Volume remains tight and is otherwise clean and intact. . Cloth - Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket.
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A$31.08
NARRATIVE OF A FOUR MONTHS' RESIDENCE AMONG THE NATIVES OF A VALLEY OF THE MARQUESAS ISLANDS; OR, A PEEP AT POLYNESIAN LIFE

NARRATIVE OF A FOUR MONTHS' RESIDENCE AMONG THE NATIVES OF A VALLEY OF THE MARQUESAS ISLANDS; OR, A PEEP AT POLYNESIAN LIFE

by MELVILLE, Herman

London: John Murray, 1846. First Edition. Hardcover. Text very clean, free from foxing; rubbing and light edgewear to the binding. Very Good to Near Fine. Contemporary half calf leather with matching corners and marbled boards and endpapers, gilt-ruled spine with two matching gilt-lettered black morocco spine labels; xviii, 285 pages, no terminal ads with the half-title page present. BAL 13652: First Issue of page 19. Illustrated with a map at page xviii with an additional copy of the map on old paper... Read more about this item
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A$1,942.62
Pacific Odyssey.  The Islands of the South Seas

Pacific Odyssey. The Islands of the South Seas

by Farrow, Cherry

London: Michael O'Mara Books. 1990. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A small dent to the base of both boards. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Endpaper maps. Remainder mark to bottom-edge. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 176 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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A$20.00
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Australian History.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Australian History.

by Jan Bassett

Melbourne, VIC, Australia Oxford University Press, 1986. Hardcover First Edition, so stated. First Edition [1986], so stated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Book shows faint indications of shelving along bottom edge of boards; top edge shows dust; light wear to extremities. Binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows mild rubbing to sheen; mylar-protected. DJ with mylar has been affixed to book; the mylar protector shows fairly heavy rubbing. Thus, despite some minor flaws, remains a very handsome... Read more about this item
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A$22.85
Voyages to the South Seas, Indian and Pacific Oceans, China Sea, North-West Coast, Feejee Island, South Shetlands, & c.

Voyages to the South Seas, Indian and Pacific Oceans, China Sea, North-West Coast, Feejee Island, South Shetlands, & c.

by Fanning, Edmund

Upper Saddle River, NJ: The Gregg Press. 1970. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition. Faint discolouration to spine. Glue stain to hinges at free endpapers [appears to be a publication flaw as other Gregg Press book has the same issue]. 324 pages. Includes " With an Account of the New Discoveries Made in the Southern Hemisphere Between the Years 1830-1837 also, The Origin, Authorization, and Progress of the First American National South Sea Exploring Expedition, With... Read more about this item
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A$35.00
Moeurs, usages et costumes de tous les peuples du monde d'après des documents authentiques et les voyages les plus récents.

Moeurs, usages et costumes de tous les peuples du monde d'après des documents authentiques et les voyages les plus récents.

by WAHLEN, Auguste

Bruxelles: Librairie historique-artistique, 1843. First edition. 4 large in-8 volumes, (270 mm x 170 mm). Midnight blue half-sheepskin binding, embossed percaline covers, spines have gilt titles and decoration. Illustrated with hand coloured / hand finished engraved plates. These were created by the leading illustrators of the time, including Duverger, L. Markaert, R. King. The bindings are in very good condition, with a little rubbing to the edges only. Inside, the text and plates have light foxing... Read more about this item
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A$2,400.88
Orokaiva Society

Orokaiva Society

by Williams, F. E

Oxford: Clarendon Press, (1930), 1969. Intro; Sir Hubert Murray. Xxiii, 355pp., 36 plates, 25 figs. Orthography, Glossary, Index. Cloth, d.j. Fine/near Fine
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A$124.33
A narrative of missionary enterprises in the South Sea Islands; with remarks upon the natural history of the islands, origin, languages, traditions, and usages of the inhabitants. 9th edition.

A narrative of missionary enterprises in the South Sea Islands; with remarks upon the natural history of the islands, origin, languages, traditions, and usages of the inhabitants. 9th edition.

by WILLIAMS, John

London, John Snow, 1838.Contemporary half calf (top of spine restored). With engraving on titlepage, fine coloured portrait of Te Po (Baxter print), folding map and 25 wood-engravings by G. Baxter. XVIII,(2),506 pp.First edition published in 1837. - The nice frontispiece depicting a tattooed chief of Raotonga is printed in oil colours by George Baxter. Rev. Williams was the ablest missionary to the Polynesian people, and his book was the most often printed and widely read of all the contemporary... Read more about this item
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A$730.35
Headhunting in the Solomon Islands Around the Coral Sea

Headhunting in the Solomon Islands Around the Coral Sea

by Caroline Mytinger

The Macmillan Company, New York, 1942. First Edition stated. 8vo., 416 pages. Red lettering on navy blue covers. Very slight wear to corners and edges. Very good text and interior. Dustjacket is torn at top edge and top of spine. See photo(s). Illustrated throughout with both small sketches and page-sized paintings, mostly of the natives of the various Melanesian islands. By an interesting coincidence, this book came out the same year Japanese and Allied forces began battling in the area.
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A$23.31