La Australia Del Espirituy Santo. The Journal of Fray Martin de Munilla... and other documents relating to the Voyage of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros to the South Sea (1605-1606) and the Franciscan Missionary Plan (1617-1627). Translated and Edited by Celsus Kelly.
Cambridge: Published by the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, 1966. In two volumes. First of this edition. Fine.
Cambridge: Published by the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, 1966. In two volumes. First of this edition. Fine.
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HOWARTH, David.
Tahiti A paradise lost. London: Harvill, 1983. First edition. Cloth, 226pp. Fine in d/w. The destruction of Tahiti by waves of European settlement.
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HUNTINGTON, Ellsworth.
West of the Pacific. New York: Scribner's, 1925. Tall 8vo., cloth, 453pp. A fine copy. "This is an account of the journey of a delegate to the Second Pan-Pacific Science Congress held in Australia......" The author also spent time in Japan, Java, China.
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ALLEN, Benedict.
The Proving Grounds. A Journey through the Interior of New Guinea and Australis. (London): HarperCollins, (1991). First edition. Cloth, 391pp. Fine in d/w. An eight month journey in Papua New Guinea and Australia.
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ANDERSEN-ROSENDAL, Jorgen.
The Happy Lagoons, Adventures of a South Sea Wanderer. New York: Holt Rinehart Winston, (1961). First U.S. edition. Cloth, 272pp. Near fine in a very good d/w. A Danish traveller in Tonga, Tahiti and Samoa.
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ANGAS, George French.
Savage Life and Scenes in Australia and New Zealand; Being an Artist's Impression of Countries and People at the Antipodes. ..... (Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed, nd.--196-?) ) Two volumes in one. Reprint. (first published in 1846). Sm.8vo., cloth, xii, (340); viii, 280, (16)pp. Small tear in front spine gutter o/w near fine in a very good d/w. A facsimile of the original edition published in 1846 by Angas, British merchant-settler who became known as "father and founder of South Australia."
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ANON.
Joel Bulu: The Autobiography of a Native Minister In The South Seas. Translated by a Missionary. London: T. Woolmer, 1887. Ninth thousand, so stated. 12mo., orig. pictorial red cloth, 126pp. Bookplate, dampstain on lower edge of front and rear pastedown and free e/papers which affects the lower boards very slightly o/w a very nice copy. Work of Bulu which took place mainly in Fiji.
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ANON.
Old New Zealand. A Tale of the Good Old Times and a History of the War in the North Against the Chief Heke, in the year 1845, told by an old Chief of th Ngapuhi Tribe. Also Maori Traditions by A Pakeha Maori. Aukland: Whitcombe and Tombs, 1930. 8vo., cloth, 386, (2)pp.ads. Lacking the front free e/paper, name on verso of half title o/w very good. Part fact part fiction.
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ARDEN, Harvey.
Dreamkeepers. A Spirit Journey into Aboriginal Australia. (New York): HarperCollins, (1994). First edition. Cloth backed boards, 219pp. Fine in d/w.
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ARNOLD, Thomas.
The New Zealand Letters of Thomas Arnold the Younger with further letters from Van Diemen's Land and Letters of Arthur Hugh Clough 1847-1851. Edited by James Bertram. Wellington: University of Auckland Press, 1966. First edition. Cloth, 257pp. Fine in d/w with chips to the head of the spine.
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ATTENBOROUGH, David.
Journey's To The Past. Travels in New Guinea, Madagascar, and the Northern Territory of Australia. Guildford: Lutterworth Press, (1981). First edition. Tall 8vo., cloth, 384pp. Fine in d/w.
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ATTENBOROUGH, David.
Quest Under Capricorn. London: Lutterworth, (1964). Second impression. Cloth, 162pp. A nice copy in a near fine d/w. A description of four months in the Northern Territory of Australia, about equally divided into descriptions of the flora and fauna or the region, and of the Aborigines and their traditions.
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BARKER, Lady.
Station Life In New Zealand.
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1874. Later Tauchnitz edition. 12mo., orig. printed wrappers, 279, 32pp.ads dated "1903." Near fine.
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1874. Later Tauchnitz edition. 12mo., orig. printed wrappers, 279, 32pp.ads dated "1903." Near fine.
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BEECHING, Jack.
An Open Path Christian Missionaries 1515-1914. London: Hutchinson, (1979). First edition. Cloth, 325pp. Fine in d/w. "By 1914, the empires of European states covered most of the globe. And during all that time, when a merchant or coloniser went abroad about his business, a missionary was close at his heels." A account of the missionary legacy in various locations, including the South Pacific, Africa and South America.
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BELL, Geo. W.
Mr. Oseba's Last Discovery. Wellington, NZ: The New Zealand Times, 1904. First edition. 8vo., orig. red cloth, viii, 225pp. Lacking front free e/paper, spine faded o/w a nice copy.
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BJERRE, Jens.
The Last Cannibals. Translated from the Danish by Estrid Bannister. New York: Morrow, 1957. First edition. Cloth, 192pp. Very good in a lightly worn d/w. An account of aborigines in New Zealand, Australia and New Guinea.
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BLACKBURN, Julia.
The White Men. The first response of aboriginal peoples to the white men. Foreword by Dr. Edmund Carpenter. (London: Orbis, 1979). Cloth, 192pp. Fine in d/w. An anthology of native responses to the arrival of the first Europeans, showing how white civilization had a bewildering and often violent impact on the ancient traditions and patterns of living. Deals with Africa, America and Australia.
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BOYCE, William D.
Australia And New Zealand Illustrated.
Chicago: Rand McNally, (1922). With a presenation bookplate from the author. Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth, xviii, 381, (4)pp.ads. Some light rubbing to the spine ends o/w near fine.
Chicago: Rand McNally, (1922). With a presenation bookplate from the author. Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth, xviii, 381, (4)pp.ads. Some light rubbing to the spine ends o/w near fine.
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BOYD, Mary Stuart.
Our Stolen Summer The Record of A Roundabout Tour....With One Hundred and Seventy Sketches by A.S. Boyd.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1900. First edition. With a blindstamp presentation "With the Publishers Compliments" on the title. 4to., orig. blue cloth, xiv, 392pp. Inscription o/ w a near fine copy.
The authors travels in the South Pacific mainly, New Zealand and Australia. Includes chapters on gold mines; maoris; ostrich farming, etc.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1900. First edition. With a blindstamp presentation "With the Publishers Compliments" on the title. 4to., orig. blue cloth, xiv, 392pp. Inscription o/ w a near fine copy.
The authors travels in the South Pacific mainly, New Zealand and Australia. Includes chapters on gold mines; maoris; ostrich farming, etc.
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BRITISH MUSEUM.
Captain Cook and the South Pacific. The British Museum Yearbook 3. London: Trustees of the British Museum, (1979). First edition. Sm.4to., cloth, 249pp. Fine in d/w.
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