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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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BULL, John Wrathall.
Early Experiences of Life in South Australia and An Extended Colonial History. (Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1972). Facsimile reprint of the second edition of 1884. (the first edition was privately printed by the author.) Fabricoid, xvi, 416pp. Fine.
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BURNS, Alan.
Fiji. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1963. First edition. Cloth, 255pp. Fine in d/w.
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BURNS, Eugene.
The Last King of Paradise. New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy, (1952). First edition. Cloth, 345pp. Bookplate o/w fine in d/w.
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BURRIDGE, K.O. L.
Mambu A Melanesian Millennium. London: Methuen, (1960). First edition. Cloth, 296pp. Name o/w fine in a near fine d/w. Mambu is the name of a native of New Guinea who lead what has become known as the "Cargo" movement.
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CAMERON, Ian.
Lost Paradise. The Exploration of the Pacific. Topsfield: Salem House, (1987). First edition. 4to., cloth, 248pp. Fine in d/w.
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CARTER, Paul.
The Road To Botany Bay. An Exploration of Landscape and History. New York: Knopf, 1988. First U.S. edition. Cloth backed boards, 384pp. Fine in d/w. A re-evaluation of the origins of Australia.
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CASH, C.G.
The Life and Voyages of Captain James Cook. Selections with Introductions and Notes. London: Blackie & Son, nd. (190--?) 8vo., orig. blue dec. cloth, 192, (8)pp.ads. Name, rubber stamp on first page of text, else near fine. A selection of Cook's voyages for children.
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CAYLEY-WEBSTER, H.
Through New Guinea and the Cannibal Countries.
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, nd. (1898). First U.S. edition. Tall 8vo., orig. light blue cloth with pictorial gilt decoration on upper cover and spine, (xviii), Some minor rubbing to spine ends o/w a near fine copy.
Cayley-Webster, naturalist, travelled throughout the South Pacific. His travels included two expeditions to New Guinea, where he discovered the source of the Minjim river as well as several species of birds. This work also contains descriptions of most aspects of native society. In addition to New Guinea, several other Islands in the area as discussed; New Britain, Ysabel Island, New Hanover, Admiralty Islands, Hardy Islands, etc.
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, nd. (1898). First U.S. edition. Tall 8vo., orig. light blue cloth with pictorial gilt decoration on upper cover and spine, (xviii), Some minor rubbing to spine ends o/w a near fine copy.
Cayley-Webster, naturalist, travelled throughout the South Pacific. His travels included two expeditions to New Guinea, where he discovered the source of the Minjim river as well as several species of birds. This work also contains descriptions of most aspects of native society. In addition to New Guinea, several other Islands in the area as discussed; New Britain, Ysabel Island, New Hanover, Admiralty Islands, Hardy Islands, etc.
| $500 | Book Number: 8352 | Order / Enquire |
CHALMERS, James.
Pioneer LIfe and Work In New Guinea 1877-1894.
London: Religious Tract Society, 1895. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, (256)pp. Lacking the front free e/paper o/w a very good copy.
This volumes contains sketches of Chalmers travels and missionary activity in New Guinea during the years stated; with the bulk of the volume made up from extracts from his journal.
London: Religious Tract Society, 1895. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, (256)pp. Lacking the front free e/paper o/w a very good copy.
This volumes contains sketches of Chalmers travels and missionary activity in New Guinea during the years stated; with the bulk of the volume made up from extracts from his journal.
| $250 | Book Number: 24151 | Order / Enquire |
CHEEVER, Rev. Henry T.
The Island World Of The Pacific Being The Personal Narratie and Results of Travel Through the Sandwich Or Hawaiian Islands, And Other Parts of Polynesia...
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851. First edition. 8vo., orig. red cloth, xii, (407), (12)pp.ads. This copy has been professionally rebacked with the spine laid down, name, foxing throughout sometimes quite heavy as is common with American books of this period, light soiling but still a very good copy.
"The author travelled widely in the 1840's before he settled down to the ministry. He tells of his Pacific voyage in the 1840's with particular reference to the Hawaiian Islands. Geographic features and the people are described in detail and he dwells at some length on mission work." (Smith).
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851. First edition. 8vo., orig. red cloth, xii, (407), (12)pp.ads. This copy has been professionally rebacked with the spine laid down, name, foxing throughout sometimes quite heavy as is common with American books of this period, light soiling but still a very good copy.
"The author travelled widely in the 1840's before he settled down to the ministry. He tells of his Pacific voyage in the 1840's with particular reference to the Hawaiian Islands. Geographic features and the people are described in detail and he dwells at some length on mission work." (Smith).
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CHEGARAY, Jacques.
Bliss In Bali. London: Arthur Barker, (1955). First edition in English. Cloth, 200pp. Fine in a very good d/w. An interesting account of Bali in the 1950's, in between the unspoiled island of the 1920's and 1930's and the tourist island of the 1970's to the present. Many accounts of local customs, festivals, village life, etc.
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CHRISTIAN, F.W.
The Caroline Islands. Travel In The Sea of Little Islands.
New York: Scribner's Sons, 1899. First U.S. edition. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, xiii, 412pp. Some scattered foxing and some slight rubbing o/w nice copy.
An account of the authors experiences and investigations in the Caroline Islands dealing with the natives, as well as the flora and fauna. A comprehensive account.
New York: Scribner's Sons, 1899. First U.S. edition. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, xiii, 412pp. Some scattered foxing and some slight rubbing o/w nice copy.
An account of the authors experiences and investigations in the Caroline Islands dealing with the natives, as well as the flora and fauna. A comprehensive account.
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CHURCHWARD, William B.
My Consulate In Samoa. A Record of Four Years' Sojourn In The Navigators Islands, With Personal Experiences of Kin Malietoa Laupepa, His Country and His Men.
London: Richard Bentley and Sons, 1887. FIrst edition. Tall 8vo., orig. mustard cloth, (xiv), (404)pp. Cloth somewhat soiled and rubbed o/w a very good copy.
London: Richard Bentley and Sons, 1887. FIrst edition. Tall 8vo., orig. mustard cloth, (xiv), (404)pp. Cloth somewhat soiled and rubbed o/w a very good copy.
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COGGESHALL, George.
Voyages To Various Parts of the World, Made Between The Years 1799 and 1844. By.....Selected from his Ms. Journal of Eighty Volumes. New York: D. Appleton, 1851. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. cloth, 213, (2)pp.ads. Foxing throughout, heaviest on the first and last pages, there is a water stain on the lower corner of the last 100 pp. not affecting text, some light wear to lower edge of the front board but in fact a very nice copy. "Coggeshall was an American sea captain for nearly twenty-six years, having recived his first command in 1809. Privateering occupied him during the War of 1812. This book includes an interesting voyage in the schooner Sea Serpent, from New York to Callao, Peru, in the years 1821-22. He wrote several popular books on voyages during the 1850's." (Hill).
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CORNEY, Bolton Glanvill. (editor).
The Quest And Occupation Of Tahiti By Emissaries of Spain During the Years 1772-1776. Told In Despatches And Other Contemporary Documents. Translated Into English....by....
Liechtenstein/ London: Reproduced by permission of the Hakluyt Society by Kraus /Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1967, 1919, 1915. In three volumes. Second Series ,Vol. 32, XLIII and XXXVI. Kraus reprint of volume one, original editions of vols. two and three. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, lxxxviii, 363; (xii), 271; xlvii, 521pp. Some light rubbing o/w near fine.
Liechtenstein/ London: Reproduced by permission of the Hakluyt Society by Kraus /Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1967, 1919, 1915. In three volumes. Second Series ,Vol. 32, XLIII and XXXVI. Kraus reprint of volume one, original editions of vols. two and three. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, lxxxviii, 363; (xii), 271; xlvii, 521pp. Some light rubbing o/w near fine.
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(CRAIK, Mrs. G).
The New Zealanders.
London: Charles Knight...... 1830. First edition. "The Library of Entertaining Knowledge." 12mo., cont. half calf, marble boards, leather spine label, iv, 424pp. Inscription, some rubbing o/w very good.
London: Charles Knight...... 1830. First edition. "The Library of Entertaining Knowledge." 12mo., cont. half calf, marble boards, leather spine label, iv, 424pp. Inscription, some rubbing o/w very good.
| $300 | Book Number: 24159 | Order / Enquire |
CUMMING, C.F. Gordon.
A Lady's Cruise In A French Man-Of-War.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1882. New Edition, Complete in One volume. Tall 8vo., orig. decorated olive green cloth, (xiv), 365pp. Lacks 2 plates, some wear to extremities, some soiling a very good copy.
An account of the authors travels to several south pacific island, principally Samoa and Tahiti, but also Fiji, Tonga and Moorea.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1882. New Edition, Complete in One volume. Tall 8vo., orig. decorated olive green cloth, (xiv), 365pp. Lacks 2 plates, some wear to extremities, some soiling a very good copy.
An account of the authors travels to several south pacific island, principally Samoa and Tahiti, but also Fiji, Tonga and Moorea.
| $85 | Book Number: 5480 | Order / Enquire |
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DANIELSSON, Bengt.
From Raft To Raft. Garden City: Doubleday, (1960). First U.S. edition. Cloth, 264pp. A nice copy in a very good d/w. A Kon-Tiki style expedition from Tahiti to Chile and back to Polynesia, intending to prove the reverse of Heyerdahl's theory of South American voyages to Polynesia; the leader of the expedition, Eric de Bisschop (who died on the voyage) believed that Polynesians had travelled to Chile and Peru.
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DAVIES, David M.
Journey Into the Stone Age. London: Travel Book Club, (1970). Reprint. Cloth, 190pp. Fine in d/w. An account of the highlands of New Guinea.
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