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VINCENT, Frank.
Through and Through The Tropics Thirty Thousand Miles of Travel In Oceania, Australasia and India. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1876. First edition. 8vo., orig. green cloth, xvi, (17)-304, 8pp.ads. Name on e/paper and blank, front hinge cracked o/w a very good copy. An account of the authors travels through India, including a chapter on California, several chapters on Hawaii and one chapter on Australia.
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WAKEFIELD, Edward Jerningham.
Adventure In New Zealand. an abridgement, edited by Joan Stevens. (Auckland): Viking, (1987). Reprint. Cloth, 320pp. Fine in d/w. Adventures of Wakefield son of the founder of the New Zealand Company; this work is based on his journal about life in New Zealand.
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WALLIS, Helen. (editor).
Carteret's Voyage Round the World 1766-1769.
Cambridge: Hakluyt Society, 1965. In two volumes. First edition. Cloth, xii, 274; vi, (275)-564pp. Spines a bit faded o/w a fine copy.
"Carteret sailed for the South Seas in 1766 in the Swallow, as second in command to Samuel Wallis in the Dolphin. Becoming separated from Wallis in the Straits of Magellan, Carteret went on to make a notable independent voyage through the Pacific, which included the discovery of Pitcairn Island and the re-discovery of the Solomon Islands. "
Cambridge: Hakluyt Society, 1965. In two volumes. First edition. Cloth, xii, 274; vi, (275)-564pp. Spines a bit faded o/w a fine copy.
"Carteret sailed for the South Seas in 1766 in the Swallow, as second in command to Samuel Wallis in the Dolphin. Becoming separated from Wallis in the Straits of Magellan, Carteret went on to make a notable independent voyage through the Pacific, which included the discovery of Pitcairn Island and the re-discovery of the Solomon Islands. "
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WARD, Alan.
A Show Of Justice. racial "amalgamation" in nineteenth century new zealand. (Toronto); University of Toronto Press, (1973). First edition. Cloth, 382pp. Fine in a nice d/w. The attempt in the 19th century by British officials and humanitarians to "save" the Maori from destruction by the tide of European settlement, and the long term results of this policy.
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WILCOX, Harry.
White Stranger Six Moons In Celebes. London: Collins, 1949. First edition. Cloth, 384pp. Name o/w fine in a near fine d/w. An account of the authors experiences on Celbes, an island a thousand miles east of Singapore and a thousand miles north of Australia; including his experiences living among the Torajas, a highland tribe, until recently head-hunters, about whom little is known.
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WILLEY, Keith.
When The Sky Fell Down. The Destruction of the Tribes of the Sydney Region 1788-1850's. Sydney: Collins, (1979). First edition. Cloth, 231pp. Fine in d/w. "...traces the dynamic years of the colony's growth between 1788 and 1860. It is not, however, merely the story of the white man's exploits and achievements, but rather the story of the effects of these achievements on the country's original inhabitants."
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WILLIAMS, John.
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.....Illustrated with Engravings On Wood by G. Baxter.
New York: D. Appleton & Co., nd. (1837). First U.S. edition. Tall 8vo,. cont. half leather, cloth, xxii, (526)pp. Outer hinges rubbed and tender, some genreal rubbing a very good copy.
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 accounts. This work covers the period 1816 to 1834, during which time Williams christianized the entire Hervey Islands group. Some of these islandes were discovred by Captain Cook in 1773 and others by Rev. Williams in 1823. The entire group is now called the Cook Islands. While in London to supervise the printing of his Rarotongan New Testament, Rev. Williams raised L4,000 to equip the missionary-ship, on which he sailed to his untimely death. He is frequently referred to as "the Martyr of Erromanga." (Hill).
New York: D. Appleton & Co., nd. (1837). First U.S. edition. Tall 8vo,. cont. half leather, cloth, xxii, (526)pp. Outer hinges rubbed and tender, some genreal rubbing a very good copy.
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 accounts. This work covers the period 1816 to 1834, during which time Williams christianized the entire Hervey Islands group. Some of these islandes were discovred by Captain Cook in 1773 and others by Rev. Williams in 1823. The entire group is now called the Cook Islands. While in London to supervise the printing of his Rarotongan New Testament, Rev. Williams raised L4,000 to equip the missionary-ship, on which he sailed to his untimely death. He is frequently referred to as "the Martyr of Erromanga." (Hill).
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WILLIAMS, Thomas and James Calvert.
Fiji and the Fijians By Thomas Williams. And Missionary Labours Among the Cannibals; Extended, with Notices of Recent Events by James Calvert. Edited by George Rowe.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, nd. (187-?) Third edition. 8vo., orig. blue cloth, (xiv), 592, (4)pp.ads. Spine a bit darkened with a touch of wear but o/w a near fine copy.
"One of the outstanding works on Fiji. Rev. Thomas Williams, of Adelaide, lived as a Wesleyan missionary in Fiji for thirteen years......The book contains information of the origin of the natives, their warlike tendencies, industrial produce, manners, customs, religion and language. Rev. James Calvert, considered the "father" of the Fiji missions, worked there for seventeen years. The enormity of the task attempted and accomplished in Fiji is a tribute to the endeavors of the various missionary societies at work in the South Seas." (Hill).
London: Hodder and Stoughton, nd. (187-?) Third edition. 8vo., orig. blue cloth, (xiv), 592, (4)pp.ads. Spine a bit darkened with a touch of wear but o/w a near fine copy.
"One of the outstanding works on Fiji. Rev. Thomas Williams, of Adelaide, lived as a Wesleyan missionary in Fiji for thirteen years......The book contains information of the origin of the natives, their warlike tendencies, industrial produce, manners, customs, religion and language. Rev. James Calvert, considered the "father" of the Fiji missions, worked there for seventeen years. The enormity of the task attempted and accomplished in Fiji is a tribute to the endeavors of the various missionary societies at work in the South Seas." (Hill).
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WOOD, A.H.
History and Geography of Tonga. Auckland: WIlson & Horton, 1943. First edition. Wrappers, (6), 109pp. Near fine. Contains information on the early history of Tonga, European contact and the period of civil war and disorder, the development of modern Tonga, geneaology.
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WRIGHT, Ronald.
On Fiji Islands. (New York): Viking, (1986). First edition. Signed by the author. Cloth backed boards, 257pp. Small mark on front e/paper o/w fine in d/w. Story of the Fiji Islands including their reputation as the "Cannibal Islands."
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YATE, William.
An Account of New Zealand and of the Formation and Progress of the Church Missionary Society's Mission in the Northern Island.
London: Seeley and Burnside, 1835. Second edition. Tall 8vo., orig. drab green cloth, 310, (10)pp.index. Bookplate, chipping to the foot of the spine and along the rear spine gutter but still a very good copy.
The Rev. Yate spent seven years in New Zealand before returning to NSW and being dismissed from the mission for misconduct. This work provides an account of the geography, flora and fauna, the social structure of the Maoris, and a history of the mission. The appendix contains a letter from Dr. Gray of the British Museum giving an account of Rev. Yate's shell collection.
London: Seeley and Burnside, 1835. Second edition. Tall 8vo., orig. drab green cloth, 310, (10)pp.index. Bookplate, chipping to the foot of the spine and along the rear spine gutter but still a very good copy.
The Rev. Yate spent seven years in New Zealand before returning to NSW and being dismissed from the mission for misconduct. This work provides an account of the geography, flora and fauna, the social structure of the Maoris, and a history of the mission. The appendix contains a letter from Dr. Gray of the British Museum giving an account of Rev. Yate's shell collection.
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ZUBER, Christian.
Animal Paradise. Translated by Marguerite Barnett. London: Heinemann, (1966). First edition in English. Cloth, 152pp. Fine in d/w with wear to spine ends. An account of the making of the film "Galapagos Archipelago."
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