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$68.00
1a1/997

The Exploration of The Pacific


the pioneer histories series

BEAGLEHOLE,J.C.

first edition, super octavo blue cloth boards with gilt to spine and front board, 411pp [4 fold-out maps] VG+ (sl moisture staining to front board, light foxing to page edges and prelims, prev owners name in ink to fep) in VG d/w (spine browned,light chipping to extrems)

PUBLISHER: a.&c.black london 1934

KEYWORDS: history travel exploration geography pacific j.c.beaglehole pioneer histories series

$61.97
2d1/21

General Survey


b.r. 519 (restricted) geographical handbook series for official use only

PACIFIC ISLANDS; VOL 1

[first edition] [rebound w. new boards and eps) 599pp illus, (b/w photograph maps and diagrams w. 2x foldout maps a loosely inserted col map to pocket at rear) VG+ (blue cloth w. gilt titling to front board and spine, v. sl bumps to front board and head of spine, spine v. sl sunned, superfluous leaves removed from end of contents on rebinding, sl internal paper seperation to gutter in one location in first section of text w. v. minor detachment to lower edge, the binding is firm and securely attached)

PUBLISHER: naval intelligence division [n.p.] 1945

KEYWORDS: geography geographical history pacific nautical military strategical economy resources people

$15.50
1m6/27

SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES


PASCUAL, RICARDO:

ex lib, minimal markings, 37pp booklet, typewritten, VG (library rebacked with stiffened boards, taped spine , v sl crease to front , sl sunned and sl wear to extrems, v sl browned text)

PUBLISHER: Institute of Pacific Relations, New York, 1950

KEYWORDS: philippines society culture development institute of pacific relations ricardo pascual

$12.39
1m28/29

JAPAN


GOVERNMENT - POLITICS

REISCHAUER, ROBERT KARL:

ex lib, minimal markings, 221pp, G+ (v sl cocked, v sl bruised corners & v sl bumped edges, v sl sunned, contents excellent)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson & Sons, New York, 1939

KEYWORDS: history ww2 america pearl harbour france destroyers diplomacy white war pacific japan

$12.39
1m29/10

RESPONSIBILITY OF VICTORY


REPORT OF THE NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE ANNUAL FORUM

N.A.

ex lib, minimal markings, unissued, 272pp, illus, lacks dustwrapper, VG- (v sl bruised corners, v sl bumped spine head & foot, sl bruised edges, mod sunned boards, v sl rubbed & soiled)

PUBLISHER: New York Herald Tribune, New York, 1945

KEYWORDS: world politics usa pacific ussr europe

$15.00
1n2/24abc

FOOTHOLD IN EUROPE


The Campaigns in Sicily, Italy, the Far East and R

STRATEGICUS:

ex lib, minimal markings, 243pp, VG- (cocked, v sl edge wear, v sl rubbed & soiled) d/w VG- (sl creases chips wear & tears to extrems, mod sunned, sl soiled)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber, London, 1945

KEYWORDS: ww2 allies kursk orel sicilian vesperale pacific kiev italy naples dnieper winter offensive anzio rumania

$25.00
1n3/24

NEW ZEALAND AT WAR


HANCOCK, KENNETH R.:

1st edition, brown cloth, 352pp, illus, VG (v sl bumped spine head & foot, v sl sunned soiled & rubbed) d/w VG (v sl chips wear & tears to extrems, spine foot has 1in open tear, mod sunned, sl soiled & rubbed)

PUBLISHER: A.H. & A. W. Reed, Wellington, 1946

KEYWORDS: kenneth hancock new zealand ww2 vc awards decorations airforce navy merchant marine fleet air arm second nzef pacific home front aliens refugees conscientious objectors japanese prisoners of war

$12.39
1n15/20

HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES


BROWN, RALPH H.:

Ex lib, minimal markings, 596pp, illus, VG- (cocked, sl edge wear sl rubbed sunned & soiled, internal separation at joints, contents very good)

PUBLISHER: Harcourt, Brace and Co, New York, 1948

KEYWORDS: raplh h brown history usa geography colonization atlantic seabord ohio river great lakes northwest great plains rocky mountains pacific coast

$12.39
1n16/25

JEFFERSON AND MADISON


THE GREAT COLLABORATION

KOCH, ADRIENNE:

Ex lib, minimal markings, 294pp, VG+ (boards v sl rubbed & soiled) d/w VG+ (v sl creases wear & tears to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1950

KEYWORDS: us marines ww2 robert leckie memoirs guadalcanal pacific japanese

$12.39
1n17/25

AMERICA AND ASIA


Problems of Today's War and the Peace of Tomorrow

LATTIMORE, OWEN:

Ex lib, minimal markings, 52pp, VG (v sl paste action to eps, v sl edge wear, contents excellent) d/w VG- (v sl chips wear & tears to extrems, v sl rubbed sunned & soiled)

PUBLISHER: Claremont Colleges, Claremont, 1943

KEYWORDS: pacific ww2 america navy owen lattimore

$12.39
1e22/10

A SHORT HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES (1919 - 1950)


WRIGHT, ESMOND:

Ex lib, minimal markings, unissued, 142pp, VG (library rebacked with stiffened boards, taped spine & new eps, v sl soiled & rubbed)

PUBLISHER: Thrift Books, London, 1951

KEYWORDS: world history esmond wright western europe mediterranean middle east russia empire dominion orient pacific americas ww2

$12.39
1h62/24

THE POLYNESIAN TRIANGLE


BERRY, ERICK: & BEST, HERBERT:

blue & brown cloth, 143pp illus, NF with v sl foxing to edges, in d/w NF with v sl sunning

PUBLISHER: Funk & Wagnalls New York US 1968

KEYWORDS: history polynesia pacific

$13.77
1h70/13

POSTWAR PROBLEMS OF THE PACIFIC AND WORLD ORGANISATION


A Report of Four Institutes Held on the Pacific Coast March 1 to 9, 1944

n/a

ex lib, minimal markings, 68pp, VG-(library rebacked with stiffened boards & new ep's, v sl sunned rubbed & soiled, text stapled together but loose from boards)

PUBLISHER: International Center San Francisco 1944

KEYWORDS: history postwar reports pacific

$20.66
1h77/18

CONCEPTIONS FRANCAISES DE LA SECURITE DANS LE PACIFIQUE


DE SOTO, J.:

Ex lib, minimal markings, unissued facsmilie of typewritten report, 32pp, VG- (stiffened boards, taped spine & new eps, v sl edge wear, v sl soiling, contents mod yellowed)

PUBLISHER: Centre D'Etudes des Problemes du Pacifique, Paris, 1947

KEYWORDS: france pacific j de soto japan

$80.00
1h82/12

FAMOUS LINERS OF THE PAST


Belfast Built

DUNN, LAWRENCE:

First edition, blue speckled cloth with dTcor to front board & gilt title to spine, 239pp, illus, VG+ (v sl bruised corners, v sl bumped spine head & foot, prev owner inscript to ffep, internal separation at joints, binding holding and all plates present, contents bright and glossy) d/w VG- (price clipped, v sl creases chips wear & tears to extrems, sl runned & soiled with v sl surface loss to folds & spine, v sl internal foxing)

PUBLISHER: Adlard Coles, London, 1964

KEYWORDS: ocean liners belfast atlantic transport bibby dominion holland america pacific steam royal mail union castle white star

$42.50
2g5/28

The Pacific Empresses


an illustrated history of canadian pacific railway's empress liners on the pacific ocean

TURNER,ROBERT D.

first edition 290pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.] VG+ (blue cloth,mod.stained,maps to eps,insect surface nibbles to ffep,spine cracked and sl.cocked o/w contents clean) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some closed tears and creasing)

PUBLISHER: sono nis press victoria 1981

KEYWORDS: nautical history canadian pacific railway robert d.turner transport

$17.00
1o12/7

THE SOUTH SEAS DREAM


An Adventure in Paradise

DYSON, JOHN:

ex lib, minimal markings, 242pp illus, VG+(v sl gum stains to ep's & boards, sl cocked, v sl edgewear, v sl foxing & soiling to ep's & edges) d/w VG(in plastic, sl wear to extrems, sl sunned, rear flap trimmed)

PUBLISHER: Heinemann London 1982

KEYWORDS: history south pacific

$12.75
1o13/1

MAMMALS OF THE PACIFIC WORLD


CARTER, T. D: & HILL, J. E: & TATE, G. H. H:

ex lib, minimal markings, 227pp illus, VG(sl bruised corners, sl edgewear, v sl bumped spine head & foot, vsl sunned & rubbed, sl stain to ffep)

PUBLISHER: The MacMillan Co New York 1945

KEYWORDS: history mammals pacific

$30.00
1p5/6

Battleground South Pacific


HOWLETT,ROBERT[TEXT];ADAMS,BRUCE[PHOTOS]

first edition 223pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ ) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1970

KEYWORDS: pacific history military robert howlett bruce adams

$17.00
q25/12

Riptide in the Pacific


N/A

first edition 68pp VG- (in wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled w.insect holes to extrems.of covers)

PUBLISHER: auckland university college labour club auckland [nd]

KEYWORDS: new zealand history pacific

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