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$15.00
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Challenge For the Pacific: Guadalcanal - The Turning Point of the War


LECKIE, ROBERT

LACKS D/W, super octavo hardcover (VG) some moderate foxing to page edges; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1966

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 Guadalcanal pacific crossroads of world history series

$16.30
xxppf179662

Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War


MANCHESTER, WILLIAM

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1980

KEYWORDS: william manchester memoir autobiography biography world war two second wwii the pacific soldier

$40.00
1y96a/35

The Value of Hawai'i 2: Ancestral Roots, Oceanic Visions


YAMASHIRO, AIKO & GOODYEAR-KA'OPUA, NOELANI (eds.)

THIS VOLUME ONLY, octavo, glossy light card covers, xiv + 308pp, illus, Near Fine

PUBLISHER: Biographical Research Center / The University of Hawai'i Press 2014

KEYWORDS: hawai'i hawaii decolonisation decololization agriculture public education energy gender activism pacific hawaiians hawaiian migration religion

$50.00
1y98a/21

Nineteen Years in Polynesia: Missionary Life, Travels, and Researches in the Islands of the Pacific


TURNER, Rev. GEORGE

ORIGINAL BOARDS WORTHY OF A REBIND, NICE CLEAR FRONTISPIECE, super octavo, brown buckram boards- green buckram/cloth beneath at spine, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp decoration (potentially formerly gilt), frontispiece with tissue guard, x + 548pp, illus, V SCRUFFY/TATTY (vv heavy scuffing & surface loss to spine & boards, binding fully shot but boards still miraculously attached, prev. ownership labels to front pastedown, prev. ownership name in ink to ffep, occasional markings in pencil to margins, heavy cracking to gutters as expected, heavy chipping to page edges but text block surprisngly clear & very readable throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Snow 1861

KEYWORDS: exploration Polynesia missionaries history pacific islands

$10.00
xxzdc180009

Fijian Phrasebooks


GERAGHTY, PAUL

EX-LIBRARY, duodecimo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Lonely Planet 2004

KEYWORDS: Fiji Fijian langauges language phrasebooks pasifika pacific islands travel dictionary dictionaries

$18.50
xxzdd180023

Pirating the Pacific: Images of Travel, Trade & Tourism


STEPHEN, ANN (Ed)

EX-LIBRARY, oblong quarto softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Powerhouse Publishing 1993

KEYWORDS: Pacific islands trade travel tourism exploration colonial history anthropology

$25.00
xxzfd180052

German Raiders in the Pacific


WATERS, S. D.

Loose cover. Imperial octavo staplebound softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: War History Branch Department of Internal Affairs Wellington 1949

KEYWORDS: world war two second wwii german raiders pacific new zealand history military

$20.00
xxsac180295

Pearl Harbour


WILLMOTT, H. P. & HARUO, TOHMATSU & JOHNSON, W. SPENCER

Square imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG+) sl mould staining to boards- otherwise VG+/Near FINE; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Cassell & Co 2001

KEYWORDS: Pearl Harbour military war conflict history US pacific fleet America American navy naval

$25.00
xxsac180296

The Pacific War Companion: From Pearl Harbour to Hiroshima


MARSTON, DANIEL (Ed)

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing 2005

KEYWORDS: war military history pacific ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii

$60.00
1y99/32

Traumas and Heroism: The European Community in Sarawak During the Pacific War and Japanese Occupation 1941-1945


GIN, OOI KEAT

Octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, red & white lettering to spine, xv + 278pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl chafing & soiling, light tanning to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Opus Publications 2007

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii Japan Pacific occupation

$22.50
xxsbq180462

From Raft to Raft


DANIELSSON, BENGT & LYON, F. H. (transl.)

Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1960

KEYWORDS: maritime history voyage pacific tahiti nui chile polynesia tahitian

$25.00
xxsdj180632

Vietnam Front Pages


DRAKE, HAL (Ed)

Quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Hugh Lauter Levin Associates 1986

KEYWORDS: Vietnam war military history Pacific Stars and Stripes articles collection journalism newspapers

$15.00
xxsec180766

Of Cargoes, Colonies and Kings: Diplomatic and Administrative Service From Africa to the Pacific


STUART, ANDREW

Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: The Radcliffe Press 2009

KEYWORDS: politics political history Africa Pacific colonies colonial

$16.50
xxsex180884

Kahuna Healing: Holistic Health and Healing Practices of Polynesia


KING, SERGE

Octavo softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Theosophical Publishing House 1984

KEYWORDS: huna kahuna alternative medicine indigenous spirituality theosophy theosophical pacific island polynesia polynesian healing

$26.50
xxsfo181006

John Moresby and Port Moresby: A Centenary View


INGLIS, K. S. & ORAM, N. D.

Super octavo stapled light card covers (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: E. C. Awo, Gov't Printer N/D (c.1970s)

KEYWORDS: PNG Papua New Guinea John Moresby Port exploration history pacific centenary settlers

$20.00
xxshi181258

Bamboo Round My Shoulder: Changi: The Lighter Side


SPROD, GEORGE

Super octavo softcover (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Kangaroo Press 1981

KEYWORDS: second world war two ww2 wwii military history prisoner of war pow pows prisoners george sprod australia australian drawings cartoons cartoon comic drawing pacific theatre changi theater humor humour

$16.50
xxshi181259

Changi Photographer: George Aspinall's Record of Captivity


BOWDEN, TIM & [ASPINALL, GEORGE]

Square super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: William Collins / ABC Enterprises 1985

KEYWORDS: second world war two ww2 wwii military history prisoner of war pow pows prisoners australia australian george aspinall photographer photographs photo photos pacific theatre changi theater humor humour

$70.00
1y99d/18

In the Strange South Seas


GRIMSHAW, BEATRICE

Sm octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt publisher's motif to front board, teg, frontispiece, 352pp, VG (spine sl cocked, light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate fading to spine, light soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate tanning & light foxing to frontis)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1907

KEYWORDS: travel exploration south seas islands pacific history culture Beatrice Grimshaw

$27.50
xxspa181679

Explorations into Highland New Guinea 1930-1935


LEAHY, MICHAEL J. & JONES, DOUGLAS E. (ed.) & GOODALE, JANE C. (forew.)

Super octavo softcover (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Crawford House 1994

KEYWORDS: highland new guinea michael leahy anthropology pacific gold fields goldfields gold mining memoir

$4500.00
2a18c/1

Journals of the Polynesian Society Vols 1-81 (1892-1972) + Index Vols 1-50


N/A

A VERY HEAVY SET THAT FILLS 3X BANANA BOXES! Please email us directly to ask about extra shipping (required). All original printings except some occasional Johnson reprints & facsimiles- some pre-1923 vols & issues only, vol 27 has a complete run except issue #3 (1918) is blank, all vols are either octavo or super octavo in size, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, various pagination, folding maps to some vols, VG (most vols have some minor bruising to extrems, some light soiling to boards of some vols, all vols have prev. owner's name in ink to ffeps, all vols have some degree of minor tanning & foxing to the page edges, some sl adhesion to some pages of some vols- sporadic, light soiling to boards of some vols, occasional minor insect damage to some page edges, occasional yellowing tape repairs, occasional minor water staining to some pages) a very heavy but very tidy set, please feel free to ask for photos.

PUBLISHER: Thomas Avery (originally printed by) 1892-1972

KEYWORDS: journals Polynesia Polynesian society issues culture transactions proceedings pacific islands anthropology native people

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