Hard To Find Books
Books

Search For Hard To Find Books

Advanced Search

Books - "pacific"

Showing 961 to 980 of 1126 results.

$45.00
ak1/20a/17

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791-1795, Volume IV (With an Introduction and Appendices)


VANCOUVER, GEORGE & LAMB, W KAYE (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, viii + pgs1231-1752, illus/map, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society c/o The Map Library 1984

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society history exploration voyages George Vancouver north Pacific ocean 18th eighteenth century

$40.00
ak2/13a/6

The Cyclopedia of Samoa (Illustrated)


N/A

Quarto, illus light card covers, grey lettering to spine & front cover, 113pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate rubbing & creasing/chafing to covers & edges, moderate fading/discolouration to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges, minor cracking at gutters)

PUBLISHER: Commercial Printers (Printer) 1988

KEYWORDS: reprints cyclopedias Samoa pacific islands history heritage traditions culture commercial development

$40.00
ak2/13a/30

William Robert Broughton's Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific 1795-1798


DAVID, ANDREW (Ed) & GOUGH, BARRY (Intro)

Imperial octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, lxx + (14) + 315pp, VG+ (minor ink annotations, otherwise a near fine copy) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sm stain to front cover)

PUBLISHER: Ashgate / Hakluyt Society 2010

KEYWORDS: William Robert Broughton exploration hakluyt society voyages north pacific late 18th eighteenth century

$40.00
ak2/13a/35

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791-1795, Volume I


VANCOUVER, GEORGE & LAMB, W KAYE (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, blind rule & gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, xx + 442pp, folding map to rear pocket, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, occasional annotation- neat & very minor/unobtrusive- otherwise a near fine copy) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing/soiling & surface loss)

PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society / The Map Library 1984

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society George Vancouver 18th eighteenth century voyages history north pacific exploration

$40.00
ak2/13a/36

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791-1795, Volume II


VANCOUVER, GEORGE & LAMB, W KAYE (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, blind rule & gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, ix + pgs443-786, Near FINE in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing/soiling & surface loss)

PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society / The Map Library 1984

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society George Vancouver 18th eighteenth century voyages history north pacific exploration

$40.00
ak2/13a/37

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791-1795, Volume III


VANCOUVER, GEORGE & LAMB, W KAYE (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, blind rule & gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, viii + pgs787-1230, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing/soiling & surface loss)

PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society / The Map Library 1984

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society George Vancouver 18th eighteenth century voyages history north pacific exploration

$40.00
ak2/13a/38

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791-1795, Volume IV


VANCOUVER, GEORGE & LAMB, W KAYE (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, blind rule & gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, viii + pgs1231-1752, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing/soiling & surface loss)

PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society / The Map Library 1984

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society George Vancouver 18th eighteenth century voyages history north pacific exploration

$20.00
xx148pol208867

Ancient Voyages in the Pacific


SHARP, ANDREW

First edition. Super 8vo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G); 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: Polynesian Society 1956

KEYWORDS: Andrew Sharpe ancient history Pacific Ocean voyages

$19.50
xxkdc209556

Rescue in the Pacific: A True Story of Disaster and Survival in a Force 12 Storm


FARRINGTON, TONY

8vo 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: International Marine 1996

KEYWORDS: Tony Farrington Pacific Ocean disaster survival storm shipwrecks accident plane airplace

$45.00
ak3/7a/23

Exotic Nudes: Equator / Tahiti Tattoos


BARBIERI, GIAN PAOLO

Super octavo, illus stiff card covers, yellow & black lettering to spine, 128pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to cover edges, sl chafing to covers, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Taschen 2003

KEYWORDS: art photos photography Gian Paolo Barbieri culture pacific Tahiti tahitian tattoos nudes heritage

$60.00
ak3/7b/42

Pacific Protest: The Maasina Rule Movement Solomon Islands, 1944-1952


LARACY, HUGH (Ed)

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xiii + 206pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate soiling to boards, light foxing to page edges & eps/prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing, light foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Institute of Pacific Studies University of the South Pacific Suva 1983

KEYWORDS: signed pacific Solomon islands Hugh Laracy politics maasina rule history 20th twentieth century

$15.00
xxkpc209842

Endeavour: The Ship and the Attitude that Changed the World


MOORE, PETER

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Vintage / Penguin Random House 2018

KEYWORDS: maritime history nautical HMS Endeavour exploration Captain James Cook pacific voyages

$14.50
xxkth209881

The Pacific in the Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill


NEILL, SAM & ANASTASIOS, MEAGHAN WILSON

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2019

KEYWORDS: exploration history Captain James Cook Pacific Sam Neill

$40.00
ak3/21a/18

Butterflies of the South Pacific


PATRICK, BRIAN & PATRICK, HAMISH

Octavo, illus heavy boards, brown & black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 240pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine, light tanning to page edges, light foxing to title page, light adhesion to some pages)

PUBLISHER: Otago University Press 2012

KEYWORDS: south pacific bugs insects butterflies entomology nature zoology

$20.00
xxpdk210593

Military Expenditure: The Political Economy of International Security


DEGER, SAADET & SEN, SOMNATH

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: Oxford University Press 1990

KEYWORDS: sipri military funding politics political strategic issue papers international security armed forces expenditure nato Europe aukus asia-pacific peace

$35.00
xxpgh210660

Women and Work in Asia and the Pacific: Experiences, Challenges and Ways Forward


PARKER, JANE (Ed) & BAIRD, MARIAN (Ed) & DONNELLY, NOELLE (ED) & COOPER, RAE (Ed)

Octavo softcover (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: Massey University Press 2023

KEYWORDS: gender women Asia Pacific labour labor force employment

$27.50
xxpki210856

Palagi Tafaovale: A Wanderer in the Pacific


RANKIN, BOB

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: Steele Roberts 2008

KEYWORDS: pacifika pacific literature Bob Rankin Samoa Samoan Studies travel writing

$15.00
xxplc210870

Transpacifiques


CHESNEAUX, JEAN

TEXT IN FRENCH, 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: Editions la Decouverte 1987

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH culture cultural literature Australia Pacific transpacific

$35.00
xxqbj210961

Worlds Apart: A History of the Pacific Islands (Second Edition)


CAMPBELL, IAN C

Ex-library, 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: Canterbury University Press 2011

KEYWORDS: pacific islands history geography pacifika Polynesia

$25.00
xxqcc210968

Islands and Empires: Western Impact on the Pacific and East Asia


DODGE, ERNEST S

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: University of Minnesota Press 1976

KEYWORDS: Pacific East Asia culture cultural civilisations civilizations

site powered by - Turboweb :: Simple Web Manager