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$17.50
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Pacific Edge: Contemporary Architecture on the Pacific Rim


ZELLNER, PETER; BETSKY, AARON & JACKSON, DAVINA & SUZUKI, AKIRA

Imp. 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: Thames and Hudson 1998

KEYWORDS: Peter Zellner Pacific Rim architecture design

$1775.00
os2/72

Picturesque Atlas of Australasia (3 Vol Set with Maps)


GARRAN, Hon ANDREW (Ed) & SCHELL, FREDERIC B (Illus Superviser)

3 VOL SET WITH MAPS, elephant folio, half leather bound maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering/rule & raised bands to spines, gilt lettering to front boards, marbled page edges & eps, frontispieces- vol 1 with tissue guard, 801pp total, illus/maps- all present, 8x large folded maps loosely enclosed, VG (moderate rubbing & scuffing/surface loss to leatherwork, moderate fading & soiling to boards, moderate dampstaining & wrinkling to boards of vol 1 & 2, sl water damage to base of vol 3 front board, minor tanning/fading to page edges, bookbinder's sm label to front pastedowns, patches of moderate foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company 1888

KEYWORDS: antiquarian books Australia Australasia New Zealand pacific exploration maps atlases atlas history historical voyages

$50.00
1h81a/2

A New Zealand Potter's Dictionary: Techniques and Materials for the South Pacific


BRICKELL, BARRY & CASTLE, LEN (Fore)

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, imperial octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 164pp, illus/photos, VG- (light to moderate creasing to cover edges, moderate fading to spine & front cover, light chafing to covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light soiling to eps, moderate crease/bend to bottom corners of pgs 47-80, moderate crease/deformity to bottom corner of foreword page)

PUBLISHER: Reed Methuen 1985

KEYWORDS: signed Barry Brickell arts crafts pottery guides technique South Pacific New Zealand

$40.00
1h96/4

New Zealand's Record in the Pacific Islands in the Twentieth Century


ROSS, ANGUS (Ed)

Super octavo, cream heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/maps at eps, vi + (2) + 362pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges- minor loss, moderate chafing & soiling/foxing)

PUBLISHER: Longman Paul 1969

KEYWORDS: New Zealand pacific region islands records 20th twentieth century historical modern history

$75.00
1p8a/15

Satan's Eye


McINTYRE, ROBERT

Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/maps to eps, 223pp, illus, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light chafing, sl foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1977

KEYWORDS: Typhoon Winnie maritime disasters New Zealanders Robert McIntyre Flatbush Man survival nautical autobiography autobiographies memoir north pacific

$375.00
1p8a/19

Cassell's Picturesque Australasia (4 Vol Set)


MORRIS, E E (Ed)

4 VOL SET, imperial octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines & front boards, frontispieces with tissue guards, mixed pagination, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate fading to spines, light to moderate soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light soiling & foxing to eps & prelims, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1887-1889

KEYWORDS: cassell's picturesque Austalasia history illustrated Australia New Zealand pacific

$37.50
xxsbf214704

Islanders: The Pacific in the Age of Empire


THOMAS, NICHOLAS

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: Yale University Press 2010

KEYWORDS: Pacific region colonialism European history Captain James Cook exploration cultural culture

$35.00
xxscj214798

Rock Paintings & Engravings in Fiji


PALMER, BRUCE & CLUNIE, FERGUS

Imperial 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: Fiji Museum Educational Series 1970

KEYWORDS: museums Fiji Pacific islands rock art ancient history

$40.00
1y22c/15

A Savage History: Whaling in the Pacific and Southern Oceans


NEWTON, JOHN

Super octavo, blue heavy boards, white letterng to spine, white whale tail illus to boards, illus eps & prelims, 310pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine & extrems, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, sl tanning to spine)

PUBLISHER: Newsouth Publishing 2013

KEYWORDS: Australia New Zealand Pacific Southern Ocean hunting whaling history whalers maritime nautical

$27.50
xxseg214986

Sites of Desire, Economies of Pleasure: Sexualities in Asia and the Pacific


MANDERSON, LENORE (Ed) & JOLLY, MARGARET (Ed)

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: University of Chicago Press 1997

KEYWORDS: Asian studies sexuality ethnicity ethnology pacific region customs sex

$15.00
xxsel215007

Where the Waves Fall


HOWE, K R

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: University of Hawaii Press 1988

KEYWORDS: history pacific islands south seas

$25.00
xxser215022

Papa Mike's Cook Islands Handbook


HOLLYWOOD, MIKE

SIGNED & INSCRIBED, 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: iUniverse 2003

KEYWORDS: pacific islands Cook Islands signed Papa Mike travel guides literature writing

$22.50
xxsew215038

Cook Islands: A Guide


DOUGLAS, NORMAN and NGAIRE

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: Pacific Profiles 1990

KEYWORDS: pacific Cook Islands travel guides literature

$30.00
xxsig215275

Seekers and Travellers: Contemporary Art of the Pacific Northwest Coast


WYATT, GARY

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: D & M Publishers 2012

KEYWORDS: contemporary art pacific northwest

$120.00
ak5/8/3

Sailing Alone Around the World (New Edition)


SLOCUM, CAPTAIN JOSHUA

Octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, black rule to spine and front board, frontispiece, vi + 234pp + 40pp of ads to rear, VG (light rubbing & bruising to extrems, light soiling to front board, light fading & soiling to spine, spine sl cocked, light tanning/staining & moderate foxing to page edges, minor creasing to page corners, light foxing to eps, moderate foxing sporadically throughout, light cracking to gutters sporadically throughout) in d/w VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges- tidy tape repairs, moderate staining, soiling & rubbing to front flap fold & spine, light to moderate general soiling)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marsten & Co n/d (c.early 1900s)

KEYWORDS: spray captain joshua slocum sailing travel maritime nautical memoir adventure exploration caribbean south seas pacific circumnavigation solo canadian american

$100.00
ak5/9/2

Pangai: Village in Tonga


BEAGLEHOLE, ERNEST and PEARL

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, iv + 145pp, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate soiling to top board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, pgs 1 & 2 potentially missing, light creasing to prelims) in d/w, G+ (heavy loss & tape repairs to top edges, moderate creasing & chipping to lower edges, moderate tanning & staining to spine, light general chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Polynesian Society 1941

KEYWORDS: first editions pacific islands Tonga villages Pangai anthropology culture customs

$35.00
xxsqc215627

Polyneisan Mythology & Ancient Traditional History of the New Zealanders, as Furnished by Their Priests and Chiefs


GREY, Sir GEORGE

Octavo hardcover (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: Whitcombe & Tombs 1929

KEYWORDS: Polynesia Polynesian mythology myths folklore lore history anthropology New Zealand pacific islands islanders

$40.00
ak5/10/22

The Discovery of the Pacific Islands


SHARP, ANDREW

Octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + (3) + 259pp, illus, VG (moderate to heavy soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & ep edges) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate to heavy fading to spine, light creasing & chipping to edges, sl soiling)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1969

KEYWORDS: pacific islands exploration history Polynesia Melanesia Micronesia ethnology anthropology geography

$60.00
ak5/10/33

Who's Who in Fiji: Fiji's Golden Book of Record


BERWICK, SAM

Ex-library, super octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, printed inside covers, 307pp, illus/photos, VG (minor library markings and external protective covering, light creasing to cover edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, tidy tape reinforcement to front & rear gutters, minor cracking to gutter of pgs 302-303)

PUBLISHER: Berwicks Publishing House 1990

KEYWORDS: Fiji Fijian pacific islands biographies people trade commerce businesses

$150.00
ak5/12/42

Fiji Native Plants, with Their Medicinal and Other Uses


PARHAM, Mrs H B RICHENDA

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red stiff card covers, black lettering to spine & front cover, xii + 160pp, VG- (moderate creasing to spine & covers, light to moderate tanning to spine & cover edges, minor soiling, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate cracking to front & rear gutters, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: The Polynesian Society 1943

KEYWORDS: first edition pacific islands native plants Fiji Fijian nature natural medicine botany alternative

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