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Pacific and South Pacific Region and New Zealand

127493
BANKS, JOSEPH. Edited by BEAGLEHOLE, J. C.: The Endeavour Journal Of Joseph Banks 1767-1771. Two Volumes Set.
Second Edition; Roy 8vo; Volume I. pp. xxviii, 476; colour frontispiece, 19 pages plates at end of volume, 9 pages of colour illustrations, 6 text illustrations, 5 sketch maps; Volume II. pp. xviii, 406, 20 pages of plates at end of volume; colour frontispiece, 5 colour plates, 4 sketch maps including one, fold-out map showing track of endeavour round the world, both volumes uniformly bound in original maroon cloth, titles lettered in gilt on spines, dustjackets, dustjackets a little chipped on edges, previous owner's name and inscription on front endpapers, otherwise very good copies.
Sydney; The Trustees of the Public Library of New South Wales in association with Angus and Robertson; 1963.
The work is notable for its wealth of illustrations, mainly by Sydney Parkinson, who went on the voyage as Banks's botanical draughtsman. Eighteen of his remarkably beautiful botanical and zoological drawings are reproduced for the first time in full colour, and there are in addition eighty plates in monochrome collotype, topographical, botanical, zoological, and ethnographical. The introduction is given a separate series of portraits and there are also a number of sketch maps. The great majority of these illustrations have not before been published. Click here to Order

AUD$260

127495
BARRETT, CHARLES; BURNS, A. N.: Butterflies of Australia and New Guinea.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. (xii), 187; colour frontispiece, 7 full-page colour plates, 10 half-tone plates, 14 text figures, index; original light brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt decoration to front board, dustjacket, bookplate of previous owner on front endpaper, otherwise a very good copy.
Melbourne; N. H. Seward Pty. Ltd.; 1951. Click here to Order

AUD$60

127193
BEATTIE, HERRIES.: The Pioneers Explore Otago.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 160; 10 full page b/w. photographic illustrations, the appendices include "Mantell's Diary of His Journey South in 1851-52" and "John Goldie's Third Diary", index, bound in original printed wrappers, good copy.
Dunedin NZ.; Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers Co. Ltd.; 1947. Click here to Order

AUD$40

127290 NEW ZEALAND
BEST, ELSDON.: The Maori As He Was. A Brief Account of Maori life as it was in Pre-European Life.
Reprinted; Demy 8vo; pp. xv, 296; endpapers, portrait frontispiece, numerous illustrations throughout, mainly b/w photographic illustrations, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket a little chipped on edges, very good copy.
New Zealand; A. R. Shearer Government Printer; 1974. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127242 NEW ZEALAND
BEST, ELSDON.: The Pa Maori: An Account of the Fortified Villages of the Maori in the Pre-European and Modern Times; Illustrating Methods of Defence by Means of Ramparts, Fosses, Scarps and Stockades.
Reprint; Med. 8vo; pp. xvi, 459; text with 120 b/w. illustrations, list of terms denoting features of the Pa Maori, list of authorities, index, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, embossed decoration on upper board, dustjacket, fine copy.
Wellington, NZ; Museum of New Zealand; 1995. Click here to Order

AUD$75

127141 NEW ZEALAND
BRETT, H.: The Hot Lakes Wonderland: A Pictorial Guide to the Thermal Phenomena of New Zealand.
Oblong Demy 4to; pp. [ii], 113, (9); coloured illustrated frontispiece "The Pink Terrace Rotomahana (before the Eruption)", 1 full page Photo Lithographed coloured map, text with numerous b/w. illustrations, list of tours, advertisements, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, spine is chipped and worn wrappers aged and marked, good copy.
Auckland, N.Z.; H. Brett, Graphic, Star, and Farmer Offices; n.d. (c-1895). Click here to Order

AUD$100

127301
CATHCART, M; GRIFFITHS, T; HOUGHTON, G; ANCESCHI, V; WATTS, L; GOODMAN, D.: Mission To The South Seas: The Voyage of the Duff 1796-1799.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. x, 173; one double page chart of Duff's track, 7 page of b/w. illustrations, glossary, sources, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, fine copy.
Parkville, Vic.; History Department, The University of Melbourne; 1990. Click here to Order

AUD$85

127510 NEW ZEALAND
COURTE, COMTE DE.: La Nouvelle-Zelande. Preface by M. Le Baron Hulot.
Written in French; Roy. 8vo, 25 x 17 cm; pp. [14], 270, last 2 blank; portrait frontispiece with complete tissue guard; index, 95 b/w illustrations some photographic, many full page; half leather binding, with maroon cloth boards, marbled endpapers; marbled page edges; some wear to corners and edges of leather; small 5 cm closed tear to front free endpaper; small 2 sq cm sticker fixed to rear fixed endpaper; otherwise a very good copy.
Paris; Librairie Hachette; 1904.
Not in Hocken but described by Library of New Zealand but with only 132 pages. This copy much expanded. The author was French Consul to New Zealand and describes facets of life including mining, travel, discovery, natural history, colonization, industrial, economic and social conditions. Illustrations include Rotarua, Wanganui, Auckland, Fjords, Milford Sound, Maori, Melbourne Collins Street, Tekooti and ceremonial dress and spear, Wellington, a Moa skeleton, a statistic chart showing population imports, exports, acres cultivated, produce, sheep, in 1890 and 1900 and much more. Click here to Order

AUD$250

127302 NEW ZEALAND
COWAN, JAMES.: Fairy Folk Tales of the Maori.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. viii, 173, (1); illustrated frontispiece, 22 pages of b/w. photographs, bound in original red cloth, title lettered in black on spine and upper board, good copy.
Auckland, NZ; Whitcombe & Tombs Limited; 1925. Click here to Order

AUD$100

127208
ELLEM, ELIZABETH WOOD.: Queen Salote Tupou III and Tungi Mailefihi: A Study of Leadership in Twentieth Century Tonga (1918-41). Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Melbourne 1981.
First Edition; Thick Med. 4to; pp. xix, 550; illustrated with 2 tipped-in photographs "Salote and Tungi 1917" and "Salote in mourning, 1936", numerous genealogical tables, bibliography, footnote throughout text, bound in blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, very good copy.
Melbourne; Elizabeth Wood Ellem; 1981. Click here to Order

AUD$300

127232
GAST, ROSS H; CONRAD, AGNES C.: Don Francisco de Paula Marin: A Biography: The letters and Journal of Francisco de Paula Marin.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. [x], 344; portrait frontispiece, 8 pages of b/w. photographic plates, 2 text maps, bibliography, index, bound in original red cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, spine of cloth and dustjacket damaged with a small hole, good copy.
Honolulu; The University Press of Hawaii for The Hawaiian Historical Society; 1973. Click here to Order

AUD$60

127479
HADDON, A. C; Editor.: Reports Of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits. Volume I. General Ethnography.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. xvi, 422, xi (plates); text illustrated with 10 maps, 11 b/w. photographic plates, 50 text figures, 2 diagrams, bibliography, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, very good clean copy.
Cambridge; At The University Press; 1935.
Foundational work in anthropology. This volume offers comprehensive insights into the social structures, customs, and daily lives of the Torres Strait Islanders, combining meticulous field observations with cultural analysis. Haddon's pioneering approach set standards in ethnography, emphasizing detailed, respectful documentation. It's an essential resource for those interested in early anthropological methodologies and Oceania studies. Click here to Order

AUD$350

127231
HERDT, GILBERT H; Editor.: Ritualized Homosexuality in Melanesia.
Thick Med. 8vo; pp. iv, 410; endpaper maps, illustrated title page, 3 text maps, bibliography, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, near fine copy.
Berkeley, CA; University of California Press; 1993. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127248
HIXON, MARGARET.: Salote: Queen of Paradise.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. 239; 32 pages of b/w. photographic plates, 3 genealogies, 4 maps, list of oral histories, notes, bibliography, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Dunedib, NZ; University of Otago Press; 2000. Click here to Order

AUD$60

127249
HOLMES, LOWELL D.: Quest for the Real Samoa: The Mead/Freeman Controversy & Beyond. Postscript by Elanor Leacock.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xii, 209, (3); illustrated frontispiece, 4 full pages of b/w. illustrations, 1 page map, Samoan pronunciation guide, notes, bibliography, index, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine and upper board, dustjacket, very good copy.
Massachusetts; Bergin & Garvey Publishers, Inc.; 1987. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127197 NEW ZEALAND
LAUGHTON, J. G.: From Forest Trail To City Street: The Story of the Presbyterian Church among the Maori People.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 100; chronology of the Maori mission, bound in original stiff printed stapled wrappers, good copy.
Christchurch, NZ.; Maori Synod of the presbyterian Church; n.d. (1961). Click here to Order

AUD$35

127512
LAWRY, REV WALTER.: Friendly and Feejee Islands: A Missionary Visit to Various Stations In The South Seas, in The Year MDCCCXLVII. With an Appendix Containing Notices Of The Political Constitution, Population, Production, Manners, Customs, and Mythology of the People, and of the State of Religion Among Them.
Second Edition; Demy 12mo; pp. xii, 144; frontispiece folding map showing the "Christian Stations" in the Feejee Islands, six full page woodcut illustrations, list of missionaries, notes, bound in original green limp cloth, title and decoration embossed on front board, blind stamped decoration of front and rear board, small piece cut from corner of front free endpaper, covers a little worn, some minor underlining in pencil, good copy.
London; Published By John Mason; 1850. Click here to Order

AUD$150

127194 NEW ZEALAND: NGATA, SIR APIRANA; Collected by.; The Songs: Scattered Pieces from Many Canoe Areas. Part I. (A Selection of Annotated Tribal Songs of the Maori with English Translations).
Facsimile Edition (with Additions); Demy 8vo; pp. xxxii, 327; decorated endpapers, full page portrait of Sir Apirana Ngata, index of song authors, and their songs, bound in original red cloth, title lettered in black on spine, decoration in black and white on boards and spine, corner bumped, very good copy.
Wellington; A. H. & A. W. Reed/The Polynesian Society; 1974. Click here to Order

AUD$100

127307
O'BRIEN, PATRICIA.: Tautai: Samoa, World History, and the Life of Ta'isi O. F. Nelson.
Med. 8vo; pp. xl, 399, (1); 2 maps, text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, glossary of Samoan terms, list of key historical figures, chapter notes, bibliography, index, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, signed and inscribed by author on title page, fine copy.
Wellington, NZ; Huia Publishers and University of Hawai'is Press; 2017. Click here to Order

AUD$125

127282
ORR, JOHN C.: A Far and Stranger Shore: A Tale of the Pacific and Elsewhere.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [vi], 346; bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, inscribed and signed by the author on title page, fine copy.
Sydney; KOA Productions; 1997.
Orr vividly portrays Malden Island's unique history through a true story of adventure, environmental exploration, and historical insights. The book delves into the fascinating yet exploitative 19th-century fertilizer trade, when guano-rich Malden Island became a hot commodity. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127500
OSBORN, FAIRFIELD; Editor.: The Pacific World: Its Vast Distances, its Lands and the Life Upon Them, and its People.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 218; text with 9 b/w text maps, 9 double page maps and illustrations most in colour, several b/w. text illustrations, distribution tables, statistics, index; rebound in modern green half-leather binding, with green cloth boards, title in gilt on spine, previous owner's inscription on front endpaper, a little browning to first and last few pages, bookplate on front endpaper, a good attractive copy.
New York; W. W. Norton; 1944. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127188 NEW ZEALAND
PARSONS, DAVID.: New Zealand Railway Motive Power.
Second Edition; Demy 4to; pp. 84; endpaper maps and illustrations, illustrated title page, text illustrated with numerous coloured photographs, numerous tables and statistics, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Lower Hutt, NZ; New Zealand Railway & locomotive Society Inc.; 2018. Click here to Order

AUD$30

127283
PUKUI, MART KAWENA; HAETIG, E. W; LEE, CATHERINE A.: Nana I Ke Kumu (Look to the Source) (Volume I and Volume II bound in one).
Reprint; Thick Demy 8vo; Vol. I. pp. xviii, 221; Vol. II. pp. xii, 333; two volumes bound together in red cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, fine copy.
Honolulu; Hui Nanai; September 1983, 1979.
Volumes I and II are foundational texts for understanding Hawaiian culture, values, and traditions. These books offer a profound look at Hawaiian spiritual beliefs, customs, and the values of aloha (love and compassion), malama (care), and kuleana (responsibility). Click here to Order

AUD$80

127258 NEW ZEALAND
REED, A. H.: The Story of Canterbury: last Wakefield Settlement.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 326, (2); endpaper maps, illustrated frontispiece, text with numerous b/w. illustrations, 5 text maps one being double page, bibliography, index, bound in original red cloth, title lettered in black on spine, dustjacket worn and chipped on edges, good copy.
Wellington; A.H. & A. W. Reed; 1949. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127154 NEW ZEALAND
REED, A. H; REED, A.W.: Reeds Lilliput Maori Dictionary. Maori - English / English - Maori.
Miniature (5cm x 3cm); pp. 576; bound in original red limp vinyl, title lettered in gilt on spine and upper wrapper, very good copy together with book stand made of Native Timbers of New Zealand.
Wellington, NZ; A. H. & A. W. Reed; 1960. Click here to Order

AUD$75

127257
ROSS, W. HUGH.: Te Kooti Rikirangi: General and Prophet.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 196; bibliograpgy, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, corners bumped, dustjacket a little worn, very good copy.
Auckland; Collins Bros & Co. Ltd.; 1966.
The life and legacy of Te Kooti, a significant Maori leader and prophet in 19th-century New Zealand. The book explores his role in the New Zealand Wars, his spiritual teachings, and the creation of the Ringatu faith. Ross presents Te Kooti as both a resistance figure and a complex individual shaped by colonial conflict. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127202
ROWE, GEORGE STRINGER.: The Life of John Hunt, Missionary to the Cannibals in Fiji.
First UK Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. viii, 278, 16; portrait frontispiece, text with 6 engraved full-page plates, 18 page book advertisements at rear, bound in the publishers original green decorated cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine and upper board, decoration in black on spine and upper board, previous owners name on front endpaper, good copy.
London; T. Woolmer, 2, Castle Street; 1859.
A detailed biography of John Hunt, a pioneering Methodist missionary who played a significant role in Fiji’s Christianization during the 19th century. The book highlights Hunt’s profound faith, tireless efforts to spread Christianity, and his compassionate engagement with indigenous Fijians, who practiced cannibalism at the time. Rowe vividly portrays Hunt’s personal sacrifices, cultural challenges, and missionary successes. Click here to Order

AUD$125

127250
SILVEIRA DE BRAGANZA, RONALD LOUIS; OAKES, CHARLOTTE; HILL, JONATHAN A.: The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages. 3 Volumes.
First Edition; Lge. 8vo; Vol. 1; pp. xv, 333; 10 plates; Vol. 2; pp. xviii, 337-629; 11 plates; Vol. 3; pp. x, 768; chronological index; map endpapers, frontispieces; original cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt illustrations to front, previous owner's bookplate to front endpapers, minor marks to cloths, otherwise a very good set.
San Diego, University Library, 1974, 1982, 1983. Click here to Order

AUD$190

127300 NEW ZEALAND
STEEDMAN, JOHN ARAMETE WAIREHU.: Nga Ohaki O Nga Whanau O Tauranga Moana: Known Genealogies and History of the Maori Families of Tauranga and Surrounding Districts.
Second Edition with Supplement; Demy 8vo; pp. 285; text with several b/w. illustrations and maps, numerous family trees, index to better known ancestors mentioned in the text, family index, supplement, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Tauranga, NZ; J.A.W. Steedman: (1986)
First Edition published in 1984, this edition is reprinted with supplement (p. 267-285) Click here to Order

AUD$125

127484
STEVENS, HENRY N; Editor.: New Light of the Discovery of Australia As revealed by the journal of Captain Don Diego de Prado Y Tovar. With annotated translations from the Spanish by George F. Barwick.
First Edition; 8vo; pp. (ix), x - xii, 262, (ii); 1 full page b/w map, 2 fold out maps, 2 pages facsimile copy of pages of Prado's Relacion, 2 large Prado fold out maps in pocket at rear; original maroon cloth with title and some decoration in gilt to spine and front board; flecking to edges of pages, very good copy.
London; Henry Stevens, Son and Stiles; MDCCCCXXX (1930). Click here to Order

AUD$80

127451
STEWART, H.: The New Zealand Division 1916-1919. A Popular History Based on Official Records.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xvi, 634; b/w illustrations, fold-out maps, index; original brown illustrated cloth, title in black on spine and front, dustjacket a little chipped on edges, name on front endpaper, very good copy. Rare to find with dustjacket.
Auckland; Whitcombe And Tombs; 1921. Click here to Order

AUD$145

127298
WOOD_ELLEM, ELIZABETH.: Queen Salote of Tonga: The Story of an Era 1900-1965.
Med. 8vo; pp. xix, [28], 376; 3 pages of maps, 25 pages of family trees, 24 pages of b/w. photographs, glossary, notes, selected bibliography, index, bound in original purple cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, inscribed and signed by author on front endpaper, very good copy.
Auckland, NZ; Auckland University Press; 1999.
Comprehensive and sensitive biography of Queen Salote, the beloved monarch who reigned over Tonga from 1918 to 1965. Wood-Ellem draws on personal interviews, letters, and extensive research to explore Salote's role in modernizing Tonga while preserving its traditions. The book delves into her political acumen, cultural advocacy, and her dedication to her people, portraying her as a strong and empathetic leader. It’s a richly detailed study of a remarkable Pacific queen. Click here to Order

AUD$175