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127643
EVISON, HARRY C.

Te Wai Pounamu: The Greenstone Island: A History of the Southern Maori during the European Colonization of New Zealand.
First edition; Thick Cr. 4to; pp. xxvi, 582; text with 34 maps, 19 b/w. illustrations, notes and references, bibliography, index, list of other publications, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Christchurch, NZ; Aoraki press in association with the Ngai Tahu Maori Trust Board & Te Runanganui o Tahu; 1993. Click here to Order

AUD$125

127661
SIMMONS, D. R.

The Great New Zealand Myth: A Study of the Discovery and Origin Traditions of the Maori.
First Edition; Thick Super Royal 8vo; pp. xii, 504; appendixes, bibliography, index of genealogical and personal names, general index, bound in original purple cloth, title lettered in green on spine, dustjacket chipped and damaged, good copy.
Wellington, NZ; A.H. & A. W. Reed; 1976. Click here to Order

AUD$70

127685
THIERCELIN, LOUIS; MORTELIER, CHRISTIANE; Editor.

Travels in Oceania: Memoirs of a Whaling Ship's Doctor, 1866.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. 351; illustrated frontispiece and title page, text with numerous b/w. illustrations, notes, bibliography, sources of illustrations, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Dunedin, NZ; University of Otago Press; 1995. Click here to Order

AUD$50

127638
WILSON, ELLEN; GRIFFITHS, GEORGE.

Clydevale: How Farm and Forge Transformed Isolation into Prosperity.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 56; text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Dunedin; Otago Heritage Books; 1981. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127730
ARNBERGER, HERTHA; ARNBERGER, ERIK.

The Tropical Islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Super Royal 8vo; pp. 565; endpaper maps, text illustrated with 101 maps, 174 coloured photographs, 38 b/w. photographs, 41 tables, 22 surveys, bibliographical references, index of authors, index of places, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Vienna; Austrian Academy of Sciences Press; 2001.
The book presents a survey of the approximately 38,000 tropical islands of the Indian and Pacific oceans with a minimum size of 5 hectares. For the first time statistical material is provided concerning the number, surface areas, and population. Click here to Order

AUD$150

127757
DOWNS, IAN.

The Australian Trusteeship Papua New Guinea 1945-75. Department of Home Affairs.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xxiv, 587; b/w frontispiece, 40 pages b/w plates, 7 maps, 1 folding map at rear, bibliography, index, original cloth, dustjacket, very good copy.
Canberra; Australian Government Publishing Service; 1980. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127647
DWIGHT, EDWIN W.

Memoirs of Henry Obookiah: A Native of Owhyhee and a member of the Foreign Mission School; Who Died at Cornwall, Connecticut February 17, 1818, Aged 26 Years.
First Edition; Post 8vo; pp. xvi, 112; portrait frontispiece, text with 16 pages of b/w. photographic plates, notes, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Honolulu, Hawaii; Women's Board of Missions for the Pacific Islands; 1990. Click here to Order

AUD$50

127645
ELLIS, WILLIAM.

The Christian Keepsake and Missionary Annual 1835.
First Edition; F'cap 8vo; pp. [v], 306, (6); engraved frontispiece, title page vignette, text with 11 full page engraved plates, bound in original embossed cloth, title and decoration in gilt on spine, all edges gilt, two previous owner's bookplates on front endpapers, binding starting to split on edge has been amateurishly repaired, but still a sound fair copy.
London; Fisher Son, & Co.; 1834.
An interesting 6 pages on the "Traits of the Aborigines of New South Wales". Click here to Order

AUD$60

127683
GROVES, MURRAY.

The Motu of Papua: Tradition in a Time of Change.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xii, 255; text with 11 pages of b/w. photographs, 4 maps, numerous text figures and tables, list of sources cited, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Webzines of Vancouver; 2011.
This text is based on a scan of the thesis at and by the Bodleian Library, Oxford, subsequently edited. Click here to Order

AUD$60

127642
HAHL, ALBERT; (Author). SACK, PETER G; CLARK, DYMPHNA; (Editors).

Governor in New Guinea.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xxiv, 164; portrait frontispiece, 3 maps, 10 pages of b/w. photographic plates, list of Hahl's publications, index, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket a little chipped and worn, inscribed and signed by one of the editors, very good copy.
Canberra, ACT; Australian National University Press; 1980. Click here to Order

AUD$65

127655
KING, DAVID; RANCK, STEPHEN; Editors.

Papua New Guinea Atlas: A Nation In Transition.
First Edition; Oblong Demy 4to; pp. [iv], 109; text with numerous illustrations and maps many in colour, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Bathurst, NSW; Robert Brown and Associates (Australia) Pty. Ltd., in conjunction with the University of Papua New Guinea; 1982. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127853
PROFESSOR P. FORD; PROFESSOR ENERITUS, SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY, MRS. G. FORD; CHIEF EDITORIAL ADVISORS.

Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers, Correspondence and Papers, Relating to Emigration, Pitcairn's Island, and Other Affairs in Australia 1857. Colonies Australia 22.
Facsimile Edition; F'cap Folio (335x205 mm); pp. 672; original green cloth boards with quarter leather binding, title and publisher lettered in gilt on spine, top edges gilt, a fine copy.
Shannon Ireland; Irish University Press; 1969.
Important volume, contains among others several sections (pp.60) of correspondence relating to the Removal of Inhabitants of Pitcairn's Island to Norfolk Island, two sections ( pp. 20) relating to gold discovery and exports, Copy of the Charter of the Bank of Australia, correspondence relating to a Federal Association of Australian Colonies, Correspondence on the Australian Mail Service, Electoral laws for Victoria and Tasmania, etc. Click here to Order

AUD$195

127873
WEGENER, GEORG.

Deutschland im Stillen Ozean. Samoa, Karolinen, Marshall-Inseln, Marianen, Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land, Bismarck-Archipel und Salomo-Inseln. With 140 illustrations. Text in German.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 156; frontispiece, numerous b/w photographic illustrations throughout, large, coloured fold out map at rear, bound in publishers maroon and green limp cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine and upper board, some light foxing, good copy.
Bielefeld und Leipzig; Derlag von Delhagen & Klafing; 1903. Click here to Order

AUD$100