124150
ANDERSON, ANNE; BECK, JILL.

Waipahi and District 1879-1979: The Hands of Time.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 160; text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, several drawings and maps, school roll, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Gore; Waipahi School and District Centennial Book Committee; 1979. Click here to Order
AUD$60

124148
AULT, H. F.

The Nelson Narrative: The Story of the Church of England in the Diocese of Nelson, New Zealand 1858 to 1958. (With an Account of the Years 1842 to 1857).
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xvi, 384; illustrated frontispiece1 map, 20 b/w. photographic illustrations, subscribers list, bibliography, list of parish and other parish histories, chronological order of important dates, diocesan officers, index, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, a very good copy.
Nelson, NZ; The Standing Committee of the Diocese of Nelson; 1958. Click here to Order
AUD$45

124174
CAFFREY, MARGARET M; FRANCIS, PATRICIA A; Editors.

To Cherish the Life of the World, Selected Letters of Margaret Mead.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xxxiv, 429; text illustrated with eight pages of b/w. photographs, chronology, notes, selected works of Margaret Mead, index, bound in original quarter black cloth with yellow papered boards, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
New York; Basic Books; 2006. Click here to Order
AUD$40

124270
CALDER, ALEX; LAMB, JONATHAN, ORR, BRIDGET.

Voyages and Beaches: Pacific Encounters, 1769-1840.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. viii, 344; text with numerous b/w. illustrations, index, bound in original fawn cloth, title lettered in brown on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Honolulu; University of Hawai'i Press; 1999. Click here to Order
AUD$40

124286
CHAPMAN, ROGER G; DUVAL, CLEVELAND T.

Charles Darwin 1809 - 1882. A Centennial Commemorative.
First Limited Edition; Roy. 4to; pp. xii, 376, (1); marbled endpapers, portrait frontispiece, 27 coloured tipped-in plates (1 folding), numerous b/w. text illustrations and maps, references, index, bound in original half black calf with blue cloth boards, raised bands, title labels on spine, title lettered in gilt on labels, on spine and upper board, housed in original blue cloth slipcase, with title label laid down on front of slipcase, very good copy.
Wellington, New Zealand; Nova Pacifica; 1982.
This special edition limited to 750 numbered this copy being number 394. Click here to Order
AUD$450

124071
CHURCHWARD, C. MAXWELL.

Rotuman Grammar and Dictionary: Comprising Rotuman phonetics and Grammar and A Rotuman-English Dictionary.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 363; sources, bibliographical notes, Rotuman-English dictionary, bound in original light blue cloth, title lettered in black on spine and upper board, very good copy.
Australian Medical Publishing Company/Methodist Church of Australasia, Department of Overseas Missions; 1940. Click here to Order
AUD$175

124260
COLEMAN, PATRICK J.

The Western Pacific: Island Arcs, Marginal Seas, Geochemistry.
First Edition; Thick Roy. 8vo; pp. xviii, 675; frontispiece map, illustrated with numerous figures, maps, graphs and tables, collected references, subject index, bound in original blue cloth title lettered in silver on spine and upper board, very good copy.
Perth; University of Western Australia Press; 1973. Click here to Order
AUD$50

123991
COWELL, REID.

The Structure of Gilbertese.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [vi], 59, (10), (34) vocabularies interspersed with blank working pages, (1) folding appendix; bound in original printed wrappers, name on front endpaper otherwise a fine copy.
Beru, Gilbert islands; Rongorongo Press; 1951. Click here to Order
AUD$50

123955
CROSS, ALAN S. C; MOVERLEY, A. W.

The Pitcairnese Language.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xxiv, 269; list of abbreviations and signs, phonetic transcription, glossary, bound in original grey cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
London; Andre Deutsch; 1964. Click here to Order
AUD$50

124070
DALRYMPLE, ALEXANDER.

An Account Of The Discoveries Made In The South Pacifick Ocean.
Limited Edition; Demy 8vo; 1 large folding map; 6 folding illustrations at rear quarter leather binding with marbled boards, fine copy.
Sydney; Hordern House; 1996.
An account of voyages and discoveries with nice large folding map including parts of New Holland and New Zealand. Limited edition of 900 hundred copies. Click here to Order
AUD$85

124038
DENOON, DONALD; FIRTH, STEWART; LINNEKIN, JOCELYN; MELEISEA, MALAMA; NERO, KAREN; Editors.

The Cambridge History of The Pacific islanders.
First Edition; Thick Med. 8vo; pp. xviii, 518; endpaper maps, text illustrated with 23 maps, 2 figures, bibliography, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Cambridge; Cambridge University Press; 1997. Click here to Order
AUD$75

124034
DERRICK, R.A.

A History of Fiji. Volume One.
Cr. 4to; pp. viii, 250, xxviii; map endpapers, 4 full page illustrations, several text maps, references, index, bound in original red boards, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket chipped on the edges, name on front endpaper, good copy.
Fiji, Printing and Stationary Department, (1946). Click here to Order
AUD$40

124029
DUMONT D'URVILLE, CAPTAIN (later Rear-Admiral) JULES S-C.

An Account in Two Volumes of Two Voyages To The South Seas. To Australia, New Zealand, Oceania 1826-1829 in the corvette Astrolabe and to the Straits of Magellan, Chile, Oceania, South East Asia, Australia, Antarctica, New Zealand and Torres Strait 1837-1840 in the corvettes Astrolabe and Zelee. Translated from the French and edited by Helen Rosenman.
Two Volumes; First Edition; 4to; Vol.1. pp. lv, 312; frontispiece; 27 plates eight of which are in colour; 13 maps one of which is double page; appendices; notes. Vol.11. pp. xiv, 319; frontispiece; 29 plates, two of which are coloured; 16 maps including one double page map; appendices; notes biographical index; bibliography; index; original full canvas binding; title lettered in gilt on red leather label on spine, original slip case with a few marks, very good set.
Carlton; Melbourne University Press; 1987.
Excellent illustrations including sealers hut in Westernport, Sydney Cove, horse races, racial types in New Guinea and everyday life amongst the sailors. Also unique insights into the feelings of the French as colonists who only wish to return to France after making their fortune compared to the English who will happily live in a colony and develop farms and businesses in the colony never returning to their homeland. Click here to Order
AUD$175

124146
FRANKLIN, E. C.

Mount Eden's First Hundred Years: Borough Jubilee 1906 - 1956.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 144; endpaper maps, text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, wrappers a little worn, good copy.
Auckland; Whitcombe & Tombs; 1956. Click here to Order
AUD$30

123988
FREEMAN, DEREK.

The Social Structure of a Samoan Village Community.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xxvi, 159; text with several b/w. illustrations, maps and diagrams, bibliography, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Canberra; Target Oceania; 2006. Click here to Order
AUD$75

123968
GALL, JENNIFER.

In Bligh's Hand: Surviving The Mutiny On The Bounty.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. [vii], 234; endpaper maps, text with numerous illustrations mostly in colour, list of mutineers, sources, index, bound in original illustrated stiff wrappers, very good copy.
Canberra, ACT; National Library of Australia; 2010. Click here to Order
AUD$35

123998
GUNSON, NIEL; Editor.

The Changing Pacific: Essays in Honour of H. E. Maude.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xiv, 351; endpaper maps, portrait frontispiece, notes and references, bibliography, index, bound in original yellow cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, fine copy.
Melbourne; Oxford University Press; 1978. Click here to Order
AUD$70

124197
HEZEL, FRANCIS X.

The First taint of Civilization: A history of the Caroline and Marshall islands in pre-Colonial Days, 1521-1885. (Pacific Islands Mongraph Series, No. 1).
Med. 8vo; pp. xvi, 365; text illustrated with 14 maps, notes, references, index, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine and upper board, fine copy.
Honolulu; University Of Hawaii Press; 1983. Click here to Order
AUD$50

123996
JACKSON, R.

OK Tedi: The Pot Of Gold.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [iv], 200; 16 pages of coloured photographs, 2 full page text maps, sources, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, name on title page otherwise a very good copy.
Boroko; The University of Papua New Guinea; 1980. Click here to Order
AUD$40

124033
JOHANNES, R. E.

Words of the Lagoon: Fishing and Marine Lore in the Palau District of Micronesia.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xiv, 245; endpaper maps, 8 pages of b/w. photographs, numerous text drawings, references cited, index, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Berkeley & Los Angeles; University of California Press; 1981. Click here to Order
AUD$55

124262
KAMAKAU, SAMUEL M.

Ka Po'E Kahiko: The People Of Old. Translated from the newspaper Ke Au Oko'a by Mary Kawena Pukui.
First Edition; Super Royal 8vo; pp. x, 165; numerous b/w. illustrations by Joseph Feher, literature cited, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, date on front endpaper otherwise a very good copy.
The Bishop Museum Press; 1964. Click here to Order
AUD$75

124037
KEENE, FLORENCE.

Under Northland Skies: Forty Women of Northland.
First Edition; Super Royal 8vo; pp. [vi], 174; text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, good copy.
Whangarei, NZ; F. Keene; 1984.
The forty Northland women in this book are not necessarily well known, but every one of them had to face some difficult or unusual experience and made a worthwhile contribution to the New Zealand way of life. Click here to Order
AUD$85

124267
KING, REV. JOSEPH.

Ten Decades: The Australian Centenary Story of the London Missionary Society.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 208; frontispiece portraits of three founders, text with nine b/w. engravings, 1 map, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine and upper board, stamped decoration in black and silver on upper board, previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper, name has been excised from the top edge of the title page (no loss of text), hinges a little weak, good copy.
London; London Missionary Society; n.d. (1895).
Ferguson. 11153. Click here to Order
AUD$85

124118
MACKAY, DAVID.

In the Wake of Cook. Exploration, Science and Empire, 1780-1801.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. (xii), 216; 3 illustrated maps, notes, conclusion, bibliography, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, fine copy.
London; Croom Helm; 1985. Click here to Order
AUD$40

124019
MACLEOD, ROY; REHBOCK, PHILIP F; Editors.

Darwin's Laboratory: Evolutionary Theory and Natural History in the Pacific.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. x, 540; text with several illustrations, maps and figures, index, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Honolulu; University of Hawai'i Press; 1994. Click here to Order
AUD$40

124041
MAY, R. J; SPRIGGS, MATTHEW; Editors.

The Bougainville Crisis.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xii, 137; 3 pages of maps, references, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Bathurst; Crawford House Press; 1990. Click here to Order
AUD$30

124092
MERLAN, FRANCESCA; RUMSEY, ALAN.

Ku Waru. Language and segmentary politics in the western Nebilyer Valley, Papua New Guinea.
Reprint; Med. 8vo; pp. xvii, 387; 3 maps, 9 b/w. plates, tables, appendix, notes, glossary, references, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, fine copy.
Cambridge University Press; 1991. Click here to Order
AUD$26

123963
NATUSCH, SHEILA.

Brother Wohlers A Biography J. F. H. Wohlers of Ruapuke.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 227; endpaper maps, 16 illustrations, 1 full page text map, bibliography, notes to the text, glossary, index, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket a little worn, very good copy.
New Zealand; Pegasus Press; 1969. Click here to Order
AUD$40

123986
NATUSCH, SHEILA.

Hell and High Water: A German Occupation of the Chatham Islands 1843-1910.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 174; endpaper maps, illustrated with 16 pages of b/w. photographs, sources, notes, glossary, index, bound in original faux leather with title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Christchurch, NZ; Pegasus Press; 1977. Click here to Order
AUD$95

124100
PAWLEY, ANDREW; ROSS, MALCOLM; TRYON, DARRELL; Editors.

The Boy from Bundaberg: Studies in Melanesian Linguistics in Honour of Tom Dutton.
First Edition; Super Royal 8vo; pp. viii, 417; portrait frontispiece, references, numerous tables, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Canberra, ACT; Pacific Linguistics/Australian School of Pacific and Asian Studies The Australian National University; 2001. Click here to Order
AUD$50

124152
PICKMERE, NANCY PREECE.

Whangarei: The Founding Years 1820-1880.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. ix, 169; illustrated endpapers, text with numerous b/w. illustrations, 1 full page map, notes, bibliography, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
New Zealand; Nancy Preece Pickmere; 1986. Click here to Order
AUD$50

124292
PUKUI, MARY KAWENA.

Olelo No'Eau: Hawaiian proverbs & Poetical Sayings. Illustrated by Dietrich Varez.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. xx, 351, (1); illustrated title page, text illustrated with numerous woodcuts, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket with minor chips on edges, very good copy.
Honolulu, Hawai'i; Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication No. 71, Bishop Museum Press; 1983. Click here to Order
AUD$200

124066
RIGBY, NIGEL; MERWE, PIETER VAN DER.

Captain Cook In The Pacific.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 138, (60; text with numerous illustrations and maps many in colour, sources, further reading, chronologies, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Greenwich; National Maritime Museum; 2002. Click here to Order
AUD$26

123989
ROSS, MALCOLM; PAWLEY, ANDREW; OSMOND, MEREDITH.

The Lexicon of Proto Oceanic: The Culture and Environment of Ancestral Oceanic Society. Volume 3. Plants.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xxviii, 537; text with 30 tables, 84 figures, 13 maps, references, index of reconstructions by protolanguage, alphabetical index of reconstructions, index of plant names, index of plant names by families, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, fine copy.
Canberra, ACT; Pacific Linguistics; 2008. Click here to Order
AUD$150

124282
ROTH, WALTER E.

An Inquiry into the Animism and Folk-Lore of the Guiana Indians. Extract from the Thirtieth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. [v], 110-453; text illustrated with 4 plates one being coloured, and 6 text figures, glossary, index, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt stamped decoration on upper board, G. & N. Ingleton bookplate on front endpaper (Item 9424 in the 1975 Ingleton sale catalogue), cloth a little marked and worn otherwise a very good copy. Scarce.
Washington; Government Printing Office; 1915.
The author was the noted ethnologist who wrote on the Queensland aborigines. Click here to Order
AUD$250

124145
RUST, A. M.

Whangarei and Districts Early Reminiscences.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 174; illustrated title page, 1 full page text illustration, folding index tipped-in on rear flap, bound in original printed wrappers, very good copy. Scarce.
Whangarel, NZ; Mirror Printing and Publishing; 1936. Click here to Order
AUD$150

123987
SAFFORD, WILLIAM EDWIN.

The Chamorro Language of Guam: A Grammar of the Idiom Spoken by the Inhabitants of the Marianne, or Ladrones, Islands. Four Articles ( Parts I-V) reprinted from the American Anthropologist, 1903-1905.
Med. 8vo; pp. xii, 119; portrait frontispiece, rebound in modern red cloth with blue cloth spine, title lettered in gilt on spine, last page with some insect damage not affecting text, very good copy.
Washington, D.C.; W. H. Lowdermilk & Co.; n.d. (1909). Click here to Order
AUD$300

124189
SHINEBERG, DOROTHY.

The People Trade: Pacific Island Laborers and New Caledonia, 1865-1930. (pacific Island Monograph Series 16).
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xxiv, 309, (2); endpaper maps, text illustrated with 33 b/w. photographs, 3 maps, 6 figures, and 4 tables, notes, references, index, bound in original grey cloth, title lettered in blue on spine and upper board, signed by the author on title page, fine copy.
Hololulu; University of Hawai'i Press; 1999. Click here to Order
AUD$30

123993
SIIKALA, JUKKA.

Akatokamanava: Myth History and Society in the Southern Cook Islands.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [iv], ii, 153; text illustrated with several b/w. photographs, several text figures, 1 full page map, numerous tables, bibliography, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, very good copy.
Auckland, NZ; The Polynesian Society; 1991. Click here to Order
AUD$40

124030
SPATE, O. H. K.

The Spanish Lake. The Pacific since Magellan, Volume 1. 'Let Observation with Extensive View, Survey Mankind, from China to Peru...'.
Limited First Edition; 4to; pp. xxiv, 372, (1); map endpapers, 25 maps, 20 b/w plates, notes, index; original blue cloth, spine blocked in red, title lettered on spine in gilt, large coloured pictorial onlay on upper board, with the original blue cloth slipcase with printed label on spine of slipcase, a little wear to slipcase otherwise a fine copy.
Canberra; Australian National University Press; 1979.
Limited edition of 500 copies signed by the author this copy being number 23. Click here to Order
AUD$95

124035
SPATE, O.H.K.

Monopolists And Freebooters. The Pacific since Magellan, Volume 2.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xxi, 426; endpaper maps, 28 maps, 19 pages of b/w plates; notes, index; original red cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, minor rubbing to bottom edge of cloth spine, otherwise a fine copy.
Canberra; Australian University Press; 1983. Click here to Order
AUD$50

123994
TAHITI.

Tahitian For Missionaries.
Second Printing; Demy 4to; pp. xvi, 484; text with several b/w. line drawings, index, bound in original stiff printed wrappers, name on front endpaper otherwise a very good copy.
Prepared and Published by the Missionary Training Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; n.d. (1979). Click here to Order
AUD$125

123951
TAYLOR, JAMES.

Picturing The Pacific: Joseph Banks and the Shipboard Artists of Cook and Flinders.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 256; portrait frontispiece, text with numerous illustrations mostly in colour, index of artworks and artists, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, fine copy.
London; Adlard Coles; 2018. Click here to Order
AUD$40

124014
TCHERKEZOFF, SERGE.

Polynesie/Melanesie - L'invention francaise des << races >> et des regions de l'Oceanie (XVIe-XXe siecles). (Text in French).
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 374, (4); illustrated with 32 maps some in colour, bibliography, notes, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Papeete; Au Vent Des Iles; 2008. Click here to Order
AUD$50

124069
THOMAS, NICHOLAS.

Discoveries - The Voyages of Captain Cook.
First Edition; Thick Med. 8vo; pp. xxxvii, 468; text with numerous b/w. illustrations, 9 maps, sources, further reading, index, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, fine copy.
London; Allen Lane/Penguin Books; 2003. Click here to Order
AUD$30

123990
WEINER, ANNETTE B.

Women of Value, Men of Renown: New Perspectives in Trobriand Exchange.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xxii, 299; illustrated title page, text with 20 b/w. photographic plates, 22 figures, 2 maps, 2 tables, notes, glossary, bibliography, index, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, dustjacket a little rubbed and worn, very good copy.
St. Lucia; University of Queensland Press; 1977. Click here to Order
AUD$30

123982
WEISS, BRUNO; (Compiler). DENNISON, K. J; (Translator).

More than Fifty Years on Chatham Island.
First Edition; Roy. 8vo; pp. [xiv], 48; one full page illustration, references, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, very good copy.
Dunedin, NZ; University of Otago Medical School; 1991. Click here to Order
AUD$40

123984
WOODS, SYBIL M.

Samuel Williams od Te Aute.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 294; endpaper maps, 16 pages of b/w. photographic illustrations, 1 full page map, sources, bibliography, index, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Christchurch, NZ; Pegasus Press; 1981. Click here to Order
AUD$40