Tahiti Tattoos
Milan: Fabbri Editori, 1989. With many full-page black and white photos throughout. Unpaginated. Folio, pictorial cloth. Milan: Fabbri Editori, (1989). Text in Italian. Fine. More
POLYNESIA
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Through Polynesia and Papua
London: Francis Griffiths, 1911. Numerous photographic illustrations. 197 pages + 10 pages of advertisements, foxing on endpapers. Tall 8vo, red cloth, pictorially gilt cover. London: Francis Griffiths, 1911. First Edition. A bright clean copy. Very good(+). More
A Chart of the Friendly Islands
London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1777. Map. Uncolored engraving. London: W. Stahan and T. Cadell, 1777. Image measures 8 1/4" x 13" Nautical chart of the Friendly Islands, or present-day Tonga, in the South Pacific. Features various islands and islets, showing anchor points and topography, with depths by soundings. The tracks of the Resolution in 1773 and 1774 are delineated. In excellent condition. Captain Cook (1728 -1779) was among the most famous and important explorer, navigator, cartographer and captain..... More
Polynesian Culture History: Essays in Honor of Kenneth P. Emory
Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1967. Illustrated in black and white. xix, 594 pages. 8vo, decoratively gilt-stamped blue buckram (spine toned, scratched at rear). Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, (1967). Some cracking to inner paper hinges, otherwise internally clean and tight. A very good copy. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication 56. More
Plan de L'ile de Paque; Plan de la Baie de Cook; April 1786 by the Boussole and Astrolabe.
Paris: L'Imprimerie de la Republique, 1797. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Sheet measures 21 1/4" x 28" This chart depicts Easter Island, with a close-up of Cook's Bay. Relief is depicted by hachure, and elevation is shown from several vantage points. Points and peaks of the elevation views correspond to labels on the map. The Bay shows depths, and various structures are labeled. The map appeared as Plate 10 in "Atlas du Voyage de La Perouse." It is in very..... More
Oceanic Art
Cologne: Konemann, 1995. Hundreds of color photographs by Olaf Wipperfurth. 2 volumes, tall 4to, black cloth, d.w., pictorial board slipcase. Koln: Konemann, (1995). A fine set. Text in English, German and French. More
Tangaroa's Godchild
Boston: Little Brown, 1962. 8vo, blue cloth, lightly soiled d.w. Boston: Little Brown, (1962). Memoir of the South Seas. More
Australien und Polynesien in Mercators Projection
Gotha: Justus Perthes, 1850. Map. Engraving with hand outline coloring. Image measures 12" x 15" Incredibly detailed map in German of the Pacific Ocean, including Australia, Southeast Asia, and New Zealand. Island groups are extensively labeled, and hand coloring is used throughout to indicate colonial holdings. This map appeared in the 1853 issue of Stieler's Hand Atlas. In very good condition with minor spotting, and toning to margins - not affecting the image. The publishing firm of Justus Perthes (1749-1816)..... More
Where the Bong Tree Grows; The Log on One Man's Journey in the South Pacific
Cleveland: World, 1963. 8vo, green cloth, chipped and lightly soiled d.w. Cleveland: World, (1963). Presentation copy. More
Hope and History: A Memoir of Tumultuous Times.
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2019. 8vo, blue boards, d.w. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, (2019). First Edition. Fine. Warmly inscribed,"Bill" by the author on the title page. More
Island of Death.; A New Key to Easter Island's Culture through an ethno-psychological study.
New York: Augustin, 1948. Photographs and other illustrations. 4to, black cloth, edgeworn d.w.. New York: J.J. Augustin, (1948). First Edition. Very good in very good(-) dust wrapper. More
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