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  • SATUILA oder vom Zauber der Sudsee by Bethge, Hans (1876-1946)
    Bethge, Hans (1876-1946)
    SATUILA oder vom Zauber der Sudsee

    Edition: First edition.

    Berlin: Morawe und Scheffelt, 1918. Hardcover first edition - A story in Polynesia by this German poet - laid in is a slip which notes "Dieses Buch wurde als Blockbuch gedruckt, es darf daher an den Seiten nicht ausgeschnitten werden" (This book was printed as a block book, it must therefore not be cut out on the sides.) Small format. 57 pp plus colophon: "Das Buch wurde wahrend des grossen krieges in der druckerei des Deutschen Kommunalverlags in Berlin-Friedenau gedruckt (The book was printed during the great war in the print shop of the German municipal publishing house in Berlin-Friedenau)" Although not one of the numbered 200 copies, this is bound in brown leather with gilt lettering on the spine, narrow gilt bands on cover.

    Condition: Near fine (bookplate) in a near fine stapled cardboard slipcase.

    Book ID: 82456
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  • THUNDER FROM THE SEA. by Handy, Willowdean Chatterson (1889-1965)
    Handy, Willowdean Chatterson (1889-1965)
    THUNDER FROM THE SEA.

    Edition: First US printing.

    Honolulu, University Press of Hawaii, (1973) dj. Hardcover first edition - A posthumously published novel by this anthropologist and artist who spent many years living in the Marquesas, and wrote numerous monographs and books, especially on their art of tattooing, as well as a memoir of her years of fieldwork there alongside her husband. Partly fictional but with its characters and main events drawn from historical events, this is a story of life in the Marquesas Islands, before and after the arrival of white man. Foreword by H. E. Maude, who was instrumental in getting this published. An attractively produced book with an illustrated title page, eight headpieces, and a final tail piece. xx, 336 pp. Map endpapers -…

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    Honolulu, University Press of Hawaii, (1973) dj. Hardcover first edition - A posthumously published novel by this anthropologist and artist who spent many years living in the Marquesas, and wrote numerous monographs and books, especially on their art of tattooing, as well as a memoir of her years of fieldwork there alongside her husband. Partly fictional but with its characters and main events drawn from historical events, this is a story of life in the Marquesas Islands, before and after the arrival of white man. Foreword by H. E. Maude, who was instrumental in getting this published. An attractively produced book with an illustrated title page, eight headpieces, and a final tail piece. xx, 336 pp. Map endpapers - Map of Nukuhiva in the front and Taiohae in rear. ISBN: 0-824802845.

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    Condition: Fine in turquoise cloth with gilt lettering on the spine in a near fine dust jacket with some light edgewear.

    Book ID: 86406
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  • Headley, John M.; Campbell, I. C.; Stearns, Peter N. ; O'Brian, Patrick Carl and Desnoyers, Charles, contributors.
    JOURNAL OF WORLD HISTORY, Volume 8, Number 1, Spring 1997.

    Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 1997. Official journal of the World History Association, published twice a year. Articles by the above contributors include a studies of Venice's cartographers in the 16th century, the Polynesian-European culture contacts, and expansion and 19th century Chinese missions abroad.

    Condition: Fine in glossy blue wrappers.

    Book ID: 12719
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  • TYPEE: A Peep at Polynesian Life During a Four Months' Residence in a Valley of the Marquesas by Melville, Herman.
    Melville, Herman.
    TYPEE: A Peep at Polynesian Life During a Four Months' Residence in a Valley of the Marquesas

    Edition: First thus.

    West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, 1962. Hardcover first edition - An attractive edition of this classic novel, based upon Melville's own experiences in 1842, when he and a companion jumped ship in the Marquesas. Designed by Bradbury Thompson, this limited edition features illustrations reproduced from the Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature, and Art, 1846. 324 pp plus final illustrations and colophon. Bound in quarter cowhide leather with the title stamped in gold over deorated paper boards. Slipcase reproduces the illustrations on the endpapers.

    Condition: Fine in very good slipcase (some toning to the slipcase) Signed presentation slip tipped onto front endpaper.

    Book ID: 67827
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  • Silverman, David,
    PITCAIRN ISLAND.

    Edition: First printing.

    Cleveland, World , 1967. dj. Hardcover first edition - Described on the dustjacket as 'A complete account of the eventual fate and mystery of the Bounty mutineers, the revolt of the harem, and the turbule nt lives of their descendants, from 1790 until today' this is actually a rather comprehensive look at life on a remote island. Foreword by Luis Marden. Illustrated, map endpapers, bibliography, index. 258 pp.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 24687
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  • LORDS OF THE BLUE PACIFIC. by Suggs, Robert C.
    Suggs, Robert C.
    LORDS OF THE BLUE PACIFIC.

    Edition: First printing.

    Greenwich Connecticut: New York Graphic Society, 1962. Hardcover first edition - Book written for older children about the accomplishments of the Polynesian navigators over thousands of years. Illustrated with drawings by Catherine Scholtz and maps by Leonard Darwin. 151 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in aqua cloth with silver lettering on the spine, no dust jacket (neat small name on front pastedown).

    Book ID: 83033
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