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Bassett, Marnie Behind the Picture: H.M.S. Rattlesnake's Australia-New Guinea Cruise 1846-1850
Melbourne Oxford University Press 1966 1st Edition Hardback
Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Black & white illustrations and maps. Colour sketch of HMS Rattlesnake at rear. 112 pages The story of experiences of the HMS Rattlesnake, her commander, Captain Owen Stanley and his officers including the renowned naturalist, Thomas Huxley during their survey cruise off the coast of Australia and New Guinea and among the islands of the Torres Strait during 1846 to 1850.. ID225924
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Beardsley, Charles Guam Past And Present.
Tokyo Charles E. Tuttle Co. 1967 3rd Printing Hardback
Octavo Size. VERY GOOD condition. No dustjacket. Some discolouration to page edges. Maps to endpapers. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Includes fold out map. 262 pages ID216661
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Beasley, A.W. The Club on the Terrace. The Wellington Club 1841-1996
Wellington, New Zealand The Wellington Club 1996 1869340590 / 9781869340599 1st Edition Hardback
Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjacket. DJ now protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. Lovely book in excellent condition. Colour and black & white illustrations including photographs. 280 pages The history of New Zealand's Wellington Club - a slice of NZ social and political history. ID255735
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BUTTERWORTH, F. Edward Pilgrims of the Pacific
Independence Herald House 1974 083090106X / 9780830901067 1st Edition Hardcover
Octavo size,, Very Good condition in Very Good [price-clipped].Dustjacket, b/w illustrations, maps. Small tear to upper rear edge of DJ. Light rubbing to DJ at corners and spine ends. 144pages. ID10771
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Cameron, Ian Lost Paradise The Exploration of the Pacific
Topsfield Salem House 1987 0881622753 / 9780881622751 1st US Edition Hardback
Quarto Size. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in a plastic sleeve. Illustrated with colour plates as well as Balck and white photographs, reproductions and maps. 248 pages Chronicles the triumph of the voyages of exploration of the Pacific and the tragedy of their aftermath. ID239127
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Collingridge, Vanessa Captain Cook: A Legacy Under Fire
Guildford, Connecicut The Lyons Press 2002 1592280501 / 9781592280506 Trade Paperback
Very Good + condition. Black & white illustrations. viii, 376pp A fascinating biography of James Cook and George Collingridge, the man who claimed that the Portuguese had got to Australia first. ID244458
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Crocombe, R.G. The New South Pacific
Canberra Australian National University Press 1973 0708101348 / 9780708101346 1st Edition Hardcover
Octavo size,, NEAR FINE copy in NEAR FINE dustjacket, DJ is protected in mylar sleeve, B/W photos. Prev owners name to FFEP. 130 pages ID175692
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DANIELSSON, Bengt Love in the South Seas
London George Allen & Unwin 1956 3rd Impression Hardback
Octavo Size. VERY GOOD in GOOD Dustjacket. DJ is lightly worn - now protected in plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Previous Owners name/details to Preliminary Pages. 238pages. ID8586
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Davidson, J.W. Peter Dillon of Vanikoro. Chevalier of the South Seas
Melbourne Oxford University Press 1975 0195504577 / 9780195504576 1st Edition Hardback
Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine in Near Fine Dustjacket. DJ protected. Illustrated with b/w plates. Edited by O.H.K. Spate. 351 pages The first full scale biography of Peter Dillon, a mariner of Irish descent, who roamed the south seas from 1823 to 1830. The hero of "Dillon's Rock" and many other adventures across the South Seas. Dillon was a life long interest of Professor Davidson and his book, unfinished at the time of his death, was compiled for publication by a long time friend O.H.K. Spate. ID175389
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Davidson, J.W. & Scarr, Deryck [Editors] Pacific Islands Portraits
Canberra Australian National University Press 1970 0708101666 / 9780708101667 1st Edition Hardback
Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Light wear to dustjacket edges and corners. Maps to endpapers. 346 pages Essays dealing with the colourful characters, Islanders and Expatriates who lived in the Pacific Islands in 19th and 20th Centuries. They include Peter Dillon, the Henrys of Tahiti. King George I of Tonga, Cakobau, John Coleridge Patteson, missionary bishop of Melanesia, etc. ID256704
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Davies, David M. Journey Into the Stone Age
London Travel Book Club 1970 Book Club Edition Hardback
Octavo Size. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. DJ protected in plastic sleeve. Illustrated with black & white plates. 190 pages Journeys into the New Guinea highlands and the stone-age people who inhabit them. ID232403
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