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1. Typee or, A Narrative of Four Month's Residence Among the Natives of a Valley of The Marquesas Islands; or, A Peep at Polynesian Life. 2. Omoo : A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; A Sequel to Typee; or The Marquesas Islanders [Two Volumes] Melville, Herman [1819-1891] (Book #ID 8789) Published by John Murray, London Typee : First edition, second issue 1846. Omoo : 1849 reprinted edition. 1846. TYPEE : First edition, second issue of author's first book, without the terminal catalogue and with p. 19 line 1 reading 'Pomare'. With map on p. [xvii]. 8vo. xvi, ii, 285 [pp]. OMOO : 1849 reprinted edition. 8vo. xiii, 321 [pp]. In 1841 Melville sailed to the Pacific on board the 'Acushnet', which gave him much of the material for 'Moby Dick'. He deserted the ship when it reached the Marquesas Islands., was captured by cannibals, with whom he lived with for four months, and wrote about them eventually in 'Typee'. Escaping in an Australian whaler, the 'Lucy Ann', he was put ashore at Tahiti as one of the mutinous crew and later made the Society Islands the subject of his second book, 'Omoo'. Recently rebound pair are in matching 1/4 green calf, raised ribs on spine, matching green marble paper covered boards, burgundy and gilt title labels, yellow end papers. Name to head of both title pages. Typee is 5 mm taller and wider than Omoo. A Very Good condition bright pair, nicely bound with slight age darkening to page edges and with the odd blemish to a couple of pages. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the PACIFIC (Oceania) Category |
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Samoan Interlude Martin, Marie Tisdale (Book #ID 9883) Published by Peter Davies Ltd., St. Ann's Press, Park Road, Altrincham, London First edition 1961. 1961. First edition hard back publisher's original russet cloth covers, gilt stamping. 8vo 8" x 5½" 221 pp. Photographic illustrations. Fine in Nr. Fine dust wrapper with 10 mm closed tear to top lower panel, small rubs to spine tips, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the PACIFIC (Oceania) Category |
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Pitcairn or The Mutiny of the Bounty; The Island, The People, and The Pastor. To Which is Added a Short Notice of the Original Settlement and Present Condition of Norfolk Island Murray, Rev. Thomas Boyles [Revised and Brought up to Date by the Rev. C. C. Elcum] (Book #ID 42529) Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, London Revised and Updated edition 1909. London 1909. Hard back binding in publisher's original deep aqua green cloth covers, gilt and black lettering to the spine and the upper panel, Breadfruit vignette to the spine, gilt vignette of John Adams, rope, anchor and ship illustration to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼'' xvi, 368 [page]. 17 monochrome illustrations throughout. Some interesting newspaper clippings concerning Pitcairn Island, from the 1930's, tipped to the front free end paper, corners sharp and pointed, without any foxing, spine not faded, without any ownership markings and in very near Fine condition, super condition copy. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the PACIFIC (Oceania) Category |
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A Fragile Paradise; Nature and Man in the Pacific Mitchell, Andrew (Book #ID 74339) Published by William Collins Sons and Co. Ltd., 8 Grafton Street, London First Edition 1989. London 1989. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original teal blue paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, map end papers. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 256 printed pages of text with colour photographs throughout. Dust marking to the closed page edges. Near Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with minimal rubs. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0002179423 Click here to select books from the PACIFIC (Oceania) Category |
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Coming of Age in Samoa | A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilisation Mead, Margaret (Book #ID 99549) Published by Ishi Press International, Bronx, New York First Thus Edition 2014. 2014. First thus edition [originally first published in 1928] in publisher's original illustrated stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 297 printed pages of text with monochrome archive photographs throughout. In very near Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9784871872348 Click here to select books from the PACIFIC (Oceania) Category |
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