44169
ABERNETHY, Jane Fulton & TUNE, Suelyn Ching
MADE IN HAWAI'I

Honolulu. 2000. Kolowalu Books / University of Hawai'i Press. 6th printing of the 1984 original. XII, 129 PP with b/w illustrations by Julie Stewart Williams. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Oblong: 15.2 x 23. 0824808703
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$20

71358
ANREP-ELMPT, Graf Reinhold
DIE SANDWICH-INSELM ODER DAS INSELREICH HAWAII

Leipzig. 1885. Verlag Von Wilhelm Friedrich. 1st Ed. XXII, (2), 367, (1) PP. Hard cover, half bound (cloth spine and corners and marbled boards). Covers have light shelf wear, front gutter split and needs rebacking/reinforcing. Slight ageing of paper around edges, o/wise contents are clean and overall, a very good copy of a scarce title. German text. 22.2 x 14.5.
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$500

44168
BECKWITH, Martha
HAWAIIAN MYTHOLOGY

Honolulu. 2000. University of Hawaii Press. 12th printing of the 1976 paperback edition (original of 1940). XXXIV, (2), 571 PP. Pictorial soft cover. New. 22.8 x 15.2. 824805143
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$35

60269
BILL, Teresa, HARA, Marie ...
INTO THE MARKETPLACE: Working-Class Women in 20th Century Hawai'i

Honolulu. c. 1997. Hawai'i Committee for the Humanities. Introduction by Edward Shultz. 12 PP with 1 table, 1 graph and 13 b/w photos. Large newspaper format: 43.5 x 29.
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$10

58977
BISIGNANI, J. D.
KAUAI Handbook, including the Island of Niihau

Honolulu & Chico, Ca. 1995. Island Heritage Publishing / Moon Publications. 2nd edition of 1989 original. (10), 274, (9) PP with b/w illustrations (engravings, maps, photos), plus 8 pages with 21 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 18.7 x 13. 0896101177
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$10

53131
BLANCO, Francisco Mellén, DE LUCAS GONZALEZ, Miguel & TALAVAN, Miguel Luque
EXPEDICIONES ESPAÑOLAS EN EL PACIFICO SUR DEL SIGLO XVI AL XVIII / Spanish Expeditions to the South Pacific in the 16th-18th centuries

Madrid. 2006. SEACEX / Sociedad Estatal para la Accion Cultural de España. 1st Ed. Forewords by Carmen Cerdeira and Miguel Angel Moratinos. 56 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Spanish and English text. Fine. 21 x 21. 8496008975
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$35

60277
BOOM, Robert & BURLINGTON, Scott
IMPORTANT HAWAIIAN PLACE NAMES

Honolulu. 1984. Boom Enterprises. 10th printing. Co-edited by Kalani Meinecke. 48 PP with 1 map of the Hawaiian Islands and 8 maps od islands. Soft cover. Fine. 15.3 x 10.5.
How to say the name right. Know the Hawaiian meaning.
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$5

53165
CARROLL, Vern & SOULIK, Tobias
NUKUORO LEXICON

Honolulu. 1973. The University Press of Hawaii. 1st edition, by the PALI (Pacific and Asian Linguistics Institute) Language Texts: (Polynesia). XXVI, (2), 833 PP. Soft cover, illustrated front. One small scratch on front cover, o/wise near fine. 22.7 x 15.5. 0824802500
Nukuoro Atoll: Polynesian Outlier in southern Micronesia.
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$25

47379
CHAVE, E. H. & MALAHOFF, Alexander
IN DEEPER WATERS: Photographic Studies of Hawaiian Deep-Sea Habitats and Life-Forms

Honolulu. 1998. University of Hawai'i Press. 1st Ed. VIII, 125, (3) PP with 1 table (on 33 pages) and 200 figures in colour (2 maps and 198 photos). Fp (in colour): Pisces V on the launch platform (depth 15 m). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23.5 x 20.7. 0824820037
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$15

37871
COLUM, Padraic
LEGENDS OF HAWAII

New Haven. 1960. Yale University Press. Paperback edition of the 1937 original. XVI, 220, (1 publications) PP with 12 head pieces by Don Forrer. Title page: decoration. Pictorial card cover (lightly rubbed). Signatures of previous owners on front endpaper. Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 20.3 x 13.
19 legends.
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$25

32992
CONGDON-MARTIN, Douglas
ALOHA SPIRIT - Hawaiian Art and Popular Design

Atglen, Pa. 1998. Schiffer. 1st Ed. 208 PP with b/w and colour photos. Title page: Woman in Sarong with Calabash of Flowers and Outrigger Canoe. Marbled endpapers. Cloth cover, dj. Faint foxing. Few pages with small rubbed patches. Near fine. Oblong: 22.2 x 28.5. 0764304895
Catalogue published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the California Heritage Museum, 16th April to 27th July 1997.
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$25

38135
CROIDYS, Pierre
LE PERE DAMIEN - L'Homme au Coeur Magnifique

Paris. 1944. Editions Spes. 1st French edition. 340 PP. Soft cover. Ageing of paper, browning of spine. Very good. French text. 20.2 x 12.8..
Father Damien. Missionary work in the Hawaiian Islands. Leprosery of Kalawao, Molokai Island.
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$20

55688
CROWE, Ellie & William
EXPLORING LOST HAWAI'I - Places of Power, History, Mystery & Magic

Waipahu, Hawai'i. 2005. Island Heritage Publishing. 1st Ed. XVII, 2- 211 PP with maps, location maps and plans, 11 b/w illustrations and many colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25.4 x 17.8. 0896103838
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$20

38074
DAVIS, Eleanor Harmon
ABRAHAM FORNANDER - A Biography

Honolulu. 1979. University of Hawaii Press. 1st Ed. XIV, 322 PP with 2 drawings, 2 facsimile of letters and 9 b/w photos. Fp: Abraham Fornander, about 1878. Cloth cover, dj (price-clipped). Near fine. 21.8 x 14.8. 0824804597
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$35

44149
DAWS, Gavan
HOLY MAN - Father Damien of Molokai

Honolulu. 1998. University of Hawai'i Press. 9th reprint of the 1984 edition (original of 1973). XIII, 294 PP, plus 16 pages with 22 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 20.2 x 13.7. 0824809203
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$10

44047
de VARIGNY, Charles
QUATORZE ANS AUX ILES SANDWICH

Paris. 2002. L' Harmattan. New edition in Collection Fac-Similés Océaniens. Comments and annotations to the 1874 original by Armand Hage. XXX, 350, II (bibliography) PP, plus 2 maps. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. French text. 18 x 11.6. 2747522482
The French author lived for 14 years on the Hawaiian Archipelago and was advisor to the King Kamehameha V, Minister for Finance 1864 and then Minister for Foreign Affairs 1865-1868.
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$50

66362
DESTREMAU, Maxime
REGARDS PACIFIQUES: Campagne de Polynésie (1913-1915)

Lardy, France. 2014. A La Frontière. 1st Ed. 136 PP with 1 b/w photos, 1 facsimile of a letter to his wife and 12 b/w illustrations (drawings, engravings, sketches) by the author. Pictorial soft cover. French text. Fine. 22 x 15 9782918665038
32 letters (never published) to his wife. Crossing from France to Sydney, via Suez Canal, on the passenger ship Calédonien. Joining the French warship Zélée. Crossing: Sydney, Nouméa, Wallis Island, Tahiti. Cruising French Polynesia. WWI and defence of Papeete against the German cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau ...
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$25

54524
DUNFORD, Betty
THE HAWAIIANS OF OLD

Honolulu. 1980. The Bess Press. 1st edition, designed and illustrated by Aimee A. Kudlak. X, 220 PP with 1 map b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25 x 17.7. 0934848010
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$15

69920
ELBERT, Samuel H. & MONBERG, Torben
FROM THE TWO CANOES - Oral Traditions of Rennell and Bellona Islands

Copenhagen & Honolulu. 1965. Danish National Museum & University of Hawaii Press. 1st Ed. Volume I - Language and Culture of Rennell and Bellona Islands series. X, 428 PP with 1 figure and over 15 genealogy trees, plus 8 pages with 15 b/w photos, and 3 folded plates (2 of them maps) at rear of book. Soft cover, illustrated front. Front cover with a crease. Signature of previous owner, and date of purchase in Honiara at top of first page. Very faint foxing on outside edges. Rennellese or Bellonese and English text. Very good. 25.5 x 18.
Two Polynesian outliers South of the Solomon Islands.
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$45

45446
ENGLEBERT, Omer
THE HERO OF MOLOKAI - Father Damien, Apostle of the Lepers

Sydney. 1954. St Paul Publications / Daughters of St Paul. 1st Australian edition. 312 PP. Soft cover, dj. Near fine. 18 x 12.2.
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$10

68685
FIZIN, Paul & ANGLEVIEL, Frédéric
CONGRES ET PARLEMENTS DE LA MELANESIE - Fidji, Nouvelle-Calédonie, Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée, Salomon, Vanuatu

Nouméa. 2016. Congrès de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. 1st edition. 206 PP with colour illustrations (maps, national flags, coat of Arms, photos and portraits. Pictorial laminated boards. French text with some articles in English. Fine. 29.7 x 23. 9782953990881
English texts for: The 2013 Constitution of Fiji - The 1975 Constitution of Papua New Guinea - The 1978 Constitution of the Solomon Islands - The 1960 Constitution of the Independent State of Samoa - The 1979 Constitution of the Republic of Palau. Charter of the Melanesian Spearhead Group.
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$150

57624
FORBES, David W.
ENCOUNTERS WITH PARADISE - Views of Hawaii and its People, 1778-1941

Honolulu. 1992. University of Hawaii Press / Honolulu Academy of Arts. 1st Ed. 286 PP with 36 figures and 160 b/w or colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. Oblong: 24.6 x 25.5. 0824814460
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$60

47380
FORBES, David W.
HAWAIIAN NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY 1780-1900. Volume 4 1881-1900

Honolulu & Sydney. 2003. University of Hawaii Press & Horden House. 1st Ed. XIV, (2), 791 PP with 21 b/w illustrations. Fp: The binding of Liliuokalani's Hawaii's Story. Title page: vignette Hawaiian coat of arms. Cloth cover, decorative vignette on front, gilt title on spine. Fine. 26 x 21.5. 0824826361
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$50

47816
FORBES, David W.
TREASURES OF HAWAIIAN HISTORY, From the Collection of the Hawaiian Historical Society

Honolulu, Hawai'i. 1992. Hawaiian Historical Society. 1st Ed. 126 PP with 64 b/w illustrations and 16 colour plates. Fp: A Double Canoe of Sandwich Islands. Pictorial stiff cover. Fine. 28 x 19. 0945048033
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$50

14698
FOSTER, Nelson
BISHOP MUSEUM AND THE CHANGING WORLD OF HAWAII

Honolulu. 1993. Bishop Museum Press. 1st Ed. 96 PP with b/w & colour illust. Fp: Museum Hall. FEP: Various instruments and utensils used by the natives of Otaheite. REP: Various kinds of instruments and ornaments (New Zealand, Tierra del Fuego and New Holland). Pict. stiff cover. Fine. 28 x 21. 0930897773
Photographs of some of the natural and cultural treasures of Hawaii.
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$15

33396
FURNAS, J. C.
ANATOMY OF PARADISE - Hawaii and the Islands of the South Seas

London. 1950. Victor Gollancz. 1st UK Ed. (12), 542 PP. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Browning of paper. Stamp of previous owner on front endpaper. Very good. 22.2 x 14.
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$10

33416
FURNAS, J. C.
ANATOMY OF PARADISE - Hawaii and the Islands of the South Seas

London. 1950. Victor Gollancz. 1st UK Ed. (12), 542 PP. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Near fine. 22.2 x 14.
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$15

33397
FURNAS, J. C.
ANATOMY OF PARADISE - Hawaii and the Islands of the South Seas

New York. c. 1950. William Sloane / American Institute of Pacific Relations. (12), 542 PP. FEP: Map of the Pacific Ocean. REP: Map of the Pacific Ocean with Bases kept during World War II or returned later on. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Browning of paper, o/wise near fine. 22 x 14.8.
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$10

22152
GOLOVNIN, V.M.
AROUND THE WORLD ON THE KAMCHATKA 1817-1819

Honolulu. 1979. Hawaii Historical Society & University Press of Hawaii. 1st English Ed., translated with an introduction and notes by Ella Lury Wiswell. XXXXII, 353 PP with 2 maps, 1 portrait of Capt. Cdr. Golovnin and 15 b/w reproductions of watercolours. Fp (colour): A Kolosh Chief from Baranov Island. Eps: Route of the sloop Kamchatka 1817-1819. Hard cover, dj. Occasional foxing. Fine. 24 x 16. 0824806409
Not only a voyage, but an insight to the societies and peoples encountered during this world cruise.
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$20

57688
GRANT, Glenn, KIPNIS, Kenneth, VAN DYKE, Jon, YAMASAKI, Mitch
HAWAI'I UNDER MARTIAL LAW: 1941 - 1944

Honolulu. 1991. The Judiciary History Center, Hawai'i / Hawai'i Bar Foundation. 1st Ed. (2), 38 PP with 10 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 20 x 12.6.
Government under Martial Law: a Humanities Exhibit. Dunvcan V; Kahanamoku: A Living History Program.
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$10

13037
GRAVES, William (Edit.)
HAWAII

Washington. 1970. N.G.S. 1st Ed. 204 PP with 7 maps as head-pieces and colour photos throughout, plus 1 folded map of the Archipelago. Gilt-decorated cloth cover, rubbed dj, o/wise fine. 26 x 17.8. 870440861
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$40

47369
HAMMATT, Charles H.
SHIPS, FURS, AND SANDALWOOD: A Yankee Trader in Hawai'i, 1823-1825

Honolulu. 1999. University of Hawai'i Press. 1st Ed. Edited by Sandra Wagner-Wright. XXXII, 96 PP. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21.5 x 14. 0824822587
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$15

47368
HAMMATT, Charles H.
SHIPS, FURS, AND SANDALWOOD: A Yankee Trader in Hawai'i, 1823-1825

Honolulu. 1999. University of Hawai'i Press. 1st Ed. Edited by Sandra Wagner-Wright. XXXII, 96 PP. Hard cover, cloth spine, gilt title on front board and spine. Fine. 22 x 14.5. 0824821939
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$25

56980
HANDY, E. S. Craighill & PUKUI, Mary Kawena
THE POLYNESIAN FAMILY SYSTEM IN KA-'U, HAWAI'I

Rutland, Vermont. 1993. Charles E. Tuttle. 9th printing of the 1972 edition (original of 1958). Hawaiian Classic reprints. Introduction to the new edition by Terence Barrow. Concluding chapter by Elizabeth Green Handy. XX, 259 PP with 1 map. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 18.3 x 10.6. 0804810311
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$15

61945
HANLON, David
REMAKING MICRONESIA: Discourses over Development in a Pacific Territory 1944-1982

Honolulu. 1998. University of Hawai'i Press. 1st paperback edition. XVI, 305, (3) PP with 1 figure, 6 maps and 12 b/w photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 22.6 x 15.2. 0824820118
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$20

47229
HEIMANN, Jim (editor)
HULA. Vintage Hawaiian Graphics

Köln, Germany. 2003. Taschen. 1st Ed. No pagination, 192 PP with hundreds of b/w or colour illustrations. Pictorial stiff covers. New. Text (9 pages) in English, German and French. 19.8 x 14.5. 3822826219
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$20

57543
HOLMES, Tommy
THE HAWAIIAN CANOE

Hanalei, Kauai, Hawaii. 1981. Editions Limited. 1st Ed., with an introduction by Abraham Piinaia. VIII, 191 PP with 6 tables, maps & charts, b/w and colour illustrations. Decorated hard cover, dj. Notes on front endpaper, title page and above top photograph of page 148. Fold of endpapers starting, o/wise near fine. 28.5 x 28.5.
A definitive and comprehensive work on the skills and traditions associated with the Hawaiian canoe: voyaging, materials, tools, fishing,...
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$120

66823
HOLMES, Tommy
THE HAWAIIAN CANOE

Hanalei, Kauai, Hawaii. 1981. Editions Limited. 1st Ed., with an introduction by Abraham Piinaia. VIII, 191 PP with 6 tables, maps & charts, b/w and colour illustrations. Decorated hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with large closed tear on spine, now repaired. Signs of old water damage and dampness at lower corner close to the spine of most pages, hardly affecting text or illustrations. Fold of front endpaper starting. Lower edge of covers rubbed. Very good reading copy. 28.5 x 28.5.
A definitive and comprehensive work on the skills and traditions associated with the Hawaiian canoe: voyaging, materials, tools, fishing,...
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$50

32352
HORVAT, William J.
ABOVE THE PACIFIC

Fallbrook, Ca., USA. 1966. Aero Publishers. 1st Ed. Foreword by Arthur Godfrey. 211 PP, (12 appendix) with 2 maps, 1 facsimile of newspaper clipping and 154 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Covers and spine lightly soiled with a very little insect damage. Dedicatory note on half title page signed by the author. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise very good. 27.2 x 18.5.
Development of aviation in Hawaii.
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$40

43808
HOWE, K.R., KISTE, Robert C. & LAL, Brij V. (Edit.)
TIDES OF HISTORY - The Pacific Islands in the Twentieth Century

Honolulu. 1994. University of Hawaii Press. 1st US edition. XVIII, 475 PP with b/w photos & maps in text. Eps: Map of the Pacific Islands. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23 x 18. 0824815971
Chapters contributed by various specialists on the Pacific. Sections on: Colonisation, Decolonisation, Uncertain Times.
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$35

46434
IRVINE, Lucy
FARAWAY

London. 2000. Doubleday. 1st paperback edition. XIV, 386 PP with 5 maps, plus 32 pages with 13 b/w and 73 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Spine slightly creased. Ageing of paper and faint foxing. Near fine. 23.3 x 15.5. 0385601808
Adventures and life in the second half of the 20th century on the faraway island of Pigeon Island, Lom Lom group, Reef Islands, Solomon.
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$10

54686
JARVIS, Louise
ALOHA FROM PARADISE - HAWAII (in Virgin Blue Voyeur)

Brisbane. 2008. Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd. Issue for April 2008. 160, 48 (adverts) PP. Contains article from P.62 to 66 with 5 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. New. 27 x 21.
Hawaii, more than fun in the sun.
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$10

30699
JONES, Ewen & PAWLIEZ, Myreille
DICTIONNAIRE NEO-ZELANDAIS - FRANCAIS / New Zealand - French Dictionary

Paris. 1998. L'Harmattan. 1st Ed. Preface by J. Chaussivert. 781, (3) PP with 2 maps and text illustrations. Card cover. Occasional foxing spots on top outside edge. Fine. 24 x 16. 2738467024
Pages 17 to 666: dictionary. Pages 669 to 708: Languages spoken in New Zealand. Pages 709 735: The French and New Zealand.
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$100

58678
JUVIK, James O. & Sonia P., PARADISE, Thomas R.
STUDENT ATLAS OF HAWAI'I

Honolulu. 2000. The Bess Press. 1st Ed. 48 PP with colour illustrations (maps, plans & photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 28 x 21.3. 1573060496
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$15

71445
KEPLER, Angela K.
EXOTIC TROPICALS OF HAWAII, Heliconias, Gingers, Anthuriuims & Decorative Foliage

Honolulu. 1989. Mutual Publishing. 1st Ed. 108 PP with colour photos throughout, plus 3 pages of Index which has several handwritten notes. Pictorial card cover. Near fine. 21.5 x 14.2. 0935180834
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$10

38602
KLEIN, Florence
ARTS DE L'ECHANGE EN OCEANIE

Nouméa. 2001. Musée de Nouvelle-Calédonie. 1st Ed. 88 PP with 2 maps, 13 b/w and over 120 colour photos. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 24 x 21.
Catalogue of an exhibition held in Nouméa between February and May 2001. Traditional / customary exchanges in Oceania (Palau/Belau - Papua New Guinea - Solomon Islands - Vanuatu - Fiji - New Caledonia).
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$85

42031
KUYKENDALL, Ralph S.
THE HAWAIIAN KINGDOM - Volume I; 1778-1854, Foundation and Transformation and Volume II:1854-1874 Twenty Critical Years

Honolulu. 1997. University of Hawaii Press. Volume I: 10th printing of the 1938 original. Volume II: 6th printing of the 1953 original. Foreword by Gavan Daws. Vol. I: XIII, 453 PP, plus 2 b/w plates. Fp: Kamehameha I, by Louis Choris. Vol. II: X, 310 PP with 55 b/w illustrations. Eps: Map of the Hawaiian Islands. Cloth cover. Back cover of Volume I with a small tear, o/wise a near fine set. 23.3 x 15.6. 087022431X &
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$80

61576
LANGDON, Robert
BENEVOLENT INVADERS AMONG HAWAII'S ABORIGINES

Canberra. 1987. Pacific Linguistics / Research School of Pacific Studies. Reprint from "A World of Language: papers presented to Professor S. A. Wurm on his 65th birthday" edited by Donald C. Laycock and Werner Winter. Pages 371 to 379 with 3 b/w illustrations. Staples. Fine. 26 x 20.5.
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$10

44138
LAUDAN, Rachel
THE FOOD OF PARADISE - Exploring Hawaii 's Culinary Heritage

Honolulu. 1999. Kolowalu Books / Hawaii University Press. 3rd printing of the 1996 original. X, 296 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Rear cover with a repaired closed tear, o/wise fine. 23.5 x 20.7. 0824817788
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$30

52289
LAVAQUERIE-KLEIN, Christiane, & PAIX-RUSTERHOLTZ, Laurence
TAONGA, Trésors des Peuples d' Océanie

Paris. 2006. Réunion des Musées Nationaux. 1st edition (juvenile), in Collection Nomade. 48 PP with colour illustrations (5 maps, photos, and 17 plates). Pictorial soft cover. French text. Fine. 28 x 22 2711850374
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$30

13408
LINGE, Gabriel
L'ETRANGE DESTIN DE HAWAII

Paris. 1975. Robert Laffont. 1st Ed. 268 PP with 4 maps, plus 12 PP with 24 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. French text. Good. 21.5 x 13.5.
From the settlement by Polynesians coming from Tahiti and the Marquesas to the discovery by Cook, then to the 50th American state.
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$20

13279
LONDON, Jack
STORIES OF HAWAII

New York. 1966. Appleton-Century. Second printing (April 1966) of the 1965 original, edited by A. Grove Day. (6), 282 PP. Decorated hard cover (simile tapa), gilt title on spine (sunned). Very good. 21 x 14.5.
Some of the best writings by Jack London on Hawaii.
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$15

71568
LUOMALA, Katharine
THE MENEHUNE OF POLYNESIA AND OTHER MYTHICAL LITTLE PEOPLE OF OCEANIA, Bulletin 203

Kraus Reprint. New York. 1976. Reprint of 1951 first edition published by Bishop Museum. (4), 95 PP with 2 maps. Stiff covers a little faded around edges, o/wise fine. 25.7 x 17.5.
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$25

50619
LUOMALA, Katharine
VOICES ON THE WIND - Polynesian Myths and Chants

Honolulu, Hawai'i. 1986. Bishop Museum Press. 1st Ed. (6), 192 PP with 9 b/w illustrations by Joseph Feher. Pictorial soft cover. Covers slightly rubbed. Faint foxing. Fine. 25.8 x 17.2.
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$15

35327
MATTHEW, Commodore J. A. (editor)
A GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE NORFOLK ISLAND

Norfolk Island. 1988. Author. 1st Ed. No pagination, 16 PP with 10 b/w photos. Inside front cover: Plan and elevation of Government House Norfolk Island 1939. Inside back cover: List of Administrators 1914 to 1988. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 24.6 x 17.1. 0858376288
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$10

61861
MENNIS, Mary M.
MARINERS OF MADANG and Austronesian Canoes of Astrolabe Bay

Brisbane. 2011. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit / The University of Queensland. 1st Ed. Research Report Series Volume 9. (12), 176 PP with 12 tables and 156 figures (4 maps, 11 engravings, photos and sketches). Inside covers: 3 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Dated and signed by the author on title page. New. 29.5 x 20.7. 9781742720357
Building of a "Lalong", a large triple deck canoe, and their use in a trade network off the North Coast of Papua New Guinea.
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$40

54246
MILL, Susan W., GOWING, Donald P., HERBST, Derral R. & WAGNER, Warren L.
INDEXED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON THE FLOWERING PLANTS OF HAWAI'I - Bishop Museum Special Publication 82

Honolulu. 1988. University of Hawaii Press & Bishop Museum Press. 1st Ed. VI, 214, (1) PP with 3 maps, 2 b/w and 178 colour photos. Hard cover, title on front cover and spine. Fine. 24 x 16. 0824811690
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$30

13261
MRANTZ, Maxine
HAWAIIAN MONARCHY, The Romantic Years

Honolulu. 1983. Aloha Graphics. 4th printing of the 1974 original. 48 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 23 x 15. 0941351009
Glimpses into the life and times of the Hawaiian monarchs, From King Kamehameha I, to Queen Liliuokalani.
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$10

71394
MULLINS, Joseph G.
HAWAIIAN JOURNEY

Honolulu, Hawai'i. 2005. Mutual Publishing Company 16th printing of July 2005. Revised edition of the 1978 original. (8), 130 PP with over 160 b/w illustrrations. Pictorial stiff cover. Fine. 25.3 x 14.8. 9780935180044
From Neolithic Polynesia through western contact, depopulation, influx of new peoples, monarchy, annexation, world wars, statehood and the Hawaiian sovereignty movement.
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$25

22633
MURRAY-OLIVER, Anthony
CAPTAIN COOK'S HAWAII, As Seen by his Artists

Wellington. 1975. Millwood Press. 1st Ed. 216 PP with 70 b/w & colour plates with enlargements. Title-page: James Cook Wedgwood Cameo by Flaxman. Fp: Captain James Cook, oil painting by Webber. Eps: General Chart Exhibiting the Discoveries made by Capt. James Cook in this and his two preceding Voyages with the Tracks of the Ships under his Command. Hard cover, gilt medallion on front, dj. Cover with faint scratches and a small bump at corner, o/wise a near fine copy. Oblong: 22.8 x 25.
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$30

50812
NEDELJKOVIC, Maryvonne (editor)
YHI - STRATEGIES DANS LE PACIFIQUE: Tradition et Modernité/STRATEGIES IN THE PACIFIC: Tradition and Modernity - Tome I

Paris. 2005. Groupe de Recherches Identitéa et Cultures, Equipe Stratégie des Pacifiques/L'Harmattan. 1st Ed. Yearly publication. 220, (3) PP with 2 figures. Soft cover. French and English texts (with summary in the other language). New. 21.5 x 13.5. 2747592618
YHI: Australian Aborigines' sun goddess. 8 texts: 1 in English and 7 in French. The case of New Caledonia between tradition and modernity, by Arnaud de Raulin. Australia-China contemporary relationship. Australia: a good neighbour country. New Zealand cut ties with the Privy Council in London, by Armelle Renaut-Couteau... Mining rights in New Caledonia, by Gérard Orfila.
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$35

15122
NORDHOFF, Charles
NORDHOFF's WEST COAST, California, Oregon, and Hawaii

London. 1987. KPI. Reprint of 1874 (Part I) and 1875 (Part II) original, edited by Kaori O'Connor, in the Pacific Basin Book series. 255, 256 PP with 155 bw illust. in text. Very good. 23.5 x 15.5. 710302576
The finest descriptive account ever written of life along the Pacific Coast of North America and in the Hawaiian Islands in the latter part of the 19th Century.
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$35

57953
OLIVER, Douglas
BLACK ISLANDERS - A Personal Perspective of Bougainville 1937-1991

Honolulu. 1991. University of Hawaii Press. 1st Ed. (XVIII), (2 blank), 289 PP with 15 figures, plus 24 pages with 58 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23.5 x 15. 0824814347
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$15

57867
PACIFIC
HAWAIIAN STUDIES PROGRAM GUIDE

Honolulu. 1986. Department of Education, State of Hawaii. March 1986 revised edition of the 1981 original. Foreword by Francis M. Hatanaka. V, 97 PP (typescript) with 1 organigram and 7 b/w illustrations, plus 4 pages "headings". Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.5 x 21.5.
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$20

59610
PACIFIC
PACIFIC ISLANDS COMMUNICATION JOURNAL - Vol. 13, No. 1

Suva & Honolulu. 1984. Pacific Islands News Association & Communication Institute, East-West Center. Vol. 13, No. 1, 1984, edited by Jim Richstad. VII, 160 PP with 1 facsimile of front page of first issue of "Ka Lama Hawaii". Illustrated soft cover. Near fine. 22.5 x 15.
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$10

57716
PEACOCK, Daniel J.
LEE BOO OF BELAU - A Prince in London

Honolulu. 1987. South Sea Books / University of Hawaii Press. 1st Ed. XVII, 259, (3) PP with 1 chart, 1 map, 2 plans of the river Thames and 36 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Spine of dust jacket lightly sunned. Faint foxing, o/wise very good. 24 x 16. 0824810864
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$30

17754
PHILLIPS, Valmai, COBERN, Patricia, & HOWARD, Ann
EXPLORING THE MYSTERIOUS SOUTH

Sydney. c. 1990. Bay Books. 1st Ed. 280 PP with b/w & colour illust. Hard cover, dj. Few foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 26.5 x 18.5. 085835912X
The tales of the men who sought new lands and fortunes in the Pacific's uncharted territories.
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$10

48488
POTTIER DE L'HORME
LE DRAMATIQUE TOUR DU MONDE DU CHEVALIER DE SURVILLE 1769-1773

Paris. 2004. Service Historique de la Marine / Editions du Gerfaut. 1st edition, introduced and annotated by Alain Morgat. 288 PP with 2 maps and 18 b/w illustrations (3 drawings, 4 engravings, 11 plans). Pictorial soft cover. French text. Fine. 22 x 14.5. 2914622570
The Saint-Jean Baptiste of the French East India Company and voyage of exploration. 05/06/1769: sailed from Pondichery. Calls in Malacca, Philippines, Solomon Islands, New Zealand (18/12/1769 to 1/1/1770), Easter Island, Juan Fernandez Island. Arrival in Callao, Peru 08/04/1770.
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$35

54198
PROVENZA, Renata
HAWAII (in Qantas The Australian Way)

Sydney. 2001. Qantas Airways Limited. Issue for Summer 2001/02. 104 PP. Contains article between P. 24 to 31 with 10 colour photos. Pictorial (Frangipani flower) soft cover. New. 27.2 x 21.
Pacific Paradise: Sun, Sand and some serious Surf in the Hawaiian Islands.
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$10

47367
RANDALL, John E.
SHORE FISHES OF HAWAI'I (HAWAII)

Honolulu. 1998. University of Hawai'i Press. Reprint of the 1996 original. X, 11-216 PP with hundreds of colour photos (covering 342 species). Pictorial soft cover. Mint condition. 21 x 12. 08248212823
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$15

47378
RAUZON, Mark J.
ISLES OF REFUGE: Wildlife and History of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Honolulu. 2001. A Latitude 20 Book / University of Hawai'i Press. 1st Ed. X, 206 PP with 11 maps (1 general, 10 location), b/w and colour illustrations (drawings, paintings and photos). Fp (in colour): Laysan Albatross sails toward Nihoa. Cloth cover, gilt title on front board and spine, dj. Fine. 24.3 x 21.3. 0824822099
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$25

47377
RAUZON, Mark J.
ISLES OF REFUGE: Wildlife and History of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Honolulu. 2001. A Latitude 20 Book / University of Hawai'i Press. 1st Ed. X, 206 PP with 11 maps (1 general, 10 location), b/w and colour illustrations (drawings, paintings and photos). Fp (in colour): Laysan Albatross sails toward Nihoa. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23.5 x 20.7. 0824823303
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60227
ROYTE, Elizabeth
ON THE BRINK - Hawaii's Vanishing Species (in National Geographic Magazine)

Washington. 1995. N.G.S. Volume 188, No. 3, September 1995. Contains articles between P. 2 and 37 with 2 maps and 25 colour illustrations (photographs by Chris Johns), plus the large folded map "Rediscovering Hawaii" loosely inserted. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 25.4 x 17.5.
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$10

65218
SALAUN, Marie
DECOLONISER L'ECOLE ? - Hawai'i, Nouvelle-Calédonie: Expériences contemporaines

Rennes. 2013. Presses Universitaires de Rennes. 1st edition in "Collection Essais". 304 PP with b/w illustrations (1 photo, diagrams, graphs, 2 maps, 8 tables). Pictorial soft cover. French text. Fine. 23 x 14. 9782753521650
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$40

71345
SAUVIN, G.
UN ROYAUME POLYNESIEN, Iles Hawai

Paris. 1893. Librairie Plon. 1st Ed. (4), 322 PP with 4 tables, plus 1 folded map at rear. Marbled endpapers. Quarter bound, gilt title on spine. Faint foxing on outside edges. Near fine. French text. 18 x 12.
A Polynesian kingdom. Hawaii: its history, discovery, arrival and impact of the Europeans/Americans. Constitution of 1887, social and cultural anthropology, Anglo-saxon contributions, ...
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$125

48787
SAUVIN, G.
UN ROYAUME POLYNESIEN, Iles Hawai

Paris. 1893. Librairie Plon. 1st Ed. (4), 322 PP with 4 tables, plus 1 folded map at rear. Soft wrappers a little chipped and rubbed. Faint foxing on outside edges. Internally near fine. French text. 18.6 x 12.
A Polynesian kingdom. Hawaii: its history, disovery, arrival and impact of the Europeans/Americans. Constitution of 1887, social and cultural anthropology, Anglo-saxon contributions, ...
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$60

62509
SEWARD, Robert
RADIO HAPPY ISLES - Media and Politics at Play in the Pacific

Honolulu. 1999. University of Hawai'i Press. 1st paperback edition. X, 234, (2) PP with 1 map on double page and tables. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 23 x 15.2. 0824821068
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$20

57871
SHORES, Mahoe
MODERN HISTORY OF HAWAI'I

Honolulu. 1983. Department of Education, State of Hawaii. Revised edition of the 1977 text. Edited by Jane Kinoshita, with a foreword by Dr. Donnis H. Thompson. (2), IV, 235 PP in typescript with a few figures. Pictorial soft cover. Some foxing, o/wise near fine. 27.5 x 21.5.
A High School One Semester Course.
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$20

55449
SILVA, Noenoe K.
ALOHA BETRAYED: Native Hawaiian resistance to American Colonialism

Durham. 2004. Duke University Press. 1st Ed. X, 261 PP with b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. New. 23 x 15.3. 9780222333494
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$20

39142
SINCLAIR, Marjorie
NAHI'ENA'ENA SACRED DAUGHTER OF HAWAI'I

Honolulu. 1976. The University Press of Hawaii. 1st Ed. XXII, 177, (3) PP with 15 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Fine. 21.8 x 14.6. 0824803671
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$20

56814
SMITH, Stephen V., CHAVE, Keith E. & KAM, Dennis T. O.
ATLAS OF KANEOHE BAY: A Reef Ecosystem Under Stress

Honolulu. 1973. The University of Hawaii. 1st Ed., in the University of Hawaii Sea Grant Program. VIII, 128 PP with 55 figures (one of them folded). Soft cover, pictorial front, spiral bound. Covers slightly soiled, signature of previous owner on front cover, o/wise very good. 28 x 21.5.
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$30

33034
SOHMER, S. H. & GUSTAFSON, R.
PLANTS AND FLOWERS OF HAWAI'I

Honolulu. 1987. University of Hawaii Press. 1st Ed. 160 PP with 3 maps, 2 b/w and 178 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 23.4 x 16. 0824810961
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$15

58394
SUTTER, Frederick Koehler
THE SAMOANS: A Global Family

Honolulu. 1989. University of Hawaii Press. 1st Ed. Foreword by A. P. Lutali and Peter Lali Coleman. (XIV), 221 PP with colour illustrations (1 map on double page, 7 code flags, 105 national flags and hundreds of photos). Laminated pictorial boards. Book is in fine condition, dust jacket has a few chips and a closed tear. Oblong: 23.8 x 31.2. 0824812387
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$20

59468
TAKAKI, Ronald
PAU HANA, Plantation Life and Labor in Hawaii 1835-1920

Honolulu. 1984. University of Hawaii Press. Paperback edition of the 1983 original. XIV, (2), 213 PP with 25 b/w illust. (24 photos). Title-page: Japanese labourers. Pictorial soft covers. Name of previous owner on title page. Faint foxing on outside edges. Near fine. 23.4 x 15.3. 0824800564
The experiences of the plantation workers: Hawaiian, Chinese, Norwegians... Japanese, Filipinos. Development of the sugar industry.
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48851
TAYLOR, Albert Pierce
UNDER HAWAIIAN SKIES - A Narrative of the Romance, Adventure and History of the Hawaiian Islands. A Complete Historical Account

Honolulu, Hawaii. 1926. Advertiser Publishing Co., Ltd. 2nd Ed. 609 PP with 59 b/w illustrations (documents, drawings, engravings, photos). Fp: Waikiki. Illustrated cloth cover and spine. Spine and front edges of covers lightly sunned. Lower corner of 24 first pages with small faint damp marks. Note "With the Aloha of the Author" on front endpaper, signed and dated by the author. Previous owner's faint signature at top of front endpaper. An otherwise near fine copy. 22.5 x 16.
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$50

31642
TAYLOR, Frank J., WELTY, Earl M., & EYRE David W.
FROM LAND AND SEA - The Story of Castle & Cooke of Hawaii

San Francisco. 1976. Chronicle Books. 1st Ed. 288 PP with 2 family trees and 116 b/w illust. Fp: Portraits of Samuel Northrup Castle and Amos Starr Cooke. Eps: Map of the Hawaiian Islands. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 24 x 16.3. 0877010811
Story of Hawaiian monarchs and missionaries, bold sea captains and adventurous entrepreneurs... From a Hawaiian general store to a leader in food industry.
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$20

62505
VERGUET, Léopold
HISTOIRE DE LA PREMIERE MISSION CATHOLIQUE AU VICARIAT DE MELANESIE

Montpellier, France. 2012. Association Arts et Traditions Rurales. 1st Ed. Introduction by Jean-Claude Richard, Alain Saussol & Joël Dauphiné. XXII, (4), 366 PP (reprint of the 1854 original) with b/w illustrations (1 engraving, 2 facsimiles of documents, 3 portraits, 7 maps & plans) and 5 colour illustrations, plus 24 plates (2 watercolours and 22 b/w engravings). Pictorial soft cover. French text. Fine. 20.5 x 14.5. 9791090704039
New South Wales: P.26 to 54, plus 2 b/w plates. New Caledonia: P.55 to 75, then P.231 to 279. Solomon Islands: P.76 to 205, then P.280 to 286. New Zealand: P.208 to 231.
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$80

60255
WESTLAKE, Wayne K.
A PACIFIC ISLANDS COLLECTION (in Seaweeds and Constructions, an Art and Literary Publication of Hawaii)

Honolulu. 1984. Seaweeds and Constructions. 2nd printing of the 1983 edition of Seaweeds and Constructions, No. 7. Preface by Richard Hamasaki. X, 96 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 21.6 x 15.
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$15

54685
WOODBURN, Rob
BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII (in Qantas The Australian Way)

Sydney. 2008. Qantas Airways Limited. Issue for April 2008. 242 PP. Contains article from P.87 to 92 with 5 colour photos. Pictorial (Frangipani flower) soft cover. New. 27.2 x 21.
Hawaii's largest Island.
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$10

21419
WYNDETTE, Olive
ISLANDS OF DESTINY, A History of Hawaii

Rutland, Vt., USA. 1968. Charles E. Tuttle Co. 1st printing. XIV, 296 PP, plus 36 pages with 20 bw plates. Fp: Coconut palms. Eps: Map of the Hawaiian Islands. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. (price clipped). Fine. 24 x 16.
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$15