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THE GOLDEN HAZE: With Captain Cook in the South Pacific

THE GOLDEN HAZE: With Captain Cook in the South Pacific

$24.95NZD

1964. Intrigued by the history of Cook's expeditions, Roderick Cameron retraced the steps of the famous explorer, and, in The Golden Haze, gives a vivid, on-the-spot reconstruction of Captain Cook's

RETURN TO THE ISLANDS

RETURN TO THE ISLANDS

$58.95NZD

1957. 1st edition. HARDCOVER. In 1921 Arthur Grimble, leaving his wife and children, returned to the Gilbert and Ellice Islands of the Pacific, as commissioner with the colonial service.

SOUTH SEA FOLK: Handbook of Oceanic Ethnology

SOUTH SEA FOLK: Handbook of Oceanic Ethnology

$49.95NZD

1949. Auckland Museum.

LOVE IN THE SOUTH SEAS

LOVE IN THE SOUTH SEAS

$39.95NZD

1956. 1st edition. An account of family and sex life in the Polynesian islands by Danielsson who was the anthropologist on board Thor Heyerdahl's Kon Tiki voyage.

THE KON-TIKI EXPEDITION: by Raft Across the South Seas

THE KON-TIKI EXPEDITION: by Raft Across the South Seas

$44.95NZD

1950. The story of a daring voyage by the author and five companions on board a primitive raft from the coast of Peru to the Pacific Islands.

ANATOMY OF PARADISE: Hawaii and The Islands of The South Seas

ANATOMY OF PARADISE: Hawaii and The Islands of The South Seas

$49.95NZD

1937. A book on Hawaii and the Islands of the South Seas.

TAHITI: Voyage Through Paradise

TAHITI: Voyage Through Paradise

$49.95NZD

1955. 1st edition. The author's travels to Tahiti, Moorea, Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa, Bora Bora, Tubai, Maupiti, Mopelia, and Rarotonga.

A PATTERN OF ISLANDS

A PATTERN OF ISLANDS

$59.95NZD

1952. A story of a young man in the Pacific, living for thirty years in the Gilbert & Ellis Islands working for the Colonial Office.

THE GUNS OF LAUTOKA

THE GUNS OF LAUTOKA

ISBN# 0959790101
$42.95NZD

1988. SIGNED. The real story of Canadian born Auckland based criminal lawyer Christopher Harder and his detention in a Fiji military jail.

PACIFIC JEWELLERY AND ADORNMENT
New Book

PACIFIC JEWELLERY AND ADORNMENT

ISBN# 9780824828820
$79.95NZD

2004. 1st edition. This magnificent book showcases more than 250 of the finest examples of traditional jewellery from the Pacific.

OMAI: Pacific Envoy

OMAI: Pacific Envoy

ISBN# 0196479525
$39.95NZD

1977. 1st edition. Cook and Forneaux took Mai to England where he was a curiosity and learnt some European ways.

The Origin of the Kava and Sugarcane Plants by Okusitino Mahina
New Book

The Origin of the Kava and Sugarcane Plants by Okusitino Mahina

ISBN# 9780986453113
$49.95NZD

2009. 1st edition. Retelling of a legend set in ancient Tonga.

FIJI

FIJI

ISBN# 851662072
$49.95NZD

1969. 1st edition. Vintage book on Fiji history illustrated throughout with monochrome images.

TIDES OF HISTORY: The Pacific Islands in the Twentieth Century
New Book

TIDES OF HISTORY: The Pacific Islands in the Twentieth Century

ISBN# 1863735410
$109.95NZD

1994. A critical analysis, from a variety of perspectives, of the nature of the social, political, economic and cultural experiences of the Pacific Islands peoples in colonial and contemporary times.

MOANA: Vastness of the Waters

MOANA: Vastness of the Waters

$54.95NZD

1956. 1st edition. Focuses on diving adventures in the West Indies with many great underwater photos.

KING OF KIRIWINA: The Adventures Of Sergeant Saville In The South Seas

KING OF KIRIWINA: The Adventures Of Sergeant Saville In The South Seas

$39.95NZD

1974. 1st edition. The author was a sergeant in the Australian Army and arrived, somewhat unceremoniously, by parachute on the island of Kiriwana.

WHITE SHADOWS IN THE SOUTH SEAS

WHITE SHADOWS IN THE SOUTH SEAS

$69.95NZD

Circa 1930. 1st edition. A record of a year spent among the simple, friendly cannibals of Atuona valley, on the island of Hiva-oa in the Marquesas.

PLUMES AND ARROWS: Inside New Guinea

PLUMES AND ARROWS: Inside New Guinea

$59.95NZD

1962. 1st edition. A selective combination in one volume of the books 'Adam with Arrows', 'Adam in Plumes' and 'Islands of Men'.

THE BLUE OF CAPRICORN

THE BLUE OF CAPRICORN

$79.95NZD

1961. 1st edition. An impression of the Pacific and the people who live there.

LAND OF DAHORI: Tales of New Guinea

LAND OF DAHORI: Tales of New Guinea

$29.95NZD

1957. 1st edition. Author explores a writer's paradise - a land of witchcraft and taboos, evil spirits and pagan idols.

HUNGER AND WORK IN A SAVAGE TRIBE

HUNGER AND WORK IN A SAVAGE TRIBE

$38.95NZD

1948. 1st edition. Examines the cultural aspects of food and eating among the Southern Bantu.

THE HAPPY ISLAND

THE HAPPY ISLAND

$69.96NZD

1954. 1st edition. Life with the South Sea Islanders of Raroia.

LAST DAYS IN PARADISE: Tahiti Then and Now

LAST DAYS IN PARADISE: Tahiti Then and Now

$69.95NZD

1964. 1st edition. An autobiographical account of life in Tahiti. Includes a glossary of Tahitian words.

CANNIBAL CARAVAN

CANNIBAL CARAVAN

$49.95NZD

1950. 1st edition. Adventurers in Dutch New Guinea up to the Sterren Range.

POLYNESIAN TRADE WIND

POLYNESIAN TRADE WIND

$49.95NZD

1949. 1st edition. Travel Adventures translated from the Swedish by Joan Bulman.

WESTWARD THE COURSE: The New World of Oceania

WESTWARD THE COURSE: The New World of Oceania

$48.95NZD

1942. A narrative survey of the new world of Oceania, the Islands of the Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands Indies and Malaya.

WHERE THE TRADE WINDS BLOW

WHERE THE TRADE WINDS BLOW

$79.95NZD

1946. 1st edition. A collections of tales of island life, war in the Pacific, fiction, verse, history and cartoons about the South Pacific.

VOYAGE TO THE AMOROUS ISLANDS: The Discovery of Tahiti

VOYAGE TO THE AMOROUS ISLANDS: The Discovery of Tahiti

$39.95NZD

1955, 1st edition. The discovery of Tahiti, when, in 1766, Captain Samuel Wallis sailed the Dolphin out from Plymouth Sound.

TORN BETWEEN TWO WORLDS

TORN BETWEEN TWO WORLDS

$42.95NZD

1972. 1st edition. Follows the life journey of Sond and Wasun, two Papua New Guinean villagers and their journey to Christianity.

THE TROBRIANDERS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

THE TROBRIANDERS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

$49.95NZD

1988. This re-examination of the Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea.

THE CHANGING PACIFIC: Essays In Honour of H.E. Maude

THE CHANGING PACIFIC: Essays In Honour of H.E. Maude

$68.95NZD

1978. 1st edition. A collection of essays put together by a wide range of Pacific specialists on Henry Maude.

The Coconut Shell Canoe

The Coconut Shell Canoe

$39.95NZD

Vintage school story book, fairy tales from the Pacific Islands.

THE FATAL IMPACT: The Invasion of the South Pacific 1767-1840

THE FATAL IMPACT: The Invasion of the South Pacific 1767-1840

$79.95NZD

1966. 1st edition. The European impact on the Pacific in the 18th Century.

THE HAPPY LAGOONS: The World of Queen Salote

THE HAPPY LAGOONS: The World of Queen Salote

$74.95NZD

1957. Journalists account of time spent in Tonga observing Sexual freedoms and taboos, religion and the older superstitions.

THE PACIFIC WAR 1941 - 1945 and Norfolk Island

THE PACIFIC WAR 1941 - 1945 and Norfolk Island

ISBN# 0646106775
$39.95NZD

1992. A well illustrated account of Norfolk Island that not only recounts the earthworks, and the land surrendered to the airfield, but also the people of the island, and those that came to help.

THE ROMANCE OF PITCAIRN ISLAND

THE ROMANCE OF PITCAIRN ISLAND

$99.95NZD

1905 (115 yo). 1st edition. History of Pitcairn Island.

THE SOUTH SEAS DREAM: An Adventure in Paradise

THE SOUTH SEAS DREAM: An Adventure in Paradise

ISBN# 434219614
$39.95NZD

1982. 1st edition. Exploring life from New Caledonia to New Hebrides by trading sailboat or cargo ferry including cultural clashes.

HELL AND PARADISE: The Norfolk Bounty Pitcairn Saga

HELL AND PARADISE: The Norfolk Bounty Pitcairn Saga

ISBN# 0670815217
$29.95NZD

1986. Norfolk and Pitcairn are two island specks in the South Pacific separated by over 3700 miles but joined in a common heritage.

PACIFIC VIEWPOINT: Change - Conflict - Continuity, Vol 10, Number 1. - May 1969
ISLES OF SOLOMON: A Tale of Missionary Adventure

ISLES OF SOLOMON: A Tale of Missionary Adventure

$49.95NZD

1955. 1st edition. The story of John Francis Goldie as a missionary among the people of Western Solomon Islands.

SOUTH SEA FOLK: Handbook of Oceanic Ethnology

SOUTH SEA FOLK: Handbook of Oceanic Ethnology

$39.95NZD

1967. Auckland Museum.

TAHITI LANDFALL

TAHITI LANDFALL

$49.95NZD

1948. 1st edition. The author's island paradise, with drawings by Nicholas Mordvinoff.

SOLOMON ISLANDS SOJOURN Life and Development On Remote Pacific Islands
New Book

SOLOMON ISLANDS SOJOURN Life and Development On Remote Pacific Islands

ISBN# 9780473148362
$34.95NZD

2009. 1st edition. A Volunteer's Story of Life and Development on Remote Pacific Islands.

IDENTITY THROUGH HISTORY: Living Stories in a Solomon Islands Society
New Book

IDENTITY THROUGH HISTORY: Living Stories in a Solomon Islands Society

ISBN# 0521401720
$48.95NZD

1991. Attempts to explain how identity formation developed among the people of Santa Isabel in the Solomon Islands.

ONE MAN'S LOG

ONE MAN'S LOG

$49.95NZD

1966. 1st edition. The Personal Account of A Member of Thor Heyerdahl's Expedition to Easter Island.

OUR PACIFIC NEIGHBOURS

OUR PACIFIC NEIGHBOURS

$59.95NZD

1953. History of the Pacific covering discovery, trade and immigration in Australia.

PACIFIC ISLANDS PORTRAITS

PACIFIC ISLANDS PORTRAITS

$39.95NZD

1970. A series of portraits of men and women who lived in the islands between the early years of the nineteenth century.

Pacific Hitch-Hike to Jambolana

Pacific Hitch-Hike to Jambolana

$79.95NZD

1989. 1st edition. Author's adventures and travels from England to New Zealand and on to Tahiti, New Hebrides, Marquesas, Samoa and other places in the Pacific.

PACIFIC PILGRIMAGE

PACIFIC PILGRIMAGE

$59.95NZD

1941.

PIM'S PACIFIC: Stories from the South Seas

PIM'S PACIFIC: Stories from the South Seas

$79.95NZD

1965. 1st edition. The stories in this book first appeared in the Pacific Islands Monthly.

PIONEERS OF THE PACIFIC

PIONEERS OF THE PACIFIC

$29.95NZD

1965. The true story of discovery, adventure & settlement in the wide expanses of the Pacific Ocean, from the first hazardous voyage of Magellan to the closing years of the 19th Century.

Islands of the SOUTH PACIFIC

Islands of the SOUTH PACIFIC

$49.95NZD

1962. 1st edition. Author's account of his time whilst being based in the the British Western Pacific Territories and Fiji.

NAWOK! The New Zealand Expedition To New Guinea's Highest Mountains

NAWOK! The New Zealand Expedition To New Guinea's Highest Mountains

$32.95NZD

1962. 1st edition. The account of a major mountain range in Central New Guinea, and of the wild, mostly unexplored country surrounding it.

NEW GUINEA VENTURE

NEW GUINEA VENTURE

$79.95NZD

1967. 1st edition. Micheal Courage's experiences in the voluntary Service Overseas Organisation working with an Anglican Mission in Eastern New Guinea.

HAWAIIAN Magic and Spirituality

HAWAIIAN Magic and Spirituality

ISBN# 1567181880
$59.95NZD

2000. 1st edition. Celebrated author Scott Cunningham offers a sociological and historical perspective on the fascinating beliefs and practices of the Hawaiian people before the advent of Christianity

ADVENTURES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC by One Who Was Born There

ADVENTURES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC by One Who Was Born There

$24.95NZD

Circa 1950. Story largely about Tahiti and adjacent islands by one who was born there.

ATOLL HOLIDAY

ATOLL HOLIDAY

$79.95NZD

1958. 1st edition. Author's account of a trip to The Gilbert Islands.

Children of the Sun : Fiji Islands

Children of the Sun : Fiji Islands

ISBN# 9780958756303
$21.95NZD

1996. Photograph book of the Fiji Islands.

My Samoan Chief

My Samoan Chief

ISBN# 087022932X
$49.95NZD

1969. 1st edition. An engaging autobiographical account of a young American woman's life in her Samoan husband's native home.

CANNIBAL VALLEY: The Heroic struggle for Christ in New Guinea

CANNIBAL VALLEY: The Heroic struggle for Christ in New Guinea

$49.95NZD

1962. Set in Dutch New Guinea in the early 1960's, this book accounts the spiritual advance of Christian missionaries into the remote area of the Dani tribesmen.

BRIDE IN THE SOLOMONS

BRIDE IN THE SOLOMONS

$79.95NZD

1944. The author of I Married Adventure, continues her memoirs of exploration in the primitive areas of the world.

NATIVE MEN REMADE: Gender and Nation in Contemporary Hawaii

NATIVE MEN REMADE: Gender and Nation in Contemporary Hawaii

ISBN# 9780822343219
$59.95NZD

2008. 1st edition. The fascinating story of how gender, culture, class, and personality intersect as a group of indigenous Hawaiian men work to overcome the dislocations of colonial history.

TAHITI LANDFALL

TAHITI LANDFALL

$39.95NZD

1945. The author's island paradise, with drawings by Nicholas Mordvinoff and the photographs of Prudence and Igor Anziferoff Allen, going from Tahiti to Huahine.

FIJI in colour

FIJI in colour

$39.95NZD

1968. Pictorial history of Fiji.

AKU-AKU: The Secret of Easter Island

AKU-AKU: The Secret of Easter Island

$24.95NZD

1958. Thor Heyerdahl's research at Rano Raraku & Anakena on their many giant stone statues.

I Come from the Stone Age

I Come from the Stone Age

$69.95NZD

1964. 1st edition. Diary of the author's exploration and research in Dutch New Guinea.

Mountains in the Clouds

Mountains in the Clouds

$49.95NZD

1963. 1st edition. Story of Olaf Ruhen who travelled through Papua and Australian New Guinea during the early 1960s.