19218vo [23 x 15 cm]; xv, 534 pp, illustrations from photos, few from drwgs, including portraits by George Biddle, folding colored map of the South Sea Islands with inset of Tahiti. original pictorial cloth, quarter inch tear at foot of spine, outer cover chipped for one inch, very good with the author's signature. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A well-illustrated account, largely related to the native peoples of Tahiti, but including nature, customs, etc, described before the massive tourist development of the area.
1997Yellow octavo (red spine) ; 128 p. : ill. (some b&w.), facsims., maps, plans, ports ; 24 cm Surprisingly uncommon. // New Zealand -- Antiquities -- Archaeology -- History
1882Paris, F. Didot, 1882, in-16, br., pp. VII, 292. Minime mancanze al dorso. ("Bibliothèque des mères de famille").
1986A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 104 pages. Many illustrations in b&w and color. "Terence Barrow explains in plain language the design motifs, the materials and construction and the everyday uses of Maori art objects. His clear explanations are illustrated with many fine photographs and drawings."
19368vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; xvi, 264 pp, numerous illustrations from photos, text illus, endpaper maps, index. original cloth, spine faded, very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Travels to the islands of the south Pacific with good descriptions of their natural history, bird and fish life, native peoples, etc.
1978A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 193 pages. Slight edge wear to faded dust jacket. Previous owner's name.
19934to [27 x 21 cm]; 159, [xiii] pp, many illustrations, including colored, including many full-page, maps, bibliography, index. original pictorial heavy paper wraps, title lettering on spine and cover, fine and clean, with the loose leaf of prices realized and with the loose prospectus for the sale including colored illustrations. A picture of this book is available upon request b A beautifully illustrated Sotheby's sale of books on Australia and Pacific, from a collection amassed over many years, describing 278 items in detail, very well-illustrated, sale held in London, 25 June 1993. A very useful reference covering a period of 400 years of exploration beginning with the first publication of Rotz's great atlas from 1542 and including Pacific voyages and discovery, the first fleet and settlement of Australia, first fleet association copies, coastal surveying of Australia, inland exploration, etc.
19498vo [23 x 16 cm]; v, 310 pp, illustrations from drwgs by James Fuller, maps including map endpapers showing routes of explorers in this area, bibliog, index. original cloth, dj (chipped at edge, sunned, price clipped), front endpaper bound upside down by publisher, else near fine in good+ dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The history of this area, east of Australia in the South Pacific, with an emphasis on early explorers but also some more recent history.
1970154 pages with spotted page ends, clean covers with sharp corners, interior/text is free of marking of any kind. Nice copy, b&w illustrations.
1961Cartonato con legatura in tela e sovracoperta illustrata leggermente rovinata. cofanetto in cartone; fotografie e tavole a colori e bn; pp.274; Buono
1989ref. 1200831989 Sheffield House / Compliments: New Zealand Pharmaceuticals Limited - 1989 - Fort in-4, format à l'italienne, cartonnage pleine toile verte; pièce d'illustration sur le premier plat avec titre et filets dorés; toutes tranches dorées - 382 pages - Très nombreuses illustrations et reproductions photographiques en couleurs et en N&B in et hors texte - Ouvrage en anglais
1940ref. EC334781940 Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, nouvelle série, tome XIV, fasc. unique, 1940 : in-8, broché extrait, pp. 63-201, 280 figures in-texte, couverture imprimée. Très bon état.
Lisboa, Tipographia da Academia Real das Sciencias, 1855. Folio.; 38 pp. Cubiertas originales en papel impreso. Un raro e interesante estudio sobre las posibilidades del "phormium tenax", formio, lino ó cáñamo de Nueva Zelanda, tambien conocido como "phormium cookianum", y en maorí: "harakeke" y "wharariki", descubiertas por el naturalista Jacques Labillardière quien recolectó linos indígenas cuando los barcos franceses visitaban el lejano norte de la Isla Norte de Nueva Zelandia en 1793.
In 8o, pp. 41, br., 1 carta n.t. 4 tavv. fotogr. f.t. e 1 grande carta piu vv. rip. f.t. (Geology of Musa valley). Rapporto N. 52 del Bureau of Mineral Reources, Geology and Geophysics del Department of National Development del Commonwealth of Australia. Ottimo (869/ AUSTRALIA - PAPUA - GEOLOGIA)
1963ref. E73987Louvain, Institut de recherches économiques, sociales et politiques 1963 xvi + 337pp., 24cm., softcover, VG, E73987
1963xvi + 337pp., 24cm., softcover, VG, E73987
Oxford, at The Clarendon Press, 1941. 4to. mayor; 3 hs., 208 pp. Encuadernación original en tela estampada.
1841ref. 70233Ohne Ort, um 1841. Darstellung jeweils ca. 10,5 x 12,5 cm, Blatt ca. 27,5 x 17 cm. 1 Blatt, verso weiß.
1988No marks or inscriptions. Two very clean very tight copies with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jackets not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with sunned and slightly foxed spines and chip/nick to top of spine of Henry Lawson volume. The two volumes in excellent condition slipcase. 304 + 304pp. Volume one contains the selected works of A.B. Banjo Paterson including his best-loved stories and poems such as 'Waltzing Matilda'. Volume two contains the sketches and poems of Henry Lawson which are an essential part of the Australian literary tradition. Illustrated with period photographs throughout both volumes. A heavy set.
1930ref. 2860London: The Religious Tract Society ca. 1930 (?). With coloured and other Illustrations, 239 pp 8°, gilt and coloured stamped cloth
19688vo., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread, plates and endpaper maps, top lightly dust-soiled; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
1960ref. AUB-643Editions Albin-Michel, Paris 1960. Bel exemplaire broché, couverture et jaquette d'éd., in-8, 310 pages avec annexes et tables + planches.
ref. 91781Gollion - Genève, Infolio éditions - Musée d’ethnographie de Genève 2010, 280x230mm, 176pages, broché. Couverture à rabats. Exemplaire à l'état de neuf.
ref. 10785Lausanne, La Guilde du Livre 1962, 240x180mm, 192pages, reliure d'éditeur sous jaquette. cartonnage de l’éditeur. Bel exemplaire.
ref. 80062Tours, Alfred Mame et Fils 1884, 220x140mm, 239pages, Reliure percaline rouge de l’éditeur. Titre, ornementations et filets dorés au dos. Grand fleurons d’encadrement à froid sur les deux plats. Ornementation dorée sur le plat supérieur. Toutes tranches dorés. Belle reliure. Bel exemplaire.
