46578
AHUROA, Etienne
LES PARFUMS DU SILENCE

Papeete. 2003. Editions le Motu. 1st Ed. 96 PP. Soft cover. New. French text. 20.3 x 14.5. 2915105081
Theatre play, set in Atuona, Marquesas at the time of the death of Paul Gauguin (8th May 1903).
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$35

56241
ALBONICO, Karine & MILLEDROGUES, Lucie
MONO'I de Tahiti et ses Îles

Papeete. 2008. Au Vent des Îles. 1st Ed., in Collection Survol. 80 PP with colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. French text. New. 20 x 13. 978915654516
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$35

55700
AMARU, Patrick, DEVATINE, Flora, & SPITZ, Chantal T. et al.
PATRIMOINE EN DANGER (in LITTERAMA'OHI - Ramées de Littérature Polynésienne - Te Hotu Ma'ohi No. 14)

Papeete. 2008. Editions Tahiti Iti. Issue No. 14, Decembre 2007, edition limited to 600 copies. 190 PP. Soft cover, colour illustration inside rear cover. New. French and Maohi texts. 21 x 15. 9782916411100
Heritage in French Polynesia.
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$55

55699
ARRECGROS, J.
THE FAIRYLAND OF TAHITIAN SHELLS

Paris. 1984. Société des Océanistes. 1st English edition. No. 12 in the Dossiers Tahitiens series. 32 PP with 2 b/w and 22 colour illustrations (legend of illustrations in English and French). Pictorial soft cover. English text. Near fine. 19 x 14.
Shells in Tahiti.
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$20

43276
ARTUR, Gilles, FOURCADE, J.P. & ZINGG, J.P. (editors)
NOA NOA - P. GAUGUIN

Papeete. 2001. Editions Avant et Après. 1st bilingual edition. No pagination, 140 Pages with 32 pages of b/w or colour illustrations (mainly full page colour). Fp: a vase. Eps: Marquesan tattoo. Printed on art paper. Illustrated soft cover. French text with English translation. Large format: 40 x 28. 2907716182
A facsimile of the original 1895 manuscript together with reproductions of Gauguin's works.
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$160

56795
BARROUX, Y. & REMBLIN, M. (editors)
INSTITUT D'EMISSION D'OUTRE-MER: LA POLYNESIE FRANCAISE - Rapport Annuel 2008

Papeete. 2009. Institut d'Emission d'Outre-Mer. 1st Ed. 248 PP with graphs and tables, plus 1 map in colour, 1 folded map in colour and 4 pages with 8 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. New. French text. 23.7 x 16.
Annual report for 2007: Population, Economy, Salaries, Welfare ... Industry... Budget.
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$75

55472
BENHAMOU, Patrick, GIBSON, Anna ... (editors)
VIVE LA FRANCE 2006

Melbourne. 2006. POL Publications. Annual Issue. 88 PP with colour illustrations. Pictorial soft civer. New. 28 x 21.
A dog's eye view of Paris, by Lisa Dabscheck. A Paris Affair by Alexander Lobrano... Paradise Found: Tahiti... Crown Jewel: Monaco...
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$15

56238
BESLU, Christian
LA PHILATELIE A TAHITI - 1958-2008 - Tome II

Papeete. 2008. Au Vent des Iles. 1st edition. Prefaces by Georges Puchon and François Dupuy. 258, (4 publications) PP with hundreds of colour illustrations (stamps, franking stamps, first day cover envelopes and post cards, aerograms...). Eps: avec l'OPT, 50 ans d'émotions et de passions. Laminated pictorial boards, dj. French text. New. 30.2 x 24. 9782915654486
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$95

55596
BESLU, Christian
LE TIMBRE ET LA POSTE A TAHITI

Paris. 1983. Société des Océanistes. 1st Ed., in the Dossier du Pacifique series. 52 PP with b/w illustrations (envelopes, franking stamps, stamps and photos) and 14 colour illustrations at centrefold. Pictorial soft cover. French text. Fine. 19 x 14.
Stamps and Post Office in French Polynesia.
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$20

56798
BOSMEL, Jean-Claude & MAURY, Dominique
PAPEETE 1960-1980

Papeete. 2008. Editions Avant et Après. 1st Ed. 64 PP with 48 b/w photos by Jean-Claude Bosmel. Pictorial soft cover. French text. New. Oblong: 15 x 21 9782907716277
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$40

12624
CHABOUIS, L. & F.
SHORT FLORA OF TAHITI

Paris. 1970. Société des Océanistes. 1st English edition of the French orginal Petite Flore de Tahiti. Dossier No. 7 in the Dossiers Tahitiens series. 32 PP with 28 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 19 x 14.
Breadfruit of Bounty fame, Tiaré Tahiti and its reputation of sexual casualness.
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$20

43220
CHRISTIAN, F. W.
EASTERN PACIFIC LANDS - Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands

London. 1910. Robert Scott. 1st Ed. 269 PP, plus 6 maps (2 of them folded) and 56 b/w plates. Fp: A group of Tahitian men in festal attire. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Covers slightly flecked. Foxing spots on endpapers, few pages and outside edges, o/wise near fine. Scarce. 23.3 x 17.
Travel, adventure, and historical inquiry amongst the islands of Eastern Polynesia at the beginning of the 20th century.
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$350

56965
CIZERON, Marc
TONTON GRAND-FRERE

Papeete. 2006. Haere Po No Tahiti. 1st Ed. 172, (6) PP. Pictorial soft cover. French text. New. 25 x 13.5. 9782904171611
Novel.
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$50

56966
CIZERON, Marc
TOTOA

Papeete. 2008. Haere Po.. 1st Ed. 217, (3) PP. Pictorial soft cover. French text. New. 25 x 13.5. 9782904171680
Novel.
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$50

12567
CIZERON, Marc & HIENLY, Marianne (editors)
TAHITI, COTE MONTAGNE

Papeete. 1983. Haere Po No Tahiti. 1st Ed. 200 PP with 3 maps in text plus 18 pages with 19 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. French text. Fine. 21.5 x 15. 2904171045
Life in Tahiti in the 1980's, problems of modern society, a far cry from the paradise perceived by the tourist. Translated in 1983 and published by USP as Tahiti, the Other Side.
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$45

46560
COPPENRATH, Gérald
LA TERRE A TAHITI ET DANS LES ILES - Histoire de la Règlementation fonçière - Perspectives d' avenir

Papeete. 2003. Haere Po. 1st Ed. 330 PP with 3 maps and b/w illustrations (facsimile of documents, photos, plans ...). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. French text. 20.5 x 14. 2904171546
Land tenure in Tahiti and French Polynesia.
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$110

56963
CROOK, William Pascoe
AN ACCOUNT OF THE MARQUESAS ISLANDS 1797-1799

Papeete. 2007. Haere Po. 1st Ed. Introduction by Greg Dening. Foreword by H.-Marie Le Cleac'h. Editorial Note by Robert Koenig. Short Biography, by Douglas Peacocke. Preliminary Discourse by Samuel Greatheed. 206 PP with 2 facsimile of manuscript, 3 covers of books and 8 engravings, plus 16 b/w plates with 1 facsimile of manuscript, 4 maps, 5 charts and 6 engravings. Illustrated soft covers. New. 29.7 x 20.7. 2904171662
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$125

56964
CROOK, William Pascoe
RECIT AUX ILES MARQUISES 1797-1799

Papeete. 2007. Haere Po. 1st French edition. Introduction by Greg Dening. Foreword by H.-Marie Le Cleac'h. Editorial Note by Robert Koenig. Short Biography, by Douglas Peacocke. Preliminary Discourse by Samuel Greatheed. 216 PP with 1 facsimile of manuscript, 4 covers of books and 8 engravings, plus 14 b/w plates with 4 maps, 5 charts and 5 engravings. Illustrated soft covers. French text. New. 29.7 x 20.7. 9782904171659
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$125

55594
DANIELSSON, M - T. & B.
GAUGUIN IN TAHITI

Paris. 1982. Société des Océanistes. 1st English edition of Dossier No. 16 in the Dossiers Tahitiens series. 32 PP with 35 b/w illustrations with caption in French and English. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 19 x 14.
The artist's stay in Tahiti and the Marquesas between 1891 and 1903.
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$20

11918
DI PIAZZA, A., FRIMIGACCI, D., KELETOANA, M.
HOMMES AU FOUR - Cuisine de Futuna

Nouméa. 1991. Edition d'Art Calédoniennes. 1st Ed. 146 PP with b/w & colour illust. Eps: Location map and map of Futuna Island. Hard cover, dj. Fine. French text. 24.3 x 18.6.
Over 60 original and traditional recipes from the island of Futuna and includes a study of the forgotten cultural traditions now disappearing through the imports of western food and way of life.
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$75

21290
DODGE, Ernest S.
BALEINIERS A TAHITI

Paris. 1971. Société des Océanistes. 1st Ed. Dossier No. 11 in the Dossiers Tahitiens series. 32 PP with 31 b/w illust. Pictorial soft cover (pêche à la baleine by Louis Garnera]. French text. Fine. 19 x 14.
Whaling ships in the South Pacific. Calls at Tahiti.
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$20

13127
du PREL, Alex W.
LE PARADIS EN FOLIE, Histoire des Iles de Polynésie

Papeete. 1994. Edit. de Tahiti. Revised Ed. of 1989 orig. 140 PP, (1 adv.). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. French text. 19 x 11.5. 2907776096
Seven delightful tales of Tahiti.
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$30

56857
du PREL, Alex W.
TAHITI PACIFIQUE. Mensuel d'information & d'économie - Volume 8, 1998

Papeete. 1998. Tahiti-Pacifique Magazine. Volume 8 with 12 issues: 81 (January 1998) to 92 (December 1998). 12 issues for a total of 664 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft covers. French text. Fine set. 29.8 x 21.
The year 1998 in Tahiti.
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$100

56855
du PREL, Alex W.
TAHITI PACIFIQUE. Mensuel d'information & d'économie - Volume 9, 1999

Papeete. 1999. Tahiti-Pacifique Magazine. Volume 9 with 12 issues: 93 (January 1999) to 104 (December 1999). 12 issues for a total of 676 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft covers. French text. Fine set. 29.8 x 21.
The year 1999 in Tahiti.
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$100

56860
du PREL, Alex W.
TAHITI PACIFIQUE. Mensuel d'information & d'économie - Volume 10, 2000

Papeete. 2000. Tahiti-Pacifique Magazine. Volume 10 with 12 issues: 105 (January 2000) to 104 (December 1999). 12 issues for a total of 676 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft covers. French text. Fine set. 29.8 x 21.
The year 2000 in Tahiti.
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$100

56861
du PREL, Alex W.
TAHITI PACIFIQUE. Mensuel d'information & d'économie - Volume 13, 2003

Papeete. 2003. Tahiti-Pacifique Magazine. Volume 13 with 12 issues: 141 (January 2003) to 152 (December 2003). 12 issues for a total of 680 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft covers. French text. Fine set. 29.8 x 21.
The year 2003 in Tahiti.
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$100

56862
du PREL, Alex W.
TAHITI PACIFIQUE. Mensuel d'information & d'économie - Volume 14, 2004

Papeete. 2004. Tahiti-Pacifique Magazine. Volume 14 with 12 issues: 153 (January 2004) to 164 (December 2004). 12 issues for a total of 676 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft covers. French text. Fine set. 29.8 x 21.
The year 2004 in Tahiti.
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$100

56863
du PREL, Alex W.
TAHITI PACIFIQUE. Mensuel d'information & d'économie - Volume 17, 2007

Papeete. 2004. Tahiti-Pacifique Magazine. Volume 17 with 12 issues: 189 (January 2007) to 200 (December 2007). 12 issues for a total of 624 PP with colour illustrations. Pictorial soft covers. French text. Fine set. 29.8 x 21.
The year 2007 in Tahiti.
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$100

56859
du PREL, Alex W.
TAHITI PACIFIQUE / Te Mauri Uri - Mensuel d'information & d'économie - Volume 6, 1996

Papeete. 1996. Tahiti-Pacifique Magazine. Volume 6 with 12 issues: 57 (January 1996) to 61 (December 1996). 12 issues for a total of 672 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft covers. French text. Fine set. 29.8 x 21.
The year 1996 in Tahiti.
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$100

56858
du PREL, Alex W.
TAHITI PACIFIQUE / Te Mauri Uri - Mensuel d'information & d'économie - Volume 7, 1997

Papeete. 1997. Tahiti-Pacifique Magazine. Volume 7 with 12 issues: 69 (January 1997) to 80 (December 1997). 12 issues for a total of 672 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft covers. French text. Fine set. 29.8 x 21.
The year 1997 in Tahiti.
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$100

55595
FAGES, Jean
PETIT ATLAS DE LA POLYNESIE FRANCAISE

Paris. 1983. Société des Océanistes. 1st Ed. Dossier No. 19 in the Dossiers Tahitiens series. 40 PP with 1 plan and 32 maps. Pictorial soft cover. French text. Fine. 19 x 14.
Cartographic handbook of French Polynesia.
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$20

56962
FAVRE, Jean-François
LEGENDES POLYNESIENNES GRAVURES SUR BOIS

Papeete. 2007. Haere Po No Tahiti. Reprint of the 1991 original. Preface by Philippe Draperi. (2), 70, (2) PP, plus 36 woodcuts on full page. Pictorial soft cover. Text in French and Ma'ohi (Tahitian). Oblong. 21 x 29.5. 2904171257
Twenty-eight Polynesian legends.
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$100

56806

FENUA MAGAZINE - Hebdomadaire de Wallis-et-Futuna. No. 9

Mata Utu, Wallis Island. 2002. Fenua Magazine. Issue No. 9 (16-22 November 2002). Edited by Samino Foloka & Karl Laroche. 28 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft covers (in colour). Fine. Text in French and Faka Uvea. 30 x 21.
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$10

55593
GARANGER, José
SACRED STONES & RITES of Ancient Tahiti

Paris. 1979. Société des Océanistes. 1st English edition of Dossier No. 2 in the Dossiers Tahitiens series. 32 PP with 1 map at centrefold and 20 b/w illustrations with legends in French & English. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 19 x 14.
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$20

45004
GAUGUIN, Paul
ANCIEN CULTE MAHORIE

Paris. 2001. Hermann / Editeurs des Sciences et des Arts. Reprint of a 1951 publication. 56, 31, (9) PP. Facsimile reprint of a manuscript kept at Musée du Louvre 53 PP with 3 b/w and 22 colour illustrations, followed by Présentation de l'ancien culte Mahorie, par René Huyghe, La Clef de Noa Noa. 31, (9) PP. Pictorial soft cover. New. French text. 23 x 18.5. 2705664378
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$80

13418
GAUGUIN, Paul
NOA NOA - Voyage to Tahiti

New York. c.1962. Reynal & Co. 1st US edition. Postscript by Jean Loize. Translated from 1954 edition of the original manuscript by Jonathan Griffin. 36 PP, plus 47 full page Plates (7 in b/w & 40 in colour). Decorated cloth cover, dj. Name of previous owner on FEP. Slight ageing of paper and a few foxing spots, o/wise near fine copy. 31.8 x 23.4.
Gauguin's famous diary (original version).
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$100

56706
GODARD, Philippe
FUTUNA - Perle du Pacifique

Nouméa. 1994. Editions d'Art Calédoniennes. Limited edition "Bibliophilie" of 100 numbered copies (No.73/C). Introductory text by Richard Rossille (Université de Paris-Sorbonne. 234 PP with 1 geological map in colour colour, 6 b/w illustrations and 165 colour photos (7 of them of paintings). Plus colour photo on double page of a Tepi (Tapa from Futuna Island) at rear of book. Hard cover. Simile leather, title on front cover and spine, slipcase decorated by a "Tepi" from Futuna (specially made for this run of 100 copies). Fine. Large format: 32 x 26.
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$300

56585
GRAANER, Adam, REVEIL, & STEGEN, Christian, ABLY, Jean, ATGER, Ionna
BULLETIN DE LA SOCIETE DES ETUDES OCEANIENNES, No. 310 : 90ème Anniversaire

Papeete. 2007. Société des Etudes Océaniennes. No. 310, August/September 2007. 148, (2) PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. French text. New. 22 x 15.
Pages 4 to 34: Facsimile of issue No. 2, of September 1917. The Marquesas in April 1818, by Major Adam Graaner, a Swede passenger on the Rebecca. The 1903 cyclone in the Tuamotus and the Italian cruiser "Calabria"...
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$45

46568
HAOA, Virgil & CHASTEL, Patrick
L' ALLIANCE MA'OHI

Papeete. 2003. Au Vent des Iles. 1st Ed. 53, (3 publications) PP with b/w and colour illustrations by Gotz. Laminated pictorial boards. French text. New. 30.2 x 23.6. 2909790916
Legends, on the arrival and impact of Byron on the continent of Hawaiki Nui.
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$60

51812
HIRO, Henri
PEHEPEHE I TAU NUNAA - Message Poétique - Tome I

Papeete. 2004. Haere Po. New edition of the 1992 original. Foreword by Tea Hirshon and Eric Monod. 96 PP with 23 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Text in French and Ma'ohi. New. 20.5 x 20.5.
Poems in Ma'ohi and French by the late Tahitian poet, Henri Hiro. Message to the Maohi people.
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$50

47248
HOUNKPATIN, Lucien, DUNIS, Serge, GRAND, Simone et al.
RENCONTRE DES MONDES. Expressions culturelles et questions identitaires: Pratiques et Théories

Papeete. 2003. Haere Po / A.F.A.R.E.P.. 1st Ed. 126, (2) PP with 12 tables. 1 erratum inserted page 69. Pictorial soft cover. French text. New. 21 x 15. 2904171554
7 papers on health problems in French Polynesia, presented at the seminar of 27 October 2001 by members of Association de Formation d'Action et de Recherche en Polynésie.
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$60

42558
HUFFER, Elise & LELEIVAI, Petelo
FUTUNA - Mo Ona Puleaga Sau (Aux Deux Royaumes / The Two Kingdoms)

Suva / Sigave. 2001. Institute of Pacific Studies / Service des Affaires Culturelles de Futuna. 1st Ed. English part translated from the French by Cyrille Sanchez. 188 PP with 10 figures and 4 colour photos in each text (French and English), as well as 2 maps and 24 colour photos between these texts. Pictorial soft cover. New. 21 x 14.5. 9820203163
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$35

55756
HUFFER, Elise & SAURA, Bruno (editors)
TAHITI, Regards Intérieurs

Suva. 2006. Institute of Pacific Studies, USP. 1st Ed. X, 235 PP with 3 figures. Soft cover. French text. New. 21 x 14.8. 9789820203815
11 texts by: Tamatoa Bambridge, Flora Devatine, Louise Peltzer ...
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$40

56846
IHIMAERA, Witi
KAHU, Fille des Baleines

Papeete. 2008. Au Vent des Iles. 1st French edition. Translated from the 2005 edition New Zealand original "The Whale Rider" by Yan Peirsegaele. 48 PP with colour illustrations by Bruce Potter. Laminated pictorial boards. French text. New. Oblong: 22.6 x 31. 9782915654493
Legends, on the arrival and impact of Byron on the continent of Hawaiki Nui.
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$50

56575
INSTITUT D'EMISSION D'OUTRE-MER
LA POLYNESIE FRANCAISE - Rapport Annuel 2005

Papeete. 2006. IEOM. 1st Ed. 210 PP with graphs & tables, plus 1 folded map in colour & 4 pages with 8 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. New. French text. 23.7 x 16.
Annual report for 2005: Population, Economy, Salaries, Welfare ... Industry .. Budget.
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$50

55615
JACQUIER, Henri, GARANGER, José, COPPENRATH, Hubert, SALVAT, Bernard, ...
RECHERCHE FRANCAISE A TAHITI (in Journal de la Société des Océanistes)

Paris. 1975. Société des Océanistes. Tome XXXI, No. 48, September 1975. (4), 251-358 PP with b/w illustrations. Soft cover. Fine. French text. 27.4 x 18.
On French Research in Tahiti: Société des Etudes Océaniennes. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer. Tahitian Academy...
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$40

51852
KOENIG, Robert, JURIEN DE LA GRAVIERE, Edmond, CHATEAUMINOIS, Paul-Marius ...
BULLETIN DE LA SOCIETE DES ETUDES OCEANIENNES, No. 307-308 : SPECIAL MARINE

Papeete. 2006. Société des Etudes Océaniennes. No. 307-308, August/October 2006. 280 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. French text. New. 22 x 15.
Escale de la Frégate Autrichienne Novara en 1859. Taïti et la Reine Pomare, la corvette la Bayonnaise à Tahiti (1847-1850). Le Duguay-Trouin aux Marquises et à Tahiti (1860-1863). La frégate l' Astrée dans les eaux Polynésiennes (1869-1870). L'arsenal de Fare Ute (1843-1910), by Pierre Romain. La désserte des Australes de 1840 à nos jours, by Hervé Danton.
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$55

55969
LANGDON, Robert
TAHITI: ISLAND OF LOVE

Sydney. 1968. Pacific Publications. 3rd edition. Paperback edition of the 1959 original. XII, 276 PP with 2 maps, plus 8 pages with 16 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Covers rubbed. Ageing of paper. Very good. 21 x 13.3.
History: from pre-European discovery to modern times.
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$25

56245
LAUDON, Paule
C'ETAIT HIER AUTOUR DE L' HOTEL TAHITI / THE HOTEL TAHITI... ONCE UPON A TIME

Papeete. 2008. Au Vent des Iles. 1st Ed. 150, (2) PP with b/w photos. Pictorial boards, dj. French and English text. New. 30 x 24. 9782909790206
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$85

56967
LAUREY, Nuihau
ENERGIES RENOUVELABLES. Plaidoyer pour une Véritable Politique de l' Energie en Polynésie Française

Papeete. 2009. Au Vent des îles. 1st Ed. 308, (2) PP. Pictorial soft cover. French text. New. 21 x 13. 9782915654592
On renewable energy for French Polynesia.
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$55

12622
LAVONDES, Anne
TRADITIONAL ART OF TAHITI

Paris. 1979. Société des Océanistes. Reprint of the 1968 French original Art Ancien de Tahiti. Dossier No. 1 in the Dossiers Tahitien series. 32 PP with 36 b/w illustrartions with caption in French and English. Fine. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 19 x 14.
Religions & gods, useful instruments...
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$20

55738
LINTILHAC, Dr. Jean-Paul
BLACK PEARLS OF TAHITI

Papeete. 1987. Royal Tahitian Pearl Book. 1st English edition translated from the French original by Jean L. Sherman. 110 PP with b/w & colour illustrations (colour photos by Alain Durand). Eps: Black pearls on mesh background. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. 30.5 x 24.7. 2950202411
History of the pearl oysters and pearls of Polynesia. A lavishly illustrated book.
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$70

56700
MAI, Julien, PANI, Teri'itauroa (dit Heimau), BESLU, Christian, NIVA, Paul, BUTAUD, Jean-François & JACQ, Frédéric...
BULLETIN DE LA SOCIETE DES ETUDES OCEANIENNES, No. 314: MAKATEA

Papeete. 2008. Société des Etudes Océaniennes. No. 314, December 2008. 120 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. French text. New. 22 x 15.
Special issue on the Island of Makatea, Tuamotus Archipelago. Industrial events (Phosphate). History and archaeology... Flora...
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$45

56244
MAKE (dit Tepua), Alfred & GHASARIAN, Christian
LEGENDES DE RAPA

Papeete. 2008. Au Vent des Îles. 1st Ed. Introduction by Christian Ghasarian. 75, (3 publications) PP with colour illustrations (1 photo, 2 maps and 11 paintings by Ana Palma). Laminated pictorial boards. French and Ma'ohi text. New. 24.7 x 19.5. 9782915654400
12 legends of RAPA ITI transcribed by Rosine Temahotoa-Oitokaia.
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$60

56271
MARSHALL, Donald
ISLAND OF PASSION, RA'IVAVAE

London. 1962. George Allen & Unwin. 1st UK edition. 301, (3) PP with 17 drawings by James Scott and 26 b/w photos by author. Eps: maps. Hard cover, device in blind on front cover, dj (price clipped). Fine. 22 x 14.5.
The religious and sexual rites, legends and language, which disappeared with the arrival of missionaries, traders and the influence of Western culture.
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$30

11874
MAUER, Daniel
L'EGLISE PROTESTANTE A TAHITI

Paris. 1970. Société des Océanistes. 1st Ed. Dossier No. 6 in the Dossiers Tahitiens series. 32 PP with 34 b/w illust. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. French text. 19 x 14.
The implantation of the Protestant religion with the arrival of the missionaries of the London Missionary Society on board the Duff in 1797.
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$20

55617
MAYER, Raymond & NAU, Maline, LAVONDES, Anne, HOURS, Bernard
PAROLES ET TRADITIONS WALLISIENNES (in Journal de la Société des Océanistes)

Paris. 1976. Société des Océanistes. Tome XXXII, No. 51-52, June-September 1976. (4), 141-264 PP with b/w illustrations. Soft cover. Fine. French text. 27.4 x 18.
Funeral songs, on the island of Wallis. Polynesian collections at the Natural History Museum of Cherbourg. Nagriamel movement on the island of Santo, and its leader: Jimmy Tobo Patuntun Stevens.
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$65

51784
MU-LIEPMANN, Véroniqe & MAS, Mahé (editors)
ROGER PARRY, 1932: au delà du mythe tahitien

Papeete. 2006. Musée de Tahiti et des Iles / Te Fare Manaha & Au Vent des Iles. 1st Ed., with a preface by Jean-Marc Pambrun. 160 PP with 8 head pieces and 109 b/w illustrations (9 drawings and 100 photos). Pictorial boards. French text. New. 30.2 x 24.2. 2915654166
Published in 2006 to accompany the exhibition Beyond the Tahitian Myth, as perceived by a French photographer in 1932. Musée de Tahiti et des Iles 0ctober 2006 to January 2007.
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$85

56286
MU-LIEPMANN, Véronique & MILLEDROGUES, Lucie
SCULPTURE: Des Oeuvres Anciennes aux Créations Contemporaines

Papeete. 2008. Au Vent des îles. 1st edition in collection Arts et Artisanat de Polynésie Française. (2), 217, (1) PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial boards, dj. French text. New. 30.2 x 24.2. 978215654448
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$90

55818
PELEY, Jean-Luc
HEIVA I BORA BORA

Papeete. 2008. Editions Le Motu. 1st trilingual edition. Preface by Gaston Tong Sang. 192 PP with 1 map in colour, and hundreds of b/w or colour photos. Pictorial boards. Reo Ma'ohi, French and Japanese text. New. 25.8 x 25.5. 9782915105513
10 years of Heiva (festivities) in Bora Bora.
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$95

38929
PELTZER, Louise
DES LANGUES ET DES HOMMES

Papeete. 2000. Au Vent des Iles. 1st Ed. 82, (2) PP. Pictorial card cover. New. French text. 20.5 x 13.8. 2909790835
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$55

56584
PIETRI, Vananga Raymond
PAPE'ETE DE JADIS ET NAGUERES (in Bulletin de la S. E. O., No. 305-306)

Papeete. 2006. Société des Etudes Océaniennes. No. 305-306, January/April 2006. 208 PP with 2 tables and 14 b/w illustrations (1 facsimile of a document and 13 photos). Pictorial soft cover. French text. New. 22 x 15.
Special issue on Papeete, Capital of Tahiti. From Wilks Harbour of Reverend Crook in 1818 to 1990 (centenary of the city).
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$55

11672
PINELLI, J.D. & GOURMEL, G.
AU PAYS DES TROIS ROYAUMES

Paris. 1991. Association Pacifique. 1st Ed. Volume No. 2 in the Collection Pacifique. Foreword by Louis Le Pensec. 174 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. French text. 29.5 x 21. 2908668017
The Country with 3 kingdoms: Wallis, Alofi & Sigave. (The islands of Wallis & Futuna, French Overseas territory in the central Pacific).
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$65

11346
POLLOCK, N. J. & CROCOMBE R.
FRENCH POLYNESIA - A Book of Selected Readings

Suva. 1988. U.S.P. 1st Ed. X, 305 PP with b/w maps & graphs/illust. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing on outside edges. Fine. 20.8 x 15. 9820200326
An overview of the history, customs, land tenure & modern-day life issues and what lies ahead.
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$30

37252
PONCET, Mgr Alexandre
HISTOIRE DE L'ILE WALLIS - Le protectorat Français

Paris. 1972. Musée de l'Homme. 1st Ed. No. 23 in Publications de la Société des Océanistes series. (8), 234 PP. Soft cover. Near fine. French text. 25.2 x 16.5.
History of the Island of Wallis (Uvea) during the French Protectorate, between 1844 and 1959.
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$75

18565
REWALD, John
GAUGUIN

Paris / New York. 1938. Hyperion Press / French and European Publications. 1st Ed. 168 PP with 141 b/w illustrations and 16 colour plates tipped in. Cloth cover, dj (colour illustration pasted down on front). Dust jacket rubbed and lightly chipped. Slight ageing of paper. Near fine. Large format: 32.5 x 25.5.
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$70

56192
RICHARDS, Rhys
THE EARLIEST FOREIGN VISITORS AND THEIR MASSIVE DEPOPULATION OF RAPA-ITI FROM 1824 TO 1830 (in Journal de la Société des Océanistes)

Paris. 2004. Société des Océanistes. Article pulled out from Issue No. 118. Pages 3 to 10. Soft cover. Very good. 28.5 x 18.2.
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$10

55659
RICHARDS, Rhys and LANGDON, Robert
TAHITI AND THE SOCIETY ISLANDS: SHIPPING ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES 1767 TO 1852

Canberra. 2008. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau and Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books. 1st edition, limited to 100 copies. Preface by Dr. Paul Darcy. Introduction by Rhys Richards (with a French translation by Professor Darrell Tryon. XXVIII, (1), 257 PP with 1 map, 1 graph and 1 table. Pictorial soft cover. New. 25 x 17.7. 0958201384
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$40

56845
RIQUET, Damien
TORIKI, Le Petit Tahitien

Papeete. 2005. Au Vent des Iles. 1st Ed. 28, (4) PP with b/w drawings. Laminated pictorial boards. New. 30.2 x 23.6. 2909790304
Presented in comic strip format.
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$45

11529
ROBERT, Christian
ANNUAIRE DES ELUS DE LA POLYNESIE FRANCAISE

Papeete. 1994. Eden Prod. 1st Ed. 146 PP with b/w & colour illust. Stapled pict. soft cover. New. 21 x 15. In French.
Political statute of French Polynesia. Anthem & flag. Government Ministers with Assistants, Mayors and City Councillors, Representatives of the French National Assembly, Senate and the Economic & Social Council.
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$25

12625
ROWE, Newton A.
VOYAGE TO THE AMOROUS ISLANDS, The Discovery of Tahiti

London. 1955. André Deutsch. 1st Ed. 256 PP plus 10 b/w plates. Fp: Capt. Wallis meets Puréa. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket rubbed. Offsetting of endpapers. Foxing. Good. 22 x 14.5.
Discovery of Tahiti as recounted by the men who sailed with Wallis on the Dolphin.
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$20

33070
SAND, Christophe
UVEA - La préhistoire de Wallis, île de la Polynésie occidentale.

Nouméa. 1998. Grain de Sable. 1st Ed. 51 PP with 1 location map, and 23 figures (3 maps, 7 sketches and 13 colour photos). Pictorial card cover. New. 21 x 15. 2872631593
Short account of the present-day knowledge of prehistoric times on the Polynesian island of Wallis (Uvéa), settled about 3000 years ago.
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$40

11719
SAQUET, Jean-Louis
L'ATOLL

Papeete. 1992. Polymages / Scoop. 1st Ed., in Collection Survol. 44 PP with b/w and colour illust. Pictorial stiff cover. Fine. French text. 20 x 20.
Evolution and creation of an atoll and its lagoon. Ecology: flora, fauna & the inhabitants of these Polynesian islands.
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$30

55698
SAURA, Bruno
DES TAHITIENS, DES FRANCAIS. Leurs représentations réciproques aujourd'hui

Papeete. 2004. Au Vent des Iles. New updated edition of the 1998 original. Preface by Professor Tobie Nathan. 157, (3 publications) PP. Soft cover. New. French text. 19.5 x 11.
How Tahitians are perceived by the French and vice versa. How they see themselves.
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$85

47249
SAURA, Bruno
ENTRE NATURE ET CULTURE. La mise en terre du placenta en Polynésie Française

Papeete. 2003. Haere Po. 1st Ed. 162, (2) PP with 3 head pieces. Pictorial soft cover. French, English & ma'ohi texts. New. 22 x 14.8. 2904171546
4 texts on infant's placenta and the Island's Navel in Eastern Polynesia. Continuity of bodies: French and English. Continuity of rites, and Evolution (French with some Ma'ohi sentences). Dialogue in French. Ha'apotora'a in Ma'ohi.
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$55

56242
SAURA, Bruno
TAHITI MA'OHI. Culture, identité, religion et nationalisme en Polynésie Française

Papeete. 2008. Au Vent des Iles. 1st Ed. 529 PP, (5 publications) with 6 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. French text (with a few bilingual texts: Ma'ohi / French). New. 22.5 x 14.5. 9782925654509
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$80

56025
SERRE, Xavier (editor)
PERLES: Le Trésor du Pacifique (in Luxe & Prestige)

Nouméa. 2008. Pacifique Presse Communication. Supplément Nouvelles Calédoniennes, 8 December 1008. 48 PP with colour illustrations. Contains articles from P. 8 to 12 on the Black Pearls of Tahiti. Pictorial soft cover. French text. New. 42.5 x 29.5.
Pinctada Margaritifera and Black Pearls.
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$10

54976
SIN CHAN, Achin & Ernest
PROVERBES ET DICTONS DES CHINOIS HAKKAS DE TAHITI / T'AI KAI T'I HAC KA GNIAM GNI

Papeete. 2007. Imprimerie STP-Multipress. 1st Ed. 342 PP with 154 illustrations and Chinese calligraphy by Jasmine Kuo. Pictorial soft cover. Text in French, with title of proverbs in French and Chinese (using the Rey phonetic transcription). New. Oblong: 15 x 21. 2916411062
155 proverbs and by-words of the Hakkas migrants of the Chinese community in Tahiti.
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$110

51860
SPITZ, Chantal T.
PENSEES INSOLENTES ET INUTILES

Papeete. 2006. Editions Te Ite. 1st Ed. 235, (5) PP. Pictorial soft cover. French text. Fine. 20 x 12. 2916411003
Novel.
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$55

13028
SUGGS, Robert C.
THE HIDDEN WORLDS OF POLYNESIA, The Chronicle of an Archaeological Expedition to Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands

New York. 1962. Harcourt Brace. 1st Ed. VIII, 247 PP with 13 illust. in text plus 8 pages with 14 photos. Cloth cover, dj. Very good. 22.3 x 14.5.
American Museum Expeditions - 1956 & 1957-58.
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$30

56122
SUGGS, Robert C.
MARQUESAN SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR

New York. 1966. Harcourt Brace & World, Inc. 1st Ed. XVIII, 251 PP with tables, plus 8 pages with 17 b/w illustrations (3 engravings & 14 photos). Cloth cover, device on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Slight ageing of paper on outside edges. Very good. 21.8 x 15.
Infancy & childhood, puberty & adolescence, marriage & adulthood, sex & art,...
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$65

55817
TAMARII no Bora Bora & MATAHIAPO no Bora Bora
IA ORANA BORA BORA - Bora Bora d'hier et d'aujourd'hui / Bora Bora of yesterday and today

Papeete. 2007/ Editions Le Motu 1st bilingual edition. Preliminaries bu Sylvana Estall. Preface by Gaston Tong Sang. 144 PP with 1 map, 59 colour and 162 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, pictorial front board. French and English text. New. Oblong: 21.5 x 27.5. 9782915105490
Safeguarding Bora Bora's memory and introducing its present-day way of life. Myths, Culture... Operation Bobcat (US forces in Bora Bora)... Personalities and Artists ... Hotels & Resorts.
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$85

56799

TE FENUA - Revue Hebdomadaire d' Information et de Loisir du Territoire des Iles Walis et Futuna

Mata Utu, Wallis Island. 1992 / 1993. Te Fenua - Wallis et Futuna. Issues No. 2 (12 November 1992) to No. 23 (8 April 1993). Edited by Robert Trussardi. 17 issues (2, 5-9, 11-15, 18-23) with a total of 512 pages with b/w illustrations. Soft covers. Staples removed. Near fine. Text in French and Faka Uvea. Scarce. 26 x 18.5.
Weekly magazine.
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$50

56804

TE FENUA FO'OU - Hebdomadaire d' Informations et de Loisirs de Wallis et Futuna - 1998

Mata Utu, Wallis Island. 1998. Te Fenua Fo'ou Issues No. 108 (2 January 1998) to No. 117 (6 March 1998). Edited by Jean-Luc David. 10 issues for atotal of 240 pages with b/w illustrations. Soft covers. Near fine. Text in French and Faka Uvea. Scarce. 30 x 21.
Weekly magazine: First 10 issues of 1998.
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$50

56802

TE FENUA FO'OU - Hebdomadaire de Wallis et Futuna - 1999

Mata Utu, Wallis Island. 1999. Te Fenua Fo'ou Issues No. 159 (8 January 1999) to No. 210 (31 December 1999). Edited by J.L. David. 49 issues (159-177, 180-187, 189-199, 201-210) for around 1172 pages with b/w illustrations. Soft covers. Near fine. Text in French and Faka Uvea. Scarce. 30 x 21.
Weekly magazine.
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$150

56803

TE FENUA FO'OU - Hebdomadaire de Wallis et Futuna - 2000

Mata Utu, Wallis Island. 2000. Te Fenua Fo'ou Issues No. 211 (7 January 2000) to No. 260 (15 December 2000). Edited by Jean-Luc David, then Michel Bodineau (from issue 238). 50 issues (211 to 260) for around 1400 pages with b/w illustrations. Soft covers. Near fine. Text in French and Faka Uvea. Scarce. 30 x 21.
Weekly magazine for 2000 (set lacking issues 261 and 262 2nd half of december 2000)
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$150

56805

TE FENUA FO'OU - Hebdomadaire de Wallis-et-Futuna

Mata Utu, Wallis Island. 2001 & 2002. Te Fenua Fo'ou Issues No. 291 (25 july 2001), No. 303 (17 October 2001) and 326 (27 March 2002). Edited by Michel Bodineau. 3 separate issues for 84 pages with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft covers (in colour). Fine. Text in French. Rare. 30 x 21.
No. 326 was the final issue. This weekly magazine was banned by the King of Wallis, where the Territory of Wallis & Futuna is part of the French republic.
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$50

56243
TEIPOITE MARAMA FROGIER, Odette
Tahiti Belle Epoque - LES HISTOIRES D' ODETTE

Papeete. 2008. Au Vent des Îles. 1st Ed. 295, (5 publications) PP. French text (with a 7 page glossary: Ma'ohi / French). Pictorial soft cover. New. 22 x 14. 9.78292E+12
Reminiscences and souvenirs.
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$60

17310
TEISSIER, Raoul
CHEFS ET NOTABLES DES ETABLISSEMENTS FRANCAIS DE L'OCEANIE AU TEMPS DU PROTECTORAT 1842-1880

Papeete. 1996. Société des Etudes Océaniennes. 4th edition of the 1978 original published in Bulletin No. 202 of the S.E.O. 139, 3 PP, with 3 genealogical tables & 40 portraits in text. Pictorial card cover. Fine. French text. 21.4 x 14.7.
Chiefs and leading citizens of French Polynesia during the Protectorate.
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$45

55603
TESTARD DE MARANS, Alfred
SOUVENIRS DES ILES MARQUISES 1887-1888. Etude sur le groupe Sud-Est de l'archipel

Paris. 2004. Musée de l'Homme / Société des Océanistes. 1st Ed. Publication No. 48. Introduction by Dominique Cadilhac. Avertissement by Michel Orliac. Notes and glossary by Marie Noëlle Ottino-Garanger. XIV, 212 PP with 2 tables, 10 figures, plus 12 pages with 18 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. French text. New. 24.5 x 16. 2854300084
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$80

11557
VERNIER, Henri
AU VENT DES CYCLONES - Puai Noa Mai Te Vero - Histoire des Missions Protestantes et de l' Eglise Evangélique à Tahiti et en Polynésie Française, Une Eglise Polynésienne 1797-1963, 1985

Papeete. 1986. Eglise Evangélique de Polynnésie Française. 1st Ed. (16), 466 PP with b/w illust. (paintings & photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. French text. 24 x 15.8. 2905832002
History and changes of the Protestant Church in Tahiti and in French Polynesia, since the arrival of the London Missionary Society.
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$95