Maritime Books

Hawaii

Last update: Sunday, 21 April 2024.

44169
ABERNETHY, Jane Fulton & TUNE, Suelyn Ching
MADE IN HAWAI'I
$20.00 AUD

Kolowalu Books / University of Hawai'i Press. Honolulu. 2000. 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

71358
ANREP-ELMPT, Graf Reinhold
DIE SANDWICH-INSELM ODER DAS INSELREICH HAWAII
$500.00 AUD

Verlag Von Wilhelm Friedrich. Leipzig. 1885. 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.

44168
BECKWITH, Martha
HAWAIIAN MYTHOLOGY
$20.00 AUD

University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu. 2000. 12th printing of the 1976 paperback edition (original of 1940). XXXIV, (2), 571 PP. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 22.8 x 15.2. 0824805143

60269
BILL, Teresa, HARA, Marie ...
INTO THE MARKETPLACE: Working-Class Women in 20th Century Hawai'i
$10.00 AUD

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

75378
BIRD, Isabella L.
THE HAWAIIAN ARCHIPELAGO - Six Months Among the Palm Groves, Coral Reefs and Volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands
$25.00 AUD

Picador / Macmillan Publishers. London. 1997. New edition of the 1872 original. No. XV, in the "Picador Travel Classics" series. X, 420 PP with 1 map and 2 sketches. Eps: Map of the crater of Haleakala volcano Hawaii. Hard covers, dj, ribbon page-marker. Fine. 19 x 13.2.

The Hawaiian Archipelago in the early 1870's.

58977
BISIGNANI, J. D.
KAUAI Handbook, including the Island of Niihau
$10.00 AUD

Island Heritage Publishing / Moon Publications. Honolulu & Chico, Ca. 1995. 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

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
$35.00 AUD

SEACEX / Sociedad Estatal para la Accion Cultural de España. Madrid. 2006. 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

60277
BOOM, Robert & BURLINGTON, Scott
IMPORTANT HAWAIIAN PLACE NAMES
$5.00 AUD

Boom Enterprises. Honolulu. 1984. 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.

47379
CHAVE, E. H. & MALAHOFF, Alexander
IN DEEPER WATERS: Photographic Studies of Hawaiian Deep-Sea Habitats and Life-Forms
$15.00 AUD

University of Hawai'i Press. Honolulu. 1998. 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

37871
COLUM, Padraic
LEGENDS OF HAWAII
$25.00 AUD

Yale University Press. New Haven. 1960. 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.

32992
CONGDON-MARTIN, Douglas
ALOHA SPIRIT - Hawaiian Art and Popular Design
$25.00 AUD

Schiffer. Atglen, Pa. 1998. 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.

38135
CROIDYS, Pierre
LE PERE DAMIEN - L'Homme au Coeur Magnifique
$20.00 AUD

Editions Spes. Paris. 1944. 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.

55688
CROWE, Ellie & William
EXPLORING LOST HAWAI'I - Places of Power, History, Mystery & Magic
$20.00 AUD

Island Heritage Publishing. Waipahu, Hawai'i. 2005. 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

38074
DAVIS, Eleanor Harmon
ABRAHAM FORNANDER - A Biography
$30.00 AUD

University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu. 1979. 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

Deserting a whaling ship in 1844, he settled in Hawaii. He was instrumental in rescuing Hawaiian traditions and mythology from fast-approaching oblivion.

72888
DAWS, Gavan
HOLY MAN - Father Damien of Molokai
$15.00 AUD

University of Hawai'i Press. Honolulu. 1984. 1st edition of the 1973 original published by Harper & Row. XIV, 294 PP, plus 16 pages with 22 b/w photos. Newspaper review (The Weekend Australian, June 15-16, 2002) "Molokai: The Story of Father Damien", loosely inserted. Stiff covers, pictorial front. Occasional foxing. Name of previous owner at top of half title page. Very good. 20.2 x 13.7. 0824809203

73293
DAWS, Gavan & SHEEHAN, Ed..
THE HAWAIIANS
$45.00 AUD

Island Heritage Ltd. Norfolk Island. 1970. 1st Ed. 295 PP with colour illustrations (1 map "The Principal Hawaiian Islands" on double page and 204 photos by Robert B. Goodman). Cloth covers, device embossed at top corner of front board, title embossed on spine, price-clipped dj. Dust jacket has a few nicks or closed tears, o/wise a near fine copy. 26 x 24.5.

44047
de VARIGNY, Charles
QUATORZE ANS AUX ILES SANDWICH
$50.00 AUD

L' Harmattan. Paris. 2002. 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.

66362
DESTREMAU, Maxime
REGARDS PACIFIQUES: Campagne de Polynésie (1913-1915)
$25.00 AUD

A La Frontière. Lardy, France. 2014. 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 ...

73503
FITZPATRICK, Gary L.
THE EARLY MAPPING OF HAWAI'I - Volume I / Palapala'aina
$120.00 AUD

Editions Limited. Honolulu. 1986. 1st Ed. 160 PP with 90 b/w or colour illustrations: 9 portaits, coastal views, views, maps and charts). Title spread: Hawai'i, by Harrison, 1784. Cloth cover, title on front and spine. Small stain on top outsise edge. Dust jacket is a little sunned and has a few chips, repaired closed tears and is in a protective sleeve. Still a near fine copy. Large format: 36 x 26. 0915013053

68685
FIZIN, Paul & ANGLEVIEL, Frédéric
CONGRES ET PARLEMENTS DE LA MELANESIE - Fidji, Nouvelle-Calédonie, Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée, Salomon, Vanuatu
$75.00 AUD

Congrès de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Nouméa. 2016. 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.

47380
FORBES, David W.
HAWAIIAN NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY 1780-1900. Volume 4 1881-1900
$50.00 AUD

University of Hawaii Press & Horden House. Honolulu & Sydney. 2003. 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

47816
FORBES, David W.
TREASURES OF HAWAIIAN HISTORY, From the Collection of the Hawaiian Historical Society
$50.00 AUD

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

57624
FORBES, David W.
ENCOUNTERS WITH PARADISE - Views of Hawaii and its People, 1778-1941
$30.00 AUD

University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu, Hawaii. 1992. 1st Ed. Foreword by George R. Ellis. 286 PP with 36 figures and 160 b/w or colour illustrations. Fp (in colour) The Lei Maker. Pictorial soft covers. Near fine. Oblong: 24.6 x 25.5. 0824814460

Exhibition catalogue.

14698
FOSTER, Nelson
BISHOP MUSEUM AND THE CHANGING WORLD OF HAWAII
$15.00 AUD

Bishop Museum Press. Honolulu. 1993. 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.

33396
FURNAS, J. C.
ANATOMY OF PARADISE - Hawaii and the Islands of the South Seas
$10.00 AUD

Victor Gollancz. London. 1950. 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.

33397
FURNAS, J. C.
ANATOMY OF PARADISE - Hawaii and the Islands of the South Seas
$15.00 AUD

William Sloane / American Institute of Pacific Relations. New York. c. 1950. (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.

72749
GIBBS, Jim
SHIPWRECKS IN PARADISE, An Informal Marine History of the Hawaiian Islands
$30.00 AUD

Superior Publishing Company. Seattle. 1977. 1st Ed. 184 PP with b/w illustrations. Fp: HMS Discovery. Hard cover, decorated front, title on spine and front board, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket slightly creased, rubbed, with a rough repair on the inside (now in a protective slleeve). Contents near fine. 27.5 x 22.

From the early settlers and the first European explorers, to the mid-1970's: missionaries, traders, whalers,... lighthouses.. Most informative.

22152
GOLOVNIN, V.M.
AROUND THE WORLD ON THE KAMCHATKA 1817-1819
$20.00 AUD

Hawaii Historical Society & University Press of Hawaii. Honolulu. 1979. 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.

13037
GRAVES, William (Edit.)
HAWAII
$20.00 AUD

N.G.S. Washington. 1970. 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. 0870440861

47368
HAMMATT, Charles H.
SHIPS, FURS, AND SANDALWOOD: A Yankee Trader in Hawai'i, 1823-1825
$25.00 AUD

University of Hawai'i Press. Honolulu. 1999. 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

47369
HAMMATT, Charles H.
SHIPS, FURS, AND SANDALWOOD: A Yankee Trader in Hawai'i, 1823-1825
$15.00 AUD

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

56980
HANDY, E. S. Craighill & PUKUI, Mary Kawena
THE POLYNESIAN FAMILY SYSTEM IN KA-'U, HAWAI'I
$15.00 AUD

Charles E. Tuttle. Rutland, Vermont. 1993. 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

61945
HANLON, David
REMAKING MICRONESIA: Discourses over Development in a Pacific Territory 1944-1982
$20.00 AUD

University of Hawai'i Press. Honolulu. 1998. 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

47229
HEIMANN, Jim (editor)
HULA. Vintage Hawaiian Graphics
$20.00 AUD

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

75293
HOLT, John Dominis
ON BEING HAWAIIAN
$125.00 AUD

Ku'Pa'a Publishing. Honolulu Hawaii. 1995. 4th printing of the 1964 Original. Foreword by The Very Rev. John J. Morrett. 64 PP with 43 b/w illustrations. Stiff covers, pictorial front. Fine. 23 x 15. 9780914916239

43808
HOWE, K.R., KISTE, Robert C. & LAL, Brij V. (Edit.)
TIDES OF HISTORY - The Pacific Islands in the Twentieth Century
$20.00 AUD

University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu. 1994. 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.

46434
IRVINE, Lucy
FARAWAY
$10.00 AUD

Doubleday. London. 2000. 1st paperback edition. XIV, 386 PP with 5 maps, plus 32 pages with 13 b/w and 73 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover.with a few light creases, spine slightly creased. Ageing of paper and faint foxing, otherwise contents are 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.

54686
JARVIS, Louise
ALOHA FROM PARADISE - HAWAII (in Virgin Blue Voyeur)
$10.00 AUD

Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd. Brisbane. 2008. 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.

30699
JONES, Ewen & PAWLIEZ, Myreille
DICTIONNAIRE NEO-ZELANDAIS - FRANCAIS / New Zealand - French Dictionary
$70.00 AUD

L'Harmattan. Paris. 1998. 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. 9782738467027

Pages 17 to 666: dictionary. Pages 669 to 708: Languages spoken in New Zealand. Pages 709 735: The French and New Zealand.

58678
JUVIK, James O. & Sonia P., PARADISE, Thomas R.
STUDENT ATLAS OF HAWAI'I
$15.00 AUD

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

71445
KEPLER, Angela K.
EXOTIC TROPICALS OF HAWAII, Heliconias, Gingers, Anthuriuims & Decorative Foliage
$10.00 AUD

Mutual Publishing. Honolulu. 1989. 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

38602
KLEIN, Florence
ARTS DE L'ECHANGE EN OCEANIE
$30.00 AUD

Musée de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Nouméa. 2001. 1st Ed. 88 PP with 2 maps, 13 b/w and over 120 colour photos. Pictorial card cover. Fine. French text. 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).

61576
LANGDON, Robert
BENEVOLENT INVADERS AMONG HAWAII'S ABORIGINES
$10.00 AUD

Pacific Linguistics / Research School of Pacific Studies. Canberra. 1987. 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.

44138
LAUDAN, Rachel
THE FOOD OF PARADISE - Exploring Hawaii 's Culinary Heritage
$20.00 AUD

Kolowalu Books / Hawaii University Press. Honolulu. 1999. 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

52289
LAVAQUERIE-KLEIN, Christiane, & PAIX-RUSTERHOLTZ, Laurence
TAONGA, Trésors des Peuples d' Océanie
$30.00 AUD

Réunion des Musées Nationaux. Paris. 2006. 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

75046
LINGE, Gabriel
L'ETRANGE DESTIN DE HAWAII
$20.00 AUD

Robert Laffont. Paris. 1975. 1st Ed. 268 PP with 4 maps, plus 12 PP with 24 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft covers with light wear. Occasional foxing. Good. French text. 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.

13279
LONDON, Jack
STORIES OF HAWAII
$15.00 AUD

Appleton-Century. New York. 1966. 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.

71568
LUOMALA, Katharine
THE MENEHUNE OF POLYNESIA AND OTHER MYTHICAL LITTLE PEOPLE OF OCEANIA, Bulletin 203
$25.00 AUD

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.

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
$30.00 AUD

University of Hawaii Press & Bishop Museum Press. Honolulu. 1988. 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

13261
MRANTZ, Maxine
HAWAIIAN MONARCHY, The Romantic Years
$10.00 AUD

Aloha Graphics. Honolulu. 1983. 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.

50812
NEDELJKOVIC, Maryvonne (editor)
YHI - STRATEGIES DANS LE PACIFIQUE: Tradition et Modernité/STRATEGIES IN THE PACIFIC: Tradition and Modernity - Tome I
$35.00 AUD

Groupe de Recherches Identitéa et Cultures, Equipe Stratégie des Pacifiques/L'Harmattan. Paris. 2005. 1st Ed. Yearly publication. 220, (3) PP with 2 figures. Soft cover. French and English texts (with summary in the other language). Fine. 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.

15122
NORDHOFF, Charles
NORDHOFF's WEST COAST, California, Oregon, and Hawaii
$20.00 AUD

KPI. London. 1987. 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. Near fine. 23.5 x 15.5. 0710302576

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.

57953
OLIVER, Douglas
BLACK ISLANDERS - A Personal Perspective of Bougainville 1937-1991
$15.00 AUD

University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu. 1991. 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

57867
PACIFIC
HAWAIIAN STUDIES PROGRAM GUIDE
$20.00 AUD

Department of Education, State of Hawaii. Honolulu. 1986. 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.

59610
PACIFIC
PACIFIC ISLANDS COMMUNICATION JOURNAL - Vol. 13, No. 1
$10.00 AUD

Pacific Islands News Association & Communication Institute, East-West Center. Suva & Honolulu. 1984. 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.

57716
PEACOCK, Daniel J.
LEE BOO OF BELAU - A Prince in London
$20.00 AUD

South Sea Books / University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu. 1987. 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

54198
PROVENZA, Renata
HAWAII (in Qantas The Australian Way)
$10.00 AUD

Qantas Airways Limited. Sydney. 2001. Issue for Summer 2001/02. 104 PP. Contains article between P. 24 to 31 with 10 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. (Frangipani flower). Fine. 27.2 x 21.

Pacific Paradise: Sun, Sand and some serious Surf in the Hawaiian Islands.

47367
RANDALL, John E.
SHORE FISHES OF HAWAI'I (HAWAII)
$15.00 AUD

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

47377
RAUZON, Mark J.
ISLES OF REFUGE: Wildlife and History of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
$15.00 AUD

A Latitude 20 Book / University of Hawai'i Press. Honolulu. 2001. 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

47378
RAUZON, Mark J.
ISLES OF REFUGE: Wildlife and History of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
$25.00 AUD

A Latitude 20 Book / University of Hawai'i Press. Honolulu. 2001. 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

60227
ROYTE, Elizabeth
ON THE BRINK - Hawaii's Vanishing Species (in National Geographic Magazine)
$10.00 AUD

N.G.S. Washington. 1995. 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.

65218
SALAUN, Marie
DECOLONISER L'ECOLE ? - Hawai'i, Nouvelle-Calédonie: Expériences contemporaines
$40.00 AUD

Presses Universitaires de Rennes. Rennes. 2013. 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

48787
SAUVIN, G.
UN ROYAUME POLYNESIEN, Iles Hawai
$60.00 AUD

Librairie Plon. Paris. 1893. 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, ...

73309
SCHÜTZ, A. J.
A Pocket Guide to the HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE
$15.00 AUD

Island Heritage Publishing. Waipahu, Hawai'i. 2016. 10th printing of the 2009 original. 60 PP with 21 illustrations by Dietrich Varez. Stiff covers, illustrated front. Fine. 17.7 x 12.6. 9781597008310

62509
SEWARD, Robert
RADIO HAPPY ISLES - Media and Politics at Play in the Pacific
$20.00 AUD

University of Hawai'i Press. Honolulu. 1999. 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

57871
SHORES, Mahoe
MODERN HISTORY OF HAWAI'I
$20.00 AUD

Department of Education, State of Hawaii. Honolulu. 1983. 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.

55449
SILVA, Noenoe K.
ALOHA BETRAYED: Native Hawaiian resistance to American Colonialism
$20.00 AUD

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

39142
SINCLAIR, Marjorie
NAHI'ENA'ENA SACRED DAUGHTER OF HAWAI'I
$20.00 AUD

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

56814
SMITH, Stephen V., CHAVE, Keith E. & KAM, Dennis T. O.
ATLAS OF KANEOHE BAY: A Reef Ecosystem Under Stress
$30.00 AUD

The University of Hawaii. Honolulu. 1973. 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.

33034
SOHMER, S. H. & GUSTAFSON, R.
PLANTS AND FLOWERS OF HAWAI'I
$15.00 AUD

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

58394
SUTTER, Frederick Koehler
THE SAMOANS: A Global Family
$20.00 AUD

University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu. 1989. 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

59468
TAKAKI, Ronald
PAU HANA, Plantation Life and Labor in Hawaii 1835-1920
$10.00 AUD

University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu. 1984. 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.

31642
TAYLOR, Frank J., WELTY, Earl M., & EYRE David W.
FROM LAND AND SEA - The Story of Castle & Cooke of Hawaii
$20.00 AUD

Chronicle Books. San Francisco. 1976. 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.

75379
TITCOMB, Margaret
THE ANCIENT HAWAIIANS: How They Clothed Themselves
$15.00 AUD

Hogarth Press. Honolulu, Hawaii. 1983 1st Ed. in the "Hawaii's Cultural Heritage" series. 55 PP with 26 b/w illustrations (10 sketches, 6 prints and 10 photos). Stiff covers, pictorial front. Fine. 22.8 x 15.2. (int). 0911776249

62505
VERGUET, Léopold
HISTOIRE DE LA PREMIERE MISSION CATHOLIQUE AU VICARIAT DE MELANESIE
$80.00 AUD

Association Arts et Traditions Rurales. Montpellier, France. 2012. 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.

73437
WOOD, Bill
50 YEARS OF ALOHA - The Story of Aloha Airlines
$70.00 AUD

Aloha Airlines, Inc. Honolulu, Hawai'i. 1996. 1st Ed. Dedication to Dr. Hung Wo Ching. Foreword by Daniel K. Inouye, US Senator. (4), 91 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (ephemera, graphs, posters, photos). Hard covers, title on front cover and spine, dj. Top outside corner with a light bump, o/wise near fine. 28.5 x 22.2. 0965278107

54685
WOODBURN, Rob
BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII (in Qantas The Australian Way)
$10.00 AUD

Qantas Airways Limited. Sydney. 2008. Issue for April 2008. 242 PP. Contains article from P.87 to 92 with 5 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover (Frangipani flower). Fine. 27.2 x 21.

Hawaii's largest Island.

21419
WYNDETTE, Olive
ISLANDS OF DESTINY, A History of Hawaii
$15.00 AUD

Charles E. Tuttle Co. Rutland, Vt., USA. 1968. 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.