HOME DIVE IN BOOKS CATALOGUE LINKS	COOK ISLAND & PACIFIC BOOKS COOK ISLAND & PACIFIC BOOKS * Held in Rarotonga Patricia Larkham, Dive In, Lecture Hall, The Village, Westbury-on-Severn, Glos. GL14 1PA.UK, Tel - 00 44 (0)1452 760124 Fax - 00 44 (0)1452 760590 email mydive@globalnet.co.uk Patricia Larkham, P.O.Box 3005, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, South Pacific. Tel - 00 682 20213 Fax - 00 44 682 20213 email mydive@oyster.net.ck 1. ADVENTURES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC by one who was born there. The Religious Tract Society. London [4355] Col and other illustrations by Lancelot Speed. Vg. Gilt edged. new endpapers. foxing in first 20 pages. Illus material boards - some fraying. crns bumped. 228pp. 8vo An account of the life of a young British boy in the South Pacific when his father had gone to assist in mission work, includes Rarotonga and Tahiti. £32 2. ANDERSON Alan Jr. THE BLUE REEF A Report from Beneath the Sea Alfred A.Knopf. New York 1979 [1331] Fine. dj. first edition. col photos. index. intro. 259pp. 8vo. The adventures and observations of WALTER STARCK marine biologist and authority on sharks. at Enewetak Atoll, a coral reef in the Pacific Ocean. £22 3. BAILEY Eric THE CHRISTMAS ISLAND STORY Captain James Cook Bicentennial Edition 1777-1977 Stace International Ldn. 1977 [4318] Fine. dj. first edition. map on eps. bw & col phots. index. bibli. apps. 88pp. 8vo Christmas Island is located in the Central Pacific just north of the Equator and is part of the Line Islands Group. The author has researched a history of Christmas Island from discovery of the uninhabited island by Captain Cook up to publication. Extensive bibliography. Out-of-print. Very scarce. £25 4. BALLANTYNE R.M. THE CORAL ISLAND Collins - London early 50's [3934] Fine. dj. pages slightly browned. writing on frs. one col plate. 242pp. 12mo. Juvenile. Fiction. While sailing through the Coral Islands of the Pacific, a storm rises and the three boys' ship strikes a reef and sinks rapidly. The boys manage to cling to a heavy oar which carries them to a lonely, uninhabited Coral Island. £9 5. BALLANTYNE R.M. THE CORAL ISLAND The Thames Pub. Co. Ldn early 50's [3937] Fine. one col plate. 248pp. cvr marked. 12mo. Juvenile. Fiction. While sailing through the Coral Islands of the Pacific, a storm rises and the three boys' ship strikes a reef and sinks rapidly. The boys manage to cling to a heavy oar which carries them to a lonely, uninhabited Coral Island. £9 6. BARROW Terence THE ART OF TAHITI and the neighbouring Society, Austral and Cook Islands Thames and Hudson. London 1979 [4303] Fine. cardback. first edition. edges very slightly rubbed. bw & col phots. bibli. ack. index. intro. 96pp. 8vo £15 7. BATHAM Guy DRIFTING AROUND THE SOUTH SEAS Robert Hale & Co. London 1959 [3005] Fair. dj in mylar. first edition. bw phots. some foxing. ack. frd. 191pp. 8vo. A true adventure story of the South Seas. Cruise from San Francisco, life in the Papuan jungles where he worked as an engineer for an oil company, and of his vagabonding life in the South Seas. Shell diving and pearling. Covers Tahiti, Cook Islands, Torres Straits, Thursday Island, Fiji & New Zealand. £20 8. BATHAM Guy DRIFTING AROUND THE SOUTH SEAS Robert Hale & Co. London 1959 [4337] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. bw phots. author's presentation copy. ack. frd. 191pp. 8vo. A true adventure story of the South Seas. Cruise from San Francisco, life in the Papuan jungles where he worked as an engineer for an oil company, and of his vagabonding life in the South Seas. Shell diving and pearling. Covers Tahiti, Cook Islands, Torres Straits, Thursday Island, Fiji & New Zealand. £25 9. BEAGLEHOLE Ernest SOCIAL CHANGE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC Rarotonga and Aitutaki George Allen & Unwin Ltd. London 1957 [4335] Fine. dj. first edition. slight foxing on eps. cloth cvs. preface. intro. index. 268pp. 8vo Of very great interest to sociologists, anthropologists, missionaries, educators and anyone interested in the problems of under-developed countries. £25 10. CAMPBELL Alistair ISLAND TO ISLAND Whitcoulls Pub. Christchurch,Ldn. 1984 [4345] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. 120pp. 8vo. Scarce In 1974 the author received a phone call from a cousin he had never met, a Cook Islands relative looking for the Campbell children who had been 'lost across the sea' more than 40 years earlier. This is his story of being welcomed back into a Polynesian family. £24 11. CLARK Commander Victor. D.S.C., R.N. ON THE WIND OF A DREAM The saga of Solace Hutchinson of London 1960 [1398] Vg. dj. ex lib. first edition. bw phs. app. boat plan. map on end papers.308pp. 8vo. A round the world sail of 6 years' duration covering 48000 miles on a small yacht starting in 1953. The author was shipwrecked on Palmerston Island, pulled off the reef and the boat repaired, taking nine months, before sailing away. Victor Clark returned a few times to Palmerston. £23 12. CLARK Commander Victor. D.S.C., R.N. ON THE WIND OF A DREAM The saga of Solace Hutchinson of London 1960 [1399] Vg. dj. first edition. bw phs. app. boat plan. map on end papers.308pp. 8vo. A round the world sail of six years' duration covering 48000 miles on a small yacht which started in 1953. The author was shipwrecked on Palmerston Island, pulled off the reef and the boat repaired, taking nine months, before sailing away. Victor Clark returned a few times to Palmerston. £25 13. COCKCROFT John POLYNESIAN ISLES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC Tonga and Wallis Islands, Western Samoa, American Samoa, Tahiti and French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter and Cook Islands. Angus & Robertson Publishers 1968 [4307] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. illus eps. drs. bw & col phots. ack.index. 136pp. 4to History and legends of the islands of the South Pacific. £24 14. COUSTEAU Jean-Michel & RICHARDS Mose COUSTEAU'S PAPUA NEW GUINEA JOURNEY Harry N.Abrams, Inc Pub. New York 1989 [2612] Fine+ dj. first edition. bw & col phots. ack. photo credits. index. 224pp. 4to Part of the 'Rediscovery of the World' series this books covers the history and life of Papua as well as the underwater world around its coasts. Both research vessels - Calypso and Alcyone - were used. £25 15. CROCOMBE R.G. LAND TENURE IN THE ATOLLS Cook Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Tokelau, Tuvalu University of the South Pacific 1987 [4340] Fine. first edition. Card back protected. bw photos. maps. ack. preface. gloss. index. bibli. 246pp. 8vo. Scarce Presents a range of perspectives in the nature, problemsand prospects of atoll land tenure systems, mostly written by people of the atolls concerned, on the types of tenure practised in their countries, the problems created by change, prospects for the future. £20 16. CROCOMBE R.G. LAND TENURE IN THE COOK ISLANDS Published in association with The Australian National University, Melbourne. Oxford University Press, London 1969 [4320] Fine. dj in mylar. reprint. ack. maps. gloss. index. bibli. 180pp. 8vo The author reconstructs the pre-European social system of the islands and relates it to the land system, he presents the harsh realities of the customary land tenure practices as well as the virtues of the system in terms of personal and family security. Very scarce. £26 17. DAVIS Tom and others COOK ISLAND POLITICS The Inside Story Polynesian Press, Auckland 1979 [4333] Vg. Cardback. first edition. bw phots. apps. bibli. index. notre on authors. map on eps. 274pp. 8vo. £16 18. DAVIS Tom & Lydia DOCTOR TO THE ISLANDS Michael Joseph, London 1962 [2959] Fine. dj in mylar. September 1962. frd. bw illus. map on end papers. 287pp. 8vo. Half Polynesian and half Welsh, Tom Davis left his home island of Rarotonga at the age of 11 to be educated in New Zealand returned 16 years later as a fully-fledged doctor to help his own people in their struggle for health and well-being. £25 19. DEFOE Daniel ROBINSON CRUSOE Penguin Books. London 1994 [3929] Fine. cardback. preface. 298pp. 16mo £4 20. DOAK Wade THE CLIFF DWELLERS Hodder & Stoughton. NZ 1979 [2110] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. illus end papers. frd by W.J.Ballantine. index. 80pp. 8vo The author takes us on a fascinating tour of the steep cliff-walls of the Poor Knights Islands, on which are represented most of the known life forms of the temparate continental shelf. £13 21. FRISBIE Johnny THE FRISBIES OF THE SOUTH SEAS Travel Book Club, London 1961 [4587] Vg. dj. first edition. 173pp. 8vo The authoress (who lives in Rarotonga), daughter of the famous author Robert Frisbie, describes her father's life in the South Seas after being invalided out of the U.S.Cavalry. From 1920 in Tahiti via Manahiki, Penrhyn, Suwarrow, Samoa, Fiji, Rarotonga and Puka Puka till his death in 1948 in Rarotonga. £17 Johnny Frisbie lives in Rarotonga (5.12.98) 22. GIBBS Jim SHIPWRECKS IN PARADISE A Maritime History of Hawaii Superior Pub. Co. Seattle 1977 [1669] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. index. 183pp. 4to Facts and speculation about the geologic formation of the islands, the first settler (perhaps 600AD), the early explorers, the traders, the isolation and then the deluge of people and above all the ships that sailors and those that failed in the tempestuous challenge of the mysterious, beautiful, cruel sea. £30 23. GILL William Wyatt COOK ISLANDS CUSTOM Institute of Pacific Studies. Suva. Fiji 1979 [4325] Fine. cardback. ink drawings. 28pp. 12mo Pacific Anthropology. First published in 1892. £18 24. GILL William Wyatt FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT IN POLYNESIA with Illustrative Clan Songs University of the South Pacific.Apia.Western Samoa 1984 [1833] Fine. cardback. frontis etching of the Queen of Rarotonga. reprint. 4 bw plates. preface. out of print. 383pp. 12mo. very scarce. First printed in Lndon in 1894. The Hervey Group, Rarotonga, Mangaia, Aitutaki, Atiu. Mauke, Mitiaro and Manuae, documents traditional history including the visit of Captain Cook, with chapters on how Christianity was introduced into Mangaia, how Mangaia has progressed under Christianity, reminiscences of native preachers. £30 25. GILSON Richard The COOK ISLANDS 1820-1950 Victoria University Press 1980 [4331] Fine. cardback. first edition. preface. map. gloss. notes. apps. bibli. index. 242pp. 8vo History of the islands including - Early Rarotongan Society, The Mission Period British Protectorate etc. £19 26. GORSKY Bernard ISLAND AT THE END OF THE WORLD Rupert Hart-Davis Ldn 1966 [2140] G. Ex Lib. first edition. col phots. 171pp. 8vo The story of one man's successful search for paradise on earth. Tahiti, spearfishing - adventure above and below. £12 27. GORSKY Bernard ISLAND AT THE END OF THE WORLD Rupert Hart-Davis Ldn 1966 [2728] Vg. dj.fly sht miss. Ex Lib. first edition. col phots. 171pp. 8vo The story of one man's successful search for paradise on earth. Tahiti, spearfishing - adventure above and below. £12 28. GORSKY Bernard VASTNESS OF THE SEA Adventures in the Mysterious Depths Little, Brown and Company, Boston 1957 [1679] Fine. dj. US edition of Moana. first edition. map on ep. translaters note. 305pp. 8vo Three Frenchmen sail from St Malo in France across the Atlantic and into the Pacific making researches into the depths of the oceans - a most exciting book. £12 29. HANCOCK Kathleen SIR ALBERT HENRY His Life and Times Muthuen & Co. Lt 1979 [4358] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. preface. gloss. prologue. epilogue. bibli. 158pp. 8vo The trial and subsequent deposition in 1978 of the Cook Island Premier. In a lively balanced and thoroughly researched account, Mrs Hancock reviews a political career which has been colourful and a little unorthodox. £12 30. HAVERSTICK Iola and SHEPARD Betty THE WRECK OF THE WHALESHIP ESSEX A Narrative Account by Owen Chase, First Mate. Constable Young Books Ltd 1968 [2516] Vg. dj. exlib. fly sht miss. first edition. gloss. editied. prologue. epilogue. 128pp. 8vo. The nantucket whaler 'Essex' was attacked in the Pacific Ocean by an enraged sperm whale and slowly began sinking. This is the story of the survival of the crew. £12 31. HELM A.S. and PERCIVAL W.H. SISTERS IN THE SUN The Story of Suwarrow and Palmerston Atolls Travel Book Club, London 1974 [4360] Fine. bw phs. preface. intro. 192pp. 8vo. index. bibli. The story of two very remote Islands in the Cook Island group - Suwarrow and Palmerston £24 32. HILLAS Julian SOUTH SEAS PARADISE Travel Book Club, London 1965 [3959] Ex.dj. first edition. 192pp. 8vo A personal account, in 1930 when the full weight of the depression was felt around the world, the author liquidated his few assets and set off for what turned into a thirty year holiday in the Cook Islands. £20 33. HILLAS Julian SOUTH SEAS PARADISE Robert Hale & Co. London 1965 [4322] Ex.dj in mylar. first edition. bw phots. 192pp. 8vo A personal account, in 1930 when the full weight of the depression was felt around the world, the author liquidated his few assets and set off for what turned into a thirty year holiday in the Cook Islands. £30 34. JONASSEN Jon COOK ISLANDS LEGENDS Institute of Pacific Studies. Suva. Fiji 1985 [1056] Fine. cardback. fourth printing. illus. preface. 44pp.8vo. Ten legends from the Cook Islands which have passed from generation to generation. £15 35. LENWOOD Frank PASTELS FROM THE PACIFIC Oxford University Press, London 1917 [4353] Fine. first edition. index. bw & col illus. fold-out map. new eps. foxing on a few pages. crns bumped. very scarce. 224pp. 8vo Includes: Lifou, Cook Islands, Rarotonga, Samoa, Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Papua, problems of the mission. £32 36. LEWIS David THE VOYAGING STARS Secrets of the Pacific Island Navigators Collins - London 1978 [4354] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. bw & col phots. dias. maps on eps. ack. prologue. ref. index. 208pp. 8vo. The author spent his childhood in Rarotonga, later in life he set out to discover the ancient arts of the Pacific Island navigation, he recounts his experiences of sailing without instruments with master islander navigators for many thousands of nautical miles and describes the skills he learned. £22 37. MARETU CANNIBALS AND CONVERTS Radical change in the Cook Islands University of the South Pacific 1987 [4356] Fine cardback. ack. gloss. maps. bw illus. index. bibli. 223pp. 8vo The amazing story of life in the Cook Islands before the coming of Europeans, the subsequent wars and intrigues over women and power, the destruction of gods and churches, the agonizing deaths in epidemics, the break-up of polygamous families, the radical changes in custom and culture. Translated. annotated and edited by Marjorie Tuainekore Crocombe. £12 38. McDERMOTT John & Bobbye HOW TO GET LOST & FOUND IN THE COOK ISLANDS Orafa Pu. Co. Hawaii 1986 [2987] Fine. cardback. 2nd edition. updated. maps. bw illus. index. 212pp. 8vo An informative guide book. £13 39. NEALE Tom AN ISLAND TO ONESELF The Story of Six Years on a Desert Island Collins - London 1966 [1391] Fine. torn dj. first edition. Author's note. bw phs. map on end papers. postscript. Autographed by his daughter Stella and his wife Sarah. 255pp. 8vo Living alone on a desert island - Suwarrow - the story of a present day Crusoe. £25 40. NEALE Tom AN ISLAND TO ONESELF The Story of Six Years on a Desert Island Collins - London 1966 [4327] G. dj in mylar. first edition. exlib. bw phs. map on end papers. postscript. inside cover marked. 255pp. 8vo. Autographed by his daughter Stella and his wife Sarah. Living alone on a desert island - Suwarrow - the story of a present day Crusoe £22 41. NORGROVE Ross BLUEPRINT FOR PARADISE. How to live on a tropic island International Marine Pub.Co.Maine 1983 [2993] Fine. cardback. first edition. bw & col phots. drs. preface. epilogue. apps. index. How to.....all about find an island, buying an island, island life and some of the carusoes. £15 42. PACIFIC ISLANDS PILOT PACIFIC ISLANDS PILOT VOL 111 Comprising The eastern Groups, including Iles Australes, the Cook Islands, and Iles de la Societe; Archipel des Taumotu; Iles Marquises; the Line Islands and scattered islands near the equator; and the Hawaiian Islands. The Hydrographer of the Navy.Somerset.UK 1969 [4344] Fine. 9th edition. Includes Supplement No.4 - 1974. 33pp. index. fold-out maps, figures, blue boards with title embossed on front cover and spine. Scarce collectors item. 362pp. 8vo Excellent historical reference for mariners concerning the navigation of the islands in this volume. £24 43. PARK Ruth THE ROAD UNDER THE SEA MacMillan & Co. Ltd. 1963 [4548] Fine. colourful dj in mylar. first edition. bw drs. 125pp. 8vo. juvenile. fiction Adventure story of finding an underwater camera with photographs when developed showed a road under the sea. Set in the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean. £20 44. PARK Ruth THE ROAD UNDER THE SEA URE Smith. Sydney. 1962 [4549] Fine. scuba divers on colourful dj in mylar. first edition. bw drs. 125pp. 8vo. juvenile. fiction Adventure story of finding an underwater camera with photographs when developed showed a road under the sea. Set in the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean. £26 45. PARSONS Christina DANGEROUS MARINE ANIMALS OF THE PACIFIC COAST Helm Pub. California. 1986 [2233] Fine+ cardback. first edition. bw illus. frd. preface. intro. bibli. index. 96pp. 12mo. £8 46. PRICE Willard UNDERWATER ADVENTURE The Children's Book Club. Ldn. [3378] Fine. bw & col phots. 205pp. 12mo Boys adventure. Two boys help a marine scientist to explore part of the Pacific sea bed. Juvenile. Fiction. £10 47. PRICE Willard UNDERWATER ADVENTURE Knight Books 1984 [3626] Vg. paperback. 15th imp. bw & col phots. 205pp. 16mo Boys adventure. Two boys help a marine scientist to explore part of the Pacific sea bed. Juvenile. Fiction. £4 48. RAITT Helen EXPLORING THE DEEP PACIFIC W.W.Norton & co. Inc. New York 1956 [2066] G. first edition. bw phots. map on end papers. bibli. maps charts. 252pp. 8vo. The life and work of an oceanographic ship around the Pacific Islands. £7 49. REDWOOD Rosaline ON COPRA SHIPS AND CORAL ISLES Adventurers Club, London 1967 [3002] Fine. dj. first edition. map. prologue. bw phots. 192pp. 8vo. Scarce An intimate story of a woman journalist who voyaged alone into remote regions of the Pacific Islands where she did a radio series for the BBC. She endures the raw discomforts of scorching decks and stinking cargoes, of cockroach-infested cabins and hurricanes, and the exciting necessity of 'jumping' jagged reefs from incoming wave-crests in frail canoes. Rarotonga. Northern Group and Palmerston, Fiji, Tonga, Western Samoa and American Samoa. £18 50. REDWOOD Rosaline ON COPRA SHIPS AND CORAL ISLES A.S.Barnes & Co. New York 1966 [4339] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. map. prologue. bw phots. 192pp. 8vo. Very Scarce An intimate story of a woman journalist who voyaged alone into remote regions of the Pacific Islands where she did a radio series for the BBC. She endures the raw discomforts of scorching decks and stinking cargoes, of cockroach-infested cabins and hurricanes, and the exciting necessity of 'jumping' jagged reefs from incoming wave-crests in frail canoes. Rarotonga. Northern Group and Palmerston, Fiji, Tonga, Western Samoa and American Samoa. £23 51. RERE Taira GENEALOGY OF THE PAPEHIA FAMILY Institute of Pacific Studies. Suva. Fiji 1974 [4326] Fine. paperback. first edition. presentation copy signed by author. intro. 28pp. 12mo Pacific Papehia Missionaries. £16 52. RERE Taira HISTORY of the PAPEHIA FAMILY Lotu Oasifika Prod. Fiji 1977 [4484] Fine. cardback. first edition. bw illus. intro. gloss. ref. 70pp. 8vo Easy to read narative £12 53. ROBSON William JAMES CHALMERS Missionary and Explorer of RAROTONGA AND NEW GUINEA S.W.Partridge & Co. Ltd. Ldn. [4492] Fine. 4th edition. bw illus. preface. map. 160pp. 12mo £20 54. ROGERS S. CRUSOES AND CASTAWAYS George G.Harrrap & Co. London 1932 [1888] Vg. first edition. illus. 254pp. colour frontis. map on end papers. 8vo The author accounts stories of men castaway on islands, including: Alexander Selkirk, Richard Falconer's adventures as a prisoner of pirates, the wreck of Wager, the 14 men marooned on Boon Island off the North American coast in 1710, etc. etc. £10 55. RUHENOlaf MINERVA REEF Angus & Robertson Publishers 1963 [2068] Fine. dj. first edition. illus. map on end papers. 200pp. 8vo The wreck of the 20ton cutter "TUAIKAEPAU" in July 1962, sailing from Tonga to Auckland. A true story of survival at sea. These men lived on a reef which was only dry for a few hours at low tide. £8 56. SCOTT Dick YEARS OF THE POOH-BAH A Cook Islands History Hodder & Stoughton. NZ 1991 [4359] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. illus eps. intro. gloss. notes. index. 320pp. 8vo The author follows the sometimes bizarre and always fascinating trail left by the New Zealand colonial rulers in the archives of both countries, in their personal papers and in the memory of the people. £20 57. SHADBOLT Maurice PARADISE IN SEARCH OF A FUTURE National Geographic Society. USA 1967 [1396] Vg. August 1967. Vol. 132. No.2. Article - Paradise in Search of a Future - New Zealand's Cook Islands. Pages 203 to 230. £6 58. SIMMONS James C. CASTAWAY IN PARADISE The Incredible Adventures of True-Life Robinson Crusoes. Sheridan House, New York 1994 [4351] Fine. dj. reprint. bibli. index.249pp. 8vo. The book explores the reality in the myth through these stories of castaways who, because of shipwrecks, perfidious captains, or their own choice, found themselves true life Robinson Crusoes. £25 59. SIMPSON Colin PLEASURE ISLANDS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC Fiji - New Caledonia - Rarotonga - New Hebrides - French Polynesia - East Island Methuen of Australia Pty Ltd 1979 [4352] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. illus eps. intro. index. maps. 239pp. 8vo £25 60. SMITH David & WESTLAKE Michael with CASTANEDA Porfirio THE DIVER'S GUIDE TO THE PHILIPPINES Unicorn Books Ltd. Hong Kong 1982 [4280] Fine. first edition. col phots. Map on end papers. index. gloss. hotels. dive operators. 128pp. 8vo £10 61. SPERRY Armstrong LOST LAGOON A Pacific Adventure Bodley Head, London 1943 [5057] Vg. first edition. green bds faded. bw illus. prelude. 160pp. 8vo. juvenile. fiction Adventure in Tahiti for a store of gold buried deep in a tramp ship sunk during the World War £12 62. SPERRY Armstrong LOST LAGOON A Pacific Adventure Doubleday & Company Inc.New York 1939 [5082] Vg. first edition. dj in mylar. exlib. bw illus. black ink marks on edges of pages & on contents sheet. prelude. 227pp. 8vo. juvenile. fiction Adventure in Tahiti for a store of gold buried deep in a tramp ship sunk during the World War £16 63. STOCK Ralph THE CRUISE OF THE DREAM SHIP William Heinemann. London 1950 [4368] Fine. some foxing. owner plate. rep.bw phots. 265pp. 8vo The preparation of a cruise in a yacht to the Pacific Islands including Galapagos, Marquesas, Paumotu, Tahiti, Moorea, Palmerston (Cooks), Savage Island & Thursday Island. £10 64. SYME Ronald ISLES OF THE FRIGATE BIRD Michael Joseph, London 1975 [1387] Vg. first edition. map on end papers. bw phs. preface. app. 235pp. 8vo. The author left England and settled in Rarotonga. £20 65. TUDOR Judy MANY A GREEN ISLE Pacific Pub. Sydney 1966 [4341] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. map on eps. bw phots. index. 4 text maps. Many observations and conclusions, some probably long suppressed, are set out here in a way that is vigorous and forthright, and very entertaining, covers Fiji, PNG, West Irian, Tahiti, Cook Islands, Nauru, Gilbert & Elice Islands. £20 66. ULLMAN James Ramsey WHERE THE BONG TREE GROWS The Log of one man's journey in the South Pacific. Collins - London 1964 [4342] Fine. chipped dj in mylar. maps on eps. some foxing. 316pp. 8vo A personal story of one man's journey through the South Pacific using all means of transportation - outriggers, tiny launches, steamships, and strato-cruiser, his account balances the classical South Seas dream against the South Pacific of the twentieth century, include: Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa, Fiji, Guam, The Cook Islands, Tarawa, Tonga, Bora Bora and Wake Island. £18 67. WALLIN Doug Diving & Snorkeling Guide to the HAWAIIAN ISLANDS Pisces Books, New York 1991 [1969] Fine+ cardback. 2nd edition. col phots. 107pp. 8vo £8 68. WRIGHT Rob WITH HOOK, LINE AND SNORKEL in the South Pacific. Pacific Pub. Sydney 1969 [3050] Fine. torn dj in mylar. first edition. bw phots. gloss. intro. app. index. 168pp. 8vo A Pacific Islands nature book. Adventures with sharks, collecting shells and a word picture of a tranquil island-studded lagoon and the Islander's way of life upon it....set in Fiji. £17 BACK TO CATALOGUE e-mail: trish@diveinbooks.co.uk

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1. ADVENTURES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC by one who was born there. The Religious Tract Society. London [4355] Col and other illustrations by Lancelot Speed. Vg. Gilt edged. new endpapers. foxing in first 20 pages. Illus material boards - some fraying. crns bumped. 228pp. 8vo An account of the life of a young British boy in the South Pacific when his father had gone to assist in mission work, includes Rarotonga and Tahiti. £32

2. ANDERSON Alan Jr. THE BLUE REEF A Report from Beneath the Sea Alfred A.Knopf. New York 1979 [1331] Fine. dj. first edition. col photos. index. intro. 259pp. 8vo. The adventures and observations of WALTER STARCK marine biologist and authority on sharks. at Enewetak Atoll, a coral reef in the Pacific Ocean. £22

3. BAILEY Eric THE CHRISTMAS ISLAND STORY Captain James Cook Bicentennial Edition 1777-1977 Stace International Ldn. 1977 [4318] Fine. dj. first edition. map on eps. bw & col phots. index. bibli. apps. 88pp. 8vo Christmas Island is located in the Central Pacific just north of the Equator and is part of the Line Islands Group. The author has researched a history of Christmas Island from discovery of the uninhabited island by Captain Cook up to publication. Extensive bibliography. Out-of-print. Very scarce. £25

4. BALLANTYNE R.M. THE CORAL ISLAND Collins - London early 50's [3934] Fine. dj. pages slightly browned. writing on frs. one col plate. 242pp. 12mo. Juvenile. Fiction. While sailing through the Coral Islands of the Pacific, a storm rises and the three boys' ship strikes a reef and sinks rapidly. The boys manage to cling to a heavy oar which carries them to a lonely, uninhabited Coral Island. £9

5. BALLANTYNE R.M. THE CORAL ISLAND The Thames Pub. Co. Ldn early 50's [3937] Fine. one col plate. 248pp. cvr marked. 12mo. Juvenile. Fiction. While sailing through the Coral Islands of the Pacific, a storm rises and the three boys' ship strikes a reef and sinks rapidly. The boys manage to cling to a heavy oar which carries them to a lonely, uninhabited Coral Island. £9

6. BARROW Terence THE ART OF TAHITI and the neighbouring Society, Austral and Cook Islands Thames and Hudson. London 1979 [4303] Fine. cardback. first edition. edges very slightly rubbed. bw & col phots. bibli. ack. index. intro. 96pp. 8vo £15

7. BATHAM Guy DRIFTING AROUND THE SOUTH SEAS Robert Hale & Co. London 1959 [3005] Fair. dj in mylar. first edition. bw phots. some foxing. ack. frd. 191pp. 8vo. A true adventure story of the South Seas. Cruise from San Francisco, life in the Papuan jungles where he worked as an engineer for an oil company, and of his vagabonding life in the South Seas. Shell diving and pearling. Covers Tahiti, Cook Islands, Torres Straits, Thursday Island, Fiji & New Zealand. £20

8. BATHAM Guy DRIFTING AROUND THE SOUTH SEAS Robert Hale & Co. London 1959 [4337] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. bw phots. author's presentation copy. ack. frd. 191pp. 8vo. A true adventure story of the South Seas. Cruise from San Francisco, life in the Papuan jungles where he worked as an engineer for an oil company, and of his vagabonding life in the South Seas. Shell diving and pearling. Covers Tahiti, Cook Islands, Torres Straits, Thursday Island, Fiji & New Zealand. £25

9. BEAGLEHOLE Ernest SOCIAL CHANGE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC Rarotonga and Aitutaki George Allen & Unwin Ltd. London 1957 [4335] Fine. dj. first edition. slight foxing on eps. cloth cvs. preface. intro. index. 268pp. 8vo Of very great interest to sociologists, anthropologists, missionaries, educators and anyone interested in the problems of under-developed countries. £25

10. CAMPBELL Alistair ISLAND TO ISLAND Whitcoulls Pub. Christchurch,Ldn. 1984 [4345] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. 120pp. 8vo. Scarce In 1974 the author received a phone call from a cousin he had never met, a Cook Islands relative looking for the Campbell children who had been 'lost across the sea' more than 40 years earlier. This is his story of being welcomed back into a Polynesian family. £24
11. CLARK Commander Victor. D.S.C., R.N. ON THE WIND OF A DREAM The saga of Solace Hutchinson of London 1960 [1398] Vg. dj. ex lib. first edition. bw phs. app. boat plan. map on end papers.308pp. 8vo. A round the world sail of 6 years' duration covering 48000 miles on a small yacht starting in 1953. The author was shipwrecked on Palmerston Island, pulled off the reef and the boat repaired, taking nine months, before sailing away. Victor Clark returned a few times to Palmerston. £23
12. CLARK Commander Victor. D.S.C., R.N. ON THE WIND OF A DREAM The saga of Solace Hutchinson of London 1960 [1399] Vg. dj. first edition. bw phs. app. boat plan. map on end papers.308pp. 8vo. A round the world sail of six years' duration covering 48000 miles on a small yacht which started in 1953. The author was shipwrecked on Palmerston Island, pulled off the reef and the boat repaired, taking nine months, before sailing away. Victor Clark returned a few times to Palmerston. £25

13. COCKCROFT John POLYNESIAN ISLES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC Tonga and Wallis Islands, Western Samoa, American Samoa, Tahiti and French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter and Cook Islands. Angus & Robertson Publishers 1968 [4307] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. illus eps. drs. bw & col phots. ack.index. 136pp. 4to History and legends of the islands of the South Pacific. £24

14. COUSTEAU Jean-Michel & RICHARDS Mose COUSTEAU'S PAPUA NEW GUINEA JOURNEY Harry N.Abrams, Inc Pub. New York 1989 [2612] Fine+ dj. first edition. bw & col phots. ack. photo credits. index. 224pp. 4to Part of the 'Rediscovery of the World' series this books covers the history and life of Papua as well as the underwater world around its coasts. Both research vessels - Calypso and Alcyone - were used. £25

15. CROCOMBE R.G. LAND TENURE IN THE ATOLLS Cook Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Tokelau, Tuvalu University of the South Pacific 1987 [4340] Fine. first edition. Card back protected. bw photos. maps. ack. preface. gloss. index. bibli. 246pp. 8vo. Scarce Presents a range of perspectives in the nature, problemsand prospects of atoll land tenure systems, mostly written by people of the atolls concerned, on the types of tenure practised in their countries, the problems created by change, prospects for the future. £20

16. CROCOMBE R.G. LAND TENURE IN THE COOK ISLANDS Published in association with The Australian National University, Melbourne. Oxford University Press, London 1969 [4320] Fine. dj in mylar. reprint. ack. maps. gloss. index. bibli. 180pp. 8vo The author reconstructs the pre-European social system of the islands and relates it to the land system, he presents the harsh realities of the customary land tenure

practices as well as the virtues of the system in terms of personal and family security. Very scarce. £26 17. DAVIS Tom and others COOK ISLAND POLITICS The Inside Story Polynesian Press, Auckland 1979 [4333] Vg. Cardback. first edition. bw phots. apps. bibli. index. notre on authors. map on eps. 274pp. 8vo. £16

18. DAVIS Tom & Lydia DOCTOR TO THE ISLANDS Michael Joseph, London 1962 [2959] Fine. dj in mylar. September 1962. frd. bw illus. map on end papers. 287pp. 8vo. Half Polynesian and half Welsh, Tom Davis left his home island of Rarotonga at the age of 11 to be educated in New Zealand returned 16 years later as a fully-fledged doctor to help his own people in their struggle for health and well-being. £25
19. DEFOE Daniel ROBINSON CRUSOE Penguin Books. London 1994 [3929] Fine. cardback. preface. 298pp. 16mo £4

20. DOAK Wade THE CLIFF DWELLERS Hodder & Stoughton. NZ 1979 [2110] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. illus end papers. frd by W.J.Ballantine. index. 80pp. 8vo The author takes us on a fascinating tour of the steep cliff-walls of the Poor Knights Islands, on which are represented most of the known life forms of the temparate continental shelf. £13

21. FRISBIE Johnny THE FRISBIES OF THE SOUTH SEAS Travel Book Club, London 1961 [4587] Vg. dj. first edition. 173pp. 8vo The authoress (who lives in Rarotonga), daughter of the famous author Robert Frisbie, describes her father's life in the South Seas after being invalided out of the U.S.Cavalry. From 1920 in Tahiti via Manahiki, Penrhyn, Suwarrow, Samoa, Fiji, Rarotonga and Puka Puka till his death in 1948 in Rarotonga. £17 Johnny Frisbie lives in Rarotonga (5.12.98)

22. GIBBS Jim SHIPWRECKS IN PARADISE A Maritime History of Hawaii Superior Pub. Co. Seattle 1977 [1669] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. index. 183pp. 4to Facts and speculation about the geologic formation of the islands, the first settler (perhaps 600AD), the early explorers, the traders, the isolation and then the deluge of people and above all the ships that sailors and those that failed in the tempestuous challenge of the mysterious, beautiful, cruel sea. £30

23. GILL William Wyatt COOK ISLANDS CUSTOM Institute of Pacific Studies. Suva. Fiji 1979 [4325] Fine. cardback. ink drawings. 28pp. 12mo Pacific Anthropology. First published in 1892. £18

24. GILL William Wyatt FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT IN POLYNESIA with Illustrative Clan Songs University of the South Pacific.Apia.Western Samoa 1984 [1833] Fine. cardback. frontis etching of the Queen of Rarotonga. reprint. 4 bw plates. preface. out of print. 383pp. 12mo. very scarce. First printed in Lndon in 1894. The Hervey Group, Rarotonga, Mangaia, Aitutaki, Atiu. Mauke, Mitiaro and Manuae, documents traditional history including the visit of Captain Cook, with chapters on how Christianity was introduced into Mangaia, how Mangaia has progressed under Christianity, reminiscences of native preachers. £30

25. GILSON Richard The COOK ISLANDS 1820-1950 Victoria University Press 1980 [4331] Fine. cardback. first edition. preface. map. gloss. notes. apps. bibli. index. 242pp. 8vo History of the islands including - Early Rarotongan Society, The Mission Period British Protectorate etc. £19

26. GORSKY Bernard ISLAND AT THE END OF THE WORLD Rupert Hart-Davis Ldn 1966 [2140] G. Ex Lib. first edition. col phots. 171pp. 8vo The story of one man's successful search for paradise on earth. Tahiti, spearfishing - adventure above and below. £12

27. GORSKY Bernard ISLAND AT THE END OF THE WORLD Rupert Hart-Davis Ldn 1966 [2728] Vg. dj.fly sht miss. Ex Lib. first edition. col phots. 171pp. 8vo The story of one man's successful search for paradise on earth. Tahiti, spearfishing - adventure above and below. £12

28. GORSKY Bernard VASTNESS OF THE SEA Adventures in the Mysterious Depths Little, Brown and Company, Boston 1957 [1679] Fine. dj. US edition of Moana. first edition. map on ep. translaters note. 305pp. 8vo Three Frenchmen sail from St Malo in France across the Atlantic and into the Pacific making researches into the depths of the oceans - a most exciting book. £12

29. HANCOCK Kathleen SIR ALBERT HENRY His Life and Times Muthuen & Co. Lt 1979 [4358] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. preface. gloss. prologue. epilogue. bibli. 158pp. 8vo The trial and subsequent deposition in 1978 of the Cook Island Premier. In a lively balanced and thoroughly researched account, Mrs Hancock reviews a political career which has been colourful and a little unorthodox. £12

30. HAVERSTICK Iola and SHEPARD Betty THE WRECK OF THE WHALESHIP ESSEX A Narrative Account by Owen Chase, First Mate. Constable Young Books Ltd 1968 [2516] Vg. dj. exlib. fly sht miss. first edition. gloss. editied. prologue. epilogue. 128pp. 8vo. The nantucket whaler 'Essex' was attacked in the Pacific Ocean by an enraged sperm whale and slowly began sinking. This is the story of the survival of the crew. £12

31. HELM A.S. and PERCIVAL W.H. SISTERS IN THE SUN The Story of Suwarrow and Palmerston Atolls Travel Book Club, London 1974 [4360] Fine. bw phs. preface. intro. 192pp. 8vo. index. bibli. The story of two very remote Islands in the Cook Island group - Suwarrow and Palmerston £24

32. HILLAS Julian SOUTH SEAS PARADISE Travel Book Club, London 1965 [3959] Ex.dj. first edition. 192pp. 8vo A personal account, in 1930 when the full weight of the depression was felt around the world, the author liquidated his few assets and set off for what turned into a thirty year holiday in the Cook Islands. £20

33. HILLAS Julian SOUTH SEAS PARADISE Robert Hale & Co. London 1965 [4322] Ex.dj in mylar. first edition. bw phots. 192pp. 8vo A personal account, in 1930 when the full weight of the depression was felt around the world, the author liquidated his few assets and set off for what turned into a thirty year holiday in the Cook Islands. £30

34. JONASSEN Jon COOK ISLANDS LEGENDS Institute of Pacific Studies. Suva. Fiji 1985 [1056] Fine. cardback. fourth printing. illus. preface. 44pp.8vo. Ten legends from the Cook Islands which have passed from generation to generation. £15

35. LENWOOD Frank PASTELS FROM THE PACIFIC Oxford University Press, London 1917 [4353] Fine. first edition. index. bw & col illus. fold-out map. new eps. foxing on a few pages. crns bumped. very scarce. 224pp. 8vo Includes: Lifou, Cook Islands, Rarotonga, Samoa, Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Papua, problems of the mission. £32

36. LEWIS David THE VOYAGING STARS Secrets of the Pacific Island Navigators Collins - London 1978 [4354] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. bw & col phots. dias. maps on eps. ack. prologue. ref. index. 208pp. 8vo. The author spent his childhood in Rarotonga, later in life he set out to discover the ancient arts of the Pacific Island navigation, he recounts his experiences of sailing without instruments with master islander navigators for many thousands of nautical miles and describes the skills he learned. £22
37. MARETU CANNIBALS AND CONVERTS Radical change in the Cook Islands University of the South Pacific 1987 [4356] Fine cardback. ack. gloss. maps. bw illus. index. bibli. 223pp. 8vo The amazing story of life in the Cook Islands before the coming of Europeans, the subsequent wars and intrigues over women and power, the destruction of gods and churches, the agonizing deaths in epidemics, the break-up of polygamous families, the radical changes in custom and culture. Translated. annotated and edited by Marjorie Tuainekore Crocombe. £12

38. McDERMOTT John & Bobbye HOW TO GET LOST & FOUND IN THE COOK ISLANDS Orafa Pu. Co. Hawaii 1986 [2987] Fine. cardback. 2nd edition. updated. maps. bw illus. index. 212pp. 8vo An informative guide book. £13

39. NEALE Tom AN ISLAND TO ONESELF The Story of Six Years on a Desert Island Collins - London 1966 [1391] Fine. torn dj. first edition. Author's note. bw phs. map on end papers. postscript. Autographed by his daughter Stella and his wife Sarah. 255pp. 8vo Living alone on a desert island - Suwarrow - the story of a present day Crusoe. £25

40. NEALE Tom AN ISLAND TO ONESELF The Story of Six Years on a Desert Island Collins - London 1966 [4327] G. dj in mylar. first edition. exlib. bw phs. map on end papers. postscript. inside cover marked. 255pp. 8vo. Autographed by his daughter Stella and his wife Sarah. Living alone on a desert island - Suwarrow - the story of a present day Crusoe £22

41. NORGROVE Ross BLUEPRINT FOR PARADISE. How to live on a tropic island International Marine Pub.Co.Maine 1983 [2993] Fine. cardback. first edition. bw & col phots. drs. preface. epilogue. apps. index. How to.....all about find an island, buying an island, island life and some of the carusoes. £15
42. PACIFIC ISLANDS PILOT PACIFIC ISLANDS PILOT VOL 111 Comprising The eastern Groups, including Iles Australes, the Cook Islands, and Iles de la Societe; Archipel des Taumotu; Iles Marquises; the Line Islands and scattered islands near the equator; and the Hawaiian Islands. The Hydrographer of the Navy.Somerset.UK 1969 [4344] Fine. 9th edition. Includes Supplement No.4 - 1974. 33pp. index. fold-out maps, figures, blue boards with title embossed on front cover and spine. Scarce collectors item. 362pp. 8vo Excellent historical reference for mariners concerning the navigation of the islands in this volume. £24

43. PARK Ruth THE ROAD UNDER THE SEA MacMillan & Co. Ltd. 1963 [4548] Fine. colourful dj in mylar. first edition. bw drs. 125pp. 8vo. juvenile. fiction Adventure story of finding an underwater camera with photographs when developed showed a road under the sea. Set in the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean. £20

44. PARK Ruth THE ROAD UNDER THE SEA URE Smith. Sydney. 1962 [4549] Fine. scuba divers on colourful dj in mylar. first edition. bw drs. 125pp. 8vo. juvenile. fiction Adventure story of finding an underwater camera with photographs when developed showed a road under the sea. Set in the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean. £26

45. PARSONS Christina DANGEROUS MARINE ANIMALS OF THE PACIFIC COAST Helm Pub. California. 1986 [2233] Fine+ cardback. first edition. bw illus. frd. preface. intro. bibli. index. 96pp. 12mo. £8
46. PRICE Willard UNDERWATER ADVENTURE The Children's Book Club. Ldn. [3378] Fine. bw & col phots. 205pp. 12mo Boys adventure. Two boys help a marine scientist to explore part of the Pacific sea bed. Juvenile. Fiction. £10

47. PRICE Willard UNDERWATER ADVENTURE Knight Books 1984 [3626] Vg. paperback. 15th imp. bw & col phots. 205pp. 16mo Boys adventure. Two boys help a marine scientist to explore part of the Pacific sea bed. Juvenile. Fiction. £4

48. RAITT Helen EXPLORING THE DEEP PACIFIC W.W.Norton & co. Inc. New York 1956 [2066] G. first edition. bw phots. map on end papers. bibli. maps charts. 252pp. 8vo. The life and work of an oceanographic ship around the Pacific Islands. £7

49. REDWOOD Rosaline ON COPRA SHIPS AND CORAL ISLES Adventurers Club, London 1967 [3002] Fine. dj. first edition. map. prologue. bw phots. 192pp. 8vo. Scarce An intimate story of a woman journalist who voyaged alone into remote regions of the Pacific Islands where she did a radio series for the BBC. She endures the raw discomforts of scorching decks and stinking cargoes, of cockroach-infested cabins and hurricanes, and the exciting necessity of 'jumping' jagged reefs from incoming wave-crests in frail canoes. Rarotonga. Northern Group and Palmerston, Fiji, Tonga, Western Samoa and American Samoa. £18

50. REDWOOD Rosaline ON COPRA SHIPS AND CORAL ISLES A.S.Barnes & Co. New York 1966 [4339] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. map. prologue. bw phots. 192pp. 8vo. Very Scarce An intimate story of a woman journalist who voyaged alone into remote regions of the Pacific Islands where she did a radio series for the BBC. She endures the raw discomforts of scorching decks and stinking cargoes, of cockroach-infested cabins and hurricanes, and the exciting necessity of 'jumping' jagged reefs from incoming wave-crests in frail canoes. Rarotonga. Northern Group and Palmerston, Fiji, Tonga, Western Samoa and American Samoa. £23

51. RERE Taira GENEALOGY OF THE PAPEHIA FAMILY Institute of Pacific Studies. Suva. Fiji 1974 [4326] Fine. paperback. first edition. presentation copy signed by author. intro. 28pp. 12mo Pacific Papehia Missionaries. £16

52. RERE Taira HISTORY of the PAPEHIA FAMILY Lotu Oasifika Prod. Fiji 1977 [4484] Fine. cardback. first edition. bw illus. intro. gloss. ref. 70pp. 8vo Easy to read narative £12

53. ROBSON William JAMES CHALMERS Missionary and Explorer of RAROTONGA AND NEW GUINEA S.W.Partridge & Co. Ltd. Ldn. [4492] Fine. 4th edition. bw illus. preface. map. 160pp. 12mo £20
54. ROGERS S. CRUSOES AND CASTAWAYS George G.Harrrap & Co. London 1932 [1888] Vg. first edition. illus. 254pp. colour frontis. map on end papers. 8vo The author accounts stories of men castaway on islands, including: Alexander Selkirk, Richard Falconer's adventures as a prisoner of pirates, the wreck of Wager, the 14 men marooned on Boon Island off the North American coast in 1710, etc. etc. £10
55. RUHENOlaf MINERVA REEF Angus & Robertson Publishers 1963 [2068] Fine. dj. first edition. illus. map on end papers. 200pp. 8vo The wreck of the 20ton cutter "TUAIKAEPAU" in July 1962, sailing from Tonga to Auckland. A true story of survival at sea. These men lived on a reef which was only dry for a few hours at low tide. £8

56. SCOTT Dick YEARS OF THE POOH-BAH A Cook Islands History Hodder & Stoughton. NZ 1991 [4359] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. illus eps. intro. gloss. notes. index. 320pp. 8vo The author follows the sometimes bizarre and always fascinating trail left by the New Zealand colonial rulers in the archives of both countries, in their personal papers and in the memory of the people. £20

57. SHADBOLT Maurice PARADISE IN SEARCH OF A FUTURE National Geographic Society. USA 1967 [1396] Vg. August 1967. Vol. 132. No.2. Article - Paradise in Search of a Future - New Zealand's Cook Islands. Pages 203 to 230. £6

58. SIMMONS James C. CASTAWAY IN PARADISE The Incredible Adventures of True-Life Robinson Crusoes. Sheridan House, New York 1994 [4351] Fine. dj. reprint. bibli. index.249pp. 8vo. The book explores the reality in the myth through these stories of castaways who, because of shipwrecks, perfidious captains, or their own choice, found themselves true life Robinson Crusoes. £25

59. SIMPSON Colin PLEASURE ISLANDS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC Fiji - New Caledonia - Rarotonga - New Hebrides - French Polynesia - East Island Methuen of Australia Pty Ltd 1979 [4352] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. illus eps. intro. index. maps. 239pp. 8vo £25

60. SMITH David & WESTLAKE Michael with CASTANEDA Porfirio THE DIVER'S GUIDE TO THE PHILIPPINES Unicorn Books Ltd. Hong Kong 1982 [4280] Fine. first edition. col phots. Map on end papers. index. gloss. hotels. dive operators. 128pp. 8vo £10

61. SPERRY Armstrong LOST LAGOON A Pacific Adventure Bodley Head, London 1943 [5057] Vg. first edition. green bds faded. bw illus. prelude. 160pp. 8vo. juvenile. fiction Adventure in Tahiti for a store of gold buried deep in a tramp ship sunk during the World War £12

62. SPERRY Armstrong LOST LAGOON A Pacific Adventure Doubleday & Company Inc.New York 1939 [5082] Vg. first edition. dj in mylar. exlib. bw illus. black ink marks on edges of pages & on contents sheet. prelude. 227pp. 8vo. juvenile. fiction Adventure in Tahiti for a store of gold buried deep in a tramp ship sunk during the World War £16

63. STOCK Ralph THE CRUISE OF THE DREAM SHIP William Heinemann. London 1950 [4368] Fine. some foxing. owner plate. rep.bw phots. 265pp. 8vo The preparation of a cruise in a yacht to the Pacific Islands including Galapagos, Marquesas, Paumotu, Tahiti, Moorea, Palmerston (Cooks), Savage Island & Thursday Island. £10

64. SYME Ronald ISLES OF THE FRIGATE BIRD Michael Joseph, London 1975 [1387] Vg. first edition. map on end papers. bw phs. preface. app. 235pp. 8vo. The author left England and settled in Rarotonga. £20

65. TUDOR Judy MANY A GREEN ISLE Pacific Pub. Sydney 1966 [4341] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. map on eps. bw phots. index. 4 text maps. Many observations and conclusions, some probably long suppressed, are set out here in a way that is vigorous and forthright, and very entertaining, covers Fiji, PNG, West Irian, Tahiti, Cook Islands, Nauru, Gilbert & Elice Islands. £20

66. ULLMAN James Ramsey WHERE THE BONG TREE GROWS The Log of one man's journey in the South Pacific. Collins - London 1964 [4342] Fine. chipped dj in mylar. maps on eps. some foxing. 316pp. 8vo A personal story of one man's journey through the South Pacific using all means of transportation - outriggers, tiny launches, steamships, and strato-cruiser, his account balances the classical South Seas dream against the South Pacific of the twentieth century, include: Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa, Fiji, Guam, The Cook Islands, Tarawa, Tonga, Bora Bora and Wake Island. £18

67. WALLIN Doug Diving & Snorkeling Guide to the HAWAIIAN ISLANDS Pisces Books, New York 1991 [1969] Fine+ cardback. 2nd edition. col phots. 107pp. 8vo £8

68. WRIGHT Rob WITH HOOK, LINE AND SNORKEL in the South Pacific. Pacific Pub. Sydney 1969 [3050] Fine. torn dj in mylar. first edition. bw phots. gloss. intro. app. index. 168pp. 8vo A Pacific Islands nature book. Adventures with sharks, collecting shells and a word picture of a tranquil island-studded lagoon and the Islander's way of life upon it....set in Fiji. £17

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