Tahiti

La vie dramatique de Gustave Viaud, frère de Pierre Loti

287pp., signé avec dédicace par le co-auteur G. Taboulet, 23cm., brochure originale, bon état, [Gustave Viaud, Rochefort 1836- mort à Ceylan en 1865, chirurgien du marine français, il fut le premier photographe de Tahiti], G96229

Ancient Games and Sports in the Pacific ; Jeux et Sports Anciens Dans Le Pacifique

40 page pamphlet illustrated with b&w photos, drawings and prints in dual language: French and English. Light wear to covers, scotch tape repair on back, text/interior is free of marking of any kind, tight, solid binding. Contents include: Teka the game of the gods, The games of Tahiti and polynesia: Wresting heiva moana, boxing heiva motofoot races, javelin throwing vero patia, sling shot ma'a, archery te'a, land hockey, 'apai, foot ball tuira'a poposurfing faaheeraa miti, canoe races, weight lifting, stilts rore, sled hourue holua, quoits, Melanesia: the game is a war and the war is a game, Micronesian anrib or kickball game.

The Discovery of Tahiti. Introduced by Oliver Warner. Illustrated by Robert Gibbings. [Reissue of the original edition of 1955]. FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

8vo., with 10 wood-engravings; patterned boards, burgundy buckram back lettered in gilt, burgundy top, a fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.

A human sacrifice in a Morai in Otaheite - The body of the Tee a chief as preserved after death in Otaheite

Incisione inserita nell'opera "A New, Royal, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography, Ancient and Modern: Including All the Late Important Discoveries Made by the English, and Other Celebrated Navigators .. History and Description of the Whole World... Likewise the Essence of the Voyages of the Most Enterprising Navigators..." edita a Londra da J. Cooke nel gennaio del 1787

Le mariage de Loti. Illustrations de J. G. Domergue.

Con composizioni colorate a pochoir nel testo e a piena pagina. Edizione ordinaria su velina a la forme.

Encyclopedie pratique illustree des Colonies francaises. T. II.

Hardcover in-4° (44,5 x 21 cm), 416 p., planches et cartes couleurs hors-texte, abdt ill. in-t., cartonnage decore a froid ed., tete jaspee.- Tome 2 seul. Très bel exemplaire, très frais. [PIL-HA4] Afrique Reunion Comores Indochine Guadeloupe Antilles Guyane Tahiti Nouvelle-Caledonie

A dance at Otaheite one of the Society Islands - A dance at Mietea one of the Society Islands

Incisione inserita nell'opera "A New, Royal, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography, Ancient and Modern: Including All the Late Important Discoveries Made by the English, and Other Celebrated Navigators .. History and Description of the Whole World... Likewise the Essence of the Voyages of the Most Enterprising Navigators..." edita a Londra da J. Cooke nel gennaio del 1787

The natives of Otaheite attacking Capt.n Wallis the first discoverer of thet hospitable island - The interview between Capt.n Wallis and Obered.... with the natives

Incisione inserita nell'opera "A New, Royal, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography, Ancient and Modern: Including All the Late Important Discoveries Made by the English, and Other Celebrated Navigators .. History and Description of the Whole World... Likewise the Essence of the Voyages of the Most Enterprising Navigators..." edita a Londra da J. Cooke nel gennaio del 1787

View of the fleet of Otaheite - View of the island of Otaheite

Incisione inserita nell'opera "A New, Royal, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography, Ancient and Modern: Including All the Late Important Discoveries Made by the English, and Other Celebrated Navigators .. History and Description of the Whole World... Likewise the Essence of the Voyages of the Most Enterprising Navigators..." edita a Londra da J. Cooke nel gennaio del 1787

Capt.n Wallis, on his arrival at O-Taheitee, in conversation with Oberea the queen ....

The mode of dancing in the island of Wietea - Exact rappresentation of a Morai, or Burial Palace

Carte De L'Isle O-Taiti

Acquaforte, mm. 250x360 alla battuta, ampi marg. bianchi. Coloritura ottocentesca. Eseguita da Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795) uno dei più importanti cartografi del tardo XVIII secolo. Piegata centralmente all'origine. Ottima

BEAUTES naturelles et historiques des ILES, des Montagnes et des Volcans

PARIS, Ledentu - 1827 - 2 ième édition - Introduction V à XII, 418 pages; Avec 6 figures. Relié cur - In-8° - 8 - quelques rousseurs Reliure propre, dos décors or Ouvrage traitant pratiquement de toutes les iles du Globe.

ATLAS DE LA POLYNESIE FRANCAISE

Orstom, 1993. In- folio à l'italienne (51 x 38 cm), 112 planches en couleurs et pages de textes. Léger effacement du titre (lanc sur fond bleu)

Le tour du monde en famille. Voyage de la famille Brassey dans son yatch le Sunbeam

Tours, Mame 1885. Fort in-8 relié pleine percaline éditeur bleue. Plat estampé d'un motif doré au bateau et à la boussole (plaque de Souze). Titre doré sur le dos. Tranches dorées. Coins inférieurs très légèrements émoussés. Faux-titre, frontispice, titre, 400 pages illustrées de 78 gravures sur bois dans le texte. Une petite tache en bordure de plat. Bel exemplaire dans un cartonnage bleu, peu courant.

Paul GAUGUIN 1848 - 1903

PARIS, Konemann - 1994 - In-folio - Reliure toile avec jaquette 387 pages - 121 planches couleurs (certaines double) importante iconographie en N. & B. - EXEMPLAIRE NEUF

50000 MILLES DANS L'OCEAN PACIFIQUE

In 8. Dim. 19x12 cm. Pp. 281+(3). Interessante opera di viaggi del 1886 di Albert David che descrive il suo viaggio lungo l'Oceano Pacifico.<BR>All'interno sono presenti dieci incisioni fuori testo che mostrano vedute: Baie Borja, Lima, Indiani peruviani, Tahiti ecc... Tra i luoghi descritti: Distretto di Magellano e Canali laterali della Patagonia, Lima durante vl'occupazione cilena, Valparaiso e i Cileni dopo la Guerra del Pacifico, Peru e Cile, Callao, Pisco, Pisagua, Arica e Tacna, Iquique, Lota, Una necropoli degli Incas, Honolulu, Un mese a Noukahiva, Tahiti ecc...<BR> In buone condizioni e completo Copertina editoriale in buone condizioni generali con lievi usure ai margini e dorso. Legatura in buone condizioni. All'interno le pagine si presentano in buone condizioni con fioriture. Interesting work of travel of 1886 written by Albert David describing his travel in the Pacific Ocean.<BR>Inside there are ten out of text planches showing different views: Baie Borja, Lima, Peruvian Indians, Tahiti ecc... Between the places described: District of Magellano and channels of Patagonia, Lima during Chile occupation, Valparaiso and Cileni after Pacific war, Peru and Cile, Callao, Pisco, Pisagua, Arica e Tacna, Iquique, Lota, a city of Incas, Honolulu, a month in Noukahiva, Tahiti ecc... In good conditions and complete. Editorial cover in good general conditions slightly worn in the edges and spine. Binding in good conditions. Inside pages are in good conditions with foxings.

Habit of a young woman of Otaheite dancing - Habit of a young woman of Otaheite bringing a present

Incisione inserita nell'opera "A New, Royal, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography, Ancient and Modern: Including All the Late Important Discoveries Made by the English, and Other Celebrated Navigators .. History and Description of the Whole World... Likewise the Essence of the Voyages of the Most Enterprising Navigators..." edita a Londra da J. Cooke nel gennaio del 1787

Carte de l'Isle O-Taiti

Particolareggiata carta dell'isola di Tahiti nella Polinesia francese durante il primo viaggio del capitano Cook.Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795) fu uno dei più importanti cartografi del tardo XVIII secolo, nel 1773 succedette a Jacques Bellin come cartografo reale in Francia.Piega centrale editoriale

Port Phaeton and Approaches

Port Phaeton and Approaches From the latest French Government Charts. London Published at the Admiralty, 9th Nov. 1900, under the Superintendence of Rear Admiral Sir W.J.L. Wharton, Hydrographer. Small corrections: 1922. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: Tahiti - Society Islands - Polynesia. Anno: 1900 [1922]. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 484x649 mm

Monsieur Magazine - Entertainment for Men of the World, January, 1960, Volume 3, Number 1 - Soho Gets The Nude Look / Marie McDonald

An early men's publication in the model of Playboy. 82 pages with color and black and white photos. Undated but appears to be circa 1960. Features: Fantastic photo ad for Betty Brosemer photos and films; The Frenchman - The World's Saddest Clown; "Soho Gets the Nude Look" - photo-illustrated article by John Ashby; East Side / West Side - fiction by George Tripp; The Butterfly - fiction by Earl Schell; Photo features of Sagebrush Sal; What Ever Became of Boxing? - article by Eddie Borden; The Language of Legs; Tahiti Conquest - photo essay of a modern skipper who loses his heart to the South Seas, and his crew to the beauties of Tahiti - by E.R. Cross; Way Out West in Siberia - story by R. Fred Arnold about a complete American town in Siberia used for the education of Soviet spies; Photo feature of Betsy the Beatnik; Keeping Cool - observations on nightclubs, etc. by "Swizzle"; The Man With the Golden Typewriter - spoof by Bill Majeski; Bullfighting - sport or sadism? - article by Donald Allen; The Sweet Smell of Bottle Sex Appeal - article on perfume by Stanley Paley; Photo-essay on Glamor Girl Marie McDonald; Death of a Nymphomaniac - true crime story from France; Monsieur on the Boulevards... and on the make; "Nymphormation Please" - a little essay on what's with the girls, by one of them; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book

Tahiti and Moorea

Tahiti and Moorea From French Government Surveys 1869-85. In the lower left corner of the chart insert of Papetoai & Paopao Bays. London Re-produced at the Admiralty, 21st Oct. 1895, under the Superintendence of Rear Admiral W.J.L. Wharton, Hydrographer. Small corrections: 1929. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: Tahiti - Moorea - Society Island. Anno: 1895 [1929]. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 465x650 mm

Gentleman [Magazine] - The Young Man's Guide to Good Living, February [Feb.] 1963, Volume III, Number 4 - Sophie Dorn Cover Photo / Battle of the Bosoms

An early men's publication in the model of Playboy. 64 pages with color and black and white photos. Features: Gorgeous cover photo of Sophie Dorn; Artsy black and white photo of Laura Cummings inside front cover; Coney Island - a winter portrait by Robert Burg; More photos of Laura Cummings (in color and black and white); The Hungry One - a true friendship is worth fifty women, by Herbert Andrews; Battle of the Bosoms - the continuing controversy in girlie-show business in Las Vegas; Vandenberg Air Base - photo essay on this key defense base; The Two Minds of Frederick Garst, by Tom Phillips; Girls of Tahiti - Lovely color and black and white photos; Fistful of Life - A Little Lesson in a Singapore Bar, by Richard B. Johnston; More black and white photos and color centerfold of Laura Cummings, a student at Colorado State University; The 36th floor - story by Stephen R. Allen; Flip! - a series of 18 color photos of a cute dancing girl which may be clipped, then flipped to watch her move; An Introduction to Jazz; New Zealand's Finest - photo feature of Bernadette Kell; Ski Sailing - photo-article on a new winter sport; Ad for the Tisch-Bumbass one-man jazz band; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book

E Atoga No Te Hu Peata (VIES DES SAINTS) huri hia el takao Magareva (en MangarÈvien)

FIRST AND ONLY EDITION of this translation of the Lives of the Saints into Mangareva (or Mangarevan). 519 pp. PRINTED ENTIRELY IN MANGAREVA (the title-page has a few words in French, as transcribed above). Janeau (1859-1944) was a picpucien missionary in French Polynesia. Printed on very good wove paper. This volume covers the saints whose days fall through June 30; the second volume was never published. Small 8vo. Bound in original cloth-backed boards. Decorative endpapers. Boards a bit worn, but still structurally solid. Internally FINE AND BRIGHT, with no defects. EXTREMELY RARE: WorldCat locates only two copies, both in the South Pacific (Oceania and Hawaii).