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I sogni delle isole dei mari del Sud, tradotti in viva realtà, prima di essere contaminati dalla civilizzazione. Prima edizione, esemplare perfetto, molte illustrazioni in nero. Legatura telata editoriale, sopracoperta illustrata, pp. 215, in 8°
Les peintures réalisées par Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) lors de ses séjours à Tahiti présentées par Pierre-Francis SCHNEEBERGER ("D'où venons-nous, que sommes-nous, où allons-nous ?"), avec de nombreuses citations de l'artiste; témoignage en appendice sur "Les gendarmes et l'évêque de Paul Gauguin (1896-1903)" par Charles CHASSE; 40 reproductions couleurs en tirés à part contrecollés, la plupart à peine page, et 4 reproductions de bois gravés; biographie; bibliographie. Exemplaire bien complet des 40 tirés à part et de ses jaquette et étui. Français
8vo., First Edition, with illustrated title, and very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and reproductions throughout; blue cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
276p., illus. Hardcover Good condition in worn d.j. fair
The story of Thor Heyerdahl's first Pacific adventure long ago, before World War II which included an idyllic month spent with the last Polynesian cannibal. Beats working at a supermarket. Numerous illustrations. Dust jacket has tears around top edges and is a little sun-bleached on parts of front.
[24] + 715pp., with some bl/w ills., 27cm., softocver, good condition, weight: 1.5kg., R105829
4 volumes reliures de l'éditeur. 229+231+231+230 pages. (Reliure rouge décor floral). Tranches doréees. 22x28cm.
394 p., illus. Junior Literary Guild selection. Hardcover Very good condition good
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).
FIRST AND ONLY EDITION of this account of Biblical history--from the Creation to the Resurrection--in Mangareva (or Mangarevan). 415 pp. PRINTED ENTIRELY IN MANGAREVA (the front board has a single phrase in French, "Histoire sainte en langue mangarÈvienne"). Janeau (1859-1944) was a picpucien missionary in French Polynesia. Illustrated with several small and very dramatic wood engravings. Printed on very good wove paper. 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 four copies, one at Yale and three in the South Pacific (Oceania and Hawaii).
Large octavo in maroon cloth and color illus DJ; maps to endpapers; x, 214 p. illus *b/w and some color photoplates throughout) ; 23 cm Signed by Victor Carell. Some worthwhile photos of Aboriginal rituals. || Australian Aborigines; Indigenous people of Australia (rites, ceremonies, dance and customs) ; Ethnology -- Australia. Australia -- Description and travel.
Includes the following 1997 issues: February, March, April, May, June, August, September, November, December. Features include: St. Paul Island; Antigua; Photography 101 - Cameras; Boat Diving; Tragic 'Northern Indiana'; Filming the Ocean Realm; Counting Lingcod; Queen Charlotte Strait; French Polynesia; Photography 101 - Macro; Tech Diving off Whitefish Point; Coastal Charter; Snorkeling with Salmon; Photography 101 - Normal Lens; Sleepless on the 'Seattle'; Caymans; Wrecks of the St. Lawrence; Techies on the 'Topline'; Photography 101 - Ambient Light; Kingston's 'Frontenac'; Hawaii and Kauai; Shipwreck Course; Divers build east coast bridge; Camouflage; Underwater Canada; Lake Huron - 'Emma E. Thompson'; Seastars - they are not fishes; Photography 101 - Lenses; The Once Mighty ' Metamora'; HMCS Saguenay - an ecosystem; Unbeatable Marshall Islands; Tribute to Jacques-Yves Cousteau; Sinking the Saskatchewan; Skookumchuck Narrows; Kingston, Ontario's 'Munson'; Costa Rica; Wreck of the Andalusia; Extreme Dive - stories from the Police Blotter; Cozumel; St. Lawrence River - Fleur Marie; Sanilac Shores, Lake Huron; Egmont, B.C.; 'America' shipwreck; Australia Artificial Reef - Swan. Moderate wear. Clean. Quality copies. Book
Yellow octavo (red spine) ; 128 p. : ill. (some b&w.), facsims., maps, plans, ports ; 24 cm Surprisingly uncommon. // New Zealand -- Antiquities -- Archaeology -- History
Stampa antica ed originale con testo al retro
Les Editions du Pacifique 1983, fort In-4 relié toile bleue de l'éditeur sous jaquette illustrée. 391 pages. Superbes photos en couleurs. Trés bon état.
In-8°, pp. XV, 321, (5), brossura editoriale (dorso restaurato). Illustrazioni fotografiche n.t. e f.t. Discreto stato. Edizione originale di questi ricordi di un missionario cattolico nelle Isole Tonga e nelle Fiji, ricchi di notazioni etnografiche. Francese
Carta geografica raffigurante le Isole della Società, in particolare le Isole Sottovento: Raiatea, Tahaa, Huahine, Bora Bora, Maupiti e Tupai. Nell'angolo in alto a destra particolare del porto di Huahine al tempo Owharre, mentre nell'angolo in basso a sinistra sono rappresentati in dettaglio i porti dell'isola Raiatea: Opoa e l'antico Ohamaneno. 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.
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
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
Carta geografica in litografia, antica ed originale del 1878, di mm 240x340 (il foglio) con coloritura confinale coeva. Stampata dalla calco-litografia di B. Marchisio & Figli ed inserita nell'opera a cura del Cavaliere Celestino Peroglio raffigurante la Polinesia
Paris, Librairie Plon, 1958, in-8, br., pp. 280, (2). Con 28 ill. f.t. ed una carta.
N°15 de septembre 1971.Fondation Singer - polignac. In-8 broché 254 pages, nombreux tableaux, planches en noir ou en couleurs. TH Monod: sur un exemplaire Topotypique. Un nouvel euxanthus de Nouvelle Calédonie. La Nouvelle Guinée australienne, introduction écologique et entomologique. Etude géologique du port de Paeete, Tahiti, Polynésie Française. ............
Borabora Island From a French Government Survey, 1886. London Published at the Admiralty, 7th Oct. 1890, under the Superintendence of Captain W.J.L. Wharton, Hydrographer. Interesting of Borabora Island, one of the Society Island. The map is important to comprehend the development of the island that today is one of the celebrated island of Polynesia. Small corrections: 1926. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: Borabora Island - Polynesia - Society Islands. Anno: 1886 [1926]. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 652x483 mm
