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South Pacific - Travel/Exploration:

Theroux, Paul . HAPPY ISLES OF OCEANIA PADDLING THE PACIFIC
NY 1992-1st Putnam. 528pp. Signed by Theroux. Fine in Fine DJ. (a11344)
$40.00 Earl of Ellesmere . ESSAYS ON HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY, GEOGRAPHY, ENGINEERING CONTRIBUTED TO THE QUARTERLY REVIEW
London 1858 Murray. Essays on Japan, Wallenstein, Aqueducts and Canals, Blucher, Art, Antarctic, Borneo, Lapland, General Gordon. Hardcover. Octavo, 473pp., cloth. Owner signed. VG. (a17279)
$165.00Sherman, D. George. RICE, RUPPEES, AND RITUAL ECONOMY AND SOCIETY AMONG THE SAMOSIR BATAK OF SUMATRA
1990 first edition. Stanford University.Hardcover. 366pp. Index. Photo illus. Fine in Fine DJ. (a18661)
$30.00 Merrill, E. D. and L. M. Perry . MYRTACEOUS GENUS SYZYGIUM GAERTNER IN BORNEO
Boston 1939 Memoirs of American Academy of Arts and Sciences Vol. XVIII part 3. 4to., pp.135-202, wraps. Covers worn, Good plus. (a19282)
$35.00 Lyman, Henry . MARTYR OF SUMATRA: A MEMOIR OF HENRY LYMAN
NY 1856 1st Carter. Missionary in Sumatra who was killed by natives. 8vo., 437pp., engraving of Edwards' Church, Northampton as frontispiece., blue cloth. Owner signed (Edmund F.Parker). Good, lower corner front blank end paper gone, cover worn a bit on spine ends and tips, a few spots of soiling in text but text largely clean and bright. (a19322)
$230.00 Kartini, Raden Adjeng . LETTERS OF A JAVANESE PRINCESS
Knopf 1920. Sm.4to., 310pp., hardcover. VG in new glassine cover. (a22746)
$39.00 Robequain, Charles . MALAYSIA, INDONESIA, BORNEO AND THE PHILIPPINES A GEOGRAPHICAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DESCRIPTION OF MALAYA, THE EAST INDIES AND THE PHILIPPINES
London 1954. Translated from the French by E.D. Laborde. 8vo., 456pp., photo illustrations, index, hardcover. Owner signed on half title and on verso of free flyleaf. Good, spine rubbed, hinges tender, no DJ. (a22999)
$27.00 Jaspan, M.A. . REDJANG KA-GA-NGA TEXTS
Canberra 1964. Folk Literature of South Sumatra. 4to., 92pp., wraps. Good, some spine and cover wear. (a24187)
$35.00 Labberton, C. van Hinloopen . THE WAJANG OR SHADOW PLAY AS GIVEN IN JAVA
Bandoeng n.d. (c.1920). 8vo., 17pp., wraps. Good, front wrap chipped, detached. (a24250b)
$40.00 Hover, Dr. Otto . JAVANISCHE SCHATTENSPIELE
Leipzig 1923 1st Goldman. Sm.4to., short, 24 abbildungen mach Figuren des javanischen Wajangspieles mit einleitendem, stringbound stiff wraps. Signed by Hover. Copy # 13. Attractive cover-vellum spine and tips with dramatic native geometric design on boards. VG, slightly bowed. (a29903)
$100.00 Wolff, John U. and Sorpomo Poedjosoedarmo . COMMUNCIATIVE CODES IN CENTRAL JAVA
Ithaca 1982. Data Paper Number 116 Southeast Asia Program, Department of Asian Studies, Cornell University. Linguistic Series VIII. 4to., 197pp., wraps. VG. (a30585)
$70.00De Leeuw, Hendrik. CROSSROADS OF THE JAVA SEA (signed)
NY 1931 1st Jonathan Cape. 8vo., 350pp., photo illus. Signed presentation copy from author. Good, light foxing, spine browned, some cover wear, no DJ. (a32233)
$35.00 Jenkins, John S. . VOYAGE OF THE U.S. EXPLORING SQUADRON...IN 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, AND 1842 TOGETHER WITH EXPLORATIONS AND DISCOVERIES MADE BY ADMIRAL D'URVILLE, CAPTAIN ROSS, AND OTHERS ...AND AN ACCOUNT OF THE EXPEDITION TO THE DEAD SEA UNDER LIEUTENANT LYNCH
Detroit 1853 Kerr, Doughty and Lapham. Travel throught the Pacific and all over the world. Hardcover. Octavo, 517pp., plates, full leather. Fair, quite worn; light foxing throughout, cracked on outer hinges, spine ends worn down. Binding secure. Useful research copy. (a33717)
$49.00 Brasser, J. C. . SOLDATENLEVEN IN DE INDISCHE WILDERNIS
Zutphen 1930 Thieme. In Dutch. Borneo, New Guinea, Ceram. 8vo., 217pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. VG, lightly foxed, no DJ.. (a38912)
$26.00 Leigh, Michael B. . CHECKLIST OF HOLDINGS ON BORNEO IN THE CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
Ithaca 1966. Department of Asian Studies, Cornell University, Data Paper No. 62. 4to., 62pp., wraps. VG. (a39398)
$40.00 Bang, Liang Kim and Edwin Lee . SARAWAK 1941-1957; SARAWAK IN THE EARLY SIXTIES
Singapore 1964. Singapore Studies on Borneo and Malaya, Number Five. Lg.8vo., 65pp., wraps. VG. (a40389)
$24.00 Greenfield, Darby . INDONESIA A TRAVELER'S GUIDE JAVA AND SUMATRA
NY 1975. Small octavo., 188pp., illustrations, index. wraps. VG, light wear. (a40727)
$29.00 Helliwell, Christine . GOOD WALLS MAKE BAD NEIGHBORS: THE DYAK LONGHOUSE AS A COMMUNITY OF VOICES
Sydney 1992. In Oceania, Vol. 62 Number 3, March 1992 at pp. 179-193. Whole issue has several articles. Sm.4to., pp. 161-240, wraps. Dayak in Kalimantan. VG, light wear. (a42268b)
$35.00 Armstrong, Rita . THE CULTURAL CONSTRUCTION OF HIERARCHY AMONG THE KENYAH BADENG
Sydney 1992. In Oceania, Vol. 62 Number 3, March 1992 at pp. 194-206. Whole issue has several articles. Sm.4to., pp. 161-240, wraps. VG, light wear. (a42268c)
$35.00 Stubbs, Laura . STEVENSON'S SHRINE THE RECORD OF A PILGRIMAGE (original book not reprint)
Boston 1903 1st Page. Author travels to Samoa, Friendly Islands, Tongo and Fiji. Octavo, 58pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Some pencil notes on free blanks. Good, light cover wear, occasional light foxing in text. (a45153)
$25.00 Spry, W. J. J. R.N. . THE CRUISE OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP 'CHALLENGER' VOYAGES OVER MANY SEAS, SCENES IN MANY LANDS
London 1876 first edition Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington. Hardcover Octavo, 388pp., 24pp., large foldout map, text illustrations, green cloth with fine gilt ship pictured on front and gilt lettering with publisher's logo on spine. VG plus, some slight spotting on fore-edges, slight wear on lower spine end and corners. No ownership marks. All hinges secure and unbroken. The Very hard-to-find first edition. Lovely copy. (a51920)
$340.00 Guggenheim, Ferdinand . INDISCHE KUNST
Dresden 1923 Reissner. Sculpture, architecture and art of India, Burma, Java. In German. Sm.8vo., 150pp., 35 abbildungen, hardcover. Good, light wear. (a52031)
$29.00Lysnar, Fraces Brewer 'Gipsy'. NEW ZEALAND THE DEAR OLD MAORI LAND
Auckland 1928 3rd Brett. Sm.8vo., 268pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. yellow-orange cloth. VG plus, no DJ. no owner marks. (a57755)
$35.00 Carpenter, Frank G . JAVA AND THE EAST INDIES
NY 1925 (1923 1st) Doubleday. Carpenter's World Travels series. Covers Java, Sumatra, Celebes, Moluccas, New Guinea, Borneo and Malay Peninsula. Hardcover. Large octavo, 272pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Dark blue cloth with circular gilt picture on front board. Good plus, small tear at heel of spine, no DJ. (a58162)
$26.00 Griffith, George . IN AN UNKNOWN PRISON LAND AN ACCOUNT OF CONVICTS AND COLONISTS IN NEW CALEDONIA WITH JOTTINGS OUT AND HOME
London 1901 1st Hutchinson. Hardcover. Octavo, 324pp., photo illustrations, original gilt stamped cloth. Top edge gilt. Small institution stamp on title page, a few small numbers on verso. Good, inner hinges cracking, shadow of removed label at heel of spine, slightly toned on fore-edges, cover worn and soiled. Binding secure and text clean. Scarce. (a58629)
$199.00 (telephone directory) . TELEPHONE DIRECTORY 1949 SOERBAJA, JAVA 1949
1949. In Dutch. Sm. 4to., 107pp., original decorated wraps. Hole at top left corner for string. VG. (a58710)
$125.00 Stoler, Ann Laura . CAPITALISM AND CONFRONTATION IN SUMATRA'S PLANTATION BELT 1870-1979
NY 1985 1st Yale. 8vo., hardcover. VG in Good DJ, closed tear, rubbed and lightly worn. (a59376)
$20.00 Scott, N. C. . A DICTIONARY OF SEA DAYAK
University of London 1956 1st Oriental and African Studies. Small octavo, 218pp., green cloth hardcover. Near Fine, some rubbing on inside edge of front, no DJ. (a66462)
$115.00 Raabe, Captain H. E. . CANNIBAL NIGHTS THE REMINISCENCES OF A FREE-LANCE TRADER
New York 1927 2nd Payson. Australia and South Pacific. Octavo, 324pp., illustrations, end paper maps, orange cloth hardcover with black diagonal stripe design. VG plus, wrinkling on spine cloth, no DJ. (a67215)
$39.00 Shelford, Robert C. . A NATURALIST IN BORNEO
NY 1917 E. P. Dutton. No later edition stated, presumed first U.S. Hardcover. Octavo, xxvii, 331pp., frontis, photo illustrations, index, cloth. Owner inscribed (Anne Corliss)on front free blank. Number at heel of spine. Fair, cover soiled, stained, spine ends lightly worn, becoming disbound with hinges cracked and signatures loose. Needs restoration to produce a nice copy of a scarce and valuable book. (a67956)
$55.00 LoCascio, AlfredJr. . BLOODS OF THE EQUATOR
Boston 1939 1st Meador. World travel: West Indies, Java, Kenya, etc. focusing on juju, scorcery, and magic in each country. Small octavo, 202pp., green cloth hardcover. Eight line mss inscription in ink signed by Lo Cascio. VG plus, no DJ. (a68304)
$55.00 Oliver, Captain Pasfield (editor) . THE VOYAGE OF FRANCOIS LEGUAT OF BRESSE TO RODRIQUEZ, MAURITIUS, JAVA AND THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
Burt Franklin reprint of original Hakluyt edition. Two volumes. Hardcovers. Octavo, 433pp., 5 large folding maps, 6 illustrations (one foldout); 13 illustrations, 2 foldout maps, blue grey cloth. Fine. 2 volumes. (a70693)
$250.00 Wilkinson, Hugh . SUNNY LANDS AND SEAS A VOYAGE IN THE SS. 'CEYLON' NOTES MADE DURING A FIVE MONTHS' TOUR IN INDIA, THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, MANILA, CHINA, JAPAN, THE SANDWICH ISLANDS AND CALIFORNIA
London 1883 1st John Murray. Hardcover. Octavo, 324pp., frontis folding map, illustrations, attratcive blue cloth cover with gilt and black decoration and lettering. Near Good, inner hinges cracked, cover a bit worn. Good solid copy of Scarce book. (a71131)
$290.00De Wit, Augusta. JAVA FACTS AND FANCIES
The Hague 1912 Van Stockum. Hardcover royal octavo., 321pp., 160 monochrome photo illustrations, orange brown cloth with picture of two Javanese on front. Top edge gilt. Owner bookplate. Good, cover somewhat worn, stained and rubbed. (a71136)
$38.00 Verbeek, Dr. R. D. M. et R. Fennema . DESCRIPTION GEOLOGIQUE DE JAVA ET MADOURA - TOME II
Amsterdam 1896 1st Joh. G. Stemler. Hardcover. Sm.4to., pp. 539-1183, photo illustrations, cloth. Academy stamp on front end paper and light residue of label on spine. Good, hinges tender, spine faded but spine lettering still strong and bright, cover worn. Tome II. (a71267)
$140.00 Murray, Rev. Thos. Boyles; revised by Rev. C. C. Elcum . PITCAIRN OR THE MUTINY OF THE BOUNTY. PITCAIRN: THE ISLAND, THE PEOPLE AND THE PASTOR TO WHICH IS ADDED A SHORT NOTICE OF THE ORIGINAL SETTLEMENT AND PRESENT CONDITION OF NORFOLK ISLAND
London 1909 Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Revised and brought up to date by Rev C. C. Elcum. Hardcover. Small octavo, 368pp., frontis of John Adams, pictorial front board with John Adams, the ship Bounty, ocean, rope, rocks, and so on. VG light wear. (a71953)
$120.00 Price, Willard . ADVENTURES IN PARADISE TAHITI AND BEYOND
NY 1955 1st John Day. Hardcover. Octavo, 309pp., 24 photo illustrations and 7 maps, cloth. Fine in Good DJ, a few small chips and one two inch closed tear at fold line. (a74042)
$24.00 Ullman, James Ramsey . WHERE THE BONG TREE GROWS
Cleveland 1963 2nd World. The log of one man's journey in the South Pacific. 8vo., 318pp., maps, hardcover. Fine in VG Plus DJ. (a8924)
$24.00 By the Earl and the Doctor (Herbert, George and George Kingsley) . SOUTH SEA BUBBLES
London 1872 Richard Bentley. Hardcover. Travel from Tahiti to Samoa complete with shipwreck. 8vo., 312pp., 3/4 leather. Museum bookplate and blind stamp, no other wnership marks. Text clean and binding secure. cover rubbed and worn. Good. (lat52)
$29.00