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Day, A. Grove

Pacific Islands Literature; One Hundred Basic Books

1971

29.14 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1971
Place of printing
Honolulu. The University Press of Hawaii
Author
Day, A. Grove
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Pacific & Australia Reference
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; xxiv, 176 pp, bibliog, illus, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (price clipped, bit faded), small colonial press ink stamp on endpaper, very good interior is clean and unmarked, in fine, clean cover, dj is very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by ema The author has studied South Seas literature for 30 years, and after an introductory essay, describes 100 of the best of Pacific works, mainly 19th and 20th century travel and adventure books, each by a different author, excluding New Zealand and Hawaii. The authors' other important works are mentioned together with a list of other references on the Pacific Islands.