A Descriptive Atlas of the Pacific Islands

A Descriptive Atlas of the Pacific Islands: New Zealand, Australia, Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Philippines Author: T. F. Kennedy Maps by: Julius Petro and Lionel Forsdyke Publisher: Frederick A. Praeger, New York Date: 1969 Edition: Revised edition Format: Hardcover with dust jacket Pagination: 64 pages Condition: Very Good book / Good dust jacket Revised American edition of T. F. Kennedy’s compact, map-rich survey of the Pacific world, covering New Zealand, Australia, Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and the Philippines. Maps are by Julius Petro and Lionel Forsdyke. Published by Frederick A. Praeger in 1969, this 64-page atlas brings together geographical, political, cultural, and regional reference material for the Pacific Islands and adjacent Pacific territories. The title is useful as a period reference for Pacific history, Oceania studies, historical cartography, geography, anthropology, colonial and postcolonial studies, Australia and New Zealand studies, Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and the Philippines. Its maps also make it appealing to collectors of mid-century educational atlases and compact geographical reference works. Condition: Very Good in a Good dust jacket. The book is clean, tight, and well preserved, with light shelf and handling wear consistent with age. Maps and text pages are complete and present well, with no writing, highlighting, underlining, or ownership marks noted. The dust jacket shows noticeable but moderate shelf wear, rubbing, edge wear, small chips, short tears, creasing, or other flaws consistent with a Good example. Please examine photographs closely for the exact condition of boards, spine, corners, maps, page block, jacket panels, and jacket defects. …