Hardbound book in good condition, with clean, sharp cornered pages. There is a blue pigment smudge to the lower leading edge corner of the text block, with a light fleck on the adjoining board corners. Purple lettering on spine is beginning to blur/diffuse with the passage of time. Corners and ends of spine lightly softened. Dust jacket in mylar shows a fading pattern. 216p. Poems include "The coming of Pele," "Vaitupu songs," and "Chant for the bonito canoe.".

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Title: The Path of the Ocean: Traditional Poetry of Polynesia
Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr
Publication Date: 1982
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0824808045
ISBN 13: 9780824808044
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good

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1982, hardcover edition, University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, HI. 260 pages. The author is an expert on the literature of the Pacific. Here are selections from Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, Easter Island, Cook Islands, New Zealand, and other places.

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