H E L Priday (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. BK: average minus wear and general ageing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Black titles on yellow brown cloth. Bumped on top outside corner of front board. Gift inscription fep. Boards slightly bowed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A very good clean copy with a couple of small marks to the cover. A series of short essays on the history and happenings in New Caledonia's past.

first edition, tan cloth, 151pp illus, VG- (board and spine extrems sl bruised, boards lightly soiled, wrinkling of paste down at front & rear hinges, prev owners name stamp to fep).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Hardback. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. The Turbulent story of New Caledonia's Cannibal Coasts. Fist front page removed. Book stamp on title page otherwise good firm clean condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Orange boards with black lettering on front and spine. No dust jacket. Book firm in binding, clean interior. Former owner's name neatly inked on front free endpage. Illustrated with b&w photos. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 151 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover with DJ. Orange paper with black lettering on the front and spine. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper in blue pencil. No publication date on title page. Copyright date is 1944, and the author's signature is dated 1944. The forward is also dated 1944. 151 pages. The binding is still tight. The corners are bumped, as well as the crown and foot of the spine. The DJ is toned with some tears around the edges, and is now protected by a clear plastic brodart. Signature reads, "Dear Frasché, with the compliment of B. C. Morris of Australia, and the author H.E.L. Priday. Noumea 16/7/44.". Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. pp151 illus d/j worn at edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition. 22cm. G h/c, no DJ, FFEP removed, otherwise VG. 151 pages, 13 b/w photos, 3 pics in text, rear endapaper map Priday went to New Caledonia early in the Pacific War and compiled this history of its "Cannibal Coast," where Europeans were victims till 1917, covering native origins, European influence, head-hunting, colonialism, the fate of some early forigners.

The Turbulent Story of New Caledonia's Cannibal Coasts. Wellington: A.H.& A.W. Reed, 1944. 151pp. Map endsheet, 12 halftone plates, 3 illustrations in text. 8.5x5.5'', paper boards, dj. SIGNED INSCRIPTION. Bite from dj edge, else VG.

first edition 144pp ills.[b/w] super octavo softcover VG- (in wrappers, foxed and browned, moderate damp staining to cover, moderate chipping to lower spine extrem., front cover coming loose at foot of spine, contents browned and damp stained to egdes of pages).

1st Ed. 151 PP with 3 b/w engravings, plus 12 pages with 13 b/w photos. REP: Map of New Caledonia. Hard cover with light wear and foxing/soiling on half-title page. Bookplate of previous owner on front endpaper. Contents near fine. 22.3 x 14.3. Danger of its coral reef, its ferocious headhunters and cannibals. Hell for French convicts .