Scarr Deryck (148 results)

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 370 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Green cloth cover boards, gilt title on spine. Dust jacket unclipped, has some agewear (see image). Some light foxing to top edge and very light tanning to pages from age. Dr. Scarr has delved into diaries, private letters, official correspondence and newspapers to reconstruct the colorful life story of Thurston. Volume one only. Record # 33476.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 6-7 days from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Binding firm, interior clean and unmarked. DJ in protective cover. 124 pp. Index.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Sterling condition softcover copy in trade paperback format, glossy pictorial card-stock wrappers, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Contributions by the two editors, J.W. Davidson and Deryck Scarr, and by Niel Gunson, Sione Latukefu, Caroline Ralston, Hugh M. Laracy, John Young, David Hilliard and H.E. Maude, with Peter Corris. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Frontis matter, 346 pp. and with maps and diagrams galore. Seven maps, 10 plates.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

Paperback. Condition: New. A comprehensive history of the Seychelles, this volume traces its periods of colonisation by France and Britain, the immobile years of the twentieth century, the granting of independence in 1976, and the social changes precipitated by tourism in the late-1990s.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. xxxx, 370pp, 8pp b/w photos, three maps, glossary,index. There is a stain on the lower page edges by the spine foot. Small book shop stamp by the spine foot of the tinted fep. Or decorative green cloth in rubbed dust-jacket. In this 'first part of a 2-volume work, Thurston is at odds with his own emigrant society and its racist views. But as intimate and supporter of the chiefs he is, to the Fijian elite, Na Kena Vai-- the Very Bayonet, or, by free translation, the Pilot Fish'. Size: 8vo.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A comprehensive history of the Seychelles, this volume traces its periods of colonisation by France and Britain, the immobile years of the twentieth century, the granting of independence in 1976, and the social changes precipitated by tourism in the late-1990s. A comprehensive history of the Seychelles, this volume traces its periods of colonisation by France and Britain, the immobile years of the twentieth century, the granting of independence in 1976, and the social changes precipitated by tourism in the late-1990s. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. Some annotations in pen. Price sticker on cover. 192 pages.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Edition Or Printing Stated. Includes Bibliographical References, Index And Chapter Notes. Tan Pictorial Wraps With Brown Lettering. Only A Hint Of Wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Pacific History Series, No. 1. The narrative of Giles is the fullest and least biased account of a voyage in a labor recruiting vessel. He describes in detail the varied receptions which met European visitors to Melanesia in the 1870s and the manner in which Pacific Islanders left their homes for work on foreign plantations. With archival photographs.…

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Degei's Descendants: Spirits, Place and People in Pre-Cession Fiji. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo, Soft Covers, (232pp), Some Very Light Edge Wear to Covers, Small Pen Mark to Front Cover, Half Title Page & Inside Front Cover Lightly Spotted, Overall, A Very Good Copy.

Condition: New. A comprehensive history of the Seychelles, this volume traces its periods of colonisation by France and Britain, the immobile years of the twentieth century, the granting of independence in 1976, and the social changes precipitated by tourism in the late-1990s. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HSY; HBJH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. . . 2018. Paperback. . . . . …

Paperback. Condition: Good. Some fifteen hundred years before the birth of Christ, voyaging people first reached the group of islands in the Pacific we now know as Fiji. Today, an independent state for thirteen years after nearly a century of British colonial rule, their homeland is shared by others besides those original Polynesian settlers, and its history reflects the circumstances of their arrival and involvement. Owner's Name inside. Slight soiling to page edges. 202 pages.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. xi, 426pp., index, biblio., notes, maps, ill. "This book surveys human history in the Pacific Islands from the beginning of recorded time until the present day. Deryck Scarr writes with an authoritative synthesis of historical and anthropological data, pursuing general themes across island groups to give the reader a balanced and focussed view of events." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very good hardback copy. No dustjacket. xxx, 370pp, b/w plates. Book.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

softcover octavo (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Condition: New. A comprehensive history of the Seychelles, this volume traces its periods of colonisation by France and Britain, the immobile years of the twentieth century, the granting of independence in 1976, and the social changes precipitated by tourism in the late-1990s. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HSY; HBJH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. . . 2018. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

this volume only, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. pp.xiv+426. 21.5cm. Double page map. Maps in the text. Bibliography. Index. Soft covers. Slight fading to the spine. A good clean copy.

8vo. xi, [3], 426 pp. Frontis., figs., index. Pictorial wrappers. Near fine. ISBN: 0732902096 "This wide-ranging study of the Pacific Islands provides a dynamic and provocative account of the peopling of the Pacific, and its broad impact on world history. Spanning over 50,000 years of human presence in an area which comprises one-third of our planet â" Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia â" the narrative follows the development of the region, from New Guinea's earliest settlement to the creation of the modern Pacific states." â" Macmillan. Deryck Scarr is Pacific History professor emeritus at Australian National University in Canberra.…

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. Reprint. Very Good With A Slight Bruise On The Bottom Front Corner And An Owners Name To The Half Title Page Pp 346 Index Map.