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OMAI: PACIFIC ENVOY
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Auckland University Press, New Zealand, 1977
ISBN 10: 0196479525
ISBN 13: 9780196479521
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 364 pp. Cover edges lightly rubbed. D/J has minor wear to edges; protected in plastic wrapper. Biography of Omai who was a Polynesian taken to England in the 1770s. Seller Inventory # 1505
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Omai: Pacific Envoy
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Auckland University Press : Oxford University Pres, 1977
ISBN 10: 0196479525
ISBN 13: 9780196479521
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Omai was the first Polynesian to visit Britain. Picked up by one of Cook's captains, he was carried to England where he became a human curiosity and the lion of fashionable London. He was presented at Court, examined by scientists and painted by a series of artists. He learned to skate and play chess, and developed a liking for the theatre. At the end of two years he was taken back to the Pacific by Cook who left him at the island of Huahine. In this landmark book, McCormick creates a portrait of Omai and a picture of his two worlds, the Polynesian and the European. Heavy; Large; First Edition. Hardcover first edition. Dust jacket beginning to wear with very small tears on top edge. Faded on spine. 364 pages. Seller Inventory # 1569738
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Omai, Pacific Envoy
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Auckland University Press, Auckland, New Zealand, 1977
ISBN 10: 0196479525
ISBN 13: 9780196479521
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Seller: Ariel Books, Auckland, New Zealand
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Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. SIGNED. Omai met Samuel Wallis in 1767 and Captain James Cook in 1769 in Tahiti.[1] In August 1773 he embarked from Huahine on the British ship HMS Adventure , commanded by Tobias Furneaux becoming the second Pacific Islander to visit Europe, after Ahu-toru who was brought to Paris by Bougainville in 1768. CONDITION Red bds (unworn) personal inscription from the Author to dedication page, xviii, 364pp, tipped-in colour plates, B/W plates, drawings, maps. DJ has mild fading to spine and faintest wear to spine ends and tips. Overweight Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 15425
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