Marjorie Crocombe (32 results)

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 164 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Some wear and fading on jacket. Clean and tight copy. Pacific History Series: No 2 Record # 2230463.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. A fine survey of Christian missionization throughout Polynesia and Melanesia, from the early-mid 1800s to the present. Edited by Ron Crocombe and Marjorie Crocombe and with contributions by them and by Sione Latukefu, Ruta Sinclair, Maitoro Sairoa, Turakiare Teauariki and others. Blue-green illustrated card-stock wraps. Christian missions to Polynesia and then those missionized Polynesian Christians as they moved to Melanesia. From the editors, "European missions to the Pacific Islands are well recorded. But most missionaries in the islands are, and almost always were Polynesians, Melanesians and Micronesians. This fascinating book contains the stories of Polynesian missionaries to Melanesia, written by Polynesian missionaries themselves or by descendants of missionaries. This book contains chapters on some of the first and most famous Polynesian missionaries in Melanesia, as well as on later missions to the present time." Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. v, 1-144 pp.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.…

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. Reprint. White finished card boards with red lettering to spine and front. Covers are grubby but otherwise in good order. No particular bumping or wear to corners or edges. Spine is faded with just a little mild bumping to ends. Textblock is tight, bright and clean. Pagination: xxv, 157 pp. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 309g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 034765:11i) Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall Language: ENG 309 G. Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. pp.viii+76. 21cm. Soft covers. A good clean copy [128g].

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Conrad Frieboe (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. pp.x+33. 21cm. Map. Illustrations. Soft covers. Good clean copy. (Missionary, Isle of Pines and Samoa).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. pp.x+170. 21cm. Bibliography. Index. Soft covers. A fine clean copy [270g].

ed. hardback very good condition in a very good dust jacket with qa bit of spine fading.

first edition, black cloth, 164pp illus, VG(sl edgewear, sl rubbed, light tanning to eps, sl foxing to upper page edges) d/w VG-(light scuffing and chipping to edges, light soiling, light sunning to spine).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. SUBTITLED : ` Records of a Polynesian Traveller in the South Seas 1833 - 1896 '. The foreword to this 164 page volume speaks of the change coming to largely stabilised local societies by the twin pincers of religion and commerce. LEARN more about : Samoa, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, foreign commerce, sandalwood trade, Matuku, Uadota, Tavita, Eromango, Noa, Goro, brig, Isle of Pines, and Atiu people. Some b/w plates and b/w maps (pp.118 & 13) accompany text. INDEX at back. Cond : White paper wrapper with red titling. Ship under full sail is cover graphic. Volume is clean, square, tight, and bright. No names, marks, nor wear. Giftable ! QUote (p. 39) : " On the road I was overtaken by a chief who invited me to his house saying he had been waiting for me. I found all his family assembled. He placed some food before me. I exhorted him and all his house to attend ._._._. . ". Maps (illustrator). …

Hardback. Condition: Good. Pacific History Series No 2. DJ. Dj sunned, small tears at edges. End papers foxed. 164 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 33 pp. Ta'unga was deceived, trapped into death. He narrowly escaped. Then there was an opportunity for revenge. In spite of giving in to his selfish desire he saw the mercy of God. "If I Live" is a book about this brave Cook Islander who worked as a missionary for many years amongst the savage people of the Isle of Pines in New Caledonia, and later Samoa.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. pp.(x)+52. 20cm. Colour tinted line illustrations in the text. Map of Rarotonga. Soft covers with fading to spine. A good clean copy. WITH: Gill, William Wyatt. Cook Islands Custom. IPS. University of the South Pacific. Suva & Rarotonga. 1991 (Rt). pp.(ii)+28. 21cm. Illustrations in the text. Soft covers. (Originally published in 1892). Two Items. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. pp.xxvi+164. 21.5cm. Black and white line illustrations in the text. Maps. References. Index. Hard cover in dust jacket. Slight marking of the cloth, the dust jacket torn. A good clean copy "An important primary source for the student of Pacific history or anthropology . an absorbing literary treat" (H.E.Maude).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Large hardcover in excellent condition, with a single blemish: the original owner's name has been neatly blacked out on the front endpaper, otherwise unmarked with slight wear. The dust jacket is VG with light handling and slight wear. 370 pages, with cultural information throughout. [2.6 lbs]. Book.…

Or.cl. Dustjacket. 164pp. b/w ills. Name written on ffe., else a Very Good copy. 1st ed.

Softcover. Condition: Good. The book tells the story of the arrival of the schooner Cumberland which bought the first Europeans ever to land on Rarotonga. Her captain was a man named….

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Canberra, ANU University Press, 1968. Octavo, xxvi, 165 pages with 4 maps and 12 illustrations. Cloth; endpapers lightly offset; an excellent copy with the dustwrapper very slightly rubbed and chipped with slight loss (chiefly to the head and foot of the spine). Number 2 in the Pacific History Series.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Covers & Spine: front and back showing only light scuffing & signs of handling otherwise undamaged, minimal wear along edges and at corners, spine is intact and solid. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, a few pages have light pencil markings in the margins. PLEASE NOTE: Due to this item weighing less than 500g, postage cost for international orders (i.e. not Australian) will be less than what is shown here. Please email me if you would like a quote. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.…

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This book contains the writings of Ta'unga who lived on the island of Rarotong and travelled extensively in New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands, and Samoa. From the DJ, his was "the first record by a resident of the indigenous cultures of teh south-eastern portion of New Caledonia at the time of the first contact with foreign commerce and religion. It is also the first published book to contain the writings of a Pacific islander writing about any country other than his own." Interesting The book itself is in fine condition with contents that are bright and clean. The DJ sadly has several tears, which because it is a plasticized DJ stand out as do the wrikles along the top edge. Still, overall a nice copy.…

Card Cover. Condition: Very Good. Fourth Printing. Pages 52. map. two tone line drawings. local history. Search for sandalwood. Conrad Crocombe (illustrator). Illustrated Cover.

Very tidy Ex Library (unread), quarto, illus light card wrappers, white and yellow lettering to front wrapper, white lettering to spine, illus/photos, VG+ (minor Ex Library labelling to front wrapper, spine, fep and rear pastedown, minor Ex Library markings to page edges, fep and rep, minor creasing to wrapper edges, extrems and heads and bases of spine and hinges, minor scuffing to rear hinge) (photos available on request).…

8°, schwarzer OLwdbd. m.goldgepr. Rückentitel; (XXII) 164 S. m. 16 Textabb.; fehlender Umschlag, sehr sauberes Exemplar; Englischer Text.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Institute Pacific Studies 2003 First Edition 370pp illus (bw) VG+ (illus card covers sl rubbed and worn, owners name stamped on title page).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1984 reprint, University of the South Pacific, 8vo., xxiv,164pp., black & white illustrations, very good, wrappers.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 29cm x 18.5cm. 370 pages, black and white illustrations. Blue cloth, illustrated jacket. Category: Anthropology; Pacific; ISBN: 9820203481. ISBN/EAN: 9789820203488. Inventory No: 0036563.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 370pp, index, bibliography/filmography, glossary, bw ills, map. Blue cloth in jacket. As new copy. Content includes the creative arts (dance, song, chant, drama, carving, painting, weaving, tattoo, oral tradition and literature, sports and games) as well as language, religion, rites of passage, personality and cultural aspects of food. Also looks at elements of the changing political culture, impact of corporate culture, patterns of violence in the culture, cultural impact of inter-cultural marriage, and the wave of over 300 voluntary organisations. Size: 4to.…

XXII, 164 SS., einige Karten und Abbildungen im Text, 2 ganzs. Karten. - Gutes sauberes Exemplar. BITTE BEACHTEN: Leider können wir in das EU-AUSLAND nicht mehr versenden! Versand nur noch in Drittstaaten und Übersee. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 0 8°, illustr. original Paperback. Der Umschlag an einem Eck etwas stauchspurig. Nr. 2 of the Pacific History Series. General Editor: H. E. Maude.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No marks. Minimal use. Feels tight and unread. 1987 printing. An excellent copy.