Ancient Voyagers Polynesia by Sharp Andrew (22 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Good DJ. Very good hardcover shows some mild soiling to covers and page edges, in good dust jacket that shows wrinkles and long closed tears, along with some smaller open chips and closed tears and fait amount of scotch tape reinforcement to jacket reverse. 159 pages with black & whites and endpaper maps. Solid copy of this work that argues against the mainstream thinking on the setllement of Polynesia.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Printed in 1964; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Very good in a very good (light edge wear) dust jacket.

1963/1964. South Pacific, Oceania. University of California Press. Very good boards and good dust jacket 159p.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Paul.s Book Arcade, Auckland, 1963. Hard cover, dark blue boards, silver titles. Book condition : Very good. Clean unmarked text. Superb photographs. Bookplate inside cover. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Inventory #JT021554.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 159pp. 21.5cm. 8 black and white photo plates. Figures in the text. Double page map. End paper maps. Sources. Index. Hard cover in dust jacket. Slight wear at head of dust jacket spine. A good clean copy A re-writing of his book 'Ancient Voyagers in the Pacific' with new material and deductions.…

octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering, illus to fep & eps, 159pp, illus, VG (owners inscription to fep in ink) in VG- d/w (markings and tears to extremities).

octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering, illus to fep & eps, 159pp, VG (owners initials to fep) in VG- (light tanning and minor tears to extremities).

160pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Maps, b/w plates. Black and white illustrations. A very good copy. First edition.

Octavo, blue heavy card boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 159pp, illus, VG (light soiling to board edges, some tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing to edges, some wear to front flap fold, 1cm closed tear to front lower edges).

Hardback. Condition: Good. DJ. Several tears to the DJ, small pieces missing. Author's dedication on title page. 159 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 159pp., index, notes, ill., maps. Previous owner's name inside front; some wear and scuffs to jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Endpaper maps, b&w illstns. Unmarked, slight shelf wear to top edge. Dust jacket is unclipped, slight wear to top edge and spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. As photographed; with dustjacket; endpapers maps; lightly pencilled notes to half-title and to frontis. map; a very few pencil underlinings; foxing to blank rear of one plate; otherwise unmarked, clean and bright throughout; private ownership. 158pp (incl. index) + 5 pls.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 159 pages plus many glossy plates. No internal inscriptions. Couple of minor tears to extremities of dustwrapper. 159 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Exploration; Polynesia; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 000340. …

Reprint of the 1963 original. 159 PP with 1 map on double page and 5 figures, plus 8 b/w plates. Eps: Map of the Pacific Area. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket has a few small chips and is in a protective sleeve. Label "Auckland University Press / Oxford University Press" at lower part of title page. Stamp of previous owner at top of title page, o/wise near fine. 22.4 x 14.4. Settlement of the islands by the Polynesians: achieved by one-way voyagers, blown off course. …

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Second. Sharp's 1956 book "Ancient Voyagers in the Pacific" introduced many new theories about inter-island navigation and migration in the Pacific in ancient times, before any Europeans vessels had ventured there. His ideas and findings were controversial. In 1963 he re-presented the book, amending the title to "Ancient Voyagers in Polynesia," in which he responded to critics and added new material accumulated in the interim. This copy a 1969 reprint of the 1963 edition. 159 pages including sources list, index, 8 b/w art/photo plates, 5 diagrams, e/paper maps, double page map. Dark blue hard covers with gilt spine titles VG+ with few tiny flecks, text block excellent, no inscriptions. Light blue DJ with b/w front illustration, VG with few short tears, chips, creases, light edgewear. Photos, Art, Maps, Diagrams (illustrator).…

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. 1 vol. ; 14,5 x 22 cm ; 159 p. ; Relié pleine toile bleu salie à plusieurs endroits avec sa jaquette illustrée très abîmée avec manque au dos ; livre en anglais ; intérieur frais ; 12C4 426g.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. First Hardback Edition. 225 x 145mm. pp. 159. English text. Volume on ancient voyagers in Polynesia. Black and white illustrations. Bound in original blue boards. Previous owners name to f.e.p and some light yellowing an wear to pages, otherwise clean. Binding strong. …

1st Ed. 159 PP with 1 map on double page and 5 figures, plus 8 b/w plates. Eps: Map of the Pacific Area. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with a few small chips and a small piece missing at top of spine. A near fine copy signed by the author on title-page. 22.4 x 14.4. Settlement of the islands by the Polynesians: achieved by one-way voyagers, blown off course.…

First Edition. Pp. 160(last blank), 8 plates, text figures, double page map plus endpaper map, sources, index; boards a trifle sprung and slightly marked; dust wrapper, worn and slightly soiled, edges chipped and torn; a few spots of foxing; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1963. First edition.

Condition: Good. Used, former library stamps to the front of the book. Fine to read and use throughout but is a bit used/tired.