World Islands by June Knox Mawer (6 results)

Condition: Good. 1968. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. Illustrated dust jacket over white illustrated cloth with colour and black and white photographic plates throughout. Mild tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pencil inscriptions to front endpaper. Boards have minor sunning and light bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends as well. Clipped jacket with notable edge wear and rubbing. There is visible tearing to corners, edges and spine ends and sunning to interior.

Condition: Good. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May include From the library of labels. Shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Item may be missing bundled media. Ships same or next business day with tracking emailed direct to you!.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Carmichael, Peter (illustrator). First Edition. Many black and white and colour photos of social and economic life 136p. Tapa patterned cover. 1.2kg; 4to.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Peter Carmichael -- Photographer (illustrator). First Edition. 1.3 kg; approximately 300 pages, of which 77 pages text, acknowledgements, introduction by authors. Photographic endpapers. Black-and-white illustrated title page, showing the Pacific Islands and their place in the world. The text illustrated with numerous colour and black-and-white photographs and black-and-white maps throughout the text. Covers are in a sepia toned tapa design with white titles to the backstrip. rubbing to the book edges and to the book covers with some fading to the book edges. Browning to the text block edges and light age toning of the internal text.there is a gift inscription on the verso of the free front end paper. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing people being pulled along by a horse cart, with black writing on front panel and spine. The dustwrapper has some chipping on the corners and there is a tear on the front panel, on top edge, measuring .5". The dustwrapper has faded and there are some rubbing along the front of the edge, front spine gutter and back spine gutter. The spine is particularly affected by sun damage. Both front and panels have grubby marks and there are some grubby marks throughout the book. In 1968 the photographer, Peter Carmichael, spent months photographing the islands of Fiji, Tonga, Gilbert and Ellice, and captured the contrasts and tensions of life in these islands. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Peter Carmichael -- Photographer. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Photography; Social History; Local History -- Pacific; Inventory No: 0100629.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Peter Carmichael -- Photographer (illustrator). First Edition. 1.2 kg; 78 pages of text plus numerous (approximately 250) pages of photographic illustrations, acknowledgements, introduction by authors. Photographic endpapers. Illustrated title page, a map showing the Pacific Islands; map of Fiji, map of the Gilbert Islands, map of Ellice islands and map of Tonga. Covers are in a sepia toned tapa design. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing people being pulled along by a horse cart, with black writing on front panel and spine. Slight rubbing of the bottom edge of the dust jacket and a 0.5 inch tear at the top right of the rear panel. Priceclipping of the front fold over flap, and of the half title page top right-hand corner. No other damage to report. In 1968 the photographer, Peter Carmichael, spent months photographing the islands of Fiji, Tonga, Gilbert and Ellice, and captured the contrasts and tensions of life in these islands. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Peter Carmichael -- Photographer. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Sociology & Culture; Photography; Local History -- Pacific; Inventory No: 0227044.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO60140928: 1968. In-4. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 78 pages de texte et de nombreuses planches de photos en couleur et en noir et blanc. Carte en noir et blanc en frontispice et page de titre. Jaquette fortement déchirée (anciennement consolidée). Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.