Island Of Passion

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1962. Cloth/hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 301p. When this book was written, Donald Marshall, an anthropologist, had heard that the erotic practcies on the Island of Ra'ivavae were once well-known but suppressed because of missionary influence. Here he was able to finally get… Read more about this item

George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1962. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1962. First Edition. 301 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Moderate tanning to free endpapers due to dust jacket flaps. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Top textblock edge dyed… Read more about this item

George Allen & Unwin, London, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Gary/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: James Scott – Illustrator, Author – Photographer. Map illustrated end pages, showing the greater Pacific region and then the island of Ra'ivavae in particular. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photographs taken by the author and black-and-white drawings done by… Read more about this item

London, England: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1962. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Scott, James. First Edition (Statement Of First Published). Illustrated. The Book Is Bound In Light Blue Cloth With Stamped Polynesian Symbol On The Front And Black Stamped Lettering On The Spine. The Spine Tips… Read more about this item

George Allen & Unwin., London. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good in d.j. Cloth 8vo. 16 b/w plates, b/w figures. Endpaper maps. Anthropological discussion based on the author's 1957 expedition which examines how European contact brought about a change in the social and religious composition of the islanders. First published in U.S. as Ra'ivavae: An Expedition to… Read more about this item

George Allen & Unwin, 1962. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1962. First Published . 301 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking… Read more about this item

London: Allen & Unwin, 1961. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo.. hardback with dust jacket 301pp., b/w pls., ep maps,

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. (1962) 302+2 pp. Original pale blue covers, lightly soiled. Spine and edges a bit sunned. Spine ends bumped. DJ lightly soiled w/ mild edge wear. Approx. 1/4" closed tear from bottom edge of front panel. Illust. w/ b/w photos and drawings. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard… Read more about this item

Hardcover. Very good. George Allen and Unwin, 1962, hardcover in an edgeworn unclipped dust jacket, no owner's mark or underlining, light wear, dampstain on back cover.