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DW. Price clipped. DW chipped at head and tail but otherwise good, clean and tight.

London:: J.M. Dent & Sons LTD., 1948. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. GIBBINGS Robert. First edition, 1948 In maroon gilt printed cloth, gilt titles & tooling to spine, faded along edges, lacks DJ. Internally, printed map endpapers, half title, [6], 240 pp, 82 B&W illustration… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1948. First edition. Hardback book in original dust jacket. Dust jacket neatly price clipped, both it and book are in good condition. With wonderful wood engravings. 240 pages. 220 x 145 mm (8¾ x 5¾ inches).

J. M. Dent., 1948. 1st. Ed.. pp.240 with illus. by the author. 8vo. Previous owner’s inscription on ffep. o/w. a vg. hdbk. in very gently sunned cloth boards.

London : J.M. Dent, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked cloth, edges very slightly toned. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 240 pages illustrations, map (on lining-papers) 22 cm. Notes; 'With engravings by the author' - half title-page. Map on endpapers. Subjects; Manners and customs. Polynesia Social… Read more about this item

London: J M Dent & Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket; Missing DJ, light sunning to spine, corners . lightly bumped, first few leaves improperly cut to bottom fore corner with . excess folded in, pencil message 'Xmas 1948' to front endpaper. ; Maroon . cloth boards with gilt lettering and flying fish and oar motifs to spine, .… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd, 1948. Pp. vi+240, half-title and title page vignettes, text illustrations, pictorial head & tailpieces, endpaper map; demy 8vo; maroon cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, the fore-corners slightly bruised; top edges green; price-clipped dust wrapper, worn and slightly soiled, edges rubbed and split, with several small chips or tears, one tape repaired… Read more about this item

London: J.M. Dent, 1948. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. Octavo hardback. 240 pp. Black and white wood engravings by the author. Very Good condition No inscriptions

J M Dent, 1948. Hardcover. Good. 1948. First Edition. 240 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions.Contains black and white illustrations. Binding remains firm.Pages are moderately tanned. Boards have heavy edge-wear with substantial bumping to corners, crushing to spine… Read more about this item

J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1948. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1948. First Edition. 240 pages. Green dust jacket with black lettering over red cloth. B&W illustrations throughout. Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Unclipped dust jacket. Moderate wear, large tears… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent and Sons, 1948. Hardback with protected dust-wrapper. 240pp. Illustrated by the author. 1st edition 1948. D/w slightly chipped with very small losses. A very pleasing copy. (bs7). 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

London & Glasgow.: Readers Union.. [Reprint].. 1949. Black and white illustrations by the author throughout, 240pp, edges a trifle browned. Very good in dustjacket. Robert Gibbings describes his immediately post World War II wanderings in the Pacific. His travels took him from New Zealand to Fiji, to Tonga and on to Samoa, the Cook Islands, and Tahiti. .

London : J.M. Dent, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 240 pages illustrations, map (on lining-papers) 22 cm.Subjects: Manners and customs. Polynesia Social life and customs. Polynesia. Book decoration Books engraved throughout. Illustrated books British Isles… Read more about this item

London : J.M. Dent & sons ltd., 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 240 pages : illustrations (black and white), map ; 22 cm. Notes; Maps on lining papers. Illustrations… Read more about this item

Used – Hardcover – Good+ condition – 1948 – 240 Pages. Cover and spine in good condition, no dust jacket. Former owner's signature on inside cover. Interior pages are in very good condition and are free of notes or marks, some minor spotting on edges. Gibbings' recollections of his travels in the Pacific Ocean in the immediate aftermath of WW2,… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent & Sons. Good with no dust jacket. 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Book is cocked. Front cover has a slight bump to the lower outer corner. Spine is slightly faded. ; Wood engraving .

J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1948. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1948. No Edition Remarks. 240 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Ex-Libris plate stuck to front pastedown. Black and white illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Minor dog-eared corners. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light… Read more about this item

London: The Readers Union. Very Good- with no dust jacket; Missing DJ, corners lightly bumped, . original owner name and date struck through opposite half title, light . foxing to outer leaves and edges of reading block. ; Black cloth boards . with silver gilt lettering and flying fish motif to spine. Map endpapers. . Illustrated with 84 wood-engravings by… Read more about this item

London: J.M. Dent & Sons [1948], 1st printing. (Hardcover) 240pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Gilt decorated burgundy cloth. Map endpapers, engravings by the author. Illustrations by Robert Gibbings. Locale: Pacific Ocean; South Seas. (Travel/Adventure, Woodcut Illustrations).

Readers Union & Dent & Sons., London. Hardcover. Good. Edges soiled, minor foxing, o/w good. Cloth 8vo. Engravings by the author. Travels in Tahiti, Samoa, Fiji, the Cook Islands and elsewhere in the Pacific, during an eighteen month tour in the late 1940s. 240pp. B/w illus. ** > Language: English | > Size: 8vo | > Media/Binding: Hardcover… Read more about this item