Pacific / Oceanic, Aboriginal from LEFT COAST BOOKS

New York: William Morrow; HarperCollinsPublishers, 2014. x, 322 pages, illustrations, map; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. A fascinating book that describes how Michael Rockefeller, in his quest for "primitive art," was killed--and eaten by cannibalistic headhunters in New Guinea. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1984. 344-689 pages, illustrations (some colour); 31 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. *** Please note: Volume Two only ***. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

New York: Broadway Books, 2002. viii, 355 pages, illustrations, maps; 22 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Broadway Books hardcover edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "The harrowing true story of the Burke and Willis expedition team who took on the Australian wilds 150 years ago--and lost. They departed Melbourne's Royal Park in the summer of 1860, a… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2005. Cloth, xi, 147 pages, colour illustrations; 19 cm. Maps on lining papers. Translated from the French. Originally published: San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1994. Reprint. Firm binding, clean inside copy. First thus. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. The French painter Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) on the island of… Read more about this item

New York: Thames and Hudson, 1997. Cloth, 232 pages, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "Gauguin's Skirt is about contemporary Tahitians and a long-dead French painter, sex today and sex in the late nineteenth century, and colonialism new and old. It… Read more about this item

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1976. Cloth, 144 pages, [24] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits; 27 cm. First published in Great Britain in 1976 by the British Broadcasting Corporation. A good reading copy, marked on half a dozen pages. First American Edition. Dust jacket with moderate edgewear. CONTENTS: Behind the mask; Crooked beak of… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Bonhams & Butterfields, 2011. 61 pages, colour illustrations; 27 cm. Sale number 19092. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Lots 4000-4864. [Pacific Voyages and Hawaiiana, lots 4171-4316]. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to.

Altadena, CA: M. Blanding, 1958. 1 volume (unpaged), illustrations; 25 cm. A good copy with moderate shelfwear to wraps, age toning.. 1st. Paperback. Good. 4to.

New York: Thames and Hudson, 1997. Cloth, 232 pages, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Remainder mark/tail edge. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. Another copy available. "Gauguin's Skirt is about contemporary Tahitians and a long-dead French painter, sex today and sex in the late nineteenth century, and colonialism new and old. It is concerned… Read more about this item

Darwin: Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, 1995. 47 pages, colour illustrations; 28 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, 28 April to 28 May 1995. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. CONTENTS: Chapter One: Growing up in the Stone Country, the lives of… Read more about this item

Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2006. x, 201 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Translation of: Mirages du masque. Tight, clean copy.. Paperback. Fine. 8vo.

Auckland, New Zealand: Reed, 1984. 104 pages, [8] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour); 25 cm. 2005 reprint. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. "This book is an illustrated guide to the visual arts of the Maori as they existed from about the time of Captain Cook's landing on New Zealand shores in 1769,… Read more about this item

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1985. 65 pages, [24] pages of plates, illustrations; 21 cm. Translated from the French. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Browning. Another copy available. "Impressions from two years in Tahiti. Compelling autobiographical fragment. 24 black-and-white illustrations." - Publisher.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

Melbourne: J. M. Dent, 1988. Cloth, 144 pages, colour illustrations; 35 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to boards. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Folio. Collectible.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1968. Cloth, 263 pages, illustrations (some colour), colour maps; 23 cm. Panorama of World Art Series. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Label residue/front free endpaper, age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. CONTENTS: Form and content of African art, by M. Trowell (p. 6-201); The art of Oceania, by… Read more about this item

Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2012. x, 203 pages, illustrations (some colour), map; 26 cm. PRESENTATION COPY. Signed by the author, with a personalized inscription. A fine copy. "The famous statue of Kamehameha I in downtown Honolulu is one of the state's most popular landmarks. Many tourists--and residents--however, are unaware that the statue is a replica; the original, cast in… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971. 211 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 22 x 28 cm. Edition of 5000 copies. Catalogue of the exhibition held March 9 to May 30, 1971 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Objects divided into 7 sections: 1. Mesopotamia, The Levant,… Read more about this item

New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1996. Cloth, 240 pages, colour illustrations, colour maps; 31 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. A fine copy of the first printing. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Collectible.

Makawao, HI: SUMAC Publishing Company, 1985. 104 pages, illustrations (some colour); 32 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Bumped corners. Dust jacket with light edgewear. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio.

San Francisco, Munich, and New York: De Young-Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2018. Pictorial boards, 255 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 32 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "This dazzling book showcases dozens of Paul Gauguin's most… Read more about this item