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Hulme, Keri: The Bone People. Louisiana State University Press, A tale of New Zealand. Stated United States First Edition, 1985. 450 pages, indexed. WINNER OF THE PEGASUS PRIZE FOR LITERATURE AND THE BOOKER PRIZE. Used. Very Good/Very Good unclipped original $17.95 dust jacket. Summary: "The Bone People, first published in 1984 by Spiral, New Zealand. About this book: The Bone People is an unusual story of love. It is unusual in the telling, the subject matter, and the form of love that the story depicts. This is in no way a romance; it is filled with violence, fear, and twisted emotions. At the story's core, however, are three people who struggle very hard to figure out what love is and how to find it. Hulme won New Zealand's Pegasus Prize for Literature (1984) for The Bone People. Then the book went on to win the prestigious Booker Prize (1985).

Stevenson, Robert Louis Kidnapped (South Seas Edition) 1925, Charles Scribner's Sons, NY. Volume XI of the series. USED. VG Condition/ Good original green dust jacket. Front of green jacket states Complete, Authorized, copyrighted. Green and white ocean map endpapers. 264 pages. 4 ½ X 6 7/8. Please see stock photo of cover design for this series.

Ihimaera, Witi: Maori Boy, A Memoir Of Childhood a Vintage Book published by Random House, New Zealand, 2014. ISBN 97818697263 Paperback. 375 pages. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. An enthralling memoir, packed with stories from the formative years of this much-loved writer, Witi Ihimaera, a consumate story-teller. 6 1/8 X 9 ¼. Used. Good Condition.

Henri Charriere. Papillon. 1970 William Morrow First U.S. Edition. USED. VG/G Unclipped $8.95 Dust jacket. "An international sensation – the #1 bestseller in France, England, Germany, Italy, Spain and other countries" 434 pages 6 ½ X 9 3/8. Former owner signature on title page.

Shapiro, Harry L. The Pitcairn Islanders (aka The Heritage of the Bounty) Simon And Schuster, First Clarion Printing Thus, 1968. USED. Good condition. Softcover. CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY. POLYNESIA, SOUTH SEAS, TAHITI. "An account of the colony which the nine mutineers of the H.M.S. Bounty founded on Pitcairn Island in 1790. Provides an in-depth analysis of culture contact between the English and Tahitians. Written with thoroughness and candor." VERY hard to find in USA. 297 pages Indexed, 5 3/8 X 8 ¼. We are in USA.

Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.

117AldridgeCat Aldridge, Alan. The Ship's Cat Stated First American Edition, 1977, Alfred A. Knopf. Complete title: "THE ADVENTURES AND BRAVE DEEDS OF THE SHIP'S CAT ON THE SPANISH MAINE, Together with the Most Lamentable Losse of the Alcestis and Triumphant Firing of the Port of Chagres". By artist Alan Aldridge and Richard Adams, author of "Watership Down" and "Shardik". EXLIB. VERY GOOD CONDITION/VERY GOOD PRICE-CLIPPED DUST JACKET. 8 7/8 X 11 1/4. Unpaginated. Protected in a mylar wrap.