Voyager Rare Books Maps & Prints - Papua New Guinea Catalogue

Mipela bilong Ramu
Petrus Bertius Map
of New Guinea 1616
Voyager Rare Books Maps & Prints
Papua New Guinea and the Pacific
Mini Catalogue February 2017
● Jack Hides — New Guinea would be incomplete without him
● Monckton was he as good as he thought he was?
● The Rabaul sunken fleet exposed by Foster & Stone
● And some from Samoa, Fiji, Nauru, Solomons, Tahiti ..
● Malinowski broadened our minds in the Trobriands Islands
● Traprock discovered the Filbert Islands, or did he?
● Meek collected for Rothschild and shot the Birdwing Butterfy
● Petrus Bertius curious 400 year old map of New Guinea
● “Grass Roots” PNG political satire at its very best
● Lawes in at the start and stayed 32 years
● Was Goodenough good enough?
Papua New Guinea is in the blood of anyone
that has been there, Voyager Bill included.
The land of over 700 discrete languages and
a diversity of people, natural history and
topography unmatched anwhere on this
Earth. The early explorers were followed by
missionaries, visionaries, naturalists,
anthropologiists, geologists those that
fought there and those given to public
service. Their work, deeds and lives exist
in these volumes
● Early gold finds by Idriess and Lett and then the Oil
● Ion Idriess out and about in the Torres Straits
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Voyager Tok Pisin Tasol
Bad Hair Day at Voyager
Gould knew his birds

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Voyager Rare Books Maps & Prints—Hobart
(Papua New Guinea and the Pacific — February 2017)
Voyager is a different sort of bookshop … we are forever changing, adding the more curious
to the curious, and selecting prize items for our collection. We don’t measure our
stock by numbers of items but by variety and quality.
This catalogue is about Papua New Guinea and the Pacfic, the people from there and the
people that went there. We hope you enjoy reading it and that it gives you a sense of
what we are about … Sometimes our selections are a bit cheeky … but we hope that
makes it more enjoyable.
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Colourful trade cards
over 100 years old
see page 16 for the group
…New Guinea … what
an exciting place for
dressing up
New Ireland Couscous Blanc - page 20

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In Unknown New Guinea -1926
Introduced by Malinowski – Saville spent 25
years in New Guinea in and around Mailu
Island and the adjacent coastal area. A superb
account in good condition albeit a bit foxed
with the important detailed map often
missing. Many unique photographic images.
Price $180.00
Rare early New Guinea Anthropology
Nouvelle Guinea et Carpentarie
Allain Manesson Mallet - 1683
An original copper engraved map by Allain Manesson
Mallet (1630-1706) representing the
Dutch discoveries in North Queensland and
Papua New Guinea.
The western side of the Cape York Peninsula
was discovered by Jan Cartensz in the Pera
(accompanied by the Arnhem) in April 1623. The
land discovered was named Carpentarie after
the then Governor General of the VOC Pieter
Carpentier and hence later Carpentaria being
applied to the Gulf area. Cartensz named the
Coen River (Archer River) near Weipa.
This is the first state of this map published in
Paris in 1683 one further edition was printed in
Germany 30 years later.
Mallet (1630-1706) was a French cartographer
and engineer. He started his career as a soldier
in the army of Louis XIV and became a Sergeant
Major and Inspector of Fortifications.
$340.00 framed
Unusual map of New Guinea and North Australia
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In Primitive New Guinea - 1924
A fine copy of the rare account by J.H. Holmes of
twenty-five years spent amongst the primitive Ipi and
Namau groups of tribes of the Gulf of Papua … with an
interesting description of their manner of living, their
customs and habits, feasts and festivals, totems and
cults. Very good photographic
illustrations and a
good map.
Stunning condition with
bright clean covers and not
a mark internally. Voyager
New Guinea favourite.
Price $190.00
The Gulf of Papua well
documented by Holmes.
Ocean Island and Nauru –1935
An interesting and unusual book in that
the author was responsible for the discovery
of Phosphate and the commencement
of high volume phosphate
mining. So to read his account of what
he may have helped destroy is worth
reading. Well illustrated and with
relevant maps.
Price $70.00
The book on what went on at Nauru
and Ocean Island.
Papua New Guinea in Stereoviews
Three stereoviews by Keystone from c1910.
Two very good scenes with a focus on architecture,
the pride of the people and their
way of life. The sailing craft is the type of
vessel seen around Moresby then involved in
coastal trading and more.
Price $50.00
Collectable early New Guinea images

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The Sexual Life of Savages
Malonowski
A rare First Edition of the desired London issue
1929. Bronislaw Malinowski’s landmark book about
the sexual life of the people of the Trobriand
Islands. Papua New Guinea.
Complete with map and many photographic illustrations.
Malinowski gives a detailed description of the
social organisation of sexuality (social
rites, partner choice etc). Tracing the
Trobriand lifecycle from birth through
puberty, marriage and death.
At the time of publication chapters such
as “Lovemaking and the Psychology of
Erotic Life” which includes “The Conversations
of Two Lovers” and “Erotic
Approaches” were considered rather
racy requiring this book to be issued
with a special notice indicating to
booksellers that it was a work reserved
for academic and research purposes.
Malinowski argues that the unusual “cooperative”
lifestyle of the Trobriand
Islanders provided proof that the Freudian
Oedipus Complex is not universal. A useful rule.
Price $190.00
Malinowski broadened our minds in the Trobriands.
And a second copy of The Sexual Life of Savages a
second edition in good condition complete in
original red cloth binding … Price $130.00
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In the Land of Pearl and Gold –1907
First edition of a pioneer’s wanderings in the backblocks
and pearling grounds of Australia and New Guinea.
A nice copy of a rare book with a stunning front board
image. Prospecting, mining and travel experiences in and
around Australia with an excursion into New Guinea.
Price $180.00
A special book with good content and the best looks!
Voyager = Thoughtful Gift

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Savage Tales - Lett
First Edition 1946 very good condition.
Lewis Lett’s compilation of
native stories including … Treachery;
Pagan faith; Koiara Law; Taravatu;
Taurama; The First Woman
and the First Coconut.
Price $60.00 Unique collection
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The Wonders of
Asiatic Exploration –1910
Based on Archibald William’s book “The
Romance of Modern Exploration” (A Voyager
Valentine’s favourite) with Norman
Davidson’s chapter on New Guinea.
Good photographic illustrations. Classic accounts of
the expeditions of Sven Hedin, Sarat Chandra Das
and Younghusband into Central Asia. The bold
board illustration is something special with the
Lakatoi to the front and a superb Dugong spearing
tower to the spine
Price $70.00
We could eat the covers not the Dugongs
The Savage Solomons - 1929
Published by Seeley, London 1929 a first
edition by S.G.C. Knibbs. The long title continues
“As they were & are. A record of the
head-hunting people gradually emerging
from a life of savage cruelty & bloody customs,
with a description of their manners &
ways & of the beauties and potentialities of
the islands”
Nice condition with a good folding map and
fifteen photographic plates. Some call it a
somewhat racy account of native life. The
author was the Commissioner of Land and
saw a shift from traditional beliefs influenced
by the arrival of Europeans.
Price $190.00
Scarce Solomon Islands with good images.

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Scented Isles and Coral Gardens
Torres Straits, German New Guinea,
and the Dutch East Indies
Interesting account published in
1912 it containing detail from 1885.
Beautiful illustrations from his
Watercolours and top class photographs.
A little foxed as usual with
the spongey paper of the period.
Good content on the Torres Straits
Islanders, of Kerapuna in New Guinea
and the Birds of Paradise, the
Solomon Islands and New Britain.
A third of the book is devoted to
Java and Sumatra similarly written
as if in the moment.
Price $90.00
Valuable New Guinea and Beyond
from the pre WWI era.
The Spear-Becket or Doigtier – 1899
Robert Etheridge
An original offprint from the Proceedings of the
Linnean Society of NSW, 1899 regarding the
Spear-Becket (Spear Throwing Device) of New
Caledonia, the New Hebrides and other Pacific
Islands. Robert Etheridge the son of the famous
palaeontologist of the same name also worked
with Logan Jack on the geology of Queensland.
12 pages of valuable text with references to
James Cook’s early observations. Four photographic
illustrations and one line drawing showing
how the device(s) were used. Original blue
wrappers pages sewn all in good condition.
Price $20.00
Skilled Pacific Island Spear Throwing

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Nova Guinea et Ins. Salomonis - 1616
Petrus Bertius – Jodocus Hondius
Original 400-year-old striking miniature
map by Petrus Bertius. Published in the
1616 edition of his outstanding Tabularun
Geograpicarum – the engravings were
executed by Jodocus Hondius. King, the
authority, regarded these to be the most
beautiful miniature maps ever made. Map
dimensions 5 in by 3.5 in.
One of the earliest maps of New Guinea
with the southern coastline completely
theoretical. With the Solomon Islands to
the east and a suggestion of Australia and
Cape York Peninsula to the South.
Price $380.00 unframed $490.00 framed
Rare 400-year-old map of New Guinea
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Birds of Paradise – Lemaire - 1836
The most beautiful hand coloured engraving
of the White Bird-of Paradise and the
Magnificent Riflebird. Executed by
Pauquet for Lemaire’s supreme work
“Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux Exotiques”
published in Paris in 1836.
The plate is 23cm by 14cm on rich creamy
paper and in fine condition. The colours
are so vivid they surprise the eye.
Both birds inhabit the Papua New Guinea
coastal forest, the White Bird-of-Paradise
also known as the Twelve-wired Bird of
Paradise travels further west and the Magnificent
Riflebird can be found in Australia’s
Far North on the Cape.
Price framed $340.00
No birds more beautiful than
the Birds of Paradise

Important Voyage Account
The Voyage of the Duff -1799
Published in London 1799. With seven folded engraved
maps and six beautiful engraved plates. Later binding
with firm text block. Ferguson 302.
An early voyage to the Pacific, undertaken for the purpose
of establishing a mission in Tahiti, and a settlement
of 25 persons was formed. Though the king of the island
befriended them, they met with continual difficulties
because of civil wars and were finally forced to flee to
Australia, though returning some time later in 1815. The
work contains many valuable details regarding Tahiti, the
Fiji Islands, Tonga, the Marquesas, etc. A new group of
islands, named the Duff Group, was discovered among
the Santa Cruz Islands.
One of classic late 18thC voyage accounts of significant
exploration interest here in pretty good condition
Price $790.00
Important Pacific Voyage complete with
all maps and prints 1799
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Drums of Mer – Ion Idriess
First published by Angus and Robertson in 1947, no date of printing
but 13th edition. Very good condition and dust jacket. Best
copy we have seen of this elusive Idriess despite the edition.
The "Drums of Mer" captures the charm of
the Torres Strait Islands. As usual great images
to accompany an Idriess.
A selection of chapter tiles gives one a
feel ... When the Blood Lust calls; The Battle
of the Fly; Velvet Claws; The Trouncing of
Kebisu; Jakara Makes Love and The People of
the Auwo Oromo. Mer (Murray Island) sits
between Yule and Flinders Entrances closer
to Papua New Guinea than Australia.
Price $80.00
Rare Idriess superb writing
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The Wild White Man of Badu
Ion Idriess - Scarce
Early edition (1951) and an incredible
true story of a convict
escaping from Norfolk Island and
becoming the Chief of Badu. Map
on endpapers.
Price $80.00
Strange and exciting North
Idriess knew the
Torres Straits
Isles of Despair
The true story of Barbara
Thomson shipwrecked to
live her life with the aboriginals
of Entrance Island
before being rescued by
Owen Stanley well actually
by Thomas Huxley who was
with him. 1949 printing.
Price $70.00
Barbara saved at last

Voyage of the Nyanza -1892 – First Edition
Being the record of a three years’ cruise in a schooner yacht in
the Atlantic and Pacific and her subsequent shipwreck
A classic with folding map and with two autogravures – the
Nyanza Under sail and the Wreck of the Nyanza and 14 full page
illustrations. The cornerstone of the book is the sailing and
observations of the Pacific Islands. The author had hoped to go
to New Britain and New Guinea if it not were for the wreck
“mais l’homme propose, Dieu dispose” is the quote.
The voyage takes in … the Azores, Trinidad, Uruguay (A Swiss
Colony) and Patagonia (a Welsh Colony), the Falklands (and pig
shooting), Juan Fernandez (Voyager’s favourite place and Alexander
Selkirk), Peru (a dance and a bullfight), Easter Island,
Tahiti, Samoa, Fiji Islands (a narrow escape from cannibals),
New Caledonia and the New Hebrides (the scene of Goodenough’s
murder), Honolulu and a splendid run to San Francisco
and up to Vancouver Island and a reverse trip back to the
Sandwich Islands and on to the Ladrones and Japan (with
many excursions and details),
on to the Kamschatka Peninsula
and the fur trade, back
to the Marshall Islands and
the Carolines.
After all of this, it starts to go
wrong … the sailing-master’s
strange errors in navigation …
a terrible disaster … the yacht
ashore … The Nyanza doomed
… disturbed conditions …
witness warfare … the end of
the Nyanza … loss of collection of curiosities … dishonesty
and arrest of Joaquim …. recovery of stolen
articles … etc.
Appendices with a description of the Nyanza,
distance and duration of passages, voyage summary,
three best runs, table of daily positions,
crews etc.
Price $140.00
The Nyanza right across the Pacific twice - de-
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Oil Exploration
In Papua and the mandated Territory of New Guinea
Published by the Australian Petroleum Co and Island Exploration
Co in 1940. A very interesting 31 page booklet with 45 images
detailing the extent of oil exploration in PNG. A useful historical
document given the scale of oil and gas in Papua New Guinea.
Price $80.00 Interesting PNG Resources item
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Transportation of Gravitymeter by natives
through Papuan Jungle
Douglas Dolphin Amphibian
used in aerial surveys
Up From South
A Prospector in New Guinea, 1931 - 1937
The author Jack O’Neal prospected for gold at Edie
Creek, Wau, Bulolo, Ramu and Waria. Pure Morobe
goldfield adventure often in danger yet he admired
the native tribesman. Based on his diaries and edited
by the knowledgeable James Sinclair. Nice list of
Pidgin terms for the uninitiated and curious.
Price $50.00 Morobe Gold
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Gold—Dust and Ashes
The great Ion Idriess book
about the early New Guinea
Goldfields. One of the must
have books in the PNG list –
great photographic images.
Price $70.00
Idriess Gold Dust it is!
Papuan Gold
A First edition in good condition, albeit
a bit cocked, of Lewis Lett’s scarce
book on the early New Guinea Goldfields.
A perfect companion to Ian
Idriess’s “Gold-Dust and Ashes”
Price $60.00
Gold amongst the cannibals

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Milne Bay 1942
The Story of “Milne-Force”
A tremendous book (including its quarto size) here a
fourth edition 2000 but first hardcover. Very good
research by the authors Clive Baker and Greg Knight.
This supreme effort followed a period in the 1980’s
when the they trekked through Papua New Guinea
including the Kokoda Trail.
Many worthy illustrations in
terms of campaign maps
and reproductions of photographs
of the time. What
more can we say?
Price $120.00
Milne Bay 1942
Battle History in Full
Bloody Buna
Bloodier than Guadalcanal known as the “ghastly nightmare”
a battle fought in impossible conditions staying
power proved essential.
In 1942 the Australian 16th and 25th AIF Brigades supported
by the 3rd Battalion forced the Japanese over the
Kokoda Trail and into the narrow Buna-Gona-Sananda
area. The inexperienced American 32nd Infantry were to
attack Buna and a difficult bloody battle ensued. The
Australian 18th Brigade came in support and the allies
eventually prevailed.
Price $60.00
Seven month campaign
Rabaul’s Forgotten Fleet
A truly remarkable wreck book by
Monica Foster with the help of Peter
Stone. Monica first dived near Adelaide
with her husband before a life
changing move to Rabaul.
After the War the Americans estimated
that there were 150 freighters, 70
smaller cargo ships and 500 barges
sunk in and around Rabaul Harbour.
Foster and Stone completed 1500
dives on these wrecks and the resulting
vividly illustrated book cannot be
beaten.
Price $60.00
Requires special breath holding

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Speckled Ostracion – c1800
Original hand coloured copper plate
engraving by Shaw and Nodder.
A striking tropical fish that in various
forms inhabits the world tropical waters
… we understand a bit bony and
therefore difficult to eat … perhaps
that is why he looks so pretty
George Shaw was in charge of the Natural
History Department at the British
Museum. Nodder was an artist who
worked for Banks on his Florilegium.
Price $340.00 framed
Fishy beauty from tropical climes
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The Wild Animals of Australasia
Embracing the Mammals of New Guinea
& the Nearer Pacific Islands
By Souef and Burrell
A special book in good condition with the elusive dust
jacket which whilst distressed has done has done a good job
protecting the decorated boards. Comprehensive with over 100
photographic illustrations.
The image of the Thylacine was taken by Burrell in captivity in
Hobart. It is subject to controversy—it has been suggested it
was a fake using a stuffed animal - maybe?
Price $190.00 - Quality natural history
White-bibbed Fruit Dove
(Ptilopus Rivolii)
John Gould – Birds of New Guinea
Original hand-coloured limestone
lithograph from Gould’s special “Birds of New
Guinea” of the White-bibbed Fruit Dove a male
and female pair. A species of the Columbidae family.
They love the moist tropical forests. By John
Gould and William Hart and produced in London in
1875. Fine condition and a really superb example
Price $590.00
Striking John Gould Original
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The Coral Sea - Alan Villiers
Villiers takes us through the
Native Navigators, the Portuguese
and Spaniards, specifically
Quiros and Torres and then Dampier
and the English (as he was)
and the French, Sandalwooders,
very nasty Blackbirders and
World War II in the Pacific.
Price $80.00
Villiers through the Pacific Ages.
With signed letter by Alan
Villiers about another volume
and about the Endeavour.
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The Cruise of the Marchesa
Guillemard (engravings by Whymper)
Published by John Murray, London 1889. The
magnificent account of the voyage of the
schooner yacht Marchesa from Cowes on the Isle
of Wight in 1881 first to Ceylon, then via Singapore
to Formosa and the Liu-Kiu islands to
Japan. She left Yokohama for Kamschatka then
to China and Hong Kong by March 1883 from
where the Sulu islands were explored and then
the Celebes and on to the Dutch side of New
Guinea and the islands to the North.
Many maps and Whymper illustrations.
Most interesting later 19th century voyage.
Price $190.00
Superb voyage and natural history
W.G. Lawes of Savage Island
and New Guinea
By Joseph King
A First Edition published in London
1909. Original binding 388
pages. Folding coloured map of
PNG and 21 interesting photographs.
Lawes (1839-1907) went
to Niue in 1861 for 11 years before
serving in Papua New Guinea
in and around Port Moresby for 32
years from 1874. A tough man
who worked with Chalmers met
Bully Hayes and built the first
church and school in PNG.
Price $150.00
Pioneering Missionary in PNG
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New Guinea / Solomon Islands
Trade Cards — Over 100 Years Old
A group of six colourful trade cards
from Fray-Bentos with New Guinea
and Solomon Islands subjects. Printed
and issued from 1904-1910.
Images include a Torres Straits view,
coastal stilt villages of the likes of
Hanuabada or Koki in Port Moresby.
The Bismark Islands with Idols and
erupting volcanoes and the odd cassowary,
bird of paradise, bat and platypus.
Port Adam in the Solomons, the
musical instruments of Buka, and night
houses set high in the trees for protection.
Each 10cms x 7.3cms.
Price $120.00 the group
Unusual eclectic collection of images
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Headhunting in The Solomon Islands
A First edition 1942 of Caroline Mytinger’s
well written and highly regarded book about
the Solomon Islands.
Mytinger (1897-1980) was an American
portrait painter and a truly independent
woman. She was a noted beauty and had
modelled for Charles Dana Gibson.
In the 1920’s she decided to travel with a friend Margaret
Warner to the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. This
is one of two book resulting from those expeditions. In her
writing she records
important ethnographic
detail describing individuals
with great respect
bordering on affection.
On returning to the USA the art she
produced was exhibited first by famed
anthropologist Margaret Mead.
Price $60.00
Special book by a special person
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The Pacific Ocean - Bellin — 1747
Nice early map of the Pacific “La Grande Mer du Sud” by Bellin. Tropical trade winds
shown from Halley’s 17 th century wind map. Interesting features such as the pre-Cook
form of New Holland connected to New Guinea, California as an island and the Isles of
Juan Fernando where Dampier was to leave Alexander Selkirk of Robinson Crusoe fame.
Price $380.00 framed — if you would like this unframed let us know.
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Through Polynesia and Papua
Wanderings with a Camera in Southern Seas
Frank Burnett – First Edition 1911
A rare book filled with magnificent photographs of the people of
the Pacific. Not too happy with Government in the Pacific Burnett
wrote it to further his cause and improve matters.
Travels from San Francisco to the Society Islands to Papeete and
the Christmas Festivities on Tahiti, Papara Island traditions, tribal
wars and the God Oro. The South Sea Viking and remarkable voyages
… Easter Island and the sculptures.
On to the Cook Islands and Taratonga and north to the Solomons
and head hunting and witchcraft … much on the Solomons … the
murder of Oliver Burns … the devil
houses. Then to Gizzo with hostilities
and the murder of the Binskin family.
Finally to Papua and Samurai,
Milne Bay and Clunn’s
Plantation. Near 150 photographic
illustrations.
Price $160.00
Unusual journey and an
Irreplaceable photographic
record of the Pacific Island
people and culture.
The Cruise of the Kawa
Wanderings in the South Seas
First Edition 1921, Putnams New York.
George Chappell wrote under the pseudonym Walter
Traprock. This is a hilarious parody of the romanticism
of the South Seas. Traprock discovers
the Filbert Islands. Ridiculous photographs feature
various volunteers including publisher Putnam
himself all posing as “en jungle” in a New York
studio. Regarded as a work of genius and hailed by
Howgego the guru of fanciful adventure writing.
This one nicely inscribed by the author.
Other books by Traprock (Chappell) include .. How
to Explore and What; Crazy With Tahiti; Around
Russia on Roller Skates and
Curry-Dishes for Moderate
Incomes … he was crazy — we
like him!
Price $130.00
Warning — Do not use this
book to try to find the
Filbert Islands!

A Naturalist in Cannibal Land
Arthur Stewart Meek –1913
Meek (1871-1943) was born into a
Natural History family. Before he was
twenty he was at Coomooboolaroo
Station in Queensland collecting for
the great Lionel Rothschild for his
zoo at Tring. This is a second impression
in very good condition.
He then travelled New Guinea and
the Solomons for both Tring and the
Natural History Museum. This is the
book on his travels.
Amongst his great finds were the
holotype and paratype of the Woodlark
venomous snake, rare there are still only twelve specimens
known. In 1906 he discovered (and shot) the first
specimen of the Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing Butterfly ...
the largest in the world.
Many species are named after him … a crested pigeon, lorikeet, pygmy-parrot, crow, dwarf
kingfisher etc and several butterflies and moths.
Price $240.00
Meek a fearless Natural Historian who made his mark in New Guinea and the Solomons
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Patrolling in Papua – Humphries — First Edition 1923
Extremely rare London First Edition published in 1923. Very good condition
bar occasional foxing. Bright and tight boards as published.
W.R. (Dickie) Humphries arrived in Papua in 1917 and took over an ambitious patrolling plan
under the guidance of Hubert Murray. This excellent book records in detail a number of
exploratory expeditions. Taking in Nepa, Tiveris, Kerma and Christmas on the Lakekamu, the
Kukukukus and their raids on Nepa. Off to the unknown … ascending Mount Chapman and to
the Kwolum valley. Friendly natives at Biaru and gigantic cigars. Ascending Mount Waria and a
close shave. At Dunai-ia strange graves and thumb nails and
through to Boli, Nele and Morobe then back to Kokoda.
Nicely illustrated with over 40 unique images. In 1924
Humphries escorted Frank Hurley on his famous
photographic expedition into the Mount Yule area.
Price $190.00
Very scarce patrolling book from immediate post WWI period.
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Humphries at the
Bird House of Kolilop

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Couscous Blanc – Duperry - 1826
There can be no finer natural history engravings
than those that come from the voyage of
the Coquille under Louis Isodore Duperry.
Copper engraved and hand coloured by Coutant
after a drawing by Jean-Gabriel Pretre
the Couscous Blanc is from New Ireland. A
stipple technique has been used with this
engraving so almost every hair on the beautiful
white couscous can be seen. Petre was
Swiss French and a talented natural
history artist who assisted Rene Lesson
the appointed naturalist on the voyage.
Duperry was the Commander of the
expedition, Dumont d’Urville who
would later lead his own expeditions
was his second. The Coquille took in
Chile, Peru, Polynesia, the Moluccas,
New Ireland, New Zealand and Australia
Engraving 33cm x 25cm fine condition.
Price framed $390.00
Fine image of New Ireland Couscous
Florence had a good
boat for her travels
Pearls from the Pacific
A First edition 1925. Florence Young was a
hard working missionary. In service she
spent time first in Queensland at the
“Kanaka Mission” in the 1880’s. Then to
China and over 50 pages covers her time at
Kue-k-i and Shang-ts’ing. She was there
during the period of conflict before the
Boxer outbreak. After another period in
Queensland she went to the Solomon Islands
and Malaita and from 1900 to the outbreak
of WWI remained there working with the
natives. Ninety photographic illustrations.
Price $70.00
Best Solomon’s Missionary Account and More
Samarai to Ambasi in the “Whitkirk”
Scarce this 44 page softcover is the only edition of John
Feetham’s visit to New Guinea in 1916.
Unique photographic images. The Churches at
Taupota with internal view of Wanigela the “Bishop’s
Throne” and the Cathedral like structure at Boianai. Voyage
from Samarai on the “Whitkirk” in rough seas. The stations
at Boianai, Emo and Wanigel at Collingwood Bay.
A cautionary note after the death of Richard Kirby who set
out to discipline cannibals but was eaten by them!
Price $60.00
Rare Samarai travel account .

The Best of Grass Roots
Very good copy of the compilation
of this controversial social/
political cartoon character. Invented
by Bob Browne. Signed
by Bob as a gift in 1983. Love or
hate him Grass Roots provided
more about who was doing what
to who in Papua New Guinea
than Wikileaks. Lots of fun.
Price $60.00
Olgeta samting
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Some hoots with
Grass Roots
Samoa – George Turner - 1884
Published by Macmillan, London in 1884 a first edition of
George Turners highly acclaimed book, the title continues
“a Hundred Years Ago and long Before, together with
Notes on the Cults and Customs of Twenty-Three Other
Islands in the Pacific”
The author introduced Christianity to Samoa in 1830 and
translated the Bible into Samoan. This book represents 40
years of anthropological work in Samoa and Polynesia. A
substantial book of over 400 pages includes 3 maps some
illustrations and a listing of Polynesian words. Original
publishers red cloth a bit darkened to spine as usual otherwise
good tight condition.
Price $180.00
Highly regarded book 40 years in the making.
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The Shark Callers
An ancient fishing tradition of New
Ireland, Papua New Guinea.
A special book by Glenys Kohnke
launched at the Islander Hotel (great
smorgasbords) in 1974. Published by
Yumi Press, Boroko, PNG.
Fishing legends centred around the
calling and killing of giant sharks by
the people of New Ireland related
here by the author from the words
of an old fisherman on the beach by
his village. The legends and the
magic nicely complemented by 37
coloured illustrations by the
talented Kohnke.
Price $40.00
Will you be calling
any sharks today?
Norfolk Island Flying Squirrel
Original 18 th century copper plate engraving of the
Norfolk Island Flying Squirrel from the German
edition of Arthur Phillip’s First Fleet journal. Very
strong impression on thick hand-made paper.
Price $80.00
Try to catch me - watch me fly
Unique Papua New Guinea Item
Monckton’s Trilogy of Adventures in New Guinea;
Fact or Fiction? – A Thesis by Nancy Lutton
Unique University of PNG Thesis 1972. Australian, Nancy
Lutton lived there from 1967-1980. She was the New Guinea
Collection Librarian. Later published “My Dearest Brown Eyes”
the letters between Sir Donald Cleland and his wife during
WWII. She was awarded an MBE in 1981.
100 pages plus map, a provoking thesis that explores the
character of Charles Monckton a New Zealander who found
himself in New Guinea in 1897. Under MacGregor he was given
the post as Resident Magistrate. He carried out significant
explorations but after criticism of cruel practices resigned in
1907 and went to London where he wrote “Some Experiences
of a Resident Magistrate” (1920), “Last Days in New Guinea”
(1922) and “New Guinea Recollections” (1934).
Nancy Lutton finds Monckton’s character flawed and in his
third book he tries to re-write matters. She wrote his entry in
the Australian Dictionary of Biography.
Price $120.00
True Monckton Personality Revealed
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Monckton was the first
“Visitor” to climb Mt Albert
Edward, Central Province, in
1906. A height of 4,000
metes. This cross now stands
near the top.

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The Huli love yellow
Though Wildest Papua
Jack Hides 1936
First Edition. Also published in the
USA as “Savage Patrol”.
Introduction by Sir Hubert Murray
a great supporter of the Moresby
born Hides. On patrol Jack describes
in vivid detail the raid on
Lakekamu and the patrol to
Loloipa west of Mount Nelson at
the source of the Alabule River.
Stunning photographic images with
a good map of the explorations.
Good condition and PNG essential.
Rarely found in its dust jacket
which is tired but there!
Price $120.00
Jack Hides on Patrol
(with his scarce dust jacket)
Commodore Goodenough R.N.
Published, London by Henry King 1876.
First edition illustrated and with three
large top class folding maps of The
Western Pacific detailing his final voyage,
the Southern part of Australia with
Bass’s Strait and the Rewa River, Fiji.
James Goodenough (1830-75) was appointed
Commodore of the Australian
Station in May 1873. His duties included
the maintenance of law among British
subjects in the Pacific and their
relations with indigenous peoples.
In August 1875 while
trying to conciliate natives on
the Santa Cruz Islands he was
wounded by a poisoned arrow
and soon died.
Price $290.00
Rare with three excellent
folding maps.
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“In the Land of Pearl and Gold” - 1907
Stunning gilt embossed pictorial cover - See page 5
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