A study of the popularization of "Paradise" - the South Pacific - in the words and experience of visiting writers, explorers, artists and scientists. The book includes narrative, quotations, paintings and contemporary and historical photographs.
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Vendeur : Banfield House Booksellers, Gympie, QLD, Australie
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 160 pages. Illustrtaed. End paper maps. N° de réf. du vendeur 007928
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Vendeur : Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, Australie
1st Australian edition. 160 PP with 5 maps, 44 bw & 31 colour illust. Eps: Map of Pacific Ocean. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 28.8 x 22. The Western world's love affair with the South Seas. Writers: Robert Louis Stevenson, James A. Michener. Artists: Gauguin, Matisse. Scientists: Darwin, Heyerdahl. Robinson Crusoes: from Alexander Selkirk to Tom Neale. N° de réf. du vendeur 20897
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Vendeur : Lawrence Jones Books, Ashmore, QLD, Australie
Cloth. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. First Edition. 160pp, index, bibliography, num bw & col ills, endpaper maps. Or blue cloth in jacket. The ongoing story of the Western world's love affair with the South Seas. Writers Robert Louis Stevenson and James Michener, painters Gauguin and Matisse, scientists Thor Heyerdahl and Charles Darwin, and stars Marlon Brandon and Elvis Presley are just a few of the fascinating personalities who have fallen under the spell of the islands and whose perceptions have been altered as a result. Even today many Westerners cannot resist the temptation to either buy their own slice of paradise, or play Crusoe on a faraway uninhabited isle. Size: 4to. N° de réf. du vendeur 000942
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Vendeur : Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, Australie
Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. First Edition. 159 pages. Jacket is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy. Book is in Very good condition throughout. N° de réf. du vendeur 207477
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Vendeur : Barclay Books, York, WA, Australie
Hardback with slipcase. lo eighteenth-century Europeans, stifled in their overcrowded, filthy cities, gripped by industrial revolution and smothered byreligious intolerance, the news brought back by explorers returning from the South Seas represented a dream of paradise. Here was a scatter of warm, peaceful islands, inhabited by beautiful people who lived and loved naturally and equally. Languid, unspoiled and blessed by Nature's bounty, with a populace unburdened by European inhibitions and shame, these islands seemed to deliver all the promises of the seductive utopias so often imagined by the West's great writers and philosophers.It is little wonder that the South Pacifichas been a magnet which has continued to attract to its lands all manner of visitors.Writers Robert Louis Stevenson and James A. Michener, painters Gauguin and Matisse, scientists Thor Heyerdahl and Charles Darwin, and stars Marlon Brando and Elvis Presley are just a few of the fascinating personalities who have fallen under the spell of the islands and whose perceptions have been altered for ever as a result. Even today, there are many Westerners who cannot resist the temptation either to buy their own slice of island paradise, or to play Crusoe on a faraway uninhabited isle.Strangers in Paradise is the ongoing story of the Western world's love affair with the South Seas. Utopian fads come and go, but it says much that, after 200 years, Oceania still represents heaven on earth to twentieth-century adventurers and dreamers. 1995, First edition, first printing. A near fine copy in a near fine d/w. N° de réf. du vendeur 18992114
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Vendeur : Book Grocer, Tullamarine, VIC, Australie
Secondhand, Hardback. [Author], [Publisher]. NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: Martin Sutton Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160. Secondhand, Hardback. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780207184147-SECONDHAND
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Vendeur : Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books, Katoomba, NSW, Australie
Hardcover (Original Cloth). Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. First Edition. Size: A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Anthropology; ISBN: 0207184143. ISBN/EAN: 9780207184147. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 3719. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. For further info on this title, click on the "Contact Seller" button within this listing. We will try to reply within 24 hours. Otherwise you can order right now (inclusive of shipping options) from the "Add to Basket" button to the right. N° de réf. du vendeur 3719
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Vendeur : Turn The Page Books, Sydney, NSW, Australie
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. Light age and reading wear to book and dust wrapper. 160 pages. No internal inscriptions, torn or missing pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Travel & Places; South Seas; Exploration. ISBN: 0207184143. ISBN/EAN: 9780207184147. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50647. N° de réf. du vendeur 50647
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Vendeur : Fine Press Bookshop, Stoney Creek, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Edition. Clean sound copy with unmarked pages. some bumping to the bottom edge hence the good grading. Makes a very nice clean sound reading copy with secure boxed packaging! n5. Book. N° de réf. du vendeur 010518
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Vendeur : Greener Books, London, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Used; Very Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books. N° de réf. du vendeur 5194337
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