134pp. Cream cloth-covered boards, red illustration on front, red titles on spine. 8vo. Sun faded spine, bumped extremities. Wear and soiling to covers. Text block edges starting to fox. Map endpapers, bookseller's label on front paste down. Previous owner's label on verso of front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight, barring very occasional foxing to prelims. No dust jacket. 8vo.
A brief history and guide to the islands of the Pacific and its peoples from early settlers to the arrival of the white man.