Australia, New Zealand, PNG & Pacific Islands

Australia, New Zealand, PNG & Pacific Islands
Secondhand travel books including Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Pacific Islands.

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LEARN TO SURF BYRON BAY Anna Crago - Locality Guides (Australia)
LEARN TO SURF BYRON BAY: a nifty guide book for anybody wanting to take up surfing in Byron.

Price: AUD $8.00

LEFT FOR DEAD Ricky Megee - How I Survived 71 Days Lost in the Outback (Australia)
LEFT FOR DEAD recounts Ricky Megee's ordeal of being abducted in the Australian outback then left without shoes, vehicle, food or water.

Price: AUD $8.00

LETTERS FROM THE BAY OF ISLANDS Caroline Fitzgerald - The Story of Marianne Williams (New Zealand)
LETTERS FROM THE BAY OF ISLANDS: An extraordinary first hand account of the first missionaries to New Zealand from the wife of Henry Williams. This collection of letters has been edited and collated by Caroline Fitzgerald, the great-granddaughter of Marianne Williams.

Price: AUD $10.00

LILIES FEATHERS & FRANGIPANI by Kate Llewellyn
A scarce travel memoir of New Zealand and the Cook Islands by a popular author. This is a used travel book in very good condition: clean with light corner wear; light foxing on edges of text block and end pages; pages nice and clean and ageing lightly. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD $10.00

LONELY PLANET PIDGIN PHRASEBOOK Pidgin Languages of Oceania
A nifty pocket-size phrase book.

Price: AUD $9.00

LONELY PLANET SAMOAN ISLANDS & TONGA GUIDEBOOK - 5th Edition 2006
A 2006 edition Lonely Planet Guidebook for Samoan Islands & Tonga. A few years old but cheap, handy for trip planning.

Price: AUD $5.00

LONELY PLANET SOUTH PACIFIC PHRASEBOOK Speak the Language of Paradise
A nifty pocket sized phrase book for the South Pacific by the kings of travel guides, Lonely Planet.

Price: AUD $9.00

MARY MARTIN Julie Lewis - A Double Life Australia - India 1915-1973 (India)
A scarce biography of Mary Martin, best known for famous Adelaide Bookshop, who began a new life in India in the 1960s, living amongst the tribespeople of Nilgiri Hills.

Price: AUD $8.00

NEW GUINEA IMAGES IN AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE Edited by Nigel Krauth (Papua New Guinea)
The volume covers more than a century of writing by some of Australia's major prose writers and poets on their New Guinea experience. It traces the gradual process of cross-cultural understanding from the earliest works, which exhibit a total ignorance of New Guinea, to the latest, which shows the results of hard-won physical and psychological exploration.

Price: AUD $8.00

NOTES A SKIPPER'S LOG BOOK Graham Clifford - An Account of New Zealand's Bay of Islands
A scarce book on the of Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Signed by author with gift message on first page.

Price: AUD $15.00

NOTES FROM A SMALL PLANET by Brian V Peck
A scarce travelogue, signed by author on title page. Book is in good condition, nice and clean with light reading wear and age. See photos for cover blurb, condition and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD $8.00

PASSAGES Graeme Lay - Journeys in Polynesia (South Pacific)
A scarce travel memoir of author Graeme Lay's journey through the South Pacific including New Zealand, Tonga, Niue, The Cook Islands, Somoa, The Society Islands and the Tuamotus Islands.

Price: AUD $20.00

PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE Rachel Cleland - Story of Official and Family Life in Papua New Guinea from 1951-1975
Dame Rachel is the widow of Sir Donald Cleland who was Administrator of Papua/New Guinea in the fifties during the final stages of the country's emergence as an independent power. She and her husband formed close friendships with many of the country's leading statesmen and academics and became involved with the daily lives of the villagers. This warmly personal account of the lifestyle and customs of the people combined with a detailed record of events leading to the Declaration of Independence makes absorbing reading and is a politically important history.

Price: AUD $10.00

PENELOPE BUNGLES TO BROOME Tim Bowden (Australia)
A scarce book. Popular journo and author Tim Bowdown travels outback Australian in a four wheel drive.

Price: AUD $10.00

PENELOPE GOES WEST On the road from Sydney to Margaret River and back by Tim Bowden
A rare travel memoir by popular Australian journalist and author, Tim Bowden. This is a used book in good condition with light reading wear and age; lightly bumped corners; owners name sticker on first page; pages tanning at edges with age. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD $9.00

PHILLIP ISLAND and Western Port by Jean Edgecombe
A guide to Phillip Island history, natural history, people and places.

Price: AUD $8.00

PITCAIRN PARADISE LOST Kathy Marks - Uncovering the Dark Secrets of a South Pacific Fantasy Island
Pitcairn island was until recently a rarely visited, British-run Polynesian outpost floating in the South Pacific. In 1999, alerted by unsettling reports of a rape, descended on the island. Their investigation revealed widespread and horrific sexual abuse. Sydney based reporter Kathy Marks lived on the island during the 2004 trial.

Price: AUD $15.00

RED IN THE CENTRE Monte Dwyer - The Australian Bush Through My Eyes (Australia)
RED IN THE CENTRE - Monte Dwyer travelled Australia for almost a year sourcing stories for a radio show.

Price: AUD $9.00

ROLLERROUND OZ Sir Roger Carrick - Reflections on a Journey Around Australia (by Rolls Royce)
ROLLERROUND - British High Commissioner Sir Roger Carrick tours around Australia in a Rolls-Royce.

Price: AUD $9.00

ROWING TO ALASKA AND OTHER TRUE STORIES Wayne McLennan (USA / South America / Australia)
ROWING TO ALASKA: Australian author Wayne McLennan tells the story of his extraordinary life through a series of adventures after he leaves his home town in Australia, desperate to avoid following his father and his grandfather into the mines.

Price: AUD $9.00