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(The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony) Captain E. V. Ward 'Sailing Directions. Navigation in and between the Atolls of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony,' Printed card wraps, illustrated endpapers of map, small indices of spotting, pp.74, vg, Tarawa, June 1967. An important work, capturing the growing vulnerability of the archipelago due to its susceptibility to storms, cyclones, sea surges, floods, and rising sea levels. The work is safeguarded within the 'Endangered Archives Programme part of the major project by the Tuvalu National Archives (EAP110) (Endangered Archives Programme bl.co.uk). From the library of Guy Slatter, whose lifelong passion for island life began in childhood with an interest in Pitcairn. After studying at Oxford and working for the BBC, he spent two years in the 1960s setting up a radio station in the Kiribati Islands. His deep connection to the Pacific led to many return visits, including work for a German museum, where he facilitated the export of an ethnic house for an exhibition. A dedicated scholar of Pacific history and culture, he built his collection of books over many years through a dealer in York and even translated two German works into English: The Material Culture of Kiribati and The Material Culture of Tuvalu.
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