(Kiribati and Tuvalu Islands) 'The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice...

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(Kiribati and Tuvalu Islands) 'The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice Group: Its Zoology, Botany, Ethnology, and General Structure Based on Collections Made by Mr. Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney,' parts 1-10 bound in one volume, original printed thin card wraps bound in, pp.609, plates and vignette illustrations, vg, Published by Order of the Trustees, R. Etheridge, Sydney, 1896-1900; Mrs. Edgeworth David. 'Funafuti. Or Three Months on a Coral Island: An Unscientific Account of a Scientific Expedition,' original cloth with gilt lettering, ex libris Mark L. Sykes, spotting to endpapers, text block loosening from binding, b+w photographic frontis and plates, fold out map, some sporadic spotting, good to vg, pp.318, john Murray, London, 1899; Donald Gilbert Kennedy. 'Field Notes on the Culture of Vaitupu, Ellice Islands,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, plates and fold out map, vg, Thomas Avery & sons, New Plymouth, 1931. (3) 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.