Books & Reports Books

Prices are in Fiji dollars (F$) and do not include packing & postage.

E-mail orders using the Credit Card Authorization form and fax to: +679 330 5143.

Email enquiries to the Fiji Museum Gift Shop.


Birds of the Fiji Bush

F$12.00 

by Fergus Clunie, illustrated by Pauline Morse 
146pp; 54 colour illustrations; 13 drawings; 2000 

A useful pocket-sized field guide which identifies every species of land bird known to occur in Fiji and Rotuma, and backgrounds their life histories.


Fiji and the Fijians Volume I: The Islands and their Inhabitants 

F$15.00 

by Thomas Williams 
266pp; 3 colour plates; 29 engravings; 1 map; 1982 

A reprint of the 1858 classic which provides unparalleled insights into the way of life in Fiji in pre-Christian times.


Fiji and the Fijians Volume II: Mission History

F$18.00

by James Calvert
ISBN: 982-208-004-4
246pp; 4 black and white engravings; 2003

A reprint of the 1858 classic which outlines the development of the Methodist Mission in Fiji from 1835 through to the mid 1850's. A highly detailed record of the mainstream of Fijian history and politics during two particularly turbulent and decisive decades.


The Fiji Journals of Baron Von Hugel: 1875 - 1877 

F$15.00 soft cover / F$25.00 hard cover 

edited by Jane Roth and Steven Hooper 
479pp; 60 black & white illustrations; 8 colour plates; 1990 
ISBN: 982-208-000-X 

These daily journals are not only full of historical, anthropological and ornithological information, but they also give a vivid account of the events and issues of the time.


Fijian Weapons and Warfare

F$20.00

by Fergus Clunie
ISBN: 982-208-006-9
239pp; 27 black and white plates; 42 black and white illustrations; 2003

A comprehensive look at the combat weapons of the Fijian warrior during the nineteenth century. From indigenous clubs, throwing clubs, spears, slings, bow and arrows and man traps to battle axes, muskets, cannon and other arms introduced by European traders and much used in Fijian warfare.


Life in Feegee, or, Five Years Among the Cannibals - out of print. 

F$18.00 

by A Lady (Mary Davis Wallis) 
424pp; 1 folding map; 1983 

A reprint of the first edition of 1851 in which Mary Wallis, the sea-going wife of a Yankee trading captain, recounts her experiences in Fiji from 1844 - 1849.


My 21 Years in the Fiji Islands & The Story of the Haunted Line

F$15.00 

by Totaram Sanadhya 
221pp; 6 black & white photographs; 2003 
ISBN: 982-208-003-4 

A vivid account of the lives on Indians, indentured and free, in early Fiji: the coolie ships, the coolie lines, the struggles with the overseers and law courts, the towns the bazaars and Indian religious festivals. Totaram Sanadhya came to Fiji as a girmitiya, or indentured labourer in 1893, returning to India in 1914 .


Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition During the years 1838 - 1842, Vol. III

F$15.00 

by Charles Wilkes 
438pp; 72 engravings; 1 chart; 1985 

A reprint of the beautifully illustrated tome of 1845 which deals with the experiences of the Exploring Expedition in Fiji in 1840 and provides a wealth of information on Fijian society at that time.


Tovata I & II 

F$8.00 

by AC Reid 
114pp; 2 colour photographs; 1990 
ISBN: 982-208-001-8 

This book is divided into two sections. The Fruit of the Rewa and The Fence of Vesi explore the origins and evolutions of two Fijian States over which the Tui Lau and the Tui Cakau held sway.


Yalo-i-Viti: A Fiji Museum Catalogue

F$20.00

by Fergus Clunie
ISBN: 982-208-005-0
191pp; 230 black and white photographs; 2003

A series of short chapters with photographs of sequentially numbered artifacts, and an equivalently numbered catalogue wherein each is pursued futher. This catalogue backgrounds aspects of the Vitian past reflected by artifacts from the Fiji Museum collection.


Bulletins and Periodicals

Bulletin of the Fiji Museum No. 1: Archaeological Excavations at Sigatoka Dune Site 

F$8.00  

by Lawrence Birks with drawings by Winifred Mumford 
176pp; 50 black & white plates; 51 figures & illustrations; 1973


Bulletin of the Fiji Museum No. 7: Ring Ditch Fortifications in the Navua Delta, Fiji: Air Photo Interpretation and Analysis

F$14.00  

by John T Parry 
84pp; 7 plates; figures; 1 chart; 1981


Bulletin of the Fiji Museum No. 9: The Sigatoka Valley: Pathway into Prehistory

F$8.00 

by John T Parry 
157pp; 25 black & white plates; illustrations; 2 charts; 1987


Bulletin of the Fiji Museum No.10: The North Coast of Viti Levu - Ba to Ra

F$15.00 

by John T Parry 
166pp; 18 black & white plates; 3 maps; 27 figures; 1987


Domodomo - The Scholarly Journal of the Fiji Museum 

F$6.00 & F$11.00 

This biannual journal presents factual, well-illustrated articles on Pacific prehistory, history, traditional culture and natural history. The greater part of the information contained in these journals is unavailable elsewhere.


Fiji Publications

Fiji’s Past on Picture Postcards 

F$35.00 

by Elsie Stephenson 
351pp; 262 black & white photographs; illustrations; 48 colour plates; 1997 
ISBN: 982-362-001-6 

The various topics of the cards are examined giving an invaluable picture of life in Fiji during the first half of the century as well as exploring the background of the pioneering photographers and publishers of Fijiís picture postcards. 


Myths and Legends of Fiji & Rotuma (students edition) 

F$17.00

by AW Reed and Inez Hames 
127pp; 9 black & white illustrations; 1997 
ISBN: 0 7900 0298 1 

A collection of the stories of Fiji. Rich in drama, filled with humour and affection, conflict and jealousy.


20th Century Fiji

F$35.00 

edited by Stewart Firth & Daryl Tarte 
219pp; black & white photographs; 2001 
ISBN: 982-010421-1 

This book is the story of how some people shaped the history of Fiji.


Fiji's Natural Heritage

F$60.00 

by Paddy Ryan 
288pp; colour photographs; 2000 
ISBN: 0-908988-14-1 

Fiji's islands are home to a spectacular variety of plants and animals, which are described and illustrated in this comprehensive work.


Freshwater Snails of the Tropical Pacific Islands

F$27.50 

by Dr. Alison Haynes 
116pp; colour photographs; 2001 
ISBN: 982-01-0422-X 

Snails are invertebrate animals with a single shell. This book is a comprehensive catalogue of the varied and colourful snails that can be found across the Pacific Islands. 


A History of Fiji

F$16.00 

by R.A.Derrick
 


Birds of Fiji: Sea & Shore Birds

F$12.00 

by Dick Watling

ISBN:

 


Cultural Interpretation of Heritage Sites in the Pacific

F$25.00 

edited by Dirk HR Spennemann & Neal Putt
(PIMA) Pacific Islands Museum's Association - proceeds goes to PIMA
ISBN: 982-9056-01-5


Fiji:  The Three-Legged Stool

F$50.00 

by Derrick Scarr
527pp;
ISBN: 0-333-34053-1

Selected writings of Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna. Published by MacMillan Education, 1983.


Fiji: The Garden Isles

F$16.50 

by Catherine Hamilton
288pp; colour photographs; 2000 
ISBN: 0-908610-20-3

 


Fiji: Time

F$22.00 



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Butterflies of the Fiji Islands

F$12.00 

by Sunil R Prasad & Hilda Waqa-Sakiti 
54pp; colour photographs;

This guide book is the first butterfly identification book for Fiji and it describes the 47 species recorded from the Fiji Islands. Basic morphological descriptions are presented with local distribution maps and worldwide distributions.

ISBN: 978-982-208-007-0


Antiquarian Books

Collectors items and early editions

Antiquarian books on Fiji and the Pacific are attractive, interesting, informative and make excellent gifts and investments.

Prices in the Fiji Museum shop are very reasonable - many are half the price of those in Australia and the United States.
 
A wide range is available, for example:

  • Pacific Prelude - A Journey to Samoa & Australasia $70
  • Vouza and The Solomon Islands $80
  • In Search of Australia and the South Pacific - People and Places $60
  • Bride in the Solomons $50
  • Changes in Latitude: An Uncommon Anthropology $80
  • Over the Reefs $50
  • Black Sand $90
  • Eastern Islands: Southern Seas $60
  • The Easter Island Enigma $16
  • The Maori As He Was $70
  • Transit of Venus: Travels in the Pacific $50
  • Fijian Artefacts $60
  • Kite Strings $50
  • The Spell of the Shell $70
  • Captain Cook $60
  • New Lives For Old $60
  • The Fiji Experience $30
  • Isles of the Frigate Bird $50
  • Maori Art and Culture $70
     
     

For further enquiries or to place an order, please contact the Fiji Museum Gift Shop.

Prices are in Fiji dollars (F$) and do not include packing & postage.

E-mail orders using the Credit Card Authorization form (Requires Acrobat Reader) and fax to: +679 330 5143.

Email enquiries to the Fiji Museum Gift Shop.


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