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Birds of the Fiji Bush FJ$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 FJ$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.

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