Post #430343 by leleliz on Fri, Jan 23, 2009 7:37 PM

Went to a pretty great estate sale today. Guy used to work for RCA records then Columbia Records all before 1960. There were hundred of thousands of never played mint condition records it was amazing. The guy was stationed in the South Pacific during WWII and he had one of the most diverse books collections I have ever seen.

Anyways I picked up these 3 books. Sorry I do not have a scanner :( so go with me on this:

Blue Horizons - Paradise Isle of the South Pacific - featuring Samoa Islands, Tonga, Fiji, French Polynesia, The Cook Islands and Hawaii.

One of my favorite photos is this one of artisans in Tonga working on a 63 foot piece of tapa. Think its possible to find this in the wild? :wink:

Here is a coffee table book on Hawaii:

Favorite photo shows the Ki'i figures at the City of Refuge,or Pu'uhonua O Honaunau.They guard the pursued and the vanquished who found sanctuary there:

and another coffee table book : Hawaii's Enchanted Islands.

Has great info on LeeTag, Don the Beachcomber, the tourist trade and luaus.
(that is Don the Beachcomber. Sorry for the bad pics!

and here is an outrigger hanging above a dinner/luau service:

Hands down the Isle of the Pacific is the best one.