The Fuller Collection of Pacific Artifacts. By R & M. Force. [1971].

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The {Captain A.W.F.} Fuller Collection of Pacific Artifacts. By Roland W. & Maryanne Force. NY: Praeger, 1971. 1st ed. Heavy 4to. Frontis., xvi, 360pp., profusely illustrated, one color photo plate of the collector tipped-in, extensive biblio., index. Dark purple linen, gilt lettering on spine, gilt decoration on front cover, maps as endpapers. Corners only slightly rubbed, else Good in lightly chipped, else Good color illust. DJ. Chapters include Polynesia, New Zealand, Easter Island, The Hawaiian Islands, The Marquesas Islands, The Society Islands, The Cook Islands, The Austral Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Melanesia, New Caledonia, The Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz, Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, The Torres Strait Islands, and Australia. An important reference work; this collection can be seen at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. Roland W. Force was for many years the Director of The Bishop Museum in Hawaii.