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Book Description 22.0 x 14.0cms, 300pp, b/w illusts, very good+ paperback & cover This book analyses the ethnically stratified work of the Japanese, South Sea Islander, Torres Strait Islander & Aboriginal divers who dived for mother-of-pearl and pearls. Seller Inventory # 177158
Book Description 1st Ed. XVIII, 300 PP with 3 tables, 3 fig. & 5 maps, plus 12 pages with 21 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Scarce. 21.5 x 14. The progress of pearl-shelling from its heyday, through several crises due to over-fishing to its present cautious management. Seller Inventory # 21060
Book Description Pictorial Card Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Paperback Edition. Previous owner's name inside front cover. B&W photographs and figures. Includes glossary. 22 x 14 cm. 299 pp. Scarce. Seller Inventory # 003899
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. pp xvii, 299. Original publisher's illustrated wraps. Regina Ganter charts the progress of pearl-shelling from its heyday through its several crises resulting from overfishing to its present cautious management. The book is greatly enhanced by the oral testimony of divers and boat-owners. ISBN: 0522845479 Fine. Seller Inventory # C4489