Sharp’s controversial work which dispelled the notion of the Polynesians as great voyagers, instead proposing that settlements were simply the product of many accidental voyages which had moved the Polynesians slowly westward across the Pacific and then throughout the Polynesian triangle.
Author: Andrew Sharp
Title: Ancient Voyagers in Polynesia
Edition: First Edition, first printing
Published: London et al: Angus and Robertson, 1964
Physical Description: Hardcover; Octavo; 159p
Condition: Fair to good condition dust jacket with edge wear, heavy chipping, front inside flap separated, toning, and rubbing to surfaces—in new protector. Boards and spine clean with edge wear, bumping to corners, and crushing at spine ends. Binding solid and square. Pages tanned. Owner’s name on front end-paper.
Comments: Handsome copy
