MISS ULYSSES frm PUKA PUKA w DJ~Florence Johnny Frisbie~1948~Robert Dean Frisbie

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Double your traffic. Miss Ulysses from Puka-Puka Autobiography of a South Sea Trader's Daughter by Florence (Johnny) Frisbie Edited and Translated by Her Father ROBERT DEAN FRISBIE THE MACMILLAN COMPANY * NEW YORK 1948 COPYRIGHT, 1948, BY FLORENCE FRISBIE "First Printing" This is one of the 1st Impression of the 1st Edition of this book.Hardbound in good condition with dust jacket, 241 pages includes an Introduction, measures approximately 5 ½" x 8 ¼".The jacket displays a pacific island mofit on the cover and spine. It is worn particularly at the spine with rubbing and chipping. Age toning is apparent, the price is intact. There are quite a number of tears that were repaired in the remote past with a scotch-type tape that has yellowed and caused acid burns to the areas where it had been affixed. Many of the pieces of tape have come loose however the burn of course remains. Those tears on the reverse side have been repaired, this time with acid-free mending tissue and some of the fold lines were also reinforced. It has also been placed in an Archival Quality clear Mylar jacket cover to help protect it in the future.The boards are covered in teal paper with titles and cover design stamped in red. They are clean and straight, still richly colored with modest wear to the edges and ends of the spine but no significant bumps or bruised corners.The interior reveals mapped end papers with clean, firmly bound contents. There is an Ex Libris attached to the fly page, a previous owner name written in cursive in the upper free corner of the front paste down and on the title page as well. Moderate age toning is noted, but no marks, creases or tears."When FLORENCE (JOHNNY) FRISBIE was a young lady of twelve, she sat down to write the story of her life. The daughter of a Polynesian mother and an American trader-author, she considers herself the real Miss Ulysses of the South Seas, and adults will find that this unconventional autobiography more than supports her claim.""Puka-Puka, her childhood home, may be a microscopic island of 650 inhabitants, but seen through the eyes of Johnny it holds a thousand delightful adventures. As she disarmingly confides, you have to live in a place like Puka-Puka to believe all that can happen there! (Note for South Sea gazeteers: Puka-Puka, pronounced Pooka-Pooka, is one of the northern Cook Islands, 3500 miles from San Francisco and 1740 from Sydney. It contains 1250 acres, produces copra and pearl shell.)" - The Macmillan CompanyMISS ULYSSES proves to be a delightful glimpse into life on a miniscule tropical island that has fascinated readers since their first introduction to Puka-Puka in 1929 .Published in lessor quantifies than the books of her father, Robert Dean Frisbie, Miss Ulysses of Puka-Puka has become one of the most difficult to obtain of the Frisbie collection. Still in very solid condition, this copy would make a wonderful addition to any south sea library.We would like to invite our Hawaiiana shoppers to visit our MANDARIN BOOKS HAWAII eBay Store. Our shop exclusively addresses the Isles of Oceania, with their Asian and European influence, featuring a wide choice of vintage and collectible Island books and art that do not appear among regular auctions listings or searches. We are pleased to be able to offer you such a unique and comprehensive collection from which to choose. Mahalo for being our guest, we look forward to serving you.~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~Mandarin Books HawaiiE KOMO MAI ~ ( Should you desire a multi-item shipping quotation, please do not hesitate to e-mail us.The design & text portion of this listing is the I.P. (Intellectual Property) of Mandarin Books Hawaii, protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. Section 512 ©(3)(A) and enforced by the eBay Customer Service Trading Community. read more

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