We, the Navigators: The Ancient Art of Landfinding in the Pacific by Lewis, David - 1972

Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii, 1972. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Clean hardcover book in original dust jacket. Clean blue cloth-covered boards with brown boat illustration on cover, brown title box with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean. Clean map-illustrated endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with excellent photographs, maps. 345 pages with index + "About the Author" page. Clean jacket has light surface rubbing to rear panel, chipping at top edge of spine, a few short closed edge tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. For many centuries the peoples of the Pacific have voyaged over the vast stretches of empty ocean that lie between the island groups. The intriguing question of how they navigated these trackless seas has long fascinated many people. This book gives the answer..