[Pacific Content] – [Luke, Harry Charles].

[Typescript of Sir Harry Luke’s visit to Noumea in the “Viti” after the fall of France, in August, 1940. [in: The American Mercury / Digest Of World Reading – with several interesting articles, also including an article describing the impression Sir Harry Luke made in the West Pcific in his duty for the British Empire].

[This item is part of the Sir Harry Luke – Archive / Collection]. New York, The American Mercury Inc., c. 1941. 20 cm x 14,5 cm. c. 245 pages. Original Hardcover. Harry Luke’s (Lukach) personal copy. With annotations and markings by Harry Luke. Some spotting on boards, bumping to corners. Otherwise in good condition.

This is Harry Luke’s personal binding with his initials “H.C.L.” on the front board.
Includes Harry Luke’s note on the front free endpaper: “This volume contains articles referring to my dramatic visit to Noumea in the “Viti” after the fall of France, in August, 1940. H.C.L.″
Also includes 5 pages from “Pacific Treasure Island” by Wilfred Burchett which Sir Harry had typed and glued to the rear pastedown. This story describes how Sir Harry Charles Luke visited Noumea in the “Viti”.

• Keywords: British Colonial Administration · British Colonial History · British Foreign Office · British Foreign Policy · British Western Pacific Material / Sir Harry Luke Collection · British Western Pacific Territories · Colonial administrators · Colonial History · Colonial History – Rare · Harry Luke – Pacific (1938 – 1947) · Nouméa – (New Caledonia) · Noumea (South Pacific) – Sir Harry Luke Collection · Sir Harry Luke · Sir Harry Luke – Personal Archive of Books and Correspondence · Sir Harry Luke Collection · South Sea Material – Sir Harry Luke Collection · Vichy Regime
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 30145AB

EUR 275.000,--