A survey of the art and culture of the Rapa Nui, published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It features reproductions of 50 stunning works of art dating from the 13th to the late 19th centuries, which include a massive stone moai, wooden sculpture, birdman and other figurines and carved wooden tablets with rare script. With 70 black-and-white and 15 color illustrations.  (EIL12, $19.95)

Easter Island