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Pages 502-598, plus 28 pages of vintage ads. Features: The Hunting Down of Tiburcio Vasquez, the Dick Turpin of California; "Red Fagen" - a veteran shipmaster's story of the undoing of a villainous 'crimp'; A Cycling Tour Through Central Africa (part II) - photo-illustrated adventures on the way from Rhodesia to Egypt; The Spectre of Mekeo - a supernatural tale from British New Guinea; Spiders; The Javelin Throwers - an exciting adventure with Venezuelan savages; Following the Fur Trails - photo-illustrated article of a Canadian government naval survey crew's winter on the ice-bound shores of Hudson Bay; Lost in an Underground Labyrinth - photo-illustrated account of a man who was thrown into the sewers of Milan and lost for many days; The Eagle's Nest - the mountaintop town of Peillon in the South of France - article with many photos; The Mystery of Fraser Island - a strange sequence of events on an island where the Queensland 'dumped' troublesome blacks; Our Lunatic; A Matter of Business - a West African trader is charged with removing stock from stations set to be closed - despite native objections; The "Crooked House" - at Kingswinford, near Birmingham; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Covers detached as one but present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Cycling Round the World - Part I - Kai Thorenfeldt spent over two years travelling over 20,000 miles on his own!; Akimaldo's Great Idea - A story which proves West Africans have a sense of humour "even if in a somewhat perverted form"; The Girl Stowaway of the 'Cecilie' - Part I - Jeanne Day snuck aboard the Herzogin Cecilie before it departed Australia for Falmouth - with photos; The "Teak-Wallahs" of Northern Siam - A fascinating photo-illustrated look at the teak industry of northern Siam; Two Men and a Donkey - Part III - The adventures of two young artists walking from the South of France to Spain; Europeans Walk Through Fire! - An amazing photo-illustrated account of two Europeans who traversed white-hot coals barefoot with Hindu devotees, emerging apparently unscathed!; Hide-and-Seek With a Lion - A rare time when a can opener saved a life; All in the Day's Work - J.A. Browne, a policeman at Antler, Manitoba, heads out to gather a tough character - with photo of Browne; The Secret Pass - "Slippery" Wiley continues his misdeeds in the West Australia goldfields; The Yok San Mystery - Ning Wo solves another puzzling mystery in the Malay States; The Avenger of Blood - A curious case of Eskimo blood-vengeance from Alaska; "The Land of Opportunity" - Part II - Arthur W. Upfield provides readers with an idea of what lies in store if they elect to 'try their luck' in Australia, with photos; An African Man-Hunt - E.E. Stuart-Reid chased a rogue native constable of the Northern Rhodesia Police through the forest for three weeks; 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Unmarked with average wear. Square inch of loss to upper corner of front cover. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Unpaginated. pp. 'The best running guide ever - answers to what, where, when and why.'
In-16 gr., brossura edit., pp. 60, con oltre 30 figg. nel t. Ben conservato.
Sm. 8vo., First Edition, with plates; pale blue boards, upper board lettered in black, a near fine copy. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
Small neat name label on front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards, minor foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with slight rubbing to edges. 192pp. This is primarily a book for walkers but also appropriate for geologists, botanists, naturalists, historians and even engineers.
No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 96pp. The first in a series of guides for outdoor enthusiasts and budget travellers.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with foxing to boards, dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. 88pp. Guide to England's Lake District -, covering walking, history, angling, mountaineering, local authorities, places to visit etc. Photographs throughout and cover illustration by W Heaton Cooper. Undated but talks about 1935 in the past. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery.
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or creased with very small tear to top of spine. 160pp. The story of the world's largest and most prestigious half-marathon.
Pieghevole di 10 facciate di cm. 20,5 x 11,4; con 1 carta a colori su cinque facciate (Map of the Simplon Line), una illustrazione fotografica e copertina grafica a colori. VG.
Ex-library book with usual marks and stamps. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with slightly marked boards and no bumping to corners. 80pp.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and the tiniest of bumps to upper corner. 96pp.
No marks or inscriptions. A little creasing to covers. Clean tanned pages copy with dusty covers almost separated from page block. 375-430pp. Vintage edition of the Yorkshire magazine 'The Dalesman'.
No marks or inscriptions. Small creases to lower corners of covers. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked covers and no bumping to corners. 69-136pp. Vintage edition of the Yorkshire magazine 'The Dalesman'.
No marks or inscriptions to contents. Very tiny crease to lower corner of rear cover. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked covers, very slightly dusty rear and no bumping to corners. 909-992pp. Vintage edition of the Yorkshire magazine 'The Dalesman'.
No marks or inscriptions to contents. Very tiny creases to corners of covers. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked covers, slightly dusty rear and no bumping to corners. 252-336pp. Vintage edition of the Yorkshire magazine 'The Dalesman'.
No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked slightly dimpled front cover and no bumping to corners. 581-646pp. Vintage edition of the Yorkshire magazine 'The Dalesman'.
In-16 gr., cartonato edit. blu, pp. (24),286, con 15 belle tavole in b.n. f.t. (foto e disegni), come da Indice. Volume ricco di notizie e di humour. Esemplare ben conservato.
London, 1908, vol. XXV, annata completa 1/12 (manca il solo n° 11, nov.) pp. 478 con ill. Bellissima rivista, anche motociclette.
London, 1905, vol. XXIV n° 10 (october 1905) pp. 393/436 con ill.
London, 1906, vol. XXV, dal n° 2 (febr.) al 5 (may) pp. 37/208 con ill.
London, 1906, vol. XXV, dal n° 10 (oct.) al 12 (dec.) pp. 367/500 con ill.
London, 1906, vol. XXV, n° 8 (aug.) pp. 285/322 con ill.
In-16 gr. (mm. 182x120), cartonato edit. figurato (dorso rifatto in tela), pp. (14),222,(18), con numer. pagine di pubblicità; al fine una grande “road & railway map of England, Wales and Scotland” a colori, più e più volte ripieg. Volume “compiled for the use of bicyclists, tricyclists & pedestrians. A complete guide to the main and cross roads of England, Scotland and Wales, giving the best hotels, population of the towns, etc. And an Index to over 5000 towns”. Esemplare ben conservato.
Oxford, 1980, 8vo tutta tela con sovraccopertina illustrata a colori, pp. 430 con ill.
