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Contents: The Man from the Coffin - the amazing story of Albert Juge of Paris; The Fire-Walkers of Singapore - at a Tamil Temple, with photos; How Willy Saved the Orange Crop - a resourceful schoolboy in California; My Strangest Experience; The Hidden Treasure of Santa Fe; Into the Unknown - III - Chasing Outlaws in New Guinea, with 5 photos; The Pirates of the 'Souirah'; Anthropop - Apology; The Passing of the Queen - Mother of Siam, Many Photos; The Cruise of the Dream-Ship I, by Ralph Stock, with photos; The LIfted Veil - VII; Our Adventures among the Berbers - I, the 'White Arabs' of Algeria, with photos; The Road to Fortune; Three Times!; plus many very unusual contemporary advertisements for such things as nose-straightening devices! Unmarked. Above-average but not excessive wear. Covers present but detached as one. A worthy copy of this rare issue. Book
Features: The Mine that Disappeared - a story related by a mining engineer about the Bocanegra Mine; Casshel's Escape - the story of Ernest Casshel, one of the few criminals to ever escape from the "North-West Mounted" (locale - Calgary, Alberta); On the trail of the Dinosaur - a recent expedition into the Colorado River section of the great American Desert, in the State of Arizona, claims to have found not only fossil tracks of the three-toed dinosaur, but a rock-carving of a dinosaur - a picture which man could not have made unless he had seen the reptile he attempted to portray - photos; Babes in a boat - a neophyte sailor and his wife set sail across the Pacific - Part II (conclusion); The Padded Room - one of the most amazing plots in the annals of the French police; Five Greenhorns in Canada - An amusing and illustrated account of the adventures of five inexperienced Englishmen who set forth to make homes for themselves in the Canadian wilderness; Lost in the heart of Peru - an explorer is abandoned by his guide in the upper reaches of the Amazon - part IV (conclusion); The Demon Lion of Bandari - Lion Hunt; At Grips in the Girders - an extraordinary battle; An Alligator-Hunter's Story in Mexico; Part IV of In Search of the Lost Oases - a desert trip from Sollum on the Mediterranean to El Obeid in the Sudan - many photos; The Phantom Reporter - a story from Canada's Pacific Coast by Charles Harrison Gibbons. Above-average wear. Faint owner's name atop front cover else unmarked. Binding intact. Nothing loose. Decent copy of this broadly interesting issue. Book
xxiv, 62 pages. Features: First to Sail the Sahara - article (with cover illustration) about the Sheppard family which attempted to windsail across the Sahara Desert - with map and photos; The Bull of Contention - melons of the Bhelwah plantation in north Bihar are being destroyed by a bull antelope which the Hindus consider a sacred nilgai; The Forest Glade Murders - photo-illustrated article from Northern Rhodesia; Captain Mitchell's Last Fight - his schooner spots a U-boat in 1942 (article with photo of the U-boat); The Incredible Snake Man - "Professor" Morrisey deliberately exposed himself to venomous snake bites in Africa; Black Death - a wolf terrorizes farmers and livestock near Kamloops, B.C.; Eggs for the Prisoner - the author was accused of smuggling and imprisoned without food or drink in a cabin of a stifling Pakistani river steamer; March Macabre - horrific ant attacks while obtaining WWII rubber in Ecuador; Britain's Unmapped Outpost - St. Kilda; Trouble at Thirty Fathoms - something goes wrong while welding underwater in a fast-flowing Papua, New Guinea river; Killer Turned Preacher - last instalment of "West to Adventure", the thrilling story of the life of "Jack" Letheby, trapper, prospector and professional gambler; The Squaw's Curse - Marie was the prettiest girl in the Spalumcheen tribe near Kamloops, British Columbia; and more. Bit of pencil writing on front cover. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
xxiv, 193-254 pages. Features: Cover illustration in the Hoggar Mountains, Sahara Desert; Norfleet's Quest (part 1 of 2) - the adventures of a Texas cattleman who tracked down the swindler gang which conned him; The Broken Pick - a prospector's account of an eventful search for a lost Australian gold mine; The Ambush-a gripping story from the vast cattle country of the South American interior; Photo of man standing on one of the devil's marbles in Australia; "People of The Veil" - a most interesting photo illustrated account of a visit to the Tuaregs, the strange masked nomads of the Sahara; Two of a Kind; The Tuskless Elephant -a tragic incident in the Tanganyika Highlands in 1946; The "Killer" Wolves of British Columbia -these shaggy covered brutes have become a terrible menace and the provincial government and ranchers are hard put to keep them in check; When the Fire Came - big brush fire in the Matawai district of New Zealand in 1925; "Mariposa" -as ship is visited by many butterflies in South America; Photo of kangaroo caught in snare; Small pencilled name atop front cover, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality vintage copy. Book
Pages 178-264 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Mysterious Heart of Asia (part I) - Brigadier-General Sir Percy Sykes gives an account of his adventures during a war-time expedition, with photos; The Murder Ship - the Russian schooner Johannis and one of the most tragic narratives in the annals of the sea; The Lifted Veil (part I) - POWs in Turkey concoct a 'spook' and create an amazing deception for their captors; The Largest Camera in the World - constructed by George Lawrence of Chicago - fantastic photo-illustrated article; 'Twixt Earth and Sky - the story of a German's vengeance and the terrible ordeal that resulted for a timber-getter in the New Zealand kauri forests; The Great Zeebrugge Raid - And After (part II) - a Royal Marine captured on the Mole describes the full story of the historic landing (in part I) and curious adventures during subsequent captivity; The Bullet-Hole Cross - Guatemalan estate manager Mr. Dellplain incurs the wrath of an Indian who swears to have his life; The Mystery of the Missing Nun (part II) - Sister Janina disappeared from a peaceful little village in Michigan; Timber-Cruising in California - Terence H. Lambert describes interesting experiences among the big trees of California; Pirate Gold - The Buried Treasure of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia; After Big Game in East Africa - advice on the fitting out of expeditions, cost, and the game available; Photo of amazing bamboo scaffold structure over the great Ch'ien Men Gate, Peking as it was being rebuilt; A Two-Days' Battle with a Baboon - it escaped aboard a ship!; A Night With a Madman in India; The Sheriff's Bad Day - this story hinges on a very odd connection with this publication; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), plates and maps, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; green cloth, gilt back, green top, a near fine copy in unclipped, very lightly sunned dustwrapper, the latter a little chafed at extremities. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR TO HIS SON KIT, WITH THE FORMER'S HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE. SIGNED 'DAD', THE INSCRIPTION EXPLAINS THAT 'SEAMEN USED TO CALL THE N. ATLANTIC THE WESTERN OCEAN'. ALMOST CERTAINLY A UNIQUE COPY IN NEAR FINE STATE.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and 21 plates, neat contemporary signature on front paste-down; original red cloth, upper board and backstrip pettered in gilt, backstrip very lightly sunned else a very good, bright, crisp copy. A standard reference by one of leading historians of the age of sail.
231p. XLib. From the John Watts de Peyster Library and Franklin & Marshall College. All edges marbled. Marble endpapers. 12mo. Original quarter leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettered and decorated spine. Raised bands, Remains of library call numbers on spine. Boards detached. Hardbound. Quite scarce. John Watts de Peyster, Sr. (1821-1907), was an author on the art of war, philanthropist, and early Adjutant General of the New York National Guard. He served in the New York State Militia during the Mexican-American War and American Civil War. He was one of the first American military critics and noted for his histories of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, and also published works of drama, poetry, military history, and military biography. AMERICANA BOX 3.
1984BBS-2020806McLaughlin Press 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Signed. Full title: 'Literature Art and Artifacts That Will Forever Remain Among The Undead.' Signed by Elvira Ray Bradbury Robert Bloch and artist Rowena; and including William F. Nolan's chapbook 'Dandelion Chronicles' in a pocket at rear paste down signed by Nolan. Deluxe edition of a lavishly produced catalog. Black and red cloth with 3D illustration plate at center front panel featuring Elvira Mistress of the Dark; very good. In wraparound half-jacket good only with large chip from front panel rear inner flap clipped with the entire jacket shifted off-center to maintain a fold. Spine square. Binding sound. Pages bright text unmarked. McLaughlin Press hardcover
198447120Orange California: McLaughlin Press 1984. 1984. First edition. Perfect bound trade paperback. Copy # 462 of 1000 paperback copies. The huge and famous catalogue of primarily horror and fantasy including the original typed manuscript of Dracula originally titled The Undead. Included in the catalogue is a section of Stoker’s novel that had never before been published. Also includes an original story by Robert Bloch. Fine unread copy. McLaughlin Press, 1984. paperback
In-8° gr. pp. 192 completamente di foto tranne le prime 22 pag. Leg. edit. con sovrac. ill.
20042-1413423493Xlibris Corp 2004. Paperback. New. 178 pages. 5.75x8.50x0.20 inches. Xlibris Corp paperback
4to., Second Impression, with 43 full-page photographs and several smaller photographs in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in dustwrapper. This classic standard reference was first published in 1970.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 41 plates (one double-page) on 32, 7 large folding scaled plans and numerous drawings and plans in the text; maroon cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at edges and with small loss (not affecting lettering) at head and tail of backstrip. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. This standard reference is arguably MacGregor's finest work, with an architect's eye for detail and service profiles of individual vessels. SCARCE THUS. Albion, p.33.
64 pages. Circa 1916. "Containing the season's most popular songs especially arranged in the newest dance forms; fox trots, one steps, waltzes, rags." - from front cover. Songs include: And They Called it Dixieland; An Old Fashioned Garden in Virginia; Bo-Peep; Chin-Chin Open Your Heart and Let Me In; Come Back to Arizona; In Honeysuckle Time; I'm Looking for a Girl Like Mother; Izzie Get Busy; Kangaroo Hop; The Murray Walk; Sail on to Ceylon; They Didn't Believe Me; There's a Little Bit of Irish in Sadie Cohn; You'll Always Be the Same Sweet Baby; You're Like a Beautiful Song; Everybody Loves to Dance; In the Valley of the Nile; I Want You Georgia; My Dreamy China Lady; Nay, Nay, Pauline; No One But You Dear Old Dad; Red Raven Rag; She's Good Enough to be Your Baby's Mother; Susquehanna Sue; That Midnight Frolic of Mine; You'll Find a Little Bit of Ireland Everywhere; I Learn'd to Love you in Dreamland; Love Comes a-Stealing; Souvenir Waltzes; Tinkle Bell. Taped repairs to binding. Somewhat above-average external wear. Still a worthy copy of this wonderfully nostalgic compilation. Book
2007251103B0025634Lewiston N.Y: The Edwin Mellen Press 2007. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. 22.8 x 15.8 x 1.9 cm. A very presentable copy with minimal wear. Only faint wear to cover. Internally clean and fresh with unmarked and uncreased pages. Publisher's note: Dr. Margaret A. Rees reproduces two Spanish works by Dona Maria Vela y Cueto as follow-up to her earlier monograph Dona Maria Vela y Cueto Cistercian Mystic of Spain's Golden Age Edwin Mellen Press 2004 in which she examined the life and spirituality of an intriguing yet obscure Cistercian nun living in the Spanish Golden Age. The first volume of this work presents Dona Maria's Libro de las Mercedes a spiritual diary recording her own mystical experiences in the wake of the reforms of St. Teresa d'Avila and St. John of the Cross. The second volume is an autobiographical work composed in obedience to her spiritual director Vida which reflects the nun's struggling and striving to stretch the boundaries of convent life as she pursued sainthood. Size: 22.8 x 15.8 x 1.9 cm. Text is in English; Spanish. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Religion & Theology; English; Spanish Language; ISBN: 0773455000. ISBN/EAN: 9780773455009. Add. Inventory No: 251103B0025634. . 9780773455009 The Edwin Mellen Press hardcover
2007251103B0036734Lewiston N.Y: The Edwin Mellen Press 2007. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. 22.8 x 15.8 x 1.9 cm. A very presentable copy with minimal wear. Cover shows very minor signs of use but is unmarked and undamaged. All pages clean crisp and fresh. Publisher's note: Dr. Margaret A. Rees reproduces two Spanish works by Dona Maria Vela y Cueto as follow-up to her earlier monograph Dona Maria Vela y Cueto Cistercian Mystic of Spain's Golden Age Edwin Mellen Press 2004 in which she examined the life and spirituality of an intriguing yet obscure Cistercian nun living in the Spanish Golden Age. The first volume of this work presents Dona Maria's Libro de las Mercedes a spiritual diary recording her own mystical experiences in the wake of the reforms of St. Teresa d'Avila and St. John of the Cross. The second volume is an autobiographical work composed in obedience to her spiritual director Vida which reflects the nun's struggling and striving to stretch the boundaries of convent life as she pursued sainthood. Size: 22.8 x 15.8 x 1.9 cm. 230 pp. Text is in English; Spanish. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Religion & Theology; English; Spanish Language; ISBN: 0773455175. ISBN/EAN: 9780773455177. Add. Inventory No: 251103B0036734. . 9780773455177 The Edwin Mellen Press hardcover
2013x-3319002325Springer Verlag 2013. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 138 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.50 inches. Springer Verlag paperback
B9798871119181Paperback / softback. New. paperback
ria9798871119181_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Grimhaven a tranquil town nestled within the ancient Appalachian Mountains conceals a dark secret within the skeletal remains of the Blackened Gold Mine. Once a thriving symbol of prosperity the mine now harbors an unspeakable malevo paperback
Features: The embarrassment of Louisiana - this state was glowing with prosperity until the integration conflicts broke out in all their ugliness; Abortion (part 2 of 3) - a reporter's portrait of the abortionists - who they are, and how they practice their trade; The face of America - River of Ice - photo of the Mendenhall Glacier; Pitfalls of buying a boat - Richard Bertram's Miami 'supermarket' sold $5,000,000 worth of sail and power vessels last year despite the disdain of competitors who think he's too high-pressured; A Call on the 'Candid-Camera' Man, Allen Funt; Can Ivan read better than Johnny? - Arthur S. Trace Jr. points out that Russian kids are far more literate than their American counterparts; Adventures of the Mind - The Hidden Heart of Nature, by Elliot Lovegood (E.L.) Grant Watson. Nice color Pepsi ad. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
In-8° pp. 212 con 134 ill. n.t. Leg. edit. con sovrac. ill.
3838319044.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
210 pages including index. "An all-new collection of useful ideas, undeservedly obscure knots and splices, and tips on everything from working safely aloft to sail configurations, making ratlines and blocks, carrying plywood sheets, and preventing the eternally irritating problem of keeping that drawstring from disappearing into the waistband of your sweatpants. All from a man who's spent two pine tar-stained decades in rigging lofts and boatyards in search of the ideal rig and the perfect splice. Abundantly illustrated, it provides a lockerful of value for boatowners looking to maintain, repair, and improve their own rigs." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked but for gift greetings upon front endpaper. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
A bit of pencil scribbling inside to about four pages. 120 pages. 6 3/4"w x 9 3/4"h. Beautiful color map endpapers and illustrations. Tear on dedication page. Glossary.
