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ill., br. A un anno di distanza dalla storica impresa, esce il libro sul giro d'Italia in kayak di Fabrizio Trivella. Tutte le tappe, le difficoltà e la meraviglia di un viaggio affascinante e divertente lungo lo Stivale dalla Liguria al Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Un resoconto ricco di informazioni di quei 100 giorni in kayak, in 176 pagine con foto a colori.
In-8° (cm. 21,2x15), pp. 205, (19) + 69 FOTO in tavole f.t. b.n. + (ripiegate in tasca f.t.) 6 tabelle, 1 CARTA FLUVIALE a 3 col. in 3 fogli + 1 tavola ripieg. a col. dei SEGNALI FLUVIALI. Cartone editoriale illustrato in binaco e nero, usura a una cerniera presso la cugia unferire, ma eccellemte es. Fiumi e laghi svizzeri, e francesi: Loire, Rhone, Ardèche; dati e consigli su associazioni, climi, frontiere, pericoli, difficoltà per uomini e donne ecc. Le incredibili prestazioni su acque calme o turbinose della mitica canoa (tipo "Klepper") a intelaiatura di legno e scafo in stoffa, con timone metallico a oomando di pedaliera, rapidamente smontabile e rimontabile. Un kayak del genere, munito di vela e derive laterali, traversò l'Atlantico almeno due volte negli anni '30.
6 pages. Lovely color cover artwork. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Mm 145x210 Collana "Guide". Edizione a cura di Maurizio Pansini. Brossura editoriale di 170 pagine. Esemplare in ottime condizioni. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
27 pages. Features: Iroquois cultural history carved in stone; Arts Safety; Interview with Ron Noganosh - Will the Canoe Ever Look the Same?; Back to School for Native Artists and Artisans; Photo of Joe Jacobs receiving Order of Canada; Visual Cadence - Rebecca Belmore at Club Saw; and more. Average wear. Bit of writing on page 23, otherwise unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
1529189 Glou. Pl. 18th January 1872. 1-page 8vo on mourning paper conjugate blank removed. He writes "I return you my warmest thanks for your valuable communication.I have given as little trouble as possible to geological friends - I have however always met with the kindest response - as now". 89 Glou. Pl. 18th January 1872. unknown
192925870Grosset & Dunlap New York 1929. .B/W Glossy Frontispiece in another moment the enraged Beast was upon te Young Hunter. NO OTHER Internals.HBDJ 1929. Early Edition THICK BrightGreen Cloth Titled in Black cvr light wear. Book Condition VG-: EX-LIBRARY. Dust Jacket Condition: VG AS-IS Wear at spine ends and corners pocket glued in back stamped on flyleaf only quite clean for ex-lib. Jacket bright and colorful wear at corners and edges sticker on lower spine 8vo. DJ spine small Sticker at Bottom & tiny Chips Ends Interior relatively nice tightclean. Back DJ tiny triangular chip Bottom margin Lists thru Don Sturdy in Temples of fear 216 pgs ADS thru X bar boys in smoky Valley copyright pg pencil writing. .children's books chronicling the adventures of Bob Chase young hunter of big game A great outdoor adventure story set in the Maine woods. Wildcats moose rattle snakes lynx and all kinds of dangerous creatures. . Hard Cover. Grosset & Dunlap, New York hardcover
64 pages. Articles include: Taiga - the earth's green mantle; South Moresby by kayak; Madawaska - a land ethic in the making; Bay du Nord; Alaska 1002; special report on 50 books important to conservation. Magazine
0484877933.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Pages 83-119 pages plus thirteen pages of nice vintage ads. Features: The Richilieu, Historic Water-Way of Eastern Canada; Some Wild Animals of Canada, Part II; Agriculture in Alberta; Canot du Maitre or Montreal Canoe; and more. Nice one-page RCAF recruiting ad. Colour-photo BOAC ad inside back cover shows lobster and liquor being served on-board. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
120 pages. Cover illustration of young lady with umbrella and chicks by Elsie Deane. Features: Stylish colour Palmolive ad inside front cover; La Chasse-Galerie - the flying canoe of voyageurs and shantymen, by J.E. Le Rossignol; Nomads of the Sea - story by Beryl Gray; Women in Fascist Italy - article with photos by Lilian Gibson, teacher of English to Il Duce, Benito Musolini; The Challenge of Youth - article by Judge H.S. Mott of the Juvenile Court, Toronto, with photo portrait of the judge; The Female of the Species - story by sapper; The Land of the Rose, by Jean Graham; Music, Art and Drama News of the Month; Camberley's Bride - story by Leslie Gordon Barnard; Miss Helen Sparling, self trained in the world of finance, answers the question "Can Women Be Successful in Business?"; Jean Whitlock writes about the evolution of furniture in the wake of architectural and societal developments; What Easter means to women across Canada - with photos; Mary Louise Orr writes about the various forms of luggage available to travellers; Nice 1-page black and white ad for Plymouth cars; Essex automobile ad; Plans for a large English brick home; Nice colour illustrated ad for Johnson's Wax; Colour ad for Congoleum Rugs; Cute ad for Berry Brothers "Liquid Granite" floor varnish; The Canadian H.W. Gossard Co. ad for women's underclothing; Wonderful colour full-page ad for Hupmobile - the new Century Six and Eight; Gene Tunney golf photo in ad for Nujol; Nice colour full-page ad for Oriental Plush auto interiors - available in McLaughlin-Buick enclosed cars; Anna Pavlowa photos in Cutex ad; C.W. Stokes suggests the creation of a Bureau of Complaints; Dodge Brothers Six ad; Lovely 1-page black and white photo ad for Mercury women's hosiery and lingerie; 1-page Royal York Hotel ad; Willys Knight ad for the 70-B model automobile; Nice colour 1-page ad for Brookfield Butter; Wow! - Great colour centerfold ad for Red Seal Certified Cedar Chests!; 1-page colour photo ad for Puffed Wheat features infant photo of Richard Murphy on sled; Beautiful colour 1-page ad for Studebaker in yellow; Nice black and white one-page ad for Ford Motor Company; Lovely 1-page colour ad for Barrymore Rugs in desert motif; Woodwards "Gripe Water" ad; full-page 2-colour Knechtel furniture ad; Adorable Easter doll clothing cutouts by Grace G. Drayton; Nice colour ad for Crane plumbing fixtures insdie back cover; Colour ad for Parker Duofold pens on back cover. Few short openings to coverfold and cover edges. Address label and faint erasure atop front cover. Coffee stains to back cover and last page. Please Note: page 24-25 have been removed and are not present. They appear to have contained advertising content. Overall, a sound copy of this charming vintage issue. Book
2002Q-0953195651Pesda Press 2002. paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Pesda Press paperback
2008Q-0736067159Human Kinetics Inc 2008-04-21. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Human Kinetics, Inc paperback
2008DADAX0736067159Human Kinetics 2008-04-21. First Edition. paperback. New. 7.00x0.75x10.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Human Kinetics paperback
Broché. 40 pages.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 192 pages. Previous owner's label and inscription. 10 1/8"w x 9 1/4"h. Foreword by Bill Reid. "Hilary Stewart explains, through her vivid descriptions and detailed drawings, the tools and techniques used, as well as the superbly crafted objects nd their uses--all in the context of daily and ceremonial life." 550 drawings and 50 photographs.
Appears to be a 1970s or 1980s replica of the pre-WWII original. Features sexy young beauty holding parasol in canoe. She is wearing only short shorts and a skimpy red top which is pulled down to reveal her right breast. Periphery features illustrations of the many products offered by the Great Eastern Dispensary Ltd. Approximately 30" x 20". Crimped metal strips protect top and bottom edges. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A charming memento of 1930s Shanghai and a classy addition to the wall of any Asian man cave. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Poster
Volume usurato dal tempo: stanco ai margini e agli angoli; presenti strappi al piatto posteriore; copertina totalmente distaccata dal corpo, brunita, così come il dorso. Presente piccola nota a matita al piatto posteriore. Dorso molto usurato, con parti mancanti. Pagine brunite, molto allentate, con ampio margine. Presenti tavole ripiegate, una delle quali totalmente distaccata dal corpo. Numero pagine 96. USATO
brossura Un navigatore solitario scivola silenziosamente lungo le coste di Corfù e delle piccole isole Diapontia all'interno di un mezzo anacronistico, lento, faticoso ed invisibile: il kayak. Sotto la forma del diario giornaliero, l'autore invita a esplorare angoli di incontaminata bellezza e a interrogarsi sulle trasformazioni portate dallo sfruttamento turistico.
Milano, De Vecchi, 1995, 8vo (cm. 23,5 x 17) brossura con copertina illustrata a colori, pp. 199 completamente illustrato da figure e fotografie. In ottimo stato.
pp. 443, lii [Publisher's Appendix] + Portrait Frontis and full page plates, maps and a large folding map on tissue paper. Inked ownership of Clifton Wright, Oct. 6, 1888 from his father. Floral endpapers. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Front board decorated with a design in gold and black of the Mississippi River and rear board decorated with the source of the river in Minnesota. Gilt lettered and decorated spine. Beveled edges. Small loss at head and tail of spine. Binding slightly soiled. Hardbound. AMERICANA BOX 4.
Sensational vintage compilation of thirty-five 1930s lumberjack songs from the Pacific Northwest. Elmore Vincent was known as "The Northwest Shanty Boy" and the front cover art features his image superimposed over a scene of tall timber being brought down by hand, as chainsaws were but a dream at that time. 64 pages. Includes lyrics, guitar chords and piano sheet music for these songs: A Lumber Lad's Love, Ballad of the Lumberjack, Billy the River Driver, Canaday-I-O, Come With Me In My Little Canoe, Darling Janet, Down in That Lonely Valley, Drinking Song, Fair Charlotte, Grizzly Hogan, Lonesome Lumberjack, Lumberjack Memories, Moose Meat, Smart Johnny the Logger, Song of the Lumberjack, Strawberry Lane, The Death of George Phalen, The Flying Cloud, The Gambling Lumberjack and the Jim Creek Girl, The Good Old Times, The Great Fit, The Green River Girl, "The Jam at Gerry's Rock", The Lakes of Pontchartrain, Three Leaves of Shamrock, The Little Brown Bulls, The Lumberjack and the Pretty Girl, The Lumberjack's Alphabet, The Lumberjack's Bible, The Lumberjack in Town [as sung on Seattle's "Skid Road" by Syd Johnson], The Sandy Stream Song, The Stranger and the Maiden Fair, The Two Sisters, Who Feeds Us Beans, and Yodeling Lumberjack. Most songs have several verses or more. Unmarked with above-average wear. Binding intact. A rare and wonderful musical memento of the glory days of Northwest lumberjacking. Book
Broché. 231 pages. Rousseurs.
2005Q-0897325850Menasha Ridge Press 2005-04-10. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Menasha Ridge Press paperback
8vo [21 x 14.5 cm]; xii, 322, [ii, ads] pp, frontis, many illustrations including full-page, 5 maps. original pictorial cloth with gilt picture of author in small boat, gilt lettering on spine, spine label removed, internal hinges cracked but firm, bookplate on endpaper, light marginal stain on few leaves, else interior quite good and clean. A picture of 'Excellent account of people, social conditions, economics and political life but is of special significance on natural history' (Bruns - Angling Books of the Americas 164). Not in Sabin or Howes. His sneak-box was a small duck hunters' boat that looked like a row-boat. The author had also written 'Voyage of the Paper Canoe.' A classic American travel.