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in-8, 286 pp., illustrations n&b, broché. Bon état. [NV-24]
1894140857Bern. Schmid, Francke & Co. 1894. Vielfach gefaltetes Panorama. Aufgefaltet im Format 24 x 211 cm
2009500083361Timée-éditions 2009 28 8x0 8x21 2cm. 2009. Broché.
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 torn or creased. Now protected in a fully-removable transparent sleeve. 213pp. The account of the author and her partner Chris's failed attempt to climb the third highest mountain in the world, Kanchenjunga - in winter. Only Cherie returned from the expedition.
Pages 341-384. Features: nice ad for the Sporting and Dramatic News inside front cover; Cover photo of Canada's loftiest peak, the unconquered summit of Mount Waddington, plu two pages of text and photos showing a climbing party on the treacherous mountain; Photo of bizarre sea creature washed up at Querqueville, near Cherbourg - probably the remains of a basking shark; Two pages of detailed illustrations explaining drought and its dangers in rural England, plus schemes for alleviating water famine; Photo-illustrated book review of "Secrets of the Red Sea", by Henry de Manfreid; Photos and text describe jewelry of a Byzantine-Nubian Queen - more treasures from a mysterious Egyptian cemetery; Photo-illustrated article on an expedition to Cocos Island in search of long-buried pirate treasure with gold and silver indicating instruments; 12 photos illustrate life in the Saar, a district to choose by plebiscite government by Germany, France or the League; Two full-page photos of vast flocks of ducks at the unique Open Lake Sanctuary in Arkansas, plus photos of Mr. George S. Wilcox who protects the ducks; Photos of personalities of the week include the commission of government inaugurated in Newfoundland, Sir James Jeans, Sir H. G. Lyons, Madame Stavisky, the archduke Otto and ex-Empress Zita; the Queen of Siam and H. W. Austin in the Monte Carlo lawn tennis handicap; Acquitted Reichstag fire trial prisoners released and welcomed in Moscow include Mr. Popoff, Dimitroff and Taneff, Norman O'Neill, John Dillinger, Prof. S. F. Oldenburg, and Princess Irina Youssoupoff, who was awarded damages in the "Rasputin" film libel action; Centrefold photos of Prince George's 4000 mile tour in South Africa; Photo of the outdoor construction of Imperial Airways liner "Scylla" (too large for a hangar); Photo of stowaways John Pitzer and Arthur Martin afloat in the Gulf of Mexico; Photo of huge crowd in Trafalgar Square gathered to hear speeches about the unemployment bill; Photos of low British reservoirs; Photo of zeppelin "LZ 129" under construction; Photos of destroyed buildings in Kalgoorlie, Australia after anti-foreigner riots; Article and three photos describe sinking of the "Cheliuskin" near Wrangell Island; Photos of archaic Chinese jade in perfection - finds in the Lo-Yang tombs; Two pages of text and photos describe discoveries which "surpass anything yet known of archaic Chinese jade"; One-page ad for the new Ford Fourteen car; Half-page ad for the Crossley two-litre car; Half-page ad for the Armstrong Siddeley Twenty car; Half-page Rover car ad; Nice half-page Bentley car ad; Back cover ad for Douglas Stuart; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette, plates and map; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy. Neate *149.
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Last Fight of the Five Hundred - Part I - Events attending the siege and fall of Urfa where 500 French troops held out against the overwhelming force of Mustapha Kemal Pasha's rebel Kurds and Turks - article with photos; The World's Largest Ice Cavern - in the mountains of Tyrol in Austria - article with photos; The Three "Little People" of St. Gwendron - an odd story from the wilds of Cornwall involving the occult - article with photos; The World's Most Thrilling Sport - photo-illustrated article on the rock climbers of Tyrol; A Man's Luck - Part VII - a man tries to build an Alaska home for the girl of his dreams but keeps being jailed; The Loneliest Briton - Ernest Davies spent eight years in the Paumotus, three thousand miles from the nearest Australian or American ports; Photo of a thirty foot python; A Treasure-Hunt in the Land of Thirst - Part II - description of an exciting trip into the practically unknown region to the north of Cape Colony, sometimes called the "Mysterious Richtersveld"; Bill's First Lion - things didn't go as planned; The Man Who Fooled a Continent - "Lord Gordon Gordon" nearly brought about an international incident between Great Britain and the USA; A Film-Hunter on the Amazon - Part IV - documenting what was probably the most adventurous expedition ever undertaken in the interests of the movies; "Moonshine Valley" - account of a raid on a stronghold of moonshiners in Strawn, Texas; The Death-Trap - A Texas cowpuncher's night of horror; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2] 444-528, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
19652090502113706351Not Available 1965. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1893682021.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2110502150409628Masumi shobo N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Masumi shobo paperback
19712080202103900310Nihon Kyokai Co. Ltd. 1971. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 book Nihon Kyokai Co., Ltd. paperback
19912092902143700338Fukui Museum of Art 1991. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 141p mainly map Size: 30cm Fukui Museum of Art paperback
1795602201.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1792742894.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
8vo., First Edition thus, text in French, with numerous plates, and illustrations, diagrams and tables in the text; strongly bound in contemporary half roan, maroon cloth sides, back with flat gilt bands, second compartment lettered in gilt, green endpapers, backstrip mildly sunned (but all gilt bright and legible), a very good, bright, clean copy.
8vo., First Edition thus, text in French, with numerous plates, and illustrations, diagrams and tables in the text; strongly bound in contemporary half roan, maroon cloth sides, back with flat gilt bands, second compartment lettered in gilt, green endpapers, backstrip mildly sunned (but all gilt bright and legible), a very good, bright, clean copy.
33162Paris, au siege social du Club Alpin Francais, 1878. Format 14x22 cm, demi-reliure cuir brun, 4 faux nerfs, titres et filets dores, XVI+630+100 pages. Pas de carte du mont-Perdu de la page 16. Nombreux articles sur les Alpes et les Pyrenees, nombreuses illustrations, noir et blanc, gravures sur bois, cartes en couleur et en noir depliantes.Bon etat, petites traces d'usage sur un livre d'occasion.
33163Paris, au siege social du Club Alpin Francais, 1885. Format 14x22 cm, demi-reliure cuir brun, 4 faux nerfs, titres et filets dores, XI+592 pages. Nombreux articles sur les Alpes et les Pyrenees, iconographie importante, noir et blanc, gravures sur bois, cartes en couleur et en noir depliantes.Bon etat, petites traces d'usage sur un livre d'occasion.
20091134472009 Editions Guérin, Chamonix - 2009 - In-8, broché, couverture à rabats illustrée en couleurs - 555 p. - Illustrations en N&B in-texte
200536248Nimes, 2005. Format a l'italienne 21x15 cm, broche, 194 pages. Bon etat.
1999100140330Privat 1999 in4. 1999. Cartonné jaquette.
671In-4 broché sur boudin rouge, couverture verte imprimée.
19341184341934 1934 A Chambéry, Librairie Dardel - 1934 - 2 volumes in-8, broché - 393 p. + 296 p. - Illustrations in et hors texte en N&B
20041173192004 Editions du Seuil / Club Alpin Français - 2004 - Fort in-8, cartonné - 924 pages - Nombreuses illustrations et reproductions photographiques en couleurs in et hors texte - ISBN : 9782020686570
200216156Yens sur Morges Cabédita, coll. Archives sportives, 2002. In-8 broché, couverture photographique en couleurs. Légèrement insolé en bords.