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8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette, plates and map; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy. Neate *149.
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
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.
1894140857Bern. Schmid, Francke & Co. 1894. Vielfach gefaltetes Panorama. Aufgefaltet im Format 24 x 211 cm
in-8, 286 pp., illustrations n&b, broché. Bon état. [NV-24]
2009500083361Timée-éditions 2009 28 8x0 8x21 2cm. 2009. Broché.
8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous plates; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
8vo., Sole Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, 28 monochrome plates on 24, 2 folding plates, 17 illustrations and diagrams (a number full-page) in the text, 3 folding maps on japon (2 coloured in outline and one coloured), appendices including 6 tables (4 folding), 5 folding sketch-maps in red and black and 1 folding meteorological table, some light foxing throughout; cloth, blocked in blind, gilt back, uncut, covers a little faded else a sound, clean copy of a very scarce work. The definitive general study and notoriously hard to find. Neate 142
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, numerous photographs and maps throughout, and pictorial endpapers; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
In 8, cm 15 x 21,5, pp. 240 con molte illustrazioni e disegni schematici delle vie su parete e fotografie nel testo. Ex libris. Guida poco comune
248 pages, illustrated, appendices, bibliography, index. eng
19453741990Reinosa.: Artes Graf. "El Lapiz de Oro. 1945. Paperback. Cubierta deslucida. Good. 20 cm. 266 p. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Calderón Escalada José 1899-1972. José Calderón Escalada. El Duende. Grab. intercal . Cubierta deslucida. Literatura española 86-32"19" Artes Graf. "El Lapiz de Oro. paperback
194924.1034Santander: Editorial Cantabria 1949. 1ª ed. Rústica. 12x17. Editorial Cantabria paperback
194924.1033Santander: Editorial Cantabria 1949. 1ª ed. 10.5x15. Editorial Cantabria unknown
Book is in excellent condition in blue cloth with embossed lettering on front cover; very clean, as new. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows light edge wear, signs of shelf wear only, scuffing, no tears. 214 pages, many large color plates, route layouts, maps, depicting the 1982 Canadian team's climb.
Hardcover in-folio oblong, 172 pages, tres nombreuses illustrations en couleurs, la plupart à pleine page (certaines dépliantes), cartes, cartonnage de l"editeur sous jaquette illustrée et emboitage illustrée.— Edition originale. Très bel exemplaire. [P-17] Edition trilingue Français - Anglais - Allemand.
New Turkish Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 151 p., color ills. Kaya tirmanisi: Temel bilgi ve beceriler. Rock climbing: Fundamental information and skills.
81 pages, illustrated, appendices, bibliography, signed by the author on the title page. eng
26264Projet d'affiche au format 30 x 42, numérotation et signature imprimées.
26265Projet d'affiche au format 30 x 42, numérotation et signature imprimées. Quelques toutes petites marques, peu gênantes.
26266Projet d'affiche au format 30 x 42, numérotation et signature imprimées. Quelques toutes petites marques, peu gênantes.
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Pages 761-808. Features: Nice colour ad for six models of Kodak camera inside front cover; One-page ad for the Daimler Conquest auto; Excellent half-page photo ad for Aston Martin entitled "From le Mans to Runnymede'; Dramatic photos of the result of the crash which slice off the bow of the British Railways ship 'Duke of York'; Royal photos; Phillip gets his wings; Jordan Revisited - article with photos of Jordan, King Hussein, Palestinian refugee camp; House-trained otter of Mrs. Puggaard in Denmark; Training horses for Coronation Day; Extensive rehearsals for Coronation Day; Photos of personalities of the week, including Brig.-General E.N. Tandy, Crown Prince Akihito; Edward Shanks, Monsieur C. Kastally of Tunis, and some members of the 1953 Everest Expedition to be led by Colonel John Hunt; Pablo Picasso with his 'Goat and Bottle' sculpture; The 280-mm artillery guns which willl be used to fire the world's first atomic shell in Nevada; Two pages of photos and information on Laos - its King and Capital, and the fortified plain of Jars; Centerfold photo of Everest from the 20,000 foot level on Pumori; Photos of mountain climbing training and practice with oxygen equipment prior to the English assault on Everest; Photos of Navy helicopters in Malaya; Photo of the Canberra bomber which set a new world altitude record, and her pilot, Wing Commander W.F. Gibb; Photo of wrecked B.O.A.C. Comet which crashed after takeoff from Calcutta on May2nd; M. Jean Rousseau's pocke submarine in action; Wow - photo of a very early drone - an Australian-designed Jindivik Mark I pilotless jet is tested at Woomera; Photo of the Short SB5 adjustable wing research aircraft in flight; Photos of the Queen's Faberge Beasts - lent for a London exhibition; Recent Royal photos; Photos of the latest British fighting vehicles - the Field Mouse, universal tracked carrier and Saracen infantry carrier; Photos of the Queen at the Old Vic to watch 'King Henry VIII"; Jumping Frogs; Colour-illustrated Good Year ad inside back cover features the coat-of-arms of James Andrew Ramsay, Earl of Dalhousie; Nice colour-illustrated Dry Sack ad on back cover shows the Seville Cathedral; and more. Four-inch opening at top of coverfold. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
