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Ouvrage tout complet avec ses 21 illustrations; xiv + [ii] + 372 pp. illustré d'un frontispice gravé et 18 planches et 2 grandes cartes dépliantes et un tableau dépliant "Explication des mots allemands et des signes employés dans les cartes", 1e édition française, 26cm., texte très frais avec très peu de rousseurs, grandes marges, tranches rouges, reliure plein-cuir d'époque, dos à cinq nerfs avec titre et décorations dorées, qqs. petits manques de cuir aux bords des plats, bon exemplaire, [Edition originale française de "Die Eisgebirge des Schweitzerlandes" (1760), l'ouvrage majeur sur les Alpes suisses et les glaciers du massif du Mont-Blanc du géographe et naturaliste bernois Gruner (1717-1778), dans la traduction du chevalier de Keralio (1731-1795). "Ouvrage rare et très recherché" (Perret 2072), surtout pour ses 21 illustrations gravées sur cuivre (les mêmes que celles de l'édition en allemand), contenant e.a. la plus ancienne vue panoramique connue du Mont-Blanc (planche 13)], A93798
8vo., First Edition, with engraved frontispiece, 4 engraved plates and 6 illustrations in the text; attractively bound in tan half calf BY LARKINS, marbled boards, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and third compartments with dark brown leather labels lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments elaborately tooled with floral spray in gilt, gilt top, marbled endpapers, uncut, a very good, bright, clean copy. CLINTON THOMAS DENT'S COPY WITH HIS FINE ENGRAVED PICTORIAL BOOKPLATE ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN. The binding is signed on front free endpaper verso. With the trade ticket of Matthews & Brooke of Bradford and Leeds on front paste-down. Bonney was President of the Alpine Club from 1881 to 1883; Dent from 1887 to 1889. Dent made the first ascent of the Dru (1978) and visited the Caucasus several times during the last decades of the century. He was instrumental in founding the Association of British Members of the Swiss Alpine Club and became its first President in 1879; an obituary and memoir was published when the Association opened the first British hut on the Allalinhorn in 1912. A UNIQUE AND SPLENDID COPY LINKING TWO PRESIDENTS OF THE ALPINE CLUB AND WITH OUTSTANDING BRITISH AND ALPINE MOUNTAINEERING PROVENANCE. Neate *98.
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Two Men's Madness - six lives and a fine ship, the Frank N. Thayer, are lost through the unaccountable frenzy of two Indians; In Wildest Ireland - A.W. Cutler describes and photographs "unspoilt" regions of the Emerald Isle - with many fascinating photos; The Guardian of the Line - the ordeal undergone by a humble railway-crossing keeper's wife in Lithuania on the Russian Front; In Search of the Unknown Land - The tragic story of the Stefansson Arctic Exploration Expedition, twelve-page article including many photos; The Tales of Golab Khan - some amusing stories of Indian life; The Airman's Escape - two British aviators raid a Bulgarian town, then one is shot down and must be rescued by his companion; From Job To Job Around the World - part VI - Two American wanderers make there way through the Holy Land to Constantinople - with photos; The Trouble at Crib No. 2 - a tug-boat fireman recounts an exciting story of a winter rescue on the Great Lakes; Australia's Water Miracle - article and photos describe how the Government of New South Wales has created a miracle of irrigation; The Story of Count Seilern - A Tragedy of the Hapsburgs; Alpine Acrobats - A vivid account, illustrated by some very remarkable photographs, of the first ascent of the needle-like "Cigar Rock" in the Italian Alps; Lovely one-page illustrated ad by Canada Steamship Lines promotes their Niagara to the Sea all-water route; and more. pp. 4 [ads], [3], 290-385, 7-32 [ads]. Unmarked with moderate wear. Soiling to back cover. Covers beginning to loosen, otherwise a sound vintage copy of this exceptional issue.. Book
A stunning suite of TWENTY LARGE FOLIO WOOD ENGRAVINGS by Maurice Baud after paintings executed by Auguste Baud-Bovy between 1886 and 1898, depicting 19th-century Alpine life and landscapes in all of their picturesque austerity. 28 pages plus 20 full-page hors-texte wood-engravings. Complete with detailed letterpress descriptions. Edition limited to 171 copies, of which this is number 41, one of 150 on fine wove paper, printed for M.C. FranÁois and SIGNED BY BAUD. Absolutely complete, with ALL PRINTED TISSUE-GUARDS PRESENT. Large folio (51.9 x 39.7 cm). Loose as issued in publisher's attractive cloth portfolio. Half-title spotted, last leaf (wood engraving no. 20) with some small marginal tears, else FINE AND BRIGHT. A rare and important collection of Alpine prints.
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Beyond the Law - Part I of the First True Account of the Exploits of the World's Most Noted Outlaws, by Emmett Dalton, the only survivor of the "Dalton Gang" - article with photos and great cover illustration; Wonders of the Teleferica - an interesting account of the remarkable aerial lines/cableways used by the Italians to transport men, guns, and provisions in the high Alps - article with many photos; The Youngest Soldier in the French Army - photo of 11-year-old Charles Meux of the French Army; Tales of the Service - Part I - A Night in a Vat; A Woman's Journey Across Africa - Part II - Eva J. Jordan, F.R.G.S. travelled with her husband for four-thousand miles through the great Equatorial Forest of Central Africa, becoming the first woman to penetrate this area - article with photos; A Night of Terror - an associate of Izaak Walton sinks into quicksand while fishing; Buried in a Snowdrift - a mining engineer is caught in an avalanche in the Andes; "Hooshta!" - the Tragedy of an Australian camel race - a stirring story from the West Australian goldfields; Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram - Part I - Fanny and William Workman describe their Himalayan mountaineering exploits - article with map and great photos; Thrice Through the Jaws of Death - Sergeant J. Harte of the Inland Water Transport relates hair-breadth escapes at sea and on land; How We Built the Bridge - War story related by a corporal of the canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps; Crossing the Canal - A despatch orderly attempts to cross the Suez Canal at night; Some Adventures of a Newspaper Woman - Marie Harrison provides a graphic and thrilling account of her startling adventures in search of 'copy'; The Railway Conquest of the Bay - a photo-illustrated account of the building of the Hudson Bay Railway; A Happy Family - humorous account of the antics of a number of strange pets belonging to a party of colonials in Singapore; A Modern Grace Darling - Miss Ella Trout rescues a sailor from a torpedoed ship off the coast of Devon - article with nice photos of Miss Trout; Photo of a group of Solomon Islands head-hunters reading The Wide World Magazine; Interesting four-page illustrated stock offering by Guaranteed Tractors, Inc., Edmund G. Soward, President; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [3], 4-88, 9-24 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
8vo., First Edition, with chromolithographed frontispiece, 3 chromolithographed plates (some minor age-soiling at margins; one plate rather more heavily soiled) and 3 maps coloured in blue; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame borders, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled with ice-axes in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, original backstrip gilt mounted on new and separate leaf at front, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The author was President of the Alpine Club 1875-77. EXTREMELY SCARCE. Neate *375.
8vo., Second Edition, with lithographed frontispiece, 16 mounted lithographed proofs as plates, 2 lithographed folding maps and 2 folding charts (ALL NEATLY COLOURED BY HAND), lithographed folding facsimile, lithographed folding panorama and large lithographed folding map (some moderate spotting), plates and some maps mildly spotted (mainly at margins), text generally clean and crisp, neat contemporary signature on blank preliminary; brown cloth, neatly rebacked in calf lettered in gilt, gilt top, new laid endpapers, uncut, a very good, bright, crisp copy. Crisp copy of a scarce Alpine classic, first published in 1828. Neate *38.
Album photographique recueillant un total de 184 photos au format moyen 80 x 55 mm, la plupart contrecollées, parfois recoupées, situées par une notice manuscrite du photographe, dont 135 photos prises lors d'un voyage aux U.S.A. en 1899-1900 ; on relève notamment : L'Indiana (battleship) et le Brooklyn (cruiser) à Tompkinsville ; L'Indiana (battleship) ; Staten Island. St George ; Staten Island. New Brighton ; Arrivée à New York ; Le Bas de la Ville ; La dernière arrivée du "Paris" à New York 1899 ; Pont de Brooklyn ; L'East River ; Courses de Shamrock et Columbia Oct. 1899 (America's Cup) ; Descente de l'Hudson (Les Palisades - Port de Yonkers - Yonkers vue D'alpine - Yonkers) ; Battery Park (2 photos) ; Central Park ; Riverside Drive ; Le Brooklyn (cruiser) à Tompkinsville ; Statue de la Liberté ; Bronx River ; Washington Heights ; Le "New-York" (cruiser) à Tompkinsville ; Coney Island ; Central Park ; Fort Washington Park ; Les Palisades près Fort Lee ; Riverside Drive ; NewPort ; Les Palisades à Alpine, à Fort Lee ; New York la 82e Rue ; South William Street ; Studio du peintre Dubois ; Milford (Pennsilvania) ; Asbury Park ; Newport ; Le chemin de la Falaise ; Boston 1899 (Jardin public ; Commonwealth Avenue ; Réclames bostoniennes ; Washington Street ) ; Memorial Hall (Harvard) ; Greenwood Lake (New Jersey) ; Milford (1899 : La Delaware ; Villa Pinchot ; Le Cimetière ; Les Falaises) ; Castkill (1900) ; Hôtel Breslin Lac Hopathong ; Saratoga ; Sagamore (Lac Georges) ; Saratoga (United States Hotel) ; Sagamore ; Niagara Falls (sous la neige et la glace) ; Défilé sur la 5e Avenue Decoration Day (12 photos : Génie - Infanterie - 7e Régiment - Garde Nationale) suivent 24 photos non situées (New York, Niagara, bateaux de la Fall River Line, etc.) // 7 photos Thusis 1903 (Château de Campell ; Albula Via-Mala) ; 4 photos de l'Engadine (1901) : Lac de Campfer ; Lac de Silvaplana ; Vallée de Pontresina ; 32 photos de Savoie et Haute-Savoie en 1901 : Chamonix (1901) ; Mer de Glace ; Glacier des Bossons ; L'Arve ; La Nouvelle Ligne Electrique ; Au Brévent ; Albertville ; Confluent de l'Isère et de l'Arly ; Lac du Bourget (3 photos) ; Gorges de l'Arly ; Gorges de la Diosaz ; Vallée de Chamonix ; Descente du Chapeau - l'ensemble en 1 album in-8 oblong rel. demi-chagrin vert à coins (une petite épidermure à un mors), dos à 4 nerfs, 1899-1903, la seconde moitié de l'album ne contient pas de photos ; Rare et très intéressant ensemble. Photo album with 184 original photographs, average size 80 x 55 mm, most of them pasted in the album, sometimes cut on margins, with manuscripts indications on the album by the photographers : among them, 135 photos taken in 1899-1900, in New York and the U.S.A., by the french photographer (maybe during his honeymoon). We can find very interesting photos : L'Indiana (battleship) et le Brooklyn (cruiser) à Tompkinsville ; L'Indiana (battleship) ; Staten Island. St George ; Staten Island. New Brighton ; Arrivée à New York ; Le Bas de la Ville ; La dernière arrivée du "Paris" à New York 1899 ; Pont de Brooklyn ; L'East River ; Courses de Shamrock et Columbia Oct. 1899 (America's Cup) ; Descente de l'Hudson (Les Palisades - Port de Yonkers - Yonkers vue D'alpine - Yonkers) ; Battery Park (2 photos) ; Central Park ; Riverside Drive ; Le Brooklyn (cruiser) à Tompkinsville ; Statue de la Liberté ; Bronx River ; Washington Heights ; Le "New-York" (cruiser) à Tompkinsville ; Coney Island ; Central Park ; Fort Washington Park ; Les Palisades près Fort Lee ; Riverside Drive ; NewPort ; Les Palisades à Alpine, à Fort Lee ; New York la 82e Rue ; South William Street ; Studio du peintre Dubois ; Milford (Pennsilvania) ; Asbury Park ; Newport ; Le chemin de la Falaise ; Boston 1899 (Jardin public ; Commonwealth Avenue ; Réclames bostoniennes ; Washington Street ) ; Memorial Hall (Harvard) ; Greenwood Lake (New Jersey) ; Milford (1899 : La Delaware ; Villa Pinchot ; Le Cimetière ; Les Falaises) ; Castkill (1900) ; Hôtel Breslin Lac Hopathong ; Saratoga ; Sagamore (Lac Georges) ; Saratoga (United States Hotel) ; Sagamore ; Niagara Falls (sous la neige et la glace) ; Défilé sur la 5e Avenue Decoration Day (12 photos : Génie - Infanterie - 7e Régiment - Garde Nationale) suivent 24 photos non situées (New York, Niagara, bateaux de la Fall River Line, etc.) // 7 photos Thusis 1903 (Château de Campell ; Albula Via-Mala) ; 4 photos de l'Engadine (1901) : Lac de Campfer ; Lac de Silvaplana ; Vallée de Pontresina ; 32 photos de Savoie et Haute-Savoie en 1901 : Chamonix (1901) ; Mer de Glace ; Glacier des Bossons ; L'Arve ; La Nouvelle Ligne Electrique ; Au Brévent ; Albertville ; Confluent de l'Isère et de l'Arly ; Lac du Bourget (3 photos) ; Gorges de l'Arly ; Gorges de la Diosaz ; Vallée de Chamonix ; Descente du Chapeau - PICTURES WILL BE SENT ON REQUEST Français
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with lithograph frontispiece, 8 lithograph plates, 9 tinted lithograph topographical sketches on 4, engraved illustrations in the text and large folding map in pocket at end, plates mildly spotted, text-block clean, neat inscription on blank preliminary; original terracotta cloth, boards elaborately framed and blocked in blind, neatly rebacked in cloth to style with original gilt label laid down, dove-blue endpapers, a very good, bright, firm copy. With the nineteenth-century engraved armorial bookplate of Sir Hugh Hume Campbell of Marchmont. Robust copy of an alpine classic. VERY SCARCE. Neate *274.
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Volcanic Eruption on Ambrim Island in the New Hebrides in 1913 - article with spectacular photos; The Mad Mule - a mine mule turns murderer at the Blue Mountain Mine in Butte, Montana; The Mystery of Crowhurst Aylmer - a remarkable romance from 1890 is narrated by a life insurance manager; Whale-Hunting With A Camera - A fascinating account of the work of scientific naturalist-photographer H.J. Shepstone - the first man to secure a complete set of striking photographs of the various species of whales 'at home' in the water, and being harpooned, at a time when they were already facing extinction; An Accessory After the Fact - An English mining engineer's queer experience in Mexico; Down the Amazon From Source to Mouth - Part I - J. Campbell Besley and his expedition discover the source of the mighty Amazon high in the mountains of Peru and follow it down to the Atlantic, time and again fighting for their lives against savages and forces of nature; The Buried Treasure - the extraordinary experience of travelling salesman R.D. Morrison in North Carolina; The Hermits of the Alps - The lonely life of herdsmen who take their herds and flocks to high mountain pastures each summer - article with great photos; In Search of Adventure - Part III - The Story of a Chequered Cruise; Fighting a Giant Saw-Fish - James Willoughby describes a monster catch and the battle he put up - article with great photo of the fish, 14.5 feet long; A Capture of Dacoits - an account of an exciting day's work in the Punjab; and more. pp. 6 [ads], 482-576, 7-24 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
8vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispiece (original tissue guard present), 21 fine photographic plates in gravure (all original tissue guards present), 20 smaller photographs as chapter heads and 10 maps in the text, endpapers mildly browned; original pale green buckram, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, backstrip mildly sunned (but all gilt wholly legible), joints very lightly rubbed, short split in paper of upper hinge (but binding entirely sound), a well-preserved, bright, cleam, crisp copy. With the engraved bookplate of Herbert Cooke on front paste-down. One of the greatest Alpine memoirs. Moore climbed with Whymper and Horace Walker, and was a member of the party which made the first ascent of Mont Blanc via the Brenva ice-ridge. Originally published privately in 1867 in an edition of 100 copies. The plates are remarkable for their extensive and detailed captions. Moore's later diaries, currently unpublished, are held by the Alpine Club. Neate *535; Perret 3086 'edition la plus interessante pour l'alpiniste'.
8vo., Second Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), coloured plate and 60 wood-engraved illustrations (a number full-page) in the text, a few relevant pencilled marginal annotations in a neat scholarly hand; handsomely bound in navy full crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame borders, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, uncut, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With 2pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. Dedicated to Faraday, Tyndall's classic account was first published in 1860. This revised edition, sanctioned by his widow and issued three years after his death, includes minor textual corrections and a much improved index. Equally notable both as scientist and mountaineer, Tyndall transformed his scientific interest in mountains into a keen appreciation of their beauty and pleasures. His most famous climb is probably the first ascent of the Weisshorn, but he was also a contender for the first ascent of the Matterhorn. In July 1862 (with Johann Bennen) he reached the main shoulder, only to be defeated by a deep cleft. Neate 836.
1 vol. grand in-8 reliure bradel demi-toile à coins rouge, La Campagne de 1692 dans le Haut-Dauphiné : s.n. [ Extrait du Bulletin de la Société de Statistique de l'Isère, 3e série, V), s.d. [1873 ] pp. 17-193 avec 2 cartes dépliantes ; Guerre offensive et défensive de la France contre le Piémont : Imprimerie Dauphinoise A. Carré, Grenoble, 1891, 2 ff., IV-34 pp., 1 f., blanc, 3 pp. avec deux cartes dépliantes Bon exemplaire réunissant la version pré-originale du premier titre, publiée en 1873 dans le Bulletin de la Société de Statistique de l'Isère, et la seconde édition du second ouvrage, publié en 1891 par Xavier Roux. Le mémoire de Bourcet, remanié par d'Aguiton, fut publié la première fois en 1802 dans un recueil intitulé "Mémoires militaires sur les frontières de la France, du Piémont et de la Savoie depuis l'embouchure du Var jusqu'au lac de Genève". Français
8vo., Fourth Edition, with mounted chromolithographed frontispiece (original tissue guard present), engraved title-vignette, 7 fine mounted chromolithographed plates (all original tissue guards present), 24 woodcut illustrations in the text, and 9 folding engraved and coloured maps; original terracotta diced cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, green endpapers, expertly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, a very good, bright, clean copy. With the contemporary trace ticket of Sanders of Upper Tooting on front paste-down, and binder's ticket of Edmonds & Remnants on rear paste-down. Published in the same year as the first edition. This edition has a new title-vignette and an extra woodcut illustration. This work is effectively the forerunner of the Alpine Club Journal. 'Commonly regarded as the cornerstone of any mountaineering collection' (Neate). An appendix lists all Alpine peaks above 12,000ft. Neate *18.
pp. 34, (4) [Publisher's catalogue] + Twelve charming full page engravings and a folding engraved map. Map soiled at folds with insect damage on bottom margin. Offsetting from plates. Light age stain. Wide margins. 250 mm. Full plain cloth binding, worn. Front board detached and faded. Corners rubbed with loss. Edward Francis Finden (1791-1857) was considered one of the greatest engravers of his era. This original edition of illustrations drawn in the (French) Canton of Vaud, Switzerland is quite scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! VERIA 3
8vo., Second Edition, with engraved frontispiece, title-vignette, 21 engraved plates, 92 illustrations in the text, 5 folding maps (one or two short tears in folds) and large folding chart at end, neat contemporary signatures on blank preliminary, title very lightly dust-soiled; firmly bound in contemporary brown half morocco, marbled boards ruled in blind, back with raised bands, second and third compartments letterd in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, marbled edges, cream endpapers, covers mildly age-marked and faded else a very good, bright, clean copy. Bright, clean copy in contemporary binding of the most famous mountaineering book of all time. Neate *897.
25 vues stéréos format 17,6 x 8,6 cm, tirage albuminés, Charnaux Frères & Cie, s.d. (circa 1890). Rappel du titre complet : Lot de 25 vues photographiques stéréoscopiques de Savoie [ Charnaux Frères & Cie, à Genève - Série Savoie et Suisse ] Numéros 104 : Saint Gervais les Bains - 120 : Bel-Achat et le Mont-Blanc - 130 : Le Mont Buet Vue prise du Brevent - 131 : Le Mont Blanc vu du Plan de l'Aiguille - 140 : La mer de Glace vue prise de la Flégère - 141 : 144 : Le Mont Blanc vue prise de la Flégère - 152 : Cascade des Pélerins - 178 : Le Mont Blanc vue prise du Buet - 595 : Mer de Glace vue Prise de La Flégère - 596 : Flanpras et Aiguille verte - 600 : Le Mont Blanc vue prise du Brévent - 610 : Cascade de Barberine - 911 : L'Aiguille verte vue prise des Ouches - 915 : Cascade du Mont Blanc à la Mer de Glace - 916 : Argentière & le Mont Blanc - 1069 : L'Aiguille verte vue prise de Trelechent - 1070 : Valorsine et le Mont Blanc - 1071 : Le Chatelard pres Valorsine - 1072 : Saint gervais et le Mont Joli - 1073 : St Gervais Le Village - 1076 : Planpras et le Mont Blanc - 1077 Le dôme et l'Aiguille du Goûter. Vue prise de la Jonction - 6114 et 6116 [ Monument à H. B. de Saussure ] - Bon état pour ces belles photographies stéréo de Savoie. Prix du lot, non séparable. Français
20 x 192 cm. Stampa raffigurante le alpi Svizzere colorata a mano con alette applicate.
32 pages. Features: Fun photos of children inside front cover; Debt - Our Biggest National Industry/Money - Our Most Costly Commodity - Can the Price of Money Be Decreased?; The Backstage Story of the Marion Talley Drama - article with photo; Morality That Was First Military - army commanders long ago discovered principles now claimed by pacifists; Where the People of the British Isles Came From; Books That Started the Bells Ringing; Henry Ford's Page - Businessmen are leaders of social movements; Editorials - the McNary-Haugen Bill is vetoed, Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver advocates trial marriage, Madame Schumann-Heink denies endorsing a cigarette (being aimed at women); Skiing in the Bavarian Alps; Paid - A Billion Dollars for Beauty - Sleuths of Science Still on the Trail of Elixir of Youth; Benjamin Franklin as an Abolitionist - fascinating article; Intimate Glimpses of Elbert Hubbard - photo-illustrated article; Chats with Office Callers; I Read in the Papers; News Bits; Nice dog/puppy photos inside back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Middle page loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Bonus: Blank 8.5" x 5.5" subscription renewal form laid-in. Book
Unique and nearly complete collection of the author's shorter writings, total of ca. 2,000 pages, many illustrated, some with the author's presentation inscription to his colleague Alpine geologist Prof. Hans Peter Cornelius (1888-1950). All papers in good to fine condition.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition thus, with pictorial and printed titles, 15 fine full-page coloured illustrations, and very numerous illustrations in monochrome in the text; handsomely bound in contemporary brown half morocco BY H WOOD, marbled boards, back with five raised bands, second compartment lettered and ruled in gilt, gilt top, marbled endpapers heightened with gilt, original wrappers (printed in red and black) preserved, corners very lightly frayed else a most attractive, crisp clean copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The binding is signed on front free endpaper verso. This splendid copy was presented as a prize in the Grand Concours Annual of the Societe Nationale des Professeurs de Francais. It was awarded in December 1890 to J W Blagden of Dulwich College.The society's fine presentation bookplate, completed in MS and with blind-embossed stamp, is tipped to front paste-down.
A Paris, Imprimerie Impériale, 18009. Fort in-4 carré relié demi-basane rouge, dos à nerfs, titre doré. Tome II seul. II de XVI + + 424 pages + Eclaircissement pour le tome II de la Géographie de Strabon ; 156 pages. Gaule Transalpine, Iles de Bretagne, &c. Les Alpes. L'Italie ; Ses Iles. Suite de l'Italie et de ses îles. Index des éclaircissemens. Bon état
Pages 659-702. Features: Cover photo of the Victor of Ashangi, Marshall Badoglio, commander-in-chief of the Italian forces in Abyssinia; Photo of Gen. Smuts appealing for peace in Europe; Photo of the Kadir Cup "pig sticking"event in India, with photo of winner, Capt. P. H. J. Tuck with his horse Manifest; Two-page pictorial map of the Franco-German and Belgo-German frontiers - of world interest since the Rhineland was reoccupied; Two pages of photo of massive Burmese Leogriff (Cinthe) under construction as the funeral pyre for the cremation of a dead priest; Photo illustrated article on Brazil nuts - a minor mystery; Six photos from filming of "Kliou", the first Technicolor film to be photographed entirely in the jungle; Two pages of photos of the "Alps" of South Africa; Page of fascinating photos illustrating the world's greatest telescopic "eye", this great 200 inch telescope disc is twice the diameter of the disc in the Hooker telescope at the Mount Wilson Observatory, the biggest at present in use; Page of photos of medieval ship carvings in a Devonshire church - sculpted 16th-century three-masters; Page of photos illustrate the coldest Easter of the century; Page of photos of the king personally bestowing the Royal Maundy to aged men and women; Magnificent centrefold aerial photo of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia - before construction of the Lion's Gate Bridge - as she celebrates her Golden Jubilee; Two pages of text and photos present a mysterious 12th Dynasty hoard - Treasures of Asiatic origin found at Toud, near Luxor; Photos of personalities of the week include Herr Leopold von Hoesch, Señor Alcala Zamora, Dr. Constantine Demerjis, Señor Martinez Barrio, and the king inspecting the Grenadier guards; Photo illustrated article on Galapagos wildlife; One-page photo illustrated Harrods ad presents pocket watches; One-page Johnnie Walker ad shows him inspecting barrels by flashlight; Interesting photo shows crowd gathered around an Imperial Airways airmail service plane at Kai Tak aerodrome, Hong Kong, after it arrived from Penang for the first time; Photos of Lt. Col. F. J. Popham, and Mr. Francis A. L. Would; Nice one-page illustrated ad for the Humber Twelve car; Back cover two-colour ad promotes The Sphere, The Tatler, The Sketch, Sporting and Dramatic News, and the Illustrated London News. Please note: pages 685-686 missing. Several interior pages loose but present. Faint store ink stamp to front cover, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A worthy vintage issue. Magazine
Pages 442-528 plus 24 pages of ads. Features: The Strange Case of Sergeant Pron - a story of the French Foreign Legion; Turned into a Pillar of Salt - a salt-miner becomes lost in his mine; Mysterious Fish with Strange Arabic Inscriptions - photo and brief write-up of fish caught at Zanzibar ; A Woman's Journey Across Africa - Part I - Eva J. Jordan's amazing journey through mysterious Africa, this part dealing with Uganda (with photos); How I Fired the First Shot for Britain in the Great War - Trooper William Craig, of the 4th Dragoon Guards was also the first British soldier to bring down a Uhlan; Chased by Bees - while observing apes E.F. Martin unknowingly disturbed a nest; In the Clutches of a Boa-Constrictor - adventure in Rhodesia; With the British Armoured Cars in Russia - Part II - a stirring account of their work and adventures, with great photos; The House of a Hundred Rooms - Part II - Chinese Tong-men and gamblers operated a building in Philadelphia's tenderloin district which had secret cellars and dungeons which were put to diabolical uses; My Adventures in the World War, Part IV - famous war correspondent E. Ashmead-Bartlett offers startling and thrilling contributions; The Mystery of the "Haunted Hills" - a strange story from Australia's Queensland bush; The Soldier Samson of the Italian Alps - photo-illustrated tales of an incredibly strong soldier in an Italian Alpini battalion (with photo of him lifting five men!); Human Tanks - An Ingenious Body Shield invented by Italian troops; The Papuan Chief's "Revenge" - intereseting photo-illustrated story; Some African Fashions - humorous illustrations; Arctic Painter's Thrilling Adventures - M. Borissof became lost along the northern shores of Nova Zembla and nearly died (with photo of his studio); Photo of Indian chief Wa-Ha-Gunta who just turned 134 years old!; and more. Average external wear. Bit of writing on front cover and Table of Contents. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Pages 194-288 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: A Millionaire's Adventure - Milan millionaire Signor Luigi Beretta becomes the victim of an infamous plot; War-Time Wanderings in the Italian Alps - a merry trio of climbers have some fun; A Fight for Life in Mid-Air - a workman dismantling a great chimney at the Whitehall Road electric power works experiences a terrible industrial accident; The Adventures of Howard Blackburn - Right Hon. Sir Edward Morris, P.C., Prime Minister of Newfoundland, describes nautical adventures of Howard Blackburn; "Grubb of Gran Chaco"- The adventures of pioneer W. Barbrooke Grubb in the Paraguayan Chaco; Six Weeks in Lahoul - a hunting trip for ibex and red bear; Allen's Well - how a man was buried at the bottom of a deep well and was rescued; The Lion's Cub - a striking story from the Coast Mountains of Southern Oregon involving 'Yellow Tail' the mountain lion, Jud Bucklin, and Dick Wimer of the U.S. Forest Service; Aunt Barbara Visits Mustypore - an amusing story from an Indian coffee-planting district; A Woman Alone in China (part II) - Mary Gaunt met with many odd experiences and saw many strange sights, which are here described in most entertaining fashion, with photos; A Tragic Ocean Race - Five clipper ships started on a race from Australia to China, but strange and terrible things happened aboard the "Island Bay"; After Gold in the "Land of Fire" - an unfortunate prospecting expedition in Tierra del Fuego; The Haunted Tomb - a tale from the Southern Punjab; and more. Covers nearly detached as one. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book