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Pages 177-272, plus 16 pages of great ads. Features: The Blue Bandits - Part 1 - Elusive thieves operate in the Franco-Italian villages on either side of the frontier in the French department of the Hautes Alpes and the Italian district of Monte Viso; How I Lost My Christmas Dinner - hilarious story of a Christmas spent with the Maori adherents of self-styled "prophet" Rua - article with photos; On Foot Through South America - Part 2 - photo-illustrated account of Harry A. Franck's visit to Quito and his tramp through Ecuador; The Last Voyage of H.M.S. "Drake" - a vivid glimpse of the perils of convoy work and the "price of Admiralty"; ; The Trials of a Naturalist's Wife - Part 1; My Two Years' Captivity Among the Turks - Part 1of Airman Capt. T.W.White's adventures and daring escape; The Moonshiners - what happened when the author stumbled into a camp of Tennessee moonshiners; Photo of thousands of snakes at breeding time in the Klamath Falls, Oregon area; The Wonderland of the Arctic - description of a trip to Danish Greenland, with photos; In Quest of Cannibals - Part 3 - exploration and adventure in unknown New Guinea; Photo of German "Death Clock" constructed primarily of skulls and other bones; Two Balloonatics - an exciting balloon adventure from just before the war (WWI); Treasure Island - great photo-illustrated article about the remote South Pacific island of Nauru; The Mad Millionaire - how vast wealth came unexpectedly to a poor Mexican Indian, and the tragedy that ensued; The Sacred Mountain - photo-illustrated account of a picturesque Tibetan pilgrimage; The Resurrection of "Red" Wilson - an exciting story of the old days in the south-west, when the Apaches were still a terror in the land; Photo of a lakatoi (lakatois) New Guinea boat. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1 carte dépliante lithographiée en couleurs entoilée format 89 x 67,8 cm, Chambéry, 1869, Carte du Département de la Savoie par M. Conte, Ingénieur en Chef des Ponts et Chaussées, Officier des Ordres de la Légion d'Honneur, des SS. Maurice et Lazare, etc. etc. avec le Concours de Mr. Tardieu, Agent-Voyer Chef, Par Jh. Perrin, Libraire Editeur et Lithographe Bon état (petite annotation au stylo au "Col de Tamié", entoilage un peu frotté). Peu commun. Réuni à la France en 1860 par le Traité de Turin, le duché de Savoie réunit les deux départements de Savoie et de Haute-Savoie. Français
Pages 90-178 plus 16 pages of great vintage ads, many illustrated. Features: The pitfalls of a man who purchased three submarine-chasing 'M.L.'s' and set out to bring them from Rosyth to the Thames - with only one boat reaching her destination - with illustrations and a photo of the boat which survived; Some Adventures with Jaguars; Photo and brief write-up of a nine-foot boa constrictor housepet in Ecuador which showed remarkable affection for its master; Unkown Peru - an Englishman who has lived in Peru for many years describes his experience in unknown regions - illustrated with his photos (part 1); Mangahau the 'Magician' - a Maori tale of a prodigal son and Tapu ; In Search of Sea Monsters - F.A. Mitchell-Hedges sets out on a two-year expedition to find and catch the world's largest fish - with photos (part 1); The Poker Bandits; a 'hold-up' at the Red Deer Lumber Company's camp in Manitoba leads to an exciting and tragic man-hunt; A Miracle of Marine Salvage - the strange case of the 'St. Paul' - with photos; The Road to Timbuctoo - another humourous adventure of Leo Walmsley of the "Three Asses in the Pyrenees" articles; A Motorcycle in High Albania - Kenneth Robertson was the first motorcyclist to cross the Albanian Alps; Winter Wild-Fowling in Friesland (Northern Holland) - with great photos of their decoys and more; Our Adventure in Normandy - a cycle-camping trip leads to an odd experience; Frank Miller's Last Fight - a gas bomb is used to overcome a cop-killing desperado in Jersey City, New Jersey - with photos; Above-average wear. Covers loose but present. Pencil writing atop front cover. A worthy vintage copy. Book
48 Pages. Features: Cover photo of bombing crew mission debriefing session; Nice one-page color ad for Woodbury film-finish powder features Sonja Henie; Temple radio ad; We must not delay rebuilding the world; Photo of B-17s over the Reich; Photo of Allied infantry and armor fighting along the German Westwall; Dramatic photo of B-29s thundering over Mount Fuji on way to Tokyo; Photo of American troops in landing barges on way to a Pacific Island; Last Fortress of the Nazis - article and photos explain how in the Alps east of Switzerland Hitler's henchmen are expected to make a final stand - includes caricatures of Hitler, Himmler, Goebels and Goering; The Soviet Soldier Does Not Forget - he remembers the long ordeal of his people and says it must not happen again; The Censor Defends the Censorship - Director of Censorship Byron Price replies to those who complain that too much news is kept from the public; General Lewis A. Pick of 'Pick's Pike' - photo-illustrated article of the builder of Stilwell Road, the 620-mile land route to China from Burma; One-page color ad for the Parker '51' pen; Poem - "Lincoln's Last Birthday"; One-page color ad for Benson & Hedges Virginia Rounds cigarettes; The Horace Mann-Lincoln School of teachers College; Photo and article on Shirley Temple - who tells how she evolved from gurgling to glamor; ad for Philharmonic radio-phonographs; William Gallacher - the only Communist M.P. in Britain, and one of the most persistent Churchill-baiters in Parliament - article with photo; Nice color ad for Valliant Vineyards; Great letter about jobs for men and women by Ann Maulsby; Lieut. Gen. Kurt Dittmar is 'The Voice of the Wehrmacht" - article with photo; Color ad for Nestle's evaporated milk; Nice color photo ad for Thomas' Protein Bread; Meals with Little or No Meat; Color Crisco ad; The Bare Arm Look (fashion); Decorating Ingenuity; Kingergarten Enterprises; Cocomalt ad features boy on stilts; Lovely two-page fashion section features attractive photos of formal fashions; Nice half-page color ad for Marlboro cigarettes features lady in red polka-dot summerwear; Postman's Daily Rounds - article on letter carriers of the New York area distribute 80 tons of mail daily; Color one-page ad for Fabrics by Stafford, sold by Goodman & Theise; Fantastic color-photo back page ad for Rheingold Beer features Miss Rheingold 1945, Pat Boyd, bowling. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage wartime issue. Book
FIRST EDITION of this important late medieval mystery play about St. Bernard de Menthon, best known as the "saint of the alps", for whom the rescue dogs were named. ONE OF ONLY 100 COPIES BEAUTIFULLY PRINTED ON FINE WHATMAN WOVE PAPER, WITH THE TITLE-PAGE IN RED AND BLACK. Large 8vo. Original parchment wraps. Uncut and unopened. Light chipping to wraps, else FINE AND BRIGHT.
Pages 169-252 plus 40 pages of ads. Features: A Film-Hunter on the Amazon - Part 1 - Prof. Propercio de Mello Saraiva travelled 25,000 miles documenting the Amazon - article with photos; That Christmas Dinner - a funny story; A Fairy Land of the Far East - photo-illustrated article on the Court of the Emperor of Annam in Indo-China; A Close Call - what happened when a whaler attempted to replenish its water supply at an unfriendly island; Photo of pelt of the world's record bear, with its shooter, Mr. Lionel J. Tucker, a forestry engineer of Vancouver; My Island of Dreams - Part III (conclusion) - The Adventures of an Amateur Robinson Crusoe, J.W. Frings; Cycling Over the Alps - G. Butler Morris recounts his interesting experiences, illustrated with his own photos; A South African Man-Hunt - an escaped half-breed was the terror of the district; Hank Vaughn - a young Englishman's experience with a 'bad man'; The Vengeance of Megana Kol - an Indian aboriginal armed only with a bow and arrow kills a panther which had killed over fifty people, including his own two children; A Man's Luck - Part IV of Hjalmar Rutzebeck's story of life and love in the Far North; Tiger's Teeth - tale from a Devonshire village; The Secret Dance - Mrs. S.A. Clarke-Kennedy witnesses a secret Australian aboriginal "corroboree" ceremonial dance; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Illustrée de nombreuses autotypies découpées et intercalées dans le texte, 1 vik. in-8 cartonnage souple éditeur demi-percaline bordeaux, Alexandre Gratier & Cie, Grenoble, 1900, 121 pp. et 1 f. n. ch. Bon exemplaire de l'édition originale. Peu commun. Français
17 vues format 17,6 x 8,8 cm, tirage albuminés, Aug. Couttet, Chamonix (Haute-Savoie) s.d. (circa 1885) Numéros 25 : le sommet du Mont Blanc - 26 : Le sommet du Mont Blanc - 27 : Mont Blanc vu du Belvédère - 28 : Arrêt d'une caravane, route du Mont Blanc - 29 : Passage d'une échelle (route du Mont Blanc) - 30 : Passage d'une crevasse, route du Mont Blanc - 31 : Sérac au Grand Plateau ; 32 : Vallée de Chamonix vue à la jonction - 33 : Entrée du glacier, route du Mont Blanc - 34 : Glaciers des Bossons et Séracs - 35 : Traversée et grotte au Glacier des Bossons - 36 : Entrée de la Grotte aux Bossons - 37 : Traversée au glacier des Bossons - 38 : En route pour les Bossons - 41 : Traversée de la mer de glace - 42 : Aiguille du Chardonnet et d'Argentières vues de la Flégère - 43 : Mont Blanc vu de la Flégère Bon état pour ces belles photographies stéréo du Mont Blanc (et de la mer de Glace) et du glacier des Bossons ; les indications de localisation sont manuscrites (et naturellement d'époque.) Prix du lot, non séparable. Français
15 burins originaux par Michel Béret, un des XV exemplaires numérotés réservés aux Collaborateurs, 1 vol. in-12 format à l'italienne en feuillets sous couv. rempliée illustrée, sous double emboîtage illustré, Michel Béret, Georges Leblanc, Imp., 1956 Bel envoi de Michel Béret. Magnifique petit ouvrage remarquablement illustré par Michel Béret. Ces 15 burins nous présentent des vues du Vercors, de La Table du Roi, Vienne, Saint-Antoine, Valence, Romans, le Mont-Aiguille, La Meije, Vizille, Briançon, Saint-Véran, Château-Queyras, la Grande Chartreuse et Grenoble. Rare. Français
- Francisque Martin-Bottier, Bourg-en-Bresse 1864, relié. - Edition originale, signée par l'éditeur en regard de la page de titre. Reliure de l'époque en demi chagrin marron, dos à quatre nerfs orné de fleurons, caissons et filets dorés, caissons à froid, plats de papier à la cuve, gardes et contreplats de papier caillouté, toutes tranches mouchetées. Quelques frottements en tête et en queue ainsi que quelques éraflures sur le dos qui présente également quelques mouillures. Quelques rousseurs en début et fin de volume, sinon bon exemplaire. [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION ON DEMAND]
Digne, Repos, 1848. In-8 relié demi chagrin vert (reliure moderne), dos à nerfs orné de fleurons, XII-608 pp.-1 carte dépliante (lithographie d’une vue de Manosque prise du Mont d’or). Exemplaire non rogné, salissures sur la page de faux-titre et la dernière page, très bon état pour le reste.
8vo., First Edition, with several plates, free endpapers lightly browned; original green cloth, boards framed in blind, upper board lettered in gilt, green top, green marbled endpapers, a remarkably bright, clean, crisp copy. The Britannia Hut is the only mountain club hut in the Alps built entirely from funds raised by British climbers. Clinton Dent (1850-1912) was the first President of the Association. RARE. Neate 33.
8vo., Second Edition, with portrait frontispiece in photogravure (original tissue guard present), title in red and black, plates in photogravure and illustrations in the text, neat contemporary inscription on title, free endpapers lightly browned; original oatmeal buckram, backstrip with leather labels (chipped at edges) framed and lettered in gilt, gilt top, uncut, corners lightly bruised else a very good, bright, clean copy. Mummery's classic account was first published in 1895. In this, arguably the best, edition the frontispiece of Aiguille Verte is replaced by the author's portrait. Neate *555.
Avec sept cartes, quatre Plans de Ville et deux grandes vues de la chaîne du Mont-Blanc et des Alpes bernoises, 1 vol. petit in-8 reliure éditeur pleine percaline bleue, L. Maison, Editeur des Guides-Richard, Paris, 1853, xci-664 pp. Bon exemplaire, bien complet des 7 cartes en couleurs et des panoramas dépliants, dans son cartonnage d'origine d'une fraîcheur peu commune. Il s'agit de la seconde édition, sans mention d'édition, l'édition originale datant de 1841. Français
Paris Victor Lecou, 1854-1855 ; 2 volumes in-4, demi-chagrin brun, plat de percaline, dos à nerfs ornés de caissons dorés, 3 tranches dorées, 457 et 451 pages. 54 et 48 compositions hors-texte, très nombreuses gravures in texte, vignette de titre. Le second volume est en premier tirage 1854. Bel ex.
- Maison, Paris 1843, 13,5x21,5cm, relié. - Edition originale. Reliure en demi basane noisette, dos lisse comportant de petites traces de frottements orné de filets à froid, plats de papier marbré, gardes et contreplats de papier à la cuve, reliure de l'époque. Ouvrage illustré de 7 lithographieset bien complet de sa planche "Chant populaire du mois de Mai". Une tache d'encre marginale en tête de la page 119, quelques petites rousseurs. [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION ON DEMAND]
8vo., Second Edition, with a mounted chromolithographed frontispiece, engraved title-vignette, 7 fine mounted chromolithographed plates (all original tissue guards save one present), 24 woodcut illustrations in the text, and 9 folding engraved and coloured maps (one of two short tears in folds), neat contemporary signature on blank preliminary recto; attractively bound in late nineteenth century half calf BY SMART OF GLOUCESTER, marbled boards, back with five raised bands tooled in gilt, second compartment ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments ruled in blind, red sprinkled edges, marbled endpapers, upper hinge tender else a very good, bright, clean copy. With the engraved binder's ticket on front 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.
A livre d'artiste illustrated with 22 ORIGINAL ETCHINGS BY J.A. CARLOTTI. From a total edition of 860 numbered copies, this is ONE OF ONLY 100 NUMBERED COPIES PRINTED ON FINE TINTED MOULDMADE WOVE PAPER. This copy, exceptionally, has a SECOND SUITE OF THE 22 ETCHINGS, WITH REMARQUE, PRINTED IN FOREST GREEN (the justification mentions no suites of etchings, for any copies, printed in this color). 4to. Loose as issued in original wraps. FINE AND BRIGHT, with the extra suite of etchings in a separate envelope.
1 grande carte au 1/100.000 format 126 x 95,5 cm et synthèse au format in-4 sous reliure spirale, août 1973, 6 pp. Bel exemplaire dont la synthèse est richement annotée, et dont la carte fait également l'objet de petites précisions. Français
PARIS, Librairie Encyclopédique Roret, 1854 - In12 -1/2 Reliure - Dos lise orné- 340 pages - Complet dces 10 grandes planches dépliantes - .bon exemplaire
Le N? : 5 EUR, l'ann?e : 17 EUR, l'ensemble :
Edition, en 1700, du corpus statutaire édité en latin par Romain Philieul en 1511 et traduit en français pas son fils en 1558. L'abbé Gualterio est l'ami de Saint-Simon, avec lequel on lui connaît une correspondance. Particularités concernant les Juifs habitant le Comtat : p. 99, 114, 131, 223. Les statuts réglementent également l'usage de la torture.
In-12, broché, couverture papier gris de l'époque, iv, 83, (1) p., planche gravée hors texte. Edition originale. Originaire du Dauphiné, magistrat, défenseur des Lumières "en toutes matières" et un moment proche de Rousseau, Servan se prononce sur l'"état de Société". "Les moeurs sont le vrai fondement de la prospérité des Empires (...). Eloge de l'agriculture, premier des arts et critique du luxe (...). Ce qui forme un État, ce sont les hommes et le terrain (...). Servan conseille d'employer les soldats aux travaux publics" (INED, n° 4169). Bien complet de la belle planche gravée par Eisen de la mort qui fauche 'la sage vieillesse jouant avec l'aimable enfance & conduite doucement vers le trépas'. (Rochas, 'Biographie du Dauphiné, II, 407, n°V). Bon exemplaire.
X [ads], 247-300 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos. Features: The Tree of Dreams - A Christmas Legend of Notre-Dame de Lorette; The Rockies vs. The Alps - nicely photo-illustrated article; British Honduras (now Belize); The Cornish Riviera; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Some soiling to back cover. Two archival tape repairs to fore-edge of page 277. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative issue. Book
