Wilbur CrossLivre Rare Book
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10159Presses de la Cite, 1960. Format 14x21 cm, reliure editeur, sous jaquette illustree, 277 pages. Petit manque a la jaquette.Tres bon etat.
Pages 290-380 pages plus 36 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Sunken Submarine - the experience which befell the U.S. submarine "Diver" which shot its men from its torpedo tubes! (per cover illustration); The Fetish Man's Downfall - a tale from Accra in 1899 involving prisoner Yao Dwirra; Building a Transcontinental Telephone Line - marvelously photo-illustrated article about the engineering and scientific wonders of the first phone line connecting New York to San Francisco; "Black Tom" - an exciting story from the early days of the Pennsylvania oil-fields; "On the Wing" - extraordinary adventure with a big rattlesnake in southern Mississippi; Down the Amazon From Source to Mouth (part V) - incredible tales of a party working its way through hostile svages and the forces of nature; The Train-Robbers - the tragic story of a hold-up on the Northern Pacific Railroad and the long man-hunt which followed, 1892-1894; Wicks's Ordeal - the terrible menace which a man-eating tiger constitutes to a community; Two Girls on a Ranch (part II) - two young ladies try to win fortune by running a ranch in the wilds of Arizona; The Secret Post Office - an amusing echo of the Boer War showing how the well-known 'slimness' and fertility of resource of the Boers were for once turned against them; Concerning Camels - some amusing stories; A South Pacific Piracy - an account of the tragic voyage of the brig "Moa," of Auckland, New Zealand in 1870; The beacon of the Gulf - photo-illustrated article on Bird Rock, which lies in the Gulf of St. Lawrence; Photo of a 'home-made' train run on the only railway in British North Borneo; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1979lr545Editions G. P. Rouge et Or Cartonné 1979 In-8 (17,5 x 22,8 cm), cartonné, non paginé, illustrations en couleur ; coins un peu frottés, quelques légères marques d'usage aux plats, bon état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of the HMS 'Belfast'; Nice photo of HMS Guernsey (P297); Full-page photo of the passenger liner France in tow on her last visit to Southampton; On the Waterfront; Where to see the Big Ships; Maritime Trust News; Under Sail; European Commentary; The Career of the 'Coronia' - Peter McCann reviews the fortunes of a pioneer motor excursion vessel which has given 44 years of service in peace and war; Ship Sales and Casualties; The Happy Return - shiplovers everywhere will celebrate the return to service of the passenger liner "France" as the cruise ship "Norway" - Stephen Payne reviews the giant ship's career to date; Guide to Preserved Warships - HM Submarine 'Alliance', HMS 'Belfast', HMS 'Caroline', and many more; Mersey Shipping; Naval Tugs at Portsmouth; Letters; Nice photo of the HMS 'Cavalier' in 1946. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of the Arcadia and the Canberra berthed at Southampton; Photo inside front cover of HMS Cleopatra - with Exocet system visible; Full-page photo of the HMAS Derwent at sea; On the Waterfront; Where to See the Big Ships; European Commentary; New Ship News; HMS 'Alliance' and the Submarine Memorial Museum; P & O SS Arcadia - a review of its career - part 2; Guide to ships of the Royal Australian Navy; Readers' Album - Photos of Warships; Freak Ships (1) - The 'Bessemer' - 1875; Seamarks - The Pilot Lookouts of Aldeburgh; Still in Steam - 'Mannin 2' - a review of the career of a vintage dredger; Ship Sales; Letters; Nice photo of the HMS 'Dark Invader' (P1119) in 1958 inside back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
Cover portrait of Captain Humphrey Wykeham Bowring - has acted most ably as Chief of Staff to Vice-Admiral Bacon, commanding the Dover patrol. Feature: Neutral Commerce and the Naval Blockade. Franco-British Conquest of German Cameroon (conclusion). Photos from Cameroon. Isolating the enemy - how the central empires were blockaded. Photos of the German submarine mine-layer UC5 - London's unique trophy. 7 photos of the results of a German naval raid at Lowestoft. Covers almost loose. Above-average but not excessive wear. Book
Front cover photo portrait of Captain James Blaikie - taken prisoner after his ship, the S.S. Caledonia, was sunk by submarine on december 4th 1916. The struggle of land-power against sea-power. Submarine photos. Full-page photo of British small naval dirigible used for submarine hunting. Photos of survivors of the Ivernia, torpedoed January 1st, 1917. Photos of piracy on the high seas - the sinking of the Nantes by the Mowe. Covers secured by tape. Many tears to back cover along fold. Book
Front cover portrait of Vice-Admiral Sir George Patey, K.C.V.O., Commanding the Australian Squadron. Early gains and losses in the war by sea. Plot and counterplot among the arming neutrals. Centerfold entitled 'How the Germans were Cleared from a French Village with the aid of a '75' gun". Photos and illustrations include: German cruiser Emden's exploit at Madras; Sectional view of a German submarine / unterseeboote; British naval losses in the North Sea on September 22nd, 1914, when the Aboukir, Hogue, and Cressy were torpedoed by German submarines; Torpedo-boat harbours under construction in Heligoland; and more. Above-average wear. Covers secured with tape. Does not include Photogravure of Admiral Beatty. Book
Front cover portrait of Lieutenant-Commander Norman D. Holbrook, V.C. The Development of Submarine Warfare. Przemysl and the battles of the Mountains and Rivers. Centerfold illustration of the Lusitania going down - Germany's 'Grand Coup' in crime. Photos and Illustrations: simulation of the hole blasted in the side of the Lusitania; Destruction of the Dresden off Juan Fernandez; The March of Millions - Russian troops on the way to Crakow; and more. Covers secured by tape. Above-average wear. Book
129p. 8vo. Lacks original front wrap. Spine taped obscuring a few letters on title page. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! WWI 13
66395Yellow Submarine, Moutons Electriques, 2008, 1 volume in-8 de 190 pages, broché.
189410657Paris, Baudry, 1894 ; in-8, broché ; 31, (5) pp., couverture bleue imprimée.
