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Pages 303-396 plus 28 pages of ads, many wonderfully illustrated. Numerous black and white illustrations and photos in text. Features: Saved by Two Inches - How a big-horn sheep brought a veteran hunter to the verge of destruction in Montana; Gun-Running with Mexican Outlaw Emiliano Zapata - article with great photos; A Terrible Trip - Gold Searching in German New Guinea; Twenty Years in Newfoundland (Part II) - article with nice photos; Fishermen's Luck - a story from New Zealand involving T. Colthart, H. Hewlett and D.G. FitzGibbon; Across the Andes and Down the Amazon - the story of an adventurous journey (part II); The Well of Skulls - a story from Hyderabad; The Lake of Life - the Idiong secret society in Africa; The King Who Met His Match - a story from Sierra Leone; Trapped in a Tank (cover illustration); Captured by the Monkey-Men - an explorer's tale from the Orinoco River; The Smugglers of Gibraltar; Pete the Pup - an adventurous dog in New Mexico. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Minor chipping to back strip. Three inch opening between front cover and base of spine. Overall a pleasing copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Caught in a Death-Trap - two motorcyclists plunge into an inescapable chasm in the terrible Mojave Desert of Californa; Three Asses in the Pyrenees - Part II - a joyous journey in search of adventure; The Tale of "Old Bill" - a huge elephant, the pride of all Ceylon, goes rogue; My Escape From Dartmoor - an inmate almost escaped from this impregnable prison in 1908; Round Cape Horn With a Deckload - James Whealen tells a disastrous tale; The Odyssey of Humbert Rulliere - Part II - the amazing story of a man once condemned to the terrible French convict settlements of Guiana - with photos; The Soul of Burma - Part I - R. Whiting reports on his trip to this country, with photos; Among the Amazon Cannibals - Veteran prospector John Fairfax was captured by the cannibal Chunchos but managed to escape; Round the World in a Motor Boat - a picturesque account of the voyage of the Speejacks, with great photos; A Fight With a Bull Walrus - article with great photos; "Tapkabazi" - an Indian confidence trick; The "Devil's Post-Pile" - an extraordinary basalt rock formation in Southern California; and more 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: A Dead Man's Diary - Dmitri Garkin's body - and his diary - were discovered in the summer of 1913 on a desolate island in the Arctic Ocean; Three Thousand Miles On A Raft - an adventurous voyage down the Amazon from Central Ecuador to Northern Brazil; A Railway Race With Robbers - A Sheriff pursues three desperate bank robbers in New York State; The Mutiny of the "Ziba" - part II - Captain John Hart relates how he was eventually able to escape and see justice brought to the murderers; The Land of the North Wind - P.H. Godsell describes his experiences in Keewatin; A Christmas Crime - story from the Australian back-blocks; The Great Cook Problem - the amusing story of how a resourceful woman tackled one part of the "Yellow Peril" in Nevada's "Bean House"; Tight Corners - part I - E.Torday recounts some of his African big game hunting adventures; "Smut" (short story about a queer pet and some of his doings); The Tree Spirit (short story from the area near Singapore); Our Travels in Safari-Land - part II of Edith Cecil-Porch and her journey through the wilds of British East Africa travelling with a wagon pulled by six oxen; Cupid and the "Wireless" - Sidney Lehre recounts a telegraphic affair while he was in the wireless service; Wonderful one-page photo of "An Eastern Venice", the town of Brunei, Borneo, once the headquarters of the dreaded Borneo pirates. Photo of a Kikuyu warrior buying a wife, paying with goats. pp. 8 [ads], 197-292, 9-32 [ads]. Tight, clean and unmarked with light wear. A high-quality copy. Book
258 p., [8] leaves of plates : i Hardcover Very good condition good
No marks or inscriptions to contents. A very clean very tight copy with bright slightly marked lower corner of front board (otherwise a fine copy) and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with creased rear dust flap and very minor traces of storage. 223pp. Lavishly illustrated study of the richest natural environments on earth - the rainforests.
Vg/Good not price-clipped. no inscriptions. dj is fully wrapped in loose-fitting plastic sleeve. dj itself is creased and worn to some edges, with slight loss. Book covering many aspects of the Amazon, the author built a strong reputation as a guide and adventurer in the region. Illustrated with B&W photos. pp 175.
In "The Green Labyrinth", Fraser journeys deep into the jungle of the Amazon in the company of shamans, traditional spiritualists practicing ancient rituals. At the heart of Fraser's quest lies the mind-expanding drug "ayahuasca", a gateway to worlds beyond her own, to a better understanding of the mysteries of existence. Author signature on title page.339p. bibliography glossary notes. Book
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor dint to front and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with dint to front lower edge and label removal effect to front dust flap. 158pp. In this study, based on the BBC TV Natural History Unit production, the author describes in vivid detail the landscape and ecology, the flora and the fauna of the entire Andes mountain chain through South America. Very well illustrated.
Features: Rabaul in the Fall - Search for the Reef Coral - Lithactinia novahibernia; Seven Passes - from Gilgit to Katmandu; A non-event of History - Laperouse in the Pacific; Searching Marmara for Ancient Shipwrecks; Searching for Medicines in the Vanishing Amazon; In the Hoofprints of Ghengis Khan. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
8vo, 215 pages, illustrated. 'A Channel Four Book'. eng
8vo [21 x 14 cm]; xxiv, [25]-356 pp, frontis, illus, engraved plates, large folding map at rear, steel-engraved portrait of Colonel Staunton with the tissue guard, index. original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and front cover, spine ends a little frayed, lower front cover worn with chip otherwise very good, minor foxing on few leaves but a clean copy, map untorn, the book is dedicated to Charles Darwin. A picture of Borba de Moraes p 637. Sabin 57727. Welch 234. The journey across much of South America was mainly scientific (part of the Smithsonian expedition of 1867), studying the natural history, geography, geology and local society. There is some detail on the botany of the region, including the coca plant (cocaine), ('Thirty million pounds are annually consumed in South America. It is not, however, an opiate, but a powerful stimulant. With it, the Indian will perform prodigies of labor, travelling days without fatigue or food.'), together with a plate on it. The expedition started at Quayaquil, to Quito, over the Eastern and Western Cordilleras, through the forest on foot to Napo, down the Rio Napo by canoe to Pebas on the Maranon and by steamer to Para.
183pp. illus.(part col.), col. ports. Hardcover Very good condition
VG/VG dj is not price-clipped. no inscription. 1st edition HardBack Illustrated with colour photographs. - An inspirational account of living for almost a decade in the Amazon rainforest. Wonderful photographs of the spiders and other animals and tribesmen. Animal / Wildlife
Bergamo, giugno 1999. Dedica autografa dell'autore. Disegni di Fabio Ghisalberti. Introduzione di Carlo Emilio Caretto. Brossura con alette. Prima edizione. Spedizioni tracciabili con raccomandata entro 24 ore dall'ordine. First edition. Soft cover in fine conditions, no inscriptions or markings inside. Worldwide delivery.
Collana: I Testimoni dell'Arte, diretta da Mina Gregori, luglio 1993. Traduzione di Elda Negri Monateri. Rilegato con copertina rigida e sovraccoperta. Con illustrazioni in b/n. Pagine 86, cm 13 x 20. Spedizioni tracciabili con raccomandata entro 24 ore dall'ordine. Hardback cover with dust jacket in fine conditions, no price clipped, no inscriptions or markings inside. Worldwide delivery.
Lo Faro Editore, giugno 1999. Presentazione di Orietta Cicchinelli. Collana: I Poeti del Nostro Tempo. Spedizioni tracciabili con raccomandata entro 24 ore dall'ordine. Soft cover in fine conditions, no inscriptions or markings inside. Worldwide delivery.
Araba Fenice, novembre 2001. Tomo II. Traduzione di Mario Tassoni e Stefano Vassallo. Rilegato con sovraccoperta. Prima edizione. Piccole fioriture al taglio superiore. Spedizioni tracciabili con raccomandata entro 24 ore dall'ordine. First edition. Hardback cover with dust jacket in fine conditions, no price clipped, no inscriptions or markings inside. Worldwide delivery.
In 4ø (cm. 30 x 21); pagg. (10), 574; con 12 tavole fotograf., quasi tutte doppie f.t. e 14 alberi genealogici n.t; stemma della citt… a due colori al f.spizio; m.pelle coeva con punte e fregi e titoli oro al dorso. VG. ** Autografato da Nino Bazzetta al frontespizio e con altro invio. Edizione originale e unica. Cfr. Ferraris "Bibliografia Ossolana", 214.
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of the steam collier Cliff Quay; Great photo of the Royal Mail Lines`Amazon inside front cover; Nice photo of four Oberon Class submarines of the Royal Australian Navy entering Sydney Harbour; On the Waterfront; Ships Pictorial; European Ferry Commentary; Salvaging the European Gateway; King George V Class Battleships - part 2; Cook`s of Wivenhoe; Still in Steam - Brian Stannard describes the last steam colliers on the UK coast - the three colliers owned by CEGB, now probably in their last year of service; Naval Review; Brocklebank Line Fleet History - part 1 of a short history of T & J Brocklebank Ltd; Ship Sales; By the Latest Packet; Nice photo of the HMS Bold Pathfinder in 1953 inside back cover; and more. Average wear. A worthy reference copy. Book
Pages 453-484 Many nice black and white photos. Features: Continuation of article on the salvage of the Seuvic; Britain's Premier Passenger Centre - Southampton; Adventures of the Ice-Breaker; Two Great Racing Rivals - The "Brilliant" and the "Pericles"; The World's Most Famous Ship - H.M.S. Victory; The Mighty Amazon (with photos from the Booth Line). Moderate wear. Three-hole punched. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
Vallecchi, maggio 1979. Numerose tavole a colori, cm 22 x 24, 74 pagine. Libro in buone condizioni. Spedizioni tracciabili con raccomandata entro 24 ore dall'ordine. Soft cover in fine conditions, no inscriptions or markings inside. Worldwide delivery.
Editrice Farnesiana Piacenza, maggio 1985. Collana Poesia Oggi n. 76. Presentazione di Igino Maj. Firma autografa dell'autore. Rilegato con sovraccoperta. Spedizioni tracciabili con raccomandata entro 24 ore dall'ordine. First edition. Hardback cover with dust jacket in fine conditions, no price clipped, no inscriptions or markings inside. Worldwide delivery.
pp. 1550216, 1 fold. map, 12 figs.,r efs. Plain new wrs.
Catalogo mostra, novembre 1983. Mostra antologica a cura del Comune di Gorizia. Numerose tavole a colori, cm 23,5 x 22,5. Rilegato con copertina rigida e sovraccoperta. Spedizioni tracciabili con raccomandata entro 24 ore dall'ordine. First edition. Hardback cover with dust jacket in fine conditions, no price clipped, no inscriptions or markings inside. Worldwide delivery.
Editrice La Galleria, dicembre 1990. Presentazione di Bino Rebellato. Brossura con alette. Prima edizione. Timbro appartenenza. Spedizioni tracciabili con raccomandata entro 24 ore dall'ordine. First edition. Soft cover in fine conditions. Worldwide delivery.
