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Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Circle of Death - dangerous fall into the great drum of the winding-engine at a Pennsylvania coal mine; In Search of Adventure part II - the story of a chequered cruise aboard a six-ton yacht; "Kermis" Time in Belgium - an annual week-long celebration during which young and old alike compete in curious races and competitions - article with many interesting photos; Trapped in a Furnace - terrible experience for Ira MacDonell at a Lewis Run, Pennsylvania brick plant; The "Apache Kid's" Last Fight - F.S. McDonald describes his terrible death-duel in the desert with a notorious Indian outlaw; A Memorable Man-Hunt - tracking down murderers Jimmy and Joe Governor in New South Wales; "Dangerous Jobs" - bronco-busters, steeplejacks, bridge-builders, shrapnel-shell makers, underground miners, steel-makers, firemen, window cleaners, undersea divers, sewer workers - article with great photos of each of these occupations; Behind the Nailed Door - Englishman A.H. Hinde posed as an Arab traded with the Moors of the African coast while trying to locate a lost silver mine; An Ill-Starred Elopement - disaster strikes two unfortunate lovers; A Woman Alone in China - part IV - Mary Gaunt set forth in a Peking cart with an interpreter and her cart men, meeting many odd experiences; ; Petre's Island - a bit of New Zealand history, showing something of the lives of the earliest settlers among their Maori hosts. pp. 6 [ads], 387-480, 7-24 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
in-16, 143 pages entièrement illustre in-t. N&B et en couleurs, filmogr., broche, couverture illustree plastifiee Bon exemplaire. [JL-1]
in-16 (poche), 189 pp., br., couv. ill. plast. Bel exemplaire. [LP]
Quarto in blue pictorial paper backed boards; 269+ pages, as well as adverts. In Chinese, with a few English captions.Scarce. Catalog of police equipment, including machine guns, helicopters and s every other imaginable type of equipment or accessory for law enforcement. For the year 2003. Lavishly illustrated with color photos and printed on coated stock. || Police -- Equipment and supplies -- Standards -- China. Police -- Equipment and supplies -- Purchasing -- China -- Directories.
Small open tears to DJ, which is inexpertly tape repaired ; INSCRIBED by Hiss, For Sam with best wishes Alger Hiss Oct 1 1985. This 'analysis' undertaken by practicing psychiatrist and author Zeligs of Hiss and Chambers is psychological in nature, examining the lives of the two adversaries. Hiss was accused by Chambers of being a Communist spy. Even freshman congressman Richard Nixon got into the act ; Large 8vo; 476 pages
A new, unread copy in excellent condition.
2 volumes in-16, 256-251 p., ill.h..t. n., tabl., bibliogr., index, broches, couv. ill. Etat proche du NEUF [PO-1] T. I : De " Adultère " à " Jeux de hasard " - T. II : De " Kidnapping " à " Vol ".
8vo, 192 pages, not illustrated. Ex library copy. eng
in-16 broché, couverture "à la Chouette". Bon état (dos frotté). [CHEM-3]
. Hardcover, very good condition, w. ltly slanted, ltly compressed sp, v. ltly bumped corners. Clean, tight, unmarked. Dj very good, ltly rubbed, sme lt marks. Sme v. lt edgwr, bumping at top.
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall eng
207 pages, weak hinges. eng
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slightly dusty page edges, tanning to end papers and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped with foxing to rear and spine, tear to front and small piece missing from lower spine corner. Now protected in a fully-removable transparent sleeve. 175pp. A Magnus Keeble detective fiction story. Assumed first edition ca 1950s. Very scarce with dust jacket.
New German Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In German. 56 p. Sherlock Holmes und Mike Hammer in der Türkei. Genre und Subgenre in der türkischen Kriminalliteratur. Pera-Blatter 21. [i.e. Sherlock Holmes and Mike Hammer in Turkey. Genre and Subgenre in Turkish Crime Fiction].
trad. di Franco Ferracuti e Mirella Ferracuti Garutti bross. edit. ill. con bandelle
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. CD in unopened pocket at rear. 417pp. The tools for fighting spam including software on the CD.
300p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
in-8°, 587 pages, ill. hors texte N&B, sources, bibliogr., broche, couv. cartonnage sple ill. plast. Tres bel exemplaire. [AB-1]
In 16° br. fig. col. pp. 314, come nuovo
191 pages, edges browned, cover design by Michael Peters, previous owner names on prelims, (Penguin Book C2524). eng
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very minor creasing to upper edge. 383pp. In the summer of 1932, Maisie Dobbs accepts an undercover assignment. First British Edition.
In 16° br. fig. col. pp. 250, come nuovo
pp. 148, 52-123. 12mo. 17.5 cm. Original printed paper boards. Chicago seems to have always had a great reputation as the center of a national 'White Slave Traffic' in prostitutes. These small books were probably meant as guide books for potential 'Johns'. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W148
256 pages, illustrated, page edges browned. eng
in-16 broché Bel exemplaire. [LP-8]
