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8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Frame A76.
86, 16 [ads] pages. Features: My Fall into Germany from an Aeroplane (Airplane) - how I dropped 8,000 feet getting in - and crawled 400 miles getting out, by Lieut. Pat O'Brien, R.F.C.; The "Debil, Debil' of George's Gap - a snake story; Through Ireland with a "Fit-Up", by Nan Gray; Photo and short article on the Indian-built Hagwilget suspension bridge across the Bulkley River, British Columbia; Behind the Scenes in Russia - Part III - Robert Wilton reports on the war in Russia - article includes several good photos; The Greater Duty - A Corporal in the Royal North-West Mounted Police finds himself in a predicament; In Unknown British Guiana - part 3, with wonderful photos; Tales of the Service - VII - The Saccharine Smugglers (off the Irish coast); Trench Journals - documenting the irrepressible gaeity of French and English soldiers engaged in trench warfare; A Slow Revenge - a snake story from Zululand; The Romance of Fossil-Hunting - with great photos including horse-powered bone hauling out of Red Deer Canyon, Alberta; St. Patrick's Purgatory - with great photos; Photo and brief article on Robert W. Patten of Seattle; Leaping from trees in the New Hebrides - with photo. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this most interesting issue. Book
85, 16 [ads] pages. Many black and white reproductions of photos. Features: "As I ran for the cliff a shell struck the truck just behind me, blowing it to pieces" - Arthur H. Griswold on the horrors of Gallipoli; Capturing Wild Elephants Alive, by St. Nihal Singh - including *amazing* photos of the Maharajah of Mysore's hunt; Tales of the Service - part VI - my smuggler-catching adventures, by G.W. Hindmarch, a retired customs and excise officer in the Shetland Islands; Behind the Scenes in Russia - part II - Robert Wilton reports on the war in Russia with many excellent photos including a German propaganda sheet (in Russian) which blames England for the war; Queer Fixes - trapped by rattlers, and 'twixt bear and rapids; In Unknown British Guiana - part II - many great photos; The Hold-up at the "Gem" - a tale from Lordsburg, New Mexico; Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram - part VI, by Fanny Bullock Markman and William Hunter Workman - with many super photos; How "Big Walsh" Held His Own - a mining experience in Bolivia; The Carrier-Pigeon in Wartime - many excellent photos; German Raids on the Cables - the first true account of Germany's daring efforts to cut Britain's underseas cable systems, with photos; The Falling Bucket - adventure involving a Bolivian silver mine; The Quaintest Horse-Race in the World - the annual Palio of Siena, Italy; Amazing photos of Mooseback riding in Rainy Lake, Ontario!. Sewer cleaning with an alligator in Fort Meade, Florida. Wonderful full-page WWI ad by AT&T with caption "How Belgium Stemmed the Tide". Clean, tight and unmarked with moderate wear. A well-preserved copy of this fascinating issue. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: My Fall into Germany From An Aeroplane - Part II - Lieut. Pat O'Brien was shot down and captured by the Germans but escaped and spent 72 days travelling 35 days to reach London; My Fight With An Ostrich - a schoolmaster's narrow escape; Hemmed in By Alligators - C.H. Robinson was trying to save his dog when his way was barred by alligators; Sport and War in Central Africa - two brothers go big game hunting in Africa but the end is sad - several photos of animals they killed; The Diamond Searchers - a disappointed diamond-hunter throws a bag of these valuable gems into the Thames!; In Unknown British Guiana - Part IV - A. Hyatt Verrill's explorations of these largely unknown lands and people, with photos; How I Lost My Draft - what happened when a young Lieutenant missed his train; What The Scout Overheard - a trooper in the East African Mounted Rifles sneaks into a German camp and overhears their ambush plans, thus allowing Brits to ambush the Germans, and he was awarded the D.C.M.; My Lion-Hunting Adventures - Alfred Jordan recounts his experiences; Behind the Scenes in Russia - Part IV - British War Correspondent Robert Wilton continues his account of the war on the Eastern Front and throws light on the stirring events (the Russian Revolution) which ended so tragically for the Russian Empire - presented here for the first time, with photos; Reviving An Aboriginal Festival on the Island of Mabuiag; The Land of Perfume - the countryside around Grasse, in the South of France, produces many plants used in the making of perfume - with interesting photos; Through the Caucasus on Horseback - Polish lady author M.A. Czaplicka describes her experiences in the Caucasus, the region and the strange mountain tribes, with photos; An Indian Venice - a picturesque description of the little-known 'backwaters' of Malabar; Photo of a woman in Sudan whose lips have been 'elongated into a hideous beak'; Photo-illustrated ad inside back cover for musclebound Lionel Strongfort asks "Are You Fit to become a Father?"; and more. pp. 6 [ads], [2], 92-176, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
1967131770Fayard Paris, Fayard 1967. In-8 broché de 379 pages. Bon état
Paris, Fayard 1967. In-8 broché de 379 pages. Bon état
2005pq2532Le club Cartonné 2005 In-8 (14,4 x 22,4 cm), cartonné souple ; neuf, sous blister. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
1929D6770Russia 1929. Paperback. Near Fine. Manuscript periodical in four parts numbered 3 4 11 and 13. Staple-bound heavy cardstock wraps brightly illustrated in pen-and-ink and watercolor; four volumes; 8vo 230 x 180 mm; pp. 136 illustrated throughout with pen-and-ink and watercolour drawings signed "S. Sh." or "S. Sheff" Russia 1929. Covers a little scuffed along spine and edges otherwise fine -- bold and bright. <br/><br/>A compilation of various accounts relating to the Russian Navy and Air Force in the decade following the Revolution recorded in tidy penmanship and with quick watercolors painted direct in text plus nicely accomplished pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations tipped-on showing landscapes sea-scapes portraits and air and sea vessels. The accounts report the travails of various ships including the "Prome" "Paris Commune" "Frunze" the ice-breakers "Ermak" and "Lenin" and others. One part is devoted mostly to the Turkish Fleet and action in the Black Sea during 1914-1917. The aeronautic sections discuss Zeppelin's dirigible and the British R-101. The journal lists various contributors including F. Raskol'nikov L. Berman A. Marti P. Stasevich and others. S. Sheff who drew the illustrations probably produced this journal issuing it over the course of a number of years; the present issues are numbered 3 4 11 and 13 and belong to the fourth year of composition. A nice folk art example of "Grafica Russa" Russian Graphics of the early 20th century combining graphic design illustration and calligraphic interest. paperback books
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full black cloth boards. Light wear and small tears on dust jacket. 7 7/8"w x 10 3/8"h. 252 pages.