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Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Jogi's Curse - An Indian government official is cursed by a wondering jogi (priest) and the prophecy is tragically fulfilled; An Underground Wonderland - Fantastic photo-illustrated article on the Carlsbad Cavern of New Mexico; Adrift in the China Seas - Sent off to fetch help for their crippled steamer, H.W. Millard, G. Grant Simmons and their companions are blown off course and suffer an eight-day ordeal; "Watu Wa Miti" - R. St. Barbe Baker founded the "Men of the Trees" in Equatorial Africa to preserve trees which were continually being burned to secure land for cultivation - with photos; The Man Who Wanted a Change - A factory hand seeking escape travels to the South Seas, only to return sadder and wiser; Two Years in Borneo - Part I - Oscar Cook spent eight years there, the last two of which were quite strenuous - with photos; "The Man With the Buried Head" - photo of alms-seekers in India; The Promotion of Private Smith - The inside facts of an affair involving Private Smith, a young soldier in the American Army, stationed in the Philippines; The Last of the Bushrangers - Mrs. Mary J. Nichols reflects on the old pioneer days in Tasmania and the 'sticking-up' of an isolated station by the last gang of bushrangers that operated in the island - with photos; Forbidden Nepal - Hugh Walter had unusual opportunities to visit this closed state and provides interesting glimpses of the manners, customs, and principal religious festivals of the Nepalese - with photos; White Man's Magic - While exploring the interior of New Zealand the author and his companion fell afoul of a rascally Maori tohunga, or medicine man; Where Cannibals Roam - Part II - An eventful journey into the unknown interior of Papua, with photos; "Old Peter" - C.N.C. Hayter, formerly of the Royal North-West Mounted Police, describes instances of 'second sight' he witnessed among Eskimos, thus providing independent corroboration of a story about apparent Eskimo telepathy in this publication a few months ago; What Happened to Spott - A funny story about a miserly old South African storekeeper and a black mamba snake; The World's Largest Goldfish Farm - founded by Eugene Shireman of Martinsville, Indiana - with photo. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Pages xxiv, 257-320. Features: Cover illustration of Sugar-Loaf, Rio de Janeiro; The Haunted Mine - 1927 tale of a haunted goldmine in the Township of Timmins, Ontario, Canada; The Rest Cure - a sea captain's story of an unusual Atlantic voyage with a party of cowboys; Norfleet's Quest (part 2 of 2) - for three years Texas cattleman Frank Norfleet pursued a gang of confidence tricksters; Death of British Columbia lighthouse keeper Lawrence Dupuis; The Living Death - as strange 1925 a story from Mexico; The Sky-Riders - photo illustrated article about adventures of RCMP airmen maintaining law and order in Canada's vast Northern Territory; The Lawra Lion - a lion visits the Gold Coast; The Forbidden Path - two British officers in the Himalayan foothills; "Grey" - a close-up of manners and customs prevailing in the Northwest Territories of Canada near Yellowknife; First-Trippers; A Matter of Witchcraft - the strange story of a distinguished visitor who contrived to offend one of the wild tribes in the Territory of New Guinea; many nostalgic ads; The Australian Stockman - life of the drovers of Australia's vast Outback - article with photos and map; and more. Bit of pencil writing atop front cover, otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Covers beginning to loosen. Binding sound. A worthy vintage copy. Book
160 pages. Bibliography. A collection of stories and songs. Former library copy with usual markings. Somewhat above-average wear. A sound copy. Book
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket is price clipped, shows signs of shelf wear, 1" tear upper front cover.
856p. + Frontis. Numerous text engravings. Text ruled in black throughout. Double column. All edges marbled. Large 8vo. Original quarter leather binding. Gilt decorated raised bands. Spine repaired. Rear board detached. Hardbound. ENGLAND BOX 3
256 p. illus., ports. 23 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
251p. Added engraved t.p. Hardcover Good condition, lacking 2/3 of backstrip
300 pages. Index. Bibliography. Illustrated with colour photos, black and white photos and images of the petroglyphs discussed. "Describes, among many other things, the solitary spiritual meditations of young people in the mountains, a form of education once essential to all those who wished to succeed in life with their particular talents... Opens a discussion of some of the issues in rock research that relate to 'notating' and 'writing' on the landscape, around the world and through the millennia. This landmark publication presents a well-researched hypothesis to explain the evolution of symbolic or iconic writing from sign language, trail signs and from the geometric and iconic imagery of the dreams and visions of shamans and neophyte hunters." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A beautiful copy of this interesting work. Book
164p. Wide margins. Mildly foxed. XLib. From the library of the Philadelphia artist, James Cox (1751-1834). Duplicate sold by the Library Company of Philadelphia. 4to. Rebound in library buckram. Leather spine label, gold lettered. First and second Tours are here complete in one volume, and are apparently all that were published. Skrine (1755-1803) inherited a large estate from his father and used his income to travel. He does not seem to have been terribly impressed by the Scottish people. First Edition. Hardbound. OCLC apparently records only three copies in libraries world wide. VERY SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED TRAVEL/4
pp. (20) [Notices of Time's Telescope for 1823], 415, (1) [Time's Telescope publications for 1814 to 1827] + Engraved Portrait Frontis of Sofonisba Angosciola. Offsetting from frontis onto title page. Title page printed in red and black. Uncut. Some age staining. 190mm. Disbound. Includes black bordered obituary of the death of the Duke of York and other deaths in 1828. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! ENGLAND BX 5
Problems of young people in Greece. 350p. Illegible - author- inscription on Verso of ffep. [ NO copies found in WorldCat[] Book
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 72, [1], [4] p., bibliography. Folkloric traditions and beliefs of Tortum District of Erzurum City. Tortum'da halk inanmalari. Âdetler ve taslamalar.
Very Good Russian Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 13 cm). In Russian. 223, [19 p., b/w ills. Traditsionnaia kultura Tuvintsev glazami inostrantsiev (Kolets XIX - Nachalo XX veka). Traditional culture of Tuvans through the eyes of foreigners from 19th century to beginning of the 20th century.
Features: Fastest Ox Train on the Santa Fe Trail!; Fringe Benefits of a Prospector; They Called Him Elza - Elza Lay of the Wild Bunch; Navidad en la Villita - little known Christmas customs practiced in the Southwest; Rolling Stone - running away from home; The Hall Murders; Joseph (Joe) McCoy Scouts Texas; Greatest public library - the cemetary; The Trap - it opened up the west; Wild Old Days!. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
A book about Turkish food that is half travel book, half recipes [includes recipes that seem Greek - Revani, Baklava - except for the name] 224p. illus plates (col) Book
"The Cultural Influence Of The Ottoman Empire Is The Unifying Factor In This Collection Of Paintings, Drawings, Photographs And Decorative Objects. Subjects Include: Turkish Baths; Ottoman Inspired Western Interiors; Carpets; Silks; Turbans; Iznik Tiles; Coffee; And Tobacco" Book
As New As New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Mint. 4to. (30 x 21 cm). In English. 233 p., b/w ills. Turkish travellers on five continents: An anthology of 20th century Turkish travel writing. Translated into English by P. Mary Isin.
New English Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In English. 236 p., ills. Turks in London: The unheard voices. The history of Turkish people in Britain is not as short as many would presume but is quite under researched. There is some research on the history of Turks in Britain but still many people do not know that 'Güvercinlik' (pigeon-loft) is the term given by the first Turkish arrivals to Trafalgar Square, London. It is where the first Turks (mainly Turkish Cypriots) used to meet. This was their one and only meeting point out of necessity as they did not have any associations, cafes or restaurants of their own to gather and socialise. Although it is known that some Turkish Cypriots arrived in London in the 1920's and 1930's Turkish Cypriots started coming in bigger numbers to London in the 1940's and 'Güvercinlik' is the place where their journey started.
8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. Fine copy. A Turn in the South is Mr. Naipaul's first book to speak directly to an American audience. It does sometimes take an outsider to help a culture see more clearly the things that are close to it. Naipaul demonstrates an astounding clarity of vision as he describes such places as Atlanta, Charleston, Tallahassee, Tuskegee, Jackson, Nashville and other places in the American South. We hear the voices of the people - black, white, rich poor, politicians, writers, farmers and ministers.
112 pages. A pleasantly illustrated introduction to Japan for younger readers. Introduces Japan's language, lifestyles, foods, transportation, alphabets, history, and more. A worthwhile book for young students of the Japanese language, or those who will be visiting that wondeful country. Author's signature and inscription upon decorated front free endpaper. Gift greetings inside front board, else clean and unmarked with light wear. Book
Very Good Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [6], 20 p. Türk ailesi ve çocuk egitimi.
Fine English Paperback. çok remiz durumda, Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 3 volumes set ([vii], 850 p.; [vii], 836, [1] p.; [vii] 622 p.; [vii], 666 p.). Türk kimligi. Vol. 1: Halkbilimi verileri zemininde. Vol. 2: Halkedebiyati verileri zemininde. Vol. 3: Tas inanis zemininde. Vol. 4: Islâm öncesi edebiyat zemininde. I-II-III-IV. Four volumes set. A very heavy set.
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 106 p., ills. Examples of Turkish folkloric children's games. Türk çocuk oyunlarindan örnekler.
Ex- library book with usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text is clean. Color and b&w drawings, very detailed.
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 463 pages with a few tissue covered illustrations. Chapters on: Indian customs and superstitions, Indian tribes of the far west, Utes and Apaches, Buffalo farming, Hunting and trapping, Brigham Young, Campaign against the Navahoes, A convention of grizzlies, etc.
