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Features: Wise old man - tales from the Amazon remote jungle vastness; A Sailor on Horseback - the adventures of a young British Seaman who tries his luck ashore in the U.S. with a logging outfit in Arkansas... but must hitch-hike 1,200 miles to get there; A Grim Story of Dope-Running on the Egyptian Border; Lunch-time Tiger at a Pathan Village; The Castaways of the Dundonald - one of the most remarkable shipwreck stories on record - great photos; Three firemen, tired of the food and work on their tramp steamer, jump ship in South America; Ghost Town Memories of the Western States of America; Across the Kalahari Desert in motorcar by the dried-up bed of the Kuruman River - nice photos; and more. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
Features: Operation Sikh - an incident from the ongoing 'hide-and-seek'war in Malaya against terrorists; A Sailor on Horseback; Phantom Fortune - the lure of gold and the fascinating history of sundry vanished gold-mines in the wilds of British Columbia; Tasmania's 'Wild West', with photos; A Mystery of the "Bad Lands" - a cowboy's weird experience in Wyoming; The Figurehead - a strange sea-mystery involving the L'Avenir; Gold Coast Ju-Ju; Box of Tricks - an amusing story of thieves at an isolated army camp in Palestine; "Personal-Column" Crusoes - advice for would-be adventurers; Leturc's Island - a Frenchman takes over an uninhabited island and turns it into a profitable enterprise, only to encounter disaster; Desert Hitch-Hike - an eventful 1,200 mile journey across North Africa, with photos; and more. Average wear. Binding intact. Chips from backstrip. Back cover partially open. Book
Includes the following stories: A Chase in the Clouds; Some Historic Curses - II; The Totem Pearl; On the Frontier in Central Africa - IV; The Runaway Steamer; The Land of the Vendetta; Queer Fixes - a battle with wolves, and the plot that failed; Through the United States on Bicycles - III; The Sailor Cowboys; Wide World Picture Tours III - Australia and New Zealand; The Secret of the Farm; A "Floating Gold-Mine"; A Brush with Cannibals; The Haunted Stable; Queer Fixes - The River-Driver, and The Downfall of "Red Mike"; Across Unknown Bhutan - I; The Disappearance of Bryant Crandall; In the Andamans and Nicobars; The Gliding Death - In the coils of a boa-constrictor, touch and go, and an hour with a rattler; Watchers of the Lights; What happened at the Bungalow; Wide World Picture Tours IV - British Africa; Darkness and Light; Our Trip Down the Zambezi; Through the United States on Bicycles - IV; At Sea with a Menagerie; The Poachers Vengeance; A Beetle Hunter in the Amazon; Across Unknown Bhutan - II; A Tragedy of Solitude; Kangaroo Farming; From India to England Overland - I; The Boy Who Ran Away; With a Survey Party in the Field; On Board the "Luciline"; A Maori "Canoe Poi"; The Lost Explorers; A High Climb in Himalaya; The Eye of the King; Our Cruise on the Friesland Meers; An Alligator Hunt By Night; Our Bunch of Bananas and What They Cost Us; The "Knill Festival" at St. Ives; The Passing of a Pathan; The Romance of Mining - The Coyote Mine, Forty Feet From Fortune, The Vanished Vein; The Hunted Hunter; A Cinder in the Sea; Selling the Empire's Secrets; An Eastern Theatre; Six Thousand Miles on Horseback - I; Fighting a Burning Gas-Well; An Exciting Weekend; The Lalla Khan Hoax; From India to England Overland - II; Raiding on the Cumberland; How Pearson Saved the "Overland"; Sport and Adventure in Central Africa - I; Nine Days Entombed; From India to England Overland - III; Tinker - The Story of a Dog; As the Sign of the "Cup-and-ball"; Six Thousand Miles on Horseback - II; The "Killers of Twofold Bay; Captured by Dyaks; Some of My Experiences; My Man Jose; Witch-Doctors and Their Ways; The Mystery of the Magazine; Across America by Motor-Cycle; An Unexpected Visitor; A Village of Smiths; A New Year Parade; Lost in a Mine; A Paradise of Birds; The Man-Eater of Lalpur-Arani; Fighting Snow in the Rockies; Alone in the Wimmera; Log-Rolling; The "White Avengers" - II; My Last Climb; A Lonely Trans-African Tramp - I; "Bully" Hayes's Supercargo; "The Emperor of the Sahara; The First Ascent of Chogo Loongma; Cast Away in the Arctic; A Deal in Eggs. Modest lean to spine. Average wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
Book is in excellent condition, in green cloth covers, large graphic in black on front cover, gilt lettering at spine. Many b&w illustrations on heavy cream colored paper, top page ends colored. 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 shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, is price clipped, no tears. Previous owner's name or sticker in front section of the book. From the flyleaf "Irked by the derogatory reaction of British critics who doubted that such books as Typee and Omoo could have been written by a common American sailor, Melville created Mardi -- on the surface, the record of an odyssey through imagined South Sea world. For the first time, Moore unravels the puzzle Melville created in Mardi, designed to dupe his elitist British readers, by exploring Melville's knowledge of astronomy, nautical navigation, astrology, and game theories. Hennig Cohen's foreword defends the traditional approach to reading Mardi and argues that Moore's heretical interpretation is interesting but narrow in scope. Moore then invites the reader to 'play Mardi'--to engage in games of wit, elaborate metaphor, and arcane learning-- to reveal the full meaning of the novel. The game may be plated most successfully by using the astronomy and astrology of Melville's time, but a knowledge of the Tarot and Ganjifa cards and of the usual Western decks of playing cards will add depth to your understanding. Mardi fulfills Melville's calim to originality and stands unique as a masterpiece of synthesis. Moore demonstrates a circular pattern in which metaphors intertwine and shows how Melville's use of The American Alamanac and his metaphor of time provides unity. She theorizes that Melville was a highly concious artist, capable of manipulating intricate strands of imagery, metaphor, and symbol through a detailed and precise method. Moreover, an elaborate system of puns gives his work an unsuspected economy even where it seems excessively and unnecessarily wordy. Though Mardi fails, perhaps from tediousness and overmanipulation, Melville followed through with the artistic implications in his later and greater books. Moore feels he had a highly developed concept of the errant or deceitful narrator and hoped to force his readers into an intense riddle-solving approach to Mardi."
in-8°, 276 pages, broche, couverture illustree. Bel exemplaire [CA32-6]
301 pages. Hand-numbered copy # 1488 of 2,000. Signed by author. An engaging autobiography with considerable emphasis upon the author's R.A.F. and R.C.A.F. experiences in the second world war, which included time as a P.O.W. held by the Germans. Black and white illustrations and fascinating reproductions of military documents. Address label remnant atop title page. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound copy Book
A history of old Chelsea chinawear. 92 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates, some in colour. Top page edges gilt. Light wear and markings to covers,
Book shows very little wear. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind save previous owner's name or sticker in front section of the book. 510 pages of age-toned paper. The glue in this perfect bound book is over 50 years old and is likely fragile. Contents include: The two temples, Lightning-rod man, The fiddler, Teh Bell-tower, Benito Cereno, Jimmy Rose, I and my chimney, The 'Gees, The piassz, John Marr, Daniel Orme, Billy Budd, sailor, etc. About 25 stories.
Paris, Robert Marin, 1951. In-8, broché, couverture illustrée en couleurs, 341 pp. Première traduction française (il n'a été tiré de cet ouvrage que 50 ex n° sur vélin offset). Bel exemplaire.
in-12, 253 pages, front. coul., illustrations in-t. n/b, relie cartonnage decor ed., jaquette illustree. Tres bel exemplaire, très frais. [JJ-1]
in-8°, 316 pages, planches in- et hors-texte, broche, couverture illustree plastifiee à rabats. Bel exemplaire. [PH-1][P-39]
in-8, 252 pp., illustrations en noir, broche, couv. illustree.- 9782702501436 Bel exemplaire. [LA-4]
265 pages. "A delightful memoir, meticulously recalled." - Darryl Ponicsan, Author of the Last Detaill and Cinderella Liberty. Black and white illustrations. Average wear. Unmarked. Solid working copy. Book
This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dustjacket with just light wear. Long ago released from a major New York non-circulating reference library and bearing their monogram and 'Withdrawn' handstamp on the front endpaper. Otherwise completely clean and free of marks: no card pockets, spine numbers, etc. Text in Spanish. Reproduces in black & white facsimile an 18th century manuscript, itself probably a copy of a much earlier work, a collection of about 68 texts relating to the Mayan language and culture. 11" high X 9" wide, 1109 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. Ex-Library
Mm 155x225 Prima edizione di 1000 copie numerate. la nostra è la n. 931. Volume nella sua brossura originale con bandelle, copertina a stampa, 266 pagine con alcune tavole in nero. Leggere tracce d'uso concentrate al dorso, peraltro buona copia con legature ben salde. Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
Mm 125x180 Collana "Acquario" - Tiratura di mille copie numerate, la nostra è la n. 569 - Brossura originale con bandelle, copertina con lieve brunitura del dorso, fascetta originale mantenuta, 260 pagine. Curatore Vanni Scheiwiller. Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
Mm 140x215 Collana "Opere di prosa e poesia in dialetto veneto" - Brossura editoriale a stampa, 109 pagine. Brunitura e lievi tracce di umidità al dorso e ai margini di copertina, peraltro opera in ottime condizioni. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
cm. 17 x 24,5, vi-166 pp. Universit? di Padova - Pubblicazioni della Facolt? di lettere e filosofia 338 gr. vi-166 p.
Cm.22x22.Brossura ed.Coperta illustrata.28 tavole a colori e un ritratto fot.dell'Artista.Ottima copia
In 16o, pp. 124, br. con sovracc. in acetato. Poesie scelte a cura di Pier Paolo Pasolini, ottimo (8473/MARIN - PRIMA EDIZIONE - MILANO)
Paris, Nathan, 1973. Un album in folio de 66 pp.; nombreuses illustrations en couleurs. Cartonnage illustré de l'éditeur. Bel état.
Paris, Larousse, sd (vers 1910 ?). Un volume broché de format in 8° carré de 96 pp. et un catalogue de l'éditeur. Bon état.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. In Fair slipcase with wear, tears, and discoloration. Red cloth spine. 6 3/4"w 10 1/8"h. 124 pages. Includes Sandglass insert. Decorative endpapers.
in-8°, 316 pages, broche, couverture illustree plastifiee. Bon etat. [HI-5][HI-9]
Hardcover in-4, VIII-323 pp., nombreuses gravures pleine page en couleur, cartonnage de l'éditeur. Bel exemplaire. [P-50]
