WRIGHT, IRENE A. (EDT.)Livre Rare Book
Wright CharlesLivre Rare Book
Le chemin des estives
2022500295866J'AI LU 2022 352 pages 11 1x17 8x2 3cm. 2022. pocket_book. 352 pages.
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195144729London, Hakluyt Society, 1951. 8vo. In the original publisher's blue cloth. Uncut. Gilt lettering to spine and gilt stamped ship to front board. A very fine and clean copy. XCIII, (1), 314 pp. + 4 maps.
2022500295866J'AI LU 2022 352 pages 11 1x17 8x2 3cm. 2022. pocket_book. 352 pages.
195344732London, The Hakluyt Society, 1953. 8vo. In the original publisher's blue cloth. Uncut and unopened. Gilt lettering to spine and gilt stamped ship to front board. A very fine and clean copy. XXXII, 221 pp. + 1 plate and 3 maps.
1933160063London: John Murray. Good. 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Good condition. Color has slightly faded on the spine. Pencil markings on front flyleaf. Pages are beginning to come loose in the front. ; The story follows the adventures of a young boy Wren and his dog Percival as they travel the world in search of adventure. From climbing mountains to diving underwater Wren and Percival always seem to find themselves in the middle of something exciting. This story is full of adventure and will keep readers on the edge of their seats.; 8vo; 508 pages . John Murray hardcover
1933160064New Yok: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Good. 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Good condition. Pages are a little rough from cutting with slight discoloration on the edges. ; Percival Christopher Wren is known for his work on the construction of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich England but he is also well-known for his writings on astronomy and mathematics. In this book he tells the story of his life and his passions including his love of action and adventure.; 8vo; 435 pages . Frederick A. Stokes Company hardcover
1927160071New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Good. 1927. Hardcover. A volume in good condition that has a losse spine with a small wrinkle. There is normal shelfwear present as well; Features color and black and white illustrations. Authorised American Illustrated Edition. Sheets for "The Song of the Legion" from the Paramount Picture featured at the end. ; Black and White & Color; 8vo; 579 pages . Frederick A. Stokes Company hardcover
1928160066London: John Murray. Good. 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Good condition. Spine is slightly faded compared to rest of cover. Foxing is present throughout the book. ; HOOD is a novel set in the fictional towns of West Egg and East Egg on Long Island in 1922. The novel is written in the first person by the adult twin sons of the V.S.A. agent C. Auguste Dupin who was based on the real-life detective Edgar Allan Poe. The novel tells the story of their rivalry and their families' secret history.Beau Ideal is the story of twin brothers C. Auguste Dupin and Beauchamp Devereaux who are separated at birth and raised in two separate parts of Long Island West Egg and East Egg. They idolize the same man Poe and their rivalry leads to an epic battle of wits and wills. As they learn more about their families' dark secrets they come to understand that their idealized notions of each other and of themselves are nothing more than falsehoods.; 8vo; 348 pages . John Murray hardcover
1926160116New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Very Good. 1926. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition with some shelfwear to the exterior boards. The spine is slightly loose but the pages are clean; The Beau Sabreur tells the story of a young man who in the early 1800s leaves his home in France to become a trapper in the Rocky Mountains. There he builds a life for himself falls in love and struggles to find his place in the world.; 8vo; 370 pages . Frederick A. Stokes Company hardcover
1940160117London: John Murray. Fair. 1940. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first edition/first printing in fair condition. The volume features discoloration on the cover a cocked spine some sticker residue on the lower spine and the inking of a signature from a previous owner on the front pastedown; When General Jason goes missing during a coup in the fictional country of Sano his wife children and military superiors all worry about his safety. They soon learn that Jason was kidnapped by a rival faction of the military and they must find him before it's too late.; 8vo; 438 pages . John Murray hardcover
1925160099New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Good. 1925. Hardcover. An authorized american edition in good condition. There is some foxing present and an ink inscription on the front flyleaf. The gold lettering on the cover is still in good condition; Christopher Percival Wren's Beau Geste is a novel set during the French Revolution. The story follows the adventures of three military officers- Beau Geste Aubrey de Vere and François de la Rochefoucauld- as they fight in the Napoleonic Wars.; 8vo; 412 pages . Frederick A. Stokes Company hardcover
1926160100New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1926. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition housed in a good dust jacket. The dust jacket has small tears on the front and the spine. There is an ink signature of a previous owner on the front flyleaf. The pages are clean with minimal wear; Black and white stills from the Paramount Picture. Ronald Colmn featured as Beau Geste. ; Photographs; 8vo; 418 pages . Grosset & Dunlap hardcover
1928160102New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Very Good. 1928. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition with some small blemishes to the upper left cover. There is a small bookseller sticker on the front endpage. Overall this is a cllean copy with the gilt lettering still bright; .In Beau Ideal Christopher Percival tells the story of a young man who yearns for something better. He sets out on an epic journey to find himself and discovers the true meaning of happiness. Along the way he meets colorful characters and experiences life-altering moments. Ultimately he discovers that the only thing that truly matters is love.Percivals vibrant writing style and engaging characters will captivate readers from the beginning. Beau Ideal is a heartfelt story about self-discovery that will leave them feeling inspired.; 8vo; 373 pages . Frederick A. Stokes Company hardcover
1931160106London: John Murray. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1931. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition housed in a like dust jacket. There is an ink inscription on the front flyleaf from a previous owner. The volume also bears light foxing to the top of the pages; Edited by P. C. Wren. Tightly bound with clean pages. ; 8vo; 383 pages . John Murray hardcover
1947160103London: John Murray. Fair. 1947. Hardcover. An edition in fair condition. The cover has several blemishes and discolorations and the interior has minimal foxing. The first few pages have creases from being folded and there is a small amount of water damage to lower outside corner of the pages ; Stories of the Foreign Legion follows the exploits of a select few members of the Legion chronicling their daring deeds and heroic sacrifices in the service of France. From the deserts of North Africa to the jungles of Vietnam these men have faced danger and death on a scale seldom seen in peacetime.Christopher Percival's intimate and insightful portraits of these veterans reveal the human cost of war as well as the enduring bonds of brotherhood and comradeship that drive these men to continue serving their nation.; 8vo; 655 pages . John Murray hardcover
177521457London: T. Cadell 1775. Hardcover. Very good. Second edition. 8vo 411 pp with folding map as frontispiece. Bound in early full calf with gilt spine in six compartments red spine label. Front joint rubbed and partially cracked; binding otherwise sound text very clean. Armorial bookplate of Johnathan Pytts Esq. on front pastedown. "Wraxall's travelogue is elegantly written and its Scandinavian and Russian itinerary was novel and therefore of great interest to the reading public.The narrative is self-consciously chivalric and testifies to Wraxall's lifelong interest in tales of intrigue and distress although Queen Caroline Matilda's predicament does not figure in the text presumably in the interests of diplomacy" ODNB. T. Cadell hardcover
177521457London: T. Cadell 1775. Hardcover. Very good. Second edition. 8vo 411 pp with folding map as frontispiece. Bound in early full calf with gilt spine in six compartments red spine label. Front joint rubbed and partially cracked; binding otherwise sound text very clean. Armorial bookplate of Johnathan Pytts Esq. on front pastedown. "Wraxall's travelogue is elegantly written and its Scandinavian and Russian itinerary was novel and therefore of great interest to the reading public.The narrative is self-consciously chivalric and testifies to Wraxall's lifelong interest in tales of intrigue and distress although Queen Caroline Matilda's predicament does not figure in the text presumably in the interests of diplomacy" ODNB. T. Cadell hardcover books
184222724New York: Harper and Brothers 1842. Hardcover. Good. xvii 302 pp with folding map in original binding of leather-backed textured cloth boards. Issued as No. 167 in Harper & Brothers School District Library series. Spine rubbed at edges light scattered foxing reinforcement to map on verso. Written on the front free endpaper "School District Library No. 13 Town of Oysterbay." Wrangel "was appointed in 1820 to command the Kolymskaya expedition to explore the Russian polar seas. Sailing from St. Petersburg he arrived at Nizhnekolymsk on 2 November 1820 and early in 1821 journeyed to Cape Shelagskiy on sledges drawn by dogs. He sailed afterward up Kolyma River advancing about 125 miles into the interior through territory inhabited by the Yakuts. On 10 March 1822 he resumed his journey northward and traveled 46 days on the ice reaching 72° 2' north latitude. He left Nizhnekolymsk on 1 November 1823 and returned to St. Petersburg on 15 August 1824. He established that north of the Kolyma River and Cape Shelagsky there was an open sea not dry land as people thought. Together with Fyodor Matyushkin and P. Kuzmin Wrangel described the Siberian coastline from the Indigirka River to the Kolyuchinskaya Bay in the Chukchi Sea. See Northeast Passage. His expedition made a valuable research in glaciology geomagnetics and climatology and also collected data about natural resources and native population of that remote area" wiki. Harper and Brothers hardcover
1926002275Londion: Chatto & Windus 1926. Cloth with Pictorial Pastedown. Blue cloth with photographic pictorial pastedown on front board. Illustrated with 84 photographs. Deals with the author's travels from Austrtalia which began in 1891 to New Zealand Tasmania New Caledonia and Tahiti. More than simply a travelogue Wragge attempts to portray the French regime in the South Pacific making speci al reference to the the brutal prison conditions existing under their administration. Likewise he examines the administration of the New Zealand government in the Cook Islands and discusses the misio nary question as it relates to the native populations of many of the islands both within the Empire and without. Spine very slightly cocked. A clean sturdy copy of this title Very good. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Chatto & Windus Hardcover
1978019658Washington: Smithsonian Institution 1978. Illustrated large octavo pp 231 with six folding charts in the rear pocket very slightly used internally paperback the covers very slightly used and age-toned the spine a little wrinkled. Polish collector of insects and plants in Peru. Woytkowski emigrated to Peru in 1929 where he collected more than a thousand insect species new to science and copious botanical specimens. He together with his new wife Helena was lured to Peru by a settlement company whose advertisements promised free passage and a homestead farm. In reality after landing in Callao he found himself with hundreds of other Europeans in a shanty immigrant camp waiting in vain for their free land. While most gave up and returned to their homes Woytkowski decided to stay in Peru with Helena and their four-year-old son settling in Yamaquezù near Oxapampa where he established himself as a naturalist collecting insects and plants to send to scientists in the United States and Europe. He was for seven years employed exclusively by the Swiss pharmaceutical firm CIBA looking for plants that could be used in medicines and also served on the staff of San Marcos University as a professor of French and La Molina College of Agriculture in Lima. Here he built up an extensive herbarium though he was best known for his entomological collections. He made numerous trips into Peru's mountainous areas and explored all the country's provinces both independently and on behalf of research institutions including the University of California and Missouri Botanical Garden. Although successful in his collecting career his family life was somewhat unhappy due to his constant need to move around which led his wife to leave him in the 1940s. After more than 30 years collecting in Peru he was dealt another blow when he found he could not draw a small pension from the Botanic Garden in Lima as he had never taken Peruvian citizenship. He thus returned to Poland in 1965 by now a strange land to him. Removed from his life's work and suffering in the colder climate he died in Krakow where he had been staying with his brother. Numerous insects are named in his honour including a genus of army ants. The plant genus Woytkowskia Woodson is also named for him. This memoir was published in Polish in 1974. First English edition. Paperback. Good. Smithsonian Institution Paperback
1979RO30001216Famot. 1979. In-4. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 153 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en couleur.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910.4-Voyages
1979RO30001215Famot. 1979. In-4. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 153 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en couleur.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910.4-Voyages
1979RO30001222Famot. 1979. In-4. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 153 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en couleur.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910.4-Voyages
1979RO30001214Famot. 1979. In-4. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 151 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en couleur.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910.4-Voyages
1979RO30001223Famot. 1979. In-4. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 153 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en couleur.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910.4-Voyages
193674359A. Pedone 1936 in-8, broché, non coupé, 218 pp., grande carte dépliante de la Mandchourie.
