Compiler - John ArmstrongMareMagnum
Brown James AmbroseMareMagnum
Laura Guerra · Bologna, IT12,00 €
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Audio CD New Release item. Pls. allow a minimum of 4 - 6 weeks as this is hi p from CD Manufacturers.
n.p. Text photographs. 4to. Original full pictorial printed wraps. Nice copy. AFRICA/5.
in-8°, 235 pages, biblio, index, broche, couverture illustree. Bon etat [DV-9]
443p. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Book Club Edition. Nice copy. AFRICA/1
In-4° pp. 24 con ill. n.t. Bross. edit. illustrata.
Un volume (10x17 cm) di VII-463 pagine, with twelve illustrations by William Harvey. In lingua inglese. Legatura editoriale in tutta tela verde con titolo e fregi in oro al piatto e al dorso; tagli dorati Rincollata la cerniera interna; volume un po' lento, ma in buone condizioni.
In 16°, bella piena percallina rossa, decori e tit. in oro impressi a secco, pp. VII-463. Con 12 tavv. f.t. in xilografia raffiguranti scene di caccia. Bella copia, elegante legatura.
Tela editoriale (abrasioni-sbucciature da anobi) cm 18x13, pp (30) 860 48 (di carte geografiche a colori) 126 (pubblicitarie). In inglese.
tavole fotografiche f.t., oltre a 9 carte doppie a colori e 2 grandi carte a colori più volte ripiegate. Indici. Segnalibro.
DJ tattered with open tears. Wear to extremities. Slight staining to boards; Folding map in front pocket; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall
Looks like new, but is printed on age-toned paper. 158 pages.
64 pages. Colour illustrations. Includes stories drawn upon the rich and varied folk traditions of four southern African peoples: San, Xhosa, Tsonga, and Zulu. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
large 8vo [25.5 x 17 cm]; xxxv, 288 pp, frontis, 107 plates from photo, folding map at end, index. original pictorial cloth, spine a little darkened, light wear at spine ends, map with tape repair on verso, very light foxing, else a very good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. "I have attempted to weave into my writing something of the fascination and spell of Africa, which bred in the solitudes of open plain and primeval forest, grip the traveller from first to last" (vii). The author explored the region about Lake Kivu and between Kivu and Ruwenzori in the Congo with good description of the native peoples and nature and with some emphasis on gorillas, elephants, lions, entomology, cannibals, the volcanoes, etc. The appendix lists the new species of butterflies and moths collected by the author and his wife who accompanied him.
"Focuses on Jung's conception of archetypes - the stories and symbols that are shared by different cultures and that make up the collective unconscious. Rare footage traces Jung's travels to Africa, Britain, and New Mexico." - from cover. Voice of C.G. Jung by Max von Sydow. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Book
Ristampa del 1991 di una delle più importanti opere di caccia grossa in Africa. L'opera descrive non solo la caccia e le bellezze naturali in africa ma anche le popolazioni indigene. Riproduzione in fac-simile dell'edizione del 1844. Numerose planches colorate. In buone condizioni e completo. Copertina in tela editoriale in buone condizioni con lievi usure ai margini e dorso. Sovraccoperta mancante. Legatura in buone condizioni. Pagine in ottime condizioni. In 8 cm. 22,5x14,5. Pp. (20)+XVI+359+6. Republishing of 1994 of One of the greatest 19th century works on African game and a true canon title of the genre. Harris’ study goes far beyond simple game hunting and is a valuable look into the Africa of the day. In addition to the studies of the wildlife, he also gives us through both the text and the lithographic plates a look at some of the indigenous peoples of the region. Fac-simile reproduction of the edition of 1844. Different colored plates. In good conditions and complete. Cloth editorial cover in good conditions lightly worn in the extremities. Dustjacket lacks. Binding in good conditions. Pages in very good conditions. In 8 cm. 22,5x14,5. Pp. (20)+XVI+359+6
Pages 353-418. Features: On the Grand Bank; "By Water in the Desert"; The Man Who Rememered; "Old Man Crag"; Phases of Life; My Adventures in "German South-West"; Short Stories; Forbidden Frontier - adventure along the Russia-Finland border involving a scientist who escaped from a Soviet prison camp; Dr. Weston's Marlin (fishing adventures); The Cat; Advertising for a Wife; Man and His Needs; and more. Covers separated from textblock but present. Above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Features: West to Adventure - the life of Arthur 'Jack' Letheby in Western North America (Part I); Fear at First Sight - man-eater danger in Africa; Introduction to Murder - Captain Philip Chambers' account of multiple-murder in Casablanca; Besieged by Sea Snakes - the horrifying encounter of an Ecuadoran fisherman; The Devil Follows the Net - The early story of the North Sea fishing grounds - sudden wealth, and sudden death; Karmuk's Prophecy - an Eskimo's experiences with polar bears in the Far North; Mangaia Trader - Part XI of "I Know and Island" - Rarotonga, main island of the Cook Islands; Bridal-Cake Sentinel - the unusually-shaped Guardian of the English Channel; Big City Leopard Hunt - Oklahoma City, 1950; Snatched from the Orient - adventure of the submarine Thule in the Singapore Strait, by Alastair Mars; Mystery of the Vanished Herds - Przewalski's Mongolian wild horses; Jungle Honeymoon; and more. Above-average wear. Chips from backstrip. Unmarked. Covers detached as one but present. Book
Features: Seeking the Golden Cliff - a prospecting expedition in the Central Australian desert; The Hyena - a veteran mining prospector and his story of African Ju-Ju; The Train was Late; A Fool Afoot in France - Part II of an Englishman's walk in France; Murder by Witchcraft - the Crown Prosecutor recounts an amazing case from British East Africa; Crackerjack - interesting stories of serving under a 'character' British sea-captain; The Sadhu's Gift - an interesting Indian tale; Chinese Makeshifts - how the Chinese adapt obsolete products into tools of use - photos; The Mad Trapper - a most extraordinary tale from the annals of the Canadian "Mounties"; How Holland Fights the Sea; The Conquered the Desert - a tribute to the camel - photos; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Backstrip missing chips. 3" x 2" chunk from bottom edge of back cover. Unmarked. Book
Pages 90-176, plus 24 pages of wonderful vintage ads. Many black and white photos and illustrations. Contents include: Wild Boars and Cattle Thieves; Rescuing Little Ruth; A Castle Built for a Shilling; Through the East by Air - part 5; The Man Who Turned Thief - part 5; Trapping Wild Animals Alive; The Ordeal of William McDavid; Five Thousand Miles on Foot in Central Africa - part 3; On Oath (short story); The Ranger's Story (short story); The Amateur Explorers; The Train-Wreck That Failed; My First Lynx; Is This America's Biggest Bear? Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this vintage issue. Magazine
8vo [22 x 15 cm]; 254 pp, illustrations from photos on plates, maps, index. original cloth-backed boards, gilt spine title lettering, dj (light wear at spine edges, not price clipped), near fine and clean in very good dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The story and adventure of the saving of the near extinct white rhino in South Africa. 'The danger of the captures, the disappointments, the ultimate successes, make a splendid tale' [Alan Paton, introduction]. Includes a loose presentation note that refers to the author.
385p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
220p. Illustrated with numerous color photographs. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. AFRICA/1 = 2c.
220p., illus. Hardbound Very good condition good
xii + 241pp., 21cm., softcover, text in English, Doctoral Dissertzation, (Université de Lausanne, Faculté des Lettres), stamp at verso of title page, text is clean and bright, good condition, C109965
