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Madrid, 2007. 4to.; 296 pp. Ilustraciones. Cubiertas originales. Simon Pallache, sefardita en Fez, fue a lo largo de su vida contrabandista de armas, agente doble y espía. En Inglaterra fue detenido y juzgado como pirata. Intentó ser contratado por la Corte Española y sirvió al Sultan de Marruecos como agente diplomático y comercial en los Países Bajos. Una vida apasionante en el teatro de la diáspora sefardí en el Mediterráneo y en la creación de la Comunidad de Amsterdam.
Madrid, CIAP, 1930. 4to.; 361 pp., 1 h. Cubiertas originales.
Broch?. 191 pages. Jaquette illustr?e.
français Forrt in-4 de 833 pp. + carte ; cartonné à la Bradel de l'éditeur, sous jaquette illustrée. Riche iconographie en noir.Ils avaient 20 ans dans les djebels...
510 pages. Extensively and wonderfully illustrated in black and white. New leather applied over original backstrip. Gift greetings inside front board. Front hinge open. Front free endpaper removed. Binding open inside back free endpaper. A pleasing reading copy. Book
Madrid, Editora Nacional, 1973. 4to.; 219 pp. Cubiertas originales.
48pp., avec illustrations, 21cm., brochure originale, catalogue d'exposition (Abegg, 4 mai - 19 octobre 1980), bon état, C97143
Madrid, Talleres Perm, 1946. 8vo.; 55 pp., con un mapa. Cubiertas originales.
pp. xxiv, 523. Lacks map. Stamped ownership of Mercantile Library, Boston on title page. XLib. Penciled manuscript criticizing the author. Foxed and age stained. Some papers torn without loss. 8vo. Rebound in orange library buckram. "One of the cleverest volumes of fabricated travels ever produced. The details are so circumstantial, and the mixture of fact and fiction is accomplished with so much skill, that it is not uncommon to find people who do not know that the account of the travels is nothing more than a well-contrived literary deception" - Mendelssohn. South African Bibliography. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AFRICA/3
1 vol. in-8 carré br., 1959, Monastère de Toumliline, Azrou, Maroc, 1959 Etat très satisfaisant (couv. lég. frottée) pour cet ouvrage consacré au monastère bénédictin de Toumliline, près d'Azrou au Maroc, dont l'histoire fut brève (1952-1959). Français
POITIERS, Aubin imprimeur - 1993 - In-4 oblong - Cartonnage souple illustré en couleurs - Photographies en NB ou couleurs, certaines PP - 62 pages - Très propre
Numéro complet. 15 pages. 25x33cm.
in-12, 240 pp., broche sous jaquette illustree. Bel exemplaire. [HI-4/2]
49pp., 24cm., original softcover, text in Spanish, good condition, C91423
Madrid, 2001. Folio; 600 pp. Ilustraciones. Cubiertas originales.
UNIVERSITE BORDEAUX III.. 1986. In-4 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos plié. Intérieur frais. 223 pages + 30 pages environ d'annexes. Nombreuses cartes et photos en noir et blanc dans le texte et hors texte.
Two volume set shows light wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Each volume abut 330 pages, Vol. 1 1863 - 1905 : Life seen from the pit, Vol. 2: 1905 - 1936 Life seen from the stalls. Fold out map at back of Vol. 2 is in excellent condition. Both marked as first editions.
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Our Wild Boar - Coolies were afraid to work on a tea plantation in Assam, India due to a huge wild boar; Two Mysteries - Two strange incidents that happened in a North Country hospital during WWI; Bred in the Bone - What happened to an Australian aborigine couple who offended their tribal elders; Photo of an excellent example of French topiary; Round the World in a "Baby" Car - Part II (of II) of Gladys de Havilland's world-tour in a midget car, with photo of her in Hollywood talking to Mr. Lupino Lane plus five other wonderful photos; The Forbidden Valley - The fascinating photo-illustrated account of how RCMP officers Horsfield, Berger, and Greenfield accompanied a surveyor sent to the Kitwancool Valley in Northern British Columbia where the local natives had previously evicted the few settlers, wanting nothing to do with the white man - with photos and illustrations; the "Fool Afoot" in Italy - Part V - John Gibbons continues his amusing walking trip; Photo and explanation of "Sati" memorials in India, where wives were burnt in the same funeral pyre as their deceased husbands; The Haunting of the "Flamingo" - Bad luck strikes a vessel named Flamingo after her third engineer takes a shot at an albatross; Filming in the Wilds - Part II - Major C. Lestock Reid and his film crew experience major adventures as they attempt to film an adventure story in Siam - with photos; The Brand of the "Circle H" - A charming little story from the far west by Edith Ammons Kohl; Payment in Kind - A curious tale from Western India; The Mystery of the Post - Sergeant A.R. Cooper of the French Foreign Legion is sent to a lonely Moroccon outpost where N.C.O.s have been murdered - with photos; My Island Home - Henry G. Lamond describes his idyllic life on Homestead Bay on South Molle Island - article with photos; and more. 84 pages plus 32 pages of great ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A lovely vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Book
Features: Galleon Gold - Lieut. Harry E. Rieseberg is continually drawn to the silver shoals off the Bahamas to search for underwater treasure; Trapped by the Bor Herd of Elephants; The Mowha Maneater - a tiger story in the Indian jungles; We Chose Danger - an adventure of Frank Illingworth in troubled Morocco; Badboy of the Fisheries - the common seal; H.M.S. Thule Intercepts - an intensely dramatic story of a submarine at war as told by its Commander, Alastair Mars, D.S.O., D.S.C. and Bar; Volcanic Island - "I Know an Island"; Swallowed by the Jungle - the conclusion of "Manhunt in Green Hell", a story from the French Guiana jungle; Iceland Pony Race; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Chip from spine. Sound copy. Book
Pages 353-440 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: What Happened to Mary Clark near Indianapolis - her car was hit by a train and she ended up on the front of the train which thundered on through the night!; The Haunted Bungalow - extraordinary story from South Africa; A Thousand Miles From Anywhere - Reverend Martyn Rogers and his family spent three years on the island of Tristan da Cunha - where mail came only once per year!; The Living Death - an eccentric chemist marries an Aztec girl in the hope of discovering the secrets of ancient Aztec dyes; Sands of Destruction - the fierce Atlantic is destroying the coast of Donegal in the north-west of Ireland - article with graphic photos; How I Lost My Job - the author worked as a teamster in British Columbia, until he lost a wagonload of explosives near Burns Lake; Two Years in Borneo - part 3 - the exciting outbreak at the Lubuk Estate; Trial by Ordeal in Africa; A Woman in Unknown Morocco - Fay Sutton's photo-illustrated narrative; Where Cannibals Roam - part 4 of 4 of this photo-illustrated article on a trip to the interior of Papua; The Stolen Telluride - A West Australian gold-miner's story; A Double Event - members of the South African Constabulary gets involved with horse racing; The Montreal Hold-Up - Canada's most daring armoured car robbery in broad daylight; The Downfall of "The Colonel" - a very clever American crook; Anderson's Pole-Cat - an exhausted British Columbia prospector stumbles upon a fortune in a trackless wilderness. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Features: The Tragedy of the "Ouida" - a pearling lugger disappears along with three members of her crew; That Night in Shanghai - Mr. and Mrs. Aitchison no longer sleep with a tree close to their window; African Nights - a young family is relocated to a home in the middle of the African wilds; A Fool Afoot in France - the amusing narrative of an economy traveller in France; Deadline Hitch-hike - the author, new to America, hitch-hiked from Arkansas to Colorado in 10 days; High Seas Murder - the new Malay fireman was a trouble-maker; Moroccan Location - a breezy account of the adventures of the people engaged in making the well-known "Black Rose" film among the Berber hillmen of Morocco - many photos; Frozen Terrow - Paddy Brennan was as tough as a youngster could be; The Rubber Hunters; Mediterranean Pirates - Recent happenings in Tangiers - photos; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. Nice copy. Book
