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In-4, brossura, in buono stato di conservazione. In questo numero: “La morte sotterra. A Sciubani, nella Rodesia, un nubifragio, ha fatto inondare una miniera di asbesto. Ad onta dell’opera delle pompe, quattordici minatori indigeni sono morti annegati. Solo un caposquadra europeo si è salvato.” "Soccorsi dal cielo. Numerosi pescatori che, sul lago Peipus (Estonia) si erano rifugiati su un banco di ghiaccio, quando questo venne spinto al largo dal vento si trovarono in critica situazione. Ma vennero soccorsi da aeroplani militari, che lasciarono cadere sul banco di ghiaccio abiti e viveri.".
8vo, 80 pages, illustrated with maps. Covers the great Zimbabwe ruins of Southern Rhodesia. eng
In 8, pp. 110 + (1b). Intonso. Taglietti ai marg. dei p. Br. ed. Documenti relativi ai fatti che accaddero nel regno di Manica, in Mozambico, colonia portoghese dal XV secolo. Gli Inglesi avevano stipulato un trattato col Portogallo sull'uso dei territori di comune iteresse. Tuttavia, i diritti per lo sfruttamento delle ricche miniere d'argento del regno di Manica fecero divampare la guerra tra la British South African Company, gestita dall'avventuriero inglese Cecil Rhodes, e l'esercito coloniale portoghese. Il territorio di Manica divenne alla fine la Rhodesia ma i contrasti sulla linea di confine si appianarono solo nel 1897.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 8 plates and large folding map at end; navy diced cloth, boards framed in blind, upper board blocked in gilt with 'Types of the Force' repeated from frontispiece, gilt back, uncut, expertly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, new hand-made endpapers, a very good, bright, crisp, clean copy. Sold from an institution with neat circular stamp on title only. With 40pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
br. L'11 novembre 1965 il governo di minoranza bianco della colonia britannica della Rhodesia del Sud (Africa australe, attuale Zimbabwe), con premier Ian Smith, dichiarava unilateralmente l'indipendenza con l'UDI - Unilateral Declaration of Indipendence. La Rhodesia della White Supremacy era la seconda economia dell'Africa nera dopo il Sudafrica, e il più importante mercato dei capitali d'Africa dopo la Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Nel 1980, 15 anni dopo l'UDI e in seguito ad una sanguinosa guerr, la Rhodesia nemmeno nominalmente esisteva più: si costituiva al suo posto lo Zimbabwe africano di Robert Mugabe.
In 16°, pp. 48. Brossura.
Features: Photo and write-up of Mr. Edward Peacock, Late Member "A" Company, Regimental Number 452; Company Notes; Shooting Results; London Scottish Rifle Volunteers - An Appreciation; The Roarin' Game (curling; Notes by the Commanding Officer; Special Appeal Fund; Our Regimental Plate (No. VI. - The Trotter Cup) - photographed and described by Ian Bhreatannaich; Scots Abroad - a letter from Rhodesia; Proposed Poster for Recruits; Notes on the Attack, by the C.O.; Correspondence; and more. Four-inch tear to top of back cover. Water marks to top of first few pages. Average wear and soiling. Staples disintegrated. Book
Copertina illustrata a colori in fascicolo originale completo de "La Domenica del Corriere" del 13/01/1929
Milano, 1955, stralcio con copertina posticcia muta, pp. 1153/1168 con fotografie, tavole fotografiche ed una cartina. - !! ATTENZIONE !!: Con il termine estratto (o stralcio) intendiamo riferirci ad un fascicolo contenente un articolo di rivista, sia che esso sia stato stampato a parte utilizzando la stessa composizione sia che provenga direttamente da una rivista. Le pagine sono indicate come "da/a", ad esempio: 229/231 significa che il testo è composto da tre pagine. Quando la rivista di provenienza non viene indicata é perchè ci è sconosciuta. - !! ATTENTION !!: : NOT A BOOK : “estratto” or “stralcio” means simply a few pages, original nonetheless, printed in a magazine. Pages are indicated as in "from” “to", for example: 229/231 means the text comprises three pages (229, 230 and 231). If the magazine that contained the pages is not mentioned, it is because it is unknown to us.
Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: In Search of the Lost Oases - Part I of a wonderful trip across the desert from Sollum, on the Mediterranean, to El Obeid, in the Sudan, mostly through unexplored territory, with photos; Smugglers Three - Poaching swan eggs; Azizun the Dancing-Girl - Sir George MacMunn owned an uncanny little "frog-girl" in India; The Odyssey of the "Olga" - A trip from Nome, Alaska to Seattle ended up taking over three months!; Photo of sixty-foot-tall statue of the god Gomateswara being annointed with oil on the great hill of Sravanbelgola; Left Behind - A young white woman is left behind at a lonely wayside station in the heart of Rhodesia; Lost in the Heart of Peru - Part I - G.M. Dyott was abandoned by his guide in the trackless upper reaches of the Amazon and endured an ordeal to return home - with photos; The Thirteenth Sample - A nerve-trying adventure in the depths of an abandoned mine in Northern Mexico; A Bird-Hunter in the Wilds - G.L. Bates describes a seven-month journey in the remote Cameroon country of Central Africa - with great photos; The Voice in the Darkness - A tragic story of an encounter between a bootlegger and the law during prohibition in Brigson, Alberta; "Sinbad the Sailor" - An American university professor becomes a swindler in Winnipeg; Tiger Tales - Tales from Assam and Sumatra by W.J. Brands; What Was It? - Patrick Brown encountered a mysterious monster in South Africa which appeared to be a survivor of some prehistoric species; The Crocodile Charmers of Java - Javanese witch-doctors 'make love to them, induce them to follow them like pet dogs, and lead them to their deaths'; The Two Strangers - Dr. C.E.Ellis thought he knew a 'bunco man' but then he met two harmless prospectors. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Book
français In-12 de VII-284 pp. + Table des matières + 1 carte dépl. h.t.; broché de l'éditeur. Ouvrage orné de 8 gravures et d'une grande carte dépliante in fine. Deuxième édition.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), 31 plates and 2 large coloured folding maps at rear, free endpapers browned, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; original red cloth, upper board lettered in gilt, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, expertly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, a very good, bright, crisp copy. Brown served as naturalist on an expedition sent by the US Government to the west coast of Africa in 1889, but remained as collector, big-game hunter, gold seeker, landowner, citizen and solder during seven years' participation in the early development of Rhodesia. A classic of pioneer life in the formative period of colonial southern Africa. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Mendelssohn I/308; Czech p. 24. Hosken p. 28.
in-16°, pp. 222 con 17 figure n.t. Bross. edit. Esemplare intonso.
Roma, 1941, 8vo stralcio con copertina posticcia muta, pp. 116/129. - !! ATTENZIONE !!: Con il termine estratto (o stralcio) intendiamo riferirci ad un fascicolo contenente un articolo, completo in se, sia che esso sia stato stampato a parte utilizzando la stessa composizione sia che provenga direttamente da una rivista. Le pagine sono indicate come "da/a", ad esempio: 229/231 significa che il testo è composto da tre pagine. Quando la rivista di provenienza non viene indicata é perché ci è sconosciuta. - !! ATTENTION !!: : NOT A BOOK : “extract” or “excerpt” means simply a few pages, original nonetheless, printed in a magazine. Pages are indicated as in "from” “to", for example: 229/231 means the text comprises three pages (229, 230 and 231). If the magazine that contained the pages is not mentioned, it is because it is unknown to us.
Pages 749-800 plus 4 pages of ads. Features: Nice one-page colour photo ad for the Riley elf Mark II Car (red); One page colour photo add for Harvey's Bristol Cream shows seen in art gallery; One page colour photo add for Harvey's Bristol Dry shows man examining painting; Cover page photo of crane lifting huge fallen stone lintel at Stonehenge; Article on the future of Africa with photo of opening of the Northern Rhodesia independence conference on May 5; Photo of fallen balustrade on the Sinclair Road in Hammersmith; Photo of Kenneth Kuanda addressing opening session of the Northern Rhodesia independence conference; Photo of 320 debutantes giving mass curtsey to the Countess of Mansfield at Queen Charlotte's birthday ball at Grosvenor House on May 5; Photo of Dame Ninette De Valois receiving acclamation of the Royal Ballet and audience at the gala performance at Covent Garden on May 7; Photo of political leaders at the Mansion House launching national appeal for a memorial to Pres. Kennedy; Photos of the Queen Mother and the Duchess of Gloucester at London events; Five photos of the Duke of Edinburgh around and about; Article on Aden, Pres. Nasser and Yemen; Five photos of Khrushchev's state visit to Cairo, including image of Egyptian girl who has thrown herself on the hood of the limo carrying Khrushchev and Nasser; Photo of the launching of Japan's largest postwar submarine, Oshio, at Kobe; Photo of airliner wreckage at Concord, California after the pilot of a Pacific Airlines plane was shot mid-flight; Photo of major damage to destroyer Decatur after clear weather collision with aircraft carrier Lake Champlain off Virginia; Photo of signing of the Japanese British agreement on the consular convention by Mr. Butler and the Japanese Foreign Minister in Tokyo; Photo of Sir Roy Welensky in his garden, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia; Photo of the first Canadian High Commissioner, Mr. Norman Berlis, presenting his letters of introduction to Mr. Kenyatta; Photo of Gen. Franco relaxing with brush and paint behind the Prado palace in Madrid; Photo of 60,000 people meeting on the mountain of Montejurra, Spain for the traditional Carlist rally; Photo of Pres. Ben Bella of Algeria receiving Order of Lenin in Moscow; Photo of the Shah of Persia (Iran) pouring first concrete for the Latian Dam; Photo of Mrs. Jerrie Mock being decorated by Pres. Johnson; Photo of planned Jordan River water diversion to counter Israel's plans of water diversion; Photo of Finnish UN troops in Nicosia after a 40 mile bike ride from Dhekelia; Photo illustrated article on continuing excavations at Ephesus and Roman apartment houses uncovered, Part 1; A survey of the New York World's Fair, 1964-65; Two pages of photos of amusement centres and inside pavilions at the New York World's fair; Wonderful one page colour photo of the Unisphere at the World's Fair; Excellent colour centrefold panoramic map/guide to the New York World's Fair - 646 acres of pavilions and amusement gardens at Flushing Meadow; Excellent cover photo of the New York State Pavilion, with its 100 foot "Tent of Tomorrow"; Several additional pages of photos of the World's Fair; Page of photos of General Motors' Futurama trip and other items; Two pages of photos of Etruscan art in Florence - a little-known field of sculpture; Two pages of photos of Master James Ogilvy and his parents; Photos of personalities of the week include Dr. José Maza, the Duke of Primo de Rivera, John Molloy, Lieut. Gen. Sir: Barber, Mr. Andrew Stewart, Sir Roland Robinson, Mr. J. Guthrie Brown, author Leon Uris and Dr. Wladislaw Dering (who sued Uris for libel because of content in the book Exodus), Dr. Heenan (who made a statement about contraception), Mahmoud Jaifi, the late Sir Ben Smith, the late Mrs. Marjorie McIntosh, the late Miss Marie Kendall, and Sir James Greg; Two pages of text and photos of a variety of African musical instruments; Two pages of text and photos describe British troop involvement in heavy guer Magazine
Pages 981-1024. Features: Lovely colour ad for Cunard inside front cover "Gracious Living At Its Best"; Interesting Scweppes "Schweppshire Way of Life" ad; Cover photo of Royals at Epsom on Derby Day; Photo of Dag Hammarskjold with Haile Selassie and his son; The Empress of Japan attends a charity Bazaar; Royal photos, including the wedding party of Captain Viscount Althorp and the Hon. Frances Roche; Australian flying doctor Dr. Allan Vickers; Sister Marie-Rachel, one of the five Dionne Quintuplets, with her four sisters; M. Charles Dolfuss and M. Audouin Dolfuss; Runner E. Zatopek; Sir Arthur Benson, New Governor of Northern Rhodesia is sworn in; Admiral Sir Dudley North is denied a public enquiry; Many photos of The King's School, Canterbury - probably the oldest public school in England; Sensational centerfold photos shows Mrs. R.S. Clark's 'Never Say Die' passing the post at the Derby - the first American-bred Derby winner since 1881; Photo's of Da Vinci's "Last Supper" saved - a seven-years' task accomplished; One page of illustrations about RCA's claim to have discovered a way to convert radiation directly into electricity; Waving farewell to General Sir Gerald and Lady Templer at Kuala Lumpur; and more. One-inch strip missing from bottom of back advertorial cover. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
495pp.with map and some illustrations out-of-text, hardback (blue cloth, spine in blue leather with engilded title), 24cm., VG, [text entirely in arabic], [study dealing with the Rhodesia-affair]
In-8 gr., mz. pelle coeva, tit. oro su tassello al dorso, conservata bross. originale figurata a colori, pp. (2),X,103, con 76 ill. in b.n. in 43 tavv. f.t. e 2 carte geograf. Firma e timbro di appartenenza, ex-libris, altrimenti ben conservato.
(Africa meridionale - Rhodesia Zimbabwe - Archeologia - Antropologia - Etnologia) In 8°, brossura editoriale con illustrazione a colori in copertina di Giorgio Scudellari, pp. (2),X,103,(1), con 76 ill. fotografiche in bianco e nero su XLIII tavole fuori testo e due cartine di cui una ripiegata. Lievi e marginali segni di strofinatura alla brossura, ma volume ben conservato, parzialmente intonso.
southerne Rhodesia - 1929 - In-8 broché - couverture illustrée - 3 cartes dépliantes HT - Nombreuses photographies NB, certaines PP - 159 pages
Une revue brochée de format in 8° de 64; XVI pp. ; illustrations dans le texte. Joint une planche de 29 reproductions photographiques à découper et à coller. Bel état. Voir photo.
409 pages. Index. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Binding tight. Light wear to dust jacket. A high-quality copy. Book
Milano, 1952, stralcio con copertina posticcia muta, pp. 553/560 con una cartina e 6 fotografie. - !! ATTENZIONE !!: Con il termine estratto (o stralcio) intendiamo riferirci ad un fascicolo contenente un articolo di rivista, sia che esso sia stato stampato a parte utilizzando la stessa composizione sia che provenga direttamente da una rivista. Le pagine sono indicate come "da/a", ad esempio: 229/231 significa che il testo è composto da tre pagine. Quando la rivista di provenienza non viene indicata é perchè ci è sconosciuta. - !! ATTENTION !!: : NOT A BOOK : “estratto” or “stralcio” means simply a few pages, original nonetheless, printed in a magazine. Pages are indicated as in "from” “to", for example: 229/231 means the text comprises three pages (229, 230 and 231). If the magazine that contained the pages is not mentioned, it is because it is unknown to us.
Inscribed by the author to previous owner inside front cover. No other marks or inscriptions to contents. A clean very tight copy with slightly marked boards and bumping to lower corners and upper edge. Slight bump to lower corner of all pages. Page edges slightly dusty. Very scarce. 209pp. An attempt at the negro history of Africa including the beginnings, Carthage, Roman, the church, Vandals, Moslems, Arabs, Mali, Songhai, Portuguese, slavery and the Koromantee. There is also a brief written note loosely slipped in by previous owners explaining how they knew the author and how he died.
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Twenty-Four Days Adrift - The appalling experiences that befell the crew of the U.S. steamer Dumaru, destroyed by fire and explosion in the Pacific in 1918 - from the logs of Radio-Operator T.W. Bean and Assistant Engineer F.J. Harmon; The Kidnapping of Father Heslin - this unassuming parish priest of Colma, California ultimately died - newspapers helped in catching the kidnapper; The Cross-Eyed Englishman - a rousing story of the Canadian North-West which occured 150 miles north and west of Winnipeg near Lake Winnipegosis; After Big Game With a Camera - Major A. Radclyffe Dugmore hunts big African game with a camera; A Wipe In the Eye - A British officer's amusing account of a lion-hunt which involves a spear; At Grips With a Leopard - Story from Jan Pienaar of the Beira Mashonaland Rhodesia Railway; The Man-Eating Crocodile - The Native Commissioner in charge at Balovale in Northern Rhodesia describes a crocodile surely responsible for many deaths; The Cannibal Islands - Part III - Clifford W. Collinson lived for several years in the Solomon Islands and here describes his visit to the mysterious island of Choiseul and its hidden stronghold - with nice photos; A Rescue By Aeroplane - Captain M.N. Albert's plane crashed on a trip over Northern Quebec and Ontario; Photo of bamboo organ in Catholic church in Los Pinas, Philippines; England's Oddest Treasure-Trove - A vast hoard of gold and silver coins is discovered at Seaton Carew, on the Durham Coast; Exploring in Central Brazil - Part I - A small expedition left England in 1921 to explore the mighty Amazon forests and study the wild Indian tribes - article with photos; Bandit-Hunting - Captain George Ash describes his 18 months serving under Francisco (Pancho) Villa, and a battle with outlaws in Santo Domingo; The Voyage of the "Sargon" - The disastrous voyage of this Grimsby trawler which arrived home weeks late - article with photos; The Bandit of Marseilles - A Bulgarian in France, upset for a sentence passed upon him,begins a vendetta against inoffensive citizens; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
