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197478336Salisbury, M. O. Collins, 1974, in-4°, 72 pp, 28 cartes en couleurs dans le texte et à pleine page, illustrations de Jill Meikle et Celia Wakefield et très nombreuses photos, cart. illustré de l'éditeur, bon état. Texte en anglais. Peu courant
1375337Livingstone (Zambia): National Museum Board of Zambia, 1971 in-8, 89 pages, illsutrations, carte. Broché, couv. défr., bon état. Contents: Kafungulwa Mubitana, Stolls and Headrests in Zambia. - Joseph O. Vogel, Early iron age metallurgy in south central Africa. - D. W. Phillipson, An early iron age site on the Lubusi river, kaoma district, Zambia. - R. M. Allen, The role of the Livingstone mail in north-western Rhodesia. - Eugene K. Balon, The eels of Siengwazi falls(Kalom river, zambia) and their significance. - R. J. DOWSETT, report on bird ringing in Zambia in 1970 and 1971.
684 pp.; 22 cm. Leg. in tela edit., manca la sovraccoperta. Tracce d'uso in copertina
18 [ads], 251-312 pages. Features: The Strange Case of Herman Crowell - the life of a senior insurance official turns to mystery and romance; The Stolen Mine-Dump - a Gold Coast mine story; Among the Skolt Lapps - photo-illustrated article; The Bundoo Mask - was it responsible for a run of misfortune in Sierra Leone; On the Edge of the World (part II) - further adventures of Richard Brenton in Tierra del Fuego; Two Black Outlaws - two Australian aboriginals go criminal and give Queensland police much trouble; My Pet Elephant - an amusing tale from Mashonaland, Southern Rhodesia; Looking for Trouble - tragedy strikes when 20-year-old Henrietta Schmerler goes to live with and study the Apache Indians; Kite-Fishing in the Solomons; The Runaway Train; Four of a Kind - a Nigerian District officer tells a story related to "leopard" and "lion-men" atrocities in Africa; and more. Bit of pencil writing on front cover. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
410 pages. Subject was born in Winnipeg as the third son of J.S. Woodsworth. With his geological degree he pioneered in the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Northern Rhodesia. He taught high school for 17 years, became principal, and was a fruit farmer in the Okanagan. Clean, bright and unmarked with faintest wear. Blank bookplate inside front cover. Excellent copy. Book
1980100146383Book Club Associates 1980 in8. 1980. Relié. En 1860 un homme et une femme approchent des côtes africaines à bord d'un clipper rapide sous le commandement d'un Américain sans foi ni loi. Ce premier tome de la série Ballantyne explore la quête de richesses coloniales et les luttes amères entre Noirs et Blancs lors de la brève histoire de la Rhodésie
19621186021962 Oxford University Press - 1962 - In-8, cartonnage toilé vert sous jaquette de l'éditeur - 455 pages - Nombreuses illustrations en N&B hors texte - Ouvrage en anglais - Envoi de l'auteur (dédicace) à Jean et Aline Raynal en première page de garde
1833PAERIS, A. Fayard/Géographie pour tous - 1934 - In-8 ° broché , couverture défraîchie - 484 pages - 62 cartes et figures - Intérieur frais
PAERIS, A. Fayard/Géographie pour tous - 1934 - In-8 ° broché , couverture défraîchie - 484 pages - 62 cartes et figures - Intérieur frais
Mm 135x210 "Collana Storica" diretta da Sergio Romano - Volume in copertina rigida con sovraccoperta, 587 pagine. Timbro di biblioteca privata dismessa al frontespizio, peraltro copia in perfette condizioni, mai letta. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, plates and endpaper maps; red tweed cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
19395004Paris, Payot (Bibliothèque Scientifique), 1939 ; in-8, broché ; 356, 2 pp. de catalogue de l’éditeur.
Pages 178-264 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: "Ju-Ju" Justice - a startling West African Ju-Ju incident and its sequel, involving the Elder Dempster branch boat "Lagoon"; Tales of the Service - The Smuggler's Cave (part III) - stirring stories of the Service contributed by a customs-house officer on the West Coast of Scotland and also in Ireland; The Wooing of Abia - a charming yet thrilling love story involving natives of Papua, with great photos; Beyond the Law (part III) - The Dalton Gang terrorized the Western States of America for years while committing train robberies and holding up banks; The Empire's Only Eskimo Soldier - John Shiwak, of Labrador, the only Eskimo soldier to lay down his life for the empire (article with photo); Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram (part III) - the Himalayan exploits of Fanny Bullock Workman and William Hunter Workman (with photos); A Nightmare Voyage - in 1905, the American barque Challenger left Port Townsend for Japan in the command of Captain Pedersen; Photo of a Papuan chief's daughter wearing a necklace of hundreds of dog teeth; Lion-Hunting as a Business - Frank Allen of Rhodesia is the only known lion-hunter - article with photos; A Woman's Journey Across Africa (part IV) - a 4,000 mile honeymoon trip east to west across the Dark Continent - with photos; The Baboon and the Baby - a baboon steals a baby from a home; My Experiences in German East Africa - James Henry Butcher relates his thrilling experiences as a private in the South African Infantry, with photos; The Shining Town - a fascinating photo-illustrated sketch of life and scenes in Granada; The "White" Chief of Penrhyn Island - the shipwrecked author was adopted by a chief in the South Sea Islands and went on to become the ruler of an island and its people; Only a Half-Breed - in South-West Colorado in 1869 a white man's squaw prevented a war; Fantastic ad "Swear Off Tobacco" by the Newell harmacal Company of St. Louis inside back cover; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book
In-8° formato album (cm 25 x 31), legatura editoriale in tutta pelle marmorizzata con titolo in oro al piatto, pp. (4) e 26 fotografie a piena pagina con didascalia al verso. Picolissime abrasioni ai margini della legatura, ma ottimo esemplare.
No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright slightly faded front board and no bumping to corners. Extremely scarce. 70pp. A damning indictment of the likely fate for Zimbabwe, seen through the eyes of a young English volunteer worker in the country in 1971. Part 2 of the book contains letters to the author from Zimbabweans speaking for themselves and sent to the author on his return to England. Part 3 is a complete transcript of an address and question-and-answer session at Oxford in early 1972 conducted by one of Zimbabwe's most notable leaders, Bishop Abel Muzorewa.
496101 vol in-8 broché - N° 226 de 1963 - 55 pages - Illustrations n&b et couleurs
In-8 p., bross., sovrac. (picc. spacchi), pp. (4),228,(6), con 36 disegni nel t. di Mario Vellani Marchi, una carta geografica ripieg. e 106 ill. fotografiche inedite dell’A., in bianco e nero, f.t. Seconda edizione. Testo ben conservato.
14330Fayard, juin 2003 - In-8, br, couverture glacée ill rempliée, 232 pages, très agréable exemplaire.
Features/Photos: Historic remains at Aveley; Flash-Point in the Cyprus Crisis - The Turkish Air Attack on August 8; the Gulf of Tonkin Incident and Johnson's response; Mine rescue at Champagnole; The 'Holy War' of Alice Lenshina - violent disturbances in Northern Rhodesia and savage fighting with the fanatic Lumpa sectarians - Numerous Pictures; The Murungs of the Bandarban Rain Forest; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
Features/Photos: Rare 2-page colour Senior Service cigarette ad; London's traffic problems; Russia raises the curtain on her aircraft and missiles; Triumphant week for R.A.C. Rally winners and Arkle... but a rugged one for jockeys and Etonians; The Men who are challenging Gen. De Gaulle; Sensational photo from Mt. Hermon Academy, Massachusetts, USA... Football game continues while science block burns just outside stadium!; My plan for Rhodesia - Sir Edgar Whitehead; Chinese Craftsmanship in Jade and Porcelain; The Art Patron of Merseyside; A Gold Treasure from the realm of Nestor; Hello Dolly in Drury Lane; Treasures from Tibet on show in London. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
Features/Photos: 73,000 cross into East Berlin for Christmas; The Lakonia Disaster; End of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; Rock art of the Australian Aborigines in Northern New South Wales; Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Today I, II, III and IV; Mikhail Andreevich Suslov; Photo of elephant hindquarters; Crossing the Mekong Delta upon a Water Buffalo's back; Jim Clark-World Champion - Esso Oil Ad.; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
Features/Photos: Donald Campbell breaks world land speed record in Bluebird; Southern Rhodesia foremost in Commonwealth Conference; Bastille Day march past in Paris; Recently discovered archaic bronzes from the Great Peloponnesian site of Olympia; Senator Goldwater emerges as victor at the Republican convention in San Francisco; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Magazine
Features/Photos: Prince Edward's Debut!; A dull but close election; the Beatles' world tour; Gold Burials of Ingombe Ilede, Northern Rhodesia; Lord Beaverbrook; Photo of Nelson Mandela "Convicted of Sabotage, Sentenced for Life; Trent Bridge Cricket; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
Features/Photos: Andean volcano in Chile - multiple horrific photos; Hawaiian effects of the Chilean earthquakes and the resultant tital waves - multiple photos; Soviet bug displayed; Turkish military coup d'etat; How to escape from a submerged car; Korean Queen; the Queen Mother in Rhodesia; Trinity College School, Port Hope, Canada; the U.S.S. Saratoga collides with a West German merchantship off North Carolina; Field Marshall Montgomery in China; 420 mph tidal wave damage in Japan; Draining of the Grand Surrey Canal at Camberwell reveals a rubbish dump; The Simca Aronde Etoile; and more. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
Features/Photos: The Queen in Nepal and Iran; our first grievous slip in Rhodesia; Excavations at Lothal; Various kinds of automobile safety/seat belts; Canford School; Evolution; Proteus, the first U.S. nuclear submarine tender takes up position in Holy Loch, Scotland; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
