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2000175461Springer 2000-02-29. hardcover. Very Good. 7x1x10. Springer hardcover
221 pages. High character and heroic actions are the dominating notes of the careers described in this volume. The nine stories include: Tamate - and his stirring adventures in New Guinea; The siege of For Michilimackinac - the exciting experiences of a fur trader among red Indians; Basil of Caesarea; Daniel Wilson, the Lion-Hearted Bishop of Calcutta; David Livingstone, the Greatest of Explorers; Anecdotes of Livingstone; Bishop McIlvaine of Ohio; Ambrose of Milan - the Archbiship who never feared the face of man; David Brainerd, the Apostle to the red Indians. Three colour plates including frontis. Nicely illustrated spine and front board. Average wear. Front free endpaper missing. Moderate yellowing. Front hinge almost fully open. Above-average but not excessive soiling. Decent copy of a nice volume. Date inknown. Circa 1950? Book
174915971Paris Didot 1749 in-12 (10 X 17 cm) veau havane marbré, dos à nerfs ornés de fers dorés, pièce de titre de maroquin bordeaux, tranches rouges. 496 pp. (Reliure de l'époque).
3845472006.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
18762200Paris, Sandoz & Fischbacher, 1876. 1 vol. in-8 de 514 pages, demi-chagrin noir, dos à nerfs orné. Dos et mors épidermés, rousseurs.
20131-3659449466LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing 2013. Paperback. New. 260 pages. 8.66x5.91x0.59 inches. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing paperback
1967144689Boroko Port Moresby: Southsea Publishing Company 1967. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Boroko Port Moresby Southsea Publishing Company 1967. Quarto two issues 20 and 20 pages including the covers with numerous illustrations. Saddle-stapled pictorial wrappers; creased and a little marked; paper a little tanned; in very good condition. Two early issues of this scarce publication from pre-independence New Guinea. 'A well illustrated satirical magazine for the expatriate community "Black & White" "set out to prove that the people of this Territory are capable of having a laugh at themselves". It includes cartoons of Gordon Tripp attacks on the Territory's administration and commentary on race relations leading up to independence in Papua New Guinea. It was eventually suppressed by legislation in the House of Assembly preventing publication of written matter which could be construed as "threatening provocative or offensive to people of other races or tribes"' National Library of Australia. Southsea Publishing Company paperback
195817341958 1958 IFAN, Dakar, 1958. In Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire n°54. 1 volume in-4 broché, 295 pages. Bel exemplaire. Bibliothèque de Z. Ligers.
202912 page TLS describing in great detail the difficulties in setting up a mining operation in New Guinea. The author H. Edward Clayton is attempting to set up an aerial tramway to transport the ore. It is 3 1/2 miles long and passes over very rough country - the difficulty in hauling the cable is palpable. Clearly having been engaged in mining in other parts of the world before he speaks of Papua NG as "the worst country I've struck in getting anything started up" with no facilities the necessity of setting up your own company mess where as in the past "anywhere else a bording sic house keeper will light along and start up a show even if it does a bit of sly grog as well". He blames the "Navigation Act" which he calls "a curse on this country". "We have Dutch and Japanese boats passing within a hundred miles and the only ones allowed to call here are the little island boats of B.P's; the work is too much for them and the result is high fares and feights sic and infrequent service." <br /> <br /> Several other people are mentioned. There is a reference to "Bill Horsburgh" who is the assayer on this mine married with three children one of them was hospitalized for rheumatic fever in Port Moresby. "Bill has changed a good deal- as quiet as can be until he has a few in and the crust cracks." This could be a reference to William Horsburgh born in Queensland and married to Frances Stella Clayton. W.W. Horsburgh was an assayer and worked with the Dubuna and Laloki Mines of the New Guinea Copper Mines until at least 1927. It's possible that the author of the letter is related in some way to Horsburgh's wife. Clayton also asks after a George Osborne. <br /> <br /> We presume that the Laloki Mine is part of the Astrolabe mineral field near Port Moresby a massive copper mine that ran from 1907 to 1926 at the Laloki and Dubuna Mines and transported by light rail and aerial ropeway to a smelter near the Tahira Inlet wharf. Geology & Mining Potential of New Guinea by Wiliamson and Hancock 2005. <br /> <br /> 2 pp 8x10" signed H. Edward Clayton. Old folds very good condition overall. unknown
33711At head of title: 1888. Queensland. Brisbane : James C. Beal Government Printer 1888. Foolscap folio 330 mm disbound pp 49 2 13; some foxing at extremities otherwise very good. Scarce. unknown
34048At head of title: 1889. Queensland. Brisbane : James C. Beal Government Printer 1889. Foolscap folio 330 mm staple bound pp 39 with a large folding colour map at rear; front with rust marks around the staples and some very light foxing otherwise very good. Scarce. unknown
Features: England's place in the sun - Selwyn Lloyd; Birmingham, Alabama - a City in fear as racial violence smolders in this Deep South inderbox - with black and white photos; The new pulse of Australia - Jolly swagmen, kangaroos and tough outback cowboys are waltzing, like Matilda, toward a new destiny; Buck$ Benny Rides Again - the world's best-paid comedian, Jack Benny, still 39, returns to Broadway after a 32-year absence; Why I Didn't Quit the Ministry - by Norman Vincent Peale; Funny Side of the Bunny Business - a new Playboy Club whirls in a tangle of corn, beefs and cabbage; Dishrags to Riches - The Saga of Heloise Cruse; The Convict Volunteers - when scientists need human guinea pigs to submit to cancer shots or to test drugs, thousands of prisoners step forward, for surprising reasons; Atomic Bombs for Everyone - the exclusive 'nuclear club' may become crowded with new members including Egypt, Indonesia, the Congo. Absolutely *fantastic* colour full-page ad for 12 huge Cadillac models of varying colours. Book
Features: The Vengeance Trail - A murder-mystery from Ecuador, with photos; Our New Guinea Cruise - curious sights and scenes, with photos; Northland Mountaineering - interesting climbs in Arctic Norway - photos; Carlson's Mermaid - a fantastic story from the Niger delta; The 'Hidden Gold" Murders - a German case; Ghulam Haidar - Opium Peddler; Two Bad Men - murderers are eventually captured in America's rugged North-West; A Weird Quest - seances are held to help locate 'lost' gold-mines; Behind the Door - a tale from a Chief Officer in the Merchant Navy; Bush Nightmare - an experience in the wilds of Queensland; and more. Average wear. Binding intact. Sound copy. Book
Features: The Vengeance Trial - An unusual murder in Ecuador; Our New Guinea Cruise - the natives of New Guinea have acquired a certain level of sophistication, with photos; Northland Mountaineering - ascending some difficult peaks in Norway, with nice photos; Carlson's Mermaid - a fantastic story from the Niger delta; The Hidden Gold Murders; Ghulam Haidar - Opium Peddler; Two Bad Men - tracking down two killers in America's wild North-West; A Wierd Quest - seances are held to help prospectors find gold in the U.S.; Behind the Door - a curious story from a Chief Officer in the Merchant Navy; Bush Nightmare - tough luck for a wanderer in the wilds of Queensland; Forewarned - a puzzling affair in Nigeria; and more. Above-average wear. Covers detached but present. Book
Features: The Grand National Steeplechase; Glasgow Fire; Volcanic Eruption of New Guinea; Khrushchev visits De Gaulle; Master Works of Ancient Iranian Artists; Makerere College, The University College of East Africa; The Rover 80 and 100 - automobile feature; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
1912BF041801912 Vol. VIII. Botanique. Livraison IV. pp. 613-887, pls 113-158, roy. 4to, paperbound (plain covers). Title-page missing. Contains numerous papers: various papers by Pulle and Lauterbach, and papers by Koorders, Radlkofer, Suringar, Rosenstock, Fleischer, Valeton, Smith, Engler & Krause, Perkins, Diels.
Anno: M. DCC. XLVII. [1747]. Dimensioni: in-12° (10 x 17 cm circa). Prima edizione in piccolo formato, della prestigiosa opera di Prevost. con una pianta geografica della "Ville de Diu" (più volte ripiegata su se stessa) e due tavole incise in rame fuori testo. Stato di conservazione: Un alone (presumibilmente causato da una pregressa umidità) sul margine verticale bianco (bordo) delle pagine interne (su molte appena visibile, su altre leggermente più marcato); un timbro riportante il nome di un antico proprietario sulla prima pagina bianca ed una firma d'appartenenza a penna sul frontespizio; un forellino di tarlo sul bordo bianco inferiore della pianta geografica fuori testo; un minuscolo foro sul foglio che contiene la pagina 269-270, uno strappo (senza mancanza) sul bordo bianco verticale del foglio che contiene le pagine 399-400,qualche leggero segno d'usura sulla coperta e sul dorso ma, nel complesso, un esemplare abbastanza ben conservato. la presente inserzione fa riferimento esclusivamente al tomo secondo di quest'opera. In questo volume sono presenti: - "Voyages au Sud-Est et aux Indes Orientales", - "Premiers voyages des anglois en Guinée & aux Indes Orientales".
1375347Paris: Editions Jean Vivier, 2016 in-4, 144 pages, nombreuses illustrations en couleurs. Bibliographie. Cartonné, état neuf. Edition limitée à 300 exemplaires.
181643112ABStuttgart, Macklot 1816-24. VIII, 203, (1) - VIII, 166 S., 1 leeres Bl. - VIII, 243 S. Neuerer Halbleder-Band, Rückenfragment mit Rückenschild montiert. Leicht gebräunt, wenige kl. Braunflecke.
2016x-1138199737CRC Pr I Llc 2016. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 367 pages. 9.25x6.14x0.83 inches. CRC Pr I Llc paperback
190126434ABBerlin, Süsserott, 1901. 178 S, 13 Bll. Anzeigen. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen und 1 gef. Karte. Orig.-Leinwand mit Deckelillustration. (Süsserotts Kolonialbibliothek, Bd 1).
In-4°; (8), 310, (6) pp. con 2 grandi tavole più volte ripiegate poste infine al volume. Bella legatura coeva in tutta pelle rosse con titolo, filetti, fregi e nome dell'antico collezzionista (un Marchese) impressi in oro al dorso. Piatti foderati con carta marmorizzata coeva. Seconda non comune edizione, in perfette condizioni di conservazione, di questo importante resoconto africano. D'Ollone (1868-1945) fu un celebre ufficiale militare francese. Capitano di fanteria, fu inviato a condurre una missione esplorativa nell'Africa occidentale tra il 1898 ed il 1900, missione che è proprio ripercorsa in questo volume. Pochi anni dopo D'Ollone, guidò anche una missione scientifica in Cina (1906-1909). Fu nominato generale di brigata nel 1919, e si distinse come ufficiale dalle grandi doti durante il primo conflitto mondiale tanto da ottenere la Legion d'Onore francese nel 1933. L'opera ricostruisce la flora, la fauna, i paesaggi ed i costumi delle popolazioni locali incontrate. Esempalre in seconda edizione ed in perfette condizioni di conservazione, in bella legatura coeva. Provenienza nobiliare. Very good copy, second edition, rare.<BR>
