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Pages 401-498, plus 28 pages of vintage ads. Features: "Hoodlum" - the plucky deed of fireman Roger Berry aboard the tug-boat "Elmer" on Lake Erie one stormy night - article with photos; Some New British Climbs - George Abraham describes a new route up the famous Pillar Rock and more, illustrated with remarkable photos; Like a Rat in a Trap - a nerve-trying adventure from 1888 near Southall, Middlesex finding leaks in a sewer pipe; Hurri Singh's Cobra - an adventure from the lake district of Kumaon; A Remarkable Open-Air Theatre at Interlaken, Switzerland; The Ship of Death - a strange story of the awful experience which befell a party of Royal Navy officers and men who boarded a mysterious barque on the high seas in 1908; East Africa As I Saw it (part IV) - photo-illustrated adventures illustrate life in Portuguese East Africa; The Swift Saskatchewan - what happened to a man who fell asleep in a canoe in the mighty Saskatchewan River in 1907; "Back to the Land" - a man in South Africa discovers he is not likely to become a successful farmer; The Poacher-Catchers - adventures of the five-man teams which guard the fur-bearing animals of Yellowstone Park; Pedro the Ladrone - an exciting story from the Philippines told by an officer of the U.S. Army who was in charge of a company of native scouts, with photo of the surrender of General Ramon Santos at Liago; Across Canada by Motor-Car (part I) - the first and only attempt ever made to cross canada from Ocean to Ocean - this marvelously photo-illustrated article deals with Thomas Wilby's experiences on the way to Winnipeg, where his worst troubles began; The Fight in the Moonlight - H. Randolph Spencer and his adventure with two bears in the Olympic Mountains in 1905; Photo of huge floating (?) Burmese pagoda in the form of a hen; Photo of large metallic anklets riveted to young women of Southern Nigeria; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1984KU419Berlin, Reimer, 1984. 4°, 355 S., zahlreiche, überwiegend schwarz-weiße Abb., Literaturverzeichnis, Namensindex, Gewebeeinband mit Originalschutzumschlag. Gut erhaltene gebundene Ausgabe. Gewichtsbedingt Versand als Paket.
2017AME_9783319843407springer 2017. 1st. Soft Cover. New/New. springer paperback
Pages 266-352 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: Poll Chunk's Son - a story from the hills of Kentucky; The Ivory Raiders - part 1 of a tale fromm the Turkanaland district of Central Africa on the western shores of Lake Rudolf where Major H. Rayne deals with Swahili elephant poachers and Turkana warriors; The Case for the Sea-Serpent - a mysterious Fijian monster; In the Wilds with a Camera - Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson take photos in the interior of British East Africa; The Land Sharks - criminal buying and selling of land in Canada; In Quest of the Unknown - part 3 of F.A. Mitchell-Hedges' adventures amoung the Chucunaque Indians; James Watson - Human Tiger - a remarkable American crime; An Eviction in Patagonia - a rich man attempts to drive away the cattle of a squatter; My Jungle Jaunts - part 1 of an Englishwoman's experiences in Burma, with nice photos; The Blue Powder - bewitching a District Commissioner in Nigeria; The Sea-Villages of Humboldt's Bay - photo-illustrated article on this Dutch New Guinea area; The Mad Jackal - how a homesick Pathan soldier in Mesopotamia got himself sent back to India; Imprisoned in a hollow tree - Harry Comstock spent horrible days and nights inside a tree in Bexar County, Texas; The Tiger I didn't Get - Movie star Tom Mix recounts an adventure that befell him while tiger-shooting in Bengal; Nice one-page General Electric ad with illustration of new street lighting in Nagoya, Japan; One-page photo-illustrated ad for Hobart Bradstreet of Chicago. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1996156390Zurich ; Berlin ; New York : Scalo. 1996. 207 S. : zahlr. Ill. 29,5*27 cm. OPappband, OSchu.
1369206München: 1980 in-8, 338 pages 265 illustrations n/b, 12 planches couleurs. Broché, 2eme plat de couverture froissé, sinon bon état.
This book examines the role oil has played in conflicts around the globe over the last century. It looks at the actions governments and multinational companies have taken to secure their oil supplies since the 1920s, examining accusations that they promote conflict and support corrupt or violent regimes.
19851171040Mainz: Kohlhammer, 1985. 76 Seiten; graph. Darst.; Tab.; 24 cm; geheftet.
253 S. Original Karton mit Rücken- und Deckeltitel (Paperback). (= dialog). Guter Zustand.
19632407London / Ibadan, Oxford University Press, 1963. Kartonierter Einband, illustriert, kl. 8°, 89 S.; -Einband minimal geblichen, gutes Exemplar / soft board, octavo, original illustrated wrappers by Taj Ahmed; -cover slightly sunned, near fine copy of the first edition.
197220050London, Methuen/ Rex Collings, 1972. Soft board, 8vo, 89 pp; - slightly sunned, very good copy.
Mm 130x210 Brossura editoriale con sovraccoperta illustrata a colori, 301 pagine. Ottimo stato. Spedizione entro 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
198748645Zürich, Ammann Verlag AG, 1987, Auflage: 1. kartoniert, gebunden; schwarzer Einband, weisse Rückenprägung / Anz. Seiten: 402 / 13 x 20,5 cm / Zustand: gut, leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Einband leicht berieben, 2 Ecken etwas bestossen, Schnitt leicht gebräunt und minim fleckig
1991532Fischer TaschenbuchVerlag, Frankfurt, 1991. 400 S., Fischer Taschenbuch 9572; von Autor handschriftlich signiert. Gutes Exemplar. Hand signed by the author. Rare. WS erhielt 1986 als erster afrikanischer Autor den Nobelpreis für Literatur.
1986531Ullstein Verlag, Berlin, 1986. 332 S., Ullstein Taschenbuch 20811; von Autor handschriftlich signiert. Der Titel erschien 1979 beim Walter Verlag Olten unter dem Titel `Die Plage der tollwütigen Hunde`. Gutes Exemplar. Hand signed by the author. Rare. WS erhielt 1986 als erster afrikanischer Autor den Nobelpreis für Literatur.
102Ed Parentheses , 1993 , 315 p , 22 x 25 cm , jaquette , état neuf , photos , plans , tres riche iconographie
201533314Beck, München, 2015. 287 Seiten, 8° , ca. 21 x 13 cm, kartoniert
1969177046Plon Plon, 1969. Collection terre humaines. In-8 relié plein cartonnage sous jaquette de 354 pages, photos et illustrations. Bon état
Plon terre humaines 1969. In-8 plein cartonnage sous jaquette de 354 pages, photos et illustrations. Bon état
Textes de Baba Giwa rassemblés et présentés par Mary F. Smith, Plon, Terre Humaine, 1969, 354 p., avec 26 illustrations et une carte dans le texte et 31 photographies hors texte, cartonné, jaquette un peu défraîchie avec déchirure en haut de la première de couverture, tranches empoussiérées, état correct.
197799645Plon, 1977, in-8°, 354 pp, 26 illustrations dans le texte et 21 photographies hors texte, glossaire haoussa, reliure toile éditeur, jaquette illustrée, bon état (Coll. Terre Humaine)
1984WOC-121Texte de Baba Giwa rassemblés et présentés par Mary F. Smith. Traduction de Geneviève Mayoux, avec 26 illustrations dans le texte et 21 photographies hors texte. Plon«Terre Humaine, Civilisation et Société,collection d'études et de témoignages, dirigée par Jean Malurie»,1984.In-8(20,7x13,5cm)toile noire éditeur sous jaquette illustrée. 354pp.+catalogue.
19952321995 - broché - Editions Karthala - 1995 - In-4 (28 x 24 cm) broché, couverture à rabats - 191 pages - Nombreuses photographies en couleurs, ainsi que quelques plans et illustrations - ISBN : 9782865375660 / 2-86537-566-8 - Avec la collaboration Bernardin AGBO, Imbert AKIBODE, Wilfrid CAPO, Patrick ECOUTIN, Luc GNACADJA, Aimé GONCALVEZ, Blandine LEGONOU-FANOU, Kadya TALL - Ouvrage réalisé avec le concours financier de la Mission française de coopération et d'action culturelle en République du Bénin
58002Paris, Jean-Claude Lattès, 1996, in-8, br., couv. ill. coul. éd., 286 pp., cahier central de photos en noir, cart en noir, C'est le temps des missions civilisatrices du continent africain : Marchand, Voulet, Chanoine et autres aventuriers. Très bon état
