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Cover Painting by Stuart. Features: Eveready Flashlight ad inside front cover; Editorial regarding the crisis of Canada's large quantity of unsold wheat; Waterman's Ink-Vue Pen ad; Roadhouse Blues, by Benge Atlee; Gold in Saskatchewan, by Leslie Roberts - Lake Athabaska's gold fields - article with photos; Place, by Tayler Sutton; Whale Coming Up! - Whaling in the North Pacific isn't what it used to be, but it still provides both peril and profit for the hardy - article with photos; Three cents an hour - women are working at that wage in Canada, under conditions that would be a disgrace to any civilized society; Hobby House, by Eleanor De Lamater; They Call Him Summertime Santa - J.D. O'Connell is Canada's most unique philanthropist; Arctic Doctor - Dr. James A. "Fred" Urquhart, of Aklavik, is Canada's most northerly doctor - his territory, an area of 900,000 square miles!; Canadians in England (Lord Beaverbrook, Gladstone Murray, Sir Campbell Stuart, Bonar Law, Lord Greenwood, Peter Donovan), by Beverley Baxter; Marriage Isn't a Place, by Margaret Lee Runbeck; Sahara Lighthouses - short article on the beacons which lead desert travellers; Siam falling under the domination of Japan - short article; Fire Bombs - an accurate prediction that in the next war they will be used by the thousand to destroy cities; Canadian Pacific ad featuring the Empress of Britain; Nice ad for Wrigley's Spearmint Gum; Those First Meals, by M. Frances Hucks at the Chatelaine Institute; Wonderfully artistic two-colour ad for Heinz Tomato Soup inside back cover; Red Indian/Marathon "Blue" colour ad on back cover for the McColl-Frontenac Oil Company. Average wear. Unmarked. Covers detached but present. Address label atop front cover which bears a six inch opening to its lower corner. A worthy copy of this lovely vintage issue. Book
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Taking of Hamjah's Head - One of the most elusive outlaws ever to trouble the Philppine Constabulary finally meets his fate - with photos; Smuggling on the Spanish Main - J. Vance Marshall became acquainted with two leading Spanish-American contrabandistas and became entangled in some most exciting happenings; The Man Who Was Buried Alive! - Part II (conclusion) of the amazing adventures of the "Marquis de Champaubert", with photos; The Voyage of the "Annie Marble" - part I - Quaint experiences of a three month journey through France in a fifteen-foot boat, with photos; "Monty" the Man-Eater - Part II - One of the most remarkable lion stories ever published; M'tagati (the Zulu word for witchcraft); Money For Nothing - A veteran prospector buys a mine for almost nothing but it produces thousands of pounds of gold, with photo; The Little Red Karen - Hugh Nisbet, a veteran of the forests of Burma and Siam, describes his encounter with Nanchai, a Siamese dacoit who was believed to be proof against bullet and sword - with two photos; Over Shoshone Falls in a Canvas Boat - Al Faussett, a former lumberjack, went over Idaho's Shoshone Falls - a cataract considerably higher than Niagara - in a twelve-foot canvas boat! (with phot of Faussett in his boat); The Kamalu "Ju-Ju" - Frank Hives aims to shut down a mysterious Nigerian Ju-Ju, or fetish, responsible for the disappearance of hundreds of victims; Sheep-Farming in the Sahara - A photo-illustrated account of how R.V.C. Bodley has partnered with an Arab chief to breed sheep, incidentally showing how the rulers of tribes deal with thieves and murderers who occasionally disturb the peace of the desert; Desert Ghosts - weird little story from the Egyptian desert; Black Magic - A queer tale from India; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages of great ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A lovely vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Book
Pages 169-252 plus 28 pages of ads. Features: Chink-Running - an account of the illegal smuggling of Chinese over the U.S. border from Canada via the Detroit River; Slippery Wiley's Luck - Mr. Wiley returns to the scene of his prior crime to con money from more victims in Australia; The Mysterious M'Zab - A description of a little-known country in the heart of the Sahara where, although the French are the nominal rulers, the people actually obey the edicts of a secret Government of their own - great photos; "Ning We Pulls the Strings" - A story of Colonel Mackenzie's inimitable Chinese detective; Our Gatta - a most amusing tale of a native regatta from West Africa; The Longest Canoe Voyage on Record, by John H.E. Nolan (Part 3 of 3) - with several photos; Murder Paul Jaworski is permitted to read advance copy of a magazine serial before being executed for his crime; Feather's Folly - a stirring sea yarn from Newfoundland; Seeing America on Thirteen Dollars - Carl N. Taylor describes his four year adventure which began when he was sixteen; At the Eleventh Hour - Racing A Dying Prospector in the Belgian Congo to British Territory for the sake of his life insurance policy; The Human Tiger - a man planning murder in Perth Australia sees his plan go wrong; A Break in Routine - a true story from a Commissioner of Police in Uganda. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Small tape reinforcements to each end of backstrip. A sound copy of this engaging vintage issue. Book
50242Crès.1922.In-8 en demi-maroquin à coins signé Kieffer.Ex.224.Dessins originaux et frontispice gravés par Paul Baudier.Couvs.et dos conservés.Tête dorée.Bel exemplaire.
188517797Herder, Freiburg 1885 (Illustrierte Bibliothek der Länder u. Völkerkunde). XII, 311 S. mit 2 Lichtdrucken, 12 Tonbildern, 59 Textholzschnitten u. 1 farbigen Faltkarte. Grünes Leinen mit Gold- u. Schwarzprägung. Geringe Gebrsp. Sehr schönes sauberes Exemplar. - Einleitung. Entdeckungsgeschichte seit Herodot. Mandinka-Länder, Fela
1891132213A. Jourdan 1891 In-8, demi-basane verte, dos lisse, filets dorés, 214 pp. 9 pl. fac-sim. et une carte repliée in fine. Dos passé. Très bon exemplaire. Considérations générales, physiques, politiques, économiques, le Gourara, le Touat, le Tidikelt, , moyens d’augmenter les populations ksouriennes, le Sénoussime, le commerce du Sus, les Touregs : origine, institutions, moeurs, langue.
190443537Belfort, J.-B. Schmitt 1904 In-8, demi-maroquin bleu nuit, dos à nerfs, couvertures et dos conservés, 398 pp. 3 plans hors-texte. Bel exemplaire sous étui.
99349Paris, Editions d’Art Devambez 1926, 280x200mm, 90pages, broché. Déchirures au dos, autrement bon état. Exemplaire numéroté sur papier vélin d’Arches 413/500.
172854524BBNürnberg, Johann Christian Homann, 1728. 61 x 54 cm.
172854524BBNürnberg, Johann Christian Homann, 1728. 61 x 54 cm.
188722219Leipzig, F. A. Brockhaus Verlag 1887. Mit Frontporträt, 92 Abbildungen im Text und auf 23 Tafeln sowie einer farblithographierten Falttafel. XII, 401 S. 8° [22 x 14 cm]., Schrift: Fraktur roter Kaliko - Einband, gebundene Ausgabe, goldgeprägter Deckel und Rücken, Einband etwas fleckig, sonst Exemplar in gutem Erhaltungszustand
1958144208Tokyo: Toho Company 1958. Vintage photograph from the 1958 Japanese film. Holograph annotations in pencil and black ink on the verso. <br/><br/>A drug smuggler's death stumps the police until they are convinced by a young scientist of the presence of "H-Men" slimy radioactive creatures who dissolve anything they come into contact with. The scientist refers to a ghost ship that washed up in the harbor as evidence of the H-bomb tests role in creating these monsters. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Tokyo Japan. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Toho Company unknown books
2022x-303105475XPalgrave Macmillan 2022. Hardcover. New. 409 pages. 8.25x5.75x1.00 inches. Palgrave Macmillan hardcover
2023x-3031054784Palgrave Macmillan 2023. Paperback. New. 409 pages. 8.27x5.83x0.84 inches. Palgrave Macmillan paperback
189543396E. Leroux 1895 3 volumes forts et grands in-8, broché, en partie non coupé, 668- 879- 958 pp. Cartes dans le texte. Dos du premier volume brisé. Par ailleurs bon exemplaire sous étui toilé.
8372voyage à travers le Soudan et le Sahara accompli pendant les années 1890 1892 In 4 demi cuir rouge,dos lisse,titre, filets dorés.Faux-titre, portrait de l’auteur en frontispice,sous serpente, titre,X,462 pages et page de table des cartes.Illustrations hors texte de RIOU d’après le texte et les documents du Lieutenant Colonel MONTEIL et les photographies du Commandant QUIGNARD QUIQUANDON. Ancienne Librairie Germer Baillière & Cie Félix Alcan éditeur, sans date (1895) couverture illustrée conservée. Petite mouillure circulaire, en marge extérieure, en se réduisant jusqu’à la page 34.Premier plat de couverture légèrement déformé Bon état d’ensemble,édition sur beau papier
1882132487Alger, A. Jourdan 1882 Grand in-8 demi-basane cerise, dos à nerfs, filets dorés, tête dorée, couverture sup conservée surcharges, XVI- 365 pp. Carte repliée in fine;.
197498118Paris, Fayard 1974 In-8 22 x 14 cm. Cartonnage éditeur toile bleue avec report du titre sur le dos et le premier plat, jaquette bleue illustrée, 366 pp., 8 planches hors-texte contenant 35 illustrations en noir & blanc, 6 cartes, table des matières. Exemplaire en très bon état enrichi d’une lettre autographe signée du général Jouhaud, format A4, 1 p. et 2 lignes, datée du 29 octobre 1987, sous enveloppe adressée à M. Marc Franconie, historien du Sahara, Centre d’études sur l’Histoire du Sahara.
193651449Turin, Giulio Einaudi Editore 1936 Grand in-8, toile éditeur, XVI- 357 pp. Nombreuses cartes et illustrations dans le texte. Reliure fanée, charnières lég. fendillées en pied. Petit accroc en coupe.
189343498A. Challamel 1893 In-12, pleine toile, dos lisse, fers de prix Ville de Paris, 374 pp. 5 cartes et plans repliées : une carte d'ensemble, un itinéraire terrestre de Mopti à Bandiagara, 2 cartes pour le cours du Niger, une vue de Ségu-Siloro. Rares rousseurs, marges un peu brunies. Bon exemplaire.
191438234Larose, 1914 1914 Grand in-8, plein maroquin brun, dos à nerfs, filets brun et dorés, double filet sur les plats, couvertures et dos cons., tête dorée, X- 291 pp. Figures dans le texte. Etat de neuf.
190287755Masson et Cie 1902 Reliure demi-chagrin havane, dos à nerfs ornés de petits fers dorés, 829 pp., frontispice, 170 figures dans et hors texte, d’après les photographies de l’auteur1 carte en couleurs de l’expédition repliée in fine. Reliure frottée, sinon bon exemplaire.
189538274A. Challamel, 1895 1895 In-8 broché, 198 pp. Deux cartes repliées in fine. Dos cassé. Int. frais.
197548385CNRS 1975 In-4 broché, 240 pp. Figures dans le texte, planches hors-texte. 15 cartes repliées in fine. Très bon exemplaire.
1926132259Devambez 1926 In-4 broché, couverture rempliée, non rogné, XV- 91 pp. Illustré de bois gravés par GALANIS d'après les dessins de Robert-Raphaël HAARDT. Tiré à 500 exemplaires num., celui-ci sur Arches. Très bon exemplaire enrichi d’un envoi de Louis Audouin-Dubreuil à Louis Jalabert 1877-1943
