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An early men's publication in the model of Playboy. 82 pages with color and black and white photos. Undated but appears to be circa 1960. Features: Fantastic photo ad for Betty Brosemer photos and films; The Frenchman - The World's Saddest Clown; "Soho Gets the Nude Look" - photo-illustrated article by John Ashby; East Side / West Side - fiction by George Tripp; The Butterfly - fiction by Earl Schell; Photo features of Sagebrush Sal; What Ever Became of Boxing? - article by Eddie Borden; The Language of Legs; Tahiti Conquest - photo essay of a modern skipper who loses his heart to the South Seas, and his crew to the beauties of Tahiti - by E.R. Cross; Way Out West in Siberia - story by R. Fred Arnold about a complete American town in Siberia used for the education of Soviet spies; Photo feature of Betsy the Beatnik; Keeping Cool - observations on nightclubs, etc. by "Swizzle"; The Man With the Golden Typewriter - spoof by Bill Majeski; Bullfighting - sport or sadism? - article by Donald Allen; The Sweet Smell of Bottle Sex Appeal - article on perfume by Stanley Paley; Photo-essay on Glamor Girl Marie McDonald; Death of a Nymphomaniac - true crime story from France; Monsieur on the Boulevards... and on the make; "Nymphormation Please" - a little essay on what's with the girls, by one of them; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
18 [ads], 313-374 pages. Features: A Diver Down a Gold Mine - an Italian worker stranded 1,000 feet down a flooded Australian mine is saved by deep-sea divers; The Forgotten Islands - The Chathams; A Tasmanian Robinson Crusoe - In 1904 the British barque Brier Holme went down and the only survivor lived three months on an uninhabited island; The Green Scarab; The Thief-Catcher - a holy man in India; Money to Burn - experiences while left in charge of a Transvaal farm; The Woman Who Walked to Siberia - Lillian Alling; Smugglers All; On the Edge of the World - final installment of Richard Brenton's adventures in Tierra del Fuego; Coin counterfeiters in Tanganyika; The Taking of Ventotene - a naval story in the Drake tradition; The Jinx - a man brings bad luck to others but escapes unscathed; and more. Bit of pencil writing on front cover. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
Total of 178 pages, half English/half German. Black and white sketches. Author was born in 1909 in the Ukraine and imprisoned by the Russians in 1946. She survived years of confinement, made her way to Canada, and was encouraged to document her story in this book. Above-average wear and soiling. Unmarked. Binding intact. An important historical record. Book
Vorwort zur deutschen Ausgabe - Vorwort zur schwedischen Ausgabe - Autorisirte deutsche Ausgabe 2 22,5x14,5 cm., legatura in piena tela con fregi impressi ai piatti, titolo e firma autografa in oro al piatto anteriore, fregi e titoli in oro al dorso, tagli marmorizzati, pp. XIV, 477 (3), 7 mappe pi? volte ripiegate; XII, 451 (1), 4 mappe di cui 1 pi? e pi? volte ripiegata a colori (Karte der Nordkuste der Alten Welt von Norvegen bis zur Berings-Strasse mit. dem Kurs der Vega-Expedition...von N. Selander; ritratto degli A. in antiporta dei due volumi protetti da velina, numerose figure nel testo, oltre 200, molte tavole, in bianco e nero, in lingua tedesca, piccole sfilacciature alla legatura, ma buon esemplare, ben conservato. Timbro di appartenenza. RARO
In-8°, pp. XII, 238, brossura editoriale con illustrazione raffigurante parte di un mappamondo con delle automobili in rotta da Pechino a Parigi. 66 incisioni fototipiche in b.n. f.t. Timbro di privata biblioteca. Un restauro alla cuffia superiore ma ottimo esemplare in barbe e a fogli chiusi. Prima edizione italiana (2° migliaio) di Pékin-Paris Automobile en Quatre-Vingt Jours (Parigi, 1907), partecipe resoconto di uno dei primissimi viaggi in automobile a lunga percorrenza, che, partendo da Pechino, toccò la Grande Muraglia, la Mongolia, il deserto di Gobi, la Siberia, la Russia, la Polonia, la Germania, il Belgio, la Francia, giungendo infine nella capitale francese dopo circa 16.000 chilometri di viaggio. Delle 25 vetture iscritte al raid solo cinque si presentarono alla partenza, date le difficoltà organizzative e di percorso della gara, e la prima a presentarsi al traguardo fu quella italiana, guidata da Scipione Borghese e Ettore Guizzardi, con, al loro seguito, il giornalista Luigi Barzini, che immortalò l'evento nel suo celebre volume "La metà del mondo vista da un'automobile". Il Du Taillis, scrittore e giornalista, era corrispondente del "Matin", per cui seguì la celebre corsa automobilistica. Italiano
2 vols.: xxiv,419 + xxi,420pp., photolithographic reprint of the original 1866-edition, 23cm., in the series "Indian University Publications: Uralic and Altaic Series" vol.79, softcover, G, X71514
222 pages. The account of a German soldier held captive behind the Iron Curtain. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Sound copy. Book
Pages 266-352 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: Flying in Central Africa (part I) - adventures from the flying log-book of an R.A.F. officer during ther campaign in German East Africa; My Adventures in Bolivia - Frank Rose was arrested as a dangerous revolutionary but managed to escape; Relief Worker's Adventures (part I) - thrilling adventures among the war victims of Armenia, Syria, and Persia, with photos; Hunting Big Game by Motor-Car - Captain F.A.M. Webster describes how he does it, with photos; The Adventures of a Newspaper-man (part III) - Frederic Martyn's adventures - with photos; Pukalofa's Tragic Revenge - Captain Samuel Randall recounts the brutal behavior of a whaling captain towards his crew in 1868, and what followed; In the Wilds of Siberia (Part I) - great photo-illustrated article by Harry Somerset-Lister describes his adventures; The Theft of the Zuni God - in New Mexico three U.S. Cavalry troopers stole the idols of the Indians, thus incurring their wrath; "The Surf Deer" - Reminiscences of the Dover Destroyer Patrol by Captain E.R.G.R. Evans, the Commander of the destroyer Viking; Shooting Elephants in the Middle of a Battle - what happened during the German East African Campaign; Hunting an Elephant During War - another thrilling incident of an elephant hunt during stern fighting in German East Africa, related by a Rhodesian soldier; Our Life at Holzminden - Lieut. J. Whale describes his life in this German POW camp in Brunswick, and provides his own illustrations; The Making of a Mandarin - photo-illustrated explanation of the curious and picturesque examinations which are held every three years in China and Indo-China for the coveted diploma of Chu-Jen, which entitles the holder to call himself a full-fledged Mandarin; Smugglers' Strategy Unveiled - photo-illustrated article explaining the many ingenious methods used by German and Swiss smugglers to get food and other things into enemy territory; The Tragedy of the Sling-Chain - Miner Bill Burton is killed in Australia; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Pages 442-528 plus 24 pages of nice ads. Features: Hunting Wild Cattle - an Englishman's stirring adventures while catching bulls in Patagonia; My Mine-Sweeping Experiences - Joe W. White describes his WWI mine-sweeping and submarine-hunting adventures in home waters - a valuable record of the dangerous work and daring methods employed by our fishermen in destroying enemy mines and driving away submarines - with great photos; The Golden Nugget (short story); The One-Handed Hunter and the Rhinocerous; In the Wilds of Siberia - Part III - fascinating narrative with many photos of convicts/prisoners; My Adventures with the Wanderobo (a warlike African tribe); The Strange Order of the Dervishes - article with great photos; Filming the Sea Elephant; The Adventures of a Newspaperman - part 5 - some wartime experiences with German spies and other curious characters; My Week-End at Freetown - a picturesque account of the capital of Sierra Leone, with photos; Relief Worker's Adventures - part III - thrilling photo-illustrated experiences among the war victims of Armenia, Syria and Persia (The American Committee for the Relief of War Victims in the East); Kangaroo Hunting and Bark-Stripping; My South African Adventures - part 2; Canary Birds at School - French methods of breeding and training canaries; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear with loss to bottom of back strip and openings between front cover and spine at each end. Bit of writing on back cover. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
(Russia asiatica - Viaggio in Siberia occidentale - 1880 - Fiume siberiano Ob' - Antropologia - Etnografia - Botanica) In 8° (cm 27 x 19), legatura coeva in cartone rigido a fondo avorio con applicata ai piatti ed al dorso la brossura originale illustrata da E. Mazzanti, taglio davanti e di piede in barbe, guardie in carta Roma marrone, pp. VIII,634, con vignetta figurata al frontespizio, 144 illustrazioni nel testo di cui molte a piena pagina, tre carte geografiche a colori fuori testo di cui due ripiegate alla fine del volume (Carta etnografica di una parte dell'Impero russo - L'Ob' dal suo confluente coll'Irtys fino alla sua foce - Corso inferiore e principio dell'estuario del fiume Ob'). Prima ed unica edizione italiana. Circoscritte e marginali tracce di ossidazione alle pagine, peraltro volume solido e ben conservato.
Roy. 8vo., First English Edition, with a frontispiece (original tissue guard present), title in red and black, 155 plates on 94 and 3 large folding maps, some light and occasional age-staining; handsomely bound in dark blue full morocco, handsomely bound in dark blue full morocco, back gilt with five raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled and ruled in gilt, uncut, gilt from original front board preserved and mounted on new leaf at front, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. An account of the Siberian Company's 1913 attempt to navigate the Kara Sea, to open a commercial route linking the Siberian interior with Europe.
In-8 gr. (mm. 258x170), tela verde edit., decorazione e titolo oro al piatto (lieve alone), tit. oro al dorso, pp. VIII,634, con bella antiporta figurata e disegnata da E. Mazzanti. Il vol. è molto ben illustrato nel t. da 144 figure inc. su legno (numerose a p. pagina): molte sono disegnate da Mazzanti (tratte da fotografie o dipinti eseguiti da vari artisti), altre tratte da riviste di viaggi; unite 3 carte colorate (1 carta etnografica di una parte dell’impero russo - 1 carta geografica su l’OB dal suo confluente coll’Irtis fino alla sua foce - e 1 grande carta geografica, più volte ripieg., con il corso inferiore e principio dell’estuario del fiume OB). Resoconto dell’affascinante viaggio effettuato dal botanico e antropologo italiano di origine francese Stefano Sommier (1848-1922), nell’estate del 1880. Partito da Mosca il 21 giugno si recò nel cuore della Siberia occidentale sfruttando la via dei suoi grandi fiumi per colmare le lacune sulle conoscenze floristiche della tundra. E raccolse informazioni sulle popolazioni native ancora pressoché sconosciute allo stesso governo russo. Attraversò gli Urali e raggiunse Tobolsk da dove, percorrendo gran parte dell’altopiano siberiano, con un viaggio tutt’altro che agevole di circa tremila chilometri, costeggiò l’Irtis fino a Samarova, alla sua confluenza con l’Ob, di cui raggiunse la foce. Tornato a Tobolsk, sempre per via d’acqua proseguì fino alle steppe dei Kirghisi, attraversò gli Urali meridionali e, passando per Oremburg, Samara e Pensa, rientrò a Mosca (25 ottobre). Risg. con aloni, firma di apparten. ms. al frontesp., qualche fiorit. interc. nel testo, ma complessivam. un buon esemplare.
196 pages. Reproductions of dozens of black and white photos. Author documents the dramatic trip which saw her ripped her from her comfortable Polish home on her sixteenth birthday in 1940 and took her thousands of miles, eventually settling in England. Unmarked. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact with some lean to spine. Small address labels inside each cover. A worthy copy of this important and unforgettable true story. Book
8vo., Uncorrected Proof Copy; original wrappers, upper cover with paper label printed in black, a near fine copy housed in custom-made board solander case with printed paper labels. With the following additional items: (1) typescript resume on author's printed stationery of the British Military Mission in Siberia 1918-1920 (with MS corrections); (2) draft T.L. on the author's printed stationery. A request by the author for information regarding Lieut.-Col. L.C. Morley, Royal Hampshire Regiment, senior officer i/c British Military Mission at Irkutsk in 1919; (3) T.L.s. from Captain H. Flint, Royal Hampshire Regiment, responding in some detail to the author's request; (4) publisher's printed order form for the published work. Apart from the author's book we have been unable to trace any published dedicated account of BRITMIS, which accordingly remains a well-nigh forgotten component of the immediate aftermath of WWI. A UNIQUE COLLECTION NOW SAFELY PRESERVED FOR THE FUTURE.
In-8 gr. (mm. 256x192), p. vitellino coevo (con aloni, restauro a una cerniera per spacco), dorso a cordoni con decoraz. e tit. oro su tassello, tagli rossi, pp. (4),XXII,314, con 4 carte geografiche, inc. in rame e più volte ripieg. (carte générale de l’Empire Russe - Voyage de Krenitzin et de Levasheff aux Isles des Renards, en 1768 et 1769 - Carte du voyage de Synd vers les Parages de Tschukotikoi: partie Nord Est de la Sibérie - Carte du voyage de Shalaurof: Mer Glaciale) e 1 bellissima grande tavola (più volte ripieg.) con la veduta di “Maimatschin ville frontière chinoise et du ruisseau de Kiachta, prise de l’Ouest”, pure inc. in rame. "Prima edizione della versione francese". Cfr. Brunet,II,399 - The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages,391 per la prima ediz. inglese del 1780: “The Reverend William Coxe was an English historian who traveled widely in Europe and Russia.. Coxe recounts (from 1745 on) the principal Russian discoveries and explorations made in northwestern America in their attempts to open communications with Alaska and the Aleutia Islands. The voyages and discoveries of Nevodsikoff, Serebranikoff, Trapesnikoff, Drusinin, Korovin, Glottoff, Solovioff, Krenitzin, Levasheff, Synd, Bering, Shalauroff, and several others are included.. Coxe made suggestions which led the Russians to promote expeditions of discovery to the northern parts of Siberia. Notable in the present work are a useful bibliography and pertinent observations on the fur trade between the Russians and the Chinese”. Lievi arross. o aloni al margine esterno bianco, ma buon esemplare.
