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2 vols., First Edition, half-titles, 2 coloured lithograph plates, [Baths of the Furnas, and Islands of Fayal from Pico], vignettes on titles, 27 illustrations in the text, xiv, 375, [1]; ix, [1], 390, [2] pp., later quarter calf, raised bands, spines gilt in compartments, a fine copy. The authors spent the winter of 1838-39 on the Island of St. Michael's, the summer at the baths of the Furnas, and in the spring visited the neighbouring islands of Fayal, Pico, St. George's, Flores, and Corvo. Abbey, Travel, 72.
[2], 24, [2] pp. in-folio. Raccolta delle leggi in vigore nei territori governati da Giberto (o Gilberto o Giliberto) II Pio di Savoia (1717-1776). In qualche modo il suo dominio arrivò a comprendere le Isole Azzore nell’Oceano Atlantico, delle quale egli divenne “Capitan Generale e Governator Perpetuo”, come riporta il frontespizio. Contiene il “Bando sopra il portar Terzaroli, & Archibugi &tc.” stilato nel 1645 dal Cardinal Camillo Francesco Maria Pamphili.
Lisboa, na Officina de Francisco Borges de Sousa, 1783. 8vo.; 9 hs., 248 pp. y dos estados plegados. Encuadernación de época en piel marbreada, con ligeras pérdidas en cabeza y pie de lomera.
Pages 449-476. Features: Cover photo of U.S. Bomber above destroyed Focke-Wulf factory at Marienburg; Before and after aerial photos of the ruined Focke-Wulf factory; Photo-illustrated reportage on Portugal's agreement to let Britain use the Azores as a base; Five photos of the French recovery of Corsica - landing scenes and Bastia's fall; Six photos of general interest in Italy, plus one-page photo of Naples refugees overlooking their city from the mountains; Twelve excellent photos in and around Naples, freed by the Allies - scenes of devastation; Five photos of Danes overturning a prison van to rescue patriots; Dramatic aerial photos of the Schweinfurt factory raid; Centrefold illustration of scene in hangar below deck of the H.M.S. "Indomitable"; Seven photos of captured German weapons on display in Moscow; Ten photos illustrate"The Great Soviet Summer Offensive of 1943"; Photos of personalities of the week include Sir Michael Sadler, John Winant, Sir Guy Granet, Sir Thomas Artemus Jones, Lord Suirdale, Frof. W.M. Tattersall, Lord Wavell with his wife and daughter Felicity; Facsimile of wanted poster for General Mihailovich and General Tito from the nazi-controlled Belgrade paper; Illustrations show the evolution of midget submarines since 1776; Two pages of "Dilbert" cartoons by Richard Osborn help airmen avoid errors; and more. Spine taped. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
129 pages. Modified version of the 1591 first edition entitled "A Report of the Truth of the fight about the Iles of Azores, this last summer Betwixt the Revenge, one of her Maiesties Shippes, and an Armada of the King of Spaine." Six tissue-protected colour plates. Small black and white sketches upon every page of text. Prior owner's ink stamp upon front and back free endpapers. Binding intact. Above-average wear to gilt-decorated sandy brown cloth exterior. A sound copy. Book
28 pages. Index of advertisers. Report of President, Captain Jas. W. Watt; Photo of SS. Prince Rupert; Figures in the Cut Rate Wars - in the year 1884 the Canadian Pacific Navigation Company met its last spirited opposition; Photos/illustrations of Ten different styles of Seagoing Craft of the Pacific; The H.M.S. Algerine - did duty in war and peace; Pacific Future - the impact of faster vessels, air travel and possible military developments on Pacific shipping; A Voyage to Australia; Photo of a Pacific Terminal at Vancouver; The Sea in Our Language - a glossary of jargon used in the profession; Twenty years ago; Photo of the Canadian Coast Patrol Cutter SS. Lillooet; The Jervis Bay - a ship built in England in 1921-22; Honouring Vancouver's First Ship - The Royal Mail Steamship "Empress of India"; Sparks Family and the Quartermaster - a twenty-year-old story of shipmen, a cat and a parrot; Forty Years Ago; Some Casualties - an interesting look back at ship accidents 20 years ago, and the cost of their repairs; Photo of Canada's greatest west coast floating dock at Burrard Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in North Vancouver; S.S. Plumper - Early Survey Ship; Seven Men in a Boat - Roy Widdicombe recalls what happened to survivors of the Anglo-Saxon after it was sunk by the German raider Weser southwest of the Azores; Photo of the Union Bay Coaling Berths; List of members on active military service; Obituaries; Photo of the steamer Amelia, circa 1880s; Two inch by three inch piece missing from front cover. Fore-edge openings to first two pages. Book
Lisboa, Livraria de Antonio Maria Pereira, 1861. Dos volúmenes en 4to.; 277 pp. + 269 pp., y una lámina aparte, grabada en acero por Souza, con el retrato del autor. Cubiertas originales.
207pp.+ 1 uitvouwbare kaart & 1 uitvouwbare genealogische tabel, 25cm., originele omslag (met wat verlies van papier aan randen), wat roestplekjes, goed, zeldzaam, A94605
46 pages. Text in English. Features: Georg Schreiber - Whaling; Brigitte Kraemer - In Australia; Photography's 150th Jubilee; Kai Greiser - Gaff-Rigged Ships; Filters - What's worth knowing?; Negative and slide holders for Focomat V35 AF; Klaus Will - Chairs; Richard Kimling - The Azores; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co, 1922. In-12 relié toile grise décorée de l'éditeur, 300 pages environprécédées et suivies de pages d'annonces publicitaires. En anglais.
182 pages. Includes many black and white illustrations. A practical study of ocean passage-making, using a cruise across the Atlantic as a case history. Far more than just another cruising story, includes plans, preparations... the nitty gritty details of gear, supplies, preparations, and boat handling. It's also a great cruising yarn. Small tear to top corner of dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with minor lean to spine. Book
Features: The rise and fall of Neptune's kingdom; Krill - food of the future?; Captain Scammon - the whaler who turned naturalist; Egg thieves of Playa Grande; Traditional Squid fishing in the Azores; Starting the wandering gooneys; Not so naked ancestors. Sound copy. Book
Porto, Imprensa Real, 1877. 4to. alargado; 84 pp., 2 hs. Ejemplar con envío autógrafo del autor. Cubiertas originales.
pp.129 à 196 & 12pp.de compte rendu des actes de la société, 23cm., br.orig. (qqs.manques), non coupé, bon état, [contient principalement: NN: Les iles Açores (pp.129-157 + carte dépliante en couleurs, MEES Jules: La lettre de Toscanelli à Christophe Colomb (pp.158-176)], A91388
Reliure de l'éditeur. 730 pages. Sous carton.
BERNE, Kümmerly & Frey Ed. Géographiques - 1971 - In-4 - Reliure éditeur illustrée sous jaquette illustrée en couleurs - Gardes illustrées - Cartes, nombreuses illustrations NB et en couleurs HT PP - Bel exemplaire
194p. Illustrations by the author. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. An enjoyable description of the Portuguese Man-of-War and their exotic relatives. NH 1
in-12, 318 pages, abdt ill. in.t. n.., broche, couverture illustree plast. à rabats. Bel exemplaire. [PH-3]
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight tanning to pages and no bumping to corners. 67pp. Periodical magazine with feature articles on Herman Melville and Atlantic Relations - 19th century, Bothwell, third husband of Mary Queen of Scots as a prisoner in Denmark, Dr Alfred Maudslay, traveller and scholar of the Maya civilization - 19th century, Essex and Raleigh attack the Azores 1597 but fail to destroy the Spanish fleet, John Tyler - tenth US President, Marinetti - Futurist and Fascist and The Victorian crinoline and its caricaturists plus book reviews and letters.
