PALMER William ThomasMareMagnum
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8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, plates, front endpaper map in blue and rear endpaper chart in blue, small neat repair to frontispiece margin; original series binding of blue cloth, upper board blocked in gilt and lettered in black, gilt back, a bright, clean copy With 2pp series catalogue preceding half-title and 6pp publisher's advertisement at end.
Signed 'To Jamie - Geraint Thomas' on front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions - appears unread. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 373pp. Autobiography and the thoughts on cycling of multiple World Champion and Olympic Gold Medallist - Welshman Geraint Thomas - who later went on to win the Tour de France.
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Two Men's Madness - six lives and a fine ship, the Frank N. Thayer, are lost through the unaccountable frenzy of two Indians; In Wildest Ireland - A.W. Cutler describes and photographs "unspoilt" regions of the Emerald Isle - with many fascinating photos; The Guardian of the Line - the ordeal undergone by a humble railway-crossing keeper's wife in Lithuania on the Russian Front; In Search of the Unknown Land - The tragic story of the Stefansson Arctic Exploration Expedition, twelve-page article including many photos; The Tales of Golab Khan - some amusing stories of Indian life; The Airman's Escape - two British aviators raid a Bulgarian town, then one is shot down and must be rescued by his companion; From Job To Job Around the World - part VI - Two American wanderers make there way through the Holy Land to Constantinople - with photos; The Trouble at Crib No. 2 - a tug-boat fireman recounts an exciting story of a winter rescue on the Great Lakes; Australia's Water Miracle - article and photos describe how the Government of New South Wales has created a miracle of irrigation; The Story of Count Seilern - A Tragedy of the Hapsburgs; Alpine Acrobats - A vivid account, illustrated by some very remarkable photographs, of the first ascent of the needle-like "Cigar Rock" in the Italian Alps; Lovely one-page illustrated ad by Canada Steamship Lines promotes their Niagara to the Sea all-water route; and more. pp. 4 [ads], [3], 290-385, 7-32 [ads]. Unmarked with moderate wear. Soiling to back cover. Covers beginning to loosen, otherwise a sound vintage copy of this exceptional issue.. Book
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: A "Gringo" in Old Mexico - An engineer escapes with his life, less a friend and his money; "The Old Small Cat" - Cornered by Shanghai Police, a Chinese bandit only succumbed after a 19 hour battle involving many weapons used against him - includes photos; Flying Thrills in Canada's Northland - A fascinating photo-illustrated article showing how the Far North of Canada is being opened up by passenger and transport aircraft; South African Outlaws - Two prominent law-breakers, Jack Howard and Reilly; At Grips With the Desert - Part I of Donald R.G. Cameron's crossing of the Sahara in which his party became lost for ten days; The Mud-Dwellers of Caparroso - Photo-illustrated story about this amazing Spanish village - with photos; Photo of the first three men to scale 'Balanced Rock' near Castleford, Idaho - Clarence French, George Ernest, and John Carolls; A Little Oversight - A story about a 'Palm Oil Ruffian' pioneer trader in West Africa; Something for Nothing - A queer experience that befell Margaret S. Coffman near Goatneck, Texas; "The Bobbery Pack" - A hunting story from India; Waterways of the "Swiss Sahara" - Photo-illustrated article about the fascinating 'bisses' used to divert glacial runoff to irrigate a particularly dry part of Switzerland; The Coffin Ship - A weird story from the Far East dealing with a murderous Chinese secret society; The Gold That Wasn't - A dummy gold ingot is mysteriously stolen in New South Wales; The "Great Scalp Frauds" Case - Frank Mossman, Game Warden of Pacific County in Washington State, explains how he discovered an ingenious swindle; Man and His Needs. 84 pages plus 28 pages of great ads. Backstrip entirely nibbled away. Back cover loose but present, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Book
Features: The Kidnapped Crook - The unvarnished facts of the culminating adventure of Clement Passal, alias the 'Marquis de Champaubert"; Unknown waters - a voyage of the Royal Research Ship Discovery II to the unmapped areas of Australian Antarctica; The White Cockerel - A remarkable story of ju-ju from Africa; Monk's Field - a curious story from North Wales; South Sea Fire-Walkers; A Woman Scorned - a story from Tabora; This bone means death - Australian aborigines 'point the bone' to allegedly kill, even at great distances; The Two Sisters - Two Italian Girls play a big part in helping the pro-British Partisans to seize Northern Italy from the Fascists - Else and Nina Gariglio, with photos; and more. Covers loosely attached. Somewhat above-average wear. Book
112 Pages. Features: Adventures of Louis De Rougemont - part IX; Holy Week Procession in Seville (includes photos of Nazarene's in costumes similar to those of Klansmen); My Texan Elopement -John H. Jones impersonates Miss Sally Steddem; A Naturalist in Cannibal-Land - adventures of Captain H. Cayley-Webster in the cannibal islands of the South Seas (with photos of Cayley-Webster); Jinkers and Jinkering - photo-illustrated article shows how buildings are moved by horses and oxen in Western New South Wales; My Klondike Mission - Lilian Agnes Oliver of Chicago set out for the Klondike to raise money to support her invalid husband - a photo-illustrated account; Through Pygmy-Land - Part I - photo-illustrated article by Albert B. Lloyd; The Heroes of Niagara - a series of graphic narratives, each illustrated by a photo of the hero and his apparatus; "Dago" - eminent actor Kyrle Bellew relates a remarkable mining incident - with photos; The Martyrs of Ku-Cheng - photo-illustrated article on the slaughter of Christian missionaries in the interior of China and the decapitating retribution; My First Leopard - by Walter H. Bone; Round the World in a Home-Made Boat - Joshua Slocum and the 'Spray'; Wolves in a Blizzard - Mr. and Mrs. E. Howard in North-West Canada; My Cycle Ride to Khiva - part II - an account of a remarkable bicycle ride across the deserts of Kara-kum and Kizil-kum by Robert L. Jefferson, F.R.G.S.; Attacked by Leeches - W. Harcourt-Bath describes a horrible jungle; Incredible photos of dozens of prisoners on treadmill in the great prison of Rangoon; Photo of dead Armenian heroes in Samsoun; and more. Average wear. Complete and intact. Few pencil markings. A sound vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Circle of Death - dangerous fall into the great drum of the winding-engine at a Pennsylvania coal mine; In Search of Adventure part II - the story of a chequered cruise aboard a six-ton yacht; "Kermis" Time in Belgium - an annual week-long celebration during which young and old alike compete in curious races and competitions - article with many interesting photos; Trapped in a Furnace - terrible experience for Ira MacDonell at a Lewis Run, Pennsylvania brick plant; The "Apache Kid's" Last Fight - F.S. McDonald describes his terrible death-duel in the desert with a notorious Indian outlaw; A Memorable Man-Hunt - tracking down murderers Jimmy and Joe Governor in New South Wales; "Dangerous Jobs" - bronco-busters, steeplejacks, bridge-builders, shrapnel-shell makers, underground miners, steel-makers, firemen, window cleaners, undersea divers, sewer workers - article with great photos of each of these occupations; Behind the Nailed Door - Englishman A.H. Hinde posed as an Arab traded with the Moors of the African coast while trying to locate a lost silver mine; An Ill-Starred Elopement - disaster strikes two unfortunate lovers; A Woman Alone in China - part IV - Mary Gaunt set forth in a Peking cart with an interpreter and her cart men, meeting many odd experiences; ; Petre's Island - a bit of New Zealand history, showing something of the lives of the earliest settlers among their Maori hosts. pp. 6 [ads], 387-480, 7-24 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
Oblong 4to., Fourth Edition, with illustrations and maps in the text; original photographic wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a very good, clean copy. First issued in 1963. Ottley, 7425 (recording the first edition).
First impression.
8vo., Second Edition, with double-page pedigrees and folding map; navy cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy. First published in 1901.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and map in the text; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. UNCOMMON.
Well illustrated in black and white.
Editorial - Why Not Surrender?. Large photo of French Flag being presented to Canadian troops who re-won the city of Denain. 'The Week of Destiny' by Lovat Fraser; Photos of Gaping Walls of Bourlon's Broken Sanctuary. 'Mons after Four Years!' - article by Hamilton Fyfe. Prince of Wales joins in French Rejoicing - Photos. President Poincare and the Liberators of Lille - photos. Belgium's Hero King Re-Enters Bruges - photos. Allenby and Marshall making for Aleppo - by sandy wastes and Babylonian waterways - illustrations. Victorious Italy's intrepid allies in Albania - photos. Allied troops who shared in Italy's Triumph - photos. 'Up in a War-Plane' - article by Sydney A. Mosely. Winter Kit and Summer Smiles for Victors' Wear - photos. Teuton Booby Traps - photos. The Impending Crash - article by Frederic William Wile. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. A sound copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, neat signature on front paste-down; cloth, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at extremities. The author's second work and first novel. Very scarce, especially in this condition.
Large gold octavo ; 772 p : illus ; 23 cm Great Britain -- History -- George II, 1727-1760 -- Fiction -- United States
Pages 41-84. Features: Great two-page photo ad for the Steel Company of Wales, Limited; Salute the Victor - new star of the car world; The dramatic introduction of the new Vauxhall Victor at the Gaumont State Theatre, Kilburn, London - 15 sensational pages of text and excellent illustrations/photos; The press inspects the new Victor; Many pages of great vintage ads. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. Covers nearly detached. A worthy vintage copy of this special issue. Magazine
Pages 213-256. Features: Nice two-page photo ad for The Steel Company of Wales; Photos from the recent Motor Show; If Winter Comes - what to do when winter weather strikes; Photos of additional accessories for your Vauxhall; Some Thoughts on Night Driving; Photos of trip to Skye; Investment for Quality - photos of Vauxhaull's recent heavy investment in plating operations; The Victor is very popular in the U.S. - article with photos; TV on the Test Track - article with photos of camera mounted to the front of a car; Great photo sequence explains a steering overhaul; Photos of humorous signs; Letters; Great colour ad for Garrington's Red Diamond Hand tools inside back cover; Many pages of great vintage ads. Unmarked. Above-average wear and external soiling. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
8vo., First Edition, text in Welsh and English, with numerous photographs in the text; original photographic wrappers, a near fine copy.
Large brown octavo ; 254 p , illus (some col) ; 25 cm Contains colorful illustrations /// Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603 †
8vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece and numerous illustrations (a number full-page) in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter very lightly browned on (predominantly white) rear panel. A story of climbing adventure set in the smaller Welsh mountains to the west of Snowdon. Scarce.
Small octavo in grey paper boards and spine, 256p, includes index; 1-page errata for both volumes ; 18 cm. Deckled edges all. Scarce. Volume II only. Appears to be a novel interspersed with poetry. Includes the poem "Address to the Gout" , wish begins: Yea! Gout! Where came ye limpin frae ? / Whase weel-tormented muckle tae .... || Scotland. Fiction, Poetry, Novels.
Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Front cover portrait of Rear-Admiral Reginal Tupper, C.B., Commander of the Blockade Squadron. Contents: Chapter CXCV - The Blockades, 1915-17, British and German Methods; The British Blockade of Germany, The German Submarine War on Enemies and Neutrals; German Crimes Against "The Fellowship of the Sea"; Scope and Limitations of the British Blockade; The Muckle Flugga Hussars; The Peel Committee's Report; Bringing Neutral Ships into Harbour; Discussions with the U.S.; German Evasions of the Blockade; Work of the British Censorship, A Study of German Crimes, The Rappahannock, the North Wales and Artist, The Alnwick Castle, The Kildale, The Caithness, Sufferings of Scandinavian Seamen, The Belgian Prince, German Motives and Methods, Universal Demand for Reparation by Germany. Covers heavily worn and detached as one but present. Textblock sound. Magazine
80 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of photos. Many autographs and inscriptions throughout. Above-average wear with small patch to fore-edge of front cover. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 256pp. The full history of the Welsh narrow gauge Talyllyn Railway from its original purpose to carry slate from the quarries to the port at Tywyn to its current application as leisure transport. In particular this study looks at the challenges faced by those trying to save the line for its new use.
