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115 pages. ... The stuff of MCC volunteer life in the Indonesian archipelago. From a place too dangerous to accommodate foreigners in 1948, in intervening years to 1998, Indonesia eventually hosted a total of 164 Mennonite Central Committee volunteers. For the 50-year anniversary celebration of MCC in Indonesia, some alumni wrote stories about: mixing sulfa with vaseline for patients in the 1950's; balancing on slippery logs in Kalimantan; weathering a coup d'etat; visiting Birdshead Anabaptists in Irian Jaya; and much more. Very light wear. Some soiling to title page else unmarked and in fine condition. Excellent copy in glossy decorated boards. Book
In 8. Dim. 23x16,5 cm. Pp. 184. Terza edizione del 1936 di questo volume sulla caccia di Wilhelm Munnecke. Si tratta di una serie di resoconti di avventurose battute di caccia grossa a Sumatra e Ceylon All'interno sono presenti otto planches fuori testo che mostrano scene di caccia. Alla fine una mappa. Bella copertina editoriale. In ottime condizioni. Copertina editoriale in tela in ottime condizioni generali con lievi usure ai margini e dorso. Legatura in buone condizioni. All'interno le pagine si presentano in ottime condizioni con rare fioriture. Third edition of 1936 of this volume about hunting by Wilhelm Munnecke. It is a series of resuming of adventurous big hunting in Sumatra and Ceylon. Inside there are eight planches representing scenes of hunting. A map at the end. Beautiful editorial cover. In very good conditions. Editorial cloth cover in very good general conditions slightly worn in the edges and spine. Binding in good conditions. Inside pages are in very good conditions with occasional foxings.
8vo., Eighth Edition, WANTING FRONTISPIECE (original tissue guard present), with engraved title-vignette, 7 plates, very numerous illustrations and 8 maps (a number full-page) in the text, folding coloured map and folding map coloured in outline (maps vey lightly spotted, mainly on blank margins); original green cloth, upper board framed in black and blocked in gilt, gilt back, chocolate endpapers, expertly recased, a remarkably bright, crisp, clean copy. Sold from an institution with its bookplate on front paste-down, small stamp on title, and neat stamp in a few blank margins of text. With 2pp publisher's catalogue at end BUT TRAGICALLY WANTING THE FRONTISPIECE 'ORANG-UTAN ATTACKED BY DYAKS'. The most celebrated work, dedicated appropriately to Darwin, by the co-discoverer of the process of evolution through natural selection. The eighth edition is based on the revised third edition of 1872. His well-known appendix on the crania and the languages of man in the archipelago includes a glossary of one hundred and seventeen words in thirty-three languages of the region. A LOVELY COPY OF A KEY WORK IN THE LITERATURE OF EVOLUTION. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
In 8, pp. 14 + (2). Br. muta coeva. Estratto dagli Annali del Mus. Civ. di Stor. Nat. di Genova, vol. XIV, 1879. Catalogo dalcuni esemplari di pesci raccolti da Odoardo Beccari nei suoi mesi di soggiorno a Sumatra.
Mm 130x195 "Storia Universale Feltrinelli", 18 - Brossura editoriale di 363 pagine, in buone-ottime condizioni. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
in-8°, 319 pages, -, bibliogr., broche, couverture illustree plast. Bel exemplaire. [MI-26]
viii + 418pp. + 4pp. stellingen & 2pp. errata, 25cm., Doctoraal proefschrift (Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden), gebroch., stempeltje op achterzijde titelblad, tekst is helder en in goede staat, X112198
In 8, pp. 26. Br. ed. muta. Estratto dagli 'Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale' di Genova (Vol. XVI, 30 marzo 1896). Descrizione e classificazione delle rocce vulcaniche e metamorfiche nell'altipiano di Toba a Sumatra.
In-8, brossura, pp. 190. In buono stato (good copy).
131 pages. Bibliography. Reproductions of black and white photos. Diagrams. Combines the WWII adventures of the three authors as they travel to Singapore only to be chased from place to place by the Japanese before returning for revenge. Small address label inside front cover, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice tight copy. [Not in Enser] Book
In-8°, leg. in tutta tela edit. con tit. in argento al dorso e al piatto, pp. 217(3). Con 26 ill. fotografiche su tavv. f. testo. Leggere abrasioni alla tela della legatura, ed altre marginali tracce del tempo.
23x15 cm; 193-272 pp. Brossura editoriale. Bollettino periodico, pubblicato dalla Società Geografica Italiana, su viaggi, spedizioni, regolamentazioni e avvenimenti nei vari paesi del mondo. Fra gli i vari articoli qui contenuti: L'Istmo americano e il Canale del Nicaragua; Spedizione al fiume Ogouè; Notizie delle ultime esplorazioni africane e specialmente di quelle di Stanley; Londra-Russia; Risultati geografici e sceintifici delle spedizioni egiziane nell'ultimo trienno, Spedizioni Polari, Esplorazioni del Sig. Goldie nella Papuasia, La spedizione olandese a Sumatra, Le Esplorazioni di Nain Singh e altri. Intonso. Esemplare in ottime condizioni di conservazione.
23x15 cm; 549-628 pp. Brossura editoriale (minima ed ininfluente mancanza al margine superiore bianco del dorso). Copertina leggermente staccata. Bollettino periodico, pubblicato dalla Società Geografica Italiana, su viaggi, spedizioni, regolamentazioni e avvenimenti nei vari paesi del mondo. Fra gli articoli qui contenuti: Da Berbera attraverso l'Ogaden a Imè e nell'Harrar; Da Asuncion a La Paz; L'emancipazione delle Colonie; Tra il lago di Toba e Bavdar Pulo e varie altre notizie (Sumatra). Intonso. Esemplare in buone-ottime condizioni di conservazione.
23x15 cm; 629-712 pp. e 2 grandi carte a colori più volte ripiegate (Itinerari del dott. Elio Modigliani nell'Isola di Sumatra fra il Lago di Toba e Bandar Pulo costrutti e disegnati sugli schizzi originali ed appunti del viaggiatore e Sfere d'Influenza delle potenze europee nell'Africa Nord Orientale Luglio 1891). Presente anche il foglietto volante che preannucia modifiche alla lettera e alla carta di Modigliani su SUmatra. Brossura editoriale. Qualche leggerissima ed ininfluente fioritura dovuta alla presenza dalla carta fuori testo all'ultima pagina ma ottimo esemplare. Bollettino periodico, pubblicato dalla Società Geografica Italiana, su viaggi, spedizioni, regolamentazioni e avvenimenti nei vari paesi del mondo. Fra gli articoli qui contenuti: Tra il lago Toba e Bandar Pulo; Recenti convenzioni di Stati Europei su regioni africane; L'emancipazione delle colonie. Intonso. Esemplare in buone-ottime condizioni di conservazione.
3 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs and maps throughout; pictorial boards, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. The set comprises Vol. 1: The Drift to War to the Fall of Singapore (1992); Vol. 2: The Defence of Sumatra to the Fall of Burma (1993); Vol. 3: The Allied Air Forces fight back in South-East Asia 1942-1945 (2005). COMPLETE SETS ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
Prato, Giacchetti, 1884, in-16, br. editoriale (mancano circa 3 cm di dorso), pp. 482. Con 5 tavole f.t. Manca il secondo volume.
Mm 140x215 Volume cartonato di pp. 166 con 2 cartine, 2 disegni e 41 tavole in bianco e nero fuori testo, sovraccoperta figurata. Opera in buonissime condizioni. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE. WORLDWIDE DELIVERY
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Covers the unit's service in Sumatra, Java and Timor, with resulting captivity. Includes ROH.
A SET OF 28 MAGNIFICENT FOLIO WOOD-ENGRAVINGS DEPICTING THE SCENERY, PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE OF SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA AND PACIFIC ISLANDS, including Ceylon, Weh (Sabang), Sumatra, Singapore, Java, and Bali. Also includes title-page, 8 pages of text describing the author / artist's travels (SIGNED IN INK BY THE AUTHOR / ARTIST), list of wood-engravings, and justification / colophon. From a total edition of 40 sets, THIS IS SET NUMBER 1, printed for Maurice Blum, ONE OF ONLY TEN SETS PRINTED ON JAPON NACRE. Folio. Loose as issued in custom-made folding case. FINE AND BRIGHT. Extremely rare, especially on Japanese paper.
Features: The "Hold-Up" at Fenelon; Avalances; A Tramp in Spain - VI; Hunting the Giant Tortoise; A Desert Tragedy; The Land of the Shrimp-God; How "Buffalo Bill" Won his Name; The Looting of the "Bang Yee"; On the March in the Bahr-El-Ghazal - III; Francisca Machalek, the female burglar; The Wilson Life Insurance Fraud; "Monkey"; The Happenings of a Night; A West African Mutiny; Paris to New York Overland - IV; A Chapter of Mishaps; My Experiences at Kano - I; Besieged in a Tree; The Man-Stealers; In the Grip of the Quagmire; The Monks' Republic; The Strange Case of the "Ferret"; The Calculut Affair; Some Japanese Signboards; A Tramp in Spain - VII; Hoist By His Own Petard; The Island of Captive Kings; The March of "Coxey's Army"; Sport and Adventure in Gallaland - I; In the Land of the "Never-Never"; The Range War; A Thousand Miles in a Refrigerator; Sport and Adventure in Gallaland - II; How the Treasure was Saved; A Tardy Vindication; Rambles in Macedonia; Attacked by Wolves in the Desert; A Tramp in Spain - VIII; My Experiences at Kano - II; Defective in the Barrel; The Last of the Bushrangers; Prisons of Many Lands; The Solving of a Mystery; "Meistertrunk" at Rothenburg; The Shrine by the Nujha Bridge; Among the Buriats; Adrift on a Raft; A Night of Horrors; The Narcissus Festival at Montreux; A Mountain of Salt; After the "Mad Mullah"; A Unique Summer Residence; The Wandering Jew; With the British to Sokoto; John Glover of Texas; A Baby Parade; How the Gipsy Queen found her lover; A Cargo of Cats; A Tramp in Spain; When the Water Came Down; A Mystery of the Bush; The Story of My Chinese God; A Battle with a Rhino; After the "Mad Mullah" - II; The Pursuit of Captain Victor - II; The Cave-Dwellers of Mexoco; Calamity Jane; With the British to Sokoto - II; Arrested as Spies; When Niagara Ran Dry; The Flying Dutchman; Among the South Sea Cannibals - I; Across Sumatra in a Motor-Car; A Tramp in Spain - X; Our Attempt to Reach Mecca; A Puma Hunt in Surrey; Entombed in a Capsized Ship; With the British to Sokoto - II; The Apotheosis of Simpson; Our Quiet Little Shooting Trip; My Adventure with a Lunatic; A Tramp in Spain - XI; Sacred Town of Mandhata; Mystery of Silver Bow Valley; Among the South Sea Cannibals - II; A Night in a God-House; The Tragedy of the "Maria" and My Part in it; The Red Pig of Poora; Two-Thousand Miles in a Trawler; The Most Inaccessible Place in China; What Happened at Morelia; The Blumencorso at Hamburg. Heavily worn. Backstrip almost detached. Binding open after second blank leaf. A worthy reading copy. Book
Hommes et Civilisations Horizons de France 1970, In-4 toile grége de l'éditeur sous jaquette illustrée, 287 pages. Avec atlas et bibliographie in fine. Parfait état.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and folding map coloured in outline, some faint offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly rubbed at extremities. 'This is perhaps the most horrifying and amazing escape during a war that was probably richer in escape stories than any war that was ever fought' (H.E. Bates). This classic account was written by the author as an expanded version of the brief outline contained in Brickhill's 'Escape - or Die' (1952). VERY SCARCE IN THE DUSTWRAPPER. Enser, p.405
In-8, cartonato editoriale, pp. X,479. Ristampa anastatica dell’edizione del 1811. In buono stato (good copy).
Flammarion 1975, In-8 broché 233 p. + photos. Bon état.
Broch?. 312 pages.