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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.
56 pages. Features: Lovely cover art of impish Christmas characters by S.E. Park; Beautiful colour Christmas ad inside front cover presents La Palina cigars, Sweet Caporal cigarettes, and Wilson's bachelor cigars; Fleischmann's Yeast one-page ad includes photo of Dr. R.E. Lee; Editorial mentions Mr. McGeer and the Canadian money system, chemical and germ warfare, Henry Ford and soybeans, and Christmas 1934; The Position and Prospects of Canada, by the Right Honourable R.B. Bennett; King Lear in a Straw Hat (short story); Paid on Delivery (short story); Charlie Chaplin in the land of the World's Most Beautiful Women, Bali - photo-illustrated article; Changed Identity (short story); Pinch-Hitting for Sir Galahad (short story); The Reprieve - short story by Nellie L. McClung; How I Bought the Priceless Collection of Romanoff Treasures - photo-illlustrated article by Norman Weisz; Ransom (short story); Parker Pen one-page Christmas ad; Movie news includes photos of Shirley Temple, W.C. Fields, Bill Gargan, Mickey Rooney, Anna Sten, Greta Garbo, Herbert Marshall, and more; Nice half-page ad for Turnbull's Ceetee Full Fashioned Underwear; Woodbury's soap ad features photo of Lady Cecil Douglas; V.I.P. Food Beverage ad includes photos of Mr. J.E. Wood of Toronto, and Chief Dietician Margaret Paton; Christmas cookery article; Great one-page illustrated Crown Brand Corn Syrup ad features boys playing football; Fashion illustrations; and more. Back cover missing. Front cover loose but present. Average wear. A worthy copy of this nice vintage issue. Book
Pages 89-176, plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The House of Death - how an Oklahoma rancher saved his own life; Three Asses in the Pyrenees - part 6 - the continued story of this European adventure trip; Bali - Isle of Wonder - wonderfully photo-illustrated article; Mrs. Robinson Crusoe - part 1of the adventure of Mrs. Idelle S. Meng and her husband on one of the loneliest islands in the Pacific; The Six Feathers - the unfortunate experience of a New Guinea trader who tried to smuggle the forbidden bird-of-paradise plumes out of the country; The Wood-Carvers of the Tyrol - great photo-illustrated article on a trip to the Groden VValley; The Romance of the Fur Trade - photo-illustrated article on fur trapping and fur farming in North-west Canada, including photo of a large polar bear being hauled into a boat; A Woman in Unknown Albania - part 3; The Trail of the Lonesome Postman - letters being delivered to some of the world's most remote locations; Caught by a Crocodile a British officer attempts to fill his water bottle at a river; The Idol That Jumped - the author purchased a 'devil-devil' figure from a Solomon Island chief, then startling things happened; The Merepur Mystery - a mystery is solved in India; The Man Who Fell Six Miles - Major R.W. Schroeder and his airplane - article with photos; The Written Word - Jim Carter saved himself in India with some clever writing. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
90 pages. Wonderful colour and black and white photography. Features: Two-pages of colour Bang Bang photos; Two pages of colour photos of Lin Fong Chiao on the beach in Bali; Two pages of colour photos of Chow Tan Wei; Asian Film Festival - colour photos; Ou-Yang Ling Lung - one page colour photo; Foldout page of colour photos of Kenny B and Wang Tao; Tang Lan Hua; Burning Love; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding brittle - some pages beginning to loosen. A quality vintage copy. Book
Features: Isles of Adventure - a sturring account of ungarnished truth from Bali; Ship of Dreams; Under Cover; The Picture Puzzle; The Y.C. Lab - simple design for a dog house to be built from odds and ends; Attractive waste paper baskets you can make. Fascinating back cover ad for Grape Nits cereal under the heading 'Emergency Rations' with illustration of trench warfare. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Outside dimensions 14.5" x 10.5" Circa 1902. Centerfold. Light wear. Please see our photo for details. Book
Features: Aniakchak; The Explorers Club Flag; Lewis N. Cotlow, Medalist; First Contact with New Guinea Primitives; By Outrigger from Bali to Madagascar; The Yi in Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan, China; An Unusual Find at Cyprus; The Kabiye of West Africa. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Mm 145x235 "Texte établi, préfacé et annotè par Evelyne Grossman". Opera completa nei suoi due volumi in brossura originale e custodia protettiva; vol. 1°, "Cahiers 233 à 309" e vol. 2°, "Cahiers 310 à 406" di 2343 pagine (numerazione continua) con numerosi disegni in nero nel testo. I volumi sono in perfette condizioni di nuovo. Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
New York, A. van der Marck, 1985, in-4, tela edit. con sovracc., pp. 300. Con moltissime ill. fotografiche a col. a piena pag. Opera dedicata alle meravigliose pitture di Kertha Gosa.
Features include: Orchid Collecting in Java and Bali; Fir Bark - Miracle?; Counting Chromosomes in Cymbidiums - The Elusive Tetraploid; Oncidium carthaginense and Oncidium guttatum; Marketing Flowers and a Greater Market; Orchid Pests and Their Control; Semi-automatic and Automatic Greenhouses (Pt II) and Beginners' Handbook: Building Your Orchid Collection (Pt II). Light wear. Unmarked. A clean copy. Book
174 pages. Features: Exotic homes around the world; Cher in Malibu; Bali, Mexico, Costa Rica, St. Lucia, Hawaii, Japan, Barbados, Marrakech; Nureyev; Raffles Hotel in Singapore. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Mm 160x220 Volume in mezza tela editoriale, etichetta applicata al dorso con titolo, 439 pagine, illustrazioni fuori testo, carta geografica ripiegata, disegni di Umberto Zimelli. Ottimo stato. Spedizione entro 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
108pp. + 44pp. de compte rendu des actes de la société, 23cm., br.orig., non coupé, bon état, [contient principalement: FUCHS: Le Mayombe (pp.5-23), TANAKA Akamaro: Archipel de Niphon Japon central (pp.24-34)), DEWEVRE A.: La récolte des produits végétaux au Congo (pp.35-52), LENNOX G.: Le Chili actuel (pp.53-85), LEVY V.: Le peuple balinais (pp.86-99)], A91318
PARIS : Sté d'éditions géographiques, maritimes et coloniales 1936 - Broché, 249 pages, 20 planches, Carte dépliante, photographie de Mde de CROIZET - Très bon état - Envoi rapide et soigné
In-8, cartonato, pp. 248, con numerose illustrazioni in bianco e nero nel testo e fuori testo. Pagine leggermente ingiallite per la qualità della carta, e alcuni fori di tarlo alle prime carte, peraltro in buono stato (slightly browned, some worm holes in the first papers, otherwise in good condition).
Kummerly - Frey 1979, In-4 relié cartonnage éditeur sous jaquette illustrée. 264 pages. Avec photos. Bon état.
français In-4 de 248 pp.; album de l'éditeur, sous jaquette illustrée. 2e édition. Riche iconographie.
In 16o, pp. 159, br., 48 ill. f. t. Minime fioriture. Minimi strappetti ai piatti. Ottimo (3905/VIAGGI - ASIA - BALI - INDONESIA)
Arthaud 1935, petit In-4 broché sous couverture à rabats. 187 pages + 87 héliogravures. Envoi autographe de l'auteur, ex libris. Trés bon état.
RENNES, Ouest-France - 1986 - In-4 - Reliure pleine toile éditeur sous jaquette illustrée en couleurs - Gardes illustrées - Très nombreuses illustrations en couleurs dans le texte et HT, certaines PP et double page - 141 pages - Très bel exemplaire, comme neuf
in-4°, 141 pp. entièrement illustrees en couleurs, carte, relie cartonnage ed., jaquette illustree. Tres bel exemplaire. [VU-6]
Paris Société Nouvelle des Editions Self 1952, In-8 broché de 247 pages. Photos en hors texte. Traduit de l'allemand par Heni DAUSSY. Bon état.
Cartonato editoriale illustrato, cm22x26, pp (48) illustrate da fotografie in nero dell’autrice. Traduzione di Enzo Petrini. Edizione italiana di uno dei volumi della serie “Enfants du Monde” della fotogiornalista e viaggiatrice Dominique Darbois; questa traduzione è accompagnata da un disco 7” flexi con narrazione del Mago Zurlì (Cino Tortorella).
PARIS, Ed. du Chêne - 1983 - In-4 à l'italienne - Cartonnage éditeur sous jaquette illustrée en couleurs - Très nombreuses illustrations NB et en couleurs HT, certaines PP et double page - Carte, glossaire - Non paginé (environ 140 pages) - Très bel exemplaire