Maurice M. CotterellMareMagnum
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No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very minor creasing to upper rear cover, faint indenting to rear and traces of storage. 214pp. A study of the treasure-filled tombs of two sun kings, buried over 1,500 years ago in the long-lost pyramids of Peru.
Octavo in light orange DJ; x, 274 p, b&w maps ; 22 cm. Chile; History; Politics. || Salvador Allende, President of Chile, died during the Chilean coup of 1973 by the Chilean Army Commander-in-Chief Augusto Pinochet. Although he reportedly committed suicide shortly after giving a radio speech to the Chilean people, there has been great controversy regarding the circumstances of his death. Allende supporters have always dismissed the military junta's version events because they believe he was assassinated. Several investigations have been undertaken into the circumstances surrounding Allende's death.
pp. 225-258, 10 photogr. pls., 1 map. 8vo. Ofprint, orig. wrs., uncut.
G/G (price clipped dj rubbed at edges with few small chips, dust marks to edges of back flap, clean red cloth with silver titles on spine, gift inscription front free endpaper and few small marks, light speckles outside page edges, internally pages clean and unmarked) octavo 221pp. First British edition. 16pp b/w plates (publisher's note apologising for transposition of illustrations due to a binder's error). Biography of St. Rose of Lima, the first person to be canonized in the New World, and Marian of Quito, better known as "The Lily of Quito" and patron saint of Ecuador.
208 pages. Bibliography and glossary. Sumptuously and profusely illustrated with colour photos and reproductions of archival maps and illustrations. Text in English. "Documents the tremendous impact the arrival of New World gold and silver had upon Europe and the world economy. Describes the routes followed by the galleons on their return to Spain, loaded with precious metals, and the techniques used for their extraction. Discusses how mining towns were established, and famous fairs held in Portobelo and Jalapa. From this we learn how several mints were founded." - from Prologue. Clean, bright, tight and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A suberb copy of this beautifully-presented work. Gift quality. Book
xi + 161pp., 23cm., Doctoral Dissertation (A Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the school of social science of the Catholic University of America in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy), softcover, stamp at verso of title page, text is clean and bright, good condition, R113194
pp. 195, (12) [Publisher's catalogue] + Frontis. Illustrated. Fore edges foxed. 8vo. 155mm. Original full cloth binding decorate and lettered in brown. Part of the Library of Useful Stories. Includes: the pre-Columbian discoveries of America; the extinct civilization of the Aztecs; American archeology; Mexico before and after the Spanish invasion; Cortes and Montezuma; Balboa and the Isthmus; the extinct civilization of Peru; Pizarro and the Incas; etc. LATIN AMER BX 2
302 pages. Index. Bibliography. Colour plates. Hand-written signature of the amazing Maurice Cotterell upon title page. "Shows how Shi Huangdi - like the pharoah Tutankhamun, the Mayan lord Pacal, and Viracocha in Peru - was a keeper of the sacred solar science of the ancients, a science that included a sophisticated understanding of the effect of the sun on earthly affairs, fertility rates, and personality... Cotterell deciphers the emperor's farewell message concealed in the terracotta warriors - a message that reveals the true purpose of the life and the imperishable nature of the soul." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with faintest hint of wear. Appears unread. Dust jacket preserved in Brodart. Beautiful copy. Book
With eight illustrations and a map. ix, 340 pages plus unpaginated list of authors books following. Previous owner's name at top of title page. Foxing on title page. Front and rear pastedown gutters cracked. Spine bumped and worn top/base and cover extremities worn.
27x22. 110p. Fotogr. Enc. tela Ed. Sobrecubierta.
Pages 177- 264 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The Prime Minister's Story - a tiger adventure from India; Filming in a Land of Mystery - amazingly photo-illustrated article on a visit to Lhasa, Tibet; The Road to Timbuctoo - part 2 - funny adventures; Photo of pathetic beggars in India; My First Man-Hunt; The Missing Money Bag a story from Rajputana; Hate - an exciting tale from Malaya; Unknown Peru - part 3 of a photo-illustrated article about investigations in prehistoric Inca towns and treasure caves; Hunting Big Game in India - the Vernay-Faunthorpe expedition - article with great photos; Rescuing the Doctor - a doctor and his wife are surrounded in the Peruvian jungle by cannibal Indians; In Search of Sea-Monsters - part 4 of F.A. Mitchell-Hedges' world travels to catch the largest fish in the world - with great photos; The Gandipur Man-Killer - putting down a brute tiger; The Mysterious Mine - owned by Sir George Cooklin; Revenge! - a young Pole named Leo Leopold (Leo Rogers) vows to get the policeman, Fred Lefbyre, responsible for his incarceration in a Kingston, Ontario penitentiary; Nightmare - terrible experience of an Indian Army officer; photo of wonderfully decorated stern of a Chinese junk (boat); Nice back cover ad for the Security Pen Co. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The Amazing Adventure of Los Angeles policeman Sergeant Arthur W. Bethel - major photo-illustrated article; The Seer of Kantara; Unknown Peru - part 1 - photo-illustrated article on travel and adventure in the Andes; Our Election - election corruption in an American city; In Search of Sea-Monsters - part 2 - F.A. Mitchell-Hedges travels the world to capture the world's largest fish - photo-illustrated article; The Panther's revenge - a child-eating panther terrorizes an Indian village; An Up-Country Holiday in China - nice photo-illustrated article; Outlaws at Bay - a regiment captures a gang of native desperadoes in North-West India - article with photos; The Charm That Came Back - a special coin returns to B.J. Munchweiler; The Ku-Ula - an ancient Hawaiian superstition; Mark Cambell's Last "Stunt" - after a big scare he stopped performing daredevil stunts in the air for film 'thrillers'; Taming the Silver Fox - visit to a fur farm in Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada - great photo-illustrated article; The Talking Crow - a story from the Virginia Mountains; Unusual Revenge - a 1910 story involving a North-West Mounted Policeman; Nice one-page illustrated ad for Watts Trading Co. of New York City features seven handguns and two pairs of binoculars - all with prices and descriptions; Lovely one-page ad for Whiteland radios. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Volcanic Eruption on Ambrim Island in the New Hebrides in 1913 - article with spectacular photos; The Mad Mule - a mine mule turns murderer at the Blue Mountain Mine in Butte, Montana; The Mystery of Crowhurst Aylmer - a remarkable romance from 1890 is narrated by a life insurance manager; Whale-Hunting With A Camera - A fascinating account of the work of scientific naturalist-photographer H.J. Shepstone - the first man to secure a complete set of striking photographs of the various species of whales 'at home' in the water, and being harpooned, at a time when they were already facing extinction; An Accessory After the Fact - An English mining engineer's queer experience in Mexico; Down the Amazon From Source to Mouth - Part I - J. Campbell Besley and his expedition discover the source of the mighty Amazon high in the mountains of Peru and follow it down to the Atlantic, time and again fighting for their lives against savages and forces of nature; The Buried Treasure - the extraordinary experience of travelling salesman R.D. Morrison in North Carolina; The Hermits of the Alps - The lonely life of herdsmen who take their herds and flocks to high mountain pastures each summer - article with great photos; In Search of Adventure - Part III - The Story of a Chequered Cruise; Fighting a Giant Saw-Fish - James Willoughby describes a monster catch and the battle he put up - article with great photo of the fish, 14.5 feet long; A Capture of Dacoits - an account of an exciting day's work in the Punjab; and more. pp. 6 [ads], 482-576, 7-24 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
Second edition, much enlarged with "the addition of a new sett of cutts", 2 vols., 12mo (165 x 100 mm), [2], 336; 275, [21]pp., imprint date omitted in vol. I, 2 folding engraved frontispieces showing the costumes of the various countries, that to volume one with tear to fold and slightly cropped at lower margin, 10 engraved plates, woodcut head and tail pieces, a nice set in contemporary sprinkled calf, spine with five raised bands ruled in gilt, volume number in gilt to third compartments. Volume two concerns the Americas, including Peru, Mexico, Chile, Jamaica, Cuba, Virginia, Carolina, New-England and others, in addition to England, Scotland and Ireland. Provenance: Contemporary ink ownership signature of E. Vaughan 1741 to endpapers and at head of title page. Sabin 25670.
8vo., First Edition, with illustrations and full-page map in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
New York, Crown Publishers, 1949, in-8, tela edit. con sovracc. (difettosa), pp. IX-239. Con 75 illustrazioni in b.n. f.t. e bibliografia.
(Como) Progetto Amico Marcelino Pan y Vino, 2006, 8vo brossura con copertina illustrata a colori, pp. 99 con illustrazioni e tavole nel testo.
in-16, 284 pp., illustrations et cartes, broche, couverture illustree. Tres bel exemplaire. [JL-1]
Barcelona, Casa Editorial Maucci, s.a. (1924). 4to. menor; VII-286 pp., 1 h. y 17 láminas fotográficas aparte. Encuadernación moderna en media tela, con puntas.
56 pages. Features: Interview with Hugo McPherson, formerly chairman of the NFB (National Film Board); Free-form FM and Montreal's CKGM-FM; Vancouver falconer George Galicz; Photo of Strom Thurmond after being pelted with marshmallows in Pittsburgh school last January; Storm clouds for the Weathermen; Article on Charles Manson and Linda Kasabian; Hero's welcome for Army Sergeant Esequiel Torres of Brownsville, Texas; The Deep River Ancient Muster; Yes from Nasser, Dilemma for Israel; The Points of Issue in the Hostile Middle East; Soviet AN-22 crashes into the North Atlantic while delivering relief supplies to Peru; Germany - the rocky road to recognition; Cambodia - the discreet U.S. Presence; The Caribbean - 'Tourism is Whorism"; Photo of Joe Pepitone sitting on Cadillac; Street Christians - Jesus as the ultimate trip; Color photos of art dealers Ben Heller, Sam Salz, Eugene Thaw, Michael Hall, Jane Wade, Charles Slatkin, Harold Diamond, and Harold Reed; Passing of Phillip J. Lucier, Jim G. Lucas, Iain Macleod, Barry Wood, Ilse Stanley and Panayotis Pipinelis; Major article and photo of singer Bessie Smith; The Old in the Country of the Young; The Prospects for Living Even Longer - Dr. Alex Comfort; A Kingdom Besieged - John M. King of Denver; Germany's Krupp rises again; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
Roma, 1920, 23 maggio, fascicolo di 8 pagine de "La tribuna illustrata", con copertina illustrata.
Broch?. 407 pages.
Índice: "RESTOS HUMANOS PERTENECIENTES AL BRONCE ANTIGUO DE MALLORCA", por Mª Dolores Garralda. "TRILLIZOS, CUATRILLIZOS Y QUINTILLIZOS EN ESPAÑA", por Arturo Valls. "ESTUDIO GENÉTICO SOBRE EL ENROLLAMIENTO LONGITUDINAL DE LA LENGUA (TONGUE-ROLLING)", por Tito A. Varela. "RESTOS HUMANOS PROCEDENTES DE LAS EXCAVACIONES DE CHINCHERO (CUZCO)", por Tito A. Varela.
Broché. 199 pages.
Barcelona, Montaner y Simón Editores, 1893-1896. Cuatro volúmenes en 4to.mayor; 408 pp. + 368 pp. + 400 pp. + 360 pp., con numerosas ilustraciones a lo largo del texto, dibujadas por Nicanor Vázquez, y una lámina aparte con el retrato fotográfico de Palma. Encuadernación original en tela estampada. Lomeras en pergamino.
