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197436647Couverture souple. Broché. 306 pages.
1334250316.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
20171-3330759984Novas Edições Acadêmicas 2017. Paperback. New. 120 pages. Portuguese language. 8.66x5.91x0.28 inches. Novas Edições Acadêmicas paperback
192649254Stuttgart, Strecker und Schröder, Verlag, 1926, Auflage: 1. Leinen, gebunden; oranger, illustrierter Einband / Anz. Seiten: 322 / 16,5 x 25 cm / mit 84 Schwarzweissabbildungen auf Tafeln und im Text und 1 Karte / Zustand: gut, mässige Gebrauchsspuren; Einband leicht berieben und etwas gebleicht, Ecken bestossen, Vorsatzpapier am Gelenk geplatzt, geringfügig stockfleckig, auf Vorsatz und Vortitel eingeklebte Zeitungsausschnitte zum Tod des Verfassers
179963521799 Paris, F. Buisson, An VII-[1799] 3 tomes en 3 vol. in-8 de 13 x 21 cm et 1 vol. in-4 de planches de 22 x 29,5 cm. I/ faux-titre, au v. décret concernant les contrefacteurs, titre, viii pp. de préface du traducteur, 410 pp. de texte et tables, [1] f. de publicité du librairie. II/ Faux-titre, titre, 440 pp. de texte et tables. III/faux-titre, titre, 506 pp. de texte, tables du vol. et tables générales des matières, [1] f. d'errata. ATLAS/ Titre, 2 pp. de table des planches, XXXXIV (44) pl. grav. Bien complet des 44 planches gravées en taille-douce par Tardieu l'aîné et présentant des vues (8), marines (2), cartes géographiques (3), plans et schémas (6), portraits et personnages (13), objets (2), animaux (7), et plantes (3) dessinés sur les lieux par l'auteur. Jolies reliures de l'époque en demi-basane à coins. Plats recouverts de papier moucheté beige. Dos lisses ornés de bandes dorées. Titre sur pièces de couleur orangée. Tomaison sur pièces noires de forme ronde. Ensemble pratiquement à l'état de neuf ! Quelques minimes rousseurs isolées, sinon papier très frais. Superbe !
188612224Brockhaus, Leipzig 1886. XII, 372 Seiten mit 16 (2 gefalteten) Tafeln, 3 gefalt. Tabellen, 3 (2 gefalt.) teilkolorierten Karten u. ca. 100 Holzstichabbildungen. 4°. Rotes Leinen mit Goldprägung. Leichte Gebrsp. Etwas berieben, Rücken verblichen. Innen teils etwas gebräunt u.
1897STLD0193Berlin, Dietrich Reimer 1897. 4°. XVI, 413(1) S. Mit 11 Tafeln u. 153 Textabb. nach den Photographien der Expedition, nach den Originalaufnahmen v. Wilhelm von den Steinen u. nach Zeichnungen v. Johannes Gehrts sowie 3 Routenkarten. OHLeinen m. farb. gedr. Deckelvign. Einbd. staubfleckig, im Text gebräunt u. stellenw. stockig. Henze II, 227 f. (hier EA). Zweite Auflage des erstmals 1894 erschienenen Werkes des deutschen Mediziners, Ethnologen, Forschungsreisenden und Schriftstellers Karl von den Steinen (1855-1929), der sich besonders um die Erforschung der Indianerkulturen Zentral-Brasiliens und die Kunst der Marquesaner verdient gemacht hat. Er legte die dauerhaften Grundlagen zur brasilianischen Ethnologie. - Behandelt die zweite Expedition in das Xingu-Gebiet, bei der ihn der Berliner Anthropologe und Ethnologe Paul Ehrenreich begleitete. Nicht nur die geographischen Kenntnisse wurden durch die kartographischen Aufnahmen, Messungen und Bestimmungen beträchtlich erweitert, sondern auch von der indianischen Bevölkerung des Xingu-Quellgebietes konnten umfangreiche Sammlungen, Texte, Grammatiken und andere Materialien mitgebracht werden.
1979108905Amsterdam: Time-Life International, 1979. Seventh German Printing; 183 S. mit zahlreichen Abbildungen; 26 cm; gebunden, Orig.-Halbleinen;
1977SCH021C1711977 / 282 pages. Relié avec jaquette. Editions France Loisirs
1977LFA-126721590Un ouvrage de 283 pages, format 165 x 245 mm, illustré, relié cartonnage sous jaquette couleurs, publié en 1977, bon état
1960146394Stuttgart. F. A. Brockhaus KG. GmbH. Abt. Anqituariat 1960. Zwei Teile in einem Band. XII, 466 Seiten u. V, 464 sowie 16 Tafelseiten mit 18 Abbildungen und eine mehrfach gefalte Karte. Schwarzer, titelvergoldeter Original-Leinwand-Einband und illustrierter Original-Schutzumschlag (Geringe Gebrauchsspuren). 23x17 cm
Pages 90-176 plus 18 pages of ads. Features: Where Cannibals Roam - Part I - Merlin Moore Taylor's adventures into the unknown interior of Papua (article with great photos); "Twisted" Harmon - an RCMP officer spends five years and travels thousands of miles to catch an escaped murderer hiding in the protection of the German Secret Service; Life in a Logging Camp - sensational photo-illustrated article on the Abernethy Lougheed Logging Company's operation in Maple Ridge, British Columbia; "Trawler Tidd" - a cat that went to sea; An Artist on a Tropic Isle - the adventures of Ellis Silas as he painted in the Trobriands group of islands north of New Guinea; Wild Tribes of the Amazon - Part 3 of 3 - the author's adventures as he penetrated deep into Amazonia, with photos (including shrunken head); Feedback on a recent article on the K.K.K.; Chasing the Pulajans - religious fanatics who gave the US authorities in the Philippines untold trouble; To the "End of the World" and Beyond - Captain Gault Macgowan, F.R.G.S. and his wife set out on an eventful journey in the Western Himalayas; Photo of large hawser (3" dia. rope) made of human hair at Kyoto's Higashi-Honganji Temple; The Fatal Slip; One Up on "Homie"; The Taming of the Sheriff - a ranch story from Death Valley, California; Down the Shaft - a West Australian miner's story of a terrible experience at the bottom of a six-hundred foot shaft; Five Hundred Miles in Open Boats - an arduous and eventful arctic journey recounted by retired Mountie, Sergeant-Major C.N.C.Hayter; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Antonio the Counsellor - Antonio Conselheiro cast himself into the wilderness, only to become leader of a tribe of Indians which he then led in battle against the cream of the Brazilian army; Our Seaplane Fishing Trip - Summary of a novel seaplane trip recently carried out by a party of Pacific Coast anglers with the assistance of Ellard A. Bacon, manager of the Pacific Marine Airways, a passenger seaplane line operating between Los Angeles and Santa Catalina Island - article with excellent photos; Crops of Gold - An amusing story from the vicinity of Ten Mile House, British Columbia; The Mystery of the Pool; - Sequel to a story published here about three years ago about a South African prospector's account of a monstrous snake which is supposed to live in a pool in the Orange River; Three Incidents - J.R. Henderson led an uneventful life, aside from a three-month span; Wild Tribes of the Amazon - Part II - C.W. Domville-Fife and a couple of Indians ventured far into the interior of Amazonia, meeting with many strange and exciting adventures - with photos; "Number Twenty-Three" - A bobcat adventure of Harry E. Webb, a federal hunter employed by the U.S. Government Bureau of Biological Survey to trap and destroy predatory animals that infest the state of Nevada - with photos; The Ivory Raiders - Part IV - Continued adventures from Turkanaland, Africa, where unscrupulous Swahili elephant poachers and bloodthirsty Turkana warriors make things interesting for the white officers responsible for maintaining order - with photos; The Knock-Out - Judkins and Bunney, the bullies of the battalion, were manipulated into boxing each other; A South African Bushranger - A policeman named Mahon turns highwayman in Filabusi, Rhodesia; A Sailor Out Back - The amusing first day experiences of a sailor who tries farming in Willanga Township, Australia; When the Fire Came - A bush fire swept the Matawai district of New Zealand last year - with two photos; From the Great Craters to the Congo Game-Lands - Part II - Elephant hunting in the teeming game country of the Congo - with great photos; Diamond Cut Diamond - R. Granville Barrow and friends need to outwit rapacious South American officials to successfully salvage the passenger steamer Whitney in the Orinoco River; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Covers detached as one but present, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Book
195912017Berlin, Lucie Groszer, 1959. 1. Auflage 4° (30-35 cm). 21 Bll. Illustr. OKartonage
197111548Stock 1971 187 pages in8. 1971. broché. 187 pages. En 1955 le peintre Tobias Schneebaum part seul et sans armes dans la forêt péruvienne à la recherche d'une tribu primitive réputée féroce les Akaramas (ou Akamaras). Ce voyage fonctionne pour lui comme une véritable initiation qui le transforme en un être humain accompli
1974LFA-126727167Un ouvrage de 184 pages, format 230 x 260 mm, illustré, relié cartonnage couleurs, publié en 1974, Time-Life, collection "Les Grandes Etendues Sauvages", bon état
pp. 243-283, 108 figs. on 5 pls., 2 diagrs., refs. Plain new wrs.
178712494A Paris, chez Buisson, 1787. 2 volumes petit in-8 de VIII-376-XV et [4]-499-XV pages, demi-veau blond à coins, dos lisses ornés de filets, roulettes titre et tomaison dorés, étiquette de titre caramel, pastilles de tomaison vert pâle, tranches mouchetées.
1952WOC-284Sept ans d'aventures et d'explorations dans les forêts vierges de l'Amérique équatoriale. Avec 21 photographies et 1 carte. Paris, Plon, 1952. In-8 broché sous jaquette illustrée. 301pp
19477Paris, Plon 1928, 198x128mm, 300pages, broché.
1925R5662-93Lpz.,Brockhaus 1925. 2.Aufl. gr.8°. 327 S. Mit 31 Abb. u. 1 Kte. Farbig illustr.Oln., Einbd. etw.bestoßen u. fleckig, innen tadellos
Cover shows smiling cowboy on rearing horse. Features: Wise Old Man - Adventures of author while conducting scientific research in remote Amazonia; A Sailor on Horseback - The American adventures of a former British Merchant Seaman, first as a lumberjack and then as a cowboy on a 'dude-ranch'; He Knew Too Much - A grim story of dope-running on the Egyptian border; Lunch-Time Tiger - Author is called upon to deal with a tiger which was terrifying the inhabitants of a Pathan village; The Castaways of the 'Dundonald' - reprint of one of the most remarkable shipwreck stories on record - describes how a British ship was driven ashore on a barren islet in the remote Southern Pacific, where for many weary months the survivors endured many privations in a desperate struggle for existence; A Taste of Freedom - Three firemen jump ship in a South American port... but fate was against them, and they were almost glad to get back; Ghost-Town Memories - Tourist visit the Western U.S. abandoned mining-camps of long ago; Across the Kalahari Desert - The author traversed the trackless Kalahari in a motor-car by way of a dried-up river bed. Black and white illustrations. Chipping to spine. Above-average wear. Magazine
ORD-10672Paris. Gallimard. L'Espèce humaine. 1965. In-8 (140 x 205mm) broché, couverture crème illustrée photo, 2ff., 214, (1) pages, 34 illustrations photo hors texte. Couverture un peu insolée sinon bon exemplaire.
ORD-19686Paris. Gallimard. Géographie humaine. 1939. In-8 (144 x 228mm) broché, couverture crème illustrée photo, 2ff., 188, (1) pages, 24 illustrations photo hors texte. Couverture assez abîmée, dos insolé, bon état intérieur.
