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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
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of West German Type S148 guided missile patrol boats at Bristol; Nice photo of Andes of the Royal Mail Lines; Full-page photo of the Hapag Lloyd container ship Frankfurt; On the Waterfront; European Commentary; Where to see the Cruise Ships; New Ship News; Passenger Liners at Tilbury - part 4 - the 1960s; Voyage in the Brigantine "Eye of the Wind"; The Three Careers of the "Ranpura" 1925-1961 - passenger liner, armed merchant cruiser and heavy repair ship; The Liberty and the SD14 - two standard types compared; HMS Hermes - part 1 of a history of her varied career; Letters; Ship Sales; Nice photo of the HMS Ranpura in 1946. Unmarked with average wear. Ad clipped from page 44 affects letter on other side. A sound vintage copy. Book
in-16, 274 pages, notes, bibliogr., broche, couverture illustree Bel exemplaire. [@]
in-12, 247p.,illustrations in-t N&B, broche, couverture illustree plastifiee. Tres bel exemplaire. [TX-2][33/XN2]
[90] pp., with colour illustrations, 30cm., illustrated softcover, exhibition catalogue (London, Thomas Gibson Fine Art, 26th september - 2nd November 1990), good condition, S97022
4to. Pp. iv,205, 1 map, 8 photos on 4 pls., 56 figs. on 4 pls., bibl., taxon. index. Plain new wrs., printed title label on backstrip. Very good. Scarce.
IV + 543 p., 145 gravures, 37 cartes et 819 dessins schématiques in-texte. Bel exemplaire récemment relié: demi percaline rouge cerise, à coins, filets, palettes et titre dorés. (2 kilos) Inv. 17004.
Small octavo in beige-grey illus wraps; 54 p. ; 18 cm. In Spanish. Play by this Bolivian writer botn in 1901. Series: Coleccion "Teatro Boliviano"
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), plates (a number in photogravure), folding panorama on japon and 2 large folding coloured maps (one in relief) at end, a little negligible foxing here and there; original red diced cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back, uncut, an unusually well-preserved bright, clean, crisp copy. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Neate *273.
8vo., First Edition, with illustrations and a full-page map in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR TO PAULINE HAMBLIN WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER.
8vo., First Edition, with illustrations and full-page map in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Small octavo / 12mo in pale illus offwhite paper wraps; 147 p. : ill. ; 17 cm In Spanish. Uncommon || Contents: Oruro del 900 -- Oruro despuÈs del 900 -- Oruro en las anÈcdotas -- VÌctor Valdivia en Oruro -- Los que no viven de la polÌtica -- El maleficio -- La fundaciÛn de Oruro -- Don Adolfo Mier y el 10 de febrero -- El primer Presidente de la 10 de febrero -- El primer rector de la Universidad AutÛnoma -- La capital del folklore boliviano -- Defensa de nuestros recursos naturales -- Pintores famosos en la exposiciÛn internacional de la Universidad -- Una valiosa exposiciÛn -- Con el pintor Alberto Medina Mendieta -- El pintor Eduardo Ib·Òez Acevedo -- Luis BuÒuel y el surrealismo -- El museo de arte de Oruro. || Oruro (Bolivia) -- History. Oruro (Bolivia) -- Social life and customs.
in-8°, 191 pages, gloss., broche, couverture illustree plast. Bel exemplaire. [CA31]
White octavo; xii, 292 p, b&w map, tables; 21 cm. In Spanish. || Only 1,000 copies. || Indians of South America -- Ecuador -- Languages.
Octavo in duotone grey and white paper and cloth boards; 413 p.; 21 cm. "BibliografÌa escogida": p. 385-[386] In Spanish. Uncommon in the U.S. || Bolivian literature -- History and criticism. LittÈrature bolivienne -- Histoire et critique. Literatura boliviana -- Historia y crÌtica.
In 4, pp. 176. Br. ed. Testo in fotocopia, bozza di stampa di una pubblicazione con poesie e saggi dedicati alla Mantova virgiliana. In appendice corposa raccolta di articoli di giornali e foto.
grand in-8°, 261 pages, ill. h.t. coul., broche, couverture illustree Bel exemplaire DEDICACE par lauteur-editeur. [CA33-4]
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 249 pages. Previous owner's bookplate inside. Illustrated by Irv Koons.
104pp., met zw/w illustraties en 23 ills. in kleur, 30cm., gebroch., catalogus van tentoonstelling (Helmond, 5 juni - 21 augustus 1988), ISBN 90-68322-14-1, goede staat, with an English summary, S96793
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Beyond the Law - Part I of the First True Account of the Exploits of the World's Most Noted Outlaws, by Emmett Dalton, the only survivor of the "Dalton Gang" - article with photos and great cover illustration; Wonders of the Teleferica - an interesting account of the remarkable aerial lines/cableways used by the Italians to transport men, guns, and provisions in the high Alps - article with many photos; The Youngest Soldier in the French Army - photo of 11-year-old Charles Meux of the French Army; Tales of the Service - Part I - A Night in a Vat; A Woman's Journey Across Africa - Part II - Eva J. Jordan, F.R.G.S. travelled with her husband for four-thousand miles through the great Equatorial Forest of Central Africa, becoming the first woman to penetrate this area - article with photos; A Night of Terror - an associate of Izaak Walton sinks into quicksand while fishing; Buried in a Snowdrift - a mining engineer is caught in an avalanche in the Andes; "Hooshta!" - the Tragedy of an Australian camel race - a stirring story from the West Australian goldfields; Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram - Part I - Fanny and William Workman describe their Himalayan mountaineering exploits - article with map and great photos; Thrice Through the Jaws of Death - Sergeant J. Harte of the Inland Water Transport relates hair-breadth escapes at sea and on land; How We Built the Bridge - War story related by a corporal of the canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps; Crossing the Canal - A despatch orderly attempts to cross the Suez Canal at night; Some Adventures of a Newspaper Woman - Marie Harrison provides a graphic and thrilling account of her startling adventures in search of 'copy'; The Railway Conquest of the Bay - a photo-illustrated account of the building of the Hudson Bay Railway; A Happy Family - humorous account of the antics of a number of strange pets belonging to a party of colonials in Singapore; A Modern Grace Darling - Miss Ella Trout rescues a sailor from a torpedoed ship off the coast of Devon - article with nice photos of Miss Trout; Photo of a group of Solomon Islands head-hunters reading The Wide World Magazine; Interesting four-page illustrated stock offering by Guaranteed Tractors, Inc., Edmund G. Soward, President; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [3], 4-88, 9-24 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
Octavo in teal blue b/w photo illus paper wraps; 124 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. In Spanish. Uncommon. An anthology of cusqueno poets and criticism and analyis of their work. Series: Wanak'auri // Peruvian literature -- Peru -- Cuzco (Province) Peruvian literature -- Peru -- Cuzco (Province) -- History and criticism. Peruvian literature -- 20th century.
IHEAL, Cahiers des Amériques latines n°7, 1989, 120 p., broché, tranche supérieure tachée.
Société nationale d'acclimatation, 1937. n°7 de novembre - décembre. In-8 broché illustré. Contenant : Dans les Andes australes argentines. Le parc national de Nahuel Huapi. Vol mécanique et vol naturel...
petit in-4° 112 pages, nombreuses illustrations en couleurs, cartonnage illustre plastifie. Tres bel exemplaire. [P-12*]
Small octavo in orange-brown illus wraps; 301 p. : b/w ill., notes, tables, maps ; 18 cm. In Spanish. Uncommon. Very detailed account of the geopgraphy of the western region of Oruro province. Cultural geography ; Oruro (Bolivia : Dept.); Altiplani Studies; Andes.
