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17498859Paris, Ballard fils, 1749. 2 volumes in-12 de [4]-LVI-182-[4]; [4]-319 (la pagination saute de 312 à 315) pages, plein veau marbré de l'époque, dos à nerfs richement ornés, pièces de titre et tomaison rouge et marron, triple filet doré encadrant les plats, simple sur les coupes, tranches dorées.
19641685Paris, Mourlot, 1964. 1 volume in-8 broché sous couverture illustrée imprimée sur le premier plat et le dos. 1 DES 50 SUR RIVES AVEC UNE AQUATINTE ORIGINALE DE MATISSE. L'ouvrage est illustré de 12 reproductions de dessins et lithographies, de l'édition de 1964 éditée par Tériade, dont 4 hors-texte. Exemplaire enrichi d'un long et bel envoi autographe de Duthuit à Tériade.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), 63 plates and folding map on japon; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled and ruled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, uncut, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With small blind stamp on title. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR'S SISTER WITH HER LONG SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. AN ELEGANT COPY OF A SCARCE AND IMPORTANT RECORD.
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Devil-Stones - A strange story of West African "fetish" and its uncanny powers among the superstition-ridden natives; Too Many Bears - Experiences of a camp cook in Yosemite National Park, where bears are as plentiful as berries, and astonishingly bold - with great photos; Through the Guadalupe Wilderness - Photo-illustrated account by Carl B. Livingston of his exploratory trip into the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico, perhaps the most inaccessible and least-known region in the United States; The Last Voyage of the "Joan" - W.E. Sinclair and a partner attempt to cross the Atlantic from England to Newfoundland - until disaster strikes in mid-ocean; To Lhasa in Disguise - Part I - After two years of preparation living in a Himalayan cave, Alexandra David-Neel sets out to become the first white woman to enter Lhasa, the mysterious Forbidden City of Tibet - with photos; The Mare's Nest - an amusing photo-illustrated story from an Australian back-blocks medical practice; Two Girls on the Frontier - Part II - Two city-bred sisters continue their homesteading adventures in South Dakota; Eskimo Magic - E.W. Hawkes, who has spent considerable time among the Eskimos of the Bering Strait, recounts several uncanny instances of "native magic"; His Highness The White Elephant - Photo-illustrated article on this animal which is held in the utmost veneration in Siam; In Quest of Gold - Part III - Final part of the adventure faced by two young Americans seeking buried gold who were forced to turn back by the Savage Yaqui Indians; The Robbery At the Mine - Sundry exciting happenings at a gold mine in West Australia where the author worked; His Last Break - An unsuccessful prison escape attempt in South Africa; The Worm That Turned - A tale from Calcutta where a European official did not recognize one of his staff. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
307 pages. Index. Black and white photographic portrait frontis of author. Twenty-one additional black and white plates. "Thirty-two years spent in work for deep-sea fishermen, twenty-seven of which years have been passed in Labrador and Northern Newfoundland, have necessarily give me some experiences which may be helpful to others. I feel that this alone justifies the writing of this story." - from Preface. Gilt lettering upon partially-sunned backstrip remains clearly legible. Hinges taped. Prior owner's details and gift greetings (dated 1921) upon front endpaper else unmarked. Minor lean to spine. Average wear. Circa 1921. Book
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, 27 photographs in the text and a folding map coloured in outline (very lightly browned); original green cloth, upper board lettered in gilt, covers very lightly age-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. VERY SCARCE
92 pages. This charming vintage work prepared by Eskimo children was intended for use in Northern schools. Its many illustrations accompanied by text present a fascinating view of Eskimo life in the late 1950s. Clean and unmarked with pleasingly light wear. Blemishes atop inside front cover where label removed. A quality copy. Book
Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Jogi's Curse - An Indian government official is cursed by a wondering jogi (priest) and the prophecy is tragically fulfilled; An Underground Wonderland - Fantastic photo-illustrated article on the Carlsbad Cavern of New Mexico; Adrift in the China Seas - Sent off to fetch help for their crippled steamer, H.W. Millard, G. Grant Simmons and their companions are blown off course and suffer an eight-day ordeal; "Watu Wa Miti" - R. St. Barbe Baker founded the "Men of the Trees" in Equatorial Africa to preserve trees which were continually being burned to secure land for cultivation - with photos; The Man Who Wanted a Change - A factory hand seeking escape travels to the South Seas, only to return sadder and wiser; Two Years in Borneo - Part I - Oscar Cook spent eight years there, the last two of which were quite strenuous - with photos; "The Man With the Buried Head" - photo of alms-seekers in India; The Promotion of Private Smith - The inside facts of an affair involving Private Smith, a young soldier in the American Army, stationed in the Philippines; The Last of the Bushrangers - Mrs. Mary J. Nichols reflects on the old pioneer days in Tasmania and the 'sticking-up' of an isolated station by the last gang of bushrangers that operated in the island - with photos; Forbidden Nepal - Hugh Walter had unusual opportunities to visit this closed state and provides interesting glimpses of the manners, customs, and principal religious festivals of the Nepalese - with photos; White Man's Magic - While exploring the interior of New Zealand the author and his companion fell afoul of a rascally Maori tohunga, or medicine man; Where Cannibals Roam - Part II - An eventful journey into the unknown interior of Papua, with photos; "Old Peter" - C.N.C. Hayter, formerly of the Royal North-West Mounted Police, describes instances of 'second sight' he witnessed among Eskimos, thus providing independent corroboration of a story about apparent Eskimo telepathy in this publication a few months ago; What Happened to Spott - A funny story about a miserly old South African storekeeper and a black mamba snake; The World's Largest Goldfish Farm - founded by Eugene Shireman of Martinsville, Indiana - with photo. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Hidden Bay - A member of the Cape Police investigates a series of missing boats and their crews; The Parson - A Tale of old frontier days in Marshall, Texas; A Gambling Raid in Malaya - A white police officer single-handedly attempts to raid a gambling-den in the Malay States; Through Arctic Seas - Part III - The continues adventures of the Hudson Bay Company steamer Baychimo in the Western Arctic as it studies the Eskimos and wild life - with map and many nice photos; Among the Kazak Nomads - Matthew Edwards describes his time with these hardy riders of the plains, who enjoy hunting with trained eagles - including many very nice photos; On Tour With a Puppet Show - Part I - Walter Wilkinson travels through the West of England with his glorified Punch-and-Judy outfit; George's Crocodile - an amusing tale from the coast of China; "Bimbo" - Russell Afzal's dog killed a sacred monkey, was cursed, and died a mysterious death; Pat the Teacher - He drifted to a remote Australian sheep station and proved his manhood to the full; The Isle of Rip Van Winkle - A visit to the quaint and beautiful island of Banda, the "Pearl of the Moluccas" - with photos; The Romance of Pearls - An excellently photo-illustrated account of the fisheries of Ceylon, with some interesting stories concerning pearls; Across Central Africa from East to West - Part II - The continued tale of Major Jackson's year-long, 6,000 mile trip from Beira to Banana - with interesting photos. 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The "Goldenburg Coward" - True tale from the headwaters of Spruce River, British Columbia during the gold stampede of summer 1900; Hunting the Long-Haired Chinese Tiger - Lieut.-Commander the Hon. J.M. Kenworthy describes an eventful hunt for this tiger which is larger and more ferocious than the Indian variety; Through Arctic Seas - Part I - The eventful cruise of the Hudson Bay Company's steamer Baychimo to the Western Arctic to study the Eskimos and wild life - with photos; Through Spain in Disguise - Part V - The Count and Countess Malmignati, disguised as Arab beggars, sing and dance for a living; Photo of the smallest teapot in the world, fashioned by Mr. T.A. Vickery, of Main Street, Bantry; Rebecca's Vengeance - An odd story of "Black Man's Magic" in the West Indies from 1903; Looking for Trouble - Alexander MacNab experiences disaster while engaged in a Mexican revolution under General Carranza; ; A Near Thing - A British Intelligence agent arouses suspicion while in German territory; Painting Wild Indians - A. Hyatt Verrill describes his experiences after spending years painting the little-known Indians of Central and South America; Cowboys and Raiders - Jesse C. Carson relates his association with Pancho Villa as a rebel 'general'; Starting Life Afresh in South Africa - Grace Sprange describes two years of disappointment, disillusionment, and disaster attempting to grow oranges - with photos; The Last of the Little "Shanghai" - brief update and photo on this trusty craft which had previously sailed from Shanghai to Copenhagen; Trapped in a Flooded Tunnel - The terrible experience which befell a diver near the Hartebeestpoort Irrigation Dam, near Pretoria, South Africa; "For the Hounour of the Mounted Police of Canada" - Herbert Patrick Lee relates an experience from when he was a recruit at Regina. 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with moderate external wear. Covers beginning to separate from textblock. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
ORD-133Par Christophe Colomb, Fernand Cortez, Pizarre, Cabral, Humboldt, Basil-Hall, Mistress Trollope, Ross, Parry, Franklin, Bulloch, Watterton, Head, Walsh. Illustrés par BOCOURT et Ch. METTAIS. Revus et traduits par ALBERT-MONTÉMONT. Paris. Bry Aîné. 1854. Gd in-8 (194 x 285mm) dos lisse basane rouge, filets et titre or, 2ff.n.ch., 48, 16, 16, 48, 16, 32, 32, 16, 32, 32, 16, 16 pages. Bien complet des 8 hors texte en couleurs et de la carte. Impression sur 2 colonnes. Couverture lgt épidermée, état intérieur exceptionnel pour ce genre d'ouvrage pratiquement sans rousseurs.
xxi, [3], 379 pages. References. Glossary. Black and white reproductions of photos. Family tree diagrams. "In the summer of 1963 I went to the Canadian Northwest Territories to make a seventeen-month anthropological field study of the small group of Eskimos who live at the mouth of the Back River, northwest of Hudson Bay. These twenty to thirty-five Eskimos, who call themselves Utkuhikhalingmiut, are the sole inhabitants of an area 35,000 or more miles square." - dust jacket. Heavily-worn former library copy with usual markings. Binding intact. Not pretty but a worthy reference copy of this fascinating study. Book
108 pages. Unmarked. Average wear. A quality copy of this nostalgic yearbook. Book
Contents: Color ad for 'Ask for Ethyl'; Bankers Trust ad - Buy Victory Bonds; Babcock & Wilcox ad - bombs and beauty aids need steam; Color ad for Ford trucks; Color ad for 1946 Packard cars; Auto strike raises new issue for Industrial Wars in America - the nation's biggest union asks stake in affairs of management by cry of 'Let's see the books'; Mrs. Damato of Shenandoah, Pa. christens the U.S.S. Damato - she lost two sons in the war; Photo of James Hendrix, Army hero; Matt Kimes - cop killer; Why the Fleet could not retreat to the West Coast - Admiral William V. Pratt; Congressional Investigation of the Pearl Harbor attack; Where the War Cause Lies - Japan; Nice color ad for General Tire; Color ad for the Aeroprop division of GM; Ezra Pound returns to the US to face charges of treason - with photo; The Federation of Atomic Scientists; Native world from Zion to Java stirred by nationalist little wars; 4 photos of Japan's Hirohito visiting the shrines of Ise to report Japan's defeat to his predecessors; Thorez, red architect of France; the Nuremberg Tribunal - with labelled photo of 20 defendants in their courtroom positions; two photos of Eva Braun; War-Winning Old Guard Begins Exodus from Top Service Jobs - retirements of Staff Chief and Fleet Commander are first of many peacetime moves; Super color centerfold for the new 1946 Chevrolet; Seabees dig in darkly for spell with Eskimos - Navy installations in the far north; Photo of the real Kilroy; C.D. Howe has his fingers in many pies; Canada's Baby Bonus; Heavy heavy over stock boom hangs wage-price policy delay; Inventor Gilbert Brereton and ramie; S. DeWitt Cough, President of Abbott Laboratories, calls for national health care; Robert Benchley 1889-1945; Color ad for teh Douglas DC-6; The reality of Salvador Dali; Unusual color Monsanto ad on back cover features young lovely speaking into a huge contemporary walkie-talkie. Average wear. Unmarked. Address label atop front cover. A sound copy. Magazine
ORD-4452Traduit de l'anglais par J. West. Ouvrage orné de gravures et d'une carte. Paris. Plon. 1885. In-12 (117 x 189mm) percaline anthracite ornée à froid d'un décor géométrique, dos lisse, titre or, gardes marbrées, 2ff.n.ch., IV, 318 pages, frontispice sur double page (Réunion à Yakoutsk du parti de recherche des naufragés de la Jeannette), 34 gravures dont 9 hors texte sur double pages et une grande carte plusieurs fois dépliante (Itinéraire du Rodgers et du voyage de retour de l'auteur). Rousseurs mais assez bon exemplaire. Envoi du traducteur. Rare.
188711224Paris, E. Plon, Nourrit et Cie, 1887 ; in-12, broché ; (1) f., (6), VI, 307, (5) pp., 7 gravures hors-texte dont 3 dépliantes et 1 carte dépliante en couleur, couverture imprimée.
4860Coppermine NWT now Kugluktuk Nunavut. Mounted Photograph. Very Good. The visible material culture in these images a 1940's-style peaked cap bone snow goggles / "wooden sunglasses" a tobacco tin and the type of photographic process used all suggest a circa 1940s photo taken perhaps to commemorate or record a visit to an Inuit hunting camp by a Medical Doctor a Hudson's Bay Agent or other short term visitor. Our suggestion is partly based on the robustness of the white man's clothing which does not appear capable of surviving a single Arctic night in the wild to be sure. The verso of one image reads "Old Wikiuk of the Cogmollok Copper Eskimos - he is at present living in the area of Coppermine. Note the wooden sunglasses. The cigarette I gave to him for taking his picture." Two hand-colored gelatin silver photographs both measuring 5.75 x 7.75 inches wide and loosely mounted into hinged archival mats both measuring 11 x 14 inches wide. Both images are modestly toned with some creasing evident mostly near edges light soil and some excess hand-coloring marks near white borders and on versos. Mats are Fine. A thought-provoking pair of Arctic images. unknown
xliii, 859 pages. Footnotes, references, index. Black and white diagrams and reproductions of photos. "Provides insight at a ground level of Jenness' long, tough voyage of discovery, so that anyone interested in Arctic America or Canadian studies will find this journal a rare and enriching experience. Further, for Arctic scholars, this journal presents the detailed context for those pioneer monographs that launched the career of young Jenness and led to his becoming Canada's pre-eminent anthropologist." - dust jacket. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Modest bow to front board. Possible light cigarette scent. A sound reading copy of this fascinating early Arctic diary. Book
Features: How the Bill of Rights is getting in the way of justice; The Holy War to destroy Bill 99 - the fantastic law that trampled our freedoms underfoot; Jack Kent Cooke in Lotusland - he's living a rich, comic life in the U.S.A.; A Striking New Discovery in Eskimo Sculpture - first report on a group of artists who carve like angels and live like cavemen, the Caribou Eskimos of Baker Lake; Portrait of the American dollar we all love - how the great US foundations give away money creatively - $50 million in Canada; The world of Can't - a young cerebral palsy victim tells how he's beating the frustrations of charity; The Hottest Hand in Music - Zubin Mehta and the Montreal symphony; Will success spoil Gerald Gladstone?; Let the dropouts drop out, until they're ready to learn. Nice colour Coke ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
64 pages. Features: Cover art by John Little features Grey Cup final game at Vancouver's Empire Stadium between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Montreal Alouettes; The revolution that's changing your shopping habits - topsy-turvy trends produced by the frenzied battle for the consumer's dollar; Will they ever beat the Eskimos? - with their baffling split-T the Edmonton Eskimos have won the CFL's Grey Cup twice in a row - the task they pose is not to stop them but to find the ball; We adopted a family of criminals - Rev. Gordon Phillips and Bluebell Stewart Phillips took in prostitutes, murderers aand gunmen, and rejoiced when they went straight; Remember when we raved about the radio? - in the depression thirties, when there was little to laugh about, the comedians on radio convulsed a continent and made the radio in the parlor the centre of every family's life - many great photos; The Secret War of Charles Goodeve, Part Two - How they opened the door for D-day - with photos, including his floating bridge and rocket-propelled grapnel inventions; What would Carrie Nation do?, by Vernon Hockley; Amazing General Motors colour centerfold featuring a kitchen completely finished in pink; Canadian Club ad features colour photos of white water skiing in Austria's Salzach River, a sport (first called skiyaking) invented by Austrian champ Harald Strohmeier; Painter A.Y. Jackson recalls his most memorable meals - one in Tom Thomson's shack on Severn St. in Toronto, the other given by Lord Beaverbrook; Great colour vintage ad for Labatt's Chrystal lager beer shows man relaxing with smoke being served by his wife in front of the tv after he has been cutting grass; Expensive Sunbeam Bread promotion was Canada's biggest; Nice colour photo Coke ad on back cover features old man in white rocking chair. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this excellent issue. Magazine
190552584ABLeipzig, Leipziger Schulbuchverlag von F.E. Wachsmuth, ca. 1905. Querformat, ca. 67 x 87,5 cm. Farblithographie. Aus der Reihe: Lehmann-Leutemann, Völkertypen.
58 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Features: Enter the European V. Among the Eskimos (part II); Manitoba Maple Sugar - for centuries the Manitoba Maple has been furnishing syrup and sugar to the Indians and white men - article with photos; Athabasca Tar Sands - Great photo study of the sands before a profitable oil extraction method had been devised; Liar River Voyage; "Parthia" of the Pacific - the first vessel to fly the C.P.R. house flag saw service in the Yukon gold rush and the Aleutian campaign, and still plies the water of the Pacific - article with photos; St. Lawrence Seaway - Photo Study III; Moose Fort Journals, 1783-5 - the latest volume of the Hudson's Bay Record Society; Naturalists on the Back River (part 1 of 2); Footnotes on the Franklin Search - I - Halkett's Air Boat; Fur Trade Gossip Sheet; Nice colour ad for Hudson's Bay Point Blankets on back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
Features: Seeking Sunken Gold - may be regarded as a sequel to 'The Wreck of the General Grant'; A Cowboy Astray - a trip from Arizona to the Montanas up the Colorado River goes very wrong; Fox-Hunting Extraordinary - using cars to hunt Reynard in Australia; Bedroom Number 5 - a 'queer' story from 'Commerford House'; Fortune in the Air - an amusing tale from Palestine; The Cat Trick - a wireless operator from a Merchant Vessel recalls what happened after a consignment of whisky came onboard; Stowaway to the Arctic - the author was anxious to visit Baffinland and meet the Eskimos - great photos; The Golden Image - a remarkable story from India; Fire-Dancing in Greece - photos; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Sound copy. Book
Features: Seeking Sunken Gold - may be regarded as a sequel to 'The Wreck of the General Grant'; A Cowboy Astray - a trip from Arizona to the Montanas up the Colorado River goes very wrong; Fox-Hunting Extraordinary - using cars to hunt Reynard in Australia; Bedroom Number 5 - a 'queer' story from 'Commerford House'; Fortune in the Air - an amusing tale from Palestine; The Cat Trick - a wireless operator from a Merchant Vessel recalls what happened after a consignment of whisky came onboard; Stowaway to the Arctic - the author was anxious to visit Baffinland and meet the Eskimos - great photos; The Golden Image - a remarkable story from India; Fire-Dancing in Greece - photos; and more. Average wear. Binding intact. Nice copy. Book
160 pages. Features: Castro's War on Capitalism in Cuba; Counting Heads - the first U.S. census was no easy job; Juvenile Integrity Starts in the Home; The Korean Myth - Misconceptions Americans have about Korea; 1960 Version of "The Little Red Hen"; Cold War in International Athletics - opposing Communist athletes intent on propaganda; The Tenth Man - baseball's most important player can be the groundskeeper; Facts Russia Does Not Tell; School Teaching Beats Working for a Living; The Truly Satisfying Life; The China Clipper; Who are the Metrocrats?; Listen to This; Honey - Nutritious Nostrum; Who Wants to Abolish the HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)?; They Tamed the Wild Missouri River; Is There Free Speech?; The greatest Train Robbery; Walter, The Adaptable Weasel; A Kentucky Political Education; Don't Let your Shoulder Freeze; This Is Christianity - Young Korean Joon Gon Kim's Ministry to Communists; You Can Do Something; Those Modern Eskimos; A Return to Common Sense in Education - Pennsylvania teacher shuns methods that produce illiterate blockheads; The Organization Mother; January-June 1960 Index. Back cover Flag Day coverage features lovely photo of youngsters Kay and Tony of the Dario Politella family of Lindenhurst, Long Island. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
