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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
64 pages. Profusely illustrated with colour and black and white photos. Text in English and Inuktitut. Undated but appears to be circa 1979. Unmarked with average wear. An informative snapshot of the native people of this region several decades ago. Book
4°. 33,5 x 27 cm. 352 S. Original Leinen mit Rücken- und Deckeltitel, montiertes Deckelphoto. Illustrierter Schuber mit Rücken- und Deckeltitel. Rückentitel minimal berieben, sonst tadellos. Band mit beeindruckenden (oft doppelseitigen) Farbphotos.
Plon Terre Humaine 1976, In-8 relié cartonnage éditeur sous jaquette illustrée. 588 pages, 80 illustrations et 11 cartes dans le texte et 62 illustrations hors texte. Bon état
Plon, "Terre humaine", 1976, 588 p., illustrations, cartonné, jaquette un peu défraîchie avec déchirure, traces de scotch sur la première et la dernière page, état général correct.
Presses Pocket, "Terre humaine", 1982, 665 p., poche, bon
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
239 pages including black and white illustrations. "Ernie Lyall is angutimmarik, "a real Arctic man", who has lived nearly all of his sixty-nine years in the north, and almost half a century above the Arctic Circle. His unique story is a fascinating portrait of life with "the people" - the Eskimos of Canada." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear overall. Minor damage to upper corner of back board. Average wear to dust jacket with 1 inch patch of damage to upper corner of back panel. Solid copy overall. Book
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
435 pages. For twelve arduous but captivating years, Raymond de Coccola was, for all intents and purposes, a Barren Land Eskimo. An unforgettable portrait of adventure, of murder, of sexual mores. It is Father Raymond's touching first-person revelation of birth and of death, of patience and of fatalism; and it is a staggering account of his people's tragedy and loss. It is also a story of survival and hope. Bookplate upon front flyleaf. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. Reading creases along spine. Includes a large assortment of excellent black and white plates. Book
Two volumes. pp. 464, (4) [Favorable reviews of the book from prominent men and newspapers - the reviews continue in Vol. II]; 467. Frontis, half titles and numerous steel engravings. Profusely illustrated with text wood engravings. Foxed. 8vo. 231 mm. Original full brown cloth binding, worn. Manuscript ownerships of Bean & Owen, March 31, 1859. "Aside from its importance as a key in the literature of the of the disappearance of Sir John Franklin, Kane's narrative, with its valuable geographic and scientific information, is one of the great books of Arctic exploration and the search for the Northwest Passage. It contains much information about the Eskimos. Kane, was a U.S. Navy physician who organized the voyage, discovered the ice-free Kennedy Channel and laid the foundation for scientific study of the Arctic. Arctic Bibliography 8373; Sabin 37001; Hoyer 'Groenlandica' 213. Rarely found in such decent condition. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! POLAR 4
Alvin Josephy presents the history, archaeology and ethnology - including origins and languages - of all the major Indian cultures from Alaska to Patagonia. 398pp. Numerous illustrations and eleven maps. Slight soiling and edgewear to dust jacket.
60pages. Many black and white photos. Features: Passage of House Joint Resolution 205 marks new era for Alaska; Her Name is Salty - first of six chapters of "Trolling Poles"; The Stikine River; Caribou Hunt - grizzlies were around but hard to find on this northern British Columbia trip; Nine Polar Bears - for Eskimos to see a herd of polar bears is a rare event; Hunt Wolves in September; Log Cabin Home; and more. Covers loose but present. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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
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
144 pages. Magazine/program for the 1986 Grey Cup game in Vancouver. Many articles and ads plus roster details for both teams. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A nice vintage CFL item. Magazine
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
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 96 pages. 6 7/8"w x 8 1/4"h. Legends, ceremonies, dances and songs of the Eskimos, with lyrics, some with melody lines. Many b&w illustrations.
194 pages. Average wear. Binding intact. Bright gilt lettering upon front board and spine. Children's scribbling upon blank leaves at end of book. Book
in-8, 227 pp., ill. h.t. coul., broché, couv. ill. Bon état. [CA27-1] Les Peuls, les Pygmées, les Esquimaux, les Aborigènes, les Yanomani.
pp. vi, 522 + maps. Profusely illustrated with text photographs. Edges slightly foxed. Small 4to. Original full blue cloth binding, lettered in gold. Binding slightly rubbed and bumped. Hardbound. Very good. LOC W13
547 pages. With maps, coloured illustrations, and one hundred wood cuts. Scarlet cloth-covered boards wonderfully preserved. Light overall wear. Few drops of soiling to edges of textblock. Map missing from inside back free endpaper. Front hinge starting. Gift greetings atop front free endpaper. A worthy reading copy. Book
Lyon, Oeuvre Apostolique de Marie Immaculée s.d.[+/-1923], viii + 440pp.avec ills., br.orig., cachet, 2e éd., bon état, R20370
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
Small 4to, 21,8cm. Pp. 32[2], 7 photos and ca. 30 drawings on 14 plates. Orig. stiff wrappers.
