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Roma, 1955 novembre 13, copertina illustrata a colori in fascicolo originale completo di pp. 24 de "La Tribuna illustrata" .
Roma, 1927 giugno 12, copertina illustrata a colori in fascicolo originale completo di pp. 16 de "La Tribuna illustrata – Supplemento illustrato de La Tribuna"
316 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Diagrams. Map endpapers. Author and her family of three spent many idyllic years aboard their motor cruiser discovering the beauty of the Pacific coast from Puget Sound north along the British Columbia coast to Alaska. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality vintage copy. [Edwards & Lort 2825, Tourville p.432, Ricks p.172] Book
14 pages. Intended as an introduction to the cetaceans from the Nanaimo area. Provides black and white illustrations of various whales plus blowing and diving characteristics of some of the large whales. Minor sunning to covers. Rubber stamp upon front cover. Average wear. Book
Carta geografica raffigurante il passaggio a Nord-Ovest. La porzione di America del Nord era ancora sotto il dominio russo. sarà acquistata solo nel 1867. Piccoli fori di tarlo che non compromettono l'ottimo stato di conservazione generale. Leggera macchia nel margine inferiore ed alcuni segni di foxing. Attraente coloritura coeva all'acquerello.
Pages 353-440, plus 24 pages of fascinating ads. Features: The House of a Hundred Rooms - Part 1 - incredible revelations of a building in Philadelphia with underground cellars and dungeons which were put to diabolical uses by Chinese Tong-men; A Village on a Mountain Top - nice photo-illustrated article on Mola, Sicily; Enrico Toti - Italy's One-Legged War Hero - how he fought and died at the Carso front; With the British Armoured Cars in Russia - Part 1 - the first authentic account of their work and adventures - photo-illustrated article; In the Grip of the Blizzard - Daring Antarctic Sledge Expedition of Sir Douglas Mawson as described by Capt. Madigan - major article with fascinating photos; My Adventures in the World War, Part 3 of E. Ashmead-Bartlett's adventures as a war correspondent; In the Land of the Lapps - Part 3 - photo-illustrated description of the life and customs of these fascinating and little-known people; The Gum Lands of New Zealand - photo-illustrated article on the Kauri gum industry of New Zealand; How We Brought the Chinese War-Workers to France - important information about the Chinese Labour Corps which assisted British armies in non-combatant duties at the Front were recruited in China and transported from their distant homes in the Far East across the seas to France, travelling via Canada; Marooned in the Arctic - E.H.L. Mitchell went to Alaska on a mining venture but was shipwrecked and marooned on a barren island for eight weeks; The Water-Gardeners of Amiens, France - wonderful photo-illustrated article; Lost in the Mine - the lamp of a boy working in a Welsh coillery went out and he lost his way - and nearly his life; Photo of the four-hundred and fifty Temples of the Law at Mandalay, in Upper Burma. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
50 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Features: Founding Fort Edmonton; Policing the Far North - photo-illustrated article; One-page photo portrait of Sir George Simpson - the only known photo of him; "Nigger Dan" (Daniel Williams) - troublemaker at Fort St. John; Chevrons in the Sky - waterfowl article with photos; Arctic Airfield Survey - Craig Harbour, where the most northerly airport in the British Empire was surveyed in 1922; Summer at Temagami - photos with text; English River Hermit - An Indian named Mandayoh (stranger) lived 30 miles from the Trans-Canada Air Lines' field at Pagwa River; Through the Fjiords of British Columbia - photo-illustrated article with photo of the Union Steamship liner 'Cardena'; Northern Salvage - Claud K. Jones located sunken Canol machinery at the bottom of Great Slave Lake - fascinating photo-illustrated article describes how huge tracked vehicles were hauled up through the ice; Running the Alaska Boundary - great article with photo of Thomas Riggs and Jack Craig proudly displaying the flags of their countries and universities after setting the final point of the Alaska-Yukon boundary on the shore of the Arctic Ocean. Photos of Eskimo tobacco substitute Atamaoya being harvested and smoked. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
(42)p. + Frontis and one illustration. Age stained. Book label of The Norman Remington Co., Baltimore on rear paste down. 16mo. 17 cm. Original yellow stiff paper boards, soiled. Front board decorated with illustration by Hogarth, Jr. (Rockwell Kent). First copyright 1921 by Vanity Fair. A famous parody of the works of Robert W. Service. POETRY BOX1
42 pages. Many black and white photos. Features: The Biggest Prize of All - A Memorable fishing trip to Eagle River; Interrupted Journey - a springtime trip to the interior; For Mukluk or Parka - the Eskimo housewife is proficient at skin sewing; Fur Trapping and Ranching - the 5th of 6th articles in a series of 'What to Expect in Alaska"; A Dogface's Dog Team - a gift of a husky pup involved a sailor in the intricacies of raising and training sled dogs; Photo of Mrs. E.W. Parker astride a large brown bear that charged her and her husband; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
in-8°, 206 pp., portraits en frontispice, nombreuses photos h.t. N&B, reliure plein maroquin à grains havane, couv. conservée, dos à 2 nerfs decores, titre et filets et fleurons dores avec prolongement sur les plats du plus bel effet. Qq. leg. rouss. sinon très bel exemplaire. [HI-4] Mention de troisième édition.
34 pages. Features: Be a good listener; Wat a good ice breaker?; Guest Caller Gus Empie; A Publicity Program for your Club; two-page list of square dance records; Photos from Kodiak, Alaska; How P.A. systems have impacted square dancing; Clarke Kugler - Square of the Month; Photo of Connie Christensen of Salt Lake City - the world's youngest square dance caller; and more. Nice vintage ads. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
120p., illus. SOFTCOVER. Paperback Very good condition
ix, 141 pages. Index. Footnotes. Maps. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. "After a careful reassessment of contemporary evidence, puts the Canadian record in a new perspective." - Foreword. "A serious overall study of the Alaska Boundary Dispute, traced from the Canadian point of view and relating all the factors involved including international relations, ideology, war, nationalism, and party politics." - dust jacket. Former library copy with usual markings and average wear. Binding intact. A sound reference copy of this informative work. Ricks p.170. Book
In 4°; VI, (2), 435, (5) pp. e 32 c. di tav. fuori testo. Più di 200 illustrazioni. Bella legatura coeva in tutta pelle rosse con titolo, filetti, fregi e nome dell'antico collezzionista (un Marchese) impressi in oro al dorso. Piatti foderati con carta marmorizzata coeva. Prima edizione francese di questo celeberrimo racconto di caccia che narra le imprese venatorie di Paul Niedieck in Giappone, Cina, Manila, India, Australia e Nuova Zalanda, Africa, la caccia alla tigre in India, Terranova, Sudan, Alaska e America del nord. L'opera no è mai stata tradotta in italiano.Good copy.
88 pages. Features: Nice Datsun diesel truck ad inside front cover; Nice one-page color ad for the Ruger M-77 rifle; Chinook - King of the Salmons (part 1 of 3); Alaska Calling - the state's age-old problem of long-distance communication; The costumes of Little Norway; Ascent of the Chandalar; War! - excerpt from 'Mudhole Smith - Alaska Flier; ad for the ithica model 37 handgrip shotgun; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
pp. 337 + 12 Color chromolithograph plates of birds, drawn by Robert & John L. Ridgway. The great bird plates have some damp stain, but could be easily washed. + Plus 9 line drawn plates of fish. Folio. Disbound. Arctic Series of Publications issued in Connection with the Signal Service, U.S. Army, No. III. The bird illustrators deserve special note. Robert Ridgway (1850-1929) was one America's leading ornithologists. At the age of 17, he was appointed zoologist on a geological survey of the 40th parallel. From 1874 until his death, he served as ornithologist and curator of the Smithsonian Institute. Ridgway established a system of color standards and nomenclature that is still used today. Robert's younger brother John was chief illustrator for United States Geological Survey and an artist for the California Institute of Technology and Carnegie Institution of Washington. Check References: Nissen, ZBI, 4184 and 2962; Bennett, p. 107; Wickersham 7836; Ricks p. 222; Arctic Bibliography 18091 & 18092; Ayer Zimmer, pages. 463 & 643 644. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W155
160pp.richement ill., toile rouge, jaq., 29cm., bel état
Vannes, Lib. Lafolye et J. de Lamarzelle - 1933 - In-8 - Broché - Illustrations NB dans le texte et HT - XXIII & 403 pages - Etat neuf
87pp. 21 x 28 cm. Paperback Very good condition
Book is in excellent condition, in white cloth boards. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind except for "Christmas 1987" on title page. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 199 pages on glossy paper.
reprint of the 1961 ed. Soft Cover. Fine , as new. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 302 pp.illustrated by drawings
128 pages. Features: A Tale of Two Carvers - The Rain Wall Screen of the Whale House, Klukwan, Alaska; Native Views - Influences of Modern Culture Aboard Artrain USA; "The Greatest Individual Hunter of Material in the North" - Collecting in Alaska, Canada and Chukotka with Captain Joseph-Fidele Bernard; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
104 pages. Features: Inuguat, Iinrut, Uyat-Llu - Yup'ik Dolls, Amulets and Human Figures; Nushagak Baskets - A case study in Fusion; Shishmaref - Whalebone Carving in an Inupiaq Village; Alaska Native Doll Makers; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
32 pages. Index. Index of advertisers. Report of President, Captain Jas. W. Watt; Photos of five guild officials; Pen Picture of a typical American Sailor - an article by Meyer Berger from a New York paper; Port of Vancouver, B.C.; Steamboat Round the Bend, by H.L. Sacret - working on the Mackenzie River; Forty Years Ago on the B.C. Coast; Captain Oliver Williams - Coast Superintendant; Great photo of Union Bay coaling berths; Steam is Far From Finished; Jemmy Jones, Mariner Extraordinary. Union Steamships link the Coast Communities of British Columbia; Norwegian Honour for British Crew - the SS. Chelohsin; Captain Thomas Rippon - Respected Brother Passes; Vancouver Built - SS. Alaska, Hull No. 1 of the Coughlan Yards of False Creek; Whence Came the McMillans - a man goes overboard in October 1900; Captain Ernie Landheim Joins Pilots; Great photo of the large (Searle?) Grain Elevator on Fraser River, New Westminster; There Was Money in Privateering - The Harmsworth Cup; Shipmasters who became Shipowners; Yo Ho and a Bottle of Rum; Obituaries. Average external wear and soiling. Binding intact. A sound copy. An informative and engaging read. Book
