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In 8° (20x12,5 cm); due tomi in un volume: XVI, 296 pp. e 2 c. di tav. fuori testo, 392 pp. e 2 c. di tav. fuori testo. Legatura coeva in mezza pelle scura con titolo, autore e fregi in oro al dorso. Qualche strofinatura e lievi segni del tempo. Piatti foderati con carta marmorizzata coeva. All’interno esemplare in buone-ottime condizioni di conservazione, completo. Prima edizione italiana e seconda edizione assoluta, dopo la prima francese del 1834-1835, di una delle più importanti descrizioni ottocentesche della California e dell’arcipelago delle Isole Hawaii, scritta dal celebre viaggiatore che fu ufficiale di marina e sindaco di Saint-Servan 1835-1838, Auguste Bernard Duhaut-Cilly o Auguste Bernard superiore Cilly (Saint-Malo, 26 Marzo 1790 Saint-Servan-sur-mer, 26 ottobre, 1849). L’autore, entrato in marina nel 1807, prestò servizio nell'Oceano Indiano sotto Robert Surcouf. Nel 1815 passò dalla marina militare a quella mercantile prestando servizio sotto l’avventuriero, Jean Baptiste Rives che caldeggiava un’impresa coloniale francese nelle Isole Hawaii, all’epoca conosciute anche come Isole Sandwich dopo che così le aveva chiamate James Cook nel 1778 in onore del suo protettore Lord Sandwich, nome che oggigiorno è considerato coloniale e antiquato. La spedizione era stata ideata come divisa in due parti. Nella prima, finanziata da alcuni banchieri francesi fra i quali Jacques Laffitte, l’impresa, doveva spostarsi verso l’America latina per commerciare in diversi prodotti, poi terminata questa fase, doveva, quindi, proseguire verso le Hawaii per riportare lì, il corpo di un re hawaiano che era morto in Inghilterra a causa del vaiolo. Duhaut-Cilly partì da Le Havre il 10 aprile 1826 su un veliero di 370 tonnellate. La prima fermata avvenne alle Isole Canarie per poi proseguire nelle isole di Capo Verde e Cabo Frio in Brasile. Quindi visitò Rio (il 25 maggio) e poi, il 13 giugno, partì per Valparaiso da Capo Horn dove affrontò una terribile tempesta il giorno 14 luglio. Le successive tappe furono San José del Cabo (novembre) e Mazatlán per poi giungere in California in gennaio anche se a causa della nebbia, impiegò 8 giorni a trovare il Porto di San Francisco. Qui si fermò per un certo periodo e visitò il territorio. Le tappe furono poi Monterey, Santa Barbara e San Diego (aprile). Fu quindi alle Hawaii per poi tornare nell’ottobre del 1827, dopo una pausa in Perù, in California. Da qui si reca di nuovo alle Hawaii e si ferma per due mesi ad Honolulu, dove studia la lingua e le usanze locali, oltre a visitare il territorio. Il volume descrive i viaggi di Auguste Duhaut-Cilly, i luoghi da lui visitati, le lingue studiate, i monumenti e le bellezze naturali viste e rappresenta una selle più importanti e complete fonti storiche, economiche e culturali inerenti alla California e alle isole Hawaii nella prima metà dell’ottocento. Il volume è arricchito da 4 belle tavole fuori testo di vedute. Opera completa. Rif.Bibl.: Judd, 57; Hill 500; Howes D547; Sabin 21164; Zamorano 80,31; Forbes, 'Hawaiian National Bibliography', 1260.
Discoloration to heavy-textured ivory colored cloth boards and to page ends. Signed by David Douglas Duncan on half-title page. Large format: 10 1/4"w x 12"h. 272 pages. Over one hundred tipped-in color plates. 60 page chronological review of Picasso's private work held at his villa La Californie.
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: A Bandit's Bride - Part I - Pancho Villa, the bandit-Revolutionist of Mexico, rescued the heroine of this exclusive narrative from a loveless marriage with a Mormon and married her himself - one of the most remarkable stories of love, battle and intrigue ever published; Unknown Animals of the African Wilds - J.A. Jordan describes recent finds such as the Okapi, Bongo, Giant Pig, Pygmy Elephant, the "dingonek", and the "Rhodesian Monster" - article with photos; Private McTosher Discovers London - the adventures of a Highland soldier visiting London for the first time; A Flying Man in South America - Part IV - John G. Barron took a monoplane to South America and performed flying shows for 2.5 years, often before people who had never before seen a plane; How We Salved the Vigilant - While some of the crew headed for safety aboard a Dutch liner, three remaining crewmembers managed to safely guide the Vigilant to port!; The Finding of the "Mollybaun" - the discovery of a big nugget in Coolgardie, Western Australia, leads to multiple murders; Strange Stories of the War - a selection of incidents entitled A Kite Balloon Adventure, The Lady of the Manor, Mixed Identities, The "Phantom Sniper", The Subaltern's Gun, and The Mysterious Message; On the Borders of Tibet - Part III - Reginald Farrar spent two years wandering - largely among wild lands and wilder people whose chief desire was to build the intruding foreigner up in a damp bonfire to smoulder to death - with photos; The Ring - a dramatic story of the old days in New Zealand, before white and Maori had settled down in friendship; Historic Crimes and Mysteries - The Vanished Boatswain, The Monster of Regendorf, Bavaria; Remittance Men - an account of sundry remittance men the author met during his sojourn in Africa; The Tragedy of Sanborn Harbour - wholesale murder at the cod-fishing station on remote Nagai Island, Alaska; Photo of 'two Indians squaws' casting ballots in California for the Presidential election; Photo of 'The Human Fly' scaling a tall building in Birmingham, Alabama; and more. pp. 4 [ads], [2], 194-284, 5-16 [ads]. Unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
Large octavo in blue cloth in black, unclipped jacket; illus.; 248 pp., 25 cm.; light to moderate edge wear and shelf-rubbing to jacket; rubbing to spine ends; light dust soiling and fading to top edge of cover boards; o/w cloth is clean and free of fraying; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; binding is tight and square; a gently used copy. In English.
VG/VG (slight wear to blue cloth and slightly faded unworn slipcase, previous owner's neat name on front endpaper) Small octavo 152pp illustrated
Pages 189-244. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous black and white photos. Features: A Norwegian Road - interesting article with great photos from Norway; A Story of Old New England; The causes of the decrease of birds; The Vaughans - A California Idyl (continued); Thomas Leavitt and his artist friend, James Akin; Life on the Magalloway; The Gipsy Maiden's Song (poem); Nice photo ad for the Boston and Maine Railroad; New Hampshire Necrology. Sunning to front cover. Peripheral chipping. Contents in quality condition. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
306 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and reproductions of archival photos plus diagrams and maps. "This book begins after the fire of September 6, 1875, and ends with the town's vote for incorporation on August 17, 1893. It is an in-depth history of the businesses, organizations, activities and growth of the village of Ferndale, California." - from title page. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
40 pages. Features: Dovetail Anchor Slot Co. photo ad inside front cover features photo of the Sunset Mausoleum at Berkeley, California; Can construction work be made safe?; Keeping up interestin accident prevention; Job precautions are the best safety tactics - article with great vintage illustrations; Underbidding in Florida is ruining business, says builder; The A.G.C. Safety Promotion Program; Accident control in construction work; National Safety Campaign under way; The contractor and the courts; Hawk Co. offers new incenerator; vintage Skilsaw ad; Latest prices of materials; construction activity this week; Sealed proposal announcements; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Center page loose but present. These nostalgic topics and images are certain to please modern-day contractors. Magazine
86 pages. Features: Nice color ad for Laird & Co. Apple Brandy inside front cover; Samson card table ad; Chamberlain and British press censorship; Britain War Preparations; The Kaiser on Hitler; Myra Kingsley - Star of the Star-Gazers; The German-Japanese Spy Alliance - article with photos of Nazi spies in America, Lt. Comm. Farnsworth, Harry T. Thompson, Eric Glaser, Otto Voss, Guenther Rumrich and Johanna Hofmann; 20th-Century Wonder Girl Eleanora Sears of Boston; Feuding Among the FCC; Red Cross Surgeon in China describes how injuried and sick Japanese soldiers are killed rather than tended to, 'for the glory of the Emperoro'; Photos of yoga disciple Buddha Bose in various unusual physical states; Photo of toy tanks being painted in Nuremberg, Germany; Photo of toy battleships being painted by Japanese teen; Other photo subjects include French Foreign Minister Bonnet, Labor man Dave Beck, the Matanuska Valley colony in Alaska, Mr. Rolly sharpening a huge saw blade in Alaska, Japanese soldiers in action, Dr, Virgil Dickson, Principal Bruce Zimmerman, Dr. Vaclav Podstata, many photos of children being racially integrated in the U.S., the Budin Clinic in New York, X-ray devices, streetlighting for safety, and the Brooklyn bail bond racket; Dave Beck - Political and Economic Boss of the Pacific Northwest; Hugh Bartlett Monjar and his assorted 'clubs' make him a lot of money; Meddling in Matanuska; Article on Marihuana - "Our Newest Vice"; America's Solution to a Minority Problem - racial mixing of kids in California; Would You Have Noticed That? - Albert S. Osbornprobably has the world's most observant eyes and is a 'student of questioned documents'; Humanitarian surgeons look forward to the day when their intervention will no longer be needed; Proper Highway Illumination for safety; Cleveland's Negro Problem - the "Future Outlook League" uses racketeer-style methods to promote black employment; Hoaxes often invented to sell newspapers; Photo of bicycle polo game; Article on Crooked Bond Bailsmen in New York; Nice color-photo back cover ad for Lucky Strike features tobacco buyer James Walker and associates chatting around pot-bellied stove; and more. Above-average wear. Front cover nearly loose. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Mm 120x215 Volume in copertina rigida con sovraccoperta, 256 pagine profusamente illustrate a colori. Glossario ed indice dei nomi in chiusura. Ottima copia, spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
313 p. 8vo. 230 mm. Illustrated DJ. A wonderful history in the American Trails Series, Edited by A.B. Guthrie, Jr. Original full cloth binding. Hardbound. Very Good. First edition. Argonauts was a common name for those who came to seek their fortunes during the famous gold rush. The miners who made the tough and arduous journey west to California by land and sea, were nicknamed "Argonauts" because they too were adventurers on a quest for gold like the heroes of myth = Jason and his crew in quest of the Golden Fleece. W11
This is a very good softcover copy with just light wear. Completely clean inside and just lightly toned covers outside. The lower corner of the back cover and last few pages with a soft crease. Spine not creased. This copy has been SIGNED and inscribed by Ehrlich to a friend. Foreword by Leon Whiteson, architecture critic for the Los Angeles Times. Introduction by Edward R.Baker. Over 20 built works described and illustrated in color and black & white. Chronology. List of completed and current projects. Bibliography. 12" high X 9" wide, 96 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
Dark green octavo ; 344 p, 20 cm Author signed, inscribed, and dated [1925], to front free end paper // Stanislaus County (Calif.) -- History -- Modesto -- Short Stories
Crisp, clean, bright and tight.First American Edition Used
128 pages. Magnificent cover art by Charles Dye depicts overheated truck hauling Christmas trees and several fresh kills. Two contributions by Jack O'Connor in this issue. Additional Features: Hunting wild goats and boars on Santa Catalina Island; Polar Bears were forgotten in this desperate fight to survive; Bucks with buckshot in Louisiana's low country; Quest of the Golden Trout - of 1,000 Wyoming mountain lakes it was Big Elbow or bust; In the California goose capital, where everything proved ducky; To Quebec's Kipawa for a princely bull moose; Jack O'Connor article on the World's Most Beautiful Deer - India's chital; Blood and Snow - it was tough to claim this buck after shooting him; Catskill Giant - Egbert H. Schultz' first bear was New York's biggest for 1954; Monkeyshines on Biscayne Bay, Fla. - photos of Bongo the chimp fishing!; Scioto Pinch - winter's squeeze up north brought duck limits in Ohio; Circuit Rider - following a killer cougar for seven days near Boulder Valley, Montana; Nice one-page color ad for Mercury outboard motors; I Followed Izaak Walton - from Sinnemahoning Creek, PA, to the River Dove; How to use a dog for bush-tails (squirrels); Jack O'Connor on accurate light sport rifles; Incredible photo of 85.75lb world record lake trout caught in Lake Athabaska, Saskatchewan. Nice ad for the 1956 Nash cars. Nice color Remington ad inside front cover features their new magnum shotgun shells; One-page black and white ad for the 1956 Chevrolet cars (Chevies). One-page color-photo ad for Scott-Atwater outboard motors; 2/3-page brown and black ad for the Savage Model 24 rifle. Illustrated Ruger handgun ad. Great color ad for the Golden State Arms Corporation inside back cover features Hitler Jugen dagger for $5.95 - with sheath, postpaid! Nice color-photo Evinrude outboard motor ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Twenty-Four Days Adrift - The appalling experiences that befell the crew of the U.S. steamer Dumaru, destroyed by fire and explosion in the Pacific in 1918 - from the logs of Radio-Operator T.W. Bean and Assistant Engineer F.J. Harmon; The Kidnapping of Father Heslin - this unassuming parish priest of Colma, California ultimately died - newspapers helped in catching the kidnapper; The Cross-Eyed Englishman - a rousing story of the Canadian North-West which occured 150 miles north and west of Winnipeg near Lake Winnipegosis; After Big Game With a Camera - Major A. Radclyffe Dugmore hunts big African game with a camera; A Wipe In the Eye - A British officer's amusing account of a lion-hunt which involves a spear; At Grips With a Leopard - Story from Jan Pienaar of the Beira Mashonaland Rhodesia Railway; The Man-Eating Crocodile - The Native Commissioner in charge at Balovale in Northern Rhodesia describes a crocodile surely responsible for many deaths; The Cannibal Islands - Part III - Clifford W. Collinson lived for several years in the Solomon Islands and here describes his visit to the mysterious island of Choiseul and its hidden stronghold - with nice photos; A Rescue By Aeroplane - Captain M.N. Albert's plane crashed on a trip over Northern Quebec and Ontario; Photo of bamboo organ in Catholic church in Los Pinas, Philippines; England's Oddest Treasure-Trove - A vast hoard of gold and silver coins is discovered at Seaton Carew, on the Durham Coast; Exploring in Central Brazil - Part I - A small expedition left England in 1921 to explore the mighty Amazon forests and study the wild Indian tribes - article with photos; Bandit-Hunting - Captain George Ash describes his 18 months serving under Francisco (Pancho) Villa, and a battle with outlaws in Santo Domingo; The Voyage of the "Sargon" - The disastrous voyage of this Grimsby trawler which arrived home weeks late - article with photos; The Bandit of Marseilles - A Bulgarian in France, upset for a sentence passed upon him,begins a vendetta against inoffensive citizens; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
In-8 p., solo vol. I e vol. II (parte I), tela edit., pp. XXII,654; XLVI,682; con numer. ill. nel t. e in tavv. f.t. Il primo vol. "Lower California" tratta: "The period of the Early voyages and Discoveries - The Jesuit, Franciscan and Dominican periods" e serve anche di introduz. al secondo vol. dedicato alla "Upper California". Questa "parte I" si occupa della storia e delle missioni in generale: "Administration of Fr. Junipero Serra, Presidente - Administration of Fr. Fermin Francisco de Lasuén and Fr. Estévan Tàpis, Presidentes". Al ns. esempl. mancano altri 2 volumi di storia generale e 2 di storia locale di questo importante studio. Esempl. ben conservatato.
320 pages. Presents decoys in the most sensible and comprehensive way: by region, with each region discussed by a recognized expert in that area. Thus the entire range of decoys is covered, from Canada down the Atlantic Coast and inland along streams and rivers to Louisiana and up the Mississippi to the Great Lakes and across to California and Oregon. Also included are chapters on European decoys, the history of decoys, how decoys were made, and how to go about collecting decoys. A list of public collections of decoys, a bibliography, a record of top auction prices, maps of waterfowl flyways, and an index complete the package. Beautifully illustrated with colour photography throughout. Gift greetings upon front endpaper else book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket bears tape-repaired tear to central portion of front panel and large chunk missing from base of back flap. A small part of this chunk is from bottom corner of back panel. Other than this, dust jacket is bright and attractive with moderate wear. Overall, a nice copy of this most substantial work. Book
In 8, br., sovracc., pp. 340. In francese.Dedica dell'Autore all'occhiello.Mancanza alla testa del dorso della sovracc, segni del tempo, discrete condizioni.Luogo di pubblicazione ParisEditore Libraire PlonAnno pubblicazione 1956Materia/Argomento Biografie, Storia, CaliforniaAutografato Sbr>
New York, Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1956. 4to. mayor; IX-368 pp. y 18 ilustraciones en láminas fuera de texto. Primera edición. Encuadernación original en media tela.
Two light brown quartos, brown spines, 136 p, 165 p, b&w illus, photographs to first volume Scarce. || No records found in WorldCat. || Opera, Music, San Francisco. || Erase pencil drawing on back of page 165 of volume two.
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Exhibition catalog of the show of the same name at the publisher's gallery, Feb. 2013. 79 pages in oblong format with full color, many full page prints throughout. "In 1911, place of honor in the Annual Winter Exhibition of the National Academy of Design in New York was assigned to a painting by thirty-year old Russian artist Nicolai Fechin (1881-1955). His 'savage, splendid, and heterogeneous' canvas displayed a 'barbaric mastery of form and color.' Fechin?s early preference for thick layers of color and pigment with very little oil, and a penchant for conflating the real and the abstract, would bring him international acclaim in the first decades of the 20th century." [Frye Art Museum]
Pages 333-372 plus xxiv pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: Notable American Homes - "Firenze Cottage," the Summer Home of Daniel Guggenheim, Esq., Elberon, NJ.; A Swimming-Pool for Private Gardens; Trellises; Vacation Home-Making; L'Art Nouveau Houses in Austria; Birds and the Country Home; A Group of Bungalows at Pasadena, California, Costing from Fifteen-Hundred Dollars Upwards - great two-page compilation of 16 photos; Photographing Birds; Concrete Ornaments for the Garden and How to Make Them; A Colonial Suburban Home - Guaranteed Cost $6,000; "Weldacre," The Home of George E. Smith, Esq., Philips Beach, MA; Do Plants Think?; Nice one-page photo-ad for the Invincible vaccum machine by the Electric Renovator Mfg. Company; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Complete and unmarked with average wear. Covers and some pages loose but all present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
Pages 413-452 plus xxiv pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: The Garden Competition and its Prizes; Notable American Homes - "Villa al Mare," the Country Home of george Lee, Esq., at Beverly Farms, MA; The Garden at Hamilton House; Concrete Ornaments for the Garden and How to Make Them - III - a Concrete Pedestal; The House of J.H. Hammond, Esq., at Wynnewood, PA; A Group of Modern Houses at Nutley, NJ, Costing from $1,000 to $5,000; Bedroom Window-Curtaining; The Beauty and Economy of Stucco; A Farming Experiment by Women at Thatcham, England - photo-illustrated article on the use of Bell glasses, straw mats, and more; Four California Bungalows; The American Shetland Pony; "Pine Haven," The Summer Home of Thomas B. Van Buren, Esq., at Kennebunkport, ME; Nice back cover photo-ad for The "30" Locomobile car, shown driving through an ornate gate; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Complete and unmarked with average wear. Covers and some pages loose but all present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
319 pages. Bibliography. Index. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of mostly black and white archival photos. A wonderful history of this logging company, founded in 1898, which ran its last train down the Tuolumne in 1960. Above-average overall wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Dust jacket, which lacks several chips/chunks is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A worthy reading copy of this engaging work. Book
