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In folio (546 x 330 mm), frontespizio figurato e animato da personaggi emblematici, di notevole bellezza (J.C.Weijerman inv. et delin. - M.G.Grophius sculp.), 29 tavole a doppia pagina incise in rame e finemente dipinte da mano del tempo, decorate con scene allegoriche incise. Al verso del frontespizio è applicato un indice delle tavole abilmente calligrafato da mano coeva. Legatura in piena pelle floscia coeva con aletta e laccio, titolo impresso a secco al piatto superiore entro riquadro in alto al centro. Un po' usurata la pelle della legatura, ad indicare che l'atlante fu ampiamente consultato. Alcune fioriture sparse, brunitura uniforme alle carte di Hispania e Gallia. Nel complesso buon esemplare, stampato su carta forte. Assai bello il frontespizio allegorico così come la coloritura coeva. Questo decorativo atlante fu pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1720 con sole 16 mappe. Negli anni fu arricchito ed alcuni esemplari possono contenere fino a oltre 50 mappe. Matthia Seutter di Augsburg (1678-1757) fu allievo di Homann e ne continuò l'attività come cartografo, incisore ed editore di atlanti. Le carte contenute in questo esemplare: Globo Terrestre, Europa, Asia, Africa, America (in cui la California è raffigurata come un'isola), Portogallo, Spagna, Francia, Inghilterra e Scozia, Belgio, Olanda, Svizzera, Italia, Sicilia e Sardegna, Germania, Boemia, Svezia, Danimarca e Norvegia, Polonia e Lituania, Prussia, Moscovia, Ungheria, Grecia, Turchia e Terra Santa. Al presente esemplare è stata aggiunta un'altra carta dell'Italia (che presenta alcuni difetti), incisa da Giacomo Cantelli e datata 1694, applicata tra la carta dell'Italia del Seutter e quella del Regno di Sicilia. . Bagrow-Skelton, History of Cartography, p.272..
In 4° (22x17 cm); (24 compresa antiporta incisa), 504, (100) pp. e 45 c. di tav. fuori testo (delle quali 3 tavole fuori testo e 42 c. di tav. geografiche più volte ripiegate). Legatura coeva in piena pergamena rigida con titolo impresso in oro al dorso. Tagli leggermente spruzzati. Titolo impresso in oro entro cornice dorata al dorso. Qualche fioritura sparsa dovuta alla qualità della carta utilizzata per questa edizione e tipica di tutti gli esemplari ma nel nostro esemplare molto meno marcate del solito, sempre leggeri e senza pagine brunite. Nel complesso esemplare in buone-ottime condizioni di conservazione. Quarta edizione, completa della celebre mappa dell'America che presenta la California ancora come un'isola, della più importante opera geografica del seicento, considerata la prima vera opera di geografia moderna. Questa quarta edizione, rispetto alla precedente del 1667, presenta due carte in più. L'opera presentata rappresenta il capolavoro del celeberrimo storico e geografo tedesco, Filippo Cluverio (nome italianizzato di Philipp Clüver o Klüver, Danzica, 1580 – Leida, 31 dicembre 1622) considerato il fondatore della geografia storica moderna. Nato a Danzica nel 1580, allora provincia della Polonia, viaggiò fin da piccolo attraverso la Germania e la Polonia, imparando anche la lingua polacca e risiedendo per un certo periodo presso la corte di Sigismondo III Vasa re di Polonia. In questi anni il padre lo introduce agli studi scientifici. Iniziati gli studi giuridici a Leida. Pur seguendo gli studi giuridici, ben presto si appassionò alla geografia e alla storia imparata attraverso l'insegnamento di Giuseppe Giusto Scaligero, comprendendo come le due discipline fossero profondamente legate. Nei primi anni a Leida gli studi di Philipp furono sostenuti dal padre che era Münzmeister di Danzica ma una volta che il figlio decise di seguire le proprie passioni per la geografia e la storia, il padre gli tagliò i fondi. Lasciata Leida, il giovane Cluver viaggiò attraverso l'Ungheria fino alla Boemia dove si arruolò nell'esercito e dove rimase per diversi anni prestando il servizio militare. E' di questi anni una sua traduzione della difesa del barone Popel Lobkowitz incarcerato in seguito al conflitto religioso fra protestanti e cattolici. Questo scritto gli creò problemi una volta rientrato a Leida quando le autorità imperiali gli comminarono alcune sanzioni che però riuscì ad evitare grazie all'intervento di alcuni suoi influenti amici nell'Università di Leida che riuscirono anche, nel 1616 a fargli riconoscere una pensione regolare dalla stessa Università che gli assegnò anche diversi compiti presso la sua biblioteca, sfruttando le conoscenze antiquarie di Cluver. La sua opera è considerata di basilare importanza per gli studi storici e geografici in quanto essa rappresenta il primo studio generale della geografia dell'antichità fino ai suoi giorni, basato non solo su fonti letterarie classiche, ma e questo è stato il suo contributo principale, integrato da ampi viaggi e ispezioni locali per cercare conferma nelle fonti antiche, non più prese come autorità assolute. La sua prima opera, uscita nel 1611, fu un dotto studio riguardanti le parti inferiori del Reno e dei suoi abitanti tribali in epoca romana dal titolo “Commentarius de tribes Rheni alveis, et ostiis; item. De Quinque populis quondam accolis; scilicet de Toxandris, Batavis, Caninefatibus, Frisiis, ac Marsacis”. A lui si devono anche altre opere storico-geografiche come “Germaniae antiquae libri tres di Clüver” (Leida, 1616) che riprende studi di Tacito e da altri autori latini, un volume sulle antichità della Sicilia, con note sulla Sardegna e la Corsica dal titolo “Sicilia Antiqua cum minoribus insulis”, pubblicato a Leida da Louis Elsevier nel 1619. La sua “Introductio in universam geographiam”in sei parte, venne pubblicata per la prima volta, solo postuma nel 1624 ed è considerata la prima opera geografica moderna completa, divenendo uno dei manuale geografici standard per tutto il seicento ed il settecento. Clüver fu anche prolifico scrittore di argomenti matematici e teologici. È ricordato da collezionisti e storici della cartografia, anche per la sua edizione della “Geographia” di Tolomeo (basata sull'edizione di Mercatore del 1578) e per atlanti in miniatura ristampati per gran parte del XVII secolo. Molte delle sue mappe furono incise per lui da Petrus Bertius. Quarta edizione, non comune e ancor meno meno comune, completa ed in queste buone condizioni di conservazione. Rif. Bibl.: IT\ICCU\BVEE\038333.
Incisione in rame (mm. 497x570) su doppio foglio con bellissima colorazione coeva, verso velato da finissimo foglio di carta Giappone. Bella e rara carta nautica -tratta dal celebre atlante di De Witt ''Orbis Maritimus ofte Zee Atlas"- che raffigura l'Oceano Pacifico, la California, il Giappone, la Nuova Guinea e la Nuova Zelanda. La particolarità di questa carta è la rappresentazione della California come isola, a testimonianza della differente concezione geografica nel 1600 rispetto ad oggi. Inoltre, rispetto ad altre mappe del Mar del Zur (Oceano Pacifico), questo esemplare si estende ad Ovest della costa californiana fino al Giappone. In basso a destra un grande e decorativo cartiglio raffigurante Nettuno su un carro sovrastato dal ritratto di Magellano entro medaglione. L'abile rinforzo con carta Giappone evita il deperimento da acidità ai verdi e marroni; quindi l'esemplare si presenta in ottimo stato, anche grazie alla splendida coloritura del cartiglio. "Frederick de Wit deve essere considerato uno dei più importanti editori di mappe della seconda metà del XVII secolo. La maggior parte delle sue mappe sono di ottima qualità, sono caratterizzate da un'incisione chiara e bella, dall'attualità e ricchezza dell'immagine cartografica nonché dall'equilibrio delle decorazioni cartografiche". (Lexikon der Kartographie II, p. 899), Koeman M. Wit 1, 27. Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, IV, pp.191 e 518-519. Shirley 444. Putnam, Early sea charts, 75. [AMERICA e OCEANIA]. .
Signed and inscribed by Gary Webb upon half-title page. xxviii, 548 pages. Footnotes, glossary and index. "Shows how the L.A. crack market flourished through a breathtaking combination of government negligence, greed, and criminal conduct... Demonstrates that U.S. government agencies, including the CIA, DEA and FBI, were aware of the activities of this well-connected drug network and did little or nothing to stop it. Indeed, in several instances documented here, the Justice Department, the CIA, and the secret National Security Council unit run by Oliver North, took extraordinary steps to protect the ring from public exposure. In the final chapters Webb reveals the conflict that led to his newspaper's stunning repudiation of its own series - and at what cost he stood by his story." - from dust jacket. Webb was found dead in his home in 2004 with two gunshot wounds to his head. Curiously, his death was ruled a suicide. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now in archival-grade mylar. A quality signed copy of this heroic work. Book
In-24 gr. (mm. 143x80), p. pelle bazana coeva, dorso a cordoni (picc. manc.) con decoraz. e titolo oro, pp. (8),110, ornato da delicate testatine e capilettera xilografati. Dedica al Re Luigi XIV, noto per il suo interesse per il Nord America. Il volume raccoglie due lunghe lettere del Padre gesuita Verbiest in cui descrive il suo viaggio nella Tartaria (Orientale e Occidentale, 1682-83) al seguito dell’Imperatore cinese Kang-hi, unitamente alla "Nouvelle descente des Espagnols dans l’isle de Californie, l’an 1683", primo resoconto del mancato tentativo da parte dell’Ammiraglio Isidro de Atondo y Antillòn e del missionario Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino, di stabilire una colonia spagnola in California, nella baia di La Paz. "Seconda edizione" di questa rara opera (la prima è del 1685). Cfr. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages,1771: “’La Nouvelle descente des Espagnols..’ is a faithful translation of the rare ‘Relaciòn puntual de la entrada del Almirante Isidro de Atondo y Antillòn a la grande Isla de la California, este ano de 1683’.” “Ferdinand Verbiest, missionario gesuita, matematico e sinologo (Fiandre 1632 - Pechino 1688). Inviato in Cina vi lavorò per più di 30 anni rendendosi benemerito non solo nelle scienze esatte ma anche nel sostenere e propagare la fede cristiana. Onoratissimo dall’imperatore Kang-hi, pubblicò vari scritti scientifici, soprattutto astronomici”. Così Diz. Treccani,XII, p. 699. Esemplare ben conservato.
1st edition. Original peach colored printed wrappers, stitched, 88 pages. Singerman 1461. Cohen, prominent San Francisco lawyer, book collector, and leader of the Jewish community, was unjustly accused of embezzling funds which belonged to creditors of the firm of Adams & Co. , a banking house which had recently defaulted. The case involved transactions with the California Steam Navigation Company. In 1862 the case was dismissed and Cohen, who became chief counsel to the Central Pacific Railroad, was vindicated. His lawyer, Trenor W. Park, had moved from his native Vermont to California in 1852, where he was counsel to the Vigilance Committee and became involved with Fremont in the Mariposa Mine; Stanly was a North Carolina Congressman who had moved to San Francisco in the 1850's. II Harv. Law Cat. 644. Cowan 133. Greenwood 769. Rocq 8030. Cohen 13950. OCLC lists 16 copies worldwide. Wrappers and title page lightly foxed, Very Good Condition. (kh-5-61)
Iconic cover photo of Albert Einstein at blackboard proving the principle of Equivalence. 56 pages. Features: Exploring Prehistoric Georgia; Radio Facsimile (early fax machine development) - article with great photos; Building the World's Deepest-Water Bridge - connecting San Francisco and Oakland; Preserving rose bushes with paraffin for shipping; Nova Herculis recently discovered; Amazing growth in the packaging industry; Sundials and their construction - part IX - the principle and construction of the armillary sphere; The Oddest Thing About the Jews - Why Jews have some diseases more and others less than Gentiles - they often are first-class insurance risks; Stout "Scarab" auto photos and write-up; Photo of Einstein with Leo J. Scanlon; Tiny race cars - a developing sport; Astounding facts about American homes and sanitary conditions; Creative photo enlargement; Rapidly growing hybrid poplars; Frederick H. Ecker on progress in this age of science; Photo of harvesting American-grown rubber in California - Guayule; and more. Above-average external wear and soiling. Openings at each end of coverfold. Chip from lower corner of back cover. An uncommon Einstein collectible. Please note that large faint text appearing on image is not on magazine. Magazine
[6], 169 pages. Glossary. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white photos. Photographic endpapers. Stated first edition. A thorough and practical exposition of the breaking out of the range raised colt. Chapters include: The Horsebreaker; The First Lesson; The Sack Hobble; Bad Habits Controlled; His First Shoeing; Basic Fundamentals; The Two Rein; The Mountain Raised Bronc; Ground Work; The Stake Rope. Publisher's faux leather brown cloth decorated in gilt. No dust jacket, presumably as issued. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's details atop copyright page. A worthy vintage copy of this exceptionall guide, written by a seasoned expert. Book
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
Seven quarto volumes in blind-stamped brown-maroon ornamental cloth, gilt titles; b&w illustrations (maps, plans) throughout; 24 cm; approx 600-700 pages per volume. Title pages states 1890; copyright page states 1889. Presumably the lmost comprehensivehistory of California in of its time and for many years thereafter. Early California History. Gold Rush. Western Americana / **A large, heavy set. Extra shipping charges may apply for international & expedited orders. Please inquire.**
Quarto in brown boards; missing map; illus.; numerous advertisments (some color and some illus.); lxxxiv; 1084pp. Numerous advertisments; directories of streets, buildings, wharves, halls, as well as organizations & societies (benevolent, secuiry, temperance, etc), personal names & businesses (bulk of the texy block) ; 1 blue-green sepia advert. of Britton, Rey & Co. Lithographers RARE. No copies of this, the eighteenth edition, located in WorldCat. || Early California Business Directory, 19th Century. Includes approximately forty pages of text entitled "Progress of the City" for 1876-1877, as well as several pages on meteorlogical observations and other almanac-like phenomena. A fascinating, indispensable piece of San Francisco history. Curiosuly, we find no evidence that a map was included with this particular copy. If so, it must have been very thin and expertly removed.
Over 1,000 pages. Many contemporary ads including a wonderful full-page two-sided colour piece for S&W canned food products. Average wear. Two minor tape repairs to front cover. Binding sound. Unmarked. A few minor tears. Truly a wonderful vintage piece of San Francisco history. Hard to believe this copy has survived so well. A thrill to hold! Book
Pages 562-676. Features: In the Khalifa's Clutches - part IV of Charles Neufeld's ordeal; Impressions of Pekin - sensational photo-illustrated article; Two Loves Affairs, and How They Ended - Colonel Hervey Tryon falls headlong into a deep well of garbag; The Hook-Swinging Ceremony as I Saw It - Rev. Joshua Knowles describes a South Indian pagan festival in which devotees have hook placed in their flesh before they are swung into the air at the end of long poles - with photos; A Desperate Plight - travails of Captain H.V. Barclay in the arid Australian interior; The Great Grottos of Han - photo-illustrated article on the marvelous caverns near Han-sur-Lesse in the Belgian Ardennes; Held by An Octopus - Herbert Perkins explains how he was grabbed from out of the water; Shooting the Reversible Falls - photo-illustrated story from St. John, New Brunswick involving Xavier Francis and Louis Mitchell; Life in an Italian Village (near Pallanza); On the War-Path with Redskins - a retaliatory raid of natives is recounted by J.W. Schultz, a Rocky Mountain guide who was married to a Blackfoot and lived among them in Montana; The Fantastic Carnival at Pangau in a remote part of the Austrian Tyrol; Twenty-Seven Days in an Open Boat - Part II - the castaways are finally rescued, but in ghastly condition; Naia, The Witch of Rochefort-en-Terre, in Brittany - photo-illustrated article; Through Italy in Bedouin Dress - photo-illustrated account; One Thousand Miles on Mule-Back - Part I of this photo-illustrated article of the amazing journey of Mabel Penniman from New York to London via Central and South Amerca; The Bogus "Rush" at Coolgardie - photo-illustrated of a fake gold rush in Australia as told by John Marshalll of Kalgoorlie; Photo of women coal heavers in Dresden; Full-page photo from Kelsey Creek, California showing a river of fish three feet deep - with no water!; Photo of Tunisian camel fight; and more. Average external wear and soiling. Few pencil markings. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this excellent issue. Book
88 pages. Features: Fantastic fold-out two-panel colour cover photo of the four Richardsons of Regina who are world curling champions; Brief article on how Nanaimo Realty paid its realtors to lose weight - and sales increased!; Nice one-page black and white Volkswagen photo ad entitled "Who backs up the Volkswagen?"; Nice one-page colour photo ad for Florida orange juice shows smiling girl wearing white ear muffs; What Winter Does to Canada - and vice versa; What to wear to a Fashion Opening - photo-illustrated article; Duel in the Kitchen (fiction); The Return of the Winter Carnivals; The Simple Joys of Camping in a Snowdrift; Hockey Isn't As Rough as it Used to Be - Part 1 of Jack Adams' "My 43 Years in Hockey" - photo-illustrated article (with large photo of Howie Meeker pounding a limp Canadien); The Second Splendid Discovery of Spices; How to Gain Entree to the Social Pages; Canada's world champions of Curling - Ernie Richardson and the Richardsons of Regina; Population Explosion on the Ski Slopes; Skier's Dream - two-page colour-photo-illustrated brief article with two maps describe how Franz Wilhelmsen and the Garibaldi Olympic Committee seek to have the massive potential of Whistler Mountain developed for the Winter Olympics of 1968; Best and Worst Movies of 1960; Escape to the Sun - Robert Thomas Allen's road trip from California to Florida; Seagrams ad features colour painting of winter carnival by Henry Simpkins; Large colour ad for Apollo Beach waterfront real estate development near Tampa; Canadian Club colour-photo one-page ad features Walter Gonnason falling into an ice crevasse on Mount Victoria Glacier in Alberta; Why color TV isn't here yet - and when it may be; Colour-photo Coke ad on back cover features skating couple; and more. Discrete six-inch clear archival tape repair to bottom left corner of front cover, otherwise unmmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Hundred Thousandth phone installed - lengthy article; Essentials of good maintenance; Statement of Development - number of phones per exchange in the province; B.C. Telephone Company takes over East Kootenay System; Prompt service aids with Sidney fire; The office boys dream; Telephone assists in Vancouver Stock Exchange (VSE) Rush - great photo; Automatic phone system installed at Hammond; Keeping the electrons on the proper path; Photo of J.P.D. Malkin takes part in first Vancouver-London phone call; Shell Oil operator; Health Tips; Greater Vancouver can now talk to the European continent; Cable damaged by anchor; Radio interference putting music on phone lines; Production of phone directories - 4 pages with photos; Laying cable through Stanley Park; Direct Route to West Vancouver completed - 5 pages of interesting text and photos; Langley Prairie phone service restored during the fire - article with photos; Phone given as wedding gift in Vancouver; F.C. Paterson; Vancouver Power House Fire; Mr. George H. Halse becomes Chairman of the Board; Close-up photos of splicing job; Transatlantic phone service still expanding; photo of horse-drawn 'drop wagon'; Photo on Cordova St. after fire 42 years ago; There's more to installation work than just placing a telephone - 4 pages with photos and text; Good-bye to operating when Dan Cupid comes along; Sending news stories to Vancouver from California over phone wires; We are linked with 80% of the world's phones; photo of conduit laying on forty-first ave; The Monophone - advertisement; B.C. Tel. acquires government lines in the Interior; New trans-atlantic long distance mark; Photo montage of vehicles used by the Plant Department; B.C. Box Factory Fire; Baby causes problem by teething on phone cord; Chilliwack phone system now affiliated with us; Regular fire drills; Photo of Premier Tolmie participating in first call from Vancouver to Calgary - with detailed related story; The longest circuit in the system of the B.C. Telephone Company; A new radiotelephone company will be organized; New Fraser River Cable serves South Westminster Subscribers; Eleven european countries with telephone reach of Vancouver; Now installing a new type of telephone typewriter; New faster system for handling telegrams; Benefits of new telephone ownership are evident in 500-mile circle; and more. Half-leather binding. Average wear. Ink stamp of company executive E.P. LaBelle upon top edge of text else unmarked. Binding intact. Significant wear to backstrip with some chips missing. Book
-1887, 4 volumi, 17 cm, ril. in mezza pelle, tit. in oro al dorso che è diviso da 4 nervi, p. lxvii, 293; 447; 418; 451, una tavola ripiegata f.t
Carta geografica che illustra parte della costa nord occidentale americana dalla California fino all'Alaska e parte della costa nord orientale asiatica da Macao fino allo stretto di Bering. La carta presenta margine graduato, reticolo geografico ed indica le rotte seguite dalle fregate "Boussolle" e "Astrolabe". L'incisione venne realizzata per illustrare la prima edizione francese dell'Atlante del Viaggio di Laperouse ed infatti nell'angolo in alto a destra si legge "Atlas du Voyage de la Perouse N° 15". Il nostro esemplare è nel secondo stato di due. Infatti il Depot de la Marine francese editò nuovamente la carta con l'aagiunta nell'angolo in alto a destra di "N.° 288 (2) e del prezzo nell'angolo in basso a destra vendendo la carta come foglio singolo. La stessa venne utilizzata anche per la realizzazione del "Neptune des Cotes Occidentales d'Amerique sur le Grand Ocean" del 1828. Esemplare nel secondo stato di due. Ampi margini ed ottimo stato di conservazione generale
In 8, 2 voll., pp. XVI + 296; 392 + (1) con due vedute alle antip. e due tavv. f.t. in xil. raffiguranti S. Francisco, S. Luis Rey, Fort Ross, e le Hawaii. Danni rip. al d. di entrambi i voll. Gora al margine est. delle ultime 6 cc. e mancanze al margine sup. int. delle ultime 15 cc. del II vol. Br. ed. Prima edizione italiana, integrata dalle osservazioni del medico di bordo Botta, del resoconto dei viaggi del mercante francese Duhaut-Cilly che arrivo' a Yerba Buena nel 1827, fonte importante nella storia dell'esplorazione della California e delle Isole Hawaii. Hill, p. 23; Howes D, 547; Sabin, 21164.
Features: Two-page illustration describes the British share in "the magnificent Italian Victory" - artillery counter-preparation near Asiago; Article by G.K. Chesterton on Mr. Robert Dell who was expelled from France; Photos of Sir Gilbert F. Garnsey, K.B.E., General Guillaumat, Governor of France, and General Diaz of Italy; One-page illustration of British Aeroplane over the recaptured Montello - an air view of the Piave; Potsdam's Disappointment (article); The War Game of the Japanese (article); "The Beef Trip"; Two half-page photos show the raised Piave River; Article about air bombing and bombers; One-page illustration of the Montello, "Entirely retaken with elan from the Austrians by the Italians"; From Virgin Soil to Complete Shipyard in 165 Days - Three pages with fourteen photos marvelously document the rapid construction of the world's largest shipyard on Hog Island, in the Delaware River, just outside Philadelphia; Centrefold illustration of "The Beef Trip", the British Navy's way of securing the nation's food supply; The Conservation of Wild Life in War-Time (article); Detailed diagrams and text describe the Madsen Gun; Full-page illustration compares Britain's liberal rations compared to those of Germany; Roll of Honour - photos of 18 officers including Lieut.-Col. Bertrand D. Gibson; Photos of U.S. Army nurses under gas-mask instruction at Cape Kearney, California; Illustrated ad for the "Kooksjoie" Range warns of imminent coal restrictions; Nice car ads; Nice one-page illustrated ad for Beecham's Pills features reflection of lady in mirror; Back cover ad for Edwards' Harlene hair treatments; and more. 36 pages including several pages of marvelous vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Pages 90-176 plus 24 pages of nice vintage ads. Features: In a Submarine in War-Time - Perils and harships; Billy the Kid - Photo-illustrated article on his demise at the hand of Sheriff P.F. Garrett; The Valley of Wonders - The first description and photos ever published of Red Rock Canyon in Southern California; Photo of ostrich-powered cart in Pasadena, California - the ostrich is named 'Black Diamond' and is worth $2k!; The Golden Image; In Quest of Cannibals - part 2 - Exploration and adventure in New Guinea - with interesting photos; Brief photo-illustrated article of an Indian juggler who lifts heavy weights with his eyelids; Snipe-Hunting; A Sapper's Night Out; On Foot Through South America - part 1 - Author tramped the entire terrible length of the Andes, a feat probably never accomplished before - with nice photos; On the Trail of the Big Black Elk - Hunting adventure in the Umpqua Mountains of Oregon; My South African Adventures - part 4 - In Search of Kruger's Millions; Cutting Ships in Halves - Photo-illustrated article on how a difficult transport problem was solved; Desert Flying - part 2 - The difficulties of flying over Sinai, Palestine, Mesopotamia and Persia; The Saving of Freddie Wilson - The incredible story of how Negro woman Agnes Henderson witnessed the Mexican murder of an American couple, saved their son, and took him to Tampico to return him to his relatives; African Snakes. Unmarked with average wear. Covers detached as one but present. A worthy copy of this excellent vintage issue. 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
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
391 pages. Index. List of publications. Bibliography. Illustrated in black and white with colour photo of subject. Dr. Johnson has hand-written and signed a lengthy inscription to a close colleague upon front free endpaper, dated 1992. Fore-edge of 30 pages rumpled, otherwise clean and very light overall wear. An excellent copy. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Barton's Grizzly - Well-known Western hunter and guide J. Barton sets out to single-handedly capture a live California grizzly bear (includes cover illustration); In Search of Adventure - Part IV - the story of a chequered cruise; Kidnapped - A Tale of the Burmese Border in which Sir Robert Carson retrieves his kidnapped daughter; An Interrupted Holiday - John Hawkins was tramping through Idaho in 1886; Down the Amazon From Source to Mouth - Part II - J. Campbell Besley and his party continue their journey from the source of the Amazon to the Atlantic, fighting for their lives along the way; Three Years off the Beaten Track - H.E. Weller spent three years in Northern Canada running a small steamer for the Hudson's Bay Company among fur traders and Indians - article with many interesting photos; A Prize-Fight in Mexico - amusing story of what happened when a Spaniard fought an American; Life Among the Eskimos - Clint Wiseman describes a visit he paid to these hardy little hunters of north, complete with photos; The Story of the Missing Fingers - the awful experience of Melvin Parker who fell overboard and clung to a bell-buoy for many hours in the depth of winter; Fallen Among the Theives - exciting adventures of two novice rubber-collectors in Central America, by Rowland W. Cater; Hotel-Keeping in the Wilds - two ex-members of the Cape Mounted Rifles and their hotel-keeping adventures out on the veldt; and more. pp. 9 [ads], 94, 10-32 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book