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12091Hong Kong, published privately, 2021, Printed and Bond in Wales by Gomer Press Limited. 1 volume in-4, hard paper illustrated boards, 181 pp., fully illustrated, a copy as new, signed by the author.
312 pages. Author's signature and inscription, dated 1997, upon title page. "The story of my adventurous life in the Far East - Japan (briefly), China, Hong Kong, and India." - from Preface. Small address label remnant inside front cover. Average wear externally. Contents clean, tight and unmarked. Book
199550370Hamburg : ESTIEM TQM vision, 1995. Experiences from East Asia and the USA 218 S. (23,5 cm) illustrierter Pappband / gebundene Ausgabe
HONG KONG 9/9Editions du Félin, "Histoire", 1997, 15,5 x 23,5, 375 pages sous couverture illustrée.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Includes 40 ink drawings. Slight wear to cover.
Profusely illustrated with wonderful black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Hunting the Opium Smugglers - Author attempts to capture Chinaman who was causing much trouble by smuggling opium into a South Sea Island; Photograph from Hong Kong of a "Punishment Chair" upon which a bound criminal sat upon eleven knives and was then carried through the streets as a lesson to others; With "Lizzie" to the Edge of Beyond - An old Ford car takes four passengers and a heavy load seven hundred miles through Central Africa; The Faithful Burglar - a story involving psychic phenomena from Ray Bell's Tie-Camp at Shabaqua, Ontario - with photo; Through Savage Europe - Part II - Richard Carline continues to describe his painting tour through Serbia, Bosnia, and Montenegro; The Devil Panther - Two British hunters pursue a feared killer panther in India; What Happened to Hubbard? - Sequel to "Where the Gold Went" in which Charles A. Siringo described how Schell and Hubbard stole a quantity of gold from the famous Treadwell Mine in Alaska - describes how Hubbard went on to success in Dawson City; Roaming the Wild South Seas - Part IV (conclusion) - Jack McLaren describes the romance and adventure of the South Sea Islands - article with photos; A Run for Money - Author attempts to smuggle a ranch payroll through a Mexican rebel zone; Photo of Filipino "Tom Thumb", Panglima Diki-Diki; The "Human Bomb" - Update on a 1913 story about Carl Warr who walked into the Los Angeles Police Headquarters with enough dynamite to blow it up; Across the Great Sahara - Part III - A journey by camel across the Sahara from bottom to top - article with many excellent photos; The Sheep-Shearer - A sailor's amusing story about a machine invented by his second engineer; At Grips With a Python - Nighmare experience for a South African farmer; The Ghost of Ardtrea - An odd story from County Tyrone, Ireland describing events in an old rectory; A Week End in Bulgaria - Quaint glimpses of Bulgarian manners and customs by traveller Ralph Michaelis. 88 pages. plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Nibbling to backstrip has left the back cover barely holding, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
8vo., First Edition; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Personal account by a Royal Engineers officer throughout WWII. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.124.
8vo., Fifth Impression, with endpaper maps; red cloth, backstrip lettered in blue, covers moderately age-marked and faded else a sound, clean copy. The earliest version of Goodwin's first-hand account of his miraculous escape from Japanese captivity. Later reissued as 'Passport to Eternity'. First published in the previous year. Includes interesting detail of the capture of the small craft naval base at Hong Kong. SCARCE. Enser, p.214.
19706239Neuenburg, Avanti Verlag, 1970. 8°, mit zahlreichen farb.eingehängten Abb., 141 S., min. Gebr.sp., Kunstleder, wattiert
1995018973Hong Kong: Christie's Auction House 1995. FIRST EDITION first printing. Full beige cloth with black lettering on the front cover. Modest wear to the dust jacket. 200 pages 120 pieces illustrated in color. With an essay by Wu Hung this catalog presents an impressive collection of largely Ming and Qing jades in the Gerald Godfrey Collection. Highlights are many fine yellow and white jade animal carvings jade vessels and jade as scholar's objects and adornment. Overall an EXCELLENT book in a VERY GOOD brodart protected dust jacket. First Edition. Full Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Christie's Auction House Hardcover
1953AUB-97Lausanne, éditions Vie 1953. Bel exemplaire broché, couverture ornée et rempliée d'éd., in-8, 260 pages + planches.
1970gu4026Editions Avanti Relié 1970 In-8 (17,5 x 24 cm.), relié plein basane saumon, plats mousse, pièce d'illustrations tenue sur le 1er plat par un bandeau de titre en papier, 141 pages, gardes illustrées, photographies couleurs contre-collées in-texte ; très bon état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
56 pages. Features: Great cover illustration of steam shovel; Beads to Billions - The Story of the H.B.C.; Cloak and Dagger Marriage (fiction); How Toronto's Evening Papers Slanted the Election News; The Joey Smallwood Saga; How to Brew Good Coffee; Hong Kong - The Port of Bloodstained Gold - article with great photos; The Man Who Wouldn't Tell (fiction); The Amazing Mechanical Kidney - Doctor Gordon Murray; Gullible's Travels - James Fitzpatrick creates MGM's "Travel Talks"; and more. Front cover missing piece from top corner and secured with archival tape. Back cover missing. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy reference copy. Book
5245relié avec jacquette - 14x21,5 - 326pp - 1955 - éditions PRESSE DE LA CITE, Paris.
Tre vedute: Shangai, Hong-Kong e Keelung. Testo al retro
148 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Features: The Island of Hong Kong - political and economic origins of early western mapping; Is Hong Kong the old name of Ap Lei Chau Island?; The Secrets of Chinese Maps - a map collector's insights; Stoneware Jars and Potters in Southeast Asia; The Art of Nepal; Tibetan Leather Boxes; Book Review; and more. Unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
1996RO80145123CHEZ L'AUTEUR. 1996. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. Livret de 22 pages. Quelques photos en noir et blanc. Texte en anglais.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
3758Hong Kong, University of Hong Kong, Centre of Asian Studies, 1969. 1 brochure, soft covers, 37 pp. (224-260), a good copy.
20082141097Hong Kong, Köln, Leiden u.a.: Taschen 2008. 319 Seiten. Reich illustriert mit zahlreichen farbigen Abbildungen. 2° (37,5 x 25,5 cm) Orig.-Pappband mit illustriertem Orig.-Schutzumschlag. [Hardcover / fest gebunden].
1969V1952Düsseldorf (Accidentia) 1969. Gr.-4°, Originalleinen mit Originalumschlag, Begleitheft
62638Neuchâtel, La Baconnière 1955, 210x160mm, 236pages, broché. Couverture à rabats. Bon état.
2026x-1032559047Taylor & Francis Ltd 2026. Paperback. New. 252 pages. 6.14x0.57x9.21 inches. Taylor & Francis Ltd paperback
20221150932022 Editions Plon - 2022 - In-8, broché couverture illustrée - 365 pages - Envoi de l'auteur (dédicace) en première page de garde
1954030011Hong Kong 1954 K. Weiss Hardcover 1st Edition Signed by Author
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Tears on worn dust jacket. Full gray cloth boards. 9"w 9 3/4"h. 144 pages. Many color illustrations.
