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Moscú, Ediciones en Lenguas Extranjeras, 1958, 20’5 x 13’5 cm., tela original, 310 págs. – 1 h.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and illustrations in the text, and endpaper maps; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The author was a young nurse fighting the Japanese in New Guinea and the Philippines. Uncommon, especially in this condition.
Madrid, 1976. 4to. mayor; 431 pp. con numerosas reproducciones fotográficas entre el texto. Encuadernación moderna en media tela.
PARIS, Les 2 sirènes - 1947 - In-8 ° broché, Couverture rempliée, illustrée - 265 pages - 6 cartes H.T. - Rousseurs en couverture sinon très frais intérieurement Traduit de l'aéricain par le Cap. de frégate RIVALTA & le drCRAS
175 pages. Author relates his father's capture by the Japanese in the fetid jungles of New Guinea, the annihilation of his entire squad and how he, the lone survivor, was shipped to live with Australian and British POWs in a squalid, degrading camp in the Philippines that came to be known as The Hotel Tacloban. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Spine leaning. Decent reading copy. Book
8vo., First Edition thus; green cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, green endpapers, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Harrowing account of Japanese captivity in the Philippines. Enser, p.141 (recording the UK edition).
Madrid, Editora Nacional, 1942, 22 x 16 cm., cartulina editorial, 204 págs.
Manila, Autor, 1954. 4to.; XI-105 pp. Cubiertas originales.
Pages 401-498, plus 28 pages of vintage ads. Features: "Hoodlum" - the plucky deed of fireman Roger Berry aboard the tug-boat "Elmer" on Lake Erie one stormy night - article with photos; Some New British Climbs - George Abraham describes a new route up the famous Pillar Rock and more, illustrated with remarkable photos; Like a Rat in a Trap - a nerve-trying adventure from 1888 near Southall, Middlesex finding leaks in a sewer pipe; Hurri Singh's Cobra - an adventure from the lake district of Kumaon; A Remarkable Open-Air Theatre at Interlaken, Switzerland; The Ship of Death - a strange story of the awful experience which befell a party of Royal Navy officers and men who boarded a mysterious barque on the high seas in 1908; East Africa As I Saw it (part IV) - photo-illustrated adventures illustrate life in Portuguese East Africa; The Swift Saskatchewan - what happened to a man who fell asleep in a canoe in the mighty Saskatchewan River in 1907; "Back to the Land" - a man in South Africa discovers he is not likely to become a successful farmer; The Poacher-Catchers - adventures of the five-man teams which guard the fur-bearing animals of Yellowstone Park; Pedro the Ladrone - an exciting story from the Philippines told by an officer of the U.S. Army who was in charge of a company of native scouts, with photo of the surrender of General Ramon Santos at Liago; Across Canada by Motor-Car (part I) - the first and only attempt ever made to cross canada from Ocean to Ocean - this marvelously photo-illustrated article deals with Thomas Wilby's experiences on the way to Winnipeg, where his worst troubles began; The Fight in the Moonlight - H. Randolph Spencer and his adventure with two bears in the Olympic Mountains in 1905; Photo of huge floating (?) Burmese pagoda in the form of a hen; Photo of large metallic anklets riveted to young women of Southern Nigeria; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
288 pages. Features: One War to Go - The Coming Fight with Japan; U.S. Meat in This War - how boneless beaf solved the logistics of meat for the first time; Philips of Eindhoven - The big Dutch electrical company, in the U.S. to stay, shows no signs of changing its cartel tactics; The New Transport Planes - Consolidated Vultee's Clipper - the state of the art, how we got here, and what's in the future; The Bogey of Economic Maturity - Washington spenders claim capitallism is moribund; Commander Eugene F. McDonald of Zenith; The Medal - today's heroes are heirs to the great tradition of Pisanello; The Military Police - bully boys in the last war, this time they have won the G.I.'s respect; Battle for the Philippines - the U.S. settled the battle of the Pacific; and more. Many excellent vintage ads in color and black and white, perhaps being the one-page War Loan ad which features photo of Admiral Hirohito on horse, with inset photo of Admiral Halsey who has expressed his desire to ride the Emperor's horse, Shirayuki. Another great color ad by International Harvester shows U.S. troops storming Pacific beach with title "Till The Japs Say Uncle"; Somewhat above-average external wear. Unmarked. Spine lean. A worthy vintage copy of this sensational WWII-era issue. Book
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Taking of Hamjah's Head - One of the most elusive outlaws ever to trouble the Philppine Constabulary finally meets his fate - with photos; Smuggling on the Spanish Main - J. Vance Marshall became acquainted with two leading Spanish-American contrabandistas and became entangled in some most exciting happenings; The Man Who Was Buried Alive! - Part II (conclusion) of the amazing adventures of the "Marquis de Champaubert", with photos; The Voyage of the "Annie Marble" - part I - Quaint experiences of a three month journey through France in a fifteen-foot boat, with photos; "Monty" the Man-Eater - Part II - One of the most remarkable lion stories ever published; M'tagati (the Zulu word for witchcraft); Money For Nothing - A veteran prospector buys a mine for almost nothing but it produces thousands of pounds of gold, with photo; The Little Red Karen - Hugh Nisbet, a veteran of the forests of Burma and Siam, describes his encounter with Nanchai, a Siamese dacoit who was believed to be proof against bullet and sword - with two photos; Over Shoshone Falls in a Canvas Boat - Al Faussett, a former lumberjack, went over Idaho's Shoshone Falls - a cataract considerably higher than Niagara - in a twelve-foot canvas boat! (with phot of Faussett in his boat); The Kamalu "Ju-Ju" - Frank Hives aims to shut down a mysterious Nigerian Ju-Ju, or fetish, responsible for the disappearance of hundreds of victims; Sheep-Farming in the Sahara - A photo-illustrated account of how R.V.C. Bodley has partnered with an Arab chief to breed sheep, incidentally showing how the rulers of tribes deal with thieves and murderers who occasionally disturb the peace of the desert; Desert Ghosts - weird little story from the Egyptian desert; Black Magic - A queer tale from India; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages of great ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A lovely vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Book
Alcalá de Henares, 1994. 4to. mayor; 202 pp. Cubiertas originales.
23x15. 382p. Trad. V. Alonso Blanco. Col. Andanzas, N. 736.
Chicago, Imperial Publishing Company, 1899. 4to. mayor cuadrado; ejemplar falto de portada, 415 pp., 7 hs. Con numerosas ilustraciones fotográficas en láminas, muchas de ellas tomadas por el propio Stickney, Ayudante del Almirante Dewey, a bordo del "Olympia" en la Bahía de Manila. Encuadernación original en tela estampada.
Reliure toile de l'éditeur. 250 pages.
191 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. "Jim Soliski writes real travel. Fast-paced, punchy and often very funny, this is the man to read if you know what travel is." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. A nice copy. Book
Pages 69-130. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous black and white photos. Features: Nice Prescott Pianos ad inside front cover; Some Alaskan Experiences; Gilman Marston (poem); Our Winter Birds and their food relations; The Philippines (poem); Rt. Rev. Philander Chase, D.D., Bishop of Ohio and of Illinois; The Old Daguerreotype; "Finnigan's Chateau"; New Hampshire Industries (first paper) - Our Only Piano Factory - article with great photos and illustrations of the Prescott Piano Company factory; New Hampshire Necrology. Peripheral chipping. Contents in quality condition. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and maps in the text; printed wrappers, a near fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES.
Barcelona, Editorial Librería Religiosa, 1933. 4to.; 85 pp., 1 h. y una lámina retrato. Cubiertas originales.
216pp.with ills., 24cm., in the series "Studia Instituti Missiologici Societatis Verbi Divini" vol.3, softcover, few stamps, text VG, R69348
296pp. 296 p. : ill., maps : 24 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
Sevilla, 1975. 4to.mayor; 307 pp., y 5 láminas fuera de texto. Cubiertas originales.
Madrid, Publicaciones Españolas, 1959 ("Temas Españoles"). 4to.; 28 pp., 1 h. y 10 ilustraciones en láminas. Impresión en doble columna. Cubiertas originales.
Madrid, Publicaciones Españolas, 1954 ("Temas Españoles"). 4to. mayor; 30 pp., 1 h., impresas a doble columna. Cubiertas originales.
Barcelona, Edit. Patria, 1940. Ilustraciones en b/n. 187 p. 8º. Rústica editorial ilustrada, levemente rozado. Buen ejemplar.
