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247p., illus. Facsimile reproduction of the 1938 first ed. Now issued in the Seafaring Men: Their Ships and Times series. Hardcover Very good condition
pp. vii, 222 + Large Folding Statistical Map of The United States and Territories. XLib stamps embossed in blind on title page, page 51 and page 222. Tall 8vo. Original full faded purple cloth binding. Extremities bumped. Very slight loss at head of spine. Hardbound. Very good. JUN5 BOX 1
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and maps, and endpaper silhouettes; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
in-8, 247 p., ill. h.t. n., schémas, relié cart. Illustré Bel exemplaire [CA29-30]
Please note: Front cover missing. Features include: The Haunted Mine - Author's experiences at a Canadian gold-mine; The Rest-Cure - A sea captain's story of a voyage across the Atlantic with a party of cowboys; Norfleet's Quest - Frank Norfleet, a Texas confidence victim, pursued the pertetrators for three years before achieving vengeance; The Living Death - An eccentric chemist marries an Aztec royal descendant to ferret out the secrets of the ancient Aztec dyes; The Sky Riders - Canada's RCMP, the world's first 'flying policemen'; The Lawra Lion - a lion adventure on the Gold Coast; The Forbidden Path - A remarkable experience which befell two British officers in the Himilayan foothills; A Matter of Witchcraft - A strange story from New Guinea; The Australian Stockman - the drover of Australia's outback; Tears to spine with chips missing. Contents in good condition. Magazine
Features/Photos: Pope John XXIII being carried in the Gestatorial Chair across St. Peter's Square; The Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church at St. Peter's; Lord Parker of Waddington; Excavations at Qasr Ibrim; Nubia's X-group people; The weather reporter in the North Atlantic; The Alfa Romeo Giulia T.I. Saloon; The 1962 Motor Show; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
69 pages. Glossy colour photography throughout. "The purpose of this picture book is to give you the reader a little better knowledge of what fish farming in Norway is all about." - from Foreward. Translated from the Norwegian. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Lovely copy. Book
8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous photographs in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published simultaneously with the US edition.
In 8, cm. 17 x 24, pp. 8, brossura editoriale con bruniture sparse ai margini. I.S.P.I. Convegno di Studi di Politica Internazionale 28-29-30 ottobre 1950. Il Canada in relazione al patto atlantico e allla costituzione di un "esercito atlantico" e al rapoprto economico con l'Europa.
326 p. illus Hardcover very good d.j. good
326 p. illus Hardcover Very good condition good
Mm 140x210 Brossura editoriale con bandelle, 157 pagine, etichetta di biblioteca dismessa in apertura. Ottimo stato. Spedizione entro 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
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. 159 pages with many color photos. Chapters include Michigan copper in the Mediterranean , Lugged axeheads of bronze age found on Isle Royale, Were the copper miners of Michigan giants? Poverty point: bronze age town & Gulf Ports on the copper trail, Were prehistoric copper oxhide ingots manufactured on the Mississippi coast near the mouth of the Mississippis river? Megalithic colony in Greenland, America's Stongehenge: a map of the Atlantic Ocean in stones, Ocean pendants, crossing teh Atlantic via the Azores, The Sillustani Necropolis in Peru, etc.
338 p. Signed by the author. Hardcover Good condition; cocked spine in worn d.j. fair
Foreword 1 21x13,5 cm., legatura in piena tela,titoli in oro al dorso, pagg. 319, in principio mappa delle "Sugar Islands" su doppia pagina, carta forte, in lingua inglese, piccola lacerazione al dorso, ma buon esemplare. Allegata scheda editoriale. Etchetta Libreria inglese
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with portrait frontispiece, 36 plates on 24 and endpaper maps, neat signature on half-title; original blue cloth, upper board blocked in in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy. Bright, crisp copy of the first and by far the scarcest of all the contemporary accounts of Walker's exploits (his groups sank 23 U-boats in total). Well illustrated with photographs (some less usual). Wemyss commanded WILD GOOSE; this account forms the basis of his later 'Relentless Pursuit' (1955). SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.384; Law, 0222.
8vo., First Edition thus, with a fine portrait frontispiece and 6 plates; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with small loss at upper edge of front panel and head of backstrip. First trade edition of an account first issued in a limited edition by the 'Liverpool Daily Post' in 1948. Enser, p.298; Law, 0222 (recording the 1948 edition).
pp. xviii, 364 + Plus photographs taken by the author. Map endpapers. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, slightly worn. Book Club edition. WWII 1
Oblong 4to., with a frontispiece, and very numerous illustrations from photographs and detailed scale drawings in the text; grey cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in Conway's outstanding 'Anatomy of the Ship' series featuring probably the most detailed drawings ever produced for historical naval publications. Law 1732.
8vo., First Edition, with plates, illustrations and maps in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
405p. Map endpapers. Inked ownership. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn with some loss. Book of the Month Club selection. Coldwar/Economics 8/9
74 pages. Features: The Indians also Farmed; The Hermit of Arbor Villa; I was a Western Hobo; My Name is James Hannan; Pete Knight's Death Ride; Spanish Fiasco at Fort San Teodoro; Alex Polson - Millionaire Lumberman; Zunis' Pilgrimage to the Atlantic; Cattle King of Mud Creek; The Town that Copper Built; When Horace Greeley Went West. Average wear. Date stamp upon back cover. Magazine
310 pages. Author's signature and inscription upon title page. Black and white illustrations. Author "Meticulously researched the short lives of six Atlantic Canada airmen, two of them the author's brothers, who failed to return from aerial operations during the second world war." - from back cover. Somewhat abov-average wear. Prior owner's name upon bottom edge. Book
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and 53 plates on 30, endpapers lightly spotted; original backstrip lettered in red, a good, firm copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly age-marked and creased and frayed (without significant loss) at edges. Vividly-written and well-illustrated survey of Coastal Command's contribution to the U-boat war. Very scarce. Enser, p.110.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and 53 plates on 30, endpapers lightly spotted, neat ATC Squadron stamp on front free endpaper; original backstrip lettered in red, a very good, firm, clean copy. Vividly-written and well-illustrated survey of Coastal Command's contribution to the U-boat war. VERY SCARCE. Enser p.110.
