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8vo [22 x 15 cm]; xii, [ii], 15-251 pp, illustrations from photos, drwgs, maps, glossary of Arab words, bibliog. original black cloth, lightly rubbed at edge, near fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. One of the few books on the island of Socotra in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of east Africa, which describes the cave-dwelling aboriginal people, witchcraft, and the strange primitive forms of plant and animal life. The author was part of the Oxford University Expedition of 1956, the first since 1899 to explore the island.
in-8°, 203 pages, notes, broche, couv. illustree. Bel exemplaire. [109B-8][SO-3]
(Viaggiatori italiani dell'Ottocento - Oceano Pacifico - Isole Fiji - Etnologia - Antropologia - Oceania - Australia) Un volume in 16° grande, legatura coeva in mezza percallina verde con titoli impressi in oro al dorso, carta marmorizzata monocroma ai piatti, pp. (4),340. Viaggi in Oceania del diplomatico toscano Giovanni Branchi (San Miniato 1846 - Firenze 1936). Le prime 156 pagine sono dedicate interamente all'esperienza dell'autore nei luoghi e tra le popolazioni delle Isole Fiji, la seconda parte del volume descrive il viaggio in nave da Suez a Melbourne , una visita in Tasmania, le colonie cinesi in Australia ed il sistema coloniale inglese nei territori del Pacifico. Prima ed unica edizione. Ottimo stato di conservazione.
Albin Michel 1972, In-8 broché, 200 pages. Photos en hors texte. Bon état.
8vo., Second Edition, with plates and pictorial endpapers; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
66 pages. Loaded with black and white photos plus supporting text. Heavy external wear. Has been folded in half. A worthy reading copy. Book
The cover of this book is in rough shape -- fraying cloth edges and tape on spine. The interior is in good shape with no marking and beautiful color illustrations. One tear (see photo). Previous owner's bookplate and school district stamp on endpapers. 120 pages.
423 pages. Index. "Continues the intent of the original edition of 1974, to present a broad view of the major American fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean. It has been intended as a guide - a guide only to the history of the fisheries, assembly of gear, fishing methods, the handling of the catch at sea and ashore and the processing of fishery products." - from page vii. Moderate wear. Discrete library markings. A sound copy. Book
Book is in excellent condition; new. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 168 pages with b&w photos, illus.
283 pages. Index. Dozens of wonderful black and white photos. "The UNITED STATES represents the fulfillment of a lifetime dream. Her design, her financing, her construction, her trials, her capturing the world's speed supremacy - all these were the crowning achievements of an amazingly successful life - the life of William Francis Gibbs... Tells the story of The Big Ship, as she was known at 21 West Street, the offices of Gibbs & Cox, where she was designed... She was drydocked in 1980 and passed with flying colours... So here's to the safest liner ever built, the fastest big ship ever and one of the world's masterpieces!" - from dust jacket. Prior owner's ink stamp inside front board else book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear and some spine sunning to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 100 pages. Covers the physical properties, biological aspects, and man's uses of the Puget Sound.
In 8° br. fig. col. pp. 350, ottimamente tenuto
Firenze, Editori Carpignani & Zipoli, 1922, in-8, brossura editoriale, pp. VII 254, [2]. Con quattro cartine geografica e una tavola illustrata con “I tipi di navi da guerra” in fine. Condizioni molto buone: leggerissime tracce d'uso esterne, l'interno è intonso.
488 pages. Glossary. Index. Clean and unmarked with moderate external wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent arctic marine systems text. Book
12 pages. Illustration of the "Empress of Scotland" on front cover. A very detailed fare guide which describes various classes of sailings from Montreal and Quebec to Southampton, Cherbourg, Hamburg, Liverpool, Belfast-Glasgow, and Antwerp. Average external wear and fading soiling. A quality copy of this wonderful vintage item. Book
Note e bibliografie. Prima edizione. Testo in italiano e francese. Miti, progetti e scoperte geografiche. Realtà insulari: le relazioni di viaggi scientifici. L'ingresso nella letteratura. Le peculiarità sociolinguistiche
241 p., illus. Hardcover Good condition; cloth boards faded
ill., br. A partire dalla metà del XV secolo gli europei iniziarono a esplorare l'oceano Atlantico, e le nuove vie di comunicazione misero in contatto civiltà ignote e diversissime. I collegamenti marittimi tra Europa, Africa e Americhe si fondarono dapprima sul commercio degli schiavi e, in seguito, sull'estrazione dei metalli preziosi e lo scambio di merci, sull'organizzazione dei flussi migratori e di quelli mercantili, attivando, in particolare attraverso le esperienze rivoluzionarie, meccanismi di raccordo sociale e politico tra Vecchio e Nuovo Mondo. Da metà Cinquecento a metà Ottocento si consolidarono i rapporti, si moltiplicarono i fenomeni migratori e gli interessi commerciali e finanziari. Cosi, in quattro secoli, s'instaurarono quelle relazioni asimmetriche che contraddistinguono ancor oggi il mondo atlantico e che questo libro analizza gettando luce sulle nuove connessioni navali, sulle libertà di commercio e sulla nascita dei nazionalismi. Una storia dei popoli che si affacciano sull'Atlantico che amplia e rinnova la nostra visione di un'epoca cruciale, mettendo sempre in primo piano le reciproche influenze delle dinamiche economiche, sociologiche e politiche.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Previous owner's label inside. Price-clipped dust jackets with small tears and edge wear. Full light aqua blue cloth boards with a crab gracing the front corner of the cover. Very cool decorated endpapers with black and green wavy lines. 276 pages. 5 3/4"w x 8 5/8"h. Black and white illustrations throughout by Bob Hines. Second printing.
Early printing with 1951 on both the title and copyright page. No later printings stated and "by Rachel L. Carson", and "by H, Wolfe" on the copyright page; matte boards, and two bars on upper front DJ flap. Small tears on edge worn dust jacket. Small tears at top and bottom of spine. 230 pages. 5 5/8"w x8 3/8"h. Clean and unmarked text; tight binding.
Previous owner's name inside; otherwise clean and unmarked. Edge wear to cover. Open and closed tears on dust jacket. Stated fourteenth printing. 230 pages.
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous fine photographs (the majority full-page) in the text; cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in black, a very good, bright, clean copy. Includes details of seventy-three ocean liners and concise histories of seven leading shipping companies. Scarce, especially in this condition.
95 p., illus. Account of his second solo crossing. Hardcover Very good condition good
95 p., illus. Account of his second solo crossing. Hardcover Very good condition
304p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good