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In 8? (cm 23), Brossura originale, pagg.(8)-144 con numerose ill. b.n. n.t., testo in francese, segni del tempo alla cop., buon es. Dal Sommario: "Vol meteo-au-dessus du Pole Nord", "En route pour l'Alaska (1? partie)", "Un esprit invetif"; "Retransmission par television"; "Avec le calibres sur le chemin de la perfection"; "Sculpture d'amateurs"; "plus de nourriture grace a la lumiere"; "Exploration du fond de l'Ocean"; "une revolution dans le tissage"
cm. 15 x 23, viii-418 pp. Rilegato. Fondazione Giorgio Cini - Civilt? veneziana - Studi 724 gr. viii-418 p.
Gli aspetti più sconcertanti e più misteriosi di una civiltà scomparsa. Ricerche, ipotesi, conclusioni in questo libro che è diventato ormai un classico della moderna etnologia.
Gli aspetti più sconcertanti e più misteriosi di una civiltà scomparsa. Ricerche, ipotesi, conclusioni in questo libro che è diventato ormai un classico della moderna etnologia.
in-8, 310 pages, gravures hors texte, broche, couv. Illustrée. Bon etat. [NV-37]
Beebe SC. D., LL. D, William/Beebe, Charles William (Direttore del Reparto Ricerche Tropicali della Società Zoologica di New York) - Scortecci, Prof. G./Scortecci, Giuseppe (Direttore del Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano): Prefazione di Mille Metri Sott'Acqua. Milano - Verona, Editore Valentino Bompiani (Soc. An. Editr. V. Bompiani and C.) - Arti Grafiche Chiamenti (stampa) 1935 (XIII) italian, in ottavo pp. XXIV+384=408 I ed. italiana: 1935 - XIII (ed. originale: Half Mile Down, New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company 1934). Traduzione di Carlo Coardi. VIII/XXIV+384=408/rilegatura in mezza pelle bianca con titoli e disegni oro e con i piatti rifiniti in carta patinata illustrati a colori. Con 124 figure in nero f.t. e in b/n in tavole patinate f.t. e XII figure a colori in tavole patinate f.t. protette con acetato trasparente. Fogli di guardia con cartae in nero delle 26 discese della Batisfera nelle Bermuda). Stato buono (manca il cofanetto editoriale - leggera usura della copertina - fogli di guardia e pagine bruniti - usura degli acetati a protezione delle tavole a colori).
Minerva Reefs Surveyed by Captain H.M. Denham H.M.S. "Herald" 1854. Additions by Com. C.F. Oldham, H.M.S. "Egeria" 1889. In the right lower corner of the chart insert of Herald Bight. London Published at the Admiralty, 9th Sept. 1872, under the Superintendence of Rear Admiral G.H. Richards, Hydrographer. Small corrections: IX-17. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: Minerva Reefs - Pacific Ocean. Anno: '900. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 649x483 mm
Moala Surveyed by E. Wilds, Master, F. Howard, Acting 2nd Master, & R.H. Napier, Acting Mate, under the direction of Captain H.M. Denham, 1856. London Published at the Admiralty, Aug. 20th 1867 under the Superintendence of Captain G.H. Richards, Hydrographer. Small corrections: 1924. Folded editorially. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: South Pacific ocean - Islan Moala - Fiji Archipelago. Anno: '900. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 815x650 mm
337 p. illus. Hardcover Ex-library, Very good condition
Signed by author to title page. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 344pp. A haunting tale of three women in a prison cell for two on a tropical island in the Indian Ocean, their stories, recipes and the seeds of rebellion.
72 pages. "Our goal in undertaking this project was to encourage our members to share their personal experiences with others and in doing so enjoy the fulfillment of creative writing." - from Foreward. A delightful collection of reminiscences with titles such as: The Ocean Plunger, Seven Fishermen and One Human; The Driver's Test, An English Cottage, First Mayor of Colwood Corners, and many more. Average wear. Faint bit of writing in top corner of front cover else unmarked. Book
N'Galoa Harbour Surveyed by Captain G.S. Nares, Assisted by Nav. Lieut. T.H. Tizard, Lieut. G.R. Bethell & Nav. Sub. Lieut. A. Havergal, H.M.S. "Challenger" 1874. London Published at the Admiralty, 18th Oct. 1875 under the Superintendence of Captain F.J. Evans, Hydrographer. Small corrections: 1920. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: Kandavu Island - Fiji Islands - Pacific Ocean. Anno: '900. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 484x652 mm
Mm 145x205 Brossura editoriale di pagine 71 con illustrazioni in nero. Pari al nuovo (as new). Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
8vo [22.5 x 14 cm]; iv, 112 pp, folding engraved map frontis showing Indian Ocean, Africa, the routes; plan of that coast of Isle of France; plan of landing of British army in Mapou Bay, Isle of France; engraved view of Cape of Good Hope. later brown cloth with title lettering on paper spine label, interior is quite clean and near fine, very minor foxing. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. National Maritime Museum 453. Royal Geographical Society Catalogue 572. The ship was commanded by Captain Philip Beaver. Much of the work describes the British attack on the Isle of France. 'Prior was born at Lisburn, Ireland in 1790. He entered the navy as a surgeon, served abroad and at home, became Deputy-Inspector of Hospitals in 1843, and was knighted in 1858. He was the author of several popular works: Voyage to the Indian Seas in 1810-11; Memoirs of Edmund Burke (1824); Life of Oliver Goldsmith (1836); Life of Edmond Malone (1860). His Burke and Goldsmith have gone through many editions, and are still looked upon as standard works. He died 14th November 1869'. [A Compendium of Irish Biography]
456 pages. Fold-out map present at title page. Foxing throughout. Binding open at title page. Bit of pencil writing to front endpaper. Back hinge open. Above-average wear and soiling. Book
In-8 gr. (mm. 255 x 165), 5 volumi, tela editoriale, ricca decoraz. a secco ai piatti e al dorso (2 volumi restaur. per piccole manc. ai bordi), pp. LX,434; XVI,476; XVI,438; XVI,540; XVI,558; molto ben illustrati da numerose figg. inc. su legno nel testo e da 63 (su 64) belle tavole inc. su acciaio fuori testo: sono vedute, ritratti di indigeni, loro abitazioni e cerimonie; unite 13 cartine geografiche piu' volte ripieg. Resoconto di una importante missione scientifica di esplorazione, diretta dall'ufficiale di marina americano Charles Wilkes (1798-1877). Durante il lungo viaggio vennero visitati vari arcipelaghi del Sud Pacifico, toccata l'Australia, scoperte le coste dell'Antartico oggi chiamate "Wilkes Land" e percorse le isole Fidji, Hawaii e la costa nord-ovest degli Stati Uniti; ritornata fino al Borneo via Filippine, la spedizione fece definitivo rientro attraverso la Polinesia e il Capo di Buona Speranza. Esemplare uniformemente arrossato e con fioriture ma complessivamente in buono stato.
72 pages. Features: Quink ink ad inside front cover; Seagram ad shows man of the future listening to self-reading book (like a computer disk of the future); Repair work on a shattered world; photo of camp of Manitoba Indian muskrat trapper Lewis Head; Nice colour ads for Maxwell House coffee and Waterman's Taperite pens; Sombre one-page two-colour ad by the National War Finance Committee shows the burial at sea of an 18-year-old ordinary seaman, on board H.M.C.S. Assiniboine, killed by U-boat fire; Why Germany's V-Weapons Failed - fascinating photo-illustrated article; "Per Andrea" (short story); Wilderness Suburb - photo-illustrated article on Ocean Falls, B.C.; The High Side (short story); Golf Swings to the Left - photo-illustrated article on Byron Nelson, with photo of him putting out on the 18th green at Thornhill, Ontario where he won the Canadian Open (also included is a photo of B.C. golfer Stan Leonard); Tiny Fingers (short story); So the Captain Stopped Smiling (short story); Man of the Month - Jackson Dodds, C.B.E.; Vintage one-page C-I-L ad illustrates the range of their products; Half-page Champion Spark Plug ad promotes Victory Bonds with illustration of Pan American Flying Clipper; Fascinating one-page two-colour ad entitled "Miracles of Make-Do" by Canada's Wartime Prices and Trade Board encourages Canadian women to conserve textiles (#2 in a series of ads); Jergens Lotion ad features photo of Elyse Knox; Half-page ad for Blachford Shoes of Toronto; Woodbury Soap ad features newlywed photos of Ann Elizabeth Bowman of Montreal and her RCAF husband Hugh Basil Heath; Glo-Coat floor polish ad features Molly McGee; Is it Measles? - health article for juniors; Mexico's Public Enemy - illiteracy; Rolex ad; Advances in Science; Nice one-page colour ad for the 1946 Ford Super Deluxe (red); Fashion illustrations; One-page photo-illustrated Singer sewing machine ad; Colourful Chase & Sanborn ad features Charlie McCarthy comic; Colour Frigidaire fridge ad shows birthday party scene; Colour Shredded Wheat ad shows boy in old-style football helmet; Photo of Jean Parker in Arrid ad; Portrait of Mrs. Randolph Scott in Tangee ad; Nice colour half-page ad for Clark's cream of mushroom soup shows chef; One-page illustrated ad for Helena Rubinstein White Flame perfume; Lovely colour illustration of Ava Gardner in Woodbury Powder ad; World Sayings; Fantastic colour-illustrated Canadian Pacific ad inside back cover celebrates their sixty years of progress; Back cover colour-photo ad for Jordan grape juice features lady at harvest; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A lovely vintage copy. Book
94 pages. Features: Build your own Orson Welles; Farming the ocean floor; Self-Destruct Magazine; Theme restaurants that failed; and more. Light cigarette odor. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy copy. Magazine
Features: Living Resources of the Ocean - A Canadian View; From Placentia Bay to Spitzbergen - a Naturalist aboard a North Atlantic Whaler; The Status of the World's Whales; Spellbound on the Bay of Fundy; Whale-Watching; My First Summer in the Arctic. Few library markings. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
In-folio (cm. 41), tela editoriale, sovracoperta editoriale illustrata, custodia editoriale in tela, pp. 163, (13), XLIV tavole fuori testo, con illustrazioni a piena pagina, diverse ripiegate, a colori. In buono stato di conservazione (good copy).
18 pages. Features: Mailbag; How Wide is Steelhead Ocean Range?; Quail Hunt - article with photos of Pete Worobey and his song Bob; Bouncing the Bars - photo-illustrated article by Jim Railton about fishing in the Cowichan River includes photos of The Hancocks, Bob Hazeldine, Art Hancock, Dick Mahoney, Murray West, and Terry Thomas; Six-Pound Dynamute - Ed Meade writes about the six pound Breda magnum rifle, with photo of Jack Hutton; Boats; Photo of Wally Gentles holding 23-lb Spring salmon caught at Brentwood on Vancouver Island; Photo of near record Caribou trophy shot by Harold Daye with Don and Wes Bickerton and Innis Short near Burns Lake; Photo of Mrs. Montgomery of New Westminster holding 18-lb Steelhead caught in the Kispiox River; Back cover Lucky Lager beer ad shows men watching football on TV; Many additional nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
Paris, Blondel La Rougery, 1922, 8vo punto metallico, pp. 16 con tre carte ripiegate allegate in fine.
304p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
458 pages. Footnotes. Index. Reproductions of black and white photos. "Chronicles an often overlooked contribution to Allied victory and aviation history. By war's end the ferry service, through its various incarnations, had created the basis for the network of international air routes and procedures that commercial travellers now take for granted." - from dust jacket. Unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade cover. A lovely copy. Book