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185456058Auburn & Buffalo: Alden Beardsley & Co 1854. Octavo 21cm. Two volumes in one. Green cloth titled and decorated on spine in gilt; yellow endpapers; i-viii 9-336pp; frontispiece 6 wood engravings on inserted leaves and additional in-text wood engravings. Straight and stable but much rubbed spine gilt dulled spots to cloth boards exposed at corners foxed: Good. Uncommon 9 copies recorded in OCLC. Alden, Beardsley & Co unknown
Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. 138 pages. "A chilling first-person account of the author's experiences of war at sea while in his late teens. On December 26, 1942 as a Merchant Navy radio officer he sailed on the 'Scottish Heather' into the infamous 'black pit,' an area where German U-boats could operate freely on the surface without fear of attack from the air." - back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
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
203p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
203p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
203p., illus. Hardcover Good condition in good d.j. good
50 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Features: Founding Fort Edmonton; Policing the Far North - photo-illustrated article; One-page photo portrait of Sir George Simpson - the only known photo of him; "Nigger Dan" (Daniel Williams) - troublemaker at Fort St. John; Chevrons in the Sky - waterfowl article with photos; Arctic Airfield Survey - Craig Harbour, where the most northerly airport in the British Empire was surveyed in 1922; Summer at Temagami - photos with text; English River Hermit - An Indian named Mandayoh (stranger) lived 30 miles from the Trans-Canada Air Lines' field at Pagwa River; Through the Fjiords of British Columbia - photo-illustrated article with photo of the Union Steamship liner 'Cardena'; Northern Salvage - Claud K. Jones located sunken Canol machinery at the bottom of Great Slave Lake - fascinating photo-illustrated article describes how huge tracked vehicles were hauled up through the ice; Running the Alaska Boundary - great article with photo of Thomas Riggs and Jack Craig proudly displaying the flags of their countries and universities after setting the final point of the Alaska-Yukon boundary on the shore of the Arctic Ocean. Photos of Eskimo tobacco substitute Atamaoya being harvested and smoked. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
263 p. Essays on the Atlantic Ocean by various writers in tribute to the work of Robert Greenhalgh Albion, Professor Emeritus of Oceanic History and Affairs at Harvard University. Hardcover Very good condition good A festschrift in honor of Robert G. Albion
ria9798325974878_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Business books are like handbags some are cheap others are designer while some are High Fashion Rare. This book is High Fashion Rare and it is a little expensive which is a good thing; you will not find influencers buying it and pro paperback
1990234871PN. New. 1990. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
218 pages including index. Abundantly illustrated with black and white photographs, diagrams, and cartoons. A unique paddling guide by a who's who of the sport's foremost experts. Discusses: canoe technique; kayak technique; raft technique; canoe sailing; ocean surfing; canoe poling; family camping; white water sport; wilderness travel; racing; boat types; conservation; history. Bonus: directory of canoe clubs. A very well worn copy which is unmarked and remains intact. Book
pp. xviii, 556 + 8 Chromoxylographic plates, a folding map and numerous woodcuts. XLib bookplate. Gift of Aaron Rabinowitz. Large 8vo. Original full orange cloth binding. Front board decorated in black with a drawing of mountains, bridge, river and town with a rainbow in gold. Spine decorated and lettered in gold. Beveled edges. Head of spine torn with some loss. Extremities slightly bumped and worn. Binding slightly soiled. Hardbound. Very good. Includes interesting material on: flying machines; balloons; pleasures and perils of aerial navigation; the Great Nassau Balloon; Scientific aerial voyages; the Balloon in War; weather; etc. JUN5 BOX 4. DC/14
8 pages. A wonderful snap shot of life as it was on Vancouver Island 100 years ago. News of the day includes: Britain demands apology from Russia; Tremendous activity at all British naval stations; Saanichton for Captain Wolley - Big Gathering in the Agricultural Hall Applauds fine speeches by Conservaties; Forestry Work in the Dominion; The Yukon is being Deserted - Hardy Miners driven out by the Scandalous Jobbery of the Officials; Latest Shipping intelligence of the Port, Coast and Ocean; and much more. Dozens of advertisements including: "...Swift's Celebrated... Fresh Pork Sausage - Free from Adulteration." Significant chipping along fold. Some yellowing. Few edge tears. Book
2005LFA-126729202Un ouvrage de 270 pages, format 290 x 340 mm, illustré, relié cartonnage sous jaquette couleurs, publié en 2005, Michel Lafon, bon état
The special issue is extra large and contains 122 pages. Dozens of fantastic vintage photo-illustrated ads. Features: Fantastic Shorts one-page ad includes photos of their massive flying boats; Illustrated article on the first rocket motor built in Britain, the De Havilland Sprite; J.W. Dunne - Obituary; Rocket Fighters for Home Defense; Indian Ocean Survey - The first full story, told by J. Cowan, of a long-range survey flight from Australia to South Africa undertaiken by a Quantas Empire Airways' Lancastrian which left Sydney on November 14, 1948; Air Transport Affairs; Nice 4-page color ad for the Hawker Siddeley Group; Great color ad for the Apollo passenger aircraft; Nice one-page color ad for the Fairey Gyrodyne; The War Against Winter; Nice photo-illustraed Handley Page ad presents aircraft they have produced, past to present; For the Aeronautical Engineer; Flight Assessments During 1948-9; Magnificent 8-page colour illustrated ad for De Havilland's planes; A Review of Britain's Aircraft Industry; and much, much more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this extraordinary issue. Magazine
2012x-019991589XOxford Univ Pr 2012. Hardcover. New. 602 pages. 9.13x6.57x1.10 inches. Oxford Univ Pr hardcover
1925000328Amsterdam Société d'édition "Elsevier" 1925
Dettagliata carta delle isole di Kerguelen nell'oceano indiano. l'isola principale venne chiamata da Cook "Isola della Desolazione" nel suo terzo viaggio. Leggera gora lungo il lato sinistro e destro del foglio. Piega centrale editoriale. Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795) fu uno dei più importanti cartografi del tardo XVIII secolo, nel 1773 succedette a Jacques Bellin come cartografo reale in Francia.Piega centrale editoriale
2006LFA-126714445Un ouvrage de 96 pages, format 175 x 220 mm, illustré de photographies de Philip Plisson, broché couverture couleurs rempliée, publié en 2006, Editions de La Martinière, bon état
1940180382February - October 1940. An attractive collection exhibiting the continuation of relatively comfortable commercial sea travel in the early years of the Second World War before the Japanese government requisitioned large numbers of O.S.K. and N.Y.K. vessels for military use. The menus supplement a predominantly Western style of cuisine with occasional Japanese titbits. Passengers on the Brasil Maru were treated to musical performances while they dined. 10 items octavo. Original colour or monochrome card covers 7 with letterpress bifolium fixed with colour string 3 with contents printed direct 1 of these formed from sheet folding into quarters. Light wear especially to largest examples foxing and a little soiling: a very good collection. unknown
15585Paris, Fernand Nathan, s.d. In-4 cartonnage éditeur rouge ill. en noir, non paginé. Nombreuses photos en noir. Très bon état.
1989792383PN. New. 1989. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
192256527X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2000200831074Ocean Spray Cranberries 2000-01-01. Paperback. New. Ocean Spray Cranberries paperback
1952100556Tananarive, Imprimerie officielle 1952 In-4 27,5 x 22 cm. Broché, dos muet, report du titre en rouge sur le premier plat illustré des armoiries de Tananarive, 268 pp., nombreuses photos, frontispice, illustrations et graphiques en noir et blanc et en couleurs dans et hors texte, 4 reproductions en couleurs contrecollées hors-texte, 1 carte en couleurs de la ville de Tananarive repliée in fine, table des matières. Couverture poussiéreuse, dos bruni.
