Steinbeck, John; Long, Tania; Lawrence, W.H.; Gruening, Ernest; Landis, Millay, Edna; Et alMareMagnum
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40 pages. Features: Cover photo of naval gunners in action; Military photo-illustrated poem entitled Thanksgiving, 1942, by Edna St. Vincent Millay; Intimate Portrait of the Pacific Sailor - The Cock of the Walk; Fiery Frenchman General Henri Honore Giraud says "Always Attempt the Impossible!"; Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) and his mastery of the art of surprise has been vividlly shown in recent military events; Governor Ernest Gruening tells the story of the building of the great Alaska Highway; Great one-page color Navy recruiting ad with title "You Can Fight Best Where You Fit Best" offers free training in 49 trades; The CD (Civil Defense) Army swings into full action; The Nightmares That Haunt Germany; - appearance of an American army in Africa is one; "Our Best" - Our Fliers - John Steinbeck writes of a very special kind of man on that can be welded firmly into bomber teams; Beau Catchers - great fashion photos of ladies' hats; Article on Canada's Air Fighters, with photo of Wing Comdr. Douglas Bader; Soiling to covers. Unmarked. Average wear. Moderate age-toning to contents. A sound copy of this vintage WWII issue. Book
56 pages. Plus photographic plates, one of which is a fold-out panorama. Also with 2 fold-out maps, one measuring approximately 13 x 17 inches (33 x 43cm), the other measuring 8 x 19 inches (20 x 48cm). Published in two complete issues of the Royal Geographical Society. Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. Two complete issues, seldom found in such good and original condition. his is a most captivating substantial geographical account from an expedition into the heart of the amazing reefs stretching for nearly 1200 miles in the warm waters of tropical Queensland coast, from Torres Straits to Lady Elliot Island, to which collectively the legendary name "Great Barrier Reef" is applied; being a very descriptive report of the unique qualities of numerous islands and their dramatic changes as they are affected by the tides, possible movement of sea-level, and the cyclone season. With a scientific approach, the report entails much detail on the Bunker and Capricorn Islands, Sand Cays, the Lower Bench and its features, Cliffing, the Higher Bench and Platform, the formation of the Lower Platform on the Low Wooded type of islands. With a substantial section on the 'Low Wooded Islands', also referred to as the 'Island Reefs'. Two sketch maps serve to delineate the Queensland coast, and numerous islands including Lady Musgrave, Heron, Stone, Cockermouth, Houghton, Night, Sherrard, and Enn.
1994EC451291994-1997 45, 26, 74, 87, 32 p., numerous figures, one-sided photocopies bound in one cloth volume, authors/title in gilt on spine. Ex libraries G. Gowing-Scopes and J. Krikken (with their ex libri). Well bound PHOTOCOPIES.
2009EC451372009 187 p., 36 (26 coloured) plates, 4to, hardbound. Very good copy, as new.
2001EC451792001 64 p., 59 figures, 20 distribution maps, paperbound. Library stamps, else a very good copy.
2009EC212302009 135 p., 26 (19 col.) pls, 4to, hardbound. Partly discoloured.
2009EC451362009 135 p., 26 (19 coloured) plates, 4to, hardbound. Small bump on upper end spine.
4to [28 x 22 cm]; 208 pp, 51 color plates from painting by Lee M. Steadman, other color illustrations from photo, bibliog, endpaper maps. original cloth (hardcover), dj, fine clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author found over 400,000 fossils of extinct species on the Galapagos islands and presents some interesting findings related to evolution. The fine illustrations stand on their own merit. An appendix lists the resident species of reptiles, mammals, birds.
1963VF251081963 x, 211 p., 16 pls, cloth. Library stamps (Zoologisch Museum Amsterdam).
1527848647.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
433p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
1987055924Salt Lake City UT: Howe Brothers 1987. 1st . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 305pp.incl.index; HB burgundy w/gilt; fine condition w/cleantight pgs. DJ blk.&white photo w/white; slight rub w/spiine&edges sunned. ".the 1889 expeditions' motivation adds an air of fantasy to what actually was a very practical enterprise-proving the feasibility of building a low-grade railroad alongside the Colorado all the way to the ocean." b/w photos. <br/> <br/> Howe Brothers hardcover
198224135Chico, Moon Publications, 1982 - 83. 563 (1) 1 Bl. Verlagswerbung. Sehr zahlreich s.w. bebildert, viele Karten. 8°, illustr. original Paperback. Einband leicht berieben.
1896LBW-2760London, Edward Stanford, [1896]. 606 x 470 mm.
1896LBW-2744London, Edward Stanford, [1896]. 539 x 308 mm.
1896LBW-2658London, Edward Stanford, [1896]. 480 x 603 mm.
In 8° leg. edit. pp. 549, con foto b/n f/t, ben tenuto
8vo., First Edition, with plates; green cloth, gilt back, red endpapers, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
1982VF447851982 iv, 182 p., 65 figures, small 4to, paperbound.
1819249959N.p. Paris 1819. One page in French. 8vo. One page in French. 8vo. The Neapolitan-born Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini 1774-1851 was a celebrated composer of operas in his day who made his career in Paris under the patronage of the Empress Josephine. His most famous opera LA VESTALE premiered in Paris in 1807 and according to Grove's Dictionary underwent over 200 performances in Paris by the year 1824. As late as 1954 in fact in celebration of the composer's 180th birthday it enjoyed a revival at La Scala with Maria Callas in the leading role.<br /> <br /> According to calendars only these two years during Spontini's time in Paris had a September 22 which fell on Wednesday. Spontini left Paris in 1819 to accept a position with the Dresden opera. unknown
1819249959N.p. Paris 1819. One page in French. 8vo. One page in French. 8vo. The Neapolitan-born Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini 1774-1851 was a celebrated composer of operas in his day who made his career in Paris under the patronage of the Empress Josephine. His most famous opera LA VESTALE premiered in Paris in 1807 and according to Grove's Dictionary underwent over 200 performances in Paris by the year 1824. As late as 1954 in fact in celebration of the composer's 180th birthday it enjoyed a revival at La Scala with Maria Callas in the leading role.<br/><br/>According to calendars only these two years during Spontini's time in Paris had a September 22 which fell on Wednesday. Spontini left Paris in 1819 to accept a position with the Dresden opera. unknown books
19174703Portland OR : Published by the author 1917 . First edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo 438 vi pages red cloth cup mark on top cover. <br /> <br/><br/>Tipped to the front pastedown is a Autograph Note Signed in 1929 to Mrs. Barnett from Margaret C. Splawn responding to Barnett's request for a copy of this book. "It is to present the Indian side of the War of 1855-8 that the writer has undertaken this work. He has spent many years in gathering stories and statements as to why they fought and how they fought descriptions of their battles and names of the killed and tounded. The task was difficult since superstition keeps the red man from talking to the white man on such subjects. . that I have always treated them right gained me their confidence --Preface." Splawn was involved with every aspect of the frontier. Some chapters tell of the cattle and cowboys gold mining British Columbia and much more. With Plates. Splawn was President of the Washington Live Stock Association and the Cascade International Live Stock Association and ran unsuccessfully to be Governor of Washington State. Howes S838; HERD 2136 Published by the author hardcover
196624105New York, 1966. VIII, 220 SS., maps and drawings by the author. 8°, original Leinwand im illustr. original Schutzumschlag (dieser lagerspurig und mit hinterlegten Randeinrissen).
15135Paris, Nathan, 1964 16 x 18, 157 pp., illustrations et cartes en N/B, cartonnage d'édition, très bon état.
8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 2 volumes, xiv, 254; xvii, [255] - 515, [iv, ads] pp, 7 color plates (including 4 natural history), 2 folding maps, 365 plates and illus. original pictorial gilt cloth, spines faded and worn, good set, interior with minor foxing on some pages but clean, mounted hand colored map of New South Wales, eastern coast dated 1835 on endpaper from other work. A picture of this book is available upon
