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Staple-bound. 8 1/4"w x 10 7/8"h. Slight creases to cover. 23 pages. Smells a bit of nag champa incense.
Very light spots to front board ; Fold out map at rear; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 279 pages
9 pages, including a full-page sketch map. Plus photographic plate and a fold-out diagram. Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. This is a complete issue, seldom found in such good and original condition. This is a fascinating expedition report on one of the most beautiful parts of New Zealand - the south western extremity often known as Fiordland. Most of it was then difficult to access, incompletely mapped or unexplored, and geologically but little known. Among subjects discussed include a brief history of exploration and mapping, topography, vegetation, the valley-system, and coastal plateau. Accompanied by diagrams showing Dusky and Breaksea Sounds, Milford Sound, and Tutoko Peak, plus spectacular photographs, some depicting Homer's Saddle, Hall Arm in Doubtful Sound, Grave Talbot Pass, and Hollyford Valley.
DJ a bit browned and chipped. ; Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. ; B&W & Color Photographs; 8vo; 164 pages
DJ priceclipped and with small chips. A few very small open tear. Rear endpaper a bit browned. Neat notes to copyright page ; Including Hawaii, Guam, and American Samoa, among others; 8vo; 388 pages
All edges gilt and all hands on deck! Darwin and Captain Fitz Roy journey to the South Seas, intending to complete the journey to Patagonia and Tierra Del Fuego undertaken by Captain King 1826-1830; 8vo; 524 pages
B&W Photographs; 8vo; 289 pages
Light wear to spine ends. Gilt spine lettering a bit faded. Bookplate; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 309 pages
xiii, 64 p. illus., ports., two foldout charts, plan. 25 cm. Hardcover Very good condition, owners name on endpaper fair
DJ with very light shelfwear; Searching Polynesia for truly unspoiled lands, with surprising contrasts and conclusions ; Color Photographs; 8vo; 171 pages
A clean,unmarked book with a tight binding. Previous owner's name label inside. 24 pages. B&W photos and illustrations.
DJ with a bit browning and small chipping to spine ends ; Book Club edition. The mystery of Easter Island is examined by noted explorer Heyerdahl. ; Color Photographs; 8vo; 384 pages
Spine a bit sunned and slightly cocked. Boards with light rubbing to extremities; In German; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 239 pages
Light wear to DJ. Slight tanning to endpapers. Small stamp on front endpaper; The world's tallest queen (six feet three inches) , a disappearing island, and a visit from Queen Elizabeth enliven this tale of the Polynesian kingdom of Tonga; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 136 pages
Moderate wear and darkening to boards. Former owner's stamp on front endpaper; From the foreword: "...feeling hopeless and ill, I went to the South Seas to get well. I did. " ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 266 pages
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 11"w x 8 1/2"h. 324 pages. Many color photos.
DJ with light wear, chipping and one open tear ; Real headhunters and cannibals enliven this account of an expedition intended to record the lives and cultures of the Solomon Islands; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 416 pages
Spine a bit sunned; Author O'Brien travels to the South Seas and describes visits to Tahiti and Papeete, among others. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 534 pages
A new, unread book in excellent condition. 294 pages, contents include Carbaryl, Chemical warfare, Spartina, Neonic, Pesticide-spraying companies, etc. Photos, charts, graphs, maps.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 8 1/4"w x 9 3/4"h. 234 pages. Many b&w photographs. 200 rare and dramatic photographs of life and work in the Pacific Northwest between 1880 and 1950.
Slightly rambling account of the Panama Canal area, Polynesia, the Pacific Ocean, etc. ; 8vo; 387 pages
Discolored beige cover with pictorial boards. Tears on dust jacket (wrapped in mylar cover). Loose binding. Previous owner's name inside. The story of Anahei, a child of the Malay. 5 1/4"w x 7 5/8"h. 54 pages, plus advertisements.
Book is in excellent condition with creaseless covers and spine, appears new. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, except for very light wear to lower front corner only. Text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 124 pages, chapters include: Seattles first chinese settlement, The anti-chinese movement in Washington, Nihonmachi (Japantown), From sojourners to settlers, Filipinos arrive in the district, Heyday of the 20s throught the depression, Japanese American removal and incarceration, Post WWII, District battles hard times, etc.
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. 188 pages.
8vo; 275 pp, illus, endpaper maps. original cloth, dj, fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. This book brings together in one volume, the remarks on bird life of the explorers from earliest times to 1830, which was the end of serious exploration in the north Pacific, and includes the Russian, Spanish, English, French and US explorers.
