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8vo [22 x 15 cm]; x, [ii], 337 pp, frontis (port), 37 illustrations from photos, foldout map, index. original cloth, gilt lettering on spine a little faded, few margins with leaves opened carelessly, very good clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, a colonial officer for many years in New Guinea, writes from his experiences of the people and places, with much on the native peoples.
Boards sunned, especially spine and with rubbing to extremities. Edges browned. Hinges started; Grass green boards with pictorial design of palm trees and orange lettering ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 508 pages
Decoration to spine and boards a bit faded; Author O'Brien travels to the South Seas and describes visits to Tahiti and Papeete, among others. Color fold-out map outlines the journey. Tissue protected frontispiece. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 534 pages
Boards with light wear to extremities. Spine a bit slanted. ; The burgeoning Japanese empire of the late 1930s, and their sweeping reach, is the subject herein.; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 323 pages
DJ a bit browned and with light chipping. Price clipped. Endpapers a bit yellowed. Otherwise a very handsome and tight copy ; A fifteen year sojourn in the South Seas, after a career on the stage and screen is herein described.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 372 pages
Light foxing to frontispiece and title page not affecting text/image; Red boards with gilt lettering; 8vo; 214 pages
367p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition tattered d.j. fair
8vo [23 x 16 cm]; xviii, 108 pp, bibliography. original pictorial cloth with gilt title lettering on front cover and spine, a clean and fine copy, unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A good reference that gives a chronological list of vessels, an index of vessel and persons, a list of important expeditions to Hawaii, plus a bibliography of about 250 books, which indicate the number of illustrations of Hawaii, etc. The first edition of 1929 became a standard reference and this edition was enlarged and corrected by Lind.
8vo [22 x 15 cm]; x, [ii], 337 pp, frontis (port), 37 illustrations from photos, foldout map, index. original cloth, gilt lettering on spine, very good+ clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, a colonial officer for many years in New Guinea, writes from his experiences of the people and places, with much on the native peoples. Presented from the Bull Family on the endpaper.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. Personal account of the Pacific war from 1943 to 1945 by a British naval officer attached to the US Pacific Fleet. Enser, p.459; Law 0608.
8vo., First Edition, with 26 plates on 16, 4 full-page maps in the text and a double-page plan; original blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly chafed (without material loss) at head and tail of backstrip and a little age-soiled on (predominantly white) rear panel. The sequel to the author's classic 'Unbroken' (1953). Now in command of HMS Thule, Mars is sent to join the Eastern Fleet in Ceylon. Enser, p.418; Law, 1129.
large 8vo [24.5 x 16 cm], xiv, 239pp, frontis, well illustrated from photos, pictorial eps, index. original cloth, dj (chipped at edges, tears), bookplate removed from blank endpaper, very good, clean throughout. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. By the well-known American plant and seed collector; he had a tropical garden in Florida named after him. This book includes numerous fascinating photos, mainly of plant life but also of the native peoples, throughout the Malaya archipelago and related islands. Fairchild and his party were the last Americans to visit the Celebes and the Moluccas before the Japanese invaded in 1940.
large 8vo [24 x 16 cm], xiv, 239 pp, frontis, well illustrated from photos, pictorial endpapers, index. original cloth, silver title lettering on spine and front cover, minimal rubbing to edge, else fine clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. By the well-known American plant and seed collector; he had a tropical garden in Florida named after him. This book includes numerous fascinating photos, mainly of plant life but also of the native peoples, throughout the Malaya archipelago and related islands. Fairchild and his party were the last Americans to visit the Celebes and the Moluccas before the Japanese invaded in 1940.
Thob Heyerdahl Kon-Tiki 4000 miglia su una zattera attraverso il Pacifico. , Aldo Martello 1950, Libro usato in buone condizioni. Pagine ingiallite lievemente. Tagli regolari sporchi e impolverati. Copertina rigida. Sovraccoperta sporca ed usurata. Buono (Good) . <br> <br> <br> 247<br>
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. 60 pages with chapters including: Chronology of the WPPSS, The untold story, Tax Free municipal bonds, Swindled-- come hell or hight water, Democracy in action, Who cares, Conspiracy of silence, Personal effects, Summary. Signed by author on half title page.
ISBN : 2704804389. FRANCE EMPIRE. 1985. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 302 pages- 1 étiquette en 1er plat
ALBIN MICHEL. 1977. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 510 pages- nombreux dessins dans le texte- nombreuses photos en noir et blanc hors texte
ALBIN MICHEL. 1950. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 396 pages- nombreux dessins et photos en noir et blanc dans et hors texte + 1 plan dépliant en noir et blanc en fin d'ouvrage: Polynésie orientale française Dessins de Doré A.- Photos de l'auteur
8vo [24 x 15.5 cm]; [viii], 303 pp, many illustrations including full-page, mostly photos a few from drawings, endpaper maps. original decorated cloth, light edge wear, lightly foxed on margin of title page, overall very good, the interior is clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Author was well-known botanist and includes lists of plants collected in appendix. Book describes native people (social, cultural, cannibalism, crafts, etc) and natural history.
8vo [21.5 x 14.5 cm]; [xii], 542 pp, numerous illus, map endpapers, bibliog, index. original two-part cloth with gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped, bit rubbed at edges), small light stain on part of outer edge of text block, but clean very good or better copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author provides a fascinating work on the influence on the Pacific Islanders and their influence on us, based on his thousands of miles of travels in the area over the years and on the literature, legends and history.
In 8? (cm 23), Brossura originale, pagg.(8)-144 con numerose ill. b.n. n.t., testo in francese, lieve menda al dorso, segni del tempo alla cop., buon es. Dal Sommario: "l'Helicoptere, Appareil a tout faire"; "Rouylotte telescopique"; "La villa aux boutons electriques"; "Je suis alle en Orient par le pont aerien du Pacifique (1? partie)"; "Chauffeurs - Attention a la glace!"; "nouvelles armes"; Du beton a parti des cendres pulverulentes"; "A quelle vitesse peut-on voler?"; !Un saut de 13.500 metres"; "Bracelets pour oiseaux"
Madrid, CSIC, 1983. 4to. alargado; XVII pp., 402 pp. Cubiertas originales.
4to, 27.8cm. Pp. vi,iv,[281], numerous photos, diagrs., figs., and tabs. in text, refs. Orig. wrs. Faint bump to right-hand upper corner, very good otherwise. - Consists of 8 separately paginated papers, with introduction to the volume.
Lisboa, Sociedade de Geografia, Tipografía Minerva, 1925. 4to. mayor; 53 pp., 1 h. y 4 reproducciones fotográficas en láminas aparte. Cubiertas originales.
300 pages, 132 large--mostly full-page--color photographs, 86 b/w photographs--of 19th and 20th century Kwakiutl art in the museum's collections.
