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1827LBW-4418[1827]. 505 x 366 mm.
1827LBW-4421[1827]. 498 x 363 mm.
1827LBW-6869[1827] 471 x 755 mm.
Dettagliata carta nautica della Polinesia francese, con Tahiti e le isole del Vento, le isole Australi, con le isole Tubuai e le isole di Bass, le isole Cook, le isole Gambier, le isole Marchesi. L'autore della carta, edita dal Depot de la Marine, è Clement-Adrian Vincenton - Doumolin (1811 - 1858)Incisione su rame, in ottimo stato di conservazione. Detailed nautical map of French Polynesia, with the Austral, Gambier, Marquesas, Society and Tuamotu archipelagos, issued by Depot de la Marine.The author is Clement Adrien Vincendon-Dumoulin (1811-1858).Copperplate, in very good condition.
1824PHO-2094Paris, Librairie de Gide Fils, 1824, In-8 (210x130mm),299 pp.- 1f., relié demi basane époque, dos lisse avec titre, tranches jaunes, illustré d’une carte repliée en couleurs (déchirure au pli), légers frottements, .
1826LBW-4990[Paris, 1826]. 502 x 764 mm.
In-16 p. (mm. 163x92), 3 volumi in 2 tomi, mz. pelle coeva con ang., fregi e tit. oro su tassello al dorso, decoraz. a secco con fregi e tit. oro, tagli blu, pp. XIII,247;266; 275; ben illustrato f.t., come da Indice, da un ritratto dell’Autore e da 10 (su 11) tavole che raffigurano usi e costumi degli indigeni + una carta geografica relativa alle “Isole Washington” (gruppo di isole al N.U. delle Marquesas nell’Oceano Pacifico del Sud, scoperte dal Cap. Ingraham del brigantino ‘la Speranza’ di Boston, 1701). Questo giornale contiene “la descrizione delle isole del Capo-Verde, delle coste del Brasile, della Patagonia, del Perù, del Chili e delle isole Gallapagos; nonchè una relazione del gruppo delle isole Washington, delle maniere, costumi e foggie di quegli abitanti, ecc.”. Tomi XXXII-XXXIV della “Raccolta de’ viaggi.. nelle varie parti del mondo.. dopo quelli di Cook, e non pubblicati fin ora in lingua italiana”. Lieviss. aloni sul vol. 1°; manca l’Indice delle tavole nel vol. 2°; altrimenti esemplare ben conservato. .
162 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with high quality detailed illustrations. Presents a vast range of Simonds products - far too many to list - with illustrations, specifications, pricing, and more. Undated but appears to be circa 1920. Unmarked. Average soiling and wear to red cloth exterior which which is brighly adorned with silver lettering. Some foxing to endpapers. Variable soiling to contents - nothing excessive. Narrow opening at page 133 otherwise binding sound. A rare vintage copy of this extremely informative and interesting catalog, prepared especially for the tall timber of the Pacific Coast. Book
1721011121Lucca: Per Vicenzo Giuntini A spese di Gio: Riccomini 1721 Book. Good. Full vellum. 227 1 pages. In old full vellum the boards having worming but this only goes into the text block as far as page 4. Spine damaged by worming. Some pages browned. Armorial bookplate to the front pastedown of Sylvester Lord Glenbervie and armorial bookplate to the front free end paper of H.F. Davies Elmley Castle. Ink letter R to the upper outer corner of the front free end paper. Per Vicenzo Giuntini A spese di Gio: Riccomini hardcover
1942206849Chicago.: Chicago Daily Tribune. 28 January1942. Printed colour map 40.3 x 53.6 cm; 46.5 x 60 cm sheet inset map of the North Pacific back cover from a section of the Chicago Daily Tribune newspaper pages 21-34 January 28 1942; central fold edgewear and browning with a few minor tears not affecting the map in very good condition. Based on a Rand McNally map and issued less than two months after the bombing of Pearl Harbour by the Japanese. The Tribune briskly got to work issuing maps for readers showing the beginnings of the war with Japan. Later maps were also published for sale separately but remarkably few have survived. The map shows "the nearness of our Aleutian Island chain west of Alaska to the islands of Japan. At Dutch Harbor and other points in the Aleutians are actual and potential sea and air bases lying on the shortest route from northwestern United States to Japan." The inset map at lower right situates the areas in the larger map in respect to the countries bordering the North Pacific Ocean. <br> <br>Included with the map is the complete newspaper section from which it is the final full page. Covering sport and the market with half a dozen popular comic strips including "Dick Tracy" and "Little Orphan Annie" it shows a domestic United States a world away from what had been seen as a European War. <br> <br>". the historic Chicago Tribune was an innovator in color inks and printing but also a pioneer in bringing colorful art in the form of illustrations photographs cartoons and advertisements to the average person in an everyday medium." see The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Collection Michigan State University Libraries." . Chicago Daily Tribune. unknown
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Lost in the Pacific - John Edwin Hogg attempted to take a small boat to Panama from some islands 90 miles off the coast, but encountered treacherous seas; On Niagara's Brink - Orrin E. Dunlap, the unofficial historian of Niagara Falls, describes the area's most thrilling adventure, that of a barge and two men, Lofberg and Harris, who drifted to the verge of Horseshoe Falls - article with photos; An Englishwoman in Upper Egypt - Part I - Oxford Anthropology student Winifred S. Blackman relates her experiences in three winters of living with the people of Upper Egypt - article with photos; Captain Doudera's Bet - The amazing photo-illustrated story of Captain Frank Doudera, of Brooklyn, New York, and his quest to obtain a timber wolf pelt within six weeks; The Head-Hunters of the Sepik - Part II - Beatrice Grimshaw travelled up the Sepik River of New Guinea, where she dealt with the local cannibals - article with photos; Chippin' Paint - An amusing sea story; To Afghanistan in Disguise - Part II - A British officer's remarkable journey, disguised as an Oriental, across a large part of India and finally into forbidden Afghanistan and beyond, living among the natives as one of themselves; The Treasure of Tristan Da Cunha - Photo-illustrated article about a hoard of gold and jewels said to have been hidden here by pirates in 1810; Photo of a literal river full of logs in British Columbia; The Three Angleteers - Part IV - Three bored Englishmen travel to Europe for trouble and adventure; In the British Guiana Jungle - A vividly-written photo-illustrated account of an eventful boat-journey into the interior of British Guiana with a motion picture camera, culminating with a visit to the mighty Kaietuerk Falls, the greatest cataract in the world, five times higher than Niagara; The Secret of the Wilds - photos of wild animals which resemble those of prehistoric times; "Grip" and I - Part II - A bull-terrier spared from death by its new owner Count Nils Cronstedt returns the favour by saving him multiple times during his stay in West Africa as Commander of H.M.S. Heron and Assistant Marine Superintendent in Northern Nigeria; One Night - the story of a hunt in the darkness and a panther who stood his ground; and more. 88 pages plus 24 pages of nice vintage ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
[6], 152 p. Bibliography, index, footnotes, black and white illustrations. "It's difficult to imagine people would be willing to leave the sunny islands of Polynesia to live in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. Yet during the nineteenth century, scores of Hawaiians did just that. By the 1880s the Kanakas (the Hawaiian word for "human beings") were living in the Vancouver area, Victoria, the Gulf Islands, and in scattered communities along the coast of B.C. and Washington. This work chronicles the lives of the brave and hardy Kanakas and their offspring, and recognizes the contribution these people made to British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest". - back cover. Unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this fascinating and little-known history. Book
89 pages. Bibliography. List of Exhibitions. List of works in this exhibition. Printed upon glossy stock. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Contents include: Artist's Statement; The Salvation Art of Yuxweluptun; Yuxweluptun and the West Coast Landscape; Yuxweluptun - A Philosophy of History; The Modernist Past of Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun's Landscape Allegories; Time Line. "I work from the native perspective that all shapes and any elements can be changed to anything to present a totally native philosophy. It allows me to express my feelings freely and show you a different view." - Artist's Statement. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
Features: Loaded with British Columbia content! Nice Full-page colour ad for Bulova watches; A Native's Return to B.C., by Pierre Berton; Nice colour photo ad for the 1958 Ford cars; Feature article on Victoria's Government Street, with colour photos; Many B.C.-themed cartoons; The Salty Princesses of the Pacific Coast - B.C.'s Princess Boats - article with colour photos; The Douglas Fir - the vanishing giant that built a province; The Rise and Fall of Social Credit - the west's wonder party now seems headed for destruction; What B.C. means to nine of its best artists - many colour illustrations commissioned by Maclean's - works by Jack Shadbolt, Joe Plaskett, Bruno Bobak, Lawren Harris, Gordon Smith, Molly Bobak, B.C. Binning, E.J. Hughes, John Korner; The Truth about the Sasquatch - fiction by Vernon Hockley; Nice colour full-page ad for B/A gas stations; Glamourous colour ad for B-58 Buick; Labatt's '50' ale colour ad; Nice colour ad for the Sheraton - Mt. Royal Hotel; Great full-page black and white photo ad for Canada Mink; Faded Coke ad on back cover shows a mountain scene and people in cowboy hats. Covers detached but present else average wear. Unmarked. Lerner & Williamson 1996. Magazine
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Sorcerer of Nerac - The disappearance of a young farmer leads to the discovery of an amazing tragedy of superstition, leading to Frenchman Pierre Faget, the stoop-shouldered old wizard of Nerac, being sent to prison for trial; Our Crocodile Hunt - a Lake Nyassa tale involving a brush fire, a crocodile hunt, and the Kaiser's elephant gun - a lifetime of excitement in a few hours; The Man Who Turned Thief - Part II - the most mysterious one-man robberies to ever take place in America; At the Back of Beyond - photo-illustrated account of some experiences in remote Chitral; The Mutiny of the Athol - a very exciting story of the old whaling days in the Pacific, obtained from the ship's original log; Trailing the Gun-Runners - Part IV - conclusion of this thrilling story of adventure in the turbulent negro Republic of Dominica; P.M. Clarke - Correspondent - the story of an odd character whose pretty exterior concealed plenty of pluck and inexhaustible energy; "Honeymoon Island" - Photo-illustrated feature on idyllic Norfolk Island, originally a convict settlement, in the lonely Pacific; Through the East by Air - Part II - The memorable adventures of Richard and Sydney Carline, who were commissioned to make paintings of scenes in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and Persia for the National War Museum; The Banker's Bet - the tale of a cautious banker, an unwary Scandinavian, and two clever rogues; Photo of "The Peanut Office" and its Nantucket, MA proprietor; and more. 86 pages plus 8 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A high-quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
302, [2] pp. Oblong 28 x 23cm. A project of the British Columbia Railway Historical Association. "In 1905 the Canadian Pacific Railway bought Vancouver Island's Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway from James Dunsmuir, the Island's coal baron. A new era began in the railway's history. The E&N quickly evolved from an isolated local enterprise to a prosperous part of the CPR system. Includes nearly 500 select photographs, maps and illustrations, detailed appendices, references and index." - front flap. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. A superb copy of this exceptional history. Book
152 pages. Large oblong book measuring 10" x 14.5". "Because war censorship forbade publicity there is a widespread lack of knowledge of the outstanding production job for the war effort done by British Columbia industry... Few British Columbians - certainly very few Eastern Canadians, United States business men or British Empire industrialists - realize the extent of the accomplishments and the facilities that are now available here for manufacturing of all kinds. This survey has been prepared to place on record the information that is felt should be known. It is in two parts: First, an illustrated news section graphically telling the story of leading manufacturing developments; second, a concise factual compilation of statistics giving complete authoritative basic data." - from title page. The section on leading manufacturers is profusely illustrated with glorious black and white photos. Companies presented include: West Coast Shipbuilders Ltd.; Western Bridge and Steel Fabricators Ltd.; Vivian Engine Works Ltd.; Vivian Diesels and Munitions Ltd.; Arrow Transfer Co. Ltd.; Canada Western Cordage Co. Ltd.; Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd.; Boyles Bros. Drilling Company Ltd.; Canadian Mixermobile Company; United Distillers Ltd.; The H.R. Macmillan Export Company Limited; Industrial Engineering Ltd. (power/chain saw manufacturer); British Columbia (B.C.) Packers; W.R. Carpenter (Canada) Ltd. - crushers of copra and oil seeds; Edward Lipsett Ltd - commercial fishing supplies; Vancouver Iron Works Limited; British Columbia Telephone Company The Canadian Fishing Company Ltd; British Columbia Distillery Company Limited; Hammond Furniture Company Ltd; American Can Company Limited; Empire Sheet Metal Works Ltd; Canada Chain and Forge Company; Vancouver Engineering Works Ltd; Dominion Bridge Company Limited - including a grand photo of their new Pattulo Bridge looking toward the barrens of Surrey, plus a photo of the Hotel Vancouver's underlying steel structure during construction; Smith Bros. & Wilson Ltd - General Contractors; Heaps Engineering (1940) Limited; Marwell Construction Company; Canadian Sumner Iron Works; McDonnell Metal Manufacturing; Jones Tent and Awning Limited; Leek & Company Limited; McCarter & Nairne - Architects and Structural Engineers; Stewart-Lovick Ltd - Advertising; Terminal City Iron Works; Westland Foundries; British American Paint Co. Ltd; Bloedel Stewart & Welch Ltd.; Straits Towing and Salvage Co. Ltd.; Island Tug and Barge Ltd.; Standard Oil Company of British Columbia Limited; The Vancouver Sun; The Vancouver Daily Province; A-1 Steel and Iron Foundry Ltd.; A-1 Pattern Shop & Brass Foundry Ltd; Pacific Coast Terminals Co. Ltd.; Canadian Forest Products Limited; Alaska Pine Co. Ltd; Newcastle Ship Building Co. Ltd; Bennett & White Construction Co. Ltd; Evans Coleman & Evans Ltd; Falconer Marine Industries Limited; Yarrows Ltd.; Victoria Daily Times; The Daily Colonist; The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Limited. Also included in this section are photo illustrated features on power generation, brewing, the pulp industry, technical education, tourism, mining, highways, mining, printing, the British Columbia Police Force, New Westminster, Victoria, and Prince Rupert. A very uncommon and informative publication which proudly and abundantly presents the bold industrial might of Canada's pacific province in the immediate aftermath of the second world war. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this important record of British Columbia's industrial history. Book
17855741Paris, Hôtel de Thou, 1785. 4 volumes in-4 de [8]-CXXXII-437-[2] + [4]-422-[2] + [4]-488p. + [4]-552[2-errata] pages, demi-basane brune à coins, dos lisses ornés de filets dorés, pièces de titre et tomaison beiges.
178520120Paris, Hôtel de Thou, 1785. 4 volumes in-4 de [4]-CXXXII-437-[5]; [4]-422-[2]; [4]-488; [4]-552 pages, demi-basane brune à coins, dos lisses ornés de filets dorés, pièces de titre et tomaison beiges.
190261457San Francisco CA: The History Publishing Co. 1902. Thick folio. 11 x 13.5 in. 545 3 31 1 xiii 1 pp. Extra-illustrated title text illustrations plates rubricated initials photogravure plates preserving tissue guards rubricated initials and more throughout. Full calf on beveled boards cover decoration & ornament embossed in blind on front cover gilt lettering stamped on front cover & spine gilt inner dentelles a.e.g. expertly rebacked w/ original spine laid-back down minor repairs to corners endpapers renewed ink markings & annotations on a few pages still a VG- tight and sound copy of this very heavy tome. First edition of this lavish production detailing the founding and growth of Freemasonry Lodges in the Oregon Washington Idaho & Montana Territories and later States including specific biographical details of key personnel. The weighty work opens with a narrative of the origins of Freemasonry the Scottish Rites and the Knights Templar as well as the rise and progress of the Mystic Shrine and Eastern Star. In 1846 7 Freemasons organized and petitioned the nearest lodge in Missouri for a charter granted for the Multnomah Lodge No. 84 in the same year. The first Masonic lodge in Washington was located in Olympia in 1853 while still part of the Oregon Territory. The History Publishing Co., hardcover
4013Los Angeles California:: The Company Copyright 1912 by D. W. Pontius. Corrected to November . Single sheet printed on one side only 19 23 7/8 inches folded to 9 6 1/8 inches OCLC shows two holdings at the Family Library in Utah. There are a small number of holdings for each of the updated maps. [Los Angeles, California:: The Company], Copyright 1912 by D. W. Pontius. Corrected to November, ,. unknown
186854075New York: John W. Amerman Publishers No. 47 Cedar St. 1868. 8vo. 17 3 pp. Very light salmon-coloured printed softcovers slight shelfwear NF copy. First edition of this informative work providing a concise history of the United States legal claims to the Oregon Territory detailing the efforts of missionaries such as Whitman and Perkins the fur growth of the fur trade the Whitman massacre by the Cayuse as well as extolling the tremendous economic potential of the West Coast. He makes specific mention of the newly constructed Transcontinental Railroad and the tremendous advantages this provided in transporting the mineral timber and agricultural production East. He also notes the purchase of Alaska the tremendous fisheries and the potential sources of wealth. Not in Smith Graff or Wickersham. John W. Amerman, Publishers, No. 47 Cedar St., paperback
197610647Portland OR: Portland Center for the Visual Arts 1976. First Edition. Comb-bound. Near Fine. Seminal collection of 54 works by Northwest artists individually printed on thick cardstock 4.5" x 7 1/18" each printed rectos only. One page introduction by the Director of the exhibition Mary L. Beebe and a 15 page essay by Lippard titled "The Rites of a Passage" both printed on same thick cardstock. Laid in is a 8.5" x 14" description of works by Dennis Evans aka "Ubu Waugh" titled "Waughs Laws." Leaf edges a tad age-toned former owner name on inside front cover that of Cathy Hillenbrand art collector and publisher of the Real Comet Press; in sum a well preserved copy. Lippard's essay is a longer version of an article that appeared in a 1976 issue of Art in America. Many of the artists were associated with Seattle's and/or gallery sic; some of the Seattle artists include Gaylen Hansen Judy Lerner Brice Dennis Evans/Ubu Waugh Kim Hoffman Carolyn Law Michael McCafferty Barbara Horosko-Manderbach Richard Yoder Sherry Markovitz et al. A handsome catalog. Portland Center for the Visual Arts unknown
189253290Portland OR: Lewis & Dryden Printing Co. Oct. 1st 1892. Oblong folio. 200 pp. Colour chromolithograph frnts. of the Oregonian building 100s of photos 1 large double-page panorama of Portland OR maps illusts. Original embossed burgundy calf lettered & illustration in gilt on front cover by Meston-Dygert Book Manufacturing Co. expertly rebacked ffep. renewed still a VG copy with very bright gilt image on front cover. First edition of this scarce souvenir album intended to promote the history and economic strength of the Pacific Northwest and to extoll the virtues of Portland. The editors have includes 100s of photos and information about Portland buildings persons of interest sporting areas mountain climbing on Mt. Hood natural landmarks logging orchard farming shipping lines on the Columbia and Willamette industries and more. Of interest are the extensive sections on Washington state cities industries and more. There is also a small section on Idaho including Boise. Lewis & Dryden Printing Co., unknown
19701294Stoughton Massachusetts: Western Hemisphere Inc. MCMLXX 1970. - 1970. Limited Edition. Hardcover Half Leather. Fine Condition/Fine. Western Hemisphere Inc. MCMLXX 1970. - Stoughton Massachusetts 1970. Limited Edition. Fine Condition/Fine. Fine Bindings Signed by persons connected with book. Fine Condition in a Fine slipcase. Frontispiece illustrations 2 maps - one folding map at rear index. This is Number 21 of a Special Edition Limited to 100 copies & signed by the editor. - Designed by Lawton Kennedy. Size: Large Quarto 9 x 11-1/2. 389 pages. Item Type: Fine Bindings . Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Western Americana::General; California; United States; 19th century; Americana; Natural History & Resources. Signed by persons connected with book. Library of Congress No: 7187921. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001294. Western Hemisphere, Inc., MCMLXX, (1970). - hardcover