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115 pages including notes. Describes the tangled maze that is our tax system, explains how we got it, and offers a novel way to fix it. Clean, bright and umarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy. Book
46 pages. Features include: CPR H24-66 'Trainmaster' - Modelling the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) H24-66 Trainmaster (circa 1955); Canadian Classic - Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) No. 8900 Trainmaster (circa 1955); Canadian Lines Home Layout - The Fern Valley Garden Railway; Canadian Rolling Stock - Custom Truck Trailers (Part 4) Buildiing a Propane Tank Trailer; Canadian Passenger Cars - (Part 2) Model a Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) Heavyweight "R" Class Sleeper; Canadian Trackside Structures - CPR No. 2 Privy; and Canadian National Railways (CNR) 2-8-0 Mikado S-2 (circa 1923). Binding sound. Minimal wearing front cover at spine. Contents clean and unmarked. A worthy copy. Book
42 pages. Features include: Canadian National Railways NW2 - Circa 1946 NW2 No. 7943 Engine model project; Canadian Classic - Brookmere: A Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) Divisional Point on the Kettle Valley Railway (Part I); Canadian Rolling Stock - Modelling the InterMountain Cylindrical Grain Hopper; Canadian Lines Home Layout - The Mansewood & Western Railway; A Walkaround Throttle for Your Layout; Canadian Rolling Stock - Building a Canadian Pacific (CP) Steam Generator Car; and Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) Steel Through Baggage Cars (circa 1925). Binding sound. Soiling to bottom of pages 3 - 13, content unaffected. A good reference copy. Book
32 pages. Colour photography throughout. An excellent concise introduction to this fascinating topic. Average wear and soiling. Book
76 pages with fascinating archival black and white photographic reproductions. Covers Horseshoe Valley, Lund, Lost Villages of Vancouver Island, Minstrel Island, 84 years in Bella Coola, Whaling stations of the Queen Charlottes, and more. Average wear and a few spots of soiling to front cover which features impressive photo of five men standing in a massive native canoe. Book
174 pages. Author's signature upon title page. An adventure mystery - and a tale of horror, a dark 'Kidnapped.' Set in the rich wilderness of the Oregon coastline of the early 1800s, James White's novel has skillfully interwoven fact and conjecture centered on one of the most enigmatic figures in northwestern lore - Jack Ramsay, or "Lamazee." Prior owner's details atop half-title page else unmarked. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
64 pages. A collection based on the tumultuous and brave history of the Chinese immigrants to Canada. Drawing upon the real background of the Chinese role in the gold rush, the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the settling of the west coast in the nineteenth century, Yee has created eight original stories that combine the rough-and-tumble adventure of frontier life with the rich folk traditions that these immigrants brought from China. Prior owner's name upon front endpaper. Very light wear. Lovely copy of this attractive volume. Book
ISBN : 2951930410. OUEN TORO.. 2003. In-4 Carré. Broché. Très bon état. Couv. fraîche. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 58 pages. Nombreuses photos en couleurs dans le texte et hors texte.
8vo [24.5 x 16 cm]; xvi, [half tp], 335 pp, frontis, 31 plates, map endpapers (33 illustrations in total). original blue cloth, gilt lettering, spine number covered over with blue paint, cover rubbed at edges, bottom of spine bit frayed, scattered foxing, good sound copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Spence 456. Hill p. 101, describing the first edition of 1833, which had just 5 plates: Captain Fanning of Stonington, Connecticut, sailed for the South Seas in 1792, on a voyage for sealskins, and during the next 25 years made voyages to the Pacific and around the world, visiting Australia, the desolate lands of South Georgia, and the islanders of Fiji, Tonga and the Marquesas. He discovered several islands, including one that still bears his name, lying 1200 miles south of Honolulu. Included is an account of the first American naval exploring expedition to the southern hemisphere, 1829-30, sponsored by the U. S. government and commanded by Benjamin Pendleton." Fanning island figured prominently in a famous murder trial, written up by lawyer Vincent Bugliosi, 'And the Sea Will Tell'. See Howes F28 for first edition. 'One of the most interesting of all the early voyages made by Americans that have been published and that it deserves a wide acquaintance among those who would learn of the adventurours courage that led the Yankee sailor to set his course in every sea' (prospectus).
In-8 (cm. 22.40), cartonato telato, titoli impressi al piatto ed al dorso, pp. XVIII, 297, (5), con illustrazioni in bianco e nero fuori testo. Prima edizione. Text in English. Foreword by J. Arthur Thomson. Piccola etichetta coeva di famosa Libreria parigina al risguardo posteriore (Brentano’s). Ex libris e segnatura al risguardo anteriore. Firma d’appartenenza. Lievi fioriture e macchie, peraltro volume in buono stato di conservazione (slightly foxed, otherwise good condition).
500p. illus. Hardcover Very good condition
282p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition chipped d.j. fair
in-8°, 325 pp., croquis, broche, couverture imprimee. Bel exemplaire, non coupe. [DV-18]
Barcelona, Herederos de Juan Gili, Editores, 1916. 4to. mayor; 2 hs., 660 pp. Con 379 ilustraciones fotográficas y mapas entre el texto. Encuadernación original en tela estampada. La parte correspondiente a América Meridional es enteramente obra de Blázquez, Bibliotecario Perpetuo de la Real Sociedad Geográfica.
Barcelona, Imprenta de los Herederos de la Viuda Plá, 1850. 12vo.; 432 pp. Encuadernación en piel marbreada, de la época. Tras la obra de Cobbett y ocupando la mitad del volúmen se halla la traducción de la Disertación leída en Roma en 1830 por el Cardenal Wiseman que recoge interesantes datos sobre las Misiones en la India e Islas del Pacífico. Dicha traducción fue abruptamente titulada por los hispánicos editores como "Esterilidad de las Misiones Protestantes para la conversión de Infieles".
8vo., First Edition, with 24 plates on 12, and 3 full-page maps and a double-page map in the text; cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The first full and detailed account, and now quite scarce.
8vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, 18 plates on 8, several maps and charts, and a full-page diagram in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Albeit fifty years on, a well-written and dramatic account of Hezlet's command of Trenchant, including the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Ashigara (the largest enemy warship sunk by a British submarine in WWII). Includes a roster of the ships' company 1943-45.
4to 11" - 13" tall; 176 pages
Endpapers and edges browned ; A journey around the globe at a time when getting around was much harder. Including a detailed chapter on Fiji ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 337 pages
Fuller title: OUR NEW WEST. Records of Travel between The Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean. Over the Plains-Over the Mountains-Through the Great Interior Basin-Over the Sierra Nevadas-To and Up and Down the Pacific Coast. With Details of the Wonderful Natural Scenery, Agriculture, Mines, Business, Social Life, Progress, and Prospects of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia;and Of the Life of the Mormons, Indians, and Chinese. Published by Subscription Only. 524 p. Illustrated with 14 plates including Frontis engraving and map. Offsetting from frontis onto title page. Age stained. Lacks rear fly leaves. Large 8vo. 225 mm. Original full cloth binding. Spine, corners worn with loss. Hardbound. Good. W7
8vo. 8 pages, plus 2 full page sketch maps and photographic plate illustrations. 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. Significant for its early account of biodiversity in the now protected "Coral Triangle" of the Pacific, Cheesman's succinct and well illustrated primary source reveals highlights of an entire year of entomological research on little-known islands of the Pacific, just north of the Dampier Strait, in Papua New Guinea, on behalf of the Natural History division of the British Museum. The splendid coral reefs of Mayalibit Bay, limestone mountains and formations, a wealth of exotic vegetation, mangrove swamps, fauna and reptilia are but a few features examined. On the volcanic Mount Nok she set up camp, where she interacted with native inhabitants of small villages, remarking on their language, education, and on previous feuds with "Bush Tribes.' On Japen island she first establishes camp on Mt. Baduri, from where she collects samples and observes birds. before relocating to two other locations. In the tropical forests for six months, many samples were acquired, and a remarkable storm was documented.
8vo [22 x 15 cm]; xx, 364 pp, 2 color folding maps (one of Australia, other of New Zealand), folding table of population, commerce, geography for each Pacific island. original pictorialdecorated cloth, spine bit faded, very good clean copy, partly unopened. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. With much on Australia, with different chapters by experts in their fields, including different regions, aboriginals, fisheries (by Aflalo), Tasmania, the lost Tasmanian race, but also chapters on New Zealand, the Maoris, women of Autralasia, New Guinea and islands of the western Pacific.
pp. x, 365, (7)[Publisher's catalogue] + Frontis, full page drawings and folding map of the Fiji Archipelago. Inked ownership. First signature slightly dampstained. Slight age staining. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, worn, stained and spotted. Hardbound. Early American edition of a classic on life in the South Pacific. Constance Frederica 'Eka' Gordon-Cumming (1837-1924) was a travel writer and painter. She was born in Scotland, the 12th child of a wealthy family. She taught herself how to paint, and had help from artists visiting her home, including one of Queen Victoria's favorite painters, Sir Edwin Landseer. After spending a year in India in 1867, she became interested in travel. Gordon-Cumming was a prolific travel writer and landscape painter who traveled the world, mostly in Asia and the Pacific. She painted over a thousand watercolors. Miss Gordon-Cumming received much criticism from male writers of the era, perhaps because she did not fit in the traditional Victorian role of women, as she often traveled alone and unaided. . **PRICE JUST REDUCED! TRAVEL/3 DC14
DJ tanned and with light chipping. ; Written by the Swedish adventurer who lived in the South Pacific ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 304 pages
8vo; 256 pages