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(Codice VS/0444) In 4° (cm 36) 392 pp. Grande splendida volume, illustrato con moltissime foto e carte in gran parte a colori. Pregiata edizione, stampa a cura di De Agostini, su carta distinta, tiratura limitata numerata. Con bibliografia, indici dei nomi geografici e delle carte. Grande e bel volume, elegante legatura similpelle originale blu, con titolo e fregi oro. Freschissimo, come nuovo nel cofanetto editoriale. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
286pp.avec 212 photographies (dont 58 en couleurs) et 14 cartes, toile, jaq., in-4, bon état
folio [30 x 22 cm]; xii, 237 pp, numerous illustrations and plates, mostly in color, detailed bibliog, index. original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and front cover, pictorial endpapers, dj, fine and clean copy, unused. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A description of the discovery of the unique fauna such as the Kiwi, Moa, Takahe and the Tuatara beginning with the voyages of Captain Cook to the end of the Victorian era. Attractive illustrations include those of Parkinson, Forster, Lear, Gould, Wolf, Martyn, Keulemans and Donovan cover all aspects of animal, bird, marine and insect life.
8vo [22 x 14 cm]; xiii, 142 pp, illustrations from photos. original cloth, dj (rubbed, especially at edges), signature on endpaper, else very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A description of life, society and nature on this island in New Zealand
8vo; x, 310 pp frontis, plates, 4 maps, bibliog. original cloth, giltvignette on front cover, dj (trifle worn at corner), fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. De Surville sailed through the Pacific, to the Solomons, New Zealand, where he narrowly missed Cook and to Peru. Labe was his first mate. A valuable picture of a Pacific expedition in the heroic age of exploration, including Maori society, the first religious service in New Zealand, based on unpublished manuscripts. The detailed introduction is very useful.
8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; xiii, 349 pp, frontis with tissue guard, 77 illustrations from photos on plates, 6 maps including folding, endpaper maps. original pictorial cloth, title lettering on spine and cover, small bookplate of Fred J. Rumplik, near fine, clean interior. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, one of the most prolific travel writers of his time, describes his travels through Hawaii, the people, conditions as they were, in this very well-illustrated account.
8vo [22 x 14 cm]; [x], 172 pp, frontis, illustrations from photos, map endpapers. original cloth, dj (bit worn at spine ends), else fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author describes his life in Papua New Guinea in the 1930s, where he tried to break down the isolation of the various peoples there. Much on the customs and society of the native peoples. The area was an Australian colony at the time.
Roy. 8vo., First English Edition, with very numerous photographs and maps throughout, and front and rear photographic endpapers; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Arranged chronologically by sector, this spectacular collection of photographs includes many lesser known theatres, particularly in the Pacific. Originally published in Munich in 1965.
8vo., First Edition, with photographs (a number full-page) and illustrations in the text; blue cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy. With dustwrapper panels mounted on front paste-down and rear free endpaper. Lion Six was the US Navy contruction unit that built the largest of all advance bases at Guam. SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous plates and diagrams in the text; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, red endpapers, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Third volume of Prange's monumental 'Pearl Harbor' trilogy. THE UK EDITION IS SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
(Codice VO/0808) In 4° (31 cm) 3 volumi, 1,606 pp. complessive. Prima edizione. Volumi I e II: l'Asia. Volume III: L'Asia di sud-est e l'Oceania. Migliaia di illustrazioni in nero e a colori, foto e carte. Con glossario e indici. Legature cartone editoriale, completi di sovraccoperte. Ottimo stato. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
Barcelona, Editorial Labor, s.a. (hacia 1950). 4to. mayor; 548 pp., con 50 mapas y figuras entre el texto y 32 láminas con fotografías Encuadernación original en media tela.
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.
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.
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
