Gunn, S.W.A.MareMagnum
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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.
ill., br. Esperienze straordinarie: foto suggestive, i consigli degli autori e la vera essenza dei luoghi. Personalizza il tuo viaggio: gli strumenti e gli itinerari per pianificare il viaggio che preferisci. Scelte d'autore: i luoghi più famosi e quelli meno noti per rendere unico il tuo viaggio. In questa guida: Vita sulle isole; viaggiare con i bambini; come scegliere l'isola; guida alle lingue locali.
8vo., First Edition, with 21 plates on 16; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Lambe (1900-1960) began his career as a midshipman in 1917 and rose to become Admiral of the Fleet and First Sea Lord. His WWII service included command of Dunedin, several staff appointments (lastly as Director of Planning) and finally a year is command of Illustrious, principally in the Pacific. Law, 0709; see Heathcote, pp.149-150.
folio [30 x 22 cm]; xii, 237 pp, numerous illustrations and plates, mostly in color from early sources, detailed bibliog, index. original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and front cover, pictorial endpapers, dj (not price clipped), fine and clean copy, unused and unmarked. 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 [24 x 16 cm]; xix, 296, [iv] pp, 2 maps, appendix. original boards (hardcover) with gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), clean and fine copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A narrative of travels in Pitcairn Island, among the descendants of the crew of the Bounty that mutinied from Captain William Bligh, with a description of the peculiar conditions and society that developed.
4to [26.5 x 18 cm]; xxii, [ii], 491, [i] pp, frontis, 134 illustrations including many full-page from old sources, some double-page, tables, maps including folding, map endpapers. original pictorial cloth, gilt spine title lettering, endpaper signature, very good+, interior is clean and fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A collection of articles and extracts from older sources on the natural sciences of the former Dutch colonies, a very useful reference with contributions by many eminent scientists including David Fairchild, Alfred Russell Wallace, Ernst Mayer, H. O. Forbes, and many others. All the articles are in English, some produced in English for the first time, covering all aspects of natural history, geology, rubber cultivation, botany, plant hunting, tobacco, climate, agriculture, forestry, cinchona cultivation, archaeology, etc.
4to [28.5 x 21 cm]; 192 pp, colorfrontis, numerous illustrations & plates, many in color, from orig sources, bibliog, index. original cloth, spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author describes the work and characters of the pioneering scientists in Australia, based on their letters, diaries and journals, who had sent home to Europe and America, preserved specimens of animals, flowers and rocks. Beautifully illustrated, many of which are from the travelling scientists own paintings and sketches.
2 voll. in 16, p. 246 (2), 174 (2), br. orig. con sovracop.
21 pages, including sketch maps. Plus photographic plates. 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. An intimate first-hand perspective with fascinating anthropological and ethographic details of the unusual Sakau culture in the islands of Espiritu Santo and Gaua, particularily in the northeastern peninsula of the former island which is called Sakau. It examines the life of the cheerful and remarkably honest native people, the Melanesians, who lived almost precisely the life that their ancestors lived. With sketch maps, showing inhabited and uninhabited villages, as well as Hog Harbour, a village in northeast Santo so-named by explorers who were in awe of the abundance of pigs. A informative description of the Hebrides and a remarkably engaging travel account.
Book shows a little crunch at upper spine with a crease resulting, otherwise very light scuffing to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 42 pages with b&w photo section.
(Codice VI/0238) In 16º 48 pp. Illustrated with 2 maps and 23 b/w photo plates. Stapled paperback; the softcover is lightly worn, foxing, staples rusted causing holes to spine, internally very good. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
132pp. & 36pp.de compte rendu des actes de la société, 23cm., br.orig. (petit manque au dos), non coupé, bon état, [contient principalement: BAMPS A.: Compte-rendu de la quatrième session du Congrès international des Américanistes (pp.5-37), VERSTRAETE: Géologie de la Nouvelle-Zélande (pp.38-68)], A91353
P., Librairie Valois, 1931. petit in-8 reliure à bandes avec un papier rouge façon écaille, pièce de titre noire, couverture et dos conservés, 248 pp., ex-libris. 1 des 30 exemplaires H.C sur pur fil Lafuma. Des rousseurs sur les toutes premières pages, sinon bon état.
Edita Vilo, 1976. Grand et fort In-4 cartonnage éditeur sous jaquette illustrée. 299 pages. Nombreuses photographies. Index. Très bon état.
