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in-8°,, 252 pp., cartonnage de l'editeur, jaquette illustree. Bel exemplaire (jaquette leg. us.). [GE-1]
in-8°, 259 pp., illustrations en noir et en couleurs, broche, couverture illustrée.- 782733900284 Tres bel exemplaire [CA-12]
in-8°, 343 pp., broché, couverture illustrée plast Bel exemplaire. XX [CL-8]
Lisboa, Sociedade de Geografia, Tipografía Minerva, 1925. 4to. mayor; 53 pp., 1 h. y 4 reproducciones fotográficas en láminas aparte. Cubiertas originales.
Features: Pacific International Air Races; The Burgess Co. Story - Part 2 - 1911-1912; Bill Gary and the Hoople - William Pierce Gary; Checkertails - History of the 325th Fighter Group, May 1944-May 1945 (part 2); The Lockheed Sirius; The Hensley Affair - Col William N. Hensley; Reading Air Show; 601st Aircraft Repair Squadron; Beginnings of Hickham Field; Presque Isle Army Air Field, Maine, in WWII; Bibliography Section; and more. Exceptionally well-illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Pages 231-302. Cover features photo of a Lockheed Sirius 8 Special, NR 211 c/n 140 flown across the Pacific and Atlantic by Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this very informative vintage issue. Book
8vo; [viii], 338 pp, frontis map, illustrations from photos. original cloth, dj, fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author and her party lived with the last cannibals of the archipelago and were the first outsiders to visit a tribe that still preserved its ancient traditions.
269 pages. Reference notes and index. Abundantly illustrated. "Packed with astounding revelations, brilliantly written, and richly illustrated... the most entertaining book on the West Coast since Raincost Chronicles." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's name atop map front endpaper. Gift greetings upon title page. No other markings. Light wear overall. Nice copy. Book
269 pages. Index. Reference notes. Black and white illustrations. Author's signature upon title page else book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket in like condition and now preserved in Brodart sleeve. "Tales of adventure on the sea, suffering and starvation on land, monstrous weather, hardships, insanity, and the happiness found by some families on the lights." - from dust jacket. Would make an excellent gift. Book
grand in-8, 364 pp., illustrations en noir, cartes, broché, couverture illustrée a rabats.- 9782737308604 Bel exemplaire. [109B-6]
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.
12mo [19 x 13 cm]; xvi, 172 pp, frontis with tissue guard, complete with numerous illustrations on plates from photos and drwgs, 2 folding maps including one with tribes. original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, name on endpaper, very good overall and interior is clean and near fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. There is a preface by the bishop of Labuan and Sarawak and foreword by Bishop Hose. A very informative work, excellent illustrations including of weaving and looms, making poison dart, handicrafts and charms, views, activities, portraits, etc.
8vo. 14 pages, plus a remarkable folding colour map. This is a complete issue of the Royal Geographical Society, published February 1884, in excellent condition, containing the above narrative, and historically valuable map. Item is in original condition, with blue wrappers, as issued, complete with all the ads. The color map map highlights the Great Tasman Glacier of Mount Cook, and its tributaries, also shows glaciers and summits which were named for Hooker, Freshfield, Haast, Darwin, Whymper, Francis Joseph, Malte Brun and Hochstetter. A recollection of mountaineering adventure and splendour, Green describes the perils and milestones of the first ever European ascent to reach the summit of Zew Zealand's highest peak - Aoraki (Mount Cook)! Three different approaches were taken, first by the ridge on the south side, unsuccessful though lending to spectacular photographic views, the second attempt being a delightful challenge, 17 hours of arduous climbing along the northern arête later named the Hochsetter Ridge. Finally, via the Ball, Freshfield, and Linda glaciers, the climbers reached their highest point of the peak on third attempt, and, being depleted of provisions, began the return to base camp to record their observations. William Spotswood Green (1847-1919) was an Irish reverend, climber and naturalist, specializing in marine biology. He was a member of the English Alpine Club and became a mountain climber, especially known in Canada and New Zealand. Together with Swiss hotelier Emil Boss and the Swiss mountain guide Ulrich Kaufmann, on 2 March 1882, William S. Green made the first recorded European attempt to reach the summit of Aoraki (Mount Cook) which is the highest mountain in New Zealand, reaching 3,754 metres. Ascending via the Tasman and Linda Glaciers, they arrived within 50 metres of the true summit before being forced back by inclement conditions. In the late 1880s he partook in a survey expedition in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia. In 1883, the author published a full account titled, "The High alps of New Zealand, or a Trip to the Glaciers of the Antipodes with an Ascent of Mount Cook." (London, Macmillan and Co.)
(Codice VI/0027) In 8° 17 pp. Varie notizie con 1 cartina e 16 foto b/n. Stralcio brossurato. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
Very Good Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 200 p., 9 numerous plans. Pasifik için mücadele. I. ve II. kisim. [= The struggle for the Pasific]. Translated to Turkish by Kur. Yzb. H[amza] Gürgüç. First Turkish Edition. Rare. Not in OCLC. According to the foreword, this translation were made by its French Edition. First Edition in English, 1936. Bienstock was trained as a lawyer. He was a Bolshevik during 1904-07 and then adhered to the Mensheviks, becoming one of the 'liquidators' in that faction. During the First World War, he and other Russian socialists, including his wife Judith Grinfeld and fellow Menshevik David Dallin, worked in the Institute for the Study of the Social Consequences of the War in Copenhagen that was run by Alexander Helfand (Parvus). He returned to Russia in 1917, and worked with the future Bolshevik economist Yuri Larin. He left the Soviet republic in 1918, but returned to live in Odessa in 1921-22, and was then arrested and deported from Soviet territory. He was a contributor to the Mensheviks' paper, the Sotsialistichesky Vestnik under the name G Osipov. Bienstock settled in Germany, and became active in the German Social Democratic Party in Berlin. Somewhat oddly, whilst he stood on the right wing of the Mensheviks, he adhered to the left wing of the SPD, joined the Zukunft grouping, and at one point sought a personal meeting with Trotsky. He also held a keen interest in mysticism and eastern religion, as can be seen in at least one of the six essays reproduced below. Bienstock wrote several books and pamphlets, including Deutschland und die Weltwirtschaft (Dietz, Berlin, 1931), Volk und Sozialdemokratie. Die innen- und aussenpolitischen Erfolge der Sozialdemokratischen Partei Deutschlands (Dietz, Berlin, 1932), Deutschland und Frankreich. Eine Europäische Auseinandersetzung (Werk und Wirtschaft, Berlin, 1932), Kampf um die Macht. Zur neuen Politik der Sozialdemocratie (Laubsche, Berlin, 1932), Zwischen den Weltkriegen (Zentralstelle fur das Bildungswesen, Prague, 1934, Europa und die Weltpolitik Die Zonen der Kriegsgefahr (Graphia, Karlsbad, 1936), The Struggle For The Pacific (Allen and Unwin, London, 1937 [.]. Turkish translator, Hamza Gürgüç was a Turkish soldier. After graduating from the Military Academy in 1933, he served in different positions with different ranks in the Turkish Armed Forces. He participated in the Dersim Operation in 1937. He was promoted to Brigadier General in 1961 and to Major General in 1965. (Source: Maxists Official Website).
24 pages including in-text 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. This is an exceptional geographical report dealing with one of the most controversial subjects among the Scottish and English geologists and geographer, the fjords of the Western Isles or Hebrides, given by John Walter Gregory, a respected British geologist and explorer. His valuable report concerns with the characteristic and formation of the Fjords, the Hebridean lochs, the Hebridean fjord groups, structural types of fjord valleys, the age of the Hebridean fiord valleys, and Tectonic depressions in the North Atlantic, with references to valley and loch systems of Mull, Skye, Sunart, Tummel, Crinan, Scarba, Erisort, Lewis, Boisdale, and Eport.
Pages 199-246 plus XVI pages of nostalgic ads. Many great black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Problems of Labrador; The Lordly Pyrenees; A Seigniory on the Ottawa;; Ice Fields of Western Canada. Back cover two-color Canada Pacific ad for the Empress of Australia's trips in the Mediterranean. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
8vo., First Edition; black cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy. The author was United States Ambassador to Japan, 1932 to 1941.
215 pages including glossary, recommended reading and index. This uncommon book shows how a walk in the woods can become a genetics field trip. It identifies the different types of genetic variations found among wildflowers and other plants in the Pacific Northwest and tells you how to make simple crosses to determine the cause of that variation. Provides an intriguing new way to look at nature. Authors are Professors of Botany at the University of British Columbia. Attractive glossy colour-illustrated covers. Abundantly illustrated with line drawings, black and white photos and colour photographic plates. Light wear. Unmarked. Book
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with title-vignettes, several illustrations in the text and 2 maps (one double-page) on green stock; handsomely bound in full dark red crushed morocco, sides framed in gilt, backs gilt with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, hand-made endpapers, ribbon markers, white blocking from original upper boards preserved and mounted on new and separate leaves at front, custom-made slip-case, an elegant set ideal as a gift or for presentation. Bright set of Grimble's classic travel-autobiography set in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands of the Central Pacific
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with title-vignettes, several illustrations in the text and 2 maps (one double-page) on green stock, small signature on front free endpaper of second volume; original blue-green cloth, upper boards and backstrips blocked and lettered in white, a good, bright, clean set in mildly age-soiled dustwrapper, the wrapper of the first volume mildly rubbed and frayed at edges with minor loss (not affecting lettering) at head and tail of backstrip. Good working set of Grimble's classic travel-autobiography set in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands of the Central Pacific.
8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette, several illustrations in the text and double-page map; decorative blue cloth, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter rubbed and frayed at edges, heavily rubbed at folds, with loss (not affecting lettering) at head of backstrip and front panel, and loss (affecting lettering) at tail of backstrip. Classic travel-autobiography set in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands of the Central Pacific. SCARCE WITH THE DUSTWRAPPER IN ANY CONDITION
In 8° leg. edit. pp. 280, con numerose foto b/n f/t, ben tenuto
8vo., First Edition, with a title-vignette, several illustrations (a number full-page) in the text and a full-page map on green stock; green pictorial cloth, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. The sequel to the author's classic A Pattern of Islands.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked green cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very slight sunning to spine. 320pp. The author's account of his time in the British Empire Colonial Service in the Gilbert Islands in the Pacific. Illustrated. Maps on end papers. Tucked in is a copy of 'World Books' Broadsheet for March 1954 which includes a feature on this book. Scarce in this condition.
Chipping and very small open tears to top of DJ spine. Browning to spine and edges of DJ. ; One of the areas most well known raconteurs returns to the islands with this delightful adventure; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 215 pages
