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52 pages. Features: Cover photo of Holland America Line's Rotterdam and Nieuw Amsterdam; On the Waterfront; Ships Pictorial - official photos of the Royal New Zealand Navy's 50th Anniversary Fleet Review; A Captain and his Ship - Vincenzo Barbera is master of the Repubblica di Genova; Cargo Ship to Kirkenes - Fred Thompson travelled aboard Norway's famous coastal express service beyond the Arctic Circle; From Ocean to Ocean - Stephen M. Payne describes a memorable cruise through the Panama Canal aboard Holland America Line's cruise ship Rotterdam; Butter Boat Voyage - Keith Goss sails between Grimsby and Esbjerg in the DFDS freight ro-ros Dana Maxima and Dana Cimbria; Cruise Ship Review; Naval Occasions - colour photofeature; Twenty-five Years of container ships - part 2; 'T' Class Conversions - Roger Fry describes the conversion of eight WWII submarines into Fast Battery Drive boats between 1948-56; The Loss of the Empress of Asia - Neil McCart recalls the final days of the Canadian Pacific liner sunk by Japanese aircraft fifty years ago this month; Ports of Call; Ferry Fleets Update; Ferry Focus - Color Line; Signals; Large colour photo of the Nordnorge inside front cover; and more. Above-average wear to covers, with part of back cover missing. A worthy reference copy. Book
Pages 89-176, plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The House of Death - how an Oklahoma rancher saved his own life; Three Asses in the Pyrenees - part 6 - the continued story of this European adventure trip; Bali - Isle of Wonder - wonderfully photo-illustrated article; Mrs. Robinson Crusoe - part 1of the adventure of Mrs. Idelle S. Meng and her husband on one of the loneliest islands in the Pacific; The Six Feathers - the unfortunate experience of a New Guinea trader who tried to smuggle the forbidden bird-of-paradise plumes out of the country; The Wood-Carvers of the Tyrol - great photo-illustrated article on a trip to the Groden VValley; The Romance of the Fur Trade - photo-illustrated article on fur trapping and fur farming in North-west Canada, including photo of a large polar bear being hauled into a boat; A Woman in Unknown Albania - part 3; The Trail of the Lonesome Postman - letters being delivered to some of the world's most remote locations; Caught by a Crocodile a British officer attempts to fill his water bottle at a river; The Idol That Jumped - the author purchased a 'devil-devil' figure from a Solomon Island chief, then startling things happened; The Merepur Mystery - a mystery is solved in India; The Man Who Fell Six Miles - Major R.W. Schroeder and his airplane - article with photos; The Written Word - Jim Carter saved himself in India with some clever writing. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
176 pages. Many black and white illustrations. Lyrics and music to many songs. "This unique collection of songs spanning a period of 75 years is a colorful documentary giving vivid glimpses into the social, economic, and political life of the province of British Columbia from the time of Captain Cook to the present." - from back cover. Chapters include: Pre-Colonial Times; Victoria, Vancouver Island; The Fraser River and the Cariboo Gold Rushes; Towards Confederation; Pioneering, Sod-busting and Settling In; Transportation by Land and Water; Logging and Sawmilling; Mining - Prospecting, Coal and Hard Rock Mines; Fishing for Salmon and Halibut; Ranching - Dairy and Cattle. Prior owner's details written atop front cover and title page else unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Book
Thob Heyerdahl Kon-Tiki 4000 miglia su una zattera attraverso il Pacifico. , Aldo Martello 1950, Libro usato in buone condizioni. Pagine ingiallite lievemente. Tagli regolari sporchi e impolverati. Copertina rigida. Sovraccoperta sporca ed usurata. Buono (Good) . <br> <br> <br> 247<br>
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, plates and endpaper maps; orange cloth, backstrip lettered in black, covers unevenly sunned else a bright, sound, clean copy.
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
131 pages. "This was not an all-inclusive inquiry into the ecology of this province and the Pacific Ocean as it relates to all species of fish. Rather, this inquiry was about the salmonand about us, who have the responsibility to protect and manage the salmon in such a way that there will always be salmon returning to the rivers and streams of the west coast of North America." - from Preface. Usual library markings. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. Worthy reference copy. Book
No inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 176pp. The infamously devastating day in American history of December 7, 1941 when the Japanese airforce destroyed the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in the Pacific. The book covers the history of the actual event and also the making of the movie about that day.
56 pages. Contains music, lyrics and guitar chords to: Take it Easy; Witchy Woman; Lyin' Eyes; Already Gone; Desparado; One of These Nights; Tequila Sunrise; Take it To the Limit; Peaceful Easy Feeling; The Best of Our Love. Circa 1970s. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Book
394 pages. Facsimile reprint. Originally published by the Queen's Printer 1888 to 1889. In these early reports are first hand accounts of many of the stirring incidents which shaped the history of the West, written by those who actually participated in them. The Indian Treaties, the influx of the American Sioux under Sitting Bull, the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the North-West Rebellion, and the coming of the settlers are just a few of the dramatic events in which the North-West Mounted Police played an important part. Light external wear. Unmarked. Tight and square. A quality copy. Book
32 pages. Includes lyrics, big easy to read notes, big chord diagrams with fingering. Songs include: Boys; Can't Buy Me Love; Eight Days a Week; (A) Hard Day's Night; I Don't Want to See You Again; I Don't Want to Spoil the Party; I'm in Love; I Should Have Known You Better; It's For You; Love Me Do; Not a Second Time; This boy (Ringo's Theme); She Loves You; Twist and Shout; Yesterday; Nowhere Man; What Goes On. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this nice Beatles memento. Book
No inscriptions or marks. Very tiny crease to lower front corner, none to rear cover or to spine. A very clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 63pp. The story of the Japanese airmen and planes in the Pacific War well illustrated with details of aircraft and technical details.
22 pages. Plus a full-page sketch map and 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 extensive expedition account of Mr. Terry, an explorer and gold prospector, traveling on a Ford motor car in the little-known portion of Australia, the Northern Territory, from Winston in Western Queensland to Broome on the West Australian coast, containing exceptional details of his adventures. This fascinating account pre-dates the author's book, entitled "Across Unknown Australia," first published in 1926, and is beautifully illustrated with photographs and a sketch route map. Following is Mr. Terry's travel route from Winton to Broom: Winton, Kynuna, McKinlay, Cloncurry, Duchess, Camooweal, Avon Station, Rankin River, Alexandria Station, Alroy Station, Brunette Station, Anthony's Lagoon, Monmoonah Water Hole, Newcastle Waters, Yellow Water Holes, Jump-up, Montijinny Out-station, Pigeon Holes Out-station, Wave Hill Station, Inverway Station, Soakage Creek Station, Flora Valley Station, Hall's Creek, Mulla-Bulla Station, Booty's Selection, Margaret River Station, Cox's Selection, Fitzroy Crossing, Debry, Broome.
6 pages, including 3 sketch maps. Plus a few photographic plates. Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. Some crease to pages and wrappers, otherwise this is a complete issue, seldom found in such good and original condition. Michael Terry, known as "The Last of the Australian Explorers" was an explorer and gold prospector, and the leader of fourteen inland Australia expeditions between 1923 and 1935, mainly working for Adelaide mining companies seeking minerals. This is a succinct account of his prospecting expedition to the Petermann and Tomkinson Ranges in Central Austraila, in which he traversed approximately 3000 miles in the lands west of the Overland Telegraph Line in search of useful minerals including gold. Terry did not find any significant mineral, but found great quality pastoral land in and adjacent to the Tomkinson, Mann, and western portion of the Musgrave Ranges.
24 pages, including a full-page sketch map. 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. Michael Terry, known as "The Last of the Australian Explorers" was an explorer and gold prospector, and the leader of fourteen inland Australia expeditions between 1923 and 1935, mainly working for Adelaide mining companies seeking minerals. This is his extensive expedition account traversing approximately 2000 miles on caterpillar-track trucks with a team of mineralogists, topographers and botanists, for four months, from Darwin in the Northern Territory to Broome, Western Australia This fascinating account pre-dates the author's book, entitled "Across Unknown Australia," first published in 1926, and is beautifully illustrated with photographs and a full-page sketch route map through North-East Australia.
288 pages. Features: One War to Go - The Coming Fight with Japan; U.S. Meat in This War - how boneless beaf solved the logistics of meat for the first time; Philips of Eindhoven - The big Dutch electrical company, in the U.S. to stay, shows no signs of changing its cartel tactics; The New Transport Planes - Consolidated Vultee's Clipper - the state of the art, how we got here, and what's in the future; The Bogey of Economic Maturity - Washington spenders claim capitallism is moribund; Commander Eugene F. McDonald of Zenith; The Medal - today's heroes are heirs to the great tradition of Pisanello; The Military Police - bully boys in the last war, this time they have won the G.I.'s respect; Battle for the Philippines - the U.S. settled the battle of the Pacific; and more. Many excellent vintage ads in color and black and white, perhaps being the one-page War Loan ad which features photo of Admiral Hirohito on horse, with inset photo of Admiral Halsey who has expressed his desire to ride the Emperor's horse, Shirayuki. Another great color ad by International Harvester shows U.S. troops storming Pacific beach with title "Till The Japs Say Uncle"; Somewhat above-average external wear. Unmarked. Spine lean. A worthy vintage copy of this sensational WWII-era issue. Book
4to [34 x 25 cm]; 256 pp, hundreds of photos. original simulated leather, pictorial gilt kangaroo and gilt lettering on cover, rubbed at spine ends, very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Subtitled, memorabilia for U. S. Forces in Australia, it consists of mainly photos of scenes, people, nature, cities, native peoples and all aspects of the region with brief descriptions.
132 pages. Short Stories: Compromise Courtship; Doctor's Gamble; Hand-Me-Down Bride; The Meanest Kid in Town. Articles: Our Ordeal over the Pacific - Maj. Samuel W. Tyson nurses a crippled C-97 transport 1000 miles ; Theyd Rather Dance Than Eat - the Roseland at Broadway; The Woes of West Coast Football - the scandal-ridden Pacific Coast Conference; Out of My Past (part 4 of 5) - George Raft; The Negro in the North (part 1 of 2) - predictions of desegregation-related social upheaval; Struggle for Power In Indonesia; We Run a Nursing Home. Serials: Trouble at Midas Creek (part 2 of 7); Violent City (conclusion). Ads: Kelvinator and GE appliances; Chanse & Sanborn coffee; United Aircraft Corporation;Campbell's Soup; Euclid excavating equipment; GE TVs; Arvin transistor radios and radiant heaters; Wheeling Metal Products; Nice 7-Up ad features young drummer; Lucky Strike (back cover). Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
8vo [22 x 14 cm; xxx, [ii], 594 pp, 5 maps (as called for) including folding, glossary of plants and birds, bibliography, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, library withdrawal stamp on title page, but no other library markings, interior clean and unmarked, cover unmarked with minor wear, overall very good, sound copy. A picture of this book is available upon request A detailed and scholarly work covering each explorer/traveller with separate chapters, including Colenso, Selwyn, Charles Abraham, John Johnson, Heaphy, Brunner, Thomson, Percy Smith, A. J. Barrington, Herbert Meade, and others.
3 pages, plus 3 plates, one showing the portrait illustrations of Drake and Cavendish, and two showing the draft. 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 enlightening succinct account of tremendous historical importance, the most significant discovery of two documents found in the British Museum, revealing the actual draft project and other correspondence concerning Drake's secret voyage, which existed prior to the dramatic expedition. Previous to this report, all discussions as to what plan and instructions Drake carried with him when he finally sailed for Magellan's strait in December of 1577 had been based upon after the events: upon the course which he actually travelled, narratives written and dispositions made when he returned a national hero. The first document found, consisting of three pages, two of which are reproduced in facsimile in this article, is the draft plan of the voyage which subsequently took shape as a circumnavigation of the world. This document gives a list of the promoters of the voyage, the Lord High Admiral (the Earl of Lincoln), Leicester, Walsingham, Hatton, Sir William Winter, George Winter, John Hawkins and Francis Drake. The second document is the report made by John Winter on the 2nd of June, 1579, the day he reached England, nearly eight months after losing sight of Drake in the South Sea, the second page of which contains the plan to be followed, revealing that the ships are to go and return by Magellan's strait, that unknown shores not in the possession of and Christain Prince are to be visited, and that, if it seems to be advisable to Francis Drake, the voyage is to be extended to 30 degrees, while its duration is to be thirteen months. Drake's circumnavigation of the globe began amidst political and religious upheaval in Europe, in 1577. The voyage was so far ahead of its time that another 200 years would pass before the eighteenth-century explorers of record reached the northwest coast of North America. Drake's secret voyage, the exploration of the Pacific Northwest in hopes of finding the fabled Northwest Passage to eastern trade routes, and to establish a British colony in the New World, was hidden under a "cloak of secrecy" due to Drake's complicated relationship with Queen Elizabeth and England's precarious political situation with Spain. One of 16th-century England's most daring adventurers, Drake sailed all the way to Alaska, much farther than anyone had envisioned, thereby rewriting the history of exploration in North America. Surviving the dangers of mutiny, the lack of knowledge about wind and current, and the arduous physical challenges faced every day, Drake earns his reputation as "one of the greatest mariners that sail[ed] the seas, both as a navigator and as a commander," feared by his enemies for the "alarming scope of his success." Together with Hondius's portraits of the first two English circumnavigators, Sir Francis Drake and Sir Thomas Cavendish on one plate and a page of explanatory text. Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612), was a Dutch engraver, and cartographer. He is best known for his early maps of the New World and Europe, for re-establishing the reputation of the work of Gerard Mercator, and for his portraits of Francis Drake. He helped establish Amsterdam as the center of cartography in Europe in the 17th century.
8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, plates and endpaper maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy. Published a year after the Australian edition.
viii + 216pp. avec qqs. illustrations, dos peu reparé, bon état, H30249
viii + 216pp. avec qqs. illustrations, reliure cart., dos en cuir noir avec titre doré, feuilles de garde marbrées, texte frais, bon état, H103033
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 272 pages. 8 5/8"w x 11 1/4"h. Full black cloth boards with bumped corner and a little wrinkling. Slight edge wear to dust jacket.
(Codice VO/1161) In 8° 48 pp. Brossura editoriale, titolo a penna al dorso. Buono stato. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
