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176 pages including index and black and white photographic plates. Provides tales of harrowing experiences of shipwrecked mariners on the West Coast Lifesaving Trail: of the bravery of rescuers and rescued alike."Scott writes from personal experiences as well as diligent research. We can think of no man better qualified to write this book." - Alec Merriman, Daily Colonist. Gift greetings upon title page else unmarked. Small chip from illustrated back cover. Average wear. A decent third edition copy of this fascinating work. Book
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.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and folding map coloured in outline, some faint offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly rubbed at extremities. 'This is perhaps the most horrifying and amazing escape during a war that was probably richer in escape stories than any war that was ever fought' (H.E. Bates). This classic account was written by the author as an expanded version of the brief outline contained in Brickhill's 'Escape - or Die' (1952). VERY SCARCE IN THE DUSTWRAPPER. Enser, p.405
130 p. Sommaire détaillé sur demande. Inv. 10255.
192p., illus. Account of five-month voyage from New Zealand to New England. Hardcover Very good condition good
A reproduction of the original 1909 edition of the Alaska - Yukon - Pacific Exposition Number of the Centralia Daily Chronicle. Slight edge wear to cover. 10"w x 14 1/8"h. Unpaginated.
638 pages. Minimal markings to one page else clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
In 8. Dim. 19x12 cm. Pp. 281+(3). Interessante opera di viaggi del 1886 di Albert David che descrive il suo viaggio lungo l'Oceano Pacifico.<BR>All'interno sono presenti dieci incisioni fuori testo che mostrano vedute: Baie Borja, Lima, Indiani peruviani, Tahiti ecc... Tra i luoghi descritti: Distretto di Magellano e Canali laterali della Patagonia, Lima durante vl'occupazione cilena, Valparaiso e i Cileni dopo la Guerra del Pacifico, Peru e Cile, Callao, Pisco, Pisagua, Arica e Tacna, Iquique, Lota, Una necropoli degli Incas, Honolulu, Un mese a Noukahiva, Tahiti ecc...<BR> In buone condizioni e completo Copertina editoriale in buone condizioni generali con lievi usure ai margini e dorso. Legatura in buone condizioni. All'interno le pagine si presentano in buone condizioni con fioriture. Interesting work of travel of 1886 written by Albert David describing his travel in the Pacific Ocean.<BR>Inside there are ten out of text planches showing different views: Baie Borja, Lima, Peruvian Indians, Tahiti ecc... Between the places described: District of Magellano and channels of Patagonia, Lima during Chile occupation, Valparaiso and Cileni after Pacific war, Peru and Cile, Callao, Pisco, Pisagua, Arica e Tacna, Iquique, Lota, a city of Incas, Honolulu, a month in Noukahiva, Tahiti ecc... In good conditions and complete. Editorial cover in good general conditions slightly worn in the edges and spine. Binding in good conditions. Inside pages are in good conditions with foxings.
320 pages. "...undoubtedly the finest guide book to local diving we have ever seen... the book will whet your appetite and look good on the coffee table." - from back cover. Illustrations include: 7 maps; 99 nautical chart portions; 110 photographs. Service information includes: dive shops and air stations; charter boats for day trips and liveaboard trips; rental boats; launching ramps and how to find them; tourist and ferry information for Washington and British Columbia. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
DJ with light wear to extremities; An anthology of writings on the appeal of islands by noted authors such as Jules Verne, Washington Irving, A. C. Doyle, among others. ; 8vo; 345 pages
204 pages. "This is an inspiring story of how God interwove their lives as intricately as the coastline. He put them into, to be for Him A Candle on the Coast." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding open at copyright page. Worthy reference copy. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 8 3/8"w x 10 7/8"h. 178 pages. Many b&w illustrations and photographs.
Dal “Voyage round the word, in the years MDCCXL” (in quattro tomi). London, John e Paul Knapton, 1749. Incisa da R. W. Seale, incisione in rame all'acquaforte, b/n, cm 56 x 73 (il foglio), piccolo cartiglio in alto a destra, margine graduato sul laterale sinistro. Fra le principali isole dell'arcipelago delle Filippine, che comprende nel suo insieme oltre settemila isole, sono segnalate la Terra di Luzon o Luconia, la Laguna de Bay, Manila, Myndoro, Panay, Masbate, la Ysl De Negros, Zebu, Leyte e Samal. L'insieme della Luconia, il Shoals Luconia, la cui giurisdizione ricade sotto la Malaysia, rappresenta uno dei complessi più grandi e meno conosciuti della barriera corallina del Mar Cinese Meridionale, situato a sud-ovest dalle Isole Spratly e a cento chilometri al largo della costa del Borneo; non c'è terra emergente al Shoals Luconia, e le scogliere sono completamente sommerse. Anson George (1697 – 1762). Esemplare rinforzato al verso con carta di Cina, margini stretti e poco regolari, una piega marcata accanto al cartiglio, nell'insieme discreto lo stato di conservazione. .
California,pres Berkeley, 1929. In 4°pp.403n. +697 figures in text. Bross.edit.
8vo [22 x 14 cm]; xi, 218 pp, table of spelling, abbreviations. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine faded, note on endpaper, interior clean and fine in very good cover. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The Sea Dayaks are in Borneo, Sarawak. This edition has the supplement of additional words collected by G. Bruggeman.
B&W Photographs; 8vo; 289 pages
8vo [21 x 14 cm]; xv, 272 pp, frontis, double page colored chromolithograph of the Queensland flowering cotton tree, 15 other plates, one illus, folding colored map. original pictorial gilt cloth, gilt lettering, some light cover staining, slight foxing on some leaves, interior is clean and fine, very good sound cover. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Rowan was both a fine botanical and wildlife artist and an explorer, acclaimed internationally for her wildflower paintings. "Flower Hunter is a book of travel and adventure, the type of book then fashionable, because the world knew less of its far places than it does today. . . Ellis knew how to hold her audience, her breathless adventures are tinged with fantasy. . ." (Hazzard in Australia's Brilliant Daughter). This is Rowan's only book on her travels, based on two journeys to Queensland in northern Australia and to New Zealand. Most of the plates in the book are from her paintings.
8vo [21 x 14 cm]; xv, 272 pp, frontis, double page colored chromolithograph of the Queensland flowering cotton tree, 15 other plates, one illus, folding colored map. original pictorial gilt cloth, gilt lettering, small ink mark on top of spine, light foxing on some leaves, else very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Rowan was both a fine botanical and wildlife artist and an explorer, acclaimed internationally for her wildflower paintings. "Flower Hunter is a book of travel and adventure, the type of book then fashionable, because the world knew less of its far places than it does today. . . Ellis knew how to hold her audience, her breathless adventures are tinged with fantasy. . ." (Hazzard in Australia's Brilliant Daughter). This is Rowan's only book on her travels, based on two journeys to Queensland in northern Australia and to New Zealand. Most of the plates in the book are from her paintings.
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. EXTREMELY SCARCE.
106 pages. Oblong 7" x 10". Undated but appears to be circa 1945. Profusely illustrated with wonderful vintage black and white photos. "This is the story of Pacific Mills Limited and the most northerly located paper mill on the North American continent at Ocean Falls, B.C." - page 3. Name stamped atop title page otherwise unmarked with moderate external wear and soiling. A sound vintage copy of this important history. HALE 1230, EDWARDS & LORT 2700. Book
220 pages. Index. Addresses these topics: Slope movement processes and characteristics; An office/field technique for recognizing landslide-prone terrain; Measure to manage unstable terrain during forestry activities; Road deactivation and revegegation of unstable terrain. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A nice copy. Book
218 pages including index and black and white illustrations. A short history of myth-collecting and a survey of published texts. Front cover and part of title page removed else in very good condition. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding intact. Worthy reference copy. Book
289 pages. Index. "In a convenient alphabetical format it describes the histories and cultures of the Pacific Northwest tribes, including even small relatively unimportant groups." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Binding intact. Front free endpaper removed. Usual library markings. A sound working copy. Book
34 pages. "Prepared in response to requests from schools and from ship's personnel for information on, and pictures of, the multitude of local marine zooplankton. A simple key and brief descriptions have been prepared to assist in their identification. Directions are included for collecting zooplankton, together with a list of books written for the public about the sea and its creatures." - from page 1. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this informative work. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 8 1/4"w x 10 3/4"h. 104 pages. Many b&w photographs.
