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Carta apparsa nella sesta parte, "Océanique", dell'Atlas universel de géographie physique, politique, statistique et minéralogique di Vandermaelen. L'atlante fu prodotto in un'unica edizione nel 1827; furono venduti solo 810 esemplari completi. Questa grande opera, che comprende circa 378 mappe uniche e che fu compilata nell'arco di tre anni, fu il primo atlante litografico e il primo a rappresentare il mondo con la stessa proiezione e in una scala uniforme. Philippe Marie Guillaume Vandermaelen è stato un cartografo fiammingo attivo a Bruxelles nella prima parte del XIX secolo. A Vandermaelen si deve uno dei più notevoli sviluppi dell'impresa privata nella cartografia, ovvero il suo straordinario Atlas Universel de Geographie in sei volumi. Vandermaelen, nato a Bruxelles il 23 dicembre 1795, viene considerato come il più grande cartografo belga dopo Mercatore e Ortelius. Figlio di un medico che era diventato un ricco produttore di sapone, muovendosi in un ambiente commerciale e da autodidatta, divenne un commerciante di prodotti chimici e farmaceutici. Fanatico di geografia, la sua carriera subisce una svolta definitiva quando, nel 1825, inizia a pubblicare un rivoluzionario Atlas universel che lo consacra come cartografo. Primo atlante al mondo a rappresentare la Terra su una scala unica ed eccezionalmente grande, l'Atlas universel offriva la rappresentazione più ampia, completa e precisa mai realizzata. I suoi contemporanei lo capirono, come la Chiesa cattolica romana, che era in una fase di espansione. Negli anni Trenta del XIX secolo, Roma sosteneva che questo atlante era assolutamente il miglior atlante disponibile, prezioso strumento della sua politica missionaria nell'Oceano Pacifico e nelle isole meridionali. Bibliografia Marguerite Silvestre, Philippe Vandermaelen, Mercator de la jeune Belgique, 2016. Map appeared in the sixth part, 'Océanique,' of Vandermaelen's Atlas universel de géographie physique, politique, statistique et minéralogique. The atlas was produced in one edition in 1827; only 810 complete sets were sold. This great work, featuring some 378 unique maps and compiled over three years, was the first lithograph atlas, and the first to render the world on the same projection and at a uniform scale. Philippe Marie Guillaume Vandermaelen (December 23, 1795 - May 29, 1869) was a Flemish cartographer active in Brussels during the first part of the 19th century. Vandermaelen is created with "one of the most remarkable developments of private enterprise in cartography," namely his remarkable six volume Atlas Universel de Geographie. No one could have foreseen that Philippe Vandermaelen, born in Brussels on 23 December 1795, would become the greatest Belgian cartographer since Mercator and Ortelius. Son of a doctor who had become a wealthy soap maker, moving in a business environment and self-taught, he became a dealer of chemical and pharmaceutical products. As a geography fanatic, there was a definitive shift in his career when, in 1825, he began to publish a revolutionary Atlas universel which established him as a cartographer. As the first atlas in the world to represent the Earth on a single and exceptionally large scale, the Atlas universel offered the widest, most complete and most precise representation ever achieved. His contemporaries understood this, such as the Roman Catholic Church, which was in a phase of expansion. In the 1830s, Rome claimed that this atlas was “the best atlas available” and was the instrument of its missionary policy in the Pacific Ocean and the southern islands. Litograph, with original outline colour, very good condition. Bibliografia Marguerite Silvestre, Philippe Vandermaelen, Mercator de la jeune Belgique, 2016.
NATHAN GUIDE REPORTAGE.. 1976. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. fraîche. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 160 pages. Couverture rempliée. Nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc et en couleurs dans le texte et hors texte.
London, Collins, 1945. 4to.; 544 pp. Encuadernación original en tela.
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.
8vo [23 x 15 cm]; [xii], 304, 16 [ads] pp, frontis, 46 illustrations from photos, mostly full-page, folding map (split in fold), index. original blue pictorial gilt cloth, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilted, spine faded, edges rubbed, corner bumped, few leaves bit foxed, good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author first travelled to New Guinea from Australia in 1899, where he travelled extensively throughout the British New Guinea, Papua, over a 14 year period, describing the peoples in detail, their customs, rituals, society, etc. The illustrations are quite good.
8vo; 256 pages
212p. Hardcover Very good condition good
8vo [22 x 15 cm]; xviii, 297, {iv, ads] pp, 2 maps, 30 illustrations on 16 plates from photos, index. original cloth, title lettering on spine and cover, a little faded and rubbed, endpaper bookplate, very good, with the signature of the author on verso of the half title page. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, a doctor and member of the Royal Society, travelled extensively in the south Pacific, east of Australia, and provides much detail on New Caledonia, New Hebrides and the aborigines of Australia. He provides two chapters on how he made the pictures used in the book and the difficulties a photographer had at that time. Taylor 414.
In-8 (cm. 22.40), cartonato telato, titoli impressi al piatto ed al dorso, pp. XVIII, 297, (5), con illustrazioni in bianco e nero fuori testo. Prima edizione. Text in English. Foreword by J. Arthur Thomson. Piccola etichetta coeva di famosa Libreria parigina al risguardo posteriore (Brentano’s). Ex libris e segnatura al risguardo anteriore. Firma d’appartenenza. Lievi fioriture e macchie, peraltro volume in buono stato di conservazione (slightly foxed, otherwise good condition).
large and thick 8vo [26 x 18 cm]; xv, 552 pp, 86 fine illustrations from drawings, mostly full-page, 4 folding colored maps, appendix of words, index. original green cloth, gilt spine title lettering, top edge gilted, external joints lightly rubbed, first 50 leaves with light dampstain in upper margin, mostly small, else very good+, sound and solid copy. A picture of this book is available upon request Wood 562: 'They form important contributions to the vertebrate zoology of the explored regions'. Originally printed in German and published over a 10 year period, they are reproduced without any major changes here in English for the first time. Besides the descriptions of natural history, especially birds and mammals, there is much on the peoples, conditions and overall narrative of his travels.
96 pages. Bibliography. Signed by author upon title page. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of black and white photos. Binding intact. Unmarked with somewhat above-average external wear. A sound copy. Book
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. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Three authors were with the Chicago natural history museum. Paul S. Martin was chief curator, department of anthropology, George I. Quimby was curator of exhibits, department of anthropology, and Donald Collier was curator of south American archaeology and ethnology, department of anthropology. 582 pages, 122 b&w photographs and drawings of over 600 objects, map on endpapers. Contents include: Arts and industries: Objects of stone, copper, bone, shell, pottery , trade, commerce, Anasazi culture, Hohokam, Mogollon-Mimbres culture, Big Bend Cave culture, Black rock cave, Puebloid, Promonotory , Southeastern Nevada culture, Pacific slope, Far North, Okvic, Ipantak, Punuk, Birnirk culture, Aleut, Pre-Koniag, Kachemak Bay culture, etc.
268 pages. Contains essays dealing with the life and society of the Indians of the North Pacific Coast of North America. These Indians represent a unique and fascinating culture featuring a highly accentuated system of social ranking. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
323p. Profusely illustrated. Small 4to. Original pictorial wraps, slightly soiled. Indian Life and Customs # 5. Very good. LOC W17
(Codice VO/0839) In 8° (23 cm) 192 pp. Con una cartina e molte foto a colori. Cartone editoriale, ottimo. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
152 pages. Large oblong book measuring 10" x 14.5". "Because war censorship forbade publicity there is a widespread lack of knowledge of the outstanding production job for the war effort done by British Columbia industry... Few British Columbians - certainly very few Eastern Canadians, United States business men or British Empire industrialists - realize the extent of the accomplishments and the facilities that are now available here for manufacturing of all kinds. This survey has been prepared to place on record the information that is felt should be known. It is in two parts: First, an illustrated news section graphically telling the story of leading manufacturing developments; second, a concise factual compilation of statistics giving complete authoritative basic data." - from title page. The section on leading manufacturers is profusely illustrated with glorious black and white photos. Companies presented include: West Coast Shipbuilders Ltd.; Western Bridge and Steel Fabricators Ltd.; Vivian Engine Works Ltd.; Vivian Diesels and Munitions Ltd.; Arrow Transfer Co. Ltd.; Canada Western Cordage Co. Ltd.; Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd.; Boyles Bros. Drilling Company Ltd.; Canadian Mixermobile Company; United Distillers Ltd.; The H.R. Macmillan Export Company Limited; Industrial Engineering Ltd. (power/chain saw manufacturer); British Columbia (B.C.) Packers; W.R. Carpenter (Canada) Ltd. - crushers of copra and oil seeds; Edward Lipsett Ltd - commercial fishing supplies; Vancouver Iron Works Limited; British Columbia Telephone Company The Canadian Fishing Company Ltd; British Columbia Distillery Company Limited; Hammond Furniture Company Ltd; American Can Company Limited; Empire Sheet Metal Works Ltd; Canada Chain and Forge Company; Vancouver Engineering Works Ltd; Dominion Bridge Company Limited - including a grand photo of their new Pattulo Bridge looking toward the barrens of Surrey, plus a photo of the Hotel Vancouver's underlying steel structure during construction; Smith Bros. & Wilson Ltd - General Contractors; Heaps Engineering (1940) Limited; Marwell Construction Company; Canadian Sumner Iron Works; McDonnell Metal Manufacturing; Jones Tent and Awning Limited; Leek & Company Limited; McCarter & Nairne - Architects and Structural Engineers; Stewart-Lovick Ltd - Advertising; Terminal City Iron Works; Westland Foundries; British American Paint Co. Ltd; Bloedel Stewart & Welch Ltd.; Straits Towing and Salvage Co. Ltd.; Island Tug and Barge Ltd.; Standard Oil Company of British Columbia Limited; The Vancouver Sun; The Vancouver Daily Province; A-1 Steel and Iron Foundry Ltd.; A-1 Pattern Shop & Brass Foundry Ltd; Pacific Coast Terminals Co. Ltd.; Canadian Forest Products Limited; Alaska Pine Co. Ltd; Newcastle Ship Building Co. Ltd; Bennett & White Construction Co. Ltd; Evans Coleman & Evans Ltd; Falconer Marine Industries Limited; Yarrows Ltd.; Victoria Daily Times; The Daily Colonist; The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Limited. Also included in this section are photo illustrated features on power generation, brewing, the pulp industry, technical education, tourism, mining, highways, mining, printing, the British Columbia Police Force, New Westminster, Victoria, and Prince Rupert. A very uncommon and informative publication which proudly and abundantly presents the bold industrial might of Canada's pacific province in the immediate aftermath of the second world war. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this important record of British Columbia's industrial history. Book
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates, maps in the text and coloured endpaper maps; red boards, black cloth back lettered in gilt, , uncut, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.173.
188pp.+ 636 ills.out -of-text (in colour & bl/w), cart.cover, text in german, VG
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; pictorial wrappers, covers very lightly sunned else a near fine copy.
8vo [24 x 16cm]; [xii] 192 pp, maps, plates, bibliog., index. original cloth-backed boards, gilt spine title lettering, dj (bit rubbed at edge, not price clipped), clean, fine and unused in very good dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, with poet James Fenton, wrote an interesting and hilarious account of their exploration of jungles and mountains, following the trails of previous naturalists. This is the author's first travel book, which launched his career as a travel writer.
8vo [24 x 16cm]; [xii] 192pp, maps, plates, bibliog, index. original cloth, dj (slightly rubbed), remainder mark at lower edge, else fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, with poet James Fenton, wrote an interesting and hilarious account of their exploration of jungles and mountains, following the trails of previous naturalists. This is the book that launched the author's career as a travel writer.
8vo [24 x 16 cm]; [xii] 192pp, map, plates, bibliog, index. original cloth, dj (light crease, slightly used, not price clipped), else near fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, with poet James Fenton, wrote an interesting, and, at times, hilarious account of their exploration of jungles and mountains, following the trails of previous naturalists.
178p. [Continuous pagination]. May lack p. 179-197 (1907) of Volume one. Inserted note from Dr. William A. Hilton, Claremont, CA, 1925, states he is not sure whether anything further was printed [as far as we can determine only this volume was issued]. XLib from the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia and AES. 8vo. Rebound in red library buckram. The scarce original FIRST EDITION. SCIENCE BOX 4
DJ with very light shelfwear; Searching Polynesia for truly unspoiled lands, with surprising contrasts and conclusions ; Color Photographs; 8vo; 171 pages
In 8° (23 x 15,5 cm). IV, 104 pp. Brossura editoriale. Numerose ill. fotografiche di grande valore documentario.