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793p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
8vo., First Edition, with plates; green cloth, gilt back, red endpapers, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Collana “Prima persona. Carteggi”. Un volume di 256 pagine, tela editoriale con sovracoperta. Dimensioni: 15,5x22 cm. Ottime condizioni. 8 tavole di illustrazioni in b/n fuori testo. Introduzione di Attilio Brilli, traduzione di Adriana Crespi Bortolini. Vailima è un piccolo villaggio montuoso nel distretto di Tuamasaga sull'isola di Samoa, nel sud dell'Oceano Pacifico. Il nome gli fu dato dallo scrittore scozzese Robert Louis Stevenson, che nel 1889 acquistò all'incirca 152 ettari di terra ai piedi del Monte Vaea, per costruirvi una casa ("Villa Vailima") dove trascorrere gli ultimi anni della sua vita (Wikipedia)
Brown buckram boards with gilt lettering and minor rubbing to extremities. Numerous b&w illustrations from photographs and a photographure frontispiece. Large map in front pocket; 8vo; 454 pages
246pp. met ills., ingebonden in gecart. band, zwartlederen rug met titel in goudopdruk, gemarbreerde schutbladen, 23cm., goede staat, [Mee ingebonden: HUBERT Eugeen: Pater Damianus priester van de congregatie der HH. Harten (Picpus) Belgische zendeling der melaatschen van Molokai : Nationale eerbetuiging aan Pater Damianus, Leuven, Karel Peeters, 1889, 24pp.], H103010
12mo [19 x 13.5 cm]; 355, [iii, ads] pp, extra lithographed title page with vignette, frontis, plates, map, other engravings in text. original blind-stamped cloth with gilt picture on front cover, gilt spine title lettering, spine ends chipped, corner wear, very lightly foxed on few leaves, else very good solid copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The illustrations include Kealakekua Bay, Kaahamunau, old Hawaiian idols, Lahaina at Maui, Wailuku, double canoe, coral island and the plate of surf-playing, an early plate of surfing. Smith C45: 'A good picture of the islands at that time'. Hill p. 51: 'This interesting work relates mainly to Cheever's wide travels among the Hawaiian Islands and to his observations of them. Much interesting data is included on the history and native culture of the islands. Chapters are given on the first Hawaiian college and on Hawaiian literature. Cheever predicted eventual American rule of the islands.' Hunnewell 30.
12mo [19 x 14,5 cm]; viii, 360 pp, frontis with tissue guard, plates and numerous illustrations from drwgs, double-page map, index. original pictorial cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, all edges gilted, internal hinge repaired, bookplates removed from endpaper, very good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Taylor 397. The author, having travelled for decades in the area, describes conditions, customs, people, society, natural history, etc. The chapter on New Guinea was read before the Royal Geographical Society in 1873.
18 pages, including 2 in-text sketch maps. Plus spectacular 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. A fascinating study of the modern Stone Age people known as the Kukukuku, similar both culturally and physically to certain groups on the Papuan side of the boundary, and living in the Morobe district of the Mandated Territory of New Guinea; a remarkable people whose most valuable assett is the bamboo, and whose skill and patience is displayed as they make clubheads and other simple tools by selecting round water-warn stones from the stream and shaping them by rubbing them on a stone. A truly captivating report illustrated with many incredible photographic images of the natives.
160 pages. Index. Bibliography. "Presents a choice collection of over 120 captivating black-and-white historic photographs of boats, ships and people along the coast of British Columbia from the late 1850s to the 1940s." - from dust jacket. Printed upon glossy stock. Moderate wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy of this wonderful compilation. Book
27 pages. Circa 1966. Unmarked. Songs include: Early Mornin' (Morning) Rain; For Lovin' (Loving) Me; I'm Not Sayin' (Saying); Peaceful Waters; Ribbon of Darkness; Rich Man Spiritual; Sixteen Miles (To Seven Lakes); Steel Rail Blues; The Long River; The Way I Feel. Average wear. A sound vintage copy of this beloved compilation. 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
8vo., First Edition, with photographs (a number full-page) and illustrations in the text; blue cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy. With dustwrapper panels mounted on front paste-down and rear free endpaper. Lion Six was the US Navy contruction unit that built the largest of all advance bases at Guam. SCARCE.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 294 pages.
Il buddha dimora nel cambio di una motoo nei petali di un fiore.
Gilt spine lettering faded. Light wear to spine ends; Maps in endpapers show the trek of author Humphrey, who meandered through the region and recorded his observations. Green decorative boards with gilt lettering and pictorial design; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 306 pages
11" x 8.5" x 0.75". "Contains articles prepared exclusively for the Loggers Handbook together with the official proceedings of the 63rd session of the Pacific Logging Congress and the condensed reports of its six regional conferences prepared by their respective secretaries." - from title page. Articles include: Archie W. Rafter; Moving Logs in British Columbia Waters; Renewing Productivity on Forest Brush Lands; Natural and Man-Caused Slash in Headwater Streams; Precision Logging - Management of the Future Forest; A History of Railroad Logging; Effects of Logging on Small Streams in the Thorne Bay Area of Southeast Alaska; The Tango; Forestry in Austria; Logging Engineering; Intensive Management of Coastal Douglas Fir; and more. Also includes many great contemporary logging equipment advertisements. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. Nice copy with illustrated boards and endpapers. Book
Approximately 290 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Robert B. Kennedy - Pine Logger; Prince George - white spruce capital of the world; Forest Road Traffic; Founding of the Pacific Logging Congress; Don't Underestimate Powder (explosives); Efficient Engine Air Cleaners are a Must; The Loggers Role in Forest Insect Control; Providing Redwoods for Parks and Recreation; Day Rate Falling and Bucking; Freak Douglas Fir - article and photo of natural graft in 1930 south of Gunter in Douglas County, Oregon; What's New in Logging Equipment; and much more. Includes many interesting equipment ads, some in color. Front free endpaper removed. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book
DJ tattered and taped. ; Author Lord, best known for books about the Titanic, here describes operations behind Japanese lines during World War II; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 272 pages
8vo., First Edition thus, with photographs in the text and endpaper maps; green boards, blue cloth back lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with or two short closed tears. Enser, p.54.
322p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
Staple-bound. 8 1/4"w x 10 7/8"h. Slight creases to cover. 23 pages. Smells a bit of nag champa incense.
Madrid, CSIC, 1983. 4to. alargado; XVII pp., 402 pp. Cubiertas originales.
24 pages, including illustration. Plus a fold-out sketch map measuring approximately 8 x 26 inches (20 x 66 cm) and a large fold-out colour map measuring approximately 7.5 x 15 inches (19 x 38 cm). 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 narrative traces the history of renowned navigations to elucidate a continuous chain of events, whereby the accident of one voyage created the objective of the next. He also speculates on how political history on world discovery was impacted by even the slightest circumstance. Includes plates, a large fold out chart of the Spanish Galleon in the Pacific taken by Anson, as well as a large fold out colour map.
Milano, Rizzoli, 1980, in-8, cartonatura editoriale figurata a colori, pp. 202, [6]. Con illustrazioni su tavole f t.
