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8vo., First UK Edition, with photographs throughout; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, clean copy. Detailed account of the P-40 Curtiss Warhawk and its operations in WWII. Enser, p.171
DJ browned and with light chipping along edges. Price clipped. Boards browned along edges and with one corner lightly bumped; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 188 pages
8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; xxiv, 176 pp, bibliog, illus, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (price clipped, bit faded), small colonial press ink stamp on endpaper, very good interior is clean and unmarked, in fine, clean cover, dj is very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by ema The author has studied South Seas literature for 30 years, and after an introductory essay, describes 100 of the best of Pacific works, mainly 19th and 20th century travel and adventure books, each by a different author, excluding New Zealand and Hawaii. The authors' other important works are mentioned together with a list of other references on the Pacific Islands.
8vo [22 x 15 cm]; 4 volumes, xv, 599; xvi, 739; xvii, 741; xvi, 526 pp, 550 illustrations and plates from photos, 677 other illustrations from drwgs, maps including 2 large folding maps in pockets, diagrams, tables, index in each volume. original blue cloth with gilt title lettering on spines & front covers, spines faded but lettering clean, stain on endpapers, a little paper rippling but a very good clean copy with excellent maps in pockets, printer has excised some blank pages at end. A Bookplate of Philip Snow on endpapers. Day p. 160. A massive and comprehensive compilation covering all parts of the Pacific and its islands in great detail, very well-illustrated with photos and drawings, including geography, topography, peoples, natural history, resources, administration, climate, etc. Volume I has a hundred page history of the Pacific and a bibliography up to World War II. A superb reference with a high reputation for accuracy and impartiality. The versos of each title has the cancel, 'this volume was produced and printed for official purposes during the war 1939/45'.
336p. SOFTCOVER. Paperback Very good condition
Pacific Ocean Western part latitude 28"N. to 20"S. and longitude 94"E. to 160"E. including Eastern Archipelago - Magnetic variation curves are for 1930. Washington D.C., published Oct. 1931, at the Hydrographic Office, under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy. Small corrections. Folded editorially. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: Pacific Ocean Western. Anno: '900. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 777x1031 mm
The islands of the South Pacific conjure images of idyllic escapes from the fast paced routine of the West. But is that the reality? Author Cornell journeys thence to find out ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 218 pages
200 pages including index. Oblong. Numerous black and white illustrations. "As well as being a history of the Anglican Church on the southern mainland of B.C., this is a story of the society the church has worked within for 120 years. A story of brave, daring and eccentric men and women and of the bishops who were leaders of this spiritual Wagon Train." - from back cover. Gift greetings across from title page else clean and unmarked with light wear. Reading crease to spine. Solid copy. Book
96 pages. Gazetteer. Maps and abundant colour illustrations and photos throughout. Bit of liquid paper atop front free endpaper otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
234 pages. Index. Text in English. 1,570 entries. "The Human History, Land Use and Resources Management of the West Coast of Vancouver Island and Adjacent Coastal Areas of Vancouver Island" - subtitle. Usual library markings. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy of this valuable reference. Book
564 pages. Geographical and subject indeces. "Provides detailed descriptions of the different life phases through which each of the seven species passes... Some of the topics covered are geographic distribution, transplants, freshwater life, ocean life, development, growth, feeding, diet, migration, and spawning behaviour. The text is richly supplemented by numerous maps, illustrations, colour plates and tables." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy. Book
208 pages. Colour photos. Shows how organisms act and react to each other and to their environment in shifting, cyclical balances. Colour photos. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
110 pages. Index. "Celebrates the splendour of new forests... A personal essay in words and photographs... Conveys the timely message that our forests are capable of returning to their full grandeur, even after large-scale clearcutting... A powerful counterpoint to the claims of some environmentalist groups." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy. Book
Folio 192p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
(Nature Program). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall eng
Boards with light rubbing and minor soiling to extremities. Former owner's neat notes on half title page. Front hinge weakening ; An island off the coast of Australia, New Caledonia is an area rarely written about. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 230 pages
Slight fraying to bottom spine. Boards with light rubbing and bumping to extremities; An island off the coast of Australia, New Caledonia is an area rarely written about. Dust jacket, in two pieces, laid in. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 230 pages
191 pages. Archival black and white photos abound. "On every page the tides of the past ebb and flow with memorable sea scenes and waterfront action for old hands to remember and young ones to view with wonder... rescues, salvages, historic events and unforgettable personalities." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked in sound binding. Above-average wear to still presentable dust jacket. Decent copy. Book
100 pages. "These records of famous navigators and expeditions include the first newspaper release of the Mutiny on the Bounty story, the first account of the barbaric death of Captain Cook, and the last record of the tragic La Perouse expedition, with the strange disappearance of its 200-man contingent." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Average wear. Worthy reference copy. Book
4to, 27cm. Pp. [iv],190,[2], 11 portrait plates, 4 other pls., 2 fold. maps, 6 figs., 1 fold. letterpress table, bibl. to each chapter. New boards lined with blue vergé paper, uncut, printed title label on backstrip. Very good. - Divided into 10 chapters, each written by a specialist and tracing the historical development of: Discoveries, Cartography, Geology, Seismology, Terrestrial magnetism, Oceanography, Meteorology, Botany, Zoology, and Ethnography. - Scarce original printing; a facsimile reprint appeared in 1969 on occasion of the Third Pan-Pacific Congress.
Un volume di 121 pagine, brossura editoriale. Dimensioni: 16x23,5 cm. Parziale mancanza del piatto superiore e del dorso della brossura, sporadiche e lievissime fioriture (che non compromettono il testo); per il resto interno in ottime condizioni.
132 pages including index and black and white photographic plates. A dream came true when in 1933 author and his bride set off from Calgary by packhorse, following the old trails of the explorers and traders, taking four months to reach Bella Coola. A tale of excitement and suspense, interspersed with humour and fragments of history. Evident over all is a deep love and appreciation for the Canadian wilderness. Bit of writing atop half-title page. Back cover stained. Binding becoming fragile. Decent reading copy. Book
(Codice VI/0149) In 4° (cm 31) 420 pp. Volume monografico, contiene: Oceania, Nuova Guinea, Australia, Nuova Zelanda, Isole del Pacifico, Terre polari. illustrato con centinaia di belle grandi foto a colori, alcune carte. Legatura mezza pelle editoriale, titolo e fregi oro (dorso scolorito). Ottimo volume. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
80 pages. With 60 plates, some in colour. Name of previous owner on front free endpaper.
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.
