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24 pages. Contents: Coal - an ailing industry hopes for a cure; Photo of William C. Bullitt, Ambassador to France; Photos of Attorney General Homer S. Cummings and his assistant Robert H. Jackson; Mine disaster at Logan, WV; LaGuardia offends Nazis, with photo of William E. Dodd, Ambassador to Germany; Marie, Dowager Queen of Rumania - article with photo; Prospects of the Treaty of Locarno; Duce and Allah; French Arms; Photo of Japanese Premier Senjuro Hayashi and story about his new official residence, honeycombed with underground passages, secret exits and disappearing floors; "Undeclared War" in Spain; Heloise Martin causes excitement at Drake - with photo of her; Additional madness at Oklahoma, Columbia and Pittsburgh involving university students; Photo of Gracie Fields; Anti-Religious feelings softening in Soviet Russia?; Editorial on name-callinng between LaGuardia and the Nazi press of Germany; Modernized Railroads - with photo of a new Southern Pacific Streamliner; Justice James Clark McReynolds - article with photo; The Movie World - with photo of Dorothy Lamour Rose; Vintage ads; and more. Average wear. Yellowed with age. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Boards with light wear to extremities; The world's second largest island, at the time of writing was administered by thirty Army officers ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 287 pages
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.
in-16, 190 pages, abdt ill. in-t. n., broche, couverture illustree Bel exemplaire. [MB-2*]
8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xiv, 362 pp, 7 plates including frontis, vignette on title page of little dodo, title page printed in red and black in border. original red cloth with decorations in black, gilt spine title lettering and decorations, spine faded but lettering clear, light foxing on few leaves mainly at beginning and end, corners rubbed, very good copy. A picture of this book is available upon req Taylor 144. Three of the illustrations are of Hawaii (Hawaiians dancing the hula in authentic costume, Kealakeakua Bay, Rainbow Falls), with other illustrations including Pago Pago, Tutuila, Apia, Upolu, Apolimja, Fiji. The author travelled extensively in Hawaii and other Pacific islands and provides an interesting description of the peoples and nature on the islands visited.
Pekoa or Segond Channel and Wawa or Bruat Channel Surveyed by Lieut. & Commander H.E. Purey Cust, Assisted by Lieutenants W. Pudsey-Dawson, F.C. Pasco & A.E.H. Marescaux H.M. Surveying Ship "Dart", 1892. London Published at the Admiralty, 15th Jan. 1894, under the Superintendence of Captain W.J.L. Wharton, Hydrographer. It is interested to note that on the Island of Espiritu Santo the city of Luganville is missing it will be constructed after the Second World War. Small corrections: 1922. Folded editorially. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: Espiritu Santo Island - Aore - New Hebrides Islands -Pacific Ocean. Anno: '900. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 965x651 mm
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in red, red endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Endpapers and edges browned ; A journey around the globe at a time when getting around was much harder. Including a detailed chapter on Fiji ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 337 pages
292 pages. Reproductions of archival black and white photos. "The story of hardy people who dared to follow a dream. While trapping in the Rocky Mountains southwest of Beaverlodge, Alberta, Alex Monkman came upon a low pass the Indians had been using for hundreds of years. He recognized it as a potential shortcut fo the Pacific coast for the people of the Peace River Country in northeastern British Columbia... The Monkman Pass Highway Association was formed in 1936... The ingenuity, courage and endurance of the people who worked on the Pass is a story that begged to be told and this book is dedicated to them." - from back cover. Prior owner's details and blind stamp upon first page, otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
128 pages. Examines the way of life, artifacts and beliefs of this little known and fascinating people. Werner Forman's colour photographs, taken specially for this volume, show the threatening beauty of the long coastal strip which the tribes inhabited, and the exquisitely executed details of the objects they made. In this harmonious approach, the American Indian world comes alive - the world of Tsonoqa (the wild woman of the woods), of the Crooked-Beak-of-Heaven, and countless other spirits - but above all the world dominated by the physical representation of their world-view, the totem. Light wear. Unmmarked. Nice copy. Book
128pp. Has an index. Covers theSocieties, the Potlatch, the Supernatural, Myth & Cermony of the Indiansof the Pacific North
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full beige cloth boards. Small tears and edge wear on price-clipped dust jacket. 9"w x 9 3/4"h. 224 pages. Many illustrations and photos. Previous owner's inscription.
Torino, 1942, 4-10 gennaio, copertina illustrata a colori in fascicolo originale completo di pp. 16 de “Illustrazione del popolo”.
In 16? (cm 17,8), Brossura originale, pagg.324-(12) con alcune illustrazioni b.n. n.t. (Teatro di guerra del Pacifico, Battaglia del Mar di Giava, Battaglia del Golfo Bella, Azione dei caccia del 17 agosto 1943, Sulla scia della corazzata Yamato 6-7 aprile 1945), Traduzione di Ugo Ugo Carrega, segni del tempo alla copertina, buon es. Collana"I libri pocket", 169. Prima edizione. Il capitano Tameichi Hara, protagonista di molti eventi narrati in questo libro, spiega in un linguaggio avvincente, riportando letteralmente conversazioni ed episodi svoltisi durante i combattimenti, molti fatti a proposito delle grandi battaglie navali e aeree tra le forze giapponesi e quelle degli USA, rimasti finora ignorati
In-16°, pp. 324, (11) di catalogo editoriale, copert. edit. Volume 169 ne "I libri pocket". Gli errori dei giapponesi che portarono alla loro sconfitta, le più grandi battaglie navali da Pearl Harbor a Okinawa.
286pp.avec 212 photographies (dont 58 en couleurs) et 14 cartes, toile, jaq., in-4, bon état
In-4 p., 5 voll., cartonato editoriale figurato a colori, pp. 758; 848; 665; 676; 628; con complessive 1600 tavv. a colori. Uno degli studi più completi ed esaustivi sui molluschi marini indo-pacifici. Complessivamente la fauna filippina conta, ad oggi, 5835 specie identificate e documentate, appartenenti a 297 famiglie diverse. L’opera, così suddivisa: “Gastropoda. Part 1 - Gastropoda. Part 2 - Gastropoda. Part 3 & Bivalvia, Part 1 - Bivalvia. Part 2 / Scaphopoda, Polyplacophora, Cephalopoda & Addenda - New records, completing the volumes I to IV”. Allo stato di nuovo.
8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; 320 pp, frontis, 54 illustrations from photos on plates, foldout map of Philippine Islands, South China Sea to Siam, Sumatra showing route in red, with the errata sheet (often lacking), index, title page printed in red and black. original cloth with gilt spine title lettering, lightly foxed at outer edge, signature of R. G. Pennington on endpaper, a very good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Robinson 233. The author and her husband Talbot, a restless and dissatisfied explorer, went plant hunting in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and although the main purpose of the expedition, the author describes their travels to Rangoon, Siam, Singapore, Batavia and all parts in between as well with good descriptions of the peoples, their customs, conditions, etc, with plant hunting forming a small part of the book.
in-8°, 219 pp., illustrations en noir, broche, couv., jaquette illustree. Bel exemplaire (accrocs a la jaquette). [109B-12]
[11], 12-274 pages. Glossary, bibliography, index. Fourteen monotone maps and illustrations. "This study is confined to piratical and other foreign incursions on the Pacific coast from Panama north, beginning in 1575 or 1576 and continuing for the next 167 years." - Preface. Above-average external wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Contents clean. A worthy reading copy. Book
Sm. 8vo., Second Edition, with lithographed portrait frontispiece (original tissue guard present), lithographed portrait of John Adams, lithographed plate of the landing beach and full-page illustration in the text, some minimal spotting on title; attractively bound in contemporary half calf, maroon pebble-grain cloth sides, expertly rebacked with old backstrip gilt laid down, backstrip with gilt ruled, second compartment with green leather label lettered in gilt, red sprinkled edges, terracotta endpapers, a remarkably bright, crisp, clean copy. With the record of shipping and list of of subscribers. This famous and invaluable account of the Bounty mutineers was published three times in the first year. The author, en route from New Zealand to the gold fields of California, was stranded at Pitcairn when his vessel was blown offshore. During his enforced stay he compiled an extensive account of the later events of the Bounty Mutiny, with a detailed list of Bounty descendants and a valuable record of vessels calling at the island. EXTREMELY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
16 mo [16 x 12 cm]; xiv, [15]-414 pp, [iv, publisher's ads] pp, frontis (port), illustrations and plates. original blind and gilt-stamped cloth, rebacked with original spine, faded, hinge cracked but firm, eps bit stained, erasure to front end paper, a good tight copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Pitcairn was made famous by Bligh of the Bounty, with a plate of his artifacts. Other plates are portraits, scenes, bread fruit, coral island, views, etc, with a section on Norfolk Island.
Paris, Amiot Dumont, 1958. Un volume de format in 8° de 224 pp., nombreuses illustrations. Reliure de l'éditeur en pleine toile verte, jaquette papier et jaquette rhodoïd. Bon état. Envoi autographe signé de l'auteur.
Carta geografica tratta dall'atlante della relazione di James Hawkesworth "Cartes et figures des voyages entrepris par ordre de sa Majesté Britannique pou fair des découvertes dans l'hémisphère méridional; exécutes par Byron, Carteret, Wallis & Cook dans les vaisseaux le Dauphin, Le Swallow & l'Endeavour" pubblicata in più edizioni di lingua francese, inglese, olandese ed italiano. Incisione in rame, in ottimo stato di conservazione. Map of the atlas is the report by James Hawkesworth "Cartes et figures des voyages entreprise par ordre de sa Majesté Britannique pou fair des découvertes dans l'Hémisphère southern exécutes par Byron, Carteret, Wallis and Cook dans les vaisseaux le Dauphin, Le Swallow & Endeavour "published in multiple editions of the English, French, Dutch and Italian.A map of Tasmania surveyed by Captain James Cook (1728-79), explorer, circumnavigator and hydrographer.
Plans of Islands in the South Pacific. In the left side of the chart insert of Niutao From a sketch by Captain Peters of the German Mercantile Marine, 1876, Nanomea From a sketch by Capt. Peters of the German Mercantile Marine, 1876, Hoorn I.s From the French Government Chart of 1893, Sigave Bay From a French Gov. Survey 1883, Oeno Island From a Running Survey. In the middle of the chart insert of Ducie IslandFrom a Running Survey by Capt. F.W. Beechey, 1826. In the right side of the chart Niue or Savage I. From a Survey by H.D.M. Haszard Esq. 1903, Uea or Wallis I.s From a French Government Chart of 1901, Henderson I. From a Running Survey by Capt. F.W. Beechey, 1826, Niuafou Island From an Eye Sketch by Lieut. B.T. Somerville, H.M. Surveying Ship "Penguin" 1895. London Published at the Admiralty 20th Sept. 1873, under the Superintendence of Rear Admiral G.H. Richards, Hydrographer. Small corrections: 1930. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: Pacific Ocean Islands. Anno: '900. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 631x489 mm
