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DJ priceclipped and with small chips. A few very small open tear. Rear endpaper a bit browned. Neat notes to copyright page ; Including Hawaii, Guam, and American Samoa, among others; 8vo; 388 pages
596pp. 24 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous plates and maps; blue boards, red cloth back lettered in gilt, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
2 vol., illus. 25th in the author's Christmas Books series. Folded map in rear pocket of Vol. 2. Limited ed. of 750 copies. Hardcover Very good condition; bookplate in slipcase
Roy. 8vo., Second Edition, with title-vignette, numerous photographs and illustrations throughout, and endpaper maps; green cloth, upper board blocked in colours, backstrip lettered in yellow, a near fine copy. Much-needed reissue of the original edition of 1949. NOW SCARCE IN ITS OWN RIGHT. Enser, p.456 (recording the original edition).
8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 317 pp, frontis (port), plus 15 plates from photos, index, map of Philippine Islands on endpapers. original cloth, slightly rubbed at corner, small dent at cover edge, lightly foxed on few leaves, mainly marginal, but a very good, solid and tight copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Burdett was one of the first prospectors of the Kimberley goldrush, a pearl hunter, explorer and orchid collector who explored coral reefs and jungles for some forty years. In this work, the author travelled in the jungles of the Philippines and describes the jungle, the peoples, nature, his adventures and the finding of some orchids among other things, including ancient artifacts. He was also the author of The Odyssey of a Pearl Hunter.
Oxford, at The Clarendon Press, 1941. 4to. mayor; 3 hs., 208 pp. Encuadernación original en tela estampada.
21 pages, including sketch maps. Plus 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. An intimate first-hand perspective with fascinating anthropological and ethographic details of the unusual Sakau culture in the islands of Espiritu Santo and Gaua, particularily in the northeastern peninsula of the former island which is called Sakau. It examines the life of the cheerful and remarkably honest native people, the Melanesians, who lived almost precisely the life that their ancestors lived. With sketch maps, showing inhabited and uninhabited villages, as well as Hog Harbour, a village in northeast Santo so-named by explorers who were in awe of the abundance of pigs. A informative description of the Hebrides and a remarkably engaging travel account.
Articles: The Names of Nova Scotian Fishing Boats; British Squadrons in North American Waters, 1783-1793; The Sale of the Century - British North American Sailing Ships, the Liverpool Market and Vessel Prices in 1854; Canada's 1994 International Fisheries Actions; plus several book reviews. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
Articles: The North Pacific Campaign in Perspective; The Origins of British Whaling - Pre-1750 English and Scottish Involvement in the Northern Whale Fishery; We Have Missed Another Great Opportunity - G.G. McGeer, Alaska, and the Politics of Failed Advocacy; plus numerous book reviews. Three book reviews circled in Table of Contents else clean with light wear. Nice copy. Book
Articles: The Impact of German Technology on the Royal Canadian Navy in the Battle of the Atlantic, 19442-1943; The Seamen's Union, the National Maritime Board and Firemen - Labour management in the British Mercantile Marine; The Defence of Alaska Must Remain a Primary Concern of the United States - Canada and the North Pacific, May-June 1942; Management of the Port of Saint Thomas, Danish West Indies, during the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries; Government and Port Administration in Japan in the aftermath of the Port and Harbour Law of 1950; plus several book reviews. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
Articles: The Ports of Halifax and Saint John and the American Civil War; The Floating Factory - Dominant Designs and Technological Development of Twentieth-Century Whaling Factory Ships; A Lonely Ambassador - HMCS Uganda and the War in the Pacific; Sailor as Entrepreneurs in a Great Lakes Maritime Village; plus book reviews. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy. Book
90 pages. Profusely illustrated in black and white. "A concise, fact-filled resource book for anyone interested in the fishing industry. Covering every major fishing port from San Francisco to Kodiak, Alaska... offers detailed information about fishing and cannery work - where the the jobs are, who hires, what the work is like and how much you should expect to earn." - from back cover. Above-average soiling and wear externally. Contents sound and unmarked. A pleasant throwback to more prosperous times of the northwest commercial fishery. Book
281 pages including notes, bibliography and index. Black and white illustrations. Explains the far-ranging factors bearing on the Nootka stage: European War, the Russian presence in the northern Pacific, the onset of Spain's waning fortunes, America's thrust west, the British East India and South Sea trading monopolies, and the steady advance of coastal charting by explorers like George Vancouver. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket. A sound copy. Book
Volume Three: pp. viii, 527. Stamped ownership of Rev. William F. Kochel. Small 4to. Original full dark blue cloth binding. Original priced dust jacket damp stained. Hardbound. Very good. First Edition. Kenneth Scott Latourette (1884-1968) was an American historian of China, Japan, and world Christianity. His formative experiences as Christian missionary and educator in early 20th century China shaped his life's work. Although he did not learn the Chinese language, he became known for his magisterial scholarly surveys of the history of world Christianity, the history of China, and of American relations with East Asia. - From Wiki RELIGION BOX 3
40 pages. Features: Cover photo of naval gunners in action; Military photo-illustrated poem entitled Thanksgiving, 1942, by Edna St. Vincent Millay; Intimate Portrait of the Pacific Sailor - The Cock of the Walk; Fiery Frenchman General Henri Honore Giraud says "Always Attempt the Impossible!"; Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) and his mastery of the art of surprise has been vividlly shown in recent military events; Governor Ernest Gruening tells the story of the building of the great Alaska Highway; Great one-page color Navy recruiting ad with title "You Can Fight Best Where You Fit Best" offers free training in 49 trades; The CD (Civil Defense) Army swings into full action; The Nightmares That Haunt Germany; - appearance of an American army in Africa is one; "Our Best" - Our Fliers - John Steinbeck writes of a very special kind of man on that can be welded firmly into bomber teams; Beau Catchers - great fashion photos of ladies' hats; Article on Canada's Air Fighters, with photo of Wing Comdr. Douglas Bader; Soiling to covers. Unmarked. Average wear. Moderate age-toning to contents. A sound copy of this vintage WWII issue. Book
40 pages. Features: Dramatic cover photo of a Pacific LCI firing rockets; This is the Army We Have to Defeat - a picture of the Japanese soldier and of the organization of which he is the core; The Aircraft Carrier - lethal sea weapon and powder keg, too; Col. Howard A. Rusk explains the returning soldier's emotional problems and offers a solution; The Mediterranean will become a highway for all nations; Greatest Education Project in History - set up by our Army in Europe, it will have more than a million GI students; Claude R. Wickard explores Rural Electrification (RE); They Do a Sailor's Job - Six photos of female Waves at work in the U.S. Navy; Man of Science and of Penicillin - Sir Alexander Fleming talks of his discovery and its future promise; Nice color one-page ad for Virginia Rounds cigarettes; Good Words for Insects; Four photos of famous art pieces being returned to the Louvre from their provincial hiding places; Two pages of fashion photos of autumn suits for ladies; Nice color-photo back page Macy's ad features three ladies in winged-look raincoats; and more. Moderate external soiling and wear. Unmarked. Moderate age-toning to paper. A sound copy of this vintage WWII issue. Book
62 pages. Features: Inside View of the Big Political Powwow - an analysis by a delegate - of the performers and the ritual; "The Men Who" - A look back at dramatic highlights of the twelve most recent conventions of the major parties over twenty years; 'Co-Existence'? and 'Peaceful'? - Russia's challenge in international trade; The Student - a Key Man in Asia - upon him rests the future of the emerging nations; Tangled Problem of the Gang Girl - she is a major factor in triggering many tean-gang outbreaks; The Men Around "Fat Man" - Samuel K. Allison, et al; His Law Transforms Parkinson - C. Northcote Parkinson; Hammerstein - Words by Rodgers - the composer takes a plunge into prose to wish his partner well on his birthday; Monastery by 'Corbu' - French monastery designed by Le Corbusier is nearing completion; Hat Fashion Photos by Louis Faurer; Pepsi Ad "The Sociables Prefer Pepsi"; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Gently yellowed with age. A sound vintage copy. Book
394 pages. Facsimile reprint. Originally published by the Queen's Printer 1888 to 1889. In these early reports are first hand accounts of many of the stirring incidents which shaped the history of the West, written by those who actually participated in them. The Indian Treaties, the influx of the American Sioux under Sitting Bull, the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the North-West Rebellion, and the coming of the settlers are just a few of the dramatic events in which the North-West Mounted Police played an important part. Light external wear. Unmarked. Tight and square. A quality copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; red cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in dustwrapper. Sold from an institution wits neat stamp on title. A volume in the Official History of Australia in WWII.
132 pages including index. "An authoritative natural history and a visual celebration of this playful creature. Together, text and photographs combine to capture the beauty and power of the coastal seas and to emphasize that we must take part to help ensure the continued prosperity of this fascinating creature." - from dust jacket. Negligible wear to clean, bright and unmarked book. Light wear to dust jacket. Very nice copy. Book
12mo [21 x 14 cm]; 6 [ads], [i], xiv, 239, [ii] pp, 5 tinted lithographed plates including plates with orig hand-coloring & color frontis, one foldout plate, 2 folding maps, table including foldout table of 11 dialects, other engraved illus. original red blind-stamped cloth, with gilt spine title lettering, spine ends chipped with tear, corners a little worn, lightly foxed on few leaves but clean copy, very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Ferguson 9339. The author describes the peoples of New Guinea, the Arru Islands, Ceram, the Moluccas, the Philippines, Mindanao, Sulu, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, the Adamans, the Sunda Chain as well as Melville Island and North Australia, Port Essington, Carpentaria (Australian aboriginees).
298 pages including index. Compiles all available references relevant to the environmental aspect of the Nanaimo River Estuary. Summarizes pertinent information and provides lists on plant and animal life, to provide readers with some idea of the ecological characteristics. Contents include topics such as: Geology; Economic Geology; Surficial Geology; Climatology; Hydrology; Oceanography; Invertebrate Biology; Invertebrate Fisheries Resource; Flora; Wildlife; Land and Water Use; Pollution; plus an extensive Bibliography. Includes a variety of maps. Report of the Estuary Working Group, Department of the Environment, Regional Pacific Region. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A wonderful reference. Book
8vo. 19 pages, plus a sketch map and several photographic plate illustrations. 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. Engaging descriptions of eminent entomologist and author Lucy Evelyn Cheesman's journey to Vanimo, then north to Humboldt Bay (Tepati) and the Cyclops Mountains, with further excursions to hill villages in the boundary mountains of Papua New Guinea, from where she intended to collect twenty thousand insects for the South Australian Museum. Vivid anecdotal descriptions of encounters with the Tepati people; the people of Molol and Wanimo; incidents with crocodiles; life of the indigenous people in the villages near Vanimo; Vanimo itself and the efforts of the local mission there run by Father Hittenberger and Brother Michael. Cheesman devotes a lot of text to the 'forest people and hunters' of Krissa, recounting their ritual 'kill-song' connected with the pig hunt and their frightening beliefs in the mysterious 'sangumen' or sorcerer. Notable geographical detail includes descriptions of the Oinake Massif and Mount Oinake with its breath-taking cliffs of vivid colour, contrasts of bright green madreporic shrubs against dramatic purple shadows and stark white limestone.
185 pages. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Recounts the voyage in 1944 of the St. Roch from Halifax to Vancouver via the Northwest Passage. While this was not the first time the passage had been traversed, the first passage by Amundsen took several years. The voyage of the St. Roch lasted only 86 days and took a more northerly route than that blazed by Amundsen. It was the first time that this shorter route - first attempted by William Parry in 1819; tried by other explorers in the nineteenth century (and later taken by the supertanker, Manhattan in 1969) - was successfully navigated. The St. Roch was a small wooden vessel only 104 feet long, constructed in 1928 by the Burrard Dry Dock Company in North Vancouver. In 1942 this vessel had become the first vessel to travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic through the Arctic Ocean. With the completion of its 1944 mission, the St. Roch became the first vessel to conquer the Northwest Passage in both directions. Light wear. Small bump to top of spine. Book
