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Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Bookplate. Former owner's stamp on first blank page and title page. Correction on copyright page ; With 31 plates in half-tone and 11 line illustrations in the text; 12mo; 281 pages
72 pages containing a 5 page article on Sir Francis Drake. Merchant, pirate and hero of the Armada, Sir Francis Drake was no mere man of his time. As Sam Willis argues, Drake defined the era It is one of the great storeys of British history and, sadly, one that sensible historians routinely disparage: that, as his nation faced existential peril at the hands of its mortal enemy, Sir Francis Drake (c.1540-1596) chose first to finish the game he was playing. The tale is well known, but bears retelling.
8vo., First Edition, with 17 plates on 8, full-page map in the text and endpaper maps; grey cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With striking wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by H. Knollys. Thorough account of the classic action in which RN destroyers sank a Japanese cruiser in the Malacca Straits. Enser, p.65; Law, 0614.
Terza edizione del 1942 di questa interessante opera del giornalista e scrittore Paolo Zappa (1899-1950). Il volume è completamente dedicato a Singapore. Tra gli argomenti trattati: Il Mare britannicum, La citta del Leone, In giro peer Singapore, Il primo allarme, La spinta verso nord, continente vuoto, Isole della sonda, Vietnam, I cannoni sotto le palme, Il porto da guerra, La marcia, Il paese degli uomini liberiu, Gli Stati Uniti in Estremo Oriente, La flotta americana arrivera a Singapore, All'ora H di Singapore ecc... Alcune mappe all'interno: Istmo di Kra, Singapore, distanze fra il continente e le basi degli Stati Uniti nel Pacifico. In buone condizioni. Brossura editoriale originale in buone condizioni con lievi usure ai margini e dorso. Legatura in buone condizioni. All'interno le pagine si presentano in ottime condizioni con rare fioriture. In 8. Cm 19,5X14. Pp. 268+(4) Third edition of 1942 of this interesting work by the journalist and writer Paolo Zappa (1899-1950). The work is completely dedicated to Singapore. Between the issues treated: Sea britannicum, In tour for Singapore, The first alarm, Vietnam, Harbour war, March, United States in Far East, Amrican boat in Singapore, H hour in Singapore ecc... Alcune mappe all'interno: Istmo di Kra, Singapore, distnaces between continents and bases of United States in Pacific sea. In good conditions. Editorial cover in good general conditions slightly worn in the edges and spine. Binding in good conditions. Inside pages are in very good conditions with occasional foxings. In 8. Cm 19,5X14. Pp. 268+(4)<BR><BR>
162 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with high quality detailed illustrations. Presents a vast range of Simonds products - far too many to list - with illustrations, specifications, pricing, and more. Undated but appears to be circa 1920. Unmarked. Average soiling and wear to red cloth exterior which which is brighly adorned with silver lettering. Some foxing to endpapers. Variable soiling to contents - nothing excessive. Narrow opening at page 133 otherwise binding sound. A rare vintage copy of this extremely informative and interesting catalog, prepared especially for the tall timber of the Pacific Coast. Book
con 4 carte n.t., una carta più volte ripiegata e 14 tavole f.t. Timbretto di estinta biblioteca.
in 16° leg. ed. pp.364, 13 ill.ni, timbro di appartenenza, buon esemplare
DESCRIZIONE: Ed. Longanesi, Milano, 1961, in 16°, leg. ed. tela marrone con sovracc. ill. a col., pp. 358 con 11 ill. b/n f.t., 1^ ediz. Nella notte di sabato 29 luglio 1945 la nave da guerra Indianapolis scaricava sull'isola di Guam, all'insaputa dell'equipaggio e dello stesso comandante, i materiali radioattivi della prima bomba atomica. Il giorno successivo la nave veniva affondata da un sommergibile giapponese. Indice completo in foto. CONDIZIONI: Ottime. Qualche strappetto alla sovraccoperta. PESO / WEIGHT: 450 gr. without package
Milano, 1942, stralcio con copertina posticcia muta, pp. 189/196 con 2 cartine. - !! ATTENZIONE !!: Con il termine estratto (o stralcio) intendiamo riferirci ad un fascicolo contenente un articolo di rivista, sia che esso sia stato stampato a parte utilizzando la stessa composizione sia che provenga direttamente da una rivista. Le pagine sono indicate come "da/a", ad esempio: 229/231 significa che il testo è composto da tre pagine. Quando la rivista di provenienza non viene indicata é perchè ci è sconosciuta. - !! ATTENTION !!: : NOT A BOOK : “estratto” or “stralcio” means simply a few pages, original nonetheless, printed in a magazine. Pages are indicated as in "from” “to", for example: 229/231 means the text comprises three pages (229, 230 and 231). If the magazine that contained the pages is not mentioned, it is because it is unknown to us.
Signed and inscribed by author upon front free endpaper. 280 pages. "Deals with the shrimps of the Pacific Coast of Canada. The seaward limit of the region corresponds to the outer perimeter of Canada's Fishing Zone 5, i.e. 200 nautical miles (321 km) from the outer coast. Eighty-five species are listed, and each species is given a common name. Complete keys, with accompanying diagrams, are provided. Accounts of 82 species include detailed morphological descriptions and halftone illustrations, notes on colour, main distinguishing characters, maximum carapace and total lengths, total known geographic and bathymetric ranges, first known local capture, and information on biology and economic importance. Seventeen species are recorded for the first time... Included are sections on shrimp parasites, sexing of shrimps, use of keys, explanation of measurements, and also a gazetteer, glossary, partial synonymy, and index to scientific and common names. Eight plates and a frontspiece illustrate the colours of 41 shrimp species when live." - Abstract. Book clean, tight and unmarked with light wear. Average wear with several short edge-tears to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality signed copy of this exceptional reference. Book
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, plates and endpaper maps; terracotta cloth, backstrip lettered in black, covers mildly age-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy.
Book is in excellent condition with creaseless covers and spine, light scuffing to covers as the only blemish. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 256 pages with many b&w photos throughout, unused fold-out map at back. Contents include: Eary shipwrecks in British Columbia waters, Strait of Georgia, Southeast coast of Vacouver Island and Strait of Juan de Fuca, West coast of Vancouver Island, Norhtern coast of British Columbia, Fraser river and Burrard Inlet, Deep-water wrecks of Howe Sound; with index of treasure ships in B.C. waters, Guidelines for scuba divers, Index of ship names and captains.
20 pages. Plus black and white 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. This engaging report, rich in historical detail, deals with 'ships of early explorers'. The author discusses Viking ships and other vessels that were found at the bottom of various bodies of water, each one providing information on the smaller details of early ship building over a period of about 3000 years. Accompanying this informative report are numerous sketch illustrations of ancient and important ships, some found near Arabia 1457, in the Indian Ocean 1500, in the South Atlantic 1529 as seen on ancient maps, and specifically of the Chinese Funk in the Red Sea 1375, the Golden Hind near Celebes circa 1595, and Captain Cook's ships Resolution and Adventure prior to his second voyage of 1772.
52 pages. Features: Cover photo of cruise ship Southern Cross; On the Waterfront; 'Kakadu 2'; A Captain And His Ship - Alain Gindroz and the Great Lakes bulk carrier Algocape; HMS Glory - Peter Barrett reviews the career of the 'Colossus' Class aircraft carrier which received the surrender of Japanese forces on her flight deck; The Friendly Port of Teignmouth; European Ferry Commentary; Ships Colour Pictorial; Naval Review; The Last Days of the 'Empress of Russia' - the eventful career in peace and war of the Canadian Pacific liner; Japanese Shipping - photofeature; The Darling of the Dutch, the Nieuw Amsterdam - part 2; Ports of Call; Voyage Report - Voyage to Burma - Michael Beilby looks back nearly sixty years to recall a voyage in the Henderson Line passenger/cargo vessel Kemmendine; Large colour photo of the Hansa Carrier; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
52 pages. Features: Cover photo of HMAS Sydney; On the Waterfront; Ferry Focus - Isle of Innisfree; Ferry Fleets Update; The Darling of the Dutch - The Career of the Nieuw Amsterdam, Part 1; Ports of Call; My 'Hexhamshire Lass' - Douglas Laybourne describes his 'friendship' with the hopper/dredger that he first encountered in the Tyne, rediscovered in the Solent and finally traced to a Southampton breaker's yard; The World's Navies - Australia and New Zealand; Ships Pictorial; Cruise Ship Review; Role played by the British Pacific Fleet during the last months of the war against Japan; New Ship News; Voyage Report - 'Golden Harvest' Home, by Captain Sandy Kinghorn; August Ferry Movements at Portsmouth; A Captain and his Ship - James Read and the Hoverspeed Great Britain; Large colour photo of the Isle of Innisfree; and more. Centrefold holding by one staple. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
52 pages. Features: Cover photo of Holland America Line's Rotterdam and Nieuw Amsterdam; On the Waterfront; Ships Pictorial - official photos of the Royal New Zealand Navy's 50th Anniversary Fleet Review; A Captain and his Ship - Vincenzo Barbera is master of the Repubblica di Genova; Cargo Ship to Kirkenes - Fred Thompson travelled aboard Norway's famous coastal express service beyond the Arctic Circle; From Ocean to Ocean - Stephen M. Payne describes a memorable cruise through the Panama Canal aboard Holland America Line's cruise ship Rotterdam; Butter Boat Voyage - Keith Goss sails between Grimsby and Esbjerg in the DFDS freight ro-ros Dana Maxima and Dana Cimbria; Cruise Ship Review; Naval Occasions - colour photofeature; Twenty-five Years of container ships - part 2; 'T' Class Conversions - Roger Fry describes the conversion of eight WWII submarines into Fast Battery Drive boats between 1948-56; The Loss of the Empress of Asia - Neil McCart recalls the final days of the Canadian Pacific liner sunk by Japanese aircraft fifty years ago this month; Ports of Call; Ferry Fleets Update; Ferry Focus - Color Line; Signals; Large colour photo of the Nordnorge inside front cover; and more. Above-average wear to covers, with part of back cover missing. A worthy reference copy. Book
430 pages, b&w photos, book shows light wear to covers only, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Inscribed on half-title page. Table of contents available as photo. 12 chapters in three parts: Where the lagoon is not lonely: rediscovering a forgotten aspect of Polynesian culture, As tide goes by: the anthropology of the Tonan land and seascape, and Coral gardens and their "science": the ethnobiological aspects of marine gathering. Bibliography, 26 item list of tables, 75 item list of figures.
8vo., First Edition, with plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
1 Vol. (1935)In-8 p pag. 240 bella copt. ill da Nicouline. Raro PROG 38040 CATT_ATT 50
8vo., First Edition, with a map as frontispiece, 11 plates on 4 and tables in the text; plum cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER.
36 pages. Features: Cover photo of Fran and Virginia Lore of Los Angeles; Square dancing in a national emergency; Blue Pacific Waltz; Fashion Album - how to dress for the workshop and jamboree; Fashion accessories; Jessy Polka Square; Squares of the Month - Bud and Millie Blakey; Photos of Stompfest at Glendale; Guest Caller Johnny Melton; Nice vintage ads. Subscription coupon neatly removed from page 26. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xix, 296, [iv] pp, 2 maps, appendix. original boards (hardcover) with gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), clean and fine copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A narrative of travels in Pitcairn Island, among the descendants of the crew of the Bounty that mutinied from Captain William Bligh, with a description of the peculiar conditions and society that developed.
Versione di Raffaella Lotteri - Passi di Thor tradotti da Maria Garrone - Prologo - Ritorno alla natura - Gli anni tempranti - Nella tempesta 1 22,5x14,5 cm., legatura in piena tela, titolo in oro su tassello al dorso, sopraccoperta con ritratto e con protezione in acetato, pp. 412 (1), prima edizione italiana, buone condizioni
8vo., First Edition; handsomely bound in full dark red crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, uncut, red silk marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The author served as Deputy Chief of Naval Intelligence during WWII. His emphasis on psychological warfare made a considerable impact upon Japanese morale well before the first atom bomb. Enser, p.233.
NUMBER ONE OF ONLY TEN SETS OF THIS OUTSTANDING PORTFOLIO OF EXPRESSIONIST ETCHINGS, WITH MANY OF THE ETCHINGS PRINTED ON OLD JAPANESE PAPER. In 1918 German novelist Hans Bethge wrote "Satuila oder vom Zauber der Suedsee" ("Satuila or the Enchantment of the South Sea"), the story of a young woman in Samoa. It is a sensual, escapist tale: the situation in Germany was quite terrible after the defeat in WWI, and there was great demand for escapism. This novel was a hit, and a deluxe edition, with 6 original etchings by German Expressionist artist Georg Alexander Mathey, was published in Berlin in 1921. The etchings are extremely beautiful, perfectly capturing the lush sensuality of the landscape and the unabashed sexuality of the characters (similar to the depictions of Gypsies by Otto Mueller, from about the same time). This edition of the novel was limited to 250 copies. Aside from the book edition, 10 sets of the etchings were printed, with large margins. In these 10 sets, each of the etchings is signed and numbered by the artist. I OFFER ONE OF THESE 10 SETS: SET NUMBER 1, with each of the etchings numbered 1/10 and signed in pencil by the artist. FOUR OF THE SIX ETCHINGS IN THIS SET ARE PRINTED ON OLD JAPANESE PAPER, AND ARE PERHAPS UNIQUE AS SUCH. Additionally, there is a signed working proof of an early version of one of the etchings, also printed on old Japanese paper. This proof is probably unique, as the etching was never published. The set is as it was issued. Each etching (sheet size 8 1/2 x 7 inches--22 x 18 cm) is individually matted, and the original parchment-backed cloth portfolio case (16 1/2 x 13 inches--42 x 33 cm). There is a little light wear to the portfolio, but the etchings are fine and bright. An important and extremely rare item (and perhaps the only German Expressionist depictions of the South Pacific!)