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8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 204 pp, frontis (map), plates from photos. original cloth, dj (wear, tears), else very good, clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Travels from Capetown to Mozambique, Zanzibar, Mombassa, Seychelles, Goa, Bombay, Agra, Rangoon, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Toga, Samoa and Hawaii, the author describes the peoples, customs, nature, agriculture, trade, with about a hundred photos.
Santa Cruz I.s - Santa Cruz I. by Admiral Bruny D'Entrecasteaux 1793 Duff Group by Capt. J. Wilson of the Ship Duff 1797 Vanikoro I.s by Capt. Dumont D'Urville 1828 Swallow Group by Nav. Lieut. T.C. Tilly R.N. of the Mission Schooner Southern Cross. In the right side of the chart insert of Carlisle Bay Sketch by Lieut. H.R.M. Williams, H.M.S. Torch, 1897 and Graciosa Bay From a French Gov. Survey 1888. In the lower part of the chart insert of Mohawk Bay By Lieut. A.C. Scott, Assisted by Lieut. P. Robarts. H.M.S. Mohawk, 1898. London Published at the Admiralty 21st Febr. 1870, under the Superintendence of Capt. G.H. Richards, Hydrographer.Small corrections: 1929. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: Santa Cruz Island - South west Pacific Ocean. Anno: '900. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 634x474 mm
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.
8vo [19.5 x 13.5 cm]; xvi, [ii], 395, 32 [publisher's ads dated November 1884] pp, frontis, plates, 3 maps (Samoa, Tokelau, Ellice and Gilbert Islands, New Hebrides), tables, index. original red cloth, black-ruled border, gilt spine title lettering, spine darkened, front hinge cracking but firm, a clean, solid and very good unopened copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A pioneering work on Polynesia and origin and relationship of Polynesians, with description of religions, customs, cooking, amusements, mortality, rituals, housing, canoes, manufactures, government, laws, warfare, their astronomy, folklore, politics, ethnology. The appendix contains tables of 132 words in 59 Polynesian dialects.
Spine a bit sunned. Boards with light rubbing to extremities; Life on the idyllic islands; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 339 pages
Samoa Islands Island of Tutuila From United States Naval surveys between 1901 and 1922. In the upper left corner of the chart insert of Manua Islands - Tau, Ofu and Olosega Islands From a United States Naval survey in 1915 - and insert of Rose Island From latest information. Washington D.C., published June 1923, at the Hydrographic Office, under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy. Small corrections: Printed: April 1932. Folded editorially. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: Samoa Islands - Pacific Ocean. Anno: '900. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 789x1215 mm
262 p., illus. Hardcover Good condition; stain on front boards, fore edge soiled
238 pages. Index. "Relive these lost but not-so-distant days with stories and never-before-published photos of the sailors and their ships, the dory fisherman, and the raging sea that are as lively and invigorating as salt spray." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Somewhat above-average wear. Front hinge open. A worthy reference copy of this wonderfully illustrated reference. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full brown cloth boards. Previous owner's name inside. Worn price-clipped dust jacket with small tears. 9 3/4"w x 10 3/4"h. 238 pages. Many b&w photos.
131 pages. Glossary, bibliography, index. "Probes meticulously into the history and prehistory of Salish weaving and documents its recent revival. Known historical styles are discussed and compared, and the book includes a catalogue of all traditional Salish weavings known to exist in museum collections throughout the world. More than 100 black and white photographs and several colour plates exhibit these traditional weavings, the processes by which they were made, and the methods by which the art has been revived. Many helpful line drawings clarify technical questions, illustrating processes, artifacts and design distinctions... For the scholar and the layman, the student of the arts and the practising weaver, the interested browser and the serious collector, this is the book in its field." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A beautiful copy. Book
218 pages. An interesting look at the history of the northern shore of Lake Superior. Chapters include such topics as: Many Billion Years Ago; The Wisconsin Glacier; How Rocks Write Their Own History; The First Inhabitants; Early Explorers and Notable Events; A World Famous Canal System; The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR); Early Industries; Shipwrecks on Superior; Prisoner of War and Internment Camps; Communities Lake Superior's Circle Route. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative work. Noteworthy for its 20 illustrated pages on the region's World War Two POW camps. Book
Barcelona, Editorial Barna, 1946. 4to.; 2 hs., 386 pp., con 16 láminas y seis mapas en láminas fuera de texto, dos de ellas plegadas. Encuadernación original en media tela.
London, Longman, Brown, Green, And Logmans, 1851, 2 tomos, 19,5 x 12,5 cm., holandesa de época, XII + 351 págs. = XI + 371 págs. y un total de 4 láminas litográficas en colores. (El autor visitó las islas de Auckland, Nueva Zelandia, Pitcairn y las islas de Hawaii y Filipinas, entre otras; en Tahití relata los problemas de su anexión por parte de Francia. En el último capítulo relata su visita a Sacramento y San Francisco durante la fiebre del oro).
8vo [21 x 15 cm]; xii, 368 pp, 20 plates including frontis, from the author's paintings, each with tissue guard, folding map with author's route in red (small tear in margin), glossary of Maori words, tables. original gilt decorated cloth, gilt lettering on spine, slightly rubbed at edge, trifle foxed on few leaves but a fine tight copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. An excellent description of the country and peoples, society and the economy, geography and nature, with attractive illustrations.
Rough Sketches of Anchorages in the Solomon Islands. By M.r W.T. Wawn, Master, Brigantine "Ariel", 1888. In the left side of the chart insert of Tasman I.s or Niumanno Atoll, Atta Cove, Ariel Harbour From a Survey by Lieut. A.L. Jackson, under the direction of Lieut. Com. R.L. Hancock, H.M. Surveying Ship "Sealark", 1914, Manna Kwoi H.r. In the middle part of the chart insert of Deep Bay, Uras Cove, North Sister Anchorage, Double Bay. In the right side of the chart insert of Maramasike Passage. London Published at the Admiralty, 7th Oct. 1889, under the Superintendence of Captain W.J.L. Wharton, Hydrographer. Small corrections: 1930. Folded editorially. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: Salomon Islands - Pacific Ocean. Anno: '900. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 512x741 mm
448 pages. Index. "... Rockefeller's Institute of Pacific Relations controlled the spy ring that instigated the attack on Pearl Harbor, ... they knew in advance, to the very day, when it would occur and involve us in the war." - page 281. Moderate wear to book. Binding sound. Prior owner's address label atop front free endpaper. Publisher's address corrected in ball pen upon back panel of dust jacket. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is missing several chips and bears a variety of short openings. A sound copy. Book
Roy., 4to., First Edition, with frontispiece, and very numerous fine coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; oatmeal holland, backstrip lettered in brown, brown endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; xiii, 349 pp, frontis with tissue guard, 77 illustrations from photos on plates, 6 maps including folding, endpaper maps. original pictorial cloth, title lettering on spine and cover, small bookplate of Fred J. Rumplik, near fine, clean interior. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, one of the most prolific travel writers of his time, describes his travels through Hawaii, the people, conditions as they were, in this very well-illustrated account.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 48 pages. Many b&w photos. Wear and chips to cover. Large format: 9"w x 12"h.
8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Boards with light wear to extremities. Spine a bit slanted. ; The burgeoning Japanese empire of the late 1930s, and their sweeping reach, is the subject herein.; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 323 pages
94 pages. Black and white illustrations in text. "A second book of verse concerning the trials and tribulations, lives and ways of the loggers living and working in the Great Northwest of America." - subtitle. Small 'Compliments of..." bookplate upon front free endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Bound in forest green buckram without dust jacket. Binding tight. A quality vintage copy. Edwards & Lort 3430. Lowther 1829. Book
8vo., First Edition, with a title-vignette, several illustrations (a number full-page) in the text and a full-page map on green stock; green pictorial cloth, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. The sequel to the author's classic A Pattern of Islands.
Chipping and very small open tears to top of DJ spine. Browning to spine and edges of DJ. ; One of the areas most well known raconteurs returns to the islands with this delightful adventure; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 215 pages
pp. vi, 178. Index. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of fascinating archival photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Map endpapers. "Weaves together the story of Japanese attempts to retaliate [after the Doolittle raids on the Japanese islands] with an account of wartime situations and the effects of the attacks along the west coast of the United States and Canada. Describes coastal defenses, the evacuation of Japanese-Americans, and beach patrols. Written with the assistance of Japanese scientists who developed and launched the fire bomb balloons, surviving members of the crews of the Japanese submarines that attacked the U.S. mainland, and the only airplane pilot to bomb the United States." - dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear to publisher's mauve cloth decorated in gilt. Binding tight. Light wear to dust jacket which is partially sunned at spine and now preserved in Brodart. A quality copy of this intriguing and little-known WWII history. Enser p.134, Smith 5828-34. Book