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20 pages. Features: New company directors - John Wallace Eaton, David Kinnear; Mr. Earl Chestnut retires; Mr. Len Dell promoted; Saskatoon rink wins Ladies' Provincial Curling title - Joyce McKee, Syl Fedoruk, Donna Patton, Muriel Coben; Osler rink of Regina wins Eaton Trophy - D. Brault, Cam Osler, Lynn Wilkinson, Bob Waller, Don Anderson; Standings of Ladies' and Men's Curling Club February Standings, with 4 photos; Hazel Smith and husband Gordon report on their Pacific cruise - with photos; Parting gifts for Mrs. Josephine Shepperd and Vi Collins (with photos); News from Prince Albert; Moose Jaw News; Great photos of employees playing outdoor hockey at Optimist Park; Mr. William C. Bores Retires - write-up with nice group photo. Additional employee news. Moderate wear. Handwritten greetings on front cover. A sound copy. Book
304 pages including index. Challenges existing assumptions about the war in the Pacific. By focusing on the interplay between culture and international relations, one of the world's most distinguished scholars of United States-Japanese affairs offers a startling reassessment of what the war really meant to the two combatents. "Professor Iriye's approach and conclusions are original and stimulating. This is a book which all students of the Far Eastern war will need to read and ponder." - Christopher Thorne, Bancroft Prize in History, 1979. Binding intact. Front endpaper removed. Usual library markings. Book
93 pages. History of Port Edward, located near Prince Rupert, B.C. Illustrated in black and white with dozens of archival photos. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Book
Number Six della collana Smithsonian Institution War Background Studies. Volume degli anni '40 del '900 in stato discreto, coperta illustrata in cartoncino, catalogazione bibliotecaria manoscritta e timbro ex biblioteca su piatto anteriore, bordo poco sfregato, lievi bruniture, pieghette, tagli leggermente ambrati, cerniera stretta, pagine in buono stato, alcune e margini un po' ambrati. Presenta timbro ex biblioteca su frontespizio e sul margine di piede di qualche pagina, anche timbro numerale su excipit, figure in nero, XX tavole, su carta patinata, con illustrazioni in b. e n., I tavola, fuori formato, ben piegata. Pubblicazione 3701. Numero Pagine 77 USATO
Light wear to boards. Front hinge weakening. Endpapers a bit yellowed; Profusely illustrated with beautiful b&w photographs ; 8vo; 233 pages
8vo; 2 volumes, xvi, 536; viii, 576pp, illus, 2 engraved frontispieces, 6 fine engraved plates (of idols, tombs, etc) with tissue guards, 2 maps (one folding), facsimile. contemporary 1/2 calf with marbled boards, joints cracking, but firm (one re-enforced), clean, very good set. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Cox ii, P502 (referring to the later 1830 issue): "One of the earliest instances of ethnological research by a missionary, and valuable for its information on the mythology, traditions, customs, etc of the south sea islanders while still little sophisticated by Europeans. . . . The publication of this work went far to redeem the character of missionaries in the eyes of some who had thought of them all as ignorant and narrow-minded". An important contribution. Judd 60. Day (Pacific Island Literature, 100 basic books) 40: 'A more intesting book we have never perused. The work was used as source material by Herman Melville'.
12mo [17.5 x 11.5 cm]; 440, 16 [ads] pp, folding map frontis, extra engraved title page with engraved view of Raiatea, table, index. later half calf, gilt title lettering on leather spine label, gilt decorations on spine, marbled boards, minor foxing in margins of a few leaves at end, else fine and clean condition in attractive binding. A picture of this book is available upon request Taylor 82: 'Full coverage of Oceana generally'. Ferguson 4141. Hill 558: 'Important and popular text'. The purpose of the work was to study 'the actual condition of the inhabitants in regard to civilization, commerce and the arts of social life'. The work includes Marquesas, Hervey or Cook's Islands, Tonga, Fiji, Navigators Islands, New Hebrides, Solomon, Sandwich Islands, Society Islands, New Zealand, etc.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 305 pages.
trad. di Giorgio Cuzzelli bross. edit. ill. con bandelle, leggere tracce d'uso in copertina
In 8 (26x18) Legatura in tela con sovracopertina illustrata; pp. 209 con numerose illustrazioni a colori; buono
PARIS, Editions du Gerfaut 1972 - In-8 - Cartonnage éditeur avec jaquette illustrée en couleurs - 373 pages - bon exemplaire
Large 8vo, 25.5cm. Pp. x,152, frontisp. portr. of editor (1913-1963), several figs., diagrs. and photos in text, refs. Orig. printed stiff wrs. Very good, like new.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
[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
in-8°, 219 pp., illustrations en noir, broche, couv., jaquette illustree. Bel exemplaire (accrocs a la jaquette). [109B-12]
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-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.
286pp.avec 212 photographies (dont 58 en couleurs) et 14 cartes, toile, jaq., in-4, bon état
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.
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
Torino, 1942, 4-10 gennaio, copertina illustrata a colori in fascicolo originale completo di pp. 16 de “Illustrazione del popolo”.
