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Discolored beige cover with pictorial boards. Tears on dust jacket (wrapped in mylar cover). Loose binding. Previous owner's name inside. The story of Anahei, a child of the Malay. 5 1/4"w x 7 5/8"h. 54 pages, plus advertisements.
Lisboa, Sociedade de Geografia, Tipografía Minerva, 1925. 4to. mayor; 53 pp., 1 h. y 4 reproducciones fotográficas en láminas aparte. Cubiertas originales.
Original Prospectus Piece for the Second Edition of 'The World-Wide Atlas of Modern Geography', published by W. & A.K. Johnston in Edinburgh, 1894. With a sample colour map of New Zealand from the Atlas, list of maps and plans, and an order form. Single leaf, double sided, measuring approximately 9.5 x 12 inches (24 x 30cm). Near Fine Condition. The Atlas contained 112 coloured plates, maps, and plans of cities, and an introduction, giving an account of geographical discovery and political territorial changes in the nineteenth century, by J. Scott Keltie, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, London.
Original Australian parliamentary papers. No. 188. First Edition. Folio, 12 pages, string tied, measuring approximately 13.5 inches x 8.5 inches (34cm x 22cm). In very good and original condition. Original papers printed by the government of Australia, containing references to eleven tenders for the survey of 300,000 acres of land in the Northern Territory. Following is the of tenders: From South Australia: C. McCarthy and others; Wright, Woods & Hamilton; J. Fawsett; and B.T. Finniss. From Melbourne: G.A. Woods & Co. and H.L. Lindsay From New South Wales: S.P. Bransby and T. G. Kennon From Queensland: J. C. Thompson and Jones, Tilson & Co.
Original Australian parliamentary paper, printed on a single folio blue sheet, double sided, measuring approximately 13.5 inches x 8.5 inches (34cm x 22cm). In very good and original condition. This is an original document printed by the government of Victoria, Australia, during the Victorian gold rush, providing rules and regulations respecting the issue of licenses for mining, under the authority of the Local Act, entitled "An Act for the better management of the gold fields of Victoria".
Fine German Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 16 cm). In German. 44 p. Operative Entsendungen [and] der Nachschub im russisch-japanischen Kriege bearbeitet aus Grund von Aussatzen des 'Russischen Invaliden'. (Beiheft zum Militar-Wochenblatt 1909. Erstes Heft). First Edition. Operational postings and the supply in the Russian-Japanese War (Supplement to the Militar-Wochenblatt 1909).
8vo., First Edition, with 24 plates on 12, and 3 full-page maps and a double-page map in the text; cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The first full and detailed account, and now quite scarce.
8vo., First Edition thus, with folding coloured map as frontispiece, 4 coloured plates and 8 woodcut illustrations in the text; original red cloth, upper board blocked in blind, gilt back, expertly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, a very good, bright, clean copy. Published as no. 64 in the series 'Scott Library', with 18pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. The first of the two editions edited by Williams, following those of Bonney (1889) and Judd (1890). VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Freeman 91.
8vo. 13 pages, plus two black and white plates for illustration. Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. This is a complete issue, containing other accounts as well, seldom found in such good and original condition. An earnestly disquisitive analysis of early biographies, scant surviving correspondence, and most importantly, Captain Cook's own decision making and planning processes relating to his voyages, results in a most captivating character sketch of the great navigator, Captain James Cook. The author remarks on how very little is known of his famous subject other than his name, which is known worldwide. Further describing what he terms "the irony of the Pacific story" this account is well researched and compelling.
29 pages, including 2 in-text 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. This is a fascinating travel report recounting the history of the Polyesian immigration from Asia into the Pacific and the developing changes of this culture as it was influenced by invasions and growth. Mr. Woodford was recognized for his extensive study of the Polynesians and Malenesians. He provides intricate details on the tattooing procedure and nostril piercing for men, on the construction of canoes which were beginning to be replaced by European boats and half-decked cutters, and on the tools and weapons used.
8vo [23 x 16 cm]; xii, [ii], 257 pp, glossary, bibliog, endpaper maps. original quarter cloth, boards, dj, fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author observes that societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do. "An artful blend of travel memoir and historical narrative", and a fascination of cannibals and their adaptation to modern times.
small 8vo [17.5 x 12 cm]; xiii, 321 pp, map frontispiece, text illus. contemporary half calf, raised bands, decorated in gilt and blind, red title labels with gilt lettering, marbled boards, rubbed at edges, a very good copy, clean throughout. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. BAL 13655, with the 'P' at p. 209, as signature mark, showing top half only, no priority of states. The London edition preceeded the US edition by several weeks. Hill 196: "This work deals with Melville and his part in the mutiny aboard the Julia, called in this book, Lucy Ann. Melville then spent about three months wandering in various parts of Tahiti and Imeeo (Moorea) as a beachcomber and was able to make extensive observations on the social conditions of the natives. This work is also a true story." The author has been described as "the most important of all the great American writers" and later wrote Moby Dick. This is the author's second book.
Features: Back there in the time of the French - a tale of lost treasure, hope, love, international doublecross, and finally death - Emperor Maxmillian; Indian Raid on the Union Pacific - the work crew was grading a longer road than they knew; Freighting in to Deadwood, Black Hills; I Knew Quanah Parker; Curly Bill Brocius - Arizona Outlaw; Nellie Cashman - 'Angel of the Mining Camps'; Ball of Fire - Nebraska homesteaders had an unwritten law that no man dared break - prairie fires; A Mountain Man 'Writes a Book' - Jim Beckworth; Rekindling Camp Fires - The Exploits of Ben Arnold (Connor) - Conclusion; and more. Average wear. Few markings on pages 54-55. Sound copy. Magazine
Features: Bloodiest Miles on the Union Pacific - The Indians Nearly Stopped Construction of the Railroadi; Barney Riggs - Man of Violence - he was sent to prison for killing one man and turned loose for killing two!; Butch Cassidy Didn't Do It - The Winnemucca Bank Robbery; Black Widow of Kansas - Nellie Benthusen-Bailey-Reece; Frontier Heartbreak - the story of Darius Athorp and his wife, Harriet - separated forever; Muscatel and a Mule; Mustangs (wild horses) on the Gila River; Last of the Lednhi; Terror in the Night - Bald Knobbers; Sourdough from the Old West - with recipes; Masterton's Militia - a short career for Bat's Brother; Jim White - Boss Hunter; The Christmas Kiss. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispieces, numerous plates and maps (a number folding), neat uniform signature on front free endpapers; navy cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. Marder's final work (sadly, he died as it went to press). The second volume is co-authored by Mark Jacobsen and John Horsfield. SCARCE AS A SET, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.197; Law, 0055.
8vo., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread and numerous photographs and maps in the text; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.167.
Edizione fuori commercio. La battaglia di Okinawa fu per gli americani il coronamento di quasi quattro anni di guerra nel Pacifico. Per i giapponesi fu l'ultima battaglia prima dell'invasione della madre patria.
trad. di Tiziana Bassi cartone edit. ill.
Neatly signed, without inscription, by William O. Douglas upon half-title page. Stated first edition. xiv, 338 pages. Glossary. Map endpapers. Black and white photographic frontis portrait of author. "A book of personal adventure and discovery. An account of the way Douglas - and other men - found a richer life in the rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest where a man can 'find deep solitude and, under conditions of grandeur that are startling, he can come to know both himself and God'". - from dust jacket. Douglas was nominated to the U.S. Supreme court by FDR and served the longest term in its history, 1939-1975. Average wear to unmarked book. Binding sound. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Includes two detailed newsclippings circa 1930s about Walla Walla pioneer George T. Welch. Also included is a 1969 newsclipping in which Douglas explains how and why a man changes when he becomes a member of the Supreme Court. Book
Rara carta dell'Oceania tratta da "Atlas Universel " edita a Parigi e pubblicata del Dufour. Bella coloritura coeva. Scarce map of Oceana and the Pacific Ocean, from Dufour's Atlas Universel. Centered on Hawaii. Includes ocean currents and other details. Inset maps of New Caledonia, Tahiti, and the Marquesas.This is an impressive 1860 elephant folio map of Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia and the Pacific Ocean by A. H. Dufour. It covers from Burma (Myanmar) east as far as Chile and from Japan south to New Zealand. Although the interiors of the continents remain blank, the coastal regions are highly detailed. Numerous islands of Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia are noted. Five insets are features along the bottom border of the map. These include an inset of New South Wales, Australia, showing gold locations, New Caledonia, Martinique Island, Tahiti and the Gambier Archipelago.The map shows extraordinary detail throughout noting European possessions in Australia and southeast Asia, cities, islands, rivers, lakes, mountains, oceans and ocean currents, sea routes of explorers and a host of other geographical, topographical and physical features. Rumsey 5020.044.
Carta geografica dell'Oceania tratta dal "L'Univers. Atlas Classique Et Universel De Geographie Ancienne Et Moderne". Dresse Par M. Monin, Membre de la Societe de geographie, et M. Fremin, Geographe du Depot de la guerre … Paris. Armand Aubree, Edteur, Rue De Vaugirard, 17. 1837. Uncolored engraved map. Relief shown by hachures. Rivers shown. Insets for southeastern Australia and southwestern Australia. Inset table showing the nomenclature for the principal islands in the South Pacific. Taken from 'Univers. Atlas Classique Et Universel De Geographie Ancienne Et Moderne. Dresse Par M. Monin, Membre de la Societe de geographie, et M. Fremin, Geographe du Depot de la guerre ... Paris. Armand Aubree, Edteur, Rue De Vaugirard, 17. 1837.
291 pages including index and 11 pages of colour photographic plates. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. In an easy and conversational style describes the origin, physical characteristics, and nature of the forces that act within and upon the eastern Pacific Ocean. Describes the origin, shape, and structure of the ocean floor as well as the development of coastlines and beaches. Carefully explains the complex movements of water masses, first in general terms and then specifically with regard to the various coastal regions of British Columbia. Describes the seasonal variations in salinity and temperature and, in a remarkably lucid manner, the complex interaction of planetary body forces which result in the variability of tides. Many of his own experiences as well as those of his colleagues are used to illustrate some of the more spectacular effects of water mass motions, such as the tidal rips in the northern Strait of Georgia, internal gravity waves in Knight Inlet, and the unique tidal whirlpools in Gilford Passage. These and many other aspects of coastal oceanography are presented in such a way that the excitement of the author for the nature of his work is transferred to the reader.... This book should have wide appeal. Not only is it suitable for scientists and their students, but should become a standard reference to be found in the libraries of commercial vessels as well as in the collections of yachtsmen. Although the author has no pretensions as to its evangelical significance, he has, with this book, made an outstanding contribution to the enjoyment of the coastal waters of British Columbia." - from Foreward by C.J. Yorath, Geological Survey of Canada. Chapters include: Historical Setting; The Coast Today; Tides and Tidal Streams; Secondary Currents; Upwelling - Bringing Cold Water to the Surface; Nature of Ocean Waves; Generation of Wind Waves; Shallow-Water Waves; Tsunamis (Tidal Waves); Strait of Georgia; Juan de Fuca Strait; Johnstone Strait Region; Deep-Sea Region; Northern Shelf Region. Clean and unmarked but for gift greetings inside front cover. Light wear externally. Nice tight and square copy. Book
In 8°, t.t. edit. ill . con sovrac. ill., pp. 428,(4), con num. fot. b.n. e col. in tavv. f.t.; copia molto buona. (spedizione standard SEMPRE tracciata con raccomandata-piego di libri, eventuale FATTURA da richiedere all'ordine)
Milano, 1942, stralcio con copertina posticcia muta, pp. 413/418 con una cartina. - !! 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.
Brussel, Meddens, 1978, 198pp.geïll., gecart.band + stofwikkel