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0331878259.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Unpaginated, about 150 pages in oversize format, first couple pages contain the intro and preface in English and Spanish, the remainder of the book full page, full color photo prints of the author's work. Includes shots of the neighborhoods Barraza and El Chorrillo in Panama, cock fighting sheds, cock fights, children, local teen age gangsters, children at play , gang members, police on motorcycles with shotguns, local architecture, slums, etc.
3 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispieces, coloured and monochrome plates, illustrations, maps and endpaper maps; original Society binding of blue cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. Hakluyt Society, Series III, vols. 8, 11, 13. The set comprises: Vol. I: Cadiz to Panama; Vol. II: Panama to The Philippines; Vol. III: Manila to Cadiz.
Two Volumes bound in one: pp. 313; 320. Fore-edges dampstained. Large 8vo. 225mm. Original full cloth binding. Head and tail of spine worn. First American Edition. Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps (1805-1894) was the French developer of the Suez Canal, which joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas in 1869, and substantially sailing distances and times between the West and the East. He attempted to repeat this success with an effort to build a sea-level Panama Canal during the 1880s, but the project was devastated by epidemics of malaria and yellow fever in the area, and the projected de Lesseps canal was left uncompleted and eventually partially superseded by a non-sea-level canal with locks, built by the United States and completed in 1914. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! BIO BX 2
19103871910 plaquette marron (booklet) grand in-octavo, première de couverture imprimée (front cover printed) et ornée d'une petite illustration en cul-de-lampe (and illuminated with small illustration in tailpiece), tranches non rognées (edges no smooth), illustrations : 6 planches repliées (folding plates) sur un dépliant in-fine (on the folder at rear), 62 pages, sans date (no date) (fin dix-neuvième Siècle) à Paris L'Express des Journaux - En Province Ches Tous Les Libraires - Pour l'Etranger Maison Denné Librairie Espagnole et Américaine,
124534aafPublished by Vibert and Dixon, Panama, n.d. (ca. 1920), in-8vo, oblong, 32 leaves, all finely illustrated in color, illustrated wrappers, fine copy.
191463524Boston: The Page Company 1914. Thick 8vo. xv 1 559 1 pp. Frontisp. colour map of the Republic of Panama & profile of the Canal 1 large folding map of Central America numerous plates engravings maps. Dark green pictorial publisher’s cloth white blue gilt & red illustration front cover gilt lettering & ruling t.e.g. minor light uniform interior toning occasional edgewear rubbing to fore-edges slight scuffing still VG bright copy. Second edition of this excellent history of Central America and promotion of Panama upon the completion of the Canal and in conjunction with Page Company incorporating this title into the “See America First†series issued for over two decades. Not only has author presented a concise history of the Spanish exploration and exploitation of the West Indies and Central America but also included specific sections on privateers such as Sir Francis Drake as well as pirates in the Caribbean including the account of the sack of Old Panama City by Henry Morgan. The Page Company, hardcover
384 pages. The authentic and complete story of the building and operation of the great waterway - the eighth wonder of the world. With a graphic description of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, the official celebration of the completion of America's triumph at Panama, the gigantic undertaking successfully carried out under the supervision of Col. George W. Goethals. Profusely illustrated with photographs in half-tone and color. Color frontis photograph of Mr. Goethals. Both hinges open. Above-average, but not excessive wear. Colour illustrated front board. Worn but legible gilt lettering upon front board and spine. A sensational reference. Book
96 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Features: The Rio Branco, Uraricuera, and Parima - Surveyed by the Expedition to the Brazilian Guayana from August 1924 to June 1925, by Dr. A. Hamilton Rice; Gravity Survey by Submarine via Panama to Java; Flights North of Point Barrow - an extract from the report on the Detroit News-Wilkins Expedition of 1927 ; Notes on Arctic Flying - communicated to the society by Vilhjalmur Stefansson; Recent Sheets of the One-in-a-Million Map of he American Geographical Society; Colonel Fawcett's Expedition in Matto Grosso; Monumenta Cartographica - Review. Foldout map inside back cover entitled "Survey of the Lower Rio Negro and the Rio Branco between Manaos and Vista Alegre". University library bar code on first advertising page, otherwise unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. Small piece missing from lower corner of back cover. A sound copy. Book
52 pages. Features: Montie Montana - Artist with a Rope; Riding by Reasoning, Part IV; Barn of Tomorrow; Training a Reining Horse; The Comanches - Lords of the South Plains; Picked Up in the Rodeo Arena; Down the Straightaway; Yesterday's Horse Roundup; Cow Cuttin'; Vet's Corner; Bunkhouse Bookshelf; and more. Nice color-photo ad for Plasti-Aire washable Panama hats inside front cover. Great full-page ad inside back cover for the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo. Back cover ad for C.H. Hyer & Sons boots. Lee jeans ad on page 35 features L.E. Matheres, Jr. of Mathers Bros., Mason City, Il. Levi's jeans ad atop page 36. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
72 pages. Features: Riding by Reasoning, Part III; Tops in Tailoring - well-dressed Cy Taillon, Casey Tibbs, and others, with photos; That Old Cotton Rope; Western Wear For Women; Popular Fallacies about Palominos; Just Like Dad's - a guide to pint-size western wear; Down the Straightaway; Picked up in the Rodeo Arena; Horses with Appaloosa spots; Vet's Corner; Tips on Care of Suede & Leather wear; Training the Roping Horse; Young Boys Operate Riding Stables; How to Take Better Horse Pictures; Wild Horse Man - Frank Robbins of Glenrock, Wyoming; Will Rodgers' Saddles - on dispaly in his memorial in Oklahoma; and more. Fantastic color "Friskie Babe" western shirt ad, by Tem-Tex, inside front cover. Nice Wrangler jeans ad on page 3. Fantastic full-page color ad for Fred Meuller, Inc. boots inside back cover. Ryon Panama hat ad on back cover. Lee jeans ad featuring Casey Tibbs on page 72. Levi's ad on page 43. Leddy Bros. boot ad. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
Features: In Search of the Hairy Frog - An expedition into the little-known interior of the British Cameroons, with photos; The Navy Pay-Roll Robbery - An audacious hold-up in Malta G.C. of a navy van containing a considerable payroll, with photos; Luck of the Game - story from a Gold Coast Prospector; Ozark Excursion - interesting people including a cross-bow hunter; The Lost Mine - Tisingal, in the interior of Panama; The Cowrie Shell - white men usually scoff at the native's faith in charms and amulets; My Friend Bill - a fellow in Australia; House-to-House; Japanese glass net-balls (floats); Brown's Donkey - an incident from the North African Desert; The Rest House - a striking example of premonition from India; and more. Above-average wear. Brown tape secures covers. Book
Features: In Search of the "Hairy Frog" - an expedition into the British Cameroons collecting specimens of wild animals and birds for zoos, with photos; The Navy Pay-Roll Robbery - an audacious hold-up of a large Navy payroll in Malta, G.C.; Luck of the Game - a story from an original prospector in the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast; Ozark Excursion - hunting with the hillmen, including one who uses a crossbow and another who 'catches fish with his teeth'; The Lost Mine (Part 2) - Somewhere in Panama lies Tisingal, reported to be one of the richest gold-mines ever worked by the Spaniards; The Cowrie Shell - White men in Africa usually scoff at the native's faith in charms and amulets; My Friend Bull; House-to-House; Japanese Net Balls (Glass Floats); Brown's Donkey - a strange incident from the North African desert; The Rest-House - a tale from the Eastern Himialayas; and more. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. Book
Features: Outlaw Stronghold - the hectic history of a rugged wilderness area in Oklahoma and Arkansas often used as a sanctuary by fugitives; Climbing the Sutherland Falls in New Zealand; Frensham's Bungalow - a strange story related by a former officer of the Indian Army; A Bid for Fortune - a young newcomer to Darwin, Australia joins a veteran skipper in a trip to a secret pearl-oyster bed; A Pygmy Net-Hunt - a graphic description of a most ingenious method of capturing wild animals, with photos; The Lost Mine (Part I) - Somewhere in Panama lies Tisingal, reputed to be one of the richest gold-mines ever worked by the Spanish; The New Cook; Diggers - Australian gold-hunters, with photos; Velnagel's Gold - while salvaging old machinery from an abandoned Australian gold mine the narrator (Robert Stevens) stumbled into an extrordinary experience; The Arrow Mystery - a curious affair from the early days of the Nigerian Tin-Field; and more. Covers taped in place. Above-average wear. Book
Stories: Burned Boats; The Man in the Fur Coat; Plot and Counter-Plot; The Leopard-Men; My Mexican Mine; African Ball Game; Head for Head; Through the Panama Jungles; Secret Service-Indian Pattern; The Rivals; The Diviner; The White Devil of Badu. Above-average wear. Book
16 pages. Features: Lovely photo of Arnold Palmer and his wife with story about his victory in Panama; Photo of Cary Middlecoff, winner of the Bing Crosby tournament; Photo of crowd on the 16th hole at Pebble Beach; Photo of the Boros family in the Pro Shop at the Mid Pines Club where son Julius is the Pro; One-page ad for the Lectracar Duo golf cart by Sears, Roebuck & Co; Photo of Edgar A. Sweet; Nice photo of Marlene Bauer Hagge driving in tournament play; Photo of Mangrum in Golfcraft, Inc. ad; Photos of Dr. and Mrs. Seth W. Shields, and Lady Meek and Dr. Shields; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
1860KART0040Weimar, Geograph. Inst. o. J. (ca 1860). Grenzkol. Stahlst., mit Erläut. u. Glossar, 51 x 62 cm. Breitrand. Mittelfaltung. Mit hinterlegten Randläs. Im w. Rand leichte Benutzunsspuren. Im Kartenbild einige Fingerfl. Rücks. leicht verstaubt mit wenigen kl. Braunspuren. Insges. sehr guter Zustand. Die Karte umfasst das Gebiet vom Meerbusen von Mexico, der Karibik bis zum Beginn von Ecuador.
1858M624131858 P, Aux bureaux de la Direction du canal , 1858 , gr in8 br , 177pp , 3 cartes dépliantes couleur. Traces d' humidité marginales affectant les premières pages, dos muet. F Belly , journaliste - homme d' affaire , réussit à creer une société pour le percement d' un canal . L' instabilité politique régionale et son manque d' appuis financiers eurent raison de son projet. Langue: Français
1676PHO-2403Paris : Gervais Clouzier, 1676. 1 volume in-8 (16,5x10cm), 4ff.-153pp.-1f., veau époque, dos à nerfs orné avec auteur et tomaison, charnière fendillée, coiffes absentes, coins usés.
243555Paris, Claude Cellier, 1706 in-12, [4] ff. n. ch. (titre, avertissement, table des matières), 398 pp., [2] ff. n. ch. d'errata et de privilège, manquent les 2 cartes par Nicolas de Fer, basane fauve mouchetée, dos à nerfs cloisonné et fleuronné, pièce de titre cerise (reliure de l'époque). Coiffes rognées, plats frottés, coins abîmés, rousseurs, manque de papier latéral au f. 143-44, sans atteinte.
1886CCC-104147. edition hachette 1886, nombreuses taches de rousseurs, reliure demi chagrin rouge a coins, dos 5 nerfs a cloison, in-4, contenant une grande carte de l'isthme colombien ( carte depliante en couleur), un plan panoramique du canal de panama suppose acheve ( plan depliant en couleur, dechire mais complet), un tableau synoptique des divers projets ( tableau depliant) et 90 gravures sur bois (noir/blanc dans le texte), reliure abimee, charniere coupee sur 4 cm, photo possible
Un volume in 4to (28 cm) di (2)-154 pagine, una grande carta geografica ripiegata in fine. Legatura in tela verde con alone d'umido (che si limita alla legatura) attorno al dorso. Brossura originale conservata all'interno. Esemplare ex library, con bollo (annullato) alla pagina bianca e al titolo, ed ex libris. Accompagné du plan et du profil du projet a 6 ecluses groupées en deux echelles avec plafond du bief supérieur unique a la cote 20. Fallita la società (e il progetto) francese, gli studi e i progetti di Wyse furono poi decisivi nella costruzione del Canale da parte degli americani. Raro; nessuna copia censita nelle biblioteche italiane.
190859525Dietrich Reimer, Berlin 1908. XVIII, 1 Blatt, 379 Seiten, 3 Blatt - XII, 1 Blatt, 340 Seiten, 3 Blatt mit zusammen 6 Tafeln, 25 Vollbildern und 136 Textabbildungen, zum Teil nach photographischen Aufnahmen der Reisegesellschaft und Zeichnungen der Verfasserin, sowie mit 6 teils farbigen und teils gefalteten Karten, 4°, Original-Leinen, Bibliotheks-Exemplare (ordnungsgemäß entwidmet) mit leichten Rückständen vom Rückenschild, Stempel auf Titel, Einbände leicht berieben und bestoßen, Außengelenke angeplatzt, insgesamt ordentliche und innen saubere Exemplare,
8vo., First Edition, with full-page map in the text and pictorial endpapers, contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; blue boards, grey cloth back lettered in gilt, grey silk marker, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter very lightly chafed at extremities. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE.
1904375175Panama 1904. 9 vols. Fine. 9 vols. Through the 1903 separation of Panama from Colombia and the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty the United States had secured rights to build a canal in the Isthmus of Panama. Legislation authorizing construction did not specify which government department would be responsible and Roosevelt designated the Department of War. Taft journeyed to Panama in 1904 viewing the canal site and meeting with Panamanian officials. The Isthmian Canal Commission had trouble keeping a chief engineer and when in February 1907 John F. Stevens submitted his resignation Taft recommended an army engineer George W. Goethals. Under Goethals the project moved ahead smoothl. unknown