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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
22 pages. Features: To ABM or Not to ABM; A Socialist on the Kibbutz; Rumpus on the Campus - student rebellions; Mideast Turmoil; Behind the Building of the Panama Canal; Production for Use; The Shrike - and the 'Social Shrike'; John Braine - "Muddle Conservatire"; and more. Average wear. Bit of soiling to page 3. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
Features: Outlaw Struggle - The hectic history of an extensive area of rugged wilderness in Oklahoma and Arkansas which has been a recognized sanctuary for desperadoes and fugitives; Climbing the Southern Falls - An absorbing description of a wonderful feat of mountaineering - the single-handed ascent of a 1,904 ft cataract which New Zealanders claim to be the loftiest in the world; Frensham's Bungalow - A strange story related by a former officer of the Indian Army; A Bid For Fortune - A youthful newcomer to Darwin, Australia risks his slender capital by joining 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; The Lost Mine - Originally published in 1929, author set forth to study native Indians in Panama but became involved with Tisingal, reputed to be one of the richest gold mines ever worked by the Spaniards; Velnagel's Gold - Engaged in salvaging old machinery from a long-abandoned Australian goldfield, the author stumbled into a most extraordinary experience; The Arrow Mystery - A curious affair from the early days of the Nigerian tin-field; Front cover missing. Above-average wear externally. Contents in decent condition. Magazine
Pages 354-440 plus 24 pages of nice vintage advertisements. Features: The Bullet-proof Scotchman - an adventure of John Mundell in the Pampas of Uruguay; ; A Woman's Travels in Unknown Asia - part I - wonderful photos in China; An Exciting Trading Trip - efforts to trade with a warlike tribe in East Africa; Some Strange WWI Escapes from Germany - part II; Interesting photo and short article of Dog Rib Indians in Canada receiving their annual grant of one pound, as well as presents, from the Canadian government; Among the Wild Tribes of Darien - exploring the native tribes of Panama - with great photos; Stories of the War - Thirty Hours in No Man's Land - in WWI an Australian trooper on the Western Front is wounded and must make his way back to his own lines; Siringa's Last Battle - a native boy helps in one of the first fights in German East Africa, A Week in a Lens Dungeon - McLean and Ebbs of the 87th Canadian Battalion hid in a cellar for a week before making their way back to their lines; Miraculous Escapes from Sunken Submarines; An Adventurous Hunt After Man-eating Crocodiles - in Victoria Nyanza; The Mountain Warriors of France - excellent photos; The Zulu Love Medicine - part II of what happend when Zulus killed an Englishman to use his body for love medicine; Wonders of Northern Syria - article with many great photos of architectural remains; Carter's Exoneration - a stirring story of the Australian Mounted Police. Great multi-page advertising feature on the Waterproof Products Corporation. Average wear. Small protective pieces of tape at each end of backstrip. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Lost in the Pacific - John Edwin Hogg attempted to take a small boat to Panama from some islands 90 miles off the coast, but encountered treacherous seas; On Niagara's Brink - Orrin E. Dunlap, the unofficial historian of Niagara Falls, describes the area's most thrilling adventure, that of a barge and two men, Lofberg and Harris, who drifted to the verge of Horseshoe Falls - article with photos; An Englishwoman in Upper Egypt - Part I - Oxford Anthropology student Winifred S. Blackman relates her experiences in three winters of living with the people of Upper Egypt - article with photos; Captain Doudera's Bet - The amazing photo-illustrated story of Captain Frank Doudera, of Brooklyn, New York, and his quest to obtain a timber wolf pelt within six weeks; The Head-Hunters of the Sepik - Part II - Beatrice Grimshaw travelled up the Sepik River of New Guinea, where she dealt with the local cannibals - article with photos; Chippin' Paint - An amusing sea story; To Afghanistan in Disguise - Part II - A British officer's remarkable journey, disguised as an Oriental, across a large part of India and finally into forbidden Afghanistan and beyond, living among the natives as one of themselves; The Treasure of Tristan Da Cunha - Photo-illustrated article about a hoard of gold and jewels said to have been hidden here by pirates in 1810; Photo of a literal river full of logs in British Columbia; The Three Angleteers - Part IV - Three bored Englishmen travel to Europe for trouble and adventure; In the British Guiana Jungle - A vividly-written photo-illustrated account of an eventful boat-journey into the interior of British Guiana with a motion picture camera, culminating with a visit to the mighty Kaietuerk Falls, the greatest cataract in the world, five times higher than Niagara; The Secret of the Wilds - photos of wild animals which resemble those of prehistoric times; "Grip" and I - Part II - A bull-terrier spared from death by its new owner Count Nils Cronstedt returns the favour by saving him multiple times during his stay in West Africa as Commander of H.M.S. Heron and Assistant Marine Superintendent in Northern Nigeria; One Night - the story of a hunt in the darkness and a panther who stood his ground; and more. 88 pages plus 24 pages of nice vintage ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Kidnapped by the "Gavilleros"- the British administrator of a large sugar estate on the West Indian island of Santo Domingo is kidnapped; An Island Paradise - photo-illustrated article on the 'progress, civilized, and thoroughly lovable people' of Fiji; Looking Backwards - 25th Birthday of this publication; An Adventure With a Mad Buffalo; Jimmy's Reformation - Jimmy Boncelek used to be the terror of Stigler, Oklahoma; Seeking the Copper Mountain - photo-illustrated account of an eventful journey through the little-known province of Veraguas, part of the Republic of Panama; A Woman in Unknown Albania - Part II - Rose Wilder Lane describes her adventures among the remote northern mountains, a picturesque country where the tribal blood-feud still flourishes - article with photos; Three Asses in the Pyrenees - Part V - a tramp with a donkey cart, avoiding all modern luxuries; The Tobacco Smugglers of the Belgian Border - photo-illustrated report; A Soldier of Fortune - Part II - remarkable personal narrative smuggled from a man presently incarcerated in a French prison; Splitting the Herd - A cowboy adventure from the Texas plains; Photos of Chinese cave temple at Gunong Rapat in the federated Malay States; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
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
pp. xi, 282 + Frontis. Illustrated with numerous full page drawings, photographs and a map. Uncut and unopened. Top edge gold. Bookplate of Charles P. Stahr. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding with gold decorated and lettered spine. Hardbound. Nice copy. Richard Harding Davis (1864-1916) was a famous American author and journalist. In 1890 he became managing editor of Harper's Weekly and began making trips in its behalf to various parts of the world. As a foreign correspondent he covered all the wars of his day and published several books recording his experiences. His war dispatches were colorful and dramatic. His other writings include some of the best tales to come out of the Edwardian era. This lovely copy would make a fine gift. W53
2010Q-0956712207Inside Pocket 2012-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Inside Pocket hardcover
2012Q-1908458003Inside Pocket 2012-09-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Inside Pocket paperback
1964LFA-126728723Revue mensuelle de 72 pages, format 140 x 210 mm, illustrée, brochée, Impr. de Sceaux, bon état
1961R110432422Jules Tallandier. Décembre 1961. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 64 pages. 25 photographies en couleurs dans le texte + de nombreuses photographies en noir et blanc dans le texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 986-Colombie, Panama, Equateur
1964R110432451Jules Tallandier. Mai 1964. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 64 pages. 25 photographies en couleurs dans le texte + de nombreuses photographies en noir et blanc dans le texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 986-Colombie, Panama, Equateur
1970R110432521Jules Tallandier. Février 1970. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 64 pages. 25 photographies en couleurs dans le texte + de nombreuses photographies en noir et blanc dans le texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 986-Colombie, Panama, Equateur
1971R110432535Jules Tallandier. Mars 1971. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 64 pages. 25 photographies en couleurs dans le texte + de nombreuses photographies en noir et blanc dans le texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 986-Colombie, Panama, Equateur
1977R110432611Jules Tallandier. Avril 1977. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 80 pages. 25 photographies en couleurs dans le texte + de nombreuses photographies en noir et blanc dans le texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 986-Colombie, Panama, Equateur
1979R110432634Jules Tallandier. Mars 1979. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 80 pages. 25 photographies en couleurs dans le texte + de nombreuses photographies en noir et blanc dans le texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 986-Colombie, Panama, Equateur
1970RO30143121TALLANDIER/NELSON DOUBLEDAY. 1970. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 63 + XVI pages augmentées de nombreuses illustrations monochrome et nombreuses photos en noir et blanc et en couleurs, dont certaines contre-collées dans le texte. . . . Classification Dewey : 986-Colombie, Panama, Equateur
1376358Bruxelles: L'Expansion Belge, 1930 pet. in-4, 203 pages, nombreuses illustrations dans le texte et partitions musicales, 4 planches hors texte en couleurs reproduisant des tableaux d'ALLARD L'OLIVIER, feuillet volant d'errata. Reliure d'éd. toile, titre doré sur le premier plat, bon état.
1993F109819Göteborg, University of Göteborg 1993 xii + 416pp., 24cm., softcover, Doctoral Dissertation, stamp at verso of title page, text is clean and bright (looks unread), good condition, F109819
66 pages. Features: How the Centenary Exhibition and Pageant of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad became the Fair of the Iron Horse - extensive article with many great photos; The Great Crash at Crush - rail wreck staged by the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway (MK&T, or Katy); Colour photos of a great gaterhing of iron horses in Irondale, Alabama; Mr. Hungerford's Iron Horse Opera - 1939 World's Fair; In 1948 all the 4-4-0's weren't at the Fair - the engine that built America, on and off the stage; Southern Pacific at the Panama Pacific; moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
