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Boards with some rubbing to extremities. Hinges not tight. First few pages with light foxing. Internally otherwise a clean and tight copy ; With official illustrations and maps; 8vo; 384 pages
208 pages. Bibliography and glossary. Sumptuously and profusely illustrated with colour photos and reproductions of archival maps and illustrations. Text in English. "Documents the tremendous impact the arrival of New World gold and silver had upon Europe and the world economy. Describes the routes followed by the galleons on their return to Spain, loaded with precious metals, and the techniques used for their extraction. Discusses how mining towns were established, and famous fairs held in Portobelo and Jalapa. From this we learn how several mints were founded." - from Prologue. Clean, bright, tight and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A suberb copy of this beautifully-presented work. Gift quality. Book
Small stamp on front endpaper; B&W Illustrations; 4to; 224 pages
DJ with open tears. Boards a bit sunned; B&W Illustrations; 4to; 224 pages
88 pages. Features: How I'll Beat Marvin Hagler, by Roberto Duran; How I'll Beat Roberto Duran, by Marvin Hagler; Sugar Ray Leonard on Duran, Hagler, Hearns and more; Boxing's Scandal - The Mysterious Case of Panama Lewis and the Cut Gloves; James Garza - the new west coast sensation; Anatomy of a non-fight - Michael Spinks vs. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad - what really happened?; Ringside Reports; Colour photos of Sugar Ray Leonard, Tommy Hearns and Roberto Duran; Budweiser International Rankings; Kronk Boxing Team; Gotch Against Jack Johnson - the dream match that almost was; Carl 'Bobo' Olson. Bit of writing in marker atop front cover. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Edges a bit darkened. Bookplate; 8vo; 698 pages
(Canale di Panamà - Centro America) In 4° piccolo (cm 29,5 x 22,5), bella legatura editoriale in piena tela rossa con titoli e ricche impressioni figurate policrome, pp. (2),414,(2), con una carta geografica ripiegata a colori (Panama Canal and Canal zone) in antiporta, 600 illustrazioni fotografiche in bianco e nero nel testo e 16 tavole fuori testo con disegni a colori di E. J. Read. Ottimo stato di conservazione.
179p., illus. Landmark Books 18 Hardcover Good condition in light blue cloth
8vo; x, 386 [ii, ads], folding color bird's-eye panorama, illus, map, plates from photos (by Ernest Hallen). original cloth, spine ends slightly rubbed, name on endpaper, else near fine, clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The photos were take by Ernest Hallen, the official photographer of the Isthmian Canal Commission. This popular account of the canal makes the history of the project, from the diplomacy to the engineering design, understandable and clear.
386p., illus. Colored fold-out map. Published prior to the official opening of the canal & describes 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition plans. Hardcover Good condition; spine faded & boards lightly worn
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.
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
418p., illus. Rivers of America series, vol. 35 Hardcover Very good condition good
279 pages. Index. Signed by both authors upon half-title page. Oblong 10" x 12". Wonderfully illustrated in colour and black and white. Printed on glossy stock. "The authors have done full justice to the romance of the canoe and its exciting role in the opening of our continent. Comprehensive and richly illustrated, this extraordinary volume - literally the work of a lifetime - will be hailed as the definitive book on the canoe." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Not pretty but a worthy reading copy. Book
120 pages consisting of 89 pages of colour maps of the world, several colour diagramatic graphs, etc., and 25 pages of textual data including distances, historical items, cities and towns. The Canadian Thresherman and Farmer was published in Winnipeg from 1910 to 1919 by E.H. Heath and billed itself as 'Canada's Farm Machinery Magazine'. One can well imagine this atlas was intended to offer a view of the distant world to isolated farmers toiling on the vast expanse of Canadian prairie. Includes a detailed two-page map and profile of the newly completed engineering marvel known as the Panama Canal. Occasional ink writing to contents. Hinges open. Name atop front free endpaper. Somewhat above-average wear to publisher's maroon cloth. A worthy and uncommon surviving copy of this vintage Canadian atlas. Book
Washington, D.C., Academy of American Franciscan History, 1958. 4to. alargado; 104 pp. Cubiertas originales.
In 8° br. pp. 49 fot.
Oeuvre de l'Enfance Missionnaire. 1968. In-4 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur acceptable. 31 pages. Illustré de nombreux dessins et photos en couleur et en noir et blanc. L'ananas qui rit, conte hawaïen. La Colombie...
Editions Universitaires 1959, In-8 broché, 162 pages. Bon état.
Précieux tiré à part des Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Sciences qui constitue l'acte de naissance du tracé du canal de Panama. "L'opuscule reproduit le discours lu par Ferdinand de Lesseps le 2 juin 1879, où il plaide en faveur de l'exécution de son projet de construction du canal interocéanique au Panama, et du lancement d'un appel national de capitaux s'élevant à 400 milions de francs. Lesseps évoque les études faites par Wyse et Reclus, lieutenants de vaisseau, et Celler, ingénieur en chef des Ponts et Chaussées, ainsi que plusieurs autres ingénieurs étrangers envoyés par une société d'études française.Il parle enfin de la seconde exploration de Wyse et Reclus et de leur projet, "parfaitement étudié" qui fixe le tracé du canal entre Colon-Aspinwal et Panama en suivant le tracé du chemin de fer sur une ligne de 73 km." Cf Catalogue vente Zoummeroff, Piasa, 2005.
Paris, A. Colin, 1940, in-8, br., pp. 298, (2). Con 33 fra cartine e grafici.
52 pages. Features: Cover photo of the Dar Mlodziezy; On the Waterfront; European Ferry Commentary; Panama Canal's Future; The Last of the Aces - The Texas Clipper; Voyage Report - Carry it Bulk!, by Captain A.W. Kinghorn; Portland Naval Base - Roger Fry reviews the eventful history of the Royal Navy's Dorset base now faced with closure; Ships colour Pictorial; Cutty Sark Tall Ships Races 1994; Under Sail - 'Provident'; Sailing the 'Royalist'; Weymouth Harbour in Old PHotographs - photofeature; A Captain and his Ship - Herodd Widding is master of the Nordlys, latest addition to Norway's Hurtigruten fleet; Naval Review; Ports of Call; Large colour photo of the Kruzenshtern inside back cover; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Pages 293-324. Features: Story of the Marine Engine (1); The Record Breaker "Lightning" - a famous racing clipper; Through the Ithsmus of Panama; Alain Gerbault and the "Firecrest"; Launching Ceremonies - various methods are used to launch new ships; Epics of Submarines - stories of gallantry and escapes from death. Includes photos of the liner St. Paul on her side beside a quay in New York. Moderate wear. Three-hole punched. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine