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Lisboa, Typographia da Viuva Rodrigues, 1844. Dos tomos en un volúmen en 8vo.; XXIII-280 pp. y 267 pp., 1 h. Encuadernación en media piel con puntas de época, fatigada y con cabecera de la lomera despegada. El traductor portugués hace, en la extensa introducción de esta rara edición de la célebre novela, un feroz repaso a las sevicias provocadas según él por el colonialismo inglés, incidiendo especialmente en la cuestión irlandesa y en el comercio esclavista. No existe edición española completa de la obra, ya que en 1842 se publicó sólamente el primer tomo bajo el equívoco título de "La cita en el platanal". -
183 pages. From a tug in Halifax Harbour to a destroyer in Norwegian fiords, from the balmy Caribbean to the frozen reaches of Murmansk, Hal Lawrence spins an engaging personal account of a young man growing up at sea. Author commemorates with genuine affection the dedicated men with whom he served and the fighting navy which shaped them. Includes numerous interesting black and white photographic plates. Endpapers decorated with maps. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket. Very nice copy. Book
Un volume de format in 8° en hauteur de 136 pp.; très nombreuses illustrations en couleurs. Reliure cartonnée de l'éditeur . Jaquette illustrée. Bel état. Voir photos. Peu fréquent.
Full leather boards with quite some rubbing. Book block split. Bookplate. ; This is volume 5 only of the 8 volume edition. (Was originally published in 10 volumes). Including a steel engraved map of the European settlements in Africa. ; 8vo; 499 pages
Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 1931. 4to. mayor; X-31 pp. Cubiertas originales.
296pp. 22 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good The story of Blanchard's Restaurant in Anguilla
280p. 24mo. Original quarter leather binding over marbled boards. Front board detached. Spine decorated in gold with leather label. Raised bands. Small loss at tail. Hardbound. Sabin 29312. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! LATIN AMERICA BOX 1.
pp. 285-361, 16 figs. on 1 lithogr. pl. 8vo. Offprint, orig. wrs. Spine mended. - With historical introduction in German (pp. 286-293). Inscludes description of several new species of phanerogams.
680p., illus. Hardcover Good condition
680p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition chipped d.j. fair
Un volume broché au format poche de 222 pp.; couverture illustrée. Etat de neuf. Voir photo. Peu fréquent.
128 pages. Features: Is the U.S. Losing Out in the Caribbean?; The Fourth of July - 1908; "Fair Play for America" Committee; The Fair Trae Racket; The Lost Colony of the Confederacy - A bizarre tale of a Colony of defeated Confederates who tried to start over again in South America; A Barber Speaks His Mind - things a customer should know in view of the rising price of haircuts; What Are You Reading These Days? - A critique that throws light on brainwashing techniques of the book and magazine publishers in America; Debatability of Fluoridation; Smith Street, U.S.A. - reprint of a 1939 article on the battle for democracy in the U.S.; Straight Talk; Nostalgia; Stage Fright - a common fear is explained; The Challenge of Underdevelloped Countries; Red Spies Plague America - an army of 300,000 spies steal military and atomic secrets; Underground "Noah's Ark" - man-made salt caverns in Kansas offer protection in the event of enemy attack; A "New" Task for the Church - the American home has become a real mission field; Old Warhorse Still in Harness - how Charlie Younts dealt with retirement; Exit the Aircraft Carrier; How to Prevent a Cold; Vi Murphy Keeps Her Word - courageous reporter goes to jail rather than betray news source; A Discovery That Changed the World - Paper; The Dalton Trumbo Trumpet - he was jailed in 1950 for contempt of Congress, has since written scripts for Exodus and Spartacus, and now receives adulation. Minimal markings. Moderate wear. A sound vintage copy bearing the address label of noted Madison, WI architect William Kaeser. Book
pp. 337-392, 31 figs., refs. 4to. Plain new wrs.
Madrid, 1954 ["Cuadernos de Historia de las Relaciones Internacionales y Política Exterior de España"]. 4to.; 84 pp. Cubiertas originales.
Sevilla, 1964 ( Separata del "Anuario de Estudios Amerinanos"). 4to.; 36 pp. Cubiertas originales.
Endpapers darkened (as usual). A few underlinings. Otherwise internally a tight copy with faint foxing to first pages ; Rear fold out map in NF condition. Including slipcase and original mylar; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 545 pages
Sevilla, Escuela de Estudios Hispano - Americanos, 1955. 4to.; XII - 989 pp. Láminas. Cubiertas originales.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight rubbing to spine ends and the tiniest of bumps to lower rear corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with rubbing to edges and well-rubbed spine ends and corners159pp. A sailing adventure to the United States from the UK, via the Caribbean and some European ports, taking two years in total for the return trip. A book for the practical sailor and the lover of travel.
P., Amiot-Dumont, 1953. In-8 broché, jaquette, 233 pages avec une carte et 8 hors-textes. Très bon état.
Paris Morizot libraire éditeur SD (1961), grand In-8 demi chagrin marron, dos à nerfs et caissons ornés de fleurons, toutes tranches dorées. Illustrations par GAVARNI. Exemplaire de 1° tirage. Quelques rousseurs, une petite trace d'humidité en marge supérieure des dix premiéres pages.
Madrid, 1953 [Adonais]. 8vo.; 97 pp., 3 hs. Cubiertas originales.
Chipping and small open tears to DJ. Bookplate and previous owner's name in fep. Binding not tight; Thorough if slightly condescending look at the various islands of the west indies including Barbados, Cuba, Jamaica, etc ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 540 pages
pp. xvii, 540. Illustrations by Thornton Oakley. 8vo. Original full yellow cloth binding, soiled. An account of four voyages in the Caribbean taken by the authors. PA 11
34 pages. Includes one page of photos and biographical information inside front cover. Songs include: Island in the Sun; Scratch, Scratch; Don't Ever Love Me; Lucy's Door; Coconut Woman; Haiti Cherie; Cordelia Brown; Angelique-O; Judy Drownded; Calypso Carnival; Brown Skin Girl; Balance. Above-average but not excessive wear. Minimal markings to contents. A sound vintage copy of this nostalgic compilation. Book
Alcalá de Henares, 1994. 4to. mayor; 187 pp., con numerosas reproducciones de portadas, más un mapa plegado. Cubiertas originales.