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8vo., First Edition, with a map as frontispiece, 11 plates on 4 and tables in the text; plum cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER.
In-8 (Cm 28 x 22), pp. 277, brossura editoriale illustrata con alette. Illustrazioinn bianco nero e colori nel testo. Collana Documenti di architettura, 112. COME NUOVO
Sidney, W.E. Smith Limited, s. a. (1974). Folio cuadrado; 95 pp. sin numerar, con gran cantidad de fotografías de Max Dupain, editado en la Navidad de 1974 por el Council of the City of Sidney. Ejemplar dedicado por un miembro de dicho Consejo a un visitante. Encuadernación original en cartoné impreso, fatigada.
250 pages including index. Explains the folkways, properties, and uses of the best-known Russian herbs - all widely available in North America, Europe, and Australia. Includes clear and simple recipes for treating specific health problems such as heart disease, migraines, arthritis, and high blood pressure, in ways that have been proven safe and effective by medical research, both in the lab and in clinical practice. Tight and square. Clean and unmarked but for small rubber stamp 'pawprint' upon bottom edge. Excellent copy. Book
Mm 145x205 Brossura editoriale di pagine 71 con illustrazioni in nero. Pari al nuovo (as new). Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
Yota Krili was born in Kerastari of Arcadia, Greece in 1937 and migrated to Australia in 1959 and became a teacher and writer . This bi-lingual collection has an introduction by Helen Nickas.161p. [Worldcat copies in Australian libraries] Book
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.
Octavo in a peach color DJ ; 112 p. : illus (some color) Napier (N.Z.) -- Description and travel -- Government
8vo [22 x 14 cm]; [x], 172 pp, frontis, illustrations from photos, map endpapers. original cloth, dj (bit worn at spine ends), else fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author describes his life in Papua New Guinea in the 1930s, where he tried to break down the isolation of the various peoples there. Much on the customs and society of the native peoples. The area was an Australian colony at the time.
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.
26 pages, plus a fold-out colour map measuring approximately 8.25 x 8.25 inches (21 x 21cm). 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. Woodford describes the brutal tomahawk attacks overtaking ships on the coast of Malayta, head-hunting, captivity and cannibal practices. Imagine his shock as in his travels he came across piles of skulls and even recognized some of the heads proudly displayed in homes! He also describes his visits to various islands including the Hebrides, and on the so-called recruiting practices of the "South Sea Island Labour Trade". This is a fascinating expedition account which includes also descriptions of his 3 separate unsuccessful attempts to reach the island's interior, each time met by hostile mountain tribes! A vivid first-hand account saturated with violence and cultural wonder.
8vo [22 x 15 cm]; 341 pp, maps, index. original cloth with gilt title lettering, dj (price clipped), fine, clean, fresh and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Covering Samoa, Tonga, the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomon Islands and Fiji, the author took the trip as a basis for a television documentary series. Engrossing and well written, both personal and highly informative, combining the historical background of the area with present conditions.
8vo [22 x 15 cm]; 341 pp, maps, index. original cloth with gilt title lettering, dj (price clipped, bit rubbed), near fine, clean and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Covering Samoa, Tonga, the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomon Islands and Fiji, the author took the trip as a basis for a television documentary series. Engrossing and well written, both personal and highly informative, combining the historical background of the area with present conditions.
in-12, XV-391 pages, maps, index, stitch., ill. cover. Libr. stamp. [GE-3]
Cartonnage de l'?diteur. 553 pages. Jaquette.
(Codice VI/0192) In 4º (29x26 cm) 215 pp. L'Australia Occidentale: bel volume fotografico illustrato con centinaia di suggestive foto a colori in gran parte a piena/doppia pagina, alcune aeree. Cartone editoriale, sovraccoperta. Ottimo // First edition. Original hardcover, unclipped dust jacket. fine. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
Perth, Day Dawn Press, 1977, in-4, cartone editoriale con sovraccoperta, pp. 226. Con belle illustrazioni a colori.
8vo. 4 pages, plus a folding colour map which measures 11.5 inches x 8 inches and shows details of Winnecke's survey work in Central Australia from August to December 1883. This is a complete issue of the Royal Geographical Society, published October 1884, in excellent condition, containing the above narrative, and historically valuable map. Item is in original condition, with blue wrappers, as issued, complete with all the ads. A succinct and informative account accompanies the map, revealing that this territory, near the western Queensland boundary, was previously unknown, indicated only as a vast blank space on maps. Winnecke quickly found the task of exploring and surveying the region was most onerous, yet persevered to success - the map here being the first of the area. The text makes specific reference to notes in Winnecke's diary, in one instance being forced to dig a deep well, due to the extreme scarcity of water for the camels. As well as charting the land, Winnecke names peaks, collects plenty of flora, and observes fauna. Still in the midst of exploring while this account was published, Surveyor-General G. W. Goyder of the Australia colony submits the paper for dispatching, thus published here.
8vo (190 x 120 mm), [2], 409, [3]pp., engraved frontis., and 5 further plates, cont. cloth, leather label to spine, a very good copy. The work was published as volume 30 of Sch?tz's series Allgemeine Erdkunde, the only volume relating to the Pacific in that series.
85 pages plus six pages of nostalgic ads. Features: Behind the Scenes in Russia - Part I - Robert Wilton and his adventures as a British War Correspondent on the Eastern Front, with photos. (Wilton's book entitled 'Russia's Agony' was first published in 1918); The Man-Eating Tigers of Rengarih; My Bear Hunt in the British Columbia Rockies - Part II, by E. Ashmead-Bartlett; The Water-Wheels of Hama, Syria - with photo; Beyond the Law - part V - The Dalton Gang, the Condon Bank and the First National Bank at Coffeyville, Kansas; Fishing as a Vocation for War Heroes, by Ralph Stock; Photo of a fallen California Redwood - said to have been the largest tree in the world; In Unknown British Guiana - Part I - many nice photos; Tales of the Service - Part V - My Smuggle-Catching Adventures - by G.W. Hindmarch, a retired Customs and Excise officer in the Shetland Islands; Wonders of the Silver Spruce of British Columbia - in high demand for aircraft construction; Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram - Part V - by Fanny Bullock Workman and William Hunter Workman - with excellent photos; Our Seaplane Adventure - Captain Abbott Meade and his plane go down in the Indian Ocean; Photo of large pile of licorice root at Aleppo; The Revenge that went Wrong - James Bestow and his problem with a Yaqui Indian in Mexico; The Railway Conquest of the Australian Desert - construction of the thousand-mile transcontinental railway, from Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta - with many excellent photos; The "War Wolf" - Serbia's war hero Colonel Voyin A. Popovich; Whale Flesh as Human Food - informative brief article on the growth of the whale processing industry in Canada, with photo; Doctoring War Horses - the personal experiences of Blue Cross worker Charles W. Forward in France and Italy. Nice ad for the Hudson Navigation Company's New York - Albany - Troy route. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
Pages 169-252 plus 28 pages of ads. Features: Chink-Running - an account of the illegal smuggling of Chinese over the U.S. border from Canada via the Detroit River; Slippery Wiley's Luck - Mr. Wiley returns to the scene of his prior crime to con money from more victims in Australia; The Mysterious M'Zab - A description of a little-known country in the heart of the Sahara where, although the French are the nominal rulers, the people actually obey the edicts of a secret Government of their own - great photos; "Ning We Pulls the Strings" - A story of Colonel Mackenzie's inimitable Chinese detective; Our Gatta - a most amusing tale of a native regatta from West Africa; The Longest Canoe Voyage on Record, by John H.E. Nolan (Part 3 of 3) - with several photos; Murder Paul Jaworski is permitted to read advance copy of a magazine serial before being executed for his crime; Feather's Folly - a stirring sea yarn from Newfoundland; Seeing America on Thirteen Dollars - Carl N. Taylor describes his four year adventure which began when he was sixteen; At the Eleventh Hour - Racing A Dying Prospector in the Belgian Congo to British Territory for the sake of his life insurance policy; The Human Tiger - a man planning murder in Perth Australia sees his plan go wrong; A Break in Routine - a true story from a Commissioner of Police in Uganda. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Small tape reinforcements to each end of backstrip. A sound copy of this engaging vintage issue. Book
Cover photo of Grand Duke Nicholas, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armies. Centerfold devoted to the contributions of New Zealand and Australia. Topics: How Germany Attached our Commerce, and 'Russia's Stupendous Task and her Stupendous Army." Photos and illustrations include: Interesting German Naval Units; With a British Cruiser in the North Sea; Austrian seige guns; Modern artillery practice; Cossacks; Russian Howitzer training; Russia rols west; The Tsar and his military chiefs (montage); Russian mobilisation; The 'Three Emperors' Corner'; and more. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Front cover almost detached. Book
No marks or inscriptions. Minor crease adjacent to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 88pp. Fishing around Melbourne from a very experienced expert on the area and its fish. A must for anyone planning a fishing trip to Australia or just with an interest in reading about fishing exploits. Very scarce in the UK.
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. EXTREMELY SCARCE.
Milano, 1959, stralcio con copertina posticcia muta, pp. 145/156 con illustrazioni. - !! 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.