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199 + [2] pp.+ 9 planches hors-texte (dont 3 dépliantes ; qqs. déchirures restaurées), 25cm., brochure originale (dos renforcé), qqs. rousseurs et vagues taches, rare, [contient le récit de voyage de l'auteur de Bruxelles (Belgique) à Adelaïde, avec des chapitres sur l'Australasie en général, l'Australie méridionale, l'exposition universelle jubilaire d'Adélaide, La colonie de Victoria, L'exposition universelle de Melbourne 1888, La Nouvelle-Zélande, La Nouvelle-Galles du Sud, Le Queensland, L'Australien et la civilisation australienne, et Conclusion], A96315
Madrid, Imprenta de Don Miguel de Burgos, 1828. Folio; 202 pp. Ejemplar carente de mapas. Cubiertas originales en papel impreso.
40 pages. Circa 1940s. 72 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Great ad for part I of Hitler's Mein Kampf inside front cover; Big guns of the coast of France; Australia prepares to fight for the Allied cause - nice full-page photo of troops of the Australian Scottish Regiment marching on a road near Victoria, Australia; Royal Navy Gunners in training at sea; Photo of the Fire Region Nerve Centre; Princess Royal inspecting the Royal Corps of Signals on December 12th; The Corps of the Military Police - illustrated article by Sir Malcolm Campbell; Refuelling a Nazi seaplane; Finland holds out against the Soviet Invaders - eight great photos; British Air Supremacy - illustrated article by Sir Kingsley Wood; Torpedoed survivors have second adventure - the Belgian steamer Louis Sheid beaches on the coast of Devonshire on December 7th after rescuing survivors of the Dutch motor-ship Tajandoen - two super photos; Wonderful centerfold illustrations show how the R.A.F. has obtained thousands of valuable photos of German territory on the Western front; French Army activity on the Front; Training sailors for the Fleet Air Arm; The War at Sea - statement by Winston Churchill with photos; Sweden strengthens her defences - ten great photos including a full-page photo of the Drottning Victoria with guns ablaze; Commentary on the war this week; Photos of bomb-making for the Royal Air Force; Nazi Heinkel reconnaissance aircraft crashes into sea off Sheringham on December 6th; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
40 pages. Circa 1940s. 72 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Excellent illustrated article on Mine Warfare by Professor A.M. Low; Nazi reconnaissance photo of British Contraband Control Station; French Contraband Control at Work; French catapult-launch flying boats join in the U-Boat hunt; In the French lines at the front; The Ark Royal calls at Cape Town - a warship the Nazis claimed to have sunk; Tommies spend Christmas at the front; Text of The King's 1939 Christmas Day message; How the R.A.F. forecasts the weather; Newfoundland fishermen train for the navy; Britain gets ready her big guns - 9.2 howitzers in southern England; Centerfold illustration/map of mine-layer bases which the R.A.F. continually patrol; The Finns continue to resist Soviet agression - counter-attack in the Karelian Isthmus plus 8 other photos; Patrolling the Empire's trade routes - full-page photo; South African forces in training; Illustrated article entitled "How Australia Plans to Help" - the second A.I.F. in training; Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) prepares for war effort - eight great photos; Mortar gun crew in training; A commentary on the war this week; General von Brauchitsch on the Siegfried Line - six related photos; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
52 pages. Features: Cover photo of HMS Belfast under tow of tug Formidable; Vintage Passenger Ships of the World - Part 2; Avonmouth Shipping Recalled; The Japanese Mail Service to Australia; Naval Review; A-Z of Ocean Liners - #19 - Santa Paula; Heavy Lift Shipping; Colour centrefold photo of The Acropolis; "Jane Banks"; and much more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: Perennial Favorite - Martha P. Neese writes about the Pine; Ikenobo School; The Artist Potter in Australia - Charles Swain of Sydney; Ichiyo School; Misho-ryu; Queen of Flowers - The Rose; Enshi School; Sogetsu School; Ryuseiha; Bonsai in America; Make your own Bamboo Containers; Wild Flowers of France; Old Roses of Luxembourg. Full-page Coke ad with Japanese model. Bit of writing atop front cover. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: Sogetsu School; Koryu Katabami School; Soami School; Ryusei-ha School; Australia & New Zealand - 12th Regional Conference, October 24th-28th, 1978; Suiho-kai - Ikebana with a Difference; Washi - The Absolute in Handmade Paper; Ohara School; Ikenobo School; Koryu Shohtoh-kai School; Ichiyo School; Japanese Cooking at a Glance - beautiful color photos; Morimono of the Chiko School. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: Commemorating 100 issues of Ikebana International; Curious Collectibles - Craft Museums off the Beaten Path; On Exhibition - Norman J. Sparnon's Retrospective Exhibition, June 20 - July 10, 1994, David Jones Department Store, Sydney, Australia; On Exhibition - From Red - Exhibition by Ryusaku Matsuda, June 13-19, 1994, Gallery Maki & Tamura, Tokyo; Floral Focus - the Palm; Ikebana Portfolio; Japan's Fantastic Flower Holders, part 2 - Modern Alternati[ves; A Seto Potter (Minoru Terada) Fashions - New Ceramic Traditions; Dateline Japan; Hana Kagami - Master's Workshop - Ikenobo School. Unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
204 pages. Index. References. Printed upon glossy stock. "Features a charming collection of ephemera, reproduced in full colour and accompanied by a detailed and informative text together with succinct captions and price guides." - from dust jacket. Chapters include: Advertising Cards and Magazine Inserts; Almanacs, Calendars and Diaries; Children's Pastimes; Comics; Commercial Ephemera; The Dinner Table; Entertainment at Home; An Evening Out; Greeting Cards; Novelties and Giveaways; Periodicals; Photographic Collectibles; Postcards; reading and Writing; Retailing; Sports and Special Events; Transport and Travel; War and Political Ephemera; and Maintaining a Collection. Gift greetings atop front free endpaper. Prior owner's name and date atop half-title page. Clean with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this attractive and informative work. Book
77 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Undated but appears to be circa 1972. Covers dozens of subjects including: History of Glass, Glass in Australia, Manufacturing, Free Blown, Pontil & Lipping Process, Moulds, Moulding, Embossing, Coloured Glass, Natures Work, Clear Glass, Patents, Hollands - Geneva, Schnapps, Whisky, Whisky Jugs, Beers, Pots & Lids, Ginger Beers, Stoneware, Owen's Automatic Bottle Making Machine; and many more. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A worthy reference copy of this very informative work. Book
Features: Dead Man's Double - the strange story of a landsman who, anxious to get home to Australia, shipped aboard a foreign tramp to work his passage; Baptism of Fire - the story of a young Forest Ranger employed by the British Columbia Forest Service in 1927, and how a fire trapped over 100 people in a logging camp; A Case of Contraband - An amusing story of how, between revolutions, men had ways of their own of getting around difficulties; The Golden Ingot - the diverting story of an ingenious Gold Coast version of the time-honoured "confidence trick"; Down Mexico Way - The exciting adventure of two young seafarers who light-heartedly set out to explore the Mexican countryside; The Fire-Walker; Pioneer Pilot - Mr. Peter Strong flew over the Drakensberg Mountains between Basutoland and Natal; One Thing After Another - Recalls the narator's fall and subsequent rise in the depression days of Australia; The Burma Road - will recall poignant memories to many ex-Servicemen; South Sea Burial Customs - Visiting the outlying islands of the remote Cook Group, in the South-East Pacific, the authoress came upon many curious death-customs; Olsen's Secret - A grim story from the American coalfields; Front cover was attached with tape but is now detached. Back cover missing. Contents unmarked and in decent condition. Magazine
68 pages plus advertisements. Black and white illustrations. Features: 'Twixt Sea and Sand - Drama is the daily diet of those who man the lightships that keep the world's shipping off the dreaded Goodwins; Build or Die! - Describes Canadian Arctic Igloo Building Schools for airmen; Diamonds are Dangerous - Following upon secret investigations by Sir Percy Sillitoe, former head of M.I.5, the De Beers Corporation is said to be establishing a special staff to deal with the menace of the international traffic in stolen stones. Relates remarkable stories concerning diamond smugglers and the 'big men' behind them; Danger, Loco Adrift - A 65-ton locomotive slips its lashings upon the stormbound Norwegian s.s. Belpareil, causing terror aboard; Destination Unknown - Second Instalment of the remarkable post-war Asian adventures of Military Medal recipient Peter Pinney; The Rain Stoppers - In some parts of the world, natives are employed to stop the rain descending; Search for Living Gold - Author ventures to the Andes to acquire chinchilla; Ghost of the White Chief - South African farmer John Roberts and his marble life-sized statue to be opened upon his death; The Very Mysterious Eel- What strange impulse sends the eel thousands of miles out into the ocean to spawn - and die?; A Thousand Miles to Railhead - Motor Transport in North Australia, including photo of a 'road train' carrying 70 head of cattle; Horses on Snowshoes - How snowshoes have been adapted for use by horses, thereby easing the difficult transportation problems of the British Columbia wilderness; Jungle Hideout - Running from the Japanese, eating dog for dinner, teaching guerillas to sing - these are but a few of the adventures of Nona Baker who spent nearly four years in jungle hideouts in Asia; Paddy's Lapse - A Merchant Navy officer's account of a terrifying experience when his ten-thousand ton ship was heading straight for Lundy Island at ten knots; Between Ourselves - notes by the editor, including a prediction of helicopter logging in the future. Top third of back cover missing. Chips missing from spine. Somewhat above average wear. Fascinating tales. Magazine
Librairie Armand Colin, Paris. 1907. In-12 Carré. Broché. Etat d'usage. Plats abîmés. Mors fendus. Intérieur acceptable. 487 pages. Etiquette de code sur la couverture. Quelques tampons de bibliothèque. Petit manque central sur le 1er plat. 3e édition entièrement refondue.
8vo., Second Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs, many maps and plans in the text, and pictorial endpapers; pictorial boards, upper board and backstrip lettered in black, a fine copy. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Substantially revised and enlarged version of the original edition of 1982 which was never reissued. A LOVELY COPY OF THE BEST EDITION OF THE DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT.
[6], 268 pages. Many glossy colour maps and black and white illustrations. Chronology. "Places the Palestine campaign in its setting, in the framework of World War I as a whole." - Preface. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative and fascinating history. Not listed in Enser. Book
In-8 p. (211x128), pieno vitellino coevo, decorazione con titolo oro su tassello al dorso, pp. VIII,503, con 1 carta geografica. Viaggi di: Commodore <Byron, Capitan Wallis, Capitan Carteret. Con lievi fioriture, peraltro ben conservato (slightly foxed, otherwise good condition).
In-8 p. (211x128), pieno vitellino coevo, decorazione con titolo oro su tassello al dorso, pp. VI,508, con 1 carta geografica. Viaggi di: Loui De Bougainville. Con lievi fioriture, peraltro ben conservato (slightly foxed, otherwise good condition).
In-8 p. (211x128), pieno vitellino coevo, decorazione con titolo oro su tassello al dorso (piatti staccati, boards detached), pp. VIII,514, con una carta geografica. Viaggi di James Cook. Con lievi fioriture, peraltro ben conservato (slightly foxed, otherwise good condition).
London, John Murray, 1910. 4to.; XVI-318 pp. Ejemplar con envío autógrafo del autor. Encuadernación original en tela sajona estampada. La segunda publicación sobre España de Luffman, tras "A Vagabond in Spain" (1895). Recorre Málaga , Ronda, Granada, Sevilla , Albacete, Murcia, Cartagena, Orihuela, Valencia, Denia, Sagunto, Barcelona, Montserrat, Burgos, Valladolid, Salamanca, Cáceres, Redondela, Pontevedra, Santiago de Compostela, Orense, León, Covadonga y Bilbao. La obra refleja el interés profesional del autor en aspectos agrícolas y de jardinería. Contiene un capítulo sobre la producción de Moscatel, asunto bien conocido por el desde que trabajó durante dos años como gerente de Delius Bros, comercializadora de uva pasa en Málaga con destino al Reino Unido.
12m0 [19.5 x 13.5 cm]; vi, 7 - 232 pp, frontis, 2 maps, 12 illustrations including full-page. original pictorial gilt and blind-stamped cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, spine ends worn, bit chipped, very good, clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Taylor 115. Hill II, 433: 'Pearls of wisdom. . . description and travel'. Based on the author's travels to the islands of Mare, Fate, Eromanga, Fortuna, Aneiteum, Lifu, toka, Uea, New Caledonia, Pines, Tana, includes descriptions of peoples on each island.
pp. xxi, [3], 228, [2] + 10 Color plates and many chapter headings by Rockwell Kent. Large 8vo. The typography was designed by Elmer Adler; hand-set in Garamond type; on Worthy Special Paper. Bound by George McKibbin & Son in full ivory silk, with a lithograph design by Mr. Kent. Binding slightly faded. No slipcase. Number 1465 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed by the artist. A truly wonderful book that should be on every modern reading list. It would make a great gift. W36
On the Emigration of English single women to Canada and Australia 1862-1930. PhD.Thesis submittd to York University 2002. 318 leaves + bibliography Book
Boards with light rubbing to extremities; A profusely illustrated coffetable book: "Dedicated to the saviours of the Pacific in the Great War of the World, this volume is intended to bind the Sons of Liberty and Soldiers of Sacrifice - Americans and Australians alike - into a great Common Fellowship of Rememberance, so that in the Autumn of their days people and places dear to the hearts of both may live again, and by the mere turning of these pages, be renewed in the glorious memories of the land of perpetual sunshine." ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 256 pages
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.
Folio, First Edition, with 2 plates on 1, large folding map and several illustrations and diagrams in the text; strongly bound in boards, upper board with printed paper label, ORIGINAL PRINTED WRAPPERS PRESERVED, a very good, clean copy. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS UNSIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT WRAPPER. SCARCE.
