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in 4o, pp. 18, br. Rivista dedicata agli emigranti in Eritrea, Australia, Somalia, Germania, ottima (6871/ ITALIANI NEL MONDO - ERITREA - SOMALIA - GERMANIA - AUSTRALIA)
Volume in lingua inglese sull'arte contemporanea degli aborigeni australiani. Collezione di Luciano Benetton.
In-8, pagg. XIV, 317 con 64 tavole fotografiche, legatura in tela editoriale verde con titoli oro al dorso e al piatto. Prima edizione di questo resoconto di viaggio della giornalista americana Ackermann. Interessanti i cenni sulla società, gli usi in Australia agli inizi del XX secolo e la condizione delle donne, aspetto che non poteva di certo mancare in quanto l'Autrice fu fervente sostenitrice dei diritti femminili. Ottimo stato, salda legatura, normali arrossature tipiche della carta. . .
Vg/Vg (unclipped dj with one small tear top edge, clean purple cloth with white titles on spine, boards rubbed under bottom edges, a bright clean copy with pencil numerals front free endpaper, no other marks) octavo 196pp. First edition. Autobiography providing rare insights into the private and public life of a vice regal household, written by wife of Governor of Victoria during the late summer of the British Empire. 8pp b/w plates.
Cocos Island - Original British survey in 1838, with additions from a sketch survey in 1891, by the officers of the U.S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross, and a French survey in 1889. In the upper left corner of the chart insert of Malpelo Island Original sketch survey in 1891, by the officers of the U.S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. Washington D.C., published Jan. 1898, at the Hydrographic Office, under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy. Small corrections: Printed: Nov. 1927. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: Isole Cocos o Isole Keeling - Australia. Anno: '900. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 402x377 mm
Thursday Island Harbour Surveyed by Comm.r P.S.E. Maxwell, H.M.S. "Fantome" 1922. The portion in hair line from a Survey by Nav. Lieut. E.R. Connor, 1875. London Published at the Admiralty 7th May 1894, under the Superintendence of Captain W.J.L. Wharton, Hydrographer.Small corrections: 1926. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: Thursday Island Harbour -. Anno: '900. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 486x655. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: Thursday Island Harbour - Northern Australia. Anno: '900. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 486x655 mm
Western Approaches to Torres Strait Compiled from the latest British & Netherlands Gov.t Surveys. London Published at the Admiralty 15th June 1881, under the Superintendence of Capt.n F.J. Evans, Hydrographer. Small corrections: 1925. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: Australia - New Guinea. Anno: '900. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 475x645 mm
Western Approaches to Torres Strait Compiled from the latest information. Washington D.C., published Jan. 1919, at the Hydrographic Office, under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy. Small corrections Printed: May 1931. Folded editally. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: Australia and Nuw Guinea. Anno: '900. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 472x650 mm
No marks or inscriptions. Very slight small crease to rear cover. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked slightly indented front board and no bumping to corners. 96pp. The story of the famous liner SS Great Britain's 32 round trips to Australia between 1852 and 1875 - with the names and personal details of 14,000 passengers.
Unpaginated. 1/8" thick. Black and white illustrations. Moderate wear. Quality copy. Book
Light creasing to corners and top of spine. Minor shelfwear. ; Aboriginal Australia: Culture and Society; 11 pages
Faint ring-stain to front wrap. Creasing along spine. Light creasing to corners. Oversized stapled book. ; Aboriginal Australia: Culture and Society; 24 pages
Un volume (19 cm) di 317 pagine, con 29 illustrazioni fuori testo e 16 illustrazioni nel testo. Alcune sottolineature a matita nella prima parte del volume. Brossura editoriale illustrata, nella collana I rossi e i blu.
(Firenze, 1966, stralcio, pp. 182/196 con num. ill. - !! 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.
large 8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; xxiv, 328 pp, photogravure frontis of the ship, 98 illustrations on 58 plates, folding map, bibliog, tables, index. later green morocco-backed boards, gilt spine title lettering, gilt decorations on raised bands, very lightly foxed on few leaves, mostly marginal, near fine sound copy in handsome binding. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Wood p. 184. Most of the book is a quality narrative of the voyage in the Indian Ocean, including Laccadive Sea, Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. Also included is a history of the ship "Investigator" and its use in gathering information on natural history over more than a decade, with the final section being on the marine biology of the Indian seas. The illustrations are of fish and other marine creatures, An important study and interesting narrative.
Legatura editoriale in cartoncino rigido ruvido, con titolo impresso al piatto e al dorso, protetto da sovraccoperta illustrata in entrambi i piatti, con bandelle. Buonissimo lo stato generale, pagine perfettamente tenute, velate da tonalità avorio, come i tagli, ricche di fotografie a colori, nel testo, con didascalie. Numero pagine 402. USATO
Fine/fine (book and dj both no fault) octavo 292pp. The story of the man who strung the telegraph across Australia, and the woman who gave her name to Alice Springs. The author follows her great great grandfathr's steps to track the telegraph and her ancestors. With 4 maps and 39 b/w photographs.
VG/VG First Edition. Minor creasing to the DJ, otherwise no significant faults with book or DJ. Quarto pp 397. History of the district of Marion in South Australia. From its roots as a villiage in 1838 through its official declaration in1886 and on to modern times.
Studio inserito in due fascicoli dei RENDICONTI del Reale Istituto Lombardo di Scienze e Lettere (Serie II, vol 1, fasc. V e VIII). I due fascicoli sono in perfetto stato, a fogli ancora chiusi. Copertina editoriale cartacea
Mappa del 1870 circa colorata a mano dell'Oceania disegnata e incisa dal cartografo francese Ambroise Tardieu (1818-1879). Antica nota manoscritta. La mappa mostra l'Australia, Polinesia, Malanesia e Malesia. Autore: Ambroise Tardieu (1818-1879) Data: 1870 circa Tecnica: Incisione su rame colorata a mano Dimensione della pagina: 39x52 cm Dimensione dell'incisione: 33x34 cm Condizioni: Buone. Strappo al margine inferiore.Map of 1870 circa coloured by hand of Oceania drawn and engraved by the french cartographere Ambroise Tardieu (1818-1879). Antique handwritten note. The map shows Australia, Polynesia, Malanesia e Malaysia. Author: Ambroise Tardieu (1818-1879) Date: 1870 circa Technique: Copper etching coloured by hand Page Dimension: 39x52 cm Engraving Dimension: 33x34 cm Conditions: good conditions. Occasional foxings. tear in the lower edge.
pp. x, 238. Double column. 8vo. Original full printed wraps. Spine and top edge faded. Coldwar/Economics 6
Brescia, 1969, 8vo stralcio con copertina posticcia muta, pp. 111/116 con 3 illustrazioni fotografiche. - !! ATTENZIONE !!: Con il termine estratto (o stralcio) intendiamo riferirci ad un fascicolo contenente un articolo, completo in se, 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 perché ci è sconosciuta. - !! ATTENTION !!: : NOT A BOOK : “extract” or “excerpt” 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.
8vo [22.5 x 16 cm]; 512 pp, 16 color plates from paintings including the frontis, 32 half-tone plates, other illus, folding map, glossary, index. original decorated blue cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, lightly stained on cover, inscribed on endpaper, interior is fine and clean, in good cover. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. "Charming myths, ranging from New Zealand to Central Polynesia to Hawaii, have been retold by a Danish scholar." (A. Grove Day, in 'Pacific Islands Literature, one hundred basic books') The author edited the Journal of the Polynesian Society for 22 years, received the Royal Society Medal for Ethnology, and was a renowned scholar in the area. The romantic illustrations from Wallwork's paintings are supplemented by many photos of artifacts, textiles, tattoos, canoes, scenery, people, etc.
8vo [21.5 x 14 cm]; [xii], 272 pp, illustrations from photos. original cloth backed boards, dj (bit rubbed), else very good overall. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author's travels to Tonga, Makogai, Samoa, etc.
8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; x, 143 pp, frontis, plates from paintings of Journal of William H. Meyers, painted during the cruise, tables, notes, index. original cloth with gilt title lettering on spine, dj (lightly chipped at spine end, not price clipped), fine in vg dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Hill 463. The anonymous author was probably a petty officer with access to the ship's records so that the diary combines the accuracy and authenticity of an official log book with the informal discursiveness of a personal record (dj). It includes the earliest known account of official uniforms in the American navy. The journal contains the fullest published account of the capture of Monterey four years before the Mexican War. Herman Melville was one of the members of the crew and the work includes the first published account of his life during this period of his South Seas adventures, out of which experiences he wrote White Jacket, or the World in a Man-of War.
