Australie

Birds of Australia: A Book of Identification

Former institutional library book, includes stamp on inside cover and unchecked out "date due" pocket. Book has bumped corners and a little edgewear to jacket but is otherwise very clean; page block is in excellent condition with no marking of any kind to text/interior, straight, solid binding. Thousands of color illustrations on heavy paper. Intact fold-out map at front cover. 352 pages.

Adam in ochre

221p. Hardcover Good condition, covers darkened

The Princeton Field Guide to the Birds of Australia

Ex-library copy with the usual stamps and markings. Interior pages clean and unmarked; tight binding. 400 pages.

Estudos sobre o Linho da Nova Zelandia.

Lisboa, Tipographia da Academia Real das Sciencias, 1855. Folio.; 38 pp. Cubiertas originales en papel impreso. Un raro e interesante estudio sobre las posibilidades del "phormium tenax", formio, lino ó cáñamo de Nueva Zelanda, tambien conocido como "phormium cookianum", y en maorí: "harakeke" y "wharariki", descubiertas por el naturalista Jacques Labillardière quien recolectó linos indígenas cuando los barcos franceses visitaban el lejano norte de la Isla Norte de Nueva Zelandia en 1793.

Enough Is Enough : Aboriginal Women Speak Out

253 pages. "A book really telling our story would offer different things to different people. Indian women, who read it would say, 'Why, if they could do that - accomplish that - then we can too.' To white women and others, it would be an education: they would see what life on a reserve is like for women. They would see what all our protesting has been about." - Glenna Perley to Editor. Bit of high-lighting else unmarked and clean with very light wear. Attractive copy. Book

Demain. . . l'oc?an indien.

Broch?. 271 pages. Cachets. Marques de biblioth?que.

Pastoral

During WWII, Peter Marshall's crew becomes one of the most successful bombing teams on their Oxfordshire airbase. When Peter falls in love with a young WAAF officer, his concentration begins to suffer and it looks as though his perfect run of missions -and his life -may be threatened.Vintage COPYed. Book

Jungle Islands; The "Illyria" in the South Seas; The Record of the Crane Pacific Expedition Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, with a Scientific Appendix by Karl Patterson Schmidt

4to [27 x 20 cm]; xv, [errata slip], 298 pp, illus, numerous plates including excellent color plates of birds, fish, etc, from paintings, many photo plates, double page map, double page plan of ship, other drawings, index. original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and front cover, gilt vignette, top edge gilted, slight wear at spine ends, clean, near fine copy, unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A very well illustrated account that focuses on the native peoples and natural history of this 1928-29 expedition through Panama, Galapagos Island, Marquises, Tahiti, New Hebrides, New Guinea, Borneo, etc. The 32,000 mile expedition carried out numerous scientific studies, from cannibals in New Guinea to natural history, collecting thousands of specimens for the Chicago Field Museum. The colored plates and drawings are by Walter A. Weber, the photos are mainly by the author.

A Naturalist in Borneo

8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; xxvii, [i], 331 pp, frontis (portrait) with tissue guard, 32 plates mostly from photos, tables, index. original blue cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, lightly rubbed at edges, small endpaper signature, near fine, clean and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Shelford, who was curator of the Sarawak Museum and with Oxford University Museum, was an entomologist by training, made expeditions into the interior of Borneo to study the head-hunting tribes and the natural history. The book contains detailed chapters on natural history, birds, insects, mimicry in nature, animal life of the shores, natives of Borneo, reptiles, etc. Very nicely illustrated, including of a head hunting expedition, buildings in Sarawack, Kuching. The work was edited from the manuscript & notes by Edward Poulton after Sheldon's early death due to a tropical disease.

Kandila: Samo Ceremonialism and Interpersonal Relationships

BUSHRANGER COUNTRY.

In-4 p., cartonato editoriale, sovracoperta, pp. 183, con numerose illustrazioni in bianco e nero e a colori nel testo. In buono stato (good copy).

COLONIAL NSW. 1853 - 1894.

In-4, cartonato editoriale, sovracoperta, pp. 159, con numerose illustrazioni in bianco e nero nel testo. In buono stato (good copy).

The China Voyage

8vo [24 x 15 cm]; [x], 317 pp, color illustrations from photos, numerous drwgs, double page map. original cloth, dj (short tear at edge), remainder mark at upper edge, pictorial endpaper, else fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author and his crew sailed a bamboo raft Hsu Fu from Hong Kong across the Pacific to test the theory that Asian raft sailors reached America some 2,000 years ago. They achieved a modern record for raft journeys in northern, hostile waters.

The Sinbad Voyage

8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 239 pp, text illustrations from drwgs, numerous color illustrations from photos on plates, map endpapers showing route. original cloth, dj (not clipped), small remainder mark on lower edge of text block, fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author travelled from Oman on the Arabian Sea in a ship similar to those used 1,000 years ago in an attempt to follow Sinbad's voyages from "A Thousand and One Nights". He travelled to India, Sri Lanka and across the Indian Ocean to Sumatra and the Malacca Straits to the China Seas to Canton in a boat that was a replica of an Arab sailing ship that was used a thousand years ago. It is one of the most remarkable sailing stories of the twentieth century. This copy includes a copy of the author's article in National Geographic (July 1982), 'In the Wake of Sinbad', a 40 page article with many colored photos, map, and is complementary to the book. Its included as part of the entire issue of the National Geographic for that month.

ENCYCLOPEDIE GEOGRAPHIQUE PERMANENTE : Le Monde et son visage

Paris, BORDAS - 1961 - In-4, 31x22cm - 2 volumes Reliure éditeur - nombreuses photographies en NB ou couleurs - T. I :256 pages + 143 cartes couleurs HT + Indes alphabétique - T. II : Chemise de documents / Rodoïde avec plans, cartes, shémas ou photographies - Très bel Exemplaire

In the Australian Bush and on the Coast of the Coral Sea; being the Experiences and Observations of a Naturalist in Australia, New Guinea and the Moluccas

large and thick 8vo [26 x 18 cm]; xv, 552 pp, 86 fine illustrations from drawings, mostly full-page, 4 folding colored maps, appendix of words, index. original green cloth, gilt spine title lettering, top edge gilted, external joints lightly rubbed, first 50 leaves with light dampstain in upper margin, mostly small, else very good+, sound and solid copy. A picture of this book is available upon request Wood 562: 'They form important contributions to the vertebrate zoology of the explored regions'. Originally printed in German and published over a 10 year period, they are reproduced without any major changes here in English for the first time. Besides the descriptions of natural history, especially birds and mammals, there is much on the peoples, conditions and overall narrative of his travels.

Brought to light : Australian Art 1850-1965 from the Queensland Art Gallery Collection

320pp., with numerous ills. (most of them in colour), softcover, 31cm., good condition, weight: 1.8kg., S108138

NELLA TERRA DEI MAORI. Leggenda e realtà tra la gente degli Antipodi.

(Codice VI/0020) In 8º 24 pp. La Nuova Zelanda dei primi anni '30 del Novecento, con 27 foto e 1 cartina. Stralcio brossurato. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA

A Dictionary of Sea Dayak [Dyak]

8vo [22 x 14 cm]; xi, 218 pp, table of spelling, abbreviations. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine faded, note on endpaper, interior clean and fine in very good cover. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The Sea Dayaks are in Borneo, Sarawak. This edition has the supplement of additional words collected by G. Bruggeman.

Flight one: Australia.

Un volume de format in 12 de 52 pp.; nombreuses illustrations en pleine page et en couleurs par Jack Mattew; couverture cartonnée, illustrée. Texte en anglais. Quelques rousseurs éparses. Voir photo. Découverte rapide de l'Australie.

Il “Diavolo pungente” .

Milano, 1938, stralcio con copertina posticcia muta, pp. 299/303 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.

Mordecai MacCobber: The Story of a Scotch Jew in Australia ...

288p. Mordecai MacCobber was one of many pseudonyms used by the author who was also know as Abraham Samuel Gordon. Hardcover Good condition

In the steps of Tasman and De Vlamingh.

in-4 (30 x 22 cm), 23 pages, illustrations en noir et en couleurs, broché. VG+++ - Bel exemplaire. [P-45] Catalogue de vente, contenant la description de 8 lots.

Neue fossile Cypraeacea und Triviacea aus Australien.

Germania, Arch. Moll., 1966, 8vo stralcio, pp. 269/274 con 2 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.