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Papua or New Guinea - sheet 8 - Louisiade Archipelago Bramble Haven to Rossel Island Surveyed by Lieut. Com. A.M. Field, assisted by Lieut. W.P. Dawson, H.J. Gedge and V.B. Webb, H.M.S. Dart, 1887-8. The portion in hair line by Captain Owen Stanley, 1850. London Published according to Act of Parliament at the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty May 24th 1852. Small corrections: 1929. Folded editolially. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: Papua - New Guinea. Anno: '900. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 617x961 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
Book is in excellent condition with very light shelf wear only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. B&W photo section, About 340 pages.
Paris Société Nouvelle des Editions Self 1952, In-8 broché de 247 pages. Photos en hors texte. Traduit de l'allemand par Heni DAUSSY. Bon état.
Plon 1962. In-8 reliure toile éditeur de 286 pages. 36 illustrations en couleurs, 32 en noir hors texte et 22 dans le texte. Bon état
N°15 de septembre 1971.Fondation Singer - polignac. In-8 broché 254 pages, nombreux tableaux, planches en noir ou en couleurs. TH Monod: sur un exemplaire Topotypique. Un nouvel euxanthus de Nouvelle Calédonie. La Nouvelle Guinée australienne, introduction écologique et entomologique. Etude géologique du port de Paeete, Tahiti, Polynésie Française. ............
Broch?. 12 pages. 21X30 cm. Couverture factice.
Paris Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales,1930. Petit In-folio relié demi percaline bleutée, plats de papier marbré, couverture illustrée conservée, 350 pages. 486 figures en 114 planches. Bien complet de la grande carte dépliante de la Nouvelle Guinée. Très rare exemplaire de cette monumentale étude, ici en édition originale, et à ce jour jamais égalée. On ne peut que signaler de petits défauts à la percaline sans gravité, l'intérieur est en parfait état.
In 8o, pp. 63, br., 27 figg. f. t. Estratto dall'Archivio per l'Antropologia e la Etnologia - Vol. CIV - 1974. Ottimo (3953/ANTROPOLOGIA - ETNOLOGIA - PADOVA - PAPUA - NEW GUINEA)
in-8°, 187 pages, broche, jaquette illustree (Gourlier). Tres bel exemplaire. [JJ-2][BL-J/cart]
1 vol in-8, 315 pages, carte, broché, couverture illustrée. Excellent etat. [NV-32]
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; red cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in dustwrapper. Sold from an institution wits neat stamp on title. A volume in the Official History of Australia in WWII.
Editions Gallimard, 2013. In-8 broché de 568 pages sous jaquette. Très bon état
Edita Vilo, 1976. Grand et fort In-4 cartonnage éditeur sous jaquette illustrée. 299 pages. Nombreuses photographies. Index. Très bon état.
Broch?. 211 pages.
Broché. 238 pages.
1 vol in-8°, 240 pages, broche, couverture illustree. Bel exemplaire, SIGNE par l'auteur. [NV-31](nv-16?)
Traduction, par Nicole BELMONT, de la 2è édition, de 1963, de "Sorcerers of Dobu", de l'ethnologue néo-zélandais Reo Franklin FORTUNE (1903-1979); introduction de Bronislaw MALINOWSKI pour la 1ère édition, de 1931; préface de l'auteur à cette nouvelle édition; notes et références; chants de danse blingues; Index; cartes. 1er tirage, à 3300 exemplaires, dans la collection dirigée par Maurice Godelier. Français
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Cheetah-Hunting - Lewis R. Freeman provides an interesting account of using cheetahs to hunt deer in India - article with photos; The Mad Hatter - two former partners fight it out over a woman in the boom days of the Kalgoorlie mines; Ivory-Poaching in German East Africa - Prior to WWI big game hunter J.A. Jordan set out to poach ivory from the jealously guarded herds of the colony after a German captain confiscated his possessions and left him stranded - article with amazing photos; Adventures of a Wild-Beast Trainer - The thrilling experiences of ex-lion-tamer Alexander Feely; An Errand of Mercy - the dangers and difficulty of travel in the interior of Paraguay; After Outlaws in Unknown New Guinea - pursuit of a band of native murderers who had wiped out a village - article with excellent photos; 'Big-Bang' - the story of a WWI heavy-duty trench mortar invented by a man named X____; The Brothers Alvarez - a Mexican narrative related to the author by the late British Minister to Mexico; A Canadian Lumber-Camp - Part I - A vivid photo-illustrated sketch of the strenuous winter existence of a Canadian lumber-jack; A Five Minutes' Race With Death - a mining engineer's story of a revengeful Matabele and a very narrow escape; The Bunko House - a very narrow escape in Chicago; Bob Trinder's Good Time - at story of the bad old days of San Francisco when men were 'shanghaied' aboard deep-water ships for the sake of advance-money or private vengeance; South African Snakes - their variety and characteristics; A Race With a Typhoon - the remarkable adventure of Yale graduate Dr. E.E. Severy in a remote district of Mindanao in the Philippines; Sensational 16-page photo-illustrated stock offering for the Pruden Coal Carburetor and the Powdered Coal Engineering & Equipment Company; and and more. pp. 4 [ads], [2], 292-382, 22-32 [ads]. Covers beginning to loosen. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
grand in-8, 75 p. + 148 planches h.t. n/b, relie cartonnage editeur. Très bel exemplaire. [TX-11][WE-1]
8vo., First Edition; oatmeal cloth, backstrip lettered in green, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter frayed and creased at edges and with one closed tear. An AP correspondent alone in the jungle. SCARCE.
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Lost in the Pacific - John Edwin Hogg attempted to take a small boat to Panama from some islands 90 miles off the coast, but encountered treacherous seas; On Niagara's Brink - Orrin E. Dunlap, the unofficial historian of Niagara Falls, describes the area's most thrilling adventure, that of a barge and two men, Lofberg and Harris, who drifted to the verge of Horseshoe Falls - article with photos; An Englishwoman in Upper Egypt - Part I - Oxford Anthropology student Winifred S. Blackman relates her experiences in three winters of living with the people of Upper Egypt - article with photos; Captain Doudera's Bet - The amazing photo-illustrated story of Captain Frank Doudera, of Brooklyn, New York, and his quest to obtain a timber wolf pelt within six weeks; The Head-Hunters of the Sepik - Part II - Beatrice Grimshaw travelled up the Sepik River of New Guinea, where she dealt with the local cannibals - article with photos; Chippin' Paint - An amusing sea story; To Afghanistan in Disguise - Part II - A British officer's remarkable journey, disguised as an Oriental, across a large part of India and finally into forbidden Afghanistan and beyond, living among the natives as one of themselves; The Treasure of Tristan Da Cunha - Photo-illustrated article about a hoard of gold and jewels said to have been hidden here by pirates in 1810; Photo of a literal river full of logs in British Columbia; The Three Angleteers - Part IV - Three bored Englishmen travel to Europe for trouble and adventure; In the British Guiana Jungle - A vividly-written photo-illustrated account of an eventful boat-journey into the interior of British Guiana with a motion picture camera, culminating with a visit to the mighty Kaietuerk Falls, the greatest cataract in the world, five times higher than Niagara; The Secret of the Wilds - photos of wild animals which resemble those of prehistoric times; "Grip" and I - Part II - A bull-terrier spared from death by its new owner Count Nils Cronstedt returns the favour by saving him multiple times during his stay in West Africa as Commander of H.M.S. Heron and Assistant Marine Superintendent in Northern Nigeria; One Night - the story of a hunt in the darkness and a panther who stood his ground; and more. 88 pages plus 24 pages of nice vintage ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
