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Book is in excellent condition; new. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, plates and maps; original Society binding of blue cloth, upper board framed in blind enclosing sailing vessel blocked in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped, worn and creased dustwrapper. Hakluyt Society, Second Series, No. 158. Bridges & Hair, pp.292-3.
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 501 pages.
4to, 26cm. Vol. 1: pp. xx,1-344; vol. 2: pp. xx,345-820; numerous photos (some col.), figs. and maps in text, 2 large fold. col. geol. maps in rear cover pocket of vol. 1, refs., indexex. Orig. cloth gilt. Cancelled library stamp on corner of half-title and title, very good otherwise.
459p. Numerous illustrations, photographs and maps many in color. Large folio. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Very nice copy. A valuable encyclopedia of wine-making regions and ove r 6500 wines. WHISKEY 1
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 193 pages. Slight edge wear to faded dust jacket. Previous owner's name.
Together 4 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with decorative titles, numerous coloured and monochrome illustrations, maps in the text and large folding coloured map in separate cloth case; pictorial cloth, backstrips lettered in white, green endpapers, a fine copy housed in publisher's board slip-case lettered in white. The set comprises: First Voyage 1768-1771; Second Voyage 1772-1775; Third Voyage 1776-1779. The chart was drawn by Lieutenant Henry Roberts in 1784 and updated to include new discoveries in 1794.
pp. 246-312, many figs. of fossils on 7 pls., 1 fold. tabs., refs. & nots. Orig. wrs. - Paleontology, with short stratigraphic introduction.
8vo., cloth, blocked in gilt and blind, a very good copy. Scarce
Clean and unmarked; tight binding. 171 pages.
8vo., Third and Best Edition, with a frontispiece, 23 plates, 2 folding coloured maps (one map with near repair at fold) and illustrations in the text, some very light and occasional age-staining (mainly marginal); handsomely bound in navy blue full morocco, back with raised bands tooled in gilt, second compartment lettered in gilt, pictorial gilt from original front board and backstrip preserved and mounted on new and separate leaves, uncut, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Reeves' classic account was first published in 1898 with a second edition in 1900. This is the most comprehensive issue, considerably augmented and with Wray's additions.
4to. Pp. 98, refs., index. Orig. pictorial stiff wrs.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and minor bumping to some corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with minor creasing to edges and slight indenting to rear. 192pp. The culture, the people, the places, the history of New Zealand, described by the author and very well illustrated by photographs from Smith and Jacobs.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and maps (many full-page) in the text and a large folding trench map, coloured in outline, at end, neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper, some mild and generallt inoffensive spotting, some occasional annotation and underlining; original patterned cloth, sides and backstrip lettered in black, covers mildly age-soiled, corners bruised and a little frayed else a good, sound, clean copy. Published as Vol. I in the series 'Official History of New Zealand's Effort in the Great War'. 'Gives a clear picture of the conditions of the campaign...It contains more photographs than we have ever before seen assembled in a single volume' (Falls). EXTREMELY SCARCE. Falls p.130.
Ex-library book witht he usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind except for several pages previous to page 58 that are heavily underlined in pencil. Nice condition. 364 pages, maps, charts, tables.
Ex-library copy with the usual stamps and markings. Drawing on current scientific research, Kim Fletcher offers a comparison of traditional and up-to-the-minute uses for herbs in medicines, food, pesticides and crafts. Detailed botanical descriptions and line sketches aid identification, and there are instructions for propagation and cultivation. 271 pages.
8vo., First Edition, with large folding map; blue cloth, gilt back, a good, bright, clean copy. Sold from an institution with its labels on covers and endpapers. Imperial Studies No., 7. SCARCE
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 320 pages. Small tear on dust jacket. Many b&w photos.
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears.175 pages, fold-out map at back in excellent condition, full color photos throughout.
Ex-library copy with the usual stamps and markings. Interior pages unmarked; tight binding. 439 pages. Some water damage to lower corner of pages. Second edition of 1500 copies. Many b&w photos.
367 pages. Generously illustrated with colour and black and white photos. Endpapers attractively illustrated with logos of aerial spraying companies. "Tells for the first time the remarkable story of aerial topdressing in New Zealand. It begins with Len Daniell, who tried to interest the Government in providing an aircraft for trials in 1926, and ends with an industry poised on the brink of change. Explains how aircraft and aviators flew out onto the farm and fertilised vast areas of unproductive land from the air, an achievement unparalleled in modern agriculture, and significant in the history of world aviation." - dust jacket. Book unmarked with average wear. Binding tight. Somewhat above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade brodart. A sound copy of this fascinating and informative history. Book
16 [ads], 63-118 pages. Features: Rogue Elephant Herd of the Sabi Valley - article with photos; Two Stowaways did not determine the destination of the ship they boarded, and problems resulted; Meeting the Wife - tragedy strikes as Mr. Barker journeys to meet his wife at a remote Tanganyika plantation; Land of Giraffe-Necked Women - the Mon-Khmer Padaungs of Burma - one-page article with great photo of Padaung beauty playing cards; Island Watchers of Koro Koro, New Zealand - one of the loneliest jobs in the world; A Night With Pirates - a man's small boat is taken over by pirates in Singapore waters and used to attack a junk; The Kwapa Diamond Chase - a curious development in the development of Nigerian mining; The Stone of Evil - story recounted by a missionary to Melanesia in 1928; Derby Commentary; "In the Bag" - interesting stories from P.O.W.s of the Japanese; Eight Thousand Dollars - South Seas silver robbery; Cattle-Droving in Australia - article with photos; and more. Bit of pencil writing on front cover. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Jogi's Curse - An Indian government official is cursed by a wondering jogi (priest) and the prophecy is tragically fulfilled; An Underground Wonderland - Fantastic photo-illustrated article on the Carlsbad Cavern of New Mexico; Adrift in the China Seas - Sent off to fetch help for their crippled steamer, H.W. Millard, G. Grant Simmons and their companions are blown off course and suffer an eight-day ordeal; "Watu Wa Miti" - R. St. Barbe Baker founded the "Men of the Trees" in Equatorial Africa to preserve trees which were continually being burned to secure land for cultivation - with photos; The Man Who Wanted a Change - A factory hand seeking escape travels to the South Seas, only to return sadder and wiser; Two Years in Borneo - Part I - Oscar Cook spent eight years there, the last two of which were quite strenuous - with photos; "The Man With the Buried Head" - photo of alms-seekers in India; The Promotion of Private Smith - The inside facts of an affair involving Private Smith, a young soldier in the American Army, stationed in the Philippines; The Last of the Bushrangers - Mrs. Mary J. Nichols reflects on the old pioneer days in Tasmania and the 'sticking-up' of an isolated station by the last gang of bushrangers that operated in the island - with photos; Forbidden Nepal - Hugh Walter had unusual opportunities to visit this closed state and provides interesting glimpses of the manners, customs, and principal religious festivals of the Nepalese - with photos; White Man's Magic - While exploring the interior of New Zealand the author and his companion fell afoul of a rascally Maori tohunga, or medicine man; Where Cannibals Roam - Part II - An eventful journey into the unknown interior of Papua, with photos; "Old Peter" - C.N.C. Hayter, formerly of the Royal North-West Mounted Police, describes instances of 'second sight' he witnessed among Eskimos, thus providing independent corroboration of a story about apparent Eskimo telepathy in this publication a few months ago; What Happened to Spott - A funny story about a miserly old South African storekeeper and a black mamba snake; The World's Largest Goldfish Farm - founded by Eugene Shireman of Martinsville, Indiana - with photo. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Policing the Great White North - A photo-illustrated account of the manifold perils and hardships that are the daily portion of the gallant handful of men who represent law and order in the Vast Canadian Arctic; Pathetic fate of two missing WWI Sheffield soldiers revealed - William Thompson and George Walter Howard; Bill's Bear-Cub - An American trapper adopts a bear cub and his partner foretells disaster; Three Months on an Island Inferno - J.K. Wilson explains his 'holiday' on White Island, near Tauranga, New Zealand - with photos; Further Adventures of a Tenderfoot in Canada - Part I - What happened after H.P. Musson, a transplanted London paper-pusher, lost his job as a hired hand in Western Canada and began looking for his own homestead; Trapping Wild Animals in Northern Siam - The ingenious methods by which the jungle folk trap fierce whild beasts, with great photos; Cycling Round the World - Part III of III of Kai Thorenfeldt's amazing 20,000 mile journey which took over two years - with map and nice photos; Forgotten Fortunes - Frances Dickie describes the remarkable circumstances in which two of the most amazing 'finds' in the history of European art have lately come to light in France - with photo of Mrs. M.L. Westmoreland, who discovered a valuable Goya in a Paris second-hand shop; In Quest of the Dragon Lizards - Part II - Seeking the prehistoric Komodo dragon on a remote Dutch East Indies (Indonesian) island; A Terrible Journey - Joseph Metcalf fell into an underground conduit conveying water from a dam to Port Elizabeth - forty-five miles away!; The Greatest of All Thrills - A wonderfully photo-illustrated article on the new sport of parachuting from aircraft; "Heir Number Six" - A Winnipeg real estate agent goes to the North-West territory in search of an obscure half-breed regarding a dispute over land ownership. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nice vintage ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this nice vintage issue. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Last Fight of the Great Green Eel - three-day battle with a Conger eel in Trinidad; De Rougemont Right After All! - Shortly after his passing, the incredible stories by Louis de Rougement of adventures with the wild blacks (aborigines) of Australia are proven true! - article with great photos; The Lure of the Jewel - The Forcing of the Duke of Brunswick's safe; Crossed Trails - A remarkable tale of linked lives; The Midnight Visitor - A grim tale of the famous North-West Mounted Police of Canada; Trapped in a Well - two men in Nebraska set out to deepen a well; The Moffat County Mystery - an odd tale from Colorado; A Film-Hunter on the Amazon - Part II - Probably the most adventurous expedition ever undertaken in the interest of film-making - article with interesting photos; A Christmas Hunt in East Africa - sometimes 'exiles' can have a good Christmas; A Double Escape a thrilling royal tiger hunt in India; A Man's Luck - Part V - the true story of a man who set out to build an Alaskan home for the girl of his dream but kept being jailed; The Accursed Lake - The strange story of David Burton and Charles Snisted in New Zealand; The Living Death - an explorer's grim story from the South American jungle; Anthropop - Apology; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2] 268-351, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book