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Pages 266-352 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: Poll Chunk's Son - a story from the hills of Kentucky; The Ivory Raiders - part 1 of a tale fromm the Turkanaland district of Central Africa on the western shores of Lake Rudolf where Major H. Rayne deals with Swahili elephant poachers and Turkana warriors; The Case for the Sea-Serpent - a mysterious Fijian monster; In the Wilds with a Camera - Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson take photos in the interior of British East Africa; The Land Sharks - criminal buying and selling of land in Canada; In Quest of the Unknown - part 3 of F.A. Mitchell-Hedges' adventures amoung the Chucunaque Indians; James Watson - Human Tiger - a remarkable American crime; An Eviction in Patagonia - a rich man attempts to drive away the cattle of a squatter; My Jungle Jaunts - part 1 of an Englishwoman's experiences in Burma, with nice photos; The Blue Powder - bewitching a District Commissioner in Nigeria; The Sea-Villages of Humboldt's Bay - photo-illustrated article on this Dutch New Guinea area; The Mad Jackal - how a homesick Pathan soldier in Mesopotamia got himself sent back to India; Imprisoned in a hollow tree - Harry Comstock spent horrible days and nights inside a tree in Bexar County, Texas; The Tiger I didn't Get - Movie star Tom Mix recounts an adventure that befell him while tiger-shooting in Bengal; Nice one-page General Electric ad with illustration of new street lighting in Nagoya, Japan; One-page photo-illustrated ad for Hobart Bradstreet of Chicago. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
187 pages including index. A book of tribute to missionary women of the West Coast as researched and recalled by the author. Relates the experiences of the early missionary wives, teachers, nurses and other dedicated women who devoted their lives to the people living in isolation on lighthouses, in logging camps, and frontier and Native villages. Faintest wear. Unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
"In this enchanting book John Timpson has chosen his favourite English villages their part in English history, their beautiful churches and village greens, their colourful fairs and customs." Illustrated with photographs by Michael Stead. 192 p. index. Book
250 pages including index. Chapters include: 1. Towns and Villages in Urban Canada 2. The Persistence of Small Towns 3. Town and Village Economies 4. Regional Relations of Small Towns 5. The Social Structure of Towns and Villages 6. Life in Towns and Villages 7. Housing and Land Use Patterns 8. Community Needs 9. Planning Approaches to Small Towns 10. Towards a Viable Future for Small Towns. This book grew from a 1978 study bearing the same title which was prepared for the government of Canada. Authors are professors at the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Queen's University at Kingston. Clean, tight and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
Milano, 1939, stralcio con copertina posticcia muta, pp. 965/975 con una cartina e numerose fotografie. - !! 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.
219 p. Hardcover Very good condition good
19554, Imp. de R. Varle, Tournai 1774, Relie, plein veau a l'impression dore sur le dos, page de titre originale, 120 x 205mm., 56pp.
20152090502113717838Not Available 2015. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
Very Good Turkish Paperback. Large roy. 8vo. (25 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 38 p. Türk romaninda köye dogru: Bir arastirma.
Fine Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 91 p. Türk sosyolojisinde ve Cumhuriyet döneminde köy tartismalari. Villages; Turkey; economic and social conditions.
529 pages including bibliography. Second volume of a two volume work on Urbanization in Canada. The result of a two-year study undertaken by Dr. David Bettison for the Human Resources Research Council of Alberta. Describes the relationships among the important institutions of the province which mold the way cities, towns, and villages expand and decline. Takes a long look at the pollitical history of the province, with particular emphasis upon the thirty-six year reign of the Social Credit government and the effect of its "fair and equal treatment" policy on the fate of small towns and large cities. Examines Calgary and Edmonton in detail. Clean and unmarked. but for prior owner's small rubber stamp atop half-title page. Very light wear. Binding partially open at page 527. Excellent copy. Book
Ex-library copy with usual (minimal) marks and stamps. Very clean pages in a tight binding with bright unmarked boards, dust/browning to page edges and slight bump to upper front corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or creased with tear to upper rear edge. 439pp. In three parts - typical settlements in all seven continents, changes in size and pattern from Neolithic times and finally topographic and functional controls in modern towns.
0951902806.Gunknown_binding. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
19765708Castors du livre 1976 313 pages in8. 1976. broché. 313 pages.
1854001541London: Rock & Co. 1854. Book. Very good condition. Paperback. First Edition. Oblong 32mo. Two volumes. Yellow printed and embossed wrappers with slight shelfwear and soiling. No title pages as issued. Each volume contains 6 engraved views. The first contains views titled Clifton from Ashton Falls Clifton from the Ferry The Avon from St. Vincent's Rocks St. Vincent's Rocks Hot Wells & Baths and Victoria Square. The second volume contains New Church - Victoria Park Terraces - Clifton from Cumberland Basin Victoria Square duplicate The Pump Room - Royal Clifton Spa - Hotwells Clifton The Rivers Avon & Levern from Penpole Point and Nightingale Valley near Clifton. There is a bit of foxing affecting each plate of the first volume as well as small tears at the top edge of each plate not affecting images. A small water stain in the margin of the first 4 plates in volume one and the first 3 plates in the second volume not affecting images. The plates in the second volume are on thicker paper. Most of the plates are dated individually and range from June 2nd 1852 to October 10th 1854. They measure 4" tall by 6.75" wide approximate. Natural scenes showing the countryside rivers and paddlewheelers and architecture of local buildings. Interesting ephemeral viewbooks in very good condition despite the minor faults. England Great Britain Cities Viewbook Natural History. Rock & Co. Paperback
1854001541London: Rock & Co. 1854. Book. Very good condition. Paperback. First Edition. Oblong 32mo. Two volumes. Yellow printed and embossed wrappers with slight shelfwear and soiling. No title pages as issued. Each volume contains 6 engraved views. The first contains views titled Clifton from Ashton Falls Clifton from the Ferry The Avon from St. Vincent's Rocks St. Vincent's Rocks Hot Wells & Baths and Victoria Square. The second volume contains New Church - Victoria Park Terraces - Clifton from Cumberland Basin Victoria Square duplicate The Pump Room - Royal Clifton Spa - Hotwells Clifton The Rivers Avon & Levern from Penpole Point and Nightingale Valley near Clifton. There is a bit of foxing affecting each plate of the first volume as well as small tears at the top edge of each plate not affecting images. A small water stain in the margin of the first 4 plates in volume one and the first 3 plates in the second volume not affecting images. The plates in the second volume are on thicker paper. Most of the plates are dated individually and range from June 2nd 1852 to October 10th 1854. They measure 4" tall by 6.75" wide approximate. Natural scenes showing the countryside rivers and paddlewheelers and architecture of local buildings. Interesting ephemeral viewbooks in very good condition despite the minor faults. England Great Britain Cities Viewbook Natural History. Rock & Co. Paperback books
22 full colour mailablable postcards with photographs of lovely traditional English village scenes. 1p.+ 22 detachable leaves in tight card covers [NO copies found in WordCst] Postcard
1997LFA-126725414Un ouvrage de 224 pages, format 240 x 300 mm, illustré, relié simili cuir sous jaquette couleurs, publié en 1997, bon état
199735502891Paris , France Loisirs , 1997 ; in-4 , cartonnage d’éditeur, jaquette illustrée. 224pp.Traduction-adaptation de l’édition en anglais. Belles photographies de 54 beaux villages de toutes les régions.
REG5658MRivages, Payot. 2006. Guide de chame, nouvelle édition.
1990LFA-126730150Un ouvrage de 232 pages, format 255 x 315 mm, illustré, relié cartonnage sous jaquette couleurs, publié en 1990, bon état
30675Paris, Editions François Bourin, 1991. 14 x 23, 501 pp., plusieurs illustrations en N/B, 1 carte dépliante, broché, bon état.
36927Genève. Editions Slatkine. 1990. In-4. Format à l'italienne. 126 p. Dessins originaux sur chaque pages d'Ales Jiranek. Exemplaire N°554 / 2000. Très bon état malgré une dédicace sur la page de titre et une couverture tachée.
11269, Editions Du Chene, 1998 Relie, toile, sous jacquette d' editeur illustre (photo) en couleur, page de garde illustre (photo)en couleur, 25,5x29cm, 192pp, illustre en couleur et n/b, bibliographie, index. ISBN 9782842771348.
195829253Claude Romefort et Robert Morlot, 1958. Petit in-folio (28,5 x 37,5 cm) de 36 pages, reliure éditeur à la bradel pleine toile beige avec titre turquoise, complet de la jaquette illustrée. Illustré d'une carte, dessins en noir et 12 belles illustrations en couleurs.-800g.C. - Discrète auréole claire et petites découpures réparées sur les bords de la jaquette, intérieur très frais.Très belle restitution des gouaches et peintures reproduites en sérigraphie ou écran de soie. Bon exemplaire
