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grand in-8, 121 pp., broché, couverture illustrée— Edition originale (après 30 Japon), DEDICACE par l’auteur. Bel exemplaire (papier jauni). [GD8-1]
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 206, [28] p., b/w ills., 1 folding b/w plate. Iktisadî yönü ile Kütahya.
Illustrated guide to northern Estonia. Text in Estonian, English and Russian, Unaginated [134p.] Elegant donor inscription on ffep, else fine. [8 copies found in WordCat] Book
2 vol., illus. 25th in the author's Christmas Books series. Folded map in rear pocket of Vol. 2. Limited ed. of 750 copies. Hardcover Very good condition; bookplate in slipcase
Features include: Hopper No. 47 - Tragic happenings to an apprentice pilot in Home waters; Mra Toons "Lemon" - A former Revenue Officer's account of an encounter with an astute Oriental who planned to make a fortune by smuggling opium into Burma; Chinchilla Ranching - Describes a new industry; Water Divining in India; South American Excursion - a colourful account of a motor-car trip into the interior of Venezuela; Marijuana - describes the perilous experiences in which a particularly sinister form of "dope" involved the narrator; By Pony to Ladakh - An account of a trip through a little-known region of the borders of mysterious Tibet; Hunting the "Bearded Wonder" - Author sets out to track down a sinister Malayan terrorist leader. Black and white illustrations throughout. Above-average wear externally. Chips missing from spine. Contents in good condition. Unmarked. Magazine
Features/Photos: The Necropolis at Salamis; On guard against terrorism in Cyprus; Underground discovery of water brings prosperity to an arid region of Egypt; Beatles capture America; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
Features: A pictorial message for friends and relatives of war prisoners - sketches of POWs; Amazing photos of camouflaged Russian soldiers; Large overhead photo of Leningrad; Great overhead photos of military positions near Tobruk; Photo of Churchill in Liverpool; photo of Guderian; Photos of Fascist prisoners in Peveril Camp at Peel, Isle of Man; Science and World Order - The British Association Conference - photos; Article - The War with Nazi Germany - The New Developments; Large portrait of U.S.S.R. Marshal K. Voroshilov of Leningrad; Photo of Rumanian prisoners of the Soviets; Photo of German prisoners under Soviet escort; Photos from the Vast Eastern Battlefront - Russia fights on; Two-page illustration of the Caucasion Oilfield Region - Russia's Achilles' Heel - Objective of the German Drive on Kharkov and Rostov; Centerfold illustration entitled "Rosyth Dockyard", by Sir Muirhead Bone, showing H.M.S. "King George V."; Photos of "Mickey" The Dog mascot of the A.I.F.; Air force photos - electric gloves, larynx microphone, etc.; Photo of French Quadricycle; America's new light cruiser the "Atlanta"; New black state police uniforms in Vichy France; Inter-Allied Conference Photo; British tanks for Russia; Many photos highlight Sarawak's hundred years under the rule of the white rajahs - excellent photos of the Dyak (Dayak) peoples, including their tattoos; Personalities and events of the week, including Brigadier D.A. Sandford; London Sixty Years After the Great Fire - article; Illustrations of fire-fighting in the 18th century - early appliances in use; Large photo of London's Auxiliary Fire Service (A.F.S.) battling a large blaze; Article on Gourds - edible, ornamental and poisonous; Nice colour BSA ad inside front cover; Colour Dewar's "White Label" Scotch ad on back cover. Clear tape inside each cover along spine and externally along spine. A sound copy. Magazine
28 pages. Features: Cover Photo of Roosevelt and Churchill seated together at Casablanca attending what was later described by the President the "Unconditional Surrender" meeting; Chiefs of Staff at Casablanca Conference discuss problems while the President and Prime Minister decide 1943 Strategy - 12 photos with captions; Amazing aerial photo of an airfield literally plowed up by the enemy in the Middle East; Two Great Soviet Deeds - Leningrad Relieved and Stalingrad Cleared - five photos; Personalities and Recent Events; Closing Up in Tunisia - article by Cyril Falls; Six-photo feature on "A Weapon Which Has Come to the Fore in This War - The Land Mine"; The Ears of the Army - Seven Photos of "Signals" Laying Cables in Forward Areas; Photos of General Alexander, Commander-in-Chief of the Middle East Forces; Photos of - "the Regent of Iraq and the little boy-King Feisal II inspecting a guard of honour at Baghdad Airport, Commander F.A. Worsley, His Highness the Maharajah of Kikanir, Viscount Maitland - son of the Earl of Lauderdale - K.I.A., Haile Selassie; Photo of Roosevelt in Jeep with President Vargas of Brazil; Large photo of Churchill and President Inonu of Turkey conferring during their rail-coach discussions; Centerfold map of Northern Tunisia - the Terrain and Communications where the Axis is faced by three Allied Armies and Montgomery's Advance from the South; Two-pages of illustrations related to "The Problem of the U-Boat Menace - the Case for and Against building Faster Cargo-ships capable of 15 knots as against the present average of about 11 knots; A page of great miscellaneous war photos; Stone Column unveiled in Belfast to Commenorate First Landing of U.S. Forces; The Massacre of the Innocents - the Burial of Lewisham's Child Victims; The Kingdom of Nupe in Nigeria - article by S.F. Nadel; Full-page photo of a ghostlike member of the Archconfraternity of Mercy collecting money in the street prior to an execution in Malta; Malta's Ordeal - a fine tribute paid by the screen to the men and women of the George Cross Island - twelve photos; The Troglodyte Dwellings of Southern Tunisia - Matmata - Underground town near the Mareth Line - ten photos; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
28 pages. Features: Photos of the grim terrain in Tunisia - craggy heights and perilous ridges; Photos of lighter moments in Tunisia; Mules solve Mountain Problems in Tunisia; Unconventional Pictures of Three Famous Generals in Tunisia - General Montgomery, General Alexander, and Lieut.-General George Patton seated on a hillside watching his men advancing to attack; The House of Lords Roll of Honour - photos of thirteen legislators lost in action; The Commons Roll of Honour - photos of nine legislators lost in action; Photo of the first launching of land bombers at sea from the deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier "Hornet"; Photos related to Doolittle's famous raid on Tokyo; R.A.F. Bombers lay waste to 100 acres of factory buildings in Stettin - five aerial photos; The Great Struggle in Tunisia - article by Cyril Falls; The British Assault on Longstop Hill and Bou Arada Bastions - six photos; Centerfold illustration of a British 3 inch mortar in action in Tunisia giving close support to infantry; Photos of George Edward Kruger-Gray, Commander J.W. Linton, Rear-Admiral Philip John Mack and Viktor Lutze; Nice large illustration of Britain's All-Wooden Mosquito Bomber - includes partial cutaway view; Photos of construction of oil pipeline from Texas to New York via Norris City, Illinois; Photo of Roosevelt with Mexican President Camacho; Photos of General Sikorski, Acting Wing Commander Hugh Malcolm and Sir Basil Brooke; Four *Amazing* large aerial photos show the fate of Italy's last two heavy cruisers, "Trieste" and Gorizia"; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Book
32 pages. Features: Five photos of sea-going U-Boats; Six photos inside U-Boats; Two-page pictorial map of the region of the Maginot and Siegfried Lines; Two photos of the German advance in Poland; Various photos from the home front; Full-page map of Poland and her neighbours; Military photos of the Westerplatte, at Danzig; Five photos of Warsaw's baptism of bombs; Two pages of photos behind the German Lines in Poland - "mud and obstacles which may upset Blitzkrieg calculations; Centerfold illustrations depict the torpedoing of the "Athenia" without warning - the actual moment of the attack; Photos of the "Athenia" outrage - landing survivors in Eire and Scotland; Photos of notable people and events including rescuing survivors of the "Magdapur"; Full-page illustration showing Britain's food in the last war - rationed and unrationed items; Various photos of war preparation; Many photos of war's sudden impact on London streets; Photos of London transformed by sandbags; Photos of London in August 1914 for comparison with the present day; Full-page back-to-back colour illustrations of General Marie Gustave Gamelin and General Lord Gort, V.C. laid-in. Average wear. Unmarked. Pages 461-462 missing. One page loose but present. A worthy pre-war reference copy. Magazine
Mm 125x190 Brossura editoriale di pp. 187, ancora intonso ma con legatura allentata e piccolo restauro al piede del dorso. Prefazione del barone Ivan de Radtzitsky d'Ostrowick. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
BRIVE, Imp. Chastrusse - 1934 - Edition Originale - In-8 - broché - 146 pages + Erratum - bel exemplaire - Envoi rapide et soigné Pour écrire cette contribution à l'histoire du canton de Salignac pendant la Révolution, l'auteur a eu accès au registre original des délibérations du Conseil général de la Communauté de Salignac du 7 décembre 1790 au 20 Brumaire an IV (12 novembre 1795). Il a pu ainsi pu étudier la vie salignacoise au jour le jour pendant cette période troublée. Chapitre premier : Le canton de Salignac avant et pendant la période révolutionnaire (Misère des paysans. La dîme. Vols et crimes - Etats généraux. Guerre aux Châteaux. Plantation des maïs. Affaire de la Faurie - Emigrés. Biens nationaux - Exercices du culte - Les Salignacois devant le Tribunal révolutionnaire). Chapitre second : La communauté de Salignac, du 7 décembre 1790 au 20 novembre 1795
BRIVE, Imp. Chastrusse - 1936 - Edition Originale - In-8 - broché - 4 ème Plat illustré - 1 planche dépliantede l'ancienne vicomté de Turenne & Illustrations Nb PP HT -167 pages + Erratum - bel exemplaire - Envoi rapide et soigné
BRIVE, Imp. Chastrusse - 1934 - Edition Originale - In-8 - broché - 4 ème Plat illustré - 1Illustration PP - 125 pages + Erratum - bel exemplaire - Envoi rapide et soigné
grand in-8°, 254 pages, photos N&B, broche, couv. illustree plastifiee à rabats. Bel exemplaire. [NV-23]
in-12, 225 pp, broché.— Edition originale, après 12 exemplaires numérotés sur Hollande. Bel exemplaire avec ENVOI de l'auteur. [PU-1]
Avranches, L'Opinion de la Manche - 1941 - In-8 - Broché - couverture illustrée avec étiquette contre-collée - Illustrations en texte & Ht, bois de A.Lepaumier - 102 pages - Bel exemplaire
207 pages including index and many black and white illustrations. The results of a lifetime of eating and testing over smoky fires are all here in this book. "A definitive book on barbecuing. It is eminently practical, altogether sensible, and wide in its scope. She has lived in various parts of the "Barbecue Belt." She understands the varying tastes and the techniques of each region she covers, and this is *the* book on Barbecue. I love it." - James Beard. Small remainder mark upon top edge else unmarked. Light wear. Attractive colour glossy covers. Nice copy. Book
New Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 126 p., ills. Harem-i Hümayun (Inceleme - metin - tipki basim).
Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 288 pp., 8 pl., 4 maps.
Unpaginated. Almost 5/8" thick. Excellent colour photographic endpapers. Black and white archival photographs throughout accompanied by substantial supporting text. Includes list of base personnel. At time of publication Canadian Forces Station Holberg had for 30 years stood as the western anchor of the Canadian radar chain. This copy was formally presented to Colonel L.G. Jenks. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
41 pages. Captures the spirit of what is still very much a frontier. Depicts the richness of the Cariboo - its land, its people, and its life. Children's poetry. Light wear. Unmarked. Nice copy. Book
396p. Illustrated with numerous advertisements, charts, maps, etc. 4to. Original printed wraps, slightly worn. Scarce. NAVAL BOX 2
471 pages. Lets the diaries, letters and newspapers of the pioneers tell the story of the region's growth. Told in chronological sequence with chapters added to provide more detailed information on the industries and organizations developed by the people of the region. From first printing of 3,000 copies. Light wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. A beautiful copy. HALE & BARMAN 439. Book
Signed, without inscription, by author upon title page. 146 pages. Bibliography. "Takes the reader on a 1783 canoe trip along the Rideau Route, revealing the landscape as it appeared prior to any European settlement. Transcriptions and maps of Lt. French's 1783 survey, as well as those of Lt. Joshua Jebb in 1816 and Samuel Clowes in 1823-24, are included as first hand accounts of the route. This newly revealed pre-canal engineering achievement will allow readers to better understand and appreciate the enormous engineering achievement of the Rideau Canal. Profusely illustrated with maps and period paintings." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book