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Features: The Mystery of Dead Man's Valley - a series of uncanny tragedies connected with a sinister region in the far north of Canada, by Philip H. Godsell; Saharan Adventure - a fascinating journey across the Sahara (to be continued); The "Moorish Prince" Affair - a strange story from aboard a British steamer; Aboriginal Rain-Making in Australia; The thing that eats men - a tale of the 'tree crocodile' from Papua; Hunting Polar Bears, by J.C. Carp, with photos; The Big Bang - a wartime story from Lagos, Nigeria; The Jail Breaker - the case of John Carroll; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Sound copy. Book
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
Pages 338-420 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: By Water in the Desert - an African witch doctor puts a curse on three white men; "Highclimbing" in the Tall Timbers - photo-illustrated article on high-climbers (high-riggers) of the Pacific Northwest which provides a vivid account of their work and its perils; Kwis-Kwis The Killer - British Columbia police sergeant Letherdale brings to book a most cunning and dangerous murderer in the vicinity of Queen Charlotte Sound; "Within the Law" - an unscrupulous Winnipeg estate agent tries to bring off an extra-smart deal; An African No Man's Land - the first crossing by white men of a queer region in the heart of the Belgian Congo - with photos; My Grandfather's Watch - after a watch is stolen in India, a servant suggests an unusual - and successful - method of retrieving it; Shark Catching Extraordinary - a local fisherman devises a novel method to take care of a shark which is threatening swimmers at a New Zealand resort; Through Spain in Disguise (part II) - Count and Countess Malmignati travel through Spain disguised as wandering Arab beggars; The Guru's Message - Journalist Colonel Charles Harrison Gibbons lay at death's door near the Khyber Pass but was relieved by a friend from a thousand miles away who was somehow contacted by an old native priest; The Big Voyage of the Little "Shanghai" (part IV) - the adventures of six young men sailing from Shanghai to Copenhagen; "On Construction" - the adventures of trying to build a new railway through the wilds of Africa; Experiences with the Alligators of Cambridge Gulf in Australia, with illustration of a Carl Jacobs alligator trap and photo of a massive 'gator caught at Wyndham; A Night with Lions - the appalling experience of corporal Fairweather of the B.S.A. Police on the banks of the Zambezi; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
2015100144169BRILL ACADEMIC PUB 2015 348 pages 16 2x2 6x23 8cm. 2015. Cartonné. 348 pages.
1995100126639Grassfield Press U.S 1995 110 pages 22 7x27 4x1 9cm. 1995. Cartonné jaquette. 110 pages.
63 pages including bibliography and black and white illustrations. Text provides a commentary on the cultural and political forces which shape both the process of urbanization and its influence on the utilization of resources. A massive 40"x58" wall map (stored in sleeve) plays a mutually supportive role by providing background information, documenting the dynamic urbanization process, and presenting an analysis of relevant material. Together they provide an interesting collection of information concerning urban growth and its impact in the Strait of Georgia Region. Moderate wear to book. Map in excellent condition. Nice copy of this excellent and now historical reference. Book
71 pages including index. A guide-book to the future of a vast region awaiting development after the war. A study of the past, present and future of international co-operation in this region. Presents a high challenge to the people of Canada and the US, and their governments. Author was regional chairman of the National Resources Planning Board. Light soiling. Unmarked. Some yellowing. Includes three fold-out maps. Moderate wear to illustrated boards. Nice copy. Book
1973100127932Oxford University Press Reprints distributed by Sa 1973 462 pages 16 256x3 048x23 368cm. 1973. Cartonné jaquette. 462 pages.
1978Ge0245New York, Oxford University Press, 1978. XV, 444 S., S, Einband an Ecken teils gering bestoßen, Schutzumschlag an Kanten teils ering bestoßen und mit einem kleinen Einriss, ansonsten wohlerhalten gr. 8° Buch Appretiertes Leinen
Cover Portrait of Brigadier-Gen. Edward Northey, C.B. Commanded the Nyasalind-Rhodesia Force. Abundantly illustrated with black and white photos. Contents include: military situation in East Africa at the close of 1916; The Belgian campaign under General Tombeur; Opening of the offensive, April 1916; Conquest of region between Tanganyika and Victoria Nyanza; British Column seizes Mwanza; Colonel Olsen Occupies Ujiji; Joint advance on Tabora; Life in Tabora under the Germans; Harsh treatment of British Prisoners; Belgians enter Tabora; Germans retreat south towards Mahenge; Results of Belgian campaign; General Northey's Campaign; Advance from the Nyasa-Rhodesia Frontier; Transport Difficulties; Nearly 400,000 carriers employed; German forces defeated; Northey's advance toward Iringa; Germans from Tabora under General Wahle pierce Northey's lines; Van Deventer's cooperation from the north; Mahenge force attacks Northey; Assailants repulsed; German concentration around Mahenge; Combined offensive by Van Deventer and Northey Fails; General Smuts Reorganizes his army and lines of communication; Kilwa operations; advance toward the Rufiji; German Main Force escapes from the Mgeta; Captain Selous killed; Changes in the command; Portugal's help. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Please note: readers may also be interested in the following two issues: Part 121 - The Campaign in German East Africa (I); Part 146 - The Campaign in German East Africa (II). Magazine
22921Shetrup Akong Tarap.; Peter Wren Howard
228 pages. Index. "Intended as a text on maps and their uses in field operations in war and peace." - from Preface. Prior owner's details inside front board. Book
1998d1131998 Food & Agriculture Organization 1998 CD ROM A BRAND NEW CD ROM UNUSED STILL IN UNOPENED CELLO WRAPPING. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. Audio Book CD. New. unknown
1973198663Urumqi China: Museum of the Sinkiang-Uighur Autonomous Region 1973. Hardcover. VG- fitted jacket is creased/cut/missing sections to upper & lower edges; jacket scuffed scratched scored & smudged w/ rubbing to corners. corners rather roughly bumped rubbed & creased w/ indentations. light crimp/crese to lower pg corners. glossy pgs lightly toned though remain bright. slipcase scuffed & darkened. Cream cloth boards w/ blind-stamp decoration & gilt script lettering; decorative end papers; fitted plastic jacket; 8 pp. w/ 66 color plates. 8 pp. bw illustrated supplemental pamphlet. 6 pp translation & 1 double side translation. tan blind-stamped slipcase w/ black printing. Please note if picture accompanies this entry this item is NOT ex-library; its contents as shown in photographs contents may differ than what is listed. Eight page supplemental pamphlet is in Chinese with black/white illustrations and twenty-five entries The single yellow sheet contains an English synopsis of the Chinese text and a list with brief annotations of the 66 color plates and accompanied with six page identical translation but printed on tan paper and containing descriptions for 152 of the plates illustrated in the main volume. Museum of the Sinkiang-Uighur Autonomous Region hardcover
1973044373China Books and Periodicals 1973. 1st . Hardcover. Fine. slipcase is in very good condition with a sticker pull to top right corner NOTE text in chinese <br/> <br/> China Books and Periodicals hardcover
197311002Toronto: NC Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1973. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 66 color plates of very old textiles. Includes an English listing of the plates as well a the accompanying chinese text brochure. In the original plastic cover/DJ and slipcase. ; 10 1/2x14" . NC Press hardcover
197220541681972. Hardcover. Very good. Text is in Chinese.<br /> <br /> Very good condition. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and unmarked. hardcover
2011100146291Odile Jacob 2011 402 pages 15 6x23 3x2 2cm. 2011. Broché. 402 pages.
Features: A Catalogue of Boors - a story about road rage (before the term was coined) by Corey Ford; pages 11-14 loose but present - they contain a wonderful two-page color ad for 'Jet-Smooth' Chevrolet; The Menningers of Kansas - the life and work of the men who have devoted themselves to the fight for better understanding and effective treatment of the mentally ill, part 1 of 4; People on the Way Up - Joan Lakow, John Cassavetes, LaBonnie Bianchi, Willard Scott (Scotty) Thompson; Hollywood Throwback - Natalie Wood is a screen queen in the old flamboyant tradition; Casey Stengel - after a year's layoff, the 'Ol Professor, now manager of the New York Mets, begins his second half-century in baseball; Color pages of Ford car ads; Noah would approve - Roland Lindemann's Catskill Game Farm gives dwindling species room and safety to breed; My 36 hours with Khrushchev - Drew Pearson's wife reports on her visit to the inner sanctum of Russia's 'ruling class'; Have we lost Southeast Asia? - a report on this troubled region whose principle defense against red-Chinese invasion is the almost-powerless South East Asia Treaty Organization. Somewhat above-average wear. 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
0364731419.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
xvi, 498 + Plus photographs. Text maps and charts. Inked underlings. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn at edges. AFRICA/5
596pp. 24 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
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
2004100146467Routledge 2004 364 pages 15 6x2 4x23 2cm. 2004. Broché. 364 pages. Cet ouvrage constitue une synthèse majeure et actualisée de l'archéologie de la Nubie et du Soudan couvrant une période allant de la préhistoire au XIXe siècle après J.-C. Il présente notamment les travaux de la campagne de sauvetage archéologique menée entre 1963 et 1969
