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4to., Second Edition, with coloured frontispiece, coloured title-vignette, many hundreds of coloured and monochrome photographs (a number full-page) throughout, and photographic endpapers; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, a near fine copy un unclipped dustwrapper. Much-needed reissue of the original edition of 1987.
Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Appears to be once-off publication, bound by the library into cardboard covers, hand typed by author regarding archaeological investigations and excavations made on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Letter from Charles Bunnell of the Smithsonian, another from Otto Wm. Geist, 21 pages of text (Intro, Travel, Specimens encountered, Stratas of sod encountered within the mound, Excavation extended in length, Other research work carried on in 1933 etc.) with laminated detailed map of excavation, chart of compoutations of volume of excavations at Kukuliak, and seven pages (two photos each) of tipped-in captioned phototgraphs, all complete. About 36 pages in all.
Features: Captain Jan's Christmas-Tree - as told by the former captain of a well-known British liner; Lone Wolf - Roy Gardner, a remarkable American criminal; Our Snake-Hunt - An amusing excursion into the West African bush in quest of a big boa-constrictor; The Ha'porth of Tar - An amusing story of how an excise officer outwits a gang of Burmese opium-smugglers; Killer Cats of British Columbia - Cougars or Mountain Lions have become a serious menace on Vancouver Island - photos; Australia's Mounted Police - they have tamed the formerly hostile aborigines; The Jungle Man - a remarkable character who lived among South American head-hunters; Exploring the "Skeleton Coast" - Searching Southwest Africa for underground springs; Dead Men's Tracks - An exciting story involving a prospector in Western Australia; and more. Average wear. Binding intact. Quality copy. Book
Features: Captain Jan's Christmas-Tree - as told by the former captain of a well-known British liner; Lone Wolf - Roy Gardner, a remarkable American criminal; Our Snake-Hunt - An amusing excursion into the West African bush in quest of a big boa-constrictor; The Ha'porth of Tar - An amusing story of how an excise officer outwits a gang of Burmese opium-smugglers; Killer Cats of British Columbia - Cougars or Mountain Lions have become a serious menace on Vancouver Island - photos; Australia's Mounted Police - they have tamed the formerly hostile aborigines; The Jungle Man - a remarkable character who lived among South American head-hunters; Exploring the "Skeleton Coast" - Searching Southwest Africa for underground springs; Dead Men's Tracks - An exciting story involving a prospector in Western Australia; and more. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
xxiv, 64 pages. Features: The Hunting of Harry Tracy - the 1902 account of one of the most remarkable manhunts to ever take place in America; Pete the Pelican; Between Ourselves; Sahara Safari - photo-illustrated account; Remote Control - a strange story from the Northwest frontier of India; Awachomo Natural Bridge, Utah, USA (cover illustration); Land of Blood-Feuds - photo illustrated article about the mountain people of Crete; The Death-Divers - a former Swedish deep-sea diver recounts how in 1937 he and Chief Diver Matsson were detailed to assist in the raising of a wreck off Italian Somaliland; The Throw-Back - strange story from a South American gold mine; The Night Alarm - ; Wealth on the "Skeleton Coast"; Bush Interlude; The Vanished Waggons - a remarkable story from the Northern Territory of Australia where three laden vans mysteriously disappeared from a train running south from Darwin; many nostalgic ads; and more. Bit of pencil writing atop front cover, otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality vintage copy. Book
New Turkish Original full imitation leather bdg. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script. Facsimile Edition. 286 p. Ilm-i tesrih-i tavsifî: Mebhasü'l-izâm. Prep. by Toprak Kevser, Resul Köse. First Edition printed in Ottoman script, 1327 Hegira by 'Mekteb-i Tibbiye-i Sâhâne' [i.e. Ottoman Medicine School] Printinghouse.
PARIS, Bong et Cie - 5 forts volumes décorés, avec plaque métallique sur le 1e plat représentant Atlas portant le monde, le titre de l'ouvrage et 1 étoile.( manque la plaque au tome II) Bel exemplaire.Très propre. Préface de M. Edmond PERRIER, Membre de l'Institut, directeur du Muséum. Traduction de A. SCHALCK de la FAVERIE., Bibliothécaire à la Bibliothèque Nationale. Nombreuses illustrations, gravures, cartes dépliantes.Nombreux hors-texte.
Hardcover New Release item. Pls. allow a minimum of 4 - 6 weeks as this is hi p frombook publishers.
Approximately 24 pages. Illustrated in black and white. Illustrations include: Ideal Type Male Collie - full profile view; Ideal Type Female Collie - full profile view; Correct Forequarter Assembly (viewed from the side); Correct Hindquarter Assembly (viewed from the side); Correct Front - superficial muscles of front - skeleton; Correct Rear - superficial muscles of rear - skeleton; The Front; The Rear; Superficial Muscles; Skeleton; Headstudy of Ideal Type of Collie; The Bite; Head Faults. Prior owner's small ink stamp inside front cover else unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. Book
in francese carta incisa in rame, 4 sezioni di 16 parti ciascuna montate su tela, ognuna cm. 68 x 56, bordura ornamentale, cartellino con titolo manoscritto su ogni sezione, alcune gore e lievi bruniture in corrispondenza di alcune pieghe, sia sulla tela di sostegno che sulle carte che non pregiudicano comunque la completa fruizione
