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Previous owner's stamp inside front cover. No other marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright very slightly marked boards and no bumping to corners. 64pp. A guide to the London River from Westminster to Greenwich.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 174 pages. Previous owner's inscription inside.
Mm 145x215 Volume cartonato di pp. 222 con 16 illustrazioni in nero fuori testo. Opera in buonissime condizioni. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE. WORLDWIDE DELIVERY
Book is in excellent condition, as new. Binding is solid and square, covers are uncreased and have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 213 pages with a great many b&w photos throughout of Hopis, Zunis, Navajos and the pueblos of the Rio Grande. Former owner's bookplate on front endpaper.
New English Paperback. Pbo. Mint. Oblong 4to. (21 x 30 cm). In Turkish. [144] p. B/w and color photographs, photo-cards from a special collection and urban history of Borçka is a village of Artvin City on the Turkish - Russian border. Dünden bugüne Borçka.
648 pages. Index. Map endpapers. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. "The reader of these pages can take his/her pick of any of 117 school districts, ten local improvement districts, six nine-township municipalities, one large school division, two large municipal administrations and one county. When it is remembered that each of these required a Board or a Council, that elections were held each year and that a period of 68 years is involved, it will be seen that the number of 'earnest-minded men - and women - who served their fellow-citizens runs into the hundreds." - dust jacket. Light wear to publisher's green cloth. Writing on Preface and two preceeding pages. Binding sound. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this informative local history. Krotki [2] 882, Strathern 2467. Book
450 pages. Index. Many dozens of black and white illustrations. "Our aim is to recall names and incidents of the past and by relating individual experiences to help you see the real history of our community." - from Preface. Topics include: Some well-known people; Our roll of honour; Moose Range; Addington; Jordan River; Vercheres; Connell Creek; Megan; Pembina; Arborfield; Hillworth; Moosedale; Berkley; Ravenhurst; Family histories; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. Quality copy. Book
pp. x, 669. Index. Map endpapers. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of marvelous archival family photos. Moderate wear to publisher's red cloth which is handsomely lettered and decorated in gold. Blank owner label inside front board, otherwise contents clean and unmarked. A sound copy of this informative local history and irreplaceable genealogical reference. A proud testament to the hardy souls who settled this rural area northwest of Edmonton. Book
Sensational vintage compilation of thirty-five 1930s lumberjack songs from the Pacific Northwest. Elmore Vincent was known as "The Northwest Shanty Boy" and the front cover art features his image superimposed over a scene of tall timber being brought down by hand, as chainsaws were but a dream at that time. 64 pages. Includes lyrics, guitar chords and piano sheet music for these songs: A Lumber Lad's Love, Ballad of the Lumberjack, Billy the River Driver, Canaday-I-O, Come With Me In My Little Canoe, Darling Janet, Down in That Lonely Valley, Drinking Song, Fair Charlotte, Grizzly Hogan, Lonesome Lumberjack, Lumberjack Memories, Moose Meat, Smart Johnny the Logger, Song of the Lumberjack, Strawberry Lane, The Death of George Phalen, The Flying Cloud, The Gambling Lumberjack and the Jim Creek Girl, The Good Old Times, The Great Fit, The Green River Girl, "The Jam at Gerry's Rock", The Lakes of Pontchartrain, Three Leaves of Shamrock, The Little Brown Bulls, The Lumberjack and the Pretty Girl, The Lumberjack's Alphabet, The Lumberjack's Bible, The Lumberjack in Town [as sung on Seattle's "Skid Road" by Syd Johnson], The Sandy Stream Song, The Stranger and the Maiden Fair, The Two Sisters, Who Feeds Us Beans, and Yodeling Lumberjack. Most songs have several verses or more. Unmarked with above-average wear. Binding intact. A rare and wonderful musical memento of the glory days of Northwest lumberjacking. Book
34 pages. Includes brief bio and one-page black and white photo of Elton Britt, plus sheet music for piano, lyrics and guitar chords for these songs: Buddy Boy; Chime Bells; Darling What Do You Care; Driftwood On the River; Ev'rything But You; I'll Be Cryin' Over You; Missouri Joe; Patent Leather Boots; Pinto Pal; Rocky Mountain Lullaby; There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere; There's So Much That I Forgot; Too Many Tears; Why Did You Leave Me Alone. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Complete and intact. A worthy vintage copy of this great Elton Britt collectible. Book
8vo., First Edition, with illustrations and maps; original Society binding of blue cloth, upper board with multiple frame border in blind enclosing sailing vessel blocked in gilt, gilt back, uncut, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the later with one small loss on front panel. Hakluyt Society, Second Series, No. 171. Bridges & Hair, p.294.
Features: The New Nature - welcome to the world of digital media; Polar Energy - the annual gathering of Polar Bears near Churchill, Manitoba has brought tourism to the tundra; Swampbillies no longer - Canada's Cajun cousins are reborn on the bayou, leading a French revival in the Deep South; Spirit of the Land - a pilgrim's tribute to soul power in native North America; The Sorry Saga of Superjuice - Premarin is a popular menopause drug... Few users know the side effects of its creation - horses as urine machines and a fouled prairie river. Light wear. Quality copy. Book
Features: Journey to the Ice Age - Rafting the Tatshenshini, North America's wildest and most endangered river; Cryptic Clues - Combing Peru's remote coast for traces of its ancient headhunting artists; The Kings of Riding Mountain - Manitoba's Black Bears are the biggest in the world... Preserving a place for them takes more than simple biological research; Small Wonders - Flea-sized machines fit for Alice in Wonderland may be the fixers of the future. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
Features: Prairie Roots - 'My ancestors ran from the Ukraine so they could keep their beliefs. I intend to keep the culture alive.'; Embattled Giant - Pollution threatens to destroy British Columbia's mighty Fraser River; The Golden Alphabet - Deciphering the architecture of the avian empire; At Home in Every Country - A Canadian comes calling on the world's richest families; Art of the State - after 108 years of neglect, Canada's national art collection finds a handsome high-tech home; Sandman's Surprise - Once considered a state akin to death, sleep may in fact hold the key to our most creative moments. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
Features: Kingdom in the Clouds - Kangchenjunga was once thought to be the world's highest mountain; Swimming into the Past - The St. Lawrence River as underwater playground and history teacher; Missing Angela - HIV is sweeping through Vancouver's Downtown Eastside; Wagner's Wonderland - a city-encircled wetland is a refugium for creatures great and small, and an army of volunteers is working hard to keep it that way; Remains of the Day - Giganotosaurus carolinii is the largest theropod known to science, but as a team of Argentinean and Canadian paleontologists recently discovered, in the world of dinosaurs, there's always a bigger bone to pick. Clean with light wear. Nice copy. Book
88 pages. Abundant colour photography. Features: George River Caribou; Junkyard Robots - built from worn-out watches and discarded Walkmans; Alberta's Lac Ste. Anne; Teeth - the amazing rocks in your head; A South Seas Mystery. Average wear. sound copy. Book
Includes music and lyrics for the following songs: The Band Played Waltzing Matilda; No Man's Land; Leaving Nancy; Since Nancy Died; Now I'm Easy; The Song of the Whale; Leaving in the Morning; Glasgow Lullaby; Shining River; Sandy is a Soldier; Life-Boat Men of Hoy; Belle of Broughton; No Use for Him; Mary and Me; Front Row Cowboy; The Wee China Pig; Big Mansion House on the Hill; The Aussie Bar-B-Que Song; She'll Be Right; The War Correspondent; Love Song of a Simple Man; My Youngest Song Came Home Today; Song Notes. Interesting black and white illustrations. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
Deliziosa litografia del 1860 circa, che rappresenta l'Husky e il Mackenzie river Husky, montata in un elegante passepartout. Incisione proveniente da "Talli's scripture natural history for youth". TECNICA: Litografia EPOCA: 1860 circa DIMENSIONI PASSEPARTOUT: cm 23,5x27 DIMENSIONI INCISIONE: cm 12x15 CONDIZIONI: buone condizioni Nice litograph of 1860 circa, reporesenting the ESquimaux dog and the MAckenzie River Husky dog, mounted in an elegant passe-partout. Print coming from "Talli's scripture natural history for youth". TECHNIQUE: Litograph DATE: around 1860 PASSE-PARTOUT DIMENSION: cm 23,5x27 ENGRAVING DIMENSION: cm 12x15 CONDITIONS: good.
Revue "Europe" n° 1082-1083-1084 , juin-juillet-août 2019, 378 pp., broché, bon état général.
The story of the American Indian from the earliest beginnings, as an immigrant from the Asian mainland. 256 pages. Over 100 illustrations. Some soiling to of dust jacket and wear to edges. Previous owners name on front free endpaper. Light browning on half-title page.
Pages 947-994. Features: The Diesel Automobile; Plating river beds with stainless steel; Ocean gloder the "Genial"; Auto Safety device warns of railway crossings; Photo of little Jean Darlington whose father communicates with her from afar by shortwave radio; Telephoning a Picture; Sleep Meter; Mechanical novelties; Vacuum lifts Planeless Aircraft - invented by John H. Davis; "House of Glass" Shell gas station; European Novelties; Finding the Source of "Cosmic Rays"; New Mechanical Ideas; Power from Ocean Waves; Exploring the Upper Air by Spectroscope; Metal Melts Like Wax; Newest Devices for the General Use; New Patents of Interest; Robot directs street traffic; Dry ice test of jewels; Where did the Moon Come From?; Mechanics of Magic; Making White Iodine; Practical Hints and Home Kinks; and more. Above-average wear. Binding intact. PLEASE NOTE: Most ads clipped and removed from pages 985-994. We believe no text was lost but please inquire if you are interested in any specific content so we can check. A worthy reading copy Magazine
Features: Remembering Lowell Thomas - patron of exploration; Northern Labrador Expedition - the Torngat Mountain Range; Birds, Bombs and Borders - migrants find refuge in disputed area north of the Sea of Galilee; From Sydney to Darwin - an Australian odyssey by motorcycle - Benjamin H. Shoemaker; In the Footsteps of the Dinosaurs - Peace River Canyon; Norwegian Explorers - their impact on Polar exploration; Obsidian Technology in Mexico - the cutting edge of an ancient culture; Journeys to the Gates of Hell - exploring the effects of nuclear explosions; Of Karyatids and Friezes - where marble was quaried for the age of Pericles. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features: Birds of Paridise of Papua New Guinea; Quest for an 8,000-meter peak; African Wildlife Conservation - The Eleventh Hour; Rio Azul - Maya City of the Dead; Antarctic Search for Meteorites; Projeto Flora Expedition to Araca, Brazil; On the Desert Trail of Lawrence of Arabia; Natural History Guide to Tropical Isles and Seas. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features: Solar Eclipse of 1980 - scientists race totality; Devils, Quolis, Dunnarts and Thylacines - a survey of Tasmanian mammals; Journey into Northern China - impressions of a scientist; A Geologist in Alaska - John C. reed on 45 years in the boondocks; Nebraska Miocene Giant Turtle - complete skeleton reveals new species; Niger - Tenere Expedition - geographical and archeological observations; Transglobe Expedition Now in Antarctica - British explorers circling globe on polar axis; Exploring Canada's Ellice River - observing Arctic tundra flora and fauna; New support for Archeological Discovery; Malaysia-Singapore Waterway Border - United Nations Law of the Sea problems. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book