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Pages 180-262 plus 16 pages of ads. This is a particularly excellent issue jammed full of fascinating accounts. Features: Terrible Experiences in the Arctic - a whaling schooner is crushed by ice and its crew exists on moss and snow for nearly a week; Amat Sik - Hero of the Singapore Mutiny - he avenged the killing of his employer, an English officer; The Trade Guilds of Constantinople - article with truly amazing photos; The Yaqui Luck-Piece; My Brumby Hunt; When Everything Happened to Me - hauling timber in the 1870s; Salving (Salvaging) Fifty Million Pounds' Worth of Shipping - fantastic photo-illustrated article on some of the 500 ships saved by the Admiralty Salvage Section in WWI; The Sun Dance - photo-illustrated account of a trip to Alberta, Canada to witness the Sun Dance, an annual festival of the Indians; My Dashes fro Freedom - Lieut. E.H. Garland's account of how he escaped from 12 German prison camps in WWI - article with illustrations and photos of the Holzminden Tunnel; ; In Search of Gold - John A. Jordan in East Africa; Our Disastrous Cattle Drive - tale of an horrific Australian cattle drive; Fascinating photo of a "Tramps' Hotel" in the fashion of a jail - they are required to break a quantity of rock for use in road construction before they can leave; The Kaiser's Girls - a tale of 'amazing political intrique and cold-blooded devilry' from German-occupied Russia; The Serpent Garden of Butantan, near Sao Paulo, Brazil - photo-illustrated article; My 'Roo (Kangaroo) Hunt with the 'Flying Gang' - hunting on the banks of the Murray River; With the Ortolan Trappers - photo-illustrated article on how these birds were caught; and more. Half-page photo ad for the Granliden Hotel of Lake Sunapee, N.H.; Lovely illustrated one-page ad for Canada Steamship Lines - "Shooting the Rapids of the Historic St. Lawrence in 1819"; Uncommon ad for "Tobacco Redeemer" by Newell Pharmacal inside back cover claims to help smokers kick the habit in 48 to 72 hours. Covers detached as one, but present. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A wonderful vintage issue. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 102 pages. 5 3/8"w x 7 1/4"h. "The authors describe 16 species of reptiles native to B.C.: 4 turtles, 3 lizards, and 9 snakes. They also discuss introduced species, feeding habits, senses, diversity, and much more." Black and white illustrations.
19938382Genève, Fondation Elapsoïdea, 1993. In-4 broché à l'italienne, couverture couleurs. En belle condition.
Paris, Payot 1937. In-8 broché, covuerture illustrée de 275 pages. 6 figures dans le texte. Bon état
191014466Genève / Paris, Kündig / H. Champion, 1910. 2 volumes in-4 de CLXIV-355-[5] et XXIII-631-[3] pages, plein vélin blanc, titre, date et tomaison dorés aux dos, filets dorés encadrant les plats, couvertures conservées.
191016357Genève/Paris, Kündig / H. Champion, 1910. 2 volumes in-4 de CLXIV-355-[11]; XXIII-[1]-631-[3], demi-chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs orné des armes de Genève, couvertures conservées.
1963AUB-1736Neuchâtel, Ides et Calendes 1963 (texte, presses de Paul Attinger et gravures, presse à bras de Walter Wehinger). Bel exemplaire avec emboîtage et cartonnages, no68/100, (28 cm x 33).
006479Paris C. L. F. Panckoucke 0 6 volumes in-8 Demi-veau tabac Edition originale
Pages 265-304. Features: Cover photo of fire damage at the English Hollywood, Elstree film studios; Photo of the archduke Otto leaving a Paris hotel; Photo of M. Flandon with prince Starhemberg; Photo of smiling Canadian Olympians offering Nazi salute as they march past Hitler during opening ceremonies of the fourth Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria; Four additional photos of the Garmisch winter Olympics; Photos with the Italians in North and South - battles on both fronts, with photo of Gen. Graziani on horse; Capt. Bligh's own account of the mutiny on the "Bounty" - a chapter from his narrative describing the whole voyage, with illustrations; Dancer Anna Pavlova's "Dying Swan" immortalized in rare sequence of 15 images; Two-page illustration of Parisien opera fashions; A new Mycenaen beehive tomb - discoveries at Berbati, near Mycenae, some of the finest painted vases to be found in Greece, in a tomb dating from about 1400 BC - photo illustrated article; Photo of state funeral of general Kondylis in Athens; Two-page centrefold illustration of Hopi Indians dancing with live and venomous snakes in their mouth and hands; Two pages of photos of naval vessels "Renown", "Greyhound", "Repulse", and "Gotland"; Photos of personalities in the news include Mrs. Henry Sidgwick, Sir C. E. Corkran, Sir Charles Ballance, Herr Gustloff (German Nazi leader in Switzerland), Dr. Wilhelm Solf, I. H. D. Rolleston, Lieut. T. Rose (record-breaking aviator), vice admiral E. R. G. Evans with Cmdr. Rudberg, Walter Runciman, commander A. D. Cochrane, members of the new Egyptian government, including Ali Pasha, and British Nurses for Abyssinia; Four amazing photos illustrate construction of the Olympic Bob-run - bricklaying with ice from a lake; One page photo portrait of the highest waterfall in the world, Gersoppa Falls, in southern India; One page illustrated ad for the Austin Sherborne car; One page illustrated ad for Kenistas cigarettes features dame Sybil Thorndike; Handsome halfpage Rolls-Royce ad; Halfpage illustrated ad for Hooper & Co.; Halfpage photo ad for Morris Motors Limited features their Big Sixes; Photo of the British Continental Airways liner "St. George"leaving Croydon as it initiates air service between London and Sweden; Colour-illustrated back cover ad for Black-and-White Scotch whisky features The Scots Guards. Centrefold holding by one staple. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Pages 90-176 plus 24 pages of nice vintage ads. Features: In a Submarine in War-Time - Perils and harships; Billy the Kid - Photo-illustrated article on his demise at the hand of Sheriff P.F. Garrett; The Valley of Wonders - The first description and photos ever published of Red Rock Canyon in Southern California; Photo of ostrich-powered cart in Pasadena, California - the ostrich is named 'Black Diamond' and is worth $2k!; The Golden Image; In Quest of Cannibals - part 2 - Exploration and adventure in New Guinea - with interesting photos; Brief photo-illustrated article of an Indian juggler who lifts heavy weights with his eyelids; Snipe-Hunting; A Sapper's Night Out; On Foot Through South America - part 1 - Author tramped the entire terrible length of the Andes, a feat probably never accomplished before - with nice photos; On the Trail of the Big Black Elk - Hunting adventure in the Umpqua Mountains of Oregon; My South African Adventures - part 4 - In Search of Kruger's Millions; Cutting Ships in Halves - Photo-illustrated article on how a difficult transport problem was solved; Desert Flying - part 2 - The difficulties of flying over Sinai, Palestine, Mesopotamia and Persia; The Saving of Freddie Wilson - The incredible story of how Negro woman Agnes Henderson witnessed the Mexican murder of an American couple, saved their son, and took him to Tampico to return him to his relatives; African Snakes. Unmarked with average wear. Covers detached as one but present. A worthy copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
2016L1648Le Capital humain éditions, mai 2016, 192 p.
1832Org500Paris Pillot 1832 Paris - Pillot , 1832 - 12 Tomes complets grands In8 ( 21 x 13 cm )- Demis-basanes de l'époque coiffes légèrement frottées - 108 gravures couleurs en hors texte . Tome 1 :396 pages , 1 frontispice + 8 gravures couleurs .rousseurs éparses Tome 2 : 389 pages , 12 gravures couleurs , rousseurs Tome 3 : 399 pages , 8 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 4 : 428 pages , 19 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 5 : 397 pages , 16 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 6 : 399 pages , 10 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 7 : 399 pages , 6 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 8 : 398 pages , 5 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 9 : 389 pages , 8 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 10 : 402 pages , 8 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 11 : 383 pages , 4 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 12 : 430 pages + 214 pages de tables des matières , 4 gravures couleurs . , rousseurs .
1832Org500Paris Pillot 1832 Paris - Pillot , 1832 - 12 Tomes complets grands In8 ( 21 x 13 cm )- Demis-basanes de l'époque coiffes légèrement frottées - 108 gravures couleurs en hors texte . Tome 1 :396 pages , 1 frontispice + 8 gravures couleurs .rousseurs éparses Tome 2 : 389 pages , 12 gravures couleurs , rousseurs Tome 3 : 399 pages , 8 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 4 : 428 pages , 19 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 5 : 397 pages , 16 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 6 : 399 pages , 10 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 7 : 399 pages , 6 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 8 : 398 pages , 5 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 9 : 389 pages , 8 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 10 : 402 pages , 8 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 11 : 383 pages , 4 gravures couleurs , rousseurs . Tome 12 : 430 pages + 214 pages de tables des matières , 4 gravures couleurs . , rousseurs .
102421Albin Michel Latitudes Albin Michel, Coll. Latitudes, 2003, 214 p., broché, bon état.
193757261937 Paris, Payot, Bibliothèque scientifique, 1937 ; in-8, broché, 275 pp. Avec six figures dans le texte.bon état,
Paris, Payot, Bibliothèque scientifique, 1937. In-8, broché, 275 pp. Avec six figures dans le texte.
6357Paris, Payot, Bibliothèque scientifique, 1937. In-8, broché, 275 pp.
195117650Paris PAYOT 1951 In-8 275 pp, un peu sale et dos usé en queue
193779441937 broché grand in-octavo, dos gris, couverture recto illustrée, non rogné en partie coupé, illustrations : 6 figures in-texte, 275 pages, 1937 à Paris Payot,
6409, Bruxelles, Adolphe Deros & Co., 1855., Nouveau relie, demi-veau vert, plats marbre, dos orne de fil dore et de piece de titre dore, 18x27cm, 574pp + 654pp, avec 28 plates illustre en colorie a la main.
20827Paris, Furne, Jouvet et Cie, In-8 de [4]-316 pages, demi-chagrin vert foncé, dos joliment orné de filets et fleurons dorés, plats de percaline, tranches dorées.
2044Paris, O.R.S.T.O.M., 1970. 1 volume in-4, 252 pp., couverture souple , enrichi de très nombreuses figures de la faune herpétologique du Laos.
2010117812Nürnberg: Verlag für Moderne kunst, 2010. 168 S. ; 27,5 x 21 cm , Pp. ;
14044Genève, Sadag, In-folio en feuilles à l'italienne de [8] pages suivies des planches, sous chemise à rabats, large vignette contrecollée au premier plat.
52 pages. Features: Colour Studebaker ad inside front cover shows their Weasel tracked vehicle in action on a Pacific shore (it appears this vehicle or its engine was made in Windsor, ON); Not Enough To Eat - food shortages loom in the wake of WWII; My Author Husband - by Dorothy Duncan, wife of Hugh MacLennan; Hearts to Let (fiction); Test in Berlin - can Russian and Anglo-Saxons reach a common basis for the peace; What Canadians Don't Know (testing our general knowledge); Whopper! - New York Mayor La Guardia's 550 acre $42 million municipal airport; A Guest for Mary Ellen (fiction); The Liar Hunter, by W.O. Mitchell; Shoplifting in Canada; Snakes Alive!, by Gordon Sinclair on Ryerson Island in Lake Erie; Woodbury Soap ad features photos of Mary Elizabeth Graham of "Greenacres", Aylmer to Gustave Eduardo Leguizamon, Chancellor of the Legation of Argentina; Several lovely colour ads; and more. Unmarked with somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book
