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Paris, Payot, Bibliothèque scientifique, 1937. In-8, broché, 275 pp. Avec six figures dans le texte.
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
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
Paris, Payot 1937. In-8 broché, covuerture illustrée de 275 pages. 6 figures dans le texte. Bon état
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.
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
Bella incisione colorata a mano del 1825 circa tratta dalla monumentale opera di storia naturale di Buffon, carta spessa. L'incisione rappresenta due specie di serpenti: la Natrix natrix o biscia dal collare e una specie di Bali In buone condizioni, fioriture. TECNICA: Incisione su acciaio colorata AUTORE: Lacepede DIMENSIONI FOGLIO: cm 21,5x13,5 DIMENSIONI INCISIONE: cm 15,5x9,5 EPOCA: 1825 circa Buffon fu un'esponente del movimento scientifico legato all'illuminismo e le sue teorie influenzarono le generazioni successive di naturalisti in particolare Jean Baptiste Lamarck e Charles Darwin.<BR>Questa è la sua opera più celebre ed è l'"Histoire Naturelle" pubblicata per la prima volta tra il 1749 ed il 1789 in 36 volumi di cui 8 postumi grazie al lavoro di Bernard Lacepede. Buffon espone tutto il sapere dell'epoca nel campo delle scienze naturali e proprio in questo scritto rilevò le somiglianze tra l'uomo e la scimmia e la possibilità di una genealogia comune. Nice engraving of 1825 circa taken from the monumental work of natural history by Buffon, wide paper.<BR>The engraving represents tto species of snakes: Natrix natrix or grass snake and a species from Bali<BR>In good conditions, foxings.TECHNIQUE: coloured steel engraving AUTHOR: Lacepede LEAF SIZE: cm 21,5x13,5 PRINT'S SIZE: cm 15,5x9,5 PERIOD: 1825 circa Buffon was an exponent of the scientific movement connected to illuminism and his theories inspired the next generations of naturalists in particular Jean Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin.<BR>His most famous work is l'"Histoire Naturelle" published for the first time between 1749 and 1789 in 36 volumes of which 8 are posthumous thanks to the work of Bernard Lacepede. Buffon exposes in the work all the notions in natural history and in this writing in particular underlined the similarity between monkeys and man with a possibility of common genealogy.
Bella incisione colorata a mano del 1825 circa tratta dalla monumentale opera di storia naturale di Buffon, carta spessa. L'incisione rappresenta due specie di serpenti: il colubro di Esculapio e una specie di biscia In buone condizioni, fioriture. TECNICA: Incisione su acciaio colorata AUTORE: Lacepede DIMENSIONI FOGLIO: cm 22x13,5 DIMENSIONI INCISIONE: cm 15,5x9,5 EPOCA: 1825 circa Buffon fu un'esponente del movimento scientifico legato all'illuminismo e le sue teorie influenzarono le generazioni successive di naturalisti in particolare Jean Baptiste Lamarck e Charles Darwin.<BR>Questa è la sua opera più celebre ed è l'"Histoire Naturelle" pubblicata per la prima volta tra il 1749 ed il 1789 in 36 volumi di cui 8 postumi grazie al lavoro di Bernard Lacepede. Buffon espone tutto il sapere dell'epoca nel campo delle scienze naturali e proprio in questo scritto rilevò le somiglianze tra l'uomo e la scimmia e la possibilità di una genealogia comune. Nice engraving of 1825 circa taken from the monumental work of natural history by Buffon, wide paper. The engraving represents two species of snakes: the esculapian snake and a species of snake. In good conditions, foxings. TECHNIQUE: coloured steel engraving AUTHOR: Lacepede LEAF SIZE: cm 22x13,5 PRINT'S SIZE: cm 15,5x9,5 PERIOD: 1825 circa Buffon was an exponent of the scientific movement connected to illuminism and his theories inspired the next generations of naturalists in particular Jean Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin.<BR>His most famous work is l'"Histoire Naturelle" published for the first time between 1749 and 1789 in 36 volumes of which 8 are posthumous thanks to the work of Bernard Lacepede. Buffon exposes in the work all the notions in natural history and in this writing in particular underlined the similarity between monkeys and man with a possibility of common genealogy.
pp. xvi, 423 + Frontis. Slight foxing. 12mo. 19 cm. Original full cloth binding. Engraved ExLibris of George Dawson Coleman. Very good. This first American edition of the first of what eventually became four series. It includes Buckland's popular essays on: 'A Hunt in a Horse-pond; 'Rats'; 'The Cobra di Capello'; 'Fish and Fishing'; and 'My Monkey Jacko.' Known as the People's Naturalist, Buckland was trained as a medical doctor but spent a great part of his time as a fisherman, antiquary, and naturalist. In 1867 he was appointed to the congenial post of Inspector of the Salmon Fisheries. "Genial, sagacious, enthusiastic, always prone to look at the humorous side of his subject, Buckland aimed rather at enlisting the sympathies of others in his favourite studies than at acquiring the name of a profound writer on science. He held the ordinary usages of society in supreme contempt when they appeared to interfere with his zeal for experiment and research in natural history. His friends love to recall him - now wading into some icy cold river to capture salmon for the purposes of artificial breeding - now smoking and in his shirt sleeves as he arranged curiosities at South Kensington - and now again humorously dilating in his house in Albany street about the habits of the pet animals which generally ran loose through his rooms" - From the 'Dictionary of National Biography' Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W147
Pages 177-272, plus 16 pages of great ads. Features: The Blue Bandits - Part 1 - Elusive thieves operate in the Franco-Italian villages on either side of the frontier in the French department of the Hautes Alpes and the Italian district of Monte Viso; How I Lost My Christmas Dinner - hilarious story of a Christmas spent with the Maori adherents of self-styled "prophet" Rua - article with photos; On Foot Through South America - Part 2 - photo-illustrated account of Harry A. Franck's visit to Quito and his tramp through Ecuador; The Last Voyage of H.M.S. "Drake" - a vivid glimpse of the perils of convoy work and the "price of Admiralty"; ; The Trials of a Naturalist's Wife - Part 1; My Two Years' Captivity Among the Turks - Part 1of Airman Capt. T.W.White's adventures and daring escape; The Moonshiners - what happened when the author stumbled into a camp of Tennessee moonshiners; Photo of thousands of snakes at breeding time in the Klamath Falls, Oregon area; The Wonderland of the Arctic - description of a trip to Danish Greenland, with photos; In Quest of Cannibals - Part 3 - exploration and adventure in unknown New Guinea; Photo of German "Death Clock" constructed primarily of skulls and other bones; Two Balloonatics - an exciting balloon adventure from just before the war (WWI); Treasure Island - great photo-illustrated article about the remote South Pacific island of Nauru; The Mad Millionaire - how vast wealth came unexpectedly to a poor Mexican Indian, and the tragedy that ensued; The Sacred Mountain - photo-illustrated account of a picturesque Tibetan pilgrimage; The Resurrection of "Red" Wilson - an exciting story of the old days in the south-west, when the Apaches were still a terror in the land; Photo of a lakatoi (lakatois) New Guinea boat. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Book is in excellent condition showing very minor shelf wear only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 371 pages with a series of additional plates at the back. Reprint of the 1884 text notable for the author having been accorded rare privileges in observing dance-related activities.
Pages 393-504. Features: The Education of Linton Usher; Descendants of the Dumonts of Vevay; The Fur Trade of the Ohio Valley; Pioneer Folklore Relative to Snakes; Indiana Historical Society; Social Studies in High School; Danger on Wabash (Vincennes Letters of 1786); Living in a Distracted World, 1914-1920; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality vintage copy. Book
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 232 pages. Previous owner's name or sticker in front section of the book. B&W photos throughout. Contents include: Sufi snakes and ladders, dashboard monk, plush cuddly Buddha, squeaky toy laptop Buddha, Lookin' good for Jesus game, Makinah salat fun game, Karma chakra game, Haji Fun game, Kosherland, BuddhaWheel, Bibleopoly, Catholicopoly, Missionary Conquest, etc.
In -8°, pp. (8), 83, (1), stemma cardinalizio inciso su legno al frontespizio. Legatura in mezza pergamena. Edizione originale. Trattato medico sui veleni, sulla prevenzione e sul modo di curarsi. Andrea Bacci (Sant’Elpidio, Ancona 1524 - Roma 1600), medico, naturalista e filosofo, professore di botanica e di farmacologia a Roma, offre una definizione di veleno come elemento dannoso alla salute di origine sia naturale, quindi animale, vegetale e alimentare, che non naturale. Le cause di avvelenamento per morso di serpente sono trattate in maniera particolare, anche rispetto alla preparazione degli antidoti e al modo di riconoscere il morso o una generica assunzione di elemento velenoso. Un capitolo specifico è dedicato al morso del cane affetto da rabbia. Durling 428; Wellcome 604 Original edition. A medical work on poisons, their prevention and the way to take soon of. Andrea Bacci (1524-1600), doctor, naturalist and philosopher, teacher of bothanics and farmacy at Rome University, gives a definition of poison as a harmful agent of an either natural or innatural source. The poisoning by a snake bite is considered apart, even in order to antidotes’ composition and to the way of distinguishing a snake’s bite from generic poisoning. A specific chapter is dedicated to the rabid dog’s bite. Durling 428; Wellcome 604
132 pages. "Exposes the perils of lesbian relationships in this collection of 10 provocative and unusual stories. Author writes convincingly about loss, longing, betrayal, and even the occasional lucky break. Weaving the corporeal with the spiritual, she demonstrates that love is, ultimately, the bond that holds the universe together." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
Bella incisione colorata a mano del 1856 che rappresenta una scena naturale con una specie di Boa. Planche estratta da libro. TECNICA: Incisione su acciaio colorata DIMENSIONI FOGLIO: cm 25,5x20 DIMENSIONI INCISIONE: cm 20,5x16 EPOCA: 1856 In buone condizioni, qualche fioritura Nice coloured engraving of 1856 representing a natural scene with a species of Boa. Planche removed from a book In good conditions, foxings. TECHNIQUE: coloured steel engraving LEAF SIZE: cm 25,5x20 PRINT'S SIZE: cm 20,5x16 PERIOD: 1856
Bella incisione colorata a mano del 1825 circa tratta dalla monumentale opera di storia naturale di Buffon, carta spessa. L'incisione rappresenta due specie di serpenti: Bitis atropos del Sud Africa e un Dipsas<BR>In buone condizioni, fioriture. TECNICA: Incisione su acciaio colorata AUTORE: Lacepede DIMENSIONI FOGLIO: cm 22x13,5 DIMENSIONI INCISIONE: cm 15,5x9,5 EPOCA: 1825 circa Buffon fu un'esponente del movimento scientifico legato all'illuminismo e le sue teorie influenzarono le generazioni successive di naturalisti in particolare Jean Baptiste Lamarck e Charles Darwin.<BR>Questa è la sua opera più celebre ed è l'"Histoire Naturelle" pubblicata per la prima volta tra il 1749 ed il 1789 in 36 volumi di cui 8 postumi grazie al lavoro di Bernard Lacepede. Buffon espone tutto il sapere dell'epoca nel campo delle scienze naturali e proprio in questo scritto rilevò le somiglianze tra l'uomo e la scimmia e la possibilità di una genealogia comune. Nice engraving of 1825 circa taken from the monumental work of natural history by Buffon, wide paper.<BR>The engraving represents ttwo species of snakes: Bitis atropos of South Africa and one Dipsas.<BR>In good conditions, foxings. TECHNIQUE: coloured steel engraving AUTHOR: Lacepede LEAF SIZE: cm 22x13,5 PRINT'S SIZE: cm 15,5x9,5 PERIOD: 1825 circa Buffon was an exponent of the scientific movement connected to illuminism and his theories inspired the next generations of naturalists in particular Jean Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin.<BR>His most famous work is l'"Histoire Naturelle" published for the first time between 1749 and 1789 in 36 volumes of which 8 are posthumous thanks to the work of Bernard Lacepede. Buffon exposes in the work all the notions in natural history and in this writing in particular underlined the similarity between monkeys and man with a possibility of common genealogy.
Deliziosa incisione del 1880 circa che mostra una scena naturale con sei specie di serpenti. Grandi dimensioni. Data: 1880 circa Tecnica: incisione a bulino Dimensione della pagina: 41,5x32,5 cm Dimensione dell'incisione: 26,5x36 c Condizioni: ottime. Qualche fioritura Coloured engraving refined by hand of 1880 circa representing a natural scene with six pecies of snakes. Big size. In good conditions, foxings. Vertical folding.<BR>TECHNIQUE: coloured steel engraving refined by hand LEAF SIZE: cm 32,5x41,5 PRINT'S SIZE: cm 26,5x36 PERIOD: 1880 circa CONDITION: very good conditions. Some foxings
Deliziosa incisione del 1880 circa che mostra una scena naturale con quattro specie di serpenti tra i quali il cobra. Grandi dimensioni. Alcune usure al margine inferiore. Data: 1880 circa Tecnica: incisione a bulinoDimensione della pagina: 41,5x33 cm Dimensione dell'incisione: 26,5x36,5 cm Condizioni: ottime. Qualche fioritura Coloured engraving refined by hand of 1880 circa representing a natural scene with four species of snakes between them a cobra. Big size. Some tears in the lower edge. In good conditions, foxings. Vertical folding. TECHNIQUE: coloured steel engraving refined by hand<BR>LEAF SIZE: cm 33x41,5 PRINT'S SIZE: cm 26,5x36,5 PERIOD: 1880 circa CONDITION: very good conditions. Some foxings