TENNANT AlanLivre Rare Book
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198565252Couverture souple. Broché. 260 pages. Nombreuses photos en couleurs.
Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Antonio the Counsellor - Antonio Conselheiro cast himself into the wilderness, only to become leader of a tribe of Indians which he then led in battle against the cream of the Brazilian army; Our Seaplane Fishing Trip - Summary of a novel seaplane trip recently carried out by a party of Pacific Coast anglers with the assistance of Ellard A. Bacon, manager of the Pacific Marine Airways, a passenger seaplane line operating between Los Angeles and Santa Catalina Island - article with excellent photos; Crops of Gold - An amusing story from the vicinity of Ten Mile House, British Columbia; The Mystery of the Pool; - Sequel to a story published here about three years ago about a South African prospector's account of a monstrous snake which is supposed to live in a pool in the Orange River; Three Incidents - J.R. Henderson led an uneventful life, aside from a three-month span; Wild Tribes of the Amazon - Part II - C.W. Domville-Fife and a couple of Indians ventured far into the interior of Amazonia, meeting with many strange and exciting adventures - with photos; "Number Twenty-Three" - A bobcat adventure of Harry E. Webb, a federal hunter employed by the U.S. Government Bureau of Biological Survey to trap and destroy predatory animals that infest the state of Nevada - with photos; The Ivory Raiders - Part IV - Continued adventures from Turkanaland, Africa, where unscrupulous Swahili elephant poachers and bloodthirsty Turkana warriors make things interesting for the white officers responsible for maintaining order - with photos; The Knock-Out - Judkins and Bunney, the bullies of the battalion, were manipulated into boxing each other; A South African Bushranger - A policeman named Mahon turns highwayman in Filabusi, Rhodesia; A Sailor Out Back - The amusing first day experiences of a sailor who tries farming in Willanga Township, Australia; When the Fire Came - A bush fire swept the Matawai district of New Zealand last year - with two photos; From the Great Craters to the Congo Game-Lands - Part II - Elephant hunting in the teeming game country of the Congo - with great photos; Diamond Cut Diamond - R. Granville Barrow and friends need to outwit rapacious South American officials to successfully salvage the passenger steamer Whitney in the Orinoco River; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Covers detached as one but present, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Book
pp. 113-208 + Numerous full page photographs of snakes. Numerous text drawings. Plate XVII torn. Fore edges stained. Ownership initials of E.L.S. on title page. Tall 8vo. Original pink printed wraps, spine and front cover crudely taped. Covers worn with loss at edges. PA PAMPH 20_26 BX7 x 2nd c. lacks wraps and last page.
Pages 114-224. Features: The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont - part X; My Baby Leopard - R.H. Summers describes raising the cubs of a large leopardess he shot - with photos; The Peril of Seaman Diver Young - he spent five hours upside-down underwater while attempting to retrieve a torpedo for the H.M.S. Hood; My Cycle Ride to Khiva - part 3 of 3 of this excellent photo-illustrated recollection by Robert L. Jefferson; Our Baboon Hunt - South African farmer Mr. Charles Wisbey describes how he battled a serious pest - with photos; A Night to Remember - Edith and Leila become lost in a remote tiger-infested Indian jungle; The Jumping Procession at Echternach, Luxemburg - photo-illustrated article; A Masai Massacre - Missionary Rev. James Houghton and his wife are murdered in Central Africa; Through Pygmy Land - part II of a photo-illustrated account of Albert B. Lloyd and his trip; Entombed in a "Drive" - Australian Louis Anson is trapped deep underground; Venomous Snakes and Their Ways - photo-illustrated article, including Lieut.-Colonel N. Montgomery, who was killed by a Mamba in Zululand; Where Women Never Speak - photo-illustrated article on the Abbe Cestac in southwesst France; A Fight with Wolves on the Altar - Galician Stanislaus Bruhs is attacked by three large wolves in a church!; Dramatic photo of Judge Lynch and black man about to be lynched at Texarkansas; Photo of Persian being treated for opium addiction with milk and a twist; Photo of the Rosary Fete in the city gaol, Manila, Philippines; Photo-illustrated announcement of upcoming article on Charles Neufeld, a prisoner for 12 years in Omdurman; and more. Above-average wear. Few pencil markings. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Book
185311073Bruxelles, Charles Muquardt, 1853. 2 volumes in-folio non paginés de [48] pages suivies des planches et de la table, et de [38] pages suivies des planches et de la table. Plein chagrin bleu, dos lisses ornés de motifs végétaux et filets dorés, plats encadrés d'un décor végétal doré, titre et tomaison dorés aux premiers plats, filet doré sur les coupes, gardes moirées, filet doré encadrant les contreplats. Reliures un peu frottées, minuscules épidermures, quelques pâles rousseurs.
125 pages. Brings three characters to life doing what they do best - telling tall tales collected by the author from across North America. In the author's hands the art of storytelling is still rolling along... like hoop snakes after tree frogs. Moderate wear and soiling. Unmarked. Book
256 pages. Black and white frontis portrait of author plus dozens of wonderful black and white photographic illustrations throughout. Topics include: Origin and History of Wild Animal Training, Housekeeping for Wild Animals, The Feeding of Snakes and Elephants, Characteristics of Different Animals, Animal Instinct, How to Capture Whild Animals, How to Teach Wild Animals, The Principles of Training, The Animal Trainer, Guarding against Accidents. School stamps and a variety of pencil jottings upon front endpaper else unmarked. Above-average external wear. 3"x3" ink stain upon front board. Binding and hinges intact. A worthy reading copy of this most interesting work. Book
1373814Washington: Government Printing Office, 1895 in-8, pp. 335-487, 19 planches hors texte, 70 fig. dans le textes. Reliure basane bordeaux, dos à nerfs orné, titre doré sur le premier plat avec triple filet doré, tranches dorées, légères usures cependant très bel exemplaire.
8886Cape Town - New York - London, Purnell 1973, 250x175mm, 161pages, illustrated, binding under jacket. Book in good condition.
1885317393Calcutta: Printed and Published by D.M. Traill 1885. First edition. x ii 1-176 v pp. 12mo. Modern cloth and paper over boards. First edition. x ii 1-176 v pp. 12mo. INSCRIBED. The author has inscribeds the book on the title-page: "To the Rev. Father Laford/with the author's compliments. Printed and Published by D.M. Traill unknown books
1937009628New York: Viking 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. 238 pp. Illustrated with photographs. A near fine clothbound copy in a bright nearly fine unfaded dustwrapper. Rare in this condition. <br/><br/> Viking hardcover books
1880317394London: W.H. Allen 1880. First Edition. xvi 120 pp. 12mo. Publisher's green gilt lettered cloth. library markings to cover inside cover title and elsewhere with a withdrawal stamp from Wellcome Library to title verso otherwise a sound copy. First Edition. xvi 120 pp. 12mo. W.H. Allen unknown books
14875Albin Michel, 1991 (édition française). In-8 cartonné, 16 pages, animations en relief à l'ouverture des pages, et tirettes, adaptation de Marianne Bonneau pour l'édition française. Très bon état.
14846London / New York, J. M. Dent and Sons / E. P. Dutton, 3 volumes in-8 de [8]-847; [6]-981 et [6]-887 pages, plein maroquin vert, dos à 5 nerfs ornés de filets, roulettes, décors et titre dorés, filet doré encadrant les plats et sur les coupes, tranches dorées, filet intérieur, gardes marbrées. Reliures signées Asprey & Co.
Don, LariIn Pristine Condition. unknown
1334748276.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
197225677C.D. Music. Constant Defourny 1972
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: "The White Brother of the Sheik" - Part I - W.B. Seabrook's strange experiences among the nomad Bedouins - the Brethren of the Black Tents - and the weird sects of the Whirling and Howling Dervishes, all on his way to meet Mitkhal Pasha El Fayiz, Sheik of Sheiks of the Beni Sakhr - with photos; A "Creeper" in Ceylon - Part II - C.V. Warren describes a tea-planter's life in Ceylon; The Blank Space on the Map - A district officer ventures into the unexplored interior of British New Guinea; A Trip to Eskimo-Land - C.V. Tench had a memorable summer vacation steaming 2,000 miles from Waterways, Alberta to Aklavik in the Arctic Circle - with many nice photos; A Fool Afoot in France - Part II - The continued amusing account of John Gibbons' tramp from the coast of France to Lourdes; Captured by the Liquor-Pirates - A British ship is seized and its entire cargo stolen by American prohibition-era thugs; In Search of a "Missing Link" - A trip to the Republic of Dominica to observe the world's rarest animal, a strange beast called the Solenodon Paradoxus The Strangest House in the World - "Spirit Home", built by Sarah L. Winchester in the Santa Clara Valley of California - with photos; Mistaken Identity - A Canadian trapper in the Rockies has an unpleasant ordeal; Recalled to Life - Certain castes of Hindus firmly believe that the wandering priests known as Yogis have uncanny powers in connection with snakes which can even restore the dead to life!; Sandy Haggett's Secret Mine - Seeking to retire from the strenuous goldfields to the life of a storekeeper, the author and his brother are soon enmeshed in a puzzling affair. 84 pages plus 12 pages of great ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 365 pages. Attractive small format: 4 1/8"w x 6 7/8"h. Full maroon cloth boards. Small tears and edge wear to dust jacket. With four colored plates and 103 drawings by Albert A. Enzenbacher.
19903542Melsungen, Verlag J. Neumann-Neudamm, 1990. Gr.8°; 200 Seiten, mit Abbildungen im Text und farb. Fotos; 1. Auflage Glanzfolienpappband starker Abrieb / Aufplatzung an Rückenkanten und Ecken, Besitzeintrag
1997139164Tübingen : Gulde-Druck GmbH 1997. 85, (3) Seiten. Mit 71 meist farbigen Abbildungen. Farbig illustrierte Originalbroschur. Gutes Exemplar. 24x17 cm
19767407Genève, Collections Baur, 1976. In-4 de [2]-52-[168]p, plein veau brun, couverture illustrée, emboîtage bordé de veau brun. A L'ETAT DE NEUF!!
19767408Genève, Collections Baur, 1976. In-4 de [2]-52-[168]p, pleine toile brune d'éditeur, couverture illustrée.
Book shows very light shelf wear to covers only, appears nearly new. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Appendix with glossary of plants, b&w drawings throughout, short color photo section. Sections include: the Arapaima, Monkey, jaguar, Mermaid, Pink dolphin, anaconda, Bushmaster, Ants, Piranha, Caiman, Sloth, Electric eel, Goblins, Magical Plants, Interpretation of dreams, with tales & myths around each animal or theme. 80 pages.
