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Broch?. 463 pages.
303 pages. Index. Many black and white illustrations. "Twenty-one hair-raising accounts of marine disasters and near disasters come from those who lived through them: the fishermen, Sunday boaters and cruise ship passengers; and the rescuers, lightkeepers and witnesses who were there." - from dust jacket. Ink stamps to half-title and dedication pages else clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy. Book
Broch?. 226 pages. Couverture d?fra?chie. Petits manques au dos.
Features: Cowboy Culture - Alberta's cowboys still rule the open range; Joy at the Present - after 25 years in Tuscany, a Canadian sculptor Robbie Bell has found a harmony in where he is and where he is from; The Fire Next Time - Nicaragua's most active volcano has erupted more than 20 times; Home Waters - The shoreline of Cape Breton's Bras d'Or Lakes is bold and the water deep; Caribou at the Crossroads - the fate of the Peary Caribou lies in the hands of politicians. Light wear. Sound copy. Book
8vo. Second Impression; original green cloth upper board blocked and lettered in gilt gilt back gilt top blue endpapers hinges tender (but binding entirely sound) joints lightly rubbed else a very good bright clean copy. With 18pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. Published two months after the first edition. Bright copy of Moore's most famous work. Gilcher A19a
Reimpresion facsimil.
PARIS, Lib. médicale de Germer-Baillière - 1874 - Tiré à part des Annales de la Société d'hydrologie - In-12 - En partie débroché - Tableaux - 121 pages - Propre
96 pages plus black and white photo section. Author and her husband sold their home in 1992 and purchased a 33-foot cutter-rigged sailboat. Contains random jottings from the ship's log from March 1992 to 1998 as it cruised the waters off Canada's west coast. Book only moderately worn but is warped due to improper storage. Some soiling to exterior and scent of wood smoke. Book
97 pages. "Presents for the first time to the medical fraternity at large and would-be visitors from abroad a survey of the facilities for treatment and rehabilitation available at the various German Health Resorts, Spas, and Watering Places." - Foreword. Chapters include: Balneo- and Climatotherapy; The Treatment of Certain Diseases at Spas and Health Resorts; Choosing a Climate to Suit the Individual Patient; The Marine Resorts of Germany; The German Spas and Health Resorts - their local characteristics, geology and travel facilities, The Uses of Bottled Spa Waters; Alphabet of the German Health Resorts - Spa, Seaside, Inland. Average wear. Binding intact. Minimal markings to contents. No dust jacket, presumably as issued. A sound copy of this interesting and informative vintage guide from a time when these resorts had recovered from the effects of WWII during which they served as hospitals of various kinds. Book
Ed. réservée aux Laboratoires Robert et Carriére 1981, grand In-4 cartonnage éditeur sous jaquette illustrée. 436 pages + photos. Bon état.
165 pages. Fold out illustration inside back cover. Black and white diagrams. Two amendments hand-written upon page ii. Few other markings to contents. Last page loose but present. Chapters include: Propulsion; Steering Arrangements; The Behaviour of Ships when Turning; Handling Ships in Narrow Waters; Entering Harbour; Leaving Harbour; Handling Ships in Heavy Weather; Handling Ships in Ice; Handling Ships during Towing Operations; Handling Ships During Replenishment Operations; Handling Ships in a Fleet; Fleet Work in Pilotage Waters; Capabilities and Limitations of Machinery. Appendices include: Results of Turning Trials; Miscellaneous Tables; Grounding of H.M.S. Nelson in the Portsmouth Channel; Example of a Fleet Approaching an Anchorage. Average wear. Gilt lettering upon front board and backstrip. A worthy copy. Book
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, very numerous photographs and maps in the text, and pictorial endpapers; navy cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in dustwrapper. This third volume of the author's MTB trilogy completes the standard reference on these craft. This volume is arranged chronologically and includes decorations, awards, war losses, and short MTB and MBG flotillas in home waters. Many of the photographs are rare and previously unpublished. SCARCE.
Broch?. 85 pages.
Broch?. 24 pages. 15x23 cm.
Cartonnage de l'?diteur. 175 pages. Jaquette. Petit manque au dos.
Broch?. 280 pages. Couverture tach?e.
Broch?. 286 pages. Couverture l?g?rement d?fra?chie.
Broch?. 446 pages. 17x25 cm. Manque au dos r?par?.
Broch?. 33 pages.
Broch?. 15 pages.