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2019QJZ-17100 pp., richement illustré avec 63 figures en couleur, 2 tab., couverture souple, broché, papier glacé. ISBN 978-2-9565479-2-1 Neuf - Book (in French with English abstract) about the early history of the discovery of Ptychodus from the 18th century up to the beginning of the 19th century. The teeth of these Cretaceous sharks were first recognized as those of porcupine fish. Lavishly illustrated. Stiff wrappers. New
Pages 341-384. Features: nice ad for the Sporting and Dramatic News inside front cover; Cover photo of Canada's loftiest peak, the unconquered summit of Mount Waddington, plu two pages of text and photos showing a climbing party on the treacherous mountain; Photo of bizarre sea creature washed up at Querqueville, near Cherbourg - probably the remains of a basking shark; Two pages of detailed illustrations explaining drought and its dangers in rural England, plus schemes for alleviating water famine; Photo-illustrated book review of "Secrets of the Red Sea", by Henry de Manfreid; Photos and text describe jewelry of a Byzantine-Nubian Queen - more treasures from a mysterious Egyptian cemetery; Photo-illustrated article on an expedition to Cocos Island in search of long-buried pirate treasure with gold and silver indicating instruments; 12 photos illustrate life in the Saar, a district to choose by plebiscite government by Germany, France or the League; Two full-page photos of vast flocks of ducks at the unique Open Lake Sanctuary in Arkansas, plus photos of Mr. George S. Wilcox who protects the ducks; Photos of personalities of the week include the commission of government inaugurated in Newfoundland, Sir James Jeans, Sir H. G. Lyons, Madame Stavisky, the archduke Otto and ex-Empress Zita; the Queen of Siam and H. W. Austin in the Monte Carlo lawn tennis handicap; Acquitted Reichstag fire trial prisoners released and welcomed in Moscow include Mr. Popoff, Dimitroff and Taneff, Norman O'Neill, John Dillinger, Prof. S. F. Oldenburg, and Princess Irina Youssoupoff, who was awarded damages in the "Rasputin" film libel action; Centrefold photos of Prince George's 4000 mile tour in South Africa; Photo of the outdoor construction of Imperial Airways liner "Scylla" (too large for a hangar); Photo of stowaways John Pitzer and Arthur Martin afloat in the Gulf of Mexico; Photo of huge crowd in Trafalgar Square gathered to hear speeches about the unemployment bill; Photos of low British reservoirs; Photo of zeppelin "LZ 129" under construction; Photos of destroyed buildings in Kalgoorlie, Australia after anti-foreigner riots; Article and three photos describe sinking of the "Cheliuskin" near Wrangell Island; Photos of archaic Chinese jade in perfection - finds in the Lo-Yang tombs; Two pages of text and photos describe discoveries which "surpass anything yet known of archaic Chinese jade"; One-page ad for the new Ford Fourteen car; Half-page ad for the Crossley two-litre car; Half-page ad for the Armstrong Siddeley Twenty car; Half-page Rover car ad; Nice half-page Bentley car ad; Back cover ad for Douglas Stuart; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 993-1036. Features: cover photo of Dr. Wilhelm Furtwangler, conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, forced into retirement by Nazi influences; Photo of the League of Nations meeting in Geneva to discuss an international military force to police the Saar; Page of illustrations of the "Emperor" of conductors, Toscanini; Page of photos describe the plight of Hungarian refugees expelled from Yugoslavia; One page photo shows the "Orion" being launched at Barrow electronically by the Duke of Gloucester in Brisbane, 12,000 miles away; Fascinating photo-illustrated article by disillusioned young Oxford Socialist John Brown, author of "I Was a Tramp", describes his trip to Soviet Russia; Two large photos commemorate the first regular airmail from England to Australia via Imperial Airways; Photo illustrated article on blind fish in the Caverns of Brazil - first photos of live specimens; Two pages of illustrations of the Mayo composite aircraft, under construction for Imperial Airways, which launches heavily loaded mail planes upon its back; Page of photos and text present prehistoric pottery found in Persia - "entirely unexpected" types from Syalck; Two pages of fabulous photos illustrate how a Japanese hotel combines domestic tradition with incongruous borrowings from the West; Majestic colour one-page ad for Dunlop boasts of their 90th anniversary; Amazing photo of Canadian "Monster" - sea cow, basking shark, or "cadborosaurus" - recently discovered on the shores of Henry Island, British Columbia; Centrefold photos of the Duke of Gloucester at functions in Australia; Photo of Sir Wilfred Grenfell giving medical attention in Newfoundland and Labrador; Photos of the Prince of Wales in distressed Durham; Photos of attempts to save Charles O'Leary who died after three days trapped in an Irish well; Photos of the Soviet funeral for murdered Sergei Kiroff; Photo of new airplane for the Viceroy of India, the "Star of India"; Photo of famous archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans sitting for his portrait bust by David Evans; Photo of the Salvation Army welcoming its new general, Miss Evangeline Booth; Photos of personalities of the week include General Temperley, G. G. Knox, M. Titulescu; Anthony Eden, M. Laval; Baron Aloisi, Ruchdi Bey, Julian Wylie, Sir Horace Lamb, King Prajadhipok, Sir James O'Grady, Sir Edwin Lutyens, C. H. Bressey, Col. Lindbergh's second son, little John, being taken to school by his mother, the late Lord Riddell, C. T. P. Ulm, George Littlejohn, J. L. Skilling, and the late Viscount Buckmaster; Nice colour one page Dewar's ad features Santa hefting cases of whisky; Colour photos of Christmas eve celebrations in Hungary; Article and photos of 6 million year old insect fossils; Page of photos of the filming of "Lorna Doone";One-page South Africa tourism ad One-page Schweppes ad; and more. Outer advertising pages not included. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of the King and Queen in horse-drawn carriage on the way to St. Paul's for the Memorial Service of Lord Kitchener; Two-page illustration of Lord Kitchener's Memorial Service in St. Paul's; Five photos of Lord Kitchener's early life from a family album; One page black and white illustration of Colonel Henry Elliott Chevallier Kitchener, Second Earl Kitchener of Khartoum; Four sketches of a great Sea-Fight, including image of the sinking destroyer "Shark"; One-page illustration of the "Shark" firing her last torpedo as she sank in the battle of Jutland; Photos of five men who died with Lord Kitchener - Sir H.F. Donaldson, Brig.-General Wilfred Ellershaw, Mr. L.S. Robertson, Mr. H.J. OL'Beirne, and Captain of H.M.S. "Hampshire", H.J. Savill; Two-page illustration of German light cruiser sinking in the North Sea with British destroyers in background; Two pages with six photos of damage to British light war-ships after the North Sea victory; Two illustrations of the opening encounters of the naval battle, 31 May, 3:30pm; One-page memorial photo portrait of Field-Marshal Early Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome, K.G., etc.; Two pages with nine photos illustrating Lord Kitchener and the armies raised by the magic of his name; Two pages with seven photos illustrating Lord Kitchener as Secretary of State for War, the last phase of his great career; Photo of Lord Kitchener visiting wounded Indian soldiers; Photo of Lord Kitchener visiting the wounded V.C., Subadar Mir Dast; Page with seven photos of Lord Kitchener with French, Russian and Italian allies; Center page includes nine photos of Lord Kitchener at the Dardanelles, visiting Gallipoli to consider the question of evacuation; Brief article on automobiles and 24-hour distance records; Several pages of charming vintage ads. Please note: Extra-heavy wear to this copy, particularly the last leaf which is missing the ads on its lower third. Center page loose but present. Outer page holding by one staple. A worthy copy of this special WWI isssue dominated by content on Lord Kitchener. 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. Book depicts how to interpret Northwest Coast images for the Beaver, wolf, bear, eagle, raven, salmon, sea lion, shark, sun, human, wold man etc. in bentwood boxes, longhouses, canoes, hats, jewelry, masks, etc. Heavily illustrated, 64 pages.
Hardcover grand in-8, 351 pp., nombreuses illustrations, cartonnage illustre de l"éditeur. Bel exemplaire. [TX-16] First edition.
2012103290Gingko Press Distribution. New. 2012. Hardcover. 1937222101 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 96 pages; well illustrated. -- with a bonus offer-- . Gingko Press (Distribution) hardcover
1943QJZ-4Grands in 4° (36,5 × 27,6 cm) ; ensemble publié dans les Annales du Musée royal du Congo belge, série A (Minéralogie, Géologie, Paléontologie), 1er volume (1943): 3e série, vol. 2, fascicule 1 : pp. 1-200, pl. 1-16 ; 2e volume (1949): 3e série, vol. 2, fascicule 2 : pp. 201-256, pl. 17-22 ; 3e volume (1959): 3e série, vol. 2, fascicule 3 : pp. 257-568, pl. 23-39 ; 4e volume (1960) : 3e série, vol. 1, fascicule 2 : 48 pp., 2 pl. ; Ensemble bien complet avec un total de 41 planches. En feuillets non reliés dans des portefolios imprimées (tels que publiés). Quelques petits accrocs sur les couvertures. Un petit manque de papier sur un des portefolios. Aucune marque. Intérieur très frais, très bon état. - Large in 4° (36.5 × 27.6 cm) ; published by the Annales du Musée royal du Congo belge, série A (Minéralogie, Géologie, Paléontologie), 1st volume (1943): 3rd series, vol. 2, fascicule 1 : pp. 1-200, pl. 1-16; 2nd volume (1949): 3rd series, vol. 2, fascicule 2 : pp. 201-256, pl. 17-22; 3rd volume (1959): 3rd series, vol. 2, fascicule 3 : pp. 257-568, pl. 23-39; 4th volume (1960) : 3rd series, vol. 1, fascicule 2 : 48 pp., 2 pl.; Complete with a total of 41 plates. Loose in printed portfolios as published. Small tears on covers. Small lack of paper on one portfolio. No mark. Inside fresh and clean, very good condition.
QJZ-0Grand in 4° (32 × 24 cm) ; 27 pp., 8 pl.; articles extraits du Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 2e série, vol. 1, article 12 : 139-147, pl. 18-21; article 14 : 191-206, pl. 25-27 et article 25 : 299-300, pl. 42. Ensemble bien complet avec un total de 8 planches gravées. Reliure à coin en cuir et plats marbrés, titre doré (reliure moderne); dernière ligne du texte de la légende au pied de la dernière planche (pl. 42) coupée mais la légende est néanmoins complète sur la page de texte en regard. - Large in 4°; 27 pp., 8 pl.; extraxted from du Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 2th series, vol. 1, article 12: 139-147, pl. 18-21; article 14: 191-206, pl. 25-27, and article 25: 299-300, pl. 42. Complete with 8 plates. Three-quarter leather binding with marbeld paper, gold tooled title on spince (professional recent binding); the last line of the caption at the foot of the last plate (pl. 42) cut by the binder knife, however the same caption is present and complete on the opposite text page.
Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: "Mad Mike" - Part I - The adventures of a well-known South Seas character, including his romantic connection with the beautiful half-caste Laumona; The Forest Dwellers of Arabuko - Photo-illustrated article on the shy and elusive East African Sanya race; My Wife's Double - told by Sidney Fitzgerald, now chief engineer with a firm in Portuguese East Africa; In Quest of the Unknown - Part I - F.A. Mitchell-Hedges meets the strange islanders of the San Blas Archipelago and the mysterious Chucunaque - illustrated with photos; My Chinese Crystal - This story of events surrounding an ancient crystal, believed to be stolen from a Chinese temple, will keenly interest students of the occult; The Very Keen Man - How an energetic Central African Native Commissioner conceived a Great Scheme - and what happened to it; The Great Pay-Train Hold-Up - For several years the police of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania were at their wit's end to deal with an epidemic of pay-roll robberies; The Big-Game Trapper - R.D.S. describes some thrilling experiences encountered by well-known trappers; Through Savage Europe - Part III - Richard Carline describes his holiday painting tour through Serbia, Bosnia, and Montenegro - with photos; "Down Texas Way" - The wife of a Texas rancher tells the tale of three high-spirited youngsters, a desperate gang of escaped convicts, a night alarm, and a mysterious disappearance; Across the Great Sahara - Part IV - The story of a wonderful exploit - a camel-back journey from south to north through the Sahara - with photos; Donnelly's Luck - An old prospector strikes it rich, only to fall into the hands of rascally claim-jumpers; Twenty-Three Hours of Horror - A young fireman, Clermont Lafayette Staden, falls overboard from the American oil-tank steamer Fred W. Weller in the shark-infested waters of the Pacific; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Nibbling to backstrip, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Book
58 pages. Features: Nice color ad for General Electric radios inside front cover; Hudson Essex car ad shows mother dropping kids at school; Nice full-page ad for Mimeograph; They'll Come Shooting (short story); Power and Glory - the gutsy story of Boies Penrose, one of the most prodigious figures in American political life - article with photos; Wild Geese (short story); A Lady of Resource (short story); Naughty Girl - Lenore Ulric serves allure in generous portions - article with photos; The Meanest Beast - battle between black leopard and shark; The Road Back (part VI of short story); You Couldn't Hate Patrick (short story); Thoughts that Win - Advice by champion golfer Jerome D. Travers - article with photo; Nice full-page color ad for Seald Sweet grapefruits; Full-page ad for Canada Dry ginger ales; The Scotty Dog (short story); Fantastic centerfold two-colour ad for Colorado tourism; Louisville & Nashville (L&N) Railroad full-page ad; Full-page ad for Philco radios features photos of Gary Cooper; Nice Chrysler ad; Full-page Fleischmann's Yeast ad encourages readers to eat three cakes per day (!); Back page article on prohibition; Attractive color Ford ad inside back cover shows doctor making housecall in the evening snow; Color Ipana ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
2008169600Spokane WA: Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture 2008. Hardcover. VG-/VG-. Red cloth boards with silver stamped lettering. Black and color-illustrated dust jacket with yellow red and white lettering. 144 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Inscribed and signed on ffep by Jorda Schnitzer. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture hardcover books
2008SM 5/2/9-40Spokane: Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture 2008. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. First edition. Inscribed by artist John Buck and dated 2008 by him. Near fine copy in near fine dustjacket with teeny bump to top corner. A very scarce autograph. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture Hardcover
181245169London W. Bulmer and Co. 1812. 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1812 - Part II. Pp. 206-220 a. 4 engraved plates 1 large and folded showing a fine engravingof Squalus maximus. Faint foxing to plates. <br/><br/><em>A classical taxonomic study of the shark </em> unknown
Price on contents page crossed out. No other inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked laminated boards, small scratch to spine and no bumping to corners. 95pp.
No inscriptions or marks and not price-clipped. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright laminated boards with very slight rubbing to front edge of front board, small scuff to rear and no bumping to corners. 95pp.
No inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked laminated boards and no bumping to corners. Price clipped title page. 95pp.
No inscriptions or marks. Price clipped first page. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked laminated boards, slight rubbing to top of spine and no bumping to corners. 95pp.
1906QJZ-1Grand in 4° (32,7 × 25 cm) ; 430 pp., 17 pl. (dont plusieurs sur doubles pages) ; Bien complet. Couverture souple et dos imprimée, quelques fentes aux dos, petit manque de papier en pied du dos, anciens tampons de bibliothèque sur la couverture sinon aucune autre marque à l'intérieur, intérieur frais. - Large in 4° (32.7 × 25 cm); 430 pp., 17 pl. (many double pages); complete. Original printed wrappers, small cracks on spine, small loss of paper at foot of spine, library stamps on front cover only (no other mark inside); inside clean and fresh.
2005129458Melbourne: Ian Potter Museum 2005. 1st edition. As New. large octavo. softback with stiff wrappers 51pp. col. pls. bibliog. Ian Potter Museum unknown
6203416886.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
26 pages. Features: Mailbag; Photo of guide Alan Schultz with 850-pound shark he caught at Vananda Island; Vedder River Steelhead Winners - with photo of ten-year-old Doug Thompson of Chilliwack with his 16-lb steelie; Shortsmen of B.C. - Tom Brayshaw - article with his photo - he was very interested in conserving B.C.'s fish streams; Sportsman's Corner; Rotary Boat Show, February 9-14; Several pages of boating information and ads; Many additional nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
Features: Fling-Wing Soliders and their Rotary-Wing Birds; New Designs for America's Military; The Mach 2 Aerial Militia; The Rotary - rough on fighter pilots; Freeze or fry at Eglin; The Fabulous FAC's of Vietnam; Mike's Eight Hundred Dollar Warhawk; Military Aircraft 'Round the World; Military Pilot Requirements; United States Navy's First Fighters at Sea; Swing-Wing - the final leap forward?; The great load lifters; Fokker designs on foreign fronts; Leaves from a 'Lead-Sledders' logbook; A.F.'s Secret Electronic War; Recce Drone - The inside story; The RPV's are Coming!; Where did they all go?; Mediterranean Montage; Korean War Three-way ace; Big Eye in the Sky; The Emperor's Famous Phonix Fighters; World's fastest flying command post; Down the Drain?; Want an ancient air force?; Naval aviation's historical HQ; Convoluted quest for fighter engines; Can Kelly's Tigers contain foxbat?; Chopper warfare in Indochina; Marines New VTOL Harrier; Old USAF Planes in New Home; We fly the F-111; Mr. Mac's fantastic, formidible F-4; World Champ Airliner; 'The' Combat aircraft of World War Two; Serene Victor at 600 mph; The 'Spirit' - an individual creation; Destined for Immortality; Aeronautical History Sketchbook; Cutaway drawings of Wright biplane, Bleriot Cross-channel, Curtiss JN-4D Jenny, Ryan N-Y-P 'Spirit of St. Louis", Luftwaffe Messerschmitt 109E; Evolution of the Superfort; Pictorials of the Joint-Effort Jaguar and great planes at Ottawa; Cover photo of Sepecat Jaguar in Aerobatic dress; Sikorsky Grant; Boeing 747; The Guppies; Sorceress, Hot Canary, Shark; North American F-86D; Pitts Special; Stampe SV-4; Thorp T-18; North American B-25; Grumman F3F-2; Spitfire; Grumman Avenger; XB-70; Seadart, Seamaster; CF-105, TSR-2; Designers and pilots speak their minds - Curtis Pitts, Ed Granville and Pete Miller, Jimmy Doolittle, Jimmy Haizlip, Igor Sikorsky; Biplanes 'n' Things - Caudron G.3, Morane Parasol, Fleetwings Seabird, Vultee V-1A; How to build the Fokker D-7; How to make a model old-four monoplane; how to build and detail the magnificent jug; A 'copter goes to school; Model rocketry is serious business; how to build the icarus model rocket; how the airplane flies; fly power - power a model plane with a housefly!; The Hovercraft; Breaking into Balsa; How to build a Star Trek Diorama; How to camouflage and detail the supermarine spitfire Mk-1; How to customize the Lear Jet; How to build a ticket counter special Boeing 707; Monogram/AsM B-52 contest; how to paint camouflage with a brush; how to build and detail the Spad XIII; Hunting down the wolf pack; How to make the Battle of Britain Diorama; How to get an Aluminum finish that looks real; How to give decals that hand-painted look; how to build the Guillow Cessna; How to get the best from the Airbrush; Aerospace Symposium; How to build and display the Messerschmitt Bf 109F; Converting a Mosquito to a Hornet; How to build and detail the Apollo/Saturn; All the new models from the 32nd hobby trade show; 12 ways to better model building; Hunting down those rare birds; How to build a diorama; how to build and detail the confederate air force Mustang; how to draw aircraft, part I; How to simulate battle damage; how to superdetail the Hawker Typhoon; Baron Manfred von Richtoven's Fokker DR-1; How to build and detail the Tora Val type 99 - made in Hollywood!; how to build and superdetail major Lanoe Hawker's De Havilland DH 2; Here come de Judge; how to draw aircraft - part 2; the bombers that blitzed the monogram/AsM B-52 contest; how to build and detail the Black Bolt; how to build and detail the Mitsubishi 1MT in Torpedo Bomber; how to construct a 2$ rocket tracking device; how to detail the OV-1 A/C Mohawk - a Vietnam observer. Moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
210 pages. Features: Budget Cords - the Graham Hollywood and Hupmobile Skylark; The 'Shark' - the new generation of Corvette in 1968; Big Studebakers - the Lark; Cover Car - 1933 Chevrolet Eagle Coupe; Mr. Mustang - the rags-to-riches story of Carroll Shelby; Olds F-28; Pierce-Arrow - Crowning a new champion; Using high-build primers; Ferrari - the short-wheelbase 250GT makes its mark; Ford Courier - the first one appeared in 1955; 1929 Packard Phaeton 645 with Dietrich body; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
114 pages. Features: Oscar Isaac; How business jargon jumped the Shark Tank; In Living Color - 25 years later; 19 rules for looking right in the rain; The Fabio Effect; The Ultimate Home Office; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Sticker removal mark on front cover. A sound copy. Magazine
