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Features: The Vengeance Trail - A murder-mystery from Ecuador, with photos; Our New Guinea Cruise - curious sights and scenes, with photos; Northland Mountaineering - interesting climbs in Arctic Norway - photos; Carlson's Mermaid - a fantastic story from the Niger delta; The 'Hidden Gold" Murders - a German case; Ghulam Haidar - Opium Peddler; Two Bad Men - murderers are eventually captured in America's rugged North-West; A Weird Quest - seances are held to help locate 'lost' gold-mines; Behind the Door - a tale from a Chief Officer in the Merchant Navy; Bush Nightmare - an experience in the wilds of Queensland; and more. Average wear. Binding intact. Sound copy. Book
Features include: Hopper No. 47 - Tragic happenings to an apprentice pilot in Home waters; Mra Toons "Lemon" - A former Revenue Officer's account of an encounter with an astute Oriental who planned to make a fortune by smuggling opium into Burma; Chinchilla Ranching - Describes a new industry; Water Divining in India; South American Excursion - a colourful account of a motor-car trip into the interior of Venezuela; Marijuana - describes the perilous experiences in which a particularly sinister form of "dope" involved the narrator; By Pony to Ladakh - An account of a trip through a little-known region of the borders of mysterious Tibet; Hunting the "Bearded Wonder" - Author sets out to track down a sinister Malayan terrorist leader. Black and white illustrations throughout. Above-average wear externally. Chips missing from spine. Contents in good condition. Unmarked. Magazine
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
1857179411London.: Illustrated London News. January 311857. Half page engraving 14.5 x 23.5 cm and a quarter page plan 17.5 x 15.5 cm on a single newspaper leaf with complete associated text a few words abraded in the final paragraph spots of browning but in very good condition. Engraving of the British factories at Canton Guangzhou and a scarce battle plan prepared for "The Illustrated London News" depicting the events of November 12 & 13 1856 the Battle of the Bogue by British-led forces during the Second Opium War. The commentary notes the Russian criticism of the British action quoting a "letter from St. Petersburg" in the French "Journal des Débats". <br> <br>From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker. . Illustrated London News. unknown
1858179429London.: Illustrated London News. March 131858. Three engravings on a double newspaper leaf the main image 16.5 x 51.3 cm with complete associated text central fold a few minor edge tears and two central fold splits neatly sealed on the verso but in very good condition. Engravings depicting the Battle of Canton Guangzhou 28-31 December 1857 led by joint British and French forces during the Second Opium War prepared for "The Illustrated London News". The main engraving shows the bombardment from the Harbour with the European Factories still in tact by artist and engraver Richard Principal Leitch his signature is reversed in the image who worked for "The Illustrated London News" for over 30 years from the 1840s. <br> <br>From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker with his pencilled note in the lower corner. . Illustrated London News. unknown
2011DADAX384338374XLAP Lambert Academic Publishing 2011-01-31. paperback. New. 5.91x1.21x8.66. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing paperback
384338374X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
140 pages. Features: The New Marilyn Monroe - article with great color photos (part 1 of 3); When a President Needs a Friend; So We Sent Our Son to College; Baseball's Unlikely Magnate - John Petrakis; They Smuggle Dope by the Ton - Red China moves opium through Thailand; My Life in Bellevue - part 4; I Drive the Turnpikes... and Survive; Trouble at Coley Falls (part 1 of 3); The Wreck of the Mary Deare (part 4 of 8); four short stories. Yale & Towne ad inside front cover features Disneyland scene; Dromedary white cake mix ad features photo in President Monroe's law office; Fantastic two-page color ad for Lawn-Boy mowers; Nice two-page color-photo ad for RCA consumer electronic products; Glorious color-photo ad for Cadillac features a pink caddy!; Nice two-page ad for Planter's Nuts; Acme steel strapping ad features photo of 'idea man' Bob Moore; Charming Lifesavers ad features illustrationn of boy handing bouquet to girl; Detroit Diesel ad features color photo of Oliver tractor at work; Macgregor storts equipment ad features photo of Ted Kluszewski; Very nice one-page color ad for Hires Root Beer; and more. Piece of masking tape mid-coverfold. Above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; pale blue cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
66 pages. Index. "When the Chinese in 1840 attempted to cut off this pernicious import, the British resorted to war to maintain it." - from summary page. Intended for younger readers but of interest to all. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Front free endpaper removed. Worthy reference copy. Black and white illlustrations. Book
164 pages. Features: Funky color-photo ad for Jade East products for men; Many wonderful fashion ads; Lovely one-page color-photo ad for Piaget watches and many other Christmas giftable products; Yashica camera ad features photos of Ira Phillips, John P. Vaughn, Sandra Adams, Shirley Miller, Howard Molofsky and Jolynn Bellavia; Lovel two-page color-photo Chanel ad features Catherine Deneuve; G.I.'s and O.J.'s (Opium Joints) in Vietnam - article on the heroin problem of US troops in Vietnam; The Christmas Card Syndrome; The 8:00 P.M. Train From Moscow to Peking is Dead on Time - photo-illustrated travel article; A Conversation with (pause) Harold Pinter; When Children Collide with the Law; Prostaglandin Research and Dr. Sultan H.M. Karim; ; America May Be in its Last Phase of Adolescence; Grandma Visits Her Hippies - "We Saved the Placenta for You"; Color-photo centerfold ad for Gold Label Cigars; Photos of fashion designs by Hubert de Givenchy; Parents don't take their children to Ophthalmologists as often as they should; Awesome one-page color ad for Abraham & Strauss features the wide and garish tie styles of the day; Lovely color one-page ad for F. Chauvenet Red Cap sparkling wine features wonderful painting "The Wedding" by Breugel; Sad one-page black and white photo ad for Save the Children Federation features large portrait of Apache Indian child Erlinda Cosay; Uncommon one-page ad for the "World-Of-Cheese Club"; Color ad for GAC Properties features traffic scene painting by Paul Davis; Vintage DYMO label maker color-photo ad features Santa's workshop; Fantastic back cover color-photo ad for the Chrysler Imperial; and more. Small library stamp on front cover. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
1858180046London.: The Illustrated London News. June 261858. Two half page engravings: 14.8 x 23.5 cm on a single newspaper leaf complete explanatory text neatly sealed marginal tear to a lower corner not affecting the image sheet toned and creased a few marginal spots good condition. Engravings prepared for a Supplement to "The Illustrated London News" following the Battle of Canton during the Second Opium War. <br> <br>From the Estate of the late artist collector historian and scholar Arthur Hacker. . The Illustrated London News. unknown
1830WRCLIT72359Philadelphia: Published at No. 108 Chestnut Street 1830. 385-390384pp. Octavo. Old calf. Volume index bound in front. Usual foxing and tanning and some occasional light water staining binding rubbed one label chipped but a sound copy with a pencil sketch of a soldier in uniform on the rear endsheet. The first volume of this periodical - consisting of 24 numbers dated 9 Sept. 1829 - 25 Aug. 1830. Published by John Bell. It would appear a total of four volumes were published with eventual participation of D.F. Condie. OCLC/Worldcat locates volumes one through four at the British Library. Apart from that only two other locations appear there NYPL and Pennsylvania Historical and like the present example the entry of record for those locations bears the denotation "4th improved edition." A substantial number of the articles refer to tobacco use others to intoxicants and one to opium use: "A hint to snuff-takers" p. 14. "Tobacco consumption in France and England" p. 27. "Tobacco" p. 36-38. "Mentorian or mnemosynean snuff" p. 62-63. "Snuff-taking" p. 153-155. "Tobacco smoking" p. 219-220. "Opium-eaters and snuff- chewers" p. 297-299. E. Hitchcock on the effect of alcohol and tobacco on the national constitution p. 313. "M'Allister's dissertation on snuffing" p. 329-331. "Confessions of a Drunkard" p.113. etc. Published at No. 108 Chestnut Street unknown books
106 pages. Features: Carl Dyer - Master Moccasin Maker; How to Make Indian Buckskin; Marching Through the Opium Fog; Navy Arms' LeMats - Rebel's Choice; Shotguns of Transition, Part II - America's Contribution; Originals and Replicas of the "Magnificent Seven" - Winchester's Blackpower Lever actions; John Wayne and the Colt Peacemaker; Arms of the Comancheros; Lamson and Goodnow Manufacturing Company; and much more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
Hardcover in-16, 335 pages, frontispiece. Hardcover fine decorated cloth,with no DJ as issued.— GOOD. [VAR]
12080Taipei, SMC Publishing, 2009. 1 thick volume, in-4, 426 pp., illustrated with hundreds of b.& w. and colour plates, hard bound with a colourful dust jacket, new book.
12958Taipei, SMC Publishing, 2009. 1 thick volume, in-4, 426 pp., illustrated with hundreds of b.& w. and colour plates, hard bound with a colourful dust jacket, new book.
1860178252London.: The Illustrated London News. June 231860. Black and white full-page engraving on a newspaper leaf 28 x 40 cm related text on the verso one small marginal edge-tear upper corner creased but the image in very good condition. Fine engraving of the combined Expeditionary Force at its encampment at Tsim Sha Tsui Kowloon nearing the culmination of the Second Opium War.The descriptive text notes on the verso : "The expeditionary force is arriving rapidly; every day troop-ships come into the harbour. Probyn's horse Sikhs to the number of five hundred are encamped on the mainland; Armstrong guns also are there. I never saw anything more picturesque than the camp: the scenery is beautiful." see detail in attached image. <br> <br>From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker. . The Illustrated London News. unknown
1718179261London.: Illustrated London News. November 171860. Half page engravings 8.8 x 34.4 cm and 12.7 x 34.4 cm on a single newspaper leaf edge wear and creasing lower edge trimmed but in very good condition. A pair of engravings prepared for the Illustrated London News depicting the Third Battle of Taku Forts near Tianjin: an allied French and British assault part of the Second Opium War and an attempt to compel the Chinese government to observe the trade treaties signed between their governments in 1858 which included allowing the British to continue the opium trade in China. <br> <br>From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker with his pencilled notation. . Illustrated London News. unknown
189228464Gwalior India 1892-93 1892. Paper browning but generally sound; chips and tears at the edges and folds; in very good condition. All approximately 34.5 x 49.5 printed on the recto only in ten columns. Each column serves a different purpose: serial number; date; name of the trader; number of bags; destination; number of wooden crates; weight; taxes; signature of the recipient; and instructions for the tax collector. Documents permitting and taxing the movement of opium by the Government of Gwalior. The name of the trader on one of the documents has been identified as "Bhakim Chand Pijara." These documents were sold in a single lot at Superior Galleries Los Angeles January 16 2001 Session Two lot 847. The translation was done by an academic in New Delhi India for a librarian at Stanford University on behalf of the previous owner a private collector. <br/><br/> Gwalior, India, 1892-93 unknown books
2091502135500441Not Available N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
656p., Plus full page illustrations. All edges gold. 4to. Original very worn full red cloth binding. Spine taped. Russell Herman Conwell (18431925) was an American Baptist minister, orator, philanthropist, lawyer, and writer. He is best remembered as the founder and first president of Temple University in Philadelphia, and for his inspirational lecture Acres of Diamonds. ETIQ 1
New Persian Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Persian. 230 p. Siyasat-e khariji-e Iran dar dawrân-e Safawiyah. Foreign relations of Iran in the period of Safawid dynasty, (1501-1736).
228647 February 1900. On letterhead of the Grand Hotel Cannes. 1p 8vo. On aged and worn paper. Attractive letterhead of the hotel and its surroundings. Addressed to 'My dear Willis'. Written in a shaky hand. Clearly writing in reference to his 1899 autobiography 'A Sailor's Life under Four Sovereigns' he states that he is glad that Willis is 'pleased with the book' and explains that he was 'suddenly driven' to Cannes 'by neuralgic pains'. He concludes: 'If I live to get back I should like to insert the Authors name in your Copy! Your sincere old friend Harry Keppel'. 7 February [1900]. On letterhead of the Grand Hotel, Cannes. unknown
B9798574856130Paperback / softback. New. paperback
