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LAMY (Commandant) - (Photo de la 2e collection Félix Potin)
Photographie de la collection Félix Potin (4 x 7,5 cm) représentant : Commandant Lamy, explorateur.
- Photographie 4 x 7, 5 cm. Notice biographique collée au dos.
Référence libraire : 51540
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Lamy G.
Voyage du Novice Jean-Paul à travers la France d'Amérique.
In-12(12x18,5cm) , VIII-274 pages, reliure pleine toile rouge de l'éditeur à décor noir et or, tranches dorées. (460g) Paris, Armand Colin et Cie., 1898
Référence libraire : 21687
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Lamy Georges
Voyage du novice Jean-Paul à travers la France d'Amérique.
Paris Armand Colin et cie, éditeurs. 1890 273p 1 volume petit IN8. Reliure d'époque en demi chagrin rouge. Dos à nerfs titré et orné. Ouvrage orné de 54 gravures h.t en noir
Référence libraire : 170658
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LAN KIM KWEE TEXT; PHOTOGRAPHS FROM PHOTOBABK; LUCA INVERNIZZI TETTONI & OTHERS
Vietnam: Land Of The Ascending Dragon
Times Editions Singapore: 1997. Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book. Striking photographs and evocative prose combine with a wealth of information to capture the fascinating landscape the colorful flora and fauna interesting people with intriguing customs and beliefs and the awe-inspiring monuments and art. Times Editions, Singapore: 1997 hardcover
Référence libraire : 87190X1
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Lana Ruth
Travel Sense: How to Make the Travel Industry Work for You
New York: Dolphin Books 1975. Reprint edition. Paperback. Good/Wraps. 20.75 Cm. . Trade paperback good condition w. ltly tanned ltly rubbed wraps sme lt marks. Sme lt creases lt soil. Ltly bumped corners 1 bent. Ltly tanned p. edges sme lt soil foxing. Ltly tanned ins wraps. A few spots on ins wraps exterior pp. O/w cln tigh Wraps . ISBN: 0385071035. Catalogs: Travel. Dolphin Books paperback
Référence libraire : 28938 ISBN : 0385071035 9780385071031
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LANA SARRATE, C.
Ruta del Pirineo español.
M., Patronato Nacional de Turismo, s.a. (hacia 1932), 16'5 x 12 cm., 24 págs. - 58 láminas - 3 mapas y un croquis plegados.
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Lana, Ruth
Travel Sense: How to Make the Travel Industry Work for You
. Trade paperback, good condition, w. ltly tanned, ltly rubbed wraps, sme lt marks. Sme lt creases, lt soil. Ltly bumped corners, 1 bent. Ltly tanned p. edges, sme lt soil foxing. Ltly tanned ins wraps. A few spots on ins wraps, exterior pp. O/w cln, tigh
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Lanaghan Mrs
Antigua and the Antiguans. A Full Account of the Colony and its Inhabitants. Facsimile Reprint. Two Volume Set
Guildford: Biddles of Guildford for the Antiguan Publishing Trust. VG: in very good condition with dust jackets. 1980. Facsimile reprint. Green hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 150mm 9" x 6". xiv 345pp; viii 355pp. . Biddles of Guildford for the Antiguan Publishing Trust hardcover
Référence libraire : c3989f
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LANCASATER Roy;
A Plantsman in Nepal
Woodbridge England Antique Collectors' Club 1995 . . original cloth with gilt title lettering on front cover and spine pictorial endpapers dj fine clean unmarked and unused. . 4to 28 x 22 cm; 291 pp 270 color and 70 black & white illustrations bibliog glossary index. . First published in 1981 under the title Plant Hunting in Nepal this new edition is much enlarged with updated nomenclature and an additional chapter on a subsequent visit to Nepal by the author and with more illustrations. Although the book's emphasis is on the wide variety of plants found in the area the author also describes the expedition's many adventures parties with the Tibetans birds and animals the Nepalese people and their lives beautifully illustrated. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Woodbridge, England, Antique Collectors' Club, [1995], . hardcover
Référence libraire : J12837
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LANCASATER, Roy
A Plantsman in Nepal
4to [28 x 22 cm]; 291 pp, 270 color and 70 black & white illustrations, bibliog, glossary, index. original cloth with gilt title lettering on front cover and spine, pictorial endpapers, dj, fine, clean, unmarked and unused. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. First published in 1981 under the title Plant Hunting in Nepal, this new edition is much enlarged with updated nomenclature and an additional chapter on a subsequent visit to Nepal by the author, and with more illustrations. Although the book's emphasis is on the wide variety of plants found in the area, the author also describes the expedition's many adventures, parties with the Tibetans, birds and animals, the Nepalese people and their lives, beautifully illustrated.
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Lancaster Carol
Aid to Africa: So Much to Do So Little Done
Chicago IL U.S.A.: The University of Chicago Press 1999. Paperback in very good condition. Minor shelf wear only spine slightly sunned; contents clean and sound throughout. First Edition. paperback. Very Good. Used. The University of Chicago Press Paperback
Référence libraire : 209829 ISBN : 0226468399 9780226468396
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Lancaster Osbert
Classical Landscape with Figures
London: John Murray 1947. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Fair. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. John Murray Hardcover
Référence libraire : 031791
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LANCASTER Osbert
CLASSICAL LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES
London: John Murray 1954. UK 3rd Printing No markigns very light foxing to top edge of pages VG in clipped Good only Dj with a few edge fautls and some loss to head of spine; Dj is in mylar sleeve. Yellow cloth iillus endpapers 224pp index. Colour illus plates with line drawing sin text. This is a view of modern Greece in the 1950s. 2.0 JM FO 9/1. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by LANCASTER Osbert. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. John Murray Hardcover
Référence libraire : 46763
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Lancaster Osbert
Classical Landscape with Figures
London: John Murray 1947. Yellow cloth sans dustjacket. Illustrated by author with line drawings maps and 4 of 8 full color lithographs. Two leaves containing 4 lithographs have been excised. Cloth is quite age soiled. Boards slightly bowed. A reading copy. Book sound and internally clean. Travel in Greece. Fair. First Edition. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. John Murray Hardcover
Référence libraire : 002544
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Lancaster Roy
In search of the Wild Asparagus
Michael Joseph / Rainbird 1983. 1st edition. Hard covers dust jacket. V.g./Good. Minor corner wear to jacket otherwise fine. 2 128 pp. Michael Joseph / Rainbird hardcover
Référence libraire : 20131 ISBN : 0718123166 9780718123161
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Lancaster Osbert
Pillar To Post: English Architecture without Tears.
New York Scribner's 391939 hardcover. Text and architectural drawings by the author. -- Hardcover. Condition: good only cover discolored; endsheets foxed with poor jacket laid in. Scribner's hardcover
Référence libraire : 34407
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Lancaster R.
Plant hunting in Nepal
Croom Helm 1981. 1st edition. Paper covers. V.g./No Jacket. Slight corner wear. 192 pp. Croom Helm unknown
Référence libraire : 15611 ISBN : 070991637X 9780709916376
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Lancaster R.
Plant hunting in Nepal
Croom Helm 1981. 1st edition. Paper covers. V.g./No Jacket. Corner wear and creasing of front cover. Croom Helm unknown
Référence libraire : 10109 ISBN : 070991637X 9780709916376
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LANCASTER Roy;
Plant Hunting in Nepal
London Croom Helm 1981 . . original cloth gilt spine title lettering fine in fine dj not price clipped. . 8vo 24 x 16 cm; 194 pp color illustrations from photos on 20 plates 39 drawings in text maps list of seeds collected glossary bibliog plant index. . Travels in East Nepal by a group of horticultural botanists searching for seeds for western gardens resulted in many new plants being introduced several for the first time. The author also describes the occurrence of many western plants that originated in the Himalaya. The party visited the little known Jaljale Himal where the bizarre snowball plant the noble rhubarb were found later visiting Topke Gola where they found the rare golden edelweiss. Included are adventures with and descriptions of the local people. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, Croom Helm, [1981], . hardcover
Référence libraire : J12838
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Lancaster Osbert
Sailing to Byzantium : An Architectural Companion
Boston: Gambit 1969. Very Good with dustjacket Hardcover 1969. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Gambit Hardcover
Référence libraire : 005165
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Lancaster Roy
Travels in China - A Plantsman's Paradise
Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club 1989. Very well illustrated thick quarto pp 516 a very good copy in a dustwrapper with vey slight signs of use. A heavy book - extra postage may be required. This book successfully combines a most enjoyable and detailed account of the well-known author's many journeys through China. Roy Lancaster follows in the footsteps of the great Victorian plant hunters and describes in this his magnum opus some 1000 different plants in their natural habitat. This is a book about plants from a country so rich in variety that there are 50 percent more species on one mountain in China than in the whole of the British Isles. Indeed the wide range of climatic conditions in a country as vast as China makes this book relevant to gardeners everywhere. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Slightly Worn. Antique Collectors' Club Hardcover
Référence libraire : 013041 ISBN : 1851490191 9781851490196
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LANCASTER Roy;
Travels in China; A Plantsman's Paradise
Woodbridge Suffolk Antique Collector's Club 1989 First edition. . original cloth gilt title lettering on spine and cover dj fine clean and unmarked. . 4to 28 x 22 cm; 516 i ad pp color frontis over 400 color & 250 bw illus maps bibliog index of plants index of people index of locations index of gardens glossary colored endpaper maps. . After a useful introduction to plant hunting in China with brief biographies of all the main collectors the author describes his many travels in search of plants which includes adventure as well as botany. China is one of the richest areas of the world for different plant species. The author is an acclaimed garden writer and plant collector. A beautifully illustrated work. This copy contains a four-page handwritten manuscript entitled 'New Treats from China by Roy Lancaster' dated March 8/90 which describes in some detail historical plant hunting in China and the plants found that are currently available in nurseries. A picture of this book is available on request by email. [Woodbridge, Suffolk], Antique Collector's Club, [1989], First edition. hardcover
Référence libraire : J12812
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LANCASTER, Roy
Plant Hunting in Nepal
8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 194 pp, color illustrations from photos on 20 plates, 39 drawings in text, maps, list of seeds collected, glossary, bibliog, plant index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, fine in fine dj (not price clipped). A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Travels in East Nepal by a group of horticultural botanists, searching for seeds for western gardens, resulted in many new plants being introduced, several for the first time. The author also describes the occurrence of many western plants that originated in the Himalaya. The party visited the little known Jaljale Himal where the bizarre snowball plant the noble rhubarb were found, later visiting Topke Gola where they found the rare golden edelweiss. Included are adventures with and descriptions of the local people.
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LANCASTER, Roy
Travels in China; A Plantsman's Paradise
4to [28 x 22 cm]; 516, [i, ad] pp, color frontis, over 400 color & 250 bw illus, maps, bibliog, index of plants, index of people, index of locations, index of gardens, glossary, colored endpaper maps. original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, dj, fine, clean and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. After a useful introduction to plant hunting in China, with brief biographies of all the main collectors, the author describes his many travels in search of plants, which includes adventure as well as botany. China is one of the richest areas of the world for different plant species. The author is an acclaimed garden writer and plant collector. A beautifully illustrated work. This copy contains a four-page handwritten manuscript entitled 'New Treats from China by Roy Lancaster' dated March 8/90, which describes in some detail historical plant hunting in China and the plants found that are currently available in nurseries.
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LANCASTER, Roy
Travels in China; A Plantsman's Paradise
4to [28 x 22 cm]; 516, [i, ad] pp, color frontis, over 400 color & 250 bw illus, maps, bibliog, index of plants, index of people, index of locations, index of gardens, glossary, colored endpaper maps. original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, dj (slight wear at spine ends), else fine, clean with the author's signature on title page 'with best wishes, Roy Lancaster 21st November 1989'. A picture of this book is available upon request by e After a useful introduction to plant hunting in China, with brief biographies of all the main collectors, the author describes his many travels in search of plants, which includes adventure as well as botany. China is one of the richest areas of the world for different plant species. The author is an acclaimed garden writer and plant collector. A beautifully illustrated work.
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Lanciani, Rodolfo Amedeo & (Foreword by Richard Brilliant).
THE RUINS AND EXCAVATIONS OF ANCIENT ROME
Ffep is corner clipped (remove trace of ownership? ). Light foxing to top of textblock. DJ has some tears and chipping. ; 631 pages
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Lanckhard, Dr.
De landen en volken van Azië in schetsen en tafereelen.
n.d. (ca. 1890?) xvi, 205 p., old boards. Small hole in title-page.
Référence libraire : TS00466
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LANCON (Daniel)
L'EGYPTE LITTERAIRE DE 1776 à 1882. Dessin des antiquités et aménité des rencontres.
P. Geuthner, 2007. Fort vol. in-8 broché, 705pp.
Référence libraire : 591322
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LANCRENON P.
De la Seine à la Volga. Trois Mille Lieues à la Pagaie.
PLON E., NOURRIT & Cie. 1898. In-8. Relié demi-cuir. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos à nerfs, Intérieur acceptable. 404 pages. Nombreuses dessins (d'après photographies) en noir et blanc, dans le texte et hors-texte. Etiquette de code sur la coiffe en-tête et tampons de bibliothèque sur la page de titre et dans quelques marges.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910-Géographie générale. Voyages
Référence libraire : RO80104667
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LANCRET & CHABROL
Description de l'Egypte. Mémoire sur le canal d'Alexandrie
- Imprimerie Impériale, Paris 1809, In Folio (27x44cm), 185 - 194p., relié. - Edition originale, texte extrait de la Description de l'Egypte, tome II, Etat Moderne. Reliure en plein cartonnage moderne crème parcheminé à la bradel. Pièce de titre de basane noire. Rousseurs. Relevé et description précise du canal d'Alexandrie, comprenant les citernes, son histoire, et la nécessité de le restaurer. [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION ON DEMAND]
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LANCRET & CHABROL
Description de l'Egypte. Mémoire sur le canal d'Alexandrie
Imprimerie Impériale, Paris 1809, In Folio (27x44cm), 185 - 194p., relié.
Référence libraire : 70002
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LANDA, DIEGO de.
Landa's Relación de las Cosas de Yucatan. A Translation. Edited with Notes by Alfred M. Tozzer.
Cambridge Mass., The Museum, 1941. 4to. Bound in a fine private hcalf. Gilt spine. Portrait as frontispiece. XIII,394 pp., 2 maps.
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LANDA, DIEGO de.
Landa's Relación de las Cosas de Yucatan. A Translation. Edited with Notes by Alfred M. Tozzer.
Cambridge Mass., The Museum, 1941. 4to. Bound in a fine private hcalf. Gilt spine. Portrait as frontispiece. XIII,394 pp., 2 maps.
Référence libraire : 42091
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Landais Claire
A l'ombre de la lanterne et du moineau- Voyage en Inde 31 décembre 2000- 21 janvier 2001
Paupières de terre. 2002. In-12. Broché. Etat passable, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos fané, Papier jauni. Environ 40 pages. Coins frottés. Quelques rousseurs.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910.4-Voyages
Référence libraire : RO30364579
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LANDAY Jerry M.,
La moschea di Omar
Estratti da opere di Tacito, Gibbon, Chateaubriand, Lamartine, Longfellow, Chesterton, et al. Numerose illustrazioni in nero e a colori. Cronologia, guida all'antica Gerusalemme, bibliografia . 4to. pp. 172. . Molto buono (Very Good). . . .
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Landell Olaf J. De
Indonesi� Weerzien.
Bussum: De Kern 1980 Boek met stofomslag de stofomslag heeft kleine gebruiksspoortjes / herstellingen met tape. 132 pagina's. Foto's kaartje. 1ste / 1st. Cloth / Linnen Hardcover. Good / Goed/Good / Goed. A4 Formaat Gebonden. De Kern hardcover
Référence libraire : 010507 ISBN : 9032500864 9789032500863
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Landell Olaf J. De
Indonesi� Weerzien.
Amsterdam: De Boekerij 1987 Kleine gebruiksspoortjes / rug verkleurd. Soft cover uitgave. 132 pagina's. Foto's kaartje. Eerder verschenen bij Uitgeverij de Kern in 1980. Reprint / Herdruk. Soft Cover. Good / Goed. A4. Paperback. De Boekerij paperback
Référence libraire : 010508 ISBN : 902250638X 9789022506387
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Lander CH. ed. C. H.
The Lancashire Coalfield: the Burnley Accrington Darwen and Bacup area: the Lower Mountain Mine
HMSO London 1931. DSIR Fuel Research survey no. 19. Paper covers. Good/No Jacket. Folded geological map of the Lancashire Coalfield norhtern area intact. Ex-library copy with stamps but little used. Spine starting at base. HMSO, London unknown
Référence libraire : 18174
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Landery Charles
Whistling For A Wind
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1953. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Type: Hardback First U. S. Printing. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Good Vintage Dust Jacket in protective archival sleeve. The tale of the adventures and misadventures after the Second World War in the sailing ketch "Bessie' from Appledore in England to the Aegean Isles--with a cat companion also named Bessie. Good writing good humor good adventures at sea in ports on islands. Blind-stamped sextant on teal cloth with gilt spine titles and decoration. A whisper of wear to bottom corners; tight & solid square with sharp corners. Rough cut. Black & white line drawings. Internals clean and free from any markings no creases lightly and evenly toned. Jacket is unclipped worn with moderate edgewear; jacket design with a sketch of the sailing ketch "Bessie" in which these adventures took place by G. Schiffmacher. 308 pages. 5.8 x 8.5 inches. Alfred A Knopf New York 1953. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
Référence libraire : 019852
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LANDERY Charles
Whistling for a Wind
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1953. Hardcover. 8vo. Green cloth pictorial dust jacket. 308pp. Line drawings. Near fine/very good. Minor jacket edgewear. First U.S. edition tight and handsome. "Adventure and misadventure" proclaims the jacket's front panel "in sailing the ketch BESSIE from Appledore in England to the Aegean Isles." Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
Référence libraire : 16276
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LANDES Alison and Sonia
PARISWALKS
NY: Holt Rinehart Winston 1982. FINE condition in NEAR FINE original paper wraps. SOFTCOVER. 1982. THIRD EDITION FIRST PRINTING completely revised and updated. AS NEW bound in red stiff paper wraps with white and black titles. Square and tight UNREAD no creasing to spine. Light toning to page edges small wrinkle to lower back cover. 'Five intimate walking tours of Paris's most historic and enchanting quarters with maps photos and a selected list of restaurants cafes and shops.'. Third Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Original Wraps. Holt Rinehart Winston Paperback
Référence libraire : 001146 ISBN : 0030600766 9780030600760
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LANDES (Gaston), GUESDE (L.)
Exposition Universelle de 1900. Colonies et Pays de Protectorats. Section de la Martinique. La Guadeloupe & dépendances
Paris, Pierrefort, 1900. Deux ouvrages en un volume in-8, 149 pp. et 35 pp., demi maroquin à long grain aubergine à coins, tête dorée, couvertures illustrées en couleurs conservées (frottements sur la reliure).
Référence libraire : 15210
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LANDES, Gaston, Professeur au Lycée Saint-Pierre de la Martinique
Colonies et Pays de Protectorats : Martinique
PARIS, Imp. Alcan-Lévy - 1900 - Exposition Universelle 1900, Les colonies françaises - Broché - 1 & 4 plats illustrés en couleurs - nombreuses illustrations NB, certaines PP - 6 dernières pages rognées n'altérant pas le texte - 149 pages - bon Ex.
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LANDES, Gaston, Professeur au Lycée Saint-Pierre de la Martinique
Colonies et Pays de Protectorats : Martinique
PARIS, Imp. Alcan-Lévy - 1900 - Exposition Universelle 1900, Les colonies françaises - Broché - 1 & 4 plats illustrés en couleurs - nombreuses illustrations NB, certaines PP - 6 dernières pages rognées n'altérant pas le texte - 149 pages - bon Ex.
Référence libraire : 4749
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LANDI Val
The Great American Countryside: A Traveller's Companion -- Field Notes on Animals Plants Historic Sites and the Natural Environment
New York: Collier Books 1982. Paperback. Illustrations by Liz Shugart. Small 4to. Stiff tan glazed pictorial wrappers. viii 440pp. Numerous illustrations line drawings maps. Very good. Slightest bit of faint edgewear. Tight and handsome first paperback edition of this huge guide to a massive number of sites heavily illustrated. Collier Books paperback
Référence libraire : 7696
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LANDIVAR, Rafael, translated with an introduction by Graydon W. Regenos
Rafael Landivar's Rusticatio Mexicana [Mexican Country Scenes]
4to [26.5 x 20.5 cm]; [ii], 157-312 pp, plates from early sources, facsimile of orig title page, index, the introduction is in English, the text is in both the original Latin and in English translation, double columns. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, light cover wear, small light stain in a few outer margins, very good, solid and tight copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Originally published as part of the Middle American Research journal, the work describes early travel in Mexico and first published in Latin in 1782. The narrative includes the lakes of Mexico, Jorullo, waterfalls of Guatemala, cochineal, indigo production, beavers, mining, sugar, cattle, birds, animals, sports, etc with some historic illustrations, one of the Voladores (flyers) still practiced in Papantla near El Tajin, others include sugar mills.
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Landon Fred
Western Ontario and the American Frontier
New York: Russell & Russell 1970. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Thus. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Reissue of 1941 publication. Blue cloth. xxiii295 pp. index. Very slightly rubbed extrems clean interior very nearly as issued. Russell & Russell Hardcover
Référence libraire : 001607
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Landon Perceval
The Opening of Tibet: An Account of Lhasa and the Country and People of Central Tibet and of the Progress of the Mission Sent There By the English Government in the Year 1903-4
NY: Doubleday Page & Co. 1905. USA First edition. No markings but there area couple of spots to the front end paper a bit of rubbing to cover corner tips hinges solid Very Good copy; no dust jacket perhaps as published. Original green cloth with blind embossed swastika to front panel 26 x 17.5 cm top edge gilt xv 484pp. Tipped-in colour frontis tissue-protected 48 B&W photo plates. Intro by Colonel Younghusband. Chapters on Tibetans of the Chumbi Valley the Dalai lama Religion Customs Art Lamaism the Potala and the Cathedral etc. Landon was a British writer and journalist now probably best remembered for his classic ghost story Thurnley Abbey. He accompanied the 1903-4 Younghusband mission to Tibet as special correspondent for The Times and wrote an account of this becoming one of the first Europeans to describe the holy city of Lhasa in detail. He also wrote books on his travels in India and Nepal. He died in 1927. A heavy book. 5.0 LHQ HOQ 101/4. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9�" - 12". Doubleday Page & Co. Hardcover
Référence libraire : 68066
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Landon Perceval
The Opening of Tibet: An Account of Lhasa and the Country and People of Central Tibet and of the Progress of the Mission Sent There By the English Government in the Year 1903-4 Ex-library copy
NY: Doubleday Page & Co. 1905. USA First edition. Remnant of library slip to rear endpaper "ghost" of label to spine the rear hinge is reinforced with library tape rubbing to cover edges and a 1/4" spot of wear to the head of spine at the rear spine edges Good ex-library copy; no dust jacket perhaps as published. Original green cloth with blind embossed swastika to front panel 26 x 17.5 cm top edge gilt xv 484pp. Tipped-in colour frontis tissue-protected 48 B&W photo plates. Intro by Colonel Younghusband. Chapters on Tibetans of the Chumbi Valley the Dalai lama Religion Customs Art Lamaism the Potala and the Cathedral etc. Landon was a British writer and journalist now probably best remembered for his classic ghost story Thurnley Abbey. He accompanied the 1903-4 Younghusband mission to Tibet as special correspondent for The Times and wrote an account of this becoming one of the first Europeans to describe the holy city of Lhasa in detail. He also wrote books on his travels in India and Nepal. He died in 1927. A heavy book. 5.0 LHQ HOQ 100/3. 1st. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9�" - 12". Ex-Library. Doubleday Page & Co. Hardcover
Référence libraire : 68060
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Landon Perceval
A Lhassa, la ville interdite : Description du Tibet central et des coutumes de ses habitants, relation de la marche de la mission envoyée par le gouvernement anglais (1903-1904)
Librairie Hachette et Cie. 1906. In-8. Relié toilé. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 449 pages. Nombreuses illustrations monochromes hors texte sous serpente. Titre doré sur le dos et le premier plat. Trois photos disponibles.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910.4-Voyages
Référence libraire : RO80259775
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