‎Pacifique‎

‎Bayne, Alfred V.‎

‎A Candle on the Coast, 1944-1994: A Fiftieth Anniversary History of the Pacific Coast Children's Mission and Camp Homewood By the Founder‎

‎204 pages. "This is an inspiring story of how God interwove their lives as intricately as the coastline. He put them into, to be for Him A Candle on the Coast." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding open at copyright page. Worthy reference copy. Book‎

‎Beach Edward L.‎

‎Polvere sul mare (stampa 1974)‎

‎trad. di Giorgio Cuzzelli bross. edit. ill. con bandelle, leggere tracce d'uso in copertina‎

‎Beal, R.S.‎

‎Revision of the Hawaiian genus Labrocerus (Coleoptera : Dermestidae).‎

‎2000 Transactions of the American Entomological Society, vol. 126, n° 3/4, 2000 : In-8 Carré, Broché. extrait, pp. 373-399, 29 figures in-texte, Très bon état, Couv. fraîche, Dos impeccable, Intérieur frais.‎

Riferimento per il libraio : EC31153

‎Beaudoin, Ted‎

‎Walking on Air‎

‎This is "a book of many things; a collage of men, women, events, accidents and incidents spinning about the life of the first Chief Pilot of Canadian Pacific Air Lines - Sheldon Luck, a member of Canada's Aviation Hall of fame." - Introduction. "Sheldon doesn't get into an airplane, he puts it on." - Frank Tannock, former B.C. Forest Service fire-fighting official. pp. vii, 297. Bibliography. Map. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating life story in Canadian aviation. Book‎

‎BEAUVOIR Comte (de)‎

‎Voyage autour du monde‎

‎Australie,Java,Siam,Canton,Pékin,Yeddo,San Francisco.Grand in 8 demi-cuir vert époque,titre,filets dorés, fers, filets à froid.Plats percaline verte chagrinée.Filet à froid en encadrement,titre illustré,880 pages,texte sur 2 colonnes,ouvrage en 110 livraison,très nombreuses illustrations dans le texte et hors texte, plus cartes pleine page et dans le texte. Plon & Cie éditeurs sans date.(Chadenat)3122. Pâles rousseurs éparses habituelles‎

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‎BEAUVOIR(Comte de)‎

‎Voyage autour du monde‎

‎Australie,Java,Siam,Canton,Pékin, Yeddo,San Francisco. Grand in 8 demi-chagrin rouge à nerfs,titre,caissons, filets dorés,titre illustré,884 pages,texte sur 2 colonnes, nombreuses illustrations dans et hors-texte,ouvrage en 111 livraisons.EPlon éditeur, cuir légèrement frotté par endroit,rousseurs très éparses habituelles‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 3573

‎BECCARI, Odoardo‎

‎Wanderings in the Great Forests of Borneo; Travels and Researches of a Naturalist in Sarawak‎

‎8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xxiv, 424 pp, frontis, 61 illustrations including many full-page, mostly from photos, 3 folding maps, some drawings, index. original pictorial cloth, gilt spine title lettering and gilt picture on front cover, top edge gilted, endpaper bookplate, no tears of maps, near fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. An important book by one of the great botanical explorers and naturalists of the nineteenth century, the Italian botanist, spent time at Kew, where he met Charles Darwin, William Joseph Hooker and James Brooke, the Rajah of Sarawak. The latter lead him to spending 3 years from 1865 to 1868 undertaking research in Sarawak, Brunei and other islands off present-day Malaysia and New Guinea, where he discovered many new species of palms, and many other plants such as a phosphorescent fungus that was bright enough to read a newspaper placed by it. Beccari was in Sarawak during 1865-67 where he collected over 800 bird skins including 40 not previously discovered of unrecorded species. He describes nature, the people, Dyaks and their customs in some detail, prior to the major impacts of the twentieth century, and describes his return to Sarawak some 20 years later, where he formed a botanical garden. He discovered the titan arum, the plant with the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world, in Sumatra in 1878. This edition also contains the valuable and detailed appendix on the forests of Borneo, which are currently being logged to extinction. The preface is by naturalist F. H. H. Guillemard who also wrote a book of his travels in the area. The later reprint does not include the maps of the original.‎

‎Beddome, R.H.‎

‎On the Generic Position of the so-called Physae of Australia.‎

‎1889 7 p. 1 figure, disbound (no covers). published in: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.‎

Riferimento per il libraio : ML43363

‎BEEBE, W‎

‎Das Zaca-Abenteuer. Forscherfahrt in die Fischgründe des Pazifik. (Aus d. Englischen v. M. Müller-Iserlohn).‎

‎Leipzig 1939. Gr.-8vo. 230 S. 1939. Gr.-8vo. 230 S., 1 Bl., 51 Abb. auf Taf. OLwd (Einbd etwas gebräunt u. verzogen).‎

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‎BEGG A.C.‎

‎Dusky Bay. In the Steps of Captain Cook. With a Foreword by Viscount Cobham.‎

‎8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome plates, facsimiles and maps; cloth, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter creased and frayed at extremities. Uncommon in the dustwrapper. Beddie 746.‎

‎BEHR Edward‎

‎Hirohito. Behind the Myth. FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER‎

‎8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.‎

‎Belkin, J.N.‎

‎The Mosquitoes of the South Pacific (Diptera, Culicidae). Volumes I-II (complete).‎

‎1962 xii, 608 p., 412 pls (= second volume), 4to, publisher's cloth. Tiny hole (few mm) in upper end spine volume II, else a very good set.‎

Riferimento per il libraio : ED27218

‎Bell, Leonard M.; Kallman, Ronald J.‎

‎The Nanaimo River Estuary: Status of Environmental Knowledge to 1976 - Special Estuary Series No. 5‎

‎298 pages including index. Compiles all available references relevant to the environmental aspect of the Nanaimo River Estuary. Summarizes pertinent information and provides lists on plant and animal life, to provide readers with some idea of the ecological characteristics. Contents include topics such as: Geology; Economic Geology; Surficial Geology; Climatology; Hydrology; Oceanography; Invertebrate Biology; Invertebrate Fisheries Resource; Flora; Wildlife; Land and Water Use; Pollution; plus an extensive Bibliography. Includes a variety of maps. Report of the Estuary Working Group, Department of the Environment, Regional Pacific Region. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A wonderful reference. Book‎

‎Bellamy, C.L.‎

‎Zoological catalogue of Australia. Vol. 29.5. Coleoptera: Buprestoidea.‎

‎2002 xii, 491 p., 4 coloured plates, hardbound. Library stamps, else a very good copy.‎

Riferimento per il libraio : EC43147

‎Bellec François‎

‎La généreuse et tragique expédition Lapérouse‎

‎Ouest France 1985 In-8 cartonnage éditeur 23,5 cm sur 16,6. 267 pages. Bon état d’occasion.‎

‎Bon état d’occasion‎

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‎BELOT (Contre-amiral R. de).‎

‎La Guerre aéronavale du Pacifique (1941-1945).‎

‎Payot, 1957, in-8°, 204 pp, 28 croquis, biblio, broché, bon état (Coll. de mémoires, études et documents pour servir à l'histoire de la guerre)‎

‎"Précieuse synthèse qui ne se limite pas à un simple récit chronologique des opérations. Les facteurs qui expliquent les succès puis les défaites japonaises sont soigneusement analysés ainsi que l'évolution de la tactique et de la stratégie aéronavales." (Bulletin critique du livre français) Désormais les frais d'envoi sont de 6 € seulement pour les livres jusqu'à 1 kg (colissimo suivi), pour la France métropolitaine.‎

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‎BELOTE (J.H. et W.M.).‎

‎Corregidor, la forteresse perdue et reconquise (5 mai 1942 et 16 février 1945).‎

‎in-8°, 267 pages, ill. hors texte N&B, cartes, broche, couverture illustree plast. à rabats. Excellent etat. [CJL]‎

‎Bennett, Chauncey C (Major)‎

‎LECTURES AND SKETCHES OF LIFE ON THE SANDWICH ISLANDS AND HAWAIIAN TRAVEL AND SCENERY‎

‎San Francisco: The Bancroft Company 1893. First edition. Very Good. 12mo 64 pages 3/4 morocco scuffed marbled boards original pink wrappers bound in. Ex libris Cyrus H. McCormick son of the inventor; he was Chairman of International Harvester Corp. Scarce WorldCat cites only 9 copies. <br/><br/>Bennett was the Editor of "Bennett's Own" a weekly Hawaiian newspaper. He also authored the HONOLULU DIRECTORY and SKETCHES OF HAWAIIAN HISTORY. Forbes 4409 . The Bancroft Company hardcover‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 0006888 ISBN : 1165407833 9781165407835

‎BENNETT, George‎

‎Gatherings of a Naturalist in Australia: being Observations Principally on the Animal and Vegetable Productions of New South Wales, New Zealand and some of the Austral Islands‎

‎8vo [23 x 15.5 cm]; xii, 456 pp, 8 fine lithographed plates, 7 being hand-colored, other tinted, other engraved illustrations from drwgs, the plates drawn by J. Wolf, W. Fitch, George Angas (4 are botanical, others animals, birds). original blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine title lettering, cloth faded and rear internal hinge repaired, old inscription on title margin dated 1861, interior clean and near fine, excellent plates. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Ripley 26. Ferguson 6929. Wood 231: 'An interesting account of the author's observations on the flora and fauna of Australasia, in which birds figure large, at least half of the 23 chapters containing references to them'. The book contains an extensive chapter on the platypus, which the author here calls a water mole, together with a hand colored plate of same. Fitch, who painted the botanical subjects, was one of the most respected botanical artists of his time. Other subjects are by artists G.F. Angas, Thomas Baines and Joseph Wolf, each a highly respected and important natural history artist. An important contribution including marine biology, ornithology, bird migration, plants including those with agricultural application, botanic garden, medicinal remedies, etc.‎

‎BENOIT PIERRE‎

‎OCEANIE FRANCAISE‎

‎ALPINA. 1933. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 152 pages augmentées de nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc et quelques-unes en couleurs dans et hors texte. . . . Classification Dewey : 996-Autres régions du pacifique‎

‎Classification Dewey : 996-Autres régions du pacifique‎

Riferimento per il libraio : RO30124053

‎Benson, Norman A.‎

‎The WPPSS Fraud Perpetrated by Washington State‎

‎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. 60 pages with chapters including: Chronology of the WPPSS, The untold story, Tax Free municipal bonds, Swindled-- come hell or hight water, Democracy in action, Who cares, Conspiracy of silence, Personal effects, Summary. Signed by author on half title page.‎

‎BENYOWSKY (Maurice Auguste, Comte de).‎

‎Voyages et Mémoires de Maurice-Auguste, Comte de Benyowsky, Magnat des Royaumes d'Hongrie et de Pologne, etc. Etc. Contenant ses opérations militaires en Pologne, son exil au Kamchatka, son Evasion et son Voyage à trais l'Océan pacifique, au Japon, à Formose, à Canton en Chine, et les détails de l'Etablissement qu'il fut chargé par le Ministère François de former à Madagascar.‎

‎A Paris, Chez F. Buisson, Imprimeur-Libraire, rue Hautefeuille, n°20. (1791). 1791 2 vol. in-8° (200 x 125 mm.) de : I. [2] ff. (titre, f. t.), viii, 466 pp.; II. [2] ff. (titre, f. t.), 486 pp. Initiales manuscrites à l'encre "L R" surles faux titres. Demi-basane dépoque, dos lisses ornés et titrés à l'or, coins de parchemin, plats recouverts de papier à la colle bleu.‎

‎Première édition française du journal des voyages du comte Maurice Auguste, comte De Benyowsky (1741-1786), lune des figures les plus romanesques de son époque, dont les aventures au Kamchatka, dans le nord du Pacifique, à Madagascar, et aux Etats-Unis durant la Guerre dIndépendance, firent une figure quasiment légendaire, par le biais de ces présents « Voyages et Mémoires ». Louvrage contient le récit des nombreuses péripéties de la vie de cet homme originaire dEurope de lEst (son pays de naissance est encore un objet de doute) qui, d'abord militaire en Pologne, fut ensuite exilé en Sibérie pour ses engagements politiques. Il séchappe avec quelques aventuriers qui lui restèrent attachés jusquà la fin, par la mer du Kamchatka en 1771, puis voyage au Japon, à Formose, aux Îles Kouriles et aux Îles Aléoutiennes, et même en Alaska. Arrivé à Paris, le fougueux jeune homme est remarqué par Louis XV qui lui propose de représenter la France à Madagascar. Il débarque sur l'île en 1774 à la tête dun corps de volontaires, fonde la ville de Louisbourg et envoie des expéditions dexploration. Ainsi découvre-t-il le plateau central où sera bâtie la future capitale Antananarivo. Benyowsky unifie de nombreux chefs locaux qui lélisent leur empereur (« Ampansacabe ») le 10 octobre 1776. Sa mission accomplie, Benyowsky rentre à Paris en 1776 pour y recevoir sa nomination au grade de commandant de Madagascar. Il se voit également décerner lordre de Saint Louis et bénéficie d'une pension à vie par Louis XVI. En 1777, il est amnistié pour sa participation à la rébellion polonaise et recouvre son titre et son grade grâce à Maria Theresa. Durant son séjour parisien, Benyowsky devient lami de Benjamin Franklin et connait dautres sympathisants de la cause de lindépendance américaine. En 1779, il se rend en Amérique sur les pas de son ami Pulaski. « La liberté dorée ne peut être désirée pour lor » écrit-il (en latin) dans une lettre adressée au Congrès. Il déclare être prêt à donner sa vie pour prouver sa loyauté. Il est autorisé à rejoindre le Général Pulaski à Savannah. Il combat également à Yorktown. En 1783, la paix revenue, il échoue à défendre les intérêts de la France à Madagascar, et Londres nest pas plus convaincue de ses projets. Cependant, il crée avec son ami le scientifique John Hyacinthe de Magellan (descendant du célèbre explorateur) une compagnie anglo-américaine dinvestissements chargée de promouvoir le commerce avec Madagascar. Il débarque ainsi à Baltimore le 8 juillet 1784 où il obtient le soutien de ses amis Pulaski, Zollikofer et Messonier pour armer LIntrépide, navire de 450 tonneaux et 20 hommes déquipage, quil charge de vivres et marchandises. Il parvient ainsi à Madagascar le 25 octobre 1784, mais sa tentative se solde cette fois-ci par un échec patent, tué quelques temps plus tard lors dune bataille contre les Français. En 1783, Benyovszky avait sollicité le gouvernement britannique pour obtenir son soutien à une expédition à Madagascar, avait remis à Jean Hyacinthe de Magellan ses mémoires, rédigés en français. La même année, Magellan les fait traduire en anglais et les publie en 1790 en quatre volumes par William Nicholson, intitulés « Mémoires et Voyages ». Les originaux sont aujourd'hui conservés au département des manuscrits de la British Library. Les mémoires furent rapidement traduits en allemand (Berlin, 1790 ; Vienne, 1816), en français : la présente édition (Paris, 1791), en néerlandais (Haarlem, 1791), en suédois (Stockholm, 1791), en polonais (Varsovie, 1797), en slovaque (Pressburg, 1808) et en hongrois (1888). Outre le succès de son uvre à la fin du XVIIIe siècle, Benyovszky a inspiré de nombreux écrivains, poètes et compositeurs. Huit opéras lui ont été dédiés , ainsi que des romans et une série télévisée intitulée « Vivat Benyovszky », qui retracent également son histoire. Une vie si extraordinaire ne pouvait pas ne pas susciter de doutes quant à sa véracité, méfiance qui fut encore renforcée par les divers problèmes qui entourèrent la publication de la première édition (mort de lauteur, échec de la souscription, incendie qui ravagea latelier du graveur). Nicholson, dans sa préface, se fait donc très insistant sur lexactitude de la relation, appuyant ses dires sur des comparaisons avec dautres relations et des références à des cartes. Le texte nen demeure pas moins : « lune des premières et des plus essentielles relations pour la côte Nord-ouest américaine en général et lAlaska en particulier ». (Lada Mocarski), avec ses captivants passages décrivant la Sibérie, le Kamchatka, le Japon, la Chine et le Nord du Pacifique, et ses intéressants développements sur la Sibérie, le commerce des fourrures russe, et lhistoire, les murs et les coutumes du Kamchatka. « Lauteur donne aussi des descriptions des Kouriles et des îles Aléoutiennes, et prétend avoir atteint lAlaska ? » (Hill). « Dans les pages du journal consacrées à lAlaska, se trouvent une très bonne relation des Îles Aléoutiennes ainsi quune histoire des premiers voyages des Russes en Alaska. (Lada Mocarski). Le deuxième volume comprend une relation passionnante sur Madagascar où Benyowsky joua un rôle si important. « Ouvrage rare et très curieux. Le tome 2 contient un travail très important sur Madagascar » (Chadenat). Bel exemplaire conservé dans sa reliure dorigine. 2 vols. 8vo (200 x 125 mm.) of: I. [2] ff. (title, f. t.), viii, 466 pp.; II. [2] ff. (title, f. t.), 486 pp. Handwritten initials L R in ink on the half-titles. Contemporary half-basane, smooth spines decorated and titled in gold, parchment corners, covers covered with blue paper. First French edition of the travel journal of Count Maurice Auguste, Count De Benyowsky (1741-1786), one of the most romantic figures of his time, whose adventures in Kamchatka, the North Pacific, Madagascar, and the United States during the War of Independence made him almost legendary, through these Travels and Memoirs. The book contains the account of the many adventures in the life of this man from Eastern Europe (his country of birth is still a matter of doubt) who, initially a soldier in Poland, was then exiled to Siberia for his political commitments. He escaped with a few adventurers who remained loyal to him until the end, via the Sea of Kamchatka in 1771, then traveled to Japan, Formosa, the Kuril Islands, the Aleutian Islands, and even Alaska. Upon arriving in Paris, the fiery young man caught the attention of Louis XV, who offered him the opportunity to represent France in Madagascar. He landed on the island in 1774 at the head of a corps of volunteers, founded the city of Louisbourg, and sent out exploration expeditions. This is how he discovered the central plateau where the future capital, Antananarivo, would be built. Benyowsky united many local chiefs, who elected him their emperor (Ampansacabe) on October 10, 1776. His mission accomplished, Benyowsky returned to Paris in 1776 to receive his appointment as commander of Madagascar. He was also awarded the Order of Saint Louis and received a lifetime pension from Louis XVI. In 1777, he was granted amnesty for his participation in the Polish rebellion and regained his title and rank thanks to Maria Theresa. During his stay in Paris, Benyowsky became friends with Benjamin Franklin and met other supporters of the American independence cause. In 1779, he traveled to America to follow in the footsteps of his friend Pulaski. Golden freedom cannot be desired for gold, he wrote (in Latin) in a letter to Congress. He declared that he was ready to give his life to prove his loyalty. He was allowed to join General Pulaski in Savannah. He also fought at Yorktown. In 1783, with peace restored, he failed to defend France's interests in Madagascar, and London was not convinced by his plans. However, he and his friend, the scientist John Hyacinthe de Magellan (a descendant of the famous explorer), created an Anglo-American investment company to promote trade with Madagascar. He landed in Baltimore on July 8, 1784, where he obtained the support of his friends Pulaski, Zollikofer, and Messonier to arm L'Intrépide, a 450-ton ship with a crew of 20, which he loaded with food and goods. He arrived in Madagascar on October 25, 1784, but this time his attempt ended in failure, and he was killed shortly afterwards in a battle against the French. In 1783, Benyovszky had asked the British government for support for an expedition to Madagascar and had given Jean Hyacinthe de Magellan his memoirs, written in French. That same year, Magellan had them translated into English and published them in 1790 in four volumes by William Nicholson, entitled Memoirs and Voyages. The originals are now kept in the manuscripts department of the British Library. The memoirs were quickly translated into German (Berlin, 1790; Vienna, 1816), French: the present edition (Paris, 1791), Dutch (Haarlem, 1791), Swedish (Stockholm, 1791), Polish (Warsaw, 1797), Slovak (Pressburg, 1808) and Hungarian (1888). In addition to the success of his work at the end of the 18th century, Benyovszky inspired many writers, poets, and composers. Eight operas have been dedicated to him, as well as novels and a television series entitled Vivat Benyovszky, which also recount his story. Such an extraordinary life could not fail to raise doubts as to its veracity, a mistrust that was further reinforced by the various problems surrounding the publication of the first edition (the author's death, the failure of the subscription, and a fire that ravaged the engraver's workshop). Nicholson, in his preface, therefore insists on the accuracy of the account, supporting his claims with comparisons to other accounts and references to maps. The text remains nonetheless one of the earliest and most essential accounts of the American Northwest Coast in general and Alaska in particular. (Lada Mocarski), with its captivating passages describing Siberia, Kamchatka, Japan, China, and the North Pacific, and its interesting developments on Siberia, the Russian fur trade, and the history, customs, and traditions of Kamchatka. The author also gives descriptions of the Kuril Islands and the Aleutian Islands, and claims to have reached Alaska? (Hill). "In the pages of the journal devoted to Alaska, there is a very good account of the Aleutian Islands as well as a history of the first Russian voyages to Alaska. (Lada Mocarski). The second volume includes a fascinating account of Madagascar, where Benyowsky played such an important role. A rare and very curious work. Volume 2 contains a very important study of Madagascar (Chadenat). A fine copy preserved in its original binding.‎

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‎Berens, Stephen (Guest Curator); Johnstone, Mark (Curator); Security Pacific Gallery‎

‎Representation N O N Representation. Apr. 21 - Jun. 3 1990‎

‎Costa Mesa CA: Security Pacific Gallery 1990. 4to. Stapled Wrap ca. 15 pp. B&W and Color Plates Very good with Creasing Abrasions Age Toning. Costa Mesa, CA: Security Pacific Gallery, 1990 unknown‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 75-7493

‎Bernard Millot‎

‎L'épopée Kamikaze‎

‎Cercle du Bibliophile chez Robert Laffont, 1970. In-8° reliure à décors, 394 pages.Tres bon etat.‎

Riferimento per il libraio : 2051

‎Bernard VILLARET‎

‎LES MERVEILLES du PACIFIQUE‎

‎Un ouvrage de 189 pages, format 205 x 280 mm, illustré, relié cartonnage couleurs, publié en 1969, Hachette, bon état‎

‎Préface de Paul-Emile Victor‎

Riferimento per il libraio : LFA-126728854