‎Panama‎

‎GARELLA, Napoléon‎

‎PROJET D'UN CANAL DE JONCTION DE L'OCEAN PACIFIQUE ET DE L'OCEAN ATLANTIQUE A TRAVERS L'ISTHME DE PANAMA‎

‎Paris Carilian-Goery et Vve Dalmont, Editeeurs 1845 in 8 (23x13,5) 1 volume reliure basane havane, dos lisse orné de filets dorés, pièce de titre de cuir vert, VIII et 233 pages, avec 2 cartes dépliantes in fine, quelques rousseurs éparses sur les premières et les dernières pages. ex-libris R. V. F. Edition originale. Bel exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request )‎

‎Très bon Couverture rigide Ed. originale‎

Référence libraire : 47555

‎Gerhard, Peter‎

‎Pirates on the West Coast of New Spain 1575-1742, Spain in the West VIII‎

‎[11], 12-274 pages. Glossary, bibliography, index. Fourteen monotone maps and illustrations. "This study is confined to piratical and other foreign incursions on the Pacific coast from Panama north, beginning in 1575 or 1576 and continuing for the next 167 years." - Preface. Above-average external wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Contents clean. A worthy reading copy. Book‎

‎Giaccone Edgardo‎

‎Il canale di Panama. Dal passato all'avvenire‎

‎In 16°, br. edit., pp. XI-230. Il Canale di Panama nella storia diplomatica, nel diritto internazionale, nel commercio mondiale. Ottimo stato.‎

‎Giandomenico Romagnosi‎

‎COLLEZIONE DEGLI ARTICOLI DI ECONOMIA POLITICA E STATISTICA CIVILE. Economia politica.‎

‎Seconda edizione. Un volume (12x21 cm) di 644 pagine. In barbe. Brossura editoriale cartacea con titolo alla copertina: mancanze al dorso, in alto e in basso, al dorso della brossura. Ottime condizioni interne. Tra i numerosi argomenti degli scritti di Romagnosi qui raccolti, da notare il titolo SULLA RIUNIONE DEI DUE MARI ATLANTICO E PACIFICO ossia formazione di un canale oceanico attraverso dell'Istmo di Panama, seguito dalle altre ipotesi di canale: “attraverso della provincia di Oaxaca” oppure “attraverso della provincia di Nicaragua”.‎

‎GILL André [Illustrateur] + Texte de Pierre et Paul‎

‎CHARLES FLOQUET - LES HOMMES D'AUJOURD'HUI n° 27 - Dessin ANDRÉ GILL (1879)‎

‎Paris A.Cinqualbre 1879 -in-4 broché un journal satirique (newpaper), broché in-quarto (29,56 x 20 cm), 4 pages, 1ère de couverture illustrée d'un PORTRAIT-CHARGE DE CHARLES FLOQUET colorié au pochoir par André Gill, texte de la notice biographique sur les 3 pages suivantes par Pierre et Paul, sans date(1879) Paris A.Cinqualbre Editeur,‎

‎Thomas Charles Floquet, né le 2 octobre 1828 à Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) et mort le 19 janvier 1896 à Paris, est un homme politique français, avocat au barreau de Paris, plusieurs fois député, préfet, sénateur, ministre et président du Conseil. Le scandale de Panama dans lequel il est impliqué met un terme à sa carrière ........ Couverture convenable .... Dos satisfaisant ..... Intérieur frais ...... RARE .... en bon état (good condition). bon état‎

Référence libraire : 25072

‎Gilman, D.H.; et al‎

‎Railway & Marine News, A Semi-Monthly Publication Devoted to Pacific Coast Transportation Interests, August 15, 1911, Vol. IX, No. 15 - Prepare for the Panama Canal / Salvage of Steamer Spokane‎

‎Features: Are the Hill Lines Preparing to Invade California Territory?; Big Railway Systems of U.S. Cutting Expenses; Prepare for the Panama Canal! (Editorial); Nautical biography of Capt. James S. Gibson (with photo); What Should We Do To Be Prepared For the Opening of the Panama Canal?; Salvage of Steamer Spokane is Praised by Marine Experts - article with photo; Portland to have powerful fireboat; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; New Collier Neptune Takes on 13,000 tons of coal in One Day - article with photo; Floating Gridiron for Scows designed by George Francis Fay is built by the Drummond Lighterage Co. - feature article with two photos and three diagrams; News of Tacoma; Casualties to Pacific Coast Shipping; Largest scow on the Pacific Coast built by Nelson & Kelez of Seattle - brief article with photo; and more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine‎

‎GIOVANDITTO Amilcare -‎

‎La Repubblica di Panama e il famoso Canale.‎

‎Milano, 1963, stralcio con copertina posticcia muta, pp. 58/71 con numerose illustrazioni. - !! ATTENZIONE !!: Con il termine estratto (o stralcio) intendiamo riferirci ad un fascicolo contenente un articolo di rivista, sia che esso sia stato stampato a parte utilizzando la stessa composizione sia che provenga direttamente da una rivista. Le pagine sono indicate come "da/a", ad esempio: 229/231 significa che il testo è composto da tre pagine. Quando la rivista di provenienza non viene indicata é perchè ci è sconosciuta. - !! ATTENTION !!: : NOT A BOOK : “estratto” or “stralcio” means simply a few pages, original nonetheless, printed in a magazine. Pages are indicated as in "from” “to", for example: 229/231 means the text comprises three pages (229, 230 and 231). If the magazine that contained the pages is not mentioned, it is because it is unknown to us.‎

‎Gorgas Hospital, The Panama Canal‎

‎Intern Service with the Gorgas Hospital of The Panama Canal‎

‎The Panama Canal Press Mount Hope Canal Zone 1941 Green wraps stapled printed front cover 9 1/8 x 5 7/8 inches unpaginated 8 pp. 5 b/w photo illustrations. Good plus. Rare indeed. No OCLC library holdings. "Interns for The Panama Canal service are employed in Gorgas Hospital. They are required to be single men between the ages of 22 and 30 years American citizens and graduates of approved medical schools in the class of the current year. Married applicants will not be considered for employment as interns. Appointments are for a period of 12 months beginning in June or July of each year. Twelve months of service is required after arrival on the Isthmus. Interns are appointed without Civil Service examination and acquire no classified standing. They receive a compensation of $115 a month from which deductions for services furnished are made as follows: Subsistence $30 a month quarters $10 a month. Pay begins on date of sailing from the United States. Free steamship transportation is provided to and from the United States but appointees must pay their own railroad transportation to the port of sailing. Interns are given the status of employees of The Panama Canal with the leave privileges thereof 54 days a year except that leave other than to cover sickness or emergency is not granted until the expiration of their services. A day of absence for each day of Sunday or holiday work is allowed when the professional work permits. Interns are subsisted at the hospital and live in hospital quarters. Laundered uniforms for wear on duty are furnished by the hospital as needed." 3214018. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good. The Panama Canal Press, Mount Hope, Canal Zone paperback‎

Référence libraire : 3129

‎Governor, Panama Canal‎

‎Report‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Référence libraire : 1010939556.G ISBN : 1010939556 9781010939559

‎Greene, Graham‎

‎Getting to Know the General: The Story of an Involvement‎

‎249p. Hardcover Very good condition good‎

‎Guardia Ernesto Jaen‎

‎Panama. Mapa Politico‎

‎Carta geografica scolastica murale raffigurante il Canale di Panama. Cromolitografia, cm. 90x190. Scala 1:400000. Qualche strappo abilmente restaurato. Alcune pieghe.‎

‎Gunther, John.‎

‎INSIDE LATIN AMERICA.‎

‎pp. xi, 498 + folding map. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn. Hardbound. Second printing. LATIN AMERICA BOX 1.‎

‎Gustave de Molinari‎

‎A PANAMA - L'ISTHME DE PANAMA - LA MARTINIQUE - HAITI.‎

‎XI-324 pagine. Una carta geografica colorata, ripiegata. 6 figure. Mezza percallina coeva, dorso a nervi.‎

‎Hartmann, Günther‎

‎molakana. Volkskunst der Cuna, Panama. Mit 328 (davon 97 farbigen) Abbildungen auf Tafeln.‎

‎Berlin, Museum für Völkerkunde 1980. 8°. 111 S., [Tafeln]. Original-Karton. (=Veröffentlichungen des Museums für Völkerkunde Berlin. Neue Folge 37. Abteilung Amerikanische Naturvölker VI).‎

Référence libraire : 46454AB

‎HASKIN, Frederic J.‎

‎The Panama Canal‎

‎8vo; x, 386 [ii, ads], folding color bird's-eye panorama, illus, map, plates from photos (by Ernest Hallen). original cloth, spine ends slightly rubbed, name on endpaper, else near fine, clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The photos were take by Ernest Hallen, the official photographer of the Isthmian Canal Commission. This popular account of the canal makes the history of the project, from the diplomacy to the engineering design, understandable and clear.‎

‎Helbig, Jörg Wolfgang‎

‎Religion und Medizinmannwesen bei den Cuna.‎

‎Hohenschäftlarn, Renner, 1983. 3 Bll., XVI, 249 SS. 8°. Original-Broschur.‎

‎Münchner Beiträge zur Amerikanistik, Band 5. - Gutes Exemplar.‎

Référence libraire : 53222

‎Hill, Robert C.‎

‎Railway & Marine News, A Semi-Monthly Publication Devoted to Pacific Coast Transportation Interests, June 15, 1911, Vol. IX, No. 11 - Launching of the Titanic!‎

‎Features: Reasons Why the Canadian Pacific is So Prosperous; Spokane Rate Decision Eagerly Awaited; Value of Steel Equipment Demonstrated in Wreck of the Crack Milwaukee Train, Columbian on May 30th east of Ralston, WA; Continued Smuggling of Opium into West Coast Ports Aboard Trans-Pacific Steamships; Professional Biography of Joseph H. Young, President of Alaska Steamship Co. - with photo; Contracts Let for Coaling Plants in Seattle and Tacoma - article with two photos; $1 Million Available for Improvements at Moran Shipyards; Record Run Between Puget Sound and Callao by Schooner Wilbert L. Smith; After 20 Years on the Seattle-Tacoma Run, Steamer Flyer is Sold - Feature article with photo; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; Photo of Steamer Tampico Submerged in Seattle Harbor; Photo of New Boilers for Steamer Charmer built by Commercial Boiler Works of Seattle; Effects of the Panama Canal on Pacific Coast - Oriental Trade; News of Tacoma; Launching of the Titanic - 1/3 page article including photo of the Titanic in drydock with man standing below her massive 100-ton rudder; Charming one-page illustrated ad for The Shasta Limited, "The Finest Train in the West" which connected Seattle with San Francisco; and more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine‎

‎Hogg, John Edwin; Dunlap, Orrin E.; Blackman, Winifred S.; Wright, Hamilton; Grimshaw, Beatrice; Collins, Dale; "Lanham"; green, Lawrence G.; Weddall, A.; Verrill, A. Hyatt; Forbin, V.; Cronstedt, Count Nils; Fletcher, E.F.‎

‎The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, February [Feb.] 1924, Vol. LII, No. 310: On Niagara's Brink / An Englshwoman in Upper Egypt‎

‎Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Lost in the Pacific - John Edwin Hogg attempted to take a small boat to Panama from some islands 90 miles off the coast, but encountered treacherous seas; On Niagara's Brink - Orrin E. Dunlap, the unofficial historian of Niagara Falls, describes the area's most thrilling adventure, that of a barge and two men, Lofberg and Harris, who drifted to the verge of Horseshoe Falls - article with photos; An Englishwoman in Upper Egypt - Part I - Oxford Anthropology student Winifred S. Blackman relates her experiences in three winters of living with the people of Upper Egypt - article with photos; Captain Doudera's Bet - The amazing photo-illustrated story of Captain Frank Doudera, of Brooklyn, New York, and his quest to obtain a timber wolf pelt within six weeks; The Head-Hunters of the Sepik - Part II - Beatrice Grimshaw travelled up the Sepik River of New Guinea, where she dealt with the local cannibals - article with photos; Chippin' Paint - An amusing sea story; To Afghanistan in Disguise - Part II - A British officer's remarkable journey, disguised as an Oriental, across a large part of India and finally into forbidden Afghanistan and beyond, living among the natives as one of themselves; The Treasure of Tristan Da Cunha - Photo-illustrated article about a hoard of gold and jewels said to have been hidden here by pirates in 1810; Photo of a literal river full of logs in British Columbia; The Three Angleteers - Part IV - Three bored Englishmen travel to Europe for trouble and adventure; In the British Guiana Jungle - A vividly-written photo-illustrated account of an eventful boat-journey into the interior of British Guiana with a motion picture camera, culminating with a visit to the mighty Kaietuerk Falls, the greatest cataract in the world, five times higher than Niagara; The Secret of the Wilds - photos of wild animals which resemble those of prehistoric times; "Grip" and I - Part II - A bull-terrier spared from death by its new owner Count Nils Cronstedt returns the favour by saving him multiple times during his stay in West Africa as Commander of H.M.S. Heron and Assistant Marine Superintendent in Northern Nigeria; One Night - the story of a hunt in the darkness and a panther who stood his ground; and more. 88 pages plus 24 pages of nice vintage ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book‎

‎HOLMES William‎

‎The use of gold and other metals among the ancient inhabitants of Chiriqui, Isthmus of Darien‎

‎In 8, pp. 27 + (1b) con ill. n.t. Intonso. Taglietti al marg. est. delle ultime 6 cc. e del p. post. Fioriture. Br. ed. Interessante saggio sulla lavorazione dei metalli presso i Chiriqui, abitanti di Panama, con bel corredo iconografico: use of gold and copper, the human figure, the bird, the puma, grotesque figure, the fish, the frog, the alligator, the crayfish, use of bronze, bells...‎

‎Honoré Pierre‎

‎L'énigme du dieu blanc précolombien‎

‎Plon. 1962. In-8. Relié toilé. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 409 pages. Nombreuses photos monochromes hors texte. Jaquette en état d'usage.. . . . Classification Dewey : 986-Colombie, Panama, Equateur‎

‎"Collection ""D'un monde à l'autre"", dirigée par Bernard Heuvelmans. Classification Dewey : 986-Colombie, Panama, Equateur"‎

Référence libraire : RO80252219

‎Ichon, Alain‎

‎Archéologie du sud de la peninsule d'Azuero, Panama. Thèse présentée devant l’université de Paris I - Le 24 novembre 1973 -‎

‎Service de reproduction des thèses université de Lille III 1974 In-8 broché 23,3 cm sur 15,3. 507 p + LXIII planches hors texte en n&b. Couverture légèrement passée, coin inférieur du premier plat plié, intérieur très propre. Bon état d’occasion.‎

‎Bibliographie + Annexes: 1 carte dépliante, Tableau des sépultures des phases E1 India et La canaza Liste des 135 fig. dans le texte, Liste des LVIII pl. hors-texte, Index Bon état d’occasion‎

Référence libraire : 114558

‎ISACSSON Sven-Erik‎

‎Transformations of Eternity - On Man and Cosmos in Emberá Thought‎

‎xii + 416pp., 24cm., softcover, Doctoral Dissertation, stamp at verso of title page, text is clean and bright (looks unread), good condition, F109819‎

‎ISAZA CALDERON, BALTASAR.‎

‎ANEJOS DEL BOLETIN DE LA REAL ACADEMIA ESPAÑOLA. ANEJO XV. LA DOCTRINA GRAMATICAL DE BELLO.‎

‎24x17. 309p.‎

‎Jamaica and Panama Photo Album‎

‎Caribbean and Panama Canal Travel Photography Album Documenting Colonial Infrastructure and Jamaican Village Life 1930s‎

‎1930. Caribbean and Panama travel photograph album. circa early 1930s. This album documents interwar travel through the Panama Canal Zone and Jamaica recording maritime transit canal infrastructure and rural Caribbean life as observed by Western travelers. The photographs provide primary visual evidence of the Panama Canal as a site of industrial activity and international movement alongside scenes of Jamaican village life and landscape establishing a contrast between engineered environments and colonial rural settings. The material is particularly strong in its depiction of canal operations and the presence of local populations within these spaces.<br /> <br /> Album containing 29 silver gelatin photographs mounted on black leaves with individual prints measuring approximately 3.5 x 4.5 to 5 x 7 inches housed in a string-bound album measuring approximately 7 x 9.5 inches. The opening sequence shows passengers aboard a steamship with men and women posed along deck rails and views of ships navigating canal locks and docking areas. Additional images depict cranes drawbridges canal cuts and small boats in the water along with dock workers and uniformed personnel visible among travelers. Architectural and infrastructural views include colonial-style buildings and mechanical equipment associated with canal operation concluding with a monument identified as that of Vasco Núñez de Balboa in Panama City. The Jamaica sequence includes landscape views of hillsides and gardens along with images of Black Jamaican residents posed in village settings. One photograph bears the caption "Kingston Jamaica 10 -- S.S. 'Reliance' West Indies Cruise" showing children and adults gathered along a dirt road lined with wooden and metal-roofed structures. Other images show groups assembled beneath trees and within rural surroundings.<br /> <br /> Produced during a period when the Panama Canal served as a major conduit for global shipping under U.S. administration and Caribbean travel formed part of organized cruise itineraries the album reflects established routes of interwar tourism. The juxtaposition of canal engineering and Jamaican village scenes situates the photographs within broader patterns of travel that linked industrial infrastructure with colonial landscapes. Minor water rippling to pages and photographs; images remain clear; overall very good. A coherent travel album documenting canal operations and Caribbean life in the early twentieth century. unknown‎

Référence libraire : 22446

‎JANSEN Pietro Gerardo -‎

‎Appunti di viaggio nel Centro America. Nella laguna dell'Almirante.‎

‎Milano, 1932, 8vo stralcio con copertina posticcia muta, pp. 12 con 10 illustrazioni fotografiche. - !! ATTENZIONE !!: Con il termine estratto (o stralcio) intendiamo riferirci ad un fascicolo contenente un articolo, completo in se, sia che esso sia stato stampato a parte utilizzando la stessa composizione sia che provenga direttamente da una rivista. Le pagine sono indicate come "da/a", ad esempio: 229/231 significa che il testo è composto da tre pagine. Quando la rivista di provenienza non viene indicata é perché ci è sconosciuta. - !! ATTENTION !!: : NOT A BOOK : “extract” or “excerpt” means simply a few pages, original nonetheless, printed in a magazine. Pages are indicated as in "from” “to", for example: 229/231 means the text comprises three pages (229, 230 and 231). If the magazine that contained the pages is not mentioned, it is because it is unknown to us.‎