‎Elephants‎

‎Tench, C.V.; Ward, Capt. F. Kingdon; Hunter, Reginald P.; Le Mesurier, B.G.; Macgowan, Capt. Gault; Barker, Reginald; Wetherell, M.A.; Ingalese, Rupert; Bailey, Elliot; Burdett, F.D.; Parsons, Capt. A.H.H.; McLaren, Jack‎

‎The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, May 1926, Vol. LVII, No. 337: Behind the Himalayas / A Pearler in the Philippines‎

‎Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Paying the Price - How Nature in Canada's far north has extracted a toll on trappers - with photos; Behind the Himalayas - Part I - Photo-illustrated account of exploration of the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra River; The Rubber-Smugglers of Malaya - An amusing story; The Outlaw Elephant - Rogue elephant "George" ravaged the Travancore district of India from 1920 to 1925, killing many and doing immense damage - article with photos; My Desert Dash to Damascus - A decidedly exciting journey across the Syrian Desert amidst hostile devil worshippers and Bedouin - with interesting photos; "Blue-Water Andy" - Did he spot the wreck of an ancient Spanish treasure-galleon on some nameless island? ; Across Africa With a Camera - M.A. Wetherell's photo-illustrated account of his trans-African journey; The Disappearing Lion - An amusing tale from Australia; The Kahuna's Power - A strange little story of native "magic" in Hawaii; A Pearler in the Philippines - F.D. Burdett describes his exciting experiences on pearling trips among the Philippine Islands; The Haunted Camp - The disappearance of a white man in Africa, and the startling events that followed; An Australian Robinson Crusoe - Part IV - Jack McLaren spent eight years on the little-known western coast of Cape York Peninsula. 84 pages plus 20 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book‎

‎The Times‎

‎Elephants and other Big Game Studies.‎

‎London, The Times Publishing Company Ltd., 1930. Original-Leinenband mit Goldprägung, quer 4°, ca.30 Blatt Fotografiien.‎

‎Rücken stark bestossen und etwas beschädigt, Ecken etwas bestossen sonst guter Zustand.‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 75306

‎Thornton, Allan & Dave Currey:‎

‎To Save An Elephant (The undercover investigation into the illegal ivory trade)‎

‎VG/VG no inscriptions. not price-clipped. lovely clean copy 8vo 1st Edition.This book provides an introduction to animal protection and endangered species for young children, supporting the Science and Geography curricula. Each title provides: an introduction to the animal through its daily life, behaviour and habitat, information about why the animal is in danger and what's is being done to help it, and maps showing where the animal lives plus charts showing how the number of animals is changing‎

‎Trautz, Friedrich M‎

‎Ceylon.‎

‎München, Georg Müller, 1926. XV, 133 S. Mit 128 Taf. u. 1 Faltkte. (= Der indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen, [3]). 29 cm. Dunkelblaues, goldgeprägtes OLn.‎

‎Trautz, Friedrich Max (1877-1952), dt. Japanologe u. Begründer des Japan-Instituts in Berlin, Leiter des Deutschen Forschungsinstituts in Kyoto. - Textseiten etwas gebräunt, sonst gut und sauber‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 89933

‎VERNE Jules‎

‎Kéraban-Le-Têtu.‎

‎Hetzel 1890 Bibliothèque d'Éducation et de Récréation J. Hetzel et Cie, Paris, [1890], 1 volume in-8 de 180 x 270 mm environ, (2) ff. (Faux-titre, Page de titre), 410 pages, (4) ff. (Catalogue). Pleine percaline à décor de l'éditeur, cartonnage aux deux éléphants de type 4, variante 2, second plat Lenègre C, catalogue FN. Dos légèrement insolé, des traces de décoloration au dos et sur un coin, coiffe inférieure et coins sensiblement enfoncés, des rousseurs sur les premiers et derniers feuillets, mors interne fragilisé mais exemplaire solide, possible (et habile) restauration des gardes d'origine sinon gorge régulière, cartonnage frais. Bel exemplaire malgré les défauts signalés.‎

‎Jauzac ne connaît aucun volume de cette variante. Merci de nous contacter à l'avance si vous souhaitez consulter une référence au sein de notre librairie.‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 114288

‎VERNE (Jules).‎

‎LA MAISON A VAPEUR. Voyage à travers l'Inde septentrionale. Dessins par Benett.‎

‎1882 Paris, Hetzel, sans date [1882]. Grand in-8 (185 X 279) percaline rouge de l'éditeur ornée de fers spéciaux, "aux deux éléphants", second plat de type Lenègre "d", tranches dorées (A. LENEGRE RELIEUR) ; faux-titre avec frontispice au verso, titre, 398 pages, (1) f. de table des matières, 8 pages de catalogue "BC". Rousseurs éparses, parfois prononcées.‎

‎ÉDITION GRAND IN-8 ILLUSTRÉE, cartonnage « aux deux éléphants », de type 2, contenant in fine le catalogue "BC" de l'éditeur annonçant les nouveautés pour les années 1882-1883 (JAUZAC, 225-226). Excepté un infime accroc sur le mors du premier plat, le cartonnage est en PARFAIT ETAT. TRES BEL EXEMPLAIRE. NICE COPY. PICTURES AND MORE DETAILS ON REQUEST.‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 003177

‎Verrill, A. Hyatt; Green, Lieut.-Commander Fitzhugh; Blackman, Winifred S.; McNeill, W.W.; Weddall, A.; "Shikari"; Roche, W.; Grimshaw, Beatrice; Layng, Charles; Cronstedt, Count Nils; Borders, Allen; "Lanham"; Thane, Rodney‎

‎The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, March [Mar.] 1924, Vol. LII, No. 311: Adrift on an Ice-Floe‎

‎Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Hunting of Gonzales - An adventure of Senor Ramon Torres, a Captain of Rurales - the famous mounted police of Mexico; Adrift on an Ice-Floe - Lieut. Commander Fitzhugh Green provides a photo-illustrated account of the amazing fashion in which a primitive Eskimo extricated himself from a predicament which would assuredly spelt death for a white man; An Englishwoman in Upper Egypt - Part II - Winifred S. Blackman's photo-illustrated account of the three winters she spent with the local people of Upper Egypt; Fraser's Price - The tale of an angered railroad engineer; The Three Angleteers - Part V (conclusion) of the trouble and adventures of three English wanderers in Constantinople and Athens; "Remember the Mortons" - A stirring story of an episode in the Matabele rebellion of 1895; Salvage Extraordinary - An Indian planter's account of an odd affair on the Brahmaputra River in Assam, including photo of five elephants pushing a stranded steamer; The Head-Hunters of Sepik - Part III - Beatrice Grimshaw explored the Sepik River of New Guinea and dealt with the local cannibals - article with photos; Where Everyone is Wealthy - The Osage Indians of Oklahoma come up with the strangest ways to divest themselves of their wealth earned from local oil - article with photos; "Grip" and I - Part III - Count Nils Cronstedt spares a condemned bull-terrier which rewards him by saving him multiple times while he served in West Africa as Commander of H.M.S. Heron and Assistant Marine Superintendant in Northern Nigeria; "Old White Face" - Allen Borders of Montana relates a terrifying cougar experience; To Afghanistan in Disguise - Part III - The story of 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; "Captain Jed" - a tale of the whalers of New Bedford, MA, involving the "Cap'n Jed" and the "Wanderer" - very few men have ever fought a 'right' whale single-handed and lived to tell the tale; Python and Lion in Nyassaland - after visiting a witch-doctor for poisoning the author is attacked first by a great python, then a lion!; Photo of a Manchurian man 7 feet and 3 inches tall; Photo of a veritable forest of masts at Lowestoft, the Suffolk fishing port, during the height of herring season; 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

‎Vivian, H.; Verrill, A.Hyatt; Walmsley, L.; Elliot, H.W.; Bailey, H.P.; Masters, D.; Dowsett, J.M.; Lampson, Sir Curtis; "Awudu"; Hogg, J.E.; Lees, G.F.; Utecht, B.C.; Herschin, A.‎

‎The Wide World Magazine, March (Mar.) 1923, Vol. L. No. 299 - With a Motion-Picture Camera Under the Sea‎

‎Pages 353-440, plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The Magician's Curse - a vendetta on Sardinia; With a Motion-Picture Camera Under the Sea - using the ingenious technology invented by Mr. J. Ernest Williamson - article with wonderful photos; Three Asses In the Pyrenees - part 3 of a fun pursuit of adventure travel in Europe; The Soul of Burma - Part 2 of 2 - nice photo-illustrated article on a trip to Irawadi; "Sugar" - ; The Tragedy of "Miss Miami" - this flying boad crashed on a trip to Bimini from Miami; On the Spoor of the Elephant - J. Morewood Dowsett describes his escape from elephants, and recounts stories of his companion John Deacon - article with photos; My Boa-Constrictor - Sir Curtis Lampson and a snake which escaped in a crowded hotel; Paper Money - a quick tale from West Africa; Caught in a Death-Trap - Part 2 of 2 of the remarkable tribulations of two motorcyclists crossing the Mojave desert in California; The Odyssey of Humbert Rulliere - Part 3 of 3 of this incredible biography; Millions in Oil - the marvels of Mexia, America's latest field - article with photos; Luck - a story from Alaska. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book‎

‎Weston, J.A.; Dunn, H.H.; Huey, Dr. L.M.; Bradley, K.G.; Powell, Col. E. Alexander; Cartwright, Patrick; Wicksteed, B.; Forester, C.S.; Mossman, Frank; taylor, Carl N.; Rothschild, Zeta; Melville, Fred J.‎

‎The Wide World Magazine, True Stories of Adventure, May 1930, Vol. 65, No. 386: The Secret Submarine / The Pennsylvania Witch-Murder / Nepal - Land of Mystery‎

‎Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Secret Submarine - Part I - A strange story of adventure in the romantic Spanish Main; The Largest Map in the World - on display in the lobby of the Ferry Building in San Francisco; The Phantom Gunman - A 19-year-old boy leads Johannesburg police on a merry chase before he is finally jailed; The Last of the Sea-Elephants - Dr. L.M. Huey visits the lonely island of Guadalupe to capture live specimens of these creatures, some of which weigh 2.5 tons! - with photos; "Monty" The Man-Eater - Part III (conclusion) of one of the most remarkable lion stories ever published; The Land of Mystery - Part I - Colonel E. Alexander Powell and his cousin Gallowhur were among the very few white men allowed to enter "forbidden" Nepal, with photos; A Car Climbs Table Mountain, the mighty mass of rock that dominates Cape Town - with photos; The Boy Who Sought Adventure - Part I of the fascinating travels and adventures of B. Wicksteed; The Voyage of the "Annie Marble" - Part II of a three-month river and canal journey through France; The Secret of Black Horse Mountain - Dark happenings involving a farmer and a tramp who meet up again a thousand miles away; Teaching on the Frontier - A young teacher runs into trouble working in remote New Mexico; The Pennsylvania Witch-Murder - Three young men argue they were justified in their action to prevent evils spells from bewitching them - with photos; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages of great ads. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Book‎

‎Willems Mo‎

‎The Thank You Book An Elephant and Piggie Book‎

‎<p>Good Condition.</p> Disney-Hyperion‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : biblio233 ISBN : 1423178289 9781423178286

‎WILLSON Dixie‎

‎THE EMPTY ELEPHANT‎

‎Chicago NY B Toronto: P. F. Volland Company 1923. First edition. Hardcover. Poor. Erick Berry. Square 8vo checkerboard patterned pictorial paper boards. & gray cloth spine. This is a reading copy only with all pages but offfered with all faults loosened pages tears and NO TOY included. <br/><br/>First separate appearance of EMPTY ELEPHANT and the first book in the Volland Hug-Me Toy book series. A Book and a Toy for the Price of a Book. Illustrated by Erick Berry. P. F. Volland Company hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : DEMO009263I