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Wildenhain, Marguerite: Nellermoe, John - Editor
... That We Look and See: An Admirer Looks at the Indians
"Though primarily dedicated to potters, this book will be of great interest to students and teachers in all craft areas and especially to other admirers of Indians." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Binding sound. A worthy working copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Youth's Companion, March 17, 1927 *THE MATTERHORN*
Features: Caleb Peaslee on being careful; The Queer Case of Mother - a story for all the family; Midshipman Bumpus's Efficiency - a fire at the Naval Academy; A Boy on the Matterhorn - a 16-year-old boy tackles the Alps; The Family Jar - Aunt Marietta sends a wedding gift; Cameron MacBain, Backwoodsman - V; The National Society for Ingenious Boys - Motors and Generators III - Alternating Current Phenomena. Unmarked with average wear. Front cover almost detached else a sound copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Star Weekly Magazine, 29 September 1951 *Cover Photo of Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh*
32 pages. Photos of Princess Elizabeth as the years have passed; Colour Aunt Jemima pancake ad; Driving sheep through the snow-capped Alps - great photos; Linda Smith - 4-year-old rodeo expert; New Zealand's Harald Isaachsen and his back-to-nature family; Photos of Japanese Yabusame - when archers shoot on horseback; Photos of Rabies vaccine manufacture; Many other interesting photos from around the world. Somewhat above-average external wear. Bit of writing atop front cover. Book
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De Angelis, A.; Verrill, A. Hyatt; Bevan, John M.; Bourne, George; Mitchell-Hedges, F.A.; Truscott, Charles; Masters, David; Walmsley, Leo; Robertson, Kenneth M.; Pitcairn-Knowles, Andrew; Wilkins, Benjamin O.
The Wide World Magazine, June 1924 - World Record Fish!
Pages 90-178 plus 16 pages of great vintage ads, many illustrated. Features: The pitfalls of a man who purchased three submarine-chasing 'M.L.'s' and set out to bring them from Rosyth to the Thames - with only one boat reaching her destination - with illustrations and a photo of the boat which survived; Some Adventures with Jaguars; Photo and brief write-up of a nine-foot boa constrictor housepet in Ecuador which showed remarkable affection for its master; Unkown Peru - an Englishman who has lived in Peru for many years describes his experience in unknown regions - illustrated with his photos (part 1); Mangahau the 'Magician' - a Maori tale of a prodigal son and Tapu ; In Search of Sea Monsters - F.A. Mitchell-Hedges sets out on a two-year expedition to find and catch the world's largest fish - with photos (part 1); The Poker Bandits; a 'hold-up' at the Red Deer Lumber Company's camp in Manitoba leads to an exciting and tragic man-hunt; A Miracle of Marine Salvage - the strange case of the 'St. Paul' - with photos; The Road to Timbuctoo - another humourous adventure of Leo Walmsley of the "Three Asses in the Pyrenees" articles; A Motorcycle in High Albania - Kenneth Robertson was the first motorcyclist to cross the Albanian Alps; Winter Wild-Fowling in Friesland (Northern Holland) - with great photos of their decoys and more; Our Adventure in Normandy - a cycle-camping trip leads to an odd experience; Frank Miller's Last Fight - a gas bomb is used to overcome a cop-killing desperado in Jersey City, New Jersey - with photos; Above-average wear. Covers loose but present. Pencil writing atop front cover. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Bryant, Arthur; Squire, Sir John; Falls, Cyril; Burton, Maurice; Elliott, Clarence;
The Illustrated London News, July 26, 1952 - Swiss Everest Attempt / Photos of Helsinki (Finland) Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Pages 121-160. Features: Unconquered Everest - the story of the Gallant Swiss attempt; Karsh one-page photo portrait of celebrated composer Dr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, O.M.; Heligoland stirs again - numerous photos, including bombing practice devastation; Three Atomic Spies and Their Betrayals - Fuchs, Pontecorvo and Nunn May; various photos of royals; maritime photos; the U.S. Navy's new rubber life raft; Photos of racing horse Tulyar; Dramatic photo of the U.S. Navy's jet aircraft the D 558 Skyrocket in flight; sports photos, including Bisley winner Major A.B. Kinnier-Wilson; Sandhurst Royal Military Academy; Great photos of opening ceremonies at the Helsinki Olympics, including wonderful centerfold photo of the American team entering the stadium; Secrets of the Whale; Photo of Gliding champion Mr. Philip Wills; Photos of F. Trueman, the young Yorkshire fast bowler; Rebuilding the Vienna opera house; Photos of ongoing repairs to the famous Bredon-Tithe-Barn near Tewkesbury; Five excellent photos of the nearly extinct Alpine Ibex in the Bavarian Alps; Legacy of Alexander the Great's invasion of India; Charles Keene art exhibition; Nice colour ad for Number Seven cigarettes on back cover shows sailing scene; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
The Explorer's Journal, December 1989
Features: Explorers Club members help select the "Seven Underwater Wonders of the World"; High Points of Climbing in the Alps; Nepal's Karnali Zone - Land without Rice; Mountains in Crisis - Man Vs. Nature; The cutting edge of low technology - pack animals; Galapagos Gourmets and Gourmands; A Benediction for Voyager 2. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Explorer's Journal, Fall 1991
Features: Once around Lesotho; 1990 Cueva de Aqua Carlota Expedition; Early Lamellar Body Armor in China and Tibet; The Way to Shangri-La in the Alps; The Ria Deseado - a Mosaic of Marine Life. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Author Not Stated
Sights and Scenes of the World: A Series of Magnificent Photographic Views Embracing the World of Nature and Art, People's Series, No. 6, 2 December 1893
16 pages. 13" x 10.5" oblong. Full-page black and white photos of: Queenstown Harbor, Ireland; Balmoral Castle; The Forum of Trajan, Rome; View of Amalfi, Italy; Canterbury Cathedral; The Trocadero, Paris; Napoleon's Carriage of State, Versailles; Blenheim Castle - the Duke of Marlborough's Residence; Interior of the Casino, Monte Carlo; The Bourse, or New Exchange, Brussels; Vossevangen, Norway; View of Stockholm Sweden; The Alhambra in Granada, Spain; St. Bernard's Hospice in the Swiss Alps; Jerusalem as seen from the Mount of Olives; The Sistine Madonna, by Raphael. Unmarked. Average wear. Book
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Hutchinson, Walter: Editor
Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War, Series 3, No. 4, January 10, 1939 - , January 16, 1940
40 pages. Circa 1940s. 71 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Full-page photo of Australian troops marching down Martin Place, Sydney as they leave for overseas; Training Britain's Submarine Heroes; Article entitled The Farmer and The War, by Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith, with photos; Photo portrait of Admiral Jean Francois Darlan, Commander-in-Chief of the French Navy; Arctic conditions on the British front; Pictorial news on the home front; Resignation statement by Leslie Hore-Belisha and the Prime Minister's reply; Rumania - her oil and her army; R.A.F. penetrate deep into Germany; With the Frenchmen who face the Siegfried Line; French shoot down three Nazi planes in a day; Photos of British submarines lost - the Undine, the Seahorse, and the Starfish; Neville Chamberlain surveys the progress of the war; Excellent photos of the struggle on the Finnish front; Nazi mountain troops in the Alps; Commentary on the war this week; Indian troops on the Western Front, including excellent full-page photo of hundreds of transport mules of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Bryan, Arthur; Falls, Cyril; Harrod, R.F.
The Illustrated London News (ILN), February 24, 1951 - Cover Photo of Mount Lamington Volcano in New Guinea / Marriage of the Shah of Iran
Pages 273 - 312. Features: Lovely colour ad for the De Havilland Comet used by British Overseas Airways Corporation shows plane in flight; Photos of avalanche terror in the Alps - engulfed villages; Great two-page photo of the start of the famous Tasman Ocean Yacht Race; Wow - two illustrated pages describe the Alberta tar sands "containing four times the rest of the world's known oil reserves"; Photos of personalities of the week, including Spain's first ambassador to Britain since 1946, Don Miguel Primo de Rivera, and his wife; Two pages of photos of the marriage of the Shah of Iran (Persia) to his new Empress, formerly Miss Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari; Photo-illustrated article on the Life of John Maynard Keynes; The Gold Coast's first steps in democracy - election photos; Two pages of photos of U.N. troops in winter war action in central Korea; Centerfold photo of incredible devastation caused by the Mount Lamington eruption; Mice demonstrate road safety in Glasgow!; Photo of huge B 36 Bomber; Restoration of St. George's Hall, King's Lynn - believed to be England's largest medieval guildhall; photos of new French and British weapons; Photos illustrated how bulky files of newspapers are transfered to tiny rolls of microfilm; Amazing photos of lying squirrels in flight; Swedish ballets; Nice colour ad for Imperial Leather toilet powder inside back cover; Nice colour ad for Jacob & Co's Cream Crackers on back cover; and more. Cover holding by one staple. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
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Fosdick, Raymond B.; Schiff, Victor; Price, Byron; Lawrence, W.; Durdin, Tillman; Duffus, R.L.; Markel, H.; Collins, J.; Holt, J.; Castle, M.; Roche, M.; Mackenzie C.; Et al
The New York Times Magazine, February 11, 1945 - Photos of Target Berlin and Target Tokyo / General Lewis A. Pick
48 Pages. Features: Cover photo of bombing crew mission debriefing session; Nice one-page color ad for Woodbury film-finish powder features Sonja Henie; Temple radio ad; We must not delay rebuilding the world; Photo of B-17s over the Reich; Photo of Allied infantry and armor fighting along the German Westwall; Dramatic photo of B-29s thundering over Mount Fuji on way to Tokyo; Photo of American troops in landing barges on way to a Pacific Island; Last Fortress of the Nazis - article and photos explain how in the Alps east of Switzerland Hitler's henchmen are expected to make a final stand - includes caricatures of Hitler, Himmler, Goebels and Goering; The Soviet Soldier Does Not Forget - he remembers the long ordeal of his people and says it must not happen again; The Censor Defends the Censorship - Director of Censorship Byron Price replies to those who complain that too much news is kept from the public; General Lewis A. Pick of 'Pick's Pike' - photo-illustrated article of the builder of Stilwell Road, the 620-mile land route to China from Burma; One-page color ad for the Parker '51' pen; Poem - "Lincoln's Last Birthday"; One-page color ad for Benson & Hedges Virginia Rounds cigarettes; The Horace Mann-Lincoln School of teachers College; Photo and article on Shirley Temple - who tells how she evolved from gurgling to glamor; ad for Philharmonic radio-phonographs; William Gallacher - the only Communist M.P. in Britain, and one of the most persistent Churchill-baiters in Parliament - article with photo; Nice color ad for Valliant Vineyards; Great letter about jobs for men and women by Ann Maulsby; Lieut. Gen. Kurt Dittmar is 'The Voice of the Wehrmacht" - article with photo; Color ad for Nestle's evaporated milk; Nice color photo ad for Thomas' Protein Bread; Meals with Little or No Meat; Color Crisco ad; The Bare Arm Look (fashion); Decorating Ingenuity; Kingergarten Enterprises; Cocomalt ad features boy on stilts; Lovely two-page fashion section features attractive photos of formal fashions; Nice half-page color ad for Marlboro cigarettes features lady in red polka-dot summerwear; Postman's Daily Rounds - article on letter carriers of the New York area distribute 80 tons of mail daily; Color one-page ad for Fabrics by Stafford, sold by Goodman & Theise; Fantastic color-photo back page ad for Rheingold Beer features Miss Rheingold 1945, Pat Boyd, bowling. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage wartime issue. Book
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Hine, A.; Knowlton, R.; Murphy, R.; Chamberlain, W.; Crowe, Dorothy; Hughes, Donald J.; Spring, Patricia; Hauser, Ernest O.; Frank, Stanley; Farr, Finis; Rowan, Carl T.; Reese, J.; gardner, E.
The Saturday Evening Post, February (Feb.) 4, 1961 - Frank Lloyd Wright
98 pages. Short Stories: The Huntress; The Nightingales in Central Park; The Man Who Couldn't Kill; Caterwauling Company. Articles: Theives I Have Known - department store plainclotheswoman tells of her violent encounters with amateur and professional shoplifters; Adventures of the Mind - The Elusive Neutron; Great two-page color photo of Albany's Delmar Men's Orchestra rehearsing; Our Year of Escape - Ira and Patricia Spring and their kids fulfill their goal of spending a year in the Alps; England's Confusion on the Left - is the British Labour Party devouring itself in a Communist-backed 'civil war'?; Battles Under the Basket - photo-illustrated article on the pro basketball players who fight for rebounds - with photos of Gene Conley, Jack Twyman, Hub Reed, Si Green, Darrall Imhoff, Elgin Baylor, Jim Krebs, Alex Ellis, Bob Pettit, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and Kenny Sears; Frank Lloyd Wright - Definant Genius - The Years of Glory (conclusion) - photo-illustrated article; A Road Out of the Slums - New York City's bold attempt to provide culture for under-privileged children. Serials: Captives of the Storm (part 1 of 2); The Case of the Curious Spinster ( part 2 of 7). Ads: Fig Newton cookies (color photo ad inside front cover); Salem cigarettes - couple in wooded area; Puss'n Boots cat food; GTE answering machine; Two-page color ad for the Pontiac Safari Station Wagon (1961 Bonneville); Hammond Organs; Larson boats; Zenith stereos; Old Crow Bourbon; Lucky Strike cigarettes - photo of couple in meadow grass; Nice ad for the Oldsmobile Starfire features a red convertible; Dial soap; Nice color-photo one-page ad for Del E. Webb's Sun City development in Arizona; Centerfold ad for Philco home appliances includes photo of satellite; Florida tourism; Heinz Ketchup ad features sepia-toned photo of 1960 Masters and U.S. Open Champion Arnold Palmer; Two-page Caterpillar photo ad features a new nine-mile stretch of freeway at Pueblo Colorado and features photos of Jay Martin, George Fellows, Howard Butler, J. Marlowe Jensen, and Earl Beardsley; Color-photo Pitney-Bowes postage meter features shapely lady resembling Brigitte Bardot; Telephone Company ad features Parris Island recruits phoning home on Saturday night; De Beers ad features illustration of floral lady; Color ad for the renault Dauphone (red); Back cover ad for L&M cigarette's sweepstakes. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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Laket, Henry; Stidger, William L.; Colby, Captain Elbridge; Jenks, Albert Ernest; Bacon, Irving R.; Colman, Edna M.; Mac Farland, Alice; Beckman, James W.
The Dearborn Independent (Magazine) - Chronicler of the Neglected Truth, March (Mar.) 12, 1927: Debt - Our Biggest National Industry
32 pages. Features: Fun photos of children inside front cover; Debt - Our Biggest National Industry/Money - Our Most Costly Commodity - Can the Price of Money Be Decreased?; The Backstage Story of the Marion Talley Drama - article with photo; Morality That Was First Military - army commanders long ago discovered principles now claimed by pacifists; Where the People of the British Isles Came From; Books That Started the Bells Ringing; Henry Ford's Page - Businessmen are leaders of social movements; Editorials - the McNary-Haugen Bill is vetoed, Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver advocates trial marriage, Madame Schumann-Heink denies endorsing a cigarette (being aimed at women); Skiing in the Bavarian Alps; Paid - A Billion Dollars for Beauty - Sleuths of Science Still on the Trail of Elixir of Youth; Benjamin Franklin as an Abolitionist - fascinating article; Intimate Glimpses of Elbert Hubbard - photo-illustrated article; Chats with Office Callers; I Read in the Papers; News Bits; Nice dog/puppy photos inside back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Middle page loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Bonus: Blank 8.5" x 5.5" subscription renewal form laid-in. Book
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Brand, J.B.; Bourne, George;Franck, H.A.; Yerburgh, The Rev. W.H.B.; White, Capt. T.W.; Thomason, Hugh; Pocock, R.; Chinnery, E.W.P.; Mander, Lionel; McMahon, (MeMahon?) T.J.; Et al
The Wide World Magazine - The Magazine for Everybody, Vol. XLIV - No. 261, January (Jan.) 1920 - Two Balloonatics
Pages 177-272, plus 16 pages of great ads. Features: The Blue Bandits - Part 1 - Elusive thieves operate in the Franco-Italian villages on either side of the frontier in the French department of the Hautes Alpes and the Italian district of Monte Viso; How I Lost My Christmas Dinner - hilarious story of a Christmas spent with the Maori adherents of self-styled "prophet" Rua - article with photos; On Foot Through South America - Part 2 - photo-illustrated account of Harry A. Franck's visit to Quito and his tramp through Ecuador; The Last Voyage of H.M.S. "Drake" - a vivid glimpse of the perils of convoy work and the "price of Admiralty"; ; The Trials of a Naturalist's Wife - Part 1; My Two Years' Captivity Among the Turks - Part 1of Airman Capt. T.W.White's adventures and daring escape; The Moonshiners - what happened when the author stumbled into a camp of Tennessee moonshiners; Photo of thousands of snakes at breeding time in the Klamath Falls, Oregon area; The Wonderland of the Arctic - description of a trip to Danish Greenland, with photos; In Quest of Cannibals - Part 3 - exploration and adventure in unknown New Guinea; Photo of German "Death Clock" constructed primarily of skulls and other bones; Two Balloonatics - an exciting balloon adventure from just before the war (WWI); Treasure Island - great photo-illustrated article about the remote South Pacific island of Nauru; The Mad Millionaire - how vast wealth came unexpectedly to a poor Mexican Indian, and the tragedy that ensued; The Sacred Mountain - photo-illustrated account of a picturesque Tibetan pilgrimage; The Resurrection of "Red" Wilson - an exciting story of the old days in the south-west, when the Apaches were still a terror in the land; Photo of a lakatoi (lakatois) New Guinea boat. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
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Propercio De Mello Saraiva; Darling, E.; Forbin, V.; Birge, W.; Frings, J.; Morris, G.; La Rue, L.; Lathrop, J.; Walford, F.; Rutzebeck, H.; Et al
The Wide World Magazine, True Stories of Adventure, January (Jan.), 1922, No. 285, Vol. XLVIII - New Year's Number: A Film Hunter on the Amazon
Pages 169-252 plus 40 pages of ads. Features: A Film-Hunter on the Amazon - Part 1 - Prof. Propercio de Mello Saraiva travelled 25,000 miles documenting the Amazon - article with photos; That Christmas Dinner - a funny story; A Fairy Land of the Far East - photo-illustrated article on the Court of the Emperor of Annam in Indo-China; A Close Call - what happened when a whaler attempted to replenish its water supply at an unfriendly island; Photo of pelt of the world's record bear, with its shooter, Mr. Lionel J. Tucker, a forestry engineer of Vancouver; My Island of Dreams - Part III (conclusion) - The Adventures of an Amateur Robinson Crusoe, J.W. Frings; Cycling Over the Alps - G. Butler Morris recounts his interesting experiences, illustrated with his own photos; A South African Man-Hunt - an escaped half-breed was the terror of the district; Hank Vaughn - a young Englishman's experience with a 'bad man'; The Vengeance of Megana Kol - an Indian aboriginal armed only with a bow and arrow kills a panther which had killed over fifty people, including his own two children; A Man's Luck - Part IV of Hjalmar Rutzebeck's story of life and love in the Far North; Tiger's Teeth - tale from a Devonshire village; The Secret Dance - Mrs. S.A. Clarke-Kennedy witnesses a secret Australian aboriginal "corroboree" ceremonial dance; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
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Martyn, F.; O'Shaughnessy, W.; Jordan, E.; Craig, W.; Martin, E.; Patterson, W.; Ashmeead-Bartlett, E.; Beattie, S.; et al
The Wide World - The Magazine for Everybody, April (Apr.) 1918, No. 240, Vol. XL: I Fired the First Shot For Britain in the War (WWI)
Pages 442-528 plus 24 pages of ads. Features: The Strange Case of Sergeant Pron - a story of the French Foreign Legion; Turned into a Pillar of Salt - a salt-miner becomes lost in his mine; Mysterious Fish with Strange Arabic Inscriptions - photo and brief write-up of fish caught at Zanzibar ; A Woman's Journey Across Africa - Part I - Eva J. Jordan's amazing journey through mysterious Africa, this part dealing with Uganda (with photos); How I Fired the First Shot for Britain in the Great War - Trooper William Craig, of the 4th Dragoon Guards was also the first British soldier to bring down a Uhlan; Chased by Bees - while observing apes E.F. Martin unknowingly disturbed a nest; In the Clutches of a Boa-Constrictor - adventure in Rhodesia; With the British Armoured Cars in Russia - Part II - a stirring account of their work and adventures, with great photos; The House of a Hundred Rooms - Part II - Chinese Tong-men and gamblers operated a building in Philadelphia's tenderloin district which had secret cellars and dungeons which were put to diabolical uses; My Adventures in the World War, Part IV - famous war correspondent E. Ashmead-Bartlett offers startling and thrilling contributions; The Mystery of the "Haunted Hills" - a strange story from Australia's Queensland bush; The Soldier Samson of the Italian Alps - photo-illustrated tales of an incredibly strong soldier in an Italian Alpini battalion (with photo of him lifting five men!); Human Tanks - An Ingenious Body Shield invented by Italian troops; The Papuan Chief's "Revenge" - intereseting photo-illustrated story; Some African Fashions - humorous illustrations; Arctic Painter's Thrilling Adventures - M. Borissof became lost along the northern shores of Nova Zembla and nearly died (with photo of his studio); Photo of Indian chief Wa-Ha-Gunta who just turned 134 years old!; and more. Average external wear. Bit of writing on front cover and Table of Contents. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
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Pescio, Luigi; M.S.T.; Outhwaite, E.; Morris, Sir Edward; Heighton, J.; Dowding, C.; Pitt-Kethley, V.; Et al
The Wide World - The Magazine For Men, July 1915, No. 207, Vol. 35 - A Woman Alone in China / War-Time Wanderings in the Italian Alps
Pages 194-288 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: A Millionaire's Adventure - Milan millionaire Signor Luigi Beretta becomes the victim of an infamous plot; War-Time Wanderings in the Italian Alps - a merry trio of climbers have some fun; A Fight for Life in Mid-Air - a workman dismantling a great chimney at the Whitehall Road electric power works experiences a terrible industrial accident; The Adventures of Howard Blackburn - Right Hon. Sir Edward Morris, P.C., Prime Minister of Newfoundland, describes nautical adventures of Howard Blackburn; "Grubb of Gran Chaco"- The adventures of pioneer W. Barbrooke Grubb in the Paraguayan Chaco; Six Weeks in Lahoul - a hunting trip for ibex and red bear; Allen's Well - how a man was buried at the bottom of a deep well and was rescued; The Lion's Cub - a striking story from the Coast Mountains of Southern Oregon involving 'Yellow Tail' the mountain lion, Jud Bucklin, and Dick Wimer of the U.S. Forest Service; Aunt Barbara Visits Mustypore - an amusing story from an Indian coffee-planting district; A Woman Alone in China (part II) - Mary Gaunt met with many odd experiences and saw many strange sights, which are here described in most entertaining fashion, with photos; A Tragic Ocean Race - Five clipper ships started on a race from Australia to China, but strange and terrible things happened aboard the "Island Bay"; After Gold in the "Land of Fire" - an unfortunate prospecting expedition in Tierra del Fuego; The Haunted Tomb - a tale from the Southern Punjab; and more. Covers nearly detached as one. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
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Chesterton, G. K.; Et al
The Illustrated London News, April (Apr.) 18, 1936: Italian Marshall Badoglio Cover Photo / Centrefold Aerial Photo of Vancouver
Pages 659-702. Features: Cover photo of the Victor of Ashangi, Marshall Badoglio, commander-in-chief of the Italian forces in Abyssinia; Photo of Gen. Smuts appealing for peace in Europe; Photo of the Kadir Cup "pig sticking"event in India, with photo of winner, Capt. P. H. J. Tuck with his horse Manifest; Two-page pictorial map of the Franco-German and Belgo-German frontiers - of world interest since the Rhineland was reoccupied; Two pages of photo of massive Burmese Leogriff (Cinthe) under construction as the funeral pyre for the cremation of a dead priest; Photo illustrated article on Brazil nuts - a minor mystery; Six photos from filming of "Kliou", the first Technicolor film to be photographed entirely in the jungle; Two pages of photos of the "Alps" of South Africa; Page of fascinating photos illustrating the world's greatest telescopic "eye", this great 200 inch telescope disc is twice the diameter of the disc in the Hooker telescope at the Mount Wilson Observatory, the biggest at present in use; Page of photos of medieval ship carvings in a Devonshire church - sculpted 16th-century three-masters; Page of photos illustrate the coldest Easter of the century; Page of photos of the king personally bestowing the Royal Maundy to aged men and women; Magnificent centrefold aerial photo of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia - before construction of the Lion's Gate Bridge - as she celebrates her Golden Jubilee; Two pages of text and photos present a mysterious 12th Dynasty hoard - Treasures of Asiatic origin found at Toud, near Luxor; Photos of personalities of the week include Herr Leopold von Hoesch, Señor Alcala Zamora, Dr. Constantine Demerjis, Señor Martinez Barrio, and the king inspecting the Grenadier guards; Photo illustrated article on Galapagos wildlife; One-page photo illustrated Harrods ad presents pocket watches; One-page Johnnie Walker ad shows him inspecting barrels by flashlight; Interesting photo shows crowd gathered around an Imperial Airways airmail service plane at Kai Tak aerodrome, Hong Kong, after it arrived from Penang for the first time; Photos of Lt. Col. F. J. Popham, and Mr. Francis A. L. Would; Nice one-page illustrated ad for the Humber Twelve car; Back cover two-colour ad promotes The Sphere, The Tatler, The Sketch, Sporting and Dramatic News, and the Illustrated London News. Please note: pages 685-686 missing. Several interior pages loose but present. Faint store ink stamp to front cover, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A worthy vintage issue. Magazine
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Lownsbrough, Joan; Woodcock, George; Rush, Paul; Lasker, David; et al
City and Country Home Magazine, Winter Holiday Issue 1986/87, December (Dec.) 1986 - Parkin Penthouse / Toller Cranston's Home / The Collections of Murray Mackay
144 pages. Features: June Callwood; George Woodcock; Paul Rush; Peter Kaellgren of the ROM; David Lasker on the pipe organ; David Wilkinson sends postcards from the Alps; Heritage Canada and 26,000 Canadians are bringing new life to small towns; The penthouse of John C. Parkin, Canada's foremost modernist architect; Toller Cranston's home is a flamboyant fantasy; Media mogul David Mintz's private screening room; The Collections of Murray Mackay, Canadian representative for Christies; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this wonderful issue. Magazine
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Barbeau, Marius; Grove, Frederick, Philip Grove; Wilde, C. Noel; Stokes, Charles W.
Canadian Geographical Journal, December [Dec.] 1933, Vol. II, No. 6 - British Honduras (Belize)
X [ads], 247-300 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos. Features: The Tree of Dreams - A Christmas Legend of Notre-Dame de Lorette; The Rockies vs. The Alps - nicely photo-illustrated article; British Honduras (now Belize); The Cornish Riviera; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Some soiling to back cover. Two archival tape repairs to fore-edge of page 277. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative issue. Book
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Frater, The Rev. Maurice; McIntosh, John H.; Shepstone, H.J.; Rundall, W.H.; besley, J. Campbell; Wood, R.G.; Donovan, Thos. B.; Stock, Ralph; Willoughby, James; Buck, Major C.
The Wide World, The Magazine for Men, October [Oct.] 1915, Vol. 35, No. 210 - Volcano on Ambrim Island / Whale-Hunting / From The Source of the Amazon
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Volcanic Eruption on Ambrim Island in the New Hebrides in 1913 - article with spectacular photos; The Mad Mule - a mine mule turns murderer at the Blue Mountain Mine in Butte, Montana; The Mystery of Crowhurst Aylmer - a remarkable romance from 1890 is narrated by a life insurance manager; Whale-Hunting With A Camera - A fascinating account of the work of scientific naturalist-photographer H.J. Shepstone - the first man to secure a complete set of striking photographs of the various species of whales 'at home' in the water, and being harpooned, at a time when they were already facing extinction; An Accessory After the Fact - An English mining engineer's queer experience in Mexico; Down the Amazon From Source to Mouth - Part I - J. Campbell Besley and his expedition discover the source of the mighty Amazon high in the mountains of Peru and follow it down to the Atlantic, time and again fighting for their lives against savages and forces of nature; The Buried Treasure - the extraordinary experience of travelling salesman R.D. Morrison in North Carolina; The Hermits of the Alps - The lonely life of herdsmen who take their herds and flocks to high mountain pastures each summer - article with great photos; In Search of Adventure - Part III - The Story of a Chequered Cruise; Fighting a Giant Saw-Fish - James Willoughby describes a monster catch and the battle he put up - article with great photo of the fish, 14.5 feet long; A Capture of Dacoits - an account of an exciting day's work in the Punjab; and more. pp. 6 [ads], 482-576, 7-24 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Hanson, A.L.; Cutler, A.W.; Lees, Frederic; Gove, David; Platt, Alec; Pitt-Kethley, Victor; Fletcher, Alfred C.B.; Thomas, T.J.; Shepstone, Harold J.; St. Lawrence, Bernard ; Vivian, Herbert;
The Wide World, The Magazine for Men, August [Aug.] 1916, Vol. 37, No. 220: Tragic Story of the Stefansson Arctic Exploration Expedition
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Two Men's Madness - six lives and a fine ship, the Frank N. Thayer, are lost through the unaccountable frenzy of two Indians; In Wildest Ireland - A.W. Cutler describes and photographs "unspoilt" regions of the Emerald Isle - with many fascinating photos; The Guardian of the Line - the ordeal undergone by a humble railway-crossing keeper's wife in Lithuania on the Russian Front; In Search of the Unknown Land - The tragic story of the Stefansson Arctic Exploration Expedition, twelve-page article including many photos; The Tales of Golab Khan - some amusing stories of Indian life; The Airman's Escape - two British aviators raid a Bulgarian town, then one is shot down and must be rescued by his companion; From Job To Job Around the World - part VI - Two American wanderers make there way through the Holy Land to Constantinople - with photos; The Trouble at Crib No. 2 - a tug-boat fireman recounts an exciting story of a winter rescue on the Great Lakes; Australia's Water Miracle - article and photos describe how the Government of New South Wales has created a miracle of irrigation; The Story of Count Seilern - A Tragedy of the Hapsburgs; Alpine Acrobats - A vivid account, illustrated by some very remarkable photographs, of the first ascent of the needle-like "Cigar Rock" in the Italian Alps; Lovely one-page illustrated ad by Canada Steamship Lines promotes their Niagara to the Sea all-water route; and more. pp. 4 [ads], [3], 290-385, 7-32 [ads]. Unmarked with moderate wear. Soiling to back cover. Covers beginning to loosen, otherwise a sound vintage copy of this exceptional issue.. Book
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Dalton, Emmett; Freeman, Lewis R.; Temple, Alan; Jordan, Eva J.; Paterson, George W.; Lean, L.C.; Rose, C.; Workman, Fanny B. And William H.; Lees, George F.; Et al
The Wide World, The Magazine for Men, May 1918, Vol. 41, No. 241: The Dalton Gang
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Beyond the Law - Part I of the First True Account of the Exploits of the World's Most Noted Outlaws, by Emmett Dalton, the only survivor of the "Dalton Gang" - article with photos and great cover illustration; Wonders of the Teleferica - an interesting account of the remarkable aerial lines/cableways used by the Italians to transport men, guns, and provisions in the high Alps - article with many photos; The Youngest Soldier in the French Army - photo of 11-year-old Charles Meux of the French Army; Tales of the Service - Part I - A Night in a Vat; A Woman's Journey Across Africa - Part II - Eva J. Jordan, F.R.G.S. travelled with her husband for four-thousand miles through the great Equatorial Forest of Central Africa, becoming the first woman to penetrate this area - article with photos; A Night of Terror - an associate of Izaak Walton sinks into quicksand while fishing; Buried in a Snowdrift - a mining engineer is caught in an avalanche in the Andes; "Hooshta!" - the Tragedy of an Australian camel race - a stirring story from the West Australian goldfields; Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram - Part I - Fanny and William Workman describe their Himalayan mountaineering exploits - article with map and great photos; Thrice Through the Jaws of Death - Sergeant J. Harte of the Inland Water Transport relates hair-breadth escapes at sea and on land; How We Built the Bridge - War story related by a corporal of the canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps; Crossing the Canal - A despatch orderly attempts to cross the Suez Canal at night; Some Adventures of a Newspaper Woman - Marie Harrison provides a graphic and thrilling account of her startling adventures in search of 'copy'; The Railway Conquest of the Bay - a photo-illustrated account of the building of the Hudson Bay Railway; A Happy Family - humorous account of the antics of a number of strange pets belonging to a party of colonials in Singapore; A Modern Grace Darling - Miss Ella Trout rescues a sailor from a torpedoed ship off the coast of Devon - article with nice photos of Miss Trout; Photo of a group of Solomon Islands head-hunters reading The Wide World Magazine; Interesting four-page illustrated stock offering by Guaranteed Tractors, Inc., Edmund G. Soward, President; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [3], 4-88, 9-24 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
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TSCHUDI, Friedrich von
Das Thierleben der Alpenwelt
XIV-632-[2] p., 1 frontispice et 24 pl demi-basane fauve, dos lisse fileté 1856, 1856, in-8, XIV-632-[2] p, 1 frontispice et 24 pl, demi-basane fauve, dos lisse fileté, , 3° édition de cet ouvrage en allemand orné d'un titre illustré et de 24 gravures sur bois par E. Rittmeyer und W. Georgy imprimées sur fond teinté gris avec légendes. Le naturaliste suisse Friedrich von Tschudi (1820-86), décrit ici la faune et la flore des Alpes, qu'il divise en trois régions en fonction de l'altitude (2 500/4 000m; 4 000/7 000m; 7 000/14 000m). Wood, p. 602 ; Nissen, 4178. Reliure passée, quelques rousseurs éparses, belles illustrations
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ARMAND, Gilbert.
VILLES, CENTRES ET ORGANISATION URBAINE DES ALPES DU NORD. Le Passé et le Présent.
français 0 Impr. ALLIER, Grenoble, 1974. Fort et gr. IN-8° br., 958 pp. RHONE ALPES
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KURZ MARCEL.
Guide des Alpes Valaisannes. Volume III b (du Strahlhorn au Simplon). Troisieme edition.
In 16°, tutta tela editoriale, pp. (6), da 287 a 707, illustrato, una cartina ripiegata, alcune sottolineature a matita, testo in francese, copia molto buona. MAU-MAG 006 (spedizione standard SEMPRE tracciata con raccomandata-piego di libri, eventuale FATTURA da richiedere all'ordine)
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KURZ MARCEL.
Guides des Alpes Valaisannes. Volume I (du Col Ferret au Col Collon). Deuxieme tirage.
In 16°, tutta tela editoriale con protezione trasparente, pp. 516, illustrato, ottimo esemplare. MAU-MAG 006 (spedizione standard SEMPRE tracciata con raccomandata-piego di libri, eventuale FATTURA da richiedere all'ordine)
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Omlin, Sibylle
Art From Switzerland. Art Production and the Art System in the 19th and 20th Centuries.
Brand new book in excellent condition in every respect. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 174 pages with a great many b&w photos, color maps at rear, institutional stickers at top spine and inside front cover. Text is in English.
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Livy; Titus Livius; Selincourt, Aubrey De (trans.)
War with Hannibal, The: Books XXI - XXX of the History of Rome from Its Foundation
Book shows general shelf wear. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Maps, 688 pages
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Lamb, Harold
Hannibal: One Man Against Rome
Book shows very light wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Great history of the roman empire, plus: fits in your back pocket!
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VEUX-ROCCA Dominique
Costumes niçois. Des vêtements populaires du XIXe siècle aux costumes folkloriques actuels.
Reliure toile de l'éditeur. 279 pages. Jaquette. 24x32cm.
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GIACOBBI Philippe - OLLIVIER Jean-Paul - PEDRAZZINI Jean-Pierre - VITAL René -QUINN Edward
Le dénouement du drame de Lurs. Article (12 pages, 27 photos)dans le magazine Paris-Match.
Numéro complet. 26,5x35cm. Quelques manques à la couverture (deuxième plat).
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CHEVAILLOT Frédéric - LEON Daniel
La photographie à l'assaut des Alpes.
Reliure de l'éditeur. 144 pages. Jaquette. 24x32cm.
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BLANCHARD Raoul - SEIVE F. (Capitaine)
Les Alpes Françaises à vol d'oiseau. Ouvrage orné de 137 héliogravures. Photographies aériennes du Capitaine Seive et Commandant Girier, Capitaines Cressoles, Girard, Rey, Bordully, Lieutenants Courtieu, Bouillane, Adjudant Carayon, Delettre et Perrier.
Reliure demi-basane. 188 pages. 16x21cm. Tranches dorées.
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MONGLOND André
Jeunesse. Le journal des Charmettes. Les amours de Carbonnières. Le mariage de Senancourt. Planches hors-texte.
Broché. 308 pages.
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PAYOT Paul
Au royaume du Mont Blanc. 40 pages d'illustrations hors-texte. Préface de Gaston Rébuffat.
Cartonnage de l'éditeur. 255 pages. 19x26cm.
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BORGE Jacques - VIASNOFF Nicolas
Archives de la Côte d'Azur. (Photographies).
Reliure toile de l'éditeur. 236 pages. Jaquette. 22x29cm.
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BORGE Jacques - VIASNOFF Nicolas
Archives de Savoie. (Photographies).
Reliure toile de l'éditeur. 238 pages. Jaquette. 22x29cm.
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DESLYS Charles
Nos Alpes. Le muet de Brides. Drumette. Illustrations de J. David et Taylor.
Percaline de l'éditeur. 191 pages. Fortes rousseurs. 15x23cm.
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BAEDEKER Karl
Le Sud-Est de la France. Du Jura à la Méditerranée y compris la Corse. Manuel du voyageur. Avec 23 cartes, 28 plans et 2 panoramas. 9e édition.
Reliure percaline de l'éditeur. 547 pages. Rousseurs.
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GUIDES BLEUS
Savoie. 32 cartes, 2 panoramas et 7 plans.
Reliure de l'éditeur. 477 pages. Jaquette.
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LACROIX Yvonne
Ski de week-end. Vingt et une courses à ski à travers les Alpes françaises. Photographies hors-texte.
Broché. 240 pages. Rousseurs. (Non coupé).
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DEL GUERCIO Antonio
Quotidien, histoire et utopie. Exposition du 3 mai au 29 mai 1977. Artistes italiens : Adami Valerio. Angeli Franco. Baj Enrico. Baratella Paolo...
Broché. 40 pages. 28x19cm. Format à l'italienne.
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CORREVON H.
Les plantes alpines et de rocailles. Avec figures dans le texte.
Reliure percaline de l'éditeur. 239 pages. Tache au deuxième plat. Passages soulignés au crayon de couleurs.
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HUMBERT PIERRE
Un amateur : Peiresc. 1580-16637. Planches hors-texte.
Broché. 324 pages.
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ICHAC Marcel
A l'assaut des Aiguilles du Diable. Une arrête, une ascension, un film. Illustré de 60 photos extraites du film et de 10 croquis de l'auteur.
Broché. 93 pages.
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MARTONNE Emmanuel de - SAMIVEL - FRASER Colin...
Les Alpes. Nombreuses photographies.
Reliure toile de l'éditeur. 307 pages. Jaquette. 24x31cm.
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LA-PICIRELLA Joseph
Témoignages sur le Vercors. Drôme et Isère. 45 photographies et 13 croquis.
Broché. 400 pages.
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LAVERRIERE Jean
Un village entre la Révolution et l'Empire. Viry en Savoie (1792-1815). Planches hors-texte.
Broché. 360 pages.
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DREYFUS Paul
Vercors. Citadelle de liberté. Photographies hors-texte.
Broché. 396 pages.
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