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Harris, Dean
HERE AND THERE IN MEXICO SIGNED COPY
Chatham Ontario: Con. E. Shea. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 178pp. Inscribed in pencil and signed in pencil by the author on the ffep. No publication date stated but ca. 1930's. A very nice copy of the scarce first edition. <br/> <br/> Con. E. Shea hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 171888
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Harris, Jean (Jean Struven)
Stranger in two worlds
388pp. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Harris, John
Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca. Or A Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels; Consisting of above Six Hundred of the most Authentic Writers . Originally published by John Harris . Now carefully revised with large additions and continued down to the present time; including particular accounts of the manufactures and commerce of each country
London: T. Woodward 1744. Hardcover. Good. 2 volumes: vol. 1: 8 xvi 8 984 p. 16 leaves of plates; vol. 2: 10 1056 22 p. frontispiece and 21 leaves of plates: tables; 44 cm. Contemporary half calf with seven compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled title in second compartment of vol. 1: Harris's Voyages. Plain light grey paper over boards. Leaves are untrimmed. Title pages in red and black. Vol. 1 imprint: Printed for T. Woodward A. Ward S. Birt D. Browne T. Longman R. Hett C. Hitch H. Whitridge S. Austen J. Hodges J. Robinson B. Dod T. Harris J. Hinton and J. Rivington. Vol. 2 imprint the same except for omission of A. Ward. The dedication to George II with royal crest and signed by Carteret appears opposite the title page in vol. 1. A second dedication "To the merchants of Great-Britain" signed "The author" follows the title page. Index and "List of Charts Maps and Cutts in this Work" follow text in vol. 2. Woodcut head pieces tail-pieces and initial letters. Bookplate of the Museum Library of the University of Pennsylvania on each front fixed endpaper stamped " No longer the property of the University Museum Library." A heavy set; for international shipping they will have to be sent by priority international. Lacking maps except plans of Lima and Canton in v.1 and Peking in v.2 and some other leaves of plates 38 plates present of 61 called for; otherwise in Good Condition: front boards detached but present; lacking most of leather from vol. 2 spine; text blocks are solid; clean and bright. T. Woodward hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007220
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Harris, Richard Colebrook
The Seigneurial System in Early Canada: A Geographical Study
Hardcover in good condition. The plastic protected jacket is lightly marked, scored and edgeworn with a few nicks to the edges. Wear and fading to parts of the hardcover. Previous owner's name penned on the FEP and half title page. The binding is sound with clear content throughout. CM Used
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Harris, Stanley E, Jr; Horrell, C William; Irwin, Daniel
Exploring the Land and Rocks of Southern Illinois : A Geological Guide
USA: Southern Illinois University Press 1977. Some wear and tear to jacket mainly at corners. Gift inscription on FEP. Pages clean bright and tight. Well illustrated. First Edition. hardcover. Good/Acceptable. Used. Southern Illinois University Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 175228 ISBN : 0809307405 9780809307401
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Harris, Walter B.
From Batum to Baghdad
Hardcover, no jacket; gilt and embossed boards, good condition. Boards are a little grubby and worn at the extremities. The spine has some rubbing to the edges, compressed ends and small nicks to the foot. The corners are bumped and nicked, worse at the bottom. Internally both front and rear hinges are cracked but the binding remains solid with no loose pages. There is some minor foxing throughout but the text and image plates remain bright and clear. Fold out map at rear is present but has an open tear in the middle. DP Used
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Harris, William Cornwallis
The Wild Sports of Southern Africa African Collection series
359p., illus. Hardcover Fine condition, leather boards
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Harrison Morton R. President of Oklahoma Travel Association
VISIT OKLAHOMA: TRAVEL STAMP ALBUM. Miss Oklahoma Invites You to Visit the Historical Educational and Recreational Points of Interest in the Land of the Red Men and Oil Wells
n. p.: Oklahoma Travel Association n. d. 1st printing presumed ca 1940. Blue stiff color illustrated paper wrappers with color photographic image of Miss Oklahoma Martyne Woods to center front wrapper. Mild spine wear. Light tanning to edges of back wrapper. Text block separated from wrapper. Previous owner's signature to front wrapper lower margin. Withal a VG copy. 41 pp. Inserted color map of Oklahoma b/w illustrations to each page. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" <br/><br/> Oklahoma Travel Association unknown books
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 37825
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HARRISON BAKER, Edward
Deux étés en Guyenne. Journal de voyage au fil de la Dordogne. 1892-1893
2013 Editions Fanlac - 2013 - In-8, cartonné, couverture illustrée - 347 p. - Illustrations et gravures en N&B in et hors texte
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 110023
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Harrison Matthews, L
DISCOVERY REPORTS: Vol I. pages 561 to 592 plates XLV-LVI. The Birds of South Georgia
Cambridge University Press UK 1929. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1929 Original Discovery Report 1st Edition thus: Pages 561 to 592 plus 10 pages of b/w photos and 1 in colour of birds heads. Shelf wear there is a small closed tear affecting the rear cover and some of the page edges contents clean. From the introduction. "The following notes comprise a complete list of the birds of South Georgia including the observations made in 1925-27 while the "Discovery" investigations were in progress and the records of previous expeditions". Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 621. . Cambridge University Press paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 621
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Harrison" (Pseudonym of Andres Petit)
Las Carreras de Caballos Guia del Aficionado al Alance del Mas Profano en el Sport
Habana: Imp. Saomz. Arca y Ca 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 7.25" x 4.5" 43 pp bound in plain black cloth. A fine copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "Al amigo Diego Jimenez en testimonio de sincero afecto / Andres Petit / Habana 18 Febrero 1922." Scarce Cuban guide to betting on horse races a popular pastime in the first half of the twentieth century before Castro came to power including an explanation of racing terms and conventions and advice on how to analyze data times rider weights course length etc. to pick winners and how and where to place bets. A table at the end lists records achieved at Oriental Park a racetrack founded in Havana in 1915 and operated by the Havana-American Jockey Club of Cuba. Bibliografica Cubana #330. . Imp. Saomz. Arca y Ca hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 24010
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Harrison, Miranda (editor)
Museum Highlights A Visual and Audio Souvenir: Museum of London
London: Scala Publishers Limited 2003. 8vo size trade paperback with photo illustrated covers; 64 pages profusely illustrated with color photographs and illustrations plus a few black and white illustrations. Also includes audio CD. Contents include: Roman London 50-450 Saxon London 450-1066 Medieval London 1066-1485 Tudor London 1485-1603 Stuart London 1603-1714 18th Century London 1714-1789 World City 1789-1914 20th Century London 1914-2000 Audio CD is stored in a vinyl pocket inside back cover. CD is new. Book has edgewear and a small scrape on top. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Scala Publishers Limited Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007077 ISBN : 1857592859 9781857592856
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Harrison, Ada M.; Austin, R. S.
Some Tuscan Cities
Hardcover in acceptable condition. No jacket. With 24 plates. Boards, page block and pages are foxed. Spine ends and leading corners are bumped and worn. Nicks on spine head. A few middle pages are creased and nicked. Contents are clear. AM Used
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Harrison, Alfred H.
IN SEARCH OF A POLAR CONTINENT 1905-1907 With Illustrations and a Map
Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Some pages carelessly opened with tears. Rear map index is torn but map portion intact. Fair to Good. Fraying to spine ends. Separation starting to gutters of a few pages. ; 292 pages
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HARRISON, W. H.
The Tourisk in Portugal.
Illustr.from Paintings by James Holland. Ldn., 1839. Orig.hcalf. Back rubbed. XII,290 pp. and 17 fine engr.plates.(The Landscape Annual for 1839).
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HARRISON, W. H.
The Tourisk in Portugal.
Illustr.from Paintings by James Holland. Ldn., 1839. Orig.hcalf. Back rubbed. XII,290 pp. and 17 fine engr.plates.(The Landscape Annual for 1839).
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Harrod, W.; Linnell, C. L. S.
Norfolk: A Shell Guide
Hardcover in unclipped jacket, first edition, very good condition. Jacket has some minor nicks to the edges and slight tanning to the rear and spine. Boards are very slightly bowed but remain very clean and a few of the early page are slightly warped. Internally the pages are sound and clear. A very good clean copy. DP Used
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Harry Hervey
King Cobra: An Autobiography of Travel in French Indo-China.
New york: Cosmopolitan Book Company 1927. hardcover. very good/no dustjacket. 8vo. pp.300.boards lightly bumped/scuffed Cosmopolitan Book Company hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 286141
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Harry Whitney
Hunting with the Eskimos
New york: The Century Co 1910. First edition. hardcover. Very Good/no dustjacket. 8vo. Harry Whitney. pp. xiv 2 453 b/w illustrations by the author The Century Co hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 308788
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HARRY...CHOMBARD GAUDIN Cécile
Une orientale à Paris. Voyages littéraires de Myriam Harry. Photographies et planches dans le texte.
Broché. 215 pages.
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HARRYHAUSEN RAY "THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD."
Two 2 Variant Vintage Original Photographs
not signed from the 1974 film "The Golden Age of Sinbad." 1. Full length shot of John Phillip Law as Sinbad studying a map with Caroline Munro in the background. 2. Full length fantasy shot with John Phillip Law as Sinbad having a sword fight. Photographs are on single weight stock; 10" x 8"; very good minor signs of handling; short tear right margin photo #1; 1974. No Binding. Very Good. unknown books
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 607821
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HARSCOET-MAIRE LOREDANA
ANDRE MAIRE (1898-1984) L'ITINERAIRE DECORATIF D'UN PEINTRE VOYAGEUR
P., Gallimard, 2008. In-4 cartonnage noir, 175 pages avec des illustrations en couleurs et en noir et blanc. Parfait état. Exposition présentée du 18 octobre 2008 au 1° février 2009 à Roubaix, puis du 18 mars au 21 juin 2009 à Beauvais.
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HARSCOËT-MAIRE, Lorédana.
Andre Maire (1898 - 1984). L’Itinéraire décoratif d’un peintre voyageur.
Paris, Editions Gallimard 2008, 290x210mm, 175pages, reliure d'éditeur. Très bel exemplaire.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 107398
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Hart, B H Liddell
The Lawn Tennis Masters Unveiled
London: Arrowsmith. G : in Good condition plus without dust jacket. Light corner and spine end wear. Signature of previous owner on fep. 1926. First Edition. Green hardback cloth cover. 190mm x 120mm 7" x 5". 264pp. 22 b/w photographs. . Arrowsmith hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : d2685b
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Hart, Mrs Ernest
Picturesque Burma: Past & Present Early Proof Copy
London and Philadelphia: J. M. Dent & Co./J. B. Lippincott Co. 1897. Book. Near Fine. Original Wraps. Advance Reader's Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pre-publication or proof copy bound in plain unprinted wraps unusual in that it is bound on the right fore-edge opening on the left top text block edge in gilt. Front cover and first signature through p. 4 just prior to color map detached cover with slight loss at lower binding corner signature fully intact. xvi400 pp. illus. w/ 9 of 10 photogravures 2 color maps additional photographs in text lacking frontis. plate possibly not included in this issue. Printed at the Ballantyne Press. Interior shows occasional scattered light foxing a few page numbers circled in pencil on Contents leaf otherwise unmarked and intact. Exceptionally scarce virtually unique in this form and ready to be cased - a decision that we have chosen to leave to the purchaser. J. M. Dent & Co./J. B. Lippincott Co. Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 035743
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HARTMANN-LIEBACH ( Jacques ).
VOYAGE DANS LE NORD ET L'EST DE L'EUROPE. Raconté à ses neveux et nièces
Mulhouse Imprimerie de L. L. Bader 1870 in 8 (21,5x14) 1 volume reliure demi veau lisse havane de l'époque, dos à nerfs très orné, pièce de titre de cuir rouge et bleu, X et 320 pages, quelques rares rousseurs sur les premières et dernières pages. Se vend au Bénéfice de l'Institut des Pauvres de Mulhouse. Bel exemplaire, reliure de l'époque décorative ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request )
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 29113
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Hartshorn, W. N. & Louis Klopsch
THE CRUISE OF THE EIGHT HUNDRED TO AND THROUGH PALESTINE Glimpses of Bible Lands
Endpapers tanned. Minor shelfwear and light foxing. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 386 pages
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Hartwig, George
THE POLAR WORLD: A Popular Description of Man and Nature in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions of the Globe
<p>LongmansGreen and Co. London 1892. Early Edition. Cloth. Good/No Dust Jacket. New Edition 1892: xviii 548 pages. Illustrated 8 plates 2 maps numerous woodcuts. Green cloth covers with embossed decoration and gilt titling brown end papers. Describing the Polar World at that time including principal natural features influence of its long winter-night and fleeting summer on the development of flora and fauna and how man survives the climate as the inhabitant or as the explorer. SIGNED: Gift inscription "Thomas Mageure With the best wishes of G H Xmas 1911 A slight mark of great appreciation of valued help in matters financial". End papers toned contents clean. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; 19th century; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2290. . This book is extra heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.</p> Longmans,Green, and Co., hardcover
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Hartwig, George
THE POLAR WORLD: A Popular Description of Man and Nature in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions of the Globe
LongmansGreen and Co. 1874. Cloth. Good. 2nd Edition: xviii 548pp. Illustrated 8 chromoxylographic plates 3 maps numerous woodcuts. Maroon half covers with five raised bands gilt paneling and gilt lettering to spine marbled eps page edges gilt. Describing the Polar World at that time including principal natural features influence of its long winter-night and fleeting summer on the development of flora and fauna and how man survives the climate as the inhabitant or as the explorer. Covers bumped edges frayed fep splitting age toning some minor foxing. Good. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2287. . Longmans,Green, and Co., hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 2287
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Hartwig, George
THE POLAR WORLD: A Popular Description of Man and Nature in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions of the Globe
LongmansGreen and Co. 1869. Cloth. Good. 1st UK Edition: 2 publishers advertisements xviii 548pp. Illustrated 8 chromoxylographic plates 3 maps numerous woodcuts. Brown cloth covers with gilt vignette of sldge to front cover and titling to spine black eps with contemporary booksellers stamp to fep. Describing the Polar World at that time including principal natural features influence of its long winter-night and fleeting summer on the development of flora and fauna and how man survives the climate as the inhabitant or as the explorer. Covers bumped and beginning to fray pages slightly warped and some beginning to loosen age toning some spotting foxing pencil annotations. Good. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2286. . Longmans,Green, and Co., hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 2286
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HARTWIG, G.
Naturen og Folkelivet paa Sydhavs-Øerne. Skildringer for Dannede af alle Stænder.
Kbh., 1868. Samt. halvlæder. 640 pp. Let gulplettet.
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HARTWIG, G.
Naturen og Folkelivet paa Sydhavs-Øerne. Skildringer for Dannede af alle Stænder.
Kbh., 1868. Samt. halvlæder. 640 pp. Let gulplettet.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 21676
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HARTZER (Père Fernand)
Les Iles Blanches des mers du sud.
Paris, Charles Amat, 1900. In-8, rel. bradel de l'ép. demi-parchemin blanc, titre doré, papier caillouté sur les plats ; XII-345 pp., couv. conservée, fig. et cartes dans le texte, 10 ill. h.-t. Envoi manuscrit de l'auteur, ex-libris armorié gravé.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 537578
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HARTZER Fernand .
LES ILES BLANCHES DES MERS DU SUD .
Histoire du vicariat apostolique des archipels Gilberte et Ellice . 1900 . Editions Amat , In 8° relié 1/2 toile chagrinée verte .XII ,345 pp.Illustrations in et H.T.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 28360
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HARVEY TONY.
LES MERVEILLES DE LA NATURE.
ISBN : 2731800240. COMPAGNIE INTERNATIONALE DU LIVRE.. 1980. In-4 Carré. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 62 pages. Nombreuses photos en couleurs dans le texte et hors texte.
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HARVEY TONY.
LES MERVEILLES DE LA NATURE.
CATHAY.. 1987. In-4 Carré. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur acceptable. 62 pages. Nombreuses photos en couleurs dans le texte et hors texte.
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HARVEY TONY.
LES MERVEILLES DE LA NATURE.
CATHAY.. 1987. In-4. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 62 pages. Nombreuses photos en couleurs dans le texte et hors texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910-Géographie générale. Voyages
Referenz des Buchhändlers : R150143408
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Harvey, Andrew
A journey in Ladakh
8vo, 236 pages, map. Page edges browned. eng
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Harvey, Andrew
A Journey in Ladakh
236 pages, edges browned. eng
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Harvey, Barbara
Visiting the National Portrait Gallery, a Report of a Survey of Visitors to the National Portrait Gallery
Library sticker on front cover, inside front cover and title page, stamp to title page and page block. Published by the Office of Population, Census and Surveys, Social Survey Division Ex-Library
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Harvey, Robert
Fire down Below : A Journey of Exploration from Mexico to Chile
304 pages, maps, index. eng
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Harvey, Robert (Signed)
No Tame Cat: Fur Trade Daughter, Her Cape Horn Captain, and the Chilean Courtesan
338 pages. Neatly signed, without inscription, by author upon title page. "Based on research of his family history and 600 pages of H.B.C. archived logbooks for the barques Prince of Wales, Ocean Nymph and Lady Lampson, the writer sets out a fictional account of the lives of people in the early days, not least, British Columbia pioneer Alexander Caulfield Anderson and his wife Eliza." - from back cover. Several ink annotations to first 26 pages, otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. ISBN 9780919537804. Book
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Harvie-Brown, JA J A
Travels of a Naturalist in Northern Europe Norway Archangel Petchora 2 Volumes
London: T. Fisher Unwin 1905. First Edition . Cloth. Vg/No Jacket. Heavy 8vo. 2 Volumes. Vol.I xiv 260 pgs b/w illustrs. 2 folding maps in colour. Vol. II viii 261-541 pgs b/w illustrs. 2 colour plates 2 maps 1 folding in colour Subscribers prospectus included. Original reddish brown cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Top edges gilt. Name plate to front endpapers. Typical foxing to endpapers & preliminary pages with scattered foxing in the text. An excellent set and account of the author's travels in Northern Europe in the years 1871 1872 and 1875 with friends E.R. Alston and Henry Seebohm. "The object of these expeditions was mainly to study the natural history and explore remote regions where he hoped to discover the breeding haunts of several uncommon birds that migrate to Great Britain to rear their young. <br/> <br/> T. Fisher Unwin hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 1987
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Haselgrove, Colin
The Traprain Law Environs Project. Fieldwork and Excavations 2000 - 2004
Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. 2009. First Edition. Black hardback cloth cover. 290mm x 220mm 11" x 9". xxvii 279pp plates. 4 colour plates. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Society of Antiquaries of Scotland hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : r8158 ISBN : 0903903482 9780903903486
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Hashemi, Sahar; Hashemi, Bobby
Anyone Can Do It : Building Coffee Republic from Our Kitchen Table
12mo, 198 pages, illustrated. eng
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HASLUND Henning
Tents in Mongolia Yabonah. Adventures and Experiences among the Nomads of Central Asia. Translated from the Swedish by Elizabeth Sprigge and Claude Napier. BRIGHT CLEAN COPY
Kegan Paul Trench Trubner & Co. 1934. 8vo. First Edition in English with portrait frontispiece plates illustrations in the text and double-page map; blue cloth gilt back a very good bright clean copy. Personal account of the Krebs Expedition of 1923. Kegan Paul Trench Trubner & Co., hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 25465
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Haslund, Henning
Mongolian Journey
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Ex.-lib. 1949. First Edition in England. Maroon hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 140mm 9" x 6". x 232pp plates. 12 b/w plates map and line drawings. . Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : g9235
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Haslund-Christensen, Henning
Jabonah. Abeneuer in der Mongolei. Mit einem Geleitwort von Sven Hedin. Mit 118 Abbildungen und einer Karte.
Insel-Verlag, Leipzig, o.J. (1939). 307(1) Seiten, OLeinenband, Lesebändchen. Die ausklappbare, beidseitig bedruckte Karte am Rand mit kleineren Läsuren. Das Papier zeitbedingt nachgedunkelt, das grobe Leinen leicht beschmutzt. Insgesamt gutes Exemplar. Good copy. With a card.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 14812
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Hassan, Vita
Die Wahrheit über Emin Pascha, die ägyptische Aequatorialprovinz und den Ssudan. Unter der Mitarbeit von Elie M. Baruck. Aus dem französischen Original übersetzt und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Dr. B. Moritz. I. und II. Theil (in 1 Band).
Berlin, Dietrich Reimer, 1893. 23 cm. 223 und 246 Seiten. Roter Original-Halbleinenband mit goldgeprägtem Rücken und Deckeltitel.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 10103DB
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HASSAUREK, F.
Four Years Among Spanish-Americans
12mo [19 x 13 cm]; x, 401 pp, appendix. original blind-ruled cloth, gilt spine title lettering, corners lightly rubbed, endpaper darkened, signature on endpaper, else a clean fine copy, sound and solid. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author spent years in Ecuador and describes the people, nature, topography, villages, customs, ruins, etc. Welch 110. Smith H47. Griffin 5321: 'A very informative account by the United States' minister to Ecuador 1861-1865. Excellent descriptions of the land, cities, roads, social life and political condition of Ecuador in the early years of Garcia Moreno's rule'. One of the better books on Ecuador of the period. The author was an American minister. Bemelmans in his Ecuador travel book, The Donkey Inside, refers to it being given to him, for which he was very grateful.
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