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MILTON, Vicomte et Docteur W.B. CHEADLE.
Voyage de l’Atlantique au Pacifique à travers le Canada, les montagnes rocheuses et la Colombie anglaise. Traduit de l’anglais avec l’autorisation des auteurs, par J. Belin-de Launay et contenant 22 vignettes sur bois et 2 cartes.
Paris, Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie, 1866. In-8°, reliure toilée.
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 14734
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MILTON, William Fitzwilliam, 1839-1877
Voyage de l'Atlantique au Pacifique a travers le Canada, les Montagnes Rocheuses et la Colombie Anglaise par le vicomte Milton et le Dr W.B. Cheadle, Traduit de l'anglais [...] par J. Belin-de-Launay et contenant 22 vignettes sur bois et 2 cartes
Paris Hachette 1866
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 12741
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MILANESI, Marica (a cura di),
L'Europa delle carte. Dal XV al XIX secolo, autoritratti di un Continente
Catalogo della mostra di Genova, 26 settembre - 21 Ottobre 1990. Con numerose illustrazioni in bianco e nero e a colori . 8vo. pp. 176. . Molto buono (Very Good). . . .
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Mill, Hugh, R
THE SIEGE OF THE SOUTH POLE. THE STORY OF ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION
Frederick A Stokes Company New York 1905. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1st US Edition; xvi 455 pages illustrated over 70 illustrations from photographs charts and drawings large coloured map by J.G. Bartholomew is a PHOTOCOPY. Ex Libris usual library stamps markings bookplates. Covers worn hinges splitting damp damaged with wrinkling to bottom of pages. Reading copy. A wide ranging history includes notes on American sealers steam whalers the discovery of Victoria Land the 'Challenger'last voyage of 'Erebus' & 'Terror'James Cook Thaddeus von Bellingshausen Dumont D'urville Charles Wilkes James Clark Ross & the Enderby brothers. A classic account of Antarctic exploration. This is the first USA edition. Spine marked with Library stamps library pocket inside book stamps and/or other library markings. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1728. . This book weighs over 1Kg and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Frederick A Stokes Company hardcover
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: 1728
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Millais, John Guille
A Breath From the Veldt African Collection series
345p., illus. 32 cm Hardcover Fine condition, leather boards
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Miller, Alice Duer
I have loved England . . .
illus Hardcover Very good condition
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Miller, Arthur
Chinese Encounters - 1st Edition/1st Printing
New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374122083 . A very attractive stated first printing copy in Very Near Fine condition in Very Good dust jacket with limited soiling and chipping mainly at the spine ends SIGNED by author Arthur Miller and illustrator Inge Morath directly on the half title page; In 1983 Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Arthur Miller visits China with his Austrian born wife Inge Morath and publish the book Chinese Encounter about their experience. Morath's glorious photographs and Miller's talks reveil a remarkably candid look of the artistic expression in China of the last century; 8vo; Signed by Author & Illustrator . Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover
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: 11782 ISBN : 0374122083 9780374122089
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Miller, Francis Trevelyan
The fight to conquer the ends of the earth; Byrd’s great adventure, with the complete story of all polar explorations for one thousand years, by Francis Trevelyan Miller . . . with forewords by General A. W. Greely . . . [and] Dr. Henry Fairfield Osborn . . . illustrated: photographs, historic prints, etc.
383 p., illus., plates, ports, map, facsim, col. front. Hardcover Very good condition, cover illus. lightly rubbed
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MILLER, Henry
FRANKRIJK
Paperback, 156pp. ISBN 9789061005858. Vol vervoering prijst Henry Miller Frankrijk, vanuit de American way of life: het landschap de mensen en de kunst, waar het Franse leven tot in al haar porien van doordrenkt is ? 'van de keuken tot de kerk'. Henry Millers terugblik is niet alleen een liefdesverklaring aan Frankrijk, maar aan het hele oude Europa. Nieuw.
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Miller, J.P.
Last Boat For Africa: A District Officer's Experiences During Swaziland's Run-Up to Independence in the 1960s
Paperback in very good condition, with clean, sound pages and clear content throughout. TS Used
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Miller, Jeffrey R
Legal Aspects of Travel Agency Operation
Wheaton IL: Merton House Publishing Company 1982. Very Rare Title 192 bright white pages. Wear to jacket includes couple of quarter inch tears at top and light soil to back. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase price benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Merton House Publishing Company Hardcover
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: 001987 ISBN : 0916032140 9780916032142
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Miller, John C
Memoirs of General Miller in the Service of The Republic of Peru Volume I
London: Printed for Longman Rees Orme Brown and Green 1829. Book. Good-VG. Buckram. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Vol. I only of 2. 2nd Edition. li452 pp. with two final leaves present but misbound after p. 440 thus complete. 2 engraved portraits 1 handcolored foldout map of South America small area of paper loss along top edge 2 handcolored battle plan maps of Chacabuco Maypo/San Lorenzo the latter showing paper loss at bottom corner not affecting any printed portion and 1 foldout map of Valdivia. Rebound in black buckram. Ex-library with usual marks and stamps but tight and generally clean text block showing some light dampstaining to margins. Structurally sound though cosmetically defective probably best considered as binding copy. Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green Hardcover
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: 008974
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Miller, John & Miller, Kristen
Chronicles Abroad :Istanbul
Istanbul an anthology of stories and essays about Istanbul in the 'Chronicles Abroad ' series covering many periods and multiple travellers and writers. Joseph Brodsky/ Bahloal Dana/ Mary Lee Settle / Ottaviano Bon / Herman Melville/ Gülten Akin / Michael Palin / Lady Mary Wortley Montagu / Anonymous/ Alev Lytle Croutier/ Benjamin Disraeli / Simone de Beauvoir/ Yousouf Efendi/ J.F. Packard / Gore Vidal/ Nazim Hikmet. 190p. Book
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Miller, Lloyd
Biscayne National Park: It Almost Wasn't
Redland FL: LEMDOT Publishing 2008. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 0x0x0. Very good copy with minor shelfwear. LEMDOT Publishing paperback
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 031988 ISBN : 0615174949 9780615174945
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Miller, Olive Beaupre (Editor)
Over the HIlls of My Book House
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 224 pages. Pictorial cover. 7 1/8"w x 9 3/8"h. Book 5 in the Book House series. Profusely illustrated.
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Miller, Tom
Angler's Guide to Baja California
Octavo in black wrappers with color illustrations on cover; 128 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.; light to moderate edge wear to wrappers with a few small white chips; no tears; very light soil to top edge of leaves; o/w pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; wrappers are tightly bound and clean; binding is tight and square; a gently used copy. In English.
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Miller, Tom
The Panama Hat Trail: A Journey from South America
Octavo in tan cloth boards in offwhite dust jacket; map; 271 p., 22 cm. Scarce.
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Miller, William
Travels and Politics in the Near East
Hardcover with dust jacket. Includes tissue protected colour frontispiece and many further illustrations but no map. Gilt page block head. Jacket has had an extensive repair to front involving tape and extra paper, further tape repairs to spine and edges, jacket in acceptable condition. Boards are sound. Foxing to endpapers and page block. Spine is tight and text is clean and unmarked throughout. AD Used
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Miller, Wright W.
The Young Traveller in Russia
Hardcover. Jacket is slightly worn, with a few minor marks; several nicks at upper edge and spine ends, some repaired with tape on underside. Minor foxing on page block and early and late pages. All text and images are clear. TS Used
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MILLICAN, Albert
Travels and Adventures of an Orchid Hunter; An Account of Canoe and Camp Life in Colombia, while Collecting Orchids in the Northern Andes
8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; xv, 222, [xv, publisher's ads dated 9/91] pp, color lithographed (chromolithograph) frontis of Cattleya Mendelii, 21 other plates including foldout panorama of Bogotá, from photos & drwgs, many other illus, half title page. original pictorial gilt cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover with gilt flowers and border, cover faded in parts, spotted, very light dampstain in first 30 pages, mostly to outer edge, inscribed on half-title page, good sound copy. A picture of t A narrative of the author's extensive travels in Colombia over a four year period, including five expeditions, with excellent illustrations, mainly by the author's photos, with other illustrations by Gustave Guggenheim, including photos of Odontoglossum Crispum, Miltonia Vexillaria, etc. Most of the illustrations are of views, portraits, jungles, camp, cities, including Carthagena, Bogotá, native peoples. Probably the best book on botanical exploration of Colombia of the time. Naylor 315.
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MILLICAN, Albert
Travels and Adventures of an Orchid Hunter; An Account of Canoe and Camp Life in Colombia, while Collecting Orchids in the Northern Andes
8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; xv, 222, [xv, publisher's ads dated 9/91] pp, color lithographed (chromolithograph) frontis of Cattleya Mendelii, 21 other plates including foldout panorama of Bogotá, from photos & drwgs, many other illus, half title page. original pictorial gilt cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover with gilt flowers and border, spine faded, edges rubbed, very good copy, interior clean and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A narrative of the author's extensive travels in Colombia over a four year period, including five expeditions, with excellent illustrations, mainly by the author's photos, with other illustrations by Gustave Guggenheim, including photos of Odontoglossum Crispum, Miltonia Vexillaria, etc. Most of the illustrations are of views, portraits, jungles, camp, cities, including Carthagena, Bogotá, native peoples. Probably the best book on botanical exploration of Colombia of the time. Naylor 315.
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MILLIET DE SAINT ADOLPHE
Diccionario geographico, historico e descriptivo, do Imperio do Brazil
- J. P. Aillaud, Pariz 1845, In-8 (12,5x20cm), 566pp. et 794pp., relié. - Edition originale, rare, traduite en portugais du manuscrit français inédit par Gaetano Lopez de Moura. La carte du Brésil et les 5 plans de ville annoncés n'ont jamais été imprimés, en atteste les exemplaires de la British Library, d'Oxford et de l'université de Araquara au Brésil, les 2 premiers entièrement numérisés par Google, le troisième par la biblioteca digital, idem les exemplaires passés en vente ces dernières années sont dépourvus d'illustrations. Reliure en demi chagrin vert sapin d'époque. Dos à faux nerfs orné de 3 feurons caissonés. Titre et tomaison dorés. Initiales en queue : E.P.B. Petites traces de frottement. Bel exemplaire. Une des premières oeuvres à donner une description complète et une histoire du Brésil avec toutes ses provinces et ses cités. Précieux. [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION ON DEMAND]
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MILLMAN, Lawrence
Estremo nord. Lungo le rotte dei Vichinghi
. 8vo. pp. 383. . Perfetto (Mint). . . . Si allega un secondo volume: Joe Kane, Lo spirito del giaguaro. Nel cuore selvaggio dell'Amazonia la lotta per sopravvivere dell'ultima tribù di guerrieri. Sperling e Kupfer Editori, 1998, pp. 314. Ottimo
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Millo, Antonio
Der Weltatlas des Antonio Millo von 1586. ? Portolan Atlas.
Süssen, Deuschle, 1988. 1 Atlas (30 Bl.) mehrfarbige Karten Kommentarband (102 S.). Orig.-Leinenkassette und Leinenband. + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +, A|B (Faksimileausgabe).
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: 6977CB
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Mills, Charles [ed]
The Travels of Theodore Ducas in Various Countries of Europe at the Revival of Letters and Art. Italy. Two volume set
London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Heraldic plates to front pastedowns. Some scuffing to leather spines. New endpapers and leather title panels. 1822. First Edition. Brown hardback leather spine on brown cloth boards. 220mm x 150mm 9" x 6". viii 388pp; vii 399pp. Charles Mills's historical and literary work is presented as an imaginary travel narrative modelled on Jean-Jacques Barthélemy's 'Travels of Anacharsis'. A fictional travel account penned under the pseudonymn of a Greek traveller Theodore Ducas of Candia. The book recounts his journeys through European centres of learning during the Renaissance revival. This volume details his travels in Italy. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown hardcover
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: k5945
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MILLS, ENOS A.
The Spell of the Rockies. With Illustrations from Photographs by the Author.
London, Constable, Boston & N.Y., Houghton, 1912. Orig. pictorial full cloth, gilt. Top of spine slightly worn. XII,356 pp. Frontispiece and 23 plates.
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Mills, Leif
FRANK WILD
Caedmon of Whitby UK 2007. Second Edition. Hardcover Printed Boards. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. 2007 reprint of the 1999 Edition: SIGNED by the Author on title page 344 pages plus 1 page amendments page at end of volume. illustrated b/w frontispiece 21 b/w photos. Pictorial Laminated covers. A well researched biography and the only biography of Frank Wild. He undertook more Antarctic exploration voyages then any of his contemporaries. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Biography & Autobiography. Signed by Author. ISBN: 0905355482. ISBN/EAN: 9780905355481. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 915. . 9780905355481 This book weighs over 1Kg and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Caedmon of Whitby hardcover
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 915 ISBN : 0905355482 9780905355481
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MILLÁS VALLICROSA, José Mª
ESTAMPAS DE TIERRA SANTA - Barcelona 1942 - Fotografías
Barcelona, Edit. Escuelas Profesionales Salesianas, 1942. Plano b/n en el texto. Láminas f.t. con 27 fotos e ilustraciones b/n. 149 p. 8º. Rústica editorial levemente rozada. Muy buen ejemplar.
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MILLÁS, José M.
ESTAMPAS DE TIERRA SANTA - Barcelona 1942 - Ilustrado
Barcelona, Edic. 62, 1942. Ilustraciones en b/n. 149 p. 8º. Guaflex. Guardas coloreadas. Muy buen ejemplar.
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Milne, Courtney
Spirit of the Land: Sacred Places in Native North America
208 pages. 193 colour plates. What a stroke of genius - a book of gorgeous colour photography of North American Native sacred places! "Milne takes us on a journey across the continent to fifty-four fascinating places that capture the spiritual legacy of this land's original inhabitants... Together the photographs form a sensitive and inspiring portrait of the land called Great Turtle Island, and of the enduring spiritual and cultural traditions of its peoples." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart sleeve. A lovely copy of this magnificent work. Book
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MILNE, James
The Road to Kashmir; With a Gallery of Special Pictures
8vo [22 x 15.5 cm]; ix, 160 pp, 21 plates including frontis from photos. original yellow cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and front cover, lightly soiled, corner bumped, good clean and solid copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The illustrations include buildings, views, people, rivers, etc.
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Milner, Rev John; Brierly, Oswald W
The Cruise of the H. M. S. Galatea Captain H. R. H. the Duke of Edinburgh K. G. in 1867-1868
London: Wm. H. Allen & Co. Very Good. 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. Frontis map & plates are present. Bound in decorated purple cloth the covers are soiled rubbed at the corners and spine ends. Owner's bookplate inside the front cover. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 487map24 pages . Wm. H. Allen & Co. hardcover
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: 26851
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Milner, Rev. Thomas.
THE GALLERY OF GEOGRAPHY: A PICTORIAL AND DESCRIPTIVE TOUR OF THE WORLD.
Two volumes. pp. xvii, 510; 511-956 + Plus 12 colored folding maps + Five steel engraved plates + Engraved illustrated title page. Numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. 8vo. Worn original full leather bindings. A thorough delight for the Victorian arm chair traveller. This American edition is rather scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W156
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Milovsky, A.
Suzdal: a Guide
140 pages, illustrated, folded plan in sleeve at rear of book. eng
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Milton M R Freeman
Inuit Polar Bears and Sustainable Use: Local National and International Perspectives
Edmonton: CCI Press 2009. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Dj. 8vo. pp. xii 252.this is the paperback version only but was issued with the same ISBN number as the hardcover CCI Press paperback
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 153031 ISBN : 1896445454 9781896445458
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Milton, Giles
The Riddle and the Knight: In Search of Sir John Mandeville
x + 291 pages, bibliography, index, cover illustration by Brigid Collins. eng
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MILTON, VISCOUNT and W.B. CHEADLE.
The North-West Passage by Land. being the Narrative of an Expedition from the Atlantic to the Pacific, undertaken with the View of Exploring a Route across the Continent to british Colombia through British Territory, by one of the Northern Passes in t...
London, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, (1865). Orig. pictorial full cloth, gilt. XXIV,400 pp. + Publisher's Catalogue, 2 engraved maps (1 in frontpocket and with an insect-damage to upper left corner effecting the area around New Caledonia). Frontispiece and 22 wood-engraved plates.
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Mimica Cranaki
Îles Grecques
La guilde du livre, 1956. Volume N° 257, In/4 broché, couverture illustrée en noir et rempliée, photographies de Voula Papaïonnou en noir en héliogravure, 88 pages.
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 31902
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MINISTERIO DE INFORMACION Y TURISMO
ESPAGNE: LE CHEMIN DE SAINT JACQUES
Au siège de la société. 1950. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur bon état. 61 pages entièrement illustrées de photographies couleur et de frises, sous format de brochure.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910.4-Voyages
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: RO30003864
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MINORCA ISLAND & GIBRALTAR - (SEYFART, JOHANN F.).
Kurze doch zuverläßige Beschreibung der Insel Minorka, des Forts Sankt Philipp und der Stadt und Festung Gibraltar.
Leipzig, Paul Gotthelf Kummer, 1782. Contemp. boards. Light wear to top and bottom of spine. (12),98 pp. and 1 folded engraved map, divided in 3 sections: 1. Grundriss des Fort St. Philipp. 2. Grundriss der Gegend von Porto Mahon und Fort St. Philipp. 3. Abriss der Festung Gibraltar. A few faint brownspots.
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 51138
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MINVIELLE PIERRE
LES MONTAGNES DE FRANCE
FERNAND NATHAN. 1985. In-4. Relié. Très bon état, Couv. fraîche, Dos impeccable, Intérieur frais. 187 pages. Très nombreuses photos en couleurs et quelques unes en noir et blanc dans le texte et hors texte.. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 910-Géographie générale. Voyages
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: R160134003 ISBN : 2092846683
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MINNELLA (Melo); RUSSO (Enzo); FRANCESIO (Giovanni)
Sicile
Paris, Citadelles & Mazenod, 2002. In-folio, 318 pp., cartonnage éditeur bleu, jaquette originale illustrée (petits frottements à la jaquette, quelque petites taches).
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 22567
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Mind Voyage Books
The Things That Happiness Is Made Of: Quotes and aphorisms about life joy and growth Special Edition
Independently Published 2019. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Independently Published paperback
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: G1796390801I3N00 ISBN : 1796390801 9781796390803
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MINDELEFF, C
Navaho houses. (Und:) FEWKES,J.W. Archeological expedition to Arizona in 1895. 2 in 1 Bd.
Washington, Government Printing Office, 1898. 4to. 752 S. m. 128 Textabb., 85 Taf. (17th Annual Report of the Bureau of american Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1895 - 96, 2). OLwd (bestoßen, Gelenke gelockert).
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 1115211
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Ministry of Information
To The Country People of Britain. that's why you must STAY PUT
<p>Ministry of Information 1940. First Edition. Poster. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Original hand coloured Ministry for information Warning Poster in card mount. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; Lithos & Prints; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4063. .</p> Ministry of Information
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 4063
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MINISTÈRE DE LA MARINE ET DES COLONIES (Publ.)
Revue Maritime et Coloniale. Couronnée par l'Académie des Sciences. 128 vols. (Vols. 1-28, 30-79, 86-135.)
Paris, Librairie de Challamel Ainé, 1861-1897. 8vo. 128 volumes, all except 7 volumes bound in uniform contemporary half calf with gilt lettering. Remaining 7 volumes in half cloth. Two volumes with detached spine. All volumes with gilt stamp to front board and a few volumes with paper label pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Spines with a bit of wear, internally very fine and clean. With numerous folded maps and charts.
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Ministère des colonies - Collectif
2 ème salon de la France d'Outremer - Ministère des colonies - Revue des Troupes coloniales Numéro spécial
Revue des Troupes coloniales Numéro spécial consacré au 2 ème salon de la France d'Outremer - 1940 - In-4- Broché - Couv. illustrée - Non paginé - Fig., pl., portraits, cartes, plans, Certains sur doubkle page - accroc au dos, sinon Bel exemplaire, sans rousseurs, sans mouillures
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MINORCA ISLAND & GIBRALTAR - (SEYFART, JOHANN F.).
Kurze doch zuverläßige Beschreibung der Insel Minorka, des Forts Sankt Philipp und der Stadt und Festung Gibraltar.
Leipzig, Paul Gotthelf Kummer, 1782. Contemp. boards. Light wear to top and bottom of spine. (12),98 pp. and 1 folded engraved map, divided in 3 sections: 1. Grundriss des Fort St. Philipp. 2. Grundriss der Gegend von Porto Mahon und Fort St. Philipp. 3. Abriss der Festung Gibraltar. A few faint brownspots.
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MINTA, Stephen
Aguirre; The Re-creation of a Sixteenth Century Journey Across South America
8vo [21.5 x 14.5 cm]; [xii], 244 pp, 3 maps, including double-page showing route, bibliography, index. original pictorial boards, spine title lettering, near fine and clean in dj (tears, section of rear panel lacking, not price clipped). A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Based on original sources and his own filling in the gaps, the author retraces the route of Lope de Aguirre in the sixteenth century through Colombia, Venezuela, up the Amazon through Brazil and into Peru, where he travels extensively reaching Cuzco. Aguirre had become a rebel and traitor to Spain and travelled with a large fighting force, which found a violent end.
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MINTA, Stephen
Aquirre; The Re-creation of a Sixteenth Century Journey Across South America
8vo [21.5 x 14.5 cm]; [xii], 244 pp, 2 maps including double-page showing routes, bibliog, index. original pictorial gilt boards, dj (not price clipped, small chip, tear), fine in good jacket. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A narrative of the author's travels in from Manaus, Brazil, through Amazonia and Peru where he re-constructed Lope de Aguirre's expedition of 1560 to find El Dorado, it being the largest expedition ever mounted in Spanish Peru.
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