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THOMAS F.
La Santa Casa dans l'histoire. Première étude. L'Authenticité de la S. Casa à Nazareth
1909 Lyon et Paris, Librairie catholique Emmanuel Vitte, 1909. Un volume In-8 broché,dos cassé avec manques, de 465 pages, 4 planches hors-texte. Couvertures avec quelques rousseurs. Dos avec petits manques de papier. Intérieur correct,à relier,dans l'état
Référence libraire : 24323
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Thomi William
Le Lac de Neuchatel, Collection Trésor de mon pays
Griffon. Non daté. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 48 pages augmentées de nombreuses photos en noir et blanc, dans et hors texte. Une trace de crayon sur la couverture et quelques taches.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910.4-Voyages
Référence libraire : R200108374
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Thomasset R.
Le Maroc.
Paris Fernand Nathan 1940 159p 1 volume IN8. Cartonnage éditeur. Ouvrage orné de 149 photographies.
Référence libraire : 103132
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THOMSON, Charles Wyville, Sir
LES ABIMES DE LA MER. Récit des expéditions de draguage des vaisseaux de S.M. le Porcupine & le Lightning pendant les étés de 1868, 1869 & 1870, sous la direction scientifique du Dr. Carpenter, de M. J. Gwyn Jeffrey & du Dr. Wyville Thomson
Paris Librairie Hachette et Cie 1875 in 8 (27,5x18,5) 1 volume reliure demi chagrin rouge de l'époque, dos à nerfs orné de caissons dorés, plats percaline rouge ornés d'un encadrement à froid, XXVII et 454 pages, rousseurs éparses. Ouvrage illustré de 84 gravures sur bois dans le texte (N°1-84) et 8 cartes (8 planches hors-texte numérotées de 1 à 8: 7 cartes et 1 tableau dépliant). Récit des expéditions de draguage des vaisseaux de S.M. le Porcupine & le Lightning pendant les étés de 1868, 1869 & 1870, sous la direction scientifique du Dr. Carpenter, de M. J. Gwyn Jeffrey & du Dr. Wyville Thomson. Ouvrage traduit avec l'autorisation de l'auteur, par le Dr. Lortet, Professeur à la Faculté des Sciences de Lyon, Directeur du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. Sir Charles Wyville Thomson, 1830-1882. Bon exemplaire, bien relié ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request )
Référence libraire : 27397
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Thomas HAMILTON
Les Hommes et les murs aux États-unis d'Amérique
Lib. Fournier jeune | Paris 1834 | 13.7 x 21.5 cm | 2 volumes brochés sous étui
Référence libraire : 89712
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Thomas Wiltberger EVANS
Lettres d'un oncle à son neveu sur le gouvernement des Etats-Unis. Pouvoir législatif. - Pouvoir exécutif. - Pouvoir judiciaire des Etats.- Constitution des Etats-Unis
Dentu & Cie | Paris 1866 | 15.5 x 24 cm | Relié
Référence libraire : 90571
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Thomas Levy ; Alexander Sairally
Marilyn Monroe : Life of a Legend
, Thomas Levy, 2003 Paperback, 192 pages, ENG, 260 x 240 x 13 mm, New, illustrated in colour / b/w. ISBN 9783924747930.
Référence libraire : 60758
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THOULET
Mon premier voyage en Mer
HETZEL & Cie.. Non daté. In-8. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 313 pages. Frontispice en noir et blanc hors-texte. Nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc dans le texte et en planches hors-texte. Tranches dorées. Relié pleine toile marron,. . . . Classification Dewey : 910.4-Voyages
Référence libraire : RO20049573
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THOULET
Mon premier voyage en mer.
Paris, Bibliothèque d'éducation et de récréation, J. Hetzel et Cie, sans date, reliure demi-chagrin, plats toilés, dos à 4 nerfs, titre et caissons dorés, tranches dorées, 16x24 cm, 313 pages,carte de l'Australie sur double page, illustré par H. S. M. et A. MARIE. Traduit et adapté de l'anglais.
Référence libraire : 6698
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THOMAS-ANQUETIL (Achille)
Pérégrinations en Birmanie
Genève, Editions Olizane 2015, in-8 broché, 533 p. (bel état) Nouvelle édition intégrale en un volume de ces récits truculents, publiés à l'origine en trois volumes, entre 1874 et 1876. Leur héros s'était laissé convaincre par un pseudo-général de partir en Birmanie, à la tête d'une trentaine d'artisans et il en profita pour explorer des contrées inconnues des Occidentaux.
Référence libraire : 43118
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Thomson, Basil Home:
The diversions of a Prime Minister.
Edinburgh und London, Blackwood and Sons, 1894. 8°. XIII, 407 S. Mit 58 Textillustrationen und 1 gef. Karte. Orig.-Leinenband.
Référence libraire : 31243AB
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THOMAS GUY
TOUR DU MONDE EN CENT 80 JOURS
NON PRECISE. NON DATE. In-4. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 14 pages. Nombreuses photos en couleurs et noir et blanc, 1 carte en couleurs, dans et/ou hors texte. . . . Classification Dewey : 910-Géographie générale. Voyages
Référence libraire : R200084123
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Thomas (Antoine Jean Baptiste)
Un an à Rome et dans ses environs.
Alberto Marotta, 1971. In plano plein veau vert tabac , plats encadrés de dorures, dos lisse de même rappel, ensemble sous emboîtage. ensemble des fac-simile de l'édition de 1823 publiée chez Firmin Didot à l'identique de l'Original tiré à 1000 exemplaires (n°106), 44 pages de texte foliotées, 70 gravures ht sur velin protégé par des serpentes. Frottements d'usages en coiffe, coffret un peu défraîchi, bel ensemble, exempt de rousseurs. Bon état.
Référence libraire : 20210
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Thomaz Luis Filipe Di Varthema Ludovico Teyssier Paul Aubin Jean
Voyage de Ludovic di Varthema en Arabie et aux indes orienta
CHANDEIGNE 2004 368 pages in8. 2004. Cartonné jaquette. 368 pages.
Référence libraire : 100142938
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THOENE, Charles
BOUSSOLE ET CARTE. Principes d'orientation - Lausanne c. 1950 - Ilustrado
Lausanne, Librairie Payot, s/f. Colección Petits Atlas de Poche Payot nº 16. Algunas ilustraciones en b/n. 72p. 8º menor. Tela editorial ilustrada. Muy buen ejemplar. Libro en francés. Book in french. Livre en français.
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THOMAS (Charles E.)
Catalogue of the Very Choice and Important Collection of Works on Cartography, Shipbuilding and Navigation, Voyages and Travels, Early Maps and Atlases, Etc.
2 Parts, 16 plates, orig. printed wrappers, 937 lots.
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Thomas Cook & Son
Notes On Tours In Europe An America Compiled For The Use Of Atlantic Travellers.
London: Thos. Cook & Son. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1908. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Notes on the appropriate page by someone who travelled on the SS Philadelphia in 1908. Covers have some creases & soiling. Three folding maps. ; 6 3/4x4 1/2"; 82 pages . Thos. Cook & Son paperback
Référence libraire : 11053
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Thomas Cook
Peking: and the Overland Route
London: Thos. Cook & Son 1917. 3rd. Flexibound. Good-. London: Thos. Cook & Son 1917. 3rd. Good-. Creases on the boards. Slight spine tilt. Spine has fraying to the cloth some notes in the margins. They do not affect the text. Text block is slightly loose but still attached.<p>Cook Travel Guidebook. Travel destinations and sightseeing during WWI folding maps illustrations and more.</p><p>Countries: </p><p>- China</p><p>- Korea</p><p>- Manchuria</p><p>Destinations:</p><p>- Peking</p><p>- The Great Wall</p><p>- Tientsin Tianjin</p><p>- Port Arthur.</p><p>1917 Cook & Son. SCARCE. Book is in good/good-condition considering age nearly 100 yrs. old. NOT EX-LIBRARY. No DJ. With maps Plans and Illustrations 181 pp. 23 pp. advertisements. Rubbing/Bumping due to age. Dark green cover with black lettering on front & spine. No tears but binding is loose and 1 advertisement page has come loose from binding.There are signs of visible wear which may include markings bookplate or authors name bumping small tears non-major spine or binding defects but book is still wholly intact. SEE PICTURES for any wear or defects. Condition based on age of book. To ensure you receive the quality of book expected we provide pictures of NOTICEABLE WEAR for ALL books we sell with marked conditions of GOOD . If you have any questions at all don't hesitate to send us an email.<br /></p> Thos. Cook & Son
Référence libraire : EXP021
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Thomas Cook (1808-1892), travel agent; Leicester Temperance Hall and Hotel, designed by James Medland (1808-1894), County Survey
Thomas Cook travel agent. Autograph Note Signed to lithographic illustration of his ‘Leicester Temperance Hall and Hotel / Designed by J. Medland Esq. Gloucester’.
Without date or place but docketed in another hand on the reverse including years 1866 and 1867. See Cook’s entry in the Oxford DNB. His temperance hall and hotel illustrated here were built in 1853. The hall was demolished in the 1960s to be replaced by a building typical of those that blight Leicester in 2011; the council gave permission for the hotel to be demolished to make way for another monstrosity. Sepia lithograph printed in landscape on 20 x 13 cm leaf of laid paper extracted from a book or pamphlet. Attractive illustration of an imposing structure with those that flank it and people and coaches in the foreground. Cook’s inscription is written lengthwise and upwards in the right-hand margin. The handwriting is difficult: ‘adopt the scene you have sent / once The I’ll track for post port / Yours very truly / Thos Cook’. Docketed in another hand on the reverse: ‘No 1 / grants. / 2 Bills for 1866 - paid in /67 / 3 Shingleton Bill -’. Without date or place, but docketed in another hand on the reverse, including years 1866 and 1867. unknown
Référence libraire : 25008
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THOMAS LYNCH MONTGOMERY
REPORT OF THE COMMISSION TO LOCATE THE SITE OF THE FRONTIER FORTS OF PENNSYLVANIA; TWO BOOK SET
HARRISBURG PA: WM. STANLEY RAY 1916 VERY NICE TWO BOOK SET RED COVERS GOLD PRINT SPINE. OUTSIDE OF SPINES ARE DRY AND CRACKED. INSIDE IS TIGHT AND CLEAN. HEAVY BOOKS WEIGHING A TOTAL OF 6.44 POUNDS.6 FOLD OUT MAPS AND NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS.GREAT DETAIL FOR THE LOVER OF HISTORY AND MILITARY.SECTIONS INCLUDE INDIAN FORTS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS NORTH AND WEST BRANCHES OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER WYOMING VALLEY REGION CUMBERLAND AND JUNIATA VALLEYS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE H.M.M. RICHARDS JOHN M. BUCKALEW SHELDON REYNOLDS M.A. JAY GILFILLAN WEISER GEORGE DALLAS ALBERT.WONDERFUL DETAILS ON DEFENSE OF THE FRONTIER.Thomas Lynch Montgomery March 4 1862 – October 1 1929 was an American historian and librarian of the Pennsylvania State Library Harrisburg. His entire life's career was devoted to library work and the preservation of historical and antiquarian memorabilia and records. In 1886 he became actuary and librarian of the Wagner Free Institute of Science. He was founder of the Pennsylvania Library Club in 1890.ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN WHERE HISTORY LIVES. WM. STANLEY RAY hardcover
Référence libraire : 001960
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Thomas T Taber
Sawmills Among the Derricks: Kane Kinzua Velley Bradford Crosby Lewis Run
Muncy: Thomas T Taber 1975. First edition. paperback. very good/no dustjacket. 4to. pp.701-799 Thomas T Taber paperback
Référence libraire : 255063
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Thomas, Ara (Signed)
Bannock, Beans and Rabbit Stew - Tales of A Pioneer
391 pages. Author's signature upon title page. Several pages of nice photographic plates. The author, born in 1903, recounts his life with considerable emphasis on his times in the wild hunting, trapping and fishing. Unmarked. Tight and square with average external wear. A sound copy. Book
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Thomas, Bertram (Foreword by TE Lawrence Appendix by Sir Arthur Keith) T E
Arabia Felix : Across the Empty Quarter of Arabia
London: Jonathan Cape 1932. First reprint in the same year as the first edition. Illustrated large octavo pp xxx 397. edges untrimmed a large coloured folding map at the rear a slight blemish from the front endpaper through to the frontispiece otherwise very clean internally brown cloth slightly faded marked and worn the spine a little more faded and slightly marked. . First reprint. Cloth. Good. Jonathan Cape Hardcover
Référence libraire : 020625
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Thomas, Bertram; Lawrence, TE (Foreword); Keith, Arthur (Appendix) T E
Arabia Felix: Across the "Empty Quarter" of Arabia
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1932. Hardcover with gilt lettered front board no dust jacket in very good condition for its age. Published in February 1932 and reprinted twice in March 1932. Includes plates and fold out map in very good condition. Boards are sunned particularly the spine. Edges and corners are bumped and rubbed. Page block is lightly blemished and foxed. Light foxing also noted on the pastedowns endpapers and a few of the pages which are otherwise clear and binding is sound. LW. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Used. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover
Référence libraire : 609433
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Thomas, Edward
The Icknield Way
No dust jacket. Hardcover. Acceptable condition. Several marks and stains on boards. Boards are a little warped. Title of book on spine is misspelt. Spine is slightly cocked and a little worn, with one or two small stains. A few foxing marks on page block. Some foxing at front and rear. Binding is slightly visible at front. Text and illustrations are clear. AF Used
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Thomas, J / Baldwin, T (Ed).
A complete pronouncing gazetteer or Geographical dictionary of the world. Containing a notice and the pronounciation of the names of nearly one hundred thousand 100.000 places. With the most recent and authentic information respecting the countries islands rivers mountains cities towns &c. in every portion of the globe. Including the latest and most reliable statistics of population commerce etc. Also a complete etymological vocabulary of geographical names and many other valuable features to be found in no other gazetteer in the English language. 2 vols. = komplett.
Philadelphia J. P. Lippincott & Co. 1857. . 1: A-K / 2: L-Z. - Einbände stärker beschabt und tls. fleckig stellenw. stockfleckig mit Knicksp. bzw. eselsohrig erstes w. Bl. in Bd. 2 mit kurzem Randeinriß NaV. Philadelphia, J. P. Lippincott & Co. 1857. unknown
Référence libraire : 75356
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Thomas, J, MD, and T Baldwin (editors) M D
A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing a Notice and the Pronunciation of the Names of Nearly One Hundred Thousand Places
Philadelphia PA: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1855. Book. Good. Full-Leather. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Full light brown calf marbled text block edges. Leather rubbed along edges and showing several creases along spine panel where title label is mostly lacking. Firm binding intact hinges generally clean interior. 2182 pp. Solid copy with essentially cosmetic faults. J. B. Lippincott & Co. Hardcover
Référence libraire : 058677
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Thomas, Lowell
European Skyways: The Story of a Tour of Europe By Aeroplane
Hardcover without dust jacket. First UK edition. Includes mapped Endpapers and numerous b&w illustrated plates. Spine is tanned and marked, board edges and corners are rubbed. Page block, endpapers and page edges are foxed and previous owner's name penned to FEP. Text is clean throughout. AD Used
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Thomas, Lowell
Seven Wonders of the World
413p., illus. Hardcover Good condition chipped d.j. fair
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Thompson, David (edited by Victor G Hopwood)
Travels in Western North America 1784-1812
Toronto: Macmillan of Canada 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 342 pgs. Several b/w maps. Chronology. A fine unmarked copy and an edited version of young Thompson's journals and reports as he mapped Western North America. <br/> <br/> Macmillan of Canada hardcover
Référence libraire : 010320
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Thompson, David (Belyea, Barbara: Editor)
Columbia Journals
336 pages. List of sources. Index. Black and white illustrations. "David Thompson records his exploration of the North West Company to establish good trade routes across the Rocky Mountains." - from back cover. Discard stamp atop half-title page else clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
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Thompson, Douglas
Grafters : Behind the Scenes
125 pages, illustrated. eng
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Thompson, E. V
Bodmin Moor : Through the Years
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 96 pages. Many b&w photos.
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Thompson, Francis
St Kilda and Other Hebridean Outliers
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Shelfwear to jacket and a few creases along upper edges. Board spine ends bumped, minor foxing and tanning of page block. Contents clean, spine straight, binding tight. AD Used
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Thompson, H. P.
The West Indies
Very Good paperback. Somewhat foxed, age-darkened, and soiled. 69 pp. Used
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Thompson, J. M.
The French Revolution
544 p., frontis. Hardcover Very good condition
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Thompson, Michael
Al Mashrek: A Quaker Travel Journal in the Levant
Paperback in very good condition. Leading corners and spine ends are worn; page block is marked. Pages are clean and binding is sound; content is clear throughout. TS Used
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THOMPSON, R.W.
Black Caribbean. Decorated by W.A. Redgrave. London, Macdonald & Co., 1946.
Orig. full cloth. Rubbed. Back faded. 286 pp. Illustr. Inscription on title.
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THOMPSON, Waddy
Recollections of Mexico
8vo [20 x 14 cm]; x, 304 pp. original blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine worn, chipped and repaired, edges worn, interior is clean and near fine with only occasional spotting, in good cover. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Welch 172. Raines 204. Sabin 95537. Coles 431: 'He reached an agreement with the Mexicans which freed several groups of Texans who had undertaken military expeditions against Mexico; he persuaded the Mexican government to continue to allow American immigrants into California; he made some progress toward the peaceful purchase of California, and he reached several agreements with the Mexicans over American claims. Thompson writes about these activities but the book is mostly concerned with Mexico'. The author describes the country, its people, economy, productions, history, customs, etc and provides an appendix of diplomatic letters and reports. Hill 591: 'There is some description of California in 1844'.
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THOMSON George Malcolm
The North-West Passage.
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps, small neat signature on front free endpaper; blue cloth, gilt back, blue top, brown endpapers, fore-edges lightly age-soiled else a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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THOMSON, Andrew
In the Holy Land
12mo [19 x 14 cm]; xii, [13] - 364 pp, complete with 18 wood-engraved plates including frontis, headpieces, tailpieces. original pictorial gilt green cloth, with decorative border in black and gilt, gilt stamped vignette and lettering on spine, small label removed from spine, bookplate of library on endpaper, stain on lower covers. A picture of this book is available upon The plates are views including Jaffa, Jerusalem, street scenes, Jordan River, Dead Sea, Mount of Olives, country-side, Nazareth, etc.
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Thomson, Basil Home
The diversions of a Prime Minister.
Edinburgh und London, Blackwood and Sons, 1894. 8°. XIII, 407 S. Mit 58 Textillustrationen und 1 gef. Karte. Orig.-Leinenband. + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +, 31243AB_2
Référence libraire : 31243AB
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Thomson, David
The People of the Sea
London: Turnstile Press 1954. Hardcover with frontispiece illustration by Mervyn Peake. First edition. Jacket price-clipped; a little dulled marked and worn with discreet repairs to underside of spine ends and nicks at two corners; front illustration remains bright. One or two minor marks and imperfections on page block. Content is clear throughout. TS. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Illus. by Peake Mervyn. Used. Turnstile Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 606373
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Thomson, David
The People of the Sea
Hardcover, with frontispiece illustration by Mervyn Peake. First edition. Jacket price-clipped; a little dulled, marked and worn, with discreet repairs to underside of spine ends, and nicks at two corners; front illustration remains bright. One or two minor marks and imperfections on page block. Content is clear throughout. TS Used
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Thomson, J
ELEPHANT ISLAND AND BEYOND: The Life and Diaries of Thomas Orde Lees
Bluntisham Books - Erskine Press UK 2003. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Fine Condition/Fine. 1st Edition: 399pp illustrated. Original covers in unclipped dust wrapper which is in an archival sleeve. Appears unread. One of the least popular men on Shackleton's 1914 expedition he expected to become the first victim of cannibalism if the group wasn't rescued! Lee kept a fascinating diary. From the dust jacket introduction "One long nightmare from beginning to end always short of food frequently wet living in the dirt and squalor unwashed for months without a change of clothes." He was in Shackleton's 1914 expedition on board Endurance and later after rescue became the advocate of the parachutemany pilots owe their lives to his faith in this new invention. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 1852970766. ISBN/EAN: 9781852970765. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3174. . 9781852970765 Bluntisham Books - Erskine Press hardcover
Référence libraire : 3174 ISBN : 1852970766 9781852970765
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Thomson, J
Northern and Southern Hemisphere Maps
<p>Thomson J Edinburgh 1814. Early Edition. Map. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Circa 1814. A set of 2 large coloured maps 1 of the Northern Hemisphere the other of The Southern Hemisphere. Size 50cm diameter. Impressive detailed maps with geographic regions outlined in colour. There a slight ghosting of the words Southern Hemisphere and /or Northern Hemisphere on each map. The nonexistent Mountains of Kong running west-east join The Mountains of the Moon. The Number 3 is shown on the top left hand corner of The Northern Hemisphere Map and the Number 2 on the Southern Hemisphere map. Cook's highest latitude South is noted on the South Pole. The reverse of both maps are blank. John Thomson produced His New General Atlas between 1814 and 1821. Folded as issued. There is an extra fold on the Southern Hemisphere map which can hopefully be pulled out if framing. Beautiful font design title banner. John Thomson 1777 - 1837 was a Scottish bookseller and publisher active in the early 19th century who was one of the leaders in Europe who favored detailed and accurate mapping over the decorative and elaborate cartouches that appeared in earlier maps. His most important work was "Thomson's New General Atlas" and his "Atlas of Scotland". Although he went into bankruptcy twice during his career his maps are today highly desirable for their scale and detail. £300.00 Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Geography & Maps; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4055. .</p> Thomson, J
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Thomson, J (Kirkwood Sculp)
Northern Hemisphere
John Thomson 1814. Early Edition. Map. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition: Large coloured map of the Northern Hemisphere. Size 50cm diameter. Impressive detailed map with geographic regions outlined in colour. The nonexistent Mountains of Kong running west-east join The Mountains of the Moon and "Ice is supposed to extend from 83 degrees all round the pole". The Number 2 is shown on reverse otherwise the reverse is blank. John Thomson produced His New General Atlas between 1814 and 1821. Folded as issued. Beautiful font design title banner. John Thomson 1777 - 1837 was a Scottish bookseller and publisher active in the early 19th century who was one of the leaders in Europe who favored detailed and accurate mapping over the decorative and elaborate cartouches that appeared in earlier maps. His most important work was "Thomson's New General Atlas" and his "Atlas of Scotland". Although he went into bankruptcy twice during his career his maps are today highly desirable for their scale and detail. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Geography & Maps; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4058. . John Thomson unknown
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Thomson, J[ohn].
Illustrations of China and its people. A series of two hundred photographs, with letterpress descriptive of the places and people represented. London, Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, 1873-1874.
Large folio. 4 vols. 110 ff., 74 blanks. With 218 collotype photograph views and portraits on 96 plates. Illustrated original cloth. All edges gilt. First edition of this monumental photographic work, recording the diversity of Chinese culture during the late 19th century in a wealth of views, portraits, and public scenes. The Scottish photographer John Thomson (1837-1921), a pioneer of photojournalism, was one of the first photographers to travel to the Far East, documenting the people, landscapes and artifacts of eastern cultures. After settling in Hong Kong in 1868 and establishing a studio there, Thomson spent four years travelling throughout China: he saw the southern trading port of Canton, the cities of Beijing and Shanghai, and the Great Wall, venturing deep into central China. He visited the Fukien region in 1870/71, travelling up the Min River by boat and proceeding to Amoy and Swatow. On the island of Formosa he visited the capital, Taiwanfu, before journeying on to the aboriginal villages on the west plains of the island. Three months were spent travelling 3000 miles up the Yangtze River to Hupeh and Szechuan. Thomson's travels in China were often perilous, as he visited remote, almost unpopulated regions far inland. Most of the people he encountered had never seen a westerner or camera before. Thomson had to transport a bulky wooden camera, many large, fragile glass plates, and potentially explosive chemicals. He photographed in a wide variety of conditions and often had to improvise because chemicals were difficult to acquire. His subject matter varied enormously: from humble beggars and street people to Mandarins, Princes and senior government officials; from remote monasteries to Imperial palaces; from simple rural villages to magnificent landscapes. - Many of the plates have German captions carefully pencilled in. Bindings professionally restored at extremeties, spines rebacked. Removed from the Geographical Institute of the University of Vienna, with their library stamp throughout and deaccession stamp to title-pages. A fine set. A copy recently sold at Sotheby's (London, 9 May 2017, lot 128) commanded £93,750. Gernsheim 288f. OCLC 3384592.
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THOR HEYERDAHL, (1914-2002).
Tigris. Auf der suche nach unserem ursprung. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt von Wolfgang Rhiel.
Fine Fine German Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In German. 336 p., color and b/w ills. Tigris. Auf der suche nach unserem ursprung. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt von Wolfgang Rhiel. Signed and inscribed by Heyerdahl.
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THORBURN, S. S.
Bannu; or Our Afghan Frontier
8vo [23 x 15 cm]; x, 480 pp, double page frontis map of Bannu, with Punjab inset, partly colored, appendix, with the errata slip. original decorated cloth, gilt spine title lettering, slightly rubbed, stain on lower cover and lower margin of text, good sound copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, settlement officer of the Bannu district, describes the geography, history, politics, land revenue system, social life, etc, but devotes most of the book to the popular stories, ballads, riddles, proverbs of the people and provides both the English and Pashto translations of the proverbs which he supplies in about 30 categories. The appendix gives the Vesh custom, particularly important in understanding land rights and tenure, in five communities including Matora, Sikander Khel, Mulazai, Mamu Khel, Abba Khel, a considerable expansion over what is described in the text.
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