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Kinder, Gary
SHIP OF GOLD - in the Deep Blue Sea
Toronto: Vintage Canada 1999. Book. Illus. by J. Childs;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. xvi 536 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Frontis map and diagrams. The cover features The Sinking of the Central America - an 1857 lithograph by J. Childs of Philadelphia courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem Massachusetts. The story of the sidewheel steamer SS Central America sometimes called the Ship of Gold which sank in 1857 during a hurricane off the Carolina coast and in the 1980s became the object of a feverish hunt by treasure seekers. The Chapters are: Ship of Gold; Tommy; and The Deep Blue Sea; followed by an epilogue and an index. Vintage Canada Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 225338 ISBN : 0679309810 9780679309819
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Kinder, Gary
Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
Vintage Books 1999. very good trade paperback . Trade Paperback. Very Good. Vintage Books Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 160511-MG13 ISBN : 0375703373 9780375703379
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Kinder, Gary
Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
Vintage Books 1999. very good trade paperback. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Vintage Books Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 160511-MG3 ISBN : 0375703373 9780375703379
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Kinder, Gary
Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
Atlantic Monthly Press 1998. Very Good Hardcover with Very Good dustjacket . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Atlantic Monthly Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 160511-MG20 ISBN : 0871134640 9780871134646
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Kinderfreund, Carl Joseph
Der kleine Historiker. Eine Lecture zur Unterhaltung und Belehrung für Jedermann, insbesondere für die reifere Jugend beiderlei Geschlechts.
Wien, Leopold Sommer, 1864. 8°. (1) Bl., 567 (1) S. Mit 20 kol. Lithographien u. 1 Stahlstich. Blindgepr. Lederband der Zeit mit 3seitigem Goldschnitt (berieben u. bestossen). + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 22557AB
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Kinderfreund, Carl Joseph:
Der kleine Historiker. Eine Lecture zur Unterhaltung und Belehrung für Jedermann, insbesondere für die reifere Jugend beiderlei Geschlechts.
Wien, Leopold Sommer, 1864. 8°. (1) Bl., 567 (1) S. Mit 20 kol. Lithographien u. 1 Stahlstich. Blindgepr. Lederband der Zeit mit 3seitigem Goldschnitt (berieben u. bestossen).
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 22557AB
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Kindersley, Anne
The Mountains of Serbia. Travels Through Inland Yugoslavia
Newton Abbot UK: Readers Union 1976. 286pp index glossary appendices bw ills. Or green papered boards in jacket. Endpapers foxed. Jacket toned at edges foxed on flaps with minor edge wear. Describes the country people gypsies Moslem Albanians Vlachs and history of Serbia. Also art religion general travel music and more. . Book Club. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Readers Union Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003363
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Kindt, Matt (Author)/ Braithwaite, Doug (Artist)/ Nord, Cary (Artist)/ Foreman, Travel (Artist)
Valiant Hero Universe Origins: Unity
Alien Books 2024. Paperback. New. 272 pages. 10.00x7.00x1.00 inches. Alien Books paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : __1962201325 ISBN : 1962201325 9781962201322
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King Jonathan
Great Moments in Australian History
Australia: Allen&unwin 2009. Paperback. Good. Shows light use and with light crease to front endpage. Arranged chronologically and extensively illustrated throughtout presents major events in Australia's history beginning with the prehistoric Aboriginal arrival. Size: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 <br/> <br/> Allen&unwin paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 10451-35 ISBN : 1742371272 9781742371276
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King Margaret
Eden to Paradise
Hodder & Stoughton 1963. Hardcover. Good/Good. h/b 188 pages condition is good this is an ex library book with the usual stamps. Margaret King's first visit to Portuguese Timor was intended to be only a short stop on the way to Melville Island but she liked the place so much and found it so interesting that she not only decided to spend her whole vacation carrying out research there but returned on a second visit. The first section of the book is devoted to general impressions of the country and people. In the second part Miss King describes in detail all aspects of the Timorean way of life with special attention to music song and dance arts and crafts religion laws and customs. A fascinating and little known part of the world is beautifully documented by the author's own lavish illustrations. <br/> <br/> Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 074583
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King Peter editor
Scott's Last Journey
Harpercollins. G/G. 2000. Hardcover. 006019670X . Good binding former owner's name inside clean text. Illustrated with more than 100 photos. The story of the explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his companions race to reach the South Pole. ; . Harpercollins hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 23715 ISBN : 006019670X 9780060196707
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King Robin
The Angry Sun - Impressions of a Lotus-Eating Island
London: Arthur Barker 1959. Book. G Bumps Tape Stains Foxing. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Author's experiences in Majorca. Jacket by Adam. Expanded condition report/scan on request. Arthur Barker Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 011084
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King (Ronald)
Les paradis terrestres. Une histoire mondiale des jardins
Albin Michel 1980 In-4, 286 pp. Reliure éditeur, sans jaquette. Illustrations noir & couleurs - Préface de Anthony Huxley
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 2776
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King Edward VIII
SOUVENIR PROGRAMME: VISIT OF H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES TO EXETER NEWTON ABBOT PLYMOUTH TRURO AND DELABOLE. Tuesday and Wednesday June 7th and 8th 1927
Weston-super-Mare UK: Glovers St. James Works 1927. Original document. Very Good. Broadside 14" x 13.5" printed in black on white tissue paper floral border in red and gilt; illus from a 3/4-length photograph of The Prince of Wales in military uniform. Archival repair on verso of top left corner otherwise a well-preserved example of this fragile item. This broadside details the Prince's itinerary at each of his stops on June 7-8 1927. He went on to serve as King of England from 20 January to 11 December 1936 when he abdicated to marry the American Wallis Simpson. Broadside unrecorded by OCLC and WorldCat. Glovers, St. James Works unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 037944
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KING P.
Scott's Last Journey. FINE COPY IN THE DUSTWRAPPER
Sm. 4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; cloth, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper
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King, Alan
Early Pennine Settlement: A Field Study
Clapham: Dalesman 1970. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 1st edition. Paperback. Pp 96 with monochrome halftone illus throughout. Very Good in printed wrappers. <br/><br/> Dalesman paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 8353
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King, Bill
Adventure in Depth
Hampshire England: Nautical Publishing Company Limited 1976. Book. Good. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with dark blue boards and pictorial dust jacket first UK edition 504gms 208 pages white endpapers. The first single-hander ever to return to his home port after a circumnavigation to include all five Capes. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration/spotting throughout. Boards and dust jacket are also in good condition with minor shelf wear chipping and scuffing. Dust jacket has been price clipped. There is a small sticker from a previous bookseller on the inside back of the front board otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Nautical Publishing Company Limited Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : TRASEA204 ISBN : 0245529926 9780245529924
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King, Bill; Ball, Goodson, Bud; Gann, Walter W.; Hunter, George; O'Neal, Bill; Lebec, RAlph; Charbo, Eileen Miles; Vail, Zero; Packer, C.L.; Huntley, Paul, L.; Green, Roberta
True West Magazine: July / August 1979 - Western Gunfighters / Laura Ingalls' Untold Stories
64 pages. Features: The Garden City, Kansas Cattleman's Carnival - article with great photos; Mexico Bound - remember the first time you left home?; Ben Kilpatrick's Last Stand - death was waiting in the baggage car of westbound SP Train #1; Panning at Old Humbug - Shasta City, California in 1853; Trigger Fingers - Nervous or otherwise, they took the pulse of the American West; The "Eventful" Day of Sam Butterworth - trapped in a tree half blind and surrounded with Indians loaded with plenty of booze and matches!; Laura Ingalls' Untold Stories; A Man Whose Time Hadn't Come - Talmage Palmer; West From El Reno - starving in the midst of plenty; The Men of South Park; Sammy Holman, "Hello" - he moved to Idaho from New York; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Contents partially yellowed with age. A sound copy. Book
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King, C. F., Jr.
A Boy's Vacation Abroad: An American Boy's Diary of his First Trip to Europe
Boston: C. M. Clark Publishing Co. 1906. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red cloth lettered in gilt illus. in black and white deckled text block edges with top edge in gilt. Spine panel a bit sunned light rubbing along joints. Firm binding bright and unmarked interior beyond institutional stamp inside each cover. viii1638 pp. illus. w/ b&w plates. C. M. Clark Publishing Co. Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 066405
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King, C. F. Jr.
A Boy's Vacation Abroad: An American Boy's Diary of His First Trip to Europe
Boston: C. M. Clark. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1907. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. 163 pp. Numerous bw photos. Red cloth boards black lettering. Black illustration on front with white highlights this looks as new. Spine sunned ends bumped. Gift inscription on ffep. Binding is tight. The story of a grand journey abroad.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . C. M. Clark hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : TRAV0032
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King, Captain James; Cook, Captain James
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the Command of His Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere Etc. Volume Three Only
Dublin: By Order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Good. 1784. First Irish Edition. Full leather. Covers are rubbed at the corners chipped at the top of the spine. Front hinge is separating. Folding table appendix 2 is present and very good or better. Contents are near fine to fine with no foxing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 559 pages . By Order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 20227
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King, Carla
American Borders: A Solo-Circumnavigation of the United States on a Russian Sidecar Motorcycle
Canada 2007. A Motorcycle Misadventures Journey First Edition 8vo size trade paperback; 223 pages From back cover: "An exploration of the borders between the United States Canada and Mexico becomes a comedy of breakdowns in small towns all around America. This four-month 10000 mile adventure includes moments of blissful backroads freedom cultural connection and roadside romance - interrupted by cracked welds electrical gremlins evil tow truck drivers tornadoes and hurricanes." Edgewear light wear to covers slightly cured corners of covers and first few and last few pages. Dealer Direct Payment Only. First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press. Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007342 ISBN : 0964644517 9780964644519
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King, Celia
Seven Great Explorations A Pop-up Book
<p>Chronicle Books 1996. Small Hardcover Pop-up book all animated features in great shape. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Issued.</p> Chronicle Books hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 230815-MB10 ISBN : 0811813754 9780811813754
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KING, CF. Jr., C. F.
A Boy's Vacation Abroad. An American Boy's Diary of his First Trip to Europe.
Boston: The C.M. Clark Publishing Co. 1907. Reprint. Octavo original red cloth trade binding stamped in black white and gilt showing a young man carrying luggage a train meeting a ship in the background and numerous envelopes cascading downwards from the top of the design; pp. vii 163 numerous publisher's ads at rear; illustrated with the author's black and white photos. Inscription presenting the book as a school award on the first blank spine ends a bit frayed spine slightly faded small light stain on upper board else a very good and bright example of this attractive binding. Boston: The C.M. Clark Publishing Co., 1907. Reprint. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 11393
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King, Dean
Skeletons on The Zahara - A True Story of Survival
London: William Heinemann 2004. A Fine unmarked copy with a Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. First Edition First Printing. 353 pages. Map endpapers. Illustrations and maps in the text. On 28 August 1815 the US brig Commerce was dashed against the rocks of Cape Bojador off the Western coast of the Sahara.and lost although through bravery and quick thinking the ship's captain James Riley managed to lead all of his crew to safety. Or at least to safety from the immediate threat of death by drowning. What followed was an extraordinary and desperate battle for survival in the face of human hostility hunger dehydration and despair as the crew were captured robbed and enspaved. Sometimes together more often apart the sailors were dragged or driven through the desert by their new owners who neither spoke their language nor cared for their plight - except insofar as they represented a financial investment in their own fantastically impoverished circumstances. An unforgettable true tale of survival courage and brotherhood. 4. First. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. William Heinemann Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 011494 ISBN : 0434008893 9780434008896
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King, E. Augusta
ITALIAN HIGHWAYS
London: Richard Bentley and Son 1896. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xii 435pp; b/w frontis. with tissue 1 sketch in text. Bound in apparently original pebbled blue cloth with gilt title to spine but no decoration author of publisher. This may have been a library binding but the book bears no library marks of any kind. The coners of the covers are bumped and there is very minor wear to the corners but this is otherwise a very nice copy. <br/> <br/> Richard Bentley and Son hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 173864
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King, Edward
My Paris: Franch Character Sketches
Boston: Loring Publisher. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1868. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Small chip at the top of the spine. Title on the spine is faded. Hinges are tight and contents are near-fine. ; 7"; 336 pages . Loring, Publisher hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 27191
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King, Geoff
Mapping Reality: An Exploration of Cultural Cartographies
Macmillan Press Ltd. 1996. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black cloth-effect boards lettered in gold foil. Exterior presents as issued but interior shows highlighting and occasional ink notations. 1st ptg. Dust jacket shows minor shelf wear. Macmillan Press Ltd. Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 055072 ISBN : 0333640349 9780333640340
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King, H. G. R.
THE ANTARCTIC
London: Blandford Press 1969. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 276 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. Original dust jacket fine with minimal wear not price-clipped now attractively presented in a loose-fitting clear archival sleeve. Hard back binding fine slight wear only. Contents clean and tight no inscriptions fore-edges lightly marked. A near-fine copy. Blandford Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 032191 ISBN : 0713703733 9780713703733
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King, H. G. R.
The Antarctic INSCRIBED
London: Blandford Press 1969. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Turquoise paper covered boards slightly rubbed edges. xii276 pp. endpaper maps illus. w/ b&w plates. Slight shelf wear to dust jacket now in Brodart sleeve. Personal nscription by author on half-title dated Sept. 1972. Blandford Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 014704 ISBN : 0713703733 9780713703733
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King, HGR. (Editor) H. G.
SOUTH POLE ODYSSEY: SELECTIONS FROM THE ANTARCTIC DIARIES OF EDWARD WILSON
Blandford Press Dorset 1982. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition: 176 pages illustrated with b/w colour plates line drawings. Appears unread. South Pole Odyssey is based upon extracts from the diaries that Wilson kept on two historic Antarctic journeys - the Discovery expedition and the ultimately tragic expedition with Scott to the pole from the Terra Nova - a fascinating and personal account. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. ISBN: 0713712066. ISBN/EAN: 9780713712063. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3410. . 9780713712063 Blandford Press paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 3410 ISBN : 0713712066 9780713712063
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King, Margaret
Eden to Paradise
London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited 1963. Hardcover with removable plastic covered unclipped dust jacket in good condition. Signed and dedicated by the author. Jacket is marked sunned and foxed. Edges are creased and nicked. Board spine ends are bumped. Page block is tanned and foxed. Light spots of foxing on the first and last few pages and the occasional page within. Binding is sound and pages are otherwise clear. LW. Signed and Dedicated By Author. Hardcover. Good/Good. Used. Hodder & Stoughton Limited Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 619791
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King, Norman R [ed.]
Guide to Rothesay and the Isle of Bute. 1965
Rothesay: Bute Newspapers Ltd. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. Cover soiled. 1963. First Edition. Illustrated card cover. 210mm x 140mm 8" x 6". 64pp. . Bute Newspapers Ltd unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 2575c
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King, Peter (Editor)
SCOTT'S LAST JOURNEY
Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd 1999. Cloth. Very Good. 1st Edition; Foreward by Beryl Bainbridge 192pp illustrated with over 140 illustrations many by Herbert Ponting including some only recently released by the Royal Geographical Society. Blue cloth covers with gilt titling to spine in pictorial dustjacket. The dramatic disappearance of the explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his companions in their race to reach the South Pole was seen by their contemporaries as creating heroes in a new mould. A few years later during World War I Scott's rival Shackleton also nearly met his death in the Antarctic becoming in the process another hero. Both men were set on a pedestal uncritically because they tried and failed. As the years have gone by Scott's reputation has been weighed in the balance with Shackleton's and found wanting. Even the precious journals that Scott wrote on the journey are no longer in print while photographs of the expedition have gathered dust in scientific institutes. In this new edition of the journals Peter King re-examines Scott's exploits setting his own account against modern studies of the Polar Race and thus enabling readers to make their own judgements for the first time. The text is illuminated by a selection of photographs many of breath-taking quality taken by one of the greatest Antarctic explorers Herbert Ponting who accompanied Scott. More than a hundred and forty of these many only recently released by the Royal Geographical Society bring this extraordinary story to life. Shelfware dustjacket slightly marked contents clean. Very Good. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; ISBN: 0715629387. ISBN/EAN: 9780715629383. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2552. . 9780715629383 Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 2552 ISBN : 0715629387 9780715629383
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King, Peter (editor)
Scott's Last Journey
London: Gerald Duckworth & Co 1999. Foreword by Beryl Bainbridge. 192 pages illustrated with a selection of photographs many by Herbert Ponting who accompanied Scott glossary index. Cloth boards in dust-jacket. In this new edition of the Journals the editor re-examines Scott's exploits setting his own account against modern studies of the Polar race. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to. Gerald Duckworth & Co Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 023176 ISBN : 0715629387 9780715629383
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King, Peter (editor)
Scott's Last Journey
New York NY U.S.A.: HarperCollins Publishers 2000. 192 pages with b/w illustrations. Remainder mark on bottom edge. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. HarperCollins Publishers Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 002109 ISBN : 006019670x 9780060196707
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KING, RICHARD.
Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Arctic Ocean, in 1833, 1834, and 1835 under the Command of Capt Back, R N. 2 vols. - [KING’S IMPORTANT NARRATIVE OF BACK’S 1833-1835 ARCTIC EXPEDITION]
London, Richard Bentley, 1836. 8vo. In one later full green cloth binding with black leather title-label with gilt lettering to spine. Stamps to front end-papers and small stamp to title-page, otherwise a fine copy. XV, (1), 312, (1) " viii, 321, (1)pp.+ 4 plates [2 frontispieces, a map and a plate depicting two ""Arctomys Okanaganii""]. Without half-title in vol. I (not called for in vol. II).
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King, Robert E.; Bovy, Edward
Postcards from Alaska Souvenir Pictures of the Last Frontier 1890s - 1940s
Anchorage AK: Greatland Graphics. Fine. 2007. Softcover. 0936425989 . Inscribed by King on the title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 176 pages; Signed by Author . Greatland Graphics paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 17032 ISBN : 0936425989 9780936425986
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King, Stephen
Doctor Sleep
NY: Pocket Books 2013. Appears unread textblock very clean and tight. Covers slightly edge and corner rubbed; 640p. 1st Printing. Wraps. Near Fne. 12mo - over 6 " 7 " Tall. Paperback. Pocket Books Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : EW6569 ISBN : 1451698860 9781451698862
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King, Victor T
The best of Borneo travel. Compiled and introd. by Victor T. King.
Malaysia : Oxford Press, 2001. 4. impress. ; XVIII, 315 S. : Mit Frontispiz ; 8°, Org.-Broschur / Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 21999 ISBN : 195886038
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King-Tseu (Wou) - Tchang Fou-Jouei et André Lévy eds.
Chronique indiscrète des Mandarins - 2 tomes - Tome 1 et Tome 2 (complet) , traduit du chinois par Tchang Fou-Jouei, introduction par André Lévy
Gallimard , Connaissance de l'Orient Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1979 Book condition, Etat : Bon broché, sous couverture imprimée éditeur blanche et rouge grand In-8 2 vol. - 839 pages
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 71053
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Kingdon Ward, F.
Plant hunting on the edge of the world
Victor Gollancz 1930. 1st edition. V.g./No Jacket. Hard covers A classic of botanical exploration. Boots binding with label. Victor Gollancz hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 45100
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Kingdon Ward, F.
Plant Hunting on the Edge of the World. Travels of a Naturalist in assam and Upper Burma.
Little Compton RI: Theophrastus 1974. x 224pp index appendix bw ills maps. Green cloth in jacket top edge tinted green. Very light edge wear to jacket price clipped. Very light foxing to page edges. Kingdon-Ward travels and plant hunting in Assam and Upper Burma in 1926. Reprinted from the 1930 edition. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Theophrastus Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 051818 ISBN : 0856360066 9780856360060
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Kingdon Ward, F.
The Romance of Gardening.
London: Jonathan Cape 1935. 271pp appendices bw ills. Green cloth no jacket. Very light toning to page edges. Kingdon-Ward's experiences and ideas regarding his travels and plant hunting gardening and the science of botany. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Jonathan Cape Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 051840
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KINGDON WARD, Capt. F. (Frank)
The Romance of Plant Hunting
8vo [22.5 x15 cm]; xi, 275, 12 [ads] pp, frontis, plates from photos, foldout map, general index, plant index. original cloth with gilt vignette and lettering on front cover & spine, lightly foxed on title page, fine, clean copy in very good dust jacket (light wear, small chip) with a loose extra 3-page appendix (about 6 x 4 inches, photocopy, from later edition. The author, perhaps the most famous plant hunter of the twentieth century, describes his travels in Yunnan, Burma, China, Tibet searching for new plants but also describing the countryside and peoples and gives his own feelings and philosophy of plant collecting, travel, nature, etc. There was a later reprint but in reduced format compared to this first edition. Not usually found in a jacket.
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KINGDON WARD, Captain Frank
The Mystery Rivers of Tibet; A Description of the little-known Land Where Asia's Mightiest Rivers Gallop in Harness Through the Narrow Gateway of Tibet, Its Peoples, Fauna, & Flora
8vo [22 x 14 cm]; 316, [iv, ads] pp, illustrations from photos, 4 maps including large folding map at end, index. original pictorial cloth, spine title lettering, tiny tear at spine end, but a fine and clean copy, covers bright and unworn pristine and fresh. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. One of the greatest explorers of the early part of this century and, perhaps, the most famous plant hunter of all times, Kingdon Ward travelled extensively in Burma, China and Tibet. He introduced numerous plants to western gardens including the Tibetan poppy and rhododendrons. This is a detailed description of the area with much on the geography, the people, and the plants he found, including over 200 new species. It is one of his scarcest books. Coats (The Plant Hunters): 'His most important and interesting journey.' Schweinfurth IV. Marshall 2070. Yakushi K191.
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KINGDON WARD, F.
Plant Hunter in Manipur
8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; 254 pp, frontis, 11 other plates, folding map showing author's route, index. original cloth, sliver spine title lettering, near fine and clean in dust jacket (not price clipped, very light use). A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A fine narrative of the author's travels with his wife in Manipur (Assam, Burma) on a plant hunt, where he describes the flora, fauna, scenery, people. He discovered the Lilium Makliniae which is now in the market. The author became familiar with this area between Assam and Burma, when he was employed by the US army in world war II searching for crashed aircraft.
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KINGDON WARD, F.
Plant Hunter in Manipur
8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; 254 pp, frontis, 11 other plates, folding map, index. original cloth, dj (short tear, slight wear at spine ends), name erased on title page, very good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A description of the famous plant hunter's adventure with his wife together with descriptions of the flora, fauna and scenery. On this expedition, he discovered a new lily, Lilium Mackliniae, that was introduced to the world of gardening soon after. The author became familiar with this area between Assam and Burma, when he was employed by the US army in world war II searching for crashed aircraft.
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KINGDON WARD, F.
Plant Hunter's Paradise
8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; 347 pp, frontis, 12 other plates, 2 folding maps, appendices. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, one of the blank front free endpapers removed leaving one blank endpaper, otherwise a clean near fine copy, covers bright, no ownership marks. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Traveling in the mountains and valleys of Burma and adjacent areas, including the unexplored country on the Burma-Tibet frontier, in 1922, 1926 and 1930-31, this famous botanical explorer describes plants, nature and native customs in his usual readable way. There are appendices on zoological specimens collected and new plants he introduced to Europe that he found in Burma.
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KINGDON WARD, F.
Plant Hunter's Paradise
8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; 347 pp, frontis, 12 other plates, 2 folding maps. original cloth, dj (chipped at edge), near fine and clean copy in good dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Travelling in the mountains and valleys of Burma and adjacent areas, including the unexplored country on the Burma-Tibet frontier, in 1922, 1926 and 1930-31, this famous botanical explorer describes plants, nature and native customs in his usual readable way. There are appendices on zoological specimens collected and new plants he introduced to Europe that he found in Burma.
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