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1917Pages 194-284 plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Romance of the French Foreign Legion; Adrift in a Mine-Field - two men drift through a mine-field in a crippled seaplane, fending off mines with their bare hands!; That Night - a rice-planter's cyclone ordeal on Bordelieu Island off the Florida coast; An Englishwoman in South America - Mrs. Mayer-Nixson describes the ways of Chilean (Chilian) policemen, the curious manners and customs of the people, and the odd habits of Chilean servants; The End of the Rainbow - an adventure of Etienne, a half-breed trapper in Northern Canada who had not heard of WWI; Rua the Prophet - the curious history of a Maori fanatic, Rua Kenana, who established a native "New Jerusalem" in the heart of the wild and inaccessible Urewera Mountains of New Zealand - article with great photos; Canada's Last Frontier - part II of a photo-illustrated narrative of a trip to Canada's Eskimo country - including a photo of Fort McMurray which was but a tiny clearing in the woods, plus a photo of an early oil well, and the Pelican gas 'gusher' which had been buring for 18 years!; Our Zambezi Lion-Hunt - adventure involving a black-faced lion; The Tale of the "Tara" - the adventures of the crew of the auxilliary cruiser "Tara," torpedoed off the North African coast - photo-illustrated article; Exploring the Black Canyon - A.L. Fellows and W.W. Torrence help tap a river by a tunnel which irrigates a previously barren valley in Colorado. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
1715ref. PHO-1389A La Haye : chez les frères L'Honoré, & compagnies, 1715 2 volumes in-12° (163x100 mm). 9ff-280-2ff-222-9ff., illustré d’un frontispice et 1 planche (sur 23), avec un dictionnaire de la langue des Algonkins et quelques mots de Hurons , reliure refaite , dos conservé avec ses manque , plats en cuir noir, coloriage sur la planche, ex-libris manuscrit sur la page de garde .
1882ref. V2649London/Edinburgh/New York (T.Nelson and Sons) 1882. 8°, schwarz- und goldgeprägtes illustriertes Originalleinen, 461 S., Holzstiche
1925ref. 60660Dresden, Karl-Man-Verlag, 1925. origi.illustrierter Leinenband, kl.8°, 494 Seiten. 38.bis55.Tausend.
2004ref. 9485Gerstenberg (Gebrüder) 2004. 255 Seiten, mit Schutzumschlag, Umschlag mit Randblessuren Gebundene Ausgabe, Hardcover/Pappeinband, Exemplar in guten Erhaltungszustand
2004ref. BN100943Gerstenberg Gebrüder 2004. 2004. Der letzte Trapper Der letzte Trapper Gerstenberg (Gebrüder) unknown
ref. 18596Broché - 13,5 x 21,5 - 236 pp - année 2002 - Editions Fayard - illustrations -
195796 pages. Features: Cover art by Fenwick Lansdowne; Nice colour ad for GWG inside front cover features casual fashions for ladies; Tim Buck's Future; The Bankruptcy of George H. Ridout's Ontario real estate empire; Will Maggie Muggins be Canada's next movie star?; Bruce Hutchison argues 'We're Being Corrupted By Our Boom'; One-page photo ad for Crown Zellerbach Canada features Forester Ken Mulholland; Diary of Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke pictures Churchill as a happy genius without judgement; One-page Chevrolet ad features pink 1957 Chevy coupe with white roof; Is B.C.'s fanfare for Wenner-Gren another false alarm? - he has an Olympian plan to develop the B.C. Trench - photo-illustrated article; Siobhan McKenna and the Statford Festival - photo-illustrated article; Fenwick Lansdowne and his Unbelievable Bird Paintings; How the Russians are trained to hate the west - interesting photo-illustrated cold war-era article explains that the Russian people are not fooled by their state propaganda; The Wonderland of Louis B. Mayer (conclusion) - fantastic photo-illustrated article explains how the thirties were a bonanza for this Canadian star-maker who made Garbo talk, discovered Judy Garland and hit the jackpot with 'Gone With the Wind'; Was Our Biggest Historical Find Our Biggest Hoax? - awful suspicion that Viking relics 'found' in Northern Ontario and proudly displayed in our largest museum are probably fake - fascinating photo-illustrated article about relics 'found' by James Dodd and Fletcher Gill in 1930 on a Beardsmore, Ontario mining claim; Why the (Toronto Maple Leafs) Kid Line became a legend - sensational photo-illustrated article - part IV of the story of the Conachers; Will the nickel book make a new man of Manitoba? - Trapper Walter Johnson staked the Moak Lake area then sold his secret for a fortune - photo-illustrated article; Fantastic one-page colour Meteor car ad features yellow and black car with white roof, plus endorsement by Ed Sullivan, whose photo appears in lower left corner; Sensational colour two-page Meteor car ad includes illustrations of sixteen cars!; Black Label Beer ad features 'Mabel'; When Louis Mayer sang to Jeanneatte Macdonald; Nice one-page colour ad for 1957 Chrysler cars features a red Windsor 2-door hardtop (with white roof); How Pal became Lassie and how Elizabeth Taylor started on a fast climb to stardom; Colour ad for Jello-O orange instant pudding; Colour centrefold ad for Simmons mattresses; McCulloch chainsaw ad features the Model 39; Pilkington Glass ad features colour photo of the living room of the J.L. Silverman home in Halifax, Nova Scotia; Wonderful one-page colour ad for the 1957 Monarch Turnpike Cruiser car features their new dual-curve windshield; Nice colour ad for Dow ale; Max (Rawhide) Ferguson describes his most memorable meal; Baby photo of footballer Normie Kwong; Nice one-page colour-photo Oldsmobile ad features white car in front of fashionable city location; Colour ad for Molson Golden Ale; 1957 Dodge ad inside back cover features yellow car with white trim and roof; Coke ad on back cover features Hawaiian get-together; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
2002Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind.
1900ref. KIBU1159aLeipzig, Abel & Müller [1900]. gr.-8°. 234 S. Mit 20 Textabb. u. 4 Abb. auf Taf. von H. KLINGEBEIL. OLn. m. Tit. in Schwarz,- u. Silberpräg. u. schwarz gedrucktem Titelbild. Kanten berieben, schief gelesen. Titelbl. mit Namenseintrag.
1910ref. KIBU1159Berlin, Brandus. o. J. (um 1910). 234 S. Mit 20 Textabb. u. 4 Abb. auf Taf. von H. KLINGEBEIL. OLn. m. Tit. in Schwarz,- u. Silberpräg. u. schwarz gedrucktem Titelbild. Einbd. an den Kanten stärker berieben u. leicht fleckig; Ecken bestoßen; Exlibris auf vord. Spiegel; Papier durchgehend ein wenig gebräunt.
1996ref. 1091961996 Editions du Rocher, Collection "La légende de l'Ouest" - 1996 - In-8, broché, couverture illustrée - 436 p.
1924Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: "Mad Mike" - Part I - The adventures of a well-known South Seas character, including his romantic connection with the beautiful half-caste Laumona; The Forest Dwellers of Arabuko - Photo-illustrated article on the shy and elusive East African Sanya race; My Wife's Double - told by Sidney Fitzgerald, now chief engineer with a firm in Portuguese East Africa; In Quest of the Unknown - Part I - F.A. Mitchell-Hedges meets the strange islanders of the San Blas Archipelago and the mysterious Chucunaque - illustrated with photos; My Chinese Crystal - This story of events surrounding an ancient crystal, believed to be stolen from a Chinese temple, will keenly interest students of the occult; The Very Keen Man - How an energetic Central African Native Commissioner conceived a Great Scheme - and what happened to it; The Great Pay-Train Hold-Up - For several years the police of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania were at their wit's end to deal with an epidemic of pay-roll robberies; The Big-Game Trapper - R.D.S. describes some thrilling experiences encountered by well-known trappers; Through Savage Europe - Part III - Richard Carline describes his holiday painting tour through Serbia, Bosnia, and Montenegro - with photos; "Down Texas Way" - The wife of a Texas rancher tells the tale of three high-spirited youngsters, a desperate gang of escaped convicts, a night alarm, and a mysterious disappearance; Across the Great Sahara - Part IV - The story of a wonderful exploit - a camel-back journey from south to north through the Sahara - with photos; Donnelly's Luck - An old prospector strikes it rich, only to fall into the hands of rascally claim-jumpers; Twenty-Three Hours of Horror - A young fireman, Clermont Lafayette Staden, falls overboard from the American oil-tank steamer Fred W. Weller in the shark-infested waters of the Pacific; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Nibbling to backstrip, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1955ref. V14624Düsseldorf (Hoch-Verlag) 1955 (= Erste Ausgabe). 8°, illustriertes Originalhalbleinen (Hardcover), 159 s., Textzeichnungen
1870ref. rbr1-wam365Howes B781; Graff 235; Rader 326. Many Western American Scholars believe Belden Fabricated much on a thread of Historical Fact. C. F. Vent hardcover
1986266 pages plus fold-out map. The autobiography of a man whose life has spanned the modern history of British Columbia. Takes us from the early days of pioneer life on Saltspring Island, through his boyhood adventures as a hunter and trapper, to his subsequent exploits as an entrepreneur and innovator in several of the West Coast's burgeoning industries. Author's signature upon title page. Erasure to top of half-title page. Moderate wear. Brown staining to lower edge of covers and some pages. Book
in-8°, 263 pages, illustr. h-t. n., 2 cartes, broche, couverture illustree plast. à rabats. Bel exemplaire. [GE-2] Trappeurs et prospecteurs du Grand Nord canadien.
1986ref. L09935Realco Pub 1986. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. VG blue pictorial softcover. 1986. Illustrated throughout. Pages all clean/unmarked. Covers bright and clean. Binding solid. BEAUTIFUL COPY> 415 pp. Realco Pub Paperback
ref. Variety-9781599621432Welcome Books. Hard Cover. New. English Welcome Books hardcover
ref. Variety-9781599621432Welcome Books. Hard Cover. New. English Welcome Books hardcover
2007ref. USD_9781599620336Welcome Books 2007. 1st. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Used - Like New. _ Welcome Books hardcover
2007ref. AME_9781599620336Welcome Books 2007. 1st. Hardcover. New/New. _ Welcome Books hardcover
ref. 62576574Welcome Enterprises Incorporated . Hardback. Used. pp. 500 1st Edition Welcome Enterprises, Incorporated hardcover
1991ref. SPN-481Paris : Éditions de l'Académie littéraire de France et d'Outre-Mer, 1991. Broché 21x15cm, couverture illustrée en bistre recto et verso, 172 pages, quelques illustrations en noir (dont une carte du Mexique et du Canada. [BEG]
1910ref. 2220Hamburg, Drei Türme Verlag, o. J 1910. HLn, 8 , 158 S., mit bunten Vollbildern und Federzeichnungen von J. Schlattmann. Einband und Rücken stark abgerieben, Kanten bestoßen, Einband vorne vom Block gerissen, Stempel und Schrift auf Inneneinband und 1. Blatt
