3 328 résultats
1951xxiv, 193-254 pages. Features: Cover illustration in the Hoggar Mountains, Sahara Desert; Norfleet's Quest (part 1 of 2) - the adventures of a Texas cattleman who tracked down the swindler gang which conned him; The Broken Pick - a prospector's account of an eventful search for a lost Australian gold mine; The Ambush-a gripping story from the vast cattle country of the South American interior; Photo of man standing on one of the devil's marbles in Australia; "People of The Veil" - a most interesting photo illustrated account of a visit to the Tuaregs, the strange masked nomads of the Sahara; Two of a Kind; The Tuskless Elephant -a tragic incident in the Tanganyika Highlands in 1946; The "Killer" Wolves of British Columbia -these shaggy covered brutes have become a terrible menace and the provincial government and ranchers are hard put to keep them in check; When the Fire Came - big brush fire in the Matawai district of New Zealand in 1925; "Mariposa" -as ship is visited by many butterflies in South America; Photo of kangaroo caught in snare; Small pencilled name atop front cover, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality vintage copy. Book
1920Pages 178-264 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Mysterious Heart of Asia (part I) - Brigadier-General Sir Percy Sykes gives an account of his adventures during a war-time expedition, with photos; The Murder Ship - the Russian schooner Johannis and one of the most tragic narratives in the annals of the sea; The Lifted Veil (part I) - POWs in Turkey concoct a 'spook' and create an amazing deception for their captors; The Largest Camera in the World - constructed by George Lawrence of Chicago - fantastic photo-illustrated article; 'Twixt Earth and Sky - the story of a German's vengeance and the terrible ordeal that resulted for a timber-getter in the New Zealand kauri forests; The Great Zeebrugge Raid - And After (part II) - a Royal Marine captured on the Mole describes the full story of the historic landing (in part I) and curious adventures during subsequent captivity; The Bullet-Hole Cross - Guatemalan estate manager Mr. Dellplain incurs the wrath of an Indian who swears to have his life; The Mystery of the Missing Nun (part II) - Sister Janina disappeared from a peaceful little village in Michigan; Timber-Cruising in California - Terence H. Lambert describes interesting experiences among the big trees of California; Pirate Gold - The Buried Treasure of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia; After Big Game in East Africa - advice on the fitting out of expeditions, cost, and the game available; Photo of amazing bamboo scaffold structure over the great Ch'ien Men Gate, Peking as it was being rebuilt; A Two-Days' Battle with a Baboon - it escaped aboard a ship!; A Night With a Madman in India; The Sheriff's Bad Day - this story hinges on a very odd connection with this publication; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book
19578vo., First Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), plates and maps, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; green cloth, gilt back, green top, a near fine copy in unclipped, very lightly sunned dustwrapper, the latter a little chafed at extremities. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR TO HIS SON KIT, WITH THE FORMER'S HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE. SIGNED 'DAD', THE INSCRIPTION EXPLAINS THAT 'SEAMEN USED TO CALL THE N. ATLANTIC THE WESTERN OCEAN'. ALMOST CERTAINLY A UNIQUE COPY IN NEAR FINE STATE.
19258vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and 21 plates, neat contemporary signature on front paste-down; original red cloth, upper board and backstrip pettered in gilt, backstrip very lightly sunned else a very good, bright, crisp copy. A standard reference by one of leading historians of the age of sail.
1843231p. XLib. From the John Watts de Peyster Library and Franklin & Marshall College. All edges marbled. Marble endpapers. 12mo. Original quarter leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettered and decorated spine. Raised bands, Remains of library call numbers on spine. Boards detached. Hardbound. Quite scarce. John Watts de Peyster, Sr. (1821-1907), was an author on the art of war, philanthropist, and early Adjutant General of the New York National Guard. He served in the New York State Militia during the Mexican-American War and American Civil War. He was one of the first American military critics and noted for his histories of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, and also published works of drama, poetry, military history, and military biography. AMERICANA BOX 3.
1984réf. 47120Orange California: McLaughlin Press 1984. 1984. First edition. Perfect bound trade paperback. Copy # 462 of 1000 paperback copies. The huge and famous catalogue of primarily horror and fantasy including the original typed manuscript of Dracula originally titled The Undead. Included in the catalogue is a section of Stoker’s novel that had never before been published. Also includes an original story by Robert Bloch. Fine unread copy. McLaughlin Press, 1984. paperback
1978In-8° gr. pp. 192 completamente di foto tranne le prime 22 pag. Leg. edit. con sovrac. ill.
2004réf. 2-1413423493Xlibris Corp 2004. Paperback. New. 178 pages. 5.75x8.50x0.20 inches. Xlibris Corp paperback
1960réf. 2347794New York: Farrar Straus and Cudahy 1960. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 0x0x0. First U.S. fedition. A bit musty two closed 1 inch jacket tears one with a small associated crease jacket lightly toned jacket price clipped. 1960 Hard Cover. 300 pp. Frontispiece woodcut portrait of Maria Vela. Translated into English with a foreword by Frances Parkinson Keyes. Maria Avela y Cueto was a Cistercian nun whose spastic episodes of euphoria led many to believe she was possessed by demons; though she claimed to be a messenger from God. Farrar, Straus and Cudahy hardcover books
19774to., Second Impression, with 43 full-page photographs and several smaller photographs in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in dustwrapper. This classic standard reference was first published in 1970.
19528vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 41 plates (one double-page) on 32, 7 large folding scaled plans and numerous drawings and plans in the text; maroon cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at edges and with small loss (not affecting lettering) at head and tail of backstrip. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. This standard reference is arguably MacGregor's finest work, with an architect's eye for detail and service profiles of individual vessels. SCARCE THUS. Albion, p.33.
191664 pages. Circa 1916. "Containing the season's most popular songs especially arranged in the newest dance forms; fox trots, one steps, waltzes, rags." - from front cover. Songs include: And They Called it Dixieland; An Old Fashioned Garden in Virginia; Bo-Peep; Chin-Chin Open Your Heart and Let Me In; Come Back to Arizona; In Honeysuckle Time; I'm Looking for a Girl Like Mother; Izzie Get Busy; Kangaroo Hop; The Murray Walk; Sail on to Ceylon; They Didn't Believe Me; There's a Little Bit of Irish in Sadie Cohn; You'll Always Be the Same Sweet Baby; You're Like a Beautiful Song; Everybody Loves to Dance; In the Valley of the Nile; I Want You Georgia; My Dreamy China Lady; Nay, Nay, Pauline; No One But You Dear Old Dad; Red Raven Rag; She's Good Enough to be Your Baby's Mother; Susquehanna Sue; That Midnight Frolic of Mine; You'll Find a Little Bit of Ireland Everywhere; I Learn'd to Love you in Dreamland; Love Comes a-Stealing; Souvenir Waltzes; Tinkle Bell. Taped repairs to binding. Somewhat above-average external wear. Still a worthy copy of this wonderfully nostalgic compilation. Book
2007réf. 251103B0025634Lewiston N.Y: The Edwin Mellen Press 2007. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. 22.8 x 15.8 x 1.9 cm. A very presentable copy with minimal wear. Only faint wear to cover. Internally clean and fresh with unmarked and uncreased pages. Publisher's note: Dr. Margaret A. Rees reproduces two Spanish works by Dona Maria Vela y Cueto as follow-up to her earlier monograph Dona Maria Vela y Cueto Cistercian Mystic of Spain's Golden Age Edwin Mellen Press 2004 in which she examined the life and spirituality of an intriguing yet obscure Cistercian nun living in the Spanish Golden Age. The first volume of this work presents Dona Maria's Libro de las Mercedes a spiritual diary recording her own mystical experiences in the wake of the reforms of St. Teresa d'Avila and St. John of the Cross. The second volume is an autobiographical work composed in obedience to her spiritual director Vida which reflects the nun's struggling and striving to stretch the boundaries of convent life as she pursued sainthood. Size: 22.8 x 15.8 x 1.9 cm. Text is in English; Spanish. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Religion & Theology; English; Spanish Language; ISBN: 0773455000. ISBN/EAN: 9780773455009. Add. Inventory No: 251103B0025634. . 9780773455009 The Edwin Mellen Press hardcover
2007réf. 251103B0036734Lewiston N.Y: The Edwin Mellen Press 2007. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. 22.8 x 15.8 x 1.9 cm. A very presentable copy with minimal wear. Cover shows very minor signs of use but is unmarked and undamaged. All pages clean crisp and fresh. Publisher's note: Dr. Margaret A. Rees reproduces two Spanish works by Dona Maria Vela y Cueto as follow-up to her earlier monograph Dona Maria Vela y Cueto Cistercian Mystic of Spain's Golden Age Edwin Mellen Press 2004 in which she examined the life and spirituality of an intriguing yet obscure Cistercian nun living in the Spanish Golden Age. The first volume of this work presents Dona Maria's Libro de las Mercedes a spiritual diary recording her own mystical experiences in the wake of the reforms of St. Teresa d'Avila and St. John of the Cross. The second volume is an autobiographical work composed in obedience to her spiritual director Vida which reflects the nun's struggling and striving to stretch the boundaries of convent life as she pursued sainthood. Size: 22.8 x 15.8 x 1.9 cm. 230 pp. Text is in English; Spanish. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Religion & Theology; English; Spanish Language; ISBN: 0773455175. ISBN/EAN: 9780773455177. Add. Inventory No: 251103B0036734. . 9780773455177 The Edwin Mellen Press hardcover
2013réf. x-3319002325Springer Verlag 2013. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 138 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.50 inches. Springer Verlag paperback
réf. ria9798871119181_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Grimhaven a tranquil town nestled within the ancient Appalachian Mountains conceals a dark secret within the skeletal remains of the Blackened Gold Mine. Once a thriving symbol of prosperity the mine now harbors an unspeakable malevo paperback
réf. B9798871119181Paperback / softback. New. paperback
réf. 0997392037.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1961Features: The embarrassment of Louisiana - this state was glowing with prosperity until the integration conflicts broke out in all their ugliness; Abortion (part 2 of 3) - a reporter's portrait of the abortionists - who they are, and how they practice their trade; The face of America - River of Ice - photo of the Mendenhall Glacier; Pitfalls of buying a boat - Richard Bertram's Miami 'supermarket' sold $5,000,000 worth of sail and power vessels last year despite the disdain of competitors who think he's too high-pressured; A Call on the 'Candid-Camera' Man, Allen Funt; Can Ivan read better than Johnny? - Arthur S. Trace Jr. points out that Russian kids are far more literate than their American counterparts; Adventures of the Mind - The Hidden Heart of Nature, by Elliot Lovegood (E.L.) Grant Watson. Nice color Pepsi ad. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1963In-8° pp. 212 con 134 ill. n.t. Leg. edit. con sovrac. ill.
réf. 3838319044.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1955réf. 34115Hakluyt Society 1955 Pleine percaline éditeur bleu Nattier, fer bateau doré sur les plats XXXV-496 + VI- 497- 1003 pp pagination continue, with maps and pictures , Quelques annotations en Marge et état d'usage pour les reliures. Exemplaire de Pierre Lefranc, auteur d'une Thèse sur Sir Walter Raleigh ( Notre référence 34116 )
1992210 pages including index. "An all-new collection of useful ideas, undeservedly obscure knots and splices, and tips on everything from working safely aloft to sail configurations, making ratlines and blocks, carrying plywood sheets, and preventing the eternally irritating problem of keeping that drawstring from disappearing into the waistband of your sweatpants. All from a man who's spent two pine tar-stained decades in rigging lofts and boatyards in search of the ideal rig and the perfect splice. Abundantly illustrated, it provides a lockerful of value for boatowners looking to maintain, repair, and improve their own rigs." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked but for gift greetings upon front endpaper. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
1930A bit of pencil scribbling inside to about four pages. 120 pages. 6 3/4"w x 9 3/4"h. Beautiful color map endpapers and illustrations. Tear on dedication page. Glossary.
2001réf. 7553Solar 2001 346 pages 14 0cm x 22 5cm x 2 6cm. 2001. broché. 346 pages. Ce livre est le journal de bord de 'The Race' une course à la voile autour du monde en multicoques organisée par Bruno Peyron et partie de Barcelone le 31 décembre 2000. Il retrace au jour le jour cette aventure qui visait à boucler un tour du monde en moins de 60 jours avec les commentaires d'Erik Orsenna sur les temps forts et les défis de la navigation
