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1886Best.-Nr. 10225Paris Hachette 1886 Deux volumes in-8demi chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs, titre et tomaison dorés, tranches dorées, 467 et 438 pages, 5 planches hors-texte et une carte. Rares rousseurs, bel exemplaire.
Best.-Nr. 13982848Casablanca: Institut Français de Casablanca, 2003 in-4, 24 pages, illustrations en couleurs. Broché, très bon état. Texte français et arabe. Tibari Kantour est un artiste marocain né en 1954.
Best.-Nr. 13980369Casablanca: Editions Moynier, 1949 in-8, 142 pages. Broché. Collection des centres d'études juridiques tome XXVIII.
UNIVERSITE BORDEAUX III.. 1986. In-4 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos plié. Intérieur frais. 223 pages + 30 pages environ d'annexes. Nombreuses cartes et photos en noir et blanc dans le texte et hors texte.
1935Two volume set shows light wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Each volume abut 330 pages, Vol. 1 1863 - 1905 : Life seen from the pit, Vol. 2: 1905 - 1936 Life seen from the stalls. Fold out map at back of Vol. 2 is in excellent condition. Both marked as first editions.
1930Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Our Wild Boar - Coolies were afraid to work on a tea plantation in Assam, India due to a huge wild boar; Two Mysteries - Two strange incidents that happened in a North Country hospital during WWI; Bred in the Bone - What happened to an Australian aborigine couple who offended their tribal elders; Photo of an excellent example of French topiary; Round the World in a "Baby" Car - Part II (of II) of Gladys de Havilland's world-tour in a midget car, with photo of her in Hollywood talking to Mr. Lupino Lane plus five other wonderful photos; The Forbidden Valley - The fascinating photo-illustrated account of how RCMP officers Horsfield, Berger, and Greenfield accompanied a surveyor sent to the Kitwancool Valley in Northern British Columbia where the local natives had previously evicted the few settlers, wanting nothing to do with the white man - with photos and illustrations; the "Fool Afoot" in Italy - Part V - John Gibbons continues his amusing walking trip; Photo and explanation of "Sati" memorials in India, where wives were burnt in the same funeral pyre as their deceased husbands; The Haunting of the "Flamingo" - Bad luck strikes a vessel named Flamingo after her third engineer takes a shot at an albatross; Filming in the Wilds - Part II - Major C. Lestock Reid and his film crew experience major adventures as they attempt to film an adventure story in Siam - with photos; The Brand of the "Circle H" - A charming little story from the far west by Edith Ammons Kohl; Payment in Kind - A curious tale from Western India; The Mystery of the Post - Sergeant A.R. Cooper of the French Foreign Legion is sent to a lonely Moroccon outpost where N.C.O.s have been murdered - with photos; My Island Home - Henry G. Lamond describes his idyllic life on Homestead Bay on South Molle Island - article with photos; and more. 84 pages plus 32 pages of great ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A lovely vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Book
1957Features: Galleon Gold - Lieut. Harry E. Rieseberg is continually drawn to the silver shoals off the Bahamas to search for underwater treasure; Trapped by the Bor Herd of Elephants; The Mowha Maneater - a tiger story in the Indian jungles; We Chose Danger - an adventure of Frank Illingworth in troubled Morocco; Badboy of the Fisheries - the common seal; H.M.S. Thule Intercepts - an intensely dramatic story of a submarine at war as told by its Commander, Alastair Mars, D.S.O., D.S.C. and Bar; Volcanic Island - "I Know an Island"; Swallowed by the Jungle - the conclusion of "Manhunt in Green Hell", a story from the French Guiana jungle; Iceland Pony Race; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Chip from spine. Sound copy. Book
1925Pages 353-440 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: What Happened to Mary Clark near Indianapolis - her car was hit by a train and she ended up on the front of the train which thundered on through the night!; The Haunted Bungalow - extraordinary story from South Africa; A Thousand Miles From Anywhere - Reverend Martyn Rogers and his family spent three years on the island of Tristan da Cunha - where mail came only once per year!; The Living Death - an eccentric chemist marries an Aztec girl in the hope of discovering the secrets of ancient Aztec dyes; Sands of Destruction - the fierce Atlantic is destroying the coast of Donegal in the north-west of Ireland - article with graphic photos; How I Lost My Job - the author worked as a teamster in British Columbia, until he lost a wagonload of explosives near Burns Lake; Two Years in Borneo - part 3 - the exciting outbreak at the Lubuk Estate; Trial by Ordeal in Africa; A Woman in Unknown Morocco - Fay Sutton's photo-illustrated narrative; Where Cannibals Roam - part 4 of 4 of this photo-illustrated article on a trip to the interior of Papua; The Stolen Telluride - A West Australian gold-miner's story; A Double Event - members of the South African Constabulary gets involved with horse racing; The Montreal Hold-Up - Canada's most daring armoured car robbery in broad daylight; The Downfall of "The Colonel" - a very clever American crook; Anderson's Pole-Cat - an exhausted British Columbia prospector stumbles upon a fortune in a trackless wilderness. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1953Features: The Tragedy of the "Ouida" - a pearling lugger disappears along with three members of her crew; That Night in Shanghai - Mr. and Mrs. Aitchison no longer sleep with a tree close to their window; African Nights - a young family is relocated to a home in the middle of the African wilds; A Fool Afoot in France - the amusing narrative of an economy traveller in France; Deadline Hitch-hike - the author, new to America, hitch-hiked from Arkansas to Colorado in 10 days; High Seas Murder - the new Malay fireman was a trouble-maker; Moroccan Location - a breezy account of the adventures of the people engaged in making the well-known "Black Rose" film among the Berber hillmen of Morocco - many photos; Frozen Terrow - Paddy Brennan was as tough as a youngster could be; The Rubber Hunters; Mediterranean Pirates - Recent happenings in Tangiers - photos; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. Nice copy. Book
1957xxiv, 65-126 pages. Features: Return from the Dead - three fishermen face hell adrift for months in the Atlantic - with map and photo; Awakening to Nightmare (on Elephant Island); The Train Jumpers - Francis Dickie recalls a nightmare journey jumping a train from Portland to San Francisco - with photos of the author; The White Rhino Hated Cars - article with photos; 50 Tons of Gold - the ongoing search for "Valverde's" Inca gold - article with photos and map; Terrorists On My Tail - A reporter under attack in Morocco - article with photos; Ringing Gannets off the coast of Scotland; Men of Site "X" - the ice and blizzard-ridden existence of men on the DEW line across northern Canada and Alaska; The Terrible Carpet of Bones - the terrible slaughter of the buffalo herds; The Curse of Pulo Jehat - the evil of a witch doctor survives his death; The End of the Hoodoo 'Bambo'; Pirates Aboard! - China Sea pirates board the s.s. Hong Bee - article with map and photo of the ship; and more. Bit of pencil writing on front cover. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
1917Pages 474-560 + 32 pages of ads. Features: The Six Skulls, Part II (sequel to "In the Grip of the Hip Sings";The Reformation of Bill Allerday - an amusing Australian story; The Human 'Tank' - Mike Inik constructed a suit of armour out of solid steel and schemed revenge for twenty years; The Boat-Dwellers - wonderful photo-illustrated article on the thousands of British families who live on boats; "R.N.-W.M.P - The Riders of the Plains - authoritative stories of some of their exploits; Strange Stories of the War, including "Maroc", mascot of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; On the Borders of Tibet, Part VI - article with amazing photos; The Trouble at Punta Gorda - a planter's struggle with drink-crazed labourers in British Honduras; Circumstantial Evidence - the October 4th, 1900 tragedy at Rochester University, New York state; Historic Crimes and Mysteries; Railway Building in the Wilderness, Part II - fantastic photo-illustrated article on the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad through the Canadian Rockies; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear with openings to bottom of backstrip. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book
1933Bookplate of Peter Edward Ramsbotham, 3rd Viscount Soulbury, on front pastedown. Light foxing on pastedowns. Slight fading to spine, and slight wear to top/tail of spine and cover corners.
195344 pages. Features: Exploring the Oceans - article exploring the scope of oceanography up to the present - includes maps and photos, including photo of a Coelacanth caught on December 20, 1952; Strange Harbour; The "Cutty Sark" - Last of a Glorious Era; Revolt on the Clyde - Resistance to British Railways' plan to add four pleasure steamers to their Firth of Clyde passenger services - the Maids of Ashton, Argyll, Skelmorlie and Cumbrae; Line Squall; Boom in Morocco - sardines have become big business here since the war - article with interesting photos; Loss of the "Hannington Court" in 1941 - article with photo; A Naval Centenary; Excellent photo of the P. & O. passenger liner "Arcadia" under construction; and more. One-page ad for John Brown and Company presents the M.V. Ruahine, built for the New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. at Clydebank; Numerous additional excellent illustrated ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
1967A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full white and red cloth boards. 215 pages. Slight edge wear and smudges to dust jacket. The first collection of short stories to appear by Paul Bowles since A Delicate Prey was published in 1950. Many of the stories have been previously published in magazines such as Harper's Bazaar and Esquire.
1993This is a near fine softcover copy with almost no wear. Completely clean. Illustrated in black & white with old photographs, architectural plans, maps, etc. Glossary. Bibliography. 11" high X 8" wide, 86 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking.
195122x15. 108p. Fotogr. Enc. cart. ed. sobrecubierta.
1934Best.-Nr. ABE-14771785443Longmans Green London 1934 All edges gilt and full tan morocco leather binding with five raised bands on the spine with gilt dentures. The title is in gilt on the spine. Edges a shade age darkened. An anthology made by Robert Bridges in 1915 which became a much celebrated selection for the Great War. This is the 1934 printing specially bound and issued for the Times Book Club.This is a work with much to be enjoyed today. A delightful fine binding for any collector. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Special Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Longmans Green London hardcover
Best.-Nr. ria9798335122337_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Why has the UN failed in finding a lasting solution to the Western Sahara dispute despite four decades of confidence-building diplomacy What is to be done from now on to end this territorial dispute and ensure a future of stability s paperback
Best.-Nr. B9798335122337Paperback / softback. New. paperback
Best.-Nr. 48235416-nnew. unknown
Paper wrappers, 8vo, 8 pages. This article represents a preliminary report on the small but once very important Moroccan Jewish community of Sefrou (from first page) Very good condition. (SEF-23-12)xx
1955132 pages. Fiction: Double Homicide; Lady With a Lure; The Date for the Wedding; Foreign Wife; The Magnificent Phony ( part 2 of 5); Fool's Treasure (conclusion). Articles: Crisis in North Africa - Fez, Morocco - with several photos including shot of assassination attempt on Sultan Sidi Mohammed ben Arafa; ; The Face of America - Log Drive; I'll Stay in the Air Force - Maybe; The Rugged John Foster Dulles; Big Brave from Milwaukee - Gene Conley; He Makes His Living Whittling - article and great color photos of John Lacey; Trypsin - Mysterious New Drug; They Gamble on Offshore Oil - drilling in the Gulf of Mexico; Incredible Railroad - the Long Island Rail Road; Ads: Nice American Motors ad features a yellow Hornet Custom Sedan; American Blower ad features nice photo of the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan; Two-page TWA ad compares air and rail times/prices; Chevrolet ad features salmon-colored Bel Air Convertible; Whitman's Chocolates; Oldsmobile Holiday Sedan (nice); Republic Steel; Mercury cars (color photos); Lucky Strike - tennis theme; Studebaker trucks; Thor Impact Wrenches; Frigidaire fridges; Champion spark plug ad features driver Jim Bryan; Fantastic color-photo two-page ad for General Motors features the Nomad and Safari; Life Savers; Douglas DC-7 (wedding scene); Allis-Chalmers tractors; Saginaw power steering ad features nice large photo of Mauri Rose, famous race and test driver; Santa Fe passenger rail ad; Jayson shirts; Ray-Ban sun glasses - great one-page color-photo ad; Captain Eddie Rickenbacker is featured in a U.S. Savings Bond ad; Chesterfield cigarette ad on back cover. Above-average but not excessive wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
1952220 pages. Fiction: Botts Runs For His Life; Weddings are For Women; Slum Kid; Murder Island; Anything for a Pal; Broken Promise; The Disappearance of Dolan (conclusion); Nothing to Lose (part 5 of 8). Articles: A New Trap for Runaway Husbands - the Fugitive-Husbands Law; Loveliest Wilderness in the World - Kew Gardens - color photos; The Amazing Mr. Churchill - Wonderful Winston, the Prisoner of War, part 3 of 8; So That's What You Dream About!; The Man Who Sets Off Atom Bombs - Dr. Alvin Graves; Sardi's - New York's Glamorous Hash House; The Pilots Who Lost Their Wings - Japanese Pilots; The Curious Ways of Manhattan Cliff Dwellers; Will Blood Flow Next in Morocco?; Our Most Arrogant Bureaucrat - Michael Straus, Commissioner of Reclamation. Ads: Studebaker Trucks; New York Life; Allis-Chalmers electric motors; Nescafe; American Gas Association ad features Mrs. Leslie Bonney of Cambridge, MA, Mrs. R.B. Butler of Tulsa OK, and Mrs. Geraldine Work of Santa Cruz, CA; Motorola radios; General Motors; Westinghouse Appliances; Ford cars; Inland Ice Cube Trays; Packard Cars - nice 2-page color-photo ad; General Electric Appliances; Eaton Truck Axles; Crosley Fridges - with Faith Baldwin; Handsome color United Air Lines ad; Great two-page color TWA ad; Nice two-page color Nash auto ad features the Ambassador Custom; Pall Mall cigarettes; Two-page color Chevrolet ad; Nice one-page color ad for Jarman shoes; Nice one-page Squibb ad shows faithful dog holding child's dress to prevent her from running into street; Nice one-page color ad for movie 'Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick' starring Dinah Shore; Two-page GMC truck ad; Color photo of Randolph Scott in ad for Stereo Realist 3D cameras; Olympic televisions; Permutit water softeners; Clorets; Johnston Lawn Mowers; Telechron clocks; Majestic Rotomatic lawnmowers; Homko mowers; Nice one-page two-color ad for Jacobsen power lawn mowers; Johnson outboard mowers; Nice one-page color ad for Fatima cigarettes features noted sportsman-engineer Paul Henry; Coke ad on back cover shows empty bottles and caps on counter. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
2004No inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Looks unused. 798pp.