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1992This is one of a series of eight publications produced by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Black cloth covers with gilt title on front cover and spine. Two tears to top edge of dust jacket. Wear to extremities of dust jacket.
1979A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Brown paper cover with raised title. 9"w x 10"h. 208 pages. Color frontispiece and 192 b&w plates, maps, biblio., index.
1997Book 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. 128 pages with b&w photos, mechanical drawings.
1998br. fig. a col. pp.211, ben tenuto.
1971français Grand in-8 de 322 pp.; broché de l'éditeur. Avec carte, photographies et illustrations.
1924303p. + Plus frontis, maps and photographs. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, somewhat soiled. The story of various explorations and discoveries with chapters on: Lhasa; the gorges of the Brahmaputra; the North Pole; the Mountains of the Moon; the South Pole, Mt. McKinley; the Holy Cities of Islam; the Exploration of New Guinea; and Mount Everest. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! POLAR 2
1941pp. 451-467; 469-488; 143-158. Three parts bound together. Illustrated with photographs. 4to. Original printed wraps bound in. Very good copy. Submitted by the Candidate in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, in the Faculty of Pure Science, Columbia University. SCIENCE BOX 3
2016Autori: Alberto Aiosa.
in-8°, 288 pages, photos h.t. n&b et en couleurs, broche, couv. illustree plastifiee. Bon etat. [CA33-1]
in-8°, 401 pp., cartonnage de l"editeur, jaquette illustree. Tres bon etat excepte coin decoupe a la page de faux titre. [MI-6]
2 vomues in-16°, 373 + 397 pages, brochés. Bel ensemble. [LP-3]
199132 pages. Bright glossy covers. Bright inside. Light bumping, soiling and wear to boards. Sylvester encounters a giant 'mouse.' Book
1979Features: An unexplored fern habitat in Papua New Guinea; Growing ferns from spores the easy way; making natural baskets; and more Book
1996283 pages including index and black and white photographic plates. "Devastatingly candid... Rousing... Fascinating... Beautifully written... You'll be charmed, enlightened and entertained." - Trevor Lautens. "Destined to become a bible for every aspiring municipal politician, and anyone with a bitch against City Hall." - from back cover. Light wear. Unmarked. Nice copy. Book
1951Please note: Front cover missing. Features include: The Haunted Mine - Author's experiences at a Canadian gold-mine; The Rest-Cure - A sea captain's story of a voyage across the Atlantic with a party of cowboys; Norfleet's Quest - Frank Norfleet, a Texas confidence victim, pursued the pertetrators for three years before achieving vengeance; The Living Death - An eccentric chemist marries an Aztec royal descendant to ferret out the secrets of the ancient Aztec dyes; The Sky Riders - Canada's RCMP, the world's first 'flying policemen'; The Lawra Lion - a lion adventure on the Gold Coast; The Forbidden Path - A remarkable experience which befell two British officers in the Himilayan foothills; A Matter of Witchcraft - A strange story from New Guinea; The Australian Stockman - the drover of Australia's outback; Tears to spine with chips missing. Contents in good condition. Magazine
1984175 pages. Author relates his father's capture by the Japanese in the fetid jungles of New Guinea, the annihilation of his entire squad and how he, the lone survivor, was shipped to live with Australian and British POWs in a squalid, degrading camp in the Philippines that came to be known as The Hotel Tacloban. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Spine leaning. Decent reading copy. Book
1926221 pages. High character and heroic actions are the dominating notes of the careers described in this volume. The nine stories include: Tamate - and his stirring adventures in New Guinea; The siege of For Michilimackinac - the exciting experiences of a fur trader among red Indians; Basil of Caesarea; Daniel Wilson, the Lion-Hearted Bishop of Calcutta; David Livingstone, the Greatest of Explorers; Anecdotes of Livingstone; Bishop McIlvaine of Ohio; Ambrose of Milan - the Archbiship who never feared the face of man; David Brainerd, the Apostle to the red Indians. Three colour plates including frontis. Nicely illustrated spine and front board. Average wear. Front free endpaper missing. Moderate yellowing. Front hinge almost fully open. Above-average but not excessive soiling. Decent copy of a nice volume. Date inknown. Circa 1950? Book
1960Features: The Grand National Steeplechase; Glasgow Fire; Volcanic Eruption of New Guinea; Khrushchev visits De Gaulle; Master Works of Ancient Iranian Artists; Makerere College, The University College of East Africa; The Rover 80 and 100 - automobile feature; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
1940Stories: The Baffin-Land Mystery; My Adventures in the Pyrenees; Dead Man's Treasure; Big-Bang; Unknown New Guinea; Ma Barker Gangster; Nine Lives; The Saving of Montague Smith; The Wishing Pipe; The Sinister Crocodile; Costa Rica Fights Voodoo; The Man with the Harp Once More; A Plague of Mice. Average wear. Prior owner's name upon front cover. Book
1902Outside dimensions 14.5" x 10.5". Circa 1902. Centerfold. Light wear. Please note: chunk missing from upper left corner. Half-inch tear to top edge. Please see our photo for details. Book
196788 pages. Features: The Glenbow Foundation and its Library; Check those Credit Slips; Police in a Changing Society - Essay; Canada Day at 4 ATAF; Expensive Traffic Infraction; Teaching in New Guinea; Amaranth Detachment; Junior Musical Ride; A Presidential Visit - LBJ and Pearson; Black Magic; Racer Warns of High Speed; A Costly Jaunt - Niagara Falls; Waitress Foils Gunmen - Chemainus/Crofton, B.C.; Prior owner's details blacked out upon Table of Contents else unmarked. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
196780 pages. Features: Fights near Edmonton; New Guinea Patrol; Expo is coming to Canada!; New Patrol Vessels for Expo; Late Commissioner Stuart Taylor Wood CMG passes; Fort Walsh; Written Off - Kalomo District; Tire Technology; Commissioner George B. McClellan on Police Leadership; Cpl. Bradley's Dogs Sweep N.B. Field Trial Titles; International Traffic in Stolen Gems; A Windsor, Nova Scotia Crime; Moonshine in Toronto; An Angler's Last Journey in the Northwest Territories; Leads to Murder; Asst. Commissioner T.V. Sandys-Wunsch; and more. Prior owner's details blacked out upon page one else unmarked with average wear. Sound copy. Book
1926Stories: Soloyi the Witch Doctor - a tale from the South African Bushveld; Midge - a story of an Australian Mare - will appeal to every lover of horses; Across North America in a Motor-Boat - The Story of a Record Voyage - many photos; A Day to Remember - A shooting trip to Ireland; The Colonel's Diamond; The Taming of 'Bear' Farrell - Part II - a quest for gold in New Guinea; Buried Treasure in the ruins of Carthage; My Wanderings in Africa - a cinematographer travels - many photos; Through the Inner Deserts of Arabia - the Contess Malmignati is the first European woman to penetrate to the little-known Inner Deserts of Arabia; Two-Legged Contraband - The Men-Smugglers of the Mexican Border (from the days when the U.S. actually defended its southern border); a new chum in New Zealand - a story from a new farmer in New Zealand; An Evening Ashore - what happened one evening in Marseilles. Above-average wear. Prior owner's name pencilled atop front cover else unmarked. Covers not quite loose. Worthy copy. Book
1952Features: The Vengeance Trail - A murder-mystery from Ecuador, with photos; Our New Guinea Cruise - curious sights and scenes, with photos; Northland Mountaineering - interesting climbs in Arctic Norway - photos; Carlson's Mermaid - a fantastic story from the Niger delta; The 'Hidden Gold" Murders - a German case; Ghulam Haidar - Opium Peddler; Two Bad Men - murderers are eventually captured in America's rugged North-West; A Weird Quest - seances are held to help locate 'lost' gold-mines; Behind the Door - a tale from a Chief Officer in the Merchant Navy; Bush Nightmare - an experience in the wilds of Queensland; and more. Average wear. Binding intact. Sound copy. Book
