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1989Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. 208 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "Describes the experiences of two young Australians, Kenneth Linford and the author. Linford was captured by the Japanese in Timor, the author in Java. This work describes the ordeal of these two men and and absorbing account of how Linford and two others escaped from a camp in Thailand - a very rare occurence." - dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A nice copy. Book
1985131 pages. Bibliography. Reproductions of black and white photos. Diagrams. Combines the WWII adventures of the three authors as they travel to Singapore only to be chased from place to place by the Japanese before returning for revenge. Small address label inside front cover, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice tight copy. [Not in Enser] Book
1996Profusely Illustrated in colour and black and white. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival grade Brodart. A lovely copy. Book
1919Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Behind the Scenes in Russia - Part VI - Robert Wilton, a British War Correspondent on the Eastern Front, recounts his experiences, tells the true story of the tragic end of Rasputin, and discusses claims that the Czar is alive - article with photos of the Czar, his family, and Rasputin; The Most Savage of Beasts - John A. Jordan describes the strange tactics and danger of hunting the African Buffalo; A Hero of the Soudan - How the first Civilian's Victoria Cross was won by Sergeant J.J. Farmer - article with photo; My Niggers - humorous account of the writer's experiences of Gyppies at a camp along the Suez Canal; My Wanderings in Little-Known Angola - interesting article with many excellent photos; The Mechanically-Minded Skipper - Tobias Meddling of the 8-thousand ton ship Peerless; Capturing Seventy-Nine Germans Single-Handed - Canadian officer Captain MacDowell tricked Germans into surrendering at Vimy Ridge; The Battle for the Lake - German warships are ousted from the great inland sea in Central Africa, Tanganyika; Our Grizzly Bear Record - Francis Dickie and his companion set a new world's record for killing Grizzly bears in the Canadian Rockies - article with photos; Pipe Town - where Brier pipes are made for the "Tommies" and the "Poilus" - article with excellent photos; A "Rice Wedding" in Java - fascinating photo-illustrated article; Some Strange Escapes From Germany - Part I - how prisoners of war escaped from the Germans in WWI; My Escape From Russia - Madame Semenoff describes her escape from Petrograd after the Bolsheviks took over; Canada's Water Miracle - The Bassano Dam, the world's longest, built in Alberta, Canada - article with excellent photos; The Zulu Love Medicine - Part I - a member of the Natal Mounted Police describes how an Englishman was murdered by a Zulu medicine-man and accomplices so a portion of the body could be used to make an effective love medicine; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [3], 268-352, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
1930Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Tragic Pearl - First found off the coast of North-West Australia, a special pearl quickly changes from person-to-person, leaving death in its wake - a famous Australian crime story; The Tiger-Killer - Major Jim Corbett specializes in single-handedly shooting troublesome tigers in the hills of Kumaun, India; Blundering Through the Balkans - Part I - John Gibbons takes his amusing act on the road again; The "White Indians" of North Carolina - A photo-illustrated article about the Croatan Indians, said to be the lineal descendants of Raleigh's ill-fated "Lost Colonists," with whom, in 1587, the friendly Red men abandoned the settlement of Roanoke and went out into the wilds to start life afresh; Left in Charge - A 19-year-old, just six weeks from home, finds himself in charge of a lonely South African sheep farm, only to have alarming things begin to happen, including a skirmish with sheep stealers; The Money-Finder - An amusing story involving a peppery West African Commissioner, a wily native chief who tried to avoid paying his taxes, and a young officer who was a bit of a conjurer; The Boy Who Sought Adventures - Part III - B. Wicksteed continues his amazing young adventures; The Opium-Smugglers - In the ancient walled city of Manila the author met a friend who told him this strange story; My Mystery Job - A queer story told by a builder's foreman concerning a remarkable job he had been called upon to undertake; Whose Hippo? - A nasty legal battle ensues after a Hippo is shot; The Land of Mystery - Part III of III - Col. E. Alexander Powell and his cousin Colonel Gallowhur continue their travels through unexplored Nepal - with many lovely photos; The Djimat - The figurehead of an old sailing ship goes missing during alterations and the superstitious natives of Java are sure trouble is sure to follow; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
1996réf. AME_9780201634532Addison-wesley 1996. 1st. Paperback. New/New. _ Addison-wesley paperback
1926réf. 54330Weltevreden.: Official Tourist Bureau. 3rd Edition. 1926-27. Large folding map many black and white photographic illustrations 329pp folding map trifle browned and foxed with small crease one corner small rust marks from staples visible front free endpaper closed tear pictorial upper free endpaper two small corrections to text in ink one leaf small tears upper margin a few pages pictorial upper cover gilt limp cloth covered boards a good copy. Packed with tips and information for the 1920s tourist. . Official Tourist Bureau. hardcover
1950réf. 211088New York.: Manz Corporation. circa1950. Colour poster 91.5 x 59.4 cms sheet folding to a full colour advertising brochure 32 x 23.5 cm text in panels and three further illustrations light wear at folds; small fold split at the base no loss overall in very good clean condition. Vivid poster art featuring a Javanese dancer the exotic centrepiece of a 1950s advertising brochure for letterpress and offset printing. The artist Simon Vanderlaan 1904- 1986 began his career in Chicago creating theatre posters before moving to Los Angeles in the 1930s. He memorably illustrated the cover of the 1939 Official Guidebook to the Golden Gate international Exposition and a propaganda poster now sought-after for Douglas aircraft in the 1940s. The verso of the brochure "It's a Colorful Old World" includes costumed images for China Holland and Bavaria also by Vanderlaan: alluring images for the traveller in prosperous post-war America. The Manz Corporation was founded in Chicago in the 1860s as a wood-engraving business. They oversaw the rapid change in commercial printing finally closing their doors in the 1960s. . Manz Corporation. unknown
1923réf. 213218Official Tourist Bureau. Java. Batavia. 1923. Folding colour map numerous black and white photographic illustrations facing each page of print 335pp. Covers trifle worn gilt lettering slightly discoloured inner hinge split but holding firmly with the oval ink stamp of the Official Tourist Bureau Batavia on the front free endpaper overall a very good copy.15.5 x 11cm. Guide book packed with information and illustrations includes itineraries for rail journeys telegraph prices shipping schedules etc. . Official Tourist Bureau. Java. Batavia. unknown
1922réf. 219659Batavia.: Official Tourist Bureau Weltevreden. 1922-1923. Folding colour map tipped in at the rear numerous black and white photographic illustrations facing each page of print 335pp. Light general wear to covers with gilt lettering slightly dull a very good copy.15.5 x 11cm. Guide book packed with detailed information on all aspects of getting to and around the country including itineraries for rail journeys telegraph prices shipping schedules etc. . Official Tourist Bureau Weltevreden unknown
1904réf. 221452Meadville Pennsylvania.: Keystone View Company. circa1904. A pair of stereographs mounted on studio card each 7.9 x 7.7 cm 8.5 x 17.7 cms card each with the studio's imprint catalogue number and caption and on the verso printed explanatory notes in English the thick backing card a little bowed the images with sharp definition and minimal age toning in very good clean condition. . Keystone View Company. unknown
1935réf. 219096Semarang.: Hoofdkantoor. Circa1935. 3 folding colour lithographed maps on linen in a cloth covered slipcase lettered in white on the upper cover. Scale 1:500000. Each map has been numbered 1 to 3 by a prior owner on the reverse of the map with their signature. Sheets measure 55.5 x 83.4cm; 56 x 90cm and 56 x 82.3cm. The first map is a little stained on the reverse but the stains are not visible on the map itself. Very good copies in like slipcase. TOGETHER WITH Afstands Tabellen 1928 a separate 62pp booklet accompanies the folder of maps spine repaired with washi tissue. . Hoofdkantoor. hardcover
1996réf. DBS-9780201634532Addison-wesley 1996. 1st. Paperback. New. Addison-wesley paperback
1996réf. DBS-9780201634532Addison-wesley 1996. 1st. Paperback. New. Addison-wesley paperback
1901réf. 123227Bonn, Emil Strauß (1901). * Mit 8 Tafeln, 144 Textabbildungen und 6 (1 gefalteten) Karten. IX, 244 Seiten, 1 Blatt. 25 x 17 cm. Illustrierter grüner Original-Leinenband (Gelenke gering angerissen) mit Rücken- und Deckelvergoldung.
1902réf. 123082Leipzig, B. G. Teubner 1902. * Mit 16 farbigen Tafeln, zahlreichen Textabbildungen und 1 gefalteten Karte. X, 270 Seiten, 1 Blatt. 24,5 x 18 cm. Illustrierter schwarzer Original-Leinenband (minimal fleckig und berieben) mit gemusterten Vorsatzpapieren und marmoriertem Schnitt.
1980réf. 008519Mainz, Philipp von Zabern, 1980. Illustrierter Orig.-Pappband, 291 Seiten, Gr.-8°. Sein in Stille und Spiel. Katalogband zur gleichnamigen Ausstellung in Stuttgart, Essen und München (1980/81). Mit einer kleinen Broschüre des Staatlichen Museum für Völkerkunde in München als Beilage. Sauberes und sehr gut erhaltenes Exemplar. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen.
1941réf. 4240Berlin, Dt. Buchgemeinschaft, (1941). 8°. Mit 106 Fotos u. 1 Karte. 114,[4] S. Illustrierter Original Halbleinen. Einband mit leichten Gebrauchsspuren.
1984réf. 20511CBHannover, Verlag M. & H. Schaper (= Textilkunst-Fachschriften), 1984. 8°, 128 S. mit zahlreichen s/w- und Farbabbildungen, farbig illustr. original Pappband (Hardcover), Erstausgabe sehr schönes, sauberes Exemplar mit auf Rückdeckelinnenseite montiertem Korrekturzettel
2000réf. 955891Birmingham: Wrox Press, 2000. 1233 S. Originalbroschur.
1925réf. 1017Amsterdam 1924 + 1925. Mit Bildtafeln, 138 + 262 S., Gr.-8°, OLn., Kopffarbschnitt
1955réf. 292939Tübingen : Mohr (Siebeck), 1955. XII, 419 S. ; gr. 8 Originalbroschur. 23 cm
1990réf. 20920ABKew, Bentham-Moxon Trust, Royal Botanic Gardens, 1990. 30 cm. 407 S. mit mehr als 700 Farbfotos. Original Pappband (Hardcover) mit ggpr. Titel, Fadenheftung. Tadelloses gepflegtes Exemplar. Schutzumschlag minimal angerändert.
1944réf. 1255515Berlin: Reimer, Berlin: Andrew & Steiner, 1944. 151 S. Illustr.; Tab.; graph. Darst.; fadengeh. Orig.-Halbleinenband.
1937réf. 54116ABFreiburg, Herder & Co Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1937. 8° (21x16), 177 S., 1 Bl., mit zahlr. teils ganzseitigen Illustrationen, 1 Übersichtskarte, Oln mit ill OU, 2 Blatt etwas gebräunt durch eingelegte Verlagswerbung, nahezu ungelesen, schönes gepflegtes Exemplar,
