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1977In 8°, t.t. edit. con titoli in oro su tassello rosso al dorso e sovracop. ill., pp. 414,(10); coll. "Collana Storica Rizzoli", copia molto buona. (z016) (La spedizione standard è SEMPRE tracciata con raccomandata - piego di libri, eventuale FATTURA da richiedere all'ordine)
2000In 8°, cart. edit. ill. con sovrac. ill., pp. 287,(1); Borneo, Australia, Isole di Torres: il viaggio di un antropologo fra le antiche tribù del Pacifico alla riscoperta di un sapere millenario; ottimo es.. (L002/d) (spedizione standard SEMPRE tracciata con raccomandata-piego di libri, eventuale FATTURA da richiedere all'ordine)
1975Broch?. 233 pages.
1975Broch?. 130 pages.
First edition, 2 vols., 8vo (214 x 130 mm), xii, [2], 337, [1], xxviii; viii, [2], 230, [2], ciipp., without half-titles, 4 folding plans, 2 folding maps, 1 folding letterpress table and 11 lithograph plates (some heavy spotting), contemporary half calf, marbled boards, corners worn, spine tooled in gilt, contrasting leather spine labels lettered in gilt, a nice set. "Keppel, a British naval officer who had served in the opium War, participated in the campaigns against the Borneo pirates in 1843-44... The first volume concerns itself with Brooke's exploits in Sarawak from 1838-42... Brooke attempted to open Borneo for foreign trade and tried to pacify the tribes... Volume two recounts the military exploits of Brooke, Keppel and Sir Edward Belcher... gives a geographical overview of Borneo, and includes accounts of the Dyaks, the aboriginal Borneo Tribes."?Hill. Hill, The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages, 918.
19848vo [24 x 16cm]; [xii] 192 pp, maps, plates, bibliog., index. original cloth-backed boards, gilt spine title lettering, dj (bit rubbed at edge, not price clipped), clean, fine and unused in very good dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, with poet James Fenton, wrote an interesting and hilarious account of their exploration of jungles and mountains, following the trails of previous naturalists. This is the author's first travel book, which launched his career as a travel writer.
19848vo [24 x 16 cm]; [xii] 192pp, map, plates, bibliog, index. original cloth, dj (light crease, slightly used, not price clipped), else near fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, with poet James Fenton, wrote an interesting, and, at times, hilarious account of their exploration of jungles and mountains, following the trails of previous naturalists.
19848vo [24 x 16cm]; [xii] 192pp, maps, plates, bibliog, index. original cloth, dj (slightly rubbed), remainder mark at lower edge, else fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, with poet James Fenton, wrote an interesting and hilarious account of their exploration of jungles and mountains, following the trails of previous naturalists. This is the book that launched the author's career as a travel writer.
1937204 p., 17 tavole fotografiche f/t, (4) : ill. con foto in b/n ; 23 cm. Traduzione di Maria Borghese. Collezione : viaggi ed esplorazioni. Ex libris, firme di proprieta’ in copertina e alla quinta pagina. Brossura illustrata. Gore di umidita’. in Buone condizioni. ****.
18388° grande (23,4x14,4 cm); (4), 411, (2) pp. 104 tav. e (4), 416 pp. e 100 c. di tav. fuori testo e due cartine più volte ripiegate. Nel 1843 uscì un terzo volume. Esemplare ancora in barbe. Bellissime legature in mezza pelle rossa con titolo e ricchi fregi in oro al dorso e piatti foderati con carta coeva rossa a rilievo. L'opera uscì nella celebre collana di monografie a se stanti dedicata ognuna ad un paese del mondo pubblicata con il titolo "L'universo o storia e descrizione di tutti i popoli". Prima edizione italiana di quest'opera curata dal celebre viaggiatore, politico e geografo francese Domeny de Rienzi che raccoglie la storia, la geografia ma anche gli usi e costumi, le lingue e l'economia dei territori ed isole dell'Oceania, Borneo, Melanesia, Micronesia e Polinesia, Malesia. Bellissime le duecento tavole fuori testo con immagini di luoghi, costumi e personaggi celebri. Esemplare in buone-ottime condizioni di conservazione, in barbe ed in bella legatura.
français 0 1860, 38 p. Fascicule orig., extrait de la série TOUR DU MONDE de l'année et semestre indiqués. Gravures ou photographies in-t et h-t. Format 21 x 29cm. Ex. collé en couverture d'attente, illustrée, carton rouge ou vert. Bonne présentation. TOUR DU MONDE.VOYAGE.INDONESIE. ILE DE BORNEO
1937In-8°, pp. 205, copertina editoriale illustrata. Etichetta coeva in carta nella parte inferiore del dorso, due immagini b. n (due coppie di uccelli) applicate da vecchio proprietario nella parte bianca della pagina che ospita l'indice e alla terzultima pagina bianca. Intonso e in perfetto stato. Indice: Parte I. Presso i cacciatori di teste toragia nel centro delle Celebes; Parte II. Presso i cacciatori di teste dayaks nel centro dell'isola di Borneo; Parte III. Con i Kalabahi e gli Alfurs nelle isole della Sonda; Alor; Timor; Soemba; Paesi buginesi (Sud Celebes); Civiltà: Giava - Bali - Sumatra.
1972Biography of Lord Twining with fifteen photographs, three maps. Ex Library, library stamp on title page, library card envelope on last page of index.at rear. Library number written at base of spine on dust jacket. A little foxing on top page edges.
1974Book shows light wear to covers. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 610 pages, contents include: Bestowal of shamanic powers, Recruiting of shamans in western and central Siberia, among the Tungus, the Buryat and Altaians, Initiation of Eskimo Shamans, Obtaining shamanic powers, Costume and drum, functions, Magical cures, Cosmology, Rituals, Healing, Techniques among the Semang, Sakai, Jakun, Andaman Islands, Nicobar, Mayasia, Sumatra, Borneo, Celebes, etc.
2001Book is in excellent condition with very light wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Oblong format with orange cloth covers, white titles. 224 pages, heavily illustrated with 350 photos investigating a myriad collection of aspects of Sarawak style. Sections include Peolple, heritage and culture, The art of Sarawak, The architectural dimension : traditions, foreign influences and modern contemporary style, Sarawak portraits in bleack and white, Architectural notebook. A huge number of photos full color, sometimes two page layouts of art, jewlery, cloth, clothing, sculpture, basketry, knives, costume, ceremony, religion, dance, beadwork, tattooing, etc. Large section on architectural detail, including elevations, sections and floorplans of a Bidayuh longhouse and headhouse, an Iban longhourse, an Orang Ulu longhouse, a Melanau Rumah Tinggi , a Malay house, a Chinese farmhouse,
1901Discolored beige cover with pictorial boards. Tears on dust jacket (wrapped in mylar cover). Loose binding. Previous owner's name inside. The story of Anahei, a child of the Malay. 5 1/4"w x 7 5/8"h. 54 pages, plus advertisements.
1990Broché. 203 pages.
in-8°, 312 pages, ill. hors texte N&B/coul., carte, bibliogr., lexique, broche, couverture illustree plast. à rabats. Tres bel exemplaire. [ES-1*]
in-8, 252 pages, 32 planches en N&B, 2 cartes, cartonnage illustre plastifie. Bel exemplaire. [GE-3]
in-8°, 231p., broche, couverture illustree. Tres bel exemplaire (première edition). [CA-00]
1951Features include: Five Hundred Miles to Freedom - the story of nine survivors of the Japanese capture of Rabaul; The Land Sharks - Would-be settlers in Canada fall victim to wonderful stories from plausible strangers of how to 'get rich quick'; Man-Eater - A former member of the Burma Frontier Service describes the eventful career of a tiger; Vale of the Gods - a curious blend of immemorial ritual and popular merrymaking in the Northern Punjab; The Ju-Ju Doctor - The facts of an amazing occurence on the Gold Coast; The Dragon - Author gets the scare of his live on an East Indian Island; The Sea-Dayaks of Borneo - Author finds the fromer head-hunters to be charming hosts; Section Man - A glimpse of the life of a track labourer on a Canadian railroad; The Poorhouse Tragedy - A puzzling American murder case. Exterior heavily worn with chips missing from spine and front cover partially detached. Contents good. Pencilled name upon back cover. Magazine
1935Stories: Liquid Gold; What the Palmist Foretold; Through the Shan States; The King's Ju-Ju; Our Japanese Burglar; Gomez the Killer; A Papuan Interlude; Seven Days' Bad Luck; A Side-Show in Borneo; Fire-Walking in Java; The Queensland Mounted; The Pickle Bottle. Above-average wear. Book
1954Features: The Enchanted Islands - The Galapagos Islands; The Mountain of Gold - reprint of a 1926 story in which an Englishman accepts an inviation to travel to a 'mountain of gold' in British Columbia, Canada; The Way Back - After crashing in Iceland, 2 airmen walk 70km to civilization - author Major-General H.L. Davies; The 'Black Magic' Tiger - in India a rifle is 'charmed' to kill a tiger; Pork-Knocking - fellows who go into the wilds of British Guiana to dig for diamonds - great photos; When Awang Ruled Simporna - the story of a prisoner in British North Borneo; Our Murder Mystery in the Cook Archipelago; A Question of Feet - a wily old farmer in South-West Africa outwits the police; Sky Workers - men who work at dangerous heights (great photo); Trail of the Snake - West African Gold Prospectors follow the advice of a Witch Doctor; and more. Front cover loose but present. Backstrip missing. Faint signature atop front cover. Binding intact. Book
1952Features: Diamond Cut Diamond - widespread traffic in diamonds stolen from African mines; A Packet of Trouble - A British soldier in Egypt pretends to help drug-traffickers; Across the High Alps on Skis - an ambitious expedition carried out by four young Scots, many photos; Gypsies of the Arctic - Laplanders; South African Canoe-Racing - Whisky and Water - two odd characters in Australia; Rope's End - a former B.S.A. police-trooper's account of the undoing of a cunning native murderer; Curio-Collecting in Papua - examining native handiwork for the Australian Museum, with photos; Cheating Death; The Sleep-Maker - Puzzling thefts at a Nigerian mining-camp; The Awakening - an innocent man is charged with murder; Poltergeist - a weird story from Borneo; and more. Average wear. Binding sound. Book
1954Features: The Enchanted Islands - The Galapagos Islands; The Mountain of Gold - reprint of a 1926 story in which an Englishman accepts an inviation to travel to a 'mountain of gold' in British Columbia, Canada; The Way Back - After crashing in Iceland, 2 airmen walk 70km to civilization - author Major-General H.L. Davies; The 'Black Magic' Tiger - in India a rifle is 'charmed' to kill a tiger; Pork-Knocking - fellows who go into the wilds of British Guiana to dig for diamonds - great photos; When Awang Ruled Simporna - the story of a prisoner in British North Borneo; Our Murder Mystery in the Cook Archipelago; A Question of Feet - a wily old farmer in South-West Africa outwits the police; Sky Workers - men who work at dangerous heights (great photo); Trail of the Snake - West African Gold Prospectors follow the advice of a Witch Doctor; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. Book
