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1900Album ricordo rilegato in nastro di seta con illustrazioni fotografiche in bianco e nero, 140x224 mm, 52 pagine. Il libro si compone di 24 illustrazioni fotografiche, senza testo oltre alle didascalie per le fotografie, che illustrano, tra tutte: Colombo Harbour, Colombo Museum, Hindoo temple, Galle Face Hotel, Mount Lavinia, Pettah, The Lake, Galle road , Lake road, torre dell'orologio e faro, Kandy, una signora kandiana, un gruppo di sacerdoti buddisti cingalesi, incantatori di serpenti, danzatrici del diavolo cingalesi. Un raro album di souvenir con 24 illustrazioni fotografiche di Ceylon, in un'edizione molto rara, pubblicato dalla Colombo Apothecaries Company Ltd.. La Colombo Apothecaries Company era una società mercantile fondata da WM Smith e James Smith Finlay negli edifici De Soysa, Slave Island, Colombo nel 1883. Provenienza: Data manoscritta e firma di proprietà sul frontespizio, non facilmente leggibile, ma dovrebbe essere: Colombo 15. 9mbre 02 (15 novembre 1902) A. Cadeddu . Riferimenti: non in ICCU. Nessuna copia di questa edizione in OCLC, che riporta un'edizione in 2 volumi con un totale di 20 foto (OCLC, 35749502 - 1 copia negli USA, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, WA). Cond .: Esemplare in condizioni generali molto buone, con tutte le fotografie in buone condizioni. -- Silk ribbon bound paperback souvenir brochure with b&w photographic illustrations,140x224 mm, 52 pages. The book consists of 24 single-sided photographic plates, with no text other than the captions for the photographs, illustrating, among all: Colombo Harbour, Colombo Museum, Hindoo temple, Galle Face Hotel, Mount Lavinia, Pettah, The Lake, Galle road, Lake road, clock tower and lighthouse, Kandy, a Kandyan lady, a group of Singhalese Buddhist priests, snake charmers, Singhalese devil dancers. A rare souvenir album with 24 photographic illustrations of Ceylon, in a very rare edition, published by the Colombo Apothecaries Company Ltd. Provenance: Handwritten date and ownership signature at title page, not not easily readable, but it should be: Colombo 15. 9mbre 02 (15 November, 1902) A. Cadeddu. References: Not in ICCU. No copy of this edition in OCLC, which reports an edition in 2 vols with a total of 20 plates (OCLC, 35749502 - 1 copy in USA, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, WA). Cond.: Light brownings at front cover and at title page, but very good condition overall, with all photographs in fine condition.
'Terra e Nazioni : Le Indie orientali'. 8vo grande (cm 28 x 19 ca); tela verde editoriale; p. VI, 320, X (di dati statistici, tra p. 309 e 311); 183 figure in b/n nel testo e 16 tavole a colori fuori testo, anche a doppia pagina, per lo più con l'originale velina di protezione. Lievi usure e trascurabili tracce d'uso alla tela, un piccolo graffio sul taglio inferiore, qualche occasionale fioritura (alle veline e al margine bianco / verso delle tavole), una minima abrasione per incollatura alla punta inferiore di pp. 3-4 e 84-85; nell'insieme buona copia, ben legata e in ordine. Descrizione con illustrazioni di India, Ceylon, Birmania, Tailandia, Indocina, Malesia, Indonesia, Filippine.
1982Book 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. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. About 100 pages with a great many b&w photos, a year-by-year chronology of the events of the orchestra's history.
1931Broché. 206 pages.
1971Reliure toile de l'éditeur. 672 pages. Jaquette. Annotations au stylo.
2002Broché. 173 pages.
1977Broché. 128 pages. Graffittis sur le premier plat.
1926Broché. 279 pages. Rousseurs.
1966formato 21X14. Brossura editoriale pagine 356. Con diverse immagini in B/N e una cartina di Ceylon piegata in piu parti. In lingua Inglese. Fine condition
1914pp. xii, 262 + Plus numerous early twentieth century full page photographs of Buddhist temples. Inked ownership of Herbert Bertel, Boro-Boedoer, Java, Feb. 18th, 1917. Sm. 8vo. Original cloth spine over printed pictorial paper boards. Binding slightly soiled with small loss at head and tail of spine. Hardbound. Very interesting Buddhist stories of Anuradhapura. INDIA BOX 1
1928758p. Uncut. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Slightly soiled. Spine faded. OCC 7
1991224 pages including index. One hundred and fifty years ago the British planter arriving in India or Ceylon could hardly expect a bungalow, a deep freeze, a television - let alone an orderly estate of tea bushes. The scene would rather be the dense tropical jungle, disease-carrying insects, and prowling beasts of prey. He would work and live alone, and bivouac for months on end under tropical rains with but the scantiest of provisions. That is why this book is entitled The Pioneers. Author, who was a planter in Ceylon, has done much research covering the pre 1900 period, putting together a description in words and pictures of how these pioneers lived. Amazingly, although a few books of personal reminiscences by planters have been published in the distant past, Weatherstone's achievement has never before been attempted.... To anyone who has lived in India, Ceylon, Imperial China - or indeed any tea producing country - this work will have a strong nostalgic appeal. To those in the tea and coffee trades - even to the keener drinkers - it is an education, an exciting view into a near-forgotten world. But to the thinning ranks of retired planters, it is simply a must." - from dust jacket. Nearly 350 illustrations in colour and black and white. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear and minor lean to spine. Glossy green illustrated dust jacket remains attractive with very light wear and no tears. Excellent copy. Book
1950Features include: The World's Loneliest Island - Arthur Scholes on Heard Island, Antarctica; All Aboard for Adventure (part II) - Five young Americans set out in a sailboat for tropic seas; The Indians of Guatemala - colourful glimpses; Mountain Rescue - A Night Adventure on Bedean nam Bian, the loftiest mountain in Argyllshire, Scotland; The Warning - a tale of premonition; The Mysterious Stranger - a tale from the wilds of Tibet; Poll Chunk's Son - A Drama of Real-Life in the mountains of Kentucky; Noosing Wild Buffalo in Ceylon; The Hidden Pass - A strange story of the early days of Canadian railway development and the "Ice-Man of Revelstoke"; Land Without Women - the holy community of Mount Athos and its monestary of Simonpetra; A Riddle of the Bush - an Australian story; The Robin Hood of Sicily; In the Shadow of Ju-Ju - remarkable cases from West Africa; Pirate Treasure - Pirates were not unknown in Newfoundland at the time of the American War of Independence; Quack Doctors in Burma. Illustrated in black and white. Above-average wear to exterior with openings at covers. Contents good. Magazine
199274 ages. Features: Ceylon strike; Doolittle Raider; Willys Jeep; Allied Oil Plot; Bridge Busters; U-boat Turkey Shoot. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Good working copy. Book
1943Stories: The Timber Pirates; Among the Lapps; Dockland Vendetta; The Turning Point; Bred in the Bone; The Farm Theives; Drug-Smuggling in Ceylon; Plenty Gold; Good Seamanship; That Mine in Mexico; The Monkey-Man Case; Stratagem. Above-average wear. Name and ink stamp upon front cover. Book
1932Features "The Hatfield-McCoy Feud", an 11-page illustrated article [part 1]. 84, [40 ads] pages. Additional Features: Canadian Indian Witchcraft; Smugglers of the Baltic; The Death-Shell; A Chinese Mutiny; Cycling to Eldorado; On a Ceylon Tea Estate; Twenty-Three Days Adrift; A Thousand Miles Through African Bush; Three Men on a Raft; Slippery Wiley's Clients. Heavily worn. Tape repairs to spine. A worthy reference copy of this special issue. Book
1952Features: Dead Man's Double - working aboard a tramp steamer to return to Australia, John Winters meets his double... except the double is already dead; A Baptism of fire - the experience of a young forest ranger with the British Columbia Forest Service when over 100 people are trapped in a logging camp, by J.L. Henslowe; The Trek - story from a pioneer in East Africa; A Case of Contraband - an amusing tale from Central America by Capt. Frank H. Shaw; The Golden Ingot - a confidence trick by a West African criminal; Down Mexico Way - 2 Jacks ashore get themselves in trouble in the Mexican countryside; The Fire-Walker - a story from Ceylon; Mr. Peter Strong, Pioneer Pilot, by D.N.E. Kain; One Thing After Another - down on his luck during depression days in Australia a man's luck finally turns; The Burma Road - will recall poignant memories to many ex-servicemen - great photos; South Sea Burial-Customs - how they do things on the remote Cook Island Group; Olsen's Secret - a grim story from the American coal fields; The Octopus - a young man's nighmare underwater battle with a gigantic octopus brings happiness to a remote South Sea Island; and more. Average wear. Binding sound. Quality copy. Book
1952Features: Dead Man's Double - working aboard a foreign 'tramp' to get home to Australia ends up in big problems because of the author's double; A Baptism of Fire - A young forest ranger of the British Columbia Forest Service fights a fire which puts over a hundred people in a logging camp at risk; The Trek - a minor pioneer adventure in East Africa; A Case of Contraband - happy days in Central America; The Golden Ingot - A West African Confidence Man; Down Mexico Way - Two Jacks ashore get in trouble as they explore the Mexican countryside; The Fire-Walker - the celebrated Hindu shrine at Kataragama, Ceylon; Pioneer Pilot - Peter Strong; One Thing After Another - good luck finally falls on a hard luck fellow in depression-era Australia; The Burma Road - Nice photos; Strange South Sea Burial-Customs; Olsen's Secret - a grim story from the American Coal Fields; The Octopus - a young man's nightmare underwater battle with a gigantic octopus; and more. Above-average wear. Coupon neatly clipped from atop page 121, articles unaffected. Binding intact. Book
195283 plus 448 pages. Twenty-four maps. Many dozens of tables, charts and graphs. Prepared by request of the Government of Ceylon to survey the development potentialities of the country with special consideration given to: Agriculture (particularly rice cultivation, mixed farming, dairying, colonization and resettlement), Irrigation, Fisheries, Forestry, Minerals, Power, Industrial development, Inland transport and shipping, vocational training, Health (including housing and water schemes), General Economics (including public finance, money and banking, savings and investment, balance of payment). Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. Bindings intact. A sound copy of this comprehensive snapshot of Ceylon's state of economic development in 1952. Book
194040 pages. 75 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: The Ajax returns to Plymouth after its victory over the Graf Spee; Lord Gort inspecting trenches; British activity in the snow at the front; French visitors inspect British guns and planes; Article entitled War Finance at Home - how the intricate problem of revenue and expenditure is solved, with photo of John Maynard Keynes; Full-page photo portrait of Major-General Andrew G.L. McNaughton; On duty with the R.A.F. coastal command; On board a British submarine depot ship; The Australians are Ready; Centerfold illustrations depict how the navy is prepared to deal with concentrated air attacks by Nazi bombers; Arctic Conditions on the French Front; Royal visit; Inspecting Polish airmen in England; Ceylon helps the Empire's war effort; Supplies for the Army - an article on the enormous task of providing and maintaining arms and equipment for the British Expeditionary Force; Many photos of the fight for freedom on the Finnish front; German troops experience arctic weather; A Commentary on the war this week; Photos at the headquarters of the A.R.P., including a photo of Sir Edward Evans; Delivering the Mail by Sea - transfering bags from ship to ship while they maintain speed; Summary of the chief daily events in the war this week. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
196039 Pages plus five pages of nice vintage ads. Features: Legend and History in the Oldest Geographical Names of the St. Lawrence; Tobacco - Another Canadian Achievement; British Columbia Lakes (Pictoria); How Canada is Helping the Fishermen of Ceylon; Physiography of the Queen Charlotte Islands; Pictures of the Provinces - XXIII; Nice Army recruiting ad inside front cover; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
192632 pages. Features: When Old Salem Hunted Witches - men and women were put to death on the accusation of little children; The Man Who Fights Alone - "The Cop is the World's Greatest Warrior" - article with statistics of policemen killed on the job; Why I Left New York (part 1) - a middle westerner moves there but is in conflict with its alien atmosphere; Who Pays for Our Radio Programs? - noted economics author explains how national advertisers foot the bill so we can listen-in without charge; Captain Kidd - Pirate-Catcher - the rover is commissioned to capture ships flying the black flag; Mr. (Henry) Ford's Page - no amount of pretense can improve upon the original; Editorials - the time of England's trouble, is the jury system a failure, police death roll, the family is the unit; Woodrow Wilson (part 9) - He refused to be rushed into hasty decisions; World War's Effect Upon the Negro - overseas the colored soldier acquired an entirely new estimate of his importance in the scheme of things; Dry-Farming - The Tragedy of the West - scores of deserted homes stand as mute monuments to the settler's struggle in a land where rain seldom comes; Moonlight Midnight on "Old Tim" - Climbing Mount Timpanogas; The Voyage of the Victoria - part 3 - further adventures of Magellan; Chats with Office Callers; A Dance a Week - Hull's Victory, Lady Walpole's Reel, and Speed the Plow (with piano music for each); amazing photos of strange worldwide professions - a daredevil juggling atop several chairs, rubber tappers in Ceylon demonstrating the herringbone system,Egyptian dervishes passing skewers through their cheeks, and a Korean peddler of earthen ware - carried upon his back! Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
193456 pages. Features: Lovely cover illustration of blonde on boat; Great vintage colour Imperial (Oil) ad inside front cover features old-style gas pump; Editorial topics include Prison Rule, Support the Schools, The Cause of Crime, Who Lost the Election?, Success or Failure?, A Faulty System, World Trade, and Interest Rates; Nice one-page photo-illustrated ad for magazine "The Nor'-West Farmer"; A Policeman's Point of View (short story); Yellow on White (short story); Newfoundland - Canada's Economic Partner - great photo-illustrated article; Serg'int Luck (short story); Modern Eve - article illustrated with amazine photos of reptile skins used in fashion, our favourite being a model clad in 25' of python skin!; Hot Cargo (short story); Ceylone - Tea Garden of the World - nice photo-illustrated article; Pond's one-page ad includes photo of Mrs. Anthony J. Drexel III; Woodbury's one-page soap ad features photo of Baroness Ida Legan; Two-page General Motors (GM) of Canada ad highlights their design innovations; Movie news includes photos of Ruby Keeler, Dorothy Dell, Mary Carlisle, Muriel Evans, Ruth Channing, Gloria Stuart, Paul Kelly, and more; Business News discusses inflation and advertising trends; Young Man and his Problem; Legal Info.; Nice 1/4-page illustrated ad for Aylmer tomato catsup; Fashion illustrations; Heinz one-page ad includes illustrations of several of their products; Cooking article; World Sayings; Colour Lifebuoy and Rinso ads inside back cover; Nostalgic colour-photo ad for P and G naptha soap on back cover; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
