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199596 pages. Features: Dennis Ramsey installed two photovoltaic-powered lighting systems in Nepal; Robert Siebert feeds solar electricity into the local grid from his 'patio cover'; Solar Cooking in Nepal; Upcoming production electric vehicles; Electric Voltsrabbit; Jonathan Tennyson's electric vehicles in Hawaii; Electric Vehicle Testing & Troubleshooting; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality copy. Magazine
1963Features include: Orchids of Nepal - Three Coelogynes; Producing Cattleyas for the Cut-Market Trade; An Orchid of Lake Mead National Recreational Area; Instant Media for Orchid Seed Germination; A Note on Schomburgkia Brysiana; The Genus Coelogyne; Getting Along with the Humidity; Hobbyists' Round-Up: Greenhouse Watering System; How to Grow Orchids (Pt 2): A Greenhouse for your Orchids; and Collectors' Item: Coelia triptera and Bothriochilus macrostachyus. Little Wear. Unmarked. A clean copy. Book
196088 pages. Features: One-page ad for the 1960 Ford Falcon Tudor Wagon; Two-page color Cadillac ad shows green 1960 Coupe de Ville in Mantucket; 1900-1956 - the fun and fury of 15 Presidential campaigns - great photos; Frigidaire fridge ad shows mom and daughter in blue dresses with yellow fridge; Photo-illustrated article on a visit to Nepal; Photos of babies in bikinis; Canadian Club ad with colour photos of Indian tiger hunt; Wonderful world of light -photos; Adolph Eichmann - Nazi Butcher - his crimes, his escape, his 15 years of hiding, his capture; Nice Chesterfield King ad with photo of couple of beach; Color ad for Gravy Train dog food; Nice Budweiser ad shows lady with puppies; Albert Asker - money alone was not enough; The story behind the painting of Toulouse-Lautrec; Plastic surgery gives a young housewife the kind of nose she always wanted; Park your child in Denmark; John Wayne - The Big Man of the Westerns - great photo-illustrated article on him and his family; and more. Opening to bottom of coverfold and bit of loss to bottom corner of front cover, otherwise unmarked with average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
2000148 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Features: The Island of Hong Kong - political and economic origins of early western mapping; Is Hong Kong the old name of Ap Lei Chau Island?; The Secrets of Chinese Maps - a map collector's insights; Stoneware Jars and Potters in Southeast Asia; The Art of Nepal; Tibetan Leather Boxes; Book Review; and more. Unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
1925Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Jogi's Curse - An Indian government official is cursed by a wondering jogi (priest) and the prophecy is tragically fulfilled; An Underground Wonderland - Fantastic photo-illustrated article on the Carlsbad Cavern of New Mexico; Adrift in the China Seas - Sent off to fetch help for their crippled steamer, H.W. Millard, G. Grant Simmons and their companions are blown off course and suffer an eight-day ordeal; "Watu Wa Miti" - R. St. Barbe Baker founded the "Men of the Trees" in Equatorial Africa to preserve trees which were continually being burned to secure land for cultivation - with photos; The Man Who Wanted a Change - A factory hand seeking escape travels to the South Seas, only to return sadder and wiser; Two Years in Borneo - Part I - Oscar Cook spent eight years there, the last two of which were quite strenuous - with photos; "The Man With the Buried Head" - photo of alms-seekers in India; The Promotion of Private Smith - The inside facts of an affair involving Private Smith, a young soldier in the American Army, stationed in the Philippines; The Last of the Bushrangers - Mrs. Mary J. Nichols reflects on the old pioneer days in Tasmania and the 'sticking-up' of an isolated station by the last gang of bushrangers that operated in the island - with photos; Forbidden Nepal - Hugh Walter had unusual opportunities to visit this closed state and provides interesting glimpses of the manners, customs, and principal religious festivals of the Nepalese - with photos; White Man's Magic - While exploring the interior of New Zealand the author and his companion fell afoul of a rascally Maori tohunga, or medicine man; Where Cannibals Roam - Part II - An eventful journey into the unknown interior of Papua, with photos; "Old Peter" - C.N.C. Hayter, formerly of the Royal North-West Mounted Police, describes instances of 'second sight' he witnessed among Eskimos, thus providing independent corroboration of a story about apparent Eskimo telepathy in this publication a few months ago; What Happened to Spott - A funny story about a miserly old South African storekeeper and a black mamba snake; The World's Largest Goldfish Farm - founded by Eugene Shireman of Martinsville, Indiana - with photo. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage 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
LEGATURA IN BROSSURA EDITORIALE ILLUSTRATA. INTERNO CON MOLTE ILLUSTRAZIONI FOTOGRAFICHE numero pagine: 137 formato: 27X18.5 stato conservazione: BUONO IL VOLUME TRANNE UN TAGLIETTO AL MARGINE DI COPERTINA, ACETATO PROTETTIVO IN PESSIMO STATO DI CONSERVAZIONE IN PARTE MANCANTE
1967No marks or inscriptions. Clean boards with no bumping to corners. A clean tight copy. Dust jacket not price clipped or creased with a few small nicks to edges. 128pp. Pageant of History Series.
1991No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, crease to one lower page corner, very minor bump to top of spine and no bumping to corners. No dust jacket. 254pp. The story of the first expedition to climb the slopes of Everest which started the lengthy process towards eventual success thrity-two years later. Following the death of one member of the party and the retirement through illness of another, the bulk of the work of testing the mountain's defences was left to two men, George Mallory and Guy Bullock.
2008New book still in shrink-wrap. 168pp. Every year over 3,000 Tibetans risk their lives fleeing from Tibet. The TV and photo journalist Dieter Glogowski escorted Tibetan refugee children on their way over the 5,800 meter high Nangpa-la Pass into Nepal. His breathtaking images of the lands and the refugees, combined with Franz Binder's account of the complex Tibetan-Sino relations over time provide a comprehensive picture of the drama taking place on the roof of the world.
1976Very light foxing; A stunning coffee table book. Preface by Arnold Toynbee, Introduction by Sir Edmund Hillary and essay "the Great Himalayas" by Kyuya Fukada; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 128 pages
2000Piemme, 2000. Traduzione di Pietro Ferrari. Rilegato con copertina rigida e sovraccoperta. Prima edizione. Spedizioni tracciabili con raccomandata entro 24 ore dall'ordine. Firs edition. Hardback cover with dust jacket in fine conditions, no price clipped, no inscriptions or markings inside. Worldwide delivery.
2007Un volume di 358 pagine, cartonato editoriale con sovracoperta illustrata. Dimensioni: 27x34 cm. Ottime condizioni. 433 figure in b/n e a colori nel testo, 102 tavole in b/n e a colori fuori testo. Testo in lingua inglese, con riassunto in lingua hindi. (Per peso e dimensioni il libro sarà spedito in Italia con Paccocelere3 al prezzo di 15,00 euro) (Additional postage charges are requested for international shipping of this book. You will be notified by email, or you may email us before you order for a shipping quote)
1987PERFETTO; LIEVISSIMI SEGNI DEL TEMPO. Un classico moderno. "Chi sono gli alpinisti? La perfetta conoscenza del mondo della montagna permette all'Autore di condurre un'inchiesta appassionante." Qui sont les alpinistes ? Depuis les grandes figures de la conquête des Alpes: Balmat, Whymper, Mummery, Preuss, Comici, Allain, Cassin, Lachenal, Terray, Rébuffat, Desmaison... jusqu'aux ténors de l'alpinisme moderne : Messner, Boivin, Escoffier, Profit, Gabarrou, Lafaille... ils apparaissent tous et s'animent dans la vaste fresque historique reconstituée par Yves Ballu. Avec les talents conjoints de l'historien et du conteur, et avec la passion de l'homme de montagne, il a remis en scène les protagonistes de l'histoire alpine au sujet desquels, depuis plus de vingt ans, il a mené une enquête scrupuleuse, explorant les documents souvent inédits ou recueillant de nombreux témoignages. Les portraits alternent avec les récits d'épisodes fameux, et toutes ces aventures tiennent le lecteur en haleine tout en lui offrant une approche passionnante de l'évolution de l'alpiniste. Les index des alpinistes et des ascensions marquantes dans les Alpes et les Pyrénées font de cet ouvrage un document de référence. Informazioni bibliografiche Titolo: Gli alpinisti: uomini, vette e conquiste dal 1492 ad oggi Titolo originale: Les alpinistes Collana: Volume 1 di Biblioteca della montagna. Avventura e storia dell'alpinismo Autore: Yves Ballu Traduzione e adattamento di: Marco Scolaris Editore: Milano: Ugo Mursia, 1987 ISBN: 8842587796, 9788842587798 Lunghezza: 400 pagine; 23 cm Soggetti: Alpinismo, Storia, Montagna, Avventura, Limiti, Arrampicate, Scalate, Ottomila, Himalaya, Nepal, Everest, K2, Balmat, Whymper, Mummery, Preuss, Comici, Cassin, Lachenal, Terray, Rébuffat, Walter Bonatti, les Pyrénées, Pirenei, Alpi, Monte Bianco, Rosa, Chamonix, Mont Blanc, ascension, l'escalade, Ghiacciai, Messner, Solitaria, Cervino, Taeschhorn, Zsigmondy, Mayer, Emilio Comici, Pierre Allain, Guide, Cinema, Tecnologia, Evoluzione, Professionismo, Bibliografia, Glacier, Henriette d'Angeville, René Desmaison, Sport all'aria aperta, Escursionismo, Trekking, Montagne, Bergsport, Bergsteiger, Sportgeschichte, Biographie, Alpen, Zermatt, Zsigmondy, René Desmaison
2000in 4 (31x22); Legatura in tela; fotografie in bn; pp. 82; ottimo
2002in 4 (31x22); Seconda edizione; cartonato; fotografie in bn; pp. 82; ottimo
réf. 8656Lausanne, Librairie F. Rouge 1954, 212x153mm, 190pages, illustré de photos et de cartes, broché.
réf. 9053Paris, Arthaud 1954, 215x160mm, 310pages, illustré, reliure toile de l'éditeur. Publié sous les auspices de la Fondation suisse pour l'exploration alpine. Le but de cette expédition était de trouver l'accès, par la voie Sud, du sommet de l'Everest. Bel exemplaire.
réf. 19370Genève, Editions Jeheber 1952, 330x245mm, 56pages, broché. Couverture rempliée. Des photos tirées de magazine de l’époque ont été collées au verseau des cartes dépliantes. Bon état.
réf. 19630Paris, Editions Errance 1985, 210x160mm, 394pages, broché. Bel exemplaire.
réf. 19642Paris-Grenoble, Arthaud 1952, 200x140mm, 293pages, reliure d'éditeur. Bel exemplaire.
réf. 19667Paris, Flammarion 1938, 215x150mm, 172pages, broché. Bel exemplaire.
réf. 33658Lausanne, Editions Rencontre 1964, 270x140mm, 214pages, cartonnage de l'éditeur. Bel exemplaire.
réf. 39635Paris, Panharmonie 1966, 185x120mm, 187pages, broché.
réf. 41930Monaco, Editions du Rocher 1970, 220x140mm, broché. Bel exemplaire.
