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2020réf. DBS-9781774072684Society Publishing 2020. 1st. Hardcover. New. Society Publishing hardcover
2021réf. DBS-9781774077061Society Publishing 2021. 1st. Hardcover. New. Society Publishing hardcover
2020réf. DBS-9781774072684Society Publishing 2020. 1st. Hardcover. New. Society Publishing hardcover
2020réf. DBS-9781774072684Society Publishing 2020. 1st. Hardcover. New. Society Publishing hardcover
2020réf. DBS-9781774072523Society Publishing 2020. 1st. Hardcover. New. Society Publishing hardcover
2020réf. DBS-9781774072523Society Publishing 2020. 1st. Hardcover. New. Society Publishing hardcover
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
198386 pages. Wonderful colour and black and white photography. Features: Nice one-page colour photos of Chan Siew Cheng, Hu Hui Chung, Lin Ching Hsia, Michelle Wu, and Katherine Lin; Great two-page colour photo ad for Shaolin Vs. Lama; Two-page colour photo ad for The Nine Demons; Colour photo ads for The Challenger and Warriors from Shaolin; Lovely colour photos of Sally Yeh on the beach in the Philippines; A Flower in the Rainy Night; The Sensational Pair; Shaolin and Wu Tang; and much more. Airline stamp upon front cover, otherwise clean and unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
1930Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Taking of Hamjah's Head - One of the most elusive outlaws ever to trouble the Philppine Constabulary finally meets his fate - with photos; Smuggling on the Spanish Main - J. Vance Marshall became acquainted with two leading Spanish-American contrabandistas and became entangled in some most exciting happenings; The Man Who Was Buried Alive! - Part II (conclusion) of the amazing adventures of the "Marquis de Champaubert", with photos; The Voyage of the "Annie Marble" - part I - Quaint experiences of a three month journey through France in a fifteen-foot boat, with photos; "Monty" the Man-Eater - Part II - One of the most remarkable lion stories ever published; M'tagati (the Zulu word for witchcraft); Money For Nothing - A veteran prospector buys a mine for almost nothing but it produces thousands of pounds of gold, with photo; The Little Red Karen - Hugh Nisbet, a veteran of the forests of Burma and Siam, describes his encounter with Nanchai, a Siamese dacoit who was believed to be proof against bullet and sword - with two photos; Over Shoshone Falls in a Canvas Boat - Al Faussett, a former lumberjack, went over Idaho's Shoshone Falls - a cataract considerably higher than Niagara - in a twelve-foot canvas boat! (with phot of Faussett in his boat); The Kamalu "Ju-Ju" - Frank Hives aims to shut down a mysterious Nigerian Ju-Ju, or fetish, responsible for the disappearance of hundreds of victims; Sheep-Farming in the Sahara - A photo-illustrated account of how R.V.C. Bodley has partnered with an Arab chief to breed sheep, incidentally showing how the rulers of tribes deal with thieves and murderers who occasionally disturb the peace of the desert; Desert Ghosts - weird little story from the Egyptian desert; Black Magic - A queer tale from India; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages of great ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A lovely vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Book
(Al fin:) Manila, Tipo-Litografía y Almacén "Amigos del País", 1891, 20,5 x 14,5 cm., cartulina editorial, 25 págs. (Menciona 1371 especies y variedades de flora autóctona y exótica en el Jardín Botánico de Manila. Solo hemos localizado 3 ejemplares de este impreso en el Catálogo Colectivo).
1884réf. 1708030617xbvkManilae, apud typographiam vulgo 'Amigos del Pais', 1881-1884. (12) 526 (1) / 424 / 317 / 512 / 531 pages. - Heavy treecalf-marbled full leather bindings of the period with gently gilt-decorated spines and two red gilt-decorated and -titled spinelabels (each), 'dizzily' purple-ornamented endpapers; Folio (ca. 30 x 21 x 17 cm; ca. 7,9 kg.).
1925réf. 20134Barcelona, Hermenegildo Miralles impr., 1925. In-8 oblong de [2]-66-[2] pages, couverture souple illustrée.
2026réf. x-981982303XWorld Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd 2026. Hardcover. New. 560 pages. 6.00x2.00x9.00 inches. World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd hardcover
1945réf. 61658Manila P.I.: 25th Infantry Division 1945. Folio. 9 x 13 in. 92 pp unpaginated. consisting of illustrated title introduction leaf and then 176 numbered illustrated panels 2 to a page tracking the campaign. Blue publisher’s cloth colour plate title mounted on front cover w/ 25th Division “Tropic Lightning” badge minor dustsoiling slight fraying a little thumbing still a VG bright copy. First edition of this fascinating and well-illustrated graphic novel regimental history executed by the artist while serving with the 3rd Brigade 25th Infantry Division and filled with drawings depicting the life of a doughboy fighting the Japanese across Luzon. The book covers the 35th “Cacti” 27th “Wolfhounds” and 161st Infantry Regiments the famous Battle of Balete Pass offering an essential first-hand visual record while they set the combat record of 165 consecutive days. The record would not be broken until later when the 3rd Brigade of the 25th Division went 235 consecutive days in combat operations during the Vietnam War in 1966. Rutherfoord 1919-2001 was a commercial artist from Roanoke VA who served from 1942-1946 in the 25th Infantry Division and later as commercial artist in New York who also illustrated a number of titles in the popular Little Golden Books series as well as later a successful painting career in and around Roanoke. 25th Infantry Division, hardcover
2020réf. DBS-9781774072554ARCLER PRESS 2020. 1st. Hardcover. New. ARCLER PRESS hardcover
2020réf. DBS-9781774072554ARCLER PRESS 2020. 1st. Hardcover. New. ARCLER PRESS hardcover
1963Maroon cloth octavo, gilt lettering; xxiii, 549 pages : portrait ; 27 cm Scarce thus. Publications of the National Heroes Commission. "Awarded first prize in the Rizal Biography Contest held under the auspices of the JosÈ Rizal National Centennial Commission in 1961."
1789réf. P1-2LBasil, Tourneisen, 1789. In-8 (210x130mm), relié pleine basane époque, dos orné, pièce de titre, liseré or sur les plats, XVI-381pp. Grandes marges, , petits manques au plat . La relation se compose en partie d’entretiens avec Henry Wilson, capitaine de « Antelope » qui fut naufragé en août 1883 sur un récif près de Kotor.
1906128 pages. First published in 1905. Numerous interesting black and white photos and illustrations. "These little stories of ancient days in the Philippines are the result of more than two years' of study of early Philippine history and represent the first attempt to write the story of those days in verified detail." - from Preface. Binding intact. Above-average external wear. Faint red discoloration to upper corner of front board. Gift greetings atop front free endpaper. A sound copy of this charming and informative vintage work. Book
Madrid, Imprenta de la Viuda de Manuel Fernandez, 1755. 4to.; 2 hs., 464 pp. Encuadernación en pergamino, de la época. Contiene relaciones sobre India, Filipinas, China (con un extenso informe sobre el Ginseng), México, Misiones del Paraguay, de Chiquitos y de Moxos, además de las extensas e impresionantes "Cartas" del Padre Gabriel Marest sobre su Misión y Viajes en el Canadá, en las Kaskaskias y entre los Illinois en el Mississippi. Destaca su descripción de la región de la Bahía de Hudson y de la Expedición de Iberville en el otoño de 1694.
2001231 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Generously illustrated with vivid color photography. "The most up-to-date and comprehensive work published on the indigenous orchids of the Philippine archipelago. Includes many rare and new species depicted for the first time. More than 300 species are described and illustrated in color photos." - from dust jacket. Light wear to clean and unmarked book. Moderate wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A quality copy of this magnificent work. Book
1961702 pages. "Takes the history of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines from the arrival of the first Jesuits in 1581 to the expulsion of the Order from the islands in 1768." - from Preface. Somewhat above-average wear externally. Some light pencil markings erased from contents. Hinges secured internally with unobtrusive white tape. Worthy working copy. Book
1926Pages 597 through 714 pages. Several additional pages of illustrated advertisements. Contents include: The 'Lost Battalion' of the 77th Division; The Enveloping Attack; Motor Transportation in Military Operations; The Philippines Maneuvers; The Company's Personnel; Trotski and the Conscription of Labor; German Infantry Training; The War Stock Uniform. Black and white illustrations. Average wear. Top inch of backstrip open but present. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
1945Contents: color Parker pen ad inside front cover; interesting ad for the Curtiss Commando aircraft; Great International Harvester Truck/War Bonds ad; Pullman railcar ad with returning vets bearing swastika emblazoned souvenirs; Colour Cadillac ad; nice color ad for White Trucks - military theme; Does Truman lean left or right? - clues appear in the first 40 days; Are Japs Wanted? - article with interesting poster demanding fair play for America's Japanese; Congressional committee tours Concentration camps; Miami dogs killed after they kill Doretta Zinke; Blockade and bombs hit Japan as prelude to gathering storm - attrition is Allied policy while knockout forces transfer in strength to the Pacific; Great photo of the first Yank post V-E day ship bringing servicemen home; Great map indicating the 'Bomb Strategy Against Japan'; color Seiberling Tire ad; How to Starve out Japan - bomb the rice paddy dikes; Philippines - sobering losses; China - the Japs back up; Dramatic photo of the American Essex-class carrier Franklin (Big Ben) with its crew huddled on the flight deck after it was attacked by a single Japanese bomber with two 500lb bombs; Okinawa - sacrifice - 156 American marines and doughboys died there each day last week; photo of German prisoners with shovels in the massive American Henri Chappelle Cemetery in Belgium; Russia casts its shadow over Asia; Yugoslavs' willful grab at Trieste poses danger for Charter makers; Prince Faisal and other Arabs agree Palestine is an Arab state, despite a half-dozen vociferous Jewish organizations on the conference sidelines; Color Goodyear belt centerfold; Photo of Allied officers in front of Reichstag ruins; Pattern emerges for occupation - Allies command, Germans obey; "Life has no meaning" for Dr. Ley, once leader of the German labor front - article and photo; Nazi U-boat (with 'the Schnorkel') surrenders and is escorted to a Newfoundland port - photo; NBC airs dramatization of F.A. Hayek's The Road to Serfdom; Max Schmeling released; Rosenberg's den of Royal Theives holds key to looted art of Europe; interesting ad for a Sperry gunsight "The gunsight that 'things' faster than humans... or Japs!"; Great color Chesterfield cigarette ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Address label on front cover. A sound copy. Book
1990Signed and inscribed by author to the son of Francisco B. Caingcoy who saw action on Bataan with the 14th Eng. 2nd Btn and was captured on 9 April 1942 by the Japanese, started the Death and escaped. 240 pages. Black and white illustrations. Winner of the Book of the Year award by the American Bookdealers Exchange. "A true narrative by Sergeant Waldron, who risked his life in keeping a day by day diary, for three and a half years as a Prisoner of War under the Japanese... A true saga of the first five months of World War Two in the Philippines, and life as a Prisoner of War." - from dust jacket. Average wear bo book. Above-average wear to dust jacket. Book
1951réf. 2441Cloth 2 volumes complete near fine set. First edition thus. Madrid: Instituto de Estudios de Administración Local. hardcover
