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2004191 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. "Jim Soliski writes real travel. Fast-paced, punchy and often very funny, this is the man to read if you know what travel is." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. A nice copy. Book
1967Contents: Photo of Caroline Kennedy launching carrier "J.F.K."; Romney and Licata campaigning; Fighter Pilot Robin Olds; Time Essay - The Golden Age of Sport; The Egypt/Israel military situation; State of the Vietnam War; Slain Lapiang Malaya Warriors in the Philippines; Teen-age Magazines; Selenology; Hovercraft technology - Inventor Cockerell; Bunker Hill Smelter; Casualty Insurance; Robert Lowell - cover article; and much more. Unmarked. Average wear. Book
197262 pages. Features: Archie Bunker cover illustration by Robert Grossman; Spooking the Spooks - The Victor Marchetti Story; Women; The Good Fortune of the Franklin Mint (critical article); Poor Derek's Almanac; Bankamerilib - Can Lynda Bird by Liberated?; Marcos and the Philippines; Conversations with Steel Mill Rebels; Who Goes Begging in America; Racism in the Counterculture; Kissinger - the Swinging Sphinx; Alcatraz is not an Island; The Only Good Indian...; Gerald Hanley - An Irishman in Africa; Consciousness as a Commodity; Munich on $40 Million a day; back cover ad for Solzhenitsyn's "August 1914". Average wear. Unmarked. Covers beginning to pull from staples. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
196172 pages. Features: Vertol 107 ad; FMC ad for the LVTP6 Amphibious Armored Personnel-Cargo Carrier; Our Government - muckrakers may be destroying the very system that allows them to criticize - article with photo of Corporal Edward Dickenson, the first turn-coat Communist POW to return to U.S. control; Why Marine Inflight Refueling? - how it's done and why; Single Engine TransPac - a tense description of the MAG-13 FJ-4B flight from Hawaii to San Francisco; Move by Air - airlift article; Major Littleton Waller Tazewell Waller of Samar (part 1 of 2) - article with photos; Merger Training for Air Reservists; Marine Corps Reserve; Force Recon - what they do and how they do it; Baseplate McGurk; SATS - a bright future; Transfers and Promotions; Back cover color ad for the McDonnell F4H Phantom II; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
198060 pages. Features: Volvo ad touts the 18.7 year life-expectancy of their cars; Another Chance for Joe Clark?; Sexy ad for Miami Beach; Profile Article on Rupert Murdoch; Dogsled racing in the Yukon - Paul Sheridan and Dick Eastmure; Yuri Luryi - 35 years on the trail of Raoul Wallenberg; There Could be Economic Civil War if Alberta Stops Sending Oil East; Discovery of 4,000-year-old civilization at the northern tip of Labrador; Celebrity photos of Nelson Skalbania, Stephen Yan (of Wok with Yan), the Frantic Follies, and composer-singer Carol Connors; Pope John Paul II visits the Philippines - article with photos; Indictment of the mullahs' rule in Iran; Rev. Ian Paisley in Ireland; Death threats to Teddy Kennedy aide Richard E. Burke; Canada may have been impacted by US nuclear bomb testing prior to Hiroshima; Government Loan Guarantee to Chrysler Canada; Bert and Irving Gerstein's Peoples Jewelers Ltd. purchases Zale Corp. of the U.S. - article with photo; Tony Tanti of the Oshawa Generals breaks Wayne Gretzky's OMJHL goal scoring record - article with photo; Feature article on actor Donald Sutherland; Gold medal for speed skater Gaetan Boucher; Archeological dig in Calgary's Nose Hill - excavations of the entrepreneurial kind; The Problems of Enforcing Seat Belt Legislation; Dance article on Lawrence Gradus and the Theatre Ballet of Canada; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1967112 pages. Features: Pitney-Bowes ad features Mike Lawlor; Kodak M18 Movie Camera ad; Map of Canadian Pacific's holdings; Artist Claude Goulet; X-15 Crashes in Mojave Desert, taking the life of Air Force Major Michael J. Adams; Vietnam war coverage; Ferdinand Marcos electoral victory in the Philippines; Fantastic two-page photo ad for Crown Zellerbach Canada Limited features large black and white archival photo of loggers with color inset photo of the lovely Mrs. Tom Radford of (our hometown) Ladysmith, BC; Dressing up the Masai in Tanzania; South Yemen - Yoke of Independence; Photo of Miss World, Madeleine Hartog-Bel who passed out when she was named the winner; Photo of Oregon State's Haggard kicking field goal vs. U.S.C.; Passing of racehorse Dark Star; German Publisher Axel Springer; Stella's Radial Rainbows; Nice color photo of John D. Garnet in Schaefer Pen ad; Passing of Major General Bruno A. Hochmuth, Bernard Kilgore, Joan Lowell, Serafino Romualdi, Clementine Paddleford, Ida Cox, Sir Archibald Nye and Dr. Elmer V. McCollum; Divorce of Ralph Schoenman and J.D. Salinger; San Antonio's fast-rising Hilton Palacio Del Rio Hotel; Jeep Wagoneer ad; Photo of band "The Doors" at the Fillmore; Canadian Club ad inside back cover features Dick Honey tree-chipping in New Zealand. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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
1914Pages 401-498, plus 28 pages of vintage ads. Features: "Hoodlum" - the plucky deed of fireman Roger Berry aboard the tug-boat "Elmer" on Lake Erie one stormy night - article with photos; Some New British Climbs - George Abraham describes a new route up the famous Pillar Rock and more, illustrated with remarkable photos; Like a Rat in a Trap - a nerve-trying adventure from 1888 near Southall, Middlesex finding leaks in a sewer pipe; Hurri Singh's Cobra - an adventure from the lake district of Kumaon; A Remarkable Open-Air Theatre at Interlaken, Switzerland; The Ship of Death - a strange story of the awful experience which befell a party of Royal Navy officers and men who boarded a mysterious barque on the high seas in 1908; East Africa As I Saw it (part IV) - photo-illustrated adventures illustrate life in Portuguese East Africa; The Swift Saskatchewan - what happened to a man who fell asleep in a canoe in the mighty Saskatchewan River in 1907; "Back to the Land" - a man in South Africa discovers he is not likely to become a successful farmer; The Poacher-Catchers - adventures of the five-man teams which guard the fur-bearing animals of Yellowstone Park; Pedro the Ladrone - an exciting story from the Philippines told by an officer of the U.S. Army who was in charge of a company of native scouts, with photo of the surrender of General Ramon Santos at Liago; Across Canada by Motor-Car (part I) - the first and only attempt ever made to cross canada from Ocean to Ocean - this marvelously photo-illustrated article deals with Thomas Wilby's experiences on the way to Winnipeg, where his worst troubles began; The Fight in the Moonlight - H. Randolph Spencer and his adventure with two bears in the Olympic Mountains in 1905; Photo of huge floating (?) Burmese pagoda in the form of a hen; Photo of large metallic anklets riveted to young women of Southern Nigeria; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
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
196976 pages. Features: Ohio's polluted Cuyahoga River - with photo of it on fire; Colour photos of President Nixon welcoming the Apollo 11 astronauts back to earth; The Mysteries of Chappaquiddick; Photo of Nixon with President Marcos of the Philippines; Stories on the aftermath of Apollo 11; Suez battles; The Chosen Prince of Spain; Kikuyu Suspect Njoroge; Color samples of pastel art by Robert Natkin and Richard Diebenkorn; Ruler of the Road - auto racer Jackie Stewart; Article on Japan's ascendancy; Photo of Laotian troops studying Mao; and much more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
1963104 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this informative and nostalgic snapshot of the Philippines in 1963. Book
1945288 pages. Features: One War to Go - The Coming Fight with Japan; U.S. Meat in This War - how boneless beaf solved the logistics of meat for the first time; Philips of Eindhoven - The big Dutch electrical company, in the U.S. to stay, shows no signs of changing its cartel tactics; The New Transport Planes - Consolidated Vultee's Clipper - the state of the art, how we got here, and what's in the future; The Bogey of Economic Maturity - Washington spenders claim capitallism is moribund; Commander Eugene F. McDonald of Zenith; The Medal - today's heroes are heirs to the great tradition of Pisanello; The Military Police - bully boys in the last war, this time they have won the G.I.'s respect; Battle for the Philippines - the U.S. settled the battle of the Pacific; and more. Many excellent vintage ads in color and black and white, perhaps being the one-page War Loan ad which features photo of Admiral Hirohito on horse, with inset photo of Admiral Halsey who has expressed his desire to ride the Emperor's horse, Shirayuki. Another great color ad by International Harvester shows U.S. troops storming Pacific beach with title "Till The Japs Say Uncle"; Somewhat above-average external wear. Unmarked. Spine lean. A worthy vintage copy of this sensational WWII-era issue. Book
1889Outside dimensions 10.75" x 14.5". Unmarked with light wear and soiling. An attractive vintage copy. Book
1988168 pages. Glossary, index and bibliography. Map endpapers. "From 1934 to 1956, self-taught Filipino photographer Eduardo Masferre dedicated his talent to recording images of the indigenous people in the heart of the Philippine Cordillera mountains - the Bontok, Kankana-ey, Kalinga, Gaddang and Ifugao people. Masferre created in photographs a sensitive portrait of a place and its people. The rice terraces sculpted into the steep mountain slopes and long valleys, the planting, cultivation and harvesting of rice, a family gathered at their hearth, scenes of the village, weavers and potters at work, men engaged in religious rituals and ceremonial dances, and strong faces that meet one's gaze with great integrity - Masferre preserved all of these in timeless images that transcend ethnography and imbue documentary fact with deeper meaning." - dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding open at page 3. Fading to top of dust jacket back panel. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. [ISBN 9719108253] 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
1917Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Cheetah-Hunting - Lewis R. Freeman provides an interesting account of using cheetahs to hunt deer in India - article with photos; The Mad Hatter - two former partners fight it out over a woman in the boom days of the Kalgoorlie mines; Ivory-Poaching in German East Africa - Prior to WWI big game hunter J.A. Jordan set out to poach ivory from the jealously guarded herds of the colony after a German captain confiscated his possessions and left him stranded - article with amazing photos; Adventures of a Wild-Beast Trainer - The thrilling experiences of ex-lion-tamer Alexander Feely; An Errand of Mercy - the dangers and difficulty of travel in the interior of Paraguay; After Outlaws in Unknown New Guinea - pursuit of a band of native murderers who had wiped out a village - article with excellent photos; 'Big-Bang' - the story of a WWI heavy-duty trench mortar invented by a man named X____; The Brothers Alvarez - a Mexican narrative related to the author by the late British Minister to Mexico; A Canadian Lumber-Camp - Part I - A vivid photo-illustrated sketch of the strenuous winter existence of a Canadian lumber-jack; A Five Minutes' Race With Death - a mining engineer's story of a revengeful Matabele and a very narrow escape; The Bunko House - a very narrow escape in Chicago; Bob Trinder's Good Time - at story of the bad old days of San Francisco when men were 'shanghaied' aboard deep-water ships for the sake of advance-money or private vengeance; South African Snakes - their variety and characteristics; A Race With a Typhoon - the remarkable adventure of Yale graduate Dr. E.E. Severy in a remote district of Mindanao in the Philippines; Sensational 16-page photo-illustrated stock offering for the Pruden Coal Carburetor and the Powdered Coal Engineering & Equipment Company; and and more. pp. 4 [ads], [2], 292-382, 22-32 [ads]. Covers beginning to loosen. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage 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 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
1945301p. Hardcover Very good conditon
194480p., illus. New World Neighbors series for children. Pictorial endpapers w/ map. Hardcover Very good condition w/ pictorial paste-on label.
1899468p., illus. Hardcover Good condition, 3/4 leather worn and chipped
1994343pp. 25 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
1975465pp. 24 cm. Hardcover Good condition in fair d.j., bottom margin damp warped fair
1994296pp. 296 p. : ill., maps : 24 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
2007No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers, single crease down spine. A very clean very tight copy with scratch/rub to rear spine edge, otherwise unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 165pp. The author's account of meeting the completely non-Christian tribal group the Ifugao people of the mountains of the Philippine Cordillera as they embrace the Christian faith. Illustrated.
