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1970rif. 009165Frank Cass Publishers 1970. Published for the Royal Commonwealth Society Imperial Studies series this is number XXIX in that series.xxviii 330pp 4 maps in text. This excellent biography includes a genealogical table and a 38pp bibliography along with a 12pp index. A FINE AS NEW copy in a FINE AS NEW dustwrapper. This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED UK ONLY . Please email for further details. NOT Inscribed or Signed. Blue Cloth. FINE AS BRAND NEW/FINE AS NEW. Illus. by Black and White Drawing & Maps. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Hard Back. Frank Cass Publishers Hardcover
rif. 013650London England: Frank Cass and Co Limited 1877. This was the first work devoted to an account of the geography people history and administration of Aden to be published and as such rates a special place amongst works on this controversial part of the Yemen. Written in 1877 of the request of the Indian government it is a comprehensive survey of Aden at that time which remains of considerable value today. There is a full geographical and physical description of the settlement and account of the population the various tribes their habits and occupations and a careful summary of the trade and commerce carried out within the peninsula. xii 232pp A FINE COPY in a near fine dustwrapper. In the 1870s ADEN them was administered by the Indian government and the author describes the various means of administration in detail the history of Aden before the British settlement in 1939 is briefly summarized and that of the following is told more fully. In view of the present situation in Eitan. It is felt that many readers will find this insight into the early years of the British involvement of great interest.This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED UK ONLY . Please email for further details. Not Signed or Inscribed. This the First New Edition of 1968. Red Cloth. NEAR FINE NEAR BRAND NEW/NEAR FINE NEAR NEW. Illus. by Two Large Foldout Maps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". HARDBACK. Frank Cass and Co Limited Hardcover
1970rif. 009533Frank Cass Publishers 1970. Published for the Royal Commonwealth Society Imperial Studies series this is number XXIX in that series.xxviii 330pp 4 maps in text. This excellent biography includes a genealogical table and a 38pp bibliography along with a 12pp index. A FINE AS NEW copy in a FINE AS NEW dustwrapper. This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED UK ONLY . Please email for further details. Not Inscribed or Signed. Blue Cloth. Near Fine NEAR NEW/NEAR FINE NEAR BRAND NEW. Illus. by Black and White Drawing & Maps. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Hard Back. Frank Cass Publishers Hardcover
1928rif. 000893SAN PEDRO CALIFORNIA CA. Good. 1928. On offer is a fascinating vintage collection autograph materials an ALS clippings and maps of Congressional Medal of Honor winner Admiral Richard Byrd's First Antarctic Expedition 1928-30. Included are original newspaper clippings from The New York Times including a full page from May 19 1929 headline "What Byrd's Men Do In The Antarctic Night" with photographs of one of Byrd's planes his two ships the Headquarters Hut the setting sun and radio equipment and antennas. Also included; an 8pp rotogravure section from May 4 1930 illustrating "Admiral Byrd's Great Adventure in the Antarctic" with numerous photographs of Little America including the expedition members landscapes polar life and much more; also a column-length article relating to his second expedition headlined "Byrd's Ship Bear To Sail Tomorrow" 1933-35; two color maps approx 28"x20" one a 1930 Geographic Society detailed lithograph of the "Antarctic Regions" with insets of "Byrd's South Pole Flight" "King Edward VII Land" "Part of Marie Byrd Land" and "Antarctic Archipelago" indicating routes of various explorers including Admunsen and Shackleton; and the other a 1933 "Little America Aviation and Exploration Club Map Used by Admiral Byrd exclusively on both of his Antarctic Expeditions" courtesy of "The Tide Water Oil Co." Also present is letterhead of the Freeport NY Order of Elks signed by eight members of both the first and second expeditions with second page penned in another hand adding further information; plus an ALS by expedition member ARTHUR B. CREAGH San Pedro CA Sep 28 1930 to Albin Johnson "Part Exalted Ruler" of the Order of Elks in Freeport. Creagh thanks him "for the wonderful time you and your brother Elks gave us that night at Freeport Long Island on our return from the Byrd's South Pole Expedition " accompanied by original mailing envelope. Lastly a lengthy printed Washington Bureau biographical printed pamphlet 4pp 7"x8½" by Ruth Robertson entitled "A Brief Account of Read Admiral Byrd's Flights Over the North and South Poles and Other Achievements". The newspaper clippings are generally toned and brittle the photogravure in particular is fragile. All evidence usual folds with occasional partial fold separations with only small paper loss. Letter is in excellent condition. All have been preserved in large vintage envelope. This period collection of historic content remains an important reflection of the early exploration of Antarctica by America's foremost explorer of the time. G.; English; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION TRAVEL CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR EXPLORER AMUNDSEN SHACKLETON ELKS HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL PERSONAL HISTORY RELIGION ROYALTY NOBILITY CALLIGRAPHY PAPAL VATICAN CATHOLIC ROMAN CATHOLIC ECCLESIASTICantiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento Manuscrito . unknown
1926rif. 2222001First edition "October 1926". Octavo. Four page foreword by Bob Bartlett. Illustrated with 47 photographs and drawings by the Eskimo Kakutia; endpaper maps. Dust jacket unclipped; few nicks and creases. Very good. 167 pages. Signed and inscribed on verso of frontispiece by the publisher and father of the author: "From one who is merely. David's Dad! G. P. Putnam." G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
1920rif. 501237"V. Stefansson" in black fountain pen ink on pictorial American Geographical Society letterhead Ottawa Ontario Canada July 9 1920. 8 1/2" x 11"; 1 page; very good. Together with the original typed envelope stamped and postmarked Ottawa Ont. July 9 1920 with two stamps. To Dr. William C. Thro East Northport Long Island New York "Dear Dr. Thro: If I were only in New York I should take instant advantage of your invitation to visit you on the Long Island coast but I shall be spending most of my summer in Canada with only an odd visit to the city. I shall look you up in the fall or whenever I come to be regularly in New York. I hope both you and Mrs. Thro have a delightful summer. V. Stefansson." Stefansson 1879-1962 American ethnologist/explorer/author; lived amongst the Eskimo 1906-07; Canadian/Alaskan Arctic expedition commander 1913-18; consultant to Dartmouth College's Northern Studies program 1947-62. unknown
1991rif. CA0239654 pages with plates reproductions illustrations maps bibliographies and indexes. Quarto 12" x 8 1/2" bound in pictorial stiff boards. Translated by Luciano F Farina and Carla Onorato Wysokinski. Edited by Gianni Eugenio Viola. Volume XI of National Commission for the Celebration of the quincentennial of the Discovery of America. First edition.Contents:In Search of an Image by Gaetano Ferro; Landscapes Plants and Animals by Gaetano Ferro; Peoples and Cultures of the New World by Luisa Faldini; Sixteenth Century Cartography and the Origin of the Columbian Tradition by Marcia Milanesi; In Search of an Image: Illustrations by Carla Pampaloni; Other Landscapes Other Plants Other Animals: Text and Illustrations by Carla Pampaloni; People and Cultures of the New World: Illustrations by Luisa Faldini and Laura Monferdini; New World Images from Cartographic Sources: Illustrations by Maria Teresa de Palma.Condition:Light edge wear else a near fine copy. Instituto Poligrafico e Zecca Dello Stato Liberia Dello Stato hardcover
1987rif. 2640Arthaud 1987 211 pages in8. 1987. broché. 211 pages.
1961rif. 6322Hachette 1961 190 pages in12. 1961. Cartonnage editeur. 190 pages. Livre documentaire du célèbre volcanologue Haroun Tazieff qui raconte ses expéditions à travers le monde pour étudier les éruptions volcaniques. L'ouvrage structuré en cinq parties mêle récit personnel et observations scientifiques enrichi de nombreuses illustrations et photographies
1899rif. 6509Georges decaux 1899 2240 pages in8. 1899. reliure editeur demi basane. 2 volume(s). première édition. 2240 pages. Cet ouvrage de Michel Morphy publié en 1899-1900 est une histoire complète et anecdotique de la mission Marchand (1895-1899) une expédition française à travers l'Afrique centrale. Il s'agit d'un récit très documenté marqué par une veine nationaliste et révélateur de l'idéologie coloniale de l'époque
1966rif. 7593Presses de la Cité 1966 252 pages in8. 1966. cartonnage editeur avec jaquette. 252 pages. Une jeune femme kabyle vivant à Paris en 1987 est condamnée à mort par sa famille pour avoir eu une relation avec un Français et conçu un enfant avec lui. L'histoire présentée comme un témoignage de l'auteure elle-même fondatrice du groupe musical Djurdjura explore les thèmes du crime d'honneur du choc culturel et de la violence familiale
1972rif. 8172Le club de la femme 1972 247 pages in8. 1972. reliure editeur sous rodhoid. 247 pages.
2004rif. 10159Hachette 2004 209 pages in8. 2004. broché. 209 pages. Sigurt le Viking est le premier tome d'une trilogie jeunesse qui suit les aventures de Sigurt un jeune orphelin recueilli par un guerrier viking. Il embarque pour une expédition vers le Vinland (future Amérique) mais se retrouve seul après le massacre de ses compagnons lors d'une dure traversée dans les glaces du Grand Nord. Le roman se distingue par son souci de réalité historique et son rejet des clichés sur les 'invasions normandes'
1937rif. 10180Éditions Tallandier 1937 in12. 1937. broché. Le livre 'Les Français au Pôle Nord' de Louis-Henri Boussenard relate les premières expéditions françaises au-delà du cercle Arctique. C'est un récit historique captivant qui plonge le lecteur dans les défis et aventures des explorateurs audacieux mettant en lumière leurs motivations scientifiques et géographiques
1949rif. 10442Arthaud 1949 230 pages in8. 1949. broché. première édition. 230 pages. Terre arctique est le récit de l'expédition française de 1948 au Groenland à laquelle a participé l'auteur André de Cayeux aux côtés de Paul-Émile Victor. L'ouvrage rapporte les observations et enseignements recueillis lors de l'exploration de l'Inlandsis et de l'étude de problèmes scientifiques sur place. Il est illustré de nombreuses héliogravures en noir et blanc
1999rif. 11456Hoëbeke 1999 288 pages 15x24x2cm. 1999. Broché. 288 pages.
1994rif. 12325Editions L'Ancre de Marine 1994 311 pages in8. 1994. Broché couverture rempliée. 311 pages. Livre de Jean Mabire publié en 1994 par les éditions Ancre de Marine qui retrace les expéditions et rêves d'exploration des pôles entre 1852 et 1884. L'ouvrage de 325 pages présente probablement des récits d'aventuriers et explorateurs de cette période
1951rif. 13417Arthaud 1951 47 pages in8. 1951. broché. 47 pages. Cet ouvrage de Paul-Émile Victor publié en 1951 chez Arthaud présente 90 photographies et un récit documentant les expéditions polaires françaises au Groenland en 1948-1949 après les premières missions d'exploration de l'auteur dans les années 1930
rif. M10428P, Lanore , sd , in8br , 118p.
1911rif. M147391911 P, P Lafitte , 1911 , in4° reliure bleue éditeur , 341 pp , 1 carte dépliante. Une pièce de titre amateur sur le dos. Langue: Français
rif. M17155Couverture rigide Hachette , 1884 , in12 cartonnage rouge éditeur , 342 pp Langue: Français
rif. M17577Niot , Artes Tuae , sd ( v 1950 ) in8 broché , 229 pp .
rif. 44956Imprimerie Royale.1844.Gd.in-8,reliure en cartonnage épais avec pièce de titre.329 p.Carte dépliante.Nombreuses gravures en noir, H-T et I-T. Bel état avec dos insolé et qques défauts au cartonnage.
rif. 1896broché avec jacquette - 13x20- 310 pp - 1951 - éditions ALBIN MICHEL, Paris.Traduit du norvégien par Marguerite GAY et Gerd DE MAUTORT.avec une carte hors texte et 16 photos dans le texte.
rif. 3062relié - 14x19,5- 310 pp - 1951 - éditions ALBIN MICHEL, Paris.Traduit du norvégien par Marguerite GAY et Gerd DE MAUTORT.avec une carte hors texte et 16 photos dans le texte.