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900Vanikoro Islands Surveyed by Capt. Durmont D'Urville, French Royal Navy 1828 - Tevai and Manevai Bays From the Survey by Capt Durmont D'Urville, French Royal Navy 1828. In the right side of the chart insert of Basilisk Harbour By Lieut. Hayter & Nav. Lieut. T.L. Mourilyan, 1872. Sub.Lieut. C.F.M. Malan, 1874, & Lieut. W. Munro Kerr, 1900. London Published at the Admiralty 1st Sept. 1873, under the Superintendence of Rear Admiral G.H. Richards, Hydrographer. Small corrections: 1930. Folded editorially. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: Vanikoro Islands - Pacific Ocean. Anno: '900. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 993x662 mm
rif. 10036In 8 pleine toile rouge, titre, doré, caissons à froid, armes du collège de Commercy sur le premier plat. faux-titre, titre, XXVII-367 pages, Paris Librairie classique et d’éducation A. PIGOREAU successeur, sans date. (1859) 190€ étude politique, historique, sociale, description des provinces, mœurs, coutumes, conquête, colonisation
196924 pages. Features: WSP (U.S.) Conference of 1969; The Kennedy Family Passion Play; That Reformer Fellow, President Nixon; That High Cost of Living; "Reparations" Vs. World Socialism; N.D.P. Shell Game - Ed Schreyer assumes leadership of the Manitoba N.D.P.; Historic Words Live Long After Tragedy - "Bill" Pritchard, one of eight men tried in connection with the famous Winnipeg general strike of 1919, speaks again; Those Halls of Montezuma - looking back on Aztec history, and myths which surround it; Marx and the American Civil War; Do Loose Lips Sink Ships? - fascinating article claims German U-boats were had fore-knowledge of targets by gleaning information from European reinsurance companies who underwrote the risk of ocean shipments; Passing of Jeni "Chubbi" Kligman; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
rif. OCE210MGARNIER FRERES non daté, XIXe siecle. 2 forts volumes in-8, reliés, tome 1 demi-cuir rouge à coins, tome 2 sans coins, dos long orné, 960-952pp. Riche iconographie comprenant différentes cartes et plans couleurs et n&b in et hors textes dont certaines sous serpente. Coin substantiellement déchiré sur pages de titre et faux-titre du tome 1. Quelques feuillets désolidarisés. Volumes usés mais convenables. Intérieur satisfaisant. Pièces de témoignage
rif. OCE123MCalmann Lévy - Paris, Paris, 1881. Édition originale. In-8, reliure amateur, demi-basane brune à coins, dos à nerfs, couvertures non conservées, 293 pp. Très beau travail d'illustration par J. Férat avec 45 vignettes dont 17 hors texte. Infimes épidermures. Coins émoussés. Reliure charmante dans le goût de l'époque. Aimable exemplaire du témoignage essentiel de celui qui fut chargé par la division navale de Nouvelle-Calédonie de réprimer l'insurrection canaque.
rif. ORD-19668Paris. Armand Colin. 1920. 2 volumes in-8 (162 x 245 mm) pleine basane rouge, dos à 4 nerfs, titre et filets dorés, gardes marbrées roses, 3ff., IX, 340 et 2ff., 3014 pages. Complet des illustrations. Mors du tome I affaiblis, nerfs du même tome épidermés sinon bon état.
1894rif. 106301894suivi de L’Île Inconnu et du Prince Papillon - 298 pages -Illustrations de F.A.Besnier hors texte et in texte - volume in 4 pleine toile éditeur à décors polychrome -reliure de P.Souze - Intérieur fortement roussi - E.Le Dentu Éditeur - 1894 - Paris .
1683rif. LBW-2312[1683]. 140 x 98 mm.
rif. 490Ed.Central News Agency Ltd, South Africa, 1953. In-4. Cartonnage éditeur. (XVI), 564 pages. Avant-propos de B. F. J. Schonland; illustrations de Margaret M. Smith et al. 107 planches en couleurs. Plus de 1320 illustrations in-texte et hors texte.
1890rif. PHO-889Paris, Hachette, 1890 ; 2 volumes in-8 , 23x17 ,518 pp, 473 pp , relié demi-basane verte,dos à nerfs avec auteur titre et tomaison (Rel. de l'époque) , dos frottés et insolés , quelques rousseurs. 150 gravures d'après les dessins de A. Forestier, Sydney Hall, Montbard , Riou et 3 grandes cartes repliées en couleurs .P2-3A
rif. OCE159MLibrairie Historique-Artistique, Buxelles, 1843. In-4, relié, demi-basane noire de l'époque, plats percaline bleue restaurés, dos à 4 nerfs orné, 368 p., 34 gravures. Rares annotations au crayons. Intérieur séduisant malgré quelques légères épidermures. Coiffes rognées. Dos convenable. Aimable exemplaire
1925412 pages. Two black and white plates plus line drawings. Please note: This is Volume XIII from set number 324 of Master-Works of Canadian Authors, Christino Edition De Luxe, Edited by John W. Garvin. Unmarked. Average wear. Half-leather binding sound. Top inch of backstrip open. Bright gilt adornments upon backstrip and front board. A Quality copy. Book
1991Limited Edition 2 Volume Set. xii, 496, iii, 657 pages. Index. Footnotes. Lists of Crews for Squadron 99, Squadron 355, and Squadron 356. "The histories of 'Liberator' Squadrons of the R.A.F. in Lord Mountbatten's South East Asia Command in the Second World War. These American aircraft came into service in 231 Group, the RAF Heavy Bomber component of Allied Strategic Air Force, and in 222 Group, Indian Ocean Air Force." - back cover of Vol I. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Bindings tight. A quality copy of this very informative set. Book
19048 pages. A wonderful snap shot of life as it was on Vancouver Island 100 years ago. News of the day includes: Britain demands apology from Russia; Tremendous activity at all British naval stations; Saanichton for Captain Wolley - Big Gathering in the Agricultural Hall Applauds fine speeches by Conservaties; Forestry Work in the Dominion; The Yukon is being Deserted - Hardy Miners driven out by the Scandalous Jobbery of the Officials; Latest Shipping intelligence of the Port, Coast and Ocean; and much more. Dozens of advertisements including: "...Swift's Celebrated... Fresh Pork Sausage - Free from Adulteration." Significant chipping along fold. Some yellowing. Few edge tears. Book
193495 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Fold-out map entitled "Doubly Equidistant Projection of the Sphere". Features: The Somali Coasts; Plotting the Vertical Photographs of the Second Mount Everest Flight; Archaeological Reconnaissances in Southern Persia; The John Murray Expedition to the Indian Ocean; The Sixth and Seventh Thule Expeditions of Knud; An Oblique Cylindrical Equal-Area Map. University library bar code upon first page of advertisements. Ink stamp to front cover and several pages. Average wear. One inch opening to fore-edge of front cover. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
1963Features: In Defense of Gambling, by Jimmy Breslin; Quack Marriage Counselors - a growing nationwide scandal - long article; "King" of the U.S. Senate - Robert S. Kerr; Basketball's Bullies - reckless coaches, rowdy players and riotous fans disgrace our colleges, says Referee Al Lightner; Making the "Best-Dressed" List - some women have resorted to bribery; New Science that Copies Life - by mimicking the sensory organs of animals, scientists are inventing startling new machines; The Fateful Dive of the Atlantis - a bold experiment which took two divers to the ocean floor ends in mysterious death. Somewhat above-average external wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1952Features: The Chief's Daughter - dark deeds in Africa; The Mystery Man - an unusual man who served in the Merchant Navy on the Western Ocean; Three Christmas Days - reprint of a 1905 story dealing with a series of coincidences in Australia; Big Game Farming on the border of Kenya and Tanganyika; Dead Man's Trouble - a man gets in trouble because of his (dead) double; Australia's 'Prison Trees'; My Crocodile; Matcheli Makes 'Medicine'; Crack of Doom - a former Mountie's graphic account of a touch-and-go experience in the Canadian Arctic; Desert El Dorado - Tennant's Creek, Australia and its early history; Our Trip to Robber's Roost - a roadless wilderness in Nebraska which provided haven for many outlaws in earlier years; The Wailing Waterhole - a tale from Australia's Outback; and more. Above-average wear. Chips from backstrip. Binding intact. Covers attached. Book
1956Features: Two against the ocean, including a polio victim; White Man Fire-Walker - Methodist Missionary The Rev. Eric. L. Robinson; Pilot's 300 Crashes into Balloon Cables - continuing 'The Sky's No Limit," the first authentic story of the test pilots; The Mongoose - killer of Cobras; I Joined the Rush for Uranium - The Colorado Plateau; Rendezvous with Maneaters - Adventurer's Paradise Continued; Captured by Chinese Pirates - the steamer Ningpo; Below Zero Road - The Alaska Highway; The Trail of Crab Oonaka; Search for the Whooping Crane - trailing two wild birds for over 2,000 miles; We found unknown mountains - Nepalese adventures; The Beads of Assa - Somali adventure; Up-Helly-A - Norse Festival; and more. Backstrip missing; Covers partially loose. Still a worthy copy. Book
1955Features: Destination Unknown - one of the most remarkable narratives of one-man pilgrimage ever - the adventures of Peter Pinney; Ocean Feud - the dramatic story of a bitter feud between two Norsemen, and of a "Yank" - great photos; The Terror at 16 Fathoms - Divers rate the groper, 800lb, as the deadliest fish in the seas; Horned Heroine of the Himilayas - the black goat; Nitchie's Grizzly - a Canadian Parks Officer describes an experience with a Grizzly Bear; The Ju-Ju Tree - an African story; A Ship with a Secret - an unsolved sea mystery - the Carrol A. Deering; The Kidnapped Crook - Part II - the concluding instalment of the amazing adventure of Clement Passal - alias the Marquis de Champaubert; The Wettest Place on Earth - Cherrapunji, a village in Assam; and more. Chips from back strip. Back cover loose but present. Average wear. Book
196018 pages. Features: Mailbag; How Wide is Steelhead Ocean Range?; Quail Hunt - article with photos of Pete Worobey and his song Bob; Bouncing the Bars - photo-illustrated article by Jim Railton about fishing in the Cowichan River includes photos of The Hancocks, Bob Hazeldine, Art Hancock, Dick Mahoney, Murray West, and Terry Thomas; Six-Pound Dynamute - Ed Meade writes about the six pound Breda magnum rifle, with photo of Jack Hutton; Boats; Photo of Wally Gentles holding 23-lb Spring salmon caught at Brentwood on Vancouver Island; Photo of near record Caribou trophy shot by Harold Daye with Don and Wes Bickerton and Innis Short near Burns Lake; Photo of Mrs. Montgomery of New Westminster holding 18-lb Steelhead caught in the Kispiox River; Back cover Lucky Lager beer ad shows men watching football on TV; Many additional nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
2019rif. 014073London: Jonathan Cape. A fine UK first edition first printing hardback in a fine unclipped dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched within 2-3 days - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - ONE OF 750 NUMBERED COPIES - Pictures of the book are available upon request. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 2019. Jonathan Cape hardcover
2019rif. 10573London: Jonathan Cape 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1st Printing. Signed to the title page by the author. Unread near fine copy with shelf wear. Jonathan Cape hardcover
rif. DADAX0521025931New unknown
1972rif. 743140PN. New. 1972. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
1981rif. 763062PN. New. 1981. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback