MALINOWSKI, BranislawMareMagnum
Control Valve Primer
rif. ria9781643311364_inpPaperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A paperback
Ria Christie Collections · Regno Unito98,38 £≈ 117,99 €
19358vo [24 x 16 cm]; 2 volumes, xxxv, 500; xxxii, 350 pp, frontis, 116 other photo illus, other illustrations from drwgs, map, folding plans, charts, tables, index. original blue pictorial gilt cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spines faded but lettering clear, clean and fine set. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A classic work by the author of the 'Sexual Life of Savages', on the Pacific Trobiand Islands, volume I includes the description of gardening, volume II on the language and magic of gardening, with much on ethnology, customs, rites, gardening methods, etc. Taylor 407.
19304to [27 x 20 cm]; xv, [errata slip], 298 pp, illus, numerous plates including excellent color plates of birds, fish, etc, from paintings, many photo plates, double page map, double page plan of ship, other drawings, index. original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and front cover, gilt vignette, top edge gilted, slight wear at spine ends, clean, near fine copy, unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A very well illustrated account that focuses on the native peoples and natural history of this 1928-29 expedition through Panama, Galapagos Island, Marquises, Tahiti, New Hebrides, New Guinea, Borneo, etc. The 32,000 mile expedition carried out numerous scientific studies, from cannibals in New Guinea to natural history, collecting thousands of specimens for the Chicago Field Museum. The colored plates and drawings are by Walter A. Weber, the photos are mainly by the author.
19248vo [22 x 15 cm]; xviii, 297, {iv, ads] pp, 2 maps, 30 illustrations on 16 plates from photos, index. original cloth, title lettering on spine and cover, a little faded and rubbed, endpaper bookplate, very good, with the signature of the author on verso of the half title page. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, a doctor and member of the Royal Society, travelled extensively in the south Pacific, east of Australia, and provides much detail on New Caledonia, New Hebrides and the aborigines of Australia. He provides two chapters on how he made the pictures used in the book and the difficulties a photographer had at that time. Taylor 414.
1897rif. ZB338801Washington: GPO 1897. Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday Nov. 2 weekend sale item 15 pp issued as 54th Congress 2d Session SD 52; light extraction roughness at spine now disbound in self wrappers; “relative to the amount due the sinking fund . on account of subsidies paid by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company”. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Washington: GPO, unknown
rif. ria9781643311364_inpPaperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A paperback
1969rif. xxx001Coulee Dam: Land Operations Colville Indian Agency 1969. First Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Prepared for Stockmen of the Colville and Spokane Indian Reservations by Branch of Land Operations Colville Indian Agency / Coulee Dam Washington. No copies listed in world libraries or online. Printed tall wraps. 29pp. Illustrated with cool drawings by "Oscar." Formerly owned by Tom Hahler who had an office in the Union Stock Yards in San Antonio Texas. Authors open with statement "This isn't really a joke book - it just looks like one." "This so-called "Guide ---" hopes to get into the business of reducing cow costs and improving calf values so the chance of profit if more than a joke." Included in the text are names of ranchers in the Okanogan area of Washington State south of the BC border. Authors tell the reader to go and talk to these ranchers in person to find out more how to stay in the cattle business. I've never seen a copy of this before. Modern but rare. Very good. Land Operations Colville Indian Agency unknown
1927rif. xxx046NY: Henry Holt 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 1st printing. Cloth. 347pp. Portraits. Former owner's signatures on ffep and recto of frontispiece. Faint ink stamp on rear blank page of Jones Book Store in Sacramento. The author writes in a tongue-in-cheek flippant but engaging style. These are sketches of Calamity Jane Belle Starr Lola Montez Pearl Hart and several other less famous frontier women. Chapter IX is "A Note on Carrie Nation." Very good copy in chipped dj which has small corner clips to the flaps and therefore price-clipped. A couple of small original prices inked or penciled in. Henry Holt hardcover
1977rif. 5032042Sedro-Woolley: Privately Published 1977. Soft cover. Good. Thermofax or early photocopies of Volume I Numbers 1-4 all four issued in 1977. We do not know if Gates published more issues. He collected newspaper stories on sasquatch mainly in Washington State BC & California and fit them in a legal sheet size format. #1 is 5 pages one-sided. # 2 is 4 pages double-sided plus photocopy of page 5. #3 is 5 pages one-sided. #4 is 5 pages double-sided. Hard to come by. Good condition. Privately Published unknown
1980rif. xxx021Rosalia: Privately Published 1980. First Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 1st printing date of issue suggested by library copies. 4to pictorial wraps. 210pp. Illus. Index. Maps including folding map "Mood Flat Eden Valley and Turnbow Flat 1910." Signed by West. Laid in is a printed order form for the book browned across top. Survey of this vast wide-open remarkable country in SW Washington. Near fine. Very scarce. Privately Published unknown
2002rif. 8331VB2002. 2002th ed. Springer 2002. 17 x 25 cm. 420 pages. HC Versand aus Deutschland / We dispatch from Germany via Air Mail. Einband bestoßen daher Mängelexemplar gestempelt sonst sehr guter Zustand. Imperfect copy due to slightly bumped cover apart from this in very good condition. Stamped. hardcover
1987rif. 2083002116206929Asahi Shimbun Co. Ltd. Japan International Politics Research Department for the Causes of the War in the Pacific 1987. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 8 Asahi Shimbun Co., Ltd. Japan International Politics Research Department for the Causes of the War in the Pacific paperback
2010rif. 2091502135420200Not Available 2010. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Not Available paperback
1991rif. 2111902153102567SONY RECORDS 1991. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 SONY RECORDS paperback
rif. ria9781643310046_inpPaperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A paperback
2015rif. SHEL1772Seattle: Book Club of Washington 2015. Limited/Numbered. Hardcover. Very Good. Copy #55 of the limited edition in cloth of 75 copies. Blue-black Japanese cloth with paper title labels on front cover and spine. 29pp. Several fine illustrations. Signed by book designer and illustrator Jennifer Kennard. Printed with letterpress on fine paper. Decorated endpapers. LAID INTO an envelope is a folded 6 1/4" x 13 1/2" printed sheet produced by the book club providing details of the publication. The back cover has a superficial 2" scratch else fine copy and lay-in addition. MacDonald was the author of the world famous biographical book The Egg and I as well as several other books. This is a "must have" book for a MacDonald collector. Book Club of Washington hardcover
1980rif. 2406040Eagle Point OR: Privately published 1980. Soft cover. Fine. No date but may be 1980 or a bit earlier. 4to printed wraps. Pagination not complete; around 70pp. Illustrated. Promotional clipping glued to inside front cover says of the author "A book written by a cowboy in cowboy style the story of a man who has packed more into a lifetime than most. A logger cowboy farmer rodeo champ and more Johnny's story centers around Eagle Point Oregon as well as his adventures throughout the West." Lots of photos of the author's rodeo days and photos of family. Very scarce even if a modern book. Near fine. Privately published unknown
195224 pages. Features: The Haidas of Skidegate; Pioneer Judge's Wife - Part 9; Arctic Justice; Arctic Justice - a 28-month search for the murderers of two priests; Yukon Telegraph Line; P.G.E. Silver Strike Special; The Pacific Great Eastern Railway Quesnel - Prince George Extension (Guest Editorial by Hon Ralph Chetwynd); Dozens of great nostalgic ads. Average wear. Small date stamp atop front cover. Short opening near top of cover fold. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1985100 pages. Features: LeBaron collection of Canadiana, folk art; Christmas at Dundurn; Ceremonial horse furniture among the Blackfoot; Coffee, Candles and Cognac - Filling the 1890s inventory at Fort St. James; Coopering at Fort Langley; Mission Churches in British Columbia; Spanish Nootka - prints and drawings record B.C.'s first permanent garrison; Hudson Bay Company country-made furniture on the Pacific Slope; Chilkat Dancing Blankets; Mowachaht - a manuscript reports on the people Cook mis-named Nootka; Craigflower Manor near Victoria; B.C. Woman Artists 1885-1985; U'Mista Cultural Centre; Rungius - Painter of Wildlife; Cots, cradles and sleeping benches in the Hutterite home; Master Cabinetmaker - Gregory Brown of Sidney, B.C. Moderate wear. Mended tears to fore-edge of front cover. Sound copy. Book
198268 pages. Features: Trouble in Puerto Rico; Profile of David Horrobin; Spreading voter revolt in Canada's west - WCC/Western Canada Concept; Saskatchewan's government out of step; The rise of the invisible man, Grant Devine; The painful legacy of Sinai; Alsands - the demise of a megaproject; Ian Sinclair steps down as head of Canada Pacific; Even with Gretzky's help, Canada places third in the World Ice Hockey Championships; The Battle for the Falklands; Washington sides with England - at what cost?; TV ads warn of buying imported cars; The assault of the PC threatens familiar habits of pencil-and-eraser executives; Allan Fotheringham on Paul Robinson - America's new Ambassador to Canada; Somewhat above-average external wear. Magazine
1918Cover illustration of H.M. Field Pigeon Post. Illustration of a runner. "How Japan May Rescue Russia" by Lovat Fraser. Photos of Allenby's Anzacs reaching Jericho and the Jordan. Photos of Maple Leaf Heroes Who Hold the Line at Lens. Photos of Men of the Navy Active Mid Arctic Snow & Ice. Photos of Getting Ready for the Roaring of the Guns, including photo of a great dump/shell park along the French Western Front. Photos of Great Naval Ordnance that Awaits the Onset. "The Assembly Trench" by 'Sapper'. Photos along the Allied Line; Peaceful pursuits over classic battlefields. Illustration of Canadian narrow-gauge armoured engine supplying ammunition to the front. "F.O.O. in a Daylight Raid" - 20 minutes in an enemy trench. Wounded borne in barges by quiet waterways. Women's war work. Illustration of German observer post concealed behind an image of Christ on the cross. Safeguarding the Soldier - how Australia has taken thought for the future. Photos of Americans in France. Mascots and Pets share their masters' peril - photos. And more. Average wear. Staples disintegrated. Sound copy. Book
1973394 pages. Facsimile reprint. Originally published by the Queen's Printer 1888 to 1889. In these early reports are first hand accounts of many of the stirring incidents which shaped the history of the West, written by those who actually participated in them. The Indian Treaties, the influx of the American Sioux under Sitting Bull, the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the North-West Rebellion, and the coming of the settlers are just a few of the dramatic events in which the North-West Mounted Police played an important part. Light external wear. Unmarked. Tight and square. A quality copy. Book
1876rif. 2754Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1876. In-8 broché de 226 pp., couverture bleue imprimée.
1875rif. 2755Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1875. In-8 broché de 207 pp., couverture bleue imprimée.
1877rif. 2756Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1877. In-8 broché de 268 pp., couverture bleue imprimée.
rif. ML256Sydney 1896, petit in 4 toile verte décorée éd, XIV-337pp, 24 ill hors texte gravures et photos, 7 cartes et diagrame Publié par le gouvernement. Ouvrage fort complet. Ex dono du gouvernement. Quelques traces d'humidité du la couverture. Intérieur très frais
