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195816°, pp.566, br. ed., manca la sovracop.
réf. B9781016613279Hardback. New. hardcover
1930réf. 56115Boston MA: Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co 1930. One sheet 12 x 8 inches folded once. Recipes and food info on front and rear interior is ad for the week's food specials. Paper yellowed and creased dog-eared o/w VG. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co unknown books
19408vo. 6 pages, plus map and photographic plates for illustration. Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. This is a complete issue, seldom found in such good and original condition. Recounting mountaineering expeditions as early as the Baker and Butler survey of 1861, the author's illustrated compendium focuses on two expeditions undertaken in 1934 and 1935 by members of the Canterbury Mountaineering Club, one of whom is the author himself. The unknown watershed of Mount Adams into the Perth and Poerua rivers was the question to unravel on New Zealand's South Island, resulting in fascinating discovery, climbing, and mapping. Herein are described specific glaciers, unnamed cols, glacial tributaries, and climbing adventures. Excerpt from the text: "The Main Divide of the Southern Alps between Canterbury and Westland is a chain of glaciated peaks linked with curious passes. The subranges are equally intricate and the whole forms a fascinating wilderness... The story of the exploration of the Southern Alps is long and eventful, and even in 1938 was not complete."
réf. 1330296656.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 0267625537.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. B9781163983638New. unknown
réf. 0548656681.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 1163983632.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 15-10607Vancouver & Prince Rupert BC: Alaska Princess 1950. Folio. 12 pp. Stapled Wraps Very Good with some toning. Illustrated photographs. Onboard magazine for Alaskan cruises. Daily Radio News bulletin dated June 21 1950 for the S.S. Princess Kathleen present. Scarce piece of memorabilia. Vancouver & Prince Rupert, BC: Alaska Princess, 1950. paperback
réf. B9781017170511Hardback. New. hardcover
192940 pages. Features: The Sears Roebuck office building in Minneapolis is featured in an ad for the Dovetail Anchor Slot Co. inside front cover; Super full-page photo ad for the Indiana Limestone company features the Palmolive Building in Chicago; Photo ad for Tidewater Red Cypress lumber; Nice pull-page photo ad for the Foley Saw Filer; Photo of the Ambassador Hotel Apartment Building in Milwaukee is featured in an ad for "Tie-To" inserts; Vintage full-page illustrated ad for International Trucks shows dump truck being loaded; vintage Skilsaw ad; The Missouri Pacific Building in St. Louis is featured in an ad for the Bonded Floors Company; Construction Technique in Remodeling - article with photos of how 5 stories were added to a 3-story building in San Francisco for a new department stor; Detailing Concrete Form Work - part V; Arc welding steel buildings and bridges - a review of progress to date and what remains to be done; The contractor and the courts; Latest prices of materials; Construction activity this week; Sealed proposal announcements; Back cover ad for General Electric features image of the Steuben Club Building in Chicago; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. These nostalgic topics and images are certain to please modern-day contractors. Magazine
2001réf. 25522San Francisco CA: Pacific Book Auction Galleries /PBA Galleries. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY BRAND NEW PRISTINE NEVER OPENED -- with a bonus offer--; T-PBAANGL; Pacific Book Auction Galleries /PBA Galleries The Angling Library of a Gentleman - Pacific Book Auction Galleries /PBA Galleries - January 18 2001 - San Francisco CA . 2001. Pacific Book Auction Galleries /PBA Galleries paperback
1911334 pages. Papers include: Health Needs and Civic Action; Housing and Health; Scientific Research by the Public Health Service; The Census and the Public Health Movement; Sources of Information upon the Public Health Movement; Work of the Committee of One Hundred on National Health; Public Health Movement on the Pacific Coast; Protecting Public Health in Pennsylvania; Health Problems of the Indians; Health Problems of the Negroes; The Rural Health Movement; Sanitation in Rural Communities; Tropical Diseases and Health in the United States; The House Fly as a Carrier of Disease; The Mosquito Campaign as a Sanitary Measure; Clean Milk and Public Health; Ventilation and Public Health; Social Service Work in Hospitals; Mouth Hygiene and its Relation to Health; The Physical Care of Children; What American Cities are Doing for the Health of School Children; The Elimination of Feeble-Mindedness; Prevention of Infantile Blindness; The Warfare Against Infant Mortality. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. Book
1913réf. 11349Portland Oregon: Architectural League of the Pacific Coast. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Rubbed at the spine ends and the endpapers are soiled. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall . Architectural League of the Pacific Coast hardcover
1981réf. 012403Minden NV: The Douglas County Planning Department 1981. Soft cover. Very Good. Paper covers. 124 pages. Sparsely illustrated. A clean attractive copy. Uncommon. The Douglas County Planning Department paperback
1941xiv, 273 pages. Index. Map endpapers. "Sets forth clearly and concisely the policies influencing the relations of the United States and Japan, and the armed forces at their command." - ix. Average wear. Minimal light pencil markings. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
1972211 pages. Index. "This richly illustrated book represents the full scope of Colville's work. There are the early canvases; the war art commissioned when he was overseas with the Canadian forces; the highly praised designs of Canada's Centennial coins issued in 1967; and such latter-day masterpieces as Pacific, To Prince Edward Island, and January. In all, forty-eight major works are reproduced in full colour, with fifty-six black-and-white illustrations of Colville's sketches, drawings, coin designs, paintings and serigraphs." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A quality copy. Book
1985réf. 24287New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 1985. Band I: The Voyage of the Endeavour 1768-1771 with a Descriptive Catalogue of all the known original drawings of peoples, places, artefacts and events and the original engravings associated with them. Band II: The Voyage of the Resolution and Adventure 1772-1775 with a Descriptive Catalogue of all the known original drawings and paintings of peoples, places, artefacts and events and the original engravings associated with the voyage. XV, 247 SS; XIII, 274 SS., beide Bände sehr zahlreich bebildert. Fol. (ca. 35 x 25 cm), original Pappbände, Rücken goldgeprägt. In illustr. original Schutzumschlägen.
1979réf. 24293London, Blacker Calmann Cooper Ltd, 1979. 93 (3) SS., 103 Abbildungen, tls s.w., teils farbig, manchmal ganzseitig. 4°, illustr. original Paperback
19028vo. 17 pages including in-text illustrations, plus a folding colour map measuring approximately 38 x 26 cm. Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. This is a complete issue, containing other accounts as well, seldom found in such good and original condition. Irrigation and drainage engineer Gibbons W. Cox examines for the first time the Artesian basin of Australia, for the purpose of offsetting periods of drought by way of a "fuller utilization of the artesian water conserved in the crust of the Earth." Noting that Australia's rivers are few, and suggesting that it will become increasingly costly to hold their flood-time waters in canals and reservoirs, he calls attention to the immediate need for "remedy to the existing defects in administration of this valuable asset." To substantiate the concept, he examines similar regions, including Madras, Persia, the Sahara Desert regions of Algeria, and especially the United States of America, providing impressive statistics of success, where in some regions whole communities survive only by the "transformations produced by artesian waters upon sandy wastes" even with the most primitive systems in place. Following this, he illustrates the current usages of outflow waters tapped into with bore holes, and the loss of invaluable water. Alarming and factual statistics are presented, the loss of 31,340,000 sheep from 1890-1899, and 975,645 cattle in the year 1900 alone, to bring awareness to the critical water problem. Costs and effectiveness of river irrigation versus better management of artesian waters support his urgent recommendation. Together with photographic and sketch illustrations, and a colour map showing the expanse of the underground basin and partially reclaimed regions within Queensland alone, Cox makes a most compelling argument, concluding that, "... the only alternative lies in a greater increase in artesian supplies, and their adoption for systematic irrigation (for at least fodder and stock), and thus induce a larger pastoral and agricultural population to settle on the land... It is easily conceivable that sufficient water might be tapped by a great increase or artesian borings in Australia, which would provide permanent rivers and creeks in the interior from which systematic irrigation could be carried out... there would be greater evaporation, increased moisture, and a far more equable climate..." A discussion then ponders the sustainability of the water source, a most important topic which remains a question still today 110 years later! [A recent study, 2013, has assessed the sustainability of the artesian reservoir, through a comprehensive examination of the Basin's water flows, hydrology and geology.]
2007Book is in excellent condition with one lightly bumped corner as the only flaw. Dark brown cloth HB covers with gilt print at spine, decorated endpapers. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 398 pages. From the flyleaf: "This magnificent compendium is the first comprehensive exploration of the Arts and Crafts legacy in the Pacific Northwest. It traces the movement from its nineteenth-century English beginnings to its flowering in Washington and Oregon through the 1920s and beyond, weaving into a tale of idealism and devotion everything from iconic masterpieces to recent discoveries." Contents include: Bungalows for everyone, Retreating to nature, Artful interior, Handcrafted in the Pacific Northwest, Painting and printmaking, Photography, Graphic arts, printing, and the book, etc. Copyright 2011 Pistil Books
1973A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Slight wear to cover. 8 1/4"w x 10 3/4"h. 76 pages. Black and white photos throughout.
1871réf. 66Boston; Nov. 1 1871. 1871 9 pp. folio. This indenture was made the first day of November 1871 between the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company and Oliver Ames and Charles F. Choate. The Atlantic and Pacific was to be built from Missouri and Arkansas to the Pacific Coast. From the very beginning the Atlantic and Pacific was plagued with problems even though they had the same rights as other transcontinental railroads regarding bonds land grants etc. Ames and Choate noted bankers of railroads and other various schemes were to loan to the railroad in gold coin. The amount is left blank in this document and the document is not signed by the parties. They were to be repaid in gold coin with an annual interest rate of 6%. In addition to the indenture listed above another indenture was made with George Bigeldow and James Dixwell. 2 pp. with manuscript corrections and additions. Including a provision to enable the Atlantic and Pacific to mortgage the road. This document was written earlier and does not have nearly as many provisions as in the Ames and Choate indenture. Four years later the Atlantic and Pacific would lapse into receivership. Oliver Ames then the largest stockholder purchased 96697 acres of the road's Missouri lands. After reorganization the A & P had some life until the panic of 1893 and the spoils were then divided between the Santa Fe and Frisco. These two documents are important in understanding the financial development of this railroad. Atlantic and Pacific material is quite scarce. Oliver Ames was the brother of Oakes. This railroad was to have been a very important development for Arkansas and Missouri. These documents are housed in a very attractive folding box 9 x 7 3/4 inches with green cloth-covered boards and a green morocco spine label with gilt lettering. 3214013 OG2080. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Boston; Nov. 1, 1871. hardcover
1954Author: Phillip Law Publisher: London: Edward Stanford, Royal Geographical Society, 1954. Item is in Original Condition, with Blue Wrappers - As Issued, Complete with All the Ads! Notes & Condition: With a chart tracking the course of the specially designed Australian ice-breaker ship called Kista Dan, and four remarkable photographic views, Phillip Law describes his difficult but successful mission - having establishing a completely functional station for future scientific work in the region of Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. Resolute in his endeavour, Law and his modest team of twenty-four, battled fierce windstorms and deadly moving ice in 1953-1954, to erect "Mawson Station" which he named after Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson. Established in 1954 in Holme Bay, Mac Robertson Land, Mawson is Australia's oldest Antarctic station and the oldest continuously inhabited Antarctic station south of the Antarctic Circle. On 13 February 1954 the party led by Law raised the Australian flag on the rocky shore of Horseshoe Harbour. In the first year a 10 Australians spent winter in cramped but adequate accommodation under the leadership of Robert Dovers. By the end of the year, they had erected the living quarters, a works hut, a carpenter's shop, an engine shed, two store houses. 8vo. 12 pages including sketch maps, plus photographic plates for illustration. Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. This is a complete issue, seldom found in such good and original condition. Excerpt from the text: "The Kista Dan, under the command of Captain H. C. Petersen, arrived at Melbourne on 11 December 1953... the ship loaded stores and supplies for both Heard Island and Antarctica..." "Three 'weasels' were taken... two living caravans to be towed behind the weasels which were fitted with insulated cabins. Five huts were landed... to provide sleeping, messing and cooking quarters, and one specially designed... to serve as radio, meteorological, survey and medical accommodation, and an engine house and two storehouses..." "Proceeding to the French Station at Port aux Français, Iles de Kerguelen, the Kista Dan took on 50 tons of gas-oil, 36 tons of water, petrol for weasels and aircraft, and diesel fuel for the Antarctic station..." "Early on Saturday, February 6, the wind rose and prevented any action... 60 knots and snowing... storm continued all day, causing great ice movements to port and astern of the ship... Kista Dan was immovably wedged." "The time until our departure, February 23, was employed on a variety of tasks. Three huts were completed... seals were killed and skinned for winter dog-food; gravity and magnetic observations, also an astronomical determination of position, were made at Mawson; geological and botanical specimens were collected; and philatelic mail, comprising 23,000 letters, were stamped." "Several emperor penguin skeletons were found at Mawson but no live emperor... There were no penguin rookeries at Mawson... but there was an Adélie penguin rookery on the island where Dover camped... where the Kista Dan first began to break into the fast-ice... a long line of thousands of Adélie penguins stretched... many of the chicks were dying from starvation..." "Mawson provided an ideal site for station..." End Excerpt. Today, Mawson Station houses approximately 20 personnel over winter and up to 60 in summer. It is the only Antarctic station to use wind generators for over 70% of its power needs, saving over 600,000 litres of diesel fuel per year. Some of the small pre-fabricated huts used in the first years remain on the station, but these are overshadowed by large steel-framed modular buildings dating from a major rebuilding program which started in the late 1970s. As intended by Law, it now serves as a base for scientific research programs, including an underground cosmic ray detector, various long-term meteorological, aeronomy and geomagnetic studies, as well as ongoing conservation biology studies, in particular of nearby Auster rookery, a breeding ground for emperor penguins and Adélie penguins. Phillip Garth Law AC, CBE, FAA (1912-2010) was an Australian scientist and explorer who served as director of Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) from 1949 to 1966. He spent the first of many summers in Antarctica in 1947-48 as a senior research officer on ANARE, soon becoming director. He established bases in Mawson, Davis and Casey, and led expeditions that explored more than 5,000 kilometres (3,100 mi) of coastline and some 1,000,000 square kilometres (390,000 sq mi) of territory. From 1966 to 1980 he chaired the Australian National Committee on Antarctic Research. He published many works on his exploration. Law's wife Nel became the first Australian woman in Antarctica when she visited Mawson in 1961. Mac. Robertson Land is the portion of Antarctica lying southward of the coast between William Scoresby Bay and Cape Darnley. In the east, Mac. Robertson Land includes the Prince Charles Mountains. It was named by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) (1929-1931), under Sir Douglas Mawson, after Sir Macpherson Robertson of Melbourne, a patron of the expedition. Sir Macpherson Robertson had financed the joint British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition 1929-1931, which was led by the famous explorer Douglas Mawson. Mac. Robertson Land was named in his honour, and in 1932 Robertson received his knighthood for his philanthropic works, specific mention being given for his support of this expedition.
