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1937A FINE SIGNED LARGE-PAPER COPY of the first and only edition of this first-hand account of a voyage to the South Pacific, including the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu), Fiji, Tonga, and numerous other places. 115 pp plus folding map. ONE OF 100 NUMBERED LARGE-PAPER COPIES PRINTED ON FINE LAFUMA WOVE PAPER, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR IN PURPLE INK. 8vo. Original wraps. ENTIRELY UNCUT AND UNOPENED. A bit of very light foxing, else FINE AND BRIGHT
réf. 60187Paris, Librairie Plon, 1904, ouvrage orné de 174 gravures et de cartes, d'après les photographies et les documents de l'auteur, 355 pp. + planches et cartes, relié, très légères traces d'usage, bon état général.
réf. 64590Coll. "Etonnants Voyageurs", Paris, Seghers, 1983, Première Edition, in-8, br., couv. photo en noir éd., 256 pp., nb. photos en noir, Bibliographie, Table des matières, Les principaux voyages qu'a effectué Victor Segalen : le Pacifique et la Chine. Très bonne biographie sur la partie la plus importante et la plus marquante de sa vie et de l'élaboration de son œuvre. Très bon état
1955Uniform and handsome in beige cloth. Volume 5 printed in 1955, Volume 4 in 1959, Volume 3 in 1961, Volume 2 in 1964 and Volume 1 in 1969. Umarked with light wear and sound bindings. An excellent first edition example of this magnificent work. Please note: Very heavy. Special shipping considerations may apply.. Book
191316 pages. Plus a large fold-out color map, measuring approximately 8 x 12 inches (20 x 30cm). 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 An exceptional report on a man who carved himself niche in history, shaping the future of generations to come and forever changing the geography of the known world with his discovery of the Pacific Ocean, and the Islands of the Philippines.
Madrid, Imprenta del Cuerpo de Artillería, 1896. 4to.; 22 pp. Cubiertas originales.
1984réf. 9989Self Published 1984. Third Edition Revised and Enlarged. Near fine/very good . Expanded from 312pp. to 564pp. with new material. -- 8vo. 564 pp. textured boards historical photographs illustrations. -- A few small areas of wear to the outer extremities of the dust jacket. Overall Condition. "Arnold R. Rojas 1896 - 1988 has the distinction of being the most celebrated chronicler of the life and lore of California's Vaqueros. He did this in a series that he didn't start publishing until he was into his mid-50s his first "The California Vaqueros" in 1953. Ultimately he would publish seven books over the years the final one being "Vaqueros and Buckaroos" in 1979. He wrote about what he knew and loved - the life and ways of the old California vaqueros - men he rode and worked with for over fifty years. he wrote down the memories of all those years for as he said "These are stories as seen through the eyes of old vaqueros they are something of the splendor of those days for there will never be another cattle ranching era in California that produced such men."-eclectic-horseman.com. Self Published unknown
1980réf. 24139Institut of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, 1980. 291 SS., zahlreiche s.w. Abbildungen. 8°, original Pappband, Rückentitel silbergeprägt. Im illustr. original Schutzumschlag.
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
1982Book is in excellent condition. 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, price sticker residue, no tears. 192 pages. Follows the history of fairs and exhibitions in Vancouver from 1907 to 1982. Short section of photographs.
1982192 pages including notes, bibliography and index. Focuses on the political and administrative history of a highly visible, controversial provincial institution. Deals with two main themes: the fair's evolution from a small urban exhibit to one of the largest of its type in North America, and the often stormy relationship between the fair directors, residents of the Lower Mainland, city councillors, and members of the provincial government. Black and white photographic plates. Lightest wear to clean and unmarked book and dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book
1912réf. 28787Vancouver Development Company EDITEUR ( Impr. Draeger Fr. Paris) 1912 une plaquette, brochée à cordonnet de soie beige in-douze à l'italienne éditeur (22,3 x 17,6 cm) (paperback in-12 oblong editor), dos muet, couverture marron gauffrée vert avec titre imprimé en noir, page de titre ainsi que toutes les pages sont imprimées en noir dans un encadrement en marron, orné d'une carte hors-texte en marron et noir indiquant "les Lignes Maritimes partant du port de Vancouver à travers le Monde" + une photographie hors-texte en noir du Port de Vancouver + une photographie hors-texte en noir de la Gare terminus du Canadian Pacific Railway + une photographie double page hors-texte en noir : "Vue panoramique de Vancouver et de son port" + une photographie hors-texte en noir des Nouveaux Quartiers (de Vancouver) + une photographie hors-texte en noir : " Vue du Parc (de Vancouver)" + une photographie hors-texte en noir; "Le Quartier des Affaires (de Vancouver)" + une photographie hors-texte "PLANCHE DEPLIANTE" en noir (de 75 cm de large une fois dépliée) : "Vue panoramique de Vancouver en 1912", fines rousseurs sur les gardes, sinon bel exemplaire, 16 pages, 1912 Vancouver Development Company EDITEUR ( Impr. Draeger Fr. Paris).
1925réf. 652j0955Canada: Canadian Pacific Railway C.P.R. Good. 1925. First Edition Thus. Pamphlet. Substantial text is graciously illustrated with black and white photos on alternating pages. Contents include: Victoria; Motoring & Golfing; East Coast; Hunting & Fishing; West Coast; Resources/Industries; Travel Routes. Two-colour 16.5" x 12" fold-out map of Vancouver Island affixed to back cover lists hotels and boarding houses on verso. 16 glossy pages folded vertically in half. Contents securely stapled. Black and white photo-illustrated covers loose but present with opening to upper portion of fold. Inside the covers are lists of Canadian Pacific Hotels and Canadian Pacific Agencies throughout the world. A remarkable and informative memento of Vancouver Island's early tourism industry.; Sm 4to . Canadian Pacific Railway (C.P.R.) unknown
1977304 pages. Index. Superbly illustrated in black and white. Map illustrated endpapers. "An Illustrated account of the construction and first years of operation of the Canadian Pacific transcontinental railway." - subtitle. Price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart cover. Small bookseller's sticker upon first blank leaf. Unmarked. Average overall wear. A sound copy. Ex-Library
réf. 139109476X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 45139400-nnew. unknown
réf. 1396470816.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. B9781016697156Hardback. New. hardcover
réf. 0331602059.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 0331602032.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. B9781016576277Hardback. New. hardcover
1857réf. 14427Washington DC: Bevery Tucker Printer 1857. First Edition. Very Good. A.H Campbell. 8.25x11in One litho tinted illustrated plate Part I plate V; Light age-toning along edges with several light spots in margin. Samuels p. 81 Taft p. 265. This plate is from from Volume VII of the quarto edition of twelve volumes were published from 1855 to 1861 as exploration and survey reports became available. These volumes contained not only the survey maps and elevations but a monumental collection of scientific reports on geography geology zoology botany and ethnology of the Native American tribes. The surveys also included 11 artists to record the landscape and indigenous peoples of the west. Albert Henry Campbell 1826-1899 was a Railway survey artist-explorer civil engineer and surveyor. He was one of the more important artist of the surveys and participated in several survey expeditions across the west from 1853 to 1854. In the fall of 1854 he joined the Parke survey expedition for a coastal railroad route from San Francisco to San Diego and the survey along the 32nd parallel to Arizona. All eight of the full-page illustrations are credited to Campbell in the report three of California and five of Arizona scenes After the surveys he was assigned to Washington as Superintendent of Pacific wagon roads to 1860. During the Civil war he was a map maker for the Confederate Army and chief engineer of railroads based in West Virginia. from Samuels The twelve volumes were disorganized in publication with no overall all arrangement or indexing. Some of the plates and maps referred to in volumes were published in other volumes various reports were also published out of sequence relating to the four routes. Preliminary reports published were updated in latter volumes. From Wagner-Becker-Camp In 1853 Senator Gwin of California lead the inclusion of Congressional funding for 1853-54 of a series of surveys to determine the best and most economical railroad routes from the Mississippi River to the Pacific coast. The act directed the Secretary of War Jefferson Davis to plan and direct Army topographical engineers to conduct surveys of four routes. The first was between the 47th and 49th parallels generally along the Lewis and Clark route to the Pacific. The Second route between the 37th and 39th parallels was promoted by Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri. The Third route was along the 35th parallel. The Fourth route was promoted by Secretary Davis along the 32nd parallel that followed Emory's 1846-47 reconnaissance. Bevery Tucker, Printer unknown
1978réf. 65888np: Poet and Printer Press 1978. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket. First printing. An early anthology of poetry and fiction by writers from California's San Joaquim valley. Contributors include William Everson Philip Levine Shirley Williams Wendy Bishop Gary Soto Eugene Redmond Roberta Spear David St. John and others. SIGNED by Gary Soto at his poem "History." Each writer's selections are preceded by brief biographical comments. Introduction by the editor and illustrated with drawings by Albert Naso. An attractive and uncommon book. slightly oversized. Errata slip laid in. Notes on contributors. 214 pp. Poet and Printer Press, hardcover
1925réf. 48702N.P.: Privately printed n.d. ca 1925. ca 1925. 9" x 6" color pictorial wrappers. 47 pages tinted illustrations maps tour plans. Numerous tour itineraries and schedules with numerous beautifully colored photographs of various areas buildings and parks. Tours discussed include Glacier and Yellowstone; Colorado and Yellowstone; Inter-Mountain Route From Colorado to Yellowstone and Glacier; Colorado and Glacier. General information for the tourist including cost of tours discussion of climate apparel booklets of possible interest a list of ticket routing for various tours calendar schedules for various tours etc. Separate map depicting each tour. Very good plus. Privately printed, n.d. [ca 1925]. unknown
réf. 0656030127.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
