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1992réf. x-1850008345Taylor & Francis Ltd 1992. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 252 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.50 inches. Taylor & Francis Ltd paperback
1984réf. 006710Nottingham Court Press 1984. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. As New condition. No inscription. "Peron was successively a theological student soldier scientist author and eventually a celebrity consulted by Napoleon and appointed 'Reader' to Empress Josephine. Nottingham Court Press Hardcover
2020réf. AME_9781774071649Delve 2020. UNKNOWN. Hardcover. New/New. _ Delve hardcover
193940 pages. Circa 1940s. 72 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Great ad for part I of Hitler's Mein Kampf inside front cover; Big guns of the coast of France; Australia prepares to fight for the Allied cause - nice full-page photo of troops of the Australian Scottish Regiment marching on a road near Victoria, Australia; Royal Navy Gunners in training at sea; Photo of the Fire Region Nerve Centre; Princess Royal inspecting the Royal Corps of Signals on December 12th; The Corps of the Military Police - illustrated article by Sir Malcolm Campbell; Refuelling a Nazi seaplane; Finland holds out against the Soviet Invaders - eight great photos; British Air Supremacy - illustrated article by Sir Kingsley Wood; Torpedoed survivors have second adventure - the Belgian steamer Louis Sheid beaches on the coast of Devonshire on December 7th after rescuing survivors of the Dutch motor-ship Tajandoen - two super photos; Wonderful centerfold illustrations show how the R.A.F. has obtained thousands of valuable photos of German territory on the Western front; French Army activity on the Front; Training sailors for the Fleet Air Arm; The War at Sea - statement by Winston Churchill with photos; Sweden strengthens her defences - ten great photos including a full-page photo of the Drottning Victoria with guns ablaze; Commentary on the war this week; Photos of bomb-making for the Royal Air Force; Nazi Heinkel reconnaissance aircraft crashes into sea off Sheringham on December 6th; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
193940 pages. Circa 1940s. 72 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Excellent illustrated article on Mine Warfare by Professor A.M. Low; Nazi reconnaissance photo of British Contraband Control Station; French Contraband Control at Work; French catapult-launch flying boats join in the U-Boat hunt; In the French lines at the front; The Ark Royal calls at Cape Town - a warship the Nazis claimed to have sunk; Tommies spend Christmas at the front; Text of The King's 1939 Christmas Day message; How the R.A.F. forecasts the weather; Newfoundland fishermen train for the navy; Britain gets ready her big guns - 9.2 howitzers in southern England; Centerfold illustration/map of mine-layer bases which the R.A.F. continually patrol; The Finns continue to resist Soviet agression - counter-attack in the Karelian Isthmus plus 8 other photos; Patrolling the Empire's trade routes - full-page photo; South African forces in training; Illustrated article entitled "How Australia Plans to Help" - the second A.I.F. in training; Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) prepares for war effort - eight great photos; Mortar gun crew in training; A commentary on the war this week; General von Brauchitsch on the Siegfried Line - six related photos; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
199952 pages. Features: Cover photo of HMS Belfast under tow of tug Formidable; Vintage Passenger Ships of the World - Part 2; Avonmouth Shipping Recalled; The Japanese Mail Service to Australia; Naval Review; A-Z of Ocean Liners - #19 - Santa Paula; Heavy Lift Shipping; Colour centrefold photo of The Acropolis; "Jane Banks"; and much more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
1968Features: Perennial Favorite - Martha P. Neese writes about the Pine; Ikenobo School; The Artist Potter in Australia - Charles Swain of Sydney; Ichiyo School; Misho-ryu; Queen of Flowers - The Rose; Enshi School; Sogetsu School; Ryuseiha; Bonsai in America; Make your own Bamboo Containers; Wild Flowers of France; Old Roses of Luxembourg. Full-page Coke ad with Japanese model. Bit of writing atop front cover. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
1979Features: Sogetsu School; Koryu Katabami School; Soami School; Ryusei-ha School; Australia & New Zealand - 12th Regional Conference, October 24th-28th, 1978; Suiho-kai - Ikebana with a Difference; Washi - The Absolute in Handmade Paper; Ohara School; Ikenobo School; Koryu Shohtoh-kai School; Ichiyo School; Japanese Cooking at a Glance - beautiful color photos; Morimono of the Chiko School. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
1995Features: Commemorating 100 issues of Ikebana International; Curious Collectibles - Craft Museums off the Beaten Path; On Exhibition - Norman J. Sparnon's Retrospective Exhibition, June 20 - July 10, 1994, David Jones Department Store, Sydney, Australia; On Exhibition - From Red - Exhibition by Ryusaku Matsuda, June 13-19, 1994, Gallery Maki & Tamura, Tokyo; Floral Focus - the Palm; Ikebana Portfolio; Japan's Fantastic Flower Holders, part 2 - Modern Alternati[ves; A Seto Potter (Minoru Terada) Fashions - New Ceramic Traditions; Dateline Japan; Hana Kagami - Master's Workshop - Ikenobo School. Unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
2007204 pages. Index. References. Printed upon glossy stock. "Features a charming collection of ephemera, reproduced in full colour and accompanied by a detailed and informative text together with succinct captions and price guides." - from dust jacket. Chapters include: Advertising Cards and Magazine Inserts; Almanacs, Calendars and Diaries; Children's Pastimes; Comics; Commercial Ephemera; The Dinner Table; Entertainment at Home; An Evening Out; Greeting Cards; Novelties and Giveaways; Periodicals; Photographic Collectibles; Postcards; reading and Writing; Retailing; Sports and Special Events; Transport and Travel; War and Political Ephemera; and Maintaining a Collection. Gift greetings atop front free endpaper. Prior owner's name and date atop half-title page. Clean with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this attractive and informative work. Book
197277 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Undated but appears to be circa 1972. Covers dozens of subjects including: History of Glass, Glass in Australia, Manufacturing, Free Blown, Pontil & Lipping Process, Moulds, Moulding, Embossing, Coloured Glass, Natures Work, Clear Glass, Patents, Hollands - Geneva, Schnapps, Whisky, Whisky Jugs, Beers, Pots & Lids, Ginger Beers, Stoneware, Owen's Automatic Bottle Making Machine; and many more. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A worthy reference copy of this very informative work. Book
1952Features: Dead Man's Double - the strange story of a landsman who, anxious to get home to Australia, shipped aboard a foreign tramp to work his passage; Baptism of Fire - the story of a young Forest Ranger employed by the British Columbia Forest Service in 1927, and how a fire trapped over 100 people in a logging camp; A Case of Contraband - An amusing story of how, between revolutions, men had ways of their own of getting around difficulties; The Golden Ingot - the diverting story of an ingenious Gold Coast version of the time-honoured "confidence trick"; Down Mexico Way - The exciting adventure of two young seafarers who light-heartedly set out to explore the Mexican countryside; The Fire-Walker; Pioneer Pilot - Mr. Peter Strong flew over the Drakensberg Mountains between Basutoland and Natal; One Thing After Another - Recalls the narator's fall and subsequent rise in the depression days of Australia; The Burma Road - will recall poignant memories to many ex-Servicemen; South Sea Burial Customs - Visiting the outlying islands of the remote Cook Group, in the South-East Pacific, the authoress came upon many curious death-customs; Olsen's Secret - A grim story from the American coalfields; Front cover was attached with tape but is now detached. Back cover missing. Contents unmarked and in decent condition. Magazine
195568 pages plus advertisements. Black and white illustrations. Features: 'Twixt Sea and Sand - Drama is the daily diet of those who man the lightships that keep the world's shipping off the dreaded Goodwins; Build or Die! - Describes Canadian Arctic Igloo Building Schools for airmen; Diamonds are Dangerous - Following upon secret investigations by Sir Percy Sillitoe, former head of M.I.5, the De Beers Corporation is said to be establishing a special staff to deal with the menace of the international traffic in stolen stones. Relates remarkable stories concerning diamond smugglers and the 'big men' behind them; Danger, Loco Adrift - A 65-ton locomotive slips its lashings upon the stormbound Norwegian s.s. Belpareil, causing terror aboard; Destination Unknown - Second Instalment of the remarkable post-war Asian adventures of Military Medal recipient Peter Pinney; The Rain Stoppers - In some parts of the world, natives are employed to stop the rain descending; Search for Living Gold - Author ventures to the Andes to acquire chinchilla; Ghost of the White Chief - South African farmer John Roberts and his marble life-sized statue to be opened upon his death; The Very Mysterious Eel- What strange impulse sends the eel thousands of miles out into the ocean to spawn - and die?; A Thousand Miles to Railhead - Motor Transport in North Australia, including photo of a 'road train' carrying 70 head of cattle; Horses on Snowshoes - How snowshoes have been adapted for use by horses, thereby easing the difficult transportation problems of the British Columbia wilderness; Jungle Hideout - Running from the Japanese, eating dog for dinner, teaching guerillas to sing - these are but a few of the adventures of Nona Baker who spent nearly four years in jungle hideouts in Asia; Paddy's Lapse - A Merchant Navy officer's account of a terrifying experience when his ten-thousand ton ship was heading straight for Lundy Island at ten knots; Between Ourselves - notes by the editor, including a prediction of helicopter logging in the future. Top third of back cover missing. Chips missing from spine. Somewhat above average wear. Fascinating tales. Magazine
19441st edition, original wrappers, 50 pages: illustrations, maps ; 19 cm. Publihsed for use by US armed forces and planners thinking about the cultures of the Pacific during and after WW II. Series: War Department education manual, EM 45.; G. I. Roundtable, EM 45. "Prepared for the United States Armed Forces Institute, copyright October 1944, by the American Historical Association ... Made available by the War Department ... The content ... Prepared by the Historical Service Board of the American Historical Association ..."--Page 2 of cover. Government publication (gpb) ; National government publication (ngp) . Other Titles: Islands of the Pacific. SUBJECT(S) : Geographic: Oceania. Pazifischer Ozean. USA. OCLC: 6396922. Light wear on cover, some wear on spine, some pages have bent corners, Otherwise Great Conditon (AC-4-29)
1878In 8, pp. 144. Lievissima mancanza al d. Br. ed. Notizie geografiche, economiche e politiche relative alla colonia di Victoria che conobbe un rapido sviluppo a partire dalla fondazione nel 1851 grazie ai suoi preziosi giacimenti d'oro.
réf. 018813[Philippe Briet, Parallela geographiae veteris et novae] La division de nostre océan - Afrique, Europe, Asie, Australie. Gravure originale, 1649, environ 240*170mm. Gravure tirée de l'ouvrage du savant jésuite Philippe Briet (1601-1668) publié en 1648-1649. Texte au dos. [437]
900Cocos Island - Original British survey in 1838, with additions from a sketch survey in 1891, by the officers of the U.S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross, and a French survey in 1889. In the upper left corner of the chart insert of Malpelo Island Original sketch survey in 1891, by the officers of the U.S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. Washington D.C., published Jan. 1898, at the Hydrographic Office, under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy. Small corrections: Printed: Nov. 1927. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: Isole Cocos o Isole Keeling - Australia. Anno: '900. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 402x377 mm
900Western Approaches to Torres Strait Compiled from the latest British & Netherlands Gov.t Surveys. London Published at the Admiralty 15th June 1881, under the Superintendence of Capt.n F.J. Evans, Hydrographer. Small corrections: 1925. Autore: Admiralty Charts. Luogo: Australia - New Guinea. Anno: '900. Tecnica: incisione. Dimensioni: 475x645 mm
1871réf. 46405982Paris, Plon, 1871 ; in-12, demi-chagrin bleu, dos à nerfs avec caissons et arabesques dorés, tête dorée, non rogné. 2 ff., IV pp., 363 pp. 2 grandes cartes dépliantes coloriées et 12 illustrations hors-texte gravées d’après des photographies par Deschamps.le comte Ludovic de Beauvoir (Bruxelles 1846 - 1929) s’était embarqué à l’âge de 19 ans, avec son ami le duc de Penthièvre, pour un voyage autour du monde qui, de 1865 à 1867 le mena en Australie, puis en Indonésie, en Thaïlande, en Chine, au Japon et aux États-Unis. Bel exemplaire frais, bien relié.
1787Incisione inserita nell'opera "A New, Royal, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography, Ancient and Modern: Including All the Late Important Discoveries Made by the English, and Other Celebrated Navigators .. History and Description of the Whole World... Likewise the Essence of the Voyages of the Most Enterprising Navigators..." edita a Londra da J. Cooke nel gennaio del 1787
1876réf. 10352PLON 1876 1 Paris, Plon, 1876, in-8, demi-chagrouge rouge, 363 pages.
réf. 186183Paris, Plon, 1869 in-12, X-364 pp., 12 pl. dont un front., deux grandes cartes dépliantes en couleurs (petites déchirures), demi-basane rouge, dos lisse, filets dorés (rel. de l'époque). Une page inversée (149-150 après la page 162).
1907réf. 123920P., Plon-Nourrit et Cie, 1907, in-12, 402 pp, reliure demi-chagrin fauve, dos à 5 nerfs filetés soulignés à froid, titres et fleurons dorés, date dorée en queue, tranches dorés, couv. et dos conservés (rel. moderne), très bon état (prix Fabien 1908 de l'Académie française)
1887réf. PHO-2466Paris, Éditions de la Maison Quantin, 1887 ; grand In-4 (30x22cm), 613 pp., percale éditeur avec polychromie au plat, tranches dorées. Frottements, reliure sale, accroc au dos, papier brunis.
1873réf. etb61 vol, in-4 (20 cm X 28,5 cm), 642 pp, percaline rouge d'éditeur, 1er plat orné de titres et décor doré. Nombreuses vignettes N&B, 10 planches N&B, 6 cartes couleurs dont 3 dépliantes. 3 tranches dorées.
