Brownson, RonMareMagnum
6519 risultati
2001The slightest of cover wear only, otherwise as-new with sharp corners, no marking of any kind, no creasing to covers or spine. Excellent condtion throughout. 182 pages.
rif. ria9781394168187_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A hardcover
rif. DADAX364210438XNew unknown
2009rif. 1349006PN. New. 2009. Soft Cover. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
rif. 49780379like new. unknown
rif. 0730900827.Gunknown_binding. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
2002rif. x-0521812194Cambridge Univ Pr 2002. Hardcover. New. 297 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. Cambridge Univ Pr hardcover
18768vo [23 x 15 cm]; xiv, 362 pp, 7 plates including frontis, vignette on title page of little dodo, title page printed in red and black in border. original red cloth with decorations in black, gilt spine title lettering and decorations, spine faded but lettering clear, light foxing on few leaves mainly at beginning and end, corners rubbed, very good copy. A picture of this book is available upon req Taylor 144. Three of the illustrations are of Hawaii (Hawaiians dancing the hula in authentic costume, Kealakeakua Bay, Rainbow Falls), with other illustrations including Pago Pago, Tutuila, Apia, Upolu, Apolimja, Fiji. The author travelled extensively in Hawaii and other Pacific islands and provides an interesting description of the peoples and nature on the islands visited.
19238vo [24 x 16 cm]; [ii], 76, [i, ads] pp, frontis, 12 illustrations from photos, all but one full-page. original cloth -backed boards, dj (with 5 x 10 cm piece lacking from front panel, bit soiled), very good, internally fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A list of Fiji word is included at end together with the names of the crew members, Endicott being the third mate, who describes the events of 1829. A good introduction by Jenkins. This the third book of the Marine Research Society. Not usually found in a dust jacket.
187612mo [19 x 14,5 cm]; viii, 360 pp, frontis with tissue guard, plates and numerous illustrations from drwgs, double-page map, index. original pictorial cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, all edges gilted, internal hinge repaired, bookplates removed from endpaper, very good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Taylor 397. The author, having travelled for decades in the area, describes conditions, customs, people, society, natural history, etc. The chapter on New Guinea was read before the Royal Geographical Society in 1873.
19488vo [22.5 x 14 cm]; lii, 292 pp, 6 plates including folding frontis view of HMS Dolphin in Matavai Bay, Tahiti, 4 maps including one folding, bibliog, index. original blind-stamped blue cloth, gilt vignette on front, gilt lettering on spine, a bright, fine and clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Wallis' travels in the Pacific followed Anson's and Byron's earlier voyages and included extensive exploration of the Magellan Straits and the Tuamotu Archipelago. Roberston's version of the voyage adds a different perspective and much additional information. This is the first printed version of Robertson's journal. Carrington's extensive introduction provides a useful historical point of view and gives much detail on the voyage. See Hill p. 555 for the 1955 edition. National Maritime Museum, I, 131: 'This journal, written by the master of the Dolphin under Wallis, covers the period when he joined her in the Thames in June 1766 until reaching Uea (Wallis Island) in the Western Pacific in 1767. Wallis' circumnavigation voyage in the Dolphin, 1766-8, included visits to Tahiti and the Tuamotu Archipelago'.
19568vo [22 x 14 cm]; xi, 218 pp, table of spelling, abbreviations. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine faded, note on endpaper, interior clean and fine in very good cover. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The Sea Dayaks are in Borneo, Sarawak. This edition has the supplement of additional words collected by G. Bruggeman.
19878vo [25.5 x 18 cm]; x, 468 pp, mounted colored frontis plate, numerous illustrations from early sources including many title-pages reprinted, endpaper maps, index, special index of artists and engravers. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj, fine, clean, unmarked, as new condition. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The standard reference book, includes an extensive bibliographic checklist detailing the 260 major printed sources discussed in the text together with a glossary of terms used in book collecting. Excellent chapters from the Founding Fathers to later explorations with an impressive chapter on the Wild Scenery of Australia: Fine Early Plate Books. The checklist includes a collation of each book with plate and map counts, plus good descriptive material.
1958rif. S42407Perth: Alex B. Davies Government Printer 1958. 171 17 plates 23 figs some folding. . HB. 2 vols 8vo/4to buckram wrappers retained. From an institutional library: stamps/ withdrawn stamps to titles and elsewhere. Repair to foldlines on one map. This report is accompanied by a scarce separate folio Part 2 Supplementary Atlas of large mostly coloured folding geological maps. Plates numbered I-XVII . Contains a wide variety of reports covering such subjects as water supply manganese deposits radioactivity opal and uranium claims coal seams diamond drilling of abandoned gold shows gold mines etc. For further details see scans of contents pages. Alex B. Davies, Government Printer hardcover
rif. 064227620X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
rif. DADAX0120931559New unknown
1982101 magnificent black and white photographic plates. "Laurie Wilson (1920-1980) was an Australian photographer who seldom travelled far from his home base in Geelong, Victoria, Australia ...His photographs celebrate what he called 'Natures's unrepeatable moments', rather than describing scenery ...(He was) a remarkable and original photographer who received little recognition during his lifetime" - from dust jacket. Average overall wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1991144 pages. Selected bibliography. Index. "Considers the past, present and future of the comic from an international perspective, from Hogarth's prints via the birth of the superhero to the graphic novel. Along the way they examine the development of comics in Japan, Brazil, Australia, Canada, Portugal, Holland, France, Germany and Italy - in short, any country with an indigenous comic industry. Illustrated with more than 250 specially commissioned colour photographs, many of rare publications from the author's private collection." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A beautiful copy - gift quality. Book
1992Includes the following issues from 1992: February, March, April, May, June, August, September, November, December. Features include: Holiday Diving on Fiji's Matagi Island; Skookumchuck Narrows; Heron Island, Australia; Slides from Prints; Bahamas - 500 years since Columbus; Bella Bella - in Remote B.C.; Red Sea; Fate of the Falconer; The sprightly Seasprint; Floriday Keys; Bonaire; RCMP's Regina; Whidbey Island; Sea Stars; Diving the Capilano; Shoot Like a Pro; The Straits of Mackinac; MCD Strobes; Raratonga; Sherkston Quarry; Georgian Bay Wreck Dive; Luxury Diving abour Truk Agressor; Sipadan Island; Lost Cities of Micronesia; Artificial Reefs of Porteau Cove, B.C.; The Manatee; Fraser River Wreck Dive; Guanaja; Cabo San Lucas; Lake Dive; Underwater Video; The Green Sea Urchin; Scotia Cape; Cayman Connection; 'City of Vienna' in Halifax; Alaska - an exotic dive; The Cunner; Queen Charlotte Islands; Gulf Islands - B.C.'s Playground; Calabogie; Cozumel; Behind the Dolphin Smile; Ucluelet, Vancouver Island; Nova Scotia Wreck Challenge; Canada's Ice Diving; Belize Resort; Alberta's Project Habakuk; Dodd Narrows - current-swept passage in B.C.; Bristleworm. Moderate wear. Clean. Quality copies. Book
1969Features: Cover photo of Peter Eustace (Sheffield Wednesday); Bobby Moore writes "The striker I most fear is Gordon Banks"; Super full-page black and white photo of Bobby Charlton beside George Best on the field; A Head Start for Crystal Palace! - Manager Bert Head writes; Colour photos of Jimmy Robertson (Arsenal) and John Hall (Bradford City); Colin Bell, the Manchester City and England forward, relives his most memorable match; George Yardley went to Australia to become a hit in Britain; Great colour centerfold photo of Cardiff City - Bluebirds of Ninian Park; Focus on Alan Mullery (Spurs); The team behind the team at West Bromwich Albion; Six Super Scots - John Fallon, Arthur Duncan, Ron McKinnon, Roy Barry, Dough Smith, Stan Rankin; Third time unlucky for Benfica - Man. United pluck the Eagle's Prize; Colour photos of Bobby Graham (Liverpool), Alan Hill (Nottingham Forest), and Roy McFarland (Derby County) on back cover; and more. Unmarked. Modest wear. A quality copy. Book
1963Features: England's place in the sun - Selwyn Lloyd; Birmingham, Alabama - a City in fear as racial violence smolders in this Deep South inderbox - with black and white photos; The new pulse of Australia - Jolly swagmen, kangaroos and tough outback cowboys are waltzing, like Matilda, toward a new destiny; Buck$ Benny Rides Again - the world's best-paid comedian, Jack Benny, still 39, returns to Broadway after a 32-year absence; Why I Didn't Quit the Ministry - by Norman Vincent Peale; Funny Side of the Bunny Business - a new Playboy Club whirls in a tangle of corn, beefs and cabbage; Dishrags to Riches - The Saga of Heloise Cruse; The Convict Volunteers - when scientists need human guinea pigs to submit to cancer shots or to test drugs, thousands of prisoners step forward, for surprising reasons; Atomic Bombs for Everyone - the exclusive 'nuclear club' may become crowded with new members including Egypt, Indonesia, the Congo. Absolutely *fantastic* colour full-page ad for 12 huge Cadillac models of varying colours. Book
1961Features: Now that I am a Private Citizen - Dwight D. Eisenhower; Major-League Intellectual - Cincinnati Red, Jim Brosnan; Working Their Way out of Trouble - In Park Forest, Illinois, teen-age lawbreakers are sentenced to old-fashioned work, and they rarely come back for more; Oddballs of the Animal Kingdom in Australia and New Zealand; Adventures of the Mind - Why Philosophy, by Susanne K. Langer; Are Southern Ministers Failing the South? - Many are compromising their beliefs by playing it safe on the integration issue. Uncommon 2-page colour ad for Tidewater/Flying A service stations. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Book
194895 pages. Black and white photos. Somewhat above-average wear externally. Binding intact. Unmarked. Covers tanned with age. Book
1953126 pages. Black and white photos. Somewhat above-average wear externally. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
1949115 pages. Black and white photos. Above-average wear externally. Binding intact. Unmarked. Covers tanned with age. Faint name atop front cover. Book
