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1998réf. DADAX0471977136Wiley 1998-06-29. 1. hardcover. New. 6.22x0.63x9.25. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Wiley hardcover
2008réf. x-0387787046Springer Verlag 2008. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 547 pages. 10.00x7.00x1.25 inches. Springer Verlag hardcover
1945réf. 204557U.S.A.: Mem-O-Map Co. 1945. Colour pictographic / pictorial map 32.1 x 23.8 cms; 35.4 x 26.6 cms sheet very good condition. Rare pictorial map published in 1945 by John G. Drury aTechnical Officer who served with the 214th Ordnance Battalion to mark the end of World War II as souvenirs for the military. Military personnel could fill in banners "came in on good ship." and "departed on good ship." their name organisation and "Line of Advance or movement" blank in this example. Pictographs mark various memorable spots and wildlife including larger-than-life insects. A "Terrible Tillie Typhoon" looms over the coast at Luzon. Drury published a series of five maps: Philippines and Okinawa in 1945; Japan and Korea Oahu and Europe in 1946. They are all scarce. “These almost whimsical maps are designed to support the creation of personalised geographies. At a time when digital mapping is beginning to experiment with the creation of personalised content that would render the same map in different ways for different users Mem-O-Maps demonstrate the principle in action." Kenneth Field ICA Commission on Map Design. . Mem-O-Map Co. unknown
1898réf. 214719Paris.: Erhard Frères. 1898. Lithographed folding colour map 44.5 x 49.5 cms; 54.6 x 76.3 cms sheet towns and cities items of production and trade routes highlighted in red original folds in very good clean condition. Detailed map prepared for the Lyon Chamber of Commerce Mission to China under the direction of a young Henri Brenier 1867-1962 with the purpose of advancing French colonial expansion and shoring up the interests of the dominant Lyon silk trade. The map shows the principal centres of population production waterways roads telegraph lines and railroads togther with the centres of production and distribution for coal iron tin gold and silver opium tea rice sugar peanuts cinnamon wool medicinal plants and leather. The trade mission was organized following the Treaty of Shimonoseki and the end of the Sino-Japanese War: the Chamber of Commerce of Lyon understood that end of this war would signal a profound economic development and change. . Erhard Frères hardcover
194435 pages. Photo and bio details of Bond inside front cover. Four pages of wonderful photos of Bond with the Andrews Sisters, Max Terhune, Jimmy Wakley, Dick Reinhart, The Red River Valley Boys, Joan Davis, Ray Corrigan, and Dennis Moore. "Gene Autry invited Johnny and Jimmy Wakely to sing with him on his CBS Melody Ranch program and soon the whole of America began to join the others in the demand for more. Songs include: I Wonder Where You Are Tonight; Down in the Dumps; One More Range; You Never Can Tell; I've Had the Blues Before; Keep Rollin' On; It's a Long Old Road; Prairie Campfire; Out Here The Wind Blows Free; One More Tear; Here's The End of the Trail (Ole Timer); Old Wagon Train; One a Blue Ridge Mountain Trail; The Road is Way Too Long; I'm Pounding the Rails Again; The Unopened Letter; I Won't Stand in Your Way; Hillbilly Town; My Red River Rose; Don't You Weep Anymore, Darlin'; Oh, My Darling Clementine. Average wear. Some light pencil markings to contents. A sound copy of this marvelously nostalgic item. Book
1944Pages 645-672. Features : Cover portrait of Churchill upon his 70th birthday; Great one-page photo of Princess Elizabeth launching a battleship (location and ship name not provided, presumably for wartime reasons); Two pages of statistics of Britain's war effort; One-page Karsh photo-portrait of Edward Stettinius, U.S. Secretary of State; Two-page illustration of how L/Sergeant John Daniel Baskeyfield won his Victora Cross (V.C.) during the battle of Arnhem; Six photos show the opening of the port of Antwerp - a great supply port for the Western Front; Photos of incidents on the Western Front involving British, U.S. and French troops; Photo of captured Major-General Faterrodt, Commander of the German garrison in Strasbourg; Centerfold illustrations by G.H. Davis show the 'works' of the V-2 rocket bomb - some details of the driving system of a German 'revenge' weapon; Sevenphotos from the battlefields of Burma - on the road to Mandalay, including contour map of the Burma Front; Two photos of devastation after huge underground explosion at R.A.F. depot near Burton-on-Trent; Two photos of German explosive motor boats; Two drawings of the northern lights over arctic convoys, by Commander R.E.D. Ryder, V.C.; Photo of first Norwegian troops marching into liberated Kirkenes; Photo of German radio-controlled glider bomb released from the air to attack shipping; Two large photos of the British Home Guard Stand-down before the Royal Family in London; Photos of personalities of the week include F.A.M. Browning,Wing-Cdr. Guy Gibson, V.C. (of 'Dam-Busters' fame), Sir Eric Teichman, Viscountess Astor (photo taken with a large group of women at the Commons, General Eisenhower with Sir M. Dempsey and Lt.-General Ritchie, M.T. Arciszewski, Havildar Maj. C. Ram, V.C., Captain R.K. Dickson, Montgomery's personal staff - J.R.B. Durrant, N.W. Chavasse, T. Warren, Lt.-Col. Dawnay, J.R. Henderson; nostalgic ads; and more. This copy was never stapled. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. Coverfold taped. A worthy vintage copy. Book
1918Features: Title page illustration of British despatch-rider delivering Christmas pudding by bicycle in deep snow; G.K. Chesterton makes the case that the English are ignorant; One-page aerial photo of French tanks attacking a German trench-line; Excellent photo of hundreds of "China's Army of Labourers for the Western Front - A Big Muster on Parade"; Two pages of illustrations show the difficulties faced by British patrols in nocturnal search of German North Sea raiders; Three pages provide ten photos of the aftermath of the terrible Halifax explosion on December 7th, 1917; One-page portrait of Admiral Sir Rosslyn E. Wemyss; Two photos show the difficulty of transportation after recent French snow; One-page aerial photo of French bombs raining down upon a German munition factory in Lorraine; Two-page illustration of the breaking of the Hindenburg Line near Cambrai with Ulster and Yorkshire troops advancing on Bourlon Wood and crossing the Bapaume-Cambrai Road; Two-page illustration of British troops moving forward to the River-front Line; Two-page illustration of brilliant infantry work by the Italian Army on the Northern Front; Eight photos on two pages illustrate the British victorious advance in Palestine - hoisting the flag at Jaffa, and other scenes;Two half-page photos show the restoration of a water well in Palestine which was blown up by the Turks; Article on the impending shortage of food; and more. 36 pages, including seven pages of charming vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. In particular, the back cover ad for "Harlene Hair-Drill" will fascinate anyone interested in early women's hair treatments. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
1918Features: Title page illustration of nurses tending to the happy wounded on a British hospital-train; Two-page illustration of "The Glorious End of the 'Vindictive' - Blocking the Fairway at the Entrance to Ostend Harbour; War as The Artist Sees It (article); The "Vindictive's" Gallant End (article); Three sketches of "The Ostend Harbour Exploit - The First Attempt; Article by G.K. Chesterton includes photos of Prince Sixte of Bourbon, Major-General Sir Frederick Maurice, and Commodore Hubert Lynes, C.M.G., who led the blocking operations at Ostend; Two excellent side-view photos of the "Vindictive" on her way to Zeebrugge; Two-pages with eight photos illustrating "Concrete Ship-Building - War-work for which there is a very urgent demand - showing main stages of construction; First six photos of German Tanks "Panzerkraftwagen"; Photo of the swearing in ceremony for Field-Marshal Lord French and Edward Shortt; Article on Stunt Flying; Six fascinating photos explain how flax is harvested and processed for use in Aeroplane wings; Dramatic centrefold illustration of the burning of Pozieres on the Albert-Bapaume Road; Malaria - The Return of an Old Enemy (article); Four photos of U.S. troops arriving in England under Colonel Whitman and Lieut.-Col. Wagner, including the Royal salute they received; Roll of Honour - photos of 18 officers, including Major William A. Craies; One-page Kenilworth Cigarettes ad shows couple chatting in front of fireplace; Illustration of a 'curfew' dinner-dress; Nice two-colour "Greys" cigarette ad on back cover features illustration of a Greys warrior on horseback circa 1678; and more. 36 pages including several pages of marvelous vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
1918Features: Title page illustration of British soldiers in a captured German "Communication-Trench" beneath the Hooge-Menin Road; The Merchant Seaman's Badge of Honour (article); Red Cross Pearls - A Meditation (article); The Herb Garden - Homely Plants (article); One-page illustration of the destruction of Captain Baron Von Richthofen; Two photos of German planes brought down over London; Photos of The Countess Markievicz, Novelist Darrell Figgis, Joseph McGuinness, Count Plunkett, Edmund De Valera, John McGarry, Dr. Thomas Dillon, William Cosgrave, Lord Glenconner, The Duke of Atholl, and Lady Glenconner; Photos of large allied bombers as they prepare to strike Cologne and Western Germany; G.K. Chesterton discusses translations of the words of the German Emperor - who can speak and write English; Grounding the Flying Services (article); Photo of British airmen inspecting a captured German "Kamerad"; One-page detailed illustrated explanation of the British food control organisation/The machinery of Meat Supply; From Field to Kitchen - Fascinating one-page illustration with text explains the controlled distribution of meat in Britain; One-page illustration of a French armoured car, out of ammunition, driving through a crowd of German soldiers; Wonderful centrefold illustration of a sky full of fighting German and British planes; Article on how wartime food rationing has forced some knowledge of chemistry onto people; One-page illustration inside the newly opened Chapel at Hampton Court; Roll of Honour - photos of 18 officers, including Capt. R.P.L. Dallas, M.C., KIA; Front and back photos of members of the American Expeditionary Force in France with captured German flame-throwers; Photo of W.A.A.C.'s playing basket ball with convalescing Tommies in France; and more. 36 pages including several pages of marvelous vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
1960Half-leather binding. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Rate increase approval; explansion plans for 1959, including new purchasing, warehousing and repair centre to be built at Manitoba Street and Southeast Marine Drive in Vancouver; Operator Distance Dialing Nears Reality; B.C.'s Biggest Television Events in 1958 as covered by mobile television links, including the Ripple Rock blast, the visit of H.R.H. Princess Margaret, and the Grey Cup; Changes to Sales Organization; Automating Accounting; Expanding the Personnel Department; Conversion of manual systems to dial operation; Conversion of Glenburn to Cypress; New Long Distance Route to Kamloops; Dial phones come to Sidney, Keating and James Island; Pension Plan Personalized; Adoption of Irregular Base Rate Areas; Closing of two historic switchboards in Victoria and Vancouver; Teletype Sale Made to East Asiatic; R.W.J. Angus becomes new General Commercial Manager; The Birth of N.P.A. 604 (the 604 area code); High cost of workplace accidents; Long Distance Anniversary greetings to a New Westminster Rotary Club from around the Western Hemisphere; Removal of high-wire span that linked Agassiz and Chilliwack since 1910 (6 pnotos); Conversion jobs sparked romances; Maintenance men to match our mountains; The visit of the queen (14 photos); "Follow Me" - a child's-eye view of the telephone company through the medium of C.B.C. television; Vancouver General Hospital (3 photos); Electronic 'Detectives' Guard Microwave; The FW-1 intertoll switching installation in the William Farrell Building - the brain and heart of toll; Logging by Radio - New Switchboard serves radiotelephone subscribers; Laying cable in the Pitt River (2 photos); Opening of new headquarters in 700 block of Seymour Street in Vancouver (3 photos); A new approach to serving the public in the new addition; Activation of a new radiotelephone long distance system through the Cariboo - illustrated; Traffic Signs for Toll; New Woodland Central Office serves Whalley (photos); Phone fashion; Network Television reaches the Interior; 500,000th telephone installed; Night move of revenue accounting to 555 Seymour (photos); Terrace phones now automatic (photos); Traffic, Staff Metering - Instantly; Service at New Denver is Personalized; The Heave-Ho Boys - name your antenna and they'll put it up! (with great photos); new building for Gibsons, Sechelt; Kamloops Editorial salutes operators; Transmission Levesl - an FW-1 Problem; Plans for 1960, including completion of Burnaby centre; Graph of telephone growth in B.C. since 1880; History of the Alma Central Office; The Happy Islanders on Calvert, Trutch and Swindle Islands; Machines take over in the Accounting Field; Rough weather at Newcastle Ridge; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight and square. Marbled endpapers. Name of E.P. LaBelle stamped on bottom edge of text. A photo and announcement re: Mr. Labelle is found in the July/August 1959 issue. Book
192480 pages. Features: Cover illustration of cherubic little girl holding basket of flowers; Nice colour ad for Dominion Linoleum Rugs inside front cover; Full-page ad for the new 1924 High Speed Blue Chimney New Perfection oil stove; Nice illustrated full-page ad for Pratt & Lambert Varnish Products; *MAGNIFICENT* full-page colour ad for Ford Closed Cars, featuring woman driving a black model with two children, sailboat in hand, disembarking in a lovely park; Business Article - "Consideration of Canada's Immigration is Arousing Business Men's Attention", by J. Herbert Hodgins; Small ad for the "Oshawa" medal clad garage manufactured by The Pedlar People of Oshawa; Full-page colour ad for Congoleum Gold Seal Art-Rugs; Half-page ad for Weed brand auto bumpers and tire chains; International Harvester Motor Truck Ad; Artistic full-page ad for Oneida Community Plate silverware; The Rich Cinderella - story by Arthur Stringer; The Hired Man - story by Lawrence Perry; Mr. T.A. Low - Business Man in Politics - Canada's Minister of Trade and Commerce; A Friend of the Family - story by Rudyard Kipling; Animals I Remember, by W.A. Fraser; The Ardent Bigamist, by Somerset Maugham; Session Meanders to its Close - J.K. Munro on Canadian Parliamentary happenings; The Road Runner - story by Ben Ames Williams; Full-page ad for Palmolive Shaving Cream; Winston Churchill headed "Straight for the Dust-bin" of Politics - so says George Bernard Shaw; Drinking is a national disability in Great Britain; Full page ad for Swift's Premium Cooked Ham; Taxation is Shifting - Lord Weir claims English professions are underpaid; Full-page ad for Firestone "Gum-Dipped Balloons" (low-pressure tires); S.S. Chester on why "Baccarat is a French Menace"; Lovely colour photo ad for Royal Yeast Cakes; Fantastic colour full-page ad for Harvey Hosiery, made by Hosiers Limited of Woodstock, Ontario; Wonderful full-page colour ad for Harvey Tailored Underwear, made by Harvey Knitting Co. of Woodstock, Ontario; Lovely full-page colour ad by the H.J. Heinz Company illustrates the Heinz Pier at Atlantic City; Aeroplanes Can't Be Omnipotent - Archibald Hurd argues that Capital Ships must be maintained to bring food, at least; J.A. Stevenson writes about hope for U.S. Political Upeaval; Puritanism is Termed a Blight - article by Harvey O'Higgins and Dr. E.H. Reede; Full-page ad for Post Toasties "Double Thick" Corn Flakes; There is no Saturation Point - Henry Ford discusses the development of products to meet consumer demand; Radio may cease to be free - article from the Independent; Westinghouse Electric Range ad; Ileana Sets Her Cap for Wales - Godmother of the Balkans would make daughter co-ruler of the British Empire; Salvation in Empire Trade? - how can free trade Britain prosper when her Dominions are largely protectionist?; Three-quarter page ad promotes Vancouver, British Columbia to tourists and businessmen; Will World Commit Hari-Kari? - Sir Oliver Lodge considers our scientific ability to build weapons of destruction, and our lack of morals to handle them; Lovely full-page ad for Canadian Pacific Steamship and its Great Lakes services; Nice half-page ad for The New Hupmobile; Nice half-page Coca-Cola ad; Half-page ad for Nash cars; Nostalgic half-page ad for Coleman camp stoves; Elegant ad for Luxite Hosiery; Bride Club Problem II - "By 'Tax' Sadie Solves Problems of Forgetfulness and Untidiness"; *Beautiful* full-page ad by W. Clark Limited (maker of canned foods) features young boy carrying a basket of cans of Clark's various offerings; Lovely full-page colour ad for Simmons beds, mattresses adn springs; Art and Decoration for Town and Country Homes - Porch for Charm and Comfort, by Katherine M Caldwell; Nice colour ad for Quaker Puffed Wheat inside back cover features illustration of boy by Norman Rockwell; Nice colour ad on back cover for Fuller Brush Company. Covers not quite free from staples. Average wear and soiling. Small faint ink stamp atop front cov Book
191791 pages plus 24 pages of wonderful vintage ads. Features: The Artificial Volcano - an incident of the Italian campaign in the Dolomites; Soko the Stanleyville Chimp - raised by the author J.A. Jordan - with many photos; Seven to One - a vendetta and Arkansas farmer Walter Ridgeley of the Texarkana area; A Lofty Ambition - Tom Needham of Cleveland, Ohio recounts how he tried to perform a high dive from a lofty bridge to become a famous actor - with photos; A Canadian Lumber Camp at Riviere aux Ecorces, Quebec - Part II - with photos; In the Casting Pit - a tale of one of the finest deeds of courage and self-sacrifice on record; On the Road in the country of Georgia, by R.Courtier-Forser - illustrated; The White "Maori" - Kimble Bent spent 50 years in the bush - with photos; The Old Firm - a remarkable mystery is recounted from the documents and personal narratives of W.H. Holloway; The Strength of Dan Dempster - this Canadian frontier railway track foreman saved the men of a work-train from destruction with a superhuman act of strength; Round Labrador and Hudson's Bay - Part 1 of E.W. Hawkes' 3,000 mile journey, with great photos; Finding a Wife - S.A. Beattie went hunting for Jaguars in the British Honduras... but ended up with a wife; Throssell's "V.C." - How Hugo Throssell won the Victoria Cross at Gallipoli; Photo of two Jewish street merchants in New York's east side. Lovely color ad for the Vose Player Piano on back cover. Above-average external wear. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this interesting vintage issue. Book
1998réf. SONG0471977136Wiley 1998-06-29. 1. hardcover. Used: Good. 6.22x0.63x9.25. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Wiley hardcover
réf. BN67306Das grosse Mercedes-G-Buch: Ein Off Road Sachbuch. Baureihen 460 461 463 Füngeling Michael unknown
1951Cover Painting by William Winter shows a joyous last day of school. Features: Colour photo Studebaker Commander V-8 ad inside front cover; Nice colour ad for George Weston Limited shows bride-to-be with family; Spyglass on Sweden - the Welfare State; If the Russians Attack Canada - article with photos and interesting map of likeliest Canadian targets; Wide Open, Excellency, by Lesley Holmes; How the Stock Crooks Operate, by Fred Bodsworth - how the 'blower boys' peddle worthless stocks via long-distance phone; The Long Ordeal of Mrs. Tak Sook Kyun - the Korean War has taken her home near the Manchrian border, her husband, her baby, and tossed her up like driftwood on the crowded Pusan hills - article by Pierre Berton with sad photos; Banff - a paradise for Sultans and Stenos - article with great colour photos; The Ups and Downs of Alan Young - originally from West Vancouver, he fought his way to the top in radio and movies; What it's Like to Live in the Dark - Larry Bartlett was blinded by a German shell; Boswell of the Brooks - Writer Roderick Haig-Brown milks a cow every day and gets called "Your Worship" - article with photos; The Secret Behind The Fiery Phantom that Sails Bay Chaleur; Nice colour illustrated ad for Allis-Chalmers Rumely, Ltd showing a grader levelling a country road; Attractive colour ad for the Hillman Minx Convertible; Colour illustrated Coke centerfold shows store display and picnic lunch packed and ready to eat; Colour Chevrolet ad featuring a 2-door Bel Air; Nice colour photo ad for Snyder's Fine Furniture; Colour illustrated ad for the Ford Custom Deluxe Convertible; Nice 2-colour ad for the Austin A-40 Devon auto; Nice colour Parker Pen ad inside back cover features endorsement by Mazo De La Roche; Colour Margene ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Address label atop front cover. A sound copy of this particularly wonderful issue. Magazine
1831réf. PHO-1372Paris , Imprimerie Royale , 1831 , in-4 , 230pp. , relié demi veau époque , tranches cailloutées ,ex-libris T.E. Mionnet (numismate ) , cachet ,dos manquant , frottements aux plats , rousseurs éparses.
1978réf. 013369Genève Claude Givaudan 1978 In-8 Cartonnage de L'éditeur Edition originale
1827XLIV, 477 pp., 7 pl. depl. (4 tableaux dépl. et 5 planches gravées) demi-veau havane, dos lisse orné (rel. de l'époque) 1827, 1827, in-8, XLIV, 477 pp, 7 pl. depl. (4 tableaux dépl. et 5 planches gravées), demi-veau havane, dos lisse orné (rel. de l'époque), Première édition de cet ouvrage « utile aux propriétaires de campagne, aux maires des communes rurales, aux membres des Conseils Généraux et d'arrondissements, aux préfets et sous-préfets, aux entrepreneurs de roulage et de messagerie, aux carrossiers, charrons et autres artistes » et consacré aux routes et à leurs défauts, aux moyens de les conserver et de les paver, à la théorie des roues, aux largeurs des jantes et à la nécessité de délimiter les changements, ainsi qu'aux voitures publiques. Une notice sur le procédé d'asphaltage des routes, selon le système de MacAdam complète l'ouvrage. Richard Lovell Edgeworth (1744-1817), écrivain et inventeur britannique, se proposait dans cet ouvrage de perfectionner les voies publiques en France et de développer le système de transports. Accidents à la reliure. Belles planches en fin d'ouvrage
réf. 24570Cambridge/ London, Deighton/ John W. Parker, 1853 Bound, cloth, gold impression on back, fold out landmap as frontispice, original title page, 140 x 230mm., 188pp., fold out landmap at the end of the book, 4 landscape engravings ( 1 fold out too ).
1840réf. 354279Mexico: Impresso Por Igancio Cumplido 1840. 964pp. plus one plate. Contemporary pictorial wrappers. Spine reinforced with archival tape minor dust soiling. Very good. 964pp. plus one plate. Variant issue without priority also printed in New Orleans in the same year. The text of a letter sent to Mexican president Anastasio Bustamente calling for a convention to address various ills affecting the newly independent state of Mexico. Estrada is heavy on political theory and with good reason. At the time of publication Mexican democracy was in a crisis. In July Gen. Urrea acting on behalf of Valentine Farias actually stormed the National Palace and took Bustamente prisoner. Bustamente soon escaped but the ensuing conflict between Farias and Bustamente for legitimacy had a devastating effect on hopes for a true democracy of the kind Estrada extols here. An excellent sample of Mexican political history and thought. SUTRO COLLECTION p.739 OCLC 7320339 Impresso Por Igancio Cumplido unknown
1840réf. 354279Mexico: Impresso Por Igancio Cumplido 1840. 964pp. plus one plate. Contemporary pictorial wrappers. Spine reinforced with archival tape minor dust soiling. Very good. 964pp. plus one plate. Variant issue without priority also printed in New Orleans in the same year. The text of a letter sent to Mexican president Anastasio Bustamente calling for a convention to address various ills affecting the newly independent state of Mexico. Estrada is heavy on political theory and with good reason. At the time of publication Mexican democracy was in a crisis. In July Gen. Urrea acting on behalf of Valentine Farias actually stormed the National Palace and took Bustamente prisoner. Bustamente soon escaped but the ensuing conflict between Farias and Bustamente for legitimacy had a devastating effect on hopes for a true democracy of the kind Estrada extols here. An excellent sample of Mexican political history and thought. SUTRO COLLECTION p.739 OCLC 7320339 Impresso Por Igancio Cumplido unknown books
1998réf. x-0471977136John Wiley & Sons Inc 1998. Hardcover. New. 194 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. John Wiley & Sons Inc hardcover
1850réf. 177528London.: The London Printing and Publishing Company. circa1850s. Lithographed map with original outline hand colour 25.8 x 33.5 cm three vignette illustrations decorative border central fold in very good condition presented in a window mount. Attractive decorative map with three vignettes by Rapkin: Yedo; a State barge in sail with penants flying--the paired oarsmen depicted through 10 small windows below deck; and Koreans in traditional costume; the map after the great mapmaker and publisher John Tallis. From the estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker with his pencilled catalogue mark on the verso. . The London Printing and Publishing Company. unknown
1945réf. 206545Calcutta: Compiled and drawn by the Survey of India. Second Edition. 1945. Large folding colour map 77.5 x 80cm; 95.5 x 86.2cm sheet including legend and small inset showing adjoining maps light toning and wear to upper margins and at corners and folds; but in very good condition. Very large clear map of China printed in 1945. The projection is noted as the "Lambert Conical Orthomorphic" a polyconic projection employed by the exhaustive Survey of India and the map includes surrounding countries: Taiwan Korea French Indo-China with a small inset key to Korean place-name abbreviations. As is typical of maps of this period Arunachal Pradesh is shown as Tibetan territory.The legend lists borders and provinces railways roads and canals with topography indicated with colouration. . Compiled and drawn by the Survey of India. unknown
