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1924Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Hunting of Gonzales - An adventure of Senor Ramon Torres, a Captain of Rurales - the famous mounted police of Mexico; Adrift on an Ice-Floe - Lieut. Commander Fitzhugh Green provides a photo-illustrated account of the amazing fashion in which a primitive Eskimo extricated himself from a predicament which would assuredly spelt death for a white man; An Englishwoman in Upper Egypt - Part II - Winifred S. Blackman's photo-illustrated account of the three winters she spent with the local people of Upper Egypt; Fraser's Price - The tale of an angered railroad engineer; The Three Angleteers - Part V (conclusion) of the trouble and adventures of three English wanderers in Constantinople and Athens; "Remember the Mortons" - A stirring story of an episode in the Matabele rebellion of 1895; Salvage Extraordinary - An Indian planter's account of an odd affair on the Brahmaputra River in Assam, including photo of five elephants pushing a stranded steamer; The Head-Hunters of Sepik - Part III - Beatrice Grimshaw explored the Sepik River of New Guinea and dealt with the local cannibals - article with photos; Where Everyone is Wealthy - The Osage Indians of Oklahoma come up with the strangest ways to divest themselves of their wealth earned from local oil - article with photos; "Grip" and I - Part III - Count Nils Cronstedt spares a condemned bull-terrier which rewards him by saving him multiple times while he served in West Africa as Commander of H.M.S. Heron and Assistant Marine Superintendant in Northern Nigeria; "Old White Face" - Allen Borders of Montana relates a terrifying cougar experience; To Afghanistan in Disguise - Part III - The story of a British officer's remarkable journey - disguised as an Oriental - across a large part of India and finally into forbidden Afghanistan and beyond, living among the natives; "Captain Jed" - a tale of the whalers of New Bedford, MA, involving the "Cap'n Jed" and the "Wanderer" - very few men have ever fought a 'right' whale single-handed and lived to tell the tale; Python and Lion in Nyassaland - after visiting a witch-doctor for poisoning the author is attacked first by a great python, then a lion!; Photo of a Manchurian man 7 feet and 3 inches tall; Photo of a veritable forest of masts at Lowestoft, the Suffolk fishing port, during the height of herring season; and more. 88 pages plus 24 pages of nice vintage ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
1990réf. 1270721990 Éditions Ouest-France - 1990 - In-4, relié, cartonnage illustré en couleurs - 24 pages illustrées en couleurs avec "pop-ups"
192090 pages plus 16 pages of nice ads. Features: Our Hunting Trip in Brazil - dealing with giant snakes and jaguars; Photo of Sulphur Bottom Whale leaping out of water to avoid swordfish; Stalked by a Mountain Lion (cougar) - while mining in the Selkirk Mountains near Golden, British Columbia; The Leaf-Wearers of Orissa - great photo-illustrated article on these native people's of India; My Adventure in Sing Sing; Silk Mask Jim - this amazing Chicago criminal, James J. Harrigan, was head of a great thieves trust responsible for over seven hundred robberies in a single year; My Strangest Experience; A Fight on a Mountain Top - the Philippine Constabulary seeks out remnants of Aguinaldo's forces - article with photo; Into the Unknown (part 1) - chasing mountain outlaws in New Guinea ; The "Pinto" of Great Black Pine Mountain - the life and death of a wonderful wild horse in Southern Idaho; The Lifted Veil - part 5 of the story of two British officer POWs in Turkey who apply Spiritualism to escape; Where No Writ Runs - photo-illustrated article on life in the highlands of Kurdistan; The Ghost of the "Lycaon" - a steamship of the Blue Funnel Line; Wolves in Sheep's Clothing - when policement become criminals; The Rector's Story - a South African clergyman's story; Odds and Ends - photo of Arizona Gila Monster listening to phonograph. Covers beginning to detach from textblock. Average wear. A nice vintage copy. Book
19808vo., First Edition, with plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. The story of the Royal Navy's world-famous gunnery establishment at Whale Island, Portsmouth.
19808vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Detailed history of the Royal Navy's world-famous gunnery school at Whale Island, Portsmouth.
1988réf. R160039657Presses de la Cité Coll. L'Aventurier n° 7. 1988. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos frotté, Intérieur frais. 221 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 843.0872-Le roman policier
1989réf. R160039659Presses de la Cité Coll. L'Aventurier n° 9. 1989. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 221 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 843.0872-Le roman policier
1987réf. R160028301Collection l'Aventurier n°1. 1987. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 215 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne
1987réf. R160028303Collection l'Aventurier n°3. 1987. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 218 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne
1990réf. R160028315Collection l'Aventurier n°15. 1990. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 222 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 840-Littératures des langues romanes. Littérature française
1988réf. R160039655Presses de la Cité Coll. L'Aventurier n° 5. 1988. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 214 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 843.0872-Le roman policier
1989réf. R160039661Presses de la Cité Coll. L'Aventurier n° 11. 1989. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 219 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 843.0872-Le roman policier
1987réf. 82374Plon 1987 214 pages poche. 1987. Broché. 214 pages.
1988réf. R260180346PRESSES DE LA CITE. 1988. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. défraîchie, Dos plié, Intérieur frais. 214 pages. . . . Classification Dewey : 840-Littératures des langues romanes. Littérature française
1989réf. R240137157PRESSES DE LA CITE. 1989. In-16. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 221 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 840.091-XX ème siècle
réf. 11682Plon (1987) - In-12 broché de 215 pages - Couverture en couleurs illustrée par Martine Laurent - Très bon état
réf. 11683Plon (1987) - In-12 broché de 220 pages - Couverture en couleurs illustrée par Martine Laurent - Très bon état
réf. 11684Plon (1987) - In-12 broché de 218 pages - Couverture en couleurs illustrée par Loris - Très bon état
réf. 11685Plon (1987) - In-12 broché de 220 pages - Couverture en couleurs illustrée par Loris - Très bon état
réf. 11686Plon (1988) - In-12 broché de 214 pages - Couverture en noir et blanc illustrée par Alain Fretet - Très bon état
réf. 11687Plon (1988) - In-12 broché de 217 pages - Couverture en noir et blanc illustrée par Alain Fretet - Très bon état
réf. 11688Plon (1988) - In-12 broché de 221 pages - Couverture en noir et blanc illustrée par Alain Fretet - Très bon état
réf. 92023Rennes, Editions Critic, 2017 13 x 20, 438 pp., broché, très bon état.
réf. 9782070461943Gallimard
réf. 102.998Liège, Librairie Halbart, 1974. 16 x 24, 71 pp., très nombreuses illustrations en N/B, broché, très bon état.
