burdett f d (21 risultati)

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 316pp. +ads. 21cm. Frontispiece. 15 black and white photographic illustrations. Index. Hard cover. Old stain to the lower portion of the blue cloth covers. Scattered foxing, heavy to pages 76-81. A fair copy. (Emigrated to Australia in 1878, arriving on his 15th. birthday).

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Unbound. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A splendid original antique engraved portrait. . NOT MOUNTED BECAUSE TO LARGE TO DISPATCH MOUNTED - SO WOULD SEND ROLLED IN A LARGE THICK STRONG TUBE, SIZE 21 X 15 INCHES, 52 X 37 CMS, , scarce and unusual . MARRIAGE OF BARONESS BURDETT COUTTS AND MR BURDETT COUTTS BARTLETT , AN ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT ENGRAVED IN 1881 .

1st edition hardback in original cloth Nice copy octavo 316pp., frontis., b/w plates, index, Much on Western Australia & Kalgoolie. Nice copy in slightly dulled red cloth.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Worn boards have chipped edges, page edges tanned, bookseller's pencil marks and a few pages have creased corners.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st, 1936. Octavo. 316pp plus adverts. Illustrated. Original red cloth, printed titles. Spine slightly faded and some minor markings. Light spotting to text-block. Former owner's inscription to f.f.e.p. Otherwise contents in good order. Overall a 'Good+' copy. Australian interest.

Publisher's red cloth. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st edition. No inscriptions. Cover somewhat discolored in places; tears to extremities of spine. Internally v.g. with no foxing. Weight: 1 Language: English.

Publisher's green cloth. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st edition. No inscriptions. Tips of spine frayed. Half title page foxed; sporadic foxing to fore-edge. Weight: 1 Language: English.

8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 317 pp, frontis (port), plus 15 plates from photos, index, map of Philippine Islands on endpapers. original cloth, slightly rubbed at corner, small dent at cover edge, lightly foxed on few leaves, mainly marginal, but a very good, solid and tight copy. Burdett was one of the first prospectors of the Kimberley goldrush, a pearl hunter, explorer and orchid collector who explored coral reefs and jungles for some forty years. In this work, the author travelled in the jungles of the Philippines and describes the jungle, the peoples, nature, his adventures and the finding of some orchids among other things, including ancient artifacts. He was also the author of The Odyssey of a Pearl Hunter. A picture of this book is available on request.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Green cloth boards, a little yellowed at spine and sunned top of rear panel. A few small marks to boards, foxing. Full page B&W photographs.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good-. First Edition. Board with rubbing and light discoloration. Edges browned. Former owner's name on front endpaper. Half title page browned. Small hole to bookblock; Pearl poaching in the Dutch Indies ; 8vo; 320 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition, 1st printing. Unmarked copy. Green cloth, black lettering. Light folding to spine ends and a little edge wear (light rubbing and slight bump to back corner. In plastic cover (seems like it is original and came with the book). No dust jacket. Interior with some foxing inside covers. 317 pgs. Book.

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Very Good. Prater, Ernest; Holloway, Cyril; Tresilian, S.; Abbey, S.; Peddie, Tom; Inns, Kenneth; Wigfull; Faulks, Jack M.; De Walton, John (illustratore). First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Paying the Price - How Nature in Canada's far north has extracted a toll on trappers - with photos; Behind the Himalayas - Part I - Photo-illustrated account of exploration of the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra River; The Rubber-Smugglers of Malaya - An amusing story; The Outlaw Elephant - Rogue elephant "George" ravaged the Travancore district of India from 1920 to 1925, killing many and doing immense damage - article with photos; My Desert Dash to Damascus - A decidedly exciting journey across the Syrian Desert amidst hostile devil worshippers and Bedouin - with interesting photos; "Blue-Water Andy" - Did he spot the wreck of an ancient Spanish treasure-galleon on some nameless island? ; Across Africa With a Camera - M.A. Wetherell's photo-illustrated account of his trans-African journey; The Disappearing Lion - An amusing tale from Australia; The Kahuna's Power - A strange little story of native "magic" in Hawaii; A Pearler in the Philippines - F.D. Burdett describes his exciting experiences on pearling trips among the Philippine Islands; The Haunted Camp - The disappearance of a white man in Africa, and the startling events that followed; An Australian Robinson Crusoe - Part IV - Jack McLaren spent eight years on the little-known western coast of Cape York Peninsula. 84 pages plus 20 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue.

London (1936). 8vo. Orig. cloth. (316,4pp). With frontisp., and 15 full-page plates. 1st ed. Fine. Scarce.