Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Ecology, 1991
Da: Larry W Price Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Rivista / Giornale
Pamphlet. Condizione: Very Good. Vol 72, No 1, pp. 297-309, Illus, 4to, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, last page in facsimile else VG.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Dell Magazine, New York, 1999
Da: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Rivista / Giornale Prima edizione
EUR 13,48
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Aggiungi al carrelloSoft cover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of this Double Issue of 17 Short Stories. Featured are The Three Widows by Ellery Queen, The Ice Shelf by Clark Howard, Rumpole and the Absence of Body by John Mortimer, The Bread of Affliction by Michael A Kahn, The Hanged Man by Ian Rankin, The Last of the Rosenthals, Hidden Talent by Helen Tucker, The Circle of Ink by Edward D Hoch, The Girl in the Picture by Hayford Peirce, Cat Thief by Ernest Dudley, Wedding Anniversary by Ellery Queen, Train to Nowhere by Tom Tolnay, The Gilbert and Sullivan Clue by Jon L Breen, In Charity with Her Neighbour by David Williams, the Reluctant Op by Barbara Paul, The Naughty Professor by Douglas McKinstry and On My Mark by Stephen D Rogers. In Fine Condition.
EUR 89,47
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Aggiungi al carrelloPaperback. Condizione: Brand New. Louis-Dominique Bayle; Dudley Blauwet; Zbynìk Buøival; Bruce Cairncross; Michael P. Cooper; Joël Damase; Kevin Dixon; Jesse Fisher; Albert Gilg; Brice Gobin; Michael Gray; Tema Hecht; Terry Huizing; Matthias Jurgeit; Mark Kielbaso; Moki Kokorus (illustratore). 128 pages. 11.60x8.20x0.40 inches. In Stock.
Editore: The International News Company, New York, 1926
Da: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Prima edizione
EUR 265,09
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloSingle Issue Magazine. Condizione: Good. Leigh, Conrad; Inns, Kenneth; Sutcliffe, Norman; Gillett, F.; Forestier, A.; Peddie, Tom; De Walton, John; Carruthers, G.P.; Board, Ernest; Holloway, Cyril; Cowes, Dudley S.; Carruthers, G.P.; Dewar, W. (illustratore). First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Paymaster's Dillemma - A story of American Army life in Manila; The "Place of the Evil Spirit" - The history of Strathcona National Park on Vancouver Island, with photos; The Blind Seer - A curious story of native "magic" in Egypt showing how a blind "wizard" undertook to discover a thief; Fighting the Dingo - The greatest menace to the prosperity of Australian sheep-farmers - with intersting photos; The Saving of Montague Smith - A West African, condemned to death, evades the death-penalty and turns his 'execution' into a roaring farce; On Patrol in Cannibal Papua - interesting leaves from the log of a Patrol Officer in primitive Papua - with fascinating photos; "Poppy" - A strange story from the wild Bushveld country of South Africa; An Australian Robinson Crusoe - Part III - Jack McLaren spent years settling on the little-known western coast of Cape York Peninsula; At the End of a Rope - A tale from the oilfields of Venezuela; Two Men on a Raft - Two railroad workers try to navigate a swift stream in the Canadian Rockies on a raft; What Happened to Murphy - A young officer of the Burma Military Police sets out to find a Chinese gambling den in the jungle; Schearer's Man-Hunt - A vivid story about the dogged devotion to duty of a young "Wild Cat" (i.e. Pennsylvania State Policeman); In the Shadow of the Gallows - A timber-cruiser for the Conrad Martin Timber and Exporting Company, of San Francisco, wakes up to find his bed-fellow lying dead, stabbed in the heart with his knife; Some African Snake Stories - Patrick Bowen has been an explorer and hunter in Africa for thirty years. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this fascinating vintage issue.
Editore: George Newnes, Ltd., London, 1918
Da: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Prima edizione
EUR 354,95
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Aggiungi al carrelloSingle Issue Magazine. Condizione: Good. Gillett, Frank; Webb, A.; Tennant, Dudley; Peddie, Tom; Dowd, L.P.; Wigfull, W.E.; Wright, Frank; Northwood, A.J. (illustratore). First Edition. Pages 353-440, plus 24 pages of fascinating ads. Features: The House of a Hundred Rooms - Part 1 - incredible revelations of a building in Philadelphia with underground cellars and dungeons which were put to diabolical uses by Chinese Tong-men; A Village on a Mountain Top - nice photo-illustrated article on Mola, Sicily; Enrico Toti - Italy's One-Legged War Hero - how he fought and died at the Carso front; With the British Armoured Cars in Russia - Part 1 - the first authentic account of their work and adventures - photo-illustrated article; In the Grip of the Blizzard - Daring Antarctic Sledge Expedition of Sir Douglas Mawson as described by Capt. Madigan - major article with fascinating photos; My Adventures in the World War, Part 3 of E. Ashmead-Bartlett's adventures as a war correspondent; In the Land of the Lapps - Part 3 - photo-illustrated description of the life and customs of these fascinating and little-known people; The Gum Lands of New Zealand - photo-illustrated article on the Kauri gum industry of New Zealand; How We Brought the Chinese War-Workers to France - important information about the Chinese Labour Corps which assisted British armies in non-combatant duties at the Front were recruited in China and transported from their distant homes in the Far East across the seas to France, travelling via Canada; Marooned in the Arctic - E.H.L. Mitchell went to Alaska on a mining venture but was shipwrecked and marooned on a barren island for eight weeks; The Water-Gardeners of Amiens, France - wonderful photo-illustrated article; Lost in the Mine - the lamp of a boy working in a Welsh coillery went out and he lost his way - and nearly his life; Photo of the four-hundred and fifty Temples of the Law at Mandalay, in Upper Burma. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue.
Editore: The International New Company, New York, 1922
Da: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Prima edizione
EUR 444,81
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloSingle Issue Magazine. Condizione: Good. Elcock, Howard; Hodgson, E.S.; Tennant, Dudley; Prater, E.; Holmes, Fred; Wood, Stanley L.; Peddie, Tom (illustratore). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Michel the Spy - a remarkable WWI character; Five Thousand Miles on Foot in Central Africa - Part II - "Shooting" big game with a camera - article with great photos; A Bid for a Bride - love finds a way in the lonely outpost of Mersa Matruh, Egypt; Four-Figure Milestones; Seeking Six Million Pounds - recovering gold and silver from the White Star liner 'Laurentic' which was sunk off the coast of Ireland in January 1917; Through the East By Air - Part IV - The adventures of Richard and Sydney Carline who were commissioned by the National War Museum to paint scenes in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and Persia; Diamond Cut Diamond - farmhand matches wits with farmer who cheats his men of their wages; Adrift in Mid-Air - French artilleryman M. Clinckmaille was carried high in the air by a runaway observation balloon - suspended by his leg!; Restoring the Dead to Life! - The Secrets of Katsu, known to the Japanese for two thousand years, but jealously guarded from the outside world - fascinating article with photos; A Race for Life in Death Valley - The ordeal of two motorcyclists who attempted to drive through Death Valley during the hottest month of the year - article with great photos; The Man Who Turned Thief - Part IV - A trap is set for George Keene; Magalloway's Grizzly - life and death encounter with a Wyoming rancher; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue.
Editore: The International News Company, New York, 1922
Da: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Prima edizione
EUR 444,81
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloSingle Issue Magazine. Condizione: Very Good. Holmes, Fred; Elcock, Howard; Prater, E.; Tennant, Dudley; Peddie, Tom; Elcock, Howard; Sindall, A.; Peddie, Tom; Wood, Stanley L.; Prater, E.; Hiley, F.E. (illustratore). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Last Fight of the Great Green Eel - three-day battle with a Conger eel in Trinidad; De Rougemont Right After All! - Shortly after his passing, the incredible stories by Louis de Rougement of adventures with the wild blacks (aborigines) of Australia are proven true! - article with great photos; The Lure of the Jewel - The Forcing of the Duke of Brunswick's safe; Crossed Trails - A remarkable tale of linked lives; The Midnight Visitor - A grim tale of the famous North-West Mounted Police of Canada; Trapped in a Well - two men in Nebraska set out to deepen a well; The Moffat County Mystery - an odd tale from Colorado; A Film-Hunter on the Amazon - Part II - Probably the most adventurous expedition ever undertaken in the interest of film-making - article with interesting photos; A Christmas Hunt in East Africa - sometimes 'exiles' can have a good Christmas; A Double Escape a thrilling royal tiger hunt in India; A Man's Luck - Part V - the true story of a man who set out to build an Alaskan home for the girl of his dream but kept being jailed; The Accursed Lake - The strange story of David Burton and Charles Snisted in New Zealand; The Living Death - an explorer's grim story from the South American jungle; Anthropop - Apology; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2] 268-351, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue.