Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Schmul Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2016
ISBN 10: 0880195959 ISBN 13: 9780880195959
Da: Rarewaves USA, OSWEGO, IL, U.S.A.
EUR 15,07
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Aggiungi al carrelloPaperback. Condizione: New.
EUR 17,97
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Aggiungi al carrelloPaperback. Condizione: New.
Editore: American Book Co., 1971
ISBN 10: 0278462138 ISBN 13: 9780278462137
Da: THE OLD LIBRARY SHOP, Bethlehem, PA, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condizione: good+. x 581 pages; b/w & color photos; blue & black text & diagrams; a few pages with pencil notations; previous owner names inside front cover; 8.25" x 9.25" tall; shelf wear to edges of blue cover; lettering on spine faded; no dj. Hardcover.
Editore: American Tract Society, New York, 1850
Da: Underground Books, ABAA, Carrollton, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. Hardcover. 7 5/8" X 4 3/4". Paginated by story. Bound in full embossed red cloth with upper board and spine stamped in gilt. Moderate edgewear and scattered rubbing to binding, with 1" tear to tail of spine at edge of upper board. Previous owner's name pencilled to front free endpaper. Moderate foxing to pages throughout. Some gatherings a little uneven. Binding remains sound. A really lovely and charmingly bound copy of this collection of Christian stories from the mid-19th century.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1973
ISBN 10: 0395140919 ISBN 13: 9780395140918
Da: "Pursuit of Happiness" Books, Oakland, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1973, Good, HB, ISBN: 0-395-14091-9. Book.
Softcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Magazine. Cover by Michael Sowdon. Quarto. Stapled yellowed wrappers. Near fine with some rubbing. A poetry anthology from Canada featuring Michael Ondaatje, George Bowering, Tom Raworth, Paul Blackburn, Andrew Goldworthy, Daphne Marlatt, Lynne Knight, Frank Davey, Stephen Rodefer, Jim Lang, C.H. Gervais, John Boyle, Robert Fones, Robert Hogg, Jan Casson, Elizabeth Coleman, Jorj Heyman, Chris Hurst, Ed Byrne, B.P. Nichols, Bob Snider, Gerry Gilbert, and David Rosenberg.
Editore: D. Van Nostrand Company, Princeton, NJ, 1953
Da: Matthew's Books, Chattanooga, TN, U.S.A.
hardcover. third edition. 8vo. 801pp. see pictures for synopsis. #04789. Good: Book G mild shelf wear to boards and spine, some underlining/marginalia, binding tight.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: D. van Nostrand Company, Inc., United States of America, 1953
Da: Los libros del Abuelo, Madrid, M, Spagna
EUR 20,00
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloEncuadernación de tapa dura. Condizione: Muy bien. 3ª Edición. A Chemistry course for secondary schools. Illustrated in b / w. In very good internal and external condition. Edges of covers somewhat rubbed. Size: 23x15'5 cms. Ref.: F-9-1.
Editore: Redfield, New York, 1854
Da: David H. Gerber Books (gerberbooks), Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Green Cloth Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. xxxvi, 432pp Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Editore: George Newnes Limited, London, 1928
Da: Bookwood, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Prima edizione
EUR 9,52
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloPictorial Wraps. Condizione: Fair. First Edition. The Wide World Magazine: The Magazine for Men - August 1928 - No. 364, Vol. 61. Uncommon British monthly magazine/journal. Several contributors, including Frank Wilford, E.C. Brown, W. Charnley, John Edwin Hogg, Francis Dickie, Stafford Devlin, & several others. Cover story is "Two Men and a Donkey", by Frank Wilford, & illustrated by T.H. Peddie. Numerous b&w illustrations & photographs throughout, plus many wonderful classic vintage advertisements. Includes b&w frontispiece. Front cover artwork by W.C. Nicolson. Front & rear covers printed in colour. Printed & published in Great Britain. "The Wide World Magazine was a British monthly illustrated publication which ran from April 1898 to December 1965. The magazine was founded by well-known publisher George Newnes, also famous for Tit-Bits, The Strand Magazine, Country Life & others. It described itself as 'an illustrated magazine of true narrative' & each month purported to feature 'true-life' adventure & travel stories gathered from around the world. Its motto was 'Truth is stranger than fiction'. Some famous names occasionally wrote for the magazine, & it was copiously illustrated with photographs, as well as black & white drawings." Staplebound pictorial wraps. NOTE: A FAIR to GOOD COPY ONLY. Much handling wear, soiling & wear & creasing to covers, lacks spine, covers loose, some pencil scribbling to rear advertisements, mild foxing, staples rusting, one page (p.283-4) with large tear to 1/4 page (piece laid in), some insect nibbling to cover edges, otherwise a solid complete softcover copy. Internally GOOD. 255-336pp + 28pp vintage advertisements. Uncommon. Price reflects damage. SB-29.
EUR 24,58
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Aggiungi al carrelloPaperback. Condizione: New.
Editore: New York: Redfield, ., 1860
Da: Lighthouse Books, ABAA, Dade City, FL, U.S.A.
Set of five volumes. Octavo, cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, tissue-protected frontis., xxviii + 486 pp; xxxvi + 432 pp; xvi + 469 pp; xxii + 468 pp; xii + 465 pp. Good, with edgewear that includes fraying to spine tips, sunning to spines, light soiling. Literature, Philosophy, Essay, Humor, Humour.
EUR 24,58
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Aggiungi al carrelloPaperback. Condizione: New.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: D. van Nostrand Company, Inc., Princeton, 1960
Da: Gurra's Books, Hemse, Svezia
EUR 49,00
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Cover slightly worn and scratched w moderately bumped corners. Slightly cocked. Owner's name on feps. Small annotation on rpds. Publishing years 1960, 1961. xi + 374 + viii + 481 pp. 8vo. 874 pp. English.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: American Book Company, 1971
Da: ralfs-buecherkiste, Herzfelde, MOL, Germania
EUR 5,00
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloKlammerheftung / 21x23. Condizione: Gut. 106 S. Einband vorn beschädigt 200659739 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 275.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: American Book Company, 1971
Da: ralfs-buecherkiste, Herzfelde, MOL, Germania
EUR 20,00
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrellogebundene Ausgabe / 21x24. Condizione: Gut. 581 S. Bibliotheksexemplar 200659471 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1600.
Editore: Redfield, New York, 1854
Da: Schooner Books Ltd.(ABAC/ALAC), Halifax, NS, Canada
EUR 88,52
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloxxviii,486;xxxvi,432;xvi,469;xxii,468;xii,465 Pp. With portraits of Wilson, Lockhart, Maginn, Hogg, and facsimiles. Vol. I has a 1 page book list from the the publisher including this publication. 12 page Book catalogue from Redfield at rear Vol. 5 Edited with Memoirs and Notes by R. Shelton MacKenzie,D.C.L. The Noctes were commenced in 1822, and closed in 1835. This edition was edited by MacKenzie who included "A History of the Rise and Progress of Blackwood's Magazine" All vols have sl. wear to edges and boards otherwise very good All vols bound in 1/2 calf with marbled boards and endpapers, all edges marbled. Title labels and raised bands to spines.
Editore: "Sold at the Society's Apartments, Burlington House; and by Longman, Green, Longmans And Roberts, and William And Norgate, London, 1861
Da: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
1st Edition. iv, 200; xxiv, 47, [1 (blank)]; [2], 99, [1 (blank)]; lvi, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated with hand-colored lithographs (with light green ink only) by W[alter]. [Hood] Fitch (1817-1892). 8-1/2" x 5-7/8" Thomas Anderson "studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with an MD in 1853. While at University he became interested in botany, and earned a gold medal for the best local collection of plants, and assisted in arranging the Indian herbarium. In 1854 he entered the Bengal medical service, and went to Calcutta. Subsequently he went to Delhi, where he was actively engaged during the mutiny, returning to Calcutta in 1858. His health failing, he came home, and, the steamer being detained at Aden for some days, he made an interesting collection of the plants of that region, upon which he based his 'Florula Adenensis,' published in 1860." [wiki]. Walter Fitch was a botanical illustrator from Scotland. Fitch's illustration have appeared in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, most publications issued by Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, George Bentham's 'Handbook of the British Flora', James Bateman's "A Monograph of Odontoglossum" and William Hooker's "A century of Orchidaceous Plants". "Fitch was made a fellow of the Linnean Society in 1857." [wiki]. The previous owner inscription reads "Skipper Kent 1953". Skipper Kent was a restauranteur in the San Francisco Bay Area, owning Zombie Village in Oakland and Skipper Kent's in San Francisco. These "tiki" inspired restaurants were his pride and joy as he was already and avid collector of Polynesian art and artifacts. Kent was also an avid orchid collector, so we suspect this was in his library at one time, with his interest in botany. The embossed library stamp comes from the library of Herman Knoche (1870-1945). Knoche was born in San Jose, California and studied botany at Stanford University. He moved to France to further his studies at University of Montpellier; his particular interest was island vegetation. Boards and edges are rubbed/(scuffed), some tears to the paper wrapped boards (especially lower board and corners), some soiling to boards and back strip, blue ink inscription to ffep - possible previous signature, some soiling to end papers (particularly to fore-edge), embossed library stamp to head of "List of Papers" (a.k.a. table of contents), age toning to leaves, water damage to fore-edge of leaves as well as a bit to tail -going towards middle of leaves, water damage is most noticeable on the leaves with illustrations (see photos), some light chipping and creasing to lower corner of last few leaves. A Good copy. Period binding, stamped in gilt to back strip, black ink stain to all edges.
Editore: The International News Company, New York, 1925
Da: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Prima edizione
EUR 261,12
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloSingle Issue Magazine. Condizione: Good. Wood, Stanley L.; Hiley, F.E. Vedder, S.H.; Brock, R.H.; Eyles, D.C.; De Walton, John; Brock, H.M.; Holmes, Fred; Brightwell, L.R.; Nicholson, W.C.; Goss, G.W.; Crozier, Frank (illustratore). First Edition. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Antonio the Counsellor - Antonio Conselheiro cast himself into the wilderness, only to become leader of a tribe of Indians which he then led in battle against the cream of the Brazilian army; Our Seaplane Fishing Trip - Summary of a novel seaplane trip recently carried out by a party of Pacific Coast anglers with the assistance of Ellard A. Bacon, manager of the Pacific Marine Airways, a passenger seaplane line operating between Los Angeles and Santa Catalina Island - article with excellent photos; Crops of Gold - An amusing story from the vicinity of Ten Mile House, British Columbia; The Mystery of the Pool; - Sequel to a story published here about three years ago about a South African prospector's account of a monstrous snake which is supposed to live in a pool in the Orange River; Three Incidents - J.R. Henderson led an uneventful life, aside from a three-month span; Wild Tribes of the Amazon - Part II - C.W. Domville-Fife and a couple of Indians ventured far into the interior of Amazonia, meeting with many strange and exciting adventures - with photos; "Number Twenty-Three" - A bobcat adventure of Harry E. Webb, a federal hunter employed by the U.S. Government Bureau of Biological Survey to trap and destroy predatory animals that infest the state of Nevada - with photos; The Ivory Raiders - Part IV - Continued adventures from Turkanaland, Africa, where unscrupulous Swahili elephant poachers and bloodthirsty Turkana warriors make things interesting for the white officers responsible for maintaining order - with photos; The Knock-Out - Judkins and Bunney, the bullies of the battalion, were manipulated into boxing each other; A South African Bushranger - A policeman named Mahon turns highwayman in Filabusi, Rhodesia; A Sailor Out Back - The amusing first day experiences of a sailor who tries farming in Willanga Township, Australia; When the Fire Came - A bush fire swept the Matawai district of New Zealand last year - with two photos; From the Great Craters to the Congo Game-Lands - Part II - Elephant hunting in the teeming game country of the Congo - with great photos; Diamond Cut Diamond - R. Granville Barrow and friends need to outwit rapacious South American officials to successfully salvage the passenger steamer Whitney in the Orinoco River; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Covers detached as one but present, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue.
Editore: George Newnes, Ltd., London, 1925
Da: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Rivista / Giornale Prima edizione
EUR 261,12
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloSingle Issue Magazine. Condizione: Good. Illustrated by Nicolson, W.C. (cover); Goss, G.W.; Hiley, F.E.; Gillett,Frank; Skelton, J.R.; Briault, S.; Prater, Ernest; De Walton, John; Dewar,W.; Carruthers, G.P.; Carruthers, G.P.; Eyles, D.C.; Holloway, Cyril;Goss, G.W. (illustratore). First Edition. Pages 265-352 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: Hunting the Giant Crocodiles of the Bayano, Central America - with amazing photos; The Radio Man's Adventure - terrible experience for Ross Knight in the High Sierras of California; The Golden River - The Kawarau River in New Zealand is to be dammed so its bed may be mined for gold - photo-illustrated article; The Missing Necklace - a tale from the Malay Peninsula; The Lady and the Python - photo-illustrated story from Port Elizabeth; My Novel Holiday - Mercer Sherwood Maloney works as a 'messman' on a cargo-steamer in order to visit Europe; My Search for the King's Treasure, by Lieut. Colonel K.M. Foss, Late Indian Army; The Case for the Sea-Serpent - the log of the "St. Francois Xavier" reports a sighting, according to a 1903 news clipping from the 'Vancouver Province'; Where Cannibals Roam - part 3 - wonderfully photo-illustrated article from Papua; The Looker-on - how card sharks on an Atlantic liner were unmasked; Saved by "The Wide World Magazine" - how reader Hubert H. Arthur benefitted from a 1922 article on a Japanese science called 'Katsu'; Johnny Mackay's Last Hand - a half-breed card player in Canada's northland; Man Versus Lion - South African game ranger is forced to kill lion with sheath knife; Remains of man found in hollow tree - news clipping from the World Herald of Omaha, NE; Two Years in Borneo - part 2 - a strange story of love potion; Some Adventures with Bears - bear stories from Alberta and British Columbia; One-page General Electric ad features 'electric logger' in the Washington woods; One-page Lionel Strongfort ad entitled "When Marriage is Fatal". Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, August (Aug.) 1925, Vol. LV No. 328 - Hunting the Giant Crocodiles of the Bayano / Two Years in Borneo Hunting the Giant Crocodiles of the Bayano, Central America - with amazing photos; The Radio Man'.
Editore: The International News Company, New York, 1925
Da: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Prima edizione
EUR 265,50
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloSingle Issue Magazine. Condizione: Fair. de Walton, John; Carruthers, G.; Prater, E.; Wood, S.; Leigh, C.; Lane, H.; Evans, T.; Abbey, S.; Robinson, T.; Soper, G. (illustratore). First Edition. Pages 90-176 plus 18 pages of ads. Features: Where Cannibals Roam - Part I - Merlin Moore Taylor's adventures into the unknown interior of Papua (article with great photos); "Twisted" Harmon - an RCMP officer spends five years and travels thousands of miles to catch an escaped murderer hiding in the protection of the German Secret Service; Life in a Logging Camp - sensational photo-illustrated article on the Abernethy Lougheed Logging Company's operation in Maple Ridge, British Columbia; "Trawler Tidd" - a cat that went to sea; An Artist on a Tropic Isle - the adventures of Ellis Silas as he painted in the Trobriands group of islands north of New Guinea; Wild Tribes of the Amazon - Part 3 of 3 - the author's adventures as he penetrated deep into Amazonia, with photos (including shrunken head); Feedback on a recent article on the K.K.K.; Chasing the Pulajans - religious fanatics who gave the US authorities in the Philippines untold trouble; To the "End of the World" and Beyond - Captain Gault Macgowan, F.R.G.S. and his wife set out on an eventful journey in the Western Himalayas; Photo of large hawser (3" dia. rope) made of human hair at Kyoto's Higashi-Honganji Temple; The Fatal Slip; One Up on "Homie"; The Taming of the Sheriff - a ranch story from Death Valley, California; Down the Shaft - a West Australian miner's story of a terrible experience at the bottom of a six-hundred foot shaft; Five Hundred Miles in Open Boats - an arduous and eventful arctic journey recounted by retired Mountie, Sergeant-Major C.N.C.Hayter; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this fascinating vintage issue.
Editore: The International News Company, New York, 1924
Da: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Prima edizione
EUR 265,50
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloSingle Issue Magazine. Condizione: Fair. Leigh, Conrad; Cameron, John; Robinson, T.H.; Davis, G.H.; Gillett, Frank; Soper, G.; York, W.G.; Crombie, Charles; Holloway, C.; Hiley, F.E.; Lloyd, Stanley (illustratore). First Edition. Pages 266-352 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Crowsnest Holdup - a spectacular hold-up on the Canadian Pacific Railway and the tragic manhunt that followed; The Fire-Walkers of Fiji - a mystery that has never been solved - great photo-illustrated article; Roaming the Wild South Seas (part I) - Jack McLaren relates some of his strange and exciting experiences there; Hunting Bighorn Sheep in Mexico - a most exciting shooting trip in the wild Cocopah Mountains of Mexico - fantastic photo-illustrated article; Alone Across the Atlantic - Mr. Alain J. Gerbault sailed alone from Gibraltar to New York in 142 days; The Road to Timbuctoo (part III) - readers who enjoyed 'Three Asses in the Pyrenees" will find this narrative even more amusing; How "Mac" Won His Wife - a New Zealander abducts and marries a beautiful girl - with revengeful natives in pursuit; In Search of Sea-Monsters (part V) - F.A. Mitchell-Hedges set out in 1921 on an expedition to the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean and caught multiple world-record-sized fish - article with photos; Zulliver's Travels - an ill-fated auto trip to California; Snapshots in China - great photos; Unknown Peru (part IV) - travel and adventure in the Andes - article with photos; Anstruther Gets a Job - an unemployed engineer in South Africa meets the promoter of a mine; The Two Strangers - an interesting sequel to "A Bunch of Keys" which appeared in the December 1923 issue; Great one-page illustrated General Electric locomotive ad speaks of the Mexican Railway between Orizaba and Esperanza where 10 electric locomotives will replace 25 steam locomotives; and more. Covers loose as one but present. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue.
Editore: The International News Company, New York, 1922
Da: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Prima edizione
EUR 349,64
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloSingle Issue Magazine. Condizione: Very Good. Wood, Stanley L.; Carruthers, G.P.; Holloway, C.; Wigfull, T.C.; Hiley, F.; Tennant, Dudley; Williams, C. Fleming (illustratore). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Trailing the Gun-Runners - Part II - The U.S. attempts to prevent the arming of revolutionaries in Dominica in 1906-7; Hunting Wild Goats By Seaplane and Motorcycle Near San Clemente - article with photos; Remanded - a perfectly blameless man is blamed for a crime; Full Speed Astern - 400 men aboard the steamer Remiji Maru are saved by the action of a young engineer on watch two days out of Hong Kong; The Wild Men of Borneo - Wonderful photo-illustrated account of a visit to the Dyaks; Photo and letter from a reader who, with five friends, dressed up in KKK outfits and brought along a relative in blackface to entertain at a fancy-dress ball in Leeds; Across Remote Yunnan - Part II - Capt. F. Kingdon Ward continues his journey through the little-known region where the frontiers of China and Tibet meet - article with nice photos; Two Men and a "Pink" - terrifying experience of two returned Canadian soldiers off the coast of Labrador aboard their vessel Terra Nova, nicknamed the Turn Over; "Gentleman" Girard - Frenchman Henri Girard made a profession of poisoning people whose lives he had insured; The Ghost Dancers of the Imst - unusual customs in the Tyrolian valley village of Imst - article with photos; Down the "Old Delph" - two men venture into a disused mine near Roby Mill in Lancashire; Marooned On a Precipice - Three mountain climbers, Karl Aichner, Alois Netzer, and Conrad Schuster, are stranded for six days in the Northern Tyrol; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2] 180-264, 9-16 [ads]. Unmarked with light wear and some soiling to back cover. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue.
Editore: John Hogg, Publisher, Paternoster Row, London, 1879
Da: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hard Cover. Condizione: Fair. Bewick, Thomas; Reiveley, James; Harvey, William &c. (illustratore). Third Edition. Stated Third Edition and MDCCCLXXIX, or 1879, at title page; no other dates. Handy 5 1/4" x 8" design. Dark blue cloth boards, ornate cover titles and design in gilt and black, moderate shelf wear, some spine rub. Detailed blind-stamp decorative borders and dentelle at back board. Pages generally good; few w/adhesive mending. Appears to have fresh thick endpapers and pastedowns at front and back. Features nearly three hundred charming wood engravings by Thomas Bewick, James Reiveley, William Harvey, and others. Near half of these illustrations are neatly colored; appears to be antiquarian coloration by a budding artist. Also features decorative vignettes and ornamentation. A charming solid volume concerning the creation and panoply of life on earth. Several paragraphs for each animal feature intriguing and accessible traits and natures thereof. From title page: "Learn from the Bird what food the thickets yield; Learn from the Beasts the physic field; The art of building from the Bee receive; Learn of the Mole to plow - the Worm to weave. - Pope's Essay on Man." Ten pages of contents at front arranged in alphabetical order with pagination. Also, four pages with an alphabetized list for the illustrations. From list of illustrations page: "Note. - The sixty-six wood cuts in this book engraved by the celebrated Thomas Bewick are distinguished by an asterisk, thus." Four pages of adverts with summaries at back for available titles from John Hogg, Publisher. 520 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.
Editore: The International New Company, New York, 1922
Da: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Prima edizione
EUR 438,15
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: John Hogg, Publisher, Paternoster Row, London, 1882
Da: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hard Cover. Condizione: Good. Bewick, Thomas; Reiveley, James; Harvey, William &c. (illustratore). Fourth Edition Facsimile. Stated Fourth Edition and MDCCCLXXXII, or 1882, at title page; no other dates. Handy 5 1/4" x 8" design. Dark blue buckram (cloth) boards, ornate cover titles and design in gilt and black, moderate shelf wear, rub. This edition features a uniquely dynamic cover design which appears as a forrested jungle scene wrapping to spine. At cover is an explorer in gilt with sword in hand riding on the back of a crocodile through growth with sharp titles above bordered by golden limbs, several flying birds in gilt with monkey hanging down from branch. At spine, several birds in gilt with mother swooping to protect her golden eggs nested and large viper coiling tree to pursue a meal. Blind-stamped eight-petaled ornamental design at back board. Pages generally very good; attractive toning. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Near very good rarity. Full title: "The Parlour Menagerie. Wherein are Exhibited in a Descriptive and Anecdotal Form, the Habits, Resources, and Mysterious Instincts of the More Interesting Portions of Animal Creation. With Upwards of Three Hundred Wood Engravings by Thomas Bewick, James Reiveley, william Harvey, and Others." Features hundreds of charming wood engravings printed on single side of leaves. Also, decorative vignettes and ornamentation. A charming volume concerning the creation and panoply of life on earth. Several paragraphs for each animal feature intriguing and accessible traits and natures thereof. From title page: "Learn from the Bird what food the thickets yield; Learn from the Beasts the physic field; The art of building from the Bee receive; Learn of the Mole to plow - the Worm to weave. - Pope's Essay on Man." Ten pages of contents at front arranged in alphabetical order with pagination. Also, four pages with an alphabetized list for the illustrations. From list of illustrations page: "Note. - The sixty-six wood cuts in this book engraved by the celebrated Thomas Bewick are distinguished by an asterisk, thus." Four pages of adverts with summaries at back for available titles from John Hogg, Publisher. 520 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.
Data di pubblicazione: 2025
Da: True World of Books, Delhi, India
EUR 21,24
Quantità: 18 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloLeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 38 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.
Data di pubblicazione: 2026
Da: Gyan Books Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, India
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Aggiungi al carrelloLeather Bound. Condizione: New. Language: English. {Size: 14.60 x 22.86 cms} Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2026, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1818. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Vol:- Volume 36, Pages:- 146, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. Volume 36 146.