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Condizione: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,900grams, ISBN:9781416042143.

Booklet. Condizione: Good. Pages 921-930 JMBA vol xix No2 reprinted in a booklet.Covers foxed and stained but internally tight and clean.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 93 pages. 11.00x8.00x0.30 inches. In Stock.

HARDCOVER. 1944, Reprint. A very good copy in brown cloth boards with black lettering on the spine and top board and a black illustration of a ship on the top board. The boards are lightly sun faded at the spine. Apart from light age tanning of the page edges and the neat removal of the front free endpaper the contents are fine.

Condizione: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide.

Condizione: Brand New. New. US edition. Expediting shipping for all USA and Europe orders excluding PO Box. Excellent Customer Service.

Condizione: New. Brand New Original US Edition. Customer service! Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Condizione: New. Brand New Original US Edition. Customer service! Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book focuses on the history and cultivation of rubber trees in Mexico and Central America, and provides an overview of the current state of the rubber industry in these regions. The author, an expert in tropical agriculture, gives a detailed account of the different species of rubber trees that are native to these areas, and describes the various methods that have been used to cultivate them. The book also discusses the economic and social impact of rubber cultivation in Mexico and Central America, and the challenges that the industry faces in the 21st century. The author argues that rubber cultivation can be a sustainable and profitable way to develop rural areas, but it is important to use sustainable practices and to respect the rights of local communities. The author's insights on sustainable development and the importance of local knowledge make this book an important resource for anyone interested in the future of rubber cultivation in Mexico and Central America. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book investigates the subject of rubber during one of the most productive periods in its history, through varied lenses such as the economic, social, and technological. The author provides an historical perspective on the different facets of the rubber industry in the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States, at the time, two of the most significant rubber-producing territories globally. The author further interrogates the significance of the rubber trade to the local population and the region's economic growth. The book traces the evolution of rubber cultivation, the development of plantation systems, and technical improvements in the industry, all the while revealing the complex interconnections between the rubber industry, local communities, and the global economy. Ultimately, this book is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to understand the remarkable role rubber played in the development of the region during this era of rapid change. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 93 pages. 11.00x8.00x0.30 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book by the author illustrates the complex relationship between climate, soil and plants. It highlights the challenges of acclimatizing plants to new environments and discusses the physiological responses of plants to these challenges. It explores the impact of human intervention on plant life, such as the effects of tapping on rubber trees and the introduction of exotic species. The book also touches upon the economic significance of plant health and the importance of combating plant diseases to ensure crop yields and maintain ecosystems. Ultimately, it emphasizes the need for a holistic understanding of plant life and the factors that affect it for sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Mit einigen Abb. 31 S. OBr. Umschlag teils verblichen, berieben, angestaubt. Teils eselsohrig. (Publications de Circonstance 78-80). Sprache: Englisch.

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Fair. York, W.G.; Carruthers, G.P.; Prater, E.; Nicolson, W.C.; De Walton, John; Woodville, R. Caton; Holloway, W.H.; Goss, G.W.; Leigh, Conrad; Holmes, Fred; Waye, E.S. (illustratore). First Edition. Pages 442-528 plus 16 pages of great vintage ads, many illustrated. Features: The Luck of the 'Moro' - a vessel which possessed an uncanny knack of getting in and out of trouble; Photo of Harry Houdini in a strait jacket hanging from the twenty-story Oakland Tribune building; Old Man Crag - a New Zealand tale of a stolen map to a gold mine; Wild Tribes of the Amazon - the author penetrates deep into Amazonia - with photos, including photo of a floating island (part 1); Eskimo Wireless - a strange story from the Far North of Canada; The Ivory Raiders - paints a vivid picture of the dangers and difficulties of suppressing the ivory-raiders and their fierce satellites in Turkanaland, a wild district of Central Africa bordering on the western shores of Lake Rudolf - includes photos; A Woman Travels Across Arizona's Painted Desert - article with great photos; Zaman's Paradise - a story from India; The Resurrection of Klaas - the story of a Kaffir's miraculous escape from what seemed a certain and horrible death; New Zealand Sea Fishing - with photos of huge fish; From the Great Craters of the Congo Game-Lands - with gorilla photos (part 1); The Puzzle of Martenelle - it took 24 years to prove a death was not a suicide; A Missionary on the 'Mosquito Coast' - Rev. L. Taylor recalls tales from nine years spent as a Moravian missionary in Nicaragua - with photos; An Amazing Escape - Creswick escapes in South Africa; Full-page ad for a most unique General Electric electric truck for hauling utility poles. Above-average wear. Back cover loose but present. A worthy vintage copy.

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Good. Cameron, John; Wigfull, W.E.; De Walton, John; Sutcliffe, Norman; Skelton, J.R.; Carruthers, G.P.; Leigh, Conrad; Dewar, W.; Hiley, F.E.; Goss, G.W. (illustratore). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Satan - story of a pet monkey in the Ivory Coast; Exploring in Brazil - photo-illustrated account of a sixteen-hundred mile trip up rapid-strewn rivers in a tiny launch through territory almost unknown to Europeans; The "King of the Clearwater" - a man claimed an area in Clearwater country, about sixty miles west of the North Thompson River, as his own and would go to any length to keep out intruders; The Ivory Raiders - Part II - a vivid picture of the dangers and difficulties of suppressing the Swahili ivory-raiders and Turkana warriors of Turkanaland, a wild district of Central Africa bordering on the western shores of Lake Rudolf; An Isle of Unrest - a chatty account of a little tramping holiday in Crete, with nice photos; Aquarium Adventures - remarkable stories of aquarium predicaments related by curators of various institutions; The Cat - Photo-illustrated tale from near Boise, Idaho; In Quest of the Unknown - Part IV - Photo-illustrated account of "Our adventures among the Chucunaque Indians (conclusion); The Second Touch - one of the queerest things that ever happened in Alaska; After a Native Murderer in Rhodesia - A B.S.A. Police trooper's story; On the "Devil's Staircase" - a New Zealand trapper's dangerous experience in a mountain blizzard; The Burmese Buddha - A stolen image of Buddha, stolen from the Shwe Dagon Pagoday, Rangoon, is returned after forty years; My Jungle Jaunts - Part II - An Englishwoman's experiences in Burma, with nice photos (conclusion); A Wild Goose Chase - A sportsman's account of his first experience with a wily Canada goose; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue.

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Very Good. Skelton, J.R.; Robinson, T.H.; Nicholson, W.C.; Cleaver, Reginald; Hiley, G.E.; Hall, Tom; Woodville, R. Caton; Carruthers, G.P. (illustratore). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Story of John Jewitt - A young Englishman is taken as a slave by Maquinna, chief of the Nuu-chah-nulth people of Nootka Sound on Vancouver Island; The Children of the Wilderness - Part I - Juliet Bredon's photo-illustrated journey in little-known Mongolia; Winning a Wife - An incident involving an Englishman in Tirah; Down the Araguaya in a Dug-Out - Part I - The conclusion of Frederick C. Glass's adventures on a little-known Brazilian river; The Sea Devil - An extraordinary six-hour battle with a huge West Indian manta, or ray; Where the gold went - Charles Siringo describes the pursuit of two men who had robbed the famous Treadwell mine in Alaska; The Cannibal Islands - Part I - Clifford W. Collinson has spent several years in the Solomon Islands - article with photos; Three Asses in the Pyrenees (conclusion) - a couple with a donkey cart set out to explore the area without any modern luxuries; My Motor-Boat - what happend when a man tried to run a second-hand boat he purchased; How We Killed the "Rat" - a scheme to kill an intruding rat goes sadly wrong; A Woman in Unknown Albania (conclusion) - Rose Wilder Lane explores the remote northern mountains where tribal blood-feuds still flourish; A Lonely Job - a young ship's officer acts as caretaker of a vessel wrecked off the Australian coast; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue.

161 : 217 mm. Brustbild im Halbprofil nach links. Mit kurzem Begleitschreiben.

1st Edn. xix 433 pages, TEG, 4to., illus with colour plates, photogravure, monochrome and half tone plates, the colour plates from drawings by E Caldwell the photogravures, Frank H Wallace. Bound in the publishers full brown morroco, gilt title to upper board some foxing to the blank end papers. Limited to 600 numbered copies, this being numbered 517, issued in a 4-volume set with volume number to the spine or singerly as this volume with no number to spine. A sumptuous production. The authors write from personal experience and knowledge, Lt Col Kennion on the Big Game Of Persia, H.F.Wallace on China, P.B. Van Der Byl on India, Douglas Carruthers on Syria, Arabia, Asia Minor Russia etc. J.G.Millais describes the big game of America, + Barclay adding a chapter on Mancurian Tiger, a vg copy. Czech 45.