ralph hosmer (53 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Hardcover in Fine condition in a near-fine dust jacket, 8vo, pages: xiv,209. Black cloth, spine titles and rule in gold, map end-papers, black-and-white frontis, maps, illustrations, black-and-white plates many from photographs, index. Very light wear, spine head of dust jacket chipped, light edge-wear. Bookseller accession no.: 25643.

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Condizione: New. In.

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Condizione: New. In.

Hard Cover. Condizione: BOOK VERY GOOD+. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dustjacket. 1st Edition. 209pp. Very clean, tight copy. Photos throughout. Pu lished by The Administrative Committee of The Cornell Plantations.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Rare copy of this 209 page history of Cornell Plantations - the lands around Cornell University in Ithaca, New York - "the story of the growth of an idea, which goes back to October of 1868, when the teaching of botany started at Cornell University". With a couple of illustrations. Name sticker on flyleaf, minor musty odor. Book.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book delves into the complex relationship between forest management and water conservation. The author, focusing on a specific township in the Adirondack region of New York State, argues that a carefully planned and conservative approach to lumbering can be compatible with the preservation of water resources. This perspective challenges the prevailing viewpoint of the early 20th century, which often saw forestry and conservation as mutually exclusive. The author meticulously analyzes various forest types and calculates the timber yield for each. This analysis lays the foundation for the book's core argument: that selective logging, focused on mature trees, can be implemented to generate revenue while maintaining the ecological integrity of the forest. The author also emphasizes the importance of establishing reserves to protect delicate watersheds and preserve the natural beauty of the region. Through detailed data and careful analysis, the author reveals the potential for sustainable forestry, demonstrating that economic gain and environmental preservation are not necessarily at odds. This book offers a compelling argument for a more nuanced understanding of forest management in a time when the balance between human needs and natural resources was becoming increasingly crucial. 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.

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Gebunden. Condizione: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original w.

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware.

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Condizione: Gut. XIV, 209 Seiten. Cover a bit dusted, else in good condition. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 990 Gr. 8° (22,5-25 cm). Orig.-Leinenband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel. [Hardcover / fest gebunden].

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First launched in January 1911, this third volume is complete with 6 monthly issues dated January to June 1912. Each in original color illustrated wraps bound inside the publisher's ornately gilt-illustrated green cloth 18x26cm. Printed by the Hawaiian Gazette. (2)pp Contents of Volume III; pp1-596; pp101-138 "Encyclopedia and Guide to Hawaii and the Pacific", (2)pp Index. With b/w photos and maps throughout. Provenance: ex-Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association Experiment Station Library copy (with Ralph Hosmer's related article in Issue 1), with minimal markings including spine label and ink stamp to front pastedown dated 9/13/44. Covers otherwise very good, rubbed to the extremities with gilt bright. Interiors about good overall, damp stained throughout, extensively towards the front, and lessening to the lower corner by the end, with some colour offsetting from the still attractive covers to facing pages. Alexander Hume Ford launched this as the official organ of the "Hands-Around-the-Pacific Club" (renamed Pan-Pacific Union in 1912) which he co-founded with Jack London to promote regional interests. They hosted gatherings for leading figures at the Outrigger Canoe Club in Hawaii, which Ford had founded in 1908 to revive and preserve surfing on boards and in outrigger canoes. Ford wrote more than at first appears, confessing to London that he used assumed names whilst begging, stealing or borrowing the rest. He encouraged his local business backers to submit factual content for the Encyclopedia and Guide instead of offering them display ads. The content is very rich on Hawaiian and wider Pacific culture, history, and geography, with additional regular features on Pacific personalities (profiling Club members and others), poetry and literature. ISSUE 1 contains Ford's progress report, and articles on Hawaiian industry, Hawaiian legends, Chinese New Year in the Tropics, Tasmania, American carnivals in the Pacific, Japan's move for Pacific peace, Honolulu as an Agricultural Scientific Center by Ralph Hosmer, Canadian Rockies, home life in the South Seas. ISSUE 2 contain's Ford's write up of the Hands Around the Pacific Banquet, and articles on sugar in Hawaii, New Zealand's Alps, flying in the Tropics by French aviator Didier Masson, Kosciusko, Hawaiian mountains, Tahiti, Iao Valley, Dutch Indies, South Seas Hulahula, the Sierra Club by Marion Parsons, Mid-Pacific Floral Parade. ISSUE 3 has Ford's editorial on Pan-Pacific promotion work, and articles on the passing of Hawaii's grass houses, Sourabaya, windward Hawaii by Sol Sheridan, Buffalo Plateau, Jack London's Cruise of the Snark, New Zealand's Geyserland, Saigon and French China by Oscar Vojnich, the Taro plant, Philippines' picturesque non-Christians, Honolulu's Japanese Park. ISSUE 4: Hawaiian cherry festival, Margaret Howard's ascent of Mauna Loa, indsutrial New Zealand, tramping on Molokai, Australia's irrigation problem, rice in Hawaii, big game in Manchuria, church life in the South Seas, the legendary origin of Kapa cloth, to Mexico City by sea and rail. ISSUE 5 ("Hands Around the Pacific Number") opens with Hands Around the Pacific Club President WF Frear's Announcement on resolutions adopted at its Pacific Day Banquet in Honolulu by 360 Club members with a list of representatives. Articles cover the Hands Around the Pacific Movement, Waipio Valley, deer stalking and fishing in New Zealand, building an outrigger canoe, Australian aboriginals, the Hawaiian pineapple, Vojnich on Hong Kong, American commerce, the story of Hawaii. ISSUE 6: Pacific volcanoes, Puna, Baguio near Manila, Vojnich on New Zealand's lakes, Japan in Hawaii, Australian farmers, banana culture in Hawaii, trolley cars in the Pacific.

Leatherbound. Condizione: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. 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. Pages: 72. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1950 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. 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 Pages: 72.

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