V k holmes (12 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Very solid copy has no markings except an old price in pencil at the very front. Some age-spotting throughout. The pictures are plentiful, colorful, and quite nice in a quaint, antiquey way. Boards have black and gilt on red, with lion, unicorn and other gilt emblems. George M. Henton (illustratore). …

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 188 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.43 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 'The Gift of the Little People and Other Stories from Grimm' text by V. K. Holmes and illustrations by Barbara C. Holmes. Blackie and Son Ltd. Undated, circa 1950. Small split to the front hinge. Slight corner bumps. Good condition. Barbara C. Holmes (illustratore).

Condizione: Good. Good condition. Part 2. (nuclear reactors, mathematical physics) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

hardcover. Condizione: good. cover shows minor signs of shelf wear. markings on first page but otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. 3.

Condizione: New.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. Original wraps 26x33cm colour illustrated with "A Colossal Statue of Ancient Egypt" courtesy of Canadian Pacific Railways. 60pp including wraps, with b/w photos and travel-related adverts throughout. Wraps good, reinforced with archival tape along the length of the spine and to the inner front hinge. This issue leads with Count Malmignati's "Caravaning with the Nomads of Arabia", describing his travels with the Roualla Bedouin in the Syrian Desert courtesy of Emir Sheikh Nouri Chaalan and his grandson Fawaz. Other articles include Carleton Beals on "The Four Kingdoms of Guatemala" and last vestiges of the Quiche Civilisation; Harry H. Franck in Greece; H.V. Morton on Harrogate; Victor K. Eustafieff in Constantinope; Stoyan Christowe on the nomadic Kharkatchans in the Balkans ("probably the least known of any group of people inhabiting the European continent"); Michael R. O'Neil on the grandeur and decay of the Yurok Indian civilisation ("California's Little Known Aborigines"); and Ben Robertson Jr and McCoy Hill on the Great South Australian Desert. Also included is Horace L. Holmes' review of Seabrook's "The Magic Island", and the National Travel Club Bulletin.…

EINZELBAND Kaliko, mit Schrift-Deckelprägung, kl. DinA 5, XII+219 Seiten, 102 sw-Illustrationen verschiedener Art, Einband mit Gebrauchsspuren, leicht beschabt, fleckig, berieben und bestoßen, Schnitt und Seiten papierbedingt gebräunt, Kuli-Eintrag auf dem Vorsatzblatt, Falzen zwischen Einbandinnenseiten/Vorsatzblatt leicht rissig, Buchblock altersbedingt gewellt, erste Seiten oben randfleckig, leicht überdehnt, Seiten fest, insgesamt ordentlicher Zustand HIER: NUR zweiter Band/Bd. / here: only second part; Science Handbook; Board of Education, South Kensington. Victoria and Albert Museum; Englische Ausgabe; english edition; Part Two.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Pages 189-276 plus 10 pages of wonderful vintage advertisements. Features: Nice one-page photo ad for the Royal Bank looks down the busy street of a large Canadian city; Nice illustrated half-page ad for The Film & Slode Co.'s "Filmo" movie Camera; One-page colour reproduction of Margaret Lougheed's painting of Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park; Adventuring on Baffin Island - article by J. Dewey Soper features photos of sled dogs and full-page photo portraits of Inuit men "Putaguk" and "Powlusik"; Memories of the Mountains - a profusely photo-illustrated article by Mrs. J. A. Wilson about her travels in the Canadian Rockies; Grand Manan - Island Gem of the Maritimes - article with photos and one-page map; Motor-Vagabonding on Vancouver Island - article with dozens of vintage photos from many parts of the island; The Great West Festival at Calgary - photo-illustrated article, including one-page photo of Mrs. William Blyth and her tapestry which took twenty years to make!; Vintage one-page ad for the 1930 Canadian National Exhibition (CNE); Nice back cover Canadian Pacific ad for its Banff service features reproduction of colour painting by A. Sherriff Scott showing a crimson-clad Mountie gazing down upon the Banff Springs Hotel. Average external wear and soiling. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage item. Lougheed, Margaret; Scott, A. Sherriff (illustratore). …

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: A Cowboy in Trouble - A tale from Indian Territory which is now part of Oklahoma; The Seminoles of Florida - An interesting photo-illustrated account of these hermits of the Florida wilds; The Longest Voyage on Record - An authoritative account of the "Maria Madre", presently moored at Paysandu, Uruguay - with photos; The Way of the Wild - Photo-illustrated article by cinematographer F. Ratcliffe Holmes about his adventures filming wildlife; Filed - Until Found - The daring escape of John Kelly from the Worcester, MA jail; My First Rhino - After V.G. Bell bagged his first, he was nearly bagged by a nearby rhino; The Wild Tribes of Malaya - Edward E. Long visits unknown stone-age tribes - article with wonderful photos; "Stope Number Five East" - Grim story from the Golden Gleam Mine in Nevada; Among the "White Arabs" - Photo illustrated article on the Shawiya Berbers of Algeria; The Ju-Ju Man's Vengeance - The death of a German by hypnotism in West Africa; Painting Pictures Beneath the Sea - Well-known landscapte artist Tilden Dakin paints submarine 'seascapes' from a diving-bell of his own design; "Ginger" To the Rescue! - A story of the old 'blackbirding' days in the South Seas, when the recruiters were not always over-scrupulous as to how they obtained native labour for the plantations; An Australian Robinson Crusoe - Part II - Jack McLaren spent eight years with savages on the little-known western coast of Cape York Peninsula in Australia - with photos. 88 pages plus 20 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Wood, Stanley, L.; Nicolson, W.C.; Tresilian, S.; De Walton, John; Eyles, D.C.; Kane, Thornton; Peddie, Tom; Sutcliffe, Norman (illustratore).…

Etats-Unis, Edited by Vincent Starrett 1956. In-8 broché, de 248 pages au format 21,5 x 14 cm. Couverture avec titre imprimé et illustration en noir. Plats et intérieur frais. Dos carré muet. Retirage d'un des ouvrages les plus célèbres de l'érudition Holmesienne, dont l'édition originale de 1940 est ardemment recherché. Ce recueil contient des textes de Arthur Conan Doyle, Christopher Morley, R.K. Leavitt, Elmer Davis, Jane Nightwork, Earle F. Walbridge, H.W. Bell, James Keddie, Harvey Officer, P.M Stone, Vincent Starrett, Richard D. Altick, Frederic Dorr Steele, Henry James Forman, Edgar W. Smith et F.V Morley. Nombreuses illustrations et documents en noir, hors texte. Indispensable ouvrage et un must pour tous les Sherlockiens. Exemplaire ayant appartenu à Robert B. Frier en tirage limité à 350 exemplaires numérotés ( n° 232 ) avec ex-libris d'appartenance. Signé par Robert B. Frier au verso de la couverture. Edition originale broché en état proche du neuf et en tirage limité. Rare et totalement épuisé.…

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1950 edition. 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. Pages: 508 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. 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. Pages: 508 Volume 468 (1950) - 490 (1952).…