Barbe E C (17 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. 192pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Foreword by Peter Scott. Light foxing on page edges, front hinge cracked, very good lacking the dust jacket. A compilation of new discoveries of new lands, archaeology, the voyage of the Joseph Conrad, the first flight from England, Mallory and Norton on Mount Everest, Brazilian wilderness, and more.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 142 illustrations from photographs (illustrator). 1st Edition. Firmly bound, green cloth boards. Small fading on cover and spine. Foxing on closed page edges. Scuffing, chipping and small tears on jacket.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Re-bound by library. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN:

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First edition. 8vo. [6], 1-250 pp. Green cloth with black lettering on the front board and spine. Price of $2.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. With a color frontispiece and with 142 additional illustrations, on several plates throughout the book. Introduction by Henry Williamson. Fading to the boards' edges, a touch of foxing to the textblock; jacket has some toning and a few hints of edge wear.

Hardcover-Großformat. Condition: Gut. 110 Seiten; Das hier angebotene Buch stammt aus einer teilaufgelösten Bibliothek und kann die entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen aufweisen (Rückenschild, Instituts-Stempel.); der Buchzustand ist ansonsten ordentlich und dem Alter entsprechend gut. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 870.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. R300087079: 1981. In-4. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. Non paginé, environ 80 pages - nombreux dessins en couleurs et en monochrome hors texte - jaquette en bon état. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 634.8-Viticulture, vin.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: NEW.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. R300016351: 1990. In-4. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. Environ 80 pages - nombreux dessins en couleurs et en noir et blanc hors texte. . . . Classification Dewey : 634.8-Viticulture, vin.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. R160125521: NON DATE. In-8. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Etat passable, Plats abîmés, Dos abîmé, Intérieur acceptable. 240 pages. Un portrait de LOUIS XVI en noir et blanc en frontispice. Signature d'un particulier sur la page de faux titre et la page de titre. . . . Classification Dewey : 840-Littératures des langues romanes. Littérature française.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. R320041261: NON DATE. In-4. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. environ 40 pages illustrées de nombreux dessisn en couleurs hors texte dont le 1er plat. . . . Classification Dewey : 847-Satire, humour.

Hardcover. Condition: . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ (illustrator). 1st Edition. Four parts in one volume. paginated consecutively. Octavo. Pp. 168; 171-387; 391-503; 507-710. Text illustrations. With main title-page and 4 divisional title-pages. HARDCOVER, bound in handsome polished quarter calf and marbled boards, spine with raised bands and gilt lettering, marbled endpapers; small transparent stains on spine. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ FIRST EDITION. D-3.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Somerfield, T.; Drigin, Serge; Sutcliffe, Norman; Holloway, Cyril; Cameron, John; Hiley, F.E.; De Walton, John; Inns, Kenneth (illustrator). First Edition. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Jogi's Curse - An Indian government official is cursed by a wondering jogi (priest) and the prophecy is tragically fulfilled; An Underground Wonderland - Fantastic photo-illustrated article on the Carlsbad Cavern of New Mexico; Adrift in the China Seas - Sent off to fetch help for their crippled steamer, H.W. Millard, G. Grant Simmons and their companions are blown off course and suffer an eight-day ordeal; "Watu Wa Miti" - R. St. Barbe Baker founded the "Men of the Trees" in Equatorial Africa to preserve trees which were continually being burned to secure land for cultivation - with photos; The Man Who Wanted a Change - A factory hand seeking escape travels to the South Seas, only to return sadder and wiser; Two Years in Borneo - Part I - Oscar Cook spent eight years there, the last two of which were quite strenuous - with photos; "The Man With the Buried Head" - photo of alms-seekers in India; The Promotion of Private Smith - The inside facts of an affair involving Private Smith, a young soldier in the American Army, stationed in the Philippines; The Last of the Bushrangers - Mrs. Mary J. Nichols reflects on the old pioneer days in Tasmania and the 'sticking-up' of an isolated station by the last gang of bushrangers that operated in the island - with photos; Forbidden Nepal - Hugh Walter had unusual opportunities to visit this closed state and provides interesting glimpses of the manners, customs, and principal religious festivals of the Nepalese - with photos; White Man's Magic - While exploring the interior of New Zealand the author and his companion fell afoul of a rascally Maori tohunga, or medicine man; Where Cannibals Roam - Part II - An eventful journey into the unknown interior of Papua, with photos; "Old Peter" - C.N.C. Hayter, formerly of the Royal North-West Mounted Police, describes instances of 'second sight' he witnessed among Eskimos, thus providing independent corroboration of a story about apparent Eskimo telepathy in this publication a few months ago; What Happened to Spott - A funny story about a miserly old South African storekeeper and a black mamba snake; The World's Largest Goldfish Farm - founded by Eugene Shireman of Martinsville, Indiana - with photo. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Sutcliffe, Norman; Prater, E.; Nicolson, W.C.; Skelton, J.R.; Crombie, Charles; Vedder, S.H.; Wood, Stanley L.; De Walton, John; Prater, E.; Robinson, T.H.; Tennant, Dudley (illustrator). First Edition. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: "Mad Mike" - Part I - The adventures of a well-known South Seas character, including his romantic connection with the beautiful half-caste Laumona; The Forest Dwellers of Arabuko - Photo-illustrated article on the shy and elusive East African Sanya race; My Wife's Double - told by Sidney Fitzgerald, now chief engineer with a firm in Portuguese East Africa; In Quest of the Unknown - Part I - F.A. Mitchell-Hedges meets the strange islanders of the San Blas Archipelago and the mysterious Chucunaque - illustrated with photos; My Chinese Crystal - This story of events surrounding an ancient crystal, believed to be stolen from a Chinese temple, will keenly interest students of the occult; The Very Keen Man - How an energetic Central African Native Commissioner conceived a Great Scheme - and what happened to it; The Great Pay-Train Hold-Up - For several years the police of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania were at their wit's end to deal with an epidemic of pay-roll robberies; The Big-Game Trapper - R.D.S. describes some thrilling experiences encountered by well-known trappers; Through Savage Europe - Part III - Richard Carline describes his holiday painting tour through Serbia, Bosnia, and Montenegro - with photos; "Down Texas Way" - The wife of a Texas rancher tells the tale of three high-spirited youngsters, a desperate gang of escaped convicts, a night alarm, and a mysterious disappearance; Across the Great Sahara - Part IV - The story of a wonderful exploit - a camel-back journey from south to north through the Sahara - with photos; Donnelly's Luck - An old prospector strikes it rich, only to fall into the hands of rascally claim-jumpers; Twenty-Three Hours of Horror - A young fireman, Clermont Lafayette Staden, falls overboard from the American oil-tank steamer Fred W. Weller in the shark-infested waters of the Pacific; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Nibbling to backstrip, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue.