Valli Eric Summers Diane (125 results)

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Jan, 1990, pp. 107-133, Profusely illus with Color Photos, Incl FoldOut, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket. English Language, First Edition. Copyright Date: 2000 Folio, 2000, Unpaginated, Originally Published As Chasseurs des Tenebres. Color Photography (illustrator).

Condition: acceptable. Ausreichend/Acceptable: Exemplar mit vollständigem Text und sämtlichen Abbildungen oder Karten. Schmutztitel oder Vorsatz können fehlen. Einband bzw. Schutzumschlag weisen unter Umständen starke Gebrauchsspuren auf. / Describes a book or dust jacket that has the complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, dust jacket (if any), etc may also be worn.…

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Dec, 1993, pp. 5-36, Profusely Illus with Color Photos, Incl Fold-Out, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No marks. Minimal shelfwear. No jacket.

Condition: good. The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: acceptable. Ausreichend/Acceptable: Exemplar mit vollständigem Text und sämtlichen Abbildungen oder Karten. Schmutztitel oder Vorsatz können fehlen. Einband bzw. Schutzumschlag weisen unter Umständen starke Gebrauchsspuren auf. / Describes a book or dust jacket that has the complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, dust jacket (if any), etc may also be worn.…

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Cloth. First edition. Elephant folio, pp. unnumbered, brief introductory text, color photos throughout including foldouts, , small b/w reference photos accompanying captions at rear. Head and heel of spine and corners of boards lightly bumped. Jacket sunned at edges, handled, edgeworn, with small tear to top edge of front panel. Near Fine in Very Good Dust Jacket.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Very large striking full page photographic illustrations, some folding, folio, paperback, spine little torn in one small area otherwise very good. "Swiftlets build their edible nests in vast sea caves scattered along Thailand's south-western archipelago. Since the Ming dynasty, the nests have been valued as the most precious Chinese delicacy. Fearless men risk their lives and defy gravity to venture wherever the birds fly, scaling dizzy heights to hunt the 'white gold' of the caverns. Eric Valli and Diane Summers spent more than a year in Thailand capturing the skill and daring of the nest gatherers." Publisher's description.…

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Unpaginated. Color photography. Record # 207890.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First English Edition. Unpag (app60pp) , 65 color plates ( several gatefold), some bw ills. Very slight edge wear, cover laminate on corner of back cover starting to peel. An incredible photo essay on the men who collect the nest for bird's nest soup. Swiftlets build their nests in vast sea-caves scattered along Thailands south-western archipelago. Since the Ming dynasty, the nests have been valued as the most precious Chinese delicacy. Fearless men risk their lives and defy gravity to venture wherever the birds fly, scaling dizzy heights to hunt the white-gold of the caverns. More than a year was spent by the authors living with the nest gatheres, sharing the same hardships and lifestyle, to obtain this truly incredible portfolio of photographs. Size: Folio.…

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 239 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 32 cm. Subjects; Nomadic communities. Nomads Nepal Dolpa? Social life and customs. Himalayas Mountains. Manners and customs. Tibetans. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. VALLI, ERIC, and SUMMERS, DIANE: Shadow Hunters: The Nest Gatherers of Tiger Cave HB Eastman Kodak, Thomasson-Grant HB 1990 First Eastman Kodak Printing ISBN 0934738734 Elephant folio, a very large book, 15 ¾ x 11 ½ inches. The authors document the lives of those who climb hundreds of feet up inside of the limestone caves in Southern Thailand to collect the nests of swallows who produce the ingredient used in bird's nest soup, a delicacy in Asia which restaurateurs pay large sums for. As was the case with their earlier book "Honey Hunters of Nepal,", the climbing and photography was precarious and at times life-threatening. NEAR FINE, clean, bright, no marks, no writing, one small ½-inch scrape to bottom edge of boards, otherwise would be listed as fine. FINE dust jacket is flawless, no chips, no tears, no bumps, now protected in archival mylar.…

hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine+. 239 pp; Front inner hinge is cracked but still holding, else text block is secure, pages are clean and bright. DJ protected in a clear Brodart cover. ; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st Edition Soft cover, light bumping to spine and some creasing on corners, o/w v/g. This is a large book.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Aperture Foundation, Inc.; New York, 1987. Hardcover. Near Fine, tight binding, interior and extremities tidy, slight spine lean, trace use/handling marks, in a Near Fine, discoloration to spine and rear panel, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. Oblong 4to[quarto or approx. 16 x 12 inches], 102pp., color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.…

Cloth. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Cloth backed hardcover with dust jacket. The book is in near very good condition with heavily bumped corners, light shelf wear to top/bottom of spine, lightly shaken, otherwise vg with excellent color within, clean, overall lightly used. The jacket is in very good condition with lightly bumped corners, light shelf wear to top/bottom of spine, lightly rubbed with a few small dings, otherwise the jacket is vg+, very lightly used.…

Broché. Condition: Excellent État. Port-folio broché non paginé de belles photos en couleurs d'Éric Valli et Dianne Summers, précédées d'une texte de présentation orné de dessins en n&b du peintre Kounguiap de Tarap. Magnifique photo de couverture.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Oversized hardcover. Presumed first edition in English. Fine condition in like DJ. Numerous color photos.; quarto; 102 pages.

Hard cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. "The authors briefly describe their experiences living for a year in Dolpo, in the northwest corner of Nepal and share photographs of the residents and their culture amidst the harsh beauty of the Himalayas".

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition in English. 1st prtg. grey boards, unclipped color photo illus dj, color photo eos, 1 b/w map, 74 color photo illus, unpaginated. Size: 12"-10.5.

Condition: fine. Photo non contractuelle. Envoi rapide et soigné.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Used; Very Good. Used; Very Good. 21-G-13 Thames and Hudson 1995 Hardcover. (oversized). Text is clean and unmarked. Jacket has light wear. Book Condition; Very Good Jacket Condition; Very Good . 1995. HARDCOVER.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 239 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 32 cm. Subjects; Nomadic communities. Nomads Nepal Dolpa? Social life and customs. Himalayas Mountains. Manners and customs. Tibetans. 1 Kg. …

Folio softcover (VG-) oversize book, front cover torn; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…