W L J H Macpherson (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. The Lewes Borough Council, 1971. 80 pages. Halftones, double-page map. 7.5 x 4.75", printed paper boards, no dj. VG/none.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good condition book. A few toned marks to the covers.…

72 pp., 50 plates, stapled gr. 8 [landscape].

(Hobart) 1958. Oblong 8vo. Orig. printed wrapper (slightly soiled). (72pp.). With 50 half-page plates.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Ning Wo Pays His Debt - The Chinese servant of a Chief of Police in a Malay state settles a score with an enemy who killed his brother; My Sea-Trip - Peter Carden's amusing experience as a 'horseman' aboard a cargo-steamer; Photo of a Mariamma goddess in India, used to ward off epidemics; Photo and brief write-up of a marine fruit market in Bangkok, the "Venice of the East"; Passages With Pachyderms - exciting encounters with these great beasts, as told by Captain C. Lestock Reid; Dead Man's Treasure - A consulting engineer for the Cyclops M. and M. Company of Montida USA makes strange discoveries on a prospecting trip; Through Spain in Disguise - Part III - A continuation of the adventures and misadventures of Count and Countess Malmignati who travelled through Spain disguised as wandering Arab beggars, singing and dancing for a living; Zaki and Zomo - The Dog and Pony who both lost their lives while serving Captain J.F.J. Fitzpatrick in battle against the Germans; On Foot Through South America - G.C. Thompson and his two young sons travlled all over South America in search of work for four years; The Tale of the Toheroa - The curious shellfish found only in New Zealand - with photos; On the Trail of the "Thirstland Trekkers" - Part I - Colonel Deneys Reitz describes his exploration of mysterious terra incognita in what was formerly known as German South-West Africa - with many interesting photos; Timothy Murphy's "Donkey" - Great story about a logging donkey-engine at Calfton's logging outfit on Myrtle Island on the British Columbia Coast; The Mine Under the Creek - A brush with death when a mine floods in the Gulf country of Australia; The Chrissie C. Thomey's" Last Voyage - A gallant old Arctic schooner is lost through a most unlikely mischance - with photo; The Big Voyage of the Little "Shanghai" - Part V - The amazing voyage of several young men from Shanghai to Copenhagen - article with nice photos. 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Holloway, Cyril; Illingworth, L.G.; Goss, G.W.; Leigh, Conrad; Cleaver, Reginald; Prater, Ernest; Potts, Leonard; Vedder, S.H.; Soper, G.; York, W.G. (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Features: Lovely cover art by Liam Dunn; Budgeting for interior beauty - simplicity as a guide to cheer and chic color and quiet elegance for the small house; Illustrations of ideas for built-in cabinets; Photos of the home of E.R. Peacock in London; Five Small Houses - photos and floor plans of the home of A.J. Phillips of Center Island, Toronto, Dr. R. Hadlow of Weston, Dr. E.A. Morgan, of Oriole Parkway, Toronto, Dr. E.B. Sparks of Kingston, and S.G. Davenport of Forden Crescent, Westmount, Quebec; Skilful treatment for the narrow hall; Four photos of magnificent roses at the Walkerville home of Wallace R. Campbell; Photos of The Grove, home of Major-General H. Hugh McLean of Rothesay, N.B.; Photo of the Empress Hotel in full-page ad for Anaconda Copper which makes pipe that don't rust; and more. 130 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Includes a wide assortment of tastefully illustrated ads, some in colour. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this lovely vintage issue.; Cover Art; Folio. Illustrated by Dunn, Liam (illustrator).…