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Published by Dept. of the Army, 2010
ISBN 10: 0982328311ISBN 13: 9780982328316
Seller: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Book
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
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Published by British Library Publishing, 2019
ISBN 10: 0712352422ISBN 13: 9780712352420
Seller: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom
Book
Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.
Published by US Geol Survey, Wash, DC, 1905
Seller: Larry W Price Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Bulletin 259, pp. 47-68, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet else VG.
Published by Arizona Department of Transportation, Phoenix, AZ, 1981
Seller: Argyl Houser, Bookseller, Turlock, CA, U.S.A.
Magazine / Periodical
No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket As Issued. Spotless inside and out. Slight impression where a paper clip was used near the top edge of the front cover. Upper right corner of the front cover and all pages is bent near the tip. Very little wear otherwise. The magazine will be packed with a backing card, bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "The First Southwesterners" by Carle Hodge; "On the Road to Ruins" by Maggie Wilson; "Prehistoric Trade Routes" by Charles C. Di Peso, Ph.D.; "Pottery: Utilitarian Values, Artistic Treasures" by Alfred E. Dittert, Jr., Ph.D.; "Religion--Manifestations and Meanings" by Barton Wright; "The Dig at Antelope House" by Don P. Morris; "Casa Grande, An Ancient Astronomical Observatory" by John Evans, Ph.D. and Harry F. Hillman, Ph.D.; "Old Riddles, New Tools" by Carle Hodge; and "The Cloud in the Shell" by E. W. Jernigan, Ph.D.
Published by London: Nova Publications Ltd. 1st Edition, 1954
Seller: John McCormick, Mississauga, ON, Canada
First Edition
Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good+. Gerard Quinn (front cover) (illustrator). First Edition. ----------science fiction fantasy pulp magazine, digest size. 1 inch tear to spine top, cover a little wavy (not waterstained or creased), a VG+ copy.
Booklet. Condition: Very good. Prepared for Tutors of Mountaineering Training Schools. 62, [2] p. 19 cm. Green paper covers. Light wear. Note for Tutors, Supplement to Part XIV of "A Short Manual of Mountaineering Training" , is glued to 63rd page, overtop of previous print.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
Book Print on Demand
LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1905 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. 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: 73 Language: English.
Published by Nova Publications Ltd, London, 1954
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Quinn, Gerard; Hutchings, Gordon; Smith; Hunter, Mel (illustrator). First Edition. Contains a guest editorial by Tucker, Tomorrow by Tubb, The Shimmering Tree by Lowe, Space Prize by Rayer, Once Upon a Time by Burke, Take a Letter by Cutler, Dawn of Peace Eternal by Ashcroft and The Conquerors by Wright. There is a small nick to the right edge of the front cover with some creasing down the edge towards the bottom right corner. The back cover also has a small edge nick and some edge creasing. There is also a little creasing to the top corners affecting the first and last few pages as well and some light discolouration to the rear cover but otherwise the covers are bright and unmarked. The pages are browned but otherwise clean and unmarked. Cover by Gerard Quinn and interior illustrations by Quinn, Hutchings, Smith and Hunter. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.
Published by University of Georgia Press, 2022
ISBN 10: 0820361887ISBN 13: 9780820361888
Seller: Michener & Rutledge Booksellers, Inc., Baldwin City, KS, U.S.A.
Book
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Clipped half-title page, otherwise text clean and tight; Studies In Security And International Affairs Ser. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 302 pages.
Published by John Wiley and Sons, 1994
ISBN 10: 0471942065ISBN 13: 9780471942061
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Book
Condition: Fair. Volume 14. 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. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:9780471942061.
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Published by The Mountaineering Association, London, 1955
Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
Third Edition. 8vo. original stapled printed paper wraps (staples rusted, else clean & unmarked); pp. 64, with illustrations. A very good copy. [Neate M161].
Published by ward Lock & Co first edition, London, 1968
Seller: Abbey Antiquarian Books, Blockley, GLOS, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Color plates (62) Octavo plum boards spine gilt (tips sl.worn) 448pp 2 small spots on rear endpapers else V.G. Heavy book. 1 volume. Hardcover.
Published by Nova Publications, 1954
Seller: M and M Books, Barkway, HERTS, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First U.K.Edition. Minor tear to front cover and a little creasing. 128 pages. Published price 1/6. Features : Tomorrow, The Shimmering Tree, Space Prize, Once Upon a Time, Take A Letter, Dawn Of Peace Eternal, The Conquerors,
Published by Chichester - New York - Brisbane - Toronto - Singapore John Wiley & Sons (), 1994
Original-Pappband; Gr. 8°; xv (i) 404 (4) Seiten. Sehr gutes Exemplar. Sprache: Englisch Dahlem Workshop Report = Environmental Sciences Research Report ES 14. 830 gr.
Published by Bone Hill, Chiswell Green, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England : The National Rose Society of Great Britain, 1963., 1963
Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 215 pp. ; green textured cloth with gold lettering and designs ; no dustjacket ; Contents: Patrons, Officers and Council -- Arrangements For 1963 -- Report Of The Council -- Balance Sheets -- Presidents and Awards -- The President -- The Judging Of Roses / F. Fairbrother -- A Symposium On Mulching and Fertilizing / Dr. A. Dick, B.Sc., M.D., Nigel Raban, F. A. Gibson, Colonel W. B. Wright, Lieut.Col. D. Pope, Joan E. Fulford -- Roses In The Home / Ann Orci -- The Rose Of St. Francis Of Assist / Arbel M. Aldous -- The Rose Garden At Roath Park, Cardiff / W. Nelmes -- Fragrance / Rosemary James -- Roses As Specimen Plants / André Leroy -- Spraying Appliances For The Small Garden / Roy Hay -- Rose Root-Stocks: A First Field Trial / O. D. Rowley -- The International Rose Competition and Permanent International Rose Show Of The Hague, Netherlands / I. Rijnveld -- 'Peace' (Mme Antoine Meilland) / Bertram Park -- Rose Growing On A Chalk Soil / W. A. James -- When The Sub-Soil Is Gault / Vera F. P. Day, N.D.H. -- Pruning and The Winter Of 1961-2 / Leonard Hollis, Dr. A. Dick, B.Sc., M.D., G. D. Burch, S. M. Gault, F. A. Gibson, R. L. Pallett -- 'Melrose' / Bernard Jones -- On Beginning Again / J. H. Wilding -- Almost Idolatrous / Nigel Eva -- Repeat Flowering Climbers and Shrub Roses / S. M. Gault -- Chromosomes / Norman Young -- Recent Research On Roses / E. F. Allen -- Some Roses To Grow In Yorkshire / R. C. Balfour -- Book Reviews -- The Amateur Hybridist / The Late Albert Norman -- Albert Norman, A. B. Griffith, William B. Moore, Past Presidents -- The Decorative Classes / Julia Clements -- Bristol Group Summer Show, 1962 / L. A. Anstiss -- Cardiff Group Summer Show, 1962 / Alan Gibbs -- The Summer Show / A. G. L. Hellyer -- Contents -- Northern Rose Show / J. C. Watson -- Autumn Rose Show / Gordon Forsyth -- The Lakeland Rose Show -- The Trial Ground / H. Edland -- Show Awards and Trial Ground Awards 1962 -- International Awards 1962 -- Rose Analysis / L. G. Turner -- By Road To Bone Hill -- Maj.-Gen. R. F. B. Naylor, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., President 1963 -- Two Arrangements For The Home -- The Rose Garden Of Sta Maria Degli Angeli At Assisi -- The Rose Garden At Roatii Park, Cardiff -- Two Types Of Sprayers With Plastic Containers -- Small Hand Pressure Sprayer -- Spray Attachment Using Water Pressure -- Canes Of 'Peace' Showing Effects Of Different Root-Stocks -- International Rose Trials At The Hague -- Colour Plates -- Ambrosia -- King's Ransom -- Casino -- Decoration / Mrs. M. Brooker -- Decoration / Mrs. Bernard Green -- Diamant -- Gavotte -- Wobijrn Abbey -- Hassan -- Milord -- Allegro -- Colibri -- Chinatown -- Europeana -- Anne Watkins -- Summer Sunshine -- Q Lady Sonta -- I Celebration ; G. Book.
Published by The Mountaineering Association, 1955
Seller: Deeside Books, Ballater, United Kingdom
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Stapled booklet in illustrated card covers, rusty staples, some foxing to edge block, otherwise in Very Good condition. Third edition, cover photos drawing of Tryfan, Aguille de Grepon, pp64, advertising pages, index. A Short Manual of Mountaineering Training.
Published by Maisoneuve, 1952
ISBN 10: 2720002410ISBN 13: 9782720002410
Seller: Okmhistoire, St Rémy-des-Monts, SARTH, France
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Couverture souple. Condition: Comme neuf. Paris 1952. 1 Volume/1. Format in-4°( 28,2 x 20,8 cm )(.466 gr ).----- Broché cousu . ------- X-166 pages.
Published by Maisoneuve, 1958
ISBN 10: 2720002429ISBN 13: 9782720002427
Seller: Okmhistoire, St Rémy-des-Monts, SARTH, France
Book
Couverture souple. Condition: Comme neuf. Paris 1958. 1 Volume/1. Format in-4°( 28,2 x 20,8 cm )(.545 gr ).----- Broché cousu , non coupé. ------- XV-260 pages.
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Published by Longmans, Green And Co., New York City Ny, 1930
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Headpieces And Jacket By E. E. Thurston (illustrator). 1st Edition. Vii, 307 Pp. Dark Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Edition Stated. Near Fine, Gilt Brilliant, No Marks. Dust Jacket Priced $3.00, Wear, Small Losses At Corners, 2 3/4" X 1 1//2" Deep V-Chip At Top Of Rear Panel. Interesting Commentaries. The Beard Studies Omit Any Response From Any In The Great Masses Of The World Who Do Not Invent Or Manufacture, And Do Not Own Or Manage, The Technological Enterprises Which Are The Essence Of Technological Development; Nor Has Any Study In The Succeeding 90 Years Attempted To Do So Except In The Most Superficially Journalistic And Condescending Manner. But What Could Go Wrong? It Isn't Like Unprincipled Demagogues Would Incite Violence Amongst The Vast Majority With Relatively Ever-Declining Options Ever-Declining Self-Esteem And Relatively Ever-Declining Standards Of Living. Why Bother?.
Published by Maisoneuve, 1961
ISBN 10: 2720002437ISBN 13: 9782720002434
Seller: Okmhistoire, St Rémy-des-Monts, SARTH, France
Book
Couverture souple. Condition: Comme neuf. Paris 1961. 1 Volume/1. Format in-4°- 28,2 x 20,8 cm )( 1240 gr ).----- Broché cousu, non coupé. ------- XVII-363 pages.
Published by E J ?Bush London, 1897
Seller: Deightons, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition ? Small 16mo. (4) + xiii + (2) + 295 + (20)pp including numerous adverts. Numerous illustrations. Publisher's red cloth covers ( simulated leather ) with gilt lettering on front & spine. All edges gilt. Fascinating full page adverts. Covers : slight rubs around edges. Contents : inner hinge tender at title page else very clean, tight & unfoxed. ***. VG.
Published by The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London:, 1964
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good EX-LIBRARY. Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket. First Edition. London:: The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1964. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. A solid copy. Square and reasonably tight. Inner hinges are perfect. WITHDRAWN stamp, and a few other library markings. Text pages are clean. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Proceedings 1963-64, Volume 178, Part 3H, containing an introduction and five papers: 1) A REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL STUDIES OF REACTING OR RELAXING GAS FLOWS by J. F. Clarke, J. W. Cleaver, and G. M. Lilley; 2) THE EFFECT OF DISSOCIATION IN ROCKETS, RAMJETS, AND WIND TUNNELS by I. E. Smith; 3) THE DYNAMICS OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING GASES IN MAGNETIC FIELDS by J. A. Shercliff; 4) PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES OF MHD GENERATION by J. K. Wright; 5) MAGNETOPLASMADYNAMIC GENERATION -- THE FUTURE POWER PLANT by B. C. Lindley. Illustrated with figures/diagrams. Tables. Graphs. Bibliographical references. Index. Bound in the original brick red cloth, lettered in bright white on the spine. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good EX-LIBRARY./No jacket. vii, 70pp.
Published by George Newnes, Ltd., London, 1920
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. Somerfield, T.; Hodgson, E.S.; Sheldon, C.M.; De Walton, John; Sutcliffe, J.E.; Whittaker, W.G.; "Robin"; Elcock, Howard; Small, A.G.; Wright, Frank; Wood, Stanley L.; Prater, Ernest; Paxton, R.B.M.; Morrow, Albert (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 90-176 plus 24 pages of nice ads. Features: My Rest-Cure - experience on a house-boat in Kashmir; The Saving of the "Cardium" - what happened with this oil ship caught fire with 12,000 tons of benzene aboard; The Hinton Murder Case, and George W. Pendleton; "Little Woman of Flame" - what happened with two solitary white women took up farming in East Africa; Photo of steeplejack Jack Hassler climbing a building in Philadelphia; "My Strangest Experience"; The Lifted Veil, part 6 of a strange story of two British officer POWs in Turkey; The Temple of the Tapirs - an exciting trip into the wilds of Mexico; "Draw Poker" - a detective recounts a New York story; Among the Bolshevists - an R.A.F. officers interesting sidelights on the operations against the Bolshevists in North Russia - with great photos; Into the Unknown - part 2 - chasing mountain outlaws in New Guinea; A Cowboy Adrift; A Kedah Buffalo-Fight - photo-illustrated story of this little-known Malay (Malaysian) sport; Photo of huge (dead) gorilla in the Cameroons; Anthropop-Apology; The Long Arm of the Law - murderers who were detected years after their crimes; The Battle of Ludlow - strikers battle state militiamen in the Colorado coalfields. Covers detached but present. Somewhat above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy.
Published by The International News Company, New York, 1920
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Soper, G., Nicolson, W.C.; Holloway, W.H.; Hodgson, E.S.; Webb, Arch; Carruthers, G.P.; Prater, E.; Wood, Stanley L.; Valda, J.H. (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 178-264 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Mysterious Heart of Asia (part I) - Brigadier-General Sir Percy Sykes gives an account of his adventures during a war-time expedition, with photos; The Murder Ship - the Russian schooner Johannis and one of the most tragic narratives in the annals of the sea; The Lifted Veil (part I) - POWs in Turkey concoct a 'spook' and create an amazing deception for their captors; The Largest Camera in the World - constructed by George Lawrence of Chicago - fantastic photo-illustrated article; 'Twixt Earth and Sky - the story of a German's vengeance and the terrible ordeal that resulted for a timber-getter in the New Zealand kauri forests; The Great Zeebrugge Raid - And After (part II) - a Royal Marine captured on the Mole describes the full story of the historic landing (in part I) and curious adventures during subsequent captivity; The Bullet-Hole Cross - Guatemalan estate manager Mr. Dellplain incurs the wrath of an Indian who swears to have his life; The Mystery of the Missing Nun (part II) - Sister Janina disappeared from a peaceful little village in Michigan; Timber-Cruising in California - Terence H. Lambert describes interesting experiences among the big trees of California; Pirate Gold - The Buried Treasure of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia; After Big Game in East Africa - advice on the fitting out of expeditions, cost, and the game available; Photo of amazing bamboo scaffold structure over the great Ch'ien Men Gate, Peking as it was being rebuilt; A Two-Days' Battle with a Baboon - it escaped aboard a ship!; A Night With a Madman in India; The Sheriff's Bad Day - this story hinges on a very odd connection with this publication; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue.
Published by The International News Company, New York, 1915
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Somerfield, T.; Jackson, A.E.; Pitcher, N.S.; Holloway, W.H.; Buchanan, F.; Whitaker, W.G.; McCormick, H.; Lunt, W.; Wigfull, W.E.; Webb, Arch.; Wright, Frank (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 194-288 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: A Millionaire's Adventure - Milan millionaire Signor Luigi Beretta becomes the victim of an infamous plot; War-Time Wanderings in the Italian Alps - a merry trio of climbers have some fun; A Fight for Life in Mid-Air - a workman dismantling a great chimney at the Whitehall Road electric power works experiences a terrible industrial accident; The Adventures of Howard Blackburn - Right Hon. Sir Edward Morris, P.C., Prime Minister of Newfoundland, describes nautical adventures of Howard Blackburn; "Grubb of Gran Chaco"- The adventures of pioneer W. Barbrooke Grubb in the Paraguayan Chaco; Six Weeks in Lahoul - a hunting trip for ibex and red bear; Allen's Well - how a man was buried at the bottom of a deep well and was rescued; The Lion's Cub - a striking story from the Coast Mountains of Southern Oregon involving 'Yellow Tail' the mountain lion, Jud Bucklin, and Dick Wimer of the U.S. Forest Service; Aunt Barbara Visits Mustypore - an amusing story from an Indian coffee-planting district; A Woman Alone in China (part II) - Mary Gaunt met with many odd experiences and saw many strange sights, which are here described in most entertaining fashion, with photos; A Tragic Ocean Race - Five clipper ships started on a race from Australia to China, but strange and terrible things happened aboard the "Island Bay"; After Gold in the "Land of Fire" - an unfortunate prospecting expedition in Tierra del Fuego; The Haunted Tomb - a tale from the Southern Punjab; and more. Covers nearly detached as one. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue.
Published by George Newnes, Ltd., London, 1918
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Peddie, Tom; Evison, G.H.; Prater, Ernest; Webb, Arch; Reynolds, Warwick; Wright, Frank; Wigfull, W.E.; Soper, George (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 265-352 plus 24 pages of great vintage ads. Features: My Adventures in the World War - a startling and thrilling contribution upon the great conflict by E. Ashmead-Bartlett; The Vengeance of the "Stroapers' - exploring for gold in Guiana leads to adventure and death; In the Land of the Lapps - great photo-illustrated narrative of Frank Butler's travels throughout Lapland; The Secret Press of Belgium - how 'La Libre Belgique' had the courage to tell the Belgian people the truth and counteract the evil influence of their brutalizers; Trooping Cattle in Paraguay - taking 1,000 cattle from the ranch of Zanja Moroti to the ranch of San Antonio; The Strangest Republic in the World - interesting photo-illustrated account of a recent visit to the Mount Athos Peninsula; Historic Crime and Mysteries - The Iron Judge of Malt; My Firework Display in China; In the Jaws of the Alligator - woman is pulled from the arms of her husband in Papua; Doctoring War Dogs - touching photo-illustrated account of a visit to the Countess Yourkevitch's hospital for wounded dog soldiers at Neuilly/Paris; The State Documents - How a great german spy system was laid bare in Rome; A Man-Hunt in the Arctic - A Royal North-West Mounted Police patrol from Fort Norman up the Bear River was the longest in the history of that famous organization; The Tragedy at Ras Elka - Sudanese stevedores revolt and pay dearly; Moderate wear. Openings to backstrip. Binding intact. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy of this exquisite issue.
Published by George Newnes, Ltd., London, 1917
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Wood, Stanley L.; Gilbert, A.; Pape, F.C.; Wood, Esmond; Wright, Frank; Rountree, Harry; Buchanan, Fred; Smith, Reg. F.; Evison, G. Henry; Gillett, F. (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 194-284 plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Romance of the French Foreign Legion; Adrift in a Mine-Field - two men drift through a mine-field in a crippled seaplane, fending off mines with their bare hands!; That Night - a rice-planter's cyclone ordeal on Bordelieu Island off the Florida coast; An Englishwoman in South America - Mrs. Mayer-Nixson describes the ways of Chilean (Chilian) policemen, the curious manners and customs of the people, and the odd habits of Chilean servants; The End of the Rainbow - an adventure of Etienne, a half-breed trapper in Northern Canada who had not heard of WWI; Rua the Prophet - the curious history of a Maori fanatic, Rua Kenana, who established a native "New Jerusalem" in the heart of the wild and inaccessible Urewera Mountains of New Zealand - article with great photos; Canada's Last Frontier - part II of a photo-illustrated narrative of a trip to Canada's Eskimo country - including a photo of Fort McMurray which was but a tiny clearing in the woods, plus a photo of an early oil well, and the Pelican gas 'gusher' which had been buring for 18 years!; Our Zambezi Lion-Hunt - adventure involving a black-faced lion; The Tale of the "Tara" - the adventures of the crew of the auxilliary cruiser "Tara," torpedoed off the North African coast - photo-illustrated article; Exploring the Black Canyon - A.L. Fellows and W.W. Torrence help tap a river by a tunnel which irrigates a previously barren valley in Colorado. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent vintage issue.
Published by George Newnes, Ltd., London, 1918
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Gillett, Frank; Webb, A.; Tennant, Dudley; Peddie, Tom; Dowd, L.P.; Wigfull, W.E.; Wright, Frank; Northwood, A.J. (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 353-440, plus 24 pages of fascinating ads. Features: The House of a Hundred Rooms - Part 1 - incredible revelations of a building in Philadelphia with underground cellars and dungeons which were put to diabolical uses by Chinese Tong-men; A Village on a Mountain Top - nice photo-illustrated article on Mola, Sicily; Enrico Toti - Italy's One-Legged War Hero - how he fought and died at the Carso front; With the British Armoured Cars in Russia - Part 1 - the first authentic account of their work and adventures - photo-illustrated article; In the Grip of the Blizzard - Daring Antarctic Sledge Expedition of Sir Douglas Mawson as described by Capt. Madigan - major article with fascinating photos; My Adventures in the World War, Part 3 of E. Ashmead-Bartlett's adventures as a war correspondent; In the Land of the Lapps - Part 3 - photo-illustrated description of the life and customs of these fascinating and little-known people; The Gum Lands of New Zealand - photo-illustrated article on the Kauri gum industry of New Zealand; How We Brought the Chinese War-Workers to France - important information about the Chinese Labour Corps which assisted British armies in non-combatant duties at the Front were recruited in China and transported from their distant homes in the Far East across the seas to France, travelling via Canada; Marooned in the Arctic - E.H.L. Mitchell went to Alaska on a mining venture but was shipwrecked and marooned on a barren island for eight weeks; The Water-Gardeners of Amiens, France - wonderful photo-illustrated article; Lost in the Mine - the lamp of a boy working in a Welsh coillery went out and he lost his way - and nearly his life; Photo of the four-hundred and fifty Temples of the Law at Mandalay, in Upper Burma. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue.
Published by George Newnes, Ltd., London, 1920
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Nicolson, W.C.; Whitaker, W.G.; Prater, Ernest; Reynolds, Warwick; Gillett, Frank; Hodgson, E.S.; Carruthers, G.P.; Wood, Stanley L.; Horne, A.E.; Avis, W.; Wigfull, W.E.; Small, A.G. (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 91-176 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The Mystery of the Missing Nun (part 1) - Sister Janina vanished from Isadore, Michigan and it was 12 years before the mystery was solved; Post-Hole Pete - an amusing bear story from the Alaska wilds; The Maddest Exploit of the War - Trooper Gerald Fitzgerald No. 1313 1st King Edward's Horse was unaware of the Armistice so single-handedly pursued the retiring German Army; The Ship That Came Back - the liner "Sesostris" was wrecked off the coast of Guatemala, lifted into a jungle by a volcano, then salvaged to resume her career! - article with photos; Short Stories; The Great Zeebrugge Raid - and After (part 1) - Sergeant H. Wright, D.S.M., of the Royal Marine Light Infantry provides striking narrative; Ants and Other Pests - Mining Engineer E.T. McCarthy's thrilling experiences; Across Unknown Arabia in Disguise - part 4 - Mr. Philby describes his travels in central Arabia among the Wahhabi (Wahabi) Arabs - article with photos; The Hunting of Felizardo, a notorious brigand in the Philippines - photo-illustrated article; On Foot Through South America - part 7 of 7 - travels in the "Great Wilderness" of Bolivia, and a meeting with "Jack Thompson" - photo-illustrated article; With a Bristol Fighter Squadron on the Western Front - part 4 (illustrated); Down at Iceland - sights and events on a trip to Iceland in a typical Grimsby trawler ; A Battle with Bears - an exciting story from the wilds of Wyoming, by Frank M. McMaines; Nice illustrated B.V.D. underwear ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy.