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Language: English
Published by (Pretoria: National Parks Board of South Africa, 1976) 0869530186, 1976
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Seller: Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA, Gqeberha, South AfricaChristison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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210 x 148 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 91; numerous colour photographs; distribution maps. Wrappers very slightly rubbed; some spotting. Good to very good condition. Field guide to all the known frogs and toads in the Kruger National Park.
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Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 91 pages (complete). The book has a clear plastic protective cover. This cover is grubby and scuffed. The book underneath is tidy and neat. The frontispage has a previous owner signature. The front and end pages have residue from adhesive tape. The pages are clear, bright. The…re is evidence of use throughout. The book is relaxed and companionable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Language: English
Published by Johannesburg; Witwatersrand University Press; 1979, 1999
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Seller: Fine Print Books (ABA), Erskineville, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaFine Print Books (ABA)
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hardcover in good condition, owner's name on front endpaper, spine rolled, dustwrapper a little worn on edges; 322pp, colour and b/w photos, heavy book which will require excess postage outside Australia.
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Seller: Wildside Books, Eastbourne, United KingdomWildside Books
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Small 4to, i-xviii, 270 pp, coloured photographs, black and white drawings, distribution maps. An excellent copy in a slightly rubbed dust wrapper. The accompanying record is in it's original sleeve.
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Published by Witwatersrand University Press, Johannesburg, 1979
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Seller: Frank's Duplicate Books, Lyle, WA, U.S.A.Frank's Duplicate Books
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Add to basketOriginal Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good ++. First Edition. pp. xviii, 270, with 136 colored plates and numerous black & white photos & maps, also included is a 45 rpm vinyl record of frog calls. Dust jacket shows very slight wear. Bookplate of Roger Conant. A nice clean tight copy of this work.
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Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. softcover. very good+. wraps are rubbed, and there is a very small hole in the back boards. no inscriptions. quite a light publication, so feel free to enquire about reduced postage. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. heavy, extra postage may be required. includes record of frog croaks. jacket is partly chipped. mild foxing. binding is neat. text is clean and presentable. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Published by Nasionale Parkeraad van Suid- Afrika, 1976
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Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. 91 pages (complete). Wraps worn, marked with some stickers. Tanning, a bit scarring and a closed tear on back end page, minor markings. Still in a very good condition, tightly bound and intact. Afrikaans. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Published by The National Parks Board, 1976
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Good. wraps are shelf rubbed and a bit edge worn. light foxing and marks. some stickers. 91 pages. well bound. fairly good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Published by Witwatersrand University Press, 1979
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 270 pages (complete). Dust jacket worn and marked. Boards shelf rubbed, a bit torn on spine, has some old tape residue marks, previous ownership inscription and rubber stamp crossed through. Ex-library. However, it is still in good condition, tightly bound, ha…s clear and bright pictures and intact. 1st edition.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required.[RF19] MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Published by Witwatersrand University Press, 1979
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Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. No Record. The boards are edge rubbed but tidy overall. The binding is secure. Insect marks and an ink inscription from a previous owner on the front end page. Browning on the early and late pages. No other ink inscriptions or annotations. Tall, extra postage required unless posted within S…outh Africa. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. The jacket is worn and torn. The (untested) vinyl recording is included. Two previous owner's signatures. Mild tanning. Tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Record included. Signed by author N.I. Passmore in ink on the title page. The jacket is shelf rubbed with creasing and small closed tears along the edges. The boards are edge worn with scuffing and knocks. The binding is secure. Browning along the edges. No other ink inscr…iptions or annotations. Tall and heavy book, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.
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Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Signed by both the authors N.I. Passmoree and V.C. Carruthers. Small gift inscription written by the previous owner. Included is a record of Frog croaks. Publication of 270 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, creased, small tears and edge w…orn. The boards are a touch edge worn, remain in good condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.
TRAC 2001. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL THEORETICAL ROMAN ARCHAEOLOGY CONFERENCE, GLASGOW 2001
CARRUTHERS, M. / C. VAN DRIEL-MURRAY / A.GARDNER & AL., EDS.
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Seller: Pórtico [Portico], ZARAGOZA, Z, SpainPórtico [Portico]
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Tapa blanda. Condition: New. CARRUTHERS, M. / C. VAN DRIEL-MURRAY / A.GARDNER & AL., EDS.: TRAC 2001. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL THEORETICAL ROMAN ARCHAEOLOGY CONFERENCE, GLASGOW 2001. OXFORD, 2002, 124 p. figuras, 330 gr. Encuadernacion original. Nuevo. (A/DA) 330 gr. Libro.
Published by Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press, . First edition., 1979
Seller: Natural History Books, Iowa City, IA, U.S.A.Natural History Books
Contact seller5-star sellerPp. xviii, 270, 120+ fine color photos, 300+ black-and-white photos, maps and diagrams. Cloth, dust jacket, 4to. Contains an extended play gramophone record of the voices of South African frogs in specially made jacket at front of volume. The most comprehensive guide to South African species ever published. No ownership marks. A… fine copy in a slightly edge-worn but very good dust jacket.
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Seller: Jenhams Books, Dundee, United KingdomJenhams Books
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A hardback volume in Very Good condition, in a Good dustjacket. This item is complete with the original 7" record of 'frog voices'. Additionally, a separate small staple-bound paperback 'A Guide to the South African Frogs' by Wager will be included. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises.…Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.
Language: English
Published by Witwatersrand University Press, Johannesburg, 1979
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Seller: Antiquariat Silvanus - Inhaber Johannes Schaefer, Ahrbrück, GermanyAntiquariat Silvanus - Inhaber Johannes Schaefer
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xviii, 270 S. mit zahlreichen Abbildungen und Verbeitungskarten sowie mit einer beiliegenden Schallplatte, 0854945253 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1260 4°, Original-Pappband (Hardcover) mit Original-Schutzumschlag, dieser leicht angerändert und mit Randeinriss, insgesamt gutes und innen sauberes Exemplar.
Seller: Rare Book Exchange, Mastic Beach, NY, U.S.A.Rare Book Exchange
Contact seller3-star seller935.PASSMORE N.L. & CARRUTHERS V.C. 1979 SOUTH AFRICAN FROGS 270PP. ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT. INCLUDES A RECORD. LIKE NEW CONDITON EXCEPT FOR DUST JACKET THAT IS A LITTLE FADED. (REPT.-307C).
Seller: Rare Book Exchange, Mastic Beach, NY, U.S.A.Rare Book Exchange
Contact seller3-star seller2716.PASSMORE N.I. & CARRUTHERS V.C. 1979 SOUTH AFRICAN FROGS. 270PP. ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT. HARD COVER WITH A DUST JACKET. COMES WITH A RECORD. VERY GOOD CONDITION. (REPT.-TJ-57).
Seller: Rare Book Exchange, Mastic Beach, NY, U.S.A.Rare Book Exchange
Contact seller3-star seller1979 SOUTH AFRICAN FROGS 270PP. ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT. INCLUDES A RECORD. LIKE NEW CONDITON EXCEPT FOR DUST JACKET THAT IS A LITTLE FADED. (REPT.-307C).
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Seller: BUCHSERVICE / ANTIQUARIAT Lars Lutzer, Wahlstedt, GermanyBUCHSERVICE / ANTIQUARIAT Lars Lutzer
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Hardcover. Condition: gut. 1979. South African Frogs In englischer Sprache. pages.
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Seller: Chiron Media, Wallingford, United KingdomChiron Media
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Hardcover. Condition: New.
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The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, June 1926, Vol. LVII, No. 338: Through the Inner Deserts of Arabia / Behind the Himalayas / Among the Amazons
Malcomson, F.A.; Charnley, W.; verrill, A. Hyatt; Vivian, Major V.; Elwyn, Jack; Johnston, Capt. Bernard; Ward, Capt. F. Kingdon; Jerome, Jerome V.; Dunne, Patrick; Cleaver, Hylton; Hayter, C.N.C.; The Countess Malmignati; Stradling, Jack; Dubois, Jean
Published by The International News Company, New York, 1926
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- First Edition
Seller: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, CanadaRareNonFiction, IOBA
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Add to basketSingle Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Car No. 13 - A routine train trip enmeshes F. A. Malcomson aboard Car No. 13 of the "Californian Limited" at Los Angeles; My Mad Mate - The reason why young Harry Neild's hair was white; Amo…ng the Amazons - A wonderfully photo-illustrated account of the Wai-woi, a little-known tribe of Indians; My Buffalo - How a hunter's first shoot was nearly his last in the Himalayan foothills northeast of Ghaggar; A "New Chum" in New Zealand - Part I - Jottings from a recently emigrated young farmer who took the plunge and began farming ; The Mozampur Dacoity - A curious robbery in India; Behind the Himalayas - Part II of II - A wonderfully photo-illustrated account of an exploration to the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra River; The Cannon Idol of Batavia in the Dutch East Indies; A Duck-Shooting Adventure - Using ice-scooters to hunt ducks on the Great South Bay of Long Island; The Black Hand - A recent adventure in Kuling, China, which is currently experiencing a wave of serious brazen crime; Two Girls in a Typhoon - The trying experience of two young ladies aboard a tramp steamer from Hong Kong to British North Borneo; A Matter of Promotion - The story of a long, hard chase , in the depths of winter, of two half-breed outlaws by a constable of the Royal North-West Mounted Police at Saddle Lake, Saskatchewan; Through the Inner Deserts of Arabia - Part I - The exciting adventures of the Countess Malmignati, the first European woman to penetrate the little-known Inner Deserts of Arabia - this part describing her time in Damascus before the journey - with photos; Letters; The Phantom Tiger - Jean M.F. Dubois, a former planter in Lokop Province, Sumatra, explains what happened when he pursued a tiger which had caused a local reign of terror - with photo. 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Average wear and soiling to back cover, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Abbey, S.; Bird, L. Pern; Prater, Ernest; Gillett, F.; Sindall, A.; Carruthers, G.P.; Holloway, Cyril; Potts, Leonard; Soper, G.; Woodville, R. Caton; Prater, Ernest (illustrator).
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The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, April [Apr.] 1926, Vol. LVI, No. 336: On Patrol in Cannibal Papua
Carson, Captain John H.; Gibbons, Charles Harrison; Wilsdon, Lieut. R.L.; Upfield, Arthur W.; Brooke, Captain W.; Bushell, N. Keith; Patrick, B.; McLaren, Jack; beddington, H.G.; Tench; C.V.; Forteath, Major A.M.; Mayo, Katherine; Savage, Frank Morris
Published by The International News Company, New York, 1926
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- First Edition
Seller: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, CanadaRareNonFiction, IOBA
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Add to basketSingle Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Paymaster's Dillemma - A story of American Army life in Manila; The "Place of the Evil Spirit" - The history of Strathcona National Park on Vancouver Island, with photos; The Blind Seer - A c…urious story of native "magic" in Egypt showing how a blind "wizard" undertook to discover a thief; Fighting the Dingo - The greatest menace to the prosperity of Australian sheep-farmers - with intersting photos; The Saving of Montague Smith - A West African, condemned to death, evades the death-penalty and turns his 'execution' into a roaring farce; On Patrol in Cannibal Papua - interesting leaves from the log of a Patrol Officer in primitive Papua - with fascinating photos; "Poppy" - A strange story from the wild Bushveld country of South Africa; An Australian Robinson Crusoe - Part III - Jack McLaren spent years settling on the little-known western coast of Cape York Peninsula; At the End of a Rope - A tale from the oilfields of Venezuela; Two Men on a Raft - Two railroad workers try to navigate a swift stream in the Canadian Rockies on a raft; What Happened to Murphy - A young officer of the Burma Military Police sets out to find a Chinese gambling den in the jungle; Schearer's Man-Hunt - A vivid story about the dogged devotion to duty of a young "Wild Cat" (i.e. Pennsylvania State Policeman); In the Shadow of the Gallows - A timber-cruiser for the Conrad Martin Timber and Exporting Company, of San Francisco, wakes up to find his bed-fellow lying dead, stabbed in the heart with his knife; Some African Snake Stories - Patrick Bowen has been an explorer and hunter in Africa for thirty years. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Leigh, Conrad; Inns, Kenneth; Sutcliffe, Norman; Gillett, F.; Forestier, A.; Peddie, Tom; De Walton, John; Carruthers, G.P.; Board, Ernest; Holloway, Cyril; Cowes, Dudley S.; Carruthers, G.P.; Dewar, W. (illustrator).
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The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, August (Aug.) 1925, Vol. LV No. 328 - Hunting the Giant Crocodiles of the Bayano / Two Years in Borneo
Mitchell-Hedges, F.A.; Hogg, J.E.; Millburn, P.; Mackenzie, D.; Fitz-Simons, F.W.; Maloney, Mercer Sherwood; Lethbridge, O.; Taylor, M.M.; Patterson, R.; Arthur, H.H.; Dickie, F.; Haigh, G.D.; Cook, O.; Trench, C.V.
Published by George Newnes, Ltd., London, 1925
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- First Edition
- Magazine / Periodical
Seller: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, CanadaRareNonFiction, IOBA
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Add to basketSingle Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages 265-352 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: Hunting the Giant Crocodiles of the Bayano, Central America - with amazing photos; The Radio Man's Adventure - terrible experience for Ross Knight in the High Sierras of California; The Golden River - The Kawarau River…in New Zealand is to be dammed so its bed may be mined for gold - photo-illustrated article; The Missing Necklace - a tale from the Malay Peninsula; The Lady and the Python - photo-illustrated story from Port Elizabeth; My Novel Holiday - Mercer Sherwood Maloney works as a 'messman' on a cargo-steamer in order to visit Europe; My Search for the King's Treasure, by Lieut. Colonel K.M. Foss, Late Indian Army; The Case for the Sea-Serpent - the log of the "St. Francois Xavier" reports a sighting, according to a 1903 news clipping from the 'Vancouver Province'; Where Cannibals Roam - part 3 - wonderfully photo-illustrated article from Papua; The Looker-on - how card sharks on an Atlantic liner were unmasked; Saved by "The Wide World Magazine" - how reader Hubert H. Arthur benefitted from a 1922 article on a Japanese science called 'Katsu'; Johnny Mackay's Last Hand - a half-breed card player in Canada's northland; Man Versus Lion - South African game ranger is forced to kill lion with sheath knife; Remains of man found in hollow tree - news clipping from the World Herald of Omaha, NE; Two Years in Borneo - part 2 - a strange story of love potion; Some Adventures with Bears - bear stories from Alberta and British Columbia; One-page General Electric ad features 'electric logger' in the Washington woods; One-page Lionel Strongfort ad entitled "When Marriage is Fatal". Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, August (Aug.) 1925, Vol. LV No. 328 - Hunting the Giant Crocodiles of the Bayano / Two Years in Borneo Hunting the Giant Crocodiles of the Bayano, Central America - with amazing photos; The Radio Man'. Illustrated by Nicolson, W.C. (cover); Goss, G.W.; Hiley, F.E.; Gillett,Frank; Skelton, J.R.; Briault, S.; Prater, Ernest; De Walton, John; Dewar,W.; Carruthers, G.P.; Carruthers, G.P.; Eyles, D.C.; Holloway, Cyril;Goss, G.W. (illustrator).
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The Wide World, True Stories of Adventure, July 1922, Vol. 49, No. 291: Across Remote Yunnan / The Wild Men of Borneo
Verrill, A. Hyatt; Hogg, John Edwin; Pound, Reginald; Ward, Capt. F. Kingdon; Dale, Bonnycastle; Story, Sommerville; Vivian, Herbert; Reynolds, R. Frank; Herbert, V.
Published by The International News Company, New York, 1922
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- First Edition
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Add to basketSingle Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Trailing the Gun-Runners - Part II - The U.S. attempts to prevent the arming of revolutionaries in Dominica in 1906-7; Hunting Wild Goats By Seaplane and Motorcycle Near San Clemente - article… with photos; Remanded - a perfectly blameless man is blamed for a crime; Full Speed Astern - 400 men aboard the steamer Remiji Maru are saved by the action of a young engineer on watch two days out of Hong Kong; The Wild Men of Borneo - Wonderful photo-illustrated account of a visit to the Dyaks; Photo and letter from a reader who, with five friends, dressed up in KKK outfits and brought along a relative in blackface to entertain at a fancy-dress ball in Leeds; Across Remote Yunnan - Part II - Capt. F. Kingdon Ward continues his journey through the little-known region where the frontiers of China and Tibet meet - article with nice photos; Two Men and a "Pink" - terrifying experience of two returned Canadian soldiers off the coast of Labrador aboard their vessel Terra Nova, nicknamed the Turn Over; "Gentleman" Girard - Frenchman Henri Girard made a profession of poisoning people whose lives he had insured; The Ghost Dancers of the Imst - unusual customs in the Tyrolian valley village of Imst - article with photos; Down the "Old Delph" - two men venture into a disused mine near Roby Mill in Lancashire; Marooned On a Precipice - Three mountain climbers, Karl Aichner, Alois Netzer, and Conrad Schuster, are stranded for six days in the Northern Tyrol; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2] 180-264, 9-16 [ads]. Unmarked with light wear and some soiling to back cover. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Wood, Stanley L.; Carruthers, G.P.; Holloway, C.; Wigfull, T.C.; Hiley, F.; Tennant, Dudley; Williams, C. Fleming (illustrator).
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Sports and Sportsmen - South Africa
Kohler, C W H ; Robertson, Allan ; Melck, Captain G H ; Allsop, G A ; Byl, Lieut.-Colonel V A Van der ; Bisset, Murray ; Taylor, H W ; Beattie, Sir J Carruthers ; MIllar, W A ; Devenish, G St L ; Scholtz, Hugo ; Schreiner, W F R ; Apperley, W F R ; Apperley, C W ; Kent, Victor
Published by The Cape Times, 1929
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Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited. 526 pages (complete). Hand numbered 227 of a limited edition of 500 copies. Folio sized. A heavy, most handsome copy. Fully bound in leather. Gilt titling, bordering and edging. The gilt is benign and very lightly worn. The spine has five ridges. Titling and decoration are wor…n. The leather is also much worn. The spine is fit and healthy. The boards have storage / shelving wear about. Nonetheless, they are dignified and pleasing. Within, the tissue separators are in immaculate condition. Marbled end papers with gilt edge decoration that are in elegant, most pleasing condition. The gilt edging is a little worn but is otherwise gratifyingly smart. The contents have some amiable evidence of usage with occasional handling marks and wear, but in general and by far, the pages are wonderfully neat and tidy and amenable. The pages are clean, clear, confident, generous to a fault, clubbable, enjoyable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, AustraliaBerkelouw Rare Books
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Add to basketJohannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press, 1979. 4to. Orig. brown cloth. In illust. dustjacket. (xviii, 270pp.). With num. col. and b/w plates, text-illusts., and maps. Loosely inserted is a companion recording of frog calls on a 33.3 rpm disc in illust. slip cover. Fine.
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Language: German
Published by Johannesburg, Witwatersrand University Press, 1979
Seller: Antiquariat an der Nikolaikirche, Leipzig, GermanyAntiquariat an der Nikolaikirche
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US$ 37.56
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Add to basketCondition: Gut. Mit Abbildungen., 270 Seiten., Der Einband ist berieben und beschabt, das obere Kapital ist etwas beschädigt, das Papier ist gilb, sonst gutes Exemplar. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1400 4°. OPappe mit illustriertem OSchutzumschlag (dieser mit starken Gebrauchsspuren)..
