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Language: English
Published by Scribner & Co., NY 1872
- Softcover
Seller: Legacy Books II, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.Legacy Books II
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Soft cover. Condition: VG. 9pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 8 characteristic Scribner engravings, salvaged from a damaged issue of Scribner's Monthly, Volume V, No. 1, November, 1872. The August, 1868, earthquake at Arica, Peru (now Chile) that generated catastrophic tsunamis throughout the Pacific Basin.… The towns of Arica, Arequipa, Moquegua, Mollendo, and Ilo were largely destroyed. In South America, more than 25,000 people were killed from the earthquake and tsunami. Illustrations include the U. S. steamer Wateree, a view of Arica before the quake, a native, a fruit - woman, a U. S. Officer's earthquake costume, a belle of Arica, confiscated mules, and a scene of skeletons cast up by the earthquake. Housed in protective mylar report cover. Very scarce.
Published by Atlantic Monthly Press 1884
- Softcover
- Periodical
Seller: Hammonds Antiques & Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.Hammonds Antiques & Books
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magazine. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Unbound, neatly trimmed & in mylar with a stiff backing board. Please note: This is NOT A BOOK, but from a vintage journal. "Hammonds Books" is shown on illustrations but is NOT written on the item but only on the scan. ; no illustrations; 6x9; 7 pp pages; Note: This is an article/…advertisement NOT A BOOK.
Published by John Bliss and Co., New York 1884
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Chester Creek Bookstore, Duluth, MN, U.S.A.Chester Creek Bookstore
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Hardcover. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. First Edition.
More imagesPublished by John Bliss & Co., New York 1884
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: K. L. Givens Books, Bella Vista, AR, U.S.A.K. L. Givens Books
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Hardback. Condition: G+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardback bound in green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles. Book has wear through at spine and corners with shelf edge wear. Interior the book has a corner of the title page missing with a bookplate inside front cover. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. An interesting aid to…navigators with sample calculations and illustrations. 132 pages Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.
Published by BLISS 1884
- Hardcover
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop / Ruffolo Enterprises, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.Princeton Antiques Bookshop / Ruffolo Enterprises
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HARDBACK BLUE. Condition: GOOD. General wear, rubbed cover, lightly soiled cover corner, faded gilt lettering on cover, foxed front pages, loose front board and text block, contains BW figures, some pages disconnected DATE PUBLISHED: 1884 EDITION: 132.

Published by Curtis, USA 1959
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, CanadaRareNonFiction, IOBA
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Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 124 pages. Short Stories: Hero with a Past; Surprise on the Desert; Night Ferry; The Lady and the Brute. Articles: Why Auto Insurance Costs So Much; The Doctors Who Make Children Grow - pediatric endocrinologists; Act of Compassion - F. de Sales Meyers, a WWII submariner,destroyed Japan…ese merchant shipping; Golden Isles of the Aegean - lovely Greek isle color photos; A Visit With boss of the Chicago White Sox, Bill Veeck; The Untold Story of Little Rock (part 3) - Faubus makes his move - photo-illustrated article on the first day of school when the National Guard ringed Central High and kept Negroes out; He Knows Where Your Money Goes - Secretary of the Treasury, Robert Anderson; Photo of Conductor Jacob Avshalomov at work. Serials: Island of Hate (part 1 of 5); The Case of the Mythical Monkeys (part 6 of 8). Ads: Movie "Say One For Me"; Graceful Chrysler Imperial ad features a maroon Le Baron 4-door Silvercrest Landau; GE Air Conditioners; Dutch Boy House Paint; Huge two-page Marlboro ad promotes their flip-top box; Dial Soap; Kraft Cracker Barrel Cheese; Campbell's Bean with Bacon Soup; AC Oil Filter ad featuring color photo of Victor Borge at the piano; Pall Mall cigarette ad; De Soto ad featuring its push-button transmision and a Firedome 4-door Sportsman; General Telephone; Band-Aid; Palmolive; Great two-page color photo 7up ad shows boy in backyard recliner; Kodak cameras; Swimquip pool equipment; Mopar parts; Vauxhall; L&M cigarette ad features James Arness in his 'Gunsmoke' attire offering a light to Miss Kitty(?); Nice two-page color photo Chevrolet ad features a silver Kingswood station wagon - with young boy hanging out back window as his mother drives!; Whitman's chocolates; Florida tourism; Mazola; Bulova; Johnson Outboards; Schlitz Beer; Smith-Corona Typewriters; Caterpillar ad features color photo of Al C. Church, Florida State Highway Engineer at Miami Beach; Norelco shavers; Nice color ad for McGregor sportswear; Nice color Coke ad on back covers features icy class and small image of soda fountain below. and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; Magazine; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The Saturday Evening Post, June 6, 1959 - The Untold Story of Little Rock Short Stories: Hero with a Past; Surprise on the Desert; Night Ferry; The Lady and the Brute. Articles: Why Auto Insurance Costs So Much; The Doctors Who Make Children Grow - pe. Illustrated by Rockwell, Norman (cover); Fields, Jack; Briggs, Austin;Bomberger, Bruce; Jones, Robert; (illustrator).
Published by John Bliss & Co., New York, NY 1884
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: BookScene, Hull, MA, U.S.A.BookScene
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Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1884. Moderate general wear. Previous owner name. 132 pages. Latitude, Longitude, Sumner's Method, Compass Error. 6664L.