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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 100 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.23 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 100 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.23 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 100 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.23 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Very Good. 54 pp., Paperback, minor library markings else text clean and binding tight; Katherine Hepburn portrait cover. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.…

Zustand: Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original grey cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered orange back and front, colour illustrated lining papers. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains colour frontispiece, 320 pp with splendid monochrome illustrations throughout by the author. From the private library and estate of Frank Williams. Age tanning down the spine, marks to the boards and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.…

Zustand: Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original grey cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered lime green back and front, colour illustrated lining papers. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains colour frontispiece, 320 pp with splendid monochrome illustrations throughout by the author. From the private library and estate of Frank Williams. Fading and age tanning down the spine, finger marks to the boards and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.…

Zustand: Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original grey cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered aqua blue back and front, colour illustrated lining papers. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains colour frontispiece, 320 pp with splendid monochrome illustrations throughout by the author. From the private library and estate of Frank Williams. Age tanning down the spine and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.…

Zustand: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original pale blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered dark magenta back and front, colour illustrated lining papers. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains colour frontispiece, 319 pp with splendid monochrome illustrations throughout by the author. From the private library and estate of Frank Williams. Just a little age tanning down the spine and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.…

Zustand: Good. Reprinted edition hard back binding in publisher's original grey cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered dark brown back and front, colour illustrated lining papers. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains colour frontispiece, 223 pp with splendid monochrome illustrations throughout by the author. From the private library and estate of Frank Williams. Just a little age tanning down the spine, finger marks to the boards and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.…

Zustand: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original light blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered orange back and front, colour illustrated lining papers. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains colour frontispiece, 317 pp with splendid monochrome illustrations throughout by the author. From the private library and estate of Frank Williams. Age tanning down the spine and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.…

Zustand: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original grey cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered dark brown back and front, colour illustrated lining papers. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains captioned tissue-guarded colour frontispiece, 320 pp with splendid monochrome illustrations throughout by the author. From the private library and estate of Frank Williams with relatives name to the half-title page 'John Williams | 26 Parkside Drive, Edgware.' Just a little age tanning down the spine and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.…

Zustand: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated blue and black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered scarlet back and front, colour illustrated lining papers. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains colour frontispiece, 286 pp with splendid monochrome illustrations throughout by the author. From the private library and estate of Frank Williams. Very Good condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with age tanning of the paper down the spine, not price clipped, 13s 6d. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.…

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 100 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Zustand: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original sky blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered magenta back and front, colour illustrated lining papers. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains colour frontispiece, 320 pp with splendid monochrome illustrations throughout by the author. From the private library and estate of Frank Williams and SIGNED by him to the half-title page 'F. J. Williams | Edgware.' Just a little age tanning down the spine and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.…

Zustand: Near Fine. Hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated blue and brown cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered scarlet back and front, colour illustrated lining papers. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains colour frontispiece, 256 pp with splendid monochrome illustrations throughout by the author. From the private library and estate of Frank Williams. Fine condition book, in very near Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, 13s 6d. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.…

Zustand: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated Tiffany blue and sea green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered scarlet back and front, colour illustrated lining papers. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains colour frontispiece, 351 pp with splendid monochrome illustrations throughout by the author. From the private library and estate of Frank Williams. Fine condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with tanning of the paper down the spine and to the rear cover, not price clipped, 13s 6d. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.…

hardcover. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap.

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original grey cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered dark green back and front, colour illustrated lining papers. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains colour frontispiece, 288 pp with splendid monochrome illustrations throughout by the author. From the private library and estate of Frank Williams and SIGNED by him to the half-title page 'F. J. Williams | Edgware.' Just a little age tanning down the spine and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.…

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 100 | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 4to. xiv + 298 + [2]p. With 24 maps and plans (17 folding) by A. Bercy le fils and Fonbonne, and 13 plates (1 folding) engraved by N. Guerard le fils and J. B. Scotin; ornamental engraved vignette and historiated initials preceding dedication, some musical notation in the text. Ornamental woodcuts and initials. 19th century half calf; spine gilt with armorial stamp gilt-stamped on tailend of spine. First edition of a classic in the literature on South American voyages of exploration. Frézier (1682-1737), a military engineer from Savoy, sailed to Chile and Peru in 1712 with a French commission to assess the strength of Spanish settlements on the Pacific coast. His account of the expedition was much valued as an early contribution to the hydrographical knowledge of the region, but is today of interest for its keen observations on the life, customs, commerce, and natural history of Chile, Peru, and Brazil. The author was the first Frenchman to accomplish an accurate chart of the Straits of Magellan and of the region round Cape Horn, and his work served as a guide to later navigators. The folding plans of the cities visited are often enhanced by inset panoramic views, as in the case of Callao, Concepción, Valparaíso, La Serena, Salvador de Bahía, and Angra (Azores). The chapters on Indian and creole life include descriptions of costume and architecture, music and dancing (pp232-233), food and drink, and pastimes, with plates showing male and female costume, the ritual of drinking maté (Paraguayan tea), Chilean Indians playing the 'Sueca', a game resembling hockey, flour-making, etc. On pp241-246 the author describes the cruel and mean treatment of the Indians by the creoles, who were not permitted to have Indians as slaves, and therefore favoured their African slaves imported from Angola and Guinea via Portobello and Panama; these in turn were not allowed to mix with the Indians and adopted their masters' condescension towards them. The Indians consequently nurtured an implacable hatred of both the creoles and their slaves, and hid away provisions and any mineral riches they might discover. The section on Brazil treats the island of Santa Catharina (pp17-27), and Bahia, (pp272-279), then the country's capital, where the author comments on the African slave trade and on the large population of Jews; a folding plate represents two negro slaves carrying a passenger in a sedan chair. Frézier's studies of natural history are only remembered today for bringing back Chilean strawberry plants which were successfully propagated in France by Bernard de Jussieu, and here illustrated life-size on plate XI. There are descriptions of the maté tea plant (pp228-230), of the coca plant (pp246-247), of guano (p137), and plates representing the cotton plant, exotic fishes and llamas. Light foxing at beginning and end, otherwise a good copy. Borba de Moraes 328; Hill, p115; Leclerc 1736; Palau 94964.…

127 : 88 mm. Head and shoulders pose seated at his desk.

127 : 178 mm. Signed head and shoulders pose of the author.

128 : 154 mm. Signed head and shoulders pose of the author.

250 : 200 mm. Head and shoulders image of the actor who starred in Frankenstein.