curtis major (6 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 283 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.71 inches. In Stock.

Xerox copy. Provenance: Brian Winch. Near fine paperback copy; wrapper edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Xerox copy. Physical description: 161p -178p. Subjects: Essays. Nuclear weapons. Military. War Military. Genre: Politics. War. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. xxi, 544p. 25.5 cm burgundy hardcover bindings with gold impressing on spine and cover. Numerous graphs, b&w photos, and charts throughout text. Ex-library with stamps on endpapers from the U.S. Government Army Research Office. Corners of boards bumped with small tears from shelving. Pages clean. Text unmarked. Volume 4: Communicable Diseases Transmitted Chiefly Through Respiratory and Alimentary Tracts.

Zustand: New.

4to. pp xii, 188. Colour illustrated dust jacket. Original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering at spine. Copiously illustrated in colour throughout. Signed by both authors at title-page. ISBN: 0954904419 Fine in fine dust jacket.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. Prater, Ernest; Holloway, Cyril; Soper, G.; Litchfield, G.; Tresilian, S.; Sindall, A.W.; Inns, Kenneth; Brock, H.M.; Holloway, Cyril; Thompson, Kenneth (illustrator). First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: A "Gringo" in Old Mexico - An engineer escapes with his life, less a friend and his money; "The Old Small Cat" - Cornered by Shanghai Police, a Chinese bandit only succumbed after a 19 hour battle involving many weapons used against him - includes photos; Flying Thrills in Canada's Northland - A fascinating photo-illustrated article showing how the Far North of Canada is being opened up by passenger and transport aircraft; South African Outlaws - Two prominent law-breakers, Jack Howard and Reilly; At Grips With the Desert - Part I of Donald R.G. Cameron's crossing of the Sahara in which his party became lost for ten days; The Mud-Dwellers of Caparroso - Photo-illustrated story about this amazing Spanish village - with photos; Photo of the first three men to scale 'Balanced Rock' near Castleford, Idaho - Clarence French, George Ernest, and John Carolls; A Little Oversight - A story about a 'Palm Oil Ruffian' pioneer trader in West Africa; Something for Nothing - A queer experience that befell Margaret S. Coffman near Goatneck, Texas; "The Bobbery Pack" - A hunting story from India; Waterways of the "Swiss Sahara" - Photo-illustrated article about the fascinating 'bisses' used to divert glacial runoff to irrigate a particularly dry part of Switzerland; The Coffin Ship - A weird story from the Far East dealing with a murderous Chinese secret society; The Gold That Wasn't - A dummy gold ingot is mysteriously stolen in New South Wales; The "Great Scalp Frauds" Case - Frank Mossman, Game Warden of Pacific County in Washington State, explains how he discovered an ingenious swindle; Man and His Needs. 84 pages plus 28 pages of great ads. Backstrip entirely nibbled away. Back cover loose but present, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating issue.