pitt ernest (7 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. 164 pages, frontispiece, Ex-library, clean.

xxiv+1208pp. large 8vo. Original cloth, a little worn. Book-plate. Offsetting to endpapers, some pencilled marginalia. A very good copy. "Complimentary Copy" stamp on title page.

4to, 139pp. Original brown 'marbled' textured paper wrapper, very slightly worn toward edges. Some slight spotting to edged of text block, in addition to light foxing on preliminaries. Title page bears a signature and inscription from co-author Ernest R. Pitt. A well preserved copy in near-fine condition. First edition. Signed copy.

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Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Various (illustrator). First edition. A twelve-volume set from the Your Guide to travel series, published by Alvin Redman Limited, presenting richly illustrated, map-detailed guides to popular mid-century travel destinations. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Complete with the original dust wrappers, except for Your Guide to South West France which is sadly lacking the dust wrapper. All but two of the original dust wrappers remain unclipped. All volumes are first editions, apart from Your Guide to Egypt, which is the second revised edition. Each volume features eight double-sided monochrome photographic plates showcasing scenes from its respective location. Collated, complete.This twelve-volume set from the Your Guide to travel series, published by Alvin Redman Limited, offers a charming portrait of popular European and Mediterranean destinations of the mid-20th century, consisting of: Your guide to Costa Brava by Douglas Clyne (1959). This copy features a fold-out map to rear, with sketch maps to the beginning of each chapter. Your guide to Andalusia by M. B. Shaw and D. W. Pitt (1965). Your guide to Majorca Ibiza and Minorca by Harold Rose (1965). Your guide to Egypt by Nina Nelson (1965). This volume is the second revised edition, published one year after the first edition. Your guide to Greece by Ernest Welsman (1965). This copy includes a fold-out map to rear. Your guide to Portugal by Douglas Clyne (1965). This copy includes a fold-out map to rear. Your guide to Sardinia by O. H. Warne (1965). Your guide to Costa Del Sol by Douglas Clyne (1966). This copy includes a fold-out map to rear. Your guide to Costa Blanca by Chris Moore (1966). This copy includes a fold-out map to rear. Your guide to Basque Country of France and Spain by Guy Sneath (1966). This copy includes three maps, including a fold-out map to rear. Your guide to Turkey by O. H. Warne (1966). This copy includes a fold-out map to rear. Your guide to South West France by M. B. cand D. W. Pitt (1968). With four maps, including a fold-out map to rear. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Eternally, very smart. slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Slight fading to extremities to older copies with one or two very slight handling marks. Slight offsetting to endpapers to the odd copy. Dust wrappers, generally smart. "South West France" is lacking the dust wrapper. Tape repairs to inner extremities of "Andalusia". Slight loss to rear panel of "Andalusia". Dust wrapper to "Costa Del Sol" and "Majorca", clipped. Dust wrapper of "Costa Brava" slightly age toned with slight loss to head and tail of spine, with scattered spotting to extremities. Small price sticker to front wrap of "Sardinia", with loss to lower extremities of front panel and upper extremities of rear panel. slight rubbing and bumping to extremities of dust wrappers, resulting in the odd crease, chip and closed tear. Internally, generally firmly bound. Library stamp from Wiltshire County Library to title page of "Costa Del Sol". Glue and abrasion to paper of rear free endpaper of "Andalusia", where something was previously affixed to the gutter. Previous owner"s inscription to front free endpaper of "Basque Country". Tape repairs to rear fold-out map of "Costa Del Sol". Scattered spotting to fore edge and first and last few leaves of "Costa Brava". Rear hinge of "Costa Del Sol" slightly strained, with binding materials slightly exposed, but firm. One or two spots to fore edge and first and last few leaves, heavier to older copies. Very Good Indeed. book.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. Illustrated by Leist, Fred; Perceval, C.H.; Reynolds, Warwick; Wood,Esmond; Prater, Ernest; Bates, L.; Elcock, Howard; Pride, Sid; Webb, Arch;Austen, Winifred; Dovaston, Margaret; Pitcher, Sotheby (illustrator). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Cheetah-Hunting - Lewis R. Freeman provides an interesting account of using cheetahs to hunt deer in India - article with photos; The Mad Hatter - two former partners fight it out over a woman in the boom days of the Kalgoorlie mines; Ivory-Poaching in German East Africa - Prior to WWI big game hunter J.A. Jordan set out to poach ivory from the jealously guarded herds of the colony after a German captain confiscated his possessions and left him stranded - article with amazing photos; Adventures of a Wild-Beast Trainer - The thrilling experiences of ex-lion-tamer Alexander Feely; An Errand of Mercy - the dangers and difficulty of travel in the interior of Paraguay; After Outlaws in Unknown New Guinea - pursuit of a band of native murderers who had wiped out a village - article with excellent photos; 'Big-Bang' - the story of a WWI heavy-duty trench mortar invented by a man named X____; The Brothers Alvarez - a Mexican narrative related to the author by the late British Minister to Mexico; A Canadian Lumber-Camp - Part I - A vivid photo-illustrated sketch of the strenuous winter existence of a Canadian lumber-jack; A Five Minutes' Race With Death - a mining engineer's story of a revengeful Matabele and a very narrow escape; The Bunko House - a very narrow escape in Chicago; Bob Trinder's Good Time - at story of the bad old days of San Francisco when men were 'shanghaied' aboard deep-water ships for the sake of advance-money or private vengeance; South African Snakes - their variety and characteristics; A Race With a Typhoon - the remarkable adventure of Yale graduate Dr. E.E. Severy in a remote district of Mindanao in the Philippines; Sensational 16-page photo-illustrated stock offering for the Pruden Coal Carburetor and the Powdered Coal Engineering & Equipment Company; and and more. pp. 4 [ads], [2], 292-382, 22-32 [ads]. Covers beginning to loosen. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, February 1917, Cheetah-Hunting, India, Lewis R. Freeman, The Mad Hatter, Kalgoorlie, Ivory-Poaching - German East Africa, elephant hunting, J.A. Jordan, Lion-Tamer, Alexander Feely, Paraguay, New Guinea, Pygmies, Mortar, Alvarez Brot.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Somerfield, Thomas; Pride, Sid; Holloway, W.H.; Gillett, Frank; Evison, G.H.; Pitcher, Sotheby; Prater, Ernest (illustrator). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Two Men's Madness - six lives and a fine ship, the Frank N. Thayer, are lost through the unaccountable frenzy of two Indians; In Wildest Ireland - A.W. Cutler describes and photographs "unspoilt" regions of the Emerald Isle - with many fascinating photos; The Guardian of the Line - the ordeal undergone by a humble railway-crossing keeper's wife in Lithuania on the Russian Front; In Search of the Unknown Land - The tragic story of the Stefansson Arctic Exploration Expedition, twelve-page article including many photos; The Tales of Golab Khan - some amusing stories of Indian life; The Airman's Escape - two British aviators raid a Bulgarian town, then one is shot down and must be rescued by his companion; From Job To Job Around the World - part VI - Two American wanderers make there way through the Holy Land to Constantinople - with photos; The Trouble at Crib No. 2 - a tug-boat fireman recounts an exciting story of a winter rescue on the Great Lakes; Australia's Water Miracle - article and photos describe how the Government of New South Wales has created a miracle of irrigation; The Story of Count Seilern - A Tragedy of the Hapsburgs; Alpine Acrobats - A vivid account, illustrated by some very remarkable photographs, of the first ascent of the needle-like "Cigar Rock" in the Italian Alps; Lovely one-page illustrated ad by Canada Steamship Lines promotes their Niagara to the Sea all-water route; and more. pp. 4 [ads], [3], 290-385, 7-32 [ads]. Unmarked with moderate wear. Soiling to back cover. Covers beginning to loosen, otherwise a sound vintage copy of this exceptional issue.