Shepherd george r (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. 111 pages : illustrations ; endpaper maps ; 21 cm. ; navy full cloth with blindstamped decorations ; spine-sunned dj in mylar. During August and September of 1859 four separate reconnaissances left that isolated military post of the rim of the frontier--Fort Defiance. The detachments, commanded by two young and energetic officers, Captains O. L. Shepherd and J. G. Walker, were entrusted with the task of thoroughly exploring a specific section of the Navajo country. These four reconnaissances demonstrate undeniable proof that the Navajos did not want war, and were in fact doing their utmost to live in peaceful co-existence with the settlers. …

Pamphlet. Zustand: Very Good. no date, presumed circa 1881. Small pamphlet. 24 pp. including covers. A collection of essays by doctors recalling various patients and their ailments, all which were treated, subsequently recovering, by Liquid Food Extract. Presumably a well disguised advertising piece for the Murdock Liquid Food Company (with ad on the rear cover). VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. [1st edition, 1st printing] ; viii, 112 p. plates (part in color) map (on lining paper) 22 cm. ; LCCN: 47-8157 ; OCLC: 2021904 ; LC: DA890.E3; Dewey: 941.445 ; light blue cloth with black lettering, in color pictorial dustjacket ; Contents: The Castle -- Holyrood -- The mediaeval city -- Old Town -- Old Town and Canongate -- New Town and Augustan Age -- Modern times. ; clipped corner, front endpaper ; name on flyleaf ; remainds of label on front cover dustjacket . Book.…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Beyond the Law - Part I of the First True Account of the Exploits of the World's Most Noted Outlaws, by Emmett Dalton, the only survivor of the "Dalton Gang" - article with photos and great cover illustration; Wonders of the Teleferica - an interesting account of the remarkable aerial lines/cableways used by the Italians to transport men, guns, and provisions in the high Alps - article with many photos; The Youngest Soldier in the French Army - photo of 11-year-old Charles Meux of the French Army; Tales of the Service - Part I - A Night in a Vat; A Woman's Journey Across Africa - Part II - Eva J. Jordan, F.R.G.S. travelled with her husband for four-thousand miles through the great Equatorial Forest of Central Africa, becoming the first woman to penetrate this area - article with photos; A Night of Terror - an associate of Izaak Walton sinks into quicksand while fishing; Buried in a Snowdrift - a mining engineer is caught in an avalanche in the Andes; "Hooshta!" - the Tragedy of an Australian camel race - a stirring story from the West Australian goldfields; Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram - Part I - Fanny and William Workman describe their Himalayan mountaineering exploits - article with map and great photos; Thrice Through the Jaws of Death - Sergeant J. Harte of the Inland Water Transport relates hair-breadth escapes at sea and on land; How We Built the Bridge - War story related by a corporal of the canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps; Crossing the Canal - A despatch orderly attempts to cross the Suez Canal at night; Some Adventures of a Newspaper Woman - Marie Harrison provides a graphic and thrilling account of her startling adventures in search of 'copy'; The Railway Conquest of the Bay - a photo-illustrated account of the building of the Hudson Bay Railway; A Happy Family - humorous account of the antics of a number of strange pets belonging to a party of colonials in Singapore; A Modern Grace Darling - Miss Ella Trout rescues a sailor from a torpedoed ship off the coast of Devon - article with nice photos of Miss Trout; Photo of a group of Solomon Islands head-hunters reading The Wide World Magazine; Interesting four-page illustrated stock offering by Guaranteed Tractors, Inc., Edmund G. Soward, President; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [3], 4-88, 9-24 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Wood, Stanley L.; Peddie, Tom; Holloway, W.H.; Wright, Frank; Soper, George; Prater, Ernest; Robinson, T.H.; Webb, Arch.; Shepherd, J.A. (illustrator). …