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The Volcanoes of Kilauea and Mauna Loa: their variously recorded history to the present time.
by BRIGHAM, William T.
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- 1909
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Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press. Very Good. 1909. 1st ed.. 4to. Tan cloth with black lettering. [vii, 222 p. illus., pl. xli -lxvii] color frontispiece, 26 b&w plates, numerous text illustra tions. . e Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethno logy and Natural History. William Tufts Brigham (1841-1926) was c urator of the museum and wrote on… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Tower of Pelee: New Studies of the Great Volcano of Martiniqu e
by Angelo Heilprin
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- 1st edition
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- 1904
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Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., . 1904. 1st edition. 1st ed., 4to. 3/4 red cloth. 24 b/w plates, 62pp. of text. . prin was an American geologist who arrived in Martinique soon aft er the eruption of Mount Pelee in 1902; he was the first scientis t to ascend the crater of the volcano. This work is his report on… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Book of the Hamburgs
by Baum, L. Frank
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- 1991
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NZ$168.38
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New York: Books of Wonder. 1991. First thus. Facsimile edition;first hardcover edition. 12mo, brow n illustrated cloth. Published 14 years before The Wonderful Wiza rd of Oz, this was Baum's first book -- an illustrated guide to t he breeding and raising of the many varieties of Hamburg chickens . The book displays the origins of Baum's folksy… Read more about this item Item Price
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Thirty Plates Illustrative of Natural Phenomena, Etc. with a shor t description annexed to each plate.
by WHYMPER, Josiah Wood
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- 1849
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London: The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Fair. 1849. 1st ed. thus, 4to., (13 5/8 x 11 1/8 inches). 30 hand-colored eng raved plates. Original publisher's brown cloth, blind decorations , gilt titles. Whymper was an English wood engraver, book illustr ator and watercolor painter who specialized in riverscapes. He wa s also well known for his fine engravings of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Reforesters of America: A Plan in which Every Man, Woman and Chil d can have a Part in Reforesting Our Country
by [Hollywood] MILLS, MABEL L. (Ed)
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- 1925
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American Reforestation Association . Good. Illustrated boards. 1925. 1st edition. First and only printing. Small 4to, illustrated boards, 118 pp. i llustrated throughout with photos of film celebrities planting tr ees, decorative borders. A . forestation Association and Hollywood stars to encourage communit ies to plant and preserve the nationâs trees. Practical advice with poetic inspiration, with photo illustrations… Read more about this item Item Price
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East African Annual 1931-32.
by The East African Standard Ltd.
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- 1932
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Nairobi: The East African Standard Ltd.. Good. 1932. 1st ed. 1st ed. 4to (11 x 15.5 inches). 166 pp. Library binding, orange c loth. With original pictorial covers bound in. Hundreds of period photographs and advertisements illustrate East African agricultu re, hunting, architecture, natural history, sports, etc. [Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, Zanzibar]. This was the second year… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE PICTURESQUE WORLD OR, SCENES IN MANY LANDS
by COLANGE, Leo De (editor)
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- 1878
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Estes & Lauriat, Boston. Good. Hardcover. 1878. 1st. 1st ed. Folio, (10" x 12-1/2"). Vol 1 only (of two); publisher's decorated morocco leather, gilt titles, raised bands, a.e.g. Illu strated with 48 steel engraved views and hundreds of smaller wood engravings comprising mountain, lake, and river scenery, parks, palaces, cathedrals, churches, castles, abbeys, and other views. … Read more about this item Item Price
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Eugenic Marriage, The. Volumes I-IV Complete
by W. Grant Hague, M.D.
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- 1914
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The Review of Reviews. 1914. 1st ed.. 12mo. Half leather over marbled boards. Tight, square binding. Fo ur of four volumes. Very good; some fading at extremities and spi ne, several small nicks to spine ends, end papers toned. Internal ly clean and tight. . Item Price
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A Letter from the Lord Bishop of London, to the Clergy and People of London and Westminster, On Occasion of the Late Earthquakes
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- 1750
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London: Vertue and Goadby, Stationers at the Royal Exchange. Good. Wrappers. 1750. 1st edition. One of several editions published in the year of the quake, 1750 (priority unknown.) 12mo, 16 pp. Unbound, as issued. Stitched at left margin, but stitches mostly pulled. ##### In 1750 a series of five earthquakes rocked London. This sermon by Thomas… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Shepherd of Banbury's Rules To Judge of The Changes of The We ather Grounded on Forty Years Experiance: By Which You May Know T he Weather For Several Days to Come and Some Cases Months. To Whi ch is Added A Rational Account of The Causes of Such Alterations , The Nature of The Wind, Rain, and Snow etc
by Claridge, (John)
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- 1827
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Thomas Hurst. Fair-Good. 1827. Later printing. London: Thomas Hurst, Edward Chance, & Co., 1827. 1827. Small 8vo . xi, 56 pp. Original ¼ leather over plain boards, gilt-stamped spine title. A ânew editionâ of a classic first printed in 16 70 as âThe Shepherd's Legacyâ. , Observations and predictions about weather, with aphorisms, rhymes, and folk wisdom. … Read more about this item Item Price
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Pictures of California Floods 1955 - 1956 [portfolio]
by California State Dept of Education
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- 1956
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Sacramento: California State Dept of Education. 1956. 1st ed.. 40 single plate black & white photographs (8 1/2" x 11"), printed on stiff paper and housed in publisher's printed portfolio folde r; accompanied by three page "Teacher's Guide"). Plates are fine ; folder has some wear and a few nicks but very good overall; tit le written in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Yosemite and the Range of Light
by Ansel Adams
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- 1979
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NZ$294.66
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New York Graphic Society. Near fine. 1979. 1st edition. Signed by Ansel Adams . 1st ed., 4to. Grey cloth with burgundy spine. 4to, oblong format. "First Printing" stated on copyright page. . Brooks. More than one hundred photographs, of Yosemite Valley an d the Sierra Nevada. SIGNED by Adams on a bookplate affixed to f ep âas… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Quantocks and Their Associations. A Paper Read Before the Mem bers of the Bath Literary Club on the 11th December 1871. [Signif icant, inscribed association copy]
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- 1873
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Bath: Printed for Private Circulation. Good. 1873. 1st ed.. Inscribed by author . 1st ed., 8vo, original decorated green cloth, gilt decorations an d lettering. 41 [2] i-xxxiii. Tipped in photographic frontispiece of âWordsworthâs Glen.â [See note below] A talk about the Quantock Hills area of southwest England, where Coleridge and Wo rdsworth wrote Lyrical Ballads, which… Read more about this item Item Price
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