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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Good in Good dust jacket. 1937. First American Edition. Hardcover. "On the New Hebrides archipelago lives one of the most primitive peoples in the world, still practicing cannibalism. In the summer fo 1933 the author arrived there as part of an Oxford University expedition. Fascinated by what he saw, he… Read more about this item

Boston: Little Brown & Co. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1982. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0316698776 . "When the cruiser HMS Edinburgh was sunk in arctic waters in 1942, she took $74 million in Russian gold down 800 feet with her. This book reveals the story of the recovery in 1981 of all but $7 million of… Read more about this item

[Victoria, B.C.]: Alan Klenman. Very Good. 1983. First Edition. Paperback. 0969075510 . "To those whose collecting stops when a coin or medal reposes in their album, [this book will ] simply be a catalogue of medallic portraits. To those however, who use the medals as a key to history and human achievement, it will open doors… Read more about this item

Victoria, B.C.: Rockland Books. Fine. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 0968326005 . pp. 315, [1], xii. Index. "I trust that [this book] will prove more helpful [than most of my six imposing shelves of Western Canadiana references] and as well reflect the energy, challenge and simple delight there is in collecting books on this unique part of… Read more about this item

USA: Island Press / Shearwater Books. Good in Good dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 1559635258 . "Nancy Lord shares the natural and cultural history of the place near Cook Inlet, Alaska, where she and her partner have made a living, and a life, salmon fishing for the past eighteen years." - dust jacket. "If you have… Read more about this item

Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers. Very Good. 1972. Reprint. Hardcover. 088830059X . "When Sir John Franklin sailed off into the Arctic in 1845 in search of the elusive Northwest Passage it marked the beginning of a new era. The complete disappearance of the Franklin expedition with its 129 men sparked such international concern that the fate of this… Read more about this item

USA: Lee Whiteley, 1999. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. pp. xiv, 162.. Index. Many maps and black and white reproductions of photos. "Cherokee Indian gold seekers 150 years ago pioneered what was then - and now - Colorado's businest highway. [The author's] knowledge and clear language bring the trail… Read more about this item

London: George Newnes Limited. Good. 1930. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Secret Submarine - Part I - A strange story of adventure in the romantic Spanish Main; The Largest Map in the World - on display in the lobby of the Ferry Building in… Read more about this item

New York: The International New Company, 1923. Book. Illus. by Prater, Ernest; Holloway, Cyril; Wood, Stanley L.; waters, D.B.; Nicolson, W.C.; Robinson, T.H.; Hiley, F.E.; Sindall, A.; De Walton, John; Edwards, Lionel; Whitaker, W.G.; Elcock, Howard K.. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos.… Read more about this item

New York: The International News Company, 1922. Book. Illus. by Wood, Stanley L.; Carruthers, G.P.; Holloway, C.; Wigfull, T.C.; Hiley, F.; Tennant, Dudley; Williams, C. Fleming. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Trailing the Gun-Runners - Part II - The… Read more about this item

New York: The International News Company, 1926. Book. Illus. by Wood, Stanley, L.; Nicolson, W.C.; Tresilian, S.; De Walton, John; Eyles, D.C.; Kane, Thornton; Peddie, Tom; Sutcliffe, Norman. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: A Cowboy in Trouble - A tale… Read more about this item

New York: The International News Company, 1922. Book. Illus. by Prater, E.; Holloway, C.; Oakdale, E.G.; Hodgson; E.S.; Wood, Stanley L.; De Walton, John; Whitaker, W.G.; Coller, H.; Waddell, J.. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Roy Gardner - Californian Bandit… Read more about this item

New York: The International News Company, 1929. Book. Illus. by de Walton, John; Tresilian, S.; Caney, C.E.; Prater, Ernest; Holloway, Cyril; Soper Geo.; Goss, G.W.; Thompson, Kenneth; Peddie, T.H.; Tresilian, S.; Gale, W.J.. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Guardians of the… Read more about this item

New York: The International News Company, 1917. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Secret Death - A weird story from Georgia in Russia, a wild land where might is right and feuds never end; Capturing Wild Animals Alive - how… Read more about this item

New York: The International News Company, 1928. Book. Illus. by Moorsom, F.G.; Sutcliffe, Norman; Holloway, Cyril; Brock, H.M.; Holloway, Cyril; Goss, G.W.; Potts, Leonard. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Hidden Bay - A member of the Cape Police investigates a… Read more about this item

New York: The International News Company, 1918. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: My Fall into Germany From An Aeroplane - Part II - Lieut. Pat O'Brien was shot down and captured by the Germans but escaped and spent 72 days… Read more about this item

New York: The International News Company, 1917. Book. Illus. by Evison, G. Henry; Webb, Arch; Soper, George; Gillett, Frank; Reynolds, Warwick. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Six Skulls - Part I - Sequel to "In the Grip of the… Read more about this item

New York: The International News Company, 1915. Book. Illus. by Wigfull, W.E.; Reynolds, Warwick; Evison, G. Henry; Somerfield, Thomas; Rountree, Harry; Jackson, A.E.. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Retribution - how a worthless son was punished on a ship circa… Read more about this item

New York: The International News Company, 1916. Book. Illus. by Gilbert, A.; Pitcher, N. Sotheby; Montford, C.E.; Somerfield, Thomas; Evison, G.H.; Prater, Ernest; Montford, C.E.; Gillett, F.. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: In the Grip of the "Hip Sings" -… Read more about this item

New York: The International News Company, 1922. Book. Illus. by de Walton, John; Somerfield, T.; Wood, Stanley, L.; Lane, Harry; Prater, E.; Hart, Frank; Carruthers, G.P.; Peddie, Tom; Woodville, W.P. Caton. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Last Fight of the… Read more about this item