Search Results: PACIFICA from THE FAMILY ALBUM

A. C. Armstrong & Son, New York: 1886., 1886 pp. x, 365, (7)[Publisher's catalogue] + Frontis, full page drawings and folding map of the Fiji Archipelago. Inked ownership. First signature slightly dampstained. Slight age staining. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, worn, stained and spotted. Hardbound. Early American edition of a classic on life in the South Pacific. Constance Frederica 'Eka' Gordon-Cumming (1837-1924) was a travel writer and painter. She was born in Scotland, the 12th child of a wealthy family. She taught herself how to paint, and had help from artists visiting her home, including one of Queen Victoria's favorite painters, Sir Edwin Landseer. After spending a year in India in 1867, she became interested in travel. Gordon-Cumming was a prolific travel writer and landscape painter who traveled the world, mostly in Asia and the Pacific. She painted over a thousand watercolors. Miss Gordon-Cumming received much criticism from male writers of the era, perhaps because… Read More

Theo Book Company, Chicago: Ca. 1918., 1918 48p. 12mo. Original printed wraps. Nice copy. Mr. Rogers arrived in Australia on a theosophical lecture tour and offered his services to rally Australian young men to join the Allied Army in France. Very scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! WWI. Coldwar/Economics 10 Language: eng. Soft cover. Very Good.

Printed by the Ward Ritchie Press, Los Angeles, for the members of the Limited Editions Club, New York: 1956., 1956 pp. (xvii), 113 (1). Small folio. Designed, printed, and bound by Ward Ritchie. Set in Intertype Waverly; on Linweave Paper, deckle edged. Bound in paper boards decorated by the artist, backed in brown cloth. Slipcase covered in rice paper, slightly soiled. Number 769 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed by the artist. A fine example. From Wiki: The story is told in the first person by John Wiltshire, a British copra trader on the fictional South Sea island of Falesá. Upon arriving on the island, he meets a rival trader named Case, who (in an apparently friendly gesture) arranges for him to be "married" to a local girl named Uma in a ceremony designed to impress the natives but to be completely non-binding in the view of Europeans. Wiltshire soon discovers that Uma has a taboo attached to her which causes all the other natives to refuse to do business with… Read More

A. R.Shearer, Government Printer, Wellington, New Zealand: 1971., 1971 pp. XL, 499, (7). 8vo. 260 mm. Original full cloth binding. Dust jacket. Slightly soiled. With a manuscript presentation: "To Bill (Lieberman) - For a world united in peace and understanding - Scholom. Peg & Jim (Smith), Dec. 1973." Bill (in the U.S.) and the Smiths (in N.Z.) were longtime tapespondents (pen pals via cassette tape). Seventh Edition. Hardbound. Very good. ORIENT 3 0.0. Hardcover.

Congregational Publishing Society, Boston: 1870., 1870 pp. xxiv, 408 + Engraved Frontis of Kamehameha III, King of the Hawaiian Islands by Geo. E. Perine and a map. XLib bookplate of Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary Library. Small 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Small loss at head and tail of spine. Extremities worn. Includes brief biographies of the ordained missionaries and a catalogue of publications in the Hawaiian, Marquesan, Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands, Kusaie, and Ponape Languages. First Edition. Hardbound. Very good. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! RELIGION BOX 11 Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Full Cloth. Hardcover.. Good.

Council on Foreign Relations, New York: 1956., 1956 pp. xi, 235. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, slightly soiled. "It attempts to explain in what fashion and to what extent American policies with respect to Korea were modified by membership in the United Nations." First Edition. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! Coldwar/Economics 1. Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore: ., 1937 pp. xlix, 144 + Portrait frontis and full page plates. Edges foxed. Text in French. Small 4to. 265 mm. Original cloth spine over paper covered boards. Original paper spine label. Very good condition. Jean Francois de Galaup, comte de Laperouse (1741-1788) was a French Navy officer and explorer whose expedition vanished in Oceania. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! FREN/VOYAGES Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.

The Heritage Press, New York: (1947)., 1947 pp. x, 465 + Full page color illustrations by Fletcher Martin. Text drawings in black and white. Top edge red. Large 8vo. Original full linen binding, decorated and lettered in red. Spine slightly darkened. Hardbound. Nice condition. THESE HERITAGE PRESS BOOKS MAKE GREAT GIFTS. The printed text is very similar to the Limited Editions Club version. W84x2r 0.0. Hardcover. Very Good.

The Heritage Press, New York: (1967)., 1967 pp. xix, 273. Numerous text wood engravings by Reyolds Stone. All edges sprinkled in blue. Includes insert of the Heritage Club Sandglass, Number VI: 32. Sm. 4to. Original sail cloth binding decorated with a lush tropical scene. Spine lettered in silver. Original slip case. Hardbound. Very nice copy. A beautifully printed and affordable version of the original Limited Editions Club publication. THESE HERITAGE PRESS BOOKS MAKE GREAT GIFTS. W81 0.0. Hardcover. Very Good.

D. Appleton and Company, New York: 1871., 1871 pp. 390, 6 [Publisher's catalogue]. XLib from the Anti-Monopoly Literary Society. Stamped "Larry's Book & Magazine Exchange, Pottsville". Large 4to. 21 cm. Original full green cloth binding, worn. Hardbound. Mark Boyd (1805-1879) was born in Surrey near the Thames, but spent his childhood on the family's Scotch estate, which was near the river Cree. He afterwards pursued an active business career, and became London director of a Scotch Insurance society. He was a lively promoter of the colonization of Australia and New Zealand, and of other useful public undertakings. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! TRAVEL/7. Language: eng. Full Cloth. Hardcover.. Very Good.

Printed for the Author by Craft Press, Chambersburg, PA: 1950., 1950 234 p. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Signed by the author. This interesting work argues that the little known clash between MacArthur and Roosevelt, which began on the island of Corregidor as the U. S. entered World War II, set the tone for subsequent Cold War struggles between the U. S. and Russia in the Far East. Contain good background on the Philippine political situation before and during World War II. Eyre was an advisor to Philippine president Sergio Osme. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! Coldwar/Economics 11 Language: eng. Signed by Author(s). Hardcover. Very Good.

McKinlay, Stone & Mackenzie, New York: (1911)., 1911 327 p. + Frontis. Old paper stain on first leaves. Small 8vo. 19 cm. Original green cloth binding, lettered in gold. Jack London's triangular monogram set within a circle, blind-stamped on the upper board. Unusual Photo portrait ownership of Robert C. Bair, (York, PA) 1928. Unusual Photo portrait ownership bookplate of Robert C. Bair, (York, PA) 1928. Bair was involved in politics and served as the Director of Historical Society of York County. Spine title indicates that this is from 'The Works of Jack London' but the text is almost identical to the earliest editions . Excellent condition. Great for reading or as a gift. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W57 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.