2015, ISBN: 9781566634939

Hardcover

Sydney, University of New South Wales Press/University of Washington Press first edition - hard cover in dust jacket In April 1890 the steamer 'Janet Nichol' set off from Sydney for a thr… More...

Sydney, University of New South Wales Press/University of Washington Press first edition - hard cover in dust jacket In April 1890 the steamer 'Janet Nichol' set off from Sydney for a three month trading voyage through the central and western Pacific. Aboard were seven white men, a crew of forty islanders, and one woman: a short-haired, barefoot, cigarette-smoking Ameri American, Fanny Van de Grift Stevenson, wife of the famous novelist. This is the story of that voyage. 220 x 162mm., pp. 205, sepia colour plates, Explanatory notes, further reading. H/cover in d.j. Contents, ""p.o. round blind name stamp"" ffep. VG+/VG ISBN: 0295983701, Sydney, University of New South Wales Press/University of Washington Press, 2004, 0, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1864. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 15pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 8 characteristic Harper's engravings, salvaged from a damaged issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume XXIX, No. 172, September, 1864. From the opening paragraph, "Some thirty or forty miles east of the coast of Australia there lay, during the night of the 26th of July, 1853 (which is the depth of winter in that part of the world) , a very small vessel, cutter rigged, and of only 16 tons register. Her condition was deplorable. Her bulwarks were all washed away, and every thing, including the only boat she carried swept off the deck. In addition to this, she was leaking considerably. Her crew consisted of the writer of this, who was captain, a mate, four sailors, and a young man who acted as steward and cook. Besides these the captain had his wife on board. This little vessel was called the Thomas." The author's first-hand account of the survival of the ship's party on the Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia, among natives, after the ship was put to land by a severe storm. Illustrations include a view of the ship in the storm, the ship at the mouth of the Clarence River, the home of the cedar-sutter, a camp scene, and others of general interest. Housed in protective mylar report cover.., Harper & Brothers, 1864, 3, US: Amazon Digital Services LLC, 2015. Paperback. Good. The Sea-Wolf is a 1904 psychological adventure novel by American novelist J ack London about a literary critic, survivor of an ocean collision, who com es under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who rescues him. Its first printing of forty thousand copies was immediatel y sold out before publication on the strength of London's previous The Call of the Wild. Ambrose Bierce wrote, "The great thing-and it is among the gr eatest of things-is that tremendous creation, Wolf Larsen... the hewing out and setting up of such a figure is enough for a man to do in one lifetime. .. The love element, with its absurd suppressions, and impossible proprieti es, is awful."Like The Call of the Wild, The Sea Wolf tells the story of a soft, domesticated protagonist, in this novel's case an intellectual man na med Humphrey van Weyden, forced to become tough and self-reliant by exposur e to cruelty and brutality. The story starts with him aboard a San Francisc o ferry, called Martinez, which collides with another ship in the fog and s inks. He is set adrift in the Bay, eventually being picked up by Wolf Larse n. Larsen is the captain of a seal-hunting schooner, the Ghost. Brutal and cynical, yet also highly intelligent and intellectual (though highly biased in his opinions, as he was self-taught), he rules over his ship and terror izes the crew with the aid of his exceptionally great physical strength. Va n Weyden adequately describes him as an individualist, hedonist, and materi alist. Larsen does not believe in the immortality of the soul, he finds no meaning in his life save for survival and pleasure and has come to despise., Amazon Digital Services LLC, 2015, 2.5, Ivan R. Dee, Chicago, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. On the night of November 7, 1841, the Creole, a brig transporting at least 135 slaves from Richmond, Virginia, to the auction block at New Orleans, was about 130 miles northeast of the Bahamas. The male slaves were being held in the forward hold; the aft hold housed the 40 or so female slaves. In the early darkness, an apparent disturbance among the males sent the ship's first mate and a guard forward to investigate. A shot was fired by one of the slaves, grazing the first mate's head. Soon a band of 19 slaves, led by one of them known as Madison Washington, had rushed on deck and seized the crew and its captain. Over the next several days they forced the Creole to sail into Nassau harbor. There, over strenuous American protests, the British authorities offered freedom to the slaves on board, touching off a diplomatic squabble and legal ramifications that continued for years afterward. 177 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History::American History; History; ISBN: 1566634938. ISBN/EAN: 9781566634939. Inventory No: 258767. . 9781566634939, Ivan R. Dee, 2003, 3<

2003, ISBN: 9781566634939

Paperback, Hardcover

Paperback / softback. New. Quiz your family at home with crosswords, puzzles and games. A challenging visual puzzle which will appeal to lovers of logic and deduction brain tea… More...

Paperback / softback. New. Quiz your family at home with crosswords, puzzles and games. A challenging visual puzzle which will appeal to lovers of logic and deduction brain teasers. Use your mental agility to complete the grids using the train tracks. Puzzles included cover three levels of difficulty, 30 easy, 130 medium, 40 hard., 6, Paperback / softback. New. A challenging visual puzzle which will appeal to lovers of logic and deduction brain teasers. Use your mental agility to complete the grids using the train tracks. Puzzles included cover three levels of difficulty, 30 easy, 130 medium, 40 hard., 6, Published by the Sussex Archaeological Society, Lewes, 1992, 1st edition. Paperback. Mainly white, illustrated, laminated card covers 9.75ins x 7.25ins, vi, 256pp plus a microfiche in the rear pocket. Plates, sketch illustrations, maps and plans within the text. Contents include ""the excavation of a romano-British iron working site at Broadfield, Crawley, West Sussex"",""the sixteenth century forge at Blackwater Green, Worth, West Sussex: excavations 1988"", ""Steyning Town and its trades 1559-1787"" and "" the first forty years. Early mortgages and Mortgagors of the Haywards Heath Building Society"". VG, 0, Ivan R. Dee, Chicago, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. On the night of November 7, 1841, the Creole, a brig transporting at least 135 slaves from Richmond, Virginia, to the auction block at New Orleans, was about 130 miles northeast of the Bahamas. The male slaves were being held in the forward hold; the aft hold housed the 40 or so female slaves. In the early darkness, an apparent disturbance among the males sent the ship's first mate and a guard forward to investigate. A shot was fired by one of the slaves, grazing the first mate's head. Soon a band of 19 slaves, led by one of them known as Madison Washington, had rushed on deck and seized the crew and its captain. Over the next several days they forced the Creole to sail into Nassau harbor. There, over strenuous American protests, the British authorities offered freedom to the slaves on board, touching off a diplomatic squabble and legal ramifications that continued for years afterward. 177 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History::American History; History; ISBN: 1566634938. ISBN/EAN: 9781566634939. Inventory No: 258767.. 9781566634939, Ivan R. Dee, 2003, 3<

2003, ISBN: 9781566634939

Editions du Square, 1974. periodical. Périodique en français. Couverture souple. Cavanna - Willem - Wolinski - Gébé - Cabu - Reiser - Choron - Delfeil de Ton - Isabelle… Hebdomadaire. 29… More...

Editions du Square, 1974. periodical. Périodique en français. Couverture souple. Cavanna - Willem - Wolinski - Gébé - Cabu - Reiser - Choron - Delfeil de Ton - Isabelle… Hebdomadaire. 29 x 36 cm. 16 pages. (ref. 107524), Editions du Square, 1974, 0, Ivan R. Dee, Chicago, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. On the night of November 7, 1841, the Creole, a brig transporting at least 135 slaves from Richmond, Virginia, to the auction block at New Orleans, was about 130 miles northeast of the Bahamas. The male slaves were being held in the forward hold; the aft hold housed the 40 or so female slaves. In the early darkness, an apparent disturbance among the males sent the ship's first mate and a guard forward to investigate. A shot was fired by one of the slaves, grazing the first mate's head. Soon a band of 19 slaves, led by one of them known as Madison Washington, had rushed on deck and seized the crew and its captain. Over the next several days they forced the Creole to sail into Nassau harbor. There, over strenuous American protests, the British authorities offered freedom to the slaves on board, touching off a diplomatic squabble and legal ramifications that continued for years afterward. 177 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History::American History; History; ISBN: 1566634938. ISBN/EAN: 9781566634939. Inventory No: 258767. . 9781566634939, Ivan R. Dee, 2003, 3<

2003, ISBN: 9781566634939

Ivan R. Dee, Chicago, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. On the night of November 7, 1841, the Creole, a brig transporting at least 135 slaves from Richmond, Virginia, t… More...

Ivan R. Dee, Chicago, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. On the night of November 7, 1841, the Creole, a brig transporting at least 135 slaves from Richmond, Virginia, to the auction block at New Orleans, was about 130 miles northeast of the Bahamas. The male slaves were being held in the forward hold; the aft hold housed the 40 or so female slaves. In the early darkness, an apparent disturbance among the males sent the ship's first mate and a guard forward to investigate. A shot was fired by one of the slaves, grazing the first mate's head. Soon a band of 19 slaves, led by one of them known as Madison Washington, had rushed on deck and seized the crew and its captain. Over the next several days they forced the Creole to sail into Nassau harbor. There, over strenuous American protests, the British authorities offered freedom to the slaves on board, touching off a diplomatic squabble and legal ramifications that continued for years afterward. 177 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History::American History; History; ISBN: 1566634938. ISBN/EAN: 9781566634939. Inventory No: 258767. . 9781566634939, Ivan R. Dee, 2003, 3<