Search Results: Titles starting with N from Charles Lewis Best Booksellers

Lisbon: Portuguese Navy, 1990. First Impression. Pamphlet. In exceptionally good condition. Pamphlet, [20cm/8inches], paper, pp. 4. Illustrated w/ 2 sepia halftones. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional snapshots. I

Huntsville, Alabama: National Speleological Society , 1979. First Impression. Paperback. In exceptionally good condition. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 51-107. Fully illustrated with maps, graphs, b-w halftones, &tc. Contents: Alpine Karst in the Rocky Mountains-Introduction to the Symposium by Eberhard Werner …A Review of Alpine Karst in the Southern Rocky Mountains of Canada by D.C. Ford … Alpine Karst of the Scapegoat-Bob Marshall Wilderness and Adjoining Areas, North-Central Montana by Newell Campbell … Solutional Landforms on Carbonates of the Southern Teton Range, Wyoming by Douglas M. Medville, John C. Hempel, Charles Plantz, and Eberhard Werner … Karst Landforms in the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains, Utah by William B. White … Glaciokarst in the Bear River Range, Utah by James R. Wilson … Karst Development on the White River Plateau, Colorado by R. Mark Maslyn and Donald G. Davis … U-Series Dating of Speleothems… Read More

Honolulu: Daughters of Hawaii, 2005. First Impression. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition. Octavo, [21.875cm/8.375inches], full chrome-embossed pictorial cloth sans dust jacket, pp. 266, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones &tc.. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... The Daughters of Hawai i was founded in 1903 by seven women who were daughters of American Protestant missionaries. They were born in Hawai i, were citizens of the Kingdom of Hawai i before annexation, and foresaw the inevitable loss of much of the Hawaiian culture. They founded the organization "to perpetuate the memory and spirit of old Hawai i and of historic facts, and to preserve the nomenclature and correct pronunciation of the Hawaiian language."' They run the Hulihe e Palace and the Queen Emma Summer Palace.

New York: Rizzoli. Hardcover. VG Very Good/in quite. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], full ivory-embossed ebony cloth with mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 476, indexed. Illustrated with colour plates &tc. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. ...

Mexico, D. F. : Editorial Epoca, 2005. Tapa dura. Como nuevo. Demy octavo, [17.5 cm / 7 pulgadas], paño pictórico completo sin sobrecubierta, págs. 262. No dude en consultarnos detalles y / o fotografías adicionales. ... Nana es una novela del autor naturalista francés Émile Zola. Terminada en 1880, Nana es la novena entrega de la serie Les Rougon-Macquart de 20 volúmenes. Un año antes de que empezara a escribir a Nana, Zola no sabía nada sobre el Théâtre des Variétés. Ludovic Halévy lo invitó a asistir a una opereta con él allí el 15 de febrero de 1878, y lo llevó detrás del escenario. Halévy le contó innumerables historias sobre la vida amorosa de la estrella, Anna Judic, cuyo ménage à trois sirvió de modelo para las relaciones de Rose Mignon, su esposo y Steiner en la novela de Zola. Halévy también le… Read More

Ann Arbor: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology University of Michigan, 1984. First Impression. Comb Bound. VG Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], comb bound with pictorial covers, pp. 38. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology supports teaching and research on Classical, Egyptian, and Middle Eastern archaeology through stewardship of its rich collections, an active exhibitions program, and sponsorship of ongoing field research. The Kelsey houses a collection of more than 100,000 artifacts, of which approximately 1,500 are on permanent display; in addition, the museum mounts 2–3 special exhibitions annually.

México, D F: Colegio de México , 1979. (#259 de 500 numerados y firmados de Iliana Fuentes). En rustica. en muy buenas condiciones. Large paperback Páginas 152 páginas, con muchas ilustraciones, glosario, bibliografía y índice. En Español; en español. Nombre del propietario anterior en la página de dedicación; también en la primera página en blanco, donde se ha oscurecido con un marcador. La cubierta tiene un desgarro de media pulgada (reparado), se golpea y se desgasta bien; de lo contrario, limpio y crujiente, sin marcas o lágrimas; Atadura fuerte.Large paperback Páginas 152 pages, con muchas ilustraciones, glosario, bibliografía y índice. En Español; in Spanish. Previous owner's name on dedication page; also on first blank page, where it has been blacked out with a marker. Cover has a half-inch tear (repaired), is bumped and well-worn; otherwise, clean and crisp,… Read More

San Juan Capistrano: Ramona Pioneer Historical Society, 1970. Paperbound. VG Very Good/No Dust Jacket. . Octavo, [22cm/8.5in], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp 15. llustrated w/ b-w halftone plates ... Ballena is an unincorporated community in the Ballena Valley of San Diego, east of Ramona and west of Santa Ysabel, at the junction of California State Route 78 and the Old Julian Highway. Ballena is the Spanish word for "whale. Ballena began in 1870, as a way stop and layover point for freight wagons, which provided fresh teams of horses and mules for the wagons on the road between the gold rush camps of Branson City, Coleman City, Eastwood and Julian and the ports of National City and San Diego. ... Ballena is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, ,,, The Guy B. Woodward Museum in Ramona opened in 2010. Ken Woodward, second-generation museum director, said the museum is spread over two lots, and the centerpiece is the Verlaque House, which was built in 1886. It’s an… Read More

Cambridge, Massachusetts: John Owen, 1843. Second Edition. Hardcover. In quite good condition.. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full gilt-embossed cloth sans dust jacket, pp. xl, 249; vii, 244. Scattered foxing. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... From the working library of noted San Diego Historian Jeff Smith. The First Edition,(1842), was issued two separate volumes by John Owen. ... Includes an eye-witness description of California in 1803-04 including the Battle of San Diego Bay (one of but two known accounts). "In 1799 [Cleveland] visited the northwest coast, including Alaska, and in 1803 California ... [he] was at the Old Sitka site of the first Russian establishment the day following Baranov's making a deal with Katleut, a Sitkan chief, which enabled him to start building an outpost of the Russian-American Company on that spot." (-Lada-Mocarski Collection, Yale University). … Richard Cleveland, (1773-1860). who won and… Read More

Hollywood, California: Capitol Records, 1992. First Impression. Paperback. In exceptionally good condition. Crown demy folio, [29.5/11.75inches], Paperbound with pictorial covers, unpaginated, with disography and bibliography

Salt Lake City: National Park Service, 2006. First Impression. Paperbound. In exceptionally good condition/No dust jacket. Octavo, [23cm/9inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 77. Fully Illustrated with 57 annotated colour prints of sites and points of interest. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... The 1968 National Trails System Act created a series of National trails "to promote the preservation of, public access to, travel within, and enjoyment and appreciation of the open-air, outdoor areas and historic resources of the Nation." Specifically, the Act authorized three types of trails: the National Scenic Trails, National Recreation Trails and connecting and side trails. The 1968 Act also created two national scenic trails: the Appalachian and the Pacific Crest; and requested that an additional fourteen trail routes be studied for possible inclusion. In 1978, as a result of the study of trails that were most significant for… Read More

Lincoln, Nebraska: National Woodie Club, 2018. Paperbound. In exceptionally good condition. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 31. Fully illustrated with b-w halftones, colour plates &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs.

Salt Lake City: National Park Service, 2005. First Impression. Paperbound. In exceptionally good condition/No dust jacket. Octavo, [23cm/9inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 25. Fully Illustrated with 34 annotated colour prints of sites and points of interest. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... The 1968 National Trails System Act created a series of National trails "to promote the preservation of, public access to, travel within, and enjoyment and appreciation of the open-air, outdoor areas and historic resources of the Nation." Specifically, the Act authorized three types of trails: the National Scenic Trails, National Recreation Trails and connecting and side trails. The 1968 Act also created two national scenic trails: the Appalachian and the Pacific Crest; and requested that an additional fourteen trail routes be studied for possible inclusion. In 1978, as a result of the study of trails that were most significant for… Read More

Washington D. C.: National Geographic Society, 1935. Royal octavo [25cm/10 inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. , indexed. Fully illustrated with b-w halftone and colour plates. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional snapshots. ... . Royal octavo [25cm/10 inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 128. Fully illustrated with b-w halftones and 24 pp. colour platescolour plates. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional snapshots. ...

Washington D. C.: National Geographic Society, 1928. Paperbound. VG Very Good/no. Royal octavo [25cm/10inches], paperbound with pictorial covers. Fully illustrated with b-w halftone plates. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional snapshots. ... Features: "Holidays Among the Hill Towns of Umbria and Tuscany", "Man and Nature Paint Italian Scenes in Prodigal Colors", "A Walking Tour Across Iceland","The Island of the Sagas" and "The Indispensable Sheep".

Washinton D. C. : National Geographic Society, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition. Demy Table, [12 by 11inches], white-embossed ebony-coloured cloth, w/ mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 239, indexed. Fully illustrated with colour plates. Being a collection of full-page colour plates, chronicling the diversity of raiment among the peoples of the world. The costumes range from Mexican revolutionaries, complete with ten-gallon sombreros, rifles and shoulder-slung cartridge belts, to Amazonian Indians sporting only cod pieces and body paint. ...National Geographic editor at large Cathy Newman has traveled the world in search of the stories that lie embedded among the people and places she visits. Her recent feature articles for the magazine include "Russian Summer" and "Crimea: A Jewel in Two Crowns." She has also covered such diverse subjects as the Shakers, trout, the enigma of beauty, the English Channel Tunnel, poison, and Australia's Cape… Read More

Nikko, Japan: A Nikko Publisher, no Date, but circa 1950. First Impression. Hardcover. In quite good condition.. Demy Table, [7.5 by 10.5 inches], Paperbound with pictorial covers, unpaginated. illustrated with b-w hlftones, colour plates and a large folding map. In Japanese as well as English. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. Nikk is a popular tourist destination. Attractions include the mausoleum of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and that of his grandson Iemitsu, and the Futarasan Shrine, which dates to the year 767. There are also many famous hot springs in the area. Elevations range from 200 to 2,000 m. The Japanese saying "Never say 'kekk ' until you've seen Nikk "—kekk meaning beautiful, magnificent or "I am satisfied"—is a reflection of the beauty and sites in Nikk .

Lincoln, Nebraska: National Woodie Club, 2015. Paperbound. In exceptionally good condition. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 87. Fully illustrated with b-w halftones, colour plates &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs.

Washington D. C.: The National Geographic Society, 1937. Full Calf. In exceptionally good condition. Royal octavo, [25cm/10inches], full ornate gilt-embossed calf sans dust jacket, -as issued-, pp. 802, indexed. Fully illustrated w/ colour and b-w halftone plates. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. .

Greenwich, London: The National Maritime Museum, circa 2000. Paperback. In exceptionally good condition. Demy folio, [29.5cm/11.75inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 36. Fully illustrated with colour plates, . Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs.