Bates lindon jr (16 resultados)

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Hardcover. Condición: Good Minus. No Jacket. First Edition. Good minus copy. Ex-Library with all markings. Covers have some fraying and tearing at spine.

Condición: New.

Magazine. Condición: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. ; approx. 6x9; 8 pages; Please note that the whole page does not fit on the scanner.

Paperback. Condición: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Hardcover. Condición: Good+ to Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. 392 pp. Original dark blue cloth covers w/ titles in gilt. Binding a bit rubbed; covers slightly cocked. Previous owner's name stamp on front blank endpaper, and verso of frontis. Library stamp on title page. Several tiny short tears to outer margins of last few leaves, not affecting text or images. Light scattered foxing. Illust. w/ b/w plates, and a fold-out color map in rear.…

Condición: New. Print on Demand pp. 112.

Condición: Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Houghton Mifflin and Company, Boston, MA. 1910, ix, 391 pgs. Frontispiece portrait, 45 illustrations from photographs on 38 plates. Signed and inscribed by Lindon Bates, Jr on the FFEP. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (there is a groove gouged out of the rear board). Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Bates (1883-1915) was an American engineer and politician from New York who died on the Lusitania. The Russian road to China is a historical travel narrative written in the early 20th century. It traces the overland corridor from European Russia across Siberia and Mongolia to the Chinese frontier, blending on-the-spot travel with a sweeping history of Cossack conquest, caravan trade, and the coming of the Trans-Siberian Railway. The focus is the routeâs geography, peoples, and politicsâ"from the Urals and Lake Baikal to Urga, the Great Wall, and Peking. The tone mixes history, reportage, and geopolitical reflection. The opening of this work first sketches the âpath of the Cossack, â showing how the fur trade, the Stroganovsâ ventures, and Yermakâs campaigns opened Siberia and led to pledging the new realm to Ivan the Terrible, then follows the push east to Yakutsk and the Pacific, the treaties that closed and reopened trade, and the great tea caravans through Kiahta and Urga. It argues that railways and war shifted Russiaâs access to China, with the Manchurian route crippled after conflict and the old Mongolian road holding future promise. Bates paints vivid scenes of Cossacks, settlers, Old Believers, Buriats, and Mongol lamas, and the stark contrasts of empire and steppe. The narrative then shifts aboard the Trans-Siberian: a wintry climb over the Urals, life in the dining car, a former political convictâs seven-year march, the vast monotony of the steppe, and stops that prompt tales of Omskâs river web, Tomskâs missed railway link, the great railway strike, exile to the Yakutsk, and the Crownâs âcabinetskiâ domains. It closes this beginning with the train nearing Irkutsk and Lake Baikal, promising a closer look at the city and the road ahead; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

First Edition. Pictorial hardcover, no jacket, very good with slight shelf wear, slight toning.

Condición: VG. Boston 1910 first edition Houghton Mifflin. Hardcover. Octavo, 391pp., photo illustrations, large color foldout map at rear, blue cloth with orange and yellow and gilt decoration and lettering on front . Signed presentation copy from secretary of the author. Near VG, spine ends frayed and worn.…

First American edition, 8vo, pp. ix, [1], 391, [1]; frontispiece portrait, color folding map, 45 illustrations from photographs on 38 plates; original blue decorated cloth, lettered in gilt, t.e.g; a very good, clean, and sound copy. Early inscription on front free endpaper to "Robert Packer Rathbun, from Mother." Bates (1883-1915) was an American engineer and politician from New York who died on the Lusitania. (See rmslusitania[.]info for a touching account of his last minutes.).…

LeatherBound. Condición: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1904 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 113 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 113.…

Softcover. Condición: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 307 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1912. This modern reproduction of The path of the conquistadores, Trinidad and Venezuelan Guiana by Bates, Lindon, Jr., 1883-1915 makes an old or rare text available for consultation, bibliographic research, and specialized collections. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Path Of The Conquistadores: Trinidad And Venezuelan Guiana is a historical book written by Lindon Wallace Bates Jr. in 1912. The book is a detailed account of the Spanish conquest of Trinidad and the Guiana region of Venezuela. It covers the period from the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1498 to the end of the conquest in the mid-16th century. The author has used primary sources such as journals, letters, and official documents to provide an accurate and comprehensive narrative of the events that took place during the conquest. The book also discusses the social, political, and economic conditions of the indigenous people and the Spanish colonizers. The author has provided a vivid description of the landscape, flora, and fauna of the region. The Path Of The Conquistadores is a valuable resource for historians, researchers, and anyone interested in the history of South America.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.…

Condición: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. KlappentextrnrnThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. The Path Of The Conquistadores | Trinidad And Venezuelan Guiana (1912) | Lindon Wallace Bates Jr. | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2009 | Kessinger Publishing, LLC | EAN 9781104501358 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. …