reichenbach sidney (8 resultados)

paperback. Condición: Very Good+. Second Edition. A little fading around the edges. ; Center stapled book. This is the second Edition illustrated. ; 5 3/8 x 8 1/8"; 24 pages.

Staple Bound. Condición: Very Good Condition. Shows discoloration, some shelf wear, and tears to spiner. Previous owners name neatly written on the cover. Clean pages. Fast shipping. Size: 8vo. Book.

Softcover. Condición: Very Good-. Second Edition. Wraps; 24pp; Minor foxing & creasing & a few scratches to covers, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is sound, VG- condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author. Brief history and facts about the islands in the archipelago of New Caledonia, part of Melanesia, in the South Pacific. Illustrated with photos.

Soft cover. Condición: Collectible-Very Good. 31 pages; gray paper wrapper (5 3/8 x 8 1/4 inch) stapled. Some fading around the edges. The pamphlet was published in New Caledonia during World War II (1942) when it began to serve as the center of operations for the American forces in the Pacific 'theatre'. The author gives an account of the French colony's history which began as a convict colony; natural resources, mainly mining and sugarcane; the Japanese question of influence and invasion; and an account of the Revolution. This last section on the overthrow of the Vichy colonial government by 'Free French' forces is of the most important as it is a first hand account by the author of the events and leading characters involved. A very good copy of this interesting pamphlet on the uprising in New Caledonia.

1st illustrated edition, April 1942. 24 PP, plus 8 pages with 16 b/w photos. Soft cover, staples (rusted). Ageing of paper and light foxing. Very good. 21.5 x 14. "Dedicated to the memory of La Fayette and of all the American heroes who fell on the soil of France during the war 1914-1918". A rare booklet.

Black and white photographic illustrations, 24pp, good copy in little browned and marked wrappers. General history and information about New Caledonia.

1st illustrated edition. 24 PP, plus 8 pages with 16 b/w photos. Soft cover, staples (rusty). Signed by the author on title page. Near fine. 21.5 x 13.8. "Dedicated to the memory of La Fayette and of all the American heroes who fell on the soil of France during the war 1914-1918".

1st edition card covers Nice Copy octavo 24pp., b/w plates, A guide to New Caledonia for the US troops expected to arrive. Especially interesting in the account of the popular & successful revolt against the Vichy-leaning administration & of the attitudes to Japanese inhabitants of the Islands.