Lewis, Tom:A War at Home: A comprehensive guide to the first Japanese attacks on Darwin.
- signiertes Exemplar 1999, ISBN: 9780957735101
Taschenbuch, Gebundene Ausgabe, Erstausgabe
London: Faber & Faber Ltd, 1969. Small 8vo, pp 219, a good copy in very slightly worn dustwrapper. [Sir Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish explorer. Mackenzie was born in Stornoway on… Mehr…
London: Faber & Faber Ltd, 1969. Small 8vo, pp 219, a good copy in very slightly worn dustwrapper. [Sir Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish explorer. Mackenzie was born in Stornoway on the isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. In 1774, his family moved to New York and then to Montreal in 1776 during the American Revolution. In 1779 he worked for Finley and Gregory, a fur trading Company later administered by Normand Macleod. In 1779, Mackenzie obtained a job with the North West Company on whose behalf he traveled to Lake Athabasca and founded Fort Chipewyan in 1788. He was sent to replace Peter Pond, a partner in the North West Company. From Pond, he learned that the First Nations people understood that the local rivers flowed to the northwest. Acting on this information, he set out by canoe on the river known to the local Dene First Nations people as the Dehcho, (Mackenzie River) on July 10, 1789 following it to its mouth in the hope of finding the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean. As he ended up reaching the Arctic Ocean, it is conjectured that he named the river "Disappointment River" as it did not lead to Cook Inlet in Alaska as he had expected. The river was later renamed the Mackenzie River in his honor. In 1791, he returned to Great Britain to study the new advance in the measurement of longitude. Upon his return in 1792, he set out once again to find a route to the Pacific. Accompanied by native guides, French voyageurs and a dog called "Our Dog", Mackenzie left Fort Fork following the route of the Peace River. He crossed the continental divide and found the upper reaches of the Fraser River but was warned by the local natives that the Fraser Canyon to the south was unnavigable and populated by belligerent tribes. He was instead directed to follow an established trading route by ascending the West Road River, crossing over the Coast Mountains and descending the Bella Coola River to the sea. He followed this advice and reached the Pacific coast on July 20, 1793 at Bella Coola, British Columbia, on North Bentinck Arm, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. Thus, he completed the first recorded transcontinental crossing of North America north of Mexico. He had unknowingly missed meeting George Vancouver at Bella Coola by 48 days. He had wanted to continue westward out of a desire to encounter the open ocean but was turned back by the hostility of the Heiltsuk nation. At his westernmost point on Dean Channel, (on July 22, 1793), hemmed in by Heiltsuk war canoes, he inscribed "Alex MacKenzie / from Canada / by land / 22d July 1793" on a rock using a reddish paint made of vermilion and bear grease and turned around to return to "Canada". The rock, near the water's edge in Dean Channel, still bears these words which were permanently inscribed later by surveyors. The site is now Sir Alexander Mackenzie Provincial Park. In 1801 the journals of his exploratory journeys were published. He was knighted for his efforts in the following year and served in the Legislature of Lower Canada from 1804 to 1808. In 1812, he married and returned to Scotland. Mackenzie died in 1820 of Bright's disease aged 56. He is buried in Avoch, on the Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Slightly Worn., Faber & Faber Ltd, 1969, 3, Hachette Books. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside., Hachette Books, 2.5, Harrap, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Used; Acceptable. Edition: First Edition. No dust jacket. corners bumped, stunned (binding loose), faded, spine sunned & faded, owners inscription. Fast Dispatch. Expedited UK Delivery Available. Excellent Customer Service. Bookbarn International Inventory #2717808, Harrap, 1930, 2.5, London, United Kingdom: Charly Records Ltd., 1996. B2 - An audio music CD in very good condition in a jewel case in very good condition. The CD is still in its original shrinkwrap but there is a patch missing (about 2"x3") at the front top left corner and some resulting light scratching to the jewel case front else fine. 58 minutes 44 seconds. Digitally remastered (A-D-D) at Charly Studios, Charley Records 'Le Jazz CD 20' catalog number LC8477, UPC 5-031731-011329. A compilation of live performance recordings made in Paris, France on various dates from January 31st, 1936 through September 28th, 1938. Some of the recordings on this CD appear to have been released at least as early as about 1964. The featured performers are Dicky Wells aka Dickie Wells aka William Wells (trombone), Bill Coleman (vocals, trumpet). The other performers include: Richard "Dick" Fullbright, Eugene D. Hellemes (bass); Edgar Courance (clarinet); Bill Beason, Tommy Benford, Ted Fields (drums); Roger Chaput, John Mitchell, Django Reinhardt, Joseph Reinhardt (guitar); Sam Allen, Herman Chittison (piano); Howard E. Johnson (sax, alto); Edgar Courance (sax, tenor); Shad Collins, Bill Dillard (trumpet); Stéphane Grappelli (Violin). The music tracks are: 'Bugle Call Rag', composed by Jack Pettis, Elmer Schoebel and Billy Meyers, (2:43); 'Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea', composed by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler, (2:57); 'I Got Rhythm', composed by George and Ira Gershwin, (2:14); 'Sweet Sue, Just You', composed by Will J. Harris and Victor Young, (3:03); 'Hangin' Around Boudon', composed by Dicky Wells, (2:51); 'Japanese Sandman', composed by Richard A. Whiting, (2:55); 'I Found a New Baby', composed by Jack Palmer and Spencer Williams, (2:44); 'Dinah', composed by Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young and Harry Akst, (2:43); 'Nobody's Blues But My Own', composed by Dicky Wells, (2:57); 'Hot Club Blues', composed by Dicky Wells, (2:59); 'Oh, Lady Be Good', composed by George and Ira Gershwin, (2:54); 'Dicky Wells Blues', composed by Dicky Wells, (3:18); 'I'm in the Mood for Love', composed by Dicky Wells, (3:04); 'After You've Gone', composed by Henry Creamer and Turner Layton, (3:00); '(Back Home Again In) Indiana', composed by Ballard MacDonald and James F. Hanley, (2:56); 'Rose Room', composed by Art Hickman and Harry Williams, (2:55); 'Bill Street Blues', composed by Bill Coleman, (2:53); 'The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down', composed by David Franklin and Cliff Friend, (2:49); 'Way Down Yonder in New Orleans', composed by Henry Creamer and Turner Layton, (3:17); 'Sister Kate', composed by Armand Piron, (2:51). Compilation by Mike Doyle. Audio remastering by Giovanni Scatola. Liner notes by Liam Keating. 58 minutes 44 seconds.. Audio CD. Very Good/Very Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Audio CD., Charly Records Ltd., 1996, 3, Leighton Sea, UK: F. Lewis, 1945. Hardcover. colour illustrations. ,Small 4to,,Bound in original illustrated goldenrod cloth,The remnants of the original dust jacket are present, consisting of the front panel and the front and rear flaps. Cloth a bit soiled, with minor wear to edges of boards. Ink inscription on first page. Binding a bit shaken but nicely holding. Contents unamrked. A good copy. This edition of the Rubaiyat is reprinted from Fitzgerald's tranlation published in 1859. Unpaginated., F. Lewis, 1945, 0, Great Britain: Penguin Books, 1957. some wear to covers and cover edges, otherwise book clean and tight. First Edition. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall., Penguin Books, 1957, 2.5, Longmans Green and Co, 1948 55pp booklet on the history of British sea-going in the British Life and Thought series produced for the British Council. Tight unmarked copy.. Card. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Longmans Green and Co, 1948, 3, F Lewis, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 36pp, lacks dust wrapper, no inscriptions, illustrated with tipped in colour plates all of which are present. Slight rubbing and soiling to boards, spotting to top front edge. Clean copy internally with little wear although front end rear paste downs are slightly marked, text and illustrations are clean and un marked. Heavy book which will attract additional postage outside the UK., F Lewis, 1946, 3, Darwin: Tall Stories. 1999. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs and Maps. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 79 pages. Features background to the initial battle; accounts of the fight in the air, at sea and on land; explanation of the consequences and aftermath of those first raids; further developments as the war continued north; a guide to today’s Sites of Significance; a Casualty Roll; a List of Army Units present in the Northern Territory throughout the war; a list of air units deployed from 1941-45 and a list of the 64 air raids; a complete Index; extensive list of photographs and maps many never previously published. . 1st Edition. Softcover., Tall Stories, 1999, 0<
