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THE WARSAW GHETTO: The 45th Anniversary of the Uprising
Poland Interpress Publishers 1987 8322324669 Hard Cover + D/J Very Good Fair + 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Various authors. 92pp of text, plus 200 unpaginated pages of solemn, matt-black full page illustrations. Book is clean, tight and square. Endpapers illustrated in colour, with harrowing paintings by Izaak Celnikier. Illustrated dustjacket has a lower water stain, edgewear and scuffs. Confronting, harrowing accounts of the Warsaw Ghetto by a variety of writers including: Ruta Sakowska [Warsaw Ghetto], Marek Endelman {Ghetto Fights], Jan Karski's Account, Franz Blatter [Notes of a Swiss Medical Mission Driver], Maria Kann [In Full View of the World], more. Graphic . . . Book weight approx. 1200g. [1.2 KG.] **INTERNATIONAL BUYERS-THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POSTAGE CHARGES as it weighs over 1KG.** Please email for quote. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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ROME And the VATICAN : From Its Origins to the Present Time. Charm, Art, History in Nine Itineraries
Italy Edizioni Lozzi Roma 2000 8886843011 Softcover with Fold-in Flaps Very Good + 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
128pp., colour photographic illustrations throughout, plus colour itinerary map at rear. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated, flapped card wrapper negligibly edgeworn only. English text throughout. Contents of this itinerary guide include The Colosseum, The Roman Forum, Theatre of Mercellus, Basilica di San Paolo, Via Veneto, Santa Maria Maggiore, Scala Santa, The Janiculum Hill, Trevi Fountain, Galleria Borghese, Museo Etrusco, Piazza Navona, Castel Sant'Angelo, The Appian Way, The Vatican City, Tivoli, and more . . . Two page Historical Notes. Book weight approx. 600g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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COLLINS SPANISH DICTIONARY & GRAMMAR
Glasgow, United Kingdom HarperCollins 2006 0007223889 Fourth Edition, 4th Impression Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
xvii, + 468pp. (Dictionary), + 316pp. (Grammar). Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and crisp. Printed card wrapper has some indentations, very light bump to head. The perfect language tool for every situation, which includes a Spanish-English, and English-Spanish, dictionary, a comprehensive guide to Spanish grammar (all with easy to read blue and black text), an in-depth treatment of key vocabulary and special entries on life and culture in Spanish-speaking countries. Book weight approx. 980g. Buyers outside Australia : ** THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POSTAGE CHARGES as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing ** Please email for quote. NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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A NATION UNITED - 9 MAY 2001. A Joint Commemorative Meeting of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Centenary Commemoration Ceremony
Melbourne, VIC, Australia Centenary of Federation Victoria 2001 First Edition Hardcover and Dustjacket Very Good + Very Good + Limited Edition 8vo [Oblong]
63pp., sepia and b/white halftone photographic illustrations, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket softly creased at edges. A limited edition published to coincide with the "Centenary Commemoration Ceremony on 9 May 2001, to mark 100 years of democracy and the centenary of the Commonwealth Parliament." Numerous contents include: Messages from: The Governor-General, Prime Minister, The Wurundjeri People, State Premiers, etc., The journey to Federation, Opening of the Commonwealth Parliament, Creating the national capital, The Royal Exhibition Building, Australian Achievers, more. Book weight approx. 530g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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CHINA FOR WOMEN : Travel and Culture
North Melbourne, VIC, Australia Spinifex Press 1995 187555940X First Thus Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
xv, + 357pp., b/white halftone photographic illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Small, light stain to corner of half-title page, otherwise leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated card wrapper nominally scuffed only. Developed from 'China der Frauen' 1989, Frauenoffensive Verlag, Germany. "Perfect for the tourist or the armchair traveller . . . brings to life the complex culture and history of the world's most populous nation. The second volume in a series, this guide uniquely bridges China's past and present. Historical essays and personal narratives focus on such topics as foot-binding and the emancipation of women, as well as the new discovery of a 'women's language'. . . " Contents include: Publisher's Note, Part 1/ History and Politics. Part 2/ Contemporary Life. Part 3/ Women Today. Part 4/ Landscapes and Cityscapes. Book weight approx. 455g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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ALFRED FELTON AND HIS ART BENEFACTIONS
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Trustees of the Public Library, Museums, and National Gallary of Victoria 1936 First Edition Staplebound Booklet Good+ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Unpaginated (28 pages). Colour-art frontispiece, plus b/white art-portrait halftone plates. Saddle-stitched, staple-bound format. Staples firm, but slightly rusted. Leaves clean. Printed, yapped wrapper soiled, bumped and creased. A concise biography of Victorian benefactor Alfred Fenton, born Maldon, Essex, England in 1831. He arrived in Victoria in 1853, becoming a very successful druggist. On his death on 8 January, 1904, he left a large fortune to Victoria, a part of which has purchased (and continues to) world class works of art for the National Gallery of Victoria. This booklet is a guide book for some of these acquired works on display . . . Booklet weight approx. 110g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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PARIS, Versailles, 237 Photos (English Edition)
Seine, France Editions Leconte 1998 2843890195 Softcover Very Good + 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
112pp., colour photographic illustrations throughout, plus two-page colour map. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Montage-illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed. Contents include: From Lutetia to Today, Notre Dame Cathedral, Palais de Justice, Sainte Chapelle, La Conciergerie, Tour Saint-Jacques, Palais Royal, Louvre, Tuileries, Place de la Concorde, Arc de Triomphe, Madeleine, Hotel de Ville, Place de Turtre, and much more . . . Book weight approx. 540g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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FIDEL CASTRO : This Debt is Not Only Unpayable But Also Uncollectable
La Habana, Cuba Editora Politica 1985 Staplebound Selfcover Booklet Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
25pp. Book clean. Staples firm, slight rusting. Leaves clean. Printed selfcover mildly creased and scuffed. English language edition. This volume contains an "address by Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Council of State and of the Council of Ministers, in the 4th Congress of the Latin American Federation of Journalists (FELAP) on the afternoon of Sunday, July 7, 1985 . . . " Booklet weight approx. 30g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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OFFICIAL GUIDE TO CRANBROOK AND DISTRICT
Surrey, England Temple Publicity Services 1972 Softcover Booklet, Staplebound Very Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
32pp., b/white fold-out map attached to inside rear cover, b/white photographic illustrations intext. Numerous local business advertisements. Booklet clean. Staples clean and firm. Art-illustrated card wrapper minimally marked, and lightly scuffed. Contents include: Intro., Cranbrook and District, Benenden, Cranbrook, Around the Parish: Sissinghurst, Frittenden, Goudhurst, Hawkshurst, Sandhurst, Local Information, Local Associations, Accomodation in the Distruct, Map of the Rural District. Booklet weight approx. 80g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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"A Morris Compilation" SINCE EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVEN. Anglo-Australian Test Cricket 1877 to 1934. Part One-The Scoring Board
Melbourne H.A.Morris First Edition Side Stapled Softcover Fair 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
No publication date, circa 1935. 176pp., foredges bent. Spine firm. Soft cover splash stained. Similar stains to first ten leaves. Minor insect damage to small area of half-title page, which is grubby. Loose errata slip referring to page 5 [error pencilled over]. The statistics of Anglo-Australian Test Cricket, 1877-1934. A proposed future volume will profile the personal records of every player in Anglo-Australian tests up to 1934. Book weight approx. 250g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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"Semaphore" MIDDLE EAST MIRTH and Home Guard Goings On
Melbourne E.H.Gibbs First Edition Stapled Softcover Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
32pp., text only. No date [circa early 1940's]. Lightly browned pages clean. Soft grey wrap undamaged, except for minor random faxing. Humourous short ditties and stories from an Australian's perspective. Weight approx. 50g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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"The Twinkler" [Frederick J. Mills] HAPPY DAYS: A Book Of Humour
Adelaide, South Australia F.J.Mills/W.K. Thomas & Co. 1924 3rd. Hard Cover Fair+ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
161pp., blue cloth boards, text only. No dustjacket. Minor stains, finger marks on random pages; two pages toward rear have a small area of indelible pencil scribble; edges grubby. Cloth cover moderately shelf scuffed, with minor fraying and marks. Book consists of 52 chapters, each a page or two, humorous thoughts and anecdotes from the author of 'Dinkum Oil', 'Square Dinkum', 'Cheer Up', 'A Story Of War Work', etc. Produced with the assistance of the author and presented to the 'Boy Scouts Association' S.A. section, in aid of it's funds. Weight approx. 310g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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'B.B.' DARK ESTUARY (New Edition)
London Michael Joseph 1980 0718118669 1st Thus Hardcover Very Good + Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
xi, + 164pp. unpaginated b/white plates (including frontispiece) using 'scraperboard' technique, plus intext sketches, all by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (as previously described), loose-plastic protected dustjacket lightly edgeworn and creased. A new, revised edition of this title, which was first published published in 1953 by Hollis and Carter Ltd., looks at the little known world of Britain's tideways, where the sea first meets the flat lands of marsh and ooze. It is in this private kingdom that tideline birds, from little waders to the stately wild geese live... 21 chapters, plus Appendix. A companion volume to 'Tide's Ending', also by 'B.B.' Book weight approx. 500g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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'B.B.' TIDE'S ENDING (New Edition)
London Michael Joseph 1980 0718118677 1st Thus Hardcover and Dustjacket Very Good + Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
xi, + 244pp., unpaginated b/white plates (including frontispiece) using 'scraperboard' technique, plus intext sketches, all by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Leaves clean, lightly flecked on head of text-block. Art-illustrated (as previously described) loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. A new, revised edition of this title, which was first published in 1950 by Hollis and Carter Ltd., looks at wildfowling in the tidal areas of Britain. The author laments the rapidly diminishing habitat due to the construction of motorways, and the irresponsible 'sportsmen' who "shoot at anything that flies, including protected birds..." 26 chapters. Book weight approx. 700g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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'The Rural Five' [Editor]: ITCHY STORIES
Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Itch Incorporated 1999 First Edition Staplebound Softcover Booklet Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
8vo. 60pp., intext b/white drawings by Michael Gaffy throughout. Booklet clean and square. Staples firm. Leaves clean. Printed card wrapper nominally fingermarked only. " 'Itchy Stories' is a collection of twentry short stories by a selection of people from the shire of Wellington, in Gippsland, Victoria. Their ages range from 16 to 95.' The stories are as diverse as the age groups they represent. Book weight approx. 200g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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'unknown' CONCRETE: How it is Made, with an Illustrated Description of Its Modern Uses on the Farm
Melbourne Australian Cement Limited 1925 First Edition Staplebound Softcover Good+ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
56pp., b/w halftone illustrations and line drawings throughout. Staples rusty but holding, booklet square. Suppliers stamps on cover and title-page. Printed soft cover mildly edgeworn, with a few spots. Leaves clean other than previously stated. An interesting booklet on the manufacture, preparation and uses of concrete, including concrete blocks; How to make and use them, formulae for calculations. Booklet weight approx. 100g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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(Adapted By William Cowper) THE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOHN GILPIN
London Longmans, Green & Co. First Thus Hardcover [decorated cloth] Good+ 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall H. Fitz-Cook
No publication date (c. 1870-1880). Unpaginated (48 pages). Illustrated throughout (recto pages, verso blank): Engravings by J.C. Whymper from the illustrations of H.Fitz-Cook. Book clean and square. Bevelled edges, bright gilt title and decoration, blindstamp borders over original dark green cloth. Minimal edgewear and foredge corner fraying. Dark brown endpapers. All textblock edges bright gilt. 'With compliments' inscription, initialled 'D.J.M', together with original seller's stamp and print offset on front fly sheet. Noticable foxing splotches throughout. Text in red, throughout. Humorous verse tells the story of linen draper John Gilpin, who, on his anniversary holiday, is beset with misadventure from the beginning . . . Book weight approx. 620g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Compiled by) Sonia Plowman/Maggie Pinkney GREAT AUSSIE JOKES & GREAT AUSSIE SLANG (Two Books, in Slipcase)
Rowville, VIC, Australia Five Mile Press Pty. Limited, The 1999 1865031828 Softcover x 2, in Slipcase Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Geoff Hocking
Item comprises two softcover books, housed in an illustrated slipcase. 'Great Aussie Jokes', 287pp., b/white line-drawn illustrations intext. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. "Warning: Rude, crude and politically incorrect! A collection of some of the best (and occasionally the filthiest) jokes around-no responsibility is taken if your sensibilities are wounded..." 'Great Aussie Slang', 300pp., b/white line-drawn illustrations intext. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. "An entertaining A-Z of popular Australian slang, our funniest and most irreverent words and sayings, and some almost obsolete reminders of our rugged colonial past..." Stiff card slipcase is in good, used condition, with minor edgewear, plus a few bumps and creases. Item weight approx. 700g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Contributors Engineers) CURRENT TECHNICAL PRACTICES FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF LARGE DAMS IN AUSTRALIA
Australia Ancold (Australian National Committee of Large dams) 1969 First Edition Softcover (Staplebound) Good+ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
ii, + 233pp., intext and fold-out tables. Book clean and square. Side-staple bound. Taped-in (with stains) amendments and errata throughout, plus several minor correcting annotations in pen, otherwise leaves clean. Limp card, printed wrapper decidedly U.V. affected on spine and front, which has a former owner's name there-on. This publication, the culmination of intensive work by a team and committee of experienced engineers that considered design, construction, operation and maintenance required for large dams in Australia. It covered the fields of geology, hydrology, materials investigation and engineering in relation to dam building...Contents include: Prelims., Intro., 8 chapters, each with Intro., and sub-chapters. Appendix. Book weight approx. 440g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Contributors) EVIDENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN. A Guide for Clinicians
Bowen Hills, Queensland, Australia Australian Academic Press 2004 1875378529 First Thus Softcover Near Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
xii, + 80pp., graphs and tables throughout. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean, several fold-outs. Printed card wrapper undamaged; fold-out rear flap. The Executive Committee for this clinician's guide was chaired by Professor Peter Brooks. He had at his panel an impressive array of disciplinary specialists. Contents include: Prelims., The Group, The Guide, Intro., 9 chapters, Appendices, Glossary. Book weight approx. 213g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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(Contributors) THE CHASER ANNUAL 2007 : The Other Secret
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Text Publishing 2007 192135108X First Edition Softcover Very Good + 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
105pp., b/white illustrations througout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper mildly scuffed, soft corner crease to rear panel. The eighth annual satirical compilation from The Chaser team . . . Book weight approx. 360g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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(Contributors) WESTERNPORTRAIT : An Explanation of the Westernport Bay Environmental Study
Melbourne, VIC, Australia Westernport Bay Environment Study Executive Committee, Ministry of Conservation 1975 First Edition Softcover (Staplebound) Very Good + Folio - over 12" - 15" Tall Robert Ingpen
32pp., saddle-stitched, staple-bound booklet. Recto-page, colour-art illustrations throughout by noted artist Robert Ingpen. Staples clean and tight. Leaves clean. Montage-style, art-illustrated (Ingpen) light card wrapper has a front fold-out flap, light edgewear and sunning along head and spine (no image colour loss). " 'Westernportrait' is a presentation of the complexities of an environmental study of the bay and its catchment, with special reference to Westerport Bay . . ." Contents include: Prelims., Fold-out cover Environmental Study, Wisdom of Choice, Nature, Man, The Study. Booklet weight approx. 230g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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(Contributors) DOSAGE CALCULATIONS MADE INCREDIBLY EASY!
Springhouse, PA, USA Springhouse Corporation 1998 0874349044 First Edition Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
293pp., line-drawn illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn. "A dosage calculation guide that's fun, entertaining and clinically invaluable. Conquer complex calculations with incredible confidence . . . Covers the whole range of dosage calculation skills . . . understand the reason behind each calculation; master units of measure; progress at your own pace . . . " Includes: Foreword, 6 parts, Glossary, Index. Book weight approx. 614g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Contributors) CHARTING MADE INCREDIBLY EASY!
Springhouse, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Springhouse Corporation 1998 0874349346 First Edition Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
278pp., line-drawn illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed. "Document patient care with incredible skill and confidence . . . explains key charting concepts with a clarity unmatched by an other documentation reference. Includes hundreds of tips for making your charting precise, patient-focused, and litigation-proof; dozens of sample filled-out forms; a unique, fun-filled approach that encourages you to develop expert charting skills at your own pace, in your own way . . . " Contents include: Foreword, 10 chapters over 3 'parts', Glossary and Index. Book weight approx. 600g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Contributors) FLUIDS & ELECTROLYTES MADE INCREDIBLY EASY!
Springhouse, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Springhouse Corporation 1997 0874348862 First Edition Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
321pp., line-drawn illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Previous owner's name to title page, otherwise leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed. "Covers all the essentials. This book explains every major: fluid imbalance; electrolyte imbalance; acid-base imbalance. For each imbalance you will learn: what causes the imbalance, and how it affects major body sytems; what signs and symptoms to look for; how it's treated, how you intervene, and more . . . " Contents include: Foreword, 19 chapters over four 'parts', Glossary and Index. Book weight approx. 700g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Contributors) PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MADE INCREDIBLY EASY!
Springhouse, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Springhouse Corporation 1998 0874349354 First Edition Softcover Near Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
402pp., line-drawn illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper as new. " . . . makes strengthening your clinical knowledge a delight instead of a drudgery. This remarkable reference will help you: better understand your patient's signs and symptoms, prescribed treatments, and responses to care; intervene quickly and effectively; build professional confidence . . . " Contents include: Foreword, 13 chapters, Glossary and Index. Book weight approx. 900g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Contributors) ECG INTERPRETATION MADE INCREDIBLY EASY!
Springhouse, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Springhouse Corporation 1997 0874348870 First Edition Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
282pp., line-drawn illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Previous owner's name to title page, otherwise leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn. "Explains: how to identify every major arrhythmia; how to interpret 12-lead ECGs; how to monitor a patient with a pacemaker; which antiarrhythmic drugs are used for different arrhythmias, and more . . . When you understand ECGs, you can: identify and treat arrhythmias early; give cardiac drugs with confidence; obtain rhythm strips with ease . . . " Contents include: Contents include: Foreword, 12 chapters over 4 'parts', Glossary and Index. Book weight approx. 600g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Contributors) Julia Woods (Managing Editor) POETRY ROCKS: Poetry Selected from the Poetry Competition of 2004
Blundall, Queensland, Australia Write4fun 0975145401 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
No publication date (2004). 755pp., plus (vii). Small contribution-accompanying, b/white portrait illustrations of some of these budding young poets and authors. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated ('Gazart') gloss boards undamaged. Nominally bumped on heel of backstrip. A collection of poems, totalling several hundred in number, written by Australian school children from grades 1 to 12. The selection is vast, in both topic and style. First Prize winner for this series was Mikaela Fletcher, born 1995, for her entry 'Favourite Things'. Includes Prelims., Winners, Entries, Index of Entrants (Alphabetical). Book weight approx. 1.56KG. **INTERNATIONAL BUYERS-THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POSTAGE CHARGES as it weighs over 1KG ** Please email for quote. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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(Edited and Introduced by: Tim Flannery) THE BIRTH OF SYDNEY
Melbourne, VIC, Australia Text Publishing Company 1999 187648523X First Thus Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
349pp., two-page b/white map, plus unpaginated (eight page) section; colour art, and b/white photographic illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, slight uniform tanning. Art-illustrated ('Part of the Harbour of Port Jackson, and the Country between Sydney and the Blue Mountains', James Taylor, 1823) card wrapper minimally edgeworn only. "Sydney was born as no other city before it: 1500 souls - both convicts and their gaolers - struggled during the tempestuous summer of 1788 to establish an outpost of Empire in a remote and incomprehensible new land. Tim Flannery's brilliant anthology reveals Sydney's strange and secret life from its unruly beginnings to its arrival as the 'queen of the south' a century later . . . Introduces the voices of everyone from Aboriginal women to Irish rebels to Russian sailors. Watkin Tench, Elizabeth Macarthur, Charles Darwin, Anthony Trollope and Mark Twain join a host of others on these pages . . . " Book weight approx. 510g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Edited By Sadler and Hayllar) SENIOR DRAMA
South Yarra, VIC, Australia Macmillan Education Australia 1992 0333381173 Reprint Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
v, + 242pp., b/white illustrations (production photographs), throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. " . . . a book designed to appeal to students in the senior years of high school. Tragedy, comedy, excitement, conflict and suspense are all here for the acting and the reading. A special introductory section defines and explians dramatic terms such as setting, plot, theme, climax, characterization and dialogue . . . The questions following each play or script assist understanding and interpretation. A detailed discussion of the Steinbeck play is also included . . . " Contents include: Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck), Picnic at Hanging Rock (Green/Lindsay), The Other Foot (Bradbury/Walsh), Napoleon's Piano (Milligan), The Tell-Tale Heart (Poe), Fawlty Towers (Cleese/Booth), and Bookshop (Cleese/Chapman). Book weight approx. 380g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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(Edited by) Larry Gross, John Stuart Katz and Jay Ruby IMAGE ETHICS: The Moral Rights of Subjects in Photographs, Film, and Television
New York Oxford University Press 1988 0195067800 1st Thus, 1st Impression Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
xx, + 382pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed wrapper lightly bumped and edgeworn only. With several case study dilemmas, this work looks at the rights of photographed subjects, the obligations and accountability of the person behind the camera and the ethics involved. Moving forward, twenty years from publication, we now have camera phones making personal intrusion easier than ever before... Contents include: 13 chapters, Biblio., more. Book weight approx. 620g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Edited By): W.G.Walker, et al. Speeches By: Sir Zelman Cowen. A TOUCH OF HEALING. Speeches By Sir Zelman Cowen 1977-1982. (Three Volumes Plus Slipcase)
St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia University of Queensland Press 1986 0702219150 First Edition Hardcover (Original Cloth) Very Good + 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Three volumes in an undamaged slipcase, each volume with b/white halftone plate frontispiece. All similar condition: clean, square, spine tight, unmarked blue cloth under bright gilt titles. Each text-block clean, a minor dampstain on lower foredge of Volume One. Titles are: Volume I: Society (Edited by W.G.Walker), xvii, 153pp. incl. Index. Volume II: Law and Society (Edited by M. D. Kirby), xvii, 143pp., incl. Index. Volume III: Education and Society (Edited by H.S.Houston) xv, 145pp., incl. Index. Sir Zelman Cowen was Governor-General of Australia from 1977 to 1982. In that time he was principal speaker at almost seven hundred events throughout Australia . . . Item weight approx. 1.3 KG. **INTERNATIONAL BUYERS-THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POSTAGE CHARGES as it weighs over 1KG. ** Please email for quote. NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Edited By: Jessica Adams, Maggie Alderson, Imogen Edwards-Jones and Kathy Lette) IN BED WITH : Sexy Stories By Your Favourite Women Writers
Australia Viking/Penguin 2008 0670070394 Second Impression Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
420pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, several with a soft corner crease. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. A collection of sexy bedtime stories by award-winning, best-selling female novelists such as Jessica Adams, Maggie Alderson, Joanne Harris, Tobsha Learner, Kathy Lette, Santa Montefiore, Helen Razer, Fay Weldon and many others. Each writer, to protect their identity, has written under an X-rated pseudonym - the name of their first pet combined with that of their first street. Entertaining and unashamedly erotic; a delicious collection of fiction provocateur . . . Book weight approx. 560g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Editor:) Walter Kaufmann THE PORTABLE NIETZSCHE
U.S.A. Penguin Books 1976 0140150625 38th Impression Softcover Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
x, + 691pp. Book clean. Slightly concave, but firm, spine. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn. Selected and translated, with an Introduction, Prefaces, and Notes, by Walter Kaufmann. " . . . includes Kaufmann's definitive translations of the complete and unabridged texts of Nietzsche's four major works: 'Twilight of the Idols', 'The Antichrist', Nietzsche Contra Wagner' and 'This Spoke Zarathustra'. In addition, Kaufmann brings together selections from his other books, notes, and letters, to give a full picture of Nietzsche's development, versatility and inexhaustability . . . " Book weight approx. 480g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Editors: V.Vale and Andrea Juno) RE/SEARCH #10: Incredibly Strange Films
San Francisco, CA RE/Search Publications 1986 0940642093 2nd Impression Softcover Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
211pp. + (vii). Intext b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout (mostly movie stills). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated (film stills) gloss wrapper mildly bumped on foredge corners. " . . . a functional guide to an area overlooked by the film-criticism establishment: spotlighting unhailed directors . . . This volume includes in-depth interviews focusing on philosophy, anecdotes, biographies, genre overviews, filmographies, Biblio., A-Z of film personalities, articles, quotations, sources, Index and more. Book weight approx. 760g. PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES.
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(Intro. By Edmund Capon) CHINESE PAINTINGS OF THE MING AND QING DYNASTIES - XIV-XXth Centuries
Melbourne, VIC, Australia [Sponsored By: BHP. Printed By: Wilke & Co.) 1981 0959412204 First Edition Hardcover Very Good + 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
208pp., colour-art frontispiece, plus intext (recto-page) colour-art plates, throughout. Book clean adn square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed (Seal of the Exhibition) gloss boards nominally bumped only. This exhibition catalogue, a representation of over 80 Chinese artists of the Ming and Qing (14th to 20th century) dynasties, was produced for an Australian tour that opened in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1 April, 1981 . . . Contents include: Prelims., Intro., Chinese Painting, Before Ming Dynasty, During Ming Dynasty, Painting in the Qing Dynasty, Chronology, Index of Artists, Glossary, Biblio., more. Book weight approx. 860g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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(Introduction by) Engberg, Juliana SIGNS OF LIFE: Melbourne International Biennial 1999
Victoria, Australia City of Melbourne 1999 0646373307 First Edition Softcover Near Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
260pp., intext, colour and b/white plates throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. Numerous contemporary artists from a variety of mediums, and representative of countries such as Belgium, Austria, Canada, Denmark, China, France, Italy, Japan and others, came together to participate in the Melbourne International Biennial. This catalogue is a testament to their talents. Includes biographies. Book weight approx. 1.27 kg. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS-THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POSTAGE CHARGES as it weighs over 1KG. * Please email for quote. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(None Noted) A TRAVELLERS' GUIDE TO CAPE COUNTRY: Tasmania's Beautiful North-West
Tasmania, Australia Cape Country Division, Tasmanian Tourist Council 0959365508 First Edition Softcover (Staplebound) Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
No publication date (c. 1982). 52pp., colour and b/white halftone illustrations and maps throughout. Saddle-stitch staplebound. Clean staples firm. Pages unmarked. Printed limp wrapper lightly soiled and bumped. With colour plate photography by David Robinson, this travel guide to the Cape Country of Tasmania's north-west includes: Prelims., Intro., Stats., Distances, Pictorials on: Smithton, Stanley, Wynyard, and Burnie, Guide to Trips, Boat Harbour Beach Pictorial, Index. Book weight approx. 200g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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(None Noted) HOW TO CONDUCT A COMPETITION
Far Hills, New Jersey United States Golf Association Softcover Booklet Staplebound Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
No publication date (1992). 61pp., intext, colour-plate illustrations throughout. Staple-bound saddle-stitch format. Book clean. Staples firm. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated limp wrapper lightly scuffed and edgeworn. This booklet is a guide to all you need to know to conduct a competition in the game of golf. With an Intro., contents include: Conditions, Preparing a Course, Marking ditto, Local Rules, Set-Up, Notice to Competitors, On-Course Admin., Course Maintenance During Competition, Miscellaneous, Appendices. Book weight approx. 180g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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(None Noted) REPUBLIC OF VANUATU: First National Development Plan 1982-1986
Port Vila, Vanuatu National Planning Office First Edition Softcover Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
No publication date (c. early 1980s). xviii, + 322pp., intext graphs and tables throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Lightly foxed foredges, minor highlighting. Printed limp wrapper mildly creased and significantly U.V. affected (sunned) on spine and margins. Produced by the National Planning Office for the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu, this forward development plan covers the first of three phases in the government's 15 year programme to achieve the goal of economic self-reliance. Contents include: Prelims., 27 chapters over 3 'parts', viz: 1/ The Policy Framework. 2/ The Macro Framework. 3/ The Sectorial Plans. Book weight approx. 620g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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(None Noted) CONSTITUTIONS OF THE UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ANTIENT FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF VICTORIA. 1922
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Wm. Stewart, for the Grand Lodge 1923 6th Edition Hardcover; Original Blue Cloth Good 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
142pp. Book clean and square. Blue cloth lightly faded on spine. Mildly shelfworn, and abraded on foredge corners. Minor splotching on several leaves, plus endpapers. Bright gilt title over patterned blue cloth, minimal chipping to date (1922). The first edition of this book of Victorian Constitutions was published in 1890. Contents of this sixth edition include: Sanction, Summary of Antient Charges and Regulations, Articles, Laws, Rules & Regulations, Regalia, Fees and c., Schedules, Rules of Debate, Index. Book weight approx. 160g. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES.
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(None Noted) JOAN OF ARC; Or, the Story of a Noble Life
Edinburgh William P. Nimmo & Co. 1880 1st Thus Hardcover (Decorated Cloth) Very Good 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
108pp., colour-plate frontispiece, plus small b/white chapter illuminations and sketches. Book clean. Spine firm. Original green cloth decorated with blind, and printed embossing, with bright gilt title and surround. Mildly abraded edges and corners. Dark brown endpapers. Bright gilt text-block edges. Splotched and marked on several leaves. In very good condition for its age, with undamaged hinges, this story of Joan of Arc is written for boys and girls. Book weight approx. 130g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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(None Noted) FRESHMAN FRAMER REVISITED: A Notebook of Basics for the Beginner Framer. Books 1, 2 & 3
U.S.A. Commerce Publishing Company 1989 Reprint Softcover (Staplebound) Very Good + 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Book 1: 97pp. Book 2: 104pp. Book 3: 98pp. All three books have b/white photographic illustrations and diagrams, throughout, plus 4 page colour sample section at rear (Books 1 & 3). Books clean, square. Staples firm, no rust. Leaves clean. Printed, textured light card wrappers mildly edgeworn head and foot of spine. Previous bookseller's sticker affixed to inside front cover (Books 1 & 3), and front cover (Book 2). Everything the aspiring picture framer needs to know . . . Book 1 contains installments 1-24 of the 'Freshman Framer' series as they appeared in 'Decor' magazine, with updates and revisions; Book 2-installments 25 through 48; Book 3 contains the final installments. This three-book series forms the major 'primer' for the picture framing industry. Combined book weight approx. 1.2 KG. **INTERNATIONAL BUYERS-THIS ITEM WILL INCUR EXTRA POSTAGE CHARGES as it weighs over 1KG. ** Please email for quote. NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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(None Noted) CURIOUS CASES AND AMUSING ACTIONS AT LAW, INCLUDING SOME TRIALS OF WITCHES IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
London Sweet & Maxwell 1916 Hardcover [Quarter-Cloth] Good+ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
vii, + 234pp. Book clean and square. Red, quarter-cloth spine mildly bumped on head and heel. Endpapers flecked and splotched. Pink-tint speckled text-block edges. Boards abraded and bumped on foredge corners. An amusing collection of legal cases from the annals of the Birmingham Court of Requests, listed under the headings: 1/ Cases in the Birmingham Court of Requests. 2/ Witch Trials. 3/ Amusing Actions at Law. Book weight approx. 480g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Prepared by) Academic Community, St. Athanasius Orthodox Academy, Santa Barbara, CA THE ORTHODOX STUDY BIBLE. New Testament and Psalms. King James Version
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A. Thomas Nelson Publishers 0840783914 Later Edition, 7th Impression Hardcover and Dustjacket Very Good + Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
xxxii, + xii + 846pp., plus 195pp. No publication date (c. 2003). Colour-map section at rear, plus unpaginated colour plates throughout. Book clean. Spine firm. Bright gilt titles over blue faux-leather boards. Slightly wavy text-block clean. Printed, loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn. and noticably creased on front flap. "For the first time, English-speaking Orthodox Christians have an edition of the New Testament and Psalms that offers Bible study aids written from the Orthodox perspective . . . " Includes Intro., How to Use, Books, Prayers, Concordance, more. Book weight approx. 874g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Selected and Edited by: George Low) COMMANDO : The Dirty Dozen. The Best 12 Commando Comic Books Ever
London Carlton Books 2005 1844423077 5th Impression Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
783pp., b/white 'comic book' illustrations throughout. Attached ribbon bookmark. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves pristine. Art-illustrated (Jordi Longaron) soft cover lightly bumped at head and foot, minimally scuffed. "For the generations of men whose interest in miltary history was triggered by reading war comics in their youth, here at last is Commando's ultimate collection of Second World War stories . . . Chosen and introduced by editor George Low, who has worked on Commando comic books for over 40 years, the brilliantly drawn stories in this classic collection range from backs-to-the-wall heroics at Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain dogfights, through desert warfare in North Africa and daring commando raids behind enemy lines, to tough battles across Europe from D-Day to Arnhem . . . " Book weight approx. 1.54 KG. Buyers outside Australia: THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POSTAGE CHARGES as it weighs over 1KG. ** Please email for quote. NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Staff compilers) DIRECTORY OF OLD HAILEYBURIANS 1994
Surrey Hills, Victoria, Australia Michael Thornton Publishing, for Haileybury College 1994 First Edition Hardcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
316pp., several small, intext, b/white halftone illustrations. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Bright gilt titles, and school insignia. Backstrip nominally bumped on head and heel. Leaves clean. No dustjacket. The first published biographical reference directory of 'Old Haileyburians', numbering in excess of seven thousand students educated at Haileybury College, Melbourne. Contents include: President's Message, Past Principals, Historical, Schools, Motto, Crests, Songs, Hymns and Prayer, Council, Life Members, Directory Use, Old Haileyburians: Biographical, Class Year, Occupation, Location. Also included: Loose, folded reunion review ephemera A3 sheet (1995). Book weight approx. 800g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Staff Writers) THE ELECTRICAL YEAR BOOK 1955. A Collection of Electrical, Engineering Notes, Rules, Tables and Data
Manchester & London Emmott & Company 1955 1st Thus Hardcover (Original Cloth) Very Good 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
360pp., contemporary trade advertisments front and rear. Book clean. Spine firm, but askew. Intext diagrams and tables throughout. Leaves clean, other than a former owner's stamp (x 2) on preface page. Spine-attached string-tie bookmark undamaged. Several printed advertisements over dark green boards. Published annually, this Electrical Year Book 1955 is "a collection of electrical engineering notes, rules, tables and data." Contents include several hundred entries . . . Book weight approx. 280g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Staff Writers) VICTORIAN RAILWAYS RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE GUIDANCE OF EMPLOYES (Employees) IN THE SERVICE OF THE VICTORIAN RAILWAYS COMMISSIONERS 1919
Melbourne, Victoria Victorian Railway Commissioners 1919 Hardcover (Original cloth) Good+ 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
445pp., plus xxxii. Small, intext diagrams. Book clean and square. Cloth boards have splash stains, specks, plus minor fraying, and bumps to corners. Several tipped-in, and overlayed amendment slips, a pencilled deletion on one page, otherwise leaves clean, albeit acidic (browned), particularly the endpapers. Issued by the Commissioners for use by Victorian Railways Employes (Employees), this 1919 edition (possibly printed in 1926) consists of Regulations, plus an Appendix of 9 rules. Includes Index. Book weight approx. 380g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Staff Writers) "SEMCO" ART NEEDLEWORK Instruction Book No. 5. Advanced Embroidery Stitches, New Crochet Edges, Latest Richelieu, Mt. Mellick, Eyelet and Colour Designs
Black Rock, Victoria, Australia Semco Art Needlework Pty. Ltd. 1926 First Edition (Stated) Softcover Booklet Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
32pp., eight page colour section, plus intext b/white halftone illustrations throughout. Saddle-stitch, staple-bound format. Staples good. Leaves clean, foredge corners bumped. Illustrated (including staff pictures) paper wrapper edgeworn and nipped, with several splits on spine, plus light foxing. " . . . illustrating more advanced embroidery stitches and a wider range of crochet edges." (than earlier instruction books). Booklet weight approx. 80g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Staff Writers) BRUCE LEE: His Eternities
Hong Kong Kung Fu Magazine Publishing Co. 1984 Softcover (Staple-bound) Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
70pp., centre-spread, 4 page, colour-plate section, plus numerous intext, b/white, candid and action halftone plate illustrations. Saddle-stitched, staple-bound magazine format, a 'Collector's Edition', containing much Bruce Lee action, including a 'Camera-Test Exclusive'. Minor edgewear, leaves clean. Staples firm. Pictorial limp cover lightly edgeworn and bumped. Bruce Lee, born in 1940, died in 1973. Magazine weight approx. 200g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Staff Writers) IDEAL BOILERS RADIATORS ACCESSORIES 1933
Hulls, York, U.K. National Radiator Company 1933 Original Cloth (Flexible) Fair + 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
208pp., illustrated throughout: halftone plates, and schematic diagrams. Patinated gilt titles over black, flexi-cloth covers, which are mildly abraded and bumped. Several supplier's stamps on free endpapers, and textblock edges, generally fingermarked and soiled, with a crack on front pastedown. A trade price, and supply catalogue for the National Radiator Company, of Hull, Yorks., manufacturers and suppliers of the 'Ideal' range of radiators and boilers. Includes a section on valves, pipe fittings, tools, etc., plus Index. Book weight approx. 340g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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(Staff Writers) JAMES FLOOD EARLY MOTORING PRINTS: Album No. 15
West Footscray, Victoria, Australia James Flood Pty. Ltd. First Thus Softcover (Spiral-bound) Very Good + Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
No publication date (c. 1976). Unpaginated (56 pages). Full-colour and b/white halftone plates throughout. Undamaged spiro-bound format. Leaves clean. Pictorial front cover nominally edgeworn only. Ditto plain rear cover. This album contains illustrations raised from the Third James Flood Book of Early Motoring. Featured vehicles include Packard and Rolls Royce, with several other rare automobiles. Book weight approx. 430g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Staff Writers) JAMES FLOOD EARLY MOTORING PRINTS: Album No. 9
West Footscray, Victoria, Australia James Flood Pty. Ltd. 1st Thus Softcover (Spiral-bound) Very Good Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
No publication date (c. 1976). Unpaginated (56 pages). Full-colour, sepia and b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout. Undamaged spiro-bound format. Leaves clean. Front pictorial wrap lightly abraded. Plain rear has a small, light splash stain. Featured vehicles in this album include: Packard (in colour and b/white), Daimlier (in sepia), and Austin (b/white), plus a variety of other manufacturer's models. Several are full-size plates suitable for framing. Some of these illustrations are alike to colour plates in the Third James Flood Book of Early Motoring. Book weight approx. 400g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Staff Writers) HOLDEN IMPROVED PERFORMANCE L6 and V8 ENGINES SERVICE MANUAL
Brisbane, Australia General Motors-Holden's Sales 1980 0868361127 First Edition Softcover Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Sectional pagination. Illustrated throughout in b/white: halftone plates, line-drawings, and numerous schematics. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean (last few slightly wavy). Printed card wrapper sunned on spine (small contusion on same), otherwise creased and bumped. This manual includes procedures for maintenance, adjustment, and overhaul of the 'Holden Improved Performance' 2.85 litre, 3.3 litre in-line 6, and 4.2 litre and 5.0 litre V8 engines. Contents include: Lubrication maintenance and engine diagnosis, Engine assembly-L6, ditto V8, Engine cooling systems, ditto Fuel, Ignition, Starting, Generating, Emission control, Engine tune-up. Book weight approx. 900g. **INTERNATIONAL BUYERS-THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POSTAGE CHARGES as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing** Please email for quote.PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Staff Writers/Contributors) LIVING IS THE BEST OPTION: Young Women's Project Evaluation Of Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative. Final Report
Canberra, ACT, Australia Snap Printing, for Young Women's Project 1998 064236754X First Edition Softcover Very Good + 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
xii, + 89pp., plus 27. Tables throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed card wrapper nominally bumped. A final report, compiled by members of the Reference Group and Management Committee, the subject of which affects us all. Contents include: Prelims., Summary, Intro., History and Service Description, Links between Homelessness and Suicide, Case Management Framework, Service User Pathways, ditto Profile, ditto Evaluation Data, Conclusions/Recommendations, Acronyms, Biblio., Appendices. Book weight approx. 380g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Translation: Cuban Center for Translation and Interpretation) FIDEL CASTRO : Meeting on the Status of Latin-American and Caribbean Women (Speech)
La Habana, Cuba Editora Politica 1985 Staplebound Booklet Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
46pp. Booklet clean. Staples firm, no rust. Leaves clean. Printed selfcover mildly scuffed. English language edition. Translation, revision and proofreading by the Cuban Center for Translation and Interpretation (ESTI). This volume contains "a speech given by Commander In Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, and President of the Council of Ministers, at the closing session of the meeting on the status of Latin-American and Caribbean Women, June 7, 1985, at the International Conference Center, Havana." Booklet weight approx. 60g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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(Various) AUSTRALIAN BUSH BALLADS and Other Verse
Australia Axiom Publishing 1998 1864760095 First Edition Softcover with Fold-in Flaps Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
96pp., colour art illustrations throughout by Della Hodgett. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Jan Gallehawk), flapped card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. "Australian Bush Ballads and Poems from the pens of some of Australia's best-loved colonial writers including: Mary Fullerton ('E'), Adam Lindsay Gordon, Henry Lawson, 'Breaker' Morant, A.B.Patterson and many others . . . " Poems open with 'Australia' (Dowell O'Reilly), and close with 'Bowyang's Bridge' (C.J.Dennis). Book weight approx. 230g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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(Various) MELBOURNE VOICES
Chadstone, VIC, Australia Holmesglen Writers' Press 2000 0958649537 First Edition Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
188pp., b/white illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has soft corner crease, minimal edgewear. Martin Flanagan, Kevin Sheedy, Tammy van Wisse, Steve Bracks, Michael Leuing, and others, share their personal insights and stories on life in one of the world's great cities-Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Numerous contents over four 'sections': People, Entertainment, Places and Sport. Book weight approx. 450g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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? ? ? ? A CENTENARY HISTORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN NATIVES' ASSOCIATION 1871-1971
Melbourne Horticultural Press First Edition Hard Cover Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
No publication date [c.1971] 425pp. B/white, candid half-tone illustrations t/out. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt titles. Formerly creased ffep, else leaves clean. An interesting history of the Australian Natives' Association Friendly Society, formed with the object of helping fellow citizens in times of sickness and distress. Book weight approx. 820gms. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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A Yorkshire Doctor [Dr.R.W.S.Bishop] MY MOORLAND PATIENTS
London John Murray 1926 3rd.cheaper Hard Cover Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
x, 242 pp., red cloth boards, four b/w plates, including frontispiece. Book square, random foxing throughout and edges. Minor scuffing, bumps and marks. Previous owner dedication on front pastedown. No dustjacket. A humourous narrative of happier times for the author, in and around the Yorkshire Moors. Contents include: Moors and Moorland Patients, Old Yorkshire Words, Moorland Tragedy, Yorkshire Wit and Humour, Parsons and Squires, Funerals, Curious Cases, Insanity, Hospitality, De Senecture, Index. Book weight approx. 560g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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A.H.Basson and D.J.O'Connor INTRODUCTION TO SYMBOLIC LOGIC
London University Tutorial Press 1957 2nd Edition Hard Cover + D/J Good+ Good + 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
viii, + 175pp., intext formulae throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, bumped on head. Gilt titles. Leaves clean. Printed, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn, with short closed tears and fingermarks. "Modern symbolic logic is of importance to students both of philosophy and of mathematics. This book offers a simple and concise account of the subject at the elementary level and will be of use both to the beginner and those already familiar with the traditional syllogistic logic . . . " Chapters include: Intro., Calculus of prepositions, Axiomatic method, Elements of the predicate calculus, Further developments, Appendix, Biblio., Exercises, Index. Book weight approx. 260g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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Aaland, Mikkel THE SWORD OF HEAVEN: A Five Continent Odyssey to Save the World
San Francisco, CA Travelers Tales 1999 1885211449 First Edition, 1st Impression Hardcover and Dustjacket Near Fine Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
xiii, + 262pp., small, b/white, chapter-heading, photographic illustrations. Book clean and square. Spine firm, nominal bump on heel. Leaves clean and unmarked. Pictorially-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn. A spiritual odyssey of a man's attempt to bring peace to the world by placing pieces of a sacred Shinto sword in key power spots around the world. Inspired by a mysterious Shinto priest, he travelled from Norway to the Philippines, Iceland to South Africa, facing fears of war and destruction, encountering Shinto religion, and learning to face life with an open heart... Book weight approx. 580g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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Abbey, Staton THE FORD TEN AND PREFECT HANDBOOK
London Isaac Pitman 1953 4th Edition, 2nd. Impression Quarter Cloth Hardcover Good+ 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
vii, + 104pp., b/white, photographic aerial-view frontis-piece, and numerous intext, instructive halftone plates, line-drawings and wiring diagrams, supported with tables and contemporary advertisements. Book clean. Cloth spine lightly frayed on head and heel. Printed, papered boards edgeworn and soiled. Original seller's stamp on ffep., a dab of white-out on same, otherwise minor flecks throughout text-block. Assuming the owner/reader has just basic knowledge in automobile operation, this book contains some quaint references among the contents, which include: Prelims., On the road, The law, Maintenance/Fault finding, Engine overhauls, Cooling system, Electrical, Fuel, Transmission, Cleaning/Storing, Facts and figures, Index. Book weight approx. 210g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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Abbey, Staton THE BOOK OF THE FORD CONSUL, ZEPHYR AND ZODIAC
London Pitman Publishing 1971 0273422448 1st Edition Thus Softcover Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
viii, + 118pp., b/white frontispiece. Intext illustrations: halftone plates, line-drawings, schematics and wiring diagrams. Book clean. Spine firm. Former owner's name felt-pen obliterated on halftitle page, otherwise minor creases, flecks, and wavy text-block edges. Illustrated card wrapper abraded, creased and edgeworn on both front and back. Originally published in 1958, and running to four editions under a slightly different title to this fifth edition, contents of this stand-alone volume in the 'Pitman Motorists' Library' series are concise, but most informative. Contents, covering Consul Marks I & II, Zephyr and Zodiac Marks I, II & III, include: Prelims., Maintenance, Decarb, Fuel System, Ignition and Electricals, Brakes & Clutch, Suspension-Steering-Tyres, Bodywork, Specs, Index. Book weight approx. 180g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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Abeyaratne, Hilary THE BUSH: The Story Of The Mornington Bush Nursing Hospital
Melbourne, Australia Hyland House 1993 1 875657 20 7 First Edition Hard Cover + D/J Fair+ Fair + Large 8vo
xiii + 127pp., errata label attached to xiii, blue cloth, candid b/w photographs throughout, illustrated eps., pictorial D/wrap. Book has some page warping [rear half only] The Victorian Bush Nursing Association was the source of these unique Community Hospitals, of which Mornington was one. Weight approx. 540g.
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Abplanalp, Arthur IN PERFECT SHAPE ALL YOUR LIFE
London Health for All Publishing Co. First Edition Quarter Cloth Hardback Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
No publication date [c. 1947]. 168pp., b/white intext illustrations throughout; halftone and line-drawn, the majority instructive. Book clean and square. Cloth spine firm, but bumped and faded on head and heel. Illustrated, papered boards bumped and nipped on foredge corners, otherwise light specks and soiling. Original seller's sticker on front pastedown, same seller's stamp on ffep., else leaves clean. No dustjacket. "Showing a safe, certain way to youthful slimness and vigorous health at any age" [using the advanced system of Swiss expert, Mr Abplanalp]. Contents include: Prelims., 18 chapters and Appendix [a compilation of testamonials]. Book weight approx. 420g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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Abrami, Janka 'ZAT IZZ APPLES, SIR'
Brunswick, Victoria, Australia Globe Press 1986 0959367195 First Edition Softcover Good+ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
xi, + 203pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Short inscription, signed by author on half-title page, otherwise leaves clean. Sketch-art illustrated [Sharman Fineberg] card wrapper lightly splayed and creased on upper foredge corner. Foxing flecked on rear [text] panel. Janka Abrami has written a moving account of a family of Polish Jews, the Hakari's, who on arriving in Melbourne via Israel in 1955, settle in South Melbourne, and begin the process of 'blending' into the Australian way of life...Contents include: Intro., Part 1: 19 chapters. Part 2: 14 chapters. Book weight approx. 310g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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Abramowitz, Rachel IS THAT A GUN IN YOUR POCKET?: The Truth About Female Power in Hollywood
U.S.A. Random House 2002 0375758690 2nd Impression Softcover Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
xvi, + 601pp., b/white photographic illustrations. Spine firm. Several previously dog-eared pages, otherwise leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper moderately edgeworn, scuffed, with reading crease, and small corner crease, to front panel. "The author interviewed the most powerful women in the movie-making business-from superstar actresses to independent directors-and together, their stories comprise a comprehensive history of women in Hollywood. Here, in their own candid words, are Jodie Foster, Penny Marshall, Dawn Steel, Sherry Lansing, Barbra Streisand, Nora Ephron, Meryl Streep, Jane Campion, and many others...An entertaining, in-depth look at women's struggles to succeed in Hollywood..." Contents include: Intro., 30 chapters, Epilogue, Notes, Acks., Index. Book weight approx. 590g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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Ackland, Joan [ed.] THE WHIRLING SPINDLE: An Anthology of Poetry By Women.
Melbourne, VIC, Australia National Council of Women of Victoria 1992 0959930116 First Edition Cloth Hardcover Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
x + 173pp. Book negligibly canted. Spine firm. Small spot and fingermarks on rear cover. No dust jacket. Inscription signed by editor on title-page, signed by four contributors on ffep, else leaves clean. Published in celebration of the 90th Anniversary of the Council. A short biography on each contributor at rear of book. Numerous entries, some having been previously published. Weight approx. 470gms.PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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Adair, Gilbert THE HOLY INNOCENTS
London Heinemann 1988 0434045780 First Edition Hardcover and Dustjacket Very Good + Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
154pp. Book clean and square. Vivid silver title on firm spine. Plain maroon boards undamaged. Leaves slightly browned, else unmarked. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket shelfworn only. The author's debut novel (having previously published criticism, and essays) is set in Paris in the Spring of 1968. Cinephiles Guillaume, his twin sister Danielle, and Matthew, an American student they have befriended, are denied their nightly 'fix' when a government minister orders the closure of the Cinematheque. Little by little they withdraw into their own universe of private games, ordeals, humiliation, sexual jousting . . . This scarce first novel was later rewritten and issued as 'The Dreamers', forming the basis of a film of the same name. Book weight approx. 405g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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Adair, John BY THE SWORD DIVIDED: Eyewitness Accounts of the English Civil War
U.K. Wrens Park Publishing 2001 0905778669 Illustrated Boards HB & DJ Near Fine Large 8vo
240pp., numerous intext, b/w illustrations throughout, some facsimile of historic documents. Book clean, square, spine firm. Leaves pristine. Art-illustrated gloss boards undamaged. Identically-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. First published in 1983, Century Publishing, later [1998] by Sutton Publishing. Compiled from various sources; contemporary memoirs, family histories, corrspondence, diaries and State papers of the period. Contents include: Preface, 15 chapters, Biblio., Index. Book weight approx. 670g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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Adair, Paul HITLER'S GREATEST DEFEAT: The Collapse of Army Group Centre, June 1944
London Arms and Armour Press 1994 1854092324 First Edition Hardcover and Dustjacket Near Fine Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
192pp., unpaginated [16 page], archivally-illustrated, b/w halftone plate section. Intext locality maps. Book clean, square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket trivially scuffed, otherwise very good. "It was indeed Hitler's worst defeat! . . . Hitler's obsession with holding ground dulled his strategic thinking...faced by a massive Soviet superiority, the hapless Army Group Centre lost some 30 irreplaceable divisions . . . " Contents include: Prelims., Intro., 21 chapters, Appendices x 9, Biblio., Index. Book weight approx. 550g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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Adams, Brian PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST: A Biography of William Dobell
Richmond, Victoria, Australia Hutchinson 1983 009148040X First Edition Hardcover and Dustjacket Good+ Good + 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
332pp., unpaginated colour-art plates throughout. Intext, candid and b/w art halftone plates. Book clean, square. Spine firm., gilt title there-on. Front free endpaper excised, small splash spot on block edge, otherwise leaves clean. Nominal shelfwear and bump on backstrip. Art-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket edgeworn, closed tears and creases. Tiny stain on foot of rear panel. The biography of Australian art icon, Sir William Dobell, b. 24 September 1899, Newcastle, N.S.W., d. 14 May 1970, Wangi, N.S.W. His prizes, awards and exhibition list cover several pages, but include three highly prestigious Archibald Prizes for Portraiture . . . Contents include: Prelims., 12 chapters, Postscript, Chapter notes, Prizes & Exhibitions, Dobell paintings in Australian Public Collections, Biblio., Index. Book weight approx. 1250g. [1.25KG.] **INTERNATIONAL BUYERS-THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POSTAGE CHARGES as it weighs over 1KG.** Please email for quote. NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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Adams, Chuck ABC's of BOWHUNTING: The Ultimate Hunting Challenge
Florida, U.S.A. American Archery Council Selfcover Staplebound Booklet Fair + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
No publication date [c.1970's]. 31pp., intext, b/w, instructional, demonstrative halftone and two-colour line drawings throughout. Staples firm. Evidence of mild dampstain on foot, light foxing specks and sticker ghost on duo-tone pictorial selfcover. This booklet has concise chapters on various aspects of bowhunting, viz: Try Bowhunting, What can you bowhunt?, Pick you hunting bow with care, The right arrow gets the game, Learn to shoot on the range, more. Booklet weight approx. 80gms.
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Adams, Douglas DIRK GENTLY'S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY
New York Simon and Schuster 1987 0671625829 First U.S. Edition, 1st Impression Hardcover and Dustjacket Very Good + Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
247pp. Book clean and square. Blue quarter-cloth spine, bright gilt title there-on. Plain black boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Paul Bacon), loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. A simple search, for a missing cat, by Private Detective Dirk Gently develops into a ghost-horror-detective-time travel-romantic comedy epic . . . more interested in telekinesis, quantum mechanics and lunch, our hero's task is not easy. Sadly for the cat . . . Douglas Adams, born in Cambridge, U.K., in 1952, died in 2001. Book weight approx. 460g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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Adams, Jessica ASTROLOVE : Dating, Mating and Relating
Australia Viking/Penguin 2006 067007022X First Australian Edition Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
viii, + 390pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has a short, soft crease to head of rear panel, otherwise as new. " . . . the indispensable new horoscope bible 'Astrolove', containing all the essential tips you need to peer into your love-life future. 'Astrolove' can help you time it right - and cope better, too, if the merde hits the fan. Designed for singles and couples of all sexual preferences, this book will tell you all you need to know about what's around the romance corner . . . " Book weight approx. 520g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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Adams, John & Roberts, Ray A PRIDE OF BENTLEYS
New Jersey Chartwel Books Hard Cover + D/J Good Good Large 4to
224pp., both book and jacket have 5mm. circular dent at bottom r/h corner & very minor scuffing head and foot. Slight browning to page ends. Mostly full colour, some b/w, illustrations throughout. Acquiring knowledge, a World War 1 Aircraft engine designer, Walter Owen Bentley designed and built his first 'Bentley' in 1919. His company flourished until taken over by 'Rolls Royce' in 1931. Documents in detail every model from the oldest, up to the current model [1978]. Weight approx. 1370g. **INTERNATIONAL BUYERS-THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POSTAGE CHARGES as it weighs over 1KG.** Please email for quote. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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Adams, Ken YOUR CHILD CAN BE TOP OF THE CLASS : A Parents' Guide
London Michael O'Mara Books 1997 1854792431 Revised Edition Hardcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
186pp., b/white line-drawn illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, slightest hint of browning to textblock edges. Illustrated gloss boards nominally scuffed. "Offers parents practical advice on how to tutor children at home, explaining how encouragement and support can give a child the confidence to excel at school . . . Includes tests and exercises to measure your child's progress in a new pattern of learning. " Contents include: Intro., How Children Learn, How Can I Help My Child To Learn, Your Child from: Five to Seven, Seven to Nine, Nine to Eleven, Conclusion, The National Curriculum, Index. Book weight approx. 395g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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Adams, Matt HUSTLERS, ESCORTS, AND PORN STARS: The Insider's Guide to Male Prostitution in America
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A. Insider's Guide 1999 0966579623 Second (Re-edited and Revised) Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
319pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has minimal edgewear only. The author has observed the male prostitution market for over two decades, and based his book on thousands of conversations and interviews with male prostitutes, their clients, and persons associated with the male adult sex industry. Comprehensive contents include: Foreword, Intro., 21 chapters over three sections. Book weight approx. 410g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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Adams, Richard THE LEGEND OF TE TUNA
London Sidgwick & Jackson 1986 0283993936 First Thus Hardcover and Dustjacket Very Good + Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
71pp., double-page, colour art plates, and b/white illustrations, by Ul de Rico. Book clean, square. Black boards lightly bumped at head. Leaves clean, negligibly browned at top edge. Art-illustrated (Ul de Rico), loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn only. Fascinated by the Polynesian legend of Hina, the beautiful goddess of the sky; Maui, the half-human, half-divine trickster-hero; and the feared Te Tuna, terrible giant eel of the ocean depths, author Richard Adams wrote this narrative poem which retells the greatest of South Sea Legends . . . Book weight approx. 300g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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Adams, Richard SHARDIK
New York Simon and Schuster 1974 0671220152 First U.S. Edition, 1st Impression Hardcover and Dustjacket Very Good + Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
604pp., colour, story-setting map endpapers (art by Rafael Palacios). Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over nominally bumped spine. Stylized art design over undamaged brown cloth boards. A discreet remainder stripe on textblock foot abutting spine, otherwise leaves clean. Art-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn, with short closed tears and slight tanning. Following his multi-award winning debut novel 'Watership Down', Richard Adams' 'Shardik' is "a fantasy of somber-indeed of tragic-character, centered upon the long-awaited reincarnation of the gigantic bear Shardik and his appearance among the Ortelgan people . . . " Contents include: 58 chapters, over seven 'books'. Book weight approx. 840g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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Adamson, Robert THE GOLDEN BIRD : New and Selected Poems
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Black Inc 2008 186395287X First Edition Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
xiii, + 306pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn. "'The Golden Bird' brings together the best of Robert Adamson's work from the last four decades, as well as many superb new poems. Selected and arranged by the author, it provides an accessible introduction to Australia's foremost lyric poet and an insight into the recurring themes that have shaped his remarkable body of work." Book weight approx. 345g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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Addison, Chris CAUTIONARY TALES for Grown-ups
Great Britain Hodder & Stoughton 2006 034092070X First Edition Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good + Very Good + Review Copy 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
104pp., b/white illustrations by Adam Howling, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Red boards undamaged. Publisher's review copy label affixed to lower ffep., otherwise leaves clean and unmarked. Art-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket negligibly edgeworn at head. "These are dark days. The world is seething with imbeciles and poltroons . . . Thank God for Chris Addison's 'Cautionary Tales for Grown-Ups' - a brilliant collection of wickedly funny verses that warn of the dangers of moronic modern behaviour from text-messaging to crash-dieting . . . " Numerous rhyming 'tales', including : Matthew, who only Texted, Amelia, who Threw a Cigarette Butt from a Car, The Mimsy-Gores, who Rode about Town in a 4x4, Melanie, who Speed Dated, Justin, an Arrogant Cyclist, Phillip, who Talked Only in Management Speak, Jeremy, a Wine Snob, Pat, who Tanned Herself to Death, and many more. Book weight approx. 250g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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Addley, Ken [Edited by] OCCUPATIONAL STRESS: A Practical Approach
Jordan Hill, Oxford, Great Britain Butterworth-Heinemann 1997 0750629487 First Edition Hardcover Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
xiv, + 335pp., intext figures, tables and 'slides'. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Two discreet library stamps on several leaves, light stains on pastedowns, otherwise leaves clean. Illustrated gloss boards lightly bumped on foredge corners. With an impressive list of multi-disciplinary contributors, the book begins with a comprehensive introduction to the causes, recognition and effects of stress, before discussing prevention, coping and health considerations. It is reinforced with a sample stress policy, questionnaires, advice on holding stress seminars, and more. Contents include: Prelims., 8 chapters, Appendix 1: Questionnaires. Appendix 2: Overhead projector slides. Appendix 3: Useful addresses. Index. Book weight approx. 700g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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Adnam, Chris A CHILDHOOD ON WONGA: A Past Reflection in Verse of a Childhood on the 'Wonga' , the Ancient Aboriginal Dreaming Place Along the Yarra.
Australia Commodore Press 0646109618 First Edition Stiff Card Paperback Very Good Large 8vo Signed by Author
No publication date [circa 1992], 88pp., b/w halftone illustrations, sketches and line drawings throughout. Book square, leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has short crease, dent and bumped corners, else good. Signed on title page by author, who has resided in the area from birth. This book of verse is a respectful testimony to the 'Wonga' Aboriginals who hunted and performed ceremonies in the area for the last 30,000 years. Book weight approx. 250g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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Agostini, Mike FAMILY FITNESS
Auckland, New Zealand Cassell New Zealand 1978 0908572069 1st N.Z. Large Format Softcover Very Good + 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
111pp., intext, b/w demonstrative half-tone plates, tables and graphs throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated stiff card wrapper nominally faded on spine, otherwise very good. Family health and fitness advice from former Olympic medallist: Mike Agostini. Contents include: Prelims., Fit for what?, Human body, Testing, Fitness sytems, Nutrition, Diet, Exercises, Planning, Training programmes, Glossary. Book weight approx. 500g.
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Agostini, Mike DEATH : The Ultimate Orgasm?
Rose Bay, NSW, Australia Vaucluse Press 2003 0975092308 First Edition Softcover Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
xviii, + 334pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper mildly scuffed. "What happens when you die? . . . In this book a number of people, mainly in Australia, tell of their own personal near death experiences . . . Includes: after-death communications; children's stories about death and reincarnation, true ghost stories; fortune-telling and precognition; prophetic dreams; miracle cures . . . " Book weight approx. 490g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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Agostini, Mike (Compiled/Edited by) XIIth COMMONWEALTH GAMES. Brisbane 1982
Sydney, Australia Australian Broadcasting Commission 1982 0642975426 First Edition Softcover Booklet, Staplebound Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
96pp., unpaginated 16 page colour plate section, plus b/white halftone plates throughout. Saddle-stitch, staple-bound format. Staples firm. Pictorially-illustrated (colour and b/white) limp wrapper mildly scuffed and edgeworn. Published for the (then) forthcoming XIIth Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane, Australia, Sept 30-Oct 9, 1982. It includes highlights and stats from previous games, the Broadcast Team, Games, Schedule, Australian Medal Tally 1911-1978, more. Booklet weight approx. 120g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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Agostini, Mike [compiled by] ABC OLYMPIC BOOK. Montreal 1976
Sydney Australian Broadcasting Commission 1976 0642972265 First Edition Staplebound Booklet Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
96pp., unpaginated [8 page] action-illustrated, colour-plate section. Intext, also action-illustrated, b/white halftone plates. Book clean. Staples clean and holding firmly. Leaves nominally tanned, otherwise minor speck on foot. Pictorially-illustrated [a very young Steve Holland and Jenny Turrall] limp wrapper lightly edgeworn. B/white halftone portraits of ABC Sport staff on inner rear wrap. A preview booklet of the [then] upcoming 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics, fondly remembered, I suspect, by some...Contents include: Sport Stats and Olympic Schedule, Every 20 Years, Stars to Watch in Montreal, Broadcasts, Australian Medallists in Each Games. Booklet weight approx. 130g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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Ah Ket, Gregory HOW TO BUILD A MUD BRICK HOUSE : A Step-By-Step Guide
South Yarra, VIC, Australia Lloyd O'Neil Pty Ltd 1985 085550532X First Edition Hardcover and Dustjacket Very Good Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
140pp., eight pages of colour, plus b/white halftone photographic illustrations, and b/white diagrams, throughout. Book clean. Spine firm. Mild shelfwear to tan boards. Scattered, faint foxing to textblock head, otherwise leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket minimally edgeworn and scuffed. A step-by-step guide to building a mud brick house, to your own design . . . Covers everything from choosing a location, selecting the structural system, plans and permits, planning the interior, soil testing, making mud bricks, foundations and footings, laying and finishing walls, choosing the roofing system, installing services, fireplaces and chimneys. Includes Bibliography and Index. Book weight approx. 630g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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Aiken, Joan EMMA WATSON: The Watsons Completed
London Victor Gollancz 1996 0575062711 First British Hardcover and Dustjacket Very Good + Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
221pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Backstrip lightly bumped on head and heel. Art-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn, plus small splash-stain on rear. Many of Jane Austen's legions of readers have been irked by the knowledge that, after writing seventeen and a half thousand words of 'The Watsons', Jane Austen abandoned the work. Joan Aiken, having previously produced 'Jane Austen Entertainments', has accepted the challenge: Tell the Watson story, one she accepted with aplomb . . . Book weight approx. 460g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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Airey, Graham J. THE PROPERTY INVESTOR'S HANDBOOK
Elsternwick, Victoria Wrightbooks 1989 1875857621 2nd Impression Softcover Good+ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
x, + 262pp., intext, cartoon-style illustrations, plus tables and graphs. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves lightly tanned, former owner's name on title page. Pictorially-illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn and creased. "Written in a straightforward, easy-to-read style this comprehensive handbook covers every aspect of investing in all types of property in Australia..." Multi-chaptered [18], Appendices, Glossary and Index. Book weight approx. 500g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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Ajani, Judith THE FOREST WARS
Victoria, Australia Melbourne University Press 2007 0522854192 First Edition Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
v, + 362pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Small felt-pen mark to lower textblock edge, otherwise leaves unmarked. Pictorially-illustrated card wrapper has small, soft corner crease to front panel, else nominally scuffed. " . . . forest expert Judith Adjani contends that Australia in is the enviable position of being able to meet nearly all its wood needs from economically superior plantations . . . There is no irreconcilable conflict between development and environment. So why do the major parties not have coherent forest policies? . . . " Contents include: Prelims., 15 chapters over 4 'parts', Glossary, Notes, Biblio., Index. Book weight approx. 490g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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Akhmatova, Anna WAY OF ALL THE EARTH (Translated by D.M.Thomas)
London Secker & Warburg 1979 First Thus Original Cloth Hardcover Very Good + Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
95pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Bright gilt title over nominally bumped, original brown cloth. Leaves clean. Printed, loose-plastic protected dustjacket price-clipped, lightly edgeworn and scuffed, random splotches on flaps, plus a price label on front flap. Translated from the Russian by D.M. Thomas. Primary text used was the two-volume 'Akhmatova: Sochineniya' (Inter-Language Literary Associates, Second Ed., 1967-68), edited by G.P.Struve, et al. Contents include: Prelims., Intro., From: Evening, Rosary, White Flock, Plantain, Anno Domini, Reed, Seventh Book, more. Anna Akhmatova was born in 1889, and died in 1966. Book weight approx. 246g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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Akutagawa, Ryunosuke EXOTIC JAPANESE STORIES: The Beautiful and the Grotesque
New York Liveright Publishing 1964 1st. U.S. Edition, Hard Cover + D/J Very Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
431pp., unpaginated colour and b/w plate illustrations throughout by Masakazu Kuwata. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Former owner's name/date on ffep., else leaves clean. Theme illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket negligibly edgeworn, marks and scuff on rear panel, small insect damage hole on foredge, else good. "16 unusual tales and unforgettable images". Translated by Takashi Kojima and John McVittie. Book weight approx. 880g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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Alcorn, Nancy MERCY MOVES MOUNTAINS
Nashville, TN Mercy Ministries of America 2000 [Limited Advance Edition] Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
xv, + 223pp., book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Pictorial card wrapper mildly splayed and bumped on foredge corners, otherwise very good. A 'Limited Advance Edition': Stories of inspiration, where-by a faith and belief in God has raised the spirit and quality of life for the Christians whose stories are related in this volume . . . Contents include: Intro., 12 individual stories, Works in progress, Where do we go from here? Book weight approx. 380g.
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Aldrich, Robert GREATER FRANCE: A History of French Overseas Expansion
U.K. Macmillan 1996 0333567404 First Edition Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
x, + 369pp., 6 b/white maps. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (detail from French colonial recruiting poster) card wrapper has minimal edgewear, small bump to spine, only. In this stand-alone volume in the 'European Studies Series' the author, associate professor Robert Aldrich, has drawn on the most up-to-date research and theories to provide a comprehensive and vibrant account of France's imperial adventure, "from the sands of the Sahara to the jungles of equatorial Africa, from the lush rice paddies of Indochina to the legendary isles of Polynesia . . . " Contents include: Preface, Maps, Intro: Reading and Writing about The Colonies, Prologue: The First Overseas Empire, chapters 1-8, Epilogue: After the Empire, Notes, Bibliographical Essay, Index. Book weight approx. 490g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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Aldridge, James THE LAST EXILE
London Hamish Hamilton 1961 First Edition Hardcover and Dustjacket Very Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
790pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm, vivid silver title there-on. Red boards undamaged. Lower margin damage (creased; plus one with biopredation) on several leaves, otherwise very good. Art-illustrated (P. Youngman-Carter) loose-plastic protected dustjacket edgeworn, with jagged tears and creases, plus minor fading on spine. Action thriller set in Egypt during and after the Suez crisis. By 1956 few Englishmen are left in the country. One exception is the mysterious and problematic Captain Scott, who works for the Egyptian Government Survey. He had previously been court-martialled while in the British Eighth Army, remaining in Egypt after the war . . . Book weight approx. 810g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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