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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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HANDBOOK 2004 : Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE)
Parkville, VIC, Australia ATSE (Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering) 2004 First Edition Softcover Very Good + 8vo (large)
xiv, + 286pp., b/white thumbnail photographic images throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, reading crease there-on. Leaves clean. Gloss card wrapper minimally edgeworn and scuffed only. " . . . a ready reference, for use by the Fellows of the Academy, on all essential aspects of ATSE operations through calendar year 2004." Book weight approx. 700g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO 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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THE COLLECTION 1978-80 Burnie Art Gallery
Australia 1980 First Edition Staplebound Booklet Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
32pp., b/white art illustrations, throughout. Booklet clean. Staples firm, some inner rusting. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has small sticker ghost, light marks to plain rear panel. "Real growth and consolidation of a collection at Burnie has only occurred since 1978 when a permanent art gallery building was completed . . . " Introduction: Stephen Rainbird, Director, October, 1980. Booklet weight approx. 80g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO 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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OUR WATER MARK : Australians Making a Difference in Water Reform
Melbourne, VIC, Australia The Victorian Women's Trust 2007 0646475614 First Edition, First Impression Softcover Very Good + 8vo [Oblong/Landscape format)
168pp., blue/white illustrations throughout. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper mildly scuffed only. This publication is the culmination of the 'Watermark Project', which commenced in the year 2000 with an aim to increase 'water literacy' in the hope of achieving deep cultural change in regards to water management. Book weight approx. 660g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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QUESTIONS ON GERMAN HISTORY : Paths to Parliamentary Democracy
Bonn German Bundestag Public Relations Division 1998 3924521964 English Edition (5th, Revised) Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
507pp., some colour, mostly b/white illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, fine reading crease there-on. Previous owner's gift inscription to title page, otherwise leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. Two folded charts in plastic pocket attached to inside rear cover. Catalogue for the Historical Exhibition in the Deutscher Dom in Berlin. Contents include: Foreword, Intro., 8 chapters, Chronology (Around 1800-1996), Acks., Planning and Implementation, Room Plan of the Exhibition, Charts. Book weight approx. 1.11 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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TOYOTA LANDCRUISER : HJ Series Diesel 1980-1990. Manual No 502
Sydney, N.S.W., Australia Gregory's Automotive Publications/Universal Press 1994 0855666595 Tenth Reprint Hardcover Very Good + 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
320pp., b/white illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, lightly bumped on foot. Leaves clean. Illustrated gloss boards negligibly scuffed only. HJ Series Diesel 1980-1990. Wagon, Utility, Hardtop, Cab Chassis. HJ 47, HJ 60, HJ 61, HJ 75. 3980cc (2H). 3890cc (12H-T). Expanded 4WS Service and Repair Manual. Numerous contents cover tools, lubrication and maintenance, wheels and tyres, roadside trouble shooting, engine, cooling system, fuel system, clutch, manual transmission, automatic transmission, rear axle, front axle, steering, front suspension, rear suspension, brakes, electrical system, body, plus supplement, conversion tables, and index. Book weight approx. 970g. **BUYERS outside Australia -THIS ITEM 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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THE HISTORY OF THE EASTERN GOLF CLUB
Collingwood, Victoria, Australia Flashprint Australia 2005 First Edition Hardcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
109pp., several colour, mostly b/white, illustrations throughout; photographs, plans, archival material, etc. . Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated gloss boards negligibly scuffed only. A history of The Eastern Golf Club (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), commencing with the history of the old property and homestead of 'Tullamore' (the foundation of the current course and clubhouse), and progressing through the various stages of development . . . Book weight approx. 500g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO 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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(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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(Collingwood residents) IN THOSE DAYS : Collingwood Remembered
Victoria, Australia Carringbush Regional Library, in Association with Collingwood City Council 0959237917 Second Edition Softcover Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
64pp., plus two-page Index of Names. B/white historic illustrations throughout. Book clean, Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has a soft vertical crease to front and rear panels, minor edgewear. " . . . the story of an industrial suburb, on the fringe of the City of Melbourne, told by people who have lived there most of their lives. Nearly all were born before the Great War, many are in their seventies and eighties. Their recollections, transcribed from taped interviews, are of the ordinary fabric of life in Collingwood; memories of work and play, of shopping and family life, of local faces and places as well as the Wars and the Depression . . . " Book weight approx. 260g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO 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) WORD UP
Crows Nest, N.S.W., Australia ABC Books 1991 0733301517 First Edition Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
47pp., duo-tone photographic and art illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn and indented. "Word Up was a competition run by Triple J, which invited entries of prose, poetry, rap, rhyme and rave from young writers all over Australia. The best of the entries were performed and produced for radio and then broadcast. A selection of these young writers' works is included in this anthology . . . " Book weight approx. 140g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Contributors) NEEM : A Tree for Solving Global Problems
Washington, D.C., U.S.A. National Academy Press 1998 0309046866 Third Printing Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
ix, + 141pp., b/white photographic illustrations, and figures, intext. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn and indented, soft corner crease to front panel. Report of an Ad Hoc Panel of the Board on Science and Technology for International Development National Research Council. "Neem is a fascinating tree. On the one hand, it seems to be one of the most promising of all plants and may eventually benefit every person on the planet . . . " Contents include: Foreword, 10 chapters, Appendixes: A-E, The BOSTID Innovation Program, BOSTID Publications. Book weight approx. 260g. 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) Frank Cusack AUSTRALIAN GHOST STORIES
Melbourne, VIC, Australia Heinemann 1967 First Edition Hardcover and Dustjacket Very Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
xiv, + 177pp., purple tinted endpapers. Four b/white, unpaginated, halftone plate sections (all called-for plates extant and attched). Book clean and square. Spine firm, lightly bumped. Plain black boards very good. Leaves clean. Illustrated (editor portrait on rear panel), loose-plastic protected dustjacket edgeworn, with several nips and closed tears, else lightly scuffed. A collection of Australian ghost stories compiled by noted journalist and educator, Frank Cusack. Contents include: Prelims., Acks., Introduction, 9 stories. Book weight approx. 410g. 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: Lucy Kealey) (Photography By: Marie Raccanello, et al.) . . . AN INVITATION : Griffith, New South Wales, Australia
Griffith, NSW, Australia The Nardo Collection 2005 0646434357 First Edition Hardcover And Dustjacket Near Fine Very Good + 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
192pp., illustrated throughout: colour and b/white halftone plates, contemporary (Marie Raccanello and Lucia Ballestrin) plus several historic illustrations (Griffith City Library, with permission). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Plain black boards undamaged. Text-block pristine. Monochrome, pictorially-illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. Through the camera lens of two talented photographers, ' . . . An Invitation GRIFFITH' is a visual celebration of a unique regional Australian city, telling its story from early beginnings to modern success, and future prosperity . . . Contents include: Prelims., various chapters, Sponsors, Image Directory, Sources. Book weight approx. 1.38 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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(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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(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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(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) 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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(Numerous Contributors) Department of Enployment, Education and Training National Professional Development Program (NPDP) Project. CHANGE & CHALLENGE IN HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION : A Collection of Papers on Subject Discipline Renewal in the Health and Physical Education Learning Area
Australia The Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) 1996 1863520120 First Edition Softcover Very Good + 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
ix, + 106pp., b/white figures and diagrams intext. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed soft card wrapper has negligible edgewear, small sticker ghost to rear panel. "This collection of papers focuses on subject matter within the health and physical education learning area and was generated through a Department of Employment, Education and Training National Professional Development Program (NPDP) Project. The project organisers argued that certain factors influenced the need for, and development of, subject discipline renewal in the learning area . . . " Contributors include: David Kirk, Mary Louise O'Connor, Helen Spork, Jim Smith, Holly Frail, Karen Inge, Gayle DiPietro and Bernie Marshall, Gordon Tait, Marilyn Poole, Peter Gourlay, Wendy Patton, Garth Read, Robin Small, Bruce Abernethy, Richard Tinning and Sara Glover, Terry Kearney, Irene Opper and Margaret Rankin. Book weight approx. 360g. 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 military 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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(Selected and with an Introduction by: George Low) COMMANDO : Anzacs At War. The Best 12 Anzac War Stories Ever
Australia Harper Collins 2007 073228600X First Australian Edition, 1st Impression Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
783pp., b/white 'comic book' illustrations throughout. Attached ribbon bookmark, which is frayed at end. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves pristine. Art-illustrated soft cover negligibly scuffed, small, soft corner crease to rear panel. " . . . the brilliantly drawn strips in this classic collection range from sub-hunting sorties in the Pacific, through jungle island combat against merciless soldiers from the Land of the Rising Sun, to commando raids in the North African desert, flak-peppered bombing runs on Germany and Ramboesque fighting in Vietnam . . . " 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) ROLLS ROYCE LIMITED : The Jet Engine
Derby, England Rolls-Royce Limited (Aero Divison 1973 Third Revised Edition, Reprint Softcover Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
229pp., colour plate, schematic frontis leaf (2 x 2 designs), plus numerous intext line-drawn schematic diagrams (some multi-coloured), several half-tone plates, tables, graphs and formulae. Book clean and square. Spine firm and uncreased. Foredges have in-production round-cornering. Pictorially-illustrated gloss card wrapper significantly creased on rear wrap, else very good. Several leaves minimally moisture marked on upper foredge corner, otherwise text-block unmarked. Publication Ref. T.S.D. 1302; Revised 3rd Edition. "This book has been written to provide a simple and self-contained description of the working and underlying principles of the aero gas turbine engine." Contents include: Prelims., Introduction, 23 chapters ('Parts'). Book weight approx. 755g. 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 advertisements 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) 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) SOUVENIR EYRE HIGHWAY GUIDE. (Commonwealth Games, Perth, Western Australia, 1962)
Australia Australian Automobile Association (A.A.A.) 1962 First Edition Softcover (Staplebound) Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
40pp., illustrated throughout: two-colour and b/white sketch-illustrations, halftone plates, city street maps (Adelaide/Perth), plus point-to-point distance maps. Saddle-stitched, staple-bound format. Staples firm, but slightly rusted. Leaves clean, very faintly splotched. Duo-tone, halftone plate illustrated (inner & outer) card wrapper lightly soiled, and bumped on upper foredge corner. Issued via various state 'constituents' of the A.A.A. (this copy via the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria), this guide was issued to club members proposing to travel the Eyre Highway, Adelaide to Perth, for the latter's hosting of the Commonwealth Games, November 11 to December 1, 1962. Includes traffic regulations, strip maps, concise Commonwealth Games programme, Eyre Highway, hints and tips on travel needs. Item weight approx. 90g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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(Staff Writers) HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ABC
Australia No Details (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Softcover Booklet, Staplebound Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
No publication date (c. 1988). Unstated edition. 20pp. saddle-stitched, staple-bound format. B/white halftone plate illustrations throughout, mostly archival. Booklet clean. Staples tight. Art-illustrated (The Design Shop) limp wrapper softly creased on upper foredge corner, plus a light splotch stain on rear wrap. A concise history of the Australian national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, widely known by the acronym 'ABC'. Contents include: The advent of radio, TV and the development of the ABC, Birth of te4h ABC, Early Years, Early Programs, War Years, Post-War Years, Television, The Sixties and Seventies, The Eighties, Chronology, Index. Booklet weight approx. 60g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO 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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(The Francis Frith Collection) PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORIES OF DEVON & CORNWALL
Wiltshire, England The Francis Frith Collection (Selectabook) 1996 1859370217 First Edition Softcover Very Good + 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
111pp.., plus Index. Sepia-toned photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Photographically-illustrated (Clovelly, Main Street, 1894) card wrapper negligibly scuffed. A stand-alone volume in the 'Photographic Memories Series'. "The images in this series have been selected only from the Frith archive, which is world renowned for the quality and clarity of its photographs . . . in this book, as we make circular tours of these two counties, you will find much of beauty and tranquillity . . . " Book weight approx. 460g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO 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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(Various) LITTLE BOOK OF ELVES & FAIRIES
Milsons Point, N.S.W., Australia Random House Australia 2001 1740517717 First Thus Pictorial Gloss Boards Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
64pp., colour, and b/white, art-illustrations throughout by renowned artist Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated gloss boards negligibly scuffed. "With its exciting mix of poems and stories, this book will draw you into the fantasy world of fairies and elves . . . The book is illustrated with the enchanting paintings, and pen-and-ink drawings, of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, the famous painter of fairies and Fairyland, who spent most of her life in Australia . . . " Book weight approx. 227g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Various) THE BEST LOVE STORIES OF 2011 (Melanie Milburne, Lindsay Armstrong, Michelle Douglas, Natalie Anderson, Sophia James)
Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia Harlequin Mills and Boon 2011 1742776825 Second Australian Paperback Edition Softcover Very Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
1125pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn. "5 breathtaking romances short-listed for Australia's premier romance award." Includes - 'The Doctor's Rebel Knight', Melanie Milburne (Medical). 'The Socialite and The Cattle King', Lindsay Armstrong (Sexy). 'The Cattleman, The Baby and Me', Michelle Douglas (Sweet Romance). 'Hot Boss, Boardroom Mistress', Natalie Anderson (Sexy). 'One Unashamed Night', Sophia James (Historical). Book weight approx. 520g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Various) Selected and Illustrated By Michael Hague THE BOOK OF FAIRIES
United States Harper Collins 2000 0688108814 First Edition (Stated), First Impression Hardcover and Dustjacket Very Good + Very Good + 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall Michael Hague
125pp., colour-art, and b/white line drawn, illustrations throughout, plus pastedowns and endpapers, by Michael Hague. Book clean, square. Spine firm, red title there-on. Blue boards have light bump to lower corner at rear. Art-illustrated (Hague), loose-plastic protected dustjacket has corresponding small, soft crease to lower rear panel, otherwise undamaged. "In his illustrations for this rich and varied collection, Michael Hague, one of America's most beloved painters of fantasy, creates a fabled world that belongs to the fairies . . . " Contents include a selection of stories and verse by J.M.Barrie, Hans Christian Anderson, Christina Rosetti, M. Wallace-Dunlop and M. Rivette-Carnac, Charlotte-Rose Caumont de la Force, William Allingham, more, plus Notes. Book weight approx. 610g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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(Visible Ink Collective) ALCHEMY : Visible Ink 11
Melbourne, VIC, Australia RMIT Professional Writing and Editing/department of Creative Media 2000 0864590695 First Edition Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
130pp., b/white illustrations by Peter Christmas Savieri and Dee Rimbaud. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper nominally scuffed only. A stand-alone title in the Visible Ink Anthology series. "Playful, contemplative and macabre, this year's Visible Ink anthology is a powerful text on the nature of relationships:between humans, and between humans and insects, birds and things less benign. Reading, one is transported to new and memorable terrain." Contents include: Foreword, Introduction, 21 contributions, Notes on the Contributors. Book weight approx. 250g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO 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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Abrams, Douglas Carlton THE LOST DIARY OF DON JUAN
London Weidenfeld & Nicholson 2007 0297851705 Uncorrected Proof Copy Softcover Very Good + Uncorrected Bound Proof 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
x, + 308pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Fine pen stripe to head and foot of textblock. Printed card wrapper negligibly scuffed. The life and exploits of Don Juan, in the 'words' of the great lover himself . . . Includes Editor's Note. Book weight approx. 400g. 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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Ackland-Snow, Nicola, Brett, Nathan and Williams, Steven FLY : The Art of the Club Flyer
London Thames & Hudson 1996 0500279098 First Edition Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Unpaginated (96 pages), colour illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. Foreword by Ashley Beedle, Introduction by Nathan Brett. "In your face, sexy, rebellious, ironic, escapist, flirtatious, voyeuristic . . . These are the keynotes of the whole new genre of graphic design inspired by dance club flyers. 'Underground' has become mainstream, club culture is big business and a way of life for a generation, and the once-flimsy flyers are hailed as ART . . . " Book weight approx. 450g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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Acton, Harold MEMOIRS OF AN AESTHETE
London Hamish Hamilton 1984 0241113733 First Thus Softcover Good+ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
416pp., plus 8 page, b/white, photographically-illustrated section. Book clean, square. Reading crease to spine. Previous owner's details to author biog. page, else leaves clean and unmarked, albeit slightly tanned at edges. Soft in-production crease to inner edge of several leaves. Art-illustrated (drawing of Harold Acton by Pruna, 1925) card wrapper mildly edgeworn and scuffed, soft corner crease to front and rear panel. First published 1948, Methuen, Great Britain. First published in this edition, 1984. "In this remarkable book, Harold Acton writes a witty and vivid account of the first thirty-five years of his life from his boyhood among the international colony of dilettanti in Florence before the First World War, to his maturity when he discovered his spiritual home in Peking before the old Chinese culture was destroyed by Chairman Mao. Between the two he was one of the brilliant generation up at Oxford just after the war and afterwards moved to Paris where he knew many of the literary and artistic figures of the time. It is an outstanding memoir, deservedly regarded as a classic." 17 chapters, plus Index. Book weight approx. 390g. 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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Adair, Robin THE GHOST OF WATERLOO : An Intriguing Murder Mystery
Camberwell, VIC, Australia Michael Joseph/Penguin 2011 1921518480 First Edition, Second Impression Softcover Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
viii, + 337pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. "Sydney 1828. All is not well. The young settlement is shaken by a daring bank robbery and a spate of murders. At the Governor's command, Nicodemus Dunne - a disgraced London thief-taker who is now the Running Patterer, a news-hawker roaming the streets of Sydney - sets out to discover the truth . . . will keep you guessing right to its dramatic ending." Book weight approx. 400g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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Adam-Smith, Patsy ROMANCE OF VICTORIAN RAILWAYS
Australia Rigby 1980 0727012037 First Edition Hardcover and Dustjacket Very Good Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
167pp., plus 2 x 8 page, colour, photographically-illustrated sections. B/white, photographically-illustrated endpapers, plus b/white illustrations throughout. Book clean. Spine firm, mildly canted. Plain grey boards minimally shelfworn and bumped on foot. Leaves clean. B/white, photographically-illustrated endpapers. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket has tiny closed tear to spine fold at head, otherwise very good. "Full of lively anecdotes and factual accounts, Patsy Adam-Smith's book shows how the railway family of drivers, guards, stationmasters and stationmistresses, fettlers, navvies and others were bound together by a special loyalty for their way of life . . . Covers many of the important events in the development of Victoria's railway system . . . " Contents include: Introduction, 11 chapters. Book weight approx. 755g. 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, James SECRET ARMIES : The Full Story of S.A.S., Delta Force, & Spetsnaz
London Hutchinson 1987 0091734525 First Edition Hardcover and Dustjacket Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
(vi) + 440pp., unpaginated b/white halftone plate sections (with several very confronting photographs). Book clean and square. Vivid silver title over lightly bumped spine. Plain black boards undamaged. A former owner's name on ffep., else textblock clean. Pictorially-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket price-clipped, and minimally edgeworn only. A loose chronicle of some of the successes (and sometimes failures) of several of the world's elite special operations forces. Contents include: Prelims., Note, Acks., Introduction, plus 9 other 'Parts', Notes, Definitions, Glossary, Bibliography, Appendix, Index. Book weight approx. 675g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO 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, 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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