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[Various Authorities] BINGO BOYS & POODLE FAKERS : A Curious Compendium of Historical Slang Collected from the Best Authorities
London The Folio Society 2007 First Thus Hardcover Near Fine Clare Mackie
x, + 117pp. Entries listed alphabetically, with delightful colour-art chapter-heading illustrations, by Clare Mackie, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and crisp. Illustrated boards negligibly scuffed only. "The primary purpose of this compendium is to amuse and entertain . . . Precedence has been given to words and meanings now redundant . . . It reaches from Shakespearean England to the Second World War, and represents a multitude of forms: Mumpers' Talk, Peddlars' French and thieves' cant, society slang, schoolboy jargon, circus patois and the distinctive argots of soldiers, sailors and Oxbridge students, amongst others . . . While British idiom necessarily predominates, there is a smattering of Australian, New Zealand and North American examples . . . " Book weight approx. 300g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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Various Authors DAWNFIRE: Selections from Some Modern Australian Poets
Thornbury, Victoria John Cremin First Edition Cloth Covered Hardback Fair+
72pp., np publication date [circa 1942], book square, corners bumped, minor frayed corners, spots and stains on cloth. Paper title labels affixed there-on. No dustjacket. Leaves clean. Contributions of 1940's contemporary Australian poets: Myall O'Mallee, Goola Hartstein, Kathleen Watson, Garry Lyle, Mona Brand, Flexmore Hudson, Harry Hooten. Book weight approx. 250g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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[Various] FAMOUS DETECTIVE STORIES Vol.5 No.6 May, 1951
Sydney Frank Johnson 1951 Staplebound Softcover Good+
64pp. Staples firm. Magazine square. Paper wrapper only slightly edgeworn, a few fingermarks and a former owner name. Leaves uniformly acidic with random fingermarks. True Crime short stories by various authors relating crimes from Australia and New Zealand. Weight approx. 120g.
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[Various contributors] LAURIE'S LUCKY DIP: A Miscellany from Divers Pens
London Werner Laurie 1951 First Edition Quarter Cloth Hardback & DJ Very Good Very Good
102pp., several intext, b/w sketch illustrations. Book clean, square. Cloth backstrip firm, patinated gilt title there-on. Printed boards nominally specked. Text-block flecked on edges, otherwise slightly acidic. Art-illustrated [Roy Sanford], loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn, tiny nips and specks, partially U.V. affected on spine. 'Laurie's Lucky Dip' is a selection of extracts, each complete in itself, of eleven authors who have appeared under the Werner Laurie imprint. Representative of the publisher's stable, they are [alphabetically]: Denzil Batchelor, E.C.Bentley, John Keir Cross, R.F.Delderfield, Henry Longhurst, Ruth Manning-Sanders, Guy de Maupassant [in the famous translation of Marjorie Laurie], Donald Peers, Wilfred Pickles, R.C.Robertson-Glasgow, and Upton Sinclair. Book weight approx. 200g. 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 / 9780958649537 First Edition Softcover Very Good +
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 Writers SHORT BIOGRAPHIES FOR THE PEOPLE, Vol 3
London The Religious Tract Society 1886 Printed Original Cloth Board Fair
12 x 16pp., chapters, each written by a different author. This volume covers Wilberforce, Sidney, Bacon and others.Each chapter is preceded by a line engraving of the subject. "Suitable for Family Reading, Sunday Schools, Congregational Libraries, and young Men's Associations." Weight approx. 430g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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Various Authors SHORT BIOGRAPHIES OF THE PEOPLE, Vol.4
London The Religious Tract Society 1887 Printed Original Cloth Board Fair
12x16pp. chapters, each written by a different author- this vol. covers Chalmers, Livingstone, Faraday, and others. Each chapter is preceded by a line engraving of the subject. "Suitable for Family Reading, Sunday Schools, Congregational Libraries, and Young Men's Associations." Weight approx. 430g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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Various Writers SHORT BIOGRAPHIES OF THE PEOPLE, Vol.7
London The Religious Tract Society 1890 Printed Original Cloth Board
12 x 16pp. chapters, each one written by a different author. This volume covers Lincoln, Parry, Moffat and others. Each chapter preceded by a line engraving of the subject. "Suitable for Family Reading, Sunday School, Congregational Libraries, and Young Men's Associations." Weight approx. 430g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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[Various] STORIES FOR SCHOOLBOYS: Great Stories for Boys
U.K. The Children's Press Illust. Side-Stapled Hardcover Good.
No publication date [c.1930]. No pagination [76]. B/w, intext, sketch illustrations throughout. Book square. Staples firm. Leaves acidic [browned], and brittle. Inscription, dated Xmas 1933, on title page. Illustrated [D.C. Eyles, 29- Boys Playing Football, Boy With Scarf], papered boards very slightly edgeworn and a small chip [match-head size] missing from head of backstrip. Contributing authors include: Bohun Lynch, Edwin Wooton, Walter Wood, Alastair Kennedy, A.L.Haydon, Percy Dent, Gustin Aish. Book weight approx. 390g.
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[Various contributors]. [Edited by] Dempster, Keith WILDLIFE IN SOUTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA
Sydney Australian Broadcasting Commission Staplebound Softcover Good.
84pp. n.d. [c.1969]. Intext, b/white halftone illustrations. Book clean, square. Staples firm. Leaves clean, albeit acidic. Monochrome, illustrated limp wrapper slightly browning on spine, otherwise good. Based on a series of 12 ABC Radio Talks, each by an expert in their respective field[s]...Contents include: Cape Barren Goose [D.F. Dorword]. Fur Seal [R.M. Warneke]. Leadbeater's Possum [R.M. Warneke]. The Potoroo [J.H. Seebeck]. The Echidna [E.H.M. Ealey]. Bats [Elery Hamilton-Smith]. Helmeted Honeyeater [Jack Hyett]. Kangaroos [J.K. Dempster]. The Tiger Cat and the Native Cat [John Nelson]. Frogs [Murray Littlejohn]. The Lyre Bird [Miss Ina Watson]. The Integrity of the Environment [A. Dunbavin Butcher]. Book weight approx. 90gms.
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Edited By David Donald, et al [various contributors] WINGS OF FAME. The Journal of Classic Combat Aircraft. Volume 5
London Aerospace Publishing 1996 1874023913 / 9781874023913 First Edition Hardcover Very Good +
160pp., intext illustrations throughout: photographic colour and b/white, with schematic foldouts and colour-art by various artists. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Pictorial, gloss boards nominally bumped. An interesting, stand-alone volume [5] on military aircraft, both past and present. Contents include: Skoshi Tiger, On Ice-Antarctic Operations, Vought F-8 Crusader, Spitfire Spyplanes, German Jet VTOL, FMA 1. Ae. 30 NAMCU, A-4 Skyhawk Variants: Part 2, RAF Fighters: 192-1929, Index. Book weight approx. 1 KG. **INTERNATIONAL BUYERS-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 PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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