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[002628] . Quotations from Charirman Mao. New York: Award Books, 1971. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The original Peking edition. This is the famouse little red book. Covers lightly worn and a small mark where a price label has been removed. No roll. A "square" and tidy copy.
[001648] . The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. An Illustrated Guide. London, Great Britain: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 130 pp. Map at end. Numerous b/w illus. Binding good. Text clean.
[005035] . The Opium War. Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1976. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good From the History of Modern China series. 131 pp. Index. Some b/w illus. Deals with The Opium Wars. Slight roll.
[006546] . Beginners, Please. London: Eyre & Spottiswood, 1961. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A series of extracts from the articles under this title published by the Investor's Chronicle. 304 pp. Jacket has light wear. Near very good condition. Previosu owner's name inside front cover.
[003024] . The Symposium of Plato. Boston: International Pocket Library, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Edited by Edmund R Brown. Paperback. Covers worn. Edges browning. 96 pp.
[009097] . The Archko Volume. USA: Keats Publishing, 1975. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The archeological writings of the Sanhedrim and Talmuds of the Jews. Unabridged edition. Good copy. jacket clipped, chipped and worn.
[005053] . Marx, Engles and Lenin. On the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1975. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Saddlestitched. Good This booklet contains a number of selected expositions by Marx, Engles and enin concerning the dictatorship of the proletariat, as published by People's Daily and Red Flag in 1975. 41 pp. Booklet form. Light wear.
[004654] . London Opinion and the Humourist August 1944. London: George Newnes, 1944. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Saddlestitched. Good Covers worn. Wartime stories, pinups, girls, gags etc. 72 pp
[000502] . Man On The Moon. Perth, Western Australia: West Australian Newspapers, Large Format. Mass Market Paperback. Good 64pp souvenier special, undated, of the first lunar landing. A Daily News Privilege Book Offer. Conatins numerous photos and diags and history of the build up to the lunar landing. Cover is starting to come away from text at top of spine. Card covers chipped and some fold marks. Edges browning. Interesting memorabilia.
[008778] . Peace and War United States Foreign Policy 1931-1941. Washington, Unied States of America: Department of State, 1942. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pictorial Card. Fair Ex US Information Library, mMelbourne Australia. Worn cvers, part of spine missing. Card covers coming loose. 144 pp of US foreigh policy inc during WW2. Interesting. Valuable for researchers.
[005055] . Mao Tse-Tung. Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1965. Fourth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Saddlestitched. Good The Chinese Revolution and the Chinese Communist party. Second revised translation. Booklet form. Light wear and a few fold marks. 47 pp.
[000999] . Adventures in Tomorrow. London: The Bodley Head, 1953. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A collection of science fiction stories from the days when science fiction was known as improbabilia. Stories from Ray Bradbury, A.E Van Vogt, Kendell Foster Crossen, Theodore Sturgeon etc. Covers good. First page price clipped. Old penned price inside. Jacket is good. Minor chipping and a few small tears. A very nice copy.
[005864] . Wine for Profit. South Australia: The Australian Wine Board, 1968. First Edition. Large Format. Buckram. Good 120 pp. Index. Numerous maps, illus. Knowing and selling Australian wine. In good condition.
[010171] . The Cross Across the Pacific Report of Conference of Missionary Leaders Held at Morpeth NSW from February 23rd to 28th 1948. Australia: The National Missionary Councils of Australia and New Zealand, 1948. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Stapled. Fair 60 pp. Report on the state of Pacific Island missions and missionaries. Card covers. map on back cover. Corners missing on front and back covers. Interesting Pacific reference.
[006563] . What Australia Must Do to Survive the Depression. Australia: Citizens Electoral Council of Australia, 2001. Second. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good 330 pp. Alternative view of Australian politics and economics. Interesting! In good condition.
[004301] . Simplified Taliquan. Beijing: China Sports Series, 1986. Third Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good Revised edition. One of the China Sports Series. Binding good. 123 pp. Numerous illus.
[008621] . Bulfinch's Mythology. London: Spring Books, 1963. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. 679 pp. Comprehensive reference on mythology. Fair copy only. Binding is cracked inside back and front covers. Previous owner's name inside.
[000947] . Hoyle's Games Modernised. London: Rutledge and Kegan Paul Ltd, 1950. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Rules for parlour games, cards, billiards, chess etc. The recognised rule book for settling disputes. 480 pp. Gift inscription inside front cover. Lightly scuffed.
[005319] . Uncensored Recollections. London: Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, 1924. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Gossip about Victorian celebrities. Covers worn, bumped. Binding good. PON inside.
[000861] . Letters of an Indian Judge to an English Gentlewoman. London: Peter Davies, 1941. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 255pp. Something of a classic. This book has been reprinted in recent years. Blue cloth covers with red lettering on spine. Spine faded. Covers worn, corners bumped. Top and bottom of spine frayed. Previous owner's name inside.
[005182] . The History of the Times. "The Thunder in the Making" 1785-1841. London: The Times, 1935. First Edition. Large Format. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The history of The Times. 515 pp. Frontis. Index. Numerous paste in historical illus, some colour. Light foxing inside covers. Edges dusty. Cloth covers lightly worn and gilt lettering faded on spine.
[008372] . The Graphic Artists Guild's Directory of Illustration No 7. Santa Barbara, California: Serbin Communications, 1990. First Edition. Large Format. Original Cloth. Good 224 pp directory of illustrators with samples of their work, index, illus etc. Near very good condition. Cloth covers with gilt lettering on front. Valuable reference.
[000106] . How to be an Alien. ill. Bentley, Nicolas. London, Great Britain: Andre Deutsch, 1958. Tweny Fifth Impression. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 88pp post war humour. Cover, blue with gold letting on spine. Previous owner's name inside.Some small marks inside front cover.
[010259] . The Annotated Dracula. United Kingdom: New English Library, 1976. Large Format. Original Cloth. Fair / Fair. Large format illus and annotated Dracula. Intro, notes and biblio by Leonard Wolf, art by Satty. Inc maps, drawings and photos. 362 pp. Worn copy , some marks and folds etc. Book out of shape from incorrect storage. Jacket is tatty. Valuable Dracula reference, and quite scarce.
[010272] . The Concise Dictionary of National Biography from Earliest Times to 1985 Volume III N-Z. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. This is an ex lib copy in near very good condition. No paste ins, a few stamp marks and light wear. Ex high school reference library and unused. No external libary marks. Covers are very clean and bright.
[010273] . The Concise Dictionary of National Biography from Earliest Times to 1985 Volume I A-F. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. This is an ex lib copy in near very good condition. No paste ins, a few stamp marks and light wear. First blank page has a small section clipped out. Ex high school reference library and unused. No external libary marks. Covers are very clean and bright.
[010274] . The Concise Dictionary of National Biography from Earliest Times to 1985 Volume II G-M. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. This is an ex lib copy in near very good condition. No paste ins, a few stamp marks and light wear. Ex high school reference library and unused. No external libary marks. Covers are very clean and bright.
[002865] . The Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Form and Order of Service. Westminster Abbey 2 June 1953. London: Oxford University Press, 1953. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Saddlestitched. Good 32 pp coronation service pamphlet. Card covers bearing the title and crest of the Queen. Slight red front cover colour bleed onto back cover. Else good. Binding good. Text clean. No fold marks. Nice copy of this historical coronation service.
[000430] Abbate, Francesco Ed. Egyptian Art. London: Peerage Books, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 158pp of colour photographs of some of the great Egyptian art with decriptive text. Stitched binding is starting to loosen . D/jacket has some chips and small tears. Covers in good condition.
[002792] Ackland, Donald.F. Moving Heaven and Earth. London: Marshall, Morgan and Scott, 1949. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. The story of the father of bulldozers. 208 pp. Numerous b/w illus. jacket is chipped and worn with several large losses but is worth preserving. Covers good apart from some sun marks where there are jacket losses. Light foxing. PON inside.
[006469] Adams, Douglas. So Long and Thanks for All the Fish. London: Pan, 1985. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The 4th book in the Hitch Hiker trilogy. Paperback in good condition.
[005030] Adams, Richard. The Legend of Tetuna. London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1986. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Legends from the world of ancient Polynesian gods and heroes. In illus and verse. Light wear. Very nice copy.
[001008] Adams, T.F.M And Kobayashi, N. The World of Japanese Business. London: Ward, Lock, 1969. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. An authoritive analysis. 326 pp. A very tidy copy. Clean text. Binding, covers and jacket good. Small pen mark inside.
[006606] Adler, Polly. A House is Not a Home. London: Ace, 1957. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Polly Adler - America's queen of the twenties lets the daylight in on the world's oldest profession. Vintage paperback. Worn and slight roll, but hey there was plenty of that going on in Polly's parlour! Small tear along cover edge at top along spine.
[007851] Adler, Polly. A House is Not a Home. 1956: William Heinemann, 1957. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good Polly Adler - America's queen of the twenties lets the daylight in on the world's oldest profession. Worn covers .. and they are on this book too! Gift inscription inside. light foxing inside covers. A few marks.
[000371] Agyemang, F. Accused in the Gold Coast. Accra: Waterville Publishing House, 1993. Second Edition. Enlarged and Illustrated. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. History of the Gold Coast, Ghana.133p. Numerous illustrations, Covers rubbed and chipped
[002911] Albert, Edward. What Shall I Read?. London: Collins, 1943. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The children's story of literature. A few Children's Library of Remberance stamps inside but no other marks apart from PON. Binding good. Text clean. 231 pp. Some b/w plates.
[000869] Aldrich, Richard Stoddard. Gertrude Lawrence as Mrs A. London: Odhams Press Limited, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. An intimate biography of the great star by her husband. Foreword by Daphne du Maurier.351 pp. Wrapper chipped and rubbed with a few minor tears.
[007947] Alinsky, Saul D. Rules for Radicals. New o: Vintage, 1972. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A pragmatic primer for realistic radicals. Paperback. Square copy. Spine sunned.
[010065] Allegr, J M. The Dead Sea Scrolls. London: Penguin, 1958. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Worn copy. Browning along edges.
[001652] Alsop, Joseph and Stewart. The Reporter's Trade. London, Great Britain: The Bodley Head, 1960. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. The history of the Cold War years - selected articles with added commentaries by two famous columnists. 377 pp. Covers black cloth with very bright gilt lettering on spine. Jacket is clipped. Laminate is lifting. Worn.
[002146] Aluit, Alfonso, J. Corregidor. Philippines: Galleon, 1998. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A guidebook. 40 pp of maps and photographs. 131pp. Binding good. Text clean, apart from a few light marks along edges of last few pages. A few light marks on covers.
[000684] Anderson, Emily. Mozart's Letters. London: Barrie and Jenkins, 1990. First Australian. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. An illustrated selection of Mozart's private letters. This is a quality publication with glossy reproductions of colour paintings, line drawings etc. 250pp. Very clean copy.
[006701] Anderson, James L. Cannibal A Photographic Audacity. Sydney: A.H & A.W Reed, 1970. First Edition. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. On patrol n New Guinea. Large format. 110 pp. Numerous illus. Jacket is chipped and worn. Some tears and a few small losses. Clipped. Dusty.
[002583] Anderson, Mona. The Good Logs of Algidus. Wellington: A.H & A.W Reed, 1965. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and worn. Small rubbed mark on top of first page. Binding good. Text has a few light marks. A good copy.
[007365] Andrew, Roger. The Cash Converters Story. Western Australia: Andrew Publishing House, 1995. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Very Good A win win philosophy in franchising. 150 pp. The story of Cash Converters. In very good condition.
[009137] Anstey, F. Humour & Fantasy. London: John Murray, 1931. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers worn and spine slightly faded. 1173 pp.
[001515] Ardrey, Robert. The Territorial Imperative. New York: Atheneum, 1966. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and worn and has some small tears. Binding is good and text clean.
[000172] Ardrey, Robert. The Hunting Hypothesis. Great Britain: Fontana, 1977. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good 221pp. The evolution of man from a hunting animal.
[000173] Ardrey, Robert. The Social Contract. Great Britain: Fontana, 1977. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair 405pp. Softcover A personal inquiry into the evolutionary sources of order and disorder. Slight insect damage to extreme bottom corner of cover and first few pages. Covers rubbed and chipped. Some marks. A good reading copy with tight binding.
[002475] Armfiled, Harry. Cool. The Complete Handbook. London: Michael Joseph, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good If you want to be cool this is the handbook! All the cool things and people in life and how to be cool.144 pages. Put on your Raybans to read this one! paperback in good condition.
[000550] Armstrong, Karen. Wing Chun Kung Fu. Australia: Armstrong and Fung, 1986. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Comprehensive and clearly presented book outlines the theory, history and applications of the Wing Chun art.115pp with photographs. Fold marks on back and front covers. Paperback. A few marks inside back cover.
[000771] Ashe, Geoffrey. King Arthur's Avalon. London: Collins, 1957. First Australian Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 384pp with index and bibliography. The story of Glastonbury. Wrapper is chipped and tears along edges. Pen mark on front, top RH corner. Price clipped. Two small dents on spine. Text is clean.
[007173] Asimov, Isaac. The Chemicals of Life. ill. John Bradford. New York: Signet, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Sixth printing of the 1954 edition. Square copy. Old price label on front cover. Book shop label inside.
[005559] Atiyah, P S. Introduction to the Law of Contract. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1966. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. This book is intended for law students beginning a corse on contract, and for non-lawyers who would like to have some idea of what the law of contract is about ... Jacket is chipped and worn with some losses. Binding good. Text clean. PON inside.
[004095] Aykroyd, Peter. Evil London. London: Wolfe Publishing, 1973. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Stories of the dark side of the great city. Death, plague, fire, porn, prostitutes ... sordid London. Jacket and covers good. Some marks. Interesting! Gift isc inside cover.
[003028] Ayre, Leslie. The Wit of Music. London: Leslie Frewin, 1966. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Interesting musical anecdotes. Some illus. Covers lightly worn. Text clean. PON inside.
[005954] Bacon, Frances. The Advancement of Learning. London: Heron Books, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good 246 pp. Simulated leather. Reprint of the Kitchin edited classic of 1861. This edition undated. In very good condition.
[003019] Bahlman, Dudley, W.R. The Diary of Sir Edward Walter Hamilton. Volume One. London: Oxford University Press, 1972. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Covers the period 1880-1882. Jacket is lightly marked. Light cover wear. Near very good.
[007754] Baker, Margaret. The Gardener's Folklore. Devon: Reader's Union, 1978. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Good. Folklore of the garden. Interesting! Numerous illus and srange facts about gardening. Jacket has light wear. Close to very good.
[001443] Balchin, Nigel. The Anatomy of Villainy. London: Collins, 1950. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A biographical study of some of the world's greatest villains. 8 plates.256 pp. Jacket is chipped, small tears and a few small pieces msiing. Edges browning, Binding and text good.
[002137] Balstad, Liv. North of the Desolate Sea. London: Souvenir Press, 1958. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Life in the Arctic Circle. Jacket is chipped and clipped. Some small tears. Corners and spine bumped. Covers good. Binding good. 224 pp. Some b/w illus.
[002587] Barker, C.O. Tablette Topics. Perth, Western Australia: Self Published, First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers worn. lettering on spine faded. Binding good.
[003220] Barker, Clive. Theatre Games. A New Approach to Drama Training. London: Eyre Methuen, 1977. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Developing an acting technique without inhibition or artificiality. 226 pp. Binding cracked inside rear cover.
[002339] Barley, Nigel. The Innocent Anthropologist. England: Penguin, 1987. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Covers worn. Bumped. Number stamped inside. Binding good. Text clean. 190 pp.
[008463] Barnes, Jim. Top Forty Research 1956 - 1977. Merrylands, NSW: Top Forty Research, 1979. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Card. Fair Scarce and valuable. Contains a factual history of Sydney's most popular recorded music from 1956 through 1977 and also represents an entire history of the 2UE, "top 40" popular record charts. During the period of this book 1734 artists and 4157 records made the charts. valuable music reference. 412 pp. Covers are worn and marked. Damp marks along edges. A few pen marks inside. What a great find!
[002494] Barnett, S.A . Instinct and Intelligence. London: Macgibbon and Kee, 1967. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / Good. Ex-libray with usual wear and marks. Jacket covere diwth plastic. Binding good. A few marks in text and along edges. 250 pp. Numerous illus and diags.
[001520] Barry, Iris. Splashing Into Society. London: Constable, 1923. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Lettering on spine faded. Some light damage to bottom of spine. Pages browning with age. Binding good.
[003280] Batchelor, Vivien. The Observer's Book of Show Jumping and Eventing. London: Frederick Warne, 1978. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket chipped and lightly marked. Binding good. Text clean. A nice copy. Revised edition.
[009618] Baumann, Hans. The World of the Pharaohs. London: Oxford University Press, 1961. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 326 pp. Colour illus. Line drawings. Covers worn. Previous owner's name inside.
[007436] Bayley, William A. The Great Zig Zag Railway at Lithgow. Bulli: Austrail Publications, 1977. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Fair Approx 120 pp. Numerous maps, illus and diags. fair copy only. Binding cracked. Lift on front cover from the removal of an old label. Interesting historical publication.
[000229] Beadnell, C.M.. A Picture Book of Evolution. London: Watts and Co, 1934. Popular Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 309pp with numerous illustrations. Small tear to p 172. Hardcover. No jacket. Corners bumped. Covers marked. Binding is tight. The theories of evolution as presented at the time. Darwinism.
[006330] Bedford, John. Toby Jugs. New Y: Walker and Co, 1968. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. The history of Toby Jugs. Numerous illus. 64 pp. B/w illus. One of the Collector's Pieces series. Jacket is worn, especially along top edge, with a few light losses and tears.
[001380] Benda, Julien. The Living Thoughts of Kant. London: Cassell, 1948. Second Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. One of the Living Thoughts Library series. 154 pp .A few lines underlined in pen. Binding good. Spine sunned.
[007817] Benevolo, Leonardo. The Origins of Town Planning. London: Routledge, 1973. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 154 pp. Index. B/W illus. Jacket is clipped. Jacket and book near very good.
[000582] Bennett, Jon. The Hunger Machine. United Kingdom: Polity Press, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The politics of food. Bob Geldof says, "Read it! Act on it!" 232 pp. A clean copy.
[002151] Berlitz, Charles. The Dragon's Triangles. London: Grafton Books, 1990. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The fascinating examination of one of the world's greatest mysteries. Paperback. Covers and text clean. No roll. Binding crakced in middle but still strong and intact. 204 pp. Some b/w illus. Index.
[006544] Bernheimer, Charles. In Dora's Case. London: Virago, 1985. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good Based on one of Freud's most interesting patients. Card covers lightly worn. Binding good. Previous owner's name inside.
[007869] Best, W T. Handel's the Messiah. London: Novello, Ewer and Co, Large Format. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Red cloth cover with gold embossed lettering. Novello's edition. Undated but inscription inside says Xmas 1890. Covers edgeworn. Gilt edges. Else good. A few pencilled notes inside.
[008252] Birmingham, Frederick A. More Girls from Esquire. London: Arthur Barker, 1957. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. Stories about girls, stories written by girls, stories devoted to girls etc. PB. Small penned price on front. Slight roll. Small insect nibble on one corner. Binding good. Pages browning with age. A good cpy.
[007715] Birmingham, Frederick A. The Girls from Esquire. London: Arthur Barker, 1953. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Stories about girls, stories written by girls, stories devoted to girls and cartoons from the pages of Esquire ... Covers worn. lettering on spine rubbed. Good copy. 308 pp.
[004190] Biss, Andre. A Million Jews to Save. London: New English Library, 1975. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair The story of the last Jewish leader of the Jewish rescue committee in Budapest in 1945. This is his story. Paperback. A few marks on cover. Book shop/exchange stamp inside. A better than reading copy. Binding good.
[008989] Black, Maggie. The Children and the Nations. Adelaide: MacMillan, 1987. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Growing up together in the post-war world. 339 pp. Light wear. Good copy.
[004957] Blake, J P. Old English Furniture for the Small Collector. London: B.T.Batsford, 1948. Third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. 154 pp of info for old English furniture collectors/restorers/antique dealers etc. No jacket. Covers worn. One illus coming loose.
[004583] Bloch, Sidney. Russia's Political Hospitals. Australia: Hutchinson of Australia, 1977. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union. 510 pp. Foreword by Vladmir Bukovsky. Jacket is lightly worn. Binding good. Small white ink mark on first age. A good copy.
[002338] Blom, Eric. Some Great Composers. London: Oxford University Press, 1946. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Biographies of some famous composers. 120 pp. Covers worn and faded. Binding good. Text clean. Insc inside.
[006273] Blundell, Nigel (ed). World's Most Amazing Mysteries. London: Sunburst, 1995. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Is Elvis still alive? 192 pp. A few small scratch marks on front cover.192 pp.
[003461] Bolles, Blair. Corruption in Washington or Men of Good Intentions. London: Gollancz, 1960. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Good. An insight into life in the White House. Jacket is lightly worn and marked. Now protected. Binding good. Text clean. A very nice copy.
[004521] Boothroyd, J B. To My Embarrassment. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1961. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. A Punch writer's stories. Jacket is chipped, clipped and worn with light losses at extremities. Binding good. Text clean.
[008647] Bord, Janet and Colin. Earth Rites. London: Granada, 1982. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Good / Fair. Ex lib copy with usual markings. Fertility practices in pre- industrial Britain. 272 pp. Index. B/w illus.
[007908] Bordwell, David. Film Art and Introduction Fifth Edition. Ne Y: Mcgraw-Hill, 1997. Large Format. Pictorial Card. Good A film study text. 496 pp. Light wear. A few marks.
[002476] Bowen, John. Know Your Rights When You Retire. Sydney: Bay Books, 1985. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Practical guide to the law for the over 50s. Produced in association with The Law Foundation of NSW and The Law Society of NSW. 135 pp. Covers have been covered with contact. Binding good. Text clean. PON inside.
[000629] Bowler, Peter. The Superior Person's Little Book of Words. Australia: Methuen and Co, 1982. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A guide to discourse with esoteric pejoratives. 87 p. Previous owner's name inside. A few grubby marks inside back covers but otherwise very good. paperback.
[010123] Boxsel, Matthijs Van. The Encyclopaedia of Stupidity. London: Reaktion Books, 2003. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. Very good copy. Only very light wear.
[002888] Boyd, Ann. S. The Devil with James Bond!. Great Britain: Fontana, 1967. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Covers lightly chipped. Binding good. No roll. 126 pp. Pages starting to brown.
[001522] Brady, Laurie. Curriculum Development in Australia. Australia: Prentice Hall, 1983. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. Bumped, edgeworn. A few marks. Binding good.
[007275] Brain, Peter J. Population, Immigration and the Australian Economy. London: Croom Helm, 1979. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Good. Hardcover. Jacket has a few light marks. Near very good. Boo very good.
[003452] Bremner, John. How to Boost Your IQ. London: Ward Lock, 1996. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Magazine. Very Good The title says it all, and if you can't work it out then you need to read this book! Paperback in good condition. 144 pp. Numerous zuzplse inside!
[002958] Brickhill, Joan. Race Against Race. South Africa's Multinational Sport Fraud. London: IDAF, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good Multi-nationalism was launced to rescue South African sport from isolation. A journalist's report. 77 pages. Some illus and cartoons. Covers worn. Binding good. Light foxing on inside of covers.
[004251] Bright, Michael. Animal Language. London: BBC Books, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Comprehensive look at animal communication. 247 pp. Index. Illus and diags. Jacket is chipped and worn. Binding good. text clean.
[004863] Brittain, Vera. Radclyffe Hall A Case of Obscenity?. London: Femina, 1968. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and worn. Covers clean and bright. Binding good. Text clean. Lesbian interest.
[005437] Broderick, Mick. Nuclear Movies. Australia: Post-Modem Publishing, 1988. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pictorial Card. Good Broderick catalgoue for the frist time both the imaginary landscapes and documentary fictions employed in popular film and televsion drama to depict nuclear themes. More than 500 feature length movies are described from over 20 countries dating back to, and before, the first atomic explosions. A filmography. 135 pp. Numerous illus. Scarce. Covers are worn and have a few marks. Binding good
[009527] Brodrick, Alan Houghton. Man and His Ancestry. London: Scientific Book Club, 1960. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. The story of man's evolution. jacket is chipped and worn. Binding good. Great cover art! 256 pp. Index. maps and digs.
[006581] Bromfiled, Louis. A New Pattern for a Tired World. London: Cassell, 1954. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A political philosophy for the future? Jacket has light wear and a few small tears. Near very good copy.
[004610] Brook, Roger. And After That Nurse?. ill. Jaqueline Moran. London: Souvenir Press, 1966. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Nursing "howlers" compiled from actual examination papers of many great hospitals. KJacket is chipped and worn. Previous owner's name inside. A very nice copy.
[008070] Brooke-Little, J P. Boutell's Heraldry. London: Frederick Warne, 1973. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is worn, clipped. Binding good. Text clean. Near very good. 1970 edition.
[001369] Brooker, S G . New Zealand Medicinal Plants. Auckland: Heinemann, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Cover. Good Previous owner's name inside. Binding good. Text clean. Light bumping to corners. Else very good. 268 pp. Index, illus, ref.
[008202] Brown, J F. The Psychodynamics of Abnormal Behavior. New York: Mcgraw-Hill, 1940. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 484 pp. Near very good. No jacket. Clean cloth covers with bright lettering on spine.
[001047] Brunet, E. Le Repertiore De La Cuisine. New York: Barrons Educational Series Inc, 1976. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 239 pp. Over 7000 recipes.Covers marked and worn. Previous owner's name penned on back cover. Corners bumped. Binding is good.
[008391] Bryant, E A. Natural Hazards. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 1993. Large Format. Pictorial Card. Good 294 pp of details of natural hazards. Near very good copy. Illus. ndex.
[000578] Buck, Philip.W.(ed). How Conservatives Think. England: Penguin, 1975. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 185pp. May have been an ex-library copy as there is a number stamped inside and the remains of a pasted page. A good copy.
[002464] Burchfield, R.W And E.M. New Zealand. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1959. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped, clipped and worn. Some small losses. Covers are bright and clean. Binding good. Text clean. Contains four colour platyes and ten photographs.
[002004] Burnham, John. Choral Anthems. Volume 2. Paternoster Sq: W.Nicholson and Sons, Large Format. Half-Leather. Fair Beautiful festive music for Sunday School anniversaries &c. This edition starts at no 115 (p 257) and concludes at 210 ( p 512). The binding is cracked but still intact. Has a slight lean. Pages browning with age. Green half leather covers with some bright gilt lettering.
[010007] Burnham, John. Choral Anthems. Volume 1. Paternoster Square: W.Nicholson and Sons, Large Format. Original Cloth. Good Beautiful festive music for Sunday School anniversaries &c. Good copy.
[001907] Burns, Robert. The Merry Muses. Bawdy Frolics in Earthy Exuberance from the Secret Collection of Robert Burns. London: Luxor Press, 1966. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Good Illustrated. Some b/w plates. Index. 192pp. Binding good. No roll. Edges browning. Notes by E.J.Randall. A very nice copy.
[000718] Burrows, H.L.. The Story of English Industry and Trade. London: A.C.Black, 1959. Seventh Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 217 pp. Previous owner's name inside. Some marks on tan covers. 38 illus.
[007944] Burton, Dora. Rock Gardening in Australia. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 1978. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Revised and enlarged edition. 196 pp. Numerous colour and b/w illus. Jacket is chipped and worn. Jacket spine sunned. Binding good. Text clean.
[009136] Burton, Sir Richard. The Book of the Thousand and One Nights. ill. W M Cuthill. London: Arthur Barker, 1950. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Sun marks on coversand spine faded. Binding good. Text clean. good coipy.
[007175] Burton, Sir Richard. Love, War and Fancy. London: William Kimber and Co, 1964. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The customs and manners of the East from writings on The Arabian Nights. Edited and introduced by Kenneth Walker. Jacket is clipped, chipped and worn with a few short tears and some light losses. Binding good Text clean.
[000675] Butler, Stuart et al. Uranium on Trial. Australia: Horwitz, 1977. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good How serious are the rsiks of nuclear energy? 148 pp paperback in good condition. Binding is tight.
[001657] Butterfield, Herbert. The Origins of Modern Science. London, Great Britain: G.Bell and Sons, 1951. Third Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Spine sunned. Gilt lettering on spine faded. Jacket is chipped and worn. Some loss at top of spine. Price clipped. 217 pp. Text clean. Binding good.
[002062] Byford-Jones, W. Four Faces of Peru. London: Travel Book Club, 1967. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. 191 pp. Clean and bright. A very nice copy.
[003573] Byles, Marie.B. Paths to Inner Calm. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1965. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Bringing together the Burmese meditation, Zen and the new Japanese religion of Ittoen. Jacket is chipped and worn, some repairs, tears and losses. Clipped. Binding good. 208 pp. White ink covers old price on first blank page. Email for a scan and detailed decription.
[003203] Byles, Marie.B. Paths to Inner Calm. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1965. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Bringing together the Burmese meditation, Zen and the new Japanese religion of Ittoen.. Jacket is chipped and worn, some repairs, tears and losses. Clipped. Binding good. 208 pp. Email for a scan and detailed decription.
[002864] Byron, Lord. Byron. Poetry and Prose with Essays By Scott, Hazlitt, Macaulay . London: Oxford University Press, 1956. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. / Good. With and introduction by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch and notes by D.Nichol Smith. 207 pp. Covers worn. Lettering on spine is faded. Binding good. Some pencilled student notes inside.
[004898] Cadogan , Mary. Women and Children First. London: Victor Gollancz, 1978. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / Good. Ex-lib with usual markings etc. 301 pp. Illus. The Fiction of Two World Wars.
[002040] Cady, Leo and Rotherham, E.R. Australian Native Orchids in Colour. Sydney: Reed, 1981. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Good / No Jacket. 112pp, index, colour plates. Inscribed by one author, Cady. Small coffee mark along edges. Stitched binding has been stretched but is still firm. No dust jacket. Pictorial covers.
[002666] Cahill, Audrey Fawcett. T.S.Elliot and the Human Predicament. A Study in His Poetry. South Africa: University of Natal Press, 1968. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. A critical look at the work of T.S.Elliot. A scarce title. 222pp. Biblio, index. Jacket worn and some tears repaired. Covers worn. Binding good. Text clean. PON inside. Old price label on first page.
[003858] Calder, Nigel. Einstein's Universe. London: BBC Books, 1979. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. An explanation of Einstein's ideas. Covers worn. Book has a slight lean. Text clean.
[000428] Cameron, Anne. Daughters of Copper Woman. London: The Woman's Press Ltd, 1987. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair / . Cameron retells the legends of the Nootka women of Vancouver Island in Canada. 125pp. Corners bumped and rubbed. Previous owner's name inside. Some spots and marks. A very uncommon book.
[006924] Carefoot, G L. Famine on the Wind. Australia: Arkon, 1974. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Plant diseases and human history. 223 pp. Index. Pages browning with age. A good copy. Small white ink mark covering old price? inside.
[005324] Carey, G V. Mind the Stop. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1946. 1946 Reprint. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. A handy and really original book on the ever-open question of punctuation; one that is built up from examples, reaches decisions, and can be taken pleasantly as a guide and authority; with a chapter on proof-reading for those whose fate makes this a last necessity. An authoritative text. Rare. rarer with a chipped and worn dust-jacket (should there be a hyphen between dust and jacket?) Ex libris label inside.(Private library not ex-lib).
[009009] Carlyon, Les. Paper Chase the Press Under Examination. Melbourne: Herald and Weekly Times, 1982. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 375 pp look at Australian media. jJacket is worn. Else good. Of interest to journalists. has a WA Newspapers Ltd, Cadet Lending Library label inside front and back but no library markings.
[001426] Carrington, Richard. A Guide to Earth History. London: Chatto and Windus, 1956. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Evolution in layman's terms. Numerous b/w illus of the evolution of the animal kingdom plus some b/w photos. 240 pp. Spine sunned. Covers worn. Light insect damage. A number penned inside, probably a record of the previous owners private library.
[010002] Carson, Rachel. Silent Spring. London: Penguin, 1971. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The book that helped motivate the enviromental movement. Paperback in good condition.
[005738] Case, Jeremy. Here's Hansn. London: Puffin, 1998. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The complete unofficial story of the rock group. Inc colour illus. Juvenile. Paperback in good condition.
[005747] Casey, Douglas R. Crisis Investing. New York: Straford Press, 1980. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Opportunities and profits in the coming depression. 290 pp of investment advice. Jacket is worn.
[006205] Cashman, John. The LSD Story. USA: Fawcett, 1966. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A report on LSD. The drug that expands the mind ... A swinging sixties drug expose! Paperback with some light wear.
[007919] Castaneda , Carlos. Journey to Ixtlan. London: Penguin, 1974. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair The lessons of Don Juan.Worn paperback.
[005315] Castaneda , Carlos. Tales of Power. England: Penguin, 1976. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Covers worn, a few marks and fold marks. Binding good.
[005316] Castaneda , Carlos. Journey to Ixtlan. London: The Bodley Head, 1973. Fourth Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / Fair. The lessons of Don Juan. Jacket is chipped and worn, marked. Covers worn, bumped. Binding good. Text clean.
[003782] Castaneda , Carlos. Tales of Power. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. One of the "Don Juan" Yaqui Indian/religion/drug books popular in the 70s. Covers worn. Spine faded. Dusty. A few marks. Gift inscription inside.
[000956] Castle,E.W And Thiering, B.B. (eds). Some Trust in Chariots!. Perth, Western Australia: Westbooks P/L, 1973. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Sixteen views on Eric Von Daniken's Chariots of the Gods written soon after the release of Chariots in order to dispute Daniken's theories which were receiving popular support, especially amongst teenagers. Includes ... was God an Astronaut and was Santa a Spaceman? 130 pp. Paperback. Covers rubbed and chipped. A few fold marks. A tad grubby along top edge of cover. Numerous illustrations.
[004077] Cawthorne , Nigel. The World's Greatest Cults. London: Chancellor Press, 2002. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good Notorious cults and cult leaders of the 20th century. 191 pp. Card covers. Good. Corners bumped lightly.
[008633] Cecil, Henry. Brothers and Others in Law. London: The Companion Book Club, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers have light wear. No jacket. Previous owner's name inside.
[001379] Chadwick, John. The Decipherment of Linear B. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1970. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 164. Illus, diags, index. A few lines underlined in pencil. Old price label on cover. A few grubby marks on back cover. Binding good.
[000573] Chamberlain, M.E.. The Scramble For Africa. England: Longman, 1983. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good From the Seminar Studies in History series. 163pp. Previous owner's name inside. Covers rubbed. Corners bumped.
[008389] Chia, Manatak. Bone Marrow Nei Kung. New York: Healing Tao Books, 1988. Third Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Very Good Taoist ways to improve your health by rejuvenating your bone marrow and blood. 255 pp. Very good condition.
[000577] Chomsky, Noam and Herman, Edward.S.. The Washington Connection and Third World Facism. Australia: Hale and Ironmonger, 1980. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Volume 1 of The Political Economy of Human Rights..
[003441] Chomsky, Noam and Herman, Edward.S.. World Orders, Old and New. London: Pluto Press, 1994. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Fair / No Jacket. A look at world order. Ex-lib with usual wear and markings. Binding good. 311 pp inc index.
[000553] Chowning, Ann. An Introduction to the People and Cultures of Melanesia. USA: Cummings Publishing Co, 1973. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 124pp with illustrations. Previous owner's name inside and number stamped on frontis, perhaps ex library as a pasted sheet has been removed. Ex students copy with some text underlined with pencil. A clean and tidy copy.
[000892] Church Harrison R.J. Africa and the Islands. Geographies. An Internediate Series. Great Britain: Longmans, Green and Co, 1966. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. A later edition with revised maps. 494pp. Previous owner's name inside. Jacket chippd and rubbed with minor tears. Text clean. Numerous b/w illus and maps.
[003370] Churchill, Winston. S. The Unwritten Alliance. Speeches 1953 - 1959. London: Cassell, 1961. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Oblong Quarto. Very Good / Very Good. A very nice copy of the scarce Churchill title. Jacket is clipped and has light wear. A few light marks on edges. Jacket now protected. Book is clean and bright. Edges lightly dusted.
[000772] Clark, Ronald.W. The Birth of the Bomb. London: The Scientific Book Club, 1961. First Australian Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. The untold story of Britain's part in the weapon that changed the world. Preface by Sir George Thomson. No Jacket. First page has been removed which does not interfere with the text. 209 pp. Cover has a cup mark and corners bumped. Binding is good and the text is clean. Spine sunned.
[007274] Clarke, John I. Geography & Population. Approaches and Applications. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good This book arose from the activities of the International Geographical Union's Commission on Population Geography. 245 pp. Good condition. Some edge wear.
[009673] Cleife, Virginbia. White Under the Sun. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1968. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and worn. 159 pp. Some b/w illus. Previous owner's name inside.
[002629] Clitheroe, Paul. Making Money. Australia: Viking, 1999. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good The 2000 edition, revised from the 1995 edition. The keys to financial success. 401 pp financial advisor. In very good condition.
[004998] Clutton-Brock, Guy. Dawn in Nyasaland. London: Hodder, 1959. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good This book explains why 100% of the African people in Nyasaland felt so strongly about being joined with Southern Rhodesia. PB. Pages browning. Binding good.
[000546] Coe, Douglas. Marconi, Pioneer of Radio. ill. Collins, Kenneth. New York: Julian Messner, 1945. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 272pp with numerous illustrations (including technical). Edges browning. Corners bumped. Covers rubbed and spotted. Text is clean . A good copy. The story of the evolution of radio.
[005107] Cohen, Ben. Bidding Better Bridge. New York: South Brunswick, 1965. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Acol for Americans. Jacket is chipped and worn with a few silverfish nibbles on edges. Binding good. Text clean. PON inside on jacket.
[000463] Cohen, Jack and Stewart, Ian. The Collapse of Chaos. USA: Penguin, 1995. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / . Discovering simplicity in a complex world. Where does complexity come from? A very interesting perspective on life from a biologist and a mathematician.495pp softcover. Previous owner's name inside. Small pen mark on back cover. Binding is tight.
[003387] Cole, J.A. The View from the Peak. London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1979. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. What it was like to live in an English community from 1907-1929. Very good. Jacket protected. 159 pp.
[006679] Colletti, Lucio. Early Writings Marx. London: Pelican, 1981. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 451 pp. Index. Paperback in good condition. A collection of Marx's early writings.
[007346] Collins, Larry. Or I'll Dress You in Mourning. London: Book Club Associates, 1968. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. The extraordinary story of El Cordobes and the new Spain he stands for. 349 pp. maps at ends. Jacket is chipped and shelf worn. Binding good. Clean copy.
[002551] Conder, Peter. RSPB Guide to Birdwatching. London: Hamlyn, 1978. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 176 pp with numerous illus and photos. Index. Only light wear. Very nice copy.
[000970] Connell, Charles. Doctor in Soho. London: Elek Books, 1957. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. The story of a Doctor in Soho. Some b/w illus. No jacket. 211pp. Spine faded. Covers and contents good.
[002858] Cooke, Ivan. The Return of Arthur Conan Doyle. England: The White Eagle Publishing Trust, First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. In 1931 certain brotherhood in France receives a message by a secret method. the message is from the deceased Arthur Conan Doyle who wants to communicate with the world. 202 pp. Jacket is chipped and clipped and some slight losses at extremities. Foxing inside covers. Bumped. 203 pp. Some b/w illus
[006607] Cottrell, Leonard. The Anvil of Civilization. USA: Mentor, 1960. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Slight roll. and light wear.
[000720] Cottrell, Leonard. Wonders Of Antiquity. London: Pan Books, 1963. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 168 pp with illus and index. Paperback in good condition. A fascinating guide to the splendours of the Ancient World.
[001518] Counsilman, James, E. The Science of Swimming. London: Pelham Books, 1974. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket has minor chipping on edges, clipped, a few marks. Binding and covers good. Text clean.
[003964] Cran , Marion. Bedside Marion Cran. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1951. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Second memorial volume of Crans 30 years of adventurous gardening. Jacket is chipped and worn with small losses and tears at extremities. Inscription inside.
[000743] Crookall, Robert. The Supreme Adventure. London: James Clarke and Co, 1961. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Introduction by Rev John Pearce and foreword by Sir Cyrl Atkinson. A collection of stories of after death experiences through mediums etc. 256 pp. Figures and diags. No jacket. Appen, index, biblio. Minor chipping and rubbing to covers. Some marks on edges.
[004901] Cudlipp, Hugh. Publish and be Damned. London: Andrew Dakers Ltd, 1953. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / Fair. The astonishing story of the Daily Mirror. Jacket is chipped and worn. PON inside. One illus age loose. Foxing along edges.
[001552] Culbertson, Ely. Contract Bridge Blue Book. London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1932. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Edited by Hubert Phillips. 344 pp. Insect damage to cover edges. Binding good. Cloth covers marked.
[003207] Cunningham, Stuart and Jacka, Elizabeth. Australian Television and International Mediascapes. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 1996. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Fair A look at the rise in popularity of Australian TV overseas. Slightly wrinkled from dampness.
[003014] Curran, James. The Future of the Left. United Kingdom: Polity Press and New Socialist, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Good. Coers lightly worn. Covers and binding good. Text clean. A look at the future of the left by various authors, edited by james Curran.332 pp. Inc index.
[005258] Curtis, S J. A Short History of Educational Ideas. London: University Tutorial Press, 1970. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped, clipped, worn and marked. Binding good. Edges dusty.
[002039] D'Abrera, Bernard. A Field Companion to the Butterflies of Australia and New Zealand. Victoria, Australia: The Five Mile Press, 1984. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Pictorial Boards. Very Good A portable and up to date companion to the true butterlies of Australia and New Zealand. 176 pp, colour illus. PON inside. A very nice copy.
[001080] Dalton, Basil. Contract Bridge and Its Development from Auction. London: Richards, 1931. Second Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 96 pp. Deals with scoring, bidding, specimen hands and the Portland Leaflet. Cover and spine faded by sun. Remants of a price label on cover. Spine lightly frayed at top and bottom. Binding is good. Pages are clean. Email for a scan of the book if required.
[005763] Dalton, Peter. Buy or Build. Australia's Consumer Guide to Housing. Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Guide to housing in Australia. In good condition. 222 pp. Illus.
[001464] Danielsson, Bengt and Danielesson, Marie Therese. Poisoned Reign. Australia: Penguin, 1986. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good French nuclear colonialism in the Pacific. Paperback in VG condition. Previous owner's name and penned annotation inside front cover.
[000586] Davidson, Basil. A History of West Africa. United Kingdom: Longman, 1981. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The growth of African civilisation. Revised edition. 318pp with numerous maps, diag and illus. Covers rubbed. Previous owner's name inside.
[001374] Davidson, Robyn. Desert Places. London: Viking, 1996. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. A very nice copy. Clean, bright. Book shop price label on back of jacket. Colour illus. 280 pp.
[002803] Davies, Paul. The Last Three Minutes. London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1994. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Good. How will the universe end? With a bang or a whimper? paul Davies surveys the fate of the universe. One of the science masters series. 162 pp with 16 line diags. Jacket has a few light marks. Else very good.
[006244] De Bono, Edward. Why I Want to be King of Australia. Australia: Penguin, 1999. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Lateral suggestions for the new millennium. Paperback in very good condition.
[009966] De Bourdeille, Ierre. The Lives of Gallant Ladies. London: Elek Books, 1961. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Interesting 537 pp discourse on love, lust and women in general! Covers worn. Binding good. Clean copy.
[007179] De Camp, L Sprague. The Spell of Seven. New York: Pyramid Books, 1969. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Magnificent mind-bending tales of swords and sorcery. Paperback. Light wear.
[000549] deBono, Edward. The Use of Lateral Thinking. Great Britain: Pelican, 1979. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 141pp. Break the stranglehold of logical thinking. Minor and faint watermarks. A good reading copy.
[005436] Dodd, Alfred. The Marriage of Elizabeth Tudor. London: Rider and Co, 1940. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Poor. A unque work of historical research covering a vast field relative to the Tudo era and reveals a fascinating love secret of Queen Elizabeth Tudor. 118 pp. 16 pp illus. Jacket is poor. Is chipped, worn and has tears and significant losses but is worth preserving. Covers are clean. Binding good. Some light foxing on edges. From the author of Shakespeare, Creator of mMasonry.
[001935] Drake, W.Raymond. Gods and Spacemen in the Ancient East. London: Sphere, 1973. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good New evidence on the unexplained mysteries of civilisations in the ancient East. 240 pp inc some b/w illus. Covers worn and chipped. A few fold marks. Binding good.
[001834] Drew, John. Man, Microbe and Maladay. Great Britain: Pelican, 1954. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Covers and pages browning. Binding good. PON inside.
[007996] Driscoll, Robin. Mr Bean's Diary. London: Boxtree, 1993. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Fair Covers worn and have a few marks. Edgeworn. Slight roll.
[008681] Dudeney, Henry Ernest. Amusements in Mathematics. London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good 258 pp of brain teasers and mathematical mayhem to challenge the whole family. Numerous illus. Undated, circa 40s. Covers worn. Binding good. A few marks.
[002716] Duff, Peggy. Left, Left, Left. London: Allison and Busby, 1971. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A personal account of six protest campaigns 1945-65. 278 pp. Index. Jacket chipped and worn with some small tears. Covers clean. Binding good.
[004895] Dupuch, Etienne. Tribune Story. London: Ernest Benn, 1967. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The story of The Tribune, published in Nassau. Includes gift inscription signed by the author. Jacket is lightly worn and now protected. A near very good copy.
[000969] Edwardes, Michael. Red Year. The Indian Rebellion of 1857. London: Cardinal, 1975. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The story of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.251 pp. Some illus and maps. Edges of covers chipped. Covers rubbed. Corners bumped. Binding is good and text clean.
[008769] Edwards, I E S. The Pyramids of Egypt. London: Pelican, 1947. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Covers worn. Slight roll. and a few marks.256 pp. Some b/w illus. Archaeology.
[006676] Eldin, Peter. Amazing Hoaxes and Frauds. London: Octopus Books, 1987. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good 150 inexplicable stories. 127 pp. In good condition.
[000716] Emerson. Ralph Waldo. A Candidate for Truth. London: Watts and Co, 1938. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 146pp. Passages from Emerson chosen by Gerald Bullet. A volume in the Thinker's Library No 71. A few light marks on the covers. Some passages underlined in pencil.
[000595] Engels, Frederick. Dialectics of Nature. Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1976. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. 403pp. Cover is tatty, edges worn. Ex students copy with some underlining in text. Previous owner's name inside.
[001501] Epstein, Edward Jay. The Death of the Diamond. London: Sphere, 1983. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The coming collapse in diamond prices. A scarce title. Edges chipped and a few "bruises" but generally good. Binding good, text clean.
[009275] Espinosa. Elementary Technique of Operatic Dancing. London: The Dancer, 1935. Revised Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Vintage ballet book. 66 pp. Illus and diags of basic ballet. Some notes on blank pages at rear. Binding slightly cracked, covers worn and marked.
[002132] Evans, Christopher. Cults of Unreason. London: Panther, 1973. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A penetrating look at today's more bizarre beliefs. 268 pp. Index. Covers chipped and worn. Light roll.
[000594] Evans, Grant and Rowley, Kelvin. Red Brotherhood at War. London: Verso, 1984. First Paperback Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 312pp with maps, biblio, index. Indochina since the fall of Saigon. Previous owner's name inside.Minor chipping and rubbing to covers.
[002534] Evans, I O. The Observer's Book of Flags. London: Frederick Warne, 1971. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket chipped and lightly marked. Binding good. Text clean. A nice copy. Revised edition.
[010124] Ewart Evans, George. Where Beards Wag All. London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1970. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The relevance of the oral tradition. Jacket is rubbed and worn. Binding good. Text clean. Small white ink mark isnide covering old price?
[002693] Ewart, Andrew. The World's Wickedest Women. London: Oham's Books, 1964. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Intriguing studies of Eve and evil through the ages. 288 pp of wicked ... wicked women! Great biographies of very naughty women. Jacket only lightly worn. Covers and text clean and bright. Dusted along top edge. Great book!
[007180] Eysenck, H J. Sense and Nonsense in Psychology. London: Pelican, 1957. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback in good condition. A psychologist discusses recent experiments which throw light on a variety of controversial topics.
[005779] Fabian, Jenny. Groupie. Lond: Mayflower, 1971. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A conducted tour through the hip-pop underworld. Paperback. Covers lightly worn. A couple of bumps on edges. A "square" copy, probably not the correct term to use in descrbing this book!
[000273] Facey, A.B.. Head to Head. The Coming Economic Battle Among Japan, Europe and America.. NSW, Australia: Allen and Unwin, 1993. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / . The struggle between the three economic superpowers after the end of the cold war."In Head to Head, one of America's most influential economists provides his dynamic assessment of the emerging economic landscape, the rules of this new three-way competition, and the strengths and weaknesses of the players'. Soft cover A few marks on covers. A pencil notation, (quite interesting) inside front cover.
[000481] Facey, A.B.. Notable Quotables. USA: World Book Encyclopedia, 1984. Mass Market Paperback. Good Kennedy on cover. Quotes from all sorts of people for all sorts of functions. 126pp. Soft cover in good condition.
[008139] Farewell, Nina. Every Girl is Entitled to a Husband. ill. Jill Francksen. London: Arthur Barker, 1963. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. First blank page has been corner clipped. Single tape stain isnide front cover. Comedy.
[002144] Farson, Negley. The Way of a Transgressor. London: Howard Baker, 1970. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket lightly chipped and worn and has a few marks and an old price label on front. Binding good text clean.
[001076] Feldstein, Albert, B. Fighting Mad. New York: Signet, 1961. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Light damage to top and bottom of spine. Fold marks on cover. Binding cracked in middle of book but no loose pages.
[007052] Fitzpatrick, William. Hong Kong After Dark. New York: MacFadden, 1967. Second Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Sin capital of the East: Half Oriental, Half European - catering to the most bizarre and exotic vices of both. A dancehall where a quarter buys a whirl with a nude girl etc etc. Ex book exchange copy but has light wear only (no one was game to buy it ! ) . Part of a collectable "after dark" series.
[007779] Fitzpatrick, William. Tokyo After Dark. New Haven and London: Mcfadden, 1968. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Another "after dar" expose.Tokyo, where the girls are easy and inexpensive, the boys handsome and willing, and the sex the wildest in the world. paperback. Light wear.
[003030] Flemming, John. Inflation. London: Oxford University Press, 1976. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good A book about inflation. Card covers. 136 pp inc index. In good condition.
[007730] Fletcher, H L V. The Water Garden. London: John Lehmann, 1951. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Deals with all aspects of the making and planting of water gardens, construction, decoration etc. Numerous illus and 5 colour plates plus explanatory line drawings. Jacket is chipped and worn with losses at extremities. Covers worn. Binding good.
[007183] Flugel, J C. Man, Morals and Society. London: Pelican, 1955. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback in good condition. Previous owner's name inked over on first page. Spine browning.
[000108] Forbes, George. History of Astronomy. London, Great Britain: Watts and Co, 1921. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 150pp with numerous photos and illustrations. Blue cover with gold lettering on spine. Some fading on cover and a stain on bottom of front and back of cover. Some marks on cover. Binding is tight. No dust jacket.
[000276] Forell, Claude. How We Are Governed. Melbourne, Australia.: Longmans Cheshire, 1988. Tenth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. Federal state and local government in Australia.187pp softcover. Covers marked and chipped. Binding is good.
[000724] Forester, C.S. The African Queen. England: Penguin, 1985. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A good clean paperback copy.190pp.
[001274] Forrest, A J. Interpol. London: Allan Wingate, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Cover has few light marks. Previous owner's name inside. Text clean, binding good. The story of Interpol. 212 pp. B/w illus.
[002697] Forsyth, R.A. The Lost Pattern. Essyas on the Emergent City Sensibility in Victorina England. Western Australia: University of WA Press, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Both jacket and book are almost very good. Small lift mark inside front cover where tape has been lifted to remove protective plastic covering. Covers clean and bright. Jacket unmarked. Binding good. 217 pp. Index, endnotes.
[000962] Fort, Charles. Wild Talents. New York: Ace Star, 1932. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good This book is dated 1932 but is probably a 60s reprint. Charles Fort was the Columbus of the unknown, the architect of the UFO. Covers rubbed and worn. Small red ink spot on last few pages which does not interfere with the text.212 pp. Pages browning with age.
[002037] Foss, Michael. The Age of Patronage. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1971. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket has a number of tears and a few small pieces missing. Covers good. Text clean. PON inside. The arts in society 1660-1750.
[000043] Foulsham, W and Co. One Hundred Harmless Scientific and Chemical Experiments For Boys. London, Great Britain: W.Foulsham and Co Ltd, 1959. Hard Cover. Fair / No Jacket. 143pp of experiments and tricks of chemistry. Not the type of publication that would be made available today! Numerous illustraions. This book is in fair condition with some staining from a workout in the amature's chemistry laboratory.
[005054] Franklin, Bruce. Stalin. New Zealand: Communist Party of New Zealand, Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Saddlestitched. Good The introduction to the essential Stalin. A collection of Stalin's major theoretical writings 1905-52. Reprinted by the Communist Party of NZ. 400 pp. Booklet. Stalin on over. light wear.
[000730] Freeman, Joseph. An American Testament. London: Victor Gollancz, 1938. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 576pp from the Left Book Club (not for sale to the public!) Corners bumped. Some wear to top and bottom of spine. Pages and edges browning.
[000852] Freud, Sigmund. 1. Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis. London: Penguin, 1986. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 557pp. Softcover. Covers rubbed. Binding and text very good.
[007074] Fritts, Chester A. We are in a Race to Conquer Outer Space. New York: Vantage Press, 1958. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Interesting book on space travel pre lunar landings. A very rare nook. Email for more details of the contents. Jacket is chipped and worn.Binding is good. Text clean.
[008270] Frost, Peter. Exploring Cuzco. England: Brandt Enterprises, 1984. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good The traveller's guide to Peru's most famous region. 134 pp with numerous maps, Designed to accompany a traveller to the region and appears to have already been there! Has a Peru book shop stamp inside. Covers are marked and edges worn. Scarce and valuable title.
[006940] Froy, Herald. How to Avoid Matrimony. London: Great Pan, 1960. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Strictly for rogue males. How to swallow the bait without getting hooked. Handy hints for the confrimed bachelor. Illus. Paperback in good condition. Light wear to spine. Spine faded. Square copy
[000583] Fruen, Bill. The Making of Contemporary Africa. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1984. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The development of African socitey since 1800. 357pp. A number stamped inside. Softcover. Covers rubbed, Bumped.
[006787] Fuller, John. The Restaurateur's Guide to Gueridon & Lamp Cookery. London: Barrie and Jenkins, 1972. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 162 pp. Scarce cookery book. Some b/w illus. Binding good. Jacket has light wear. Small white ink mark inside covering old price?
[004775] Funk, Wilfred. Word Origins. An Exploration and History of Words and Language. USA: Wings Books, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. A recent publication of this 1950 word origins book. Near very good condition. 432 pp. Inc index.
[009034] Gaisseau, Pierre-Dominique. The Sacred Forest. London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1954. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The fetishes and magic rites of the Toma. Translated by Alan Ross. Jacket is chipped and worn with some losses. Now protected. Binding good. Text clean. 199 pp. Illus.
[006396] Galbraith, J K. The Great Crash 1929. London: Pelican, 1968. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The story of the crash of 1929. paperback. Worn. Sqaure copy.
[002572] Gann, W D. 45 Years in Wall Street. Pomeroy: Lambert Gann, 1976. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Good. A few small very pieces missing along top edge of jacket. Else bright and clean and very good.
[002967] Gann, W.D. How to Make Profits in Commodities. Pomeroy: Lambert-Gann Publishing Co, 1976. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. 1976 edition of the revised 1951 edition. Jacket and covers very good. An investment classic. 412 pp. Numerous charts.
[004924] Gardner, W J. A Histopry of the University of Canterbury 1873-1973. New Zealand: University of Cantebury, 1973. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 537 pp history of the University of Cantebury. Jacket is chipped and worn. Binding ood. Text clean.
[006291] Garratt, Chris. The Rainy Day Biff. United Kingdom: Pavement Press, 1983. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good Humour. Covers worn. Good condition. Small white ink mark covering old penned price inside.
[010240] Garstang, John. The Story of Jericho. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1940. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 200 pp. Illus. Maps at ends. Jacket has light edge wear and the spine is lightly sunned. Good copy.
[002535] Gaunt, William. The Observer's Book of Modern Art. London: Frederick Warne, 1976. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket chipped and lightly marked. Binding good. Text clean. A nice copy. Second reprint. 16 colour plates, 52 monochrome. PON inside.
[010215] Gaylard, Geoff. One Hundfred and Sixty Years of News from the West Australian. South Australia: Adrian Savass Publishing, 1993. First Edition. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 401 pp of great news stories from the archives of the West Australian newspaper. jacket has a few marks and a small scartch on rear. Inscription inside. Good copy.
[000147] Geddes, Patrick and Thomson, J.Arthur. Evolution. London, Great Britain: Williams and Norgate, . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair / No Jacket. Home University Library of Modern Knowledge edition.256pp. Contents are separate from cover but contents are intact. Two previous owner's names inside front cover, dates 1911 and 1935.Rip to page inside front cover. numerous marks to cover and inside front cover. Text pages are brown with age. Khaki cover with green lettering on spine.
[010179] Geechoun. Cooking the Chinese Way. ill. Ruth Shackel. Australia: W D Joynt and Co, 1948. Second Imprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Stiff Card. Good Contains thirty popular recpes with detailed and precise instructions. Published to the furtherance of a greater Australian-Chinese friendship so firmly established during the war years. 60 pp. Some marks insde.
[008196] George, Henry. Progress and Poverty. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co, 1905. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Poor Reading copy only. Binding cracked. Worn and marked covers.
[002714] Gibbs, Philip. Life's Adventure. London: Angus and Roberston, 1957. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers worn, spine faded. Bumped. binding good. Gift insc inside. 208 pp.
[000729] Gibbs, Philip. America Speaks. London: Heinemann, 1942. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 269 pages of observations of America as it prepared for WW2. War economy paper starting to brown. Spotting on edges. Light wear to top and bottom of spine.
[006576] Gibran, Kahlil. Spirits Rebellious. London: Heinemann, 1971. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. 123 pp. Clipped jacket is worn and marked. Binding good. Text clean.
[002681] Gifford, Charles and Stevens, J.A. Making Money on the Stock Exchange. London: Macgibbon and Kee, 1960. Second Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A beginner's guide to investment policy. Easy to read and understand. Jacket chipped and worn and has a few small tears. Covers and binding good. 261 pp. Index.
[000633] Gifford, K.H.. How to Understand an Act of Parliament. Sydney: The Law Book Company Ltd, 1977. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 127 pp. 4th edition. A QC explains everything you need to know about an Act of Parliament in Australia. Corners bumped. Price tag on front cover. Small mark on front where a tag has been removed.
[001444] Gilliatt, Penelope. Unholy Fools. New York: The Viking Press, 1973. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. A collection of anecdotes about the world's wittiest people. Jacket has a small tear on spine, remnants of price label. Edges dusty.
[001837] Gilmore, Christopher Cook. Hoover Vs the Kennedys. New York: St Martins Press, 1987. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Ex book exchange. Hole punched in top right hand corner of cover. Covers worn. Book exchange stamp inside. Inc b/w illus from the movie.
[001707] Girtin, Tom. The Abominable Cluman. London: Hutchinson, 1964. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket has minor chipping and light wear. Previous owner's name inside has been covered with white ink. Text clean. Binding good. 224 pp. Index. Cover drawing by Geffrey Fletcher.
[000131] Glauert, L. A Handbook of the Snakes of Western Australia. ill. Seymour, Olive. Perth, Western Australia: Western Australian Naturalists Club, 1957. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Good / No Jacket. 62pp with coloured frontis. Some light marks on front and back covers.
[004191] Glob, P V. The Bog People. London: Paladin, 1971. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Magazine. Good In 1952 the body of a 14-year-old girl was found in a shallow grave in a peat bog in Denmark. Her death occurred in the early iron age. 142 pp. Numerous b/w illus. Some wear. Slight roll. Previous owner's name inside.
[008419] Godard, Philippe. Reflections of New Caledonia. Noumea: Noovelles Editions Francaises D'Oceanie, 1979. First Edition. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Large format, oblong. 376 pp. Numerous illus, b/w and clour and drawings. Comprehensive photographic look at New Caledonia. Velour covered covers. Jacket has light wear. In presentation slip case. Both slip case and front edge have been bumped. Amazing!
[005406] Golding, D J. Arbitration on Building Contract Disputes. Melbourne: Master Builder's Association of Victoria, 1970. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. For persons involved in building contract disputes. A reference on Australian practice and procedure. Scarce copy in near very good condition.
[000734] Gollancz, Victor. A Year of Grace. London: Victor Gollancz, 1974. Hard Cover. Good / Good. First blank page removed. Passages chosen and arranged to express a mood about God and man.576 pp with index. A few marks and some chipping to wrapper.
[000634] Goodchild, George. A Century of Western Stories. London: Hutchinson, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. 1024 pp of great Western classic from the pens of Zane Grey, Pat Garrett, Jack London,W.F.Cody etc. This is a pre 1947 collection with a previous owner's inscription inside. Original cloth, no d/j. Some damage at top and bottom of spine, covers becoming loose, some spotting. A great addition to a Western library.
[000737] Gordon, Cyrus, H. Before Columbus. London: Turnstone Press, 1972. First British Commonwealth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. The links between the Old World and Ancient America. This book contains "dramatic new evidence - archaeological, ethnographic and linguistic - of consistent contact between Europe and America stretching back to the Bronze Age". Very interesting book containing numerous photos, maps and diags. 224 pp. Wrapper is chipped and small pieces missing. Ex-book exchange sticker inside. Text is clean.
[001587] Goren, Charles.H. Point Count Bidding in Contract Bridge. London: Eyre & Spottiswood, 1960. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A few marks on covers. Light damage to spine. No roll. A few notes inside back cover. Binding good. Clean. The new revised edition.
[006413] Goren, Charles.H. Point Count Bidding in Contract Bridge. London: Eyre & Spottiswood, 1969. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A few marks on covers. No roll. A few notes inside back cover. Binding good. Clean.
[005567] Gosling, L A Peter. The Chinese in Southeast Asia. Volume 2 Identity, Clture and Politics. Singapore: Maruzen Asia, 1983. First Edition. Large Format. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 284 pp. Jacket has a few marks. Scarce Southeast Asian history.
[009672] Gould, Stephen Jay. Time's Arrow, Time's Cycle. London: Pelham Books, 1988. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good Myth and metaphor in the discovery of geological time. Covers are edgeworn. Pages browning with age. Binding good.
[007476] Grant, Peter M. Australian Hides and Skins. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Taurus Australia, 1992. First Edition. Large Format. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Large colour promtional book produced by Taurus Australia detailing the processes associated with the tanning of Australian animal skins, both native and introduced. Numerous illus. Glossy publication. In very good condition. Email for more details.
[008222] Grattan, F J H. An Introduction to Samoan Custom. Western Samoa: Apia, 1948. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. In May 1942, shortly after arrival of American forces in the Territiry, the Department of Samoan Affairs was asked to prepare notes on the elementary Samoan custom for the information of United Sates personnel ... This is not a modern reprint, this is a very scarce second impression of the original edition. 189 pp. Written by the secretary of Samoan Affairs in Western Samoa. Covers have light wear. Corners bumped. Binding good.. Previous owner's name inside and gift inscription. Maps at ends. A good copy. Email for additional details. A valauable reference.
[004217] Graves, Richard. The Bushcraft Handbooks. Travel and Gear. 9. Sydney: Dymocks Book Arcade, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Saddlestitched. . Good Richard Graves was a former commanding officer of the Australian jungle survival and rescue detachment on active service with the American Air Force,. He produced a series of bushcraft and survival handbooks which are legendary! No 9 covers plottings routes, land travel and water travel. For anyone interested in bush survival and bushcraft they are very valuable and rare. This a very nice copy.
[004220] Graves, Richard. The Bushcraft Handbooks. Fire Making No 5. Sydney: Dymocks Book Arcade, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Saddlestitched. Good Richard Graves was a former commanding officer of the Australian jungle survival and rescue detachment on active service with the American Air Force. He produced a series of bushcraft and survival handbooks which are legendary! No 5 covers fire without matches , types of fires and fire precautions. For anyone interested in bush survival and bushcraft they are very valuable and rare. A rare find. PON inside.
[004218] Graves, Richard. The Bushcraft Handbooks. Time and Direction No 10. Sydney: Dymocks Book Arcade, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Saddlestitched. Good Richard Graves was a former commanding officer of the Australian jungle survival and rescue detachment on active service with the American Air Force. He produced a series of bushcraft and survival handbooks which are legendary! No 10 covers accurate direction, sun compass and finding latitude. For anyone interested in bush survival and bushcraft they are very valuable and rare. A rare find. PON inside.
[005974] Graves, Robert. The Long Week-end. London: Four Square Books, 1961. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good History without tears - a social survey of the exciting years from 1918 to 1939 in Great Britain. Paperback. Sqaure copy. Worn covers. Pages browning. 448 pp.
[002526] Gray, Cecil. A Survey of Contemporary Music. London: Oxford University Press, 1942. Second Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers clean but worn. Gilt lettering on spine. Binding cracked inside front cover. PON and inscriptions inside cover. Edges browning. 266 pp. Index.
[002776] Green, William. The Observer's Book of Basic Aircraft. London: Frederick Warne, 1968. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket chipped and lightly marked. Binding good. Text clean. A nice copy. Reprint edition.
[002713] Gross, Paul.R And Levitt, Norman. Higher Superstition. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Universty Press, 1994. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. The academic left and its quarrels with science. 314 pp. Jacket and book in very good condition.
[000125] Grover, John. The Struggle for Power. Surrey Hills, NSW: E.J.Dwyer, Australia, ltd., 1980. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good / No Jacket. 464pp. A different view of the the nuclear power industry. "What we haven't been told and why!" This paperback is in very good condition.
[001507] Gunn, John. Taking Risks. Australia: Allen and Unwin, 1995. First Edition. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good / Good. The history of the QBE Insurance Group. 1886 -1994. 509 pp. Index, illus, map at ends. Binding good, text clean. Previous owner's name inside. Jacket has a few marks alonedges and light wear. A few marks on page edges. A very nice copy.
[006591] Haig, Ross. The Years of News for the West Australian and Perth Daily News. Perth, Western Australia: St George Books, 1984. First Edition. Large Format. Pictorial Card. Very Good Around 900 news stories form the West Australian and The Daily News. 206 pp. Index. In very good condition.
[002913] Hales, W.A. A Translation of Cicero, Select Letters ( Jeans' Selection). London: 1925. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Fair Being a Latin book set for the London Intermediate Examination in Arts 1925. Arranged for interleaving with G.E. Jeans' selection of Cicero's letters in Macmillan's series of elementary classics. 60 pp. Light card covers. Covers worn and marked. PON at top of front cover. An interesting and scarce copy of the translation of Cicero's letters. Email for more detail if required.
[003460] Hamilton, David. The Thames Hudson Manual of Pottery and Ceramics. London: Thames and Hudson, 1974. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good A manual. 179 pp inc numerous illus and diags. Covers lightly worn. Corners bumped and there are some corner fold marks. Light foxing inside covers. Binding good.
[006129] Hammond, Lawrence. Thriller Movies. London: Octopus Books, 1974. First Edition. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good / Good. A book of classic movies of suspense and mystery. Inc colour and b/w illus from moves. In good condition
[002436] Hammond, Paul and Hughes, Patrick. Upon the Pun. Great Britain: Star, 1978. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A crisp analysis of verbal ambiguities ... such as ..."If all the girls at this party were laid end to end I wouldn't be a bit surprised." A great collection of verbal and visual puns and details of the different types of puns and how they are constructed. An amazing book. Paperback. Illus. Covers rubbed and worm. Some damage where a label has been removed from the front cover. PON inside. The jokes along the top of 4 pages have been cut out (too risque?). A scace title, because no one wants to get rid of their copy!
[009620] Handcock, Ralph. You Too Can Grow Orchids. Sydney: Dymocks Book Arcade, 1965. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Vintage orchid growing text. 58 pp. Colour and b/w plates. Jacket is chipped and worn with a few small tears. Nice copy.
[008038] Hanks, David A. The Decorative Designs of Frank Lloyd Wright. New York: E P Dutton, 1979. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket is chipped and worn. Light loss at top of jacket spine. Binding good. A few marks.
[006306] Harbin, Robert. How to be a Conjuror. London: Sphere, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A complete guide to magic. Paperback. Square copy.
[006132] Harbin, Robert. Origami 1. The Art of Paper Folding. London: Coronet, 1976. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair No 1 in the series.186 pp of origami. Paperback in fair condition.
[000292] Haroldsen, Mark. Financial Genius. Utah: Mark O.Haroldsen, 1980. Revised 1984 Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / . "A young millionaire reveals specifically how he ammassed a fortune in four years and how YOU can achieve total financial freedom." 226pp soft cover in good condition.
[000461] Harris, John .P. France. A Guide for the Independent Traveller.. London: Papermac, 1986. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / . How to enjoy France and the French.221pp softcover. Good, clean copy.
[009473] Harris, Melvin. Sorry - You've Been Duped. London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. An expose of the methods "paranormal" experts use to dupe the gullible. Good copy. Illus.
[002465] Hartnoll, Phyllis. A Concise History of the Theatre. London: Thames and Hudson, 1976. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. 262 plates, 34 in colour. Binding good. Text clean. Slight insect damage to a small section of the bottom, edge. Remanats of old price labels on covers. Compulsory reading for Western Australian theatre arts students in the late 70s. I should know, I was one of them! A valuable reference.
[002860] Haskell, Arnold, L. Balletomania. London: Victor Gollancz, 1936. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The story of an obsession. Stories of some of the world's greatest ballet dancers. Numerous b/w illus. No jacket. Covers lightly worn. Lettering on spine faded. Binding good. Text clean. 350 pp. Index.
[002227] Haskell, Arnold, L. Ballet Panorama. London: B.T.Batsford, 1947. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket chipped and worn with some tears and losses. Spine sunned. Covers clean. Binding good. Text clean. 120 pp. Index. Some illus.
[006404] Hass, Hans. The Human Animal. London: Corgi, 1973. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The mystery of man's behaviour. 224 pp. Illus. Index. paperback in worn condition. One corner bumped and doge eared.
[003818] Hawken , Paul. The Magic of Findhorn. Great Britain: Fontana, 1976. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The amazing story of the community where men live their visions. Covers lightly worn with some reader's folds. Gift inscription inside.
[007148] Hawthorn, Bill. Some Contemporary Western Australia Painters and Sculptors. Nedlands: Apollo Press, 1982. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good Western Australian Painters and Sculptors Vol 1. 87 pp. Some colour illus. Email for details of the artists included (eg Juniper, Durack) Light wear. Near very good.
[001289] Hayes, Denis et al. Red Light for Yellow Cake. Victoria, Australia: Friends of the Earth Australia, 1977. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Saddlestitched. Good The case against uranium mining. Written by Denis Hayes, Jim Falk and Neil Barrett. Foreword by Manning Clark. 96 pp. Some maps and diags. Referenced.
[004195] Healy, Brian. A Hundred Million Trees. Auckland: Hodder and Stoughton, 1982. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The story of NZ Forest Products Ltd.222 pp. B/w illus. PON inside front cover. Binding good. Text clean.
[009730] Hearn, Marcus (ed). Bizarre Collector's Special. London: Marvel Magazines, Magazine. Good An A-Z of the strangest films you're never likely to see! Magazine in good condition.
[007420] Heather, Nick. Psychoactive Drugs and Harm Reduction: From Faith to Science. London: Whurr Publishers, 1999. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Card. Very Good 345 pp text book on drugs. Very good condition.
[000526] Heftmann, Erica. Dark Side of the Moonies. Australia: Penguin, 1982. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. 292pp. A powerfull warning of the spread of bizarre cults in modern society. Softcover. Covers chipped and corners bumped.
[001572] Heilbroner, Robert, L. The Great Economists. London: Eyre & Spottiswood, 1955. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Revised for publication in England with two supplementary chapters by Paul Streeten. Covers marked. Binding cracked. A good reading copy. Previous owner's name inside.
[002616] Henriques, Fernando. Love in Action. London: Macgibbon and Kee, 1961. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers lightly worn. Gilt lettering on spine faded. 432 pp. Index. Numerous illus. Binding good. Light foxing at ends.The sociology of sex.
[003015] Heren, Louis. The Power of the Press?. London: Orbis, 1985. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The great newspaper proprietors are legendary. How great was the real power of these press barons? Were they, and are they today able to dictate events and bring down governments? A former deputy editor of The Times looks at the issue. Jacket is worn and price clipped. Covers good. Binding good. Text clean. 208 pp. Index.
[008267] Hill, Christopher. The Century of Revolution 1603-1714. London: Cardinal, 1974. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good 301 pp. In near very good condition.
[009053] Hill, Deidre. A Writer's Rights. Sydney: Australia and New Zealand Book Co, 1983. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The story of the Australian Scoiety of Authors 1963-1983. Good copy.
[000244] Hillary, Edmund. High Adventure. London: Readers Book Club, 1957. Readers Book Club Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 256pp with maps and illustrations. The climbing of Mt Everest. No jacket. Spine faded.
[008638] Hillman, June. The Glass Ladder. London: Heinemann, 1960. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 336 pp. Covers clean and bright with light wear. Binding good. Previous owner's name and details inside.
[008272] Hitler, Adolph. Mein Kampf. England: Hutchinson, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Full-Leather. Good This book is undated but the translator's notes states 1939. As such it may be a first English edition. The book is leather bound and numbered 069. The covers are red leather with a khaki strip down the middle of the front and back covers. The front cover features an inlaid black leather swastika. The covers are stained and marked. (email for scan) and are edgeworn. The binding is slightly cracked inside but is firm. Pages are browning around the edges. This is a rare leatherbound copy! The book is not available for sale to those countries which prohibit its import.
[003013] Hobart, Mark. An Anthropological Critique of Development. London: Routledge, 1993. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good Card covers have light wear. Fold mark on top RH corner of front. Binding good. Has been used as a study text and some text has been underlined in pencil. 234 pp. Binding good.
[009194] Hobman, D L. Go Spin, You Jade. London: Watts and Co, 1957. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Studies in the emancipation of women. No jacket . Clean copy. Previous owner's name inside.
[008418] Hobson, Richmond P. Grass Beyond the Mountains. London: G Bell and Sons Ltd, 1951. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Discovering the last great cattle frontier on the North American continent. Covers worn. A few marks.
[001585] Hoffer, William. Volcano. The Search for Vesuvias. New York: Summit Books, 1982. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. A few light marks on jacket. Binding good. text clean. B/w illus. 189 pp. A very nice copy.
[000382] Hogg, Colin. Angel Gear: On the Road with Sam Hunt. New Zealand: Heinemann, 1989. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. 114pp Hardback in very good condition. The work of one of New Zealand's best known poets as recorded by his one time road manager.
[003205] Hoggart, Simon and Hutcjinson, Mike. Bizarre Beliefs. London: Richard Cohen Books, 1995. First Edition. Large Format. Pictorial Card. Very Good A look at bizarre beliefs, from UFOs to the Loch Ness Monster. Large format. 224 pp with numerous interesting illus.
[009297] Holman, Dennis. Noone of the Ulu. London: Travel Book Club, 1958. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and worn. Board stains inside. Binding good. Text clean. TPDSA satmps inside but no library marks.
[001575] Holttum, R.E. Gardening in the Lowlands of Malaya. ill. Juraimi Bin Samsuri and Leong Hong Tim. Singapore: The Straits Times Press, 1953. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. When the Japanese invaded Singapore in WW2 one of the few non - Japanese that were allowed to work freely was the Director of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, R.E. Holttum.. The famous botanist constinued to study and collect orchids and other tropical plants throughout the war. This book contains numerous b/w and colour illus and diags and is one of the great works of botany from SE Asia. The binding is a bit tender on the first few pages and the covers are lightly marked but it is a very nice copy of a scarce title and is a great addition to any botanist or orchid grower's collection. An amazing tribute to Holttum's dedication. 323 pp.
[003587] Holzer, Hans. Star Ghosts. Australia: Horwitz, 1979. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Magazine. Fair Reports of actual encounters with the film greats of yesterday! Psychic expert tells of contact with Jean Harlow, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe etc etc. Paperback. Worn. Fold marks. Rolled. Light damage to spine. Old penned price on cover. A supernatural reading copy!
[005927] Hooper, Gloria. Company Law. London: Sweet and Maxwell, 1969. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Leading cases in a nutshell series. 74 pp of company law cases. Covers worn. Binding good.
[009733] Hope, Jane . The Thin Chalk Line. London: Evans Brothers, 1962. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Humorous look at teaching in the 60s. Clipped jacket is chipped and worn with some short tears.
[000470] Host, Emily (ed). Nelson Lakes National Park. Nelson, New Zealand: Nelson Lakes National Park Board, 1974. 3rd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A handbook for visitors to the Nelson Lakes National Park in New Zealand.87pp with fold out map inside back cover. Covers rubbed and corners bumped. Numerous illustrations.
[010190] Hough, David. Chameleon's Dish. ill. Mark Cornwall. Western Australia: Edith Cowan University, 1990. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good Card covers. Marked and worn. Binding good. Essays on journalism.
[008970] Howard, Dave. Dave Warner. Suburban Boy. Perth, Western Australia: Creative Research, 1981. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The story of the origins of Dave Warner, Perth's suburban boy and rock megastar! 166 pp. Paperback. Light wear and roll, plenty of rock ... Warner would appreciate the pun, as would the suburban army. Nice copy. Scarce rock history covering classic Australian rock hits such as Hotch Crutch, Mugs Game, Convict Streak, Old Stock Road etc.
[003043] Hughes, James, J and Perlman, Richard. The Economics of Unemployment. Great Britain: Wheatsheaf Books, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good A comparative analysis of Britain and the United States. Covers have light wear. Binding good. Text clean. 258 pp. Index.
[009670] Hughes, Priscilla. Now There's No Excuse. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1968. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Vintage road safety book with numerousillus of car crashes and wrecks. 110 pp. B/w illus. Brom the blurb ... "This book strikes a forceful blow at the ever growing menace of death and injury on our roads. It sets out in clear and comprehensive terms the chief causes of road accidents ..." Interesting for anyone interested in road safety, car crash images. Very rare book. Jacket is chipped and worn awith light losses and a few tears. previous owner's name has been pencilled over inside front cover. Pages browning with age.
[002623] Humphreys, R.A. The Evolution of Modern Latin America. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1946. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 196 pp. Index. 13 maps. Jacket lightly chipped and worn with a few small tears. Edges browning. Covers good. lettering on spine bright. A nice tidy copy.
[003793] Hunt , John. The Ascent of Everest. London: Readers Book Club, 1955. Readers Book Club Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 320 pp with numerous maps and illustrations. The climbing of Mt Everest. No jacket. Spine faded. Part of jacket pasted inside. PON inside.
[007418] Hunter, Edward. The Past Present. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1959. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and worn with light losses at the top and bottom of spine. Binding good. An interesting insight into life in Afghanistan
[005601] Hurstfield, Joel. Elizabethan People State and Society. London: Edward Arnold, 1973. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Fair One of the Documents of Modern History Series. Ex student copy. Laminated covers. Fair only. Good reading research copy.
[006727] Husain, Shahrukh. The Goddess. London: Duncan Baird, 1997. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good Creation, fertility, and abundance. The sovereignty of woman myths and archetypes. 183 pp. Numerous illus.
[006569] Hutchinson, A S M. This Freedom. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1924. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Popular edition. Jacket has large losses but is worth preserving. Binding good. Gift inscription dated 1926 inside.
[002337] Hyde, Douglas. I Believed. London: The Reprint Society, 1952. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers lightly marked. Binding good. Text clean. PON and retirement village stamp inside. A few tape marks inside front cover. A nice clean, firm copy. The autobiography of a former British communist.
[000132] Ingersoll, Col R.G. Lectures and Essays. London, Great Britain: Watts and Co, 1935. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 160pp. No dustjacket. Spine and covers spotted and marked. Spine faded. Binding loose inside front cover.
[005925] Ingoldsby, Thomas. The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth Amd Marvels. London: Humphrey Milford, 1921. Oxford Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 527 pp. Poetry and mirth. Frontis. Covers worn. Gilt lettering still bright. Binding good. Board stains. Some marks.
[000976] Jackson, A.Gladstone. The Right Way to Learn to Draw. Surrey: Elliot, Right Way Books, 2nd Large Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. By the author of The Right Way to Human Figure Drawing and Anatomy. A Right Way Book. 123 pp. Circa 50s? Jacket is chipped and rubbed. Some tears and a few small peices misssing. Cover slightly faded at top of spine. ext clean. Binding good.
[004756] Jackson, Francis. Essays on the Critical Appreciation of Modern English Literature and Drama. Sydney: The Shakespeare Head Press, 1931. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Spine sunned. Bright gilt lettering on cover. Some juvenile scribble inside back and front covers. Text clean, binding good. Gift inscription includes details of an honour student's success at WA University in 1946.
[002579] James, Murray. Sprung. a Study in Victims. Melbourne: Landsdowne, 1974. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket has a number of tears. Covers and binding good. Top edge dusted.
[004945] James, Walter. Barrel and Book. A Winemaker's Diary. Melbourne: Georgian House, 1951. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. An interesting book about winemaking in Australia.