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‎All Colour Picture A.B.C.‎

‎London, Juvenile Productions. Probable First Edition. Laminated Illustrated Boards, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ill.: Fel. Children, 300 g; not paginated, most letters have a part page of text with a matching full-page illustration, the exceptions are the letters G. & H. and W. & X. appears to be 1950s printing. Good/No Jacket.‎

Bookseller reference : 0220614

‎Analog : Best of Science Fiction 32 Greatest Science-Fiction Stories from the 20s to the Present‎

‎Galahad Books hardcover New York New York U.S.A.: . 1.2 kg; 624 pages last three pages blank original illustrated dustwrapper. Handling marks and traces of foxing to the edges of the text block as well as a couple of spots which may be splashed marks rubbing of the edges of the dust jacket. Traces of foxing to front and rear end pages. Please note that this book will weigh more than 1 kg packed and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside of Australia. First Edition 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7!" - 9!" tall. Science-fiction.‎

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‎Australian Everyday Cooking‎

‎Australian Universities Press hardcover Sydney: . 725 g; 96 pages indexed with metric conversion charts. Illustrated with a full-page colour photographs. Offering such things as the Dutch curry and rice soup Irish potato soup Mexican chicken Leningrad beef Oregon crab lots of fondue recipes etc this book certainly offers an interesting viewpoint of Australian cooking that according to their definition is commonplace cooking!. First Edition. Laminated Illustrated Boards. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Photographic. Quarto -- up to 12 " Tall. Cooking.‎

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‎Bobby Bear's Annual 1965‎

‎London, Dean & Son Ltd. 1965, annual -- 1st Thus. Laminated Illustrated Boards, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ill.: Various. Children's Annual, 94 pages, illustrated end pages, text is illustrated with a mixture of coloured, and black-and-white, with a single colour illustrations, and various puzzles, the crossword had been filled in and then the pencil are raised, similarly with the join the dots puzzle, and the colour in the by numbers has been coloured in. Some rubbing and chipping to the top and bottom of the spine. Used/No Jacket.‎

Bookseller reference : 0220335

‎Cooking to Impress‎

‎Octopus Publishing Group hardcover London: . 450 g; 96 pages indexed and illustrated with part page and full-page colour food pornography. Photographic illustrated end pages and the binding is illustrated with the same illustration is the dustjacket. The book shows no damage whatsoever. More of a coffee table book than a practical cookbook and while the instructions are good the preparation times are perhaps a little idealistic. And I know of nobody who can extract the meat out of lobsters and have it ending up looking like the picture in the book. First Edition. Laminated Illustrated Boards. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Photographic. 8vo - over 7!" - 9!" tall. cooking -- Specialty.‎

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‎Croatian Cookery Book in Croatian and English‎

‎Croatian Australian Welfare Centre unknown Sydney: . 250 g; V 156 pages indexes and black-and-white line drawings. The book has been used and has a couple of splashes on some of the pages it offers the Croatian text on the left-hand side with the English version on the right-hand side the ingredients are measured in metric. The stiffened card used for the covers has a copper colour and shows creases scuff marks and rubbing. There is and ownership inscription on the back of the front board. A line drawing map shows Croatia in relation to the rest of the European countries. First Edition. Spiral Bound. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7!" - 9!" tall. cookery -- Croatian.‎

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‎Golf ( A Volume in the &quot;Know the Game &quot; Series‎

‎The Niblick Productions Limited unknown Walton-on-Thames: . 100 g; traces of foxing throughout the book 32 pages illustrated with black-and-white line drawings with a green wash basically explaining the various rules. Bound in stiff card which carries an illustration on the front panel and a list of other publications on the rear panel. The protective laminated cover has started to lift. On the verso of the front panel is an advertisement for Player's Navy cut cigarettes and on the rear panel inside one for Dunlop '65'. 5th Edition. Stapled Card. Good/no dust Jacket. Illus. by Line Drawings. 12mo - over 6!" - 7!" tall.‎

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‎Hamlyn All Colour Vegetarian Cookbook‎

‎Ted Smart -- Hamlyn hardcover London: . 950 g.; not paginated 160 pages indexed with 304 recipes two recipes per page and each recipe numbered. Each recipe has a "Cook's tip" and gives the cooking time and calories per portion. There are about 20 recipes in the last section of the book which do use fish. The bottom edge of the rear board has a dent in it but the binding is not broken the dust jacket is faded across the top edge of the front panel and down the spine and the illustration replicates the illustration on the front board. The dust jacket has a 4.0 "tear at the top left of the front panel. Please note that this book will weigh more than 1 kg packed and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside of Australia. Reprint. Laminated Illustrated Boards. Good/Damaged. Illus. by Photographic. 4to - over 9!" - 12" tall. Cooking -- Vegetables.‎

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‎Hamlyn All Colour Vegetarian Cookbook‎

‎London, Ted Smart -- Hamlyn. 1992, Reprint. (ISBN: 0600558002) Laminated Illustrated Boards, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ill.: Photographic. Cooking -- Vegetables, 950 g.; not paginated, 160 pages, indexed, with 304 recipes, two recipes per page, and each recipe numbered. Each recipe has a "Cook's tip", and gives the cooking time and calories per portion. There are about 20 recipes in the last section of the book, which do use fish. Photographic illustrated hardcover binding. The spine section of the binding has lost some colour from exposure to light. A very good copy otherwise. Please note that this book will weigh more than 1 kg packed, and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside of Australia. Good -- Faded Spine/No Jacket.‎

Bookseller reference : 0219669 ISBN : 0600558002

‎Home Baking Made Easy‎

‎London, Marshall Cavendish. 1979, Reprint. (ISBN: 0856857041) Hardcover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ill.: Photographic. Cooking -- Baking, 1.15 kg; 186 pages, indexed, and illustrated throughout with colour photographs, many of which are step-by-step. Colour illustrated dust jacket. The stitching of the binding is visible between pages 76 and 77, but there is no sloppiness in the binding. The edges of the dust jacket slightly rubbed, with a 0.25 inch tear at the bottom of the spine section. This book was originally part of the "Good Cooking" sequences. Every aspect of baking cakes is covered. The instructions are detailed, and I would think that all of the recipes are achievable by an "average" book. Even the instructions for cake decorating look doable. :-). Good/Good.‎

Bookseller reference : 0221916 ISBN : 0856857041

‎Making Classic Sauces: A Cook's Collection of Essentials‎

‎London, Lorenz Books. 1998, Reprint. (ISBN: 1859677819) Laminated Illustrated Boards, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Photographic. Cooking -- Sauces, 400 g; 64 calorie laden pages, illustrated with food pornography. Nevertheless the 30 basic recipes for sweet and savoury sauces, salsas and marinades do cover the necessary recipes for ordinary old-fashioned home cooking. White sauces, brown sauces, béchamel, fish, tomato-based, and milk based, as well as butterscotch sauce -- pictured with two luscious globes of the dollar ice cream sitting on top a lightly toasted waffle. Very Good/Very Good.‎

Bookseller reference : 0223461 ISBN : 1859677819

‎Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board Centenary Souvenir 1934-5‎

‎Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board unknown Melbourne: . 80 g; not paginated 80 pages illustrated with black-and-white line drawings of various features of the city and giving a history of the various tram lines operated by the tramways board. Naturally some of the lines no longer exist. The page of text about the Shrine of remembrance has a grubby mark on it and the original green wrapper shows signs of fading and handling. Digital images available upon request. First Edition. Decorated Card over Staples. Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Clive Fink. 16mo - over 5!" - 6!" tall. Trams.‎

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‎New Ways in an Ancient Land; Australia from Penal Colony to Prosperous Nation 1778 to 1900‎

‎Sydney, Bay Books. 1986, First Edition. (ISBN: 0858359138) Boards, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ill.: Various. Australiana, 1.1 kg; 279 pp. index and acknowledgements. The text is illustrated by coloured and black and white lithographs, contemporary for the time. Coloured and black and white photography. Brown coloured boards with white writing on front panel and on the spine. Illustrated dustwrapper, which has slight chipping at the top of the spine section. Otherwise the book is in very good condition. "From penal colony to promised land in less than 100 years, Australia achieved a rise to prosperity that would have amazed those first settlers.". Digital image available upon request. Good/Good.‎

Bookseller reference : 0222429 ISBN : 0858359138

‎NIV Life Application Study Bible‎

‎Zondervan Publishing House hardcover Grand Rapids Michigan: . 1.7 kg; in original illustrated box all edges gilt XXIV 2504 pages 13 maps in colour at the rear of the book includes maps and line drawings throughout the book timelines overviews character sketches in-text charts dictionary-concordance and words of Christ printed in red. No indication that the book has ever been used. Suitable for giftgiving. Please note that this book will weigh more than 1 kg packed and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside of Australia. not Indicated. Leather. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9!" - 12" tall. Religion -- Christianity.‎

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‎Practical Needlework; an Illustrated Guide‎

‎London, Hamlyn. 1980, First Edition. (ISBN: 0600331792) Hardcover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ill.: Janet Allen and Jill Shipley. Craft -- Sewing, 1.25 kg; 272 pages, indexed, illustrated throughout with colour, and monotone photographs, and it drawings in black-and-white on a buff background. Colour illustrated dustwrapper. Original bookseller's sticker on front paste down. No other damage to report. This book covers the major sewing techniques, from repair through dressmaking and children's clothes, through two basic upholstery, and then onto curtain ring, list covers etc embroidery and quilting also covered. Please note that this book will weigh more than 1 kg packed, and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside of Australia. Good/Good -- Price Clipped.‎

Bookseller reference : 0220251 ISBN : 0600331792

‎Spanish and Mexican Cooking‎

‎Marshall Cavendish Books Ltd hardcover London: . 560 g; IV 64 pages including glossary text is illustrated with colour photography. Colour illustrated photographic jacket. Slight ageing of the edges of the paper otherwise in very good condition. All the recipes are given with a metric/UK and US measurements parallel. None of the recipes call for items which cannot be purchased readily. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illus. by Photographic. Quarto -- up to 12 " Tall. Cooking.‎

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‎The Limerick: 1700 Examples, With Notes, Variants and Index‎

‎New Jersey, Citadel Press. 1979, First Paperbound Printing. (ISBN: 0806507136) Paperback, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. poetry -- Limerick, 700 g; XII, 518 pages, includes list of sources, addenda, index of rhymes, and general index, and bibliography. Evidently "The Famous Paris Edition complete and unexpurgated". I can find no reference to Gershon Legman!. Good -- Faded Spine/No Jacket.‎

Bookseller reference : 0221168 ISBN : 0806507136

‎The Northern and Allied Companies Staff Magazine; Centenary Number: Volume XVI Number 4‎

‎L. Bell And Company -- Printer unknown London and Leicester: . 199-346pp. and eight pages of advertisements. Sepia toned illustration of Sir Alexander Anderson Founder of the North of Scotland Fire and Life Assurance Company now the Northern Assurance Company Ltd. This illustration has been tipped in. The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs and line drawings and also cartoons. Gray coloured covers with black-and-white illustrations on the front cover along with gilt illustration of company standard with black gilt and red writing on the front panel and black on the spine. Scuffing and creasing to the book corners and to the head and to the heel of the spine. The book is a little rubbed and faded and previous owners name is written in ink on the top right-hand corner of the front cover. A few marks to the paper edges. Centenary edition of an insurance companys' Staff Magazine. The company had been founded in Scotland in 1836 by Sir Alexander Anderson. First Edition. Illustrated Card. Good for Age/No Jacket as Issued. Octavo - up to 9 !" Tall. Company History.‎

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‎The Tolkien Diary 1992‎

‎London, Grafton. 1992, First Edition. (ISBN: 0261102281) Laminated Illustrated Boards, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Tolkien!. Diary -- Calendar, 500 g; not paginated, however arranged with seven days to the double page, and a full-page illustration around the first of the month, and other small drawings scattered throughout the text. Illustrated boards. Published for the Centenary of Tolkien's birth. The book shows no sign of damage. Very Good/No Jacket.‎

Bookseller reference : 0225777 ISBN : 0261102281

‎The Wonder Book of How It's Done‎

‎London, Ward Lock. 1957, Seventh Edition. Cloth Backed Boards, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ill.: Photographic. Children -- Reference, 900 g; 224 pages, with illustrated end pages, colour frontispiece, and six other colour plates, and 250 illustrations. Colour illustrated front board, spine is green cloth with black text and drawing, slightly faded, and the back panel is gilt with black decoration slightly rubbed will stop slight rubbing to the bottom edges of the boards, and to the top corners, in original bookseller's sticker at lower right-hand corner of front paste down, and gift inscription dated Valentines day 1958 on the half title page. A digital image can be provided to help assess condition. Good/No Jacket.‎

Bookseller reference : 0221768

‎Tuck's Annual‎

‎London, Raphael Tuck. 1936, annual -- 1st Thus. Hardcover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ill.: C. E. Brock. Children's Annual, 750 g; 144 pages, the last page bearing at the bottom right-hand corner the number 3936, indicative of publication year being 1936. The front panel bears a colour drawing by Molly Benatar of a girl on the left and a boy skiing, and the rear panel and illustration by Alice Marshall of two people at a fancy dress party. Frontispiece colour illustration by C. E. Brock, with two other full-page colour plates by the same artist, and three full-page colour plates by other artists. There are various illustrations throughout the book in black-and-white, and unfortunately some of them the previous owner has helped to colour in. The Queen Mary crossword puzzle, and be "fine feathers" crossword puzzle and the maze at Hampton Court puzzle have been filled in. The edges of the hardcover binding are badly rubbed, and chipped, exposing the cardboard beneath, the cloth binding is rubbed and chipped and torn at the head and tail of the spine section. A digital image can be provided to help assess condition. Ordinary/No Jacket.‎

Bookseller reference : 0219677

‎Wisden Cricketers' Almanack Australia‎

‎South Yarra, Hardie Grant Books. 1998, Stated First Edition. (ISBN: 1864980028) Hardcover, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Ill.: Photographic. Cricket, 500 g; XVI, 784 pages, last five pages blank, illustrated throughout with small black-and-white photographs, and full-page colour photographs and advertisements. Publish simultaneously with the 135th edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, this is the first printing of an Australian version of the "cricketer's bible" to record the personalities, defeats and the figures of cricket's world champions. Heading this first edition, Peter Roebuck celebrates his own recent Australian citizenship by writing the traditional Notes that introduce each new Wisden, looking back on the 1997-98 season that saw Australia triumph over New Zealand and South Africa even as its cricketers were embroiled in a bitter controversy with the game's governing body." -- front fold over blurb. Slight rubbing to the top corners of the fold over flap's. Otherwise in very good condition. Very Good/Very Good.‎

Bookseller reference : 0220053 ISBN : 1864980028

‎"A Clergymen "‎

‎Australia as it is; or Facts and Features Sketches and Incidents of Australia and Australian Life with Notices of New Zealand‎

‎Paul Flesch and Company hardcover Melbourne: . XIII 258pp. publisher's foreward preface. Black and white frontispiece reproduction of 'Gold Diggings' Ararat by J. Roper. Red cloth boards with gilt writing on front panel and on spine also on the front panel is embossed illustration showing a kangaroo done in Aboriginal manner. Coloured endpapers. The corners are slightly rubbed and there is shelf wear evident bottom and to the top of book edges. On front spine gutter there are two insect holes measuring .5" edge each. On the spine and back panel there are some stains. On the front paste down on is a booksellers sticker. This book was first published in the 1870s and proved so popular it was reprinted three times in a space of 27 years. The author was subsequently found out to be Reverend John Morison the first Presbyterian minister to settle in New South Wales. To the modern reader it allows us to see the conditions that the early settlers had to endure when opening up Australia "among his observations Reverend Morison refers to the awesome privations of the early settlers and tells his readers 'How to Survive in the Bush' information that must have had considerable impact in England.". Reprint. Red Cloth Gilt. Average/No Jacket. 12mo - up to 7 !" tall - Duodecimo. Australiana.‎

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‎"A GERMAN " (RICHARD GRELLING) (TRANSLATED BY ALEXANDER GRAY)‎

‎J'Accuse!‎

‎London, Hodder & Stoughton. 1915, Not Stated. Illustrated Cloth, 8 vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. History -- World War I, 750 g; III-VIII, 448 pages with appendices. In original grey cloth with Imperial German eagle blind stamped and coloured. There is a 0.5 inch tear in the cloth at the top of the front hinge, the front end page and possibly 2 other pages have been removed, and the binding is visible. "Imperial Germany went to war in 1914 and was castigated by Richard Grelling, a German-Jewish pacifist, in J'Accuse " wikipedia. Reading Copy/No Jacket.‎

Bookseller reference : 0230502

‎"A Picture Painter" ( Kathleen Dickinson )‎

‎The New Ideal; the First of the Twelve Books of the Writing‎

‎Self Published hardcover Sydney: . 97 pp. slight shelfwear to the base of the boards. Inscribed to Professor A Boyce Gibson by the author. . By Author on Ffep. First Edition. Blue Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7!" - 9!" tall. Philosophy.‎

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