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Ridgway, Eric; Howie-Willis, Ian
Dunalbyn. A Place in the Good Country.
Adelaide: Ian Ridgway 2009. xix 180pp 121bw ills at rear; index genealogies maps. Or green leather in jacket. Near new. Genealogies of several branches of the Ridgway family preceed the story of a farmer and his family and one of the oldest Tatiara district farming properties- Dunalbyn. Second Impression. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Ian Ridgway Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 035925 ISBN : 0731654056 9780731654055
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Hilder, Brett
The Heritage of J. J. Hilder: Australian Artist 1881-1916 signed with small drawing by author
Sydney: Ure Smith 1966. Foreword by Lloyd Rees. 126 pages 30 tipped-in colour plates more than 30 b/w plates lists of works exhibitions bibliography index. Black cloth boards in jacket. 2 tears at top of front jacket panel with tape repair from reverse front flap toned even toning to page edges cloth at bottom of rear cover marked aroma of mothballs/naptha. SIGNED and inscribed "To Dora Drake in appreciation and warm gratitude for her artistry and pottery from the author Brett Hilder" along with a coloured drawing of a pottery vessel also by the author a noted artist in his own right on the half-title page. The book marked the fiftieth year since the death of the artist. It forms a sequel to the larger book The Art of J J Hilder published in 1918.Includes a list of almost 400 works by the artist and their present owners as reported in 1965. . Signed with Drawing By Artist. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Good. 4to. Ure Smith Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 036323
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Stanford, Leonard W
I We and They.
Wynnum Qld.: Dover House 1999. 288pp bw & col ills. Or pictorial laminated boards. Minor bump to top of spine otherwise nice. SIGNED and inscribed by author on front free endpaper. Anecdotes of the author's childhood and time at sea. Includes WWII time in a naval prison service on varius ships including RMS Andes in South America; various cross-channel boats MV Waiben in north Qld serving on oil tankers; time at Thursday Island and on the central Queensland sapphire fields various travels within Australia and more. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. Dover House Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 037019 ISBN : 064637477x 9780646374772
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Nicolaou, Maria (compiled by)
Tom Nicolaou. One Heart - Two Homelands.
Brisbane: Maria Nicolaou Pilliris 2002. ix 167pp bw ills endpaper maps. Or pictorial laminated boards. Nea rnew. Signed by author to Jill on front free endnpaper. The life of Tom Nicolaou the Nicolaou and Karageorgiou familes and their lives in both Greece and Australia as told by Tom Rigopoulla and their children. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to. Maria Nicolaou (Pilliris) Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 037018
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Begg, Major General Donald R
The Story of One Australian Soldier.
Gold Coast: The Author 2013. 146pp appendices chronology bw & col ills. Or card covers. Faint blue stain on fore-edge. Biography of an Australian soldier who rose to the rank of Major General. Includes WWII service including Balkipan Borneo and BCOF in Japan. SIGNED Don and inscribed To Jan & Peter on title page. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. The Author Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 037123
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Button, Jenson; Edworthy, Sarah (editor); Brawn, Ross (foreword)
Jenson Button. My Championship Year. signed
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2009. 223pp col photographs circuit maps. Or pictorial laminated boards. Minor bump to top rear corner otherwise near new. SIGNED by Jenson Button on title page. The year after Honda pulled the pin on F1 racing Button won the Championship with new team Brawn GP. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. Weidenfeld & Nicolson Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 037473 ISBN : 0297860119 9780297860112
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Irvine, Eddie
Green Races Red. Eddie Irvine's First Season with Ferrari signed
London: CollinsWillow 1996. 222pp index chronology resultscol photos. Or red cloth in jacket. Near new. SIGNED by Eddie Irvine on title page. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. CollinsWillow Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 037472 ISBN : 0002187620 9780002187626
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Villeneuve, Jacques with Donaldson, Gerald
Villeneuve. My First Season in Formula 1. signed
London: CollinsWillow 1996. 223pp col photographs course maps. Or blue cloth in jacket. Near new. SIGNED by Villeneuve on printed bookplate laid onto half-title page. Now one of the modern greats Villeneuve relives his first season in Formula One. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. CollinsWillow Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 037469 ISBN : 0002187663 9780002187664
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Hill, Damon
Damon Hill. My Championship Year. signed
London: Little Brown & Company 1996. 224pp col photographs. Or blue cloth in jacket. Near new. SIGNED by Damon Hill on printed bookplate laid onto half-title page. Now one of the modern greats Damon Hill recounts his Championship Year 1996 in Formula One. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Nicholson Jon photographs. 4to. Little, Brown & Company Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 037470 ISBN : 0316879762 9780316879767
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Brabham, Jack with Nye, Doug; Moss, Stirling (foreword).
The Jack Brabham Story. signed
Sydney: Minidi 2004. HEAVY. 256pp index bw & col photographs pictorial endpapers. Or green cloth in jacket. Near new. SIGNED by Sir Jack Brabham on title page. Australia's greatest ever racing driver gives a personal acocunt of his amazing career. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Minidi Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 037471 ISBN : 0957706030 9780957706033
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Ludvigsen, Karl; Hill, Phil (foreword); Moss, Stirling
Stirling Moss. Racing with the Maestro. ltd 100 copies Signed By Moss and author
Somerset UK: Patrick Stephens 1997. 208pp index bibliography col photographs pictorial endpapers. Or green leather in slipcase all edges gilt. Near new. Edition of only 100 copies of which this #54. SIGNED by Stirling Moss & the author on limitation page. The career of one of motorsports all-time greats. Signed by Author & Subject. Signed Numbered first Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Slipcase. Illus. by Mailander Rodolfo photography. 4to. Patrick Stephens Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 037474 ISBN : 1852605952 9781852605957
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Synge, MB M B
Captain Cook's Voyages Around the World with an Introductory Life.
London: Thomas Nelson & Sons 1897. ix 512pp index bw ills some folding. Near contemporary full maroon leather prize binding Eagle Hose School Sandhurst decorated in gilt with prize label on front pastedown covered by later owner's art deco bookplate. Marbled endpapers and edges. Approx 4cm crack at top of spine at both edges some minor rubbing otherwise a very nice example. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Thomas Nelson & Sons Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 037490
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Willcocks, Brigadier-General Sir James
From Kabul to Kumassi. Twenty-Four Years of Soldiering and Sport.
London: John Murray 1904. xiii 440pp index frontis portrait bw ills folding maps. Rebound in black cloth. Pages toned with moderate foxing. Authors account of life in the British military in Asia and Africa in the 19th century along with hunting and other material. Includes Afghanistan India Soudan Ashanti Niger and more. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. John Murray Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 037601
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Penzig, Edgar F
The Sandy Creek Bushranger. A Definitive History of Ben Hall His Gang and Associates.
Sydney: Historic Australia Book Publishing Company 1986. 191pp index references num bw ills map. Or pictorial card. Covers rubbed with bottom front corner creased small chip from head of spine. SIGNED by author on title page. The story of Ben Hall by Australia's foremost authority on bushrangers. Signed by Author. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Good. 4to. Historic Australia Book Publishing Company Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 037939 ISBN : 0958883602 9780958883603
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Houfe, Simon
Sir Albert Richardson. The Professor
London: White Crescent Press 1980. 240pp index bw ills pictorial endpapers. or brown cloth in jacket. A couple of very small toned spots on foredge and extremely light toning of jacket. Scarce biography of Sir Albert Richardson universally known as The Professor in architectural and artistic circles whi died in 1964 at the age of 84. His grandson presents his life and work which led to his election as President of the Royal Academy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. White Crescent Press Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 030239 ISBN : 0900804262 9780900804267
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Tinson, Des; Cole, Michelle (revision/compilation)
An Australian Story. Fred Williams Father of Australian Waterskiing the Man the Icon
Place Not Stated: The Author 213pp num bw & col photographs. Or pictorial card covers. Near new. No date c2010. Commisioned by Fred Williams the volume documents his life in waterskiing as well as those of amny fellow skiiers over many decades. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to. The Author Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 030916 ISBN : 064653405x 9780646534053
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Border, Allan
Beyond Ten Thousand. My Life Story. Special Edition.
Nedlands WA: Swan Publishing 1993. 272pp statistics bw & col ills. Or green leather all edges gilt. Limited to 10123 cys of which this #7841. Signed above limitation 'Best Wishes Allan Border.' A few spots to gilding on edges otherwise fine. The limitation corresponds to the number of career Test runs Border scored to become the highest-ever run scorer. A msot attractively presented edition of this autobiography of one of Australia's greatest Captains and batsmen. Signed by Author. Special Edition signed & numbered. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Small 4to. Swan Publishing Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 031048 ISBN : 0646132334 9780646132334
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Bainbridge, Henry Charles
Peter Carl Faberge. Goldsmith & Jeweller to the Russian Imperial Court & Principle Crowned Heads of Europe. An Illustrated record and Review of His Life and Work AD 1846-1920
London: B.T. Batsford 1949. VERY HEAVY. xxiv 169pp index 126 bw & col plates. Or red cloth in jacket. Board edges worn through cloth on bottom egde moderate to heavy foxing bookseller label on front pastedown. Small chip at top of front jacket panel. Monograph on the life and work of the greatest goldsmith of the 19th & 20th centuries. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Plus/Good. 4to. B.T. Batsford Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 031151
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Ono, Yoko Munroe, Alexandra and Hendricks, Jon
Yes. Yoko Ono includes CD
New York: Japan Society 2000. HEAVY. 352 pp 102 color plates 185 b/w & color photos. As new in publishers shrink wrap. Includes CD "A Blueprint for the Sunrise" only available with this book. Explores Yoko Ono's life and career and assists the reader in understanding her role as artist filmmaker poet composer performance artist activist and rock star. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Japan Society Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 031726 ISBN : 0810945878 9780810945876
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Bird, Nicholas R
A River of Recollections and Biographies
Place Not Stated: The Author 2009. HEAVY. xii 424pp index references appendices bw & col ills. Or cloth in jacket with placemark ribbon. Front flap of jacket creased. SIGNED by author on front free endpaper with further personalised inscription and signature below. An autobiography which also delves into historical events in which the author'sfamily were involved. Ancestors were involved with the East India Company and the Clapham Sect the driving force behind the abolition of slavery by the British Parliament. Covers time in England Malaysia Cocos Keeling Islands Zanzibar and the Northern Beaches of NSW. Family references include the Thornton Alston Wilberforce Pym Bird Boleyn Bullivant Shepheard and Gambier families. Superbly produced volume. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 4to. The Author Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 032549 ISBN : 0975204726 9780975204726
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Pearce, Suzannah (editor)
Who's Who in Australia 1906-2006 Centenary Edition
Melbourne: Crown Content 2006. HEAVY. 2126pp. Or black leather with brass corners to front cover 2 black place mark ribbons. Edition limited to 1000 copies signed by the editor of which this #117. Prev owners name in gilt to front cover listed on p1363. The only fault is a small faint stain on the bottom edge. Compilation of persons of importance to Australia regardless of place of birth. Entry purely on merit. Signed by Editor. Signed Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo. Crown Content Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 032539 ISBN : 1740950291 9781740950299
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Singh, Shivani (editor)
Who's Who in Australia 2010. XLVI Edition. A Biographical Dictionary and Register of Prominent People with Which is Incorporated John's Notable Australians first issued 1906
Melbourne: Crown Content 2010. HEAVY. 2314pp. Or maroon faux leather. Near new. Compilation of persons of importance to Australia regardless of place of birth. Entry purely on merit. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo. Crown Content Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 032601 ISBN : 1740951727 9781740951722
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Barraud, EM E M
Barraud. The Story of a Family
London: The Research Publishing Co 1967. 190pp index appendices bw plates. Or blue cloth in jacket. Bookseller stamp inside front cover some foxing to jacket price clipped. The Barraud family produced horologists silversmiths artists workers in stained glass pioneer photographers and more with branches of the family in Britain South Africa Canada Australia and New Zealand. Excellent reference for collectors who like to know something of the people behind the work. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. The Research Publishing Co Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 032613
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Jagger, Cedric
Paul Philip Barraud. A Study of a Fine Chronometer Maker and of His Relatives Associates and Successors in the Family Business 1750-1929
London: The Antiquarian Horological Society 1968. viii 177pp index appendices checklist bw plates. Or gray cloth titled in gold. Checklist with additions and addenda written in; several related letters and papers loosely inserted. Scarce account of the Barraud family of chronometer makes and their product. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No. Folio. The Antiquarian Horological Society Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 032612
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Mackenzie-Smith, John
Brisbane's Forgotten Founder. Sir Evan Mackenzie of Kilcoy. 1816-1883. Brisbane History Group Studies No. 1
Brisbane: Brisbane History Group 1992. x244pp index bibliography maps bw ills. Or card covers with integral French flaps. Limited edition of 200 numbered copies of which this #196. An insight into the life and time of Evan MacKenzie of Kilcoy 1816-1883. Includes founding of Kilcoy Station in 1841; poisoning of local aborigines; formation of North and South Brisbane in the early 1840s; establishing Brisbane's first industrial enterprise at Kangaroo Point; rescuing the early pastoral industry from disaster and taking on the southern mercantile establishment. First Limited Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo. Brisbane History Group Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 032702 ISBN : 0958782687 9780958782685
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Opperman, Hubert (HF) 'Oppy' H F
Pedals Politics & People
Sydney: Haldane Publishing 1977. 511pp index bw ills. Or blue cloth in jacket. Very light edge wear 8mm tear at bottom of rear jacket panel very light rubbing to jacket folds. SIGNED 'Best Wishes Hubert Opperman Oppy' on front free endpaper. Scarce autobiography of Australia's great cyclist and Olympian Hubert Opperman known as 'Oppy'. As well as his unparallelled cycling career Oppy served in Federal Government as Member for Corio and as Australian representative to Malta. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Haldane Publishing Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 032824 ISBN : 0909918090 9780909918095
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Abadie, Eustace; (editor SB Spies) S B
A Soldier in South Africa. The Experiences of Eustace Abadie 1899-1902
Houghton South Africa: The Brenthurst Press. 1989. HEAVY. 207pp index bibliography bw ills. Or red cloth in jacket with red placemarker ribbon. Minor tape stains to endpapers and flaps from old protective cover. Edition limited to 850 clothbound copies. Three years experiences of a cavalryman with the 9th Lancers during the Boer War. Abadie arrived in South Africa the day before war broke out. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to. The Brenthurst Press. Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 032949 ISBN : 0909079439 9780909079437
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Simons, Phillida Brooke (editor)
John Blades Currey 1850-1900. Fifty Years in the Cape Colony
Houghton South Africa: The Brenthurst Press. 1986. HEAVY. 275pp index bibliography appendix bw & col ills. Or red cloth in jacket with white placemarker ribbon top edge tinted. Tape stains to endpapers and flaps from old protective cover. Edition limited to 850 clothbound copies. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. The Brenthurst Press. Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 032964 ISBN : 0909079307 9780909079307
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Redlichs, Josef; Fellner, Fritz (editor)
Schicksalsjahre Osterreichs 1908-1919. Das Politische Tagebuch Josef Redlichs. Band I & II
Graz-Koln: Verlag Hermann Bohlaus Nachf. 1953. 2 volumes of 3 xix 295; 397pp; index. Or maroon cloth in jackets. Place/year written on half title of Band I loosely inserted clippings minor edge wear to jackets. Volumes 1 & 2 only. Text in German/auf Deutsch. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Verlag Hermann Bohlaus Nachf. Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 034216
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Howe, John; Spademan, Mr; Calamy, Edmund
The Works of the Late Reverend and Learned John Howe M.A. Sometime Fellow of Magdalene College Oxon. Together with His Funeral Sermon Preach'd By Mr. Spademan. To Which are Prefix'd Memoirs of the Life of the Author Collected By Edmund Calamy D.D.
London: Printed for John Clark and Richard Hett John and Benjamin Sprint Daniel Midwinter Ranew Robinson et al 1724. VERY HEAVY. 2 volumes-complete. vii 698; 664pp xxvii pp index table of scriptures engraved frontis portrait list of subscribers. Rebound using contemporary boards with new spines and various old leather as required with covers bordered in dark pebbled leather with to me a less than pleasing aesthetic and priced accordingly-I recommend requesting images of this title before ordering. Some toning to page edges but generally clean and fresh internally. Two substantial volumes produced by subscription containing Howe's sermons and works his funeral sermon and biography. Extremely scarce. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. Folio. Printed for John Clark and Richard Hett, John and Benjamin Sprint, Daniel Midwinter, Ranew Robinson et al Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 034287
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Hopkins, Jeffrey E
The Gottlieb Raddatz & Extended Kuhn & Sellin Families & Descendants of Queensland Including the Associated Heeschen Raaen & Schubert Families.
Brisbane: Jeffrey Ellis Hopkins 1997. 387pp bw ills. Or laminated boards. ISBN handwritten on copyright page. Extensive familiy history published on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the arrival aboard the Reichstag of the Raddatz Kuhn and Sellin families to Queensland on 1 August 1872. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. Jeffrey Ellis Hopkins Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 035018 ISBN : 0646337025 9780646337029
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Descargues, Pierre in Collaboration with Edward Quinn
Picasso
New York. Printed in France: Felicie 1974. VERY HEAVY. Introduction by John Russell. Translated by Roland Balay. 276 pages illustrated throughout with 96 full-color pages 137 Picasso works paintings sculpture and other media and 82 photographs of Picasso illustrated end-papers. Pictorial boards in dust-jacket with a cut-out at its center. The jacket is in excellent condition apart from a crease to the chin to the left of the lower corner of the cut-out and has no tears. The book was created with Picasso's participation and approved by him shortly before his death. First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to. Felicie Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 023582 ISBN : 0960069224 9780960069224
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Wolfman Jack with Byron Laursen
Have Mercy! Confessions of the Original Rock 'n' Roll Animal
New York: Warner Books 1995. 362pp bw ills. Or blue papered boards with black spine in jacket. 'Borders Autographed Copy' decal on front panel of jacket slightest of rubbing and edgewear to jacket-near new. SIGNED by both authors on half-title page. Wolfman Jack has signed with the addition of his characteristic wolf sketch 'self-portrait' and Laursen has signed 'Best Always.'. Iconic pioneering rock 'n' roll disc jockey Wolfman Jack Robert Weston Smith died immediately after the promotional tour for his autobiography leaving very few signed copies extant. . Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Warner Books Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 023626 ISBN : 0446517429 9780446517423
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Pereira, Capt J
A Distant Drum: War Memories of the Intelligence Officer of the 5th Bn. Coldstream Guards 1944-45
Wakefield: S R Publishers Ltd 1972. Foreword by Gen Sir Charles Loyd. xiii 213 pages portrait frontis: Capt Ian Liddell VC b/w ills three maps four appendices: Roll of Honour; Orders of Battle; Citations of Awards; Farewll Address. Upper page edges lightly foxed otherwise the book is in Near Fine condition. Red cloth boards in dust-jacket which is very lightly worn at the upper edge. The author was Intelligence Officer to the 5th Battalion Coldstream Guards from 1944-45 when the Battalion fought from Normandy to Cuxhaven. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo. S R Publishers Ltd Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 024189 ISBN : 0854097470 9780854097470
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Robbins Landon, H C
Haydn: The Late Years 1801-1809. Haydn. Chronicle and Works
London: Thames and Hudson 1978. HEAVY. 799 pages 46 illustrations 5 in colour and 114 musical examples index addenda amd corrogenda. Page edges lightly spotted soiled. Decorative cloth boards lightly silverfished on the front board heavily flecked at the upper section of the rear board in dust-jacket which has a slightly faded spine. An attractive copy in the jacket. This volume covers Haydn's completion of The Seasons the work which provides the focal point for this account of the composer's last year. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 4to. Thames and Hudson Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 024569
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Robbins Landon, H C
Haydn: The Years of 'The Creation' 1796-1800. Haydn. Chronicle and Works
London: Thames and Hudson 1977. HEAVY. 656 pages 49 illustrations 5 in colour and 386 musical examples appendix: Haydn's list of subscribers to the first edtiion of The Creation index. Page edges lightly spotted soiled. Decorative cloth boards with insect damage to the upper half of the front board and light flecking at the spine in dust-jacket which has a faded spine. An attractive copy in the jacket. This volume covers Haydn's return to Austria at the age of 63. He returned to the Esterhazy Court as Kapellmeister to Prince Nicolaus II with his status enhanced but with less onerous duties than during the years before 1790. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/Near Very Good. 4to. Thames and Hudson Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 024568
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Henry, Robert H
Time and Distance. Twenty Years of Sports Car Navigational Rallying in Southern California
California: The Author 1994. HEAVY. x 640pp appendices references. Or pictoial green card comb-bound covers. Signed and inscribed inside front cover by author. A comprehensive history of Southern California rallying from the 1950s to 1969. Begun in 1967 and originally finished in 1970 and after rewrites finally completed in 1975 the book was eventually privately published and distributed by the author in 1994 'complete with typos'. . Signed & Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Comb Bound. Fine. 4to. The Author Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 024733
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Venn, Henry
The Missionary Life and Labours of Francis Xavier Taken from His Own Correspondence with a sketch of the Gneral Results of Roman Catholic Missions Among the Heathen
London: Longman Green Longman Roberts & Green 1862. iv 326pp frontis: folding sketch to illustrate the missionary labours of Xavier. EX-LIBRARY copy with theological college stamp with barcode on a blank prelim which also has previous society ownership details by its upper edge small stamp by the lower edge of the title page with crossed out ref no at its centre on the title verso by the upper edge of the Preface beneath the last line of text and on the rear paste-down. College stamp on the front paste-down on p233 and on the fore-edge. Book plates on each of the front end-papers with a barcode on the front flyleaf. Front hinge has been broken and messily repaired with tape and glue; the rear hinge is slackening. Blind stamped green boards gilt spine titles. With library sticker by the upper edge of the front board and ref nos in white by the spine foot. The main body of the book from the Contents page to the end is in good and clean condition. The book concentrates on the missionary career of Francis Xavier in the East from his arrival in India May 1542 to his death on the coast of China in December 1552. Scarce. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo. Ex-Library. Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green Hardcover
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Not Stated
A Testimonial to Charles J. Paine and Edward Burgess from the City of Boston for Their Successful Defence of the America's Cup
Boston: City of Boston 1887. 159pp 13 bw plates. Or bevelled brown cloth boards with title and vignette in gilt. First signature loose but holding 1 plate detached but present slightly rubbed at head and foot of spine. A brief history of the America's Cup and International Regattas followed by a detailed account of the defence of the Cup by the Volunteer owned by Paine and captained by Burgess against the Thistle and biographical sketches of both men. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. 8vo. City of Boston Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 025887
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Tschiffely, A F
Don Roberto: Being the Account of the Life and Works of R B Cunninghame Graham 1852-1936
London: William Heinemann 1937. xx 458pp frontispiece frontis and b/w plates text-ills bibliography index. Prelims endpages and paged edges foxed. Scattered foxing throughout. Prev owner's name by the upper edge of the front flyleaf with the AUTHOR's signature on the same page. Decorative cloth boards gilt in edge-worn dust jacket which has tears at the spine head and foot and wear at its corners. The biography of Tschiffeley's friend the Scottish laird and one-time gaucho horse-dealer fencing master explorer Member of Parliament wit critic and writer. Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/Good Plus. 8vo. William Heinemann Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 025951
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Stadtlaender, Chris
Habsburg Intim
Klosterneuburg: Verlag Osterreich 1998. 222pp num bw ills. Or pictorial laminated boards. Place/year written on half-title page. An intimate look at the Habsburgs. Text in German/auf Deutsch. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. Folio. Verlag Osterreich Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 026455 ISBN : 370461095x 9783704610959
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Baumgartner, Lothar
Denn Osterreich lag einst am Meer. Das Leben des Admirals Alfred von Koudelka
Graz.: H. Weishaupt Verlag 1987. 304pp 32pp bw photographs endpaper maps appendices. Or white cloth boards in jacket. Place/year written on half-title page several line notation in Hungarian on title page. Excellent biography of WWI Australian admiral. Text in German/auf Deutsch. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo. H. Weishaupt Verlag Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 026712 ISBN : 3900310343 9783900310349
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von Redwitz, Marie Freiin
Hofchronik 1888-1921
Munchen Munich: Verlag fur Kulturpolitik 1924. 415pp index folding family tree. Or green cloth lacking jacket. Spine somewhat faded place/year written on half-title page 3-line notation in Hungarian on title page. Text in German/auf Deutsch. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo. Verlag fur Kulturpolitik Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 026716
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Skedl, Dr Arthur
Der Politische Nachlass Nachlas Des Grafen Eduard Taaffe
Wien: Rikola Verlag 1922. HEAVY. 788pp index bw ill facsimile. Or gray papered boards with grey cloth spine. Some toning to covers and wear to corners of covers. Place/year written on half-title page prev owners bookplate inside front cover. The political decline of Count Eduard Taaffe. Text in German/auf Deutsch. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. Rikola Verlag Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 026714
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Molden, Berthold
Alois Graf Aehrenthal. Sechs Jahre aussere Politik Osterreich-Ungarns
Stuttgart: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt 1917. 242pp frontis portrait. Or grey boards with maroon cloth spine. Place/year written on front free endpaper marginal notation in Hungarian on several pages additional picture taped in at front. Six years of Austro_hungarian diplomat Alois Graf Ahrenthal's involvement in international politics in the early years of the 20th century including relations with Albania Russia Italy the Balkan states and more. Text in German/auf Deutsch. Printed in Gothic type. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 026729
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Lammasch, Marga; Sperl, Hans
Heinrich Lammasch. Seine Aufzeichnungen sein Wirken und seine Politik
Wien Vienna: Franz Deuticke 1922. iv 228pp frontis portrait. Or black boards with grey cloth spine and corners. Place/year written on front free endpaper. Spine a little faded. The life work and politics of Austria's Heinrich Lammasch in the early years of the 20th century through WWI and its aftermath. Text mainly in German/auf Deutsch with one contribution in English. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Franz Deuticke Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 026728
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Mielke, Randall G
Road to Box Office: The Seven Film Comedies of Crosby Hope and Lamour
Jefferson NC: McFarland & Company 1997. xi 171pp frontis and b/w ills bibliography index. SIGNED by the author on the front flyleaf. Blue cloth boards. No dust-jacket as issued. The 'Road' pictures of Bing Crosby Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo. McFarland & Company Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 027301 ISBN : 0786401621 9780786401628
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A Young Queenslander (Allan R Marshall)
Mesopotamia and India: A Continuation of "Letters from a Young Queenslander"
Brisbane: Watson Ferguson & Co 1916. Editor's Preface. 187pp portrait frontis map of Mesopotamia and 15 leaves of b/w plates. Book shop stamp by the lower edge of the front flyleaf. Eps toned. Prelims endpages and page edges foxed. Erratum slip laid down on dedication page verso. There is some wear at the hinge first and last few pages only affected. Or cloth boards flecked with a tear from the spine head. Spine titles heavily faded. This is a continuation of "Letters from a Young Queenslander" published in December 1915 for private circulation. Private letters between father and son and dedicated to Captain T J Mitchell. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo. Watson, Ferguson & Co Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 028058
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Colonel Colomb
"The Prince of Army Chaplains." Pseudo St Peter; or A Regicide's Career
London: Burns & Oates. 1899. viii 206pp two appendices. Prelims and endpages foxed. Or red cloth boards toned at the spine with gilt titles now almost illegible. From the Preface 'This little work on the character and doings of Hugh Peters 1598-1660 is meant for the edification and entertainment of those persons who are so constituted as to be unable to fall in love with regicides however saintly they are asserted to have been.'. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Plus. 8vo. Burns & Oates. Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 028041
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Irving, Nell
They Change Their Sky
Brisbane: Grevillea Press 1969. No 21 of limited edition of 100 copies signed by the author. 293pp 12 illustrations of the Irving Family. This is a family memoir which is divided into three parts depicting the early life of William Howe Irving from 1845 to 1885.Other historical characters represented are members or connnections of the families Howe Armstrong Scotland Irving Corser King and Armstrong Ireland. The book is in three parts: One: Ausralian Sons and Daughters 1854; Two: The English Arrivals 1865; and Three: The Irish Settlers 1852. . Signed by Author. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo. Grevillea Press Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 028376
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