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Secretariat to The Committee to Advise on Australia's Immigration Policies
Understanding Immigration
Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service 1987. VG Edgewear creases indentations staining. 70 pages. Illustrated with photographs. Expanded condition report/digital photo on request. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Australian Government Publishing Service Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 029797 ISBN : 0644067144 9780644067140
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Seddon George
Landprints. Reflections on Place and Landscape
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1997. xviii 254pp indexreferences bw & col ills. Or green cloth in jacket. Near new. A collection of essays about landscape. Considers everything from creating a garden in Fremantle to locating ancient plants while wandering in a far north Queensland rainforest and analysing the geological features on each side of the Yarra from Collingwood to Kew. Reflects a lifetime devoted to questions about landscape: the ways we use and abuse the land how Australian landscapes differ from European landscapes and how this land makes those who live in it uniquely if ambiguously Australian. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Cambridge University Press Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 032210 ISBN : 0521585015 9780521585019
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SEEAR Lynne & EWINGTON Julie (eds.)
Brought to light : Australian Art 1850-1965 from the Queensland Art Gallery Collection
South Brisbane, Queensland Art Gallery 1998 320pp., with numerous ills. (most of them in colour), softcover, 31cm., good condition, weight: 1.8kg., S108138
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SEEAR Lynne & EWINGTON Julie (eds.)
Brought to light : Australian Art 1850-1965 from the Queensland Art Gallery Collection
320pp., with numerous ills. (most of them in colour), softcover, 31cm., good condition, weight: 1.8kg., S108138
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Seekee Vanessa.
Horn Island. In Their Steps 1939-1945.
Horn Island Qld.: The Author 2002. xii 250pp index appendices bw ills endpaper maps. Or pictorial laminated boards. Top corners slightly rounded slight fading to spine. Horn Island in the Torres Strait was the first and most attacked target in Queensland and the most northerly Allied airbase in Australia. For the first time a historical record of Horn Island and its role in WWII with the author drawing on both personal and historical records. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Seekee Arthur Liberty photography. 4to. The Author Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 037213 ISBN : 1876439858 9781876439859
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Seekee Vanessa.
Horn Island. In Their Steps 1939-1945.
Horn Island Qld.: The Author 2005. xii 250pp index appendices bw ills endpaper maps. Or pictorial laminated boards. Very small bump to top rear corner. SIGNED by author on title page. Horn Island in the Torres Strait was the first and most attacked target in Queensland and the most northerly Allied airbase in Australia. For the first time a historical record of Horn Island and its role in WWII with the author drawing on both personal and historical records. Signed by Author. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Fine. Illus. by Seekee Arthur Liberty photography. 4to. The Author Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 029375 ISBN : 1876439858 9781876439859
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Seemann Berthold; Snow Philip A. new introduction
Viti: An Account of a Government Mission to the Vitian or Fijian Islands 1860-1861.
London: Dawsons of Pall Mall 1973. xv 447pp appendix bibliography few bw ills folding map. Or tan clothin original plain glassine jacket. Bookseller label to front pastedown. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Dawsons of Pall Mall Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 041388 ISBN : 0712905642 9780712905640
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Seemann Berthold; Snow Philip A. new introduction
Viti: An Account of a Government Mission to the Vitian or Fijian Islands 1860-1861.
London: Dawsons of Pall Mall 1973. xv 447pp appendix bibliography few bw ills folding map. Or tan cloth. Some surface silverfishing to cloth prev owner label to front free endpaper. Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. 8vo. Dawsons of Pall Mall Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 040508 ISBN : 0712905642 9780712905640
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Sefton Ann Jervie; Cheng Nicholas; Thong Ian G.
The Centenary Book of the Sydney University Medical Society
Sydney Australia: Hale & Iremonger 1992. 224 pages with b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hale & Iremonger Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 018236 ISBN : 0868064777 9780868064772
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SEGHERS, Nestor:
Les plantes de serre froide en général. Les plantes du Cap, de la Nouvelle Hollande, et de la Nouvelle Zélande. Description, culture, multiplication. Avec appendice: Culture et propagation des plantes propres à garnir les serres froides en été.
Ostende, Alph Leys, 1932, in-8°, 550 p., illustré, broché.
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Sekuless Peter
A Handful of Hacks
Sydney: Allen & Unwin 1999. xi 143pp 8pp b/w photos index. A three-line rubber stamp on the half-title page has been crossed with with strong lines of black marker. The author introduces seven comples and charismatic Australians who generated some of the most exciting frontline coverage of World War II. The hacks covered are Chester Wilmot Lorriane Stumm Kenneth Slessor Alan Moorehead George Johnston Richard Hughes and Wilfred Burchett. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Trade Paperback. Allen & Unwin Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 027846 ISBN : 1864487887 9781864487886
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Sekuless Peter and Rees Jacqueline
Lest We Forget: The History of the Returned Services League 1916-1986
Adelaide: Rigby 1986. x 229 pages illustrated in colour and b/w. bibliography. Prev owner's details towards the upper edge of the half title no text affected. Papered boards worn at the lower edge in dust-jacket which is slightly faded at the spine. Commissioned by the national executive this is the official history of the League's first 70 years. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. FoliIo. Rigby Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 022895 ISBN : 0727020870 9780727020871
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SELKIRK (Thomas Douglas, Earl of).
Observations on the present state of the Highlands of Scotland, with a view of the causes and probable consequences of emigration. Second edition.
Edinburgh, A. Constable, 1806. In-8 de VII-232-LXI pp., cartonnage de l'époque.
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Sellick Douglas
First Impressions Albany : 1791 - 1901; Travellers' Tales
Perth W.A. Australia: Western Australian Museum 2000. Light general wear to covers. 235 pages with b/w illustrations. Albany Western Australia through the writings of travellers migrants naturalists writers seamen clergymen and royalty from 1791 to 1901. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Western Australian Museum Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 016170 ISBN : 0730983668 9780730983668
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Selzer Anita;National Trust of Australia NSW. N. S.
The Armytages of Como: Pastoral Pioneers
Halstead Press in association with the National Trust 2003. Book. Very Good. Original Cloth. 1st. Rushcutters Bay N.S.W. : Halstead Press 2003. 143 p. : ill. some col. facsims. ports. some col. ; 30 cm. All of our books are in the shop and are 'real' books. We try to post the same day as the order. Descriptions are conservative. Postage rates may be lower than ABE estimate please use Ask Bookseller a Question to confirm availability and postage cost use Ask Bookseller a Question option below to confirm availability and get accurate postage quote for this item the amount quoted is for an 'average' hard-cover book of up to 1kg in weight. Halstead Press in association with the National Trust Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 016705 ISBN : 1920831061 9781920831066
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Selzer Anita; National Trust of Australia NSW. N. S.
The Armytages of Como : Pastoral Pioneers
Sydney NSW Australia: Halstead Press in association with the National Trust 2003. Illustrated boards. Minimal library marks. 143 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. Halstead Press in association with the National Trust Hardcover
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SEMON, Richard:
Im australischen Busch und an den Küsten des Korallenmeeres. Reiseerlebnisse und Beobachtungen eines Naturforschers in Australien, Neu-Guinea und den Molukken.
Leipzig, Wilhelm Engelmann, 1896, in-8vo, XVI + 569 S. mit 85 Abb. und 4 Karten, Stempel auf Vortitel ‘C.A.W. Guggisberg’, Halb-Leder verstärkt mit schwarzem Klebband,
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Seminar on Constitutionalism in Asia 1960 Canberra Australia
Constitutionalism in Asia
Asia Pub. House. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. Asia Pub. House unknown
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Seminar on Constitutionalism in Asia 1960 Canberra Australia
Constitutionalism in Asia
Asia Pub. House. Used - Good. 1963 Hardcover . Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. Asia Pub. House hardcover
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SEMON Richard;
In the Australian Bush and on the Coast of the Coral Sea; being the Experiences and Observations of a Naturalist in Australia New Guinea and the Moluccas
London Macmillan and Co. 1899 First edition in English translated from the German. . original green cloth gilt spine title lettering top edge gilted external joints lightly rubbed first 50 leaves with light dampstain in upper margin mostly small else very good sound and solid copy. . large and thick 8vo 26 x 18 cm; xv 552 pp 86 fine illustrations from drawings mostly full-page 4 folding colored maps appendix of words index. . Wood 562: 'They form important contributions to the vertebrate zoology of the explored regions'. Originally printed in German and published over a 10 year period they are reproduced without any major changes here in English for the first time. Besides the descriptions of natural history especially birds and mammals there is much on the peoples conditions and overall narrative of his travels. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, Macmillan and Co., 1899, First edition in English, translated from the German. hardcover
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SEMON, Richard
In the Australian Bush and on the Coast of the Coral Sea; being the Experiences and Observations of a Naturalist in Australia, New Guinea and the Moluccas
large and thick 8vo [26 x 18 cm]; xv, 552 pp, 86 fine illustrations from drawings, mostly full-page, 4 folding colored maps, appendix of words, index. original green cloth, gilt spine title lettering, top edge gilted, external joints lightly rubbed, first 50 leaves with light dampstain in upper margin, mostly small, else very good+, sound and solid copy. A picture of this book is available upon request Wood 562: 'They form important contributions to the vertebrate zoology of the explored regions'. Originally printed in German and published over a 10 year period, they are reproduced without any major changes here in English for the first time. Besides the descriptions of natural history, especially birds and mammals, there is much on the peoples, conditions and overall narrative of his travels.
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Senate Community Affairs References Committee Australia
Lost Innocents: Righting the Record Report on Child Migration
Sydney 2001. Near Fine in oversized white softcover. Tiny ex-coll. ref. library discard stamp. This report describes a very sorry chapter in Australia's history: an overview of the British policy of resettling unaccompanied children to British colonies a practice which continued up to the 1950's with a special emphasis on the children sent to Australia.The report looked at the history of child migration in the 20th century the involvement of individuals institutions agencies and governments and the roles and responsibilities of these to the children. The section of the report covering the child abuse the children received at the hands of individuals and institutions is the most disturbing. 324 pages. Near Fine. paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 14811
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Senate Standing Committee
WOODCHIPS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. Report from the Senate Standing Committee on Science and the Environment
Canberra A.C.T. Australia: Australian Government Publishing Service 1977. ivx 454pp. b/white frontispiece and intext halftone plates with line-drawn maps. Book clean and square. Lightly bumped spine firm. Duo-tone illustrated card wrapper bumped and edgeworn. Textblock bumped on upper foredge corner else leaves clean but tanned. Contents of this Australian Senate Standing Committee on Science and the Environment Report include: Prelims. 11 sub-chaptered chapters Appendices x 5 List of Figures List of Tables. Book weight approx. 570g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Australian Government Publishing Service Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 011992 ISBN : 0642028435 9780642028433
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Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia
Australia's Indigenous Languages
Adelaide: Wakefield Press 1996. 1st edition. stiff wrappers. As New. small quarto. 248pp. col. & b/w pls. text ills. maps sources index Please note that there is no CD with this book Wakefield Press unknown
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Senior William
Travel and Trout in the Antipodes: An Angler's Sketches in Tasmania and New Zealand
Lyon: Derrydate Press 1994. Unnumbered copy of limited edition of 2500. Foreword by Bryn Hammond. xiii 315 pages b/w ills. All edges gilt. Loosely inserted is a bookplate not completed. Bound in full brown leather gilt with decorated front board. In original shipping carton. In the series Fly Fisherman's Gold Library. Written by the man who was probably the first angling tourist to visit New Zealand and Tasmania. From the Foreword The book tells of 'aldermanic trout of the trout of the Cust stocked by an archdeacon as well as the one-eyed trout of the Avon at Christchurch'. New Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo. Derrydate Press Hardcover
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SERRYN, Pierre - BLASSELLE, René - BONNET, Marc - CAUET, René
ENCYCLOPEDIE GEOGRAPHIQUE PERMANENTE : Le Monde et son visage
Paris, BORDAS - 1961 - In-4, 31x22cm - 2 volumes Reliure éditeur - nombreuses photographies en NB ou couleurs - T. I :256 pages + 143 cartes couleurs HT + Indes alphabétique - T. II : Chemise de documents / Rodoïde avec plans, cartes, shémas ou photographies - Très bel Exemplaire
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SERVICES D'INFORMATION AUSTRALIENS
Karinya
CHEZ L'AUTEUR. Non daté. In-4. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 31 pages. Nombreuses photos en couleurs et quelques-unes en noir et blanc, dans le texte et hors-texte. Quelques pages légèrement cornées.. . . . Classification Dewey : 994-Australie
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SERRELL Jeanne M.-
Pionniers et Héros.-
Histoire de la vie de quelques grands Missionnaires écrites pour la Jeunesse. 2°édition. Sté des Missions Evangéliques. 1926. In-8 br. couv.ill.photo (François Coillard en pirogue sur le Zambèze), 240pp. Portraits h.-t. des explorateurs.
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Serventy, D.l. & J. Warham
The handbook of australian sea-birds.
1971 Sydney, Reed, 1971 : In-4 Ecu, Cartonnage d'éditeurs. 254 pp., 4 planches de photos couleurs hors-texte, 127 photos N&B et figures in-texte, un excellent livre sur les oiseaux marins d'Australie. Jaquette Etat du neuf, Couv. remarquable, Dos impeccable, Intérieur frais.
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Serle Geoffrey
The Creative Spirit in Australia: A Cultural History
Melbourne: William Heinemann Australia. 1987. Quarto Size. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjacket. Illustrated with colour and black & white reproductions. Black and White Photographs. 247 pages . Revised Edition. Hardback. William Heinemann Australia hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : BIB165552 ISBN : 0855611049 9780855611040
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Serle Geoffrey
The Creative Spirit in Australia. a Cultural History
Port Melbourne Victoria: William Heinemann Australia. 1987 First edition in hardcover with dust jacket. 247 pp. Illustrations bibliography index. Card of Darrell and Kath Riek Governor District attached to the front endpaper with a warm inscription. Hint of a bump to one corner. Jacket has minor edgecreasing and rubbing. Very Good/Very Good. Book. William Heinemann Australia. hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 44841 ISBN : 0855611049 9780855611040
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SERRYN, Pierre - BLASSELLE, René - BONNET, Marc - CAUET, René
ENCYCLOPEDIE GEOGRAPHIQUE PERMANENTE : Le Monde et son visage
Paris, BORDAS - 1961 - In-4, 31x22cm - 2 volumes Reliure éditeur - nombreuses photographies en NB ou couleurs - T. I :256 pages + 143 cartes couleurs HT + Indes alphabétique - T. II : Chemise de documents / Rodoïde avec plans, cartes, shémas ou photographies - Très bel Exemplaire
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Serventy Vincent
AUSTRALIA'S GREAT BARRIER REEF
Melbourne Georgian House small hardcover 1st Ed 1955 87p illsts. endpaper map. Has good selection of photos a few of them in colour. Name in front small tear to dust-jacket but fairly good copy. hardcover
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Serventy Vincent
Desert Sea The: The Miracle of Lake Eyre in Flood
South Melbourne Australia: The Macmillan Company of Australia Pty Ltd 1985. Hardcover with red/orange boards and pictorial dust jacket first edition 946gms 173 pages illustrated map endpapers. Lavishly illustrated with more than 100 of Serventy's own colour photographs here is a fascinating and complete view of a world few Australians have seen. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration/spotting throughout. Boards and dust jacket are in good condition with mild shelf wear. Dust jacket shows a 1-inch tear to the top of the external spine otherwise no other pre-loved markings. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Good/Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. The Macmillan Company of Australia Pty Ltd Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : HISNAT18 ISBN : 033340050X 9780333400500
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Serventy Vincent and Robert Raymond
LAKES AND RIVERS OF AUSTRALIA
Summit Books quarto paperback stiff pictorial card 1980 160 pages illustrated. A beautiful book packed with B&W and colour photos and a wealth of useful information. Light edge and corner wear but fairly good copy. ISBN 0727105051. paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 19286 ISBN : 0727105051 9780727105059
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Serventy Vincent; Raymond Robert
Rainforests of Australia
Sydney: Summit Books 1980. 112pp index num col ills. Pictorial card covers. Very slight edge wear to covers. A well illustrated look at the environment flora and fauna of Australia's rainforests with a chapter on the importance of the rainforest ecosystem. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Summit Books Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 014598 ISBN : 0727104535 9780727104533
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Serventy Vincent
THE DESERT SEA The Miracle of Lake Eyre in Flood
Melbourne: Macmillan. 1985. Quarto Size approx 24cm x 30.5cm. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ spine a little sunned & now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. Maps to endpapers. Gift inscription to preliminary pages. 174 pages Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Macmillan hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : BIB236219 ISBN : 033340050x 9780333400500
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Serventy Vincent N. Editor In Chief
THE WATERBIRDS OF AUSTRALIA
North Ryde N.S.W. Australia: Angus & Robertson 1985. xvii 331pp. colour-plate illustrations throughout together with small distribution maps. Book clean and square. Spine firm minimally bumped on heel. Black boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Colour photographically-illustrated loose-plastic protected dustjacket slightly edgeworn and has a repaired closed tear on heel of spine. This title is the second in the 'National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife' series each a stand-alone volume. All the birds described in this book live in or around Australian estuaries rivers or lakes - birds such as ducks herons storks ibises cranes and waterhens . . . Descriptions include: other names measurements description adult/immature variation voice food habits breeding distribution and status. Contents include: Prelims. Introduction Grebes Herons - Egrets - Bitterns Storks Ibises and Spoonbills Swans - Geese - Ducks Rails - Crakes - Gallinules and Coots Cranes Eggs Bibliography Index. Book weight approx. 1.55KG. Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 013062 ISBN : 020715015X 9780207150159
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Service hydrographique de la Marine
Oc�an Pacifique. Nouvelle Guin�e : De la Pointe Keppel � la Baie Hercule �les d'Entrecasteaux et archipel de la Louisiade. D'apr�s les cartes les plus r�centes de l'Amiraut� anglaise. carte marine
Service hydrographique de la Marine 1938. Carte. Tr�s bon. Aucune reliure. Service hydrographique de la Marine 1899. Edition n� 2 juin 1938. N� 4977. Format : 106 x 75 cm. Tampon : carte condamn�e dangereuse pour la navigation. Pliure : une centrale petite trace de torsion longitudinale. Etat : petites torsions. Service hydrographique de la Marine unknown
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SEVERIN Tim;
The China Voyage
London Little Brown and Company 1994 First edition. . original cloth dj short tear at edge remainder mark at upper edge pictorial endpaper else fine and clean. . 8vo 24 x 15 cm; x 317 pp color illustrations from photos numerous drwgs double page map. . The author and his crew sailed a bamboo raft Hsu Fu from Hong Kong across the Pacific to test the theory that Asian raft sailors reached America some 2000 years ago. They achieved a modern record for raft journeys in northern hostile waters. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, Little, Brown and Company, [1994], First edition. hardcover
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SEVERIN Tim;
The Sinbad Voyage
London Hutchinson 1982 First edition. . original cloth dj not clipped small remainder mark on lower edge of text block fine and clean. . 8vo 24 x 16 cm; 239 pp text illustrations from drwgs numerous color illustrations from photos on plates map endpapers showing route. . The author travelled from Oman on the Arabian Sea in a ship similar to those used 1000 years ago in an attempt to follow Sinbad's voyages from "A Thousand and One Nights". He travelled to India Sri Lanka and across the Indian Ocean to Sumatra and the Malacca Straits to the China Seas to Canton in a boat that was a replica of an Arab sailing ship that was used a thousand years ago. It is one of the most remarkable sailing stories of the twentieth century. This copy includes a copy of the author's article in National Geographic July 1982 'In the Wake of Sinbad' a 40 page article with many colored photos map and is complementary to the book. Its included as part of the entire issue of the National Geographic for that month. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, Hutchinson, [1982], First edition. hardcover
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SEVERIN, Tim
The China Voyage
8vo [24 x 15 cm]; [x], 317 pp, color illustrations from photos, numerous drwgs, double page map. original cloth, dj (short tear at edge), remainder mark at upper edge, pictorial endpaper, else fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author and his crew sailed a bamboo raft Hsu Fu from Hong Kong across the Pacific to test the theory that Asian raft sailors reached America some 2,000 years ago. They achieved a modern record for raft journeys in northern, hostile waters.
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SEVERIN, Tim
The Sinbad Voyage
8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 239 pp, text illustrations from drwgs, numerous color illustrations from photos on plates, map endpapers showing route. original cloth, dj (not clipped), small remainder mark on lower edge of text block, fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author travelled from Oman on the Arabian Sea in a ship similar to those used 1,000 years ago in an attempt to follow Sinbad's voyages from "A Thousand and One Nights". He travelled to India, Sri Lanka and across the Indian Ocean to Sumatra and the Malacca Straits to the China Seas to Canton in a boat that was a replica of an Arab sailing ship that was used a thousand years ago. It is one of the most remarkable sailing stories of the twentieth century. This copy includes a copy of the author's article in National Geographic (July 1982), 'In the Wake of Sinbad', a 40 page article with many colored photos, map, and is complementary to the book. Its included as part of the entire issue of the National Geographic for that month.
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Sewell Bill 1951 2003
Wheels Within Wheels
New Zealand: University of Otago Press 1983. "Sewell was awarded the Robert Burns Fellowship for Literature in 1981 and 1982. He also acted as an editor for the University of Otago Press and John McIndoe Ltd. In his later years he completed a law degree and was a legal researcher for the Law Commission before becoming a self-employed writer and editor. He was President of the New Zealand Poetry Society 1991-93 and from 1998 until shortly before his death." pp 72 is tight and clean appears unread. #New Zealand Literature#. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/N/A. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. University of Otago Press Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 11491 ISBN : 0908569300 9780908569304
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Sexton Michael
Uncertain Justice: Inside Australia's legal System
Sydney: New Holland 2000. 285pp 12pp b/w photos index. Remainder line on the lower page edge by the spine foot. Paperback.The book shows not only how Australia's legal system works in 2000 but how it could work better. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Trade Paperback. New Holland Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 018112 ISBN : 1864366729 9781864366723
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Sexton Michael
War for the Asking: How Australia Invited Itself to Vietnam
Sydney: New Holland 2002. 240pp 8pp b/w plates appendix index. Paperback. In this new edition the author goes behind the scenes of the high-level meetings of politicans and diplomats in Canberra and Washington depicting those who took their countries into Vietnam and demolishing the myths that have grown up around the Vietnam years. New Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo. New Holland Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 026063 ISBN : 1864367601 9781864367607
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SG. Foster Susan Marsden Roslyn Russell compiled by S. G.
Federation : The Guide to Records
Canberra ACT Australia: Australian Archives 1998. 377 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. Identifies and locates all the known records that pertain to Federation. The guide lists the extensive holdings of the Australian Archives along with the collections of more than 60 organisations including libraries museums galleries and fellow archives. Heavy book 1.8kg. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Australian Archives Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 006149 ISBN : 064228301x 9780642283016
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SHARDER F. PRUDENT F. E. ANTHOINE
Atlas de géographie moderne.
SHARDER F. PRUDENT F. E. ANTHOINE Atlas de géographie moderne. Géographie de l’Afrique, de l’Asie, et de l’Océanie. Petit in folio demie- toile rouge, avec titre doré, en long. Faux-titre, titre, 19 cartes en couleurs sur double page. Texte sur 2 colonnes avec cartes en noir. L’ensemble monté sur onglets. Paris Librairie HACHETTE 1895. Bon exemplaire. Asie- Russie- Arménie, Caucase-Asie Mineure- Perse- Hindoustan- Indo-Chine- Empire Chinois- Japon- Chine orientale-Océanie, Australie.
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Shakespeare Nicholas
In Tasmania
London: Vintage. 2007. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Maps on inside of covers. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 374 pages. A rich and powerful portrait of this intriguing land. . Reprint. Softcover. Vintage paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : BIB310875 ISBN : 1741669065 9781741669060
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Shakespeare Nicholas
IN TASMANIA
North Sydney N.S.W. Australia: Vintage Books 2007. 436pp. Book clean square. Spine firm. Leaves clean soft corner crease to small section. Illustrated card wrapper mildly edge-rubbed only. From the back cover: " . . . the history of two turbulent centuries in an apparently idyllic place. Against an extraordinary historical backdrop Nicholas Shakespeare retrieves a cast of unlikely characters from Errol Flynn to the 'King of Iceland' a village filled with Chatwins and inevitably a family of Shakespeares. But what makes this more than a personal quest is Shakespeare's discovery that the Tasmanian Aborigines did not die out." Book weight approx. 410g. . Reprint. Softcover. Very Good . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Vintage Books paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 011142 ISBN : 1741669065 9781741669060
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