Resultados de búsqueda: Libros de Great Southern Books

Virago Press, London, 1977. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 260 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Endpapers slightly spotted, text block clean. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. 'The Hard Way Up' is a unique and absorbing social document -- a first-hand account of the life and struggles of a working-class woman who became a leader of the Suffragette and Labour movements in the north of England. Hannah Mitchell was born in 1871 in the remote Peak district of Derbyshire. With only a fortnight's formal schooling, she escaped from a tyrannical mother to the hard life of domestic service and the miseries of a clothing sweatshop. Marriage, motherhood followed, and through the years the sheer force of her character helped her to extraordinary achievements as a suffragette, Labour Party campaigner, speaker, writer and… Leer más

Kluwer Academic Publishers, Massachusetts, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover (Laminated Boards). Fine Condition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 750 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. With the depletion of wild fish stocks by factors such as overfishing, habitat degradation, pollution, and red tides, the pressures and incentives for commercial farming of marine food and aquarium fish have increased dramatically. Marine Fish Culture is the first comprehensive reference and textbook on this subject and provides information on more than 870 species in 129 families. The book is the product of the author's 27 years of research and teaching in fish culture and biology. Approximately 12,000 references through June 1998 were screened in writing this work, and more than 4,000… Leer más

University of Western Australia Press, Perth, 1995. New Edition. Trade Paperback. New Book/New. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 324 pages. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Mutiny, murder, rape, torture; a priceless treasure fuelling the basest human greed; a courageous journey in search of rescue-the story of the Batavia, wrecked off the coast of Western Australia in 1629, has been part of the myth and legend of Australian history. Ten years of meticulous research resulted in Voyage to Disaster, a historical tour de force comprising the complete journals of Francisco Pelsaert translated from the Old Dutch by E. D. Drok, together with a revealing biography of Pelsaert, a man of many dimensions-writer, historian, administrator. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Australian History; Australia; ISBN: 1875560327. ISBN/EAN: 9781875560325. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No:… Leer más

Surrey, Beatty & Sons, Sydney, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. First Impression. Size: Quarto. 489 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is slightly worn at edges, small chips and tears, and is a little sun faded down the spine.. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. “Kimberley Rainforests of Australia” is a comprehensive work that sheds light on the ecology and conservation of a remote and poorly understood region in Western Australia. Objective, systematic approaches to the description and conservation of rainforests have developed rapidly during the 1980s. This book comprises 21 refereed papers reporting aspects of a three-year study of the ecology of a remote, poorly known… Leer más

Crown Castleton Publishers, Australia, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 127 pages. This book is in good or better condition and an excellent copy. Former Library book with stamps and markings etc. There is no dust jacket. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is still in tight, straight condition. Items are shipped same day or next business day and are shipped directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: Scarce. Collecting Australian Found Bottles complete with a glossary of terminology and numerous photographs. Very collectable. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Bottles, Australiana; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0001045. .

Harper Collins Publishers Pty Ltd, New York, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. New Book/New. Signed by Author. Special Limited Edition including special binding by publisher. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 250 pages. This book is available and will be shipped within two business days. All items are tracked and details are available on request.. A moving and inspiring memoir from one of the greatest musical artists of all time. A specially bound, signed edition with a certificate of authenticity. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Music; United States; Biography & Autobiography. Signed by Author. ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9780062253873. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 5619. . 9780062253873

Jonathan Cape, London, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Near Fine. This is the first UK edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 191 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages are lightly toned throughout. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Pictures shown are of the item listed.. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. "As nearly perfect as any American fiction I know," is how Reynolds Price (The New York Times) described this classic that has been a favorite of readers, both here and in Europe, for almost forty years. Set in provincial France in the 1960s, it is the intensely carnal story—part shocking reality, part feverish dream —of a love affair between a footloose Yale dropout and a young French girl. There is the seen and the unseen—and pages… Leer más

Voyager, London, 1996. First Edition. Softcover. Fair Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 695 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Edges greyed with dust marks. The book has been read and may carry some marks and creases. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. "Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are massing beyond the kingdom's protective Wall. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the land they were born to. Sweeping from a land of brutal cold to a distant summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, here is a tale of lords… Leer más

Wakefield Press Pty, Limited (AUS), 2002. First edition. Trade paperback. Very good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 304 p. Audience: General/trade. Inscription by author. It reads "Aim high and you can't miss. Jon Johanson" Quantity Available: 1. ISBN: 1862544247. ISBN/EAN: 9781862544246. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0000436. . 9781862544246

University of Western Australia Press, Perth, 2001. First Edition. Trade Paperback. As New. First impression. Size: Quarto. 104 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. An as new condition copy of a scarce book. The scent of smoking oak clouds the salty air, while the sounds of sawyers and shipwrights at work mingle with the bustle of a busy port. The ship under construction is the Duyfken, a sturdy Dutch 'jacht' destined, in 1606, to become the first recorded European vessel to drop anchor in Australian waters. Nearly four hundred years later, on the west coast of Australia, a team of experts and enthusiasts research and build a museum-standard replica, using the seventeenth-century 'plank first' technique, bending timbers over fires and pinning the hull together… Leer más

Grove Press, New York, 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. New Book/New. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 431 pages. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Shuggie Bain is the unforgettable story of young Hugh "Shuggie" Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s childhood in run-down public housing in Glasgow, Scotland. Thatcher's policies have put husbands and sons out of work, and the city's notorious drugs epidemic is waiting in the wings. A heartbreaking story of addiction, sexuality, and love, Shuggie Bain is an epic portrayal of a working-class family that is rarely seen in fiction. Recalling the work of Édouard Louis, Alan Hollinghurst, Frank McCourt, and Hanya Yanagihara, it is a blistering debut by a brilliant novelist who has a powerful and important story to tell. First Edition. First American Edition. Winner 2020 Man Booker Prize. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Scotland; 20th… Leer más

Art Gallery of Western Australia, 1986. Revised Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 72 pages. REVISED SECOND EDITION. This book is in very good condition generally. It is a little grubby, has some foxing on the edges and a small insect damage. That said, it is in very sound condition and all the illustrations are perfect. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is in very strong condition. The front cover has some very minor bumps and marks indicating previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Items are in stock and will be shipped same day or next business day directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: This catalogue records the graphic works of Australian artist, Brett Whiteley over the period 1961 to 1982. This second edition includes additional works that form part of the collection that were added after the intial first edition. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Graphic Arts, Individual Artist; ISBN: 0724467726. ISBN/EAN:… Leer más

Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2001. First Edition. Softcover. As New. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 294 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. Very scarce, particularly in AS NEW condition. The book is pretty much an insiders view of the band?s reformation in 1998. As a fly on the wall Anthony, an old trusted friend, was given unprecedented access to the band?s inner sanctum. The book also gives an interesting historical background to the band. The deals, the dramas, the fights, the laughs, they are all there. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Music; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 1865081965. ISBN/EAN: 9781865081960.… Leer más

Shire of Yilgarn, Western Australia, 2001. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 264 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Previous owner's inscription in ink, neat. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. A fine unread copy.. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Detailed account of the search for the pilot and navigator of a Vultee Vengeance dive bomber lost in the outback of Western Australia in 1944. The search for the missing airmen was one of the largest in Australian history. Includes photos, notes, glossary, bibliography and index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; Australia; 1940s; ISBN: 0646409727. ISBN/EAN: 9780646409726. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8990. .… Leer más

Turton and Armstrong, Sydney, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. First impression. Size: Large Octavo. 189 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Motor Racing; Australia; ISBN: 0908031556. ISBN/EAN: 9780908031559. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 6827. . 9780908031559

Grinkle Press, New South Wales, 2007. First Edition. Softcover (Stiff Boards). Fine Condition. Signed by person(s) connected with book. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 157 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. A history of one of Australia's most useful warships and celebrating it's first 25 years of service. Very collectible for all military and naval enthusiasts. Signed by Final Commanding Officer, Captain Leif Maxfield Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; Australia; Signed by person(s) connected with book. ISBN: 0980282101. ISBN/EAN: 9780980282108. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon… Leer más

Hamish Hamilton, London, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Youngman Carter. This is the first edition in the English language. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 523 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket shows minor wear at edges, small chips and tears, particularly at top of spine, and is foxed here and there. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. This collection of Simenon's Maigret novels includes Maigret and the Young Girl, Maigret's Little Joke, Maigret and the Old Lady, Maigret's First Case and Maigret Takes a Room A scarce first edition in pretty good condition. Text block has some spots but no foxing elsewhere. Spine is strong and the dust jacket is worn at edges. Illustrator: Youngman Carter. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram.… Leer más

Oxford University Press Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 1988. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New. 2nd Printing. 479 pages. This book is in excellent condition throughout. It has never been used. This book is the result of a review of the fundamental aspects of the sciences vital to crop and animal industries. Members of the faculty of Agriculture at the University of Sydney have taken a broad approach to explaining the principles underlying their subjects, but have deliberately chosen relevant Australian examples to illustrate them. The result is a unique survey which reflects the contemporary state of the rural sciences. Among the subjects covered, are microclimate, soils, crop and pasture production, genetic improvement, plant and animal protection, the animal sciences, agricultural microbiology, and the economics of agricultural production and marketing. The authors include recent research advances which have led to a greater understanding of the biological and economic processes that… Leer más

Little Brown, New York, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. New Book/New. Signed by Author. First Impression. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 407 pages. Book comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from Premiere Collectibles.. This book is available and will be shipped within two business days. All items are tracked and details are available on request.. In a case that spans 20 years, Harry Bosch links the bullet from a recent crime to a file from 1992, the killing of a young female photographer during the L.A. riots. Harry originally investigated the murder, but it was then handed off to the Riot Crimes Task Force and never solved. Now Bosch's ballistics match indicates that her death was not random violence, but something more personal, and connected to a deeper intrigue. Like an investigator combing through the wreckage after a plane crash, Bosch searches for the "black box," the one piece of evidence that will pull the case together. Riveting and relentlessly paced, THE… Leer más

Shire of Brookton, Western Australia, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Fine Condition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). This book is available and ready to be shipped.. An illustrated and detailed history of the Shire of Brookton, at the southern edge of the Avon Valley, Perth, WA. The area was settled by the Seabrooks in the 1840s and the book was commissioned by the shire to mark it's centenary. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Local History; Australia; ISBN: 0646381040. ISBN/EAN: 9780646381046. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 7377. . 9780646381046