Search Results: Signed Books from RSM BOOKS

Sydney: Weldon Publishing, 1993. 96 pp, b/w and colour illustrations, Number 707 of a limited edition of 2000 copies, signed by Allan Border, slight shelfwear, scratch marks on front cover, maroon leather binding with gold engraved title on front and spine. Signed. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to.

Australia: Private Eye/Deutsch, 1984. 72 pp. illustrated by Austin Platt, flatsigned by the author on the title page. This is not a history: it is rather a walk through time. The Abbotsleigh motto reminds us that 'Time flies faster than a weaver's shuttle' and we know that as the shuttle flies, a pattern is being woven as threads are intertwined.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Platt Austin. 4to Oblong.

Australia: ABC Books, 1981. 112 pp, colour illustrations, signed by the author on the title page with a personal dedication to the previous owner. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Small 4to.

London: Minerva, 1999. 270 pp, signed by the author on the title page with a personal dedication to the previous owner . This is a book within a book within a life: an original, skilfully constructed and stimulating work that is at once an examination of the relation between an author's life and writings, an analysis of the ambiguous and volatile nature of gender roles at the end of the 20th century and, of course, an absorbing science fiction adventure with an unexpected conclusion...... Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Fine.

Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1954. 268 pp, b/w and colour illustrations, signed by the author with a personal dedication to the previous owner on the half-title page, minor foxing on edges. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1953. 239 pp, b/w and colour illustrations, signed by the author with a personal dedication to the previous owner on ffep, bookplate on verso of fep, foxing on edges. This book deals with parts of uncontrolled New Guinea; it is the kind of book that can be written authentically and published adequately only if, first , it has been facilitated – and what a thin stick of a word that is for all the help I have had. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

Australia: Hale & Iremonger, 1987. 143 pp, b/w and colour illustrations, signed by the author on the title page with a personal dedication to the previous owner. This book traces, through letters, poetry and art, a portrait of this remarkable woman and the times through which she struggled. The book catalogues her pastel, pencil, ink and crayon sketches, her beautiful botanical studies and the portraiture and religious painting which were her greatest achievements. A full index, time chart, glossary and bibliography accompany the text.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Byron Bay: Cape Byron Press, 1999. 214 pp, illustrated, signed by the author on the dedication page, with a personal note to the previous owner (Franca Arena). Combining his experience of the law with an instinct for plain English, Breen has written an informative book that addresses head-on some of the most perplexing problems of Australia's legal system. He lives in Sydney and is presently at work on a newsletter about current legal issues for people in small businesses.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Alan Moir.

Adelaide: Rigby, 1973. 171 pp, b/w illustrations, signed by the editor John Mills on the title page, foxing on edges, d/j slightly scuffed on rear edges. The emigrant who describes his adventures in this book was William Thornley, an Englishman. During the long trade depression which followed the Napoleonic Wars he decided to seek a new life in Tasmania, then still known as Van Diemen's Land, and with all his family and belongings he ventures upon the long uncertain voyage.. Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Auckland: Collins, 1978. 348 pp, flatsigned by the author on the title page, d/j shows blistering on front and spine, scuffing on corners. A mid-air collision over Wellington between a large passenger jet and a private plane is the basic plot of this all too plausible novel b a new writer of great promise.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo.

Sydney: Invincible Press, 1950. 309 pp, b/w illustrations and maps, signed by author on the half-title page with a personal note to the previous owner, d/j chipped on spine and corners with small tears on rear. With a sure skill, Clune weaves history and contemporary fact into an exciting and significant pattern that will delight armchair travellers who accompany him on this unusual tour through Italy, Switerland, Germany, Holland, Denmark, Austria and Greece, by plane, train and jeep wagon.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Australia: HarperCollins, 1997. 236 pp, signed by the author with a personal dedication to the previous owner on the half-title page. Australia's legendary fishing story teller takes us on a series of sometimes bizarre, occasionally mind-blowing and always funny adventures. In his unique style, Paul tells of fish shot by gangsters, of outrageous schemes and ruses devised to win fishing competitions,and of larger-than-life characters who've blown up crocodiles, come face to face with man-eaters and caught 18 marlin in a single day.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Australia: Minerva/Reed, 1995. 345 pp, signed and dated by the author on the title page. This is a travel book, a journey to knowledge and a wry and poignant story about the difference between dreams and reality.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Australia: Darryl J. Pike, 1996. 223 pp, signed by the author on fep with a dedication to the previous owner. Pike has led a life around business and investment. During the 60's, he was busy on civil engineering projects in Australia and the UK. During the 70's, he headed up a major US property development group in Australia, before building his own business, selling out in the early 80's. Now, after spending the past 15 years in banking - stockbroking and financial advising - he is on a crusade to make all Australians better money managers.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Australia: Blackhead Ink, 1993. 197 pp, signed by the author on the inside of the front cover with a personal dedication to the previous owner. This is a radical and refreshingly new approach to the all important area of creating a vibrant and healthy being through the judicious use of natural wholesome foods and practices that is environmentally sound and spiritually mature.. Signed by Author. Trade Paperback. Very Good.

Sydney: Ennis Honey, 1985. 67 pp, b/w illustrations, signed by the author on the half-title page, slightly soiled endpapers, spine scuffed. In this short biography Ennis Honey tells the story of contralto Violet Somerset (1882-1964) one of those rare singers who made a career, not on the operatic stage, but on the concert platform.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good.

Australia: Macmillan and Co. Ltd., 1975. 111 pp, b/w illustrations, flatsigned by the author on the half-title page, laminated covers, slight scuffing on fep. This masterpiece of graphic reproduction has been created with unstinting skill and all possible efficacy to stimulate the brain and nerves. Once again the renowned Brian Carroll, master of Illuminating Discourse on the trivia of yesteryear, will take us on a conducted tour of the labyrinth of old Australian Advertisements.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. 224 pp, colour illustrations, signed by the author with a personal dedication to the previous owner on the fep, slight foxing on top edges. Home-baked delights should be a simple indulgence. But sometimes the idea of baking at home seems daunting and time consuming. Welcome back to the kitchen! This book puts our favourite warm and delicious home made treats back within reach. Inspired by a passion for American baking, Dodge makes it easier than ever to once again enjoy the pleasure of home baking.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Jarrett Lauren, Shorten Chris. 4to.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1972. 114 pp, b/w and colour illustrations, signed by the author on the half-title page with a personal dedication to the previous owner. Bali is Bali as it is. Lovely, but not over-glamorized. Realistic, yet sensitively appreciated. So Australia's top travel writer is, again in this book, the best of guides for the actual traveller or the armchair one.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

Sydney: Chapter & Verse, 1988. 151 pp, illustrated, signed by the author on the half-title page, slight foxing on edges. The elder of two daughters of an English opera-singing mother and a Queensland country doctor, the author remembers her childhood with clarity and a wicked sense of humour.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.