Search Results: Authors starting with B from RSM BOOKS

Sydney: NSW University Press, 1988. 254 pp, flatsigned and dated by the author on the title page. This book traces the chequered story of one hundred women transported together in 1829 on the ship Princess Royal. Caught in an England convulsed by change, they became the unwitting and unwilling pioneers of a new land.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Dee Why: Eclipse Books, 1973. Unpaginated, b/w and colour illustrations, signed by author on endpaper with a personal note to the previous owner, slight fading on endpapers. The land and its people that Henry Lawson, Banjo Paterson and others described is still very much alive and will live on in site of many external influences. This book is a visual extension of the people, things and places they described.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo.

Australia: North Shore Historical Society, 1994. 128 pp, b/w illustrations, flatsigned and dated by the author on free endpaper. This is the story of an indomitable and independent woman who, in the mid 1800s, was a pioneer educator in Australia. Eliza Davies, member of the Sturt desert expedition, was a unique, adventurous woman whose life and career are recorded in this prize-winning biography by Barbara Ward.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1935. 256 pp, original yellow dustjacket slightly chipped on corners and spine, previous owner's inscription on fep. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Crown 8vo.

London: MacDonald and Co, 1991. 340 pp, signed and dated by the author on fep with a personal dedication to previous owner, minor foxing on edges, d/j faded on spine. This is a thirty chapter, plot-charged, word-injected comedy-thriller with a GPC (gags per chapter) ratio superior to any novel currently in the showrooms.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Australia: Angus and Robertson/Imprint, 1984. 280 pp Gallipoli ISBN 0207146004, 268 pp The Breaker ISBN 0207140650, 232 pp My Brilliant Career ISBN 020713796 X, 233 pp We of the Never-Never and The Little Black Black Princess, b/w photos ISBN 0207145318. Minor shelfwear on slipcase. Colour photos of four different film scenes on the slipcase. From The Series: Australian Classics. Condensed Edition, Reprint. Hard Covers in Slipcase. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd, 1909. 355 pp, b/w illustrations, fold-out map at the rear end, following inscription on verso of half-title page: "To Henry Gowman with the Author's cordial good - wishes, June 18 '09", red cloth covers stained, and gilt lettering on front and spine, wear to top and tail end of spine, rubbed corners. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

Australia: The Royal Australian Historical Society Register, 1988. 284 pp, b/w illustrations, signed by the editor on the verso of the half-title page with a personal dedication to the previous owner, slightly faded along spine and rear edges. A fascinating ramble through 5000 monuments and memorials to the people and events that helped make this state great.. Signed By Editor. Trade Paperback. Very Good.

Australia: Ure Smith, 1960. 320 p, with pen drawings by Cedric Emanuel, signed by the author with a personal dedication on the title page, foxing on edges and preliminaries, scuffing on edges of d/j, small closed tear on rear d/j. Here for the first time is a comprehensive collection of Australian folk tales and traditions - stories of fact and legend handed down from generation to generation. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Emanuel Cedric. 8vo.

Australia: Wendy Rene, 1969. 170 pp, signed by the author once on the half-title page and once on the title page, foxing on edges and endpapers. This book is about Chow Chivers who lived in the city and by virtue of most extraordinary circumstances goes prospecting.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Crown 8vo.

Auckland: Rugby Press Ltd, 1992. 198 pp, b/w illustrations, signed by the author on the title page with a personal dedication to the previous owner, loosely inserted is a letter which was initially given away with the book. In this fascinating book, Dwyer provides for the first time his own account of how and why the Dwyer rugby philosophy came to be formulated and how it was used in 1991 to capture rugby's greatest prize.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

Wellington: Inprint Limited, 1990. 248 pp, signed by the author on fep with a personal dedication to the previous owner. This is the second book of Jones' syndicated newspaper columns. It follows the successful sell-out of the 10,000 print run, Wimp Walloping in 1989, which covered the 1987-8 period.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo.

Australia: Floreat Press, 1999. 212 pp, signed by the author on the title page with a personal dedication to the previous owner. To marry Annette was to make me a bigamist, for there was no possibility of my divorcing Elizabeth. To even think of severing present arrangements with her, what with finance, Oak Manor and especially with my two darling daughters, made me shudder.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good.

UK: Fontana/Collins, 1982. 256 pp, paperback in very good condition; signed by the editor on the title page with a personal dedication to the previous owner; loosely inserted is a handwritten letter from the editor to the previous owner. This is a fascination collection of key essays by Iris Murdoch, Philip Roth, Michel Butor, Saul Bellow, John Barth, David Lodge, Frank Kermode, John Fowles, B.S. Johnson, Doris Lessing, Philip Stevick and Gerald Graff.. Signed By Editor. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.

Wellington: Reed Books, 1957. 251 pp, illustrated, signed by the author on the title page, additional card with handwritten note by the author comes with the book, foxing on edges and endpapers, d/j price-clipped and slightly bumped on spine and corners. In this book, Mrs Northcroft has written not only of New Zealand but tells us of her travels and experiences in many other parts of the world.. Signed by Author. Second Impression. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Pearse Annette. 8vo.

Australia: Sun Books, 1992. 238 pp. b/w photographs, signed by Michael O'Connor with a personal dedication to the previous owner on the title page. Michael O'Connor is the best of both worlds. A dual international, he is regarded as the most talented footballer in the world in both codes of rugby - union and league. In a career which has spanned twelve years at the highest levels, O'Connor has played football on five continents, his brilliance and versatility bringing crowds all over the world to their feet.. Signed. Trade Paperback. Very Good.

Australia: Macmillan and Co. Ltd., 1991. 238 pp. b/w photographs, signed by Michael O'Connor. Michael O'Connor is the best of both worlds. A dual international, he is regarded as the most talented footballer in the world in both codes of rugby - union and league. In a career which has spanned twelve years at the highest levels, O'Connor has played football on five continents, his brilliance and versatility bringing crowds all over the world to their feet.. Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

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.

Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1989. 226 pp, b/w and colour illustrations, signed by author with a personal note on first title page, endpapers illustrated with maps, d/j price-clipped, foxing on edges, This is the story of Kashmir as it appears in travel literature and historical writings from ancient times to the 20th century.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Sydney: Resolution Press, 1982. 334 pp, flatsigned by Ian Chappell on free endpaper, foxing on edges and some pages, d/w spine slightly faded. This book does not purport to be a history of The Ashes, nor of the cricket tradition between England and Australia. The compilation has been restricted by the inability to obtain copyright clearance on some material, and by the demand of onerous terms in other cases.. Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.