Search Results: Authors starting with D from Syber's Books ABN 40533682787

Michael Joseph, London, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: D. Watkins-Pitchford. 450 g; 192 pages, illustrated with full-page black-and-white drawings. The only damage is offset tanning at page 46/47/48/49 where a newspaper clipping had lain. Slight rubbing of the edges of the dust jacket. The great majority of these pieces have been reprinted from the fortnightly articles on the shipping Times. Though there is a sporting flavour to the book, it is mostly concerned with the secret life in wood and field. Above all, we see the continual pageant of the passing seasons as only one who live so close to nature can describe it. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: D. Watkins-Pitchford. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Natural History & Resources; ISBN: 0718119274. ISBN/EAN: 9780718119270. Inventory No: 0224455. . 9780718119270

Australian National University, Canberra, 1993. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Wilfred David Borrie born in 1913, "Mick" to his schoolfriends, had an early career as a social historian but his research interests were moving consistently towards tomography and he was the obvious choice to begin this strand of the social sciences at the infinite Australian National University. At the time of the printing, he had celebrated his 80th birthday. A second-hand copy, no damage to describe. The book is illustrated with some photography, graphs and charts, and the final section is his career and achievements, and there are reproductions of his Doctor of laws, his citation for honorary degree, references to oral histories recorded, and a letter to him from the Minister of immigration and ethnic affairs in reproduction. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. VIII, 205, 66 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo.… Read More

Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1966. First Edition. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. selected bibliography. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Illustrated paperback binding with red and black coloured titles to the front panel. A small booklet that accompanied people walking through the National Gallery of Victoria, and the collection of ancient Greek vases, that were part of the Felton Bequest. Rubbing of the book edges and panels with some sunning to the right-hand edge of the rear panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 32 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Art & Design; France; Inventory No: 0127207. .

Penguin, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1962. Reprint. Softcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: drawings. second-hand copy, the title page has been torn, and repaired using sticky tape which had fallen off, and has had new sticky tape applied. No other damage, no annotations. Here is a non-technical outline of the psychological processes which have been shown to be involved in our visual perceptions of things around us. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 272 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: drawings. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Psychology & Psychiatry; Inventory No: 0285092. .

Simon and Schuster, New York, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Diagrammatic and Photographic. 1.15 kg; 128 pages, + projects -- 1,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 in a pocket at the rear of the book. Evidently several of the graphs are missing. Nonetheless the book, with its instructions, and black-and-white photography, as well as eight pages of colour plates, provides a good entrance to this fascinating hobby. The boards are decorated with of the pattern from the backgammon design, using deer heads to represent the various columns. . Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Diagrammatic and Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Crafts & Hobbies; ISBN: 0671218468. ISBN/EAN: 9780671218461. Inventory No: 0223886. . 9780671218461

Penguin, Ringwood, Victoria, 1988. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Very Good Condition. the book has a slight trace of sticky tape residue at the bottom of the front cover. There is no other damage described. The book is one of the telly movie series Touch The sun produced by the Australian children's television foundation Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 113 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: fiction; adolescent fiction; Family & Relationships. ISBN: 0140110607. ISBN/EAN: 9780140110609. Inventory No: 0258441. . 9780140110609

George Allen and Unwin Australia, North Sydney, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. a biography of Sir William Raymond Kelly 1898 – 1956, and an examination of his contributions to the Australian industrial relations system and how he approached the task of regulation. the book is clean, and free of annotations, and there is no damage to describe. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XIV, 170 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australia; Politics & Government. ISBN: 0868611190. ISBN/EAN: 9780868611198. Inventory No: 0279233. . 9780868611198

Historisches Museum Der Stadt Wien, Wien, Germany, 1992. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: various. there is no damage to describe. An exhibition held in 1992 looking at all aspects of the Viennese culture, the opera music, operetta, films, literature cabaret. A historical overview. Size: A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). 232 pages. Text is in German. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Sociology & Culture; Germany; German Language; Inventory No: 0271246. .

Historisches Museum Der Stadt Wien, Wien, Germany, 1992. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: various. Short tear to top left of front panel; no other damage. An exhibition held in 1992 looking at all aspects of the unease culture, the opera music, operetta, films, literature cabaret. A historical overview. Size: A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). 232 pages. Text is in German. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Sociology & Culture; Germany; German Language; Inventory No: 0265016. .

G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Boards 3/4 Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Acknowledgements, Introduction: A Personal Word from Martha D'Adamo, two appendices, index and a final note by Dr. Peter A'Damo. Pale mint coloured endpages. 1/.4 white coloured backstrip with gilt coloured titles. 3/4 pale blue coloured boards with gilt illustrations to the lower right-hand corner of the front panel. Illustrated dustwrapper with multicoloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. A book about fertility, pregnancy, nursing and feeding of children for the first year using the author's system of individual eating patterns for the blood groups. Some softening of the lower backstrip edge and bumping of the book corners. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8], IX - X, [6], 429, [3 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture… Read More

Popular Dogs, London, 1981. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. foreword by C. R. Duke, author's introduction, four appendices, bibliography and index. The text is illustrated with four inserts of black-and-white photography and their are black-and-white illustrations throughout. Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour photographic dustwrapper with black and ochre coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. A third edition of a book on one of the most popular of the toy dog breeds – the Shih Tzu. Softening of the backstrip edges with rubbing of the lower book edges. Age toning of the textblock edges. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower edge of the free front end paper and previous owners name to the same page. Minor rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and panels. Some sunning to the dustwrapper panels. Revised Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [17],… Read More

Harper Collins, Sydney, 2009. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. The text is illustrated with 8 pages of black-and-white photographs. In original photographic illustrated softcover binding with lime green and white coloured titles to the front panel and black and white coloured titles to the back strip. This book reveals, for the 1st time, the complete tale of cold-blooded murder, kidnapping, betrayal, corruption, and graft -- and how 2 crooked cops were brought to justice. Minor creasing of the book corners with chipping along the front cover edge. Fading of the back strip with handling marks and age toning of the text block edges. Full number line. Size: Trade Paperback. 308 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 073228533X. ISBN/EAN: 9780732285333. Inventory No: 0290380. . 9780732285333

Malarkey Publications, Fitzroy North, 2013. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Acknowledgements, introduction by Paul Daffey. At the rear of the book there is a small potted biography, along with a black-and-white photograph, of the authors. Illustrated paperback binding with blue and black coloured titles to the front panel and black and white coloured titles to the back strip. "Footy Town is a collection of football yarns from around the nation; stories which celebrate footy at its most local: from New Norfolk to the Tiwi Islands, from Rockhampton to Kalgoorlie, from Edwards town to Fitzroy, and all the way to Mangoplah Cookardinia United." – from rear panel blurb. Minor rubbing of the book edges with age toning of the text block edges and pages. Gift inscription to the half title page. Size: Trade Paperback. [8], IX - XVII, [3], 2 - 389, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category:… Read More

Bill Ewington Books ( BEB ), Sydney, No date. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. slight rubbing of the edges of the spine, darkening of the top edge of the textblock, internally clean. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The book is a secondhand book with reading creases to the spine, and darkening of the page edges, but is otherwise clean, and free of annotation. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Science Fiction & Fantasy; Inventory No: 0249150. .

Brown, Watson Ltd / Digit Book, London, 1963. reprint. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. the start of splits at the bottom of the spine, moisture damage to the right-hand side of the rear panel, the edges of the pages are darkened with age. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). The book is a secondhand book with reading creases to the spine, and darkening of the page edges, but is otherwise clean, and free of annotation. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Science Fiction & Fantasy; Inventory No: 0249149. .

Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 1999. First Edition. Softcover (with flaps). Very Good Condition. Illustrator: colour photographs. clean copy, no annotations, no damage. The original bookseller's sticker on the rear fold over flap, security sticker on the inside of the rear cover. The book covers tonics for resistance, system boosting, rejuvenation and concentration, and cleansing, and elixirs for cold, flu and allergy symptoms, headaches and hangovers, indigestion and stomach cramps, insomnia, stress and fatigue, and concoctions for women. There is also a further reading list. The book takes widely from both Western and Eastern traditional medicines and herbalism – to be recommended. Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 120 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: colour photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Medicine & Health; Alternative Health; New Age &… Read More

Puffin Books, London, 1986. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 160 pages. The book is a good clean secondhand copy, with reading creases, some rubbing of the edges of the paperback binding, and darkening of the page edges. Bookseller sticker on the rear panel .. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Children; ISBN: 0140320431. ISBN/EAN: 9780140320435. Inventory No: 0244938. . 9780140320435

Century, London, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Quentin Blake. 24 pages, text illustrated with colour, and black-and-white illustrations. Colour illustrated dustwrapper. The Reverend Robert Lee, Vicar of Nibbleswicke and a charming and God-fearing man, caused utter confusion and often genuine consternation among his devout parishioners. Robert Lee had suffered from severe dyslexia as a boy and had successfully overcome his problems with the help of the Dyslexia Institute. Later in life, soon after arriving at Nibbleswicke, he suddenly developed a particular and unusual sort of dyslexia. Roald Dahl describes the awkwardness of the Vicar's situation on many occasions and explains the simple cure. the dustjacket has a 1 inch tear at the top left of the rear panel, and there are marks as if the book had been used as a backrest for some paper writing impressed into the rear panel of the dustjacket . no other damage to describe.… Read More

Top That! Publishing PLC, Top That! Publishing PLC, 2005. First Edition. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Very Good. Illustrator: Quentin Blake. The text has been illustrated by Quentin Blake. Colour illustrated paperback binding with yellow, blue and red coloured titles to the front panel. In this book, using the instructions, no glue required, you can build your own Willie Wonka's Chocolate Factory. Minor creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. The pages are complete and all of the pieces for the factory are present and unused. Full Number Line. Size: Folio (over 12" tall ). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Quentin Blake. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Children; Illustration; ISBN: 1905359470. ISBN/EAN: 9781905359479. Inventory No: 0129675. . 9781905359479

University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London, 1956. First Edition. Softcover (Illustrated). Good. Illustrator: Illustrated. Foreword by Jerome G. Kerwin, Chairman, Charles R. Walgreen Foundation for this Study of American Institutions, list of illustrations, introduction by author and index. The text is illustrated with tables and graphs. Illustrated paperback binding with yellow and white coloured titles to the front panel and brown and black coloured titles to the back strip. "A Preface to Democratic Theory" explores some problems left unsolved by traditional democratic theory, Professor Dahl examines two influential "model" theories -- The Madisonian, representing the prevailing American doctrine, and its recurring challenger, the Populistic theory -- and argues that they no longer explain how modern democracies operate. He then constructs a model more consistent with modern political science, and, in doing so, develops some unique views of popular sovereignty and… Read More