Search Results: Authors starting with E from Diversity Books, IOBA

Oxford, U.K., Amos, Iowa, U.S.A., and Melbourne, A: Fishing News Books Imprint (Blackwell Publishing), 2004. xvi, + 528pp., plus unpaginated colour-plate section. Intext illustrations throughout: b/white halftone plates, graphs, tables and line-drawings. Book clean and square. Spine firm, nominally bumped on head and heel. Gloss, illustrated boards lightly bumped on foredge corners, else minimally scuffed. No dustjacket (as issued). An original seller's sticker on front pastedown, a security strip on rear pastedown, else text-block unmarked. With the continuing decline of commercial stocks of wild-caught fish, interest in the culture of cold-water marine fish is rapidly growing. This important and timely book reviews the current and potential future situation concerning the major exploited marine fish species, with contributions from the world's leading marine disciplinarians. Contents include: Prelims., Contributors, Introduction, 12 sub-chaptered 'chapters', Index. Book weight… Read More

Sydney, NSW, Australia: Igea Life Sciences, 2009. 156pp., colour photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edge-rubbed only. DVD housed in clear plastic pocket attached to inside rear cover. The ultimate guide to eating out and dining in with Greek cuisine for weight loss. From the rear cover: "Australia's greatest weight loss system, Bodytrim, has partnered with multi award winning Greek chef Manoli Tressos to deliver a series of impressive yet simple recipes that will impress your guests at the most exquisite of dinner parties, but also make convenient mid-week dining as easy as 1 2 3 . . . " Includes Index. Item weight approx. 585g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Surrey, U.K.: The Kingswood Press, 1985. 125pp., intext, candid and action-illustrated, b/white halftone plates throughout [many of excitable Englishmen]. Book clean. Spine firm, but slightly cocked. Leaves clean. A previous owner has permanently affixed the plastic protected dustjacket to the pastedowns by means of abundant glue and tape to the flaps. Overlooking this problem, the fact that England won the series should gladden the heart of any English cricket tragic . . . Contents include: Texaco Trophy, Six Test Reports. Book weight approx. 700g.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Auckland: William Collins (Overseas) Ltd., 1985. 128pp., full-colour photographic illustrations, b/white line drawings. Book clean, square. Spine firm, silver title there-on. Plain blue boards minimally shelf-rubbed only. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket negligibly edgeworn and scuffed. " . . . describes the fascinating history of miniature roses, their propagation, hybridising, cultivation, and seasonal care. The major part of 'Miniature Roses' is devoted to an alphabetical listing of over 250 miniature rose varieties, with a brief description of each, giving details of flower colour and size, the height of the plant and its distinctive characteristics." Includes Bibliography and Index. Book weight approx. 926g. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Dublin, Ireland: The Columba Press, 1999. 93pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, with just a hint of tanning. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. "An initiative of the Western Theological Institute, 'The Church and Child Sexual Abuse' brings together the insights of a psychologist/psychotherapist, a victim of Child Sexual Abuse, a professional care worker, a bishop, a priest in parish ministry, and two professional theologians." Book weight approx. 130g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Kansas City, MO: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 1955. 467pp., line-drawn map. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title on lightly bumped spine. Original green cloth boards undamaged. Original supplier's sticker affixed to front pastedown, else leaves clean. Art-illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn, and colour faded on spine. "This volume has been prepared as a text for New Testament survey for lower division students in college . . . " A stand-alone, companion volume to 'Exploring the Old Testament'. Contents include: Prelims., 16 chapters, Appendices, Biblio., Index. Book weight approx. 700g.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Camberwell, VIC, Australia: Viking/Penguin, 2004. 289pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Plain yellow boards mildly bumped. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket negligibly edge-creased only. "Shifting in time and place between Canada, Australia and Northern Ireland, 'The Thompson Gunner' is a compelling novel of self-discovery that will intrigue, surprise and linger well after the last page." Book weight approx. 420g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good +.

London: Blandford/Cassell Illustrated, 2003. 144pp., intext, colour illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper slightly bumped on foredge corners. "Candle Power is the most ancient form of magic and from the first tallow taper of paleolithic times has been interwoven into the lives, hopes, fears and dreams of people in all cultures and ages." Contents, in chaptered 'parts', include: Intro., Tradition of candles, Candle magic, Candles and psychic development, Formal candle magic, Index. Book weight approx. 460g.. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

England: Quantum, 2001. 320pp., b/white line-drawn illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm, fine reading crease there-on. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper softly corner creased on rear panel, minor surface mark and indentation. From the rear panel: "Cassandra Eason dispels the myths and takes the mystery out of magick and witchcraft - one of the world's oldest and most natural ways to use our energies for positive action and to awaken our own natural psychic abilities." Contents include: Introduction, 14 chapters, Spell Template, Glossary, Further Reading, Index of Spells, Index. Book weight approx. 670g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1983. 125pp., intext, b/white sketch-art illustrations throughout by Bill Tidy. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Red boards undamaged. Art-illustrated (Bill Tidy) dustjacket lightly edgeworn only. Mirth and humorous anecdotes from English, Essex-country left-arm spinner, noted joker and humorist, Ray East. Contents include: Prelims., 8 chapters. Book weight approx. 280g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Daylesford, Victoria, Australia: Author (Barbara Easton), 1999. 346pp., intext illustrations. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Micky Allan) card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. The time period for predictions in this book has passed (late 1990s to 2005), so did any, or all, happen? Maybe.Contents, in chaptered Sections, include: Intro., Earth in Turmoil, The Great Transition, The Great Change, Appendices, Glossaries, Index. Book weight approx. 480g.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Dorset, Great Britain: Winterbourne Press, 1988. 100pp., b/white line drawn illustrations intext. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has small area of surface abrasion to front cover and spine, sunned strip to rear panel, minor marks. "The life of a remote agricultural and fishing village in Dorset (named Rookhanger, and loosely based on a actual Dorset village) is recreated as it was in the late 1940s and '50s. Here is all the charm and pathos and hard toil of the old labouring life, and all the fun of the village pub. These were the days before electricity and piped water reached the village . . . " Contents include: Foreword, 23 chapters. Book weight approx. 200g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover (Side-stapled). Good+.

Illinois, U.S.A.: VGM Career Horizons, 1994. xi, + 115pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Previous owner's details partially erased from front pastedown, ffep. corner-clipped, else leaves clean and undamaged. Gloss boards very good. A stand-alone title in the VGM Careers for You Series. "Contains dozens of descriptions of jobs that involve reading, research, and other work with printed words. Numerous bookworms share their career experiences and explain how they turned their love of words into rewarding careers . . . " Book weight approx. 350g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 2001. xviii, + 345pp., several b/white illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn and surface scratched. From the rear panel: "Gripping tales of historical diving bells, Greek sponge-divers, World War Two frogmen and record-setting breath-hold divers are laced with captivating accounts of the author's own underwater experiences, in an elegant blend of arcane history, vivid reportage and memoir. The reader is taken from Ireland to Austria, and from Florida to Papua New Guinea as well as the islands of the Bahamas and the Seychelles . . . " Book weight approx. 440g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Uncorrected Proof Copy.. Softcover. Very Good +. Uncorrected Proof Copy.

San Francisco, USA: Traveller's Tales, Inc., 2000. xix, 390pp., unmarked, clean and tight, illustrated stiff card wrap has minor crease lower foredge corner; else good. A compilation of noted authors including: Thomas Flanagan, Nuala O'Faolain, J P Donleavy, Martin Dillon, Maeve Binchy, Colm Toibin and numerous others, each uniquely contributing to this entertaining trip around Ireland. Weight approx. 450g.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +.

New South Wales: Cassell, 1975. 199pp., b/w text and tables. Mild tanning throughout. Pages clean. Illustrated stiff card wrap, minor bumps and a little scuffing. A volume of the 'Problems in Australian History' series. Contents include: Abbreviations/Sources used, Introduction, Early Days, Road to Eureka, The Digger and his Work, Society and the Economy, A Divided Community?, Select Bibliography, Index. Editor Geoffrey Robert Quaife, Academic, Senior Lecturer in History, is a specialist in Australia's Gold Period history. [At time of publication] Weight approx. 330g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Stiff Card Paperback. Good+.

San Francisco, California: Chronicle Books, 1999. 77pp., pattern-print endpapers, plus colour-art illustrations [raised from antique picture books, postcards and magazine covers] throughout. Oblong format. Quarter-cloth spine square. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. Containing the lyrics of over 50 favourite songs, both contemporary and time-honoured, from 'All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth' and 'Joy To The World' to 'Winter Wonderland', this 'Glorious Christmas Songbook' is enhanced by the use of classic illustrations, in the Yuletide theme, from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Book weight approx. 700g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Thus, 1st Impression.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +.

Thornleigh, N.S.W.: Self Published By Author, 1989. v, + 131pp., unpaginated colour plates, intext b/w halftone plates, sketches and locality maps throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Signed/dated by author on title-page, former owner's name on first [locality map] page, else leaves clean. Pictorial card wrapper mildly edgeworn and short, oblique crease on rear panel. An interesting local/natural history of Victoria's Phillip Island and Western Port, noted world-wide as the home of the famous Fairy Penguin Colony, but much more of interest as well . . . Contents include: Prelims., 15 chapters, Appendices, Biblio., Bio., Index, more. Book weight approx. 290g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. Softcover. Very Good.

London: MacDonald & Co., 1945. 240pp., book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean [War standard economy paper]. Art illustrated dustjacket price-clipped, has mild edgewear, small pen mark on front flap, code number and grubby mark on rear panel. "This romantic novel is based on a successful play currently [1945] touring". First published, September, 1944. This 3rd. impression, March 1945. Book weight approx. 300g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 3rd. Impression.. Hard Cover + D/J [Oblong]. Very Good/Very Good.

South Yarra, VIC, Australia: Hardie Grant in Association with Seven Network, 2001. v., + 138pp, pattern-print endpapers. Intext illustrations throughout: colour plates, b/white halftone plates and facsimiles. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Plain green boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn only. From the jacket flap: " 'Heart of the Game' celebrates the first 45 years of football on television - from the trial telecasts in 1956 and the very early days of live broadcasts of final quarters, through the explosion of footy shows in the 1960s and colour TV in the 1970s to the national competition we see today . . . " Contents include: Prelims., Introduction (Garrie Hutchinson), 11 chapters. Book weight approx. 900g. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very… Read More