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

British Institute of Embalmers, London, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Illustrated. dedication, and index. Olive coloured cloth covered boards with gilt embossed titles to the front panel. The text is illustrated with anatomical drawings, in two colours, and the occasional table. A book put out by the British Institute of Embalmers about the practicalities and techniques of embalming the human body. It gives a brief rundown about the arterial and venous system of the human body, the various medical terms that an embalmer may run across, and various diseases / conditions that cause death, and then practical advice on embalming a body. There is a small section devoted to the process of embalming of a child's body. Softening, fraying and some rubbing to the head and to the heel of the backstrip and to the book corners. Rubbing to the lower book edges and there is flecking along the edges of the front board and to the… Read More

William Morrow & Co, New York, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Facsimile. 384 pages, includes notes on sources, index, and 16 pages of black-and-white photographs and reproductions of documents. Photographic illustrated dust jacket. The dust jacket has a stain at the top right-hand corner from a price sticker, and has faded along the back strip. Minor handling marks to the edges of the text block. "Who was Lorena Hickok? "To answer that question -- and put her relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt into its proper context -- has been the purpose of this book. I must emphasise here that no fictional scenes will be found in the pages that follow; every incident is based on evidence from documents or observers." -- front fold over blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Facsimile. Quantity… Read More

Canongate Books Ltd, London, 2002. Reprint. Softcover. Good Condition. Sian, troubled by dark dreams and seeking distraction, joins an archaeological dig at Whitby Abbey. The abbey's one hundred and ninety-nine steps link the twenty-first century with the ruins of the past and Sian is swept into a mystery involving a long-hidden murder, a fragile manuscript in a bottle and a cast of most peculiar characters. Equal parts historical thriller, romance and ghost story, this is an ingenious literary page-turner and is completely unforgettable. slight rubbing of the cover at the bottom left of the front panel, and, there is a moisture mark affecting the last 3 leaves of the book with associated colour change to the paper; the mark is central to the page and approximately 1.5 centimetres in diameter. Size: Mid Sized Paperback ( 7¾" - 9¾" tall ). 116 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category:… Read More

Mayflower Books, New York, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Ordinary. Illustrator: Photographic. foreword by Livinston L. Biddle, Jr., introduction by author, credits, index of artists. Ochre coloured endpapers. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece. The text is profusely illustrated with coloured and black-and-white photographs and reproductions of portraits, drawings and sculptures. 1/4 black cloth spine with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. 3/4 brown coloured boards. Rubbing to the head and to the heel of the spine and scuffing to the book corners. Shelfwear to the lower edges and some fading to the top edges. Some marks to the book panels and browning to the paper edges. Illustrated dust wrapper, showing a reproduction of " Isadora Duncan " by John Sloan, with white coloured titles to the front panel and white and red coloured titles to the back strip. On the back panel are 4 reproductions of portraits within the text.… Read More

Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Poor/No Dust Jacket. XI, 50 pages, original green cloth, battered, chipped, rubbed, essentially a reading copy. Several varieties of flies, their life-cycles and behaviours. From the eminent French naturalist and entomologist. Translated from the original French by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Natural History & Resources; Inventory No: 0211747. .

Heinemann, London, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. the edges of the pages are somewhat darkened with age and have trace of spotting, the front and rear free end pages of foxing as do the fold over flaps of the dustwrapper. Rubbing of the edges of the dustjacket. Indonesia is now a republic, and there is no room for a Dutch controleur. Even one who has worked all his life for the people of Sumatra, who has endured the horrors of Japanese captivity and who has come back to finish its work in the country he loves – a country which is now firmly showing him the door. Setuwo, the Old One, the great tiger who has turned man eater is really none of the Dutchman business. But,… Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Indonesia; Inventory No: 0247128. .

Fremantle Arts Centre Press, Fremantle, Western Australia, 1981. Reprint. Softcover (with Flaps). Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Robert Juniper. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece showing the author as a young man in 1914. The text is illustrated with the occasional black-and-white line drawing by Robert Juniper. Colour illustrated card cover (wraparound), again by Robert Juniper, with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. The autobiography of Albert Facey, who, during his life started work as a parentless eight-year-old boy in the rough Western Australian frontier in the late 19th century, survived Gallipoli, lost his farm during the depression, his son during World War II, and, after 60 years of marriage his beloved wife. Yet felt his life was fortunate. Inserted loosely in the book is ephemera related to A. B. Facey: – a postcard and guide / pamphlet about Albert Facey's homestead, numerous articles relating to either the book or the author and… Read More

DavMor Press, Ireland, 2017. Reprint. Softcover (Photographic). Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Inscribed by Author. preface to the 2017 edition. Photographic paperback binding with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. The penultimate page has a colour photograph of the author. The Faschler family, by and large, perished in the Holocaust, and the son, Eli, who was repatriated to Scotland made a vow to his parents to make sure that the family flourished again. Eva, Eli's bride, likewise was a refugee from Nazi Germany; both kept journals of their time, and, this book is based upon those journals; and how Eli is vow. A little creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Some marks to the rear panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [4], 249, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography &… Read More

Schocken Books, New York, 1978. reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. previous owner's name stamp at the top of the first page, and the author's signature just underneath. On the inside of the front cover is taped an article from the age dated 31 October 86 with a photograph of the author, slight offset tanning of the opposite page. There is no other damage to describe. The book is a series of addresses, essays and lectures on the Holocaust in Jewish theology, Palestine in Judaism, and Israel and the Diaspora Second impression of the First Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XIV, 298 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Religion & Theology; Judaica – Holocaust; history. ISBN: 0805206493. ISBN/EAN: 9780805206494. Inventory No: 0275572. . 9780805206494

Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1988. reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Viska, Peter. Acknowledgements. The text is illustrated with back and white cartoons by Peter Viska. Colour illustrated (wraparound paperback covers, again by Peter Viska, with pink and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. It's surprising how many of the rhymes of this book are familiar to me 50 years after my childhood! A little rubbing of the book edges and panels. Internally clean, no annotations. Size: Trade Paperback. 112 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Viska, Peter. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Poetry; children. ISBN: 0195544404. ISBN/EAN: 9780195544404. Inventory No: 0289619. . 9780195544404

LhR Press, Canada Bay, New South Wales, 2005. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: photographs & maps. Inscribed by Author. very slight rubbing to the corners of the front cover, no other damage. Inscribed on the half title page and then signed by the author. Illustrated with a number of black-and-white photographs and also a number of maps. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographs & maps. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Judaica – biography; WW II; Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 0957776632. ISBN/EAN: 9780957776630. Inventory No: 0283131. . 9780957776630

Allen Lane -- the Penguin Press, London, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip Illustrated dustwrapper with blue coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. This witty collection of essays recounts a lifelong love affair with books and language. Rubbing of the book edges with some age toning of the text block edges. Previous owners name to the top right hand corner of the free front end page. Minor creasing of the top dustwrapper edge with rubbing of the panels. Remnants of a sticker removal to the lower right-hand corner of the rear panel. Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8], IX - XI, [3], 3 - 128, [4] pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Books on Books; Biography &… Read More

Penguin Books, London, 2000. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrated paperback binding with pale yellow and burgundy coloured titles to the front panel and gilt coloured titles to the back strip. This witty collection of essays recounts a lifelong love affair with books and language. Minor rubbing of the book edges with light age toning of the text block edges and pages. Full number line. Size: 12 mo (standard paperback). [8], IX - XI, [3], 3 - 131, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Books on Books; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0140283706. ISBN/EAN: 9780140283709. Inventory No: 0290739. . 9780140283709

Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 2008. reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. I believe the survival of the familiar essay is worth fighting for. This little volume is my contribution to the war effort, both a declaration of my esteem – no my love – for the genre and an expression of my own character, a blend of narcissism and curiosity that is inconvenient in many contexts but perhaps oddly suited to this one. It's doesn't essays took shape over the course of 7 years, beginning in 1998, and, aside from the last one they are presented in the order in which they were written." Page XII Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 240 pages. 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: Biography & Autobiography; Gay & Lesbian Fiction; ISBN:… Read More

Rodale Press, Inc, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, 1997. Reprint. Hardcover (Illustrated Boards). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. list of editorial staff, acknowledgements, introduction by editor and index. Colour laminated boards with green, blue and ochre coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Listed alphabetically, this book lists concerns and women only problems, with remedies that can be applied at home. A hint of age toning to the textblock edges. Size: Quarto. 612 pages,. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Medicine & Health; New Age & Alternative. ISBN: 0875963439. ISBN/EAN: 9780875963433. Inventory No: 0270035. . 9780875963433

The National Geographic Society, Washington, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 1.840 kg.; V, 6-368 pages, foreword by Gilbert M. Grosvenor, President, National Geographic Society, bibliography, author's biography/acknowledgements, illustration credits, past on display, where to go on digs and index. Dark red coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with copious colour and black-and-white photographs, colour and black-and-white illustrations maps and sketches. Tan coloured cloth boards with gilt embossed design on the front panel and gilt titles to the backstrip. A little rubbing to the book corners and to the backstrip edges. Photographic dustwrapper, showing The Temple of the Inscriptions, Mexico, with white titles to the front panel and backstrip. Rubbing and creasing to the dustwrapper corners and to the backstrip edges. Light fading to the front dustwrapper panel. Rubbing to the dustwrapper panels. Colour photograph of the author to the rear… Read More

Amihai Publishers, Tel Aviv, 1968. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. The text is illustrated with sepia, black-and-white and occasional coloured photographs. Illustrated end pages, showing a light blue and white coloured menorah in triangles, along with the word Israel, both in Hebrew and English. Aqua coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured embossed titles – in Hebrew to the rear panel, and in English to the front panel. Plaintext dustwrapper with multicoloured and black and white coloured titles to the front and rear panel is and white coloured titles to the back strip. Title says it all. Rubbing of the book edges with a little age toning of the text block edges. Creasing of the top dustwrapper edge with a few tears, ranging from tiny up to 0.25'. Some lesser creasing of the lower dustwrapper edge with just a couple of small tears. Rubbing of the fold over edges, back strip edges and panels. Size: Folio ( 12"-… Read More

Art Exhibitions Australia Ltd, The Rocks, Sydney, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Various. in original red vinyl covered boards, gilt decorations to the front panel with the body of the book illustrated in both colour and black-and-white reproducing the 116 catalogue items. There is an index of subjects and artists. A book of portraits of Australian men and women from the beginning (and, even before settlement) through to the modern times; using various mediums – paint, sculpture, photography et cetera. . Rubbing of the book corners and of the back strip corners. Very light age toning of the text block edges and pages. Size: Folio ( 12"- 15" tall ). 164 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Australia; ISBN: 1875460020. ISBN/EAN: 9781875460021. Inventory No: 0288289. . 9781875460021

Art Exhibitions Australia Ltd, The Rocks, Sydney, 1992. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Various. 900 g; 164 pages, in original colour illustrated softcover binding, and with the body of the book illustrated in both colour and black-and-white reproducing the 116 catalogue items. There is an index of subjects and artists. No damage to describe. Size: Folio ( 12"- 15" tall ). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Art -- Australian; Catalogue; ISBN: 1875460012. ISBN/EAN: 9781875460014. Inventory No: 0259305. . 9781875460014

Virago, London, 1980. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. there are ominous signs of political turbulence in the dying years of the 20th century. Welfare benefits for women are under attack from a government struggling for survival. But women are fighting back, using unorthodox weapons… Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 214 pages. The book is a very good secondhand book with reading creases to the spine, and darkening of the page edges, and bookseller sticker on the rear panel.. Multiple copies available this title. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 2. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Women & Feminism; Contemporary Fiction; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 0860681130. ISBN/EAN: 9780860681137. Inventory No: 0256927. . 9780860681137