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

Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia: Vintage Drivers Club Limited, 1985. 156pp., historic, candid colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Book square, clean. Staples firm. Tiny spots on several pages, else leaves clean. Pictorial card wrapper slightly splayed, negligibly edgeworn. No 453 of a limited edition of . . . ? Sparsely texted, comprising predominantly of illustrations, mainly a retrospective of club events and rallies, and chronology of various competition winners. Book weight approx. 550g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Staplebound Softcover. Very Good +. Limited Edition.

East Roseville, N.S.W., Australia: Simon and Schuster, 1993. vi, + 250pp., unpaginated colour-plate section, plus intext, b/white line drawn maps. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-illustrated card wrapper mildly bumped and edgeworn only. Textblock slightly flecked on edges, else leaves clean. Contents of this informative Southeast Asian travel guide include: Prelims., Acks., Introduction, Preparing to Go, Map of Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Indochina, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Index. Note: Regional conditions may have changed since this guide was published. Book weight approx. 420g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good.

Mount Evelyn, Victoria, Australia: Dusty Dog Books, 2006. 277pp. B/white map. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn, author's personal inscription ('To Courtney') and signature to inside front cover. "The sudden appearance of an unexpected stranger and the story he bears from far-off Siberia, plunges Michael into a life and death struggle to save the Siberian tiger from extinction . . . " Contents include: Prologue. 27 chapters. Book weight approx. 275g. (This book will post as a small parcel and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good+. 12mo - (approx.19.5cm x 12.5cm).

Dunedin, New Zealand: Allied Press, 1982. 72pp., intext b/white halftone plates throughout (mostly historic buildings, inside and out). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour, photographically-illustrated card wrapper very lightly bumped only. Textblock unmarked. Following on from two previous books of a similar theme (houses and homes), this volume features historic buildings in and around the New Zealand (South Island) city of Dunedin. Contents include: Prelims., featured buildings, Author's Note. Book weight approx. 250g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

London: Cassell Illustrated, 2003. 128pp., colour illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated, flapped card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. Packed with simple and highly effective strategies that fight the flab and tone the muscles of your body. Targetting these problem areas, the author (Director of the London Academy of Personal Fitness) has devised over 50 easy exercises that can be neatly slotted into a hectic schedule. In just 10 minutes a day . . . Book weight approx. 540g. . First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Literary Press No publication date (c. mid 1930s). 254pp. Book clean. Spine firm, but mildly cocked. Bright gilt titles and decorations. Lightly bumped head and foot of boards. Leaves clean but uniformly acidic (browned). Art-illustrated dustjacket edgeworn, nipped and creased, with several closed tears. A title in the amazingly popular "Forsyte' series, 'The White Monkey' was first published in 1924. Contents in three chaptered 'parts'. Book weight approx. 260g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . 1st Thus.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Covent Garden, London: Duckworth & Co., 1914. (xiii), + 95/83/81pp., plus (xx, Publisher's Promo). Book clean and square. Bright gilt titles and blind-stamped publisher's device over undamaged green boards and spine. Minimally toned free endpapers, else textblock unmarked. No dustjacket. This book of plays, titled 'Plays: Vol. III', with the alternate title, 'Three Plays - Third Series' by John Galsworthy (b.1867-d.1933), winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 1932, contains the plays: 'The Fugitive' (four acts, includes Dramatis Personae). 'The Pigeon' (a fantasy in three acts, includes Dramatis Personae). 'The Mob' (a play in four acts, includes Dramatiis Personae). Each play includes a list of the cast and the date and site of the first performance. Book weight approx. 420g. . First Thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good +. 12mo - (approx. 17.5cm x 13cm).

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Macmillan, 2018. x, + 396pp. Unpaginated, colour and b/white halftone plate section. Book clean and square. Spine firm, a minor reading crease there-on. Illustrated card wrapper minimally bumped and edgeworn only, colour maps (with legends) on verso. Textblock unmarked. Australian writer Austin Galt arrived in Colombia looking for 'a life less ordinary'. What he found was armed revolutionaries, gangsters and drug lords, cocaine traffickers, underworld parties, sex, drugs, and a danger-fuelled life, as well as a wife and family . . . Now resident in this South American country, this is his story . . . Contents include: Prelims., Abbs., Prologue. Part 1/ 9 chapters. Part 2/ 11 chapters. Part 3/ 5 chapters. Acks., Notes. Book weigjht approx. 612g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - (approx. 23.25cm x 15.5cm).

Hampshire and London: Macmillan Education, 1986. xii, + 152pp., unpaginated [2 x 8 page] style-exampled colour-plate sections, plus intext b/white halftone illustrations, also of style examples. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated card wrapper lightly chipped and bumped. ".the complete guide to looking after your hair at home between salon visits." Contents include: Prelims., Intro., 14 instructive chapters, Glossary and Index. Book weight approx. 350g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint.. Softcover. Very Good.

London: Macdonald & Co., 1982. 244pp., b/white line-drawn and photographic illustrations, diagrams, plus sections of musical scores, throughout. Introduction by Yehudi Menuhin. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn. In this stand-alone volume in the 'Yehudi Menuhin Music Guides' series, James Galway, principal flute in the Berlin Philharmonic and international pop star, writes an authoritative and enjoyable introduction to flute playing, including the history of the flute, cleaning and maintaining the instrument, playing, practising and developing technique, lessons, orchestra, chamber music, playing in a studio, soloists and more. 22 chapters over four 'parts, plus Discography and Repertoire, Index. Book weight approx. 370g. . First [P/B].. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Diego, CA: Silver Whistle [Harcourt], 2000. Unpaginated [30 pages]. Full page, colour-art illustrations throughout by Stephen Gammell. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Minor bump on head of backstrip, and top of rear board, otherwise gloss art-illustrated boards undamaged. Identically-illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. In summary: Twigboy has everything a twig could wish for-except a best friend. That changed when, having wandered into dangerous weedland, Twigboy is saved by Rockwell, a rolling rock, and together the two set out to get revenge.Book weight approx. 540g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1st Edition, 1st Impression.. Illustrated Boards HB & DJ. Very Good +/Very Good +.

London: Macmillan, 1965. x, + 257pp., intext, b/white illustrations throughout; halftone plates, line-drawings and graphs. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over slightly bumped spine. Original black cloth boards undamaged.Top edge of textblock tinted yellow. Light, browned strips on free endpapers, otherwise leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket price-clipped (but has an alternative price-sticker), edgeworn, with short closed tears and creases. Since this title was produced four decades ago, astronomical photographic technology has advanced amazingly as the ensuing years have unfolded. The author discusses the evolving earth and its close relatives . . . Contents include: Prelims., 10 chapters, Index. Book weight approx. 530g.. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

United Kingdom: Hampshire Books, 1990. 88pp., plus 24 page, b/white, photographically-illustrated section. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn and scuffed. " . . . traces the origins of cricket back to 1300 and looks at its emergence in Hampshire right through to the flourishing game at village and county level in the 1990s . . . " Contents include: Introduction, 12 chapters, Bibliography, Index. Book weight approx. 170g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Sterling Publishing Company, 1996. 128pp., colour photographic illustrations of finished items, plus colour or b/white diagramatic illustrations. Floral illustrated endpapers. Book clean, square. Spine firm, silver title there-on. Boards very slightly bowed. Top edge lightly bumped, minor shelfwear to foot. Leaves clean, unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn. Instructions for making 39 exquisite music boxes, including Carousel Waltz; Let Me Call You Sweetheart; Try To Remember; Easter Parade; Peter Cottontail; Wind Beneath My Wings; Tea For Two; Wedding March; Around The World; Candy Man; Camelot; Chestnuts Roasting, etc. Includes sections covering Musical Movements, Movement Accessories, General Instructions, Helpful Hints, Metric Conversions and Index. Book weight approx. 700g.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Carlton Books Limited, 1998. 208pp., colour illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper very good+. From the rear panel: "This authoritative book is a fully comprehensive guide to the four main branches of Chinese medicine: herbalism, food cures, acupuncture and manipulative therapy. Edited by Dr Duo Gao, one of the world's leading authorities on Chinese medicine, the book is illustrated throughout with colour photographs, easy-reference panels and artwork illustrations. It provides an in-depth analysis of this increasingly popular holistic medical system, together with practical information and self-care instruction, including the arts of Qi Gong and T'ai Chi. Throughout the book special emphasis is placed on preventative medicine which is a key aspect of Chinese medicine." Includes Index. Book weight approx. 620g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Softcover. Very Good +.

London: Carlton Books, 2004. 208pp., colour photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper very good. Introduction by Barbara Bernie. "Traditional Chinese Medicine, known as TCM, restores harmony to the mind, body and spirit by balancing yin and yang and regulating qi - the energy that flows through the meridians of the body. This book is a fully comprehensive and authoritative guide to the four main branches of TCM: herbalism, food cures, acupuncture and manipulative therapy." Includes Index. Book weight approx. 640g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Reprint.. Softcover. Very Good.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Atlantis Communications, 1997. 317pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, machine-printed guru inscription 'With blessings' and signature on dedication page. Illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. The author, Australian businessman Bryan Gardiner, by way of a coincidental turn of events, found himself on a pilgrimage to see an Indian holy man called Sai Baba. This is the story.Book weight approx. 420g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Alexandria, NSW, Australia: E.J. Dwyer in Association with David Ell Press, 1995. 497pp., plus 2 x 16 page, and 1 x 8 page, b/white photographically-illustrated sections. Book clean, square. Spine firm, soft reading crease there-on. Leaves clean, with just a hint of tanning to textblock edges. Illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn, small soft crease to front and rear. " . . . the facts - heartbreaking yet inspiring - about the dynamic foundress of the Australian Sisters of St Joseph. This is the only authorised biography by the Vatican's official Postulator for the cause of her sainthood, and it hides none of the shocking treatment Mary received from certain bishops and priests, nor any of her mental, physical and emotional suffering . . . " Contents include: Preface, Introduction, 34 chapters over ten 'parts'. Book weight approx. 800g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fifth Impression.. Softcover. Very Good +.

London: Headline, 2013. 371pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper very good. "Justin and Libby Denbe are living the dream. A beautiful fifteen-year-old daughter. A great marriage, admired by all. And now they are gone . . . Flawless fronts can hide the darkest of secrets and with no witnesses, no ransom demands and no motive, private investigator Tessa Leoni has no choice but to unravel the Denbe's life . . . " Book weight approx. 445g.. First Australian Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: John Murray, 1986. (viii) + 245pp., b/white halftone plate endpapers (different), plus an unpaginated, like illustrated photographic section. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Boards lightly bumped and very lightly faded on foot. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn. Jack Gardner was a footplateman on British Rail, whose duties took him from steam locomotives to diesels and on to the High Speed Train. For railway enthusiasts, this is an interesting account of a British railwayman who began as an engine cleaner at Worcester in 1936. Contents include: Prelims., 12 chapters, Appendices x 5, Index. Book weight approx. 554g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good.