Search Results: Authors starting with I from Lems Bookshop

Who were the Greeks - the life and thought and achievements of the ancient Greeks. 204 pages with 24 Plates and 2 maps. Book in good condition with tanning to margins.

A new edition with additional appendices. Homer in the context of social history and the ancient Homeric world. 192 pages with a map. Book in very good+ condition with some foxing to leading edge. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with some minor wear.

After a decade of planning, setbacks and frustration the First Fleet Re-Enactment sailing set out from London and arrived in Sydney Harbour two hundred years after the first fleet. A stunning pictorial record of the re-enactment and celebration of one of man's greatest adventures. 120 pages with colour photographs throughout. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition. This is a large book postage $14 in Australia.

36 page Tribute to Princess Diana with colour photographs on all but three. Magazine in very good condition.

19 page report with colour photographs on each. Magazine in very good condition.

Robert Ingpen illustrates a very broad range of buildings of the colonial era, while the stories of the men and women who built and lived in them are told by Michael page. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket in good condition a tear on and water? stain on front (see photo), some knocks to edges and a small mark on back.

As an officer in the Colonial Administrative Service the author influences the peoples of the British Protectorate of Aden in particular the Eastern Aden Protectorate: The Hadhramaut. He describes his work, the country traversed and the customs and behaviour of the people. 367 pages with 40 black and white photographs and 2 maps. Book in good condition ex library with many stamps throughout none of which interfere with the text, some reference numbers on first page and tanning but text clear. Dust jacket in good condition with wear, some tears and chips and number on spine (see photo).

The first part of the book is a record of the author's six years of voyages in his boat, Mary Deare, cruising in foreign waters sailing many thousands of miles exploring the coasts and islands of Europe from Scandinavia to Turkey. The second part is devoted to travel in which the journeys inland dominate the sea environment. 288 pages with 11 colour and 15 black and white photographs, 5 maps and a diagram of Mary Deare. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket in good+ condition price clipped and small tear top front (see photo).

Mythology is common to all races and is an expression of man's early efforts to explain the world around him and the forces that governed his life - the gods, devils, heroes and monsters that arose from this process were as varied as the societies which produced them. 350 pages with 366 colour illustrations. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with some minor knocks. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.

Ralegh, a penniless sailor rises from attacking the ships of Spain with his one ship to become Queen Elizabeth's intimate friend and the most superb of all her courtiers. His scientific discoveries, exploration, writings, sea-battles, humanity, and far sighted vision made him one of the great men of his and any age. 320 pages with 8 black and white illustrations. Book in very good condition with light tanning. Dust jacket in good- condition with chips, dents, tears and wear (see photo).

A collection of religious paintings to contemplate, to admire and to meditate upon. The presentation is purposely simplified so that the paintings, with minimal notes, are left to speak for themselves as much as possible. 192 pages including 48 paintings of the Western Desert and 33 bark paintings of Arnhem Land all in colour. Book in near fine condition ex library with small stamps inside back cover, small sticker on bottom spine and bottom back and cover in clear wrapper.

Contemporary painters and print makers reveal an exciting meld of cultural traditions and techniques - the results are often stunning, always varied and innovative. Each artist shares a pride in and a commitment to their living culture. 144 pages including 85 paintings and prints by 25 Aboriginal artists. Book in very good condition ex library with small writing on publishing page and remnants of borrowing sleaves on back end papers and front and back end papers show wear. Dust jacket in very good condition in clear wrapper with a sticker on spine and two on back.