Search Results: Authors starting with L from Lems Bookshop

Written during the Vietnam War the author questions why Australia is there and how little informed and apathetic the public was despite there being a multitude of unanswered questions concerning the war. 154 pages with 11 pages of black and white photographs and endpaper map. Book in very good+ condition. Dust jacket in good condition price clipped with some small knocks and chips and two small tears (see photo).

The author brings to life the characters, creatures and cultures of the outback. A humorous, entertaining and informative picture of Australia's desert region and the environmental issues that affect us all. 320 pages with 16 pages of black and white photos and 3 pages of maps. Book in near fine condition

An introduction to the wide variety of geological structures and geology as a whole as far as this is based on structural relationships as can be seen in the field. 250 pages with numerous colour illustrations and diagrams. Book in very good condition ex library but no markings except for back endpaper stamps and sticker. Dust jacket in very good condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back.

A remarkable story of grit, guts and heroism reveals how command of the South Pacific and the outcome of the Pacific War depended on control of a single dirt airstrip and the small group of aviators sent to protect it with their lives. 498 pages with 16 pages of black and white illustrations and 8 maps. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good condition with some minor chips and knocks.

Not only the battles and the tactics but also the equipment worn and physical conditions endured are described in this survey of modern warfare from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. 192 pages with 15 illustrations and 10 maps. Book in very good+ condition with light tanning, Dust jacket in very good condition with front flap clipped.

Part of the Sunshine series (? first edition), no publishing date. Nine of Shakespeare's plays rewritten for younger readers, without altering the stories but retelling the plays as easily read tales. 128 pages with 15 colour plates. Book in very good+ condition with light tanning. Dust jacket in good+ condition price clipped, with some tears, knocks and wear (see photo).

A re-creation of the journey of the Macedonians under Alexander, details being pieced together from different sources in an attempt to form a whole, to visualise Alexander, to see what he may have seen, and to consider the people and problems with which he had to deal. 402 pages. Book in good+ condition ex library with sticker inside front cover, stamp on title and next page and last page, borrowing sleave inside back cover, minor reader wear, minor foxing and tanning. Cover has library reference on spine and paint splatter on front and some wear (see photos).

The story of Don Cristobal Colon, Admiral of the Ocean and his four voyages westward to the Indies according to contemporary sources retold and illustrated by the author. 208 pages with illustrations on most pages many in colour. Book in very good+ condition ex library with small stamp on first, title and last pages and inside back cover, borrowing sleave remnants on last page, small reference number on first and last pages. Dust jacket in good+ condition with sticker on spine, small tear top back, minor knocks and wear.

The author considerably expands the biographical background of Beatrix Potter's magic years, from early childhood to her marriage, during which the genius of the author-artist developed and flowered. 216 pages with colour and black and white illustrations and many drawings never reproduced before and a number of recently discovered photographs. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition with the only blemish - the jacket price clipped..

Spanning nearly a thousand years of change from Homer to Hadrian, with legacies still with us today including democracy, justice, politics. 704 pages with 8 pages of colour and 24 pages of black and white illustrations and 13 maps. Book in very good condition ex library with stamps on first and last pages, stamp and borrowing sleeve inside back cover, sticker on spine and back cover and some minor wear.

Greek society from about 1,500 BC to Roman times - social, domestic, political, religious, intellectual, and artistic life. 224 pages with numerous illustrations and 15 maps. Book in very good condition with previous owners details crossed out inside front cover.

Exploring 23 areas - a collection of stories, illustrations and photographs about people, places and things. Time has given us a heritage unique in the world - The Flinders Ranges. 72pages including either photographs, sketches or paintings on every page. Book in very good condition with small marks on back cover. No dust jacket.

A history of science. 334 pages with 14 illustrations. Book in good+ condition with light foxing on some pages, three margin notes and some light pencil underlining, and small booksellers sticker inside front cover, fading to spine and some cover wear (see photos). No dust jacket. .

A well researched, well written and produced account of Sturt's life and explorations - a story strangely neglected. Sketch maps are clear and the illustrations excellent. 272 pages with 12 pages of illustrations and 4 maps. Book in good condition with previous owners name and address on first page, general fading, some minor knocks and chips to cover, some wear to spine letters and a small watermark bottom spine.

The author's nine chapters deal with an historical important situation in which the man on the spot chose to act daringly and independently. 166 pages with 8 pages of black and white illustrations. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners sticker on title page and a price top first page. Dust jacket in good condition with knocks to edges and 2cm chip top back.

Images of Christ can speak loudly to believers and non-believers and the book traces the life of Christ and the development of Christian culture by focusing on images of high art and popular craft throughout the world. 240 pages with 71 mainly colour illustrations. Book in as new condition with faint previous owners name and a date on first page. Dust jacket in near fine condition price clipped.

Insights into indigenous languages and customs, history, native title, art and dance, storytelling, and cultural awareness and etiquette for visitors and a directory of tourism experiences. Essential for anyone travelling around Australia. 234 pages with numerous illustrations throughout. Book in as new condition.

Presented are 217 photographs of high cultural value objects discovered dating from the age of earliest man to the Ming Dynasty. 72 pages including illustrations (92 in colour) arranged chronologically. Book in very good+ condition with some wear to cover. This is a small book and postage can be reduced in Australia - contact me.

Divided into four main sections; Prehistory; A First Survey of the World (20th Century BC); A Second Survey of the World (6th Century BC); The Classical Age (Last Five Centuries BC). 336 pages with 26 black and white illustrations and 4 maps and charts. Book in very good condition with some foxing first ten and last seven pages and in margins of some pages, cover has some marks. No dust jacket.

Spanning some 3,000 years a team of military historians provide a fascinating insight into the evolution of the cavalry, the battles fought, and the tactics used by these masters of warfare. The function and behaviour of horses in war and the duties, training, traditions and deeds of the men who rode them into battle. 176 pages with more than 200 illustrations. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good condition with small tear top spine and minor wear.