Search Results: Authors starting with L from EUREKA AUSTRALIANA BOOKS

London, Arms & Armour Press first edition - h/c in d.j. Shrouded in secrecy, the SBS has been subect to much conjecture and speculation. An elite, semi-clandestine yet military body of men, their reputation is as formidable as that of their Army counterpart, the SAS. The author has succeeded in penetrating beyond the mythology to reveal many little-known aspects of Britain's premier seaborne ""special force"". 235 x 157mm., pp. 283, b/w plates, maps & illustrations, appends., index. Contents near fine - no inscriptions, d.j. no tears. NEAR FINE/VG ISBN: 0853685932

East Roseville, Kangaroo Press/Simon & Schuster first edition - trade paperback, stiff card covers this first volume (no second volume produced) covers John Laffin's life from 1922 to 1956. He was writing for publication before he was eight, and by the age of ten he was giving lessons to his class mates about the Great War. John lied about his age in order to join the 2nd AIF, and took part in fighting in Papua New Guinea. 224 x 150mm., pp. vi, 250, b/w plates, append., index. Trade paperback, stiff card covers. Contents, NO INSCRIPTIONS; card covers, no creases. FINE. ISBN: 0864179723

London, MacGibbon & Kee first edition - h/c in d.j. 'Switched Out' is an exciting often chilling, psychological thriller, set in the seemingly cosy background of autumnal Cambridge. Two recently married students, the wife heavily pregnant, and the husband a potenially brilliant young inventor, move into a run-down victorian mansion whose other residents are mundane and respectable. However, each has something to hide, and the young couple find themselves the victims of a furious, frustrated anger. 205 x 135mm., p.p 200, contents & d.j. VG+.

London, W. H. Allen first English edition - hard cover WITHOUT d.j. This book offers the reader a unique opportunity. It is a guide to interesting, sometimes out-of-the-way places in Freance. One finds history, philosophy, tourism interwoven with recipes. 210 x 192mm., 494, b/w & colour plates throughout, glossary. Alphabetical index of Recipes and Wines, Alphabetical index of Recipes by Courses, Regional index of Recipes. Orig. fawn cloth covered bds (area of ""spotting"" near front spine), inlaid colour plate on front (WITHOUT dust jacket). As least VG.

Adelaide, Friends of the State Library of South Australia Deluxe facsimile edition - hard cover 225 x 147mm., pp. 10, frontis, 4, 128, fold-out map in rear pocket. Original blue cloth covered boards, quarter bound in black leather, gold blocked spine. This edition was limited to 500 copies of which 99 were NUMBERED AND BOUND IN QUARTER LEATHER. THIS IS COPY No. 42 of the DELUXE NUMBERED EDITION. As NEW. ISBN: 1876154322

London, Frederick Muller second impression, hard cover in d.j. The story of the Highland Clearances, of the atrocities and hypocrisy of the oppressors, provide the author with material for perhaps her most poignant novel of her distinguished career. Few could present it with such objectivity and subtle scorn, and there are those among us who will find not only moving literature but uneasy parelles. (edit.) Contents and d.j. NEAR FINE.

London, Evans Bros. first edition - h/c WITHOUT d.j. An early and interesting study of telepathy, ghosts and poltergeists. 225 x 150mm., pp. frontis, xii, 214, b/w plates, biblio., index, orig. black cloth covered boards - worn area bottom spine & rubbed top spine & corners, title on spine faded, content pages VG.

London, Robert Hale first edition - h/c in d.j. The modest discovery of the great Murray and Darling rivers, a founder of the State of South Australia and the first man to prentrate deeply into the continent's central desert, endured blindness , paralysis and scurvy in his search for the mythical inland sea and his great return journey up the Murray in a small whaleboat. 223 x 148mm., pp. 272, b/w plates, append., biblio., index, p.o. inscription (neat - 3 lines) ffep, contents, sl. spotting top edge, d.j. sl. rub. top/bot. spine & edges. VG+/VG+

St Lucia, University Queensland Press Third edition - hard cover in dust jacket In the English edition of this book Dr Langmeier and Dr Matejcek have attacked the problem of psychological deprivation on a broad front. They contrast models of child deprivation in the past with those of contemporary societies, attempting to identify the factors underlying deprivation, and what is contributed specifically by cultural, economic and geographical circumstances. 220 x 150mm., pp. xiv, 496, biblio., Author & general indexes. Hard cover in d.j. No inscriptions. FINE/NEAR FINE ISBN: 0702208930

n.p., Pickering Enterprises first edition - spiral bound calendar Larry Pickering stunned the art and political world in 1978 when he first drew and self-published his 'Jungle Series' - as no publisher would touch them with a 'barge pole'. The calendar became so popular that several of the years sold out almost immediately. His 'nude Prince Charles' was sought out by the Palace! 610 x 430mm., pp. 7 (2 months per page plus self cover), full colour drawings and yearly calendar, metal spiral bound at top. Wonderful to frame. VG+

North Ryde, Angus & Robertson first edition - hard cover in dust jacket The twenty buildings in this book range from the handsome but workmanlike Adelaide Odservatory to mansions such as Melbourne's Norwood, South Australian opulent Menzies and public buildings such as Sydney's ""temple to the industrial arts"", the Garden Palace. 272 x 237mm., pp. (prelim.), 176, b/w plates, selected reading, index. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents, no inscriptions; dust jacket lightly faded on spine (as usual) - no tears. NEAR FINE/VG+ ISBN: 0207152683

London, Macdonald first edition - h/c in d.j. This extraordinary story, now blackly farcical and now poetic in its grandeur, can be read on a number of levels. At its simplest, it is a tough and gripping adventure story, powerfully translated from the French, to reflect, in the nearest English equiv- alent to 'argot', the vigour, brutality and obsession of the thirteen unlovely heroes. But it is also an allegory of the pessimistic view the author takes of the modern world. 205 x 137mm., pp. 304. Content pages fine, d.j. sl. rub. corners & spine. VG+

Cranbrook, Shire of Cranbrook First edition - A4 softcover pictorial card covers While the battle against the odds of a harsh, and at first unknown environment is typical of most farming districts in Western Australia, this area and the people described within these pages demonstrate their individuality in many ways with its business men, artists, eccentrics and hard workers of Cranbrook up to 1979. 245 x 262mm (landscape), pp. x, 198, b/w plates & illust. t/out., Key to sources, notes, biblio., index, A4 softcover, pict. card covers, med. rubbing on corners, no inscriptions NEAR FINE ISBN: 0646186744

Cloverdale, City of Belmont First edition - hard cover in dust jacket The district now known as the City of Belmont, some 8 km. east of Perth, was one of the first areas settled when the Swan River Colony was established in 1829, and provided many important resources needed to build what was then an isolated community. 245 x 170mm., pp. 550, black & white and col. plates. append., notes, biblio., index. Hard cover in d.j. Contents, 'Personal inscription' (5 lines), ffep; dust jacket, rubbed/wear top/bot. spine & corners, few surface marks, bumped corners. VG+/VG ISBN: 0646372270

London, W. H. Allen first edition - h/c in d.j. When a glamorous and superlative star lets down her lustrous hair and writes about her romances, her marriages, her personal friends on and of the stage, and winds up with excerpts from her exciting war diary, it is bound to make good reading. 192 x 130mm., pp. 12 (prelim.) + 231, b/w plates t/out, d.j. is priced clipped & has minor chips/wear top/bottom spine & edges, contents very good - no foxing - overall a very nice copy, bright & clean, VG/VG .

Carlton, Melbourne University Press first edition - hard cover in dust jacket It is ethnographic field work that opens new insights into human cultural and social systems. Lawrence shows how moral obligation, titles to land, the process of social control, and religion are woven into this basic fabric. In the last resort, moral principles rely on the individuals sense of responsibility. 224 x 150mm., pp. xxv, 276, b/w plates, maps, tables, notes, biblio., index. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents - no inscriptions, d.j. light rubbing - no tears. NEAR FINE/VG+ ISBN: 0522842315

Randwick, Ironbark Press first edition - trade paperback stiff card covers As a swim coach Laurie Lawrence, possessing the gift of inspiration is without peer, but he is also - an extrovert, patriot, poet, humorist, singer, and sought after motivational speaker. This book captures the essence of the man though 24 remarkable personal, funny and inspiring stories of sport and its champions.210 x 140mm., pp. 263, b/w plates. Trade paperback, stiff card covers. 'Personal Inscription and SIGNED by the Author'. NEAR FINE. ISBN: 1875471243

Sydney, Lester-Townsend Publ. first edition - h/c in d.j. Standing majestically among the famous sandbelt courses of Melbourne, Victoria Golf Club is a monument to Australia's proud golfing heritage. The club has brought fame to Australia through its players, among them Peter Thomson, Dough Bachli and Harry Williams. The human interest, the dramas, the controversies, the triumphs are all captured in this book. 27 x 21.5cm., pp. 280, b/w & col. plates t/out, Victoria Club records, VG+/VG (d.j. has slight wear & small tears at foot of spine). ISBN: 0949853127

New York, The Ridgeway-Thayer Co. first edition - hard cover WITHOUT dust jacket An American business man, he was best known as a highly controversial Boston stock promoter. Lawson authored numerous books, the most famous being ""Frenzied Finance"" - his controversial account of the formation of the Amalgamated Copper Company. 208 x 145mm., pp. frontis (with tissue guard), xix, 559. Contents, old business card affixed & inscription to front endpaper, ""rippling""towards bottom last 150 pages, stains on bot. edge. Some fading of print on front board (bottom). Binding very sound. VG

Kensington, Times House Deluxe edition - hard cover without d.j. as issued The titles in this series make up a wonderful collection of the very best of classic Australian writing. 220 x 140mm., pp. viii , 241. Hard cover without dust jacket (as issue), beautiful red leatherette padded covers (used for the DELUXE series only), all edges gilt, gold blocked decorations front and spine, red marker ribbon. Contents - no inscriptions. NEAR FINE ISBN: 0858357100