Search Results: Authors starting with N from EUREKA AUSTRALIANA BOOKS

London, Readers Union/Andre Deutsch first edition - hard cover in dust jacket This book is made up of two forgotten stories. The first is the story of the end of the search for El Dorado. beginning with Sir Walter Ralegh's raid on Trinidad in 1595 and ends with his return in 1617. The second story occurs nearly two hundred years later where two days before Christmas day 1801 a Spanish girl was tortured and the subsequent trial of the British Governor. 220 x 140mm., pp. frontis, 334, index, contents medium foxing top edge, d.j., slight rub. black areas & corners - no tears. VG/VG

Queensland, University Queensland Press first edition - h/c in d.j. Ann Nakano and Tim Porter discover how to ""go with the flow"" of Micronesia, and readers will find themselves being swept along on the exuberant tide of narrative and pictures as it swirls from character to character, adventure to adventure, until they, too, experience the spirit of these Pacific Islands. 26.5 x 18.5 cm., pp. 14 (prelim.) +289, b/w + col. plates t/out., v.g. in d.j. ISBN: 0702216844

London, Aldus/Jupiter Books reprint - hard cover in dust jacket This book tells the story of the East Indies and the Pacific, of the discovery of Australia, and of how it was explored. It tells of the adventurous merchants who made these first exciting voyages, and by whose efforts European knowledge of the East was won. 265 x 195mm., pp. 488, b/w & col. plates t/out, index. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents - no inscriptions, dust jacket - closed tear bottom front, medium creasing along front top edge. NEAR FINE/VG ISBN: 0490002927

London, Paddington Press first UK edition - hard cover in dust jacket Napoleon's will, reprinted here in facsimile, throws fascinating new light on one of the most enigmatic and extraordinary figures in history. From the detailed lists of his shirts and snuff boxes to the distribution of millions of francs, from his bitter denunciation of the ""English oligarchy and their hired assassin"" to his fervent attempts to keep the Napoleonic legend alive. 290 x 215mm., pp. 112, b/w plates & illust., facisimile copies of the will. Hard cover in d.j. Contents, no inscriptions. VG+/VG+ ISBN: 044822190x

London, Duckworth first edition - h/c in d.j.,l The reminiscences of stage actor Owen Nares. He casually puts to paper many of the great names of the stage during the 1920s including Arthur Bourchier, George Alexander, Vivian Reynolds and Eva Moore, to name a few. In the first chapters he looks back on his early childhood. 190 x 130mm., pp. frontis, 8 (prelim.), 204. Orig. blue cloth lined boards med. rubbed, binding sound, content pages - no foxing, d.j. chips/wear top/bot. spine and all edges - front portrait clean & complete. VG/GOOD+

Nedlands, CSAL University of Western Australia first edition - stiff wraps with d.j. Writing for Colin Johnson is a serious business. In this collection of poems, based on the traditional form of the manikay or song cycle, he adapts the story of Dalwurra, the black bittern, to his own experience, telling the story of a journey which leads from Perth in Western Australia, to Singapore, then to India and finally to Scotland and England. 210 x 150mm. pp. 77, contents v.g., paperback with stiff wraparound covers in d.j., slight crease on back left hand corner, VG. ISBN: 0864220685

Crawley, University of Western Australia Press first edition - hard cover in dust jacket This is the story of how a unique underwater resource has been conserved and protected as part of the nation's rich maritime heritage, including wrecks associated with early exploration, colonial trade, whaling and the introduction of steam technology. It documents the work of maritime archaeologists on Australia's most important shipwreck sites. 267 x 212mm., pp. viii, 224, b/w & col. plates t/out, notes, boblio., index. H/cover in d.j. Contents, no inscriptions; d.j. no tears. As new. FINE/FINE ISBN: 9780982296433

London, Constable first edition - h/c in d.j. Richard Neely spins a strange and gripping story of powerfully conflicting emotions, in which fantasy and reality are confused, past and present are irreconcilable, and the tension mounts to a denouement that is shatteringly unexpected. (edit.) 204 x 134mm., pp. 6 (prelim.) + 278, contents near fine, dust jacket has a slightly sunned spine, no tears or chips, not priced clipped, v.g.

London, Hutchinson FIRST edition - hard cover in dust jacket Set in Cumberland, rooted in fact and scrupulous in detail, this book tells of Captain Bannister who rides in from the north with letters from the Chevalier. These delivered and free of obligations, he stays, and soon becomes committed in ways he had not bargained for to one of the recipients. (edit.) 204 x 132mm., pp. 296. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents, NO INSCRIPTIONS; dust jacket, tear bottom front edge, lamination"" lifting"" along gutter & front edge, price clipped, med. rub. on edges. VG+/VG.

n.p. Orchid Publications first edition - h/c in d.j. The author gives us a tantalising glimpse of life in the first few years in the Colony of New South Wales. The book is a mixture of dry extracts from official documents, snippets of information from contemporary diaries and phrases from personal correspondence and records. There is a list of the first twenty Govenors or Administrators of the Colony and a list of the First Fleeters. 255 x 177mm., xi, 244, b/w plates, index. Contents - no inscriptions. AUTHOR SIGNED. FINE/NEAR FINE ISBN: 0949552070

Leichhdardt, The Federation Press first edition - hard cover in dust jacket A story of Liberalism, a story of great and continuing debates about how best to meet the material needs of the nation, how to care for those who must look to community for aid and assistance, and how to establish a role for Australia in the world, in trade and in diplomacy. 257 x 183mm., pp. xx, 380, black & white plates, appendix (1-4), notes, index. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents, no inscriptions; dust jacket, medium rubbing to front & back - no tears or chips. FINE/VG+ ISBN: 1862874026

London, Andre Deutsch first edition - h/c in d.j. During his ten years as President of the Fifth Republic, General de Gaulle was a major force and a major obstacle in Western political history. Devious, fertile in expedient, obsessed by power, de Gaulle throve on the high state of tension which he himself created. 223 x 145mm., pp. viii + 374, refer. notes, index, contents fine in d.j. very bright & clean - no tears or chips, v.g.+. ISBN: 0233961623

Swanbourne, John Burridge/2nd Battalion reprint edition - hard cover - black cloth boards 'We did not wish to record military history, or make military comments on the operations in which we participated, but rather to summarize the events factually. Together with maps, sketches and photographs, this will help remind us all of the darker and lighter sides of our tour. I am sure all who served will recognise the time and the place. ' Lieut.-Col. N.R. Charlesworth. 280 x 217mm., pp. 175, b/w & col. plates, NOMINAL ROLL, index, black cl. cov. bds, gold blocked (no map folio - as issued). As NEW. ISBN: 0646258249

Blackheath, Brandl & Schlesinger first edition - trade paperback, stiff card covers This book is is an incredibly exciting and fast paced account of the fluctuating fortunes and exponential success of the Aboriginal art movement, with all the elements of a complex drama on an international stage, with Political posturing, personal aggrandisement, commercial skulduggery and greed all playing their part. (edit.) 240 x 175mm., pp. 520, b/w & colour plates throughout, endnotes, Timeline, biblio., index. Trade paperback, stiff illustrated card covers with French folds (flaps). AS NEW. ISBN: 9781921556432

Sydney, NewSouth Publishing First edition - hard cover in dust jacket This book tells the rich history of whales and whaling, and follows the stories of whalers from the eighteenth century who hunted thair prey along the coasts of Australia and New Zealand, across the Pacific and into the Southern Ocean. It is a powerful account of a complex and bloody relationship. 237 x 198mm., pp. 310, black & white, sepia and colour plates, Whaleography, biblio., Picture credits, index. Hard cover in dust jacket. As NEW. ISBN: 9781742233741

Swanbourne, John Burridge SECOND Edition, hard cover in dust jacket The 12th Battalion , AIF, were in the Lone Pine trenches on 9th August, 1915. Their courage and fighting spirit typified this famous Battalion who fought in many major battlefields throughout the 1914-18 War. 306 x 218mm., pp. 231, b/w plates, Officers of the 12th Battalion, Nominal Index. Twelve maps in the original publication have NOT been reproduced in this edition; but photographs of 144 of the Battalion Officers ARE ADDITIONAL, as well as a Nominal Index. Contents and dust jacket. NEW. ISBN: 1876864001

Richmond, Hardie Grant first edition - hard cover, laminated boards This is an evocative culinary adventure that explores Asia's most famous river. Starting in south-west China and journeying through Maynmar, northern Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, before meandering down to the vast Mekong Delta in Vietnam. Nguyen discovers the local cuisines and learns the heart-warming stories from the people he meets. 282 x 228mm., pp. 258, colour plates t/out. glossary, index. Hard cover in laminated pictorial boards. NOTE: back board is medium ""bumped"" at top spine. VG+ ISBN: 9781742705125

London, Hodder & Stoughton first edition - h/c in d.j. 'There have lately been leakages of information of much more than average accuracy and importance, and, which is even more significant, the leakage has been complete, that is to say, the information has actually got through to the enemy'. How John Blair traced this leakage of information to its source makes a spy novel of supreme excitement. 192mm x 132mm., pp. 287, contents near fine, d.j. medium wear/rubbing top/bottom spine, top front edge & corners - front very bright & clean, VG.

New York, Atheneum fourth printing - hard cover in dust jacket Vita Sackville-West's journal of her sapphic and transvestite passion will live in erotic history as a supreme document, a real life experience that reads like a novel of the spiritiual as well as physical conflicts of androgyny. Vita's son Nigel Nicolson puts the diary of an extraordinary marriage into its proper frame with taste, tact and sensitivity. 244 x 145m., pp, frontis., xi, 249, b/w plates, index. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents, no inscriptions, d.j., medium rubbing mainly on back. FINE/VG+ ISBN: 0689105746

London, Victor Gollancz first edition - hard cover in dust jacket The main character is again the lawyer Simon Drake who we last met in 'After Midnight'. Wanda, whom he cleared of a murder charge in that book, is now his fiancee, and is launching herself on an acting career. Hannah Lee an entertainer, draws Simon into the investigation of the death of Monte Monterey (an ex-star) at the Seville Inn, where his fall from a fourth story balcony seems to be an accident, but then there is a third murder. 205 x 135 mm., pp. 281. Dust jacket closed tear. NEAR FINE/VG