Search Results: Authors starting with O from Lems Bookshop

An appeal to save life on earth. 175 pages with illustrations and drawings throughout the text. Book in very good+ condition ex library with stamp on first and last page. Dust jacket in very good+ condition in clear wrapper with stickers.

An intriguing insight into the religious and burial practices of the ancient Egyptians and the lives they led, in two parts; Burial Places; Religious Centres - an illustrated guide to the temples and tombs of the Pharaohs. 256 pages with colour illustrations on most pages. Book in as new condition. Dust jacket in near fine condition, price clipped, This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.

Taking a journey through some of history's most climatic turns of fate, the book charts from glory to ruin , the epic course of sixteen ancient empires - a fresh colourful look at the distant past and the fascinating subject of imperial mortality. 304 pages with numerous illustrations throughout. Book in very good condition with greeting to previous owner on first page and some binding/spine detachment but not loose.

The author at age 20 is sent to be the only teacher in a remote country town. He has eighteen pupils ranging from 5 to 15 years old, few lesson plans and scant teaching materials - a very daunting task. 284 pages. Book in very good+ condition.

A pictorial record with text of the Australian Army from its inception on the 1st March 1901. 286 pages with illustrations on nearly all pages, mainly black and white photos. Book in fine condition. Cover has wear to all corners and a small chip on one edge otherwise fine.

An account of the vital role played by the army in the military defence of Australia at home and in wars beyond our shores.from 1788-1988. 280 pages with over 370 colour and black and white pictures. Book in very good+ condition. Dust jacket in good condition with two small tears. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.

Abridged from the Student's English Dictionary comprising all purely English words in common use, Bible words not now used, and obsolete Shakspearian words; also lists of affixes and prefixes, abbreviations, and Latin, French and Italian phrases. 464 pages. Book in good condition with some writing on first page, first two pages and last page have tears especially last which is three quarters missing, brown spots on first eight and last ten pages but no interference with text and last advertising page has some staining probably from inside back cover. Binding showing inside front and back cover but intact. Cover has wear especially edges and spine (see photos).

A long river voyage into the far interior of Borneo. A funny and knowledgeable account of battling with insects, discomfort and setbacks - a hugely entertaining and informative adventure story. 192 pages with 8 pages of black and white photographs and a map. Book in good+ condition with tanning.

The author travels to the interior of the northern Congo through swamps, forests and jungle - a perfectly awful journey written with strange insights, erudition and humour. 472 pages with 16 pages of colour photographs. Book in very good condition with cover having small tear top front and back near spine and some wear.

Concentrating on facts taken from government documents and parliamentary papers, much published for the first time, the author describes the establishment of New South Wales as a penal colony. 270 pages with 7 black and white illustrations, numerous tables and appendices, and reference notes. Book in very good condition ex library with stamp and remnants of borrowing sleave on last page, minor marks on about five pages and some reader wear. Dust jacket in very good condition in clear wrapper with stickers on spine and back.

Sandwich combined a wide range of scientific curiosity with a taste for the arts and he enjoyed the life of his times. The biography is based on Sandwich's own journal. He had the distinction of being valued and liked by both Cromwell and Charles 2. 283 pages with 8 black and white illustrations and 21 drawings in the text. Book and dust jacket in very good+ condition.

Traces the life and career of Horatio Nelson in detail. Born the son of an obscure Norfolk Parsonage he became the hero to save Britain from invasion by the French. 734 pages with 13 black and white illustrations and 6 maps. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners details crossed out on first page and light tanning. Dust jacket in good condition price clipped with two 3cm tears, some small chips and dents and wear (see photo).

Follows Nelson's Navy career and his love for Lady Hamilton. 596 pages with 4 illustrations and 6 maps/plans. Book in very good+ condition and dust jacket in very good condition with minor wear to some edges.

The process by which Hitler and his Party Chiefs were able to indoctrinate the highly professional and non-political Imperial German Army and build up the mighty war machine put in action in 1939. 383 pages with 16 pages of black and white illustrations. Book in good condition with some tanning and wear to cover.

Tales from Australia's chequered sporting history dissecting the scandals big and small, the mistakes made in covering them up and the path athletes tread back to redemption. 293 pages. Book in good+ condition with some water damage top section.

Where there's sport there's cheating from the fiendishly clever to the outright absurd - the many and varied ways athletes, teams and nations have cheated since time began. 297 pages. Book in very good+ condition.

The author travels to the great Colonial Branches of the Firm: Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. 322 pages with black and white photographs and illustrations throughout the text. Book in very good condition with previous owners sticker inside front cover, minor foxing and minor tanning. Cover has wear (see photo).

Elizabeth came to the throne when England, just emerging from the Middle Ages, was impoverished and torn by religious dissention. When she died she left it in a state of prosperity and international prestige. 75 pages including over 100 illustrations (75 colour). Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with 2 wax? marks on front inside and similar 1 rear inside, 2 on spine and 1 on back.

Historical fiction. 325 pages. Book in very good condition ex library with stamps inside front cover, first page, page 17 and 325 and inside back cover, reference number inside front cover, title page and first page, binding showing inside front and back covers but all intact, minor foxing and minor tanning. Cover has some marks and wear (see photos).

Part of the Knight's Battles for Wargamers series. The historical context and data essential to deploy formations as they were. 79 pages with 4 diagrams and 3 maps. Book in very good+ condition with a chip on back cover and minor wear.