Search Results: Authors starting with P from RSM BOOKS

London: Abelard-Schuman, 1979. 177 pp, b/w illustrations, flatsigned and dated by the author on fep. Foreword by Senator Edward Kennedy. Dustjacket is slightly creased on front upper edge and a little scuffed on rear. In this his third study of Makarios, the author draws together the seemingly diverse threads of the Archbishop's life. He shows how the peasant background, the strict monastic upbringing, the thorough education and that unique charismatic spark made up the controversial late leader of Cyprus.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo.

Secaucus: Lyle Stuart Inc., 1986. 188 pp, signed by author on free endpaper, previous owner inscription on rear free endpaper, very slight foxing to edges. This is a candid and colorful book, a perfect description of a place that is part reality, part fantasy: a Disneyland for adults.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Australia: Oxenford Press, 2001. 106 pp, illustrated, signed by the author on the dedication page with a personal note to the previous owner. "Personally Signed"-sticker across the front cover. In these 27 breezy tales of life, Patsy, chardonnay in one hand, Ventolin in the other --- survives it all, from prima donna poodles and paranoid passengers to pre-natal lorikeets. This is a hilarious collection of day-to-day antics which will have you chuckling in no time.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Australia: HarperCollins, 1997. 236 pp, signed by the author with a personal dedication to the previous owner on the half-title page. Australia's legendary fishing story teller takes us on a series of sometimes bizarre, occasionally mind-blowing and always funny adventures. In his unique style, Paul tells of fish shot by gangsters, of outrageous schemes and ruses devised to win fishing competitions,and of larger-than-life characters who've blown up crocodiles, come face to face with man-eaters and caught 18 marlin in a single day.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Australia: Marlin Publications, 1991. 154 pp, illustrated, signed by the author on the title page with a personal dedication to the previous owner. Paul Kidd is Australia's legendary fishing story-teller. Fishing since he could walk, he was one of a small band of anglers who pioneered land based game fishing in the late 60s and is recognised as one of the finest light tackle anglers in the world.. Signed by Author. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Schicht Roland.

Australia: Federation Press, 1994. 148 pp, b/w illustrations, signed by the author on the title page with a personal dedication to the previous owner, shop stamp on title page as well. Sydney 1949. New home for the Kraus family, refugees from Hungary, survivors of Nazi labour camps, mother, father, brother and young Paul, age 5. This is their story, told by Paul. The watchword is assimilation as each copes with Australia's demand that migrants 'become like us'.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Australia: Ironbark Press, 1990. 178 pp. b/w photographs, flatsigned by Wayne Pearce on the half-title page. Pearce is a true Aussie hero. From a battling family in Sydney's Balmain, Wayne lost his father when he was 14. Crippling injuries, illnesses and the serious disappointments handed to him by officialdom jolted the illustrious career in football that he began to carve as a teenager.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Mullumbimby: Peter Baldwin 136 pp, signed by the author with a dedication to the previous owner on the title page. Here are 13 stories with characters similar to those who plagued the author while he was there. The intrigue, the laughter the drama and the social interdependence typical of these isolated areas formed a thread so strong that they tied the author to the west for 26 years.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Byron Bay: Cape Byron Press, 1999. 214 pp, illustrated, signed by the author on the dedication page, with a personal note to the previous owner (Franca Arena). Combining his experience of the law with an instinct for plain English, Breen has written an informative book that addresses head-on some of the most perplexing problems of Australia's legal system. He lives in Sydney and is presently at work on a newsletter about current legal issues for people in small businesses.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Alan Moir.

Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1993. 290 pp, signed by the author on the title page, library stamp across fore edges. 'To begin my story of robbing one of Egypt's ancient tombs, I must tell you how the king's head came off.' So begins this novel of sexual, political and mercenary intrigue, set in Egypt, London and Paris from the 1930s to the present day.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good. Ex-Library.

Adelaide: Rigby, 1972. 61 pp, illustrated, signed by the illustrator Kevin Jopson on the title page with a personal dedication to the previous owner, stains on edges and various pages, slight shelfwear. The Darling Downs described by Alan Cunningham in 1827 as “a beautiful and well-watered valley, affording abundance of the richest pasturage and bounded on each side by a bold, elevated range,” cover more than 5000 square miles of Australia's richest country.. Signed by Illustrator. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. Illus. by Jopson Kevin. 8vo.

South China: Sunday Morning Post, 1989. 228 pp, illustrated, signed by the author on the half-title page with a personal dedication to the previous owner. The Sunday Morning Post is proud to be part of this publication, both to present the best of Sherwood on Sunday and, more importantly, to boost the assistance The Nicola Myers and Kenneth McBride Memorial Fund is able to provide to the less privileged children in our society.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Fine.

St. Lucia: UQP, 1987. 202 pp, signed by the author on the introduction page with a personal dedication to the previous owner, also signed by Tom Keneally on the introduction page. In this rich and poignant story, the author recreates the recent past, when migrants were still "reffos" or "New Australians". Although the settings of these stories are predominantly migrant, the themes clutch at all of us. Here are ways of coping with death, with adolescent sexuality, with the power of knowledge, and the quiet heroism of families.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: Peter Snelgar, 1994. 202 pp, signed by the author on the introduction page. Ex stockman Dan Cooper was well on his way to becoming established as a leading artist, when a savage attack, while crossing the vast Nullarbor Plain, left him scarred for life. The terrible wound to his head caused multiple personalities to become evident through his paints. Dan becomes an unwitting accomplice in the biggest art fraud in Australian history.. Signed by Author. Trade Paperback. Very Good.

Australia: Allen & Unwin, 1990. 360 pp, signed by Roderick West (one of the teachers) on the half-title page, b/w and colour illustrations, d/j slightly bumped. Trinity Grammar School has been educating boys for over 75 years. In this book Heath examines the history of the School and the bold vision of its Founder, G.A. Chambers, who in 1913 established Trinity as a small Parish school.. Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Small 4to.

Australia: Pieter Koster, 1999. 190 pp. b/w photographs, signed by the author on fep with a personal dedication to the previous owner. In June 1952 my parents emigrated to Australia from Holland, laden with three small children, a few belongings and enough optimism to last a life time. Having survived the war in Europe, they saw Australia as the land of the new future, where dreams could become reality.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Australia: Pollard Publishing Co., 1970. 366 pp, b/'w photographs, flatsigned by Jack Pollard on the front endpaper together with a dedication note to the previous owner. Signed By Editor. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.