Search Results: Titles starting with B from Diversity Books, IOBA

Oxford, U.K.: The British Motor Corporation, 1955. 69pp., intext illustrations throughout: b/white halftone plates, schematic line-drawings and tables. Staplebound booklet with round-cornered foredge. Staples firm. Issuing company disclaimer stamp in two places on title page, otherwise minor soiling to text-block edges. Printed card wrapper has some wear on fold of spine and general fingermark soiling. Issued in December, 1955, this BMC 7-Tonner running/maintenance instruction book includes information on: Intro., Specifications, Dimensions, Driving Instructions, Instruments & Controls, Regular attentions, Lubrication Chart, Recommended Lubricants, General Maintenance, Proprietary Equipment. Book weight approx. 150g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition.. Staplebound Softcover Booklet. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Tampa, FL: Inti Publishing, 2001. xiii, + 110pp., book clean, square. Spine firm. Several formerly dog-eared pages, otherwise leaves clean. Printed card wrapper nominally creased on foredge corners, else very good. Inspirational, with strategies for business people, contents include: Prelims., 10 chapters-The Ten Basics Of Business. Book weight approx. 200g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Victoria, Australia: Shire of Bacchus Marsh in Conjunction with Hargreen Publishing Company , 1986. xv, 392pp. Two b/white maps, plus b/white contributor illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards very good+. Colour illustrated (Avenue of Honour, Bacchus Marsh) dustjacket negligibly edgeworn and softly edge-creased. From the jacket flap: "This book is an anecdotal history that looks at the Bacchus Marsh Shire and town in the twentieth century. It is a collection of the memories of forty-nine residents who recall their experiences of life and people in the Marsh, and describe the Shire's ongoing development and change . . . " Contents include: Preface. Prologue. 46 chapters. Index of Names. Book weight approx. 1.1KG. (Customers outside Australia only - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote).. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good+/Very Good. 4to - (approx. 24.5cm x 17.25cm).

Vermont, U.S.A.: Healing Arts Press, 1997. ix, + 198pp., b/white line-drawn illustrations, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, corner crease to last page. Illustrated card wrapper has minimal edgewear, corresponding small corner crease to rear panel, plus soft vertical reading crease to same. "Doctors have long known that inner imbalances can be reflected in external reactions of the skin, but 'Bach Flower Massage' is the first book to reverse that equation-by manipulating the skin with a combination of massage and Bach Flower essences, inner conditions can be treated. This extremely precise method immediately puts the flower essences to work on the part of the body connected to the psychic imbalance . . . " Contents include: Prelims., The 38 Bach Flower Essences, Resources, Further Reading, Index. Book weight approx. 380g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First English Language Edition/ 2nd Imp.. Softcover. Very… Read More

London: Andre Deutsch, 1977. 189pp., route map endpapers. Unpaginated, b/white halftone plates throughout (all called for extant). Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Blue, original cloth boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. Packed with humour, inciudent and practical information, this is the story of a journey of discovery; nearly a thousand miles travelled by canal and river, taking the author and his companions into the little known, secret centres of English towns and cities, and out into the open countryside . . . Contents include: Prelims., 17 chapters, Index. Book weight approx. 460g.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Crows Nest, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2001. xx, + 204pp., b/white line-drawn illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, albeit slightly tanned. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. Foreword by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales. "Understanding is half the cure. You can treat your own back! . . . describes clearly how each stage manifests, and sets out a logical course of treatment programs. It explains when you need medication and when you need to rest in bed. It explains all the exercises - how to do them and the common pitfalls with each one . . . " Includes Index. Book weight approx. 260g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Thus. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Crows Nest, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2001. xx, + 204pp., b/white line-drawn illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, albeit slightly tanned. Illustrated card wrapper has a soft corner crease to front a rear panel. Foreword by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales. "Understanding is half the cure. You can treat your own back! . . . describes clearly how each stage manifests, and sets out a logical course of treatment programs. It explains when you need medication and when you need to rest in bed. It explains all the exercises - how to do them and the common pitfalls with each one . . . " Includes Index. Book weight approx. 260g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Thus. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Vancouver, B.C., Canada: Genius Art Ltd. [1999]. 88pp. Stunning colour-art plates throughout by the artist XU MIN. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated card wrapper slightly edgeworn only. Containing a concise autobiography, this volume consists mainly of art-inspired by the beautiful VanDusen Botanical Gerdens in Vancouver, Canada. Xu Min was born in China in 1945, arrived in Australia in 1981, and has since travelled widely studying, painting and exhibiting his work.Book weight approx. 640g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Large Format Softcover. Very Good +.

Victoria, Australia: "Back to Box Hill" Executive, 1935. Unpaginated (32pp.), sepia/b/white illustrations. Saddle-stitched, staplebound booklet. Staples firm, with some rust. Leaves clean and unmarked. Soft card wrapper very good. Contents include: Box Hill City Council 1935. Photos of the Mayor and Mayoress, and present councillors. Brief History. Past Presidents and Mayors of Box Hill. Centre page 'Official Programme', April 15-29, 1935. Plus full page ads for local businesses, including F. Cheshire, Manufacturing and Dispensing Chemist. White Horse Scotch Whisky. H. Rigby, Estate Agent. J.R. Ellingworth, Licensed Government Real Estate Agent and Sworn Valuer. Ron. R. Watkins Men's and Boys' Wear Specialist. Hudson & Keen, Plumbing and Builder's Supplies, etc.The Box Hill Dairy, Sawyer Bros. E. Lloyd, Butcher. Payne Bros., Grocers and General Provision Merchants. Booklet weight approx. 60g. (This booklet will post as a small parcel and postage charge will be… Read More

London: Robson Books, 1997. 205pp. B/white maps. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper very good+. From the rear panel: "For journalist Stephen O'Shea, the legacy of the Great War is personal and cultural. Stunned by viewing the battlefield of the Somme, and feeling that 'history is too important to be left to the professionals', he set out to walk the entire 450 miles through no-man's-land to discover for himself and for his generation the meaning of the war . . . A remarkable combination of vivid history and travel writing." Contents include: 7 chapters. Further Reading. Acks. Index. Book weight approx. 350g. (This book will post as a small parcel within Australia only, and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). First Edition. Softcover. Very Good+. 8vo - (approx. 23cm x 15.25cm).

Auckland, New Zealand: Hodder Moa Beckett, 1998. 141pp., colour photographic illustrations (Philip Holden) throughout, plus endpapers and pastedowns. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Plain navy blue boards very mildly edgeworn. Leaves clean. Photographically-illustrated dustjacket negligibly edgeworn only. "The spectacular landscapes of New Zealand's back country are captured by Philip Holden in this journey through the seasons . . . special images of people and places which highlight the rhythms of rural life - from magical snow-covered mountains to rolling green hills and deep river valleys . . . " Book weight approx. 800g. . First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Fourth Estate, 2009. 376pp. Illustrated endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Backstrip firm. Illustrated boards undamaged. Tiny specks on front endpapers, else textblock unmarked. Attached green ribbon bookmark. Sage, woman-to-woman advice covering subjects such as: Love, Food, Career, Men, Health, Politics and the New Orthodoxy, Philosophy of Life, Dressing and Shopping, Motherhood and Family, Money, Grief, Age, Beauty, Sex, and The Practical Chapter. Book weight approx. 865g. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. . First Edition, Second Impression. Hardcover. Very Good +. 8vo - (approx. 20.5cm x 16cm).

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Black Inc, Schwartz Publishing, 2003. 135pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed (small front cover image; author photo to rear) card wrapper as new. In the second 'Quarterly Essay' of 2003, author Gideon Haigh "scrutinises the way we have turned CEOs into tin gods . . . a mini-history of business that shows how the classic traditions of capitalism are mocked by the managerialism of the present." Plus: Correspondence- 'Beautiful Lies', George Seddon, Barney Foran, A. Duncan Brown, Peter Christoff, Tim Flannery. 'Groundswell', Peter Walsh, Amanda Lohrey. Book weight approx. 260g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Very Good +.

London: Jonathan Cape, 2006. xxv, + 560 pages. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Printed card wrapper negligibly edge-bumped only. "Although personally responsible for the deportation of thousands of French Jews, Darquier was never brought to justice and spent the years after the war in Madrid. In Carmel Callil's masterful account Darquier's ascent to power during the years leading up to the Second World War comes to mirror the rise of French anti-Semitism and the role it played in the horrors that were to follow . . . " Book weight approx. 890g. * Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Uncorrected Proof.. Softcover. Very Good +. Uncorrected Proof Copy.

Australia: Pier 9, 2006. 318pp., colour and b/white photographic illustrations at front and rear, plus 16 page centre section. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated, flapped card wrapper has minimal edgewear only. "The real story of miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb and their deliverance from entombment in the depths of the Beaconsfield hard-rock Mine . . .This is also the story of those who worked desperately against the clock and against all odds to reach the men below, of those who held vigil, of those who grieved, and of those who never stopped believing . . . " Book weight approx. 700g. . Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Pelham Books, 1978. 160pp., intext, instructional b/white halftone plate, and line-drawn illustrations throughout. Book clean. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Slightly cocked. Leaves clean, very lightly tanned. Action-illustrated, gloss laminated dustjacket lightly edgeworn only. ".planned specifically for the young player at school and the school teacher." Sanctioned by the ruling body [ESBA], contents include: Prelims., Intro., Learning to Play, Singles Game, Doubles Game, Fitness, Behaviour, Tournament Play, The Teacher, more. Book weight approx. 480g.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Harper Collins, 2022. 341pp., plus 1 x 8 page colour and b/white illustrated section. Book clean, square. Spine firm. A tiny spot to contents page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper minimally edgeworn only. From the rear panel: "Talking to crooks, cops, forensic psychologists, scientists and victims, I've gone back to some of Australia's worst acts of badness, including unsolved murders that never made the front pages as well as infamous killings carried out by Ivan Milat and the Granny Killer, the murder of Anita Cobby, the Hoddle Street massacre, Port Arthur, horrific abuse at the Parramatta girls' home and the disappearance of preschooler William Tyrrell. What I've found has made me question everything, including where evil comes from, what drives us to commit crimes and how we can prevent them. I used to think I was on the side of the angels. Now I am not so sure . . . " Book weight approx. 461pp. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo… Read More

South Yarra, VIC, Australia: Hardie Grant Books, 2003. 238pp., plus 8 page, b/white, photographically-illustrated section. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, with a hint of tanning to text-block edges. Illustrated card wrapper has a soft reading crease on front wrap " . . . the story of Britain's foreign intelligence service 1958-2001 as told from the unique perspective of the daughter of a senior spy. Corinne Souza breaks the last taboo of British espionage as she describes the impact that Crown service can have on a spy's family. Souza's story begins in Iraq, where, after the murder of the Boy King in 1958, her father was recruited for the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), also known as MI6 . . . " Contents include: Acks., Introduction, 37 chapters over three 'parts', Conclusion, Dedication, Bibliography. Book weight approx. 340g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

Croydon South, Victoria, Australia: Australian Fishing Network, 2001. 40pp. Intext, b/white halftone plates (mostly instructional), plus several line-drawings. Saddle-stitched, staple-bound format softcover. Staples clean and tight. Colour, photographically-illustrated gloss card wrapper nominally bumped on foredge corners only. Textblock unmarked. This title is fully instructional in the freshwater anglers discipline of baitdrifting for trout . . . Contents include: Prelims., Introduction. 10 chapters. Book weight approx. 195g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition. Softcover (Staplebound). Very Good+. 4to (approx. 29.5cm x 21cm).

Mountain Gate, Victoria, Australia: Steve Currie West Enterprises, 1999. 91pp. fold-out Australian route map, colour and small b/white photographic illustrations. A brief personal inscription to title page, "To xxxx, Best wishes", signed by author Mary Taylor, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper very good. From the rear panel" "Lighthearted tales of a great-grandmother's experience driving around Australia by herself - as an 'elderly unattached female.' Mary Taylor's story is interspersed with adventures of her youth - travelling to England as a 21 year old just before the war, meeting a British Officer serving with the Indian Army, and her subsequent marriage in Singapore soon after the outbreak of War. Mary led a nomadic life as wife of an Army Officer in India, and in Australia . . . " Contents include: Prologue, 15 chapters. Book weight approx. 165g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight..… Read More