Search Results: Titles starting with B from EUREKA AUSTRALIANA BOOKS

Fremantle, Curtin University/Fremantle Art Centre first edition - paperback, stiff card covers Along with drought, fire and flood, the stories of children lost in the bush became central to the Australian colonial experience. This book provides intriguing insights into domestic lives of Australia's settlers and our changing attitudes towards children and childhood, as well as an examination of the relationship between Europeans and Aborigines and the power of cross-cultural attitudes towards indigenous people in Britain and its colonies. 230 x 150mm., pp. 270, index. Paperback. NEAR FINE ISBN: 1920731350

Milsons Point, Random House Australia First edition - Trade paperback, stiff card covers This book is a gripping personal account of the day terrorism cast its deadly shadow on Australia. Hughes blistered and swollen face was shown on television telling rescuers he was ok and to help those worse off than him. This is the unforgettable story of the unimaginable. 235 x 155mm., pp. 16 (prelim.), 264, col. plates, map, Least We Forget (The Australian Victims). AUTHOR INSCRIBED, 'To all the Staff at TNT Magazine, Best Wishes and Good Luck Always. Love PETER HUGHES 2003 Bali'. VG+. ISBN: 1740512693

London, Heinemann first edition - h/c in d.j. 'Selecting thirteen stories from such a prolific and versatile writer is not an easy task. The final choice reflects our attempt to show the many facets of Maugham's writing, and for our purpose we have divided the stories into three categories. The first, 'Rule Britannia', the second, 'Women of the World' and finally 'Victims of Fate' which contain 'A Man with a Conscience''. (edit.) 223 x 148mm., pp. 6 (prelim.) + 292, contents near fine, in d.j. very sl. creasing/wear top spine, no fading, v.g.+.

Sydney, Angus & Robertson first edition - h/c in d.j. This two volume set describes the development of a major Australian business - and its relationship to the economy in which it has functioned for over 150 years. Volume I: 242 x 160mm., pp. xvii, 491, b/w plates; Volume II: viii, 495- 985, b/w plates, biblio., index. Contents fine- no inscriptions, d.j. near fine - no tears or chips. Two volumes housed in slip-case - slight fraying on two edges. FINE/NEAR FINE ISBN: 0207953627

London, Simon & Schuster first edition - hard cover in dust jacket In her first life, the world knew her as 'BB' - 'The Sex Kitten'. In her second life, the world knows her as a feisty and devoted animal rights activist. What the world never knew, until now, was how the fame she acquired in that first life stole from her the one thing she truly wanted. 240 x 164mm., pp. 12, (prelim.)., 384, 4, b/w plates, index. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents, no inscriptions, d.j., slightly rubbed on corners - no tears. FINE/NEAR FINE ISBN: 0671713272

London, Sidgwick & Jackson first edition - hard cover in dust jacket This is Bardot's story, the truth about ""the"" female sex symbol of the twentieth century. Glenys Roberts explains why a well brought girl became the fallen angel of an era, influencing the street style of the whole liberated generation of women. It not only reveals the flesh and blood of Bardot but also interprets her impact on the world. 240 x 162mm., pp. 290, b/w plates, filmography, biblio., index. Hard cover in d.j. Contents, light ""spotting"" ffeps, d.j. rub/wear top spine & corners. VG+/VG ISBN: 0283991038

New York, Food Products Press first edition - paperback with w/r covers This comprehensive book covers every aspect of barley - from molecular biology to agronomy of yeild and quality of malting, food, and animal feed. The book presents state-of-the-art information on genetics and breeding, physiology, and agronomy, including a chapter on the CERES computer simulation of barley growth, development and yield. 212 x 153mm., pp. xx, 565, tables, col. plates (section), charts, refer., index. Trade paperback, stiff w/r. card covers. Contents - no underlining or marks. FINE ISBN: 1560229101

New York, St Martins first edition - h/c with d.j. It was to be a secret voyage, as young Captain Hannah told the Mate, out around Cape Horn and up the west coast of South America. But it turned out to be much more than that, a voyage into the past which decided the Captain's future. 218 x 142mm., pp. 221, contents page edges few minor marks - near fine, d.j. sl. rubbed top spine, vertical crease on inside front flap, no tears or chips, VG+. ISBN: 0312067070

London, Rich & Cowan first edition - hard cover WITHOUT dust jacket ""Sea-fights""and ""The Epic of St. George's Day, 1918"" are literal statements of facts. Many of the incidents described in the remaining sketches were based on actual events in the War; the characters are, however, fictitious throughout and their words and thoughts are imaginary.""(edit.) 190 x 135mm., pp. xiii, 1007. H/cover (no d.j.) Orig. blue cloth covered bds, printed on spine, cloth rubbed in several small areas mainly near edges - binding sound. Contents, p.o. name (3 lines) ffep, no foxing. Near VG

Crows Nest, Allen & Unwin reprit edition - large paperback, card covers In 1942 and early 1943 Papua New Guines was a 'bastard of a place' to fight a war. For the first time since the Official Historian's account of that war in 1959, Peter Brune gives us the final, all-encompassing story of the five battles that changed Australia forever: Kokoda, Milne Bay, Gona, Buna and Sanananda. 229 x 153mm., pp. xii, 691, b/w plates, maps, notes, biblio., index. Large paperback, stiff card covers. Contents, no inscriptions; covers sl. rubbed on corners, NO READING CREASES. NEAR FINE ISBN: 1741144035

Artarmon, Giramondo Publishing first edition - trade paperback, stiff card covers This is a book full of startling insights. Might colour be the foundation of Arrernte philosophy? Batterbee and Namatjira cast their own particular hues, each a catalyst and primer for the other, each shimmering alongside the other. Here is a graceful and mesmerizing blend of history, autobiography, travel and romance. (edit.) 235 x 155mm., pp. 8 (prelim.), 341, b/w plates, notes on sources. Trade paperback, stiff illustrated card covers with French folds (flaps). FINE. ISBN: 978192214668

Ireland, Penguin Ireland First edition - hard cover in dust jacket O'Connell tells the story of how a boy who developed his competitive instincts as a talented swimmer became a towering figure in international rugby. 'The Battle' brings us inside the head of the most thoughtful player of his generation, tells of the tough times, the injuries, the self doubt and relives the best times, in the gym and on the road with his teammates. 240 x 160mm., pp. 6 (prelim.), 418, black & white plates. Lovely flat SIGNED by PAUL O'CONNELL (Title page) Hard cover in d.j. FINE. ISBN: 9781844882236

Milsons Point, Random House first edition - hard cover in dust jacket The artists depicted in this book risked their lives to create their art. They were compelled to record what they were seeing, from Alan Moore's bleak sketches of the horror of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, to Ray Parkin's drawings of the tropical beauty that lay just beyond the barbed wire of the Japanese prisoner-of-war camp he was interned in. 240 x 165mm., pp. viii, 310, col. plates, biblio. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents, no inscriptions; dust jacket, no tears or chips. FINE/FINE ISBN: 17040512588

Loftus, Australian Military History Publications first edition - hard cover in dust jacket This book argues that a significant victory was won by the Australians and New Zealanders on the first day of the Gallipoli Campaign. Its subject is not the landing at Anzac Cove but the battle fought, later that day, between the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps and III Ottoman Corps. That battle rather than the landing should be the focus of our attention when we remember 25 April 1915. 255 x 180mm., pp. 221, b/w plates, biblio., index. Hard cover in dust jacket. NEW. ISBN: 1876439955

London, Batsford first edition - h/c in d.j. In 1757, in a battle in which fewer than 20 Englishmen lost their lives, Clive won a victory whose effects were to be as far-reaching as were those of an equally small-scale affair - the capture of Quebec - two years later. For while Wolfe's defeat of Montcalm meant that the future of Canada lay with the Britis, Plassey was equally decisive as the future of India was concerned. 228 x 155., pp. 167, b/w plates, p.o. inscription (neat - 2 lines ffep), d.j. wear top spine, faded spine, VG/VG.

n.p. Tiger first edition - hard cover in dust jacket Twenty famous victories won by some of the most outstanding field commanders in history, are dramatically portrayed. Selected because of their vital contribution to the development of battlefield tactics, the commanders in this book span more than two thousand years of warfare, from Alexander the Great to Moshe Dayan's successful Sinai Campaign. 312 x 255mm., pp. 200, b/w, col. plates, maps & plans t/out, biblio., index. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents - no inscriptions, d.j. no tears. FINE/VG+ ISBN: 1855010690

St Paul, MBI Publishing first edition - hard cover in dust jacket Combat Veterans of the World War II have contributed their stories to this book. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, the Normandy Beachhead to Tokyo Bay 'Battlestations' chronicles the U.S. Navy's fight to victory against the Axis. The outcome of many these intense naval battles are found within these pages. 262 x 263mm., pp. 168, b/w & colour plates throughout, , append., biblio., index. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents, NO INSCRIPTIONS; dust jacket, slightly rubbed - no tears. FINE/NEAR FINE. ISBN: 076030954x

Melbourne, Oxford University Press in association with the Australian Academy of Humanities First edition - hard cover in dust jacket The full range of rare and beautiful illustrations offer a remarkable series of pictures of Aborigines in their natural habitats, views of early settlement at Port Jackson and drawings of land and sea animals (some now extinct). Lesueur and Petit were the only two artists to complete the voyage. 35 x 25.5cm., pp. 12 (prelim.), 347, decorated end/p., blue cl. boards, silver blocked, b/w & col. plates t/out, biblio., General index, Scientific index, FINE/VG++(very slight loss of gloss to d.j.) ISBN: 019554787x

Crawley, UWA Publishing lge paperback - illus. card covers Blumann was a conservative modernist, but the Perth art scene (Western Australia) was not prepared for her expressive style, and when she exhibited for the first time in 1944 her art was met with bewilderment. The book considers attitudes to modernism in Perth, and the influence on local culture of European refugees and emigres newly arrived in the city. 280 x234 mm., pp., viii, 150, b/w & col. plates t/out, notes, biblio., index. Large paperback, illustrated card covers with French folds. NEW ISBN: 9781742585987

London, Phoenix House first edition - hard cover in dust jacket Like a modern Aesop's Fables', these animal tales in verse can be enjoyed by young and old alike. Familiar characters in a new and magical form, such as the greedy crocodile who was outwitted by the monkeys or the steady tortoise who outran the hare, take their place beside a newly minted gallery of characters who are quirky, witty and fun. 157 x 127mm., pp. vii , 130, contents and d.j. are in almost mint condition - no inscriptions. FINE/FINE ISBN: 1897580754