Search Results: Titles starting with C from Bookhome Sydney

Farnham, Surrey: C. W. R., 2009. Paperback large wide octavo, very good condition, few black & white photos, colour frontispiece, minor edgewear. 173 pp. The inspiring story by Peter Morden of the achievements of C. H. Spurgeon, the British Christian preacher, and his lasting legacy of 'Spurgeons' (formerly Spurgeon's Child Care) and Spurgeons Theological College. This beautiful book is fully illustrated with photos, pictures and stills from the drama documentary of the same name.

New York: BlueBridge, 2005. 1st ed.. Paperback small trade, good plus condition, faint foxing edges, pages faintly toned, spine little faded, covers lifting slightly, minor edgewear, black texta mark rear cover. 305 pp. This book takes a new look at the life and times, thought and work, of the extraordinary English academic and writer. The author reconstructs Lewis's life story in minute chronological detail - day by day, month by month, year by year, from his birth to his death. The book is full of little-known Lewis and Narnia facts, miscellany and trivia.

Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1998. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, small mark bottom edge, faint foxing top edge, top corner rear cover & last few pages little creased, minor edgewear. 307 pp. This new study is unique in its attempt to trace the development of British author C. S. Lewis as a maker and reader of books. The author shows how the two sides of Lewis's personality - the Dreamer and the Mentor - affected his writing in its various modes: literary history and criticism, fiction for adults and for children, poetry, essays and addresses, and letters. The formative biographical events in Lewis's life are discussed, and an estimate of Lewis's achievement and legacy as a writer is made.

Brisbane, New Farm: Sydney G. Hughes, 1965. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, colour photos, hole near centre top edge (for hanging), pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. 12 pp. A scarce self-published pictorial calendar for Queensland. January to June are turned over, then the calendar is reversed, and the other six months are turned over. The photos (Jan to Dec) are: Double poinsettia - Aerial view of Brisbane from New Farm - Surfing area, Greenmount Beach, Coolangatta - The cloisters of the University of Queensland - Aerial view of Surfers paradise - Mena Falls, Innisfail - Aerial view of Rockhampton - Illuminated city fountain, Townsville - Prize winning home garden in Toowoomba - Fossicking on the Great Barrier Reef at Heron Island - Cane train at the Moreton sugar mill, Nambour - Waltzing matilda memorial, Winton.

London / Tokyo: Bodley Head / Holp Shuppan, 1982. Facsimile ed.. Each calendar: Hardback small oblong, very good condition, stiff paper (thin card), colour drawings, in mailing envelope. All in single slipcase. 4 pp. Facsimile edition. A set of four thin oblong card calendars illustrated by Kate Greenaway. Each calendar comes in its own own mailing envelope, and all four fit into a single slipcase. Few of the original calendars have survived to the present day. Originally published in 1884 by George Routledge, London. The beautiful drawings would appeal to most ages. (One of a set of 35 handsome facsimiles in 28 slipcases.).

Sydney: Wogan Pty Ltd, 1978. Paperback octavo, good plus condition, colour cartoons, small edge tear front cover, tiny holes bottom edge some pages (not affecting text), edgewear. 32 pp. Australian edition. Cover design: Ducks marching. Three stories: A Bucket of Scones - The Mysterious Soap Bubbles - Moby Dock and Dimwitty: Undersea Swindle.

Melbourne: Penguin Group, 2008. Reprint ed.. Paperback thick trade, very good condition, light creases fore-edge rear cover, edges lightly toned, top corner rear cover creased. 323 pp. This is the second novel in a semi-autobiographical trilogy. She beguiles with her blend of humour and the serious.

Canberra: Department of Supply And Shipping / Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology And Geophysics, 1947. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled (rusted), thin card covers, tables, map, graph, pages lightly toned, covers little faded, spine faded, top spine little scuffed, small tear front cover bottom of spine, some edgewear. 15 pp. This pamphlet has been compiled in association with the Mines Departments of the State and Territories. The pamphlet covers: World Production, Uses, Industry In Australia, Buyers and Prices, Australian Sources, Australian Production, Overseas Trade, Australian Consumption, General Summary, References. (No 21 in this series.).

Sydney: Random House, 2012. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, bottom corner front cover little creased, slight indentation rear cover (sticker removal), minimal edgewear. 300 pp. Novel for young adults, based on the true stories of heroic military and service dogs who save many lives. This is the story of Caesar the chocolate labrador and his handler Corporal Ben Fulton who trains Caesar to be a sniffer dog in the Australian Army. They both are sent to Afghanistan where Caesar proves his worth, finding hidden explosives and saving lives. During an ambush, Caesar is separated from Ben who is wounded and evacuated to hospital. Ben is sent home and he and his family search for clues to find out where Caesar is. It is a long road home, and Caesar must face many hardships along the way before this loyal and brave dog is reunited with his family. The rear of the book has some true stories about war dogs. Suggested reading age: Primary school age.

Sydney: Mira Books, 2019. Paperback octavo, very good condition, bottom corner front cover creased, minor edgewear. 360 pp. Australian novel set in the fictional Australian town of Chalk Hill. The author says that the town in her imagination is about halfway between Manjimup and Mount Barker on the Muirs Highway. This is the second of three books in the series. A psychologist named Taylor Woods sets out to help her brother and a man named Abe when they are both scammed by the same woman. Can she help them?

New York: Free Press, 2006. New ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), grey boards with a red cloth spine, minor edgewear jacket, texta stripe bottom edge. 187 pp. In this outspoken and controversial book, Ayaan Hirsi Ali draws on her love of reason and the Enlightenment philosophers on whose principles democracy was founded. She presents her firsthand knowledge of the Islamic worldview and advises Westerners about the best way to address the division between the West and islamic nations, and between Muslim immigrants and their adopted countries. Hirsi Ali has written this book so that oppressed Muslim women can take heart and look forward to their own liberation. There are two new essays in this edition.

New York: Free Press, 2004. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket). 305 pp. The Jerusalem bureau chief for Time magazine provides an exceptionally clear report on the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Salt Lake City, UT: Simpkins Souvenirs, 1982. 1st ed.. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, colour text-photos (some full-page), staples slightly rusted, covers little rubbed, tiny tear top edge cover, minor edgewear. 25 pp. The story of the old Coptic churches in Cairo. The booklet covers: The Roman Fortress of Babylon, Al Moallaka Church "The Hanging Church", The Church of Abu-Serga, The Three Sanctuaries, The Crypt, The Coptic Museum, Sculptures and Frescoes. (No 6 in this series.).

Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1997. 1st ed.. Hardback small square quarto, very good condition, pictorial cover, colour text-photos, covers little rubbed, two tiny dents rear cover. 96 pp. A study of Cajun Mardi Gras and its traditional maskmaking. Every winter, Cajun Louisiana folk artists assemble unlikely mixtures of material to shape masks for their Mardi Gras celebrations. This fascinating book introduces the artists, the performances, and processes of creating the fantastical masks.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1994. Paperback, very good condition, minor edgewear, strong remainder stripe. 186 pp. Crime fiction novel in which a police jeep is found on a lonely dirt road in Western Australia. In it is Constable Stenhouse - shot dead, and his Aboriginal tracker has vanished. Will Bony or the local Aborigines find the killer first?

Sydney: J. Albert & Son, 1960. Paperback quarto, one folded sheet, very good condition, pages lightly toned, few small edge tears, minor edgewear, rubber stamp. 4 pp. Sheet music. Music by Gaze, English lyrics by Pockriss and Vance. Copyright date, by George Pincus & Sons and Symphony House Music Publishers, New York, and Macmelodies, London, Including piano solo, as played by Winifred Atwell on Decca Y7003. Recorded by Lawrence Welk & Orch., on London HL1747.

London: Reinhardt Books / Viking / Penguin Books, 1989. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket (light foxing, few tiny chips), faint foxing edges. 214 pp. Essays about children's literature (picture books) by Maurice Sendak, the author of the famous picture book 'Where the Wild Things Are'. Topics range from George Macdonald, Beatrix Potter and Randolph Caldecott, to Margot Zemach, Harriet Pincus and Edward Ardizzone, and to Walt Disney, Mother Goose and Hans Christian Anderson. The author voices his deeply held opinions about every aspect of the world of the picture book.

New York: Viking / Penguin Books, 2011. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), owner's name & address label front endpaper. 306 pp. First edition. Historical novel, by Australian-American writer, set in a tiny island settlement called Great Harbor in 1665. The author has written a tale of passion and belief, magic and adventure. The novel takes a journey from Martha's Vineyard to the mean, drafty dormitories of early Harvard. This richly imagined fictional story is blended with fascinating and well researched detail, including native Americans.

London: Barnes & Noble Publishing. Inc., 2005. 1st ed.. Paperback quarto, stapled, very good condition, colour photos, corner tips covers little scuffed, few corner tips slightly creased, minor edgewear. 12 + 3 pp. This calendar is illustrated by cat photos, with a full page colour plate on one side and the days of the month on the other. Each photo has a little story about the cat's breed and markings. These beautiful photos would keep any cat loving person happy for ages.

Sydney, Silverwater: Topmill Pty Ltd / Distributed by: Gordon & Gotch, 2006. 1st ed.. Paperback oblong small quarto, stapled, very good condition, colour photos, minor edgewear, tiny tear on hanging holes, few holes scuffed. 24 pp. A charming calendar with photos of early Australia. A good way to look back at some early Australian history.