Search Results: Titles starting with D from EUREKA AUSTRALIANA BOOKS

New York, HarperBusiness first edition - hard cover in dust jacket This book presents the keys to Drucker's thinking and pulls together his remarkable body of work. More than an explanation - it is a call to action. It provides the inspiration and advice to meet the many challenges we face, from time management, to innovation, with useful insights for each day of the year. 195 x 145mm., pp. xv, 429, Annotated biblio., Sources by Book or Internet Module, Sources by Day and Parallel Passages, Readings by Topic. Hard cover in dust jacket. FINE/FINE ISBN: 0060742445

New Jersey, Chartwell first edition - hard cover in dust jacket A pioneer in Surrealism, Dali was one of the most controversial art figures of the twentieth century. The author was a personal friend for many years, and his talent for painstaking and honest research describes a rich and complex personality. 275 x 258mm, pp. 356, b/w & col. plates throughout, index of Illustrations. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents, no inscriptions; dust jacket, medium small ""scratch"" on back - no tears or chips. FINE/NEAR FINE ISBN: 089009229x

New York, Harry H. Abrams abridged edition - large p/back, stiff card covers In a period where artistic schools and styles jostled each other in their efforts to prevail, Dali remained faithful to his own standards. He prefered style to automatism, hierarchy to collectivism, tradition to experimentation. He knew that his work must face the battles of centuries to come. pp. frontis, 142, b/w & col. plates t/out, biography, List of Illustrations. Large booklet, illustrated card covers. Contents, no inscriptions, card covers, sl. rubbed with light surface creases on back. NEAR FINE

Nedlands, CSAL University of Western Australia first edition - stiff wraps with d.j. Writing for Colin Johnson is a serious business. In this collection of poems, based on the traditional form of the manikay or song cycle, he adapts the story of Dalwurra, the black bittern, to his own experience, telling the story of a journey which leads from Perth in Western Australia, to Singapore, then to India and finally to Scotland and England. 210 x 150mm. pp. 77, contents v.g., paperback with stiff wraparound covers in d.j., slight crease on back left hand corner, VG. ISBN: 0864220685

Carlton, Melbourne University Press first edition - trade paperback, stiff card covers During the Second World War Damien Parer became Australia's best known war photographer, his many documentaries (for Cinesound News) eventually winning Australia's first 'Oscar'. He was on more front lines and probably saw more close-up action than any serving soldier. He was killed in action in 1944, at the age of thirty-two. 215 x 140mm., pp. 8, 192, b/w plates, sources, index. Trade p/back, stiff illust. card covers. Contents, no inscriptions; card covers, sl. rubbed on back - no creases. NEAR FINE ISBN: 0522844200

London, Cassell first edition - hard cover in dust jacket An intelligent, informative and knowledgeable overview of the aims and intentions of artists who acknowledge the significance of their sexuality in their work. An Art book which is readable, accessible and enlightening�from painting and photography, sculpture and mixed media installations, to cartoons, furniture and silicon. 255 x 255mm., pp. 154, notes, index. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents - slightly creased front endpaper, d.j. - slight creasing top front edge, no tears. VG/VG ISBN: 0304333646

Carlton, Melbourne University Publishing first edition - trade paperback, stiff card covers Philip Nitschke - physicist, medical doctor, activist - has always lived in the spotlight. 'Damned if I Do' follows his life from boyhood, through his days of student activism, to adulthood and a hotbed of social and political issues that have included Aboriginal land rights, to voluntary euthanasia today. Philip's belief is that all adults should have the means to end their lives peacefully. 233 x 153mm., pp. 10, 237, b/w & colour plates, notes, index. Trade paperback, stiff illust. Card covers. FINE

London, Seeley, Service first edition - h/c in d.j. This is the story of the British Submarine Service in WWI. It is the story of such men as Max Horton, hero of 'E9' and the destruction of the German Cruiser 'Hela'; Noel Laurence, skipper of 'E1', who wrought havoc on German shipping in the Baltic; Martin Nasmith VC, who took his 'E11' through the minefields of the Dardanelles, Courtney Boyle VC - and many others. 224 x 142mm., pp. 259, b/w plates, append., index. Contents - no inscriptions, d.j. covered with self-adhesive protective plastic. NEAR FINE/VG ISBN: 0854220070

London, Jonathan Cape first edition - h/c in d.j. Daniel Martin is, in the author's own words, 'intended as a defence and illustration of an unfashionable philosophy, humanism, and also as an exploration of what it is to be English'. It is a richly evoked narrative of a contemporary Englishman's attempt to see himself and his time in the mirrors of his past and present. 207 x 138mm., pp. 704, content pages has sm. crease on 2 pages, d.j. very sl. rub. top spine & corners, sl. discolouring top back flap, no tears or chips, not priced clipped, near fine.

London, Harper Collins first edition - hard cover in dust jacket Vivid encounters with the designer yuppies and 'gilitterati' of New York and California are followed by a photographic commission which brings him face to face with a horrific massacre of Kurdish refugees in Turkey. He finally returns to Afghanistan - and to the abandoned children in Marastoon mental asylum, Kabul, whom he helps to find a new home. 240 x 160mm., photo, end/p., pp. xiv, 290, b/w & col. plates, index. Contents, no inscriptions, d.j., no tears or chips. FINE/NEAR FINE ISBN: 0246137657

Oxford, Oxford University Press first edition - 2nd printing - h/c in d.j. Robert finds himself alone and naked in the middle of thick jungle. The last thing he remembers is being in an aeroplane on his way back from holiday. Where is he? Did the plane crash? Are there any other survivors? As Robert struggles to stay alive, he slowly begins to realize that he is not entirely alone. Something - or someone? - is stalking him. Watching him. 205 x 135mm., pp. 6, 242, 8 (adverts). Contents, NO INSCRIPTIONS; dust jacket, no tears or chips. FINE/NEAR FINE ISBN: 0192719254

Milsons Point, Random SECOND printing - hard cover in dust jacket On an October night in 1931, in the elegant dining room of the Hotel des Bergues, Edith Campbell Berry is celebrating the renewal of her contract as an officer of the League of Nations. Five years have passed since Edith's triumpant arrival in Geneva, and the idealism of those grand days have been eroded by a sense of foreboding as the world moves ever closer to another war. 242 x 160mm., pp. 14, 678. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents, no inscriptions; dust jacket, no tears or chips. FINE/NEAR FINE ISBN: 009183676x

London, Hodder & Stoughton first edition - h/c in d.j. Seventeen years have passed since the close of events described in 'The Hiring Fair'. Blacklaw has weathered depressions better than most mining villages and has expanded under Houston and Edith Lamonts' driving ambition. The compelling conclusion to Jessica Stirling's Stalker trilogy. 220 x 143mm., pp. 384, contents v.g.+ - no inscriptions, d.j. med. rubbing/wear top/bot. spine - no tears. VG+/VG ISBN: 0340214813

London, Victor Gollancz first edition - hard cover in dust jacket The main character is again the lawyer Simon Drake who we last met in 'After Midnight'. Wanda, whom he cleared of a murder charge in that book, is now his fiancee, and is launching herself on an acting career. Hannah Lee an entertainer, draws Simon into the investigation of the death of Monte Monterey (an ex-star) at the Seville Inn, where his fall from a fourth story balcony seems to be an accident, but then there is a third murder. 205 x 135 mm., pp. 281. Dust jacket closed tear. NEAR FINE/VG

Carlisle, Hesperian Press first edition - paperback in illus. card covers Darwin life just before and during World War II. An important eye witness account of pre- war and the war period when Darwin was bombed by the Japanese. pp. 188, b/w plates, paperback in stiff illustrated card covers. AS NEW ISBN: 0859051641

Darwin, Aviation Historical Society of the Northern Territory/Colemans Printing first edition - hard cover in dust jacket ""� They clashed right overhead. Dogfights ranged from about 25,000 feet down to almost ground level with some of the Spits going straight at the bombers. Planes wheeling, milling, machine guns, cannon fire, pilots bailing out, men dying - it's hard to imagine that this happened in Australia. I shall never forget the air battles."" Cliff Taylor, a gunner. 305 x 218mm., pp. 80, b/w plates t/out, maps, Major Operational Squadrons, Darwin Air Raids & Statistics, biblio. Hard cover in d.j. FINE/VG+ ISBN: 0646041029

Victoria Park, Hesperian Press First edition - hard cover, pictorial boards This is the first factual book to focus on Goldfields' women of the 1888-1914 era. And what a veriety of interesting women they are! There are stories about the pioneer nurses, lady doctors, the wife of an American President-to-be, entertainers, the Japanese and French prostitutes, and much much more. 222 x 152mm., pp. viii, 180, maps, b/w plates, source notes, biblio. Hard cover in laminated pictorial boards (without dust jacket as issued). FINE. ISBN: 0859051242

Victoria Park, Hesperian Press First edition - trade paperback, pict. card covers This is the first factual book to focus on Goldfields' women of the 1888-1914 era. Stories about first arrivals, pioneer nurses, lady doctors, the first bride, miners' wives, rich men's wives, early feminists, Japanese and French prostitutes and brothels. 217 x 147mm., pp. viii, map, 182, black & white plates, source notes, biblio., index. Trade paperback, pictorial card covers. Contents, AUTHOR SIGNED (Best Wishes, Norma King) title page, no other inscriptions; card cover, very sl. rubbed corners. FINE. ISBN: 0859051242

Sydney, Ironbark/Pan Macmillan first edition - hard cover in dust jacket In an international career spanning fourteen years, Campese played more test matches for Australia and scored more tries than any other player in the history of the game. Here ten commentators - teammates, opponents, friends bring their perspective to his exceptional life. (edit.) 317 x 230mm., pp. xiv, 114, b/w & col. plates t/out, Statistics, Summary of Test matches v all Nations, Team of the Decade. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents - very nice 'personal inscription' and SIGNED on title page. VG+/VG ISBN: 0732908507

Melbourne, William Heinemann first edition - h/c in d.j. Playwright and screenwriter David Williamson is the best known and most popular writer of his generation. As the 'tall poppy' of the local entertainment industry, Williamson has long been a familiar public figure and a constant, if controversial, presence in the media. 24 x 15.5cm., pp. xiv + 414, b/w plates, append., notes, biograph. notes, index, v.g. in d.j. ISBN: 0855613572