Search Results: Titles starting with E from Syber's Books ABN 40533682787

Thames and Hudson, London, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Illustrated. List of illustrations, chronology, Bibliography and index. The text is illustrated with 122 black and white illustrations. Grey coloured boards with gilt coloured embossed publisher's logo to the front panel and gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. Despite not publishing a novel since 1924, E. M. Forster's reputation as a literary giant of the twentiethcentury grew and grew. In the interim from that last publication he became active as a " ... critic, essayist and public figure, particularly in the debate of political and moral issues; with the publication of Maurice after his death, yet another dimension to his complex character was revealed." – from the front fold over panel blurb. Rubbing of the book edges and a… Read More

Paperback Library Edition, New York, 1970. reprint. Softcover. Good Condition. A clean secondhand copy, the top edge of the textblock is foxed/browned. Previous owner's name on first page, edges of the pages tinted yellow. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Science Fiction & Fantasy; Inventory No: 0249537. .

Canon Inc, Tokyo, 2005. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Brown coloured endpages. The text is illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographs and black and white line drawings. Black coloured boards with gray coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. The sixth edition of this particular book, dealing with camera lenses, particulars, styles and what they can do. And some hints on how to take photographs with both the conventional and digital camera. Rubbing of the book corners and backstrip corners. The front board is slightly bowed and there are some handling marks to the book panels. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. [4], 5 - 247, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Photography; Inventory No: 0125941. .

Wilkinson Books, Melbourne, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: photographs. With Jim Main and friends, includes 26 pages of statistics, illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Biography of Footscray Football Club legend Ted Whitten. Size: Trade Paperback. 263 pages. No damage to describe. Clean tidy copy. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Football & Rugby; AFL; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 1863502122. ISBN/EAN: 9781863502122. Inventory No: 0271620. . 9781863502122

Guilbert Pitman, London, 1905. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/No Dust Jacket. 300 g; XVI, 120, [8] pages, the last eight pages being advertisements for the books by the publisher. The book is illustrated with 106 in text figures, and is indexed. The illustrations consist of circuit diagrams, and some are engraved illustrations, related to the setting up of electric bells, both for use in houses, and industry, as a warning/summoning device. "The very low price at which such apparatus can be installed, and the facility with which it can be set up and worked, have rendered the use of such devices so general and so indispensable that we may say that we can hardly dine with comfort if the electric bell and a dining room is not working properly." -- page XIV. The original light Brown Cloth, has handling marks, with son minor flecking, and grubbiness which is mainly restricted to the right-hand edge of the front board. Ownership inscription at the top of the front end… Read More

Cardinal, London, 1974. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Various. A cultural and social history of the Elizabethan Renaissance: -- "The book deals with all the arts and sciences of the time as expressions of, and illustrating, Elizabethan society." -- from the front fold over panel blurb. First softcover edition. Size: Mid Sized Paperback ( 7¾" - 9¾" tall ). 416 pages. The book is a secondhand book with reading creases to the spine, and darkening of the page edges, but is otherwise clean, and free of annotation. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Renaissance 16thc to 17thc; ISBN: 0351180680. ISBN/EAN: 9780351180682. Inventory No: 0244573. . 9780351180682

Union Central Israelita Polaca en la Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1958. Reissued, 1st thus. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. [COLECCION "EL JUDAISMO POLACO", Vol.136]; IN HEBRÄISCHER SPRACHE! Yiddish text only, Hebrew characters; black ribbon place mark still attached. the front (Yiddish orientation) hinge has slightly cracked, and there is bumping of the other external corners. There is no other damage to detail. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Text is in Yiddish. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Judaica; Yiddish Language; Inventory No: 0242556. .

Bracken Books, London, 1995. reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. 260 pages including bibliography. The original dust jacket with author illustration on the front cover. The mortal remains of a dead silverfish annotate the margin of pages 50/51, and there was glue from manufacturing at the bottom of pages 128/129 – please see attached images to assess the condition. No other damage to describe. "Epigrams and Oscar Wilde are synonymous and justly so, for Wilde's name must take a high place in any list of the world's wittiest men the brilliance, sparkle and profundity of his "sayings" remain undimmed after the 50 years since his death, and he is regarded as probably the most accomplished conversationalist of all times. This is a comprehensive collection of his epigrams and talk, taken from his published works, lectures, letters and fragmentary records of his conversation. The sayings are divided into some 50 categories, and… Read More

Award Books, New York, 1970. First Edition. Softcover. Fair Condition. There is on the rear panel a brown mark possibly from moisture, and previous bookseller's stamp on the first page of the book. Jeane Dixon, Maurice Woodruff, Daniel Logan and other world-famous clairvoyants make startling Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 151 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: New Age & Alternative; ESP; Clairvoyants; Inventory No: 0274286. .

The Catholic Book Club, London, 1958. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: map. age toning and spotting of the edges of the pages, some chipping at the head and tail of the spine and at the fold overs, internally clean, free of annotation, and foxing. With a frontispiece map of the buildings at the time of the earthquake. This book includes a history of the sect of Qumran and descriptions of their "Teacher of Righteousness," Their Particular Views and tenets, and their organisation and way of life. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XII, 236 pages,. The book is a secondhand book with reading creases to the spine, and darkening of the page edges, but is otherwise clean, and free of annotation. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: map. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Archaeology; Judaica; Palestine; Inventory No: 0243672. .

Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, Montréal, 1993. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. foreword by Phyllis Lambert, Director, Canadian Centre for Architecture, acknowledgements, bibliography and list of entries in the catalogue. The text is illustrated with black-and-white and sepia toned photographs of San Francisco,panoramas, taken in the mid-19th-century, taken by Eadweard Muybridge and others. Photographic front cover with ochre coloured titles to the front panel pale tan coloured titles to the backstrip. A catalogue of an exhibition held at the Canadian Centre for architecture in Montréal in 1993 in which the American city of San Francisco is realised in panoramic photographs by various photographers, but principally taking after Eadweard Muybridge. The catalogue has numerous foldouts. But at the rear there is a 13 photographic panorama taken by Eadweard Muybridge: – "Panorama of San… Read More

Longacre Press, London, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Poor. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. index. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photography and illustrations. Blue coloured cloth covered boards with dark blue coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with red and black coloured titles to the front panel and black, red and blue coloured titles to the backstrip. "The Eagle Book of How It Works will and to some of the questions that are posed by the marvels of modern scientific technology. The story of "how it works" has been meeting with great care in straightforward, non-technical language and it is illustrated with many fascinating photographs and explanatory drawings ." The book is aimed at boys. softening and rubbing to the backstrip edges and to the book corners. Browning and rubbing to the book edges with sunning along the front edge of the books' boards. Browning to the textblock… Read More

Collins, London, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Barry Glynn – Cover Art. End page maps. Black coloured boards with silver coloured titles the back strip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, By Barry Glynn, with dark red and black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. A mixture of historical truth and writer's licence, this is the story of group of German paratroopers dropped into England to abduct Winston Churchill from the country house that he was due to spend the weekend in 1943. Softening of the back strip edges with rubbing of the other book edges. Cocking of the spine and there is age toning of the text block edges and pages. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners and back strip edges. There is a 2 inch tear to the lower right-hand corner of the rear panel. Rubbing and marking of the dustwrapper with quite noticeable handling marks to the rear panel stop foxing to the verso. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

Tor Books, New York, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Illustrator: Romas -- Front Cover. acknowledgements. Text is illustrated with a double page map of "Lon-Ser and Tobyn-Ser". Black coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Very faint bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine. Illustrated dustwrapper, by Romas, with white coloured titles to the front panel and spine. Some minor crinkling to the top and bottom dustwrapper edges. The third part of the The Lon Tobyn Chronicle. Inserted loosely into the book there is a press release from TOR Books promoting the above book. This is the First USA Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 480 Pages,. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Romas -- Front Cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy;… Read More

Horwitz Publications, London . Melbourne . Sydney, 1972. Reprint. Softcover. Good Condition. Illustrated card cover with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. A story of a fleet aircraft carrier in World War II plying her trade in the Mediterranean. Creasing to the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels . Browning of the textblock edges and pages with previous owners name to the top left-hand corner of the verso of the front panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], 7-161, [1]pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Ships & the Sea; WW II; Military & Warfare. ISBN: 0725501804. ISBN/EAN: 9780725501808. Inventory No: 0116766. . 9780725501808

Hale & Iremonger, Sydney, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Various. 900 g; X, 334 pages, indexed. Frontispiece, and nine other pages of either illustrations or facsimiles. "This bibliography is one of the products of a reading of all surviving issues of newspapers, magazines and almanacks published in Australia before 1850." Page VIII. the front fold over flap has several vertical creases. For some reason both the top and bottom edges cloth has mottled to a pale blue. Otherwise in very good condition. A to help ascertain condition. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Poetry; Australiana; Literary Criticism; Journalism; ISBN: 0908094914. ISBN/EAN: 9780908094912. Inventory No: 0218750. . 9780908094912

Savvas Publishing, Adelaide, 1984. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 256 pp., of monotone photographs (sepia colour) :- Aborigines, wildflowers, native animals, natural landscape, major industries, sugar cane, Broken Hill, snowfields, houses etc.. A re-issue of a volume first published in 1945, reflecting attitudes and values of post-war Australia "Early Australia in photographs" is reproduced as a facsimile edition portraying ideas and views of Australia in the year 1945 .. basically a photographic history fo the country at that time and although ideas, views and visions have changed dramatically since that time we reproduce this material for its historical documentation and material alone." Light edgewear to the illustrated dustwrapper is confined in the main to the head and foot of the spine. Gift inscription dated Christmas 86 on the front free end page. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall.… Read More

Cassell & Co Ltd, London, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. 425 g; pp. xii, 212; 12 plates, 10 line drawings (made from early prints or sketches), bibliog., index, decorated endpapers. An interesting anecdotal narrative of the early years of European settlement in Australia, with special reference to the varying status and prosperity of those transported to New South Wales as convicts, and to relations between the British convicts or colonists and the aborigines. The edges of the text block are slightly darkened with age, there is offset tanning of front and rear decorated end pages, and chipping to the heel of the back strip section of the jacket, with slight fading to the back strip section also. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Australiana; Australia; Inventory No: 0215463. .

Casurina Press, Surrey Hills, Victoria, 1979. First Edition. Softcover (Illustrated). Very Good. Illustrator: Illustrated. Introduction by author and bibliography. The text is illustrated with occasional back and white reproduction of original artwork for books described. Illustrated paperback binding with green coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. First published in 1963; long before the standard Australian Children's literature Bibles – Marcie Muir's 'A Bibliography of Australian Children's Books' and Maurice Saxby's 'A History of Australian Children's Literature' had been published; this little book was a look into early Australian children's literature. Most of the entries are before 1920s or thereabouts. Rubbing of the book edges and panels with a little creasing of the book corners. Fading of the backstrip and a little to either side of the backstrip. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. First Paperback Edition.… Read More

View Productions, Sydney, 1984. 1st. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Very Good Condition. second-hand copy, no damage to describe, no annotations, illustrated with 54 pages of reproductions of postcards, back and front, reproduced in colour and also in black-and-white. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Sociology & Culture; Australia; 19th century; ISBN: 0908240538. ISBN/EAN: 9780908240531. Inventory No: 0276819. . 9780908240531