Search Results: Titles starting with H from Muir Books

NSW: The Naval Historical Society of Australia. 1974. 8vo, pp. (iv) 96, b/w ills., wraps, lightly rubbed, few marks edges. Good condition Number 819 of 1000 copies. Wraps.

Melbourne: Miegunyah Press. 2003. 2nd edition, quarto., cloth boards, dustjacket with repair to closed tear upper spine, pp.xi, 467, maps, tables and plans. With the large print (50cm x 72cm) of H.M. Bark Endeavour by the author, loosely inserted (often missing). Near fine condition in very good dustjacket. Captain Cook's ship the Endeavour and the voyage along the coast of New Holland (Australia) in 1770. A detailed study of the ship. 2nd Edition. Boards.

Western Australia: The Author. 2016. 1st ed., octavo, pp.x, 610, b&w plates, orig bds., d.j. Signed by the author. Near fine condition. Story of the Royal Australian Navy warship, H.M.A.S. Sydney II, told through official documents, diaries, letters and memoirs of the officers and men who served in the ship. It also contains full crew lists for 19 July 1940 and 19 November 1941. 1st Edition. Boards in d.j..

Sydney: Hodder & Stoughton. 1993. 8vo, pp xv, 300, b/w plates, maps, appendices, bibliography, index, slight yellowing to page edges, presentation copy signed by author, v.g. in d.j Account of the close range gun battle between HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran off the Western Australian coast, November 1941. 1st edition. Boards.

Sydney: Hodder & Stoughton. 1993. 8vo, pp xv, 300, b/w plates, maps, appendices, bibliography, index, , orig. cl. bds., near fine in like d.j. Account of the close range gun battle between HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran off the Western Australian coast, November 1941. 1st edition. Boards.

London: Harrap. 1946. Repr., pp 506 incl. index, b/w & col. Illus. by author, inscr, dec. cl. bds., little rubbed o/w v.g., no d.j.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 1946. Octavo, original cloth-backed boards, b&w author frontis plate, b&w illus, diagrams, pp viii, 176. Previous owner's signature front free endpaper. Trace of water damage bottom edge of all pages. Good condition. Guidance on raising chickens by a poultry expert. 1st Edition. Boards.

Hahndorf: Fox Publishing. 1979. Octavo, wraps, b&w illus, pp 96. Includes loosely inserted colour prints of photographs of Hahndorf and a leaflet on the Hahndorf Copper Workshop. Near-fine condition. Wraps.

Chicago: Physical Culture Corp.. 1922. 1st ed., Cr. 8vo, pp. xii, 200, b/w ills, sewing cracked at one gathering, or. cl., sl. worn. Signed by the author. Good condn. 1st Edition. Boards.

London: Royal Animal Medicine Manufactory. 1893. Reprint, 8vo, pp. xiv, 193, b/w ills., light foxing scattered throughout, some marks prelims., all edges gilt, original cloth boards, few small marks front, rear slightly rubbed, extremities worn. Guide to common diseases of livestock and treatments. Contains 5pp. List of veterinary instruments and prices. Reprint. Cloth Boards.

Queensland. 1977. Quarto, red cloth boards with gilt title upper board and spine (thesis binding), map, diagrams, bibliography, pp xiv. 417. Near-fine condition. (Very heavy, please inquire regarding postage.) Thesis presented for PhD, University of Queensland, 1977. ("Rural Town" has been identified as Mitchell, Queensland.) 1st Edition. Boards.

Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard. 1835. 2nd ed., octavo, pp.xii, 213, b&w text illus., foxing to eps., contemporary signature (B.N. Balfour) to front paste-down, orig cloth bds. faded with remains of paper spine label. Very good condn. Classic work on the hand dealing mainly with its anatomy by the Scottish surgeon and philosophical theologian, Charles Bell 2nd Edition. Boards.

Glasgow: M'Phun. 1839. 12mo, octavo, original cloth boards, folding map, pp.viii, 240, ii. Professionally restored, with spine relaid over matching cloth. Stated seventh edition, but appears to be the first. Boards heavily rubbed, corners heavily bumped, some foxing. Very worn with faint remains of the title to original front board. Overall in good condition. Including the folding map of Australia. The title continues: "The Facilites They Offer for Emigration; The Terms Upon Which Land is Purchased in Each; The Advantages They Present for Increasing the Capital of the Emigrant, and Furnishing a Profitable Market for His Labour." A guide for prospective emigrants. Includes a description of the Swan River Colony. The folding map shows Australia as it was in 1839, long before the division into different states. 1st Edition.

Adelaide: Department of Mines. 1954. 8vo, wraps, colour plates, b&w text illus, pp 51. Ex-library stamp front wrap, o/w very good condn. Wraps.

London: B.T. Batsford. 1896. 3rd English ed., original green gilt decorated cloth boards, b&w illus, pp xvi, 548, viii. Some rubbing to edges, small professional repair to upper corner title-page, previous owner's inscription halftitle page. Contents clean. Very good condition. Profusely illustrated with decorative motifs and ornaments relating to art and architecture. Third Revised English edition. Boards.

Melbourne: Oxford University Press. Nine volumes in seven. Quarto, cloth boards, dustjacket, colour plates, b&w illus, maps. Volume 1: Ratites to Ducks. (Two Volumes). Part A: Ratites to Petrels, Part B: Australian Pelicans to Ducks. Volume 2: Raptors to Lapwings. Volume 3: Snipe to Pigeons. Volume 4: Parrots to Dollarbird. Volume 5: Tyrant-flycatchers to Chats. Volume 6: Pardalotes to Shrike-thrushes. Volume 7: Part A, Boatbill to Larks, Part B, Dunnock to Starlings. (Two Volumes). Volume 3 has a light crease to the spine and volume 6 has slight edgewear to the spine of the dustjacket, otherwise all are in fine condition in like dustjackets. All are first editions except Volume 1 which is a third impression. An excellent complete set. The Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds (HANZAB) provides a comprehensive and accurate synthesis of our knowledge of all birds in the region and has become the standard reference work. Copiously illustrated and highly informative. [Very heavy… Read More

London: George Newnes Ltd. 1943. pp. viii, 216, ix-xl, advts, Index, b/w plates & ills, tables, graphs, e.ps sl. foxed, or. cl.

Utah: The Author. 1962. 8vo, pp. (viii) 568, b/w plates and ills., minor foxing and toning endpapers, occasional mark, edges toned, orig cloth boards, front board slightly rubbed, cnrs worn. Collection of articles on hunting tours, cartridges, powder, loading, wind drift, and barrel steel. Ackley was associated with the development of high velocity 'wildcat' cartridges, and became a well know custom rifle builder. Cloth Boards.

Perth: Western Australian Naturalist Club. 1967. 3rd edition, slim 8vo, pp. 62, Index, colour frontis, b/w photos, b/w ills. Few minor marks wraps, occasional pencil marks, good condition. Scarce. Identification and description of major species of snakes. Includes blind snakes, carpet snakes and pythons, green tree snakes, back fanged and front fanged snakes, venomous snakes and sea snakes. The author was Director of the Western Australian Museum. 3rd edition. Wraps.

Perth: Paterson Brokensha. 1955. 1st ed., 8vo., pp. xvi, 172, Index, col. Plates, b/w ills., top edges spotted, orig cl bds., fishing to spine and rear edges, mark to front fore-edge, edges rubbed, in torn d.j. Ecology and behaviour of Australian birds. 1st edition. cloth boards in d.j..