Search Results: Titles starting with H from EUREKA AUSTRALIANA BOOKS

New York, Henry Holt first edition - h/c in d.j. He had a rap sheet as long as his arm, a hair trigger temper that was best left untested, and an inability to take no for an answer. He also had Tourette's syndrome, which did nothing to smooth out the kinks in his erratic behaviour. All in all Maldonado was not someone to spend a lot of time with - it may be Kinsey Mallone's most complicated and risk-filled case. 235 x 160mm., pp. 256, gray papered bds., contents - no inscriptions, d.j. sl. creasing/rub. top/bot spine & corners. VG+/VG+ ISBN: ISBN 080501084x

London, Virago/Little Brown & Co. First edition - hard cover in dust jacket At the age of seventeen after following her new husband deep into the Venezuela Andes, he left her to fend for herself on the vast sugar-cane and avocado plantation. Starving on a diet of mangoes and guavas Lisa became 'La Dona' - managing the estate. A wonderful story. 242 x 162mm., pp.6 (preliminaries), 342, b/w & col. plates. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents, SIGNED by AUTHOR (Title page), no other inscription; dust jacket, light creasing, top spine & top back edge - no tears. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. ISBN: 1860492770

Sydney, Random House first edition - h/c in d.j. Hal Porter rcorded and vivified the sights, sounds, smells, the minutiae of the daily life of ordinary people in this country over the seventy-odd years of his life. Hal Porter was a maze of contradictions and paradoxes, capable of treachery as of as of loyalty, a man of exceptional charm and incredible gaucheries- truly a man of many parts. 24 x 16cm., pp. 330, b/w plates (one page badly creased), notes, biblio., index, gd. in d.j. ISBN: 0091827949

Woodgate, the Author first edition - hard cover, laminated boards The man and soldier about whom this book is written is QX8135 Private E.H. (Snowy) Roselt. Snowy 'marched in' to the newly-formed 2/15 AIF Battalion in June 1940. He was killed in action during a brave and daring fighting patrol on 31 August 1941. During the five years 1939-1945, 212 members of his Battalion joined him in sacrificing their lives for their country. 260 x 190mm., pp. 2, 197, b/w plates, append., biblio. Hard cover, laminated pictorial boards. AUTHOR SIGNED. FINE. ISBN: 0646348779

Darlinghurst, Haldane first edition - hard cover in dust jacket Extraordinary vivid accounts of battles, notably one that took place at a unknown ridge outside Tobruk named Ed Duda, and the much vaster conflict at Alamein, with moving accounts of the heroisims and fears of men in battle. Reminiscences written with candour, compassion and humour - and the authority that is of personal experience. 225 x 145mm., pp. 198, map endpapers, b/w plates. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents - lovely AUTHOR SIGNED copy, rubbed top spine, two closed tears. NEAR FINE/VG+ ISBN: 0909918066

West Melbourne, Thomas Nelson first edition - hard cover in dust jacket From absurbly funny to the poignant, here are some tales of Alan Marshall's childhood. He is able to recreate so vividly - the shady church elder, the bragging boozer, the promsicuous girl, the village simpleton, the skilled horseman; all seen through the eyes of an unusually perceptive boy falling from one adventure into another. (edit.) 220 x 140mm., pp., xiv, 129. H/cover in dust jacket. Contents, NO INSCRIPTIONS; dust jacket, medium rubbed top/bot. spine, corners & edges - no tears or chips. VG+/VG+

St Leonards, Allen & Unwin REPRINT edition - paperback, stiff card covers This is the story of Vitaly, a Ukrainian peasant, who endures the destruction of his village by Stalin's communism. He welcomes the Nazi invasion in 1941 and willingly enlists in the SS Death Squad to take a horrifying revenge against those he perceives to be his persecutors. 195 x 130mm., pp. viii, 157. Paperback, stiff card covers. Contents, no inscriptions - security tag inside back cover; illustrated card covers, no creases. NEAR FINE ISBN: 1864480181

London, William H. Maisey eleventh edition - h/c WITHOUT d.j. From the Preface: 'In Invermore a master leaves two essential words out of a bill of lading and a loss of 13,000 pounds results; in the 'Winkfield' a rivet an eight of an inch long gives out at a critical moment and damage to the extent of 18,000 pounds has to be paid for'. 250 x 163mm., 12, 434, orig. blue cloth covered boards stained and marked in various areas, contents v.g. - binding very sound. VG.

London, Odhams Press/Man's Books first edition - hard cover in dust jacket This is a man's book full of action, suspense and thrills which are the essential qualities of all the stories which are selected by an all male editorial board who know the kind of tough, hard-hitting reading men prefer. Here are three great stories. (sounds sexist?) 205 x 135mm., pp. 512. Hard cover in dust jacket. Orig. black rexine covered boards, gold blocked logo on front, title/authors spine. Contents, NO INSCRIPTIONS; dust jacket, medium rub/wear top/bot. spine & corners - front bright. VG+/VG

Perth, Artlook first edition - hard cover in dust jacket The story of the life of an Italian fisherman and his family in pre-war Fremantle. Joseph Raffa vividly details the closeness of migrant families, their warmth and courage, their integration into the commimnity through their Australian born children and demonstrates the valuable contribution these families have made to our culture. 224 x 156mm., pp. 152, 2, b/w plates, bi-lingual text. H/cover in d.j. Contents, no inscriptions, dust jacket, light rubbing, small damage to bottom spine (back). NEAR FINE/VG ISBN: 0864450346

Adelaide, Rigby reprint - hard cover in dust jacket 'The Hard Way' is Frank Hardy's dramatic story of the writing and publishing of 'Power Without Glory', his arrest, trial for criminal libel and subsequent acquittal. 'The Hard Way' paints a vivid picture of Australia in the late forties and early fifties, gripped by the hysteria of McCarthyism. The phenomenon of 'Power Without Glory' can only be properly understood against the background of those intolerant times. 22 x 14.5 cm., pp. 255, v.g. in d.j. ISBN: 855501537

London, Chatto & Windus/The Hogarth Press first edition - hard cover in dust jacket This book tells how one man sets out to recover the land his ancestors first discovered and then lost, and how, in fulfilment, this vision becomes a different reality. The story spans his whole life - from before the First World War, throughthe years as a swaggie in the Great Depression, to Brisbane in the Forties and his retirement to a patch of Australia where he at last takes possession of his dream. 230 x 155mm., pp. 4, 230, b/shop label ffep - no inscriptions; d.j. sl. creasing on edges. NEAR FINE/VG+ ISBN: 0701127376

Murdoch, Centre for Irish Studies first edition - paperback, stiff w/r. card covers This book is the first attempt to collate what is currently a large and unwieldly assortment of books, papers, manuscripts, oral histories and other ephemera which, in terms of location, is every bit as scattered and diffuse as the Irish themselves. Many known gems; such as a letter from Alfred Deakin to John Kirwan, have simply disappeared - this is not good enough for our history to 'simply disappear'. 242 x 175mm., pp. viii, 299, Selected index. Large paperback, stiff illus. card covers. FINE/FINE ISBN: 0869058231

Melbourne, The Australian League of Rights reprint edition - paperback, stiff covers On November 11, 1965, by declaing their total independence, Rhodesians made it very clear they were not going the way of the rest of Africa. That was the signal for the Communists to declare Rhodesia 'a threat to world peace'. Horrific acts of murder and mutilation were committed by these Communists against innocent tribespeople. (edit.) 215 x 135mm., pp. 40, b/w plates, append. Stapled paperback, stiff illust. card covers. Contents, ""bookshop"" stamp bottom of Inroduction page, no other inscriptions. VG+ ISBN: 0920416004

London, Hodder & Stoughton first repint edition - h/cover WITHOUT dust jacket Originally published in October 1933, this edition is stated as - ""reprinted November, 1935"". Orig. light blue cloth covered boards, dark blue print front & spine, boards are lightly stained mainly on back. 190 x 130mm., pp. 320. Hard cover WITHOUT dust jacket. Contents - light foxing on content page edges, p.o. name (2 lines - neat) ffep. Binding is very sound, book is slightly cantered (slanted). GOOD+++

Sydney, Hale & Iremonger first edition - h/c in d.j. In the early 1980s John Haskell chronicled the changes to Sydney's skyline for the 'Sydney Morning Herald'. This book brings together his articles and the delightful sketches that accompanied them. The author does not merely describe the city's buildings but evaluates them in the light of (then) architectural trends both here and overseas. 255 x 195mm., pp. 200, b/w illust. t/out, index, contents fine, d.j. very slight rubbing top spine & corners, VG+. ISBN: 0868060976

n.p., Stephen Walters first edition - hard cover in dust jacket 'An agitated Lillee responded by walking up behind Miandad who by then had completed the run, and kicking him in the thigh. An alarmed Miandad swung around and raised his bat above his head in readiness to strike Lillee, as if about to hack down a tree with an axe' (9th Test, WACA, Australia vs Pakistan, 1981). 255 x 180mm., pp. xxvii, 843, black & white and colour plates, append. (WACA - Test Match Records -Team Records - Test Bowling Records - Wicket-Keeping, etc. biblio., index of Players. FINE/FINE ISBN: 9780646500133

New York, Grosset & Dunlap later edition - hard cover in dust jacket First published in 1932, this is a wonderful mystery story written by one of the great children's story writers. Reprint Edition (1960s or 70s), orig. reddish brown 'tweed"" pattern papered boards, black printed title & illustration on front board. Contents, NO INSCRIPTIONS, small ""bookshop label"" ffeps; dust jacket, medium rub/wear top/bottom spine & corners - front illustration very bright & clean. VG+/VG

New York, Gosset & Dunlap first edition - hard cover in dust jacket Reddish tweed cl. cov. bds. with black 'haunted house/trees' bot. r.h. corner,VARIENT d.j.- No. 25 on spine, 'Forbidden Chest' last book listed on front flap with code in red 9595 intact, synopsis of 'THE BLACK CAT'S CLUE', teaser ad last page 'Clue in the Ruined Castle', Gray titles (24) listed back inner flap - last title 'Scoop' & No. 110-150, Ames titles on back (15) - last title 'Rest Home Nurse', contents near fine in d.j. chips top/bottom spine & folds, overall very bright & clean. NEAR FINE/VG ISBN: copyright 1954

Glenfield, David Batgeman Ltd. first edition - hard cover in dust jacket Australian pilot Harry Hawker's name ranks alongside, Lockheed, McDonell-Douglas, Boeing, and Avro - but few people know its origin. This book traces Hawker's life, his move to England, his introduction to flying, and his role during World War I. It covers his record-breaking exploits and his early, sad death in an accident that was mysteriously covered up. 242 x 150mm., pp. 232, b/w plates, index. Dust jacket, rubbed/creased top/bot. spine, laminate on back is ""crinkled"". AUTHOR SIGNED. VG+/VG ISBN: 0949135275