Search Results: Titles starting with I from Diversity Books, IOBA

Reseda, California, U.S.A.: International Association of Trichologists, 1979. (v), + 105pp., one unpaginated line-drawing. Book clean. Spine firm, but mildly biopredated, Printed card wrapper lightly soiled on front, more so on rear wrap., else minor edgewear. A small, round, penetrating stain on last few leaves, else leaves clean. First published in 1978, this guide/textbook gives a clear explanation of what human hair is, why hair loss has various forms and causes, and how it can be treated. Contents include: Prelims., Introduction, 10 chapters, Index. Book weight approx. 220g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Third Edition.. Softcover. Good.

United Kingdom: Allen Junior Fiction, 1990. 212pp., b/white, chapter-heading, line-drawn illustrations by J.A. Allen. Book clean. Spine firm. A few faint marks to one page, otherwise leaves clean, soft corner crease to several, hint of tanning to textblock edges and rear endpaper. Art-illustrated card wrapper minimally edgeworn, soft corner crease to front and rear panel. This, the second book in Christine Pullein-Thompson's well-loved, authentic hunting trilogy, was first published in 1951 by William Collins & Sons, and has been revised and updated to delight a new generation of pony enthusiasts. A stand-alone title in the 'Allen Equestrian Fiction' series. "Sandy, Lawrence and their friends the Days have formed their own pack of foxhounds and must now gain recognition and respect in order to attract enough followers to make their hunt viable . . . " Horsewoman and prolific author Christine Pullein-Thompson died in 2005, aged 80. Book weight approx. 300g. Postage charge will… Read More

New York: Workman Publishing, 1987. 207pp. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper mildly edge-rubbed only. From the back cover: Three thousand years ago, the 'I Ching' was created as a simple oracle, consulted by farmers and kings alike. Now, stripping away two millennia of interpretive distortion and dogma superimposed on the text by successive generations of scholars, world-renowned physicist Kerson Huang and his wife Rosemary have succeeded in restoring the book to its original form . . . " Book weight approx. 355g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Printing. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: National Press, 1945. 243pp., book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves nominally tanned. Printed dustjacket mildly edgeworn with jagged closed tears, and nips, slightly darkened spine and rear panels. "Paul Mallee-Loam, returning to Australia after a long absence, finds strange company aboard the 'Spitzerholm'. There is a refugee who unaccountably suspects him, an Irish emigrant who pesters and patronises him, a politician who wants lessons in neo-science and a newspaper columnist who wants to be noticed . . . " Book weight approx. 300g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Spectrum Publications, 1983. 187pp., book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Limited edition 300/24, signed by author on ffep., else leaves clean. Art illustrated [Margaret Power] dustjacket, negligibly edgeworn only. a work of fiction about a man coming to terms with himself. The author of many books, in his professional field Francis Macnab has helped many people untangle difficulties and conflicts in their lives . . . Book weight approx. 500g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. First Edition.. Hard Cover + D/J [Oblong]. Very Good +,/Very Good. Limited Number Edition.

Munich, et al: Prestel Verlag (Publishing), 2004. 159pp., printed endpapers. A 32 page illustrated frontis section (monochrome and full colour). Monotone, duotone and full colour plates (including a double page fold-out) throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Original black cloth boards undamaged. Leaves pristine. Illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. Housed in a minimally bumped, illustrated slipcase. English edition, translated from the German by Ishbel Flett. Any publication of the master's work creates admiration and wonder; this book is no exception . . . Contents include: Intro., I, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sculpture, Painting & Graphic Works, Architecture, Biography and List of Works, Location of Key Works, Biblio., Index. Item weight approx. 1.65 KG. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote.. First Thus. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very Good +. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

U.S.A.: University of Nebraska Press (Bison Books), 1982. xiv, + 288pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Printed card wrapper minimally bumped only. Textblock unmarked. French philiosopher, historian and writer (Paul-) Michel Foucalt (1926-1984) collected relevant documents, police records, and the killer's memoir to compile this chilling account of Frenchman Pierre Riviere's (1815-1840) murder of his mother, 18-year-old sister, and 7-year -old brother, using a pruning hook to cut them to death - all to 'free' his father and himself from his mother's tyranny . . . The memoirs contained herein, justifying the whole gruesome tale, were written by Pierre Riviere whilst in prison . . . Contents include: Prelims., Foreword. The Dossier. Notes. Book weight approx. 335g. . First Thus, 5th Impression. Softcover. Very Good+. 8vo - (approx. 20cm x 13.5cm).

South Yarra, VIC, Australia: Hyland House Publishing, 1989. (viii), + 247pp., unpaginated b/white halftone plate sections, plus one, intext facsimile halftone plate. Book clean. Bright gilt title over firm spine. Plain black boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket very good+. The Honourable Lindsay Hamilton Thompson, CMG, served in the Victorian Parliament in numerous senior positions from 1955 until he retired in 1982, after being elected Premier in 1981. However, it was as Minister for Education that he will best be remembered, when he took a leading role in response to the Faraday and Woreen School kidnappings. This is his story . . . Contents include: Prelims., Foreword (Geoffrey Blainey). 13 chapters. Liberal Party colleagues with whom I served. Index. Lindsay Hamilton Thompson, Victoria's 40th Premier, died in July, 2008. Book weight approx. 495g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good+/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Kensington, N.S.W., Australia: Bay Books No date (NLA suggests 1986). 287pp. Book clean and square. Illustrated throughout: colour, duotone, and monochrome halftone plates, sketch-illustrations, and line-drawn maps. White title over firm spine. Burgundy red boards nominally shelfworn only. Text-block unmarked. Art-illustrated, French-fold dustjacket minimally indented. "This is a book of extracts from the journals of the major Australian explorers between the years 1813 and 1876 . . . " Contents include: Prelims., Introduction, 11 chapters, List of Illustrations, Bibliography, Index. Book weight approx. 2.05 KG. *Customers outside Australia: This large item will incur extra postage charges. Please email for quote. . First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good+/Very Good. Folio - (approx. 32cm x 25cm). `.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: George M. Dash, 1948. 128pp. B/white illustrations. Book clean, square, Spine firm. A personal inscription, signed and dated (25/05/48) by the author on title page, else leaves unmarked albeit minimally tanned. Illustrated card wrapper mildly tanned, several small marks. Tells the story of the idea, the invitation (via the Inter-Varsity Fellowship of Evangelical Unions of Australia) and implementation of the Commonwealth tour of General Sir William Dobbie in 1946. Dedicated to the 'Defender of Malta'. 14 chapters. Book weight approx. 120g. (This book will post as a small parcel and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). Inscribed and Signed by Author/Artist. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 12mo - (approx. 18.25cm x 12.25cm).

Springhouse, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Springhouse Corporation, 1998. 345pp., line-drawn illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has horizontal 'score' indentation to front panel, otherwise undamaged. " . . . contains everything you need to provide I.V. therapy with skill and confidence. This refreshingly original reference will help you: administer I.V. therapy efficiently and effectively, prevent and treat complications; build professional confidence . . . " Contents include: Foreword, 7 chapters, Appendices, I.V. Drug Compatability Chart, Glossary, Index. Book weight approx. 758g.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Picador (Pan Macmillian), 2006. 187pp., plus (iv). Pattern-image endpapers. Intext b/white illustrations throughout (drawings by author). Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over tight spine. Blind-stamped decoration over undamaged black boards. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket lightly edgeworn only. Bernice Eisenstein, the child of Holocaust survivors, was born in Toronto, Canada in 1949. This is her story . . . Book weight approx. 635g. . First Thus. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very good+. 8vo - (approx. 23cm x 17cm).

Richmond, Victoria: The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Australia, 2005. 240pp., halftone illustrations throughout in colour and b/w, some poignant, all inspirational.Book clean, but slightly cocked. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated boards undamaged. Identically-illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn only. A celebration of 20 years of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Australia, who through a wide community support, grant the cherished wishes of children and young people with life-threatening illnesses. ".on Monday, five year old Warren from Queensland wished for a cubby house. By Tuesday it had magically appeared. On Wednesday he filled it with his toys and went fishing with his Dad. On Thursday, he kissed his cubby house and played in it. On Friday, he kissed his cubby house and played in it for a while. At mid-morning, Warren died." Book weight approx. 1270g. [1.27KG.] * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for… Read More

Crows Nest, N.S.W., Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2008. viii, + 342pp., plus 16 page, b/white and colour, photographic section. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, a hint of tanning to edges, soft corner crease to several. Illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn, soft corner crease to rear. "In 1974, Dr Ian Gawler, an ambitious young veterinarian and athlete, developed bone cancer in his right leg . . . In 1984, Ian Gawler's legendary bestseller 'You Can Conquer Cancer' was published. Today, Gawler is a world-renowned pioneer in the therapeutic application of mind-body medicine and meditation and The Gawler Foundation offers residential programs and day workshops to cancer patients and their families . . . This is an honest, unflinching and illuminating portrait of an unorthodox, compassionate and courageous Australian . . . " Book weight approx. 485g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good.

Bloomington, In.: 1st. Books Library, 1999. xiii & 222pp., 17 b/w illustrations throughout by author. Leaves clean, minor corner bumps, spine tight. illustrated card wrapper has minor corner bumps, [as leaves], else very good. An epic historical novel, the story of Egypt's last wars before recorded history, culminating in the combining of the Upper and Lower Nile Kingdoms, into a single nation ruled by the first dynasty in history. Book weight approx. 600g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Large Format Softcover. Very Good +. Illus. by Author.

Hulls, York, U.K.: National Radiator Company, 1933. 208pp., illustrated throughout: halftone plates, and schematic diagrams. Patinated gilt titles over black, flexi-cloth covers, which are mildly abraded and bumped. Several supplier's stamps on free endpapers, and textblock edges, generally fingermarked and soiled, with a crack on front pastedown. A trade price, and supply catalogue for the National Radiator Company, of Hull, Yorks., manufacturers and suppliers of the 'Ideal' range of radiators and boilers. Includes a section on valves, pipe fittings, tools, etc., plus Index. Book weight approx. 340g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . Original Cloth (Flexible). Fair +. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1984. xvi, + 205pp. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain burgundy boards nominally shelfworn only. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated (engraving of Christopher Wren's Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, by D. Loggan) dustjacket lightly edgeworn and bumped only. "The Restoration of Charles II was an event of great moment . . . The impact of the king's return on literature of the 1660s is the subject of this book . . . " Contents include: Prelims., 9 chapters, Notes, Index. Book weight approx. 465g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good.

London: Alexander Strahan, 1865. 206pp., plus 16 page publisher's promotional section at rear. Book square. Spine firm. Bright gilt title and border decoration. A substance [clear glue] splashed on, and adhered to, front board, else minor bumps and abrading to corners. Front inner hinge just starting, original binder's sticker [Burn of Kirby St.] affixed to rear pastedown, untrimmed text-block, with minimal random flecks. Contents include: Preamble, Willie Baird-A Winter Idyl, Lord Ronald's Wife, Poet Andrew, White Lily of Wear-Dale Head, English Huswife's Gossip, Faery Foster-Mother, Two Babes, Green Gnome, Legend of The Step-Mother, Widow Mysie-An Idyl of Love and Whisky, Minister and The Elfin, Legend Of The Little Fay, Village Voices. Book weight approx. 310g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Original Cloth Hardcover. Good+.

Australia: New Holland, 2007. 239pp., plus 8 page colour, (one b/w), photographically-illustrated section. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed. "Packed with diet tips and clever ways to get healthy, this book tells the story of how Silvestro threw away his starvation diet manuals, cleared out his pantry and embraced healthy food. He also learned to love exercise! . . . As Silvestro says: "If I can, you can !" . . . " Contents include: Intro., 19 chapters over 5 'parts'. Book weight approx. 335g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Crows Nest, N.S.W., Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2008. 283pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, small section with soft corner crease. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. The thrilling sequel to 'The Name of this Book is Secret'. "The Midnight Sun has been waiting 500 years for the homunculus to rise. Now the dazzling but dangerous Ms Mauvais and evil Dr L are going to throw Cass and Max-Ernest to the sharks unless they reveal its whereabouts . . . " Book weight approx. 290g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Thus. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.