Search Results: Titles starting with L from E. Manning Books

Da Capo Press, Cambridge, MA, 2003. Softcover (15 x 23 cm), 318 pages. ISBN: 0306812975. Very Good condition. Bumped, rubbed/scuffed. Creased/rolled at corners. Lightly soiled. "Since it was first introduced over a hundred years ago in the book 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz', L. Frank Baum's world of Oz has become one of the most beloved creations in children's literature and film. But who was the creator? A magical book for any lover of Oz, this is the first-ever biography of the real "man behind the curtain." Rogers at long last gives Baum the man and Baum the writer his due in a book "Library Journal" enthusiastically recommends "for all who love the marvelous land of Oz." Weight: 465g.

Allen & Unwin, 1996. Softcover (14 x 22 cm), xxiii, 291 pages. ISBN: 186448053X. Very Good condition. Bumped, lightly creased. Bottom page edge soiled. Weight (before packaging): 495g

Monarch Books (#196). Paperback (approx 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 18 cm)), 139 pages. FIRST Printing, May 1961. Very Good condition. The wraps are bumped/rubbed. Creases along spine and edges, with some light creasing noted on covers. There is a closed tear across the spine, from front to rear cover [near top, across the letter "M' in the title]. Page edges stained red (as published). Pages browning/foxing.

University of Queensland Press, 1992. Softcover (14 x 22 cm), x, 182 pages. ISBN: 0702224073. Very Good condition. Bumped, scuffed/scratched. Pages tanning. Previous owner's library stamp on inside front cover.

Duncan Baird Publishers, London, 2003. Softcover (11 x 17 cm), 320 pages. ISBN: 1904292259. Very Good condition. "The Language of Symbols' features hundreds of full-colour illustrations and illuminating essays, which provide explanations of the symbols that have accompanied the development of civilization across the world. The ultimate visual compendium of symbols and their meanings. Explore the fascinating web of culture, history and psychology that lies behind every symbol and symbol system. Deepen your understanding and appreciation of symbols and their place in art, radiation and the complex workings of the human psyche."

Portrait, 2005. Softcover (16 x 23 cm), 355 pages. ISBN: 0749950862. Very Good condition. Bumped, lightly creased. "Henry Morton Stanley - the man who found Dr Livingstone - undertook the greatest African expedition of the nineteenth century. The ostensible aim was to rescue Emin Pasha, last lieutenant of the murdered General Gordon and governor of southern Sudan. Emin had been cut off by an Islamic jihad to the north, and was at the mercy of brutal slave traders. Instead of months, Stanley's trip took three years and cost the lives of thousands of people, as his column hacked its way through the Congo - the last great unexplored territory of Africa. Stanley's secret agenda was territorial expansion, and what it revealed so vividly in the accounts of those who accompanied him is the dark underside of both the man and the colonial impulse. Stanley's books have long provided the only official record of the expedition, but in this enthralling narrative, the authors expose the… Read More

Oxford University Press, 2006. Cancelled Ex-Library Copy. Hardcover (16 x 24 cm), 296 pages, with index. ISBN: 0192807307. Very Good condition. Lightly bumped, scuffed/scratched. Page edges soiled, some corners creased. There are library markings (i.e. stamps) on the front free page, title page and along page fore edge. Tight binding. A nice copy for a ex-library book. Weight (before packaging): 660g

John Murray, 2007. Softcover (16 x 24 cm), xi, 292 pages (with index). ISBN: 9780719564239. Very Good condition. Lightly bumped. Rolled/creased at head of spine. Weight (before packaging): 455g.

Taiwanese Pirate Copy, 1970. Hardcover (approx 5.25 x 7.75 inches (13.5 x 19.5 cm)), 308pages. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Good condition. Grey boards with red & black lettering on the spine. Boards bumped/rubbed. Slanted spine. Cracking along inside front hinge, with approx 1 inch tear. The front endpaper/Taiwan Edition page is clipped along bottom. Pages browning/foxing. The last page contains text, mostly in Chinese characters, with some numbers (what appears to be a price) rubbed out. The dj is bumped, rubbed and chipped. Browning/foxing. The printing appears off-center. The dust jacket is protected in an archival (removable) book jacket cover. Weight: 350g.

Perennial (Harper Collins), 2005. Softcover (13 x 20 cm), xii, 391 pages. ISBN: 0007171641. Very Good condition. Bumped, with some creasing (most notably rear cover (inside)). Some soiling. Black ink mark (remainder) across bottom page edge, near spine. A couple of page corners creased/dog-eared. Pages tanning. "In 1930 a sixteen-year-old boy left England to become one of the last of the 'gentlemen adventurers' - the fur traders of the Hudson's Bay Company. In the Arctic he found adventure, love and loss as he came to grips with Eskimo life."

American Trust Publications, 1994. Softcover (15 x 22 cm), xii, 355 pages, with index. ISBN: 0892590165. Good condition. Covers rolled, creased at edges and corners. Some page corners creased. Price sticker residue at bottom of first page. Weight (before packaging): 475g

Boolarong Publications. Reprint 1986. Softcover (14 x 22 cm), xi, 140 pages. ISBN: 0864390084. Good condition. Skewed. Slanted spine. Covers bumped, scuffed/scratched, creased and soiled. Laminate pealing along bottom edge of rear cover. Pages tanning.

Duncan Baird Publishers Ltd., London, 2009 Softcover (14 x 20 cm), 159 pages, illustrated, index. ISBN: 9781844837915. Stiff card covers, with flaps. Near Fine condition.

Cameron House, 2003. Softcover (21 x 26 cm), 320 pages. Stiff card covers. Very Good condition. Bumped, lightly soiled. "Learn to Draw' is an all-in-one manual that introduces you to start-up skills in a broad range of basic techniques, from pencil to charcoal sketching to acrylics, pastels, water colours and oils, and taking subjects from still life and landscapes to portraits - a complete course between covers. A one-step guide for the beginning artist. Simply presented techniques, demonstrated with appealing projects."

Big Bear International, Morayfield, QLD, Australia, 2005. Softcover (15 x 21 cm), 202 pages. ISBN: 0975015028. Very Good condition. Inscribed/signed by author. The inscription reads "To forgive oneself and others is always a good place to start Love & Light Lola". The wraps are covered in a permanently attached archival book cover. Bumped, scuffed.

Jason Aronson, Inc., New York. First printing 1981. Signed by Author. Hardcover (18 x 27 cm), 371 pages. ISBN: 0876684851. Very Good condition. Signed by author on front free page. The inscription reads "For Bill Bettis - who honours the people who broke the trail for the rest of us, or does. Frank Kingston Smith your humble author Happy Landings!" Aqua blue cloth boards with gold lettering along spine. Slanted, skewed. Bumped, rubbed. Soiled along edges. The dust jacket is bumped, rubbed/scuffed, chipped, rolled/creased along edges.

The Federation Press, 2001. Hardcover (18 x 26 cm), xx, 380 pages. ISBN: 1862874026. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Very Good condition. The boards are lightly bumped, rubbed. Inscription on front free page. The dj is scuffed/scratched. Rolled, creased along edges. Weight (before packaging): 1.2kg

Yale University Press, 2014. Hardcover (15 x 22 cm), xv, 175 pages, with sources and index. ISBN: 9780300203431. Near Fine condition.

Houghton Mifflin, 2012. Hardcover (15 x 22 cm), xiv, 254 pages. ISBN: 9780547752662. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Very Good condition. Bumped at corners. Rolled, creased at head & foot of spine.

Penguin Australia, 2013. Softcover (16 x 23 cm), xvii, 269 pages, b&w and colour photographs. ISBN: 9781921901355. Good condition. The covers are bumped, scuffed. Rolled, creased at edges & corners. Most significant creasing is a bottom corners (both front and rear). Some page corners creased. Pages tanning. "Alywn Torenbeek's boyhood in outback Queensland in the 1940s was spent chasing wild horses, catching death adders and dreaming of becoming a rodeo champion. At the age of 14, he left Kokotunga for good, taking with him a bushman's spirit, an uncanny natural riding ability and determination to succeed. By 21 he was an international rodeo champion."