Search Results: Titles starting with S from EUREKA AUSTRALIANA BOOKS

London, Elel hard cover in dust jacket The four short etories which begin this book are all imbued with the highly personal impressionism which distinguishes Pasternak's work. In ""Safe Conduct"" he describes the process by which he became a poet, while his genius is shown against his rich back- ground of Russian culture. 198 x 140mm., pp. frontis, 304, b/w plates. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents, no inscriptions, small ""book shop label"" ffep, d.j. med. rub/wear top spine, slightly stained on spine - overall a very nice copy. VG+/VG

London, Hutchinson first edition - h/c in d.j. Why did Martin the Warriors sword fall from the Abbey roof? Who is the white badger? And can the good creatures triumph over Ferahgo the Assassin? The momentous questions of this fifth epic by Brian Jacques in the magical spell of Redwall. 223 x 142mm., pp. 8 (prelim.)391, map, b/w illus., orig. grey cloth lined boards, gold blocked on spine. Contents small booksellers label ffep - no inscriptions, d.j. not price clipped, rubbed/very small chip top/bot. corners of back fold. NEAR FINE/VG+ ISBN: 0091764335

Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales first edition - trade paperback, stiff card covers Sali Herman was one of the great characters of Australian art; egalitarian, buoyant, generous, and strong willed. The works in this exhibition attest to those qualities - a body of paintings both joyous and humanitarium, and an invaluable part of Australian art. 255 x 282mm., pp. 96, b/w & col. plates t/out. Large paperback (booklet), stiff card covers. Contents, no inscriptions, card covers, no creases - slight rubbing on back cover. NEAR FINE ISBN: 0724062920

Sydney, William Collins first edition - hard cover in dust jacket Sali Herman's vision of the Australian scene, whether of the older neglected Sydney suburbs or the great spaces of the outback, demonstrates an almost sensual pleasure in the country of his adoption. This approach evokes a sympathic response from the viewer as the artist reveals a wealth of unsuspected beauty in features of Australia previously neglected by other painters. 26 x 27.5cm. (oblong), pp. 120, b/w & full col. plates t/out, List of colour plates, append., biblio. H/cover in d.j. VG+/VG+.

Crawley, University of Western Australia Press updated edition - trade p/back, stiff card covers How did Australia's salinity crisis reach such huge dimensions? This book describes the relentless drive for agricultural development through massive land-clearing programs, and highlights the decades of denial by governments that salinity has been a problem. 205 x 140mm., pp. xii, 335, colour plates, map, appendix: (Common and Scientific Names for Plants, Animals and Birds mentioned in text), notes, bibliography, index. Trade paperback, stiff illust. card covers. FINE/NEAR FINE ISBN: 1920694161

South Croydon, Australian Fishing Network first edition - hard cover in dust jacket From the origins of the ancient sport of sea fishing to the 2000 year history of early naturalists and the fishes they described; saltwater game fishes of the world; ancient battles with giant sharks; the giant Tuna capture in 1898 which launched the modern-day sport of big game fishing, and much more. 328 x 257mm., pp. xii, 292, b/w & col. plates & col. illustrations throughout, biblio., index. H/cover in d.j. Contents, no inscriptions; d.j., no tears or chips - light rubbing on back. FINE/NEAR FINE ISBN: 1865130109

South Melbourne, MacMillan Co. first Australian edit. - hard cover in d.j. Dali was a leading member of the Surrealist movement in the late 1920s and early 30s - many consider him to have been ""the"" Surrealist - but after his stormy expulsion from the group he struck out on his own, creating stimulating and hallucinogenic works that defy any categorization other than their unique Dalinian labels. 330 x 250mm, pp. 175, b/w & (tipped in) colour plates t/out, biblio, index. H/cover in dust jacket. Contents, no inscriptions, dust jacket, small ""spot""bottom front edge. FINE/NEAR FINE ISBN: 0333210859

Yokine, Energised Production first edition - paperback, stiff card covers Trish is determined to transcend the cycle of necessity that ties her parents to the land. Working two jobs, studying at night, she makes her place in the corporate world, where a meeting with her European roots makes her re-evaluate her goals and turn to more fully embrace community values - in her neighbourhood, at work and in the community at large. 197 x 128mm., pp. xii, b/w plates, 216. Trade paperback, stiff card covers. Contents, no inscriptions, card covers, no creases. NEAR FINE ISBN: 9780980429114

London, Andre Deutsch first edition - hard cover in dust jacket There is a superstition that you should enter and leave a house by the same door: thus John Nordholm, the alternately shy and brash hero of the first story of this collection, is the narrator of the last. And beyond that there is a sense in which it could be claimed that all 16 stories knock at THE SAME DOOR. 204 x 138mm., pp. 10, 246. D.j., closed tears & creasing top spine & extending into front/back cover, med. rubbed corners, closed tear front at foot, price clipped. VERY BRIGHT & CLEAN. NEAR FINE/VG.

London, Faber & Faber reprint edition - hard ocver in dust jacket ""The Samson Option"" shows Israel's determination to prevent any future enemy from carrying out another holocaust. Just as Samson brought down the temple and killed himself along with his enemies, so Israel would destroy those who would bring it down. The message of ""The Samson Option"" is stark: the next Middle East war may well be nuclear. 240 x 156mm., pp. xii, 356, notes, index. H/cover in d.j. Contents, no inscriptions, ""remainder mark"" bot. page edges; d.j., med. rubbing top/bot. spine & edges. VG+/VG ISBN: 0571166199

North Sydney, William Heinemann/Random first edition - hard cover in dust jacket This important and harrowing book narrates the full story of Sandakan, as told through the experiences of many of the participants. The author has interviewed the families of survivors and the deceased in Australia, Britain and Boreno, and consulted thousands of court documents in an effort to place together exactly what happened to the people who suffered and died in British North Boreno. Hard cover in dust jacket. 242 x 160mm., pp. 16, 656, b/w plates, maps, Honour Roll, append., index. FINE. ISBN: 9781864711400

Sydney, NewSouth Publishing First edition - hard cover in dust jacket This book tells the rich history of whales and whaling, and follows the stories of whalers from the eighteenth century who hunted thair prey along the coasts of Australia and New Zealand, across the Pacific and into the Southern Ocean. It is a powerful account of a complex and bloody relationship. 237 x 198mm., pp. 310, black & white, sepia and colour plates, Whaleography, biblio., Picture credits, index. Hard cover in dust jacket. As NEW. ISBN: 9781742233741

Richmond, Drummond first edition - hard cover in dust jacket This book traces the development of the principal groupings on the Australian cultural and political left, the author examines the origins and derivations of the ideas which are part of its 'orthodoxy'. It is about their values, commitments and hope. 243 x 160mm., pp. xiv, notes, selected references & sources, index. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents, AUTHOR INSCRIBED: ""For Mike with very best wishes and many thanks for your company. Paddy."", d.j., faded spine, chipped/rubbed edges. VG+/GOOD++ ISBN: 0909081174

London, Arms & Armour Press first edition - h/c in d.j. Shrouded in secrecy, the SBS has been subect to much conjecture and speculation. An elite, semi-clandestine yet military body of men, their reputation is as formidable as that of their Army counterpart, the SAS. The author has succeeded in penetrating beyond the mythology to reveal many little-known aspects of Britain's premier seaborne ""special force"". 235 x 157mm., pp. 283, b/w plates, maps & illustrations, appends., index. Contents near fine - no inscriptions, d.j. no tears. NEAR FINE/VG ISBN: 0853685932

London. Robert Hale first edition - hard cover in dust jacket This is the story of the double-dealing behind the infamous Gunpowder Plot, of its far-reaching, little-known repercussions; of a man whom Robert Cecil could neither buy nor corrupt, and of Guy Fawkes, the most famous scapegoat of history. 205 x 130mm., pp. 206, contents fine - no inscriptions or foxing, d.j. slight rubbing to top spine & corners, med. rubbing on back - no tears or chips, FINE/VG+. ISBN: 070914959x

London, Hamish Hamilton first edition - hard cover in dust jacket Gerald Scarfe is a very rare thing, a natural satirical draughtsman. In this book he writes and draws with frankness and humour about some of the extraordinary people and places his art has led him to. It is a self-portrait imbued with startling honesty and clarity of vision. It will disturb some, shock a few, and entertain many. 305 x 245mm., pp. 192 (unpaginated), b/w & colour plates t/out. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents, NO INSCRIPTIONS; d.j., slightly rubbed corners. FINE/NEAR FINE ISBN: 0241119596

London, Hamish Hamilton/Penguin first edition - hard cover in dust jacket What has the following got in common: Joan Collins, a judge, Rambo, and a thinly disguised American president. The answer is that they all appear, in the worst possible light, in Gerald Scarfe's ""Seven Deadly Sins"". Pride, Greed, Anger, Gluttony, Sloth, Envy parade before our startled eyes. 305 x 245mm., pp. 96 (unpoaginated), )full colour plates throughout. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents, no inscriptions; dust jacket, light creasing top edge, no tears or chips. FINE/NEAR FINE ISBN: 0241123941

London, Continuum first edition - hard cover in dust jacket Debate about scepticism has been central to philosophy since ancient times. Grayling writes in the Introduction; 'what we have in this debate, thus viewed, is similar to the case of the blind men patting different parts of an elephant, one the trunk, another the leg, the third an ear or flank, each describing one particular bit, not realising they connect'... 223 x 145mm., pp. xv, 208, index. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents - no inscriptions, d.j. very slightly rubbed - no tears. FINE/NEAR FINE ISBN: 9781847061737

Spring Hill, Boolarong first edition - hard cover in dust jacket This book traces four generations through Catherine Mackerras (MacLaurin), born at the turn of the 20th century. It ranges from Macquarie Street Sydney during the Edwardian era, to medical and literary careers in the 1920s, and follows their extraordinarily gifted family through Sydney Grammar School to Cambridge University, the Sydney Bar, the concert platforms of Europe and to the Australian political scene. 250 x 165mm., pp. 328, b/w plates, index. Hard cover in d.j. FINE/NEAR FINE ISBN: 0864390130

Clayton, Historic Schools Society of Victoria first edition - h/c in d.j. This book is a vivid reminder of the curriculum, the discipline and moral values at school during the first half of the 20th century. The classroom was a place for the learning of skills like the analysis of a complex sentence, the calculation of hay and straw weight and the essential art of penmanship, the mysteries of 'Sloyd' and the hazards of eating too much. 285 x 218mm., pp. 187, b/w plates, 2 colour throughout. Contents previous owners name (one line) ffep, d.j. no tears or chips. VG+/NEAR FINE ISBN: 0949133043