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

London: Putnam, 1955. 286pp., b/white halftone plate frontispiece, plus unpaginated, action or candidly illustrated, b/white halftone plate section. Book clean. Spine firm, but mildly cocked. Patinated gilt title on lightly bumped backstrip. A former owner's stamp on ffep., else leaves randomly specked on textblock edges. Flecked black cloth boards. No dustjacket. First published in Germany as 'So War Der U-Boat Krieg', this English translation is by L.P.R.Wilson. Creating mayhem, sinking millions of tons of shipping, with the loss of thousands of lives before the tide of war began to turn, this is the U-Boat story told from the German perspective. Contents include: Prelims., 19 chapters over four 'parts', Statistics, Refs. Book weight approx. 500g. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Thus (British). Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Murdoch Books, 1999. 256pp., colour photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated gloss boards very lightly bumped at head of spine. Like-illustrated dustjacket very mildly edge-creased and indented, several tiny spots to inner surface. Contains useful advice on refurbishing junk bargains; handy tips on mixing and applying colour; covers complete range of basic techniques; packed with inspiring ideas and designs; contains over 50 simple step-by-step projects; variety of eye-catching decorative finishes. Includes Glossary and Index. Book weight approx. 1.52 KG. * Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Australian Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Bay Books, 1993. 128pp., b/white line-drawn illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. " . . . presents an enormous range of tips, hints and recipes, many of which have been passed down through generations, together with many modern methods . . . Whether you are new to the kitchen or an experience hand, the many storing, processing, cooking, cleaning and management hints given here will help you to produce sensational results with the minimum of fuss . . . " Book weight approx. 325g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . Revised Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Woodstock, VT 05091, U.S.A.: The Countryman Press, 2015. 312pp., colour plate illustraions throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Plain grey boards mildly bumped on rear board only. Textblock unmarked. Colour-illustrated dustjacket bumped, with a closed (1cm.) tear on head of spine, else minimal edgewear only. The author, who started juicing in the 1970's, walks the reader through everything you need to know about juicing from blenders to choosing fruit and vegetables and weight control plus assisting to cure your ailments . . . Contents include: Prelims., Introduction, 9 further chapters, Acks., Index. Book weight approx. 1.2 KG. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. . First Edition, 2nd Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NSW, Australia: Hay House Australia, 2004. xiii, + 207pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn, small, soft corner crease. "A Medium's Insider Guide to the Unseen World." Gordon Smith, internationally respected medium and author, guides the reader through the unseen reality of the 'paranormal' world, explaining how mediums get their information, what happens after death, why spirits choose to communicate with us, the truth about ghosts, poltergeists and hauntings, and also reincarnation and past life memories. Contents include: Intro., 10 chapters, Further Reading. Book weight approx. 230g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Printing (Australia). Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1993. 313pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm, a minor reading crease there-on. Illustrated card wrapper slightly edgeworn only. Pink highlighting on several pages, else textblock unmarked. This book by Jay Haley (1923-2007) provides a comprehensive look at Dr. Milton H. Erickson M.D. (1901-1980) and his theories in practice through a series of case-studies covering the kinds of problems that are likely to occur at various stages of the human life cycle . . . Contents include: Prelims., Preface. 9 chapters. Book weight approx. 365g. . First Thus, 7th Impression. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 21cm x 13.75cm).

London: Constable & Co. Ltd., 1985. 393pp., colour frontis plate, plus colour and b/white plates throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, silver title there-on, mild bump to head. Black boards nominally bumped on a lower foredge corner, otherwise undamaged. Map illustrated endpapers. Leaves clean and unmarked, with a hint of tanning to textblock edges. Illustrated dustjacket price-clipped, corresponding soft creases to head of spine, minimal edgewear. "Uncovering this world took place at a breathtaking speed. Schliemann at Troy; Marriette and Petrie in the Nile Valley; Evans in Crete, Woolley at Ur and Carter in the Valley of the Kings - these and other great archaeologists began to unravel the mysteries of past civilisations . . . H.V.F. Winstone tells the story with a pace and a sense of excitement that matches his subject. His text is authoritative and informed . . . " Book weight approx. 1.1 KG. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs… Read More

United States: Oxford Univ Press, 1994. 315pp., over 80 b/white photographic illustrations, including maps, throughout. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves unmarked, soft corner crease to several pages. Illustrated (David Tran) card wrapper negligibly splayed. " . . . an absorbing, non-technical history of archaeology, tracing the study of ancient material culture from its beginnings in the Renaissance through its development into the sophisticated modern discipline we know today." Contents include: Preface, Introduction, 10 chapters over two 'parts', Appendix, Recommended Reading, Index. Book weight approx. 440g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus.. Softcover. Very Good +.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998. 223pp., plus 1 x 8 page, b/white photographically-illustrated section. Book clean, square. Brown spine firm. Plain tan boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket negligibly edge-creased at head of spine only. "The world knew Charles Lindbergh as a daring aviator, Pulitzer-prize winning author, and controversial isolationist in World War II; his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, was also famous as an author. But Reeve Lindbergh knew them as Father and Mother . . . In this moving and deeply affecting memoir, the youngest of the children describes what it was like to grow up as a Lindbergh." Book weight approx. 400g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fourth Impression.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine.

London: Hutchinson, 1986. 226pp., plus 2 x 4 page colour, and 2 x 4 page b/white, photographically-illustrated sections. Book clean, square. Spine firm, silver title there-on. Plain blue boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket mildly edge-creased, tiny tear to lower front flap fold, surface indentations to rear panel. "In the Spring of 1984, Peregrine Hodson left a career at the Bar to travel to Afghanistan as a freelance reporter for the 'Sunday Times': unlike other journalists, he had the advantage of speaking Persian . . . a unique record of one man's travels in a country at war and of a people fighting for their lives and their religion against an enemy invader. Combines personal philosophy, war reportage and current history . . . " Book weight approx. 550g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First U.K. Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good.

Australia: V.Garlick [No Other Publishing Details], 1981. 117pp., author portrait included in a five page, unpaginated, candidly illustrated b/w halftone plate section. Book clean and square. Cloth boards undamaged. Gilt titles there-on. No dustjacket [as issued?]. Leaves clean, attached ribbon bookmark. "This book comprises material for a contemplated travel book that never eventuated." The author, a journalist with a deep liking for Asia and its people, was returning to Melbourne in November, 1977, after working as chief instructor in English at a Tokyo language school, when he died aboard ship, and was buried at sea. This journal was compiled from notes found in his cabin on board ship, and published in tribute . . . Contents include: Prelims., Intro., 14 chapters, viz: Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Borneo, Korea, Guam, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea. Footnote: His name lives on in a Trust Fund set up in his honour at Melbourne University. Book weight approx. 380g. Postage charge will be… Read More

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers (Australia), 1964. 250pp., book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed [author portrait rear] dustjacket nominally edgeworn, mildly sunned on spine, lightly fingermarked. By prolific author, Nina Bawden b. 1925, London; A contemporary, relationship-based novel, set in England. Racially overtoned, it finds Tom and Louise Grant inviting Jay Nbola from Kenya to stay with them during his year at London University . . . Book weight approx. 430g.. 1st. U.S. Edition,. Quarter Cloth Hardback & DJ. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

United States: University Of Hawaii Press, 1993. 136pp., full page, b/white art illustrations by Janet Larsen. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated card wrapper mildly rubbed along spine, minor edgewear, light bump to rear. Alice M. Terada, reading specialist and writer, presents stories from North and South Vietnam, which provide insight into the history and culture of the Vietnamese peoples, be they mountain tribes, lowland farmers or fishing people. Sections include: Foibles of Man and Quirks of Animals, Tales from the Lowlands and the Highlands, Spirit World and Food, Love and Laughter. Book weight approx. 220g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2010. 880pp., two-page b/white story-location map. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edge-bumped only, a 2010 '50 books you can't put down' removable sticker affixed to front panel. Synopsis: "On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chesters Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardeners hand is severed as the dome comes down on it, people running errands in the neighbouring town are divided from their families, and cars explode on impact. No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came from, and when or if it will go away . . . " Book weight approx. 585g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Very Good +.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Concern Australia , 2010. Unpaginated (80 pages). Photographic colour-plate illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-illustrated, flapped card wrapper nominally bumped and edgeworn only. Textblock unmarked. 'Under The Bridge' is a collection of poetry and stories by homeless people in Melbourne, Victoria. Themes of despair and hope are accompanied by photographs taken by amateur and professional photographers alike . . . Contents include: Prelims., the contributions. Book weight approx. 305g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - (approx. 22cm x 22cm).

Cape Town, South Africa: Masken Miller Limited, 1952. 72pp., b/white sketch-art frontispiece, and like art throughout, all by the talented William Papas. Book clean. Spine firm. Original brown cloth boards lightly bumped and splayed. A nondescript inscription on front pastedown, endpapers browned, otherwise leaves clean. Art-illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn and sunned, clear tape on verso folds. "William Papas and Aubrey Sussens take the reader on a haphazard jaunt around Cape Town, stopping at out-of-the-way places to record momentary impressions or to transcribe an eavesdropped conversation . . . " The journey begins in the Malay Quarter and ends in Simonstown. Book weight approx. 360g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.A.: Sage Publications, 2006. xxviii, + 563pp., plus Appendix A and B, & Index. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Light pencil underlining or margin note to several pages, otherwise leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper nominally scuffed. " . . . provides students with an interesting, accessible, and comprehensive exploration of contemporary terrorism. New to the Second Edition: A chapter on religious terrorism, coverage of cutting-edge issues, and updated pedagogy . . . " Please Note: Does NOT include an accompanying CD. Book weight approx. 990g. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote.. Second Edition, 2nd Impression. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Springfield, Illinois, U.S.A.: Charles C.Thomas, 1973. xi, + 205pp., book clean, square. Spine firm. Ex libris copy with minor identifiers, otherwise leaves clean. Dustjacket has minimal edgewear only. Contents include: Prelims., 9 chapters, in 2 'parts', and including: Role of the Disability Determination Specialist, Role of physician in the Disablity Determination Program, Vocational Rehab., Psychological aspects of disability, Writing technical reports, more. Book weight approx. 550g.. First Edition. Hard Cover + D/J [Oblong]. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Grand Rapids, Michigan: Williem B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1972. 88pp., book clean, square. Spine firm. Former owner's name on half-title page, foxing flecks on text-block edges, otherwise leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper mildly specked and sunned on text-printed rear panel, else nominal edgewear. The phenomenon of speaking in tongues in called 'Glossolalia". Contents of this author's 'examination' include: Preface, Intro., Background of Christian Glossolalia, Tongues in Acts, Tongues in First Corinthians, Reconstruction and re-appraisal, Conclusion, Bibliography, Index. Book weight approx. 150g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Currency Press/ Playbox Theatre C, 1994. vi, + 73pp., b/white thumbnail images of Playbox Theatre cast. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly surface indented only. From the rear panel; 'Robert is an MP with a dangerously slim majority. His wife, Caroline, is a reformed hippy, with a little too much time on her hands. Nicholas is her brother, a musician, destined for fame but with a lot to learn. Into their lives comes Lionel, a right-wing philosopher . . . On the fringes lives Michelle, young, disturbed . . . A contemporary thriller in which all of these lives hurtle headlong towards an inevitable collision." A stand-alone title in the 'Current Theatre Series'. Book weight approx. 110g. *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 +.