Search Results: Titles starting with V from RSM BOOKS

Victoria: Equus Marketing, 2000. 212 pp, b/w photographs, flatsigned by Rhett Kirkwood on the introduction page. There is a touch of irony in the fact that Moonee Valley Racing Club's W.S. Cox Plate, billed as Australia's weight-for-age championship, honors a man whose biggest race success was in a Handicap. Farmer cum racing entrepreneur, William Samuel Cox, won the 1875 Sydney Cup with Imperial, but it is because of his acumen as a racing administrator - and his role in developing the proprietary Moonee Valley racetrack on a former farm - the the race carries his name.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to.

Australia: Women's Redress Press, 1989. 137 pp, signed by the author on the title page with a personal dedication to the previous owner. A gypsy, a coachman, a bag lady, the town gossip and a small child. In these stories the author peels away the morally busy veneer of country life to expose the lies and intrigues of a cast of eccentric and untrustworthy characters.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Australia: Five Islands Press Associates, 1994. 82 pp, b/w illustrations, signed by the author on the half-title page with a personal dedication. This book proves Millett's international stature. It has to be one of the best collections of poetry in English to appear this year. His theme is WWII seen from a young turret gunner's viewpoint.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1966. 366 pp, b/w and colour illustrations, signed by the author on half-title page with a personal dedication to the previous owner, d/j chipped on spine with a 2 cm tear on d/j rear, tiny tear on d/j front. A handsome book with a Midnight Sun glow to it, The Viking Circle takes in not only the four Scandinavian countries but Iceland and Greenland as well. Simpson is perceptive and entertaining as well as expertly informative in a book that is invaluable for the intending tourist, a delight for the armchair traveller, and makes a splendid gift.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

South China: Sunday Morning Post, 1989. 228 pp, illustrated, signed by the author on the half-title page with a personal dedication to the previous owner. The Sunday Morning Post is proud to be part of this publication, both to present the best of Sherwood on Sunday and, more importantly, to boost the assistance The Nicola Myers and Kenneth McBride Memorial Fund is able to provide to the less privileged children in our society.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Fine.