71127 CARGO VESSELS IN JAPAN.
Tokyo: The Cooperative Association of Japan Shipbuilders, 1970. Has num half tone illusts with vessel plans, ([ii],76pp) 4to. Stiff blue & white wrapps. signs of previous ownership to free end-papers.In addition to the illustrations, all vessels have general specification details. There is a section on Japanese shipyards with photos and their facilities $28.00 AUD
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A Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms
London: Temple Press, N.D.c.1943. 1st Edition. With half-tone illusts & figs, (128pp) 32mo. Or.yellow cloth covered stiff card, black titling, a little soiled.Compiled from 'The Aeroplane Spotter' a journal first published in January, 1940 devoted entirely to the study and practice of aircraft recognition $33.00 AUD
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'Little Jacquot'; 'The Schoolboys'; 'Idleness and Industry' and 'Dramas and Dialogues'
London: Burns & Oates, N.D. New Edition. With a frontis and title-page vignette to each section, (various paginations) 12mo. Or.red cloth, bright, black & yellow dec with gilt titling to cover and spine, scattered light foxing to prelims.A Nice Copy of this collection of late Victorian stories, short Plays and amusing and instructive Dialogues $20.00 AUD
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Illustrated Letters of Randolph Caldecott Edited by Michael Hutchins.
London: Frederick Warne, 1976. Frontis.port. 8 full-page plates, 2 in color, & num. text-drawings, all by R.C, (x,284pp) Roy.8vo. Or.blue cloth, gilt titling to cover & spine, pict dust jacket.Acknowledged as one of the great illustrators of children's books, Caldecott (1846-1886) wrote as easily as he drew. Many of the letters in this collection are to the Victorian children's writer, Mr... $28.00 AUD
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A Life of Joseph Furphy by John Barnes.
Melbourne: O.U.P. 1990. Port frontis & 32 b/w plates with text & endpapers facsimiles, (xviii,422pp) 8vo. Or.navy cloth, dust jacket.Author of the Australian classic 'Such is Life' $22.00 AUD
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Tokyo: The Cooperative Association of Japan Shipbuilders, 1973. Color title & num Illusts, ([ii],86+10pp Adverts) 4to.Stiff pict wrapps.Each vessel listed has a photograph with their specifications. Some of the larger ones show their scantlings. There are also illustrated details of Japanese shipbuilding yards $25.00 AUD
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A Biography by Frances Clarke Sayers.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1972. With 8 pages of photoplates, (xvi,304pp) 8vo. Or.brown cl. gilt titling to spine, dust jacket.Moore's library career began in 1895, when the profession was dominated by men, ending in 1941 on retirement from the New York Public Library and the famous Central Children's Room. A friend of Beat... $20.00 AUD
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London: Michael Joseph, 1971. Frontis, & 16 b/w plates, (xxx,450pp) 8vo. Or.brown cloth, gilt tiling to spine, pict dust jacketA complete review of this enigmatic and controversial author's life and work which, in the light of more recent evidence, dispels the inaccuracies perpetuated by earlier biographies $28.00 AUD
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Melbourne: Viking, 1994 With 32 half-tone plates, (vi,266pp) Lge.8vo. Or.tan papered boards, white titling to spine, pict dust jacket.Autobiography of a much-loved Australian woman and her extraordinary career that spans more than forty years and has produced thirty books $22.00 AUD
plus postage. More details - Order - Enquire71193 Adams, Brooks. THE EMANCIPATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co. 1887. (vi,382+4pp Pub.adverts) Sm.8vo. Or.brown cloth, gilt titling to spine, top edge gilt, spine edges & tips rubbed, back hinge starting.A history series of the American Commonwealths from early settlement by Europeans. Includes chapters on The Quakers, The Witchcraft, Brattle Church and Harvard College $40.00 AUD
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London: Cassell, 1911. Frontis, & 7 other mono plates, (xvi,384pp) 8vo. Or.dark green cloth, gilt titling to spine and cover with gilt vignettes, top edge gilt. scattered light foxing to prelims, a few Military College sta...In his Preface, the author states 'in the last five years he had occasion to quote from the columns of the English, French and Egyptian Press' and to reprint passages from the Blue Book referring to ... $40.00 AUD
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Vision and Revision in Feminism.
Melbourne: O.U.P. 1994. With 16 pages of illusts, (xii,331pp) 8vo. Or.green cl. gilt titling to spine, photo pict dust jacket.Rose Scott (1847-1925) a first cousin of David Scott Mitchell, whom she declined to marry, was a central figure in the history of feminist thought and reform in Australia. $22.00 AUD
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Melbourne: Greenhouse Publications, 1985. With 6 maps & profile of H.M.A.S Warramunga at endpapers, (xx,188pp) Hard cover 8vo. Or.navy papered boardswith light scuffing, green color pict dust jacket.The Author saw active service in the Red Sea, Mediterranean and Pacific during WW2 and was Captain of H.M.A.S. Warramunga $28.00 AUD
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First year of issue - Second year of Issue - Third year of issue.
London: Janes Publishing Co.Ltd. 1983/1984/1985. With num half-tone illusts, plans/working arrangements & maps, (160; 176; 176pp) 4to. Color pict laminated boards.Besides World Ship Building Reviews, has articles on Merchant Ships at War, Defence of Merchant Shipping and Satellites and Ships. A Nice Run of the First Three Annuals $100.00 AUD
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Selections from America's Most Memorable Magazine; A Cavalcade of the 1920s and 1930s.
New York: Viking, 1960. With 8 color plates & num b/w illusts, (328pp) 4to. Or.pattern papered boards with gilt emblem, red cloth spine, top of upper cover slightly stained not affecting contents, frayed dust jacket with ta...An anthology of the best stories, humor, photographs and art $30.00 AUD
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Sydney: A.H.& A.W.Reed, 1975. 1st Edition. Has 4 color plates & num half-tone illusts with map end-papers, (128pp) Obl.8vo. Or.papered boards. dust jacket.A history covering nearby Port Hacking, Pittwater and the Hawkesbury River as well as Port Jackson $30.00 AUD
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Sydney: Reed, 1980. 1st Edition. Num b/w illusts with a composite table of the statistical details, (160pp) Oblong 8vo. Or.blue cl. gilt titling to spine, dust jacket.Provides a brief history of major war and merchant ships, both domestic and foreign, which have had a regular association with Australia $28.00 AUD
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London: Evans Bros. 1979. Has num color & half-tone illusts with drawings, (128pp) 4to. Or.blue cloth, gilt titling to spine, color pict black dust jacket.Taking examples from international jewellery houses such as Aspreys, Van Cleef and Arpels and from the world's leading designers and craftsmen, the Author presents a dazzling and comprehensive pictur... $22.00 AUD
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Based on underwater Archaeology.
New York: Walker, 1972. Num color & b/w photos with maps, (320pp) 4to. Or.blue cloth, nicked and slightly frayed dust jacket.From the earliest seafarers in the Mediterranean and Near East $36.00 AUD
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Sydney: ABGR with the Society of Australian Genealogists, 1989 Frontis. (xx,844pp) Lge.8vo. Or.red cloth, gilt titling. $90.00 AUD
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