for the many as well as for the 'upper ten thousand', by an Australian Aristologist. The Recipes of a By-Gone Australia. [Edited by Alison Burt]. Pp. 218, text illustrations, pictorial endpapers, glossary, index; post 4to; pictorial papered boards, lightly foxed and a trifle sprung, the top fore-corners slightly bruised; dust..... More
Illustrations by Marjorie Zaum K. Pp. [xii]+164, text illustrations, index; dust wrapper, backstrip faded, edges lightly rubbed, front panel lightly creased; Galahad Books, New York, n.d.[c.1972]. More
Traditions, Myths and Mouth-Watering Recipes. Pp. [iv]+100(last blank), illustrated in colour and black & white, bibliography, index; tall cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, faintly soiled; Hill of Content, Melbourne, 1993. First edition. More
Pp. x+134, illustrated (some full page), endnotes; boards a trifle sprung, the top fore-corner of lower board slightly bruised; dust wrapper, rubbed, edges slightly split, with tape repair to closed tear at top edge of front panel; text block faintly browned, a couple of spots of foxing; the author, Melbourne..... More
With an Introduction by Noel Streatfeild. Pp. 190, title page vignette, text illustrations (several full page); green cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, bottom fore-corner of boards faintly bruised; top edges green; dust wrapper, lightly soiled, edges rubbed and split; a little light foxing; C. Arthur Pearson, London, 1955. First..... More
Easy to follow delicious recipes for the busy cook. Pp. 96, illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; printed papered boards, slightly soiled; Lifestyle, London, 1999. More
Pp. 212, illustrated in colour and black & white, index; pictorial textured paper wrappers, lettered and decorated in green, fore-corners slightly creased; a couple of correction slips laid on, edges of leaves faintly foxed; Tillock & Co. Limited, Sydney, n.d.[195-?]. More
With a Foreword by Richard Church and illustrations by Margaret Wetherbee. Pp. 124, title page vignette, head & tailpiece illustrations; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn, edges chipped and split; free endpapers faintly offset and a trifle foxed; Hutchinson , London, 1953. First..... More
Introduction by Trudy Oldaker. Foreword by Eric Page. Pp. [viii]+192+[8](facsimile of the Troika Guest Book), 48 plates (30 coloured), numerous text illustrations, pictorial endpapers; med. 8vo; red papered boards, lettered in gilt, slightly marked, edges a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed; edges of leaves slightly..... More
How to build and fly your very own kits - from simple sleds to complex stunters. Pp. 80, illustrated in colour throughout; med. 4to; bottom fore-corners of boards lightly bruised; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed, with short closed tear to top edge of front panel; New Burlington..... More
Pp. 32, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, glossary, further reading, index; small demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Macmillan Education Australia, Melbourne, 1994. First Australian edition. More
Views of Life and Nature from a Maine Coastal Farm. Pp. 190(last blank), pictorial double title page, text illustrations; small med. 8vo; light brown cloth, lettered in gilt, top fore-corners of boards slightly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper; outer leaves and edges foxed; Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, 1981. First edition..... More
The English Woodland - April to April. With 73 engravings by Agnes Miller Parker. Pp. 142, pictorial title page and numerous text illustrations (8 full page); narrow cr. 4to; edges of boards lightly rubbed; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges rubbed and chipped, with closed tear at foot of backstrip; edges..... More
Pp. 128, numerous full page coloured illustrations and black & white text drawings, patterned endpapers; demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; Paul Hamlyn, London, 1988. More
Best-kept Secrets of the Women's Institute. Pp. 80, illustrated in colour, index; square 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, slightly scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed; Simon & Schuster, London, 2003. More
A comprehensive treatise revealing the technique involved in the art of early American decoration of furniture, walls, tinware, etc. An invaluable reference book and a complete course of instruction for the student of early design and restoration. Illustrated from drawings and natural-colour photographs by the author. Pp. 266(last blank), 30..... More
More than two thousand recipes to vary your everyday cooking. Pp. 512(last blank), illustrated in colour throughout, glossary, index; med. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, a couple of tiny bruises to bottom edge of lower board; dust wrapper, the backstrip faintly faded; upper free endpaper and half-title page slightly creased..... More
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An autobiography. Pp. [viii]+136, 16 plates; bottom edge of boards lightly shelf worn; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn, edges rubbed and split; signs of removal of sticker from foot of upper pastedown, a little light foxing; Heinemann, Melbourne, 1967. First edition. *At the age of 16, the author lost..... More
Pp. 288, title page vignette and numerous text illustrations (many printed in brown), glossary of materials, index; small cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; price-clipped dust wrapper; a little light foxing; Chancellor Press, London, 1985. *Originally published by Macmillan in 1980. 'The complete manual of kitchen implements and how to..... More
Edited by C. Geoffrey Holme & Shirley B. Wainwright. Pp. viii+166, 8 coloured plates (the frontispiece with tissue guard), black & white pictorial title page and numerous text illustrations (many full page); narrow demy 4to; dark green cloth over bevelled boards, lettered and decorated in gilt & blind, edges a...... More
Pp. 128, illustrated in colour throughout, index; tall cr. 4to; pictorial card wrappers, a trifle scuffed and slightly sprung; The Australian Dried Fruits Association, Sydney, n.d.[1990]. Paperback edition. *'A treasury of recipes celebrating Australia's harvest of golden sun-dried fruits of vine and tree' [wrapper blurb]. More
A practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture. Five volumes, including the SUPPLEMENT. Approximately 2,700 pages, printed double column, with numerous text figures; demy 4to; gilt lettered green cloth, edges a trifle rubbed Volumes I-IV, tiny spot near centre of lower board Volume III; price-clipped dust wrappers, lightly foxed and worn..... More
The secret of a great cuisine unveiled. Pp. 100, printed in orange and black, coloured and black & white text illustrations, pictorial endpapers printed in orange, index; post 4to; dust wrapper, bottom corner of back panel a trifle chipped; edges of leaves slightly soiled; Garland Books, New York, 1973. Round..... More
