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
Babel, Leopard, Auction, Variety, Metamorphosis, Switch, Eleusis, Construction, Ultima. Pp. 137(including recto of lower free endpaper), text figures and diagrams, pictorial endpapers; qr. grey cloth, spine lettered in gilt, red papered boards, upper board lettered and decorated in gilt, fore-corners bruised and slightly chipped; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges rubbed..... 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
Inside the Sports Business. Pp. xii+196, 8 plates, bibliography, appendices, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; small ink mark to bottom edge of several leaves; Hutchinson, London, 1990.First edition. *'A look behind the scenes at the multi-million pound world of top athletes and the men who have created the extravaganza that..... 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
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
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
Introduction by Sir Charles Forte. Pp. [x]+294, 16 coloured plates, black & white text decorations, index; cr. 4to; price-clipped dust wrapper; name in ink on upper free endpaper; Sidgwick & Jackson, 1978. First U.K. edition. 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
