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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chatto and Windus
Date published: 1959
Description: Good; Fair Jacket. 1959 Chatto and Windus, London. Sixth printing of 1958 edition. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black and white illustrations by George Molnar. 204 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Bottom edge faded. Imprinted bookplate on front endpaper. Name in ink on front free endpaper. Page edges foxed and lightly soiled. Pages clean and ... Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Kowhai Publishing Ltd
Date published: n. d
ISBN-13:9780908598496ISBN:0908598491
Description: Very Good. Kowhai Publishing Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand. 8.25 x 11 inches. No date stated. Softcover, with stapled binding. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 32 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have very light surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Light foxing to the fore edge and the bottom edge of the first page. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Read More
Description: Good+; No jacket. 1960 Hallcraft Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd., Melbourne. Reprint of 1949 edition. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has red textured paper-covered boards with black spine lettering and black spine and cover decorations. Gray endpapers with repeating white floral pattern. 432 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rounded. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Top page edges lightly foxed. Spine lightly sunned. Name in ink on front free endpaper. ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Nicholas Kaye
Date published: 1963
Description: Very Good; Fair Jacket. 1963 Nicholas Kaye. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has navy paper-covered boards with white spine lettering. Black and white frontispiece. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rounded. Wrinkle in rear endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. 143 pages. Jacket has tattered edges, with several pieces missing from edges. Most of inner front flap is missing. Jacket also has several edge tears. Carefully ... Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Bascands Ltd
Date published: 1973
Description: Good. 1973 Bascands Ltd. Published in New Zealand. Microtone Colour Book Series. Softcover, with stapled binding. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 26 pages. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear. Faint foxing on title page. Pages clean and unmarked. Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Bush Press
Date published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780908608218ISBN:0908608217
Description: Fine. 1995 Bush Press, Auckland, New Zealand. First Edition. Series: New Zealand: Past and Present. Softcover, with stapled binding. Color and black and white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. 32 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. "The hot lakes and geothermal wonders, including the Tarawera Eruption of 1886." Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Bascands Ltd
Date published: 1973
Description: Good. 1973 Bascands Ltd. Published in New Zealand. Microtone Colour Book Series. Softcover, with stapled binding. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 26 pages. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Lansdowne Press
Date published: 1965
Description: Good+; Good Jacket. 1965 Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, Australia. First Edition. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has green textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Decorative endpapers. 112 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. There is a small nick to the front cover near the fore edge. Pages clean and unmarked. Pages very lightly tanned at periphery but still ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co
Date published: 1958
Description: Very Good; Good Jacket. 1958 Longmans, Green and Co., Melbourne. First Edition. First printing. "First Published in 1958" appears on verso. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has green textured paper-covered boards with black spine lettering. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends very lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Name in ink on front free endpaper. One page is dog-eared. One pair of pages has a darkened rectangle where something of low ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: A.H. & A.W. Reed
Date published: 1965
Description: Good; No jacket. 1965 A.H. & A.W. Reed, Sydney. First edition. NOT ex-library. Small hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5 inches, has tan textured paper-covered boards and black spine lettering. Front cover has black & tan illustrations on a brown background. Black and white illustrations by E. H. Papps. 144 pages. Word lists: English-Aboriginal and Aboriginal-English; Short list of English-Aboriginal phrases and sentence. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Back cover lightly ... Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: First Class Publications
Date published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780908973002ISBN:0908973004
Description: Fine. 1992 First Class Publications, Auckland, New Zealand. 8.5 x 11 inches. Softcover, with stapled binding. Color photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. 24 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: A. H. & A. W. Reed
Date published: 1974
Description: Good. A. H & A.W. Reed. No date in book. 1974 (date from record, no date in book). A Kiwi Musicolour Book. Softcover, with stiff color photo-illustrated cardstock covers and stapled binding. Includes a 45 rpm record in a sleeve at the back. 15 pages. Glossy pictorial cover. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. Record has 9 tracks, with a total of approximately 12 minutes playing time total. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear, with rubbing and ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Angus and Robertson
Date published: 1961
Description: Very Good; Good Jacket. 1961 Angus and Robertson, Sydney. Reprint. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has light blue textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering and gold cover illustration. Black and white illustrations and color jacket illustration by Hal Gye. Foreword by Henry Lawson. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends very lightly bumped. Front cover slightly sunned along the very bottom edge. Top page edges lightly foxed. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. ... Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780521408325ISBN:0521408326
Description: Very Good. 1990 Cambridge University Press. Studies in Australian History Series. Softcover. Oversized, 7 x 9.3 inches. Black and white photographs and illustrations. NOT ex-library. Small black dot remainder mark on bottom page edges. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Small crease on top corner of front cover. Small stain on top corner of first page from price sticker. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked. 364 pages. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Sally Milner Publishing
Date published: 1996
ISBN-13:9781863511896ISBN:186351189X
Description: Very Good; No jacket. 1996 Sally Milner Publishing, Burra Creek, NSW, Australia. Oversize hardcover, 8.5 x 11.25 inches, has pictorial paper-covered boards. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 81 pages. No dust jacket, as issued. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Tail of spine bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. A few small light pink spots on fore edges of pages. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Horwitz Publications
Date published: 1969
Description: Good. 1969 Horwitz Publications, North Sydney, Australia. First Edition, stated. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Softcover. Oversized. Black and white photographs. Unpaginated. Binding loosening, but intact and undamaged. Spine creased. Corners and spine ends worn and rounded, with some small chips. Horizontal crease across the bottom of the front cover. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear. Imprinted bookplate inside front cover. Gift inscription inside ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jaycees Community Foundation, Inc
Date published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780959268201ISBN:0959268200
Description: Very Good; Good Jacket. 1982 Jaycees Community Foundation, Inc., West Perth, Western Australia. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 8.5 x 11 inches, has blue cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Pictorial endpapers. Color photographs by Bert and Babs Wells. Text and captions by Sally Foy and Cliff Morris. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages clean and unmarked. 96 ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Angus and Robertson
Date published: 1961
Description: Very Good; Fair Jacket. 1961 Angus and Robertson, Sydney. First published 1951; fourth reprint. Hardcover has green textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Map endpapers. Color frontispiece. 63 color plates, 21 black & white plates, 10 text illustrations. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Spine covering is very lightly wrinkled; no stains. First and last 2 or 3 pages lightly wrinkled at ... Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Viking
Date published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780670879182ISBN:0670879185
Description: Very Good-; Good-Jacket. 1999 Viking. Sixth edition. Green flexible vinyl covers with white lettering. Color illustrations throughout. High-quality glossy paper. Corners lightly bumped. Vinyl cover is wrinkled at bottom front edge. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. 440 pages. Glossy color illustrated dust jacket has light edge and surface wear and has surface crinkling at corners and edges. Simpson & Day Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. Includes dust jacket. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New Holland Publishers
Date published: 2011
ISBN-13:9781869662950ISBN:1869662954
Description: Very Good; No jacket. 2011 New Holland Publishers. First Edition. First printing. Full number line on publication page. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oblong hardcover, 8.5 x 6.1 inches, has glossy color pictorial paper-covered boards. Color photographs throughout. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have very light surface and edge wear. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. First Edition. Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Christchurch Beautifying Association
Date published: 1968
Description: Good. 1968 Christchurch Beautifying Association. Oblong softcover, with stapled binding. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. Unpaginated (32 pages). NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear; cellophane covering on the front cover rubbed and peeling a the corners. Covers mildly curled. Light foxing to the back cover. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rigby
Date published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780851794280ISBN:0851794289
Description: Very Good; Good+ Jacket. 1973 Rigby, Adelaide, Australia. First Edition, stated. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 11.5 x 13.75 inches, has maroon cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Color and back & white illustrations by Ainslie Roberts. Text by Charles P. Mountford. High-quality glossy paper. 175 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Gift inscription on front free ... Read More
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Text Publishing
Date published: 1999
ISBN-13:9781875847211ISBN:1875847219
Description: Very Good. 1999 Text Publishing, Melbourne, Australia. Trade paperback. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Covers lightly curled at corners. Small chip at back corner of head of spine. Page edges have some shallow dents. Pages clean and unmarked. 333 pages. Edited and instrpduced by Robert Manne. Read More
