Search Results: TRAVEL / Australia & Oceania from William Robertson

London: APA , 1997. Fifteenth Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Part of the lavishly illustrated 'Insight Guides' series for tourists and travellers. Everything you would ever need to know about the island of Bali: history, culture, geography, art, people, and practical tourist information. Size, 22 x 15cm, 285 pages, illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos and artwork. Pictorial card covers showing minor shelf wear, otherwise very good. Internally, very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Fine/---.

Sydney: ABC , 1997. Paperback. Fine. Used. Fine/No Jacket. The popular ABC broadcaster presents a collection of some of the best bits from his radio show, 'Australia All Over'. Includes all the favourite aspects of the show: stories, poems, interviews, phone calls, humour, weather, animals, letters and pictures from kids and unique one-liners. A celebration and reaffirmation of a traditional view of the essence of Australia, yet dares to question the status-quo and be sceptical as only Australians can. Size, 27.5 x 21cm, 206 pages, 16 pages of colour photos plus numerous line drawings. Pictorial card covers in near fine condition. Internally, fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks and feels like new.

London: Coronet, 1984. Reprint. Paperback. Near Fine. Vivid character-sketches and anecdotes of the people who live in the 'Outback' of Australia's Northern Territories. A magical place for the Aboriginals, the Outback can be a place of madness and violence for Whites. Women are few, and murders occur more frequently than anywhere else in Australia. Floods and cyclones alternate with terrifying heat but, as the author shows, Whites can also find solace there. Fascinating and entertaining stuff for the armchair traveller or adventurer. Size, 24.5 x 18.5cm, 256 pages, illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos. Pictorial card covers showing very slight shelf-wear to edges, otherwise in very good condition. Internally, Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new inside.

Brisbane: Sunshine Diaries, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good. Brisbane: Sunshine Diaries, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback. 1st edition. Very Good/-. A beautiful (unused) diary, specially created to mark Australia's Bicentenary 1788-1988. As well as the diary entries there are 125 pages of illustrated text outlining Australian geography, history, culture and acheivements. Each day of the year is accompanied by line drawings, historical facts, and quotations from eminent Australians, etc. There is information and illustrations of the country's wildlife, and even tips on tracing your family tree. A great souvenir for anyone who missed it the first time round, or anyone with an interest in Australia. Cream leatherette boards, gilt stamped titles and decor on front and spine, showing some shelf wear/shop soiling on front top/right and top edges. No dust jacket (as issued?). Decorated endpapers. Internally Very Good+: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

New York: Bantam , 1988. Paperback. Near Fine. The remarkable story of a unique 10-year voyage of exploration amongst the volcanic islands of the Indonesian archipelago. Contains 272 pages, 26 x 215cm, and illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos and drawings. Pictorial card covers showing slight diagonal crease on bottom/right corner, otherwise in Fine condition. Internally, Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new inside.

Wellington: Seven Seas , 1970. Hardcover. Good. A review of everything that makes New Zealand such a unique land: its history; people; geology; flora and fauna. Size, 18.5 x 12cm, 156 pages, 29 pages of colour plates. Pictorial boards showing only very slight shelf wear. No dust jacket. Internally, shows former owner's address on front endpaper, otherwise good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.