Search Results: Authors starting with B from Diversity Books, IOBA

U.K. and Australia: Promotional Reprint Co., For Bookmart Ltd. and Treasure Press, 1995. 237pp., b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout, including frontispiece (archival and other sources). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Pictorially-illustrated gloss boards undamaged. Textblock pristine. Identically-illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. Listed alphabetically, this book is a fantastic reference to fifty British motorcycle brands (some long-forgotten) that graced British roads and race-tracks during the 1960's . . . Contents include: Prelims., Foreword, Pendulum Swings, (Alphabetically) AJS and Matchless . . . to Wasp. Model charts, Acks. Book weight approx. 950g. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Thus.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very Good +.

London: Focal Press, 1952. 120pp. Intext, b/white illustrations. Spine firm. Small, original seller's stamp on ffep, minor stain on foredge of round-cornered text-block. Art-illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn and finger-marked on yellowing varnish. Contents include: First essentials, To script or not to script, Preparing for a holiday film, Camera technique, At the seaside, Touring holiday, Climbing-hiking and cycling, Holidays afloat, Documentaries, Completing at home. Book weight approx. 120gms. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . 1st. U.K... Softcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall.

St Louis, MO, USA: Mosby Inc., 1999. xxxviii, + 387pp., intext, b/white halftone plates, graphs and tables, throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Gilt and silver titles over lightly bumped boards. Leaves clean. Published annually (since 1901), Mosby Yearbooks cover a significant variety of medical disciplines. This stand-alone volume focuses on Endicrinology. Contents include: Prelims., Intro., 11 chapters, Subject Index, Author Index. Book weight approx. 700g.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1997. 240pp., colour photographic illustrations and b/white line-drawings throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain burgundy boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket negligibly edge-rubbed only. "Authoritative and wide-ranging, and using the most advanced analytical techniques in archaeology, 'Journey Through the Ice Age' describes the varied background of the sites and discusses their enigmas and mysteries. It traces the study of Palaeolithic art from its origins in the 19th century . . . Not only presents an invaluable synthesis of our current state of knowledge about Palaeolithic people and the societies in which they lived, but also presents a feast of imagery. The text is illustrated largely with the unsurpassed photography of the late Jean Vertut." Contents include: Preface and Acks., Introduction : Cave Life, 12 chapters, Notes, Bibliography, Index, Picture Acks. Book weight approx. 1.46 KG. *… Read More

Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.: Writer's Digest Books, 2015. 295pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Printed card wrapper skilfully covered in clear, adhesive film, else foredge corners nominally bumped. Textblock unmarked. A most helpful book for those eager to take their writing to a highly skilled level, arming you with the tools you need to master the power of the English language, crafting excellent sentences that will become second nature - holding your readers spellbound . . . Contents include: Prelims., Welcome. 6 'Sections'. Appendix. Acks., Notes. Book weight approx. 381g. . First Edition, First Impression. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - (approx. 21cm x 13.5cm).

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: The Australasian Book Society, 1976. 203pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain green boards very lightly bumped on lower foredge corner. Author signature and stamped number '67' to half-title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Art-illustrated (Gary Shead) dustjacket negligibly edge-creased and indented. " . . . a funny, frank, satirical, serious, highly topical novel of New Guinea. It is centred on an innocent young Australian schoolteacher who, in the remote hot village of Wendi, finds himself confronted by such appalling characters as Peanuts O'Neil, Mucker, Bendix van Kram and the formidable Mrs Weston, the inspector from Education . . . " Book weight approx. 324g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. First Thus.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good.

London: William Collins (Overseas) Ltd., 1976. 190pp., unpaginated, candid and action illustrated, b/w halftone plates throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Action-illustrated dustjacket trivially edgeworn only. "Gary Sobers is without peer in the history of cricket, the greatest all-rounder ever to have graced the game.his achievements are breath-taking, including the famous over against Glamorgan when he hit six sixes." Contents include: Prelims., Foreword by Richie Benaud, 17 chapters, viz: Childhood in Barbados, Young cricketer, Father-figures, All-rounders, Master batsman, Outstanding innings, Captaincy, Triple-purpose bowler, Love and marriage, End of an era, Sobers on cricket, Sir Gary-and the future, Chronology, Career statistics, Index. Book weight approx. 480g.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Australia: Penguin Books, 1997. 168pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Mark Sofilas) card wrapper mildly indented. "Something strange is happening outside the dusty town of Jacks Marsh, but Brendon seems to be the only one to have noticed. For years the mysteries of Walden have remained unsolved - mysteries of the goldrush, of Thunderbolt the bushranger. But Walden is coming back - and some people will stop at nothing to unearth its secrets . . . " Book weight approx. 180g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. 2nd Impression. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

West Ryde, N.S.W., Australia: Sunlight Publications, 1993. 160pp., intext b/w sketch-illustration and line drawn tables. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. "From the days of Plato and Aristotle thinkers have been trying to explain what it is that makes people laugh. Such intellectual giants as Cicero, Hobbes, Schopenhauer, Bergson, Freud, and many others have attempted to explain the phenomenon but no one has fully succeeded." However, in this book, Moses Bainy demonstrates how he has broken the code for understanding the humour process, analyses scores of jokes as examples and demonstrates how any person can learn to do the same. Contents, in chaptered 'parts', include: Intro., On the trails of the pioneers, Nature of humour and tragedy, Humour in the joke, Comedy and tragedy in Literature, Bibliography, List of jokes analysed in the text, Index. Book weight approx. 350g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item… Read More

London: Concrete Publications, 1967. 82pp., intext tables, graphs and diagrams throughout. Booklet clean and square, Spine firm. Line-illustrated card wrapper mildly scuffed, abraded, bumped and corner-creased. An original supplier's sticker affixed to plain inner front wrap, else text-block unmarked. This title considers the inelastic effects of reinforced concrete structures, the phenomena of cracking, creep, shrinkage and deformation, and the various influences are discussed. Contents include: Prelims., unchaptered articles, Acks., References. Book weight approx. 150g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Thus. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: William Kimber, 1981. 190pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated ['Mackeral Boat', Margo Maeckberghe] dustjacket mildly edgeworn, and noticeably sunned on spine. The primary tale in this volume of short stories is 'Thomasina's Island', set in Cornwall where black-haired beauty Thomasina, firmly committed to the Cornish cause, meets David, who crosses the Tamar first for a holiday, then to stay.Includes nine other stories. Book weight approx. 380g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1934. xiv, + 502pp. Intext illustrations, graphs and tables throughout. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over mildly colour-flecked spine. Blind-stamped title over minimally flecked red cloth boards. A former owner's name on ffep., else textblock unmarked. No dustjacket. Written and published primarily for United States forestry/agriculture students, contents include: Prelims., Preface. Introduction. Part 1/ Plant Physiology. Part 2/ Forest Ecology. Part 3/ Systematized Silvicultural Experience. Part 4/ The Forest Itself as a Source of Silvicultural Knowledge. Part 5/ Silvicultural Literature. Index. Book weight approx. 800g. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG.with packing. Please email for quote.. First Edition, 7th Impression. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good+. 8vo - (approx. 21.5cm x 13.75cm).

London: Robert Hale, 1986. 270pp., b/white line-drawings, by the author, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain russet boards undamaged. Signed by author on title page, otherwise leaves unmarked. Colour art-illustrated (Winchester City Cross', John L. Baker) dustjacket negligibly edge-creased, and mild sunning to spine. "One of England's largest and most beautiful counties, Hampshire is an area of exceptional variety . . . More than 100 of John Baker's delicate and revealing line drawings enhance a satisfying and comprehensive text." Contents include: List of illustrations, Introduction, 14 chapters, Glossary, Bibliography, Index. Book weight approx. 740g. . Signed by Author. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. Illus. by John L. Baker. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paducah, Kentucky, United States : Collector Books, 1992. 191pp. Beautiful full page colour plates, and b/white photographic images. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour, gloss illustrated boards negligibly edge-bumped and surface indented. Previous (Australian) bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Numerous contents over seven sections. Book weight approx. 1.05KG. (Customers outside Australia only - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote).. Values Updated Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. 4to - (approx. 28.5cm x 22cm).

London: Simon & Schuster, 2009. 243pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, fine reading crease there-on. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper very good. " . . . a wholly entertaining and beguiling love story about people and poetry: from Tennyson, Swinburne, and Yeats to the moderns (Roethke, Bogan, Merwin) to families, neighbours and the strangers in our lives . . . " Book weight approx. 342g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Impression.. Softcover. Very Good +.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008. 566p. Book clean and square. Spine firm, minimally bumped on head and heel. Illustrated boards undamaged. Textblock has a remainder stripe on foot, else leaves unmarked. Translucent, dustjacket lightly edgeworn, soiled and sunned on spine. With just an occasional interjecting comment, Nicholson Baker (b.1957) uses government transcripts, newspaper articles, and other documents from the time to question the commonly held belief that the Allies wanted to avoid war at all costs, but were forced into action by Adolf Hitler's aggression . . . Somewhat controversial, contents include: Prelims., unchaptered contents. Afterword. Notes. Refs. Index. Book weight approx. 885g. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 24cm x 16cm).

Kent Town, South Australia: Wakefield Press, 1998. 223pp., colour and b/white photographic illustrations throughout. (Many leading South Australian photographers have contributed to this book). Book clean, square. Spine firm, lightly bumped at head. Black boards very good. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket has two small closed tears. minor edge-creasing to head of spine. Foreword by Peter Goldsworthy. From the jacket flap: "This book is a bold photographic portrait of a community moving into the twenty-first century. Evocative images celebrate the state's variety, from its natural wonders to its modern industries . . . Includes essays about South Australia's historical strengths and contemporary endeavours; insightful interviews with people working for the state's future; and snap-shot fiction that gives a glimpse into how South Australians think of themselves and how their activities are contributing to the world." Book weight approx. 1.2 KG. *Customers outside Australia -… Read More

Alexandria, New South Wales, Australia: Hale & Iremonger, 1998. 71pp. B/white author photograph to first (author bio.) page. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-illustrated card wrapper softly creased, minor indentations, faint stain to rear panel. "Here is the gentle touch of a poet speaking of everyday things. Here too, from under the silk words, fierce eyes observe the streets of Rome, London, Melbourne and Outback Australia. Always there is the loving touch, a polish - the mastery of words." A stand-alone volume in the 'Contemporary Australian Poets' series. Book weight approx. 115g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 21.5cm x 13.5cm).

Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom: Melrose Books, 2012. vii, + 102pp., including four pages of b/white photographic illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Personal inscription, "Lorrie . . . ", signed by the author on title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edge-rubbed only. The death of his beloved wife caused Joe Ball to enquire on the purpose of his life. He recounts his personal journey, that saw him "shed the male cloak of certainty, only to be pitched headlong into the fascinating and frustrating world of awareness and enlightenment where logic no longer applies . . . " Book weight approx. 160g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 1985. x, + 149pp., intext tables and equations. Book clean and square. Spine firm, lightly bumped head and heel. Printed gloss boards have colour-fading on spine (title legible) and top of front and rear boards, else undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Diagnosis is at the centre of medical practice and depends upon skilled information processing and decision . . . This introduction to the fundamental concepts of information processing and design making is written at a level which makes it appropriate reading for those who have not previously read widely in these areas . . . " Contents include: Prelims., Preface. 11 chapters. Appendix. Bibliography, Index. Book weight approx. 350g. . First Edition. Hardcover. Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.