Search Results: Authors starting with D from Spencer and Murphy Booksellers

New York : Collins Design, 2009. First edition . Hardcover (padded boards). Very Good Condition. Binding is tight and spine fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy All edges clean, neat and free of foxing B & W photos and colour photos

Brisbane, Queensland : Queensland Museum, 1979. Edition Not Stated. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Good Condition. Octavo. Sybil Monteith. Stapled book and pages tight Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy This book is aimed at secondary school biology students, but is also suited to beginners wishing to collect insects as a hobby. B & W photos and illustrations

Sydney, NSW : Ure Smith Pty Limited, 1951. First edition . Hardcover (paper-covered boards). Good Condition. Small Octavo. Binding is tight and spine fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting Some faint foxing and some some faint browning Edges faintly browned Faint marks along the centre gutter Frontispiece photo of New South Wales Anniversary Regatta Cup.This is one of URE SMITH MINIATURE SERIES (URE SMITH)Series Note: This series of small octavo booklets came in pictorial board covers. Each volume was illustrated with black-and-white photographic plates and/or drawings. B & W photos and illustrations

Newham, Victoria : Scribe, 1991. First Reprint. Softcover. Good Condition. Octavo (standard book size). Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting Some slight foxing on endpapers, inside edges of pages browned and pages browned slightly, text not foxed. Edges are browned and slightly spotted Inside covers very browned Stimulating argument about the consequences of dependence on an array of radiation-emitting equipment now being used for medical, industrial and domestic purposes, with particular focuses on the uranium extraction and nuclear industries. Includes appendices, bibliography, index and reference notes.

Papua New Guinea : Treid Pacific (PNG) Ltd, 1999. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). Binding is tight, cover and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy Edges all neat and clean Card covers have some edge wear, some rubbing on covers and bumped corners A look at the traditional heritage of the Huli and modern Christianity Colour photos and B& W photos and map illustrations

Bet Dagan, Israel : The Volcani Center, 1981. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. Octavo (standard book size). Several black and white charts, graphs, diagrams and illustrations. The book on the arid soils of Israel has been compiled for the participants in the excursions arranged during the International Conference on Aridic Soils March-April 1981 Size: Octavo (standard book size). 353 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Card covers have some slightly bumped corners, some slight edgewear and some rubbing. . Title page and spine marked with Library stamps, library pocket inside back cover, no stamps in text in good condition throughout. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Farming & Rural Life; Soil; Main Picture: Front cover. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon… Read More

London : J M Dent & Sons, Everyman's Library, 1938. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fair Condition/Fair. Small Octavo. Binding is tight and spine fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy All edges neat and clean Small amount of insect damage on bottom edge of back board An Everyman's Library edition of Richard Henry Dana's classic memoir of his working trip on a voyage from New England to the coastal areas of California and back in the 1830s. This work provides a vivid account of the life of common seamen, and their sometimes harrowing jobs, such as the incredible difficulty of rounding Cape Horn during Antarctica's winter.

London : Thames & Hudson , 1992. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Good. Slightly larger than Octavo. Binding is tight, cover and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting Some tiny foxed spots on front free endpapers , text is free of foxing Edges faintly foxed on top edge and some faint marks/browning on side and bottom edge Boards have some slight edge wear For nearly thirty years, until his death in 1986, the well-known scholar, writer and broadcaster Glyn Daniel was editor of Antiquity, the influential review of archaeology. Under his guidance, it became a journal with a difference. In each issue the editor would air eloquently his decided views on matters not just archaeological--finds, hypotheses, personalities--but of interest or amusement to all: the pleasures of the French countryside, the follies of government policy, the five golden rules that a lecturer should observe.Here is a collection of the very… Read More

Bloxham, Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press, 1996. Edition Not Stated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. Quarto. Binding is tight and spine fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting The endpapers have very faint foxing, text appears to be free of foxing Edges very faintly foxed Ranging from cuneiform to shorthand, from archaic Greek to modern Chinese, from Old Persian to modern Cherokee, this is the only available work in English to cover all of the world's writing systems from ancient times to the present. Describing scores of scripts in use now or in the past around the world, this unusually comprehensive reference offers a detailed exploration of the history and typology of writing systems. More than eighty articles by scholars from over a dozen countries explain and document how a vast array of writing systems work--how alphabets, ideograms, pictographs, and hieroglyphics convey meaning in graphic form.The work is… Read More

California : Corwin Press, 2009. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Quarto. This is a joint publication between NSDC and Corwin Press. This valuable book helps educational leaders better understand and become more skillful in conducting conversations about the craft of teaching and the science of learning. Size: Quarto. 138 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Education; Teaching; Main Picture: Front cover. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53020. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy All edges clean, neat and free of foxing

2000. First Edition. Softcover. Fair to Good Condition. Octavo (standard book size). Binding is tight, cover and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy Edges all neat and clean The pages are tight but the binding on one or two pages is less than perfect Richard Dannelley presents exciting material about the vortices based on many years of personal observation and research. You'll discover how the Earth creates vortices, and you'll experience Sedona's healing energies. B & W photos and illustrations

Bangkok, Thailand Thailand: Asia Books, 2002. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. A4 Landscape. Numerous colour photos throughout. Thailand offers a plethora of high quality arts and crafts which offer insight into Thai culture and these, be they lacquerware, woodcarvings, textiles or basketry, they are featured in this book. Size: A4 Landscape. 144 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear - contains no tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Previous owner’s address in ink on title page. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Thai Antiques & Collectibles; Thailand; ISBN: 9628734458. ISBN/EAN: 9789628734450. Main Picture: Front cover. Pictures of this item not already… Read More

London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington , 1883. New Edition . Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition. Octavo. Binding is tight and spine fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting Some faint browning on pages, some marks on endpapers Edges faintly browned Ex-library, letters on spine. Stamp on inside front free endpaper. Interestingly the book belonged to a Monastic Library Covers are a little worn and rubbed along spine with some wear on top and bottom of spine. The paper over the inside gutters has split, revealing the webbing. Stain on centre at gutter. Dated 1883 and the modern art in the title features Van Dyck, Hogarth, Gainsborough and others B & W illustrations

Crawly, Western Australia : University of Western Australia Press for the Charles and Joy StaplesSouth West Region Publication Fund, 2008. First edition . Softcover. Good Condition. Binding is tight and spine fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy All edges neat and clean Charles Lane Poole (18851970), Western Australia's first Conservator of Forests, is the flawed hero of this biography. Fired by the ideals of forest conservation and its science, he followed their dictates in Western Australia and across the world. Poole was the first man to attempt the task of managing and preserving the States magnificent jarrah and karri forests at a time when they were being felled for railway sleepers. B & W photos

Great Britain : Macdonald Illustrated, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Quarto. Binding is tight, covers and spine intact but spine is slightly cocked Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting Endpapers very faintly foxed, text clean Edges very slightly spotted or marked Boards a little bumped on corners and bottom of spine An illustrated guide to the monuments of England and Wales, containing in each case biographical and anecdotal details of the subject, together with the name of the sculptor, a description of the setting and observations on the monument's artistic merit and its present state of repair. B & W and colour photos

London : Thames & Hudson, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). Numerous colour photographs. A book of the most glorious oceanside gardens along the coasts of Europe, the Mediterranean and the united States. Size: A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). 239 pages. Notes, in pencil, on back inside cover.. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear - contains no tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket un-clipped. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Gardening; Gardens; ISBN: 0500511071. ISBN/EAN: 9780500511077. Main Picture: Front cover. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52861. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Notes, in pencil, on back inside cover. No foxing in this copy All edges clean, neat and free of foxing

Not Stated : Self published, 2010. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Fine Condition. Small Octavo. Several colour photos. Mount Kinabula is the highest climber-fiendly mountain in Southeast Asia, in the state of Sabah, Malaysia on the island of Borneo, The mountain attracts more than 100,000 climbers annually. Size: Small Octavo. 80 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Card cover corners slightly bumped. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Mountaineering; Mountain Climbing; ISBN/EAN: 9780557709236. Main Picture: Front cover. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51149. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy All edges clean, neat and… Read More

New York : Crown Publishers, Inc, 1976. Eleventh Printing. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). Binding is tight, cover and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting Endpapers have very faint browning, text clean Some tiny marks on bottom outside edge of cloth boards With over 3000 illustrations this is a comprehensive detailed account of costume through the ages, covering dress, jewellery, ornament , coiffure and all other elements B & W illustrations

London : Collins, 1990. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Large Octavo. Binding is tight but spine is slightly cocked Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting Inside covers and endpapers have some faint foxing, text appears to be free of foxing Edges neat and clean but some faint marks on top edge Card cover corners are bumped and there is some slight edge wear and some some wear on front spine fold In this book the author examines attitudes to sexuality in Britain with a special emphasis on the prudery, fear and hatred of deviance that underly those attitudes. He describes the self-hatred that often leads to persecution of homosexuals and sufferers of venereal disease, including AIDS. He suggests that the establishment that draws up and enforces laws against sexual expression are often trying to hide or deny their own proclivities. The author argues that sexual desire is part of the fecundity of life itself and that to fear sex is to fear… Read More

Sydney, NSW : Currency Press, 2002. First Edition . Softcover. Very Good Condition. Quarto. Binding is tight, cover and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy Edges all neat and clean Card cover has a soft crease on bottom corner of front card cover Set in Sydney in the 1970s and 1980s, 'Blue Murder' is the story of the friendship between drug dealer and robber Arthur Stanley 'Neddy' Smith and Detective Sergeant Roger 'The Dodger' Rogerson -- and the pot of gold and broken lives that friendship produced. Ian David, the writer of 'Police Crop', 'Joh's Jury' and other TV dramas, researched the story extensively. He met with Neddy Smith and conducted hundreds of interviews as well as consulting published works such as 'Darren Goodsir's Line of Fire' and Neddy Smith's own autobiography 'Neddy'. The result is a powerful and frightening story about police corruption and Sydney's underworld. B & W and colour photos