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

London: Oxford University Press, 1945. 79pp., intext illustrations throughout: line-drawings, tables, graphs, and formulae. Book clean, spine minimally canted. Blind-stamp border, and black text title over undamaged original red cloth boards. No dustjacket. Textblock unmarked. First published in 1922. This third edition revised to conform to the L.C.C. Regulations (1943). This book provides a clear understanding of the general principles involved in reinforced concrete . . . Contents include: Prelims., 6 chapters, viz: Preliminary / Compression Members and Pillars / Beams and Slabs / Shearing Resistance of Concrete Beams / Design of Pillars / Materials. Index. Book weight approx. 180g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 3rd Edition, 2nd Impression.. Hardcover. Very Good.

London: Oxford University Press, 1934. x, + 152pp. Intext, line-drawn figures, formulae, and tables, throughout. Book clean. Spine firm, mildly bumped, canted and colour-faded cloth (no text loss). Printed red cloth boards slightly edgeworn and flecked, minimal marks on plain rear board, else bumped on foredge corners. Textblock unmarked. Published in Britain under the 'New Code of Practice' in 1934, written and compiled (mostly) from a series of articles written for the British monthly periodical 'Building', by structural engineer Oscar Faber (1886-1956). Contents include: Prelims., Preface. 12 chapters. Appendix. Index. Disclaimer. Note: This book may be suitable for historical reference only as these codes of practice may have changed since publication in 1934 . . . Book weight approx. 415g. . First Thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good+. 8vo - (approx. 22cm x 14.25cm).

London: Staples Press, 1951. xi, + 149pp. Pattern-print endpapers. Book clean and square. Gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Gilt publisher's device on front panel of lightly shelfworn khaki original cloth boards. Discreet former owner's initials on ffep., textblock top edge flecked, else leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket price-clipped, nipped and edgeworn, a thumbnail-size piece missing from head of mildly colour-faded spine, else several creases on rear panel. Originally published in the U.S.A., 1949, by Farrar, Straus & Co., this first U.K. edition published 1951. Headaches are among the most common of human ailments; in this book the author explains various types and causes . . . Contents include: Prelims., Prelude, 11 chapters, Index. Book weight approx. 265g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First U.K... Hardcover and Dustjacket. Good +/Good.

Homebush, N.S.W., Australia : St Pauls (Society of St Paul), 1993. 77pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. A personal inscription ('To xxx, With best wishes, Pat') signed and dated (20.9.93) by author on half-title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper minimally surface indented. From the rear panel: " . . . provides a brief, but contemporary introduction to the seven sacraments of the Church by leading readers to an awareness of the sacramentalism of their lives, followed by an individual examination of each sacrament from points of view of historical development, scriptural foundation and understanding by the contemporary Church . . . " Patrick Fahey OSA, an Augustinian Friar of the Australian Province of the Order of St Augustine, A stand-alone volume in the 'Faith and Prayer Education' series. Book weight approx. 85g. This book will post as a small parcel, and postage charge will be reduced accordingly. Inscribed and Signed By Author. First… Read More

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: The Jacaranda Press No publication date (c. 1965). 128pp., one unpaginated b/white halftone plate illustration, plus numerous intext b/white sketch-art (various contributors) throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. A former owner's name crudely deleted on half-title page, plus impressions on several subsequent leaves resulting from that deletion. Otherwise, leaves are clean. Art-illustrated wrapper has a beverage ring stain on front, otherwise mild edgewear. Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of ANZAC, this treasury, full of light humour and mirth, was edited by Roger Fair, 14th Battalion, 1st A.I.F. Book weight approx. 190g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . 1st Thus.. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Headline Book Publishing, 2004. x, + 374pp., plus 3 x 8 page, colour and b/white photographically-illustrated sections. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain black boards very good. Leaves clean, with the slightest hint of tanning only, one leaf corner-creased. Illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn and indented. Foreword by Jack Nicklaus. "In this definitive autobiography, Nick Faldo relives the excitement and drama of his sometimes turbulent career . . . a remarkably honest self-portrait by one of Britain's greatest sportsmen, revealing him to be far removed from the character that Fleet Street has revelled in portraying." Book weight approx. 760g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Impression.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good+.

Milton, QLD, Australia: John Wiley and Sons, 2005. xxii, + 247pp., plus 2 unpaginated b/white and colour illustrated sections. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper has a very small, soft corner crease to lower front cover. From the rear panel: " . . . a courageous and very personal book in which Maureen Fallon examines her 'ordinary life', beset with all the usual hurdles and setbacks, from the perspective of her 'true' motivation . . . From trans-Europe in a Kombi to unsuccessful self-sufficiency in the Adelaide Hills, rising up the bureaucratic ladder and slipping in and out of distractions, worldly and otherwise, along the way she has cut her own path . . . the past decade travelling with Tibetan Buddhist monks across Australia . . . This woman inspires us to get up and go, to just do it." Includes Glossary of Tibetan and Buddhist Terms. Book weight approx. 450g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First… Read More

Hallam, Victoria, Australia : The Shugg Family (collectively and individually) , 1996. 141pp. Intext, b/white halftone plate illustrations (family collections) throughout. Book clean and square. Side-stapled softcover format. Staples tight. Illustrated limp wrapper mildly bumped and creased on foredge corners, several small marks. A former owner's name on half-title page, plus a pencilled name of each contributor adjacent to their relevant chapter on the contents page, else textblock minimally bumped. 'Eight Plus One' is an interesting collection of contributing chapters from nine Shugg siblings - eight girls and one boy - who grew up together in Victoria, Australia during the years 1937-1956. Each sibling has a dedicated chapter of their childhood recollections. Contents include: Prelims., Preface. 9 chapters. Book weight approx. 205g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel.. First Edition. Softcover (Staplebound). Good+. 8vo - (approx. 20.5cm x 14.5cm).

Footscray, Victoria, Australia: TAFE Publications, 1996. 95pp., b/white photographic and line-drawn illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper softly creased on front panel "This book aims to provide stimulating and appropriate activities for children. What each child needs will depend largely on age, and the book has been divided into convenient sections for the various age groups . . . " Contents include: About this Book, 4 Weeks, 3 Months, 6 Months, 9 Months, 12 Months, 15 Months, 18 Months, 2-2 1/2 Years, Bibliography. Book weight approx. 390g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Grafton Books (Collins), 1990. 310pp,., unpaginated, b/white halftone plate section. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain black boards undamaged. Flecked edges, else text-block clean. Illustrated, dustjacket edgeworn and nipped along head. Giving an inordinate amount of space to colourful descriptions of his sexual prowess, never-the-less, the author's wartime experiences on the British island of Jersey during the German occupation, and later imprisonment in France's Fort de Romainville, then Buchenwald, Mauthausen . . . Contents include: Foreword by Greville Janner, MP, 10 chapters over two 'parts', Index. Book weight approx. 620g.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: University of Chicago Press, 1988. xxi, + 304pp., unpaginated b/white halftone plate sections. Book clean and square. Vivid, metallic green title over nominally bumped spine. Undamaged blue cloth boards. Leaves clean and unmarked. Monochrome, pictorially-illustrated dustjacket trivially edgeworn only. The 1968 Democratic Convention, cops, kids, the Mayor and his city, violence, bloody confrontation between protesters and the forces of law and order. This is Chicago, Ill. 1968 . . . David Farber, not seeking to apportion blame, attempts to reconstruct this event from three different voices, the perspectives of each of the major protagonists. Contents include: Prelims., Intro., Narratives (7 chapters), Analysis (3 chapters, Notes, Index. Book weight approx. 720g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2nd Impression.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very Good.

North Manly, NSW, Australia : Periter and Associates Pty. Ltd., 1995. xv, + 252pp. Facsimile document endpapers (different front and rear). One colour-plate, small b/white biographical photos accompanying some entries, plus several additional b/white halftone plate facsimiles. Book clean and square. Spine firm, nominally bumped on heel. Plain blue boards undamaged. A brief inscription ('To John, Best Wishes') signed and dated by the author on verso of half-title page, some (in-production) striation on several leaves, else textblock unmarked. Colour-illustrated dustjacket mildly edge, and shelf worn, else very good. The author, Peter Farmery, was a career policeman in and around London from 1958 until his retirement in 1986, receiving many police commendations and awards along the way. In 1987 he and his wife emigrated to Australia, allowing him to undertake the research for this amazing volume on (British) Police Gallantry. Using biographical photos when available, and a record of the… Read More

London: Fourth Estate, 2010. ix, + 259pp., plus 1 x 16 page, b/white photographically-illustrated section. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has two fine, soft reading creases to front panel. "Creative, inspirational and at times doggedly loyal, yet famously tempestuous and fickle, Spike Milligan was many things to many people. In 'Memories of Milligan', Norma Farnes, Spike's close friend and long-standing agent, sets out to interview those who knew him best, amassing an array of personal memories from fellow performers and comedians, long-time friends and former girlfriends . . . " Book weight approx. 350g. *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 +.

London: George Harrap & Co., 1969. 173pp., slight cant, else v/g. Leaves clean, unmarked. Unclipped dustjacket has negligible edgewear, else v/g. A relationship based novel in which the author returns to the characters of his first novel, Dust In My Throat. " Now 31, life and time has moved on for Bob Howard, he has left the mines but his chosen alternative , assistant caretaker at a grammar school, does not bring the promised peace of mind . . . " Book weight approx. 300g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. 1st. U.K.Edition,. Hard Cover + D/J [Oblong]. Very Good/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Cheshire Publishing, 1970. 207pp., facsimile, reward poster endpapers. Line-drawn active-area map. Unpaginated, archival b/white halftone plate illustrations, plus several colour plate movie stills from the 1969 Ned Kelly film starring Mick Jagger. Book clean and square. Spine firm, slightly bumped on head. Black boards rubbed, and bumped on upper foredge corner. Textblock flecked on several leaves, else unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket edgeworn, creased, with short closed tears, else nipped foredge corner and shelfwear. George Farwell, delving deeply into the secrets of the Kelly country attempts to present without bias the story of Ned Kelly . . . Contents include: Prelims., Area Map, 14 chapters, Appendices, Letter to Mr. Donald Cameron, M.L.A., Jerilderie Letter 1879, Royal Commission on Victoria Police 1881, List of Arrests and Convictions of the Quinns, Kellys and Lloyds, 1881. Book weight approx. 540g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Good+/Good. 8vo - over… Read More

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994. xviii, + 380pp., intext diagrams, illustrations and figures throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Slight 'wave' to the top edge of a small section, and a small spot to rear endpaper and pastedown, otherwise leaves clean. Printed gloss boards nominally scuffed. No dustjacket (as issued). "Packed with technical information and job-tested recommendations . . . answers all your questions about E-mail packages, the platforms they run on, the third-party software they connect to, and the protocols they conform with . . . provides a detailed description of each E-mail system, as well as a thorough appraisal of features and functions, hardware and software requirements, connectivity issues and gateways, and much more . . . " Contents include: Prelims., 9 chapters, Epilogue, Appendix A & B, Glossary, Biblio., Trademarks, Index, About the Author. Book weight approx. 670g. . First Edition, 4th Impression.. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over… Read More

London: Chatto & Windus , 1932. 379pp. Book clean and square. Undamaged red title over firm (lightly bumped head and heel) spine. Plain mustard/tan (one of several variant colours used) original cloth boards splash-stained on front board, else minimal flecks. Inner and outer hinges undamaged. An original seller's sticker affixed to front pastedown, textblock top edge tinted a complimentary colour to boards, bottom edge untrimmed. Front free endpaper features the pencilled signature and date (May '38) of D.H. Ferguson, who held a senior management role at H.V. McKay-Massey Harris Pty. Ltd., Sunshine, Victoria (his father D.B. Ferguson was Managing Director). Textblock very lightly tanned, eight page publisher's promo at rear, hinges undamaged. No dustjacket. This book is the first British edition of the William Faulkner (1897-1962) classic novel, "Sartoris". It is a story of the decay of an aristocratic Mississippi family, the Sartoris'. The novel begins with the return… Read More

London: Hutchinson, 1996. x, + 309pp., plus 1 x 8 page, colour and b/white illustrated section. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain black boards undamaged. Leaves clean, small remainder spot to lower text-block edge. Art-illustrated (detail from 'The Lament for Icarus', by Herbert Draper) dustjacket negligibly surface indented only. From the jacket flap: "This is a book about three extraordinary lives. Christopher Wood, a beautiful young Englishman, decided to be the greatest painter the world has seen. He went to Paris in 1921, at the age of 19 . . . In the last months of his 29-year life, he fought a ravening opium addiction to succeed in claiming a place in the history of English painting; Richard Hillary, confident, handsome and argumentative, flew Spitfires in the Battle of Britain before being shot down and horribly burned . . . He begged to be allowed to return to flying, and died mysteriously in a night training operation, aged 23; Jeremy Wolfenden was born… Read More

Adelaide, South Australia: Parkside School Council, 1985. 136pp. Intext, b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm, lightly bumped on head and heel. Illustrated gloss boards mildly shelfworn and bumped on upper foredge corner. Textblock unmarked. Published in its centenary year, this book, by well-known South Australian educator, author and historian Jim Faull, tells the story of a special 'Community' School - Parkside - in suburban Adelaide . . . Contents include: Prelims., Foreword. 12 chapters. Appendix: The School of '85. Acks. Book weight approx. 350g. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. 8vo - (approx. 22cm x 15.25cm).

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1959. viii, + 175pp., intext, line-drawn illustrations, plus unpaginated b/white halftone plates (all called-for plates extant and attached). Book clean and square. Bright white title over lightly bumped spine. Plain cerise, original cloth boards undamaged. Textblock flecked on edges, else leaves unmarked. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket has an original seller's sticker affixed to front flap, else mild edgewear and scuffing. A stand-alone title in the 'Sportsman's Library' series. Instruction in the skill of horseriding and horsemanship by the doyen of the craft: William Fawcett . . . Contents include: Prelims., 20 chapters, Index. Book weight approx. 360g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fourth Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good.