Search Results: Titles starting with B from Spencer and Murphy Booksellers

London : His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1935. 1934 edition . Hardcover (Embossed Cloth). Good Condition. Small Octavo. Binding is tight, cover and spine fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting Pages are slightly browned and a couple of brown marks on endpapers. The fold out page has some wear along its edge. Edges foxed Boards have some slight insect damage on the folds of the spine (creating some small holes in boards), some insect damage on top of back page. The book includes the B.R. 159/34 (1) Addendum No. 1 to B.R. 159/34 dated January 1937. This stapled booklet has some wear on edges and rusty staples. An interesting book with photos of sailors and officer saluting, loading rifles, and carrying out sword and cutlass exercises Fold out page Black and white photos

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Robert Bentley, Publishers, 1998. Not Stated. 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 Some faint browning on endpapers, some faint foxing on inside covers, oily thumb prints and a few marks on front endpapers, text appears to be clean and free of marks. Edges have some faint marks/browning on top and bottom edges and the side edges have some grease marks ha Card covers have several creases on corners and one vertical crease on front cover, some rubbing and a few marks A comprehensive service manual for BMW 5-Series. If you're looking for better understanding of your BMW, look no further! This manual provides the highest level of clarity and completeness for all service and repair procedures. Covers 525i, 530i, 535i, 540i, including touring. B & W photos and illustrations

United Kingdom : Haynes Publishing , 2005. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition. A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). Binding is tight, cover and spine fully intact Some notes written in ink on two pages of the Notes pages. No notes in text No foxing in this copy Edges slightly browned Essential reading for any motorcyclist tackling their own servicing. Unpaginated Numerous B & W photos and llustrations

Montville, Queensland : The Oracle Press, 1998. Edition Not Stated. Softcover. Good Condition. 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 Card covers corners are slightly bumped This is the book that has been responsible for many people completely recovering from serious neck and back problems and becoming strong and supple in their bodies again. It shows you how to stretch, tone and balance the muscular skeletal frame of the whole body, replacing tension with peace and physical weakness and pain with strength and ease. B & W line drawings

Sydney Australia: Angus & Robertson. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Fair. A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). Numerous black and white drawings. The poems show vividly the light and dark side of the life during the Depression in Australia. Size: A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). 34 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact, but spine is slightly cocked. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust jacket is in fair condition. It is intact but has worn and chipped edges, some closed tears, a bottom back corner of back flap is torn off and stains on the interior of the dust jacket. . Corner of back flap torn off. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Boards bumped on corners and some edge wear with spine faded and showing signs of wear. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Poetry; Australian Poets and Poetry; Australia; Main… Read More

London : Bloomsbury, 2016. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 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 The idea of leadership failure and derailment has been brushed under the carpet for far too long and only now are statistics appearing on the sheer number of leaders who fail at their jobs. Backstabbers and Bullies provides the latest psychiatric and clinical perspectives on dark-side behaviour, including: - recognising and coping with over-confident, narcissistic and psychopathic leaders; - causes of leadership derailment and failure; - corrupt corporate cultures; and - the criminal personality. Fascinating reading for anyone who has worked alongside a corporate psychopath, business narcissist or histrionic show-off, Backstabbers and Bullies goes beyond the science to explain how to better understand, manage and prevent… Read More

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Sydney : Wildcat Press, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Very Good. Octavo (standard book size). Some black and white photos. Barcs was a refugee from Europe in 1938 and this autobiography tells of his experiences in Australia. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 227 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact, but spine is slightly cocked. No foxing in this copy. Dust jacket is in good condition with some fading at spine. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Small gap between front endpaper and title page revealing the webbing, however binding is sound. 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: Biography & Autobiography; Australian Immigrants - Memoirs & Biographies; Pictures of this item not already… Read More

Minneapolis, Minnnesota, USA : Cool Springs Press, 2013. First Edition . Softcover. 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 Backyard Water Gardens is a complete overview of everything you need to know in order to create a backyard water feature, from ideas, to installation, to maintaining, to stocking with plants and fish.Veronica Fowler's comprehensive step-by-step manual shows you not only how to install your water garden, but maintain it entirely on your own.Backyard Water Gardens teaches you how to install liners, pre-formed shapes, containers, and aboveground pools and fountains. From there, it helps you choose plants, add them to your garden, fertilise, prune, divide, and ward off pests and diseases. But Fowler's book goes far beyond the basics, covering all the maintenance and troubleshooting of water feature hardscapes -… Read More

Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2015. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Octavo (standard book size). The author tells of her year at a country boarding school where the boarders had little supervision. The author who was both participant in bullying and later a victim of bullying shows in the memoir how bad behaviour from childhood, in all its forms, can be so often repeated through our adult lives. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 253 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 browned slightly. Card covers have some slight edgewear and some soft creases on the corners.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Memoir; ISBN/EAN: 9781743319574. Main Picture: Front cover. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52501. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text… Read More

London : T Fisher Unwin , 1910. Fourth Edition . Hardcover (Imitation Leather). Very Good Condition/Good. Small Octavo. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text body is clean but there are some notes in pencil on inside of back endpaper. Endpapers browned and some scattered foxing on the edges of one of the fold-out maps. Marbled edges Some rusty marks from staples on a few interior pages A nice little copy of the Baedecker for Berlin from 1910 Fold out maps and some architectural plan illustrations

Leipzig, Germany : Karl Baedeker Publisher, 1908. Fifteenth Revised Edition . Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Small Octavo. 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 browned Some rubbing on the text on the inside cover and one of the fold-out maps has a small tear Book has fold-out maps in main body of text and a back section 'Plans of London' containing numerous fold-out maps Coloured maps

Leipzig, Germany : Karl Baedeker Publisher, 1904. Fifteenth Revised Edition . Hardcover (Embossed Cloth). Good Condition. Small Octavo. Binding is tight, cover and spine fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. In good condition apart from the foxing/browning of pages. Some faint browning/foxing on endpapers but text is free of foxing/browning Marbled edges, slightly browned Tiny split on bottom end of back spine fold, two small holes in front free endpaper, Front card cover has a soft crease. One fold-out map has a small closed tear Lovely little book with fold-out maps and lots of information on Paris in 1904. Fold-out maps Map illustrations & fold-out maps

Create Space Independent Publishing Platform , 2013. Edition Unstated. Softcover. 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 Edges all neat and clean Two people. 14 suitcases. One mission: Drop everything and start a cupcake business...in Egypt. This humorous, deeply moving book tells the true story of Claudio and Liz - a husband and wife who leave behind their lives in Canada to follow their dream of living in Cairo, Egypt. Amid their struggles to get their business going Liz and Claudio - visit Alexandria, snorkel in the Red Sea, belly dance, explore tombs in Luxor, experience the pyramids and fast with the Muslims during Ramadan. In their quest for a new life they acquire a richness beyond their imagination - of life and spirit and a legacy of love and good will.

London : Cico Books, 2012. First edition . Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Quarto. 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 mostly neat and clean but a faint mark on top edge Isabelle Palmer has created a successful business from her ability to enliven any balcony, roof terrace, and window sill with her inventive gardening ideas.In The Balcony Gardener she shows you how to do just the same. Discover how to make the most of your gardening plot, however confined, with Isabelle’s creative and inspiring projects, including creating a cocktail window box from which you can make your own delicious fruity drinks, recycling containers such as wine and fruit crates, and creating a country garden in the smallest urban space. You can also turn your balcony, roof terrace, or patio into an attractive space to dine and entertain with stylish lighting and… Read More

Asia : Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd, 2000. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good. Quarto. Binding is tight but spine is slightly cocked Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy Edges all neat and clean Blending modern, chic designs with traditional sensibilities, the architecture and decor of Bali is the gold standard for tropical living.A thatched Balinese bale', overlooking a panorama of rice fields and open to the evening breeze, or a courtyard that combines temple carving with relaxing, recreational lounging space are enduring features of a distinctive "Bali-style". Shimmering pavilions, open verandahs, living rooms that invite the outside landscaping in-all are part of the Balinese tropical living experience.This book focuses on these timeless features and shows the new and exciting ways in which they are being interpreted. All the contemporary villas, resort bungalows, shops, restaurants and other… Read More

London : V & A Publishing, 2012. First Edition. Softcover (with flaps). Near Fine Condition. A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). Numerous colour photos of gorgeous ballgowns, with the photography by David Hughes. The ballgown remains a staple in the collections of many designers and many British designers are featured here. Size: A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). 127 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 1 kilogram. Category: Fashion, Fabrics & Style; Fashion, Fashion Designers & Fashion Models; ISBN/EAN: 9781851777464. Main Picture: Front cover. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51773. 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… Read More

London : New Holland. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Quarto. Numerous colour photos and illustrations throughout. Packed with useful advice as to how to grow these exciting plants. Size: Quarto. 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. Previous owner’s signature in ink on inside front cover.. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Gardening; Grasses & Bamboo; ISBN/EAN: 9781845374839. Main Picture: Front cover. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50897. 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

Trentham, Victoria : Earth Garden Books, 1997. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). Cusack, Victor. 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 Card cover corner are bumped Just when you are growing used to the idea that hemp is the world's most versatile plant, along comes bamboo to lay claim to the title. Bamboo is used throughout Asia for food, furniture, household items, musical instruments, and much, much more. In the western countries its use has been limited to speciality items such as garden stakes, but increasingly it is drawing attention as a renewable form of fibre. This practical and authoritative text shows how to grow clumping bamboo varieties in any climate. Readers will also learn: -- How to grow your own bamboo timber plantation-- How to harvest bamboo shoot for the kitchen-- How to make… Read More

Barcaldine, Queensland : Barcaldine Shire Council, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover (Imitation Leather). Good Condition/No dust jacket (as issued) . 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 Back endpapers have some faint foxing and a few small foxed spots Edges all neat and clean Boards have a few small dents on the front cover and slight edge wear on bottom boards The story of the establishment of Barcaldine in Queensland with the history done in five year periods from 1846 until 1986. Lots of interesting photos. B & W photos.