Search Results: Titles starting with P from Anubis Books

Canberra, Aboriginal Studies Press, 2005. 2nd printing with errata slip laid in.Researching and archiving languages that are no longer spoken, or are still spoken by only a few people, can be a long and involved project. It requires a certain amount of detective work to go through old sources and to make them useful to language projects. Paper and Talk aims to give information to both the community and academic language workers about taking texts and wordlists from historical sources (from manuscripts to oral recordings), and making them useful in language programs and literature today. The contributors which include Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous language workers, investigates establishing language dictionaries from historical material. Paper and Talk examines the links between languages and country; where to look for historical material; how languages are written and pronounced; understanding the grammar; the importance of reintegrating lost languages back into common day usage; and the… Read More

Sydney, ABC Books. 2000. Paperback in very good condition with a creased cover. This second edition updates the original, published in 1990.

Sydney, Pacific Publications, 1979. 144pp hardcover in very good condition. This follows on from Best of Paradise as the second collection of articles from the in-flight magazine..There is a previous owner inscription on the half title page, otherwise in fine condition

London, Longmans, 1953. Hardcover First edition in verygood condition, in a very good dust wrapper. The wrapper is very bright and clean but there are tape marks in the inside flaps and endpapers.
The novel is set in the North African desert campaign, where the author served, and is based on his experiences.

Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1995. Paperback in very good condition.

Melbourne, Penguin Viking, 2004. 394 pages, Hardcover in fine condition."Keeping house is truly rewarding. It involves an eye for beauty, attendance to detail, and a deep care for those who live in and visit the house. It ensures that our living environment is comfortable, healthy and safe. Cerentha Harris's schedule is busier than most; she doesn't have time to iron the sheets, but she loves a spotless bedroom. Her strategies are practical and stylish, and can be tailored to fit your individual needs. Her advice will save you time and help you take pleasure in the art of keeping house."

New York, Pyramid Books, 1960. Paperback in very good condition. PR21S

London, Little Brown. 1993. First edition hardcover.
The second in the Blood Opera Sequence, a gothic horror vampire series.
The book has a square tight binding but is foxed on pages and the dustwrapper.

Oxford, OUP, 2007. A promotional poster for the 2007 release of Pippi Longstocking with illustrations by Lauren Child, the artist behind the TV series Charlie and Lola.The poster is unused, rolled, and will be posted in a sturdy tube, It measures 53 x 42cm. Note that the book is still in print but the background colour changed from red to green.

Oxford, OUP, 2002. Hardcover, first edition.

Sydney, UNSW Press, 2005. Hardcover. The first of two volumes, commissioned by the State Records Authority of NSW. As new.

Edinburgh, Polygon. 2003. Paperback. Australian printing of the first edition. In near fine condition, with a touch of tanning to pages.
The book is signed by the author on the title page.
"Originally published privately, "Portuguese Irregular Verbs", features the endless mishaps of the inimitable von Igelfeld, Professor in the Institute of Romance Philology at the University of Regensberg in Germany, rapidly became a cult hit."

Sydney, Ashfield and District Historical Society. 2020. A large format papback in fine / new condition.
This is issue 22 of the Journal of the Ashfield and District Historical Society. The journal includes a comprehensive database of men and women who enlisted in the Great War. There is also a more detailed look at the lives and circumstances of some members of the community about whom more information could be found. A beautiful and sad record.

London, Routledge. 2003. Paperback, xiii + 254 pages. Near fine, unread with light shelf wear. "In September 1960 a television show emerged from the mists of prehistoric time to take its place as the mother of all animated sitcoms. The Flintstones spawned dozens of imitations, just as, two decades later, The Simpsons sparked a renaissance of primetime animation. The essays in this volume critically survey the landscape of television animation, from Bedrock to Springfield and beyond. The contributors explore a series of key issues and questions, including: How do we explain the animation explosion of the 1960s? Why did it take nearly twenty years following the cancellation of The Flintstones for animation to find its feet again as primetime fare? In addressing these questions, as well as many others, the essays examine the relation between earlier, made-for-cinema animated production (such as the Warner Looney Toons shorts) and television-based animation; the role of animation in the economies of… Read More

Sydney, Dept of Corrective Services, July 1987. 16pp A4 booklet published by the department for use by corrective services staff. It is staplebound with light blue covers, front and back. The covers have some marks and the first page has some red underlining. Despite that it is in very pleasing condition for such old ephemera

Toronto, Crowell-Collier Press, 1969. First edition hardcover. The book is in very good condition. The dustwrapper is worn and has some tears but is now protected in a plastic sleeve.