Search Results: Titles starting with P from EUREKA AUSTRALIANA BOOKS

New York, William Morrow first edition - hard cover in dust jacket The Pacific covers one third of the planet, but until 1513 no white man even knew it existed. This book recounts some of the most heroic voyages in human history and places them in their proper historical context including the search for 'Terra Australias Incognita'. 240 x 160mm., pp. 431, b/w plates & maps, biblio., index. Contents - no inscriptions, d.j. - no tears or chips. FINE/NEAR FINE ISBN: 0688075185

Sydney, Pacific Publications 7th edition - hard cover in dust jacket Covers: geographical and ethnologicl divisions; population of the Pacific; races of the Pacific - origin and history; war in the Pacific; port facilities; a fascinating look at the Pacific Islands fifty-seven years ago! 218 x 147mm., pp. 479, i-lxiv, 8 (Burns & W.R. Carpenter catalogue), four fold-out maps, island maps, general & place names indexes. Hard cover in dust jacket.. Contents, no inscriptions; d.j., rubbed/wear top/bot spine & edges - full front picture. VG+/GOOD++

Canberra, Australian National University Press first edition - hard cover in dust jacket The tantalising title of this book derives from Shakespeare's Autolycus, that engaging scoundrel who snapped up any 'unconsidered trifles'. A.D. Hope describes his traffic, like that of Autolycus, as being 'in sheets', and the sheets as being the results of his curiosity and speculation over many years of exploring the corners and byways of literary history. 220 x 140mm., pp. vii, 202. H/cover in d.j. Contents - no inscriptions, d.j. - small stain on back, no tears. NEAR FINE/VG+ ISBN: 0708102794

Aukland, Blackwood & Janet Paul first edition - h/c in d.j. This book recalls the exciting days when the old paddle steamers plied treir way up the two hundred and thirty-nine named rapids between Wanganui and Taumarunui. In the years between 1912 and 1919 David Reid was an engineer on boats of the famous Hatrick Fleet. Alec Reid has made a vivid story of his uncle's recollections. 225 x 147mm., pp. xi, 118, map end/ps., b/w plates, contents fine, d.j. medium creased & closed tear top back edge, medium rubbed, no chips - front picture very bright & clean. FINE/VG

Kenthurst, Rosenberg Publishers first edition - large paperback, stiff card covers This is a guide to paddleboats to be found in various parts of Australia, more than 130 in all. It includes those operating public excursions and cruises on rivers, lakes and harbours around Australia, as well as privately owned boats and vintage boats that have been restored. 290 x 210mm., pp. 112, b/w & colour plates throughout, Paddle Steamers Being Restored, Paddleboats Being Built or Rebuilt, Locations of Paddleboats. Large paperback (booklet), stiff illust. Card covers. FINE. ISBN: 9781922013484

Sydney, Ure Smith first edition - h/c in d.j. 'Paddo' is about a boy growing in the 1930s - one of the funniest books ever to recall hard times (Depression) in Australia. 205 x 136mm., pp. 124, contents v.g.+ in d.j. slight rubbing on corners, small closed tear front (top) fold, bright & clean, v.g.+

South Melbourne, The Macmillan Company FIRST edition - hard cover in dust jacket An unrivalled panorama through the monumental career of W.G. Grace, the roundarm and overarm revolutions, expansion of overseas touring, the eventful inter-war years, and the post-war cavalcade of modern cricketing giants who followed in the wake of Bradman. 297 x 220mm., pp. 640, b/w and colour plates throughout, index. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents, no inscriptions - boards slightly rubbed; dust jacket - slight rubbing, no tears or chips. Very heavy book - Aust Post AU$24. NEAR FINE/VG+ ISBN: 0333451775

Dural, Rosenberg Publishing first edition - hard cover in dust jacket This is a book for those interested in painting a maritime scene. Part 1 explains how to create the sea, sky, and weather conditions that dictate what the ship is doing. Part 2 tells of the founding of the Australian Society of Marine Artists and celebrates some 70 oil and watercolour works, and includes sculptures, models and scrimshaw. 245 x 290mm., pp. 200, col. plates t/out., glossary, biblio., Acknowledgments, index. Hard cover in dust jacket in slip case. NEW. ISBN: 9781925078916

Bentley, Visual Culture Research Unit/Curtin University first edition - hard cover in dust jacket This first volume surveys the exciting breadth of experimentation and approach that painters in Western Australia have adopted. It does not ignore the more established artists nor does it overlook the younger generation. Artists include Miriam Stannage and Brian Blanchflower. 305 x 220mm., pp. 104, col. plates t/out, Artists Details. Contents - gift inscription (4 lines) half title page, dust jacket - small tear (repaired) front bottom edge. VG/VG ISBN: 1863420347

Sydney, Hale & Iremonger first edition - hard cover in dust jacket 'When Robert Walker, himself as artist of high order, takes us into the privacy of the artist's studio to present fourteen artists at work, he makes no pretense that he can show us the real mystery; only the man himself (and in one case a woman) moving mysteriously among the articles of his craft'. Blackman, Boyd, Daws, Juniper, Olsen, Storrier and Whiteley are just a few of the artists at work. 282 x 222mm., pp. 6, 165, b/w & col. plates t/out, Catalogue of Paintings. No inscriptions. FINE/NEAR FINE ISBN: 086806211

Halfway House, Southern Book Publishers first edition - hard cover in dust jacket The story opens in the second half of the 19th century. As the narrative unfolds, it charts the course of modern South African painting, from the descriptive records of the 'African painters' through the various experimental forms of modernism, to the revisionist perceptions of the end-of-thecentury South Africa. 253 x 178mm., pp. xxiv, 395, b/w plates, index, List of Colour Plates (99). Contents, medium rubbing on three pages (margins), name on content pages (bottom) edge, d.j. med. rubbing. VG/VG ISBN: 1868124797

Sydney, Angus and Robertson first edition - hard cover in dust jacket In recording the time between 1929 and 1949, 'The Paper Chase' free-wheels a stylish course across much of Australia, up to occupied Japan, and back again, vividly evoking a period that has never before - except perhaps in Hal Porter's fiction - seemed so so rich or so varied. 205 x 135mm., pp. 305. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents, no inscriptions; dust jacket, bottom right-hand front corner rubbed/worn, bottom spine rubbed/wear. NEAR FINE/VG

Perth, Artlook Books first edition - hard cover in dust jacket This book is the personal story of one who lived in Papua New Guinea for the last twenty- five years of the Australian administration. Dame Rachel's account is an important record of events and developments. Her husband, Sir Donald retired some years before Independence, but continued to play a part in the life of Papua New Guinea which gave Dame Rachel a special opportunity to observe and be closely involved. 24 x 17cm., b/w plates & illus. t/out, glossary. FINE/FINE ISBN: 0864450419

London, BCA BCA - hardcover in d.j. From conception in 1940, to an elite battle-hardened force in four years, the 'Paras' took part in many of the airborne raids into war-torn Europe. Of the most famous was the raid on Bruneval in 1942, during which German radar technology was captured. The Parachute Regiment is a unique force worthy of its historical tradition. 245 x 160mm., pp. 415, b/w plates, biblio., append., index. Contents - no inscriptions, d.j. rub/wear front r.h. bottom corner - no tears. NEAR FINE/VG ISBN: 1854090973

Luton, Lennard first edition - hard cover in dust jacket Is New Age science proving the existence of the Paranormal by exposing the scientific prejudices of the past and the present? The author holds that experimentors and critics could have the wrong perspective on the whole area, leaving the public confused. He also claims that many of the beliefs in PSI may have been inherited from the beginning of Man's development. Does this mean experiences of PSI are natural and part of Man's inheritance. 240 x 160mm., pp. xx, 188, biblio., index, FINE/VG+. ISBN: 1852910143

Milsons Point, Random House Aust. first edition - hard cover in dust jacket Crawford tells his life story in his own inimitable style. By turns hilarious, revelatory and desperately sad. Crawford's infectious enjoyment of stage work illumines his account of his early struggles to make a name for himself. This book is full of fun! 240 x 160mm., pp. 6 (prelimaries), 330, b/w & colour plates. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents, Warmly Inscribed , 'To Jean, With Love, MICHAEL CRAWFORD' (title page), no other inscriptions; dust jacket, few 'surface marks', no tears. NEAR FINEVG+ ISBN: 0712684409

Osceola, MBI Publishing first edition - large paperback, stiff card covers With over 160 archival photographs, you will see the world of aviation evolve - from its daring beginnings with adventurous pilots in frail wood-and-wire flyers to massive modern-day triumphs able to transport tons of people and cargo across oceans at hundreds or even thousands of miles per hour. (edit.) 254 x 254mm., pp. b/w & colour plates throughout, append., index. Large paperback, stiff illustrated card covers. Contents, NO INSCRIPTIONS; cards covers, light crease bottom r.h. corners. NEAR FINE ISBN: 0760307288

London, Hodder & Stoughton reprint edition - hard cover in dust jacket Meet the man who has met everyone! This is an inspiring story. He began his career as a journalist, worked on current affair programmes and Cinema, joined BBC's 24 hours team, wrote a weekly sports column. His chat show 'Parkinson' ran for eleven years, and worked on radio from 1986. In 2008 he was awarded a knighthood for services to broadcasting. 240 x 160mm., pp. xii (preliminaries), 384, b/w & colour plates, index. H/cover in dust jacket. HAND SIGNED by MICHAEL PARKINSON on Title page, NO OTHER INSCRIPTIONS. FINE/NEAR FINE. ISBN: 9780340961667

London, Michael Joseph first edition - h/c in d.j. It is the summer of 1908, on a Greek island off the coast of Asia Minor, a small particle of the vast decaying Ottoman Empire. On the island, a Levantine informer, Pascali, in the pay of the Ottoman authorities, has for years been sending home reports to Constantinople - reports never acknowledged or acted upon. Now the Greeks on the island have discovered what he is; his days are numbered. 223 x 140mm., pp. 189, sl. mark on title page, d.j sl. wear/rub. top/bot. spine, sl. rub. on back, no tears, VG/VG ISBN: 0718118545

Carlton South, Melbourne University Press first edition - hard cover in dust jacket Anderson was Australia's most important philosopher in the first half of the twentieth century. Far fom being a remote, albeit distinguished, technical philosopher and university man, he was a formidable public figure and fierce controverialist who, over decades, outraged many of Sydney's clergy and conventionally minded citizenry. 238 x 160mm., pp. 8, 234, b/w plates, append., notes, index. Contents, no inscriptions, d.j. few light markings - small tear/creasing top back edge & spine. NEAR FINE/VG ISBN: 0522846831