Search Results: Titles starting with S from Diversity Books, IOBA

London: Frederick Muller Limited, 1955. 254pp. Book clean and square. Gilt title over mildly bumped and faded spine. Plain green boards slightly bumped on foredge corners. Lightly tanned textblock noticeably foxed and splotched on foredge and foot, else clean. Art-illustrated (no acks.) dustjacket price-clipped, and significantly edgeworn and creased, with jagged tears. Suspense and drama set in enemy-occupied France. Sergeant Fraser, son of a French father and Scots mother, is detached from his unit and under utmost secrecy is given a mission involving entry to the occupied area of his boyhood, the countryside surrounding Le Mans. A seething Nazi hotspot, M.I.5 believe his fluent local patois could be used to their advantage . . . 16 gripping chapters. Book weight approx. 350g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Good/Fair.

Berkeley, California: Celestial Arts, 1995. 284pp., unpaginated [16 page] art-illustrated [author] colour-plate section. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn and bumped on foredge corners. Throughout modern history, we have looked to angels to bring us closer to the Divine, just as we have used rituals to celebrate life transitions, and to unite families and communities.Contents include: Prelims., My story, About rituals, Creating sacred space, Parts 1-3: Thresholds of life, Communions with nature, Gateways to the divine. Afterword. More. Book weight approx. 600g.. 1st Impression [p/b]. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Edinburgh, Scotland: Saint Andrew Press, 1992. (xiv) + 162pp., colour plates, supported by b/white halftone plates, throughout. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over nominally bumped spine. Boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket minimally edgeworn only. Photographic images throughout, by Paul Turner, enhance this documented exploration of some of the very remarkable monuments to Scotland's intriguing heritage . . . Contents include: Prelims., Area-By-Area, Acks., Appendix, Biblio., Index. Book weight approx. 1.1 KG. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. 254pp. B/white, photographic portrait of 'Safari Sam', plus two, unpaginated halftone plates (all three called-for plates extant and attached). Book square. Blue, original cloth boards marked and faded, with minor bumps on lower foredge corner. Noticeably patinated title over faded and bumped spine. No dustjacket. Textblock foxed on endpapers and edges, an original seller's sticker affixed to ffep., plus inner rear hinge starting, but holding firmly. Journalist Gordon Makepeace tells the story of African big game hunter "Safari Sam", an enigmatic character who may have been just a figment of the author's imagination . . . you be the judge . . . Contents of this scarce biography include: Prelims., Some Sayings of Safari Sam. Preface (Colonel Deneys Reitz). Preface. 21 chapters. Book weight approx. 590g. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fair+. 8vo - (approx. 22cm x 14.25cm).

Australia: Author (Erna Kennedy) No publication date (1990). 41pp. Unpaginated, b/white halftone plates throughout (author's collection?). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour, photographically-illustrated card wrapper lightly edgeworn only. Identically-illustrated dustjacket slightly edgeworn only. Signed by author, and inscribed 'To **** ', below a printed author's 'With compliments' slip affixed to title page, else textblock unmarked. This is the author's story, from her family's arrival in Australia shortly after the end of the Pacific War - where they had spent three and a half years in a Japanese concentration camp in the Philippines until they were liberated by the American military . . . Book weight approx. 170g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Softcover with Dustjacket. Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 21.5cm x 14.5cm).

Adelaide, South Australia: W.L. Hawes, Government Printer, 1964. 16pp. Five double-sided (nine illustrations) fold-out leaves at rear. Booklet clean and square. Spine tight. Text-printed, original brown cloth boards nominally bumped on lower foredge corner, else undamaged. This booklet was written to ensure safe working conditions for those who oversee and work in trenching and excavating in South Australia . . . Contents include: Prelims., Foreword. Section 1/ General Information. 2/ Trench Supporting Materials. 3/ Application of Supports. 4/ Additional Safety Provisions. Appendices. Fold-out figures. Booklet weight approx. 65g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel. . Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good +. 16mo - (approx. 17cm x 10.5cm).

Adelaide, South Australia: W.L. Hawes, Government Printer, 1964. 9pp., plus (i). Booklet clean and square. Text-printed green cloth boards undamaged. A publisher's stamp on title-page, else textblock unmarked. Concerned by the number of work-related injuries, the Department of Labour and Industry, South Australia, undertook the production of this guidebook which outlines the responsibility of supervisors to implement safety policy rules and instructions for employees under their control . . . Contents include: Prelims., Foreword. Safety Policy. Safety Rules. Booklet weight approx. 60g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel. . First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good +. 16mo - (approx. 16.5cm x 11cm).

Prahran, Victoria, Australia: Hardie Grant Books, 2005. 352pp. Plentiful colour and b/white photographic illustrations by Matt Harvey. Oblong format. Book clean. Spine firm, very slightly canted. Red pattern illustrated boards very mildly edge bumped only. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour montage illustrated dustjacket negligibly edgeworn, tiny nick and spot to inner surface of upper flap fold. From the jacket flap: "In Saha, Greg travels to the land of his ancestors to explore its broad and influential cuisine - his cuisine - that has origins in cultures that date back thousands of years. Together with writing partner Lucy Malouf, Greg travels through the ancient landscapes of Lebanon and Syria, documenting traditional recipes and unearthing new culinary delights along the way. Saha is also the story of a journey around some of the richest historical sites in the world. From desert kingdoms to sea castles, from citadels to souks, through olive groves and snow-capped mountain ranges, Greg and Lucy… Read More

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Atlantis Communications, 1997. 317pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, machine-printed guru inscription 'With blessings' and signature on dedication page. Illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. The author, Australian businessman Bryan Gardiner, by way of a coincidental turn of events, found himself on a pilgrimage to see an Indian holy man called Sai Baba. This is the story.Book weight approx. 420g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Frenchs Forest, NSW, Australia: New Holland, 1998. 114pp., b/white photographic and line-drawn illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and crisp. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. " . . . caters for both young enthusiasts as well as business executives acquiring a new yacht. Jeff Toghill provides basic but comprehensive information on learning to sail . . . " Contents include: 11 chapters, Glossary and Index. Book weight approx. 200g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. Third Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Chatham Publishing, 2001. 224pp., b/white art and photographic illustrations, and ship's plans. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards lightly bumped on foredges, else undamaged. Leaves clean and unmarked. Art-illustrated ('USS North Carolina', oil painting by Cammillieri) dustjacket sunned on spine (title clearly legible) and narrow adjacent strip of front panel, negligible edge creasing, tiny nip to lower foredge fold. From the rear panel: "Although a relatively small force during the age of sail, the US Navy was nevertheless closely watched by larger maritime powers impressed by the radical thinking and innovative design manifest in so many of its warships . . . For over fifty years knowledge of these ships has relied heavily on the works of Howard Chapelle, a practical naval architect with a fine understanding of design, but an amateur historian who was less than professional in his recording of sources. This book is the first broad survey… Read More

London: Peter Davies, 1948. xiv, + 201pp., unpaginated, b/white halftone plate section, plus intext, instructional line-drawings throughout. Vivid silver title over mildly faded spine. Plain blue original cloth boards lightly bumped on foredge corner, blind-stamp publisher's device on rear board. Textblock egdes flecked, leaves uniformly tanned. Illustrated dustjacket edgeworn, with short, jagged tears, creases and colour-fading on spine. " . . . an extremely thorough book . . . designed for repeated reference and covers all phases of the subject . . . " Contents include: Prelims., Introduction, 15 chapters. Book weight approx. 330g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First U.K. Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good.

Camden, ME, 04843, U.S.A.: International Marine (McGraw Hill), 2001. xvi, + 494pp., intext, halftone and line-drawn illustrations (Christine Erikson) and tables throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper mildly bumped on foredge corners, else undamaged. Textblock lightly bumped on foredge corners, else unmarked. Hundreds of instructional illustrations fully enhance this how-to guide for designing, making, repairing and improving sails, together with witty, wise, and philosophically probing commentary . . . Contents include: Prelims., Tables, Preface, Acks., Introduction, 12 chapters. Measurements in this book are in inches (or part there-of) and feet. Book weight approx. 860g. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. . 6th Impression. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia: Triple D Books , 2004. 307pp., plus (i). Line-drawn story-settings map. Intext sketch-art by Anne Wilkinson, plus b/white illustrated halftone plate sections. Book clean and square. Spine firm, nominally bumped and concaved. Colour-illustrated card wrapper lightly bumped and edgeworn. Originally published separately in the 1960's in 'popular magazines', this book consists of a collection of stories from the adventurous life of John Nicholes (b.1907-d.1986). Set mainly in Queensland and northern New South Wales, his stories make fascinating reading . . . Contents include: Prelims. Bio. numerous 'stories'. Book weight approx. 655g. . First Thus. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1957. 252pp., plus (iii). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Patinated, but legible, gilt title there-on. Brighter title on front board. Backstrip lightly bumped and sunned. Acidic (browned) strips on endpapers, otherwise leaves clean. No dustjacket. In 'Saint Around The World', we find Simon Templar in Bermuda, England, France, the Middle East, Malaya, and Vancouver . . . Book weight approx. 250g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover. Good+.

Cape Town/ London: Howard B. timmins/ Hodder & Stoughton No publication date [c. 1947]. 260pp. Book clean, mildly cocked and shaken. Minor bumps on head and heel of backstrip, ditto on foredge. School Award presentation label and data [Dec. 1947] on front paste-down, tanned ghosting on fep's. No dustjacket. A South African variant, published and printed in Cape Town, under the auspices of Hodder & Stoughton, London. "Simon Templar lighted another cigarette, took a sip of his latest and most anaemic-looking highball, and reflected . . . " Five chapters. Book weight approx. 380g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. Original Grey Cloth Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Salinity Committee, Victorian Parliament, 1984. xii, + 99pp., plus sectional pagination; maps, tables and graphs throughout. Book clean. Spine mildly cocked, plus a soft reading crease there-on. Leaves clean, one section printed on blue bond paper. Printed card wrapper edgeworn, creased and abraded, with a former owner's name on upper front. Dwyer Leslie Pty. Ltd., in association with Maunsell and Partners Pty. Ltd., and a specialist group from departments of the Government of Victoria, combined to produce this strategic study into salinity control in northern Victoria. Contents include: Prelims., Intro., Summary, Overview, Reports, Study Specifications, Working Papers. Book weight approx. 600g.. First Edition. Softcover. Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Perth, W.A., Australia: Western Australian Newspapers Ltd. (in Association with The Weldon-Hardie Group), 1986. 280pp., small section of sepia historic photographic illustrations, plus stunning colour photographic illustrations throughout, including fold-outs. Book clean, square. Faux-leather spine firm. Gilt title to front panel of undamaged blue boards. Leaves clean. Illustrated, French-fold dustjacket mildly sunned on spine and a thin, short strip of upper front panel, minimally scuffed. "In this book a group of the world's leading photographers have together captured the spirit that is Western Australia, from the cosmopolitan lifestyle of Perth to the isolation of remote outback settlements. They have captured, too, the natural beauty of Western Australia, a beauty that emerges from the harshness of its ancient mountain ranges, the grandeur of its coastline and the softer contours of its farmland." Book weight approx. 2.2 KG. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra… Read More

Koln, Germany: Taschen, 1998. 224pp., colour art plates throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. White title to front panel of blue boards, which are negligibly bumped at foot only. Previous owner's gift inscription to lower half-title page, a smattering of tiny ink spots (offset from inscription) to opposite free endpaper, else leaves clean and unmarked. Art-illustrated ('Searching for the Fourth Dimension' - detail - 1979) dustjacket near fine. "Painter, sculptor, writer and film maker, Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was one of the century's greatest exhibitionists and eccentrics - and was rewarded with fierce controversy wherever he went. He was one of the first to apply the insights of Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis to the art of painting . . . This lively biography presents the infamous Surrealist in full colour and in his own words. His provocative ideas are all here, from the soft watches to the notorious burning giraffe." Contents include: The… Read More

United States: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. xii, + 268pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (detail 'Saint Francis Receives the Stigmata', Giotto di Bondone) dustjacket nominally scuffed only. " . . . takes a unique approach to biography in a fascinating work that enters directly into the world of the man who is at once the most radical and one of the most beloved of all Christian saints. Inspired by the fresco cycles that depict the life of St. Francis of Assisi, Valerie Martin tells the life of Francesco di Pietro Bernerdone in a series of vividly realized 'panels' of moments both ordinary and crucial: on the road, in the company of friends, alone in his meditations . . . " Contents include: Chronology, Intro., On his Death, On His Illness, On the Stigmata, On His Teaching, On His Simplicity, On His Travels to the Holy Land, On His Brotherhood, On the Poor Ladies, On His Youth and Conversion, Notes, Sources. Book weight approx.… Read More