Search Results: Titles starting with Y from Adelaide Booksellers

North Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing. 2023. MINT - a NEW copy. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. xxii, 201 pages. A unique saga of the exceptional valour displayed by Australian volunteers who served in World War II as officers with the Royal Navy. Recruited under the Dominion Yachtsmen Scheme, their war service in the Northern Hemisphere was as diverse as it was dangerous. Most sailed in convoy duties in the Battle of the Atlantic and some in the Arctic run to Murmansk in Russia. A small group distinguished themselves in Rendering Mines Safe. The majority served in Combined Operations, which included daring coastal raids, the amphibious landings in the Mediterranean and Normandy, covert operations, and mine sweeping. Later in the war, Yachties also served in the Royal Australian Navy in South East Asia and the Pacific, contributing to victory with bravery, dash and loyalty to country and Empire. As a group they are the most highly decorated Australian… Read More

London: Puffin Books. 2004. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near fine condition in pictorial laminated boards in a near fine dustjacket. Dustjacket now protected in our purpose made plastic sleeve. A lovely book in excellent condition. Colour illustrations by Gennady Spirin. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 32 pages. Inspired by the Baal Shem Tov a great 18th century Ukrainian teacher. . 1st UK Edition. Hardback.

Melbourne: Heinemann. 1970. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm].Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. With an introductory sketch of his life, and notes by E. Daniel and Annette Potts. 204 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

New York: Whittlesey House. 1941. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. DJ rubbed at edges with some chipping to corners and spine ends; DJ spine lightly faded. Previous owner's details to preliminary pages. Illustrated with Black and White plates. Maps to endpapers. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 234 pages. Nathaniel Bowditch was an early American mathematician remembered for his work on ocean navigation. He is often credited as the founder of modern maritime navigation. His book The New American Practical Navigator, first published in 1802, is still carried on board every commissioned U.S. Naval vessel. In 2001, an elementary and middle school in Salem was named in his honor. . 2nd Printing. Hardback.

New York: W.W. Norton & Company. 1994. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. xxv, 308 pages. Examines the experience of women in the US Civil War, and in particular, the lives of three courageous and independent women - one a frontline nurse, the second a community organiser and the third the only woman to serve as a Union Army surgeon in war. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Paperback Edition. Softcover.

NSW: Wilkie Watson Publications. 1993. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Signed by the author. Sticker remains to front cover. Black & white illustrations. 80 pages. Author of "Aussie Bush Yarns" Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Softcover.

Witton le Wear, Durham: The Pentland Press. 1991. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 192 pages. This book is based on the author's experiences in Famagusta where he served as a pilot in the Colonial Service from 1953 to 1960. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

Sydney: Arthur Yeates & Co Pty Ltd. 1952. Octavo Size [approx 14x21cm]. Very Good condition. Colour frontis. Color Plates. B/w illustrations. Cover age-toned. 256 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 25th Edition. Softcover.

London: Little, Brown and Company. 1999. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with black & white decorations. 230 pages. A vivid and surprising portrait of life in England in the year AD 1000. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Reprint. Hardback.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 1956. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. DJ spine slightly faded, and some mild insect damage to rear fold. Age-toning to endpapers. viii, 215 pages. A collection of Gellert's widely read humorous columns from the Sunday Herald. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics. 1991. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Colour photographs. B/w maps. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 790 pages. . 1st thus. Hardback.

Adelaide: Wakefield Press. 2003. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Signed by the author. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 269pages. The author was conscripted for National Service in 1965 and attended Scheyville OCTU before heading to Vietnam. A marvellous chronicle of an exhilarating and poignant year of separation and longing, of anticipation and nostalgia. . 1st Edition. Softcover.

Melbourne: Viking. 2013. Very Good condition. 264 pages. In 2011, history was made and the future broken...... Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Trade Paperback.

RBG. 2014. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition - Card Covers. Inscribed by the author to a previous owner. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 247 pages. A novel based on the author's actual experiences as an English language teacher in South Korea. . 1st Edition. Softcover.

London: Blake Publishing Ltd. 2000. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. ix, 223 pages. The true story of lfe in Britain 2000 years ago. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Hardback.

London: Michael Joseph. 1993. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Light crease to upper front cover. Mild age-toning to page edges. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 139 pages. Humourous look at a couple from Provence and their experiences fulfilling the dream of settling in rural England. . Reprint. Softcover.

London: HarperCollins. 2008. Very Good condition. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 242 pages. A modern Chinese perspective on Tibet. . 1st Edition. Trade Paperback.

New York: Scribners. 1977. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Black & white illustrations. Endpaper maps. xv, 187 pages. Illustrated by Roy B. Doyle. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st US Edition. Hardback.

Sydney: Harpercollins [Harper Collins Publisher]. 2011. Very Good condition. 294 pages. Six friends challenge themselves to do something that terrifies them and discover the unexpected joys of facing your fears. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition (Australia). Trade Paperback.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2012. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. 374 pages. A teenage reporter who communes with the ghost of Edward R. Murrow and a failed microbiologist-turned biology teacher who is haunted by the ghosts of his past embark on a private investigation to uncover a secret society in their remote New England town. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.