Ngarak Press

Secondhand Books

MIXED BAG LIST NO. 297 - 79 items

April 2008

.Items include: Order no., Author, Title & description (dw - dust-wrapper), cover, date, condition (g - good, vg - very good),. hb. hardback, pb. paperback. dw dust wrapps, ep end papers, fr. front. b back, w. with , ow otherwise tp title page ht half title decor decorated, pict pictorial, lam laminated, prot protected, bds boards, 4to quarto, cl. closed. Overseas payment by Visa/Mastercard all prices in Australian dollars

1.__________ Balmoral Castle, The Pilgrim Press pb nd. (c.1975) 24p. col. b&w photos,illust., map, vgc $7 SOLD

2. __________ Encyclopedia of Wood, Time Life 4to spirex bnd hb 1992, 143p. col. photos, illust, vgc $12

3. __________ Handbook on the Chinese Communist Army, Dept. of Army, Washington 4to pb 1952, 138p. b&w photos, gc w cvrs rubbed. 'Restricted Security Information' $40

4. __________ Hunting, Marshal Cavendish Editions lge 4to hb 1980, 320p. col. b&w photos, illust. vgc in vgc dw $35

5. Bay, Kenneth E. How to Tie Freshwater Flies, Winchester Press sm 4to hb 1978, 152p. col. plates b^w photos, vgc in gc clipped dw $25

6. Bellamy, Edward. Looking Backward, Lancer Books pb 1968, 351p. vgc w edges brwnd. Utopian classic $5

7. Berzins, Otto. Nuclear Weapons, Pan pb 1966, 140p. illust. gc $5

8. Brickhill, Paul. The Dam Busters, Readers book Club hb nd. 288p. b&w photos, gc $6

9. Bromfield, Louis. Malabar Farm, Cassell & Co hb 1949 1st UK ed. 399p. illust. gc w bds & sp. sunned $9

10. Brown, Dee. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Pan pb 1970, 392p. b&w photos, gc w ex-libris sticker ins. fr cvr $6 SOLD

11. Bryson, Bill. Down Under, Doubleday hb 2000 1st ed 319p. map, vgc in a vgc dw. the author's comical travels in Oz. $15

12. Butler, Sir Thomas. The Crown Jewels and Coronation Ritual, Pitkin Pict. pb 1974, 24p. col. b&w photos, vgc $7

13. Carli, Enzo. All the Paintings of Uccello, Oldbourne hb 1963, 78p. + 128 b&w plates, ex-library reading copy $7

14. Cohen, B. & Lederer, R.B. Contract Bridge for Beginners, Collins hb 1974, 142p. illust. gc w piece cut fr b. ffep in vgc dw $9

15. Cornwall, Bernard. Sharpe's Eagle, Collins hb 1989, 266p. ex-library reading copy $9

16. Court, A.N. The Cotswolds in Colour, Jarrolds pb 1965, unpag. (32p) col. photos, map, vgc $5

17. Darvas, Nicholas. Wall Street: the other Las Vegas, Rigby hb 1964, 192p. charts, gc in wrn stained dw on b panel $9

18. Dobson, Austin. Eighteenth Century Vignettes, OUP hb 1951, 306p. gc $8

19. Eberhardt, N. From the Big Bang to the Human Predicament, Pentland Press hb 1998, 303p. illust. diags. vgc in vg dw $9

20. Eulenstein, Eric. Whisky Ceramics: a sober look at an empty jug, E. & O.E. 4to pb 1990, 80p. (last 3 blank) 800 very small col. photos of jugs, ex-library copy for the bottle collector $16

21. Flannery, Tim. Throwim Way Leg, Atlantic Monthly Press hb 1998, 326p. col. plates vgc in vgc dw. New Guinea $20 SOLD

22. Fishman, Ronald. Calypso Cricket, Margaret Gee Publ pb 1991, 297p. b&w plates, vgc. the 1991 Windies tour $5

23. Fox, Levi. Stratford upon Avon, Jarrolds pb 1975, unpag. (32p) col. photos, map, vgc $5

24. Fraser, Ronald. 1968: a student generation in revolt, Chatto & Eindus hb 1988, 370p. vgc in vgc dw $25

25. Garland, H.K. Panning and Prospecting for Beginners, AH & AW Reed pb 1976, 112p. maps, diags. gc $8 SOLD

26. Gattelari, Rocky. The Rocky Road, Heinemann pb 1989, 312p. b&w plates, ex-library reading copy by Australian boxer $9

27. Goddard, Robert. Past Caring, Corgi pb 1987, 525p. gc $5

28. Gouarin, Danielle. Healthy Homes Recipe Book, The Author pb 1989, 85p. b&w photos, gc $5

29. Gruppe, E. Brushwork: a guide to expressive brushwork for oil painting, Watson-Guptill 4to hb 1977, 151p. col. b&w illust. ex-lib $12

30. Hamilton, Clive. Growth Fetish, Allen & Unwin pb 2003, 262p. vgc. 'reveals the undelivered reality of economic growth' $7 SOLD

31. Hemingway, Ernest. Men Without Women, Arrow pb 1994, 130p gc $5

32. Hillary, Eve. Children of a Toxic Harvest: an environmental biography, Lothian pb 1997, 176p. vgc $6

33. Holt, John. Freedom and Beyond, Penguin pb 1976, 270p. gc $5

34. Horsley, J. Bean Cuisine, Prism Press pb 1982, 89p. illust. gc $5

35. Hoyle, Fred. The Nature of the Universe, Basil Blackwood hb 1953, 112p. b&w photos vgc in wrn chipped dw $9

36. Imes, Rick. The Orchid Identifier, Simon & Schuster pb 1996, 80p. col. photos, vgc $7

37. James, P.D. Innocent Blood, Faber pb 2005, 341p. vgc $6

38. Koestler, Arthur. Arrival and Departure, Penguin pb 1971, 190p. gc $6

39. Laishley, A.L. The City of York and the Minster, W. & A.T. Oldfield pb nd. 24p. plan col. b&w photos, gc. multilingual text $7

40. Leaska, M.A. & Phillips, J.(eds) Violet to Vita: the letters of Violet Trefusis to Vita Sackville-West, Methuen hb 1989, 303p. b&w photos, vgc in vgc dw $32 SOLD

41. Lessing, Doris. The Four-Gated City, Granada pb 1978, 671p. gc w edges brwnd. visionary novel $6 SOLD

42. Leunig, Michael. A Common Prayer, Collins Dove pb 1990, unpag. cartoons and prayers from Age cartoonist $8 SOLD

43. Lewis, Roger. The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, Arrow pb 1994, 1108p. b&w photos, vgc $10

44. Lie, Foen Tjoeng. Tai Chi Chuan: the Chinese way, Sterling Publ. sm 4to pb 1988, 126p. b&w photos, diags. ex-library copy $8

45. Lomax, Alan. The Penguin Book of American Folk Songs, Penguin pb 1964, 276p. musical score, gc $9

46. (Longfellow) The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William P. Nimmo & Co hb 1881, 633p. + 4p. adverts, aeg. gilt titles, illust. gc w stain t cnr tp some foxing $30

47. Lovell, M.S. The Sound of Wings: the biography of Amelia Earhart, Hutchinson hb 1989, 472p. maps eps, b&w photos, ex-library $12

48. Lytton, Lord. The Last Days of Pompeii, Heron hb nd. c. 1968, 409p. line drawing frontis, vgc $8

49. Malory, Thomas. Le Morte D'Arthur, Macmillan & Co hb 1939, 116p. gilt titles & decor. sp. gc $8 SOLD

50. Massingham, H.J. & Hyams, Edward. Prophecy of Famine, Thames and Hudson hb 1953 1st ed 192p. vgc in gc clipped dw $50

51. Miller, J. & M. Miller's Antiques Price Guide 1993, (Vol. XIV) Millers Publ. 4to hb 798p. col. b&w photos, ex-library reading copy $12 SOLD

52. Montyn, J. & Kooiman, D.A. A Lamb to the Slaughter, Souvenir Press hb 1984, 251p. b&w photos, vg in vg clipped dw $9

53. Mortimer, John. Clinging to the Wreckage: a part of life, Weidenfeld and Nicolson hb 1982, 200p. b&w plates, ex-library $9

54. Morton, H.V. I Saw Two Englands, Methuen hb 1948, 296p. b&w plates, gc in poor tape repaired dw $10

55. Nicolson, Harold. Diaries and Letters 1945-62, Collins hb 1962, 448p. geneal. chart bep, b&w plates vgc in gc dw $25

56. Nietzsche, F.W. Thus Spake Zarathhustra, Heron Books nd. c. 1960, leather gilt decor. bds 288p. gc $7 SOLD

57. O'Brien, Darcy. Murder in Little Egypt, Piatkus hb 1990, 332p. b&w photos, vgc in vgc dw. true crime in America $10

58. Palmer, G. & Lloyd, N. The Observer's Book of London, Fred. Warne sm hb 1973, 192p. col. b&w photos, vgc in vg clipped dw* $9 SOLD

59. Parker, Cliff. Hook, Line and Stinker, Sphere pb 1983, 159p. illust. vgc. funniest fishing stories from Angling Times $6

60. Perkins, Mandaley. Hanoi, Adieu, Harper Collins pb 2006, 322p. map, vgc. a bittersweet memoir of French Indochina $9

61. Rankin, Ian. Dead Souls, Orion pb 1999, 482p. vgc $5

62. Ruhen, Olaf. Minerva Reef, A&R hb 1963 1st ed. 200p. maps eps, line drawings, b&w photos, vgc $20

63. Russell, Bertrand. Sceptical Essays, Unwin pb 1960, 172p. gc $9 SOLD

64. Sabartes, Jaime. Picasso: an intimate portrait, W.H. Allen hb 1949, 230p. b&w plates, gc w prev. owners name etc bep $18

65. Salisbury, Harrison E. Behind the Lines - Hanoi: December 23, 1966 - January 7, 1967, Secker & Warburg hb 1967, 243p. b&w photos, vgc $12

66. "Shalimar". Down to the Sea, Wm. Blackwood & Son hb 1940, 618p. gc w sp sunned. stories of sail and steam $25

67. Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein, Penguin pb 1992, 261p. gc $6

68. Shillinglaw, Phyl. Introducing Weaving, BT Batsford hb 1972, 80p. col. b&w photos, illust. ex-library reading copy $7

69. Soldatow, Sasha. Politics of the Olympics, Cassell Aust. pb 1980, 155p. gc $6

70. Spock, Benjamin. Decent and Indecent: our personal and political behaviour, The Bodley Head hb 1970, 212p. vgc in vgc dw $9

71. Taylor, David & Yvonne. The Compost Book, Reed hb (lam illust. bds) 1993, 89p. col. illust. vgc $8

72. Thurber, James.The Beast in Me and other animals, Hamish Hamilton hb 1950, 340p. w sketches by Author, gc w sp. sunned $10

73. Tolstoy, Leo. War and Peace, World Dist. pb 1958, 496p. gc $5

74. Vanderveen, B.H. The Observer's Military Vehicle Directory from 1945, Fred. Warne elong hb 1972, 425p. b&w photos, vgc $25

75. Vickers, Hugh. Even Greater Operatic Disasters, Macmillan hb 1982, 80p. illust. by Michael Ffolkes, vg in vg dw $5

76. Williams, P.M. & Reddihough, J.H. Motor Cycle Data Book, George Newnes hb 1960, 207p. illust. tables, gc $12 SOLD

77. Woolham, Frank. Aviary Birds in Colour, Blandford Press hb 1982, 176p. col. photos, vgc $9

78. Wright, R.W.M. & Lester, G. The City of Bath, Pitkin Pict. pb 1975, 24p. col. b&w photos, map, vgc $7

79. Zweig, Stefan. Beware of Pity, Readers Union hb 1949, 358p. gc $12

 

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