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Sydeny: A. H. & A. W. Reed Pty Ltd, 1971. Hardback.
Sydeny: A. H. & A. W. Reed Pty Ltd, 1971. Hardback.
London: Ward, Lock, 1899. 1st English Edition. Cloth, Orig. Translated by H. L. Braekstad. pp. viii, 351, advertising. Frontispiece portrait, plates & illustrations. Original maroon cloth, (spine slightly darkened). A good copy of the first English edition, scarce. (Ant 708).
Penguin. HARDCOVER. The tale of Mufaro's two daughters, two beautiful girls who react in different ways to the king's search for a wife - one is aggressive and selfish, the other kind and dignified. The king takes on disguises to learn the true nature of both girls andof course chooses.....
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1926. 1st Edition. Hardcover. xvi, 603 pp, frontispiece and 17 other plates. Blue cloth boards. A collection of accounts of more than 30 famous pirates and buccaneers, including Blackbeard, Mary Read and Ann Bonny, William Kidd, etc.
paper back. A superb teaching book for children. Pythagoras is always in trouble, but it because of his enquiring mind and everything always works out for the best.
soft cover. The well known classic with all of the esoteric techings to populate the subconscious minds of the young.
New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, 2016. Hard copy. Though known today primarily for the mathematical theorem that bears his name, Pythagoras was a mystically-minded philosopher with a particular interest in music, astronomy, cosmology, numerology, and the soul. This book paints a vivid picture of the world in which Pythagoras.....
2007. paperback. Book four in Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time Quintet. The Murry and O'Keefe Families enlist the help of the unicorn, Gaudior, to save the world from imminent nuclear war. "An intricately woven fantasy." --Booklist, starred review In A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle, a......
London: Maggs. Hardcover. Classic bound set of 10 catalogues from 1946 to 1961. Excellent source of books offered by Maggs covering Pacific and Australian voyages and travels. Original wrappers of each catalogue bound in boards.
Oxford University Press, 1962. hardcover. Realms and Islands. The World Voyage of Rose de Freycinet in the Corvette Uranie 1817-1820. From Her Journal and Letters and the Reports of Louis de Saulces de Freycinet, Etc. [With Plates, Including Portraits, a Facsimile, Maps and a Bibliography.].
Simon and Schuster. paperback. Sacred to the Plains Indians, buffaloes provide almost all the people need to live and flourish on the Great Plains. When the buffalo cannot be found, scouts are sent to look for them... By telling about a time of hardship, Paul Goble dramatizes the central.....
World Wisdom Books, 2005. Paul Goble. First Edition. Hard cover. Through carefully chosen stories from the olden days and art that meticulously reflects traditional designs and colors, Goble provides wonderful insights into the spiritual life of the Plains Indians.
China: Simon and Schuster. paperback. A young hunter draws his bow against a buffalo cow drinking from a stream. Before he can loose his arrow, there is no buffalo -- instead, there stands a beautiful young woman, whom he knows he must marry. The hunter's people shun the Buffalo Woman.....
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers | William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2004. Paul Globe. Midwest Independent Publishers Association, Winner, Children's Picture Book (2004)Booklist, Top Ten Religion Books for Youth (2005)Catholic Library Association, Regina Medal (2006)Birds pray, trees pray, flowers pray, mountains pray, the winds and rain pray, rivers and the.....
Hachette Australia, 2019. hardcover. The name Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated. But who was the real James Cook? This Yorkshire farm boy would go on to become the foremost mariner.....
hard cover. An enchanting anthology of magical fairy tales from across the Indian subcontinent.
London: Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1860. H. Adlard. Orange cloth with gold gilt lettering. 414 pp. This work has been bound in ornamented orange cloth, and possesses gold gilt signage and lettering. There are 18 illustrations throughout this volume - each in good condition. There is some damage to.....
hard cover. A wonderful collections of stories written by Abdullah for children. Children gain deep and enduring impressions of truth from these stories.
London, Paris, New York & Melbourne: Cassell & Co, 1928. Hardcover. xxii, 262 pp, frontispiece, 7 plates, 1 map. Original cloth and dust jacket in excellent condition. Introduction and notes by W.G. Perrin, Admiralty Librarian. An edition in the Seafarer's Library, comprising reprints of famous voyages. Shelvocke (1675-1742) was a......
Auckland and London: Collins, 1969. Don Whyte (photography). 1969. Hardback. Green binding paper, gilt title and author's name on spine. Written by New Zealand producer, television presenter, author and actress, Shirley Maddock, this is a richly illustrated journey that retraces Captain Cook's voyage around New Zealand in the 1770s. Based.....
Dublin: White, Cash and Byrne, 1785. Full Calf. 2 Volumes. Frontis., plates (some folding), map. Full calf binding, split to spine on v.1, some wear to leather. Very rare.
S.A. Spence, 1960. Wrappers. pp 50. One of an edition of 300 copies, signed by the compiler. AD ref 286.
hard cover. An excellent introduction to the Bible for very young children. Charmingly illustrated.
USA: Public Affairs. paperback. In Destiny Disrupted, Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of world history as it looks from a new perspective: with the evolution of the Muslim community at the center. His story moves from the lifetime of Mohammed through a succession of far-flung empires, to the tangle.....
hard cover. Familiar favorites offer a glimpse into the richness and beauty of Chinese culture. The Chinese explore self sacfrifice, wisdom, gentleness, vanity, greed and ambition, the negativities which those of all cultures must try to eliminate if they are to understand the truth of human existence.