Search Results: Books on Books, Publishing, Writing etc from Lawrence Jones

Rockhampton: Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education., 1980. 2 volumes. 540, 259pp; index, appendices. Or blue card with black cloth tape spines. Slightest of edge wear-near new. A comprehensive bibliography of books, magazines, maps, leaflets and more pertaining to Rockhampton in Central Queensland. Over 5000 entries. Appendices even include postcard publishers.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

New York: Parke- Bernet Galleries., 1952. 264pp. Or blue cloth. Slight wear to bottom of spine and tiny nick to bottom edge of rear board. Auction catalogue for the sale of one of the greatest collections of Lincolniana ever assembled. Comprising 842 lots, with numerous bw ills.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo.

New York: Abbeville Press, 187. 447pp, index, addenda, bw ills. Or white cloth in jacket. Very light edge wear to jacket, some foxing to cloth. Audubon's efforts to have what is now the world's most valuable book-the double elephant folio Birds of America- published are detailed in this, his journal for 1826.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Breakers House of Publishing, 2006. 74 pages, b/w illustrations throughout. Illustrated wrapper with colour illustrations. Small crease to bottom front corner, otherwise as new. Hundreds of surf magazines are listed in the identification and value guide for the surf historian.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to.

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd., 1924. 2 volumes-complete. vi, 351pp, index, frontis portrait; vi, 304pp, frontis portrait. Or blue cloth, no jackets. Spine slightly faded, endpapers toned, some foxing, page edges untrimmed. Biography of 19th century author Robert louis Stevenson. The second volume deals mainly with his time in Samoa.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

Westport, CN: Greenwood Press, 1987. 3 volume set-complete. Or cloth. Volume I: Migrants from Northern Europe. vii + 278 pp. Bibliographies and Indexes in American History, Number 4. Volume II: Migrants from Eastern and Southeastern Europe. xvii + 725 pp. Bibliographies and Indexes in American History, Number 7. Volume 3: Migrants from Southern and Western Europe. xv + 583 pp. Bibliographies and Indexes in American History, Number 8. Vol 1 grey cloth; Vol 2 slightly faded blue cloth, Vol 3 blue cloth. Each vol has previous owner's name at upper edge ffep with 'complimentary copy from the publisher (with dates)' at centre ffep.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo.

Broadbeach Waters: Pacific Books, 1990. 4 VOLUME SET-COMPLETE. 317pp, folding map; 247pp, folding map; ; 256pp, folding map; ; ix, 230256pp, folding maps. Light blue still card with black cloth spine. Light foxing to boards-appear unread; 3 digit number stamped to bottom of first 3 volumes. Originally published 1944/45 by the Allied Geographical Section Southwest Pacific Area. Volume 1:The Netherlands and British East Indies and the Philippine Islands. Volume 2: The Mandated Territory of New Guinea, Papua, the British Solomon Islands, the New Hebrides and Micronesia. Volume 3: Malaya, Thailand, Indo China, the China Coast and the Japanese Empire. Volume 4: Supplement to volumes 1,2 and 3. Part I The Netherlands and british East Indies and the Philippine Islands; Part II The Mandated Territory of New Guinea, Papua, the British Solomon Islands, the New Hebrides and Micronesia. Part III: Malaya, Thailand, Indo China, the China Coast and the Japanese Empire. An excellent reference and scarce as complete… Read More

Surrey: Bramley Books, 1992. xxii, 298pp, index, sources, appendices. Or pictorial laminated boards in jacket. As new. Women's letters over 800 years, presented thematically.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

London: Mansell Publishing, 1987. xxiv, 496pp, index, bibliographical glossary. Or grey cloth in jacket. JAcket spine faded. Prev owners name and publication date written on front free endpaper. This first comprehensice critical bibliography of works by and about Pugin includes all his books and articles (including Continental editions, collections and reprints); his illustrations for the works of others; works sometime attributed to him; publications about him; a bibliographical glossary of personalities at the time associated with him establishing a canon of his publications and removing confusions in earlier lists of his work. Pugin (1812-52) was an architect, designer, writer and ecclesiologist perhaps best known for his design and drawings for both internal and external details of the Houses of Parliament. His main passions were the revival of Gothic architecture and Roman Catholicism (to which he converted in 1835). The definitive reference.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Plus. 8vo.

La Jolla, CA: Green Tiger Press, 1972. 60pp, num tipped in col plates, bw ills. Or card covers with oval window through to rackham ill on title page. Slightest of edge wear to covers. Delightful little book exploring the world of children's book illustration. Particularly noted among the tipped in plates were Rackham, Kate Greenaway, Beatrix Potter, Housman and Sendak.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Square 8vo.

Boston: David R Godine, 1993. 307pp, index, bibliography, bw ills. Or card. Very light edge wear to cover. Drawing from myhtology, cosmology, history, the Bible, literature and esoteric and conventionla sources, this book takes a tour of each of the 26 letters of the Roman alphabet.. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

London: Thames & Hudson, 1996. 170pp, index, bibliography, 280 ills (195 col). As new. Pictorial card covers. Succinct historical text and range of beautifully reproduced examples of decorated alphabets.. First Thus. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to.

Noumea, New Caledonia: South Pacific Commission Publications Bureau, 1954. vii, 63pp, index, map. Or green wraps. Covers somewhat faded and toned, library stamp on front cover. Invaluable reference for those studying or treating filariasis and elephantiasis, particularly in the South Pacific region lisitng 115 titles on the subject.. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. 4to.

Place Not Stated: The British Medical Association in Australia, 1955. 139pp, index, addenda. Or green cloth lacking jacket (?). Ex-university medical library with few stamps and written note at front, a few marks to cloth which has mildly bumped corners. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/No Jacket. 4to.

Canberra: L.F. Johnston, Government Printer, 1947. iv, 186pp, directory of publishers. Or gray card. Faded at spine and edges, chipped at top and bottom of spine. 3 lines of writing inside rear cover. Loosely inserted blank sheet of Parliament letterhead. Invaluable reference to books, periodicals and official publication for 1946.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Washington D.C.: Library of Congress, 1978. HEAVY. v, 495pp, indexes, sources. Blue cloth, no jacket. Spine slightly faded, slight thumb soiling to bottom page corners, endpapers replaced. Important Antarctic bibliographic reference with listings under 13 subject headings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 4to.

Washington D.C.: Library of Congress, 1972. HEAVY. vii, 499pp, indexes, sources. Blue cloth, no jacket. Spine slightly faded, slight thumb soiling to bottom page corners, endpapers replaced. Important Antarctic bibliographic reference with listings under 13 subject headings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 4to.

Washington D.C.: National Science Foundation, 1965. HEAVY. vi, 506pp, indexes, sources. Blue cloth, no jacket. Spine slightly faded, slight thumb soiling to bottom page corners, a bit musty. Important Antarctic bibliographic reference with listings under 13 subject headings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 4to.

Washington D.C.: National Science Foundation, 1966. HEAVY. v, 521pp, indexes, sources. Blue cloth, no jacket. Spine slightly faded, slight thumb soiling to bottom page corners, endpapers replaced. Important Antarctic bibliographic reference with listings under 13 subject headings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 4to.

Washington D.C.: Library of Congress, 1979. HEAVY. v, 498pp, indexes, sources. Blue cloth, no jacket. Spine slightly faded, slight thumb soiling to bottom page corners. Important Antarctic bibliographic reference with listings under 13 subject headings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 4to.