Search Results: Australia and New Zealand from SmarterRat Books

A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1965. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1965 A.H. & A.W. Reed, Sydney. First edition. NOT ex-library. Small hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5 inches, has tan textured paper-covered boards and black spine lettering. Front cover has black & tan illustrations on a brown background. Black and white illustrations by E. H. Papps. 144 pages. Word lists: English - Aboriginal and Aboriginal - English; Short list of English - Aboriginal phrases and sentence. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Back cover lightly soiled. Small Sydney bookstore sticker on front endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is missing. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Longmans, Green and Co., 1958. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1958 Longmans, Green and Co., Melbourne. First Edition. First printing. "First Published in 1958" appears on verso. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has green textured paper-covered boards with black spine lettering. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends very lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Name in ink on front free endpaper. One page is dog-eared. One pair of pages has a darkened rectangle where something of low-quality paper was stored. Three pages have vertical red lines in ink in the margin. NO highlighting or underlining. 161 pages. Dust jacket has light surface and edge wear, with chips and small tears at the corners and spine ends. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. "Wholly set up, printed, and bound in Australia by the Specialty Press Limited, 174 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, c1." Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Text Publishing, 1999. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1999 Text Publishing, Melbourne, Australia. Trade paperback. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Covers lightly curled at corners. Small chip at back corner of head of spine. Page edges have some shallow dents. Pages clean and unmarked. 333 pages. Edited and instrpduced by Robert Manne.

Chatto and Windus, 1959. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Good ; Fair Jacket. 1959 Chatto and Windus, London. Sixth printing of 1958 edition. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black and white illustrations by George Molnar. 204 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Bottom edge faded. Imprinted bookplate on front endpaper. Name in ink on front free endpaper. Page edges foxed and lightly soiled. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, small to 1.5 inch tears and creases, with small pieces missing from the edges and some indentations on the front panel. Jacket is price clipped. Some tears have been repaired on the inside of the jacket with archival document repair tape. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Bascands Ltd., 1973. Softcover. Good. Good. 1973 Bascands Ltd. Published in New Zealand. Microtone Colour Book Series. Softcover, with stapled binding. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 26 pages. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear. Faint foxing on title page. Pages clean and unmarked.

Bascands Ltd., 1973. Softcover. Good. Good. 1973 Bascands Ltd. Published in New Zealand. Microtone Colour Book Series. Softcover, with stapled binding. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 26 pages. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked.

Christchurch Beautifying Association, 1968. Softcover. Good. Good. 1968 Christchurch Beautifying Association. Oblong softcover, with stapled binding. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. Unpaginated (32 pages). NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear; cellophane covering on the front cover rubbed and peeling a the corners. Covers mildly curled. Light foxing to the back cover. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Rigby, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good+ Jacket. 1973 Rigby, Adelaide, Australia. First Edition, stated. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 11.5 x 13.75 inches, has maroon cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Color and back & white illustrations by Ainslie Roberts. Text by Charles P. Mountford. High-quality glossy paper. 175 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light surface and edge wear, with chips at the corners and spine ends; jacket spine has some scuffs. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Expedited shipping not available for this item.

Viking, 1999. Softcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good- ; Good- Jacket. 1999 Viking. Sixth edition. Green flexible vinyl covers with white lettering. Color illustrations throughout. High-quality glossy paper. Corners lightly bumped. Vinyl cover is wrinkled at bottom front edge. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. 440 pages. Glossy color illustrated dust jacket has light edge and surface wear and has surface crinkling at corners and edges. Simpson & Day Field Guide to the Birds of Australia.

Angus and Robertson, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Very Good ; Fair Jacket. 1961 Angus and Robertson, Sydney. First published 1951; fourth reprint. Hardcover has green textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Map endpapers. Color frontispiece. 63 color plates, 21 black & white plates, 10 text illustrations. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Spine covering is very lightly wrinkled; no stains. First and last 2 or 3 pages lightly wrinkled at binding. Gift inscription on half-title page. Bookshop sticker from Sydney on verso of front free endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. 343 pages. Color illustrated jacket has tattered top and bottom edges, with several tears and overall rubbing and wrinkling. Dust jacket has small price in ink on front. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Hallcraft Publishing Co. Pty Ltd., 1960. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good+ ; No jacket. 1960 Hallcraft Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd., Melbourne. Reprint of 1949 edition. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has red textured paper-covered boards with black spine lettering and black spine and cover decorations. Gray endpapers with repeating white floral pattern. 432 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rounded. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Top page edges lightly foxed. Spine lightly sunned. Name in ink on front free endpaper. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Printed and bound in Australia. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Ossie Books / Greenhouse, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good. 1986 Ossie Books - Greenhouse. First Edition, stated. "First published in 1986 by Ossie Books" on verso. No additional printings listed. Oversize hardcover, 8.5 x 11.25 inches, has glossy color pictorial paper-covered boards. Color illustrations by Richard Galbraith. Binding tight. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends, and a few light dents on the edges. Covers have very light surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Unpaginated, 32 pages. No dust jacket, as issued. Printed and bound in Hong Kong. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1974. Softcover. Good. Good. A.H & A.W. Reed. No date in book. 1974 (date from record, no date in book). A Kiwi Musicolour Book. Softcover, with stiff color photo-illustrated cardstock covers and stapled binding. Includes a 45 rpm record in a sleeve at the back. 15 pages. Glossy pictorial cover. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. Record has 9 tracks, with a total of approximately 12 minutes playing time total. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear, with rubbing and chipping at the edges. A few pages havea light hanling stain in the bottom margin. The record is in a fitted clear plastic sleeve and appears to be in good condition. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Kowhai Publishing Ltd.. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. Kowhai Publishing Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand. 8.25 x 11 inches. No date stated. Softcover, with stapled binding. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 32 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have very light surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Light foxing to the fore edge and the bottom edge of the first page. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

New Holland Publishers, 2011. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good ; No jacket. 2011 New Holland Publishers. First Edition. First printing. Full number line on publication page. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oblong hardcover, 8.5 x 6.1 inches, has glossy color pictorial paper-covered boards. Color photographs throughout. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have very light surface and edge wear. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Cambridge University Press, 1990. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1990 Cambridge University Press. Studies in Australian History Series. Softcover. Oversized, 7 x 9.3 inches. Black and white photographs and illustrations. NOT ex-library. Small black dot remainder mark on bottom page edges. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Small crease on top corner of front cover. Small stain on top corner of first page from price sticker. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked. 364 pages.

Bush Press, 1995. Softcover. Fine. Fine. 1995 Bush Press, Auckland, New Zealand. First Edition. Series: New Zealand: Past and Present. Softcover, with stapled binding. Color and black and white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. 32 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. "The hot lakes and geothermal wonders, including the Tarawera Eruption of 1886."

Lansdowne Press, 1965. Hardcover. Good/Good. Good+ ; Good Jacket. 1965 Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, Australia. First Edition. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has green textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Decorative endpapers. 112 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. There is a small nick to the front cover near the fore edge. Pages clean and unmarked. Pages very lightly tanned at periphery but still supple. Dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, and small tears. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Angus and Robertson, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1961 Angus and Robertson, Sydney. Reprint. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has light blue textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering and gold cover illustration. Black and white illustrations and color jacket illustration by Hal Gye. Foreword by Henry Lawson. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends very lightly bumped. Front cover slightly sunned along the very bottom edge. Top page edges lightly foxed. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Name in ink on front free endpaper, dated 1962. Small bookshop sticker from Brisbane on front endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. 128 pages. Color illustrated dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, and small tears. Jacket is NOT price clipped; a few numbers written in pencil next to price. Bottom edge of jacket has some light stains. Also includes yellow wrap-around publisher's band stating "over 200,000 copies SOLD". This edition… Read More

Nicholas Kaye, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Very Good ; Fair Jacket. 1963 Nicholas Kaye. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has navy paper-covered boards with white spine lettering. Black and white frontispiece. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rounded. Wrinkle in rear endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. 143 pages. Jacket has tattered edges, with several pieces missing from edges. Most of inner front flap is missing. Jacket also has several edge tears. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.