Search Results: Authors starting with V from Pegasus Book Orphanage

Constable and Company, London 1961 hardcover, 5¾" x 8¾", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, pocket and stickers. GOOD book in FAIR unclipped dust jacket The author was an eminent Russian geographer, geologist and explorer - and a member of the Academy of Sciences. The exploits, explorations and adventures of Foma Kapitonovitch Kukushkin in Central Asia are firmly based on the author's experiences in this little-known part of the world, and on those of his fellow explorers. Such 'tales' have enjoyed a great vogue in the Soviet Union - and we believe that this book is the first example of this genre to appear in the English language. Book includes several maps.

Bison Books, London 1985 Hardcover, 31cms x 24cms (12¼" x 9¼), with dust jacket Repaired tear to title page. Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with stamps, stickers and barcode. FAIR book in FAIR unclipped dust jacket This book features Ian Hogg's authoritative and highly readable text with specifications of many of the most important weapons, along with some 140 illustrations. Together these features will make this a book to delight any gun buff.

Marshall Cavendish, publishers, London 1979 hardcover, 8¾" x 11¾", with dust jacket VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket This book not only covers the history of firearms and their development, but also describes their workings and components. Specially commissioned cutaway diagrams open up the inner workings of guns in meticulously accurate detail This is an essential guide for both the enthusiast and the general reader. Forty-eight photographs in full colour, 100 in b&w, and many diagrams.

Thames & Hudson, publishers, London 1975 hardcover, 7" x 9¾", with dust jacket. Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, barcode etc. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket With 142 illustrations, 14 in colour, 5 maps and plans. How reliable is the tradition embodied in the Homeric poems? Their basic historicity was widely accepted in the ancient world; but does research in more modern times support this view? Professor Luce examines in detail the world of Homer through literary and archaeological evidence. In his most readable survey Professor Luce displays the evidence for and the interpretations of a truly Heroic Age.

Oxford Medical Publications 1992 soft cover Although marked "damaged", there are no obvious signs of damage. Good condition. Non-technical information on all aspects of back pain - structure and function of the back, various causes of back pain, and the psychological and social effects on sufferers' lives. Considers the range of medical and surgical treatments and compares them with non-orthodox therapies, and advises on self-help measures for prevention and alleviation.

Browne and Nolan Ltd, Richview Press, Dublin 1944 hardcover, 5" x 7¼" (lacking jacket) Inscription, dated 1948, to previous owner to front endpaper. Book in GOOD condition The lives of Jacqueline and Blaise Pascal were ones of drama. Jacqueline was a nun at Port Royal, a convent which provided unending interest and gossip to the Paris of her day, but whose memory would have faded long since, had not her brother immortalised it in 'The Provincial Letters', a classic of French literature.

Tallis Press, London 1972 Harcover with dust jacket Short inscription written on front endpaper. GOOD book in GOOD price-clipped dust jacket Astrologers will find this book an inexhaustible mine of help and information not available elsewhere in the literature of astrolgy.

New Holland Publishers, Chatswood, Sydney 2007 Hardcover, 33cms x 24cms, with colour printed illustrated board covers Book in VERY GOOD condition George Walker Bush thought the inhabitants of Greece were called Greekians and still doesn't know what a weapon of mass destruction really looks like! In this book cartoonist Nicolas Vadot has drawn his take on George Dubbya in a series of hilarious cartoons that track the years of one of the most controversial American presidents ever. (Vadot is a political cartoonist for two Belgian news magazines).

Sanctuary Publishing, publishers, London 1996 large-format softcover, 8½" x 11" Book in AS NEW condition. Here is a month-by-month chronology of Miles Davis' life from joining the famous Charlie Parker Quintet in April, 1947 to the legendary Carnegie Hall concert in May, 1961.This book lists his club and concert appearances, details all his recording sessions and chronicles his battle against drug addiction. Copiously illustrated with contemporary photographs, newspaper extracts, record and performance reviews, ads and posters, providing a fascinating insight into our most innovative jazz trumpeter.

Russell Andrews & Associates, Bendigo, Victoria 1995 Gloss covered, stapled newsprint magazine Magazine in VERY GOOD condition IN THIS ISSUE: 'The Great Aussie Dunny Raising,' 'The $300 House,' 'Stonefaced', 'Timber Home at Weibyeworried Farm', 'Mud Brick Cavity Wall Construction', and much more

Russell Andrews & Associates, Dunolly, Victoria 1996 Gloss covered, stapled newsprint magazine Has 4-page section loose. Magazine in GOOD condition INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 'Termite Traps,' 'Mud Brick Making Techniques,' 'An Elegant Shade House,' 'What use is an Architect?', 'A Cellar for All Seasons,' 'A Pole Frame Muddle at Werribee Gorge,' and lots more.

Russell Andrews & Associates, Bendigo, Victoria 1996 Gloss covered, stapled newsprint magazine Magazine in VERY GOOD condition IN THIS ISSUE: 'Home-made Mud Brick Wall Finish,' 'Easily Fitted Cupboard Doors,' 'Portal Frames,' 'To Build or Buy,' 'Rebirth of a Mansion,' 'The Chook House,' and lots more.

Russell Andrews & Associates, Dunolly, Victoria 1998 Gloss covered, stapled newsprint magazine Magazine in VERY GOOD condition INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 'Smorgasbord in Straw Bale, Mud Brick, & Stone', 'Rethinking Mud Brick,' 'Feng Shui (an ancient philosophy)', 'Construction of a Sod Roof,' 'Hints on Affordable Design,' 'Beechworth Strawbale,' and lots more.

Russell Andrews & Associates, Bendigo, Victoria 1994 Gloss covered, stapled newsprint magazine Magazine in VERY GOOD condition IN THIS ISSUE: 'Building Alone (one woman's story)', 'Passive Solar Mud Brick House,' 'Building with Strawbale,' 'Pressed Earth Bricks', 'Standards for Pest Control', and much more.

Russell Andrews & Associates, Bendigo, Victoria 1996 Gloss covered, stapled newsprint magazine Magazine in VERY GOOD condition IN THIS ISSUE: 'A Mud Brick Loft House in the Mountains", 'Installing a Sliding Door', 'Suggested Procedure for Rammed Earth Footings,' 'Sewerage doesn't have to be a Problem!', 'Rammed Earth & Timber Home,' and lots more

Russell Andrews & Associates, Bendigo, Victoria 1995 Gloss covered, stapled newsprint magazine Coffe cup stain to front cover. Magazine in GOOD contition IN THIS ISSUE: 'Setting Out a Building,' 'Mud Brick goes Large Scale,' 'New Use for Retired Tyres,' 'Unconventional Methods to Protect Your Property,' 'A Stone Mason's House,'and much more.

Russell Andrews & Associates, Dunolly, Victoria 1996 Gloss covered, stapled newsprint magazine Magazine in VERY GOOD condition IN THIS ISSUE: 'Rob's Tile Roof,' 'A Cottage of Stone,' 'A Low-Cost Deck,' 'Mud Bricks & Old Timber,' 'A Solid Plasterer's House,' 'A Unique Stone House', 'Massive Muddie,' ' Building to Suit the Climate,' 'A Semi-Outside Bathroom,' and much more.

Russell Andrews & Associates, Bendigo, Victoria 1994 Gloss covered, stapled newsprint magazine Magazine in VERY GOOD condition IN THIS ISSUE: 'Corrugated Iron Rainwater Tanks,' 'A Place on Poles,' 'The Mud Brick House that Became Stone,' 'Exciting and Cheap!' 'Timber Plank Cabin,' and much more.

Russell Andrews & Associates, Dunolly, Victoria 1999 Gloss covered, stapled newsprint magazine Magazine in VERY GOOD condition INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 'Small Cottage …Great Potential,' 'Glass Mosaics,' 'Combining Pole Frame & Straw Bale,' 'Planning for Wheelchair Accessibility,' 'Ancient Thermal Mass Walls,' 'A Glorified Fibro Beach Shack,' 'Termite Free Zone!', 'Designing Your Bathroom,' 'Building with Tyres,' and lots more.

Geelong Field Naturalists Club, Geelong, Victoria 1987 softcover, 25cms x 19½cms Inscription to previous owner half-title page. Book in GOOD condition This book tells of the Barwon River as it flows through Geelong, and its use by man, both black and white - describing its natural history, the rocks of its bed and banks, the birds, animals, fish, insects, plants of yesterday and today As well, it takes a detailed look at various spots along its urban course. Book has map endpapers, and both colour and B&W photographs and drawings