Search Results: Titles starting with N from Bookhome Sydney

Sydney, Bondi Junction: Focus Publishing, 2003. 1st ed.. Paperback wide quarto, very good condition, black & white drawings & text-photos, colour photos, top corner rear cover creased, minor edgewear. 144 pp. This book is a celebration of all the students, graduates and teachers who have helped to make NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art), this Sydney-based acting school the special place it is. The book has many photos and drawings of actors that are well-known in Australia and overseas. (By John Clark, director of NIDA, edited by Leanne Croker.).

Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2022. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, sepia (brown-tinted) & black & white & few colour photos, minor edgewear. 413 pp. David Dufty provides the real story of the hunt for the Kelly Gang over two long years. For the first time, he recounts the story from the perspective of the lawyers who brought the notorious bushranger Ned Kelly to justice. He gets to the heart of the story and finds answers to many unresolved questions.

Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2011. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, corners front cover & near spine little creased, minor edgewear. 338 pp. This book is based on eye-witness accounts, contemporary diaries, letters and interviews. The author has collected the stories of the many levels of devastation suffered on that fateful day. There were 80,000 people killed as a result of the atomic bomb, half of that number instantaneously.

Loftus, NSW: Australian Military History Publications / Australian Army History Unit, 2010. Facsimile ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, minor edgewear jacket 323 pp. A biography of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Green, DSO, by his wife Olwyn Green. He trained in 41 Militia Battalion in the 1930s and then joined the newly-formed AIF in 1939. He was appointed as an officer to 2/2 Infantry Battalion (6 Division) and sent to the Middle East. After the early campaigns along the African north coast, the division was sent to Greece where Green was involved in the fighting withdrawal against the Germans. He escaped to Turkey before he could be captured. He was appointed CO of 2/11 Infantry Battalion and led them in the North New Guinea campaigns. He had a spell as a post-war civilian, and then rejoined the army and as Lieutenant-Colonel Green, and took 3RAR to the Korean War in 1950. He led the battalion successfully in a difficult battle… Read More

Sydney: Margaret Hamilton, 1996. Hardback small quarto, no jacket, very good condition, pictorial cover, black & white charcoal drawings, illustrated endpapers, small mark rear cover. 41 pp. Nanangka lives alone in a remote mountain hut with his pet sheep Chepeak. This children's tale by Yvonne Winer portrays the hardships of the simple mountain life and the warmth and friendliness of the close-knit community on the rugged surrounding slopes. The beautiful charcoal drawings by Marianne Yamaguchi make this a charming story for older children.

Perth, Nedlands: Self Published: Isobel / Muhlings Colour Printers, 1994. 2nd ed.. Paperback square quarto, very good condition, black & white & colour & sepia (brown-tinted) reproductions (many full-page), maps, minor edgewear. 168 pp. In this beautiful self-published book for children and young adults, compiled by Isobel, the reproductions tell a very special true story never previously told. In 1788, Nanbaree, a six-year-old Aboriginal boy, watched the First Fleet sail into Sydney Harbour. He was adopted by Surgeon White and became a key person in the life of the early colony. Nanbaree acted as an interpreter for Governor Phillip and his own countrymen. The artist, Thomas Watling, was assigned to illustrate White's collection of plants and animals. The talented forger also drew delightful portraits of Nanbaree, his family and friends and scenes of their life on Sydney Harbour. The Watling Collection is in the British Museum of Natural History, and is now presented here for the… Read More

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 2011. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. 309 pp. This is an Australian historical novel for young adults, based on the story of an Aboriginal boy adopted by Surgeon John White to raise as his son. The story is set in 1789, in Sydney Cove. A Children's Council of Australia Honour Book. Will interest a wide age range. .

Sydney: HarperCollins, 2001. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear. 310 pp. Peter FitzSimons has written a remarkable biography of Nancy Wake, the brave Australian woman who fought against the Nazis in France during WW2, especially support for the underground Maquis resistance fighter, She developed a successful escape network for Allied soldiers. She became the Gestapo's most wanted person, who called her ‘The White Mouse'.

Sydney: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2002. New, reprint ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear. 390 pp. Peter FitzSimons has written a remarkable biography of Nancy Wake, the brave Australian woman who fought against the Nazis in France during WW2, especially in support of the underground Maquis resistance fighters. She developed such a highly successful escape network for Allied soldiers that she became the Gestapo's most wanted person, who called her the 'The White Mouse'.

Sydney: Dymock's Book Arcade & Circulating Library, 1918. Second series ed.. Paperback, good condition, frontispiece portrait (author), card covers (foxed, marked, edges repaired), pages toned, black cloth spine (repair), edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication). 180 pp. This scarce booklet on the Napoleon and relevance to the current World War (WW1) was written by a literary staffer at the Sydney Sun newspaper. It is sequel to the Series 1 (which had 25 chapters). Series 2 has 25 additional (new) chapters. Cover blurb: " Second series (25 new chapters, graphically written). Phenomenal success of first series (two editions in a fortnight)" The written dedication reads: "From E. George Marks to Dr Cecil Purser (Vice-Chancellor University of Sydney). Best wishes [etc].".

New York: Touchstone / Simon & Schuster, 2001. New ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, bottom corner last page creased, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. 196 pp. The editor spent over three decades poring through the 32 volumes of Napoleon's correspondence, carefully translating and editing all of his writings on the art of war, and arranging them into seamless essays. The author is a military historian who has brought together in one volume the military genius of Napoleon. This fascinating book will interest anyone interested in military writing, students of history, and business leaders looking for insights on strategy (selected, edited, translated.

Sydney: Management Development Publishers / Willoughby Municipal Council, 1988. 1st ed.. Paperback wide octavo, good condition, few black & white photos, maps, diagrams, top parts some pages lightly foxed, light foxing edges, covers toned (light foxing front cover near spine), light foxing & toning inside covers, light foxing title page & last page, minor edgewear. 152 pp. This book by Eric Wilksch is one of a set of eight locality booklets about Willoughby Municipality (Sydney north shore) compiled by voluntary effort to commemorate Australia's Bicentenary. The book is published for The Bicentennial Community Committee. The book has information about local residents who have influenced the development of Narenburn suburb within the Municipality. Some of the chapters: Businesses, Shops and Occupations, Naremburn's Houses, Some Naremburn Personalities, Naremburn's Community Organisations Over The Years, Not All Work: Naremburn at Leisure, Other Happenings and Hazards, Churches… Read More

Sydney, Potts Point: Hordern House Rare Books, 2014. Hardback wide octavo, dustjacket (with flaps, nautical chart reverse side), pale blue paper covered boards, beige cloth spine, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), few sepia (brown-tinted) drawings. 134 pp. This is the long over-looked account of the notorious wreck of HMS Porpoise on the southern fringe of the Great Barrier Reef in 1803. This narrative of the wreck is now revealed as written by a junior officer on Matthew Flinders' HMS Investigator, Surgeon's Mate Robert Purdie (1780 - 1815). The narrative was originally published in eight parts in the Naval Chronicle in 1799 - 1818. This book has a new introduction and notes by Matthew Fishburn. Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the July 1814 publication of Matthew Flinders' "Voyage to Terra Australis”.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2011. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket, top corner tips few pages little creased. 202 pp. Michael White presents the sharp, compassionate, and elegant writing the author left behind, none of it ever before published. He was one of the founders of narrative therapy, and this book is his complete, polished papers that were presented at conferences, unfinished papers, interviews, and paragraphs of "thoughts". There is additional material from Cheryl White, co-director of the Dulwich Centre, David Denborough, David Epston, and Jill Freedman who were all involved with Michael White and his important work. The book has the final writings by the author, and his conversations he began decades ago.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2002. 1st p/b ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minimal edgewear, bookplate (review copy). 292 pp. A work of political theory that examines nationalism in two ways. First, it draws out the ideological connections and associations of nationalism by analysing its relation to a series of key political concepts, theories and practices. Second, it looks at the drift to particularity in political debates by assessing nationalism as a key example of particularity. It is an original contribution to political theory accessible to students in philosophy, politics and law. SALE PRICE.

Sydney: Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations, 1992. 3rd ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, card covers, reprinted documents, black & white illustrations, stapled (rusted), top corner front cover creased, faint foxing top edge, creasing along spine, minor edgewear corner tips & spine ends, owner's rubber stamp. 58 pp. Third edition. This booklet about arrivals by sea attempts to collect the records that are available for the various colonies that made up Australia prior to Federation in 1901, and the period thereafter, and to New Zealand. Brief descriptions are given of the records, the record repository and reference number. The types of records covered includes passenger lists of ships, indexes which have been compiled, passenger cards and other records that provide information relating to ship of arrival, e.g. musters and other registers.

London: National Trust (Enterprises) Ltd, 1998. Hardback small wide quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), illustrated endpapers, colour drawings, minor edgewear jacket (spine creased). 30 pp. This charming collection of illustrations goes through the alphabet, with each object set at a well-known National Trust property in Britain. Hidden within each picture is a National Trust acorn. A fun and educational way to learn the alphabet.

Melbourne: Melbourne University Press (MUP), 2000. Paperback small octavo, very good plus condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear. 252 pp. John Molony relates the story of the first white people (Europeans) to be born in Australia before 1850, the children of convicts, soldiers and free settlers.The children of convicts had no access to land and no education, and the free settlers generally treated them as second-rate. Until recently, they have lived in the shadows of Australian history, unresearched. This fascinating book will appeal to the growing number of Australians who seek to understand colonial Australian history. The author is Professor of History at the Australian National University, Canberra.

Canberra: Mulini Press, 1999. Paperback octavo, as new condition, black & white drawings, frontispiece, minor edgewear. 72 pp. A bibliography of 'The Native Companion', an important but short-lived literary periodical published in Melbourne in the early 20th century (1907 only). The editor was E. J. Brady (Irish-Australian poet) and the pages contained the works of many of the important writers of the period. Carol Mills provides a complete indexed run of this periodical with the details of the text and the authors and illustrators whose drawings are in this publication. A special feature is a list of brief biographies which list a few details of some of the less well known contributors. (No 7 in the 'Bibliographica Historica Australiae' series from Mulini Press.).

Sydney, Leichhardt: Leichhardt Association, 1980. Reprint ed.. Paperback quarto, very good condition, green pictorial card cover (spiral binding), typewritten text, black & white drawings, pages lightly toned, minor foxing top edge & title page, minor edgewear. 54 pp. Botanist Matthew Dick has written this booklet for the local community heritage association, with the aim of encouraging residents to reintroduce native plants to the inner west and south west of Sydney (New South Wales, Australia). At the rear, contains a table of suitable trees and plants suitable for this area.