Recent Arrivals from RSM BOOKS

Australia: Cassell Australia Ltd., 1974. 302 pp, hardcover quarto size with dust jacket in very good condition; black and white and colour photographs. In this volume, the third in the series Historic Buildings of Australia” published in conjunction with the Australian Council of National Trusts, thirty seven of Australia's historic homes are described and superbly illustrated. Chronologically, the selection… Read more about this item

St. Lucia: UQP, 1992. 306 pp. foxing to edges, fep, title page, signed by the author on the title page, previous owner inscription on title page, slightly creased spine end and corner. This head-over-heels sequel follows Hugh through late adolescence and the early 1960s, from oil company clerk and budding poet to tongue-tied cadet journalist. Signed by Author. First… Read more about this item

Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1992. 218 pp. b/w photographs, signed by the author on the title page with a personal dedication to the previous owner. Tells how the author's career had taken him from being an expert in French-knitting, a skill acquired when, unable to speak English, he was put in a class for intellectually handicapped children,… Read more about this item

Australia: Akron Press, 1987. 212 pp, b/w illustrations, signed by both authors on the half-title page. This book is based on careful research by the authors and by the late Austin Goldberg. It is strengthened by the authors' personal collaboration working with John Antill over more than 35 years.. Signed by Authors. Trade Paperback. Very Good.

Sydney: Augustinian Press, 1997. 104 pp. b/w photographs, signed by the author on the title page with a personal dedication to the previous owner.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Australia: Random House, 1993. 291 pp, b/w and colour illustrations. A working class kid from Glasgow, Scotland, he became lead singer with the legendary band Cold Chisel. In over ten years with the band he earned a reputation as the hardest working, hardest drinking and wildest man in Rock 'n' Roll.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

Victoria: Spectrum Publications, 1996. 212 pp. colour photographs, signed by the author on the title page with a personal dedication to the previous owner. . Signed by Author. Trade Paperback. Very Good.

Australia: Jim Cairns, 1997. 220 pp, signed by the author on fep. This book is presented to show what the spontaneous dynamic of progress really is and what it is which represses and distorts it. It shows how we can liberate the first and prevent or resolve the second.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Fine.

Australia: Darryl J. Pike, 1996. 223 pp, signed by the author on fep with a dedication to the previous owner. Pike has led a life around business and investment. During the 60's, he was busy on civil engineering projects in Australia and the UK. During the 70's, he headed up a major US property development group in Australia,… Read more about this item

Adelaide: Rigby, 1977. 63 pp, illustrated, flatsigned by illustrator Sandy Bishop on half-title page. Manly and Warringah together form possibly the most scenically beautiful residential area Sydney can offer. The history of Manly-Warringah is rich and fascinating; it has seen people with characters as diverse as Arthur Phillip, who survived a spearing on Manly's shores and explored the enchanting… Read more about this item

Australia: Gordon A. Publishers, 1994. 189 pp, signed by the author on the title page. This is a humorous story about the confidence tricksters who inhabit Australia's famous bohemian center. German George is a big dumb pleaser of ladies who supplies much of the comedy. King Cross and its denisons give a loot into the semi underworld of… Read more about this item

Sydney: Privately Published, 1961. 508 pp, b/w illustrations, signed by the author on the half-title page with a dedication to the previous owner, slight scuffing on d/j edges. Previous owner's name on the same page and also on the inside of the front cover. Front endpaper missing. Dust jacket chipped and creased along edges. The author takes us… Read more about this item

Australia: NSW Uni Press, 1986. 261 pp, signed by the author (with a dedication to the previous owner) on fep. The Wauchope family sailed from Scotland to Australia in 1839; they settled first a O'Halloran Hill and then in the thriving Murray township of Goolwa, then founded a brewery in Adelaide.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover.… Read more about this item

Australia: Hutchinson, 1989. 94 pp, b/w and colour photographs, bumped spine end, minor foxing to ep. Sargeant epitomises grace and glory on and off the court. The captain of Australia's netball team from 1984 to 1987, Anne was inducted into the national Sporting Hall of Fame in 1987. The grace.The following year, she was awarded the Order of Australia… Read more about this item

UK: Alan Sutton, 1996. 236 pp, b/w illustrations, signed by the author on the title page, with a foreword by Victoria Glendenning. Born in Bristol in 1779, Fanny Trollope was the daughter of a country parson. She married a barrister, and produced seven children in eight years, but with her husband in financial trouble she set off for… Read more about this item

New Zealand: The Sporting Press Limited, 1992. 124 pp, b/w and colour illustrations, signed by three members on the half-title page, with an introduction by Mike Brewer. . Signed. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to.

Australia: Bookshelf, 1993. 84 pp. b/w photographs. Reveals the determination and hard work which went into fulfilling a childhood ambition. As one of a boisterous bunch of four boys growing up in a Melbourne suburb, Damian tells of childhood pranks and mishaps as well as his passion for sport. The reader follows his successes and setbacks as he fights… Read more about this item

Australia: Heinemann, 1997. 191 pp, signed by the author on the dedication page, with a personal note to the previous owner. No one knows more about children in trouble - and how to keep them out of trouble. For twelve long years Barbara was a Children's Court magistrate, confronted by both the best and worst humanity has to offer.… Read more about this item

Australia: ABC Books, 1992. 202 pp, b/w illustrations. McGilvray and leading sports writer Tasker have joined forces again to produce another outstanding contribution to the complex, engrossing story of cricket. McGilvray, through his experience as a cricketer, a captain and peerless commentator of the game, is in a unique position to compare and contrast the styles and careers of… Read more about this item

Australia: Australasian Book Society, 1977. 211 pp, signed by the author on the fep with a personal dedication to the previous owner. A year in the life of white teachers at a desert school for Aboriginal children gives wide scope for Barclay's gifts as a novelist. This is a romantic story of two people who become lovers in… Read more about this item