Search Results: Authors starting with R from Elizabeth's Bookshops

Humanoids Inc, 2011. Hardcover. Fine. In France, in the 1970s, creators Moebius, Druillet, and Dionnet started the iconic magazine Metal Hurlant. They literally changed the comics industry with their punk-rock attitude and unrestricted talents. 30 years later, Humanoids reignites the passion and vision of the original publication with an anthology of short stories by some of the best creators from both sides of the pond.The first in a 2 volume hardcover collection, this volume collects the short stories featured in the Metal Hurlant anthology that debuted in 2002. Includes short stories written and illustrated by comic stars Geoff Johns (Green Lantern), Ryan Sook (Batman: Return Of Bruce Wayne), and Jorge Lucas (Darkness). #300322 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse.… Read More

Wolfe Publishing, 1992. Stiff card covers.. Near Fine. GENERAL FAUNA & FLORA VETERINARY This collection of self-assessment picture tests addresses aspects of farm animal practice, covering cattle, pigs, sheep and goats, and poultry. The book is divided into four sections comprising 75 questions, each dealing with the different species. The questions, almost all picture-related, test the reader not only on their knowledge of animal health and disease, but also on the wider aspects of husbandry and management - nutrition, housing and pasturing.pp. 180 illusts #240623 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Stiff card covers. Near Fine

St Martin's Griffin New York, 2000. Softcover. As new.. Whether you're seething with anger because you've caught your lover in bed with someone else, or you're tormented with despair because you feel devastated and alone, When Your Lover Leaves You walks you through the emotional stages of a breakup and leads you on the road to recovery. It covers topics such as when and why to call your former lover, how to battle insomnia, and who to turn to for support, while offering realistic, practical steps toward recovery. It outlines the six stages we encounter during the aftermath of a breakup: shock, hope, anger, despair, indifference, and growth. Full of reassuring advice written in the tone of a trusted friend, it offers concrete strategies for each stage, including: Don't force yourself to sleep if you can't-listen to some soothing music, take a bath, write in a journal, or try some relaxation exercises. Channel your impulses-volunteer for a charity mailing instead of writing to your ex-lover Vent your… Read More

RIC Publications, Greenwood WA, 2004. Softcover. FINE. pp. 120 illusts #0820 After the French Revolution, there was renewed interest in science and exploration. In October 1800, Nicolas Baudin commanded an expedition to the south seas to complete the French survey of the Australian coastline, and make scientific observations. The two ships, Le Geographe and Le Naturaliste, arrived near Cape Leeuwin in May 1801. (Phyllis Barnes, Early Bunbury: People and Places) When the expedition returned to France, French cartographers produced new charts with geographical names which extended from Esperance in the South to Joseph Bonaparte Gulf in the north. This book focuses on the south west corner of Western Australia where Napoleonic France made a lasting impression. A superior FINE copy. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are… Read More

John Burridge Military Antiques for the 4the Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment Association, 1989. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Fine. SUPERIOR FINE COPY ""Tells only part of the exacting operational tour of duty of 4 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion. That part which it does tell is, mainly, of the way in which the unit lived throughout its fore-shortened tour of duty...""The 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (4 RAR) was an Australian Army infantry battalion and part of the Royal Australian Regiment. The battalion was formed on 1 February 1964 and was renamed the 2nd Commando Regiment on 19 June 2009.The battalion began its first tour of Vietnam on 1 June 1968, relieving 2 RAR. Based at Nui Dat, in Phuoc Tuy Province it was joined by Victor and Whisky companies from the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (RNZIR) on 2 June, and was formally renamed 4 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion with an Australian Commander and New Zealander 2IC. From 23 June the battalion took… Read More

Nelson, 1968. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Signed by Author. Ex-library with all the usual marks, but a firm solid copy. pp. x, 172 illusts #0518 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

Rudolf Steiner Press, 1979. Softcover. Near Fine. This is the most complete, detailed description in English of the architecture in reinforced concrete inaugurated by Rudolf Steiner. With 128 photographs of the Goetheanum and several other buildings designed by Steiner. Large format.pp. 180 illusts First Edition. #010122 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Softcover Near Fine

Magabala Books, Broome, 2018. Hardcover. FINE!. CHILDREN'S BOOKS, ABORIGINALAlfred’s War is a powerful story that unmasks the lack of recognition given to Australian Indigenous servicemen who returned from the WWI battlelines.Alfred was just a young man when he was injured and shipped home from France. Neither honoured as a returned soldier or offered government support afforded to non-Indigenous servicemen, Alfred took up a solitary life walking the back roads – billy tied to his swag, finding work where he could.Alfred was a forgotten soldier. Although he had fought bravely in the Great War, as an Aboriginal man he wasn’t classed as a citizen of his own country. Yet Alfred always remembered his friends in the trenches and the mateship they had shared. Sometimes he could still hear the never-ending gunfire in his head and the whispers of diggers praying. Every year on ANZAC Day, Alfred walked to the nearest town, where he would quietly stand behind the people gathered and pay… Read More

George Allen & Unwin, London, 1964. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Very Good +. Edgewear to jacket.. HISTORY  329 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 23 cm. Bibliography: p. 291-320. #250224 Sex customs -- Africa Africa -- Social life and customs Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Hardcover in Dustjacket Very Good +. Edgewear to jacket.

National Gallery of Ausralia, 2007. French flaps|Softcover. AS NEW COPY!. AUSTRALIAN ART AS NEW COPY! 119 p. : col. ill., map ; 23 x 27 cm. #221123 National Gallery of Australia -- Exhibitions Art, Australian -- Exhibitions Art, Australian -- History Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. French flaps|Softcover AS NEW COPY!

Black Lace Erotic Fiction Written by Women for Wom, 2002. Exotic tale of female domination over a beautiful but arrogant young man. It explores the extremes of male sexual submission to a bitch goddess of the highest order! Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

Little Brown, 1996. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Fine. PAPUA NEW GUINEA132 p. : ill., map ; 31 cm.  Includes bibliographical references  (p. 128-129).#180822  First Edition. (Oversized book.) Ethnology -- Papua New Guinea -- Pictorial works.  |  Ethnology -- Indonesia -- Papua -- Pictorial works.  |  Papua New Guinea -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works.  |  Papua (Indonesia) -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works. New Guinea is home to more than one thousand aboriginal tribes - each with its own unique language, customs, and folklore that have changed very little in forty thousand years. In eight trips over the last ten years, photographer Chris Rainier has traveled to the island - to both Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya - to document the lives and rituals of these fascinating peoples in what is the most complete visual study ever made. The result is Where Masks Still Dance - a stunning photographic expedition that captures the… Read More

Hesperian Press, Perth, 2007. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Fine. WEST AUSTRALIANA BIOGRAPHY PASTORALISTS AGRCULTUREThe story of the Jones family of Hampton Hill Station, from the colonial pearling days of Shark Bay and the Gascoyne, with the Butcher family, to goldfields pastoralism, transport and mining.xxvi, 354 pages, 160 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 24 cm. First Edition. #010823 Jones family Ranchers -- Western Australia -- Bulong -- Biography Mineral industries -- Western Australia -- Biography Businesspeople -- Western Australia -- Biography Hampton Hill (W.A.) Western Australia -- Biography Western Australia -- Genealogy Australian Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's… Read More

Hesperian Press, 2007. Softcover. AS NEW COPY!.  MINING WESTERN AUSTRALIA Bullfinch and the Yilgarn Goldfield had its beginnings with a suggestion from Sir Laurence Brodie-Hall that the unique nature of the community at Bullfinch during the Great Western Consolidated era from 1950 to 1963 deserved recording.Sir Arvi Parbo, who began his mining career at Bullfinch, supported the concept and they encouraged Gilbert Ralph, a retired Executive from Western Mining Corporation, to write a history of Great Western and Bullfinch. Gilbert has taken five years to research and write this history.Mary Sutherland, who grew up in Bullfinch, was very helpful in assembling copies of personal recollections, photographs and memorabilia from many long-term residents of Bullfinch and many of these have been included to give a graphic first-hand account of life in Bullfinch during the GWC era.Many others have also made personal contributions of more recent events and activities.This book tells the story of not… Read More

Cooperative Research Centre for Australian Weed Management, 2007. Softcover. Very Good +. iv, 524 p. ; 30 cm.Includes bibliographical references (p. 515-524)#240722 (Note: Very large heavy item, which may incur additional postage if ordered via or from overseas.)Weeds -- Australia.  |  Plant introduction -- Australia.  |  Exotic plants -- Australia. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. (Please note: Over standard weight or size. Orders via ABE Books or Biblio or from Overseas may incur additional postage charges. We will contact you prior to processing order to request your approval or contact us to confirm postage cost.) Softcover Very Good +

Rankin, Brisbane, 2002 First edition. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Fine. HARDCOVER 207 p. : ill., maps., ports. ; 34 cm. #291221 Wilderness areas -- Australia.  |  Hiking -- Australia. (Very large format photography coffee-table size.) Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. (Please note: Over standard weight or size. Orders via ABE Books or Biblio or from Overseas may incur additional postage charges. We will contact you prior to processing order to request your approval or contact us to confirm postage cost.) Hardcover in Dustjacket Fine

Ian Allan, 2009. Softcover. New.. NEW. This exciting new volume concentrates on development of the train ferry wagon from the mid 1970s through to the present day, examining its impact on the ever changing railway scene. It begins with a brief history of the train ferries in World War 1, the development of the GER's Harwich-Zeebrugge route, and later the SR's Dover-Dunkerque service, finally examining the final sailing in 1995. The author carefully explains the method of operation at the ports, and broad division of traffic, including useful details of the freight services used to feed the wagons into the British rail network. The transfer of service to the Channel Tunnel and details of current services from Dollands Moor are also covered. Tanks and vans are given precedence within the text, as until recently they remained the dominant types over conflats. Wagons registered in France, Germany, and Italy as well as those international wagons registered in Britain are featured in detail, as they… Read More

Oxford University Press, 2008. Softcover. Fine. Australian Constitutional Law: Commentary and Cases provides a concise and logical breakdown of well chosen and carefully edited extracts from key constitutional cases and statutes. This facilitates a clear understanding of Australian constitutional law. Strong author commentary The commentary binds the primary and secondary material together and helps students to navigate the book and tackle the complex issues, rules, principles, core concepts and theory of the Australian constitutional system. Coherent structure The authors have meticulously planned the organisation of this book. It provides a clear structure and excellent coverage of the material students need to know. The text is designed as a key stand-alone casebook as well as a companion to Ratnapala, Australian Constitutional Law: Foundations and Theory... pp.lii, 863 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned… Read More

Jonathan Cape, London / Australasian Publishing Company, Sydney, 1948. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Very Good +. WEST AUSTRALIANA First Edition. 270 p. : 7 maps ; 21 cm. #1401423 Australia -- Discovery and exploration.(Prev ownership on fep, dated Xmas 1950. In protective sleeve.) Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Hardcover in Dustjacket Very Good +

Adelaide : Council of Governors of Pulteney Grammar School, 1973. Hardcover. Original cloth. Fine. Pulteney Grammar School, located in Adelaide, Australia. Includes an overview and history of the School. xi, 126 p., [17] p. of plates : ill.,ports. ; 25 cm. #0921 EDUCATION Church Schools South Australia First Edition. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Hardcover. Original cloth Fine