Search Results: Titles starting with Y from Muir Books

London: Hachette. (2004). 1st ed., folio, pp.171, (vi), incl Index, profusely illustrated with col. & b/w plates, or. Cl. Bds., near fine in d.j. A beautifully illustrated book of photographs, paintings and memorabilia on yachting and sailing during the late 1800's through to the early 1900's by the author of several sailing books, Jean-Michel Barrault who also as an experienced sailor has circumnavigated the globe on his own yacht 1st edition. hard cover.

London: Hurst & Blackett. 1934. Octavo, cloth boards, dustjacket, b&w illus, plans, pp 439. Related ephemera tipped in. Gift inscription front endpaper, inscription last pages of index. Good condition in good d.j., protected. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Boards.

Sydney: A.H. & A.W. Reed. 1976. Small 4vo, cl bds with line drawing of navigation instrument and gilt sun on front board, d.j., b&w illus, pp. 255. Both book and jacket in very good condition. 255 Detailed guide to learning navigation, whether for a ten mile coastal run or ten thousand mile ocean journey. 178 photographs and over 130 line drawings and charts. Reprint.

Clarkson: Focus Education Services. 2016. 1st ed., octavo, stiff pictorial wraps, colour plates, b&w illus, pp x, 53. Fine condition. Scarce. Biography of Yagan, a Noongar leader and the chief of the Upper Swan tribe and also the son of Midgegooroo, the leader of the Beeliar tribe. Yagan was a resistance fighter in the conflict with settlers in the Swan River Colony, and was shot for a reward in 1833. His preserved head was taken to England in 1834. Neville Green is well-known for his research into Aboriginal history: his book covers Yagan's life and the twentieth century search for his skull, which was finally returned to Western Australia. 1st Edition. Stiff Wraps.

Darwin: Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. 2008. Quarto, wraps, colour illus many full-page), pp 207. Prize sticker to front cover (Northern Territory History Book Award). Fine condition. Lavishly illustrated art exhibition catalogue. Yalangabar is the most important site in the north-east of Arnhem Land for Dhuwa moiety people. The Djang'kawu were the fist ancestors. Wraps.

North Lake, WA: LAP Industries. 1989. 1st ed., octavo, wraps, b&w illus, maps, pp viii, 184. Very good condn. History of the ex-goldmining centre. Includes early photographs and diagrams of the mine sites. Reprint. Wraps.

Sparkford: Haynes. 1995. Large octavo, wraps, b&w illus. Ex-library, good condition. Wraps.

Perth: JR Publications. 1984. 8vo, pp. iv, 32, b/w ills., typescript, wraps, faint mark front, very good. Specimen issue of a journal distributed at a NACCA Convention, Perth. 1st edition. Wraps.

The Author. 2000. 1st ed., 4to., pp.(x), 180, incl Index, col & b&w plates, maps, diags., orig gilt titled bds., near fine condition The story of John Martin Butler and the town of Yarawindah, located near New Norcia in the Victoria Plains district, Western Australia. In 1845 Butler was invited by the Bishop of the Swan River Colony, Dr John Brady, to join in his missionary work, assisting in the education of the aborigines and the Colony's first settlers. Includes information on New Norcia, aborigines, the convicts in Western Australia and early settlers and families. 1st edition.

London: Methuen & Co.. 1925. pp xvi, 159, b/w frontis port., b/w plates, bookplate to front pastedown, off-setting to eps, cloth boards, spine sunned & chipped at head. A seafaring life in the late nineteenth century, including a voyage in the 'Cutty Sark'. 1st Edition. Cloth Boards.

Sydney: Arthur Yates & Co.. 1937. Quarto, original illustrated wraps, colour plates, b&w illus, pp 104. Wraps creased. Very good condition. Catalogue and planting guide issued by Yates, known for its seeds.

Sydney: Arthur Yates & Co.. 1939. Quarto, original illustrated wraps, b&w illus, pp 96. Very good condition. Catalogue and planting guide issued by Yates, known for its seeds.

Sydney: Arthur Yates & Co.. 1935. Quarto, original illustrated wraps, b&w illus, pp 104. Wraps worn, lines drawn on front, corner of rear wrap torn off, wear to spine. Good condition., Catalogue and planting guide issued by Yates, known for its seeds.

Sydney: Arthur Yates & Co.. 1940. Quarto, original illustrated wraps, loss to upper and lower spine, b&w illus, pp 77 Very good condition. Catalogue and planting guide issued by Yates, known for its seeds.

Sydney: Arthur Yates & Co.. 1933. Quarto, original illustrated wraps, colour plates, b&w illus, pp 136. Partial ex-libris bookplate attached to front cover and mark lower left otherwise clean condition. Very good condition. Catalogue and planting guide issued by Yates, known for its seeds. 'A Book for All Interested in Home Gardening Market Gardening and Better Farming' (front cover).

Sydney: Arthur Yates & Co.. 1936. Quarto, original illustrated wraps, colour plates, b&w illus, pp 104. Wraps and spine worn, previous owner's inscription. Good condition. Catalogue and planting guide issued by Yates, known for its seeds.

Sydney: Arthur Yates & Co.. 1938. Quarto, original illustrated wraps, colour plates, b&w illus, pp 84. Very good condition. Catalogue and planting guide issued by Yates, known for its seeds.

Sydney: Arthur Yates & Co.. 1938. Quarto, original illustrated wraps, colour plates, b&w illus, pp 84. Wraps worn and creased, bottom edge of cover torn off. Fair condition. Catalogue and planting guide issued by Yates, known for its seeds.

Sydney: Arthur Yates & Co.. 1936. Quarto, original illustrated wraps, colour plates, b&w illus, pp 102. Order form (last page) torn out. Wraps worn, small lines on cover. Good condition. Catalogue and planting guide issued by Yates, known for its seeds.

Sydney: Arthur Yates & Co.. 1931. Quarto, original illustrated wraps, b&w illus, pp 96. Some spotting to wraps, darkening around staples. Printed Yates envelope and order form tipped-in. Very good condition. Catalogue and planting guide issued by Yates, known for its seeds. 'A Book for Garden Lovers' (front cover).