Search Results: Diaries from Syber's Books ABN 40533682787

Langate Publishing, Melbourne, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. XIII, 330pp., preface by author, abbreviations, appendix and on the rear paste down is a pocket and in that pocket is a errata sheet, index and map of Australia and its environs. Within the text there are contemporary black and white photographs. Tan coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Very minor scuffing to the book corners and to the extreme edges of the head and heel of spine. Marks to the cloth on the front panel on the lower half of the cover. Browning to the paper edges and on the bottom paper edge there is a stain which does not impinge upon the internal pages. Some handling marks internally. The errata script is missing from the pocket on the rear pace down. Extracts from the author's diary covering the years 1939 -- 48 and the war waged in the Pacific region. This book is one of a limited edition of 3000, being signed and numbered, this book No. 209.… Read More

Penguin Books, Melbourne, 2011. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. acknowledgements, preface, appendix 1; C. E. W. Bean, appendix 2; tables, bibliography, sources of illustrations and index. Text illustrated with many black and white photographs, cartoons, tables in black and white photographs of contemporary prints. Colour illustrated paperback binding with gold and white coloured titles to the front panel and gold and black coloured titles to the back strip. "Patsy Adam-Smith read over 8000 diaries and letters to write her acclaimed best seller about the First World War. Soldiers sought her out to tell her why they went, what they saw, and how they felt about that great Holocaust. This simple accounts are more vivid than any novel; the years have not dimmed their memories of loss comrades and the horrors of war." -- from rear panel blurb. Rubbing of the book edges and panels and there is creasing to the lower left hand corner of the rear panel. Light age toning of the… Read More

Heinemann, London, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. XIX, 430 pages, last 2 blank, editorial committee, advisory committee, list of illustrations, introduction by editor, five appendices and index. Map illustrated endpapers, of Holland at the time of Boswell's visit. Black and white illustrated frontispiece, showing the Tower of " The Cathedral and part of Cathedral Square, Utrecht ". Within the text there are three other illustrations. Dark blue coloured tint to the top text block edge. Dark blue coloured boards with gilt illustration on the front board and gilt writing on the spine, with blind stamped colophon at the lower right-hand corner of the rear panel. Offset Tanning of the front and rear end pages;previous owner's name neatly stamped at the bottom of the half title page. In this book we meet James Boswell in Holland, and what he did, whom he met, letters written to various friends and family and the day-to-day life of a… Read More

Heinemann, London, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 800 g.; XIX, 430 pp., last 2 blank, editorial committee, advisory committee, list of illustrations, introduction by editor, five appendices and index. Map illustrated endpapers, of Holland at the time of Boswells' visit. Black and white illustrated frontispiece, showing the Tower of " The Cathedral and part of Cathedral Square, Utrecht ". Within the text there are three other illustrations. Dark blue coloured tint to the top text block edge. Dark blue coloured boards with gilt illustration on the front board and gilt writing on the spine, with blind stamped colophon at the lower right-hand corner of the rear panel.. Offset tanning of the front and rear end pages. Spotting to the front edge of the text block. In this book we meet James Boswell in Holland, and what he did, whom he met, letters written to various friends and family and the day-to-day life of a gentleman- at-… Read More

Heinemann, London, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. 800 g.; XIX, 430 pp., last 2 blank, editorial committee, advisory committee, list of illustrations, introduction by editor, five appendices and index. Map illustrated endpapers, of Holland at the time of Boswells' visit. Black and white illustrated frontispiece, showing the Tower of " The Cathedral and part of Cathedral Square, Utrecht ". Within the text there are three other illustrations. Dark blue coloured tint to the top text block edge. Dark blue coloured boards with gilt illustration on the front board and gilt writing on the spine, with blind stamped colophon at the lower right-hand corner of the rear panel. Offset tanning of the front and rear end pages. Spotting to the front edge of the text block. Foxing to the half title page. In this book we meet James Boswell in Holland, and what he did, whom he met, letters written to various friends and family and the day-to-day… Read More

William Heinemann, London, 1952. First Edition Thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Fair. editorial committee, advisory committee, list of illustrations, introduction by editor, five appendices and index. Map illustrated endpapers, of Holland at the time of Boswells' visit. Black and white illustrated frontispiece, showing the Tower of " The Cathedral and part of Cathedral Square, Utrecht ". Within the text there are three other illustrations. Dark blue coloured tint to the top text block edge. Dark blue coloured boards with gilt coloured illustration on the front board and gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing a coloured illustration of the frontispiece, with black coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the backstrip. In this book we meet James Boswell in Holland, and what he did, whom he met, letters written to various friends and family and the day-to-day life of a gentleman- at- large in the… Read More

Hudson, Hawthorn, Victoria, 1997. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Colour illustrated card cover with red coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Black and white photograph of author to the front French flap. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, same illustration as the underlying cover, with gray and white coloured titles to the front panel and black and white coloured titles to the backstrip. The Journal of the author, an accomplished poet, over a nine-month period, as she struggles with " .. betrayal and lies. This leads her back to her passion for her mountain garden, friends, history, poetry, cookery, Marcus Aurelius, Euripides and music. A rich journey, embellished with joy in her grandson, humour, ardour and honesty." -- from the front fold over panel blurb. A hint of rubbing it to the book corners. a little buckling of the front dustwrapper panel and creasing to the head of the backstrip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"… Read More

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1969. Reprint. Softcover. Good Condition. introduction by editor. Photographic card cover with blue, yellow and white coloured titles to the front panel and blue and white coloured titles to the back strip. The title says it all. Minor creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Sunning to the back strip and to the rear panel. Some handling marks present to the rear panel with light tanning of the text block edges and pages. Some marks to the end pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [4], V - XIV, [2], 3 - 327, [3] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Diaries; Inventory No: 0290602. .

Geoffrey Bles, London, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor. Illustrator: E. Ellen Buxton. 405 g.; VI, 7-96 pages, introduction by granddaughter, genealogical table. Pale tan coloured endpapers. Colour illustrated frontispiece by an author as are all the black-and-white illustrations within the text. Green coloured boards with gilt embossed titles to the front panel and backstrip. Pink coloured tint to the top text block edge. Rubbing and discolouration to the backstrip and bumping and rubbing to the corners. The front board is quite bowed. discolouration to the book edges and light browning and faint foxing to the text block edges. Faint erasure mark to the top right-hand corner of the free front end paper. Light age toning to the internal text but there is quite noticeable foxing to the last few pages of the book, at the top edge. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, same illustration as for frontispiece, with brown background and black titles to the front panel and backstrip.… Read More

Kangaroo press, Pymble, New South Wales, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Preface: Listening to the Anzacs, Acknowledgements, Introduction: Into the Firing Line – At Last, Prologue: Anzac Eve, 24 April 1915, references, four appendices and index. Illustrated endpapers, being a reproduction of the painting by Charles Dixon "Landing at Gallipoli, 1915". The text is illustrated with copious contemporary black-and-white photographs and the occasional cartoon. Olive coloured boards with white coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with black, dark red and yellow coloured titles to the front panel and yellow and white coloured titles to the back strip. Colour photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. "For the first time, the Gallipoli story is told in the words of the ordinary soldier fighting in the trenches. Day by day, starting with the landing on 25 April 1915 right up to the last day on 20 December 1915,… Read More

Reynal and Hitchcock, New York, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/No Dust Jacket. 765 g.; VIII, 9-352 pages, last four pages blank intentionally, editorial preface, list of illustrations, short biography of Count Wilczek by Alfred Johannes Resseguier. Black-and-white Illustrated frontispiece of Count Wilczek . within the text there are three sepia toned photographs 1/4 blue coloured cloth backstrip with gilt titles. 3/4 dull red coloured cloth wards with gilt embossed 'arms' on the front panel. Dark red coloured tint to the top text block edge. The front fore edge of the paper has been handcuffed. A little rubbing to the book corners and backstrip edges and some browning of the internal pages and text block edges. Browning and offset tanning to the endpapers. A previous owner has scrubbed out their name in 'whiteout'. The reminiscences of Count Wilczek, Viennese aristocracy, through the latter half of the 19th and early part of the 20th century.… Read More

Collins, London, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. A couple of foxing spots on the top edge of the text block, no other other damage to the book. Slight fading of the spine of the jacket. The book opens with the death of her husband Ralph in December 1960, and anyone who has suffered a great bereavement will recognise it once the feelings of despair, impotence, rage, the sheer claustrophobic sense of wanting to be anywhere but where one is, which she was able somehow to put down, and reflect upon in this diary. – Front fold over blurb Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Diaries; 1960s; ISBN: 0002157357. ISBN/EAN: 9780002157353. Inventory No: 0270249. . 9780002157353

George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, London, 1950. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic & Maps. preface by author, prologue and epilogue by Iain Moncrieffe and a brief glossary. The text is illustrated with 15 black-and-white photographs and two maps. Blue coloured cloth covered boards with silver coloured titles to the back strip. Based on the author's diaries of the author, and of his time in Crete and of his involvement in the plot to capture the German Divisional Commander in Crete – General Heinrich Kreipe. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges, book corners and lower book edges. Patchy fading of the back strip and some marks to the book panels. There appears to be "a run" in the rear book panels – please see photograph. Age toning of the text block edges and pages with scattered foxing to both. Offset tanning to the end pages with previous owners name to the top edge of the free front… Read More

Lansdowne Press, Sydney, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Slipcased. Illustrator: Various. 112 pages, texts illustrated with contemporary art work, both in colour, and in monotone. Bound in pale green silk moire, with a postcard sized picture tipped onto the front board. Some fading across the backstrip and onto either side of the boards. The original slipcase requires that the book be placed in either upside down or backwards! "As is true of everyone, some Jessie's days were spent in routine occupations such as mending, housework and cooking." Size: 12mo (Small Hardcover). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Diaries; Australia; ISBN: 0701819065. ISBN/EAN: 9780701819064. Inventory No: 0221283. . 9780701819064

Hyperion, New York, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Ken Regan -- Photographer. 1.190 kg.; XVI, 17-182 pages, last page blank. Photographic endpapers, showing a sepia toned photographs of the cast of the film Beloved. The text is illustrated with sepia toned photographs by Ken Regan of the making of the film Beloved. At the beginning of each major portion of the book there is a semi transparent page upon which black titles are printed. Photographic front cover with white titles to the front panel and backstrip. A little rubbing to the book corners. This is a first edition and has a complete number line: -- 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. In 1998 and motion picture was made of the book written by Tony Morrison called " Beloved ". One of the stars of the film was Oprah Winfrey and this is her recounting of first reading the book and of the actual making of the movie. As she says in her introduction " My original intention in making Lovett… Read More

Collins, London, 1998. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. This book was sold, with a clear plastic cover held in place with sticky tape. Naturally the sticky tape has leaked, and now 24 years later, there are two pale brown marks on the front and, on the rear free end pages. The top edge of the rear panel on the right edge of the rear panel of the jacket have lost colour. There is no other damage to describe. Illustrated with some colour photographs. Index. The last remaining survivor of the legendary Bloomsbury group, began to publish her diaries at the age of 70 and after many years she decided to publish the six volume her diary which follows her life during the years of 1970 and 71. Here it is. Second Impression. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Diaries; 1970s; ISBN: 0297842463. ISBN/EAN: 9780297842460.… Read More

Phoenix, London, 1996. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. A clean copy, no damage to describe, no annotations. Illustrated with two sections of black-and-white photography. This book is an extract from the author's war diary, written without thought of publication, present and intimate, vivid and unsparing the honest picture of the author's life in Wiltshire with her husband This is the 1st Soft cover Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Diaries; ISBN: 1857993934. ISBN/EAN: 9781857993936. Inventory No: 0270251. . 9781857993936

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. second-hand copy without dust jacket, pale pink mark on the bottom edge of the text block, no other damage to describe, no annotations. [6], 698 pages, indexed, and with a chronology of Noel Coward's life from 1899 – 1973These diaries chronicle the last 30 years of Coward's life, from his wartime concert tours, through his private and professional depression in the 1950s to his triumphant re-emergence in the 1960s and knighthood in 1970. Size: 8vo Standard book size. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Diaries; ISBN: 0297781421. ISBN/EAN: 9780297781424. Inventory No: 0276722. . 9780297781424

Lansdowne, Sydney, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. acknowledgements, preface by author, photo credits and index. Red coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with black and white white photographs, illustrations and 3 maps. Green coloured boards with white writing on the spine. Rubbing to the corners of the book and bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine. Rubbing to the spine gutter edges. Some dust marks to the top paper edge. Front and back hinge are somewhat loose. Rubbing to the red end papers. Previous owners name on the verso of the half title page. Illustrated dustwrapper with ochre and black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Creasing to the dustwrapper edges and rubbing to both the edges and dustwrapper panels. The memoirs, letters and correspondence of the author's father it was captured by the Japanese and became a prisoner of war during World War II. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 4to… Read More

Collins, London, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. This book was sold, with a clear plastic cover held in place with sticky tape. Naturally the sticky tape has leaked, and now 24 years later, there are two pale brown marks on the front and, on the rear free end pages. There is no other damage to describe. This book chronicles the author's life in the mid-1960s when she is still struggling to come to term with existence after the double blow of the deaths of her husband Ralph and her son Burgo – she does not so much sync as be dragged into other people's deaths, divorces and sadness, called in "as an expert on bereavement as they would call in a plumber." – Front fold over blurb Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Diaries; 1960s; ISBN:… Read More