Search Results: Authors starting with B from Lems Bookshop

A collection of readings to act as a stimulus to ideas and serve as models or patterns of writing. Each reading is discussed and questions raised. 448 pages. Book in good+ condition despite bottom corner of cover missing (see photo).

A study of the development of sea-power in the Pacific and Indian Oceans from the earliest times to the middle of the eighteenth century. 385 pages with 15 pages of illustrations, 20 maps and many line drawings. Book in very good condition with some fading. Dust jacket in good condition with some tears and chips (see photo).

Four sections; The Ancient East, The Coming of the European, The Dutch and English, The Establishment of British Maritime Supremacy in the East. 386 pages with 16 illustrations and 20 Sketch Maps and endpapers map. Book in good+ condition with many pages having pencil underlining, four pages pen underlining, light tanning, some fading to spine and some wear to cover.

A decade in the reign of Queen Victoria, 1850-1859, Britain at home and abroad. 296 pages with 34 colour plates and numerous black and white illustrations throughout. Book in very good+ condition with light tanning. No dust jacket.

The history of Greece from prehistory to the death of Alexander the Great, 3000 - 323 BC. 925 pages with 209 illustrations and 8 maps/plans including 3 fold out colour maps. Book in very good condition despite binding showing inside front cover, sticky tape marks on front and back endpapers and previous owners name on front endpaper. Dust jacket in very good condition in clear wrapper with minor knocks.

A selection of the life-work of the artist in mostly date produced order with the background and a description of the works. 204 pages and 80 colour illustrations accompanied by protector page. Book in good+ condition with last four pages and two illustrations loose but in one section, binding showing inside front and back cover but intact, tanning front and back endpapers, otherwise very good. Cover is faded on front and has some knocks and wear.

55 Australian true crime stories. 329 pages with 16 pages of black and white photographs. Book in near fine condition.

A collection of 202 black and white photographs depicting Adelaide places and people between 1860 and 1914. Pages unnumbered. Book in very good condition ex library with stamp on publication page and previous owners signature on title page and some minor marks on first six pages. Dust jacket in good+ condition in clear wrapper with some wear (see photo).

A general survey of the cultural achievements of the people who lived on the banks of the Nile nearly five thousand years ago. 269 pages with 48 pages of Plates and 150 Text illustrations. Book in good condition ex library with stamp on title page, sticky tape remnants on front and back end papers, some reader wear, and some wear to cover (see photo).

A general survey through recent discoveries of the cultural achievements of the great people who lived on the banks of the Nile nearly five thousand years ago - before the time of the pharaohs. 269 pages with 48 pages of black and white photographs and 150 text figures. Book in good+ condition with some tanning, cover in clear wrapper and previous owners sticker on front.

Only recently has many ancient peoples been discovered as they had vanished but now explorers and archaeologists have been at work to reveal magnificent monuments and rich treasure created by the skills of forgotten craftsmen - new knowledge in the history of man. 360 pages with 802 illustrations, 211 in colour, 539 photographs and drawings, 52 maps and charts. Book in good+ condition ex library with sticker inside front cover, borrowing sleeve indise back cover, borrowing date slip on back endpaper, sticky tape marks front and back endpapers, light tanning to text pages, photo pages fine. Dust jacket in good condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back, fold near spine, small chip top spine, some wear to edges and along spine (see photo), small folds to flaps. This is a large book 35x27x4 cm but no increase in postage in Australia.

The modern world's discovery of ancient civilizations as originally reported in the pages of The Illustrated London News from 1842 to the present day. 428 pages with illustrations throughout, 52 in colour. Book in very good+ condition with minor wear. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.

The atom's fantastic history from the ancient Greeks to the frontiers of modern physics and experiments envisaged for the future - the only way to understand the atom is to become familiar with it, by taming it. 223 pages with 8 pages of colour illustrations. Book in very good+ condition ex library with stamp on back endpaper and minor reader wear to leading edge. Dust jacket in very good+ condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back.

Spanning ten years from the discovery of nuclear fission in 1939 to the first Soviet atomic bomb test in 1949. An epic story of science and technology at the very limits of human understanding. 576 pages with 28 blsck and white photographs. Book in good+ condition ex library with stamps on first and last pages and light tanning. Cover has sticker on spine and back.

The Royal Air Force service in Iraq from 1921 to 1930. 352 pages with 8 pages of black and white photographs and 19 maps. Book in very good condition ex library with sticker inside front and back covers, remnants of date sticker on last page, stamp and writing on copyright page, small stamp on top edge and library reference on spine (see photo). No dust jacket.

No publishing date but 1920's as includes Carter's discovery in 1922. An outline of the great work which gave back to us so many of the wonders of the ancient civilization of Egypt. 252 pages with 32 black and white illustrations. Book in good condition with some foxing to endpapers and margins. tanning, three of the photo pages loose, fading to spine.

29 sketches of mainly buildings and boats with accompanying text. 63 pages. Book in very good condition. Dust jacket in good condition with tears to top back and bottom spine and knocks to corners. This is a small book so postage reduced in Australia - contact me.

A vivid picture of an age and the men who created a uniquely English confection of mock-heroic satire, geniality and authentic lyricism which still retains a special place in the culture and affections of the English speaking world. 128 pages with 143 black and white illustrations. Book (previous owners name on first page) and dust jacket (remnant booksellers sticker on front) in very good+ condition.

The author travelled over 10,000 miles by trawler, dinghy, aircraft, bus, truck, land rover and car to write the story of the men and women who live around the Gulf of Carpentaria. 200 pages with 63 black and white photographs and endpaper map. Book in very good condition with sticky tape remnants on endpapers and previous owners signature front endpaper. Dust jacket in very good condition price clipped. and some minor knocks.

In a 25 year career as an operatic singer Janet Baker managed to keep her private life just that - here are her thoughts on home and family, work, books and music, relationships, religion, touring, gardens and daily life and a fascinating look behind the scenes about opera. 270 pages with 54 black and white photographs taken by Zoe Dominic. Book in near fine condition with previous owners name and a date on first page. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with some minor wear.