Search Results: Authors starting with I from Syber's Books ABN 40533682787

Jonathan Cape, London, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. X, 246 pages, decorated and pages, translated from the Italian by Jenny McPhee and Martha McPhee, Edited by Vittorio Messori. Biblical index, general index. Decorated dust jacket is slightly grubby on the rear panel, and the gilded edges are rubbed. . "16 years into his papacy, and on the eve of the millennium, Pope John Paul II brings to an accessible level the great theological concerns of our lives. He goes to the heart of his personal beliefs and speaks with passion about the existence of God; about the dignity of man; about pain, suffering, and evil; about eternal life and the meaning of salvation; about hope; about the relationship of Christianity to other faiths and that of Catholicism to other branches of the Christian faith." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo.… Read More

Doubleday, New York, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 114 pages, original dust jacket, text illustrated with 16 drawings. The front fold over flap has the remains of the Australian bookseller's sticker at the top right-hand corner. Small remainder.on the base edge of the text block, otherwise in very good order. Size: 12mo (Small Hardcover). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Religion -- Christianity; ISBN: 0385489633. ISBN/EAN: 9780385489638. Inventory No: 0211138. . 9780385489638

Doubleday, New York, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 114 pages, original dust jacket, text illustrated with 16 drawings. The front free end page has a bookseller's sticker at the lower right-hand corner and there appears to be a tracery of insect damage to the same page. Otherwise in good order. Size: 12mo (Small Hardcover). We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Religion -- Christianity; ISBN: 0385489633. ISBN/EAN: 9780385489638. Inventory No: 0211139. . 9780385489638

Australian Consolidated Press, Sydney, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. some handling marks to the edge of the softcover binding, otherwise clean and without annotation. Bert Newton with most of his hair in an advertisement, Peter Allen advertising VHS recorders and national televisions & many black-and-white photographs stop Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. 300 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Film, Radio & Television; Australia; reference. ISBN: 0949892122. ISBN/EAN: 9780949892126. Inventory No: 0262813. . 9780949892126

Star Book, London, 1974. reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. clean copy slight darkening of the page edges, reading creases to the spine. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 224 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Crime Fiction; ISBN: 0352300175. ISBN/EAN: 9780352300171. Inventory No: 0261219. . 9780352300171

Dent, London, 1955. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. introduction by R. Farquharson Sharp. illustrated endpapers, being the series' initials reproduced multiple times in an orange colour. Navy blue coloured cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Pale peach coloured tint to the top textblock edge. Three plays from this Norwegian playwright. Everyman's Library number 659. Minor softening of the head and of the heel of the backstrip and a little bumping to the book corners. Some marks to the book panel is an age toning to the textblock edges and of the internal pages. Previous owners name to the top right-hand corner of the free front end paper and original bookseller's sticker to the lower left-hand corner of the same page. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). (4), V-VIII, (4), 3-316, (10 – of which eight pages are further books from series) pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under… Read More

Penguin Classics, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1957. Reprint. Softcover. Good Condition. Introduction by translator. Illustrated paperback binding with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. In these three unforgettably intense plays, Henrik Ibsen explores the problems of personal and social morality that he perceived in the world around him and, in particular, the complex nature of truth. The Pillars of the Community (1877) depicts a corrupt shipowner's struggle to hide the sins of his past at the expense of another man's reputation, while in The Wild Duck (1884) an idealist, believing he must tell the truth at any cost, destroys a family by exposing the lie behind his friend's marriage. And Hedda Gabler (1890) portrays an unhappily married woman who is unable to break free from the conventional life she has created for herself, with tragic results for the entire family. Rubbing of the book edges and panels with some chipping to the back strip corners. Sunning of… Read More

J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd, London . New York, 1917. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. introduction by translator, note on the present translation. Illustrated endpapers showing a art nouveau design. Green coloured cloth covered boards with a self embossed publisher's logo to the front panel and gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. A dramatic poem, which can be produced as a play. Everyman's Library number 716. Softening of the back strip edges with a little bumping of the book corners and rubbing of the lower book edges. Some foxing to the lower edge of the front panel and quite noticeable moisture damage to the lower edge of the rear panel – please see photograph. Uniform tanning of the text block edges and pages with very noticeable offset tanning and foxing to the rear and pages. A previous owner has noted that death of the playwright on the half title page and has made the occasional pencil mark in the text. Size: 8vo - over… Read More

J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd, London . New York, 1927. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. introduction by translator, note on the present translation. Illustrated endpapers showing a art nouveau design. Green coloured cloth covered boards with a self embossed publisher's logo to the front panel and gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. A dramatic poem, which can be produced as a play. Everyman's Library number 716. Softening of the back strip edges with a little bumping of the book corners and rubbing of the lower book edges. Some foxing to the lower edge of the front panel and quite noticeable moisture damage to the lower edge of the rear panel – please see photograph. Uniform tanning of the text block edges and pages with very noticeable offset tanning and foxing to the rear and pages. A previous owner has noted that death of the playwright on the half title page and has made the occasional pencil mark in the text. Size: 8vo - over… Read More

Penguin Classics, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1987. reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. In these three unforgettably intense plays, Henrik Ibsen explores the problems of personal and social morality that he perceived in the world around him and, in particular, the complex nature of truth. The Pillars of the Community (1877) depicts a corrupt shipowner's struggle to hide the sins of his past at the expense of another man's reputation, while in The Wild Duck (1884) an idealist, believing he must tell the truth at any cost, destroys a family by exposing the lie behind his friend's marriage. And Hedda Gabler (1890) portrays an unhappily married woman who is unable to break free from the conventional life she has created for herself, with tragic results for the entire family. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 368 pages. A very clean secondhand copy, with no damage apart from age toning of the page edges. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1.… Read More

J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd, London . New York, 1956. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. introduction by translator and select bibliography of English translations. Illustrated endpapers showing the series' initials reproduced multiple times in a gold coloured ink. Burgundy coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Orange coloured tint to the top text block edge. Plain text dustwrapper with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Three of Henrik Ibsen's plays : – The Warriors at Helgeland,Ghosts and An Enemy of the People. Everyman's Library number 552. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with bumping of the book corners. The book has slightly become skewed. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. Original bookseller's rubber stamp to the lower edge of the free front end page with previous owner's name to the top edge of the same page. Pencil name of previous owner to the… Read More

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2005. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. The text is illustrated with a section of eight pages of colour and some black-and-white photographs between pages 182 and 183. Photographic / illustrated paperback binding with red and black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. With more humour than Bill Bryson, the book is a stunningly witty exploration of the American landscape as seen from the bus on 80 day tour covering 15,750 miles. Rubbing of the book edges with some creasing of the top book corners. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. The front edge of the first couple of pages has become a little 'bubbly' – due to application of moisture. Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [10] 310 pages, with an illustrated Central section.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped… Read More

Phoenix, London, 2006. reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. clean copy no damage to describe. With more humour than Bill Bryson, the book is a stunningly witty exploration of the American landscape as seen from the bus on 80 day tour covering 15,750 miles First softcover edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [10] 310 pages, with an illustrated Central section.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: humour; Theatre & Plays. ISBN: 0753820854. ISBN/EAN: 9780753820858. Inventory No: 0263150. . 9780753820858

Stewart, Tabori & Chang, New York, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: photographic – Richard Jeffrey. apart from very slight rubbing of the top and bottom edges of the dustjacket, there is no damage to describe. The dustjacket refers to a previous edition, but the publication of information does not show one. The title of the book comes from New York's most prestigious catering company which has set the standard for elegant entertaining. In this book there are 43 carefully selected menus, and over 150 detailed recipes for all types of meals. Photographs show plated dishes in many and various settings. Book is indexed. and lest you get the idea that the recipes are exotic, pea and ham soup, roast chicken, and chocolate pudding are some of the more exotic lines. :-) Size: Folio ( 12"- 15" tall ). 256 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographic – Richard Jeffrey. Quantity Available: 1.… Read More

Stewart, Tabori & Chang, New York, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: photographic – Richard Jeffrey. There is no damage to describe apart from very slight rubbing of the topof the spine of the jacket.. The dustjacket refers to a previous edition, but the publication of information does not show one. The title of the book comes from New York's most prestigious catering company which has set the standard for elegant entertaining. In this book there are 43 carefully selected menus, and over 150 detailed recipes for all types of meals. Photographs show plated dishes in many and various settings. Book is indexed. and lest you get the idea that the recipes are exotic, pea and ham soup, roast chicken, and chocolate pudding are some of the more exotic lines. :-) Size: Folio ( 12"- 15" tall ). 256 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographic – Richard Jeffrey. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped… Read More

Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1946. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. VIII, 256 pages, last three pages blank, text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs juxtaposing dry Australia with wet Australia. Written in the years before the war, with the author's note obviously written during the war, it was the author's contention that the 600,000 returned troops at the end of the war could be employed in northern Queensland to redirect the water that flows out to sea from along the Cape, and the regions down to Townsville, into the centre of Australia, setting up a cycle of evaporation and rain, allowing reafforestation, and industrialisation, thereby permitting Australia to populate with millions more people the central areas of the continent. There are a couple of maps detailing these plans. Obviously Sir Robert Menzies thought better of doing it to the Snowy Mountains. slight darkening of the edges of the… Read More

Angus & Robertson Limited, Sydney, 1934. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Poor. Illustrator: Photographic. foreword and author's note. Map illustrated end pages, showing the Torres Strait Islands. Black and white photographic frontispiece, showing Indigenous masks; with, black-and-white photography throughout. Red coloured cloth covered boards with black coloured titles and illustration to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with blue and yellow coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. A novel based on the survivors of a shipwreck the Charles Eaton in the Torres Strait Islands. The story is told from the Indigenous people's perspective. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges; with, bumping, rubbing and a little fraying of the book corners. Fading to the back strip edges, with the extreme edges being most affected. Rubbing and fading of the book edges with rubbing of the panels along with some… Read More

Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1991. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Purple coloured boards with white coloured titles to the back strip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, being a reproduction of Sidney Nolan's painting "Meeting", with red and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. An account of the last adventures of the prospector Lasseter compiled from letters, accounts of the expedition's members and from correspondence of the Central Australian Gold Exploration Company LTD. Rubbing of the book corners and back strip corners. Tanning of the text block edges and lighter tanning of the pages. Rubbing of the dustwrapper panels and edges with fading of the back strip and a little to the right hand edge of the rear panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [4] 185, [3] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1.… Read More

Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1987. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 400 g; XII, 244 pages, internally clean and neat and tidy; colour illustrated dust jacket. "I have written Flynn of the Inland in order the that the people of Australia may learn something of the work which has been and is being done for isolate it and suffering humanity by the Australian Inland Mission, its Padres and doctors, its Sisters and voluntary workers -- and by one Padre in particular." -- from the author's note As can be seen in the attached image the spine section, and the top of the front panel of the dustjacket have faded, to a Robin Egg blue. There is no other damage to describe. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Aboriginal -- Australia; History -- Australia; Local History -- Northern Territory; Local History… Read More

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Various. 1.1 kg; X, 294 pages, includes index of the illustrations, and Imperial and metric measures charts . colour, and black-and-white illustrations, black-and-white line drawings, diagrams, charts etc. Written in the same style, or spirit as the old boys annuals, this book is a reservoir of things to entertain a young person (male or female), when the computer is broken, the power line is down, the mobile phone does not work, or just for the hell of it. Build your own survival kit, loomed to navigate by the stars, learn about language construction, magic tricks, the 10 Commandments, learn which foods can be eaten from the wild, learn about history, learn how to play chess, etc etc. Not suitable for adult men, who will likely take the book to their den, and start pontificating upon how things were better back then. publication page indicates that this is the first edition.… Read More