Search Results: Authors starting with J from Lems Bookshop

The author's account of life in Northern Queensland. 303 pages with 12 pages of illustrations and a map. Book in very good condition with light reader wear, minor marks on edges and some tanning. No dust jacket.

A history of mechanical clocks tracing the development of spring and weight driven clocks and demonstrates with detailed illustrations how one clock type has evolved from another - includes all countries and discusses and compares developments and modifications taking place at the same time. 166 pages with illustrations on 75 pages. Book in as new condition, Dust jacket in very good+ condition with minor wear.

Book is undated with a birthday inscription dated 1895. A historical romance in three parts; The Seven Stars, Ashtaroth, Queen of Heaven, and Nisroch the Avenger. 387 pages. Book in good condition with binding showing front and back inside cover but no danger of becoming lose and light tanning. Cover shows some wear to edges (see photo) and some marks on back.

Signed by the author this book discusses Australian frogs in detail including tables cataloguing the form of frog spawn in each genus, their dietary studies, and the effect on frogs of herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and heavy metals. 220 pages with 48 colour plates, 21 tables and 64 figures. Book in as new condition. Dust jacket in very good+ condition.

The author spent 40 years in secret service monitoring firstly Nazism then communism in Britain, Holland and Australia during the Cold War. Her appraisal of ASIO raises unanswered questions of great importance. 316 pages with black and white illustrations through the text. Book in very good+ condition.

Revised translation with an introduction and notes by N J Dawood. Its 114 chapters or surahs form one of the world's most influential prophetic works and a literary masterpiece and provides the rules of conduct fundamental to the Muslim faith. 456 pages. Book in very good condition with previous owners name and date on first page, and light tanning.

A broad treatment of the war as a major historical event, the turbulent story of the great campaigns set in the context of a detailed pictute of two governments, economies and societies at war. 750 pages with uniform illustrations front and back endpapers, 19 maps and a table. Book in good condition ex library with a sticker and a stamp on first pages, a stamp on publishing page and a stamp on back endpaper, cover coming away with quarter binding at front and half binding at back, some sticky tape remnants, thin black mark pages 29 to 62 mainly to edge and 2 pages extends a little onto margin, top has a small ?w. Cover in very good condition with a sticker on spine.

The principles which lie behind the archaeological approach to the human past - history of archaeology, various methods, surveys major changes. 203 pages with 25 black and white photographs and 35 line drawings. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good condition with two small booksellers stickers and minor wear.

Extraordinary feats of heroism, determination and endurance. From 1794-1915 ten great battles were fought in Europe. Two of the great military genius were involved - Napoleon and Wellington. Book in very good condition with previous owners name inside front cover.

Children's literature should be judged by the same standards as adult literature as children benefit from exposure to writing of high quality. This handbook discusses in separate chapters the elements common to all imaginative literature - character, plot, setting, point of view, style, tone, and theme and they are illustrated with examples from children's books. Each chapter concludes with discussion on the special concerns and problems writing for children presents. Separate chapters discuss poetry and informational books. 214 pages. Book is in very good condition with previous owners signature on first page, light tanning and small booksellers sticker on front cover.

The story of whaling in Australian waters and other Southern Seas related thereto, from the days of sails to modern times. 285 pages with 16 illustrations and 2 maps. Book in very good condition with previous owners signature, light tanning and minor wear.

Chronicles the rapid evolution of aviation technology and focuses on the meaning of flight for the human spirit - inventiveness, craftmanship, daring achievement, and adventure. Contains the best collection of flight images ever included in a single volume of this scope. 288 pages with hundreds of picture and photographs many in colour. Book and dust jacket in as new condition. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.

Livy translated and edited by John Jackson. In 221 BC Hannibal succeeds to the Carthaginian command in Spain and in 218 BC marches on Italy with the intent to destroy the Roman Empire. 180 pages with illustrations in the text and endpaper map. Book in very good condition with previous owners details on first page, some minor marks, light tanning, and pencil margin notes on three pages, Cover has some wear (see photo).

A detailed account of three weeks of battle and the nine days it took an armada of ships to evacuate 198,000 troops from Dunkirk. 206 pages. Book in very good+ condition with light tanning.

A complete picture of the gladiators of the Roman Empire and the highly organized and regulated tournaments in which they competed. 128 pages with 86 figures, mainly in colour. Book in as new condition.

The author travels through Australia - the fringes, the deserts, the opal mines, meeting Aborigines and rednecks, and gives a wildly funny account of his travels. 380 pages with a map. Book in good+ condition with light tanning.

A journey into a secret world where magic was an exact science, its mysteries closely guarded by temple priests - the meaning of rituals that were designed to ensure health and happiness, preserve life, and smooth the moments of passage-birth, marriage, death. 187 pages with 23 illustrations. Book in very good+ condition with small booksellers sticker inside back cover.

In a tormented Egypt, threatened by Greeks and Persians, the struggle for power has taken the form of a deadly conspiracy. A melange of ancient history, romance and adventure by an author who combines story with truth. 341 pages. Book in very good condition with very light reader wear.

The fossil war between E D Cope and O C Marsh and the rise of American science. Just after the American Civil War Cope and Marsh set out to answer the question, could the history of life and the proof of evolution be found in fossils - the contest quickly turned into bitter rivalry. 424 pages with 8 pages of black and white illustrations and a map. Book and dust jacket in fine condition.

Spanning four centuries and six continents - a magnificent survey examining the imperial experience and its legacy. 704 pages with 24 pages of illustrations and 17 maps. Book in very good condition with number on first page and light tanning.