Search Results: Titles starting with Q from Great Southern Books

Arrow Books, London, 2004. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Size: Small Octavo. 649 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The book has been read and may carry some marks and creases. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. 1517 Martin Luther nails his ninety-five theses to the door of Wittenburg Cathedral, and a dance of death begins between a radical Anabaptist with many names and a loyal papal spy, known mysteriously as "Q." In this brilliantly conceived literary thriller set in the chaos of the Reformation-an age devastated by wars of religion-a young theology student adopts the cause of heretics and the disinherited and finds himself pursued by a relentless papal informer and heretic-hunter. What begins as a personal struggle to reveal each others' identities becomes a mission that can only… Read More

McFarland & Co Inc Pub, United States, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition (ex-library). First Impression. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 214 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Ex-library book with usual marks, stickers & stamps however the text is largely unmarked and in very good condition throughout.. This book is available and will be shipped within two business days. All items are tracked and details are available on request.. From his memories and the battalion's radio log, the tedium, dread, fear and bewilderment of the everyday grunts are revealed. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; United States; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0899508731. ISBN/EAN: 9780899508733. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available… Read More

Allen & Unwin, St Leonards, NSW, 1993. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 1st Printing. 184 pages. This book is in very good or better condition and an excellent copy. Ex-library book with some markings etc. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is still in tight, straight condition. Items are shipped same day or next business day and are shipped directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: "A Quantum of Australian Science" brings together over 60 stories of scientific achievement and the work of Australian researchers. Each one is drawn from the award-winning ABC programme, "Quantum". First screened in 1985 and now in its eighth series, "Quantum" provides coverage of Australian science in action. Using subjects and people discussed in the programme, this book investigates further the fundamentals of science, plant science, technology and medical research in a wide social context. Research in Australia… Read More

Abacus, London, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 392 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Edges browned slightly. This book is currently IN STOCK and would be shipped directly from our Australian address.. This book is about how the wonderful diversity of the universe can arise out of a set of fairly simple basic laws. It is written by an expert in both the fundamental laws and the complex structures that they can produce.' Stephen Hawking's acclaim of Murray Gell-Mann's literary debut is typical of the reception the book received on first publication in 1994. From one of the twentieth century's greatest scientists comes this unique, highly personal vision of the connections between the basic laws of physics and the complexity and diversity of the natural world. THE QUARK AND THE JAGUAR - the… Read More

Book Club Associates, London, United Kingdom, 1973. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 574 pages. This book is in very good or better condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is in strong condition and the dust jacket is generally unmarked. It has signs of previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Items are in stock and will be shipped same day or next business day directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: One of the definitive biographies of Queen Victoria.This biography, first published in 1972, deals with her wretched childhood which had the effect of developing within her a "vein of iron", and with her passionate nature, her devotion to the Prince Consort and her native shrewdness in politics. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Royalty, Historical, General; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0002629. .

Collins & Harvill Press, London, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover (Embossed Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. First impression. Size: Large Octavo. 190 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Spine is a little sunned. Library stamps etc only on endpapers, half-title page.. Endpaper shows scuff marks from removal of library label.. In this book, Joy Adamson details the story of her orphaned leopard cub, Penny, who came to her at a few weeks old, her mother having been shot for stock-raiding. Joy's aim was to rehabilitate a leopard into the wild, as she had previously, with Elsa, the lioness and Pippa, the cheetah. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Animals & Birds; Kenya; 1970s; ISBN: 0002626403.… Read More

Picador, London, 2004. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. First Impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 436 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book has been read and has marks or some creasing but remains in excellent condition.. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. A remarkable tale, The Queen of the South spans continents, from the dusty streets of Mexico to the sparkling waters off the coast of Morocco, to Spain and the Strait of Gibraltar. A sweeping story set to the irresistible beat of the drug smugglers' ballads, it encompasses sensuality and cruelty, love and betrayal, as its heroine's story unfolds. Teresa Mendoza's boyfriend is a drug smuggler who the narcos of… Read More

Sphere, London, United Kingdom, 2013. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 458 pages. An excellent copy and is in AS NEW condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is in great condition and the cover is unmarked. It has no signs of previous use. Items are in stock and will be shipped same day or next business day directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: The Quest is a breakneck search for an ancient legend amid a dangerous jungle war - and no one's coming out unscathed. Quantity Available: 1. Category: General; ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9780751553246. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0002936. . 9780751553246

Robert Hale Ltd, London, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition (ex-library)/Very Good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 190 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket worn at edges, small chips and tears, and has a scrape on spine.. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. This is an account,enthralling and, at times,horrifying,of three journeys into ?the regions of darkness south of the Sahara?made at the beginning of the nineteenth century.The principal actors in this drama of exploration were Hugh Clapperton,Dixan Denham and Richard Lander;names virtually unknown in modern times.This is hard to understand,since their African discoveries are comparable in importance with those of Livingstone,Stanley,Burton and Baker whose travels took place a quarter of a century later. Quantity Available: 1.… Read More

ABC Books, 2000. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. 1st Printing. 304 pages. This book is available and will be shipped within two business days. All items are tracked and details are available on request.. This book is in near fine or better condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is still in great condition. The front cover has some bumps and marks. It has signs of previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Items are shipped same day or next business day and are shipped directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: When IOC chief Antonio Samaranch announced Sydney had won it's bid for the 2000Olympic Games, the public were thrilled but so were hundreds of athletes who now had the opportunity of performing in front of a home crowd. This book is the story of some of those hopefulsas they prepared for the ultimate challenge. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Olympics, History;… Read More

Smith Gryphon, London, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition (ex-library)/Very Good. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 246 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust jacket has it's plastic cover intact which has left this library book in very good condition.. Edges browned slightly. Ex-library book with usual marks, stickers & stamps however the text is largely unmarked and in very good condition throughout.. This book is available and will be shipped within two business days. All items are tracked and details are available on request.. The fate of Anastasia and that of the Russian Imperial family is still shrouded in mystery, even after the announcement in 1993 of the discovery of their remains in a pit near Ekaterinburg, Eastern Russia. The many reports out of Russia concur that two of the royal children were missing from the grave, but they… Read More

Viking, Melbourne, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 221 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Mild age tanning throughout. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. Edges browned slightly. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. Second part of the late Manning Clark's autobiography which began with TThe Puzzles of Childhood' (1989). By the author of the celebrated six-volume TA History of Australia', this book traces Clark's journey of self-discovery to Oxford and Europe and his return to Australia. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australia; ISBN: 0670830348. ISBN/EAN: 9780670830343.… Read More

Pan Books, London, United Kingdom, 1983. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 345 pages. This book is in very good or better condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is in strong condition. The front cover has some bumps and marks. It has signs of previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Gift annotation on the inside. Items are shipped same day or next business day and are shipped directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: Bonington looks at a series of great adventures by modern day explorers, from Heyerdahl to Neil Armstrong. Chris Bonnington is one of world's most accomplished climbers and knows what adventure is all about. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Adventurers & Explorers, Mountaineering; ISBN: 0330281135. ISBN/EAN: 9780330281133. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0001621. . 9780330281133

Hutchinson, Sydney, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition (ex-library)/Very Good. First Impression. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 220 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, except for marks from adhesive tape on flaps front and rear. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Text marked with Library stamps, but very discreetly, spine unmarked, in all other respects in very good condition throughout. This book is available and ready to be shipped from our local warehouse. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight.. When El Cid died in Valencia in July 1099, he was the most famous person in Spain. This study, set against the background of Spanish political and social life, traces the life story of the fanatical Catholic nationalist who was… Read More

Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2013. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition. Fourth Impression. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 517 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. A fine unread copy.. This book is available and ready to be shipped from our local warehouse. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight.. Winner of the Miles Franklin Award for fiction in 2013. A mesmerising literary novel, Questions of Travel charts two very different lives. Laura travels the world before returning to Sydney, where she works for a publisher of travel guides. Ravi dreams of being a tourist guide until he is driven from Sri Lanka by devastating events. Around these two superbly drawn characters, a double narrative assembles an enthralling array of people, places… Read More

Little Brown, London, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Near Fine. First impression. Size: 12mo Small. 275 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. The book is available and ready to ship. Jargon, cliches, euphemisms ... lies. Ever wished there was a phrasebook to help you translate all this endless bullsh*te when your boss asks 'Can I have a quick word?' (real meaning: I don't have anything to discuss, I just like putting the fear of God into you) or an estate agent describes something as having 'incredible potential' (real meaning: absolute shithole), you'd better have Luke Lewis's essential new book to hand. And if you need a way to spin your latest work disaster, here are numerous tried-and-tested porkies to help you out. Based on the incredibly popular BuzzFeed series 'What People Say vs What They Mean', this in an indispensible - and hilarious -… Read More

Bloomsbury, London, 2012. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 344 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Library stamps etc only on endpapers, half-title page.. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; Britain/UK; 1900-1920; ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781408822456. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8134. . 9781408822456

Earthlight, London, 1998. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. First impression. Size: 12mo Small. 262 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages lightly tanned throughout. Edges browned slightly. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Undersea boat doktor -- Zaharoff/Richter mark v -- Remember Sascha? -- Another fine mess -- The electrocution -- Hopscotch -- The Finnegan -- That woman of the lawn -- The very gentle murders -- Quicher than the eye -- Dorian in excelsus -- No news, or what killed the dog? -- The witch door -- The ghost in the machine -- At the end of the ninth year -- Bug -- Once more Legato -- Exchange -- Free dirt -- Last rites -- The other highway -- Make haste to live: an afterworld. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Short Stories; Britain/UK; 20th century; ISBN: 0671017845. ISBN/EAN:… Read More

Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1997. First Edition. Mass-market paperback. Fine. Fifth or later impression. Size: Duodecimo12mo. 162 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Previous owner's gift annotation. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. 'Biddy, I'm sorry, we're going to have to leave her.' 'What?' Biddy struggled out of the quicksand. 'You can't leave her! The tide's coming in. She'll drown!' Biddy's pony is trapped and she is forced to abandon her. Next day the only signs of Bella are hoofprints in the sand, with small footprints alongside, and the paw marks of a dog. Who could be out there? The tracks lead Biddy to a wild secret valley, and into the heart of a mystery. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Children; Australian Fiction; Australia; ISBN: 1863739319. ISBN/EAN: 9781863739313.… Read More

ISIS Publishing Ltd, London, 2004. Large Print. Trade Paperback. Good Condition (ex-library). Size: Octavo (standard book size). 248 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Library stamps etc only on endpapers, half-title page.. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Churchill recognised the U-Boat presence in the Atlantic as the main menace that almost brought Britain to her knees. The maintenance of trading links with the outside world was absolutely critical - not just for vital war supplies but for the sustenance of the civil population. This task fell on the shoulders of the extraordinarily brave merchant sailors manning the defenceless vessels that were targeted by the U-Boats. The merchant seamen lived under constant threat of being torpedoed without warning. They knew that their chances of survival in the… Read More