Outback books (8 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good copy. (see picture) Very minor edgewear on corner.235 pages including index.Pages 29-70 have a crease on the bottom right corner.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good +. Tight binding, clean interior. Wraps have mild edge wear, light scuffs. Slight rippling to covers and text block. Interior is unmarked, b/w photos and drawings throughout. "celebrates not only Ben, but also his parents Liz and Sam Nicker and their work in Central Australia from the Arltunga Goldfields in 1903 to Ryan's Well/Glen Maggie from 1914-1930. 120 pages.…

Softcover. Zustand: As New. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen. The town that is Alice was a telegraph station when Doris Bradshaw Blackwell went there as a young girl in 1989. Mrs. Blackwell's father, Thomas Bradshaw, was officer in charge of Alice Springs telegraph station from 1899 to 1908. He took his young family from Oodnadatta, the railhead, on a buggy ride of more than 300 miles. In this book, with the collaboration of Territory author Douglas Lockwood, she has recaptured the atmosphere of those early days -- only thirty years after the construction of the O.T. Line and forty years after John McDouall Stuart first crossed the continent from South to North. This personal story of life at The Alice at the turn of the century is not only a book of great historical interest; it reflects a deep love for the country and its people.…

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Reprint. Oblong Octavo Size [approx 21x15cm]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 64 pages. The Adelaide-Darwin transcontinental railway.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A series of short biographies of some of the great characters of the Qld Goldfields in the 19th Century, with focus on Dr. Jack Hamilton; b&w illustrations; knock to top rh corner of text block, with creases to some pages, o.w. Very Good. . 166pp. large 8vo. Very Good. b&w illustrations (illustrator). …

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition. Previous owner's details inside of front cover. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 120 pages.

186 S. Moderner/neuzeitlicher englischsprachiger Liebesroman. Englischer Text, perfekt für jedermann/-frau, der/die sein/ihr Englisch verbessern möchte, ohne allzu schwere Kost zu lesen. Hierzulande eher schwierig zu bekommen. Verschiedene Titel/Autoren/Verlage vorrätig. Jede, auch diese Ausgabe, im farbigen Broschureinband mit unterschiedlichem Farbfoto-Cover (Motive im typisch US-Amerikanischen Geschmack, d.h. zumeist junge, gutaussehende Paare in süßlichen Posen wie Hochzeit, Umarmung, zu Pferde, vor einer Farm, Doktor in weiß u.s.w.!). Jede dieser Ausgaben ist ein Paradebeispiel für diese in den USA viel gelesene Literaturgattung, wobei sich Stil und Aufmachung eigentlich wenig von hiesigen Liebesromanen unterscheiden. Jedenfalls: Ein kurzweiliges Lesevergnügen für Freunde englischer True Romance Romane! Gelesen, Text sauber. Rücken Leseknicke, etwas gewölbt. Ideales Leseexemplar, perfekter Schmöker.…

240 S. Farbig illustr. Orig.-Karton. * "My name is Waipuldanya, or Wadjiri-Wadjiri. I'm a full blood Aboriginal of the Alawa tribe of the Roper River in the Northern Territory". * ISBN 1-863-02526-X * (Ein Titel aus unserem Online-Angebot "Geographie - Australien, Ozeanien").