Search Results: Titles starting with K from Spencer and Murphy Booksellers

Kairi, Queensland : Kairi State School P & C and 75th Committee, 1986. First Edition. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Very Good Condition. Slightly smaller than A4 landscape. Stapled booklet and pages tight Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy All edges clean, neat and free of foxing A comprehensive little book on the Kairi State School, the early settlers and the history of the area B & W photos.

Brisbane, Queensland : William Brooks & Co Ltd, 1979. First edition . Softcover. Fair to Good Condition. Octavo. Biding is tight Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting Covers, external and internal, are foxed. The text appears to be free of foxing Edges faintly browned The front cover has a rubbed mark next to side edge which has revealed the paper underneath and caused some edge wear. There is a small along side edge of several of the first few pages. A hard-to-source book. Deals with the Aboriginal Kalkadoon (or Kalkatugu) tribe of the Mount Isa area of northern Queensland; the White settlement of the area in the mid nineteenth century; and the tribe's defeat at Battle Mountain in 1884.This book is a useful adjunct to existing texts on Aboriginal history. By focusing on one particular Australian Aboriginal tribe, the Kalkadoons, it has been possible to isolate the various and complex factors that led to their total dispossession.Information on… Read More

Sydney : Kevin Weldon, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover (Embossed Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Large Book - between A4 and A3. Numerous colour photos. A wonderful book on kangaroos in Australia and New Guinea including wallabies, tree-kangaroos, quokkas and all kangaroos. Size: Large Book - between A4 and A3. 263 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Very faint foxing on endpapers. Previous owner’s small ink-stamp on inside cover and top edge of pages.. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Spine is faded slightly . Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Animals & Birds; Marsupials; ISBN: 0949708224. ISBN/EAN: 9780949708229. Main Picture: Front cover. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53075. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner… Read More

Louisiana, USA : Louisiana State University Press, 2012. First Paperback Edition . Softcover. Good Condition. Slightly larger than Octavo. Binding is tight, cover and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy Edges have some very faint marks Kate Cumming was one of the first women to offer her services for the care of the South's wounded soldiers. Her journal provides a look behind the lines of Civil War action in depicting civilian attitudes, army medical practices, and the administrative workings of the Confederate hospital system. Kate Cumming's journal was first published in 1866 B & W illustrations

Launceston, Tasmania : Regal Publications, 1998. Second Printing. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Octavo (standard book size). Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting (apart from Library stamps) No foxing in this copy Edges all neat and clean Card covers have a few soft creases and corners are slightly bumped "Kate Weindorfer, the Woman Behind the Man and the Mountain" was initially written as a minor thesis to complete the requirements for the author's Bachelor of Arts Degree at the University of Tasmania in Launceston. The thesis was awarded a high distinction from two examiners, one of whom described it as ". . . one of the most impressive local history undergraduate minor theses I have read." It is about Kate Weindorfer who was a full partner in the initial Cradle Mountain enterprise and her influence on both her husband Gustav and Cradle Mountain history has, until now, never been completely… Read More

Australia : Katherine Region of Writers, 1999. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Small Octavo. Several colour and black and white photos plus some map illustrations. An account of the Territory’s and possibly Australia’s worst flooding. Size: Small Octavo. 148 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Card covers slighty bumped at corners. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Environment & Ecology; Floods; ISBN: 0958658420. ISBN/EAN: 9780958658423. Main Picture: Front Cover. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50741. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting Edges very slightly spotted or marked Card covers slighty bumped at corners

Sydney : Angus & Robertson, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover (Embossed Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). Some map illustrations, line drawings and black and white photos. An interesting book on Katmandu, as it was in the 1960s. Size: A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). 104 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. Boards have some faint marks on front cover and along the edge on the back board. . Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Travel & Places; Travel in Tibet and the Himalayas; Main Picture: Front cover. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51802. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy All edges clean,… Read More

Japan : Kawasaki Heavy Industries, 2007. Sixth edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy All edges clean, neat and free of foxing Card cover corners are a little bumped and some slight rubbing on back cover A workshop manual in near fine condition and looks to have not been used. It is unpaginated. It is an original comprehensive workshop manual published by Kawasaki. B & W photos & illustrations

Japan : Kawasaki Heavy Industries, 1998. Sixth edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing All edges clean, neat and free of foxing Card covers have some rubbing and creased corners A comprehensive Kawasaki motorcycle workshop manual for the KZ750 Four published by Kawasaki. It is very good consition and appears to have been used, no marks or dirty fingerprints. Unpaginated. B & W photos & illustrations

Japan : Kawasaki Heavy Industries, 2008. Second Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy All edges clean, neat and free of foxing A comprehensive workshop manual for the Kawasaki KLR650 motorcycle published by Kawasaki, in near fine condition and looking as if it has hardly been used. Unpaginated. B & W photos & illustrations

New York : A Tom Doherty Asssociates Book, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Quarto. Mid-section of black and white photos. A exhilarating adventure story of two mates, Eric Stiller and Tony Brown and their attempt to circumnavigate Australia in a kayak, a nearly 10,000 mile journey. Size: Quarto. 412 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Very faint foxing on endpapers, text not foxed. Dust jacket is in good condition but has somewear on edges, some tiny tears and chips.. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Edge has remainder mark . Boards have some slight edgewear and some fading on edges of boards. . Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Kayaking; ISBN: 0312874588. ISBN/EAN: 9780312874582. Main Picture: Front cover. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon… Read More

Camden, Maine : International Marine, 1991. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Small Octavo. Numerous black and white illustrations and line drawings. Written specifically for the non-mechanic, this book is the complete survival guide for owners of diesel-powered boats of all types and sizes. Size: Small Octavo. 89 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Very faint foxing on endpapers. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Some faint marks on covers. . Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Ships & the Sea; Boat Building; ISBN: 0877422664. ISBN/EAN: 9780877422662. Main Picture: Front cover. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52613. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting Very faint foxing on endpapers… Read More

London : Faber & Faber, 2016. First Edition . Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. Large Octavo. Binding is tight but spine is slightly cocked Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy Edges slightly browned Boards have some edge wear 'I seem to have banged on this year rather more than usual. I make no apology for that, nor am I nervous that it will it make a jot of difference. I shall still be thought to be kindly, cosy and essentially harmless. I am in the pigeon-hole marked 'no threat' and did I stab Judi Dench with a pitchfork I should still be a teddy bear.'Alan Bennett's third collection of prose Keeping On Keeping On follows in the footsteps of the phenomenally successful Writing Home and Untold Stories, each published ten years apart. This latest collection contains Bennett's peerless diaries 2005 to 2015, reflecting on a decade that saw four premieres at the National Theater (The Habit of Art, People,… Read More

Sydney : Landsdowne Press, 1977. 4th Impression. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Fair. Octavo (standard book size). Numerous black and white drawings and photos and some colour plates. A complete and expert guide for both the large scale aviculturist and owners of small aviaries. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 96 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 fully intact, no tears or chips, but carries signs of wear to top and bottom edges, corners etc. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Previous owner’s name (small) whited out . All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Boards have some shelf wear. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Animals & Birds; Aviary & Caged Birds; ISBN: 0701802685. ISBN/EAN: 9780701802684. Main Picture: Front cover. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request.… Read More

Victoria, Australia : Australian Reptile Keeper Publications, 2010. Edition Unstated. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Good Condition. Small Octavo. Numerous colour photos and some map illustrations. A comprehensive book on keeping Children’s pythons, with information on breeding, care, feeding, enclosures and much more. Size: Small Octavo. 49 pages. Small number of underlinings in ink. Stapled booklet and pages tight. No foxing in this copy. Previous owner’s name and address on title page and has been inked out. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Some rubbing on the front cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Animals & Birds; Reptiles; ISBN/EAN: 9780975820049. Main Picture: Front cover. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52636. Stapled booklet and pages tight Small number of underlinings in ink No foxing in this copy All edges clean, neat and free of foxing Some rubbing on the front cover

East Sussex, England : Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd, 1996. First Edition . Softcover. Very Good Condition. A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in All edges neat and clean Card cover has a soft crease across the back top corner Get into woodturning under the guidance of a master with these 20 classic projects. A few simpler projects will prepare you for headstock-turning work. Then make cheeseboards, salad bowls and servers, a novelty clock that really works, a gavel and anvil, a square-edge bowl, and an array of beautiful urns and goblets. B & W photos and colour photos and B & W illustrations

Melbourne Australia: Motor Manual Publications, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Cloth). Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Octavo (standard book size). Some colour plates, lots of black and white photos and black and white illustrations. A comprehensive 1953 work on Australian gardening. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 347 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight but cloth on spine is very worn with the wear revealing the card underneath the cloth and the webbing along the spine edges. . Endpapers slighty foxed, text tanned. Edges browned. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Gardening; Australian Gardening; Australia; Main Picture: Front cover. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51198. Binding is tight but cloth on spine is very worn with the wear revealing the card underneath the cloth and the webbing along the spine edges. Text body is… Read More

Brisbane, Queensland : Department of Education, Queensland, 1993. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Larger than A4 landscape . Lindsay Wilson. Binding is tight, cover and spine fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy Edges mostly clean, some faint spots on top edge Card cover corners slightly bumped and some slight edge wear Survey of the material culture of the Torres Strait Islanders resident in their home islands and dispersed on the mainland of Australia. The catalogue lists 181 items under categories such as domestic and subsistence artefacts, plaited and woven ware and artefacts of dance. Detailed descriptions are given, together with drawings or photographs and a background note to explain usage. Includes historical introduction, a bibliography and an index. The author was an adviser on cultural education for the Queensland Department of Education. Published simultaneously in hardback.… Read More

Richmond, Victoria : Hardie Grant Books, 2018. First edition by this publisher. Softcover. Good Condition. Quarto. Binding is tight and spine fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy All edges clean, neat and free of foxing The Keto Reset Diet Cookbook supplies readers with 150 all-new keto-aligned recipes to slim down, get healthy, and gain true freedom from the frustration of yo-yo dieting with metabolic flexibility. You will begin your keto journey by becoming 'fat-adapted', reprogramming your metabolism to burn fat for fuel and ditching processed grains, sugars, and refined vegetable oils in favour of nutrient-dense, high-fat, primal foods. From there, you should fine-tune with intermittent fasting and transition into full ketogenic eating. You should be able to enjoy delicious and diverse meals without ever feeling deprived or hungry. With the carefully curated recipes in The Keto Reset Diet… Read More

Alice Springs, NT : Brass Razoo, 2003. First Edition . Softcover. Very Good Condition. Octavo (standard book size). Lindsay Johannsen. Inscribed and signed by the author . Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy Edges all neat and clean Card covers have bumped corners It's late 1954 when Kevin Cassidy's father realises that the changes in the workshop of the Brisbane Metropolitan Tramways Department will soon see him out a job. So he packs up his family, including the 13 year old Kevin Cassidy, and moves them to the wilds of North Queensland. as the book states "...being the questionable memoirs of a certain North Queensland high school boy on his 1950's journey through the leafy glades of learning". Plus much more on the life of Kevin. B & W illustrations