63 Results: New & Used in Books in Oatley 2223, NSW

Pinacoteca Vaticana - Papal Monuments, Museums, Galleries. "In the painting the expression of the divine message In the light the root of the pictorial creation." Pub: Rizzoli, New York, 1992. Condition: Used, hardback with dust jacket. Contained in slip case. Condition of both book and slip case is excellent - near new. Price: $100 Shipping is not included in the price but you can always pick up your order from our Sydney shopfront if it is convenient. From the shelves of Mulga Road Book

The History of England compiled by Thomas Babington Macaulay. From the accession of James II in 5 volumes, contained in slip case. Foreword by Richard J Evans and Introduction by Peter Rowland. Pub: Folio Society, 2009 Condition: Used, hardback 5 volumes contained in slip case. Excellent condition - near new Price: $180 Shipping is not included in the price but you can always pick up your order from our Sydney shopfront if it is convenient. From the shelves of Mulga Road Books, a Rotary or

Australian Grasses by Nancy T. Burbidge. Revised edition. From the fly leaf: "(this) classic is the ideal reference for all those itnerested in identifying grasses - either native or introducted - especially for those on the land. It is essentially a simple guide: the few technical terms used are clearly explained and the details shown in its illustrations may be seen in the grasses themselves without the aid of a magnifying glass....The second part of the book contains more than 120 beautiful

Crusader Castles by T. E. Lawrence with introduction by Mark Bostridge. "T. E. Lawrence's Crusader Castles was first published, posthumously, in 1936.... as a limited edition consisting of two volumes, The Thesis and The Letters. This Folio Society edition follows the text of the 1936 edition, with minor emendations, and combines thw two volumes." The title of 4 sections of the book are Military Architecture in Europe before the First Crusade; Byzantine Military Architecture; the Architecture

Penrith - the makings of a city by Lorraine Stacker. The books covers land use and settlement, civic amenities, local government and changing patterns of urban growth, to all areas now within the City's boundaries - reviewing the local histories of places such as St Marys and Emu Plains, that once progressed independently...." Pub: Halstead Press, 2014. ISBN: 9781920831769 Condition: used, hardvack with dust jacket. Both jacket and book in excellent condition. 472 pp with numerous photos. Ma

Biennial and Beyond - Exhibitions that made Art History. Edited by Phaidon editors and Bruce Altshuler. From the back cover: "Biennial and Beyond is the first book to position a range of contemporary exhibitions in the context of art history, providing installation photographs, exhibition floor plans and critical texts from the time, as well as an expansive account of recent exhibition history by Bruce Altshuler...." Pub: Phaidon. ISBN: 9780714864952 Condition: Used, hardcover with wrap arou

Ritual by David Pinner. From the fly leaf: "A child lies dead in a Cornish village. The circumstances point to a ritual murder....Pinner (in this his first novel) has written a black comedy, a perspective investigation into the absurdity and perversity of which human behaviour and belief are capable. The truch of the situation emerges, most cunningly at the end of the novel ..." Pub: New Authors Ltd (Hutchinsons of London), 1967. 1st edition Condition: used, hardback with dust jacket (price

Adventure Unlimited - biography/memoir of Evelyn Penrose - a Water Diviner travels the world. Illustrated by William Boissevain. From the fly leaf: "Although of Cornish extraction, Evelyn Penrose has now lived for many years in Australia where she has established a reputation throughout the world as a remarkable water and oil diviner, as well as a diviner of gold and precious stones....Her work has taken her all over the world ..(this) is the story of her life, written simply and without false

Au coeur de la derniere contree sauvage - In the heart of the last wilderness. French edition. Photographs by Michael Nichols and journal of Mike Fay included in this box set. Pub: National Geographic 2007 ISBN: 9782845822429 Condition: Used, strong box containing photographic book and journal in separate compartment of box. Excellent condition. Price: $100. This is a very heavy book (excess 5Kg) and suggest collection from shop. Shipping is not included in the price but you can always pic

Fernando Pereznieto Castro - 32 b&w etchings of the city of Guanajuato, Mexico. From the fly leaf: "Fernando Pereznieto is a well known Mexican artist, sculptor, etcher and architect....a great passion for his art has taken him through a perfect technique, to acquire gradually growth and vigor into the world of fantasy. Pub: 1st ed 1995 Condition: Used, hardback with dust jacket. Book in excellent condition. Jacket shows some minor shelf wear to edges. Price: $100. Shipping is not included

Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary Entertaining the World. A Tribute in Music from the 20s through the 90s. This is a 4 volume boxed set comprised of 4 soft cover books containing original sheet music covers and movie photos. Pub: Warner Bros. ISBN: 9780769263595 Condition: Used, soft cover books enclosed in hard laminated cardboard box. Excellent condition. Price: $100. Set to be sold as is - will not be split. This is a heavy/large box set - suggest collection from shop if possible. Shipping i

Two photographic books compiled by John Ogden: Saltwater People of the fatal shore (Sydney's southern beaches) and Saltwater People of the broken bays (Sydney's northern beaches). Pub: Cyclops Press, 2011 and 2012. ISBN: 9780980561913 and 9780980561920 Condition: Used, hardbacks with dust jackets. 'Southern beaches' book has misaligned jacket and shelf wear to jacket but book in v/good condition. 'Northern Beaches' is in excellent, both jacket and book. Price: $40 each. Can be sold separatel

The Aboriginal People of the Monaro - a Documentary history compiled by Michael Young with Ellen and Debbie Mundy. From the back cover: "For more than fifty years historians and other writers have declared that the Monaro Aboriginal people had 'died out' by the early part of the 20th century. Their story received, at best, a cursory glance. But they did not 'die out'. As official records show, and as the Aboriginal people have always known, at the time of the death of Biggenhook, often describ

Revolution - 25 years on the wheel of cycling in Australia - compiled by John Veage. Pub: John Veage, Sydney. ISBN: 9780646536231 Condition: Used, hardback, no jacket. Pictorial covers a shown in photos above. Book in excellent condition. Full of photographs with explanatory text. Price: $50 Shipping is not included in the price but you can always pick up your order from our Sydney shopfront if it is convenient. From the shelves of Mulga Road Books, a Rotary organisation. Buy a book, chan

Rainforest - a photographic journey. Photographs and compilation by Thomas Marent with Ben Morgan. From the fly leaf: "Up-close and uniquely personal, this exquisite book showcases the worlds's rainforests, as seen through the lens of nature photographer Thomas Marent, who spent sixteen years travelling through five continents....Rainforest celebrates the fascinating behaviour and incredible variety of rainforest animals and plants ..." Pub: DK, 2006. ISBN: 9781740335614 Condition: Used, har

The Nolan Variations - the movies, mysteries and marvels of Christopher Nola. Written by Tom Shone. Quote from Sam Mendes on cover: "The Nolan Variations is that rare thing: a superb book about a living film-maker. Erudite, complex, labyrinthine and mind-expanding." From the fly leaf: "A rare, intimate portrait of Hollywood's reigning 'blockbuster auteur' whose deeply personal billion dollar movies - the Dark Knihgt (2008), Inception (2010), Dunkirk (2017) - have established him as the most s

Evolution - a disrespecitve by Rob Brown. Book details the exhibition by this artist in November 2014 to March 2015 in Darwin. Pub: Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, 2014. ISBN: 9781921576010 Condition: Used, hardcaover, no jacket. Book is in excellent condition. Price: $40 Shipping is not included in the price but you can always pick up your order from our Sydney shopfront if it is convenient. From the shelves of Mulga Road Books, a Rotary organisation. Buy a book, chang

Timothy Cook - Dancing with the Moon. Written by Seva Frangos. From the fly leaf: "timothy Cook is a leading contemporary Australian artist, critically acclaimed, honoured with numerous awards, ....He has lived and worked for his entire life in a small settlement in the Tiwi Islands, in remote Indigenous Australia, deeply attached to his place....these pages (of the book) capture the remarkable levels of energy and emotional charge in his painting and provide a brilliant introduction to his va

Words and buildings - the art and practice of public lettering by Jock Kinneir. From the fly leaf: " .... But the effect of words on buildings goes far beyond functional necessity.... words have been carved, painted, moulded and fixed on or near to buildings to convey a whole range of complex messages to the public. This book is the first to look critically at that range from the viewpoint of the architect and planner rather than that of the typographer alone. ..." Pub: The Architectural Pres

The Art of Georges Lepape from the Ballets Russes to Vogue. Compiled by Claude Lepape & Thierry Defert with 196 illustrations, 135 in colour. From the fly leaf: "t 1920s and 1930s in Europe and America have always been decades redolent of the very best in style and elegance in design. In the world of art and fashion, of the theatre, posters and magazines, the dazzling graphics of that ever-influential period continues to enthral and influence us today. Georges Lepape was one of the most vital

Mt Buller - the story of a mountain by Jim Darby From the fly leaf: "This is the story of Mt Buller's transformation. It starts before white settlement and moves through the years of the pioneers, when there was little in the way of shelter and nothing as sophisticated as a ski lift, when adventurous skiers would complete the journey by packhorse and on foot, climbing the slopes for a few precious runs in a day....." Pub: National Alpine Museum of Australia, 2008. ISBN: 9780646476605 Conditi

Die Hure H written by Anke Feuchtenberger and Katrin de Vries. Graphic novel in German language. Pub: Reprodukt, 1996. Condition: Used, softcover. Book in v.good condition Price: $50 Shipping is not included in the price but you can always pick up your order from our Sydney shopfront if it is convenient. From the shelves of Mulga Road Books, a Rotary organisation. Buy a book, change a life.

Gemstone Enhancement by Kurt Nassau. From the fly leaf: "In recent years there has been a tremendous expansion in the use of treatments to enhance the color and appearance of gemstones. This includes various types of irradiation and heat treatments, colorless impregnations, bleaching, dyeing, diffusion and other processes.(This book) begins with a short account of the history of gemstone treatments, followed by three chapters giving an outline of the technologies of irradiation, heat, and othe

Power Platon. From the back cover: "Renowned photographer Platon captures like no other the mythology and humanity of the world's political leaders. collected here for the first time are over 100 presidents, prime ministers, dictators, and revolutionaries from across the globe - an extraordinary portrait of power at the highest level." Pub: Hatchette, Australia, 2011. ISBN: 9780733627729 Condition: used, hardcover, no jacket but includes wrap-around piece showing some photos of subjects. Boo