Search Results: Books from Lems Bookshop

Translated by Thomas Cleary from the 2,000 year old Chinese text which is a classic treatise on war. 114 pages. Book in very good condition. This is a small book and postage can be significantly reduced in Australia.

The booklet is an introduction to watching whales in Australia, where, when and how to see whales without disturbing them, and how to identify those you may see. 48 pages including 23 plates accompanying the text on individual species. Book in near fine condition.

This paper is written almost entirely from the journals and letters of Finniss who was an assistant surveyor under Col. Light and later the first premier of South Australia. Booklet of 60 pages with 4 pages of colour and 3 pages of black and white illustrations. Book in very good condition ex library with stamps on first and last pages and inside back cover. Cover in clear wrapper with stickers on back and some marks (see photo). .

Combining impeccable history and intriguing stories of espionage and intellectual breakthroughs the author bring to life the secret world of cryptographers and code-breakers from Ancient Egypt to the age of the internet. 402 pages with black and white illustrations throughout. Book in good condition with sellers sticker bottom first page, light tanning and minor bumps to cover corners.

Journeying from the northernmost town in Europe to Istanbul on the cusp of Asia the author brings his unique brand of humour to bear on his travels as a student. 304 pages. Book in good+ condition with tanning.

Nelson - a courageous, intelligent, inspired and humane leader of men and hero to all and who also knew scandal. 399 pages with 8 black and white illustrations. Book in good condition with light tanning and minor wear to cover.

Rivers and people - a number of river journeys clustered around one extraordinary trip down the Congo. 262 pages with maps throughout. Book and cover in very good condition with booksellers sticker at bottom of first page and price on back. Cover has clear wrapper.

Book includes 225 puzzles, old and new brainteasers, logic tricks, number games and paradoxes. 224 pages. Book in very good- condition with some minor marks on first page and some marks to some edges last 20 pages and back end papers.

Translated, adapted and revised by Barbara Adams and Angela P Thomas. Part of Universal Pocket Guide series. A journey along the banks of the Nile should be thoroughly prepared to equip the visitor with knowledge of ancient Egypt; life. art and civilization to appreciate what will be seen and a reference for the modern country. 408 pages with 16 colour photographs, 8 colour maps, 92 figures, and 135 maps and plans. Book in very good+ condition with minor wear to cover. .

A concise summary of the author's principles both in Bidding at Contract and of Leads and Play. Invaluable reminders for bridge players, and its clear arrangement and indexing shows at once the point required and a score-table according to the new laws is given. No date but 1935 recorded. 80 pages. Book in good+ condition with previous owners name and date on first page and light tanning. This is a small book, postage reduced in Australia if tracking not needed - contact me.

Hamlyn Classics, no publishing date. A tale of the Pacific Ocean.180 pages with a colour illustration. Book in good+ condition with some foxing to front and back endpapers and leading edges, some tanning, cover has fading to spine (see photos).

Inspired by Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner by A A Milne. Each recipe is complimented by a quotation from one of A A Milne's stories and illustrated by Ernest Shepard. The recipes are quick and simple. 128 pages with illustrations throughout the text. Book in very good condition. Dust jacket in very good condition price clipped.

Reviews the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein then delves into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time. 211 pages with figures throughout the text. Book in very good condition with previous owners name on first page, light tanning and booksellers sticker on back cover.

The alphabet illustrated by Beatrix Potter's drawings - new reproductions from the originals. 46 pages with colour illustrations on all pages. Book in very good condition with back endpaper torn and repaired.

An easily used condensed form showing the essence of all the important points in bridge tips and instruction in this revised edition. 137 pages. Book in very good condition with previous owners signature on first page and light tanning. No dust jacket.

Book 10 in the Conan saga 192 pages. Book in very good condition. This is a small book postage can be reduced in Australia - contact me.Also have Book 4, 11, 13 - contact me.

Includes additional material to the original publication - the quest for a totally unified Theory of Everything continues with superstring theory being closely looked at to include all particles and forces, as well as spacetime structure. 255 pages with figures in the text. Book in good condition ex library with stamps on first, title and last pages, sticker inside front cover and cover spine and back, and tanning. Cover has tear top spine (see photo). .

For four years the six sailing ships and 346 men of the United States South Seas Exploring Expedition covered the Pacific from top to bottom under the command of Lieutenant Charles Wilkes. They surveyed 280 islands, encountered murder and cannibalism and brought back more specimens and artefacts than all three of Cook's voyages combined. 452 pages with 8 maps and 24 pages of black and white illustrations. Book in very good condition with minor reader marks.

Over 2,000 entries with simple, complete explanations of classical myths, heroes, authors, works, place names and symbols. Also a bibliography of recommended translations of Greek and Latin prose and poetry. 300 pages. Book in good- condition with previous owners name on title page and tanning but text still very readable. Cover has some wear (see photo).

Lovable cat poems written by T S Eliot for his godchildren and friends in the 1930's. 64 pages with 14 colour pictures by Nicolas Bentley. Book in very good condition with previous owners name and a date on first page.