Durrant Lawrence (29 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. hardback, quarto measuring 13" x 10", a very good tightly bound copy in a well preserved pictorial dust wrapper, bookplate of a previous owner, the text otherwise clean and unmarked, illustrated throughout in colour, 240pp. Owing to size and weight, a request for additional postage might be made if ordered from certain overseas locations. …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Very Good condition, light rubbing to cover boards, bumped corner, light scuffing on front endpaper. Inside clean and unmarked, no dust jacket. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 254pp, index, some photos.Teacher, actor, musical star and founder of the Ensemble theatre in Sydney Size: Large 8vo.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. xii, 248pp, illustrated with b/w photos, maps, six appendices, index. Blue boards in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket, some rubbing to edges of boards, a little minor foxing. The book tells of the work of radio pioneers around the turn of the 20th century, and traces the development of radio communications in Australia to the 1980s. It tells about many real-life adventures and disasters: the New Guinea gold rush, the 1942 bombing of Darwin, wartime escapes from the Japanese in the Pacirfic Islands, devastating cyclones and volcanic eruptions, as well as tales of life in remote South Pacific outposts and on a tiny island in the Coral Sea. Slight smell of mothballs. Size: 4to.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good/Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good - Some Markings. Copyright Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. xviii, 254pp., b/w illustrations, appendices, index. Lightly marked text block. Clean and bright internally.(BH) 8/2025.

HARDCOVER. 1974. First edition. A very good copy only marked by rubbing to the spine ends and light rubbing to the edges of the boards. A bookseller sticker to the front pastedown but otherwise the contents are fine and unmarked. The d/w is very good with light edge rubbing.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. 1st Edition. xii+248pp., Pictorial full colour photographic dustjacket with tiny closed tear to top edge of rear panel and hint of spotting inside front flap of jacket- covered in removable protective clear plastic, blue textured boards with white text to spine, blue eps. with neat previous ownership pen price to top corner of ffep., ack., preface by author, abbrev., prologue, b/w plts. & text, maps, appends., index. The Seawatchers, the first published history of the CRS and the related Island Radio Service, tells of the work of radio pioneers around the turn of the century, and traces the development of radio communications in Australia. Size: Small Quarto. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Moderate edge wear to DJ. Gift inscription to inside of ffep. May require extra postage for overseas buyers.

Condition: Excellent. Dust Jacket Condition: Excellent. Biography The founder of The Ensemble Theatre, Sydney.

xviii+254pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. B/w plates. A near fine copy. First edition.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Near Fine in a very good jacket PP 214 illustrations , map.

1st ed. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, reverse side jacket lightly foxed (minor edgewear). 254 pp. The author tells the story of a Boston shoeshine boy who settled in Australia and was awarded an OBE. A chemist who became a Broadway star, and turned his attention to acting and went on to found Sydney's Ensemble Theatre. First edition stated.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Reprint. 238 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. An Invaluable Guide To Australia's National Parks.

Condition: very_good. Used - Very Good: Item may have minor cosmetic defects.

Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 1st Edition. 144pp., Pictorial full colour illustrated dustjacket with light crease to jacket at front bottom edge & small closed tear near lower front corner- covered in removable protective clear plastic, light blue cloth boards with light bump to lower front corner- white text to spine, b/w illust. yellow endpapers, col. illust. title page, author's note, foreword by Peter Luck, col. & b/w plts. & text ills., full & dbl. page col. & b/w illust. & photographs, index. Arnott's biscuits are part of Australian life. The time honoured tins, the colourful vehicles taking the company name from town to town, have been around for a hundred years. This book rediscovers Arnott's beginnings, and tells the fascinating story of one of Australia's largest and best loved companies. Size: Quarto. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good In A Like Jacket , Authors Inscription On The Half Title Page Pp 248 Index Illustrations.

Hardcover in Dustjacket. Condition: Very Good +. AUSTRALIANA Maritime -Work of radio pioneers around the turn of the 20th century, and traces the development of radio communications in Australia to the 1980s. It tells about many real-life adventures and disasters: the New Guinea gold rush, the 1942 bombing of Darwin, wartime escapes from the Japanese in the Pacific Islands, devastating cyclones and volcanic eruptions, as well as tales of life in remote South Pacific outposts and on a tiny island in the Coral Sea.First Edition. xii, 248 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 27 cm. #070726 (Shelf wear to jacket edge.) Overseas Telecommunications Commission (Australia). Coast Radio Service -- History Marine radio stations -- Australia -- History Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Orange boards with white lettering on spine. Head and tail of spine lightly bumped and rubbed. Binding is neat and tidy. Page edges are lightly rubbed and a little discoloured. Some light foxing and discolouration upon title pages. Previous owner's inscription upon front free endpapers. Photographs are clear and crisp. This book is in good condition. Dust wrapper has some rubbing at the edges. Back cover lightly scratched. Head and tail of spine thumbed. Edges and corners are showing mild wear and tear, this dust wrapper is in good condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously; they usually present better than they sound. This book weighs over 1kg and will attract extra postage to destinations outside of Australia. Please contact bookseller for postage quote.…

First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. Fine in near fine dustjacket. Profusely illustrated with b/w and colour photographs and drawings.

First Edition. Pp. 276, illustrated throughout in colour and occasional black & white (several full or double page), pictorial endpapers printed in brown, full page map printed in brown & black; demy 4to; orange boards, lettered in white, edges of boards a trifle rubbed, top fore-corners of boards lightly bruised; dust wrapper, tiny chip at foot of front flap fold, the backstrip faintly faded; a couple of spots of foxing; Jack Pollard Pty Ltd., Sydney, 1974. First edition.…

Hard. Condition: Very Good. Good Minus. Pages clean and bright, boards and binding tidy, heavy chipping to top and bottom edges of dust jacket, but main body of jacket in good condition. Size: 4to.

1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy lge. octavo xii + 248pp., b/w plates, maps, appends., bibliog., index, Established shortly before WWI, the CRS used early radio technology to provide communication with Ships around the Australian Coast.

1st edition dust jacket As New lge. octavo xii + 248pp., b/w plates, maps, appends., bibliog., index, Established shortly before WWI, the CRS used early radio technology to provide communication with Ships around the Australian Coast.

1st edition dust jacket Near Fine lge. octavo xii + 248pp., b/w pls., maps, appends., bibliog., index, Established shortly before WWI, the CRS used early radio technology to provide communication with Ships around the Australian Coast. Presentation copy signed by Lawrence Durrant on the half-title.

1st edition dust jacket Fine lge. octavo xii + 248pp., b/w pls., maps, appends., bibliog., index, Established shortly before WWI, the CRS used early radio technology to provide communication with Ships around the Australian Coast.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Very Fine set of the first 16 issues, all inserts and supplements intact, housed in 4 deluxe Binders. Contents include Lasster's Lost Reef; Halley's Comet Returns; Moree; Freshwater Eels; Project Blizzard - Mawson's Icy Legacy; Aussat; Bird Migration; Living in the Pilbara; Sewerage Explained; Snowy Mountains Gliding; Krakatau Rebirth; Tasmanian Tiger; Tracking Captain Starlight; Sorrel Wilby's Tibet Trek; Rare Luth Turtle; Newcastle; Sinking of the Southern Quest; Macquarie Island Life; Australian Microchips; Himalayan Ballooning; Shipwreck Treasure; Australian Antarctica; Voyage of the Sarimanok; Wombeyan Marble; Whyalla; Camel Tracking by Satellite; Solo North Pole Flight; Australian Lungfish; Undersea Search & Recovery; Longreach; In Sturt's Footsteps; Australia's Dolphins; Rabbits - The Desert Makers; Nimbin; Ice-Age Hunters; Alice Springs; Last Voyage of La Perouse; Boomerangs; Echidnas; Crocodiles; Kangaroo Island; Deep Caving Down-Under; Tasmania's Birds; Yallourn - Brown Coal Power; John McDouall Stuart; Solar Car Race; Platypuses; Birdsville Track; Antarctic Expedition to Mt Minto; Leafy Sea-Dragons; Woomera; Termites; Bungle Bungle Range; Cape York Trek; The Useful Leech; Shark Bay; Australia's Dwindling Oil; Australia's Wool; Frog Hunting; Canning Stock Route; Uranium; Whales; Edward John Eyre; and much more! 10kgs/22lbs. …