Amphion Press (107 results)

First Edition. Condition: Good. Hardcover. Amphion Press, 1990. ISBN: 0867763582. Hardcover (approx 6 x 8.5 inches (15 x 21.5 cm)), 172 pages. Ex-Library copy. Good condition. The boards are covered in permanent/protective mylar. Bumped along edges and corners. Library index on bottom of spine. Library checkout sheet, stamp and barcode on front free page. Library stamp on title, copyright and rear free pages. The binding remains tight and the pages are relatively clean and intact. …

soft cover. Condition: Fine, near new condition. No Jacket. First edition. Ill. ; 21 cm. VIII, 156 pages.

soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. Ill. ; 21 cm. VIII, 156 pages VG. Light shelf wear to covers, sunning around spine, overall very good condition.

soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. Ill. ; 21 cm. VIII, 156 pages VG. Light shelf wear to covers, overall very good condition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This is signed, 999/1,000. The book has light edge wear, and slight rubbing. Otherwise, it is clean, crisp, and unmarked.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 160 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. The only exception is a small inscription to the inside page.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 160 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Half Leather. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. xvi, 160pp, index, notes/references, bw ills. Or glossy boards. A little foxing, prev owner name on front free endpaper. Part I deals with pioneers of north Queensland health including chapters on Cairns; Townsville, Charters Towrs & Ravenswood; Sister Rosa O'Kane and the Spanish flu pandemic of 1919 plus more. Part II deals with military medicine and includes chapters on ambualnce trains of 1942-43; the Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion; and origins of naval medicine in north Queensland. Size: 8vo. …

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near fine condition in pictorial laminated boards. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 423 pages. History of rural medicine in Australia. In four parts. Part I: The Evolution of Health Care in Outback Australia; Part II: Pioneer Health Workers; Part III: Historical Vignettes of Outback Health; Part IV: References and Notes and Index.…

soft cover. Condition: Fine, near new condition. No Jacket. Illustrated with photographs in colour and black and white. 21 cm. XII, 136 pages.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. xiv, 298pp, b/w photos, line drawings map, chronology, street names and their history, index. Illustrated laminated boards in dust-jacket. Very slight edge wear to jacket (no tears), front flap creased, prev owner name on front free endpaper. The book records the early history of the Brisbane suburb of Auchenflower and traces its development from primeval bush to the inner, high rise suburb of the 1990s. Size: 4to.…

Hardback. 1996, First edition. A fine, unmarked copy. {"length"=>["22"], "width"=>["15"], "units"=>["Centimeters"]}.

Condition: Very Good. Signed Copy . Signed by author on title page.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. xx, 423pp, index, references,bw ills. Or laminated boards. Historical vignettes of the development of health care in rural Australia. Includes railway ambulances, flying doctor, Aboriginal medicine and more with much on pre-Federation medicine. Size: 8vo. …

Soft cover. Condition: New. New copy, direct from the publisher.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Fine pictorial laminated boards. Issued without DJ. Excellent copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs, colour frontispiece, colour map of Queensland. Includes Index and chronology of Dr O'Leary's life. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 180 pages. A early memoir of a Royal Flying Service Doctor. Dr Tim O'Learly was with the RFDS from 1953 to 1980. This book was published posthumously as he died in 1987. …

Pictorial Boards. Condition: Very Good. x 180 pages, indexed, illustrated. The top outer edge is bumped and there is an ownership stamp on the front paste down, else a clean, unmarked and solid copy. "Timothy Joseph O'Leary (1925-1987), flying doctor, was born on 3 May 1925 at Abbeydorney, County Kerry.Known as 'Dr Tim', O'Leary was a highly competent doctor, especially skilled in obstetrics. He empathised with his patients, who appreciated his sense of humour as well as his diligence in caring for them. Red-headed and voluble, he had a fiery temper that upset some people. He was keen on horses and riding and at one time held an amateur jockey's licence." (Australian Dictionary of Biography) 'North and Aloft' was published posthumously.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None, as Issued. First Edition. xxviii, 292pp, index, references/notes, appendices, bw ills, 1 col plate. Or boards. SIGNED and numbered (739/1000) on title page. Further inscribed (to John) and SIGNED by John Pearn on front free endpaper. Sections of the foundation of medicine in Queensland (including Flying Doctor Service); pioneers; milestones of discovery and invention (Qld tick typhus, epidemic polyarthritis, apoptosis, discovery of the taipan, thyroid xenograft transplant in 1891, pancreatic transplant in 1911, introduction of insulin to Australia etc). Size: 8vo. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. …

8vo, 423pp. A near fine hardback copy with a slightly faded spine.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 292 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size E: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. xviii, 245pp, index, appendices, notes/references, bw ills. Or glossy boards in jacket. Some foxing to page edges otherwise excellent. Military medicine in Queensland prior to 1901. Size: 8vo.

Paperback. 1989, First edition. A near fine copy only marked by light spotting on the top and bottom edges. This copy is no. 840 of a limited edition of 1000 copies and has been inscribed and SIGNED by the editor. {"length"=>["21"], "width"=>["15"], "units"=>["Centimeters"]}.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. BRISBANES MEDICO AUTHOR, JOHN PEARN, OUTLINES THE STORY AND HISTORY OF BRISBANE SUBURB AUCHENFLOWER. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. former owners stamp on front end page.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A collection of articles pertaining to the history, development and the personalities involved in outback healthcare in Australia. None.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. A BOOK OF AUSTRALIAN FLORA NAMED AFTER THOSE WHOSE LIVES HAVE SERVED MEDICINE ANDHEALTH. Signed by Author(s).

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. xii, 136pp, index, references, bw & few col ills. Or card covers. Slight crease to front cover. Includes box jellyfish (Chironex sp), irukandji, ciguatera, poisonous crabs, stonefish, sea and land snakes, cane toad, drugs and toxins from the sea, funnel-web spiders etc. Size: 8vo. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Covers & Spine: front and back showing only light scuffing & signs of handling otherwise undamaged, minimal wear along edges and at corners, spine is intact and solid. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, clean throughout, a 5cmx2cm rectangle has been neatly snipped off the top of the title page (presumably to remove previous owner's name). All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. THIS CENTENARY BOOK FOR THE QUEENSLAND BRANCH OF THE A.M.A. AUSTRALIAN INVESTIGATES THE HISTORIC FIRST'S INSTITUTED BY ITS QUEENSLAND BRANCH, WHICH WERE LATER INSTITUTED AUSTRALIA WIDE.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This book looks at the beginnings of military medicine in Australia. None.