Edward Docker (32 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing octavo hardback, 165 pp illustrated Very good condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Numerous b/w Illustrations (illustrator). First Edition. Dust jacket small tears chips to edges with some loss, unclipped. Green ckoth with bright gilt lettering on spine. No inscription. 160 pages clean and tight. Size: 4to.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The illustrated story of the life of Raymond Dart, the discoveries he made and the research his findings generated. Edward Docker interlaces the biography of Dart with other famous names in palaentology, revealing his dicoveries and reigniting the debates his research sparked. The illustrated story of the life of Raymond Dart, the discoveries he made and the research his findings generated. Edward Docker interlaces the biography of Dart with other famous names in palaentology, revealing his dicoveries and reigniting the debates his research sparked. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. shelf wear on the wraps. a bit marked. pages remain intact and presentable. may require extra postage. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. h/b 165 pages, condition is good.

23.0 x 15.0cms 160pp b/w illusts fine paperback & cover Dart was the foremost palaeontologist of his age. He discovered Australopithecus vindicated Darwin''s claim that the human race came from Africa; ignited debates about homo sapiens''s cousin species and man''s inherent agressiveness.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The cover has a little wear. The page edges are lightly tanned. 244 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).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 160pp., b/w illustrations, sources, readings, index. Minor bump to top of spine. Light creasing to back cover.(BH) 8/2025.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. fine hardback in very good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This copy is in near fine, unmarked condition bound in green cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper has some minimal edge wear but still near fine condition International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. An account of the 1932-33 Bodyline cricket series. Bodyline, also known as fast leg theory bowling, was a cricketing tactic devised by the English cricket team for their 1932-33 Ashes tour of Australia, created to combat the extraordinary batting skill of Australia's Don Bradman. A bodyline delivery was one in which the cricket ball was bowled, at pace, at the body of the batsman in the expectation that when he defended himself with his bat a resulting deflection could be caught by one of several fielders standing close by on the leg side. Ref KK 5.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Covers & Spine: both front and back boards are undamaged with only light wear along the edges and at corners, spine is solid with slight bumping at ends. Binding: firm throughout, both hinges strong. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, clean throughout. Dust Jacket: intact with only light scuffing on surface and wear along edges, no significant tears or tape repairs. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.

Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos & drawings, few light impressions front cover, minor edgewear. 293 pp. Edward Docker writes about 'furphies': tall stories, unsubstantiated rumours and mistaken or half-understood notions (including of events overseas), which have always abounded in Australian and Pacific history. The Furphy water-carts passed through the streets of Shepparton in Victoria in the year 1900 to assist farmers in time of drought. Fourteen years later when World War 1 broke out a new task was supplying water to troops awaiting despatch to battlefields overseas. Hence the name 'furphy' for some of the tall stories the drivers of such carts passed onto these volunteer soldiers in lieu of more reliable information.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Size: 9"-10" Tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Australian History; ISBN: 0646393006. ISBN/EAN: 9780646393001. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 41111.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by Author. Light age and reading wear. 178 pages. No internal inscriptions. No torn or missing pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Medicine & Health. Signed by Author. ISBN: 0868615161. ISBN/EAN: 9780868615165. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53847.

23.5 x 15.5cms 90pp sepia toned illusts very good+ paperback & cover (author''s inscription) Joseph Docker (1802-1884) migrated to Australia and settled in the Hunter Valley. He was a pioneer photographer amongst other skills. Scarce title.

8vo (22x14cm), hardback, 165pp + b&w plates. Good condition in good dustwrapper (general light wear, chipped edges, bumped, scuff marks, 2mm at lower edges a bit grubby). Light wear, a tad age-toned, owner's name penned at title page. Pictures available on request.

Octavo, blue cloth, xiii, 178 pp., illustrated with black-and-white photographs, some maps and two appendices included. A very fine copy. First edition, signed by author. This book details the stories behind the people that set up air ambulance services to the outback of New South Wales. Including people like Rev. Stanley Drummond who founded the Far West Children's Health Scheme, and Nancy-Bird who set up an air ambulance in 1935.

Condition: As New. First Edition. A firm straight unmarked book, appears unread. SIGNED AND INSRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on title page.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The illustrated story of the life of Raymond Dart, the discoveries he made and the research his findings generated. Edward Docker interlaces the biography of Dart with other famous names in palaentology, revealing his dicoveries and reigniting the debates his research sparked. The illustrated story of the life of Raymond Dart, the discoveries he made and the research his findings generated. Edward Docker interlaces the biography of Dart with other famous names in palaentology, revealing his dicoveries and reigniting the debates his research sparked. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The illustrated story of the life of Raymond Dart, the discoveries he made and the research his findings generated. Edward Docker interlaces the biography of Dart with other famous names in palaentology, revealing his dicoveries and reigniting the debates his research sparked. The illustrated story of the life of Raymond Dart, the discoveries he made and the research his findings generated. Edward Docker interlaces the biography of Dart with other famous names in palaentology, revealing his dicoveries and reigniting the debates his research sparked. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

First edition: octavo; hardcover, with gilt spine titles and illustrated endpapers; 165pp., with a monochrome frontispiece and 16pp. of plates likewise, Mild wear; text block and page edges lightly toned and top edge dusted; mild offset to the endpapers. Dustwrapper rubbed and edgeworn with some spotting; now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. Very good. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. Bodyline in its most developed form was devised primarily to deal with Don Bradman. Douglas Jardine, the English captain, planned the use of his formidable fast bowlers, particularly Douglas Larwood, with meticulous care before the 1932-33 test series which was to stir up a whirlwind of controversy and bitterness. The book, which also gives a perspective of Bradman's career before and after bodyline, concentrates on the great Australian batsman's role in meeting the challenge posed by the English team and their tactics. It vividly recreates with ball by ball accounts of the crucial matches the turbulent and rancorous atmosphere of those controversial tests.

Octavo; paperback; 160pp., with many colour and monochrome illustrations. Minimal wear to edges. Near fine. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. Raymond Dart was born above his father's fruit shop in Queensland but went from these humble beginnings to become one of the most groundbreaking palaeontologists of the Twentieth Century. Mostly ignored in his own country, Dart's excavations and discoveries in Africa not only filled in the gaps of how human beings evolved but vindicated many of Darwin's theories regarding that process. He discovered Australopithecus and posited the notion of a "cousin species" to Homo sapiens, igniting debate about whether or not human violent tendencies stem from territorial aggression between these races. This book resolves the oversight of Dart by his national peers, placing him back firmly amongst the giants of evolutionary science.

An account of the 1932-33 Bodyline cricket series. Paperback. 8vo. 165pp. Illus. Very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. NO CHIPPING & NO SPLITTING to CLEAN boards. Internally CLEAN with NO INSCRIPTIONS. NO LOOSE & NO MISSING leaves. The dustwrapper is COMPLETE with NO LOSS. Medium wear only to wrapper extremities. NOT PRICE CLIPPED. A Very good copy of the First Edition.

An account of the 1932-33 Bodyline cricket series. 8vo. 165pp. Illus. Repaired tears to last page. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed. Good condition.

Octavo, blue hardcover, xiii, 178 pp., illustrated with black-and-white photographs, some maps and two appendices included. Spine ends slightly bumped and rubbed, corners and lower edges of covers slightly rubbed, light spotting on top and fore-edge of text block, top edges of dust-jacket slightly worn and torn without loss of text: otherwise a very good copy. First edition, signed and inscribed by Australian aviator Nancy Bird. Edward Wybergh Docker recounts the stories of the people behind Australia's air ambulance, with a focus on the history of services to the New South Wales outback. Among others, he introduces us to Reverend Stanley Drummond, who founded the Far West Children's Health Scheme; Sid Coleman, who in Burke in the 1930s flew the local doctor to his more distant calls; and Nancy-Bird who set up an air ambulance in 1935. The first leaf is signed and inscribed by Nancy Bird and reads: "To Stephen Craggs, Best wishes, Nancy Bird, 1984".