Scarfe Wendy (63 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-Library hardcover no dj (orange boards) with all the usual markings, attachments, and library wear. Text block clean and unmarked. Tight binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -. First Published. Dust jacket has rub marks, uneven fading, scuffs and some soils; a nice copy of book with minor wear. 213 pages. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Browning to jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Gopal Ghose (cover) (illustrator). 1st Edition. Calcutta: Writers Workshop, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Dusty paper over boards/red cloth backstrip/ illustrated dust jacket; 8vo; unnumbered pages. Cover and dust jacket sunned at edges. Wendy and Allan Scarfe volunteered at Jayaprakash Narayan's Sarvodaya Ashram, in Sokhodeora, running a Montessori school, working with Harijan women and children in what even Jayaprakash terms a particularly poor and backward area of the State of Bihar, India. ISBN: 0-89253-733-7.

Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . No Dust Jacket (Biography, India, Technology).

Cloth w/DJ. Condition: VG/NO DUSTJACKET. Black & White Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. New York, NY: Taplinger Publishing Company. VG/NO DUSTJACKET. (1967). First Edition. Cloth w/DJ. 8vo., 214 pp., DJ rubbed, frayed, chipped, tears, pages lightly toned .

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. 1st Edition. Very Good+ hardcover/Very Good edgeworn dust jacket (in mylar). Taplinger Publishing Co., 1967. First U.S. Edition. Map endpapers; 22 b\w photos; statistics, ix + 214 pages. Australian volunteer teachers spend 3 years in rural Bihar, India, in the village of Sokhodeora, near his ashram, Sarvodaya, at the invitation of Jayaprakash Narayan. 1960S Bihar. A lesson in how to help. Narrated by Allan.

soft cover. No Jacket. Reprint. 20.5 cm. 170 pages VG. Very good condition with light shelf wear to covers.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. It is 1916. The Australian community is riven over a referendum to conscript more troops for the killing fields of Europe. Nine-year-old Matthew's family, divided politically and sinking into poverty, reflects the social conflict. Handsome, generous Edward is at the centre of the family friction. Gran hates the war as Edward does, Mother flirts with him to escape the misery of her marriage, and young Matthew adores him.As patriotic frenzy takes hold, police informers spy on Edward and track his anti-conscription activities. Sabotage and anarchism are meaningless words to Matthew. Absorbed in childhood fantasies, he is unaware that he too is helping draw the net around Edward. It is left to Matthew's German headmaster to teach him that, like music, people grow with love. It is 1916. Australia is riven over a referendum to conscript more troops for the killing fields of Europe. Nine-year-old Matthew's family, divided politically and sinking into poverty, reflects the social conflict. As patriotic frenzy takes hold, police informers spy on Edward (Matthew's brother) and track his anti-conscription activities. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Illustrated card cover with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. A novel about a shy and lonely woman who goes to India with the vague intention of helping the less fortunate than she. She meets a charismatic leader for village development. Previous owner's ex libris plate attached to the verso of the front panel. A small stain to the front edge of the textblock. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 226, [2]pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Edges and pages browned. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0909837430. ISBN/EAN: 9780909837433. Inventory No: 0117802.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Illustrated card cover with ochre coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. A love story, but not a conventional one. Dick McGill sees Laura as his "alter ego", and filters his life and understanding of same through hers. They have ". too little in common for a romantic relationship but ironically they are eventually bound together by another love, the love they share for Jonathan, her son." -- from the rear panel blurb. Book plate celebrating LaBassa's 10th anniversary as an artist's commune 1991 on the inside of the cover, the artist's name stamp at the top of the first page and a wish from the author to the artist for a very happy Christmas in pen Size: Mid Sized Paperback. 155, [1] pages. a clean secondhand copy, no damage to detail apart from age toning of the page edges. Previous bookseller's sticker to the rear panel. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0867862645. ISBN/EAN: 9780867862645. Inventory No: 0271118.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A Mouthful of Petals is a nonfiction account of three years working in an Indian village in the early 1960s. Previously published, it became a minor classic among good samaritans, particularly in Britain, and was reviewed by The Times, New Statesman and such like.At the invitation of India's venerated political leader and activist Jayaprakash Narayan, Wendy and Allan Scarfe, two dedicated but far from solemn young Australian teachers, travelled to the remote village of Sokhodeora in Bihar in 1960. They had been asked to take charge of the educational activities of his ashram, but over the three years they lived there, their activities extended far beyond that.This humane and important book recounts their efforts in helping local people counter the misery, poverty and ignorance that afflicted so much of the region. By the time they left, the Scarfes had succeeded in teaching both children and adults much that would help them to lead better and fuller lives. And they left behind, for the young at least, something to hope and work for.This new edition of A Mouthful Of Petals includes an account of Wendy Scarfe's return trip to Sokhodeora during a famine in the late 1960s, and how those who live in Bihar state fare in the early twenty-first century. At the invitation of India's venerated political leader and activist Jayaprakash Narayan, the Scarfes, 2 young Australian teachers, travelled to the remote village of Sokhodeora in 1960. They had been asked to take charge of the educational activities of his ashram, but over the 3 years they lived there, their activities extended far beyond that. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Good +. Presume 1st Edition. Signed & Inscribed By Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Photographic card cover with white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. "Set against a background of the Vietnam Moratorium marches, this deeply poignant novel is at times intriguing, often compassionate, always seeking to penetrate into human foibles. It reveals the joys and pains of love and the miseries of marriage breakdown." -- from page III. Rubbing to the book corners, edges and panels. Previous owner's ex libris plate to the verso of the front panel and rubber stamp to the top right hand corner of the title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 120, [2]pages. Previous bookseller's sticker to the rear panel. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Australia; ISBN: 0908521022. ISBN/EAN: 9780908521029. Inventory No: 0119405.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'Here,' he shouted, 'here is a daughter of the working class. Not your idle rich dressed in silks and satins. She has to work every day. Tell them what you think of capitalism,' he insisted, still gripping my hand. 'Tell them what it's like to be a poor woman in grinding employment.'In the violent and despairing years of Australia's Great Depression, Judith Larsen grows up on a coaling hulk in the Port Adelaide River. The Australian political landscape is changing and unemployment, hunger, protests and police reprisals spawn new radical ideas for managing society.Judith falls in love with Harry, an idealistic dreamer who embraces the dogma of the Communist Party while she flourishes as a satirical cartoonist. Political tensions rise between them but when Harry's life is threatened Judith embarks on a perilous journey across the world to save him. In doing so she comes face to face with the cruelty and oppression of fascism and the importance of those who fight against it.Drawn from family recollections and based on historical events, this powerful Australian novel tells of brave people caught up in the inspiration and the pity of great but lost causes. In the violent and despairing years of Australia's Great Depression, Judith Larsen grows up on a coaling hulk in the Port Adelaide River. The Australian political landscape is changing and unemployment, hunger, protests and police reprisals spawn new radical ideas for managing society. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

c.60pp. 8vo. Original cloth backed boards in rubbed dustwrapper. A very good copy. . First edition.

Unknown Binding. Condition: Very Good. Paperback - FAST Despatch by First Class Royal Mail.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardcover. 214 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Heinemann, London, 1967. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in good condition and comes in good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket has substantial rubbing. Edges of dust jacket have superficial wear and minor chips and/or tears. Dust jacket is unclipped. Edges of pages are significantly foxed. Pages are lightly tanned. Previous owner's name in ink. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Indigenous Cultures; Inventory No: 17030027.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Minor shelf wear. Otherwise a square, tight, unmarked book. 256 pp.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. slight wear to covers and cover edges, library marks endpapers, otherwise book clean and tight Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Softcover. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition - Card Covers. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 455 pages. Judith Larsen grows up on a coaling hulk in the Port Adelaide River. The Australian political landscape is changing and unemployment, hunger, protests and police reprisals spawn new radical ideas for managing society. Judith falls in love with Harry, an idealistic dreamer who embraces the dogma of the Communist Party while she flourishes as a satirical cartoonist. Political tensions rise between them but when Harryâs life is threatened Judith embarks on a perilous journey across the world to save him. In doing so she comes face to face with the cruelty and oppression of fascism and the importance of those who fight against it. Drawn from family recollections and based on historical events.

21.0 x 14.0cms, 134pp, b/w illusts, very good+ paperback & cover The chapters are: the Australian background; against militarism & war; at the head of the struggle; bump me into parliament; a new type of parliamentarian; an honest politician; 'justice & truth have been vindicated'; the tragedy of Riverton.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Good hardback copy in good dustjacket. x, 214pp, b/w plates.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 213 pages. The dust jacket is a bit worn, with heavy rubbing, scuffing, and a clipped inside flap. The page edges are lightly tanned. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Ex Library.

HB RED CLOTH AND WHITE BOARDS OWNER SIGNATURE VERY GOOD UNPAGINATED DW GOOD 8V0 Poems by an Englishwoman living and writing in India.

Condition: New.

1st edition stiff wrappers Nice copy small octavo vii + 133pp., b/w pls., appendix,

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A collection of memoirs by 13 Greek resistance fighters now living in Australia. Several copies are available. 256 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).

1st edition stiff wrappers Nice Copy small octavo 256pp., b/w pls., maps, appends., index, Powerful stories of Greek resistance to the invading Germans, the Wartime Greek Puppet Government and of the struggle by ELAS in the immediate postwar period. Neat ownership inscription o/w a nice copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Paperback, good condition with some wear on cover, 2005 , 20.5 cm x 15 cm, 256 pages ,very good condition inside with an inscription, see photos . Please note this is the picture of the book you are buying as we do not use stock photos.All our books are shipped from Victoria, Australia.Please note we only charge actual postage. Postage for this book will be reduced/adjusted accordingly.