W E Harney (127 results)

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. First UK Edition. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, blue cloth boards show very light handling wear, mainly a few scuffs and soiling spots, there's a small scratch the top of the front board and spine is very mildly faded. The internal binding is good, no hinge issues. No signatures or perso…

Condition: Good. 1961. First Published in Great Britain. 191 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Bo…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition large 8vo. Blue with faded gilt to creased and sunned spine, minor bumps to extremities, small marks, back hinge cracked, binding else sound, a book plate inside front, mild foxing inside front, back and page edges, occasionally elsewhere, very good internal condi…

Condition: Fair. 1963. First Published in GB. 174 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages and plat…

Condition: Good. 1959. Reprinted. 208 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Flat signed by author to front free endpaper. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Some creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-we…

hardcove. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 ' 189 pages. ".giants stride once more and the 'little men' come out of the forests to lay their pranks on the stranger." ex library, dj spine label inked out, stamped on top edge of pages and title page. pocket on last page. old tape spots on inside…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover, First Edition 1959 Robert Hale Limited 189 pages. Good+, in a VG DJ. Blue cloth boards with gilt spine titles - corners and spine ends are lightly bumped. Inscriptionn to the previous owner on the half-title page. Some small spotting (not fo…

Condition: Good. 1963. First Published in GB. 192 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Pictorial laminated paper covered boards. Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Black and white maps and photographic plates throughout. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Binding remains firm…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Originally published in 1960 by Lansdowne Press, Melbourne under title "Bill Harney's Cook book" This edition introduces Americans to the natural foods found in Australia [Duogong, witchetty grubs, Flying foxes] and about the characters who cook and eat them out in the vast bush country.With anecdo…

Condition: Good. 1964. First Published in Great Britain. 206 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. Light foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking and creasing to gutters; some loosene…

Condition: Fair. 1964. Reprinted. 174 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Water staining to some pages, text remains unaffected. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear…