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Remember cooking with the crock-pot? What a great appliance it was back in the 1970s! Pop your meal on early in the day and it would be ready to enjoy that evening. Today's equivalent would be the slow cooker. There are some great recipes within from Margaret Fulton, the first Australian food and cooking writer, journalist, author and commentator. Her recipes encouraged Australians to alter their traditional staple of 'meat and three vegetables' and to be creative with food. Please refer to all photos provided. The book is a hard cover with 80 pages and is in good condition. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
Stories of love, beauty and adventure on the open road. This book boasts hundreds of photographs showcasing handsome interiors and stunning landscapes and tells the stories of 25 travellers (solo, couples, families) who traded the comforts of home for home on the road. The book is in good condition throughout. Please refer to all photographs provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
This picture book brings together trains and animals which children love and the rhyming text makes this a great book to read aloud to young children. The author Mark Carthew is an award-winning Australian children's author, poet, musician and educator. The bold illustrations by Matt Stanton are delightful. Please refer to all photos provided. Note that the pages are slightly glossy and show up creases etc readily. Note that there is a small area of damage on the internal back cover and last page where the page has stuck at some point to the cover. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
'The New East' by Michael Freeman, a heavy (1.67kg) 227 page hardback with dustjacket, is the first comprehensive volume to present this ongoing style revolution and is sure to inspire anyone looking to add harmony and sensuality to their homes. Rich photographs brilliantly showcase Asian designs for living. You'll find everything you need to know about combining Western design motifs with Eastern traditional elements, such as the Japanese sliding screens; creating harmonious balance between the indoor and the outdoor space; and selecting specific materials that make up the traditional design form in Asia, such as bamboo and stone. This book teaches how to adapt to the Asian design philosophy of reducing a space to its core essentials and thus creating a natural and simple minimalist look, ultimately adding a sense of serenity and tranquility. The book is in good condition overall. Please check all photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
This softcover book of 476 pages is published and distributed by Asia Books Co. Ltd. in Thailand and the quality is lacking. It was originally published in Great Britain by Bantam Press 1988. Some of the pages are creased but still legible. The paper pages are thin. Please refer to all the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Within this 261 page book a fascinating story is told of growing up in South Australia on the family farm near Mintaro and the twists and turns that life took from there. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Please ignore the black coat hanger in two of the photos which I used to prop the book open to take the photo. The book is in good condition throughout. Being a paperback/softcover there is some wear on each corner of the cover; insignificant but mentioned for accuracy. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This is a scarce first edition of this 213-page hardback book with dustjacket. Please refer to the photos provided and note that the dustjacket is not in perfect condition and that there is some yellowing to front and endpapers. Apart from that it is in good condition throughout. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
The author has watched the magnificent Sandra Pankhurst bring order and care to both the living and the dead. Sandra is no longer alive and this story is testimony to both her humanity and her fascinating life. This multi award winning paperback book consists of 261-pages. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This 128 page paperback book provides a history of the fishing industry in Geraldton and gives the history of the industry prior to 1939. It was written by well-respected Geraldton identity, Russell Cooper. For those interested in or keen to learn this is a great book to have on the fishing history in Western Australia. Please refer to all photos provided. The knife shown in photos is not included in the purchase but used to prop open the pages. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
Olegas Truchanas, a Lithuanian born Tasmanian was a master photographer and a champion of the Tasmanian wilderness. He was also a councillor of the Australian Conservation Foundation. He sadly lost his life in the Gordon River Gorge on January 6th, 1972. This book of 144 pages, including both colour and black and white plates, has gathered together his finest works. Please refer to all photographs provided as they are of the actual book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
In this softcover/paperback book of 89 pages the author relates her memories and history of Swan Point in Tasmania. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This is a sequel to 'Spear and Stockwhip'. Note that the pages are browned and that the dustjacket is not perfect. For a book that is over seventy years of age though it is in good overall condition. Please refer to all photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
The 15th, 16th and 17th centuries saw masterpieces of painting and sculpture created in Italy. This book views these richest 300 years of Italian Art. The National Gallery Australia (Canberra) and the Melbourne Museum displayed major works from many regions of Italy in 2002 and this softcover publication of 271 pages is from this exhibition. The book is weighty and in good condition throughout. Please refer to all photos provided. Note a linear indentation on the back external cover. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
Yang Liu was born in 1976 in Beijing and moved to Germany at the age of 13. After studying at the University of Arts Berlin, she worked as a designer in Singapore, London, Berlin and New York. In 2004 she founded her own design studio. Her works have won numerous prizes in international competitions and can be found in museums and collections all over the world. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the small, hardback book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This book celebrates the extraordinary and colourful history of the iconic Tolarno Bistro in Fitzroy Street, St Kilda. Started in the 1960s by Georges and Mirka Mora, art met life with interesting results. Tolarno Bistro closed in 2006 and this book is a record of an influential era of cooking, eating, drinking and being creatively merry. Authors are Iain Hewitson and Bob Hart and photography is by Greg Elms. This 264-page hardback book with dustjacket is in good condition throughout. Please refer to the photographs provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
Crafted in Australian merino wool the name Toorallie is synonymous with quality. This classic scarf features block colours and will be a staple wardrobe accessory through the colder weather. It is generously sized at approximately 50 x 170 cm. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the item you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This illustrated hardback book of 191 pages reveals some of the most beautiful and innovative converted vehicles on the road and the most creative of van dwellers, to inspire and delight every aspiring vanlifer. This book is in good condition. Note the small mark on the inside front cover. Nothing major but mentioned for accuracy. Please refer to the photos provided as they are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This 120-page softcover/paperback book was previously published as The Forgotten Forests and is the definitive guide to the Box-Ironbark forests of Central and North-East Victoria, one of the most depleted forest types in Australia. Their forests were devastated during the nineteenth century in one of the world's largest gold rushes. The book is in good condition. Please note a linear imprint on the rear cover, nothing major but mentioned for accuracy. Please refer to the photographs provided as they are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase.
