Phyllis m power (51 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good +. No Jacket. A great British book for young adults on nursing in the far corners of the developing world. Nice pictorial cover. Undated; circa 1945 - 50. Book.

Condición: Good. No edition remarks. 206 pages. No dust jacket. Paper covered boards. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.…

Condición: Good. 1960. Reprinted. 190 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. 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. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking.…

Condición: Good. 1965. First Edition Thus. 126 pages. No dust jacket. Green and yellow cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.…

Condición: Fair. 1961. No Edition Remarks. 189 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Tape marking to rear free endpaper and pastedown. First front free endpaper cut out. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Dent to top edge of front board. Tape marking to both boards. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Sticker residue to front flap. Pencil inscription to inside of spine.…

Condición: Good. First edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Copy DJ with some edge wear and fading.

Condición: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and has light toning with some foxing. Toning to page ends. Tatty DJ with some edge wear, tears and creasing. 253pp. Circa 1955.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Dustjacket included. Later Edition. ISBN . B06XBW9BCB Hardback. Third printing of 1955 original. Previous owner's name on upper right corner of front endpaper. Slight wear to corners and edges; slight browning and dust soiling throughout; previous store sticker on bottom right corner of front pastedown; faint foxing to outer edges; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked in Good to Very Good condition. Price-clipped dustjacket with numerous small closed tears repaired with clear tape; minor creases and rubs; small chips at corners; Good condition. No Signature.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Reprint; First Printing. Light shelf wear DJ, open corner tear to front fly where original price has been removed, corners lightly bumped, missing rear endpaper, 5cm closed tear to front endpaper, some foxing to endpapers and edges of reading block. ; Pale green faux leather boards with black lettering to spine. DJ artwork uncredited. Undated but assumed mid 1960s. ; Reward Library; B&W Illustrations; 192 pages; Hannah Maine, heroine of Lost in the Outback has now qualified as a Nursing Sister at a hospital in Melbourne. With her great friend and pilot, Mary Frazer, she volunteers for the Flying Doctor service and they fly to the remote hospital at Tingaroo. Adventure they expected, but they get more than they bargained for, cullminating in a long trek in the company of a primitive band of aborigines. Illustrated by Nickless, Will (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Will Nickless (ilustrador).

Condición: Good. 1961. First Edition. 152 pages. Pictorial dust jacket with pink lettering over blue cloth. Illustrated by Gustav King. File copy stamps and marks to front endpapers and front of jacket. B&W illustrations throughout. Clean pages with firm binding. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and soiling to boards. Minor sunning to spine. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear to edges and corners, with tanning to spine. Moderate soiling to DJ.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Dust jacket worn, page edges tanned. Shipped from the U.K. All orders received before 3pm sent that weekday.

Pictorial boards with b lack cloth spine. Undated - probably early 1950s. Pages browned; binding tight Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket).

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good -. 1st Thus. Book has edge and corner wear, with light green covers, and is missing the back free end paper. Store stamped on the half-title page. Dustjacket shows signs of use, with tears all along the edges. The copyright is not stated. Nickless, Will (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Very good book in green cloth covers with black titles to spine. Internally very good and free of ink inscriptions; slight tan to page edges. The dust jacket is very good++ and not price clipped. A most attractive copy.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good-. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. First Edition. H/b; in d/w; Vg-/G; a little loss to d/w and closed tear;; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Illustrated by Dobson Broadhead (ilustrador).

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. Small tears on jacket.Award plate.Tanning.Tightly bound.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. With b&w illstns by Ian Ribbons. Tight and square, prize plate in front, small corner clipping to fep. Dust jacket is intact, light wear to spine ends. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. 1st Edition. staining to cover, internally VG. 126 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm. Summary:Children's book; includes legends based on authentic Aboriginal legends told to the author during her childhood by a Central Australian Aborigine.

Condición: Good. 1957. First Edition. 157 pages. Dust jacket over green cloth. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Notable tanning to endpapers. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light edge wear with minor corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine, with occasional markings overall. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Mild foxing. Moderate tanning to spine. Light rubbing and marking all over.…

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Probably 1950s. B + w illustrations. Unpaginated. Illustrated laminated boards with cloth spine. Will Nickless (ilustrador).

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Date. A sequel to 'Lost in the Outback'. Colour pictorial boards slightly bowed, a little worn on edges, dark blue cloth spine faded, illustrated by WILL NICKLESS, paper browning, a few name stamps, small scribble on copyright page, good. 8vo, unpaginated. Will Nickless (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. First edition. Hardback. With tatty dust jacket. Staining to boards, binding strong.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Hardback. With dust jacket. Bumping to spine ends, binding strong. Undated, circa 1960s.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, date of publication unknown, Blackie & Son, London UK. This book is in good condition - dedication sticker on ffep; some spottiness to ffep bleeding through the next few pages; some spottiness on last few pages; edge wear. The dust jacket is in good condition - price-clipped; edge wear with chipping, and minor creasing. Photographs available on request. Will Nickless (ilustrador). …

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Poor. First Edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket has chunks missing, but is otherwise intact, with both flaps. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Edges foxed and browned. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Children; Australia; Teens & Young Adult. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 25669. For further info on this title, click on the "Contact Seller" button within this listing. We will try to reply within 24 hours. Otherwise you can order right now (inclusive of shipping options) from the "Add to Basket" button to the right. …

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Black & white illustrations by Gustav King. 2 page black & white map of the Snowy Mountains Scheme. Very faint scattered foxing to top edge. 152 pages. A young adult novel set at the beginning of the Snowy Mountains Scheme. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. 1st Edition. Hardback first impression. Fair ex-library in original binding with modest signs. The jacket is clipped with nicks and chips and a liitle loss to top edge of front panel.

Hard Cover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. 190pp; illustrations by Will Nickless, covers a tad soiled, d/w chipped with tears; 190 x 120mm.

Hardback. Phyllis M. Power, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Book awarded to acknowledgementCopywriting Style: Write a compelling two-paragraph description. Paragraph 1: Hook the reader with a bolded opening sentence. Introduce the protagonist, setting, and central conflict/premise. Paragraph 2: Discuss the broader themes, literary significance, and the author's style. on FEP. Foxing on block of pages, does not extend onto internal pages or text except on front end and end pages. Jacket showing usual signs of agingUncover a high-stakes conspiracy hidden within the tunnels of Australia's greatest engineering marvel. Set against the rugged, frozen backdrop of the Snowy Mountains Scheme, the story follows a French engineer and his family as they navigate the treacherous terrain of a massive underground power station project. When a series of inexplicable accidents and mechanical failures begins to plague the site, it becomes clear that a deliberate shadow is working against the project's success. Phyllis M. Power masterfully blends technical detail with heart-pounding suspense, capturing the post-war pioneer spirit that defined the Snowy Mountains era. The narrative explores themes of industrial espionage, international cooperation, and the sheer physical peril of taming the Australian wilderness. With its vivid descriptions of the subterranean world and the constant threat of the unknown, this novel stands as a classic piece of Australian adventure fiction, highlighting the tension between human ambition and those who wish to see it fail. Hardback.…