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There was a person sitting on the kitchen table - a person about eighteen inches tall - looking for all the world like a large, fat cucumber. And it was talking...Perhaps there's nothing unusual about a cucumber. But a cucumber that talks, that suddenly appears in the kitchen and starts throwing its weight around (about being a KING cucumber)...Then to discover it's planning revenge on rebellious cucumber subjects (living in OUR basement...) and it expects us to lend a hand in the massacre...It's enough to disrupt any family. And especially ours! A children's book? Maybe - but have a look and seeing what the grown-ups on Goodreads remember about it! Translated by Anthea Bell. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252879.The_Cucumber_King?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=lB0Ziy5MGJ&rank=1 -
An annual for the little ones with stories, puzzles, pictures to colour in, poetry and games. With contributions by Enid Blyton, Hazel Brown, Clare Westcott, Gordon Hewitt and more. Colour plates and monochrome cartoon pages in blue and orange. No puzzles have been completed or any pictures coloured in; no marks of previous ownership. -
The second book in the Little Women series - in an edition published under the original name. Meg marries her John Brooke, despite dire threats of disinheritance from Aunt March; Jo tries her wings, hopping from the family nest to New York to see if she really has the talent to write; Amy is invited to tour Europe with Aunt March and Beth is slowly recuperating from scarlet fever. New experiences come to the girls: Meg is tempted beyond her proud husband's means, and must learn some valuable life lessons; Jo escapes Laurie's courtship, falls into the trap of writing sensation stories, knowing that her family would not approve and meets the best friend she will ever have; Amy gets some bewildering lessons in love and Beth has a secret - and not even her family know what that secret is. -
Over a hundred enigmas to solve, as well as logic puzzles, magic squares, brain teasers, riddles and more all with a medieval theme to wake up and perk up the grey matter. Can you foil the cunning traps in these tricky games? There's no sturdy steed or magic sword to help - alas! - but a cunning mind and a little reflection will conquer the dragons and dodge the poison vials. -
Young Bill Berenger, having already won a considerable reputation for pulling off some difficult assignments involving detective skill, pluck and other assets, is this time involved in the machinations of a half-mad individual who calls himself the Fire-Seraph. This dangerous sort believes himself the descendant of the Incas and plots to dominate the world. Thus Berenger finds himself - to begin with - responsible for a cargo of explosives which the Fire-Seraph is hoping to secure for his own purpose. One thing leads to another and even when, after an air attack, Berenger's ship reaches its South American port and the end of the adventure might appear to have been reached, its most desperate episodes are ahead. Bill again meets his girl-friend Janet-Eve, and clearly a romance is blooming but before it can come to full flower, he has to take the biggest risk he ever ran in a situation that seems hopeless. Historic naval fiction and adventure for young adults. -
East Lynne: Mrs Henry Wood
$40.00The original Gothic romance potboiler of its day. The cover shows veteran Australia actress Queenie Ashton in the role of Lady Isabel. This edition published for the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of 1939 for McDowell's Department Store, Sydney and is the abridged adapted for radio edition. It also contains facsimile autographed photos of the cast. -
A pictorial history of Australia by Charles Henry Kerry (1858-1928). Kerry was a surveyor but changed to photography in 1875 and by using dry plate photography (a new process then) he was able to delay processing his negatives. Until dry plate photography, negatives had to be processed immediately. This new method gave Kerry more time to do more scenic views. This volume is a revisit to many of Kerry's locations - tourist attractions, farms, events and occupations such as cattle farming and tree felling showing how much has changed and how much has NOT changed. A fabulous collection of black and white and colour archival photographs with interviews and articles. -
First published in 1952, it's obvious that even then there was a growing concern for the amount of road deaths. This book sets out clearly and comprehensively the chief causes of road accidents: speed, DUI, failure to observe rules, faults and many others - and gives sound advice on how to avoid them. Also included are sections on parking, heavy vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles and pedestrians. Nothing much has changed since this book's publication in 1952. The only thing needed to bring this book up to date is a section on switching off mobile phones while driving! -
Seven more rounds of sparring, as Fletch and his fellow cons of Slade nick continue their struggle against the authority of Messrws MacKay and Barrowclough. Cover features the late great Ronnie Barker as Fletch.
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