Hobbies from Lems Bookshop

A guide to 30 of the worlds best train trips. Covers the full range of options, detailed itineraries, fast facts, photos and maps. 181 pages with numerous colour illustrations and maps. Book in very good condition with section of back cover ?price, bar code removed but inside cover intact (book would be near fine but for this).

The author, an autistic teenager, explores the natural world. 223 pages with 7 illustrations and endpaper illustration. Book and dust jacket in very good+ condition.

No publishing date. A collection of practical recipes arranged in alphabetical order and fully illustrated. 371 pages. Book in good- condion readable copy. Cover just holding to spine. First four pages loose. Front paper has previous owners details, some tanning.

The book documents the great changes that took place in garden design during the nineteenth century and traces the emergence and subsequent popularity of flower gardens. 160 pages with contemporary watercolours of over 120 different gardens. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good condition with small tear bottom spine.

Over 150 years of decorative crafts, furniture, jewellery, pottery, coins and bottles. Shows have been the decorative trends and designs of a developing nation with a passion for all things Australian. A reference book for collectors but also an unusual and vivid pictorial guide to the furniture and objects that in their way are all part of Australia's cultural heritage.… Read more about this item

An illustrated description of the native trees and mallees of South Australia, primary as an aid to their identification, for which purpose three keys identification in the field have been provided, two for the non Eucalyptus species and the third for the 73 species, subspecies and varieties of Eucalyptus. 288 pages with illustrations throughout. Book in very good+ condition with… Read more about this item

The Red Sea is home to a unique fauna due to its almost isolated position near the Indian Ocean and therefore is one of the most fascinating diving areas of the world. 321 pages with over 1,000 colour photographs of coral reef animals

Fully revised and updated edition - a comprehensive illustrated guide to the workings and wonder of weather and climate globally and locally. 2880pages with numerous colour illustrations throughout. Book in very good+ condition.

Adventure cycling, bike-packing and touring off-road - experience the world by bike. 263 pages with illustrations throughout most in colour. Book in as new condition.

The development of English clock-making from its beginnings to the present day and can be regarded in two ways; as pieces of domestic furniture showing the craftsmen's use of materials and constructional and decorative techniques or as precision instruments to achieve maximum accuracy of timekeeping thus showing the progress in science and technology. 96 pages with 90 photographs and 16… Read more about this item

The history of and an A-Z of pottery and porcelain. 192 pages with 8 colour plates and numerous black and white illustrations. Book in near fine condition. This is a small book and reduced postage can be arranged in Australia.

A handy reference to the skies visible to amateur astronomers or casual observers of the southern hemisphere with easy access to the star charts of world famous astronomical cartographer Wil Tirion with detailed explanatory text to accompany the charts. 95 pages with 24 charts of the whole sky, and 20 sectional charts. Book in very good+ condition ex library with… Read more about this item

An introduction to astronomy for the southern hemisphere in five parts; The Nature of Stars; Observing Naked-Eye Stars; Telescopes and Their Use; The Solar System; The Universe on the Grand Scale. 159 pages with 67 black and white Plates, 65 Figures and endpaper illustrations. Book in very good+ condition ex library with stamp on title page, page 49 and last… Read more about this item

All the techniques and inspiration you need to see the universe. 191 pages with full-colour charts, easy to follow guidance and numerous colour illustrations throughout. Book in as new condition.

For the layman and enthusiastic amateur star gazer for use in the Southern Hemisphere. Through the use of charts, diagrams, maps and photographs and explanatory text the reader is informed what to expect to see in the sky, where to find it and how to recognize it and many fascinating features of the universe are described and discussed. 120 pages… Read more about this item

The book has three main objectives - to make the subject interesting, to make it entertaining, and to introduce a new concept being an analysis of Applied Ornament on boxes. 120 pages with numerous colour photographs throughout and some black and white photographs and illustrations. Book in near fine condition. No dust jacket. This is a large book but no… Read more about this item

A guideline and inspiration for making cards and collages and encouragement to experiment. 96 pages with 42 pages of colour illustrations. Published by Random House, Sydney. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition ex library with stamp on first three and last pages and cover in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back.

The story of the horse that could not be beaten with a record breaking 22 wins from 22 starts - the career of the racehorse who has transcended the track to become an Australian icon and who transformed the lives of those closest to her. 390 pages with 16 pages of colour photographs and black and white illustrations in the… Read more about this item

A history of mechanical clocks tracing the development of spring and weight driven clocks and demonstrates with detailed illustrations how one clock type has evolved from another - includes all countries and discusses and compares developments and modifications taking place at the same time. 166 pages with illustrations on 75 pages. Book in as new condition, Dust jacket in very… Read more about this item

A visual guide to over 500 rock and mineral specimens from around the world. 256 pages with colour illustrations throughout. Book in as new condition.