F. Gage McGinn
Birdsville
Sydney Australia: Wayne Cantell 1977. Colour and b/w illustrations. Inscription to the front free endpaper. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Wayne Cantell Hardcover
Référence libraire : 018771
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F. Gage McGinn
Birdsville
Sydney Australia: Wayne Cantell 1977. Jacket has general wear and minor tears. Colour and b/w illustrations. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front free endpaper. . SIGNED. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good minus. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Wayne Cantell Hardcover
Référence libraire : 016211
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F. K Crowley
South Australian history;: A survey for research Students
Libraries Board of South Australia 1966. Ex-library with usual markings. Hardcover in boards. Abrasion to jacket where library tape has been removed light smudging and wear to jacket; boards are crisp and unworn; excepting library markings interior is clean and tight. We ship daily. Our books are carefully described and packaged in boxes not envelopes. A gift card and personalized message can be included upon request. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Libraries Board of South Australia Hardcover
Référence libraire : 623559
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F. K. Crowley
A New History of Australia
Heinemann Australia 1980. Medium Trade Paperback. Good. 640 pages. Large scale history of Australia with emphasis on the twentieth century up to the election of Whitlam in 1972. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Australiana; ISBN: 0855610352. ISBN/EAN: 9780855610357. Inventory No: 08010123. 9780855610357 Heinemann paperback
Référence libraire : 08010123 ISBN : 0855610352 9780855610357
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F. Lancaster Jones
A Demographic Survey of the Aboriginal Population of the Northern Territory with Special Reference to Bathurst Island Mission
Canberra ACT Australia: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 1963. Usual library marks. Corrigendum pasted to front endpaper. 120 pages. . Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Ex-Library. Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Paperback
Référence libraire : 018069
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F.W.Perry
History Of The Great War. Based on Offical Documents. Order Of Battle of Divisions Part 5a.
Ray Westlake Mitlitary Books, 1992. origi.Pappband, 4°, 104 Seiten. The Divisions Of Australia, Canada and New Zealand and Those in East Africa.
Référence libraire : 12670 ISBN : 1871167256
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FA. Larcombe F. A.
A History of Local Government in New South Wales: 3 Volume Set
Sydney Australia: Sydney University Press 1978. Three volume set consisting of:- Volume 1 - The Origins of Local Government in New South Wales 1831 - 58 ISBN 0424066106 323 pages. This volume has many pages with notes and underlining in red ink. Volume 2 - The Stabilization of Local Gernment in New South Wales 1858 - 1906 ISBN 0424000016 339 pages. Volume 3 - The Advancement of Local Government in New South Wales 1906 to the present ISBN 0424000377 486 pages. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Sydney University Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 019977 ISBN : 0424000377 9780424000374
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Fabian Suzane; Loh Morag; Morag Loh
Children in Australia: An Outline History
Hyland House Publishing Pty Ltd 1980. Hardcover in decorative boards. Very light wear to jacket; corners lightly bumped else boards unworn; sticker residue on front free endpaper else interior is unmarked. We ship daily. Our books are carefully described and packaged in boxes not envelopes. A gift card and personalized message can be included upon request. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Hyland House Publishing Pty Ltd Hardcover
Référence libraire : 627582 ISBN : 0908090315 9780908090310
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Fabian Suzanne and Loh Morag
LEFT-WING LADIES: The Union Of Australian Women in Victoria 1950-1998 Signed Copy
Flemington Victoria: Hyland House 2000. viii 196pp. plus 1 x 4 page b/white illustrated section. Book clean square. Spine firm. A short personal inscription signed by both authors on half-title page else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly surface scuffed only. From the rear panel: " . . . chronicles the development of the Union of Australian Women from an organisation of dissidents in 1950 to a respected part of the women's movement half a century later . . . sheds light on the policies and practices of Australian governments political parties trade unions security and intelligence organisations the Churches and the women's movement." Includes Index. Book weight approx. 370g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . Signed by Both Authors. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hyland House Paperback
Référence libraire : 012143 ISBN : 1864470771 9781864470772
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Fabian Suzane Ed
Mr. Punch down under a social history of the colony from 1856 to 1900 via cartoons and extracts from Melbourne punch
Richmond Vic. Australia: Greenhouse. Very Good; Paper yellowing. Faint crease to spine. 1982. Paperback. 0909104522 . Fascinating insight into Victorian social life and issues fashion police tactics workers' rights. 600gms weight; Cartoons; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 172 pages . Greenhouse paperback
Référence libraire : 30774 ISBN : 0909104522 9780909104528
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FABIETTI Ettore
NELL'AUSTRALIA INESPLORATA.
In-16 (cm. 19.20), legatura in mezza pelle e carta “Firenze”, titolo impresso al dorso su tassello, pp. VIII, 225, (1), con illustrazioni in bianco e nero fuori testo, ed una carta geografica ripiegata. Ex libris e segnatura al risguardo anteriore. Timbro di legatoria al risguardo posteriore. Peraltro, volume in buono stato di conservazione (good copy).
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FABIO BOUBON - GIULIO VEGGI - PATRIZIA BALOCCO
SYDNEY CITTA' D'AUTORE
N. PAG. 95-CARTONATO CON SOVRACOPERTA - OTTIMO
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Fabio Vidi
A zonzo per l'Australia
È il diario di tre indimenticabili viaggi in Australia. È il racconto della vita vissuta in questa terra lontana, la descrizione dei luoghi esplorati e delle sensazioni provate dall'autore. Vuole essere spunto anche per i "viaggiatori" che intendono "perlustrare" sia posti conosciuti sia posti lontani dai flussi turistici, nel vero cuore dell'Australia. Vi sono sicuramente indicazioni utili e "dritte" per spendere nel miglior modo il tempo. Questa terra piena di misteri e di sogni rimane uno dei pochi posti al mondo dove spazi infiniti rapiscono l'occhio e dove la presenza degli uomini è spesso irrilevante, trascurabile, direi quasi insignificante. In questo continente dai colori talora violenti, talora soffusi, puoi ascoltare il silenzio delle foreste pluviali, vivere la solitudine dei grandi deserti, vagare nella natura incontaminata inebriandoti dei suoi profumi, nuotare in baie dai colori allucinanti, passeggiare lungo incredibili spiagge che si prolungano all'infinito, fare il nomade stregato dal continuo mutare dei paesaggi, riposare in posti dimenticati da Dio, guidare su piste al limite dell'impossibile, gustare fino in fondo il vero senso di libertà. Autori: Fabio Vidi.
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FACEY Di
The Blacksmith's Story. A Tale of Stephen Milstead and Early Port MacDonnell
Millicent: The Author 2012. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Millicent The Author 2012. Quarto; laminated pictorial card covers; a fine copy. The Author paperback
Référence libraire : 119125
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Factor June; Dow Gwyn
Australian Childhood : An Anthology
Melbourne VIC Australia: Mcphee Gribble 1991. Fading to spine. 328 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Mcphee Gribble Paperback
Référence libraire : 012497 ISBN : 0869141597 9780869141595
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Fagenblat Michael et al Editors
New Under the Sun. Jewish Australians on Religion Politics and Culture
Melbourne: Black Inc. 2006. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 384 pages. This book shines a critical light on Australia's Jewish community via a range of essays by the likes of Robert Manne Andrea Goldsmith Marcus Einfeld and others. . 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. Black Inc. paperback
Référence libraire : BIB255918 ISBN : 1863952381 9781863952385
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Faherty Fr. PJ. and O'Keefe Fr. MA. Coordinated by P. J. M. A.
The Catholic Church in the Illawarra 150 years 1838 - 1988
Wollongong NSW: Illawarra Catholic Sesquicentenary Committee. 1988. Quarto Size approx 24cm x 30.5cm. Near fine condition in pictorial laminated boards. An excellent copy. very slight mothball odure. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 360 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Illawarra Catholic Sesquicentenary Committee hardcover
Référence libraire : BIB310832
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Fahey Warren compiler
THE SONGS THAT MADE AUSTRALIA
Auckland New Zealand: Angus & Robertson Publishers. Very Good. 1990. Trade paperback. 0207162999 . Binding sound and tight without spine crease. Cover has minimal wear. Gift inscription on half-title page. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked. ; Drawings; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 238 pages . Angus & Robertson Publishers paperback
Référence libraire : 4608 ISBN : 0207162999 9780207162992
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FAIM Australia H. W. Lam Steven
The Elements of Management Volume 1
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2012-12-12. Paperback. Good. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform paperback
Référence libraire : SONG1480069566 ISBN : 1480069566 9781480069565
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FAIRCHILD David;
Garden Islands of the Great East; Collecting Seeds from the Philippines and Netherlands India in the Junk "Cheng Ho"
New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1943 First edition first issue with the 'A' on the verso title. . original cloth silver title lettering on spine and front cover very good sound copy. . large 8vo 24 x 16 cm xiv 239 pp frontis well illustrated from photos pictorial endpapers index. . By the well-known American plant and seed collector; he had a tropical garden in Florida named after him. This book includes numerous fascinating photos mainly of plant life but also of the native peoples throughout the Malaya archipelago and related islands. Fairchild and his party were the last Americans to visit the Celebes and the Moluccas before the Japanese invaded in 1940. A picture of this book is available on request by email. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943, First edition, first issue with the 'A' on the verso title. hardcover
Référence libraire : J9937
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FAIRCHILD David;
Garden Islands of the Great East; Collecting Seeds from the Philippines and Netherlands India in the Junk "Cheng Ho"
New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1944 . . original cloth silver title lettering on spine and front cover clean fine copy in chipped but good dj. . large 8vo 24 x 16 cm xiv 239 pp frontis well illustrated from photos pictorial endpapers index. . By the well-known American plant and seed collector; he had a tropical garden in Florida named after him. This book includes numerous fascinating photos mainly of plant life but also of the native peoples throughout the Malaya archipelago and related islands. Fairchild and his party were the last Americans to visit the Celebes and the Moluccas before the Japanese invaded in 1940. A picture of this book is available on request by email. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1944, . hardcover
Référence libraire : J9992
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FAIRCHILD David;
Garden Islands of the Great East
New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1943 First Edition. . original cloth spine lightly faded fine and bright copy clean throughout. . large 8vo 24.5 x 16 cm xiv 239pp well illus pictorial eps. . By the well-known American plant and seed collector; he had a tropical garden in Florida named after him. This book includes numerous fascinating photos mainly of plant life but also of the native peoples throughout the Malaya archipelago and related islands. A picture of this book is available on request by email. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943, First Edition. hardcover
Référence libraire : J3884
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FAIRCHILD David;
Garden Islands of the Great East; Collecting Seeds from the Philippines and Netherlands India in the Junk "Cheng Ho"
New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1943 First edition. . original cloth dj chipped at edges tears bookplate removed from blank endpaper very good clean throughout. . large 8vo 24.5 x 16 cm xiv 239pp frontis well illustrated from photos pictorial eps index. . By the well-known American plant and seed collector; he had a tropical garden in Florida named after him. This book includes numerous fascinating photos mainly of plant life but also of the native peoples throughout the Malaya archipelago and related islands. Fairchild and his party were the last Americans to visit the Celebes and the Moluccas before the Japanese invaded in 1940. A picture of this book is available on request by email. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943, First edition. hardcover
Référence libraire : J6541
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FAIRCHILD, David
Garden Islands of the Great East; Collecting Seeds from the Philippines and Netherlands India in the Junk "Cheng Ho"
large 8vo [24.5 x 16 cm], xiv, 239pp, frontis, well illustrated from photos, pictorial eps, index. original cloth, dj (chipped at edges, tears), bookplate removed from blank endpaper, very good, clean throughout. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. By the well-known American plant and seed collector; he had a tropical garden in Florida named after him. This book includes numerous fascinating photos, mainly of plant life but also of the native peoples, throughout the Malaya archipelago and related islands. Fairchild and his party were the last Americans to visit the Celebes and the Moluccas before the Japanese invaded in 1940.
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FAIRCHILD, David
Garden Islands of the Great East; Collecting Seeds from the Philippines and Netherlands India in the Junk "Cheng Ho"
large 8vo [24 x 16 cm], xiv, 239 pp, frontis, well illustrated from photos, pictorial endpapers, index. original cloth, silver title lettering on spine and front cover, minimal rubbing to edge, else fine clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. By the well-known American plant and seed collector; he had a tropical garden in Florida named after him. This book includes numerous fascinating photos, mainly of plant life but also of the native peoples, throughout the Malaya archipelago and related islands. Fairchild and his party were the last Americans to visit the Celebes and the Moluccas before the Japanese invaded in 1940.
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Fairfax Denis and Australia
Navy in Vietnam: A Record of the Royal Australian Navy in the Vietnam War 1965-1972
Australian Government Publishing Service. 1980. Illustrated. Trade paperback. Good. No dust jacket as issued. parts of 1st layer of cover and spine area were eaten by slug owner's address stamp on title page text unmarked good binding. 232 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Australian Government Publishing Service paperback
Référence libraire : Alibris.0017177 ISBN : 0642028214 9780642028211
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Fairfax John
Historic Roads Round Sydney
Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1959. xiii 194pp bw ills maps. Or pictorial card with flaps French wraps. Spine a litle faded occasional very light foxing and even toning to page edges. Second Edition Reprinted. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Paperback
Référence libraire : 013950
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Fairfax J F
The Story of John Fairfax: Commemorating the Centenary of the Fairfax Proprietary of The Sydney Morning Herald 1841-1941
Sydney: John Fairfax & Sons 1962. 169 pages coloured frontis with tissue-guard: John and Sarah Fairfax in 1827 b/w ills. Quarter leather worn at the spine foot papered boards with a stamped portrait of John Fairfax at the centre of the front board. The story commemorates the centenary of the Fairfax proprietorship of The Sydney Morning Herald which John Fairfax first built up to greatness. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Adrian Feint. 4to. John Fairfax & Sons Hardcover
Référence libraire : 024652
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Fairfax JF
The Story of John Fairfax. Commemmorating the Centenary of the Fairfax Proprietory of the Sydney Morning Herald 1841-1941. Illustrated by Adrian Feint.
Sydney: Fairfax 1941. xx 169 pages. Quarto. Quarter calf; papered boards. Colour frontispiece and many illusts. Scarce. Very Good. Fairfax hardcover
Référence libraire : 34
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Fairfax Library Australia
Fixed in Time - Photographs from Another Australia 1900 - 1939
Sydney NSW Australia: The Fairfax Library 1985. 176 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. The Fairfax Library Hardcover
Référence libraire : 000664 ISBN : 0909558906 9780909558901
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Fairleigh Mick; and Doherty Paul
Louth Park Mob The: Memories Come Flooding Back
2007. Large softcover first edition 108pp weighs 414 gms. A written and pictorial history of Louth Park Maitland. Includes almost 200 black and white photographs. Book is in very good near new condition with only very minor general wear. There is a small mark on the front cover from where a sticker has been removed otherwise no other pre-loved markings. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/Not Applicable. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Paperback
Référence libraire : HISAUS556
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Fairweather Keith McD.
Time to Remember. The History of Gold Mining on the Tambo and Its Tributaries.
Bairnsdale: The Author printed By James Yeates & Sons. 1981. 301pp notes bw photographs mine plans. Or brown cloth in jacket. Pen notes on reverse of front free endpaper. Several short tears and small chips to jacket. Scarce account of gold mining on the Tambo River and environs in the southern half of Omeo Shire Victoria including Cassilis Station Tongio Brookville Stirling and Nugong. . Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. The Author (printed By James Yeates & Sons.) Hardcover
Référence libraire : 037487
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Fairweather Don
YOUR FRIEND ALBERTO ZELMAN The Story of Alberto Zelman and the Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra
Melbourne: Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra. Very Good. 1984. Paperback. 0959141103 . Index. 200gms weight; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 96 pages . Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra paperback
Référence libraire : 22203 ISBN : 0959141103 9780959141108
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Faith Nicholas
Liquid Gold : The Story of Australian Wine and Its Makers
Sydney South NSW Australia: Pan MacMillan Australia 2002. 438 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Pan MacMillan Australia Hardcover
Référence libraire : 014596 ISBN : 0732911508 9780732911508
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Falcoz, L. et al.
Insects of Samoa and Other Samoan Terrestrial Arthropoda. Part VI. Diptera. Fasc. 1. Streblidae et Nycteribiidae and Hippoboscidae. Fasc. 2. Nematocera. Cecidomyiinae. Fasc. 5. Ortalidae. Calliphoridae.
1927-1931 152 p., 36 figs, paperbound.
Référence libraire : ED05564
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FALCON-BARKER, Ted.
L'OR DU DIABLE.
in-8°, 154 pages, broche, couverture illustree. Bel exemplaire. [HA-2] [F]
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Falkiner Suzanne; Oldfield Alan
Lizard Island : The Journey of Mary Watson
Sydney Australia: Allen & Unwin 2000. General wear to edges of jacket. Water mark to top corner of first few pages. 235 pages with colour illustrations. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Allen & Unwin Hardcover
Référence libraire : 019509 ISBN : 1865084735 9781865084732
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Falkiner Suzanne; Oldfield Alan
Lizard Island : The Journey of Mary Watson
Sydney Australia: Allen & Unwin 2000. Usual library marks. 235 pages with colour illustrations. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. Allen & Unwin Hardcover
Référence libraire : 014788 ISBN : 1865084735 9781865084732
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FALKINER Dr Ninian McI Master of the Rotunda Hospital
Rotunda Hospital Bicentenary. Transactions of the International Congress of Obsetricians and Gynaecologists
Dublin: Parkside Press 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Dublin Parkside Press 1949. Octavo xvi 480 pages 70 being advertisements. Cloth a little marked bumped and sunned; a very good copy. With the contemporary ownership signature of Dr Leslie O.S. Poidevin and his annotations a few years before he was appointed Director of Obstetrics at the University of Adelaide. Some thirty years later Poidevin was to author several medical memoirs including his time as a Japanese POW in WW2. Parkside Press hardcover
Référence libraire : 86424
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FALL V.G.
The Sea and the Forest. A History of the Port of Rockingham, Western Australia. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates, maps and diagrams; blue buckram, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, lightly browned dustwrapper.
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Falla Ron and Honor
LITCHFIELD CARRON. A Century of Settlement 1874-1974
Back to Litchfield Committee paperback stiff pictorial card 1974 72 pages illustrated. With numerous historical B&W photos and a most interesting colour-coded Land Selection plan in the centre of the book. Unfortunately the white cover card is grubby from use otherwise the book is good. paperback
Référence libraire : 17756
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Fallon Kathleen Mary
PAYDIRT
Perth: University of Western Australia Press. 2007. Octavo Size. Very Good condition. 166 pages Four provocative monologues highlighting the complex dramas of race politics in Australia. . 1st Edition. Softcover. University of Western Australia Press paperback
Référence libraire : BIB229526 ISBN : 1920694978 9781920694975
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Fallows Carol
War : Australian Memories in Black and White
Millers Point NSW Australia: Murdoch Books Pty Limited 2005. 192 pages with b/w illustrations. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Murdoch Books Pty Limited Paperback
Référence libraire : 012665 ISBN : 1740456092 9781740456098
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Falvey Lindsay and Bardsley Barrie
LAND AND FOOD Agricultural and Related Education in the Victorian Colleges and the University of Melbourne
Melbourne: University of Melbourne. Very Good; Slight bowing to boards. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0732515564 . Gold lettering on navy blue binding with ribbon marker survey history of Dookie Burnley Horticulture College and Melbourne University centres for agricultural and rural education. Profiles of key figures some illustrations. 700gms weight; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 266 pages . University of Melbourne hardcover
Référence libraire : 17945 ISBN : 0732515564 9780732515560
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FANDER Hans. FANDER Judy
The Mineral Detective. The Biography of a Geologist
Crafers: The Author 2007. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Crafers The Author 2007. Octavo; laminated colour pictorial card covers; a fine copy. The biography of the author's forensics expert husband Hans Fander. Signed and inscribed by the author and Hans Fander. The Author paperback
Référence libraire : 92370
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FANNING Captain Edmund;
Voyages & Discoveries in the South Seas 1792-1832
Salem Massachusetts Marine Research Society 1924 . . original blue cloth gilt lettering spine number covered over with blue paint cover rubbed at edges bottom of spine bit frayed scattered foxing good sound copy. . 8vo 24.5 x 16 cm; xvi half tp 335 pp frontis 31 plates map endpapers 33 illustrations in total. . Spence 456. Hill p. 101 describing the first edition of 1833 which had just 5 plates: Captain Fanning of Stonington Connecticut sailed for the South Seas in 1792 on a voyage for sealskins and during the next 25 years made voyages to the Pacific and around the world visiting Australia the desolate lands of South Georgia and the islanders of Fiji Tonga and the Marquesas. He discovered several islands including one that still bears his name lying 1200 miles south of Honolulu. Included is an account of the first American naval exploring expedition to the southern hemisphere 1829-30 sponsored by the U. S. government and commanded by Benjamin Pendleton." Fanning island figured prominently in a famous murder trial written up by lawyer Vincent Bugliosi 'And the Sea Will Tell'. See Howes F28 for first edition. 'One of the most interesting of all the early voyages made by Americans that have been published and that it deserves a wide acquaintance among those who would learn of the adventurours courage that led the Yankee sailor to set his course in every sea' prospectus. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Salem, Massachusetts, Marine Research Society, 1924, . hardcover
Référence libraire : J3582
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FANNING Captain Edmund;
Voyages & Discoveries in the South Seas 1792-1832
Salem Massachusetts Marine Research Society 1924 . . original blue cloth gilt spine title lettering lightly foxed on few margins slightly rubbed at lower edge but a near fine solid copy. . 8vo 24.5 x 16 cm; xvi ii 335 pp frontis 31 plates map endpapers index. . Spence 456. Hill p. 101 describing the first edition of 1833 which had just 5 plates: 'Captain Fanning of Stonington Connecticut sailed for the South Seas in 1792 on a voyage for sealskins and during the next 25 years made voyages to the Pacific and around the world visiting Australia the desolate lands of South Georgia and the islanders of Fiji Tonga and the Marquesas. He discovered several islands including one that still bears his name lying 1200 miles south of Honolulu. Included is an account of the first American naval exploring expedition to the southern hemisphere 1829-30 sponsored by the U. S. government and commanded by Benjamin Pendleton.' Fanning island figured prominently in a famous murder trial written up by lawyer Vincent Bugliosi 'And the Sea Will Tell'. See Howes F28 for first edition. 'One of the most interesting of all the early voyages made by Americans that have been published and that it deserves a wide acquaintance among those who would learn of the adventurers' courage that led the Yankee sailor to set his course in every sea' prospectus. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Salem, Massachusetts, Marine Research Society, 1924, . hardcover
Référence libraire : J9328
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FANNING, Captain Edmund
Voyages & Discoveries in the South Seas 1792-1832
8vo [24.5 x 16 cm]; xvi, [half tp], 335 pp, frontis, 31 plates, map endpapers (33 illustrations in total). original blue cloth, gilt lettering, spine number covered over with blue paint, cover rubbed at edges, bottom of spine bit frayed, scattered foxing, good sound copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Spence 456. Hill p. 101, describing the first edition of 1833, which had just 5 plates: Captain Fanning of Stonington, Connecticut, sailed for the South Seas in 1792, on a voyage for sealskins, and during the next 25 years made voyages to the Pacific and around the world, visiting Australia, the desolate lands of South Georgia, and the islanders of Fiji, Tonga and the Marquesas. He discovered several islands, including one that still bears his name, lying 1200 miles south of Honolulu. Included is an account of the first American naval exploring expedition to the southern hemisphere, 1829-30, sponsored by the U. S. government and commanded by Benjamin Pendleton." Fanning island figured prominently in a famous murder trial, written up by lawyer Vincent Bugliosi, 'And the Sea Will Tell'. See Howes F28 for first edition. 'One of the most interesting of all the early voyages made by Americans that have been published and that it deserves a wide acquaintance among those who would learn of the adventurours courage that led the Yankee sailor to set his course in every sea' (prospectus).
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FANNING, Captain Edmund
Voyages & Discoveries in the South Seas 1792-1832
8vo [24.5 x 16 cm]; xvi, [ii], 335 pp, frontis, 31 plates, map endpapers, index. original blue cloth, gilt spine title lettering, lightly foxed on few margins, slightly rubbed at lower edge, but a near fine, solid copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Spence 456. Hill p. 101, describing the first edition of 1833, which had just 5 plates: 'Captain Fanning of Stonington, Connecticut, sailed for the South Seas in 1792, on a voyage for sealskins, and during the next 25 years made voyages to the Pacific and around the world, visiting Australia, the desolate lands of South Georgia, and the islanders of Fiji, Tonga and the Marquesas. He discovered several islands, including one that still bears his name, lying 1200 miles south of Honolulu. Included is an account of the first American naval exploring expedition to the southern hemisphere, 1829-30, sponsored by the U. S. government and commanded by Benjamin Pendleton.' Fanning island figured prominently in a famous murder trial, written up by lawyer Vincent Bugliosi, 'And the Sea Will Tell'. See Howes F28 for first edition. 'One of the most interesting of all the early voyages made by Americans that have been published and that it deserves a wide acquaintance among those who would learn of the adventurers' courage that led the Yankee sailor to set his course in every sea' (prospectus).
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FARMER Sarah S.;
Tonga and the Friendly Islands; with a Sketch of their Mission History
London Hamilton Adams & Co. 1855 First edition. . original brown cloth decorated in blind and gilt with gilt spine title lettering internal hinges strengthened lacks rear blank endpaper old owner's stamp on title erased good copy. . 12mo 19 x 13 cm; vii 427 pp 8 plates including frontis 2 double-page maps one with damage in blank margin other illus. . Taylor 306. Hill 101: "First edition of a significant book on Tongan history which has chapters on the discovery of the South Seas Captain Cook's visits to Tonga the Methodist mission the civil war in Tonga and the reign of King George." One of the plates is on the different types of coral found there another plate shows two types of canoes used by the natives. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1855, First edition. hardcover
Référence libraire : J7532
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