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Marsh Bill 'Swampy'
Great Australian Shearing Stories
Sydney Australia: ABC Books 2002. Paperback Reprint 400gms 235 pages. The shearer so much a part of the Australian economy when the country lived on the sheep's back is now beginning to vanish into mythology. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear otherwise no other pre-loved markings. . Reprint. Paperback. Good/Not Applicable. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. ABC Books Paperback
Referência livreiro : AUST31 ISBN : 0733308945 9780733308949
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Australia Nelson
Progress with Meaning - PM Starters Two Magenta Level - Cat and Mouse Pack of 4
Nelson Thornes. New edition. Paperback. Used; Acceptable. Ex-library Simply Brit Shipped with Premium postal service within 24 hours from the UK with impressive delivery time. We have dispatched from our book depository; items of good condition to over ten million satisfied customers worldwide. We are committed to providing you with reliable and efficient service at all times. 07/17/2003 Nelson Thornes paperback
Referência livreiro : 2975292 ISBN : 1869556410 9781869556419
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Committee of Inquiry into Technological Change in Australia
Technological Change in Australia: VOL. ONE technological change and it's consequences
Australian Govt. Pub. Service 1980. Soft cover. Very Good. Very good softcover spine faded otherwise this book is clean and tight. Australian Govt. Pub. Service, 1980 paperback
Referência livreiro : 11580 ISBN : 064204855X 9780642048554
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Couper Smartt John
Walk Around Corners : Port Adelaide Second Edition
Kudla South Australia: Ovenden Lodge Publications. 2019. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. MINT - a NEW copy. Stiff card covers. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps. Maps to inside covers. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 175 pages. Packed with over 170 images and maps this book walks you through the streets of old Port Adelaide. explains how the streets got their names and tells the fascinating stories behind many of the old buildings. . New. Revised and Expanded Edition. Softcover. Ovenden Lodge Publications paperback
Referência livreiro : BIB308375 ISBN : 0975826301 9780975826300
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Peter J. Fensham; Richard F. Gunstone; Richard T. White all of Monash University Australia
The Content Of Science: A Constructive Approach To Its Teaching And Learning
Routledge. Used - Good. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support the African Children's Educational Trust A-CET. Ex-library but has been well cared for. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Through our work with A-CET we have helped give hundreds of young people in Africa the vital chance to get an education. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Routledge unknown
Referência livreiro : Z1-I-025-00424 ISBN : 0750702206 9780750702201
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Swann Bruce
Images of South Australia
Adelaide: Wakefield Press. 1985. Oblong Small Quarto Size approx 27x22cm. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with colour plates and black & white drawings. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 96 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Wakefield Press hardcover
Referência livreiro : BIB10043 ISBN : 0949268348 9780949268341
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Pearson Education Australia Staff
Investigations Grade 4 : Student Math Handbook
Pearson School 2007. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Pearson School hardcover
Referência livreiro : G0328240915I4N00 ISBN : 0328240915 9780328240913
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ALASKA / AUSTRALIA / GOLF
Scientific American. The Magazine of Today and Tomorrow. May 1927.
New York.: Scientific American Publishing Company. Volume 136 Number 5. 05- 1927. Complete May 1927 issue of magazine 297-368pp 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches color pictorial paper covers as issued. Vertical subscription crease to magazine discoloration and multiple short tears to covers 1 - 2 1/2 inch splits to head and tail of spine small fold to lower fore corner of front cover and most of text block; text block in good clean condition overall. Many fascinating articles on a variety of subjects including: mapping Alaska by plane the manufacture of golf clubs the building of the new Australian capital Canberra and improvements for airships. . Scientific American Publishing Company. unknown
Referência livreiro : 55880
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AUSTRALIA / WORLD WAR II Wisner W. H. illus.
The Theaters of War in Australian Waters. Chicago Daily Tribune Tuesday February 3 1942.
Chicago. 02-03- 1942. Color pictorial map single sheet from the Chicago Daily Tribune archivally mounted to linen backing newspaper sheet 17 x 23 1/4 inches. Very good condition faint toning to centerfold. "This is a new map of the southwestern Pacific part of the East Indies and contiguous sea and land areas showing the theaters of war created by Japanese attacks at various and isolated points in their drive toward Australia and Java." The area covered includes the northern expanse of Australia New Guinea much of Indonesia Borneo Celebes and the Philippine Islands. . unknown
Referência livreiro : 53376
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AUSTRALIA BRISBANE
TWO ITEMS: Map of Brisbane and Places of Interest / Brisbane for the Tourist.
Brisbane Australia.: Queensland Government Tourist Bureau. Circa 1958. Two Brisbane government tourist publications. 1 Folded brochure 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches opening to a color map of the city on sheet 16 1/2 x 11 inches. Text on rear panel provides information on Half-Day Tours and Day Tours and on two folded panels copious information on "Places of Interest" is provided. 2 Sixteen-page tourist brochure 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches featuring color map of the city center on rear cover. Text in this brochure references the number of "arrivals in merchant vessels" for the year 1958. Both items in very good clean condition. Two interesting tourist publications both containing color maps of the city. . Queensland Government Tourist Bureau. unknown
Referência livreiro : 55318
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AUSTRALIA Bessa Pancrace illus. Barrois engraved by.
Acacia verticillata. Acacie verticillee.
Paris. 1836. Engraving on laid paper handcolored image approximately 7 x 4 1/2 inches plus text area on sheet 12 x 9 inches. Very good condition. An exquisite botanical image by Pancrace Bessa one of France's foremost botanical artists of the 19th century engraved by Barrois for "Flore des Jardiniers Amateurs et Manufacturiers . . . d'apres les Dessins de Bessa". At lower left in tiny italics are noted the date of flowering March - May and the place of origin New South Wales. . unknown
Referência livreiro : 52381
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AUSTRALIA Bessa Pancrace illus. Barrois engraved by.
Goodia Cotifolia. Goodia a feuilles de lotier.
Paris. 1836. Engraving on laid paper handcolored image approximately 7 x 4 1/2 inches plus text area on sheet 12 x 9 inches. Scattered pin sized spots to lower image; good condition. An exquisite botanical image by Pancrace Bessa one of France's foremost botanical artists of the 19th century engraved by Barrois for "Flore des Jardiniers Amateurs et Manufacturiers . . . d'apres les Dessins de Bessa". At lower left in tiny italics are noted the date of flowering May and the place of origin New Holland. . unknown
Referência livreiro : 52379
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AUSTRALIA SYDNEY
Sydney and Suburbs Map. Cover title: Travellers' Guide to Sydney.
Sydney.: Australian and New Zealand Bank Limited. No date. Ca. 1957. Folded brochure with colorful maps and textual information; brochure 4 ½ x 4 inches opening to map approximately 11 ¼ x11 ¾ inches. A WorldCat listing states: "Date of publication estimated from telephone numbers on verso e.g. BU 1451. Telephone numbers in Australia were alpha-numeric until 1958." Attractive brochure in overall "as new" condition. Uncommon. . Australian and New Zealand Bank Limited. unknown
Referência livreiro : 54314
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AUSTRALIA WESTERN AUSTRALIA Miss Maund del.. Nevitt sculp.
Thysanotus Proliferus. Proliferous Thysanotus.
London.: Benjamin Maund. No date. Ca. 1839. Hand colored engraving on sheet size 8 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches. Very good condition with text sheet. From Benjamin Maund's serial publication "The Botanist" with text sheet this fine image drawn by Miss Maund and engraving by Nevitt. Seeds of this plant were imported by Robert Mangles Esq. from Swan River. . Benjamin Maund. unknown
Referência livreiro : 54242
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AUSTRALIA WESTERN AUSTRALIA Miss Tayler del.. Nevitt sculp.
Zichya Coccinea. Many-Flowered Zichya.
London.: Benjamin Maund. No date. Ca. 1839. Hand colored engraving on sheet size 8 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches. Tape residue on upper two corners of verso just visible on the front top corners could be matted out light foxing spot at left edge. With accompanying text sheet upper left corner missing well outside of text. From Benjamin Maund's serial publication "The Botanist" with text sheet this fine image drawn by Miss Tayler and engraving by Nevitt. The text notes that "All the Zichyas appear to be natives of the south-western districts of Australia the present species having long since been gathered in the vicintiy of King George's Sound." . Benjamin Maund. unknown
Referência livreiro : 54241
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EMU AUSTRALIA Jury J. illus.
Dromaeus Novae Hollandiae. Emu
London. No date. 1850. Lithograph with handcolor and gum arabic highlights image approximately 8 1/2 x 11 on sheet 9 1/4 x 12 inches. Two short tears into lower edge repaired on verso one just entering the title; light crease at lower edge; remains of library mark on verso. A handsome image of the Australian Emu Dromaius Novaehollandiae plate 75 from the Transactions of the Zoological Society volume 4 1850. Printed by M. & N. Hanhart . unknown
Referência livreiro : 54236
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AUSTRALIA Mills del.. Nevitt sculp.
Oxylobium Scandens. Climbing Oxylobium.
London.: Benjamin Maund. No date. Ca. 1839. Hand colored engraving on sheet size 8 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches. Tape residue on upper two corners of verso visible on the front top corners could be matted out tiny ink spot at centre of image. With accompanying text sheet. From Benjamin Maund's serial publication "The Botanist" with text sheet. . Benjamin Maund. unknown
Referência livreiro : 54240
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AUSTRALIA BOTTLE BRUSH BOTANY BAY Edwards del. Sansom sculp.
Metrosideros Citrina. Harsh-Leav'd Metrosideros.
St. Geo. Crescent.: W. Curtis. 04-01- 1794. Hand colored engraving plate size approximately 8 x 4 1/2 inches on sheet size 9 x 5 1/4 inches. Very good condition on wove paper. Repaired 1 inch tear at upper left edge just entering plate area. Clean and bright. Beautiful image of an Australian bottle brush of the species Callistemon plate # 260 from Curtis's Botanical Magazine. With text sheet. . W. Curtis. unknown
Referência livreiro : 53244
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AUSTRALIA Petrucccelli A. mapmaker.
Untitled pictorial map of Australia in Summer 1966 issue of "The Lamp."
New Jersey.: Standard Oil. Summer 1966. Full page color pictorial map of Australia in the Summer 1966 issue of "The Lamp" magazine 11 3/4 x 9 inches 24pp. Light wear to covers mailing label to back cover map in fine condition. A richly colored decorative map of Australia by illustrator Antonio Petrucelli 1907-1994 perhaps best known for his magazine cover illustrations for upscale magazines such as Fortune The New Yorker Collier's and House Beautiful. His work in Fortune showed the breadth of his talents including charts cartoons and maps. The single page map in this uncommon magazine is an excellent example of his work: a conventional mapping of the continent is surrounded by detailed illustrations of the diverse and exotic flora and fauna of the region. The accompanying article by Hayes B. Jacob highlights the "Rich natural resources so far barely tapped and a distinctive independent way of life." . Standard Oil. unknown
Referência livreiro : 53643
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AUSTRALIA CHORIZEMA
Chorizema Cordata. Heart-Shaped Leaved Chorizema.
London. 06-01- 1838. Engraving handcolored sheet size 9 x 6 1/4 inches. Faint paperclip impression at upper left corner; otherwise very good condition. A beautiful image of Heart-Shaped Leaved Chorizema native of the Swan River colony from Joseph Paxton's "Magazine of Botany and Register of Flowering Plants." With text sheet. The botanical prints from this publication are distinguished by the particularly fine engraving and watercolor technique which gives them the appearance of being watercolor paintings. S. Holden was attributed as the artist of the botanical illustrations for many of the years of publication. The magazine was published between 1834 and 1849 providing information for British gardeners on newly introduced plants suitable for their gardens and greenhouses. Joseph Paxton who began his career as a gardener was knighted for his design of the Crystal Palace the centrepiece of the Great Exhibition of 1851. . unknown
Referência livreiro : 53245
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AUSTRALIA WATER LILY Riocreux A. illus. Chromolithographed by G. Severeyns.
Nymphaea Gigantea.
No date. Ca. 1888. Chromolithograph sheet size 9 3/4 x 8 1/2 center fold as issued. Very good condition lower edge trimmed to lower edge of title. A stunning botanical illustration by A. Riocreux with fine quality chromolithograph by the prominent Belgian lithographer G. Severeyns. Nymphaea gigantea is a species of aquatic perennial herbaceous plant native to Australia and New Guinea wikipedia. . unknown
Referência livreiro : 53271
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AUSTRALIA TASMANIA Piron del.
Manner of Fishing of the Savages of Cape Diemen. / Savages of Cape Diemen Preparing Their Meal./ A Double Canoe of New Caledonia La Catarmaran of Cape Diemen and A Canoe of Santa Cruz or Egmont Island. THREE ENGRAVINGS.
Piccadilly.: J. Debrett. 1802. 3 copperplate engravings each image approximately 9 1/2 x 7 inches on sheet size 8 x 10 3/4 inches with multiple folds as issued. A few light spots to outer edges; plates are bright with good margins. Three prints of Tasmania from An Account of A Voyage in Search of La Perouse translated from the French of M. Labillardiere; B. Uphill London 1802. This edition published two years after the Stockdale translation was issued in two volumes and featured 43 engravings and one chart. The three prints each with Piron identified as delineator are Manner of Fishing of the Savages of Cape Diemen Savages of Cape Diemen Preparing Their Meal and a sheet with three images: A Double Canoe of New Caledonia La Catarmaran of Cape Diemen and A Canoe of Santa Cruz or Egmont Island. . J. Debrett. unknown
Referência livreiro : 45632
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AUSTRALIA Weddell sculp.
Pomaderris Lanigera. Woolly Pomaderris.
Walworth.: W. Curtis. 1816. Hand colored engraving plate size approximately 8 x 4 1/2 inches on sheet 9 x 5 1/2 inches. Very good condition; faint offsetting. Plate # 1811 from William Curtis's "Botanical Magazine". The engraving is accompanied by a text page giving a description of the plant and details such as where it was found how to grow it etc. . W. Curtis. unknown
Referência livreiro : 51730
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AUSTRALIA VICTORIA
Road Map Victoria Melbourne & Environs Ballarat & Environs Geelong & Environs Bendigo & Environs. Map title: Road Map of Victoria
Atlantic Union Oil Co. Ltd. 5th Edition. Revised. 1933. Color road map 16 1/4 x 23 inches on sheet size 17 x 27 inches folding to pamphlet 8 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches. Light wear with occasional faint foxing and portions of highway routes traced over in light blue pencil. Inset map of Bendigo in upper right corner. Verso features a list of Interesting Places to Visit maps of Melbourne Environs Geelong and Ballarat Mileage Tables Synopsis of Games Laws and Wild Flower Regulations. . Atlantic Union Oil Co. Ltd. unknown
Referência livreiro : 43363
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AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE Prout S. illus. Engraved by C. Cousen.
South Bank of the Yarra Near Melbourne.
London.: Virtue & Co. Ca. 1858. Engraving with modern handcolor image 4 3/4 x 7 inches on sheet 8 x 10 1/2 inches. Very good condition. Moire pattern is on image only not on print. . Virtue & Co. unknown
Referência livreiro : 38009
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AUSTRALIA Weddell sculp.
Callicoma Serratifolia. Saw-Leaved Callicoma.
Walworth.: W. Curtis. 1816. Hand colored engraving plate size approximately 8 x 4 1/2 inches on sheet 9 x 5 1/2 inches. Very good condition; toned spot to mid left edge well outside image area. Plate # 1811 from William Curtis's "Botanical Magazine". The engraving is accompanied by a text page giving a description of the plant and details such as where it was found how to grow it etc. . W. Curtis. unknown
Referência livreiro : 51728
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AUSTRALIA Edwards S. del. F. Sansom sculp.
Platylobium Forosum. Large-Flowered Flat-Pea.
St. Geo. Crescent.: W. Curtis. 1800. Hand colored engraving plate size approximately 8 x 4 1/2 inches on sheet 9 x 5 1/2 inches. Very good condition; light toning to paper. Plate # 469 from William Curtis's "Botanical Magazine". The engraving is accompanied by a text page giving a description of the plant and details such as where it was found how to grow it etc. The plant depicted of which "there are few papilionaceous flowers more handsome" came from Botany-Bay Sydney Australia. . W. Curtis. unknown
Referência livreiro : 51729
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AUSTRALIA SYDNEY
Sydney Tourist Map. Map title: Guide Map of The City of Sydney Including King';s Cross
Sydney.: N.S.W. Government Tourist Bureau. No date. Ca. 1940s. Color street map approximately 13 x 15 3/4 inches on sheet size 14 1/4 x 16 3/4 inches folding as issued to pamphlet 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches; color map illustrations and text on verso. Very good condition. Shows Principal Streets Railways Ferries etc with a Key to Places of Interest at the lower left corner of map. Verso includes Map Showing Sydney & Environs plus a listing of Places of Interest. . N.S.W. Government Tourist Bureau. unknown
Referência livreiro : 44698
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AUSTRALIA Edwards S. del. F. Sansom sculp.
Diosma Serratifolia. Serrated or Saw-Leaved Diosma.
St. Geo. Crescent.: W. Curtis. 1799. Hand colored engraving plate size approximately 8 x 4 1/2 inches on sheet 9 x 5 1/2 inches. Very good condition; two small pieces of adhesive from previous matting to upper edge of verso not affecting image. Plate # 456 from William Curtis's "Botanical Magazine". The engraving is accompanied by a text page giving a description of the plant and details such as where it was found how to grow it etc. The plant depicted "a neat pretty shrub" came from Botany-Bay Sydney Australia. . W. Curtis. unknown
Referência livreiro : 51727
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AUSTRALIA Andrews Henry C. illus.
Protea Anemonifolia. Anemony-leaved Protea.
1802. Etching handcolored; image is full sheet size on sheet 10 1/2 x 8 inches 27 x 20 cm. At top centre of sheet is a very light mark barely visible from an old-fashioned paperclip which was used to attach the sheet of descriptive text to the plate. Light discoloration in upper left corner due to tape residue on back of print otherwise good condition. With accompanying text sheet giving botanical information where the specimen was found etc. Botanical details are included along the lower edge of the plate. Described in the accompanying text sheet as a native of New Holland this is plate 332 from "The Botanist's Repository Comprising Colour'd Engravings of New and Rare Plants Only" by H.C. Andrews Dunthorne #8. This periodical publication was an early competitor to William Curtis's "Botanical Magazine". . unknown
Referência livreiro : 36457
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AUSTRALIA Rosenberg C. T. drawn and zinco by.
1. Stylidium Armeria. 2. Acacia undulaefolia.
London.: C. F. Cheffins. 1852. Hand-colored zincograph lithograph on metal not stone image area 9 1/2 x 7 inches on sheet size 10 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches. Light toning from previous mat small pieces of adhesive to upper edge of verso not affecting front good condition. Fine quality hand-colored lithograph of two plants native to Australia from Thomas Moore's "The Garden Companion and Florists' Guide" 1852 published by Charles Frederick Cheffins. . C. F. Cheffins. unknown
Referência livreiro : 48185
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AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND Weller E. drawn and engraved by.
Australia and New Zealand.
Glasgow.: Blackie. nd. 1859. Map outline hand color centrefold 13 x 19 3/4 inches 1 inch split to bottom of centrefold child's pencil drawings on verso of sheet not visible from front of sheet except for very light indentation in a few places faint dampstaining to margins. From The Imperial Atlas by W.G. Blackie. Includes small inset map of Torres Strait. A most attractive and VERY detailed mapping. . Blackie. unknown
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AUSTRALIA MURRAY RIVER
The Murray River Passengers' Guide Book.
Murray Shipping Limited. 1922. Booklet black and white photo illustrations and folding map 30pp 11 x 5 inches stiff card wrappers softbound. Soft creases to cover interior in very good condition. This vintage guide book to the Murray River "The Nile of Australia" includes a small untitled map of Australia from Adelaide to Melbourne showing Rivers and Railways. . Murray Shipping Limited. paperback
Referência livreiro : 40774
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AUSTRALIA SYDNEY Sargent G. F. drawn by. Greatbach G. engraved by.
Sydney.
Glasgow.: W.R.McPhun and Son. No date. Ca. 1865. Steel engraving image 5 x 7 3/4 inches on sheet size 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. Very good clean condition. An early bird's-eye view of Sydney Australia. . W.R.McPhun and Son. unknown
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AUSTRALIA Prout S. illus. Engraved by H. Bibby..
Harpers Hill Hunter River.
London Virtue & Co. Ca. 1858. Engraving with modern handcolor image 4 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches on sheet 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches. Very good condition. Moire pattern is on image only not on print. . London, Virtue & Co. unknown
Referência livreiro : 38010
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AUSTRALIA
A. A. Road Map of South Australia. Map title: A. A. Road Map of South Australia. No. 2 Southern.
Second Edition. No date. Ca. 1950s. Color road map 26 1/2 x 20 inches on sheet size 29 x 22 1/2 inches folding as issued to 7 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches. Very good condition with some soft creases from folding. An attractive road map of Southern Australia with an inset map of Kangaroo Island in the lower left corner. Includes Adelaide in the upper left Korah Bore in the upper right and Mt. gambier in the lower right. . unknown
Referência livreiro : 43366
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AUSTRALIA Andrews Henry C. illus.
Daviesia Ulicifolia. Furze-leaved Daviesia.
1803. Etching handcolored; image is full sheet size on sheet 10 1/2 x 8 inches 27 x 20 cm. At top centre of sheet is a very light mark barely visible from an old-fashioned paperclip which was used to attach the sheet of descriptive text to the plate; very good condition. With accompanying text sheet giving botanical information where the specimen was found etc. Botanical details are included along the lower edge of the plate. Described in the accompanying text sheet as a native of New Holland this is plate 304 from "The Botanist's Repository Comprising Colour'd Engravings of New and Rare Plants Only" by H.C. Andrews Dunthorne #8. This periodical publication was an early competitor to William Curtis's "Botanical Magazine". . unknown
Referência livreiro : 45276
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AUSTRALIA Edwards S. del. F. Sansom sculp.
Pultenaea Stipularis. Scaly Pultenaea.
St. Geo. Crescent.: W. Curtis. 1800. Hand colored engraving plate size approximately 8 x 4 1/2 inches on sheet 9 x 5 1/2 inches. Very good condition; light toning to paper. Plate # 475 from William Curtis's "Botanical Magazine". The engraving is accompanied by a text page giving a description of the plant and details such as where it was found how to grow it etc. The plant depicted "stalk being covered with scale-like stipulae" came from New Holland Australia. . W. Curtis. unknown
Referência livreiro : 51731
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AUSTRALIA SYDNEY
General View of Sydney New South Wales.
London.: The Illustrated London News. 08-31- 1861. Single page wood engraving from the August 31 1861 issue of The Illustrated London News image approximately 9 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches on sheet size 10 1/2 x 16 inches. Very soft crease at upper right corner very good clean condition. An expansive view of the settlement with many ships in the harbor. . The Illustrated London News. unknown
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AUSTRALIA / GOLD MINING
Gold-Digging in Australia.
New York.: Harper's Weekly. 06-28- 1879. Double-page black and white wood engraving from Harper's Weekly June 28 1879; sheet size approximately 16 1/4 x 23 inches centrefold as issued. Two pinholes and 1/4 inch tear in upper centerfold scarcely visible; very good clean and bright condition. Accompanying text on verso. Features nine vignette illustrations: Shepherding Pegleg Gully - The Prospectors Sunday A Fossicker Pegleg Gully - 10 Days Afterwards Be-Low Aboriginal Dining Pegleg Gully 12 Months Afterwards and 25 Years a Golddigger. . Harper's Weekly. unknown
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AUSTRALIA PERTH
Perth Western Australia etc.
No date. Ca. 1950s. Three items of 1950s ephemera: 1 "Perth Western Australia" West Australian Newspapers Ltd. Periodicals Division. Circa 1952. Magazine format publication in paper covers; 9.5 x 7 inches; 28 pp. Illustrated with photos descriptive text and map. The photos are numbered and are discussed in brief paragraphs at the back of the booklet. 2 "Visitors' Guide to Perth and Suburbs" Government Tourist and Publicity Bureau; 1952 Issue. Booklet 6.75 x 4.5 inches; 38 pp. Illustrated with photos descriptive text and map. The booklet provides a brief history of Perth its climate an annotated map and an illustrated compendium of attractions. 3 "Pictorial Souvenir Perth W.A." Murray Views Gympie Q. Circa 1952. 20 black and white views in a double-sided accordion-format presentation; paper wraps designed for mailing; 4 x 6 inches. The Guide and Pictorial Souvenir suffer abrasions on the rear panel evidently occasioned by their removal from a tourist's scrapbook. Otherwise each item is in very good clean condition. The three items offer a distinctive image of Perth as it existed in the middle of the last century providing a pictorial contrast between the city's Victorian architecture and "modernist" mid-century buildings. Overall an absorbing collection of vintage ephemera. . paperback
Referência livreiro : 51487
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AUSTRALIA
The Great Barrier Reef of Australia. A Popular Account of Its General Nature Compiled by the Great Barrier Reef Committee Brisbane 1926.
Brisbane.: The Queensland Government Intelligence & Tourist Bureau. Second Edition. 1926. Booklet black and white photo illustrations color folding map 27 x 7 1/4 inches 32pp 7 1/2 x 5 inches decorative paper wrappers softbound. Covers lightly worn with a couple of edge tears and light toning to edges; interior and map in very good condition. This vintage booklet includes information on: The Foundation of the Reef The Outer Barrier Australia's Grand Canal Coral Islands - Atolls and Cays Life in the Coral etc. Features map of The Great Barrier Reef. . The Queensland Government Intelligence & Tourist Bureau. paperback
Referência livreiro : 43377
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AUSTRALIA TASMANIA
Tasmania or Van Diemen's Land.
London.: Bacon's Geographical Establishment. No Date. Ca. 1880. Map handcolored 17 x 12 inches centrefold. Very good condition. Detailed and attractively colored map. . Bacon's Geographical Establishment. unknown
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AUSTRALIA SYDNEY
Sydney Tourist Map. Map title: Guide Map of The City of Sydney Including King's Cross.
Sydney.: Bureau. No date. Ca. 1957. Brochure 8.5 x 3.5 inches opening to colorful folding map on sheet 17 x 14 inches. Map shows principal streets also principal streets with tramways ferries underground railway railway and underground tramway. There are various pictorial elements associated with the map including ships in the harbor shrubs in the botanic garden a uniformed figure at Cook's Dock etc. There is an inset Key to Places of Interest listing 61 destinations. Verso of map contains a 14 x 5 inch map in color of Sydney and Environs. Itemized lists include Places of Interest and Tours Around Sydney. Small break in paper at centerfold repairable otherwise very good condition apart from abrasions on rear panel of folded map not impacting map itself evidence that the map was once attached in a tourist's scrapbook. Descriptive text of Fort Denison states "Many interesting relics including "muzzle loaders" and the old Time Gun now 100 years old"; research relating to the gun suggests a circa 1957 date for the map. WorldCat indicates that three libraries world-wide hold the item. It is an attractive and uncommon piece with abrasions to back panel noted. . Bureau. unknown
Referência livreiro : 51485
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AUSTRALIA
Australia.
O. W. Gray. 1876. Map handcolored 12 x 15 inches. A few short edge tears well outside of image light foxing to margins otherwise very good condition. A most attractive map from Gray's Atlas. There is considerable detail to the mapping along the coastal areas of West Australia but the eastern half and the western half of South Australia have little information. . O. W. Gray. unknown
Referência livreiro : 34995
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BIRDS / AUSTRALIA Nodder Frederick illus.
The Southern Cassowary.
No date. Ca. 1789- 1813. Hand-colored copper plate engraving 9 1/8 x 5 1/2 inches includes text sheets. Very faint scattered foxing and soiling paper residue along disbound edge outside image area overall a clean and bright image. This antique print is Plate 99 from The Naturalists Miscellany written by George Shaw and illustrated by Frederick Nodder 1789-1813. Includes the original text sheets in both English and Latin. . unknown
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AUSTRALIA Clarke Maud U. illus.
Sketches in the "Back" Country Australia.
New York.: Harper's Weekly. 11-10- 1888. Single page black and white wood engraving 11 1/2 x 9 inches on sheet size 16 x 11 inches accompanying article in lower margin. Very good condition. Includes five images: "Mail-Coach Bogged on the Plains" "Swimming Cattle Over a River" "Brumbig Wild Horse Hunting on the Moony Queensland" "Cattle Drovers' Camp" and "Interior of a Wool Shed in the Shearing Season" with article: The Home of the Australian Cow-Boy. . Harper's Weekly. unknown
Referência livreiro : 41655
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AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE
Hobson's Bay River Yarra and Melbourne. # 624.
U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office. 1936. This is an Emergency Reproduction of a B.A. chart March 1943. Chart folded as issued sheet measures approx. 42 x 28 inches. Two short edge tears else fine condition. Parts of Williamstown North Williamstown Footscray South Melbourne and the area of Spencer Street Station and Victoria Dock are mapped with street names etc. The chart marks depths in fathoms and various natural and man-made features around the harbour. . U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office. unknown
Referência livreiro : 32791
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AUSTRALIA TALLIS MAP
Australia.
London.: The London Printing and Publishing Company. No date. Ca. 1850. Map outline hand color 10 x 12 3/4 inches including decorative border. Very good condition with NO CENTREFOLD. A fascinating map here with "North Australia" taking up the area above South Australia and New South Wales no Queensland marked and with a long and winding Lake Torrens in South Australia. Illustrations drawn by J. Marchant and engraved by J.B. Allen. Map drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin. Includes illustrations of Australian parrots and cockatoo kangaroos "Natives of Australia Felix" "Natives of the Tribe of Bogan" and a view of Sydney. This map was drawn and engraved by John Rapkin for "The Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World" by Montgomery Martin and published in London by The London Printing and Publishing Company. A beautiful copy with attractive outline handcolor issued unfolded. . The London Printing and Publishing Company. unknown
Referência livreiro : 30502
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AUSTRALIA ADELAIDE
South Australia Adelaide "The Garden City".
Adelaide.: Publicity and Tourist Bureau. 1934. Pamphlet 11 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches unfolding to 11 1/4 x 22 inches color maps black and white photo illustrations. Faint foxing some 1/2 to 1 inch separations to edges at folds. Features a street map "Adelaide South Australia 1934" with an index to hotels clubs churches etc in the right margin; plus map "Adelaide & Suburbs South Australia 1934" with Electric Trams and Railways marked. . Publicity and Tourist Bureau. unknown
Referência livreiro : 44707
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