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Kowald Margaret; Donovan Val; Kerr Ruth; Cohen Kay; Smith Lyndsay; Stewart Jean.
Lost Brisbane 2 and Surrounding Areas: The Later Years.
Brisbane: The Royal Historical Society of Queensland 2016. HEAVY. 384pp index bibliography maps 450 bw & col photographs endpaper maps. Or cloth in jacket. Jacket with very slight edge wear. Spectacular collection of more than 450 photographs from the RHSQ Photographic Collection tracing the development and changes in the city from the 1940s to the 1990s. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. The Royal Historical Society of Queensland Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040453 ISBN : 1925385264 9781925385267
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Potts E. Daniel & Annette.
Yanks Down Under 1941-45. The American Impact on Australia.
Melbourne: Oxford University Press 1985. xxiii 455pp index bibliography notes bw ills. Or blue cloth in jacket. SIGNED and dated by both authors on front free endpaper. Minor edge wear ro jacket. Hundreds of thousands of Americans came to Australia during WWII- soldiers sailors marines merchant seamen nurses. Young Americans-black and white- were everywhere. This volume explores their inevitable impact of Australian society and the Australian national identity. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Oxford University Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040450 ISBN : 0195545001 9780195545005
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Gerster Robin.
Big-Noting. The Heroic Theme in Australian War Writing.
Melbourne: Melbourne University Press 1987. x 294pp index notes bw ills. Or tan cloth in jacket. Stamp of Defence Force Academy on front free endpaper light foxing to top edge. Looks at the heroic myth from Gallipoli to Vietnam- not seeking to debunk the Digger myth but to challenge the assumptions biases and prejuduces that have shaped his literary packaging. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Melbourne University Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040451 ISBN : 0522843360 9780522843361
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Downs Ian.
The New Guinea Volunteer Rifles NGVR 1939-1943. A History.
Broadbeach Waters: Pacific Press 1999. 359pp index appendices nominal roll bibliography bw ills col plate endpaper maps. Or pictorial laminated boards in jacket Near new. The story of the volunteers who led the defence of New Guinea in the Pacific WAr. Between January and May 1942 the 500 men of the NGVR were the only armed force in the path between the Japanese forces and Port Moresby. They also contained the advancement of the Japanese from the coastal areas of Lae and Salamaua. They rescued 217 soldier from Lark Force as well as civilians not captured by the Japanese in New Britain. The only Australian unit to be awarded the US Distinguished Unit Citation. Their full story is told here for the first time. An important Australian WWII Unit history. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Pacific Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040449 ISBN : 187515003x 9781875150038
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Parry Sir Edwards
Early Days of Port Stephens. Extracts from Sir Edward Parry's Diary.
Dungog NSW: The Dungog Chronicle 1940. 204pp. Or wraps. Several cips to edge of covers pages toned. Extracts from Sir Edward Parry's diary dating from the 1830s. Originally published weekly in the Dungog Chronicle and Port Stephens Pilot before being compiled into book form. No date but c1920 from appearance though NLA suggests 1940-1960. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Very Good. 8vo. The Dungog Chronicle Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040465
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Holthouse Hector
River of Gold. The Story of the Palmer River Gold Rush.
Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1967. 217 pages two mapsbw ills bibliography index. Or green cloth in jacket. JAcket price clipped with a couple of tiny tears at edge. Very light even toning to page edges. Gold was discovered in 1867 at the spot on the Mary River where Gympie now stands and for the next 50 years it was the town's main source of income. The book gives the history of that period including the dramatic events such as the Escort Murder hold-ups by bushrangers and battles between prospectors. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040474
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Gunn John
Challenging Horizons: Qantas 1939-1954
St Lucia: University of Queensland Press 1987. xiv 434pp b/w photos 4 appendices general bibliography index pictorial end-papers. Or brown boards in jacket. Tear to front panel of jacket near spine occasional light foxing prev owner name etc on title page. Following Defeat of Distance the first volume of the history of Qantas this book covers the story of the Qantas wartime operations and takes the airline through the chaotic postwar decade. The culmination of this period was the major expansion of the Qantas route across the Pacific to the west coast of the United States in 1954. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Very Good. 4to. University of Queensland Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040460 ISBN : 0702220175 9780702220173
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Rixon Annie.
Captain Thunderbolt.
Sydney: Printed for the Author By Edwards & Shaw 1963. 248pp appendix few bw ills. Or red cloth in jacket. Jacket price clipped with some fadig to spine. Prev owner name on front free endpaper. True story of Australian bushranger Captain Thunderbolt who is revealed to be Frederisk Alfred Britten- not Fred Ward as commonly believed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Printed for the Author By Edwards & Shaw Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040462
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Berzins Baiba.
North Coast Women. A History to 1939.
Sydney: Royal Australian Historical Society 1996. xii 219pp index references endnotes bw ills. Or pictorial card. Light edge wear bottom front corner creased.A history of experiences of women on the north coast of New South Wales from the earliest days of contact between Aboriginal and white poeple until WWII. Includes over 800 women from a wide rage of cultural and social backgrounds. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. Small 4to. Royal Australian Historical Society Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040472 ISBN : 0909954496 9780909954499
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Grassby Al Hill Marji.
Six Australian Battlefields. The Black Resistance to Invasion and the White Struggle Against Colonial Oppression.
Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1988. xii 324pp index bibliography bw ills map. Or brown cloth in jacket. Very slight edge wear to jacket light toning to page edges. SIGNED and inscribed to Rachel by author Marji Hill on title page. Four of the battles in this book were fought by Aboriginal Australians the other two Vinrgar Hill and Eureka were fought by others oppressed by colonial administration. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040489 ISBN : 020715595X 9780207155956
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Loftie WJ. editor W. J.
Orient-Pacific Line Guide. Chapters for Travellers By Sea and By Land
London: Sampson Low Marston & Co. Ltd. 1906. xlviii 407pp advertisements folding plans/charts/maos bw ills maps. Or green cloth. Some minor marking to cloth prev owner name dated 1907 on title page endpapers toned. A very nice copy. Devoted mainly to the voyage from Europe to Australia via Suez. Much on the Australian colonies/states with some material on Aborigines and gold mining. Sixth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Small 4to. Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd. Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040487
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Giles WE.; Scarr Deryck editor W. E.
A Cruize in a Queensland Labour Vessel to the South Seas. Pacific history Series No. 1
Canberra: Australian National University 1968. xiv 124pp index footnotes bw ills map. Or blue cloth in jacket. JAcket price clipped 2cm tear to bottom of front panel. Light toning to endpapers. Account of a labour recruiting voyage on the Bobtail Nag in the 1870s. The journal is the fullest and least biased account of such a voyage know to exist. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Australian National University Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040486
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Newton RW.; McGuinness Peter EM. R. W. E. M.
The Grim Glory. The Official History of the 2/19 Battalion A.I.F.
Sydney: 1/19 RNSWR Association Inc incorporating 2/19 Battalion AIF Association. 2006. HEAVY. xxvii 727pp = 9pp inbdex 12 appendices maps numerous bw ills 1 col platehonour roll nominal roll. Or brown cloth in jacket. Jacket shows very light edge wear. Prev owners name on front free endpaper. Very comprehensive history of the 2/19 Battalion AIF which saw action in Malaya and Singapore experiencing greater losses than any other Australian unit raised during the 1939-45 war . Includes lists of those who were POWs those who died as POWs killed and missing in action honour roll and more. A monumental work and extremely scarce. Third Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to. 1/19 RNSWR Association Inc (incorporating 2/19 Battalion AIF Association.) Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040480 ISBN : 0909133050 9780909133054
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von Hugel Baron Anatole; Roth Jane & Hooper Steven editors
The Fiji Journals of Baron Anatole Von Hugel 1875-1877.
Suva: Fiji Museum. 1990. xl 479pp index glossary notes appendices bw & col ills endpaper maps. Or stiff pictorial card. Reading crease to front cover near spine. Baron von Hugel spent 2 1/2 years in Fiji between 1875-77. He stayed with the fuirst governor and made several expeditions around Fiji and into the interior of Viti Levu. His daily journals are not only full of historical anthropological and ornithological observations but alos give a vivid account of events and issues of that time. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Small 4to. Fiji Museum. Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040492 ISBN : 982208000x 9789822080001
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Thompson Peter and and Macklin Robert
The Battle of Brisbane. Australians and the Yanks at War
Brisbane: ABC Books 2000. ix 242pp sources. Or card covers. Spine creased. From the rear cover 'For two days in November 1942 Brisbane became a war zone. A year earlier the US soldiers had been warmly welcomed but as thousands more Americans flooded into the city brawls broke out. The culmination was the Battle of Brisbane during which an American military policeman shot dead an Australian solider and wounded six other soldiers and a civilian. Many men on both sides were injured in hand-to-hand fighting some seriously'. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. ABC Books Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040495 ISBN : 0733308961 9780733308963
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Passey Kevin J.
In Search of Ned. A Travelogue of Kelly Country.
Albury NSW: Lachlan Publishing 1988. xvii 209pp index bibliography bw ills maps. Or pictorial laminated boards. Some fading to spine light foxing to edges endpapers lightly toned. Edition limited to 1000 copies of which this #252. First Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Large 8vo. Lachlan Publishing Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040525 ISBN : 0958847010 9780958847018
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Maber John M.
North Star to Southern Cross. The Story of the Australian Seaways.
Prescot Lancs.: T. Stephenson & Sons 1967. xv 335pp index errata bw ills. Or cloth in jacket. Slight edge wear to jacket publishers price sticker on front flap changing price from sterling to decimal. P&O and some 60 other lines established routes to Australia. Many were short-lived and only a handful remain in being. Each company has its own chapter 70 in all and full fleet lists give details of over 800 ships which have been employed on these routes. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Small 4to. T. Stephenson & Sons Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040513
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Williams Stephan.
A Ghost Called Thunderbolt. The Career and Legend of Frederick Ward Bushranger Throughout Northern New South Wales.
Canberra: Popinjay Publications 1987. 184pp index bibliography appendices bw ills. Or red cloth in jacket. Limited to 360 copies of which this #176. Includes loosely inserted complimentary bookmark with photograph by Dennis Adams. First Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Popinjay Publications Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040527
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Seemann Berthold; Snow Philip A. new introduction
Viti: An Account of a Government Mission to the Vitian or Fijian Islands 1860-1861.
London: Dawsons of Pall Mall 1973. xv 447pp appendix bibliography few bw ills folding map. Or tan cloth. Some surface silverfishing to cloth prev owner label to front free endpaper. Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. 8vo. Dawsons of Pall Mall Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040508 ISBN : 0712905642 9780712905640
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Conly Geoff; Stewart Graham.
Tragedy on the Track. Tangiwai & Other New Zeland Railway Accidents.
Wellington: Grantham House 1986. x 182pp bibliography appendices num bw ills. O rpictorial card. Spine faded minor edge wear. An insight into the more notable steam train accidents in New Zeland snce 1880 and the reasons for their occurrence. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good Plus. 4to. Grantham House Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040518 ISBN : 1869340086 9781869340087
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Duncan Norman.
Australian Byways. The Narrative of a Sentimental Traveller.
New York: Harper & Brothers 1915. 294pp col plates. Or green cloth with title and jangaroo in gilt. Front hinge cracked spine sunned top edge of fron cover darkened. Travels in Western Australia Queensland and Papua. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Harper & Brothers Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040502
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Various
Along the Line in New Zealand.
Canberra: Traction Publications 1972. 68pp map num bw ills. Or pictorial stapled card covers. Card covers with minor edge wear. Full page photographs of trains in New Zealand with informative captions. Railway Series No. 591. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Oblong 8vo. Traction Publications Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040517 ISBN : 0858290065 9780858290068
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Petrie Constance Campbell
Tom Petrie's Reminiscences of Early Queensland Dating from 1837.
Brisbane: Watson Ferguson & Co 1932. xvi 323 pp.frontis portrait 15 bw plates folding plan at rear. Original green cloth in jacket. Jacket toned darkened on spine 3cm tear at bottom of rear flap fold endpapers toned some minor foxing. Very scarce with jacket. Important early source book for Queensland history with much on aborigines and vividly describing life in the Moreton Bay penal colony from the 1830s. Petrie 1831-1910 arrived in Queensland in 1837. Later he accompanied or acted as messenger for many early explorations and was intimately acquainted with the local aborigines on whom he was considered an expert. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Watson, Ferguson & Co Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040532
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Shiel DJ. D. J.
Ben Hall. Bushranger.
St. Lucia Qld: University of Queensland Press 1983. 231pp index notes bw ills map. Or green cloth in jacket. Minor foxing to page edges. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. University of Queensland Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040528 ISBN : 0702217220 9780702217227
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Passey Kevin J.; Dean Gary.
The Bushranger Harry Power. Tutor of Ned Kelly.
Wodonga Vic.: Victorian Bushranger Enterprises 1991. xi 116pp; index bibliography maps bw ills. Or pictorial laminated boards. Endpapers foxed. Inscribed to Jeff Baldwin and SIGNED by both authors. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Victorian Bushranger Enterprises Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040530 ISBN : 0646029967 9780646029962
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Shay Bev & John.
The Cooktown & District Historical Society Presents The Chinese on the Goldfields.
Cooktown Qld.: The Cooktown & District Historical Society. 1990. 31pp bw ills footnotes. Or red wraps. Near new. No date but 1990s according to NLA. The Chinese on the goldfields of north Queensland. Apparent First. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. The Cooktown & District Historical Society. Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040540
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Cumming CF. Gordon. C. F.
At Home in Fiji.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons 1901. xii 365pp bw ills. Or gray pictorial cloth. Prize certificate on front pastedown foxing to endpapers and edges. . Sixth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. William Blackwood and Sons Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040555
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Scott Jack.
A Fair Crack of the Whip. Embers from an Era.
Charters Towers Qld.: Mimosa Press 1984. vi 218pp endpaper maps bw & col ills. Page edgesand first/last pages toned slightly faded at top edge. Autobiography of a bushman spanning the Great Depression WWII and the Jet Age concluding with his graduation as a jet pilot. Growing up in western NSW near Moree serving with the AIF in Singapore Malaya and New Guinea working in north Queensland on the Atherton Tablelend and Cape York and fishing in the Coral Sea all form part of his story. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Mimosa Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040557 ISBN : 0959016430 9780959016437
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Foster Harry L.
A Vagabond in Fiji.
London: John Lane the Bodley Head. 1927. viii 309pp bw ills. Or blue cloth lacking jacket. Light narrow tide mark on forst couple of pages endpapers and edges toned prev owner name in pencil to front free endpaper bookseller label to front pastedown. Travels from the US through Samoa and Tonga to Fiji. First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. John Lane the Bodley Head. Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040541
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Henderson GC. G. C.
The Discoveres of the Fiji Islands. Tasman Cook Bligh Wilson Bellingshausen.
London: John Murray 1933. xviii 324pp folding map in rear pocket index bw ills 1 folding. Or maroon cloth lacking jacket. Spine faded minor foxing to edges. SIGNED with non-personalised inscription by author on front free endpaper. The men and voyages that discovered the Fijian Islands. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo. John Murray Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040543
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Calvert James.
Fiji and the Fijians. Mission History.
London: Alexander Heylin 1858. 435pp bw ills col frontis folding map. Rebound in half-leather retaining original boards all edges gilt. Rear blanks damp stained one illustration with tear 1cm tear to one map fold some occasional foxing. First edition of Calvert's classic volume on Fijian missions and missionaries. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Alexander Heylin Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040549
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NELSON AUSTRALIA
The Class Photograph
Cengage Learning Australia 2003. Paperback. As New. Disclaimer:An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact; pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Cengage Learning Australia paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : G0170107035I2N00 ISBN : 0170107035 9780170107037
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Shilton Peter.
Natural Areas of Queensland.
Brisbane: Goldpress 2005. x 333pp index glossary references num col photographs maps. Or pictorial card. Near new. Comprehensive companion guide to 76 major natural areas and their regions of Queensland. Includes information on landforms climate vegetation wildlife European and Aboriginal history with maps and travel tips. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Goldpress Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040013 ISBN : 0975827502 9780975827505
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Byrne Dianne.
A Travelling Photographer in Colonial Queensland. The Work of William Boag.
Brisbane: The State Library of Queensland 1994. ix 118pp 104 bw plates. Or purple cloth in jacket. Tear to bottom of front panel of jacket with associated creasing. Presents some of the collection of over 300 glass plate negatives by travelling 19th century photographer William Boag discovered in the photographic studio of the Haig Brothers in Warwick. The negatives were probably purchased from Boag in 1873 or 1875. A fresh insight into aspects of colonial Queensland architecture economy and society. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to. The State Library of Queensland Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040027 ISBN : 0724258833 9780724258833
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Bean C .E. W
Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 Volume V 5. The Australian Imperial Force in France During the Main German Offensive 1918.
Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1942. xii 825pp index bw photos line drawings maps. Or maroon cloth. Some damp marking to upper third of front cover some minor flecking to cloth front hinge starting at top. December 1917 to May 1918. The fifth volume of this set commonly known as 'Bean'. . Tenth Printing. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040052
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Austin Victor compiled by
To Kokoda and Beyond: The Story of the 29th Battalion 1941-1943
Carlton: Melbourne University Press 1988. xvi 267 pages b/w plates maps three appendices: Nominal Roll Honours and Awards Casualties index. Or card covers. Slight toning to page edges. This account of the short history of the 39th Battalion which lasted for only 20 months of World War II includes excerpts from the Japanese officers' diaries during the Papuan Campaign. Taken with the extracts from the Australian account a clear picture is given of what it was really like both for aggressor and defender. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. Trade Paperback. Melbourne University Press Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040068 ISBN : 0522843794 9780522843798
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Bean C .E. W.; Gullett HS. H. S.
Official History of Australian in the War of 1914-18 Volume III. The Australian Imperial Force A.I.F. In France 1916.
Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1942. xiii 1036pp index chronology bw photos line drawings color plates. Or maroon cloth. A couple of minor spots to cloth. The third volume of this set commonly known as 'Bean'. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040051
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Booth Doris R.
Mountains Gold and Cannibals.
Sydney: Cornstalk Publishing. 1929. xix 203pp index bw ills pidgin glossary. Or patterned blue cloth lacking jacket. Spine faded endpapers and edges toned bookseller label on front pastedown. A woman's recollections of time spent in the New Guinea highlands particularly the goldfields at Bulolo and surrounds. Accounts of primitive peoples and cannibals are among the fascinating events recounted among the more mundane day-to-day events. Second Australian Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Cornstalk Publishing. Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040065
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Bean C .E. W
Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 Volume IV 4. The Australian Imperial Force in France 1917.
Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1943. xii 1030pp index bw photos line drawings maps errata slip. Or maroon cloth. Endpapers toned slight flecking to cloth.The fourth volume of this set commonly known as 'Bean'. . Thirteenth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040054
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Bean C .E. W. Mackenzie SS. S. S.
Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 Volume X 10. The Australians at Rabaul. The Capture and Administration of the German Possessions in the Southern Pacific.
Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1942. xvi 412pp index bw photos line drawings maps. Or maroon cloth. Front free endpaper only holed by silverfish very minor flecking to front cover. A nice example of the tenth volume of this set commonly known as 'Bean'. . Eleventh Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040053
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Booth Doris R.
Mountains Gold and Cannibals.
London: Cecil Palmer 1929. xvi 179pp index bw ills. Or red cloth lacking jacket. Spine cocked leaning minor damp mark to bttom right corner front cover occasional light foxing. A woman's recollections of time spent in the New Guinea highlands particularly the goldfields at Bulolo and surrounds. Accounts of primitive peoples and cannibals are among the fascinating events recounted among the more mundane day-to-day events. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo. Cecil Palmer Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040066
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Idriess Ion L
Gold-Dust and Ashes. One of 200 Copies in Art Leather Signed and Numbered.
Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1933. x 285pp glossary bw ills endpaper maps. Or brown 'art leather' front panel of jacket bound in as issued. Light toning to edges endpapers toned occasional light to moderate foxing. SIGNED and numbered #167by author on limitation page. One of the rarest Idriess items. Issued in an edition of only 200 copies shortly after the first print run. Seldom seen on the market. . Signed by Author. Signed Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None as Issued. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040077
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Hides Jack.
Beyond the Kubea.
Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1939. x 174pp bw ills. Or gray cloth lacking jacket. Bump to top front corner moderate foxing several stamps of RSL library inc one on front cover splits to cloth at top of spine. Not the prettiest but complete. An account of an expedition into Central New Guine in 1937. The party made their way up the Strickland River then overland to cross the Kubea Mountains. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040074
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Idriess Ion L
Gold-Dust and Ashes. National Edition Volume V. SIGNED
Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1933. x 285pp glossary bw ills endpaper maps. Or orange cloth titled in black lacking jacket. Prev owner details on title page light to moderate foxing. Spine sunned and cocked leaning. Scarce first printing of this early Idriess title. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040083
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Commonwealth of Australia
Official Handbook of the Territory of New Guine Administered By the Commonwealth of Australia Under mandate from the League of Nations.
Canberra: L.F. Johnston Government Printer 1943. xiii 551 xxv pages ads bw ills 2 folding maps 3 of 3 supplements in rear pocket. Or red cloth titled with map in gold. Spine slightly faded page edges toned small bookseller label on front pastedown. A very nice copy with all three supplements present. . Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. L.F. Johnston, Government Printer Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040099
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Hurley Frank
Pearls and Savages. Adventures in the Air on Land and Sea in New Guinea.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1924. xiii 414pp 80 bw ills. Or green cloth titled in gilt lacking jacket. Even toning to page edges prev owner name son front free endpaper approx 2cm split at top of front hinge spine title faded. A nice copy of this classic of New Guinea travel literature. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to. G.P. Putnam's Sons. Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040086
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Commonwealth of Australia
Official Handbook of the Territory of New Guine Administered By the Commonwealth of Australia Under mandate from the League of Nations.
Canberra: L.F. Johnston Government Printer 1937. xiii 551 xxv pages ads bw ills 2 folding maps 1 of2 supplements in rear pocket. Or red cloth titled with map in gold. Spine faded top edge toned lacking one of small supplements Volcanic eruption from rear pocket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo. L.F. Johnston, Government Printer Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040098
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Lawson Captain JA. J. A.
Wanderings in the Interior of New Guinea.
London: Chapman & Hall 1875. viii 283pp folding map col frontis. Contemporary full leather prize binding with marbled endpapers all edges gilt. Name and detail of prize at top of first blank with further owner detail at bottom of same page. Minor damp mark affecting bottom corner of frontis and title pages but not affecting image or text. Occasional light foxing. Overall a lovely copy of this volume of early New Guinea exploration. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Chapman & Hall Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040095
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Cuffley Peter
Oil and Kerosene Lamps in Australia. Pioneer Collecting Antiques Series
Melbourne: Pioneer Design Studio. 1982. 271pp hundreds bw ills colour plates index bibliography . Or brown boards in jacket. Very light foxing to top edge. Revised and greatly expanded from its first incarnation as A Complete Catalogue and History of Oil and Kerosene Lamps in Australia published in 1973. . The history and development of kerosene lighting is traced in great detail and illustrated extensively. The lamps are presented in chronological order. Second Edition Revised and Enlarged. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Pioneer Design Studio. Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040097 ISBN : 0909674191 9780909674199
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Chalmers James.
Adventures in New Guinea.
London: The Religious Tract Society 1886. 192pp 6 bw engravings. Or decorative brown cloth. Lacks blank front free endpaper front hinge cracking Sunday School prize label dated 1887 on front pastedown rear board alittle spotted spine a little sunned. Hole in p57/58 causing loss of 3 words. Scarce little volume on New Guinea by probably the best known of the Paific missionaries. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. 12mo. The Religious Tract Society Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 040112
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