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CLUNE Frank
THE SCOTTISH MARTYRS. Their trials and transportation to Botany Bay.
In-8, tela editoriale, sovracoperta, pp. 191, con tavole in bianco e nero fuori testo. Storia dei riformatori scozzesi del XVIII secolo esiliati nel Nuovo Galles del Sud. In buono stato (good copy).
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RODERICK Colin
LEICHHARDT. THE DAUNTLESS EXPLORER. With an appendix on his last and fatal journey.
In-8, cartonato editoriale, sovracoperta, pp. VIII,526. In ottimo stato (nice copy).
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CLUNE Frank
CAPTAIN BULLY HAYES. Blackbirder and bigamist.
In-8, cartonato editoriale, sovracoperta (piccoli strappi), pp. 177, con tavole in bianco e nero fuori testo. Prima edizione. Dedica autografa dell’autore. In buono stato (good copy).
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ROBSON John
CAPTAIN COOK'S WORLD. Maps of the life and voyages of James Cook R. N.
Cm. 30x21, cartonato editoriale, sovracoperta, pp. 212, con numerose illustrazioni a colori nel testo. In ottimo stato (nice copy).
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SHARPE Alan
BUSHRANGER COUNTRY.
In-4 p., cartonato editoriale, sovracoperta, pp. 183, con numerose illustrazioni in bianco e nero e a colori nel testo. In buono stato (good copy).
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NORRIS Keith
AUSTRALIA'S HERITAGE SKETCHBOOK.
In-4, cartonato editoriale, pp. 361, con numerose illustrazioni in bianco e nero nel testo. In ottimo stato (nice copy).
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CLANCY Robert
THE MAPPING OF TERRA AUSTRALIS.
In-4, cartonato editoriale, sovracoperta, pp. 192, con numerose illustrazioni a colori nel testo. In ottimo stato (nice copy).
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READ Herbert
AUSTRALIA. ABORIGINAL PAINTINGS - ARNHEM LAND.
In folio, cartonato editoriale, sovracoperta, pp. 14, con 32 tavole a colori fuori testo. In buono stato (good copy).
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REYNOLDS Henry
NORTH OF CAPRICORN. The untold story of Australia’s North.
In-8, cartonato editoriale, sovracoperta, pp. XVI,220, con numerose illustrazioni in bianco e nero nel testo. In ottimo stato (nice copy).
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KING Robert J.
THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE CONVICT COLONY. Alexandro Malaspina's report on the British settlement of New South Wales.
In-8, cartonato editoriale, sovracoperta, pp. 179, con numerose illustrazioni in bianco e nero nel testo. Dedica autografa dell’autore. In buono stato (good copy).
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DUYKER Edward
THE DISCOVERY OF TASMANIA. Journal extracts from the expeditions of Abel Janszoon Tasman and Marc-Joseph Marion Dufresne.
In-8, cartonato editoriale, pp. 106, con numerose illustrazioni in bianco e nero nel testo. In ottimo stato (nice copy).
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WHITAKER Richard
SIDNEYSIDE. Compares early photographs and maps with streetscapes of today.
In-4, cartonato editoriale, sovracoperta, pp. 214, con numerose illustrazioni in bianco e nero e a colori nel testo. In ottimo stato (nice copy).
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CRESCIANI Gianfranco
TRANSFIELD. The first fifty years.
In-8, cartonato editoriale, sovracoperta, pp. XV,336, con numerose in bianco e nero nel testo e tavolea colori fuori testo. Dedica autografa dell’autore. In ottimo stato (nice copy).
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SHARPE Alan
COLONIAL NSW. 1853 - 1894.
In-4, cartonato editoriale, sovracoperta, pp. 159, con numerose illustrazioni in bianco e nero nel testo. In buono stato (good copy).
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THE JOURNAL AND LETTERS OF LT. RALPH CLARK.
In-8, cartonato editoriale, sovracoperta, pp. XVIII,344. In buono stato (good copy).
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OWEN SUFFOLK’S DAYS OF CRIME AND YEARS OF SUFFERING.
In-8, brossura, pp. XLIV,334. In ottimo stato (nice copy).
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LA ROSA Domenico (A cura di)
L’APOSTOLATO DI P. GIUSEPPE LA ROSA IN AUSTRALIA.
In-8, cartonato editoriale, sovracoperta, pp. XVI,189, con illustrazioni a colori fuori testo. In buono stato (good copy).
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BRYSON Bill
IN UN PAESE BRUCIATO DAL SOLE.
In-8, brossura, pp. 367. Prima edizione italiana. In buono stato (good copy).
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MORRISON, REG / MARK Lang
THE COLOURS OF AUSTRALIA.
In-8, cartonato editoriale, sovracoperta, pp. 125, con numrose illustrazioni. In buono stato (good copy).
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BEAUCOUP AUSTRALIENS ICI. The Australian Corps in France, 1918.
In-8, brossura, pp. 76, con numerose illustrazioni in bianco e nero nel testo. In buono stato (good copy).
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BUSSAGLI Mario (a cura di)
I MITI DELL'ORIENTE. Con la collaborazione di Stefano Andreani, Angelo Cerino, Bruno Traversetti.
In-8 (cm. 23), cartonato editoriale, sovracoperta editoriale illustrata, pp. IV, 305, (7b.), con illustrazioni in bianco e nero e a colori fuori testo; ed in bianco e nero nel testo. In buono stato di conservazione (good copy).
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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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RAMSAY SMITH W.
IN SOUTHERN SEAS. Wanderings of a Naturalist.
In-8 (cm. 22.40), cartonato telato, titoli impressi al piatto ed al dorso, pp. XVIII, 297, (5), con illustrazioni in bianco e nero fuori testo. Prima edizione. Text in English. Foreword by J. Arthur Thomson. Piccola etichetta coeva di famosa Libreria parigina al risguardo posteriore (Brentano’s). Ex libris e segnatura al risguardo anteriore. Firma d’appartenenza. Lievi fioriture e macchie, peraltro volume in buono stato di conservazione (slightly foxed, otherwise good condition).
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PORZIO Francesco (a cura di).
DIRRMU : DIPINTI ABORIGENI PER UNA COLLEZIONE. Catalogo della mostra tenuta a Milano nel 2006.
In-8 (cm. 28), brossura, titolo al dorso, pp. 62, con illustrazioni in bianco e nero e a colori, ISBN 88-7624-823-4. In buono stato di conservazione (good copy).
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LIGABUE Giancarlo, DOMENICI Viviano (a cura di).
TERRA DI ARNHEM : LE CAVERNE DELLA MEMORIA.
In-4 (cm. 29), tela editoriale, titolo al dorso, sovracoperta, pp. 244, con illustrazioni in bianco e nero e a colori, ISBN 88-435-7979-7. In buono stato di conservazione (good copy).
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Davidson, Robyn
Tracce.
Tela c/sovraccoperta, cm14x22, pp 247 (9); 16 tavole in nero. Coll. L'Ornitorinco.
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Hughes, Robert
La riva fatale. L’epopea della fondazione dell’Australia.
Tela con sovraccoperta, cm 23x15, pp 830 (18), alcune cartine in nero). Coll. L’oceano delle storie #2.
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Harry Phillips (Ballarat, Victoria 1873 - Sydney 1944)
See Australia First: The Beautiful Illawarra. South Coast, N.S.W. Copyright, Photographed, Printed and Published by H. Phillps, 99 Victoria Avenue, Willoughby, N.S.W. (Late of Katoomba).
Fascicolo spillato in brossura, formato oblungo cm52x22, copertina cartoncino grigio con illustrazione di gusto deco sul piatto anteriore, 24 pagine non numerate (12 fogli patinati stampati fronte e retro) interamente illustrate in nero, con didascalie. Fascicolo turistico dedicato all’Illawarra, nella costa meridionale australiana, dal fotografo Harry Phillips, attivo a Katoomba e autore di numerose immagini delle Blue Mountains e zone limitrofe. Questo fascicolo, particolarmente attento al turismo in automobile con numerose immagini di vetture alle prese con le sinuose strade locali, presenta fotografie delle località Bulli Pass, Wollongong, Kiama, Cronulla Beach, Stanwell Park, Thirroul, Lady Carrington Drive, Como Bridge, Austinmer, monte Kiera. Travel catalog with photographs by Harry Phillips, depicting coastal views and roads in the Illawarra region. Folded in half, some wear to the borders, and last page is detached from the first 11 leaves, while being still attached to back cover. Oxidation on metal clips.
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Turcotte, Gerry; McNamara, Luke: Editors
Australian-Canadian Studies Vol. 11 Numbers 1 and 2, 1993 (special Double issue) - A Decade of Comparative Criticism
186 pages. Featured articles: Inherent Aboriginal Sovereignty in Canada and Australia - Richard Bartlett; Two Nations, Many Cultures - The Development of Multicultural Broadcasting in Canada and Australia - Rosalind Patterson; Aboriginal Self-Government and Justice-Reform in Canada - The Impact of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Luke McNamara; The Role of Ideology in Political Protest Party Movements - Reinterpreting Western Canadian Experiences; and more. Unmarked. Light to moderate wear. Glossy illustrated covers. Book
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John Richardson
Gendarme - The Police Horse
Unpaginated. Large black and white photographs throughout. Gendarme was to be a Police Horse, but he was big and awkward and slow to learn, and it seemed he would never be a trooper's mount. His trainer called him "Ugly Duckling", but he liked Gendarme's calm, quiet nature and patiently began to train the horse. The true story of how Gendarme learned the ways of a Police Horse. Average wear. Blue boards moderately bumped. Dust jacket well-worn with three inch tear at top of front panel near spine and some smallish chunks missing. Despite this, the brightly illustrated dust jacket has the potential to be quite attractive, given some tlc and the addition of a glossy protective sleeve. Book
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Latham, John H.
Long John Latham's True Treasure: November - December, 1968 Volume 2, No. 7
65 pages. Features: The Incredible Victoria Peak Treasure; Pot of Gold; Treasure in the Bahamas; Silver Twins; Silver Bars in Staten Sound; Systematic Prospecting; There's Treasure all Around You; Found Off Australia - A Huge Treasure!; Here Lies the "Grosvenor" - and big money. Magazine
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Silman, Janet: Editor
Enough Is Enough : Aboriginal Women Speak Out
253 pages. "A book really telling our story would offer different things to different people. Indian women, who read it would say, 'Why, if they could do that - accomplish that - then we can too.' To white women and others, it would be an education: they would see what life on a reserve is like for women. They would see what all our protesting has been about." - Glenna Perley to Editor. Bit of high-lighting else unmarked and clean with very light wear. Attractive copy. Book
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Zevin, Igor V.
A Russian Herbal : Traditional Remedies for Health and Healing
250 pages including index. Explains the folkways, properties, and uses of the best-known Russian herbs - all widely available in North America, Europe, and Australia. Includes clear and simple recipes for treating specific health problems such as heart disease, migraines, arthritis, and high blood pressure, in ways that have been proven safe and effective by medical research, both in the lab and in clinical practice. Tight and square. Clean and unmarked but for small rubber stamp 'pawprint' upon bottom edge. Excellent copy. Book
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Various
The Wide World Magazine - October 1955
68 pages plus advertisements. Black and white illustrations. Features: 'Twixt Sea and Sand - Drama is the daily diet of those who man the lightships that keep the world's shipping off the dreaded Goodwins; Build or Die! - Describes Canadian Arctic Igloo Building Schools for airmen; Diamonds are Dangerous - Following upon secret investigations by Sir Percy Sillitoe, former head of M.I.5, the De Beers Corporation is said to be establishing a special staff to deal with the menace of the international traffic in stolen stones. Relates remarkable stories concerning diamond smugglers and the 'big men' behind them; Danger, Loco Adrift - A 65-ton locomotive slips its lashings upon the stormbound Norwegian s.s. Belpareil, causing terror aboard; Destination Unknown - Second Instalment of the remarkable post-war Asian adventures of Military Medal recipient Peter Pinney; The Rain Stoppers - In some parts of the world, natives are employed to stop the rain descending; Search for Living Gold - Author ventures to the Andes to acquire chinchilla; Ghost of the White Chief - South African farmer John Roberts and his marble life-sized statue to be opened upon his death; The Very Mysterious Eel- What strange impulse sends the eel thousands of miles out into the ocean to spawn - and die?; A Thousand Miles to Railhead - Motor Transport in North Australia, including photo of a 'road train' carrying 70 head of cattle; Horses on Snowshoes - How snowshoes have been adapted for use by horses, thereby easing the difficult transportation problems of the British Columbia wilderness; Jungle Hideout - Running from the Japanese, eating dog for dinner, teaching guerillas to sing - these are but a few of the adventures of Nona Baker who spent nearly four years in jungle hideouts in Asia; Paddy's Lapse - A Merchant Navy officer's account of a terrifying experience when his ten-thousand ton ship was heading straight for Lundy Island at ten knots; Between Ourselves - notes by the editor, including a prediction of helicopter logging in the future. Top third of back cover missing. Chips missing from spine. Somewhat above average wear. Fascinating tales. Magazine
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Various
The Wide World Magazine - December 1952
Features: Dead Man's Double - the strange story of a landsman who, anxious to get home to Australia, shipped aboard a foreign tramp to work his passage; Baptism of Fire - the story of a young Forest Ranger employed by the British Columbia Forest Service in 1927, and how a fire trapped over 100 people in a logging camp; A Case of Contraband - An amusing story of how, between revolutions, men had ways of their own of getting around difficulties; The Golden Ingot - the diverting story of an ingenious Gold Coast version of the time-honoured "confidence trick"; Down Mexico Way - The exciting adventure of two young seafarers who light-heartedly set out to explore the Mexican countryside; The Fire-Walker; Pioneer Pilot - Mr. Peter Strong flew over the Drakensberg Mountains between Basutoland and Natal; One Thing After Another - Recalls the narator's fall and subsequent rise in the depression days of Australia; The Burma Road - will recall poignant memories to many ex-Servicemen; South Sea Burial Customs - Visiting the outlying islands of the remote Cook Group, in the South-East Pacific, the authoress came upon many curious death-customs; Olsen's Secret - A grim story from the American coalfields; Front cover was attached with tape but is now detached. Back cover missing. Contents unmarked and in decent condition. Magazine
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Various
The Wide World Magazine - July 1952
Features: Outlaw Struggle - The hectic history of an extensive area of rugged wilderness in Oklahoma and Arkansas which has been a recognized sanctuary for desperadoes and fugitives; Climbing the Southern Falls - An absorbing description of a wonderful feat of mountaineering - the single-handed ascent of a 1,904 ft cataract which New Zealanders claim to be the loftiest in the world; Frensham's Bungalow - A strange story related by a former officer of the Indian Army; A Bid For Fortune - A youthful newcomer to Darwin, Australia risks his slender capital by joining a veteran skipper in a trip to a secret pearl-oyster bed; A Pygmy Net-Hunt - A graphic description of a most ingenious method of capturing wild animals; The Lost Mine - Originally published in 1929, author set forth to study native Indians in Panama but became involved with Tisingal, reputed to be one of the richest gold mines ever worked by the Spaniards; Velnagel's Gold - Engaged in salvaging old machinery from a long-abandoned Australian goldfield, the author stumbled into a most extraordinary experience; The Arrow Mystery - A curious affair from the early days of the Nigerian tin-field; Front cover missing. Above-average wear externally. Contents in decent condition. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
The Wide World Magazine - October 1949 Vol.104, No.618
Features Include: The Fruit Ranch Riddle - An interesting murder investigation at the Morrisey fruit ranch near Selah, Washington, USA; Interviewing an Eruption - Filming a volcano in the Belgian Congo; The "Lion-Men" of Ussure (Part 2) - The amazing story of Tanganyikans posing as "lion-men"; Exploring the "Great Diagonal" - an ambitious attempt to open the interior of Brazil; Stowaway to Spitzbergen; "Book-Keeper Wanted" - a colourful story from Western Australia; The Blind Malik - A Quaint Tale from Waziristan; The Dingo - An amusing story from the outback; The Bull-Gang - a young Englishman finds his way into a dirty pulp mill job in Canada; Ship's Guard; Ramaswamy's Pal - from 'the queer side of things' . Average to above-average wear. Some staining and prior owner's name upon back cover. Chips from spine. Decent copy. Magazine
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Author Not Stated
Current Affairs for the Canadian Forces - Australia - Volume 6, Number 4, 15 February 1954
38 pages. Illustrated. Includes notes to discussion leaders. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Western & Eastern Treasures - Volume 14 Number 3 March 1980
70 pages. Features: Sunken treasure in the great lakes; how to extend a detector's life; searching for sapphires; gold rush in Australia; Kyanite crystals and other fine mineral specimens near Yuma, AZ; Selecting proper rock first step for lapidarist; Ancient Pennsylvania lumber camps a bonanza; Rollercoaster treasures; and more. Above-average wear. Book
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Taylor, Richard
House Inside the Waves : Domesticity, Art, and the Surfing Life
276 pages. This unique travel memoir provides a joyous testament to the religion of life lived in water. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Excellent copy. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - April 30, 1960
Features: Map of over 70 Mycenaean sites, and Nichoria, the most promising; The Snowy River Project in Australia; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Diver Magazine: 9 Issues from 1992
Includes the following issues from 1992: February, March, April, May, June, August, September, November, December. Features include: Holiday Diving on Fiji's Matagi Island; Skookumchuck Narrows; Heron Island, Australia; Slides from Prints; Bahamas - 500 years since Columbus; Bella Bella - in Remote B.C.; Red Sea; Fate of the Falconer; The sprightly Seasprint; Floriday Keys; Bonaire; RCMP's Regina; Whidbey Island; Sea Stars; Diving the Capilano; Shoot Like a Pro; The Straits of Mackinac; MCD Strobes; Raratonga; Sherkston Quarry; Georgian Bay Wreck Dive; Luxury Diving abour Truk Agressor; Sipadan Island; Lost Cities of Micronesia; Artificial Reefs of Porteau Cove, B.C.; The Manatee; Fraser River Wreck Dive; Guanaja; Cabo San Lucas; Lake Dive; Underwater Video; The Green Sea Urchin; Scotia Cape; Cayman Connection; 'City of Vienna' in Halifax; Alaska - an exotic dive; The Cunner; Queen Charlotte Islands; Gulf Islands - B.C.'s Playground; Calabogie; Cozumel; Behind the Dolphin Smile; Ucluelet, Vancouver Island; Nova Scotia Wreck Challenge; Canada's Ice Diving; Belize Resort; Alberta's Project Habakuk; Dodd Narrows - current-swept passage in B.C.; Bristleworm. Moderate wear. Clean. Quality copies. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Diver Magazine: 9 Issues from 1997
Includes the following 1997 issues: February, March, April, May, June, August, September, November, December. Features include: St. Paul Island; Antigua; Photography 101 - Cameras; Boat Diving; Tragic 'Northern Indiana'; Filming the Ocean Realm; Counting Lingcod; Queen Charlotte Strait; French Polynesia; Photography 101 - Macro; Tech Diving off Whitefish Point; Coastal Charter; Snorkeling with Salmon; Photography 101 - Normal Lens; Sleepless on the 'Seattle'; Caymans; Wrecks of the St. Lawrence; Techies on the 'Topline'; Photography 101 - Ambient Light; Kingston's 'Frontenac'; Hawaii and Kauai; Shipwreck Course; Divers build east coast bridge; Camouflage; Underwater Canada; Lake Huron - 'Emma E. Thompson'; Seastars - they are not fishes; Photography 101 - Lenses; The Once Mighty ' Metamora'; HMCS Saguenay - an ecosystem; Unbeatable Marshall Islands; Tribute to Jacques-Yves Cousteau; Sinking the Saskatchewan; Skookumchuck Narrows; Kingston, Ontario's 'Munson'; Costa Rica; Wreck of the Andalusia; Extreme Dive - stories from the Police Blotter; Cozumel; St. Lawrence River - Fleur Marie; Sanilac Shores, Lake Huron; Egmont, B.C.; 'America' shipwreck; Australia Artificial Reef - Swan. Moderate wear. Clean. Quality copies. Book
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Borthwick, J. Douglas
Poems and Songs on the South African War - An Anthology from England, Africa, Australia, United States, But Chiefly Canada
215 pages plus one page of Montreal advertisements. Includes index of titles. "In this collection will be found a great variety of Poems and Songs and from almost every part of the English speaking nations of the world. The whole will form one grand galaxy of Patriotism well worthy to be preserved in the homes of every Canadian... I have arranged the anthology so as to make a kind of chronological sequence of the war, placing only a few of special significance at the front as a key to what follows... The collection consists of every variety of metre and merit, yet they all breath but one sentiment, one wish, and one heartfelt prayer for 'The Old Flag' and our late most Beloved Queen." - from author's Preface. Mauve pebbled boards are significantly sunned at places but retain legible gilt lettering upon front board. Both hinges starting. Title page missing. Bookseller's ink stamp upon front free endpaper else unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. Book
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Author Not Stated
Colour Maps of South Australia - Circa 1902
Outside dimensions 14.5" x 10.5" Circa 1902. Centerfold. Light wear. Please see our photo for details. Book
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Author Not Stated
Map of Queensland, Australia - Circa 1902
Outside dimensions 14.5" x 10.5". Circa 1902. Centerfold. Light wear. Please see our photo for details. Book
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Author Not Stated
Colour Map of Australia - Circa 1902
Railways and unfinished railways indicated. Outside dimensions 14.5" x 10.5" Circa 1902. Centerfold. Light wear. Please see our photo for details. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Mining Magazine Vol. XXVII. No. 1 July 1922
Approximately 100 pages. Features: Petroleum in Central America and the West Indies; Copper Leaching at Whim Well, West Australia; Salaries of Young Engineers; The Mining Finance Companies; and much more. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. Many pages of fascinating illustrated contemporary advertisements. Book
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Ahearn, Maude E. (Signed)
Stony Hill Central Greenough: Around the Turn of the Century (1900)
Unpaginated. 1/8" thick. Black and white illustrations. Moderate wear. Quality copy. Book
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Karni, Michael G. - Editor: Multicultural History Society of Ontario
Finnish Diaspora I and II: Complete in Two (2) Volumes - Canada, South America, Africa, Australia, Sweden, United States
305 pages plus 319 pages. This work is "a result of an extraordinary conference that took place in Toronto, Canada in November 1979. The Multicultural History Society of Ontario drew Finnish scholars from throughout the world to present papers on Finnish migration and about the life of the ethnic group, especially in North America, but everywhere it had dispersed throughout the world." - from Preface. Usual library markings. Average wear. Bindings somewhat fragile. Worthy reference copy. Book
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