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Idriess Ion L
The Nor'-Westers.
Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1954. x 241pp bw ills endpaper maps. Or red cloth in jacket. Bottom front of jacket stuck to cloth jacket worn through both flap folds several chips and tears. Fore-edge toned faded at base of spine bookseller stamp on front free endpaper. Idriess writes of Australia's northwest- the Kimberleys Coral Sea pearl divers Aboriginals stockmen and more. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036564
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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 1941. xii 825pp index bw photos line drawings maps. Or maroon cloth. Very light toning/foxing to page edges. December 1917 to May 1918. A nice example of the fifth volume of this set commonly known as 'Bean'. . Eighth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036579
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Hutcherson Gillian
Gong-Wapitja. Women and Art from Yirrkala Northeast Arnhem Land.
Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press. 1998. xiii 113pp index notes 71 ills most colour maps. Or card covers. Slight edge wear. SIGNED by Nancy Williams who spoke at the launch of the book with a loosely inserted copy 5pp of her speech. Contemporary art by women of the Yirrkala community including weaving carving and painting. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Aboriginal Studies Press. Paperback
Référence libraire : 036605 ISBN : 0855753153 9780855753153
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Macdougall Maurice.
Notable Men of Queensland 1950 Representative of the Public Professional Ecclesiastical and Business Life of Queensland in This Year of 1950 A.D.
Brisbane: Maurice C. MacDougall 1950. Unpaginated approx 300pp num bw ills tipped in colour portrait of Gov General at front. Or green cloth. Bottom front corner scuffed bottom 4cm of spine missing some minor surface insect damage to cloth- internally clean tight and complete. Brief biographies of several hundred men of importance in Queensland. Basically a Who's Who for Queensland. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo. Maurice C. MacDougall Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036610
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Howells Mary.
Living on the Edge: Along Tingalpa Creek. A History of Upper Tingalpa Capalaba and Thorneside.
Brisbane: Redland Shire Council 2000. 120pp index endnotes bibliography num bw ills. Or pictorial card covers. Front cover creased bottom corner of several pages creased. Local history of several communities in Redland Shire SE Queensland. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Very Good. Oblong 4to. Redland Shire Council Paperback
Référence libraire : 036607 ISBN : 0646377523 9780646377520
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Smith James Montagu editor Cuffley Peter.
Send the Boy to Sea. The Memoirs of a Sailor on the Goldfields.
Melbourne: Five Mile Press 2001. xiv 322pp index biblioghraphy glossary notes. Or card covers. Near new with only very light edge wear. Eyewitness acocunt of colonial Australia at the time of the gold rushes. Through the author's eyes we experience shipboard life on a convict transport including a convict riot; Hobart Town in the early 1850s and prison life; the Victorian goldfields in full swing just before the Eureka Stockade and hardship in Melbourne and the bush. Fascinating reading. First Paperback. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Five Mile Press Paperback
Référence libraire : 036604 ISBN : 1865035661 9781865035666
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Hodgkinson Clement.
Australia from Port MacQuarie to Moreton Bay with Description of the Natives Their Manners and Customs the Geology Natural Productions Fertility and Resources of That Region; first Explored and Surveyed By Order of the Colonial Government.
London: T. And W. Boone 1845. xi 243pp 7 engraved plates map. Or cloth boards decorated in blind titled in gilt with gilt kangaroos to base of spine. Cloth splitting along rear spine edge front board starting to separate at top hinges starting. Ex- Mines Department library with usual stamps etc quite heavy foxing to map plates and title page. Corners bumped. Text pages generally clean. Scarce early account of the early settlement of Moreton Bay and New South Wales from Port Macquarie north. A great deal on the Aborigines. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo. Ex-Library. T. And W. Boone Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036628
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Riviere Marc Serge.
Discovery of the Brisbane River 1823 Oxley Iniacke and Pamphlet. 175 Years in Tetrospect.
Brisbane: Royal Historical Society of Queensland 1998. 128pp bw ills notes. Or card covers. Prev owners name on title page otherwise near new. 175 years retrospective of the discovery of the Brisbane River with texts of early documents and letters including Oxley John Uniacke's letter's to his mother and the Thomas pamphlet. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Royal Historical Society of Queensland Paperback
Référence libraire : 036619 ISBN : 0959579060 9780959579062
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Rees Coralie and Leslie.
Spinifex Walkabout. Hitch-hiking in Remote North Australia.
Sydney: Australasian Publishing Company. 1953. 285pp bw ills endpaper maps. Or brown cloth in jacket. Some toning spots to page edges extending in places to margins. While the jacket is particularly fresh and bright it does have a small hole on the front spine fold and a tear and associated crease at the top of therear spine fold. SIGNED and inscribed with thanks for moral and radio support by both authros on half-title page Xmas 1953. The authors hitch-hiked through northern Australia along the north-west coast inland to Wittenoom across to Broom through the Kimberley into the Northern Territory and then by ketch into the Arafura Sea where they visited some of the islands of Arnhem Land. This was followed by hundreds of miles by caravan through the NT. An incredible achievement at the time. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Australasian Publishing Company. Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036616
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Steele J. G.
Brisbane Town in Convict Days. 1824-1842.
St. Lucia Qld: University of Queensland Press 1975. HEAVY. xxii 403pp index bibliography appendices bw ills maps endpaper map. Or green cloth in jacket. Minimal edge wear to jacket light rubbing to bottom of boards a few dark spots on top edge. A thoroughly researched collection of eye-witness reports official documents and illustrations describing life at the Moreton Bay Penal Settlement from 1824-1942. Depicts important events as well as every day happenings. Excellent reading. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Sml 4to. University of Queensland Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036635 ISBN : 0702209252 9780702209253
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Bennett George.
2 volumes Wanderings in New South Wales Batavia Pedir Coast Singapore and China; Being the Journal of a Naturalist in Those Countries During 1832 1833 and 1834.
London: Richard Bentley 1834. 2 volumes-complete. xv 440; vii 428pp engraved frontis to each volume errata slip. Contemporary half red morocco on marbled boards marbled endpaper and edges. Ex Queensland Geological Survey library with their bookplate over an earlier personal bookplate both partially covered by card pocket minimal handwritten cataloguing information inside and paper label to spine of each volume. Heavy toning to frontispieces and margins of many pages. A very attractive set. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. 8vo. Richard Bentley Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036639
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Brokenshire Jim.
The Brunswick. Another River and Its People.
Mullumbimby NSW: Brunswick Valley Historical Society 1988. 256pp bw ills. Or blue cloth in jacket. Light rubbing to board edges light edge wear to jacket. Excellent local history of the Brunswick River/Valley district in northern New South Wales including Mullumbimby. . Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Brunswick Valley Historical Society Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036654 ISBN : 0731621980 9780731621989
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Rolfe John
Emerald and the Gemfields Centenary 1879-1979.
Emerald Shire 1978. 177pp b/w photos throughout pictorial endpapers. Pictorial card covers. Loosely inserted postcard. The history covers the Emerald and the gemfields. Soft Cover. Very Good. Trade Paperback. Emerald Shire Paperback
Référence libraire : 036664
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Neal Joan Carmichael.
Beyond the Burdekin. Pioneers Prospectors Pastoralists. A History of the Dalrymple Shire 1879-1979.
Charters Towers Qld.: Mimosa Press 1984. xvi 329pp maps bw & col ills appendices bibliography. Or brown cloth in jacket. Ex-private library with pocket and spine label only-NO stamps. Minimal shelf wear to jacket. Still a very nice copy. Comprehensive history of the Dalrymple Shire in northern Queensland north and west of the Burdekin River and including the towns of Bowen Charters Towers & Ravenswood. Rich in history of pioneers mining and pastoral pursuits. Useful information for genealogists also. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Sml 4to. Mimosa Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036679 ISBN : 0959898662 9780959898668
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Cooper John Butler.
The History of Prahran from Its first Settlement to a City.
Melbourne: Modern Printing 1924. xvi 372pp index appendix bw ills col frontis portrait. Or blue cloth with gilt seal of City of Prahran to front top edge gilt. With Handwritten presentation from City of Prahran to Brisbane Public Library dated 1929 on front pastedown Endpapers toned. Ex- Brisbane Library with a few blind stamps label to spine. Originally published in 1912 and revised for this 1924 edition. Second Edition Revised. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Modern Printing Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036707
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Long William Stuart Vivian Stuart
The Nationalists. Volume XI of the Australians.
Sydney: Doubleday 1989. 449pp map. Or black papered boards in jacket. Slight foxing to endpapers very slight edge wear to jacket. Very nice copy of scarce eleventh volume in the acclaimed Australian's series. . First Australian Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Doubleday Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036752 ISBN : 0868244058 9780868244051
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Thomas Pete
The Coalminers of Queensland. A Narrative History of the Queensland Colliery Employees Union. Volume 1: Creating the Traditions.
Ipswich Qld: Queensland Colliery Employees Union. 1986. xvi 679pp index bw ills. Or red cloth in jacket. Page edges toned tear at top of front flap fold and large piece tron from bottom of rear jacket panel. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo. Queensland Colliery Employees Union. Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036742 ISBN : 0958907609 9780958907606
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Pearn John editor Twelve Authors.
Chronicles of Coochiemudlo: Selected Vignettes of the Social and Natural History of Coochiemudlo Island Moreton Bay Queensland
Brisbane: Amphion Press 1993. 250pp illustrated with photos line drawings maps notes references index. Illustrated light card cover with matching jacket. SIGNED and inscribed by John Pearn on title page at book launch numbered 34/1000. 'Coochiemudlo Island in the southern waters of Moreton Bay remains a special quiet place close to the busy metropolis Brisbane. People from all walks of life comprise the island population. They range from poets to physicians and from painters to potters. This book chronicles some facets of the past and some aspirations for the future.'. Signed by Editor. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to. Amphion Press Paperback
Référence libraire : 036749 ISBN : 0867765119 9780867765113
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Rolley Jack F.
Pacific Hitch-Hike to Jambolana.
New York: Vantage Press 1989. xxi 373pp. Or dark green cloth in jacket. Very slight edge wear to jacket. Prev owners name on half-title. SIGNED with non-personalised inscription by author on half-title. The author left England for New Zealand in 1927 to make his fortune farming-but didn't. In 1950 he settled in Tahiti. Here he tells of his adventures and travels from England and in Australia New Zealand Tahiti New Hebrides Marquesas Samoa and othe rplaces in the Pacific. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Vantage Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036770 ISBN : 0533078520 9780533078523
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Cole John R.
Shaping a City. Greater Brisbane 1925-1985.
Brisbane: William Brooks 1984. HEAVY. 416pp endnotes num bw & col ills maps pictorial endpapers. Or pictorial laminated boards. A litle foxing to top edge. The development of Brisbane from the 1925 of the Greater Brisbane concept of local government. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. William Brooks Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036782 ISBN : 0855686197 9780855686192
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Manion James.
Paper Power in North Queensland. A History of Journalism in Townsville and Charters Towers.
Townsville: The North Queensland Newspaper Company 1982. xiv. 294pp index notes bw ills pictorial endpapers. Or blue cloth in jacket. Very slight rubbing to bottom edge of boards. SIGNED by author on title page. Scarce history of the newspapers and journalists of North Queensland produced in an edition of only 1000 copies. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. The North Queensland Newspaper Company Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036804 ISBN : 0959590722 9780959590722
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Craig Smith Stephen J; Pearson Craig J; and Middleton Juliet C
Gatton College Centenary 1897-1997: 100 Years of Science with Practice
St Lucia: University of Queensland Press 1996. vii 220pp illustrated throughout with photographs three appendices index. Illustrated light card cover. Near new. The book details the development of Queensland's oldest tertiary institution. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to. University of Queensland Press Paperback
Référence libraire : 036805 ISBN : 0909816298 9780909816292
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Bladwin Olive.
The Celebration History of the Kapiti District. 100 Years Plus.
Kapiti New Zealand: Kapiti Borough Council 1988. 292pp index num bw ills. Or blur cloth in jacket. Some foxing to jacket toning to endpapers. Light bump to bottom corners. Local history of New Zealand's Kapiti District which inlcudes Paraparamu and Paekakariki. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Kapiti Borough Council Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036814 ISBN : 0473006839 9780473006839
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Longhurst Robert
Southport: Images of Yesteryear 1880-1955
Gold Coast Qld.: Gold Coast City Council 2017. Foreword by Dawn Critchlow. 72 pages captioned b/w photos throughout. Or card covers. Minor crease to top front corner. SIGNED by author on title page. The book documents in photographs and illustrations Southport's growth from a few isolated shacks to its later role as Queensland's 'aristocratic watering place' and by the mid-20th century the prosperous commercial and administrative centre of an infant Gold Coast. Signed by Author. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Gold Coast City Council Paperback
Référence libraire : 036444 ISBN : 0646217488 9780646217482
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McBride Frank; Taylor Helen; Black Carmel; Rough Brian; Richards Helen.
Brisbane. 150 Stories 1859-2009.
Brisbane: Brisbane City Council 2009. HEAVY. ix 342ppindexbibliographynum bw & col ills. Or blue boards in jacket. Some minor edge wear to jacket tiny bumps to bottom edge. 150 stories covering the first 150 years of Brisbane. The stories of local icons the impacts of war and depression individual and collective achievements and struggles for freedoms and rights document the city through the nineteenth twentieth and twenty-first centuries. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Brisbane City Council Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036463 ISBN : 1876091606 9781876091606
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Thomas Nicholas.
Discoveries. The Voyages of Captain Cook.
London: Allen Lane 2003. xxvii 468pp index sources maps bw ills. Or brown cloth in jacket. Near new. Draws on 20 years research inot Pacific art culture and history to explore the drama of Cook's voyages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Allen Lane Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036445 ISBN : 0713995572 9780713995572
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Simpson Peter.
Answering Hark. McCahon / Caselberg / Painter / Poet.
Wellington: Craig Potton Publishing 2001. 140pp index bibliography notes num bw & col ills. Or card covers. Near new. Records the friendship and collaboration between New Zealand's pre-eminent painter Colin McCahon 1919-87 and the poet John Caselburg born 1927. Over several decades they collaborated on a succession remarkable works which brough together words and images in a unique fashion. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Square 4to. Craig Potton Publishing Paperback
Référence libraire : 036449 ISBN : 0908802617 9780908802616
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Hilder Brett
The Heritage of J. J. Hilder: Australian Artist 1881-1916 signed with small drawing by author
Sydney: Ure Smith 1966. Foreword by Lloyd Rees. 126 pages 30 tipped-in colour plates more than 30 b/w plates lists of works exhibitions bibliography index. Black cloth boards in jacket. 2 tears at top of front jacket panel with tape repair from reverse front flap toned even toning to page edges cloth at bottom of rear cover marked aroma of mothballs/naptha. SIGNED and inscribed "To Dora Drake in appreciation and warm gratitude for her artistry and pottery from the author Brett Hilder" along with a coloured drawing of a pottery vessel also by the author a noted artist in his own right on the half-title page. The book marked the fiftieth year since the death of the artist. It forms a sequel to the larger book The Art of J J Hilder published in 1918.Includes a list of almost 400 works by the artist and their present owners as reported in 1965. . Signed with Drawing By Artist. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Good. 4to. Ure Smith Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036323
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Vader John and Lang Fred
The Gold Coast Book: An Illustrated History
Brisbane: The Jacaranda Press 1980. 152pp 16pp section of colour photos illustrated throughout in b/w index illustrated end-papers. Red papered boards in dust-jacket which is faded at the spine. Short tears to jacket at folds some foxing to endpapers and edges. SIGNED Best Wishes Fred Lang by one of the authors on title page. Following the introduction the chapters cover the Physical environment; Discovery; The early days; The Twenties and Thirties; From the Forties to the Eighties; Industrial development; and Entertainment recreation. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Plus. 4to. The Jacaranda Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036321 ISBN : 0701613807 9780701613808
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Edwards Ron
More Bush Leatherwork. 9 More Books in One Volume.
Kuranda Qld.: The Rams Skull Press 1989. 288pp index copious bw diagrams. Or laminated boards. One corner very lightly bumped. A compilation of 9 booklets by a 50 year veteran of leatherwork. Covers buying leather tools required tracing stamping dozens of different plaiting projects money belts plaited & palin bridles saddles and saddle trees. An excellent reference for the leatherworker. First Collected Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo. The Rams Skull Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036206 ISBN : 0909901910 9780909901912
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Grove Day A.
Jack London in the South Seas.
New York: Four Winds Press 1971. xi 167pp 7pp index bw ills map. Or red cloth in jacket. Some foxing to endpapers and toning to page edges jacket price clipped with several silverfish holes chips and very short tears. Jack London's voyage in the South Seas whic he started in 1907. Over two years the Londons visited Hawaii the Marquesas Bora Bora Samoa the Solomon Islands and other South Sea ports. Includes 3pp on surfing. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo. Four Winds Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036182
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Crow's Nest & District Tourist & Progress Association.
From Tall Timbers. A Folk History of Crow's Nest Shire -1988.
Crows Nest Qld.: Crow's Nest & District Tourist & Progress Association. 1989. HEAVY. 367pp num bw ills pictorial endpapers. Or pictorial laminated boards. Some bug stains on top edge otherwise very nice. The story of Crows Nest Shire to 1988. . Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. Crow's Nest & District Tourist & Progress Association. Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036202 ISBN : 0731634020 9780731634026
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Jolliffe Eric.
Jolliffe's Outback. Cartoons & Australiana. Study to Frame. Number 109.
Sydney: Jolliffe Publications 1979. Unpaginated approx 70pp full page bw cartoons. Or stapled card covers. Light toning to page edges. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Oblong 4to. Jolliffe Publications Paperback
Référence libraire : 036235
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Beal Diana J
Rosalie Shire Council: The First One Hundred Years 1879-1979
Toowoomba Qld.: Rosalie Shire Council Qld 1979. Foreword by John Bjelke-Petersen. 91pp illustrated throughout with b/w photos maps references. Slightest of edge wear. Textured pictorial card cover. The final section covers the Oakey-Cooyar railway and the coal mining industry. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Rosalie Shire Council, Qld Paperback
Référence libraire : 036236
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Australia National Library of
Gundagai album: Early photographs of an Australian country town
National Library of Australia. Hardcover. 0642990581 Fair. Moderate wear to covers/corners. Contains academic or public library markings. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Support Last Word Books & Press and independent booksellers. Book is oversized and/or heavy priority or international orders will require additional shipping funds. . Fair. National Library of Australia hardcover
Référence libraire : SKU9139891 ISBN : 0642990581 9780642990587
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Talbot Don
History of the Toowoomba Fire Brigade 1877-1997.
Warwick Qld.: Printed by Warwick Daily News 1997. 156ppnum bw ills. Or pictorial laminated boards. Near new no title page AS ISSUED. Very scarce history of a Queensland regional fire service. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to. Printed by Warwick Daily News Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036256 ISBN : 0646330128 9780646330129
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Glen Frank.
Bowler of Gallipoli. Witness to the ANZAC Legend.
Sydney: Australian Military History Publications. 2004. xvi 142pp index bibliography bw ills. Or brown cloth in jacket. Slight of edge wear to jacket. Study of the only New Zealander to serve on the Staff Corps at Gallipoli in 1915. As a Beach Landing Officer Corps Provost Marshal and the first Anzac Beach Commander Bowler was in a prime position to fully observe the campaign as it progressed. He paid the price for telling the truth about the shortcomings of High Command and was overlooked for any awards. Bowler was also officer in charge of the Provosts during the infamous and contentious Haret el Wasser riot in Cairo. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Australian Military History Publications. Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036254 ISBN : 1876439823 9781876439828
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Macdonald Patricia Tryon et al.
Exiles and Emigrants. Epic Journeys to Australia in the Victorian Era.
Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria 2005. 244pp index checklist bibliography num col ills. Or pictorial card covers. Near new. Explores through paintings the poignant and powerful emigrant journeys made by people from England Scotland and Ireland to Australia in the Victorian era. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to. National Gallery of Victoria Paperback
Référence libraire : 036265 ISBN : 0724102639 9780724102631
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Perry N & R.
A Prospector's Guide to Gold in Australia.
Sydney: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1982. 96pp index bibliography glossary bw ills maps. Or card covers. Highlighting on 2 pages minor wear to covers. Scarce titlew with state-by-state survey complete with maps of gold producing areas and mines of special interest and present potential. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Very Good. 4to. A.H. & A.W. Reed Paperback
Référence libraire : 036269 ISBN : 0589503286 9780589503284
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Quilty Edna Eckford.
Nothing Prepared Me!
Caloundra: Edna Eckford Quilty 2000. ix 281pp glossaary bw & col ills map. Or card covers with integral flaps. Prev owners name at top of half-title page else near new. SIGNED by author on half-title page. During her 31 years on Lansdowne Station a million acre cattle station in the Kimberley Ranges of Western Australia Mrs Quilty traces the development of the cattle industry in Australia's top end from traditional mustering and droving to the use of helicopters and road trains. Signed by Author. Reprint. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo. Edna Eckford Quilty Paperback
Référence libraire : 036268 ISBN : 0957760809 9780957760806
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Talbot Don; Larkin John.
Toowoomba. More Strange and . Unusual Tales. Volume 2
Toowoomba Qld.: The Authors 2003. vi 102 pages b/w ills. Near new. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. The Authors Paperback
Référence libraire : 036286 ISBN : 1920855149 9781920855147
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Ross Hutchinson and Associates.
Going for Gold. The Rush to be Rich in Old Australia. The Centenary Collection.
Melbourne: Five Mile Press 2000. 96pp approx 45 sepia photographs full page. Or pictorial laminated boards. Near new. Approx 45 evocative photographs of Australia's gold rushes. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. Oblong 4to. Five Mile Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036295 ISBN : 1865033936 9781865033938
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Hall Jones John.
Early Fiordland.
Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1968. 199pp index appendices bw ills maps endpaper maps. Or blue cloth in jacket. Some rubbing and short tear to jacket. Pre-European and 18th/19th century New Zealand Fjiordland South Island. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. A.H. & A.W. Reed Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036023
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Trudgen Richard.
Why Warriors Lie Down and Die. Towards an Understanding of why the Aboriginal People of Arnhem Land Face the Greatest Crisis in Health and Education Since European Impact. Mala Djambatj.
Darwin: Aboriginal Resource and Developemnt Services 2001. vi 270pp references bibliography glossary maps. Or card covers. Minor crease top rear corner. An analysis of the health and education crisis facing the Yolnu Matha people of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory with corrections from earlier editions. Fourth Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Aboriginal Resource and Developemnt Services Paperback
Référence libraire : 036032 ISBN : 0646395874 9780646395876
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Jones Alan.
Tatiara. The First 140 Years. 1845-1985.
Bordertown SA: District Council of Tatiara 1985. HEAVY. xii 815pp; index num maps bw ills endpaper maps. Or pictorial laminated boards hard cover. Slight bump to corner. Exceptionally detailed local history of Tatiara in South Australia. Includes details on all of the towns and townships in the district as well as the individual hundreds. Much on wheat and wool growing as well as colonial history coming of the rails and much more. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo. District Council of Tatiara Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036031 ISBN : 0959864733 9780959864731
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Stocks SN. S. N.
Cradled in the Ranges. A History of Blackbutt Benarkin Tarameo and Surrounding Districts Within the Nanango Shire 1842-1988.
Blackbutt Qld.: Blackbutt-Benarkin Bicentenary and Centenary Committee 1988. vi 150pp maps appendices bw ills some col ills. Or pictorial card covers. Light edge wear prev owners name etc at top of title page. Excellent local history of the Blackbutt District in southern Queensland from the first survey and settlement in 1842. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Blackbutt-Benarkin Bicentenary and Centenary Committee Paperback
Référence libraire : 036041 ISBN : 0731641698 9780731641697
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Sinclair James
To Find a Path. The Life and Times of the Royal Pacific Islands Regiment. Volume 1 - Yesterday's Heroes 1885-1950.
Brisbane: Boolarong Press 1990. viii310pp appendices index num bw ills endpaper maps. Or green cloth in jacket. Very light edgewear to jacket slight fading to spine as usual light foxing to fore-edge. SIGNED by author on title page. History of the Royal Pacific Islands Regiment from inception in 1885 to 1950. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Boolarong Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036045 ISBN : 0731691202 9780731691203
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Hobson Eliza; Locke Elsie; Paul Janet; Tremewan Christine.
Mrs. Hobson's Album Given to Eliza Hobson By Her Friends When She Returned to England in June 1843 as a Remembrance of Her Time as Wife of New Zealand's First Governor.
Auckland: Auckland University Press 1990. vii 168pp bibliography glossary num bw & col ills. Or black cloth in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket. Reproduces in full colour the fascinating album given to the wife of New Zealand's first Governor on her return to England in 1843. Includes 50 watercolours and drawings by at least 8 known artists among which are early scenes of Auckland and other NZ locations important scenes of Maori life and customs. Preceded by 2 essays. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Auckland University Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036063 ISBN : 1869400356 9781869400354
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de la Rue Kathy.
Pearl Shell and Pastures. The Story of Cossack and Roebourne and Their Place in the History of the North West from Earliest Explorations to 1910.
Cossack WA: Cossack Project Committee 1979. v 134pp index bw ills maps. Or card covers. Gift note on title page. Early history of Western Australia's Cossack and Roebourne regions including the pearl shell industry and pastoral pursuits as well as aborigines etc. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Cossack Project Committee Paperback
Référence libraire : 036071
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Dawson James.
Australian Aborigines. The Language and Customs of Several Tribes of Aborigines in the Western District of Victoria Australia.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. 1981. viii 112 civ pages notes 2 monochrome portraits large folding facsimile document. Or green cloth with gilt vignette of aborigine holding spear to front in original clear plastic jacket. Slight toning to page edges/margins. Slight rubbing to plastic jacket. Facsimile of the original edition of 1881. Extensive information on the customs and lives of the Victorian aborigines with an extensive 100 vocabulary from the languages of 3 tribes. Folding facsimile of the conveyance of 100000 acres of land to John Batman by various principle chiefs. Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. Hardcover
Référence libraire : 036080 ISBN : 0391022202 9780391022201
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