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Idriess Ion L
Opals and Sapphires. How to Work Mine Class Cut Polish and sell Them.
Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1967. 231pp index maps bw ills. Or brown cloth in jacket. Very light surface damage to extreme top edge of boards. Jacket spine a bit faded with several tiny chips at head and foot of spine lightly rubbed at folds 2 areas on front panel with surface abrasion from old sticker removal. Much nicer than it sounds. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030390
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Lloyd Barry
You Can't Get There from Here
Perth: Huntley Press 1987. 160pp bw ills. Or pictorial card covers. Top front corner creased. Hilarious heroic and unusual motoring tales from the Australian bush. Third Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Huntley Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 030394 ISBN : 0731603311 9780731603312
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Jolliffe Eric
Jolliffe's Outback. Featuring Saltbush Bill. Number 122
Sydney: Jolliffe Publications 1987. 82pp full page bw cartoons. Or stapled card covers. Tiny corner crease at bottom front. Cut out postcards on rear cover intact. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Oblong 4to. Jolliffe Publications Paperback
Bookseller reference : 030431
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Jolliffe Eric
Jolliffe's Outback. Cartoons and Australiana Number 116
Sydney: Jolliffe Publications 1983. 74pp full page bw cartoons. Or stapled card covers. Corner crease on rear cover. light edge toning. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Oblong 4to. Jolliffe Publications Paperback
Bookseller reference : 030426
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Buggy Hugh
Pacific Victory. A Short Hisotry of Australia's Part in the War Against Japan
Canberra: Minister for Information 1945. 302pp bw photographs. Or blue pictorial card. Light crease to front cover light even toning to page edges. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Minister for Information Paperback
Bookseller reference : 030437
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Bradbury Keith; Cooke Glenn R
Thorns & Petals. 100 Years of the Royal Queensland Art Society
Brisbane: Royal Queensland Art Society 1988. 236pp index; chronology bw ills. Or card covers. Some minor foxing to fore-edge. Very bnarrow approx 1-2mm marginal stain on front cover and first 25pp. Centennial hisotry of the prestigious Royal Queensland Art Society. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Very Good. 8vo. Royal Queensland Art Society Paperback
Bookseller reference : 030294 ISBN : 0731635965 9780731635962
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Trent Faith
Electing Australia's Federal Parliament
Canberra: Curriculum Development Centre 1982. viii 144pp bw ills. Or card covers. Rear cover creased several page corners creased minor edge wear to covers. A joint project of the Australian Electoral Office and the Curriculum Development Centre htis book explains the processes involved in the election of the Australian Parliament. Sections include enrolment and voting; House of representatives and the Senate; Referendums and Teacher's Notes. Apparent First. Soft Cover. Very Good. Oblong 4to. Curriculum Development Centre Paperback
Bookseller reference : 030081 ISBN : 064253151x 9780642531513
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Sinclair John
Discovering Cooloola. A Complete Guide and Map
Sydney: Pacific Maps 1978. 103pp folding map bw ills maps. Or stapled pictorial card. A guide to the Cooloola region on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. First Abacus UK Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Pacific Maps Paperback
Bookseller reference : 030107 ISBN : 0959687017 9780959687019
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Birmingham Judy; Jack Ian; Jeans Dennis
Australian Pioneer Technology. Sites and Relics. Towards an Industrial Archaeology of Australia
Melbourne: Heinemann Educational Australia 1979. HEAVY. 200pp index references maps num bw ills. Or brown boards in jacket. Scuff marks on edges of boards. Jacket daded at spine and edges. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/Good Plus. 4to. Heinemann Educational Australia Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030115 ISBN : 0858591855 9780858591851
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Bevan GA.; Vaughan ME G. A.
Mannum Yesterday
Adelaide: Lutheran Publishing House 1978. 48pp bw ills. Or pictorial green stapled card covers. Some fading at edges of covers light foxing. Episodes from the history of Mannum on the Murray River in South Australia. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo. Lutheran Publishing House Paperback
Bookseller reference : 030133 ISBN : 0959572600 9780959572605
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Davidson Rodney
A Book Collector's Notes on Items relating to the Discovery of Australia the First Settlement and the Early Coastal Exploration of the Continent
Melbourne: Cassell Australia 1970. 138pp index bibliography 16pp bw plates. Or blue cloth in jacket. Slight flecking to cloth light foxing to page edges. Torn along rear flap fold otherwise only minor edge wear. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to. Cassell Australia Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030128
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Probert Linda; Gow Neil editors
News from Marengo 1929-1939
Murringo: Murringo Historical Centre 1975. 274pp index appendix bw ills. Or pictorial card with green cloth tape spine. Rear cover and index pages stained bookseller stamp on title page. A collection of newspaper articles refering to the village of Marengo/Murringo both spellings were in use at the time dating from the period 1929-1939. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Very Good. 4to. Murringo Historical Centre Paperback
Bookseller reference : 030138 ISBN : 0959835105 9780959835106
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Knox GA. editor G. A.
The Natural History of Canterbury
Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1969. 620pp index references bw ills endpaper maps. Or green cloth in jacket. Jacket faded on spine 6cm tear at bottom of front spine fold several short tears and chips rubbed on flap folds. An extensive survey of the natural history of Canterbury New Zealand. Sections include background vegetation history of vegetation terrestrial animals freshwaters sea and general which includes Moas and extinct birds; introduced pests and diseases. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Plus. 4to. A.H. & A.W. Reed Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030135
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Willey Keith
When the Sky Fell Down. The Destruction of the Tribes of the Sydney Region 1788=1850s
Sydney: Collins 1979. 231pp index bibliography bw ills map. Or gold cloth in jacket. Some minor foxing to page edges prev owners name on front free endpaper. Spine somewhat faded. The eefect of the arrival of the First Fleet and early colonists on the aboriginal tribes of the Sydney region. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Collins Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030123 ISBN : 0002164345 9780002164344
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New Zealand Institute
Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute Vol. LI New Series 1919
Wellington: Marcus F. Marks 1919. xviii 548pp index appendix bw ills col plate. Or thick card covers with brown cloth spine spine label. Prev owners name inside front cover light toning. Subjects covered include anthropology geology botany zoology and miscellaneous. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Marcus F. Marks Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030144
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O'Connor Terry
A Pictorial History of Queensland
Brisbane: Robert Brown & Associates 1996. HEAVY. 288pp sources chronology num bw ills. Or burgundy cloth in jacket. Spine cocked leaning several small bumps to edges. Some edgewear to jacket no tears several small indentations to rear panel/cover. The history of Queensland told through a photographic archive courtesy of Queensland Newspapers with extensive accompanying text. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Robert Brown & Associates Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030143 ISBN : 136273108x 9781362731085
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Halliday James; Jarratt Ray.
The Wines & History of the Hunter Valley.
Sydney: McGraw Hill 1979. 144pp index appendices bw & col ills pictorial endpapers. Or black cloth in jacket. Moderate foxing slight edge wear. Somewhat musty. SIGNED and inscribed by James Halliday oin title page. The history of the vineyards and wineries of NSW's Hunter Valley. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Oblong 4to. McGraw Hill Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030163 ISBN : 0070935556 9780070935556
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Pie Geoffrey.
Held in Trust. Brisbane in the Eighties. A Sketchbook of Brisbane's Heritage.
Brisbane: Boolarong Press 1980. Unpaginated approx 80pp bw ills. Or brown cloth in jacket. Moderate foxing throughout. #1421 of a llimitation of 1500 copies. SIGNED by both author and illustrator on tipped in bookplate. Sketches of historical buildings in Brisbane Queensland. Signed by Author & Illustrator. First Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Green Anne. Oblong 4to. Boolarong Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030180 ISBN : 0908175116 9780908175116
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Porter Hal
The Paper Chase
Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1966. 305pp. Or green cloth in jacket. Bookseller label on front pastedown. Generally light edge wear to jacket with a couple of very short tears to top of rear panel some rubbing to folds. The second volume of Australian writer Hal Porter's autobiography. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030187
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Barrett Charles
The Bunyip and Other Mystical Monsters and Legends
Melbourne: Robert Harris 1946. 120pp bw ills. Or cloth backed boards in jacket. C'wealth overseas library stamp on front and rear endpapers small bookseller label on front free endpaper. Front hinge starting to crack. Jacket edge worn with several chips and tears. Jacket features rock painting of bunyip. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/Good. 4to. Robert Harris Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030209
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Knox Errol G
Who's Who in Australia 1935 IXth Edition
Melbourne: The Herald and Weekly Times Limited 1935. 552pp ads bw frontis portrait. Or purple cloth. Covers flecked spine faded. Endpapers and page edges toned. Notable Australians obituaries since previous edition occurences during publication and information of knighthoods awards medals order of precedence etc. Eleventh Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo. The Herald and Weekly Times Limited Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030227
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Berndt Ronald M.; Berndt Catherine H. With Stanton John.
Aboriginal Australian Art. A Visual Perspective.
Melbourne: Methuen 1982. 176pp index bibliography 150 col & bw ills maps. Or brown cloth in jacket. Slight edgewear to jacket which has toned sticker mark on rear panel. Small triangle excised from fronnt free endpaper and half-title page. An authoritative consideration of the place of Aboriginal art within its own traditional settings and the contribution of such art not only to Aboriginal heritage but also to the cultural heritage of wider Australian society. Not only illustrating the diversity of paintings drawings and carvings the book encourages a greater understanding and appreciation of what the Aborigines have achieved. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Methuen Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030257 ISBN : 0454002769 9780454002768
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Ingpen Robert
Australian Inventions and Innovations
Adelaide: Rigby 1982. 80pp index bibliography num bw ills. Or blue cloth in jacket. Small piece cut from front free endpaper prev owners name and gift note on front pastedown minor edge wear to jacket. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Rigby Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030275 ISBN : 0727015052 9780727015051
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North Gerry et al
The Night of Your Life. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Sydney: Rural and City Media Services 1992. 175pp hundreds bw & col photographs. Or pictorial card covers. Spine cocked some edge wear cover laminate lifting at top front light bends/creases. A photogrpahic history of the first ten years of the Sydney Gay and Lasbian Mardi Gras one of the largest gay festivals in the world from its inception in 1981 to 1992. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Near Very Good. 4to. Rural and City Media Services Paperback
Bookseller reference : 030273 ISBN : 0646102346 9780646102344
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Mossop Elizabeth
Contemporary Australian Landscape Design
Sydney: BT Latitude 2006. HEAVY. vii 231pp index bibliography num col ills. Or black cloth in jacket. Slight edge wear to jacket. Explroes the current trajectories of landscape design in Australia. Articulates the development of landscape design in Australia after WWII and the major themes of its ongoing evolution. More than fifty striking public landscape designs completed since 1988 are described and illustrated. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to. BT Latitude Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029894 ISBN : 0958046514 9780958046510
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Austin K. A
A Pictorial History of Cobb & Co. The Coaching Age in Australia
Adelaide: Rigby 1977. 219pp index bibliography num bw ills. Or brown cloth in jacket. Minor bump to top corner light foxing to jacket. Excellent pictorial of Cobb & Co from its inception in 1854 to its final demise around 1924. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Rigby Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029910 ISBN : 072700316x 9780727003164
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Herington John
Air Power Over Europe. Australia in the War of 1939-1945. Series 3 Air Volume IV
Canberra: Australian War Memorial 1963. xiii 239pp index appendices num bw ills maps. Or blue cloth lacking jacket. Joint partially cracked at title page but holding firmly. light toning to endpapers. The Australian contribution to the air war in Europe during WWII. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/No Jacket. 4to. Australian War Memorial Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029909
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Thomas A. Ross; Farquhar RH.; Taylor W R. H.
Educational Administration in Australia & Abroad. Analyses & Challenges
St. Lucia Qld: University of Queensland Press 1975. xii 282pp index notes/references. Or brown cloth in jacket. Jacket slightly edge worn spine faded. Some foxing to page edges occasional underlinging. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. University of Queensland Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029927 ISBN : 0702209333 9780702209338
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Jackson CO. Badham C. O.
Proud Story. The Official History of the Australian Comforts Fund
Sydney: F.H. Johnston 1949. xxxii 336pp appendices bw ills. Or light blue/gray cloth lacking jacket. Minor insect damage along board edges spine faded page edges evenly toned. The history of a Commonwealth voluntary organization accredited to the Royal Australian Navy The Australian Military Forces and the Royal Australian Air Force and charged with the duty of caring for all fit and well members of the Australian forces during the Second Word War 1939-45. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. F.H. Johnston Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029947
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Ferber Helen
Stagecoach to Birdsville
Sydney: Kangaroo Press 1995. 112pp index family tree notes bw ills map. Or card covers. Near new. German immigrant doctor Edward Hoche was appointed medical officer to Birdsville in 1893 and proceeded by stagecoach in the summer heat with his wife and three children. Through original letters and meticulous research their granddaughter has crafted a vivid account of the family both in Australia and in Germany. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo. Kangaroo Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 029985 ISBN : 0864176945 9780864176943
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McDonald JD. editor J. D.
The Pitcher and the Well
Hamilton NZ: Paul's Book Arcade 1961. 224pp. Or blue cloth in jacket. Small bookseller stamp on front free endpaper light toning to endpapers. Jacket foxed on reverse toned on spine. Dictated to a fellow POW by a New Zealand navigator of a British bomber lying in a prison hospital suffering from burns which would cause his death this is one of the most extraordinary narratives of WWII. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Paul's Book Arcade Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029984
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Murphy Jack
Spring Hill Re-Sprung. Brisbane's Spring Hill in Watercolour
Brisbane: Boolarong Press 1980. Unpaginated approx 96pp. col plates pictorial endpapers. Or gray boards in jacket. A few light marks to jacket light toning to page edges. #275 of a limitation of 1500 copies. SIGNED by author and artist opposite title page. Watercolours showcasing the inner city Brisbane suburb of Spring Hill. Signed by Author & Illustrator. First Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Glazebrook Clare. Oblong 4to. Boolarong Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029977 ISBN : 0908175124 9780908175123
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Simons Susan Cochrane; Stevenson Hugh editors
Luk Luk Gen! Look Again! Contemporary Art from Papua New Guinea
Townsville: Perc Tucker Regional Gallery 1990. 80pp bibliography biographies num bw & col ills pictorial endpapers. Or card covers. Very light edge wear tiny bump to top front corner minor foxing to half-title page school stamp on title page. Well illustrated exhibition catalogue with six essays on various aspects of modern Papuan New Guinea and Melanesia art. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Paperback
Bookseller reference : 029986 ISBN : 0949461075 9780949461070
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Matthews Tony
Murder & Misadventure. Terrifying True Tales from Australia's Past
Rockhampton: Central Queensland University Press 2005. x 278pp index bibliography sources/notes bw ills. Or pictorial card covers. Minor creasing to covers prev owners stamp to inside of front cover and title page. Accounts of 26 violent crimes in Australia between 1831-1938 with most being from the 19th century. Based on the author's popular historical broadcasts on ABC Radio. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Central Queensland University Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 030000 ISBN : 1876780711 9781876780715
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Chatwyn Alys
H.H.H. The Duchess of York
London: Collins' Cleartype Press 1926. vii 240pp bw & col plates. Or blue cloth lacking jacket. Surface insect damage to covers page edges foxed some page heavily foxed. No date c1926. Biography of the Duchess of York including time hunting in Kenya and travelling to New Zealand and Australia on the Renown in the 1920s. . Apparent First. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Collins' Cleartype Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030012
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Stanbury Peter editor
10000 Years of Sydney Life. A Guide to Archaeological Discovery
Sydney: The Macleay Museum/The University of Sydney 1980. 123pp references num bw ills. Or pictorial boards. Light toning at spine. Archaeological discovery in Sydney presented as before and after 1788. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. The Macleay Museum/The University of Sydney Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030013 ISBN : 090963517x 9780909635176
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Stewart John
An Encyclopaedia of Australian Film
Sydney: Reed 1984. 304pp index num bw ills. Or blue cloth in jacket. Some minor foxing. Over 1000 entries on Australian folms and film-makers. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Reed Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030043 ISBN : 0730100596 9780730100591
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Hyslop R. C
The Man: His Royal Highness Prince Leonard Sovereign of the Hutt River Province Principality
Hutt River Province: Hutt River Province Principality 85pp col & bw ills. Or blue faux-leather boards. Inscribed dated and signed by Prince Leonard opposite title page. The story of the creation of an independent Principality within the borders of Australia and the man who created it. Fascinating reading and information on the sovereignty of nations. . Signed by Prince Leonard of Hutt River Province. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to. Hutt River Province Principality Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030054
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Sykes Trevor
The Money Miners. Australia's Mining Boom 1969-1970
Sydney: Wildcat Press 1978. 388pp index glossary tables bw ills endpaper plans. Or black cloth in jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket including several very short tears jacket laminate lifting in several spots as is usual for this title. The boom and bust of the mining share boom and bust of 1969-70. The rise of Poseidon froma few cents to $280 a share the scandals of Tasminex and Queensland Mines the collapse of Mineral Securities and Patrick Partners are all traced. How and why mining shares rose and fell explaining the techniques of exploration and the traps of the stock market. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Wildcat Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029579 ISBN : 0908463006 9780908463008
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Towers Mike
A Jungle Circus. Memories of Vietnem
Sydney: Allen & Unwin 1999. xxiii 234pp bibliography few bw ills. Or card covers. Pagedges toned with minor foxing slight bend to text block. Scarce memoir of an Australian conscript's 24 months in the Vietnam conflict. . First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Allen & Unwin Paperback
Bookseller reference : 029587 ISBN : 1864489170 9781864489170
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Johnston W. Ross
The Long Blue Line. A History of the Queensland Police
Brisbane: Boolarong Press 1992. HEAVY. x 400pp index endnotes num bw ills. Or pictorial laminated boards. Endpapers slightly foxed minor indentations to rear cover. An excellent and detailed hisotry of the Queensland Police Force. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. Boolarong Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029623 ISBN : 0864391285 9780864391285
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Greener Leslie; Laird Norman
Ross Bridge and the Sculpture of Daniel Herbert
Hobart: Fullers Bookshop 1971. HEAVY. vii 192pp appendix num ills pictorial endpapers. Or black cloth in jacket. Jacket worn with several tears chips creases and small holes. Details the extraordinary carvings on each stone Ross Bridge in central Tasmania. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Laird Norman photographs. 4to. Fullers Bookshop Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029630
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Chisholm Alec H
Strange Journey. The Adventures of Ludwig Leichhardt and John Gilbert
Adelaide: Rigby 1973. xxii 306pp index chronology bibliography bw ills pictorial endpapers. Or brown cloth in jacket. Some spotting to fore-edge. Small chip at top of front jacket panel slightly faded spine. Originally publsihed in 1941 as Strange New World and revised in 1955. From the diaries of John Gilbert a detailed account of Leichhardt's 1844-5 expedition from Brisabne to Port Essington is given and in this revised edition the author includes the results of further inquiries in a summary of the attempts made to solve the riddle of Leichhardt's disappearance. Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Rigby Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029658 ISBN : 0851795706 9780851795706
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Green Anne
Drawn to the Coast: A Sketchbook of the Gold Coast's Heritage
Brisbane: Boolarong Press 1984. Unpaginated 72pp illustrated throughout with full-page drawings on page rectos and descriptions on facing page versos illustrated end-papers.Or brown cloth in pictorial jacket. Prev owners name at bottom of front free endpaper. SIGNED and inscribed by author on copyright page. Much of the book deals with Southport with other places such as Mudgeeraba Coolangatta and Mount Tamborine also represented. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Popular Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Oblong 4to. Boolarong Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029689 ISBN : 0908175353 9780908175352
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Ritchie John ed
A Charge of Mutiny: The Court Martial of Lieutenant Colonel George Johndton for Deposing Governor William Bligh in the Rebellion of 26 January 1808
Canberra: National Library of Australia 1988. xxi 490pp index bw ills tipped in color frontis. Or black cloth in jacket. Slight edge wear to jacket. Transcript of the trial of the man who led the mutiny in 1808 originally published in 1811 is presented with a foreword by John Ritchie and a number of bw and color ills. The transcript covers all 13 days of hearings and gives enough information for the reader to make their own decision as to the guilt or otherwise of the participants. Bligh MacArthur and Johnston are all important figures in Australian history. Further insights into Bligh of course notred for his part in the Bounty mutiny some years earlier. . First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. National Library of Australia Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029702 ISBN : 0642104220 9780642104229
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Binning DJ
Target Area
Sydney: Australasian Publishing Company. 1943. 179pp 23 bw ills. Or red cloth in jacket. Minor toning to pages bump to edge of front cover. Several short tears and chipping to jacket. Experience reactions and feelings of twelve months in Darwin during QQII from the point of view of an Australian soldier. First Ed. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo. Australasian Publishing Company. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029704
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McAulay Lex
Blood and Iron. The Battle for Kokoda 1942
Sydney: Hutchinson 1991. 432pp index bibliography footnotes appendices bw ills. Or black boards in jacket. Edge of boards worn pages toned spine sunned and crease to rear jacket panel. An account of the battle for Kokoda in New Guinea. One of the iconic events in Australian military history. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo. Hutchinson Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029751 ISBN : 0091826411 9780091826413
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King Jonathan
In the Beginning. The Story of the Creation of Australia from the Original Writings
Melbourne: Macmillan 1985. HEAVY. xii 259pp index num bw ills. Or blue cloth in jacket. Minor edge weaar to jacket. 77 documents reproduced with accompanying text. Discovered in the London Public Records Office in 1982 these original source documents tell the real story behind the British settlement of Australia. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Macmillan Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029787 ISBN : 0333400461 9780333400463
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Elder Bruce
Blood on the Wattle. Massacres and Maltreatment of Australian Aborigines Since 1788
Sydney: Child & Associates 1988. 208pp index bibliography num bw ills maps. Or red cloth in jacket. Some minor edge wear to jacket several tiny scrapes to bottom of boards. Describes all the major massacres from the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788 to the final massacres in the Northern Territory and Western Australia in the 1920s. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Large 8vo. Child & Associates Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029824 ISBN : 0867771011 9780867771015
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Isobel
Nanbaree
Perth: Mahlings Colour Printers printer 1995. 168pp num bw & col plates. Or card covers. Light edge wear to covers. The story of a six year old aboriginal child adopted by Surgeon White in 1789 who acted as interpreter for Governor Phillip. Thomas Watling was assigned to illustrate White's collection of plants and animals and also drew delightful portraits of Nanbaree his family and friends and life on Sydney HArbour. This treasure trove is now presented for the first time in this captivation children's book. Second Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Mahlings Colour Printers (printer) Paperback
Bookseller reference : 029280 ISBN : 0646207091 9780646207094
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