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Matthews Tony
Crosses. Australian Soldiers in the Great War 1914-18
Brisbane: Boolarong Press 1987. xi 139pp bibliography bw ills pictorial endpapers. Or laminated boards. Spine very slightly cocked leaning light rubs to front cover. light foxing/toning to page edges. Based on the ABC Television documentary. Anecdotes collected from surviving veterans of the First World war who remember in great detail the years they fought at Gallipoli in the Middle East across France and Belgium. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Boolarong Press Hardcover
Referencia librero : 021142 ISBN : 0864390270 9780864390271
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Hooper J. M
Youanmi. A Story of Murchison Gold
Carlisle WA: Hesperian Press 1987. ix 178pp num bw ills maps. Or pictorial laminated boards. Spine somewhat faded. The story of the gold mining town of Youanmi in the remote Murchison region of Western Australia. From the early discovery of gold the 1907 gold rush through the war yeas and the new lease on mining life with the technological advances applied by Eastmet. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Hesperian Press Hardcover
Referencia librero : 021140 ISBN : 0859051048 9780859051040
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Brock Daniel George
To the Desert with Sturt. A Diary of the 1844 Expedition
Adelaide: Royal Geographical Society of Australasia 1975. xxi 222pp col frontis endpaper maps. Or tan cloth in jacket. Two bug spots on fore-edge slightest of edge wear to jacket. An account of Sturt's 18 month expedition in search of the inland sea written by a member of the party. Sent to England as a day to day record for the author's mother in came to light in 1938 when it was presented to the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia by a descendant and here published for the first time. Factually agreeing with Sturt's account it differs considerably in tone presenting a less agreeable view of the expedition leader than formerly accepted. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo. Royal Geographical Society of Australasia Hardcover
Referencia librero : 021138 ISBN : 0909112002 9780909112004
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Wither William Bramwell.
The History of Ballarat from the First Pastoral Settlement to the Present Time.
Melbourne: Queensberry Hill Press 1980. xx 395pp index bw & duotone plates large folding map folding col plate. Or green cloth in decorative jacket. Folding colour plate slightly misfolded with minor foxing to verso light foxing to page edges. Jacket shows some foxing particularly to the rear panel. Facsimile of the second edition of 1887 with the jacket recreating the decorative cloth of the original. Covers the early history of Ballarat including the aboriginal inhabitants early wheat and pastoral farming with the majority of the book dealing with the times of the gold rushes and gold mining including the Eureka Stockade. The final section is on the town of Ballarat itself with details of cultural industiral commercial and social aspects. Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Queensberry Hill Press Hardcover
Referencia librero : 021160 ISBN : 0909174199 9780909174194
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Smyth R. Brough
Geological Survey of Victoria. Report of Progress. Reports on the Geology Mineralogy and Physical Structure of Various Parts of the Colony. No. II
Melbourne: John Ferres Government Printer 1874. vi 141pp index 6 lithographs 3 folding 37 bw ills. Or buff paper wraps with reinforcemtn at top and bottom of spine. Rear cover and last page creased at bottm corner some toning spots at bottom of front cover- a particularly nice example of a scarce report. Deals with the various gold mining localities with other mineral including granite lead etc content and many geological articles plus palaeontology vegetation. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. John Ferres (Government Printer) Paperback
Referencia librero : 021166
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Auhl Ian; Marfleet Denis
Australia's Earliest Mining Era. South Australia 1841-1851
Adelaide: Rigby 1975. 108pp bibliography 31 col plates bw ills. Or green cloth in jacket. Minor foxing to preliminary pages. Jacket spine faded and 2cm tear at bottom of front panel. From 1841 when the first copper lodes were discovered and 1851 when miners left in droves for the gold fields South Australia was the centre of Australia's mining industry. This account of that period in Australia's mining history is augmented by 31 paintings by ST Gill several of which are reproduced here for the first time. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Gill S.T. Oblong 4to. Rigby Hardcover
Referencia librero : 021168 ISBN : 0851798861 9780851798868
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Robertson John
ANZAC and Empire. The Tragedy & Glory of Gallipoli
Melbourne: Hamlyn 1990. HEAVY.318pp index biographical notes notes appendix sources num bw & col ills maps endpaper maps. Or light blue cloth in pictorial jacket. Jacket somewhat edgeworn along top edge. Light offset tonign to endpapers. The stroy of the Gallipoli campaign- from its contentious origin and conduct to its far-reaching repercussions- told largely through the words of its participants and observers. Also an examination of the changing attitudes of Australians toward Britain and their place in Empire. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Small 4to. Hamlyn Hardcover
Referencia librero : 021169 ISBN : 094733419x 9780947334192
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Jenkin Graham
Two Years on Bardunyah Station. Being an Account of the Experiences of a Jackeroo Together with Some Poems Etc
Adelaide: Pitjantjara 1967. 74pp glossary bw drawings. Or black cloth in jacket. Some edge wear and toning to jacket. Endpapers toned and foxed with prev owners anme on front free endpaper. Stories of 2 years on Bardunyah Station with some poems and drawings by the author.Includes 9 of hsi most famous bush ballads. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Pitjantjara Hardcover
Referencia librero : 021172
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Sharkey L
Australia Marches On
Sydney: Communist Party of Australia 1984. 56 pages. Stapled light card wrapper with wear by the staples. Documents: Marx Eureka Stockade; Lenin The Labor Government in Australia; The Statute of Westminster; and Extracts from the Soviet Constitution. Fourth Impression. Soft Cover. Good Plus. 8vo. Communist Party of Australia Paperback
Referencia librero : 020531
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Salmon Malcolm; Brown Ron; Ross Edgar; Schaff Adam; Wood W A; and Hewitt Dorothy
Australian Left Review August-September 1967
Sydney: Australian Left Review 1967. 80 pages. Some light foxing. Stapled wrapper soiled in places. In this issue: Vietnam The Prospects: by Malcolm Salmon; New Wage Structure: the challenge by Ron Brown; Moore and Modern Sculpture Lucius; Australia and 1917 Edgar Ross; The Science of Man Adam Schaff; Sex and Morality W A Wood; The Journey of Henry Lawson Dorothy Hewitt; and France towards a Left coalition Henri Martin. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Australian Left Review Paperback
Referencia librero : 020532
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Kalokerinos Archie
Australian Precious Opal
Melbourne: Nelson 1971. 51pp index num col ills. Or black cloth in jacket. Small crease on rear jacket panel minor edge wear. Prev owners name on half-title page. The author became an opal miner for a holiday and in 1965 struck it rich at Coober Pedy thus beginning his love affair with opal. He bacame obsessed with the problems of description classification terminology and evaluation. In his research into photographing opals he took over 10000 photos of which a small percentage can be shown in this book. The first serious study of Australian precious opal and describes some simple but important geological features. Wonderful photographs of opals and opal mines/miners. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Nelson Hardcover
Referencia librero : 020541 ISBN : 0170019608 9780170019606
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Coombes Irene M editor
Australia Remembers 1945-1995
Canberra: Department of Defence 1995. VERY HEAVY. Foreword by J S Baker. 393 pages illustrated with colour and b/w photos illustrations cemeteries in which Australian Service personnel are commemorated. Cloth boards gilt in dust-jacket. The book records many of the activities of Australian Service men and women who served during World War II. An Australian Defence Force Journal Publication. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Jeff Isaacs. Folio. Department of Defence Hardcover
Referencia librero : 020557 ISBN : 0642235813 9780642235817
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Jack Ian editor
Granta 70: Australia
London: Granta Publications 2000. 352 pages glossary. Paperback. New fiction reportage memoir and photograpy. Special issue of Granta devoted to Australia. First Editoin. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo. Granta Publications Paperback
Referencia librero : 020568 ISBN : 1929001002 9781929001002
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Hamilton D G
Trout Fishing and Sport in Maoriland
Lyon: Derrydate Press 1994. Unnumbered copy of limited edition of 2500. Foreword by Bryn Hammond. xix 428 pages map b/w ills. All edges gilt. Loosely inserted is a bookplate not completed. Bound in full brown leather gilt with decorated front board. In original shipping carton. In the series Fly Fisherman's Gold Library. From the Foreword Fly fishing in the days when New Zealand was known as the Angler's Eldorado 'with introduced acclimatized trout species browns and rainbows dominated every freshwater river system throughout the country'. . New Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo. Derrydate Press Hardcover
Referencia librero : 020570
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Senior William
Travel and Trout in the Antipodes: An Angler's Sketches in Tasmania and New Zealand
Lyon: Derrydate Press 1994. Unnumbered copy of limited edition of 2500. Foreword by Bryn Hammond. xiii 315 pages b/w ills. All edges gilt. Loosely inserted is a bookplate not completed. Bound in full brown leather gilt with decorated front board. In original shipping carton. In the series Fly Fisherman's Gold Library. Written by the man who was probably the first angling tourist to visit New Zealand and Tasmania. From the Foreword The book tells of 'aldermanic trout of the trout of the Cust stocked by an archdeacon as well as the one-eyed trout of the Avon at Christchurch'. New Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo. Derrydate Press Hardcover
Referencia librero : 020571
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Chadban John
Stroud and the A.A. Co
Stroud: Stroud Shire Council 1970. 24 pages b/w photos. Stapled textured paper wrappers lightly foxed. The early history of Stroud NSW and the Australian Agricultural Coy. Sesqui Centenary Issue. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Stroud Shire Council Paperback
Referencia librero : 020646
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Ross Bruce W editor
Sailing on . A History of The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania 1880-1980
Hobart: Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania 1980. Foreword by Sir STanley Burbury. xii 256pp illustrated throughout with b/w photos maps two appendices. Prelims and endpapges lightly foxed. Blue cloth boards gilt in dust-jacket which has a soiled section with some loss of colour on its rear panel. The book was produced by the Centenary Book Committe of the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania to give a broad outline of the Club's activities during its first 100 years. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania Hardcover
Referencia librero : 020670 ISBN : 0959621415 9780959621419
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Owens William
Northland Coast: a Boatman's Guide. New Edition
Auckland: David Bateman 1993. 272 pp maps 31 cruising maps b/w photos line drawings index end-paper maps: front The Bay of Islands; and rear Whangarei Harbour. Prev owner's three-line rubber stamp at the centre of the title page. Illustrated light card cover. 'The guide first published in 1984 was completely revised and updated for this edition and the 1990s. It deals with the popular New Zealand's cruising region the eastern coast which stretches from Cape Rodney to Cape Karikari in the far north. Chapters cover aspects of Maori and early Pakeha life as well as the fortunes of the commercial shipping which provided Northland with its lifeline to the rest of the country for more than a century. The marine environment is covered in detail including the East Auckland Current and the implications of exploitation and conservation for the area introducing the reef world and describing more than 100 of the marine inhabitants likely to be found along its shores.'. Revised Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. David Bateman Paperback
Referencia librero : 020667 ISBN : 1869531574 9781869531577
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Stanton Susan
Boom to Bust and back Again: Captains Flat 1883-1983
Captains Flat NSW: The Captain's Flat Task Force 1993. No date 1993. v 88pp b/w photos map: original gold leases bibliography. Endpapers foxed. Illustrated light card covers foxed on the rear cover. A Captains Flat Centenary publication. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. The Captain's Flat Task Force Paperback
Referencia librero : 020725 ISBN : 0959237119 9780959237115
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Goodman Rupert
VADs in Peace and War: The History of Voluntary Aid Detachments in Australia During the 20th Century
Brisbane: Boolarong Publications 1991. xii 231pp index bibliography num bw ills. Or pictorial laminated boards. Laminate starting to crack and lift at exterior hinges prev owners name crossed out in ink on ffep small ink notation on rear endpaper. illustrated throughout with b/w photos tables bibliography appendices index. Illustrated laminated boards. With Honour Roll VAD/AAMS World War II Honours and Awards World War II. The book covers the origins of the Voluntary Aid Movement VADs in WWI and between the Wars the Middle East contingents WWII VAD/AAMWS in the defence of Australia AAMWS in the South-West Pacific area 1943-1946 Civilian VADs in war-time Australia and VAD/AAMWS int eh post-War world. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. Boolarong Publications Hardcover
Referencia librero : 020698 ISBN : 086439117X 9780864391179
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Spriggs P W
Our Blue Mountains Yesterdays
Leura NSW: P W Spriggs 1962. No date. Foreword by K C Bates Mayor 1962. 78pp 20 photos maps. End-papers tanned. SIGNED but the author on the front paste-down. Blue cloth boards gilt titles. No dust-jacket. The book contains 40 anecdotes and historically correct accounts covering the history of the Blue Mountains. WITH loosely inserted promotional flyer. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. P W Spriggs Hardcover
Referencia librero : 020721
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Growden Greg
Gold Mud 'n' Guts: The Incredible Tom Richards Footballer War Hero Olympian
Sydney: AbC Books 2001. 'drawn extensively from Tom 'Rusty' Richards' 1887-1935 war and other diaries and a wide range of contemporary sources. The result is a chronicle of a fascinating period int he country's social history as well as a portrait of an outstanding Australian'. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Trade Paperback. AbC Books Paperback
Referencia librero : 020715 ISBN : 0733309763 9780733309762
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Finger Jarvis
True Tales of Old St Helena
Brisbane: Boolarong Publications 1986. 46pp b/w ills full page map of the island. Illustrated stapled light card covers. One of a series of booklets about colonial Queensland's island prison in Moreton Bay. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Boolarong Publications Paperback
Referencia librero : 020723 ISBN : 086439019X 9780864390196
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Molloy Anthony
Thirty Pieces of Silver. a Big New Zealand Law Firm and Its Concept of Professional Responsibility: viewed through Its Words Its Works and Its Documents
Auckland: Howling at the Moon 1998. xvii 419pp. Paperback. One of New Zealand's most respected jurists examins the conduct of his own profession specifically the country's self-proclaimed top law firm. Second Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Trade Paperback. Howling at the Moon Paperback
Referencia librero : 020743 ISBN : 0958371717 9780958371711
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Cavanagh Michelle
Margaret Holmes: The Life and Times of an Australian Peace Campaigner
Sydney: New Holland Publishers 2006. 320pp 8pp b/w photos. Paperback.The story of an Australian peace legend. Speaking out against Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War apartheid in South Africa and chemical and biological weapons Margaret Holmes was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2001. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Trade Paperback. New Holland Publishers Paperback
Referencia librero : 020745
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Jenman Neil
Don't Sign Anything! How to Protect Yourself from the Tricks and Traps of Real Estate
Sydney: Rowley Publications 2002. 421pp appendices bibliography index. Paperback. From the rear cover the book 'exposes the real estate industry like never before and esxplains how to easily protect yourself from the dangers of real estate'. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Trade Paperback. Rowley Publications Paperback
Referencia librero : 020805 ISBN : 0958651744 9780958651745
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Ward Lindsay and Rickman Joe
Tillage Equipment: selection and Use
Toowoomba Qld.: USQ Press 1992. 91pp illustrated with b/w photos text-figures bibliography index. Paperback. lightly edge-worn with covers unevenly sunned and with prev owner's name written in black marker by the upper edge of the front cover. 'As well as containing implement selection critera the book also considers more specific attributes within each group of implements. Coupled with these groups are basic set-up and oprating tips as well as a trouble-shooting section. A separate chapter covers tractor/implement matching'. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. USQ Press Paperback
Referencia librero : 020797 ISBN : 0949414220 9780949414229
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Macdonald Donald
How We kept the Flag Flying. The Siege of Ladysmith Through Australian Eyes
London: Ward Lock & Co. 1900. xi 303pp 16pp publishers catalogue at rear 8 bw plates. Or blue pictorial cloth with Union Jack on front and flags on spine titles in gilt. Spine somewhat darkened but pictorial cloth fresher than normally found approx 3mm wide strip half the width of bottom of spine missing. Hinges starting frontis starting to come loose small name stamp at top of title page and moderate foxing. The war correspondent from the Melbourne Argus present at the Siege of Ladysmith gives an account of events as they unfolded. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Ward, Lock & Co. Hardcover
Referencia librero : 020782
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South Bob
Trophy Trout: Stories from New Zealand's Top Trout Fishing Guides
Auckland: Viking Penguin 1994. 175pp b/w photos. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the half-title page. Paperback. The book looks at trout fishing in New Zealand through the eyes of some of its leading professional guides. It is also about the people they take fishing and their experiences people such as Jimmy Carter Billy Connolly Wilbur Smith and Kerry Packer. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Viking Penguin Paperback
Referencia librero : 020799 ISBN : 0670855499 9780670855490
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Dunstan Keith
The Paddock That Greg: The Story of the Melbourne Cricket Club
Melbourne: Cassell & Company 1962. xv 304pp b/w plates three appendices: 1 MCC Club Cricket the XXIX Club football baseball tennis lacrosse bowls rifle shooting hockey the staff; 2 MCC batting averages; 3 list of MCC Presidents and Secretaries; index illustrated end-papers. Decorative green cloth boards flecked lightly silverfished in dust-jacket. The book tells the story of the first 125 years of the Melbourne Cricket Club which from 1853 had its Ground in the Richmond Paddock. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Cassell & Company Hardcover
Referencia librero : 020837
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Russell Jim
The White City Club Story from its beginnings in a little cottage in 1948 to its position today in 2001 as a world class tennis centre the full story can now be Told
Sydney: General Features on behalf of White City Club 2001. 121pp b/w ills appendices: Club Presidents Life Members. Four-line prsonal greeting on the half-title page. Paperback. The story of the club from its foundation in 1947 to 2001. The book covers the battle between the owners of the White City courts the NSW LTA and its tenants first in the form of Ground Members and for some 50-odd years members of a licensed Club the White City Club Ltd. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. General Features on behalf of White City Club Paperback
Referencia librero : 020838 ISBN : 0646414623 9780646414621
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Lucas Alan
Cruising the New South Wales Coast
Sydney: Horwitz Publications 1976. 271pp index num bw & col ills maps. Or tan cloth in jacket. Spine somewhat faded small sticker mark on front free endpaper. Everything the yachtsman needs to know about the coast of New South Wales including river bars navigational aids tides launching ramps approaches anchorages facilities and local history. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Very Good. 8vo. Horwitz Publications Hardcover
Referencia librero : 020890 ISBN : 0725507896 9780725507893
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Lucas Alan
Cruising in Tropical Waters and Coral
Sydney: Horwitz Grahame 1986. 232pp num bw ills maps. Or pictorial laminated boards. Prev owners name stamp inside front cover. Everything the yachtsman needs to know about the realities of sailing in coral waters including the dangers and special problems of navigation and anchoring. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo. Horwitz Grahame Hardcover
Referencia librero : 020894 ISBN : 0725519673 9780725519674
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Appo Bob
Bob Appo: The Most Colourful Bowler in Australia
The Author 1992. 128pp b/w photos. SIGNED by the author on the dedication page. This biography of the bowler includes his coaching techniques. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. The Author Paperback
Referencia librero : 020937 ISBN : 0646128464 9780646128467
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Quigley H E compiler
Bowls at Parramatta 1868-1951
Parramatta NSW: Parramatta Bowling Club 1950. 143pp illustrated with b/w photos. Five-line personal greeting in blue biro at the centre of the title page. Cloth boards slightly soiled with a nick at the spine head and lightly worn edges. Parramatta Bowling Club's first 71 years. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Parramatta Bowling Club Hardcover
Referencia librero : 020917
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Scott O R
Fun with Foam: Handcraft with Plastic Foam
Sydney: The Central Press 1956. 16pp illustrated with line drawings. Illustrated stapled wrapper. Plastic foam creations including artificial flowers fashion accessories and decorations. Second Revised Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. The Central Press Paperback
Referencia librero : 020946
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Phipps Maurice and Stone Douglas
Canoeing in Australia
Lilydale Vic: Pioneer Design Studio. 1976. 192pp illustrated throughout with photos diagrams sketch maps. Illustrated boards with lightly worn corners and rubbed upped edge. Full instructions are given for completing fibreglass canoes and kayaks. Directions are given for canoeing most major rivers and many minor streams and inland waters as well as suitable surfing coastlines in Australia. Each river has maps and text describing rapid standards launching and beaching sites and any hazards. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. Pioneer Design Studio. Hardcover
Referencia librero : 020918 ISBN : 0909674051 9780909674052
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Burns Roger
And Here's to the Wallaby Track. A Social History of Granya
Granya Vic. printed in North Albury NSW: Granya Heritage ansd School Management Committee. 1997. HEAVY. viii 246pp index of names numeropus bw ills. Or yellow laminated boards. Spine slightly faded some spots of foxing to page edges light marking from old sticker and prev owners name on front free endpaper. Researched by the people of Granya this is an excellent local history of this Victorian town. Includes the original aboriginal inhabitants discovery and mining of gold dairy both World Wars entertainment transport sport and much more. Chapter on the Kelly Gang as well as chapters on Thomas Nunn Jewell and Mary Ann Dugan the rabbit plague and much more. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. Granya Heritage ansd School Management Committee. Hardcover
Referencia librero : 020900 ISBN : 0646340751 9780646340753
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Compiled and Issued by The Government Intelligence and Tourist Bureau Brisbane Queensland
Queensland Sugar Industry. New Edition 1913
Brisbane: The Intelligence & Tourist Bureau 1913. 172pp num bw phootgraphs folding map of Qld at rear. Or pictorial thick card covers with black cloth spine. Covers rubbed with crease to rear cover map torn along one fold with fairly crude tape repair. Bookplate of DH McInnes inside front cover. Comprehensive account of the Queensland sugar industry prior to the outbreak of the First World War. New Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. The Intelligence & Tourist Bureau Hardcover
Referencia librero : 020077
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Oliver W H with Williams B R editors
The Oxford History of New Zealand
Wellington: Oxford University Press 1981. HEAVY. xiii 572 pages tables maps graphs glossary of Maori terms bibliographies index. Cloth boards in dust-jacket which has a slightly faded spine. A history of New Zealand society from the first Polynesian settlement to the 1980s. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Oxford University Press Hardcover
Referencia librero : 020097 ISBN : 0195580621 9780195580624
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Wyner Issy
With Banner Unfurled: The Early Years of the Ship Painters and Dockers Union
Sydney: Hale & Iremonger 1983. 256 pages b/w ills appendices bibliography index. Paperback. From the Introduction the aim of the work was 'to trace the antecedents of the Federated Ship Painters and Dockers Union of Australia New South Wales Branch. In the process it was hoped to find some record of the union's activities during its early formative years and of the industry in which it was mainly grounded'. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Hale & Iremonger Paperback
Referencia librero : 020102 ISBN : 086806081X 9780868060811
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McKay Gary
Firies: Queensland Firefighters in Action
Sydney: Allen & Unwin 2002. 206 pages 8 pages of colour and b/w plates b/w text-ills two appendices glossary index. Page edges slightly tanned. Paperback with a front cover which is creased and lightly edge-worn. The book looks at what it means to do the highly dangerous job of saving lives from fire. It is drawn from interviews with more than 50 firefigthters. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good Plus. Trade Paperback. Allen & Unwin Paperback
Referencia librero : 020083 ISBN : 1865088331 9781865088334
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Coleman Neville
The Underwater Australia Dive Guide
Melbourne: Nelson 1987. viii 271 pages illustrated throughout with colour photos tables maps indexes. Paperback. The book offers a complete guide to all the best accessible dive areas around Australia and provides a stage-by-state reference to features above and below water services available dive site conditions the underwater terrain and marine wildlife to look out for. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Nelson Paperback
Referencia librero : 020164 ISBN : 0170069192 9780170069199
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Shineberg Dorothy editor
The Trading Voyages of Andrew Cheyne 1841-1844
Canberra: Australian National University Press 1971. Foreword by H E Maude. xv 351 pages three maps illustrated with Cheyne's own sketches and maps references index end-paper maps: the voyages of Andrew Cheyne. EX-LIBRARY copy with stickers and a date label on the rear flyleaf over map and stamps on each of the three page edges. No other library stamps or marks. Cloth boards heavily silverfished by the upper and fore-edges of the front board and to a lesser extent by the upper-and lower-edges of the rear board. Cheyne's unfinished manuscript covered the four voyages three in full one barely begun he spent collecting Pacific Island produce for the China market from July 1841 to September 1844. No 3 of the Pacific History series. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair to Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Ex-Library. Australian National University Press Hardcover
Referencia librero : 020218 ISBN : 0708101259 9780708101254
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Rait Lila
Through the Nursery Window: A History of Antique and Collectable Dolls in Australia 1788-1950
Melbourne: Oxford University Press 1989. HEAVY. ix 245 pages colour and b/w photos glossary bibliography index decorated end-papers. Six-line personal greeting up the upper corner of the otherwise blank front flyleaf verso facing the title page. Papered boards in dust-jacket. The book covers dolls of the period from European settlement in 1788 until after the Second World War as well as the changing patterns of Australian childhood. The dolls are described in detail as are their accessories and clothing the important manufacturers and the craftspeople who created them. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Oxford University Press Hardcover
Referencia librero : 020313 ISBN : 0195549678 9780195549676
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Isaacs Jennifer
Aboriginality: Contemporary Aboriginal Paintings & Prints
St Lucia: University of Queensland Press 1989. Foreword by John Mundine. 144 pages illustrated throughout in colour biographical details. With two page markers. Green papered boards. gilt spine titles. Among the 25 artists represented are: Robert Campbell Jr Lin Onus Bronwyn Bancroft Raymond Meeks Fiona Foley Wanjidari Jimmy Pike Jenuarrie Sally Morgan Pooaraar Mundabaree and Joseph McIvor. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to. University of Queensland Press Hardcover
Referencia librero : 020314 ISBN : 0702222208 9780702222207
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Skinner Jan
Allura's Australia in Cross-Stitch
Sydney: Off the Shelf Publishing 1993. HEAVY. 192pp references index num bw patterns 65 col ills. Or green cloth boards in pictorial jacket. Slightest of edge wear to jacket. A collection of the best designs from Allura cross-stitch kits over a 15 year period comprising a survey of Australian flowers animals buildings and scenes. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Off the Shelf Publishing Hardcover
Referencia librero : 020296 ISBN : 0646089846 9780646089843
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Hall Pamela
Springbrook: Where the Clouds Touch the Earth
Springbrook: The Author 1990. 140pp bw ills throughout bibliography three appendices: locality names bird list fauna list. Covers sunned at the spine with laminate lifting at lower front and rear corners. SIGNED by the author on the title page. A history of the Plateau. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. The Author Paperback
Referencia librero : 020304 ISBN : 0646022520 9780646022529
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Auckland City Council
Auckland. Old and Recent Views 1852-1910
Auckland: Auckland City Council 1910. Unpaginated 32 pages of b/w photographs plus reproductions of four lithographs from drawings by P J Hogan. End-papers foxed. Full decorative leather with some wear at corners spine head and foot gilt title and decoration on the front board. Auckland's development depicted pictorially. An attractive copy. Hard Cover. Very Good. Oblong 4to. Auckland City Council Hardcover
Referencia librero : 020303
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Maffey I. D
The Mount Somers Tramway 186-1943. Mid Canterbury New Zealand
Christchurch NZ: Canterbury Branch New Zealand railway and Locomotive Society 1971. 114pp index bibliography chronology appendices bw ills plans on endpapers. Or black cloth in jacket. Bery light rubbing to jacket very light edge wear. The story of the rise and fall of the Mount Somers Tramway in New Zealand- a story closely entwined with the course of local history. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Canterbury Branch, New Zealand railway and Locomotive Society Hardcover
Referencia librero : 020336
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