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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
Bookseller reference : 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
Bookseller reference : 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
Bookseller reference : 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
Bookseller reference : 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
Bookseller reference : 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
Bookseller reference : 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
Bookseller reference : 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
Bookseller reference : 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
Bookseller reference : 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
Bookseller reference : 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
Bookseller reference : 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
Bookseller reference : 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
Bookseller reference : 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
Bookseller reference : 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
Bookseller reference : 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
Bookseller reference : 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
Bookseller reference : 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
Bookseller reference : 020336
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Britts M G
The Commandants: The Tyrants Who Ruled Norfolk Island
Brisbane: Herron Publications 1980. 180pp b/w photos bibliography index. Or card covers. Light even toning to page egdes. In this book 'the author describes the impact of a succession of brutal men upon an isolated community. The system lasted until the name of Norfolk Island became so notorious that the authorities were forced to act'. First Paperback. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Herron Publications Paperback
Bookseller reference : 020328 ISBN : 0947163069 9780947163068
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Lewis Ian; Stace Peter
Cave Diving in Australia
Adelaide: Ian Lewis & Peter Stace 1982. 174pp index num bw ills maps. Or pictorial card covers. Some minor rubbing to covers small crease to bottom front corner. Revised edition of the extremely scarce title. Present information on safe exploration of sinkhoels and caves of the Mount Gambier area of South Australia covering equipment localities maps of the caves and descriptions of their nature training necessary to obtain permits and more. In addition there is backgorund on the formation of sinkholes the sources of the water therein advanced techniques for different conditions and a history of cave diving in Australia. Revised Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Ian Lewis & Peter Stace Paperback
Bookseller reference : 020346 ISBN : 0959496300 9780959496307
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Roxburgh Irvine
Jacksons Bay. A Centennial History
Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1976. 198pp index bibliography appendices bw ills endpaper maps. Or brown cloth in jacket. Jacket spinea bit faded very light edge wear to jacket. History of Jacksons bay from its troubled beginnings in 1874 to the realization of the potential of the Haaast-Jacksons Bay area in the 1960s. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. A. H. & A. W. Reed Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020337 ISBN : 0589009192 9780589009199
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McCarthy P. H
Starlight. The Man and the Myth
Melbourne: Hawthorn Press 1972. 143pp index bibliographical notes. Or burgundy cloth in jacket. Jacket spine somewhat faded price on front flap blacked out some light rubbing to front panel. The story of Captain Starlight a bold bushranger who plundered northern New South Wales and Queensland in the late 19th century. Mystery surrounds his identity and this book examines the lives of the possible contenders. Starlight was immortalised in Boldrewood's Robbery Under Arms. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Hawthorn Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020338
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Grayland Eugene
Coasts of Treachery
Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1963. 207pp index bw ills. Or blue cloth in jacket. Some foxing to endpapers and rear panel of jacket. A collection of true stories about the Bad Old days when fear and ignorance bred suspicion and hatred between European and Maori. From convict crews mutiny to white skippers helping Maoris take bloody vengeance against other tribes and Bully Hayes' kidnapping of white women and brown. The stories range from 1642 when 4 of Tasman's men were murdered by the Maoris to the WWI exploits of von Luckner. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. A. H. & A. W. Reed Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020360
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Mander Jane
The Story of a New Zealand River
Auckland: Vintage 1999. 345pp Or card covers. Very light edge wear to covers. Reprint of the first NZ novel to confront convincingly many of the 20th century's major political religious moral and social issues- including women's rights. First published in 1920 it is the most celebrated of Jane Mander's 6 novels. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo. Vintage Paperback
Bookseller reference : 020359 ISBN : 186941389x 9781869413897
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Scragg Walter
Kukukuku Walkabout and Other Stories
Washington DC: Review and Herald Publishing Association 1965. 160pp bw ills pictorial endpaper. Or pictorial cloth. Some rubbing and light wear to covers old price blacked out on front free endpaper occasional minor foxing. Stories about a 9 day walkabout in the Kukukuku country of Papaua New Guinea and other stories from the New Guinea Highlands collected and related by a missionary in the area. The kukukuku were known as some of the fiercest and most bloodthirsty in New Guinea. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Review and Herald Publishing Association Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020362
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Holthouse Hector
Illustrated History of the Gold Coast
Sydney: A H & A W Reed 1982. 64 pages illustrated throughout with photos index. Illustrated light card cover with rubbed section by trace of old price by the upper corner of the front cover. The turbulent and exciting past of Australia's leading resort from its beginnings as an Aboriginal feasting ground to the building and development boom of the 1970s. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. A H & A W Reed Paperback
Bookseller reference : 020384 ISBN : 0589503278 9780589503277
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Brawley SEan
The Bondi Lifesaver: A History of an Australian Icon
Sydney: AbC Books 2007. HEAVY. 336 pages colour and b/w photos bibliography Australian and World Champions index. Papered boards in dust-jacket which has some sticker residue by its upper corner. An account of the surf lifesaving movement in Australia and the rise of Bondi Beach from its early days as a humble seaside resort to its iconic status as a symbol of Australia. The book's publication coincided with the 100th anniversary of the Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to. AbC Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020401 ISBN : 0733317634 9780733317637
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Dangerfield J A and Emerson G W
Over the Garden Wall: Story of the Otago Central Railway
Dunedin New Zealand: The Otago Railway & Locomotive Society 1995. 180 pages full-page map colour plates b/w illustrations photos and diagrams throughout. Illustrated laminated boards. Following the Introduction the book's sections cover: building the line: the routes; operating the line: passenger services railcars excursions control of trains communications; in retrospect tract reclamation; and along the line: bridges and tunnels openings and closures gradient diagrams. Third Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to. The Otago Railway & Locomotive Society Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020387 ISBN : 0473035693 9780473035693
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Voller Lois
Rails to Nowhere: The history of the Nelson Railway
Nelson New Zealand: Nikau Press 1991. 344 pages profusely illustrated six appendices index. Cloth boards in dust-jacket. The story of the line that was meant to connect with the West Coast and Canterbury but which remained an isolated stretch of just 100 km. The book explains how this situation arose covering the hopes and disappointments of a community in the region's push for the vital link with the South Island rail network. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Nikau Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020386 ISBN : 0959797416 9780959797411
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Stanbury Myra
HMS Sirius 1790: An Illustrated Catalogue of Artefacts Recovered from the Wreck Site at Norfolk Island. Special Publication No. 7
Adelaide: The Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology 1994. xiii 109 pages 165 figures 22 tables appendices bibliography. Illustrated light card cover. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. The Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Paperback
Bookseller reference : 020407 ISBN : 0958849617 9780958849616
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Lloyd W G
Register of New Zealand Railways Steam Locomotives 1863-1971
Dunedin New Zealand: New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society Otago Branch 1974. Foreword by T A Blyth. vi 129 pages coloured frontispiece illustrated throughout with b/w photos list of locomotive types illustrated illustrated end-papers. With errata slip loosely inserted. Blue cloth boards in lightly rubbed and edge-worn dust-jacket which has a short tear at the spine head. The book tells the fascinating story of the methods of identification used by New Zealand Railways from the days before Josephine to the end of steam and beyond. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society (Otago Branch) Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020385
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Cox Harry
The Australians: a Candid View from Down Under
Philadelphia: Chilton Books 1966. 193 pages full-page map of Australia 16 pages of b/w plates index. Cloth boards in dust-jacket. The story of the big continent down under as seen through the eyes of one of its freelance writers. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Chilton Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020417
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Vance William
High Endeavour: The Story of the Mackenzie Country
Wellington: A H & A W Reed 1980. xi 275 pages b/w plates bibliography index. Papered boards in dust-jacket. The history of the South Canterbury runs and the men and women who pioneered them. Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. A H & A W Reed Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020392 ISBN : 0589012770 9780589012779
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Sydney Grahame & Collaborators
The Art of Grahame Sydney
Dunedin New Zealand: Longacre Press 2000. 191pp biographical notes exhibitions 143 bw & col ills 9 photographs list of artworks. Or blue cloth boards in jacket. Bottom corner of first few pages creased due to slightly miscut pages. Very slight edge wear to jacket. Comprehensive survey of the wrok of one of New Zealand's major artists. Famed for his landscapes of Central Otago this volume alos shows rarely seen early studies figure paintings pencil drawings portraits etchings of pregnant women painting of disquieting night light and very fine lithographs. Images complimented by a brief autobiographical outline essays from art surators Michael Findlay and Belinda Jones and extended interview with the artist by photographer Reg Graham. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Longacre Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020431 ISBN : 1877135313 9781877135316
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Holcroft M H
Carapace. The Motor Car in New Zealand: A Roadside View
Dunedin New Zealand: John McIndoe 1979. 136 pages 16 pages of b/w photos. Or cl boards in rubbed and unevenly faded dust-jacket. A look at New Zealand in what the author sees as the climax of the motoring age. He studies its effects looking also at life in New Zealand in the 20th century. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Plus. Illus. by Line Drawings by Barbara Guthrie. 8vo. John McIndoe Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020459 ISBN : 0908565917 9780908565917
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Dutton Geoffrey
S.T. Gill's Australia
Sydney: Mead & Beckett Publishing 1981. 160 pages more than 100 illustrations in colour and b/w notes bibliography index illustrated end-papers. Decorated papered boards with a few small chips and faint stain by the upper front corner. The author records the life and the works of the great characters of 19th century Australian art. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio. Mead & Beckett Publishing Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020453 ISBN : 0333337344 9780333337349
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Baucke Wm WB.. WB. Otorohanga W. B. W. B.
Where the White Man Treads: Across the Pathway of the Maori
Auckland: Wilson & Horton 1928. 313 pages portrait frontis. Prelims endpages and edges foxed. Green cloth boards slightly sunned spine cloth silverfished in places. Selected articles from The New Zealand Herald and The Auckland Weekly News together with others published here for the first time. Second Edition Revised. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Wilson & Horton Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020441
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Kirkpatrick Rod
Sworn to No Master: a History of the Provincial Press in Queensland
Toowoomba Qld.: Darling Downs Institute Press 1984. 334 pages b/w ills appendices Queensland provincial newspaper listings by decade 1860-1930 bibliography. Prev owner's details by the upper corner of the tinted front flyleaf. Illustrated boards. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. Darling Downs Institute Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020451 ISBN : 0909306605 9780909306601
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Healy J J
Literature and the Aborigine in Australia
St Lucia: University of Queensland Press 1989. xxi 314 pages bibliography index. Paperback. This new edition is prefaced with a personal introduction that places the volume in context and includes a revised and extended bibliography. . Second Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. University of Queensland Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 020473 ISBN : 0702221503 9780702221507
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Davis Corey; Mahoney David Shirlie PHillips; and Ravenscroft Glen photographs
Four Peasants Digging
Hallidays Point NSW: The Black and White Enthusiast 1997. Introduction by David Bigwood. 61 pages b/w photos. Illustrated light card cover. The photographers have written about their style and approach to picture making at the start of the section in which their photographs are displayed. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. The Black and White Enthusiast Paperback
Bookseller reference : 020478 ISBN : 0958675716 9780958675710
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Currie George and Graham John
The Origins of CSIRO: Science and the Commonwealth Government 1901-1926
Melbourne: CSIRO 1966. Foreword by Frederick White. xi 203 pages portrait frontis: W M Hughes and b/w ports appendices. Presentation card on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the official entury of the Commonwealth Government into the field of scientific research lightly attached to the front paste-down. Red cloth boards lightly flecked in dust-jacket which is a little soiled with wear at its upper edge. From the Foreword 'The book covers the period in the history of Australia when scientists and men of vision convinced the political leaders of their day that scientific discovery could render valuable service to their developing country'. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Plus. 8vo. CSIRO Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020480
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Wicksteed M R compiled by
The New Zealand Army: A History from the 1840s to the 1980s
Wellington: RNZA 1982. x 101 pages illustrated throughout with b/w photos maps chronology. Prev owner's name by the upper edge of the first otherwise blank page. Paperback with lightly worn edges. A short history covering some of the more important events that have had a bearing on the New Zealand Army. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. RNZA Paperback
Bookseller reference : 020472
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Campbell Ian B and Neazor D P
Workers' Compensation Law in New Zealand
Wellington: Sweet & Maxwell Limited. 1964. xlii 346 pages index. Cloth boards lightly flecked in rubbed dust-jacket which has a few spots on the front panel. This second edition of the Handbook to the Workers' Compensation Act 1956 was made necessary by the numerous amendments to the Act. These included Dependants' allowances; The six-year limit; Dependants' claims; Schedule and quasi-schedule claims; Disease claims; Medical fees; Limitation of actions; and Artificial limbs and aids. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Sweet & Maxwell Limited. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 019766
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Hansen Cliff
Fishing the Cape Guide By Cliff Hansen
Wheelers Hill: Marlin Publications 1989. Foreword by Max Walker. 148 pages colour photos maps. Illustrated laminated boards. The book gives the author's 'combined knowledge of one of the world's most exciting and challenging fishing areas as well as some of his favourite fishing yarns'. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Marlin Publications Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 019787 ISBN : 1875165088 9781875165087
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Roberts Michael and James Alfred
Crosscurents: Sri Lanka and Australia at Cricket
Petersham: Walla Walla Press 1999. 168 pages b/w ills scores appendices. Paperback. The anthology explores Sri Lanka's cricketing relationship with Australia. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Walla Walla Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 019781 ISBN : 0958707944 9780958707947
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Ragless Margaret Editor
Oliver's Diary - an 'andkichef of eirth Signed
Adelaide: Investigator Press. 1986. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy with a very slightly faded DJ spine. Black & white illustrations and maps 2 double page. Signed by the author. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 96 pages. Oliver Ragless the editors great-great Uncle was one of the early pioneers and his diaries reflect the thousands of colonists who came here in search of gold. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Investigator Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB219694 ISBN : 0858640961 9780858640962
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Le Brun Holmes Sandra
Yirawala: Painter of the Dreaming
Sydney: Hodder & Stoughton 1992. 160 pages illustreated in colour and b/w full-page map tinted end-papers. Prev owner's name on the front flyleaf. Cloth boards in dust-jacket. This is the 'biography of a great traditional painter and elder of the Gunwinggu tribe. The book contains colour plates and explanations of the entire ceremonial series of Yirawala's 139 paintings collected by the author'. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Hodder & Stoughton Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 019807
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Thomas J E and Stewart Alex
Imprisonment in Western Australia: Evolution Theory and Practice
Nedlands WA: University of Western Australia Press 1978. xvi 219 pages frontispiece and b/w plates full-page map tables graphs three appendices notes bibliography index. Distributor's sticker laid down on the title page. Cloth boards in dust-jacket. The book 'examines how the Western Australian prison system evolved how it relates to a changing and expanding society and analyses the historical forces that created the system as it stands today' 1970s. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. University of Western Australia Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 019809 ISBN : 0855641320 9780855641320
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Murtagh James G
Democracy in Australia: An Essay in Organic Reconstruction
Melbourne: Catholic Social Guild 1946. Foreword by Daniel Mannix. 70 pages. Pages a little tanned. Wrappers lightly edge-worn with a tear and some loss by the upper edge of the rear flap fold. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Catholic Social Guild Paperback
Bookseller reference : 019825
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Free Renee
Lloyd Rees. Lansdowne Australian Art Library
Melbourne: Lansdown Press 1972. HEAVY. 125 pages 32 colour reproductions of the artist's finest paintings and 52 b/w illustrations notes exhibitions bibliography catalogue. Green cloth boards lightly shelf-worn at the lower edge in dust-jacket. Small stain with an oily appearance affecting margins of several pages. This is 'the first authoritative assessment of Lloyd Rees' long life in art'. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. 4to. Lansdown Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 019877
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