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Kelly Henry D
As High as the Hills. The Centennial History of Picton
Whatamongo Bay NZ: Cape Catley Ltd 1976. .x 262pp index 80 bw ills. Or green cloth in jacket. Slight toning to endpapers. Short tear and small chip to lightly rubbed jacket. Excellent local history of the New Zealand town of Picton. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Cape Catley Ltd Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011743 ISBN : 0908561008 9780908561001
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Pascoe John
Great Days in New Zealand Exploration. The Bush and the Rain
Auckland: Collins 1959. 192pp index appendix bw ills maps. Card covers have some edge wear and slightly faded to spine crease to top of front cover and first several pages. Each chapter tells a notable story in NZ exploration and relates the lives of the explorers to the wide context of their work and times explains the topographical problems. Among those included are missionaries scientists surveyors sheep farmers gold prospectors naturalists and mountaineers. First Paperback. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Collins Paperback
Bookseller reference : 011748
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Macgregor Miriam
Etiquette & Elbowgrease. Housekeeping in Victorian New Zealand
Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1976. 78pp bibliography bw ills. Pictorial card covers. Slight edge wear and rubbing gift inscription inside front cover. some minor foxing. Fascinating look at the housekeeping skills and customs of New Zealand in the 19th century. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. A. H. & A. W. Reed Paperback
Bookseller reference : 011739 ISBN : 0589009753 9780589009755
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Mass Owen
Dangerous Waters
Adelaide: Rigby 1975. 237pp bw ills. Or blue cloth in jacket. Slight rubbing to bottom edge slight edge wear to jacket. SIGNED by author on rear free endpaper. Account of time spent collecting trochus shell on the Great Barrier Reef. Includes harrowing tales of sharks stingrays and stonefish as well as relaxing while hunting visiting aboriginal missions and time on uninhabited islands. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Rigby Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011751 ISBN : 0851799132 9780851799131
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Tullett J. S
The Industrious Heart. A History of New Plymoputh
Christchurch NZ: New Plymouth City Council 1981. xxii 350pp index appendices bw ills. Or brown cloth in jacket. Prev owners name on title page slight edge wear to jacket one tiny tear to jacket edge. Detailed local history of the New Plymouth region of New Zealand. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. New Plymouth City Council Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011741
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Tudor Judith editor
The Handbook of Papua and New Guinea Sixth Edition.
Sydney: Pacific Publications. 1969. 432pp index gazetteer advertisements bw ills maps folding map. Or card covers. Faded at spine and rubbed on covers prev owners name inside front cover. Includes geography history people government law and justice finance and taxation commerce industries communications transport land policy agriculture leath and medical services tourism education public service religion and missions along with numerous district maps and one large folding map at front. Useful reference to pre-Independence Papua New Guinea. Sixth Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo. Pacific Publications. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 011757
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Ansell L. J
Joseph McKey. Priest - Scientist - Historian
Toowoomba Qld.: Dioces of Toowoomba 1983. xiv 170pp index notes bibliography appendices bw ills. Or blue papered boards in jacket. Jacket rubbed with several tears and creases. Boards show some marking/staining. SIGNED and dated by author opposite title page. Joseph McKey was well known as a priest in Warwick and Toowoomba- he was also well versed in optometry and medicine an expert on the workings of clocks and watches a more than competent photographer musician astronomer and bushman. This is a fascinating biography of an extraordinary man. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo. Dioces of Toowoomba Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011767 ISBN : 0959314239 9780959314236
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Galde Jason
The Mad American Down Under
Nedlands WA: Rio Bay Publishing 1998. vi 134pp num bw cartoon illustrations. Very slight edge wear to covers. SIGNED and inscribed by author on acknowledgements page. Contains some of one mad Americans thoughts struggles and feelings while making his way through Australia as an illegal immigrant. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo. Rio Bay Publishing Paperback
Bookseller reference : 011176 ISBN : 0958566429 9780958566421
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Cartledge I. V
A History of the Coffee Industry in Papua New Guinea from Inception to the End of 1975
Canberra: Papua New Guinea Coffee Marketing Board 1978. 324pp appendices. Or green cloth in jacket. Jacket has several short tears and associated creasing slightly faded. Corners bumped. SIGNED by the author on front free endpaper. History of the Papua New Guinea coffee industry prepared for the PNG Coffee Marketing Board. With some information on the very early years of PNG coffee production the focus is on the 25 years from 1950 to independence in 1975. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Good. 4to. Papua New Guinea Coffee Marketing Board Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011102
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Best Elsdon
Polynesian Voyagers. The Maori as a Deep-Sea Navigator Explorer and Colonizer. Dominion Museum Monograph No. 5
Wellington: A. R. Shearer 1975. 54pp map 2 bw ills. Pictorial card covers. Light crease to bottom corner of rear cover and last several pages. Monograph on the maritime exploits of the Maori people. Not Stated. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. A. R. Shearer Paperback
Bookseller reference : 011131
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Slade Barry
Light on Australia. A Portrait of the Australian Landscape
Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1993. 131pp num col photos. Original pictorial laminated boards in matching pictorial jacket. Slightest of edge wear to jacket. Stunning photographs capture the Australian landscape through an exploration of light. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 010816 ISBN : 0207174830 9780207174834
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Gibson Jenny
A History of the Third Order of St. Francis in Australia. 1879-1979
Nambour: Jenny Gibson 1979. 78pp. Or yellow card covers printed in brown Slight edge wear. Centenary history of the Secular Franciscan Order in Australia from its inception at Waverley NSW through to 1979. The first section is a general overall history with appendices; section two is the history of the Regional Councils and the third section is a history of the first Fraternity in each state. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Jenny Gibson Paperback
Bookseller reference : 010895
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Masterman G. G. editor
Poverty in Australia. Australian Institute of Political Science Proceedings of 35th Summer School
Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1970. 171pp. Or card covers. Slight rubbing creased at spine and adjacent area. Contents include: Social Services & Poverty W.C. Wentworth; Perspectives on Poverty David donnison; The Dimensions of Poverty in Australia Ronald henderson; The Causes and Relief of Poverty Janet Paterson and The Politics of Poverty in Australia R.G. Brown. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Paperback
Bookseller reference : 010918
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The Council of the Shire of Talbragar
The Council of the Shire of Talbragar 1906-1966
Dubbo NSW: The Shire of Talbragar 1966. 32pp bw ills. Or white card with gold title. Very slight rubbing. Brief history of the Shire of Talbragar in NSW. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo. The Shire of Talbragar Paperback
Bookseller reference : 010755
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Peters Merle
Sketchbook to the Rocks
Sydney: The Author 1965. 33pp bw ills. Very slight edge wear. An edition handmade and bound by the author. Two of the illustrations are signed in pencil by the artists. An account of the history and people of the Rocks area of Sydney. Signed by Illustrator. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by Peters Ronald. 8vo. The Author Paperback
Bookseller reference : 010758
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Watson Norman
A Century of Witness. 1883-1983
Brisbane: Church of Christ 1983. 72pp num bw ills. Or maroon and gold wraps. Very slight edge wear. History of the city Church of Christ in Ann Street Brisbane from its inception in 1883. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo. Church of Christ Paperback
Bookseller reference : 010752
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Sherry Frank
Pacific Passions: The European Struggle for Power in the Great Ocean in the Age of Exploration
New York: William Morrow 1994. 431pp index bibliography bw ills maps. Or red and black cloth in pictorial jacket. Slightest of edge wear to jacket. Tells the story of the first 250 years of European exploration in the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific represents 1/3 of the surface of the earth but was unknown to Europeans until 1513. From Magellan's effort to claim the Spice Islands on this is a fascinating look at the beginnings of European involvement in the Pacific region. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. William Morrow Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 009963 ISBN : 0688075185 9780688075187
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Hanson Neil
The Custom of the Sea
New York: John Wiley & Sons 1999. 315pp bibliography bw ills. Original black cloth in pictorial jacket. Slightest signs of edge wear to jacket. A tale of shipwreck murder and cannibalism. In 1884 the yacht Mignonette set sail from England bound for Sydney. Halfway through the 12000 mile journey they were his by a huge storm off the coast of West Africa and the yacht was sunk by a 40 foot wave. Captain and crew were cast adrift a thousand miles from land in a leaky 13 foot boat. After 19 days they were all near death and they resorted to the 'custom of the sea' - cannibalism. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. John Wiley & Sons Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 010048 ISBN : 0471383899 9780471383895
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Sharp Nonie
Stars of Tagai. The Torres Straight Islanders
Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press. 1993. xxii 321pp index bibliography notes endpaper maps. As new. Picture of a unique sea culture rich in meanings and custom. The rhythm of the Torres straight islander's lives follows the movement of the constellation tagai a mythical hero who stands in a canoe; his left hand the Southern Cross holds a fish spear. The stars of Tagai usher in the seasons and act as a guide to voyaging and cultivating throughout the Torres Straight. This book explores four meanings of the tagai myth in the life of the Islanders since the mid-19th century. Its main focus is a growing identity and self-awareness. Also the first book to examine the social issues involved in the historic Mabo case and to give a picture of the fabric of life of the Meriam people of the Murray Islands. It considers local precedents for current moves for political autonomy examines the various reasons behind moves for sovereignty in the 1980s and considers future options. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Large 8vo. Aboriginal Studies Press. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 010119 ISBN : 0855752386 9780855752385
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Osborne Elizabeth
Torres Strait Islander Women and the Pacific War
Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press. 1997. xv 271pp bibliography notes bw ills maps. Original pictorial card covers. As new. From 1942-45 Torres Strait islander women faced the fears of living on Australia's front line during the Pacific war. Some were forcibly evacuated with their children to the mainland where they found themselves still restricted as to where and how they could live. Others were left on their tiny islands deserted in the end by their government and church despite the constant threat of Japanese advance through the Torres Strait. Many of the women remember here that traumatic time: hiding from bombers and watching dogfights overhead struggling to find food and clothe their families and praying for the return of their menfolk and for peace again in their beloved island homes. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Large 8vo. Aboriginal Studies Press. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 010110 ISBN : 0855753137 9780855753139
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Telegraph Mirror
Pages of History. The Best of Telegraph Mirror Historical Features 1945-1995
Sydney: HarperCollins 1995. ix 219pp bw ills. Pictorial card covers. Very slight edge wear to covers. A collection of 50 stories from the Historical Feature column which appeared for over 50 years in the Telegraph Mirror. Some of the most intriguing and memorable moments in Australian history. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo. HarperCollins Paperback
Bookseller reference : 010146 ISBN : 0732256240 9780732256241
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Burren Pauline B
Mentone: The Place for a School. A History of Mentone Girl's Grammar School from 1899
Melbourne: Hyland House 1984. xvii 174pp index bibliography appendices num bw ills. Or brown textured leather or imitation leather with jacket. Jacket quite heavily chipped with pieces missing from top & bottom of spine. One of a limited edition of only 50 copies this #14 numbered and signed by the author. History of prestigious Melbourne Girl's Grammar School. Signed by Author. Limited/Numbered. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. Sml 4to. Hyland House Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 009799 ISBN : 0908090722 9780908090723
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Moseley H. N
Notes By A Naturalist on the Challenger Being an Account of Various Observations Made During the Voyage of HMS Challenger Round the World in the Years 1872-1876 Under the Commands of Captain G S Nares and Captain F. T. Thomson
London: Macmillan 1879. HEAVY. xvi 520pp; index; bibliography; 1 col folding chart; 2 colour plates; num bw woodcut ills. Rebound in modern burgundy textured cloth gilt title to spine edges red speckled. Single faint YMCA stamp at head of contents page prev owners name in pencil on ffep stain affecting first 14 pages to varying degrees- margin only on most pages including frontis. Ferguson 12883. Spence 820. British Museum Natural History Catalogue 1359. Wood 473. The Challenger expedition was one of the largest and most important natural history projects of the 19th century and traveled extensively in the Atlantic and the Pacific. The ship visited Antarctica and Austraia. Mosely's account is far more accessible to the reader than Wyville Thompson's far drier account of the same expedition. An important and lively account of the Challenger voyage. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo. Macmillan Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 009859
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Lee Ida
Captain Bligh's Second Voyage to the South Sea
London: Longmans Green & Co 1920. xix 290pp index folding map 16 bw plates. Or blue cloth. Spine sunned corners rubbed/bumped covers rubbed endpapers toned occasional moderate foxing. Folding map foxed. Frontis slightly loose. Scarce volume on Bligh's second South Sea voyage with the ships Providence and Assitant. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. 8vo. Longmans, Green & Co Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 009863
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Wood G. Arnold
The Discovery of Australia
London: Macmillan 1922. xvi 541pp 2pp ads; index folding map 68 other bw ills & maps. Or red cloth. Spine sunned. Small label and several light library stamps blind stamp on title page endpapers toned corners slightly bumped. Excellent reference on the discovery of Australia including several of the pre-Cook visitors. Mentions Marco Polo. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Ex-Library. Macmillan Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 009865
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Von Stieglitz Karl
The Story of the Pioneer Church in Van Diemen's Land.
Hobart: A Book for Tasmania's Sesqicentenary Year. 1954. 72pp bw ill. Or pictorial card wraps. The history of the church and christianity in Tasmania in pioneering times. Written from the perspective of an Anglican church member it also touches on other denominations and gives reference to further information sources. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo. A Book for Tasmania's Sesqicentenary Year. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 002781
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Phillips Valmai et al
Exploring the Mysterious South: The Tales of the Men Who Sought New Lands and Fortune in the Pacific's Uncharted Territories
Sydney: Bay Books 1986. 280pp index bibliography hundreds bw & col ills. Or blue-green papered boards in jacket. This book tells the story of the exploration of the Pacific the discovery of Australia and the eventual opening of the Great South Land. It is the story of men like Cook Mawson Burke Wills and Hargreaves who not only opened new lands and found new opportunities but founded a nation. Apparent First. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Bay Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001551 ISBN : 085835912x 9780858359123
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Rawson Geoffrey
Desert Journeys. An Account of the Arduous Exploration of the Interior of the Continent of Australia By Rival Expeditions 1873-4
Sydney: Australasian Publishing Company. 1948. 270pp 6 maps. Or orange cloth in jacket. Corners slightly bumped top edge dusted. Jacket has slight shelf wear at head and foot of spine one tiny tear at bottom edge rear panel. Narratives of 3 explorers who in the year 1873-4 simultaneously and seperately attempted to cross the desert interior of Western Australia. These men were the first to discover this vast region covering nearly half a continent. Giles Forrest and Warburton struggled through burning unmapped solitudes in constant peril from thirst starvation hostile natives. Their records as well as being important in the history of Australia are graphic and dramatic with the suspense naturally inherent in the exploration of terra incognita intensified by the competition among between the three. First Australian Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo. Australasian Publishing Company. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007406
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Williamson James A
Cook and the Opening of the Pacific
London: Hodder & Stoughton 1946. xii 251pp index bibliography bw ills maps end paper maps. Or beige cloth lacking jacket. Prev owners name onfront free endpaper underlining on about 5 pages. Begins with a brief account of Pacific exploration before Cook and a look at Cook's life up to age 40. The bulk of the book is devoted to Cook's explorations and his role in opening the Pacific region. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. 12mo. Hodder & Stoughton Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002816
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Turnbull Clive
Eureka. The Story of Peter Lalor
Melbourne: The Hawthorn Press. 1946. 50pp bibliog. Or blue cloth in jacket. Endpapers toned jacket toned with some minor edgewear. The story of Peter Lalor the man behind the miner's uprising at the Eureka Stockade- a seminal moment in Australia's history and the probable origin of the union movement in this country. Limited to 500 copies. First Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. The Hawthorn Press. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002784
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Hughes Mary Kent
Pioneer Doctor. A Biography of John Singleton
Melbourne: Oxford University Press 1950. 163pp 8 bw plates inc frontis. Or red cloth in jacket. Some toning to endpapers small old bookseller label on front pastedown. Jacket shows light rubbing and minimal edge wear-nice copy. Biography of John Singleton one of the first doctors to practice in Victoria. Traces the whole of Dr. Singleton's life in Australia form the family's first landing in 1851 to his death and constitutes a vivid personal record not only of one who was to lay the foundation of the greater part of Melbourne's social work as we know it today but also of the early life of the city and its people. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo. Oxford University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007379
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Grosvenor G. Aech
Red Mud to Green Oasis. Renmark Australia
Renmark SA: Raphael Arts. 1979. viii 150pp num bw & col ills pictorial endpapers. Original pictorial cloth in jacket. Very slight edge wear to jacket. Excellent local history of Renmark in South Australia. Includes information on pastoral leases irrigation recipes and general history of the town and area. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Raphael Arts. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 009208
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Anon Tufnell W. F.
The Modern Odyssey or Ulysses Up to Date
London: Collins 1891. 454pp 31 bw photoscolotype. Rebound in blue buckram with gilt/brown title label to spine. A 19th century travelogue by a person travelling in part on White Star line ship Teutonic. There is significant Pacific and Australian content including Hawaii. A scarce and interesting title. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Collins Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000070
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Morton Rev A. W
The History of the Garrison Church
Miller's Point: Holy Trinity 16pp bw ills. Small stain on front cover. No date but c1954/55. The history of the Garrison Church in Miller's Point Sydney. The first Garrison Church in Australia it was used by troops from 1840 to 1888 and was still in use at the time of publication. . Apparent First. Wraps. Very Good. 8vo. Holy Trinity Paperback
Bookseller reference : 006219
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Stancombe G. Hawley
Pioneer Tapestry. Buildings of Early Tasmania
Western Junction Tas.: Glendessary Press 1977. 90pp index 67 col ills. Or gray cloth in jacket. Light edge wear and rubbing to jacket. 67 paintings by Kathleen Cocker featuring early Tasmanian buildings with informative accompanying text. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Cocker Kathleen. Sml 4to. Glendessary Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 008286 ISBN : 0959929347 9780959929348
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Sumner Ray
More Historic Homes of Brisbane
Brisbane: National Trust of Queensland 1982. 120pp num bw & col ills pictorial endpapers. Or brown cloth boards in jacket. Features photographs and explanatory text concerning many of the historic homes of Brisbane in southern Queensland and acts as a supplementary volume to Janet Hogan's Historic Homes of Brisbane. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Sml 4to. National Trust of Queensland Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004943
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Connolly Billy
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia
London: BBC Books 1996. 175pp map num bw &col photogs. Or green cloth in jacket. Scotland's king of comedy tours Australia. This volume was produced to accompany the BBC Television series of the same name. Full of pertinent information about Australia and just as full of Connolly's unique brand of humour. Apparent First. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Clark Nobby photog. Sml 4to. BBC Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003571 ISBN : 0563387238 9780563387237
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Sharp Nonie
Stars of Tagai. The Torres Strait Islanders
Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press. 1993. HEAVY. xix 321pp index glossary bibliography bw ills endpaper maps. As new. Or pictorial card covers. A picture of a unique sea culture. Looks at conservation of traditional culture and explores meanings of the Tagai myth. Also looks at social issues involved in the historical Mabo case and the life of the Meriam people of the Murray Islands. . First Paperback. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo. Aboriginal Studies Press. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 009365 ISBN : 0855752386 9780855752385
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Reid Dorothy E
Moses in the Mallee
Birchip Victoria: K. M. & D. E. Reid. 1983. 48pp maps num bw ills. Or stapled wraps. Slight creasing to card covers. Details the history of Moses Reid and his descendants from the time of the Irish potato famine through to the great drought in Australia in 1982-3. Published on the occasion of the Reid family's centennial of arrival in the Birchip District of Victoria. Much family history material and material of interest about wheat farming in the District. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to. K. M. & D. E. Reid. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 007250 ISBN : 0958917906 9780958917902
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Griffiths G. Nesta
Some Southern Homes of New South Wales
Sydney: The National Trust of Australia. 1976. 129pp index glossary appendices bw ills endpaper maps. Cover protected in plastic but plastic taped to flaps prev owners name on ffep. Or green cloth in jacket. A facsimile edition of the original 1952 publication with an added index and postscript by Caroline Simpson. Examines some historic homes in the southern regions of New South Wales. Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Sml 4to. The National Trust of Australia. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004984
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Blanch Ken
The Way We Were
Brisbane: Queensland Newspapers. 1991. 176pp. Or card covers. Gift notation on first page. A collection of stories from Queenland's colorful past that though big news at the time were soon forgotten. 'Things have happened in Queensland that would turn Hollywood scriptwriters green with envy' says the author. This collection features selections from the authors weekly nostalgia column in the Sunday Mail newspaper. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo. Queensland Newspapers. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 003956 ISBN : 0949381233 9780949381231
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Murdoch Walter
Selected Essays
Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1956. xiv 205pp. Or gray cloth in jacket. Partly uncut. Jacket is somewhat soiled. A collection of humorous essays from Walter Murdoch selected from the omnibus Collected Essays on the basis that they were the most fun to write and therefore probably the most fun to read. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 12mo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002727
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Waterhouse J. B
Permian Pectinacea and Limacea Bivalvia from New Zealand
Wellington: New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 1982. 75pp 25 bw plates; index bibliography numerous bw ills. Or pictorial cloth boards. Some wear at corners heavier at top front. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 49. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 009448
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None Stated
The Melbourne University Calendar 1895.
Melbourne: Melville Mullen & slade. 1894. 393pp 20pp text book list. Or cream cloth with title seal and printing details in black. Cloth somewhat soiled stain at top right corner of pages & rear cover eps foxed. Signed & inscribed by the then chancellor of the university Sir Anthony Colling Brownless. Detailed schedule for the university listing of fees complete textbook listing for all courses and more. Important reference for people interested in the history of tertiary education in Australia. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Plus. 8vo. Melville, Mullen & slade. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000623
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Gwynn Jones Terry
Heroic Australian Air Stories
Adelaide: Rigby 1981. 192pp num bw ills. Or olive cloth in jacket. Jacket foxed on verso minimal edge wear to jacket. A journey through Australian aviation advenutres from WWI when Robert Little and Jack Treacy became air aces through to the world speed record in a light plane in 1975. Includes sections on WWII Charles Ulm and Kingsford Smith. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 4to. Rigby Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006152 ISBN : 0727014218 9780727014214
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Burke David
Juggernaut! A Story of Sydney in the Wild Days of the Steam Trains
Sydney: Kangaroo Press. 1997. 152pp index notes bibliography num bw & few col ills endpaper maps. Or brown cloth in jacket. Slight shelf wear and crease to jacket. At the turn of the century steam trains were making 1200 daily journeys through Sydney and carrying some 70 million passengers annually. More than book for steambuffs alone this is a vivid portrait of a confident and bustling metropolis that was post-Victorian Sydney. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Sml 4to. Kangaroo Press. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006765 ISBN : 0864179022 9780864179029
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Galvinizers Association of Australia
Galvanizing Manual. A Practical Reference for Designers Specifiers Materials Engineers Fabricators and Users
Melbourne: Galvinizers Association of Australia. 1979. 230pp index num bw ills tables. Or green soft plastic covers. Prev owners name written on fore-edge and title page. Contents include Hot dip galvanizing; Economics of hot dip galvanized coatings; Design specification and inspection of galvanized products; Bolting zinc coated steel; Welding zinc coated steel; Painting zinc coated steel with each section dealing with its subject matter in great detail. Technical book. Eighth Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo. Galvinizers Association of Australia. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 003985 ISBN : 090995111x 9780909951115
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Anderson Hugh
Botany Bay Broadsides
Ferntree Gully: The Rams Skull Press 1956. 17pp two-tone ills. Or stiff card covers. Endpapers toned otherwise lovely. Illustrated pseudo-dust jacket. Limited edition of 99 copies this being number 76 signed by author and artist at colophon - the third in the Black Bull Chapbooks. Being three of the songs called Botany Bay. Signed by Author & Illustrator. First Limited Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. The Rams Skull Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 001631
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Elliott John
Southport - Surfer's Paradise. An Illustrated History to Commemorate the Centenary of the Southport State School
Southport Qld.: Gold Coast and Hinterland Historical Society Museum Fund. 1980. 133pp num bw ills map. Or card covers. Cover very slightly soiled with stains to bottom margin of several pages prev owners name on copyright page. A comprehensive history of the Southport-Surfer's paradise area of Queensland's Gold Coast. Includes much on the history of the Southport State School but mainly local history. SIGNED by the author. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Gold Coast and Hinterland Historical Society Museum Fund. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 003463 ISBN : 0959476709 9780959476705
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Kelsall E. M. 'Mick'
A Riverman's Story
Melbourne: Lothian 1986. vi 265pp bw ills endpaper maps. Or brown cloth in jacket. Minimal edge wear to jacket. The author's life on Australia's Murray river. One of the great characters of the Riverboat days of the Murray. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Lothian Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006026 ISBN : 0850912474 9780850912470
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