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GUNTON ERIC**:
Memories in Stone: A collection of Plaques recording historic events and people of South Australia.
Australian8vo original wrapsno dw/dj - as issued1st edn.VG.No owner inscrptn.Decorated border design - repeated to pagesfaded wraps - from pink to off-white - where other books were in contact and a production fault crease internally onlyto upper wrap.Fore-edges lightly aged; contents brighttight and clean.Australia 8vo wrapsviiipp103pp which includes a prefaceb/w photographic headpieces to each page;a District index of Memorials and an index of Memorials.Author's self-published book. A book about the plaques which are on buildingsin the parklandson the foreshoreson the roadsideand on mountain summits.They tell of achievement - the Smith brother's flight from England to Australia - the joy of giving which culminated in Sir Samuel Davenport's gift to the people of 'Beaumont Common' - tragedies such as the Brighton shark fatality - and a true story which sounds more like fiction is the 'Chinese Invasion' where 16500 Chinese landed at Robe and walked to the Victorian goldfields.It will be of interest to everybody and give to the tourists the stories of the plaques they may stop to see and photograph while touring the 'State That's Great'the Festival State. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk because of the lighter weight of this itemfor correct shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! AUSTRALIA.ADELAIDE.GILLINGHAM PRINTERS PTY LTD.,1984.
Bookseller reference : rja1634 ISBN : 0959209417 9780959209419
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Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
Surveys of Australian Economics: v. 1
Littlehampton Book Services Ltd. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. Littlehampton Book Services Ltd unknown
Bookseller reference : GRP101828004 ISBN : 0868612162 9780868612164
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de Chabrillan Celeste; Clancy Patricia & Allen JeanneIntroduced & Translated by
The French Consul's Wife: Memoirs of Celeste De Chabrillian in Gold-Rush Australia
Carlton South: The Miegunyah Press. 1998. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Illustrated with Black and White plates. xi 304pp Originally published in 1877 as "Un Deuil au bout du monde". The memoirs of the wife of the first French Consul to Melbourne in mid 19th century. She was an extraordinary woman whose life was one of remarkable self-recreation. . 1st Edition. Hardback. The Miegunyah Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB225645 ISBN : 0522847757 9780522847758
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James BE. B. E.
Dangerous Holiday
Adelaide: Rigby. 1963. 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. Gift inscription to front free endpaper. 160 pages An adventure story set in South Australia . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Rigby hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB232789
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Ingham Anne Marie
The Boss Drover and his Mates
Sydney: Halstead Press. 1996. Quarto Size approx 24cm x 30.5cm. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs and a Colour Plate by the Author. Endpaper maps. Foreword by Roger Steele 201 pages Appendices Mainly follows the story of Clarrie and Emily Pankhurst and is based on their documents and diaries and recordings made by Clarrie in the 1960s. . Reprint. Hardback. Halstead Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB214073 ISBN : 1875684336 9781875684335
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Burcher Honour C.
Pioneers and their Better Halves or Seven Generations of Women in Australia
Caloundra Queensland: Boolarong Publications. 1985. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition - Card Covers. Mild creasing to front cover. Gift inscription to preliminary pages. Black & white photographs. 239 pages From 1799 to post-war Baby Boomers. . 1st Edition. Softcover. Boolarong Publications paperback
Bookseller reference : BIB273758 ISBN : 0958930902 9780958930901
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DIAMOND Marion
Creative Meddler: The Life and Fantasies of Charles St Julian
Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. 1990. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. DJ spine a little faded. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. x179pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Melbourne University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB270637 ISBN : 0522844235 9780522844238
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Rees Sian
The Floating Brothel: The Extraordinary Story of the Lady Julian and its Cargo of Female Convicts Bound for Botany Bay
Sydney: Hodder. 2001. Octavo Size. Very Good condition. Black & white illustrations. 248 pages . Reprint. Softcover. Hodder paperback
Bookseller reference : BIB212509 ISBN : 0733613047 9780733613043
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Retter Catherine
Legends Lore & Lies. Australians and Their Driza-Bones
Sydney: The Watermark Press. 1997. Small Quarto Size. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in aour purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. 144 pages . Reprint. Hardback. The Watermark Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB254990 ISBN : 094928419X 9780949284198
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Thompson Liz
From Somewhere Else: People from Other Countries Who Have Made Australia Home
Sydney: Simon & Schuster Australia. 1993. Small Quarto Size. Very Good condition - Card Covers. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs by Liz Thompson. 156 pages . Softcover. Simon & Schuster Australia paperback
Bookseller reference : BIB254833 ISBN : 073180287X 9780731802876
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Joy William
The Venturers
Sydney: Shakespeare Head Press. 1972. Octavo Size. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in a purpose-made plastic sleeve. DJ has faded spine. Illustrated with Black and White plates. 174 pages A collection of entertaining true stories dealing with incidents from Australian history . 1st Edition. Hardback. Shakespeare Head Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB249726 ISBN : 0855582952 9780855582951
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BROOKES Mabel
Riders of Time
Melbourne: Macmillan of Australia. 1967. Small Quarto Size approx 17.5cm x 24cm. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Sepia-toned illustrations by Harold Freedman. Light wear to dustjacket edges and corners. 217pages A look back at the events large & small which have shaped Australia. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Macmillan of Australia hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB246691
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McLean Donald and Rodd LC. Compiled by L. C.
Venturing the Unknown Ways
Melbourne: F. W. Cheshire. 1965. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition in pictorial boards. Interior starting to tan with age and tiny tear to upper edge of front free endpaper. 198 pages With a Foreword and Introductory notes by Kylie Tennant. Writings from a range of notable Australian writers organised 7 sections: Sixty Years of Pioneers; An Emerging Society; Aboriginal Encounters; Our Fathers' Friends; War!; Venturing On. . 1st Edition. Hardback. F. W. Cheshire hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB246751
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Ferdinand C. Latrobe
Iron Men & Their Dogs
Ivan R. Dreschler 1941. Hardcover. Good. No dustjacket. Cover has some wear. Some foxing on inside front and rear covers. First twenty pages have slight crinkling at top and several of those pages have some light staining from moisture. Ivan R. Dreschler hardcover
Bookseller reference : 702
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Atkinson Ann Editor
Footnote People in Australian History
Sydney: The Fairfax Library. 1987. 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. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 240 pages 40 lesser known people in Australian history - noteworthy notorious eccentric personalities who were all famous in their day. . 1st Edition. Hardback. The Fairfax Library hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB242997 ISBN : 0949707120 9780949707123
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Victorian Ministry for the Arts Melbourne Victoria Australia
The Visual Arts in Victoria: a Survey
CSR Limited 1975. Paperback. Covers creased with some wear to spine and edges otherwise good. 48pp. (CSR Limited, 1975) paperback
Bookseller reference : A13968
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Swain Victor
Australia: Moments in History
Frenchs Forest NSW: New Holland. 2003. Small Quarto Size approx 17.5cm x 24cm. Very Good condition - Card Covers. Light wear to edges and corners. 335 pages . Reprint. Softcover. New Holland paperback
Bookseller reference : BIB235288 ISBN : 1864368187 9781864368185
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McIntyre Kenneth Gordon
The Rebello Transcripts Governor Phillip's Portuguese Prelude
London: Souvenir Press. 1984. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is just a little sunned on spine still clear and is now protected in a purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White plates. 257 pages. The story of Captain Arthur Phillip's three secondment to the Portuguese Navy. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Souvenir Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB233080 ISBN : 0285626035 9780285626034
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Simpson Colin
The New Australia
Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 1971. Small Quarto Size approx 17.5cm x 24cm. Very Good condition in a Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Light wear to dustjacket edges and corners and chip to upper front panel. Illustrated with Colour photographs. Includes in-text maps. Gift inscription to preliminary pages. xvi 605 pp An interesting historical look at the mineral wealth of Australia combined with what was then seen to be the key 'tourist'' adventures. . 2nd Edition. Hardback. Angus & Robertson hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB220111 ISBN : 0207122520 9780207122521
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Megaw JSV. Editor J. S.
Employ'd as a Discoverer: papers presented at the Captain Cook Bi-Centenary Symposium
Sydney: Reed. 1971. Octavo Size. Very Good condition but no Dustjacket 141pages . 1st Edition. Hardback. Reed hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB5966
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Turnbull Clive
Australian Lives. Charles Whitehead James Stephens Peter Lalor George Francis Train Francis Adams Paddy Hannan
Melbourne: F.W. Cheshire. 1965. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. DJ a little rubbed. xvi158 pages. Looks at six assorted figures mostly not well known from Australia's past who were typical of their times. . 1st Edition. Hardback. F.W. Cheshire hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB5482
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Muirden Bruce
The Puzzled Patriots. The Story of the Australia First Movement
London: Melbourne University Press. 1968. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. DJ spine a touch faded. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 200 pages In 1942 sixteen Australian-born men were secretly interned in Sydney. They were members of the Australia First movement a tiny fringe group whose philosophy comprised chauvinistic Australianism spiced with anti-British quasi-Fascist and anit-Semitic overtones. Their internment was subsequently the subject of a report by Justice Clyne. Muirden paints a disquieting picture of what can happen to civil liberties when ordinary legal proceses are suspended on the grounds of 'security'. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Melbourne University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB85119 ISBN : 052283907X 9780522839074
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Myatt Bill Editor
How and Where to Find Gemstones in Australia and New Zealand
Sydney: Lansdowne Press. 1987. Small Quarto Size approx 17.5cm x 24cm. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Mild edgewear to dustjacket. Illustrated with colour plates colour locality maps black and white photographs drawings and diagrams. This is a heavy book and will cost more to ship internationally. Please contact us for a precise quote for your part of the world. 486 pages The most comprehensive book on the subject suitable for the ordinary reader and fossicker. . Revised Edition. Hardback. Lansdowne Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB278695 ISBN : 0701816686 9780701816681
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Braddon Russell Editor
Australia Fair Recollections Observations and Irreverences
London: Methuen. 1984. 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. 204 pages A series of stimulating and uninhibited essays about Australia and its people by authors such as Robyn Archer Tom Keneally Frank Moorhouse Catherine Gaskin Judith Wright etc. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Methuen hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB231434 ISBN : 0413526003 9780413526007
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Matthews CHS. C. H.
A Parson in the Australian Bush
Adelaide: Rigby. 1973. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White plates. 226 pages Originallly printed in 1908. Charles Matthews was a young Anglican priest sent in 1902 to minister to the residents of outback New South Wales. . Reprint. Hardback. Rigby hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB219817 ISBN : 085179520X 9780851795201
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Sinclair Keith
Walter Nash
Auckland New Zealand: Auckland University Press; Oxford University Press 1976. Maroon cloth gilt titles on spine. 439pp. includes References Bibliography & Index. B/w illustrations. Top corner bumped. Unclipped DJ has several small tears. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Auckland University Press; Oxford University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003321 ISBN : 0196479495 9780196479491
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Ihimaera Witi
Maori
Wellington New Zealand: A. R. Shearer Government Printer 1975. Landscape format. Staple bound. 45pp. Colour illustrations. Contents include: Preface; From Hawaiki; Canoe Settlers; Traditional Beliefs; Coming of the Pakeha; The Long Fight; The New Net Goes Fishing; Behind the Tattooed Face; People of the Four Winds; One Country Two Heritages. .Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A. R. Shearer, Government Printer paperback
Bookseller reference : 003394
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White Sally
A Patchwork Heritage Thirteen Australian Families
Melbourne: Collins Dove. 1986. Small Quarto Size approx 17.5cm x 24cm. Very Good condition - Card Covers. Spine a little faded. Top corner of front free end paper clipped. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 152 pages Loks at thirteen families who have contributed through the generations to law medicine agriculture communication entertainment and the arts manufacturing retailing fishing and transport sports. . 1st Edition. Softcover. Collins Dove paperback
Bookseller reference : BIB177928 ISBN : 0859243915 9780859243919
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Miles John edited by Dudley Coleman
A Richness of People
Adelaide: S.A. Chamber of Manufactures. 1969. Large octavo size 16x24cm approx. Very Good condition in Good clear plastic Dustjacket. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Previous owner's details to preliminary pages. 179 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. S.A. Chamber of Manufactures hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB201629
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Whiting Michael
Augustus Short and the Founding of the University of Adelaide
Adelaide: The Barr Smith Press. 2014. Large octavo size 16x24cm approx. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. As new condition. Colour and black & white illustrations. 100 pages Augustus Short was the first Anglican Bishop of Adelaide. He played a pivotal role in the establishment of the University of Adelaide. . 1st Edition. Hardback. The Barr Smith Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB281576 ISBN : 1922064777 9781922064776
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Udy James S.
Living Stones. The story of the Methodist Church in Canberra
Sydney: Sacha Books. 1974. Octavo Size. Very Good copy in Very good dustjacket now protected. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Previous Owners name/details to Preliminary Pages. 186 pages . 1st Edition. Hardback. Sacha Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB222756 ISBN : 0909834067 9780909834067
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William Armand Lessa
Drake's Island of Thieves: Ethnological sleuthing
University Press of Hawaii 1975. clean unmarked copy. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. University Press of Hawaii Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 363367 ISBN : 0824803337 9780824803339
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Johnson Ross
Sentenced to Cross the Raging Sea. The Story of Sam Johnson Victim of Oldham's Bankside Riot of 1834. Inscribed by Author
Adelaide: Published by Author. 2004. Small Quarto Size approx 17.5cm x 24cm. Near fine condition in pictorial laminated boards. Excellent condition. Illustrated with colour and black & white plates. Inscribed by the author on half-title page " John and Faye For our trans Siberian fellow adventurers! Happy Christmas 2004. Ross". Also the numbers 80/500 pencilled to the publications page. 328 pages A thoroughly researched story of Sam Johnson the author's ancestor who was transported to Australia and subsequently settled in Gippsland. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Published by Author hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB304150 ISBN : 0646440039 9780646440033
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Flynn Rev. Frank
Distant Horizons: Mission Impressions Inscribed by Author
Sydney: Sacred Heart Monastery. 1951. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket - now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Dustjacket is chipped with some mild discolouration to spine tail. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Inscribed by the author on the publications page to the Mother Prioress The Carmelite Nuns Glen Osmond. Maps to endpapers. 102 pages Frank Flynn was a Northern Territory based ophthalmologist author and missionary priest. . Reprint. Hardback. Sacred Heart Monastery hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB297538
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Kerr Colin & Margaret
Royal Show. A History of the Royal Agricultural Society of South Australia
Adelaide: Stock Journal Publishers. 1983. Small Quarto Size approx 17.5cm x 24cm. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ spine a little sunned & now protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. 144 pages Traces the history of the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia and the Royal Show. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Stock Journal Publishers hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB221513 ISBN : 0959683313 9780959683318
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Richard Lear and Tom Turner.
MANGROVES OF AUSTRALIA.
University of Qld Press paperback stiff pictorial card cover 1977 84 pages illustrated. Useful reference but with B&W illustrations. Ex-library rather battered but seems to be all there. ISBN 0702214205. paperback
Bookseller reference : 24606 ISBN : 0702214205 9780702214202
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Contributors
THE CHASER ANNUAL 2008 : The Little Rudd Book
Melbourne VIC Australia: Text Publishing 2008. 116pp. b/white photographic and cartoon illustrations throughout. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. The ninth instalment of political satire in the series from the team behind 'The Chaser's War on Everything' . . . Relive all the big news stories and issues for 2008. Book weight approx. 385g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good . 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Text Publishing Paperback
Bookseller reference : 009436 ISBN : 1921351853 9781921351853
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Peter J. Fensham; Richard F. Gunstone; Richard T. White all of Monash University Australia
The Content Of Science: A Constructive Approach To Its Teaching And Learning
Routledge 1994-02-01. 1. Hardcover. Used:Good. Routledge hardcover
Bookseller reference : DADAX0750702206 ISBN : 0750702206 9780750702201
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Clark Marcus Selected and Edited
Sources of Australian History The World's Classics No 558
London: Oxford University Press. 1970. 12mo approx 12.7x18.7cm. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket - now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Light wear to dustjacket edges and corners and spine is age-toned. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. xii 622 pages A collection of documents on Australian political and social history sourced from not only official reports and papers but also newspaper files ballads and songs. . Reprint. Hardback. Oxford University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB274503
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Eagle Chester
Play Together Dark Blue Twenty: A boy's-eye view of an elite Australian school
Melbourne: McPhee Gribble Publishers. 1986. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. DJ spine a little faded. 151pages. Chester Eagle's memories of Melbourne Grammar School in the 1940s . 1st Edition. Hardcover. McPhee Gribble Publishers hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB5324 ISBN : 0869140310 9780869140314
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Mander Jones E editor
A History of Craft Masonry in South Australia 1884-1934
Adelaide: Grand Lodge of Sth Australia. 1976. Large octavo size 16x24cm approx. Very Good condition. No dustjacket as issued. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 387pages index . 1st Edition. Hardback. Grand Lodge of Sth Australia hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB301095
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Gooley Anne Chief Executive The Queensland Open Learning Network Australia Fred Lockwood
Innovation In Open And Distance Learning : Successful Development Of Online And Web-Based Learning
T&F/Routledge. PAPERBACK. New . New Book. Shipped via DHL/FEDEX with tracking ID. T&F/Routledge paperback
Bookseller reference : 9780749434762-ADNW ISBN : 0749434767 9780749434762
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Ship Log Australia
LOG KEPT ON BARQUE "JONATHAN BOURNE" WHILE ON A PASSAGE FROM NEW YORK TO MELBOURNE DEC. 10th 1883 manuscript title
Primarily at sea 1883. 111pp. carbon copy of a manuscript on sheets 10 1/4 x 8 inches brad- bound along top edge. Approximately 20500 words. First leaf torn along old creases with no loss to text. Several leaves chipped along edges. Some light dampstaining along bottom edge. Last two leaves mutilated. Fair. Young man's journal of a trip from New York to Melbourne Australia. He records a relatively calm and uneventful passage lasting just over three months. Though dreadfully seasick for the first week or two he eventually gains his sea legs and stomach and enjoys an easy if lengthy voyage. His activities aboard ship include fishing and shooting at birds with the captain as well as learning navigation and astronomy from the mate. unknown
Bookseller reference : WRCAM40477
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Horton Mervyn & Thomas David Editors
Art Gallery of South Australia 1881-1981 Signed by David Thomas
Adelaide: Art Gallery Board of S.A. 1981. Small Quarto Size approx 17.5cm x 24cm. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Signed by David Thomas the Director. Illustrated with colour and black & white reproductions. 49 pages Published to mark the centenary of the Art Gallery of South Australia. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Art Gallery Board of S.A. hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB3867 ISBN : 0724357408 9780724357406
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Ellyard David
DROUGHTS AND FLOODING RAINS : The Weather of Australia
Sydney N.S.W. Australia: Angus & Robertson 1994. viii 152pp. colour and b/white photographic illustrations and b/white weather maps throughout. Book clean square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has small soft corner crease. "David Ellyard explains in plain English how the weather of Australia works . . . This straightforward entertaining guide will take the mystery out of the weather and help you understand the weather patterns of wherever you live in Austalia." Contents include: Preface 26 chapters Appendix Glossary Bibliography and Index. Book weight approx. 485g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good . 4to - over 9�" - 12" Tall. Angus & Robertson Paperback
Bookseller reference : 007988 ISBN : 0207185573 9780207185571
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Rae Lou
THE ABT RAILWAY & Railways of the Lyell Region. The End of an Era
Sandy Bay TAS Australia: Author Lou Rae 1994. ii 94pp. illustrated throughout; stunning colour plates b/white halftone plates and line drawn maps. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Pictorially-illustrated card wrapper trivially bumped only. Text-block unmarked. First published in 1988 this book tells the story of the ABT Railway operated in the Mount Lyell Region of Tasmania Australia. Now just a memory having been finally closed and dismantled in 1963 it is hoped by many to resurrect the ABT Railway for tourists to share the area's natural beauty. Contents include: Prelims. Reflections Brief History Construction and Financial Problems Early Impressions Grand Opening Railway Imbroglio Administering Railways of the Mount Lyell Region Picnics Yarns & Railwaymen. Book weight approx. 540g. . First Thus. Softcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" Tall. (Author) Lou Rae Paperback
Bookseller reference : 008080 ISBN : 0959209859 9780959209853
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Haigh Gideon
ASBESTOS HOUSE : The Secret History of James Hardie Industries
Carlton Vic Australia: Scribe Publications 2006. 442pp. Book clean square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper minimally edgeworn only. " 'Asbestos House' the name of the grand headquarters that Hardie built itself in 1929 tells two remarkable tales. It relates the frantic financial engineering in 2001 during which Hardie cut adrift its liabilities to sufferers of asbestos-related disease the public and political odium that followed and the extraordinary deal that resulted. It is also the story that the company knowingly and unknowingly forgot how even as fibro built a nation the asbestos fibre from which it was made condemned thousands to death . . . " Book weight approx. 600g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Scribe Publications Paperback
Bookseller reference : 007945 ISBN : 1920769625 9781920769628
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Chester Quentin
TALES FROM THE BUSH : Footloose Reflections on the Walking Life
Sydney N.S.W. Australia: ACP Magazine Ltd. Australian Geographic 2008. 151pp. small chapter-heading line-drawn illustrations throughout. Book clean Spine firm. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. "Quentin Chester gets around. From Kakadu and Uluru to deep rainforest and remote outback gorges he likes nothing better than loading his rucksack and heading bush. This collection of keenly observed stories explores the ragged liberating charms of the outdoors - be it the rough and tumble of wild terrain the eternal lure of the campfire or the chance to share nature's wondrous gifts . . . " Book weight approx. 200g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. ACP Magazine Ltd. Australian Geographic Paperback
Bookseller reference : 007843 ISBN : 1862760659 9781862760653
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A NATION UNITED - 9 MAY 2001. A Joint Commemorative Meeting of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Centenary Commemoration Ceremony
Melbourne VIC Australia: Centenary of Federation Victoria 2001. 63pp. sepia and b/white halftone photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated loose-plastic protected dustjacket softly creased at edges. A limited edition published to coincide with the "Centenary Commemoration Ceremony on 9 May 2001 to mark 100 years of democracy and the centenary of the Commonwealth Parliament." Numerous contents include: Messages from: The Governor-General Prime Minister The Wurundjeri People State Premiers etc. The journey to Federation Opening of the Commonwealth Parliament Creating the national capital The Royal Exhibition Building Australian Achievers more. Book weight approx. 530g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good /Very Good . 8vo Oblong. Limited Edition. Centenary of Federation Victoria Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007872
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Various
AUSTRALIAN BUSH BALLADS and Other Verse
Australia: Axiom Publishing 1998. 96pp. colour art illustrations throughout by Della Hodgett. Book clean square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated Jan Gallehawk flapped card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. "Australian Bush Ballads and Poems from the pens of some of Australia's best-loved colonial writers including: Mary Fullerton 'E' Adam Lindsay Gordon Henry Lawson 'Breaker' Morant A.B.Patterson and many others . . . " Poems open with 'Australia' Dowell O'Reilly and close with 'Bowyang's Bridge' C.J.Dennis. Book weight approx. 230g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition. Softcover with Fold-in Flaps. Very Good . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Axiom Publishing Paperback
Bookseller reference : 007884 ISBN : 1864760095 9781864760095
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