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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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 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
Referencia librero : 007884 ISBN : 1864760095 9781864760095
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Brennan Frank
TAMPERING WITH ASYLUM : A Universal Humanitarian Problem
Saint Lucia QLD Australia: University of Queensland Press 2007. xviii 317pp. Book clean square. Spine firm. Leaves clean faint mark to head of textblock. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. " . . . author Frank Brennan argues that the Australian government's response to the 'Tampa' incident was a massive overreaction possible only in a remote country like Australia with few asylum seekers and no land borders. He compares Australia's policy with that of the United States and Europe and provides a practical blueprint for countries wanting to humanely protect asylum seekers. This revised edition features an epilogue bringing the book up to date with the latest developments . . . " Contents include: Preface Acks. Acronyms Intro. 8 chapters Epilogue Notes Index. Book weight approx. 320g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . Revised Edition. Softcover. Very Good . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. University of Queensland Press Paperback
Referencia librero : 007541 ISBN : 0702235814 9780702235818
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Cole Mervyn C.
THE AMERICA'S CUP CARTOON UPDATE No. 1
Perth Western Australia: Kara International 1985. Unpaginated 80 pages. B/white cartoon-style art illustrations throughout. Saddle-stitch staple-bound landscape oblong format. Staples clean and tight. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated Max Sutch limp wrapper lightly bumped only. A collection of newspaper cartoons from around the world mostly Australian all themed on the America's Cup yachting challenge of 1983 when against many 'obstacles' a yacht with a radical keel 'Australia II' from Down Under won the series . . . The cartoons and captions in this collection reflect the machinations behind the racing . . . Book weight approx. 120g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Thus. Staplebound Softcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5�" - 6�" tall. Kara International Paperback
Referencia librero : 007568 ISBN : 0909213062 9780909213060
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Siseman John and Brownlie John
BOGONG NATIONAL PARK
Victoria Australia: Algona Publications 1986. 152pp. b/white photographic illustrations and maps. Book clean square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated Cope Hut Bogong High Plains Walk No. 9 card wrapper nominally scuffed small soft crease to rear. "Bogong National Park contains the most extensive area of alpine scenery in Victoria . . . within this comprehensive guide will be found detailed road and track notes together with general and historical information. Bushwalker ski tourer or casual visitor will find a wealth of experiences - be they seeking adventure in the wilderness or intent upon discovering the unique region from the comfort of the sheltered valley towns . . . " Book weight approx. 240g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition Stated. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Algona Publications Paperback
Referencia librero : 007443 ISBN : 0909594236 9780909594237
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Macoboy Margaret Text by
PERTH 150 YEARS : City Of Perth 1829-1979 In Slipcase
West Perth Western Australia: Jackson Hunt & Co. 1979. iv 124pp. colour-plate frontispiece and stunning colour plate photography by Michael Morcombe Richard Woldendorp and Oskar Opitz throughout. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title on black backstrip. Plain yellow boards. Leaves pristine. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket nominally bumped only. Housed in a like-illustrated minimally bumped slipcase. Published in celebration of Western Australia's sesquicentennial anniversary the 150 year gala occasion being held during 1979. From the Pilbara to the Southern Ocean and the vibrant capital of Perth the photographs and text are interwoven to display all that Western Australia has to celebrate . . . Contents include: Prelims. Great State Perth's First 150 Years Perth and its People Perth's Water Playgrounds Daydreams and Nightlife Park for all Seasons Perth Unlimited. Item weight approx. 1.75 KG. Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very Good . Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Jackson Hunt & Co. Hardcover
Referencia librero : 007315 ISBN : 0959553304 9780959553307
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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 our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Maps to endpapers. 226pages Originallly printed in 1908. Charles Matthews was one of the original 'bush brothers' a tiny band of Anglican priests aiming to bring Christianity to the outback. . Reprint. Hardcover. Rigby hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB220772 ISBN : 085179520X 9780851795201
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Duncan WGK. & Leonard Roger Ashley W. G.
The University of Adelaide 1874-1974
Adelaide: Rigby Limited. 1973. Large octavo size 16x24cm approx. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 203pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Rigby Limited hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB14905 ISBN : 0851796672 9780851796673
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Rose Ronald
This Peculiar Colony. A Slightly Irreverent Look at Australia's Beginnings
Adelaide: Rigby Limited. 1981. Large octavo size 16x24cm approx. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket spine is a little sunned & now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Black & white illustrations by Robert Ingpen. 179 pages Produced from source documents; a humourous look at early days of the colony of Australia. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Rigby Limited hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB3952 ISBN : 0727014102 9780727014108
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Paterson Banjo
THE BEST OF BANJO PATERSON
Dee Why N.S.W. Australia: Murray Child & Company 1996. viii 201pp. b/white facsimile art illustrations throughout. Book clean square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated card wrapper has small negligible soft crease to rear. Introduction by Bruce Elder. Numerous poems commence with 'A Dream of the Melbourne Cup 1886' and end with 'Song of Murray's Brigade'. Includes Index of Titles and Index of First Lines. Book weight approx. 530g. . First Thus. Softcover. Very Good . 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Murray Child & Company Paperback
Referencia librero : 008160 ISBN : 0908048238 9780908048236
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Quinlan Tony editor
Waves: New Writing from Whangamata
Aotearoa New Zealand : Steele Roberts Ltd 2005. Card Covers. 172 pp. B/w illus. Staple mark to top front corner. Felt pen mark across lower edge of text block. Contents clean with tight binding. Waves gathers together non-fiction poetry and short stories from and about Whangamata. Includes "A Tribute to Michael King" by Dorothy Wharehoka. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Steele Roberts Ltd Paperback
Referencia librero : 004290
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Meurant Ross
The Red Squad Story
Auckland New Zealand: Harlen Publishing Co. Ltd 1982. 216pp. B/w illustrations. Spine tips lightly rubbed. Light dust marks to top edge. Unclipped DJ. The true and dramatic account of the elite police riot squad the Red Escort Group which travelled with the Springbok's rugby tour of New Zealand in 1981. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harlen Publishing Co. Ltd hardcover
Referencia librero : 003356 ISBN : 0908630069 9780908630066
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Bowden Tim
NO TERN UNSTONED : Musings at Breakfast
Sydney NSW Australia: ABC Books 2004. xii 232pp. b/white line drawn illustrations throughout. Book clean square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed small product label to inside rear cover. "With considerable hilarity irreverence a zest for life and talented story-telling zeal 'No Tern Unstoned' is a wonderfully entertaining collection of Tim Bowden's wry observations of the world around him past and present . . . " Contents include: Introduction 38 chapters. Book weight approx. 270g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition First Impression. Softcover. Very Good . 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. ABC Books Paperback
Referencia librero : 008676 ISBN : 0733314449 9780733314445
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Pyke Frank
GOLD RUSH : A Decade of Success
South Melbourne VIC Australia: Victorian Institute of Sport 2000. 74pp. plus ii. Full-page b/white candid and action illustrated halftone plates. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated boards nominally bumped only. Leaves clean and unmarked. No dustjacket as issued. Produced by the Victorian Institute of Sport V.I.S. in celebration of their first decade having begun in 1990. Featuring many of the Institute's successes many of whom will did compete in the Sydney 2000 Olympics. In the decade since its inception the V.I.S. has produced 48 World Champions plus Junior Youth Olympic and Paralympic Gold Medallists . . . Contents include: Prelims. Intro. Origins Structure Coaches Programs Athletes 1990-1999 Measuring Success Role Models Future Honour List. Book weight approx. 630g. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Victorian Institute of Sport Hardcover
Referencia librero : 008558
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Cooke Richard et al Written and Edited by
THE CHASER ANNUAL 2005
Melbourne VIC Australia: Text Publishing Company 2005. 114pp. b/white illustrations throughout. Book clean square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has soft corner creases mild indentations. Written and edited by Richard Cooke Andrew Hansen Dominic Knight Chas Licciardello Julian Morrow and additional contributors. Featuring the Vitruvian Man over the White House in a parody of 'The Da Vinci Code'. Book weight approx. 380g. 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 Company Paperback
Referencia librero : 008565 ISBN : 1920885978 9781920885977
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Woodford James
THE DOG FENCE : A Journey Across the Heart of Australia
Melbourne VIC Australia: Text Publishing Company 2004. ix 260pp. two-page b/white map. Book clean square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has soft reading crease to front and rear panel minor edgewear. "At 5400 kilometres the Dog Fence is one of the longest man-made structures on Earth. It slices across Australia's desert heart dividing the continent to keep dingoes away from livestock . . . James Woodford's enthralling account of his journey over sand gibber plains and salt lakes . . . " Contents include: 13 chapters Epilogue Bibliography Index. Book weight approx. 200g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . Reprint. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Text Publishing Company Paperback
Referencia librero : 008256 ISBN : 1920885269 9781920885267
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Torre Stephen General Editor
THE MACQUARIE DICTIONARY OF AUSTRALIAN QUOTATIONS
New South Wales Australia: The Macquarie Library 1990. 431pp. Book clean square. Spine firm. Small nick and soft crease to top margin of last text page and rear free endpaper plus soft crease to top margin of several preceding leaves otherwise leaves clean and undamaged. Printed gloss boards have a tiny foredge bump and negligible scuffing. Attached ribbon bookmark. " . . . covers over 3000 of the best things that have ever been said in Australia - invaluable for speakers writers and readers and anyone who is interested in having a good time with words." Includes Introduction and Index. Book weight approx. 775g. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. The Macquarie Library Hardcover
Referencia librero : 008200 ISBN : 0949757551 9780949757555
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Dutton Geoffrey
RUSSELL DRYSDALE 1912-1981 : A Biographical Sketch
Australia: Mallard Press 1989. 52pp. recto-page colour art illustrations throughout by Russell Drysdale plus colour photograph of Russell Drysdale. Book clean square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated detail from 'Moody's Pub' Russell Drysdale gloss boards negligibly scuffed light bump to foot. A stand-alone volume in the 'Famous Australian Art' series. Contents include: Introduction A Biographical Sketch Illustrations Bibliography. Book weight approx. 435g. . First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Mallard Press Hardcover
Referencia librero : 008177 ISBN : 1863258019 9781863258012
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Moyal Ann
PLATYPUS
Crows Nest NSW Australia: Allen & Unwin 2001. 226pp. b/white art and photographic illustrations throughout plus 8 page colour plate illustrated section. Book clean slightly canted. Spine firm gilt title there-on. Green boards negligibly edgeworn. Map-illustrated endpapers. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. "The extraordinary story of how a curious creature baffled the world . . . This is the enigmatic story of a biological riddle that confounded scientists for nearly ninety years challenging theories of creationism evolution and the classification of species along the way." Contents include: Intro. 15 chapters Glossary A Word on Sources Illustrations Index. Book weight approx. 450g. . First Edition First Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good /Very Good . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Allen & Unwin Hardcover
Referencia librero : 008183 ISBN : 1865083739 9781865083735
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Mullins Barbara; Cook Trevor; Gerritsen John
Aboriginal Lore
Shepp Books. PAPERBACK. 094925018X Although the book is actually brand new slight cornering of the rear upper corner keeps me from listing it as such. Ships well packaged and very quickly from MI. A detailed description is coming soon. The condition selected for the item is accurate and consistent with our other listings of the same general condition. If you have any questions or you would like a detailed description of the item prior to our revision of the listing please do not hesitate to contact us. We will get back to you as quickly as possible. Please buy with confidence from us as we have several thousand satisfied customers and your satisfaction is the goal we strive to achieve with every transaction. . Fine. Shepp Books paperback
Referencia librero : 6HARPER19 ISBN : 094925018X 9780949250186
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Gooding Paul
Picturesque New Zealand
Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards sunned owner name on front flyleaf. 1913. Hardcover. Green patterned cloth with titles stamped in gilt on front boards and spine. Top edges gilt. Map endpapers. xv 332 pp. Many photograph reproductions. A �panoramic view� of this �far-flung outpost of the British Empire� including discussion of the nation�s thermal springs Maori villages caves gorges and visits with �former cannibals who have become good neighbors. � . Houghton Mifflin hardcover
Referencia librero : 37843
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