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Stancombe G. H.
Highway in Van Diemen's Land
Launceston TAS Australia: Glendessary Press Publications 1974. Light general wear to covers. Signed by the author on the title page. 151 pages with b/w illustrations. The history of the old coaching road between Hobart Town and Launceston. . SIGNED. THIRD EDITION. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Glendessary Press Publications Paperback
Bookseller reference : 013609 ISBN : 0959929312 9780959929317
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Jones Michael
Country of Five Rivers : Albert Shire 1788 - 1988
Crows Nest NSW Australia: Allen & Unwin Pty. Limited 1988. Usual library marks. 299 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Full Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. Allen & Unwin Pty., Limited
Bookseller reference : 018662 ISBN : 0043370063 9780043370063
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White M. W. D.; Rahemtula Aladin
Queensland Judges on the High Court
Brisbane QLD Australia: Supreme Court of Queensland Library 2003. Minor chip to rear of jacket. Usual library stamps. 286 pages with b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Ex-Library. Supreme Court of Queensland Library Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 014875 ISBN : 0975123009 9780975123003
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Mendelsohn Ronald
The Condition of the People. Social Welfare in Australia 1900-1975
Sydney: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1979. Large octavo size 16x24cm approx. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. 408 pages This book shows that the Australian people despite overwhelming advantages in resources quality of people and lack of divisive social problems have lost direction and effectiveness in their welfare effort and indeed in their whole social drive. . 1st Edition. Hardback. George Allen & Unwin Ltd. hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB294191 ISBN : 0868611050 9780868611051
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Kennedy Richard Edited by
Australian Welfare History. Critical Essays
Melbourne: Macmillan. 1982. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. Remainder mark to bottom-edge. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. 322 pages A critical and radical approach to the welfare history of Australia. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Macmillan hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB294190 ISBN : 0333338650 9780333338650
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Sinclair Paul
The Murray : A River and Its People
Carlton South: Melbourne University Press. 2001. 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 Photographs. 303 pages An in-depth study of the Murray River. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Melbourne University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB294174 ISBN : 0522849881 9780522849882
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Powell Alan
Far Country A Short History of the Northern Territory
Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. 1988. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps. 301pages . 2nd Edition. Softcover. Melbourne University Press paperback
Bookseller reference : BIB247390 ISBN : 0522843778 9780522843774
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All-Time Favourite Australian Song Book The
North Ryde NSW Australia: Angus & Robertson 1984. Hardcover with green boards and pictorial dust jacket first edition 820gms 114pages. This book features a collection of over 80 all-time Australian favourites plus a few ring-ins. All are presented with introductory notes. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout. Boards and dust jacket are in good condition with moderate shelf wear scuffing and chipping and one or two small tears otherwise no other pre-loved markings. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Good/Good. Illus. by Cook Patrick. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Bookseller reference : AUST191 ISBN : 0207147558 9780207147555
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Coney Sandra
I Do: 125 years of Weddings in New Zealand
Auckland New Zealand: Hodder Moa Beckett 1995. Card Covers with French flaps landscape format. 104pp. includes Bibliography & Index. B/w Photography. Light surface wear to covers. Reading crease to spine. Contents clean. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hodder Moa Beckett Paperback
Bookseller reference : 007080 ISBN : 1869581717 9781869581718
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Moir. Michelle
New Zealand Country Women
New Zealand: Tandem Press 1997. Card Covers with French flaps landscape format. 163pp. Photographic portraits and interviews that reflect the realities of New Zealand country life through the eyes of these women. Light shelfwear contents clean and tight. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Tandem Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 007093 ISBN : 0908884982 9780908884988
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Bourne Possum; Owen Paul
Bourne to Rally : The Autobiography
Wellington New Zealand: Phantom House 2003. Card Covers with French Flaps. 264pp. Colour & B/w Photos. Little wear contents clean and tightly bound. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Phantom House Paperback
Bookseller reference : 006899 ISBN : 0958238812 9780958238816
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McCormick Gary
McCormick's Guide to Staying Alive in New Zealand
Auckland New Zealand: Hodder Moa Beckett 1998. Pictorial Card Covers with French flaps. 210mm x 210mm. pp140. Illustrated mainly in colour with several b/w illus. Light wear contents clean and tight. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hodder Moa Beckett Paperback
Bookseller reference : 004798 ISBN : 1869586964 9781869586966
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Goodliffe Tony; Snow Terry
Stars in My Eyes: 40 Years in New Zealand Show Business
Auckland New Zealand: HarperCollins 1996. Illustrated Card Covers with French Flaps. 202 pp. includes Index. Foreword by Dylan Taite. B/w Photos. Edges slightly rubbed lower corners bruised. Contents tight and clean. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. HarperCollins Paperback
Bookseller reference : 004715 ISBN : 1869502205 9781869502201
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Holloway K. M. Kay
Beta Plus Memoirs I
Auckland New Zealand: The Griffin Press 1992. Pictorial Card Covers with French flaps. 283 pp. B/w Frontispiece. Signed by Author on Title page. Light wear. A tight clean copy. Kay Holloway was born at Kawakawa Bay of Islands New Zealand in 1911. Her father was a well-known English master and cricketer and her mother the daughter of a Barrister of the Inner Temple and of the Supreme Court of New Zealand - a bookish heritage on both sides which she reinforced by marrying in 1937 Ronald Holloway whose little Griffin Press has been known for its literary enterprise for many years. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. The Griffin Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 004203 ISBN : 0908825021 9780908825028
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Wishart Ian
The Paradise Conspiracy II
Auckland New Zealand: Howling at the Moon Publishing Ltd 1999. Card Covers. 267pp. includes Index. B/w illustrations. Little wear clean and tight. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Howling at the Moon Publishing Ltd Paperback
Bookseller reference : 005631 ISBN : 095820540X 9780958205405
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Cameron Charles A
The Scottish Influence: Tauranga 1892 - 1982
Tauranga New Zealand: Charles A. Cameron 1982. Blue Illustrated Card Covers. 96pp. B/w Photos & Illustrations. Previous owner's name stamped on top corner of title page handwritten date on lower corner. Contents clean binding tight. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Charles A. Cameron Paperback
Bookseller reference : 005658
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Pownall Glen
Unique New Zealand
Wellington New Zealand: Seven Seas Publishing Pty. Ltd 1978. 2nd Printing. Pictorial boards identical to DJ. 156pp. Superb colour photos & illus. P/o details on Ffep o/w a tight clean copy. DJ intact. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good /Very Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Seven Seas Publishing Pty. Ltd Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 005166
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Molloy Anthony
Thirty Pieces of Silver
Auckland New Zealand: Howling At The Moon Publishing Limited 1998. Card Covers. Trade size. pp.420 includes Appendix. Little wear a tight clean copy. An investigation into legal ethics in New Zealand. . Second Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Howling At The Moon Publishing Limited Paperback
Bookseller reference : 004987 ISBN : 0958371717 9780958371711
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Dawson John E.; Henshaw David
Whitebait and Wetlands: Tales of the West Coast
Auckland New Zealand: David Bateman 1999. Illustrated Card Covers. Landscape format. pp.96. Full-page Colour illustrations b/w drawings. A crisp clean copy. An illustrated collection of tales that the authors have heard on the West Coast - most true some not-so-true - but all highly entertaining and revealing part of the great Kiwi legend. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by David Henshaw. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. David Bateman Paperback
Bookseller reference : 004796 ISBN : 1869533941 9781869533946
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Wishart Ian
The Paradise Conspiracy
Auckland New Zealand: Howling at the Moon Productions Ltd 1995. Card Covers. Large Trade Size. pp.363 includes References Appendix & Index. B/w Photo Illustrations. Light wear clean and tight. "from the shady cover of a tropical tax haven they hatched a billion dollar plan to raid the treasuries of the world robbing the poor to give to the rich." . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Howling at the Moon Productions Ltd Paperback
Bookseller reference : 004812 ISBN : 0473033976 9780473033972
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Haami Bradford
Traditional Maori Love Stories: Mate Tau
Auckland New Zealand: HarperCollins 1997. Pictorial Card Covers. 127 pages includes Glossary & Notes.B/w illustrations. Gift inscription inside front cover. Authentic re-tellings. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good . Illus. by Jamie Boynton . 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. HarperCollins Paperback
Bookseller reference : 004635 ISBN : 1869502353 9781869502355
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North Allan
Urewera Scenic Highway: State Highway 38
Wellington New Zealand: A. R. Shearer Govt. Printer 1973. White Card Covers front illustrated staple bound. 68 pp. includes Glossary & Index. B/w Maps. 'This briefly is the geological story of the land through which S.H. 38 passes. Much of the information in this booklet has been obtained from the old people of Tuhoe". No tears or inscriptions binding tight. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. A. R. Shearer, Govt. Printer Paperback
Bookseller reference : 004547
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Anderson Mona
The Wonderful World at My Doorstep
Wellington New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1968. Inscribed and Signed by Author on Title Page. Blue cloth gilt text to spine. Illus. eps. Colour Frontispiece Colour & Monochrome photos. Clean and firmly bound. DJ has wear to top edge nicks & chips curling laminate surface on spine is peeling. Author's Fourth book. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. A. H. & A. W. Reed Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004310
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Molloy Anthony QC
Thirty Pieces of Silver
Auckland New Zealand: Howling at the Moon Productions Ltd 1998. Card Covers. Large Trade size. 419 pp. includes Appendix. Light wear to front corner tips. A touch of discolouration to outer edge of first page. Clean and tightly bound. A big New Zealand law firm and its concept of professional responsibility: viewed through its words its works and its documents. . Third Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Howling at the Moon Productions Ltd Paperback
Bookseller reference : 004250 ISBN : 0958371717 9780958371711
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Knudson D. A
The Story of Wakatipu
Christchurch New Zealand: Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd 1968. Blue cloth gilt text to spine. 160 pp. includes Bibliography & Index. B/w Frontispiece of the Wakatipu steamer Earnslaw. B/w photos Maps and Line Drawings. A very nice copy in an unclipped DJ which has one small tear. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Bob Allen . 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004252
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Wright Matthew
Coal : The Rise and Fall of King Coal in New Zealand
<p>New Zealand: David Bateman 2014. Softcover with Dustjacket. 200pp. includes Appendix Glossary Bibliography & Index. B/w photo illustrations. NEW copy. First Edition. Soft Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.</p> David Bateman paperback
Bookseller reference : 007199 ISBN : 1869537238 9781869537234
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Hardingham John
The Queen in New Zealand
Wellington New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1954. Red cloth lettered in gilt on spine. 262pp. 33 pages of b/w photographs. P/o details on small label fixed to top corner of front pastedown. Clean and firmly bound no foxing or inscriptions. DJ not priceclipped worn/ chipped at spine ends two tears to joint of rear flap. Includes a copy of the original publisher's order form for this title which features a full page b/w photograph of Queen Elizabeth. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. A. H. & A. W. Reed Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006684
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Schwimmer Eric
The World of the Maori
Wellington New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1966. Brown cloth lettered in gilt on spine. 160pp. includes Bibliography. B/w illustrations. Two names on Ffep one is struck out. Name on title page. Foxing and darkening to closed page edges. Contents clean and firmly bound. DJ slightly discoloured with one small repaired tear. First part reviews pre-European culture; second part gives a brief history of the post-contact period. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. A. H. & A. W. Reed Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006608
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Morton William Lockhart edited By JO. Randell J. O.
Adventures of a Pioneer
Carlton Victoria Australia: Queensberry Hill Press 1978. Minor stains to top edge. 290 pages with b/w frontispiece. . Limited Edition Number 165 of 350 . Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Queensberry Hill Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021378 ISBN : 0909174083 9780909174088
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Randell John Ormond
The pastoral Pattersons : The history of Myles Patterson and his descendants 1822 to 1976
Carlton VIC Australia: Queensberry Hill Press 1977. Signed by the author. 236 pages with b/w illustrations 7 fold outs and 2 loose papers in folder at the rear. A PRINTING ERROR HAS CAUSED THE LOSS OF PAGES 57/58. . SIGNED. Limited Edition Number 288 of 750. Quarter Bound Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Queensberry Hill Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021380 ISBN : 0909174059 9780909174057
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Charles Pickett with Nick Lomb
Observer and Observed : A Pictorial History of Sydney Observatory and Observatory Hill
Sydney Australia: Powerhouse Publishing 2001. Light general wear to covers. 96 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Powerhouse Publishing Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021279 ISBN : 1863170863 9781863170864
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Stuart Kells
Rare : A Life Among Antiquarian Books
Sydney NSW Australia: Folio Society 2011. Slight lean to spine. Illustrated boards. Signed by Kay Craddock on the title page. 311pages with b/w illustrations. The history of an antiquarian bookshop and a biography of the shop's proprietors. . SIGNED. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Folio Society Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 016435
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Bhathal Ragbir
Australian Astronomers : Achievements at the Frontiers of Astronomy
National Library of Australia 1996. Usual library marks. 236 pages with b/w illustrations. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. National Library of Australia Paperback
Bookseller reference : 009479 ISBN : 0642106665 9780642106667
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Paul Hasluck
The Government and the People 1939 - 1941 : Australia in the War of 1939 - 1945 Series 4 Civil Volume I
Canberra ACT Australia: Australian War Memorial 1965. 644 pages with b/w illustrations. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Australian War Memorial Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007587
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Thornton Linda
Waiorongomai : The Land And the People
<p>Masterton New Zealand: Fraser Books 2011. pp.viii 382 includes References & Index. Well illustrated with B.W Photography. This is a NEW copy unread with small amount of transit damage to rear cover. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.</p> Fraser Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 007193 ISBN : 0958298890 9780958298896
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Hopkins Weise Jeff
Blood Brothers : The Anzac Genesis
<p>New Zealand: Penguin Books 2009. 346pp. includes Bibliography & Index. B/w illustrations. . First Edition. Soft Cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.</p> Penguin Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 007192
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Bill Potter editor
The Mahogany Ship : Relic or Legend
The Mahogany Ship Committee and Warrnambool Institute Press 1987. 130 pages with b/w illustrations. Proceedings of the Second Australian Symposium on the Mahogany Ship. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. The Mahogany Ship Committee and Warrnambool Institute Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021205 ISBN : 0949759090 9780949759092
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Sullivan Martin
Men & Women of Port Phillip
Sydney Australia: Hale & Iremonger 1985. 320 pages with b/w illustrations. . Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hale & Iremonger Paperback
Bookseller reference : 017314 ISBN : 0868061255 9780868061252
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Pauline Jones Editor in chief Michael Cannon
Historical Records of Victoria - Foundation Series Volume 1 One : Beginnings of Permanent Government
Melbourne VIC Australia: Victorian Government Printing Office 1981. Jacket has general wear to top edge plus fading to spine. Small hole at edge of front free endpaper and minor title page. Previous owners bookplate to minor title page. Remainder of contents very good. 570 pages with b/w illustrations. Describes how all aspects of the life of the Port Phillip District developed between 1836 and 1839. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Victorian Government Printing Office Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 017021 ISBN : 0724182470 9780724182473
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Cannon Michael; MacFarlane Ian
Historical Records of Victoria Foundation Series Volume 3 Three : The Early Development of Melbourne
Melbourne VIC Australia: Victorian Government Printing Office 1984. General wear to covers including crease to bottom corner. Lower part of first 80 pages have water marks. 670 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Victorian Government Printing Office Paperback
Bookseller reference : 016395 ISBN : 0724183043 9780724183043
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Shaw A. G. L. editor
A History of the Port Phillip District : Victoria Before Separation
Carlton South Vic Austria: The Miegunyah Press 1996. Usual library marks. 334 pages with colour illustrations. Struggle adversity and uncertainty marked the half-century between the first convict camp in 1803 and the formal seperation of Victoria from New South Wales in 1851. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Ex-Library. The Miegunyah Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 016131 ISBN : 0522846513 9780522846515
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Clarke Keith M.
Convicts of the Port Phillip District
Waramanga ACT Australia: Clarke K M & G 1999. 370 pages with colour frontispiece and b/w illustrations. Includes lists of names ship of transportation trial and conviction sentence release occupation and crime for those 3700 convicts who were in the Port Phillip settlement before 1850. . Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Clarke, K M & G Paperback
Bookseller reference : 013575 ISBN : 0958753334 9780958753333
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Becke Louis
PACIFIC TALES
Books for Libraries Press 1969. 323pp. Brown cloth hardback no DJ VG ink #51 on inside front cover slight stain on front cover owner name embossed on half-title page short story index reprint series 1969 reprint of the 1897 edition Collection of short stories by Louis Becke . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Books for Libraries Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : w170423334 ISBN : 0836931351 9780836931358
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Keith H. Clouten
Reid's Mistake : The Story of Lake MacQuarie from Its Discovery to 1890
Lake MacQuarie Shire Council 1967. Jacket has general wear and a ripple effect. Small previous owners bookplate to front free endpaper. Signed by the author on the title page. 288 pages with b/w illustrations. . SIGNED. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good minus. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Lake MacQuarie Shire Council Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021348
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James GF. & Lee CG. G. F. C. G.
Walhalla Heyday
Graham Publications 1975. General wear to covers. 144 pages with b/w illustrations. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Good minus. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Graham Publications Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021335 ISBN : 020712101x 9780207121012
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Gerritsen John
Tibooburra - Corner Country
Tibooburra Press 1992. Signed by the author on the title page. 149 pages with b/w illustrations. . SIGNED. Reprint. Stapled Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Tibooburra Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021360 ISBN : 0959416307 9780959416305
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WILLIAMSON Kristin
The Last Bastion.
Sydney: Lansdowne. 1984. Small Quarto Size approx 17.5cm x 24cm. Very Good copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in a purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 264 pages Based on the television series written by David Williamson and Denis Whitburn. The story of major power struggle in World War Two between Canberra London and Washington. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Lansdowne hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB293299 ISBN : 0701818476 9780701818470
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Patricia Gee
The Redcliffe Cemetery
Self Published 1991. 116 pages with b/w illustrations. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Self Published Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021291 ISBN : 0959324046 9780959324044
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Helen Trustum
Old Time Country Halls
Self Published 1998. 408 pages with b/w illustrations. The history of 175 country halls throughout the Richmond - Tweed area. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Self Published Paperback
Bookseller reference : 021304 ISBN : 0959381511 9780959381511
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Jan Barkley Jack
Hawkesbury Settlement Revealed : A New Look at Australia's Third Mainland Settlement 1793 - 1802
Rosenberg Publishing 2009. 488 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Rosenberg Publishing Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021301 ISBN : 1877058882 9781877058882
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