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G. Hawley Stancombe
Pioneer Tapestry : Buildings of Early Tasmania
Tasmania: G. H. Stancombe Glendessary Press 1977. General wear and marks to jacket. 90 pages with colour illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Paintings By Kathleen Cocker . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. G. H. Stancombe, Glendessary Press Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 021051 ISBN : 0959929347 9780959929348
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Don And Daphne Greenhalgh
From Beaters to Bambi Buckets : A History of the Volunteer Queensland Rural Fires Organisation 1927 to 1990 and Beyond
Brisbane QLD Australia: Rural Fire Service 2001. Signed by both authors on the title page. Illustrated laminated boards with matching dust jacket. 135 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . SIGNED. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Rural Fire Service Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 021042 ISBN : 0646411608 9780646411606
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Jane Ferrier Reid
The Long View : The History of the Sugar Research Institute 1949 - 1999
Mackay QLD Australia: Sugar Research Institute 1999. Illustrated laminated boards. 253 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Sugar Research Institute Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 020180 ISBN : 0646367897 9780646367897
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Deutsher Keith M.
THE BREWERIES OF AUSTRALIA: A History
Port Melbourne Victoria Australia: Lothian 1999. x 374pp. intext illustrations throughout; b/white sepia and full colour. A varied mix of archival plates labels maps artwork and several cartoons by Jeff Hook. Book clean and square. Spine firm. A negligible smattering of tiny foxing specks to textblock head else leaves clean. Art-illustrated Swan Brewery John Campbell c. 1902 gloss boards have a small light bump to lower rear rear corner. "A unique and complete record of Australia's brewing heritage from the time of colonisation." State-by-state alphabetical listings with some breweries lasting for just a fleeting moment in time. Others.a bit longer. Contents include: Prelims. Intro. Anecdotes The Breweries Lager Beer How many Xs Temperance Movement Number of Breweries Glossary Biblio. Historical Societies Index. Fascinating reading. Book weight approx. 1.55 KG. Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. First Edition. Illustrated Boards Hardcover. Very Good . 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Lothian Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 012451 ISBN : 085091986X 9780850919868
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Staff Writers
FIFTY YEARS OF MOA: Municipal Officers' Association of Australia 1920/1970
Melbourne Victoria Australia: Municipal Officers' Association of Australia 1970. 32pp. intext b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout. Oblong saddle-stitched staplebound format. Triple-column text. Staples clean and holding firmly. Printed paper wrapper has random surface flecks and mild edgewear. Tanned textblock else unmarked. This concise fifty year history of the Municipal Officers' Association is never-the-less an interesting review of the background and development of the association to 1970 . . . Contents include: Prelims. Foreword Preface 7 chapters : Registration Early Years Great Depression War Years and High Court Battle Postwar Growth New Spheres 1960-1970 The Years Ahead. Booklet weight approx. 50g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. First Edition. Softcover Staplebound. Good. Small Oblong . Municipal Officers' Association of Australia Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 012479
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Haward Marcus and Griffiths Tom Edited by
AUSTRALIA AND THE ANTARCTIC TREATY SYSTEM. 50 Years of Influence
Sydney N.S.W. Australia: University of New South Wales Press 2011. xvii 414pp. colour map endpapers different. Illustrated throughout: intext colour map plus b/white halftone plates and facsimiles. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-illustrated matt boards undamaged. Textblock pristine. Like-illustrated loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. This book reviews Australia's significant role in the Antarctic Treaty System an agreement in place for fifty years. With contributors from an expert team of Australian academics and practitioners who draw on historical records scientific research legal analysis and political interviews this title examines Australia's place in this remarkable southern continent . . . Contents include: Prelims. Contributors Introduction 16 chapters Timeline Acronyms Refs. Index. Book weight approx. 980g. Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. First Edition First Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. University of New South Wales Press Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 012483 ISBN : 174223223x 9781742232232
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Rees Peter
ANZAC GIRLS : The Extraordinary Story of Our World War I Nurses
Crows Nest N.S.W. Australia: Allen & Unwin 2014. xviii 363pp. plus unpaginated 48 page b/white halftone plate section. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper lightly edgeworn. Textblock lightly tanned else unmarked. First published by Allen & Unwin in 2008 as 'The Other Anzacs'. This edition tells the profoundly moving story of the extraordinary courage and humanity shown by Australian and New Zealand nurses during World War One. Forty-five died in overseas service and hundreds were decorated. This is their story . . . Contents include: Prelims. Introduction Gallipoli. The Marquette. The Western Front. Honour Rolls: Australian and New Zealand World War One Nurses. Notes Bibliography Acks. Index. LEST WE FORGET. Book weight approx. 620g. . First Thus 9th Impression . Softcover. Very Good . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Allen & Unwin Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 012303 ISBN : 1743319827 9781743319826
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Swan RA. R. A.
AUSTRALIA IN THE ANTARCTIC : Interest Activity and Endeavour
Parkville VIC Australia: Melbourne University Press 1961. xxiv 432pp. map endpapers different front and rear. Colour-plate frontispiece plus unpaginated b/white halftone plates and maps all called-for plates extant and attached. Book clean and square. Vivid silver title over lightly bumped and faded spine. Plain green original cloth boards colour bleached along foot else boards lightly bumped. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated loose-plastic protected dustjacket edgeworn and nipped mild colour fade on spine else good. This book " . . . provides the first full account of Australian activity and achievements in this lonely but fascinating continent." Contents include: Prelims. 6 chapters Appendices References Bibliography Index. Book weight approx. 640g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Melbourne University Press Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 012319
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Fabian Suzanne and Loh Morag
LEFT-WING LADIES: The Union Of Australian Women in Victoria 1950-1998 Signed Copy
Flemington Victoria: Hyland House 2000. viii 196pp. plus 1 x 4 page b/white illustrated section. Book clean square. Spine firm. A short personal inscription signed by both authors on half-title page else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly surface scuffed only. From the rear panel: " . . . chronicles the development of the Union of Australian Women from an organisation of dissidents in 1950 to a respected part of the women's movement half a century later . . . sheds light on the policies and practices of Australian governments political parties trade unions security and intelligence organisations the Churches and the women's movement." Includes Index. Book weight approx. 370g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . Signed by Both Authors. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hyland House Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 012143 ISBN : 1864470771 9781864470772
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Phillips GF. Greig JA. & Logan J. G. F. J. A.
THE FOUNDING OF THE EDEN KILLER WHALE MUSEUM With a Short History of Eden
Eden New South Wales Australia : Eden Museum Committee No publication date 1983. Unpaginated 58pp. B/white illustrations. Staplebound softcover booklet. Staples clean and firm. Minor foxing spots else leaves clean and unmarked. Printed card wrapper has a faint sticker ghost to front panel several small spots to rear. A booklet prepared to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Eden Museum Committee. Item weight approx. 95g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Second Impression. Softcover Staplebound. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Eden Museum Committee Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 012057
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Morris Sheridan
MELBOURNE PAST AND PRESENT
Stepney South Australia: Axiom Australia 2009. 144pp. Book clean. Spine firm and straight. Square format design. B/white archival and colour contemporary photographic plates throughout. Flapped card wrapper minimally bumped on foredge corners. A photographic comparison of some still-existing Melbourne buildings from their early days and today . . . Includes Index. Book weight approx. 800g. Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. Reprint. Softcover with Fold-in Flaps. Very Good . 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Axiom Australia Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 011791 ISBN : 1864765291 9781864765298
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Bradby Doug
THE SERIOUSLY WEIRD HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA Signed Copy
West Lakes South Australia: Seaview Press 2007. vii 110pp. b/white cartoon-style illustrations by Carson Ellis. Book clean square. Spine firm. Author signature to dedication page else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper has a soft corner crease to front panel. Bonus point: included with book a 'Seriously Weird History of Australia' bookmark. From the rear panel: "This book isn't about trivializing or sensationalizing the Australian story. It is a lively narrative peppered with insightful and amusing cartoons outlining the main themes in Australian colonial history . . ." For secondary school children. Book weight approx. 170g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Signed by Author. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good . Illus. by Carson Ellis. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Seaview Press Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 011751 ISBN : 1740084489 9781740084482
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Wilson JW. J. W.
NO SIGHT - GREAT VISION : A Centenary History of the Association for the Blind
Brighton Beach Victoria Australia: Association for the Blind 1996. xiii 482pp. b/white photographic illustrations intext. Book clean square. Spine firm bright gilt title there-on. Gilt title to front panel of boards which have an oblique in-production crease to rear panel. Illustrated loose-plastic protected dustjacket negligibly edge-creased head and foot of spine. Numerous contents include: From the Premier Foreword Acks. Author's Preface 31 chapters Appendix 1-6 Index. Book weight approx. 1.3 KG. Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Association for the Blind Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 011761 ISBN : 0958789355 9780958789356
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Sykes Roberta B.
BLACK MAJORITY
Hawthorn VIC Australia: Hudson Publishing 1989. xii 238pp. plus 1 x 16 page. b/white photographically-illustrated section. Book clean square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper very good. From the back panel: " . . . sets out to summarise the position of Black Australians as they achieve their majority 21 years having passed since the referendum which recognised them as full citizens of Australia . . . Dr. Sykes tells the story with a delicate balance of sociological analysis and personal experience." Book weight approx. 355g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hudson Publishing Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 011763 ISBN : 094987325x 9780949873255
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Cawthorne Nigel
THE HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN TRUE CRIME : True-Life Stories of Greed Obsession Drugs and Murder
Collingwood VIC Australia: Ken Finn Books 2010. 208pp. b/white illustrations throughout. Book clean square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated flapped card wrapper negligibly edgeworn only. " . . . provides a concise yet detailed look at some of the most dangerous individuals who have ever lived in Australia. Author Nigel Cawthorne unflinchingly presents a carefully chosen cross-section of the country's most infamous criminals making for a chilling yet engrossing read . . . " Introduction numerous contents under three 'sections': Gangs and the Oz Underbelly Natural Born Killers Career Criminals Index. Book weight approx. 608g. . First Edition. Softcover with Fold-in Flaps. Very Good . 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Ken Finn Books Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 009458 ISBN : 1921319070 9781921319075
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Blee Jill
AVIATION IN AUSTRALIA
Wollombi NSW Australia: Exisle Publishing 2007. 96pp. Book clean and square. Vivid silver title over firm spine. Plain red boards undamaged. Text-block pristine. Printed loose-plastic protected dustjacket minimally shelfworn only. A stand-alone title in Exisle Publishing's 'Little Red Book' series this concise history of aviation in Australia tells the story "from the barnstorming pioneers to the airlines of today." Contents include: Prelims. 9 chapters Bibliography Index. Book weight approx. 210g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition First Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very Good . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Exisle Publishing Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 008926 ISBN : 1877437050 9781877437052
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Price A. Grenfell
AUSTRALIA COMES OF AGE : A Study of Growth to Nationhood
Melbourne VIC Australia: Georgian House 1945. 159pp. line-drawn maps rainfall regions vegetation zones population distribution and potentialities etc. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Printed front board rear plain undamaged. Text-block tanned war standard issue paper else unmarked. Printed as front board loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn only. Published in January 1945 in the closing phases of World War Two this book by historian politician author Sir Archibald Grenfell Price 1892-1977 reviews Australia's white history her pre-WW2 situation her position during the darkest days during the early 1940s and considers her future prospects . . . Contents include: Prelims. 7 chapters References Index. Book weight approx. 180g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good /Very Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Georgian House Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 008762
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Harper Melissa
THE WAYS OF THE BUSHWALKER : On Foot in Australia
New South Wales Australia: University of New South Wales Press 2007. xv 348pp. b/white halftone illustrations throughout. Book clean square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated artist unknown card wrapper nominally scuffed only. " . . . brings to life the rich stories of Australia's recreational walkers from the early eccentrics such as Henry Havelock Ellis and Percy Grainger to the self-declared 'real bushwalkers' of the 1920s . . . explores the mystery hikes of the 1930s . . . bushwalkers as environmental activists . . . four-wheel drivers . . ." Contents include: Intro. 10 chapters Notes Select Bibliography Index. Book weight approx. 670g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. University of New South Wales Press Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 008165 ISBN : 0868409685 9780868409689
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Noone Val
DISTURBING THE WAR : Melbourne Catholics and Vietnam. Signed Copy
Richmond Vic Australia: Spectrum Publications 1993. xvi 333pp. intext b/white illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. A thoughtful inscription signed and dated 'Val' on half-title page otherwise leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated card wrapper lightly bumped and edgeworn. " . . . careful and comprehensive study of the strands of conflict within the Catholic Church during the Vietnam War . . . " Contents include: Prelims. Intro. 5 'parts' Conclusions Chronology Index. Book weight approx. 520g. . Signed and Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Spectrum Publications Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 006876 ISBN : 0867861274 9780867861273
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Dow Gwyn and Factor June Edited by
AUSTRALIAN CHILDHOOD: An Anthology
Ringwood Victoria Australia: McPhee Gribble Penguin 1991. 328pp. four unpaginated colour plate sections plus intext b/white halftone plates throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Slightly acidic browned beginning and closing leaves otherwise clean. Art-illustrated 'Beach Scene Balmoral 1929' Margaret Preston card wrapper mildly edgeworn and bumped with noticeable fading on spine and rear panel. " . . . celebrates the wide range of writing about childhood in Australia . . . " Sourced from a variety of unpublished memoirs outbursts from administrators extracts from oral histories autobiographies and fiction. They include Mary Gilmore Henry Lawson Martin Boyd . . . Contents include: Prelims. I/ Roughing It 1788-1849. II/ Moving Out And Moving In 1850-1889. III/ Old Ways New Ways 1890-1929. IV/ Growing Up With Uncertainty 1930-1949. Subject Index more. Book weight approx. 980g. Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. . First Impression. Softcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. McPhee Gribble (Penguin) Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 005912 ISBN : 0869141597 9780869141595
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Wooldridge Dr. Michael Edited By Eleanor McCoy
SEARCHLIGHT ON WORLD WAR II. Chisholm Remembers 1995
Parliament House Canberra ACT: Chisholm Australia Remembers 1945-1995 Committee C/- Dr Michael Wooldridge MP 1995. vi 186pp. intext b/white illustrations many being archival halftones plus line-drawn sketches. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated 'Seven Cooks Went To War': The Cook Brothers of Box Hill card wrapper slightly bumped and edgeworn plus a former owner's details on inside front wrap. With participating support from Dr Michael Wooldridge MP former member for Chisholm and edited by Eleanor McCoy this project in remembrance of the fiftieth year since the end of World War Two consists of recollections of people touched by the war. The oral reports were recorded by local school-age children. Contents include many poignant stories dispersed over seven 'parts'. Book weight approx. 570g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Chisholm Australia Remembers 1945-1995 Committee C/- Dr Michael Wooldridge MP Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 005343
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Yule Peter
IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: 150 Years of the Victorian Auditor-General's Office
Melbourne Victoria Australia: Victorian Auditor-General's Office 2002. viii 304pp. pictorial endpapers. Intext b/white archival halftone plates and sketch-illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine tight. Gilt titles on black faux leather boards. Leaves pristine. Pictorially-illustrated loose-plastic protected dustjacket undamaged. The story of the Victorian Auditor General's Office which is one of the very few public sector agencies in Victoria whose history dates back to the colony's separation from New South Wales in 1851. In its early years the office was embroiled in controversy.In the 1990s controversy again descended.Contents include: Prelims. Prologue 19 chapters Index. Book weight approx. 1.1KG. Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. . 1st Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Victorian Auditor-General's Office Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 004341 ISBN : 0731159845 9780731159840
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Love RS. And Branson VM. R. S. V. M.
APEX: The First Twenty-five Years
Sydney: Association of Apex Clubs 1980. x 121pp. b/white montage-style portrait The Founders illustrated frontispiece and unpaginated candidly-illustrated halftone plates throughout. Intext chapter opening/closing sketch-art illustrations. Book clean and square. Spine firm gilt title there-on. Minor shelfwear and bumping head and foot of boards. Leaves clean. Unknown print run No. 373 machine-printed on front paste-down. Printed loose-plastic protected dustjacket lightly edgeworn and blind indentations on rear panel. The story of the Australian community service club organisation 'Apex' from its fledgling beginnings as the Geelong Young Business Men's Club.Contents include: Prelims. 11 chapters Appendices x 5 including Honour Roll. Book weight approx. 340g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . 2nd Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Association of Apex Clubs Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 004142
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Branson VM. V. M.
THE GOLDEN YEARS OF APEX 1956-1981
Sydney N.S.W. Australia: Association of Apex Clubs of Australia 1981. 135pp. intext candid and archival b/white halftone plates and sketch-art illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm bright gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated loose-plastic protected dustjacket lightly edgeworn with a small closed tear. The story of the glory years of the Australian community service organization Apex founded in Geelong Victoria in 1931. Open to people aged 18 up to 40 the clubs are non-political and non-sectarian.Contents include: Prelims. 15 chapters Appendices x 6. Book weight approx. 380g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Association of Apex Clubs of Australia Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 004144 ISBN : 0909854106 9780909854102
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Ed Quaife GR
GOLD AND COLONIAL SOCIETY 1851-1870
New South Wales: Cassell 1975. 199pp. b/w text and tables. Mild tanning throughout. Pages clean. Illustrated stiff card wrap minor bumps and a little scuffing. A volume of the 'Problems in Australian History' series. Contents include: Abbreviations/Sources used Introduction Early Days Road to Eureka The Digger and his Work Society and the Economy A Divided Community Select Bibliography Index. Editor Geoffrey Robert Quaife Academic Senior Lecturer in History is a specialist in Australia's Gold Period history. At time of publication Weight approx. 330g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. First Edition. Stiff Card Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Cassell Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 000299 ISBN : 072697319X 9780726973192
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Beatty Bill
EARLY AUSTRALIA: With Shame Remembered
Melbourne Australia: Cassell & Co. 1962. xi 212pp. art illustrated endpapers. Unpaginated b/w halftone plates throughout. Intext b/w line drawings. Book square spine firm. Tiny splash spots on lower edge of printed boards. Thumbnail size stain on backstrip. Leaves clean very light flecks on edges of text block. Art illustrated loose-plastic protected dustjacket edgeworn nipped chipped short closed tears and a thumbnail size piece missing corresponding to stain on backstrip. "Many a cupboard skeleton is brought to light in this incredible narrative of Australia's early years. Often it is a horrifying story of cruelty and degradation . . . " Prelims. 18 chapters Epilogue Bibliography Index. . First Edition. Hard Cover D/J Oblong. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Cassell & Co. Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 001715
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ENDEAVOUR 200
Sydney: Oswald Ziegler Publications 1970. 64pp. b/w plates 1Map throughout. Pages clean and sharp; minor scuffs to head and foot. Fragile lightweight transparent wrap not photographed has several open and closed tears and some browning. A commemorative history of Colonial Australia published for Australian Hoechst Limited; foreword by Dr.H.Von Pentz Managing Director. Weight approx. 660g. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Good/Fair. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Oswald Ziegler Publications Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 000233
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West John
THEATRE IN AUSTRALIA
Stanmore NSW: Cassell Australia Ltd. 1978. 260pp. over 30 colour and 200 b/w plates/ illustrations throughout. Minor rubbing to covers. Pictorial dustjacket undamaged. An enthralling story: the stars buildings entrepreneurs audiences that make up the history of Australian Theatre. Weight approx. 1430g. Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. . Hard Cover D/J Oblong. Good/Good . 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Cassell Australia Ltd. Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 000199 ISBN : 0726992666 9780726992667
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Thornton Michael
IT'S A JACKAROO'S LIFE
South Yarra Melbourne: Author 1975. 91pp. B/White illustrations throughout by Jeff Lawes. Book square spine firm. Leaves clean. Pictorial card wrapper slightly edgeworn small spots of abrading. Stories of life as a jackaroo. Contents include: Prelims. It's What You Want To Make It The Colonial Experiencers It's A Jackaroo's Life He Came From The City And Went Back A Bushman Bush Comedians The Day Auburndale Got Burnt They Don't Ride Horses Up Our Way Anymore Glossary. Book weight approx. 150g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition. Card Softcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Author Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 001139
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Brassey Thomas 1st Earl Brassey; 1836 1918. Governor of Victoria Australia 1895 1900. He circumnavigated the world in his yac
AUTOGRAPH LETTER REFERRING TO MARY SEWELL'S JUVENILE "DAVIE BLAKE THE SAILOR" SIGNED BY YACHTSMAN THOMAS BRASSEY.
Normanhurst Court Battle East Sussex U.K.: April 2 1888. 1888. Good. - Letter penned in black ink & filling both sides of a sheet of black- bordered letterhead approximately 7 inches high by 4-3/8 widr with the address of his family seat printed in raised lettering at the top. Signed "Brassey". There is a small light stain below the salutation with a glue mark down the right margin of the verso where the letter has been removed from an album. Folded once for mailing. Good. <p>Brassey writes to thank the Rev. J. R. Boyer for sending him the children's book "Davie Blake the Sailor": "It is as you say a work very much to the sailor's taste and is calculated to do much good by drawing attention to those vices and follies which we all deplore."<p>Thomas Brassey 1st Earl of Brassey 1836- 1918 was a British Llberal Party politician Governor of Victoria Australia and enthusiastic yachtsman. His first experience of sailing was while he was still in school at Rugby. He owned a succession of yachts and between July 1876 and May 1877 circumnavigated the world in his steam- assisted three-masted topsail-yard schooner Sunbeam. In 1886 he founded "The Naval Annual" and edited it until 1891. Normanhurst Court, Battle, [East Sussex, U.K.]: April 2, 1888. unknown
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Anthony Walsh.
LADY ELLIOT. First Island of the Great Barrier Reef.
Boolarong Publications small quarto paperback stiff card cover 1987 96 pages illustrated. The island is roughly opposite Bundaberg on the Queensland coast. The book deals with its history wildlife etc and is enhanced with a good collection of B&W photos and colour plates. On pages 76 and 77 there is an interesting juxtaposition of photos of two kinds of bird life found there - feathered and human. Both are nice! The book has a faint trace of foxing inside front and back covers but is otherwise a very good clean copy. ISBN 0864390424. paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 21215 ISBN : 0864390424 9780864390424
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National Library of Australia
SELECT LIST OF MATERIALS RELATING TO AMERICAN STUDIES HELD IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA
Canberra: National Library of Australia 1964. 1964. Good. - Small folio black cloth tape backed printed blue wraps soiled with small stains; creases to rear wrap with vignette of eagle in black on front wrap. 58 pp. top page corners lightly creased printed on one side only. Good. <p>Library's compliment slip with inscription laid in.<p>Among the areas included are early imprints newspapers publications on American Indians economics geography history Civil War monographs literature law philosophy and religion. Canberra: National Library of Australia, 1964. hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 22229
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Rheem Australia Limited Appliance Division
Hot Water Manual
Australia: Rheem Australia 1983. 247 pp. Browning to page edges. Revised Edition. Pictorial Boards No d/w. Very Good. 8vo. Rheem Australia Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 41458
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Stokes Edward
The Desert Coast : Edward Eyre's Expedition 1840 - 41
The Five Mile Press Pty Ltd 1993. Jacket has general wear fading to spine and 6cm tear and creases at rear. 128 pages with colour illustrations. . Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. The Five Mile Press Pty Ltd Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 020735 ISBN : 0867886919 9780867886917
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EB. Joyce and DA. McCann editors E. B. D. A.
Burke & Wills : The Scientific Legacy of the Victorian Exploring Expedition
Melbourne VIC Australia: CSIRO Publishing 2011. Illustrated boards with small ding to bottom corner at front. Usual library marks. 343 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. Challenges the common assumption that little or nothing of scientific value was achieved during the Burke and Wills expedition. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Ex-Library. CSIRO Publishing Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 020230 ISBN : 0643103325 9780643103320
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Murgatroyd Sarah
The Dig Tree : A True Story of Bravery Insanity and the Race to Discover Australia's Wild Frontier
New York New York U.S.A.: Broadway Books 2002. 355 pages with b/w illustrations. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Broadway Books Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 020192 ISBN : 0767908287 9780767908283
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Jane Carruthers and Lindy Stiebel
Thomas Baines : Exploring Tropical Australia 1855 to 1857
Canberra ACT Australia: National Museum of Australia Press 2012. Usual library marks. 177 pages with colour and b/w illustrations and a large loose fold-out replica map in pocket at rear. . Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Ex-Library. National Museum of Australia Press Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 019272 ISBN : 1921953004 9781921953002
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Day David
Smugglers and Sailors: The Customs History of Australia 1788-1901
Canberra ACT Australia: Australian Governmen Publishing Service 1992. 528 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Australian Governmen Publishing Service Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 011627 ISBN : 0644247517 9780644247511
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Ludwig Leichhardt
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia from Moreton Bay to Port Essington A Distance of Upwards of 3000 Miles During the Years 1844 - 1845
Sydney Australia: Doubleday Jacket has general wear and marks. 544 pages with b/w illustrations. Facsimile reissue of the 1847 edition. . Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Doubleday Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 015242 ISBN : 0868240249 9780868240244
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Bailey John
Mr Stuart's Track : The Forgotten Life of Australia's Greatest Explorer
Sydney NSW Australia: Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Limited 2006. 335 pages with b/w illustrations. A fascinating study of a loner an explorer of no fixed abode who battled alcoholism and ill health to push himself to the limits of endurance in crossing straight through the Red Centre to the northern seas. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Pan Macmillan Australia Pty, Limited Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 015915 ISBN : 140503730x 9781405037303
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Day David
Contraband and Controversy : The Customs History of Australia from 1901
Canberra ACT Australia: A G P S Press 1996. 558 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. A G P S Press Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 002659 ISBN : 0644331518 9780644331517
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Derek Parker
Outback : The Discovery of Australia's Interior
ThruppStroudGloucestershireUK: Sutton Publishing Ltd 2007. Foxing to title pages. 239 pages with b/w illustrations. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Sutton Publishing Ltd Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 012495
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Ernest Giles
Geographic Travels in Central Australia from 1872 to 1874
Bundaberg Queensland: Corkwood Press 1995. Illustrated laminated boards. Usual library marks. 223 pages. Includes fold out map at rear. First published 1875. The first hand account of Ernest Giles two major Central Australian expeditions. . Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Ex-Library. Corkwood Press Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 008564 ISBN : 0646242628 9780646242620
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King Robert J.; Malaspina Alessandro
The Secret History of the Convict Colony : Alexandro Malaspina's Report on the British Settlement of New South Wales
Sydney NSW Australia: Allen & Unwin 1990. 179 pages with b/w illustrations. Presents evidence that Britain's Botany Bay project was part of a long term strategy to weaken her rival Spain by challenging her vulnerable Pacific empire. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Allen & Unwin Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 014457 ISBN : 0046100202 9780046100209
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Beyond the Green Room : The History of Gold Coast Surfrider Clubs 1963 - 2002
Coolangatta Qld Australia: Mission Australia 192 pages with b/w illustrations. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Mission Australia Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 006431 ISBN : 1875357130 9781875357130
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David Astle.
OFFBEAT AUSTRALIA. Your Guide to the Weird & Wonderful Places Most Tourists Miss.
Penguin Books Australia 2007 419 pages. A huge collection of interesting places described and detailed. Very good clean copy. History trivia mystery it's all here. ISBN 978014007425. unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 24533
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Stone Barry.
GREAT AUSTRALIAN HISTORIC HOTELS.
Allen & Unwin Australia large-format paperback stiff card cover 2011 256 pages illustrated. A journey across Australia embracing hotels large and small in remote places and big cities. Includes hotel-like establishments e.g. guesthouses and homesteads. Very good clean copy almost like new. ISBN 9781742374086. paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 24524 ISBN : 1742374085 9781742374086
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Higgins Geoff
Spectacular Australia
Brookvale NSW Australia: Child & Henry Publishing Pty Ltd 1984. Hardcover with laminated pictorial boards no dust jacket first thus 1270gms no page numbers photographic endpapers. This book celebrates the landscape animals towns and cities of Australia in photographs. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear. Boards are in good condition with only light shelf wear. Boards have been covered in clear protective plastic otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Book weighs over 1kg and may incur additional postage. First Thus. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Child & Henry Publishing Pty Ltd Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : AUST168 ISBN : 0867772883 9780867772883
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McANDREW Alex
Milton Ulladulla in the Wars
Epping: Alex McAndrew 1994. History of the Milton Ulladulla District during the Wars. 220pp b&w photographs. Signed by Alex McAndrew 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Signed by Author. First Edition. Wraps. Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Alex McAndrew Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 006553 ISBN : 0959674462 9780959674460
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McANDREW Alex
The Narrawallee Story Retold
Australia: Alex McAndrew 1995. History of Narrawallee - of the Milton Ulladulla district - 172pp illustrated. Updated and expanded edition of original Narrawallee Story. Signed by McAndrew Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Signed by Author. First Thus. Wraps. Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Alex McAndrew Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 006552 ISBN : 0646186485 9780646186481
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