Matane Sir Paulias
Coach Adventures Down Under
New Delhi: UBS Publishers Distributors Ltd. 2000. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition. 102 pages Sir Paul Matane is an accurate observer of the world around him. He and Lady Matane spent two months travelling Australia by coach in 1988. They covered 18500 kilometres and met hundred of Australians. This book shares those experiences. . Trade Paperback. UBS Publishers Distributors Ltd paperback
Referencia librero : BIB248074 ISBN : 8174762450 9788174762450
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Rolfe Patricia
The Blue Mountains
Brisbane: Jacaranda Press. 1964. Octavo Size. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in a purpose-made plastic sleeve.Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs as well as black and white maps and drawings 156 pages Jacaranda Travel Guide No.2. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Jacaranda Press hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB246742
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Brooks Kenneth G.
An Affirming Flame. Adventures in Continuing Education
Hobart: William Legrand Publishing. 1987. Small Quarto Size approx 17.5cm x 24cm. Very Good condition - Card Covers. Corners and covers are lightly rubbed. 208 pages In 1954 Kenneth Brooks was appointed Director of Adult Education in Tasmania. This book is a record of the ensuing years. This is not just a history of Adult Education in Tasmania but also a model of how to translate important social and personal goals into effective action. . Softcover. William Legrand Publishing paperback
Referencia librero : BIB247077 ISBN : 0731611063 9780731611065
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Smith Babette
Coming Up For Air: The History of the Asthma Foundation of New South Wales
Sydney: Rosenberg Publishing. 2003. Octavo Size. Very Good condition. Some rubbing to corners. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 304 pages The powerful story of the energy and determination of two mothers in the 1960. An evocative social history and a template for the organisational politics that can threaten the success of a venture. This is a no-holds-barred account of a clash between ideas and egos of the conflict which ensued when dedicated amateurs outraged a conservative profession. . 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. Rosenberg Publishing paperback
Referencia librero : BIB245539 ISBN : 1877058173 9781877058172
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Bechmann Jorgen
Modern Australian Dreamtimes
Sydney: Art Nouveau Publishing Co. 1986. Square Folio size. Very Good condition in laminated boards - no Dustjacket. Spine and edges a touch faded. Wonderful colour reproductions by the author. 96 pages . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Art Nouveau Publishing Co. hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB238711 ISBN : 0959569146 9780959569148
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Huber Therese
Adventures on a Journey to New Holland and The Lonely Deathbed
Melbourne: Lansdowne Press Pty Ltd. 19661801. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in plastic cover. Illustrated with Black and White plates. First published in German in 1801. 128pages. This book was written by a German woman in 1793 just five years after the settlement at Sydney Cove. It is the first novel written with an Australian background and gives great insight into how the people of Europe envisaged the founding of Australia. . Reprint. Hardback. Lansdowne Press Pty Ltd hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB235587
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Wearn Molly
The Magic Shoulder
Far West Children's Health Scheme. 1966. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket - now protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. The DJ is edgeworn with some light marking to white rear panel. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 264 Pages The story of the establishment of the NSW Far West Children's Health Scheme and the people who brought it to life. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Far West Children's Health Scheme hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB233881
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Mrs E. Edited by Margaret Barca
Advice to a Young Lady in the Colonies
Melbourne: Greenhouse Publications. 1979. 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. Colour frontis. 91pages. Being a letter sent from Mrs E. of England to Maria Macarthur in the Colony of N.S. Wales in 1812. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Greenhouse Publications hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB231352 ISBN : 0909104190 9780909104191
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Thomas Maud M.
"Y" Women of Perth. A History of the Young Women�s Christian Association in Perth Western Australia from 1920-1984
Perth: The Young Women`s Christian Association of Perth. 1985. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition - Card Covers. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. YWCA presentation slip at head of title-page xii 219 pages Includes a number of Appendices: Presidents Life Members General Secretaries etc . 1st Edition. Softcover. The Young Women`s Christian Association of Perth paperback
Referencia librero : BIB228915 ISBN : 0949525146 9780949525147
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Kingsley Henry
The Hillyars and the Burtons: A Story of Two Families
Sydney: Sydney University Press. 1973. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket has a small stain on the face from a small round sticker & is now protected in a purpose made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Introduction by Leonie Kramer. 419 pages. The author's second "Australian" novel and follows "The Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn". The setting is now the Australian goldfields and the Omeo disaster and offers a very different view of Australia to the earlier novel. . Facsimile Edition. Hardback. Sydney University Press hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB8192 ISBN : 0424064901 9780424064901
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Fallon Kathleen Mary
PAYDIRT
Perth: University of Western Australia Press. 2007. Octavo Size. Very Good condition. 166 pages Four provocative monologues highlighting the complex dramas of race politics in Australia. . 1st Edition. Softcover. University of Western Australia Press paperback
Referencia librero : BIB229526 ISBN : 1920694978 9781920694975
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Beaver Bruce
Headlands Prose Sketches
St Lucia: University of Queensland Press. 1986. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket - DJ is complete but sunned on the spine and surrounding area - now protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. 73 pages This book received a Patrick White Literary Award Commendation. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. University of Queensland Press hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB230549 ISBN : 0702217883 9780702217883
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Readers Digest
Tales From A Sunburnt Country Vol I and II.
Surry Hills NSW: Reader's Digest. 2001. Small Quarto Size approx 17.5cm x 24cm. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjackets. DJs now protected in purpose-made plastic sleeves. An excellent copy. Illustrated with Colour photographs. 192 pages each volume/ 35 favourite Reader's Digest stories about Australia. . 1st thus. Hardback. Reader's Digest hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB223737 ISBN : 0864493649 9780864493644
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Newton Marlo L.
Making a Difference. A History of the National Council of Jewish Women in Australia.
Melbourne Melbourne: Hybrid Publishers. 2000. Very Good condition. Light wear to edges and corners. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 342 pages The history of the National Council of Jewish Women in Australia spans most of the twentieth century and tells the story of women of worth at the frontiers of Jewish life. Tales of inspirational leaders and pivotal communal battles vie with anecdotes and memories from members around the country. . 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. Hybrid Publishers paperback
Referencia librero : BIB223784 ISBN : 1876462124 9781876462123
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McCarthy Gavin Compiled & Edited by
Guide to the Archives of Science in Australia. Records of Individuals
Melbourne Melbourne: D.W. Thorpe. 1991. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Fine condition. Excellet condition looks like a new book. Issued without dustjacket. Black & white illustrations. Scarce. 291 pages This guide locates and briefly describes the records created by individuals who have worked in Australia from the earliest explorers and navigators through the natural historians of the nineteenth century to the physicists chemists and biologists of the early twentieth century and the computer software developers of the 1980s. . 1st Edition. Hardback. D.W. Thorpe hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB224747 ISBN : 0909532974 9780909532970
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Udy James S.
Living Stones. The story of the Methodist Church in Canberra
Sydney: Sacha Books. 1974. 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. 186 pages . 1st Edition. Hardback. Sacha Books hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB221680 ISBN : 0909834067 9780909834067
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Ward John M.
Empire in the Antipodes The British in Australasia 1840-1860. Foundations in Modern History
London: Edward Arnold. 1966. Octavo Size. Very Good condition. 120 pages . 1st Edition. Softcover. Edward Arnold paperback
Referencia librero : BIB220271
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Alexander Alison
Charles Davis 150 Years
Melbourne: Harris Scarfe Holdings. 1998. Small Quarto Size approx 17.5cm x 24cm. Fine in Fine dustjacket. Colour and black & white photographs & illustrations throughout. Copy number 999 of 2000. 253 pages The story of the hardware business founded by Charles Davis a convict transported to Australia in the mid 19th century and how it grew from its Tasmanian beginnings into an Australia-wide chain of department stores. . Limited Edition. Hardback. Harris Scarfe Holdings hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB190463 ISBN : 0646361562 9780646361567
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Emmett K. et al Editors
Lighting The Flame Junior School Heads' Association of Australia
Adelaide: Openbook Publishers. 2000. Large octavo size 16x24cm approx. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in a purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 304 pages The history of this Independent Schools association. Covers the history and development of the association the personalities & membership records. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Openbook Publishers hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB217138 ISBN : 0646394177 9780646394176
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Heads Ian
The Juniors The Best for The Best
Sydney: Playright Publishing. 2000. Quarto Size. VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD Dustjacket. DJ protected in Mylar cover. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. 232 pages . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Playright Publishing hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB215353 ISBN : 0949853720 9780949853721
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Dwyer DH. D. H.
Killara Golf Club. A History
Sydney: W.C. Penfold. 1966. Quarto Size. VERY GOOD condition. No dustjacket. Dark Blue Boards with Gilt Insignia. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 109 pages . 1st Edition. Hardback. W.C. Penfold hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB211155
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Bell Arthur F.
The Land and Water Resources of Queensland
Brisbane: Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock. 1951. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition. Light wear to edges and corners. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 19 pages Issued by direction of the Secretary for Agriculture and Stock. . Softcover. Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock paperback
Referencia librero : BIB207646
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Schapper Henry P.
Aboriginal Advancement to Integration: Conditions and Plans for Western Australia
Canberra: Australian National University Press. 1970. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition in Very GoodPrice-Clipped Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Fold-out map to rear. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. Light wear to dustjacket edges and corners. xxi195pages. This book was designed to stimulate debate about ideas and methods in Indigenous affairs in Western Australia. Foreword by W.E.H. Stanner. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Australian National University Press hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB205014 ISBN : 070810696X 9780708106969
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Farwell George
Australian Landscapes
Sydney: Nelson. 1967. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket - now protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. Light wear to dustjacket edges and corners with a home-repaired tear to the front panel - virtually invisible. Illustrated with colour photographs and black & white drawings. 126 pages . 1st Edition. Hardback. Nelson hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB200629
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Mullins Barbara & Martin Margaret & Baglin Douglass
National Parks of New South Wales
Sydney: Reed. 1979. Small Quarto Size. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket now protected in a purpose-made plastic sleeve. DJ spine lightly sun-faded. Numerous colour photos. 168pages . Hardcover. Reed hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB15497 ISBN : 0589501151 9780589501150
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McLelland Ross
Outback Touring
Sydney: Horwitz. 1978. 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. Gift inscription to front free endpaper. DJ spine lightly faded. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps. 224pages . Hardcover. Horwitz hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB184013 ISBN : 0725505079 9780725505073
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BEATTY Bill
Next Door to Paradise: Australia's Countless Islands
Melbourne: Cassell Australia. 1965. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. 212 pages . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Cassell Australia hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB525
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Hansen DE. & Hansen IV. D. E. I. V.
Feminine Singular: A history of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools of Australia
Melbourne: Hyland House. 1989. Large octavo size 16x24cm approx. Very Good copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in a purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 319 pages An account of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools of Australia and traces the association's conference proceedings over a period of forty years - 1945-1985. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Hyland House hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB11164 ISBN : 0947062599 9780947062590
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Bevan Ian Editor
The Sunburnt Country: Profile of Australia
Sydney: Collins. 1953. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket - now protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. . Illustrated with b/w plates. DJ is slightly edge worn 256pages . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Collins hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB5627
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Mabey John
Absalom's Outback Signed
Sydney: The Australian Broadcasting Commission. 1981. Small Quarto Size approx 17.5cm x 24cm. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Inscribed and signed by Jack Absalom on title page. Illustrated with Colour photographs. 112 pages Based on the ABC TV Series. . 1st Edition. Hardback. The Australian Broadcasting Commission hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB195857 ISBN : 0642975973 9780642975973
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Kirkby David R. Comp.
From Sails to Atoms: First fifty years of Sutherland Shire 1906 to 1956
Sydney: Sutherland Shire Council. 1970. Octavo Size. Very Good copy in Very Good DJ. Small stain to pages 11-14 very slight wear to dustjacket at upper corners and head of spine. col.& b/w plates. DJ now protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve 155 pagesages. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Sutherland Shire Council hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB5554
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Colwell Max and Finch Peter
Up the Track To Darwin by Two-Wheel Drive from Adelaide Sydney or Brisbane
Adelaide: Rigby Limited. 1979. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket now protected - prev owners name ot ffep. Spine sun faded. Small Quarto Size. 80pages . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Rigby Limited hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB7541 ISBN : 0727011014 9780727011015
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Ward Jim & Smith Greg
The Vanishing Village: A small Australian town in transition
Melbourne: Quartet Books. 1978. 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. 202 pages A look at a small town in Australia being swallowed by the adjacent city. Interviews with 41 inhabitants young and oldoldtimers and newcomers provide a fascinating insight into a small village undergoing great change. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Quartet Books hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB2669 ISBN : 0908128010 9780908128013
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Tate Audrey
Shadows and Substance: The History of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists 1949-1999
Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 1999. Small Quarto Size approx 17.5cm x 24cm. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in a purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with eight pages of black and white photographs. 174 pages In this comprehensive history the author describes the events that led to the foundation of a College and then traces its evolution in its first fifty years. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Allen & Unwin hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB186093 ISBN : 1865081531 9781865081533
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Cunliffe Elaine
The Wandering Moon Signed Copy
Dumfries: Robert Dinwiddie & Co Ltd. 1969. Large octavo size 16x24cm approx. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket - now protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. DJ rubbed at folds corners and spine sides. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Inscribed by Author on Half Title "To Olive Affect Elaine 29 Sept 1969". Endpaper maps. 205pages Elaine Cunliffe having explored the United States now takes the reader to Australia & New Zealand. Travel with her from Adelaide to New Guinea Canberra to Sydney Spend Christmas in Sydney on to Melbourne across to and around New Zealand. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Robert Dinwiddie & Co Ltd hardcover
Referencia librero : BIB175937
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Andrew Lemon
A Great Australian School : Wesley College Examined
Sydney Australia: The Helicon Press 2004. Previous owners name to top of minor title page. 623 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. The Helicon Press Hardcover
Referencia librero : 019558 ISBN : 0958678588 9780958678582
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David Day
The Weather Watchers : 100 Years of the Bureau of Meteorology
Melbourne VIC Australia: Melbourne University Publishing 2007. 530 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Melbourne University Publishing Hardcover
Referencia librero : 019242 ISBN : 0522852750 9780522852752
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Linn Rob
ETSA : The Story of Electricity in South Australia
Adelaide SA Australia: ETSA Corporation 1996. Light general wear to covers. Small mark from a sticker to minor title page. 262 pages with b/w illustrations. The history of the Electricity Trust of South Australia. . Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. ETSA Corporation Paperback
Referencia librero : 018514 ISBN : 073080142x 9780730801429
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Janet Phillips
Not Saints But Girls : The First Hundred Years of St Peter's Collegiate Girls School
South Australia 1994. Light general wear to edges of jacket. 241 pages with b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hardcover
Referencia librero : 018515 ISBN : 0959883711 9780959883718
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David Day
The Weather Watchers : 100 Years of the Bureau of Meteorology
Melbourne VIC Australia: Melbourne University Publishing 2007. Small ding in rear jacket and board otherwise very good. 530 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Melbourne University Publishing Hardcover
Referencia librero : 018266 ISBN : 0522852750 9780522852752
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Aline Gillespie
Widening Horizons : The YWCA in Queensland 1888 - 1988
Brisbane QLD Australia: The Young Womens Christian Association of Queensland 1995. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. 286 pages with b/w illustrations. The history of the Young Women's Christian Association in Queensland. . SIGNED. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. The Young Womens Christian Association of Queensland Paperback
Referencia librero : 018062 ISBN : 0949525235 9780949525239
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Rob Linn
Shifting Sands to Solid Rock : Ninety Years of Frontier Services
Sydney NSW Australia: Frontier Services 2002. Inscription to minor title page. 126 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Frontier Services Paperback
Referencia librero : 017346 ISBN : 0958545480 9780958545488
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Gardiner Lyndsay
Janet Clarke Hall 1886 - 1986
Melbourne VIC Australia: Hyland House 1986. 221 pages with b/w illustrations. Janet Clarke Hall was the first women's residential college established at the University of Melbourne and at any Australian university. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hyland House Hardcover
Referencia librero : 016871 ISBN : 0908090870 9780908090877
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Roslyn Burge
No Peacetime Cinderellas : A History of the War widows' Guild of Australia in New South Wales 1946 - 2006
War Widows Guild of Australia Nsw Ltd 2008. Small previous owner sticker to top of title page. 304 pages with b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. War Widows Guild of Australia Nsw Ltd Hardcover
Referencia librero : 016361 ISBN : 0646477374 9780646477374
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Stuart Braga
Barker College : A History
Sydney NSW Australia: John Ferguson 1978. Inscription to reverse of frontispiece which has left an impression on the title page. 660 pages with colour frontispiece and b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. John Ferguson Hardcover
Referencia librero : 016293
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Jonathan Mantle
No Frontiers : The Story of the Growth of a Worldwide Partnership in Property
London United Kingdom: James & James Publishers Ltd 1997. 177 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. The history of Jones Lang Wootton. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. James & James Publishers Ltd Hardcover
Referencia librero : 016326
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Winton Ronald
Why the Pomegranate : A History of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Sydney NSW Australia: Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1988. Jacket has light general wear plus 9cm razor cut to front. 175 pages with b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Royal Australasian College of Physicians Hardcover
Referencia librero : 016254 ISBN : 0909783233 9780909783235
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Marginson Simon
Monash : Remaking the University
Sydney Australia: Allen & Unwin 2000. 280 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. The story of Australia's largest university and its dramatic transformation in the late 1980's and early 1990's. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Allen & Unwin Hardcover
Referencia librero : 016134 ISBN : 1865082686 9781865082684
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Donovan Peter
National Assets : A History of Asset Services and the Commonwealth's Day-Labour Organisation 1901 - 1997
Fyshwick ACT Australia: Australian Governmen Publishing Service 1997. Jacket has general wear and dirty marks. Previous owners details to top of first blank page. 337 pages with b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good minus. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Australian Governmen Publishing Service Hardcover
Referencia librero : 015932 ISBN : 0646337033 9780646337036
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Spaull Andrew; Sullivan Martin
A History of the Queensland Teachers Union
Sydney Australia: Allen & Unwin 1989. Small scrape to top of minor title page. 357 pages with b/w illustrations. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Allen & Unwin Paperback
Referencia librero : 015711 ISBN : 0046100229 9780046100223
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