POLITZER LL ed. LEICHHARDT L
DR. LEICHHARDT'S LETTERS FROM AUSTRALIA During the Years March 23 1842 to April 3 1848.
Melbourne: Pan Publishers 1944. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Near fine - a very neat copy. Slim octavo in original illustrated wrapper 96 pages including a photographic frontispiece portrait of Ludwig Leichhardt a black & white line portait and a map. Introduction by Alec H. Chisholm F.R.Z.S and appendix by Dr. G. Neumayer formerly Director Flagstaff Observatory `Dr. Ludwig Leichhardt as Naturalist and Explorer'. A little discolouration to the back panel but in surprisingly nice condition for a softcover of this age. <br/><br/> Pan Publishers paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 1709033
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REED AW. Ed. A. W.
Captain Cook in Australia Captain Cook in New Zealand 2 volumes
Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1969. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Very neat clean copies. First impression. Two companion volumes in publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. 192 and 262 pages profusely illustrated with half-tone plates line drawings charts and a large foldout chart in each volume redrawn from Cook's original maps.Top edge on NZ volume spotty. The dustjackets have light rubbing and creasing to edges a few very small closed tears. These volumes bring together Cook's journals of his voyages to the east coast of New Holland Van Dieman's Land and New Zealand. These journals have been edited and annnoted to provide an interesting important reference. <br/><br/> A.H. & A.W. Reed hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 1709011
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TURNER Henry Gyles
Our Own Little Rebellion: The Story of the Eureka Stockade
Melbourne: Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. A neat very sound copy. No date. 1912 - 1913 Small octavo in original red cloth with credits in black to spine in gilt with embossed decoration to front panel. 123 pages including frontispiece and an additional six black & white plates including a foldout plan of the action at the stockade foldout map index and appendix 'A New Constitution for Victoria'. Cloth slightly faded at spine slight soiling to front endpapers neat numeral stamped on titile page and rear pastedown previous owner's name neatly snipped from flyleaf. A highly readable balanced account of the Eureka uprising drawing upon eyewitness accounts. <br/><br/> Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 1709015
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HILL Barry
Broken Song: T.G.H. Strehlow and Aboriginal Possession
Milsons Point: Knopf 2002. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. A neat bright copy. First impression. Octavo in original charcoal boards with gilt title and credits to spine map endpapers. 818 pages including 32 black & white photographic plates bibliography and index. A highly engaging biography of the passionate controversial interpreter of Aboriginal culture. A major work of scholarship. A very nice copy of this scarce edition. <br/><br/> Knopf hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 1709020 ISBN : 1740510658 9781740510653
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Simon Andre
The Wines Vineyards and Vignerons of Australia
London: Paul Hamlyn 1969. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Near fine - a very neat bright copy. Reprint. Quarto in publisher's original red boards with gilt title and credits to spine illustrated endpapers. 194 pages including numerous black & white and colour illustrations maps and photographic plates appendices glossary bibliography and index. Previous owner's signature to front free endpaper top edge very slightly spotted very slight creasing to top of dustjacket spine. A world wine legend Andre Simon toured all Australian wine-producing regions inspected vineyards talked to vignerons vintners and distillers. A classic on Australian wine. <br/><br/> Paul Hamlyn hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 1708843
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Berndt Ronald and Catherine
From Black to White in South Australia
Melbourne: F. W Chesire 1951. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Original grey cloth with tan titles to spine 313 pages including introduction by Professor A. P. Elkin appendices index black & white photographic plates. Small corner clip to free front endpaper. A field work classic in the study of the Australian aboriginal people. Near fine - a neat tight copy. <br/><br/> F. W Chesire hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 1708784
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Colwell Max
The Journey of Burke and Wills
Sydney: Landsdowne Press 1985. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Reprint. pp152 map index black & white coloured illustrations and plates illustrated endpapers. Colwell's text is supported by over 180 pictures in all making this excellent production the most comprehensive pictorial record of the Burke and Wills expedition ever published. A tight clean copy. Great gift idea. <br/><br/> Landsdowne Press hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 1708430 ISBN : 0701819138 9780701819132
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Cutlack F M
Breaker Morant: A Horseman Who Made History With a Selection of his Bush Ballads.
Sydney: Ure Smith 1962. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 176 pages including tipped in black & white frontispiece maps. Spine faded some spotting to preliminary pages erasure scar on flyleaf. A boyhood encounter with 'The Breaker' led to Cutlack's continuing interest and research on this controversial figure. A very sound copy. <br/><br/> Ure Smith hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 1707272
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Maclean Alistair
Captain Cook
London: Collins 1972. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 192 pages endpaper maps black & white colour illustrations index. Previous owner's name / date on half-title price-clipped dustjacket. A lively and graphic account of the great explorer. Near fine - a bright tight copy. <br/><br/> Collins hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 1708202 ISBN : 0002111438 9780002111430
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Gillet Keith and McNeill Frank
The Great Barrier Reef and Adjacent Isles: A Comprehensive Survey for Visitor Naturalist and Photographer
Sydney: The Coral Press 1959. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 194 pages appendices glossary index charts figures numerous superb black & white photographic plates. Previous owner's name on flyleaf corners very lightly bumped a few insect nibbles to flyleaf. A classic study on the structure and extent of the Great Barrier Reef and its extraordinary inhabitants lavishly illustrated. A clean sound copy. <br/><br/> The Coral Press hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 1707469
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Pearl Cyril
Always Morning: The Life of Richard Henry 'Orion' Horne
Melbourne: Cheshire 1960. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 276 pages appendices frontispiece portrait black & white photographic plates. Pages slightly aged toned bookseller's sticker on front pastedown. Biography of a distinguished English poet and man of letters who spent seventeen years in Australia - "A combination of troubadour and prize fighter" says Edmund Gosse. Near fine - a bright tight copy. <br/><br/> Cheshire hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 1708460
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Brodie Scott
Australia in the Vietnam War
Sydney: PR Books 1990. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Reprint pictorial laminated boards pp160 index black and white photographs. Boards covered in clear adhesive covering previous owner's name on front pastedown. Describes Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War from a few advisors in 1962 to a commitment of 8000 combat troops. A clean tight copy. <br/><br/> PR Books hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 1707709 ISBN : 1875113363 9781875113361
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Heeres Doctor J E edited by John Reynolds
The Discovery of Tasmania 1642. Selections from Doctor J E Heeres' Translation of Tasman's Journal Aug-Dec 1642
Published under the authority and direction of the Honourable John Lewis Madden Minister in Charge of Tasmanian Tercentenary Celebrations 1942. Printed Wrapper. Very Good. 48 pages two fold out maps. Two inch tear to front cover at spine dog-ear to front panel. Laid in slip 'With the Compliments of the Premier of Tasmania and Ministers of State'. A clean sound copy. <br/><br/> Published under the authority and direction of the Honourable John Lewis Madden, Minister in Charge of Tasmanian Tercentenary Ce unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 1707803
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Edited by Davis Rex
MAGNA CARTA : Icon of Liberty
U.K.: Dean and Chapter of Lincoln jointly with Lincoln Magna Carta Trust 1988. 55pp. Intext colour illustrations plus several sketches by Sheila Sancha. Book clean square. Mildly sunned on spine and front very minor otherwise v/good. Produced in conjunction with an Australian Bi-Centennial visit of the historic Magna Carta.Contents include: Prelims. Habit of feudalism Magna Carta; Affirmation of Liberty Charter revived-Seventeenth century England The links with Australia Magna Carta Epilogue More. Book weight approx. 290gms. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . Card Softcover. Very Good . 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Dean and Chapter of Lincoln, jointly with Lincoln Magna Carta Trust Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 001886 ISBN : 0950269042 9780950269047
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Van Sommers Tess text by
Cedric Emanuel's Sydney Harbour Sketchbook
Australia: Rigby Limited 1976. Hardcover with red boards dust jacket missing first edition landscape format 62pp weighs 360gms red map endpapers. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout. Boards are in good condition with only mild shelf wear and scuffing otherwise no other pre-loved markings. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Emanuel Cedric. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Rigby Limited Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : HISAUS527 ISBN : 0727001884 9780727001887
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Van Sommers Tess text by
Cedric Emanuel's Parramatta Sketchbook
Australia: Rigby Limited 1977. Hardcover with orange boards and pictorial dust jacket first edition landscape format 64pp weighs 360gms orange endpapers. 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 only mild shelf wear. Dust jacket shows a two inch tear to the rear flap otherwise no other pre-loved markings. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Good/Good. Illus. by Emanuel Cedric. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Rigby Limited Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : HISAUS526 ISBN : 0727002791 9780727002792
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Various
City's Centrepiece The: The History of the Sydney G.P.O.
Sydney Australia: Hale & Iremonger Pty Limited 1988. Hardcover with red boards and pictorial dust jacket first edition 640gms 114 pages illustrated endpapers. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout. Boards and dust jacket in good condition with only moderate shelf wear and scuffing otherwise no other pre-loved markings. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Good/Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Hale & Iremonger Pty Limited Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : HISAUS532 ISBN : 0868063045 9780868063041
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Paterson AB. Banjo; and Semmler Clement intro by A. B.
Tribute to The Man From Snowy River A
North Ryde Australia: Angus & Robertson 1989. Hardcover with brown boards and pictorial dust jacket reprint 454gms no page numbers illustrated endpapers. David Parker's magnificent photography illustrates a Banjo Paterson selection including The Man From Snowy River. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear. There is a small pen mark on the inside front page from a previous owner. Boards and dust jacket are in good condition with only light shelf wear otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Reprint. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Good/Good. Illus. by Parker David. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : AUST18 ISBN : 0207147949 9780207147944
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Bingham Geoffrey C.
Laughing Gunner and Selected War Stories
Blackwood SA Australia: Troubadour Press Inc. 1993. Softcover reprint 376gms 319 pages. These short war stories mainly of action in the Malayan campaign of World War II and of the Japanese Prison Camps vividly depict the lives of soldiers under the stress of action and those those subjected to the remoreseless grindstone of captivity and lingering death. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration throughout otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Reprint. Softcover. Good/Not Applicable. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Troubadour Press Inc. Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : WARTWO186 ISBN : 1875653023 9781875653027
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Avondale School
Avondale School 2012 Yearbook
Avondale NSW Australia: Avondale School 2012. Laminated pictorial hardcover landscape format not issued with dust jacket first edition 776gms 119 pages blank endpapers. This is Avondale School's 2012 yearbook. Book is in very good condition with only very minor general wear and tear otherwise no other pre-loved markings. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Not Applicable. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Avondale School Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : HISAUS529
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Duncan Ken
AUSTRALIA WIDE : The Journey
Wamberal NSW Australia: Ken Duncan Panographs 2004. 200pp. colour landscape photographic illustrations throughout by master photographer Ken Duncan. Book clean. Spine firm white title there-on. White title to front panel of undamaged teal boards. Pictorially-illustrated French-fold dustjacket very good. From the jacket flap: "The culmination of a twenty year photographic journey Ken Duncan's 'Australia Wide' captures the spirit of a nation and the incredible diversity of Australia's wild places . . . Here are the rich ochred reds of the outback the turquoises of the sparkling sea the shadowed greens of the rainforest and the ever-shifting brilliance of Australia's monumental skies. Along the way Ken reflects from his heart about the experiences of the journey." Includes Introduction and Index. Book weight approx. 1.66 KG. Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. Reprint. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good /Very Good . 4to Oblong/Landscape format. Ken Duncan Panographs Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 011933 ISBN : 0958054428 9780958054423
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Dobre Pete and Dobre Cil
ADELAIDE SOUTH AUSTRALIA Signed Copy
South Australia: Pete Dobre's Oz Scapes 2006. 64pp. colour photographic illustrations throughout by Pete Dobre. Text by Cil Dobre. Colour map. Book clean. Spine firm. Photographer Pete Dobre's signature to ffep. else leaves clean and unmarked. Pictorially-illustrated gloss boards undamaged. Stunning photography of Adelaide and surrounds. Book weight approx. 260g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Signed By Photographer. First Edition. Very Good . 16mo Oblong/Landscape Format. Pete Dobre's Oz Scapes hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 011830 ISBN : 0957706391 9780957706392
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Dobre Pete and Dobre Cil
SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S NATURAL LANDSCAPES : The Journey Continues Signed Copy
South Australia: Pete Dobre's Oz Scapes 2003. 124pp. colour photographic illustrations throughout by Peter Dobre. Colour map. Text by Cil and Pete Dobre. Book clean. Spine firm white title there-on. Plain black boards undamaged. Signed by author/photographer Pete Dobre on ffep. else leaves clean and unmarked. Pictorially-illustrated loose-plastic protected dustjacket softly edge-creased and mildly surface indented. From the jacket flap: "These photographs of South Australia graphically and creatively present the natural areas in the state. In this follow-up book to 'South Australia's Natural Landscapes' Pete's journey took him to different areas in South Australia's main tourist regions . . . " Book weight approx. 855g. Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. . Signed by Author/Photographer. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good /Very Good . 8vo Oblong/Landscape format. Pete Dobre's Oz Scapes Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 011829 ISBN : 1920822038 9781920822033
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Berman Annarosa Photography by Bridget Elliot
THE COMPANY WE KEEP : An Intimate Celebration of Opera Australia
Sydney N.S.W. Australia: Currency Press 2006. ix 245pp. b/white photographic illustrations throughout by Bridget Elliot. Book clean square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated flapped card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. "An illustrated celebration of Opera Australia compiled on the eve of its 50th anniversary . . . presents a lively and informative account of everything that goes into bringing an opera production to the stage from preliminary concept to the final dress rehearsal. Lively edifying text is complemented by intimate photographs to evoke a frenetic creative show that showcases the working lives of musicians and principal artists chorus members mechanists costumiers and wig makers as well as those in the business of opera." Contents include: Acks. Prelude by Dame Joan Sutherland OM DBE 15 chapters Index. Book weight approx. 1.07 KG. Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. . First Edition. Softcover with Fold-in Flaps. Very Good . 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Currency Press Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 009475 ISBN : 0868197866 9780868197869
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Citizens Electoral Council of australia
WHAT AUSTRALIA MUST DO TO SURVIVE THE DEPRESSION
Coburg Victoria Australia: Citizens Media Group 2001. xx 330pp. intext b/white halftone plates line drawings maps and graphs throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn. Raising some interesting points on the subject of economic direction this political manifesto the policy of the "Citizens Electoral Council" CEC Australia a national political party established in 1988 in Queensland. In the early 1990s the CEC became closely associated with the LaRouche organization in the U.S. and the economic development theories of Lyndon H. LaRouche author of the New Bretton Woods/Eurasian Land-Bridge programme for global economic recovery.With extensive Appendices contents include: Urgent practical measures of recovery Theoretical basis for recovery Draft legislation for Australia. Book weight approx. 440g. . 2nd Impression. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Citizens Media Group Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 004512 ISBN : 0957911904 9780957911901
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Papua New Guinea Commonwealth of Australia
Report to the Council of the League of Nations on the Administration of the Territory of New Guinea.1 July 1927 -30 June 1928
Rubberstamps to flyleaf and first page-edge Good. Textual tables Papua New Guinea H.J. Green Govt. Printer Canberra 1929 Binder's cloth 33x20cm 110 pp Card pocket to rear fixed flyleaf. Binding waterstain. Waterstain to lower pager-margin. Embossed stamp to titl Binder's cloth with original cover wrappers bound in. Classification number inked to spine. Contents: The Administration; Law & Justice; Native Affairs; Arms Liquor & Dangerous Drugs; Education; Public Health; Agriculture; Commerce; Public Finance; Lands Mining & Forestry; Public Works; District Administration; Immigration & Emigration; Freedom of Conscience; Miscellaneous; Appendices. H.J. Green, Govt. Printer hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : BOOKS008249I
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Papua New Guinea Commonwealth of Australia
Report to the Council of the League of Nations on the Administration of the Territory of New Guinea.1 Jule 1935 - 30 June 1936
Light water stain to binding Good. Textual tables folding map Papua New Guinea L.F. Johnston Govt. Printer Canberra 1937 Binder's cloth 33x20cm 130 pp Rubberstamps to flyleaf & title-page. Cardpocket to rear fixed flyleaf. A small waterstain to the page-corner margin of the last 82 pages. Contents: Introductory; Administration; Law & Justice; Native Affgairs & District Administration; Native Labour; Arms Liquor & Dangerous Drugs; Education; Public Health; Agriculture; Commerce; Public Finance; Lands Surveys Mines & Forests; Public Works; Immigration & Emigration; Freedom of Conscvience & Religiousd Missions; Miscellanrous; Appendices. L.F. Johnston, Govt. Printer hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : BOOKS008251I
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AUSTRALIA.
Current trends in Australian Aboriginal Anthropology by Nijmegen Project Group on Australia.
's-Gravenhage Martinus Nijhoff 1975. 23p. references 8vo modern wrs. Taken out from periodical: Bijdragen tot de Taal- Land- en Volkenkunde Deel 131. - Review Article on the edition of Ronald Berndt's book: Australian Aboriginal Anthropology. Modern Studies in the Social Anthropology of the Australian Aborigines. KEYWORDS:australia/aborigines unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 8375
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Barnard Marjorie
History of Australia A
Sydney Australia: Angus & Robertson Ltd 1964. Hardcover with brown boards dust jacket missing reprint 1060gms 710 pages decorated endpapers. Contents includes: discover; beginnings; Macquarie; the Pastoral age; colonization; gold; land; the nineties; the dark people; Federation; war; depression; and much more. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout. Boards are in good condition with only light shelf wear. Book is ex-library and displays the associated stampings and markings otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Book weighs over 1kg and may incur additional postage. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Ex-Library. Angus & Robertson Ltd Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : HISAUS53
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Holthouse Hector
Illustrated History of Queensland
Adelaide South Australia: Rigby 1978. 278 pages with colour and b/w/illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Rigby Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 001205 ISBN : 0727005383 9780727005380
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Joint Committee of Public Accounts Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia
REPORT 336 PUBLIC BUSINESS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: An Enquiry Into Commercialisation in the Commonwealth Public Sector
Canberra A.C.T. Australia: Australian Government Printing Service 1995. xxxix 350pp. intext tables throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Printed card wrapper mildly bumped and lightly scuffed. Textblock clean and unmarked. This report by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts chaired by Mr. Les Scott MP presents the findings of the committee's inquiry into commercialisation in the Commonwealth Public Sector . . . Contents include: Prelims. Introduction 10 chapters Appendices. Included loose is a folded A4 correspondence letter to an inquiry contributor thanking him for his input. Book weight approx. 910g. Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Australian Government Printing Service Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 012427 ISBN : 064443161X 9780644431613
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Commonwealth of Australia
Report of the Royal Commission on Espionage 22nd August 1955 Commonwealth of Australia 1954-55
v 483 pages commissioners W.F.L. Owen R.F.B. Philp & G.C. Ligertwood Published by The Government of the Commonwealth of Australia paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 47790
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Ryan Laurie
Guide to Museums and Galleries of NSW and the ACT A
Frenchs Forest NSW Australia: New Holland Publishers 1995. Softcover first edition 290gms 138 pages. A compact easy to use guide to the non-commercial museums and galleries of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Book is in very good condition with only very minor general wear and tear otherwise no other pre-loved markings. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/Not Applicable. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. New Holland Publishers Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : ART197 ISBN : 1864360550 9781864360554
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Rush James R. editor
JAVA : a Traveller's Anthology
Oxford 1996. 292pp. Softback EX-LIB minimal markings VG Anthology of writings by travellers to Java in Indonesia . Soft Cover. Very Good. Oxford Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : w110610890 ISBN : 9676530824 9789676530820
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John Bowden
Living with the Environment in the Pine Rivers Shire
Pine River Shire Council 1999. Some creases to covers. 276 pages with colour illustrations. . Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Pine River Shire Council Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 020880 ISBN : 0958633703 9780958633703
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Nicola Mullins
All Hallows' Chapel
Self Published 2009. General wear to slipcase. 72 pages with colour photos. All Hallows' School chapel Brisbane. . Reprint. Hard Cover in Slipcase. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Self Published Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 020904
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John Gilfoyle
Remember Cannon Hill
Brisbane QLD Australia: Boolarong Press 2009. Usual library marks. 215 pages with b/w illustrations. Stories of Cannon Hill saleyards from those who were there. . Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Ex-Library. Boolarong Press Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 020905 ISBN : 192155536x 9781921555367
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Power Jan
Setting the Stage : Queensland Performing Arts Complex : the first ten Years
Brisbane QLD Australia: Queensland Performing Arts Trust with Boolarong Press 1995. 108 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Queensland Performing Arts Trust with Boolarong Press Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 020918 ISBN : 0724265783 9780724265787
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Alomes Stephen
When London Calls : The Expatriation of Australian Creative Artists to Britain
Cambridge University Press 1999. Light general wear to covers plus fading to spine. 320 pages with b/w illustrations. . Decorative Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Cambridge University Press Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 020913 ISBN : 0521629780 9780521629782
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Mitchell Gregory
The Bush Horseman : The Horsemanship of the Australian Outback
Sydney NSW Australia: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1981. Jacket has fading to spine. 80 pages with line drawings. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Gallagher Michael . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. A.H. & A.W. Reed Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 016863 ISBN : 0589502751 9780589502751
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Ronald Syme
Isles of the Frigate Bird
<p>Small loss to bottom front of DJ otherwise very good throughout with minimal signs of use. No inscriptions or markings and not price clipped.</p> Michael Joseph Ltd hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : biblio819 ISBN : 0718113780 9780718113780
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Perry Roland
Ashes The: A Celebration - From Bradman to Grace to Warne and Flintoff
Milsons Point Australia: Random House Australia 2006. Hardcover with black boards and pictorial dust jacket first edition 726gms 424pgs brown endpapers. This book brings to life the big moments and critical controversies in the history of The Ashes. It also lists the ten major impacts on The Ashes competition including the Bodyline series and the MCG Centenary Test of 1977. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration throughout. Dust jacket and boards are in good condition with only light shelf wear. Inside front endpaper has been removed otherwise no other pre-loved markings. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Random House Australia Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : SPOCRI56 ISBN : 174166490x 9781741664904
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Lomas Gordon and Klynsmith Dirk
BATHURST : Celebrating 75 Years of Racing at Mount Panorama
Melbourne VIC Australia: Viking/Penguin 2013. 359pp. colour and b/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Gloss-illustrated boards negligibly surface-scuffed only. From the publisher: " . . . a richly photographed account of the most heart-stopping wins worst tragedies and biggest disputes in the remarkable history of Australian motor racing's holy grail. Renowned racing journalist Gordon Lomas captures it all from the perennial Holden and Ford rivalry to the triumphs of legends such as Peter Brock Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup to the 75-year anniversary celebrations at Mount Panorama . . . " Contents include 27 chapters commencing with 'More Than Just a Car Race' and closing with 'Tampering with Tradition'. Book weight approx. 1.58 KG. Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. . First Edition First Impression. Hardcover. Very Good . 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Viking/Penguin Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 011836 ISBN : 0670075949 9780670075942
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Cadell Elizabeth
BE MY GUEST
London: Hodder and Stoughton 1964. 190pp. Book clean. Spine firm mildly canted gilt title there-on. Plain green boards lightly corner-bumped. Random foxing spots to textblock edges else leaves clean. Previous bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Art-illustrated Philip Gough loose-plastic protected dustjacket is price-clipped on lower front flap tanned on spine and has some foxing and marking to front and rear panels two short creases minor edge-creasing and a couple of edge nicks. From the jacket flap: "A holiday in Portugal is planned by Christine Channing's family to take her mind off a troubled love affair. They are charmed by the country where they soon make friends among them the Baronessa Narvao who invites them to stay in her luxurious mansion. But the Baronesa is not all she appears to be and the Channings are rescued from an awkward predicament by the timely arrival of Christine's fiance James and his grandfather the fiery earl." Book weight approx. 280g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Hodder and Stoughton Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 011355
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Paul Brunton editor
Matthew Flinders : Personal Letters from an Extraordinary Life
Sydney NSW Australia: Hordern House in Association with the State Library of New South Wales 2002. Usual library marks and wear. 262 pages with colour illustrations. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Ex-Library. Hordern House in Association with the State Library of New South Wales Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 016687 ISBN : 1875567321 9781875567324
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Bowles Robin
ROUGH JUSTICE. NO JUSTICE. Two Thrilling Reads from Australia's True Crime Queen
Scoresby VIC Australia: The Five Mile Press 2011. viii 575pp. plus 1 x 16 page b/white illustrated section. B/white story location map. Book clean square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has a small soft corner crease to front panel. Two Thrilling Reads from Australia's True Crime Queen. Rough Justice: Unanswered Questions from the Australian Courts. No Justice: An Investigation into the Death of Adele Bailey. Book weight approx. 795g. Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. . Softcover. Very Good . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. The Five Mile Press Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 012242 ISBN : 1742489737 9781742489735
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Osterstock Alan
WILDFLOWERS OF KANGAROO ISLAND
Hampstead Gardens South Australia: Author Austaprint 1974. 56pp. centre-spread colour map of Kangaroo Island plus photographic colour plates of selected plants. Saddle-stitched staplebound format. Book clean staples holding firmly. Photographic card wrapper has several underlined words on inner rear cover else unmarked. Textblock has a few random flecks on centre-spread leaf else leaves clean. Every year there is a vivid display of wildflowers on Kangaroo Island. This small volume features twenty-four of them. Contents include: Prelims. Featured wildflower relevant text on adjacent page Island surface soil map Acks. Technical details Dedication. Book weight approx. 100g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. First Edition. Staplebound Softcover. Very Good . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Author (Austaprint) Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 011978 ISBN : 0858721201 9780858721203
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Senate Standing Committee
WOODCHIPS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. Report from the Senate Standing Committee on Science and the Environment
Canberra A.C.T. Australia: Australian Government Publishing Service 1977. ivx 454pp. b/white frontispiece and intext halftone plates with line-drawn maps. Book clean and square. Lightly bumped spine firm. Duo-tone illustrated card wrapper bumped and edgeworn. Textblock bumped on upper foredge corner else leaves clean but tanned. Contents of this Australian Senate Standing Committee on Science and the Environment Report include: Prelims. 11 sub-chaptered chapters Appendices x 5 List of Figures List of Tables. Book weight approx. 570g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Australian Government Publishing Service Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 011992 ISBN : 0642028435 9780642028433
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Lyndon Ellen
DOOR TO THE FOREST : Collected Stories from One of Nature's Lifelong Friends
Inverloch Victoria Australia : South Gippsland Conservation Society Inc. 1993. 64pp. b/white intext illustrations throughout: several photographic halftone plates plus numerous story-supportive art-illustrations by Marion Kaighin-Chapman. Saddle-stitched staplebound format. Book clean and square. Two-colour art-illustrated Kaighin-Chapman wrapper undamaged. Text-block pristine. Short remembrances and recollections of most of author Ellen Lyndon's 80 years living amongst and observing nature and the natural beauty of the Gippsland region of Victoria Australia. Contents include: Prelims. Early Years 1906-1945 Farming 1945-68 Leongatha 1968- South Gippsland and Other Travels 1968- Bibliography. Book weight approx. 225g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. First Edition. Softcover Staplebound. Near Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. South Gippsland Conservation Society Inc. Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 011952 ISBN : 0959205055 9780959205053
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McPhedran Ian
Air Force: Inside the Era of Australian Air Power
Sydney Australia: Harper Collins Publishers 2011. Softcover reprint 584gms 374 pages. This book tells the exclusive inside story of the modern Royal Australian Air Force in the action-packed period from East Timor and the Bali bombings to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Reprint. Softcover. Good/Not Applicable. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Harper Collins Publishers Paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : WARAIR53 ISBN : 0732290252 9780732290252
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