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2009Best.-Nr. 051928Melbourne: Macmillan Art Publishing 2009. VERY HEAVY. 332pp num col plates. Or cloth in pictorial jacket. Brand new still in publishers shrinkwrap. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Storrier Tim. 4to. Macmillan Art Publishing Hardcover
2000Best.-Nr. 051929Sydney: Craftsman House 2000. HEAVY. 216pp num col plates. Or beige cloth in pictorial jacket. Brand new still in publishers shrinkwrap. Storrier's entire oeuvre has been focused on developing a kind of totemic visual language out of common objects historical relics and the natural world. This monograph the second major publication on Storrier's art records the artist's creative metamorphosis from the early 1970s to time of publication. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Storrier Tim. 4to. Craftsman House Hardcover
2012Best.-Nr. 051924Brisbane: The Author 2012. 227pp references num bw & col ills. Pictorial thin card with clear plastic overlay and green cloth tape spine. Near new. The old days of timber-getting- mainly in Queensland but with some PNG material. Aslo a little on bush tucker. Apparent First. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to. The Author Paperback
1981Best.-Nr. 051893Townsville: James Cook University 1981. x 277pp index sources appendix tables bw ills map chronology. Pictorial red card. Light edge wear some foxing to page edges bookstore stamp to bottom of title page. The Communist Party of Australia in north Queensland beginning with the sugar worker's strike of 1935. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Small 4to. James Cook University Paperback
1999Best.-Nr. 051865Sydney: ABGR in association with Society of Australian Genealogists. 1999. HEAVY. xx 844pp appendices. Red cloth issued without jacket. Minor thumb soiling to bottom corner light foxing to page edges and prelims. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo. ABGR in association with Society of Australian Genealogists. Hardcover
1988Best.-Nr. 051614Ringwood Vic: Viking O'Neil 1988. Printed in double column. xiii 353pp b/w ills throughout notes five appendices bibliography index end-paper maps: Van Diemen's Land. Olive cloth boards in dust-jacket. Slight edge wear to jacket inc 1cm tear at top of rear spine fold some minor silverfishing to bottom edge of boards. The book traces 'the lives and experiences of the specially selected 308 convicts transported in HMS Calcutta in 1803. The convicts arrived at Port Phillip and moved to the Derwent where they began the settlement which became Hobart. As social history the book reveals much about the interchanges between felon and free male and female in early colonial days. The work also includes meticulous biographies of every Calcutta convict with many surnames of the thousands of descendants. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Viking O'Neil Hardcover
1913Best.-Nr. 051620Brisbane: Issued by The Department of Public Instruction 1913. 302 pages col frontis: flag of the Commonwealth of Australia b/w ills throughout. Paper price label on half-title page. Endpapers lightly toned light even toning to page edges. A couple of tiny spots to cloth-overall a much nice rthan usual copy of this early reader. Includes Poppet's Visit to the School Parts I and II by Ethel Turner. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Issued by The Department of Public Instruction Hardcover
1997Best.-Nr. 051636Brisbane: Jeffrey Ellis Hopkins 1997. 387pp bw ills. Or laminated boards. ISBN handwritten on copyright page. Ex-school library with expected stamps labels etc in cancelled stamp. Extensive familiy history published on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the arrival aboard the Reichstag of the Raddatz Kuhn and Sellin families to Queensland on 1 August 1872. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. Ex-Library. Jeffrey Ellis Hopkins Hardcover
1995Best.-Nr. 051639Brisbane: AEbis Publishing 1995. viii 123pp index bibliography appendices bw ills maps. Pictorial card. Some fading at edges of covers. The history of South Sea Islanders who settled in Central Queensland. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Small 4to. AEbis Publishing Paperback
2002Best.-Nr. 037690Sydney: The Federation Press 2002. xx 460pp index table of statutes bibliography chronology. Or black cloth in jacket. Very slight edge wear to jacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. The Federation Press Hardcover
2010Best.-Nr. 051611Brisbane: Colonial Forces Study Group Queensland 2010. vii 300pp index few bw ills. Or maroon leather in jacket. As new. An estimated 20000 citizens undertook some form of military service in Queensland between 1860 and 1903. They werecalled to active service several times including the Bread Riots of 1866; the Russian war scares of 1878 and 1885; annexation of New Guinea in 1884; the Shearer's Strikes of 1891 and 1894. Personel assisted with rescue operations in the floods of 1891 and many served with the Queensland contingents to South Africa from 1899-1902. Includes much on local units and lists of officers known to have served. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Colonial Forces Study Group (Queensland) Hardcover
1841Best.-Nr. BOOKS0057972 Volumes: Volume I xiv412 pages with black and white frontispiece 5 color and 5 black and white plates 11 in text illustrations 2 maps in pocket. Volume II viii482 pages with color frontispiece 10 black and white plates 17 in text illustrations lacks four page prospectus for Gould's Birds of Australia. Royal Octavo " x 6" bound in original publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Ferguson 3228 First edition. Grey is best known for his expeditions in the north-west interior of the continent which resulted in the discover of the Glenelg River Stephen Range and Mount Lyell. As a young lieutenant he had made a proposal to the Colonial Office to mount an expedition to the north-west coast of Australia for the purposes of establishing a settlement there for starving Irish peasants. His plans were approved and he sailed for Australia in the Beagle in 1837. He wen on to mount two expedition in the north-west in 1838 and 1839 which yielded particularly important geographical discoveries: "His expeditions were the first to examine the previously ignored north-west interior of the continent and he discovered much useful territory. The inland explorations of Grey and Lushington his deputy complemented by the associated coastal explorations of Wickham and Stokes in the Beagle were a major advance in the discovery of the Australian continent" Wantrup p 206 Condition: Recased with original spines laid on scattered foxing corners bumped. Else a very good copy. T & W Boone hardcover
1880Best.-Nr. 010830Adelaide : E. Spiller Government Printer North Terrace 1880. Book measures 33x22.cm. First work as listed 79pp. Bound with. South Australia Statistical Register 1879. Compiled from Offical Records. Published by E. Spiller. Adelaide.1880. In 7 parts collation 18 3547 96 20 2335pp 10pp appendix. Bound in period half calf calf corners cloth boards gilt lettering. Binding heavily worn top board loose library label. Binding in good condition. Internally occsaional library stamp about 10 in all . some light tanning. Pages in good clean condition. A good copy. . Half Calf. Good Plus. Large Quarto. E. Spiller Government Printer, North Terrace Hardcover
1987Best.-Nr. 9017Franklin Center: Franklin Library 1987. First edition. Signed by Chatwin as issued. Illustrated by Martha Phillips. "Special Message" by Chatwin not found in other editions. Publisher's letter to Signed First Edition Society members laid-in as issued. Gilt-stamped leather-covered boards all edges gilt satin pagemarker. In publisher's unopened shrinkwrap with all inserts included. Fine condition. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The image is of the book described and not a stock photo. Franklin Library hardcover
Best.-Nr. 8111Unley SA: Courier Press. Not dated about 1952. 18.2cm x 11.5cm. 145 pages plus indices. Many b/w photos. Original pictorial papered boards very slightly marked; cloth spine. Flyleaf re-glued and slightly damaged. Front hinge tender. Rare. A wealth of information on great Australian and international cyclists from the 1890s to the early 1950s. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Courier Press. Hardcover
2008Best.-Nr. 051398Sydney: Australian Military History Publications. 2008. xviii 305pp index bibliography nominal roll appendices bw ills maps. Pictorial glossy boards no jacket as issued. As new. The 2/6 Commando Squadron saw numerous actions taking part in four major campaigns between 1942 and 1945. Patrols operated on the flanks of the Kokoda Track at Buna with the Americans in the Markham-Ramu Valleys with 7 Division and finally at Balikpapan in Borneo. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo. Australian Military History Publications. Hardcover
1914Best.-Nr. 051337London: Martin Secker 1914. 320pp index 41 bw ills endpaper maps. Tan cloth no jacket. Light rubbing to cover. Page edges toned moderate foxing throughout. Travels and observations in Australia and New Zealand New Caledonia and New Hebrides in the early 20th century. Includes chapters on Sydney Queensland Darling Downs Capricornia Northern Rivers of NSW Blue Mountains Tasmania and more. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Martin Secker Hardcover
1950Best.-Nr. 051289Christchurch NZ: Bascands Ltd 1950. 196pp bw ills. Brown faux leather with gilt tiki to front in jacket. Prev owner name on front free endpaper which along with prelims is lightly toned/foxed. Jacket with some insect holing at flap folds and tiny 'nibbles' to bottom edge. Overall a decent copy of this scarce title on the South Island Maori of New Zealand. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo. Bascands Ltd Hardcover
2005Best.-Nr. 051283Hazelbrook NSW: Research in Evangelical Revivals 2005. xv 460pp index bibliography references. ictorial card. Light edge wear. The first volume of a history of evangelism and revival meetings in Australia covering the late 19th century to WWI. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Research in Evangelical Revivals Paperback
2009Best.-Nr. 051257Brisbane: Brisbane City Council 2009. HEAVY. ix 342ppindexbibliographynum bw & col ills. Or blue boards in jacket. Crease to bottom of rear jacket panel otherwise excellent. 150 stories covering the first 150 years of Brisbane. The stories of local icons the impacts of war and depression individual and collective achievements and struggles for freedoms and rights document the city through the nineteenth twentieth and twenty-first centuries. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Brisbane City Council Hardcover
1990Best.-Nr. 051248Sandy Bay Tasmania: Blubber Head Press. 1990. viii 284pp index bibliography notes/references appendices map bw ills. Brown cloth in jacket. Slight fading to spine otherwise excellent. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Large 8vo. Blubber Head Press. Hardcover
1995Best.-Nr. 8085Hobart: Tasmanian Historical Research Association 1995. Quarto. xx 130 pages. Profusely illustrated in b/w. Minor waterstains. Pictorial card wrappers. Errata page loosely inserted. Scarce. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Tasmanian Historical Research Association paperback
1990Best.-Nr. 051228Melbourne: Boroondara Press 1990. 64pp references bw ill. Light card in light blue jacket. Minor foxing and light edge wear to jacket. SIGNED by Wantrup on limitation page. Edition limited to 200 copies of which this #29. First printing in English of this account of early colonial New South Wales originally published in French in 1798. Signed by Translator . Limited Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Very Good. 4to. Boroondara Press Paperback
2008Best.-Nr. 031068Sydney: Focus Publishing Interactive 2008. HEAVY. 416pp index bibliography bw & col photographs. Or blue boards in pictorial jacket. Full page inscription SIGNED by Graeme Arman one of the original partners in Arman Larmer on front free endpaper. The history of Arman Larmer- one of the longest and most successful private partnerships in PNG history. From humble beginnings in 1964 Michael Larmer Graeme Arman and dedicated crews battles jungles crocodile infested swamps tribal wars and socio-economic turmopil to become the leading private survey company in PNG. Includes sections on oil/petroleum the Kutubu Project and later surveys in Indonesia. Signed by Subject. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to. Focus Publishing Interactive Hardcover
1999Best.-Nr. BIB263562Adelaide: Published by Author. 1999. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps. Inscribed and Signed by the author. Some age-toning to spine and covers. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 153 pages. Policing in the outback has always been difficult and sometimes dangerous and nowhere more so than on Cooper Creek. The police who served there in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries struggled against great distances and harsh terrain. . 1st Edition. Softcover. Published by Author paperback