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1967Best.-Nr. 030390Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1967. 231pp index maps bw ills. Or brown cloth in jacket. Very light surface damage to extreme top edge of boards. Jacket spine a bit faded with several tiny chips at head and foot of spine lightly rubbed at folds 2 areas on front panel with surface abrasion from old sticker removal. Much nicer than it sounds. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
2004Best.-Nr. 030650Brisbane: CopyRight Publishing 2004. 168pp endnotes bw & col ills pictorial endpapers. Or pictorial laminated boards. SIGNED by author opposite title page with non-personalised inscription. The history of Bromelton homestead at Beaudesert Queensland- the early explorers of the area its early owners and the period it was owned by the Savage family. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to. CopyRight Publishing Hardcover
1988Best.-Nr. 029824Sydney: Child & Associates 1988. 208pp index bibliography num bw ills maps. Or red cloth in jacket. Some minor edge wear to jacket several tiny scrapes to bottom of boards. Describes all the major massacres from the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788 to the final massacres in the Northern Territory and Western Australia in the 1920s. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Large 8vo. Child & Associates Hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 028874Oxford: Clarendon Press 1936. xxxvi 452pp frontis 19 leaves of bw plates one detached text-figures appendix by Dr L H Dudley Buxton folding sketch map at rear. Prev owner's stamp on the flyleaves. Rebound in green cloth which has a narrow strip of silverfishing at bottom of front board. The book gives an all-round account of a primitive people in the far west of Papua. The fifteenth in a series of anthropological reports published by the Papuan Government. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Clarendon Press Hardcover
1960Best.-Nr. 028934Sydney: John Sands Pty Ltd 1960. No date 1960. Unpaginated 24 pages photographs in colour and b/w with captions follow a one-page introduction. Lightest of rubbing on cover. Illustrated stapled light card cover. Scarce photographic booklet by eminent Australian photographer. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Oblong 4to. John Sands Pty Ltd Paperback
1916Best.-Nr. 028933Brisbane: Watson Ferguson & Co 1916. Editor's Preface. 187pp portrait frontis map of Mesopotamia and 15 leaves of b/w plates. Endpapers toned. Some light foxing. Spine rubbed and title faded. Or brown cloth boardswith a few minor marks. Loosely inserted is a rare bookmark with RAMC colours at top and the following wording: In dispatches from Lt-Gen Sir Percy lake dated August 12th from Basra published by the War Office Oct 19th 1916 the name of Captain RM Allan RAMC is 'mentioned'. This is a continuation of "Letters from a Young Queenslander" published in December 1915 for private circulation. Private letters between father and son and dedicated to Captain T J Mitchell. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo. Watson, Ferguson & Co Hardcover
1991Best.-Nr. 029003Perth: Health Department of Western Australia 1991. v 284pp index glossary appendicesnum bw ills. Or card covers. Front cover creased light creasing to first few pages light toning to page edges. Signed and inscribed Pete by author. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Morris Sandra A. 4to. Health Department of Western Australia Paperback
1953Best.-Nr. 029030London: British Museum Natural History 1953. HEAVY. 550pp index appendix check list 364 bw ills photographs and line drawings. Or green cloth lacking jacket. Ex-Queensland Museum library with several stamps card pocket and label to spine. Spine slightly darkened very light bump to top frotn cover minor shelf wear. Exhaustive study of the Trichoptera caddis fly species to be found in Australia and New Zealand. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to. Ex-Library. British Museum (Natural History) Hardcover
1999Best.-Nr. 029042Sydney: AGSO / Mineral Resources New South Wales 1999. VERY HEAVY. xvi 504pp index references appendices num bw & col ills maps. Or card covers. Near new with very light edge wear to covers. Exhaustive explanatory notes for the Dubbo 1:250000 geological sheet. Details by geologic period and includes section on mineral deposits. Part of the Geological Survey of New South Wales. Second Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Folio. AGSO / Mineral Resources New South Wales Paperback
1954Best.-Nr. 029059Brisbane: Government Printer 1954. 144 pp maps of routes 9 appendices including routes of Royal progress Brisbane and Country; plans of arrangements in Brisbane and other centres to be visited; location of First Aid posts established by QATB with maps; movements of senior State officials; instructions for operating AWA FM carphone radio; and telephone numbers. Or blue boards gilt titles and decoration on the front board which has flecked cloth by its upper edge a small rectangular stain in the same area and a few spots. Cover title: Royal visit to Queensland: 1954: working programme. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Plus. 8vo. Government Printer Hardcover
1932Best.-Nr. 029047Sydney: Herald Press 1932. 224pp bw ills endpaper maps. Or blue cloth with title plane and mountains in white. Endpapers toned light to moderate foxing throughout some fading to spine. Much nicer than usual example of this volume that did not survive well. Kingsford_Smith writes of his pioneering flights in the Southern Cross. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Herald Press Hardcover
1916Best.-Nr. 026991Brisbane: Watson Ferguson & Co 1916. 160pp few b/w plates. The spine binding is slackening although no pages seem to be detached. Endpapers toned. Occasional foxing. Previous owner's name with ownership statement on the front paste-down another prev owners name torn from top of title page. Decorative cloth boards. The boards are heavily silverfished with the decoration on the front board almost the only undamaged part of the original binding. Most of the spine title is still legible. Somewhat ugly but an extremely scarce first edition. An account of the author's time at Gallipoli and in the trenches as a rank and file soldier. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo. Watson, Ferguson & Co Hardcover
1963Best.-Nr. 029232Illawarra NSW: Surf life Saving Association of Australia Illawarra Branch 1963. 64pp bw ills pictorial endpapers incorporatong maps. Or blue cloth titled in gold. Very minor rubbing to cloth. SIGNED by both authors at top of title page. History of the Illawarra Branch of the Surf Life-Saving Association of Australia. Little actual surfing though that is the cover title. After 1929 branch records were detailed but for prior information it was necessary to check newspapers-over 114000 newspaper pages from 1900-1920 were checked in that cause. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. Surf life Saving Association of Australia, Illawarra Branch Hardcover
1933Best.-Nr. 029257Melb: Fourth Division A.M.C. Association 1933. 174pp index Honour Roll margin decoration bw ills. Or tan papered boards with cloth spine laid on illustration of painting of soldier by Leyshon White to front. Printed in brown throughout. Board edges lightly worn with small scuff to top of front board. Front end paper torn at staples light even toning throughout faint narroow marginal damp stain to several pages not affecting text. An 'acknowledgement by those who returned of their pride in the brave an faithful un-returned'. Rolls of Honour containing the names of 118 members of the Fourth Twelfth and Thirteenth Field Ambulance AIF who made the supreme sacrifice. Main content in verse with numerous illustrations mainly drawings by Digegrs. Border of most pages decorated with numerous faint vignettes of soldiers vehicles rising sun badge etc. Scarce. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. 4to. Fourth Division A.M.C. Association Hardcover
1944Best.-Nr. 029295Brisbane: Printed by Martin W. Kennedy The Worker Newspaper 1944. 63pp bw ills 2 col plates. Or pictorial stapled card covers. Top front corner creased otherwise a lovely example of this scarce Australian children's book. Copyright Enid Stewart Delalande. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Campbell Harry. 4to. Printed by Martin W. Kennedy, The Worker Newspaper Paperback
1992Best.-Nr. 029328Brisbane: Palomar Publications 1992. xv 4200pp index bibliography notes 100 bw photographs. Or card covers. Spine slightly slanted cocked some light toning to page edges. Wide ranging account of the air war in the South West Pacific theatre of war for the first months of the conflict as it was fought from Australia. Told by the men who flew the combat missions in the Philippines Netherlands East Indies and Northern Australia between December 1941 and April 1942. Explains why they were sent into action in obsolete worn-out or ill-prepared planes against impossible odds. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Very Good. Large 8vo. Palomar Publications Paperback
1964Best.-Nr. 029499Melbourne: CSIRO 1964. 220pp index references bw ills charts graphs diagrams large folding map. Or orange card covers. Ex-departmental library with several stamps. Original packet in poor condition with several tears stamps and creases. Book and map in very nice condition. Sections include sumamry description of the area; land systems; climate; geomorphology; spoils; vegetation and pastures; pasture lands; pastoral industries and agricultural potential. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Ex-Library. CSIRO Paperback
1915Best.-Nr. 028606London: Alston Rivers 1915. xvi 339pp frontis with tissue-guard b/w plates head- and tail-pieces by the author. Prelims endpages and page edges toned lightly foxed in places. Or decorative blue cloth boards gilt flecked particularly on the spine and rear board. The early development of the Royal Australian Navy. Many of the book's chapters were first published in the Sydney Morning Herald. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Alston Rivers Hardcover
1988Best.-Nr. 028702Sydney: Buying Systems 1988. HEAVY. 227pp index bibliography directory hundreds of bw & col ills. Or pictorial card covers. Small bump at top corner with resultant small corner creases to some pages .A brief history of fashion in Australia followed by a focus on contemporary fashion and designers which comprises the bulk of the book. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Buying Systems Paperback
1919Best.-Nr. 028751London: Sampson Low 1919. viii 336pp index appendix maps/plans. No date- 1919. Rebound in red cloth with title label to spine. Bookplate and signature of WH Conwell 2nd Lt 52nd Battalion recommended Military Cross 6/7/17. Extremely scarce first edition of a title that is scarce in any edition. Details the actions of the five Australian Divisions in the last year of WWI. Includes the Battle of Dernancourt; both Batlles of Villers Bretonneux; Morlancourt Ridge; Hames; Mont St Quentin and more. The appendix details the composition of the five Australian Divisions. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Sampson Low Hardcover
1911Best.-Nr. 028154Adelaide: Hussey & Gillingham 1911. Foreword by Sir Samuel J Way. xxiii 480pp frontis and b/w ills maps index. Spine slightly cocked. Front hinge slackening. Five-line personal greeting on the front flyleaf. Prelims endpages and page edges lightly foxed. Or cloth bds gilt. Cloth flecked with some wear at the corners and the spine head and foot. The history covers the period from 1802 to 1910. This second edition is continued to a later period than the first edition. Second Edition Revised and Enlarged. Hard Cover. Good Plus. 8vo. Hussey & Gillingham Hardcover
1890Best.-Nr. 028243London: Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington. 1890. xl 439pp ads maps bw ills. Or blue cloth with title and corwn in gilt to front and spine. Front hinge broken with several pages partially detached Child's pencil drawings on blank reverse of many of the illustrations. Complete guide for the Orient Line traveller including much on Australia. Fourth Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington. Hardcover
1976Best.-Nr. 028379Sydney: Leyland Motor Corporation of Australia 1976. HEAVY. Paginated in sections text-figures throughout appendix xxxiv. The first page with publications details on its verso is creased. Page edges foxed in places with the upper corner of the last few pages soiled. Cardcover rubbed. The cover is detached. This workshop manual includes all body versions eg Traveller. Leyland Australia Service Publication Part No. TP832C. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 4to. Leyland Motor Corporation of Australia Paperback
1969Best.-Nr. 028376Brisbane: Grevillea Press 1969. No 21 of limited edition of 100 copies signed by the author. 293pp 12 illustrations of the Irving Family. This is a family memoir which is divided into three parts depicting the early life of William Howe Irving from 1845 to 1885.Other historical characters represented are members or connnections of the families Howe Armstrong Scotland Irving Corser King and Armstrong Ireland. The book is in three parts: One: Ausralian Sons and Daughters 1854; Two: The English Arrivals 1865; and Three: The Irish Settlers 1852. . Signed by Author. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo. Grevillea Press Hardcover
1916Best.-Nr. 028058Brisbane: Watson Ferguson & Co 1916. Editor's Preface. 187pp portrait frontis map of Mesopotamia and 15 leaves of b/w plates. Book shop stamp by the lower edge of the front flyleaf. Eps toned. Prelims endpages and page edges foxed. Erratum slip laid down on dedication page verso. There is some wear at the hinge first and last few pages only affected. Or cloth boards flecked with a tear from the spine head. Spine titles heavily faded. This is a continuation of "Letters from a Young Queenslander" published in December 1915 for private circulation. Private letters between father and son and dedicated to Captain T J Mitchell. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo. Watson, Ferguson & Co Hardcover