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1961réf. 033266Sydney: Halstead Press printer 1961. xii 380pp index glossary appendix bw ills col frontis endpaper maps corrigenda. Or blue cloth with gilt title and insignia. Very light toning to page edges gift note on copyright page light rubbing to bottom edge. Photograph of guidons 1/21 Light Horse glued to title page. First edition of this Australian unit history. Emphasis on the 1st Light Hose Regiment in the First World War including Gallipoli Egypt Sinai Palestine Jordan Valley Amman. Also includes Boer War WWII New Guinea and Borneo. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Halstead Press (printer) Hardcover
1997réf. 032367Warwick Qld.: Printed by Warwick Daily News 1997. 156ppnum bw ills. Or pictorial laminated boards. Full page presentation note by the president of the TFBHS non-authorial on front free endpaper. No title page AS ISSUED. Very scarce history of a Queensland regional fire service. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. Printed by Warwick Daily News Hardcover
1933réf. 031826Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1933. xii 1030pp index bw photos line drawings maps errata slip. Or maroon cloth. Some toning to page edges and prelims some foxing. A very nice example of the scarce first edition of the fourth volume of this set commonly known as 'Bean'. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
1928réf. 031831Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1928. xli 649 pp index bw photos line drawings maps. Or maroon cloth. Toning to page edges end papers toned hinge starting to crack at title page but holding well. A nice example of the scarce first edition of the ninth volume of this set commonly known as 'Bean'. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
1923réf. 031830Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1923. xvi 844 pp index bw photos line drawings maps. Or maroon cloth. Toning to page edges end papers toned minor foxing to half-title. A very nice example of the scarce first edition of the seventh volume of this set commonly known as 'Bean'. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
1976réf. 030860Cape Town: A.A. Balkema 1976. xx 235pp index bibliography bw & col ills. Or marbled boards with leather spine. Tape stains on endpapers from earleir protective cover being attached. One of alimited edition of 200 this #39 signed by the editior and bound in deluxe style. Text from the first edition of 1942 but illustrations newly selected.As well as several ambitious expeditions in Africa including the Orange and Vaal Rivers 1848-53; with Livingstone to the Zambezi in 1860; with James Chapman through SW Africa to Victoria Falls in 1861; and to Matabeleland in 1869-72; Baines made an important journey of discovery in Australia and the surrounding seas with A.C. Gregory. Illustration are taken from his legacy of more than 4000 pictures. Signed by Editor. Second Edition Limited to 200 Cys. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Baines Thomas. 4to. A.A. Balkema Hardcover
2010réf. 030915Tweed Heads: Summit Press 2010. 200pp bw ills. Or card covers. Light rubbing slight surface abrasion to bottom corner of title page. Local hisotry of the northern New South Wales beachside town of Kingscliffe. Deals with numerous individual families as well as the general history of the town. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Summit Press Paperback
1953réf. 030948Dorrigo: Dorrigo Shire 1953. 42pp bw ills ads. Or staple card covers. Covers larger than pages resulting in wear and short tears to edges of covers. Dark stain/burn mark inside front cover pulled at bottom staple. Scarce souvenir of the Back to Dorrigo Celebrations of 1953 with some emphasis on the important local timber industry. Many ads for local businesses. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good Plus. 8vo. Dorrigo Shire Paperback
1939réf. 030967Sydney: Society of Australian Genealogists. 1939. 11 parts of 12 of Volume III. Approx 250pp in total. Or stapled wraps. Some minor rust stains near staples otherwise very light wear and occasional minor marks. From January 1939 to October 1941. As well as expected genealogical material there is much on Australian history including Bligh and King in the Navy Black Book; Lieutenant Governors of NSW; Public Armory in Australia; Anzac graves at Birmingham; Allotments in Early Sydney; Log of the Sirius; London Guilds Chinese Genealogy; Early Surgeons; Pioneer Families of Yass and much more. . Periodical. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Society of Australian Genealogists. Paperback
1949réf. 031046Sydney: D.S. Ford printers 1949. 40pp notes bw ills. Or brown card covers. Some minor edge wear to covers. Coour from covers rubbed off onto title and last pages. Several pages have tears to margins and/or creases. A limited edition of 140 copies 125 numbered for sale and 15 for presentation- this one a presentation copy signed by George Mackaness and inscribed to Dr Erasmus Bligh and again initialed by Mackaness. Signed. First Limited Edition. Soft Cover. Good Plus. Small 4to. D.S. Ford (printers) Paperback
1967réf. 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
2004réf. 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
1988réf. 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
1936réf. 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
1960réf. 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
1916réf. 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
1991réf. 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
1953réf. 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
1999réf. 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
1954réf. 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
1932réf. 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
1916réf. 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
1963réf. 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
1933réf. 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
1944réf. 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