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London: Thames & Hudson in Association with the Natural History Museum, 2007. HEAVY. 3047pp, index, further readinbg, num bw & col ills. Red cloth in jacket. Very small scuff to front free endpaper otherwise near new. The lives of the great naturalists including the ancients, the renaissance, the enlightenment and the 19th century.. First UK Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to.

Melbourne: Macmillan, 2013. HEAVY. 240pp, endnotes, num bw & col ills. Pictorial boards in jacket. Bumped at bottom corner, lightedge wear to jacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Sydney: Phillip Mathews Publishers, 1976. 127pp, bibliography, num bw ills. Black cloth in jacket. Lacks front free endpaper.Several short tears and other minor edge wear to jacket. 'Mad Dan' Morgan was a notorious Australian bushranger. King's drawings, carefully researched, evoke strong feelings for the man and his times.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by King, J.A. (drawings). 4to.

St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1967. Blue cloth with bw pictorial jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket, slight offsetting from front flap to front free endpaper, price clipped.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Small 4to.

Grantham, Qld: The Author, 2016. 257pp, num bw & col ills. Pictorial bw card. Light edge wear to covers. Tipped in label at front declaring various errors. SIGNED with general inscription by author inside front cover, loosely inserted handwritten signed letter by author. The story of Edwin James Beardmore (18/1/1891-08/4/1985)- poet, pastoralist, parliamentarian- starting 13 generations back.. Signed by the Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

Rockhampton: Central Queensland University Press, 2002. xii, 241pp, bibliogoraphy, bw ills. Or pictorial card. Slight of edge wear to cover, minor crease to edge of front cover. Memoirs of service by a sapper with 2/7 Field Coy, RAE, 9th Div, AIF in the Middle East, New Guinea and Borneo during WWII.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

Sydney: Pollard Publishing, 1970. 161pp, bw ills. Red cloth in jacket. Ex-library with stamps/card pocket etc, minor marks to bottom edge, minor edge wear to jacket with several very short edge tears. The revised edtiion of The Roughrider, republished under a new title. Biography of Lance Skuthorpe- his buckjumping shows were an Australian legend and he achieved distinction as an inventor, lady-killer, bare knuckle fighter, Stawell Gift runner, raconteur and naturalist. Above all he was a lover of the Australian bush.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 8vo. Ex-Library.

Sydney: Harper Collins Publishers., 2009. HEAVY. 432pp, index, endnotes, chronology, discography, hundreds col ills. Or pictorial boards with jacket that expands to a poster. 'Autographed First Edition" sticker to front otherwise as new. SIGNED by Reg Mombassa on title page. Christopher O'Doherty, aka Reg Mombasa, enters the Australian consciousness as a member of the iconic band Mental as Anything and continues his assault 2-3 generations later with his irreverent, frequently macabre and always distinctive designs he created for the Mambo label. This illustrated volume shows there is much more to Reg Mombassa. 300+ artworks plus photos, posters and band memorabilia.. Signed by Artist. Special Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1936. Foreword by Herbert Basedow. x, 251pp, index, frontis and b/w plates, endpaper maps. Orange cloth, no jacket. Very slight fading to spine, very light foxing to page edges, prev owner name and note on half-title page. Nice fresh copy of an early (ish) edition. Forst published 1931. The story of the Central Australian Gold Exploration Expedition of which L H B Lasseter was the prospector.. Eighteenth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

New York: W. W. Norton, 2000. HEAVY. xlvi, 1115pp, 93 b/w ills, 8 maps, glossary, notes, index. Black cloth in jacket.Tiny (3mm) tear to jacket at bottom front corner, front flap slightly mis-folded-otherwise excellent. A comprehensive study of Hitler and his actions from 1936-1945, the time of his greatest effect on Germany and the world. The second of a two-volume biography.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Burleigh Heads, Qld.: Zeus Publications, 2012. 288pp, bw ills. Pictorial card. Very slight edge wear to cover. SIGNED with personal inscription by author on title page. A Vietnam veteran actively involved with the Australian Vietnam Veterans movements shares his thoughts and those of many mates on why they, as war veterans, feel the need to help others, to share their lives,, and help preserve the history that others might say should be forgotten. The author served 2 years (National Service) as an infantryman within 12 Platoon, Delta Company of the 4th Battalion of the RAR (4 RAR) being posted to Townsville and South Vietnam.. Signed & Inscribed by the Authors. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Southport, Qld: Aviva Tropica, 2020. xiv, 180pp, chronology, bw ills. Pictorial card. Minor edge wear. SIGNED by Nick Belloff on title page. The story of a man who began life as an innocent boy in Saskatchewan, before going to sea at 15. Seedy, debauched years consumed those years at sea whilst in port. Being crew on the historic last voyage of the windjammer Pamir in 1949 was a highlight of his martime career. Suddenly he changed to a life in the sky and cockpits flying Tiger Moths, Chipmunks and helicopters in which he took on jobs other pilots wouldn't attempt.. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Cooper Square Press, 2000. xiii, 270pp, index, notes, discography, chronology, bw ills. Cloth backed black boards in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket, some toning to page edges. The years John Lennon spent in America where he spent a quarter of his brief life.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Sydney: Random House Australia, 1990. 239pp, bw ills. Paperback. Some foxing to page edges. Thirty years in Papua New Guinea amongst crocodiles, cannibals and coffee.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Christchurch, NZ: The Author, 1962. 158pp, bw ills. White & pale green wraps titled in maroon. Wraps creased with several small chips and short tears, prev owner name on title page, minor tanning & foxing. New Zealand and Tasmania.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1888. xv, 379pp, bw frontis portrait. Marron cloth, no jacket. Ex- library of the QueenslandTemperance League with their stampsmoderate sporadic foxing, tiny bumps to board edges. . Third Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1925. xi, 178pp, bw frontis portrait, bibliography. Blue cloth, no jacket. Ex- library of the QueenslandTemperance League with their stamps to front free endpaper and half-title page, toning to endpapers, round paper label to spine. Biography of temperance campaigner William Eugene "Pussyfoot" Johnson.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

Adelaide: Sue Heysen, 1991. 86pp, bw & 10 col ills. Pictorial boards. Minor foxing to top edge. SIGNED by author on title page. A collection of charming and unusual stories told to the author by David Heysen, oldest son of Hans Heysen. The Cedars was the family home situated near Hahndorf, South Australia. Contents in three parts- early days of Heysen; memories of the artist and a time to remember. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 4to.

Perth: Hesperian Press, 1998. ix, 173pp, appendices, bw ills. Pictorial card. Light edge weat to cover, prev owner name on title page. One of just 120 young RAN sailor's trained at a secret base in NSW during the early days of WWII to become a Special Service Beach Commando the author saw service in the Netherlands east Indies and Borneo with the Australian and American army.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Sydney: UNSW Press, 2008. HEAVY. ix, 275pp + CD-ROM (at rear), index, bibliography, bw ills, map, pictorial endpapers. Pictorial boards in jacket. Very slight edge wear to jacket. Robert Logan Jack was a Scottish geologist who made a significant contribution to Queensland's mining and agricultural industries at the end of the 19th century. Among his accomplishments were expeditions to Cape York Peninsula & discovering the Great Artesian Basin.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to.