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Altona, Victoria, Australia: Altona RSL Sub Branch , 2006. viii, + 102pp. Colour illustrated section, b/white illustrations intext. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour illustrated boards negligibly surface scuffed, minor surface abrasions. From the rear panel: "It was once a big, tumble-down tin shed with an abundance of beer piled in the attic, but is now one of the jewels in the League's crown and a valuable part of the close, tight-knit community of Altona. The story of the Altona RSL sub-branch is one of transformation. It takes the reader on a nostalgic journey, which begins with the club's first meeting in the old ABC Cafe in 1921 . . . " Foreword by Ray Duckett, President. Includes: The Honour Board. Membership List. Book weight approx. 395g. (This book will post as a small parcel within Australia only, and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. 8vo - (approx. 20.75cm x 15.25cm).

Australia: Angus and Robertson Publishers, 1983. xxxv, + 344pp. Tinted endpapers. Identification colour-plate section. Intext, line-drawn distribution maps throughout. Bright gilt title over mildly bumped spine. Plain green boards slightly shelfworn. Textblock unmarked. Colour-illustrated dustjacket lightly edgeworn, but nipped, chipped, and minimally colour-faded (no text loss) on spine. This book on Australian Parrots is the comprehensive, revised edition of the Neville William Cayley (1887-1950) standard work. World-acclaimed ornithologist Alan Harding Lendon, who revised Cayley's work, died in 1973 . . . Contents include: Prelims., Foreword(s). Preface(s). Introduction(s). Comparison of Scientific Names. Numerous Species. Appendix. Gazetteer. References. Index. Book weight approx. 1.05KG. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote.. Revised Edition, Reprint. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good. 8vo - (approx.… Leer más

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. Size: 4to… Leer más

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Hill of Content, 1977. 94pp. Recto page colour-art plates. Book clean, square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Ditto title to front panel of undamaged black boards. Leaves clean, crisp and unmarked. Colour art-illustrated dustjacket sunned on spine (title clearly legible), very minor edgewear and surface indentations. "The first published book on naive art in Australia . . . It approaches this interesting tributary to the mainstream of modern art with sensitivity, affection, understanding and a keen eye to the future." Contents include: Foreword (Graeme Sturgeon). Acks. Contents. Index of Artists and Plates. Introduction. The Australian Naives. The Border Line Cases. Book weight approx. 548g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good+/Very Good-. 4to - (approx. 26.5cm x 18.75cm).

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: The Department of Tutorial Classes, University of Sydney, 1957. 73pp. Illustrated throughout: b/white halftone plates, line-drawings, maps and tables. Saddle-stitched, staplebound format. Staples tight and slightly rusted. Illustrated paper wrapper minimally edgeworn and soiled. A date stamp on title page, else minor bump on texblock foredge. "In this volume, Part 2 of 'Australia's Resources and Their Utilisation', Dr. John Andrews examines the country's secondary and tertiary industries, with preliminary sections on Australia's manpower and population trends, and discusses his conclusions for our likely development in the future." (post 1957).This revised edition also includes a chapter , 'Economist's Postscript', by James Wilson, lecturer in Economics at the University of Sydney . . . Contents include: Prelims. Chapters (8 to 15). Bibliography. Publisher's Promo. Booklet weight approx. 95g. *Postage charge will be reduced as… Leer más

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Black Inc, 2007. viii, + 211pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Art-illustrated ('They Were There', detail, by Gary Shead) card wrapper very good+. From the rear panel: "Is there an Australian national character? What are its distinguishing features? Over the years, how have insiders and outsiders summed up this country and its inhabitants and how have Australians responded to outside criticism? John Hirst gathers together the key assessments and introduces and links them. There is celebration and criticism. There is humour and insight. There is the difference between what Australians think of themselves and what they are really like . . . " Includes Index to Authors. Book weight approx. 305g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia: Australian Art Sales, 1991. 392pp. Small b/white images throughout. Book clean. Slightly canted spine firm, white title there-on, mildly discoloured thin strip at foot. Plain boards minimally corner rubbed, Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour, montage-illustrated dustjacket softly edge-creased, several tiny round indentations. From the jacket flap: "This is the seventh edition of 'Australian Art Auction Records'. Covering all major art auctions in Australia, and for the first time major auctions in New Zealand between July 1989 and June 1991. Over the last 16 years this has become the standard reference work for collectors, dealers and galleries. It catalogues over 13,000 oil paintings watercolours, drawings, etchings and lithographs, all of which represent the work of over 2000 artists. Brief biographical details are annotated with the majority of entries, along with standard desriptions of the works and the prices they fetched during the period 1989 to 1991… Leer más

Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia: Chevron Publishing Group, 1990. 317pp. Pattern-print endpapers. Intext, colour and b/white halftone plates throughout. Book clean. Backstrip firm, but slightly canted. Colour-plate illustrated gloss boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Like-illustrated (as boards) dustjacket minimally edgeworn, else colour-faded on spine (no text loss). This insightful book, by leading Australian Motor Sport writer Bill Tuckey (b.1936-d.2016), edited by David Greenhalgh, revisits year-by-year the thrills, spills and highlights of the first 30 years of the 'great race' at Bathurst . . . Contents include: Prelims., Where else would I be in October?. Year-by year chapters (1960 to 1989). The Great Race Results 1960-1989. Book weight approx. 1.27KG. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. . Second Edition, Revised. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good+. 4to - approx. 29cm x 21.5cm.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: McPhee Gribble Publishers, 1982. vii, + 296pp., colour and b/white art and photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain boards very lightly edge-bumped. Previous owner's neatly penned text (poem 'Seeds', from 'The Age') to top half of rear free endpaper, previous bookseller's small label to front pastedown, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket mildly edge-creased only. "The best writing about gardening has that indefinable blend of earthiness and romance that captivates the reader . . . This beautifully illustrated collection ranges from the early days of settlement when vegetable growing was a matter of survival, the devotion to English cottage gardens and grand parks as familiar oases in the alien Australian landscape, the dawning of affection for native plants, to the challenges of present day urban gardens . . . " Book weight approx. 1.12 KG. * Buyers outside… Leer más

Queensland, Australia: Steve Parish Publishing, 1995. 160pp., colour photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean. Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain green boards have one tiny bump to head. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket negligibly indented only. " . . . shares with the reader magnificent photographs taken by Steve Parish over many years in tropical, sub-tropical and temperate forests. Steve and his wife have chosen images which show the diversity and sensuous splendour of the ancient forests and the fascination of the remarkable creatures which inhabit them . . . " Afterword by founder and President of the Australian Rainforest Conservation Society, Dr. Aila Keto, AO. Book weight approx. 1.35 KG. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +.

Carlton, Victoria, Australia: Queensberry Hill Press, 1984. 191pp., plus unpaginated Bibliography and Index. Tipped-in b/white frontis, ditto b/white illustrations and portraits, throughout. Book clean. Spine firm, slightly canted, white title there-on, minor rubbing to foot. Edition is limited to 225 copies. Penned number 122 and editor signature to limitation page, else leaves clean and unmarked. White title and b/white illustration to front panel of gilt decorated cloth boards which have a tiny in-production blemish to rear panel. Text-printed dustjacket has mild creasing, plus sunning and a lightly abraded patch to spine. Attached, yellow ribbon bookmark creased and shortened. Contents include: Introducing Frances Perry. Restoring the Journals and Letters. The Voyage Out. The Arrival at Port Phillip. Melbourne in 1848. The Environs of Melbourne. An Excursion to Geelong . . . and Port Fairy. Portland. A Tour in Gipps Land. The Bush. A Visit to Albury. Black Thursday. The Gold Discovery. A Visit to… Leer más

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Robertsbridge Ltd. And Fairfax Magazine, 1987. 221pp., colour photographic, plus colour and b/white historic art illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Blue boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket negligibly edge-creased only. " . . .a highly readable, well-illustrated record of a unique occasion in our national history. It also pays tribute to the courage and imagination of the men and women, in particular Dr Jonathan King, who translated the dream of the First Fleet Re-enactment Voyage into a triumphant reality - because of and despite everything." Numerous contents, including an Authentic List of Australia's First Settlers. Book weight approx. 1.26 KG. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good.

Adelaide, South Australia: Rigby Limited, 1979. xii, + 219pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on, minor shelf rubbing to foot. Plain olive boards negligibly rubbed on foredge corners. Colour-art illustrated ('On The Wallaby Track', 1896 [detail], Frederick McCubbin) dustjacket mildly edge-creased, minor foxing to reverse (inner) surface. Jennifer Hagger provides a moving reminder of the pioneers' trials, and also a carefully-researched record of the development of medicine in Australia from the First Fleet to the late nineteenth centry." Contents include: 9 chapters. Bibliography. Index. Book weight approx. 465g. (This book will post as a small parcel within Australia only, and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket`. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 21.5cm x 14cm).

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Park Street Press (ACP Books) No publication date (c. 2008). 303pp. Colour and b/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean. Spine firm, slightly canted, gilt title there-on. Gilt title, '75 The Australian Women's Weekly', to front panel of very good white boards. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket softly creased. "75. In the magazine's coverage of the events in its 75-year history you'll find stories to make you laugh, to make you sad, to bring back memories, to inspire and inquire . . . our researchers, led by Editor Katie Ekberg, have scoured the archives, and from thousands of pages and pictures have unearthed forgotten jewels, side by side with reports and images of momentous events that we all remember." Includes Index. Book weight approx. 1.83KG. *Customers outside Australia only - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs well over 1KG. Please email for quote. . First Edition.… Leer más

Belmont, Victoria, Australia: Neptune Press Pty. Ltd., 1976. Unpaginated (70 pages). Saddle-stitched, staple-bound format, with separate, removeable heavy paper dustwrapper. Staples mildly rusted, but holding tightly. Plain card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. Textblock unmarked. Text-printed dustjacket trivially shelfworn only, The entries in this volume constitute the winners in the Geelong and District Autumn Festival 1976 in the Short Story, Poetry, and One-Act Plays categories. The Short Story winners were (First Prize) D.E. (Donald Ernest) Charlwood (b1915-d.2012) for 'Salmacis, London' and Beryl Giles for 'Whatever Happened to Tuesday' in second place. Poetry Prize was won by Shirley Thomas for 'Requiem for a Ringtail Possum'. One-Act Play winner was Russell Beedles for 'Party'. Contents include: Prelims., Foreword. The Entries. The Winners. Item weight approx. 155g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel.. First Edition.… Leer más

Victoria, Australia: Shire of Bacchus Marsh in Conjunction with Hargreen Publishing Company , 1986. xv, 392pp. Two b/white maps, plus b/white contributor illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards very good+. Colour illustrated (Avenue of Honour, Bacchus Marsh) dustjacket negligibly edgeworn and softly edge-creased. From the jacket flap: "This book is an anecdotal history that looks at the Bacchus Marsh Shire and town in the twentieth century. It is a collection of the memories of forty-nine residents who recall their experiences of life and people in the Marsh, and describe the Shire's ongoing development and change . . . " Contents include: Preface. Prologue. 46 chapters. Index of Names. Book weight approx. 1.1KG. (Customers outside Australia only - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote).. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good+/Very Good. 4to - (approx. 24.5cm x 17.25cm).

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Harper Collins, 2022. 341pp., plus 1 x 8 page colour and b/white illustrated section. Book clean, square. Spine firm. A tiny spot to contents page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper minimally edgeworn only. From the rear panel: "Talking to crooks, cops, forensic psychologists, scientists and victims, I've gone back to some of Australia's worst acts of badness, including unsolved murders that never made the front pages as well as infamous killings carried out by Ivan Milat and the Granny Killer, the murder of Anita Cobby, the Hoddle Street massacre, Port Arthur, horrific abuse at the Parramatta girls' home and the disappearance of preschooler William Tyrrell. What I've found has made me question everything, including where evil comes from, what drives us to commit crimes and how we can prevent them. I used to think I was on the side of the angels. Now I am not so sure . . . " Book weight approx. 461pp. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo… Leer más

Mountain Gate, Victoria, Australia: Steve Currie West Enterprises, 1999. 91pp. fold-out Australian route map, colour and small b/white photographic illustrations. A brief personal inscription to title page, "To xxxx, Best wishes", signed by author Mary Taylor, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper very good. From the rear panel" "Lighthearted tales of a great-grandmother's experience driving around Australia by herself - as an 'elderly unattached female.' Mary Taylor's story is interspersed with adventures of her youth - travelling to England as a 21 year old just before the war, meeting a British Officer serving with the Indian Army, and her subsequent marriage in Singapore soon after the outbreak of War. Mary led a nomadic life as wife of an Army Officer in India, and in Australia . . . " Contents include: Prologue, 15 chapters. Book weight approx. 165g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight..… Leer más

North Ryde, N.S.W., Australia: Angus and Robertson, 1987. 78pp. A monochrome, portrait illustration of A.B. Paterson, plus stunning colour-art (Dorothy Gauvin) plates throughout (mostly on recto page). Oblong format hardcover. Book clean and 'square'. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain brown boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Colour-art illustrated (Dorothy Gauvin) dustjacket minimally edgeworn, with a nominal degree of colour fade to spine. This book is a clever blend of poetry and prose from Australian literary icon A.B. Paterson (1864-1941) and highly successful Australian artist Dorothy Gauvin (1942- ). Contents include: Prelims., Introduction, Poems/Prose and Paintings. Book weight approx. 645g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. Illus. by Dorothy Gauvin. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mt Eliza, Victoria, Australia: Football & Cricket Books, 2010. xv, + 252p. 16 page b/white plate section, plus 16 page colour plate section. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Short inscription, "Best wishes", signed by author Ken Piesse on title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated, flapped card wrapper very good+. From the rear panel: "From struggling park club into the top four in the VFA's Premier Division, Caulfield consistently punched above its weight, registering some of the genuine upsets of the '70s and early 80s. And if premierships were awarded for being social, Caulfield would have won every second year, the Bears Cave famous for being Melbourne's No 1 Sunday night party spot." Contents include: Acks., Foreword (Tony Jewell). Author's Introduction. 10 chapters. Postscript (Mick Robinson). They Came Before Us. Year by Year Statistics. Who's Who. Club Theme Song. Book weight approx. 655g. . Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition.… Leer más