RUTH CRACKNELL: a biased memoir.
Pp. xii +308, 32 plates, index; med. 8vo; pale grey boards, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased; Viking Press, Melbourne, 1997. First edition. More
Pp. xii +308, 32 plates, index; med. 8vo; pale grey boards, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased; Viking Press, Melbourne, 1997. First edition. More
Pp. x+170(last blank), 16 plates, family listings; price-clipped dust wrapper, rubbed and a trifle marked, edges slightly split; the author, Hopetoun, Victoria, 1978. First edition. More
Pp. xiv+284(last blank), 16 plates, index; boards a trifle canted; dust wrapper, backstrip lightly faded; endpapers slightly offset, edges of leaves faintly foxed; Hill of Content/Lloyd O'Neil, Melbourne, 1978. First edition. *Sir James Darling was a long-time headmaster of Geelong Church of England Grammar School, a former Chairman of the..... More
An Australian Woman 1890-1974. Pp. [vi]+212(last blank), 16 plates, 5 full page illustrations; edges of boards lightly rubbed; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and chipped, backstrip faded; edges of leaves lightly foxed; University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, 1975. First edition. *Memoirs. 'Takes us through student days at..... More
Pp. 240, 24 plates, appendix, index; demy 8vo; pale yellow boards, spine lettered in white (slightly faded), the boards faintly foxed; dust wrapper, back panel a trifle soiled; top edges of leaves slightly foxed; Rigby, Adelaide, 1983. First edition. *Autobiography of the Australian bandleader, ABC entertainer and consultant, Army entertainments..... More
Pp. [xii]+178, 8 plates, endpaper sketch maps [drawn by Judy Davey]; demy 8vo; red papered boards, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, the upper board a trifle soiled; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, the back panel slightly faded; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Alpha Books, Sydney, 1978. First edition. *Autobiography of..... More
Pp. x+174, 4 plates, appendices, select bibliography, index; small med. 8vo; dark brown papered boards, spine lettered in white; dust wrapper, bookseller's sticker at foot of front flap; edges of leaves slightly foxed; Nelson, Melbourne, 1972. First edition. *Biography of the politician, editor and founder of the political journal Southern..... More
An appraisal after 100 years of his birth. Foreword by R. J. Hamer. Pp. 52 (last blank), frontispiece portrait, text illustrations (some full page); demy 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, stapled, edges a trifle rubbed; a little light foxing; Premier's Department, Melbourne, 1976. First edition. McLaren 936. *With the printed..... More
An appraisal after 100 years of his birth. Pp. 52 (last blank), frontispiece portrait, text illustrations; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, edges very faintly rubbed; Premier's Department, Melbourne, 1976. First edition. McLaren 936. *With loosely inserted folded foolscap C. J. Dennis Centenary exhibition sheet, (State Library of Victoria, 1976), edges lightly..... More
Memories of growing up after the Great War. Pp. 136, text illustrations, half-title and title pages printed in green & black; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled and foxed, the backstrip faded; outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; Hale & Iremonger, Sydney, 1984. First edition. More
The Story of Two Brothers. Foreword by Sir Edward Dunlop. Pp. xii+124, illustrated; dust wrapper, edges slightly rubbed and split; Acacia Press, Melbourne, 1985. First edition. *Memoirs. The author's brother was Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop. More
Pp. xvi+432(last colophon), text illustrations and maps (some full page), notes & sources, selected reading, index; small cr. 4to; faint damp stain to upper board near head of spine; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased; The Miegunyah Press, Melbourne, 2009. Illustrated Gift Edition, first thus. *Biography of Sir Edward Dunlop..... More
Pp.[x]+710(last blank), 48 plates, text illustrations and maps, glossary, endnotes, select bibliography, index; roy. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; edges of leaves faintly soiled; The Viking Press, Melbourne, 1994. Third printing. *Inscribed and signed by the author on title page. More
Pp. xiv+448, 16 plates, index; roy. 8vo; edges of boards a trifle worn, dust wrapper; edges of leaves a little browned; Viking Press, Melbourne, 1996. First edition. More
Pp. [xvi]+216(last blank), 12 plates; dust wrapper; Wilkinson Books, Melbourne, 1994. First edition. More
An autobiography. Pp. vi+274, 32 plates, pictorial headpieces, index; edges of boards lightly rubbed; dust wrapper, back panel faintly scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed; Viking, Melbourne, 1990. First edition. More
Pp. 206, 32 plates (8 coloured), pictorial title page, list of recordings; med. 8vo; boards a trifle canted and faintly scuffed; dust wrapper, slightly foxed on reverse, edges lightly rubbed and split; upper free endpaper slightly soiled, edges of leaves faintly foxed; Rigby, Adelaide, 1979. First edition. *Autobiography. More
An autobiography. Pp. xiv+528, 32 plates, index; med. 8vo; black cloth, lettered in silver, boards a trifle marked, with tiny bruise to bottom edge of lower board; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, with tiny split to bottom edge of back panel; University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, 1994. First edition. More
Pp. xvi+448, 8 coloured plates, numerous black & white illustrations (several full page), select bibliography, notes, index; f'cap. 4to; cream papered boards, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper, backstrip slightly faded; Scribe, Melbourne, 2006. New edition. *An updated and substantially rewritten edition of a work first published by Angus &..... More
Pp. [vi]+338(last blank), 8 coloured plates, numerous black & white illustrations (some full page), notes, select bibliography, index; tall cr. 4to; grey boards, spine lettered in white; dust wrapper, small surface graze at foot of front flap; Angus & Robertson Publishers, London, 1984. First edition. *Will Dyson (1880-1938) was Australia's..... More
Foreword by Nan Witcomb. Pp. x+108, frontispiece portrait, text illustrations and decorations, appendix (glossary); small med. 8vo; pictorial glazed papered boards, foot of spine and bottom edge of upper board slightly faded; dust wrapper, front panel and backstrip faded; Edmonds Book Gallery, Adelaide, 1984. First edition, limited to 1,000 copies..... More
Profiles of Central Victorians. Illustrations by Stuart Billington. Foreword by Frank Cusack. Pp. 80(last blank), full page illustrations; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, the lower wrapper a trifle marked; Lion Press, Chewton, Victoria, 1989. *A series of articles on prominent local identities from the Bendigo-Castlemaine region; originally published in the Bendigo..... More
Pp. xiv+210, 24 plates, text illustrations, pictorial endpapers, index; med. 8vo; tiny bruise to bottom edge of lower board; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; Hyland House, Melbourne, 1988. First edition. *June Epstein (1918-2004) was a musician, writer, and broadcaster for the ABC. More
Pp. [vi]+122, 7 plates; boards slightly sprung, the fore-corners and spine extremities a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, a trifle foxed on reverse, edges lightly rubbed; the free endpapers faintly offset, a little light foxing; The Jacaranda Press, Brisbane, 1964. First edition. *Autobiography. 'Through his eyes we see frozen wastes, dockside..... More
Illustrated by Adrian Feint. Pp. [vi]+xx+170(last blank), coloured frontispiece with tissue guard, plus 2 black & white plates, title page vignette printed in brown, 12 full page black & white illustrations by Adrian Feint; narrow cr. 4to; qr. burgundy art. leather, spine lettered in gilt, pinkish/brown papered boards, upper board..... More