A history of the Richmond River District, 1828-1895. Pp. xvi+204(last blank), 8 plates, text plus endpaper map, notes, bibliography, index; bottom edge of boards slightly flecked; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; a little light foxing; Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1966. First edition. More about MEN AND A RIVER
Eumemmering Parish (Dandenong). Pp. xii+110(last blank), 8 plates, endpaper map, the introductory pages printed in purple, appendices, bibliography, index; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled;Lowden Publishing Co., 1972. More about CALL BACK YESTERDAY
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 about THE DANIEL FAMILY
Pp. 56, pictorial title page plus text illustrations (some full page), 2 full page genealogical tables; demy 8vo; pictorial paper wrappers, slightly creased and marked (mainly on lower wrapper) and a trifle soiled, with edges slightly rubbed, and tail of backstrip lightly bruised; bottom edges of leaves a trifle soiled;... More about GRANDFATHER WAS A MALDON PIONEER
Pp. 64, printed in red & black, 25 hand-tipped plates, notes, errata slip; med. 8vo; qr. tan buckram, spine lettered in black, cream papered boards; dust wrapper; Garravembi, Willow Bend, Thumb Creek, NSW, 1990. First trade edition; being one of 425 numbered copies, hand set and printed. *Revised from a.... More about THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENGRAVING AND LITHOGRAPHY IN MELBOURNE to the time of the...
Maritime Industry, Life and Language. Drawings: Jan Chivers. Cartoons: Paul Tonti-Filippini. Pp. xiv+100, text illustrations; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, edges a trifle rubbed;Lothian Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, 1984. First edition. *'A slice of Australian maritime history in the form of work terms, expressions, slang, and nicknames for people and... More about ON THE COAST
Pp. 76, frontispiece portrait, title page vignette, text illustrations (one full page), tipped-in folding facsimile of a manuscript page from The Origin of Species, map, bibliography; small demy 4to; printed card wrappers, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed; occasional slight soiling; Burndy Library, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1960. Burndy Library Publication No. 17. More about DARWIN OF THE BEAGLE
[Cover title]. Pp. 104, printed double column, text illustrations (several full page); oblong 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, lightly soiled, foxed and browned, the lower wrapper slightly silverfished, staples rusted; edges of leaves lightly foxed; [Back to Burra Committee, Burra, South Australia, 1925]. *"Back to Burra" official souvenir programme. More about BACK TO BURRA SOUVENIR
The memoirs of Jim Davidson. Pp. 240, 24 plates, appendix, index; dust wrapper, backstrip slightly faded; Rigby, Adelaide, 1983. First edition. *Autobiography of the Australian bandleader. More about A SHOWMAN'S STORY
the first settlement, and the early coastal exploration of the continent. Pp. [x]+138, 16 plates, bibliography, index; small cr. 4to; price-clipped dust wrapper, backstrip faded, edges a trifle rubbed; inscription on upper free endpaper; Cassell, Melbourne, 1970. First trade edition. More about A BOOK COLLECTOR'S NOTES on items relating to the discovery of Australia
Flinders Street, more than just a railway station. Pp. xii+340(last blank), pictorial title page plus numerous text illustrations, references, index; demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers with flap folds; the author, Gisborne, 2010. Paperback edition, reprinted. *Published in the centenary year of Flinders Street Railway Station. More about BEYOND THE FACADE
Edited with an Essay on Historical Detection, Notes and Commentary by George Mackaness. Pp. 40, text illustrations (several full page); printed stiff brown paper wrappers, stapled, the upper wrapper slightly marked, edges a trifle rubbed, fore-corners lightly creased;privately printed,Sydney, 1951. Edition limited to 135 copies, numbered and signed by the... More about A NEW SONG MADE IN NEW SOUTH WALES ON THE REBELLION
The Customs history of Australia 1788-1901. Pp. xxxvi+528, 24 coloured plates, numerous black & white text illustrations, tinted pictorial endpapers, text maps and plans, notes, bibliography, index; narrow cr. 4to; small bruise to bottom edge of upper board; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split; Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra... More about SMUGGLERS AND SAILORS
Record of a lyrical experience. Pp. [32]; med. 8vo; qr. red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, cream & red floral patterned papered boards, slightly soiled, corners lightly worn, slightly bruised at foot of spine; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, free endpapers faintly offset, occasional slight soiling; Fanfrolico Press... More about OLDER THAN EARTH
Pp. 64(last blank), numerous full page facsimile entries from the account book, 2 full page maps, family tree, references, weights & measures; cr. 4to; pictorial paper wrappers, lightly soiled and worn, with edges lightly rubbed and small split to tail of backstrip, upper wrapper a trifle foxed with tiny bump... More about HENRY DENDY'S ACCOUNT - BOOK
A forgotten genius. Pp. x+174, 4 plates, appendices, select bibliography, index; dust wrapper; a few small edge splits to first couple of leaves; Nelson, Melbourne, 1972. First edition. *Biography of the politician, editor and founder of the political journal Southern Cross. More about BRILLIANT DAN DENIEHY
THE PEARL AND HERCULES AND ENEGETIC MINES, BENDIGO, with plans and sections. Pp. 12(last blank), 4 folding plates (plans & sections), 1 full page plan, appendix; med. 8vo; printed stiff paper wrappers, stapled, slightly faded and soiled, the staples rusted, short closed tear to fore-edge centre of lower wrapper; tiny... More about BULLETINS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF VICTORIA. NO. 30
with subjectively annotated bibliographies. Pp. viii+328, appendix, bibliographies, index; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, pp. 221-8 loose; Pioneer Books, Warradale, South Australia, 1978. First edition, limited to 1000 numbered copies. Pioneer Books Monographs, Literary Series No. 2. More about A CRITICAL HISTORY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE 1836-1930
Photographs from Another Australia 1900-1939. Foreword by Manning Clark. Pp. 176, illustrated throughout in colour and (mainly) black & white; wide demy 4to; corners of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, edges and backstrip slightly faded; edges of leaves faintly foxed; The Fairfax Library, Sydney, 1985. First edition. *Selected from... More about FIXED IN TIME
Pp. xiv+192(last blank), text illustrations, pictorial endpapers, select bibliography; demy 4to; boards a trifle sprung, bottom fore-corner of upper board slightly bumped; dust wrapper; edges of leaves lightly foxed; The Shire of Diamond Valley, Greensborough, Victoria, 1979. First edition. *Lacking the 16 page index which is loosely inserted in some copies. More about THE DIAMOND VALLEY STORY
Franklin/Denison/Gordon. Photographs by Peter Dombrovskis, text by Bob Brown. Pp. 128, numerous coloured plates within pagination, plus title and text illustrations in green, full page coloured map; roy. 4to; dust wrapper, lightly browned; Peter Dombrovskis Pty Ltd, Hobart, 1983. First edition. More about WILD RIVERS
[cover title]. Pp. 57(including recto lower wrapper), text illustrations (some full-page); printed paper wrappers, stapled, a trifle soiled and marked, edges slightly rubbed and browned; bottom edge of leaves faintly soiled; printed at the "Donald Birchip Times" office, Donald, n.d.[c. 1985]. More about DONALD URBAN FIRE BRIGADE CENTENARY OF SERVICE TO THE DISTRICT 1885-1985
[Cover title]. Pp. [ii]+34, text illustrations (8 full page); pictorial stiff paper wrappers, stapled, slightly soiled; bottom edges of leaves a trifle soiled; printed by The Donald Birchip Times, Donald, 1984. *Originally published in 1911. Reprinted to coincide with the "Back-to-Donald" celebrations in February-March 1985. More about DONALD OF TO-DAY: ITS WONDERFUL PROGRESS
The story of Donald. Pp. 234(last blank), 32 plates, sketch map, appendices, references, notes, index; corners of boards a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, lightly soiled, edges rubbed and split; ownership inscription on upper free endpaper, the free endpapers lightly offset, outer leaves and edges a trifle foxed;The Shire of Donald... More about SHANTY AT THE BRIDGE
A Short History. Illustrated by Irvine Green. Pp. 24, text illustrations, 2 maps; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, edges a trifle rubbed; Doncaster-Templestowe Historical Society, Donvale, 1981. More about DONCASTER: