Catalogue with descriptive and bibliographical annotations. Pp. viii+196(last colophon, blank), frontispiece portrait plus 8 plates, index; med. 8vo; bound in dark brown half leather, blue cloth boards, corners a trifle rubbed; top and bottom edges red; the original printed stiff paper wrappers bound in, and folding prices realised sheet tipped-in..... More
Catalogue with descriptive and bibliographical annotations. Pp. [ii]+viii+194+[4](last colophon, verso blank), frontispiece portrait plus 8 plates, index, med. 8vo; printed card wrappers, corners of lower wrapper a trifle rubbed; a little light foxing; Gaston Renard, Melbourne, 1965. *Leonard Joel auction catalogue, with the folding Prices Realised sheet loosely inserted. More
A Queensland Pioneer. Pp. xii+254(last colophon, blank), 16 plates, decorative initials and tailpieces, patterned endpapers, addenda; cr. 8vo; dark green cloth, lettered in gilt, the boards slightly flecked and rubbed, with a couple of bruises to edges, publication date added by hand in white at foot of spine, the spine..... More
Introduction by W. H. Fitchett. One volume - five parts: scientific, sociological, historical, missionary, general. Pp. xii+782(last colophon), bibliography, index; thick med. 8vo; rebound in red buckram, spine lettered in gilt, corners a trifle rubbed; t.e.g.; later endpapers; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, scattered light foxing and soiling;..... More
Pp. [x]+178, frontispiece, plus 20 plates, text illustrations, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; light blue textured papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed and split, the back flap slightly crease, backstrip lightly faded; endpapers faintly offset, edges of leaves slightly foxed; Angus & Robertson (U.K.) Ltd..... More
Illustrated with photographs by the author and maps. Pp. viii+252(last colophon, verso blank), frontispiece portrait, plus 30 plates, 3 text maps, index; turquoise cloth, spine lettered in red with small decoration in green, lightly foxed, edges and spine slightly faded and worn; top edges purple; dust wrapper, foxed and slightly..... More
Papers from the Symposium, October 8th and 9th 1983, Colac. Introduction by Geoffrey Blainey. Pp. [ii]+vi+116, text illustrations and figures (several full page), references; oblong demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, edges lightly rubbed, the lower wrapper slightly soiled and damp stained; The Australian Institute of Agricultural Science, Parkville, 1984..... More
1. A Literal Transcription of the Original Mss. With Notes and Introduction edited by Captain W. J. L. Wharton. Illustrated by maps and facsimiles. [Facsimile edition, with a Foreword by A. Grenfell Price]. Pp. [vi]+lvi+400, frontispiece portrait, 2 plates, 7 folding charts or maps (including 3 at end), 2 full..... More
The Story of Captain Cook's Second Voyage of Discovery. Pp. xvi+190(last blank), 8 coloured plates, 14 full page black & white maps, references, notes, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2004. First edition. *'On 13 July 1772, a year and a day after..... More
Navigator and Scientist. Papers presented at the Cook Bicentenary Symposium, Australian Academy of Sciences, Canberra, 1 May, 1969. Edited by G. M. Badger. Pp. x+144(last colophon), hand-tipped coloured frontispiece portrait, text figures (some full page, 4 coloured), endpaper map printed in red & black, references; med. 8vo; gilt lettered grey..... More
, Circumnavigator. Pp. xvi+894, bibliography, errata, addenda, index; med. 8vo; boards lightly flecked, the bottom fore-corner of upper board bumped; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, backstrip slightly faded, edges a trifle rubbed and split; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, corners of a few leaves faintly creased, a little light..... More
The Journals of Lieutenants Elliott and Pickersgill. Edited and Introduced by Christine Holmes. Pp. xxxii+98(last blank) 24 plates, 3 full page maps; brown cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, head of spine and edges of boards a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, faintly soiled and scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed..... More
Pp. 192, coloured frontispiece and 18 plates (4 double page), numerous black & white text illustrations (some double page), text and endpaper maps, index; dust wrapper; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York, 1972. First U.S. edition. More
Papers Presented at the Captain Cook Bi-Centenary Symposium, Sutherland Shire, 1-3 May, 1970. Foreword by Councillor A. T. Gietzelt, President, Sutherland Shire Council. Pp. 142(last blank), 8 plates, one text figure, endpaper maps, errata sheet loosely inserted, notes, index; demy 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper, edges..... More
Illustrated by Patrick Cook. Pp. x+114, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, index of first lines; tall demy 4to; a couple of light bumps to edges of boards; dust wrapper, edges slightly creased; Angus & Robertson Publishers, Sydney, 1984. First edition. More
Glimpses into a country childhood of the 1920s. Photographs of Dora Creek by her father, Malcolm McDonald 1880-1956. Pp. 176, frontispiece portrait, numerous text illustrations (some full page), text map, full page plan, index; top fore-corners of boards lightly bruised; dust wrapper, lightly foxed on reverse, backstrip faded; outer leaves..... More
Being choice and humorous selections from scenes at The Sydney Police Office, and other public places, during the last three years. Presented by Cyril Pearl. Pp. [iv]+104(last blank), pictorial double title page printed in light brown & black, tinted and black & white text illustrations (a couple full and one..... More
Foreword by Steve Bracks. Pp. xvi+560, frontispiece, pictorial half-title page, and numerous text illustrations, endpaper maps, timeline; wide med. 8vo; dust wrapper; Ballarat Heritage Services, Ballarat, 2004. First edition. More
Victorian Pioneer, 1842-1849. Edited by George Mackaness. In three parts. Part I: 1842-1844: Pp. 62(last blank); Part II: 1844-1847: Pp.78(last blank); Part III: 1847-1849. Pp. 68(last blank); each part with 4 full page illustrations; printed stiff green paper wrappers, stapled, edges a trifle rubbed; some pencilled marginalia and scattered light..... More
Illustration: David McCabe. Pp.156 (last blank), printed in brown & black, pictorial title page and endpapers, text illustrations and maps (some full page), bibliography, index; small square 4to; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and worn; Sunnyland Press, Red Cliffs, Victoria, 1981. Second edition. *First published in 1971. More
Fifty Years of Service by the Country Women's Association of Victoria, 1928-1978. Pp. xvi+80, illustrations, appendices; small cr. 4to; pictorial dark green glazed paper wrappers, lettered and decorated in gilt, a trifle scuffed, edges lightly rubbed; the hinges slightly glue marked; The Country Women's Association of Victoria, [Melbourne], 1978. *Published..... More
From the 1850s to the Bicentenary. Pp. 304(last blank), numerous illustrations (several full or double page; small demy 4to; blue papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, edges and backstrip faded; the free endpapers slightly tape marked, edges of leaves a trifle soiled; Longman Cheshire, Melbourne, 1987. First edition..... More
A commentary. Foreword by B. C. Harkness. Pp. 198(last advertisements), frontispiece map, text illustrations (several full page); small cr. 8vo; pictorial paper wrappers, lightly soiled and foxed, backstrip browned and chipped; staples rusted, name and date (1959) in ink on half-title page, top fore-corner of several leaves slightly creased, a...... More
Pp. 64(last blank), illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; dust wrapper; Currey O'Neil Ross, Melbourne, 1984. First edition. More
Riverboats, ferries and the floating bridge. Pp. xii+224, full page illustrations, pictorial endpapers, full page chart, sources, index of principal ships; small cr. 4to; blue cloth, spine lettered in black, edges rubbed, fore-corners a trifle bruised, the lower board faintly marked; dust wrapper, front flap slightly creased; edges of leaves..... More