A short reply to Mr. Rolf Du Rietz's comments. With a few concluding remarks by Rolf Du Rietz. Pp. 24(last 2 blank)outer leaves faintly browned; med. 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, faintly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed, with small surface graze to back panel; p. 12 lightly creased near..... More
Pp. [vi]+128, title page vignette and headpiece decoration printed in brown, tailpiece decorations printed in black, appendix, index; demy 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; a couple of spots of foxing; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1965. First edition. *The author sets out..... 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
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
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
Pp. 64; 4 coloured plates, black & white text illustrations, select bibliography; small cr. 4to; green cloth, spine lettered in white, tiny hole to upper joint near foot of spine; dust wrapper, faintly foxed on reverse and slightly scuffed, 2 tiny holes to front panel near foot of backstrip; a...... More
[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
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
With the assistance of Helen Doyle [and] Kim Torney. Pp. xx+716, mostly printed double column, 9 full page black & white maps, coloured endpaper maps, subject index; thick cr. 4to; black textured papered boards, lettered in gilt, edges slightly rubbed, with a couple of tiny bruises; dust wrapper; Oxford University..... More
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
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
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
Pp. iv+28, 12 full page illustrations, 2 small illustrations, index; oblong 8vo; pictorial light blue glazed paper wrappers, stapled, the backstrip, bottom edge of lower wrapper and portion of upper wrapper slightly faded; Gippsland Heritage House, Gippsland, 1994. First edition in book form. *Originally published by the author as a...... More
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
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
Pp. [28], text illustrations (a couple full page); small oblong 4to; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, slightly soiled and silverfished, the edges creased and chipped, name in ink at top edge of upper wrapper; a few tiny edge chips or splits, scattered light foxing; Government Printer, Sydney, 1952. More
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 paper wrappers, stapled, slightly soiled, edges a trifle faded and creased; the first 2 folding maps slightly creased at edges; Government..... More
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
The Autobiography of Jean Devanny. Edited by Carole Ferrier. Pp. xxx+332, frontispiece portrait, plus 8 plates, selected biographies, index; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in white, edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; text block slightly browned, edges of leaves slightly foxed; University of Queensland Press..... More
tbl{fromanfprq2fcharset0 Garamond;}} {*generator Riched20 6.3.9600}{*mmathPrmdispDef1mwrapIndent1440 }viewkind4uc1 dnowidctlparbfs24 Donald, Victoria: Osborne (R. A.) with Audrey Davison, Jack Falla & Donald Fire Brigade members. DONALD URBAN FIRE BRIGADE CENTENARY OF SERVICE TO THE DISTRICT 1885-1985 [cover title]. Pp. 57(including recto lower wrapper), text illustrations (some full page); printed paper wrappers, stapled, a...... More
[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
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..... More
A Short History. Illustrated by Irvine Green. Pp. 24, text illustrations and maps; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, edges lightly rubbed, the upper wrapper slightly creased; Doncaster-Templestowe Historical Society, Donvale, 1981. More
Ngarjno, Ungudman, Banggal, Nyawarra. [Text in English, German and French]. Pp. 336, illustrated in colour throughout (many full or double page), glossary, bibliography; wide demy 4to; orange cloth, spine lettered in white; dust wrapper, backstrip a trifle faded; Konemann, Koln, 2000. *'Secret and Sacred Pathways of the Ngarinyin Aboriginal People..... More
Undergraduate Life in the Years Since 1919. Foreword by Chris Wallace-Crabbe. Pp. xviii+198, 8 plates, pictorial endpapers; bottom edge of boards a trifle shelf worn; dust wrapper, backstrip slightly faded; Hutchinson, Melbourne, 1985. First edition. *Second volume of memories of Melbourne University, covering the years from 1919 to 1980. Contributors..... More