The Life of Dumont D'Urville. Pp. 252, 8 plates, 7 maps (6 full page), notes, select bibliography, index; med. 8vo; edges of boards a trifle rubbed dust wrapper; Exisle Publishing, Auckland, 2007. First edition. *'Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont D'Urville (1790-1842) undertook three global voyages of exploration and is the navigator..... More
The story of whaling in Australian waters and other Southern Seas related thereto, from the days of sails to modern times. Pp. xxiv+286(last colophon), frontispiece, plus 34 plates, endpaper map printed in dark blue, appendices, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; blue cloth, slightly marked, the spine gilt dulled, corners of boards..... More
A history of the Richmond River district 1828-1895. Pp. xvi+204(last blank), 8 plates, 4 full page maps, abbreviations, notes, bibliography, index; printed paper wrappers, slightly soiled, with edges a trifle rubbed; bottom edges of leaves slightly soiled; Melbourne University Press, Carlton, 1968. First paperbound edition, with corrections. 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
Translated from the Swedish by Alan Tapsell. Pp. 230+[2](colophon, advertisements), pictorial endpapers, 2 maps (one double page), full page plan of the Bounty; qr. blue cloth, spine lettered and decorated in silver, 'wood grain' patterned papered boards, edges a trifle rubbed; top edges blue; price-clipped dust wrapper, browned on reverse..... More
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
Melbourne in Wartime 1939-1945. Pp. [viii]+288, 40 plates, text maps, notes, bibliography, index; brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, edges a little worn; dust wrapper, backstrip and portions of panels sunned; Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1990. 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
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. 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
Pp. 280, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (several full or double page), pictorial endpapers, double page map, chronology, bibliography, index; cr. 4to; pictorial beige cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in black; top edges brown; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, the laminate lifting at..... 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
Alfred Deakin's Federal Story. With an Introduction by Stuart Macintyre. Pp. xxviii+186(last blank), appendix, sources, index; tall demy 8vo; dust wrapper; Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1995. Third edition. *'In this eyewitness account, Alfred Deakin, statesman and "federation father", presents a record of the Federal movement between 1880 and 1901. Deakin..... More
A biography. In two volumes. Pp. xvi+346+viii+347-696(last blank), 18 plates (including frontispiece to each volume), title pages printed in red/brown & black, appendices, references, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; dark green cloth, spines lettered and decorated in gilt; price-clipped dust wrappers, a trifle soiled and creased, edges lightly rubbed and split;..... 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