HISTORIC TOWNS OF AUSTRALIA
Pp. 64(last blank), illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; dust wrapper; Currey O'Neil Ross, Melbourne, 1984. First edition. More
Australiana
SHIPS IN TASMANIAN WATERS.
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
THE ENGRAVERS OF VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.
Pp. x+172, frontispiece, text illustrations, appendices, references, index; narrow cr. 4to; pictorial cloth; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown; Launceston, 1961. One of 1000 numbered copies, signed by the author. More
MORE OLD TASMANIAN PRINTS.
A companion volume to The Engravers of Van Diemen's Land and Old Tasmanian Prints. Pp. xiv+390(last blank), coloured frontispiece, several full page illustrations (some coloured), bibliography, index; roy. 8vo; pictorial cloth; ribbon marker; dust wrapper, with publisher's printed wrap-around (which is a trifle soiled); Foot & Playsted, Launceston, 1984. First..... More
VAN DIEMEN'S LAND AND TASMANIA: THE DR. CLIFFORD CRAIG COLLECTION.
Launceston [cover title]. Auction catalogue in two volumes. Pp. 90+130, 27 plates (6 coloured, including the frontispiece to Volume I), 5 full page illustrations; small cr. 4to; printed stiff pink paper wrappers, slightly sprung, edges a trifle rubbed; a few leaves faintly creased; Christie, Manson & Woods (Australia) Ltd., Melbourne..... More
PRICELESS HERITAGE.
Historic Buildings of Tasmania. Pp. 136, numerous photographic plates within pagination, notes on the buildings and architects, index; demy 4to; gilt lettered natural canvas, slightly foxed, top fore-corners faintly bruised; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed; free endpapers faintly offset, edges of leaves slightly foxed; National Trust of Australia (Tasmania) Southern..... More
THE GOOD COUNTRY: CRANBOURNE SHIRE.
With contributions by Leslie M. Key. Pp. xviii+308, 16 plates, full page maps, notes, appendices, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, lightly soiled, edges rubbed and split, with small piece chipped from head of backstrip; small ownership label at head of upper pastedown, edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Cheshire, Melbourne..... More
COLONIAL CASUALTIES.
Chinese in early Victoria. Pp. xii+176(last blank), text illustrations (some full page) and maps, appendix, notes, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; dark brown boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, the backstrip faded; a couple of spots of foxing; Melbourne University Press, 1982. First edition. More
SHARING MEMORIES OF THE 20th CENTURY.
Volume 1. Details of the participants in the Casey Electorate Oral History Project with comments about the stories preserved on CDs as part of the Project. Interviewers and Editors: Geoff Arnott, Les Hutchinson, Ron Jewell, Margaret Wilson. Pp. 128, numerous text illustrations, full page map; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled..... More
THE YANKS ARE COMING.
American Immigration to Australia. Pp. [ii]+xxii+254(processed), text maps, tables, appendices, sources; corners of boards lightly worn; dust wrapper, rubbed, edges slightly split; a little light foxing; R & E Research Associates, San Francisco, 1977. First edition. *With a typescript list of other works by the author tipped-in at the end..... More
CHANDELIERS AND BILLY TEA.
A catalogue of Australian Life 1880-1940. Pp. 224, numerous illustrations; tall demy 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; margins of first few leaves browned; Five Mile Press, Hawthorn, Victoria, 1989. Second printing. *Australian trade catalogues. More
THEIR CHASTITY WAS NOT TOO RIGID.
Leisure Times in Early Australia. Pp. xii+378, coloured frontispiece, black & white text illustrations, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the boards slightly marked, edges a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, edges a trifle creased, the backstrip lightly faded; outer leaves slightly offset, some..... More
CHRIST CHURCH IN SOUTH YARRA.
A social history, 1850-1990. Pp. 72(last blank), illustrated, appendices, Erratum slip loosely inserted; cr. 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; Christ Church South Yarra Vestry, Melbourne, 1996. *Signed, and dated 29 November 1996, by the author on title page. More
FROM VENUS TO ANTARCTICA.
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
WHALEMEN ADVENTURERS.
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
THE DANIEL FAMILY.
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
WHAT HAPPENED ON THE BOUNTY.
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
THE CAUSES OF THE BOUNTY MUTINY.
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
WHO CAUSED THE MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY?
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
RICHLY REWARDING.
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
FROM FORESTS TO FARMS. DARNUM.
A History of the School and District 1881-1981. Pp. [ii]+78(last blank), text illustrations, 2 full page maps; small demy 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, stapled, faintly soiled, edges slightly rubbed; [Darnum School and District Centenary Committee, Darnum, Victoria, 1981]. First edition. *With loosely inserted folded map of Darnum historical sites..... More
THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENGRAVING AND LITHOGRAPHY IN MELBOURNE to the time of the Gold Rush.
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
ON THE COAST.
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
DARWIN OF THE BEAGLE.
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
DARWIN AND THE BEAGLE.
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