Pp. 176, illustrated in colour throughout, index; demy 4to; spine extremities and bottom fore-corners of boards lightly bruised; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; inked gift inscription at head of upper free endpaper; Child & Henry, Sydney, 1980. First edition. *With loosely inserted ephemera. More
Presenting six interesting examples of Colonial Architecture at Parramatta. Compiled by Miss H. C. Baker. Volume I. Pp. [vi]+36(last colophon), text illustrations (some full page), full page map printed in blue & black, architectural plans, publisher's device printed in orange on title page, appendices; post 4to; tape backed printed textured..... More
Edited and compiled by Helen Baker. Pp. [iv]+54, numerous text illustrations, 3 full page maps printed in blue & black, architectural plans, publisher's device printed in orange on title page, appendices; post 4to; tape backed printed textured paper wrappers, slightly soiled and foxed, edges lightly rubbed and browned; Cumberland County..... More
Twelfth Annual Pioneers' Memorial Oration. Delivered at Wangaratta on November 10, 1949 [cover title]. Pp. [4], printed double column; light green printed textured paper wrappers, stapled, edges slightly faded, small inked annotation at foot of upper wrapper near backstrip, the upper wrapper a trifle marked; Pioneers Memorial Trust, Wangaratta, 1949..... More
Twentieth-Century Ballarat. Pp. xvi+238(last blank), 8 coloured plates, black & white pictorial double title page and numerous illustrations, text maps (a couple full page), notes, comment on sources, index; square 4to; dust wrapper, backstrip and part of back panel faded; free endpapers faintly offset; The Miegunyah Press, Melbourne, 1993. First..... More
Pp. x+206, 16 plates, pictorial endpapers, College Register; red cloth, lettered in black, slightly worn; small tape mark to upper pastedown, a little light foxing, occasional soiling and creasing; Ballarat College Council, Ballarat, n.d.[1964]. *Signed by the incumbent Headmaster in 1964, A. P. D. Dyer, and with associated ephemera and..... More
Pp. 68(last blank), text illustrations, appendices, bibliography; med. 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, slightly rubbed; a couple of spots of foxing; printed by Waller & Chester,Ballarat, 1969. First edition. *Signed by the author on the title page. More
Edited by J. C. Beaglehole. In two volumes. Pp. xxviii+476+xviii+406, with a total of 102 plates (16 coloured, including the frontispieces), a few text figures and maps (1 folding, printed in brown & red), appendices, index; med. 8vo; maroon cloth, spines lettered in gilt, a couple of fore-corners faintly bruised;..... More
Memoirs of the "reffo" period in Australia. Pp. [xii]+228(last blank), text illustrations (some full page); boards a trifle rubbed, dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed; edges of leaves faintly foxed; Wildcat Press, Sydney, 1980. First edition. *'The most vivid and accurate account of the refugee period in Australian..... More
With a Preface by Geoffrey Blainey. Pp. x+226(last blank), frontispiece plus 10 plates, folding map, index; black cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, the boards a trifle marked and cloth slightly bubbled at a couple of points; dust wrapper, faintly soiled edges lightly rubbed; with tiny chip to back panel..... More
A Source Book in Australian History for use in schools. Selected and Edited by T. J. Barker. Pp. 212(last blank), text illustrations, pictorial endpapers, index; med. 8vo; edges of boards slightly bruised; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges a trifle creased; a little faint foxing Government Printer, Melbourne, 1968. First edition..... More
Pp. 48, illustrated in colour and black & white, glossary, bibliography, index; cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, a trifle scuffed; Macmillan, Melbourne, 1997. First edition. White (Volume 3) 1020. Aboriginal Art Series. *For younger readers. More
Pp. 48, illustrated in colour and black & white, glossary, bibliography, index; cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, a trifle scuffed; Macmillan, Melbourne, 1997. First edition. White (Volume 3) 1021. Aboriginal Art Series. *For younger readers. More
With decorations by Frank Medworth. Pp. [x]+216(last blank)+[2](colophon, blank), coloured frontispiece portrait and 11 full page illustrations, grey & white pictorial endpapers, title page printed in pink & black, colophon device printed in green & purple, bibliography; cr. 4to; qr. maroon leather, lettered and decorated in gilt & blind, grey..... More
Quest and adventure in many lands. Pp. 212, frontispiece plus 24 plates, pictorial endpapers, index; edges of boards a trifle worn; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn, edges chipped and split; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, inscription on blank preliminary leaf, a little light foxing, the pages browned;..... More
Pp. [vi]+122(last colophon), frontispiece, text illustrations, pictorial endpapers; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and worn, edges rubbed and split, with a couple of small chips; inked ownership inscription at head of upper free endpaper, hinge tender at centre, a little light foxing; Cassell, Melbourne, 1946. First Australian edition. *Reminiscences. More
The lure of early Australian Books. Pp. [x]+148+[2](blank, last colophon), coloured frontispiece, plus 30 black & white plates, 1 full page facsimile; small cr. 4to; navy buckram, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, the boards a trifle sprung; glassine wrapper; the lower pastedown silverfished at fore-edge, a couple of faint..... More
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Pp. 112(last colophon); bound in qr. black leather, gilt lettered maroon papered boards, faintly scuffed, the spine lightly grazed; original printed stiff paper wrappers bound in; sale prices added in ink in the margins, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Sydney Dark, Auctioneer, Melbourne, 1959. More
. A colonial life, 1813-1880. Pp. [vi]+46(last blank), illustrations (one double page), further reading list; f'cap. 8vo; pictorial paper wrappers with flap folds, edges a trifle rubbed, the lower wrapper slightly marked near top fore-corner; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1980. Second edition. More
His discoveries, romantic life, and tragic disappearance. Pp. xii+172(last blank), frontispiece portrait plus 12 plates, text maps (1 double page), appendices, index; boards slightly marked; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled; free endpapers lightly offset, a little faint foxing; Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1952. First edition. *Signed by the author on..... More
H. M. S. Rattlesnake's Australia-New Guinea cruise, l846 to l850. Pp. xii+112, long multi-folding coloured plate at end, black & white frontispiece and 20 plates, 2 text maps (one full page), plus upper endpaper map, bibliography, index; green cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt; dust wrapper, slightly foxed, edges lightly..... More
Pp. xii+426(last blank), 16 plates, title page vignette, 5 maps (2 folding), appendices, index; demy 8vo; blue/green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, bottom fore-corners of boards slightly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly soiled; the free endpapers slightly tape marked and faintly offset, a little light foxing; Melbourne University Press, Melbourne..... More
Including Vessels wrecked en route to or from Australia, and some strandings. Volume One: 1622-1850. Pp. 268(last advertisement), text illustrations, endpaper map, indices; narrow cr. 4to; lower joint starting; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, with a couple of tiny chips at head of backstrip, the backstrip slightly damp..... More
The Story of John Batman and the Founding of Melbourne. Pp. xiv+330, 8 plates, appendix, notes, references, index; boards a trifle bowed, bottom edges slightly shelf worn; dust wrapper, faintly soiled; text block slightly browned; Hyland House, Melbourne, 1979. First edition. More
