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 about HISTORY OF BALLARAT COLLEGE
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 about A HISTORY OF THE BALLARAT TECHNICAL SCHOOL
Pp. 28(last blank), full page illustrations, bibliography; small demy 4to; pictorial textured paper wrappers, stapled, faintly soiled, corners a trifle rubbed; Ballaarat City Council, Ballarat, 1970. First edition. *The City of Ballaarat was a local government area covering the inner suburbs of the regional city of Ballarat. Covering an area... More about THE TOWN HALL BALLAARAT 100 YEARS
With Introduction by A. H. Chisholm. Pp. xxxii+236, frontispiece portrait, plus 25 plates, full page map, index; dull green cloth, lettered in black, the boards slightly canted, lightly soiled and flecked, edges slightly rubbed and top fore-corners lightly bruised; partial remains (pictorial front panel only) of dust wrapper loosely inserted;... More about LAST LEAVES FROM DUNK ISLAND
Pp. 316(last colophon)+[4](advertisements), frontispiece with tissue guard, plus 23 plates, index; pictorial green cloth, lettered in gilt & white and decorated in blue, white & black, lightly soiled and worn, edges rubbed, the lower board slightly damp stained; fore and bottom edges uncut; name in ink on upper pastedown, the... More about MY TROPIC ISLE
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 about THE ENDEAVOUR JOURNAL OF JOSEPH BANKS, 1768-1771
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 about THE WAY IT WAS
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 about A CLOSER LOOK AT ABORIGINAL ART
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 about THE MANY FORMS OF ABORIGINAL ART
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 about MACQUARIE'S WORLD
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 about ON THE WALLABY
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 about WANDERER'S REST
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 about ACROSS THE YEARS
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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 about SALE BY AUCTION OF THE LIBRARY OF THE LATE CHARLES BARRETT
Two Volumes, comprising: Volume I. AN ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES. To which is prefixed a Detail of his life, trials, speeches, &c. &c. Pp. [vi]+472, hand-coloured frontispiece, title page vignette and 7 [of 9] plates, plus a black & white engraved portrait plate and a folding... More about AN ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES. (and) THE HISTORY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
. 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 about REDMOND BARRY
125 Years. Foreword by Peter K. Maley. Pp. viii+100, text illustrations (some full page), time line, index; small cr. 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, illustrated on reverse; The Basin Progress Association Inc., The Basin, Victoria,1992. First edition. *With related ephemera loosely inserted. More about THE BASIN: 1867-1992
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 about GEORGE BASS, 1771-1803
The story of Melbourne's lanes. Pp. 128, photographic illustrations throughout, text maps plus endpaper street map, indices; oblong 4to; dust wrapper; the free endpapers slightly tape marked; City of Melbourne/State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, 1994. First edition. More about ESSENTIAL BUT UNPLANNED
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 about AUSTRALIAN SHIPWRECKS
Forty-niners from Australia and New Zealand. Pp. 172, folding endpaper panorama, 16 plates, references, appendices, index; med. 8vo; uncut; price-clipped dust wrapper, a trifle marked; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown; Ure Smith, Sydney, 1963. First edition. More about GOLD FLEET FOR CALIFORNIA
15 med. folio coloured plates [one more than called for], contained within printed paper portfolios (corners faintly creased); British Museum (Natural History)/Ebes Douwma Pty. Ltd., London & Melbourne, 1988. *Reproductions of original watercolour drawings by Ferdinand Bauer and First Fleet artists Thomas Watling and George Raper. Each portfolio also contains... More about AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE DRAWINGS PORTFOLIOS, Numbers One to Three
and of Port Fairy in the Western District of Port Phillip, 1834-1848. Pp. xii+88, title page decoration printed in blue, appendix; tall impl. 8vo; dust wrapper;Sullivan's Cove, Adelaide, 1980. Edition limited to 500 numbered copies, initialled by the publisher. *'A racy account of life and experiences in Tasmania, Victoria (including... More about MEMORIES of Tasmania and of the Macleay River and New England districts of New South Wales
Australia's Atomic Bomb and Rocket Roads. Pp. 144, illustrated in colour throughout (several full page), pastedown map, bibliography, index; oblong 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; a few pages lightly creased; small surface graze to lower free endpaper; Bas Publishing, Melbourne, 2009. First edition. *In June 1952, Len Beadell... More about LEN BEADELL'S LEGACY
Pp. 202, 16 plates, pictorial double title page, 3 text maps (2 full page), endpaper map printed in brown; edges of boards a trifle rubbed, fore-corners faintly bruised, small damp stamp to bottom fore-corner of lower board; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, backstrip slightly faded; bookseller's sticker at... More about TOO LONG IN THE BUSH