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
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
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
Pp. 120, 24 photographic plates; f'cap. 4to; red cloth backed beige papered boards, spine and upper board printed in navy, the boards a trifle canted and faintly soiled, edges slightly rubbed; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, the upper hinge starting, free endpapers faintly offset, edges of leaves a...... 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
The Melbourne Cricket Club and its ground in World War I. Pp. [xiv]+558, 36 pp. photographs, index; demy 4to; brown art. leather, spine lettered in gilt, boards ruled in blind; dust wrapper, several small splits in edges; some light offsetting of index leaves; published for the author by MP Publications..... 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