Pp. 292; red cloth over bevelled boards, the spine and upper board lettered in gilt and decorated in black, lightly rubbed and flecked, with a couple of small damp spots, the cloth a trifle bubbled on upper board; text block browned, hinges starting, a few small edge tears and occasional... More about FROM THE FO'CASTLE TO THE PULPIT
Pp. xii(printed on yellow paper)+36, printed in red & black, 7 plates (including a double page map), index; gilt lettered black art. leather, the spine extremities and top fore-corner of lower board slightly bruised; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown; Lowden Publishing Co., Kilmore, 1974. Edition limited to 200... More about THE HISTORY OF BEVERIDGE
New South Wales under Governor Macquarie. Selected and edited by John Ritchie. In two volumes: Volume I: The Oral Evidence. Pp. xviii+238(last blank), sources, index; Volume II. The Written Evidence. Pp. xii+304, sources, alphabetical list of witnesses, index; med. 8vo; dust wrappers, faintly scuffed; Heinemann, Melbourne, 1971. First edition. *'During... More about THE EVIDENCE TO THE BIGGE REPORTS
Billanook College. Pp. 256, numerous text illustrations, appendices, index; small cr. 4to; dust wrapper; Billanook College, Mooroolbark, Victoria, 1990. First edition. *Signed by the author (dated 1990) on the half-title page. More about A DECADE OF GROWING AND CARING
Its Origin, Growth and Development. Written by John Bilton, in association with Joan Brunt and Professor J. Macdonald Holmes, on behalf of the Federal Council of The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, and in collaboration with the Sections of the Service. Pp. [xiv]+258(last blank), 20 plates, full page map... More about THE ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE OF AUSTRALIA
Edited by Sydney Ure Smith. Pp. [32], coloured text illustrations (2 full page), tailpiece decoration; cr. 4to; pictorial paper wrappers with flap folds over card, a trifle soiled and marked, edges slightly rubbed and split, backstrip with tiny chips to tail and small graze near head, bottom edges of leaves... More about AUSTRALIA IN COLOUR
Pp. lvi+342, frontispiece, 5 maps (2 folding), bibliography, index; gilt lettered & decorated blue cloth; price-clipped dust wrapper, backstrip a trifle faded; Cambridge University Press for The Hakluyt Society, Cambridge, 1967. Second Series, No. CXXXI. *In 1794, Charles Bishop sailed from Bristol as master of the Ruby, a trading ship... More about THE JOURNAL AND LETTERS OF CAPTAIN CHARLES BISHOP ON THE NORTH-WEST COAST OF AMERICA, IN THE...
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Pp. [88](processed, printed on rectos only and numbered to 44), frontispiece portrait, text illustrations; post 4to; printed textured paper wrappers, a trifle soiled and slightly creased, edges and backstrip faded; corners of a few leaves faintly creased, a couple of spots of foxing; [the author, Sydney?], 1980. *First volume of... More about LOOKING BACK THROUGH THE YEARS 1894-1953 [cover title
The life of John Bishop. Foreword by Stewart Cockburn. Pp. 160(last blank), 8 plates, index; dust wrapper; lower pastedown slightly soiled; Rigby, Adelaide, 1983. First edition. *Biography of the man who brought into being the Adelaide Festival of Arts. More about CAUSE TO REJOICE
Women artists of South Australia. Pp. [84], illustrated in colour and black & white; demy 4to; corners of boards slightly bruised; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, backstrip faintly faded; occasional slight soiling; Sydenham Gallery, Adelaide, 1976. First edition; being one of 1,500 copies, signed by the author. More about SOME FORGOTTEN, SOME REMEMBERED
The goldfield, the landmarks, the pioneers. Pp. vi+82+[8](index, last blank), text illustrations, 2 full page maps; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, slightly soiled; J. G. Publishing, Ringwood, Victoria, 1981. Second printing. *Signed by co-author Margot Hitchcock on title page. More about ASPECTS OF EARLY BLACKWOOD
Pp. xii+562(last blank), 15 text maps (2 double-page, several full page), index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; Viking, Melbourne, 2005. First edition. More about A SHORT HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY
Pp. x+670(last blank), 3 full page pictorial pages, full or double page maps, selected sources, index; med. 8vo; a couple of tiny bruises to bottom edges of boards; dust wrapper; edges of leaves faintly browned; Viking, Melbourne, 2000. First edition. More about A SHORT HISTORY OF THE WORLD
Pp. 64, illustrated, list of wagoners' words, references; small cr. 4to; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper; Rigby, Adelaide, 1979. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author on the upper free endpaper, and signed again by him (dated 1979) on the title page. More about COVERED WAGONS IN AUSTRALIA
and the circumstances that led thereto, drawn up for posterity by Dr. William Bland. With a Report of the Trial, Rex v. Bland, Randall and Fulton, before the Recorder of Bombay, 14th and 17th April, 1813 (Extracted from the Bombay Courier) and a Memoir of Dr. William Bland. Pp. 40... More about ACCOUNT OF THE DUEL BETWEEN WILLIAM BLAND AND ROBERT CASE:
and the Subsequent Voyage of Part of the crew in the Ship's Boat from Tofoa, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch Settlement in the East Indies. Written by William Bligh. Illustrated with Charts. [with] MINUTES OF THE COURT-MARTIAL held at Portsmouth August 12, 1792, on Ten Persons... More about BLIGH'S NARRATIVE OF THE MUTINY ON BOARD H.M. SHIP BOUNTY
from Coupang to Batavia, together with the log of his subsequent passage to England in the Dutch packet "Vlydt" and his remarks on Morrison's Journal. All printed for the first time from the manuscripts in the Mitchell Library of New South Wales, with an introduction and notes by Owen Rutter... More about BLIGH'S VOYAGE IN THE RESOURCE
Being Lieutenant William Bligh's Log of the Proceedings of His Majesty's Armed Vessel Bounty in a Voyage to the South Seas, to take the Breadfruit from the Society Islands to the West Indies. Now Published for the First Time from the Manuscript in the Admiralty Records, with an Introduction and... More about THE LOG OF THE BOUNTY
The Men and the Mutiny. Pp. 320, 15 plates (1 double page), title page vignette, text illustrations (some full page), decorative headpieces, text maps, endpaper chart, chronology, notes on sources, index; med. 8vo; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, edges rubbed and split, with a couple of short... More about CAPTAIN BLIGH & MR. CHRISTIAN
The Reminiscences of James Bodell, 1831-92. Edited by Keith Sinclair. Pp. 216, 12 plates; dust wrapper, foxed on flaps and reverse; endpapers offset, some foxing, mainly to endpapers and edges of leaves; TheBodley Head, London, 1982. First edition. *From the library of Sydney bibliophile David Levine, with his Militaria book... More about A SOLDIER'S VIEW OF EMPIRE
its native inhabitants, productions, &c. First published by the author at Southampton in 1803 and reprinted for him at Oxford, London, Cork and Dublin in various years to about 1810. Eighth edition, faithfully reprinted from the first, incorporating the additions and corrections of the later editions. Edited, with bibliographical notes... More about A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE COLONY OF PORT-JACKSON, IN NEW SOUTH WALES
its native inhabitants, productions, &c. &c. First published by the author at Southampton in 1803 and reprinted for him at Oxford, London, Cork and Dublin in various years to about 1810. Eighth edition, faithfully reprinted from the first, incorporating the additions and corrections of the later editions. Edited, with bibliographical... More about A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE COLONY OF PORT-JACKSON, IN NEW SOUTH WALES
Pp. [iv]+106(last blank)+[2]('Reviews of Mr. Bonwick's Colonial Works'); post 12mo; dark green cloth, lettered in gilt and decorated in blind, the fore-corners a trifle bruised, tiny mark near author's name on upper board; small name label (Wantrup) on upper pastedown and binder's ticket (Detmold) on lower pastedown, the hinges tender..... More about JOHN BATMAN, THE FOUNDER OF VICTORIA
[Article in the Journal of the Royal Colonial Institute, Part V - Vol. XXVI]. Pp. [ii]+[351]-424+viii(advertisements); printed paper wrappers, slightly soiled, edges slightly faded and browned, the backstrip chipped and split at extremities; a couple of faint marginal damp stains, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Royal Colonial Institute, London, 1895..... More about THE WRITING OF COLONIAL HISTORY
Pp. 44, frontispiece portrait, index; dust wrapper, backstrip faintly faded; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown;The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1970. First edition, limited to 500 numbered copies. Keain 407. *The text is based on an address delivered to the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. Joseph Bosisto was a chemist... More about JOSEPH BOSISTO