Queensland's sunshine city [cover title]. 32 captioned photographic plates; oblong 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, with printed text on reverse of upper wrapper and coloured illustration on reverse of lower wrapper, faintly soiled, edge lightly rubbed; Sydney G. Hughes, Brisbane, n.d.[1950s?]. Splendid View series. More
Queensland's sunshine city [cover title]. 32 captioned photographic plates; oblong 8vo; pictorial green paper wrappers, stapled, with printed text on reverse of upper wrapper and map on reverse of lower wrapper, the edges lightly rubbed and creased, lower wrapper faintly foxed; Sydney G. Hughes, Brisbane, n.d.[194-?]. More
A History of Broadford & District 1891-1981 [cover title]. Pp. [1]+79, printed double column, title page vignette plus several text illustrations; small cr. 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, stapled, the upper wrapper faintly scratched; [Broadford Historical Society, Broadford, Victoria, 1981?]. More
by William Adams Brodribb & ACCOUNT OF A JOURNEY TO GIPPSLAND by Lavinia Hasell Bennett. Pp. xiv+202+folding map at end, 3 tinted hand-tipped plates, plus 13 small mounted facsimiles, sources, indices; impl. 8vo; qr. dark brown leather, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, beige cloth boards; within matching cloth slipcase..... More
With Chapters on Tennis by Sir Norman Brookes. Pp. xii+324, coloured frontispiece portrait plus 1 coloured and 32 black & white plates, text illustrations, pictorial endpapers, bibliography, index; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, boards with mottled fading, edges rubbed and occasionally bruised, lower board lightly damp stained;..... More
![THE VICTORIANS. [Series title]. Richard Broome, Tony Dingle, Susan Priestley](/pictures/thumb/157679.jpg?v=1625720509)
In three volumes: Volume I: ARRIVING. By Richard Broome. Pp. xiv+258, illustrated in colour and black & white, text and endpaper maps, index; Volume II: SETTLING. By Tony Dingle. Pp. xiv+274, illustrated in colour and black & white, text and endpaper maps, index; Volume III: MAKING THEIR MARK. By Susan..... More
Across Australia's wild heritage. Pp. 240, profusely illustrated in colour (many full or double page), marbled endpapers; small post 4to; pictorial papered boards, spine lettered in yellow; dust wrapper, the back panel faintly soiled, backstrip and small portion of front panel lightly faded, with short closed tear at foot of..... More
Edited by Frances Brown, Dom Meadley & Marjorie Morgan. Pp. xii+100, bibliography, index+plus 12 page insert on different stock (Microform Collections) at centre, processed; printed paper wrappers, stapled; Custodians of Records, Blackburn, Vic., 1988. Third edition. More
Late Convict at Van Diemen's Land. Pp. 20+[2](colophon, verso blank); f'cap. 8vo; red stiff paper wrappers, stabbed & tied, the backstrip faintly faded upper wrapper a trifle scuffed; Sullivan's Cove, Hobart, 1973. Edition limited to 125 numbered copies, initialled by the publisher. *Originally published in 1850. 'The author was convicted..... More
[Facsimile edition]. Pp. [ii]+xvi+416, frontispiece, plus 3 plates, appendix; post 8vo; green art. leather, spine lettered in gilt (and faintly faded), bottom fore-corners bruised; bookplate on upper free endpaper; Libraries Board of South Australia, Adelaide, 1972. Australiana Facsimile Editions No. A 124. *Facsimile of the second, enlarged edition of 1884..... More
The historical ramblings of Albury's long serving mayor [cover title]. Pp. 64, illustrated, index; super roy. 12mo; printed stiff paper wrappers, lightly soiled; the author, Albury, NSW, n.d.[1988]. First edition. More
From Melbourne to Myth. [Exhibition catalogue]. Pp. [vi]+50(last blank), illustrated in colour and black & white, map, notes, exhibition list of works; square 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers with flap folds; National Library of Australia, Canberra, 2002. First edition. More
The Grand Moving Diorama of the Victorian Exploring Expedition. Pp. [20], frontispiece, plus 1 text illustration, 2 tinted facsimiles, appendices, printed pastedowns; demy 4to; printed papered boards, lightly soiled, edges a trifle bruised; original glassine wrapper, creased and slightly torn; The Australian Documentary Facsimile Society, Sydney, 1966. Edition limited to..... More
Pp. 152, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, full page map, pictorial endpapers, index; demy 4to; green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the boards slightly sprung and with a couple of tiny bruises to edges; dust wrapper, backstrip faded, slightly foxed on reverse; a little light foxing; Paul..... More
A pictorial history of education in New South Wales. Pp. 272(last blank), numerous text illustrations, pictorial endpapers, index; small cr. 4to; pictorial papered boards, fore-corners of boards lightly bruised, two tiny bumps to bottom edge of lower board, the spine slightly faded; a little pale foxing; New South Wales Department..... More
A Group Settlement Childhood in Margaret River. Foreword by Brian De Garis. Pp. xvi+124, text illustrations and maps (some full page), appendices, further reading; f'cap. 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers; University of Western Australia Press, Perth, 1997. First edition. More
Pp. viii+172, appendices, bibliography, endpaper maps; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, the laminate slightly wrinkled, edges slightly worn; Marsh Walsh, Melbourne, 1975. First edition. *The author traces the voyages of exploration to the South Seas and to Australia, from Marco Polo, Da Gama and Tasman through to James Cook. More
My First Forty Years. Pp. [viii]+206(last blank), 20 plates, index; med. 8vo; boards slightly sprung; dust wrapper, a trifle scuffed; text block browned, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Macmillan, Melbourne, 1985. First edition. More
Pp. 212(last blank), illustrations; dust wrapper, lightly worn; inscription on upper free endpaper; Neptune Press, Newtown, Vic., 1982. Third printing. *Signed by author on title page. Being the reminiscences of a Tasmanian boyhood, and the remembrances of a Ministry within the Methodist Church in Tasmania, Victoria, and South Australia. More
Pp. 224(last blank), text illustrations and maps, appendices, family trees; post 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, faintly soiled and scuffed, fore-corners lightly creased, the backstrip slightly faded; a little foxing and occasional slight soiling; Neptune Press, 1984. First edition, paperback. *Signed by the author on the title page. More
The life and times of John Cadman in Colonial Sydney, 1798-1848. Pp. 146(last blank), frontispiece, plus 24 plates, endpaper plan, reference notes, index; med. 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, boards a trifle spotted; dust wrapper, lightly foxed, edges a trifle rubbed and creased, small surface graze from sticker..... More
An Australian biographical dictionary and register of titled persons, with which is incorporated Johns's Notable Australians (first issued 1906). Pp. [viii]+1720; black papered boards, lettered and decorated in gilt, edges lightly rubbed; dust wrapper, faintly marked; Information Australia Group, Melbourne, 1998. More
Edited by J. E. B. Currey. Pp. xvi+240(last blank), frontispiece, full page map, printed endpapers, appendices, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; green papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, edges a trifle split, the backstrip faintly faded, lightly soiled, foxed on reverse; ownership name on half-title page, occasional marginal pencilled..... More
George Caley's journey to Mount Banks, 1804. Pp. [viii]+150, 12 plates, full page text illustration, title page vignette printed in green, pictorial endpapers, 10 maps (1 folding, 3 double page), appendix, notes and references, select bibliography, index; green cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt; dust wrapper; edges of leaves a...... More
