An Essay on the Importance of a National Literature. Pp. 30; printed paper wrappers over card, a trifle soiled and foxed, edges slightly rubbed and browned, faint fracture to upper board near bottom edge; bookseller's stamp at foot of upper free endpaper, the free endpapers offset (heavier on lower free..... More
A history of Perenjori, Western Australia. Pp. x+230, illustrations, pictorial endpapers, text maps, bibliography and sources, index; dust wrapper; tiny section of upper free endpaper slightly rubbed;University of Western Australia Press, Nedlands, 1983. First edition. More
. Pp. 112, illustrated throughout, index; small cr. 4to; tan papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled and foxed, edges lightly rubbed; free endpapers faintly offset, a little light foxing; David & Charles/Thomas Nelson (Australia) Limited, Newton Abbot/Melbourne, 1973. First UK edition. *Signed by the author..... More
The consequence of some pirates wanting on Quarter-Deck a rebellion. [Facsimile edition]. Pp. [vi]+126; light blue art. leather, spine lettered in gilt; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, the free endpapers faintly offset, 2 tiny damp stains to upper free endpaper, edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Libraries Board..... More
The first fifty years at Carey Baptist Grammar School. Pp. [xii]+226, 16 plates, sources, appendices, index; med. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt, corners of boards a trifle bumped; dust wrapper, lightly worn, edges rubbed and split; outer leaves lightly foxed; The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1973. First edition. More
Introduction by D. Hurley, Parish Priest. Pp. 52, illustrated (mostly full page); pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, slightly soiled; 'Mercury' Print, St. Arnaud,n.d.[1971]. First edition. *'Compiled by Ronald Leslie Carless, as a Centenary gesture for the Committee and Congregation, St. Mary's, Dunolly' [title page.]. from the collection of Sir Thomas..... More
A Centenary History of Trinity Grammar School, Kew. Volume One. For the Green. Trinity Grammar School, 1903-2003. Foreword by Archbishop Peter Watson. Pp. xviii+494, illustrated throughout in colour and (mostly) black & white (several full page), pictorial endpapers, select bibliography, index; narrow demy 4to; dark green art. leather, spine lettered..... More
An illustrated history of Australia 1919-1939. Pp. 142, numerous text illustrations, index; demy 4to; small spot to upper board, corners a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper; tiny surface chip to bottom edge of upper pastedown; Cassell, 1980. First edition. More
Pp. 52, text illustrations, town plan, central double page map; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, a trifle soiled; The Castlemaine Mail, Castlemaine, 1983. Third edition. More
More early history. Pp. [48], 8 plates, pictorial headpieces, the last page printed in blue & black; small f'cap. 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, a trifle soiled; surface graze (from removal of strip of tape?) to title page near hinge, the title page also slightly soiled; Castlemaine Mail Print..... More
Pp. 20, illustrated in colour and black & white; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, slightly worn, name in ink partly rubbed from top fore-corner of upper wrapper; staples lightly rusted; National Trust of Australia (Victoria), Melbourne, 1974. First edition. *The story of the campaign to preserve the historic Castlemaine Market..... More
A history of the Old Castlemaine Schoolboys Association 1912-1990. Foreword by Vern Pollard. Pp. [iii]+57, title page vignette, full page text illustrations; printed stiff paper wrappers, stapled, faintly soiled; [The Old Castlemaine Schoolboys Association, Castlemaine, Victoria, 1990?]. First edition. More
A Portrait of Frederick John Cato. Pp. x+150, frontispiece portrait, plus numerous text illustrations, pictorial endpapers, index; narrow cr. 4to; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, with small chip to backstrip slightly affecting first word of titling; privately printed for Dr. Una B. Porter, Melbourne, 1990. First edition. *Biography of..... More
A study in unplanned development. Pp. [vi]+142(last blank), 16 coloured plates, numerous black & white text illustrations and maps (some full page), appendices; cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, slightly scuffed; The Jacaranda Press, Brisbane, 1982. Second edition. *First published in 1979. More
Caulfield Grammar School 1881-1981. Foreword by the Hon. L. H. S. Thompson. Pp. xiv+328, frontispiece, numerous text illustrations (some full page), title page decoration, pictorial endpapers, lists of staff & council, students school captains, dux of school, etc.; small cr. 4to; boards slightly bowed, bottom edges lightly shelf worn; dust..... More
Drawings by Unk White. Pp. 64(last blank), full page illustrations, pictorial endpapers; demy 8vo; olive green patterned papered boards, spine lettered in white; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed, the backstrip slightly faded; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown; Rigby Limited, Adelaide, 1970. First edition. The Sketchbook series. More
Settlers under sail. Pp. xii+338, text illustrations and maps, bibliography, index; small cr. 4to; blue cloth, spine lettered in white, edges of boards rubbed; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and foxed, backstrip faded and lightly creased; outer leaves faintly offset, scattered light foxing; Allen Lane, Melbourne, 1981. First edition. More
Pp. x+342(last blank), 16 plates, chronology, index; med. 8vo; boards slightly marked, the bottom fore-corners bumped; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; Bantam Books, Sydney, 1996. First edition. *Autobiography. More
A Short History. [Cover title]. Pp. 16, including 4 pages of illustrations; med. 8vo; printed yellow paper wrappers, including map on lower wrapper, stapled, edges slightly discoloured; bookseller's sticker on verso of upper wrapper; City of Chelsea Historical Society, Chelsea, 1966. Second edition. *First published in 1965. More
A rollicking tale of Swiss bank accounts and money-making adventurers in the roaring '90s. Pp. [xii]+356, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; light blue papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; text block slightly browned; Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2006. First edition. *The story of the Australian media network wars of the..... More
Griffith - Its People and Past Events. Pp. xvi+142, half-title page vignette, text illustrations and maps (many full page), index; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, a trifle marked; Kalora Publications, Sydney, 1982. First edition. *A history of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, centering on the town of Griffith. More
Edited by S. McInerney. Pp. xl+308(last blank), full page illustrations, notes, index; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper; top edges of leaves faintly foxed; University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, 1977. First edition. *Autobiography of the Australian eccentric whose controversial theories on sex, nudity and diet led to..... More
Pp. [viii]+98, title page printed in brown & black; top fore-corner of boards a trifle bruised, foot of spine and bottom edge of boards lightly faded; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly worn; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown; Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1966. First edition. More
The Adventures of Ludwig Leichhardt and John Gilbert. Pp. xxii+306, 16 plates, text illustrations, pictorial endpapers, full page map, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; bottom fore-corner of lower board faintly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges a trifle creased, with publicity wrap-around (also lightly creased); inked ownership inscription on upper free..... More
Issued in connection with the commemoration of one hundred years of church services held in the parish of Warrnambool 1847-1947. Foreword by Ronald E. Richards, Vicar, Christ Church, Warrnambool. Pp. 16, pictorial title page and several text illustrations; small cr. 4to; printed brown paper wrappers, stapled, the upper wrapper lettered..... More