Australiana
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THE VICTORIANS. [Series title].
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
GREEN NOMADS.
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
FAMILY AND LOCAL HISTORY SOURCES IN VICTORIA.
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
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MELBOURNE.
Associate editors Graeme Davison, Tony Dingle, David Dunstan, John Lack, Alan Mayne. Pp. xx+820, numerous text illustrations and maps, index; f'cap. folio; dust wrapper; ribbon marker; Cambridge University Press, Melbourne, 2005. First Australian edition. *'Reflects and encompasses the city's historical position as one of the world's pre-eminent nineteenth-century metropolises, and..... More
LIFE OF JOHN BROXUP.
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
THE STORY OF TASMANIAN ABORIGINALS.
Foreword by W. E. L. H. Crowther. Pp. 16, full page illustrations (one coloured); small cr. 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, stapled, faintly soiled; top fore-corner of first couple of leaves faintly creased; Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Hobart, n.d.[1970]. Reprinted. *First published in 1960; reprinted with alterations July 1970..... More
EARLY EXPERIENCES OF LIFE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA, and an extended Colonial history.
[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
A MEMORABLE LIFE.
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
BURKE & WILLS.
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
NEWSREEL IN 1862.
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
THE JOURNEY OF BURKE AND WILLS.
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
SYDNEY AND THE BUSH.
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
BAREFOOT IN THE CREEK.
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
LIKE AS THE WAVES.
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
EARLY EDITION.
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
MERRIMENT OF PARSONS.
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
MORE MERRIMENT - WRIT IN REMEMBRANCE.
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
CADMAN'S COTTAGE.
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
WHO'S WHO IN AUSTRALIA. XXXIVth edition, 1998.
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
REFLECTIONS ON THE COLONY OF NEW SOUTH WALES.
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
THE DEVIL'S WILDERNESS.
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
BOURKE: A HISTORY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
Pp. 68, text illustrations (some full, one double page); pictorial glazed paper wrappers, faintly soiled, top fore-corner of lower wrapper lightly creased; upper hinge tender, a few leaves lightly creased; The Bourke Historical Society, [Bourke, New South Wales], 1978. More
MERCHANT CAMPBELL, 1769-1846.
A study of colonial trade. Pp. xvi+360, frontispiece, plus 8 plates, full page map, appendices, references, selected bibliography, index; corners of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, faintly foxed, edges a trifle rubbed; text block lightly browned, a little light foxing and occasional slight soiling; Oxford University Press/Australian National University..... More
CANBERRA, Australian Capital Territory.
'This folder contains twelve selected views of Canberra, which is situated at the base of the Southern Alps and, with its modern architecture, broad avenues, and beautifully planned gardens, is considered one of the finest capital cities in the world' [wrapper blurb]. 12 coloured plates loosely contained in a pocket..... More