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; 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
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. 64(last colophon), numerous illustrations (mostly full page); oblong cr. 4to; yellow textured papered boards, spine lettered in white, bottom fore-corners of boards a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, backstrip faintly faded; Rigby, Adelaide, 1977. First edition. *The Sketchbook series. More
Drawings by Arno Roger-Genersh. Pp. 64(last blank), full page illustrations, pictorial endpapers; demy 8vo; green textured papered boards, spine lettered in white; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed and split; Rigby, Adelaide, 1973. First edition. Sketchbook series. More
Drawings by A. Roger-Genersh. Pp. 64(last blank), full page illustrations, pictorial endpapers; demy 8vo; red textured papered boards, spine lettered in white, edges a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed and split, the backstrip lightly faded; Rigby, Adelaide, 1974. First edition. The Sketchbook series. 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 Record, somewhat incomplete, of the Foundation and Activities of the School. Pp. 160, several full page illustrations; cr. 4to; blue cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, lightly flecked and rubbed, edges and spine faded, light bruise to bottom edge of upper board; marbled endpapers; occasional slight soiling; Ramsey Publishing..... 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
The Loss of the Schomberg and Loch Ard. Pp. xiv+194, 8 plates, 1 full page map, appendices, index; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, with publisher's ISBN sticker on lower wrapper, corners a trifle rubbed; Burgewood Books,Melbourne, 1996. [Third edition]. *Signed by the author on the title page. First published (Angus &..... 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; bookseller's sticker on verso of upper wrapper; City of Chelsea Historical Society, Chelsea, 1966. Second edition. *First published in 1965. 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
Australian portraits and sketches. Pp. [viii]+146; dark green cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed and split, the backstrip faded; free endpapers faintly offset, edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1958. First edition. *Christopher Brennan, Sir Errol Knox..... More
Pp. 368(last blank), 8 plates, index; dust wrapper, the front flap creased, back panel slightly soiled; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, upper free endpaper and edges of leaves faintly soiled; Collins, Sydney, 1969. First edition *'The formative years of his life as a child and young man in..... 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
Pp. 280, frontispiece portrait, plus 7 plates, lower endpaper map, bibliography, index; dark brown cloth, spine and upper board lettered in gilt, the boards a trifle canted and slightly scuffed; name in ink at head of title page, occasional minor marginal pencilling, scattered foxing; Alston Rivers Ltd., London, 1927. First..... More