Pp. viii+406, frontispiece, lower endpaper map, bibliography, index; top fore-corner of upper board a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, backstrip slightly faded; edges of leaves faintly soiled; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1965. First edition. More
With Zeal and Integrity. Pp. 116(last colophon, blank), coloured frontispiece portrait, plus a hand-tipped coloured armorial bookplate (as plate), black & white text illustrations (mostly full page), appendix; qr. dark brown buckram, spine lettered in gilt, lighter brown cloth boards, the upper board lettered in gilt; ribbon marker; top edges..... More
Catalogue with descriptive and bibliographical annotations. Pp. viii+196(last colophon, blank), frontispiece portrait plus 8 plates, index; med. 8vo; bound in dark brown half leather, blue cloth boards, corners a trifle rubbed; top and bottom edges red; the original printed stiff paper wrappers bound in, and folding prices realised sheet tipped-in..... More
Introduction by W. H. Fitchett. One volume - five parts: scientific, sociological, historical, missionary, general. Pp. xii+782(last colophon), bibliography, index; thick med. 8vo; rebound in red buckram, spine lettered in gilt, corners a trifle rubbed; t.e.g.; later endpapers; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, scattered light foxing and soiling;..... More
Illustrated by John Sykes. Pp. 64, illustrated in colour throughout, double page map, index; roy. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, a trifle soiled, the spine slightly chipped at extremities; a little faint foxing and soiling; Paul Hamlyn, London, 1971. Muir 1747. *For children. More
A History of the first 25 years of Comet Hill Primary School 1965 to 1990. [cover title]. Pp. 36 (processed), text illustrations; pictorial textured paper wrappers, stapled; n.p., n.d.[1990]. *Signed by the author on verso of upper wrapper. Comet Hill Primary School is in Bendigo, Victoria. More
Illustrated with photographs by the author and maps. Pp. viii+252(last colophon, verso blank), frontispiece portrait, plus 30 plates, 3 text maps, index; turquoise cloth, spine lettered in red with small decoration in green, lightly foxed, edges and spine slightly faded and worn; top edges purple; dust wrapper, foxed and slightly..... More
The Story of Captain Cook's Second Voyage of Discovery. Pp. xvi+190(last blank), 8 coloured plates, 14 full page black & white maps, references, notes, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2004. First edition. *'On 13 July 1772, a year and a day after..... More
Navigator and Scientist. Papers presented at the Cook Bicentenary Symposium, Australian Academy of Sciences, Canberra, 1 May, 1969. Edited by G. M. Badger. Pp. x+144(last colophon), hand-tipped coloured frontispiece portrait, text figures (some full page, 4 coloured), endpaper map printed in red & black, references; med. 8vo; gilt lettered grey..... More
, Circumnavigator. Pp. xvi+894, bibliography, errata, addenda, index; med. 8vo; boards lightly flecked, the bottom fore-corner of upper board bumped; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, backstrip slightly faded, edges a trifle rubbed and split; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, corners of a few leaves faintly creased, a little light..... More
The Journals of Lieutenants Elliott and Pickersgill. Edited and Introduced by Christine Holmes. Pp. xxxii+98(last blank) 24 plates, 3 full page maps; brown cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, head of spine and edges of boards a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, faintly soiled and scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed..... More
In three volumes. With a descriptive Catalogue of all the known original surveys and coastal views and the original engravings associated with them, together with original drawings of the Endeavour and her boats [and] the running journal of James King, 1779-80. Chief Editor, Andrew David; Assistant Editors for the views..... More
Illustrated by Patrick Cook. Pp. x+114, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, index of first lines; tall demy 4to; a couple of light bumps to edges of boards; dust wrapper, edges slightly creased; Angus & Robertson Publishers, Sydney, 1984. First edition. More
Fifty Years of Service by the Country Women's Association of Victoria, 1928-1978. Pp. xvi+80, illustrations, appendices; small cr. 4to; pictorial dark green glazed paper wrappers, lettered and decorated in gilt, a trifle scuffed, edges lightly rubbed; the hinges slightly glue marked; The Country Women's Association of Victoria, [Melbourne], 1978. *Published..... More
Photographs by Colin Beard. Pp. 192(last colophon), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (several full or double page); roy. 4to; fore-corners of boards lightly worn, spine a trifle flecked; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, with small tape marks to fore-corners of front panel, the backstrip faintly..... More
Pp. 64(last blank), illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; dust wrapper; Currey O'Neil Ross, Melbourne, 1984. First edition. More
Introduced by Geoffrey Blainey and Phillip Adams. Pp. 192, 16 coloured plates, numerous text illustrations, pictorial endpapers, index; wide demy 4to; corners of boards slightly rubbed; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased and rubbed, backstrip lightly faded; edges of leaves faintly foxed; CIS Educational, Melbourne, 1990. Third edition. *First published..... More
Pp. x+172, frontispiece, text illustrations, appendices, references, index; narrow cr. 4to; pictorial cloth; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown; Launceston, 1961. One of 1000 numbered copies, signed by the author. More
A companion volume to The Engravers of Van Diemen's Land and Old Tasmanian Prints. Pp. xiv+390(last blank), coloured frontispiece, several full page illustrations (some coloured), bibliography, index; roy. 8vo; pictorial cloth; ribbon marker; dust wrapper, with publisher's printed wrap-around (which is a trifle soiled); Foot & Playsted, Launceston, 1984. First..... More
With contributions by Leslie M. Key. Pp. xviii+308, 16 plates, full page maps, notes, appendices, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, lightly soiled, edges rubbed and split, with small piece chipped from head of backstrip; small ownership label at head of upper pastedown, edges of leaves a trifle foxed;Cheshire, Melbourne, 1968..... More
American Immigration to Australia. Pp. [ii]+xxii+254(processed), text maps, tables, appendices, sources; corners of boards lightly worn; dust wrapper, rubbed, edges slightly split; a little light foxing; R & E Research Associates, San Francisco, 1977. First edition. *With a typescript list of other works by the author tipped-in at the end..... More
A catalogue of Australian Life 1880-1940. Pp. 224, numerous illustrations; tall demy 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; margins of first few leaves browned; Five Mile Press, Hawthorn, Victoria, 1989. Second printing. *Australian trade catalogues. More
Pp. 176, 8 coloured plates, black & white frontispiece and numerous text illustrations (many full page), selected bibliography; small cr. 4to; boards faintly damp stained, edges lightly rubbed; dust wrapper, slightly damp stained on reverse; edges of leaves faintly foxed; Pioneer, Yarra Glen, Victoria, 1974. First edition. Pioneer Collecting Antique..... More
A social history, 1850-1990. Pp. 72(last blank), illustrated, appendices, Erratum slip loosely inserted; cr. 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; Christ Church South Yarra Vestry, Melbourne, 1996. *Signed, and dated 29 November 1996, by the author on title page. More
The story of whaling in Australian waters and other Southern Seas related thereto, from the days of sails to modern times. Pp. xxiv+286(last colophon), frontispiece, plus 34 plates, endpaper map printed in dark blue, appendices, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; blue cloth, slightly marked, the spine gilt dulled, corners of boards..... More