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
An Australian journey. Pp. 408(last blank), double page map, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; Viking Press, 1986. More
Complete in six volumes, totalling over 2,700 pages, with 98 plates, text maps (some full, one double page), appendices, bibliography, sources, indices; med. 8vo; blue cloth, spines lettered and decorated in gilt; dust wrappers, some of the backstrips faded, small closed tear above publisher's imprint on backstrip of Volume IV;..... More
Pp. x+214(last blank), 16 plates; med. 8vo;edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper; text block faintly browned; Viking Press, Melbourne, 1989. First edition. *The historian's first volume of autobiography, dealing with his early years. More
Illustrated Edition. Pp. 260, pictorial double title page and numerous text illustrations (several full page), index; tall cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, fore-corners a trifle rubbed; Penguin Books Australia, Melbourne, 2001. Illustrated edition. *First published in 1963. More
The story of the War Widows' Guild of Australia, 1945-85. Foreword by Sir Ninian Stephen. Pp. xii+288, 36 plates, pictorial endpapers, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; pictorial textured papered boards, corners a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, the front flap vertically creased; Hyland House, Melbourne, 1986. First edition. More
British attitudes to the Australian Colonies, 1828-1855. Pp. xiv+224(last blank), appendix, notes, bibliography, index; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled and rubbed, backstrip faded; edges of leaves faintly foxed; Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1977. First edition. More
Convict, bushranger, explorer. Pp. [xii]+100, 4 plates, text drawings, 3 full page maps, appendix, references, bibliography, index; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges slightly faded; Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1970. First edition. *George Clarke, alias the Barber, lived for five years among Aborigines in New South Wales in the early 1800s. He..... More
An Australian Experience. Pp. [viii]+314, pictorial double title page, text illustrations (a couple full page); bottom fore-corner of lower board lightly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, edges lightly rubbed and split, with a couple of tiny surface chips to back panel; the title page faintly offset, pp. 304/5 quite..... More
A Sea Saga of the Sixties. Pp. 32(last colophon), title page vignette and text decorations by Allan Jordan; pictorial paper wrappers over card, stabbed & tied, edges slightly rubbed and browned; text block faintly browned, a couple of spots of foxing; The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1945. First edition thus. *Adapted..... More
Pp. [viii]+124(last colophon), title page decoration printed in black & brown, patterned endpapers; dark red cloth, spine lettered in dull gilt, upper board decorated in blind, the cloth faintly scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, browned on reverse and slightly soiled, edges rubbed and split; text block faintly browned..... More
Pp. xvi+208, frontispiece, title page vignette, 16 plates, text maps, endpaper map printed in green; top edge of lower board slightly bruised; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and a trifle foxed, edges slightly creased; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1958. First edition. More
with some fragments of autobiography. Introduction by Frank Eyre. Pp. xxiv+240, frontispiece portrait; dust wrapper lightly worn, edges rubbed and creased, with several small chips or splits, the backstrip slightly foxed on reverse; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown; outer leaves and edges faintly soiled; Oxford University Press, Melbourne..... More
A study of a one-in-twenty sample. Pp. viii+104, frontispiece, text processed; cr. 4to; printed paper wrappers, slightly soiled, edges and backstrip a trifle faded and browned; occasional light foxing;The Wentworth Press, Sydney, 1965.Edition limited to 500 copies. Studies in Australian and Pacific History - No. 3. More
Pp. xii+354(last blank), coloured frontispiece, double page map, bibliography, index; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, edges lightly rubbed and split, the backstrip slightly faded; name & date in ink on upper free endpaper, a little light foxing and soiling; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1963. First..... More
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 which are incorporated, by permission of the Governments of New South Wales and the other principal colonies, certain statistics and other matter prepared for the official publications. Pp. xxviii+468, indices; brown cloth, lettered in gilt, slightly scuffed, edges lightly rubbed and bruised, the spine cloth slightly bubbled; uncut; some..... More
Foreword by the Lord Mayor of Brisbane. Pp. 416, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, maps and diagrams, endnotes; narrow med. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, slightly scuffed, small bruise to fore-edge of lower board; William Brooks Queensland, Brisbane, 1984. First trade edition. More
Censorship in Australia. Pp. [xii]+196, 16 plates, 2 text illustrations, index; demy 8vo; grey papered boards, lettered in black, a trifle foxed, the top fore-corner of upper board faintly bruised; dust wrapper, edges slightly rubbed and split, the backstrip browned; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, free endpapers offset..... 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