Glimpses into a country childhood of the 1920s. Photographs of Dora Creek by her father, Malcolm McDonald 1880-1956. Pp. 176, frontispiece portrait, numerous text illustrations (some full page), text map, full page plan, index; top fore-corners of boards lightly bruised; dust wrapper, lightly foxed on reverse, backstrip faded; outer leaves..... More
Victorian Pioneer, 1842-1849. Edited by George Mackaness. In three parts. Part I: 1842-1844: Pp. 62(last blank); Part II: 1844-1847: Pp.78(last blank); Part III: 1847-1849. Pp. 68(last blank); each part with 4 full page illustrations; printed stiff green paper wrappers, stapled, edges a trifle rubbed; some pencilled marginalia and scattered light..... 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
An exhibition of books relating to the European discover and exploration of Australia. The Queen's Hall, State Library of Victoria, 14 June to 31 August 1988. Introduction by Brian Gerrard. Pp. 36, 4 coloured plates, black & white title page vignette, text illustrations and maps; narrow cr. 4to; pictorial paper..... More
Pp. 64(last blank), illustrated in colour throughout; square 4to; dust wrapper; Currey O'Neil Ross, Melbourne, 1984. First edition. More
Riverboats, ferries and the floating bridge. Pp. xii+224, full page illustrations, pictorial endpapers, full page chart, sources, index of principal ships; small cr. 4to; blue cloth, spine lettered in black, edges rubbed, fore-corners a trifle bruised, the lower board faintly marked; dust wrapper, front flap slightly creased; edges of leaves..... 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, tiny bruise at centre of bottom edge of upper board; ribbon marker; dust wrapper, the upper flap slightly creased..... More
With contributions by Leslie M. Key. Pp. xviii+308, 16 plates, full page maps, notes, appendices, index; med. 8vo; price-clipped dust wrapper, a trifle soiled; commercial bookplate on upper pastedown, top edges of leaves very slightly foxed; Cheshire, Melbourne, 1968. First edition. More
Chinese in early Victoria. Pp. xii+176(last blank), text illustrations (some full page) and maps, appendix, notes, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; dark brown boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, the backstrip faded; a couple of spots of foxing; Melbourne University Press, 1982. First edition. More
Volume 1. Details of the participants in the Casey Electorate Oral History Project with comments about the stories preserved on CDs as part of the Project. Interviewers and Editors: Geoff Arnott, Les Hutchinson, Ron Jewell, Margaret Wilson. Pp. 128, numerous text illustrations, full page map; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled..... 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
Leisure Times in Early Australia. Pp. xii+378, coloured frontispiece, black & white text illustrations, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the boards slightly marked, edges a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, edges a trifle creased, the backstrip lightly faded; outer leaves slightly offset, some..... 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 Life of Dumont D'Urville. Pp. 252, 8 plates, 7 maps (6 full page), notes, select bibliography, index; med. 8vo; edges of boards a trifle rubbed dust wrapper; Exisle Publishing, Auckland, 2007. First edition. *'Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont D'Urville (1790-1842) undertook three global voyages of exploration and is the navigator..... 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
A history of the Richmond River district 1828-1895. Pp. xvi+204(last blank), 8 plates, 4 full page maps, abbreviations, notes, bibliography, index; printed paper wrappers, slightly soiled, with edges a trifle rubbed; bottom edges of leaves slightly soiled; Melbourne University Press, Carlton, 1968. First paperbound edition, with corrections. More
Pp. x+170(last blank), 16 plates, family listings; price-clipped dust wrapper, rubbed and a trifle marked, edges slightly split; the author, Hopetoun, Victoria, 1978. First edition. More
Translated from the Swedish by Alan Tapsell. Pp. 230+[2](colophon, advertisements), pictorial endpapers, 2 maps (one double page), full page plan of the Bounty; qr. blue cloth, spine lettered and decorated in silver, 'wood grain' patterned papered boards, edges a trifle rubbed; top edges blue; price-clipped dust wrapper, browned on reverse..... More
A short reply to Mr. Rolf Du Rietz's comments. With a few concluding remarks by Rolf Du Rietz. Pp. 24(last 2 blank)outer leaves faintly browned; med. 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, faintly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed, with small surface graze to back panel; p. 12 lightly creased near..... More
Pp. [vi]+128, title page vignette and headpiece decoration printed in brown, tailpiece decorations printed in black, appendix, index; demy 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; a couple of spots of foxing; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1965. First edition. *The author sets out..... More
Pp. xiv+284(last blank), 16 plates, index; boards a trifle canted; dust wrapper, backstrip lightly faded; endpapers slightly offset, edges of leaves faintly foxed; Hill of Content/Lloyd O'Neil, Melbourne, 1978. First edition. *Sir James Darling was a long-time headmaster of Geelong Church of England Grammar School, a former Chairman of the..... More
Pp. 64, printed in red & black, 25 hand-tipped plates, notes, errata slip; med. 8vo; qr. tan buckram, spine lettered in black, cream papered boards; dust wrapper; Garravembi, Willow Bend, Thumb Creek, NSW, 1990. First trade edition; being one of 425 numbered copies, hand set and printed. *Revised from a...... More
Maritime Industry, Life and Language. Drawings: Jan Chivers. Cartoons: Paul Tonti-Filippini. Pp. xiv+100, text illustrations; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, edges a trifle rubbed;Lothian Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, 1984. First edition. *'A slice of Australian maritime history in the form of work terms, expressions, slang, and nicknames for people and..... More
Pp. 64; 4 coloured plates, black & white text illustrations, select bibliography; small cr. 4to; green cloth, spine lettered in white, tiny hole to upper joint near foot of spine; dust wrapper, faintly foxed on reverse and slightly scuffed, 2 tiny holes to front panel near foot of backstrip; a...... More