Pp. xvi+208(last blank), frontispiece, text illustrations, maps and plans, tables, bibliography, index; narrow cr. 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers; Mountain Home Press, Melbourne, 1998. First edition. *'The life of a short lived, 1860s Victorian mountain goldmining town. It also gives a meticulous account of the history of the Yarra Track..... More
Drawings by Unk White. Pp. 64, numerous text illustrations (some full and one double page), pictorial endpapers; demy 8vo; yellow patterned papered boards, spine lettered in white; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed and split; Rigby, Adelaide, 1970. First edition. The Sketchbook series. More
Foreword by Geoffrey Blainey. Pp. xiv+336(last blank), full page illustration; demy 8vo; mottled brown papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, with signs of sticker removal near title on front panel, top edges lightly rubbed and creased, backstrip faded; ownership name stamp on upper free endpaper; Melbourne..... More
Edited by Mary Mansfield. Pp. [viii]+188(last blank), endpaper maps; demy 8vo; tan boards, spine lettered in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, signs of sticker removal near top fore-corner of front panel, the backstrip a trifle faded, price sticker at foot of front flap; Angus & Robertson, Sydney..... More
Pp. xiv+126(last blank), illustrated in colour and black & white, biographical index, appendices, sources, index; demy 4to; maroon boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, lightly scuffed, edges lightly worn and split; the author, Melbourne, 1977. First edition. More
With introduction and notes by Sir Ernest Scott. Pp. 32, frontispiece portrait, plus 20 plates; small cr. 8vo; printed orange paper wrappers, stapled, edges a trifle rubbed; text block browned (as usual); Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1945. Second edition. *Diary of the visit to the Victorian gold-fields by Lord Robert..... More
Pp. xvi+384(the last 4 advertisements), text illustrations and maps (some full page), appendices, index; demy 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, top fore-corner of upper wrapper slightly creased, the backstrip lightly faded; Mannwest Pty Ltd/Hesperian Press, Kalgoorlie, W. A./Carlisle, W.A., 1993. First edition. *Born in Italy in 1859, James Balzano joined..... More
An authentic account of the discovery, history, and working of the world renowned Comstock Silver Lode of Nevada. Including the present condition of the various mines situated thereon; sketches of the most prominent men interested in them; incidents and adventures connected with mining, the Indians, and the country, anecdotes, &c...... More
with the results of many years of intensive and arduous historical research. Together with copious notes, quotations from the works of esteemed and learned authors, also curious verses & ballads, numerous strange anecdotes & true stories related by respectable eyewitnesses. Embellished with many illustrations by eminent artists and a commentary..... More
Edited and introduced by Michael Cannon. Pp. [iv]+100, 41 full page coloured illustrations, select bibliography; large square 4to; olive green boards, lettered in gilt, upper board faintly scratched; dust wrapper; Currey, O'Neil, on behalf of the Library Council of Victoria, Melbourne, 1982. First edition thus. *Early in 1869 the Trustees..... More
Pp. 160, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, notes, bibliography, index; med. 4to; yellow papered boards, lettered and decorated in black, corners a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, back panel slightly scuffed; name in ink on half-title page, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Macmillan, Melbourne, 1981. First edition. More
Pp. [vi]+44+[2](colophon, verso blank), pictorial title page printed in yellow & black, bibliography; light brown cloth, spine lettered in black, corners of boards faintly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly creased and split, with tiny chip at foot of backstrip; The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, n.d.[1949]. First edition, limited to..... More
Pp. xii+124(processed, last blank), text illustrations, bibliography, index; narrow demy 4to; printed stiff yellow paper wrappers, edges a trifle rubbed; the author, Melbourne, 1988. First edition. *A guide to genealogical and historical research sources relevant to the Victorian Central Goldfields, including. More
Pp. viii+184(last blank), text illustrations, references, index; pictorial glazed papered boards; Red Rooster Press, Melbourne, 1985. First edition. *The story of marathon walks by Chinese immigrants, from South Australia to the central Victorian goldfields, in order to avoid the provisions of a Victorian Act of 1855 which sought to drastically..... More
Pp. [ii]+[8]+364, double page plate, pictorial head & tailpieces, 2 double page maps, source notes, index; med. 8vo; qr. beige cloth over orange papered boards, lettered and ruled in gilt, boards a trifle canted, the cloth foxed; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed and creased; bookseller's stamp at foot of..... More
Pp. [viii]+254+[2](colophon, verso blank), 3 full page newspaper facsimiles, 3 full page maps, full page diagram, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; navy boards, spine lettered in silver, publisher's device in blind near bottom fore-corner of upper board, the boards a trifle canted and with a couple of faint edge bruises;..... More
Edited with Introduction and Notes by Frank Cusack. Pp. 44(last colophon, blank), printed in yellow, maroon & black; med. 8vo; qr. cloth, yellow patterned papered boards; uncut; dust wrapper; Garravembi Press, Willow Bend, Thumb Creek, 1991. One of 350 copies, signed by the editor. *First published in Sandhurst [Bendigo] in..... More
Pp. 8; printed paper wrappers, stabbed and tied, lightly browned and soiled, slightly split at head and tail of backstrip; G. Young, Printer and Stationer, Sandhurst, [Bendigo], Vic., 1881. More
. Recorded by Angus Graham. Pp. viii+328(last colophon), frontispiece portrait, text illustrations, 4 full page maps; brown cloth, lettered in gilt & black, edges a trifle rubbed, small stain near bottom fore-corner of upper board; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn, edges rubbed and split, with a couple of small..... More
The fascinating story of gold in Australia. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout, endpaper map, glossary, index; demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1994. First edition. A Little Ark book. White (Volume 3) 10529. *Inscribed and signed by the author [to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin, dated..... More
Foreword by K .J. Flecknoe. Pp. xxiv+636(last blank), coloured frontispiece plus one full page coloured and numerous black & white text illustrations (some full page), pictorial endpapers, appendices, bibliography, index; roy. 8vo; dark green boards, lettered and decorated in gilt; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed and split;..... More
Pp. [iv]+138(last blank+88; 3 full page illustrations, appendix, notes; post 8vo; brown boards, spine lettered in black; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; text block browned; Promontory Press, New York, 1974. America's Pioneer Heritage series. *Reprint of two mid-nineteenth century guidebooks:1. California and its gold regions; with..... More
![Item #182509 SPIELVOGEL PAPERS. [Volumes 1 and 2, of 3]. Nathan F. Spielvogel](https://kaycraddock.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/182509.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1767186181)
Pp. 204(last blank)+152(last blank), Volume 2 illustrated; med. 4to; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, edges of wrappers for Volume 2 lightly worn and browned; Ballarat Historical Society, Ballarat, Vic., 1982; 1981. *The Spielvogel Papers consist of the articles he prepared for a series of weekly talks on Radio 3BA in 1936..... More
Pp. 160, 8 coloured plates, black & white text illustrations and numerous maps (several full or double page), pictorial endpapers, glossary of geological terms; small cr. 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, slightly rubbed; Outdoor Press, Melbourne, 1977. *Originally published by Lansdowne Press in 1970. More
A popular explanation of the principles of lubrication as developed mathematically by Reynolds and Michell, and employed by the latter in the design of the well-known Michell Thrust and Journal Bearings. Illustrations by diagrams and photographs of working models in operation. Pp. 40, 1 plate, text figures, index; small cr..... More
