Pp. [vi]+266, 32 plates, list of other works by Patsy Adam-Smith; boards a trifle marked; dust wrapper, faintly soiled; hinges tender at a couple of points; Viking Press, Melbourne, 1994. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. More
Pp. [x]+206(last blank), 8 plates; med. 8vo; tan cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, corners a trifle rubbed, dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed and split; name in ink on upper free endpaper; Cheshire, Melbourne, 1966. First edition. More
Reminiscences and reflections of the first Professor of Modern History in the University of Western Australia, 1916-1986. Pp. xii+150, black & white frontispiece portrait plus 4 plates (3 coloured), appendices (including bibliography), index; dust wrapper, short split at foot of back flap fold; University of Western Australia Press, Nedlands, 1987..... More
An autobiography. Pp. 222(last blank), 16 plates, text illustrations, index; med. 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the boards slightly canted; dust wrapper; a little foxing John Kerr, Melbourne, 1986. Reprinted, before publication. More
A portrait sketch of Sir George Arthur. Pp. [x]+142, frontispiece portrait, bibliography, index; dust wrapper, edges lightly worn and split; ownership label on upper free endpaper; The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1979. First edition. *Includes details of Arthur's administrative career in Honduras, Van Diemen's Land, Upper Canada and India. More
Doctor of Divinity. Pioneer priest of Bendigo. Pp. [xii]+212(last blank), frontispiece portrait, text illustrations (1 coloured), pictorial endpapers, index; dust wrapper; St. Kilian's Press, Bendigo, 1982. First edition. More
An immigrant family experience. Pp. 130, 16 plates; small demy 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, edges a trifle rubbed; edges of leaves lightly foxed; the author, Melbourne, 1989. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author (dated 6.12.89) on the title page. The author is the son of Italian immigrants..... More
Pp. [viii]+110, several full page illustrations, pictorial endpapers; small post 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, a trifle soiled, fore-corners faintly creased, the backstrip slightly faded; edges of leaves faintly foxed; University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, 1979. First edition, paperback. *Autobiography in verse and prose; published simultaneously in hardback and..... More
Foreword by Geoffrey Blainey. Pp. xiv+336(last blank), full page illustration; top fore-corners of boards bruised; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown; Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1976. Second edition. *First published in 1944. Autobiography of the writer, miner, and politician..... More
Pp. x+278, 24 plates (8 coloured), index; med. 8vo; green boards, spine lettered in gilt, top fore-corners of boards bruised; dust wrapper; Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1998. First edition. More
Pp. x+295, 32 plates, (20 coloured in part or whole), index; med. 8vo; dark blue boards, spine lettered in lighter blue, small surface graze near centre of lower board; dust wrapper; text block faintly browned at edges; Hodder & Stoughton, London, 2005. First edition. More
Foreword by Sir Michael Parkinson. Pp. xiv+334, 16 plates (9 coloured in part or whole), index; med. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt, upper board a trifle marked; dust wrapper; Hodder & Stoughton, London, 2015. First edition. *Posthumously published compilation from Benaud's writings, plus tributes from colleagues and friends..... More
A Biography of General Sir Phillip Bennett AC, KBE, DSO. Pp. vi+410(last blank), text illustrations and maps, appendices, endnotes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Big Sky Publishing, Sydney, 2011. First edition. More
An Autobiographical Essay. Pp. 240, boards faintly scuffed, with a couple of light bruises to edges; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; a little pale foxing; Pitjantjara, Adelaide, 1970. First edition. *Autobiography of the teacher who pioneered adult education in South Australia. More
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Pp. [88](processed, printed on rectos only and numbered to 44), frontispiece portrait, text illustrations; post 4to; printed textured paper wrappers, a trifle soiled and slightly creased, edges and backstrip faded; corners of a few leaves faintly creased, a couple of spots of foxing; [the author, Sydney?], 1980. *First volume of..... More
The life of John Bishop. Foreword by Stewart Cockburn. Pp. 160(last blank), 8 plates, index; dust wrapper; lower pastedown slightly soiled; Rigby, Adelaide, 1983. First edition. *Biography of the man who brought into being the Adelaide Festival of Arts. More
Foreword by David R. Macintyre. Pp. 108(last blank), numerous illustrations (mostly full page), folding map with coloured highlights; f'cap. 46o; dark green cloth, lettered in gilt, the fore-corners lightly bruised; a little pale foxing; the author, Scone, N.S.W., 1978. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author on the upper..... More
Pp. 204, 16 plates; demy 8vo; light brown papered boards, spine blocked in orange and lettered in white, fore-corners of boards a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; inked gift inscription (dated Nov 1965) on upper free endpaper, a little light foxing; Rigby, Adelaide, 1965. First edition. *Memoirs..... More
The biography of Field-Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey. Pp. [xiv]+258(last blank), 12 plates, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; grey cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, small portions of spine and upper board faded; dust wrapper, worn and browned, with large creased tear at lower edge of upper panel and with several..... More
Pp. 44, frontispiece portrait, index; dust wrapper, backstrip faintly faded; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown;The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1970. First edition, limited to 500 numbered copies. Keain 407. *The text is based on an address delivered to the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. Joseph Bosisto was a chemist..... More
Ben Boyd in Australia. Pp. xiv+254, 8 plates, 2 text figures, full page map, appendix, notes, select bibliography, index; dust wrapper, back panel a trifle soiled; Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1988. First edition. *Ben Boyd was Chairman of the Royal Bank of Australia, which he founded in London. By 1844..... More
An essay in values. Pp. 166(last blank) plus frontispiece portrait; boards lightly flecked, corners a trifle worn; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, a little light foxing; P. R. Stephensen, Sydney, 1934. First edition. *Portrait of C. J. Brennan, the Australian scholar, poet and thinker. More
Some recollections. With a Foreword by G. A. Wilkes. Pp. x+54; edges of boards a trifle flecked; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; top edges of leaves lightly foxed; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1970. First edition. More
With Chapters on Tennis by Sir Norman Brookes. Pp. xii+324, coloured frontispiece portrait, plus one coloured and 32 black & white plates, text illustrations, pictorial endpapers, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt; dust wrapper, lightly foxed on reverse, edges rubbed and split; some light..... More
Pp. [xii]+216, printed in brown & black, numerous illustrations (several full page), index; med. 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt & white; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, edges of leaves faintly foxed; Macmillan, Melbourne, 1974. First edition. More