Introduction by Rt. Hon. the Lord Gardiner, Lord Chancellor 1964-70. Pp. xii+236, 8 plates, index; demy 8vo; boards a trifle sprung; dust wrapper; Jonathan Cape, London, 1984. Reprinted. *'In February 1973, Stanley Adams blew the whistle on illicit trading practices of the giant multinational drug company Hoffmann-La Roche, the world's..... More
A Social History of Britain 1945-51. Pp. viii+224(last blank), 48 plates, notes, index; dust wrapper, slightly foxed on reverse, edges a trifle rubbed; outer leaves faintly offset, a few of the plates slightly damp stained, scattered light foxing; British Broadcasting Corporation/Jonathan Cape, London, 1985. First edition. *From the library of..... More
An American Theme and its application to Australian History. Pp. [viii]+48, frontispiece portrait [of American historian Frederick Jackson Turner], bibliographical note, appendices; post 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, faded (heaviest on backstrip), edges rubbed and split, with a couple of small chips; endpapers slightly offset, the..... 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
The Anglo-American Relationship since 1783. A revised and enlarged edition of Part I of "Great Britain and the United States: A History of Anglo-American Relations, 1783-1952." Pp. 248(last blank), index; edges of boards bruised and faded at a couple of points, the spine a trifle rubbed and split at extremities;..... More
Pp. x+140, text maps (one double page), tables, bibliography, index; top fore-corner of boards a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, edges rubbed and split; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, small stain to top edge of a few leaves; Melbourne University Press,Melbourne, 1967. First edition. More
with some heraldic and biographical notices. Pp. viii+174, text illustrations, index; dark green cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, the boards lettered and decorated in blind, a trifle scuffed, edges lightly bruised; slight signs of sticker removal from foot of upper pastedown, early inked gift inscription (from a Barbara..... More
an extract from "The Unseen Assassins". Foreword by Melbert B. Cary, jr. Pp. xiv+32+2(blank, colophon), title page vignette printed in blue & black; cloth backed gilt lettered brown papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; uncut; Press of the Woolly Whale, New York, 1932 [Foreword dated 1933]. *Issued in commemoration of..... More
An intimate biography. Pp. viii+362, frontispiece portrait, plus numerous text illustrations (many full page), appendices, index; edges of boards a trifle rubbed, the bottom fore-corners slightly bruised; dust wrapper, lightly worn, edges rubbed and split, with several closed tears and a couple of small chips; occasional faint soiling; Melbourne, n.d.[1959]..... More
Pp. 176, bibliography, index; dust wrapper; John Kerr, Melbourne, 1989. First edition. 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
The story of the Arab National Movement. Pp. [iv]+472(last blank), 5 coloured maps (2 folding), appendices, index; fore-corners of boards bruised; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed and split; a little light foxing; Hamish Hamilton, London, 1961. Fourth impression. *Study of the origins of Arab nationalism, the Arab..... More
Pp. 480, 8 plates, 4 maps (one full page), notes, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; edges of leaves faintly foxed; Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1984. First edition. *'Written in co-operation with Yasser Arafat and the top leadership of the PLO' [wrapper blurb]. More
His Life and Trial. Pp. xvi+222(last blank), frontispiece, 11 plates (2 folding), the title page printed in red & black, appendices, addendum, corrigendum; demy 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in blind, fore-corners slightly bruised; t.e.g.; endpapers lightly offset and browned, a little light foxing, pencilled..... More
Pp. [vi]+226; boards a trifle scuffed; dust wrapper, slightly soiled on reverse, edges lightly rubbed and split; half-title page slightly offset, a few leaves faintly creased, edges lightly foxed; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1972. First edition. *Betty Archdale was Headmistress of Abbotsleigh School, Sydney, from 1958 to 1970. More
Pp. xii+396, frontispiece, plus 4 plates, the title page printed in red & black, appendices; demy 8vo; rebound in series style in later red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, the cloth slightly bubbled on upper board adjacent to spine; later endpapers, a little light foxing and occasional slight..... More
The history of the Australian tyre manufacturers, car breakdown service clubs and spark manufacturers along with early engines, old garages and various old advertising. Pp. 160, illustrated in colour and (mainly) black & white, index; narrow demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers; Crown Castleton Publishers, Bendigo, Vic., 2000. First edition..... More
A Reassessment. Pp. x+158(last blank), full page school plan, appendices, notes, index; dust wrapper; Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1989. First edition. *A critical look at Arnold's achievements as a headmaster written from a headmaster's point of view. The author was Headmaster of Tonbridge School for eight years, and of Eton..... More
Foreword by Leslie Dodd. Pp.[viii]+214(last blank), 31 plates (1 double page); dust wrapper, lightly marked; Investigator Press, Adelaide, 1971. First edition. *Story of the teachers and students who make up Australia's radio schools. More
Economic and political studies. By Various Writers. Edited by Meredith Atkinson. Pp. viii+518+8(last blank), text figures and tables, index; green cloth, spine lettered and ruled in black, top fore-corners of boards faintly bruised, edges lightly rubbed, spine slightly faded and a trifle frayed at extremities; bookseller's sticker at foot of..... More
Pp. viii+128, index; edges and spine cloth slightly faded; dust wrapper, lightly soiled, slightly chipped at head of backstrip, inked number on front flap; free endpapers lightly offset, edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1960. First edition. More
An Essay on The Interpretations of National Socialism. Pp. xiv+258(last black), chronology, notes, bibliography, index; dust wrapper, a trifle browned; edges of leaves a little browned and foxed; Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1981. First edition in English. *From the library of Sydney bibliophile David Levine, with his Militaria book..... More
To the memory of the pioneers of Back Creek. [cover title]. Pp. [90], printed on rectos only and numbered to 45; tall demy 4to; printed paper wrappers, spiral bound, with a clear plastic cover to the upper wrapper; the author, Stanley, Victoria, 1996. *Account of some of the pioneering residents..... More
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