Forty Years with the ABC. Pp. viii+216; med. 8vo; brown boards, spine lettered in gilt, the boards a trifle canted and slightly faded at edges; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled and lightly worn, the laminate lifting or split at several points (mainly on back panel); inked gift inscription (dated 1977)..... More
Reminiscences of the stars of Australia's live radio. Pp. 144, title page vignette and numerous text illustrations (some full page, index; small cr. 4to; dust wrapper; Methuen Australia, Sydney, 1983. First edition. More
Pp. [viii]+200, 16 plates, index; tall demy 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, the lower wrapper faintly scuffed; text block slightly browned; Brolga Publishing Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 1996. First edition. *The man behind the ABC's music programs "Singers of Renown" and "Music for Pleasure" [wrapper blurb]. More
Pp. 268(last blank); 16 plates, map, bibliography; price-clipped dust wrapper, rubbed, edges split; a little light foxing; UNESCO, Paris, 1962. Second impression. Press, Film and Radio in the World Today series. More
The Rise and Fall of British Satellite Broadcasting. Pp. xviii+330(last blank), 8 plates, index; med. 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in silver; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; text block faintly browned; Simon & Schuster, London, 1991. First edition. *'The war between Rupert Murdoch's Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting' [wrapper..... More
Pp. [vi]+282, 32 plates, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; text block slightly browned, corners of a few leaves lightly creased; Ebury Press, London, 2000. First edition. More
Pp. xii +308, 32 plates, index; med. 8vo; pale grey boards, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased; Viking Press, Melbourne, 1997. First edition. More
Pp. vi+330, 24 plates; upper board slightly marked; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased; text block slightly browned; Century, Sydney, 1999. First Australian edition. More
Photography Nick Briggs. Foreword Julian Fellowes. Pp. 304(last colophon), printed in various colours and illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (many full or double page), patterned endpapers, cast list, further reading; small cr. 4to; pale blue papered boards, lettered and decorated in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper; inked gift..... More
Pp. viii+248, 16 plates (within pagination), bibliography, index; med. 8vo; boards faintly scuffed, the bottom fore-corners lightly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed and split; free endpapers faintly offset, a little light foxing; Michael Joseph, London, 1972. First U.K. edition. More
Introduction by Tony Walker. Pp. 160, numerous illustrations (some double page); small cr. 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, fore-corners a trifle creased; Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Sydney, 1999. First edition. *Signed on the title page by several 3L0 radio presenters, including Lynne Haultain, Derek Guille, Terry Laidlaw and Jon Faine. Loosely..... More
Pp. [viii]+216, 8 plates, pictorial endpapers, index; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed; top edges of leaves a trifle soiled; Angus & Robertson, 1975. First edition. *Autobiography. More
Pp. 234+[6](pictorial advertisements), 28 plates, notes; med. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Amberley, Stroud, Gloucestershire, 2012. New edition. *'In the world of the late-Victorian and Edwardian country house the mistress and her daughters had many social duties and responsibilities to carry out both in their home..... More
Pp. x+522(last blank), 32 plates, a few text illustrations, notes, index; med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in silver, edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, slightly soiled; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1983. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author to Australian historian..... More
Two volumes. Volume One: Communication - Learning for Churchmen. Pp. 304, text illustrations, index; Volume Two: Television - Radio - Film for Churchmen. Pp. 318(last blank), text illustrations, tables, appendices, indices; med. 8vo; corners of boards lightly bruised; dust wrappers, slightly rubbed, edges lightly chipped and split, bookseller's sticker on..... More
The Biography of Lieutenant General Sir Ian Jacob GBC CB DL. Foreword by John Terraine. Pp. xxxiv++304, frontispiece portrait, 20 plates, text illustration, text and endpaper maps, endpaper family tree, chronology, glossary, notes, index; med. 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; edges of leaves foxed; Brassey's (U.K.)..... More
Pp. xiv+226, 24 plates, index; med. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt, slight bruise to top edge centre of upper board; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased; name in ink on upper free endpaper, text block slightly browned; Methuen & Co. Ltd., London, 1995. Third printing. *Authorised biography of..... More
Pp. [x]+486(last blank), 24 plates, pictorial endpapers, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in white dust wrapper; Pan Macmillan Australia, Sydney, 2003. First edition. *Signed by the author on the title page. More
Pp. xiv+274(last colophon), profusely illustrated in colour and black & white, printed endpapers, chronology, index; square 4to; corners of boards a trifle rubbed, the upper board faintly scratched; dust wrapper; inked inscription on half-title page; Miegunyah Press, Melbourne, 2008. First edition. *With accompanying DVD in clear plastic sleeve on upper..... More
Photographs by Nicholas Read. Pp. x+208, text illustrations and decorations, appendix; roy. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1990. First edition. *Selection of 20 guests interviewed by Lawley when she presented the radio programme Desert Island Discs, including Stephen Fry, The Duchess of..... More
Pp. 208; dust wrapper, slightly rubbed, backstrip faded; Hutchinson, London, 1974. First edition. *Autobiography of one of the founders of the BBC. More
Commentaries by Steve Vizard, Bert Newton and Sir Eric Pearce. Pp. xxx+138, illustrated throughout; square 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, edges a trifle rubbed; text block slightly browned, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Portside Editions Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, 1993. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by Bruce Mansfield and Philip Brady..... More
Pp. xii+364(last blank), 40 plates (21 coloured); med. 8vo; dust wrapper; text block slightly browned; Random House Australia, Sydney, 2003. First edition. More
Bert Newton's own story. Pp. iv+204, 16 coloured plates, full page black & white illustrations, pictorial endpapers, index; post 8vo; pink papered boards, lettered in white, a trifle canted; dust wrapper; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Garry Sparke & Associates, Toorak, 1977. First edition. More
Pp. 352, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, list of guests; dust wrapper; Hodder & Stoughton, London, 2010. First edition. *'Parkinson sets down on record the highlights of his interviews which provide an intimate insight into the private lives and personal characters of great celebrities from around the..... More