The prices of these books are
in Australian dollars
AUSTRALIAN LOCAL HISTORY, N. S.
W.
1. 71187
BARNARD,
MAJORIE.
Macquarie's
World.
Limited Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. (x),
217; illustrated endpapers, 11 colour
full-page drawings; bibliography;
quarter leather, with original cloth,
some flecking to page edges, rear
board has a rub mark, pencil "subscription
price" written on front free
endpaper; otherwise a very good
copy. Printed by Benjamin Waite
of Sydney
for The Australian Limited Editions
Society, 1941.
Signed by the authors. Limited
edition of 350 copies, of which
this is No. 107. Two loose associated
news cuttings.
AUD$190
Order
2. 15786
BEAN,
C. E. W.
The
`Dreadnought' Of The Darling.
8vo; pp. xiv, 362; b/w frontispiece,
10 pages of plates, 1 folding map
at rear; original red cloth, title
lettered in gilt on spine and in
black on front board, spine bumped,
scattered foxing to pages, flecking
to page edges, spine cracked, good
copy. London,
Alston
Rivers,
1911. AUD$200
Order
3. 70966
COLLINS,
C. R.
Saga
of Settlement.
A brief account of the life and
times of Lieutenant-Colonel David
Collins, 1st Judge Advocate of the
Colony of New South Wales and Lieutenant-Governor
of Southern Van Diemen's
Land.
8vo; pp. 148; 1 b/w. portrait illustration,
appendix; damaged dustjacket, otherwise
a very good copy. n.p. Printed by
Imperial Printing Coy. Pty. Ltd.,
Perth,
Western Australia,
n.d.
Scarce with dustjacket.
AUD$50
Order
4. 71276
KIERNAN,
T. J.
Transportation
From Ireland
To Sydney;
1791-1816.
4to; pp. 186; appendices; two pages
have closed tear 4cm not affecting
text; stiff printed stapled wrappers;
staples have some rust; a good copy.
Canberra,
{n.p. perhaps self published], 1954.
Huge amount of information on
ships, convicts offences, punishments.
30 appendices covering Pardons,
ships, Irish Conspiracy, Irish Insurrection,
mutineers of the Minorca,
extracts from Sydney Gazette and
more. Also on the early days of
the colony including Castle Hill
escape.
AUD$60
Order
AUSTRALIAN LOCAL HISTORY, N.T.
5. 54074
CONIGRAVE,
C. PRINCE.
North
Australia.
First Edition; 8vo; pp. 319; frontispiece,
11 b/w illustrations, fold-out map,
index; original blue cloth, with
gilt title on spine, price clipped
dustjacket; pencil writing on front
free endpaper; a good copy. London,
Jonathan
Cape,
(1936).
Bookplate from Melbourne
Church
of England
Grammar School Morris Library
on front fixed endpaper. Scarce
with dustjacket. Interesting reference
to early Australian discovery, Phillip
Parker King, the Beagle explorers,
Melville, Bathurst
Island, Fishing
and pearling.
AUD$100
Order
AUSTRALIAN LOCAL HISTORY, S.A.
6. 71094
MONFRIES,
J.E.
A
History Of Gumeracha And District
South
Australia
1839-1939.
First Edition; 8vo; pp. 174; numerous
b/w illustrations, frontispiece;
original gilt decorated yellow boards;
some light marks and foxing otherwise
a very good copy. Adelaide, Gillingham
& Co, 1939.
Also includes histories of Kenton
Valley,
Forreston and families of Henry
Bagshaw, John Billingsley, Bowey,
Thomas and Eliza Burford, Coad,
Cornish, Crowhurst Crook, Dawson,
Dohnt, Fisher, Giddings, Gregory,
Guthrie, Hannaford, Hosking, Minogue,
Randell and more. Also includes
chapter on the old coaching days.
AUD$90
Order
AUSTRALIAN LOCAL HISTORY, TASMANIA.
7. 71248
BURN, DAVID.
An
Excursion to Port
Arthur
in 1842.
Port Arthur Van Diemen's Land
Sm. 8vo; pp. 78; b/w frontispiece,
6 pages b/w illustrations, advertisements
dated 1901, original stapled printed
wrappers, some light stains and
marks; otherwise a very good copy.
Hobart, J.W. Beattie, n.d. [c. 1901].
Subtitle is on front wrapper.
Illustrations include Penitentiary
and buildings. Subjects include
Telegraph, Pottery, Convict Railway,
life, escapes and treatment. Advertisements
include Lantern slides, Goldings
Jewellers, the Percy Ash Kodak Agency,
The Metropole, which has a 2 digit
phone number, Huon Channel and Peninsula
Steamships and much more.
AUD$130
Order
8. 70968
SKEMP,
JOHN ROWLAND.
Letters
To Ann.
The story of a Tasmanian family
told in letters to Anne Elizabeth
Lovell (Mrs Thomas Kearney) by her
brothers, sister and other relatives
during the years 1846-1872; edited
by her grandson.
First Edition; 8vo; pp. xiv, 170;
portrait frontispiece, 1 b/w. plate,
10 illustrations, appendix; original
cloth, dustjacket, small spotting
marks on bottom page edges, otherwise
a very good copy. (Melbourne), Melbourne
University
Press, (1956). AUD$50
Order
AUSTRALIAN LOCAL HISTORY, VIC.
9. 71051
The
Border Watch, Almanac And Directory.
Of The South-East And Portion Of
The Western District Of Victoria
For 1934.
8vo; pp. 128; numerous b/w illustrations,
advertisements; stiff wrapper, wrapper
browned, spine bumped, otherwise
a very good copy. n.p. Printed by,
Mt.
Gambier,
Laurie & Watson, n.d. c. 1934.
AUD$180
Order
10. 71056
Fifty
Years Ago.
A Little History of the Were Street
Methodist Church. Jubilee 1887-1937.
8vo; pp. 34; numerous b/w illustrations;
stiff stapled wrapper, staining
to wrapper, foxing to title page,
good copy. n.p., n.d. (1937). AUD$50
Order
11. 71040
The
Scotch
College
Melbourne.
Seventieth Anniversary (1851-1921).
4to; pp. 44; numerous b/w illustrations;
stiff stapled wrapper, good copy.
n.p. printed by (Melbourne, Brown,
Prior & Co.), n.d. c. 1921.
AUD$50
Order
12. 71323
ANDREWS,
ARTHUR.
The
History of Albury.
1824 To 1895.
First Edition; 4to; pp. (viii),
94, (x); map, b/w illustrations,
appendix, index; stiff stapled printed
wrapper, part of wrapper on spine
missing, some foxing to endpapers,
some foxing to wrappers, no a good
copy. Albury, printed by Adams,
Cooper and Adams,
"Banner" Office, 1912.
Includes 2 loose associated news
clippings. Covers Aboriginals, exploration
and discovery, agriculture, churches,
post and mail, bands, bridges, fire
brigade, floods, railway, Wodonga
and more.
AUD$300
Order
13. 70961
de
SERVILLE, PAUL.
Pounds
and Pedigrees.
The Upper Class in Victoria
1850-80.
First Edition; Sm. 4to; pp. xvi,
619; 7 appendices, notes, bibliography,
index; original grey cloth, dustjacket,
a fine copy. Oxford
(University Australia, 1991). AUD$45
Order
14. 71018
DUNSTAN,
DAVID.
Victorian
Icon.
The Royal
Exhibition
Building,
Melbourne.
First Edition; Lge. 4to; pp. xv,
520; illustrated endpapers; 51 colour
plates; profusely illustrated; appendix;
index; original black cloth, title
lettered in gilt on spine; dustjacket;
a fine copy. Melbourne, The Exhibition
Trustees, (1996). AUD$100
Order
15. 71182
KING,
GEO. R.; Compiler.
Geelong
Centenary Celebrations.
October,
7th to 30th, 1938. Souvenir
And Program.
8vo; pp. 152; numerous b/w illustrations;
stiff illustrated wrapper, small
amount of insect damage to spine,
otherwise a fine copy. Geelong,
Henwood & Dancey, n.d. (1938).
AUD$150
Order
16. 71049
MALLOCH,
H.W.
Fellows
All, The Chronicles Of The Bread
And Cheese Club Melbourne.
First Edition; 8vo; pp. xiv, 270;
tipped in frontispiece; profusely
illustrated; original red cloth,
title lettered in gilt on spine
and front; includes numerous related
newspaper articles; minor bumping
and scuffing to spine and corners,
otherwise a very good copy. Melbourne,
Cheese And Bread Club, 1943. AUD$200
Order
17. 71314
SHILLINGLAW,
JOHN J; Editor.
Historical
Records of Port Phillip.
The First Annals of the Colony of
Victoria.
8vo; pp. xxviii, 225; original cloth,
dustjacket, a fine copy. Melbourne,
William Heinemann, 1972.
From Papers presented to parliament
in return to an Order of the Legislative
Assembly of Victoria, on the motion
of Mr. W. J. O'hea, M.P., 14 August
1878.
AUD$35
Order
18. 71032
SWEETMAN,
EDWARD.
Victoria's
First Public Educationist.
8vo; pp. 123; b/w illustrations,
appendix, index; stiff wrapper,
browning to wrapper, good copy.
London, Melbourne University Press,
1939. AUD$30
Order
19. 71019
THE
PARKVILLE
ASSOCIATION.
South
Parkville.
First Edition; Lge 4to; pp. (vi),
103; frontispiece; profusely illustrated;
original orange cloth, title lettered
in gilt on spine; dustjacket; minor
chipping to edges, otherwise a very
good copy. Melbourne, Parkville
Association, (1974). AUD$35
Order
20. 71057
WATERS,
W.J.
Early
History of Narneen and District.
Reprint; 8vo; unpaginated (8); stiff
stapled wrapper, a very good copy.
n.p. Printed by (Coleraine Albion).
AUD$45
Order
21. 71078
WILMOT,
R.W.E.
History
and Records of The Institution.
The Melbourne Athenaeum 1839-1939.
8vo; pp. 64; 4 b/w plates; stiff
boards, foxing to spine, otherwise
a very good copy. Melbourne, Stillwell
And Stephens, n.d. AUD$90
Order
AUSTRALIAN LOCAL HISTORY, W.A.
22. 71206
BROCKMAN,
H. DRAKE.
On
the North-West Skyline.
8vo; pp. 88; illustrated front endpaper,
maps, 10 pages of b/w illustrations;
illustrated paper stapled wrapper,
insect damage to wrapper, pages
browned, good copy. Perth, Patersons
Printing Press, n.d. AUD$35
Order
23. 70996
CYGNET.
Swan
River Booklets.
12 Booklets bound in One Volume.
No. 1. The Story Of H.M.S. Success.
No. 2. The Story Of Foundation Day.
No. 3. The Story Of H.M.S. Challenger.
No. 4. The Story Of The Birth Of
Perth. No. 5. The Story Of H.M.S.
Sulphur. No. 6. The Story Of Dirck
Hartog. No. 7. The Story Of Parmelia.
No. 8. The Story Of William Dampier.
No. 9. The Story Of The Rockingham.
No. 10. The Story Of The Perth Causeway.
No. 11. The Story Of The Merchantman
Success. No. 12. The Story Of Perth
Town Hall.
8vo; pp. in total approx. 200; b/w
illustrations; re-bound in black
cloth, browning to endpapers, otherwise
a very good copy. Perth, Swan River
Press, n.d. (c. 1940). AUD$125
Order
24. 70959
JOHNSTON,
F M.
Knights
And Theodolites.
A Saga Of Surveyors.
First Edition; 8vo; pp. 232; map
endpapers, frontispiece map, 29
pages of numbered illustrations,
2 other maps, appendix, index; light
flecking to page edges, original
grey cloth, title in gilt on spine,
dustjacket with minor chipping and
scuffing, otherwise a near very
good copy. Sydney, Edwards &
Shaw, n.d., (Copyright 1962). AUD$180
Order
AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL HISTORY
25. 71275
EARNSHAW,
E. H.
Eaglehawk.
Chief Of The Tribes Of Arunta.
Second Edition; 8vo; pp. 48; some
line drawings; stiff stapled printed
and illustrated wrappers; wrappers
and pages nice and even with no
tears or bumps; wrappers have fading
around the edges, some rust to staples
otherwise a very good copy. Sydney,
William Brooks, 1929.
From the Firkin Memorial series.
The Story of an escaped convict
turned whaler who explores central
Australia
and through lean times learns the
often brutal customs of the Arunta.
AUD$45
Order
26. 71320
HAMBLY,
WILFRID D.
Primitive
Hunters of Australia.
Anthropology Leaflet 32.
8vo; pp. 60, (12) plates; 1 map,
12 pages b/w plates at rear; bibliography
original stiff wrapper, spine and
corners lioghtly bumped, a very
good copy. Chicago,
Field
Museum
of Natural History, 1936.
Includes Physiology, Language
and Folklore, Magic, Society, Weapons
and Implements, Tasmanians and more.
AUD$45
Order
27. 71319
MEREDITH,
MRS. CHARLES; JOHN BARROW.
Notes
And Sketches Of New
South Wales,
During A Residence In That Colony
From 1839 To 1844. The Life, Voyages
and Exploits Of Sir Francis Drake
With Numerous Original Letters From
Him And The Lord High Admiral To
The Queen And Great Officers Of
State.
Two titles bound together in one
book with half leather over marble
boards.
Sm. 8vo; original half leather bound
with seven bands over marble boards,
gilt title on red, colonial library
in gilt on red; minor bumps marking
to boards and edges, previous owners
name in copperplate ink on front
fixed endpaper, 5 shilling price
in blue pencil on free endpaper;
patterned all page edges; ribbon
page marker; First title First Edition;
pp. xii, 164; sketch illustration,
Second title; Second Abridged Edition;
8vo; pp 188; portrait on title page;
London, John Murray, 1844.
Ferguson
12509. First title covers voyage
over in 1839 on the Letitia, natural
history items, Aboriginal life,
H.M.S. Hercules, Sydney, Convicts,
chain gangs and much more. Second
title includes Captain Hawkins,
attempt to reach Panama overland,
several sea battles, Patagonians,
Cape Horn, searching for the North
East passage, Spanish Armada defeat
and losses, his Death and much more.
AUD$375
Order
28. 30888
PULLEINE,
ROBERT.
On
The Discovery of Supposed Aboriginal
Remains near Cornwall,
Tasmania.
From "Transactions of the Royal
Society of South Australia,"
vol. xlviii., 1924.
4to; pp. 83-86, 4 pages of plates;
original grey stiff stapled wrappers,
wrappers discoloured and foxed,
previous owner's name on front wrapper,
good copy. n.p., n.d. (c. 1924).
AUD$50
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AUSTRALIAN DISCOVERY & EXPLORATION
29. 71043
The
Landing of Lietenant James Cook,
R.N., at Botany
Bay.
8vo; pp.32; frontispiece, 6 plates;
stiff sewn wrapper, foxing to wrapper
and some pages, plate loose, good
copy. Sydney, W.A. Gullick, Government
Printer, 1901. AUD$25
Order
30. 71154
HENDERSON,
GEO. C.
Sir
George Grey
Pioneer Of Empire In Southern Lands
Thick 8vo; pp. xxiv, 315; portrait
frontispiece with tissue guard,
16 b/w plates, 5 maps 1 folding,
1 full page plan, bibliography,
index, page edges uncut, original
red cloth, title lettered in gilt
on spine, publisher's logo blind
stamped on front board, spine and
corners bumped and worn, foxing
to endpapers and page edges; some
wear to top of spine; a good copy.
London, J.M. Dent & Co., MCMVII.
(1907).
Includes Home rule and the Irish
Land question, explorations to North
West Australia, Governor of South
Australia where he instituted wonderful
reforms for education for the benefit
of the Aborigines and kept letters
he received from some of these happy
people. Lengthy descriptions of
New
Zealand
and the Maori Wars, the Treaty of
Waitangi, Africa
and Kaffir, South Boer Transvaal
Orange
Free State.
Maps include Explorations of North
West
and Western
Australia,
South
Australia
1847, North
Island New
Zealand
War Map 1860/70, and more.
AUD$100
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31. 71312
SPROD,
DAN;
Leichhardt's
Expeditions.
In the Australian Wilderness 1844-1845.
First Edition; Lge 8vo; pp. x, 138;
b/w. frontispiece, 13 b/w plates,
pull out map on rear free endpaper,
notes and references, bibliography,
index; original cloth, dustjacket,
a fine copy. Hobart, Blubber Head
Press, 2006
Limited Edition of 750 copies.
AUD$45
Order
32. 71241
STURT,
CHARLES.
Four
Letters from Charles Sturt.
on a proposed exploration of the
Australian Continent, addressed
to Lord Stanley during 1843 &
1844. Transcribed from the originals,
with Additions.
8vo; pp. 66; original cloth, dustjacket,
a fine copy. Sullivan's Cove, 1988.
AUD$145
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AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HISTORY
33. 71247
Under
the Southern Cross.
Glimpses Of Australia
Souvenir For The United
States
Navy. August-September, 1908.
Oblong 8vo; unpaginated; profusely
illustrated with b/w photographs;
original boards, lightly scuffed
boards, page edges browned, tail
edge of boards lightly rubbed, a
good copy. n.p., n.d. (c.1908).
Printed Sydney, William Applegate
Gullick, Government Printer, 1908
New Endpapers. Unusual subtitle
page. Illustrations include Henley
on the Yarra Melbourne Cup, Bendigo,
Ballarat, Collins Street, Geelong
Harbour, Dookie Agricultural College,
Newe Central Railway Station Melbourne
[Flinders Street], Melbourne-Sydney
Express Victorian Section, Government
Railway works, Newport, Walhalla,
Wilson Hall Melbourne University,
Working Mens College Melbourne,
Similar b/w illustrations fo each
state.
AUD$195
Order
34. 71050
What
Is Religion?
A Controversy Between The Late Marcus
Clarke And Dr. Moorhouse.
8vo; pp. 66; advertisements; stiff
wrapper, foxing to some pages, flecking
to page edges, good copy. n.p. Printed
by Fitzroy, Robert Barr, 1895. AUD$85
Order
35. 71039
BAGLIN,
DOUGLASS; O'GRADY, JOHN.
Ladies
And Gentlemen.
First Edition; 8vo; pp. 48; numerous
b/w illustrations; stiff illustrated
wrapper, spine faded and chipped,
good copy. Sydney, Ure Smith, (1966).
AUD$18
Order
36. 71036
BRENNAN,
T.C.
The
Gun Alley Tragedy.
Record of the Trial of Colin Campbell
Ross. Including A Critical Examination
of the Crown Case with A Summary
of the New Evidence.
Second Edition; 8vo; pp. 142; maps,
appendix; stiff wrapper, flecking
to head of page edges, good copy.
Gordon & Gotch, 1922.
Fascinating case that shows a
gaping hole in the case for Capital
Punishment.
AUD$50
Order
37. 71035
BRENNAN,
T.C.
The
Gun Alley Tragedy.
Record of the Trial of Colin Campbell
Ross. Including A Critical Examination
of the Crown Case with A Summary
of the New Evidence.
First edition; 8vo; pp. 142; maps,
stiff wrapper, good copy. Gordon
& Gotch, 1922.
Fascinating case that shows a
gaping hole in the case for Capital
Punishment.
AUD$80
Order
38. 71076
CHOMLEY,
C.H.
Tales
of Old Times.
Early Australian Incident And Adventure.
8vo; pp. 160; 12 full page b/w illustrations,
no wrappers, working copy. Melbourne,
W.T. Pater and Co., 1903. AUD$90
Order
39. 70967
COX,
PHILIP; FREELAND, JOHN.
Rude
Timber Buildings In Australia.
134 Photographs By Wesley Stacey.
Second Edition; 4to; pp. 215; 134
b/w plates, notes on plates, bibliography,
glossary; original cloth, dustjacket,
, bottom edges of cover bumped,
otherwise a fine copy. Australia,
Angus and Robertson Publishers,
1980. AUD$60
Order
40. 71246
FENNER,
CHARLES.
Bunyips
and Billabongs.
An Australian Out of Doors.
First Edition; 8vo; pp. 241, 27;
b/w frontispiece, sparse b/w illustrations,
original green cloth, dustjacket
complete and only has very light
wear, flecking to edge of pages,
minor browning to pages, a very
good copy. Sydney, Angus and Robertson,
1933.
Wonderful descriptions of many
unique and interesting animals including
a stranded intact Blue Whale, elusive
Bunyips as described by Governor
Latrobe, Lung Fish, Frogs in rocks,
Volcanoes, Dinosaurs, Extinct Marsupials,
directional signs [Toas], Stone
Axes, and flaked flints from Aborigines.
.
AUD$35
Order
41. 71208
GRANGER,
NALTE R.
Australia's
Story.
Told In Pictures.
First de luxe Edition; Sm. 4to;
pp. 64; numerous sketch illustrations
throughout; stapled illustrated
wrapper, wrapper and pages browned,
good copy. Sydney,
John Sands, n.d. AUD$25
Order
42. 71075
SWANN,
MARGARET.
Caroline
Chisholm.
The Immigrants' Friend.
8vo; pp. (iv), 72; stapled paper
wrapper, wrapper discoloured, good
copy. Royal Australian Historical
Society, n.d. AUD$70
Order
AUSTRALIAN
MILITARY HISTORY
43. 12546
AUSTIN,
VICTOR; Compiler.
To
Kokoda and Beyond.
The Story of the 39th Battalion
1941-1943.
First Edition; 8vo; pp. xviii, 267;
12 pages of b/w plates, b/w maps,
3 appendices (nominal roll, honours
and awards, casualties), index;
hardback, dustjacket, complimentary
note from 39th Association taped
to verso front endpaper, a fine
copy. (Collingwood), Melbourne
University
Press, 1988. AUD$200
Order
44. 40258
KELEN,
STEPHEN.
Jackals
In The Jungle.
8vo; pp. (viii), 152; illustrated
stiff wrapper, tape staining to
endpapers, flecking to page edges,
spine bumped, a good copy. Sydney,
Mingay Publishing Company, n.d.
[c1942].
This book starts in Japan
in order to study closely the Japanese
- their habits, mentality, fighting
ability and living conditions just
before war broke out. It then provides
a picture of the countries (Indo-China,
Honk Kong, Manila,
Thailand,
the Malay states and the Dutch
East Indies)
as they were just before war. Then
how we felt when they were attacked.
AUD$65
Order
45. 13093
McKELLAR,
JOHN.
Maurice
Blackburn and the Struggle for Freedom.
8vo; pp. 112; 2 appendices; illustrated
stiff wrapper, a good copy. Melbourne,
The Anti-Conscription Campaign,
1945. AUD$50
Order
46. 71204
SKEYHILL,
SIGNALLER TOM.
Soldier
Songs From Anzac.
Written in the firing line. With
an introduction by Major General
J. W. McCay.
Third Edition; 8vo; pp. 40; portrait
frontispiece, 1 f/p. illustration;
stiff illustrated wrapper, small
amount of insect damage to wrapper,
good copy. Melbourne, George Robertson
& Company, n.d. AUD$45
Order
47. 71077
WHITE,
THOMAS.
Sky
Saga.
A Story Of Empire Airmen.
8vo; pp. 93; original illustrated
wrappers, spine and corners bumped,
water stain to pages, flecking to
head of page edges, good copy. Melbourne,
Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., 1944.
AUD$21
Order
48. 30855
WHITE,
THOMAS.
Sky
Saga.
A Story Of Empire Airmen.
Second Edition; 8vo; pp. 93; original
illustrated wrappers, spine and
corners bumped, otherwise a very
good copy. Melbourne, Hutchinson
& Co. Ltd., 1944. AUD$21
Order
AUTOMOBILE, MODERN & STEAM
49. 71047
T
REGISTER COMMITTEE OF THE MG CAR
CLUB; Compilers.
M.G.T.C.
50th Birthday.
Celebrated at Yering Station, Yarra
Glen Sunday
3rd September, 1995.
8vo; unpaginated; numerous b/w illustrations;
stiff wrapper, spiral bindings,
clear plastic cover, a fine copy.
n.p. (c. 1995). AUD$65
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GENERAL MILITARY HISTORY
50. 71152
CROZIER,
F. P.
The
Men I Killed.
Third Impression; 8vo; pp. 288;
price clipped; dustjacket has small
bumps and tears, small 1 cm square
section missing from bottom spine
of dustjacket; otherwise a very
good copy. London,
Michael, 1937.
Includes criticism of obsolete
tactics used and the effect of war
on civilians, with description and
analysis of Battles Cambrai, The
Lys
and 2 battles for the Somme
[Thiepval, Ervilliers], descriptions
and analysis of officers and enlisted
men from an officer who shot his
own men and allies. The Author tries
to explain away his decisions and
justify the reasons for war and
considers aspects of a future war.
Includes several associated newspaper
articles
AUD$60
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51. 71153
GIBBS,
PHILIP.
From
Bapaume To Passchendaele.
Fist Edition; 8vo; pp. viii, 384;
3 folding coloured maps; original
green boards with black title, author,
and list of of over 60 Heroic Regiments;
lightly bumped and chipped dustjacket,
some light foxing to page edges;
otherwise a vergood copy. good copy.
London,
William Heinemann, 1918.
Scarce with good dustjacket.
AUD$50
Order
52. 71071
SCHACHT,
TOD.
My
War On Bougainville.
A Soldier With The 9th Battalion
(AMF) Milne
Bay,
Bougainville.
First Edition; Sm. 4to; pp. x, 227;
profusely illustrated; appendix,
index; original stiff illustrated
wrapper; a fine copy. (Australia,
Australian Military History Publications,
1999). AUD$40
Order
53. 71273
SOWDEN,
W.J.
The
Roving Editors
South Australian Representative
on the Delegation of Australian
Editors invited by the British Government
to witness the War Operations on
Land and Sea during the latter half
of the year 1918.
8vo; pp. iv, 240; b/w frontispiece,
numerous pages of b/w illustrations,
1 map, original printed stapled
wrappers, some ink splashed to spine
and bottom left corner front wrapper,
some discolouration to spine and
edges of wrapper; otherwise a very
good copy. Adelaide, W.K. Thomas
& Co.,1919.
Pencil owners signature on first
page. Map shows positions hundreds
British ships sunk by German submarines.
Illustrations include a Battery
of 18 pounders in Action, Cathedral
at Ypres, Boy Scouts in London,
Handley Page Biplane Aeroplane plane
capable of carrying 28 men, First
and Second Battleship Squadrons
of Super Dread Noughts, Anzacs arriving
for service at Central Hall Westminster.
and more. Wonderful; article on
Queen Mary's Auxiliary Hospital
and their work with amputees and
helping the wounded return to normal
life.
AUD$70
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BIOGRAPHIES, AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
54. 71041
From
Tent To Parliament.
The Life Of Peter Lalor And His
Coadjutors. History Of The Eureka
Stockade.
First Edition; 8vo; pp. 48; 1 b/w
illustration; stiff wrappers, flecking
to page edges, foxing to some pages,
wrapper bumped, a good copy. Ballarat,
Berry, Anderson & Co., (1934).
AUD$45
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55. 71272
DAVID,
M. E.
Professor
David.
The Life Of Sir Edgeworth David.
Second Impression; 8vo; pp. 320;
portrait frontispiece; index; original
boards with gilt title; price clipped
dustjacket has very light bumps
and chips at spine; some browning
to endpapers; foxing to some pages,
spotting to page edges; otherwise
a very good copy. London,
Edwin Arnold, [1938].
Includes loose associated newspaper
clippings.
AUD$150
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56. 71072
GODDARD,
ROY H.
The
Life and Times of James Milson.
First Edition; 4to; pp. xii, 206;
portrait frontispiece, front endpaper
map, rear endpaper genealogical
table, 10 maps, 23 b/w. plates,
(of which 5 are maps), 21 line drawings,
bibliography, appendix, references,
reference notes, summary of letters,
index; light flecking to page edges
and dustjacket, otherwise a very
good copy Melbourne, Georgian Press,
1955. AUD$30
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57. 71245
JOHNS,
FRED.
An
Australian Biographical Dictionary.
First Edition; 8vo; pp. x, 386;
original burgundy boards, title
in gilt on spine dustjacket has
small bumps and chips to corners,
dustjacket has small closed tear
3cm; foxing to endpapers and early
and late pages; otherwise a very
good copy. Melbourne, MacMillan
& Co, 1934. AUD$125
Order
58. 70958
LAMB
G. F.
Franklin,
Happy Voyager.
Being The Life And Death Of Sir
John Franklin.
First Edition; Lge 8vo; pp. 293;
portrait frontispiece; 18 b/w illustrations;
bibliography, index; original blue
cloth, title lettered in gilt on
spine, dustjacket, includes a note
about the death of Sir John Franklin;
some foxing to page edges, otherwise
a very good copy. London, Ernest
Benn Limited, (1956). AUD$60
Order
59. 70963
ROBSON,
WILLIAM.
James
Chalmers.
Missionary and Explorer Of Rarotonga
And New
Guinea.
New Edition; 8vo; pp. 160, 16; frontispiece,
numerous b/w illustrations; original
red cloth, title and illustration
in gilt and black on spine and front,
spine and corners bumped, a very
good copy. London, S.W. Partridge
& Co., n.d.
Bookplate.
AUD$25
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60. 71317
SAUER,
GORDON C.
John
Gould The Bird Man.
A Chronology and Bibliography.
First Edition; Lge. 8vo; pp. xxiv,
416; frontispiece, 36 colour plates
(of which 29 are full-page), 80
b/w. illustrations (mainly photographs
plus 6 maps), postscript, index;
original cloth, dustjacket, marks
to ten pages in last few pages of
book before index; otherwise a fine
copy. Melbourne,
Lansdowne Editions, (1982).
A comprehensive reference book
on John Gould, covering genealogy,
major published works, chronology
of his life and works and a bibliography
of all works by or about Gould.
AUD$100
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NATURAL HISTORY
61. 71322
BARRIE,
DOUGLAS M.
The
Australian Bloodhorse.
First Edition; large 4to; pp. xiv,
504; colour frontispiece, 7 other
colour platers, 64 b/w plates; bibliography,
index; some foxing to endpapers;
otherwise a very good copy. Sydney,
Angus and Robertson, 1956.
Includes imported Stallions from
1788 to 1882, Colonial bred Stallions
1804 to 1885, Arabian source, Foundation
Mares of Australia, Australian Studbook,
Indexes on Horses General, Horses
by Name and General Index.
AUD$100
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62. 71053
CHIPPENDALE,
THELMA M.
Wildflowers
Of Central Australia.
First Edition; 16mo; pp. 106; numerous
colour plates, bibliography; stiff
illustrated boards, staining to
boards, previous owner's name on
title page, good copy. (Brisbane),
The Jacaranda Press, (1968). AUD$18
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63. 71324
GENNADIUS,
P.
The
Carob-Tree.
8vo; pp. 30; printed stapled wrappers;
creases on back wrapper; a good
copy. Cyprus,
Government Printing Works, 1902
A treatise on the Cyprus
Carob style, pharmaceutical uses,
yield, grafting and production including
other countries.
AUD$80
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64. 71095
THORPE,
ADRIAN
(Edited by)
The
Birds of Daniel Giraud Elliot: A
selection of Pheasants and Peacocks
painted by Joseph Wolf and taken
from the Original Monograph published
in New York 1872
Elephant folio: pp. unpaginated
( lxiv ): frontispiece,12 full page
coloured plates, original cloth
with red calf title label on front
board, dustjacket, in publisher's
original cardboard slipcase, limited
signed and numbered edition of 1000
copies this being copy number 70.
Fine condition. London;
Ariel Press, 1979.
The original monograph was published
in two folio size volumes in 1872,
in an edition of only 50 copies.
AUD$200
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MARITIME HISTORY
65. 36290
GOLDSMITH,
FRANK H.
Treasure
Lies Buried Here.
First Edition; 8vo; pp. 224; frontispiece,
11 illustrations, 1 map illustration,
appendix, references and acknowledgments;
original red cloth, dustjacket,
foxing and browning to endpapers,
flecking to head of page edges,
a good copy. Perth,
C. H. Pitman, 1946.
Wonderful wrecks, shipping disasters
and mishaps off the West Australian
coast 1622-1945 including lost Pearling
luggers. Includes a fascinating
Japanese pirate from 1628 and several
unsolved mysteries of the sea.
AUD$60
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66. 71067
HARCOURT,
ROBERT.
A
Relation Of A Voyage To Guiana.
With Purcha's Transcript of a Report
made at Harcourt's instance on the
Marrawini District. Edited with
Introduction & Notes by Sir.
C. Alexander Harris.
Second Series No. lx; 8vo; pp. xii,
192; frontispiece, 3 fold out maps,
appendices, index; original blue
cloth, title in gilt on spine, a
fine copy. London,
Hakluyt Soviety, 1928. AUD$150
Order
67. 16636
LAWSON,
WILL.
Blue
Gum Clippers And Whale Ships Of
Tasmania.
By Will Lawson and The Shiplovers'
Society of Tasmania.
First Edition; 8vo; pp. 261; frontispiece,
30 pages of plates, 2 appendices
(wrecks on Tasmanian coast and of
Tasmanian ships, list of ships that
sailed for California in'49 and
'50's), index; original cloth, dustjacket
with closed tears, browning to free
endpapers, cloth discoloured, good
copy. Georgian House, Melbourne,
(1949). AUD$60
Order
68. 71029
MCLAREN,
FERGUS B.
The
Auckalnd
Islands:
Their Eventful Story.
8vo; pp. 109; map endpapers, 8 pages
of b/w illustrations, sketches throughout,
bibliography, appendices; original
cloth, dustjacket, flecking to head
of page edges, otherwise a very
good copy. New
Zealand,
A.H. and A.W. Reed, (1948). AUD$90
Order
69. 71097
NORMAN,
L.
Pioneer
Shipping Of Tasmania.
Whaling, Sealing, Piracy, Shipwrecks,
etc in Early Tasmania.
First Edition; 8vo; pp. 220; b/w
frontispiece, 66 b/w illustrations,
index of vessels, index of Persons
and Landmarks, index of Early Hotels,
Public Houses, Inns, Taverns Ferry
Houses and Butts; blue cloth with
gilt title on spine, as issued colour
illustration laid down on front
board, minor insect damage to front
illustration; pencil names and page
references to front endpapers; otherwise
a very good copy. Hobart, J. Walch
& Sons, n.d. circa 1938.
Includes a 'Chronology of curious
and interesting facts relating to
old Van Diemen's
Land, and (from
1856) to Tasmania.'.
B/W frontispiece Hobart
in the whaling days'. B/W illustrations
include trains "Centaurus"
Port Jackson a Port Liner, the "Strathallen'
the Rangitane, the Ketch "Defender",
stranded whales at Stanley
Alma
Doepel, Rooganah, May Queen, a group
of the last Tasmanian Aborigines.
Includes loose b/w photo of the
Grace Darling on slips. An account
of a Ship that had pirated on the
Spanish Main,
Hydro Electricity and much more.
AUD$125
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70. 46021
NORMAN,
L.
Sea
Wolves and Bandits
Sealing, Whaling, Smuggling and
Piracy Wild Men of Van
Diemen's Land Bushrangers
and Bandits Wrecks and Wreckers.
First Edition; 8vo; pp. 208; folding
b/w frontispiece, 34 pages b/w plates,
indexes; brown cloth with gilt title
on spine, as issued colour illustration
laid down on front b
