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Australian Aboriginal History

128373
BATTARBEE, REX.

Modern Australian Aboriginal Art.
Second Edition; Demy 4to; pp. (x), 95, (40) unpaginated; frontispiece, 12 f/p. b/w. plates, 20 colour plates; bound in original maroon cloth with gilt title on spine and front cloth, dustjacket chipped and damaged, good copy in fair dustjacket. Together with an associated catalogue of "Centralian Art" from Battarbee Galleries.
Sydney; Angus And Robertson; 1958. Click here to Order
AUD$40

128529
[CHAPMAN, C. H.] 'THE WANDERER'.

Aboriginal Stories and legends of the Northern Territory by the Wanderer [cover title].
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 32, plus 33 plates; the illustrated photographic plates mostly printed in green, bound in original illustrated stiff stapled wrappers, pages browned, good copy.
Alice Springs; Centralian Advocate; n.d. (c-1947). Click here to Order
AUD$50

128537
CHATWIN, BRUCE.

The Songlines.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [vi], 293; bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, unclipped dustjacket showing price as £10.95, very good copy in very good dustjacket.
London; Jonathan Cape; 1987.
First edition of the controversial Chatwin cult novel - before the author himself became a cult figure. An excellent copy of this much sought and collectable novel. Click here to Order
AUD$85

128520
DAVIS, S. L; PRESCOTT, J. R. V.

Aboriginal Frontiers And Boundaries.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xiv, 169; maps, references, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, fine copy.
Carlton; Melbourne University Press; 1992.
In this work two political geographers explore the nature of Aboriginal boundaries and their contemporary implications. In four detailed case studies they challenge many of the assumptions which have underpinned the involvement of white advisers. The result is a timely study which raises important questions about an issue of national significance. Click here to Order
AUD$30

128556
EDWARDS, ROBERT.

Five Pamphlets on Aboriginal Relics: - Aboriginal Relics - A Former Camp-site on the Sturt River at Marion, South Australia - The South Australian Ethnographic Collection - An Aboriginal Bone Sheathed point from Fromm's Landing, South Australia - Aboriginal Camp-Site on the Sturt River at Coromandel Valley, South Australia. Reprints from various issues of Records of the South Australian Museum, Mankind Journal of the Anthropological Societies of Australia, and South Australian Year Book,
Reprints; Cr. 4to; pp. (26 pages in total); text illustrated with several b/w. photographs and drawings, each in its original stapled wrapper as issued, very good copies.
Various; 1964 to 1969. Click here to Order
AUD$60

128632
GREY, GEORGE.

Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-west and Western Australia, during the years 1837, 38, and 39, Under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government. Describing many Newly Discovered, Important and Fertile Districts, with Observations on the Moral and Physical Condition of the Aboriginal Inhabitants, &c. &c. Two Volume Set.
Facsimile Edition; Demy 8vo; Vol. I. pp. xiv, 412; frontispiece, 2 folding maps, 10 full page illustrations of which 5 are in colour, 11 illustrations in text; Vol. II. pp. vii, 482; colour frontispiece, 9 full page b/w illustrations, text illustrations, appendices (including natural history by John Gray, John Gould and Adam White); both volumes bound separately in original red cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, very good copies.
Adelaide; Libraries Board of South Australia; 1964. Click here to Order
AUD$190

128675
HATFIELD, WILLIAM.

Black Waterlily.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. [iv], 280, (4) advertisements; bound in original green cloth, title lettered in black on spine and upper board, previous owner's name on front endpaper, good copy.
Sydney; Angus and Robertson Limited; 1935.
Story set in the Northern Territory of a native girl called Black Waterlily. The novel thoughtfully portrays the complexities of Aboriginal and European interactions through the lens of its central characters. Click here to Order
AUD$90

128692
NICHOLLS, YVONNE.

Not Slaves, Not Citizens. Condition of the Australian Aborigines in the Northern Territory.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 36; original stiff stapled printed wrapper, wrapper coming away from staples, pages browned, good copy.
Melbourne; The Australian Council for Civil Liberties; 1952. Click here to Order
AUD$35

128547
ROGERS, HUNTER.

'Tanti'. An historical story of the Mornington Peninsula and Western Port.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 60; 2 map illustrations, numerous sketch illustrations, bound in original stiff stapled illustrated wrapper, signed by author on title page, very good copy.
Cheltenham; Standard Newspapers Limited; 1977. Click here to Order
AUD$30

128606
RYAN, JUDITH.

Mythscapes. Aboriginal Art Of The Desert. From The National Gallery Of Victoria.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. 104; numerous colour plates, b/w illustrations, selected bibliography, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, fine copy.
Melbourne; National Gallery of Victoria; 1990. Click here to Order
AUD$30

128588
RYAN, JUDITH

Spirit in Land. Bark Paintings from Arnhem Land in the National Gallery of Victoria.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. viii, 120; b/w maps, numerous b/w and colour illustrations throughout, catalogue, notes bibliography; stiff illustrated wrapper; a good copy.
Melbourne; National Gallery of Victoria; 1990. Click here to Order
AUD$35

128649
THRELKELD, L.E.

An Australian Language as Spoken by the Awabakal. The People of Awaba or Lake Macquarie (Near Newcastle, New South Wales) Being an Account of Their Language, Traditions, and Customs. Re-arranged, condensed, and edited, with an Appendix, by John Fraser.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. lxiv, 1-227, 1-148 (appendices); colour folding map frontispiece map, 3 b/w plates, appendices, bound in original half leather, title in gilt on spine, spine and corners bumped and worn, very good copy.
Sydney: Charles Potter, Government Printer; 1892.
Ferguson 17144. Click here to Order
AUD$300

128605
WESTCOTT, DAVID; Editor.

Australiana and Collectables No. 6. (Features the sale of South Pacific and Aboriginal Artefacts which were once proudly displayed in Mr and Mrs Blavk's museum home at Mount Gambier, SA).
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. 40 (including wrappers); text with numerous illustrations mostly in colour, bound in original stiff stapled illustrated wrappers, fine copy.
Deniliquin; David Westcott; 1990. Click here to Order
AUD$35