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Biographies & Autobiographies

124169
ANDERSON, HUGH.: Out of the Shadow. The Career of John Pascoe Fawkner.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. (x), 237, illustrated endpapers, portrait frontispiece, 4 pages b/w plates, 2 maps, bibliography, index of persons, bound in original illustrated boards, title lettered in black on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Melbourne; F. W. Cheshire; 1962. Click here to Order

AUD$30

124141
BAKER, D. W. A.: Days of Wrath. A life of John Dunmore Lang.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xiv, 562; 5 pages of b/w plates, sources, notes, index, bound in original maroon cloth with title lettered in gilt on spine, very good copy.
Melbourne; Melbourne University Press; 1985. Click here to Order

AUD$45

124031
BERRY, ALEXANDER.: Reminiscences Of Alexander Berry.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xvi, 194; portrait frontispiece, folding panorama of Sydney Cove in about 1820, one other full-page illustration, bound in original maroon cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, minor insect damage to edge of last page and rear endpaper no loss of text, good copy.
Sydney; Angus & Robertson, Ltd.; 1912.
Alexander Berry (30 November 1781 - 17 September 1873) was a Scottish-born surgeon, merchant, and explorer who in 1822 was given a land grant of 10,000 acres (40 km2) and 100 convicts to establish the first European settlement on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. This settlement became known as the Coolangatta Estate and later developed into what is now the town of Berry, named in honour of Alexander and his brother David. Click here to Order

AUD$175

124241
BIBBY, CYRIL.: T. H. Huxley. Scientist, Humanist and Educator.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xxii, 330; portrait frontispiece, text illustrated with 12 b/w. plates, 3 text illustrations, select list of Huxley's publications, conspectus of Huxley's life and times, references, index, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in black on spine, dustjacket, name on half title page, some occasional foxing, good copy.
London; Watts; 1959. Click here to Order

AUD$30

124273
BOWLBY, JOHN.: Charles Darwin. A New Life.
First US Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xiv, 511; endpaper maps, portrait frontispiece, text illustrated with a number of b/w. photographs and drawings, 5 maps, chronology, notes, bibliography, who's who, index, bound in original quarter maroon cloth with grey papered boards, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, fine copy.
New York; W.W.Norton & Co; 1990. Click here to Order

AUD$30

124039
BRADBURY, RUTH M.: Frankston Pioneers, The McComb Family. The Story of One of the Pioneering Families of Frankston.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. 327; text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, references, bibliography, family name index, general index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, inscribed, and signed by author on title page, very good copy.
Campbell, ACT; The Author; 1995. Click here to Order

AUD$55

124174
CAFFREY, MARGARET M; FRANCIS, PATRICIA A; Editors.: To Cherish the Life of the World, Selected Letters of Margaret Mead.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xxxiv, 429; text illustrated with eight pages of b/w. photographs, chronology, notes, selected works of Margaret Mead, index, bound in original quarter black cloth with yellow papered boards, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
New York; Basic Books; 2006. Click here to Order

AUD$40

124199
CHANDLER, JOHN.: Hartwell, 9th March, 1893. Forty Years in the Wilderness. A Narrative of the Experiences and the Lords dealings with an early Colonist, together with some accounts of the first particular Baptist church of Victoria, Australia.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 178; bound in original red cloth covered boards, title lettered in black on upper board, previous owner's name on front endpaper, good copy.
Colophon; E. Wyatt, Printer, 171 Johnston Street, Collingwood; (1893).
Ferguson, 8080a. Click here to Order

AUD$265

124286
CHAPMAN, ROGER G; DUVAL, CLEVELAND T.: Charles Darwin 1809 - 1882. A Centennial Commemorative.
First Limited Edition; Roy. 4to; pp. xii, 376, (1); marbled endpapers, portrait frontispiece, 27 coloured tipped-in plates (1 folding), numerous b/w. text illustrations and maps, references, index, bound in original half black calf with blue cloth boards, raised bands, title labels on spine, title lettered in gilt on labels, on spine and upper board, housed in original blue cloth slipcase, with title label laid down on front of slipcase, very good copy.
Wellington, New Zealand; Nova Pacifica; 1982.
This special edition limited to 750 numbered this copy being number 394. Click here to Order

AUD$450

124196
CLACY, CHARLES MRS.: A Lady's Visit to The Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53. Written on the spot by Mrs Charles Clacy edited by Patric1a Thompson.
Demy 8vo; pp. 160; illustrated frontispiece, bound in original orange cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, good copy.
London; Angus & Robertson; 1963. Click here to Order

AUD$26

123926
COX, KENNETH.: Father Was A Convict: The Story of Four Australian Generations 1811 to 1983.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [viii], 231; family tree, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
K. Cox; 1984.
Absorbing tale of a migrant. Through the eyes of his descendants, it focuses on a Tasmania anxious to forget its convict origins, the young Melbourne which astounded the world with its miraculous growth, and the early history of country Victoria. Click here to Order

AUD$40

124051
COX, WILLIAM.: Memoirs Of William Cox, J.P. Lieutenant and Paymaster of N.S.W. or 102nd Regiment. Late of Clarendon, Windsor.
Facsimile; Cr. 8vo; pp. 150; portrait frontispiece, 4 b/w plates, index; dark green boards with decorative blind stamping on front, gilt title on spine, fine copy.
North Sydney; Library of Australian History; 1979.
Reprint limited to 1000 copies. Click here to Order

AUD$80

123928
DAVIDSON, W H.: Tales Of The Tambo Valley.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. (xii), 193 (13 unpaginated); portrait frontispiece, 2 maps one folding, 18 b/w. illustrations, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, fine copy.
Sydney; B.R. and H.F. Davidson; 1981. Click here to Order

AUD$35

124173
DE Q. ROBIN, A.: Australian Sketches. The Journals & Letters of Frances Perry.
First Limited Edition; 8vo; pp. 197; tipped in frontispiece, 12 b/w full page tipped in plates, 16 b/w tipped in illustrations, bibliography, index, bound in original decorated cloth, dustjacket a little faded, minor wear to dustjacket, good copy.
Carlton; Queensbury Hill Press; 1984.
Deluxe signed and numbered edition limited to 225 copies. Click here to Order

AUD$85

124010
DUNMORE, JOHN.: Storms and Dreams: Louis De Bougainville: Soldier, Explorer, Statesman.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. 296; 8 pages of b/w. illustrations, 6 maps, notes, select bibliography, index, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, dustjacket, fine copy.
Stroud, Gloucestershire; Nonsuch Publishing Limited; 2005. Click here to Order

AUD$35

124207
DUYKER, EDWARD.: Nature's Argonaut. Daniel Solander 1733-1782. Naturalist and Voyager with Cook and Banks.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xx, 380; numerous b/w and colour illustrations, glossary of scientific terms, glossary of Swedish terms, appendix, notes, bibliography, botanical index, zoological index, general index, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, minor spotting on top edge otherwise a fine copy.
Carlton South; Melbourne University Press/ The Miegunyah Press; 1998. Click here to Order

AUD$65

123972
FINNIS, BILL.: Captain James Cook: Seaman and Scientist.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. 252; illustrated endpapers, portrait frontispiece, text with numerous illustrations many in colour, glossary, bibliography, index, bound in original illustrated slick boards, dustjacket, fine copy.
London; Chaucer press; 2003. Click here to Order

AUD$30

124242
FISHER, RICHARD B.: Edward Jenner 1749-1823.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. [xii], 361; portrait frontispiece, illustrated with 8 pages of b/w. photographic plates, notes, bibliography, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, dustjacket a little creased and marked on edges, with compliments from the author loosely inserted, good copy.
London; Andre Deutsch; 1991. Click here to Order

AUD$30

124288
G. E. C.: The Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and The United Kingdom. (Six Volume Set - Complete).
First Microprint Edition; Super Royal 8vo; all volumes uniformly bound in green cloth, title labels on spine, titles lettered in gilt on labels, each volume with its original silk page marker, the set is housed in its original cloth slipcase, fine set.
Gloucester; Alan Sutton; 1982.
The Complete peerage was first published in eight volumes between 1887-98. This was effectively replaced by 'a new edition, revised and much enlarged' and edited between 1910 and 1959, appearing in twelve volumes with volume twelve being issued in two parts. Volume thirteen was issued in 1940, not as part of the alphabetical sequence, but as a supplement covering creations between 1907 and 1938. It is this 'new edition' which is here reprinted photographically in reduced format enabling the complete work to be published as a conveniently sized, six volume set. Click here to Order

AUD$300

123968
GALL, JENNIFER.: In Bligh's Hand: Surviving The Mutiny On The Bounty.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. [vii], 234; endpaper maps, text with numerous illustrations mostly in colour, list of mutineers, sources, index, bound in original illustrated stiff wrappers, very good copy.
Canberra, ACT; National Library of Australia; 2010. Click here to Order

AUD$35

124170
GREENE, RICHARD.: Graham Greene A Life in Letters.
Reprint; Med. 8vo; pp. xxxiv, 446; 8 pages of b/w. photographic plates, sources, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
London; Little Brown; 2007. Click here to Order

AUD$26

123904
HENDERSON, ALEXANDER.: Henderson's Australian Families A Genealogical and Biographical Record. Volume I. (Complete and all Published).
Limited Edition; Med. 4to; pp. (xxiv), 408; text with numerous b/w photographic illustrations, indexes, bound in publisher's gilt decorated red morocco with bevelled boards, title lettered in gilt on spine and upper board, gilt stamped decoration on spine and upper board, original silk page marker, an exceptionally fine copy signed by author on title page.
Melbourne; Alexander Henderson; 1941/ Reissued from original sheets by Genealogical Society of Victoria; 1962.
Scarce: the special final issue of 100 numbered and signed copies issued by the Genealogical Society of Victoria. Number 73 of 100 copies. Click here to Order

AUD$2000

124302
HERVEY, JAMES.: The Life of The Reverend Mr. James Hervey, Rector of Weston-Favell, in Northamptonshire. To which is Added, A collection of his Letters, Never before Published.
First Edition; F'cap 8vo; pp. xlvii, [iv], 76; bound in contemporary full leather, raised bands, title label on spine, title lettered in gilt on label, leather spine worn but stiff a very good tight copy.
Berwick; Printed for R. Taylor; 1770. Click here to Order

AUD$125

124182
HOARE, SIR RICHARD COLT.: Hungerfordiana: or memoirs of the Family of Hungerford Collected by Sir Richard Colt Hoare, Bart.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [iv], 149; 2 full page engravings, 5 text illustrations, addenda, index, bound in contemporary full leather, raised bands, title label on spine, title lettered in gilt on label, embossed gilt family crest on both boards, leather binding worn on spine but a good tight copy.
Stourhead; Richard Colt Hoare; 1st January, 1823.
Reputed to be a limited edition of 100 copies of which only 50 were for sale. The Hungerford Family of England between 1160 and 1756, in various localities of England. Includes some Hungerford records from parish registers. Click here to Order

AUD$300

123910
HOYLE, ARTHUR.: The Life of John Hunter: Navigator, Governor, Admiral.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. (viii) 189; portrait frontispiece; 7 colour illustrations, 4 maps; footnotes, bibliography, index, bound in original slick illustrated boards; a fine copy.
Canberra; Mulini Press; 2001.
First Fleet Series No.6. Click here to Order

AUD$45

124208
IWAN, W.: Because of Their beliefs: Emigration from Prussia to Australia. Translated and edited with additional material by David Schubert.
First Edition: Demy 8vo; pp. xvi, 176; text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs and maps, bibliography, index of people general index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, fine copy.
Highgate, SA; H. Schubert; 1995. Click here to Order

AUD$95

124037
KEENE, FLORENCE.: Under Northland Skies: Forty Women of Northland.
First Edition; Super Royal 8vo; pp. [vi], 174; text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, good copy.
Whangarei, NZ; F. Keene; 1984.
The forty Northland women in this book are not necessarily well known, but every one of them had to face some difficult or unusual experience and made a worthwhile contribution to the New Zealand way of life. Click here to Order

AUD$85

124229
MCCRUM, ROBERT.: Woodehouse a Life.
Thick Med. 8vo; pp. xiv, 530; illustrated with 16 pages of b/w. photographs, notes, list of Wodehouse books, select bibliography, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
London; Viking; 2004. Click here to Order

AUD$30

124188
MAIDEN, J. H.: Sir Joseph Banks. The "Father of Australia."
8vo; pp. xxiv, 244; 64 illustrations (including 5 folding illustrations of which 4 are of Cook's charts), index, original blue cloth with gilt title and illustration on front and spine, cloth a little worn, good copy.
Sydney; William Applegate Gullick, Government Printer; 1909. Click here to Order

AUD$125

124179
MOLONY, JOHN. N.: An Architect of Freedom. John Hubert Plunkett in New South Wales 1832-1869.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xiv, 313; portrait frontispiece, bibliography, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, dustjacket a few marks on the back, very good copy.
Canberra; Australian National University Press; 1973. Click here to Order

AUD$40

123963
NATUSCH, SHEILA.: Brother Wohlers A Biography J. F. H. Wohlers of Ruapuke.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 227; endpaper maps, 16 illustrations, 1 full page text map, bibliography, notes to the text, glossary, index, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket a little worn, very good copy.
New Zealand; Pegasus Press; 1969. Click here to Order

AUD$40

124291
NOBLE, MARK.: A History of the College of Arms, and the Lives of All the Kings, Heralds, and Pursuivants, from the Reign of Richard III. Founder of the College, until the Present Time. with A Preliminary Dissertation relative to the Different Orders in England, Particularly the Gentry, since the Norman Conquest. Taken from Records, Manuscripts, and other the Most Indisputable Authorities.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. [xvi], 449, ixii, (1); marbled endpapers, engraved portrait frontispiece (John Charles Brooke Esq), text with numerous tipped-in facsimile documents, three full page engraving plates, list of authorities, subscribers list, 44 page appendix, index, bound in contemporary half maroon leather, with maroon cloth boards, raised bands, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt stamped decoration in compartments, top edge gilt, a very good copy.
London; Printed for J. Debrett, Opposite Burlington House, Piccadilly, and T. Egerton, Whitehall; 1804. Click here to Order

AUD$350

124153
PULLMAN, ETTIE E. F.: They Came From The Mall. Being an account of the lives of James Wentworth And Sophia Letitia Davis.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xviii, 189; frontispiece, 8 maps, 38 illustrations, appendices, bibliography, general index, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt stamped decoration on upper board, fine copy.
Frankston City Press; 1982. Click here to Order

AUD$60

124290
RITSON, JOSEPH.: Annals of the Caledonians, Picts and Scots; and of Strathclyde, Cumberland, Galloway, and Murray. (Two Volume Set).
First Editions; Cr. 8vo; Vol. I. pp. [vi], 262; Vol. II. pp. [iv], 331; Vol.I are the annals of the Caledonians and Picts, Vol. II are the annals of the Scots and sections on Strathclyde, Cumberland and Galloway, uniformly bound in contemporary half leather with marbled boards, raised bands, title labels on spines, titles lettered in gilt on labels, gilt stamped decoration on spines and boards, all edges marbled, very good attractive set.
Edinburgh; Printed for W. and D. Laing; and Payne and Foss, Pall-Mall, London; 1828. Click here to Order

AUD$300

124017
ROSE, LYNDON.: Richard Siddins Of Port Jackson.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. x, 152; map endpapers, b/w illustrations, bound in original blue cloth, dustjacket, title lettered in gilt on spine, free endpapers lightly browned, otherwise a very good copy.
Canberra; Roebuck Society; 1984. Click here to Order

AUD$26

124018
ROSS, JOHN O.C.: William Stewart. Sealing captain, trader and speculator.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xii, 220; map endpapers, sketch illustrations, index; stiff illustrated wrapper, a very good copy.
Canberra; Roebuck Society; 1987. Click here to Order

AUD$26

123930
ROUGHSEY, DICK.: Moon and Rainbow : The Autobiography of an Aboriginal.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. 168; endpaper maps, illustrated title page, 16 pages of coloured photographic plates, text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, glossary, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Sydney; A. H. & A. W. Reed Pty. Ltd.; 1971. Click here to Order

AUD$60

124195
THOMAS, MARTIN.: The Many Worlds of R. H. Mathews. In search of an Australian anthropologist.
Roy. 8vo; pp. (x), 462; illustrated endpapers, portrait frontispiece, numerous b/w illustrations, 11 colour plates, notes, list of illustrations, bibliography, acknowledgements, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, fine copy.
Crows Nest; Allen & Unwin; 2012. Click here to Order

AUD$30

124129
VICTORIA.: 500 Victorians. Centenary Edition 1934.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 303; 291 portraits with embellishments by the pen and ink artists, index, bound in original leather, title in gilt on front and spine, leather worn along spine and edges, Kingsley Anketell Henderson's copy with his initials and surname in gilt on the front board (his biographical details and sketch on page 64), good copy.
Melbourne; Maurice G. Henderson; 1934. Click here to Order

AUD$100

124301
WESLEY, JOHN.: The Journal of the Rev. John Wesley, A.M., From October 14th, 1735, to October 24th, 1790. With Introductory Essays by Thomas Jackson. Four Volume Set.
First Editions; Cr. 8vo; Vol. I. pp. xlviii, 503; Vol. II. pp. [iv], 511; Vol. III. pp. [iv], 479; Vol. IV. pp. [iv], 554, (2); Volume I with portrait frontispiece, Volume IV with index to the set, uniformly bound in contemporary black half leather with maroon cloth boards, raised bands, title lettered in gilt on spines, gilt decoration on spines, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers, previous owne'rs bookplate on endpapers of two of the volumes, very good set.
London; Wesleyan Conference Office, 2, Castle St., City-Road; Sold at 66 Paternoster-Row; 1864. Click here to Order

AUD$300

124296
WHITMAN, WALT.: Specimen Days.
Med. 4to; pp. xxvi, 197; illustrated title page, text with numerous b/w. photographic illustrations, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine and upper board, illustration laid down on upper board, dustjacket, very good copy.
Boston; David R. Godine; 1971. Click here to Order

AUD$60

123984
WOODS, SYBIL M.: Samuel Williams od Te Aute.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 294; endpaper maps, 16 pages of b/w. photographic illustrations, 1 full page map, sources, bibliography, index, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Christchurch, NZ; Pegasus Press; 1981. Click here to Order

AUD$40