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Australian General History

127782
AARONS, MARK.: War Criminals Welcome: Australia, A Sanctuary for Fugitive War Criminals Since 1945.
First Edition; Thick Med. 8vo; pp. [viii], 649; illustrated with 16 pages of b/w. photographs, endnotes, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, wrappers a little marked, good copy.
Melbourne, Vic.; Black inc.; 2001. Click here to Order

AUD$70

127575
ARNOT, MEG; et al.: Lilith: A Women's History Journal. No.1 Winter 1984.
First Edition; First Number of this Important Annual Journal; Med. 8vo; pp. [ii], 80; text with several b/w. illustrations, bound in original stiff stapled illustrated wrappers, good copy.
Fitzroy, Vic.; Lilith Collective; 1984.
Lilith is a peer-reviewed journal which publishes articles and reviews in all areas of women’s, feminist and gender history (not limited to Australia or any particular time period). The journal is published on an annual basis. Click here to Order

AUD$75

127845
AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.: Official Record Of The Proceedings And Debates Of The National Australasian Convention, Held In The Parliament House, Sydney, New South Wales. In the Months of March and April, 1891.
First Edition; Foolscap Folio [22 x 33 cm]; pp. cxcvi. 456; bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine and front, previous owner's name in ink on title page chipping to edges and corners, very good copy.
Sydney; George Stephen Chapman, Acting Government Printer; 1891. Click here to Order

AUD$250

127632
CARDELL, KERRY; CUMMING, CLIFF.: A World Turned Upside Down. Cultural Change On Australia's Goldfields 1851-2001.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. vi, 188, 24 pages of b/w mainly photographic plates; original stiff illustrated wrapper, fine copy.
Canberra, ACT; Humanities Research Centre; (n.d. c.2001). Click here to Order

AUD$40

127883
CARVER, S. R. & WILSON, RONALD. Commonwealth Statisticians Prepared under Instruction from The Right Honorable the Treasurer.: Official Year Book Of The Commonwealth Of Australia. 1951 - 1954 numbers 38, 39 & 40.
First Editions; Thick Med. 8vo.; pp. No. 38. xl, 1352, [2]; No. 39. xl, 1418, [2]; No. 40. xxviii, 1306; numerous folding maps, charts, and tables, contemporary half leather binding, raised bands, title lettered in gilt on spine, fine copies
Canberra; L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer; 1951-54.
Senator the Hon. J. A. Spicer Q.C. copies with his name in gilt on the bottom of each spine. Click here to Order

AUD$150

127670
FREELAND, J. M.: The Making of a Profession. A History of the Growth and Work of the Architectural Institutes in Australia.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xiv, 298; 62 b/w illustrations, appendix, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, good copy.
Sydney; Angus & Robertson in association with The Royal Australian Institute of Architects; 1971. Click here to Order

AUD$26

127633
GARVEY, NATHAN.: The Celebrated George Barrington. A Spurious Author, the Book Trade, and Botany Bay.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. viii, 327; portrait frontispiece, b/w illustration, references, bibliography, select bibliography, index; original cloth, dustjacket; a fine copy.
Potts Point, NSW; Hordern House; 2008. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127928
GROSS, ALAN.: Attainment. Being a Critical Study of the Literature of Federation. With Bibliography.
First Limited Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 24; bibliography, bound in original stiff stapled wrapper, previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper, very good copy.
Melbourne; Bread and Cheese Club; 1948.
Two hundred and fifty copies of this booklet were printed for private distribution. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127870
LEASK, B. CHALMERS; Compiler.: Leask's Genealogical Guide To Some Australian Families, their Antecedents and Genealogies.
First Limited Edition; Demy 4to; pp. xii, 774, [2] for family notes; coloured frontispiece, b/w. text illustrations, 4 page subscriber's list tipped in at front, index, sundry notes on indexing, original full vellum binding, blue leather title label on spine, title lettered in gilt on label, gilt stamped device on upper board, uncut and partly unopened, with original blue card slipcase, slipcase worn and cracked on one edge, otherwise a fine copy.
Melbourne; Australian Genealogies Pty. Ltd; 1979.
Deluxe limited edition bound by the Dove Bindery, edition limited to 500 copies, this copy being out of series and not signed. Click here to Order

AUD$195

127608
LEES, STELLA; SENYARD, JUNE.: The 1950s ...how Australia became a modern society, and everyone got a house and car.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. (vi), 157; profusely illustrated with b/w photographic illustrations, notes, bibliography, index; original stiff illustrated wrapper; a fine copy.
Melbourne; Hyland House; 1987.
Bookplate. Click here to Order

AUD$40

127789
LEVI, JOHN S.: These Are The Names: Jewish Lives in Australia 1788-1850.
Second Edition; Thick Super Royal 8vo; pp. xxii, 921; a-z of names, bibliography, index of names, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, dustjacket, fine copy.
Carlton, Vic.; The Miegunyah press; 2013. Click here to Order

AUD$95

127652
LIVINGSTON, K. T.: The Emergence of an Australian Catholic Priesthood 1835-1915.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xvi, 269; text illustrated with 4 pages of b/w. plates, note on sources, index, bound in original maroon cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, cloth a little worn, good copy.
Sydney; Catholic Theological faculty; 1977. Click here to Order

AUD$40

127664
O'BRIEN. PATRICK.: The People's Case: Democratic and Anti-Democratic Ideas in Australia's Constitutional Debate.
First Edition; Super Royal 8vo; pp. x, 181; notes, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Collingwood, Vic.; Australian Scholary Publishing; 1995. Click here to Order

AUD$50

127852
PROFESSOR P. FORD; FORD, MRS G; Chief Editorial Advisors.: Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers Relating to the Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition and other Affairs in Australia. Colonies Australia 30.
Facsimile Edition: Foolscap Folio (335x205 mm); pp. 482; original green cloth boards with quarter leather binding, title and publisher lettered in gilt on spine, top edges gilt, previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper, minor wear to spine and corners, otherwise a very good copy.
Shannon Ireland, Irish University Press, (1969). Click here to Order

AUD$195

127854
PROFESSOR P. FORD; PROFESSOR EMERITUS, SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY, MRS. G. FORD; CHIEF EDITORIAL ADVISORS.: British Parliamentary Papers, Correspondence and Papers relating to the Constitutions the Discovery of Gold and other Affairs in Australia 1854 - 55. Colonies Australia 20
Facsimile Reproduction of; 335 x 205 mm; (xii), 7, ii, 21, iv, 27, 41, vii, 198, vi, 114, 3, 14; 5 folding colour maps; original green cloth with quarter leather binding, title and publisher on spine in gilt with raised bands, gilt to top edges; a fine copy.
(Dublin), Irish University Press Shannon Ireland, (1969).
This Series of British Parliamentary Papers is a bound compilation of 8 papers relating to Australia from 1854 to 1855. It is Volume 20, Colonies Australia of the British Parliamentary Papers Series. Publisher's Note: The Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers is a facsimile reproduction. The original documents in this volume have been reproduced by photo-lithography and are unabridged even to the extent of faithfully retaining the printer's imprint. Click here to Order

AUD$195

127851
PROFESSOR P. FORD; PROFESSOR EMERITUS, SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY, MRS. G. FORD; CHIEF EDITORIAL ADVISORS.: British Parliamentary Papers Relating to the Discovery of Gold and other Affairs in Australia 1852 - 53 Colonies Australia 16. Further Papers Relative To The Recent Discovery Of Gold In Australia (In continuation of Papers presented to Parliament June14, 1852) Presented February 28, 1853; Further Papers Relative To The Recent Discovery Of Gold In Australia 16th August 1853; Australian Mints. March 22, 1853.
Facsimile Reproduction; 335 x 205 mm; first paper (xiv), 433; second paper x, 222; third paper 5; folding map, folding geographical sketch; original green cloth with quarter leather binding, title and publisher on spine in gilt with raised bands, gilt to top edges, minor wear to edges; a very good copy.
(Dublin), Irish University Press Shannon Ireland, (1969)
This Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers is a bound compilation of 3 papers relating to Australia from 1852 to 1853. It is Volume 16 Colonies Australia of the British Parliamentary Papers Series. Publisher's Note: The Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers is a facsimile reproduction. The original documents in this volume have been reproduced by photo-lithography and are unabridged even to the extent of faithfully retaining the printer's imprint. Click here to Order

AUD$195

127651
ROLLS, ERIC.: Visions of Australia. Impressions of the Landscape. 1642-1910.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. viii, 312; profusely illustrated in b/w and colour throughout, bibliography, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, very good copy.
South Melbourne; Lothian Books; 2002. Click here to Order

AUD$26

127606
ROSENBLUM, ALEC A.: The Stamps Of The Commonwealth Of Australia: A Handbook for Philatelists.
Third Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 196; sketch illustrations, adverts, bound in original green cloth, title in gilt on spine and front, inscribed and signed by the author on front endpaper, bookplate of John M. Chapman on front endpaper, very good copy.
Melbourne; The Melbourne Philatelic Club; 1938. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127709
RUHEN, OLAF.: Bullock Teams. The Building of a Nation.
First Edition; Oblong 8vo; pp. 240; illustrated endpapers and title page, numerous b/w illustrations throughout, references, index, bound in original cloth, title lettered in white on spine, dustjacket a little worn on edges, good copy.
North Ryde, NSW; Cassell Australia Limited; 1980.
In this book, Olaf Ruhen looks at the development and establishment of the bullock teams, their tasks, tackle and haulage and also clarifies the difficulties and handicaps the teamsters had to surmount. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127641
TURNER, NAOMI.: Catholics In Australia. A Social History. 2 Volume Set.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; Vol. 1; pp., (xii), 337; 16 pages of b/w illustrations, list of abbreviations, index; Vol. 2; pp. (ii), 382; 16 pages of b/w illustrations, list of abbreviations, bibliography, index, each uniformly bound in original black cloth, dustjackets, housed in original slip case, fine copies.
North Blackburn, Vic.; Collins Dove; 1992. Click here to Order

AUD$50

127594
WALLING, EDNA.: Country Roads. The Australian Roadside.
Cr. 4to; pp. 119; frontispiece, numerous b/w illustrations, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, very good copy.
Lilydale, Vic.; Pioneer Design Studio; 1985. Click here to Order

AUD$35