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Australian General History

128199
BACHELARD, MICHAEL.: The Great Land Grab: What every Australian should know about Wik, Mabo and the Ten-Point Plan.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xiv, 142; 2-page map, notes, timeline, list Australia's biggest landholders, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, some marginal notes in pencil, previous owner's name on front endpaper, good copy.
South Melbourne; Hyland House; 1997. Click here to Order

AUD$30

128125
BAKER, SIDNEY J.: Australia Speaks. A Supplement to "The Australian Language".
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 336; bound in original green cloth, title lettered in blue on spine, dustjacket with minor chips, very good copy.
Sydney; Shakespeare Head Press; 1953. Click here to Order

AUD$40

128040
BEAUMONT, JOAN.: Broken Nation. Australians in the Great War.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xxviii, 628; illustrated endpapers, b/w illustrations throughout, list of illustrations, list of tables and figures, list of maps, appendices, notes, bibliography, index, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Sydney; Allen & Unwin; 2013. Click here to Order

AUD$35

128118
BLAINEY, GEOFFREY.: Black Kettle And Full Moon. Daily Life In A Vanished Australia.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. x, 486; some b/w illustrations; selected sources, index; original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine and front, dustjacket a little marked and worn on edges, otherwise a very good copy.
Camberwell; Viking; 2003.
Covering everyday life of Australians from the first gold rush to World War I. Some art by Julian Ashton. Subjects include brass bands, pubs, pipes, billy-cans, Ballarat, bread, Chinese and Melbourne. Click here to Order

AUD$40

128297
BLANCHE, HORACE; Editor.: New Australian World Atlas Illustrated, with Political and Resource-Relief Maps Complete Compendium of Physical Geography Pictorial Survey of the Constitution of our Universe, Comprehensive and Encyclopaedic World Gazetteer and Index.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. 144; illustrated endpapers, illustrated frontispiece, text with numerous coloured maps, world statistics, gazetteer-index, bound in original red cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket chipped and damaged on edges, otherwise a very good copy.
Melbourne; Colorgavure Publications; n.d. (1950's). Click here to Order

AUD$50

128005
BOWERS, JACK L.: Around Australia The Hard Way in 1929.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. viii, 134; frontispiece map, illustrated with 12 pages of b/w. photographs, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, wrapper a little creased, good copy.
Kenthurst, NSW; Kangaroo Press; 1995. Click here to Order

AUD$40

128172
COX, ALFRED.: Recollections: Australia, England, Ireland, Scotland, New Zealand.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 272; bound in original illustrated brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine and upper board, previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper, stain on endpaper, several small library stamps throughout, fair copy only.
Christchurch; Whitcombe & Tombs; 1884.
Ferguson 8771. Includes Australia 1788, road making over the Blue Mountains, Governor Bligh, John Macarthur, Henry Kingsley, convicts, Mrs. Chisholm, colonial life, Ireland in 1846, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania in 1847, Bank of Australia, South Canterbury, Auckland, Nelson, Cracroft Wilson, Sir George Grey, Sir Donald Maclean, Judge Maning, Maoris, Sir Frederick Whitacker, Sir Edward Stafford, Sir George Whitmore, Sir William Fox, Sor Frederick Weld, Sir John Hall, Sir Henry Sewell, Sir Julius Vogel and much more. Click here to Order

AUD$65

128126
CROLL, ROBERT HENDERSON.: Along The Track.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp .158; frontispiece; 6 b/w plates, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in dark green on upper board, dustjacket, very good copy. (Most unusual to find with good dustjacket).
Melbourne: Robertson & Mullens: n.d. (C-1930's). Click here to Order

AUD$45

128331
CRUCHLEY, C. F.: New Map of Australia.
First Edition; Engraved hand coloured map (395 x 325cm); dissected into eight pieces and laid down on linen, in original maroon cloth boards, with green printed title label on upper board, showing all the counties and major rivers, a couple of minor stains, good copy.
London; G. F. Cruchley; n.d. (c-1868). Click here to Order

AUD$400

128307
DAVIDSON, RODNEY.: A Book Collector's Notes. On items relating to the Discovery of Australia The First Settlement and the Early Coastal Exploration of the Continent.
Limited First Edition; Cr.4to; pp. (x), 138; 12 b/w illustrations, bibliography, index, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, housed in original slipcase, previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper, fine copy. With a collection of associated material including a signed handwritten letter from the author.
Melbourne; Cassell; 1970.
Limited edition of 250 copies signed and numbered by the author. Click here to Order

AUD$75

128209
HANSEN, BRIAN.: The Awful Truth. The Inside Story of Crime and Sport.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 657, illustrated endpapers, numerous b/w photographic illustrations throughout, bound in original grey cloth, title lettered in silver on spine and front, dustjacket, fine copy.
Bentleigh; Brian Hansen Publications, 2004. Click here to Order

AUD$30

128162
HOWARD, TED.: Mud and Man: A History of Earth Buildings in Australasia.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. x, 199; 4 pages of coloured photographic plates, text illustrated with 100's of b/w. photographs, bibliography, bound in original slick illustrated boards, spine faded, good copy.
Eltham; Earthbuild Publications; 1992. Click here to Order

AUD$40

127988
KENEALLY, THOMAS.: Australians From Eureka To The Diggers. Volume 2.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xiv, 449; 16 pages of illustrated plates, timeline, notes, index, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, fine copy.
Sydney; Allen & Unwin; 2011. Click here to Order

AUD$35

128044
KNOX, ERROL G.: Who's Who In Australia. VIIIth Edition 1933-34. Incorporating Johns's Notable Australians And Being A Record Of The Careers Of Prominent And Representative People Of Our Time.
First Edition; 8vo; pp. 348; original cloth, faded, free endpapers browned, spine bumped, good copy.
Melbourne; The Herald Press; 1933. Click here to Order

AUD$35

128197
MILLAR, T. B.: Australia in Peace and War.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xxiv, 578; text with numerous b/w. illustrations and drawings, chronology, trade statistics, notes, selected bibliography, index, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket a little chipped and worn on edges, precious owner's name on front endpaper, good copy.
Canberra; Australian National University Press; 1978. Click here to Order

AUD$35

128302
MURRAY-SMITH, STEPHEN; Editor.: The Dictionary of Australian Quotations.
Reprint; Demy 4to; pp. xvi, 464; illustrated endpapers, index to keywords, index to ideas and references, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Richmond, Vic.; Heinemann Publishers Australia; 1986. Click here to Order

AUD$35

128186
NELSON, ARTHUR C.: History Of The Effective Establishment Of Congregationalism In The Australian Colonies And New Zealand. In Connection with the Centenary Celebrations Hobart, Tasmania. October 16-21, 1930.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 84; 12 pages of b/w photographic illustrations, bibliography, appendix; original printed boards with brown cloth spine, name on front endpaper, title page a little browned, very good copy.
Hobart; J. Walch and Sons; 1930. Click here to Order

AUD$45

128290
PHOTOGRAPHS.: 11 b/w. (15 x 10cm) photographs from the 1890's, showing Australian Bush Scenes.
Original Prints; each 15 x 10 cm in size, housed in contemporary red cloth album, Inscription on the front endpaper reads "Harry Foster from Norman Rettie 1894-1897.
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AUD$75

128147
RYAN, R. J; Editor.: Land Grants 1788-1809. A record of registered grants and leases in New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island.
Second Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xvi, 328; rural acreages, town allotments, index, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Sydney; Australian Documents Library; 1981. Click here to Order

AUD$40

128011
SHAW, A. G. L.: Convicts And The Colonies. A Study of Penal Transportation from Great Britain and Ireland to Australia and other parts of the British Empire.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 399; 13 tables, appendix: the numbers transported, select bibliography, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket a little worn, very good copy.
London; Faber And Faber; 1966. Click here to Order

AUD$40

128265
STANFORD, EDWARD (1827-1904).: Australia and Tasmania.
Original Antique Map; (32 x 26 cm); published in 1884 this detailed map of Australia and Tasmania showing the Explorer's routes, in five colours, with carboard mounts ready for framing, lightly creased, good condition.
London; Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross; 1884
Origin of the Map: A. R. Wallace "Australasia". published in London by Edward Stanford in 1884. Click here to Order

AUD$225

128276
WALTON, STORRY.: At The Very Heart: 100 Years in Remote Australia.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. [v], 274; text illustrated with numerous photographs many in colour, 1 double page map, select bibliography, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in blue on spine and upper board, dustjacket, good copy.
Kent Town, SA; Wakefield Press; 2012. Click here to Order

AUD$35

128075
WHITE, REV. C.A.: The Challenge of the Years. A History of The Presbyterian Church of Australia in the State of New South Wales.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xviii, 614; colour frontispiece, 94 pages b/w plates, minister's roll, index, bound in original blue cloth, dustjacket a little scuffed and damaged on edges, previous owner's name on front endpaper, very good copy.
Sydney; Angus & Robertson; 1951. Click here to Order

AUD$45