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Australian General History

128678
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 black cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, dustjacket with minor wear on edges, very good copy.
Port Melbourne; William Heinemann Australia; 1989. Click here to Order

AUD$55

128398
BLACKBURN, LEIGH; ECCLESTON, GREGORY C.: Stokes: A Proud Heritage, 140 Years in Australian Manufacturing Industry, Seal Engraver, Letter Cutter, Stamper, Button Check and Token Maker.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xvi, 323; illustrated frontispiece and title page, text with numerous photographic illustrations many in colour, bibliography, glossary, index, bound in original slick illustrated boards, signed by Eccleston on the title page, very good copy.
Malvern, Vic.; Evandale Publishing; 2021. Click here to Order

AUD$100

128463
BOWDEN, JIM; Compiler.: Getting There from here: A History of Commercial Mapping in Australia 1788--2000.
First Edition; Med. 4to; pp. 123, (40) coloured illustrations; text with numerous b/w. illustrations, 40 pages mostly in colour depicting early map and directory covers, cartographic pedigree, index, bound in original stiff printed wrappers, with cloth tape spine, very good copy.
Seaforth, NSW.; Rex Publications; 2000. Click here to Order

AUD$40

128495
CLANCY, ROBERT; HARCOMBE, PAUL.: Maps that Shaped Australia.
First Edition; Square Med. Folio; pp. xiv, 166; endpaper maps, illustrated title page, illustrated with 89 coloured maps, references, bound in original slick illustrated boards, fine copy.
Sydney; Land & Property Information; n.d. (2011). Click here to Order

AUD$125

128364
COX, PHILIP; FREELAND, JOHN.: Rude Timber Buildings In Australia. 134 Photographs By Wesley Stacey.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. 215; 134 b/w plates, notes on plates, bibliography, glossary, bound in original orange cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt decoration on upper board, dustjacket chipped and worn, good copy.
London; Thames and Hudson; 1969. Click here to Order

AUD$45

128489
EASTMAN, DAVID.: The Founding Documents of The Commonwealth of Australia.
Second Expanded Edition; Med. 4to; pp. (260) unpaginated; notes, bibliography, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine and upper board, gilt stamped decoration on upper board, fine copy.
Canberra; David Eastman; January, 1995.
Reproductions of 50 of the most important documents involved in the process of creating the Commonwealth of Australia with Commentaries accompany the documents bring out the most significant points about each document. This second printing has been expanded with the addition of 8 further documents. Click here to Order

AUD$90

128587
ELLIS, RENNIE; TURNER, IAN.: Australian Graffiti Revisited.
Revised Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. (112) unpaginated; b/w illustrations throughout, original illustrated stiff wrapper, good copy.
Melbourne; Sun Books; 1980.
This edition includes all the material from earlier editions, plus fifteen pages of new graffiti from all over Australia; Click here to Order

AUD$30

128647
FAULKNER, C. C.: The Commonwealth Bank of Australia. A Brief History of its Establishment, Development and Service to the People of Australia and the British Empire Under Sir Denison Miller, K.C.M.G. Governor. June 1st, 1912- June 6th, 1923.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. xx, 368; b/w portrait frontispiece, numerous b/w photographic illustrations, 3 colour maps, appendices, index; original full leather binding, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt stamped decoration on upper board, good copy.
Sydney; The Commonwealth Banking Corporation; 1923.
This book is of considerable interest as it contains several chapters (VI-XIV, pp. 61-246) on the bank's contribution in World War One. These chapters focus on 'Helping the Men of the A.I.F.', 'Buying a Fleet in Wartime', 'Raising the War Loans', 'Building Homes for Soldiers' and 'The Commonwealth Bank in the Captured German Possessions' just to name a few. Click here to Order

AUD$295

128381
HARLEY, J. B; WOODWARD, DAVID.: The History of Cartography: Volume 2. - Book 1, Cartography in the Traditional Islamic and South Asian Societies. - Book 2, Cartography in the Traditional East and Southeast Asian Societies. - Book 3, Cartography in the Traditional African, American, Arctic, Australian, and Pacific Societies.
First Editions; First Printings; Demy 4to; Book 1. pp. xxiv, 579; Book 2. pp. xxviii, 970; Book 3. pp. xxii, 639; each illustrated with coloured plates, numerous b/w. illustrations, numerous tables, bibliographical indexes, general indexes, each uniformly bound in original publishers grey cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, previous owners (Dorothy F. Prescott) bookplate on front endpaper, very good copies.
Chicago; University of Chicago Press; 1992, 1994, and 1998. Click here to Order

AUD$1000

128390
HUGHES-D'AETH, TONY.: Paper Nation: The Story of The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia 1886-1888.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xiv, 262; frontispiece, text with numerous b/w. illustrations, notes, select bibliography, index, bound in original grey cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, fine copy.
Carlton South, Vic.; Melbourne University Press; 2001. Click here to Order

AUD$45

128613
HURLEY, FRANK; Photographs by.: Australia: In Natural Colour by Frank Hurley.
First Edition; Oblong Cr. 4to; pp. (28) unpaginated including wrapper; numerous colour and b/w. photograph illustrations, bound in original stiff illustrated stapled wrappers; a very good copy.
(Sydney); John Sands Pty. Ltd; n.d. (c-1960's). Click here to Order

AUD$40

128475
LINES, JOHN D.: Australia on Papers: The Story of Australian Mapping.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 343; endpaper maps, numerous text illustrations and maps, reference notes, index, bound in original slick illustrated boards, very good copy.
Box Hill, Vic.; Fortune Publications; 1992. Click here to Order

AUD$40

128508
PEARSON, MICHAEL.: Great Southern Land. The Maritime Exploration of Terra Australis.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. iv, 155; text with numerous illustrations and maps many in colour, endnotes, bibliography, glossary, index, bound in original illustrated boards, dustjacket, fine copy.
Canberra; The Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage; 2005. Click here to Order

AUD$40

128474
RICHARDSON, WILLIAM A. R.: Was Australia Charted Before 1606? The Jave La Grande Inscriptions.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xii, 132, frontispiece, 36 figures, 9 colour plates, appendices, notes, bibliography, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, a fine copy.
Canberra; National Library of Australia; 2006. Click here to Order

AUD$30

128404
TAYLOR, DAVID.: The States of a Nation: The Politics and Surveys of the Australian State Borders.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 352; text with numerous b/w. illustrations and maps, names awards and titles, glossary, sources of photographs, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, fine copy.
Bathurst, NSW; NSW Department of Lands; 2006. Click here to Order

AUD$75

128448
TOOLEY, R. V.: The Mapping of Australia and Antarctica.
Second Revised Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xlii, 649; endpaper maps, illustrated with 256 b/w. maps, index, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, previous owner's name on front endpaper, some minor marginal annotations in pencil in margins, good copy.
London; The Holland Press Limited; 1985. Click here to Order

AUD$325

128426
TRICKETT, PETER.: Beyond Capricorn. How Portuguese Adventurers Secretly Discovered and Mapped Australia and New Zealand 250 Years before Captain Cook.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xii, 386; text illustrated with 16 pages of photographic plates some in colour, list of maps and illustrations, chapter notes, bibliography, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, fine copy.
Adelaide; East Street Publications; 2007. Click here to Order

AUD$125

128466
WILKINSON, RICK.: Rocks To Riches: The Story of Australia's National Geographical Survey.
First Edition; Cr, 4to; pp. xviii, 446; 80 pages of photographic illustrations mostly in colour, several text maps, 8 pages of locality maps, chronology, organisational structure, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, good copy.
St. Leonards, NSW; Allen & Unwin Pty. Ltd.; 1996. Click here to Order

AUD$35