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New South Wales Local History

127927
ATKINSON, H.K.: Tickets Of The Silverton Tramway.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. vi, 14; colour illustrations; stiff stapled illustrated wrapper, a fine copy.
H. K. Atkinson; 1991. Click here to Order

AUD$30

127618
BARNARD, MAJORIE.: Macquarie's World.
Limited Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. (x), 217; illustrated endpapers, 11 colour full-page drawings; bibliography, bound in quarter maroon leather, with beige cloth boards, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt decoration on upper board, housed in original card slipcase with title label, very good copy.
Printed by Benjamin Waite of Sydney for The Australian Limited Editions Society, 1941.
Signed by the authors. Limited edition of 350 copies, of which this is No. 277. Click here to Order

AUD$120

127660
BERNDT, RONALD M.: Australian Aboriginal Anthropology.
First Edition; Roy. 8vo; pp. xiv, 341; 2 maps, 18 figures, 23 tables, index, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket a little worn and chipped on edges, name on front endpaper, good copy.
Nedlands, WA; University of Western Australia Press for the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies; 1970. Click here to Order

AUD$120

127894
BOND, G.: A Brief Account of The Colony of Port-Jackson in New South Wales; Its Native Inhabitants, Productions, etc, etc. First Published by the author at Southampton in 1803 and reprinted for him at Oxford, London, Cork and Dublin in various years to about 1810. This eighth edition faithfully reprinted from the first, incorporating the additions and corrections of the later editions. Edited, with bibliographical notes by Julien Renard.
Limited Edition; 8vo; pp. [vi], 40, [2]; historical, bibliographical, and publishing notes, cream stiff wrappers, with printed paper title label on front, fine copy.
Melbourne: Edition Renard, 2005.
Copies numbered 101 to 200 are cased in stiff wrappers this being 128. Click here to Order

AUD$75

127889
BULLI PUBLIC SCHOOL.: Ninety Years On. Celebrating the Ninetieth Anniversary of the Opening on 7th July 1869 of Bulli Public School. 1869 - 1959.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. approximately 30, un-paginated.; numerous b/w illustrations; stiff stapled illustrated wrapper; wrapper and pages browned, some black stains to wrapper, a good copy.
Bulli Public School; 1959. Click here to Order

AUD$45

127862
CANBERA, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR.: The Lands Of The Australian Capital Territory. A Review Of Their Purpose, Use, Care And Control.
First Edition; Foolscap Folio; 21 x 33 cms; incomplete pagination; pp; 144 but printed on one side only; illustrated by numerous pasted in colour and b/w photos; 9 full page maps; large folding colour map at rear 1965; 6 appendices; stapled and cloth reinforced binding; illustrated front wrapper; 10cm repaired closed tear on rear map; light wear and discolouration to wrappers; a very good copy. SCARCE.
Canberra: Lands Branch, Department of the Interior: 1965.
Photograph illustrations include aerial land areas, flora, fauna, mound building termites and more. Chapter headings include Legal Basis and Definition of the A.C.T.; Commonwealth Legislation; Physical Description of the Territory; Principal Land Uses and Services; Review of Areas by Districts; Regional Matters; Outdoor Recreation in General. Appendices include Native Trees Found In the A.C.T; Mammals of the Tidbinbilia Area; Birds Recorded in the A.C.T; Freehold lands 1965; Summary of A.C.T. Rural Leases 1965; Schedule of Rural Leases. Includes 1929 report to Parliament. Click here to Order

AUD$350

127781
CARGILL, EDNA GRIFFITHS.: The Children's World of Mr Kelly: Stories of Glenrowan, Greta and Eleven Mile.
First Edition (Presentation Copy); Cr. 4to; pp. 432; 16 pages of coloured plates, numerous b/w. text illustrations, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket a little worn, small hole on front free endpaper, previous owner's name on front endpaper, signed by the author on rear endpaper and noted as "First Edition October 1975, Presentation Book No. 21", good copy. Together with an illustrated folding pamphlet by the author (Folder Series No. 1 The sun Goes Rabbiting".
Surrey Hills; Alice House Publishing; 1975. Click here to Order

AUD$125

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

127871
CITRINE, WALTER M.: The book of The Martyrs of Tolpuddle 1834 - 1934.The story of the Dorsetshire labourers who were convicted and sentenced to seven years' transportation for forming a Trade Union.
Deluxe Binding; Demy 4to; pp. (xvi), 240; colour frontispiece, numerous b/w illustrations, who's who, glossary, bound in publishers deluxe half leather binding with blue cloth boards, title lettered in gilt on spine, top edge gilt, binding a little rubbed on corners, good bright copy.
London: The Trades Union Congress General Council; 1934. Click here to Order

AUD$50

127725
CLENDINNEN, INGA.: Dancing With Strangers:
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. [xii], 324; 8 pages of coloured plates, 2 pages of maps, notes on sources, bibliography, index, bound in original red cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, fine copy.
Melbourne; The Text Publishing Company; 2003.
" The True History of the meeting of the British First fleet and the Aboriginal Australians, 1788." Click here to Order

AUD$35

127814
CLUNE, FRANK.: Roaming Round the Darling.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. (xii), 292; map endpapers, bibliography of works consulted, bound in original red cloth, lettered in black on front and spine, spine faded, dustjacket a little chipped and damaged on edges, edges spotted, good copy.
Sydney; Angus and Robertson Limited; 1936. Click here to Order

AUD$75

127842
COOKE, DAVID; ESTELL, DON; SECKOLD, KEITH; BECKHAUS, JOHN; HALGREN, STEPHEN.: Coaching Stock of the NSW Railways Three Volume Set.
Med. 4to; Volume 1. pp. 260; Volume 2. pp. 344; Volume 3. pp. 344; illustrated endpapers, each illustrated with numerous photographs, scale drawings, tables, all uniformly bound in maroon cloth, titles lettered in yellow on spines and upper boards, dustjackets, dustjacket of Vol 1. is a little faded, otherwise fine copies.
Matraville, NSW; Eveleigh Press; 2003, 2004, & 2012. Click here to Order

AUD$375

127858
DAVIES, W. W; Government Printer.: Report From The Select Committee On Immigration, With Appendix And Minutes of Evidence. 1845. New South Wales, Immigration. Ordered, by the council, to be printed, 30 September, 1845.
First Edition; Foolscap Folio; pp. 51; appendix, minutes of evidence; original blue parliamentary paper bound in half leather with brown cloth boards, title lettered in gilt on spine, pages browned, minor wear to front of cloth, numbers at the top of each page written in ink, a good copy.
Sydney; Government Printer; 1845. Click here to Order

AUD$125

127857
DENISON, WILLIAM.: 1859 New South Wales. Defences of The Colony. Despatches, &c., Respecting. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command.
First Edition; Foolscap folio; pp.38 (last blank); printed on blue tinted paper, bound in recent understated quarter calf, fine copy.
Sydney; Thomas Richards, Government printer; 1859.
A scarce Government paper on the "Defence of the Town and Harbour of Sydney". Motivated chiefly by the memory of the Crimean War, the paper was a telling contribution to the then current policy of maintaining strong defences for the inner port of Sydney alone. With contribution from Governor William Denison (16 pages), Commodore William Loring (2 pages), Colonel Commanding Troops J. M. Perceval (2 pages), and Lieutenant-Colonel Geo. Barney (2 pages). While ultimate responsibility for defence remained with the central authority of the Empire the paper shows New South Wales taking increasing responsibility for its own defence. The submission is supported with a despatch from The Governor of Tasmania Sir Henry Young highlighting the need for increased naval presence in all the Australian colonies. The paper also details the building/repairs to a number of defences, Domain, Fort Denison, Fort Kirribilli, Dawes Battery and Fort Macquarie. Click here to Order

AUD$150

127564
DIXON, TRISH; Editor.: Fifield Garden. [Fifield Lane, Yass, New South Wales].
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. [iv], 12; illustrated title page, text illustrated with 12 b/w. photographs, 1 full page garden plan, planting list, bound in original stiff stapled illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Canberra, NSW; Australian Garden History Society, Monaro and Riverina Branch; 2002. Click here to Order

AUD$26

127656
DONKIN, NANCE.: Margaret Catchpole (Australians In History Series).
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 64; endpaper maps, text illustrated with numerous drawings by Edwina Bell, bound in original illustrated boards, dustjacket, very good copy.
Sydney; William Collins (Australia) Ltd.; 1974. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127687
ELDRIDGE, E. A; BOMFORD, REV. R. J; Editor.: The First Eighty Years Of St. Clement's, Mosman. A Church History.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 80; 12 pages of b/w. plates, a number of appendixes detailing Rectors, Curates, Organists, Churchwardens, Superintendents, Communicants, Bishops who have ministered, Important visitors, List of men entering Moore Theological College, Memorial Windows, Memorial gifts, Event highlights, St. Clements "Breeches Bible", Other denominations, and Index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine and upper board, dustjacket a little worn on edges, very good copy.
Mosman; Parish Council; 1967. Click here to Order

AUD$30

127653
FRAME, TOM.: A Church for a Nation: A History of the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. 368; text illustrated with 20 pages of b/w. photographs, several text maps, statistics, sources, endnotes, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, previous owner's inscription on title page, very good copy.
Alexandria, NSW; Hale & Iremonger Pty. Ltd.; 2000. Click here to Order

AUD$30

127622
GILLESPIE, LYALL L.: Aborigines of the Canberra Region.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. iv, 103; maps, notes, appendices, bibliography, list of illustrations, index, bound in original red cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine and upper board, dustjacket a little rubbed, otherwise a very good copy.
Canberra; Lyall L. Gillespie; 1984. Click here to Order

AUD$150

127625
GRIFFITH, JOHN.: A History of Kangaroo Valley Australia.
Third Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 104; front endpaper map, illustrated, bound in original illustrated stiff wrappers, wrappers a little marked, very good copy.
Sydney; Kangaroo Valley Historical Society; 1986. Click here to Order

AUD$26

127659
HARMAR, ROSEMARY.: Growing Up At Government House. A Governor's daughter looks back on her childhood experiences of vice-regal life in Sydney between the wars.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 173; b/w. frontispiece, numerous b/w photographic illustrations; dustjacket, a fine copy.
Sydney, NSW; Angus & Robertson Publishers; 1989. Click here to Order

AUD$26

127859
HUNTER, JOHN.: An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island. With the discoveries which have been made in New South Wales and in the Southern Ocean, since the publication of Phillip's Voyage, compiled from the official papers; Including the journals of Governor Phillip and King, and of Lieut. Ball; and the Voyages From the first Sailing of the Sirius in 1787, to the return of that Ship's company to England in 1792.
Facsimile Edition; Demy 4to; pp. xvi, 584; b/w portrait frontispiece, b/w illustrations and text maps, two, fold out maps, bound in original publishers quarter leather bound with pattered papered boards, title in gilt on spine, title lettered in gilt on spine, some minor spotting to edges and first and last few pages otherwise a very good copy.
Adelaide; Libraries Board of South Australia; 1968.
A facsimile of the 1793 edition, from the Australiana Facsimile Editions, No. 148. Click here to Order

AUD$165

127662
JOHNSON, REV. RICHARD.: An Address To The Inhabitants Of The Colonies, Established In New South Wales And Norfolk Island. By the Rev. Richard Johnson, A.B. Chaplain to the Colonies. Written in the Year 1792.
Facsimile Edition; Post 12mo; viii, 74; bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, very good copy.
Adelaide; Libraries Board of South Australia; 1963. Click here to Order

AUD$45

127800
KELLY, VINCE.: The Shadow: The Amazing Exploits of Frank Fahy.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. x, 204; frontispiece, 10 pages of b/w illustrations, bound in original green cloth, dustjacket with chips and splits on edges, flecking to page edges, price clipped, good copy.
Sydney; Angus And Robertson; 1954. 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

127905
LENEHAN, M. F.: Footprints On The Sands Of Time. Lane Cove 1788-1988.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. x, 76; 3 b/w illustrations, 1 map; acknowledgements; references, index; stiff stapled illustrated wrapper; minor fading and wear to wrapper, otherwise a very good copy.
Lane Cove; Lane Cove Historical Society Inc.; 1987. Click here to Order

AUD$30

127666
McDONALD, D. I.: They Came to a Valley. Wellington 1817-1967.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. (viii), 226 (xiv); 16 pages of plates, 2 appendices, bibliography, index, bound in original maroon cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine and upper board, dustjacket, previous owner's name blacked out on title page, good copy.
Wellington, NSW; Wellington Historical Society; 1968. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127830
MORLEY, I. W.: Black Sands: A History of the Mineral Sands Mining Industry in Eastern Australia.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xxiv, 278; endpaper maps, coloured frontispiece, text with numerous photographic illustrations, several maps, several figures and tables, chapter notes and references, appendices, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, previous owner's inscription on front endpaper, very good copy.
St. Lucia, Qld.; University of Queensland Press; 1981. Click here to Order

AUD$95

127863
PRICE, JOHN WASHINGTON. (Transcribed and edited with an introduction by Pamela Jeanne Fulton).: The Minerva Journal of John Washington Price: A Voyage from Cork, Ireland, to Sydney, New South Wales, 1798 - 1800.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. xviii, [ii], 290, [1]; illustrated title page, 3 maps, 29 colour plates, notes, appendix, bibliography, index, original brown cloth, red title label on spine, title lettered in gilt on spine label, dustjacket, silk page marker, fine copy.
Melbourne; The Miegunyah Press/Melbourne University Press; 2000.
John Washington Price was the surgeon of the transport Minerva which sailed from Cork for Sydney in 1799 carrying two hundred convicts. Many of them United Irishmen transported for their role in the 1798 rebellion. During the voyage price received lessons in drawing and natural history from fellow-traveller, the artist John William Lewin, and a highlight of the journal is the inclusion of Price's twenty-nine watercolour illustrations. In Sydney, where he stayed for a month, Price was a frequent visitor to Government House. He met such leading figures as Bennelong, Dr Balmain, D'Arcy Wentworth, George Barrington and Reverend Samuel Marsden and his observations of town life contain a great deal previously unrecorded information. Click here to Order

AUD$225

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

127812
RAIKOWSKI, PAMELA.: In The Tracks Of The Camelmen. Outback Australia's Most Exotic Pioneers.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xii, 196; 26 pages of plates, 8 full-page maps, sources of illustrations, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in white on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
North Ryde, NSW; Angus & Robertson Publishers; 1987. Click here to Order

AUD$100

127704
REPS, JOHN W.: Canberra 1912. Plans And Planners of The Australian Capital Competition.
First Edition; Thick Oblong 4to; pp. xvi, 494, 36 b/w illustrations, appendixes, notes, bibliography, index; original maroon cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, good copy.
Carlton; Melbourne University Press; 1997. Click here to Order

AUD$50

127570
ROSE, JOHN; ROSE, PENNY.: Australian Native Plants for New South Wales Gardens.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. [iv], 69; 6 full page coloured, plates, text with numerous b/w. illustrations, plant list, list of common names, further reading, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, good copy.
Duffy's Forest, NSW; Forest Native Nursery; 1978. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127926
SILVERTON TRAMWAY COMPANY LIMITED.: Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association (Adopted by Special Resolution passed 30th September, 1952) of The Silverton Tramway Company Limited.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 54; bound in original stiff grey printed wrappers, fine copy.
Melbourne; Allan Morrison & Co., printers; 1952. Click here to Order

AUD$50

127769
SMITH, KEITH VINCENT.: King Bungaree: A Sydney Aborigine meets the great South Pacific Explorers, 1799-1830.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 192; endpaper maps, portrait frontispiece, 8 pages of coloured illustrations, text illustrated with numerous b/w, photographs, drawings and maps, notes, bibliography, index, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, adhesion mark on front endpaper, library stamp on verso of title page, working copy only.
Sydney; Kangaroo Press; 1992. Click here to Order

AUD$50

127546
TENCH, CAPTAIN WATKIN.: Sydney's First Four Years. Being a reprint of A Narrative Of The Expedition To Botany Bay and A Complete Account Of The Settlement At Port Jackson.
Reprint; Med. 8vo; pp. xxv, 364; illustrated endpapers, coloured portrait frontispiece, fold-out map, notes, appendix, bibliography, index, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket chipped and worn on edges, good copy.
Sydney; Angus & Robertson; 1979. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127732
WHITAKER, ANNE-MAREE; Edited and Introduced by.: Distracted Settlement. New South Wales after Bligh. From the Journal of Lieutenant James Finucane 1808-1810.
First Limited Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xxxi, 150; 8 b/w illustrations, 2 maps, notes, note on conversion, index, bound in original quarter brown cloth with marbled boards, title and decoration in gilt on spine, dustjacket, a fine copy.
Melbourne; The Miegunyah Press; 1998.
Limited edition of 750 copies. Click here to Order

AUD$50

127582
YEOMANS, P. A.: The Keyline Plan.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 120; 16 pages b/w plates, 8 colour plates, 8 maps and 4 sketches, bound in original maroon cloth, title lettered in silver on spine and upper board, dustjacket a little chipped on edges, good copy.
Sydney; P.A. Yeomans; 1954. Click here to Order

AUD$65