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South Australia Local History

126938
CORDES, DENE D.

A History of The Cordes Families.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. (76) unpaginated; text with numerous b/w. photographs, family trees, statistics, index of names, bound in original stiff stapled illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Kangaroo Island, SA; Dene D. Cordes; March 1970. Click here to Order
AUD$75

126947
DONOVAN, PETER.

Between The City And The Sea. A History Of West Torrens From Settlement In 1836 To The Present Day.
First Edition; Roy. 8vo; pp. xvi, 291; endpaper maps, numerous illustrations, appendices, index, bound in original blue faux leather, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, fine copy.
Netley; Wakefield Press; 1986. Click here to Order
AUD$26

127027
EDMONDS, MAURICE.

Books Be My Destiny.
Limited First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. x, 108; portrait frontispiece, numerous b/w illustrations throughout, glossary of abbreviations, bound in original slick illustrated boards, illustrated dustjacket, inscribed and signed by the author, fine copy.
Adelaide; Edmonds Book Gallery; 1984.
Limited edition of 1000 copies, signed by author. Click here to Order
AUD$26

126863
FITZGERALD, MATT.

Irish Pioneers of South Australia : The Fitzgeralds.
First Edition; Roy. 8vo; pp. viii, 500, (20); illustrated endpapers, text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, several facsimile documents, and maps, numerous family trees, index, bound in original slick illustrated boards, very good copy.
Adelaide; Fitzgerald Family History Committee; 1986. Click here to Order
AUD$125

127106
HAMILTON, GEORGE.

Experiences Of A Colonist Forty Years Ago: A Journey From Port Phillip To South Australia in 1839 and A Voyage From Port Phillip To Adelaide In 1846.
Facsimile Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [xii], 79, 23; frontispiece, illustrated; original grey cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, bookplates on front endpaper, very good copy.
Adelaide; Libraries Board of South Australia; 1974.
Australian Facsimile editions No. 196. Click here to Order
AUD$35

126832
HERBIG, DAVID.

Once there was a very old Gum Tree. Adapted from "The Family History of Friedrich Herbig, Frau Caroline and Their Sixteen Children".
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 60; numerous b/w illustrations, bound in original stiff stapled illustrated wrapper, wrapper scuffed, good copy.
Adelaide; David Herbig/Lutheran Publishing House; 1979. Click here to Order
AUD$26

126850
HUSSEY, H.

More Than Half A Century Of Colonial Life And Christian Experience. With Notes Of Travel, Lectures, Publications, Etc.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. (viii), 504; portrait frontispiece; numerous b/w illustrations; appendix, bound in original tan cloth, title in gilt on spine and upper board, first and last few pages foxed, previous owner's inscription on front endpaper, binding a little loose, good copy.
Adelaide; Hussey & Gillingham; 1897.
Ferguson 10705. Henry Hussey (1825-1903) was prominent writer, printer, Adventist and historian, this biography provides an excellent account of early life in South Australian. Click here to Order
AUD$150

126939
IRELAND, KINGSLEY.

The Family History of Robert and Harriet Ireland.
First Edition; Oblong Demy 4to; pp. 48; printed endpapers, text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, numerous family trees, bound in original stiff stapled illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Adelaide, SA; Lutheran Press; 1969. Click here to Order
AUD$50

126896
LIESCHKE REUNION ORGANISING COMMITTEE.

The History and Family Tree of Johann Andreas and Maria Lieschke 1797-1867 and their descendants : Commemorating 120 years in Australia 1851-1971.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 88; text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, several maps, numerous family trees, table of descendants, index, bound in original stiff stapled illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Albury, NSW; Lieschke Reunion Organising Committee; 1972. Click here to Order
AUD$70

126804
MANNING, GEOFFREY H.

The Romance of Place Names of South Australia.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xliv, 244; map endpapers, maps, numerous b/w illustrations, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, fine copy.
Adelaide; Geoffrey Manning; 1986. Click here to Order
AUD$40

126833
SCHMIDT, C. G; Editor.

George Friedrich Schmidt His Life and His Descendants: A Thanksgiving History and Record.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. 65; folding frontispiece plan, text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, numerous family trees, bound in original stiff stapled printed wrappers, fine copy.
Adelaide; Printed by Sharples; 1958. Click here to Order
AUD$75