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Eyes To The Future: Sketches Of Australia And Her Neighbours In The 1870s
Carter, Jennifer M.T
Book Number: 68070
ISBN: 0642107238
Publisher: National Library of Australia, Canberra ACT, 2000.
8vo. softcover. 252pp. index, b/w illus. Very good, owner's inscription on fep.
Price: $10.00

The Australian Journal of Historical Archaeology. Volume 1 - 4.
Connah, Graham E.
Book Number: 68051
ISBN:
Publisher: The Australian Society for Historical Archaeology, Sydney 1983-1986
Four volumes. 4to. stapled wraps. B/w illus. Very good.
Price: $100.00

Beside The Sea: Sydney Beaches & Resorts
Fischbein, Johanna; Stackhouse, Jennifer; Stapleton, Maisie; Workman, Sarah
Book Number: 68050
ISBN: 0949753025
Publisher: The Historic Houses Trust of N.S.W., Sydney 1981.
4to. wraps. 10pp. b/w illus. Good+, mark on front cover.
Price: $12.00

Maitland Hub of the Hunter: Historical Homes and Buildings
no author stated
Book Number: 68055
ISBN:
Publisher: Mercury Print, Maitland, 1983.
Large 8vo. stapled wraps. b/w map, b/w illus. Good, slight wrinkle to top edge of last few pages.
Price: $10.00

Australians: Origins to Eureka. Volume 1
Keneally, Thomas
Book Number: 57886
ISBN: 9781742374505
Publisher: Sydney; Allen & Unwin; 2009
Large 8vo. softcover. 628pp. index, colour illus. Near Fine.
Price: $20.00

WRITTEN IN GOLD The Story of Gulgong; The Town on the 1O Dollar Note
MAXWELL, Eileen. (editor)
Book Number: 66472
ISBN:
Publisher: Gulgong. Gulgong Pioneer Museum and Historical Society. 1966.
84pp. 8vo. Paperback. Illustrated. Near Fine. History of a gold rush town includes poems by Henry Lawson. Local history, gold, photography, rags to riches stories
Price: $8.00

Australians: Origins to Eureka. Volume 1
Keneally, Thomas
Book Number: 68028
ISBN: 9781741750690
Publisher: Sydney; Allen & Unwin; 2009
Large 8vo. hardcover. 628pp. index, colour illus. Very good, rubbing to bottom edge of spine, page edges toned. / Very good d/w.
Price: $20.00

Duyfken and the First Discoveries Of Australia
Murdoch, Priscilla
Book Number: 68019
ISBN: 0869440004
Publisher: Antipodean Publishers, Sydney 1974.
4to. softcover. 64pp. colour illus. maps. Very good, rubbing at top of spine, magazine article title "Who Discovered Australia" by Geoffrey Kenihan tipped-in inside front cover by previous owner.
Price: $18.00

Search for the golden fleece. the search for the Peppin Merino
Clune, Frank
Book Number: 68002
ISBN:
Publisher: Angus & Robertson, 1965
8vo. hardcover. 225pp. b/w illus. Very good, owner's signature on title page, very light tape mark on fep. / Very good d/w with some small tears on edges.
Price: $25.00

Convicts at Sea: The Voyages of the Irish Convict Transports to Van Diemen's Land, 1840-1853
McMahon, Anne
Book Number: 68004
ISBN: 9780646555515
Publisher: Artemis Publishing, Hobart 2011.
Large 8vo. hardcover. 104pp. index. b/w frontis. Very good+, very light toning to page edges. / Fine d/w. Limited edition of 500 copies.
Price: $38.00

Bushman of the Red Heart. Central Australian Cameleer and Explorer Ben Nicker 1908-1941
Robinson, Judy
Book Number: 68003
ISBN: 1875998705
Publisher: Outback Books, Central Queensland University Press, Rockhampton 1999.
8vo. softcover. 120pp. b/w illus. Fine.
Price: $15.00

Sydney Cove 1793 - 1795. The spread of settlement. Volume IV
Cobley, John
Book Number: 68001
ISBN: 0207146918
Publisher: Australia. Angus & Robertson. 1983. First edition.
8vo. hardcover. 347pp. index. very good+, small owner's name on half-title page. /very good+ d/w.
Price: $55.00

Historical Records of New South Wales. Vol. II. - Grose and Paterson. 1793-1795
Bladen, F. M.
Book Number: 67974
ISBN:
Publisher: Charles Potter, Government Printer, Sydney, 1893.
8vo. hardcover. 936pp. index, 2 b/w plates, 2 folding maps. Good+, some foxing, flecking to cover.
Price: $150.00

John Knatchbull from Quarterdeck to Gallows
Roderick, Colin
Book Number: 67972
ISBN:
Publisher: Angus & Robertson Australia 1963.
8vo. hardcover. 278pp. index, b/w plates. Very good. / Good d/w chipped & rubbed on corners.
Price: $12.00

Geological Aspects of the Voyage of HMS Investigator in Australian Waters, 1801-5. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Historical Series. Vol. 10 No. 1. 28 January 1982
Vallance, T G and D T Moore
Book Number: 67946
ISBN:
Publisher: British Museum Natural History, London, 1982.
8vo. stapled wraps. 43pp. b/w illus., maps. Very good, owner's name on front cover.
Price: $18.00

Bridge Building in New South Wales 1788-1938: Extracts from December, 1950, Sptember, 1951 and December, 1954 Issues of "Main Roads" Journal of Department of Main Roads, New South Wales
no author stated
Book Number: 67931
ISBN:
Publisher: Department of Main Roads, New South Wales. 1950.
4to. stapled wraps. 24pp. b/w illus. Very good.
Price: $20.00

Manly, Old & New
Dillon, Janet.
Book Number: 67930
ISBN: 0908240430
Publisher: Sydney View Productions 1983
4to hardcover 102pp colour & b/w illus. very good. / very good d/w.
Price: $12.00

The Beginnings of Government in Australia
By Authority
Book Number: 67932
ISBN:
Publisher: W.A. Gullick, Government Printer, Sydney. 1913.
4to. softcover. Very good, some tears and chips to covers. This volume contains a series of lithographs taken from the original documents, which are the primal elements in the initiation of civilisation in all its varied ramifications on the continent of Australia, and, with one important exception, in the Dominion of New Zealand. From this fact alone, they might be described as the birth-certificates of a nation, and therein every Australian may glory, and recognise with pride and gratitude the precision and foresight, whereby the founders laid the keystones for all the diverse interests, which now form the fabric of civilisation in this young nation. It is worthy of passing notice that for the first time in the history of the world it has been to collect together for the use of the present and countless unborn generations the primordial documentary factors in the development and growth of the nation to which they belong; accordingly, in this sense this volume is, and always will be, unique as illustrative of the civilised nativity of an entire continent. The mere individual romance of the papers themselves is a story in itself, some of them drawn up, signed, and completed in a tent on the banks of the Tank Stream, pitched amidst the virgin bush, which then occupied the site of Sydney, and the careful preservation of them through many vicissitudes to the present day. With this volume the Library Committee of the Parliament of the Commonwealth inaugurate the collected publication of the Historical Records of Australia. A brief introduction has been added explanatory of the times and the documents themselves.
Price: $95.00

Greycliffe. Stolen Lives.
Brew, Steve
Book Number: 67913
ISBN: 0975133101
Publisher: Navarine Publishing, 2003.
Large 8vo. hardcover. 211pp. b/w illus. Near Fine. / Near Fine d/w. Limited edition of 1200 copies.
Price: $25.00

The South Coast Story: Torquay, Barwon Heads, Ocean Grove, Port Lonsdale, Queenscliff
Loney, J. K. & Holden, E. R.
Book Number: 67891
ISBN:
Publisher: Ken Jenkin Printer, Geelong n.d. circa 1970
8vo. stapled wraps. 48pp. b/w illus., maps. Very good, page edges toned.
Price: $12.00

Thomas Saywells Tramway 1887-1914 : Rockdale to Lady Robinsons Beach
Eardley, Gifford
Book Number: 67897
ISBN:
Publisher: St. George Historical Society. n.d. circa 1968.
8vo. stapled wraps. 20pp. b/w illus. Very good.
Price: $9.00

The Arncliffe to Bexley Steam Tramway
Eardley, Gifford
Book Number: 67899
ISBN:
Publisher: St. George Historical Society. n.d. circa 1967.
8vo. stapled wraps. 18pp. b/w illus. Very good.
Price: $9.00

The Kogarah to Sans Souci Tramway
Eardley, Gifford
Book Number: 67898
ISBN:
Publisher: St. George Historical Society. n.d. circa 1967.
8vo. stapled wraps. 21pp. b/w illus. Very good.
Price: $9.00

Emu Plains
Steege, Joan
Book Number: 67894
ISBN: 0859230171
Publisher: Nepean Distric Historical Society, Penrith, 1977.
Large 8vo. stapled wraps. 24pp. b/w illus., maps. Good, crease on top corner.
Price: $15.00

Seeing the First Australians
Donaldson, Ian
Book Number: 67880
ISBN: 0868616893
Publisher: George Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1985.
Large 8vo. softcover. 216pp. index, b/w illus. Very good, label on fep.
Price: $35.00

Social Background of Sir Paul Strzelecki and Joseph Conrad
Paszkowski, Lech
Book Number: 66803
ISBN:
Publisher: Australian Felix Literary Club, Melbourne 1980.
8vo. stapled wraps. 54pp. b/w illus. Very good+.
Price: $15.00

Fragile Paradise: The Discovery of Fletcher Christian Bounty Mutineer
Christian, Glynn
Book Number: 67840
ISBN:
Publisher: Book Club Associates, London, 1983.
Large 8vo. hardcover. 256pp. index. Very good, foxing to endpapers and prelims. / Good d/w chipped and torn at spine ends & tear on bottom corner.
Price: $15.00

Skiing Off the Roof: The Kosciusko Chalet at Charlotte Pass and Its Place in the History of the Australian Snowfields
Walkom, Ricj
Book Number: 67829
ISBN: 0958704945
Publisher: Tabletop Press, Hobart 2000.
Square 4to. hardcover. 167pp. b/w illus. Very good, one page has a crease on top corner.
Price: $30.00

Blackburn's Isle
Neville, Derek
Book Number: 38232
ISBN: 0900963409
Publisher: Lavenham Dalton 1975
8vo hardcover 176pp index, b/w illus. very good / very good d/w.
Price: $12.00

Historical Roads of New South Wales : Pacific Highway
various
Book Number: 67825
ISBN:
Publisher: Department of Main Roads NSW, 1960.
4to. staples wraps. b/w maps, photos. Very good, small tears on rear cover. Extracts from March, 1949 and December, 1952 issues of "Main Roads" journal of department main roads NSW.
Price: $12.00

Lane Cove 1788 1895 1970; A North Shore History
Russell, Eric
Book Number: 67790
ISBN: 0950085502
Publisher: Council of the Municipality of Lane Cove 1970.
8vo. hardcover. 194pp. index, b/w illus. very good, top page edges wavy. / very good+ d/w.
Price: $15.00

The Volcanic Neck at the Basin, Nepean River.
Osborne, G. D.
Book Number: 67782
ISBN:
Publisher: Royal Society of NSW. 1920
8vo. stapled wraps. 145pp. b/w plate, b/w map. Very good.
Price: $25.00

Jinkers and Jarrah Jerkers
Trautman, Edward & Jean
Book Number: 67780
ISBN: 0959483500
Publisher: Gannet Press, Fremantle WA, 1980
8vo. stapled wraps. 51pp. b/w photos. Very good.
Price: $15.00

A Colonial Woman: The Life & Times of Mary Braidwood Mowle 1827-1957.
Clarke, Patricia [Mowle, Mary Braidwood]
Book Number: 67762
ISBN: 0049090259
Publisher: Allen & Unwin Australia 1986.
8vo. hardcover. 305pp. index, b/w illus. Very good. / Very good d/w.
Price: $35.00

The History of the Waverley Municipal District.
Dowd, B. T. (compiled & edited by); Foster, M. A. (co-editor)
Book Number: 67727
ISBN:
Publisher: The Council of the Municipality of Waverley NSW, 1959.
4to. hardcover. 323pp. b/w illus. Good+, some insect damage to cloth on cover, tiny mark on fep and front pastedown. Stamp number 1872 on rear endpaper.
Price: $45.00

Early Days of Port Stephens: Extracts from Sir Edward Parry's Diary
Parry, Sir William Edward
Book Number: 67737
ISBN:
Publisher: Cambridge Press, Newcastle, Australia, n.d.
8vo. softcover. 204pp. Good, insect damage to edge of last page. Tape marks on endpapers.
Price: $15.00

Orange, New South Wales 1860-1960. To Commemorate The First Hundred Years Of Local Government Of Orange In The State Of New South Wales
Jervis, James; Sheridan, R. C.; Farland, John & Helena
Book Number: 67729
ISBN:
Publisher: The Council Of The City Of Orange 1960.
4to. hardcover. 104pp. colour & b/w ilus. Very good, pen mark on fep., some small chips on bottom edge of cover. / Good+ d/w with some light foxing and some small chips on rear panel.
Price: $28.00

The Early History Of The Sydney Municipal Council With an account of the Town Halls.
Bertie, Charles H.
Book Number: 67721
ISBN:
Publisher: Sydney Municipal Library, 1911.
8vo. hardcover. 72pp. b/w plates. Good, some insect damage to cloth on cover. Light foxing.
Price: $10.00

Blue Gum Clippers and Whale Ships of Tasmania
Lawson, Will. and The Shiplovers' Society of Tasmania
Book Number: 67710
ISBN:
Publisher: Georgian House. Melbourne, 1949.
8vo. hardcover261pp. index, b/w plates. Good, cover faded and soiled, foxing to endapers, wear to top of spine, ex-lib.
Price: $10.00

Concord Jubilee 1833-1933
Shaw, Geo. M. (compiled by)
Book Number: 67730
ISBN:
Publisher: Canberra Press, Sydney, 1933.
8vo. faux leather covered limp boards. 192pp. b/w illus. Very good, wear to cover, bookplate on fep.
Price: $18.00

A History Of Manly Golf Club. 1907 - 1946
Bertie, Charles H.
Book Number: 67722
ISBN:
Publisher: Sydney, 1946.
8vo. hardcover. 63pp. b/w plates. Folding colour plate. Very good, light foxing, light foxing to cover.
Price: $45.00

My Name is Blacket Vine
Hall, Nick
Book Number: 67738
ISBN: 0959720820
Publisher: N. J. Vine Hall, Sydney 1983.
8vo. softcover. 357pp. b/w illus. Very good. Limited edition of 1000 copies, inscribed & signed by author with loosely inserted personal letter from author.
Price: $75.00

The Sydney Press Gang
Brodsky, Isadore
Book Number: 67687
ISBN: 0959903941
Publisher: Sydney: Old Sydney Free Press, 1974
8vo. 192pp. Index. b/w illus. Illus endpapers. Very good / very good d/w.
Price: $15.00

A History of Kangaroo Valley
Griffith, John
Book Number: 67705
ISBN:
Publisher: Kangaroo Valley Historical Society, 1986.
8vo. softcover. 104pp. b/w illus., one folding. Very good. Small tear at bottom of spine(repaired).
Price: $12.00

The People of St Leonard's 1891 - 1991. A Centenary History of St Leonard's Church, Brighton Beach.
O'Byrne, Valerie.
Book Number: 67706
ISBN: 064602759x
Publisher: Centenary History Committee, St Leonard's Uniting Church, Brighton Beach, 1991.
8vo. softcover. 193pp. index. b/w illus. Very good.
Price: $10.00

A SQUATTER WENT TO SEA. The story of Sir William Maclean's New Guinea Expedition (1875) and his Life
MACMILLAN, DAVID S.
Book Number: 67669
ISBN:
Publisher: Currawong Publishing Co. Pty Ltd, Sydney, 1957
8vo. Cloth hardcover. 165pp. B./w. plates, maps, numerous pen and wash drawings. Reproduces illustrations from Sydney newspapers of the 1870''s. good/ good d/w.
Price: $10.00

A Homestead History. Reminscences & Letters of Alfred Joyce of Plaistow & Norwood, Port Phillip, 1843-1964.
Joyce, Alfred; James, G.F. (editor)
Book Number: 67676
ISBN:
Publisher: Jacaranda Press, Brisbane, QLD, 1963
8vo. hardcover. 220pp. index, b/w plates. Good, some insect damage to spine, small white-out mark on fep. Review article tipped-in by previous owner on rear endpaper.
Price: $18.00

The Tight Little Island : A Trip Through Tasmania.
Hogan, T.M. and Gye, Hal.
Book Number: 67650
ISBN:
Publisher: J Walch and Sons., Hobart, n.d. circa 1914.
8vo. staples softcover. 70pp. b/w illus. Good-, tear on rear cover(repaired). Covers toned. Wear to spine ends.
Price: $18.00

Maybanke - A Woman's Voice - The Collected work of Maybanke Selfe - Wolstenholme Anderson 1845 - 1927
Roberts, Jan and Beverley Kingston, Anderson, Maybanke
Book Number: 40247
ISBN: 095870953x
Publisher: Ruskin Rowe Press Limited Edition
Folio, hardcover, no d/w as issued. New. We have multiple copies of this limited to 500 edition. Pictorial boards with leatherette spine. Maybanke Anderson, a tireless advocate of women's rights and wider social reform, was plagued in her first marriage by a harsh life, marked by the death of four of her seven children, financial difficulty, her husband's alcoholism and then his desertion. However such circumstances compelled her into affirmative feminist action, influencing her attitudes toward suffrage and federation, women's legal rights, the marriage state, and women and children's rights in basic health and education. She successfully collaborated with other first wave feminists such as Rose Scott and Mary Windeyer as well as leading male figures. Through such collaborations she ensured the greatest chance of legislative reform and effective use of the women's vote. In particular she encouraged the development of women's legal rights in property and divorce. Most notable is the contribution made by her fortnightly publication Woman's Voice. This newspaper provided a platform for forthright discussion of social concerns such as suffrage, sex education, enforced maternity in marriage, as well as divorce. Advocacy of public health reform continued into WWI, when the spread of venereal disease and it's devastating effects encouraged Maybanke to continue her cause for sex education. She also lobbied for the wider social responsibility of unmarried mothers and illegitimate children, as well as the importance of women's wages. Her skills as an educator led her to become one of the fundamental promoters of free kindergartens in Sydney, the first of which she helped establish. She saw these not only as a means to counter the effects of poverty on children, but also as a social necessity for the development of children into valuable citizens. Child development and education were fundamental issues for both herself and her second husband Francis Anderson. Many of her later years were spent compiling histories of Pittwater and Hunter's Hill, as well as maintaining regular correspondence with newspapers on topics of social concern while overseas.
Price: $15.00

Captain Bligh and Mr Christian: The Men and the Mutiny
Hough, Richard
Book Number: 67656
ISBN: 0525073108
Publisher: N.Y. E.P. Dutton., 1973
8vo. blue cloth hardcover. 320pp. index, b/w plates, maps. very good. / Very good d/w.
Price: $18.00

Explore Tasmania's Wild Side - Natural Tasmania for Everyone
Gilfedder, Louise and Whinam, Jennie
Book Number: 67655
ISBN:
Publisher: The Wilderness Society, Hobart, 1984
4to. softcover. 50pp. b/w illus. Good, insect damage to edge & corner of first page & cover. Spine re-enforced with stiff plastic tape.
Price: $12.00

Tasmanian History: A Brief Pictorial History of Tasmania.
Morris-Miller, D. E.
Book Number: 67649
ISBN:
Publisher: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. 1925.
Oblong 8vo. stapled wraps. Good, cover foxed & torn on spine, a little foxing inside, corners lightly creased. Descriptive illustrations showing in historical perspective the maritime discoveries of Tasmania, from 1642 to 1816.
Price: $15.00

Prison Boys of Port Arthur : A Study of the Point Puer Boys' Establishment, Van Diemen's Land, 1834 to 1850.
Hooper, M. A.
Book Number: 67651
ISBN:
Publisher: Cheshire, Melbourne, 1967.
Oblong 8vo. hardcover. 33pp. b/w plates. Good, tear on spine,
Price: $12.00

Port Arthur. The British Penal Settlement In Tasmania. Glimpses Of Its Stirring History.
Beattie, J. W. (Compiler.)
Book Number: 67653
ISBN:
Publisher: Oldham, Beddome, Hobart, n/d/ circa 1920.
8vo. stapled wraps. 62pp. b/w illus. Very good, pages 16-17 browned from included news-clipping. Spine and rear cover toned, owner's name on cover.
Price: $12.00

The Future of Lake Pedder: Report of Lake Pedder Committee of Enquiry June 1973
Lake Pedder Action Commmittee
Book Number: 67652
ISBN:
Publisher: Lake Pedder Action Commmittee 1973.
Oblong 8vo. softcover. 70pp. colour & b/w illus. Very good, small tears & creases on spine ends, wear to cover corners. Limited edition of 3000 copies.
Price: $75.00

A Gentle Shipwreck.
Rodd, L.C.
Book Number: 67614
ISBN: 170050408
Publisher: Melbourne. Nelson. 1975.
8vo. hardcover. 155pp. b/w illus. Near Fine. / Near Fine d/w with slightly faded spine.
Price: $12.00

Handbook for New South Wales
British Association for the Advancement of Science
Book Number: 67616
ISBN:
Publisher: Edward Lee & Co. Sydney 1914.
8vo. hardcover. 621pp. b/w plates, folding map. Good, hinges cracked(repaired), foxing to endpapers, map foxed & creased, spine faded, some insect damage to spine.
Price: $75.00

In Australian Wilds. The gleanings of a naturalist.
Barrett, Charles
Book Number: 67617
ISBN:
Publisher: Melbourne Publishing Company, 1919.
8vo. hardcover. 230pp. index, b/w illus. Very Good, foxing to endpapers, rubbing to cover corners.
Price: $55.00