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Fine/fine (book and dj both no fault) octavo 292pp. The story of the man who strung the telegraph across Australia, and the woman who gave her name to Alice Springs. The author follows her great great grandfathr's steps to track the telegraph and her ancestors. With 4 maps and 39 b/w photographs.
Vg (no dj, dark blue cloth with gilt title on spine, a little faint spotting endpapers and small neat annotation front free endpaper, contents clean tight and bright without fault) 12mo 112pp. First UK edition. Written as Australia was calling out for new settlers, telling of some of the peculiarities of the continent. Birds, insects, flowers, fishes, flowers and trees; wool and gold; features of the landscape; and the aborigines and their customs and art. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
VG (clean coarse blue/white textured cloth with blue cloth backstrip and white titles on spine, one tiny white spot on spine and very lightly rubbed base of spine, internally very clean bright and crisp in fine condition, name in pencil title page) octavo 63pp. First edition. Collection of b/w Sydney Harbour sketches, with informative text on its history.
Vg/VG (lightly tarnished dj, bookshop stamp front free endpaper else contents no fault) octavo 97pp. The land and its people through English eyes, the way one British family reated to Australia and Australians.
G (no dj, blue pictorial cloth lightly rubbed at edgesd and one corner bumped, raised titles on brown panel on spine and illustration in blue/yellow/black of man and boy on log crossing ravine, front cover with black titles and black/yellow/green/blue illustration of man holding boy by the collar, neat signature front free endpaper, light browning endpapers and uniform browning all page edges, cracked central hinge else a good firm copy with no other marks) 12mo 416pp. Reprint. No date of publication. Inscription dated 1932. New edition. B/w frontispiece and 8pp b/w plates. Adventure story.
VG/VG. dj is fully covered in plastic sleeve which has been taped to boards previously - but now free and leaving brown marks from tape. not price-clipped. no inscriptions, but there is a "lancashire education committee" stamp to ffep - but no other sign of ex-libris history. foxing to edges of textblock. internally a lovely clean copy. First Edition. Accounts of the explorers of Australia: Blaxland, Giles, Kennedy, Eyre, Sturt, Stuart, Grey from original sources. faint musty smell from poor prior storage - now resolving.
Vg/Vg (light wear to dj at top of spine,gift inscription front free endpaper else contents no fault) octavo 217pp. Dame Mabel Brookes' memories,combined with those of her grandmother who was an early settler, encompass nearly the whole of 'European' Australian history. A flavour of Australian life through the ages, and a personal knowledge of many of the exciting events of Australian history. Illustrated with 75 two-colour illustrations.
VG/VG (dj slightly part-faded and very slight isolated edgewear, gift inscription on pre-title) Octavo. 64pp showing 29 landmark buildings and structures
Fine/VG (one tiny chip to dj else book and dj both no fault) octavo 213pp. The story of the first 35 years of Australia's colonial existence, and the trials and tribulations of the settlement from the first landing in 1788 to the departure of Governor Macquarie in 1822. Illustrations in b/w.
32 pages, illustrated, endpaper maps, previous owner name and address on prelims. eng
During WWII, Peter Marshall's crew becomes one of the most successful bombing teams on their Oxfordshire airbase. When Peter falls in love with a young WAAF officer, his concentration begins to suffer and it looks as though his perfect run of missions -and his life -may be threatened.Vintage COPYed. Book
No marks or inscriptions. Light creasing to booklet. A very clean very tight booklet with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 14pp.
VG/VG some creasing to ends of dj over spine, which is a touch sunned. Foreword by Gerald Durrell. In this book the author recalls her adventures with creatures wild and not so wild, from the years when her suburban backyard housed a menagerie of zoo proportions, to the joyous days when her dream of established a wildlife sanctuary was fulfilled
Vg/Vg (dj creased at upper edges, neat gift inscription front free endpaper else contents no fault) quarto 160pp. With distribution map and descriptive text, and hundreds of colour photographs.
Broch?. 3 pages. Couverture factice. 1 page photocopi?e.
Very good paperback with laminated card covers, bottom corner of front cover bumped at tip and light crease top corner of back cover, no marks or inscriptions and contents in fine condition very tight crisp and bright) small quarto 271pp. The traumatic experiences of the Torres Strait Islander women between 1942 and 1945, living virtually on Australia's front line during the Pacific War.
N. PAG. 95-CARTONATO CON SOVRACOPERTA - OTTIMO
VG/VG. crisp bright copy with no marks or inscriptions, front board leaning slightly and hint of faint yellowing outside edges, clean bright unclipped dj with tiny nick one top corner and tiny red mark back cover) octavo 246pp. Frank and affectionate portrait of Sydney, New South Wales. Maps to endpapers.
(Codice GL/0327) In 8º 43 pp., 11 figures, 7 tables. Excerpt. No covers, stapled spine. Very good. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
[ cm. 22,5 x 14 ], 284-(2) pp., cart. edit., sovr. ill. col. da part. di fotografia di Tana Kaleya (lievi tracce d'uso), leggere bruniture ai margini delle carte, ex libris, firma e data a penna al risg. ant., ottimo stato (F/VG).<BR><BR>Della stessa autrice:<BR>Uccelli di rovo 1094
Un volume de format in 12 de 52 pp.; nombreuses illustrations en pleine page et en couleurs par Jack Mattew; couverture cartonnée, illustrée. Texte en anglais. Quelques rousseurs éparses. Voir photo. Découverte rapide de l'Australie.
Paris, Calmann Levy 1951. In-8 broché de 219 pages. Sous jaquette illustrée Bel exemplaire
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright boards, no bumping to corners and a few indents to covers. 61pp.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and bumping to upper front corner and spine ends. 32pp. Captioned colour photographs of the Flinders mountain range near Adelaide, South Australia.
Book shows light shelf wear only with some sticker residue on front cover. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 48 page booklet with map at back outlining the subject with a large number of b&w photos. Sections include: Tribnal lands, men's way of life, women's way of life, dwellings, fire making, religion and ceremonies, magic and medicine, games and music, dress and ornament, watercraft, hunting and fighting, the boomerang, material possessions, stone tools, bone artifacts, trade and exchange, etc. Nice intro to the subject.
