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1995038192Canberra: The Author 1995. HEAVY. Unpaginated approx250pp bibliography. Or green cloth titled and decorated in gilt. Reproductions of 50 of the most important documents involved in the process of creating the Commonwealth of Australia -- from the first draft of its Constitution in 1891 to the appointment of the first Judges of its High Court in 1903. Commentaries accompany the documents bring out the most significant points about each document. An additional 8 original documents are added to this second printing along with improvements to the commentaries. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Folio. The Author Hardcover
1882049126London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1882. viii 328pp publisher catalogue at rear folding map in front pocket. Or pictorial brown cloth. Bookseller label on front pastedown front free endpaper partially detached gift note opposite title page dated 1884 page edges toned minor foxing to prelims. Mainly devoted to the early Australia explorers with chapters devoted to Sturt Grey & Lushington; Eyre; Leichhardt as well as content on Stuart Gregory Burke & Wills and others. Fourth Edition Revised & Updated. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/None as Issued. 8vo. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Hardcover
196678747Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia/ University of Adelaide 1966. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Adelaide Libraries Board of South Australia/ University of Adelaide 1966 and 1966. Quarto 54 pages with 2 maps and 102 pages. Wrappers; Volume 1 a fine copy; Volume 2 slightly sunned rubbed and with two tiny closed tears to the head of the spine; overall an excellent pair. Libraries Board of South Australia/ University of Adelaide paperback
2005051283Hazelbrook NSW: Research in Evangelical Revivals 2005. xv 460pp index bibliography references. ictorial card. Light edge wear. The first volume of a history of evangelism and revival meetings in Australia covering the late 19th century to WWI. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Research in Evangelical Revivals Paperback
194134Sydney: Fairfax 1941. xx 169 pages. Quarto. Quarter calf; papered boards. Colour frontispiece and many illusts. Scarce. Very Good. Fairfax hardcover
1951049584Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1951. HEAVY. xii 632pp b/w ills index. Red cloth boards in jacket. Jacket with light damp marks to front spine darkened. Foxing to endpeprs/prelims small bookseller label on front pastedown. Volume from the standard bibliographical reference for Australian books. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
1953140740Adelaide: RGSSA 1953. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Adelaide RGSSA December 1953. Octavo pages 1-21 with a facsimile of a log entry plus 2 plates. Original wrappers; a fine copy. The presidential address by Finniss discusses the log book of the Murray Mouth Signal Station from 5 June 1877 to 30 June 1881 compiled by James McRobert. This issue also contains LINDSAY H.A.: Across Australia in 1886 pages 35-41 with a map plus 2 plates; and RENDELL Margaret P.: The Chinese in South Australia before 1860 pages 22-33. RGSSA paperback
200898777Kent Town: Wakefield Press 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included. Kent Town Wakefield Press 2008. Large quarto x 262 pages with numerous illustrations and plates some in colour. Papered boards; a fine copy with the slightly rubbed dustwrapper. Dr William Wyatt 1804-1886 emigrated to South Australia in 1837. He became a 'notable pioneer of the town of Adelaide' with his 'major interests and influence . in the fields of cultural development medicine and education'. The trust he set up on his death 'has grown to become one of Australia's leading philanthropic institutions'. Wakefield Press hardcover
1921041513Sydney: Tyrrells Ltd 1921. 40pp bw ills. Or pale green stapled card. Some toning to covers. A very nice copy of this scarce booklet issued in an edition of only 200 copies. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Tyrrells Ltd Paperback
2017135551Sydney: Sydney University Press 2017. First Edition. Paperback. Near fine. Sydney Sydney University Press 2017. Small quarto xxvi 255 pages with numerous illustrations maps plans and figures. Colour-pictorial card covers; a near-fine copy. In the Tom Austen Brown Studies in Australasian Archaeology series. Sydney University Press paperback
1998123192Sydney: Faculty of the Built Environment University of New South Wales 1998. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Sydney Faculty of the Built Environment University of New South Wales 1998. Foolscap folio xx 1006 pages with several illustrations. Colour pictorial card covers a little rubbed and creased; head of the spine slightly torn; edges slightly marked; a very good copy. Not stated as such but from the collection of conference contributor Donald Johnson a Frank Lloyd Wright scholar see page 429 with his partially-completed Registration Information booklet loosely inserted in his name. Not least Christine Garnaut's 'Colonel Light Gardens: Back to the Future'. Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales paperback
1998107966Sydney: Faculty of the Built Environment University of New South Wales 1998. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Sydney Faculty of the Built Environment University of New South Wales 1998. Foolscap folio xx 1006 pages with several illustrations. Laminated colour pictorial card covers a little unevenly sunned and slightly rubbed; a very good copy. Not least Christine Garnaut's 'Colonel Light Gardens: Back to the Future'. Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales paperback
1952144686Adelaide: The Hassell Press 1952. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide The Hassell Press 1952. Quarto iv 28 pages with numerous illustrations by the author. Pictorial wrappers with flaps; covers slightly worn on the spine and a little marked and creased; an excellent copy. A scarce Australian children's book featuring anthropomorphic fauna. Muir 2648. The Hassell Press paperback
2009119107Burra: Burra History Group Inc 2009. Hardcover. Fine. Burra Burra History Group Inc 2009 first reprint/ 2009. Quarto x 239 pages with 347 illustrations many in colour. Colour pictorial papered boards; a fine copy. Burra History Group Inc hardcover
2000107965Adelaide: University of South Australia 2000. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide University of South Australia 2000. Foolscap folio viii 457 pages with numerous illustrations including maps and several tables. Laminated colour pictorial card covers; an excellent copy. Not least David Jones' 'A Gardenesque Vision for Adelaide: Planning and Planting the Adelaide Park Lands in the 1880s'. University of South Australia paperback
1975146402Woodforde: Rostrevor College 1975. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Woodforde Rostrevor College 1975. Quarto 76 pages with maps and numerous illustrations. Pictorial card covers; an excellent copy. The expeditions were to Yudnamutana North Flinders Ranges 1970; Musgrave Ranges 1973; and Daly Mines North Flinders Ranges 1974. Rostrevor College paperback
1997055769Sydney: Halstead Press 1997. 416pp index notes appendices bw ills maps endpaper maps. Blue cloth in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket minro wear to bottom of boards minor foxing. Greeks in the Australian community from the onset of WWI to the onset of WWII. Extensively researched. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Small 4to. Halstead Press Hardcover
199955054North Adelaide: Corkwood Press 1999. Hardcover. Fine. North Adelaide Corkwood Press 1999/ 1880. Octavo vi 57 pages plus a folding map. Cloth; a fine copy. Reset from the first published edition of 1880 this edition was limited to only 400 numbered copies and quickly went out of print. Corkwood Press hardcover
1989021147Mawson ACT: D. A. Spalding. 1989. vii 39pp bibliography maps. Or maroon cloth with title in gilt. Limited edition of 200 copies of which this #149. First hand account of the country tour thrugh Gayndah District of Queensland by Queensland Governor Lord Lamington in 1899. Facsimile of original issue of 1899 printed on recto only as was the original. introductory pages printed both sides. Limited/Numbered. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo. D. A. Spalding. Hardcover
1963124885Parkville: Melbourne University Press 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. Parkville Melbourne University Press 1963 first edition. Octavo vii 132 pages plus a frontispiece portrait. Cloth; top edge a little foxed; an excellent copy with the dustwrapper slightly creased marked and torn. Signed and dated by the author. Melbourne University Press hardcover
1963131225Parkville: Melbourne University Press 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. Parkville Melbourne University Press 1963 first edition. Octavo vii 132 pages plus a frontispiece portrait. Cloth; an excellent copy with the dustwrapper slightly rubbed creased marked and torn. Signed by the author in ink on the half-title; a contemporary newspaper review of the book is loosely inserted. Melbourne University Press hardcover
1926052360London: Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press 1926. vii 63pp index bw ills map. Orange pictorial stapled card. Minor edge wear to covers prev owner name inside front cover. Volume in series Native Races of the British Empire intended for use in schools. The 4 chapters are: Native Tribes of Australia; Magical Ceremonies of Australian Tribes; The Story of the Tasmanians and The Maoris of New Zealand. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press Paperback
1998037457Sydney: Hordern House 1998. 37pp bibliography bw ills 164pp. Or marbled boards with leather spine quarter leather. White mark along leather on front. Edition limited to 950 copies of which this one of 900 hand bound in quarter cherry Scottish calf. Originally published in 1793. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Hordern House Hardcover
198077979St Lucia: University of Queensland Press 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. St Lucia University of Queensland Press 1980 first edition. Octavo viii 224 pages with occasional decorations by the author. Papered boards; an excellent copy in the near-fine dustwrapper. University of Queensland Press hardcover
1963137424Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia 1963. Hardcover. Fine. Adelaide Libraries Board of South Australia 1963 facsimile edition/ 1847. Octavo iv 12 pages plus a folding table and a folding map. Cloth; a fine copy. Peade A26: only 208 copies. Libraries Board of South Australia hardcover
