67650
GRENFELL PRICE, A

THE SKIES REMEMBER: The Story of Ross and Keith Smith.
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1969. 155pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Illustrated . Australian aviatorsClick here to order
$50

63753
FACEY, A.B.

A FORTUNATE LIFE:
Melbourne, Allen Lane, 1983. 334pp. 8vo. Original cloth in slipcase. An excellent copy. Illustrated cover by Robert Juniper. Modern classic Australian autobiographyClick here to order
$100

101396
BECLERE, Antoine

ANTOINE BECLERE : Pionnier en endocrinologie. L'un des fondateurs de la virologie en de l immunologie de la radiologie française. 1856-1939..
Paris, J.B. Bailliere , 1973. 475pp. 8vo . Original decorated cloth with dustwrapper . Excellent . Illustrated . Beclere was a founder of Virology and Immunology, French Radiology and contributed to the discoveries of Pasteur and Rontgen. This publication features text in French and EnglishClick here to order
$100

90900
DOBSON, Austin

EIGHTEENTH CENTURY VIGNETTES: First and Second Series.
London, Chatto & Windus, 1892 & 1894. 261 & 300pp. 20 x 25 cms. Original vellum spine and papered boards. A very good copy with some offsetting to the endpapers. 22 black and white portrait plates. Both volumes are the large paper copies and limited to 250 copies. Volume 1 is Number 7 and signed by the author and Volume 2 is number 30 and is not signedClick here to order
$350

103837
MILES , Barry

GINSBERG : A Biography .
London , Penguin , 1990 First UK Edition . 588pp. 8vo . Original cloth with dustwrapper . A very good copy . Illustrated throughout . Biography of Allen GinsburgClick here to order
$50

110064
MATTHEWS, Brian

MANNING CLARK : A life.
Sydney, Allen and Unwin, 2008. 535pp. Octavo. Paperback. An excellent copy. Illustrated with black and white photographs.Click here to order
$35

92965
MITCHELL, Capt. G.D

BACKS TO THE WALL:
Sydney , Angus and Robertson , 1937. 281pp. 8vo . Original cloth with dustwrapper. Very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. There is some foxing on the title page and edges. Cover art by Syd Nicholls. Signed by the author "Mitch G D Mitchell" This book is written by an Australian soldier who experienced the frontline as few Australias did. He served on Gallipoli, spent a winter on the Somme and surived France until war's end. Very scarce in dustwrapper and in this condition. The book feels like it has never been read Click here to order
$600

109571
WRAY, Christopher

ARTHUR STREETON: Painter of Light.
Miltion, Jacaranda, 1993 1st Ed. 227pp. large 4vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Black and white illustrations. Biography of famous Australian artistClick here to order
$120

88497
SPROD , Dan

THE USURPER: Jorgen Jorgenson and his turbulent life in Iceland and Van Diemen's Land 178-1841.
Hobart, Blubber Head Press, 2001. 718pp. 18 x 25. Original cloth in dustwrapper. MINT. B&W pictures. Signed by the author. A biography of the nineteenth century adventurer Jorgen JorgensonClick here to order
$98

108936
GILLIS, Daniel

FURTWANGLER AND AMERICA:
California, Ramparts Press, 1970. 148pp. 21 x 14cm. Hardcover in dustwrapper. An excellent copy.Click here to order
$50

103323
LYON, Danny

THE PAPER NEGATIVE :
Bernalillo, NM, Bleak Beauty, 1980. 62pp. 4to . Original wrappers . A very good copy . Photographs throughout . Photographs mainly from America's southwest Click here to order
$60

104163
DAY, David

JOHN CURTIN : A Life.
Sydney, HarperCollins, 1999. 610pp. 8vo. paperback. Good condition. Illustrated . Biography of Australia's greatest political leaderClick here to order
$40

101371
BRANAGAN , David

T.W. EDGEWORTH DAVID. A LIFE. : Geologist, adventurer, soldier and 'Knight in the old brown hat'.
Canberra , National Library of Australia , 2005. 648pp. 8vo . Paperback . Excellent . Fantastic photographs and illustrations throughout. Endpages decorated with Edgeworth David's preliminary plot (NSW) for the draft of the Geological Map of the Commonwealth c. 1930.Click here to order
$50

56023
ZWAR, Desmond

IN SEARCH OF KEITH MURDOCH:
Melbourne, Macmillan, 1980. 130pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Illustrated. Biography of Australian journalist and newspaper proprietor. Includes his WW1 yearsClick here to order
$40

104020
WATSON, Don

RECOLLECTIONS OF A BLEEDING HEART: A portrait of Paul Keating PM.
Sydney, Vintage , 2003. 772pp. 8vo. Paperback . An excellent copy. Some black and white photographs.Click here to order
$30

48084
CAVE, Donald

PERCY JONES: Priest, Musician, Teacher.
Melbourne University Press, 1988. 130pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Illustrated. Personal memoirs of Catholic priest & musicianClick here to order
$30

43861
LOCKWOOD, Douglas

FAIR DINKUM:
London, Cassell, 1960. 239pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A great copy in stunning dustwrapper. Illustrated. Stories of Northern Territory characters by Darwin journalistClick here to order
$30

67958
CUSACK, Dymphna, T Inglis Moore & Barrie Ovenden

MARY GILMORE. A TRIBUTE: With A Bibliography by Walter Stone.
Sydney, Australasian Book Society, 1965. 223pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Previous owners name, and dustwrapper torn around the edges.. Illus.Click here to order
$50

109366
CUSACK, Dymphna, T Inglis Moore & Barrie Ovenden

MARY GILMORE. A TRIBUTE: With A Bibliography by Walter Stone.
Sydney, Australasian Book Society, 1965. 223pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Illustrated in black and white photogrphs. The is a signed and limited edition. 121/300 copiesClick here to order
$100

100652
GIBBON, Edward

MISCELLANEOUS WORKS OF EDWARD GIBBON, ESQUIRE: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings, Composed by Himself: illustrated from his Letters, with Occasional Notes and Narrative, by John Lord Sheffield.
London, Blake, 1837. 848pp. 8vo. Beautiful decorated cloth boards with gilt details on spine. Spine slightly faded, some rubbing to edges, a good copy. Black and white frontipiece. Includes account of travels, history, American affairs, literary comment, religious remarks as well as more personal issuesClick here to order
$175

91916
CHANIN, MILLER, Eileen, Steven

THE ART AND LIFE OF WEAVER HAWKINS:
Sydney, CRAFTSMAN HOUSE, 1995. 240pp. 4to . Original cloth with dustwrapper. Fine. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Monograph on English-born, Australian artistClick here to order
$100

94494
SCOTT, Ernest

THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN MATTHEW FLINDERS, R.N:
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1914 1st edition. 492pp. 22 x 16 cms. Original cloth, a little foxing but still a very good copy. 38 maps and illustrations. Signed and inscribed by the authorClick here to order
$400

63175
HILL, Ernestine

KABBARLI: A Personal Memoir of Daisy Bates.
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1973. 173pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Illus.Click here to order
$40

63058
LUMBERS, Eugene

THE ART OF PRO HART:
Adelaide, Rigby, 1977. 143pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A few spots of foxing, previous owner's signature on the free front endpage . Illustrated . Pictorial survey of the artist's work together with a short biography and interviewClick here to order
$50

106227
POWNALL, Eve

AUSTRALIAN PIONEER WOMEN:
Melbourne , Lloyd O'Neil, 1983. 296pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Illustrated. Examines the lives of women pioneers of the pastoral industry, the goldfields and the inlandClick here to order
$50

100489
RAWSON , Geoffrey, Notes by Professor Michael Lewis

NELSON'S LETTERS FROM THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND OTHER ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS IN THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE AND THE BRITISH MUSEUM :
London , Golden Cockerel Press , 1953. 73pp. 4to . Half leather, vinyl covered boards and gilt decoration . Excellent . Marbled endpages. Engravings by Geoffrey Wales. This edition is limited to 300 numbered copies, of which this is number 179Click here to order
$500

109765
PHILIP, George Blackmore

SIXTY YEARS RECOLLECTIONS AND IMPRESSIONS OF A BOOKSELLER CHRISTOPHER BRENNAN:
Sydney, George B. Philip & Son, 1939. 53pp. 13 x 19 cm. Original boards. Very good copy. Illustrated by Lionel Lindsay, E J Franklin & E A Holloway.Click here to order
$100

61854
FRIEND, Gwen

MY BROTHER DONALD: A Memoir of Australian Artist Donald Friend.
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1994. 176pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Illustrated.Click here to order
$30

101655
JONES, H.A.

SIR WALTER RALEIGH AND THE AIR HISTORY : A Personal Recollection .
London , Edward Arnold , 1922 . 48pp. 8vo . Original papered boards . Some fading to the spine, otherwise a nice copy . Frontispiece . This is the first volume of what was to be a 6 volume set. The author died soon after this volume was published, the other volumes were finished from his notes.Click here to order
$150

53657
PERRY, Harry C

A SON OF AUSTRALIA: Memories of W.E.Parry-Okeden I.S.O. 1840-1926.
Brisbane, Watson Ferguson, 1928. 342pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper which has been attacked by sticky tape. The book has a touch of pale foxing to the title page but is otherwise in very good condition. Twenty full page black and white photographic illustrations. Biography of Queensland Commissioner of Police from 1895-1905. Migrated to Australia in the 1830s and worked in Gippsland, Victoria as a policeman and then was involved in the Police contingent at the Eureka Stockade before moving to Queensland. The book contains material concerning Queensland bushrangers, Aborigines, railways, goldfields. It is an interesting read and full of nineteenth century social historyClick here to order
$450

53169
MILLER, H.C

EARLY BIRDS:
Adelaide, Rigby, 1968. 166pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Illustrated. Autobiography of Australian pioneer aviatorClick here to order
$35

109156
KELLER, Helen

*SIGNED* MIDSTREAM: My Later Life.
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1929. 362pp. Octavo size. Hardcover in dustwrapper. Has the distinctive signature of Helen Keller on the front endpaper. Also signed by Sir Irving Benson. From the library of renowned Australian autograph collector Sydney CauverenClick here to order
$1000

36557
WHITE, Henry A

TALES OF CRIME AND CRIMINALS IN AUSTRALIA: Based Principally Upon Reminiscences of Over Thirty Years' Official Experience in the Penal Department of Victoria.
London, Ward & Downey, 1894. 296pp. 8vo. Original cloth, a trifle frayed at the top and bottom of the spine. Author worked for the Victorian Penal Department for 30 years. F18465Click here to order
$250

102057
CARPENTER, Humphrey

J.R.R. TOLKIEN: A biography.
London, George Allen and Unwin, 1977. 287pp. Octavo. Hardcover in dustwrapper. Some sparse light foxing, dustwrapper NOT price clipped. An excellent copy.. Black and white photographic reproductions.Click here to order
$60

32768
EARNSHAW, J

THOMAS MUIR SCOTTISH MARTYR: Some Account of His Exile to New South Wales,his Adventurous Escape in 1796 Across the Pacific to California,and Thence,by Way of New Spain,to France.
Sydney, The Stone Copying Co, 1959. 84pp. 8vo. Or. wrappers. Tanned first two pages otherwise a good copy. Illus. Edition limited to 300 copies. Click here to order
$50

102114
WILLIAMSON, J A

COOK AND THE OPENING OF THE PACIFIC:
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1946. 251pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Interior excellent, cloth excellent, dustwrapper some small tears and a little foxing. fronts. & maps. Includes a short biographical chapter, an outline of the history of the Pacific before Cook's achievements, followed by a detailed account of Cook's discoveriesClick here to order
$45

75073
PATTISON, J Grant

"BATTLER'S" TALES OF EARLY ROCKHAMPTON: 39 Chapters and 19 Photographers.
Melbourne, Fraser & Jenkinson, 1939. 152pp. 8vo. Original cloth with a small dent on the front cover. Articles about the old timers first published in the Rockhampton newspapersClick here to order
$300

103078
GARVEY , Jack

THE INDELIBLE STAMP :
Redfern , F. H. Tietjen , No Date (c.1930s). 36pp. 8vo . Original wrappers . Some foxing inside, otherwise nice . Reminiscences of a Sydney hoodlum who spent time in various gaols local gaols, parramatta, Berrima and Darlinghurst.Click here to order
$50

55726
SINCLAIR, James

SEPIK PILOT: Wing Commander Bobby Gibbes.
Melbourne, Lansdowne Press, 1971. 189pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A very good copy; a few spots. Illustrated. Account of Australian fighter pilot's experiences in North Africa and later in New Guinea, as founder of Gibbes Sepik AirwaysClick here to order
$50

51706
YOUNG, Jeanne F

CATHERINE HELEN SPENCE: A Study and Appreciation.
Melbourne, Lothian, 1937. 208pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A very good copy. 2 plates. Biography of Australia's first woman novelistClick here to order
$120

109484
HOCKING, Jenny

GOUGH WHITLAM: A Moment in History.
Melbourne, The Miegunyah Press, 2008. 472pp. Octavo size. Hardcover in dustwrapper. An excellent copy.Click here to order
$40

104255
ARNOLD [editor], John

A LETTER FROM SYDNEY: Being a long epistle from Ray Lindsay to his brother Jack relating mainly to their lives in Sydney in the nineteen-twenties..
Melbourne , The Jester Press, 1st June 1983 first edition. 56pp. 4to. Delux limited edition. Bound in red cloth with matching slip case. . Fine. Tipped in photograph of Raymond Lindsay as frontispiece. Collectors delux edition Signed by the editor and numbered 74 of 100 issues.Click here to order
$100

30141
DUNMORE, John

PACIFIC EXPLORER: the Life of Jean-Francois de la Perouse.
Palmerston NZ, The Dunmore Press, 1985. 318pp. 8vo. Original cloth NO dustwrapper . Very good copy. Illustrated . Biography of the French explorer of the PacificClick here to order
$50

102338
NAISH, John

THE CLEAN BREAST: An Autobiography in Eleven Episodes.
London, New Authors Limited. Hutchinson, 1961 1st edition. 208pp. 8vo. Original cloth . Very good copy in similar but priceclipped dustwrapper. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front endpaper. Welsh born author who migrated to Queensland and wrote fiction set in the cane fields of North QueenslandClick here to order
$60

70596
ARNOLD, John & Deidre Morris (General Editors)

MONASH BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF 20TH CENTURY AUSTRALIA:
Melbourne, Reed Publishing, 1994. 568pp. 8vo. Original boards. Very nice copy. Includes both the living and the deadClick here to order
$100

102102
WERE, Jonathan Binns

A GREAT AUSTRALIAN PIONEER: 1809-1885.
McCarron, Melbourne, no date circa 1961. 28pp. Large octavo. Paperback. A good copy. Black and white portrait and some black and white photographs and large fold-out family tree at rear. A Biography of WereClick here to order
$50

37273
KING, Joseph

W. G. LAWES OF SAVAGE ISLAND AND NEW GUINEA:
London, The Religious Tract Society, 1909. 388pp. 8vo. Original red cloth, which has a few stains. Endpages foxed, else a good copy . Illus & foldout colour map. Biography of English missionaryClick here to order
$75

62168
MANGAN, Kathleen

DAISY CHAINS, WAR, THEN JAZZ:
Melbourne, Hutchinson, 1984. 203pp. 8vo. Originall cloth in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Illustrated. Memoirs of growing up in Melbourne during the early years of this century. Author is the daughter of Frederick McCubbinClick here to order
$30

90541
SCOTT, Keith

GARETH EVANS:
Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1999 First edition. 414pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Black and white illustrations. Biography of an Australian Labour politician of some minor importance in the 1980s and 90sClick here to order
$50

32857
MADDOX, Kempson

SCHLINK OF PRINCE ALFRED: A Biography of Sir Herbert Schlink.
Sydney, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, 1978. 283pp. 8vo. Full leather. Illus. Schlink was a doctor who was chairman of the board of RPA Hospital in Sydney for 30 yearsClick here to order
$50

45496
CHAMBERLAIN, Lindy

THROUGH MY EYES: An Autobiography.
Victoria, William Heinemann, 1990. 768pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Very good copy. Illustrated. Signed by Lindy. The disappearance and subsequent trial, conviction and pardon has entered Australian folkloreClick here to order
$100

47153
McLAURIN, M D

SIR HENRY: A Biographical Sketch of Sir Henry Parkes.
Melbourne, Whitcombe & Tombs, 1946. 129pp. 8vo. Original cloth with wrapper. In great condition. Frontispiece.Click here to order
$50

46902
O'REILLY, M J O

BOWYANGS AND BOOMERANGS: Reminiscences of 40 Years' Prospecting in Australia and Tasmania.
Hobart, Oldham, Beddome, 1944. 164pp. 8vo. Or. wrappers. A good copy. Fronts. Mostly Western Australian and Northern Territory content. Inscribed and signed by the authorClick here to order
$50

103763
MAITLAND , Major General G. L.

TALES OF VALOUR FROM THE ROYAL NEW SOUTH WALES REGIMENT:
Pymble, Playbill, 1992. 246pp. 8vo . Original cloth with dustwrapper. A very good copy . Maps, colour and black and white plates.. Signed by the author on the title page. A limited edition of 2000 copies.Click here to order
$120

58890
BOOKER, Malcolm

THE GREAT PROFESSIONAL: A Study of W.M.Hughes.
Sydney, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1980. 292pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Illus. Biography of Australian Prime MinisterClick here to order
$30

56738
DIAMOND, Marion

BEN BOYD OF BOYDTOWN:
Melbourne, Melbourne University Press, 1995. 262pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Biography of 19th century merchant and adventurerClick here to order
$40

101091
LATHAM, Mark

THE LATHAM DIARIES : New Thinking for Australian Labor.
Melbourne , Melbourne University Press , 2005 reprint . 429pp. 8vo. Original boards with dustwrapper . An excellent copy. Diaries published within twelve months of Latham's resignation from officeClick here to order
$35

66946
GILMORE, Mary

MORE RECOLLECTIONS:
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1935. 268pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Reminiscences by Australian poetClick here to order
$100

97898
ELLIS, M.H

FRANCIS GREENWAY: His Life and Times.
Sydney, The Shepherd Press, 1949. 292pp. 8vo. Original cloth with dustwrapper . Wrapper is a little faded and rubbed but intact. Slight foxing to papers and small tear to bottom edge of half title page, else very nice. Previous owner inscription to front.. Illustrated. Colour illustrated endpages, and colour plates . Edition limited to 1500 copiesClick here to order
$100

60863
COSTELLO, Michael

LIFE OF JOHN COSTELLO: Being the Adventures of a Pioneer Pastoralist and Explorer in Queensland and the Northern Territory.
Sydney, Dymocks Book Arcade, 1930. 268pp. 8vo. Original cloth . Endpages lightly foxed, spine faded, else a very good copy . 8 black and white plates .Click here to order
$200

109382
JOFFE, Mick

ENDANGERED CHARACTERS OF AUSTRALIA: Volume 1: Their Yarns and Caricatures.
Sydney, The Author, 1995. 256pp. Quarto size. Hardcover in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Illustrated. Limited signed copy. A collection of short biographies of those fabulous characters who liven up our australian culture including Eric Jolliffe, Ted Egan and d'Arcy DoyleClick here to order
$150

50146
FRANKLIN, Miles

JOSEPH FURPHY: The legend of a man and his book.
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1944. 190pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. The spine of the wrapper is a little discoloured, otherwise a very good copy. 13 pages of black and white photographic illustrations. Biography and criticism of the author of Such Is LifeClick here to order
$40

57038
MILLETT, Mrs Edward

AN AUSTRALIAN PARSONAGE: The Settler and the Savage in Western Australia.
Perth, University Western Australia Press, 1980. 415pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Illustrated. Millet's husband was Anglican chaplain in Perth. Written as a guide for emigrants. Facsimile of book 1st published 1872Click here to order
$80

31221
MacNEIL, Mrs.John Hannah

JOHN MACNEIL. A MEMOIR BY HIS WIFE: Late Evangelist in Australia, and Author of 'The Spirit Filled Life'.
London , Marshall Brothers, 1897. 397pp. 8vo. Original blue cloth with gilt decoration . Previous owner's name on the free front endpage, some foxing , otherwise a very good copy . Illustrated . F12105. Contains account of Macneils visit to the Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie Goldfields in 1894 as well as full information about his work with the Presbyterian Church throughout AustraliaClick here to order
$75

92798
DOHERTY, Muriel Knox

LETTERS FROM BELSEN 1945: An Australian Nurses Experiences With the Survivors of War.
Sydney, Allen & Unwin , 2000. 240pp. 8vo . Paperback. Fine . Black and white photographs and illustrations by survivors.. Collection of letters written by Doherty about her experiences as head nurse at the Belsen Concentration Camp.Click here to order
$35

108403
STEWART, Nellie

MY LIFE'S STORY:
Sydney, John Sands, 1923. 314pp. 8vo. Rebound in cloth. Cloth faded; foxing and previous owners inscription to endpapers, loose binding otherwise a good copy. Illus. Autobiography of Australian actress and singerClick here to order
$75

57966
McLACHLAN, Noel (Editor)

THE MEMOIRS OF JAMES HARDY VAUX: Including his Vocabulary of the Flash Language.
London, Heinmann, 1964. 315pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Book 1st published 1819. Written by a convict serving a life sentence in New South WalesClick here to order
$40

66880
ELLISON, Norman

FLYING MATILDA: Early Days of Australian Aviation.
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1957. 348pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Very good copy. Illustrated. Signed by the author. The birth of Qantas, the Flying Doctor Service, aviation in Northern Territory & Kingsford-SmithClick here to order
$100

31612
FREEHILL, Norman

DYMPHNA CUSACK:
Melbourne, Nelson, 1975. 200pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Illustrated . Biography of Australian woman writer of fiction, written by her husband. Dustwrapper in excellent condition with a newspaper clipping re: the death of Dymhna Cusack pasted to inside of front cover. This copy is signed and inscribed " To our dear friend Elfrieda with whom we have shared many things. Love Dymphna Cusack" and signed also by "Norman Freehill"Click here to order
$50

61280
WHITE, Patrick

FLAWS IN THE GLASS: A Self-Portrait.
London, Jonathon Cape, 1981 1st edition. 260pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Very good copy. Illustrated.Click here to order
$35

103976
MORGAN, Patrick (Editor)

B.A. SANTAMARIA: Your Most Obedient Servant. Selected Letters: 1938-1996.
Melbourne, Miegunyah Press , 2007. 575pp. 8vo. Original cloth with dustwrapper . An excellent copy. Letters of an Australian intellectualClick here to order
$50

101868
MERTENS , Phil

JAN COX : Ses peintures-journal.
Antwerp, De Zwarte Panter, 1986. 255pp. 4to . Original cloth with dustwrapper . An excellent copy . Illustrated . Bi-lingual Edition. Text is in Dutch and French Click here to order
$100

88900
STEPHENSEN, P.R.

THE LIFE AND WORKS OF A.G. STEPHENS: A Lecture Delivered to the Fellowship of Australian Writers, Sydney, 10th March, 1940.
Sydney, The Author, 1940. 8pp. 4to. Original wrappers. Short biography and appraisal of Australia's greatest literary critic of the 19th CenturyClick here to order
$50

32296
MOORE, R O

SUNLIT PLAINS EXTENDED: The Making of a Bushman.
Albury, Shoestring Press, 1975. 116pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Illustrated. Reminiscences of a bushman who worked in the Riverina, Western New South Wales & the Grey Range in West Central Queensland. Edition limited to 500 copiesClick here to order
$60

105803
CRAVER & MARGO, Rebecca & Adiar

TOM LEA: An Oral History.
Texas, Univeristy of Texas at El Paso, 1995. 183pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Black and white photography.Click here to order
$50

62555
GRIBBLE, Rev. E.R

THE PROBLEM OF THE AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL:
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1932. 157pp. 8vo. Original cloth NO dustwrapper. A very good copy. Illustrated. Author was an Anglican minister who worked with the Aborigines at Yarrabah & Mitchell River in North Queensland, Forrest River in North Australia. He was protector of Aborigines in Queensland for 16 years and the same in Western Australia for 16 years. His father was also an anglican missionary who worked with the Aborigines in the Riverina district of New South Wales and in Western AustraliaClick here to order
$150

62425
GRIBBLE, Rev. E.R

FORTY YEARS WITH THE ABORIGINES:
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1930 2nd edition. 235pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Endpapers and edges a little foxed else a very good copy. Scarce in this condition. Illustrated. Author was an Anglican minister who worked with the Aborigines at Yarrabah & Mitchell River in North Queensland & Forrest River in North Australia. He was protector of Aborigines in Queensland for 16 years and the same in Western Australia for 16 years. His father was also an Anglican missionary who worked with the Aborigines in the Riverina district of New South Wales and in Western AustraliaClick here to order
$250

101714
HYAM , Ronald

ELGIN AND CHURCHILL AT THE COLONIAL OFFICE 1905-1908 : The Watershed of the Empire-Commonwealth.
London , Macmillan , 1968. 574pp. 8vo . Original cloth in dustwrapper, which has suffered some rubbing to edges . Previous owner's name on the free front endpage, otherwise a very nice copy . Black and white plates .Click here to order
$75

90569
ONSLOW, Sibella Macarthur

SOME EARLY RECORDS OF THE MACARTHURS OF CAMDEN:
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1914 1st Edition. 496pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper which has a small strip missing from the top of the spine, not affecting any lettering. Very good copy. Illustrated.Click here to order
$220

59438
PAGE, Sir Earle

TRUANT SURGEON: The Inside Story of Forty Years of Australian Political Life.
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1963. 421pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Illus. First Edition. Autobiography of former Australian Prime Minister, Country Party leader and DoctorClick here to order
$60

72945
ELLIOTT, Sir James

SCALPEL AND SWORD:
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1936. 215pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Autobiography of a New Zealand doctor. Includes his Boer War experiencesClick here to order
$100

60012
MENZIES, Sir Robert

AFTERNOON LIGHT: Some Memories of Men and Events.
Sydney, Cassell, 1967. 384pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A good copy; some foxing to page edges. Black and white photographic frontispiece. Australian Prime Minister's recollectionsClick here to order
$50

105768
RANKIN & WATT, Susie & Ernest

BEING ERNEST: The Life of Ernest Watt 1874-1954.
Sydney, SGR Press, 1998. 196pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Black and white photography. Signed by 'Susie' Click here to order
$50

55013
JONES, T M

SONS OF THE SEA: From Naval Cadet to Captain.
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1941. 207pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Juvenile novel of a career of a naval cadet, based on the author's wartime experiences in the navyClick here to order
$50

97506
SNELL , Ted

SALVATORE ZOFREA: Images From The Psalms.
Craftsman House , 1992. 170pp. 4to . Original cloth boards with dustwrapper . A book plate on the free front end page . 50 colour plates as well as numerous black and white illustrations.Click here to order
$60

43397
O'LEARY, Timothy

WESTERN WINGS OF CARE: A personal memoir of aviation development and clinical life with the Royal Flying Doctor Service in outback Australia.
Brisbane, Amphion Press, 1988. 110pp. 8vo. Original illustrated boards. A good copy. Illustrated with black and white photographs, diagrams and maps.Click here to order
$30

59672
O'LEARY, Timothy

NORTH AND ALOFT: A personal memoir of service and adventure with the Royal Flying Doctor Service in far northern Australia.
Brisbane, Amphion Press, 1988. 180pp. 8vo. Or. boards. A goo copy. Illustrated with black and white photographs and maps.Click here to order
$30

51844
ROSS, Valerie

MATTHEW EVERINGHAM: A First Fleeter and his Times.
Sydney, Library of Australian History, 1980. 165pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper . Very good copy. Illustrated.Click here to order
$125

55245
FREEMAN, Virginia

DOBELL ON DOBELL:
Sydney, Ure Smith, 1970. 127pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dust jacket. Boards and dust jacket worn otherwise a good copy. Colour plates and B & W drawings. The life and work of Australian artist written from a series of interviews given shortly before his deathClick here to order
$50

43719
MURDOCH, Walter

ALFRED DEAKIN - A SKETCH:
London, Constable, 1923 . 320pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Very good copy. Four black and white illustrations. Biography of Australia's first Prime Minister. Rare in dustwrapperClick here to order
$125

108421
WEBSTER, Wayne

PETER BROCK: How Good is This! The Real Story.
Camberwell, Viking Penguin Press, 2008. 301pp. Small quarto size . Hardcover in dustwrapper. Near mint copy. Profusely illustrated with photographs in colour and black and white. Legendary Australian racing car driver biographyClick here to order
$50

93024
VERGE, Will Graves

JOHN VERGE: Early Australian Architect. His Ledger & His Clients .
Sydney , Wentworth Books, 1962. 297pp. 4to . Original black cloth . Very good copy. Black and white plate of Verge as frontispiece, other plates throughout the book showing his work.. Limited edition of 250 copiesClick here to order
$200

59877
COX, William

MEMOIRS OF WILLIAM COX, J.P: Lieutenant and Paymaster of N.S.W. Corps, or 102nd Regiment. Late of Clarendon, Windsor.
Sydney, William Brooks & Co, 1901. 144pp. 8vo. Original cloth, spine discoloured, else a very good copy. Cox was a pioneer of the Windsor area of New South WalesClick here to order
$450

62211
JOY, William

THE AVIATORS:
Sydney, Golden Press, 1983. 211pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Stories of pioneer Australian aviatorsClick here to order
$30

100626
THAYER, William M.

FROM LOG-CABIN TO WHITE HOUSE: The Story of President Garfield's Life.
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1887. 348pp. Ocatvo. Decorative full leather fine binding with gilt decoration marbled page edges and endpapers. Some foxing and spine slightly faded otherwise a very good copy. Black and white frontispiece and illustartions.Click here to order
$75

109157
TENZING NORGAY SHERPA

*SIGNED* AFTER EVEREST: An Autobiography.
London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1977. 184pp. Octavo size. Hardcover in dustwrapper. Foxed otherwise a very good copy. Signed by Tenzing on the half title page. From the library of renowned Australian autograph collector Sydney CauverenClick here to order
$1000

103596

CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW SOUTH WALES: An Historical and Commercial Review. Descriptive and Biographical Facts, Figures and Illustrations. An Epitome of Progress.
Sydney, McCarron Stewart & Co, 1907. 688 pages plus a Newcastle and Maitland supplement of 48 pages. 23 x 30 cms. Original cloth. A very good copy. Illustrated with numerous photographs of people and places. History of New South Wales with short biographical sketches of eminent citizensClick here to order
$750

46962

GILLEN'S DIARY: The Camp Jottings of F.J. Gillen on the Spencer and Gillen Expedition across Australia 1901-1902.
Adelaide, Libraries Board of South Australia, 1968. 367pp. 8vo. Original wrappers. A very good copy, some fading to the wrappers . Illustrated with a photographic frontspiece and a couple of black and white drawings.Click here to order
$300

103706

ART IN AUSTRALIA TENTH NUMBER THE MACQUARIE BOOK: The Life and Times of Governor Lachlan Macquarie.
Sydney, Art in Australia, 1921. 54pp. 8vo. Original stiff boards with the dustwrapper. A very good copy. Illustrated . Colour plates Click here to order
$125

108749

ALFRED CONLON 1908-1961: A Memorial by some of His Friends.
Benevolent Society, 1963. 68pp. Octavo size. Hardcover. A very good copy. Some black and white photographs.Click here to order
$50

103456

THE SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE :
London , No Publishing details , 1932. 19pp. 8vo . Original wrappers . A very nice copy . Photographs of Major Sir Henry O'Neal Dehane Segrave, The Prince of Wales, C. E. Kingsford Smith, H. J. L. Hinkler, Lord Wakefield of Hythe, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Sir Alan J. Cobham tipped in. The Segrave Trophy which is awarded for courage, initiative and skill in the area of transportation by land, sea or air. It has been awarded since 1930.Click here to order
$50