Tasmanian History

104948
BELL, Leigh: BREAKERS ON THE BEACH:
Sydney, Cornstalk Publishing Company, 1926 1st edition. 286pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper which is complete but has a few tears and chips. The artwork on the wrapper is by Edgar O'Holloway. . 3 full page illustrations by Edgar O'Holloway. Juvenile fiction set in Tasmania in the 1920s. Scarce in wrapperClick here to order

$125

103278
BRIDGES , Roy: GREEN BUTTERFLIES :
London , Hutchinson & Co, No Date (1923). 286pp. 8vo . Original green cloth with illustrated dustwrapper, which has a few marks and a closed tear on the back wrapper. . Previous owner's name on the free front endpage, otherwise a very nice copy. Roy Bridges was born in Tasmania and wrote for the newspaper, The Melbourne Age. This title is not listed in Hubin or Loder, but is set in convict Tasmania and contains criminal elements. The author has other titles listed in Hubin and Loder. . Australian crime fictionClick here to order

$400

87743
BUFTON, John: TASMANIANS IN THE TRANSVAAL WAR:
Hobart, S G Loone, 1905. 534pp. 19 x 25 cms. Original boards, corners worn and bumped. 80 black and white plates.Click here to order

$1000

55322
CHAUNCY, Nan: TANGARA:
Oxford University Press, 1961 Reprint. 180pp. 8vo. Original cloth with dustwrapper. Black and white illustrations by Brian Wildsmith. Juvenile fiction set in TasmaniaClick here to order

$30

104767
COLLINS, C.R.: SAGA OF SETTLEMENT: A breif account of the life and times of Lieutenant Colonel David Collins, 1st judge advocate of the Colony of New South Wales and Leitenant Governor of Southern Van Diemen's Land.
Perth, Imperial Printing, no date circa 1950s. 147pp. Octavo. Hard cover in dustwrapper. A very good copy.Click here to order

$50

56795
CRAIG, Clifton: NOTES ON TASMANIA: A Companion Volume to the Engravers of Van Dieman's Land, Old Tasmanian Prints and More Old Tasmanian Prints.
Launceston, Foot & Playsted, 1987. 324pp. 8vo. Or. cl. Illus. Edition limited to 1000 copiesClick here to order

$135

104862
CURREY, John: ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE TO ESTABLISH A SETTLEMENT IN BASS'S STRAITS : To which is added a description of Port Phillip and an account of the landing at Derwent in 1804.
Melbourne, Colony Press, 1986. 258pp. Quarto. Deluxe half leather and marbled boards. An excellent copy. Some black and white illustrations. Edited from the dispatches of David Collins Esq. Leuit.Governer. Limited to 320 copies of which this is number 171Click here to order

$385

102169: THE DISMISSAL OF S.S. ORR BY THE UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA:
Tasmania, University of Tasmania, circa 1956. 53pp. Octavo. Paperback. A very good copy. Statement by the Vice-Chacellor and University Inquires and judgements of the Supreme Court of Tasmania and the High Court of AustraliaClick here to order

$30

97089
DOMBROVSKIS & MILLER, PETER & ELLEN: THE QUIET LAND:
Tasmania, Peter Dombrovskis Pty Ltd, 1978 Reprint. 111pp. 23.5 x 28cm. Hardcover in its original colour photographic dustwrapper.. Colour Photographs. Signed by the AuthorClick here to order

$175

91478
FRAZER, Sir James George: GARNERED SHEAVES: Essays, Addresses, and Reviews.
London, Macmillan & Co, 1931. 538pp. 8vo. Original in cloth. Very good copy with the topedge gilt. Includes anthropological articels on the Central Australian Aborigines and peoples of New Guinea and the PacificClick here to order

$200

91127
[MEAGHER, Lieutenant Norman]: WITH THE FORTIETH. LIEUTENANT NORMAN MEAGHER 4OTH BATTALION AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE ABROAD:
Hobart, Published by the Parents of Lieutenant Norman R C Meagher, 1917. 99pp. 12 x 19 cms. Original cloth with a spot of fading. A very good copy lacking the free front endpaper. 6 black and white photographic illustrations. Meagher was killed in action in France in 1917. This book is an edited collection of the letters which he wrote home whilst on active service. The addenda contains a number of official and sympathetic letters from friends after the deathClick here to order

$650

45125
MILLER, Ellen: A PLACE CALLED LANTERN LIGHT:
Sydney, Collins, 1975. 142pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Juvenile fiction set in Tasmania and Western AustraliaClick here to order

$30

34293
O'BRIEN, Matt: TASMANIA'S WAR EFFORT: A brief outline of the part played by Tasmanians in aiding the War Effort of Australia in the World War, 1939-45.
Tasmania, Printed by W.R. Rolph & Sons, 1946. 104pp. 8vo. Original wrappers, a very small piece missing from the front wrapper. Illustrated.Click here to order

$80

98999
ROBERTS, Beth: MANGANINNIE: A story of old Tasmania.
Melbourne, Sun, 1980. 112pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Illus. Fiction about an Aboriginal girl in TasmaniaClick here to order

$30

50460
TURNBULL, Clive: BLACK WAR: The Extermination of the Tasmanian Aborigines.
Melbourne, F W Cheshire, 1948 1st Edition. 274pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Illus. Account of the extermination of the Tasmanian AboriginesClick here to order

$150