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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

45857
SCOBIE, Alastair

KANGAROO SHOOTS MAN:
London, Cassell, 1949. 212pp. 8vo. Original cloth with dustwrapper . A few stains to the back of the dustwrapper, else a very nice copy . Front wrapper illustrated . Crime fiction set in Hollywood by Western Australian writer. Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$50

35421
WARBURTON, Colonel Peter E

JOURNEY ACROSS THE WESTERN INTERIOR OF AUSTRALIA: With an Introduction and Additions by Charles H Eden, Esq. Author of "My Wife and I in Queensland". Edited by H W Bates, Esq. Assistant Secretary of the Roya; Geographic Society. With Illustrations and a Map.
London, Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, 1875 1st edition. xii, 308, and 24 pages of book advertisementspp. 8vo 15 x 22 cm. Rebound 1/2 leather & cloth. A serviceable binding. Marbled endpapers and edges. Rear of endpapers foxed and then some scattered foxing, else a very good copy. 9 plates & one folding map laid down on linen. Journal of the 1st crossing of the continent from the centre to the west via the Great Sandy DesertClick here to order
$1000

102137
AYRIS , Cyril

A SELF IMPOSED SERVICE : 75 Years of History Scarboro Surf Life Saving Club Inc. 1928-2003.
Scarborough , Scarboro Surf Life Saving Club, 2003. 218pp. 4to . Boards in dustwrapper. Slipcase . Fine . Illustrated . History of Life Saving Club in Western Australia Click here to order
$100

89658
SERVENTY, D L

BIRDS OF THE SWAN RIVER DISTRICT WESTERN AUSTRALIA:
Melbourne, Brown Prior, Andersonstralia Press, 1921. 149-168pp. 8vo. Original wrappers. Some foxing to cover. Illus.Click here to order
$50

97903
MORROW, E

THE LAW PROVIDES:
London, Herbert Jenkins, 1937 1st edition. 314pp. 8vo. Original hardback copy in dustwrapper which is a little chipped and torn. Some spotting but generally a very good copy. 17 black and white plates. Account of the mounted police of North-west Western AustraliaClick here to order
$250

63480
STORMON, E J (Editor & Translator)

THE SALVADO MEMOIRS. HISTORICAL MEMOIRS OF AUSTRALIA.PARTICULARLY OF THE BENEDICTINE MISSION OF NEW NORCIA AND OF THE HABITS AND CUSTOMS OF THE AUSTRALIAN NATIVES:
Perth, University Western Australia Press, 1978. 300pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Illus. Originally published 1851. An important enlightened account of the Aborigines of Western AustraliaClick here to order
$75

52072
LANDOR, E. W.

THE BUSHMAN, OR, LIFE IN A NEW COUNTRY:
London, Richard Bentley, 1847. x & 438pp. 14 x 22 cms. Contemporary half leather and marbled boards, all a little worn. The plates are foxed and otherwise there is a little scattered foxing. Four full page plates and one textual illustration. Ferguson 4555. The author, a lawyer, describes his experiences in the Western Australian outback between the years 1841 and 1847. He speaks of his loneliness in the outback; however he encourages the British to emigrate. He also speaks highly of the ability of the Aborigine in the bush, whilst at the same time regarding them as a sub human speciesClick here to order
$1000

107116
MERCER (Compiled by), F. R

ON FARMERS' SERVICE: A SHORT HISTORY OF FARMERS' ORGANISATION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Perth, The Executive of the Farmers' Union of WA, December 1955. 124pp. 8vo. Original cloth with wrapper. In great condition, wrapper with some minor tears, else clean. Illustrated throughout. Includes a tipped in 'With Compliments' letter on The Farmers' Union of WA letterhead Click here to order
$35

49465
CROWLEY, F.K

FORREST 1847-1918 VOLUME 1, 1847-91: Apprenticeship to Premiership.
Brisbane, University Queensland Press, 1971. 323pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Spine tanned otherwise a very good copy. Illustrated. Biography of Western Australian explorer and politician. He made three expeditions in the 1860s and 1870s from Perth and Geraldton. On 2 of these he successfully crossed the Nullabor. He was premier of Western Australia and a member of the first Federal Parliament. Volume 2 never publishedClick here to order
$50

52700
CASEY, Gavin

WALK INTO PARADISE:
Sydney, Horwitz, 1956. 98pp. 8vo. Paperback. A very good copy. Novel from the film of the same name. Set in New GuineaClick here to order
$50

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

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

57568
CLARK, Mavis Thorpe

IRON MOUNTAIN:
Melbourne, Lansdowne Press, 1970. 182pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Juvenile fiction set in the Pilbara region of Western AustraliaClick here to order
$30

57078
LEAR, Melva

A SECRET TO SELL: A Story of the First Settlement in Western Australia.
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1965. 147pp. 8vo. Original cloth with dustwrapper . A very good copy . Illustrated. Juvenile fictionClick 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

107104
FAIRALL, A. R

WEST AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS IN CULTIVATION:
Sydney, Pergamon Press, 1970. 253pp. 4to. Original cloth with wrapper. In great condition, wrapper price clipped, else clean. Colour photographs throughout .Click here to order
$35

43285
MUDIE, R

THE PICTURE OF AUSTRALIA. EXHIBITING NEW HOLLAND, VAN DIEMEN'S LAND, AND ALL THE SETTLEMENTS: From the First at Sydney to the Last at the Swan River.
London, Whittaker, Treacher, and Co, 1829 1st edition. 370pp. 8vo. A modern rebinding in half leather and marbled boards. Lacks the 2 pages of preliminary advertisements. The title page is foxed as is the map and their is a little foxing to some pages. Fold out map. F1282. Contains descriptions of the geography, botany,zoology, history, progress of discovery, town buildings, colonial population & institutions, with chapters on the Aboriginals and the Great Barrier ReefClick here to order
$600

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

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

63469
PITTS, Rev. Herbert

THE AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL AND THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH:
London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1914. 133pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Illustrated with eight full page black and white photographic plates. Author was a missionary in North West Western Australia.. Includes Broome, Kimberley and the Forrest RiverClick here to order
$250

44383
WHITE, Rt. Rev. Gilbert

ANSWER! AUSTRALIA: Being the Book prepared for the Committee of the Combined Campaign for Missions for Presentation to the Church on St. Andrews Day, 1927.
Sydney, 1927. 98pp. 8vo. Or. wrappers. A good copy. Illus. Author was the 1st Anglican Bishop of Northern Australia. Account of the Church's work with the Aborigines of Australia, the natives of New Guinea & the Pacific and AfricaClick here to order
$75

89635
KESSELL, S L

KEY TO THE EUCALYPTS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA: With Descriptive and Botanical Notes concerning all Aborescent Species of Eucalyptus known to be Indigenous to Western Australia (June, 1924).
Perth, Government Printer, 1924. 128pp. 8vo. Paperback. Very good copy. Black and white photographs.Click here to order
$100

109296

JOHN OLSEN: Selected Graphics.
Perth , Art Gallery of Western Australia, 1983. 31pp. Landscape octavo. Paperback. An excellent copy. Black and white and some colour reproductions. Exhibition catalogueClick here to order
$40

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