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46433
BERTRAM, Hans

FLUG IN DIE HOLLE: Bericht von der Bertram Utlantis Erpedition.
Berlin, Drei Masten Berlag , 1933 1st edition. 204pp. 8vo. Original cloth. Very good copy. Illustrations & map. German aviator's account of his flight and 53 days lost after a forced landing on the Kimberley Plateau in Northern AustraliaClick here to order
$100

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

43707
CHIPPENDALE, G.M

EUCALYPTS OF THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOLDFIELDS (AND THE ADJACENT WHEATBELT):
Canberra, Australian Government Publishing Service, 1973. 218pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Very good copy. Illustrated.Click here to order
$100

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

102275
COLDREY, Barry M

THE SCHEME: The Christian Brothers Childcare in Western Australia.
Manning WA, Argle Pacific, 1993. 464pp. Large octavo sive. Hardcover in dustwrapper. Near mint condition. Illustrated in black and white photographs.Click here to order
$40

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. An excellent 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

103017
DOUGLAS , Wilf

AN INTRODUCTORY DICTIONARY OF THE WESTERN DESERT LANGUAGE : A three-part dictionary based on field notes collected over a period of years at Warburton Ranges and in other parts of the Western Desert Language Area.
The Institute of Applied Language Studies. Western Australian College of Advanced Education , 1988. 316pp. 4to . Original wrappers which are a little grubby, otherwise a very good copy .Click here to order
$100

101612
GARDNER, C A

WILDFLOWERS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA:
Perth, Western Australian Newspapers, 1968 Third Impression . 164pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A lovely copy . Colour plates.Click here to order
$50

61409
GARDNER, C A

WILDFLOWERS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA:
Perth, St. George Books, 1981 fourteenth edition. 160pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Very good copy. Colour plates.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

103015
HUTCHERSON , Gillian

DJALKIRI WANGA. THE LAND IS MY FOUNDATION : 50 Years of Aboriginal Art from Yirrkala, Northeast Arnhem Land.
The University of Western Australia, 1995. 52pp. 4to . Paperback . Excellent . Illustrated .Click here to order
$75

105152
IDRIESS, Ion

FORTY FATHOMS DEEP: Pearl Divers and Sea Rovers in Australian Seas.
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1937 1st edition. 343pp. 8vo. Original cloth NO dustwrapper . Irrelevant inscription on the front endpaper The cloth is very clean but does have a couple of uneven patches on the spine. A few spots of foxing to the page edges but internally very clean. Illustrations. Set mainly in North west Western Australia. Very rare in first editionClick here to order
$400

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

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

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

102318
MacRAE, Bill

RED ROCKS SPINIFEX: Images of the Pilbara.
Western Australia, by the author, 1995. 80pp. Quarto. Paperback binding with dustwrapper. In excellent condition. Profusely illustarted in colour photographs of beautiful and iconic landscapes. Photographs by the Author. History, landscape, mining are more are discussed in this wonderfully produced bookClick here to order
$30

43029
MADIGAN, Frank

THE DANGEROUS DESERT:
Melbourne, Ward Lock and Co, 1966. 168pp. 8vo. Or. cl. in d/w. Illus. Juvenile fiction set in North-West Australia.Click here to order
$30

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

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

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

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

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

102045
UPFIELD, Arthur

THE BONE IS POINTED:
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1938 1st Edition. Very good copy with a little foxing to the edges and endpapers. The dustwrapper has a 1 x 4 cm piece missing from the top of the spine and a 3 x 4 cm piece missing from the bottom of the spine. . Overall a very good copy in a good only dustwrapper. Scarce in dustwrapper. Australian crime fictionClick here to order
$1000

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

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