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| *a2225 Bechervaise, John |
| Antarctica: The Last Horizon |
| (Stanmore, NSW: Cassell Australia: 1979) Completely Revised and Expanded edition of 'The Far South' (1961). Bds pp. vi, 138 (282 x 218 mm) Illust. Maps. Notes. Bibliography Index. Near fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a2229 Sorensen, JH |
| Wild Life in the Subantarctic |
| (Christchurch, New Zealand: Whitcombe and Tombs: 1951) First Edition Cl. pp. xviii, 86. Illust. Maps. foreword by Dr. RA Falla, Director, Dominion Museum. Fine |
| $30 |
| *a2230 Dovers, Robert |
| Huskies |
| (London: G. Bell and Sons: 1957) First Edition Dec. bds pp. 219. Illust. Maps. Foreword by Sir Douglas Mawson. 'Here is a splendid account of an adventurous year in the Antarctic'. Fine in good dust-jacket. which has some dampstaining to back panel. |
| $30 |
| *a2226 Freuchen, Peter |
| Arctic Adventure: My Life in the Frozen North |
| (London: Heinemann: 1936) First Edition Cl. p. x, 405 (252 x 195 x about 45 mm thick) Illust. Maps. An owner's name stamp several times. Some foxing mainly to early and late leaves and to edges. Foot of spine rubbed heavily. Good copy |
| $50 |
| *a2227 Fiennes, Ranulph |
| Hell on Ice |
| (London: HS: 1979) First Edition Bds pp. 256. Illust. Maps. Expedition of four men and two women (in hope of reaching North Pole) 'in the freak winter of 1976-77'. Appendices: Outline History of Arctic travel; Expedition Notes on Arctic Weather Factors; Equipment and Sponsorship; Glossary. Signed by Author 14th April 1981 on title-page. Fine in like price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a2228 Markham, Captain Albert Hastings, RN, ADC |
| Life of Sir John Franklin and The North-West Passage |
| (London: George Philip and Son: 1891) First Edition The World's Great Explorers and Explorations No 5. Dec. cl. pp. xii, 324 and 6 publisher's adverts. Illust. Maps (incl. 5 coloured maps). Begins with Australian exploration and Australian career. Lacks free front endpaper: a (bookplate) removed from fixed front endpaper; old dampstains to back cover; 1960 GI; good copy |
| $40 |
| *a2000 Holroyd, Michael |
| Augustus John: A Biography |
| (NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Copyright 1974, 1975) Two Volumes in One - Part One: The Years of Innocence; Part Two: The Years of Experience. Cl. pp. xiv, 677. Illust. Select Bibliography. Notes. Index. Fore edge uncut. Near fine in good dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a2001 Lindsay, Daryl |
| The Leafy Tree: My Family |
| (Melbourne: Cheshire: 1965) First Edition Pict. bds pp. x, 198. Illust. Family Tree on endpapers. Ownership inscription with name ineffectively whited out apart from which about fine in like price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a2025 Huber, Richard |
| Treasury of Fantastic and Mythological Creatures: 1,087 Renderings from Historic Sources |
| (NY: Dover Publications: 1981) First Edition Pict. wrs pp. 158 (308 x 236 mm) Profusely illustrated. Bibliography Dover Pictorial Archive Series. Lower right hand corner bumped; internally about fine; overall good copy |
| $30 |
| *a2004 Beadell, Len |
| Beating About the Bush |
| (Adelaide: Rigby: 1976) First Edition Bds pp. 192. Illust. With signed presentation inscription by the Author. Maps on endpapers. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a2012 Gee, Lionel CE, SM, A Sometime South Australian Government Surveyor, Warden of Goldfields and Special Magistrate |
| Bush Tracks and Gold Fields: Reminiscences of Australia's 'Back of Beyond' |
| (Adelaide: FW Preece and Sons: 1926) First Edition Printed at The Hassell Press. Cl. pp. viii, 109. Illust. Foreword by F. Wood-Jones FRS Begins with 'My Blackfellow Mates' (pp. 1-33 inclusive). It is now widely known that the late Gilbert Ponder informed us that only some 300 copies were printed. GI on recto of frontispiece. Light wear to cloth, o/w near fine. |
| $150 |
| *a2015 McKie, Ronald |
| The Mango Tree |
| (Sydney: William Collins Australia: 1974) First Edition Bds pp. iv, 211. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a2123 Clark, Mavis Thorpe |
| No Mean Destiny: The Story of the War Widows' Guild of Australia 1945-85 |
| (South Yarra, Victoria: Hyland House: 1986) First Edition Pict. bds pp. xii, 288. Illust. Bibliography Index. About fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a2137 no author |
| Pix Vol. 44 No. 2 |
| (Rosebery, NSW: Printed and Published by Sungravure Ltd: December 15, 1956) Pict. wrs pp. 56 (341 x 262 mm) Illust. Cover picture of athlete Betty Cuthbert in action and featured article is 'Our Games Victories - 30-page special feature' (Melbourne Olympics review). Very good. |
| $30 |
| *a2144 no author |
| The Australian Women's Weekly Vol. III No. 38 |
| (Sydney: Sydney Newspapers Ltd; February 22, 1936) 'Adelaide' (edition). Pict. wrs pp. 56 (450 x 330 mm) Illust. Good to v.g. copy |
| $25 |
| *a2145 no author |
| The Australian Women's Weekly Vol III No 39 |
| (Sydney: Sydney Newspapers Ltd: February 9, 1936) 'Adelaide' (edition). Pict. wrs pp. 56 (450 x 330 mm) Illust. Good to v.g. copy |
| $25 |
| *a2147 no author |
| The Australian Women's Weekly Vol 5 No 43 |
| (Sydney: Consolidated Press: April 2, 1938) Pict. wrs pp. 38 and 10 (Home Maker section at rear) (425 x 310 mm) Illust. Very good. |
| $25 |
| *a2148 no author |
| The Australian Women's Weekly November 9, 1940 |
| Pict. wrs pp. 48 (410 x 295 mm) Illust. Very good. |
| $25 |
| *a2152 no author |
| The Australian Women's Weekly |
| (Sydney: Consolidated Press: May 27, 1939) Pict. wrs pp. 48 and 8 (The Homemaker) (550 x 295 mm) Illust. Very good. |
| $25 |
| *a2197 Knight, EF |
| With the Royal Tour |
| (London: Longmans, Green: 1902) Longmans' Colonial Library. Dec. cl. pp. xii, 412. Illust. Folding map at rear of the Route of the 'Ophir'. 'A narrative of the recent tour of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York through Greater Britain, including His Royal Highness's speech delivered at the Guildhall, on December 5, 1901'. Spine faded; nick to head of spine repaired; o/w v.g. |
| $30 |
| *a2200 Travers, Mike |
| Newcastle Waters |
| (Prepared for The National Trust of Australia, NT, by Mike Travers, Darwin: March 1986) Pict. wrs iv and ii and 128 leaves with text on rectos only (296 x 210 mm) plus numerous plates and maps additional to pagination. Bibliography Text concludes with Recommendations (list of sites that should be nominated to the Register of the National Estate). The main content of the book is a history of the Northern Territory township, 'Newcastle Waters'. Loosely enclosed is a letter from Margaret McLean of Newcastle Waters Station, 1993. About fine |
| $40 |
| *a2208 Borrie, WD; Cuthbert, Grace; Wood, Prof GL; Harris HL; Elkin, Prof AP |
| A White Australia: Australia's Population Problem |
| (Sydney: The Australasian Publishing Co in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Political Science: 1947) First Edition Bds pp. vi, 258. Papers read at the Twelfth Summer School of the Australian Institute of Political Science, held at Goulburn, NSW, 26th, 28th January, 1946, and an article contributed to 'The Australian Quarterly' by Prof. AP Elkin. Near fine |
| $30 |
| *a2218 Gray, Allen G (Editor) |
| Camera in Australia |
| (Sydney: Australian Photographic Society/AH and AW Reed: 1970) First Edition Dec. cl. pp. 223 (290 x 230 mm) Introduction by Nancy Phelan. Notes on the Photographers and the Photographs. Near fine in good dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a2242 Hooper, RH (and Edited by Dr Mark Richmond) |
| The King Island Story |
| (Sydney: Peko-Wallsend Ltd: 1973) First Edition Distributed by Fuller's Bookshop, Hobart. Bds pp. xvi, 153 (245 x 170 mm) Illust. Map. Notes. Chronology. Fine in near fine dust-jacket. |
| $50 |
| *a2243 Macleod, John |
| Where Old Friends Meet |
| (Sydney: Currawong: 1964) First Edition Bds pp. 143. Verse pieces by John Macleod who 'started writing for the Australian Broadcasting Commission in 1935 and has written and produced for every type of presentation'. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a2006 Faragher, John Mack |
| Daniel Boone: The Life and Legend of an American Pioneer |
| (NY: Henry Holt: 1992) First Edition Cl. backed bds pp. xviii, 429. Illust. Maps. Chronology. Sources of Quoted Material Index. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $50 |
| *a2020 Berenson, Mary |
| Mary Berenson: A Self-Portrait from her Letters and Diaries |
| Edited by Barbara Strachey and Jayne Samuels. (NY: WW Norton: Copyright 1983) First American Edition. Cl. backed bds pp. 319. Illust. Index. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a2055 Herlihy, Francis |
| Now Welcome Summer |
| (Melbourne: The Hawthorn Press: 1946) First Edition Pict. bds (blocked in blind) pp. vi, 289. Illust. Account of life and missionary work by 'New Zealander who lived in Australia, Ireland and Italy before settling down to missionary work in Korea'. About fine in good dust-jacket. which has a few chips. |
| $30 |
| *a2092 Robertson, William, DD, Principal of the University of Edinburgh, Historiographer to His Majesty for Scotland, and Member of the Royal Academy of History at Madrid |
| The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V, with A View of the Progess of Society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman Empire, to the beginning of the Sixteenth Centry |
| (London: Printed for Cadell and Davies; etc: 1812) The Thirteenth Edition. In Four Volumes, each with Copperplate Engraving as frontispiece. Bound in the original or contemporary marbled leather, decorated in gilt on spines; pp. lii, 500 including Index; iv, 376; iv, 459; iv, 420 including Index to the Second, Third and Fourth Volumes. Format: 218 x 138 mm. The gilt decorated and lettered titling pieces (two per spine) are present in all but Volume I, though a couple are chipped; the spines are rubbed and faded and the boards, while still attached, are tender at most hinges. Internally fine |
| $150 |
| *a2030 Thomas, Harold T |
| It's All in a Lifetime |
| 'Kauri gum and bullock drays, Jet planes and Rotary wheels.' (Published by The Rotary Clubs of New Zealand: 1968) First Edition Bds pp. x, 213. Frontispiece. Autobiography of New Zealander who grew up 'in the far, far north of New Zealand'. Includes treatment of racial problems. About fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a2221 Williams, Guy R |
| The World of Model Cars |
| (London: Andre Deutsch in assoc. with Rainbird Reference Books: 1976) First Edition Pict. cl. pp. 208 (260 x 192 mm) Illust. Glossary. For Futher Reading. Index. Fine in like price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a2222 no author |
| Stanley Gibbons Centenary 1856-1956 |
| (London: Stanley Gibbons: n.d.) (1956) Pict. bds pp. 40 (252 x 185 mm) Illust. Very good. |
| $30 |
| *a2224 Henfrey, The Late Henry William |
| A Guide to the Study of English Coins from the Conquest to the Present Time |
| (London: George Bell and Sons: 1885) New and Revised Edition by CF Keary, MA, FSA With a Historical Introduction by the Editor. Dec. cl. pp. xxiv, 326, 4 (adverts) and 24 publisher's adverts (Catalogue of Bohn's Libraries, June 1888). Illust. General Index. Index of Inscriptions other than the name and title of Sovereigns, or the names of the places of minting. Top edge uncut. Very good. |
| $60 |
| *a2201 Feeken, Erwin HJ and Feeken, Gerda EE |
| The Discovery and Exploration of Australia |
| (Melbourne: Nelson: 1970) First Edition Pict. bds pp. viii, 318 (290 x 215 mm) Illust. Maps. Preliminary essay 'The Nature of Australian Exploration' by Prof. OHK Spate, FAHA Gazetteer of Australian Place Names. Bibliography Index. Fine in near fine dust-jacket. |
| $100 |
| *a2244 Beale, Edgar |
| Kennedy of Cape York |
| (Adelaide: Rigby : 1970) First Edition Bds pp. xii, 281. Illust. Maps. Bibliography Notes. Index. Maps on endpapers. Australian exploration including 1848 expedition to Cape York. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $60 |
| *a2179 Hibbin, Sally |
| The Making of Licence to Kill |
| (This edition published by Golden Press Pty Ltd, Drummoyne, NSW: n.d.) Text and design Coipyright by Hamlyn, 1989. pict. wrs pp. 128 (297 x 215 mm) Well illustrated. Cast List. Index. Fine |
| $25 |
| *a2189 Gledhill, R |
| Don Badman and His ABC |
| (Wellington: AH and AW Reed: 1943) First Edition Pict. bds pp. 32 (220 x 142 mm) Introductory text followed by a picture of the dog, 'Don Badman', for each letter from 'A is for Apples' to 'Z is for Zebra'. 'C is for Cricket' and shows Don Badman at the crease batting - Bradman reference is made very obvious, especially as he is using a 'Don Badman' bat. A patch of scuffing to front cover o/w fine. |
| $45 |
| *a2005 Glanville, Brian |
| A Second Home |
| (London: Secker and Warburg: 1965) First Edition Bds pp. 320. Novel of life in the commercial Theatre. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a2007 Hughes, Ted |
| Birthday Letters |
| (London: F&F: 1998) First Edition Bds pp. x, 198. Verse. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a2008 Chesser, Dr. Eustace |
| Shelley and Zastrossi: Self-revelation of a Neurotic |
| (London: Gregg/Archive: 1965) First Edition Cl. pp. 167. Books consulted. Fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a2018 Hackston, James |
| Father Clears Out |
| (Sydney: AR: 1966) First Edition Bds pp. xvi, 208. Illust. by Hal Gye. Short Stories by author best known as illustrator of 'The Sentimental Bloke'. Fine in v.g. price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a2021 Clear, Claudius |
| Letters on Life |
| (London: HS: 1901) First Edition Pict. cl. pp. viii, 277. Essays. A nick to lower edge of both front and back covers; an owner's name; v.g. copy |
| $30 |
| *a2118 McCrae, Lieut.-Col. John, MD |
| In Flanders Fields and Other Poems |
| (With an essay in character by Sir Andrew Macphail. (London: HS: 1919) Copyright 1919 by GP Putnam's Sons. Dec. cl. pp. 168. Frontispiece with tissue guard present. Very good. |
| $80 |
| *a2143 no author |
| The Bookman Vol. XLIV, No. 263 |
| (London: HS: August 1913) Pict. wrs plus pp. iv, 187-226 and v-vi (adverts) plus pp. 10 (Supplement). Illust. Includes substantial, well-illustrated article 'Baroness Orczy' by Arthur Rutland (pp. 193-201 inclusive). Does not include the Presentation Portrait of Baroness Orczy which was issued with the magazine o/w good. |
| $30 |
| *a2180 Langley, Eve |
| The Pea Pickers |
| (Sydney: AR: 1943) First Edition Cl. pp. vi, 422. Cloth unevenly faded; internally v.g. or perhaps near fine. |
| $60 |
| *a2181 Franc, Maud Jeanne |
| Vermont Vale or Home Pictures in Australia |
| (London: Sampson Low, Marston: n.d.) New and Cheaper Edition. Prize label inscription dated Feb. 1915. Dec. cl. (poppy binding) pp. viii, 392. Some flecking to cloth o/w v.g. |
| $30 |
| *a2183 Franc, Maud Jeanne |
| The Master of Ralston |
| (London: Sampson Low, Marston: n.d.) New and Cheaper Edition. Prize label inscription dated March 1914. Pict. cl. (emu on front) p. iv, 300. 'Maud Jeanne Franc's Australian Stories' on front. v.g. |
| $60 |
| *a2184 Franc, Maud Jean |
| Minnie's Mission: An Australian Temperance Tale |
| (London: Sampson Low, Marston: n.d.) New and Cheaper Edition. Pict. cl. (emu on front) pp. vi, 296. 'Maud Jeanne Franc's Australian Stories' on front. Some flecking to cloth. Good copy |
| $40 |
| *a2190 Hemingway, Ernest |
| A Farewell to Arms |
| (Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz: 1930) 'Copyright Edition'. Wrs pp. 320 and 32 publisher's adverts. (162 x 116 mm) Tauchnitz Edition: Collection of British and American Authors Vol. 4935. Good to v.g. copy |
| $40 |
| *a2193 Stearn, Gerald Emanuel (Edited by) |
| McLuhan Hot and Cool: A Primer for the Understanding of McLuhan - A Critical Symposium with a rebuttal by McLuhan |
| (NY: The Dial Press: 1967) First Edition Cl. pp. xx, 312. Sources. A Selected Bibliography An owner's name. Very good. in good dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a2195 Ault, Norman |
| New Light on Pope: With some additions to his poetry hitherto unknown |
| (London: Methuen: 1949) First Edition Cl. pp. x, 380. Frontispiece. Biographical Notes. Index of First Lines. General Index. Near fine in fair price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a2203 Lindsay, Jack |
| The Passionate Pastoral: An 18th Century Escapade |
| (London: The Bodley Head: 1951) First Edition Cl. pp. 324. Novel. An owner's bookplate and another owner's name on free front endpaper. Very good. in chipped dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a2205 Depasquale, Paul |
| A Critical History of South Australian Literature 1836-1930: with subjectively annotated Bibliographies |
| (Warradale, SA: Pioneer Books: 1978) First Edition Bds pp. viii, 328. Index of names. Errata slip present. Edition limited to 1000 numbered copies: this one out of series but signed by the author. Fine in like dust-jacket. (mint). |
| $50 |
| *a2213 Anderson, Hugh and Blake, Les (Edited by) |
| Green Days and Cherries: The early verses of Shaw Neilson |
| (Ascot Vale, Victoria: Red Rooster Press: 1981) First Edition Dec. cl. pp. xxxiv, 126. Bibliography and Notes. Index of Poems. An owner's name. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a2026 Lewis, Eric C and Tyler, Wilfred |
| Open Sesame: A Book for The Children's Conjurer |
| (Birmingham: Goodliffe The Magician: July 1947) First Edition Cl. pp. 155. Illust. Date stamp on free front endpaper. Some mild external wear; internally fine. |
| $30 |
| *a2028 Maddock, Shirley |
| Far as a Man May Go: Captain Cook's New Zealand |
| (Auckland: Collins Bros and Co: 1969) First Edition Bds pp. xvi, 284. Illust. from photographs by Don Whyte. Maps on endpapers. Bibliography Very good. |
| $25 |
| *a2241 Waters, Sydney D |
| Ordeal by Sea: The New Zealand Shipping Company in the Second World War 1939-1945 |
| (London: The New Zealand Shipping Company: 1949) First Edition Cl. pp. xii, 263. Illust. Appendixes including Fleets as at 3 September 1939; War Losses; Reconstruction of the Fleet; Roll of Honour; Honours and Awards. Index. Fine or thereabouts in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $75 |
| *a2247 Watt, Frederick, B. Lt. Cmdr. RCNVR |
| Who Dare to Live |
| (London: Macmillan: 1943) First Edition Bds pp. ii, 62. 'Stirring narrative poem' which tells the story of the 'stout-hearted Merchantmen' during the war. An owner's name. Very good. copy in good chipped dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a2052 Uren, Martyn |
| Kiwi Saga: Memoirs of a New Zealand Artilleryman |
| (Sydney: Collins Bros: and Co: June 1944) First Australian Edition. Cl. pp. 255. Illust. Fighting in the Middle East from 1939. Fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a2093 Page, Tim |
| Tim Page's NAM |
| (London: Thames and Hudson: 1983) Reprint. Dec. bds pp. 120 (276 x 206 mm) 94 photographs, 80 in colour. Introduction by William Shawcross. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a2117 Knyvett, Captain R. Hugh (Intelligence Officer, Fifteenth Australian Infantry) |
| 'Over There' with the Australians |
| (London: HS: April 1918) Copyright 1918 by Charles Scribner's Sons. Clo. pp. xii, 290. Some light flecking to cloth; v.g. copy |
| $150 |
| *a2121 Milroy, Vivian |
| Alpine Partisan |
| (London: Hammond, Hammond: 1957) First Edition Bds pp. 222 and 2 book adverts. Map. 'The survival of Trooper Southon' when almost all of a party of 39 men (26 of them British) perished crossing the Alps in hope of joining the partisans in France. Fine in like price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a2122 Reid, PR,, MBE, MC |
| The Colditz Story |
| (London: HS: 1952) Third Impression. Cl. pp. 288. Illust. Very good. in like price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a2126 no author |
| Do You Approve These Things? |
| (Athens - Greece: Union of the National Resistance - 1941-1944 - Press: n.d.) (1956) Pict. wrs plus pp. 62 (238 x 170 mm) Illust. Impassioned attack on British military-backed procedures in Cyprus by Greeks who felt victimised by British and Turks alike. The photos are aimed at depicting British cruelty and injustice to the Greek Cypriots. The British are accused of matching or exceeding the SS of the Nazis. Near fine |
| $75 |
| *a2127 no author |
| From the Australian Front |
| (London: Cassell: 1917) Pict. wrs pp. 128 (285 x 202 mm) Photos taken by official photographers Capt. F. Hurley, Lieut. E. Brooks, Lieut. HF Baldwin, and Lieut. GH Wilkins, AFC Introduction by Birdwood dated France, 28th September, 1917. Legend across foot of front wrapper reads 'Xmas 1917). Yapp edges worn o/w v.g. |
| $75 |
| *a2128 no author |
| From the Australian Front |
| (London: Cassell: 1917) Pict. wrs pp. 128 (274 x 196 mm) (the edges of the wrappers in this issue are trimmed to the size of the book). Introduction by Birdwood dated France, 28th Septemer, 1917. Photos taken by official photographers Capt. F. Hurley, Lieut. E. Brooks, Lieut. HF Baldwin, and Lieut. GH Wilkins, AFC. Legend across front of front wrapper in this issue reads 'Shrapnel and Smiles'. About fine |
| $75 |
| *a2131 Hutton, Alfred, FSA (Late Captain King's Dragoon Guards) |
| The Sword and the Centuries or Old Sword Days and Old Sword Ways - being a description of the various swords used in civilized Europe during the last five centuries and of single combats which have been fought with them |
| (London: Grant Richards: 1901) First Edition Half leather bound (five raised bands; decorated and lettered in gilt on spine) pp. 367 (222 x 160 mm) Illust. Index. With Introductory Remarks by Captain Cyril GR Matthey, London Rifle Brigade. Cancelled Institute copy with remnant of a label at foot of front cover, label on fixed front endpaper, and scattered stamps. Marbled endpapers and edges. Moderate rubbing to extremities of boards and head and foot of spine; v.g. copy |
| $350 |
| *a2133 Charlton, Peter |
| The Thirty-Niners |
| (South Melbourne: Macmillan of Australia: 1981) First Edition Bds pp. xx, 279. Illust. Maps. A Note on Sources. Sources. Index. The original volunteers for the second AIF 1939. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $60 |
| *a2134 Burchett, Wilfred G |
| Democracy with a Tommygun |
| (Melbourne: Cheshire: 1946) First Edition Cl. pp. 291. The problems of peace and war in India, Burma, China and the Philippines and Japan (including his coverage of World War Two in South East Asia and the Pacific. About fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a2136 Thompson, W. Scott and Frizzell, Donaldson D. (Edited by) |
| The Lessons of Vietnam |
| (St. Lucia: University of Queensland Press: 1977) (Australian Edition) Bds pp. xii, xiv, 288. Glossary. Maps. Index. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a2023 Hunt, John (Brigadier Sir John Hunt, CBE, DSO) |
| The Ascent of Everest |
| (London: HS: 1953) First Edition Cl. pp. xx, 300. Illust. Map. Glossary. Index. An owner's name. About fine in good dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a2013 Taylor, Ian |
| How to Produce Concert Versions of Gilbert and Sullivan |
| (London: Robert Hale: 1972) First Edition Bds pp. 249. Illust. An owner's name. Fine in v.g. price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a2040 Oliver, HC |
| Annotated Index to Some Early New Zealand Bird Literature |
| (Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs: 1968) First Edition Cl. backed bds pp. x, 222 (260 x 202 mm) Index. Wildlife Publication No. 106. With signed presentation inscription by the compiler. Fine |
| $30 |
| *a2042 Monkman, Noel |
| Quest of the Curly-Tailed Horses: An Autobiography |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1962) First Edition Dec. cl. pp. x, 214. Illust. Autobiography of notable photographer of nature. About fine in good dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a2098 Hooker, JD, CB, Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew |
| The Student's Flora of the British Islands |
| (London: Macmillan: 1870) First Edition Dec. cl. pp. xx, 504 and 4 publisher's adverts. Index. An owner's armorial bookplate on fixed front endpaper. Very good. |
| $75 |
| *a2099 Jefferies, Richard |
| The Old House at Coate and other hitherto unpublished essays. |
| Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Samuel J. Looker. (London: Lutterworth Press: 1948) First Edition Cl. pp. 215. Wood Engravings by Agnes Miller Parker. List of The Chief Works of Richard Jeffries. An owner's name has been scuffed out on the fixed front endpaper and the gilt lettering on spine is partly faded o/w fine |
| $30 |
| *a2100 McKeown, Keith C, FRZS, Assistant Curator of Insects, the Australian Museum, Sydney |
| Nature in Australia |
| (Sydney: AR: 1949) First Edition Bds pp. xii, 236. Illust. Index. An owner's name stamp. About fine in good dust-jacket. which has a few chips. |
| $30 |
| *a2102 Cheesman, Evelyn, FES, FZS, Curator of Insects to the Zoological Society of London |
| The Great Little Insect |
| (London: HS: n.d.) Pict. cl. pp. 256. Cancelled Institute library copy with label on fixed front endpaper and another on back cover; a white paint mark to spine; text v.g. |
| $30 |
| *a2105 Fleure, HJ, FRS |
| A Natural History of Man in Britain: Conceived as a study of changing relations between Men and Environments |
| (London: Collins: 1951) First Edition Cl. pp. xviii, 349. With 38 colour photographs by Robert Atkinson, John Markham and Others; 38 photographs in black and white and 76 line drawings by Alison Birch. Maps. Bibliography Index. The New Naturalist: A Survey of British Natural History (series). Near fine in fair dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a2106 de Ross, Les |
| Keeping Parrots in Australian Aviaries |
| (Lansdowne Press; 1975) First Edition Bds pp. 96 (236 x 152 mm) Illust. Index. Near fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a2107 Darwin, Charles |
| The Red Notebook of Charles Darwin |
| Edited with an Introduction and notes by Sandra Herbert. (Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press: 1980) First Edition Copyright by the trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) 1980. Bds pp. viii, 165 (254 x 185 mm) Illust. Bibliography Index to Persons. Subject Index. Geographical Index. Cancelled ex-library copy which, apart from library insignia on endpapers and a tape mark to spine of jacket is near fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a2108 Durrell, Gerald |
| Catch Me a Colobus |
| (London: Collins: 1972) First Edition Bds pp. 2212. Drawings by Edward Mortelmans. Near fine in v.g. price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a2110 Barrett, Charles, FRZS |
| The Platypus: The World's Wonder Animal |
| (Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens: 1944) First Edition Pict. wrs pp. 63 (197 x 133 mm) Illust. A very little scuffing to spine o/w fine. |
| $30 |
| *a2113 Barrett, Charles, FRZS |
| Australian Nature Wonders |
| (Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens: 1944) First Edition Pict. wrs pp. 59 )207 x 138 mm) With 32 Illustrations Fine |
| $25 |
| *a2114 Littlejohns, RT |
| Lyrebirds Calling From Australia |
| (Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens: 1943) First Edition Pict. wrs pp. 40 (210 x 140 mm) With 24 Illustrations from Photographs by the Author. Foreword by Charles Barrett, FRZS. Near fine |
| $25 |
| *a2115 Darwin, Charles, MA, FRS |
| Journal of Researches in the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of HMS 'Beagle' Round the World Under the Command of Capt. Fitz Roy, RN |
| From the Corrected and Enlarged Edition of 1845. (London: Ward, Lock: 1889) Fourth Edition. With a Biographical Introduction. Half leather bound (five raised bands) pp. xx, 381. Illust. Index. The Minerva Library of Famous Books (series). Front board detached; rear external hinge starting to crack; head and foot of spine a little rubbed; o/w generally v.g. copy |
| $80 |
| *a2216 Samuel, HJ |
| Wild Flower Hunter: The Story of Ellis Rowan |
| (London: Constable: 1961) First Edition Pict. bds pp. 152. Illust. by Maie Casey An owner's surname on free front endpaper. About fine in v.g. price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a2238 McKeown, Keith C, FRZS |
| Australian Spiders: Their Lives and Habits |
| (Sydney: AR: 1952) Second edition, revised and enlarged. Cl. pp. xiv, 274. Illust. Index. A couple of light stains to front cover; near fine copy |
| $30 |
| *a2240 Le Maout, M. Emm |
| Lecons Elementaires de Botanique fondees sur l'analyse de 50 Plantes Vulgaires et formant Un Traite Complet d'Organographie et de Physiologie Vegetale, a l'usage des Etudiants et des Gens du Monde |
| (Paris: Chez Fortin, Masson Et Cie: 1844) In Two Volumes. Quarter Leather, dec. and lettered on spines pp. iv, xvi, ii, 50 (plates each with text), 280 (text) and iv, 281-888. Illustrations in text in both volumes. 'Corrections Importantes' p. 878. Table des Matieres. Table des familles et Genres decrits dans cet ouvrage. Noms Latin des Especes decrites dans cet ouvrage. Some rubbing to spines, boards and extremities of boards; scattered light foxing o/w internally v.g. |
| $400 |
| *a2032 Hector, Sir James, FRS (Edited and published by) |
| Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 1893 |
| (Wellington: Costall print: Issued May, 1894) Volume XXVI (Ninth of New Series). Wrs pp. xxii, 711. Illust. Index. Edges uncut. Backstrip darkened; wrappers show signs of age; o/w generally about fine |
| $100 |
| *a2033 Irving, JC |
| A Century's Challenge: Wright Stephenson and Co. 1861-1961 |
| (Wellington: September, 1961) First Edition Dec. cl. pp. 296 (245 x 190 mm) Illust. Substantial Company history. An owner's name. Fine in god dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a2039 Gilkison, WS and Hamilton, AH (Joint Editors) |
| Moir's Guide Book to the Trampings Tracks and Routes of the Great Southern Lakes and Fiords of Western Otago and southland |
| (Dunedin: Whitcombe and Tombs: 1948) Revised and Enlarged edition. Front cover says 'Second Edition'. Wrs pp. 104 (245 x 185 mm) Illust. Map. Very good. |
| $30 |
| *a2041 Hall, David |
| Portrait of New Zealand |
| (Wellington: Reed: 1955) First Edition Cl. pp. 272. Illust. Folding map at rear. Selected Bibliography Index. Near fine |
| $30 |
| *a2043 Clune, Frank |
| Roaming Round New Zealand: The Story of a Holiday |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1961) Revised Edition. Dec. bds pp. xiv, 304. Illust. Maps on endpapers. Near fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a2044 Ashton-Warner, Sylvia |
| Myself |
| (New Zealand: Whitcome and Tombs: n.d.) Bds pp. 239. Autobiography of important New Zealand educationist. Near fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a2045 Thompson, Robert and Shaw, Helen (Edited by) |
| Poems by Several hands |
| (Auckland: Pompallier Press: 1976) First Edition Wrs plus pp. 23. Notes on Contributors who include W. Hart-Smith, Gloria Rawlinson and the Editors. Published in memory of Noel Farr Hoggard, Founder and editor of 'Arena'. Limited edition of 300, of which only 100 numbered, this being No. 49. (Slight) bump to head of spine o/w fine in dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a2046 Mulgan, Alan |
| Golden Wedding |
| (London: Dent and Sons: 1932) First Edition Bds (blocked in blind on front) pp. 32. Verse. Spine sunned as is a strip at head of front cover o/w near fine |
| $30 |
| *a2047 Wilson, HM |
| Moonshine: A Story of the Eighties |
| (Wellington: Reed: November 1944) First Edition Dec. wrs pp. 160. Novel. Raupo Books (series). Fine |
| $25 |
| *a2048 GHS (pseud) |
| The Saga of Simkins |
| (No Imprint: n.d.) Novel of World War Two. Pict. wrs plus pp. 64 (138 x 210 mm) Illust. by JF. Text triple-column and close printed. Adventures of a New Zealand digger overseas, written with humour. Very good. copy of fragile production. |
| $40 |
| *a2049 Joseph, MK |
| I'll Soldier No More |
| (London: Gollancz/New Zealand: Paul's Book Arcade: 1958) First Edition Bds pp. 272. Novel of World War Two by New Zealander who 'served throughout the war with a British artillery unit'. An Ownership inscription. Near fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a2053 Shadbolt, Maurice (Edited by) |
| The Shell Guide to New Zealand |
| (Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs: 1968) First Edition Pict. bds pp. 336. Illust. Maps including maps on endpapers. Index. An owner's name. Very good. if not near fine in good dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a2054 Reed, AH |
| The Story of New Zealand |
| (Wellington: Reed: November 1945) First Edition Cl. pp. 535. Illust. Index. Maps on endpaper. Spine moderately sunned. Very good. |
| $40 |
| *a2056 Kelly, Maurice |
| Mill in the Valley: A Centennial History of Arthur Ellis and Co Limited |
| (Dunedin, New Zealand: Arthur Ellis and Co: 1977) First Edition Bds pp. 97. Illust. History of bedding manufacturing company ('The Sleep-well Mattress for a good night's sleep'). Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a2057 Congalton, Athol A (Edited by) |
| Hawera - A Social Survey: A Report of a Community Venture |
| (Hawera and District Progressive Association: 1954) First Edition Pict. wrs pp. xvi, 219. Illust. Map. Includes substantial section 'The Maori Survey'. Near fine |
| $30 |
| *a2060 Special Service Division, Army Service Forces, United States Army (Prepared by) |
| A Short Guide to New Zealand |
| (Washington, DC: War and Navy Depts: 1943) First Edition Pict. wrs pp. iv, 44 (132 x 110 mm) Illust. Maps. Glossary. World War Two publication 'For use of Military Personnel only'. Fine |
| $30 |
| *a2061 no author |
| Historic Waipu |
| (Produced by the Domain Board governing the Museum: 1964) First Edition Pict. wrs plus pp. 44 (216 x 140 mm) Illust. Very good. |
| $25 |
| *a2062 Beckett, Wilfrid G (Publisher) |
| Looking at New Zealand: A Pictorial Record of the Country and its People |
| (Auckland: Beckett Sterling Ltd: n.d.) About 1950. Pict. wrs plus pp. 40 (345 x 240 mm) Considerable text and richly illustrated from photographs. Very good. |
| $40 |
| *a2063 Batchelor, J (Photographer) |
| Rotorua: Wonderland of New Zealand |
| (Rotorua: 'Rotorua Post' print: n.d.) c. 1950? pict. wrs pp. 24 (220 x 290 mm) Introduction, captioned views (some in colour) and descriptive notes. Very good. |
| $45 |
| *a2070 The Department of Tourist and Health Resorts (Issued by) |
| New Zealand - Government Tourist Bureaux and Government tourist Hotels: A complete Travel Service |
| (Wellington: Printed by Coulls Somerville Wilkie: n.d.) 1940s. Dec. wrs pp. i, 32, i (Map). Illust. Fine |
| $25 |
| *a2072 Mair, Captain Gilbert, NZC |
| The Story of Gate PA April 29th, 1864 |
| (Tauranga: Printed at the 'Bay of Plenty Times': 1937) First Edition Wrs pp. 88 (218 x 138 mm) Illust. 'Supplemented by Extracts from official Records and other matter and illustrations gathered and compiled from various sources by WH Gifford, Editor of 'Bay of Plenty Times'. Includes details of VC awards. About fine |
| $60 |
| *a2073 New Zealand Government Tourist and Publicity Department (Issued by) |
| Historic North Auckland, New Zealand |
| (Wellington: Printed by EV Paul: n.d.) Suggest late 1930s. Pict. wrs pp. i, 32, i (Map, dated 1937). 214 x 140 mm. Illust. Very good. |
| $45 |
| *a2075 no author |
| Edinburgh of the South: Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand: SITA Guide Book |
| (Published by the South Islands Travel Association of New Zealand, Inc: 1947) Cover title is simply 'Dunedin Guide'. Dec. wrs plus pp. 48 (178 x 115 mm) Illust. Centrespread map. Fine |
| $30 |
| *a2078 Tanner Bros, Ltd |
| Souvenir of Wellington New Zealand |
| (Wellington and London: Tanner Bros Ltd Publishers: n.d.) Suggest about 1920. Printed envelope or folder with printed pastedown on front, containing in concertina style nine captioned photographic views, each 90 x 176 mm and envelope 100 x 185 mm. The views include The Queen's Wharf, The Boat Harbour, street scenes etc. About fine |
| $40 |
| *a2079 Tourist and Publicity Department (Issued by) |
| Rotorua and New Zealand's Thermal Wonderland |
| (Printed in New Zealand by Coulls Somerville Wilkie: n.d.) 1930s. Pict. wrs pp. i, 40, i (211 x 134 mm) Illust. Maps. Near fine |
| $45 |
| *a2080 Tourist and Publicity Department (Issued by) |
| Rorotua and New Zealand's Thermal Wonderland |
| (Printed in New Zealand by Coulls Somerville Wilkie: n.d.) 1930s. Pict. wrs pp. i, 40, i (211 x 134 mm) Illust. Maps. Near fine |
| $45 |
| *a2081 The New Zealand Government Office, Sydney, NSW (Issued by) |
| New Zealand: The Home of the Maori |
| (Sydney: Printed by Morton's Ltd: n.d.) About 1914. Pict. wrs plus pp. 32 (248 x 124 mm) plus leaves of advertising material including Sydney Harbour Ferry Trips. Numerous Tables of Fares relate to travel in New Zealand. Also of considerable interest are advertisments for hotels, guest houses etc. in Sydney itself. Some signs of age and wear to wrappers o/w v.g. copy of fragile production. |
| $75 |
| *a2082 no author |
| Northern Flaxlands Ltd: Series A Bond Issue |
| (Auckland: Reliance Printery: 15th April, 1929) Pict. wrs plus pp. 20 (292 x 222 mm) Illust. Prospectus of Northern Flaxlands Series 'A' 6% Debenture Bond Issue. Substantial and persuasive material urging investment; the whole of Series 'A' was reserved for subscription in Australia. Supplement to the Prospectus is loosely included. Moderate external signs of age and use o/w v.g. |
| $60 |
| *a2083 no author |
| Auckland, New Zealand: Seventh Pacific Science Congress, Auckland Session 1949 |
| (Auckland: Unity Press, Printers) Pict. wrs plus pp. 48 (248 x 155 mm) plus folding map at rear. Articles by various experts in branches of science. Near fine |
| $40 |
| *a2085 Frank Duncan and Co, Auckland, New Zealand (Published by) |
| Auckland: 51 Artistic Views, 2 Panorama of Water Front and Harbour |
| (Auckland: The Brett Printing Co: n.d.) Code 28528. Dec. wrs plus pp. 12 of captioned photographic views plus double-sided folding plate with panorama on each face. Book format 190 x 240 mm. Suggest about 1910? Fine |
| $60 |
| *a2086 Adkin, GL |
| New Zealand Geological Survey |
| Bibliographic Index of New Zealand Stratigraphic Names to 21 December 1950 (Wellington: RE Owen print: 1954) Cl. backed wrappers pp. 121 (276 x 218 mm) New Zealand Department of Scentific and Industrial Research: New Zealand Geological Survey - Memoir 9. About fine |
| $30 |
| *a2202 Beeching, Jack |
| An Open Path: Christian Missionaries 1515-1914 |
| (Santa Barbara, California: Ross-Erikson: 1982) First American Edition. Cl. pp. 325. Maps. Bibliography Index. Includes Oceania, Australia. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a2207 Press, Margaret M, RSJ |
| Julian Tenison Woods |
| (Sydney: Catholic Theological Faculty: 1979) First Edition Bds pp. ii and vi, 242. Illust. Endnotes. Bibliography List of Published Scientific Writings by Woods. Index. Studies in the Christian Movement: Number 5. Near fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a2022 Bird, Christopher |
| Divining: The art of searching for water, oil, minerals, and other natural resources or anything lost, missing or badly needed |
| (London: Macdonald and Jane's: 1980) First British Edition Cl. backed bds pp. xii, 340 (272 x 210 mm) Illust. Bibliography Index. Fine in like dust-jacket. whose spine has faded from being sunned. |
| $50 |
| *a2234 Clune, Frank |
| Pacific Parade |
| (Melbourne: The Hawthorn Press: 1945) First Edition Dec. bds pp. viii, 124. Decorations by Adrian Feint. Near fine in damaged dust-jacket. (also by Adrian Feint) which has a few stains. |
| $40 |
| *a2235 Short, HJE (of Papual |
| Why Vaita Vanished: A Story of Brown Children on Mountains, Rivers and Sea |
| (London: The London Missionary Society: 1940) First Edition Pict. cl. pp. 144. Illust. by 'JC' A cancelled club stamp. Very good. |
| $25 |
| *a2170 Vaile, PA |
| Lawn Tennis Guide or Strokes and Science of Lawn Tennis |
| (London: Copyright of The British Sports Publishing Company Ltd and published by Renwick of Otley: n.d.) (1923 issue). Spalding's Athletic Library Vol 1 No 11. Pict. wrs pp. 163, 1 and 12 (adverts for Tennis Equipment) (166 x 128 mm) Illust. Price 1/- Nett. Wrappers are chipped and also have old tape reinforcement to backstrip; internally v.g. |
| $60 |
| *a2199 Cawley, Evonne Goolagong and Jarratt, Phil |
| Home!: the Evonne Goolagong Story |
| (East Roseville, NSW: Simon and Schuster Australia: 1993) First Edition Bds pp. 400 (252 x 195 mm) Illust. Index. With inscription signed by both Evonne Goolagong Cawley and Phil Jarratt. Fine in dust-jacket. |
| $45 |
| *a2024 Harvey, FR (Edited by) |
| Australian Theatre Year 1959/60 |
| (Sydney: FP Publications: n.d.) Pict. wrs pp. 160 (278 x 215 mm) Illust. Near fine |
| $25 |
| *a2029 Macpherson, Margaret L |
| I Heard the Anzacs Singing |
| (NY: Creative Age Press) Copyright 1942. Second Printing. Bds pp. xiv, 354. Maps on endpapers. In two sections, namely 'Australia' and New Zealand' and is about these two countries druing the Second World War. Chapter 7 'Gold Fever' is an examination of Lasseter and his reef. Very good. |
| $40 |
| *a2096 Simpson, Colin |
| Katmandu |
| (Sydney: AR: 1967) First Edition Pict. cl. pp. viii, 104 (279 x 220 mm) Illust including plates additional to the pagination. Map. Notes. Index. An owner's name on title-page; a bump to top right hand corner; o/w fine. |
| $25 |
| *a2016 Norrie, Dr. Philip |
| Vineyards of Sydney |
| (Sydney: Horwitz Grahame: 1990) First Edition Dec. bds pp. 222 (260 x 190 mm) Illust. Maps. Chronology of Events in Viticulture in Sydney Region. Bibliography Index. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
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