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Australian
[000017] Lane, Elizabeth. Our Uncle Charlie. Sydney, Australia.: Readers Book Club, 1965. Readers Book Club Edition. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. A follow up to "Mad As Rabbits". This book is in good condition. The dust jacket is chipped and has small tears and there is a small piece missing at the top of the spine. The previous owner's name is written inside. $10.00
[000023] Cusack, Dymphna. The Half-Burnt Tree. Sydney, Australia: Readers Book Club, 1970. Readers Book Club Edition 204. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. A novel about an Australian soldier disfigured by napalm during the Vietnam War. This is a good copy with a few small tears and some rubbing to the dust jacket. The previous owner's name is inside. $9.00
[000031] Idriess, Ion. Lasseter's Last Ride. Sydney, Australia.: Angus and Robertson, 1980. Australian Classics Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 207 14164 9. 185 pp reprint of the classic story of the legendary Lasster's lost golden reef in central Australia. This is very clean copy with only some slight rubbing to the dust cover. $30.00
[000033] Hunter, L R M. Woodline. Five Years with the Woodcutters of the Western Australian Goldfields.. Hunter, L.R.M., 1976. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fair ISBN: 0 9597503 0 4. 82pp story of the woodcutters who provided the timber to power Kalgoorlie between 1946-50. The previous owner's names are inside. $12.00
[000034] Bailey, Bill. Bailey. A Selection of His Best Columns from the West Australian.. ill. Mariusz. Perth, Western Australia.: St George Books, 1986. Second Edition. Soft Cover. Good ISBN: 0 86778 026 6. 181pp of selected columns from one of Western Australias well known journalists. Their is some slight water damage to the back cover of this copy but overall it is a tight clean copy. The previous owner has pasted a personal library plate inside the front cover. $10.00
[000047] Clune, Frank. Dig. Sydney, Australia.: Angus and Roberston, 1951. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. 240pp. Hard cover, no d/j.An Australian classic of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition which ended in tragedy. Numerous maps and photos. The spine is split. Some early pages are loose. Previous owner's names are written on inside of front cover and title page. $25.00
[000060] Marshall, Jock. Journey Among Men. ill. Drysdale, Russell. Melbourne, Australia.: Sun Books, 1968. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket. 220pp travel story of the Australian outback with numerous illustrations. Softcover.This was a school library copy with two library stamps on the inside front cover however it is in good condition with a very firm spine and appears to have hardly been read. Some sun fading on spine and rubbing on cover.It is a good, tight, reading copy. $10.00
[000061] Sutherland, Dr Struan,K. Venomous Creatures of Australia. A Field Guide With Notes on First Aid. Melbourne, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 1988. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 19 554727 6. 128pp of colour photos, illustrations and details of Australia's venomous creatures. In good, tight condition with some rubbing and small marks on covers. $10.00
[000063] Serle, Geoffrey. From Deserts the Prophets Come. Melbourne, Australia.: Heinemann, 1974. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 85561 029 8. 274pp. Subtitled the Creative Spirit in Australia 1788-1972 this book covers the development of literature, art, music, architecture, science and learning in Australia. The cover is rubbed, and there are some marks. Pages are beginning to yellow but the binding is tight. Some insect damage to the extreme top corner of the pages. $10.00
[000065] Lane, John. Sayonara Australia. Yunderup, Western Australia: Self Published, 1991. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Privately Printed. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 646 07453. 246pp fiction based on facts surrounding the life of an Australia POW in a Japanese prison camp during WW2 and his life when he returns to Australia after the war. This book is in very good cndition. Book exchange stamp marks and prices on inside of jacket and cover. $10.00
[000066] Farwell, George Mitchell. Ghost Towns of Australia. Adelaide, Australia: Rigby Publishers Ltd, 1976. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 7270 0015 2. 245pp of descriptions of Australia's ghost towns. Large format hardcover with d/j.Numerous photos and historical illustrations. In very good condition. Details of the book given as a gift to the previous owner is inside. $35.00
[000071] West, Katherine. Power in the Liberal Party. Melbourne, Australia.: F.W.Cheshire, 1965. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good / Good. "Where does the power reside in the Liberal Party of Australia? This is one of the questions the author asks in this handy reference of Liberal party politics. 289pp. This book is in good condition. Some rubbing on dust jacket and a small spot stain. Slight chipping. $20.00
[000080] Adam-Smith, Patsy. Hear The Train Blow. Melbourne, Australia.: Nelson, 1987. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 17 006913 3. pp180 autobiograhy of growing up in the Australian outback. Numerous photos in this large (10" x 7") paperback illustrated edition. Some small chips at edges and corners of cover. $20.00
[000081] Priestly, Susan. Echuca, A Centenary History. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: The Jacaranda Press Pty Ltd, 1965. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 188pp Centenary history of Echuca, a port in the Murray Valley, Victoria , Australia. This book is in good condition. Some rubbing on the dust jacket and a small tear on the top left hand corner of front of dust jacket. Previous owners's name on rear of photograph opposite title page. $20.00
[000084] Hugh Lunn. Head Over Heels. Queensland ,Australia: University of Queensland Press, 1992. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 7022 2418 9. 306pp sequel to "Over The Top With Jim" Described as a high octane, girl chasing scoop..." The book and dust jacket are in very good condition. $10.00
[000109] Badham Johnson, C.O. Proud Story. Sydney, Australia.: F.H.Johnston Publishing Co P/L, 1949. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. A book dedicated to " the citizens of Australia whose spontaneous patriotism, generosity and voluntary help enabled the Australian Comforts Fund to carry ouy successfully the important duty of providing comforts and amenities for the fit and well members of the Australian Navy, Army and Air Force in every theatre of war in which they served during the Second World War, 1939-45." Numerous photographs. Some tears to dust jacket and small pieces missing. $20.00
[000111] Blainey, Geoffrey. The Tyranny of Distance. South Melbourne, Australia: Sun Books, 1977. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 7251 0019 2. Soft cover. 365pp with numerous black and white photographs and maps. "... Blainey has captured the atmosphere of early Australia and those factors which have influenced its development and will continue to shape its future." Some rubbing and spots on covers. Pages browning. $8.00
[000112] Blainey, Geoffrey. The Tyranny of Distance. South Melbourne, Australia: Sun Books, 1977. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 7251 0019 2. 365pp softcover with numerous black and white photographs and maps. "... Blainey has captured the atmosphere of early Australia and those factors which have influenced its development and will continue to shape its future." Some rubbing and spots on covers. Pages browning. Bookshop exchange slip glued inside front cover. Some marks on covers. Some passages underlined with pencil. $7.00
[000115] Cock, Peter. Alternative Australia. Melbourne, Australia.: Quartet Books, 1979. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 908128 09 6. Some slight rubbing on dust jacket. Previous owner's name inside. Alternative lifestyle communities in Australia. 292pp with index and bibliography. $15.00
[000118] McDonald, Geoff. Red Over Black. Bullsbrook, Western Australia: Veritas Publishing Company, 1983. Seventh Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 949667 89 7. Controversial 143pp book about Communism and Aboriginal land rights in Australia. Soft cover. Some small marks on cover. $10.00
[000119] Lloyd, C J And Troy, P N. Innovation and Reaction. Sydney, Australia.: George Allen and Unwin, 1981. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 86861 394 0. The life and death of the federal department of urban and regional development. 282pp. Soft cover. Some rubbing on covers. $10.00
[000137] Niland, D'Arcy. Call Me When The Cross Turns Over. Sydney, Australia.: Angus and Robertson, 1957. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Fair. 256pp. Inside back flap missing on dust jacket. Dust jacket has chips and tears. Small stain at bottom edge of front cover. Story of Australian swagmen. $10.00
[000148] Timms, E V. The Scarlet Frontier. Sydney, Australia.: Angus and Roberston, 1954. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair / No Jacket. Historical saga of Queensland.311pp. No dust jacket. Covers are red with silver lettering on spine. Numerous marks on covers. Previous owner's name and Christmas wish inside. $8.00
[000160] King, Mrs Philip Gidley. The Governor's Lady. Melbourne, Australia.: Melbourne University Press, 1991. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. As New The story of Governor King's wife. 132pp softcover.In very good condition. $10.00
[000161] Cusack, D and Jame, F. Come in Spinner. Melbourne, Australia.: William Heinemann Ltd, 1951. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair / No Jacket. 416pp. Well worn. No dust jacket. Covers faded and marked. Slight twist to book. Previous owner's name inside. Good reading copy. $10.00
[000162] Beatty, Bill. Unique to Australia. Sydney, Australia.: Ure Smith, 1972. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 7254 0094 3. 198pp of Australiana. Hardcover without jacket. Over 70 full colour and black and white photographs. Previous owner's name and gift inscription inside front cover. $10.00
[000165] Drewe, Robert. The Bodysurfers. Sydney: James Fraser, 1983. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 949493 02 3. 170pp. A collection of stories from Robert Drewe. Top of spine slightly bumped. Slight fold mark to top right hand corner of cover. $10.00
[000175] Larkin, John and Barker, Geoffrey. The Holt Report. Australia: An Age Insight Book, 1968. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair A full investigation into the death of an Australian Prime Minister. 121pp with numerous photos. Edges chipped and covers rubbed. Binding becoming loose at front. Scarce copy. $20.00
[000180] Lane, John. Fairbridge Kid. ill. Bentley, Nicolas. Fremantle, Western Australia: Fremantle Arts Press, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 1 86368 000 4. "John Lane sets the record straight in this no nonsense look about the fate of 300 children who were transported halfway around the world in 1933 to begin a new life at Kingsley Fairbridge farm School."240pp. Paperback in very good condition. $12.00
[000188] Fremilin, Bryony. A Wild Heritage. Perth, Western Australia: St George Books, 1985. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Signed by Illustrator. Very Good / Very Good. 72pp. 33 page of full colour watercolours. Watercolours pf Birds and Wildflowers of Western Australia. Text by Dr D.L.Serventy and Dr Neville Marchant. Slight lean to book. Signed by author. $66.00
[000191] Moon, Ron and Viv. The Kimberley, An Adventurers Guide. Australia: A Kakkirra Adventure Guide, 1992. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0 9588264 1 2. 224pp guide to Australia's rugged Kimberley region for 4 wheel drivers, canoeists, walkers, nature watchers, history buffs, Aboriginal art lovers, fisherman and hunters and gold and gem seekers. Numerous photos, illustrations, maps and diagrams. $12.00
[000193] Ryan, Sr M. Imelda. POWs Fraternal. Perth, Western Australia: Hawthorn Press, 1990. First Edition. Atlas Folio - over 23" - 25" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0 646 01545 1. 163pp. Diaries of S/SGT Raymond Ryan. Poems of Pte Laurence (Bouff) Ryan. Life in a German prison camp WW2 $15.00
[000197] Green, Neville. Desert School. Fremantle, Western Australia: Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1983. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 909144 74 5. 125pp with some photographs.The story of a school teacher in the desert of Western Australia. Paperback with dustjacket. Some folding marks on rear dustjacket and cover. One corner bumped. $15.00
[000199] Tennant, Kylie. Australia Her Story. London: Pan Books, 1971. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 330 02835 9. "An exciting account of one nation's rise to greatness." 319pp. Softcover. pages spotted and browning. Binding is good. Some chips and marks to covers. $10.00
[000200] Facey, A.B.. Money Made Us. Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1976. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair ISBN: o 14 004302 0. 256pp story of how economic values shaped the nation. Paperback. Covers chipped and worn. Binding good. $8.00
[000204] Fox, Charlie (ed). Historical Refractions. Perth, Western Australia: University of Western Australia, 1993. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0 86422 266 1. Studies in Western Australian History. Articles include Domestic Help, making Rural Labour Force, Insanity in Colonial Australia, the State Psychology clinic, Sodomy in Western Australia, Punishment, Prisons and Reform etc. Plus book reviews. Numerous contributors. 198pp includes diags and illus. Paperback in very good condition. $10.00
[000205] Bennett, Bruce and Grono, William. Wide Domain. Western Australian Themes and Images. Sydney, Australia.: Angus and Robertson, 1979. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 207 14018 9. 270 pp paperback. Illustrated. Selection of writings about Western Australia. Some minor chipping and spine frayed slightly at top and bottom. $10.00
[000207] Hardy, Frank. The Hard Way. Sydney, Australia.: Fontana, 1976. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 00 614471 3. The story behind Power Without Glory. Paperback in good condition. 254pp. Some marks. $8.00
[000210] Thiele, Colin. The Bight. Adelaide, Australia: Rigby Ltd, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 7270 0086 1. Australian Conservation Series. Coloured plates and dustjacket. 65pp. Fantastic photographs and text of the Great Australian Bight. Hardcover with dustjacket, Edges and corners chipped and bumped. Binding is tight. Some marks. Inside text and photos very clean. $8.00
[000215] Thiele, Colin. Blue Fin. Adeaide, Australia: Rigby Opal Books, 1978. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 7270 0995 8. Soft cover 1977. 128pp. Light wear to cover. Numerous photographs from the movie. Previous owner's name inside front. $5.00
[000240] Turner, Ann (editor). Black Power in Australia. Victoria, Australia: Heinemann Educational Australia, 1975. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 85859 136 7. 93pp. Softcover. Part of the on trial series. Debate between two prominent Australian Aboriginal spokesmen: Neville Bonner and Bobbi Sykes. A very interesting discussion on Black Power and Aboriginal rights in Australia. Some wear on spine and edges. Previous owner's name inside. $10.00
[000245] Conway, Ronald. The Great Australian Stupor. Melbourne, Australia.: Sun Books, 1971. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 7251 0128 8. An interpretation of the Australian way of life. 282 pp. Softcover. Covers rubbed and chipped. Previous owner's name inside. Some scribble on last page. $7.00
[000261] Blackburn, Julia. The White Men. New York, USA: Times Books, 1979. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 8129 0826 0. The first response of aboriginal peoples to the white man. Foreword by Dr Edmund Carpenter. 192pp with numerous photographs. A unique look at the reaction of aboriginal people on their first encounters with white men in Australasia, North America and Africa.The dust jacket is only slightly rubbed. Very slight bump to corners. $25.00
[000264] Bonython, C.Warren. Walking the Flinders Ranges. Adeaide, Australia: Rigby, 1974. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 85179 286 3. 32 illustraions, numerous maps 231pp. A guide to walking in the Flinders Ranges. Covers and dustjacket in good condition. Some marks on dust jacket. Some chipping and corners bumped slightly. Page opposite title page has been removed. $10.00
[000267] Stuart, Donald. The Driven. Melbourne, Australia.: Georgian House, 1968. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Signed by Author. Good Tan "cloth" soft cover with white lettering and black image of cattle and drovers. The story of cattle droving by a famous Australian outback author. Inside the front is the inscription," to Jan with best wishes from the author, Donald.R,Stewart 1972". Spine is starting to loosen. Edges marked. $15.00
[000271] Laughton, K.C.. Not Quite Men No Longer Boys. Alice Springs, Australia: Jukurrpa Books, 1999. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 1 86465 006 0. An Australian Aboriginal youth from the bush goes to the Vietnam war. Includes illustrations.352pp. $10.00
[000278] Read, Mark Brandon. Chopper 2, Hits and Memories. NSW, Australia: Sly Ink, 1994. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 646 109 87 1. "confessions of the Australian underworld's most feared headhunter, Mark Brandon Read."212pp paperback. A few marks and chipping to covers. Some grubby marks inside. $10.00
[000294] Various. Australian Bush Poems. ill. Gallehawk, Jan. Australia: Axiom, 1997. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 947338 28 4. An edition of early Australian verse. 39 works by Patterson, Lawson, Dennis and others. Watercolour illustrations. $15.00
[000306] Marshall, Debbie. Her Father's Daughter. Sydeny, Australia.: Random House, 1997. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 85561 740 3. 306pp hardcover in very good condition. Gift inscription inside front.Bonnie Henderson's life on Bullo River cattle station in outback Australia. $10.00
[000308] Peach, Bill. Peach's Australia. Australia: ABC Books, 1976. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 642 97609 0. From the ABC television series. 160pp with numerous illustrations. Hardcover with d/j. Protective laminate starting to lift off d/j. $10.00
[000309] Butler, Harry. Looking at the Wild. Sydney, Australia: Hodder and Stoughton, 1982. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pictorial Cover. Very Good ISBN: 0 340 26619 8. Royal Zoological Society of NSW Whitley Award 1981 best environmental book for 142 pp hardcover. Numerous illustrations and colour plates. $10.00
[000310] Butler, Harry. In the Wild with Harry Butler Part Two. Sydney: ABC Books, 1979. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pictorial Cover. Very Good ISBN: 0 642 97476 4. Part Two of the In The Wild series.128pp with numerous pictures. Issued without d/j. $8.00
[000311] Butler, Harry. In the Wild with Harry Butler. Sydney: ABC Books, 1977. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pictorial Cover. Very Good ISBN: 0 642 97442 x. Part One of the In The Wild series.127pp with numerous pictures. Issue without d/j. $8.00
[000312] Butler, Harry. Dear Harry. Sydney: ABC Books, 1980. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pictorial Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 642 97453 5. Australian naturalist Harry Butler answers letters from his audience..100pp with numerous pictures. Issued without d/j. $8.00
[000315] Sawer, Geoffrey. The Australian and the Law. England: Penguin, 1968. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair 288pp guide to law in Australia. Worn paperback with some marks and folds. Previous owner's name inside. $7.00
[000316] Peters, Michael. Country Service. Gosnells, Western Australia: Pioneers Books, 1988. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 9588057 0 9. Experiences of a Western Australian teacher.22499. Softcover, some fold marks . $8.00
[000319] Heseltine, Harry (ed). The Penguin Book of Austrlian Short Stories. England: Penguin, 1978. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair ISBN: o0 14 004303 9. Short stories from Rudd, Lawson, Pritchard, Davison, Moorehouse etc.298pp softcover. Worn and marked. Previous owner's name inside. $7.00
[000333] O'Grady, John. Survival in the Doghouse. ill. Benier. Sydney, Australia: Ure Smith, 1973. 2nd Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 7254 0150 8. A story by the author of They're a Weird Mob" 94pp with cartoons. Australian humour. Dust jacket has minor rubbing. $10.00
[000335] O'Grady, John. It's Your Shout Mate. ill. Benier. Sydney, Australia: Ure Smith, 1972. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0 7254 0093 5. A story by the author of They're a Weird Mob" 104pp with cartoons. Australian humour. Dust jacket has minor rubbing, and small tears along top. $10.00
[000336] O'Grady, John. Now Listen, Mate!. ill. Benier. Sydney, Australia: Ure Smith, 1974. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 7254 0154 0. A story by the author of They're a Weird Mob" 96pp with cartoons. Australian humour. Dust jacket has minor rubbing. $10.00
[000340] Absalom, Jack. Safe Outback Travel. Victoria, Australia: Five Mile Press, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0 86788 028 7. 92pp. Issued without d/j. A guide to Australian outback travel by a well known Australian bushman,Numerous handy hints. Preparing vehicles, survival etc. $7.00
[000341] Sheppard, Trish. Children of Blindness. Sydney, Australia: Ure Smith, 1976. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 7254 0305 5. 184pp. Softcover in good condition for its age. Some rubbing to covers. $7.00
[000343] Lord, Gabrielle. The Whipping Boy. Victoria, Australia: Mcphee Gribble, 1992. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 86914 268 2. 339pp fiction. Paperback A few marks and scratches on cover and spots inside. The story of an investigation into child pornography. $8.00
[000348] O'Grady, John. The Things They Do to You. ill. Wep. Sydney: Humorbooks Film Edition, 1966. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. 203pp humorbook edition. Classic Australian humour. "A patient's view of friends and enemas of hospital life." Softcover, protective laminate starting to lft on spine. $7.00
[000350] O'Grady, John. Cop This Lot. Sydney, Australia.: Humorbooks, 1966. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. 220pp. Softcover The sequel to They're a Wierd Mob of Western Somoa. protective laminate starting to lft along edges but overall in good condition. $7.00
[000351] O'Grady, John. O'Grady Sez. ill. Rigby, Paul. Sydney, Australia: Ure Smith, 1969. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 63pp. 22 short stories and verses by Jon O'Grady. Corners have been bumped otherwise good condition. $7.00
[000352] Gare, Nene. The Fringe Dwellers. Melbourne, Australia.: Sun Books, 1966. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair 257pp paperback in worn and rubbed condition. Previous owner's name inside. Edges browning and some marks. The story of two young part-Aboriginal girls. Became a movie. A classic Australian story. $7.00
[000353] Ellis, Bob. Fatty Finn. Victoria, Australia: Children's Film Corporation, 1980. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 86757 022 9. Australian classic adventure from the 1930s. Became a major film. 146pp paperback. Illustrated. Paperback in good condition. Part of price label on front cover. $5.00
[000359] Weaver, Rix. Beyond Cooralong. Perth, Western Australia: C.H.Pitman, 1945. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 255pp. A story of early Western Australia. Gift inscription inside front cover dated 1945. No d/j. Covers have been protected with plastic which has been removed. Minor tape marks inside. Small water mark on red cloth front cover. Edges browning with age. $12.00
[000360] Weaver, Rix. New Holland Heritage. Perth, Western Australia: C.H.Pitman, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 255pp. A story of early Western Australia. Gift inscription inside front cover dated 1945. No d/j. Covers have been protected with plastic which has been removed. Minor tape marks inside. Edges browning with age. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. $12.00
[000361] Weaver, Rix. Behold, New Holland. Perth, Western Australia: C.H.Pitman, 1944. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 214pp. A story of early Western Australia. Gift inscription inside front cover dated 1945. No d/j. Covers have been protected with plastic which has been removed. Minor tape marks inside. Edges browning with age. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. $12.00
[000365] Bateson, Charles. Dire Strait. Sydney: A.W.Reed, 1978. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 589 07116 5. The story of the history of Australia's bass Strait. Includes shipwrecks, whaling, Aborigines and sailing. Light rubbing to d/j.112pp. $18.00
[000366] Wells, Deane. The Deep North. Victoria, Australia: Outback Press, 1979. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 86888 229 1. 137pp. Bjelke- Petersen politics in Queensland, Australia. Illustrated. Price clipped. Dust jacket has some marks. Edges browning. $8.00
[000368] Lindsay, Joan. Picnic at Hanging Rock. England: Penguin, 1980. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0 14 003149 9. 213 pp Australian classic which became a haunting film. Softcover. $7.00
[000369] Prichard, Katharine Susannah. Coonardoo. Sydney, Australia.: Angus and Robertson, 1973. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 207 12661 5. 207pp. The story of an Aboriginal girl's love for an outback cattleman. An Australian classic. Softcover. $7.00
[000377] Bjerre, Jens. The Last Cannibals. London: Michael Josephs, 1956. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. 192pp with76 photographic illustrations. Hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Pictorial d/j is chipped and torn on edges with a piece missing from top RH cnr. Edges marked. The story of the well known Danish explorer's visits to central Australia and New Guinea. $20.00
[000378] Durack, Mary. Kings in Grass Castles. Victoria, Australia: Lloyd O'Neil, 1974. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0 85558 217 0. The story of the Duracks who carved out an empire in Australia's North-West. 395pp with numerous b/w photos. Hard cover. D/J has some chips and a small tear. $25.00
[000385] Leyland, Mike and Mal. Where Dead Men Lie. Australia: Walkabout Pocketbooks, 1970. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. 196 pp of adventure as Mike and Mal cross Australia. their story became a movie, Wheels Across the Wilderness. 22 colour photographs in this paperback in good condition. Previous owner's name inside front cover. $5.00
[000408] Keneally, Thomas. Bring Larks and Heroes. Melbourne, Australia.: Sun Books, 1974. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 7251 0060 5. 230pp paperback. Covers marked and edges rubbed. Binding is tight and text is clean. $5.00
[000414] Innes, Hammond. Golden Soak. Great Britain: Fontana, 1974. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A classic story of the mining boom in Australia in the early 70s.286pp. Edges marked. Cover chipped and has a number of fold marks. $7.00
[000415] Lower, L.W. Here's Luck. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1955. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. 222pp of Australian humour. Jacket chipped and marked. Some small pieces missing. Corners bumped. $8.00
[000419] Heddle, Moodie.E.. More Australian Adventures. Australia: Longmans Cheshire, 1970. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Ex-Library. Good ISBN: 582 68690 1. A selection of adventure stories from some of Australia's best writers. Includes work by Hugh Edwards from Islands of Angry Ghosts. Ex high school library, some stamps and marks as a result. Covers protected by plastic. $5.00
[000421] Hungerford, T A G. Stories From Suburban Road. Fremantle, Western Australia: Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 9 090144 7 1 0. 214pp and autobiographical collection from a well know Australian author. Ex library. Some stamp marks etc. Cover protected by plastic. $8.00
[000422] Miller, Connie. Season of Learning. Fremantle, Western Australia: Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1983. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 909144 78 8. 171pp Pictorial card wrapper over softcover. Recollections of adolescence and teacher training in Western Australia between the wars. Price clipped. Good clean copy. $8.00
[000436] Adam-Smith, Patsy. Footloose in Australia. NSW, Australia: Seal Books, 1995. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good True Australian tales. 220 pages of Australiana. Soft cover in good condition. A few minor chips to covers. $10.00
[000446] Brandenstein, Von C.G And Thomas, A.P.. Taruru. Adelaide, Australia: Rigby, 1974. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 85179 775 X. Aboriginal song poetry from the Pilbara, Western Australia. 91pp with English translation notes. $15.00
[000454] Joy, William. The Liberators. Australia: Golden Press P/L, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 85558 564 1. Library of Australia classic edition.160pp with illustrations. The story of Australi's struggle for independence. Covers rubbed. Pictorial cover. No dustjacket issued. Previous owner's name inside. $7.50
[000460] O'Grady, John. Gone Troppo and Gone Gougin'. ill. Benier. Sydney, Australia.: Seal Books, 1995. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 2 stories by the author of They're a Weird Mob" 160pp with cartoons. Australian humour. Dust jacket has minor rubbing. $5.00
[000476] Elliot, Ian. Moondyne Joe. Western Australia: University of WA Press, 1978. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Signed by Author. Good ISBN: 0 85564 130 4. 172 pp story of famous Western Australian bushranger, Moondyne Joe, The Man and the Myth. Softcover, Covers chipped and rubbed. Light pen mark on cover. $15.00
[000484] Palmer, Helen and Mcleod, Jessie. The First Hundred Years. ill. Freedman, Harold. London: Longmans, 1959. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. A history of the first one hundred years of Australia. jacket chipped and minor tears.Text has some pencil markings. Previous owner's name inside and some tape marks where a protective cover has been removed. $10.00
[000486] Mitchel, Gregory. The Bush Horseman. ill. Gallagher, Michael. Sydney: Reed, 1981. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 589 50275 1. Guide to the horsemanship of the Australian Outback. Techniques and tips. 80pp with numerous illustrations. Ex library and has library stamps and markings etc. Covers protected by plastic. Some small tears to jacket. $12.00
[000488] Serventy, Vincent. The Australian Nature Trail. Melbourne, Australia.: Georgian House, 1965. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 45 photographs and illustrations plus 122pp of text about Australia's unique natural history.Ex library copy with stamps etc. Jacket protected by plastic. Some marks. $8.00
[000498] Reynolds, Henry. With The White People. Victoria, Australia: Penguin, 1990. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 14 012834 4. The crucial role of Aborigines in the exploration and devlopment of Australia. 288pp. Numerous illustrations. The author describes how Aborigines contributed to Australian development as " guides, linguists, diplomats, interpreters, trackers, troopers, servants, companions, labourers, concubines, nursemaids, cooks, stockworkers, porters, pearl-divers, and mine workers." Minor chipping and rubbing . Softcover. $20.00
[000508] Williamson, David. The Club. Sydney: Currency Press, 1984. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 86819 013 6. The famous Australian play about Aussie Rules football. Intro by Lou Richards and Ian Turner.Classic photos of Dempsy, Barrassi and Newman plus some photos from productions of the play.76pp. Covers rubbed and chipped. Sunned spine. Corners bumped. $7.00
[000514] Pringle, John Douglas. Australian Accent. ill. Molnar, George. London: Chatto and Windus, 1965. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 204 pp portrait of Australia. Jacket is chipped and minor tears. Covers good. Edges and text very clean. A good copy. $12.00
[000520] Flood, Josephine. Archaelogy of the Dreamtime. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 1992. Large Format. Mass Market Paperback. Ex-Library. Good ISBN: 0 207 17601 9. 302pp . The story of prehistoric Australia and its people. Colour and black and white plates, maps. Ex library and has stamps etc. A very clean copy with covers protected with plastic. $25.00
[000532] Idriess, Ion. Flynn of the Inland. Pacific Books, 1970. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 207 94799 6. Foreword by Sydney Kidman. 244 pp. The story of John Flynn, the founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Paperback. Some corners have been folded. Covers chipped and rubbed, edges starting to brown with age. $5.00
[000534] Fuller, Basil. West of the Bight. Australia: Rigby Ltd, 1972. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 85179 383 5. Observations on life in Western Australia's south west. 190 pp with b/w illus. Ex library and carries the usual marks etc. Some wrinkling to a few pages. Covers protected by plastic. Inscription sheet inside cover. $12.00
[000536] Pike, Douglas. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol 1 1788-1850 A-H. Victoria, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 1968. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good / Good. 578 pp. 1968 edition with corrigenda. Ex library. Covers and jacket protected by plastic. Usual library stamps etc. $20.00
[000543] Wood, Thomas. Cobbers. Humphrey, Milford: Oxford University Press, 1938. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. A personal record of a journey from Essex in England, to Australia, Tasmania, and some of the reefs and islands in the Coral Sea made in the years 1930, 1931 and 1932. New edition. Edges marked. 228pp. Previous owner's name inside. Pages opp inside covers browning. $8.00
[000545] Timms, E V. The Challenge. London: Angus and Roberston, 1952. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Gilt lettering on spine and small picture of a ship on cover.No jacket. Tape marks inside. Blank page inside back cover missing. Previous owner's name inside. Edges browning. $8.00
[000548] Lowenstein, Wendy. Weevils at Work. Sydney: Catalyst Press, 1997. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 1 875285 19 9. What's happening to work in Australia - an oral record. 239pp. Paperback. Previous owner's name and inscription inside front cover. $12.00
[000564] Hayes, Mike. The Complete Book of Aussie Yarns. Sydney: ABC Books, 1998. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0 7333 0709 4. 534pp of Australian humour. Very good condition. $12.00
[000568] Cooksey, Robert. Lang and Socialism. Canberra, Australia: Australian National University Press, 1971. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 7081 0124 0. 96pp. Some illustrations. Covers rubbed. Previous owner's name inside. $10.00
[000571] Willmot, Eric. Australia, The Last Experiment. Sydney: ABC Books, 1987. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0 642 52770 9. From the 1986 Boyer Lectures. 61 pp. Softcover in very good condition. $10.00
[000596] Hughes, Helen. Australia in a Developing World. Sydney: ABC Books, 1985. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 642 53048 3. 95pp. Part of the Australian Boyer lectures. 1985. Price sticker on back cover. $8.00
[000598] Stephensen,P.R.. The Foundations of Culture in Australia. Australia: W.J.Miles, 1936. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good 192pp. Described as an essay towards National Self Respect. A rare book in its original form. Orange cover has some silverfish damage which has not extended into text which is very clean. $30.00
[000602] Idriess, Ion. The Red Chief. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1955. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. 226pp. 1955. Hardcover with dustjacket. The dustjacket is now protected by a plastic sleeve and has a small piece missing at the bottom of the front and a few fold marks. A very tidy copy of this Australian classic. $35.00
[000603] Smith, Kevin.P.. A Bunch of Pirates. Perth, Western Australia: Westralian Farmers Cooperative, 1984. First Australian. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 9591897 0 x. The story of a farmer co-operative - Wesfarmers. 192pp. Pictorial cover. $10.00
[000606] Mincham, Hans. Reptiles of Australia and New Zealand. Australia: Rigby, 1970. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Saddlestitched. Good ISBN: 0 85179 074 7. A small format Rigby instant book. 64 pages with 8 colour plates. Previous owner's name inside. $5.00
[000610] Calwell, A.A. Labor's Role in Modern Society. Melbourne, Australia.: Landsdowne Press, 1963. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair / Poor. 192pp. First edition. Dustwrapper is tatty and chipped with large piece missing along spine. Edges grubby. Some text underlined. Previous owner's name covered inside. A tight reading copy only $9.00
[000622] Cowen, Zelman & Zines, Leslie. Federal Jurisdiction in Australia. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1978. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 19 550054 7. 252pp. Ex library, therefore markings etc. Wraps covered with plastic. Clean, bright text. $10.00
[000628] Stuart, Donald. Yandy. Melbourne: Georgian House, 1959. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. 158pp. A story of the struggle by Australian Aborigines to control their own destiny in the North West of Western Australia. An Australian classic. Should be read in conjunction with How The West Was Lost by Don McLeod. Covers are good. The jacket has numerous tears and chips around edges and along the spine. Previous owner's name inside. $15.00
[000630] Farleigh, Kim. Hopeless Tears. Perth, Western Australia: Artlook, 1984. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 86445 046 x. A collection of Australian stories190pp. Previous owner's name inside. $7.00
[000639] Wontolla. Bushcraft. How to Live in Jungle and Bush.. Sydney: F.H.Johnson, First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good This is an amazing small format publication full of Australian survival and bushcraft hints. Produced during the dark days of the Second World War when the threat of invasion was at its highest. The dialogue and diagrams were aimed at ensuring that people could survive harsh Australian conditions if they were forced to "go bush". This is a very rare book. The cover has some marks and the previous owner's name written on it. There are minor tears inside but in general the book is in good condition. $45.00
[000642] Bayley, William A. Border City. History of Albury. Australia: Albury City Council, 1976. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 9599276 0 3. 239pp with numerous maps and illus. Revised and enlarged edition. Covers good. Jacket is chipped and rubbed and a small piece has lifted off where a price sticker has been removed. $15.00
[000643] Beatty, Bill. Tales of Old Australia. Australia: National Book Distributors, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good ISBN: 1 86436 013 5. 8vo. 199pp. Reprint., Pictorial boards. B/W illus. Issued w/ dustjacket. $8.00
[000653] Lear, Melville. A Secret to Sell. ill. Stackpool, Walter. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1965. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. 147 pp. A story of the early settlement of Western Australia for older children. Covers good. Jacket torn and tatty with pieces missing. Previous owners' names inside. $6.00
[000654] Lockwood, Douglas. I, The Aboriginal. Australia: Rigby, 1968. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Good. 248pp. A classic story of an Australian Aborigine. Jacket has been price clipped and has a minor tear to top RH corner, and minor chipping and rubbing. $15.00
[000662] Blainey, Geoffrey. The Steel Master. Melbourne, Australia.: MacMillan, 1971. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 333 11962 2. 217 pp biography of Essington Lewis a BHP employee who recognised the importance of the Australian steel industry. Some b/w photos. Covers and wrappers are lightly chipped and rubbed. Previous owner's name inside. The top corners of the first few pages have been turned back and creased. $15.00
[000663] Haylen, Leslie. Big Red. Sydney: Australasian Book Society, 1965. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 207pp. Some black texta marks inside covers. Previous owner's name inside. Red cloth, gilt spine. Page inside cover has been removed. $7.00
[000669] Grzimek, Bernhard. Four-legged Australians. London: Collins, 1967. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Fair Adventures with animals and men in Australia. 107 drawings and photographs. Pictorial boards, ex-library hence worn and marked. Frontis removed. 312 pp. A good reading reference. $5.00
[000670] O'Riely, Ivan. Giant in the Sun. Perth, Western Australia: 1968. Quarto. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. A pictorial study of Western Australia. 288pp, colour and b/w photos. Corners bumped and some minor chipping to covers. No jacket. $12.00
[000680] Chatterton, Ruth. The Pride of the Peacock. Australia: Australasian Publishing Co, 1955. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 304pp. Bottom corner bumped. Minor tears to spine. Text clean and binding tight. Price clipped. $10.00
[000685] Maddock, Kenneth. The Australian Aborigines. England: Pelican, 1978. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 14 021774 6. 210pp. Paperback. Coffee mark along top edge which has intruded in the last few pages but not into text. Covers protected by contact. $5.00
[000690] Rose, Lyndon. People in the Sun. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. A very informative large format pictorial book showing in pictures the Australian Aborigines and natives of nearby islands of the south-west Pacific. 94pp. 2 maps. No jacket. Blue covers with gilt lettering on spine. Light shelf wear to covers. $15.00
[000693] Pope, Barton et al. Challenge to Australia. Australia: Challenge to Australia Committee, 1983. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 9592560 0 08. Sir Barton Pope, Sir Mcafarlane Burnet and Sir Mark Oliphant discuss Australia's future in three essays.96 pp. Pictorial board covers. Fold marks on first few pages. $8.00
[000709] Moorehead, Alan. Rum Jungle. London: Viking Press, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 160pp circa 1954 paperback with a striking cover. Small format. Covers slightly rubbed and some chipping on edges. Pages begining to brown with age. A Viking True Book. An unusual copy of Moorehead's Australian Adventure story. $10.00
[000712] Hooker, John. The Bush Soldiers. London: Collins, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 00 222221 3. 439pp. Covers and jacket in good condition. Light rubbing. Text clean. Binding good. $15.00
[000727] Plowman, R.B. The Man From Oodnadatta. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1957. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. Third edition of this fine story written by an Australian Inland Mission padre about his work in outback Australia. 246pp. 2 maps. Some b/w illus. Wrapper is chipped, rubbed and has pieces missing. Gift inscription inside. Book and covers in good condition. $15.00
[000765] Barnett, John. All Ways on Sunday File. Australia: Aspara Publication, 1989. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Hard Cover. As New / No Jacket. 179pp. Collection of stories from the 'Always on Sunday' program on ABC Radio. $6.00
[000766] White, Osmar. Parliament of a Thousand Tribes. Australia: Wren Publishing, 1972. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 85885 016 6. The story of an emerging nation. 273pp. Pages beginning to brown with age. Binding good. Light chipping to covers. $8.00
[000832] Fennell, Willie. Car-razy Life With Dexter. London: Horwitz Publications, 1962. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Adventures from Australian radio's top family comedy, "Life With Dexter." Covers chipped and rubbed. Previous owner's name inside along with other marks. $25.00
[000839] Fennell, Willie. Dexter Detects. London: Horwitz Publications, 1962. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Adventures from Australian radio's top family comedy, "Life With Dexter." Covers chipped and rubbed. Previous owner's name inside along with other marks. $25.00
[000847] Obrien, Patrick. The Burke Ambush. Western Australia: Apollo Press, 1986. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 949901 04 0. Corporatism and Society in Western Australia. 252pp. Interesting views of Western Australian politics during the reign of Premier Brian Burke. Covers rubbed and marked.. Binding tight. remnants of a price sticker on cover. A few marks. $8.00
[000851] Levi, Werner. Australia's Outlook on Asia. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1958. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. An analysis of Australia's attitude to its northern neighbours in 1958. Well referenced. Jacket chipped and worn with small tears and pieces missing. Small black pen mark on cover. An interesting text. $10.00
[000856] Baker, Sidney,J. The Ampol Book of Australiana. Sydney: Currawong, 1963. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 223pp of amazing facts about Australia with a special section on sport. Great for quiz nights! Laminated jacket has some tears and marks. Grubby mark to small portion of the bottom of the first few pages. $6.00
[000863] Frost, A C. Green Gold. Western Australia: A.C.Frost and the Donnybrook Balingup Shire Council, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 959 7373 0 8. 247 pp with maps and illus. History of Donnybrook 1842-1974. Jacket rubbed, a few marks and chipping to edges. Spine bumped. Signed by author.Very tidy copy. $30.00
[000868] Harris, Thistle.Y. Naturecraft in Australia. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1956. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket. An introductory handbook to the flora and fauna and to the Australian environment for the use of the bushwalker, student, teacher, field naturalist and conservationist. 264pp. Numerous illus and photos. Ex-library hence all the usual wear and markings. $8.00
[000876] Edwards, Hugh. The Wreck on the Half Moon Reef. London: Angus and Roberston, 1981. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 207 14259 9. A West Australian Classic Edition. Previouse owner's name and gift inscription inside. Softcover. Corners bumped. Covers rubbed. Binding tight. Text clean. 188pp with index. $7.50
[000882] Thiele, Colin. Coorong Captive. Australia: Rigby Ltd, 1986. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 7270 2076 5. 96pp. Clean text. Binding good. Covers good except for one fold mark on bottom RH corner of front. $5.00
[000885] Hill, Ernestine. The Territory. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1955. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 454pp. Jacket has some chipping and a few small pieces missing but is very tidy. Binding is good. Previous owner's name inside. $15.00
[000886] Hill, Ernestine. The Territory. ill. Durack, Elizabeth. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1981. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 207 14054 5. A sprawling saga of Australi's tropic north. 454 pp.Softcover. Binding has been split on page 274. Otherwise good. $5.00
[000898] Reed, A.W. Myths and Legends of Australia. ill. Hart, Roger. Sydney: Reed, 1971. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 589 07041 x. 256pp. Jacket is chipped and curled on edges. Covers and binding good. Previous owner's name inside. Top of inside front page has been cut to remove price or inscription. Clean text. 55 mythical tales from the Australian Aborigines. $10.00
[000922] Barnett, John. John Barnett's Discovery W.A.. Western Australia: Aspara Publication, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 7244 990 3. Anecdotes of Western Australia from a well known Western Australian radio identity. 204pp. Numerous colour and b/w photos. Apart from slight chipping at top of spine this book is as new. $5.00
[000925] Jose, Arthur.W. History of Australia. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1917. Sixth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 320 pp. An early Australian history text with numerous maps and illus. Previous owner's name inside. Covers rubbed. Corners bumped. $10.00
[000927] Hatfield, William. I Find Australia. London: Oxford University Press, 1937. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Early travel stories in Australia. Numerous b/w illus. Covers worn. Spine lettering faded. Corners bumped. $10.00
[000954] Heney, Helen. This Quiet Dust. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1956. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Covers good. Jacket rubbed and chipped , some tears with a small piece missing on front. Previous owner's name inside. $7.00
[000955] McDonald, Geoff. Red Over Black. Bullsbrook, Western Australia: Veritas Publishing Company, 1983. Fifth Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 949667 89 7. Controversial 143pp book about Communism and Aboriginal land rights in Australia. Soft cover. Some small marks on cover. $7.50
[000958] Edwards, Hugh. Islands of Angry Ghosts. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 1998. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0207163170. 207pp. Australia divers probes a three hundred year old mystery. Covers have been protected with contact $7.00
[000997] Finlayson, H.H. The Red Centre. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 1936. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Man and beast in the heart of Australia. With 57 photographs. large map at end. Previous owner's name inside. Browning inside front cover. Spine faded. Spine broken inside front cover but binding is still firm. $18.00
[001004] Absalom,. Jack and Reg. Outback Cooking in the Camp Oven. Victoria, Australia: The Five Mile Press, 1986. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. ISBN: 0 86788 006 6. Traditional Australian bush cooking.110 pp. Jacket is chipped and a few marks. Pictorial board covers good. Previous owner's name and gift inscription inside. Numerous colour photographs. $10.00
[001018] Davison, Frank Dalby. Man Shy. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1941. Seventh. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 188 pp. Previous owner's name stamped inside. Corners bumped. A few light marks on covers. Top edges spotted. pages browning with age. $15.00
[001029] Moorehead, Alan. Rum Jungle. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1953. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Nice first edition of this Australian classic which deals with outback Australia and the discovery of the Rum Jungle uranium deposit. 154 pp. Some b/w illus. Fold out map. Jacket is chipped and has minor tears. A few small pieces missing. Book has a slight lean. Covers good. Gilt lettering on spine faded. $16.00
[001043] Gunn, Aeneas. We of the Never-Never. London: Hutchinson, 1964. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket is rubbed and chipped. A few small tears and pieces missing. A penned name (small) on jacket has been penned over. Some grubby marks. Price clipped jacket. Previous owner's names inside and some pen marks on back of jacket. Binding is good. Text clean. One page has slightly smudged printers ink but text is still readable. $8.00
[001046] . Sailing with Tasman. Whitcombes Story Books, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Fair / No Jacket. One of the Whtcombe story book collection. Undated but old. Covers rubbed and faded. Previous owner's name and other marks inside. Repaired. Binding is tight. Book is very worn but intact. $8.00
[001051] Ward, Harvey. E. Down Under Without Blunder. ill. Hook, Geoffrey, R. Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle and Co, 1967. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Soft Cover. Good / No Jacket. A guide to English spoken in Australia with a randomn sample of Australian words and phrases and translations of some Australian pronunciatios. Pictorial cover. Spine and edges worn and chipped. Covers rubbed. A few grubby marks. Great illustrations! $10.00
[001055] Turnbull, Clive. Australian Lives. Melbourne: F.W.Cheshire, 1963. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Fair / No Jacket. Ex-library and book exchange. Usual markings. A few grubby marks. Edges browning. Binding good. Covers chipped and rubbed. $7.00
[001056] Moorehead, Alan. Cooper's Creek. London: A Four Square Book, 1965. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A nice tidy copy. Pages clean but slightly browning with age. 202 pp. $7.00
[001086] Grattan, C.Hartley. Introducing Australia. New York: The John Day Company, 1944. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. The story of Australia written for Americans to build good WW2 and post WW2 relations between the two countries. Corners bumped. Jaket chipped, rubbed and worn with some tears and small pieces missing. Binding good, text clean. $12.00
[001112] Holledge, James. Australian War Heroes. London: Horwitz Publications, 1962. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good True stories of Australian war heroes, pulp fiction style. Covers worn and chipped. Spine rolled. Pages browning. Services club stamp inside. Grubby. Scarce title $40.00
[001158] Groom, Arthur. I Saw a Strange Land. Australia: Angus and Robertson, 1959. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Price clipped jacket. Some small tears along edges. Slight insect damage to edges of jacket which does not extend to covers which are good. Binding good, text clean. Old penned price on jacket. Groom's journeys into Central Australia. Maps at ends. Some b/w illus.216 pp. $8.00
[001198] Fenton, Clyde. Flying Doctor. Melbourne: Georgian House, 1952. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers worn, corners bumped. Spine sunned. Light fraying top and bottom of spine. Numerous b/w photos, map at ends. Text clean. Previous owner's name inside. Nice copy. $16.00
[001201] Cayley, Neville,W. What Bird is That?. ill. Cayley, Neville, W. Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1951. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 315 pp with numerous colour plates. Cawley's book is standard rwading for bird watchers in Australia. No jacket. Slight lean. Top of spine and top edge sunned and faded. Slight lean. Binding good. Text clean. A nice copy. $18.00
[001227] Timms, E V. The Valleys Beyond. Sydney, Australia.: Angus and Roberston, 1953. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. No jacket. Binding good. Covers clean. Pages and edges browning with age. $10.00
[001236] Colliver, Joan. Mac. Esperance's Man of the Sea. Esperance, Western Australia: First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Circa 1995. The story of local Esperance fisherman and legend Don Mackenzie. 87 pp. paperback in good condition. Price label on back cover. Circa 1995. $12.00
[001262] Marr, Noela. Where to Find Birds in Western Australia. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Cover. Good ISBN: 0 86417 070 x. A list of various sites in Western Australia where birds can be observed. Includes maps, colour pictures.112 pp. Some creases on pictorial boards. 2 penned inscriptions inside. Covers rubbed. Binding good. $13.00
[001268] Timms, E V. Conflict. Sydney, Australia.: Angus and Roberston, 1957. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Red cloth. Black lettering on spine. Bumped.Gift insc inside. Text clean, binding good. $10.00
[001269] Thorpe Clark, Mavis. The Boy from Cumeroogunga. Sydney: Hodder and Stoughton, 1981. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0 340 26870 0. The story of Sir Douglas Ralph Nicholls, Aboriginal leader. 179 pp. Binding good. text clean. $8.00
[001272] Bropho, Robert. Fringedweller. Sydney: Apcol, 1986. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0 909 188 37 8. The story of a controversial Aboriginal leader.153 pp, b/w illus. Very good condition. $20.00
[001282] O'Grady, John. Gone Troppo. ill. Benier. Sydney: Ure Smith, 1968. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket has piece missing on rear and edges chipped. Covers good. Text clean, binding good. An Australian classic. $12.00
[001285] Pearl, Cyril. So You Want to be an Australian. ill. Tanner and Wep. Sydney: Ure Smith, 1968. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Stiff Card. Good Foreword by Nina Culotta.96 pp of humorous advice for New Australians. Cartoon illus. No roll. A tidy copy. $10.00
[001297] Cleary, Jon. North from Thursday. London: Collins, 1960. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket is chipped, tears along edges and piece missing at base of spine. Covers good. Text clean and binding good. $12.00
[001299] Pearl, Cyril. The Best of Lennie Lower. ill. Wep. London: Angus and Roberston, 1983. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 207 13480 4. Gift insc inside. Fold mark on cover. Light damage to bottom of spine. Slight roll. Text clean. Binding good. $8.00
[001300] Cusack, Dymphna. Southern Steel. London: Constable, 1953. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket clipped, tatty with pieces mssing. Previous owner's name inside. Binding good. text clean. $12.00
[001324] Fuller, Basil. West of the Bight. Australia: Rigby Ltd, 1972. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 85179 383 5. Observations on life in Western Australia's south west. 190 pp with b/w illus. Jacket has a very small piece missing from the top RH corner. Lighttly rubbed. Text clean, binding good. $15.00
[001326] Duffield, Robert. Rogue Bull. Sydney, Australia: Fontana, 1979. First Paperback Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 00 634515 8 x. 231pp with maps at ends. The story of Lang Hancock, King of the Pilbara. Paperback in good condition. Some corners have been folded. Minor rubbing to covers. $15.00
[001345] . The Centenary History of South Australia. Adelaide: Royal Geographical Society of Australia, 1936. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Published under the auspices of the government of South Australia and the Centenary Committee. Contains correction sheet. 420pp. Contains numerous illus and diags. A very nice copy. Binding good, text clean. Only light wear to covers. $50.00
[001350] Else-Mitchell, R. Essays on the Australian Constitution. Sydney: The Law Book Co. Of Australia, 1952. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Good / Good. Essays on the Australian constitution to cover the progress of Federalism in Australia. Previous owner's name inside. Jacket chipped and rubbed, a few small tears and pices missing, price clipped. Text clean, binding good. Covers very nice, red with bright gilt lettering. $50.00
[001351] Lord, E. Shrubs and Trees for Australian Gardens. Melbourne: Lothian Publishing Co Ltd, 1964. Fourth Edition. Hard Cover. Good / Good. The fourth edition. Completely revised. 462 pp. 14 colour plates. Numerous b/w illus. Lists of Australian plants and where they are best grown. A valuable reference for the Australian native plant grower. Jacket is worn around edges. previous owner's name inside. Binding is good and text clean. A very nice copy. $32.00
[001356] Saxby, H.M. A History of Australian Children's Literature 1841 - 1941. Sydney: Wentworth Books, 1969. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. An analysis of the range of Australian children's fiction 1841- 1941. jacket rubbed. A few small chips and very miinor tears. Covers good. Previous owner's name inside. Text clean and bright. Binding good. $32.00
[001363] Cole, Percival, R. The Rural School in Australia. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1937. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Educational research series No 49. 44 pp. Some b/w illus. Jacket chipped and a few small tears. Binding good. Text clean. A very nice copy. $30.00
[001364] Wannan, Bill. My Kind of Country. Melbourne: Currey O'neil, 1967. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 85902 112 2. The making of the Australian character. Yarns, ballads, legends and traditions. Some chipping of jacket and covers along top edges. Previous owner's name inside. Text clean and bright. Binding good. $14.00
[001366] Grierson, John. Sir Hubert Wilkins. Enigma of Exploration. London: Robert Hale, 1960. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. An amazing story of an unsung adventurer. Illustrated with maps. 224 pp. Jacket chipped and a few small pieces missing. Now protected. Covers, text and binding all good. A very nice copy. $35.00
[001367] Gawain, Elizabeth. The Dolphin's Gift. Sydney: Boobook Publication, 1981. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 908121 07 5. A unique Australian dolphin story. Covers rubbed. Light damage to top of spine. Binding good. Illus. $10.00
[001373] Lannoy, Lex. The Australian Bushcraft Handbook. Sydney: Horwitz Grahame, 1983. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 7253 0631 9. 253 pp. A guide to bushcraft in the Australian outdoors. Covers camping, canoeing, hiking, caving, etc. Numerous illus and diags. Softcover. Light damage to top of spine. A few marks on cover. $15.00
[001393] Clarke, Marcus. For the Term of His Natural Life. Melbourne: Hallcraft, 1953. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. A very clean copy. Binding good. Text clean. Previous owner's name inside. Spine bumped top and bottom. $14.00
[001401] Gibbs, John. A Bitch Called Tracy. Sydney: Surveys and Market Research, 1975. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 909097 00 3. Paperback. Minor chipping on edges. No roll. Pages browning with age. Binding tight. 198 pp. B/w illus. $10.00
[001404] Timms, E V. The Challenge. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1953. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is protected by plastic and has a few small tears and pieces missing at top of spine. Tape marks inside. Previous owner's name inside. $14.00
[001405] Timms, E V. The Beckoning Shore. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1951. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is protected by plastic and has a few small tears and pieces missing at top of spine. Tape marks inside. Previous owner's name inside. $14.00
[001422] Herbert, Xavier. Capricornia. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1946. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers worn. Top and bottom of spine frayed. Appears to have been repaired by partial paste down of frontis to close cracked binding. Text clean. Bumped. A better copy than its description. $12.00
[001424] Grey, Anthony. The Prime Minister Was Spy. Australia: Coronet Books, 1983. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 340 35385 6. This book caused outrage in Australia when it was first published. The mystery of the Australian PMs death/disapearance was explained by labeling him a spy. 232 pp. Some b/w illus. Covers and edges a bit dusty. Binding tight. Pages clean. No roll. $8.00
[001425] Chester, Alan. The Cygnet Adventure. Australia: Rigby Ltd, 1984. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0812 8758. Historical fiction based on the journeys of Dampier. Jacket and book very good. $15.00
[001428] Wannan, Bill. Australian Frontier Tales. Melbourne: Lansdowne Press, 1961. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. A treasury of Australian Frontier Tales inc works by Idriess, Hill, Barrett, Clune, Lawson etc. 253 pp. maps at ends. Spine sunned. Binding good. Text clean and bright. A nice copy. Previous owner's name and inscription inside. $12.00
[001430] Daniel, Guy and Cockman, Margaret. Wanneroo. Perth, Western Australia: Shire of Wanneroo, 1979. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Card cover. 155pp. Published by the shire of Wanneroo to mark the Western Australian 15-th Anniversary of colonisation. Inscription plate inside. A few light marks. Binding good $15.00
[001431] Dakin, W.J. The Great Barrier Reef. Melbourne: Walkabout Pocketbooks, 1970. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Includes mentions of other Australian coral reefs. Revised edition by I.Bennett. 176 pp. Index, B/w illus. No roll. Clean copy. Binding good. $7.00
[001432] Kahrau, Wolfgang. Australian Caves and Caving. Melbourne: Periwinkle Colour Guides, 1972. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 111 pp. Colour and b/w illus. Diags, Ausralian caving information. In good condition. $7.00
[001435] Robinson, Bruce. Record of Service. ill. Robinson, Bruce. Melbourne: MacMillan, 1944. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The story of an Australian medical officer in the New guinea campaign in WW2. previous owner's name inside. Maps at ends. A tidy copy. $20.00
[001437] McNally, Ward. Smithy. The Kingsford Smith Story. Melbourne, Australia: Gold Star Publications, 1972. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 07260 0080 9. The story of a famous Australian aviator. 190 pp. Some b/w illus. Covers worn, spine faded. Binding good. Text clean though browning with age. Previous owner's name inside. $7.00
[001446] Denton, Kit. A Walk Around My Cluttered Mind. Australia: Cassell, 1968. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. How to live in Australia and like it. Ex-library. Worn, jacket protected but chipped and some tears. tape marks, labels etc. Binding good. $10.00
[001466] Greenwood, Gordon. Australia. A Social and Political History. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped, has small tears and pieces missing. Covers good. Binding good. Text clean. A tidy copy. $12.00
[001470] Keneally, Thomas. The Fear. Australia: Horwitz Publications, 1980. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Sydney 1942. The war, the Yanks, eccentrics. The Fear. Paperback. Old penned price inside. Binding good. Text clean. Tidy copy. $10.00
[001471] Murray, Robert. From the Edge of a Timeless Land. a History of the North West Shelf Gas Project. Australia: Allen and Unwin, 1991. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 04 442295 4. 206 pp. Both jacket and book in good to very good condition. maps, b/w and colour illus. $22.00
[001478] Hatfield, William. Sheepmates. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1937. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Tenth edition. Jacket is good with a penned price in one corner. A very nice copy. $14.00
[001488] Williamson, H D. The Sunlit Plain. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1958. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket edges chipped and some loss. Covers, binding and text good. $10.00
[001529] Stretton, Alan. The Furious Days. Melbourne: Sun, 1977. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair The story of Stretton, the man who have control over Darwin's residents after the Cyclone Tracy disaster. Worn paperback. Binding becoming tender but still intact. $10.00
[001530] Hardy, Frank. Billy Bonker Rides Again. ill. Rigby, Paul. Sydney: Thomas Nelson, 1967. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / Fair. Jacket and covers edgeworn. Grubby. Previous owner's name and inscription inside. Binding good. $10.00
[001551] Keesing, Nancy. By Gravel and Gum. ill. Shaw, Roderick. Melbourne: MacMillan, 1966. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. No 4 in the Great Stories of Australia series. Jacked is chipped and lightly worn. Covers and binding good. Text clean. A nice copy. Previous owner's name inside. $10.00
[001598] Hasluck, Paul. Mucking About. An Autobiography. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1977. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. ISBN: 0 522 84125 2. Jacket is worn and marked. Covers marked. Text clean. Binding good. Previous owner's details inside. 287 pp. Some b/w illus. $22.00
[001642] Raffaello, Carboni. The Eureka Stockade. Adelaide: Public Library of South Australia, 1962. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Good Australiana facsimile edition No3. Rreproduced for the Libraries Board of SA from a copy held in the State Library of Victoria. A very nice copy. $100.00
[001672] De Grys, Francy. Cobba-Cobba. Australia: Rigby Ltd, 1961. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket. Ex- Little Company of Mary Convent Library. Covers soiled. Text clean, binding good. Browning with age. 238 pp. Book slightly out of shape. Some b/w illus. maps at ends. $18.00
[001700] Baglinn, Douglass and Austin, Yvonne. Waterholes of Western Australia. Australia: Murray Child, 1979. First Edition. Large Format. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 908048 65 3. Introduction by D.L.Serventy. 80pp. Coloured illus. History in text and pictures of WA's hotels. Features pictures of numerous outback hotels. In very good condition. $16.00
[001703] Stringer, Col. The Saga of Sweetheart. ill. Jacko. Northern Territory: Adventure Publications, 1986. First Edition. Large Format. Hardcover. Good The frightening but true story of a giant rogue crocodile which attacked over 15 boats on a NT river during the 1970s. Issued without a jacket. Pictorial hardcover. 95 pp. Interesting colour and B/W illus. Foreword by Tom Cole. A very interesting title. $20.00
[001764] Uren, Malcolm. Sailormen's Ghosts. Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens, 1940. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The Abrolhos islands in three hundred years of romance, history and adventure. Maps at ends. 253 pp. Numerous b/w plates. Covers worn. A few light pen marks on spine. Cloth on spine is slightly split and is faryed at extremities. PON inside. Binding is good, text clean. This is an Australian classic which tells the stories of lost Dutch sailors shipwrecked on the Western Australian coast prior to settlement, and the story of the wreck of the Batavia on the Abrolhos Islands. $18.00
[001765] Uren, Malcolm. Sailormen's Ghosts. Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens, 1945. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Fair / No Jacket. The Abrolhos islands in three hundred years of romance, history and adventure. Maps at ends. 253 pp plus index. Numerous b/w plates. Covers worn. Ex-library reading copy. Numerous marks inside. Taped library binding on spine and corners. Library stamps and marks. Black ink on edges. A worn copy which is still intact.This is an Australian classic which tells the stories of lost Dutch sailors shipwrecked on the Western Australian coast prior to settlement, and the story of the wreck of the Batavia on the Abrolhos Islands. $10.00
[001766] Idriess, Ion. Flynn of the Inland. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1933. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers and spine worn and lightly frayed. 306 pp. Plus index and a list of Angus and Roberston publications. Text clean. Ninth edition. Maps at ends. B/w plates. The story of the origins of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. $20.00
[001767] Idriess, Ion. Flynn of the Inland. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1939. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers and spine worn and lightly frayed. Small black ink mark on cover. Bumped. PON and insc inside. Light foxing first and last pages. Edges dusty. 306 pp. The story of the origins of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. $14.00
[001769] Idriess, Ion. Flynn of the Inland. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1948. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Signed by Author. Fair / No Jacket. Covers and spine worn and lightly frayed. Library markings on spine. 306 pp. Maps at ends. Half of map at rear missing. B/w plates. Ex-library. Usual markings and wear. Binding cracked. Signed by the author with the inscription "good luck to you." The story of the origins of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. A reading copy ... but signed by the great Australian author! $16.00
[001771] Idriess, Ion. Across the Nullabor. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1951. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers and spine worn. Spine sunned. Bumped corners and bump mark on bottom edge. PON inside. Maps at ends. 343 pp. Text clean. Binding good. B/w plates. $16.00
[001774] Langford Smith, K. Sky Pilot in Arnhem Land. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1935. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The story of the first man to fly over Arnhem Land. Jacket is chipped and worn with some tears and pieces missing. Now protected. Light foxing on first and last few pages and edges. Binding good. Text clean. Map at front. PON inside. 272 pp. Numerous b/w plates. This is a very nice copy of a scarce book, even scarcer with a dust jacket. Please ask for a scan of jacket. $75.00
[001776] Wood, Thomas. Cobbers Campaigning. Angus: 1940. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket has some silverfish damage which does not extend to the covers or book but is largely intact and worth preserving. PON and inscription inside. Binding good. Pages clean. By the author of Cobbers. A very patriotic look at Australians at war. $12.00
[001777] Wilson, H H. Where the Winds Feet Shine. London: Robert Hale, 1960. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Book plate pasted inside cover. Lettering on spine faded. Binding good. Text clean. A very nice copy. $15.00
[001778] Farwell, George. Cape York to the Kimberleys. Adelaide: Rigby Ltd, First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. Apart from light wear to top and bottom of spine this book is in very good condition. 203pp. B/w plates. Maps at ends. PON inside. $20.00
[001787] Feldt, Eric. The Coast Watchers. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1967. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The story of Australia's invisible army in the Pacific War. 292pp. Paperback. Covers rubbed. Text and binding good. $10.00
[001790] Drake-Brockman, Henrietta. The Wicked and the Fair. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1957. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Signed by Author. Good / Fair. Gift inscription by the author on title page. PON inside. Light spine wear. Binding good. Jacket is chipped and worn with some losses at extremities and at top and bottom of spine. Jacket now protected. Text clean. Maps at ends. Fiction based on fact about the wreck of the Batavia on the Abrolhos Islands. $80.00
[001792] Edwards, Hugh. Gods and Little Fishes. London: Peter Davies, 1962. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Stories of diving and shipwrecks along the Western Australian coast by a well known local diver/author. Covers sunned in places. Binding good, text clean. Numerous b/w illus. $25.00
[001795] Hatfield, William. Buffalo Jim. Melbourne: Geoffrey Cumberlege, 1946. First Australian Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Award label pasted inside cover. Spine sunned. Binding good. Text clean. PON inside. $8.00
[001796] Uren, Malcolm and Stephens, Robert. Waterless Horizons. Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens, 1941. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Fair / No Jacket. Ex-library with all the usual markings Bumped. Unrelated magazine pictures have been pasted on front and rear covers. Half of map at ends missing. Binding good. Text clean. A reading copy. The life story of Edward John Eyre. $14.00
[001797] Milford, R.H. Australia's Backards. Sydney: The Maquarie Head Press, 1934. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Fair / No Jacket. Part of jacket has been pasted on cover and inside. Spine is worn and cracked. Binding tender but intact. Numerous b/w illus. A scarce and very interesting title. $40.00
[001798] Bates, Daisy. The Passing of the Aborigines. London: John Murray, 1966. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is lightly worn and marked. Now protected. Private library plate pasted inside front. Binding good. Text clean. A classic Australian work. B/W illus. $35.00
[001823] Carter, L.R. God and Three Shillings. Melbourne: Landsdowne, 1967. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A very nice copy. One short closed tear on back of jacket. Light mark on edges which extends slightly into a few pages. $10.00
[001843] Hatfield, William. Barrier Reef Days. Melbourne: Geoffrey Cumberlege, 1948. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. PON inside. Some wear to extremities. Binding good. Text clean. $12.00
[001852] Tucker, James. Ralph Rashleigh. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1952. First Authentic Popular Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers worn Bumped. Spine sunned. Binding good. Pages clean. $8.00
[001853] Hardy, Frank. The Hard Way. Sydney: Australasian Book Society, 1961. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Bumped. Minor silverfish damage to edges of jacket. PON inside. Covers bright. Binding good. Text clean. The story behind Power Without Glory. $22.00
[001854] Anderson, Hugh. Time Out of Mind. Melbourne: National Press, 1974. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 9094 7016/2. The story of Simon McDonald. Covers lightly rubbed but near VG. Book VG. $19.00
[001855] Moran, Herbert, M. Beyond the Hills Lies China. Sydney: Dymocks Book Arcade, 1945. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Bumped. Covers worn and marked. Spine sunned. Binding cracked. PON inside. Some marks on edges. $9.00
[001856] Hughes, Mary Kent. Pioneer Doctor. Melbourne: Geoffrey Cumberlege, 1950. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and rubbed. Some losses at extremities. Covers bright and clean. Text clean. Binding good. Some b/w illus. $12.00
[001860] Routledge, Noreen. Etiquette for Australians. Sydney: Dymocks Book Arcade, 1945. Revised Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Card Covers. Good Etiquette covering Australian official and social life, Government House, the Australian Army, Navy and Air Force and Women's Services plus titles of address. Attractive card covers. No roll. Spine sunned. Light wear to base of spine. $25.00
[001861] Palmer, Vance. Golconda. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1948. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers worn. Spine sunned. Binding slackening but still strong. Foxing along edges. $14.00
[001866] Clark, Manning. Sources of Australian History. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1977. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Good Paperback in good condition. No roll. Bright and clean. Slight mark where a price label has been removed from front cover. $10.00
[001867] Sparrow, G. Crusade for Journalism. Australia: AJA, 1960. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The official history of the Australian Journalist's Association. Red cloth cover has a light mark to bottom corner. Binding good. Text clean. $15.00
[001869] Smith, Sydney Ure. Australia Week-end Book Number One. Sydney: Ure Smith, 1942. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair / No Jacket. Covers worn. Bumped and frayed. Binding tender. A reading copy containing words and cartoons from Australian greats. PON inside. $9.50
[001870] Monkman, Noel. Escape to Adventure. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1956. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. "Nole Monkman escaped from the routine of city life into adventure among the wonders of nature, studying and filming wildlife - from huge man eating crocodiles, to microscopic sea creatures - in the bush, in rivers, lakes and ponds, and under the sea around the Great Barrier Reef." 182pp with 10pp b/w photos. Jacket rubbed and chipped with light losses at extremities. Binding is tight. Some tape marks inside on jacket. Round label on spine. $10.00
[001873] Palmer, Helen. Beneath the Southern Cross. Melbourne: Cheshire, 1954. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is lightly worn and chipped with a few small tears, bright and clean. Binding good. Text clean. A very nice copy. Juvenile fiction. $15.00
[001874] Clune, Frank. Jimmy Governor. London: Horwitz, 1970. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Australian racism is as evil as its overseas counterparts, and one day our prejudice will also erupt in violence - as it did 70 years ago in a man named Jimmy Governor. Scarce in this edition. Covers rubbed. Some fold marks. Slight roll. Pages browning with age. $40.00
[001875] Clune, Frank. Jimmy Governor the True Story. London: Angus and Roberston, 1978. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 207 13674 2. Was he a fujitive from justice ... or injustice. The true story of Jimmy Governor. Paperback in good condition. $20.00
[001877] Evers, L.H. Make Way for Tomorrow. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1960. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket clipped. Chipped and light wear. Binding good. Text clean. $10.00
[001878] Aitchinson, Raymond. The Illegitimates. Adelaide: Rigby Ltd, 1964. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket chipped and worn. Heavily bumped. Binding good. Text clean. $10.00
[001879] Park, Ruth. The Frost and the Fire. London: Horwitz, 1964. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Very slight roll. Binding good. Chipped. Tight. Light browning. A nice copy. $10.00
[001881] Mann, Cecil. The River and Other Stories. Sydney: Dymocks Book Arcade, 1945. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Poor. Ex-Sunday Times and a retirement home library. Some stamps inside. Jacket tatty. Book bumped.. Binding good. Text clean. A series of short stories from Cecil Mann. $12.00
[001882] Stuart, Donald. Crank Back on the Roller. Melbourne: Georgian House, 1979. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Poor. 5th novel in the Conjuror series. Jacket has two large tears on rear and a few smaller tears along edges. Black covers with bright gilt lettering on spine. Binding good. text clean. $13.00
[001883] Dark, Eleanor. Storm of Time. London: Collins, 1945. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Some wear to covers. Spine faded. Binding good. Text clean. Previous owners' names inside. Bumped. $10.00
[001885] Santamaria,B.A. The Price of Freedom. The Mowement After Ten Years. Melbourne: Campion Press, 1964. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and worn with some small losses. Some foxing on covers. Previous owner's name inside. A very interesting book on Australian politics. $15.00
[001888] Greenop, F.S. Who Travels Alone. Sydney: K.G.Murray Publishing Co, 1944. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Poor. Jacket is worns with tears and losses. Light foxing on covers. Binding good. Text clean. A very nice copy of this scarce book about the first white settler to live amongst the Papuans. $35.00
[001891] Leach, J.A. Australian Nature Studies. Melbourne: MacMillan, 1952. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Poor. All about birds, beasts, fishes, plants, insects, fossils. Illustrated by 100s of b/w drawings. jacket is tatty with large losses. Binding good. Text clean. PON inside. $15.00
[001893] McKeown, Keith,C. Australian Insects. Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 1942. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. An introductory handbook.Covers worn and bumped and worn at extremities. Binding starting to slacken. Clean. Conatins numerous illus. A valuable handbook. $10.00
[001897] Niland, D'Arcy. The Shiralee. Lon: Angus and Roberston, 1955. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and had some silverfish damage to edges. Small tears and some light loss. Email for a scan. Edges lightly pitted from silverfish damage. Binding good. text clean. A nice copy. $15.00
[001940] McDonald, Geoff. Red Over Black. Bullsbrook, Western Australia: Veritas Publishing Company, 1983. Seventh Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 949667 89 7. Controversial 143pp book about Communism and Aboriginal land rights in Australia. Soft cover. Some small marks on cover.A few interesting newspaper cuttings taped inside. $10.00
[001944] Lambert, Eric. The Five Bright Stars. Melbourne: The Australasian Book Society, 1954. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good An interesting novel about one of the great events in Australia's history. Light damge to spine. Binding good. Browning around the edges. $13.00
[001952] Douglas, A M. Our Dying Fauna. Perth, Western Australia: Creative Research, 1980. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Signed by Author. Good Clean and bright. Binding good. Fold mark across corner of back cover. 170 pp. Index. Numerous b/w and colour illus. $13.00
[001955] Bolderwood, Rolf. Robbery Under Arms. London: Collins, 1954. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Small mark at top of spine. Binding good. Text clean. PON inside. $10.00
[001958] Wannan, Bill. Pioneers. Melbourne: Landsdowne, 1975. First Edition. Large Format. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. Verse, ballads and pictures. Featuring works from Kendall, Lawson, Gilmore etc. 154 pp with b/w plates. $14.00
[001959] Rolls, Eric C. They All Ran Wild. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 1969. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / Good. The story of pests on the land in Australia. Ex-library with the usual markings but little wear. Jacket covered with plastic. 444pp. Index, biblio, numerous b/w illus. $60.00
[001968] Simmonds, James. Azaria. Australia: Tpnl Books, 1982. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The complete story of Australia's dingo baby case. Paperback. 216 pp. Some b/w illus. Covers worn and chipped. Pages browning with age. $12.00
[001978] Wilson, H H. A Show of Colours. Perth, Western Australia: London Publishing Co, 1970. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Signed by Author. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped along top edge and there is a small tear adjacent to spine. Binding good, text clean Signed by author. A selection of prize-winning stories. $18.00
[001995] Butler, Richard. Aviators All. Australia: CCH Australia, 1983. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Ex-Library. Fair ISBN: 0 86903 473 7. A scarce copy of this 120 pp book on Australian aviators. Ex-library. Bumped and chipped. Usual wear and markings. Light damage at top of spine. $20.00
[002042] McCullough, Colleen. The Thorn Birds. New York: Harper and Row, 1977. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 06 012956 5. Jacket is chipped and worn with a few small tears and light losses. Binding good, text clean and bright. $30.00
[002055] Huxley, Elspeth. Their Shining Eldorado. London: Chatto and Windus, 1967. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A journey through Australia. First edition.382pp with fold out map and some b/w plates. Jacket chipped and worn and some small losses at extremities. Insc inside. A nice copy. $18.00
[002057] Whitington, F, T. William Grant Broughton Bishop of Australia. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 1936. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers have some light marks. Lettering on spine faded. Binding tight. Light foxing throughout. 300 pp. Inc index and some b/w plates. $25.00
[002061] McGuire, Paul. Australian Journey. London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1947. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket is clipped, chipped and worn with some large losses and sunned spine. Covers good. Maps at ends browned. 264 pp with 39 pp illus and a map. Binding good. text clean. $10.00
[002065] Tribe, Elizabeth and Derek. Postmark Australia. Melbourne: F.W.Cheshire, 1963. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / No Jacket. 97 pp. Some b/w illus. No jacket. A very good copy. $8.00
[002069] Whitington, Don. Strive to be Fair. Canberra, Australia: Australian National University Press, 1978. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0 7081 0828 8. 170 pp with index and some b/w illus. Jacket has some minro wear. Else very good. $12.00
[002075] Hohnson, Les. She Was the "Amity" Brig. Albany, Western Australia: Town of Albany, First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Saddlestitched. Good ISBN: 909994 72 2. 33pp with 18 b/w illus and 1 b/w photo. On Christmas Day 1826 the Amity brought the first settlers to King George Sound in WA. Pictorial card covers lightly rubbed. Stapled. Gift insc inside. $10.00
[002084] Duffield, Robert. Rogue Bull. Sydney, Australia: Fontana, 1979. First Paperback Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 00 634515 8 x. 231pp with maps at ends. The story of Lang Hancock, King of the Pilbara. Paperback in good condition. Minor rubbing to covers. PON inside. $15.00
[002088] Souter, Gavin. New Guinea: The Last Unknown. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1961. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and rubbed with a few small tears. Bumped. Text clean, binding good. 296 inc index and numerous illus. $20.00
[002100] Naish, John. The Cruel Field. London: Hutchinson, 1962. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket clipped, chipped and worn. Covers and binding good. Text clean. PON inside. $8.00
[002111] Reid, Alan. The Power Struggle. Sydney: Shakespeare Head, 1969. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The full story of how John Gorton became Prime Minister of Australia. 203 pp. No jacket. Spine lightly sunned. Bumped. A few marks. Binding good. Text clean. $8.00
[002112] Miles, Nicholas. Opal Fever. London: Peter Davies, 1972. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 432 09393 1. Jacket chippd and worn. Covers good. lettering on spine bright. Binding cood. Edges marked. Light stain on edge of last blank page. $10.00
[002113] Serventy, Vincent. Southern Walkabout. Sydney: Reed, 1969. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 589 07066 5. Covers clean, binding good. Text clean. 160 pp. Numerous b/w illus. A very nice copy. $12.00
[002140] Aitchison, Ray. From Bob to Bungles and Now to Billy. Melbourne: Sun, 1971. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair ISBN: 0725101121. Covers chipped and rubbed. Some fold marks. Binding good. text clean. 286 pp. $10.00
[002143] McDonald, Geoff. Australia at Stake. North Melbourne: Peelprint, 1977. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A fascinating book about political intrigue and manipulation ... 229 pp. Covers rubbed. No roll. Binding good. Text clean apart from light foxing inside covers. $11.00
[002145] Pike, Glenville. Queensland Frontier. Adelaide: Rigby Ltd, 1978. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard. Ex-Library. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 7270 0713 0. Ex-library with usual wear and markings. Jacket covered. Binding good. Text clean. $15.00
[002154] Clune, Frank. Try Anything Once. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1947. Ninth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket is chipped, has tears and some significant losses but is worth preserving. Email for a scan. Pages browning with age. Binding good. PON and insc inside. $15.00
[002163] Meredith, Gwen and Harrison, Ainsworth. Inns and Outs. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket is chipped and worn with some tears and losses. Remnants of a price label on front. Covers and binding good. $8.00
[002168] Rolls, Eric, C. From Forest to Sea. Queensland ,Australia: University of Queensland Press, 1993. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 7022 2576 2. 176 pp. Some b/w and color illus. Covers lightly worn. Binding good. Text clean. $13.00
[002184] Flynn, Frank. Norther Gateway. Sydney: F.P.Leonard, 1963. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / Good. Ex-library, usual markings but only light wear. Text clean. Binding good. A nice tidy copy. $12.00
[002187] Lockwood, Douglas. Crocodiles and Other People. Australia: Rigby Ltd, 1966. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Fair / Fair. Ex-library with usual marks and wear. Binding good. Jacket laminated to covers. A good reading copy. $8.00
[002188] Clune, Frank. Martin Cash. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1956. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers clean and bright. No jacket. Previous owners name and address on title page. Binding good. Text clean. A very nice copy. $18.00
[002190] Hollows, Fred. Fred Hollows. The Updated Autobiography with Peter Corris. Australia: Kerr, 1993. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0 9588004 7 2. A very good copy. Clean and bright. $8.00
[002199] Cairns, J.F. Silence Kills. Australia: The Vietnam Moratorium Committee, 1970. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Good. Events leading up to the Vietnam Moratorium on 8 May. 104 pp. Numeorus b/w illus of the Vietnam era. Jacket lightly worn and chipped. Bumped. $15.00
[002207] Garvey, Keith. Tall Tales from the Bush. Australia: Gary Allen, 1993. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Only very light wear to covers. Binding good. Text clean. Cattle camp collection. Verses of a vagrant. One of the Keith Harvey collection. 330 pp. Australian outback poetry. $10.00
[002214] Blackall, William.E. How to Know Western Australian Wildflowers. Western Australia: University of WA Press, 1954. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket. A key to the flora of the temperate regions of Western Australia. part 1.370 pp. Numerous colour plates and line drawings. Exlibrary, usual markings. Covered with plastic. Some tape marks inside. $18.00
[002252] Beatty, Bill. The Awakening Giant. London: Cassell, 1961. First Australian Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and worn, a few small tears and some losses at extremities. Binding good, text clean. 180 pp. The development of Northern Australia. Numerous b/w illus. $18.00
[002324] Jamieson, Rick. Canyons Near Sydney. Grose Vale: Rick Jamieson, 1993. First Edition. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Saddlestitched. Good A small pocket sized guide to the canyons near Sydney. Contains details of how to get there, what to take and valuable canyoning info. 54 pp plus index and illus. Scarce. $20.00
[002383] Idriess, Ion. Flynn of the Inland. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1939. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Covers and spine worn and lightly frayed with cloth coming away from one side of the spine. Marks on cover. Light foxing first and last pages. Edges dusty. 306 pp. The story of the origins of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. $10.00
[002386] Idriess, Ion. Isles of Despair. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1947. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Covers are worn have a few marks. Bumped. Spine frayed at extremities. Text has a few marks. Maps at ends. An Idriess classic. $16.00
[002452] Rivett, Rohan D. Behind Bamboo. Sydney, Australia.: Angus and Roberston, 1952. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. 400pp story of life in Japanese POW camps during WW2 written by an Australian.Numerous illustrations. No dust jacket. Covers and spine are faded and worn with cloth lifting. Binding is exposed inside front and back covers. Lettering on spine faded. Jungle Days written on spine. A reading copy. $10.00
[002468] Stokes, John. The Western State. Stories of Pioneers. Perth, Western Australia: Paterson Brokensha, 1962. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Stories of Western Australian pioneers. 184 pp. Illus. Binding good. Text clean. Penned over price on front cover. $10.00
[002477] Tyler, W.H. Flight of Diamonds. Carlisle, Western Australia.: Hesperian Press, 1987. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Cover. Very Good ISBN: 0 85905 105 6. The story of Broome's war and the Carnot Bay diamonds. 126 pp. Numerous ills and diags. Very good. $30.00
[002478] Erickson, Rica. The Misfortunes of Phoebe. Carlisle, Western Australia.: Hesperian Press, 1997. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Signed by Author. Very Good ISBN: 0 85905 238 9. 146 pp. The life story of Phoebe Morgan. Pictorial card covers. Very good condition. Unmarked. Signed by the author. $30.00
[002479] Wilson, H H. Quiet Brat. Sydney: Dymocks Book Arcade, 1958. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Maroon cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine. Binding good. Text clean. Insc inside. $11.00
[002501] King, Jonathan and King, John. Waltzing Materialism. ill. Spooner, John. Sydney: Harper and Row, 1978. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Publishers laminate lifting off covers. Covers marked and worn, some fold marks. Pages browning with age. 224 pp. with illus by John Spooner. $10.00
[002503] Jenkins, C.F.H. The National Parks of Western Australia. Crawley, Western Australia: The National Parks Authority of Western Australia, 1980. First Edition. Large Format. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good 78 pp. Illus, maps, diags. very good condition. A guide to WA's National Parks in 1980. $20.00
[002537] Cleary, Jon. Back of Sunset. Sydney, Australia: Readers Book Club, 1960. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Jacket has been protected by plastic, now removed. Some ugly tape stains inside. Binding good. Text clean. PON inside. $9.00
[002538] Cleary, Jon. Back of Sunset. London: Fontana, 1961. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. The Flying Doctor - their lives in his hands. Vintage paperback. Covers lightly worn . Slight roll. Binding good. Pages browning with age. $7.00
[002566] Stuart, Donald. Yandy. Melbourne: Seal Books, 1978. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good A story of the struggle by Australian Aborigines to control their own destiny in the North West of Western Australia. An Australian classic. Should be read in conjunction with How The West Was Lost by Don McLeod. Paperback. Very good condition. $10.00
[002608] Lake, Max. Hunter Winemakers. Australia: Jacaranda, 1970. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 701603526. 188 pp. Index. Numerous illus. Jacket is chipped and has a few small tears. Lightly bumped. Binding good. Text clean. PON inside. $20.00
[002643] Zekulich, Michael. The Grain Journey. The History of the Grain Pool of WA. Western Australia: The Grain Pool of WA, 1997. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Very Good ISBN: 0646327372. 180 pp. B/w illus. Biblio, refs, tables. A very good copy. Includes letter to grain pool particpants. $18.00
[002668] Reid, Janice . Sorcerers and Healing Spirits. Canberra, Australia: Australian National University Press, 1983. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Very Good Continuity and change in an Aboriginal medical system. 183 pp. Index. Some illus. Clean and bright. $25.00
[002671] Alliston. Eleanor. Escape to an Island. London: Heinemann, 1966. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket lightly worn, protected with clear wrap. Price clipped. Covers and binding good. pages clean. Light foxing along edges.184 pp. Maps at ends. A family settles on Three Hummock Island off Tasmania. $15.00
[002672] Dyer, Jack. Captain Blood. London: Stanley Paul and Co, 1965. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The story of one of Australia's greatest footballers as told to Brian Hansen. 192 pp. Numerous b/w illus. Jacket is lightly chipped and worn. Covers good. A few marks and foxing along edges. $30.00
[002685] Bolton, Geoffrey. The Wollaston Journals. Volume 2 1842-1844. Western Australia: University of WA Press, 1992. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good ISBN: 1875560125. Issued without a jacket. Imitation leather. Gilt lettering on cover. 231 pp. Index. Illus. A very good copy. $50.00
[002687] Stewart, Noel. As I Remember Them. Perth, Western Australia: Artlook Books, 1987. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 086445080x. Jacket chipped and lightly faded. Covers have light wear on edges. Binding good , text clea,. The biographies of famous Western Australian women. 269 pp. Illus. $20.00
[002700] Grey, Anthony. The Prime Minister Was Spy. Australia: Coronet Books, 1983. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 340 35385 6. This book caused outrage in Australia when it was first published. The mystery of the Australian PMs death/disapearance was explained by labeling him a spy. 232 pp. Some b/w illus. Covers lightly worn and edges a bit dusty. Binding tight. Pages clean. No roll. $8.00
[002706] Compton, George and Manners, Ron. Kanowna's Barrowman. Carlisle, Western Australia.: Hesperian Press, 1993. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Signed by Author. Good ISBN: 0859051765. The early history of Kalgoorlie's goldrushes and James Balzano. Edited by George Compton and Ron Manners. Signed by Ron Manners. 380 pp. Index. Numerous b/w illus. Light wear. Very nice copy. $34.00
[002718] Silbert, Eric. Dinkum Mishpocach. Perth, Western Australia: Artlook Books, 1981. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good ISBN: 0864450141. Biography of Eric Silbert. 355 pp. family tree chart at ends. Covers and book lightly worn. $11.00
[002721] Thorn, Julia. Crossing Australia's North. NSW, Australia: Kagaroo Press, 1990. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Very Good ISBN: 0864173059. A guide to travel through the North of Australia.143 pp. Index. B/w llus. Maps. $12.00
[002726] Davis, Pedr. Charles Kingsford Smith. Sydney: Summit Books, 1977. First Edition. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0727101447. The story of Smithy, the world's greatest aviator. Special 50th anniversary edition. 157 pp plus idex. Numerous colour and b/w illus. Diags. Jacket lightly worn. Binding good. Pages clean. $20.00
[002730] Farwell, George. Australian Landscapes. Australia: Walkabout Pocketbooks, 1969. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Light wear, edges browning. 126 pp. Numerous illus. $7.00
[002741] Downer, Sidney. Patrol Indefinite. Australia: Rigby Ltd, 1963. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is rubbed, chipped and clipped. Worn at extremities. PON and insc inside. Covers and text clean. Binding good. 212 pp. Maps at ends. Numerous b/w illus. The story of the Northern Territory Police Force. Email for a scan. Very nice copy. Jacket illustration of a mounted outback Australian policeman with spear carrying native Australians in the background. $30.00
[002777] Wignall, Olga. Hellfire's Lovechild. Western Australia: By Author, 1993. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Signed by Author. Very Good ISBN: 064617889x. Sequel to Chancy Times. 216 pp. Some b/w illus. Signed and inscribed by the author. In very good condition. Only very light wear. $16.00
[002797] Niland, D'Arcy. Call Me when the Cross Turns Over. London: Pan, 1960. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Covers worn. Light damage at base of spine. Light roll. Binding good. Pages and edges browning with age. Great cover art. $5.50
[002818] Hall, Norman. The Use of Trees and Shrubs in the Dry Country of Australia. Canberra, Australia: Forestry and Timber Bureau, 1972. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 642 00021 2. Companion volume to Growing Trees on Australian Farms 1968. To help with the planting and conservation of plants in the arid environments of Australia. 558 pp. Numerous illus and diags. Maps at ends. Jacket is chipped and worn and has some small tears. Binding good. Text clean. $18.00
[002819] Erickson, Rica. Her Name is Woman. Perth, Western Australia: The Country Womans Association of WA, 1974. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The story of the CWA in Western Australia. compiled by E. Erickson, B.Gibbings and L.Higgins. 121 pp. Map at end. Index. Numerous illus. No jacket. Covers have been protected by plastic now removed. Clean covers and text. Light damage inside front cover where a label has been removed. Small tape mark and light and wear inside rear cover. Signed by Marjorie Maughan, a life member of the CWA. $18.00
[002821] Reid, Alan. The Power Struggle. Sydney: Shakespeare Head, 1970. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The full story of how John Gorton became Prime Minister of Australia. 203 pp. Jacket lightly worn, chipped and clipped. Book seller's stamp inside front cover. Binding good. Text clean. A very nice copy. $13.00
[002834] Bartlett, Norman. Australia at Arms. Canberra, Australia: Australian War Memorial, 1953. First Edition. Large Format. Original Cloth. / Good. 265 pp of stories of Australians at war. Inc numerous illus. Covers worn. A few marks. Binding good. Text clean. Previous owner's name inside. $12.00
[002877] Fumagalli, Maxine. Southwest Noongar Woman. Denmark, Western Australia: Denmark Environment Centre, First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good ISBN: 064609968x. Card cover featuring a painting of an Earth Mother. 57 pp. Some b/w illus. The poetry and family history of Maxine Fumagalli. Stapled. $30.00
[002880] Beadell, Len. Too Long in the Bush. Australia: Seal Books, 1971. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0851792235. An Australian classic. Seal books edition. 202 pp. Numerous b/w illus. Binding good. Slight roll. $8.00
[002891] Emmett, E.T. Tasmania By Road and Track. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1962. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback edition. 175 pp with numerous b/w illus. Binding good. Text clean. Covers lightly worn and some fold marks. PON inside. $8.00
[002900] Cleary, Jon. Back of Sunset. London: Horwitz, 1965. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The Flying Doctor - their lives in his hands. Vintage Horwitz paperback. Covers lightly worn . Slight roll. Binding good. Pages browning with age. Described as a First edition but it can't be ! $8.00
[002901] Cleary, Jon. The Climate of Courage. London: Horwitz, 1964. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good An epic of jungle warfare. Vintage Horwitz paperback. Covers lightly worn. Slight roll. Binding good. Pages browning with age. 240 pp. $10.00
[002902] Cleary, Jon. Just Let Me Be. London: Horwitz, 1962. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A story of passion and violence in a Sydney beach suburb. Vintage Horwitz paperback. Covers lightly worn. Slight roll. Binding cracked. Some damage to spine. Pages browning with age. PON inside. Old price penned inside. $10.00
[002903] Cleary, Jon. The Sundowners. London: Horwitz, 1963. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾"