M2607N Illustration from The People's History of England, Volume II

K5834N & K5836N 1898 & 1890 editions of Chambers Journal of Literature and Art.

1898 & 1890 editions of Chambers Journal of Literature and Art. ($30 per edition)
Each has 832 small print pages of Literature and Art as seen through the eyes of Nineteenth-Century English folk. In embossed, Silk bound, Hardcovers. No illustrations. Both Volumes are in good to very good condition.

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K5834N & K5836N Detail from 1898 & 1890 editions of Chambers Journal of Literature and Art.

M2706N Victorian Centenary Book - A series of records of people and firms at the time of the centenary

Victorian Centenary Book - A series of records of people and firms at the time of the centenary ($55)
Edited by John Allen.
Published by Tavistock Press, 1935
First edition, 255 mm x 155 mm, 307 pages, clothbound hardcover, illustrated with black and white photos. In fair condition.
It has some damage to the spine and the title page is missing. The contents are intact.
It is a rare book.

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M2706N Page from Victorian Centenary Book - A series of records of people and firms at the time of the centenary

M2706N Open view of Victorian Centenary Book - A series of records of people and firms at the time of the centenary

M2723N The Cyclopedia of Victoria vol. II A Historical and Commercial Review

The Cyclopedia of Victoria vol. II A Historical and Commercial Review ($55)
Ed. James Smith
Published by The Cyclopedia Company, Melbourne 1904
First edition, 235 mm x 295 mm, 559 pages, leather and clothbound hardcover, illustrated with black and white photos.
One of the observations that can be made about the state of Victoria in Federation towns is that the important folk of the state were middle-aged men with moustaches and well cropped beards and of more local interest is that "Creswick...ranks with the most fertile soil in Victoria...with the abundance of the yield of potatoes".
Almost every town in the state is mentioned from Avoca to Woodend (all featuring bearded men with moustaches).

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M2723N Alternate view of The Cyclopedia of Victoria vol. II A Historical and Commercial Review

M2723N Page from The Cyclopedia of Victoria vol. II A Historical and Commercial Review

M2723N Photo from The Cyclopedia of Victoria vol. II A Historical and Commercial Review

M2736N First Encounters - Epic True Stories of Culture Collision and Conquest by Joseph Cummins

First Encounters - Epic True Stories of Culture Collision and Conquest by Joseph Cummins ($22)
Published by Pier 9, 2009
First edition, 230 mm x 185 mm, 319 pages, pictorial softcover, illustrated with black & white and colour drawings and photos. In excellent condition.
Fabled encounters of the old world - Christopher Columbus, The Great Southern Ocean, Encounters in Africa and First Encounters in the 20th Century.

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K2851N Our First Century by R.M. Devens.

Our First Century by R.M. Devens. ($290)
Published by G.A. Nichols of Springfield U.S.A. In 1876.
A first edition, 190mm x 280mm in size and Very Heavy. Packed with 1006 pages and heavily illustrated with steel engravings. Published as a celebration of the first Century of American independence. Contains the details of the 100 most noteworthy events in Americas first 100 years. From the Declaration of Independence to the Civil War. A rare book with a half leather bound hardcover. A fascinating chronicle for the researchers of American political, military, mechanical, scientific and social history.

K2851N Illustration from Our First Century by R.M. Devens.

K2851N Illustration from Our First Century by R.M. Devens.

K2851N Illustration from Our First Century by R.M. Devens.