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E746 Title page on rare Leather bound American History 'Our first 100 years' by R.M.Devens
J391N 'The National History of England, Civil, Military and Domestic' by Henry, Lord Brougham
'The National History of England, Civil, Military and Domestic' by Henry, Lord Brougham ($175)
Rare, leather bound 4 volume 1877 publication
Illustrated with 50 engravings by Dalzeil Cheshire and Miller after drawings by Selous, Wilkie and Zwecker
With over five hundred illustrations in total
All volumes in very good order, needing only minor repairs to one volume.
E746 Front display page on rare Leather bound American History 'Our first 100 years' by R.M.Devens
I315N Detail from 1950s household expenses journal
I315N 1950s household expenses journal
1950s household expenses journal ($18)
Of interest to the history researcher. A detail account of the expenses of one Smeaton household in the Post WWII 1950s (1952 - 1954)200mm x 320mm
E746 Rare Leather bound American History 'Our first 100 years' by R.M.Devens
E746 Rare Leather bound American History 'Our first 100 years' by R.M.Devens, with 969 engravings. Records the major Political, Military, Mechanical, Social, Scientific and Commercial events over the first 100 years of the United States of America.
$290.00
J391N Close up from 'The National History of England, Civil, Military and Domestic' by Henry, Lord Brougham
J391N Title page from 'The National History of England, Civil, Military and Domestic' by Henry, Lord Brougham
J391N Title page from 'The National History of England, Civil, Military and Domestic' by Henry, Lord Brougham
J391N Title page from 'The National History of England, Civil, Military and Domestic' by Henry, Lord Brougham
J391N Title page from 'The National History of England, Civil, Military and Domestic' by Henry, Lord Brougham
K1341N Solo - The Bert Hinkler Story by Roy Mackenzie
Solo - The Bert Hinkler Story by Roy Mackenzie ($8)
Publisher: Ure Smith, 1979
Soft cover, 146pp.
In excellent condition.
K1341N Illustration from Solo - The Bert Hinkler Story by Roy Mackenzie
K1341N Illustration from Solo - The Bert Hinkler Story by Roy Mackenzie
K1492N One Hundred Years of History - The Shire of Phillip Island and Woolamai (1875 - 1928) Shire of Bass (1928 - 1975) by Joseph White
One Hundred Years of History - The Shire of Phillip Island and Woolamai (1875 - 1928) Shire of Bass (1928 - 1975) by Joseph White ($45)
Published by the Shires of Bass and Phillip Island, 1974
First edition, cloth bound, hard cover, pp 214, illustrated.
In excellent condition.historyphillip islandbassphillip island historybass historyhistory bookvictorian history bookvictoriaaustraliaaustralian history
K1492N Illustration from One Hundred Years of History - The Shire of Phillip Island and Woolamai (1875 - 1928) Shire of Bass (1928 - 1975) by Joseph White
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K1492N Illustration from One Hundred Years of History - The Shire of Phillip Island and Woolamai (1875 - 1928) Shire of Bass (1928 - 1975) by Joseph White
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K1492N Illustration from One Hundred Years of History - The Shire of Phillip Island and Woolamai (1875 - 1928) Shire of Bass (1928 - 1975) by Joseph White
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K1492N Illustration from One Hundred Years of History - The Shire of Phillip Island and Woolamai (1875 - 1928) Shire of Bass (1928 - 1975) by Joseph White
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Sold - K1544N Photographic Record of the War (WWI) by C.E.W. Bean and H.S. Gillett
Photographic Record of the War (WWI) by C.E.W. Bean and H.S. Gullett ($135)
Published by Angus and Robertson, 1938
The official history of Australia in the war of 1914 - 1918 Volume XII (12)
Photographic record, cloth bound, hard cover, with 753 photographic illustrations of Australian personnel in Egypt, Gallipoli, England, France and the Middle East.
The book is in very good order with its original packaging box.From Sold -2014
K2773N Why go to Australia? by Grace Kummer Williams
Why go to Australia? by Grace Kummer Williams ($28)
Vantage Press 1962
First Edition, cloth bound hard cover, pp55
140mm x 210mm, excellent condition.historic australiaaustralian history bookwhy go to australiavintage australia
K2774N New South Wales The Land of Sunshine and Opportunity
New South Wales The Land of Sunshine and Opportunity ($28)
Published by Alfred Kent, Government Printer 1928.
Soft cover, in excellent condition, numerous photographic illustrations, maps and plans 83pp
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K2774N Illustration from New South Wales The Land of Sunshine and Opportunity
K2774N Illustration from New South Wales The Land of Sunshine and Opportunity
K2776N Young Men in a Hurry by Harry Gordon
Young Men in a Hurry by Harry Gordon ($15)
Published by Landsdowne Press, Melbourne 1961
First edition, cloth bound hard cover, dust jacket, pp 164, 140mm x 220mm
Australia's sporting heroes of the 1950s.
In excellent condition.young men in a hurryhistoryaustralian historyaustralian sporting history
K2776N Photograph in Young Men in a Hurry by Harry Gordon
K2776N Photograph in Young Men in a Hurry by Harry Gordon
K2777N With the Sun on my Back by John K Ewers
With the Sun on my Back by John K Ewers ($15)
Published by Angus and Robertson 1953
First edition, cloth bound hard cover, pp 244, a book about Australian aboriginals and settlers in Northern Australia during the 1930s and 1940s. Numerous black and white photographs.
In excellent order.with the sun on my backaustralian aboriginalsaboriginal history
K2777N Photograph in With the Sun on my Back by John K Ewers
K2777N Photograph in With the Sun on my Back by John K Ewers
K2778N The Early History of the Mornington Peninsula by Hunter Rogers
The Early History of the Mornington Peninsula by Hunter Rogers ($15)
Pulbished by Hallcraft Publishing 1966
Third edition, soft cover, very good condition, sketch illustrations, maps, index, 140mm x 220mm, pp 112.
In very good condition.
K2786N A Riverman's Story by E.M. Kelsall
A Riverman's Story by E.M. Kelsall ($30)
Published by Lothian Publishing Co. 1986
First Edition, paperback.
The story of the Author's life on the Murray River around Echuca, Nathalia, Moama and other river locations.
pp 265, 135mm x 215mm.
In excellent condition.
K2787N A History of Australia by Marjorie Barnard
A History of Australia by Marjorie Barnard ($25)
Published by Angus and Robertson
First Edition, 1962
Cloth bound hard cover.
Regarded as an Australian Classic, pp 710, numerous black and white photographic illustrations.
158mm x 240mm
In very good condition.
K2787N Illustration from A History of Australia by Marjorie Barnard
K2816N Of Many Things by Alan D. Mickle
Of Many Things by Alan D. Mickle ($18)
Published by Australasian Publishing Company, Sydney 1941
First edition, cloth bound hard cover, pp 240, 145mm x 208mm.
An autobiographical journey through early to mid C20 Australia - Kings Cross, Melbourne, Daylesford, Wood End and then Majorca (Spain) by a noted Australian author of the Mid C20,
In very good order.
K2816N Photograph from Of Many Things by Alan D. Mickle
K2817N Gods own Country - An Appreciation of Australia by C.E. Jacomb
Gods own Country - An Appreciation of Australia by C.E. Jacomb ($35)
Published by Max Goschen limited, London 1914
First edition, cloth bound hard cover, pp 233, 140mm x 220mm
Australia before World War I through the eyes of an Englishman educated in Harrow. A rare book in very good order.
K2818N Up the Track by Douglas Lockwood
Up the Track by Douglas Lockwood ($22)
Published by Rigby 1964
First edition, cloth bound hard cover, pp 228, 140mm x 218mm, illustrated with 16 black and white photograhs.
About Northern Territory in the 1960s.
In very good order.
K2820N Cooljak by Norbert Coulehan
Cooljak by Norbert Coulehan ($22)
Published by the National Press Pty Ltd 1943
First edition, hard back, 125mm x 198mm, pp 278.
Cookjak - A West Australian aboriginal word meaning 'black swan'. A story about life in Western Australia in the early to mid C20.
In good order.
Hard to find book.
K2851N Rare book 1876 edition Our First Century by R.M. Devens
Rare book 1876 edition Our First Century by R.M. Devens ($290)
Leather bound American History.
Our First Century: One hundred years in the history of our country (USA) with 969 engravings.american history bookamerican historyour first centuryrare bookrare antique bookantique bookleather bound book
K2851N Engraving from Rare book 1876 edition Our First Century by R.M. Devens
K2930N Gardiner's Atlas of English History
Gardiner's Atlas of English History ($35)
Edited by Samuel Rawson Gardiner.
Published by Longmans, Green and Co. 1904.
Textured boards, hard cover, stamped gilt lettering on front cover and spine.
Illustrated with 66 maps and 22 plans, all in colour.
88 pages plus index, 175mm x 240mm.
This atlas is in superb, excellent condition. Near mint.english historygardiners atlas of english historyvintage bookvintage history book
K2930N Map from Gardiner's Atlas of English History
K2934N Through the British Commonwealth by Stella Mead
Through the British Commonwealth by Stella Mead ($18)
Published by Amex Co. circa 1950.
Paperback, soft cover, pictorial wraps, one of a series of 12 on the British Commonwealth. Approximately 20 pages with colour illustrations, with map of the Commonwealth, 170mm x 225mm.
In very good order.through the british commonwealthhistorybritish historyvintage book
K2934N Illustration from Through the British Commonwealth by Stella Mead
K2929N The Universal Provider - A Study of William Whitley and The Rise of the London Department Store by Richard Lambert
The Universal Provider - A Study of William Whitley and The Rise of the London Department Store by Richard Lambert ($45)
Published by George Harrap, London 1938.
First edition, cloth bound, hard cover, 277 pages, 150mm x 223mm, 49 illustrations in black and white photographs and engravings.
The book is in very good order.department storesdepartment store historyretail historythe universal providerrichard lambertvintage book
E250N 'The Girl in Industry' by D.J. Collier.
'The Girl in Industry' by D.J. Collier.
Publisher: G. Bell & Sons, London, 1918.
Soft cover, first edition, 56 pages.
This is a rare original first edition, published at the end of WWI, which tackles the issues relating to needs of adolescent girls in industry including flaws in the Factory Act and the industrial conditions needed for the young. ($50)
K2951N History of the War - Volume 2 by Stephen King - Hall
History of the War - Volume 2 by Stephen King - Hall ($25)
Published by Hodder and Stoughton, London 1939.
First edition, cloth bound, hard cover, dust jacket, 158 pages, 120mm x 180mm.
In very good order.history of the warstephen king hallworld war iiwar historymilitary history