Search Results: Australian History from Diversity Books, IOBA

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: The Macleay Museum, University of Sydney, 1979. (iv), + 123pp. Intext, b/white halftone plates and line-drawings throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper mildly soiled, bumped and creased. Textblock lightly age-toned, else unmarked. This copy is from a first edition printing of 1,000 copies, and is a guide to archaeological discoveries around the city of Sydney, Australia. Contents include: Prelims., After 1788 (4 chapters). Before 1788 (4 chapters). Now (read 1979) (6 chapters). References, Acks. Book weight approx. 310g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 4to - (approx. 25.25cm x 20.25cm).

Pakenham, Victoria, Australia: Self-Published No publication Date [1986]. 176pp., b/white illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Gilt school insignia (Melbourne Church of England Grammar School) to front panel of blue cloth boards which have a light bump to lower foredge corner. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-illustrated dustjacket has soft and minor edge-creasing, some sunning to spine (title clearly legible) and adjacent strip of rear panel. " Centenary history of Wadhurst Preparatory School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Numerous contents include: 28 chapters over four sections, Notable Events. Wadhurst Staff 1886-1986. Acks. Index. Book weight approx. 548g. (This book will post as a small parcel within Australia only, and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 23cm x 17.5cm).

Brighton Le Sands, NSW, Australia: Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia, 2010. xi, + 263pp., plus 1 x 8 page, colour photographically-illustrated section, b/white illustrations intext. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has tiny corner crease to front panel, soft bump to rear. From the rear panel: "To celebrate one hundred years of conservation is a remarkable achievement. This book records one hundred years of history of the Society, and the triumphs and failures of the dedicated volunteers who have worked tirelessly to preserve the flora and fauna of Australia for future generations." Contents include: Preface (Patrick W. Medway), Forewords (HRH The Prince of Wales; HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh), About the Author, 19 chapters, Presidents of the Society since 1909. Book weight approx. 465g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Library Council of Victoria, 1984. 64pp. colour and b/white plates. Saddle-stitched, staplebound format. Catalogue clean. Staples firm, no rust. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn. An exhibition catalogue published to coincide with an exhibition held at the Irving Benson Hall, State Library of Victoria, 28 November, 1984 - 27 February, 1985. Contents include: Foreword by W.M. Horton, State Librarian. Introduction (John Arnold and Julian Ross, curators). Chronology of 1934. Looking Back: Fifty Years by Geoffrey Hutton. Catalogue: 1. The Centenary Celebrations. 2. Aspects of Life in Victoria in 1934. The Centenary in Double Vision by Mary Turner Shaw. Melbourne in The Thirties by Hal Porter. Bibliography of Centenary Publications. Catalogue weight approx. 235g. (This book will post as a small parcel within Australia only, and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). First Edition. Softcover (Staplebound). Very Good+. 4to… Read More

Sandy Bay, TAS, Australia: (Author) Lou Rae, 1994. ii, + 94pp., illustrated throughout; stunning colour plates, b/white halftone plates, and line drawn maps. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Pictorially-illustrated card wrapper trivially bumped only. Text-block unmarked. First published in 1988, this book tells the story of the ABT Railway, operated in the Mount Lyell Region of Tasmania, Australia. Now just a memory, having been finally closed and dismantled in 1963, it is hoped by many to resurrect the ABT Railway for tourists to share the area's natural beauty. Contents include: Prelims., Reflections, Brief History, Construction and Financial Problems, Early Impressions, Grand Opening, Railway Imbroglio, Administering, Railways of the Mount Lyell Region, Picnics, Yarns & Railwaymen. Book weight approx. 540g. . First Thus.. Softcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

Crows Nest, N.S.W., Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2014. xviii, + 363pp., plus unpaginated (48 page) b/white halftone plate section. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper lightly edgeworn. Textblock lightly tanned, else unmarked. First published by Allen & Unwin in 2008 as 'The Other Anzacs'. This edition tells the profoundly moving story of the extraordinary courage and humanity shown by Australian and New Zealand nurses during World War One. Forty-five died in overseas service and hundreds were decorated. This is their story . . . Contents include: Prelims., Introduction, Gallipoli. The Marquette. The Western Front. Honour Rolls: Australian and New Zealand World War One Nurses. Notes, Bibliography, Acks., Index. LEST WE FORGET. Book weight approx. 620g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus, 9th Impression.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Carlton, Victoria, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 2004. 313pp. Unpaginated colour illustrated section, plus b/white halftone illustrations throughout (including frontispiece). Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper has a minor soft crease to rear panel. "This award-winning book explores the myths that form the meanings of the Blue Mountains. Martin Thomas's beautifully crafted prose takes the reader on a compelling journey through culture, landscape and mythology. For both Aboriginal people and their colonisers, the rugged landscape of the Blue Mountains has stood as an intriguing riddle and a stimulus to the imagination. The author evokes this dramatic and bewildering landscape and leads his readers through the cultural history of the locality in order to probe the 'dreamwork of imperialism'." Contents include: Acks., Introduction: The View From Jellore. Passages One to Five. Coda. Notes. Illustrations. Select Bibligraphy.… Read More

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Robertsbridge Ltd. And Fairfax Magazine, 1987. 221pp., colour photographic, plus colour and b/white historic art illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Blue boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket negligibly edge-creased only. " . . .a highly readable, well-illustrated record of a unique occasion in our national history. It also pays tribute to the courage and imagination of the men and women, in particular Dr Jonathan King, who translated the dream of the First Fleet Re-enactment Voyage into a triumphant reality - because of and despite everything." Numerous contents, including an Authentic List of Australia's First Settlers. Book weight approx. 1.26 KG. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good.

Adelaide, South Australia: Rigby Limited, 1979. xii, + 219pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on, minor shelf rubbing to foot. Plain olive boards negligibly rubbed on foredge corners. Colour-art illustrated ('On The Wallaby Track', 1896 [detail], Frederick McCubbin) dustjacket mildly edge-creased, minor foxing to reverse (inner) surface. Jennifer Hagger provides a moving reminder of the pioneers' trials, and also a carefully-researched record of the development of medicine in Australia from the First Fleet to the late nineteenth centry." Contents include: 9 chapters. Bibliography. Index. Book weight approx. 465g. (This book will post as a small parcel within Australia only, and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket`. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 21.5cm x 14cm).

Carlton, Victoria, Australia: Queensberry Hill Press, 1984. 191pp., plus unpaginated Bibliography and Index. Tipped-in b/white frontis, ditto b/white illustrations and portraits, throughout. Book clean. Spine firm, slightly canted, white title there-on, minor rubbing to foot. Edition is limited to 225 copies. Penned number 122 and editor signature to limitation page, else leaves clean and unmarked. White title and b/white illustration to front panel of gilt decorated cloth boards which have a tiny in-production blemish to rear panel. Text-printed dustjacket has mild creasing, plus sunning and a lightly abraded patch to spine. Attached, yellow ribbon bookmark creased and shortened. Contents include: Introducing Frances Perry. Restoring the Journals and Letters. The Voyage Out. The Arrival at Port Phillip. Melbourne in 1848. The Environs of Melbourne. An Excursion to Geelong . . . and Port Fairy. Portland. A Tour in Gipps Land. The Bush. A Visit to Albury. Black Thursday. The Gold Discovery. A Visit to… Read More

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Park Street Press (ACP Books) No publication date (c. 2008). 303pp. Colour and b/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean. Spine firm, slightly canted, gilt title there-on. Gilt title, '75 The Australian Women's Weekly', to front panel of very good white boards. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket softly creased. "75. In the magazine's coverage of the events in its 75-year history you'll find stories to make you laugh, to make you sad, to bring back memories, to inspire and inquire . . . our researchers, led by Editor Katie Ekberg, have scoured the archives, and from thousands of pages and pictures have unearthed forgotten jewels, side by side with reports and images of momentous events that we all remember." Includes Index. Book weight approx. 1.83KG. *Customers outside Australia only - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs well over 1KG. Please email for quote. . First Edition.… Read More

Ringwood, Victoria, Australia: McPhee Gribble (Penguin), 1991. 328pp., four unpaginated colour plate sections, plus intext b/white halftone plates throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Slightly acidic (browned) beginning and closing leaves, otherwise clean. Art-illustrated ('Beach Scene, Balmoral, 1929' Margaret Preston) card wrapper mildly edgeworn and bumped, with noticeable fading on spine, and rear panel. " . . . celebrates the wide range of writing about childhood in Australia . . . " Sourced from a variety of unpublished memoirs, outbursts from administrators, extracts from oral histories, autobiographies and fiction. They include Mary Gilmore, Henry Lawson, Martin Boyd . . . Contents include: Prelims., I/ Roughing It, 1788-1849. II/ Moving Out And Moving In, 1850-1889. III/ Old Ways, New Ways, 1890-1929. IV/ Growing Up With Uncertainty, 1930-1949. Subject Index, more. Book weight approx. 980g. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as… Read More

Ringwood, VIC, Australia: Viking (Penguin Group), 1987. 280pp., b/white halftone photographic illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Plain boards negligibly bumped. Leaves clean, albeit slightly tanned. Illustrated dustjacket mildly edge-creased and abraded. From the jacket flap: " . . . explores the changing world of Australian Catholics and their contribution to national life. Based on religious magazines and pamphlets, it focuses on the everyday lives of lay men and women rather than the concerns of bishops and other religious professionals. As such, it is a significant rewriting of Australian Catholic history." Includes Index. Book weight approx. 570g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good+.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Georgian House, 1945. 159pp., line-drawn maps (rainfall regions, vegetation zones, population distribution and potentialities, etc.). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Printed front board (rear plain) undamaged. Text-block tanned (war standard issue paper), else unmarked. Printed (as front board) dustjacket mildly edgeworn only. Published in January, 1945, in the closing phases of World War Two, this book by historian, politician, author, (Sir) Archibald Grenfell Price (1892-1977) reviews Australia's white history, her pre-WW2 situation, her position during the darkest days during the early 1940s, and considers her future prospects . . . Contents include: Prelims., 7 chapters, References, Index. Book weight approx. 180g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good.

Leichhardt, N.S.W., Australia: Pluto Press Australia, 1993. xvii, + 316pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and crisp. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn only. "Republicanism is part of the hidden history of Australia . . . Al Grassby uncovers that secret past . . . " Contents include: Foreword, Acks., Introduction, 22 chapters, Postscript-The Republican Summer, Bibliography, Index. Book weight approx. 468g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia: Chevron Publishing Group, 1990. 317pp. Pattern-print endpapers. Intext, colour and b/white halftone plates throughout. Book clean. Backstrip firm, but slightly canted. Colour-plate illustrated gloss boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Like-illustrated (as boards) dustjacket minimally edgeworn, else colour-faded on spine (no text loss). This insightful book, by leading Australian Motor Sport writer Bill Tuckey (b.1936-d.2016), edited by David Greenhalgh, revisits year-by-year the thrills, spills and highlights of the first 30 years of the 'great race' at Bathurst . . . Contents include: Prelims., Where else would I be in October?. Year-by year chapters (1960 to 1989). The Great Race Results 1960-1989. Book weight approx. 1.27KG. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. . Second Edition, Revised. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good+. 4to - approx. 29cm x 21.5cm.

Wollombi, NSW, Australia: Exisle Publishing, 2007. 96pp. Book clean and square. Vivid silver title over firm spine. Plain red boards undamaged. Text-block pristine. Printed dustjacket minimally shelfworn only. A stand-alone title in Exisle Publishing's 'Little Red Book' series, this concise history of aviation in Australia tells the story "from the barnstorming pioneers to the airlines of today." Contents include: Prelims., 9 chapters, Bibliography, Index. Book weight approx. 210g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Impression.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very Good +.

Ringwood, VIC, Australia: Viking (Penguin Group), 1992. xi, + 353pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain black boards undamaged. Very minor foxing to text-block edges, else leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket has a small area of loss to head of spine, very small edge stain to reverse. From the jacket flap: "Beginning with a startling and unsettling set of facts, Jeremy Rifkin interweaves anthropology, history, sociology, economics, and ecology in a brilliant and devastating examination and indictment of the cattle culture that has come to shape and warp our world . . . " Includes Notes, Selected Bibliography and Index. Book weight approx. 720g. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, Second Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ashwood, Victoria, Australia: Clipper Press, 1997. xi, 305pp. B/white photographic frontis, b/white photographic illustrations throughout, b/white maps. Book clean, square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on, light bump to head. Tan boards undamaged. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated ('Front: C' Troop 25 Pdr at full recoil in action Waitavalo - New Britain; Rear: Crew of 18 Pdr MkII training for open sight shooting over Darwin beaches in defence of expected Japanese landings) dustjacket mildly edge-creased, tiny spot to top edge of rear panel. Contents include: The Broken Eighth, The Regimental Colour Patch. Foreword (S. Trigellis Smith OAM). Acks. Dedication. Introduction. 6 chapters. Epilogue. Appendices 1-3: Honour Roll, Decorations and Awards, Nominal Roll. Index of Maps. LEST WE FORGET. Book weight approx. 847g. (Customers outside Australia only - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote).. First Edition.… Read More

Carlton North, Victoria, Australia: Scribe Publications, 2009. xxviii, + 420pp., plus 1 x 8 page b/white illustrated section. B/white maps. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked, with a hint of tanning. Illustrated card wrapper very good. "Paul Collins tells the epic story of bushfire in Australia, drawing on accounts of the most devastating conflagrations in Australia's European history - from the 1851 Black Thursday (which burnt out one quarter of Victoria) to the 1939 Black Friday fires (which took many lives and destroyed thousands of hectares in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania), the Canberra inferno of 2003, and the Black Saturday fires of February, 2009. Frightening, compelling, vivid and provocative . . . ." Contents include: Acks. Maps. Introduction. 11 chapters over four 'parts'. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Book weight approx. 612g. . First Thus. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 23.25cm x 15.25cm).