Australiana from Tapsell's Books and Music

Many maps and family trees. Profusely illustrated in colour and b/w. Index. Gift inscription on flyleaf. Limited edition of 150 copies, signed by the author. Pictorial laminated boards in identical dustwrapper.

Unley, SA: Courier Press. Not dated (about 1952). 18.2cm x 11.5cm. 145 pages plus indices. Many b/w photos. Original pictorial papered boards (very slightly marked); cloth spine. Flyleaf re-glued and slightly damaged. Front hinge tender. Rare. *A wealth of information on great Australian and international cyclists from the 1890s to the early 1950s.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1950. xiv,272pp. Maps on endpapers. Frontispiece and many b/w photos. Original grey cloth with titling on the spine. The very good dustwrapper is not price clipped.. Signed and Inscribed By the Author. Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Hobart: Tasmanian Historical Research Association, 1995. Quarto. xx, 130 pages. Profusely illustrated in b/w. Minor waterstains. Pictorial card wrappers. Errata page loosely inserted. Scarce.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1956. xii. 209 pages. B/w frontispiece and many other b/w photos. Slight foxing on endpapers and fore-edge. Inscribed to Harry Magney, a police superintendent in Sydney. Signed and dated by the author and C.J. Chuck. Scarce with these signatures. *"Engaged in the suppression of vice, illegal gambling, drug-running and sly-grog selling, he (Chuck) became a bogeyman… Read more about this item

Corowa: Corowa District Historical Society, 2009. xii, 231 pages (with pagination errors from pages 20-21). Profusely illustrated in b/w. Index. Pictorial card wrappers.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine.

Sydney: Duffy and Snellgrove, 1997. (x), 354 pages. Many text illustrations and 16 colour plates. Index. Beechworth artist Brian Seidel's ex-libris stamp on half-title page. Dustwrapper very slightly sunned. Inscribed "Especially for the (sic) my friend Brian, the questing heart, John Olsen, '97".. Signed and Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

Melbourne: McPhee Gribble, 1995. xi, 231 pages. Many b/w photos. Bibliography. Pictorial card wrappers. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

Sydney: Pan Macmillan, 1996. xii, 346 pages. Many b/w photos. Discography and index. Pictorial card wrappers. Scarce. *The story of Australian punk rock music and grunge.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

Wangaratta: Shoestring Bookshop, 1981. x, 267 pages. Illustrated by Ian R. Cole. Maps on endpapers. Many b/w photos. Bibliography and index. The lightly worn dustwrapper has a long closed tear along the front flap fold. Scarce.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good.

The Author, 1989. xv, 224 pages. Many b/w cartoons. Pictorial card wrappers. Scarce. *The author's views on the Aussie male, women and parenting. Aussie children, racism, nationalism and the spirit of Australia.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Corowa: The Author, 2001. xix, 327 pages. Many b/w photos. Appendices, bibliography and indices. Pictorial card wrappers (very slightly worn). Scarce.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

Loftus: Australian Military History Publications, 2011. xxii, 202 pages. Many b/w photos, maps, plans and diagrams. Appendices and index. Pictorial card wrappers. *This book explores the built heritage used for defence of the State of Victoria since 1856 and includes chapters on: Norris Park, Portsea; Victoria Barracks, South Melbourne; Alfred Graving Dock, Williamstown; HMVS Cerberus, Black Rock; Port Phillip Bay… Read more about this item

Canberra: Australian Self-Publishing Group, 2019. viii, 298 pages. Bibliography, section of b/w photos and index. Pictorial card wrappers.. Signed and Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine.

Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1999. viii, 320 pages. Appendix, bibliography and index. Pictorial card wrappers. Signed and inscribed by the author to a former Victorian politician. Related flyers enclosed.. Signed and Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine.

Katoomba: Tranter Enterprises, 1987. xxii,v, 226 pages. Small quarto. Profusely illustrated in b/w. Full-page colour portrait of Frank Christie alias Frank Gardiner. Limited edition of 1100 copies. Signed and inscribed by the author on the limitation page. Pictorial laminated boards (corners slightly bumped). Scarce. . Signed and Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very… Read more about this item

Colac: Colac and District Family History Group Inc, 2013. 283 pages. Many b/w portrait photos. Index. Pictorial card wrappers. Slight stains on fore-edge. Water stain on last page and inside rear cover. Previous owner's details on flyleaf. *A collection of stories and news clippings concerning about 300 women of the Colac District in Victoria during the 19th and early 20th… Read more about this item

Adelaide: Rigby, 1983. 240 pages. Line drawings by Waller. Pictorial card wrappers. Scarce.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Rod Waller.

Bendigo: The German Heritage Society, 1998. 275 pages. Many b/w photos and text illustrations. Appendix and index. Pictorial card wrappers (slightly worn). Limited edition of 700 copies.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Melbourne: Brolga Publishing, 2005. xii, 434 pages. Many b/w text illustrations. Appendix and bibliography. Pictorial card wrappers. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine.