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Rydalmere, NSW, Australia: Sceptre, 1998. xvii, 291pp. Montage of halftone illustrations at front and rear of textblock. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Author's penned signature to title page, else leaves clean and unmarked, tiny corner crease to several pages. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn and indented. "James McBride grew up one of twelve siblings in the all-black housing projects of… Read more about this item

Mount Evelyn, Victoria, Australia: Dusty Dog Books, 2006. 277pp. B/white map. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn, author's personal inscription ('To Courtney') and signature to inside front cover. "The sudden appearance of an unexpected stranger and the story he bears from far-off Siberia, plunges Michael into a life and death struggle to… Read more about this item

Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia: Bern and Jan Cuthbertson, 2001. xi, 321pp. B/white illustrations, fold out general chart of Terra Australis at rear. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Author signature, plus another signature and date to title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper has a small area of laminate lift to lower foredge corner, else minor edgewear and… Read more about this item

New York: Warner Books, 1999. xi, 476pp. + [6], plus 1 x 16 page b/white illustrated section. Book clean, square. Quarter-spine firm, black title there-on, slight discoloration head and foot. Plain boards very good+. Author's penned signature, in a bold hand, to half-title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Dustjacket mildly edge-creased. Originally published in French as 'Mille Soleils' by… Read more about this item

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: HarperCollins, 2011. x, 374pp., plus 3 x 8 page colour illustrated sections. Book clean, square. Spine firm. A personal penned inscription ('To Jim'), signed by author Ian McPhedran on first (author biog.) page, corner crease to several leaves, else pages clean and unmarked. Colour illustrated card wrapper has a soft crease, minor surface indentations.… Read more about this item

Perth, Western Australia: Printed by Wescolour Press, 1985. xii, 178pp. B/white photographic and sketch illustrations throughout. Book clean. Spine firm. Signed by author D. Sheehan on title page, tiny spot to same, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated, flapped card wrapper has very small corner creases, minimal edgewear and surface indentations. From the front flap: "This well researched and highly… Read more about this item

Brighton East, Victoria, Australia: SMK Enterprises (with assistance) , 1994. 130pp., (1)p. B/white illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Penned author signature and the numbers 111/1000 to title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper has a very soft corner crease to front and rear panel. Number 111 in a limited edition of 1000 books. "In 1945, as… Read more about this item

Cairns, Queensland, Australia: R. Taylor, 2010. iv, plus chapter pagination. B/white and colour photographic illustrations, course map, facsimiles. Book clean, Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. A short penned inscription and author signature to inside front cover, else illustrated white card wrapper has pressure marks (from author inscription on reverse), small square abraded area and faint marks (front panel), a… Read more about this item

Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia: The Craftsman Press, 1978. Included loose: A folded 'Paintings by J. Colin Angus' printed leaflet pertaining to a very special exhibition of 50 paintings (held at Emerald Gallery, Monbulk Road, Emerald, November 24th - December 10th, 1978) to mark the launching of the book by Mr. K.A.R. Horn, Victorian State Librarian.. xxii, 73pp. 30 recto single page… Read more about this item

Lilydale, Victoria, Australia: Athenaeum Theatre Company, 2005. 186pp. B/white illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn only, very soft crease to upper foredge corner of rear panel.This is Volume One of a three volume set chronicling the history of Lilydale's Athenaeum Building, from mechanics' institute to majestic theatre. "This volume… Read more about this item

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Anchor Books, 2017. viii, 172pp., plus 16 page illustrated section (protrudes slightly from foredge). Book clean, square. Spine firm. A short inscription on half-title page, 'Best wishes', signed by authors Kathy Gibson and E. Rushen, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper very good+. From the rear panel: This is the story of one remarkable… Read more about this item

South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Macmillan, 1980. v, 388pp., plus 6 x 2 page b/white plate illustrated sections. Book clean. Spine firm, very slightly canted, bright gilt title there-on. Plain green boards very good+. A concise personal inscription, signed by author, on title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-art illustrated (View upon the Nepean River at the Cow-Pastures, New… Read more about this item

Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia: John Hare/Robjon Partners, 2002. vi, 146pp. B/white illustrations, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Short personal inscription, signed by John, on title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper has a corner crease head and foot of front panel, surface rubbing front and rear. Autobiography of John Hare, who was evacuated from England… Read more about this item

Northcote, Victoria, Australia: PEOPLE'S PARAPHERNALIA, 1987. 128pp. Colour photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Personal inscription, signed by Rick on title page, printed author's name Rick Milne circled in same pen. Previous bookseller's bookplate, "From the Library of Keith McGowan" attached to ffep., else leaves clean and unmarked. Gloss illustrated boards lightly rubbed on lower foredge corners.… Read more about this item

Queensland, Australia: Wayne Brown, 2006. 254pp. B/white illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Author signature to title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-illustrated (front panel: photo of oil painting by artist Mainwaring, which hangs in the Australian War Memorial; rear panel: decorations and service medals awarded to 'Blue' Reiter) has minor edgewear and chipping to lower edge. Contents… Read more about this item

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: George M. Dash, 1948. 128pp. B/white illustrations. Book clean, square, Spine firm. A personal inscription, signed and dated (25/05/48) by the author on title page, else leaves unmarked albeit minimally tanned. Illustrated card wrapper mildly tanned, several small marks. Tells the story of the idea, the invitation (via the Inter-Varsity Fellowship of Evangelical Unions… Read more about this item

Glen Waverley, Victoria, Australia: Sid Harta Publishers, 2013. 157pp. B/white (mostly) photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Plain black boards undamaged. A short personal inscription, signed by the author on ffep., else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket negligibly edge-creased, a tiny spot to reverse (inner) surface, Biography of Norman McCance, ". . . one of… Read more about this item

Fremantle, Western Australia: Vivid Publishing, 2009. vi, + 409pp. Book clean. Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain black boards have a short pressure mark to rear panel. Author's penned signature and date (2009) to title page, else leaves clean and unmarked, with just a hint of tanning to textblock edges. Illustrated dustjacket minimally edgeworn, minor soft edge creasing… Read more about this item

Middle Park, Victoria, Australia: Medici Publications, 1995. xv, + 404pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Author's penned signature to title page, oblong area of surface abrasion to head of same (label removal?), soft corner crease, else leaves clean and unmarked. Art-illustrated (Rubens' sketch of his son Nicholas [c. 1619] at Rubens' house at Antwerp) card wrapper has some edgewear,… Read more about this item

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Macmillan (Pan Macmillan), 2013. xvii, + 398pp., plus 2 x 16 page, unpaginated b/white and colour photographically-illustrated sections. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain black boards undamaged. Signed by Rod Laver on title page, faint tanning to edges, else leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-illustrated dustjacket has a short closed tear… Read more about this item