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Adelaide: Department of Environment and Planning, 1989. iii, 72pp. Pale blue pictorial card with black cloth tape spine. Minor edge wear and light toning to cover. An extensive bibliography presented in sections including education, mining/land rights, social issues, tribal references, Adelaide (Mt Lofty Ranges to Encounter Bay), Eyre Peninsula/Nullabor/West Coast, Finders Ranges/Lower and mid-North, Far north/north east/north west, Kangaroo Island,… Read more about this item

Brisbane: The Queensland Bookbinders Guild, 2006. iv, 75pp, index, appendices, bw & col ills. Pictorial card. Very light edge wear.. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 2006. xiii, 433pp, index, further reading, notes, bw ills. Or black boards in jacket. Sticker remnant to front, light foxing to top edge. The third volume in the landmark series on book production in Australia covers the post-war period which included the paperback revolution, the advent of international publishing conglomerates and the internet.. First… Read more about this item

Poughkeepsie, NY: Father Tree Press., 1994. HEAVY. xiv, 370pp, bw ills, glossary. New copy. Or pictorial laminated boards. The single, biggest and best place to find interviews, articles, portfolios, glossaries and a wealth of other behind the scenes glimpses into the fantastic world of Elfquest, the uniquely American saga of the Wolfriders that has been enchanting readers since 1978. A… Read more about this item

Canberra: Australian National University, 1978. 351pp, appendix. Pictorial khaki card. Some surface silverfishing to covers, faint prev owner stamps in several places. Chapters include General Sources; Pre-Federation Defence Policy 1891-1901; South African War 1899-1902; China Field Force 1900-1901; Pre-WWI Defence Policy 1901-1914; World War I 1914-1918; and Defence Policy Between the World Wars 1919-1939. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good.… Read more about this item

Breakers House of Publishing, 2006. 74 pages, b/w illustrations throughout. Illustrated wrapper with colour illustrations. Small crease to bottom front corner, otherwise as new. Hundreds of surf magazines are listed in the identification and value guide for the surf historian.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to.

Hanapepe, Hawaii: Surfing Collectibles Guide, 2000. 30pp, num col ills. Or colour stapled wraps. As new. Price guide to vintage surf magazines and surf movie posters. Excellent as a guide to relative scarcity and as a checklist.. First Edition. Wraps. Fine. 8vo.

Canberra: National Library of Australia, 1968. 64pp, bw & col ills. Green boards, no jacket as issued. Front boards with small scuff, large gift note in felt pen on front pastedown. SIGNED by Prime Minister John Gorton; Bettina Gorton; Leslie Bury, the Minister for Labour and National Service, M White, National Librarian; William McMahon, Treasurer and later Prime Minister (1971-72);… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Thorpe, 1992. ix, 179pp. Card. Faded band at right of front cover otherwise as new. Over 1000 entires with full names, pseudonyms, biographical details, awards, publications list and more.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Small 4to.

Melbourne: Government Information Centre, 1984. 64pp, index, bw ills. Dark blue pictorial card. Near new. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press., 1969. xxxviii, 437pp + 10 bw plates at rear, notes. Blue cloth in jacket. Jacket price clipped with 2 sticker marks to front panel, light edge wear, small bookseller label on front pastedown. The first of three planned volumes. This volume contains notices of nearly 700 manuscripts in 42 London institutions.. First Edition. Hard… Read more about this item

London: Oxford at the Clarendon Press., 1975. xxxi, 640pp, index, appendixbw ills. Green cloth in jacket. Very light edge wear to jacket. Light toning and foxing to edges and prelims. Includes an appendix listing the titles printed there from 1690-1780.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press., 1970. xii, 161pp + 88 bw plates, col frontis, index. Blue cloth in jacket. Price clipped and somewhat musty, a few tiny tears at jacket folds. Lists over 1000 manuscripts of the Italian school, arranged chronologically from the 6th to the 19th century and representing nearly all the main centres of illumination.. First Edition.… Read more about this item

Launceston, Tasmania: Stevens Publishing, 2006. xviii, 222pp, index, bw & col ills, pictorial endpapers. Full brown morocco leather with onlaid picture of Scholes. As new. Edition limited to 125 signed copies of which this #79. Biography of noted Australian angler and author of 14 books, 13 of which on trout fishing. David Scholes served with the RAAF in WWII… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1993. vii, 485pp, appendix, bibliography, bw ills. Blue cloth in jacket. Tiny bump to top front corner, light foxing to top edge.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Gosford: Ashton Scholastic, 1993. 769pp, index, references + invitation to launch and media release loosely inserted. Small crease to bottom front corner otherwise excellent.. Signed by Author. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Melbourne: Elgua Media, 1998. xi, 188pp, index, checklist, further reading, bibliography, notes, num col & few bw ills. Pictorial card. Light crease at top front corner, otherwise near new. . First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

London: Dorset Press, 1987. xv, 140pp, index, 104 bw & col ills. Or brown boards in jacket. Very light edge wear to jacket, minor foxing to top edge and endpapers. Traces the development of map-making from the beginnings to the mid-19th century, combining an appreciation of the decorative side of old maps with historical and biographical notes on individual cartographers… Read more about this item

Brisbane: Jacaranda Wiley , 1993. xiv, 417pp. Index, bibliography. Glossy boards. As new. A guide to Australian children's literature arranged by subject matter. Approx 3520 titles (with further 400 related titles referenced in notes) in hundreds of subjects. The subject guide is followed by a bibliography giving biliographic information on each title mentioned in the subject guide. Then follows a… Read more about this item

Canberra: Australian National University, 1969. xliii, 418pp, index, maps. Pale green card with integral flaps. Some toning/light marking to covers, price clipped. Over 10000 entries.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.