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Collins, London, 1967. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. 192pp., (last 4 pages blank), foreword by author, list of illustrations, epilogue and index. Throughout the book there are black and white photography, maps and diagrams. Green boards with gilt writing on the spine. Plain text dustwrapper, brown background green and white writing on front panel and on the spine. In this book Lord Casey tells the story of two men, his grandfather and his father. With their life story he also tells The story of Australia's growth, from penal colony to modern metropolis. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. There is no damage to describe for either the dustjacket or the book and its binding.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; History -- Australia; Australiana; Local History -- Tasmania; Inventory No: 0259231. .
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Australian Father and Son
by Casey, Lord
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Dire Strait: a History of Bass Strait
by Bateson, Charles
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A H & A W Reed for B.H.P, Sydney, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Goodv. 750 g; 112pp., notes and references and index. Text is illustrated with coloured and black and white photographs, lithographs and maps. Laminated illustrated boards, showing a rusting hulk, green background with yellow and white writing on the front panel on white writing on the spine. Photographic dustwrapper, showing the same scene as the boards. The corners are slightly rubbed and the top of the spine cover is also chipped. Previous owner's name on ffep. This book is history of the finding, exploration, exploitation of Bass Strait. This stretch of water is some of the most infamous in maritime history worldwide, and Charles Bateson explains why. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Natural History & Resources; Maritime; Local History -- Tasmania; ISBN: 0589071165.…
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FRENCH EXPLORERS IN TASMANIA AND IN SOUTHERN SEAS. Being Extracts from Peron, Dumas and the Comte de Beauvoir
by MacFarlane , C. W. and Triebel; L. A.; Editors
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Australasian Publishing Co, Sydney, No date. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/No Dust Jacket. II, 120 pages; notes, vocabulary; original cloth. The cloth is slightly rubbed at the edges, previous owner's name on front end page. A nice copy. Historical introduction in English, text in French with notes and vocabulary. Size: 12mo (Small Hardcover). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Local History -- Tasmania; Exploration; Australia; Inventory No: 0207201. .
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The Isle of the Dead - Port Arthur. Inscriptions on the Headstones and Historical Background of the Cemetery at the Port Arthur Penal Establishment 1830 - 1877
by Lord, Richard
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Self Published, Tasmania, 1976. First Edition. Illustrated Card. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: J. C. S. Bowler - Photography. 150 g; pictorial laminated stiffened wrappers with two staples, illustrated with black and white photograhs, tables, map; pp. X, 97. "Here for the first time the identification of every stone on the Island today, including nine previously unknown convict headstones" . Slightly rubbed on the spine section and on the right-hand side of the rear panel, and ownership inscription dated 78 on the title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: J. C. S. Bowler - Photography. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Local History -- Tasmania; Australia; ISBN: 0959747303. ISBN/EAN: 9780959747300. Inventory No: 0227416. . 9780959747300
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Jews in Van Diemen's Land
by Gordon, Max
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Ponsford Newman & Benson, Melbourne, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. 350 grammes; 141pp., acknowledgements, appendix and index. Text illustrated with black and white photography and reproductions of contemporary prints. Green coloured boards with gilt writing on spine. Illustrated dustwrapper showing a map of Tasmania on a background of green and white stripes with black writing on the front cover and on spine. The dustjacket is rubbed and chipped at the top left of the front panel, and the top edge of the text block has traces of spotting. No other damage to report. This is the history of the Jewish community of Tasmania, from the convicts who were transported there from England to the modern community. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Judaica; Local History -- Tasmania; Australia; Inventory No:…
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Launceston Sketchbook
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Rigby, Adelaide, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Good. Illustrator: Arthur Phillips. 225 g; 63 pp., each page of text has an accompanying illustration, illustrated endpages. illustrated dustwrapper Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Arthur Phillips. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Architecture; Local History -- Tasmania; Inventory No: 0206862. .
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The Port Arthur Guide: From Original Records at The Old Curiosity Shop, Port Arthur. [Historical Facts]
by Radcliffe, W
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The Author, Port Arthur, Tasmania, No date. First Edition. Stapled Binding. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 100 g; 48 pp. The text is illustrated with 23 black and white plates. Illustrated front cover, showing a guard and prisoner, with buff coloured background and back writing on front panel. Slight scuffing of the corners. Otherwise no faults to remark on. Book is not only a guide to the area but also give historical facts to the penal settlement of Port Arthur. The National library of Australia suggests the book was published in the 1930s. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; Local History -- Tasmania; bushrangers; Genealogy & Local History. Inventory No: 0225092. .
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Priceless Heritage: Historic Buildings of Tasmania
by Platypus Publications Pty. Ltd
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platypus Publications, Hobart, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 900 g; 136 pp., index, 106 black and white plates. Features full page plates of National Trust buildings in Tasmania, with brief descriptive notes on each building. Also contains biographical notes on 16 architects. Essays by Brian Lewis; Robin Boyd and Roy S. Smith. Slight rubbing at the top and bottom of the spine section of the dust jacket and at the tips of the fold overs. Previous bookseller's sticker on front paste down, and on the left-hand edge of the front end page there is an area of approximately 2" x 1/2", of brown paper that has been glued. Possibly a bookplate or gift card? . Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Architecture; Local History -- Tasmania; Inventory No: 0225418. .
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Shadow over Tasmania; for the First Time -- the Truth about the State's Convict History
by Smith, Coultman
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J. Walsh and Sons, Hobart, 1958. Reprint. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. IV, 150 pages, foreword to the first edition by Robert Cosgrove, Premier of Tasmania, introduction by author list of illustrations. The text is illustrated with maps and black and white photographs. Illustrated wrapper, showing a map of Tasmania against a pale yellow coloured background black and red titles to the front panel and black titles to the backstrip. The history of the convict era in Tasmania. The top right-hand corner of the rear panel has a 1 cm tear adjacent the spine. No other damage to describe. Sewn binding. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: History; Bushranging; Local History -- Tasmania; Australia; Inventory No: 0279692. .
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Tasmania By Road and Track
by Emmett, E. T
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Melbourne University Press, Carlton, Victoria, 1954. Third Edition. Softcover (Attached Dustwrapper). Good Condition/Poor. Illustrator: Photographic. preface by author, list of illustrations and index. Map illustrated endpapers  showing a large-scale map of Tasmania and two smaller maps. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece, showing the author at Frenchman's Cap. White coloured card covers. Photographic dustwrapper, attached, with the same illustration as for frontispiece, with red and white coloured titles to the front panel and black-and-white coloured titles to the backstrip. An book from an early bush walker in Tasmania  he was the founder of Hobart Walking Club, and these are his reminiscences of some of his longer walks. Rubbing of the book edges and panels with creasing of the corners. There is a stain to the lower edge of the front panel which has impinged upon the first few pages of the book. Some yellowing of the white coloured covers with age…
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Tasmania Sketchbook
by Adam-Smith, Patsy
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Rigby, Adelaide, 1974. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Max Angus. 250 g; 63 pp., each page of text is accompanied by an illustration. illustrated dustwrapper, illustrated endpapers map. Trace of foxing to the top edge of the text block, slight rubbing with several short tears to the top edge of the dustjacket, which also bears the original price in ink at the top left of the rear panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Max Angus. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Local History -- Tasmania; ISBN: 0851792650. ISBN/EAN: 9780851792651. Inventory No: 0232227. . 9780851792651
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The Tasmanian Area School
by Compiled By Officers of the Education Department, Tasmania
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H. H. Pimblett, Government Printer, Tasmania, Hobart, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 66pp., list of illustrations, plans, 3 appendices and preface by G. V. Brooks, director of education, Tasmania. Black and white photographic frontispiece, and 7 pages of plates (14 photographs), 3 sketch maps illustrates the text. Pale blue boards with darker blue stripes, dark blue writing and the front panel and spine. Corners are bumped and there is shelf wear evident on bottom edges of book. The head and heel of the spine are soft and bumped and there is some bumping along the top edge of the book. The panels are rubbed and faded, and there is discolouration on spine. There appears to have been some insect activity on both front and back panels. Previous owners name on the ffep. In 1935, in response to schooling needs, theTasmanian government set up "Area Schools". The philosophy of schools were; " a] such might better fit the district needs:, b]…
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