Australia & New Zealand from Louise Aird

This is the fourth printing of Rails to the Tableland, The Story of the Cairns Railway, published by the Australian Railway Historical Society in 1976 and a best-seller for many years. It is the fascinating story of the history, construction and operation of the Cairns Railway, both main and branch lines. It includes detailed descriptions of the sections, including the Chillagoe… Read more about this item

This is a first edition of Great Maritime Museums of the World, a very high-quality coffee table book. Each museum covered has case histories and descriptions written by their curators. The museums covered are: Australian Maritime National Museum, Sydney, Australia Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada Vancouver Maritime Museum, British Columbia, Canada Viking… Read more about this item

Black & White is the ultimate resource for connoisseurs and collectors of black and white fine-art photography. This is its 15th issue, published April 2001. 130 pages Inside: London Auctions Australian Photographers Herb Quick, Michelle Vignes, Mark Edward Harris, Doug Beasley, Bill Schwab See Contents Scans for full editorial Unread. Mint condition.

This is a first edition copy of The Penguin Century of Australian Writers, an anthology of the best short stories written in the 20th century by 100 Australian authors. It is 733 pages of short stories, plus a biographical timeline and a publication timeline. No adornment. It also has a biographical timeline and a publication timeline. As you can see, the cover… Read more about this item

This is a stated first edition (1966) of The Grass Crown, the second historical novel in the epic Masters of Rome series by the great Australian writer Colleen McCullough (1937-2015). From the publisher: In this great drama, Marius, the general who saved Rome from barbarian invasion and became consul an unprecedented six times, has fallen into decline. Sulla, his closest associate,… Read more about this item

This is a near-perfect copy of Amiens - Dawn of Victory, written in 2001 by the military historians James McWilliams and R. James Steel. This is a trade paperback--it was apparently not published in hard cover. Amiens (August 8-11 1918) was the first 'modern battle' attempted by the Allies. Employing secrecy, deception and the troops of… Read more about this item

This book was a best-seller when it was first published in 1956. It was written by the Anglo-Australian war correspondent Alan Moorehead (1910-1983). (It was also the famous 1981 film that launched Mel Gibson's career.) It is a vivid chronicle of adventure, suspense, agony, and heroism--and a tragic waste of human life, particularly for the Australians. When Turkey unexpectedly sided with… Read more about this item

This is an unread copy of Discovering Australian Wine - A Taster's Guide, written by the Australian winemakers and experts Patrick Island and Peter Gago. It is 164 pages of photos, maps, charts and information of all kinds--everything there is to know about Australian wine. I attach a photo of the Contents. Mint condition.

Design World, The International Journal of Design, was a high-end design magazine out of Australia. I can't find a record of its history; it is no longer publishing. Contents Australia at the Singapore Design Forum Specialist Interior Designers Medical Equipment Design See Table of Contents Scan 8 1/4" x 11 ¾" 146 Pages, Pristine Condition

Nevil Shute Norway (1899-1960) was a brilliant English-Australian novelist, pilot and aeronautical engineer. He wrote 24 novels, many of which have been made into famous films, with On the Beach and A Town Like Alice being among the most famous; his novel The Pied Piper continues to be required reading in schools all over the world. The Far Country is the… Read more about this item

Bliss is the well-known 1918 short story that was used as the lead in this collection, Mansfield's second, first published in 1920. This collection was a best-seller, leading to many reprints; this is a copy from the 1927 reprint (the 11th). It is dark red boards with a small gold design on the cover and bright gold lettering on the spine.… Read more about this item

This is a lovely little pocketbook, 4" x 6", and 364 pages, containing 27 stories. It is navy blue boards with an imprinted design on the cover and bright gold lettering on the spine. Save for check-marks that someone made on the contents (as shown), it is perfect. Like new. Note: If you are outside of North America, the… Read more about this item