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Tracks
by Robyn Davidson
Robyn Davidson was born in Queensland, Australia, and is the author of Tracks, the extraordinary account of her 1,700-mile journey across Australia with four camels, which won the 1980 Thomas Cook Travel Book Award and became a film in 2013. She has written extensively for National Geographic and other magazines, and is also the author of Desert Places, the novel Ancestors, and the essay collection Travelling Light. Ms. Davidson lives in London, India, and Australia.
Batavia's Graveyard
by Mike Dash
From the bestselling author of Tulipomania comes Batavia's Graveyard, the spellbinding true story of mutiny, shipwreck, murder, and survival.It was the autumn of 1628, and the Batavia, the Dutch East India Company's flagship, was loaded with a king's ransom in gold, silver, and gems for her maiden voyage to Java. The Batavia was the pride of the Company's fleet, a tangible symbol of the world's richest and most powerful commercial monopoly. She set sail with great fanfare, but the Batavia and her gold...
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The First Royal Tour 1867-1868
by Brian McKinlay
Rigby, Australia, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Hardcover. 200 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Rigby, Australia, 1970. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Spine has slight fading. Edges of dust jacket have minor chips and/or tears. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Pages are lightly tanned. *** Quantity...
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NZ$29.48
Cruising The Coral Coast - 2nd Edition
by Alan Lucas
HardCover . 🔴 Condition - Good🔴Australian buyers can combine up to 5Kg of Books for the same postage charge.🟢 This Book weighs 630 Grams.🟢 ** INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE ON THIS ITEM WILL REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE(weight is over 500 grams) **
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NZ$85.02
THE STORY OF AUSTRALIA
by Smith, P.R., Illustrated by B. Biro
London Ernest Benn 1959. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. First Edition. Near fine in a near fine dustjacket. Has Franklin Watts sticker covering Ernest Benn on title page and back dj flap..
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NZ$51.07
Oceania, or the Tempestuous Voyage of J. A. Froude (edited by Geoffrey Blainey)
by Froude, James Anthony
Methuen Haynes, North Ryde, New South Wales, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Various. 500 g; XX, 212 pages, illustrated with a frontispiece, and several other reproductions of drawings. Illustrated dustjacket. The dustjacket is somewhat rubbed across the top edge with a small split at the top of the rear fold over crease, bumping to the tail of the blue papered spine, with slight rubbing it to the bottom edge of the front board, previous owner's...
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NZ$22.27
CHINAMAN'S REEF IS OURS
by Southall, Ivan
NY St Martins 1970. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. First Edition. Fine in very good+ dustjacket. Dj spine sunned almost white, else near fine jacket..
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NZ$51.07
Ever Yours, C.H. Spence (Signed by Susan Magarey)
by Magarey, Susan with Barbara Wall (Edited by)
Adelaide: Wakefield Press. 2005. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjacket. Excellent condition. DJ protected in our purpose made clear archival plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Signed by Susan Magarey on the title page. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 392 pages. Includes Catherine Helen Spence's An Autobiography (1825-1910); Diary(1894) and Some Correspondence (1894-1910). Catherine...
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NZ$38.94
BRIBIE ISLAND. A Pictorial History
by FEDRICK, Gladys & LERGESSNER, James
Queensland: Published by The Author, 2009. Oblong 4to. pp. 26 with colour illustrations. Pictorial softcover wrappers. A very good copy. Signed by the Author on the title page.
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NZ$70.09
WILD HEART BOUNTIFUL LAND. An Historical Overview of the Mary River Valley
by JOHNSON, Murray & SAUNDERS, Kay;
Brisbane,: Published by Queensland State Archives, 2007. Royal 8vo. pp.iv + 60, index, illustratrions, photographs in black & white.,Original pictorial stiff card wrappers. Very good.
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NZ$35.60
GOLD DOWN UNDER. The Story of the Australian Gold Rush.
by Place, Marian
NY: Crowell-Collier Press, (1969) Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. FIRST PRINTING. 169 pages, reinforced cloth. Rousing account of the gold rush in Australia, rich in details of frontier life and lore..
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NZ$51.07
The New Frontier Australia's Rising Northwest
by Carter, Jeff
Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 1971. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs as well as black and white maps. Previous owner's name to the title page. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 90 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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NZ$15.58
The Companion - National Portrait Gallery
by National Portrait Gallery
National Portrait Gallery, Australia, 2008. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Foreword by Andrew Sayers. 208 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: art; Art & Design; Australian. ISBN/EAN: 9780977576128. Inventory No: 268781.. 9780977576128
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NZ$22.25
Dunera Scandal, The
by Pearl, Cyril, 1906-1987
Angus & Robertson, 1983. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Near Fine. AUSTRALIAN MILITARY AUSTRALIANAvi, 234 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm. #060423/101223 First EditionDunera (Ship) | Political refugees -- Great Britain. | Jewish refugees -- Great Britain. | Jewish refugees -- Australia. | Political refugees -- Australia. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown...
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NZ$20.03
'KU-RING-GAI.' Early History and Development
by O'REILLY, W. Cresswell.;
Gordon, New South Wales: Published by The Council of the Municipality of Ku-ring-gai, 1950. Tall 8vo. pp.iv + 20. Original pictorial wrappers. Very good.
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NZ$51.18
Headhunters of the Coral Sea
by Idriess, Ion L
Sydney: Angus and Robertson. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. (1951). Hardcover. No signatures. Quite heavy foxing to top page edges. Foxing spots to dust-jacket. A 30mm tear at tail of front flap fold of dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; 1951 reprint of a title originally published in 1940. viii, [2], 207, [4], [3 (blank)] pages + frontispiece "Bogo struck. His dagger sunk deep". 2 full page charts, 1 illustration "Tomb at Bunnerong Cemetery"....
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NZ$161.71
PIONEERS OF THE NORTH WEST PLAINS Volume One
by MAHAFFEY, Kath
Moree: Published by Moree & District Historical Society, 1980. 4to. pp.ii + 168. Original printed wrappers, with a little soiling to wrapper edges. Internally fine.
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NZ$51.18
REDCLIFFE. Historic Houses
by GEE, Patricia
Queensland: Published by Moreton Bay Regional Council, 2009. 8vo. pp.65 with black & white photographs and a map. original pictorial softcover wrappers.A fine copy.
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NZ$44.50
Magic of Dawn: A Story of Sturt's Explorations
by DOUDY, Mrs Henry A
London: Hutchinson. No Date circa 1920s. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Some patchy light fading to boards and previous owner's neat label to front pastedown and a differnet owner's signature to front free endpaper. Interior age-toned. 288pages.. A novel about Charles Sturt with colonial Adelaide settings and loosely based on fact including on an autobiography of a young woman who had accompanied Captain and Mrs Sturt from New South Wales to South...
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NZ$55.63
DINOSAURS DOWN UNDER AND OTHER FOSSILS FROM AUSTRALIA.
by Arnold, Caroline
NY: Clarion, (1990) Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. FINE in a FINE Dust jacket. First Edition. Photographs by Richard Hewett, 48 pages, boards. Tells in story & photographs how a museum exhibit from Australia is shipped, assembled & displayed on loan in a Los Angeles museum. Exhibit is of the unique fossils of prehistoric Australian creatures..
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NZ$44.26
Australia Reaching Out
by Auge International
Auge International, Bermuda, 1987. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 374 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Auge International, Bermuda, 1987. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Edges of boards have superficial edgewear and corners are moderately bumped. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Large collection of photos on many aspects of Australia. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; Australiana; ISBN:...
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NZ$39.50
The Australian Bushcraft Handbook
by Lannoy, Lex
Sydney: Horwitz Grahame. 1983. Octavo Size [approx 14x21cm]. Very Good condition. Black & white illustrations. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 253 pages. . 1st Edition. Softcover.
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NZ$27.82
Australian Poems That Would Dazzle a Dingo
by Philip R. Rush
Self published, Australia, 2000. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Softcover. 74 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Self published, Australia, 2000. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Poetry; ISBN: 0958544379. ISBN/EAN: 9780958544375. Inventory No: 17090034.. 9780958544375
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NZ$27.26
Dinosaurs of Australia and New Zealand and other animals of the Mesozoic Era
by Long, John
Sydney: UNSW Press. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with colour photographs and drawings. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 188 pages.. Book is structured in four parts - Part One : The study and discovery of dinosaurs; Part Two : Australia and New Zealand in the Triassic; Part Three : Australia in the Jurassic; and Part Four :...
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NZ$38.94
Across Australia [Volume Two]
by Spencer, Baldwin and F.J. Gillen
London: Macmillan and Co. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. A 15mm tear at head of front joint, and a few other 10mm and shorter tears to cloth at head and tail of spine. Flecking to cloth at margin of front board. Fading to spine. Narrow splits to gutters at hinges. Previous owner's name dated 1912 on front endpaper. ; Volume Two only of two volumes. xvii, [3], (255)-515, [1] pages + 255 illustrations on 135 black and white plate leaves + 2 colour plates + 2...
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NZ$229.80
Bligh's Voyage in the Resource from Coupang to Batavia, Together with the Log of his Subsequent Passage to England in the Dutch Packet VLYDT and hIs Remarks on Morrison's Journal
by Rutter, Owen [Introduction]
Golden Cockerel Press, 1937. Pp. 160+[2](colophon, verso blank). Tall 4to. Original blue and beige cloth boards. Gilt lettering on the spine. Edges are uncut and lightly soiled. Mould-made paper. Some foxing to the edges and to the extremities of the volume. Bookplates of previous owners on the front end papers. Light pencil markings on the end papers. Illustrations include six crisp wood-engravings. Also included are facsimiles of Bligh's personal map and pages from his log. This is copy 253 of...
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NZ$997.12