Australiana

Adelaide: Corkwood Press 1999-2003 Special Editions 6 vols 8vo, 1999 Very Fine leather-bound matching set of all six of Len Beadell's often humorous autobiographical writings detailing his pioneering road-building projects throughout the Central Australian deserts on behalf of the Woomera Rocket Range. Each volume is beautifully bound in kangaroo leather, with gilt titles, gilt maps to covers, map end-papers, and illustrated with b&w and colour photographs and Len's original line drawings. A special limited edition of 50 copies of each volume, each volume offered here being no.41 of the series. Blast the Bush is autographed by Len's widow Anne Beadell, and his children, Connie Sue Beadell and Gary Beadell, after whom two of the great outback highways are named. Too Long in the Bush is also signed & inscribed by Anne Beadell, and Bush Bashers is signed and inscribed by Connie Sue Beadell. A magnificent set that does justice to Len Beadell's writings, and looks great on the shelf.

Uralla, NSW, Australia : Idriess Enterprises Pty Ltd, 1999. This reprint of the hard to find books of The Guerrilla series is limited to 500 copies. This set comes in a slipcase with the title in gilt to the spine. . FACSIMILE LIMITED EDITION. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Uralla, NSW, Australia: Idriess Enterprises Pty Ltd, 2000. 270 pages with b/w illustrations and fold out diagrams and tables. This edition limited to 500 copies. . Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lightning Ridge, Australia: Gan Bruce, 1983. Book. Good. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover with black boards with gold writing (title and author) and pictorial dust jacket, First Edition, 775gms, 192 pages, red coloured endpapers. Gan Bruce completes the picture with legends and tales of the almost unbelievable characters who toiled and fought in their lust for the Black Opal- the Queen of Gems. Book is in good condition with no visible general wear and tear, some minor page discoloration. Dust jacket is in good condition with mild shelf wear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Attached picture is of actual book. Purchase more than 1 item and save money with combined postage. And if you can't find the title you're looking for - why not ask us direct. With over 30,000 books in stock we can't list them all!.

Sydney: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company (Australasia) Limited. 1925. Small Quarto Size. Very Good Condition. Lovely deep brown boards with copper-look embossing to face. The light coloured patches behind the ship are a little rubbed on some volumes. Each book is a little worn at corners and spine ends. Some volumes are also a little rubbed at edges. All volumes have previous owners bookplate stuck to front pastedown. Several volumes are lightly cracked between the half-title and title pages - the binding is solid otherwise. Gilt to top-edge now dulled Illustrated with black and white plates. Still a very attractive set. This is a heavy set so please contact us for a shipping quote. Volume 1: Searching for a Continent; Volume 2:Exploring the Continent; Volume 3: Settling a Continent; Volume 4: Developing a Continent; Volume 5: Governing a Continent; Volume 6: The Pioneers. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st thus. Hardback.

Sydney, NSW, Australia: Stephen Dobell-Brown / The Dene Bindery , 1987. First published in 1896. Being reprints of 87 drawings (some fold out) issued with "The Australasian Coachbuilder and Saddler' between June 1892 and December 1896. Everything from the Ambulance Van to the Waggonette. Comes with original shipping carton. . Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Small Folio.

Leather spine with raised bands. 415 pages. First published in 1904. . Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover in Slipcase. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Adelaide: The Cyclopedia Company. 1907& 1909. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Good+ condition in original half-leather binding. Gilt to page edges. Corners, top and tail of spine lightly rubbed. Gilt to spine still clear. Gilt page edges. Previous owner's details to preliminary pages. Black & white illustrations. Overall a very nice set. This is a very heavy item [weighs 6.25kg unpacked] and will require substantial additional postage costs for an international sale. 630 pages. The Cyclopedia contains a vast resource of historical and biographical information on South Australia - the people, towns, industries, professional, commercial and social institutions and much more. The volumes include thousands of illustrations, the larger number of these being portraits of those whose biographies are included. These are not just the wealthy and influential, but include quite a number of "ordinary citizens". . 1st Edition. Hardback.

Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 1901. Rebound. 142 pages with b/w illustrations and 2 maps. A look at early Queensland, Australia. . Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Small Folio.

Hobart, TAS, Australia: West Wind Press, 1996. Jacket spine has 4cm tear with surrounding damage. 144 pages with colour photos. Mount Wellington with photos by Peter Dombrovskis. . Limited Edition (Number 1150 of 1500) . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good (minus). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Canberra: Department of National Development. 1970. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. Six [6] large folded coloured maps to rear pocket. Quite scarce. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics Bulletin 100. 222 pages. The Amadeus Basin is a large sedimentary basin in central Australia, lying mostly within the southern Northern Territory, but extending into Western Australia. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

Picturesque Atlas of Australasia in three volumes. Note: This set is heavy, 10kg+. Arrangements can be negotiated for the most cost effective method of delivery. This set does not contain the 2 unbound Railway, Postal and Telegraph maps of Australia maps at rear Volume One, 2 of 3 unbound at the rear of Volume Two (Qld is there), and 1 of 2 unbound Railway, Postal and Telegraph maps of New Zealand at the rear of Volume Three (North Island is there). All other maps and engravings are present.Corners of covers bumped with some preventative work to secure the covers and spine. Some pages are lightly foxed at the edges, but remain tightly bound. The content is clean.

St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 1992. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 1992, first printing. 8vo., xxi+602pp., illustrated. "'In Reserve' presents the history of banking in Australia. The post-war period in particular has seen dramatic changes in the control and subsequent deregulation of Australia's financial industry and this book gives a detailed account of monetary and economic policy since that time. "In Reserve" chronicles Australia's changing involvement with the international monetary system and the evolution of central banking in a small, open economy; the rise and decline of a system of monetary regulation; the formation of economic and monetary policy since World War II; interaction between Bank and Government and the powerful personalities such as Dr H.C. Coombs and Sir Roland Wilson who shaped post-war policy and institutions." Fine in fine dust jacket. Out of print. Scarce. . 1st. Hard.… Read More

London: W. & R. Chambers, 1912. First Edition. N. Parker. First edition of this justly famous children's book with anthropomorphised kangaroo characters - 'perhaps the best known story entirely devoted to the kangaroo' (Robert Holden 'The Mint Exhibition' 1985). Twelve stories of kangaroos told in verse with many small drawings in sepia and twelve beautifully printed, full-page, partially-coloured plates. Quarto, full colour pictorial boards, edge rubbing, corner wear, chipping of paper at spine ends and along spine edges, two pages with minor nicks at page edge, clean and bright, a very good copy indeed overall.

An historical account comprising two volumes of the evolution of the Colony of Victoria and its surrounds.
Note: This set is heavy at 7kg. Arrangements can be negotiated for the most cost effective method of delivery.
Front covers and spine marked and slightly damaged. Some internal pages have water staining and some foxing, but most are clean and tightly bound. Some page edges are bumped near the beginning and end of the books.