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Harry Oakman’s Tropical and Subtropical Gardening
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartHarry Oakman
Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, 1996.The Complete Guide to Gardening in Tropical and Subtropical Regions.
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B Company 1st Regiment of Queensland Infantry (Moreton Regiment)
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartPeter D. Anderson
Brisbane: Peter D. Anderson, 1986.Cover title: Moreton Regiment, 1886, Infantry, First Regiment of Queensland. A brief history to the Defence of Queensland from 1859, leading up to the formation of the First Regiment of Queensland Infantry sometimes called the Moretons, 1885.
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Seeing & Being Seen
AU$600.00 Read MoreAdd to cartWilliam Yang
Brisbane: Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art, 2021.The deluxe edition, limited to only 50 copies signed by the artist with a limited edition archival inkjet print Golden Summer 1987 / 2016 by William Yang, printed on Hahnemuhle Smooth Cotton Rag paper. The print is signed, titled, dated and editioned by the artist in ink, and mounted inside the upper board in a mylar sleeve housing. “William Yang: Seeing and Being Seen explores photographer and performer William Yang’s five decades of prolific art practice. This is the first major survey exhibition and publication on the artist by a state gallery. Featuring reproductions of over 200 photographs, it traces Yang’s career from his heady early days as a social photographer in the 1970s documenting Sydney’s queer scene through to some of his well-known series addressing family ties, sexual and cultural identity, and the Australian landscape. Developed in collaboration with the artist, the publication also examines the artist’s deep connections to Queensland, including his mid-career explorations of growing up in the far north of the state.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Outback Medicine: Some Vignettes of Pioneering Medicine
AU$40.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJohn Pearn
Brisbane: Department of Child Health, University of Queensland, 1994. -
The Glory of the Future Life
AU$40.00 Read MoreAdd to cartNorman S. Millar
Brisbane: Committee of the Norman Millar Memorial Fund, 1938.Sermon preached by The Rev. Norman S. Millar, B.A. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Brisbane on 25th September, 1938.
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Australian Pioneers and Reminiscences
AU$150.00 Read MoreAdd to cartNehemiah Bartley
Brisbane: Gordon & Gotch, No date [1896]..(Illustrated), together with portraits of some of the Founders of Australia. By the late Nehemiah Bartley. Edited by J. J. Knight. FERGUSON 6761.
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A Doctor in the Garden: Nomen Medici in Botanicis: Australian Flora and the World of Medicine
AU$40.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJohn Pearn
Brisbane: Amphion Press, 2001. -
The Centennial Story: The History of Freemasonry in Queensland Australia over the first One Hundred Years, 1859-1959
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartArthur Richards
Brisbane: United Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of Queensland, 1959.A detailed history of Freemasonry and prominent members in Queensland over a hundred year period.
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Four Essays: An Introduction to Quantum Magic/Sorcery
AU$300.00 Read MoreAdd to cartTony Whittington
Brisbane: G.A. Whittington, 2007.Four separate essays expound the essential premise of Magic as such as non-reactive precognitive process and are drawn from the three volume The Low Countries Codex. The four essays being: Uranus; Aleister Crowley: The Great Wild Beast; Critique of Ve-Ve: Diagrammes du Rituels du Vodou by Milo Rigaud; The Magic of Austin Osman Spare Deconstructed. Stated Proof Edition of 20 signed and numbered copies, of which this is number 6.
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Queen of the North: A Jubilee Ode
AU$100.00 Read MoreAdd to cart[George] Essex Evans; Alek Sass [Alexander Phillip Sass]
Brisbane: H. J. Diddams & Co., 1909.Queensland poetry by George Essex Evans illustrated by Alexander Phillip Sass in a mythological medieval style with numerous nude female figures. Queen of the North: A Jubilee Ode has previously been misattributed as a posthumous publication, Evans having died in November of 1909, however this has been proven incorrect, and is actually the final published work.
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Queen of the North: A Jubilee Ode
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cart[George] Essex Evans; Alek Sass [Alexander Phillip Sass]
Brisbane: H. J. Diddams & Co., 1909.Queensland poetry by George Essex Evans illustrated by Alexander Phillip Sass in a mythological medieval style with numerous nude female figures. Queen of the North: A Jubilee Ode has previously been misattributed as a posthumous publication, Evans having died in November of 1909, however this has been proven incorrect, and is actually the final published work. This copy in the superior leather binding with a photographic portrait of Evans which is not present in the standard edition.
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Men of Queensland: Representative of the Public, Professional, Ecclesiastical and Business Life of Queensland as Existant in the Year 1928 A.D.
AU$850.00 Read MoreAdd to cartWill. H. Millar
Brisbane: The Read Press, 1929.Printed and Published by The Read Press, Engravings by S. A. Best, Photographs by Poulsen Studios, Caricatures by Will. H. Millar. Chiefly caricatures by Will. H. Millar with accompanying biographical text of 211 notable men of early 20th century Queensland. This copy with the preliminary plate of John Oxley looking down over Brisbane printed in colour and with the armorial bookplate of Brian Leask to the front pastedown.
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The History of Queensland: Its People and Industries (3 Volumes)
AU$3,500.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMatt. J. Fox; Phillip Champion de Crespigny; Ernest Sando Emerson; Andrew Grant; G. G. Swann
Brisbane: States Publishing Company, 1919-23.A full set of the monumental Fox’s History of Queensland: An Historical and Commercial Review, Descriptive and Biographical Facts, Figures and Illustrations: An Epitome of Progress. Published in 3 volumes in 1919, 1921, and 1923, it is the largest historical work on Queensland and its colonial settler families ever produced. Despite known colloquially as Fox’s History of Queensland, and with the second and third volumes crediting him as the compiler, the first volume was edited by Phillip Champion de Crespigny and Ernest Sando Emerson, the second by Andrew Grant, and the third by G. G. Swann, together with countless unnamed writers and with contributions from various photographers. Rare as a complete set and with the original leather almost always worn and cracked, this set rebacked preserving the original boards and spinebacks.
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Early Shipping in Moreton Bay, 1846 – 1863 (2 Volumes)
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartWinifred Davenport; Betty Mottram
Brisbane: Winifred Davenport and Betty Mottram, 1998-2002.Volume 1: June 1846 – December 1859. Volume 2: January 1860 – December 1863 (Second Edition). A history of the ships that came and went from Moreton Bay taken from The Moreton Bay Courier and includes all named passengers and many other interesting details.
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Round the World
AU$500.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJ. P. Thomson
Brisbane: Outridge Printing Co., 1904.Account of the round the world voyage of James Park Thomson (1854-1941), decorated Scottish born-Queensland geographer and public servant. Includes descriptions of New Zealand, Samao, Fanning Island, Hawaii, North America from California to New York including San Francisco, Salt Lake City and the Mormons, the Rockies, Canada, Niagara, the United Kingdom including London, Westminster Abbey, Scotland, Aberdeen, The Crofters, Edinburgh, Belgium, Cologne, Switzerland, Paris, Rouen, Naples, Pompeii, The Suez Canal, Colombo, Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, home to Brisbane, and more in between. Thomson recounts much of Australia and in particular Queensland to those he meets as well as participating in numerous Geographical Society meetings and the twenty-fourth National Congress of the French Geographical Societies at Rouen. The telling of his meeting with Prince Roland Bonaparte was responsible for putting in motion a series of events leading to the State Library of New South Wales’ eventual acquisition of the prized Tasman Map of Abel Tasman’s 1642 and 1644 voyages.
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Where Strange Paths Go Down
AU$500.00 Read MoreAdd to cartA. M. Duncan-Kemp
Brisbane: W. R. Smith & Paterson, 1964.Description of aboriginal social life and customs by Alice Monkton Duncan-Kemp (1901-1988), who grew up on a cattle station in remote South-West Queensland. This being the second edition which includes large portions of Our Sandhill Country, her memoir published in 1933, providing insight into life on the cattle runs of the Channel country. Numerous photographs. This copy signed by Alice on the dedication page.
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Athletic Queensland: A History of Amateur Rowing, Boxing and Physical Development, Pedestrianism and Cycling, in Queensland
AU$1,200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartW. B. Carmichael; H. C. Perry
Brisbane: H. J. Diddams & Co., 1900.Under the official patronage of the Queensland Rowing Association, Queensland Amateur Athletic Association, Brisbane Gymnasium, Queensland Cyclists’ Union. 4 works in 1 comprising the most detailed history of 19th century sport in early Queensland recorded by . Not only a detailed guide for physical fitness it is an invaluable record of local history. The four works are: 1. Amateur Rowing: By W. B. Carmichael with contributions by R. H. Roe, C. B. P. Bell, and F. W. de Little: Comprising a history of rowing Brisbane, Maryborough, Rockhampton, &c., crew discipline, how to row (with poses), training, &c.; 2. The Art of Boxing: Hints on Its Acquirement – How to Train – History of Amateur Boxing in Queensland by Harry C. Perry. With which is interwoven a detailed History of the Brisbane Gymnasium, the leading institution of its kind in the colony; and A Special Illustrated Article on Physical Culture, by T. Wilkinson, Together with a concise account of every Athletic Display and Boxing Tournament held under its auspices.; 3. Amateur Pedestrianism by W. B. Carmichael. Also an article on Best Methods of Starting, How to Train, &c. by C. Campbell. A Complete Record of All Intercolonial and Pedestrian Events in the Colony since the Year 1873.; 4. Amateur Cycling by Harry C. Perry. Including an Article on Best Methods of Training and Riding by J. A. Smith, also Recollections of the Pioneers by Geo. Tombuco. A Complete Record of All Principal Events, Both Local and Intercolonial. FERGUSON 7958.
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Pasture Degradation and Recovery in Australia’s Rangelands: Learning from History
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartGreg McKeon; Wayne Hall; Beverley Henry; Grant Stone; Ian Watson
Brisbane: Natural Resource Sciences, Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, 2004. -
The Collected Verse of Mary Gilmore: Volume 2, 1930-1962
AU$100.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMary Gilmore
Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, 2007.Edited by Jennifer Strauss. From the Academy Editions of Australian Literature Series, foreword by general editor Paul Eggert.
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The Honey Flora of Queensland
AU$100.00 Read MoreAdd to cartS. T. Blake; C. Roff
Brisbane: Department of Primary Industries, Queensland Government, 1972.