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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. -
Out There: A Potted History of a Revolution Called Nimbin
AU$120.00 Read MoreAdd to cartGoffin Marion; Quentin Merlaud
Nimbin: Out There Publishing, 2024.39 Spoken Stories Told by Locals: An Antidote to Conventional Thinking.
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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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The Aldine Centennial History of New South Wales (2 Volumes)
AU$300.00 Read MoreAdd to cartW. Frederic Morrison
Sydney: The Aldine Publishing Company, 1888.Illustrated, embracing sketches and portraits of her noted people; the rise and progress of her varied enterprises; and illustrations of her boundless wealth, together with maps of latest survey. FERGUSON 12863
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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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The Edible Fishes of New South Wales: Their Present Important and Their Potentialities
AU$100.00 Read MoreAdd to cartDavid G. Stead
Sydney: Government of the State of New South Wales, 1908.Listing of edible fish species of New South Wales with descriptions of each, together with photographic plates and a large folding colour map of New South Wales.
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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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The Alligator Rivers: Prehistory and Ecology in Western Arnhem Land
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartCarmel Schrire
Canberra: Department of Prehistory, Research School of Pacific Studies, The Australian National University, 1982. -
The Discovery of Australia
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartGeorge Collingridge
Sydney: Hayes Brothers, 1895.A Critical, Documentary and Historic Investigation Concerning the Priority of Discover in Australasia by Europeans before the arrival of Lieut. James Cook, in the “Endeavour,” in the year 1770. With illustrations, charts, maps diagrams, &c. copious notes, references, geographical index and index to names. FERGUSON 8465.
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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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A Woman’s Place: 100 Years of Queensland Women Lawyers
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartSusan Purdon; Aladin Rahemtula
Brisbane: Supreme Court of Queensland Library, 2005.Published to coincide with the centenary of the Legal Practitioners Act 1905, which first enabled women to practise law in Queensland. Foreword by Mary Gaudron, former Justice of the High Court of Australia. This copy with a lengthy inscription by Aladin Rahemtula to the title 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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Denmark: River, Town, Shire and Community, Western Australia
AU$40.00 Read MoreAdd to cartBev McGuinness
[Denmark]: Cinnamon Coloureds, 2011. -
One Hour More Daylight: A Historical Overview of Aboriginal Dispossession in Southern and Southwest Queensland
AU$35.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMark Copland; Jonathan Richards; Andrew Walker
Toowoomba: The Social Justice Commission, Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba, 2023.Processes of Aboriginal dispossession in Southern and Southwest Queensland. Methods of dispossession. Colonial history. Racism in Queensland/Australia. Aboriginal adaptation to the new economic and social structures. The second edition with nearly 100 more pages.
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An Introduction to Western Australian Colonial Furniture
AU$65.00 Read MoreAdd to cartLeslie Lauder; Mark Howard
East Fremantle: Lauder & Howard, 1988.Numbered edition of 2,500 copies, of which this copy is numbered and signed by both authors.
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Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartK. M. Ferguson
Perth: Department of Minerals and Energy, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 1999. -
Woolloomooloo: Save The Loo Now
AU$100.00 Read MoreAdd to cartBrenda Humble
Sydney: Inner Sydney Regional Council for Social Development, 1976.A record of the fight of residents and unions to preserve the working class residences of the Sydney suburb of Woolloomooloo that came under threat by developers in the 1970s. Includes a photographic record of many buildings, as well as resident reflections, protest chants, organising posters, and newsclippings from the time.