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Life’s a Beer
Rennie Ellis
Melbourne: Ross Books, 1984.A continuation of Rennie Ellis’ ‘Life’s a…’ series. Australians enjoying beer, casually at the beach or in private settings, or wildly, at raucous parties in all of their 1980s glory.
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Through a Glass Darkly: Beer and Modernization in Papua New Guinea
Mac Marshall
Port Moresby: The Institute of Applied Social and Economic Research, 1982.Monograph 18. Prior to this publication there was very limited academic research dedicated to the consumption of alcohol in Oceania. This book covers the cultural and ceremonial use of alcohol and kava in PNG, as well as the sociological impact of cultural associations and attitudes toward alcoholism.
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Fretwork Pediments in Queensland
Richard Stringer
Brisbane: University Art Museum, University of Queensland, 1982.Catalogue for an exhibition of architectural photographs showing fretwork pediment designs adorning the front of Queensland homes by Richard Stringer. Short essay and biographies of notable fret-cutters by Dianne Byrne.
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Gregory’s Street Directory, Gold Coast
Gregory’s Publishing Company
Brisbane: Gregory’s Publishing Company, 1988.Collector’s First Edition.
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Sailing Directions for the Coast of New South Wales (Gabo Island to Tweed Heads)
Department of Navigation, N. S. W
Sydney: William Applegate Gullick, 1920.Issued under the Authority of the Colonial Treasurer.
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Genshoku Nihon no Bijutsu [Primary Colours of Japanese Art] (30 Volumes)
Terukazu Akiyama
Tokyo: Shogakkan, 1966-1972.A complete set of large format pictorial Japanese encyclopedias on Japanese history, religion, art, culture, architecture, antiquities, and more. Most volumes are first printings, with the occasional reprint. Each volume is dedicated to a different subject. Full list of titles: 1. Genshi bijutsu [Ancient Japanese Art]; 2. Horyuki [Horyu-ji Temple]; 3. Nara no jiin to Tenpyo chokoku [Temples and Sculptures in Nara in the Tenpyo Period]; 4. Shosoin; 5. Mikkyo jiin to Jogan chokoku [Esoteric Buddhism Temples and Jogan Sculptures]; 6. Amidado to Fujiwara chokoku [Amidado and Fujiwara Sculpture]; 7. Butsuga [Buddhist Painting]; 8. Emakimono 9. Chusei jiin to Kamakura chokoku [Medieval Temples and Kamakura Sculpture]; 10. Zendera to sekitei [Zen Temples and Rock Gardens]; 11. Suibokuga [Ink Painting]; 12. Shiro to shoin [Architecture of Castles and Halls]; 13. Shoheiga [Screen Paintings]; 14. Sotatsu to Korin [Japanese Illustrators]; 15. Katsurarikyu to chashitsu [Katsura Imperial Villa and Tea Room]; 16. Jinja to reibyo [Shrines and Mausoleums]; 17. Ukiyoe; 18. Nanga to shaseiga [Japanese Painting]; 19. Togei [Pottery]; 20. Senshoku, shikko, kinko [Dyeing and Weaving, Lacquer work, Metalwork]; 21. Katchu to token [Armour and Swords]; 22. Sho [Calligraphy]; 23. Men to shozo [Portraits]; 24. Fuzokuga to ukiyoeshi [Genre paintings and Ukiyo-e artists]; 25. Nanban Bijutsu to yofuga [Nanban art and Western-style painting]; 26. Kindai no Nihonga [Modern Japanese Painting]; 27. Kindai no yoga [Modern Western Paintings]; 28. Kindai no kenchiku, chokoku, kogei [Modern Architecture, Sculpture, and Crafts]; 29. Shorai bijutsu (kaiga, sho) [Painting and Calligraphy)]; 30. Shorai bijutsu togei [Pottery].
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The First Ten Years of the Modern Country Music Association (Later A.C.M.A.), 1964-1974
Dick Eckert
Yandina: Australasian Country Music Association Incorporated, 2001. -
Women of Parramatta
Julia McConnochie
Sydney: Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Parramatta Trust, 1977.This copy includes seventeen signatures of the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Parramatta Trust.
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New South Wales Forestry Handbook Part I: Forest Principles and Practice
R. Dalrymple Hay
Sydney: William Applegate Gullick, Government Printer, 1915. -
The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park
Helen R. Belyea
Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada, Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, 1960. -
Travels in the Americas: Uruguay
Travel Division, Pan American Union
: Travel Division, Pan American Union, No date. -
Rand-McNally Indexed Pocket Map of Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia
Rand McNally
Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co., 1910.Scale: 175km: 1 inch. Includes the Galapagos Islands. Full map of Bolivia is inset. Indexes cover Provinces or Departments, Islands, Lakes, Mountains, Rivers, and Towns.
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Anacreonti Quae Tribuuntur Carminum Paraphrasis Elegiaca
J. H. Hoeufft
Dordraci: Peter van Braam, 1795.Poems by Anaccreon (ca. 575-495 BC), a Greek lyric poet who wrote in the Ionic dialect here translated into Latin by J.H. Hoeufft. His works were meant to be sung or recited to lyre music, and included hymns as well as less virtuous drinking and love songs.
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Civil War Books: A Critical Bibliography (2 Volumes)
Allan Nevins; James I. Robertson Jr.; Bell I. Wiley
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press for the U. S. Civil War Centennial Commission, 1969-1970. -
A Preliminary Bibliography on the American Fur Trade
Stuart Cuthbertson; John C. Ewers
Mansfield Centre: Martino Publishing, 2002.Originally published 1939.
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Dawson’s Book Shop: Publisher of Western Americana and Patron of the Book Arts
Russell Arthur Roberts
Los Angeles: Anderson, Ritchie & Simon, 1964.Reprint from the California Librarian, April 1964.
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The Spanish Southwest, 1542 – 1794: An Annotated Bibliography
Henry R. Wagner
Staten Island: Maurizio Martino, No date.Edition limited to 150 copies.
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Beyond Gold: 150 Year of Memories, 1848-1998
Ken Treacy
Bright: The Catholic Parish of Bright and Mt. Beauty, No date.Incorporating a History of the Parish of Bright, Part 1 – The First Hundred Years, 1848-1948.
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Baja California, 1535 – 1956
Ellen C. Barrett
Mansfield: Martino Fine Books, No date.A Bibliography of Historical, Geographical and Scientific Literature Relating to the Peninsula of Baja California and to the Adjacent Islands in the Gulf of California and the Pacific Ocean. Originally published: Los Angeles: Bennett & Marshall, 1957.
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Prime Sources of California and Nevada Local History: 151 Rare and Important City, County and State Directories, 1850 – 1906
Richard Quebedeaux
Spokane: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1992.