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A Nocturne and Other Malayan Stories and Sketches
AU$100.00 Read MoreAdd to cartFrank Swettenham; William R. Roff
Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1993.Sir Frank Swettenham (1850-1946) was the first Resident General, from 1896 to 1901, of the Federated Malay States, which brought together the states of Selangor, Perak, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang. “His interest in the country and its people is reflected in the wide range of his stories and sketches.” (from wrapper)
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The Land of the Prairie: And the Wonders of the Gospel’s Power among the Mochicans and Red Indians
AU$100.00 Read MoreAdd to cart[John Ritchie]
Kilmarnock: John Ritchie, No date.Stories of some of the missionaries to the American Indians including John Elliot, a Puritan missionary who with others is credited with editing the Bay Psalm Book, the first book published in North America in 1640. Other missionaries mentioned include David Brainerd, John and Charles Wesley and David Zeisberger. Published by Christian Literature published John Ritchie. Unrecorded in OCLC.
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British Salmonidae
AU$400.00 Read MoreAdd to cartW. Jardine
London: Decimus, 1979.First published privately in Edinburgh between 1839 and 1841, this facsimile is limited to 500 numbered copies, of which this is number 327. Paintings by Jardine, engraved by William Lazars, who engraved the early sets of Audubon’s Birds. Four page essay ‘Sir William Jardine and the British Salmonidae’ by Alwyne Wheeler, Curator of European fishes at the British Museum (Natural History), laid in.
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The Making of Women: The History of Mac Robertson Girls’ High School
AU$10.00 Read MoreAdd to cartPauline F. Parker
Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2006. -
Garrets and Pretenders: Bohemian Life in America from Poe to Kerouac
AU$10.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAlbert Parry
Mineola: Dover, 2012. -
Souvenir Programme: Crowning Ceremony: Miss Sydney Competition, Anzac House Appeal
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartReturned Sailors, Soldiers & Airmens Imperial Australia League
Sydney: The Market Print, 1944.Programme for a beauty pageant at the Royal Agricultural Society’s Ground, Saturday, 9th September, 1944, organised by the RSL to raise funds for development of Anzac House, Sydney. Contains a brief pitch for the development, programme of events, and portraits of the competitors, most representing different government departments and ministries.
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Ceremonial Parade: On the occasion of the Laying Up of the Queen’s & Regimental Colours of the 9th Infantry Battalion (The Moreton Regt.) Sunday, 23rd March, 1969
AU$20.00 Read MoreAdd to cart9 Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment
Brisbane: Neta, 1969.Program for a Ceremonial Parade.
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Narrative of a Voyage Round the World; Comprehending an Account of the Wreck of the Ship “Governor Ready”, in Torres Straits;
AU$2,500.00 Read MoreAdd to cartT. B. Wilson
London: Sherwood, Gilbert, & Piper, 1835.A description of the British Settlements of the Coasts of New Holland, more particularly Raffles Bay, Melville Island, Swan River, and King George’s Sound; also, the manners and customs of the Aboriginal Tribes: with an appendix, containing remarks on transportation, the treatment of convicts during the voyage, and advice to persons intending to emigrate to the Australian Colonies. FERGUSON 2073. This copy without the 10 page catalogue of books and the plates bound in a different order.
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Revidirte Statuten fur den Deutschen Kranken=Verein in Brisbane
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartDeutschen Kranken-Vereins
Brisbane: A. Cleghorn, 1872.Revised statutes for the German Health Association in Brisbane.
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Constitution and Rules of the Queensland Branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartQueensland Branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia
[Brisbane]: Watson, Ferguson, and Co., 1891.Founded, 1885. Amended at the Annual General Meeting, July 6, 1891. FERGUSON 15166a.
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De la Prostitution dans la Ville de Paris
AU$300.00 Read MoreAdd to cartA. J. B. Parent-Duchatelet
Bruxelles: H. Dumont, 1837.Consideree sous le rapport de l’hygiene publique, de la morale et de l’administration. ‘Of Prostitution in the City of Paris’, “considered from the point of view of public hygiene, morals, and administration; supported by statistical documents drawn from the archives of the police, with maps and tables.” Authored by French physician Alexandre Parent-Duchatelet (1790-1836), an eminent hygienist who wrote numerous works on public health. This text, published post-humously, became his most famous and is regarded as a medical classic; a major work on the history of prostitution and one of the first empirical sociological surveys based upon nearly 8 eight years of research digging through police archives and conducting field interviews and surveys. The first edition published in 2 volumes in 1836 is considered one of the first work’s of modern sex research. This is the Second Edition to which is added an essay on his life and work by Fr. Leuret.
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A Collection of Sketches: The Wool Trade
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartE. Pearce
Brisbane: The Carter-Watson Co., No date.Cartoon portraits of buyers and others connected with the Australian wool industry, mostly from Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne, though also featuring a bevy of English characters. ANB 34155 dates [191-?], though a Barcaldine newspaper, The Western Champion Saturday Morning, March 22, 1924, ran a short story on the publication’s issue: “An event of some local interest has been the issue during the week of a collection of sketches by an old and very popular member of the wool trade, Mr. E- Pearce. The book consists of about 100 cartoons of people prominent in the wool trade. Mr. Pearce, whose skill as a cartoonist had hitherto been known only to a select circle of friends, has been prevailed on to publish in book form a series of sketches which had previously only a private circulation amongst friends. As a combination of technical skill and delightful humor the publication is unique.”
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A Census of New South Wales Plants
AU$100.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJ. H. Maiden; Ernst Betche
Sydney: W. A. Gullick, Government Printer, 1916.A talented and enthusiastic botanist Joseph Henry Maiden established the colony’s first herbarium, the National Herbarium of New South Wales, together with a museum and library. Among his many studies and achievements he was also responsible for the construction of Sydney’s first playground and worked tirelessly to develop the educational value of the Botanical Gardens for all Australians.
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Snapshot Photograph of Watsons Bay, Sydney
AU$10.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAnonymous
[Sydney]: No publisher, No date.Early 20th century view of Watsons Bay, Sydney.
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Snapshot Photograph of Rocks, Botany Bay
AU$10.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAnonymous
[Sydney]: No publisher, No date.Early 20th century view of a man standing on the rocks at Botany Bay, Sydney.
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Additional Notes on the Palaeontology of Queensland (Part 2)
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartR. Etheridge
Brisbane: Warwick and Sapsford, 1886.Queensland. Department of Mines. Geological Survey. Bulletin No. 13 by R. Etheridge, Junr., Curator of the Australian Museum, Sydney.
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Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Investigation Under The Land and Water Resources Development Acts, 1943 to 1946 (for the Year 1947)
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJ. R. Kemp
Brisbane: A. H. Tucker, Government Printer, 1948.Results of surveys and investigations of land and water resources in Queensland. Illustrated throughout with photographs and maps.
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Notes on Fossil Plants from Duaringa, Ipswich, Dawson River, and Stanwell and on Fossil Woods from the Ipswich Beds, Boggo Road, Brisbane
AU$60.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJohn Shirley
Brisbane: George Arthur Vaughan, Government Printer, 1902.Queensland Department of Mines Geological Survey Bulletin No. 18.
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12 Snapshot Photographs of a Holiday Trip to South Australia
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAnonymous
[Australia]: No publisher, 1965.Lot of twelve snapshot photographs taken on a 1965 road trip to South Australia. Photographs are captioned on the verso and views include the Murray River near Murray Bridge, Adelaide War Memorial, Bonython Fountain on Opening Day, Lake Meningie, and Carpenter’s Rock.
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Tohoku Japan, 10-15 June, 1999
AU$10.00 Read MoreAdd to cart[Great Nippon Travel Agent]
[Tokyo]: Great Nippon Travel Agent, 1999.Photo album for a Sydney family’s trip to Northern Japan together with a 10 leaf itinerary (printed recto only). Of particular note is the signed introductory letter, which even accounting for rough translation offers a concerning glimpse into the tour: “We hope that you behave reasonably well in front of our chief tour conductor,.. not insisting so much with your traditional habit back home. You are encouraged to consume as much alcohol as you wish while traveling by car, unless you are taking your turn on the wheel, otherwise you as well as your tour conductors will be in trouble with the local police. Your chief conductor,.. already has enough remarkable records with the police without your additional helps to make it even more memorable from the police’s point of view.”