TRAVEL / Australia & Oceania Books

Melbourne University Press, 2000. Read once, gently. Clean, unmarked, tight copy. Spine not creased. "This very important work is a fundamental rewriting of Australian history from 1943 to 1968. It argues that after World War II, Australian defence policy was premised on Joint nuclear weapons development with the United Kingdom; and that while this endeavour failed, it shaped domestic and foreign policy until the end of the 1950s. Nuclear weapons have traditionally been seen as American and British con... more information

Offered by Chris Oliwa (Ontario, Canada) +/-

Australia: Melbourne University Press, 2000. Trade sized paperback, in very good condition. Very clean copy with white unmarked pages and slightly creased covers & spine. We answer questions and, if required, supply scanned images or further info, within 24 hours. . First Edition. Trade Paperback. * Very Good. Medium Octavo (8vo), approx. 8½" (220mm) tall.. ... more information

Offered by BookSplendour (Queensland, Australia) +/-

Melbourne: Text Publishing, 2000 PB, saddle-stitched pictorial wcard covers, NF/--, 26pp, col illus.Light rubbing to covers, inside is square, clean and tight with no markings. Satire, and parody about the life and fortunes of that WA tycoon Alan Bond who won the America's Cup, but nevertheless went to jail for other matters. 90g when packed.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Illus. by Leak, Bill. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... more information

Offered by Grandmahawk's Eyrie (Australia) +/-

London and Glasgow: Collins, 1961. 375 g.; VI, 7-320 pages, aknowledgements introduction by T. Inglis Moore, Prologue: Nationality by Mary Gilmore, list of illustrations, dates in Australian history A.D.1606-1947, first lines of poems and list of authors. The text is illustrated with 52 black-and-white photographs throughout the book. Red coloured cloth boards with silver illustration and titles to the backstrip. Red coloured tint to the top text block edge. Minor bumping to the backstrip edges and rubb... more information

Offered by Syber's Books (Australia) +/-

Australia: Westpac Banking Corporation , 1982. Cover wear and creases. Back cover has perforation marks suggesting something is missing. Margin scribbles. Smelly/gas/? Book measures 8 1/4" x 11 1/2" tall. 20 pages.. ISBN: 0909719527. Second Edition. Soft Cover. Poor. Illus. by Colour Photos. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Non-Fiction, Australia. ... more information

Offered by H. M. Smith (used books) (Ontario, Canada) +/-

Sydney: St. Andrewe's College, 1964. Decorative cloth in turquoise and blue colours, silver lettering front and spine. An ex libris sticker of previous owner - the surgeon Sir Alexander Murphy, who delivered the 1959 George Adlington Syme Oration - on paste-on inside front cover. Very solid, tightly bound and clean book, now protected by a plastic sleeve. History of St. Andrew's College within the University of Sydney, which was founded in 1870, and which has housed many prominent Australians over the years... more information

Offered by BookSplendour (Queensland, Australia) +/-

Lansdown Press A very good copy clean throughout in a very good dust jacket. Glossy Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. ... more information

Offered by Woodbridge Books & Music, LLC (Georgia, United States) +/-

Sydney,: Fairfax, 1985. Includes the Fine Cotton affair.176pp, b&w photos.. ISBN: 0909558531. Revised Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo. SPORTS AND GAMES. ... more information

Offered by Global Village Books (Queensland, Australia) +/-

London: Readers Union/andre Deutsch, 1969. Solid, clean and tight copy, in very good condition overall. The jacket has some wear on edges, but still good. revious owner's inscription on inside front cover. More information and/or an E-mail photo is available on request.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Molnar, George. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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London: Eyre Methuen, 1972. Firm and sound book, in slightly above average condition, with a part of ffep clipped and with an even general edgewear. More detailed description and/or digital images are available on request and promptly supplied.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

Offered by BookSplendour (Queensland, Australia) +/-

NSW: Paul Hamlyn, 1975. 72pp., white cloth, colour and sepia illustrations throughout. Book has previous seller's stamp on brown ffep, minor bumps. Illustrated dustjacket has one closed, one open [covered with tape] tear; scuffs and tiny chips. 9 chapters viz; History, Throwing, Advanced techniques, Construction and more. Weight approx. 410g.. First Edition. Hard Cover + D/J. Very Good/Fair. Illus. by Rod Scott. Large 8vo. ... more information

Offered by Diversity Books (Victoria, Australia) +/-

Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1979 PB, pictorial card covers, 149pp, b/w drawings. Minor rubbing, creasing to covers, inside has tanning to page edges, PO name to h/title. else square, clean & tight. Commended CBCA book that weaves elements of Aboriginal folklore to create a magical and heroic fantasy. 250g when packed. . First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good-. Illus. by Hicks, A. M. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

Offered by Grandmahawk's Eyrie (Australia) +/-

Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1979 PB, pictorial card covers, 149pp, b/w drawings. General rubbing, scuffing to covers, inside has tanning to page edges, PO name tinside fr cover. else square, clean & tight. Commended CBCA book that weaves elements of Aboriginal folklore to create a magical and heroic fantasy. 250g when packed. . First Thus. Soft Cover. Good+. Illus. by Hicks, A. M. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

Offered by Grandmahawk's Eyrie (Australia) +/-

Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1979 HB, black boards in pictorial DJ, VG/VG, 149pp, b/w drawings. Unclipped Dj has minor rubbing, creasing to edges. Book has minor rubbing to covers, inside has light tanning to page edges, else square, clean & tight, without markings. Commended CBCA book that weaves elements of Aboriginal folklore to create a magical and heroic fantasy. 400g when packed. . 1st Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Hicks, A. M. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&frac3... more information

Offered by Grandmahawk's Eyrie (Australia) +/-

Papeete: Les Editions Du Pacifique. Hardcover. #1707.1. 1st edition / 1st printing. Text in English. Very good in very good dust jacket. 17 x 21.5cm. hard cover. 128pp. . Very Good. 1974. 1st Edition / 1st Printing. ... more information

Offered by CROMWELLBOOKS.COM (California, United States) +/-

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1958 HB. NF/VG+ jacket with light rubbing to ends, 245pp. Wrap-around DJ art by Frank Norton. Half title and title pages have printer/cutter errors to top fore corners; when bent over corners are straightened, they extend somewhat past the page size. Else a Near Fine unmarked, unread, copy in a very good+ DJ, now in clear archival cover. John Adams was one of the Bounty mutineers. From the jacket flap: "Although this book takes the form of a novel it is firmly based o... more information

Offered by Grandmahawk's Eyrie (Australia) +/-

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1958 HB, blue boards in pictorial DJ by Frank Norton, VG/G+, 245pp. Minor rubbing, creasing to unclipped DJ, tear to top spine. Book has minor rubbing to covers, inside has tanning t page edges, a streak of white-out to h/ttile, else square, clean & tight. John Adams was one of the Bounty mutineers. From the jacket flap: "Although this book takes the form of a novel it is firmly based on historical fact." 400g when packed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/... more information

Offered by Grandmahawk's Eyrie (Australia) +/-

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1958. 350 g; VIII, 248 pages, last three pages blank, in original colour illustrated dust jacket, featuring a tri-master painted by Australia's official war painter, Frank Norton. All four fold over corners chipped and splits, and there is a 2 cm tear at the top right of the rear panel, and a 0.75 cm tear at the bottom left of the front panel. Otherwise, aside from the slight darkening of the edges of the text block, the book is in very good condition. Though this book ... more information

Offered by Syber's Books (Australia) +/-

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1958. 350 g; VIII, 248 pages, last three pages blank, in original colour illustrated dust jacket, featuring a tri-master painted by Australia's official war painter, Frank Norton. There is a short tear at the centre of the spine section of the dust jacket, and light rubbing of the fold over tips, with dustiness/spotting to the top edge of the text block. Internally the book shows no sign of blemish. Though this book takes the form of a novel it is firmly based on histor... more information

Offered by Syber's Books (Australia) +/-

Australia: Penguin, 1991. Paperback/pictorial softcover, in very good general condition. A solid, tightly bound and clean copy. A gift note on half title page. Expanded report on condition, digital scans, supplied promptly on request. Autobiography of Australian journalist.. Binding - Pictorial Softcover. * Very Good. *Small Octavo - 205mm (8") Tall. ... more information

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