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'ZAT IZZ APPLES, SIR'
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Brunswick, Victoria, Australia: Globe Press, 1986. xi, + 203pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Short inscription, signed by author on half-title page, otherwise leaves clean. Sketch-art illustrated [Sharman Fineberg] card wrapper lightly splayed and creased on upper foredge corner. Foxing flecked on rear [text] panel. Janka Abrami has written a moving account of a family of Polish Jews, the Hakari's, who on arriving in Melbourne via Israel in 1955, settle in South Melbourne, and begin the process of 'blending' into the Australian way of life...Contents include: Intro., Part 1: 19 chapters. Part 2: 14 chapters. Book weight approx. 310g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Softcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST: A Biography of William Dobell
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Richmond, Victoria, Australia: Hutchinson, 1983. 332pp., unpaginated colour-art plates throughout. Intext, candid and b/w art halftone plates. Book clean, square. Spine firm., gilt title there-on. Front free endpaper excised, small splash spot on block edge, otherwise leaves clean. Nominal shelfwear and bump on backstrip. Art-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket edgeworn, closed tears and creases. Tiny stain on foot of rear panel. The biography of Australian art icon, Sir William Dobell, b. 24 September 1899, Newcastle, N.S.W., d. 14 May 1970, Wangi, N.S.W. His prizes, awards and exhibition list cover several pages, but include three highly prestigious Archibald Prizes for Portraiture . . . Contents include: Prelims., 12 chapters, Postscript, Chapter notes, Prizes & Exhibitions, Dobell paintings in Australian Public Collections, Biblio., Index. Book weight approx. 1250g. [1.25KG.] **INTERNATIONAL BUYERS-THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POSTAGE CHARGES as it weighs over 1KG.** Please email for quote. NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Good+/Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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CLARA'S WITCH
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North Fremantle, Western Australia: Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 2004. 269pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper lightly bumped, plus minor crease on lower foredge corner. A fictionalised, biographical account of the story of 'Clara McGovern', a moving narrative of struggle and ultimate triumph over a life profoundly affected by a traumatic and abusive childhood...Book weight approx. 310g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. First Edition. Softcover, 8vo. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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THE BEST I CAN BE
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Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Macmillan, 2002. 353pp., two unpaginated halftone plate sections; one in colour, the other b/white. Book clean and square. Spine firm. A short inscription, signed by author on title page, else leaves clean. Author portrait card wrapper lightly edgeworn. An indomitable spirit has carried Allana Arnot to fly aircraft, soar in hot-air balloons, parachute jumps . . . that, and some luck also allowed her to survive a horrendous plane crash in which four fellow passengers died around her. With her back shattered, she has overcome incredible obstacles to fly again, pilot helicopters, wing-walk, solo fly around Australia . . . Contents include: Prelims., 15 chapters. Book weight approx. 560g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. . Signed and Inscribed By Author. First Thus, 2nd Impression. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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THERE ARE FLOWERS IN THE DESERT: a Story of Nursing in the Outback 1971-1974
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Henley Beach, South Australia : Seaview Press , 2000. xii+116pp. B/white, intext, candid halftone illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Signed by author on title-page, otherwise leaves clean. Gloss laminated, pictorial card wrapper has a tiny area of laminate lifting from lower foredge corner, otherwise fine. The author, an Australian nurse, b. Dec. 13, 1945 in country Victoria tells of her sojourn as a nurse over a three-year period in remote areas of outback Australia, namely; Laverton, W.A., Cook and Coober Pedy in S.A.. It relates her Christian values, fears, failures and successes and describes the areas, terrains, lifestyles, weather and the local people she encountered. Prelims., Historical facts, 18 Chapters, Epilogue, and information re the Bush Church Aid Society. Book weight approx. 210gms.. Signed by Author. Card Softcover. Near Fine.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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KNOCKING ABOUT : Being Some Adventures of Augustus Baker Peirce in Australia
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Wangaratta, VIC, Australia: Shoestring Press (with assistance), 1984. xvii, + 181pp., sketch-art frontispiece, and numerous, like, intext b/white illustrations throughout, all by the author. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over mildly bumped spine. Plain, original brown cloth boards bumped on lower foredge, together with minor colour flecking. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket slightly edgeworn and colour faded on spine. A facsimile reprint edition of 'Knocking About', first published: New Haven, Yale University Press, 1924. The biography of an American Paddle-steamer captain who worked the Australian Murray River during the first hectic decade of river trade . . . Contents include: Prelims., 12 chapters, Index. Book weight approx. 450g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Thus. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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ONLY ONE LIFE: An Autobiography
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Victoria, Australia: Privately, 1992. [viii] + 192pp., plus [viii]. Art-illustrated endpapers. Unpaginated [16 page] colour-plate section, plus intext b/white halftone plate illustrations; facsimiles and happy snaps. Book clean and square. Spine tight. Bright gilt titles. Leaves unmarked. Boards undamaged. Caricature-art illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket is as new. The author, Jordan Bakaloff, takes us on the journey of his life, from his birth in the Rhodope Mountains of Bulgaria, post-World War One, childhood, arrival in Australia 1949, his restaurants, including the famous Troika in Hampton, Victoria, with its bevy of international personalities and some of his 'tempestuous' personal relationships... Book weight approx. 520g. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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THE BONNET TOUN : A Serious and Light-Hearted, Informative Look at Stewarton Through the Ages
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Stewarton, Scotland: Stewarton Bonnet Guild, 1989. 144pp., b/white halftone plates throughout, including many happy-snaps, plus street map with legend, and several line-drawings by R. Crawford. Book clean and square. Spine firm. A concise, general inscription, signed by author on title page, a small addendum sticker on p. 102, plus margin annotations on title page and approx. 6 other pages, otherwise leaves clean. Illustrated limp card wrapper creased on lower rear foredge corner, otherwise minor edgewear. An interesting local history of the 'Bonnet Toun' : Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland. The lifelong resident author tells of a history dating from the 12th century, its 'bonnet trade' that has existed from the mid 1600s, and much more . . . Chaptered contents tell of Early History, Bonnet Trade, Religion, Poets, Middle Ages, Leisure, Temperance, Commerce and Trade, Citizens, Modern Times, Street where you live, Eighties. Book weight approx. 265g. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES.. Signed and Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Softcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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STILL IN THE BUSH
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Willoughby, N.S.W., Australia: Weldon Publishing, 1990. 175pp., locality map printed endpapers. 16 pages of b/white halftone photographic illustrations, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, albeit slightly browned at edges. Illustrated card wrapper minimally scuffed, with soft corner crease to rear. Author Len Beadell, who has been called the last of the true Australian explorers, and his team, "laden with trig poles, theodolites - and porridge - built roads, laid out town sites, and undertook an enormous survey programme in order to prepare a test launching area in one of the most isolated parts of the world . . . His descriptions of the countryside, the adventures the team experienced, and the Australian bush characters they encountered, are by turns illuminating and hilarious . . ." Contents include 17 chapters. Book weight approx. 300g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. more information
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NAUGHT TO THIRTY-THREE
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Sydney, Australia: Currawong Publishing. No publication date [c.1944]. 348pp., author portrait frontis plate. Book square, slight discolour strip along foot. Spine firm. A library pocket affixed to front paste-down is only evidence of an ex-libris copy. Leaves clean. Frail, art-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket is just fair, with closed tears, creases, thumb-nail size piece missing from head of spine, larger piece [extending into front panel] on foot of spine. Produced under war-time restrictions on quality of paper, this autobiography of Randolph Bedford's first thirty-three years tells of his love of Australia, and diverse careers as a mining company promoter, novelist, artist in short story form, republican, roysterer, journalist, bon viveur, friend of authors, artists, actors and the best bohemians . . . 41 chapters. Book weight approx. 350g.. First Edition. Original Cloth Hardcover + D/J. Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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WOMAN IN THE MIRROR : An Australian Autobiography
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Richmond, Vic, Australia: Spectrum Publications, 1999. vii, + 208pp., numerous b/white illustrations: photographic, plus historical and archival documents, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Author's signed gift inscription to inside front cover, otherwise leaves clean. Cameo, subject-illustrated card wrapper has tiny corner crease to front panel, else nominally edgeworn and scuffed. " . . .is a panorama of events and experiences in a life lived 'under the shadow of the Almighty' . . . as a historian, Isabel ponders the mysteries of ancestral links, especially when there is a lack of written records. Hundreds of remarkable photographs and historic documents add a rich, sometimes nostalgic dimension to her life story, which includes comprehensive family trees at the conclusion of the book . . . " Contents include: Preface, 16 chapters, Epilogue, Martin Family Tree, Morris Ancestry, Sessions Ancestry, James Family Tree. Book weight approx. 300g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Signed and Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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DON'T DIE WITH THE MUSIC IN YOU
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Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: ABC Books, 2002. 192pp. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over firm spine. Plain black boards lightly bumped on upper foredge corner. Leaves clean but tanned. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. A book full of anecdotes, inspiration and homespun philosophies by respected Australian Rugby League coach and personality, Wayne Bennett. Contents include: Prelims., Intro., Forewords, Coaching, Winning, Rugby League, Teamwork, Role Models, Epilogue. Book weight approx. 315g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Fourth Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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JOSH HARTNETT DEFINITELY WANTS TO DO THIS . . . True Stories from a Life in the Screen Trade
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Moss Vale, NSW, Australia: Fourth Estate (Harper Collins), 2007. 322pp., b/white halftone illustrations throughout, plus a b/white caricature by Barry Humpheys. Book clean, square. Spine firm, silver title there-on. Negligibly rubbed at foot. Aqua boards near fine. Illustrated (photograph to front; caricature-art to rear), loose-plastic protected dustjacket has the slightest of edgewear only. "Award-winning film-maker Bruce Beresford takes us through the highs and lows of the screen trade - from high-powered dinner tables to obscure backlots, from the centres of power to far-flung locations - with a cast of characters that includes Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Jeffrey Archer, Steven Seagal, and many others. Delightfully literate and sharply observed, this is a highly entertaining insider's account of a rarely glimped world . . . " Book weight approx. 511g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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NO EASY WAY
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Victoria: Privately Published, 1991. 44pp. Book square, clean. Author's stamp on title page, else leaves clean. Monochrome illustrated (author portrait on rear), card wrapper undamaged. The autobiography of a determined girl, suffering severe brain damage at birth (Jan 2, 1943) and with stoic resilience and external assistance has lived a complete and fulfilling life. Book weight approx. 100gms. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Card Softcover. Very Good.. 8vo. more information
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ONE MAN IN HIS TIME: Edward Bishop Master Builder 1844-1902
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Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia: The Craftsman Press, 1979. xi, + 98pp., sepia throughout: subject portrait frontispiece, floor plan endpapers, intext halftone plate illustrations, and facsimile documents. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Non-specific inscription, signed by the author on title page, otherwise leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated boards undamaged. A Limited Edition of 500 copies. The fascinating story of a man, who, between 1883 and 1893, built numerous homes and shops in the Melbourne (Victoria, Australia) suburbs of Hawthorn, Kew, Camberwell and Box Hill . . . Contents include: Prelims., Preface (Geoffrey Serle), 8 chapters, Appendices, Notes, more. Book weight approx. 250g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Signed and Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. more information
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DETERMINATION DEFIES DEFEAT : The Life Journey of Albert Blashki
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Springvale, VIC, Australia: Author (Albert blashki), 2001. 283pp., a Limited Edition of just 30 copies, printed (photocopy) and hand-bound by Murray Tucker at Traralgon, Victoria. Several colour plates, plus mostly candid b/white plates throughout (photocopy quality). Book clean and square. Lightly bumped spine firm. White titles over burgundy boards. An inscription, signed/dated by the author, on ffep., otherwise leaves unmarked. Attached ribbon bookmark. The interesting story of Melbourne businessman Albert Blashki, OAM. Chaptered contents tell of a man with diverse interests, including philanthropy, Freemasonry, and vintage car restoration . . . Book weight approx. 790g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Signed and Inscribed By Author. First Edition, First Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Number Edition. more information
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YOU, ME AND GERRY GEE : 60 Years of Australian Showbiz
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Melbourne, VIC, Australia: G. Barrett & Ass., 2001. (v) + 186pp., illustrated throughout; colour and b/white halftone plates (happy snaps), plus facsimiles of magazine covers and news clippings. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Inscribed "Best Wishes", and signed, by the author (and Gerry Gee) on the dedication page, else leaves pristine. Pictorially-illustrated, gloss card wrapper nominally bumped only. Melbourne, Victoria, television icons Ron Blaskett and Gerry Gee entertained several generations of Australians during an extensive career in ventriloquism . . . This is Ron's story. Contents include: Prelims., Dedication, Prologue, The Spark, The Kindling, The Flickering Flame, The Steady Burn, The Conflagration, The Glowing Embers, Epilogue, Pats on the Back, Index, Publications/Books in which Ron Blaskett and/or Gerry Gee are mentioned. Book weight approx. 715g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. . Signed and Inscribed By Author. First Thus. Softcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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THE BRIGHT FAMILY IN AUSTRALIA
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Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia: W.R. Bright & Sons. No publication date (c. 1980s). viii, + 168pp., illustrated throughout with b/white halftone family archival photographs, supported by facsimile documents. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed, unsealed, grey card wrapper mildly bumped, and soiled on front and plain rear wrap. The history of the Bright family in Australia, which had its origin when Robert Newman Bright, born 19 March, 1815, in Southwark, England, arrived in Sydney, Australia (July 21, 1838) aboard the vessel 'Bengal Merchant', having been convicted of receipt of stolen property, and transported for seven years. So begins the dynasty . . . Book weight approx. 290g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. more information
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THE MERRY BRONHILL
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North Ryde, N.S.W.: Methuen Haynes, 1987. [vii] + 216pp., unpaginated, b/white halftone plate sections throughout [mostly happy snaps, others stage stills]. Book clean. Spine slightly askew. Small splash-stain on foot of front board. Concise inscription, signed by June Bronhill on title-page, an erratum stripe on the contents page, otherwise leaves clean. Portrait-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket lightly edgeworn only. In her own words ['I said no to having a ghost writer'], devoid of chronology ['I've never kept a diary as such'], this is an autobiography by Australian diva June Mary Gough, born 26 June, 1929 in Broken Hill, New South Wales. Known world-wide in her professional life, in tribute to her home town she called herself June Bronhill. Contents include: Prelims., 14 chapters of life's meanders, plus index. The Diva died on 24 January, 2005. Book weight approx. 700g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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GEORGE TURNER: A Life
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 1999. ix, + 214pp., unpaginated [2 x 8] candidly-illustrated b/white halftone plate sections. Book clean and square. Spine tight, bright silver title there-on. Green remainder stripe on head of textblock, otherwise leaves clean. Portrait-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. The story of Australia's stand-out Science Fiction writer, George Turner [1916-1997], a most complex character, haunted by family and personal issues, but a stunningly successful writer, winning the Miles Franklin Award [1962], the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Fiction. Contents include: Prelims., 10 chapters, Epilogue, Notes, Biblio., Index of Names and Titles. George Turner died in Ballarat, Victoria, on 8 June, 1997, just as Judith Buckrich's manuscript was completed...Book weight approx. 500g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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A LITTLE BULL GOES A LONG WAY: Business Notes from the Music Man
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Essendon, Victoria, Australia: Pennon Publishing, 2001. xvi, + 215pp., unpaginated [8 page] candidly-illustrated, b/white halftone plate section. Several intext illustrations, plus chapter headings. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Phrase, signed/dated by primary author on title page, otherwise leaves clean. Portrait-illustrated card wrapper lightly bumped and edgeworn. "Business notes' and inspiration from Barry Bull, an Australian small business success story, who generously shares his insights into successful marketing. Contents, after Prelims., and Testimonials, are in chaptered 'parts'" 1/ The Music Business. 2/ The Business Of Music. Book weight approx. 400g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Signed by Author. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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MY WORLD
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Adelaide: Self Published By Author, 1988. 253pp., intext b/w [mostly candid] illustrations throughout. Grey cloth hardcover. Book clean, square, Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Loose-plastic protected, art illustrated ['Allnut'88] dustjacket negligibly edgeworn, else very good. The story of an adventurous life despite an adolescent railway accident that cost him a leg. Amongst his achievements: RAAF service, Working on sheep and cattle stations, High diving, Pioneer of underwater diving, Playing a major role in the recovery of the ship's bell of HMAS 'Perth', lost in the WW2 battle of Sunda Strait. [This bell is now in the Australian War Museum in Canberra]. Book weight approx. 820g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Fiction-Modern First. Hard Cover + D/J. Very Good +/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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REMEMBER ME
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Fremantle, Western Australia: Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 2001. 327pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Ribbon bookmark. Loose-plastic protected, portrait illustrated dustjacket slightly edgeworn only. A moving story of love lost and found . . . Book weight approx.370g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. 2nd. Impression. Hard Cover + D/J. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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ON WITH THE SHOW: A Glimpse Behind the Scenes of Entertainment in Australia
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Richmond, Vic, Australia: Prowling Tiger Press, 1998. v + 210pp., plus 2 x 8 page, b/white halftone plate illustrated sections. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Montage-illustrated card wrapper has minimal edgewear only. "The previously unrecorded memories of the working lives of five people: Kenn Brodziak, Ron Casey, Hector Crawford, Roc Kirby and Dick Lean . Each played a key role in the formation of Australia's entertainment industry, in theatre, radio, television, and cinema; creating venues, shows and benchmarks, shaping the way we are entertained . .. . " Book weight approx. 500g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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DARBY MCCARTHY : Against All Odds
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Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Melbourne Books, 2004. xix, + 281pp., plus 8 page, colour and b/white, photographically illustrated section. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Previous owner's name to inside front cover. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper nominally scuffed. "The racecaller, Johnny Tapp, rated Darby McCarthy in the top 5 Australian jockeys to have ever ridden. How did this 'half blood blackfella' from a squalid camp in Cunnamulla become one of the really significant indigenous Australians in the 20th century? He rode his first winner at the age of 10 in borrowed silks and boots, and went on to win over 1000 races in Australia, England and France . . . he shares his rags to riches story, of a champion who battled the odds to stay in the winning circle, and struggled to find his true identity in the midst of a whirlwind of women, affairs, suicide and breakdowns . . . " Book weight approx. 460g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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ROLLING INTO THE WORLD: Memoirs of a Ratbag Child
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Fremantle, Western Australia: Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 2003. 206pp., intext, [mostly] candid b/white halftone illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Apart from trivial sunning on text-block head, leaves are clean. Dark-sepia, pictorially-illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. If you were a child of the 1950's Australia, almost every page in this memoir will have you smiling and nodding paragraph after paragraph. The education system that the author attended was not for everyone, however out of 'school time' brings mischief and fun in abundance...Contents include 14 chapters. Book weight approx. 350g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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WOMAN IN A WIG: Joan Rosanove, QC
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Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Lansdowne Press, 1970. (iv) + 167pp., unpaginated, candidly-illustrated, b/white halftone plates throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Leaves clean, save for random fingermarks. Subject-portrait illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket lightly edgeworn, with a minimal dampstain on foot. The biography of Joan Rosanove (nee Lazarus) tells of a career at the Victorian Bar that spanned five decades, creating a series of 'firsts' along the way (i.e. First woman to practice as a barrister in Victoria . . . only woman barrister, so far as is known, to be briefed to defend persons accused of murder . . .). Contents include: Prelims., uncaptioned chapters (17), Biblio., more. Book weight approx. 540g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Good+/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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"TEMPEST-TOST": The Life and Teaching of the Rev. C.H.Nash, M.A
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Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Church Press Publications, 1959. xiv, + 224pp., subject, sketch-art frontispiece, unpaginated b/white halftone plates, plus intext sketch-art, throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Original red cloth boards undamaged, light bumps on backstrip. Leaves randomly splotched. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn, and minimally U.V. affected (sunned) on spine. A fascinating story of the life of one of Australia's great bible teachers. For nearly seventy years the Rev. C.H. Nash (born London, 16 December, 1866) ministered to the spiritual needs of thousands of people . . . He died in 1958. Contents include: Prelims., 12 chapters, Epilogue, Teaching, Appendix, Index. Book weight approx. 420g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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MARTINO'S STORY
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Highton, VIC, Australia: Peter Bruno, 2005. viii, + 157pp., b/white, subject photo frontispiece, plus intext, candid, halftone plates, Book clean and square. Spine firm. Signed/dated by the biography subject on half-title page, otherwise leaves clean. Portrait-illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. An inspiring narrative, poignantly presented by Lyn Chatham, who spent many hours with Bruno Martino while he related his life story. Originally in Australia as a prisoner-of-war, later repatriated to his native Italy. Opportunity ensured, he returned to Australia and Winchelsea, Victoria with his wife Anna Maria . . . Contents include: Prelims., Intro., 9 chapters, Appendix, Author Bio., Afterword (Peter Bruno). Book weight approx. 260g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Signed by Subject. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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A COLONIAL WOMAN : The Life and Times of Mary Braidwood Mowle, 1827-1857
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Sydney, Australia: Allen & Unwin, 1987. xii, + 311pp., b/white, subject portrait frontispiece, plus intext halftone plates throughout. Book clean. Spine firm, but mildly cocked. A speck on textblock foredge, otherwise leaves clean. Art-illustrated ('Distant View of Sydney', lithograph, Joseph Lycett, pub. London 1825), loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn, and U.V. affected (sunned) on spine. This is the story of a woman whose short life spanned the extremes of society in colonial Australia . . . Mary Braidwood Mowle (nee Wilson), born Durham, England, in 1827, arrived in Sydney with her Surgeon Superintendant father at age nine. Orphaned and penniless at 16, married at 17, she recorded much of her short life of highs and lows in diaries . . . two weeks after the birth of her sixth child, on 31 August, 1857, Mary Braidwood Mowle, aged just 30, died on 15 September . . . Contents include: Prelims., Father, Husband, Desolote Years, Two Years in Paradise, Clouds Gather, The End at Eden, Epilogue, Notes, Biblio., Index. Book weight approx. 720g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. . 3rd Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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CAPTAIN BULLY HAYES : Blackbirder and Bigamist
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Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1970. (xi) + 177pp., area map andpapers, plus unpaginated, b/white halftone plates throughout (all called-for plates extant). Book clean and square. Bright gilt title on spine. Minor flecks on text-block edges, else leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Norman Lindsay), loose-plastic protected dustjacket minimally edgeworn, tiny nicks to head of spine, and flap folds, very small area of surface abrasion; colours strong. Using fact and fiction, Frank Clune has put together the story of an American Sea-Captain known as 'Bully Hayes'. Roaming the Pacific Ocean from the 1860s to 70s, he was described variously as a 'rogue, rascal, barrator, bigamist, buccaneer, blackbirder, and pirate'. Over 26 chapters, author Clune gives his interpretation of this man, who died as violently as he lived . . . Book weight approx. 500g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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ADELA PANKHURST : The Wayward Suffragette 1885-1961
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Carlton South, VIC, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 1996. xi, + 198pp., plus 2 x 4 page, b/white halftone illustrated sections. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, soft corner crease to textblock at head; also to a section of pages at foot. Illustrated (background subject portrait, plus inset photograph) card wrapper corner creased, as leaves. "As the youngest daughter of the famous British suffragette family, Adela Pankhurst's life began as it would continue: among thinkers and activists . . . Arriving in Melbourne in 1914, Adela was quickly involved with the women's movement and the anti-war and anti-conscription movements . . . She was the founding member of the Communist Party of Australia, but later became involved with the extreme right-wing Australia First movement. During her fast-paced life she managed to offend socialists, communists, trade unionists, patriots, pacifists, feminists, nationalists, imperialists and conservatives . . . " Contents include: Prelims., 22 chapters, Notes, Biblio., Index. Book weight approx. 290g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. more information
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MULLIGAN: On Being a Hack Golfer
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Australia: Allen and Unwin, 2007. 195pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper as new. ". . . documents a single, glorious spring week in the golfing lives of three golf hacks in their quest for the inaugural Coolum Cup on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. Long-term mates and the keepers of each other's most intimate secrets, they pick and plod their way across numerous courses during their annual 'away' tour, carrying the heavy bag towards mid-life and an uncertain future." Book weight approx. 200g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. . First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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HANDING OUT CHANGE!
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Toorak, Victoria, Australia: Grosvenor Books, 1994. xii, + 156pp., unpaginated b/white halftone plates (mostly happy snaps). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Jeff Hook) card wrapper lightly edgeworn. There have been several different facets to Frank Cooney's life in Australia; always a 'battler', he arrived in Australia on Melbourne Cup Day, 1924, to begin a life as an 'Aussie'. He has been a 'swaggie', an actor, worked in side-shows, was a Melbourne 'trammie', and a vice-president of the Tramways Union. He tells his story with humour and honesty through 17 chapters. Book weight approx. 230g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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MELODIES MEMORIES AND MEANDERINGS
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Mornington, Victoria: John R. Swain, 1997. 84pp., plus 16 page, unpaginated music section at rear. Several intext b/w illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Signed on the title page by author. Printed limp wrapper nominally edgeworn only. Limited edition: No. 45 of 50 only copies. An interesting meander through the diverse life of Musician/Songwriter/Composer 'Bob' Couchman . . . Contents include: Foreword [Publisher]. Call me irresponsible 1914-1942 . Absent without leave 1942-46. Haunting music 1950's. My best girl. Meanderings in New Zealand & Brisbane. Ditto United Kingdom. My life. Epilogue. Chronology. Compositions. Manuscripts. Music section. Book weight approx. 200g.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Number Edition. more information
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DELIVER US FROM EVIL : Bad Things Do Happen to Good People
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North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Crown Content, 2002. xx, + 278pp., b/white prison layout map front endpapers. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Flapped card wrapper minimally edgeworn, head and foot of spine. Only two days before Christmas, 2000, Kerry Danes was abducted from his office and taken, by Lao secret police, to an undisclosed location within the capital city of Vientiane. His wife Kay was also captured, while attempting to make her way, with their two youngest children, across the bridge to Thailand. So began their year long nightmare in Phonthong Prison, where human rights are practically non-existent . . . Book weight approx. 680g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST . Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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BEYOND MY GRASP
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Sydney: Alpha Books, 1978. 178pp., locality map endpapers [each different]. Unpaginated, candid and archival b/w halftone plates. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Lightly bumped head and heel of backstrip, and lower foredge corner. Leaves clean. Printed, loose-plastic protected dustjacket edgeworn, nipped, U.V. affected on spine and lightly fingermarked. Name partially deleted on front flap. Part local history, part autobiographical; The story of a life in the service of the Church.....Contents include: Prelims., 15 chapters. Book weight approx. 390g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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SARICH: The Man And His Engines
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Hurstville, N.S.W., Australia: Marque Publishing Company, 1989. 223pp., extensive b/white halftone plate section, plus line and graph illustrations. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly U.V. affected (sunned) on spine. The story of an inventive genius; West Australian Ralph Sarich, creator of the Orbital Engine . . . Contents include: Perspective, 12 chapters, Index. Book weight approx. 680g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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CHIFLEY : A Life
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Australia: HarperCollins, 2002. xiv, + 562pp., plus 3 x 8 page, unpaginated, b/white halftone illustrated sections. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has minimal edgewear, tiny corner crease, several light indentations. David Day, renowned Australian biographer, brings to life a powerful and charismatic portrait of Ben Chifley, probably Australia's greatest and most popular prime minister of the twentieth century. Contents include: Preface, Abbs., 33 chapters, Epilogue, Select Bibliography, Index. Book weight approx. 800g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. . Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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PIONEER WOMEN PIONEER LAND : Yesterday's Tall Poppies
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North Ryde, N.S.W., Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1987. 280pp., facsimile illustrated endpapers. Illustrated throughout; colour and b/white plates, line-drawings, and facsimiles. Book clean. Spine firm, a significant abraded area (crude label removal) on plain front board, else light bumps and colour fading. Leaves clean, sticker ghost and small area of crinkling to half-title page. Art-illustrated ('Bringing in the Washing', L.S.Pole), loose-plastic protected dustjacket minimally edgeworn, and noticably faded on spine and rear panel. The stories of some of the colonial, early settler, pioneering women whose achievements were remarkable and enduring. The women, some who lived very short lives, were an admirable mixture of gentility, refinement, resourcefulness and extraordinary toughness . . . Contents include: Prelims., Intro., Elizabeth Macarthur, Mary McConnel, Georgiana McCrae, Bussel Sisters, Mary Penfold, Caroline Louisa Atkinson, Georgina Molloy, plus others, Biblio., Chronology, Index. Book weight approx. 960g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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WELCOME, STRANGER : The Amazing True Story of One Man's Legendary Search for Gold - At All Costs
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Victoria, Australia: Viking/Penguin, 2005. 307pp., plus 8 page, b/white photographically-illustrated section. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, two pages former corner creased. Illustrated (re-enactment of the Welcome Stranger find )card wrapper negligibly edgeworn only. "At the height of Australia's gold rush, John Deason leaves behind the poverty of Cornwall's tin mines for the bounty of the New Land . . . During more than a decade on the fields, Deason experiences more tragedy than he can bear . . . Then, he finds gold. The 'Welcome Stanger' is the largest nugget ever discovered, and worth a fortune . . . A true a moving story of one man's desperate search, told by his great-granddaughter." Book weight approx. 570g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Impression. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. more information
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HEART AND SOUL: Personal Recollections of Life in the Police Force
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South Yarra, Victoria, Australia: Hardie Grant Books, 2000. xi, + 230pp., intext, candid b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper creased on lower foredge, otherwise light edgewear. "Reaches into the minds of the Police, eliciting confessions great and small from these guardians of our society. It discovers what made them who they are; why they joined the Force; what they give, what they take, what they gain; what they lose...all in the course of duty...". Book weight approx. 360g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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JESSIE LITCHFIELD-Grand Old Lady Of The Territory
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Blackwater, Queensland: Self Published, 1982. x.105 pp., b/w portrait frontispiece, 25 pages of b/w illustrations, some candid, some historic. Book, clean and tight, is signed by author on title page. Front of stiff card wrapper has a reproduction of an oil painting by Glenville Pike. Negligible bumps to foredge corners only. Jessie Litchfield, poetess, writer, journalist, public figure, housewife and mother, was a true pioneer of The Territory. Contents include: Scottish links, Hand of fate, Loneliness, Diamond drillers, Pictorial history, Darwin in the thirties, Aftermath of war, Struggle for progress, Visions fulfilled, more. Book weight approx. 180g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Stiff Card Paperback. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. more information
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THIS PIG DID FLY
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Montville, Queensland: The Oracle Press, 2001. 109pp., intext b/white illustrations throughout: halftone plates and cartoon-style. Book clean. Spine firm. Signed/dated by author, with a one-word inscription on title-page, otherwise leaves clean. The author, now retired, was a member of the Queensland Police Force for over 33 years, and was the instigator and driving force behind the formation of the Queensland Police Air Wing in 1975...Book weight approx. 200g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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BETWEEN THE LINES : My Story Uncut
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London: HarperCollins, 2007. x, + 292pp., plus 2 x 8 page, unpaginated, b/white and colour, photographically-illustrated sections. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper nominally scuffed, soft corner crease to lower rear panel. "The no-holds-barred account of Jason's rise, and fall, and rise again . . . in technicolour . . . In this incredibly raw autobiography, Jason reveals his life-threatening drug habit, the breakdown of his relationship with Kylie Minogue and the media storm around his sexuality . . . and how, with the help of his partner Ange and children Jemma and Zac, he fought his personal demons." Contents include: Prelims., 22 chapters, Index. Book weight approx. 460g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Second Impression. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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HAWKINS: Both Sides of the Fence
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Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia: Double M Marketing, 1991. xiii, + 225pp., intext, candid and action b/white halftone plates, plus facsimile newspaper items throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Boards lightly bumped head and foot. Inscribed 'Best wishes, Doug Hawkins' on ffep., otherwise head of textblock lightly flecked. Action-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket discoloured along head, lightly edgeworn, plus a short closed tear on lower foredge fold. The Doug Hawkins story is one of a local boy achieving the pinnacle of his chosen sport; playing for Footscray in the VFL/AFL. From less than auspicious beginnings in a poorer area of Melbourne, the boy from Braybrook rose to become one of Footscray's and football's greatest sons . . . Contents include: 25 chapters from: The Early Years to My Top Footscray Players and A to Z of Senior Players. Book weight approx. 500g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Signed and Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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THE BRIDLE PATH : Doris Downing-Her Life and Letters
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Maryborough, Victoria, Australia: Joyce Downing, 1991. (vi) + 185pp., green, half-tone plate endpapers. Several colour plates, plus numerous b/white, candidly-illustrated, half-tone plates and a few facsimiles. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title on spine. Green faux-leather boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Edition limited to 150 copies: this copy hand-signed and numbered '67', by Joyce Downing, on the colophon. Art-illustrated (lino print on rice paper, Trish Walsh), loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn and abraded, clear tape on verso folds. Constructed from 'letters home', with connecting narrative by her younger sister/editor Joyce, this is the story of Doris Downing, a missionary teacher, who gave so much of her life to the people of Papua New Guinea . . . born in Victoria in 1900, she died in 1976. Contents include: Prelims., Intro., Mitchell River, Sunshine-Melbourne, Egualua-Greetings, Clouds of War, Post-War Reconstruction, Papua New Guinea Revisited, Doris's Death, In Loving Memory, Index. Book weight approx. 720g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. more information
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KINDERGARTEN OF THE AIR As I Knew It
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Blackburn South, Victoria, Australia: Author (Anne Dreyer), 1989. viii, + 40pp., b/white author-portrait frontispiece, intext halftone plates, sketch-art, and facsimile correspondence. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Portrait-illustrated card wrappper bumped on upper foredge corner, and faded on spine. The recollections, in a concise form, of Anne Dreyer, a former ABC Radio presenter who, during the years 1943-1953 and later 1966-67, hosted a program that was a favourite to thousands of children throughout Australia (and later abroad). Contents include: Prelims., Intro., Short Recollections, Letters. Booklet weight approx. 120g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Softcover Booklet. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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THE LAST FRIVOLOUS BOOK
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Sydney: Hale and Ironmonger, 1984. 160pp., portrait frontispiece, plus intext archival and contemporary b/white halftone plates, musical scores and sketch illustrations, throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Concise inscription, signed by author on half-title page, otherwise leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated [Rennie Ellis] card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. A frank and revealing autobiography by the composer of the 'Theme From Rush', and numerous other film and documentary scores. Dreyfus, whose family left Nazi Germany before hostilities began, is confident, and 'comfortable in his own skin', throughout his story...Includes: Compositions of George Dreyfus, Discography and Index. Book weight approx. 250g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Signed by Author. 1st Thus. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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ACTORS BLOOD
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Cocacabana, NSW, Australia: Lexington Avenue Press, 2004. 218pp., unpaginated, archival and candidly illustrated b/white half-tone plates and caricature drawings. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper mildly splayed and bumped on foredge corners. A stand-alone volume in the Lexington Avenue Press 'Fabric Of A Nation' series. Tells the story of the Fuller family; cinema, theatre and radio pioneers in Australia and New Zealand during the first half of the 20th century. Rivalled only by J.C.Williamson, they discovered performers such as Roy Rene and George Wallace, and ventured into ballet and opera. Ben Fuller co-founded the Australian Broadcasting Company until 1932 when it became the National Broadcaster...Foreword by actor/author Judy Nunn, plus Index. Book weight approx. 400g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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