Australia

Melbourne: Alcock & Pierce. Good with no dust jacket. ca 1929. Softcover. 71 pages, well illustrated, wrappers, 8 by 11 inches, fraying on outer edges of covers otherwise very good. Notations on cover by former owner include"Received Aug. 1929". 1929". From page four: "'A. P.' Guns - Buy a Gun with a Legal Guarantee and Save Money and Worry. Alcock & Pierce Proprietary Guns are All Guaranteed ~ When you buy an 'A. P.' Proprietary gun, its first cost is the last. The Federal Government Exploring Expedition selected these for its use, because, after severe tests, they knew they could be depended upon under most exacting conditions. All repairs are done on the premises by experts." Scarce. ; 71 pages . more information

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Melbourne, Australia: Australian Publicity Council (Circa 1960s). Good. Hard Cover. Approximately 200 pages, well illustrated (many in color), map, cloth, rebound, ex-library with usual library markings otherwise very good. Presentation page states "Presented to His Worship the Mayor PORTLAND MAINE USA by Rotary Club of Subiaco c/o Sam Hartz Esq., Kokeby Rd., SUBIACO WA AUSTRALIA. Spotlight on Australia has been produced by the Australian Publicity Council for the purpose of creating a greater degree of international goodwill and understanding between nations." Sections on natural resources, power, primary products, secondary industries, minerals, building industry, retail trading, education, health and medical services, transport services, Australian ports, Australia for the tourist, Australian territories, etc. . more information

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Sydney,: Angus and Robertson. 1960. Hard Cover. 242 pages, 14 plates, map endpapers, cloth, very good. . more information

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Melbourne: Cambridge University Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1956. First Edition. Hard Cover. X, 157 pages, 4 plates, cloth, dj, very good. 1st edition. From the Wikipedia website: "Charles Joseph La Trobe (March 20, 1801 - December 4, 1875) was the first lieutenant-governor of the colony of Victoria. He was born in England, of Swiss parents. Active in mountaineering, he made a number of ascents in the Alps 1824-1826. In 1832 he visited the United States along with Count Albert Pourtales, and in 1834 travelled from New Orleans to Mexico with Washington Irving. In 1837 he was entrusted with a government commission in the West Indies, then was sent to the Port Phillip district of New South Wales in 1839. By 1851, when Melbourne had a gold-induced exodus, he became lieutenant-governor. In 1839 he wrote an order to the Governor of New South Wales of that time, asking him to declare what became known as Victoria and have it recognized as a separate colony. Though he had little managerial and administrative experience, he was governor for three years, until 1854. Towards the end of his governorship, his wife Sophie became ill, and he had to wait for Charles Hotham to take his place. Much of Melbourne's substantial inner city parks and gardens can be attributed to La Trobe's foresight in reserving this land. Melbourne and Victoria are dotted with things named in honour of La Trobe, including La Trobe University, La Trobe Street in the CBD, the federal electorate of La Trobe in Melbourne's outer eastern suburbs, the Latrobe Valley in southeastern Victoria, Mount LaTrobe in Wilsons Promontory, and the La Trobe Reading Room at the State Library of Victoria." . more information

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. Hard Cover. 0394506685 . 688 pages, 16 plates, 6 maps, cloth, dust jacket, 1st edition, very good. From the dj: Here is history on an epic scale - a riveting brilliantly written account of the birth of Australia out of the suffering and brutality of England's infamous convict transportation system. Eighty years lay between the landing at Botany Bay in 1788 of the First Fleet ('this Noah's Ark of small-time criminality') - carrying 736 convicts, men and women - and the arrival of the last ship in 1868, during this period the continent served first as an enormous jail, as England rid herself of a whole unwanted class, and then gradually, painfully transformed itself into a flourishing nation. How this happened, and with what anguish, is the story Robert Hughes tells in The Fatal Shore. The detail is fascinating. Drawings upon hundreds of original sources - letters, diaries, obscure documents (many of them never used before) Hughes creates a wonderfully vivid picture of the background of transportation: the squalor and depression behind the gracious façade of Georgian life (in 1979 one in eight Londoners lived by crime), the save laws designed to deal with the mob. . more information

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New York: Fernhill House, Ltd.. Good in Good dust jacket. 1969. Hard Cover. 196 pages, 16 plates, cloth, dj, ex-library with usual library markings otherwise very good. From the dj: Their passing was once of little concern, but now, before it is too late, Aldo Massola has discovered some of the sites which were once of supreme importance to the Aboriginal of Victoria, and traced the stories of what happened to those who once lived in or near them. Often this makes a bloody and disturbing tale, such as that of the crowd who fought for a closer view of the hanging of two Aborigines, and the whole narrative gives an enlightening picture of the attitude of the colonist towards the Aboriginal. In his epilogue, Mr. Massola says that the Aboriginal sties are Victoria's only true 'historical ruins,' and should be preserved as other countries cherish their antiquities. Many of them are known only to him, and in this book he describes their location, significance, and histories. The result is invaluable to those who would like to explore such places for themselves. For the general reader, it provides many colourful glimpses into a way of life which has long since disappeared, and another example of the 'Fatal Impact' of the European upon the races of the New World. . more information

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Lees Summit, MO: Author. Very Good. 1991. Soft Cover. 1883473004 . [10],191 pages, illustrations, pictorial wrappers, very good. From the publisher: The heart and soul of one Australian aboriginal tribe lived during a walkabout in the blazing outback desert. The incredible story of natives teaching a summoned American woman. About the author: Marlo Morgan regards herself as an average American female. She was married, raised a family, divorced, and worked full time while earning her doctorate degrees. The most valuable education she has received did not come from the universities and clinics but instead took place during a four month walkabout, barefoot, in the blazing desert of Australia. Her teachers, one nomad tribe of Aborigines. In this writing she shares the experience of their healing, relationship to the environment, and new perception of spirituality. . more information

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Fremantle, Australia: Fremantle Arts Centre Press. 1987. Soft Cover. 0949206318 . 358 pages, pictorial wrappers, very good. Reprint. 'The sort of Australian history which hasn't been written before, and which we desperately need' (Barbara Jefferis, The Weekend Australian). . more information

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Wellington,: Allen & Unwin Ltd. ,. Very Good. 1990. Soft Cover. 0046410538 . 80 pages, well illustrated, maps, wrappers, very good. From the publisher: In recent years the Treaty of Waitangi has been at the forefront of debate about relations between Maori and Pakeha in New Zealand. As many Maori have begun to challenge the European record in fulfilling treaty promises, many Pakeha have begun to look more critically at their ow history. Both are asking questions and searching for answers. The Story of A Treaty takes a fresh look at the treaty's origins, history and meanings. Beginning with the arrival of Captain James Cook in 1769, author Claudia Orange takes us through the earliest years of European settlement to the signing of thae treaty in 1840, through the land wars of the 1860s, and on to the present century. Today Maori struggles for autonomy and a fairer share of the nation's resources have gained a new momentum. . more information

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Adelaide: Rigby Limited. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. 0851795595 . 32 pages, well illustrated in color, map endpapers, cloth, DJ, 7-1/2 by 10 inches, very good. From the dust jacket: "The Dandenongs are playgrounds fro city folk, market gardens for Melbourne, haunt of wildlife including the lyrebird, and Victoria's major tourist attraction. In this book, Ron Ryan shows the people, activities, and scenery of the Dandenongs in a way which those who live ther will enjoy and those who visit the ranges will treasure as a souvenir." SR848OS . more information

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Sydney,: Australia Story Trust. Very Good. 1945. Hard Cover. 256 pages, very well illustrated, cloth, very good. 10 by 13 inches. . more information

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New York: Facts On File,. 1988. Hard Cover. 081602006X . 292 pages, circa 300 color illustrations, maps, cloth, dj, very good. 8 by 10 inches. . more information

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New York: Viking Press,. 1981. Hard Cover. 0670317594 . 260 pages, 6 plates, cloth, dj, ex-library with usual library markings otherwise very good. From the dj, 'Patrick White, who was born in 1912, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1973. In making the award, the Royal Swedish Academy cited his writing as 'an epic and psychological narrative art which has introduced a new continent into literature.' Mr. White is the author of two collections of short stories, a collection of plays, and eleven novels, of which the Twyborn Affair is the most recent.' The author grew up in Sydney, spent four years in English public school, and worked as an RAF intelligence officer at Tobruk and in wartime Alexandria and postwar Greece. . more information

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Sydney, Australia: Ziegler Enterprises. 1970. Hard Cover. Sydney, Oswald Ziegler Enterprises, 1970. Historical author: Olaf Ruhen. 424 pages, circa 700 illustrations (many in color), maps, cloth, 9-1/2 inches by 12 inches. Former owner's scratched out with marker on endpaper otherwise very good. Includes chapters on Australia's territories, Birth of the National Capital, The merchants and traders, Communications and transport, Mining in Australia, The Australian manufacturer, Australians at war. . more information

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