Australian Local History

Victoria (Australia): State Government of Victoria, 2003. 334 pp. Light wear to illustrated wraps. Corners a little curled. Spine uncreased. Internally unmarked, unwrinkled and solidly bound. Illustrated with maps, charts, diagrams, colour photos.. First. Paperback. Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Ensay, Victoria: Ngarak Press, 1994. 24 pp. Very light edgewear to illustrated wraps. Internally as new. Poetry written in English and translated into the Kurnai language once spoken in Victoria's Gippsland region.. First. Paperback - Stapled. Near Fine. Illus. by H. Reddish (cover photos). Octavo. more information

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Footscray, Victoria, Australia: R. A. Baggio, 1989. 130 pp. Light general wear to wraps, including a little creasing and curling at corners. Spine uncreased but sunned. Edges of text block faintly soiled and scuffed. Internally clean and tightly bound. Illustrated with b/w photographs.. First. Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: New English Library, 1984. 192 pp. Light general and edgewear to illustrated wraps. Page edges yellowed. Internally unmarked and solidly bound. Illustrated with b/w plates, maps. "The Ash Wednesday fires -- a terrifying account and a damning indictment.". First. Paperback. Good +. 12mo. more information

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Kangaroo Island: G. R. & J. W. Bowden, 1999. 82 pp. Light general and edgewear to illustrated wraps. Apart from author inscription on title page, internally as new.. Inscribed by Author. First. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Ross Lewis. Octavo. more information

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Australia: Magabala Books, 2000. xxi, 146 pp. B&W photos (from the first years of the 20th century) throughout. An extended family history (by one of its members) of the Mirning and Kokatha people of South Australia's west coast.. First. Soft Cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Australia: J. L. Cairns-Smith-Barth, 1986. 189 pp. General and edgewear to wraps. Edges of text block a little sunned. Internally unmarked and solidly bound.. Paperback. Good. Octavo. more information

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Kilmore: Central Highlands Newspapers P/L, 1990. 175 pp. Slight edgewear, faint stains to fore-edge. History of Australian Rules football at Assumption College, Victoria. Black-and-white photos throughout.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Bonnie Doon, Victoria: Bonnie Doon Primary School, 1978. 96 pp. Very light edgewear to illustrated wraps. Page edges faintly yellowed. Two small splotches to rear cover. Illustrated with b/w photos.. First. Stapled Paperback. Very Good +. 8vo. more information

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Melbourne: CSIRO, 1966. xi, 203 pp. Dustwrapper, now protected in clear removable sleeve, is not price clipped but has edgewear including wrinkling, chips and discolouration.. Foxing to upper edge of text block. Internally bright and solidly bound, with a little pencilled underlining and marginalia. Illustrated with b/w photos.. First. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Belgrave Heights: E.D.T., 1947. 44 pp. Stapled chapbook. Light general and edgewear to illustrated paper cover. A little foxing throughout. O/w unmarked.. Paperback. Good. Duodecimo. more information

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Victoria (Australia): Mirboo Shire Council, 1978. viii, 251 pp. Dustwrapper, now protected in clear removable sleeve, is not price clipped, but has light edgewear and a small abrasion to back panel. Spine is sunned. Decorative eps slightly foxed; crease to ffep. Two maps (Parish of Mirboo, County of Buln-Buln) are folded into envelope pasted to rear endpaper. Internally clean and solidly bound.. First. Hard Cover. Good +/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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South Melbourne: Hyland House Publishing, 1993. 137pp. B&W plates. "...reveals the history of the Homecraft Hostel, [and] sheds light on the sociological changes which contributed to its closure." Book itself in fine condition, dustjacket with very minor edgewear.. First. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Kenthurst, NSW: Kangaroo Press, 1990. 128 pp. Dustwrapper, now protected in removable clear sleeve, is not price clipped but has very light edgewear (wrinkling, a little chipping at the extremities). Red cloth boards bumped at corners. Internally near fine. Illustrated with colour and b/w photos.. First. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. Large 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. more information

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Mornington, Victoria, Australia: Sandra Geyer, 1996. 94 pp. Corners a little curled. Colour photos. "This book's purpose is to describe pictorially the passion the author has for the antural beauty, the facilities and activities provided by the extent of land called the Mornington Peninsula.". First. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Canberra A.C.T: Australian National University Press, 1986. xix, 251 pp. Boards are slightly worn and have two or three deep creases. Light creases to corners of first few pages. Otherwise internally clean, bright and tightly bound. Black-and-white photos throughout.. Fourth Edition. Paperback. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Victoria, Australia, 1980. 136 pp. Light edgewear to illustrated wraps. Spine uncreased. Light foxing to edges of text block, title page and the last few pages. Internally uncreased, unmarked and solidly bound. Signed on title page by Arthur J. Jenkins. Illustrated with b/w photos. Signed by Author. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Melbourne: AE Press, 1985. viii, 147 pp. Laminated illustrated boards have two or three small shallow dents. Two very small abraded (down to cardboard) spots to upper edge of front board and backstrip. Upper edge of text block lightly foxed. A few faint splotches to copyright page, otherwise internally clean and solidly bound. Australian Ethnic Heritage Series, General Editor Michael Cigler.. First. Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Sydney: Sydney University Press in Association with Local Government Association of New South Wales, 1987. xiii, 486 pp. Dustwrapper, now protected, is not price clipped, but has edgewear including discolouration and wrinkling. Spine is slightly faded. Slight rubbing to black cloth boards. Front free endpaper has been torn away. Library stamps to first few pages, library pocket and stamp to back free endpaper. Interior is unmarked, unwrinkled and solidly bound.. First. Hard Cover. Good+/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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East Melbourne: Aboriginal Affairs Victoria, 2002. vi, 82 pp. Very light scuffing to lower corner of text block. Small dent to upper edge of last few pages. Internally as new. Illustrated with b/w photos. . First. Paperback. Near Fine. Quarto. more information

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Australia: Genealogical Research Directory, 1988. 959 pp. Page edges yellowed, top corner bumped. Handwritten ink notes to first page. Wraps with some light creasing and edgewear.. First. Softcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press, 1955. ix, 95 pp. Dustjacket, now protected in archival mylar, is not price clipped, but has light wear including two inked scribbles and 1 cm loss from the upper edge of the spine panel. Green cloth boards are square and clean. Prev. owner's name tidily inked to ffep. Internally clean and solidly bound. Fold-out map of Shepparton District.. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Fremantle, Australia: K. V . Mattingley, Wescolour Press, 1986. 67 pp. Dustwrapper, now protected in archival mylar, is not clipped but is unevenly sunned. Illustrated endpapers. B/w photos throughout.. First. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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"Glenurie", Yandoit, Victoria: Edgar Morrison, 1966. 99 pp. Very faint discolouration to upper edge of text block. Parker was "Protector of Aborigines" in the Lodden District. Illustrated with b/w photos and two b/w maps, Tribal Territory of the Loddon Valley Aborigines and Early Station Boundaries. Limited edition of 1,000 copies.. Second Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Octavo. more information

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Stratford, Victoria, Australia: Brian O'Keefe, 1989. 140 pp. A little edgewear to illustrated wraps. Spine sunned but uncreased; page edges uniformly browned. Illustrated with b/w line drawings, photos, etc.. Inscribed by Author. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Melbourne: Helen Pettet & Anne Doggett, 2001. 95 pp. Very light wear to wraps. Internally as new. Illustrated with b/w photos.. Inscribed by Authors. First. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2003. xvi, 220 pp. Dustwrapper, now protected in removable clear sleeve, is not price clipped but has very slight edgewear (wrinkling) along top edge. Illustrated with sepia tone photos.. First. Hard Cover. As New/Very Good +. Quarto. more information

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Springvale South: The Natural Resorces Conservation League of Victoria, 1991. iv, 115 pp. B&W photos throughout. "An Historical Portrait of the Natural Resources Conservation League of Victoria (NRCL). 1944-1990." Wraps with some light general and edgewear.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Emerald, Victoria, Australia: The Emerald Commercial Group Pty Ltd, 1988. 224 pp. Covers a little worn, edges of text block slightly scruffy, but spine is uncreased and interior is clean, bright and tightly bound. Author signature on first page. Contains all 60 of the series written for "The Trader", presenting the history from 1850 of the Dandenong Ranges situated on Melbourne's outer Eastern fringe. Black-and-white photos. Limited edition 500 copies.. Signed by Author. First. Paperback. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Melbourne: National Trust of Australia (Victoria), 1992. 184 pp. General and edgewear to laminated illustrated wraps. Corners a little bumped; spine uncreased. Internally unmarked and solidly bound. History of cemeteries in Victoria (Australia). Illustrated with b/w photographs.. First. Paperback. Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Australia: Genealogical Research Directory, 1988. 959 pp. Page edges yellowed, top corner bumped. Handwritten ink notes to first page. Wraps with some light creasing and edgewear.. First. Softcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Hobart, Tasmania: Cat & Fiddle Press, 1977. vi, 84 pp. Dustwrapper, now protected, is not price clipped, but has several closed tears, a few creases, and a great deal of rubbing. One or two small blotches to pages.. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Max Angus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Nedlands, Western Australia: Centre for Studies in Australian Literature, 1995. viii, 247 pp. General and edgewear to illustrated wraps. Several long but shallow creases to back cover. Corners a little bumped and curled. Spine uncreased. Unmarked internally and solidly bound. Light crease to upper corner of last 50 or so pages. Illustrated with colour and b/w photos.. First. Paperback. Good +. Large Octavo. more information

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St Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press, 2003. x, 211 pp. Very light edgewear to illustrated wraps. Edges of text block lightly yellowed. Illustrated with b/w plates.. First. Paperback. Very Good +. 8vo. more information

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Melbourne, Australia: Rigby, 1978. 160 pp. Occasional B&W plates. Page edges yellowed and foxed. Boards with some wear and light discolouration at edges, corners lightly bumped. Dustjacket rather yellowed along top edge, with some overall scuffing and light edgewear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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South Melbourne: Hill of Content, 1981. vi, 90 pp. Edgewear, discoloured page edges, lower corner bumped, resulting in crease throughout. . First Edition. Paperback. Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Brisbane, Australia: Binna Burra Lodge Limited, 1984. vi, 152pp. Light general and edgewear to illustrated wraps. Spine uncreased but sunned. Inked owner's name to first page. Otherwise internally bright, unmarked and solidly bound. Illustrated with b/w drawings and b/w and colour photos.. First. Paperback. Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Collingwood: Ken Fin, 2000. xix, 297 pp. Light general and edgewear to illustrated wraps. Spine uncreased. Edges of text block yellowed. Internally unmarked, uncreased and solidly bound. Illustrated with b/w photos in the text, and a map.. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. more information

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