West Melbourne Victoria Australia: Thomas Nelson (Australia) Limited, 1978 This is a first edition ex library copy of this book on the history and culture of the Australian Aboriginal. The aboriginal lifestyle concepts of living as a part of nature rather than against nature and destroying it are explained and the tragic clashes between the white man and the original owners since colonisation. This book and jacket are in a good solid shape. Jacket is enclosed in the library plastic sleeve and is very good e... (more information)

Offered by ReadBeFore Books (Victoria, Australia)

Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1940. 90pp., foreword by J.G. Latham, Chancellor, University of Melbourne. Buff coloured covers with maroon decoration and maroon writing on the front panel and spine. Heavy foxing to the front panel particularly to the top 0.25 ". Foxing has also occurred generally to the rest of the covers. Scuffing and creasing of the corners has occurred and there has been bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine. Foxing and browning to the paper edges. Foxing an... (more information)

Offered by Syber's Books (Australia)

Melbourne: Nelson, 1978. IX, 372 pp., acknowledgements, preface, appendix 1; C.E.W Bean, appendix 2; tables, bibliography, sources of illustrations and index. Text illustrated with many black and white photographs, cartoons, tables in black and white photographs of contemporary prints. Maroon coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Photographic endpapers and photographic title page. The corners are bumped and there is shelf wear evident on the bottom edge of the book. On the ffep there is a dat... (more information)

Offered by Syber's Books (Australia)

Melbourne: Nelson, 1978. x,372pp, dec. eps, profusely illus throughout in b&w. The story of WW1 in the words of the men who sailed away from Australia. Near fine h/c in vg dj.. ISBN: 0170050661. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. World War One. ... (more information)

Offered by Global Village Books (Queensland, Australia)

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1987. Usual library marksClear contact over covers.90 pages with b/w illustrations.Creatures from prehistoric Australia.. Soft Cover. Good. Illus. by Peter Schouten. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. ... (more information)

Offered by Terra Australis Books (Queensland, Australia)

Sydney: Angus & Robinson Ltd, 1965. 159pp., preface by Sir Mark Oliphant. Text is illustrated by colour photographs taken by Maurice Burney (and others), maps and figures. Illustrated endpapers, showing a map of the world with Australia highlighted. Red ochre coloured boards with embossed map of Australia on front panel and gilt writing on the spine. There is a small piece of the heel of the spine missing. Photographic dustwrapper, showing a cave on Kangaroo Island and on the back panel a mining op... (more information)

Offered by Syber's Books (Australia)

Sydney: Ure Smith, 1967. x, 195 pp., endpaper map, illustrations. "A penetrating and provocative historical analysis of her social, political and economic development" (d/w sub-title). The scarce boards edition. There is a rubber stamping on the half title indicating " Young Liberal movement of Victoria", and edgewear to the dustwrapper top and bottom ( rubbing and some separation of the laminate).. Revised Edition First Thus. Black Cloth. Very Good/Good. Octavo- over 7¾" - 9... (more information)

Offered by Syber's Books (Australia)

London: Hutchinson Group ( Australia ) Ptg. Ltd., 1977. 1.2 kg.; pp. 204; 6 maps (1 coloured double page over the end pages), 94 coloured plates, 3 illustrations, 7 tables. There is a slight yellowing of the top edge of the dust jacket. Digital image of available upon request. Please note that this book will weigh more than 1 kg packed, and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside of Australia.. First Edition. Brown Faux Leather. Very Good/Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" Tall. Great S... (more information)

Offered by Syber's Books (Australia)

Simon & Schuster Trade Paperbacks. 1988. 0671662392 Paperback, good. Some shelf wear.. ... (more information)

Offered by Safe Harbor (California, United States)

Adelaide: Rigby, 1976. 1.640 kg.; XIII, 289 pp., acknowledgements, preface, foreword by Sir Norman Brealey, list of colour illustrations, selected sources and index. Orange coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with copious black-and-white and colour photography, black-and-white and colour illustrations, facsimiles of documents and the occasional black-and-white line drawing. Maroon coloured boards with white titles to the backstrip. Bumping and rubbing to the head and to the heel of the backstrip... (more information)

Offered by Syber's Books (Australia)

Chatto & Windus - London, 1965. Very Good condition. Clean pages and compressed page edge. Inscription on first page. Clean and unmarked boards. Dustjacket is a little yellowed on spine and has a little wear on corners. Tight binding and illustrations included.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good/Good. Illus. by George Molnar. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... (more information)

Offered by Little Lane Books (Australia)

Allen & Unwin, Australia, 1994. "This book tells the history of Australia from the standpoint of those who were dispossessed, the original Australians. Surveying two centuries of Aboriginal-European encounters, it reveals what white Australia lost through unremitting colonial invasion and tells the story of Aboriginal survival through resistance and accommodation. It traces the Aboriginal journey from the margins of colonial society to a more central place in modern Australia.". 2nd Edition.... (more information)

Offered by Little Lane Books (Australia)

RIGBY LIMITED, 1972. HB. VG / NONE. VERY-GOOD HARDBACK. NO DUSTJACKET. ILLUSTRATED GLOSSY BOARDS ... (more information)

Offered by Early Republic Books (New Jersey, United States)

Chatto & Windus - London, 1958. Very Good/Good conditon.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by George Molnar. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. ... (more information)

Offered by Little Lane Books (Australia)

Canberra: Australian Federal Government, 1967. 205 g.; VI, 112 pages, last page blank, foreword by Minister of State for Territories, suggested reading. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photography, tables and the occasional map. Photographic front cover, showing an elder of an Aboriginal tribe and a sacred place, with black titles to the front panel and backstrip. Bumping, scuffing and rubbing to the book corners and to the head and to the heel of the backstrip. Creasing to the top right-... (more information)

Offered by Syber's Books (Australia)

Melbourne: Cassel Australia, 1973. 112pp., last 4 blank, acknowledgements. Dark pink coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with both coloured and black-and-white illustrations (some pages are full colour illustrations] by Andre Sollier. Illustrated front board, again by Andre Sollier, with red and black writing on the front panel and white on the spine. Minor rubbing to the book corners and to the edges of the spine. There are a few marks to the front board and there is rubbing of the black board... (more information)

Offered by Syber's Books (Australia)

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1942. XVI, 472 pp., tributes from Prime Minister of Greece, Poland and Norway, authors note, acknowledgements, list of illustrations. Black and white photographic frontispiece, showing an Australian soldier putting his gun together blindfolded in front of the King of England. The text is illustrated with black and white contemporary photographs. Green coloured boards with black writing on the front panel and spine. Corners of the book are bumped and rubbed and cloth is sl... (more information)

Offered by Syber's Books (Australia)

ABC Books, 1993. Very Good condition. Clean pages and tight binding. No inscription. Clean compressed page edge. Clean and unmarked cover.. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... (more information)

Offered by Little Lane Books (Australia)

Pan, 1971. Very Good/Good condition. Clean pages and tight binding. Inscription crossed out. Clean cover and compressed page edge.. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ... (more information)

Offered by Little Lane Books (Australia)

Carlton North, VIC, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 1979. 600 g; XIV, 150 pages, indexed, bibliography, seven appendices, illustrated with photographs, and facsimiles of documents. This book puts on record all the important public bells (excluding domestic or hand-bells) known to exist in Australia. Some ships' bells of historic importance are included, but fire bells are mentioned only incidentally. The base edge of the boards shows light rubbing, and they are traces of foxing to the top edge of ... (more information)

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