Search Results: Australian Biography from Diversity Books, IOBA

Sydney: ABC Books, 2005. 264pp., intext, candid and action illustrated, b/white half-tone plate illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm, soft reading crease there-on. Lightly bumped upper foredge corner of textblock, otherwise leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated card wrapper mildly bumped and edgeworn. Through 46 entertaining chapters, endearing Australian cricket icon Kerry O'Keeffe shares his story . . . Book weight approx. 440g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 6th Impression.. Softcover. Very Good.

Mornington, Victoria, Australia: Self Published (S.G. Raggett), 1991. xiii, 196pp., b/white author portrait frontispiece, plus intext halftone plates, sketch-drawings and a map. Book clean. Nominally bumped spine firm, slightly canted, gilt title there-on. White titles to front panel of very good blue boards. Signed and dated (1991) by author on half-title page, else text-block unmarked. Printed dustjacket trivially shelfworn only. "This is not a unit history but the story of one (Australian) soldier prior to, during, and after World War II . . . " Sidney George Raggett (1918-1994), served in the 2/2nd Field Regiment and other units . . . Contents include: Prelims, 13 chapters, Postscript. Book weight approx. 485g. (This book will post as a small parcel within Australia only, and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). Signed by Author. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 22.25cm x 14.25cm).

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Currency Press, 1996. xi, + 163pp., several intext b/white sketch-art illustrations (Peter Meldrum) throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. An inscription, signed/dated by author on his bio. page, else leaves clean. Montage-style, illustrated card wrapper lightly bumped only. " . . . informative, entertaining, provocative, very brave . . . an intensely personal guidebook to what makes one actor (a very good actor indeed) tick . . . " (Leo McKern). Contents include: Prelims., Foreword (Leo McKern), Preface, 14 insightful, informative chapters, Appendix: List of Actions, Index. Value Point: To accompany title is a programme from 'I Am Not A Dentist', written and performed by Henri Szeps during 1999 (in very good condition). Item weight approx. 352g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . Signed and Inscribed By Author. First Edition, First Impression.. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

Brisbane, QLD, Australia: W.C. & S.M. Wilkie, 1987. vii, + 171pp., candid halftone plates, and facsimile illustrations, throughout. Book clean. Spine firm, but mildly cocked. Inscription, signed by compiler/introducer 'Bill' Wilkie (the author's nephew) on title page, otherwise leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper lightly bumped and edgeworn only. Lead in with entries of QX2984 Private L.E.G. Wilkie 2/10 Fd. Workshops 2nd AIF. Tragically, Edgar Wilkie died as a prisoner-of-war in Japan, in July 1945 . . . Contents, in three 'parts': 1/ Family Tree. 2/ Diary and Letters. 3/ What Became of Them? Refs. "LEST WE FORGET". Book weight approx. 300g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. Signed by Editor. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia: W.F. Handley, 1989. 60pp. Book clean and square. Staples firm. Leaves clean. Short inscription, presumably signed [in a scrawly hand] by the author, on plain inside front wrap, which is illustrated on front, and has mild edgewear. Original, humorous material in a short, anecdotal format, appearing to be the memoirs of a period in the life of the author, when he was a young impressionable butcher's assistant in a small Australian town, around the 1920s and 1930s. Tales tall aplenty, and highly amusing, including: The Christmas Pig, The Snake, Fred, The Watch, The Boot-Maker, The Goat, The Goose, Mother-In-Law, The Girl, The Flood. Lots more. Book weight approx. 120g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Staplebound Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Australia: (Authors) Emma Russell & Vicky Ryan: History @ Work, 2010. 54pp., b/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, silver title there-on, Plain black boards undamaged. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket negligibly surface indented only. A biography of Lady Amelia Tallis, stage actress and philanthropist. Born Amelia Hannah Young in Melbourne in 1874, she married George (later Sir George) Tallis at St Peter's Anglican Church, Melbourne in 1898, and died suddenly at her home, 'Beleura', Mornington, Victoria in 1933. Contents include: Preface, In The Beginning, Santoi Days, Charities, Beleura-on-the-sea, Grosvenor. Book weight approx. 600g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Anchor Books, 2017. viii, 172pp., plus 16 page illustrated section (protrudes slightly from foredge). Book clean, square. Spine firm. A short inscription on half-title page, 'Best wishes', signed by authors Kathy Gibson and E. Rushen, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper very good+. From the rear panel: This is the story of one remarkable Irish immigrant to nineteenth-century Australia and her never-failing support of Irish causes. Her legacy resonates today in both Callen and Foster (formerly Stockyard Creek). In 1855 Anastasia Burke, a 27 year old woman from Callen, County Kilkenny, Ireland, migrated to Adelaide, South Australia. For many post-Famine Irish emigrants there was no guarantee of a welcome in the host country and the following year, the South Australian government launched an enquiry into the influx of single Irishwomen to its shores. Anastasia stayed in South Australia for ten years before joining the exodus to the new… Read More

Poowong, Victoria, Australia: Poowong Historical Group Inc. , 2003. vi, + 158pp. Intext, b/white illustrations throughout (mostly from Poowong Historical Group via "Henry" Collection donation). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Monochrome illustrated card wrapper mildly edge, and shelfworn, blind indentations. Textblock unmarked. Poowong (Victoria, Australia) pioneer Arthur Thomas Henry (1871-1956) wrote his memoirs in twelve exercise books which he entrusted to his grandson, Malcolm George Luckman,shortly before he died in 1956 at Yarram, Victoria. As part of the 125th Anniversary celebration of the Poowong Pioneer Chapel (where Arthur Henry began his schooling), the Poowong Historical Group published his most interesting memoirs. Contents include: Prelims., Foreword. Author's Note. 2nd Foreword. Introduction to Early Days at Poowong. 9 'Books'. Pictorial Reflections. Poowong Historical Group. Pioneer Chapel. Biographical Index. Book weight approx. 595g. . First Edition.… Read More

Moorooka, Queensland, Australia: Boolarong Press, 2005. 126pp., colour-plate illustrations throughout (mostly demonstrative and inspirational). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves unmarked. Illustrated gloss card wrapper undamaged. The story of, interpersed with hints and advice from, Walter and Beverley Wood, multi-time winners of the Brisbane Christmas Lights Competition, particularly 1997-2004 inclusive. From humble beginnings, with a mere 120 lights in 1988, by 2004 they had over 42,000 . . . Contents include: Prelims., Intro., 18 chapters. Book weight approx. 220g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: King David School Parents Association, 2000. iv, + 224pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Yvonne Lewis) card wrapper has a soft corner crease to front panel. An anthology of short stories by students of the King David School (Melbourne, Australia) describing their family's emigration to Australia, some of which date back to the very beginning of European settlement in Australia . . . Book weight approx. 490g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Australian Book Society, 1974. 400pp. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over slightly bumped spine. Plain black boards very good. Signed by the author Allan Ashbolt, along with a stamped number '67', on title page. Textblock tanned. Illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn and abraded, with a pinhole-size biopredation hole on inner side of front foredge fold. Noted for his long career with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and his controversial political views, this book by Allan Ashbolt (1921-2005) covers the period of the 1960s and early 1970s when he was a leading activist in the Australian anti-war movement, and an outspoken critic of governmental policies . . . Contents include: Prelims., three 'parts', Appendix. Book weight approx. 330g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signed by Author. First Edition.. Hardcover and… Read More

Western Australia: Salt Publishing, 2001. 134pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly indented only. "The autobiography of poet, novelist and critic John Kinsella. Born near Geraldton, Western Australia, and brought up on a farm, he began writing poetry as a teenager . . . " Contents include; Prologue, 18 chapters, Endnotes, Bibliography. Book weight approx. 210g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, Second Impression.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Australia: Pier 9, 2006. 318pp., colour and b/white photographic illustrations at front and rear, plus 16 page centre section. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated, flapped card wrapper has minimal edgewear only. "The real story of miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb and their deliverance from entombment in the depths of the Beaconsfield hard-rock Mine . . .This is also the story of those who worked desperately against the clock and against all odds to reach the men below, of those who held vigil, of those who grieved, and of those who never stopped believing . . . " Book weight approx. 700g. . Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

North Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Hargreen Publishing, in Conjunction with the Australasian Bank Employees Union, 1989. xii, + 244pp., unpaginated, b/white halftone plates, plus several cartoon illustrations. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain blue boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket minimally edgeworn, and trivially faded on spine. 'Barney', as Rees D. Williams (1910-1979) was popularly known, was an Australian union official who was a bank clerk, rising to Secretary of the Australian Bank Officers' Association, which became, under his watch, a more militant organisation rather than a 'white-collar' gentelmen's club. He later headed the Australian Council of Salaried and Professional Association. Kate White tells his story . . . Contents include: Prelims., Foreword, Author's Note, 17 chapters, Appendices x 6, Bibliography, Index. Book weight approx. 780g. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur… Read More

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Hybrid Publishers, 2004. viii, + 149pp., b/white line-drawings throughout by Vane Lindesay. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper very good. From the rear panel: "It seemed that windy Toora was an appropriate place for a sufferer of irritable bowel syndrome to hide - but not so. A dog trained to kill by Saddam Hussein, prolapsing sheep and parentally challenged ducks are all subjects in the life portrait painted by Georgette Noellat on a canvas filled with effortless strokes of laughter, tears, and memories. This book is a must for anyone contemplating farm life, anyone leaving farm life, anyone simply interested in a good laugh, a good cry, and a good read." Contents include: Acks., 31 chapters. Book weight approx. 225g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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. . Second Impression.. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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 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. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia: Author (Bill White), 2001. (vii) + 308pp. Book clean. Spine firm, but softly creased and mildly canted. Colour-art illustrated card wrapper mildly bumped and edgeworn. A short inscription to a friend, signed by author on title page, else textblock unmarked. An endearing autobiography by William (Bill) White (1923-2014). This Phillip Island (Victoria, Australia) identity tells of his early life, World War Two, various working careers, community service and retirement . . . Contents include: Prelims., Acks., Family Tree, Prelude, 16 chapters, Finale. Book weight approx. 525g. . Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Macmillan (Pan Macmillan Australia) , 2009. ix, + 292pp., unpaginated colour and monochrome halftone plate section. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper bumped on foredge corners, else very good. Textblock unmarked. 'Bomber' is the story of Tony Bower-Miles, who was a young sapper in the Australian Army when he first went to Vietnam in 1969. This is his story . . . Contents include: Prelims., Prologue, 28 chapters. Book weight approx. 495g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Carlton, Victoria, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 2015. 442pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain black boards undamaged. Signed by author on title page, else leaves clean and unmarked, with very minor tanning to edges. Subject-illustrated dustjacket has a short soft crease to lower front panel, minimal edgewear. From the jacket flap: " . . . The highs and lows of Malcolm Turnbull's career are documented here in technicolor detail by journalist Paddy Manning. Based on countless interviews and painstaking research, it is a forensic investigation into one of Australia's most celebrated overachievers.. . . " Contents include: Prologue. 15 chapters over three 'parts'. Malcolm and Me. Notes. Index. Book weight approx. 800g. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 24cm x 15.5cm).