Search Results: Australian Aboriginal History from Diversity Books, IOBA

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Australian Gallery Directors Council Ltd. , 1981. 192pp. Colour-plate sections, plus numerous b/white halftone plates, and line-drawings. Book clean and square. Spine firm, minimally bumped and canted. Colour-illustrated stiff card wrapper lightly edgeworn, with a small chip on head. A former owner's name/date on half-title page, else textblock unmarked. This extensive Aboriginal Australia catalogue was produced in 1981 for a travelling exhibition which was displayed at the National Gallery of Victoria, The Art Gallery of Western Australia, The Australian Museum, and the Queensland Art Gallery, during 1981 and 1982 . . . Contents include: Prelims., Foreword. Preface. Acks. Introduction, Origins. Art of Temperate South-East Australia. Art of The Desert. Art of Northern Australia. Exhibits. Bibliography. Glossary. Note: included is a folded, six page leaflet in fair+ condition (small stains and creases) for the National Gallery of Victoria Exhibition (March 13 to… Read More

Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia: Hanuman Publishing, 1989. x + 370pp. B/White story locality map. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Colonial theme illustrated dustjacket negligibly edgeworn, else very good. Synopsis: The setting is Parramatta, 15 miles west of Sydney, in the early years of colonial settlement, centred on Governor Macquarie's futile attempts at intergrating aborigines and traces the lives of two boys; Toby Redmond, an aboriginal boy adopted by white settlers and John Batman, struggling to overcome the stigma of his father's convict past. Weight approx. 620gms. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover + D/J [Oblong]. Very Good +,/Very Good.

Carlton South, VIC, Australia: Jobs Australia Foundation, 2010. 77pp., colour photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, Spine firm. Plain black boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket near fine. Foreword by David Thompson, AM, CEO Jobs Australia. From the jacket flap: "On August 1, 2010, 21 members of the first 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Trekker Unit' set out to walk the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea as part of the 'Jobs Australia Indigenous Youth Leadership Program'. This book is an historic record of their journey. The journey continues . . . " Book weight approx. 540g. Size: 8vo [Oblong/Landscape format). Second Edition, Revised and Updated.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Rochester, Vermont, U.S.A.: Inner Traditions International , 1998. x, + 188pp. B/white halftone plate illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper bumped and edgeworn, with an oblique crease on upper foredge corner of front wrap, else very good. A personal inscription, signed and dated by the author, on title page, else textblock unmarked. This book on the Ngarinyan Aboriginal culture features the relationship divisions and responsibilities between the sexes . . . Contents include: Prelims., Acks. Introduction. The Formation of Identity. 10 chapters. Postscript. Book weight approx. 330g. . Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition, First Impression. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 23cm x 15cm).

Mascot, NSW, Australia: Bartel Publications, 2006. 44pp., recto page colour Aboriginal art illustrations by Naiura. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Aboriginal art illustrated gloss boards negligibly surface scuffed only. Authentic Aboriginal fables as told by the author's grandmother. Contents include: Dreamtime Symbols - Their Meanings, 17 fables, commencing with 'Baralga, the Foolish Brolga', and closing with 'Warrigal and the Mundurra, the Old Dingo and The Hunter'. Juvenile literature. Book weight approx. 470g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Reprint.. Hardcover. Very Good +. Illus. by Naiura.

Adelaide, South Australia: Rigby, 1976. xii, 257pp. B/white sketch-art illustrated frontis (Gurindji Aborigine, Sandy Moray), plus 12 unpaginated pages of b/white plates. Book clean. Spine firm, slightly canted, mildly edge-rubbed, bright gilt title there-on. Plain brown cloth boards mildly edge-rubbed. Leaves clean, crisp and unmarked, Colour art-illustrated (taken from a painting, 'The Stockman', by Sir Russell Drysdale) dustjacket has a degree of sunning to spine (title clearly legible), a corner crease to front and rear flap, tiny nick to lower front flap fold, minimal edge-creasing and surface indentations, mild edge discoloration. "Frank Hardy, on a self-searching trip to the Northern Territory, becomes involved in a heart-rending struggle between a courageous Aboriginal tribe, the Gurindji, and the management of a foreign-owned cattle station. After a hundred years of exploitation and discrimination, the Aboriginal stockmen finally go on strike and demand better pay and conditions, and a share… Read More