Search Results: Australia from Mainly Books

Australia: Athelstone Trust. Near Fine. 1998. Trade Paperback. 0646359851 . Oblong paperback, moderate rubbing to the glossy surface is the only flaw to this clean, presentable copy, many illustrations, including an end-paper map, "The last and most formidable obstacle on the passage under sail from Europe to the eastern states of Australia was the entrance to Bass Strait: to the north, Cape Otway; to the south, King Island .

Australia: MacMillan Australia. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1984. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0333380800 . Large format hardcover with dustjacket, this fine gift copy has no significant flaws to the book or jacket and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "the story of the first two tenuous years of European settlement in Australia - a colourful and moving panorama of the convict village that founded Australia - illustrated with contemporary material"; 186 pages .

Boston: Lee and Shepard Publishers. Very Good+. 1889. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover, no dustjacket, clean, attractive copy featuring a frontis drawing with protective tissue-guard of a Maori woman and several other splendid illustrations by the author, 272 pages, brown cloth with a bright gold illustration on the front cover, decorative end-papers, moderate wear at top edge of spine, mild rubbing at bottom edge of spine and corners, binding is tight, contents are fine .

Australia: Minister of Mines & Energy. Near Fine. 1982. Trade Paperback. 0724357920 . Large paperback in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws to this clean, attractive copy, 157 pages, illustrated in color, includes maps and a bibliography, "South Australian opal fields supply about 80 per cent of the world's output of precious opal" .

Australia: Power Publications. Near Fine. 1999. Trade Paperback. 1864870532 . Large paperback in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws to this clean, attractive copy, a tiny corner-crease to the top of the cover and first few pages is the only remarkable flaw to this clean, attractive copy, "this collection of texts confirms the diversity and quality of recent photographic practice and criticism in Australia"; ; 315 pages .