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Over the Range
by Ion L Idriess
Over the Range is a 1937 book by Australian author Ion L. Idriess. It tells the story of a police patrol in the Kimberley region of Western Australia in 1933. The patrol, led by Constable Laurie O'Neill, is tasked with tracking down a group of cattle spearers who have been terrorizing the region.The patrol travels through some of the most remote and rugged terrain in Australia. They face heat, thirst, and danger at every turn. Along the way, they encounter Aboriginal people, wild animals, and the harsh...
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Tracks
by Robyn Davidson
Robyn Davidson was born in Queensland, Australia, and is the author of Tracks, the extraordinary account of her 1,700-mile journey across Australia with four camels, which won the 1980 Thomas Cook Travel Book Award and became a film in 2013. She has written extensively for National Geographic and other magazines, and is also the author of Desert Places, the novel Ancestors, and the essay collection Travelling Light. Ms. Davidson lives in London, India, and Australia.
Australia Books & Ephemera
With the Compliments from the Premier of Western Australia. Memorandum in reference to the proposed Transcontinental Railway from Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta
by (James, Sir Walter H)
Perth: Wm. Alfred Watson, Government Printer, 1903. Pamphlet. Very good condition. Memorandum arguing for the construction of a railway line from Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta, "the first great Federal work which the Commonwealth is called upon to consider." (p12). Walter James (1863 - 1943) served as premier of Western Australia from 1902 - 1904, defended the state's interests against an aggressive Commonwealth executive, legalized the union movement, created the first workers' compensation fund and...
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$450.00
Albany Argus, November 23, 1838 newspaper article on the Canada War, the Battle at Wind Mill Point and the Canadians exiled to Australia
by [Australia] Canadian Patriots
Albany, NY, 1838. Single issue of a New York newspaper with a long article entitled 'The Canada War' (the Canadian Rebellion of 1837-1838), on the outcome of the Battle of Wind Mill Point which was fought by the Hunter Patriots to liberate the colony of Upper Canada from British rule. Many of the Patriots, led by "a Pole, Von Shulz" were captured and sentenced to be transported to Van Diemen's Land (apparently 60 in all were convicted and transported to a penal colony). The names of the captured...
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$475.00
Letter on Platypus in "Extracts from the Minute Book of the Linnean Society of London"
by [Platypus]
London: Linnean Society, 1822. Wraps. Very good condition. An early platypus description in a three page Letter describing the capture and dissection of a pregnant female 'Ornithorhynchus paradoxus' in Australia in 1820, in this extract, as well as a list of donors to the Museum of the Society which includes several prominent individuals of New South Wales. The Letter was contributed by Mr. Patrick Hill, Surgeon in the Royal Navy (dated Sydney, New South Wales, 3d January 1821) and describes an...
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$250.00
Small Creatures of the Australian Wilderness
by A J Press
Kevin Weldon, Australia, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good. Illustrator: Leo Meier. Hardcover. 264 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Kevin Weldon, Australia, 1984. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in dust jacket. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Coffee table book with large color photos of Australian animals. *** Illustrator: Leo Meier. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Animals & Birds; Australiana; ISBN: 0949708062. ISBN/EAN: 9780949708069. Inventory No: 08040332.. 9780949708069
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$18.87
Wong Chu and the Queen's Letterbox: The First Collection of Stories
by Hungerford, T. A. G. (Thomas Arthur Guy), 1915-2011
Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1977. Softcover. Fine. WEST AUSTRALIANA LITERATURE112p. : ill. ; 22cm. #240922 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Softcover Fine
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$9.76
DINGO: The Story of Our Mob
by Dingo, Sally
Random House, Australia, 1998. Softcover. Very Good +. The story of one of Australia's most loved film and television personalities.The Dingo family history follows the formula of any self-respecting soap opera. It's full of life, death, laughter, violence, struggle, children, poverty, alcohol, and surprisingly after all that, success. It is the stuff of overblown fiction. It is also a history shared with every other Aboriginal family, a history still unknown to many Australians. Dingo makes that...
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$9.76
Australia's Outback : Environmental Field Guide
by Frank Haddon
Simon & Schuster, Australia, 1992. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 200 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Simon & Schuster, Australia, 1992. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Spine is faded slightly. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Environment & Ecology; Australiana; ISBN: 0731800087....
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$30.25
AIR FORCE: Inside the New Era of Australian Air Power (Signed Copy)
by McPhedran, Ian
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: HarperCollins, 2011. x, 374pp., plus 3 x 8 page colour illustrated sections. Book clean, square. Spine firm. A personal penned inscription ('To Jim'), signed by author Ian McPhedran on first (author biog.) page, corner crease to several leaves, else pages clean and unmarked. Colour illustrated card wrapper has a soft crease, minor surface indentations. " . . . tells the exclusive, inside story of the modern Royal Australian Air Force in the action-packed...
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$19.52
The Australian Language
by Baker, Sidney J
Sydney: Angus And Robertson. Good with no dust jacket. 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. No signatures. Minor damps stains to margins of some leaves. Some staining and marking to boards. ; xii, [2], 425 pages + plates. Orange cloth boards. Page dimensions: 215mm x 132mm. Title continues, "An examination of the English language and English speech as used in Australia, from convict days to the present, with special reference to the growth of indigenous idiom and its use by Australian...
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$20.00
Real Aussies Drive Utes II: 40 More Great Ute Yarns
by John 'Bluey' Bryant [Editor]
Angus & Robertson, Australia, 2001. Softcover. Very Good Condition. A new collection of funny stories involving one of Australia's most beloved icons - the ute. Ever since the first ute was born in Australia in the 1930s, when a Victorian converted his old sedan by using a hacksaw, Aussies have had a strong affinity for their utes! Oblong. 183 pages. Light tanning to page edges. Illustrated with black and white photograph. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category:...
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$9.11
A Century Galloped By
by Pacini, John
Victoria Racing Club, 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. jacket is shelf rubbed and a bit edge worn. gift inscription. light tanning and marks. well bound. fairly good copy and jacket.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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$6.00
Poems of Henry Lawson
by Lawson, Henry
New Holland, 2012. Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7x0x10. Hardcover. Third printing with full number line to 3. Light shelf wear to boards and dust jacket. Binding square and tight. No highlighting, notation, or remainder marks. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.
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$28.99
Lion & Kangaroo : The Initiation Of Australia 1901-1919
by Gavin Souter
Collins, Sydney, 1976. Hardcover. Good/Good. Hardcover. 344 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Collins, Sydney, 1976. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in good condition and comes in good dust jacket. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dustjacket is in very good condition with only minor bumping, wear and/or foxing. Page edges foxed and browned. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Australiana; ISBN: 0002114453. ISBN/EAN: 9780002114455. Inventory No: 12092625.. 9780002114455
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$16.59
All Things Wild
by Jeff Carter
Rigby, Australia, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardcover. 151 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Rigby, Australia, 1977. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in good dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have moderate wear. Spine has minor lean. Edges of dust jacket have moderate bumping and minorchips and/or tears. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: More Yarns About Wild...
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$15.94
Body at the Melbourne Club
by David Burke
Seemingly a successful man Bertram Armytage, popular sportsman, fought in the Boer War, expert horseman, and decorated in London for his achievements as part of Ernest Shackleton's great 1907-1909 polar expedition, went home to Australia and shot himself. 170 pages with 48 pages of black and white illustrations and a map. Book in very good+ condition with small green mark on first page and small sticker on front cover.
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$9.76
Stories of Australia
by Gordon Connell
Melbourne University Press, Australia, 1967. First Edition. Medium Trade Paperback. Very Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 203 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Melbourne University Press, Australia, 1967. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have superficial rubbing/wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are lightly tanned. Previous owner's name in ink. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Australiana; Inventory No: 16060157..
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$8.13
Australian Nurses Since Nightingale 1860-1990
by Elizabeth Burchill
Spectrum Publications, Australia, 1992. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 258 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Spectrum Publications, Australia, 1992. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are lightly creased. Previous owner's name in ink. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Medicine & Health; ISBN: 0867861428. ISBN/EAN:...
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$20.17
Peninsular City A Social History of the City of South Perth
by Florey, Cecil C
Perth, Western Australia: City of South Perth, Western Australia. 1999. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Colour plates to front and back. B/w Maps & plans. Previous owner's name to preliminary pages. Uncommon. 343 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Reprint. Softcover.
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$19.52
The World of Olegas Truchanas
by Max Angus; Norman Laird [Preface]; Olegas Truchanas [Photographer]
This Book is in Acceptable Condition. Ex-Library with the usual Library Markings: Spine Label, Library Stamps, Card Pocket, Library Stickers, etc. The Dust Jacket (protected by a Dust Jacket Protector) has some Light Crinkling along the Edges but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards have Very Light Foxing along the Top Edge but retain Sharp Corners and Undamaged Gilt Lettering with No Tears, Creases, Bumps, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Still Intact but is...
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$14.99
The Best of the Last Ten Years in Australian Sport
by David Lord
Frost, Australia, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Hardcover. 224 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Frost, Australia, 1978. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in good condition and comes in fair dust jacket. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: A collection of essays abouty the highlights of the previous decade of a wide variety of sports. Authors include - Bill Mordey - Mike Sheahan - Bob Ross - Ian Hanson - John Wallis, and more. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sports & Pastimes;...
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$8.78
Bollygum
by Garry Fleming
Weldon Kids, 1998. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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$7.69
Explore Australia : The Complete Touring Companion
by Fran & Critchell, Colin Church
Viking, Scoresby, VIC, Australia, 1989. Eighth Edition. Softcover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. Softcover. 561 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Viking, Scoresby, VIC, Australia, 1989. Eighth Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in fair condition. The front fold-out map is creased, otherwise the pages are in excellent condition. The cover appears to have faded somewhat. The spine covering has a large tear which has been taped. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Detailed road maps for every state and territory, plus...
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$17.24
Australian Caves, Cliffs, And Waterfalls
by Charles Barrett
Georgian House, Melbourne, 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 126 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Georgian House, Melbourne, 1944. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. More specifically: Covers have slight soiling. Edges of boards have superficial edgewear and corners are lightly bumped. Pages are mildly foxed. Gift inscription in ink. Front cover of dust jacket has been glued to last end page.. *** Quantity...
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$13.66
