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Report of the Inquiry into the 2002-2003 Victorian Bushfires
Victoria (Australia) State Government of Victoria 2003 0731114884 / 9780731114887 First Paperback Very Good + 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
334 pp. Light wear to illustrated wraps. Corners a little curled. Spine uncreased. Internally unmarked, unwrinkled and solidly bound. Illustrated with maps, charts, diagrams, colour photos.
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30.00 AUD
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Barrow, Joy Making a Nest in the Hills
Otford NSW Otford Press 2002 1876928514 / 9781876928513 First Hard Cover Very Good Very Good Octavo
136 pp. Light general and edgewear to unclipped dustjacket. Very light wear to edges of purple boards. Internally as new. Illustrated endpapers. Colour and black-and-white illustrations.
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14.00 AUD
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Baxter, John Who Burned Australia?
London New English Library 1984 0450057496 / 9780450057496 First Paperback Good + 12mo
192 pp. Light general and edgewear to illustrated wraps. Page edges yellowed. Internally unmarked and solidly bound. Illustrated with b/w plates, maps. "The Ash Wednesday fires -- a terrifying account and a damning indictment."
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18.00 AUD
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Byard, Trevor The Pains and Pleasures of Our Pioneers: One Tasmanian Family 1856-1934
Launceston, Tasmania Regal Publications 1990 0949457388 / 9780949457387 First Paperback Very Good Octavo Signed by Author
224 pp. Very light edgewear to illustrated covers. All else as new. Signed by author on title page. Black-and-white illustrations throughout. "One of those rare social histories that by the use of diaries and letters brings back to life in a delightful way the hard but spiritually rewarding life of a pioneer family as they pioneered the fertile plains under the spectacularly beautiful backdrop of the Western Tiers."
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16.00 AUD
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Daffey, Paul Local Rites : A Year in Grass Roots Football in Victoria and Beyond
Flemington, VIC, Australia Black Duck Publications 2001 0646412485 / 9780646412481 First Paperback Very Good Octavo Martin Tighe (cover) Inscribed by Author
316 pp. Light general and edgewear to illustrated covers. Previous owner's name inked to first page. Lower corner a little scuffed and curled. Internally clean and solidly bound. Illustrated with map and black and white plates.
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12.00 AUD
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de Castella, Hubert John Bull's Vineyard. Australian Sketches
Melbourne Overseas Press Service 1981 Facsimile Edition Paperback Very Good 12mo
263 pp. This is a facsimile of the original published in 1868 by Sands and MacDougall, Melbourne. Light general and edgewear to covers. Internally clean, bright, solidly bound. "Hubert De Castella, a Swiss-Australian, who has left us a gem of literature with his trilling, velvet English, his continental foresight, his love of making good wines, and his delicate descriptions of the excellent vineyards of the Colony of Victoria in the 19th century."
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Doyle, Fiona Whispers of This Wik Woman
St Lucia University of Queensland Press 2004 0702234613 / 9780702234613 First Paperback Near Fine 12 mo
142 pp. Extremely light general and edgewear to illustrated covers. Internally as new. Black-and-white photos and map in the text. Bibliography. "Invites us into the heart of Cape York's Wikwaya country."
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16.00 AUD
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Fullerton, Mary E. Foreword by Frank Dalby Davison Bark House Days
Parkville Melbourne University Press 1964 Reprint Paperback Very Good 12 mo
157 pp. Very light general and edgewear to illustrated covers. Foxing to edges of text block. Internally unmarked; solidly bound. Originally published 1911. "Nostalgic but not sentimental, it is one of the few books which preserve the rich experience of bush childhood (the Big Bush of Gippsland) for a generation of city dwellers."
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20.00 AUD
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Gardiner, Lyndsay A Woman's Place - A History of the Homecraft Hotel
South Melbourne Hyland House Publishing 1993 1875657274 / 9781875657278 First Hard Cover Fine Near Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
137pp. B&W plates. "...reveals the history of the Homecraft Hostel, [and] sheds light on the sociological changes which contributed to its closure." Book itself in fine condition, dustjacket with very minor edgewear.
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15.00 AUD
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Garnett, T. R. Man of Roses: Alister Clark of Glenara
Kenthurst, NSW Kangaroo Press 1990 0864173326 / 9780864173324 First Hard Cover Very Good + Very Good Large 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
128 pp. Dustwrapper, now protected in removable clear sleeve, is not price clipped but has very light edgewear (wrinkling, a little chipping at the extremities). Red cloth boards bumped at corners. Internally near fine. Illustrated with colour and b/w photos.
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75.00 AUD
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Greenwood, Gordon, editor Brisbane 1859-1959: A History of Local Government
Queensland The Council of the City of Brisbane 1959 First Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket Ex-Library Quarto
695 pp. Light general and edgewear to boards. Scuffing and faint stains to edges of text block. Library marks limited to three pages in the front matter. Otherwise internally unmarked. Solidly bound. Colour frontis: "Brisbane's Royal Visitor 1959, The Princess Alexandra of Kent." Maps to endpapers. A very heavy book (just under 3 kg), probably not suitable for shipping overseas.
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36.00 AUD
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Hamer, Janet (editor) Handicrafts of the Country Women's Association of Victoria
Handicrafts of the Country Women's Association of Victoria 1968 Second Edition Hard Cover Very Good Good Small Quarto Janet Hamer. Photography by Jack Lawrence
527 pp. General and edgewear (chips and creases) to unclipped dustjacket. Yellowing to upper edge of text block. Internally unmarked; solidly bound. Colour and black-and-white illustrations. "Throughout the book it does not take a very vivid imagination to sense what the introduction of handicrafts has meant in human values to thousands of country women throughout the State. Most Europeans inherit these advantages but Australians have had to acquire them and it is clear that the C.W.A. has made a fine contribution. The plan is enticing and satisfying -- the Australian emphasis has been well handled -- an important and valuable addition to the meagre pool of literature available about Australian craftwork and those who work to keep it alive." -- The Melbourne Age
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25.00 AUD
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