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Manufacturing In Melbourne

Manufacturing In Melbourne

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of post-war economic transformation, Manufacturing in Melbourne presents a rigorous academic examination of one of...
A Community Portrait: Lifetimes In The City Of Whittlesea

A Community Portrait: Lifetimes In The City Of Whittlesea

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the tradition of oral history and community documentation, A Community Portrait: Lifetimes in the City of Whittlesea...
Active Service: With Australia In The Middle East

Active Service: With Australia In The Middle East

by Various
$70.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerActive Service: With Australia in the Middle East is a vivid and compelling wartime chronicle published during the height of the Second World War,...
Purvis For Survis: The History Of The Purvis Family, Their Staff And Stores In Gippsland

Purvis For Survis: The History Of The Purvis Family, Their Staff And Stores In Gippsland

$70.00 AUD
Edition: Limited Edition # 1679Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodPurvis for Survis chronicles the remarkable rise of one of regional Victoria's most beloved retail dynasties, tracing the Purvis family's enduring legacy...
The Land Boomers

The Land Boomers

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodIn the feverish decades of Melbourne's great land boom of the 1880s, a cast of audacious speculators, crooked financiers, and...
Encyclopaedia Botanica: The Essential Reference Guide To Native And Exotic Plants In Australia

Encyclopaedia Botanica: The Essential Reference Guide To Native And Exotic Plants In Australia

$120.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersA landmark work for anyone who has ever stood before...
Government Influence And The Location Of Economic Activity

Government Influence And The Location Of Economic Activity

$100.00 AUD
Edition: ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhere does industry locate, and who truly decides? Government Influence and the Location of Economic Activity presents...
Australia: A Geography

Australia: A Geography

$50.00 AUD
Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew lands on Earth are as paradoxical as Australia — a continent of ancient landscapes, vast interior silences, and dynamic coastal...
The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne: A History From 1845 To 1970

The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne: A History From 1845 To 1970

$50.00 AUD
Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodCondition remarks: Sun-faded spine, minor chips to DJ.One of Australia's most beloved and storied cultural landmarks comes...
Breeches & Bustles: An Illustrated History Of Clothes Worn In Australia 1788-

Breeches & Bustles: An Illustrated History Of Clothes Worn In Australia 1788-

$75.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the rough-spun garments of convict settlers to the corseted elegance of the colonial elite, Breeches & Bustles:...
Strong Like Its Pillars: Melbourne High School 1905–2005; Victoria's First State Secondary School

Strong Like Its Pillars: Melbourne High School 1905–2005; Victoria's First State Secondary School

$50.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFor a century, Melbourne High School has stood as a towering institution in the educational landscape of Victoria, and Strong Like Its Pillars: Melbourne High...
Groote Eylandt Art: Leonhard Adam Ethnological Collection Part One

Groote Eylandt Art: Leonhard Adam Ethnological Collection Part One

$40.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Spiral binding,Few corners of the world preserve a cultural heritage as ancient and visually arresting as Groote...
A Great Risk In A Good Cause: Australians In Greece And Crete April–May 1941

A Great Risk In A Good Cause: Australians In Greece And Crete April–May 1941

by Various
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the spring of 1941, Australian soldiers were thrust into one of the most desperate and...
Gippsland: People, A Place And Their Past

Gippsland: People, A Place And Their Past

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageCarved from the rugged southeastern corner of Victoria, Gippsland has long been one of Australia's most storied yet...
Manning Clark's History Of Australia

Manning Clark's History Of Australia

$60.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodFew works have shaped a nation's understanding of itself as profoundly as Manning Clark's monumental History of Australia, a sweeping chronicle of the continent...
Royal Australian Air Force: A Snapshot History 1921 - 2010

Royal Australian Air Force: A Snapshot History 1921 - 2010

by -
$120.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodFor nearly a century, the Royal Australian Air Force has stood as one of the most formidable and...
Gough Whitlam: A Tribute 1916–2014

Gough Whitlam: A Tribute 1916–2014

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew figures in Australian political history command the enduring reverence of Edward Gough Whitlam, and this handsome tribute volume stands as a testament to...
The Royal Australian Navy: Historic Naval Events Year By Year

The Royal Australian Navy: Historic Naval Events Year By Year

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodCondition remarks: small bruise on spine. From the earliest colonial patrols to the fleet actions of the Second World War and beyond,...
Our Home Front: 1939-45

Our Home Front: 1939-45

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodWhen the world erupted into global conflict in 1939, the reverberations were felt in every Australian home, street, and...
Story Of A Vineyard: Chateau Tahbilk

Story Of A Vineyard: Chateau Tahbilk

$40.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodNestled in the heart of Victoria's Nagambie Lakes region, Chateau Tahbilk stands as one of Australia's most storied and enduring...
A Spacious Central Location: Installations For Pica And The Cultural Centre

A Spacious Central Location: Installations For Pica And The Cultural Centre

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the vibrant cultural heart of Perth, Western Australia, A Spacious Central Location: Installations for PICA and the...
Glimpses Of Our Past: Early Morwell And District

Glimpses Of Our Past: Early Morwell And District

$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodStep back in time to the rugged beginnings of Morwell and its surrounding district in Victoria's Latrobe Valley, where a pioneering community carved out a town...
Selected Poems Of Henry Lawson

Selected Poems Of Henry Lawson

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFew voices have captured the rugged soul of the Australian bush with the raw honesty and lyrical power of Henry Lawson, and...
Len Pryor: Leading Teacher Educator 1912-1991 (SIGNED)

Len Pryor: Leading Teacher Educator 1912-1991 (SIGNED)

$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA remarkable life in Australian education is brought vividly to light in this authoritative biography...
Warrnambool Art Gallery 1886–2016

Warrnambool Art Gallery 1886–2016

by Various
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStanding as a testament to one of regional Australia's most enduring cultural institutions, Warrnambool Art Gallery 1886–2016 chronicles...
The Genealogist: Your Family History Magazine

The Genealogist: Your Family History Magazine

by -
$50.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. March 1998 Vol IX No 1 to December 2000 Vol IX No12A collection of issues spanning from...
Historical Studies: Australia And New Zealand - Selected Articles / Eureka Supplement / Selected Articles Second Series

Historical Studies: Australia And New Zealand - Selected Articles / Eureka Supplement / Selected Articles Second Series

$50.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThree compact volumes stand as a testament to the scholarly vitality of Australasian historical inquiry —...
Victorian Historical Journal

Victorian Historical Journal

by -
$50.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Volume 64 No. 1 April 1993 - Volume 71 No. 2 September 2000. The Victorian Historical Journal...
Australian Historical Studies

Australian Historical Studies

by -
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageSix issues of Australian Historical Studies — numbers –102, 105, 107-108., spanning April 1993 to April 1997 —...
Descent: The Journal Of The Society Of Australian Genealogists

Descent: The Journal Of The Society Of Australian Genealogists

$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Bundle of 5 booklets - vol.14 part 3 and 4. vol.15 part 2, 3 and 4. For...
'Cc' The Colin Mcdonald Story: Cricket, Tennis, Life (SIGNED)

'Cc' The Colin Mcdonald Story: Cricket, Tennis, Life (SIGNED)

$120.00 AUD
Edition: rev ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: SignedA compelling sports memoir, this work chronicles the remarkable life of Colin McDonald, the legendary Australian opening batsman whose stoic...
The Conversations At Curlow Creek (SIGNED)

The Conversations At Curlow Creek (SIGNED)

$100.00 AUD
Edition: uncorrected proof Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased cover. On the eve of a man's execution in the Australian bush,...
Untold Tales (SIGNED)

Untold Tales (SIGNED)

$60.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedFrom one of Australia's most celebrated literary voices comes Untold Tales, a collection that showcases David Malouf's extraordinary gift for illuminating...
The Great World

The Great World

$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFrom one of Australia's most celebrated literary voices comes The Great World, a sweeping and profoundly human novel that binds two men together across...
Harland's Half Acre (SIGNED)

Harland's Half Acre (SIGNED)

$70.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: signed bookplate. In the sun-scorched landscapes of twentieth-century Australia, Harland's Half Acre chronicles the life of Frank...
A First Place

A First Place

$15.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodWhat does it mean to belong to a place — to feel its soil beneath your feet, its stories threaded through your...
Dream Stuff (SIGNED)

Dream Stuff (SIGNED)

$55.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedMarkings: SignedFrom one of Australia's most celebrated literary voices comes Dream Stuff, a masterful collection of short stories that transports...
Antipodes: Stories By David Malouf (SIGNED)

Antipodes: Stories By David Malouf (SIGNED)

$100.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: price clipped dj, in mylar. From one of Australia's most celebrated literary voices comes Antipodes, a masterfully crafted collection...
Act One

Act One

$60.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFrom the sun-bleached landscapes of Western Australia to the intimate corridors of the human soul, Act One announces...
The Hexagon

The Hexagon

$120.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedCondition remarks: unclipped dj with small tear, in mylar. Boards: square and clean; binding remains tight. Within the deceptively quiet...
'Twixt Shadow And Shine

'Twixt Shadow And Shine

$180.00 AUD
Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Condition: ex-library copy showing honest wear consistent...
A Change For The Better: Short Stories (SIGNED)

A Change For The Better: Short Stories (SIGNED)

$60.00 AUD
Edition: No. 37 of 50 Limited Numbered and Signed copies. Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: SignedFrom one of Australia's most idiosyncratic and underappreciated literary voices comes A Change for the...
The Harp In The South

The Harp In The South

$120.00 AUD
Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedCondition remarks: unclipped dj (9s.6d.net). Boards: square and clean; binding remains tight. 272pp. In the cramped, sun-baked slums of...
The Slow Natives

The Slow Natives

$45.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingThe Slow Natives is a searing portrait of suburban Australian life, chronicling the quiet disintegration of the Leverson family —...
The Doubleman (SIGNED)

The Doubleman (SIGNED)

$60.00 AUD
Edition: 1st us ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: unclipped dj. Light foxing on book block. In the shadowy world where folk music and dark...
Our Republic (SIGNED)

Our Republic (SIGNED)

$60.00 AUD
Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedMarkings: SignedAt the crossroads of national identity and democratic ambition, Tom Keneally's Our Republic presents a passionate and penetrating argument for Australia's transformation...
The Boys In The Island

The Boys In The Island

$100.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Signed ephemera laid-in. Price clipped dj. Ex-lib plate on front pastedown. Set against the rugged, sun-scorched...
I Can Jump Puddles (SIGNED)

I Can Jump Puddles (SIGNED)

$120.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedMarkings: SignedAgainst all odds and with an indomitable spirit, a young boy in rural Australia refuses to let polio define...