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Richmond: A Photographic Essay

By: Bolt, Frank

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Hobart, TAS, Australia, Waratah Publications: 1974

Seller ID: HISAUS648

ISBN: 0959918902

Binding: Stapled Softcover

Condition: Good

Landscape stapled softcover, edition not stated, 244gms, pages not numbered. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout. Book has been covered in clear protective contact, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Macquarie Country: A History of the Hawkesbury

By: Bowd, D.G.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Australia, 1973

Seller ID: 000315

Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Good

Hardcover book with blue boards and pictorial dustjacket, reprint edition, 648gms, 242 pages. Contents includes: discovery and exploration; early settlement; the river; floods; shipping; aborigines; the macquarie era; bushrangers; inns; roads; bridges; the church; hospitals; prominent people; founders; buildings; sports and pastimes; railway; government; education; agriculture; and postal services/newspapers. The text is supported by many black and white photographs. A good solid copy for its age and of good reading quality with age-related general wear and tear and minor page discolouration t...
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Outback Pubs of Australia

By: Bowen, Jill

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Brookvale, Australia, National Book Distributors: 1991

Seller ID: AUST68

ISBN: 1875580379

Binding: Hard Cover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Good

Laminated pictorial boards replicated on the dust jacket, First Edition, 800gms, 112 pages, orange coloured endpapers. Outback Pubs of Australia contains over fifty of pub artist Rex Newell's favourite paintings. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear. Dust Jacket is in good condition with mild shelf wear, tear to back of cover approximately 1 inch long, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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Sydney Morning Herald Century of Pictures, The: 100 Years of Herald Photography

By: Bowers, Mike (ed)

Price: $38.00

Publisher: Camberwell, VIC, Australia, Penguin Group: 2008

Seller ID: AUST199

ISBN: 0670073016

Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Good

Hardcover with blue boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 1475gms, 279 pages, illustrated endpapers. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration/spotting throughout. Boards are in good condition with only light shelf wear. Dust jacket is in good condition with mild shelf wear, chipping and one 1 inch tear to the top front right hand corner, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Book weighs over 1kg and may incur additional postage.
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Coolangatta 1822-1972

By: Bradshaw, N. T.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Auburn, NSW, Australia, J. S. McMillan Pty Ltd: 1972

Seller ID: HISAUS647

Binding: Stapled Softcover

Condition: Good

Landscape stapled softcover, edition not stated, 58gms, pages not numbered. This book details the history of the Berry Homestead near Nowra and Shoalhaven Heads in NSW. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light age-related page discolouration throughout. Book has been covered in clear protective contact, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Port Arthur 1830-1877

By: Brand, Ian

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Tasmania, Australia, Jason Publications: 1986

Seller ID: HISAUS660

ISBN: 0909640041

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Softcover, thirteenth printing, 106gms, 77 pages. This book has been prepared to present a balanced view of Port Arthur and its allied stations on Tasman Peninsula. It is based on original documents of 1830-1877 rather than the faulty memories of visitors recorded many years later. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Picture Palaces and Flea-Pits: Eighty Years of Australians at the Pictures

By: Brand, Simon

Price: $200.00

Publisher: Sydney, Australia, Dreamweaver Books: 1983

Seller ID: HISAUS595

ISBN: 0949825034

Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Good

Hardcover with white boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 1415gms, 271 pages. This book recreates the grand days of the picture palace. It remembers a world that has well and truly gone and a time of life that was simpler. It is a celebration of the days when the visit to the pictures was the event of the week. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear. Boards and dust jacket are in good condition with only light shelf wear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Book weighs over 1kg and may incur additional postage.
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Benjamin Glennie: Apostle of the Downs

By: Brightman, Max

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Toowoomba, Australia, M Brightman: 1983

Seller ID: HISAUS536

ISBN: 0959189203

Binding: Stapled Booklet

Condition: Good

Stapled softcover, first edition, 114gms, 75 pages. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout. Front cover shows some discolouration, spotting and general wear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Gallipoli: The Fatal Shore

By: Broadbent, Harvey

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Camberwell, Australia, Viking: 2005

Seller ID: WARONE9

ISBN: 0670040851

Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Good

Hardcover with brown boards and pictorial dustjacket, first Australian edition, 1330gms, 312 pages, brown endpapers. This book situates the story of Gallipoli within its multinational context. It is illustrated with over 200 photographs and artworks from collections in Australia, Britain, New Zealand and Turkey. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear. Boards and dust jacket iare in good condition with mild shelf wear and scuffing, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Book weighs over 1kg and may incur additional postage.
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Gallipoli: The Fatal Shore

By: Broadbent, Harvey

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Camberwell, Australia, Penguin Books: 2009

Seller ID: WARONE39

ISBN: 0143011332

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Softcover, first thus, 624gms, 363pgs. This book situates the remarkable story of Gallipoli within its multinational context and includes over 100 photographs and artworks. It is a fascinating insight into the campaign in which national identity was forged. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout. Book is ex-library and shows the associated stampings and markings, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Good Old Days, The: A Pictorial History of Australia

By: Brooke, Stephen

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Silverwater, Australia, Bullion Books: 1989

Seller ID: AUST121

ISBN: 0730205916

Binding: Stiff Card Cover

Condition: Good

Stiff card cover, folio, reprint edition, 1595gms, 319 pages. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Book weighs 1.5kg and is oversize so it may incur additional postage.
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On the Road: The NRMA's First Seventy-Five Years

By: Broomham, Rosemary

Price: $10.00

Publisher: St Leonards, Australia, Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd: 1996

Seller ID: HISAUS206

ISBN: 1864480084

Binding: Hard Cover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover with dark blue boards and pictorial dust jacket, First Edition, 950gms, 254 pages, blue coloured endpapers. A little of three-quarters of a century ago, a group of farsighted individuals foretold the future of the motorcar in Australia. They went on to create the National Roads and Motorists' Association and this is their first Seventy-five years. Book is in very good condition with minor general wear and tear. Dust jacket is in very good condition with only light mild shelf wear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Extreme South: Struggles and Triumph of the First Australian Team to the Pole

By: Brown, Ian

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Terrey Hills, NSW, Australia, Australian Geographic P/L: 1999

Seller ID: 000483

ISBN: 1862760314

Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover with blue boards and pictorial dustjacket, first edition, 886gms, 255 pages. This absorbing book relates the experiences of these modern day explorers throughout the 60 challenging days of their 1300km trek, and thanks to Ian Brown's photography, shows us the vastness, majesty and uncompromising nature of the Antarctic landscape. Book is in very good condition with mild general wear and tear. DJ is in very good condition with only mild shelf wear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Australian Crime: Chilling Tales of Our Time

By: Brown, Malcolm (ed)

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Sydney, Australia, Lansdowne Australian Pty Ltd: 1993

Seller ID: TRU114

ISBN: 1863023127

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Softcover, first edition, 724gms, 256 pages. This is an enthralling account of the changing nature of crime throughout Australia over the years, a detailed case-by-case look at some of the mostchilling events and colourful characters in our history. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Let's Look at The Blue Mountains Area - 'Gateway to the West'

By: Byfield, C. C.

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Katoomba, Australia, Katoomba Scenic Railway: 1980

Seller ID: HISAUS533

ISBN: 0909214158

Binding: Stapled Booklet

Condition: Good

Softcover, fifth edition, 1980, 96gms, 29 pages. An introduction to the many feature of this fascinating region. Book is in good condition with moderate general age-related wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Blood Sweat & Tears: Australians and Sport

By: Cadigan, Neil; Hogg, Don; Messop, Brian; Nelson, Venetia; Sleeman, Richard; Webster, Jim; Wilkins, Phil

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Port Melbourne, Australia, Lothian Publishing Company Pty Ltd: 1989

Seller ID: HISAUS320

ISBN: 0850913136

Binding: Hard Cover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Good

Hardcover with green boards and pictorial dust jacket, First Edition, 1,475gms, 326 pages, pale yellow coloured endpapers. Blood, Sweat and Tears describes our (Australians) mania for sport, our obsession with winning, the nearness of violence in the boxing ring or on the football field, the fierce rivalry between club or team, the unsquashable habit of gambling, the divisions that run through sport, whether you're male or female, white or Aboriginal, upper-class or working-class. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear. Dust Jacket is in good condition with light shelf wear ...
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Federal Directory of Newcastle and District 1901

By: Cannington, W. G (ed)

Price: $70.00

Publisher: Cardiff, Australia, Davies and Cannington, Printers and Publishers: 1981

Seller ID: HISAUS139

ISBN: 0959351809

Binding: Hard Cover with Dust Jacket

Condition: Good

Hardcover with brown boards and pictorial dust jacket, Facsimile Edition, 350gms, 250 pages, and yellow coloured and original 1901 advertisements endpapers. A glance at the index to this directory reveals a remarkable chronicle of people, places and events associated with the early history of Newcastle and its environs. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear. Dust Jacket is in good condition with moderate shelf wear, chipping and about 5 small tears mainly to the top edge otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Carter and Stuff: Alan Carter Deals His Best Hand Yet!

By: Carter, Alan

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Belrose, NSW, AAC Specialist Antique Books: 2005

Seller ID: BIOAUS256

ISBN: 0975212273

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Fair to Good

Soft cover, first edition, 390g, 293pgs. The true story of the life of the Carter family in Australia, revealing the fun, enjoyment, characters, and the good side of the antiques business. Book is in fair to good condition with moderate general wear and tear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Melbourne Cup, The

By: Cavanough, Maurice; and Davies, Meurig

Price: $8.50

Publisher: Wollstonecraft, NSW, Australia, Jack Pollard Publishing Pty Ltd: 1978

Seller ID: SPOHOR13

ISBN: 0727004859

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Softcover, revised and enlarged eighth edition, 872gms, 502 pages. This book provides all the answers on Australia's most discussed sporting event, the world's greatest handicap horse race. Book is in good condition with general wear and tear and mild page discolouration throughout. Spine of book shows light fading, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Historisk Guide Till Australien (Written in Swedish)

By: Chambers, John H.

Price: $28.00

Publisher: Lund, Sweden, Historiska Media: 1999

Seller ID: HISAUS446

ISBN: 9188930777

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Softcover, edition not stated, 494gms, 337pgs, written completely in Swedish. This book provides a short history of Australia. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Category: Australian History