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'The Shearers' is a visual celebration of the men and women who work the sheds from images taken across Australia. This copy has been signed. Please refer to the photos provided as they are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This is a scarce first edition of this 213-page hardback book with dustjacket. Please refer to the photos provided and note that the dustjacket is not in perfect condition and that there is some yellowing to front and endpapers. Apart from that it is in good condition throughout. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
First edition 1982, publisher Hyland House, Melbourne, Australia. This book tells the story of Australia's oldest provincial tennis club, Geelong lawn tennis club. It contains photographs, interview material as well as newspaper and personal accounts. Please refer to the photos provided as they are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This is a biographical novel detailing the life of Alice O'Dowd, an Irish-Australian matriarch who married Thomas Tobin and raised a family in Melbourne. Her sons went on to establish Tobin Brothers Funerals, one of the most well-known and prominent funeral directing businesses in Australia. This softcover/paperback book of 231 pages is written by Alice's granddaughter, Denise Tobin Shine. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. The price includes packing and postage Australia wide. -
'The Women of Botany Bay' is a history of the European women who came to New South Wales as convicted felons or as the free wives of convicts. It is based on the re-creation of the individual and collective British and Australian lives of every woman convicted in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales and transported to NSW between 1787 and 1828, and as many of the 'convict wives' as could be traced. Please refer to the photos provided of the 344-page hardback book with dustjacket as these are of the book you will receive. Note the vertical scuff on the front dustjacket. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This 167-page softcover/paperback book brings to life the wider world in which Albert Facey lived his fortunate life. It also uncovers something about his family's history which perhaps he never knew. It is an evocative exploration of Australia's social history. Please refer to the photographs provided as these are of the book you will receive. The book is in good condition throughout but note that there is rubbing to the inside rear cover where possibly a sticker has been removed. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This book was released in 2013. Bonegilla was the largest migrant camp in Australia's history. It was the first home for Displaced Persons (DPs) after World War Two, many Poles, Czechs, Latvians, Lithuanians, Estonians and Ukrainians among them. Please refer to the photos provided and note the mark along the top edge. The book is in good, clean condition throughout. The price includes packing and postage Australia wide. -
Please refer to all the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. It is a hardback edition with dustjacket which has been covered in plastic with a brown paper liner. Note also the black texta line across the top of the pages. The book is heavy and has 256 pages. It is in good condition throughout. The price includes packing and postage Australia wide. -
Mary and Elizabeth Durack spent their childhood in Perth, looking forward to the boat that brought their father home from the northern cattle stations each wet season. The story is of wo sisters, a writer and a painter who were both intensely drawn to the remote northern landscapes and people of the Kimberley. Please refer to the photos provided of this 291-page softcover/paperback book as they are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This is a most useful reference book by interior design expert, Barty Phillips. The book is divided into eras and highlights the styles of each era. It includes ceiling and wall lights, table lamps and floor lamps. Please refer to the photos provided as they are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
NSW Sutherland Shire -based outback expert and explorer, Bert Bolton passed away in 2018 at the age of 95. This softcover/paperback book of 74 pages is a fascinating memoir of his life, beginning with leaving home at the age of sixteen in the early hours of the morning to go dingo shooting with a mate, along the dingo and rabbit proof fence which ran for 1800 kilometres. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Note the scuff to the base of the spine. This is a scarce title and is in good condition throughout. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This book details the story behind the oldest known European artifacts in Australia, the Hartog and Vlamingh plates. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the 96-page softcover book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Kim Storey's aim in producing this book was to show people exactly who farmers are and what they really look like. From veggie growers to wool producers, cattle graziers and oyster farmers the term 'farmer' is expansive. Kim travelled around Australia to give snapshots of different farmers and their families. Please refer to all photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. The price includes postage Australia wide. -
Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the 168-page softcover book you will receive. This publication is the authorised biography. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This hardback book with dustjacket of 192 pages explores a number of major Dreamtime myths as well as the songlines, ceremonies and other spiritual practices which make up Aboriginal life. It contains stunning colour photographs. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
A fantastic and informative book for those interested in wool sheds. Please refer to the photos provided as they are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
The year 2007 shaped as being a watershed in the club's history. This book provides the first-hand account of how a club acknowledged its deficiencies and failings, overcame them, and through that resolve made history. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. The book is in good condition throughout. The price includes packaging and postage Australia wide.
