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Considering this publication is over 60 years old it is in pretty good condition. Check all photos to observe some foxing to insides of front and back covers. There is a fold out map attached to the inside of the rear cover. There are 328 pages in total. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
Lovers of blue and white china will be familiar with the very popular pattern 'Willow'. Burleigh was founded in 1851 as Hulme & Booth in Burslem, Staffordshire, named after the founders. When the pottery changed hands in 1862 it was renamed ‘Burgess & Leigh’ after names of the new owners . Until the 1920s it primarily produced toiletware. It expanded its tableware ranges in the 1920s and 1930s and these are regarded as the firm's golden years. This Burleigh Ware gilt edged set is made in England and consists of a tea pot, lidded sugar bowl, creamer/milk jug, sandwich plate and two trios (cup, saucer, plate). -
In the foreword Emily Liddle of Alice Springs writes, "I hope that everyone who reads this book will think about how Aboriginal people look after the land and the plants, and how people use plants for food and medicine and tools. And I hope that they remember those old ways of caring for the land and using the plants, for those foods and remedies are still strong." Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. This is a softcover/paperback book of 400 pages. Please note that creases are present on the front cover. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia, issued by the Handbooks Committee on behalf of the South Australian Government and published by favour of the Honourable the Premier, D. A. Dunstan Q.C, M.P. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the 272-page softcover/paperback book you will receive. Note there are some age-related marks on and inside the front cover, nothing major but mentioned for accuracy. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
- White doiley with CAKE wording
- 20cm x 18cm
- Free postage Australia wide
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- White doiley with CAKE wording
- 25cm x 20cm
- Free postage Australia wide
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- White doiley with CAKE wording
- 28cm x 20cm
- Free postage Australia wide
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A gorgeous caramel coloured peak cap in a warm combination of cashmere and wool. This style is a classic and a staple accessory in the cooler weather. A press stud is provided on the peak so the cap can be either fastened (as shown in photos) or not. It is Medium in size. Please check all photographs provided as these are of the cap you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Shona Nunan was born in Australia in 1959 and qualified with a Bachelor of Art -Sculpture from RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) in 1981. She has an impressive portfolio of selected collections and commissions and has an impressive history of exhibitions. Shona has studios in Italy and France. The book has 144 pages and the print run was limited to 1000 copies. The text is provided in both English and Chinese. Please refer to both photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
This publication traces the history of the most famous fashion house in the world, from its conception in 1946 to the modern era. Essays by leading figures in the world of fashion, combined with archive photography offer an insight into the soul of the company. This 1994 soft cover publication of 64 pages is presented by the Powerhouse Museum is association with Christian Dior, Paris and the Union Francaise des Arts du Costume, Paris. The knife shown in the photos is to hold the pages open and not included in the sale. The book is in good overall condition. Having a white cover means that marks show up readily. Please refer to the photo showing the back cover with some smudgy marks. Please refer to all photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
This is a paperback book of 274 pages. The author presents a comprehensive, entertaining and visually stunning history of circus in Australia. Mark St Leon shows how circus in Australia today is the outcome of a continuum extending back to its London, medieval and ancient roots. The book is in good condition. Please refer to the photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
The author John Wells, himself a Gippslander, through his research and oral history endeavours has written a book crammed full of fascinating information about the area's history and its people. The 181 page paperback book is in good condition throughout. Note please some indentations on the back cover. The knife shown in some photos is not included in the sale but as a prop to hold pages open. Please check all photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
The stories of 33 fascinating women are told in this softcover/paperback book of 189 pages. The stories will provide insight into Tasmanian and female convict history set against historical context for the critical events in these women's lives. The book is in good condition. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
One of the most popular cookbooks in Australia since it was first published in 1966. This fourth edition was a revision of the 1980 revision to "take account of many changes in family living which have become apparent." It is a comprehensive book which covers the basics of good nutrition, kitchen management, meal planning and service, home preservation of foods as well as a range of recipes under various headings. For its age the book is in good overall condition. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
- A Valentine's mailing novelty printed in Great Britain. This is a wonderful item for horse lovers.
- Free postage Australia wide.
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Details: shell 65% wool, 35% polyester. Lining 100% acetate. Made in China. Please refer to the photos provided as this is the item you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This is a softcover/paperback book that has an inscription and is signed by the author. Please refer to the photos provided as they are of the book you will receive. The book is in good condition. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
- Vintage EPNS cake fork made in Melbourne with kookaburra design.
- A souvenir piece from Marysville, Victoria.
- Free postage Australia wide.
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- Vintage EPNS sugar spoon with kookaburra detail - a souvenir spoon for Warburton, Victoria.
- It will sit nicely in a traditional sugar bowl.
- A lovely usable piece of Australiana made in Melbourne.
- Free postage Australia wide
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This softcover/paperback book of 80 pages was published by the Museum of Victoria in 1990 and funded by the Department of Aboriginal Affairs. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This is a playing instruction manual for the beginner through to the advanced player. It is a complete guide to the ancient aboriginal instrument, the didgeridoo. Please refer to the photos provided of this 58-page softcover/paperback book as these are of the item you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This sale is for one volume (Number 102) in this series. Each volume captures incidents of Western Australian life and the exploration and development of this large state in Australia, a third of the Continent. This softcover/paperback book of 150 pages is in good condition. Please refer to the photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
The author, Dorothy Owen, spent her childhood surrounded by the beautiful forested mountains of Warburton, Victoria. Her father Harry Matheson was a timber man, a steam engine driver of those pioneering bush days. From Harry's notes, typed on a large old fashioned typewriter, Dorothy tells his life story which encountered the Depression and WW1. This 175-page softcover/paperback is in good condition. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Japan produces approximately half of the world's eels and the Japanese are the acknowledged experts on eel culture. This hardback edition of 148 pages will be invaluable to aquaculturists worldwide. This second edition has been completely updated to reflect the changes in eel culture techniques. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. The book is in good condition. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This book is possibly the first in Australia to present a collection of major sculptures by more than thirty monumental works by leading Australian sculptors in the landscape context of a productive working farm. Elgee Park, located at Merricks North on Victoria's Morning Peninsula, is renowned for its Quarter Horse Stud and the historic Elgee Park Winery. Over the past 25 years Baillieu Myer and his family have added yet another dimension to the property by assiduously collecting large-scale outdoor works by sculptors including Clement Meadmore, Ron Robertson-Swann, Robert Klippel, Inge King, Lenton Parr, Geoffrey Bartlett, Bruce Armstrong and David Wilson. Author, Ken Scarlett, has arranged the sculptures in the book according to where they are located on a series of separate walks around the farm. The sculptures, their landscape settings, daily activities and the beautiful gardens of Elgee Park are the subjects of Mark Chew's dramatic photographs taken over all four seasons of the year. This is a softcover second edition which consists of 205 pages. It was published and distributed by Macmillan Art Publishing. It is in good overall condition. Please note that the knife shown in photos is not included in the sale but is used to prop the pages open. Please refer to all photographs provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
Thomas Eyres was born in Ballarat in 1870 and found his way to the Western Australian goldfields in 1894. After travelling by steamer and train he and a mate walked the last 180 miles to Coolgardie. The rest, as they say, is history! Please refer to all the photos provided as they are taken of the actual book you will receive. Note the circular stain inside on the front upper cover. The rest of the book is in good condition. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
Rosemary Davies is one of Australia's leading horticultural experts. She has travelled throughout Australia and overseas searching for fabulous foliage plants and discovering how they have been used to unify garden design and enhance flowering plants. Please refer to both photos provided as these are of the 128-page softcover/paperback book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
The Dingo Fence stretches nearly six thousand kilometres across Australia. This book hosts a collection of portraits in words and pictures of those who live on or near the Dog Fence, against a background of the landscape and history that shaped them. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the 176-page hardback book with dustjacket you will receive. Note that page 124 bears an old, oval shaped mark. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
A lovely, classic Italian silk tie. Please refer to both photos provided as these are of the tie you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
'First Footprints' tells the story of ancient life on the driest continent on Earth throughout the greatest environmental changes experienced in human history. Australia's first inhabitants created new technologies, designed ornamentation, engaged in trade and developed a sustainable society based on shared religious tradition and far-reaching social networks across Australia. Please refer to the photos provided. This 316-page softcover/paperback book is in good condition. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
- White doiley with floral design
- 17cm x 16cm
- Free postage Australia wide
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Sarah Guest, the author, is one of Australia's leading experts on bulbous plants. Australia-wide research combined with her own gardening experience have given her unique qualifications to advise today's gardeners on just which bulbous plants will grow best and where. Please refer to both photos provided as they are of the 128-page softcover/paperback book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
There are 27 books in this series, the later ones including number 25 harder to find as there were less of them sold back in 1998. The book is a softcover/paperback and is in good condition throughout. Please refer to the photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
This booklet was printed in Australia by John Sands Limited, Sydney. Being an old item with paper covers it is quite fragile after all these years. please refer to all photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
This limited edition (40 of 150) framed photo behind glass measures 50 cm x 31 cm. The scene is of a Yarra Valley vineyard in the morning light. -
Furphy water carts were made for over 90 years. The men of the first AIF, waiting to go to war, appropriated the name painted on its side and took the new word to Gallipoli and the Western Front. This 142-page hardback book with dustjacket is in good condition. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Ian Morris ('Riyala' Northern Territory) wrote that "In this book Bill relives the past in order to give some meaningful structure to the future. It is an attempt to help non-Aboriginal people understand the bond between Aboriginal people and their traditionally inherited land." The environmental and spiritual philosophy of a senior traditional owner. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the 81-paged hardback book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Please refer to the photos provided as they are of the book you will receive. The author tells the first-hand story of European settlement in the northern half of the Whycheproof Shire (Castle Donnington) including Sea Lake (Tyrrell) and Nandaly (Bimbourie). He describes the developments, hardship, fun, and frugal times commencing from 1890 until post war Australia. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
In 1906 at Sorrell in Tasmania, Melbourne born Howard Vernon (singer and comedian) married an actress and singer, Lavinia Florence De Loitte (1881-1962). Vinia, as she was known on stage, was the toast of Sydney in 1904 as Fifi in The Belle of New York. This book gives an account by Vinia de Loitte (Mrs. Howard Vernon) of the stories of the operas and of their production and revivals in Australia. The printer is Whitmarks Ltd. of 102 Sussex Street Sydney. This book has been signed by Vinia and inscribed as " I take after my mother (Mikado)." A beautiful item for a Gilbert & Sullivan lover or collector. Please refer to all photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
This is a rare first edition Green and Gold Cookery Book which dates I believe to around 1930/31. According to the information in the preface this Cookery Book has been literally home-made in the kitchens of South Australia with recipes included from Sydney, especially of savouries. The proceeds of the sale of this book was to increase the funds of the Congregational Home Mission work. It is a hardback edition which has been reinforced with tape at the front and the back at some time in its history. Some pages have old stains, dog-ears and a couple of pages are torn. The book has been well used. Please refer to the photos provided as they are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
Imagine the joy a young child would have reading these stories by Hans Andersen and the Brothers Grimm. The inscription shows this book was awarded as First Prize for Music in 1937. There are colour plates and full page drawings. Please refer to all the photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
Guy Grossi believes that there is no better way of showing your love for family and friends than by taking simple, fresh ingredients and making food for them to enjoy and be inspired by. From impromptu meals created direct from your pantry to dishes for a special occasion feast Guy's recipes encourage you to cook with the hands, the eyes and the heart. This 210-page softcover/paperback book is beautifully illustrated by Mirka Mora with stunning photographs by Adrian Lander. The book is in good condition throughout. Please refer to the photos provided. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
This is a 168 page hardback edition with dustjacket which has been signed by the author, Suzanne Falkiner and published by Valadon Publishing, Australia, 1981. Founded in 1882 as a Merino stud, Haddon Rig is managed by George Falkiner, his daughter Olivia and their management team. In 2016, the Falkiner family celebrated 100 years of ownership of one of Australia’s premier Merino studs. Please refer to all photos provided. Note that some marks are present on the first couple of pages. Overall though the book is in good condition for its age. Any questions? Please get in touch. -
Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the hat you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
This book captures the photographic journey along Australia's longest stock route, the long paddock. Acclaimed documentary photographer Andrew Chapman and award-winning journalist and author Tim Lee have followed in the pathways of the drovers across the vast plains of southern Australia. Please refer to all the photographs provided as these are of the book you shall receive. This hardback book of 224-pages is in good condition. If you have any questions please get in touch. -
A fabulous book! Please refer to the three photos provided as these are of the book you shall receive. This 199-page 2011 hardback book with dustjacket is in good condition throughout. If you have any questions please get in touch. -
Please refer to all photos provided as these are of the book you shall receive. This 272-page hardback book with dustjacket is in good condition throughout. If you have any questions please get in touch. -
A visual journey of the Australian woolshed as captured by one of Australia's finest photographers, Andrew Chapman. This 217-page hardback book with dustjacket is an invaluable historical record of an Australian icon, a silent symbol of our country's past. It is in good condition throughout. Please refer to the photographs provided as they are of the actual book you will receive. If you have any questions please get in touch. -
What a fabulous book! These wonderful dogs work over all terrains, demonstrating their character and intelligence, developing strong bonds with their owners. Please refer to all the photos provided as these are of the book you shall receive. If you have any questions please get in touch. -
This beautiful 224-page hardback book with dustjacket celebrates the families and traditions of Australia's alpine region. Photographer Melanie Faith Dove takes a contemporary look at the High Country families proudly carrying on their long-held bush traditions and training the next generation to be custodians of the land. Please refer to the photos provided as they are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase. -
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JUNIOR WOODCHUCKS.
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Copyright 1966, Walt Disney Productions.
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Free postage Australia wide.
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Legendary Australian R.M. Williams shares stories of his most memorable encounters in the bush. These stories are set against the backdrop of stunning photography of Central Australia from leading photographers Peter MacDonald and Ewen Bell. This is a beautiful book to keep or gift. Please refer to the photos provided as these are of the book you will receive. Any questions? Please get in touch prior to purchase.
