Sydney: Anderson & Hart, 1916. First Edition. Soft cover. Softcover : pp. [7] 8-128 : original illustrated wrapper : three black and white plates. Yapp edges chipped, small piece missing at base of spine, gift inscription on title page, bookplate of Terence Scott Paul on verso of front cover.Miller/Macartney, p.233..... More
San Francisco: City Lights, 1976. First Edition. Softcover : 40pp. : plain covers with border lettered in black. Ex-libris Billy Jones, American born Queensland based artist and poet, with his usual felt tipped diary entries, marks and underlining. Soiled. More
North Blackburn: Adobe Press, 1980. First Edition. Softcover : pp. [xiv] 143 [1, blank] : photo illustrated : photo illustrated covers : signed by Knox on the half title. crease to top tip of top cover; sprinkle of fox marks to the edges. Personal history of the mud brick revival..... More
Townsville: James Cook University, 1989. First Edition. Softcover : pp. [iv] ix[x] [1] 267[270] : 4 illustrations including frontispiece : 6 maps of which 4 are fold-outs : maps and essay by Alan Broughton : green paper covers, illustrated in silver with lettering in gilt and silver. Age toning to..... More
London: Flamingo, 1992. Softcover : 463pp. : cover illustration by Simon Fell. Spine creased; circular mark to top cover (1cm diameter) and with underlining throughout and marginalia at the end in felt tip by US-born Queensland based artist and poet Bill Jones. Purchased by Jones from Bent Books in October..... More
New York: Academic Press, 1981. Hardcover : pp. [xxviii] [322] : illustrated with photos and drawings : graphs and tables : dark blue cloth lettered in silver and gilt; illustrated in silver. From the Studies in Archaeology series. More
Columbia: South Carolina Press, 2000. Octavo : pp.[xlii] 694 : black cloth over paper covered boards, lettering in silver to spine : illustrated dustjacket. Jacket with minor edgewear. The original text of Wolfe's debut novel established by Arlyn and Matthew J. Bruccoli from the carbon copy of the typescript and..... More
Melbourne: William Heinemann, 1956. First Edition. Octavo : pp. [viii] 208 : black cloth lettered in gilt on the spine : green and red illustrated dustjacket. Jacket is clipped and lightly toned with some minor spotting to lower wrapper; three small stains to top edge of text block. Biblio-mystery by..... More
Boston: Charles E. Goodspeed & Co., 1922. First Edition. Small hardcover : pp. 30 [38, blank] : original card wraps bound in later navy cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine. Goodspeed's Monographs No. 6. "George C[anning] Wales (1868-1940) was an MIT graduate in naval architecture and a noted marine..... More
Brisbane: Copyright Publishing Company, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover : pp. [xii] 372 : black and white photo illustrations : photo illustrated boards. Oral history of Italian immigrants to regional Stanthorpe in SE Queensland in 1925-1935. More
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 188p. Original cloth-backed boards, gilt lettering to spine. Signed by Astley on the title page and inscribed on the half title. Author's fourteenth novel. First printing of the first American edition with both the book and dustwrapper in flawless condition..... More
Melbourne: T.C. Lothian, 1909. Hardcover. Octavo : pp. 44 [2, blank] : t.e.g. : cloth spine over paper covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Light wear to head and tail of spine; offsetting to free endpapers. Second Impression not recorded by Miller/Macartney. Serle, p149. Cloth-backed boards, gilt lettering to..... More
Berrima, NSW: South Head Press, 1982. First Edition. Soft cover. Softcover : [84]pp. : profusely illustrated with black and white photographic illustrations of events during the Second World War from the Australian War Memorial : original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy inscribed to poet Tom Shapcott and signed by Millett on..... More
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Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo : pp. [iv] 218 [2, blank] : original green boards, gilt lettering to spine : illustrated dustjacket. Orange lettering on the spine has faded. First printing of the author's fifth novel. Signed by Astley on the title page. A fine first..... More
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West Melbourne: Nelson, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo : pp. [vi] [176] : original green boards, white lettering to spine : illustrated dustjacket designed by Keith Robertson : inscribed on the title to Frank Hills. Tanning to edges of text block and the front endpapers; jacket with some minor creasing..... More
London: The Harvill Press, 1950. Octavo : pp. [viii] 264 : blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine : plain dustjacket lettered in blue and black. Jacket soiled, toned on the spine and completely separated at the top joint; top edge of the block toned; previous owner's initials and marginalia..... More
New York: George Braziller, 1965. First U.S. Edition, first printing. Octavo : pp. [xii] 388 : top edge dyed (light purple) : marine blue cloth lettered in white and red on the spine : jacket designed by Arnold Skolnick. Jacket rubbed and worn at extremities; light soiling to fore edge..... More
Chemainus, British Colombia: Magnetic Publishers, 1971. Octavo : pp. 176 : title page lettered in blue and black : dark red boards lettered in dark gold : blue dustjacket. Jacket with some minor edgewear and rubbing; sprinkle of foxing to top edge of text block. Alternative health concept revolving around..... More
London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo : 328pp. : black cloth, orange lettering to upper board and spine. Endpapers tanned, small bookseller label on front endpaper, light wear only to top and bottom of spine and extremities. Lacks dustjacket. Frederick Howard emigrated from England to..... More
Victoria Park: Hesperian Press, 1984. Facsimile edition. Complete in three hardcover volumes : Vol I " Ethnological Studies amongst the North-West-Central Queensland Aborigines" pp. (6) xvi, 199 (5) + 24 plates; Vol II Bulletins 1-8 "North Queensland Ethnography"; Vol III Bulletins 9-18 "North Queensland Ethnography" : patterned green endpapers (Vol..... More
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1982. First Edition, second printing. Hardcover : pp. [iv] [1] 303 [3 blank] : black cloth boards : gilt to spine : b&w illustrated jacket with orange and yellow lettering. Light spray of spots to top edge; previous owner's name in ink to f.f.e.p.; minor crease..... More
Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover : pp. [vi] xv [xvi] 389 [392] : frontispiece portrait of Mura, a Murinbtta : 17 plates : pictorial endpapers : unbleached linen cloth boards : dark mustard jacket : errata slip loosely inserted. Jacket spine sunned, top edge creased with..... More
Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.. 1980. Softcover : pp. [i] ii-xii, 388 : illustrated with maps and photographs in b/w throughout : Green paper cover with b/w illustration and lettering to top, bottom and spine : previous owner's name in ink to front e.p. Spine sunned; light crease to..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1954. First U.K. Edition. Octavo : pp. [288] : green cloth lettered in gilt : dustwrapper. Top edge toned; small 3mm stain to fore edge; minor edgewear to the unclipped jacket and a 1cm mark to top wrapper at the "í" in Ignazío. Secondino Tranquilli (1 May..... More
