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Condition Legend:

Excellent = Little or no visual wear.

Very Good = All quite readable and clean. May have slight areas of marking, yellowing, worn edges, etc.

Good = All quite readable and clean. Some pages may have faults, be worn, yellowing, binding loose, water marks, etc. In many cases these are the harder to source copies.

A descriptive book condition will be emailed on request.

Book Sizes: All sizes in centimetres. h = height. w = width. t = thickness.

All books hard bound unless stated otherwise.

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The Australians by Peter Luck

Sizes: 144 pages, h 28.5cm, w 21cm, t 2cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: "If we look beyond the romantic image of the typical Australian being a lean and laconic bushman, as big as the outback and as dry as the drought, there emerges a diverse character, who defies definition." This is the partner book from the television production of the same name which includes Toots, Boorowa Debs, The Queen's Man, Cabbies, Rock n Roll Man, The Windsor, The Shearers, China Dancer, Pro Hart, Trainer, Bo Jo, Player, Miracle Baby, Eagle, Gentleman Jim, The Bloke  and The Trail. Beautiful colour plates of Australiana. A true collector's book. Published: 1981

Price: $20.00 + $9.00 Postage & Handling. +

Australian Pub Crawl By Douglass Baglin and Yvonne Austin

Sizes: 158 pages, 28.5cm, w22cm, t 1.75cm. Condition: Very Good to excellent. Comments: "Nothing now remains of the earliest grog shops-leaking canvas tents wretched-wattle-and-daub shanties, but their offspring can be found in most corners of the sunburnt country: on the Birdsville track and in the great cities, in the prosperous country towns and the edge of the Never Never, among the cane fields and the fishing villages and the dusty mining towns". "A book such as this, lovingly compiled in the course of a twenty year pub crawl, is a warm and sometimes nostalgic tribute to one of our great institutions-the Australian pub." Dozens of pictures of historic and renowned pubs around Australia (yours may be here) with photos of the characters associated with them, drinkers and bar staff. Holden cars everywhere, beer brands, dry country scenes, busy city hotels, glorious architecture, tin huts, colourful characters, memorabilia, etc. A true piece of our history. First Published 1977.

Price: $35.00 + $9.00 Postage & Handling.    

Dame Edna's Bedside Companion crafted by Dame Edna Everage

Sizes: 167 pages, 25.5cm, w 18cm, t 2cm. Condition: Very Good. Comments: Comedy writings at their best from "Dame Edna". Even includes recipes. For Dame Edna fans this will be a riot with lots of great pics. Published 1982.

Price: $14.00 + $9.00 Postage & Handling. +

Australian Motoring Guide by Gareth Powell

Sizes: 400 pages, h 29cm, w 21cm, t 3cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: A detailed motoring guide throughout every state of Australia and hundreds of cities and towns. Includes road maps, tourist information, beautiful colour pictures, historical information and much more in a weather resistant clear cover. Published: 1995.

Price; $15.00 + $9.00 Postage & Handling +

On Our Selection/On our New Selection by Arthur Hoey Davis (Steele Rudd)

Sizes:328 pages, h 23.5cm, w 16cm, t 3cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: Beautifully bound book with six separate pen drawings in a folder by Lionel Lindsey. The book contains On Our Selection first published in 1899 and On Our New Selection first published in 1903. Throughout the book the reader will view even more hand drawn pictures by A. J. Fisher, A. H. Fullwood, G. W. Lambert, Fred Leist, F. P. Mahony and Alf Vincent. A true masterpiece that portrays early English life in Australia. Hard times, fun, drought, family life, farming, etc. Published:1990.

Price $12.00 + $8.00 Postage & Handling. +

"Banjo" Patterson's Australians with Paintings by Dorothy Gauvin

Sizes: 73 pages, h 25cm, w 27cm, t 1cm. Condition; Excellent. Comments: Selected poems and prose by A. B. Patterson including Mulga Bill's Bicycle, The Pannikin Poet, Last Week, The Old Station, The Man from Iron Bark, The Man from Snowy River, (18 poems), etc with glorious colour plates by Dorothy Gauvin. Published: 1997

Price: $10.00 + $8.00 Postage & Handling. +

Turning Points in the Making of Australia by Michael Page & Robert Ingpen

Sizes: 128 pages, h 32cm, w 24cm, t 2cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: "True stories of people and events that shaped Australia as we know it today. The story of Australia is full of turning points that created our lifestyle. Some were the result of pure chance or mischance. Others came through sudden inspirations or decisions, accidental discoveries, or determined efforts. All of them influenced the making of Australia and the way we think and feel today. This splendid book portrays, in words and paintings, fifty-nine of the turning points which fashioned Australia." Superb historical illustrations throughout. Published: 1980

Price: $10.00 + $8.00 Postage & Handling. +

The Green Centre by Barry Paine An account of the BBC/ABC film of central Australia

Sizes: pages 176, h 26.5, w 20cm, t 2.5cm. Condition: Excellent. Comments: "The Green Centre is written with all the enthusiasm of discovery, and with the infectious cheerfulness of one who enjoyed every aspect of his adventure. And it is illustrated with forty pages of Barry Paine's own colour photographs. Words and images combine in a book which is enjoyable as it is informative". Published: 1976.

Price: $12.00 + $8.00 Postage and Handling. +

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