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Some Early Records of the Macarthurs of Camden – Edited by Sibella Macarthur Onslow – 1914

First edition published by Angus and Robertson, Sydney in 1914. A substantial book, royal octavo, 496 pages with illustrations and foldout facsimile documents. A very good copy in a nice firm binding with coloured frontispiece.

This comprehensive record is based on papers by the authors father James Macarthur. She dedicated the book to her father and mother (Emily) and her uncle Sir William Macarthur.

This is a family that stood up to their adopted motto “Fide et Opera” – “Faith and Work”

$90.00

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The Romance of the Huon River – Garnsey nee Anne Staffard Bird – First edition

Published by Whitcombe & Tombs, Melbourne Circa 1940’s [no date shown]. A scarce specific account of the Huan Valley.

Octavo, 219 pages, blue cloth covered boards, end paper maps which are themselves as delight – Sleeping Beauty to the north; skinning in the Hartz Mountains and the southerly hot water springs. Whilst of its time a surprisingly interesting collection of anecdotes, vents, people … essential knowledge for anyone trying to “carry it off”.

Huon Valley true history and goings on revealed.

$40.00

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Outrider – Poems by Randolph Stow – with Paintings by Sidney Nolan – First Edition 1962

Surprisingly hard to find given its brilliance – a collaboration by Randolph Stow and Sydney Nolan – they were great friends.

A first edition published by MacDonald, London in 1962. Slim quarto, 44 pages. Better than good edition, dust jacket a bit creased and chipped and at head but hard to find.

The poems had been penned by Stow between 1956 and 1962 – the seven striking full page colour plates by Nolan lift the work to a different level – his dust jacket design is a bonus. Neat previous ownership notation on free end paper.

We also love the Nolan jacket on our favourite Randolph Stow novel, Tourmaline published a year after this work.

Magical Poetry – stunning artwork

SO SORRY SOLD

$90.00

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Raymond Howgego’s Monumental reference on the Exploration of Australia and Beyond.

Four Massive volumes which we regard complete, as they contain all the factual works [Howgego also produced a book on fictional travel]. Published progressively by Hordern House.

Land and sea exploration from the earliest days to circa 1940. Over four thousand pages in all with surely every event and fact worthy of mention. In pristine condition, weighing over 11 kgs so postage will be circa $80.00 at cost.

Raymond Howgego was teacher of physics before he gave that up to become a full-time traveller and travel writer. Possibly put down more words than any other living person. Seemingly can handle almost all European languages and Arabic and probably a few others. He still has an interest in amateur radio and fixing electronic items … we withhold his call sign, but you can find it if you try.

As new comprehensive definitive history of Exploration.

$480.00

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Autobiography of Australia’s Great Aviator – Sir Gordon Taylor – First Edition

A particularly good copy of the first edition of this desirable autobiography published by Cassell in 1963.

Subtitled – “A famous aviator’s personal story of pioneering aviation: 1916 to 1951”.

Octavo, 366 pages, illustrated from period photographs.

Gordan Taylor (1896-1966) was one of those adventurous Aussies, one of the few that flew in WWI – he won the Military Cross [the Air Force was part of the Army in those days]. So, his story starts in 1916 at the age of twenty. On return to Australia, he pursued his passion for flying with vigour – teaming up with Charles Kingsford-Smith there are many adventures. One of which saw him out of the aircraft [Southern Cross] over the Tasman Sea shifting oil from one engine to the other, in a thermos flask, in order to make terra firma.

Lots more.

Gordon Taylor – one of the great pioneering aviation heroes

$90.00

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The Prehistory of Australia – D.J. Mulvaney

John Mulvaney (1925-2016) was born and educated in Victoria and went on to study archaeology at Cambridge. On return to Australia, he devoted hid academic career to understanding and recording Aboriginal pre-history.

This is a first edition of his most popular work on the subject published by Thames & Hudson, London in 1969.

Squat quarto, 276 pages, a super near fine copy in a nice dust jacket, top edge stained blue as required of the first printing. Profusely illustrated with maps, technical drawing, and photographic images.

Mulvaney, a wealth of understanding and information

$50.00

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Some Early Records of the Macarthurs of Camden – Edited by Sibella Macarthur Onslow – 1914

The Romance of the Huon River – Garnsey nee Anne Staffard Bird – First edition

Outrider – Poems by Randolph Stow – with Paintings by Sidney Nolan – First Edition 1962

Raymond Howgego’s Monumental reference on the Exploration of Australia and Beyond.

Autobiography of Australia’s Great Aviator – Sir Gordon Taylor – First Edition

The Prehistory of Australia – D.J. Mulvaney

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