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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First. 8vo. wear to top and btm spine and corners. Illustrated DW faded on spine and slight shelf wear especially edges. Book.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 228pp. +ads. 21.5cm. Soft covers, creasing to top edge of front cover and early pages. Gift message on half title. Soiling to top edge of pages. (A Family saga, novel).

Wraps. 8vo, pp. 58, (iv adverts), b/w photos, wraps, remnants of sticker front otherwise good. Early life in Surrey, England, and migration to Western Australia in 1916.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor edgewear. Moisture stain back cover has not affected the inside pages. A collection of delightful anecdotes of life and personalities in the township and district of Dongara, Western Australia. Humourous line drawings by Jennifer Walsh highlight many of the stories.

Hardback. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine condition in pictorial laminated boards. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 196 pages. The author was born in Western Australia in 1902. In this autobiography he provides a detailed account of life in an orphanage, his army service during World War Two and the working conditions of every job the author tackled in his varied career. A fascinating insight into life in WA during the 20th century. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.

Boards. 8vo, pictorial boards, b&w illus, pp 166.

Cloth Boards. 8vo, pp. 178, (ii adverts), orig cl bds., v.g., in d.j sunned spine. Novel set in 1950's Perth.

Cloth Boards. 8vo, pp. 172, (iii adverts), signed by author, orig cl bds., v.g., in like d.j. Romance novel set in Perth during WWII.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine condition. A collection of short stories. A kaleidoscope of scenes, characters and events provide the reader with an almost visual impression of the City of Fremantle. (back cover).

8vo. 336pp. Original laminated boards, a near fine copy. First edition, limited to 500 copies, Signed presentation copy. British-Australian medico writing about her glamorous ancestor.

Boards. Illus. Melody Hampton (illustrator). Limited Ed. 8vo, cloth boards, dustwrapper, colour frontis, two-colour plates, illus endpapers, pp. xiv. 177. 185 of an edition of 750. Signed by author. D.j. sunned, o/w v.g. Poetry by a Perth poet.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Light foxing to foredges. Interior and binding are also very good. Robert Green writes of his family from its arrival in the 19th century to mine in Tasmania and farm in Victoria, the move to Western Australia during the Goldrush, as a pioneer of the group settlement scheme (Group 23 Donnelly River) and his own experience as a contractor at Maralinga and inspector with the Agricultural Protection Board.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Justin Tomlinson (illustrator). 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Fading to spine. Interior and binding are still excellent. Tales of the outback in the traditional Australian yarn spinner genre. Characters and incidents Bridgetown, Roebourne and Port Hedland, Broome, Darwin and Kalgoorlie.

8vo, pictorial boards, b&w illus, col endpapers, pp x, 359. Fine condn.

Boards. Royal 8vo, pp. 147, col photos, bookplate, orig bds., v.g., in like d.j. The author a Western Australian who opened a Beauty and Modelling Academy. Guidance on social forms and behaviours, including breaking an engagement, letter writing, dining out, and dress sense.

Boards. Limited Ed. 8vo, original pictorial boards, b&w illus, endpaper maps, pp vi, 232. Limited edition, 500 copies. Fine. Autobiography. "Detailed accounts of pre-war life on the goldfields, in Perth and Sydney and in the nursing profession in both cities.".

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Faint mark on right foredge. Interior and binding are still excellent. This is the autobiography of Andrew Murray Thomas - a farmer, a stud merino breeder, a Senator, a cabinet maker and an author. Andrew Murray Thomas (1936-2011) started his life as a farmer and stud merino breeder in the Clare area of South Australia. The death of Andrew's father prompted the Andrew, his wife Jennifer and their children to move to the Northhampton district in the Mid West Region of Western Australia. Andrew Thomas joined the Liberal Party of Australia and became a Federal Senator for Western Australia in 1975. After eight years serving as a Senator in the Federal Parliament, Andrew Murray retired to Mandurah with his wife. Here he entered the workforce again as a contract cabinet maker. In this book, Andrew Thomas provides reminiscences of the farming and stud breeding families around Clare and Northhampton.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. MILITARY GENERAL World War IIMemoir of Dutch Resistance and Commando operations during Nazi occupation of the Netherlands vi, 257 p. ; 23 cm. #190524 Post, Hans World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Netherlands -- Personal narratives, Dutch World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Dutch World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Netherlands -- Personal narratives, Dutch Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

Softcover. Zustand: FINE. WEST AUSTRALIANA - xiv, 166 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm. First Edition. Scarce. Lake Forrestdale Region (W.A.) -- Description and travel. | Lake Forrestdale Region (W.A.) -- History. #0720 Local History Western Australia Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Good to very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Fading to covers. Interior and binding are still excellent. First printing limited to 500 copies. The lifestyle of the inhabitants of the Royal Manorial Island of Portland (Isle of Portland), off the southern coast of England, remained unchanged for centuries until the early nineteenth century. People whose ancestors lived on the island for hundreds of years broke with tradition and migrated; many of them came to Australia and New Zealand. This book is a history and record of these families.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Bad scratch to back cover, now covered with book tape. Pages are sunned. Body text and binding are still very good. Ivan Elliot, whose father operated a brewery at Broadarrow before the turn of the 20th century, was one of the families that pioneered the Kookynie Station and mining country and later settled at Keysbrook, where he built up a prosperous farm and was one of those who introduced polo to Western Australia. Elliot's account of life in both districts for 83 years is told using short, related, campfire-style anecdotes, laced with dry bushman-style humour.

Hardcover in Dustjacket. Zustand: Near Fine. WEST AUSTRALIANA BIOGRAPHY -Tess Stroud was educated on the goldfields of Western Australia and lived on various cattle stations in the north-west where she was active in isolated children's education and School of the Air, the Royal Flying Doctor's Service, and the Country Women's Association, as well as publishing her book of outback poetry. She was a foundation (and first woman) councillor of the West Pilbara Shire Council in 1975.When her husband retired in the late 1970s, the couple moved to Perth where Stroud continued her involvement in community activities including the WA branch of the Stockman's Hall of Fame, serving as a national director at one stage. As a Perth city councillor (1995-2003) she was also on the board of management of the Perth International Arts Festival and the Perth Theatre Trust. She was Deputy Lord Mayor, City of Perth from 1997-1999, as well as being a member of the Women Writers' Association. Her works have appeared in the magazines Post and Rail and Bronze Swagman. She passed away in 2018. 95 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.Signed by Author. First Edition. (Limited Numbered Edition, No. 56/1000) #0519/180423/030524/110525/290525Country life -- Western Australia -- Poetry. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

Wraps. 1st ed., octavo, wraps, b&w illus, maps, pp xxv, 262. Limited edition, 500 copies printed. Signed by the author and dated in year of publication. Near fine condition Argues for revision of the history of the Forrest River Massacre and questions the findings of the Royal Commission.

Celia Whalley (cover illus.) (illustrator). 1st ed., octavo, pp.(xi), 295, crease to page 1, b&w plates, orig stiff wraps illus by Celia Whalley, signed by the author on title-page. Near fine condn. Biography of Reverend John Brown Gribble missionary and author of 'Dark Deeds in a Sunny Land' which he published in 1886.

Softcover. Zustand: As new! Dongara, Western Australia. Signed by Author. (Gift inscription on fep.)111 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. #070322 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good +. WEST AUSTRALIANAA finely documented personal history covering the time from his family's arrival in the 19th century to mine in Tasmania and farm in Victoria, to the move to Western Australia during the goldrush, to his own experiences as a contractor at Maralinga. Illustrated. pp.391 #200815/110122/241222 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

Softcover. Zustand: Fine. ÂFarm life -- History -- Western Australia -- Narembeen Region,ÂPioneers -- Biography -- Western Australia -- Narembeen Region, Walker, Mount (W.A.) -- History, Karlwin (W.A.) -- Biography, Mount Walker (W.A.) -- Biography, Wheat farmers -- Biography -- Australia -- Mount Walker (W.A.)167 p. : ill. ports. ; 21 cm. #0621. Signed by Author. First Edition.Schmidt, W. (Winnifred)ÂÂ|ÂÂPioneers -- Western Australia -- Narembeen Region -- Biography.ÂÂ|ÂÂFarm life -- Western Australia -- Narembeen Region -- History.ÂÂ|ÂÂWalker, Mount (W.A.) -- History. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. GENERAL MILITARY Western Australia 123 p. : ill.(some col.), maps, ports. ; 22 cm. #041223 SCARCE Ross, Bruce Prisoners of war -- Australia Prisoners of war -- Germany World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives Western Australia -- Biography POW after surrender of the 51st Highland Division at St Valery-en-Caux in 1940. Emigrated after the war to become a farmer in Western Australia and retired in Wagin. (Fine except for small misbound tear to top of page 5.) Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

Hardcover. Laminated boards. Zustand: FINE! WEST AUSTRALIANA Nornalup Denmark ShireLocal history of Nornalup and district in Western Australia's Denmark Shire and the Dawson family.First Edition. 189 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 24 cm. #23122 Peden, Stella, 1920 or 1921- Nornalup Region (W.A.) -- Biography (Gift inscription on fpd.) Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

Boards in d.j. Illustrations by Peter Good (illustrator). 1st edition. 1st ed. Royal 8vo, pp. 95, col and b/w plates, signed by author with pres. inscr. signed by illustrator, orig bds. Limited edition of 1,000 copies of which 300 are signed and numbered (this copy signed but not numbered). Includes an art exhibition catalogue of works exhibited at book launch. Very good in like d.j Collection of poems.