Rigby adelaide sa (59 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. 208pp. Black cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine; illustrative endpapers. 8vo. Lightly rubbed spine ends. Top text block edge dusty, edges starting to fox. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage. Fascinating account of the author's world of 'only yesterday' and as well as his stories about theatrical celebrities he tells many humorous, illuminating, or exciting anecdotes of his own life. C.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 296pp. numerous black and white photographic plates. Brown cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine; peach endpapers. 8vo. Lightly rubbed spine ends. Top text block edge starting to tan. Free endpapers have some tape residue. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket protected with plastic (adhered to itself), has very light shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, not price clipped. …

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. UNIONS M-Very good smaller trade paperback. PO signature and name written on page edges. white w/black lettering Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Glue stain coming through blank inside preliminary page. Binding is still very good.Tiny mark on top foredge. Dust jacket has creasing to top ant tail edges.Historical fiction set in 19th century Sydney town.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has signed inside page. Dust jacket is in fair condition with tearing at spine and marks on front cover. Interior and binding are still very good. Over twenty sketches of buildings and heritage sites along the Swan River.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Light foxing to top foredge. Dust jacket has small tears to edges and chipping to covers. Interior and binding are still very good. An illustrated history of Rottnest Island.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket has light creasing at edges and spine. Interior and binding are also very good. The Avon Valley was settled shortly after the Swan River Colony. Ensign Robert Dale (1810-1853) was one of the first Europeans to explore the area, naming it after the Avon district in England. The buildings described and sketched in this volume are from Toodyay, Northam, York and Beverley. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Small mark on right foredge. Dust jacket is in fair condition with numerous tears and insect damage. Dust jacket is now enclosed in protective covering. Book interior and binding are still excellent. Hobart is a unique city, with a unique history: rough-hewn in texture but gracious in many ways. Convicts, English gentlemen, army officers, roistering sailors and whalers, dedicated clergy, and down-to-earth common folk all did their part in establishing a settlement once known as "a nest of vipers". They left their own monuments in buildings that still stand and give the city its special atmosphere.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Ex library copy with no external stickers and protective plastic covering. Stamps and stickers on inside. Wear to book corners and edges. Foxing to foredges and some pages. A history of the Kimberley pastoral industry.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket has light creasing at edges and spine. Interior and binding are still very good. Port Jackson: Today and Yesterday documents Port Jackson, Sydney, as it transformed from a pristine natural landscape into a bustling modern metropolis. It traces the waterway's history from its charting by European explorers to its growth into Sydney's economic and cultural heart by 1980. Contains historical illustrations, archival photographs, and detailed cartography printed on the book's lining papers. Chapters include: Harbour cruise Historical Shore Upper Harbour Sydney Cove Growth of a port Darling Harbour Botany Bay and others. 63-page hardcover volume, published in 1980 by Rigby as part of their popular Pageant of Australia series.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Foedges are sunned. Dust jacket is in very good condition with minor wear to edges. Dust jacket enclosed in protective plastic covering. Interior and binding are also very good. Put Lock On was the cry of Western Australian cricket fans who knew that when the hard-boiled English bowler ran up to the crease, sparks would fly. Tony Lock is described as a cricketer in the tradition of dour Herbie Colins and Don Tallon.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Foxing to all foredges. Some foxing marks on preliminary pages. Dust jacket has small tears at top right corner, now protected in a plastic covering. Humour and nostalgia, eccentricities and idealism, action and drama all have a place in a book that shows many different aspects of a big country. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Title and imprint pages are missing, presumably to remove ownership details. Does include the half-title page. Interior and binding are otherwise very good. Dust jacket is in very goodr condition with light creasing at top and tail and slight fading to spine.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Interior and binding are excellent.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Right tail corner of pages in middle of the book have been folded back, probably from the book being dropped. Otherwise interior is still very good. Dust jacket is worn with remnant of price sticker on front cover. Fremantle is named after Captain Charles Fremantle of HMS Challenger, who claimed Western Australia for the British. The colony's oldest surviving building stands near the spot where Fremantle landed, and the entire area is steeped in history dating back to the colony's earliest days. In this book, Kirwan Ward describes the origins and developments of twenty-nine of Fremantle's most significant buildings and other features, accompanied by Bruce Wroth's sketches.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Sunning to top foredge. Spine has cracked at page 177 and has been reinforced with tape.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Light foxing to top foredge. Dust jacket has small tears to the top edge and is now enclosed in a glossy protective cover.Interior and binding are still excellent.Throughout Western Australia's 150 years of settlement, many fine buildings and humble structures have been erected, each typical of the period in which it was constructed.Many of these buildings are still standing, and the National Trust has acquired many splendid examples, spread throughout the state, to preserve for the enjoyment of present and future generations.Many historic buildings are described in Alexandra Hasluck's detailed and informative text and are illustrated by Ross Shardlow's charmingly evocative drawings, including the Old Farm at Strawberry Hill, St Bartholomew's Church, Wonnerup House, Sealer's Oven, Warden Finnerty's House and many buildings in Greenough.This book is a valuable portrayal of the heritage left to us by the pioneers in Western Australia.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Some foxing marks on top foredge. Dust jacket has creasing at tearing to top and tail edges. Price sticker on front book flap. Now in protective plastic cover. The authors recall some of Australia's feminine ancestors - famous and infamous. Here are stories of celebrated women such as Caroline Chisholm, Elizabeth Macarthur, Annette Flinders and Mrs George Bass. In contrast, there are women such as convict Molly Morgan who made the most of their situation in all possible ways.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Dust jacket missing. Wear to book corners and edges, particularly tail edge. Previous owner has signed inside page. Binding and interior is very good.Omnibus edition of Bill Wannan's My Kind of Country and The Australian. This book contains a collection of Australian folklore - tales, sayings, customs and superstitions that have originated in Australia. (Preface).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has added inscription to front blank page and a small bookplate stamp. Otherwise interior is still very good. Dust jacket is in good condition with marks to front and back covers. Some scratches to spine. Dust jacket is now enclosed in protective covering. Every big city has a core, a heart from which its life began and which continues to nourish it. The heart of Sydney is the small area known from earliest days as The Rocks.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Minor wear to book edges and corners. Foxing to top foredge. Dust jacket has some minor tearing to top corners and is now enclosed in protective plastic covering. Interior and binding are still very good. Despite its comparatively short history of white settlement, the map of Australia is dotted with the names of towns that are now little more than ruins. Some were killed when gold petered out. Some languished when a lack of rain and erosion forced farmers off the surrounding marginal lands. And some just died. Towns in Australia that had ceased to exist by the 1970s include: Waukaringa, Hammond, Thackaringa, Silverton, Mount Gipps, Milparinka, Tibooburra, Innamincka, Tallangatta, Clunes, Pipeclay, Hill End, Port Douglas, Bloomfield River, Cooktown, Palmer River, Croydon, Karumba, Burketown, Borroloola, Port Essington, Halls Creek and Port Arthur. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges, particularly at spine. Dust jacket has light creasing at edges and spine. Interior and binding are still very good. Australia's early whalemen battled turbulent seas, shipwrecks, hunger and disease in their ruthless search for whales. Whaling became a major industry in Australia and Tasmania. Bay whaling stations were set up on many parts of the southern Australian coast and islands, and many ships came from France and America. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has removed blank front endpage, presumably to remove ownership details. Dust jacket has some light creasing at edges and spine. Interior and binding are also very good. Kingsley Foster (Skipper) Partridge (1892-1976) served with the Australian Inland Mission. This book gives a first-hand account of the early days of the Inland and shows the true mateship of the hardy settlers and those who ministered to them. Both text and images present a fascinating record of a busy life of drama and adventure in the Outback.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Interior and binding are still excellent. Dust jacket has some light creasing at edges and spine, now enclosed in protective sleeve. This is a first-hand account of the widespread and fast-moving mining and primary industry developments across Australia in the early 1970s. Having travelled extensively throughout the country, the authors detail the 'new frontier' that was opening up at that time with the production of iron ore, nickel, bauxite, wool, beef, wheat, cotton, and power stations. They viewed most of the exciting major development projects underway including iron ore mining in the Pilbara and the Ord River development in the Kimberley and interviewed hundreds of people, collating a fascinating snapshot of Australia's way of life and the shape of things to come. The book is illustrated with dozens of photographs featuring bauxite mining at Weipa, shipbuilding at Whyalla, sugar, tobacco growing and oil in Queensland, space tracking stations and communications and the building of power stations in Australia.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges, particularly at spine tail. Foxing to foredges. Dust jacket is worn at the edges. Some foxing to dust jacket edges. Dust jacket is now enclosed in glossy protective covering. Interior and binding are still very good. Andrew Peacock is the most controversial figure on the conservative side of Australian politics. His recent defeat by Malcolm Fraser for the leadership of the Parliamentary Liberal Party was far from the rout Fraser intended. And his charisma is such that many political commentators suggest that the Liberals cannot win the next election without him in the Ministry. This absorbing account of one of the most fascinating men in Australian politics was written from the inside; Peacock agreed to tape record more than 30 hours of interviews with the authors. No more definitive work on the man who may shape Australia's destiny exists. (book flap). …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Marks on right foredge. Dust jacket is worn particularly at top edge. Spine faded. Dust jacket is now enclosed in a glossy protective cover. Signed by author. A carefully researched record of the development of medicine in Australia from the First Fleet to the late 19th century.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket is in fair condition with a teat at spine top and mark on front cover. Dust jacket is now enclosed in protective covering. Interior and binding are still excellent. A fascinating glimpse into Tasmania's past of which the memorials still stand in the many old buildings. Max Angus (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Foxing to front blank page. Dust jacket has some light creasing at edges and spine with a small tear to front cover top right edge, now protected by book tape. Foxing to inside dust jacket. In non-political terms, with flashes of humour and a touch of satire, this book is a love story to Australia. Donald Allan Dunstan (1926-1999) was South Australia's 35th premier. He wrote several books.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Ex library copy with all external stickers removed. Partial date due slip on inside page, now covered with blank ex libris bookplate sticker. Small surface damage to inside front cover caused by borrower card pocket removal. Stamps on inside page. Minor wear to book corner and edges. Dust jacket is in very good condition with only light wear. Minor marks on back cover. When Joe Brown dies in the central desert of Australia he leaves behind his faithful companion, a battle-scarred blue heeler cattle do named Bluey.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 2nd Edition. Good condition. Wear to book edges and corners, particular to front right lower corner that has been reinforced with book tape. Small tear to tail front cover also fixed with book tape. Page top right foredge has a tiny chuck torn out. Binding is still very good.The north-west coast of Australia was probably the first part of the continent on which mariners of the ancient world set foot. This book recounts various fascinating episodes from the history of discovery in this area of Australia. The author also writes about his own adventures in whaling, beachcombing and crayfishing. (back cover).…