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Donovan, P.F.
A LAND FULL OF POSSIBILITIES. A HISTORY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S NORTHERN TERRITORY.
St. Lucia, London, New York:
University of Queensland Press
1981.
Hardcover.
First.
267 pp. Warm brown cover has bright gilt on spine. Paste-downs at each end have numbers penciled. Small store sticker on fpd. Dj, unclipped and unpriced, is same brown color with maps on front cover. Contents crisp and clean. An account of South Australia's fifty-year attempt to colonize all of the Northern Territory for themselves, an attempt which ultimately failed. Fascinating history, little known by many.
Near Fine / As New
[Book #12153]
Price: $35.00 Ask a Question
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Du Faur, Ralph.
NEW ZEALAND FARMING IN COLOUR.
Bigwood, Kenneth & Jean, Photographers.
Wellington, Auckland, Sydney:
A.H. & A. W. Reed
1967.
Hardcover.
112pp. Color photo ills. Terra cotta covers lettered on spine in yellow. Occasional soil to cover is insignificant. Contents are clean and tight, a nice overview of the crops and products cultivated in New Zealand. Lovely color photos.
Very Good
[Book #12366]
Price: $16.00 Ask a Question
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Gibbings, Robert.
Over the Reefs and Far Away.
Gibbings, Robert.
New York, N.Y.:
E. P. Dutton & Co.
1948.
Hard Cover.
First Edition.
Red cover with gilt hibiscus on front and gilt lettering on spine. Map of islands off New Zealand as inside front cover.
Very Good / No Jacket
[Book #19941]
Price: $12.00 Ask a Question
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Guest, Sarah.
Private Gardens of Australia.
Harpur, Jerry.
New York, N.Y.:
Harmony Books
1990.
Hard Cover.
First American.
First Printing. Jacket is in protective mylar cover. Inside text is crisp and clean. Pristine copy.
Very Good / Very Good
[Book #20325]
Price: $28.00 Ask a Question
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Mackaness, George, Editor.
FOURTEEN JOURNEYS OVER THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF NEW SOUTH WALES 1813 - 1841.
Sydney, Melbourne, London:
Horwitz - Grahame
1965.
Hardcover.
273 pp. B/w portraits. Black cloth covers lettered on spine in bright gilt. Ivory dj, priced and unclipped, is lettered front and spine in brown. P.o. signature in ink upper edge of ffep. Crisp, clean, and bright, this book details early attempts to traverse the ranges dividing the colony of New South Wales from the rivers and great pastoral lands of its western territory.
Near Fine / Near Fine
[Book #12105]
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Tazewell, Stephen J., OAM.
GRAND COULBURN. FIRST INLAND CITY OF AUSTRALIA. A RANDOM HISTORY.
Australia:
The Council of the City of Goulburn
1991.
Wraps.
Presumed First.
310 pp. B/w ills. Cream cover has b/w photo center front, title block above. A price sticker has left residue on upper left front. Black lettering on spine. Eps are b/w drawings of the region from the air. An in-depth look at this part of Australia, with much history and many details, including people, buildings, and general interest information.
Near Fine
[Book #5981]
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