Aborigines from Lems Bookshop

Stories from nine Aboriginal Fitzroy River Drovers. The men come from different tribes of the West Kimberley but they share a common background and speak for generations that have endured injustices. 288 pages with numerous illustrations (some in colour) throughout and a map. Book and dust jacket in very good condition.

The author draws on the world's largest boomerang collection housed at the South Australian Museum to describe the boomerang's traditional uses and its more recent flight into western culture - a comprehensive survey of a traditional artefact. 134 pages with numerous colour illustrations throughout. Book in very good+ condition with faint mark on back cover.

The story of the author's Grandfather, an Aboriginal from the Pilbara region of Australia. 196 pages with about 20 black and white illustrations and 2 maps. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition.

The author's travels mainly in the North of Australia from Perth to Darwin, to Alice Springs and Ayers Rock, to Port Augusta back to Perth. 294 pages with 28 black and white illustrations, 3 maps and endpaper map. Book in very good condition with small tear bottom front cover. No dust jacket.

Aboriginal peoples have lived in Kakadu for at least 50,000 years. An endless number of high rock shelters provided pleasant living conditions and an abundance of food and water resources gave plenty of leisure time. There are several distinct styles of art beginning with Mimi Art, then X-ray Art, Pre-estuarine Period, Estuarine Period, and "Contact" Period. 86 pages with 86… Read more about this item

Part of The Arts in Australia series. Aboriginal art expressed on different mediums, in different settings, and using different materials. 32 pages with 4 colour and 22 black and white illustrations. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners details on first page.

The story of Matt Savage one of the toughest men of one of the world's last frontiers - the far North-West of Australia in the early decades of the twentieth century. A tough and brutal history balancing the bloodshed and injustice against the courage, endurance and stoic humour which are part of the Australian legend. 169 pages with 29 black… Read more about this item

Classic reminiscences of the Outback, condensed and illustrated. In 1902 the author went with her husband to live on the remote Elsey cattle station near the Roper River in the Northern Territory. Her experiences and contact with the local Aborigines impressed her deeply and on her return to Melbourne she set down her recollections in these two books. 273 pages… Read more about this item

Booklet published in conjunction with the South Australian Museum's Exhibition, Boomerang 1992. The history and development and cultural influence of the Boomerang. 10 pages with many colour and black and white illustrations. In very good+ condition.

Booklet describing the culture of the Ngarrindjeri people of the Lower Murray River and Coorong areas of South Australia. 32 pages rich in illustrations most in colour. In as new condition.

Outback is the heart of Australia, the hinterland beyond the cities. In vivid character sketches and anecdotes the author evokes a strange, hash world of the Northern Territory where it seems that to compete with the climate and landscape everything and everybody is larger than life. 256 pages with 40 colour illustrations, numerous black and white illustrations throughout and endpapers… Read more about this item

In the book series Legends of Arnhem Land the author gives us authentic tribal folk-lore as told to her by the Aborigines living in this area - stories of the adventures of the Aboriginal heroes and heroines who lived in untamed country, of human emotions of love, jealousy, and revenge, and of ancient ceremonies taught to them by the spirit-men… Read more about this item

The story of the beginnings of the Western Desert art movement and the phenomenal development of its founding art company over four decades illuminating lives balanced between first contact and international stardom, poverty and record auction prices. 399 pages with numerous photographs throughout mainly in colour. Book in as new condition. Dust jacket in near fine condition with minor wear.… Read more about this item

Insights into indigenous languages and customs, history, native title, art and dance, storytelling, and cultural awareness and etiquette for visitors and a directory of tourism experiences. Essential for anyone travelling around Australia. 234 pages with numerous illustrations throughout. Book in as new condition.

Updated edition marking the death of Veronica Brodie. The author's story as told to Mary-Anne Gale - a recounting of the struggles of Aboriginal life told with humour and passion. 192 pages with 16 pages of black and white photographs. Book in very good+ condition with booksellers stickers on back.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Artists share their faith. The work of 66 artists inspired by Bible verses and stories - a powerful and beautiful witness to God's love for the traditional owners of this ancient continent which we now call Australia. 239 pages with 115 paintings and endpaper Illustrations. Book, dust jacket, and slipcase in as new condition. Photos… Read more about this item

The author travelled over 10,000 miles by trawler, dinghy, aircraft, bus, truck, land rover and car to write the story of the men and women who live around the Gulf of Carpentaria. 200 pages with 63 black and white photographs and endpaper map. Book in very good condition with sticky tape remnants on endpapers and previous owners signature front endpaper.… Read more about this item

The author travels through Australia and gives some observations of the people, places and things that interested her. 382 pages with 20 black and white photographs and 7 maps. Book in very good+ condition with greeting to previous owner on first page. Dust jacket in good condition with small piece missing bottom front, some knocks and chips and wear (see… Read more about this item

In words and pictures, Yalata and Oak Valley community members describe what happened in the Maralinga Tjarutja lands of South Australia before the bombs and after. 71 pages with 30 pages of colour and 18 pages of black and white illustrations, a map and endpaper colour illustration. Book in as new condition. Dust jacket in near fine condition with small… Read more about this item

Written before the 2000 Olympics, the story of Cathy Freeman from a young shy Aboriginal girl to a confident, assertive, outward-looking woman. 364 pages with 16 pages of black and white and 16 pages of colour photographs. Book and just jacket in very good+ condition.