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New York, NY: Pantheon Books Inc., 1997. New York, NY, Pantheon Books, 1987. First American edition. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over black boards with gilt lettering embossed on spine, 233 pp. Set in 1827 Australia, two men talk through the night: a convict waiting to be hanged at dawn and the officer in charge of the hanging. They… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Pantheon Books, 1997. Book. New. Quarter Cloth. First American. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Pantheon Books, 1987. First American edition. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over black boards with gilt lettering embossed on spine, 233 pp. Set in 1827 Australia, two men talk through the night: a convict waiting to be… Read more about this item

New York: Knopf, 1973. New York: Knopf, 1973. First American edition, stated. 8vo. Cloth binding, 331 pp. Green topstaining. Western Australian adventure story. Tape shadows to binding and endpapers (although not a library book, so no library markings). No ownership marks. Glue stain to front endpaper. Very good in fine dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.. First American… Read more about this item

New York: W.W. Norton Book. Very Good. Cloth. 8vo. NY: Norton, no publication date, (1917). 8vo. Cloth binding, 466 pp. The earlier lives of Richard and Mary Mahony, in a superb story of the Australian gold rush. Light soiling to endpapers. Dust jacket has a few small chips, wear top and bottom of spine. Very good in very good… Read more about this item

New York: HarperCollins, 1994. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. New York: HarperCollins, 1994. First trade edition. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 187 pp. Previous owner gift inscription. Rubbing to one corner of dust jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

Sydney: T&G Publishing, 2011. Book. Illus. by Manietta, Siegfried. New. Cloth. First Edition. 4to.. Sydney: T&G Publishing, 2011. First edition. 4to. Brown linen binding, 120 pp. Full-page color plates of Australia. New in new dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1963. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1963. First edition. 8vo. Cloth binding with gilt and silver decoration to front board and spine, 558 pp. plus index. Fine..

South Head Press with the assistance of The Literature Board of The Australian Council for the Arts, 1977. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. Five Dock: South Head Press, 1977. First edition. 8vo. Trade paperback, 127 pp. Unread paperback, light shelf wear, bump to one corner. Very good..

Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books, 2002. Book. New. Cloth. First Edition, First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Books, 2002. First edition, first printing. 4to. Black cloth with gilt lettering embossed on spine, aqua blue endpapers, illustrated throughout, 347 pp. The continent of Australia holds the world's largest gallery of Stone Age petroglyphs and other rock… Read more about this item

Speers Point, Australia: Murray Child in association with Lake Macquarie Municipal Council, 1977. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First English. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Speers Point, Australia, Murray Child & Co., 1977. First edition. 4to. Gray cloth with white lettering on spine and front board, endpapers decorated with charming period scenes of Australia's early days (front) and a… Read more about this item

Chicago, IL: Rand McNally, 1922. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Chicago, IL, Rand McNally, 1922. First edition. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY WILLIAM D. BOYCE TO SENATOR JAMES A. REED. 8vo. Lush green silk with gilt lettering embossed on spine and front board, endpapers decorated with a map of Australia… Read more about this item

London: J. Long, 1909. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 8vo. London: J. Long, 1909. First edition. 8vo. Cloth binding with lettering to spine in gilt, front board in blind. 365 pp., frontispiece portrait with facsimile signature, protective tissue, two-color title page. 49 monochrome photographic plates. An autobiographical book about the author's experience on the horse racing… Read more about this item

New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House Publishers, 1975. Book. New. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New Rochelle, NY, 1975. First edition. 8vo. Copper-brown cloth with maroon lettering embossed on spine, blind stamp on front board, illustrated with map and two black and white photographs, 184 pp. The first candid book about moving to Australia; the… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, PA: Chilton, 1967. Book. New. Cloth. Early Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Philadelphia, PA, Chilton, 1967. First edition, second printing. 8vo. Taupe cloth with black lettering on spine, illustrated in black and white, 193 pp. This is the story of the big continent Down Under as seen through the eyes of one of its most prominent… Read more about this item

Sydney: Currawong Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd., 1961. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Thus. 8vo. Sydney: Currawong, 1961. Second revised edition, first thus. 8vo. Cloth binding, 158 pp. The classic meditation on what it means to be an Australian followed by a colorful dictionary of slang. Wear to dust jacket extremities. Very good in very good dust jacket, protected with a… Read more about this item

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1959. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo.. Sydney: Angust & Robertson, 1959. First edition. 12mo. Cloth binding, 96 pp. Poets from every Australian state are represented. Includes four longer works by R.D. FitzGerald, A.D. Hope, James McAuley and Ronald McCuaig. Fine in near fine dust jacket..

Alice Springs, Australia: Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd,, 1981. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First edition. 4to. Soft cover. 64 p. Color reproductions and photographs. A lovingly produced tribute to Australian Aboriginal art of the Central and Western desert. Full-page reproductions and information on individual… Read more about this item

New York: Leonard Scott & Co., 1854. Book. Very Good. Wrappers. First American Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. American Edition, republication of the London, Edinburgh, North British, and Westminster Quarterly Reviews. No. CCCXXII. 4to. Original green wrappers, 140, iv pp. Advertising for Rowland's Macassar Oil, Rowlands' Kalydor, and Rowlands' Odonto on rear cover. 8 important articles. Reviews… Read more about this item

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1947. Ex-Library. Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1947. First Edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, 444 pp. Two-color title. Illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. Index. A good introduction to Australian history and culture. Ex-library with stampings, pocket and due date slip. Overenthusiastic discard… Read more about this item

New York: Pica, 1974. Ex-Library. Illus. by Illustrated. Good. Cloth. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition. Cloth binding, 200 pp. 8 illustrations, 4 pp. of black and white maps. Bibliography. Ex-library book with discard stamps, tape shadows, pocket remnants neatly covered over with plain white labels. Fresh mylar cover. Appears unread. Good in… Read more about this item