Biography from Lawrence Jones

Brisbane: Queensland Museum, 1990. viii, 91pp, bibliography, endnotes, appendix, indexes, bw & col ills. Light foxing to page edges.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Rowan, Ellis.. 4to.

Sydney: William Heinemann, 2013. xviii,m 826pp, index, bibliography, notes/references, bw ills, pictorial endpapers. Or black boards in jacket. Very light even toning to page edges, 2mm tear at bottom front jacket spine fold. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Auckland: Collins, 1979. 190pp, bw ills, endpaper maps. Green cloth in jacket. Gift note on front free endpaper. The author's account of his wreck on the notorious Middleton Reef and subsequent 28 days on a liferaft.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Invisible Man Press, 2013. xi, 124pp. Pictorial card. Near new. A small town Indian soldier taken prisoner by the Japanese and with thousands of other Indians shipped out of Singapore in a 'torture ship' and sent to a labour camp in Rabaul. He was one of the lucky survivors, and perhaps the only one whose story of captivity… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Dover Publications, 1993. 400 pages, colour plates at inside front and rear covers, 86 photos, 166 line illustrations. Pictorial card. Near new. This early autobiography takes Dali through his late thirties. . Unabridged Republication. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Salvadore Dali. Small 4to.

New York: Barnes & Noble, 1994. 332pp, map. Cloth backed purple boards in jacket. Near new. Includes Justinian, Harun al-Rashad, Charlemagne, Henry II, Frederick II, Louis XI and Louis XI.. Republication. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

London: Collins & Harvill Press, 1977. 223pp, index, bibliography, bw ills, pictorial endpapers. Brown cloth in jacket. Foxing to top edge. The story of Omai, taken to London by Furneaux and returned to Tahiti by James Cook.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

London: Constable and Co, 1961. 152 pages, full colour flower paintings by Ellis Rowan, b/w ills, map: Ellis's journeys 1891 Australia; and 1916 New Guinea. Cloth boards, gilt-no jacket. Small YWCA stamp on endpapers and one other page, light even toning to page edges. SIGNED and inscribed (to YWCA, Port Moresby) by the illustrator on front free endpaper. A biography… Ler mais sobre este item

Australia: Parasol Publications, 2019. 240pp, bw ills, sources. Pictorial card. Near new. Real life account beginning with the perilous journey of a migrant ship and traces the life and career of John Menzies, a Scottish mill-worker who became a publican in Brisbane, Queensland between 1862 and 1881.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo.

New York: Pantheon Books, 1984. 255pp, index, bibliography, bw ills, map, glossary. Cloth backed black boards in jacket. Very light edge wear to jacket.The definitive story of Klaus Barbie and his trial for war crimes committed while head of the Gestapo in Lyon.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1978. xv, 150pp, index, bibliography, notes, bw & col ills. Pictorial boards, no jacket. Covered in clear adhesive plastic (contact), jacket flaps and related clipping affixed inside, prev owner details inside front cover, light foxing to page edges.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to.

Brisbane: The Author, 2012. 256pp, sources, bw ills, map. Pictorial card. Near new. SIGNED by author on title page. Barbara Crawford Thompson presented herself to the HMS Rattlesnake near the tip of Cape York after spending time living as a 'native' with the headhunting natives of Murralagh (Prince of Wales West) Island in the Torres Strait. Her story is largely… Ler mais sobre este item

Brisbane: Centenary Suburbs Historical Society, 2011. vi, 316pp, index, num bw ills, maps, charts, genealogical charts, chronologies.. Pictorial card. Minor stain on inside of front cover and title page (apparently from a bug being squished), otherwise very light edge wear to cover. A comprehensive study of pioneering farmers in the region with plenty of biographical detail.. Second Edition. Soft Cover.… Ler mais sobre este item

Sydney: University of Western Sydney, 1997. 473pp, bibliography. White pictorial card. Light edge wear, spotty foxing to cover. SIGNED by author on title page. Experiences at sea during WWII and after including time as a Port Jackson sea pilot.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Rockhampton: C.W. Treece, 1978. 227pp, bw ills. Blue boards in jacket.Jacket foxed and lightly rubbed with 1cm tear at top front, some foxing to endpaper/prelims. Scarce in any edition and almost unobtainable in hard cover. Living in a bark hut with packhorses to bring in supplies every three months, the Teece family pioneered a million acres in one of the… Ler mais sobre este item

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1956. 371pp. Tan cloth in jacket. Several short tears and small chips to jacket which also has some light surface silverfishing to rear panel. Prev owner name pencilled on frotn free endpaper, light even toning to page edges. A nice fresh copy. This classic of Australian literature first appeared 1903 in The Bulletin and first… Ler mais sobre este item

Sydney: Carter Film & Book Publishing, 2012. 112pp + col photos front & rear, bw photos throughout. Or pictorial card covers with integral flaps. As new. Tribute to Keith Williams and the transformation of Hamilton Island from a degraded grazing lease to a world-class tourist destination.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo.

Melbourne: Tribute Publications, 2014. 195pp, bw & col ills. Pictorial card. Very light edge wear to cover. Presents an interesting snapshot of Monash's life, inspiration, impact and dedicated contribution to his country.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

Melbourne: Arcadia Publications, 2023. ix, 362pp, index, notes, bibliography, bw & few col ills. Black cloth in jacket. As new. Explores a life dedicated to saving Australia's bush crafts, songs and ancient rock art. Ron Edwards is perhaps best known for his series of Bushcrat volumes.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

Brisbane: Pictorial Press Australia, 2013. 245pp, index, notes, appendix, bw ills, maps. Pictorial card. As new. The true story of the Samoan-American girl (Emma Forsyth) who defied convention and founded a commercial empire in 19th century New Guinea.. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo.