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Short List No. 90 - 2013.

Australian History. Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

1 Adam Smith, Patsy; text by. SKETCHBOOK. Drawings by Max Angus. First Edition, Third Impression; pp. 56(last blank); 25 illustrations; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Adelaide); Rigby; (1975). #49771 A$25.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

2 [Atkinson, Ann; Editor]. THE WAY WE WERE. Work and Transport. [Australia in Photographs 1860-1920s]. 4to, First Edition; pp. 52; very numerous illustrations from photographs; original pictorial wrappers; a fine copy. [Drummoyne, New South Wales]; Daniel O’Keefe Publishing; [1984]. #53106 A$30.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

3 Australia: COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA JUBILEE 1901-1951. Small 4to; pp. [40]; numerous illustrations; original pictorial wrappers. No Place; Commonwealth of Australia; 1951. ***Published for presentation to school children. #28880 A$20.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

4 Australian Road Transport Federation: LAND TRANSPORT AND ITS DEVELOPMENT. Published in the interests of Australian students by the Publicity Section of the Australian Road Transport Federation. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 24(last 3 blanks for notes, with a couple of inscriptions); a few illustrations; original wrappers; a very good copy. [Marrickville; Printed by Highway Press]; N.D. [c. 1966]. ***Or perhaps in the interests of the Road Transport Lobby? #50349 A$25.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

5 Australian Commonwealth: THE COMMONWEALTH TRADES ALPHABET. [--Victorian Edition]. Cr. 4to, 1939 Edition; pp. 32; coloured map, numerous b/w. illustrations & several maps; original pictorial wrappers; a very good copy; scarce. [Sydney; Published by the Proprietor, Robert Westfield, Esq.; 1939]. ***With a Foreword by the late Rt. Hon. the Prime Minister (Mr. J. A. Lyons, C.H., M.P.). A booklet distributed to Australian schoolchildren extolling the virtues of Australian products, once household names, now sadly nearly all owned by foreign corporations, and with interesting comparative statistics of various countries and Australia. #44670 A$150.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

6 Australia’s Bicentennial: TWO HUNDRED YEARS. A week by week historical count down to Australia’s Bicentennial. 4to; the final 6 issues, Nos. 43-48; pp. 1009-1152 (plus wrappers); numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, index; original pictorial wrappers; fine copies. (Kensington, NSW; Bay Books); 1988. #30227 A$15.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

7 Barrington, George: A VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES. By George Barrington, Superintendent of the Convicts: To which is prefixed a Detail of his Life, Trials, Speeches, etc. Enriched with beautiful Coloured Prints. Small f ’cap folio, modern reprint in new format; pp. 120; 7 coloured plates from the originals, 5 b/w. plates & 1 text illust. from various sources; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Sydney); View Productions Pty. Ltd.; (1985). ***Originally published in 1803. See FERGUSON 366 & 367. #13008 A$45.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

8 Bean, C. E. W. ON THE WOOL TRACK. Cr. 8vo; pp. xii, 212; original wrappers; a nice copy. Sydney; Angus and Robertson Ltd; 1945. ***Australian Pocket Library. All stages of the production of wool in Australia as it was eighty years ago. Based on articles first written for the Sydney Morning Herald in 1909. C. E. W. Bean was later part author and editor of The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914- 1918. #12765 A$30.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

9 Becker, Andrew; Text by. SIXTY NINE YEARS OF EVENTS FROM THE PAGES OF THE NEWS. Compiled by Adrian Savvas. Super roy. 4to, First Edition; pp. 400; profusely illustrated; original papered boards, gilt; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (College Park, South Australia); Savvas; (1992). ***Covering the entire period of publication of the Adelaide newspaper “The News” from 1923 to its closure in 1992. #50638 A$75.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

10 Blaikie, George. SCANDALS STRANGE BUT TRUE. [Fascinating Stories from Australia’s Incredible Past]. 4to, First Edition; pp. 128; numerous illustrations; (a coule of stamps); original stiff wrappers. (Broadway, NSW); John Fairfax Marketing; (1984). #52535 A$20.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

11 Blainey, Geoffrey. A LAND HALF WON. First Edition; pp. vi, 390(last 2 blank); 2 text maps, 12 plates, sources, index; original papered boards (base of spine slightly worn); a very good copy in defective dustwrapper. (Melbourne); Macmillan; (1980). #11739 A$45.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

12 Brown, Martyn. AUSTRALIA BOUND. The Story of West Country Connections, 1688-1888. Foreword by H.R.H. The Duke of Kent, President of the Britain-Australia Bicentennial Committee. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 224; 3 double-page maps, several illustrations, notes, index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (Bradford on Avon); Ex Libris Press; (1988). #31567 A$45.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

13 Cannon, Michael. AUSTRALIA: SPIRIT OF A NATION. A Bicentenary Album. Picture Research: Deby Cramer. Roy. 4to; First Edition; pp. 224; numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. [South Yarra]; Currey O’Neil; [1985]. #30341 A$50.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

14 Cayley, Frank. BENEATH THE SOUTHERN CROSS. The story of Australia through flags. Oblong cr. 8vo, New Edition; pp. 128; 4 coloured plates, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Sydney); Reed; (1980). ***Originally published in 1966 as “Flag of Stars”. #49176 A$40.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

15 Charlwood, Edward: From England to Australia. THE 1863 SHIPBOARD DAIRY OF EDWARD CHARLWOOD. A Facsimile Edition. [Foreword and Epilogue by Don Charlwood]. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. iv, 44(last blank); original stiff pictorial wrappers; a fine copy. (Warrandyte); Burgewood Books; (2003). ***Signed by Don Charlwood. The reproduced original text is in a clear and highly legible hand. #57624 A$35.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

16 Chifley, J. B.: FINAL SPEECH by the late Rt. Hon. J. B. Chiffley M.P., Sunday, June 10, 1951. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 16 (including wrappers); original wrappers; a fine copy; scarce. (Melbourne; Federal Executive, Australian Labor Party; 1951). #30345 A$75.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

17 Christopher, Peter. AUSTRALIAN RIVERBOATS. A Pictorial History. Oblong 4to, First Edition; pp. 132; very numerous b/w. & a few coloured illustrations, bibliography, photo. reference; original pictorial stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (Stepney, South Australia; Axxiom Australia; 2006). #30363 A$30.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

18 Clark, C. M. H. A HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA. Vols. I-VI, Complete. 6 vols., med. 8vo; [Volume] I, From the Earliest Times to the Age of Macquarie, Thirteenth Impression, pp. [xiv], 422; 6 maps, 17 plates; 5 appendices, bibliography, index; [Volume] II, New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land 1822-1838, Eleventh Impression, pp. [xiv], 364, [6](blank); 3 maps, 17 plates, sources, index; [Volume] III, The Beginning of an Australian Civilization 1824-1851, Seventh Impression, pp. xvi, 492(last blank); 9 maps, 17 plates, appendix, sources, index; [Volume] IV, The Earth Abideth For Ever 1851-1888, Eighth Impression, pp. xvi, 428(last blank); 3 maps, 17 plates, index; [Volume] V, The People Make Laws 1888-1915, Seventh Impression, pp. xvi, 448; map, 17 plates, index; [Volume] VI, ‘The Old Dead tree and the Young green Tree Green’ 1916-1935 with an Epilogue, Fifth Impression, pp. xvi, 522, [2](blank); 5 maps, 13 plates, index; original cloth; a fine set in dustwrappers. (Carlton); Melbourne University Press; (1987-92-79-87-87-92). ***A fine complete set, fully collated, in the later issue pictorial dustwrappers. Now out-of-print in hardcover. #37149 A$295.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

19 Clark, Manning. MANNING CLARK’S HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA. Abridged by Michael Cathcart. Med. 8vo, First Edition (in this form); pp. [ii], xvi, 572, [2](blank); 5 maps, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Melbourne); Melbourne University Press; 1993. #40571 A$45.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

20 Clark, M.; Selected and Edited by. SOURCES OF AUSTRALIAN HISTORY. Pott 8vo, Ninth Impression; pp. xii, 628(last 5 blank); original cloth; (stamp on endpaper & title-page); a very good copy in very worn dustwrapper. London; Oxford University Press; (1971). #58774 A$15.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

21 Clune, Frank. RASCALS, RUFFIANS & REBELS OF EARLY AUSTRALIA. Roy. 8vo, First Edition (in this form); pp. [xii], 224(last 5 blank); numerous illustrations (16 coloured); original papered boards; a fine copy in very slightly worn dustwrapper. (North Ryde); Angus & Robertson Publishers; (1987). ***First published in 1968 under the title “Scallywags of Sydney Cove”. Burnet 63.2. #34974 A$65.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

22 (Colligan, Mimi). GOLD SEEKERS OF THE 1890s. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 40; numerous illustrations; original slick pictorial boards; a fine copy. [Australia]; (Australia Post Philatelic Group; 1992). ***The Coolgardie goldfields. #30347 A$30.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

23 [Conder, James Bryance. UNDER CANVAS]. Folio; pp. 194(last blank) plus unused blanks at end; wire-bound notebook; in very good condition. No Place; Unpublished (?); written 1889. ***An account of a voyage in the barque “Ellora” together with some other anecdotes & poems including of the ship “Spindrift”, apparently an unpublished manuscript, here transcribed in several different but highly legible hands, together with a copied photograph, “Yours always, Jim” presumably of the Author, and an issue of ‘Wave, Newsletter of the Barque “Polly Woodside” Volunteers Association’ containing two pages of text and two pictures of the “Ellora”. #30664 A$450.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013. 24 Critchett, B. THE POST-OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY FOR 1834, being a list of the Merchants, Traders, &c. of London and Parts Adjacent. List of the Lord Mayor, & Court of Aldermen. List of the Bankers in London, List of the Country Bankers, with the Bankers they draw on in London. List of Public Notaries. List of London and Country Newspapers, with the Places and Days of Publication. Lists of Army and Navy Agents, Directors of Fire and Life Insurance Offices. List of the London, West India, & East India Dock Companies, Foreign Ministers, &c, &c. List of the Country Bankers, Alphabetically Arranged, General Information relating to the Post-Office, including the last rates of postage; Regulations of the Twopenny Post-Office, &c. The Thirty-Fifth Edition. By B. Critchett. Pp. xii, 48, [xiii]-xvi, 612. [Bound with, as issued?] A NEW GUIDE TO STAGECOACHES, WAGGONS, CARTS, VESSELS, &c. For 1834, Being a List of all the Inns in London, Where Stage Coaches and Waggons put up and set out from, with their respective Days and Hours; also the names of the Carriers, the Places they go to, and the Inns they go from. Likewise A List of Coasting Vessels, Barges and Boats, with the Wharfs, Quays, &c. At which they lie for the reception of Goods and Passengers. Also Rates of Carriage, Hackney Coaches, and Porterage, and a Correct List of all the Mail Coaches, with their Respective Routes. The Whole being corrected Annually, is designed as a Guide for Merchants, Tradesmen, and Others, who have Occasion to send Goods into the Country. The Thirty-Second Edition. By B. Critchett. Pp. xii, 156. Together, two works in one volume; original cloth, with gilt label on spine; (spine & edges a little worn; crude tape repair to inner rear margin, but sound and complete); a very good copy; very scarce. London; Printed for the Proprietor, by Edward Lowe ... ; 1834. ***All editions of both of these works appear to be very rare; they contain a veritable treasure- trove of historical information, names and addresses, etc. Pages 5-12 at the start comprise advertisements for “Valuable Works recently published by Smith, Elder and Co.” which include brief descriptions of several works of Australian interest, including “The Van Diemen’s Land Almanack” - just received from Hobart Town; the second edition of Prinsep’s “The Journal of a Voyage from Calcutta”; Savery’s “Quintus Servinton” - just received from Van Diemen’s Land in three volumes, 12mo; Dawson’s “The Present State of Australia”; Maslen’s “The Friend of Australia”; Sturt’s Narrative of Two Expeditions; “A Complete Account of Van Diemen’s Land” - just arrived from Hobart Town, price 4s. boards - this title curiously apparently not in Ferguson nor in Wilson; also the Hobart Town Magazine (presumably the Gazette) and others. #26058 A$1500.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

25 Cuffley, Peter. AUSTRALIAN HOUSES OF THE TWENTIES & THIRTIES. Square 4to, Second (?) Edition; pp. [iv], 264; 24 coloured plates, very numerous illustrations, bibliography, index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (Knoxfield); The Five Mile Press; (1993). #45618 A$65.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

26 [Darroch, Vin; text derived from]. POLLY WOODSIDE. 4to, Third Edition; pp. 16(including wrappers); 20 illustrations; original pictorial wrappers. [Melbourne]; National Trust of Australia (Victoria); [1981]. #30687 A$15.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

27 Day, David. SMUGGLERS AND SAILORS. The Customs History of Australia 1788-1901. Super roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xxxvi, 528; 24 coloured plates, numerous b/w. text illustrations (including maps), glossary, notes; bibliography, index; original cloth; decorated endpapers; a fine copy in torn dustwrapper. ; Australian Government Publishing Service; (1992). #37957 A$75.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

28 Evans, Vaughan; Edited by. ACROSS TWO OCEANS IN THE FENNIA. An account based on the diary of Charles E Howlett, May to December 1926. Roy. 8vo, First Separate Edition; pp. [ii], 26, [4] (blank); 9 illustrations; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. No Place; Reprinted from The Great Circle, Journal of the Australian Association for Maritime History; April, 1987. #57718 A$25.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

29 Gaylard, Geoff; Text by. ONE HUNDRED & FIFTY YEARS OF NEWS FROM THE HERALD. [Introduction by Kim Lockwood]. Super roy. 4to, First Edition; pp. 400; profusely illustrated; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. [Fishermens Bend]; Southbank; [1990]. ***The Victorian Herald. #50483 A$75.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

30 Gordon & Gotch: GLIMPSES OF AUSTRALIA. Depicting Scenes, Cities, Industries, and Interesting Phases of Australian Life, with Concise Literary Descriptions. An Album of Photographic Gems. 2 vols., oblong 4to, New Edition; Vol. 1, pp. [iv], 388; 192 full-page illustrations from photographs, index; Vol. 2, pp. [iv], 388; 192 full-page illustrations from photographs, index; original papered boards; a fine set in dustwrappers. (Melbourne); Gordon & Gotch; (1987). ***Originally published (by the same publisher!) in 1897. #24695 A$85.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

31 Greenwood, F. Murray; Editor & Translator. LAND OF A THOUSAND SORROWS. The Australian Prison Journal, 1840- 1842, of the Exiled Canadien Patriote, Francois-Maurice Lepailleur. Roy. 8vo, First Australian Edition; pp. xxxviii, 174; 4 maps, 8 plates, notes, index; original papered boards; (front endpaper slightly marked; stamp on edges); a very good copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. Melbourne; Melbourne University Press; 1980. #55 A$35.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

32 Greenwood, Gordon; Edited by. AUSTRALIA: A Social and Political History. Med. 8vo, Second Edition, Second Impression; pp. xiv, 466(last blank); s2 endpaper & 6 other maps, 30 plates, several tables, bibliogs. to each chapter, appendix, general bibliography, index; original papered boards. (Sydney); Angus & Robertson Publishers; (1975). ***First published in 1955, here reprinted with an additional chapter. #38371 A$25.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

33 Hall, Nick Vine. TRACING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY IN AUSTRALIA. A Guide to Sources. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xvi, 324, [2](blank); 1 illust., numerous tables; 3 appendices (including bibliography); original stiff wrappers (covered in adhesive plastic); a very good ex-library copy with markings on wrapper, half-title & title- page only. Adelaide; Rigby; (1987). #28205 A$25.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

34 Heaton, J[ames] H[enniker]. THE BEDSIDE BOOK OF COLONIAL DOINGS. A marvellous Australian miscellany of fascinating events, facts and figures. 4to, Second Edition, Second Impression (of this version, see below); pp. [iv], 272; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Sydney); Cornstalk Publishing; 1987. ***First published as Australian Dictionary of Dates and Men of the Time: Containing the History of Australasia From 1542 to May, 1879, by George Robertson, 1879, and issued in this form in 1984. #33696 A$45.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

35 Hobart Town Gazette: THE HOBART TOWN GAZETTE AND SOUTHERN REPORTER. A Facsimile Reproduction of Volumes I & II, May 11, 1816, June 1, 1816 to December 27, 1817. [and Volumes III & IV, January 3, 1818 to December 25, 1819]. 4 vols in 2, roy. 4to; [Vol. 1], pp. [ii], xii, [180](facsimiles), [26](index, last blank); [Vol. 2], pp. [ii], iv, [238](facsimiles), [48](index, last blank); original buckram; a nice set in dustwrappers (the dustwrapper to the first volume a little worn). Hobart; Platypus Publications; 1965-67. ***Dr. Clifford Craig points out in his introduction that “there is not a known single original and complete copy of Volumes 1 and 2 anywhere in the world.” Two issues, of which no original could be located, were reproduced from microfilm in the Public Record Office, London. The volumes include useful modern indices. #724 A$125.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

36 Hughes, Robert. THE FATAL SHORE. A History of the Transportation of Convicts to Australia, 1787-1868. 8vo, First Paperback Edition, Sixth Impression; pp. xxviii, 688, [4](adv., last blank); 3 double-page & 3 full-page maps, 32 plates, 3 appendices, notes, bibliography, index; original wrappers; a nice copy. (London); Pan Books in association with Collins; (1988). #40605 A$25.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

37 Ingleton, Geoffrey Chapman. TRUE PATRIOTS ALL, or News from Early Australia, - as told in A Collection of Broadsides. 4to, Second Edition; pp. viii, 280; mounted coloured frontispiece, 32 full-page facsimiles of rare broadsides, very numerous reproductions of early woodcuts; decorations by the Author; original quarter cloth & decorated papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Tokyo); Charles E. Tuttle Company; (1988). ***In general, the material here reproduced is not only rare but important in the history of early Australia. #19622 A$100.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

38 Ingpen, Robert. AUSTRALIA’S HERITAGE WATCH. An Overview of Australian Conservation. Roy. 4to, First Edition; pp. 120; numerous coloured illustrations; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Adelaide); Rigby; (1981). ***Both human and natural worlds. #41722 A$45.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

39 Jarman, Robert; Compiled and Edited by. DEBRETT’S BICENTENNIAL AUSTRALIA. 4to, First Edition; pp. 208; very numerous coloured illustrations; original pictorial wrappers; a fine copy. (South Perth); Published by Debrett’s Peerage (Australasia) Pty. Ltd. in Association with the Australian Bicentennial Authority; 1988. ***A curious mixture of historical material and contemporary events including the First Fleet re-enactment and such leading lights as Alan Bond and Christopher Skase. #30109 A$25.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

40 Jessop, Dieuwke; Edited by. THE GULF TRIP. Publication supported by the Adelaide Steamship Company Limited. First Edition; pp. 24; numerous illustrations, references; original pictorial wrappers; a fine copy. [Port Adelaide; S.A. Maritime Museum; 1988]. #33096 A$12.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

41 Johnson, Les. SHE WAS THE “AMITY”, BRIG. First Edition; pp. 40; several illustrations; original wrappers; a fine copy. [Albany; Printed by the Albany Advertiser (1932) Limited; N.D. [c. 1980]. ***’The new “Amity”, a full scale and authentic reproduction of the original vessel, was built and berthed within a few metres of where those first pioneers stepped ashore’. #30407 A$18.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

42 Jones, Colin. SOMETHING IN THE AIR. A History of Radio in Australia. 4to, First Edition; pp. 148; several illustrations, notes, bibliography, index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (Kenthurst, NSW); Kangaroo Press; (1995). ***Signed by the Author. #30283 A$35.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

43 Joske, Sir Percy. SIR ROBERT MENZIES 1894-1978 - a New, Informal Memoir. First Edition; pp. [iv], 354, [2](blank); 22 illustrations (all but one full-page); original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. (Sydney); Angus & Robertson Publishers; (1978). #16864 A$35.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

44 Kelly, Ned. THE JERILDERIE LETTER. Edited and Introduced by Alex McDermott. First U.K. Edition; pp. xxxvi, 84, [8](blank); 22 illustrations, note on sources; original pictorial wrappers; a fine copy. (London); Faber and Faber; (2001). #56595 A$20.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

45 McBurney, Yvonne. THE GHOST OF JOADJA. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [vi], 34; 2 illustrations; original stiff wrappers; a very good copy. (Strathfield; Educational Material Aid; 1976). ***Reading and Reasoning Series - the story of a ghost town South West of Mittagong in New South Wales “written to improve the ability to reason and develop imagination”. #49979 A$25.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

46 McDonald, Brian. THE FIRST FLEET ... By Them that were There. Volume Three Containing James Callam’s Account of the First Fleet and subsequent visit to Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands. Introduction and commentary by Brian McDonald. 4to, First Edition; pp. [ii], 22; bibliography, index; original wrappers; a fine copy. (Sydney; Australian History Promotions); [2005]. ***This copy inscribed and signed by the compiler. Callam’s account is extremely rare; only two copies are recorded in institutional libraries. #28209 A$40.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

47 Mackaness, George. SOME PROPOSALS FOR ESTAB­LISH­ ING COLONIES IN THE SOUTH SEAS. Facsimile Reprint; pp. 62; 5 illustrations; original stiff wrappers; an ex-library copy with the usual markings. (Dubbo, N.S.W.; Review Publications Pty. Ltd.; 1976). ***Originally “Privately Printed for the Author by D. S. Ford, Sydney, March 12, 1943”. Australian Historical Monographs Volume XI (New Series). #19968 A$12.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

48 Mackaness, George; Editor. SOME LETTERS OF REV. RICHARD JOHNSON, B.A., First Chaplain of New South Wales. Collected and Edited, with Introduction, Notes and Commentary. In Two Parts. Part I [ONLY]. 8vo; pp. 64; 5 illustrations; original stiff wrappers. [Dubbo; Review Publications; 1976]. ***Australian Historical Monographs Volume XX (New Series), first published Sydney, D. S. Ford [for the Editor], 1954 in a limited edition. #14663 A$10.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

49 Mackaness, George; Editor. SOME PRIVATE CORRES­ PONDENCE OF THE REV. SAMUEL MARSDEN AND FAMILY, 1794-1824. Demy 8vo, Facsimile Reprint; pp. 80; 11 illustrations, original stiff wrappers; a very good copy. [Dubbo; Review Publications; 1976]. ***Australian Historical Monographs, Volume XII (New Series), first published Sydney, Privately Printed, 1942. #8175 A$25.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

50 Mackaness, George. GEORGE AUGUSTUS ROBINSON’S JOURNEY INTO SOUTH-EASTERN AUSTRALIA, 1844. With George Henry Haydon’s Narrative of Part of the Same Journey. Facsimile Edition; pp. 72(last 3 blank); 1 map, 8 illustrations; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. [Dubbo, NSW; Review Publications; 1978]. ***Australian Historical Monographs, Vol. XIX (New Series). First published in Sydney in an edition of 60 copies in 1941. #27422 A$15.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

51 Mackaness, George; Editor. GOVERNOR PHILLIP IN RETIREMENT, by Sir Frederick Chapman. Demy 8vo, Reduced Facsimile Reprint; pp. 52; 5 illustrations; original stiff wrappers. [Dubbo; Review Publications; 1978]. ***Australian Historical Monographs Volum XL (New Series), first published Sydney, Halstead Press [for the Editor], 1962 in a limited edition. #8172 A$20.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

52 Mead, Tom. MANLY FERRIES OF SYDNEY HARBOUR. The Seven Mile Ships. 4to, First Edition, Second Impression; pp. 184(including pastedown endpapers, last 3 blank); 16 coloured plates, numerous b/w. illustrations, index; original slick illustrated papered boards; (edges slightly foxed); a nice copy in dustwrapper. (Frenchs Forest); Child & Associates, An All-Australian Publisher; (1988). #29890 A$60.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

53 (Merrylees, Caroline; Editor). THE DUNERA TAPES. Conversations on a Windy Day in Hay. 4to, First Edition; pp. [iv], 62, 62a-b, 63-66, [8](last blank); several illustrations; original wrappers; (an ex-library copy with several stamps & pocket removed from last [blank] page). (Carrathool, N.S.W.; Printed and published by I. F. and C. A. Merrylees; 1991). #58581 A$20.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

54 Morris, E. E.; Editor: AUSTRALIA’S FIRST CENTURY. 1788-1888. Facsimiled from the pages devoted to Australia appearing in Cassell’s Picturesque Australasia, Edited by E. E. Morris MDCCCLXXXIX. 4to; pp. xviii, 902; several text maps, over 500 illustrations (many full-page); original papered boards; a very good copy in dustwrapper. (Sydney); Child & Henry in association with Fine Arts Press; (1980). ***Extracted from Cassell’s Picturesque Australasia originally published in four volumes in 1889. #30107 A$30.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

55 Mudie, Ian. RIVER RIVALS. Australians in History Series. Written by Ian Mudie. Illustrated by Walter Cunningham. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 64; endpaper map, several illustrations; original slick pictorial papered boards; (some soiling; an ex-library copy with the usual markings). Sydney; Collins; [1975]. #30400 A$15.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

56 Nautical Association of Australia: THE LOG. Quarterly Journal of the Nautical Association of Australia Inc. 3 issues, Nos. 73, 78 & 81. 8vo; pp. [32], [36], [36]; several illustrations; original pictorial wrappers; very good copies. [Beaumaris, Vic.; W. G. Volum]; 1983-85. #32911 A$12.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

57 Nicol, Robert. AT THE END OF THE ROAD. Government, Society and the Disposal of Human Remains in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. xvi, 464; 8 coloured plates, numerous b/w. illustrations, 5 appendices, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (St Leonards, NSW); Allen & Unwin; (1994). #46792 A$75.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

58 Nunn, Cora. WEB SITES FOR GENEALOGISTS. 4to, Ninth Edition; pp. [vi], 148; [general] index, place index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (Pearce, ACT; Published by Cora Nunn; 2006). ***A useful reference. #30232 A$25.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

59 Page, Michael. THE PRIME MINISTERS OF AUSTRALIA. 4to, First Edition; pp. 120(last blank); 28 coloured portraits & double- page plate; original stiff wrappers; a very good ex-library copy with several small stamps. London; Robertsbridge Pty Limited; (1988). #30328 A$20.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

60 [Parsons, Ronald; Editor]. AUSTRALASIAN SHIPPING RECORD. Journal of the Australasian Maritime Historical Society. Volume Seventeen, No. 1 [to Volume Nineteen, No. 1]. 13 issues, oblong 8vo; pp. in total 880 (each 56 pp. plus front wrapper and double-sided plate); several illustrations; stapled, as issued; in very good condition. [Lobethal, S.A.]; Australasian Maritime Historical Society; 1986-88. #32904 A$50.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

61 Passey, Kevin and Dean, Gary. THE HARRY POWER. Tutor of Ned Kelly. First Edition; pp. xii, 116; several maps, numerous illustrations, bibliography, index; original stiff pictorial wrappers; a fine copy. [Wodonga; Published by Victorian Bushranger Enterprises; 1991]. #45948 A$30.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

62 [Pearl, Cyril]. AUSTRALIA’S YESTERDAYS. The illustrated history of how we lived, worked and played. Roy. 4to, Third Edition; pp. 360; numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, index; original slick pictorial papered boards; a fine copy. Sydney; Reader’s Digest; 2000. ***First published in 1974. Not to be confused with Pearl’s similarly titled work: “Our Yesterdays”. #30344 A$45.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

63 Prieur, Francois Xavier. NOTES OF A CONVICT OF 1838. By Francois Xavier Prieur. Translated from the original, with an Introduction and Notes by George Mackaness. Facsimile Edition; pp. 144; 6 illustrations; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. [Dubbo; Review Publications; 1976]. ***Australian Historical Monographs, Vol. VI (New Series). First published in Sydney, in 1949, this is the first translation into English of an account originally published in 1864 at Quebec. Prieur was one of the French-Canadian prisoners transported to N.S.W. after the rebellion of 1838. #27427 A$18.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

64 Sams, Joseph: THE DIARY OF JOSEPH SAMS. An Emigrant in the “Northumberland”, 1874. Edited with additional material by Simon Braydon and Robert Songhurst. First Edition; pp. x, 102; full- page map, 8 plates; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. London; Her Majesty’s Stationery Office; (1982). #56038 A$40.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

65 Sayer, Will. THE DIARY OF WILL SAYER. First Edition; pp. 32; 6 illustrations; original wrappers; a fine copy. [Parkes; A Publication of the Parkes & District Historical Society]; N.D. [c. 1990?]. ***The 1876 voyage of the “Samuel Plimsoll” to Australia. #30418 A$20.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

66 Sheppard, Barrie; Compiled by. OLD AUSTRALIA. The People, the Pastimes, the Pioneering Spirit. Oblong 4to, First Edition, Second Impression; pp. [iv], 220; 110 full-page illustrations; original slick pictorial papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Scoresby, Victoria); The Five Mile Press; (2010). #30349 A$35.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

67 Silver, Lynette Ramsay. THE BATTLE OF VINEGAR HILL. Australia’s Irish Rebellion, 1804. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. viii, 168; a few maps, several illustrations, chronology, 2 appendices, notes, index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. Sydney; Doubleday; (1989). #50352 A$40.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

68 Smee, C. J.; Compiled & Edited by. THE PIONEER REGISTER. Second Edition - Volume IV containing Genealogical Details of Five Hundred Pioneers, their Children & Grandchildren. Med. 8vo, First Edition (per title-verso); pp. [652](last 3 blank); index, chronology; original cloth; a very good ex-library copy with markings on endpaper & title-verso only. (Artarmon; The Pioneer Registry; 1992). #37314 A$50.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

69 Styles, Lawrie. FIVE AUGARDE WOMEN SAIL TO AUSTRALIA 1830-1860. First Edition; pp. viii, 122(last blank); numerous illustrations & maps, a few genealogical tables, bibliography, Errata slip; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (Kew; Red Lion Publications; 1995). #37368 A$30.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

70 Sydney Maritime Museum: AUSTRALIAN SEA HERITAGE. Magazine of Australia’s Maritime Museums. A good run of 16 issues, from Number 31 to Number 46, complete, 4to; pp. in total 528; numerous illustrations; original pictorial wrappers; fine copies. Sydney; Sydney Maritime Museum; 1992-96. ***Plus a couple of duplicates. Containing many interesting articles on maritime history, etc. #30751 A$35.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

71 Thurgood, Noel. THE GOLD ESCORT ROBBERY TRIALS. First Edition; pp. 192; full-page map, 8 plates; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Kenthurst, NSW); Kangaroo Press; (1988). #36659 A$35.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

72 Tipping, Marjorie. CONVICTS UNBOUND. The Story of the Calcutta Convicts and their Settlement in Australia. Demy 4to, First Edition; pp. xiv, 354(last blank); endpaper & 1 other map, over 60 illustrations (a few double-page), extensive notes & biographies, 5 appendices (shipping personnel, marine personnel, etc.), bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper; scarce. (Ringwood, Vic.); Viking O’Neil; (1988). ***With short biographies of the convicts. #22515 A$165.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

73 Union Manufacturing & Agency Company: GENERAL CATALOGUE. Catalogue No. 34. 8vo; pp. 152 plus 8 pages of index on pink paper between Pages 128/29; very numerous illustrations, 2 indices; original decorated wrappers (a little worn; three small holes in front wrapper; a stain in the centre of front wrapper diminishing through the first dozen pages or so; a few leaves with “dog-eared” corners); nevertheless a very good copy; scarce. Melbourne; The Union and Manufacturing Agency Company; N.D. [c. 1920-25?]. ***Clues to the exact date are elusive but it is at least several years before 1935 (one of the items is a revolving date stamp with years to 1935) and the Company was established in 1889: if an annual catalogue was issued this would make it 1922 or 1923. This interesting trade catalogue contains illustrated details of almost every conceivable type of personal, household and office accessory. #41081 A$375.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

74 Vort-Ronald, Michael P. AUSTRALIAN BANKNOTES. Distinctive Australian Government Issues 1913-1966. Cr. 4to, Second Edition; pp. [xiv], 324, [2](blank); 309 figures, several tables, glossary, bibliography, 3 indices, sources; original stiff wrappers; a nice copy; scarce. (Whyalla Norrie, S.A.; The Author; 1983). ***”The first edition was voted by the International Banknote Society to be the best book published on banknotes world-wide in 1979 and it was awarded the American Banknote Reporter Award in the United States of America. This second edition covers the period 1913-1966 only, completely revising and doubling the volume of information of that period in the first edition.” - from the wrapper. #46786 A$95.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

75 Wagner, Claire. NORTH SYDNEY. Townscape and Foreshore. Illustrated by Halcyon Evans. First Edition; pp. x, 38(last blank); endpaper map, several illustrations; original papered boards; (corner torn from rear endpaper); a very good ex-library copy in worn dustwrapper with the usual markings to endpapers & title-verso. [Sydney; The Allan Press]; (1967). #46797 A$10.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

76 [Watling, Thomas]. LETTERS FROM AN EXILE AT BOTANY BAY TO HIS AUNT IN DUMFRIES. With an Introduction by George Mackaness. Facsimile Edition; pp. 44, [4]; 3 illustrations; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. [Dubbo; Review Publications; 1979]. ***Australian Historical Monographs, Vol. XXXIV (New Series), first published in Sydney, 1945. The original edition which is of the greatest rarity, only three copies being known, was published in 1794. #27420 A$15.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

77 Wentworth, W. C. STATISTICAL, HISTORICAL, AND POLITICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COLONY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen’s Land: With a Particular Enumeration of the Advantages which these Colonies offer for Emigration, and their Superiority in many Respects over those possessed by the United States of America. Facsimile of the First Edition, Second Impression; pp. [iv], xii, 466, [2](blank); appendix; original imitation leather, gilt; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Sydney; Doubleday Australia Pty Limited; 1979). ***The original edition, published in 1819, was the first book to be published written by a native-born Australian. #32489 A$50.00 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 90 2013.

78 Williams, Maslyn & Macdonald, Barrie. THE PHOSPHATEERS. Thick med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xviii, 586, [4](blank); 40 plates, a few text illustrations, appendices, note on sources, bibliography, index; original cloth; a very good copy in dustwrapper. Melbourne; Melbourne University Press; (1985). #9537 A$60.00 GASTON RENARD Pty. Ltd. Established 1945 Postal Address: (A.C.N. 005 928 503) Electronic communications: P.O. Box 1030, ABN: 68 893 979 543 Telephone: +61 (0)3 9459 5040 Ivanhoe, Melbourne, www.GastonRenard.com FAX: +61 (0)3 9459 6787 Victoria, 3079, Australia. E-mail: [email protected] NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS:

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