Al grassby (19 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Pluto Press Australia, 1993. Softcover (14 x 22 cm), xvii, 316 pages with bibliography and index. ISBN: 0949138940. Very Good condition. Bumped, scuffed, soiled. Lightly creased. Pages tanning, foxing - most notably at edges. Weight (before packaging): 470g.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Generations of Australians have been taught that no wars have ever been fought on Australian soil. Yet as many as 20,000 black Australians died fighting a war of resistance that lasted for more than a century. Six Australian Battlefields presents an alternative view of history. Through detailed accounts of four great clashes, it confronts the reader with the realities of life on the Australian frontier. And through a retelling of the stories of Vinegar Hill and Eureka it reminds the reader of the central place of resistance in our past.This book historically looks at early battles between the Colonial Rule of Australia,the aboriginal tribes and white settlers/convicts. The first chapter Army of Occupation obviously looks at the question of the 1st fleet landing and settlement antagonising the local aborigines. Twin Battles of Sydney, Battle of Vinegar Hill, Battle of Bathurst, Battle of Pinjarra, Battle of Eureka stockade, Battle of Battle Mountain. Light shelfwear and a corner crease to rear inside flap. Previous owners name on dedication page. Dust Jacket in Brodart cover. Previous Owner Name Inside.…

8vo, 324pp. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket.

Magazine. [40p] 6.75x8.75 inches, poetry, essays, politics, prose, reviews, very good booklet in stapled yellow wraps. Story of a Dispute by Neville on the industrial conflict at C.A. Parsons on Tyneside. Also Glasgow and Its Poets. Ireland Now: poems.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Large 8v0, Hardback with unclipped dust jacket. 324 Pages, Illustrations. Some light edge ware to boards, Corners of boards lightly bumped, Some light edge ware to jacket. Overall a very good copy in likewise jacket. Extra postage may apply for overseas orders. All books are posted in a sturdy book box.…

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Book condition is near fine. Hard cover. 1st edition, published 1988. Dust jacket fine. 1st edition, 1988. Book boards clean and unmarked all side of the book. Book block clean and unmarked all side. Text body clean and unmarked throughout the book. Spine intact. Over-all an excellent and neat copy of the book. Minor scratch mark on the first fly leaf page. See photos for the synopsis and more information.…

Soft cover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket as Issued. First Paper Edition. Light wear to covers. Internally clean. Binding good. 336pp Size: 150mm x 230mm. Book.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Several copies are available. Al Grassby, the flamboyant previous Minister in the Whitlam Government, and Sylvia Ordonez have written the first biography of the first Labor Prime Minister. Today John Cristian Watson is 'The Man Time Forgot'. His life tells us much about the transition from the nineteenth century world of a global British Empire to the creation of a federated Australian nation state. 194 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size E: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm).…

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. With illustrations, maps, index, A very good copy in very good dustjacket. ; 245 x 160mm; xii, 324 pages.

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Soft cover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Some faint marks on foredges. Republicanism is part of Australia's hidden history. In this book, Al Grassby uncovers Australia's secret past.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Mark on right foredge. Dust jacket has light creasing at edges and spine and is now enclosed in protective covering. Interior and binding are also very good. Six Australian Battlefields presents an alternative view of history. It begins some 50,000 years ago with a vivid outline of the extraordinary story of the Black nations who discovered and successfully colonised the continent. It deals in detail their fight against the invasion of their lands that began in 1788, a heroic fight against the vastly superior weapons of the army of occupation, the professional soldiers of successive British regiments and later the colonial auxiliaries. Four of the battles mentions were fought by First Nations people. The remaining tow at Vinegar Hill and Eureka were fought by others oppressed by the colonial administration. All fought to achieve basic human rights. Battles of Hawkesbury, Parramatta, Bathurst, Pinjarra, Battle Mountain; Eora, Dharuk, Wiradjuri, Nyungar, Kalkadoon tribes; Pemulwuy, Windradyne, Calyute, Yagan, Weeip.…

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. B&W photos, illustrations and maps throughout. 24 x 16 cm. 324 pp.

Softcover. Condición: Fine. AUSTRALIANA Biography Politics -Prime ministers series ; 3.Australia's first Labor Prime Minister. 184 p. ; 23 cm. #30826 Previously published: The man time forgot : the life and times of John Christian Watson, Australia's first labor prime minister. Sydney : Pluto Press, 1999. Includes index. New introduction by Frank Moorhouse. "Prime minister of Australia 1904"--Cover. Bibliography: p. [170]-171. Subject: Watson, John Christian, 1867-1941 Australian Labor Party -- Biography Prime ministers -- Australia -- Biography Australia -- Politics and government -- 1901-1914 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. …

8vo, xviii + 316pp. Original pictorial wrapper, very slight marking to the bottom edge of text block. Handwritren notes at rear endpapers. Otherwise a near-fine copy. First edition.

Condición: Very Good. First edition - 8vo. Very Good copy - Signed and warmly inscribed to Walter Lippmann by the author - KAW0170 - 107pp. - AE press, Melbourne. 1984. Hardback. . . . .

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Condición: Very Good. First edition - 8vo. Very Good copy - Signed and warmly inscribed to Walter Lippmann by the author - KAW0170 - 107pp. - AE press, Melbourne. 1984. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Condición: Good. 243 pages. The cover has a bit of wear, with heavy creasing on the spine, a mark on the front where a sticker was removed, the spine has been taped. The front inside cover has a felt-tip pen mark. The page edges are a bit foxed and tanned. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.…