Queensberry hill (155 resultados)

Hardback. Condición: Fair. The author was born on 2 April 1897 in Malvern, Melbourne. He spent a year at Longeronong Agricultural College before attending the University of Melbourne. In 1918 he appointed a captain in the Australian Army Veterinary Corps, Australian Imperial Force and was attached to the 5th Light Horse Regiment in Eqypt. Fethers' first veterinary practice was a partnership at Box Hill. In 1925 he opened his own practice at Mont Albert. He was president (1933-39) of the Veterinary Board of Victoria, and honorary secretary (1924-29) and president (1932-33) of the Veterinary Association of Victoria. He was a part-time lecturer (1927-40) at Dookie Agricultural College, a founding council member (1961-69) of Marcus Oldham Agricultural College, Geelong, and a veterinary consultant to the Royal Agricultural Society, the Melbourne Zoological Gardens, the Sir Colin MacKenzie sanctuary at Healesville, and the Victorian Graziers Association. This copy is a former library book. Ex Library; DJ. Ex lib. 164 pages.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. A detailed survey of early pastoral homesteads across the Monaro, Riverina and Southern Tablelands, with architectural notes, photographs and regional histories, minor wear to dust jacket, limited edition 1247/1500. Scarce.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 93 pp. Illust. with 2 b&w sketches of landscapes & 1 frontispiece vignette; Foreword, acknowledgements, introduction, bibliography & index. "The true account of the voyage of Nicholas Pateshall who was Thrid Lieutenant on the convict ship HMS Calcutta, which set sail for "New Holland" in 1803. Descriptions of native people and animals he saw, plus events and activities aboard ship and more.".…

Hardback. 1984. Limited edition. A fine, unmarked copy. This publication was limited to 1000 copies.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine Jacket in Mylar Sleeve. First Edition. 164 pages. Black/white photos. A straight unmarked book. Scans available on request.

Hard Cover. Condición: F-. F-. First Edition. F-/F-. 8vo. original brown boards gilt (paperstock slightly toned) in dustwrapper (a trifle rubbed); pp. xvi, 168 (last blank), with illustrations. A near fine copy.

xiv+164pp. 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper. Black and white portrait frontispiece. A very good copy. Signed copy.

116pp. Sq.8vo. Colour frontis plus other colour and b/w illustrations. Original buckram-backed cloth boards. Near fine. Limited edition.

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 will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 232 pp. Illust. with numerous b&w photographs, illustrations & portraits on plates; Appendix, Index. D/J edge-worn and marked on panels.

xvi+232pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper with illustrations onlay, in protective mylar. B&W plates. A very good copy. Edition limited to 1000 copies.

xvi+232pp. 8vo. Original cloth in d/w. B/w plates. Edition limited to 1000 copies.

4to, 516pp, 4 tipped in colour plates, 11 black and white plates, 6 other illustrations, folding family tree at rear, errata slip, sources, bibliography, index. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket. . Limited edition, #640 of 1000. Inscribed by the editor.

Hard Cover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Slipcase. First Trade Edition. 116pp, index, bibliography, folding chart, folding maps, folding plan, errata slip. Or tan cloth with building blindstamped on front presented in light card slipcase. SIGNED by author on title page. Prev owners bookplate on slipcase, Kimbolton written in pen at top of slipcase. Single letter (S) written on first blank page. The story of a Victorian sheep station from iots first settlement in 1838 as part of a much larger lease from the Crown; its severance from the lease to become a seperate sheep run; its gradual conversion to a freehold estate; the subdivision for closer settlement and its ultimate reacquisition by the Crown 122 years later for the construction of the Eppalock weir. Size: 8vo. Signed by Author.…

Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white frontispiece, black & white drawing, map, owner's embossed seal (on two pages), otherwise excellent. 95 pp. The true (previously unpublished) account of Nicholas Pateshall who was Third Lieutenant on the convict ship HMS Calcutta, which sailed for New Holland in 1803. Edited and introduced by Marjorie Tipping, who found the manuscript in the Hereford County Record Office. One of the few early accounts of the aborted Sullivan Bay settlement (prior to the foundation of Melbourne nearby). Descriptions of native people and animals seen, plus events and activities aboard the ship. This is the first of a proposed series of small publications related to the early settlement of Port Phillip and Van Diemen's Land. (Not the limited edition of this book, and not the later series of Queensberry Hill books in limited editions in heritage covers.).…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. ex library (library stamp to inside front cover and on page 155. A limited edition. Number 105 of 1500 (general edition) B&W and colour photographs throughout. 30 cm x 26 cm. 159 pp.

4to; pp. xi, 24; tipped in portrait frontispiece; mylar dustjacket, a fine copy. . Limited edition of 500 numbered copies.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Limited Edition of 1500 Copies. Jacket has light general wear plus a 3cm slit (closed) to rear. Internally clean. Binding tight. Numbered 97 of 1500 copies. 159pp Size: 255mm x 295mm. Book.

Or.bds. Dustjacket. 93pp. (sl foxing) to top, foredge, endpapers & dj. Light tanning to pages. Good copy. 1st ed. The diary of a third lieutenant on a convict ship.

Hard Cover. Condición: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Limited Edition. 236pp, index, maps (some folding), bw ills, bibliography, floding genealogical chart. Or cloth boards with leather spine in clear jacket. Light rubbing to jacket. Limited edition of 750 of which this #740, SIGNED on limitation page by author. As well as being the history of the Patterson family, this book also serves in part as a local history of Kimbolton in Victoria. Size: Small 4to. Signed by Author.…

Hard Cover. Condición: F-. In Slipcase. First Edition. 8vo. original blindstamped brown cloth gilt (corner of title page creased) in slipcase (a trifle rubbed); pp. [iv], 116, with 11 illustrations and 4 folding maps/plans + tipped-in errata slip. A near fine copy. Flatsigned on the title page by the author, J.O.Randell. Signed by Author.…

203pp. 8vo. Quarter-calf and cloth binding with gilt lettering and decoration in cardboard case, a little foxed. Superb b/w plates and frontispiece. Limited to 350 copies.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine in Archival Sleeve. Facsimile Edition. Facsimile edition of 2nd Edition,1887. 595 pages with two colour fold-out maps, one small tear but still intact and readable. Text pages showing some age discolouration but unmarked. Just out of long-term storage, appears unread.…

Hardback. Frank Cusack, Melbourne, Queensberry Hill Press. Author: Frank CusackBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne, Queensberry Hill Press, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis non-fiction historical account meticulously chronicles the establishment and evolution of the Bendigo Home and Hospital for the Aged. It details the institution's vital role in community welfare, tracing its development from its inception through various periods of change. The narrative illuminates the lives of both residents and staff, offering a poignant look into the social history of care for the elderly in the Bendigo region. This volume presents an invaluable resource for local historians, genealogists, and anyone interested in the history of social welfare and healthcare in Australia. Hardback.…

8vo (21.75x14.25cm), hardback, 93pp. Very good condition in very good dustwrapper (light wear, bumped, scuff marks). Mild wear only. Pictures available on request.

Hardback, 14.25x21.75cm, 93pp. Very good condition (small worn patch at ffep from name erasure) in very good dustwrapper (light wear). ISBN: 0909174202.

8vo, hardback, prelims + 232pp. Good condition in like dustwrapper (light wear, a little rubbed at edges, protective cover). Linen-like cloth with brown lettering, small gilt-on-black illustration on front cover. General light wear. Pictures available on request.

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Limited Edition. 96pp. Or two-tone beige cloth in clear jacket. Jacket cracked at top spine edge, prev owners bookplate on front pastedown. #364 of a limitation of 500 copies. Collects 11 issues of this scarce periodical published originally from May 1857 to November 1858. Despite a circulation of over 750 copies examples are rare today. Size: 4to.…

8vo; pp. 116; 4 folding illustrations, 11 other illustrations, bibliography index; original cloth (no dustwrapper issued), gift inscription, otherwise a near fine copy. A story of a Victorian sheep station from its first settlement in 1838, its gradual conversion to a freehold estate, its subdivision, its re-acquisition by the Crown 122 years later for the construction of the Eppalock weir.…

116pp. Sq.8vo. Colour frontis plus other colour and b/w illustrations. Original buckram-backed cloth boards. Near fine. Signed and inscribed by the Author, with presentation bookplate. Limited edition.