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1 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$45.00
2 Nairn, Bede; & Serle, Geoffrey; Editors. AUSTRALIAN DICTIONARY OF BIOGRAPHY. Volume 10: 1891-1939 Lat- Ner. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xxiv, 680; list of Authors, references, list of abbreviations, separate corrigenda loosely inserted; original cloth; (presentation inscription from Ken Inglis on half-title); a fine copy in slightly worn & soiled dustwrapper. (Melbourne); Melbourne University Press; (1986). #15231 A$25.00
3 Norris, Keith. AUSTRALIA S HERITAGE SKETCHBOOK. [Foreword by Peter Moffitt]. Roy. 4to, Third (?) Edition; pp. [3]- 362(last blank); very numerous full-page & other illustrations by the Author, index; original slick pictorial papered boards; a fine copy. [Frenchs Forest; PR Books; 1990]. ***First published in 1976 in different format. #30964 A$25.00
4 Negroponte, Nicholas. BEING DIGITAL. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [ii], viii, 246(last blank); index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Rydalmere, NSW); Hodder & Stoughton; (1995). ***First published in different form in Wired magazine. #51306 A$25.00
5 O Reilly, P. & Laracy, H. M. BIBLIOGRAPHIE DES OUVRAGES PUBLIES PAR LES MISSIONS MARISTES DES ILES SALOMON, et en particulier par les presses missionnaires de Visale, Honiara, Banony Bay et Tsiroge. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 68; 3 plates, 1 full-page illust.; original stiff wrappers, uncut; a fine copy. Paris; Publications de la Societe des Oceanistes, No. 29, Musee de l Homme; 1972. ***Edition of 300 copies. #33670 A$95.00
6 O Reilly, Patrick [and] Reitman, Edouard. BIBLIOGRAPHIE DE TAHITI et de la Polynesie Francaise. Ouvrage publie avec le Concours du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Thick med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [iv], xvi, 1048(last blank); 10,501 entries, including Addenda, analytical index; original cloth; a fine copy in dustwrapper; scarce. Paris; Publications de la Societe des Oceanistes, No. 14, Musee de l Homme; 1967. ***Edition of 950 copies. A highly detailed and informative work, arranged by subject, with bibliographic details and analysis (often extensive) on both early original works and modern commentaries, including especially a most useful section on Voyages (pp. 12-226). #22526 A$550.00
7 O Reilly, Patrick. BIBLIOGRAPHIE METHODIQUE, ANALYTIQUE ET CRITIQUE DES NOUVELLES- HEBRIDES. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xii, 306, [2](blank); fullpage illust., index; original wrappers; uncut; a fine copy; very scarce. Paris; Publications de la Societe des Oceanistes, No. 8, Musee de l Homme; 1958. ***Containing 3016 entries. Edition of 620 copies. A highly detailed and informative work, arranged by subject, with bibliographic details and analysis (often extensive) on both early original works and modern commentaries, including especially a most useful section on Voyages (pp. 6-57). #33488 A$450.00
8 Neville, Derek. BLACKBURN S ISLE. [A story of the convict settlement at Botany Bay]. First Edition; pp. 176; 24 plates, 3 appendices, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a very good ex-library copy in dustwrapper (markings on front endpaper; stamp on title-verso). Lavenham; Terence Dalton; 1975. ***Substantially on Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands. #6388 A$35.00
9 Nicholls, Bob. BLUEJACKETS AND BOXERS. Australia s naval expedition to the Boxer uprising. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. xii, 164; numerous illustrations, 8 appendices, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. Sydney; Allen & Unwin; (1986). #41077 A$65.00
10 Ousby, Ian; Editor. THE CAMBRIDGE GUIDE TO LITERATURE IN ENGLISH. Foreword by Margaret Atwood. Thick super roy. 8vo, Second Impression; pp. [x], 1110; numerous illustrations; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Cambridge); Cambridge University Press [and] (London), Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited; (1989). ***First published in the previous year. #28293 A$65.00
11 Ousby, Ian; [Editor]. THE CAMBRIDGE GUIDE TO LITERATURE IN ENGLISH. Foreword by Doris Lessing. Thick super roy. 8vo, Second Edition, Third Impression; pp. [xii], 1060(last 5 blank); numerous illustrations; original papered boards; a very good copy in faded dustwrapper. (Cambridge); Cambridge University Press; (1995). #43024 A$50.00
12 Nugent, Maria. CAPTAIN COOK WAS HERE. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xii, 164; 29 illustrations (mostly coloured) on 24 plates, sources, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Cambridge); Cambridge University Press; (2009). ***Cook s landfall on the Queensland coast and his encounter with the aboriginal inhabitants. #33418 A$35.00
13 Novikoff, Alex. CLIMBING OUR FAMILY TREE. Illustrated by John English. A Young World Book. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 96; numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, index; pictorial cloth; a very good copy in remains of U.K. dustwrapper with price 10s. 6d. on flap. (USA); Published by Lawrence and Wishart; (1945). #65725 A$25.00
14 Newsday Supplements: A COLLECTION OF FICTION- ALISED HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS. Five historical newspapers recording genuine events and historical data of important periods in Australian history. Tabloid format, each pp. 4; a few illustrations; in excellent condition. [Melbourne; David Syme & Co. Ltd.]; December 1969. ***Published as Supplements to Newsday and comprising: Sydney Cove Chronicle, London Gazette, New Holland Morning Post, The Sydney Times, The Miners Standard and Gold Fields Advocate. Newsday was a short-lived Melbourne evening newspaper published by the publishers of The Age in an attempt to compete with The Herald. #16545 A$20.00
15 Nicholls, Bob. THE COLONIAL VOLUNTEERS. The defence forces of the Australian colonies 1836-1901. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xviii, 218(last 3 blank); 15 coloured & numerous b/w. illusts, 8 tables, 3 appendices, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. Sydney; Allen & Unwin; (1988). #21251 A$65.00
16 Ogle, Nathaniel. THE COLONY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. A Manual for Emigrants, 1839. Facsimile Edition; pp. [vi], xii, 298, lxiv(appendix); 2 double-page & 2 full-page plates; 14 appendices, including Returns of the Assignment of Lands on 4 folding tables; original cloth; a very good copy in dustwrapper. Sydney; John Ferguson, In association with The Royal Australian Historical Society; (1977). ***First published in 1839 with a folding map not reproduced in this edition. #216 A$65.00
17 Oldroyd, D. R. DARWINIAN IMPACTS. An introduction to the Darwnian Revolution. First Edition; pp. xvi, 400(last blank); 31 figures, notes, appendix, references, name index, subject index; original stiff wrappers; (a few ink markings in margins); a very good copy. Kensington; New South Wales University Press; (1980). #55324 A$25.00
18 Nissen, Claus. DIE BOTANISCHE BUCHILLUSTRATION: Ihre Geschichte und Bibliographie. Zweite Auflage. Durchgesehener und Verbesserter Abdruck der Zweibandigen Erstauflage Erganzt durch ein Supplement. 3 vols. in 1, thick med. 4to, Second Edition; pp. xii, 264; [iv], 316; 98; 4 indices; original buckram; a fine copy in dustwrapper. Stuttgart; Anton Hiersemann; 1966. ***An important and widely quoted bibliography and history of botanical book illustration, first published in 1951 in two volumes, here reprinted with the addition of a Supplement in one volume. #22495 A$350.00
19 Nissen, Claus. DIE ILLUSTRIERTEN VOGELBUCHER. Ihre Geschichte und Bibliographie. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. [viii], [9]-224; 16 plates, several text illustrations, appendices; original cloth; a fine copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. Stuttgart; Hiersemann Verlag; 1953. ***An important and widely quoted reference to illustrated ornithological works. #19880 A$350.00
20 Nissen, Claus. DIE ZOOLOGISCHE BUCH ILLUST- RATION: Ihre Bibliographie und Geschichte. Band I: Bibliographie. [Band II: Geschichte]. 2 vols., thick med. 4to, First Edition; Vol. I, pp. viii, 668(last blank), index; Vol. II, pp. xvi, 604; mounted portrait (of Nissen), 48 plates, several illustrations in text; index; original buckram; a fine set, with Volume I in dustwrapper; scarce. Stuttgart; Anton Hiersemann; 1969-78. ***An important and widely quoted bibliography and history of zoological book illustration. #32625 A$650.00
21 Newman, Horatio Hackett. EVOLUTION, GENETICS AND EUGENICS. Third Edition. Med. 8vo, Third Edition, Third Impression; pp. xxiv, 620; 100 illustrations & figures, bibliography, glossary, index; original cloth, (a couple of leaves partially browned); a very good copy. Chicago, Illinois; The University of Chicago Press; (1935). ***First published in 1921, this third edition in 1932. Consisting of material by the Author together with important extracts from the works of major writers including Darwin, Romanes, Wallace, Gadow, J. Arthur Thomson, de Vries, and others. #66670 A$40.00
22 Nesse, Randolph M., M.D. and Williams, George C., Ph.D. EVOLUTION AND HEALING. The New Science of Darwinian Medicine. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xii, 292(last blank); several figures, notes, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. London; Weidenfeld and Nicolson; (1995). #65231 A$50.00
23 Nichols, Peter. EVOLUTION S CAPTAIN. The dark fate of the Man Who Sailed Charles Darwin Around the World. Med. 8vo, First Australian Edition; pp. [viii], 328; map, a few illustrations, sources; original pictorial stiff wrappers; a very good copy. (Sydney); HarperCollins Publishers; (2003). ***Captain FitzRoy. #66358 A$25.00
24 Nesdale, Ira. THE FETTERED AND THE FREE. They Launched a Colony. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xii, 244; numerous illustrations, 3 appendices, sources, index; original cloth; a fine copy in dustwrapper; scarce. [Adelaide]; Published by Orchid Publications; 1987. ***The First Fleet and early settlement of Australia, including Norfolk Island. #28215 A$75.00
25 Newsday: [THE FINAL ISSUE]. Tabloid format; pp. 40; several illustrations; in excellent condition. [Melbourne; David Syme & Co. Ltd.]; May 2 & 3, 1970. ***Newsday was a short-lived (7 months) Melbourne evening newspaper published by the publishers of The Age in an attempt to compete with The Herald: Our initial targets were modest. None of them has been achieved. #16549 A$25.00
26 Nelson, Bryan. GALAPAGOS. Islands of Birds. With a foreword by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xxii, 338; full-page map, 24 plates, 56 figures (a few double & full-page), 5 tables, 2 appendices, including scientific names of species, glossary of scientific terms, bibliography, index; original cloth; a very good copy in worn & slightly defective dustwrapper. (London); Longmans; (1968). #48873 A$55.00
27 Oxford, Pete & Bish, Renee. GALAPAGOS. The Untamed Isles. [Foreword by Graham Watkins, Ph.D.]. Oblong 8vo, First Edition; pp. 160; endpaper map, numerous coloured illustrations, glossary, bibliography, 2 appendices, index; original slick pictorial papered boards; a fine copy in slightly rubbed dustwrapper. (Morganville, NJ; Imagine Publishing, Inc.; 2009). #65525 A$25.00
28 Nicohosoff, A. GENERAL MAP OF EGYPT. Scale 1:500 000. With Communications, Roads (in Kilometers) of the Lower and Upper Egypt. Attractive nicely printed coloured map 585 by 880 mm approx. in original printed folder; a fine copy. Alexandria; A. Nicohosoff; N.D. [c. 1960?]. #23503 A$30.00
29 Nobili, Riccardo. THE GENTLE ART OF FAKING. A History of the Methods of Producing Imitations & Spurious Works of Art from the Earliest Times up to the Present Day. First Edition; pp. 318, [2](blank); title-page in red & black, 16 plates, Erratum slip, index; original quarter cloth, paper title-label on spine and a duplicate tipped in at rear; (moderate foxing throughout); a very good copy. London; Seeley Service & Co. Ltd.; 1922. ***Including some mention of the faking and sophistication of book bindings. #40238 A$95.00
30 Newman, Horatio Hackett. THE GIST OF EVOLUTION. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xii, 154, [2](blank); index; original cloth (lacking front endpaper; ink & pencilled notes to about 6 pp.); a very good copy. New York; The Macmillan Company; 1926. #66671 A$20.00
31 Nowell-Smith, Simon. THE HOUSE OF CASSELL. 1848-1958. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. x, 302(last 3 blank); 31 illustrations, 6 appendices, index; original buckram; a fine copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. London; Cassell & Company Ltd; (1958). #15706 A$75.00
32 Noble, William [and] Davidson, Iain. HUMAN EVOLUTION, LANGUAGE AND MIND. A psychological and archaeological enquiry. Illustration D. Hobbs. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xiv, 272, [2](blank); 47 figures, extensive bibliography, index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (Cambridge); Cambridge University Press; (1996). #26807 A$40.00
33 Owen, Richard. THE HUNTERIAN LECTURES IN COMPARATIVE ANATOMY. May-June, 1837. Edited, and with an Introductory Essay and Commentary by Phillip Reid Sloan. Facsimile Edition; pp. xvi, 340, [4](blank); 18 illustrations, 4 tables, notes, appendix, bibliography, index; original stiff pictorial wrappers, (upper corner of last few leaves slightly wrinkled); a very good copy. Chicago; The University of Chicago Press; (1992). #66317 A$30.00
34 Owens, L. T. J. H. MASON 1875-1951. Scholar-Printer. [With a Foreword by James Moran]. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. xvi, 192; portrait frontispiece, 12 illustrations, appendices, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. London; Frederick Muller Limited; 1976. ***A volume in the Ars Typograhica Library. #41216 A$75.00
35 Oxley, John. JOURNALS OF TWO EXPEDITIONS INTO THE INTERIOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES, undertaken by Order of the British Government in the Years 1817-18. 4to, Facsimile Edition; pp. [ii], xvi, 408; 3 folding maps, 2 coloured & 4 b/w. plates (1 folding), 2 folding tables (temperatures & population), appendices, index; original cloth; (soft pencilled notes, some quite informative, throughout); a very good copy; scarce. Adelaide; Libraries Board of South Australia; 1964. ***Australiana Facsimile Editions No. 6. First published London, John Murray, 1820. The original edition is extremely scarce and the facsimile also is seldom seen (only 506 copies done). #26188 A$450.00
36 Newman, Carolyn; Edited by. LEGACIES OF OUR FATHERS. World War II prisoners of the Japanese - their sons and daughters tell their stories. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. iv, 236; full-page map, numerous illustrations, notes, references, index; original stiff wrappers; a very good copy. (South Melbourne; Thomas C. Lothian Pty. Ltd.; 2005). #42633 A$25.00
37 O Malley, Charles D. and Saunders, J. B. de C. M. LEONARDO DA VINCI ON THE HUMAN BODY. The Anatomical, Physiological, and Embryological Drawings of Leonardo Da Vinci. With Translations, Emendations and a Biographical Introduction. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. [ii], 506, [4](blank); 215 full-page illustrations; original cloth; a fine copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. New York; Henry Schuman; (1952). #66238 A$125.00
38 Oparin, A. I. LIFE. Its Nature, Origin and Development. [By] A. I. Oparin, Active Member of the Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R. Translated from the Russian by Ann Synge. First English Edition; pp. xii, 208(last blank); 9 plates, several figures, bibliography; original cloth; a nice copy in worn dustwrapper. Edinburgh and London; Oliver and Boyd; (1961). #51938 A$35.00
39 Nicholson, Ian. LOG OF LOGS. A Catalogue of logs, Journals, Shipboard Diaries, letters, and all forms of Voyage Narratives, 1788 to 1988, for Australia and New Zealand, and surrounding Oceans. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. x, 630; 105 illusts., index. [with] Nicholson, Ian. LOG OF LOGS. Volume Two. A Catalogue of Logs, Journals, Shipboard Diaries, Letters, and all forms of Voyage Narratives, 1788 to 1993, for Australia and New Zealand, and surrounding Oceans. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. xii, 608; numerous text illusts., index. [with] Nicholson, Ian. LOG OF LOGS. Volume Three. A Catalogue of Logs, Journals, Shipboard Diaries, Letters, and all forms of Voyage Narratives, 1788 to 1988, for Australia and New Zealand, and surrounding Oceans. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. xvi, 500; very numerous text illusts., bibliog., index. Together, three volumes, complete; each volume in original vinyl, gilt, with stiff pictorial wrappers bound in; a very fine set; rare thus. [Canberra]; A Roebuck Book; N.D. [1990, 1993, 1999]. ***Roebuck Society Publication Nos. 41, 47 and 52. Each volume is one of a limited quantity of hardcovered copies bound for the author. Twenty years in the compilation the first volume lists over 6000 ships in alphabetical order with references to over 60,000 narratives of all types of voyages in Australian and New Zealand waters and surrounding oceans, 1788-1988. There is a separate index to Authors of private journals and diaries. Many of the illustrations have never before been reproduced. The second volume, of equal size to its predecessor, adds a huge number of new entries and additional information on a great many of those listed in Volume I. As in the first volume there is a separate index to Authors of private journals and diaries, and many interesting illustrations, some not before reproduced. The third and final volume, almost as large as its predecessors, adds a huge number of new entries and additional information. As in the previous volumes there is a separate index of Authors of private journals and diaries, and many interesting illustrations, some not before reproduced. A most useful, even essential, historical and maritime reference of immense utility. #67057 A$600.00
40 Oakley, Kenneth P. MAN THE TOOL-MAKER. Sixth Edition. Sixth Edition, Second Impression; pp. [vi], 102(last blank); 2 plates, 41 figures, glossary, references, index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. London; Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History); 1975. ***With a couple of references (and one plate) to Australian Aborigines. #28537 A$20.00
41 Nadeau, Robert L. MIND, MACHINES, AND HUMAN CONCIOUSNESS. [Are there limits to Artificial Intelligence?]. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. viii, 248(last blank); several figures, notes & references, index; original papered boards; a very good copy in dustwrapper. Chicago; Contemporary Books; (1991). #55113 A$35.00
42 Nadeau, Robert L. MIND, MACHINES, AND HUMAN CONCIOUSNESS. [Are there limits to Artificial Intelligence?]. Med. 8vo, First Edition, Paperback Issue; pp. viii, 248(last blank); several figures, notes & references, index; original stiff wrappers; a very good copy. Chicago; Contemporary Books; (1991). #67199 A$20.00
43 THE NATIONAL GEO GRAPHIC MAGAZINE. Specimens in Miniature of what it has given in the Past and will bring in Future. Volume XXVI, Number Three. $2.50 a Year. Copyright 1915. Cr. 8vo (125 by 180 mm); pp. [32]; 23 coloured & 8 b/w. illustrations; stapled, as issued; a nice copy; scarce. Washington; National Geographic Magazine; 1915. ***A scarce little advertising pamphlet for the magazine with fine colour reproductions in miniature. Together with a similar 16- page pamphlet of 1935 in slightly smaller format. #64618 A$65.00
44 National Maritime Museum: Under Revision. NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM. Catalogue. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. viii, 224(last 3 blanks for notes); 2 folding plans, 24 plates (foremargins to all repaired without loss to images); quarter morocco, with cloth sides (a little crude), with original wrappers bound in; very scarce. Greenwich; Printed for the Trustees; MCMXXXVII [1937]. ***Including pictures, sculpture, ship models, navigational relics, etc. on all aspects of British naval history including Cook s voyages and the American Revolution, the wars with France. etc. #13896 A$75.00
45 Newman, H. H.; Editor. THE NATURE OF THE WORLD AND OF MAN. By W. C. Allee, G. W. Bartelmez [and 14 others]. Second Edition; pp. xxiv, 562, [2](blank); coloured plate, 132 figures including 14 b/w. plates, references, glossary, index; original cloth; a very good copy. Chicago, Illinois; The University of Chicago Press; (1927). #66677 A$45.00
46 New York Times: THE NEW YORK TIMES. International Edition, One Shilling. Vol. CIV, No. 35,645. Broadsheet, pp. 8; several illustrations; lightly folded and browned, a small tear in front leaf, but in excellent condition. Toorak, Victoria; P. F. Jones, Authorised Representative of the The New York Times, on behalf of the Herald and Weekly Times Ltd.; August 28, 1955. ***Accompanied by a printed letter signed by General Manager Jones explaining that this is the first number of the New York Times to be printed in Australia, about 96 hours after publication in New York. As well as news articles there are reviews of theatre, film, music, art and books including here Mario Marret s Seven Men Amongst the Penguins: an Antarctic Venture, with an illustration from that book. #16521 A$25.00
47 NEW ZEALAND. Scenic Playground of the Pacific. Square 4to; pp. 32; numerous illustrations; original wrappers (fore-edge of wrapper slightly frayed); a very good copy. [Wellington; G. H. Loney, Government Printer (Folder Issued by Tourist & Publicity Dept.); c. 1934]. ***Designed to be folded vertically in half, with a light vertical crease thoughout. #26913 A$35.00
48 National Library of Australia. NLA NEWS. No. 1 August/September 1988 [to No. 5, December 1989]. 5 issues in 4, each pp. 8; several illustrations; fine copies. [Canberra]; National Library of Australia; 1988-89. ***No. 2/3 (January/ February [1989]) was issued as a single number. #30412 A$15.00
49 [Napier, Francis]. NOTES OF A VOYAGE FROM NEW SOUTH WALES TO THE NORTH COAST OF AUSTRALIA, from the Journal of the Late Francis Napier. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 96; portrait frontispiece (mounted photograph), 4 folding maps, 1 full-page map, 8 plates, 2 text illustrations; original cloth (spine ends rubbed); a very good copy; very scarce. No Imprint [Glasgow; James R. Napier; 1876]. ***Ferguson 13058; Wantrup 102. Containing an account of Francis Cadell s explorations of the north coast of Australia. This is the only contemporary account apart from Parliamentary Papers and journal articles. #67075 A$1450.00
50 Norris, F. H. PAPER AND PAPERMAKING. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xiv, 354(last blank); 153 illustrations (including 3 folding diagrams), glossary, glossary, 2 appendices, index; original cloth; (neat name at head of title-page); a very good copy in worn dustwrapper; scarce. London; Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press; 1952. #47508 A$150.00
51 Nicolson, Robert B. THE PITCAIRNERS. With the assistance of Brian F. Davis. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xvi, 222, [2](blank); double-page map, 16 plates, appendices, bibliography, index; original cloth; a very good copy in worn dustwrapper; scarce. (Sydney); Angus and Robertson; (1965). #33133 A$95.00
52 Newbigin, Marion L. PLANT AND ANIMAL GEOGRAPHY. With 39 Illustrations and Maps. Eighth Impression, pp. xvi, 298, [2] (blank); 39 illustrations & figures, index; original cloth; a very good copy. London; Methuen & Co. Ltd.; (1964). #7402 A$30.00
53 Noble, Captain J. PORT PHILLIP: PILOTS AND DEFENCES. Second Edition; pp. [x], 126(last blank); endpaper maps, 8 plates, List of Pilots, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. Melbourne; The Hawthorn Press; (1979). ***First published 1973. The pilots who guided ships through the infamously treacherous waters of Port Phillip Heads, including a section on the boats which defended the Heads from 1853 till after the Second World War. #49187 A$50.00
54 Nan Kivell, Rex & Spence, Sydney. PORTRAITS OF THE FAMOUS AND INFAMOUS. Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific 1492-1970. Demy folio, First Edition; pp. [iv](frontispiece & decorative title, both coloured), 332; 61 coloured & 295 b/w. illustrations (including many full-page of both); entries alphabetically arranged; a very good copy in original imitation vellum. London; Rex Nan Kivell and Sydney Spence; [1974]. #22051 A$65.00
55 Nicole, J. Ernest. PSYCHOPATHOLOGY. A Survey of Modern Approaches. Fourth Edition. Fourth Edition, Second Impression; pp. viii, 268; bibliography, index of names, index of subjects; original papered boards; a very good copy. London; Bailliere, Tindall & Cox; 1948. #65310 A$30.00
56 O Neill, J. J. [and others]. REPORT OF THE CANADIAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION 1913-18. Volume XI: Geology and Geography. Part A. The Geology of the Arctic Coast of Canada West of the Kent Peninsula, by J. J. O Neill. Part B: Geographical Notes on the Arctic Coast of Canada by Kenneth G. Chipman and John R. Cox. Southern Party, 1913-16. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. vi, 108(last blank), 58(last blank); large folding coloured map in pocket, a few other maps (2 folding), numerous illustrations, index; original cloth. Ottawa; F. A. Acland; 1924. ***Vihljalmur Stefansson was leader of the expedition. #8557 A$110.00
57 New York Times: REPORT OF THE WARREN COM- M ISSION ON THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY. Introduction by Harrison E. Salisbury with additional material prepared by The New York Times exclusively for this edition. First Edition, Paperback Issue; pp. xl, 728; 32 plates, numerous illustrations including 12 on onside wrappers, index; original wrappers; a very good copy. New York; Bantam Books; (1964). #58188 A$45.00
58 Oliver, Douglas. RETURN TO TAHITI. Bligh s Second Breadfruit Voyage. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. xxii, 282; 27 coloured & 2 b/w. plates, 17 text maps & figures, appendix, bibliography, index; original cloth; a fine copy in faded dustwrapper. Melbourne; Melbourne University Press; 1988. ***An important new study of Bligh s voyage in the Providence. The colour plates are reproductions of fine watercolours by Lieutenant George Tobin, who was third mate on the voyage. Number 2 in the Miegunyah Press series; 1250 copies were printed. #20719 A$85.00
59 Nicoll, Allardyce; Edited by. SHAKESPEARE SURVEY. An Annual Survey of Shakespearian Study & Production. [Number] 11. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. [ii], x, 224(last blank); 8 plates, index and index to numbers 1-10; original cloth; a very good ex-library copy in defective d/w. [with] [The Same, Number] 18. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. [ii], x, 208(last 3 blank); 12 plates, index; original cloth; a very good ex-library copy in worn dustwrapper. Cambridge; at the University Press; 1965. #36623 A$25.00
60 Nicholson, Ian Hawkins. SHIPPING ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. Sydney. Volume II, 1826-1840. Parts I, II & III. Cr. 4to, Second Impression; pp. vi, 258, 94(verso, endpaper map); 4 maps, 9 illustrations, indices (ships & vessels & persons); original stiff wrappers; a very good copy. [Canberra]; A Roebuck Book; [1981]. #6380 A$65.00
61 Nixon, Allan M. SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE. Letters to Home. The War Years of Sgt. Roy Whitelaw 1st A.I.F. 4to, First Edition; pp. [vi], 170; very numerous illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index; original slick illustrated papered boards (lower edge slightly bumped); a very good copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. (Fitzroy; Five Mile Press; 1989). #29185 A$40.00
62 Nichol, J. R. STEPPING STONES TO THE SOUTH POLE. First Edition; pp. xxii, 200, [2](blank); 3 text maps, 19 plates; chronology, bibliography, index; original cloth; a fine copy in slightly defective dustwrapper. Sydney, Angus and Robertson; (1948). ***Spence 850; Renard 1140. #4071 A$50.00
63 Nadeau, Jean-Benoit and Barlow, Julie. THE STORY OF FRENCH. Med. 8vo, First U.S. Edition, Third Impression; pp. xii, 484; 2 maps, 6 tables, appendix, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. New York; St. Martin s Press; (2006). ***First published in Canada by Alfred A. Knopf. #50142 A$50.00
64 Nott, J. C. and Gliddon, Geo. R. TYPES OF MANKIND: or, Ethnological Researches, based upon the Ancient Monuments, Paintings, Sculptures, and Crania of Races. and upon their Natural, Geographical, Philological, and Biblical History: Illustrated by selections from the inedited papers of Samuel George Morton M.D., and by additional contributions from Prof. L. Agassiz LL.D.; W. Usher M.D.; and Prof. H. S. Patterson M.D. Med. 8vo, First U.K. Edition; pp. lxxviii, 49-738, [2](blank); portrait of Morton as frontispiece, 2 full-page coloured maps, 4 folding plates, folding genealogical table, folding pictorial table, with key, to accompany Agassiz s Sketch, over 360 figures, references & notes, appendix;; original cloth (spine faded & ends a little worn); a very nice, clean copy; scarce. London; Trubner & Co.; 1854. ***First published in Philadelphia in the same year in a Subscriber s Edition of 1000 copies, this second edition, printed in the U.S., was issued in Paris and Leipsic as well as Philadelphia. With much on the ancient Egyptians, early man, writing systems etc., the book is heavily laden with racist notions from the American south, mixed up with biblical inferences and measurements of alleged cranial capacity all aimed at demonstrating the superiority of the white races. Agassiz s Sketch includes references to New Holland and New Guinea and the illustrated table includes human heads and animals from Australia and the Malay Archipelago. #45051 A$650.00
65 North, Marianne: A VISION OF EDEN. The Life and Work of Marianne North. Preface by Professor J. P. M. Brenan... Foreword by Anthony Huxley. Biographical Note by Brenda E. Moon. Published in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Cr. 4to, New Edition in 1 volume, edited and abridged, with additional material, U.S. Issue; pp. 240; endpaper maps, coloured portrait frontispiece, 9 double-page & 69 full-page coloured plates, 50 coloured illustrations, 2 other illustrations, list of plants, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. New York; Holt, Rinehart and Winston; (1980). *** Much of the text of this volume is from Recollections of a Happy Life, the autobiography of Marianne North, first published in 1893, and abridged for this edition by Graham Bateman - from titleverso. #50328 A$35.00
66 Nippon Yusen Kaisha: VOYAGE OF A CENTURY. Photo Collection of NYK Ships. 4to, First Edition; pp. 322, [2](blank); 2 double-page coloured maps, numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, several tables, index, references; original cloth; a fine copy in dustwrapper in slipcase (the slipcase slightly worn; a tiny tear to dustwrapper). (Tokyo; Nippon Yusen Kaisha; 1985). #29677 A$65.00
67 Noah, William. VOYAGE TO SYDNEY IN THE SHIP HILLSBOROUGH 1798-1799 and A Description of the Colony. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 84(last blank); frontispiece (facsimile of the MS.), index; original cloth; a fine copy. Sydney; Library of Australian History; 1978. ***Limited to 1000 copies only. Printed from the original manuscript, and now published for the first time. Included are lists of convicts from specified prisons in England, who were transported on the Hillsborough. #5079 A$65.00
68 [Nelson, Gareth]. WHEN I WAS ALIVE BY ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE [drop title]. 4to; pp. [ii], 20-31, [2](blank, including wrappers); 3 illustrations; original wrappers. London; [Reprinted from] Newsletter and Proceedings of The Linnean Society of London, Volume 11, Number 2; July, 1995. ***Inscribed and signed by Nelson. A transcript of the paper delivered to the Linnean Society - The Darwin- Wallace Meeting: a recapitulation - at which Stephen J. Gould took the part of Darwin and Nelson that of Wallace. As Wallace believed that he might one day return and communicate with future generations, Dr Nelson presented his paper in the first person. #65790 A$20.00
69 O May, Harry. WOODEN HOOKERS OF HOBART TOWN [and] WHALERS OUT OF VAN DIEMEN S LAND. Two works in one vol.; pp. 137+vii(index, last blank); 32 plates, index; pp. 104; index; original cloth; a very good copy in torn & slightly defective dustwrapper. [Hobart]; Government Printer; N.D. [c. 1960?]. #28912 A$75.00
70 Newby, Eric. THE WORLD ATLAS OF EXPLORATION. [A 4,000 Year Journey in the Company of Heroes]. Introduction by Sir Vivian Fuchs. Med. 4to, First Edition, Australian Issue; pp. 288; very numerous coloured & b/w. maps, photos., illustrations, etc. (many full & double-page), bibliography, index; original cloth; a very good copy in worn dustwrapper. (South Melbourne); Macmillan in association with Mitchell Beazley Publishers Limited London; (1975). #33865 A$50.00
71 Nayler, Geoff. WRECK OF THE JOSEPH H. SCAMMELL. First Edition; pp. 32; 14 illustrations; original stiff wrappers; (titlepage a little foxed); a very good copy; scarce. [Victoria; The Author]; N.D. [c. 1970]. ***The vessel was wrecked at Torquay, Victoria. #23394 A$30.00
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