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1. Abdel-Magied, Yassmin (2016). Yassmin's Story: Who Do You Think I Am? (1st ed). Sydney, North Sydney: Penguin Random House Australia. 322 pp. Paperback octavo, good condition, colour photos, spine little creased, corner tips covers scuffed, minor edgewear. This book is about a Sudanese-Egyptian-Australian Muslim woman. At 21, Yassmin Abdel-Magied qualified as an engineer, and found herself working on a remote Australian oil and gas rig; she was the only woman working there. This is a story about growing up migrant and Muslim in Australia post 9/11, navigating the usual teenage dramas, on top of adjusting to now being seen as the face of the 'enemy'. It is also about the strength of women, about learning to lead and understand the power of failure and a well-placed joke. This story challenges who we are as a society, and asks you to join the journey to a better society. ISBN/ASIN: 9780857986153. Our Book No: 30562. $15 AUD.

2. Admiralty (1940). MAP: Mediterranean - Tunisia North Coast - Les Fratelli to Cap Carthage [Inset: Cap Farina Anchorage]. London: The Admiralty. N/a pp. Map, very large format (70 cm x 100 cm), single sheet, folded vertically once, fair condition reading copy, reverse heavily marked (with annotation, rubber stamp), notable edgewear. Admiralty chart no 1381 (Zc 1951), copyright 1940, printing 1951. Data taken from French Government charts to 1936. Contains coastal towns, rivers and hills, as well as extensive depth soundings off the coast. Our Book No: 16862. $30 AUD.

3. Admiralty (1950). MAP: Red Sea: Strait of Gubal (Corrected ed) [Inset: Hurghady Anchorage]. London: The Admiralty. N/a pp. Map, very large format (70 cm x 100 cm), single sheet, folded horizontally, good condition, reverse little marked, some edgewear mainly corner tips, few spots of toning, top & bottom corners creased. Admiralty chart no 2838 (Zc 1947), copyright 1873, corrected printing 1950. Originally surveyed by Captain Neres HMS Newport 1871. Contains coastal towns, rivers and hills, as well as extensive depth soundings off the coast and several islands including Gubal, and Shadwan. Our Book No: 40481. $30 AUD.

4. Admiralty (1951). MAP: Mediterranean Sea: Algeria C. Ferrat To C. Bougaroni (Corrected ed). London: The Admiralty. N/a pp. Map, very large format (70 cm x 100 cm), single sheet, folded vertically, good condition, reverse marked, edgewear, corners creased, lightly toned, few marks front of map, tiny hole on one inset. Admiralty chart no 1766 (Zc 1951), printing 1951. Contains coastal towns, rivers and ports, as well as extensive depth soundings off the coast. Four insets: Mostaganem, Port Shershel, Port Tipaza, Delly’s, Spanish Coast. Our Book No: 40486. $30 AUD.

5. Admiralty (1951). MAP: Red Sea Jabal Al Tair to Perim Island: Compiled from Information in the Hydrographic Department to 1937 (Corrected ed) [Inset: Khor Ghulaifiqa]. London: The Admiralty. N/a pp. Map, very large format (70 cm x 100 cm), single sheet, folded horizontally once and vertically once, very good condition, small edge tear, reverse side little marked, some edgewear mainly corner tips, light toning. Admiralty chart no 143 (Zc 1951), corrected printing 1951. Originally under the superintendence of Captain Frederick J. Evans . Contains coastal towns, rivers and hills, as well as extensive depth soundings off the coast and several islands including Perim Island, straits, inset Khor Ghulaifiqa. Our Book No: 40494. $30 AUD.

6. Admiralty (1954). MAP: Africa East Coast: Porto de Mocambique to Ras Pekawi (Corrected ed). London: The Admiralty. N/a pp. Map, very large format (70 cm x 100 cm), single sheet, folded horizontally, very good condition, cancelled rubber stamp, some edgewear mainly corners, corners slightly folded, slight toning. Admiralty chart no 1809 ( Zc 1954). Corrected printing 1954. Contains coastal towns, as well as extensive depth soundings off the coast. Four insets: The largest being Porto de Nacala. Our Book No: 40485. $30 AUD.

7. Admiralty (1955). MAP: Africa West Coast: Cap Vert to Cap de Naze including Baie de Goree: From French Government Charts to 1942 (Corrected ed). London: The Admiralty. N/a pp. Map, very large format (71.5 cm x 129 cm), single sheet, folded vertically twice, very good condition, cancelled rubber stamp, little edgewear mainly corners, slight toning, very light foxing reverse side, small spot toning. Admiralty chart no 1001 ( Zc 1955). Corrected printing 1955. Inset Port de Dakar. Contains coastal towns, as well as extensive depth soundings off the coast. Our Book No: 40490. $30 AUD.

8. Admiralty (1955). MAP: Africa South and East Coasts: Cape of Good Hope to Beira including the Southern Portion of Madagascar (Corrected ed). London: The Admiralty. N/a pp. Map, very large format (70 cm x 100 cm), single sheet, folded vertically, very good condition, minor edgewear, cancelled rubber stamp, light toning. Admiralty chart no 596 (Zc 1955), corrected printing 1955. Contains coastal towns, rivers and hills, as well as extensive depth soundings off the coast. Includes the southern portion of Madagascar. Our Book No: 40487. $30 AUD.

9. Admiralty (1955). MAP: Madagascar North Coast: Diego Suarez Bay to Andranoaombi Bay: With some Additions and Corrections from Surveys by Captain W. F. W. Owen 1824 (Corrected ed). London: The Admiralty. N/a pp. Map, very large format (70 cm x 100 cm), single sheet, folded vertically, good condition, minor edgewear, cancelled rubber stamp, light toning, stain bottom corner (visible both sides), few tiny marks reverse side. Admiralty chart no 1002 (Zc 1954), corrected printing 1956. Contains coastal towns, rivers and hills, as well as extensive depth soundings off the coast. Includes the north coast of Madagascar. Our Book No: 40488. $30 AUD.

10. Admiralty (1956). MAP: Africa West Coast: Gold Coast Achowa Point to Cape Coast Castle (Corrected ed) [Insets: Dix Cove, Elmina Bay, Cape Coast Castle]. London: The Admiralty. N/a pp. Map, very large format (70 cm x 100 cm), single sheet, folded vertically, very good condition, reverse side cancelled rubber stamp, minor edgewear, light toning. Admiralty chart no 3113 (Zc 1955), printing 1956. Surveyed by Captain A. T. E. Vidal and Lieut. F. S. G. Rich (Elmina Bay). Contains coastal towns, bays, rivers and hills, as well as extensive depth soundings off the coast (now Ghana). Our Book No: 40483. $30 AUD.

11. Admiralty (1956). MAP: Africa South West Coast: Walvis Bay (Corrected ed). London: The Admiralty. N/a pp. Map, very large format (70 cm x 100 cm), single sheet, folded vertically, very good condition, cancelled rubber stamp, some edgewear mainly corners, slight toning. Admiralty chart no 629 ( Zc 1954). Copyright 1930. Corrected printing 1956. Contains coastal town, lagoon and fishing port, as well as extensive depth soundings off the coast. Our Book No: 40482. $30 AUD.

12. Admiralty (1956). MAP: Africa South West Coast: Baia dos Tigres to Conception Bay. Principally from the German Government Charts to 1930 (Corrected ed). London: The Admiralty. N/a pp. Map, very large format (70 cm x 100 cm), single sheet, folded horizontally, very good condition, cancelled rubber stamps (slight imprint one stamp), few tiny spots, some edgewear mainly corners, slight toning. Admiralty chart no 1806 ( Zc 1955). Copyright 1930. Corrected. Contains coastal towns, mountains, fishing camp, Walvis Bay, as well as extensive depth soundings off the coast. Our Book No: 40491. $30 AUD.

13. Admiralty (1956). MAP: Africa East Coast Cape: Delgado to Port Mombasa (Corrected ed). London: The Admiralty. N/a pp. Map, very large format (70 cm x 100 cm), single sheet, folded horizontally, very good condition, minor edgewear. Admiralty chart no 699 (Zc 1954), copyright 1916, corrected printing 1956. Contains coastal towns, rivers and hills, as well as extensive depth soundings off the coast. Includes islands of Pemba, Zanizibar, Mafia. Our Book No: 40480. $30 AUD.

14. Admiralty (1956). MAP: Africa West Coast: Walvis Bay to Orange River: Principally from the German Government Charts 1926-30 (Corrected ed). London: The Admiralty. N/a pp. Map, very large format (70 cm x 100 cm), single sheet, folded horizontally once, good condition, cancelled rubber stamp, some edgewear mainly corners, slight toning, few small edge tears, few marks reverse side, few light creases, slight circular indentation. Admiralty chart no 632 ( Zc 1955). Corrected printing 1956. Contains coastal towns, desert, sandhills, Kuisep River, as well as extensive depth soundings off the coast. Our Book No: 40493. $30 AUD.

15. Admiralty (1956). MAP: South Africa: Table Bay: South African Surveying Ship "Africana" 1933 (Corrected ed). London: The Admiralty. N/a pp. Map, very large format (70 cm x 100 cm), single sheet, folded horizontally once, good condition, two cancelled rubber stamps, some edgewear mainly corners, corners creased, slight toning, few small edge tears, few marks reverse side, few light creases. Admiralty chart no 1920 ( Zc 1954). Corrected printing 1956. Surveyed by Lieut.- Comm. J. Dalgleish, S.A.N.S. Contains coastal towns including Cape Town, quicksand warning, rivers, bays, sand dune, sandy country, Robben Island off the Coast, as well as extensive depth soundings. Our Book No: 40496. $30 AUD.

16. Admiralty (1956). MAP: Madagascar - N. E. Coast: Diego Suarez Bay: From The French Government Charts to 1950 (Corrected ed). London: The Admiralty. N/a pp. Map, very large format (70 cm x 100 cm), single sheet, folded vertically once, very good condition, minor edgewear, two rubber cancelled stamps, light toning, minor foxing & slight insect damage reverse side, few tiny edge tears, top corner creased. Admiralty chart no 1116 (Zc 1954), corrected printing 1956. Contains coastal towns, bays (baies), ports, as well as extensive depth soundings off the coast. Includes the northeast Coast of Madagascar, Peninsule D’ Andrakaka, and several ports and bays. Our Book No: 40497. $30 AUD.

17. Admiralty (1956 ). MAP: Plans on the North West Coast of Africa (6 maps in 1) (Corrected ed). London: The Admiralty. N/a pp. Map, very large format (70 cm x 100 cm), single sheet, folded vertically once, very good condition, few marks & light creases & cancelled rubber stamp reverse side, light toning, corners creased, crease top & base fold, minor edgewear. Admiralty chart no 2078 (Zc 1956), printing 1956. Under the Superintendence of Vice-Admiral Sir Archibald Day. Contains six separate maps on one sheet. 1. Agadir, from the French Government Chart of 1920. 2. Rade D’Afadir, from the French Government Chart of 1920. 3. Mouillage de Tafelneh, from the French Government Chart of 1952. 4. Mouillage de Saint Louis, from the French Government Chart of 1937. 5. Bahai de Villa Cusneros, from the Spanish Government Charts of 1954. 6. Fondeadero de Sidi Ifni, from the Spanish Government Chart of 1948. Our Book No: 40499. $30 AUD.

18. Ampol (1962). MAP: Ampol Road Map New South Wales. Sydney: Gregory's Guides and Maps / Halstead Press (Printers). 48 pp. Paperback small, good condition, stapled, colour maps, pages lightly toned, covers lightly foxed (front cover lightly scratched), minor edgewear. (Estimated date, 1962, stated on title page for estimated population.) A small booklet of maps of NSW produced for sale in Ampol service stations. Our Book No: 16413. $18 AUD.

19. Anderson, Ann (editor); van Biljon, W. J. (editor) (1979). Some Sedimentary Basins and Associated Ore Deposits of South Africa [Geological Society of South Africa Special Publication, no. 6]. Johannesburg: Geological Society of South Africa. 228 pp. Hardback large quarto, dustjacket, spine slack, good condition (in good dustjacket), black & white text-photos & drawings, many maps (some large fold-out), spine slack (all pages firm), pages lightly toned as usual (endpapers toned), minor edgewear, faint tape mark front pastedown. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Proceedings of the 17th Congress of the Geological Society of South Africa, held at The Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, May 1977. No 6 in the Geological Society of South Africa Special Publication series. Edited by Ann Anderson and W. J. van Biljon. ISBN/ASIN: 0620040262. Our Book No: 9019. $35 AUD.

20. Archer, John (1996). The Water You Drink: How Safe is It? Sydney, Pearl Beach: Pure Water Press. 120 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, black & white drawings, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, pencil annotation few pages, owner's written name. John Archer explores the alleged harmful effects of Australian drinking water. He includes discussion of fluoridation, bottled water, water purification, algal bloom, etc. He selectively looks at current scientific research into the quality of our water and the options available to assist health conscious consumers. ISBN/ASIN: 0646265245. Our Book No: 10089. $12 AUD.

21. Atlantic Union, Oil Co. Pty Ltd (1958). MAP: Atlantic Esso Road Map of New South Wales (18th ed). Sydney, Glebe: Atlantic Union Oil Co. Pty Ltd / Printed by Simmons Ltd. 32 pp. Folded oblong map, very good condition, colour maps, black & white Australian birds & animals, minor edgewear, rubber stamp. Large fold-out map of New South Wales. Includes index of New South Wales towns showing mileages from Sydney by shortest practical route. The rubber stamp states Atlantic Service Station Noel Jones (prop) Conway St, Lismore. The front of the map depicts two kookaburras sitting on the Atlantic sign, and various birds and animals to advertise Atlantic Oil. The map covers Sydney Metropolitan Area, Gosford to Taree, Gosford to Moruya, Newcastle City, Canberra City, Brisbane to Melbourne. (No date, but 1958, from printer's mark 5819.). Our Book No: 40568. $20 AUD.

22. Attiwill, P. M. (editor).; Adams, Mark A. (editor) (1996). Nutrition of Eucalypts. Melbourne, Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing. 440 pp. Hardback small quarto, no jacket, pictorial cover, very good condition, black & white figures, colour plates, tables, light foxing edges, minor foxing endpapers & flyleaf & few pages, covers little rubbed, top spine little creased, few scuffs fore-edges covers. Heavy (1.5 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Nutrition of Eucalypts, edited by P. M. Attiwill and Mark A. Adams (1996). A comprehensive survey of the work on eucalypts growing on old, highly weathered Australian soils, and eucalypts grown in plantations in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, China, India, Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. Written by contributors from around the world, this book brings us up to date with current developments in the nutritional management of commercial eucalyptus plantations. It includes a database of references on eucalypt nutrition, and will be a valuable reference source for students, foresters, tree breeders, agricultural scientists and soil conservationists. ISBN/ASIN: 0643057579. Our Book No: 29220. $80 AUD.

23. Austin, J. B. (1968). The Mines of South Australia, including Also an Account of the Smelting Works in that Colony, together with a Brief Description of the Country, and Incidents of Travel in the Bush (Facsimile ed) [Australiana Facsimile Editions]. Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia (LBSA). 109 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, light brown vinyl leather boards (gilt title spine), red card cover bound in, fold-out map at rear (partly detached, small tear repaired), minor edgewear, minor pencil annotation. A survey of mines in South Australia, by John Baptist Austin, originally published in 1863. Includes extra unnumbered 21 pages of period adverts at the rear. About the principal mines and smelters in South Australia in the1860s, and a brief description of each, as well as a small travel log and incidences that happen within his travels. SALE PRICE. (No 48 in this facsimile series.). Our Book No: 22114. $20 AUD.

24. Ballard, Paul (1971). A Guide to Maps and Charts in the Newcastle - Tweed River Area 1770 - 1971 (1st ed) [University of Newcastle Publications in Geography]. Newcastle: P. Ballard. 76 + 9 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, concealed staples (covered by white spine tape), thin grey card covers, maps, black & white text-photos, pages lightly toned, small mark spine, top corner rear cover creased, minor edgewear. This monograph groups in chronological order some of the maps and charts which have been drawn of the coastal area between Newcastle and the Tweed River. The author discusses the 'anatomy' of the drawings and comments on the content of each sheet. (No 1 in this series. Plus 9 additional illustrations & notes numbered 3 to 9 at rear.). Our Book No: 30437. $40 AUD.

25. Barnes, T. A. (1951). Underground Water Survey of Portion of the Murray Basin (Counties Albert and Alfred) (1st ed) [Geological Survey of South Australia Bulletin no. 25]. Adelaide: Government Printer. 183 pp. Paperback tall octavo, good condition, stapled, plans, tables (including foldouts), two black & white & two colour plans inside paper pocket inside rear cover, pages lightly toned, few page corners little little creased, top corners creased (cloth little lifting), spine lightly faded, tiny piece missing base spine, small closed tear rear cover, covers little faded, rear hinge split (pages firm), edgewear. The object of the present investigation was to critically examine the underground waters in counties Albert and Alfred, to determine whether these waters could be utilized to greater advantage. The field work was completed in 1946, a total of 14 weeks being spent in the field. Counties Albert and Alfred comprise approximately 3,600 sq. miles of portion of the area formerly known as the Murray Mallee. Now the area is divided between three regions, Sturt, Pyap, and Murray Mallee. A valuable reference for the future. Our Book No: 40256. $50 AUD.

26. Bauman, Cathy; Riggs, Maureen (illustrator) (1995). A Grain of Sand [A Time in the Life of Series]. Brisbane: Cathy Bauman / Printed by Lea Printing. 8 pp. Hardback small square, no jacket, very good condition, stapled (concealed), library tape as spine binding, colour drawings, faded patch front cover, minor edgewear, faint sticker mark front cover. A children's picture story by Cathy Bauman about a day in the life of a grain of sand. The life-like drawings by Maureen Riggs make this a delightful book for any age. (From the 'A Time in the Life of Series'. The word 'sand' front cover lightly faded.). ISBN/ASIN: 0958763305. Our Book No: 30680. $15 AUD.

27. Beckett, Richard; Millen, Gregory (photographer) (1985). Guide to Australian Gemstones (Revised, reprint ed). Sydney, Surry Hills: Readers Digest. 52 pp. Paperback small, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, card covers, colour text-photos, maps, sticker mark & few minimal scuffs, minor edgewear. This small booklet by Richard Beckett describes the main Australian gemstones, and maps show the areas where they are found. A great way to learn about these fascinating gems. Photos by Gregory Millen. Revised edition. ISBN/ASIN: 0949819387. Our Book No: 40665. $12 AUD.

28. Benns, Matthew (2011). Dirty Money: The True Cost of Australia's Mineral Boom. Sydney: William Heinemann / Random House. 296 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos, front cover lightly scratched, slight bump base spine, minor edgewear. Matthew Benns provides the true story of Australia's mineral boom. It is a story of greed, corruption and murder. A book every Australian needs to read, because it is the story of our national wealth, and how those who have access to it are abusing the privilege. Environmental pollution and exploitation of African nations are mentioned. ISBN/ASIN: 9781742750002. Our Book No: 26301. $22 AUD.

29. Beresford, Quentin; Bekle, Hugo; Phillips, Harry; Mulcock, Jane (2004). The Salinity Crisis: Landscapes, Communities and Politics (Updated ed) [Contemporary Issues Series]. Perth, Crawley: University of Western Australia Press (UWAP). 335 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good plus condition, colour & black & white photos, tables, minor edgewear. Updated edition (adds 8-page epilogue). Salinity is destroying landscapes, communities and biodiversity across rural Australia. This book, the first attempt to provide a comprehensive explanation, describes the relentless drive for agricultural development from massive land-clearing programs, and highlights the decades of denial by governments that salinity was a problem. Acknowledges the pioneering efforts of local communities to fight salinity, and emphasizes the vision needed by governments to halt the damage now. ISBN/ASIN: 1920694161. Our Book No: 22729. $20 AUD.

30. Bingley, A. N. (1988). Back to the Goldfields: Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie 1892 - 1940 (1st ed). Perth / Perth, Victoria Park: Mobil Oil Australia / Hesperian Press. 154 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, very good condition, pictorial cover, few black & white sketches, black & white text-photos, some pages lightly toned, spine minimally faded as common, autograph (author's written name title page). (This copy; Hardback edition, Mobile Oil / Hesparian Press.) This fascinating book by A. N. Bingley attempts to live some of the early pioneering history of the Western Australian Eastern Goldfields through the memories of his father, other old Eastern goldfielders, and his own research. ISBN/ASIN: 0859051218. Our Book No: 40977. $40 AUD.

31. Binns, R. A. (Ray); McBryde, I. (Isabel) (1972). A Petrological Analysis of Ground-edge Artefacts from Northern New South Wales [Australian Aboriginal Studies Series]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies (AIAS). 131 pp. Paperback large quarto, good plus condition, glossy card cover, black & white text-photos (plates), black & white & single-colour maps, corners front cover creased (slightly affects first several bottom corner pages), base spine bumped, fading spine & fore-edge strip front cover, some edgewear. Ray Binns and Isabel McBryde provide a geological study of ground-edge axes used by Australian Aborigines with the purpose of identifying their mineral composition and origin. (No 47 in the 'Australian Aboriginal Studies Series', from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. An earlier version is published in 1969 in the academic journal 'Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society', volume 35.). ISBN/ASIN: 0855750251. Our Book No: 12291. $40 AUD.

32. Blainey, Geoffrey (1993). The Peaks of Lyell (6th ed) [Mt Lyell]. Hobart: St David's Park Publishing. 370 pp. Paperback small octavo, as new condition, stiffened cover, black & white photos, glossy paper, minimal edgewear. The story of Mt Lyell, the copper mine, company and town in the mountainous northwest of Tasmania. This was Geoffrey Blainey's first book when initially published in 1954. Now considered a widely read classic in the history of Australian mining. The large tailing dumps around the town, producing industrial pollution, was vital in strengthening the Tasmanian Greens movement. This edition contains two extra chapters about the misfortunes of My Lyell in 1990s when it became almost a ghost town. Fifth and sixth edition. (This copy: Unstated 6th edition, same ISBN as 5th edition.). ISBN/ASIN: 0724622659. Our Book No: 16956. $60 AUD.

33. Blake, Gregory (2009). To Pierce the Tyrant's Heart: A Military History of the Battle for the Eureka Stockade 3 December 1854. Loftus, NSW: Australian Military History Publications / Australian Army History Unit. 242 pp. Hardback large tall octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), colour & black & white & single-colour illustrations (including front & rear jacket), maps, minor edgewear jacket. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. On 3 December 1854 a battle between gold miners, soldiers and police raged for twenty minutes at the Eureka Lead in Ballarat, in the Victorian goldfields. This book, for the first time, looks at the actual military events that unfolded during the battle. Gregory Blake argues convincingly that Eureka was not a massacre, as it has been portrayed. Rather, it was a hard fought military engagement. This book brings the battle to life in an original manner. ISBN/ASIN: 9780980475326. Our Book No: 41216. $35 AUD.

34. Bonser, Phil; City Properties Limited, Australian; Woldendorp, Richard (photographer) (1988). Broome and the Pearl Coast (1 ed). Broome, WA: Phil Bonser Research and Presentation Pty Ltd. 40 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, colour text-photos (some full-page), few small scratches covers, minor edgewear. Phil Bonser (Australian City Properties Limited) provides a guide to the town of Broome, Western Australia, on the shores of Roebuck Bay, about 2200km north of Perth, and famous for its pearling industry, a major source for pearls worldwide as a fashion accessory. Photographs by Richard Woldendorp. ISBN/ASIN: 0731635388. Our Book No: 28760. $20 AUD.

35. Bonwick, James; Sayers, C . E. (editor) (1970). Western Victoria: Its Geography Geology and Social Condition: The Narrative of an Educational Tour in 1857 (New ed). Melbourne: William Heinmann. 196 pp. Hardback octavo, tan cloth covers, gilt lettering on front and spine, dustjacket, good condition, light foxing end papers, small scuff free flyleaf & old glue residue, flyleaves & title page, few pages have tiny fox spots, book edges foxed, top corner rear cover bumped, dustjacket protected by removable bodart plastic sleeve. This book by James Bonwick, originally published in 1858, has been included in a series of reprints of rare Australian books for two reasons. Firstly, it is a graphic description of a long hard journey on horseback through a little settled part of Victoria at a time when townships were starting to develop. Secondly, because of its relation to a form of public education, primitive in many ways, that preceded ta new State-administered primary school system. He rode his horse more than 1500 miles over largely trackless plains and had to make do with primitive conditions of travel and accommodation. Edited by C. E. Sayers, with introduction and notes. ISBN/ASIN: 0855610166. Our Book No: 41400. $50 AUD.

36. Boothby, Guy; Wood, Stanley L. (illustrator); Sanctuary, Luke (introduction) (1900). In Strange Company: A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas. London: Ward Lock & Co., Limited. 300 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, good plus condition, red boards (cover & spine embossed with gilt title), four black & white illustrations (includes frontispiece with tissue guard), pages lightly toned, edges lightly foxed (few small spots), minimal foxing endpapers, spine ends little bumped, spine little faded, few light stains covers, owner's printed name label inside front cover. This historical crime fiction novel by Guy Boothby is set in North Queensland with a pearler as the hero. The novel travels to the Isle of Wight, London, Argentine Republic (Argentina), Chili (Chile), Tahiti, Batavia, and back to London. The story centres on Marmaduke Plowden who has embezzled 200,000 pounds from his clients in London, and fled to Chile. The first novel by the Australian writer, copyright 1896. This copy is a later edition that has four illustrations including the frontispiece, not six as mentioned in the earliest copies. (No date, but about 1900: Latest Ethel Turner book in Ward list, Three Little Maids, 1900. This copy has an embossed red cloth cover with gilt title. 12p Ward Lock booklist at rear.). ISBN/ASIN: B000NIA612. Our Book No: 40535. $50 AUD.

37. Bowker, Michael (2003). Fatal Deception: The Untold Story of Asbestos: Why it is Still Legal and Still Killing Us (1st ed). USA: Rodale Press. 323 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, minor edgewear. Investigative journalist Michael Bowker exposes the scandal of asbestos at Libby, Montana. in the United States. The deadly fibres cause mesothelioma, a rare lung cancer. A strong asbestos corporate lobby had overturned a ban on asbestos. This has exposed 100,000 Americans and 1 million homes to the lethal fibres, including the demolished World Trade Center after the 2001 terrorist attack. ISBN/ASIN: 1579546846. Our Book No: 20439. $25 AUD.

38. Bowker, Michael (2003). Fatal Deception: The Terrifying True Story of How Asbestos is Killing America (1st p/b ed). New York: Touchstone / Simon & Schuster. 334 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos centre spread, minor edgewear. Investigative journalist Michael Bowker exposes the scandal of asbestos at Libby, Montana. in the United States. The deadly fibres cause mesothelioma, a rare lung cancer. A strong asbestos corporate lobby had overturned a ban on asbestos. This has exposed 100,000 Americans and 1 million homes to the lethal fibres, including the demolished World Trade Center after the 2001 terrorist attack. ISBN/ASIN: 0743251431. Our Book No: 16709. $15 AUD.

39. Bradley, Joan (1972). Fires in Mosman Bushland. Mosman: Self-Published: E. & J. Bradley. 31 pp. Hardback quarto, no jacket, good condition, thick paper covered boards, hidden fasteners, exposed spine, pages toned, small scuff bottom corner inside front cover, corner tips covers little creased, pastedown inside rear cover lifting slightly bottom corner, few foxed spots covers & some pages, edges & spine foxed, some edgewear. The Bradley sisters, Eileen and Joan, pioneered techniques of bush regeneration in the Mosman area on Sydney's north shore. This book is based on their extensive notes and manuscripts, and discusses the effects of fires on the bushland communities. It records the results of one low intensity control burn and a number of high intensity fires in the sandstone bushland of Mosman, New South Wales. (31 + 6 pages.). Our Book No: 41365. $50 AUD.

40. Bradley, Joan (1972). Fires in Mosman Bushland. Mosman: Self-Published: E. & J. Bradley. 37 pp. Paperback quarto, good condition, thin card covers, staples rusted, pages toned, corner tips covers little worn, top corner front cover creased, few foxed spots some pages, edges foxed, some edgewear. The Bradley sisters, Eileen and Joan, pioneered techniques of bush regeneration in the Mosman area on Sydney's north shore. This book is based on their extensive notes and manuscripts, and discusses the effects of fires on the bushland communities. It records results of one low intensity control burn and a number of high intensity fires in the sandstone bushland of Mosman. (31 + 6 pages.). Our Book No: 41369. $30 AUD.

41. Brimblecombe, Peter (1986). Air Composition and Chemistry (1st ed) [Cambridge Environmental Chemistry Series]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 224 pp. Paperback large octavo, very good condition, figures, tables, tiny tear top spine, spine lightly faded, base spine bumped, minor edgewear. About the atmosphere and man's influence on it. Discusses the geochemical, biological and maritime sources of the trace gases, atmospheric gases, suspended particles and rainfall, air pollution, decline in health, plant and animal damage, damage to constructional materials, interior pollution, acid rain, changes in global carbon dioxide and methane, and chemistry and pollution of the upper atmosphere. Will assist students of chemistry, environmental science, ecology, geography and health gain an understanding of air chemistry. ISBN/ASIN: 0521275237. Our Book No: 25593. $15 AUD.

42. Brownscombe, Ross (1997). Blue Rivers: A Narrative of Time in the Blue Mountains. Kingsdene, NSW: Forever Wild Press. 182 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white drawings, minor edgewear. Ross Brownscombe records the first-ever record of solo raft trips down the five wild rivers of the Blue Mountains. In his own way, he wanted to expore the priceless natural heritage of the Blue Mountains. He interlaces his travels with historic notes about the observations by the early explorers such as the botanist George Caley. ISBN/ASIN: 0646322044. Our Book No: 14131. $20 AUD.

43. Buchanan, Maris E. (1975). Responses to Agricultural Change: A Study of Tobacco Growing in Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales: (1st ed) [Research Series in Applied Geography: New England Monographs in Geography No. 3]. Armidale, NSW: Department of Geography, University of New England. 156 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, thin card cover (cloth spine, concealed staples), tables, figures, green cloth spine, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, owner's rubber stamp & large written details title page. A comprehensive source of information about the tobacco industry in Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales. The conclusions drawn from the study fall into three groups: observations about the tobacco industry itself, the methodological approach was critically assessed, and the behavioural aspects of the study. The threefold perception-reaction-decision process was a central theme in terms of which the behavioural patterns of the tobacco growers could be systematised. The study was from 1955 to 1971. This monograph is part of a doctoral thesis submitted to the University of New England in February 1973. ISBN/ASIN: 0858341050. Our Book No: 31171. $50 AUD.

44. Burroughs, William James (2008). Climate Change in Prehistory: The End of the Reign of Chaos (Reprint ed). New York: Cambridge University Press (CUP). 356 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, figures, front cover little creased, bottom edge little rubbed, minor edgewear. How did humankind deal with the extreme challenges of the last Ice Age? How have the relatively benign post-Ice Age conditions affected the evolution and spread of humanity across the globe? William Burroughs sets our genetic history in the context of climate change during prehistory, and thus the origin of many features of our modern world are identified. He reviews the aspects of our physiology and intellectual development that have been influenced by climatic factors, and how features of our lives - diet, language, domestication of animals - are also the product of the climate in which we evolved. To summarize: climate change in prehistory has made us what we are today. The author weaves together studies of the climate with anthropological, archaeological and historical studies, and will fascinate all those interested in the effects of climate on human development and history. (A printed copy of a print-on-demand book from Cambridge University Press.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780521070102. Our Book No: 15016. $30 AUD.

45. Burrows, William (1986). Adventures of a Mounted Trooper [Victoriana Collection]. [Melbourne, Carlton]: Queensberry Hill Press. 146 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, very good plus condition, full brown leather cover (boards gilt stamped), spine is ribbed (gilt lettering), brown endpapers, tipped-in sepia (brown-tinted) drawing frontispiece, in cardboard slipcase. A facsimile of a book published in 1859 (Ferguson 7722). The adventures of a Victorian mounted trooper, William Burrows, who arrived in Melbourne in 1852, then went to the goldfields. He becomes a roadmaker, then a mounted trooper inspecting mining licenses. Mentions Geelong steamers, Aborigines, William Buckley, colonial life, and a return voyage to China. (Copy 67 of a limited edition of 155 copies. No date, but 1986, Trove.) ISBN/ASIN: 0909174466. Our Book No: 17350. $100 AUD.

46. Byfield, C. C.; Hammond, David (illustrator) (1977). Let's Look at Jenolan Caves [See and Know Australia Series]. Canberra, Hughes: Marcol Publications / NSW Department of Tourism. 28 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white photos, black & white drawings, pages faintly toned, staples rusted, rear cover lightly marked & creased. This inspiring and informative booklet is an introduction to the features of Jenolan Caves, in the Blue Mountains locality, New South Wales, being Australia's most famous limestone cavern. From the See and Know Australia series by Marcool Publications on behalf of the Department of Tourism. ISBN/ASIN: 0909214034. Our Book No: 27127. $20 AUD.

47. Campbell Crowley, C. (1959). Around the Year at Alectown: Volume 4 (1st ed). City Not Stated: C. Campbell Crowley / J. Roy Stevens (Printer). 75 pp. Paperback, very good condition, stapled, brown card covers, gilt title, top spine scuffed, pages lightly toned, small glue residue front cover. This wonderful book tells the story of their experiences and impressions on the Alectown-Mingelo-Tomingley and Peak Hill diggings, and especially Alectown in 1892 (Parkes district). This charming little book is told in rhyme form, by one who lived in those days, and shared in the communal life. Our Book No: 29855. $18 AUD.

48. Carment, David (1991). History and the Landscape in Central Australia: A Study of the Material Evidence of European Culture and Settlement. Darwin: Australian National University, North Australia Research Unit. 81 pp. Paperback large thin octavo, very good condition, figures, black & white & colour plates, top edge & top margin title pages foxed, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. David Carment provides a multi-disciplinary approach that explains how historic evidence can be found in sites, artefacts and structures throughout Central Australia - thus providing as much information about the past as written and oral sources. Topics covered include relations between Europeans and the Aborigines, the role of communications, the place of pastoralists and mining in economic and social development, and the characteristics of the one major urban centre. Provides links between the process of European settlement in Central Australia and the region's contemporary cultural landscape, and how in recent years very different ideas have emerged about the preservation and interpretation of that landscape. Specifically: Aspects of the historical geography of Central Australia - brief historical context and description of Aboriginal regional occupation - Aboriginal sites of significance mentioned - contact history sites - description, physical layout and history of Hermannsburg and Phillip Creek (Manga Manga) - pastoral homesteads - wells on north-south stock route - mining at Arltunga and Tennant Creek - urbanisation of Alice Springs - cultural resource management in Central Australia. ISBN/ASIN: 0731512952. Our Book No: 26907. $25 AUD.

49. Carnegie, Margaret (1993). Pacific Gold: California 1848, Australia 1851. Melbourne: Self-Published: Kildrummie Press. 38 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled, black & white photos, map, minor edgewear. Margaret Carnegie relates the story of the desperate and lawless times in San Francisco caused by the Sydney Ducks, a criminal minority among the Australians who invaded San Francisco. A committee of vigilance was formed to enforce law and order. A number of Sydney Ducks were hanged. There is also a reprinted article by Rolf Boldrewood ('The Genesis of Gold-fields Law in Australia') which describes goldfield law in New South Wales after the tide turned. and the miners crossed the Pacific to the new gold frontier in Australia. ISBN/ASIN: 0646140450. Our Book No: 28392. $20 AUD.

50. Cecil, Robert; Scott, Ernest (introduction); Gill, S. T. (illustrator) (1935). Lord Robert Cecil's Gold Fields Diary: With Introduction and Notes by Ernest Scott. (1st ed) [Goldfields]. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press (MUP) / Oxford University Press. 44 pp. Hardback small, no jacket (as issued), good condition, green cloth boards (gilt title cover & spine), black & white photos (of drawings), frontispiece portrait, light toning endpapers, spine title little faded, minor edgewear, white correction mark front free flyleaf. First edition. The diary of Lord Robert Cecil during his visit to the Victorian Goldfields in 1852. This very special little book gives a vivid look at the life of the diggers on Bendigo Creek and at Mount Alexander. Lady Gwendolen Cecil found the diary among the papers of her father, and arranged to have this copy printed. Introduction and notes by Ernest Scott, professor of history, University of Melbourne. The illustrations are from drawings by S. T. Gill, except those of the Chief Commissioner's camp at Castlemaine (Mount Alexander), and the junction of Pegleg and Sailor’s Gully, which are from drawings by C. Rudson Read. Our Book No: 40999. $15 AUD.

51. Clark, Robert; Thomson, Mark (2014). Transport Fuels from Australia's Gas Resources (1st ed). Sydney: NewSouth / University of New South Wales Press. 308 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, tables, figures, minor edgewear corners. A comprehensive study by Australia's leading experts into converting our gas resources into fuel for transport, which will reduce Australia's dependence on imported oil. The book demonstrates how the use of natural gas as a transport fuel could increase Australia's fuel self-sufficiency to 50 - 70 per cent by 2030. ISBN/ASIN: 9781742232386. Our Book No: 28151. $40 AUD.

52. Cleary, Paul (2012). Mine-field: The Dark Side of Australia's Resources Rush. Melbourne, Collingwood: Black Inc. 206 pp. Paperback, very good condition, minor edgewear. This book is about the resources rush in the Australian mining industry. Exposes the regulatory gaps that must be addressed to stop enormous and irreversible harm to our society and environment. ISBN/ASIN: 9781863955706. Our Book No: 30063. $15 AUD.

53. Coal Board, Joint (1999). Diesel Particulate in Coal Mines (1st stated ed). City Not Stated: Joint Coal Board. 16 pp. Paperback small, stapled pamphlet, card covers, very good condition. The Diesel Particulate Sub-Committee has produced this booklet to promote a better understanding of the hazards and appropriate control methods associated with diesel particulates in the coal mining industry. Our Book No: 25740. $10 AUD.

54. Committee, Great Barrier Reef; Hedley, Charles (1923). The Great Barrier Reef of Australia: A Popular Account of its General Nature (1st ed). Brisbane: Queensland Government Intelligence and Tourist Bureau. 32 pp. Hardback very small, no jacket, very good condition, leatherette cover (gilt embossed), black & blue text-photos with coloured edge, frontispiece, gilt edges, decorative endpapers, colour fold-out map inside rear cover, spine rubbed, pages lightly toned, spine rubbed (small piece missing bottom edge), boards slightly lifted outwards, printed dedication, minor edgewear. First edition. A beautiful little book about the history of The Great Barrier Reef. Describes the general nature and the many early visitors to the Reef including Captain James Cook. A fascinating way to learn about the history of this important part of Australia, and look at what it was like at the time this book was compiled. (Most of the text written by Charles Hedley. Printed dedication states: With best Christmas and New Year wishes, from the Premier of Queensland and Mrs Theodore.). Our Book No: 40237. $40 AUD.

55. Connolly, R. R. (1959). Iron Ores in Western Australia [Geological Survey Mineral Resources of Western Australia Bulletin, no. 7]. Perth: Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA). 103 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, thick card covers (black cloth spine), tables, glossy paper, figures, foldout map at front, minor edgewear. The first comprehensive report on the iron ore deposits of the whole of Western Australia, each of which is briefly described (all reserved by the Crown at that time, and could not be pegged). The focus is on the best-known deposits at that date (1959): Koolan Island and Cockatoo Island (West Kimberley Goldfield), and Koolyanobbing (Yilgarn Goldfield, near Southern Cross). The huge limonite-hematitie-magnetite deposits of the Pilbara south of Port Hedland (Hamersley) are mentioned in the preliminary note but not in the main text, as they had not yet been explored in any detail, presumably. Our Book No: 17524. $50 AUD.

56. Cook, Peter J. (editor) (2014). Geologically Storing Carbon: Learning from the Otway Project Experience. Melbourne, Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing. 384 pp. Hardback quarto, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, colour text-figures & photos, tables, tiny bump top spine. Heavy (1.6 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This book, edited by Peter Cook, provides a detailed account of the CO2CRC Otway Project, one of the most comprehensive demonstrations of the deep geological storage or geosequestration of carbon dioxide undertaken anywhere. This book has 18 comprehensive chapters, written by leading experts in the field, and is more than a record of outstanding science - it is about learning by doing. The book explains how the project was organised, managed, funded and constructed, as well as the approach taken to community issues, regulations and approvals. The book is for geologists, engineers, regulators, project developers, industry, communities, anyone who wants to understand how a carbon storage project works. It is also for people who are concerned with getting an in-depth appreciation of one of the key technology options for decreasing greenhouse emissions to the atmosphere. ISBN/ASIN: 9781486302307. Our Book No: 30955. $100 AUD.

57. Cooper, B. J. (editor); Branagan, D. F. (editor) (1994). Rock Me Hard - Rock Me Soft: A History of the Geological Society of Australia Incorporated. Sydney: Geological Society of Australia. 194 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, black & white text-photos, minimal edgewear. The story of the Australian Geological Society of Australia Incorporated, compiled and edited by Cooper and Brannigan. This book reflects the integrity and endeavours of its members, and provides a reference to the roots and growth of the Society. ISBN/ASIN: 0909869898. Our Book No: 25346. $25 AUD.

58. Cooper, Tea (2022). The Fossil Hunter: A Rare Fossil, an Unsolved Mystery, a Trail into the Past (2nd Australian ed). Sydney: HQ Fiction. 374 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned, front hinge slightly split (all pages firm), minor edgewear. This historical Australian novel by Tea Cooper is set in the Hunter Valley in 1847 and 1919. A fossil discovered at London's Natural History Museum leads one woman back in time to 19th century Australia and a world of scientific discovery - and dark secrets. Millie Vale is sent to stay with Anthea Winstanley who is an amateur palaeontologist with a dream. They go fossil hunting at Bow Wow Gorge. Penelope Jane Martindale (PJ), arrives home in 1919, from the battlefields of World War 1 to make peace with her father who blames PJ for the fact of her brothers running away to join up, and losing their lives in the trenches. Things do not go well with her father, and she has to work at mending the former close relationship with him. Penelope and her soon-to-be husband Sam, who came to Australia with her, find some human remains in the Gorge, and Penelope is determined to solve the mystery. (Plus 18 pages at the frear from her next novel. The author previously wrote 'The Naturalist's Daughter'.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781867255901. Our Book No: 41131. $18 AUD.

59. Correspondent, A Special (1970). The Barrier Silver and Tin Fields in 1888, being a Series of Letters Written by a Special Correspondent of 'The South Australian Register', 'Adelaide Observer', and 'Evening Journal', and Re-printed from those Papers. Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia (LBSA). 86 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, red cloth cover (gilt spine lettering), adverts front & rear pages, foldout map inside rear cover, owner's written names twice. Facsimile edition, by the Libraries Board of South Australia, and originally published in 1888. A description of the recently discovered Broken Hill lead-zinc ore deposits, as reported in an Adelaide newspaper by an anonymous author ('A Special Correspondent'). ISBN/ASIN: 0724300082. Our Book No: 16250. $40 AUD.

60. Courtney, Margo (1955). The Painted Mask (Australian ed). Melbourne: Surrey Press. 288 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket (small edge tears, rear cover lightly marked, light rubbing spine), pages lightly toned. An absorbing novel of powerful drama, intrigue and tender romance - involving a paleontologist and a Chinese mandarin - with a background of strange primitive people, weird rites, brilliant ceremonies, glittering pagan temples - in remote, hostile Katmandu, capital of Nepal. Our Book No: 24952. $10 AUD.

61. Cowling, Sid; Las Gourgues, John (illustrator) (1995). The Living Desert: The Nature of the Barrier Ranges. Broken Hill, NSW: Broken Hill City Council. 64 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, thick card covers, fold-out rear cover (map), many colour drawings, black & white drawings & photos, map, minor edgewear. Sid Cowling describes the Barrier Ranges around Broken Hill and in particular The Living Desert, a newly created reserve to the north of Broken Hill. This book is a guide to the reserve, providing basic information on the different land forms and their flora and fauna. A good way to learn about this fascinating part of Australia in farwestern New South Wales. ISBN/ASIN: 0646239732. Our Book No: 30517. $18 AUD.

62. Croll, I. C. H. (1949). Mineral Resources of Australia Summary Report No. 36: Gypsum (1st ed). Canberra: Department of Supply and Development / Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics. 40 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled (rusted), thin card covers, tables, graphs, map at rear, pages lightly toned, covers & spine little faded, top corners covers & some pages slightly creased, spine worn, covers detached at spine at base (pages firm), some edgewear. This pamphlet has been prepared in association with the Mines Departments of the States and Territories. The pamphlet covers: World Production, Uses, Industry In Australia, Buyers and Prices, Australian Sources, Australian Production, Overseas Trade, Australian Consumption, General Summary, References Our Book No: 40608. $20 AUD.

63. Crook, Penny; Ellmoos, Laila; Murray, Tim (2003). Assessment of Historical and Archaeological Resources of the Lilyvale Site, The Rocks, Sydney (2003 ed) [Archaeology of the Modern City Series, Volume 7]. Sydney, Glebe: Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales. 48 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, stapled pamphlet (staples concealed), thin card covers, tables, minor edgewear, rubber stamp & biro marks title page. This review of historical and archaeological records pertaining to the archeological Lilyvale site (TheRocks, Sydney), which was excavated in 1989, The review undertaken in December 2001 and January 2002 by the EAMC team. The team reviewed all historical and archaeological reports held by the SHFA, including those recently handed over by Wendy Thorp, and undertook the analysis of a sampled portion of the artefact catalogue. Details of the review are included in Appendices 1 and 2. ISBN/ASIN: 1876991100. Our Book No: 31168. $30 AUD.

64. De Boos, Charles (1992). Mark Brown's Wife: A Tale of the Gold-fields [Australian Books on Demand]. Canberra, Cook: Mulini Press. 132 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, very good condition, pictorial red cover (inset with black & white drawing), minor edgewear. This historical novel by Charles de Boos was first published in the 'Sydney Mail' in 1871. The story is brutal and criminal, set in the Australian goldfields. The tale is told by 'Tom Drewe' a gold miner involved in the tale and one of Mark Brown's friends. The novel is full of events and is based on the real life experiences of the author in his goldfields days in Australia. (No 4 in the ‘Australian Books on Demand' series from Mulini Press. There are two states with same ISBN and year: this copy has a pictorial cover showing reclining bushman, not the red patterned cover state.). ISBN/ASIN: 0949910341. Our Book No: 18072. $40 AUD.

65. De Boos, Charles (2004). Me and My Horse Showing: How I Got Him, How I Kept Him, and All About Him: Being Sketches of Life on the Peel River Diggings [Small Tales of Early Australia]. Canberra: Mulini Press. 38 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, card cover, bottom corner tip front cover little creased, minor edgewear. This historical novelette by Charles de Boos is a very funny story about a Victorian gold miner and the adventures he has with his horse. It is written using 19th century Australian slang and the colloquial language makes the book a fun-filled read. (Originally published, 1870s. No 8 in the series 'Small Tales of Early Australia' series from Mulini Press.). ISBN/ASIN: 0975178415. Our Book No: 29836. $30 AUD.

66. de la Hunty, L. E. (1963). The Geology of the Manganese Deposits of Western Australia [Geological Survey of Western Australia Bulletin no. 116]. Perth: Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA). 122 pp. Paperback small octavo, good condition, thick card covers (brown cloth spine), black & white photos, tables, glossy paper, cancelled EX-LIBRARY, library marks (rubber stamps, pocket, stickers including spine, texta marks including front cover), some edgewear. A first bulletin by the GSWA that describes in detail the manganese deposits of Western Australia, mainly in the Pilbara Goldfield, and the Peak Hill Goldfield. Because of the scarcity of manganese at the time, the government had initiated a quota for exports, and thus the economic potential of these deposits needed to be assessed. (A separate atlas of 15 plates is MISSING.). Our Book No: 17481. $40 AUD.

67. Dee, John; Halliwell, James Orchard (editor) (1998). The Private Diary of Dr John Dee (Facsimile ed). Montana: Kessinger Publishing Company. 102 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good plus condition, flexible cover, cover design differs from stock photo. Subtitle: 'And the Catalogue of His Library of Manuscripts from the Original Manuscripts in the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford, and Trinity College Library, Cambridge’. Facsimile of 1842 edition. John Dee (1527 - 1608) was a noted English mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, occultist, and consultant to Queen Elizabeth I. He also devoted much of his life to alchemy, divination, and Hermetic philosophy. Dee straddled the worlds of science and magic just as they were becoming distinguishable. (Printed copy of print-on-demand or POD book.). ISBN/ASIN: 1564591093. Our Book No: 3483. $18 AUD.

68. della Dora, Veronica (2016). Mountain (Nature and Culture) [The Earth Series]. London: Reaktion Books. 264 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, thick card covers (with flaps), black & white & colour photos & drawings, glossy paper, minor edgewear. Veronica della Dora, professor of human geography at the University of London, records a fascinating journey through mountain peaks, both real and imaginary. Shows how the history of mountains is deeply interlaced with cultural values and aesthetic tastes, with religious beliefs and scientific practices. This lavish book has 137 illustrations, 99 in colour, which explore these giants of nature, as found in art, literature, science, sport, religion and myth. ISBN/ASIN: 9781780236476. Our Book No: 29995. $20 AUD.

69. Dickinson, S. B. (1951). Talc Deposits in South Australia [Bulletin, no 26]. Adelaide: Geological Survey of South Australia. 135 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, grey covers, black & white plates (photos), tables, maps (many full-page, one foldout), two large colour folded maps in rear pocket), minor edgewear. A survey of South Australian talc deposits by S. B. Dickinson and colleagues. Includes separate parts on the three main districts: Gumeracha, Mount Fitton, and Tumby Bay. (Geological Survey of South Australia Bulletin 26.). Our Book No: 17141. $30 AUD.

70. Dickman, Chris (editor); Lunney, Daniel (editor); Burgin, Shelley (editor) (2007). Animals of Arid Australia: Out on Their Own? Sydney, Mosman: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. 240 pp. Paperback small folio, very good plus condition, color text-photos, figures, tables, maps, glossy paper, minor edgewear. Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. The valuable papers in this book, edited by Chris Dickman, Daniel Lunney and Shelley Burgin, were presented at a forum on 23 October 2004. The aim was to discuss whether the animals of arid Australia are 'out on their own' in terms of their unique adaptations for desert life, our view of them, and their long term prospects for survival. The many colour photos help to tell a very important story. This book will be of interest to anyone who wants to learn about the unique animals that help to make up Australia. ISBN/ASIN: 9780980327205. Our Book No: 22422. $30 AUD.

71. Domeyko, Paz (2005). A Life in Exile: Ignacy Domeyko 1802 - 1889 (1st ed). [Sydney, Bellevue Hill]: Paz Domeyko. 426 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear. The fascinating story of the life of Ignacy Domeyko, the Chilean geologist, scientist and explorer, has been written by his great-granddaugher, Paz Domeyko, using Ignacy's diaries and letters. ISBN/ASIN: 0646447289. Our Book No: 26233. $30 AUD.

72. Douglas, J. G. (editor); Ferguson, J. A. (editor) (1988). Geology of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Division Geological Society of Australia. 663 pp. Paperback large thick octavo, very good condition, figures, tables, black & white text-photos, colour photo frontispiece, maps (mostly foldout), spine lightly creased, minor foxing & rubbing edges, base spine little bumped, minor edgewear, faint sticker mark front flyleaf, owner's written name. Heavy (1.4 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. A comprehensive and definitive edited handbook of the geology of Victoria, published on behalf of the Geological Society of Australia, Victorian branch. Edited by J. G. Douglas, and J. A. Ferguson. Originally published in 1976, this is the unstated second edition, completely revised in 1988. (The large loose foldout colour map of Victoria, found in the hardback edition, is not present in this paperback edition.). ISBN/ASIN: 0909869677. Our Book No: 15284. $120 AUD.

73. Dow, D. B.; Gemuts, I. (1969). Geology of the Kimberley Region, Western Australian: The East Kimberley [Geological Survey of Western Australia Bulletin]. Perth: Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA). 135 pp. Hardback wide octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, red cloth cover, frontispiece photo, figures (maps, tables), black & white text-photos (plates), large colour map and smaller table foldout inside rear cover pocket, bottom edge little marked, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear corners, rubber stamps front cover. A report on the regional geology and ore deposits of the East Kimberley region, northern tip of Western Australia. Published jointly with the Bureau of Mineral Resources, Canberra. (No 120 in this series.). Our Book No: 17429. $40 AUD.

74. Drexel, J. F. (1982). Mining in South Australia: A Pictorial History (1st ed) [Special Publication, no 3]. Adelaide: South Australian Department of Mines and Energy. 303 pp. Hardback small oblong quarto, dustjacket, leatherette covers, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white & sepia (brown-tinted) text-photos (many full-page), maps, spine faded jacket (slight edgewear, tiny edge tear top edge), light foxing edges, boards little distorted. Heavy (1.2 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This book has nearly 400 photos and complementary text. The book includes both large and small mining ventures in South Australia, and shows the hard working conditions of the miner. This book was published to mark the Centenary of the Department of Mines and Energy South Australia. ISBN/ASIN: 0724360948. Our Book No: 29317. $30 AUD.

75. Drinkwater, Malcolm (2016). Hill End Gold (3rd, expanded ed). [Hill End, NSW]: Malcolm Drinkwater. 188 pp. Paperback folio, as new condition, black & white & colour text-photos, colour photo endpapers, black & white drawings, maps, glossy paper, minimal edgewear. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Third edition (expanded). Originally published in 1982. A compulsive research report on the town in which he grew up in. Covers the nuts and bolts about gold, history, geology and mining methods. He uses the town of Hill End as an example of the rise and fall of an Australian gold rush centre.(Limited edition, 2000 copies stated.) ISBN/ASIN: 9780959284584. Our Book No: 17594. $50 AUD.

76. Drinkwater, Malcolm (2016). Hill End Hearsay: To the Best of My Memory (3rd, revised ed). [Hill End, NSW]: Malcolm Drinkwater. 192 pp. Paperback folio, as new condition, black & white & colour text-photos, colour photo endpapers, black & white drawings, maps, glossy paper, minimal edgewear. Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Third edition. A collection of anecdotes about his long life in Hill End and about the characters he has met there. "Dedicated to the ones before me and left to the ones after me. By reasoning of who is older than me is old and whoever is younger than me is young, written as a chapter in life. They thought their lives were ordinary, nothing special, their stories unimportant. They were wrong." Originally published in 2010. (Limited edition, 2000 copies stated.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780959284591. Our Book No: 17595. $50 AUD.

77. Dulhunty, Roma (1984). When the Dead Heart Beats Lake Eyre Lives (2nd ed). Sydney: J. A. & R. Dulhunty. 259 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket,) endpaper map, colour & black & white photos, pages lightly toned, light foxing edges, minor edgewear jacket. Dr John Dulhunty, a Sydney geologist, and Roma Delhunty, spent many years researching around the dry salt crust of Lake Eyre up to 1972. They then experienced a new face of Lake Eyre, created by the flood waters of 1974; its Wet Face, in all of its beauty and terror. They saw the face of the lake turn full circle; from dry, through to wet and ultimately back to dry. The Dulhuntys faced hardship in this totally unpredictable, but awe-inspiring landscape, and had the privilege of seeing the lake contain enough water for sailing. Second edition (self-published). ISBN/ASIN: 0959134905. Our Book No: 41415. $25 AUD.

78. Dulhunty, Roma (1986). The Rumbling Silence of Lake Eyre. Sydney: J. A. & R. Dulhunty. 231 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), endpaper maps, colour photos, minimal edgewear. The third book of a trilogy about the geological studies of Lake Eyre, South Australia, by geology academic John Dulhunty (Sydney University) and his wife Roma. This volume covers their arduous trek across the parched northern margin of the lake (seldom visited), which abuts the awesome Simpson and Tirari Deserts. A self-published book. ISBN/ASIN: 0959134913. Our Book No: 11640. $30 AUD.

79. Edwards, Hugh (1994). Pearls of Broome and Northern Australia. Perth, Swanbourne: Hugh Edwards. 84 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos, black & white photos endpapers & frontispiece, top corner rear cover little creased, minor edgewear. Hugh Edwards relates the story of the famous pearling industry that is a major part of Broome's history. The Western Australian author is also a marine photographer, and this book also includes photos of the pearl divers equipment, and the finished pearls in their beautiful settings. A wonderful book for anyone wanting to learn about Broome's history. ISBN/ASIN: 0646193090. Our Book No: 29184. $20 AUD.

80. Eklund, Erik (2012). Mining Towns: Making a Living, Making a Life (1st ed). Sydney: NewSouth Publishing. 298 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, maps, minor edgewear, top corner rear cover creased, edges & pages lightly toned. A history of the iconic Australian towns that arose with the mining booms over a century: Broken Hill, Mount Isa, Queenstown, Mount Morgan, Port Pirie and Kambalda. The author has written a rich cultural and historical legacy that these towns helped create as townspeople - those working below the ground and those above - sought to make their lives in these remote towns. ISBN/ASIN: 9781742233529. Our Book No: 27440. $32 AUD.

81. Ellis, H. A. (1950). Some Economic Aspects of the Principal Tantalum-bearing Deposits of the Pilbara Goldfield, North-western Division [etc] [Geological Survey of Western Australia Bulletin, no. 104]. Perth: Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA). 93 pp. Paperback small octavo, good condition, thick card covers (tan cloth spine), tables, glossy paper, figures, large foldout colour maps at rear, cancelled EX-LIBRARY, library marks (texta marks, pocket, labels, rubber stamps), covers toned, written title on spine, corners covers & few pages bumped, some edgewear. This detailed report was mainly written in 1944 in support of the wartime needs for tantalum concentrates from an American company. The Pilbara was the prewar supplier of 90% of the world production of this strategic metal. (Contains 8 large colour foldout maps at the rear.). Our Book No: 17488. $50 AUD.

82. Ellis, M. H. (1969). A Saga of Coal: The Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company's Centenary Volume. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 289 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos centre spread, edges lightly foxed (mainly top edge), pages lightly toned as usual, spine ends jacket little chipped (rear cover scuffed), minor edgewear, non-author written dedication title page. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. . The respected historian M. H. Ellis was commissioned by the coal mining company to celebrate its centenary. The aim was to include a short history of the coal mining industry in New South Wales. The manuscript was finished in 1959, but not published then because of rapid industry change, and was revised by the author in 1969 for publication. (No ISBN in the book.). ISBN/ASIN: B0006C3A5Y. Our Book No: 3530A. $35 AUD.

83. Essington, Michael E. (2004). Soil and Water Chemistry: An Integrative Approach (1st ed). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. 534 pp. Hardback large, no jacket, very good condition, pictorial cover, figures, tables, few scratches covers, owner's rubber stamps including edges. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. A comprehensive overview of the chemical and mineralogical characteristics and processes of soils. Gives a complete overview of water chemistry, with a detailed focus on hydration-hydrolysis, Lowry-Bronsted and Lewis acidity and basicity, and sampling methods. Contains nearly 300 original figures and 90 tables. ISBN/ASIN: 0849312582. Our Book No: 25573. $60 AUD.

84. Ewald, Connie (1990). Chromium: Environmental and Health Concerns [CHAST Publication]. Sydney: CHAST: Centre for Human Aspects of Science and Technology, University of Sydney. 20 pp. Paperback trade, stapled pamphlet, card covers, very good plus condition. This report by the Hazardous Chemicals In The Environment group of CHAST discusses the environmental and health concerns of this toxic metal. ISBN/ASIN: 086758341X. Our Book No: 20561. $10 AUD.

85. Fairley, Alan; Weber, Erwin (illustrator); James, Lynn (flower drawings) (1970). MAP: Kurnell Peninsula: Australia's Birthplace. Sydney: Pacific Maps. pp. Ephemera, folded map, very good condition, sepia (brown-tinted) drawings & photos, pages lightly toned, few tiny holes, bottom corner front cover creased, minor edgewear. This map shows and gives the history and other details about the many places of interest in this historic part of southern Sydney. The Kurnell Peninsula is an ancient island of Hawkesbury Sandstone linked to the mainland at Cronulla by a sandspit. Kurnell is almost completely surrounded by water. Kurnell claims the title Birthplace of a Nation as it here that on April 29th 1770 that James Cook of H.M. Bark Endeavour made his first landing on Australian soil. (No date, about 1971 or later. Latest date in text, 1969. Seven-digit STD Sydney phone numbers, which started in 1971.). Our Book No: 40782. $12 AUD.

86. Fenner, Charles (1956). A Geography of South Australia and the Northern Territory (9th, revised ed). Melbourne: Whitcombe & Tombs. 184 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, very good condition, light blue boards (navy writing), frontispiece, illustrated endpapers, black & white photos, maps, tables, spine ends chipped, covers little marked, pages lightly toned (edges toned,), some edgewear & rubbing, owner's written name & details reverse side front free flyleaf. Ninth edition, extensively revised. Consists of certain chapters of the larger book South Australia: A Geographical Study, re-arranged and re-written for the use of candidates for the Intermediate Examination in Geography. It has been considerably revised and extended by staff of the Geography Department of the University of Adelaide and the original author. A great book for students and anyone with an interest in geography in South Australia and the Northern Territory. Our Book No: 29917. $30 AUD.

87. Ferro, Gaetano (editor); Caraci, Ilaria Luzzana (editor) (1988). The Italian Contribution to the Knowledge of the Fifth Continent: L. M. e E. A. D'Albertis [Il Contributo Italiano alla Conoscenza del Quinto Continente] [XXVI Geographical International Congress: Memoire Societa Geografica Italiana]. Roma (Rome): Societa Geografica Italiana. 157 + 168 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear & rubbing. A summary of historical Italian knowledge about the Australian continent. Mostly about the voyages of Luigi Maria D’Albertis in the 1870s and later, including visits to Papua New Guinea, and an overland trip from Sydney to Melbourne by coach and train. Includes lengthy extracts from his diaries. This report is printed twice, at the rear being in the Italian language (upside down). Our Book No: 17648. $50 AUD.

88. Fewster, Angela (1982). Black Chrysanthemums. Melbourne, Montmorency: Yackandandah Playscripts. 69 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet (staples rusted), bottom edge untrimmed & lightly foxed, minor edgewear. A play by Angela Fewster set in a fictional deserted Victorian gold mining town in the year 1860. ISBN/ASIN: 0868050024. Our Book No: 12886. $25 AUD.

89. Fisher, N. H.; Ludbrook, N. H. (illustrator) (1945). Mineral Resources of Australia Summary Report No. 8: Molybdenum (Revised ed). Canberra: Department of Supply and Shipping / Mineral Resources Survey. 22 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled (rusted), thin card covers, tables, fold-out map at rear, light foxing few pages, small rust stain at staples, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. This pamphlet has been compiled in association with The Controller of Minerals Production and the Mines Departments of the State and Territories. The pamphlet covers: World Production, Uses, Industry In Australia, Buyers and Prices, Australian Sources, Australian Production, Overseas Trade, Australian Consumption, General Summary, References Our Book No: 40593. $30 AUD.

90. Fisher, N.H.; Ludbrook, N. H. (illustrator) (1946). Mineral Resources of Australia Summary Report No. 30: Bentonite and Fuller's Earth (Revised ed). Canberra: Department of Supply and Shipping / Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics. 21 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled (rusted), thin card covers, tables, graph, map at rear, light foxing front cover, pages lightly toned, covers little faded, covers & page corner tips little creased, tiny edge tears covers & spine, some edgewear, rubber stamp front cover & title page. This pamphlet has been prepared in association with the Mines Departments of the State and Territories. The pamphlet covers: World Production, Uses, Industry In Australia, Buyers and Prices, Australian Sources, Australian Production, Overseas Trade, Australian Consumption, General Summary, References Our Book No: 40607. $20 AUD.

91. Fisher, N. H.; Ludbrook, N. H. (illustrator) (1946). Mineral Resources of Australia Summary Report No. 9: Bismuth (Revised ed). Canberra: Department of Supply and Shipping / Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics. 27 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled (rusted), thin card covers, tables, figures, map at rear, light foxing few pages, small rust stain at staple, pages lightly toned, covers little faded, tiny stain front cover, some creasing at base, some edgewear. This pamphlet has been compiled in association with The Controller of Minerals Production and the Mines Departments of the State and Territories. The pamphlet covers: World Production, Uses, Industry In Australia, Buyers and Prices, Australian Sources, Australian Production, Overseas Trade, Australian Consumption, General Summary, References Our Book No: 40594. $30 AUD.

92. Fisher, N. H.; Ludbrook, N. H. (illustrator) (1947). Mineral Resources of Australia Summary Report No. 23: Lead (1st ed). Canberra: Department of Supply and Shipping / Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics. 44 pp. Paperback trade,good condition, stapled (rusted), thin card covers, tables (Including two foldouts), map, graph, light stain near staples rear cover, pages lightly toned, covers & spine little faded, small edge tears including spine (pages firm), page corners slightly creased, some edgewear. This pamphlet has been prepared in association with the Mines Departments of the State and Territories. The pamphlet covers: World Production, Uses, Industry In Australia, Buyers and Prices, Australian Sources, Australian Production, Overseas Trade, Australian Consumption, General Summary, References Our Book No: 40601. $25 AUD.

93. Fisher, N. H. (revision); Canavan, F.; Ludbrook, N. H. (illustrator) (1946). Mineral Resources of Australia Summary Report No. 13: Barium (Barite or Barytes). (Revised ed). Canberra: Department of Supply and Shipping / Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics. 28 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled (rusted), thin card covers, tables, figures, map at rear, graph, light foxing few pages, small rust stain at staple, pages lightly toned, covers little faded, tiny stain front cover, spine worn, tiny bump base spine, bottom corners pages creased, small tear top spine, minor edgewear. This pamphlet has been compiled in association with Mines Departments of the State and Territories. The pamphlet covers: World Production, Uses, Industry In Australia, Buyers and Prices, Australian Sources, Australian Production, Overseas Trade, Australian Consumption, General Summary, References Our Book No: 40595. $25 AUD.

94. Fisher, N. H. (revision); Canavan, F.; Ludbrook, N. H. (illustrator) (1946). Mineral Resources of Australia Summary Report No. 14: Felspar (Including Cornish Stone) (Revised ed). Canberra: Department of Supply and Shipping / Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics. 24 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled (rusted), thin card covers, tables, figures, map at rear, graph, light foxing few pages, small rust stain at staples, pages lightly toned, covers little faded, spine little worn, small tear top spine, some edgewear. This pamphlet has been compiled in association with Mines Departments of the State and Territories. The pamphlet covers: World Production, Uses, Industry In Australia, Buyers and Prices, Australian Sources, Australian Production, Overseas Trade, Australian Consumption, General Summary, References Our Book No: 40596. $25 AUD.

95. Fisher, N. H. (revision); Owen, H. B.; Ludbrook, N. H. (illustrator) (1945). Mineral Resources of Australia Summary Report No. 6: Fluorite (Fluorspar) and Cryolite (Revised ed). Canberra: Department of Supply and Shipping / Mineral Resources Survey. 21 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled (rusted), thin card covers, tables, pages lightly toned, two scuffs front cover, two holes & small piece missing front cover (text complete), some edgewear. This pamphlet has been compiled in association with The Controller of Minerals Production and the Mines Departments of the State and Territories. The pamphlet covers: World Production, Uses, Industry In Australia, Buyers and Prices, Australian Sources, Australian Production, Overseas Trade, Australian Consumption, General Summary, References Our Book No: 40611. $20 AUD.

96. Flannery, Tim (2005). The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change (1st ed). Melbourne: Text Publishing. 332 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos centre spread, few graphs & text-photos, front cover little creased along spine, pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear. Tim Flannery presents the fascinating story of climate spanning millions of years, and how the present changes in climate will drastically affect our environment in the future. The author is director of the South Australian Museum and a leading thinker on the environment. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: 1920885846. Our Book No: 24233. $15 AUD.

97. Flannery, Tim (2006). We Are the Weather Makers: The Story of Global Warming (Revised ed). Melbourne: Text Publishing. 275 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, colour photos, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear corners. Tim Flannery has written a concise and revised edition of "The Weather Makers" that will allow readers aged from 9 to 90 to learn the facts about climate change. He writes about cyclones and droughts, coral reefs and polar bears, wind energy, and nuclear power. He gives a timely reminder that we are all responsible for the way we influence our climate. ISBN/ASIN: 9781921145346. Our Book No: 40385. $12 AUD.

98. Floyd, P. A.; Exley, C. S.; Styles, M. T. (1993). Igneous Rocks of South-west England [Geological Conservation Review Series]. London: Chapman & Hall. 256 pp. Hardback small folio, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, figures (including text-photos & maps), tables, minor edgewear, owner's written name. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. P. A. Floyd and colleagures describe how Southwest England (Devon to Cornwall) has been renowned for centuries for both the splendour of its scenery, and the richness of its mineral resources, such as tin, china clay and building stones. Both aspects owe much to the igneous rocks that characterize the area - part of the Variscan foldbelt of northern Europe (described here). A book in a conservation series that describes British localities being considered for notification as 'Sites of Special Scientific Interest' (SSSI). (A book in the 'Geological Conservation Review Series' by publisher Chapman & Hall.). ISBN/ASIN: 0412488507. Our Book No: 15285. $140 AUD.

99. Foster, Jason (2013). The Dark Man: Australia's First Serial Killer (1st ed). Sydney, Newport: Big Sky Publishing. 309 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white drawings, top edge lightly marked, minor edgewear. Jason Foster writes the chilling true story of Australia's first serial killer, who kept the colony of New South Wales fearful as the police hunted for him. Australia's Gold Rush period is brought vividly to life in this compelling story of a cold and calculating killer. ISBN/ASIN: 9781922132260. Our Book No: 28177. $25 AUD.

100. Fowler, L. R. (editor); Knox, F. B.; den Hertog, S. (1988). A History of the Forbidden Land Wollondilly Shire: Part One. Wallacia, NSW: Wollondilly Shire Council / Rex Warren & Sons (Printer). 96 pp. Paperback wide trade, good condition, stapled pamphlet, thin card covers, black & white text-photos, maps, staples little rusted, covers little marked & toned, light creasing spine (ends little rubbed), pages toned, minor edgewear. This pamphlet records the history of the early Wollondilly Shire Council area. In 1981, the Shire Councillors spoke about the importance of recording Wollondilly Shire's past 193 years as a lasting memorial to the people who created the Shire's history. The editor, L. R. Fowler, spent over six years researching and producing this fascinating book. There is too much history for this Part One. Part Two is being prepared for the future. (No date, but 1988.). ISBN/ASIN: 0731637461. Our Book No: 41384. $30 AUD.

101. Gammage, Bill (2012). The Biggest Estate on Earth: How Aborigines Made Australia (P/b, reprint ed). Sydney, Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin. 434 pp. Paperback thick small quarto, very good condition, colour photos (some full-page, few black & white), top corners some pages lightly creased, corners four pages folded (bookmarks), minor edgewear. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Bill Gammage has examined the written and visual records of the Australian landscape, and found a complex system of land management by Aborigines using fire, the life cycles of native plants, and the natural flow of water to ensure plenty of plant life and wildlife to last throughout the year. In this classic and fascinating book he discusses the ways the early settlers changed for the worse the way the Aboriginal people tended their land. Once Aboriginal people were no longer able to tend their country, it became overgrown and vulnerable to the hugely damaging bushfires we now experience. (Winner of nine literary awards.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781743311325. Our Book No: 18237. $50 AUD.

102. Gardner, D. E.; Ludbrook, N. H. (illustrator) (1945). Mineral Resources of Australia Summary Report No. 22: Arsenic (1st ed). Canberra: Mineral Resources Survey / Mines Departments of the States and Territories. 29 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled (rusted), thin card covers, tables, map, graph, pages lightly toned, covers & spine little faded, small tear top spine and near staples (pages firm), some edgewear. This pamphlet has been prepared by Mineral Resources Survey in association with the Mines Departments of the State and Territories. The pamphlet covers: World Production, Uses, Industry In Australia, Buyers and Prices, Australian Sources, Australian Production, Overseas Trade, Australian Consumption, General Summary, References Our Book No: 40600. $25 AUD.

103. Gardner, D. E.; Ludbrook, N. H. (illustrator) (1946). Mineral Resources of Australia Summary Report No. 27: Aluminium and Bauxite (1st ed). Canberra: Department of Supply and Shipping / Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics. 26 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled (rusted), thin card covers, tables, map, graph, pages lightly toned, covers & spine little faded, small tear in cover spine ends, bottom corner tips covers & some pages creased, minor edgewear. This pamphlet has been prepared by Mineral Resources Survey in association with the Mines Departments of the State and Territories. The pamphlet covers: World Production, Uses, Industry In Australia, Buyers and Prices, Australian Sources, Australian Production, Overseas Trade, Australian Consumption, General Summary, References Our Book No: 40604. $25 AUD.

104. Gaskin, A. J.; Samson, H. R. (1951). Ceramic and Refractory Clays of South Australia (1st ed) [Geological Survey of South Australia Bulletin no. 28]. Adelaide: Government Printer. 91 pp. Paperback tall trade, good condition, stapled (little rusted), figures, frontispiece map, diagrams, corners faded rear cover, two library stamps on front cover, bottom corner front cover & some pages creased, tiny stain top corner tips last few pages, minor edgewear. The work leading to the results contained in this publication forms part of an extended investigation of the properties of the clays and other ceramic materials of Australia. The present report is a general preliminary survey of the clays known to the Department of Mines of South Australia, and is designed to amplify and extend the information contained in Bulletin 12 of the Geological Survey of South Australia. Data and discussions regarding all clays investigated are arranged in the alphabetical order of local place-names. A valuable reference for the future. Our Book No: 40257. $25 AUD.

105. Gelbspan, Ross (2005). Boiling Point: How Politicians, Big Oil and Coal, Journalists, and Activists Have Fueled the Climate Crisis - and What We Can Do to Avert Disaster (Revised ed). New York: Basic Books. 254 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, bottom corner front cover creased, minor edgewear. Illuminating discussion of the global warming crisis, in which almost everyone shares some of the blame because of shouting at each other, etc., and not working together. ISBN/ASIN: 0465027628. Our Book No: 24698. $12 AUD.

106. Goodger, E. M. (1975). Hydrocarbon Fuels: Production, Properties and Performance of Liquids and Gases (1st ed). London: Macmillan Press. 270 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), tables, figures, light toning flyleaves, edges creased jacket (edge tears, edgewear, slight loss top spine), minor annotation, owner's written names including edges. Examines the world energy scene, and of the place of hydrocarbon fuels within it, and includes the problems and techniques associated with the winning of crude oil. ISBN/ASIN: 0333185226. Our Book No: 25564. $15 AUD.

107. Gould, Stephen Jay (2001). The Lying Stones of Marrakech: Penultimate Reflections in Natural History (Australian printing ed). London / Sydney: Vintage / Random House. 372 pp. Paperback thick trade, very good condition, few black & white drawings & text-photos, pages slightly toned, bottom corner tip front cover lightly creased, minor edgewear. The 23 essays by Stephen Jay Gould were previously published by 'Natural History' magazine. The wide-ranging essays were selected from the 300 monthy essays he wrote for this natural science magazine. In his introduction, Gould (professor of zoology at Harvard University) explains how he learnt to popularise science by linking with literary and historical material, as well as incorporating human interest (biographical) insights - often little known. ISBN/ASIN: 0099285835. Our Book No: 24578. $15 AUD.

108. Green, Michael (2021). Sons of Grace: A Story of a Mother's Love for Her Sons and the Perils and Politics in the 1940s and 1950s. Sydney, Newtown: Green Hill Publishing. 408 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, few light creases rear cover, minor edgewear. This is an Australian novel by Michael Green about a family, first in a country mining village, then later in the city (Sydney) in the 1940s and 1950s. It focuses on the love between mother, father, son and wife, especially after the father is killed in a mining accident. It highlights the futility of words to reform political corruption. (No date, but 2021, Trove.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781922722843. Our Book No: 41151. $30 AUD.

109. Greenwood, Ned (1997). The Sinai: A Physical Geography. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. 148 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, figures (including black & white photos), tables, tiny bump top spine, minor edgewear. Ned Greenwood offers a complete, up-to-date physical geography of the Sinai peninsula, which joins two continents: Africa and Eurasia. Focuses in detail on plate tectonics, geology, geomorphology, weather and climate, soils and biogeography. Considers the human geography of Sinai, including the pressures currently posed by population growth, political extremism, and environmental constraints on development. ISBN/ASIN: 0292727992. Our Book No: 21646. $12 AUD.

110. Grey, Tony (1994). Jabiluka: The Battle to Mine Australia's Uranium. Melbourne: Text Publishing. 305 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, pages faintly toned as usual, spine minimally creased. minor edgewear. Jabiluka is an uranium mine set in the beautiful Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory. Tony Grey, a former lawyer, is the founder of the mining company Pancontinental that discovered the rich Jabiluka uranium deposit. He relates an adventure story in one of the world's last frontiers, and gives an insight into the key social, political and corporate battles of the last two decades (fending off xenophobic nationalism, political hypocrisy, passionate soxial activists, and corporate predators). Grey later became a passionate supporter of nuclear energy, but also recognised balancing that with the rights of the Aboriginal traditional owners and environmental protection. Along the way, he meets many characters, including truculent politician Rex Connor and tribal elder Big Bill Niedjie. ISBN/ASIN: 1863720405. Our Book No: 20152. $35 AUD.

111. Gunn, R. H.; Galloway, R. W.; Pedley, L.; Fitzpatrick, E. A. (1967). Lands of the Nogoa-Belyando Area, Queensland [Land Research Series]. Melbourne: CSIRO. 190 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, figures, tables, glossy paper, black & white plates, minor edgewear. Plus four large colour folding maps. All within paper envelope (edge torn). A CSIRO report on the geology, geomorphology, land systems, climate, soils, vegetation and land use patterns in the Central Highlands region, east-central Queensland. (This book and four separate colour maps and enclosed in a paper envelope that is worn and slightly foxed). Our Book No: 13350. $15 AUD.

112. Hancock, David (2001). The Australian Geographic Book of the Top End (1st ed). Sydney, Terrey Hills: Australian Geographic. 159 pp. Paperback oblong quarto, very good condition, maps, liftout map MISSING, colour text-photos (some full-page), front cover corner little creased, few scratches covers, minor edgewear. A comprehensive guide to the top end of the Northern Territory, ranging from the stone country of the Arnhem Land plateau, to the vast savannah. From Mataranka in the south to Port Essington in the north, this guide shows the Top End's most impressive sites. Text & photos by David Hancock: there are maps and over 200 photos. ISBN/ASIN: 1862760365. Our Book No: 25838. $25 AUD.

113. Hargraves, A. J. (editor); Martin, C. H.; Kininmonth, R. J.; Saywell, S. M. C. (1993). History of Coal Mining in Australia: The Con Martin Memorial Volume [Monograph Series]. Melbourne, Parkville: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AIMM). 251 pp. Hardback large quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), dark green leatherette covers, many black & white text-photos, few colour photos (frontispiece & rear), figures, few black & white drawings, minor edgewear jacket (little rubbed), faint foxing top edge. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This volume is a project of the Illawarra Branch of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AIMM). Coal mining in Australia followed settlement in 1788, as fortuitously Sydney was at the centre of the Sydney Coal Basin. The illustrations are from all important areas, depicting historical, technological, industrial and social conditions and events sourced from all corners of Australia. Con Martin was born in Ballarat, and spent his life in the mining industry, and he visited overseas a number of times, spreading his reputation worldwide and earning him the Institute Medal and the Order of Australia. This book is his final job. Con died without seeing the fruits of this work which bears his name. (No 21 in this AIMM Monograph series.). ISBN/ASIN: 0949106909. Our Book No: 29312. $80 AUD.

114. Heinberg, Richard (2009). Blackout: Coal, Climate and the Last Energy Crisis (1st ed). Canada: New Society Publishers. 201 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, figures, spine little creased, minor edgewear. Richard Heinberg gives a bracing analysis of the future of coal. Planners, educators, and anyone concerned about energy consumption, peak oil and climate change will find this book of interest. ISBN/ASIN: 9780865716568. Our Book No: 25979. $18 AUD.

115. Herald, Morning (1979). North Eastern Goldfields from Kookynie to Laverton: Western Australia 150 years (Facsimile ed) [Morning Herald Series of West Australian Guide Books]. Perth: Strickland Publications. 42 pp. Paperback oblong octavo, good condition, stapled pamphlet, gilt covers (little marked), red & black drawings front cover, second card cover sepia (brown tinted) drawings on blue paper, large foldout map, black & white text-photos, corners covers little creased, staples slightly rusted, light foxing edges, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. This booklet brings to life the small bush outposts to the north of Kalgoorlie: Kookyine, Malcolmn, Leonora, Anaconda, Murrin Murrin, Yundamindera, Mount Morgans, Laverton and Tampa. These are mostly forgotten as playing a big part in gold searches. Their memory is revived and the story told of the greatest engineering feat of the day: the Perth-Coolgardie water supply pipeline. It was a time of setting the scene for Western Australia's future progress. (Facsimile edition of a booklet originally published in 1903. No 2 in the Morning Herald Series of West Australian Guide Books.). Our Book No: 41000. $30 AUD.

116. Hill, David (2012). The Great Race: The Race Between the English and the French to Complete the Map of Australia (1st ed). Sydney: William Heinemann / Random House Australia. 386 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos & maps centre spread, maps, pages toned as usual, minor edgewear. David Hill relates the story of men whose drawings recorded countless previously unknown species and turned mythical creatures into real ones, and whose courage and determination enabled New Holland (as named for the earlier Dutch navigators) to become Australia (as first named by Mathew Flinders). The author has used diaries and other first-hand accounts to tell the story of Englishman Matthew Flinders and Frenchman Nicolas Baudin who had been sent by their governments on the same quest: to complete the map of the unknown Australian coastline. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: 9781742751092. Our Book No: 27356. $20 AUD.

117. Hill, Dorothy; Jell, John S. (1970). Devonian Corals from the Canning Basin, Western Australia [Geological Survey of Western Australia Bulletin, no. 121]. Perth: Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA). 158 pp. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, red flexible cover, appendices (tables & black & white plates), minor edgewear, rubber stamp front cover. The GSWA recently surveyed the Devonian reef complexes, Lennard Shelf, northern margin Canning Basin (Bulletin 118). Two geologists from the University of Queensland here provide a detailed photographic catalogue of the rugose and tabulate Devonian fauna of the Lennard Shelf. Our Book No: 17402. $40 AUD.

118. Hodge, Brian (1988). Touring Hill End. Sydney, Penshurst: Cambaroora Star Publications. 24 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, card covers, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear. Brian Hodge describes the historic mining district of Hill End in central New South Wales. The old black & white photos add interest to the historical notes. The author's uncle, Harry Hodge, has written several booklets about this locality. (ISBN in the book, 0959657333, is incorect.). ISBN/ASIN: 0959657347. Our Book No: 28430. $18 AUD.

119. Hodge, Harry (1973). Historic Hill End and Its Environs. Adamstown Heights, NSW: Hill End Publications. 52 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, card cover, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear. Harry Hodge reports on Hill End, the historic mining district in central west New South Wales. The old black & white photos add interest to the historical notes. ISBN/ASIN: 0959899421. Our Book No: 15319. $15 AUD.

120. Hodge, Harry; Hodge, Errol (revision) (1981). A Guide to Historic Hill End (2nd or revised ed). Sydney, St Ives: Hill End Publications. 52 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, card cover, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear. Harry Hodge describes this historic mining district of Hill End in central New South Wales. The old black & white photos add interest to the historical notes. Second or revised edition. ISBN/ASIN: 0959899480. Our Book No: 13123. $15 AUD.

121. Hyland, Adrian (2011). Kinglake-350 (1st ed). Melbourne: Text Publishing. 261 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos, maps, pages lightly toned, front cover little creased, minor edgewear corners. Behind-the-scenes account of the disastrous Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria at Kinglake, a small community on Melbourne's outskirts. Written for everyone involved in the devastating bushfires on 7th February, 2009. Highlights the efforts of Roger Wood who risked his own life defending his community. ISBN/ASIN: 9781921758263. Our Book No: 30722. $25 AUD.

122. Idriess, Ion (1947). Forty Fathoms Deep: Pearl Divers and Sea Rovers in Australian Seas (14th printing ed). Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 343 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket (missing), good condition, board cover (little marked & scuffed), grey cloth spine, black & white photos, map front endpaper, papered board cover (cloth spine), spine little slack, pages lightly toned, edges toned & lightly foxed, owner's written name. A classic tale of Western Australia - the story and romance of the pearling industry in the northwestern town of Broome, and which had a strong Japanese influence. (Originally published, 1937.). Our Book No: 3610. $20 AUD.

123. Idriess, Ion L. (1938). Madman's Island (New, 1st printing ed). Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 253 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket (missing), good plus condition, black & white frontispiece, few black & white drawings, free flyleaf maps, spine lightly faded, some foxing edges & some pages, owner's written name. (Madman's Island, by Ion Idriess, Angus & Robertson, 1938.) Ion Idriess first wrote this book in 1927 as a novel - the book failed, and the publisher asked him to rewrite it in 1938 in this present form as a true adventure story. It is set on an island of the Great Barrier Reef. Idriess tells of six terrible months spent on a small island of the Howick Group with only a madman, Charlie, for company. In his struggle to keep alive, he had desperate adventures and suffered the terrors of complete loneliness. Humour, grim realism and strange beauty mingle in this classic adventure tale, told with plenty of vitality. ISBN/ASIN: B000KEYOBM. Our Book No: 40415. $60 AUD.

124. Idriess, Ion L. (1958). Back o' Cairns (1st ed). Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 310 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, maps, small edge tears jacket (flap not price-clipped), small edge tears top edge, light toning pages as usual (notably front free flyleaf), minor edgewear, previous annotation title page erased (light impression marks). Ion Idriess relates many anecdotes of his prospecting adventures from the 1930s onwards 'back o'Cairns', the undeveloped mineral-rich hinterland between Townsville and Cape York peninsula, but mainly near Cairns. The author, known as Jack Idriess in those days, captures the colour, excitement and hard courageous historical struggle in these locations. He also provides insights into Aboriginal rights and ceremonies. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: B0007J8BPK. Our Book No: 18153. $90 AUD.

125. Ikoku, Chi U. (1984). Natural Gas Reservoir Engineering (1st ed). New York: John Wiley & Sons. 503 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), figures, tables, jacket lightly marked (edges & corners rubbed & chipped, closed tears), edges lightly foxed, pastedowns lightly toned. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This is the first complete collection of the concepts and applications of reservoir engineering principles essential to optimum development of natural gas reservoirs. A systems approach is emphasized throughout this book; a change in a single component of the field production system will affect the performance of the other components. There are examples of reservoir performance techniques and field development patterns. This book is organized so that it can be used as either a text or a reference for students, practicing engineers, geologists, and managers in the crude oil and natural gas production industry. ISBN/ASIN: 0471894826. Our Book No: 25968. $50 AUD.

126. India, Government of (1983). MAP: India: The Right Place Tourist Map. Madras: India Tourism Development Corporation / Printed by Prased Process. N/a pp. Map, very large format, good condition, single sheet, folded vertically six times, faintly toned, edgewear corners, light foxing, small holes on first fold line (does not affect text). This map was produced for the Department of Tourism, India. Based upon a Survey of India map. The map covers all of the The North, West, East and South in detail. Our Book No: 40716. $12 AUD.

127. Jakucs, Laszlo (1977). Morphogenetics of Karst Regions: Variants of Karst Evolution. Bristol / Budapest: Adam Hilger / Akademiai Kiado. 284 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, good plus condition, cancelled EX-LIBRARY (spine label, barcode, pocket, etc), black & white text-photos, figures, tables, some edgewear. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. . Updated and translated from Hungarian, this book describes in detail the geomorphology of karst terrains (barren and cavernous limestone or dolomite regions, named after the Karst region in and near Croatia). ISBN/ASIN: 0852743092. Our Book No: 12824. $30 AUD.

128. Jamieson, Margaret; Procter, Phyl (1980). The Art of Copper Embossing: A Step by Step Guide to Copper Shim Work (Reprint ed). Sydney: Parramatta Lapidary Club. 44 pp. Paperback small quarto, card covers, stapled, very good condition, black & white drawings, few tiny scratches front cover, minor edgewear. Margaret Jamieson and Phyl Procter explain the simple craft of copper embossing using copper shim, a few common tools and materials, and a lively imagination. ISBN/ASIN: 0959876618. Our Book No: 25101. $20 AUD.

129. Jinks, Brian (2010). Gulgong's Gold Commissioner: The Story of Rolf Boldrewood and Robbery Under Arms (Reprint ed). Lithgow, NSW: Brian Jinks. 25 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear. Brian Jinks writes a detailed pamphlet on Thomas Alexander Browne's troubled period as Gold Commissioner in the new goldfields at Gulgong (NSW) from 1871. He is better known by his pseudonym "Rolf Boldrewood" as the author of the classic early Australian novel "Robbery Under Arms”. ISBN/ASIN: 0975752510. Our Book No: 16818. $25 AUD.

130. Johns, R. K. (1963). Limestone, Dolomite and Magnesite Resources of South Australia [Geological Survey of South Australia Bulletin, no., 38]. Adelaide: Government Printer / Department of Mines, South Australia. 100 pp. Hardback small octavo, very good condition, red cloth boards, black & white plates, figures (including three fold-out maps), pages lightly toned, cover edges little frayed, bottom corners covers & some pages little creased, sticker covers original price. This report has been prepared to collate the present knowledge on distribution, occurrence, accessibility and composition of these rocks and to put together all the relevant analytical data available, with appropriate references where they apply. The production, usage and distribution of limestone, dolomite and magnesite are described separately, through they are sometimes related and grade from one to another gradually or abruptly. There are many photos (plates) and figures to make this an easy to use book or add to an existing collection of similar books. (1 of 2 available copies.). Our Book No: 29367. $25 AUD.

131. Johnson, Dianne (2011). Hut in the Wild. Sydney, Leura: Dianne Johnson. 97 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good plus condition, black & white full-page photos, minimal edgewear. This self-published book by Australian anthropologist Dianne Johnson (from Leura, NSW) discusses the hut in its many simple architectural forms worldwide and historically, via a series of essays - and how the hut fits into the landscape. The photos are mostly related to the Australian landscape. ISBN/ASIN: 9780646550305. Our Book No: 28207. $30 AUD.

132. Johnson, J. E.; (collaborator), Scrymgour J. M.; Marfleet, Denis (photographer) (1975). Minerals of South Australia: Extract from South Australian Year Book 1975. Adelaide: South Australian Museum / A.B. James, Government Printer. 19 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled pamphlet, map, colour photos, few small scuffs front cover along spine, staples slightly rusted, white background on covers slightly marked, minor edgewear. A summary report on minerals in South Australia for 1975. The state is divided into 12 provinces which are set out on the map, each province demonstrating a reasonable degree of unity in its geology and geomorphology. The rear of the pamphlet has lists of little known or rare minerals. Our Book No: 40849. $25 AUD.

133. Johnston, W. Ross (1982). The Call of the Land: A History of Queensland to the Present Day (1st ed). Brisbane, Milton: Jacaranda Press. 229 pp. Hardback quarto, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), sepia (brown-tinted) text-photos, map, slight edgewear jacket (reverse side foxed, spine little faded, price sticker front flap), endpapers & title page & last two pages lightly foxed, board edges & top half spine little faded, owner's written name in biro free flyleaf. This fascinating book by W. Ross Johnston traces the the rise of mainstream attitudes in Queensland from the time of the first white explorers who explored the different potentials of the land. This book sets an intellectual and social framework within which those who have wielded power (political and economic) have been able to operate, and it shows how those outside the mainstream have had to cope. It is not just a story of the pioneers and their attitudes or a textbook about Queensland. It is a consistent interpretation without denying that there are aspects of Queensland's history that cannot be easily explained. ISBN/ASIN: 0701616555. Our Book No: 30891. $25 AUD.

134. Joplin, G. A. (1952). Mineral Resources of Australia Summary Report No. 28: Clay (1st ed). Canberra: Department of National Development / Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics. 55 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled (slightly rusted), thin card covers, tables, map, small mark front cover, pages lightly toned, covers & spine little faded, top spine little scuffed, small tear cover near base spine, bottom corner tips covers & pages slightly creased, some edgewear, complimentary rubber stamp front cover. This pamphlet has been prepared by Department of National Development in association with the Mines Departments of the State and Territories. The pamphlet covers: World Production, Uses, Industry In Australia, Buyers and Prices, Australian Sources, Australian Production, Overseas Trade, Australian Consumption, General Summary, References. This report was compiled by Dr. G. A. Joplin in 1952 and was given restricted circulation in roneoed form at that time. It has not been practicable to revise throughly the sources section, which would much delay publication. Accordingly, it is now printed, with only the addition of a few later references, and production figures are updated to 1958 Our Book No: 40605. $30 AUD.

135. Jung, Dr K. E. (Karl Emil) (1884). Australia: The Country and Its Inhabitants (Abridged, 1st English ed). London: W. Swan Sonnenschein & Co. 250 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, good condition, dark green leather boards, gilt lettering & embossed decorations front board & spine, black & white full-page drawings (plates), gilt edges, moderate foxing endpapers, minor foxing some pages, pages lightly toned, front & rear & inner hinge slightly split (pages firm), bottom corner front cover bumped, spine ends little worn, bottom edges boards little rubbed, corners little creased some pages. An impressive description of Australia in the 1880s. Abridged from a larger work by Dr. K. E. Jung. Specifically, an abridgement of his "Der Welttheil Australien" recently issued in Mr. Tempsky's new series of cheap publications. There are 16 full-page illustrations and an index. The illustrations were derived from the original work, and supplied by the German publisher for use in this edition. Karl Emil Jung (1833 - 1902) was a German-born teacher, explorer and geographer. He was former inspector of schools, South Australia, and later professor of classics, Adelaide University. Translated from the German. Our Book No: 40577. $200 AUD.

136. Jutson, J. T. (1950). The Physiography (Geomorphology) of Western Australia (3rd ed) [Geological Survey of Western Australia Bulletin, no. 95]. Perth: Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA). 366 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, thick card cover (black cloth spine), figures (includes black & white text-photos, maps), pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. Third edition. This is largely a reprint of the second edition of 1934, with the figures and maps updated and redrawn, but no new main text. There are 16 comprehensive parts, mainly by geographic region (eg, Pilbaraland), but some chapters are by topographic feature (eg, rock weathering effects). The five plates (large maps) in a separate envelope are MISSING. Our Book No: 17664. $30 AUD.

137. Kalix, Z. (1956). Mineral Resources of Australia Summary Report No. 41: Natural Abrasives (1st ed). Canberra: Department of Supply and Development / Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics. 47 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled (rusted), thin card covers, tables, graphs, map at rear, pages lightly toned, covers & spine little faded, bottom corners front cover & few pages creased, tiny tear base spine, light stain front cover near spine, some edgewear, rubber complimentary stamp front cover. A pamphlet prepared in association with the Mines Departments of Australian States and Territories. The pamphlet covers: World Production, Uses, Industry In Australia, Buyers and Prices, Australian Sources, Australian Production, Overseas Trade, Australian Consumption, General Summary, References. (No 41 in this series.). Our Book No: 40609. $20 AUD.

138. Kalix, Z. (1962). Mineral Resources of Australia Summary Report No. 42: Salt. Canberra: Department of National Development / Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics. 27 pp. Paperback trade, stapled, good condition, stapled (rusted), thin card covers, tables, graphs, map at rear, rust stain at staples, pages lightly toned, covers & spine little faded, top corners front cover & pages little creased, tiny tear base spine, some edgewear, written name biro front cover, three rubber stamps front cover. This pamphlet has been prepared in association with the Mines Departments of the States and Territories. The pamphlet covers: World Production, Uses, Industry In Australia, Buyers and Prices, Australian Sources, Australian Production, Overseas Trade, Australian Consumption, General Summary, References. (No date, but 1962, Trove. No 42 in this series.). Our Book No: 40610. $20 AUD.

139. Kay, J. R. (1977). The Geological Story of the Cedar Creek Thunder Egg Deposit at Thunderbird Park Tambourine Mountain, Qld. [Brisbane?]: J. R. Kay. 14 pp. Paperback small quarto, good condition, black & white drawings & figures, map, sepia (brown-tinted) photo inside front cover, pages lightly toned, base spine little bumped, few marks covers, light stain top edge last few pages, minor edgewear. Describes the discovery of thunder eggs, containing the silica gemstone varieties; agate, amethyst, smoky quartz, jasper, moss agate and common opal. The thunder eggs were found at Thunderbird Park on Cedar Creek, Tambourine Mountain, 50 km south of Brisbane. There is a glossary of geological terms used at the rear of the pamphlet. (No date, but about 1977, Trove.) Our Book No: 28427. $15 AUD.

140. Kerr, John (1982). Mt Morgan Gold Copper and Oil. Brisbane, St Lucia: J. D. & R. S. Kerr. 248 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white photos (most full-page), maps, frontispiece, glossy paper, bottom corner tip rear cover little creased, minor edgewear. John Kerr records the history of the Mt Morgan mine in Queensland. The mine was discovered 100 years ago, and it is one of the world's greatest copper gold mines. The many photos in this book help to detail the history of this mine, and pay tribute to the people who lived and worked in this area. ISBN/ASIN: 095950723X. Our Book No: 29315. $30 AUD.

141. Knight, C. L.; Ludbrook, N. H. (1947). Mineral Resources of Australia Summary Report: Manganese (Revised ed). Canberra: Department of Supply and Shipping / Mineral Resources Survey. 35 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled (new staples), new black cloth spine to replace lost spine, thin card covers, tables, pages lightly toned, covers slightly faded & toned, some edgewear. This pamphlet about manganese resources and production in Australia has been compiled, subsequent to World War 2, in association with The Controller of Minerals Production and the Mines Departments of the States and Territories. This revised edition is by C. L. Knight, based on production tables and graphs by N. H. Ludbrook. This report covers: World Production, Uses, Industry in Australia, Buyers and Prices, Australian Sources, Australian Production, Overseas Trade, Australian Consumption, General Summary, References. (No 7 in the series 'Mineral Resources of Australia Summary Report'. A repaired but complete copy.). Our Book No: 41012. $20 AUD.

142. Knox, Malcolm (2013). Boom: The Underground History of Australia, from Gold Rush to GFC (1st ed). Melbourne: Penguin Group Australia. 395 pp. Paperback thick octavo, good condition, black & white & colour & sepia (brown-tinted) photos, maps inside covers, top spine lightly bumped, corner tips covers little creased, tiny edge tears few pages, minor edgewear. Malcolm Knox reveals the history of mining as the Australian story. A readable and insightful book which describes the people behind the facts and figures. The book shows how mining and miners have shaped Australia's history and business through boom and bust. ISBN/ASIN: 9780670076116. Our Book No: 29445. $15 AUD.

143. Krosch, N. J.; Sawers, J. D. (1974). Copper Mining in the Cloncurry and Mount Isa Mining Fields, 1971 (1st ed) [Geological Survey of Queensland Report, no. 85]. Brisbane: Queensland Department Of Mines. 68 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, thin card covers, frontispiece, stapled pamphlet (staples concealed), figures (four fold-out), tables, few page corners little creased, light foxing & toning edges, minor edgewear, owner's bookplate inside front cover. From the summary: Twenty-two small copper mines are described, copper mining activity, and company exploration in the period 1966 - 1972 are reviewed, and the future role of gouger mining is discussed. Our Book No: 29327. $30 AUD.

144. Latter, Bill (1995). Blacklegs: The Scottish Colliery Strike of 1911 [Staples South West Region Publications]. Perth, Nedlands: University of Western Australia Press / Charles & Joy Staples South West Region Publications Fund. 104 pp. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, few black & white text-photos, rear cover corners creased, minor edgewear cover corners. Bill Latter writes about the strike in 1911 at the Scottish Colliery, near the isolated coal settlement of Collie Burn, Western Australia. At the heart of the dispute was the issue of solidarity: the struggle between the striking miners and their adversaries, the 'blacklegs'. ISBN/ASIN: 1875560521. Our Book No: 28563. $20 AUD.

145. Leyland, Malcolm R. (Mal) (2000). Gold Fever: Is it the Perfect Crime? Hull Heads, QLD: Leyland & Leyland Publishers. 256 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, as issued, very good condition, pictorial boards, pages lightly toned, sticker front cover (about autograph), autograph (author's written dedication title page). An Australian crime fiction novel by Mal Leyland. The biggest gold robbery in Australia's history. A methodical planner. An outback mystery and a beautiful lady detective. Is it the perfect crime or simply a well planned robbery gone wrong? This question torments Detective Sergeant Erica Turlow as she seeks to decipher the intriguing web of mystery surrounding Alex Lansdowne and The Great Smelter Robbery. ISBN/ASIN: 0646404105. Our Book No: 23820. $15 AUD.

146. Long, John A. (2004). Gogo Fish! The Story of the Western Australian State Fossil Emblem. Perth: Western Australian Museum. 40 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, black & white & colour text-photos & drawings, bottom corner covers little creased, minor edgewear. In July 1986, a 375 million-year old fossil fish was discovered in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The campaign of a Perth primary school helped make this fish the Western Australian State fossil emblem. This is the story of Dr John Long's discovery of the Gogo fish, the campaign, and a glimpse into the fascinating world of a Devonian reef. This book is for primary to secondary school students and anyone interested in this fascinating story. ISBN/ASIN: 1920843086. Our Book No: 24946. $12 AUD.

147. Lowry, D. C. (1970). Geology of the Western Australian Part of the Eucla Basin [Geological Survey of Western Australia Bulletin, no. 122]. Perth: Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA). 201 pp. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, red flexible cover, frontispiece photo, figures (maps & black & white text-photos), large colour map foldout inside rear cover, tables (includes foldout plates), minor edgewear, rubber stamp front cover. The first regional geological survey of the Eucla Basin, known more popularly as the Nullarbor Plain. This arid limestone plateau forms a barrier between southwestern Western Australian and the eastern part of the continent. There is groundwater potential. Part of a thesis submitted to the University of Western Australia. Our Book No: 17428. $40 AUD.

148. Luckman, J. S. (1997). The Warmth of Sandstone: How Our Early Buildings were Made by Hand (1st ed). [Hobart?]: J. S. Luckman. 14 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, colour photos, spine little rubbed, corner tips covers little scuffed, base spine covers & pages little creased. This pamphlet covers the early history of some of the buildings in Tasmania (mainly sandstone). The lack of experienced architects meant that the early houses, storehouses and other buildings depended for their design, and often for their erection, upon the practical knowledge of the settlers themselves and such builders and masons as were available, both convict and free. Although much of the early heritage has disappeared there is an increasing appreciation of what remains, and an awareness that what remains must be cared for. Text and photos by Luckman. ISBN/ASIN: 0646341979. Our Book No: 40674. $18 AUD.

149. Ludbrook, N. H. (1980). A Guide to the Geology and Mineral Resources of South Australia. Adelaide: Department of Mines and Energy, South Australia. 230 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, flexible cover, colour text-photos, figures, maps, tables, spine lightly faded as usual, minor edgewear, sticker mark front flyleaf, owner's written name. This book by N. H. Ludbrook is intended as a guide to the geology and mineralogy of South Australia. It has been compiled from the work of many geologists. The many photos and maps will be helpful to anyone wanting to know more about this area of Australia. (No ISBN in book.). Our Book No: 25894. $35 AUD.

150. Macknight, C. C. (Campbell) (editor) (1969). The Farthest Coast: A Selections of Writings Relating to the History of the Northern Coast of Australia. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. 218 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), maps, black & white plates, some edgewear jacket (reverse side lightly foxed & toned, few tiny tears, red background rear cover little rubbed, small area slight colour loss rear cover sticker removal), top corner tip front cover bumped, light foxing edges. In this fascinating edited book Campbell Macknight outlines the history of the exploration and settlement of the coast from the Gulf of Carpentaria west to the Kimberleys. He has selected from the writings of early visitors which makes this book an invaluable guide to a region of growing economic and strategic importance. It is a geographical unit very different from the rest of Australia. ISBN/ASIN: 0522839169. Our Book No: 31180. $20 AUD.

151. Macleod, W. N. (1966). The Geology and Iron Deposits of the Hamersley Range Area, Western Australia (2 volumes) [Geological Survey of Western Australia Bulletin, no. 117]. Perth: Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA). 170 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, thick card covers (brown cloth spine), black & white photos, map, foldout colour maps in separate volume, tables, glossy paper, minor edgewear, owner's written name. The first comprehensive survey of the vast Hamersley region iron ore deposits of north-western Australia. This survey was necessary after the government lifted the embargo on iron exports in 1960. Huge economic potential is documented, over 15,000 million tons, one of the largest in the world. A separate supplementary volume consists of an atlas of 10 foldout colour maps, labelled Maps 2 to 11. (Written name of Alan Ives, Canberra book collector.). Our Book No: 17482. $70 AUD.

152. Maitland, A. Gibb (1979). The Gold Deposits of Western Australia: Extract from The Mining Handbook. Geological Survey Memoir No. 1 (Facsimile ed). Perth, Victoria Park & Bentley: Hesperian Press / Fleetwood Camping Stores. 92 pp. Paperback folio, very good condition, stapled, black & white photos, maps (listed as figures), diagrams, graphs, figures, faint toning edges, spine faded, spine ends scuffed, corner tip front cover slightly scuffed, minor edgewear, light foxing covers & edges, small mark front cover. An account of the goldfields in Western Australia in 1919, by A. Gibb Maitland. Contents: General statement. Geographical Distribution of the Deposits - Kimberley - Pilbara - West Pilbara - Ashburton - Gascoyne - Peak Hill - Murchison - Yilgarn - Yalgoo - Phillips River - East Murchison - Mount Margaret - North Coolgardie - Broad Arrow - East Coolgardie - North-East Coolgardie - Coolgardie - Dundas. Minor districts. A fascinating book about goldfields history. (Extracted from The Mining Handbook, Geol. Surv. Memoir No. 1, Chapter II: Economic Geology. Part III., Section I, 1919. Printed by Hesparian Press, 1979, on behalf of Fleetwood Camping Services, distributors of electronic equipment and metal detectors. ISBN not printed in book, assigned later.). ISBN/ASIN: 0859050114. Our Book No: 40989. $60 AUD.

153. Manning, Paddy (2013). What the Frack? Everything You Need to Know About Coal Seam Gas. Sydney, Kensington: New South QuickEs. 188 pp. Paperback trade, very good plus condition. Australia's coal seam gas industry in rural New South Wales and Queensland carries unprecedented toxic environmental risks, but it could be the path to energy salvation by being cleaner than coal, safer than nuclear energy, and a complement to renewables. A balanced examination of both sides of the argument. While big oil and gas companies believe Australia could be the biggest liquid natural gas exporter in the world, farmers and environmentalists are united in their opposition to coal seam gas extraction from Australia's most fertile agricultural lands. Do coal seam gas wells poison our food resources? Does coal seam gas really aid in tackling climate change? Visiting drill sites, boardrooms, pipelines, parliamentary offices, and farm gate protests, the author demonstrates how coal seam gas extraction may be one boom that is happening too fast. ISBN/ASIN: 9781742233659. Our Book No: 16539. $12 AUD.

154. Manning, Paddy (2013). Boganaire: The Rise and Fall of Nathan Tinkler. Melbourne: Black Inc. 289 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white & colour photos centre spread, minor edgewear. In this impressive biography, leading business writer Paddy Manning relates Tinkler's meteoric rise to wealth, and his equally rapid downfall. A classic study of Australian business failure. Hunter Valley mine electrician Nathan Tinkler borrowed big in 2005, made a fortune from several speculative coal plays, and by 2011 was a billionaire. However, his reluctance to pay his debts were making him enemies. He lived the high life, buying luxury homes, private jets, sports cars and football teams, and splurged on a horseracing empire. But his business model worked only in a rising market. When coal prices slumped in 2012, Tinkler had no cash flow to service his massive borrowings and no allies to help him recover. . ISBN/ASIN: 9781863956284. Our Book No: 16023. $25 AUD.

155. Marshall, A. J. (Jock); Drysdale, Russell (dedication) (1970). Darwin and Huxley In Australia (1st & only ed). Sydney: Hodder & Stoughton. 142 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), full-page sepia (brown tinted) drawings, minor edgewear jacket (top corner front flap clipped, spine toned & tiny tear slight loss one letter), light toning endpapers, top edge lightly foxed, minor edgewear. The story of two obscure young Englishmen who visited Australia in the service of William IV, Queen Victoria and the Admiralty. The first was Charles Darwin, official naturalist in His Majesty's survey ship 'Beagle', which sailed into Sydney Cove in 1836. The second was Thomas Henry Huxley, assistant to the 'Rattlesnake', which dropped anchor in Farm Cove eleven years later. This account of their activities by the late Professor A. J. (Jock) Marshall is the most detailed recent account. Plus dedication to the late author by artist Russell Drysdale. (The drawings are mostly reproductions of pencil sketches. Only published as a hardback with dustjacket.). ISBN/ASIN: 0340126396. Our Book No: 31058. $25 AUD.

156. Marshall, Debi (2012). The House of Hancock: The Rise and Rise of Gina Rinehart (1st ed). Sydney: Random House. 367 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, top corner tips few pages little creased, minor edgewear, light pencil mark top edge. Gina Rinehart is not just the richest person in Australian history, she is fast becoming one of the richest people in the world. She is the daughter of Lang Hancock: mining millionaire and discoverer of the world's largest iron ore deposit in the Pilbara. Informed by sources close to the Hancock family and other business associates, and including exclusive materials never before seen, Debi Marshall poses the question what comes next for the woman who has more wealth than the Queen? ISBN/ASIN: 9781742756745. Our Book No: 30086. $18 AUD.

157. Martin, J. Rogers; Wallace, Hugh A. (1957). Design and Construction of Asphalt Pavements (1st ed). New York: McGraw Hill. 305 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket (missing), very good condition, minor edgewear, front flap jacket loosely inserted. Two American engineers provide a thorough manual of modern methods and technology for the design and construction of the many types of asphalt pavements. (Published in 1958, title page.). ISBN/ASIN: B000FCCQTQ. Our Book No: 22380. $25 AUD.

158. Martin, Mandy (illustrator); Sinclair, Paul; Haynes, Peter (editor); Fitzhardinge, Guy (environmental context) (1996). Tracts: Back O' Bourke. Canberra: Mandy Martin. 44 pp. Paperback oblong quarto, very good condition, full-page colour reproductions, covers little scratched, faint foxing inside front cover & title page, minor edgewear, small sticker mark front cover. In 1995 Mandy Martin, artist and lecturer at the School of Art, Australian National University, was awarded an Environmental Education Trust Grant by the Minister for the Environment, New South Wales, to undertake a project to produce an exhibition of paintings and drawings to tour the Murray-Darling Basin. The written text by Paul Sinclair is the other major creative element of the project. ISBN/ASIN: 0646305352. Our Book No: 27387. $15 AUD.

159. Mayer, Wolf (1992). A Field Guide to Australian Rocks, Minerals, and Gemstones (New, reprint ed). Sydney: Ure Smith Press. 336 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), figures, colour photos, minor edgewear jacket (light foxing reverse side). Written especially for Australian collectors and students, this book by Wolf Mayer illustrates and describes all the common rocks, minerals, and gemstones, and also many of the rarer types. There are 223 full-colour photos illustrating 111 minerals and gemstones and 47 different types of rocks. Geological maps for each Australian state indicate areas where major rock types occur. Twenty-two diagrams accompany the text, making this introductory section of the book an ideal source of reference for the student at school, college, or university. The author is a senior lecturer in geology, University of Canberra. Originally published by Rigby, 1976. (This copy is the 1992 Ure Smith reprint.). ISBN/ASIN: 0725408162. Our Book No: 41413. $50 AUD.

160. McCormick, Anne; McDonnell, Derek (1990). Gold: The Australian Goldrushes. Sydney: Hordern House. 84 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, very good plus condition, black & white & colour text-photos, black & white drawings, minor edgewear. This bookseller catalogue from Sydney rare book dealer Hordern House describes some 250 books, mostly dating from the 1850s to the 1870s, dealing with adventures on the Australian gold rushes. Written by rare book dealers Anne McCormick and Derek McDonnell. Paperback. Contains valuable source material. ISBN/ASIN: 0958847894. Our Book No: 29929. $30 AUD.

161. McIntosh, Fiona (2019). The Diamond Hunter (1st ed). Melbourne: Michael Joseph / Penguin Books. 424 pp. Paperback thick octavo, good plus condition, corner tips covers scuffed, top corner front cover & few pages lightly creased, pages lightly toned as common, minor edgewear. This novel by bestselling Australian writer Fiona McIntosh is an exciting adventure story about trust, and betrayal, the ultimate quest for truth, and a love that is priceless. This novel is set in the diamond rush in South Africa in 1870, and in later years in northern England. Clementine must solve the painful mystery of what happened so long ago in the harsh desert of Kimberley diamond mines, including the disappearance of her rare precious diamond. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: 9780143787792. Our Book No: 41203. $18 AUD.

162. McIntosh, Fiona (2021). Fields of Gold (Reprint ed). Melbourne: Penguin Books. 562 pp. Paperback large thick trade, very good condition, laminate coating minimally lifting bottom corner rear cover, minor edgewear cover corners. This novel of high adventure, tragedy and enduring love, by well-known Australian writer Fiona McIntosh, moves from the windswept cliffs of the Cornish coast to the goldmines of southern India. Charismatic womaniser Jack Bryant has the world at his feet, but when trouble catches up with him he is forced to flee Penzance for good. ISBN/ASIN: 9781761042355. Our Book No: 41200. $18 AUD.

163. Mengel, D. C.; Carr, A. F. (1976). Ipswich Coal-field (2 volumes) [Geological Survey of Queensland Report, no 94]. Brisbane: Queensland Department of Mines. 18 + N/A pp. Volume 1: Paperback small quarto, very good condition, thin card covers, stapled pamphlet, figures, tables, minor edgewear. Volume 2: Diagrams, plans and maps in a slipcase (little creased). From the summary: This report reviews Departmental coal exploration in the Ipswich Coal-field up to the year 1972. This coalfield lies about 35 km west of Brisbane and covers an area of 250 km2 to the south of the Brisbane River. Volume 2 contains Figures 4 to 16 in a slipcase. Our Book No: 29328. $40 AUD.

164. Middleton, Gregory J. (1991). Oliver Trickett: Doyen of Australia's Cave Surveyors 1847 - 1934 [Sydney Speleological Society Occasional Paper, No. 10]. Sydney: Sydney Speleological Society / Jenolan Caves Historical and Preservation Society. 156 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, illustrated card covers, black & white photos, black & white photo inside front cover, fold-out colour plates, two colour plates, figures (drawings & plans), minor edgewear, fold-out map in pocket inside rear cover. This book is about a cave surveyor, Oliver Trickett. He was born in Yorkshire May 1847. He came to Australia with his family from Britain and settled in Melbourne. He was educated at the Scotch College and subsequently entered the Victorian Mines Department. He later worked in New South Wales. Gregory Middleton has set out to find out all he could about Trickett and his important work as a cave surveyor. The result is this fascinating book about his life and work, which will make sure he retains his rightful place in the history of research, promotion and protection of Australian cave heritage. The many photos and detailed figures bring this book to life, and it will be of interest to anyone wanting to learn about the history of Australian speleology. ISBN/ASIN: 0959960864. Our Book No: 41301. $80 AUD.

165. Mikhail, Edward H. (Ted) (2017). The Mikhail System: Understanding and Achieving Optimum Soil Balance (2nd revised & updated ed). Endeavour Hills, VIC: Edward H. (Ted) Mikhail. 256 pp. Hardback large quarto, no jacket, very good plus condition, pictorial cover, few colour text-photos, figures, tables, minimal edgewear. In slipcase (three small dents). Heavy (1.3 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Ted Mikhail provides lengthy documentation that results from working with soils from all around Australia as well as from different parts of the world. He has had discussions with SWEP agents and agronomists, various farmers, university lecturers and other researchers in the field, which helped him to understand and re-formulate a proper understanding of soil nutrition. ISBN/ASIN: 9780995429802. Our Book No: 40924. $130 AUD.

166. Miles, Keith R. (1955). The Geology and Iron Ore Resources of the Middleback Range Area (1st ed) [Geological Survey of South Australia Bulletin no. 33]. Adelaide: Government Printer. 247 pp. Hardback tall octavo, good condition, cloth covered boards, frontispiece, concealed staples (rusted), figures, maps, tables, black & white plates, black & white foldout plates (one in colour inside paper pocket inside rear cover, cloth edges frayed covers, pages lightly toned, cover corners & some page corners little creased, cloth lifting slightly bottom edge front cover, spine slightly faded, tiny piece missing base spine, stain top front cover, two pinhead holes front cover (staple removal), some flecking & rubbing rear cover, edgewear. Early in 1948, a considerable area of country surrounding the Middleback Range and Iron Knob was flown and photographed by the RAAF. Later in the same year field mapping involving the use of the aerial photographs in addition to detailed instrument surveys was commenced. The following report is an account of the results of the geological and geophysical investigations carried during the this survey. A valuable reference for the future. Our Book No: 40254. $30 AUD.

167. Miles, Keith R.; Foxall, J. S. (1942). The Blue Asbestos Bearing Banded Iron Formations of the Hamersley Ranges, Western Australia [and] The Blue Asbestos Deposits of the Hamersley Range and Their Economic Importance [Geological Survey of Western Australia, Bulletin, no. 100]. Perth: Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA). 61 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, thick card covers (black cloth spine), tables, glossy paper, figures, map, foldout map at front, minor edgewear & bumping, minor annotation front cover. Because of recent increased interest during WW2, these two complementary reports summarise what is known about the petrology, mineralogy and mining potential of the crocidolite (blue asbestos) deposits of the Hamersley Ranges, plus two appendices of previous brief reports. (This historic document was published well before the nasty cancer-causing property of blue asbestos was known.). Our Book No: 17527. $60 AUD.

168. Miller, Debbie S.; Van Zyle, Jon (illustrator) (2013). Survival at 40^oC Above (Reprint ed). London: A. & C. Black. 32 pp. Paperback oblong small quarto, very good plus condition, colour illustrations, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication). A beautiful book about a day in the life of the animals of Australia's Simpson Desert as they endure wide temperature swings from the scorching day to the cool of night. From superglue frogs to thorny devils and one-humped camels, these animals are well adapted to this dynamic climate. The text will interest older children and the colourful life-like illustrations will suit any age. A wonderful way to learn about nature and the environment. ISBN/ASIN: 9781408190296. Our Book No: 29569. $20 AUD.

169. Mines, Department of (1978). MAP: Mining Lease Atlas: Mossman 1:250,000 Series. Brisbane: Department of Mines. N/a pp. Ephemera, large format folded map, very good condition, colour drawing, minor edgewear. This colour topographical map of the Mossman region, northern Queensland (dated 1973), has superimposed current mining leases indicated in red (each lease identified by number). Our Book No: 4487. $15 AUD.

170. Mitchell, Roger H. (1986). Kimberlites: Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Petrology. New York: Plenum Press. 442 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, figures, tables, edges lightly foxed, some edgewear, owner's written name. Roger Mitchell provides a book about the petrology of kimberlites (and not about upper mantle xenoliths, diamonds, or prospecting for kimberlites). It is a comprehensive survey and critique of advances in kimberlite studies over the last 25 years. Kimberlites are rare rock types, but their relative obscurity is overriden by their economic and petrological importance to a degree which is not shared by more common rocks. Kimberlites are consequently of interest to a diverse group of earth scientists, ranging from isotope geochemists concerned with the evolution of the mantle, to volcanologists pondering the origins of diatremes, to exploration geologists seeking new occurrences of the diamondiferous varieties. ISBN/ASIN: 0306421739. Our Book No: 15043. $80 AUD.

171. Monmonier, Mark (2008). Coast Lines: How Mapmakers Frame the World and Chart Environmental Change [Coastlines]. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 228 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), figures, maps, minor edgewear jacket. Rising sea levels pose major challenges to all aspects of coastal existence - economic, residential, and environmental - but also to cartography (mapping of coasts). Mark Monmonier explores shifting landscapes, cartographic technology and climate change, and reveals that coastlines are as much a set of ideas, assumptions, and societal beliefs as they are solid black lines on maps. Coastlines challenge mapmakers to capture on paper a highly irregular land-water boundary perturbed by tides and storms and complicated by rocks, wrecks, and shoals. Peppered with captivating anecdotes about the frustrating effort to expunge fictitious islands from nautical charts, the tricky measurement of a coastline’s length, and the contentious notions of beachfront property and public access. the author is professor of geography at Syracuse University. ISBN/ASIN: 9780226534039. Our Book No: 24491. $18 AUD.

172. Morell, Virginia (2001). Blue Nile: Ethiopia's River of Magic and Mystery. Washington, DC: Adventure Press / National Geographic. 324 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), map, colour photos, minor edgewear jacket (front flap creased). This vivid book goes on a thrilling adventure down the Blue Nile. Introduces a graceful, colourful people, their exotic land, and a proud tradition that has endured since the days of Solomon and Sheba. From its source in the wild Ethiopian highlands, this major river passes through some of the most untamed country on Earth as it rushes toward its desert rendezvous with the White Nile in Sudan. ISBN/ASIN: 0792279514. Our Book No: 27170. $20 AUD.

173. Morris, Brian (2007). The Anarchist Geographer: An Introduction to the Life of Peter Kropotkin (1st ed). Minehead, Somerset: Genge Press. 119 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good plus condition, minimal edgewear. A biography of the Russian anarchist, who followed this path after witnessing the brutality of both the Tsarist regime, and the later Bolsheviks. Less well known is that he was a geographer by profession, and was a forerunner of the social ecology movement. ISBN/ASIN: 9780954904333. Our Book No: 17038. $30 AUD.

174. Morrissey, Di (2017). The Red Coast (1st ed). Sydney: Pan Macmillan. 356 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), front & rear hinge slightly split (pages firm), minor edgewear. The author returns to the red earth of the Kimberley with a passionate story of resistance and resilience under the Kimberley skies. After the upheaval which separated Jacqui Bouchard from her beloved son, she has finally settled in Broome, a magical remote town on the northwest coast of Australia. But when a proposed mining development is unveiled, the town begins to tear itself apart. ISBN/ASIN: 9781925481549. Our Book No: 29849. $20 AUD.

175. Mulvaney, D. J. (1975). The Prehistory of Australia (Revised ed). Melbourne, Ringwood: Pelican Books / Penguin Books Australia. 327 pp. Paperback wide trade, good condition, many black & white text-photos, maps, spine little creased, pages & inside covers lightly toned, spine edges slightly rubbed, some edgewear. A pioneering well-illustrated prehistory of Australia up until 1788 by D. J. Mulvaney. Separate chapters cover protohistory (pre-European contacts), eg, Macassan (Makassan) trepangers (sea cucumber harvesting), landscape and people, Aboriginal ethnohistory, archeological prehistory, Aboriginal origins, and Aboriginal archeological relics. In this new and revised edition, Professor Mulvaney has synthesized the results of this recent research. This is a coherent and systematic account of the progress of Aboriginal culture from its beginnings to the first European contact. (Originally published, 1969. This copy is the SCARCE second or Penguin edition. Includes a valuable introduction explaining the rapid change in archeological research and attitudes regarding Aborigines in the 1970s.). ISBN/ASIN: 0140217738. Our Book No: 31023. $18 AUD.

176. Nest, Michael (2011). Coltan. Cambridge: Polity Press. 220 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, minor toned spot fore-edge. minor edgewear, old price marks. Until recently, few except geologists had heard of tantalum or 'coltan' - an obscure mineral that is an essential ingredient in mobile phones and laptops. Then, in 2000, reports began to leak out of Congo (so-called Democratic Republic): mines deep in the jungle where coltan was extracted in brutal conditions watched over by warlords. This book describes in detail the complex politics of coltan including unstable government, rebel militias, transnational corporations, the metals marketplace, determined activists, Hollywood celebrities, the rise of China, and the latest iGadget. Nest argues the political significance of coltan lies not in its link to violence, but in skilful use of mobile phones by activists as a symbol of how ordinary people and transnational corporations far from Africa are implicated in the Congo coltan industry and therefore its conflict. ISBN/ASIN: 9780745649320. Our Book No: 18077. $35 AUD.

177. Nicholson, John (1995). Gold! The Fascinating Story of Gold in Australia (Reprint ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 32 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, colour drawings, top corner tip little creased front cover, minor edgewear corners. This book for children and young adults explores the role of gold in Australian history. It is full of people and places, adventures and dangers, successes and failures. Topics: the gold rushes, working conditions, life on the goldfields, food and cooking, women and children, the Eureka Stockade, Lasseter's Reef, environmental impact. ISBN/ASIN: 1863737863. Our Book No: 30329. $18 AUD.

178. Nicholson, Krissy (2013). Tsunami and the Single Girl: One Woman's Journey to Become an Aid Worker and Find Love (1st ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 308 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, colour photos, black & white photo free flyleaf, edges & pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. This book is set in humanitarian disaster zones around the world (particularly Sri Lanka and Thailand after the 2004 tsunami). The author tells her story about her journey to become an Oxfam aid worker and her (seemingly) never-ending search to find a soul mate. ISBN/ASIN: 9781743316948. Our Book No: 27889. $15 AUD.

179. Noakes, L.C.; Ludbrook, N. H. (illustrator) (1949). Mineral Resources of Australia Summary Report No. 26: Sillimanite, Kyanite, etc. (Reprint ed). Canberra: Department of Supply and Shipping / Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics. 20 pp. Paperback trade, stapled, good condition, stapled (rusted), thin card covers, tables, map, graph, pages lightly toned, covers little faded, top spine little scuffed, top corners little creased, small tear top of spine, cover detached at top staple (pages firm), minor edgewear. This pamphlet has been compiled in association with the Mines Departments of the States and Territories. The pamphlet covers: World Production, Uses, Industry In Australia, Buyers and Prices, Australian Sources, Australian Production, Overseas Trade, Australian Consumption, General Summary, References. (Originally published, 1946. No 28 in this series.). Our Book No: 40603. $25 AUD.

180. O'Neil, Bernard (1982). In Search of Mineral Wealth: The South Australian Geological Survey and Department of Mines to 1944 [Special Publication, no 2]. Adelaide: South Australian Department of Mines and Energy. 359 pp. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white text-photos & drawings, black & white & colour maps, spine little faded jacket (sticker mark front cover, some edgewear, top spine chipped, corners scuffed), endpapers lightly toned. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Bernard O'Neil records the origin and development in South Australia of a Government Geological Survey and Department of Mines through to the Jubilee of the department in 1944. The historical review highlights the nature of the relationship between the Government and private enterprise in the evolution of this organisation. This book was prepared from a Master of Arts thesis in the Department of History at the University of Adelaide, and was financed by a grant from the South Australian Department of Mines and Energy. (Special Publication, no. 2.). ISBN/ASIN: 0724360956. Our Book No: 29316. $40 AUD.

181. O'Reilly, M. J. (Mulga Mick) (1944). Bowyangs and Boomerangs: Reminiscences of 40 years' Prospecting in Australia and Tasmania. Hobart: Oldham, Beddome, and Meredith. 164 pp. Paperback small, very good condition, black & white frontispiece portrait, tiny dent few rear pages, minor edgewear. A fascinating tough life of prospecting in the Western Australian goldfields (Kalgoorlie, Murchison, Pilbara), Central Australia (Alice Springs), the opal fields of South Australia, and finally for osmiridium at Adamsfield, Tasmania. He wrote the book in 1944 while helping to guard Tasmania from invasion. Originally published, 1944, Trove. This copy is the 1984 facsimile edition from Hesparian Press, with added frontispiece portrait, and 3-page publisher catalogue at rear.). ISBN/ASIN: 0859050637. Our Book No: 18325. $40 AUD.

182. Office, War (1955). Manual of Map Reading, Air Photo Reading and Field Sketching: Part 1: Map Reading 1955 (New ed). London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO). 132 pp. Hardback small, no jacket as issued, very good condition, red cloth cover, figures, black & white & colour maps (some foldout), endpapers toned & little foxed, minor edgewear. A standard comprehensive guide to map reading. Includes mapcraft, scales, conventional signs, shape of the ground, grid references (including pre-UTM and UTM in Britain), direction, prismatic compass, map setting and position finding, and map reading instructions. Many sample maps. By the War Office, London. New edition 1955 (originally published 1929). . ISBN/ASIN: B00IL7TOHE. Our Book No: 4124. $20 AUD.

183. Paice, Edward (2008). Wrath of God: The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 (1st ed). London: Quercus. 279 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), few colour & black & white & sepia (brown-tinted) photos, minor edgewear. The author has used primary sources, many of which have never been used before, to describe a major earthquake and fire that destroyed Lisbon (capital of Portugal), about 50,000 dead, and how Portuguese society was changed forever in the space of a few minutes. ISBN/ASIN: 9781847246233. Our Book No: 26761. $25 AUD.

184. Panton, Joseph Anderson; Anderson, Hugh (editor) (2018). Strength in Battle: The Memoirs of Joseph Anderson Panton, Goldfields Commissioner and Magistrate (1st ed). Melbourne, North Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing (ASP). 345 pp. Paperback large octavo, very good condition, black & white drawings (lithographs, watercolours, & few text-photos), bottom corners few pages little creased, minor edgewear. This is the story of Joseph Anderson Panton, who came to Australia from Scotland during the colonial era. He was a high-minded pillar of society as well as a scourge of poor miners and political foes. His previously unpublished memoirs trace vividly his strange career as itinerant dignitary, severe commissioner and magistrate, vigneron, pastoralist and painter, showing new and surprising aspects of colonial social life. This book will interest anyone wanting to learn more about life on the Victorian goldfields. Edited and annotated by Hugh Anderson, acaemic historian, University of Melbourne. ISBN/ASIN: 9781925588880. Our Book No: 31082. $32 AUD.

185. Parkin, L. W. (compiler); Dickinson, S. B. (contributor); Kerr Grant, C. (contributor); Anderson, E. (contributor); Taylor, G. H. (contributor) (1953). The Leigh Creek Coalfield (1st ed) [Geological Survey of South Australia Bulletin no. 31]. Adelaide: Government Printer. 74 pp. Paperback tall octavo, good condition, stapled (little rusted), figures, two colour maps in paper pocket inside rear cover, black & white plates, pages lightly toned, covers & page corners little creased, spine & front cover lightly faded, rear hinge split (pages firm), minor edgewear. This publication is an attempt to gather the information already published about these coal deposits and add to it the results of the most recent investigations. The Leigh Creek Coalfield lies on the main northern railway 360 miles north of Adelaide and about 169 miles north of Port Augusta. The Copley and Myrtle regional geological maps are inside the pocket at back of the Bulletin. Our Book No: 40258. $40 AUD.

186. Parkin, L. W. (editor); Firman, J. B.; Johns, R. K.; Ludbrook, N. H.; Thomson, B. P.; Wopfner, H. (1969). Handbook of South Australian Geology. Adelaide: Geological Survey of South Australia / A. B. James, Government Printer. 268 pp. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), figures, illustrated endpapers, frontispiece, black & white figures, maps, single colour map, minor edgewear jacket, top corners few pages little creased & bumped, minor annotation front flap (black texta over prices). This book is designed to to meet the needs of both the student of geology and the interested layperson and to provide background material from which the text references can be followed when more detail is required. The many maps, photos and diagrams make this a fascinating book to add to any earth sciences collection. Our Book No: 30345. $30 AUD.

187. Pearson, Michael; McGowan, Barry (2000). Mining Heritage Places Assessment Manual. Canberra: Australian Council of National Trusts / Australian Heritage Commission. 187 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, black & white drawings & text-photos, maps, plans, slight bump base spine & few pages, minor edgewear. This book has been designed to help in the recording, analysis, and heritage assessment of mining heritage places. The main aim of the manual is to help non-specialists in the heritage or mining fields to make basic decisions about heritage values, and to be an aid in the nomination of mining heritage places to heritage registers. The manual does not cover complex issues like conservation, continued mining or rehabilitation of mine sites, through an understanding of a place's heritage significance is essential information in the resolution of these issues. The manual is a practical, easy to use book. ISBN/ASIN: 0908198159. Our Book No: 29314. $70 AUD.

188. Petocz, Dani (1984). A Well in Rozelle: Report of the Excavation and Analysis of the Well at 63 Nelson Street, Rozelle, N.S.W. [Sydney University Archaeological Society Publication]. Sydney: Sydney University Archaeological Society. 41 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, card cover (grey cloth strip along spine), typewritten text, figures, map, black & white photos at rear, minor edgewear. A report on a dig by Sydney University archeology students in Rozelle, a Sydney Inner Western suburb, including description of the historic artifacts uncovered, mainly glass, pottery, bone and metal. A Sydney University Archaeological Society Publication. (32 + 9 pages.). ISBN/ASIN: 094926900X. Our Book No: 12870. $20 AUD.

189. Pink, Kerry (1998). Through Hells Gates: A History of Strahan and Macquarie Harbour (4th ed). Tasmania: Kerry Pink. 92 pp. Paperback trade, stapled, card covers, very good condition, black & white & colour photos, minor edgewear, top corner rear cover little worn, small stain bottom corner rear cover & last few pages. Fourth edition. This book tells the story of Macquarie Harbour and the Gordon River from their discovery in 1815 to the national controversy of the proposed Lower Gordon river hydro-electric dam and the conservationist blockade of 1982-83 nearly 170 years later. ISBN/ASIN: 0646366653. Our Book No: 26533. $15 AUD.

190. Piper, Karen (2006). Left in the Dust: How Race and Politics Created a Human and Environmental Tragedy in L.A. [Los Angeles]. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 223 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white text-photos, minor edgewear jacket. Karen Piper writes a unique and personal story about the environmental disaster regarding the diversion of water away from Owens Lake to supply water to the City of Los Angeles. The resulting problems include that the now dry lakebed has created a toxic dust bowl. ISBN/ASIN: 9781403969316. Our Book No: 23603. $20 AUD.

191. Pittock, A. Barrie (2005). Climate Change: Turning Up the Heat (1st ed). Melbourne / London: CSIRO Publishing / Earthscan. 316 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, very good condition, figures, tables, minimal edgewear, corners front cover slightly creased. This book outlines the current concerns of the major international players, and reviews the inconsistent response to date, detailing national interests. It shows there is real hope of managing climate change and minimising the risk of disaster if efforts are set up to develop and use innovative technological and policy solutions. The author is one of the world's leading climate researchers. ISBN/ASIN: 0643069313. Our Book No: 30639. $30 AUD.

192. Playford, P. E.; Cockbain, A. E.; Low, G. H. (1976). Geology of the Perth Basin, Western Australia [Geological Survey of Western Australia Bulletin, no. 124]. Perth: Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA). 311 pp. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, red flexible cover (sticker mark front cover), frontispiece photo, figures (maps & black & white text-photos), corners covers little creased, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear, rubber stamp title page. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. P. E. Playford and colleagues provide the first detailed study of the regional geology of the Perth Basin, which consists mainly of superficial Quaternary deposits, with Mezozoic and Paleozic strata visible at the northern end. Previous studies were based only on surface geology, but geophysical surveys and drilled wells are now available. The Perth Basin has valuable natural gas, mineral sands and groundwater resources. Geological Survey of Western Australia Bulletin, no. 124. ISBN/ASIN: 0724460438. Our Book No: 17397. $50 AUD.

193. Poirier, Jean-Paul (1985). Creep of Crystals: High-temperature Deformation Processes in Metals, Ceramics and Minerals [Cambridge Earth Science Series]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP). 260 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minimal edgewear. This textbook describes the physics of the plastic deformation of solids at high temperatures for geologists or geophysicists interested in the high-temperature behaviour of crystals. Acquaints with the methods of materials science. Explains the most important models and recent experimental results of materials science. Also explains the essential solid-state physics, thermodynamics and hydrostatics of creep, creep models and their applications in geology, diffusion creep, and superplastic deformation and deformation enhanced by phase transformations. Extensive bibliographies are presented. ISBN/ASIN: 0521278511. Our Book No: 16328. $50 AUD.

194. Pontin, John (2008). The Converging World: How One Community's Path to Zero Waste is Helping Save Our Planet. London: Piatkus. 214 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos, minor edgewear, old price marks. John Pontin relates the story of one community's attempt to change their world for the better, and it provides a model of action for everyone concerned about climate change, environmental damage and social justice. He twins and compares two regions: his own south-west England (population 5 million), and one in rural India (population five times greater). ISBN/ASIN: 9780749951702. Our Book No: 24522. $12 AUD.

195. Prichard, C. E.; Dimmick, T. D.; Ludbrook, N. H. (illustrator) (1951 (1947)). Mineral Resources of Australia Summary Report No. 29: Phosphates (Revised, reprint ed). Canberra: Ministry of National Development / Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics. 36 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled (lightly rusted), thin card covers, tables, map, graphs, pages lightly toned, covers & spine little faded, top spine little scuffed, small tear base spine & first few pages (pages firm), minor edgewear, small pen mark front cover. This pamphlet has been prepared by Ministry of National Development in association with the Mines Departments of the State and Territories. The pamphlet covers: World Production, Uses, Industry In Australia, Buyers and Prices, Australian Sources, Australian Production, Overseas Trade, Australian Consumption, General Summary, References. This report was compiled by T. D. Dimmick in 1947, and revised by C. E. Prichard in January 1951. (No 29 in this series.). Our Book No: 40606. $25 AUD.

196. Pugh, Clifton (illustrator); Smith, Ivan; Edinburgh, Duke of (foreword); Scott, Sir Peter (foreword) (1984). The Wombat and the Dingo. Melbourne: Sun Books. 160 pp. Paperback wide small quarto, good plus condition, black & white & colour drawings, faint foxing edges, corner tips covers little scuffed, spine slightly faded, bottom corners some pages little creased, non-author written dedication. This children's picture book is about the tragic death of a wombat in a bushfire and the effect of drought on the dingo and the other animals who fight to survive the harsh countryside. The sketches and paintings (colour photos) are by the famous Australian artist Clifton Pugh who has a healthy respect for nature which he shares with the narrator. The verse stories by Ivan Smith were originally published as two books in 1972 and 1977. Forewords by the Duke of Edinburgh and Sir Peter Scott. ISBN/ASIN: 0725104392. Our Book No: 29471. $22 AUD.

197. Punke, Michael (2016). Fire and Brimstone: The North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917 (New ed). London: Borough Press. 338 pp. Paperback, very good condition, few black & white photos, pages lightly toned (few toned spots edges), minor edgewear. Michael Punke relates the true story of the worst mining disaster in American history at North Butte, Montana. In 1917, the lives of a company of miners changed forever when the underground labyrinth of tunnels in which they worked burst into flames. The were more than 400 men locked in a battle to survive. Over three days, 164 of them would die. ISBN/ASIN: 9780008189310. Our Book No: 29996. $15 AUD.

198. Purcell, Lorraine (2010). The Miners Friend: A Brief Account of the Life of Ludwig Hugo (Louis) Beyers 1840 - 1910 in Hill End, New South Wales and the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Sydney, Carlton: Hill End & Tambaroora Gathering Group. 44 pp. Paperback trade, very good plus condition, colour photo rear cover, sepia (brown-tinted) text-photos, maps, minimal edgewear. This brief biography, compiled by Lorraine Purcell, is about Ludwig (Louis) Beyers who was the much loved Mayor of Hill End. He left the eastern states to go to Western Australia to gain his fortune in the gold rushes of 1892. This book has been produced for the centenary of his death. It commemorates the laying of a plaque on his grave in the Mt Morgans cemetery on 30 November 2010. His great granddaughter, Helen Heath has written a dedication on behalf of the Beyer descendants. ISBN/ASIN: 9780980613223. Our Book No: 28873. $25 AUD.

199. Rayner, E. O.; Nye, P. B. (1940). MAP: Cloncurry Gold and Mineral Field Plan Showing Generalized Geology and Positions of Mines [Cloncurry Plate 1]. Australia: Northern Aerial and Geophysical Survey. N/a pp. Ephemera, large format folded map, very good condition, multicoloured drawing, sheet lightly toned, tiny pinholes along one edge, minor edgewear & foxing, rubber library stamp reverse side. A handsome collectible geological map of the Cloncurry mineral field in Queensland. Plus the facsimile signatures of assistant geologist Rayner and executive officer Nye, dated 1940. Our Book No: 4190. $30 AUD.

200. Rogers, Brian (1993). Nineteenth Century Salt Manufacturing Sites in Tasmania [Working Paper 11]. Wollongong, NSW: Science and Technology Analysis Research Programme / Australian Society for Historical Archaeology. 109 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, card covers (square peephole front cover), black cloth spine (covered staples), maps, figures, tables, minor edgewear. This archeological report by Brian Rogers brings together information about 19th century salt manufacture in Tasmania. Material has been gathered over almost a decade, and offers tentative interpretations. This report is the first to attempt to synthesise all the pieces into a historical overview of salt manufacture in Tasmania, which itself is part of a wider study of the salt industry in Eastern Australia from 1788 to 1900. (From the Preface. Working Paper 11 for the Science and Technology Analysis Research Programme in association with the Australian Society for Historical Archaeology.). ISBN/ASIN: 0864182538. Our Book No: 41385. $40 AUD.

201. Rose, Deborah Bird; D'Amico, Sharon (photographer); Daiyi, Nancy (with); Deveraux, Kathy (with); Daiyi, Margaret (with); Ford, Linda (with); Bright, April (with) (2002). Country of the Heart: An Indigenous Australian Homeland (1st ed). Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press. 204 pp. Paperback wide quarto, very good condition, colour photos, few black & white photos, map, faint foxing edges, faint mark title page, minor edgewear. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This richly illustrated book is a journey to the floodplains, south-west of Darwin in Australia's Top End. This book is about the country, culture, lives and stories of the MakMak clan (the white-breasted sea-eagle people). In the Deborah Bird Rose text and Sharon D'Amicio's photos, we meet five amazing clan women. They share their world, their family, their laughter and their passion for their country. ISBN/ASIN: 085575396X. Our Book No: 27732. $45 AUD.

202. Rosen, Sue; Kiernan, Ian (foreword) (1995). Losing Ground: An Environmental History of the Hawkesbury - Nepean Catchment. Sydney: Hale & Iremonger. 190 pp. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), illustrated endpapers, table, black & white text-photos, spine ends lightly rubbed, cover corners lightly bumped, endpapers lightly foxed, reverse side jacket lightly foxed (minor edgewear). Sue Rosen charts the disturbing history of environmental change in the Hawkesbury-Nepean River system (northwestern Sydney, Australia) and its catchment area. ISBN/ASIN: 0868065684. Our Book No: 26553. $25 AUD.

203. Ross, Ronald K.; Hunter, T. G. (foreword) (1948). A Dictionary of Petroleum Terms (1st ed). Sydney: New Century Press. 119 pp. Paperback trade, brown flexible covers, very good condition, edges lightly foxed, pages faintly toned, spine little rubbed, corners covers little worn. This dictionary has been written to help people who need some knowledge of the meaning of the terms used in the petroleum industry. The author has used simple everyday language to explain the terms used. Also be of interest to people who collect old engineering and geology books. Our Book No: 29149. $35 AUD.

204. Roy, Mme; Perron, J. (1909). Les Explorations Geographiques au XIXe Siecle. Paris: Societe d'Edition et de Publications. 256 pp. Hardback large quarto, no jacket, very good condition, quarto-bound, leather spine (raised bands, gilt lettering), marbled boards & endpapers, drawings, maps, spine ends chipped (edges worn), pages very toned, string bookmark, dated bookplate (school prize certificate). Heavy (1.5 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. (Estimated date, 1909, bookplate.) Title in English: "Geographic explorations of the 19th century". A worthy worldwide survey of exploration, written in the French language. Our Book No: 16808. $100 AUD.

205. Rule, John (1999). Sofala Days and Turonites with Metal Detecting Notes and Gold Locations (Reprint ed). Bathurst, NSW: John Rule / Printed by Central Commercial Printers. 60 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, card covers, stapled, black & white drawings, map, minor edgewear, sticker rear cover (covers scuff). This pamphlet by John Rule relates the story of gold prospecting in the Sofala region on the Turon River, New South Wales. Contains a chart of gold nugget locations and a metal detecting map. Originally published in 1980 and reprinted in 1999. (This copy is the 1999 reprint. SCARCE.). ISBN/ASIN: 0959590226. Our Book No: 26338. $30 AUD.

206. Russell, Bruce; Ellis, Netta (editor); Ruzicka, Kane (design) (1994). Mongarlowe and the Little River Goldfields (Reprint ed). Braidwood, NSW: Braidwood and District Historical Society. 64 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, card covers, black & white text-photos, map, staples little rusted, pages lightly toned, top edge lightly foxed, minor edgewear, owner's name inside front cover. Bruce Russell describes the historic town of Mongarlowe and the Little River Goldfields near Braidwood, New South Wales. Gold was first discovered at the Little River Field in March, 1852. The author's grandmother, Alice Matilda Baxter was born on the Warrambucca Goldfields on 28th June 1865. The photos help to bring this very special story to life. Introduction and editing by Netta Ellis. (Originally published, 1989. This is the 1994 reprint.). ISBN/ASIN: 0959938044. Our Book No: 41370. $25 AUD.

207. Seaton, Annie (2017). Diamond Sky (1st ed). Sydney: Pan Macmillan. 358 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, top corner tip rear cover creased, minor edgewear. This Australian novel is about a remote diamond mine in the Kimberley. Dru Porter is an engineer and this is a safe place to hide from a past that she fears will find her. Surely the terror she left behind in Dubai will never find her here? Security specialist Connor Kirk starts to investigate a diamond theft, and immediately suspects the reclusive but obviously capable Dru Porter. (Book 3 in the Porter sisters series.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781743535707. Our Book No: 40044. $18 AUD.

208. Sexton, Michael (2003). Silent Flood: Australia's Salinity Crisis. Sydney: ABC Books. 202 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition. Michael Sexton explains how and why Australia's salinity crisis has developed into an ecological disaster that is not confined just to rural areas. His particular focus is on the Murray-Darling River Basin and the Western Australian wheatbelt. Based on an acclaimed ABC-TV series. ISBN/ASIN: 0733312756. Our Book No: 14055. $15 AUD.

209. Sheldon, Capt E. G. (1942). Sheldon's Map Reading and Field Sketching: Self Instructor (Reprint ed). Sydney: Mingay Publishing. 128 pp. Paperback trade, fair plus condition, figures, colour foldout map inside front cover, internal foldout map (archival tape repair, little creased), covers little creased & marked (spine chipped), internal staples (very rusted), few page corner tips creased, edges little toned, minor foxing (mainly front endpapers), edgewear (edge tear rear cover), owner's written name. A collectible Australian instruction book on map reading, published during World War 2 (WW2), The author was chief instructor, First Australian Army Map Reading and Field Sketching School, and senior survey draftsman, NSW Department of Lands. Our Book No: 16696. $15 AUD.

210. Shephard, Mark (1992). The Simpson Desert: Natural History and Human Endeavour (1st ed). Adelaide: Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch / Giles Publications. 174 pp. Hardback quarto, dustjacket, as very good condition (in very good dustjacket), colour text-photos, colour maps, tables, appendices, bookplate prelim page, autographs & written dedications front endpapers. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Mark Shephard describes the landscape and exploration history of the poorly-known Simpson Desert that covers the area where South Australia borders the Northern Territory and Queensland. First edition, by the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia. The author is a South Australian hospital scientist who spends time in exploration and conservation of Australian deserts and their fauna and flora. (This copy: Bookplate of AWDC: All Wheel Drive Club of Sydney. The front endpaper is covered with 15 written dedications, regarding an east-west crossing of the Simpson Desert in September - October 1992, lead by 'Brian'.). ISBN/ASIN: 0909112118. Our Book No: 9811. $80 AUD.

211. Singer, Stanley (1978). The Nature of Ball Lightning (3rd printing ed). New York: Plenum Press. 169 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in fair only jacket), blue boards (corner tips little bumped, gilt title spine, figures, light foxing edges, pages lightly toned, reverse side jacket lightly toned (slight loss spine ends, some edgewear & chipping, minor rubbing edges & spine ends, few scratches rear cover, small closed tears), owner's rubber stamp. This fascinating book reviews the known physical aspects of the mysterious ball lightning. Stanley Singer offers a general understanding of ball lightning. The book provides a complete theoretical and practical coverage of existing information on the subject. There are rare photos of ball lightning which are a dramatic highlight of this work. Old and new theories discussed and compared to observational data. This book will interest people involved in earth sciences, geophysics, physics, lightning research, meteorology, atmospheric physics, plasma physics, and electrical phenomena. ISBN/ASIN: 0306304945. Our Book No: 41341. $80 AUD.

212. Sligo, N. K. (1980). Mates and Gold: Reminiscences of the Early Westralian Goldfields 1890 - 1896. Perth, Victoria Park: Hesperian Press. 165 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos & maps at rear, frontispiece black & white portrait, spine little faded, minor edgewear. N. K. Sligo, a prospector, provides an insight into the fortitude and humour with which the early prospectors faced the harshness of the Western Australian goldfields. It is one of the few books on the great 1890s goldrush written by one of the original prospectors. He describes the workings of his two productive gold mines. The detailed information on gold recoveries in the book will be of interest and importance to current prospectors. The is book is based on an unpublished manuscript found in two State Libraries. ISBN/ASIN: 0859050246. Our Book No: 31020. $30 AUD.

213. Solomon, R. J. (1988). The Richest Lode: Broken Hill 1883 - 1988 (1st ed). Sydney: Hale & Iremonger. 424 pp. Hardback large quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, few colour photos, minor edgewear jacket (light foxing reverse side), few tiny marks top edge, protected in semiarchival plastic sleeve. Heavy (1.7 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. R. J. Solomon has written the first book to analyse the development of Broken Hill (farwestern New South Wales) as an urban place, and the first to examine the mining city, its setting, its region, and its institutions comprehensively through more than a century. The text is profusely illustrated by 600 photos and diagrams from many sources. The work was commissioned by the Broken Hill City Council to commemorate the incorporation of the municipality in September 1888, five years after mining activity began and 100 years after the first settlement of Australia. ISBN/ASIN: 0868063339. Our Book No: 30822. $80 AUD.

214. Sowden, W. J.; Tate, Prof. Ralph (appendix) (1882). The Northern Territory as It Is: A Narrative of the South Australian Parliamentary Party's Trip, and Full Descriptions of the Northern Territory, its Settlements and Industries. Adelaide: W. K. Thomas & Co. 192 + 6 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, very good condition, original black cloth cover (gilt lettering, minor marks, corners bumped), adverts at rear, new endpapers, cloth top spine split & chipped, edges little foxed, minor edgewear, otherwise internally excellent. Cover subtitle continues: "With An Appendix, Containing Reports on the General Resources of the Territory By Professor Tate, F. G. S." Plus six pages of adverts at rear. His detailed account of the Northern Territory after 20 years of South Australian administration. He travelled for two and a half months under difficult conditions with the South Australian Parliamentary Party, which inspected the current state of the Territory. Contains chapters on Palmerston (later renamed Darwin), the far interior, Government plantations, and the rich riverine country. The 33-page appendix by Tate details the natural resources and geology of the Northern Territory. Our Book No: 16204. $60 AUD.

215. Spencer, Sir Walter Baldwin; Welch, David M. (editor) (2008 ). Kakadu People: Spencer's 1912 Diary Notes and Photographs of Aboriginal Life in the Kakadu Region, Northern Territory of Australia, with Rock Art by Kakadu People and Their Ancestors (1st ed) [Australian Aboriginal Culture Series]. Virginia, NT: David M. Welch. 272 pp. Paperback large octavo, very good condition, colour & black & white text-photos, maps, few tiny dents spine, minor edgewear. This fascinating book combines Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer's diary notes, field notes and photos from different sources to depict his research in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. Included are additional photos and rock art images of people and cultural artefacts of the region, and a Baldwin biography at the rear. The additional text and photos are by David M. Welch who compiled, edited and published the book. Includes 204 illustrations with 47 of rock art. (No 3 in the Australian Aboriginal Culture Series.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780977503537. Our Book No: 40623. $60 AUD.

216. Stanton, Jenny (editor) (1992). The Australian Geographic Book of the Canning Stock Route. Sydney, Terrey Hills: Australian Geographic. 140 pp. Paperback large oblong quarto, lift-out map MISSING, otherwise very good condition, maps, colour text photos (some full-page), front cover corner lightly creased, inside covers & edges minimally foxed, bottom strip rear cover little faded, minor edgewear. The first edition of this comprehensive illustrated guide to the Canning Stock Route, Western Australia, features its history, when it was first identified to use as a stock route and, more recently, a challenging four-wheel-drive destination, and the landscape and the rich variety of plants and animals that it supports. With over nearly 200 exceptional photographs and detailed maps, this book is an invaluable guide to the Canning Stock Route. (Lift-out map missing this copy.). ISBN/ASIN: 1862760039. Our Book No: 30020. $25 AUD.

217. Stone, Derrick; Mackinnon, Sue (1976). Life on the Australian Goldfields (1st ed). Sydney: Methuen of Australia. 220 pp. Hardback large quarto, dustjacket (with flaps), very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, minor edgewear to covers (edges little foxed), small mark reverse side jacket, pages lightly toned, owner's name & date front pastedown. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Derrick Stone and Sue Mackinnon describe the minutiae of the daily life of the goldmining diggers. The well researched text quotes diaries and other contemporary writings to bring the era vividly to life. Public and private photograph libraries all over Australia have been tapped to produce the most extensive collection of photos ever put together on the goldfields of Australia. There are about 360 photos, many never published before. They cover the period between the late 1850s and the 1930s. This book is a unique and fascinating account of an important, and hitherto neglected, part of Australian history. ISBN/ASIN: 0454000510. Our Book No: 31025. $40 AUD.

218. Strange, Carolyn; Bashford, Alison (2008). Griffith Taylor: Visionary, Environmentalist, Explorer (1st ed). Canberra: National Library of Australia (NLA). 283 pp. Paperback large octavo, very good condition, black & white & sepia (brown-tinted) & colour text-photos, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication title page). Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Carolyn Strange and Alison Bashford have written a biography of the great Australian academic (University of Sydney). Thomas Griffith Taylor (1880 - 1963) was a geographer, anthropologist and world explorer. They explain what drove this 'long, lean, lanky' man to such extremes: geographically, intellectually and politically. His travels took him from Captain Scott's final expedition in Antarctica to every continent on earth. In a life that stretched from the Boer War to the Cold War, he sought to enlighten the public on the human relation to the environment. As a geographer whose work crossed into anthropology, he courted controversy and craved recognition. Today's preoccupations with climate change, the ascendancy of Asian nations, and the renewed threat of nuclear war, were all addressed by Taylor generations earlier. (Written autograph of Alison Bashford.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780642276681. Our Book No: 26675. $35 AUD.

219. Sullivan, C. J.; Ludbrook, N. H. (illustrator) (1945). Mineral Resources of Australia Summary Report No. 18: Beryllium (Revised ed). Canberra: Department of Supply and Shipping / Mineral Resources Survey. 16 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled (rusted), thin card covers, tables, map, small rust stain at staples, pages lightly toned, crease bottom corner cover & some pages, few tiny marks covers, base spine little scuffed, minor edgewear corner tips. This pamphlet has been compiled in association with the Controller of Minerals Production and the Mines Departments of the State and Territories. The pamphlet covers: World Production, Uses, Industry In Australia, Buyers and Prices, Australian Sources, Australian Production, Overseas Trade, Australian Consumption, General Summary, References. (No 18 in this series.). Our Book No: 40597. $30 AUD.

220. Sullivan, C. J.; Ludbrook, N. H. (illustrator) (1945). Mineral Resources of Australia Summary Report No. 19: Tantalum and Columbium (1st ed). Canberra: Department of Supply and Shipping, Mineral Resources Survey. 23 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled (rusted), thin card covers, tables, map, graph, small rust stain rear cover at staples, pages lightly toned, covers little faded, small tear spine ends, minor edgewear, errata slip pasted to title page. This pamphlet has been compiled in association with the Controller of Minerals Production and the Mines Departments of the State and Territories. The pamphlet covers: World Production, Uses, Industry In Australia, Buyers and Prices, Australian Sources, Australian Production, Overseas Trade, Australian Consumption, General Summary, References. (no 19 in this series.). Our Book No: 40598. $25 AUD.

221. Sullivan, C. J.; Ludbrook, N. H. (illustrator) (1946). Mineral Resources of Australia Summary Report No. 24: Pigment Minerals (1st ed). Canberra: Department of Supply and Shipping / Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology And Geophysics. 38 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled (rusted), thin card covers, tables, map, graph, pages lightly toned, covers little faded, top spine little scuffed, page corner tipes little worn, some edgewear. This pamphlet has been prepared in association with the Mines Departments of the State and Territories. The pamphlet covers: World Production, Uses, Industry In Australia, Buyers and Prices, Australian Sources, Australian Production, Overseas Trade, Australian Consumption, General Summary, References Our Book No: 40602. $30 AUD.

222. Sullivan, C. J.; Ludbrook, N. H. (illustrator) (1947). Cadmium: Mineral Resources of Australia Summary Report No. 21 (1st ed). Canberra: Department of Supply And Shipping / Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology And Geophysics. 15 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, stapled (rusted), thin card covers, tables, map, graph, pages lightly toned, covers little faded, spine faded, top spine little scuffed, small tear front cover bottom of spine, some edgewear. This pamphlet has been compiled in association with the Mines Departments of the State and Territories. The pamphlet covers: World Production, Uses, Industry In Australia, Buyers and Prices, Australian Sources, Australian Production, Overseas Trade, Australian Consumption, General Summary, References. (No 21 in this series.). Our Book No: 40599. $30 AUD.

223. Sullivan, Sharon (1976). Aboriginal Relics in New South Wales (1st ed). Sydney: National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPAWS). 11 pp. Paperback small quarto, good condition, stapled pamphlet, spine rubbed & ends chipped, staples slightly rusted, few tiny dents rear cover, pages lightly toned, covers & pages little creased, minor edgewear corner tips. This pamphlet is about Aboriginal relics in New South Wales. Describes the types of Aboriginal sites found within the State and outlines the major problems in their protection and the terms of the new legislation. The pamphlet covers: Types of site, occupation sites, occupation deposits, midden deposits, open campsites and "working" areas, tool sharpening grooves, canoe, shield and container trees, quarries, fish traps, burials, fossil remains, art and ceremonial sites, rock engravings, carved trees, ceremonial grounds, stone arrangements, natural sacred sites, recording, legal protection, vandalism, development, natural deterioration. There are written records detailing some 5000 known sites in NSW. By the Aboriginal Relics Officer, National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPAWS). Our Book No: 40696. $18 AUD.

224. Taylor, Griffith (1924). A Geography of Australasia (4th revised, reprint ed) [The Oxford Geographies]. London: Clarendon Press. 176 pp. Hardback small, no jacket, good condition, light green decorative cloth boards, black & white figures, maps, spine little faded, top edge & fore-edge cover little scuffed, spine ends little rubbed, small scuff front cover, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear cover corner tips, owner's written name inside front cover. A student textbook on the geography of Australasia, written by Griffith Taylor, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Sydney. Includes New Zealand, Papua and the Pacific Islands. There are 30 chapters, many covering specific geographic regions. (Fourth edition revised is 1919, this copy unstated reprint, 1924. Originally published, 1914.). Our Book No: 40439. $60 AUD.

225. Thompson, Liz; Proctor, Gary (1998). The Ngaanyatjarra of the Gibson Desert [Fighting for Survival Series]. Melbourne, Port Melbourne: Heinemann Library. 48 pp. Hardback small quarto, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, many colour text-photos, map, bottom corners little bumped, small foxed spot title page. Liz Thompson describes the Ngaanyatjarra people of Western Australia. The Ngaanyatjarra people have lived in the Warburton region for many thousands of years, maintaining a strong connection, both spiritual and physical, to the land and to each other. Although written as non-fiction for young adults, it is also suitable for anyone interested in Australian history. Photos by Liz Thompson and Gary Proctor. Short listed by the Children's Book Council of Australia. ISBN/ASIN: 1863915788. Our Book No: 29589. $20 AUD.

226. Trendall, A. F.; Blockley, J. G. (1970). The Iron Formations of the Precambrian Hamersley Group, Western Australia, with Special Reference to the Associated Crocidolite [Geological Survey of Western Australia Bulletin, no. 119]. Perth: Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA). 366 pp. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, red flexible cover (little marked), figures (black & white text-photos & maps & tables), foldout colour maps, corners tips covers little creased, minor edgewear. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This Bulletin follows on from Bulletin no 117, which reported on the geological mapping of the valuable Hamersley iron province in northwestern Australia. The owner of the crocidolite (blue asbestos) mine at Wittenoom requested a more detailed assessment of the potential for further asbestos deposits in the area. However the crocidolite mine closed down soon after (found to be a very hazardous cancer-causing chemical). Nevertheless valuable extra geological data was obtained from the Hamersley formations and the associated iron ore deposits. Our Book No: 17398. $50 AUD.

227. Twidale, C. R (editor); Tyler, M. J. (editor); Webb, B. P. (editor) (1976). Natural History of the Adelaide Region. Adelaise, Northfield: Royal Society of South Australia Inc. 189 pp. Paperback small quarto, good condition, maps, figures, black & white text-photos, few small ridges spine, covers slightly marked, light foxing covers, top corner creased one page (bookmark), pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. This fascinating edited book contains papers describing various aspects of the natural history of the Adelaide region. Some of the contents are: Geology, Soils, Climate, History of Groundwater Development, Vegetation, the Aboriginal Inhabitants and their Environment, Terrestrial Fauna and Aquatic Vertebrates, Marine Fishes and Mammals. ISBN/ASIN: 0959662707. Our Book No: 41267. $25 AUD.

228. Tyler, Robert Emeric IV (editor) (2003). My Dear Emma: A Full and Detailed Account of the Journey of Robert Emeric Tyler and His Son, to Western Australia, and Their Return to England, August 1st 1895 to March 7th 1896. Perth, Fremantle: Fremantle Arts Centre Press. 255 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos & drawings, maps, frontispiece, front cover corner tips little worn, edges lightly foxed, spine little creased, minor edgewear. This book follows Robert Tyler and his son, as they journey from England to Australia in the late 1890s. Their adventures, misadventures and naivety as they journeyed in remote parts of the Western Australian goldfields were recorded faithfully in letters to Robert's wife in England. Part travelogue, part social history, it is a remarkable personal account of an Australia of 100 years ago. ISBN/ASIN: 1863683526. Our Book No: 26825. $20 AUD.

229. Uren, David (2012). The Kingdom and the Quarry: China, Australia, Fear and Greed (1st ed). Melbourne, Collingwood: Black Inc. 260 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear, light bump top edge rear cover near spine, few light creases covers. China has rapidly become Australia's most important trading partner. It is also the rising power in our region. Takes us inside the high-stakes world of the two countries' relationship. From resource grabs to cyber-surveillance, this is an authoritative and news-breaking book that takes us inside key political and business events of recent times and tells us what really happened. ISBN/ASIN: 9781863955669. Our Book No: 26807. $15 AUD.

230. Warburton, Colonel Peter Egerton; Eden, Charles H.; Bates, H. W. (editor) (1981). Journey Across the Western Interior of Australia: With an Introduction and Additions by Charles H. Eden (Facsimile ed). Perth, Victoria Park: Hesperian Press. 308 pp. (Reading copy only.) Paperback small octavo, fair condition only (but complete), cancelled EX-LIBRARY, full-page black & white drawings (including frontispiece portrait), large foldout map at rear, inner hinge split (all pages firm), spine creased, library marks (rubber stamps including title page & fore-edge, scuffed base spine from label removal), minor edgewear. Facsimile edition. Colonel Warburton was the first explorer to cross the Australian continent from Alice Springs on the telegraph line, to Roebourne on the west coast (1873 - 1874). He was provided with 17 camels and six months supplies. He sought to arrive at the Swan River colony but was driven north. They endured long periods of extreme heat with little water, and survived only by killing the camels for meat. They were first to conquer the formidable Great Sandy Desert. Warburton was so worn our that an edited volume was prepared on his behalf by Charles Eden and H. W. Bates. A preface summarises some previous expeditions. Eden was author of 'My Wife and I in Queensland'. Bates was Assistant Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, London. (Originally published, Sampson Low, London, 1875. This copy: De-accessioned from the ABC Federal Reference Library, now disbanded.). ISBN/ASIN: 0859050319. Our Book No: 18074. $40 AUD.

231. Watts, W. W. (1926). Geology for Beginners (4th, reprint ed). London: Macmillan & Co. 352 pp. Hardback small, no jacket, good plus condition, red boards (black lettering), figures, few tables, frontispiece, spine faded, cover corners little bumped, edges lightly foxed, pages & endpapers lightly toned, owner's written name & details inside front cover, minor pencil annotation. Fourth edition (Macmillan, 1926). The author W. W. Watts is professor of Geology, Imperial College. While short and elementary in treatment, it is an accurate account of geology. The many photos and diagrams are a helpful part of the book. Written for school work and for the examinations of the Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board. Of interest to all who are starting to learn about this fascinating subject. (Originally published, 1898, fourth edition, 1923. Written name of Robert Binnie, Indooroopilly.). Our Book No: 40099. $20 AUD.

232. Wells, Spencer (2011). Pandora's Seed: Why the Hunter-gatherer Holds the Key to our Survival. London: Penguin Books. 230 pp. Paperback, very good condition, black & white photos & drawings, minor edgewear. The author is an explorer, geographer, author and geneticist. Describes how humans have evolved over the last 10,000 years, and tells us how to learn from our ancestors to help us survive and thrive in the future. ISBN/ASIN: 9780141016016. Our Book No: 28033. $14 AUD.

233. Westgarth, William (1853). Victoria, late Australia Felix; or, Port Phillip District of New South Wales, being an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Colony and its Gold Mines [etc] (New ed). Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd. 390 + 96 + 8 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, good condition, quarter-leather & marbled boards (covers notably scuffed), marbled endpapers & edges, raised bands spine (gilt lettering), frontispiece fold-out colour map, tables (one fold-out, small tear base), pages lightly toned, corners leather cover rubbed, minor pencil annotation, small errata slip bound in, two bookplates. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. New (best) edition. Title continues: "With an Appendix, containing the Reports of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce for the Last Two Years upon the Condition and Progress of the Colony." A history of the new colony of Victoria. An expansion of his earlier book written in 1848 when the Port Phillip District was part of New South Wales. The book covers the gold mines, squatting, climate, Aborigines, politics and government. (Originally published in 1848 as "Australia Felix". One of the two bookplate is of Dame Mabel Brookes, socialite, hospital administrator and charity leader.). Our Book No: 40361. $250 AUD.

234. Winchester, Simon (2001). The Map that Changed the World: The Tale of William Smith and the Birth of Science (1st ed). London: Viking / Penguin Books. 338 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor foxing edges, minor edgewear, minor annotation rear flyleaf. Simon Winchester relates the story of how in 1815 an extraordinary hand-painted map was published in London: William Smith's majestic geological map of Britain. Some eight feet tall and six feet wide, brightly coloured - in sea-blue, green, bright yellow, orange, umber - it presented England and Wales in a beguiling and unfamiliar mixture of lines and patches and stippled shapes. It was the product of one man's obsession with rocks - a passion that sustained him whilst the rest of his life slid into ruin. First edition, first printing. ISBN/ASIN: 0670884073. Our Book No: 3774. $20 AUD.

235. Windust, Allan (2000). Green Home Recycling: 16 Ways to Compost or Worm Farm. Mandurang, VIC: Allscape. 76 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled, black & white drawings, front cover little creased, minor edgewear. Allan Windust, in this useful book, explains how to set up a worm farm and a compost heap. The many tips and drawings will help anyone turn scraps into food for the garden. ISBN/ASIN: 9780958616317. Our Book No: 40228. $25 AUD.

236. Wright, Judith (1977). The Coral Battleground (1st ed) [Nelson Paperback: The Great Barrier Reef]. Melbourne: Thomas Nelson (Australia) Limited. 203 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, stiffened pictorial cover, black endpapers, top edge little foxed, minor edgewear. Judith Wright, the noted Australian poet and environmentalist, describes the battle to save the Great Barrier Reef from limestone mining and oil drilling. A classic Australian study of a serious and longlasting political versus conservation dispute, which lead to permanent protection of the reef by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. The reef covers 2000 Km along the Queensland coast. The spectacular coral reefs, sand cays and islands are the most precious Australian marine resource. First edition (Nelson, 1977). ISBN/ASIN: 0170051668. Our Book No: 7399. $30 AUD.

237. Wright, J. B. (editor); Hastings, D. A. (with); Jones, W. B. (with); Williams, H. R. (with) (1985). Geology and Mineral Resources of West Africa (1st ed). London: George Allen & Unwin. 187 pp. Hardback quarto, no jacket as issued, pictorial cover, very good condition, figures, tables, top edge little foxed (minimal front free flyleaf), minor edgewear, owner's written name. J. B. Wright and three colleagues provide the first comprehensive report on the geology and mineral resources of West Africa. This includes the Precambrian metamorphic basement, the stratigraphic complexities of the sedimentary basins, and the widespread Cenozoic magmatic rocks. The considerable mineral wealth of the region is related to the specific geological setting. This book should have wider than just local interest: the large-scale features of the region are common to the whole African continent. The lead author has long worked in Kenya (Geological Survey) and at a university in Nigeria. (Written name of Eric Middlemost, former academic geologist, University of Sydney.). ISBN/ASIN: 0045560013. Our Book No: 15127. $120 AUD.

238. Wright, Tony (2006). Bad Ground: Inside the Beaconsfield Mine Rescue [BadGround]. Sydney, Milsons Point: Pier 9 / Murdoch Books. 317 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, card covers (with flaps), many colour & black & white photos, minor edgewear. Tony Wright relates the exclusive pictorial and authorised story of the 14-day entombment and rescue of Beaconsfield (near Launceston, Tasmania) miners Brant Webb and Todd Russell, and the extraordinary aftermath. The blast and rockfall that occurred one kilometre underground on Anzac Day, 25 April 2006, killed their fellow worker Larry Knight. ISBN/ASIN: 9781921208874. Our Book No: 23270. $20 AUD.