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22546. Amiran, Ruth,

ANCIENT POTTERY OF THE HOLY LAND. From its Beginnings in the Neolithic Period to the end of the Iron Age. 4to., 350 photographs, 101 drawings and maps; hardcover, v. good in slightly worn d/w, Rutgers University Press, Israel, 1970.
A comprehensive survey of ancient Palestine's 'pots and pans'..
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$150

15608. Bonnard, Andre

GREEK CIVILIZATION (1). From the Iliad to the Parthenon. 3rd.Imp.; pp.199. 32 plates; Good in d/w, George Allen and Unwin, London, 1962 (1957).
Written for the general reader, this first volume of Professor Bonnard's trilogy puts the subject of Greek civilization in perspective..
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$35

15609. Bonnard, Andre

GREEK CIVILIZATION (2). From Euripides to Alexandria. 1st.ed.; pp.288. 36 plates; Good in d/w, George Allen and Unwin, London, 1961.
The third volume of Professor Bonnard's trilogy - the second and missing one is "from Antigone to Socrates"..
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$35

22541. Brion, Marcel,

POMPEII & HERCULANEUM. The Glory and the Grief. 4to., 7th imp.; pp.240. 132 b+w and colour plates; hardcover, v. good in d/w, Book Club Associates, Great Britain, 1976 (1960).
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$35

15610. Brodsky, Isadore

SYDNEY TAKES THE STAGE. 4to., pp.95 + index. well ill.; cream cl., gilt titles. Dec.eps., sp. sl.frowned, else good in d/w, Old Sydney Free Press, 1963.
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$40

22505. Broomham, Rosemary,

ON THE ROAD. The NRMA's First Seventy-Five Years. sm 4to., pp.254. b&w and colour photos ; hardcover, v.good in d/w, Allen & Unwin, Australia, 1996.
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$25

16015.

The CONCISE ENCYCLOPEDIA of ARCHAEOLOGY. Edited by Leonard Cottrell. 3rd.Ed., 2nd.Impr.; pp.430. good in d/w, Hutchinson, London, 1975 (1960).
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$25

15973. Farwell, George

GHOST TOWNS OF AUSTRALIA. 1st.Ed.; pp.247. many ills.; good in d/w, Rigby, Adelaide, 1965.
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$25

20643. Girouard, Mark

TOWN AND COUNTRY. 4to., pp.274. over 200 ills., some col.; fine in d/w, Yale University Press, 1992.
A collection of essays and articles on places the author has visited in town and country, combining his great interest in architecture with fascinating insights into both the buildings and their inhabitants..
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$60

16310. Glasstone, Victor

VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN THEATRES. An Architectural and Social Survey. 4to., pp.136. 210 ills., 8 in col.; paperback, Thames and Hudson, London, 1975.
Apart from the buildings themselves, the author recalls their uses, the audiences that filled them and their effect on the development of drama and music hall entertainment..
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$30

10356. Godden, Geoffrey A.

THE HANDBOOK OF BRITISH POTTERY AND PORCELAIN MARKS. Sm.8vo., reprinted (with revisions); pp.197. Ill. with photos & line drgs.; hardcover, good in d/w, Barrie & Jenkins, London, 1972 (1968).
Convenient and helpful little book by the great authority on the subject. Useful pictorial glossary..
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$30

16205.

GUIDE TO AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL. pp.116. some ill. Includes 2 plans showing the best route for the visitor.; cover browned, else good, Halstead Press Pty Ltd, Sydney, 7th Ed. Sept.1947 (Nov.1941).
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$25

22501. Harrel-Courtes, Henry,

ETRUSCAN ITALY. Translated by James Hogarth. 8vo., 1st english ed.; pp.221. 16 b&w plates, maps and diagrams; hardcover, v.good in d/w, Oliver & Boyd, London, 1964.
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$25

22486. Hasluck, Alexandra

UNWILLING EMIGRANTS. A Study of the Convict Period in Western Australia. 8vo., 1st ed.; pp.xvi, 166. 8 b/w plates; hardcover, prev owner's name on half-title, frontispiece loose, else good in d/w, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1959.
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$35

15354. Hodges, C. Walter

THE GLOBE RESTORED. A study of the Elizabethan theatre. Sm.4to., 1st.Ed.; xiii, pp.199. 62 plates, numerous text ills.; v.good in prot.d/w, Ernest Benn, London, 1953.
Interesting to compare these researches and conjectures with the recently-completed Globe in London..
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$75

22544. Kenyon, Kathleen M.,

DIGGING UP JERUSALEM. 8vo., pp.xxxi, 288. 122 b/w plates & 44 text illus.; hardcover, good in d/w, Praeger publishers, New York, 1974.
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$30

21744. Kingsmill, A.G., & I.S.O.

WITNESS TO HISTORY. A short study of the Colonial Secretary's Department. 4to., pp.72. ills., photos & drgs.; illus. board covers, good , Alpha Books, Sydney, 1972.
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$25

16206.

THE MITCHELL LIBRARY SYDNEY. Historical and descriptive notes. 4to., pp. 122. well ill. 22 plates some col.; top of covers sunned else good, Halstead Printing Company, Sydney, 1936.
Gives a history of the Library and describes in a general way the most important classes of material in this noteworthy collection..
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$125

20758.

NATIONAL TRUST PROPERTIES. A collection of 13 guide books to Trust properties, plus one to Apsley House. 4to., total 14 booklets, mostly about 95 pages each. paperbacks, v.good,
These are substantial guide books, well illustrated. The properties are Chartwell, Beningbrough Hall, Cotehele, Calke Abbey, Bodiam Castle, Blickling Hall, Wimpole Hall, Buckland Abbey, Shugborough, Montacute House, Penrhyn Castle, Cragside, Apsley House, and an additional smaller guide book to Bodiam..
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$160

20768.

NATIONAL TRUST STUDIES 1979. 4to., pp.184. generously illustrated, some colour; fine in d/w, Sotheby Parke Bernet, London, 1978.
The successor to the Yearbook, and much enlarged. This has fourteen articles on various aspects of the Trust's properties and collections, all written by experts in their fields. Absorbing reading on a wide variety of subjects..
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$45

20769.

NATIONAL TRUST STUDIES 1980. 4to., pp.175. generously illustrated, some colour; fine in d/w, Sotheby Parke Bernet, London, 1979.
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$45

20770.

NATIONAL TRUST STUDIES 1981. 4to., pp.160. generously illustrated, some colour; fine in d/w, Sotheby Parke Bernet, London, 1980.
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$45

14948. Park, Ruth

THE COMPANION GUIDE TO SYDNEY. 8vo., 2nd ed.; pp.448. well ill.; map eps., v.good in d/w, Collins, Sydney, 1974 (1973).
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$25

22533. Phillips, Peter J.,

REDGUM & PADDLEWHEELS. Australia's Inland River Trade . 4to., Reprint; pp.167. excellent historic photographs; hardcover, v.good in d/w, Greenhouse, Victoria, 1986 (1980).
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$45

16277. Provis & Johnson, J.Selkirk & K.A.

CADMAN'S COTTAGE. The life and Times of John Cadman in Colonial Sydney - 1798-1848. large 8vo., Limited Ed.; pp.145. ill.; good in d/w, privately published, Sydney , 1972.
The edition was limited to 1500 copies, of which 500 were signed by both authors, and numbered - this is No.418. Loosely inserted some interesting newspaper cuttings, particularly some relating to a controversy over the restoration of the roof..
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$75

17433. Reyburn, Wallace

FLUSHED WITH PRIDE. The Story of Thomas Crapper. Sm.8vo., pp.95. many text drgs.; printed boards, v.good, Pavilion Books, London, 1989 (1969).
The story of the man who perfected the flushing of the WC in Victorian England. In London, have you never looked up at that old overhead cistern and seen the name in cast iron "T. Crapper & Co." ?.
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$20

15053. Somerscales, Marjorie

THE IMPROVISED STAGE. viii, pp.136. 137 line drgs.in text; good in torn d/w in prot.jacket, Pitman, London, 1932.
Useful advice, particularly for amateur theatricals.
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$20

15040.

THE VIENNA SCENE. 190 pictures, mostly from photographs by Barbara Hirschenhauser. 4to., V.good in worn prot.d/w , Anton Schroll, Vienna, 1953.
Picture book of everyday life as well as the famous buildings and art treasures of the city..
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$20

15050.

VILLAGE ENGLAND. Edited by Peter Crookston. 4to, pp.256. well ill. all col; v.good in d/w, Book Club Associates, London, 1980.
Taken fron the Observer Magazine series - 24 best-loved towns..
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$20

22530. Wannan, Bill (ed)

AUSTRALIAN PAVEMENTS. An Urban Anthology. 8vo., pp. 184. hardcover, good ex lib., Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1964.
Over 40 short stories and verse from 33 writers..
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$20

22542. Whitehouse, David and Ruth,

ARCHAEOLOGICAL ATLAS OF THE WORLD. 4to., pp.272. 103 maps drawn by John Woodcock and Shalom Schotten; hardcover, blind stamp of prev owner on title page (Richard Gardner), tape marks on ffep & bfep, else good in d/w, Thames and Hudson, London, 1975.
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$30

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