The Time is Now Ripe. Revolution Without Tears
Melbourne, Robertson and Mullens, 1937. Chapter VIII: Putting the Capitalist on the Dole. More
Melbourne, Robertson and Mullens, 1937. Chapter VIII: Putting the Capitalist on the Dole. More
Leichhardt, The Federation Press, 2006. More
The cheque was written after Florence's husband Warren was elected President (2 November 1920) but before his inauguration on 4 March 1921. 'Energetic, strong-willed, and popular, she was an important influence on her husband's business and political careers.... [President Harding died in office in August 1923] ... Before returning to..... More
Melbourne, The Text Publishing Company, 1992. Inscribed and signed in ink by the author, first wife of Bob Hawke, 23rd Prime Minister of Australia. Also with the ink ownership signature of Australian historian Helen R. Pearce. More
London, The Folio Society, 1983 (first thus). Translated by J.D. Duff, introduction by Colin Ward. Aleksandr Ivanovich Herzen (1812-1870), 'political thinker, activist, and writer who originated the theory of a unique Russian path to socialism known as peasant populism. Herzen chronicled his career in My Past and Thoughts, considered to..... More
London, The Folio Society, 1983 (first thus). Translated by J.D. Duff, Introduction by Colin Ward. Aleksandr Ivanovich Herzen (1812-1870), 'political thinker, activist, and writer who originated the theory of a unique Russian path to socialism known as peasant populism. Herzen chronicled his career in My Past and Thoughts, considered to..... More
London, The Folio Society, 1981 (first thus). Annotated, and with an introduction, by Christopher Hibbert. More
Adelaide, [The Author], 1947. 'The comments and collection of incidents in this Book are intended as a brief defence on behalf of a section of the South Australian people who had to endure much odium during two Wartime periods' (introductory note). Sixty years on, it's still an uneasy read. Hermann..... More
Sydney, Harper Collins, 2010 (fourth impression)/ 2010. John Winston Howard OM AC SSI (born 26 July 1939) was Australia's 25th Prime Minister 'from 11 March 1996 until 3 December 2007, the second-longest prime ministerial term after Robert Menzies. When he lost the seat of Bennelong in 2007, John Howard also..... More
Sydney, Harper Collins, 2010. Inscribed and signed in ink on the title page by the author. John Winston Howard OM AC SSI (born 26 July 1939) was Australia's 25th Prime Minister 'from 11 March 1996 until 3 December 2007, the second-longest prime ministerial term after Robert Menzies. When he lost..... More
Sydney, Harper Collins Publishers, 2014 [first edition]. Inscribed and signed in ink on the title page by the author. John Winston Howard OM AC SSI (born 26 July 1939) was Australia's 25th Prime Minister 'from 11 March 1996 until 3 December 2007, the second-longest prime ministerial term after Robert Menzies..... More
Canberra, Australian Government Publishing Service [for the Department of Foreign Affairs], 1986. More
Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1993. With the ownership stamp of G. Grachanin. More
Leichhardt, The Federation Press, 2006. More
Osborne Park, St George Books, 2011. More
London, Stanley Paul & Co, [1913] (second edition)/ 1912. Eleanora Mary, Baroness d'Anethan (1858-1935), sister of the author Rider Haggard, and widow of Baron Albert d'Anethan ('Belgian Minister to the Court of Japan'), spent the years 1893 to 1906 in Japan. More
London, The Folio Society, 2014 (first thus). Translated with Notes by Peter Green; Introduction by Simon Callow. 'The text of this edition follows the revised 1998 edition, with minor emendations'. More
Singapore, Oxford University Press with the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 1973. More
Crows Nest, Allen & Unwin, 2009 and 2011. The first two books in the series. More
Melbourne, The Macmillan Company of Australia Pty Ltd, 1978 (first edition). Provenance: Sir Alexander Downer (inscribed and signed on the half-title 'To my dear Daddy, From your son who admires and adores you. Alexander'). Sir Alexander Russell Downer (1910-1981), politician and diplomat, was the Minister for Immigration under Sir Robert..... More
Hamburg, Hans Christians, 1973, 1974, 1975, and 1976 [all first editions thus]. Kokoschka's complete written works. [4 items]. More
Canberra, Australian National University Press, 1966. A presentation copy signed by K.W. Hoffman and Sir Thomas Charles Eastick, who commanded Kuching Force, which supervised the Japanese surrender of Sarawak and handled the liberation and repatriation of Allied POW's. He was military governor of Sarawak until January 1946, when Sarawak reverted..... More
Kent Town, Wakefield Press, 2008. More
Sydney, Mason, 1859. With the Bounty bookplate of Dr George Mackaness on the pastedown. 'In 1931 he published The Life of Vice-Admiral William Bligh, for which he was awarded a D.Litt. by the University of Melbourne in 1932' (ADB). More
While the bulk of the letter is missing, the last lines refer to the burden of protective tariffs on the textile trade. Lloyd George was Prime Minister from December 1916 until October 1922; John Henry Whitley (1866-1935) was Speaker of the House of Commons 1921-28 and Chairman of the BBC..... More