Le Messuriers of Port Adelaide. Five Generations of Enterprise in Transport and Timber
Port Adelaide, Le Messurier Timber Company, 1991. The title page is signed in ink by the author. More
Economics
Story of a Vineyard. Chateau Tahbilk
Melbourne, The Hawthorne Press, 1968 (new edition)/ 1960. More
Selections from the Correspondence of General Washington and James Anderson ... in which the Causes of the Present Scarcity are fully investigated
London, John Cumming, 1800. George Washington (1732-1799) died on 14 December 1799; the four-page 'advertisement' at the beginning of this posthumous publication contains much pertinent information. 'The two letters of General Washington that are given entire ... were published in the "Recreations in Agriculture, [Natural History, Arts, and Miscellaneous Literature]"..... More
Life Story of Thomas Charles Beirne. Edited and arranged by his Daughter
Brisbane, Printed by 'Truth' and 'Sportsman' Ltd., 1947. Thomas Charles Beirne (1860-1949), was a successful retailer in Queensland, with stores in Fortitude Valley, Ipswich and Mackay. 'Beirne retained an active interest in the [Brisbane] store until shortly before his death on 21 April 1949.... His estate was sworn for probate..... More
People Before Profit. The Credit Union Movement in Australia
Kent Town, Wakefield Press, 1996. Signed by the author. More
The Unquenchable Flame. The South Australian Gas Company, 1861-1986
Netley, Wakefield Press, 1986. More
Without Fear or Favour. A History of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, 1928-1978
Sydney, Butterworths/ ICAA, 1978. More
Charles Davis. 150 Years
Toorak, Harris Scarfe Holdings, 1998. Number 841 of 2000 copies. A giant in Australian retail, who arrived in Tasmania as a convict and built a lasting retail empire (absorbing Harris Scarfe and G.P. FitzGerald). More
Figuratively Speaking. The Reminiscences, Experiences and Observations of Sir Norman Young
Netley, The Author, 1991. Inscribed and signed by the author in ink on the title page. More
Co-Operation. The History of The Co-Operative Building Society of South Australia, 1900-1987
Adelaide, The Co-Operative Building Society of South Australia, 1988. More
A Bridge to Independence. A Brief History of Bedford Industries
Adelaide, Bedford Industries, August 1986. 'The remarkable story of how Bedford Industries has evolved from a small workshop assisting in the rehabilitation of tuberculosis sufferers to a multi-diagnostic centre with an international reputation' (Foreword). More
Gold and Paper. A History of the National Bank of Australasia Limited
Melbourne, Macmillan, 1983 (revised edition)/ 1958. Offered together with a copy of the 1958 first edition: Melbourne, National Bank of Australasia; quarto, xvi, 430 pages with 50 plates (7 in colour) plus a front endpaper map; cloth a little sunned; a very good copy with the dustwrapper marked, creased and..... More
Charles Davis. 150 Years
Toorak, Harris Scarfe Holdings, 1998. Number 1323 of 2000 copies. A giant in Australian retail, who arrived in Tasmania as a convict and built a lasting retail empire (absorbing Harris Scarfe and G.P. FitzGerald). More
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The Political Works of Thomas Paine, in Two Volumes [but Volume 1 only]
London, Printed by W.T. Sherwin, 1817 and 1819 [mainly first editions thus]. Seven scarce separately-published pamphlets by Thomas Paine, including some of his most influential titles, bound in one volume, as issued. The titles, with the date of publication followed by the place and date of the original publication, are..... More
Dixon's Monthly. Power is Knowledge. The New Knowledge Magazine. Volume 1, Number 1, October 1911 to Volume 1, Number 12, September 1912
London, Scientific Publishing Co. Ltd., 1911 and 1912. The preamble to the first issue of this journal includes the following observation: 'there is no reason why the man of business, from the lowliest employee to the controller of the house, should not see something in life away from the groove..... More
The Economic Status of Australian Aborigines
Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1979. With the ownership signature of anthropologist Peter Sutton (dated 'Nov '84'). More
Universal Business Directory for the Pacific Islands... Covering Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, New Caledonia, New Guinea, etc. The Only Complete Guide to Business and Industry in the Islands. 1958-59
Auckland, Universal Business Directories Limited, 1958. 'Seventh Edition. Published Biennially'. More
Labour, Leisure and Luxury. A Contribution to Present Practical Political Economy
London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1884. With the pictorial bookplate ['Gang forward'] of Edward Charles Stirling on the front pastedown, his pencilled ownership signature on the half-title (inscribed 'S.S. Pekin, 1885'), and his pencilled notes on two pages at the rear, and with his occasional pencilled emphases. More
'Today Not Tomorrow'. A Century of Progress
Adelaide, A. Simpson and Son Ltd, 1954. A history of A. Simpson and Son Limited. More
The Crown of the Road. The Story of the RACV
South Melbourne, Macmillan, 1983. Loosely inserted is a large 1983 AAA Conference 'With compliments' card made out to Mr M.E. Brooks. More
Culture, Economy and Governance in Aboriginal Australia. Proceedings of a Workshop of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia held at the University of Sydney, 30 November - 1 December 2004
Sydney, Sydney University Press, 2005. With the ownership signature of anthropologist Peter Sutton (dated August 2006). More
Dissenting Forbears. The Maternal Ancestors of J.M. Keynes
Chichester, Phillimore & Co. Ltd., 1988. More
The Story of Arnott's Famous Biscuits. A History and a Celebration
Sydney, Lansdowne, 1993. More
Bulls, Bears and Wildcats. A Centenary History of the Stock Exchange of Adelaide
Norwood, Peacock Publications, 1988. Inscribed and signed by the author. More