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  • A Journalist’s Memories – Spencer Browne – Published in Brisbane 1927

    A Journalist’s Memories – Spencer Browne – Published in Brisbane 1927

    Published in Brisbane in 1927 based on a series of articles published by the Courier Mail the year before.

    An absolutely superb memoir covering Queensland notables and goings on over the period 1877 – 1926. The number of people included is monumental and the detail encyclopedic. Great book. Lots about goings on in the gold fields, robbery, explorers and their successes and failures and one or two corrections of commonly held facts.

    Queensland recounted by the most able Spencer Browne – superb

    $120.00

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  • Lucien Dechaineux 1869-1957 [Tasmanian Artist] – A Retrospective

    Lucien Dechaineux 1869-1957 [Tasmanian Artist] – A Retrospective

    Florent Vincent Emile Lucien Dechaineaux was an inspiring Belgian born artist who found his place and home in Tasmania.

    Published by the Centre for the Arts Gallery, University of Tasmania, where an exhibition of the artists work was held in September 1986.

    Card covered large size 53 pages with many examples of the artists work, some in colour. Scarce and in very good condition.

    Dechaineux was 15 years only when his family emigrated to Australia. Family failures in fruit growing and gold mining saw Lucien end up at the Sydney Technical College. His first foray into art was house painting, but it was not long before his talent shone through. He married a Tasmanian girl and moved to the Apple Isle where he blossomed as an artist and educator.

    Lucien Dechaineux a Tasmanian artist we should see more of ..

    $30.00

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  • The Springs of Adventure – Wilfred Noyce

    The Springs of Adventure – Wilfred Noyce

    A first edition published by John Murray, London in 1958.

    A super book about adventure by the definition of adventurer Wilfred Noyce.

    Octavo, 240 pages, illustrated from photographs. Chipped dust jacket and page edges a bit foxed otherwise a very serviceable copy.

    Noyce was a Cambridge Graduate and Master at Charterhouse. In WWII he was in Nepal and found time to climb a couple of very high mountains. Later he would be in the South Col party about which he would write another book. Here he mixes his exploits with those of other under the true adventure label … that and his talent for writing makes for good reading.

    Wilfred Noyce about true adventure including his own

    $25.00

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  • Sarah Bernhardt – Francoise Sagan – First UK Edition

    Sarah Bernhardt – Francoise Sagan – First UK Edition

    The late 19th century stage legend – has anyone really matched the talent and reputation of Bernhardt. Her talents as a sculptor and painter underestimated.

    Here we have a real twist a fictionalised biography / autobiography through letter exchanges between the author and Sarah – long after the latter’s death. The author, a sensational writer who had already had great success with the provocative “Bonjour Tristesse”.

    A fist UK translation published by Macmillan in 1989. Octavo, 232 pages with illustrations from period photographs. Good condition albeit the pages toasted a bit as common with the issue.

    Exotic treatment of Bernhardt’s Life

    $25.00

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  • Isambard Kingdom Brunel [The Great 19thC Engineer] – L.T.C. Rolt

    Isambard Kingdom Brunel [The Great 19thC Engineer] – L.T.C. Rolt

    A first edition published by Longmans, London in 1958.

    Probably the best book about IKB surely the greatest engineer of the 19th Century and keeping all things relative perhaps the greatest ever.

    Large octavo, 345, illustrated throughout. A little age an a hint of “parfum de library” … otherwise a nice copy.

    A weighty biography which deals with every aspect of his engineering prowess … his bridges, tunnels, Great Western Railways and the monstrous stem ships that broke the mould in design and scale …

    This book has obviously been owned by an admirer of the great man. An image of IKB has been carefully manicured and pasted opposite the preface and many ephemeral items have been placed in strategic spots throughout. We have left them there as it give the book a unique character which we do not wish to spoil.

    Brunel – Engineering Design came naturally to him.

    $40.00

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    Spy Catcher – Peter Wright – Former Assistant Director MI5

    The greatest real expose of the activities of MI5 from technically adept Peter wright. There was Philby and the “thing” the secret of all secret devices hidden within the American Great Seal. The bugging of the Egyptian cypher room. His greatest claim however was that Sir Roger Hollis was the “Fifth Man”.

    Wright retired to Cygnet, Tasmania were he and his wife had a few acres and Arabian horses.

    The struggle to get published and the various political heaviness are well understood.

    Published by Heinemann in Australia in 1987, a first edition. Octavo, 392 pages, illustrated from photographs. Original owner name on end paper, closed tear top dust jacket otherwise a nice copy of this important book.

    Spy Catcher – They couldn’t stop him

    $35.00

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