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CONSTITUTIONS OF THE UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ANTIENT FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF VICTORIA. 1922

By: (None Noted)

Price: $35.15

Publisher: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Wm. Stewart, for the Grand Lodge: 1923

Seller ID: 005586

Binding: Hardcover; Original Blue Cloth

Condition: Good

142pp. Book clean and square. Blue cloth lightly faded on spine. Mildly shelfworn, and abraded on foredge corners. Minor splotching on several leaves, plus endpapers. Bright gilt title over patterned blue cloth, minimal chipping to date (1922). The first edition of this book of Victorian Constitutions was published in 1890. Contents of this sixth edition include: Sanction, Summary of Antient Charges and Regulations, Articles, Laws, Rules & Regulations, Regalia, Fees and c., Schedules, Rules of Debate, Index. Book weight approx. 160g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under ...
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MANUAL OF THE SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, AUSTRALIA

By: (None noted)

Price: $23.75

Publisher: Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia, The Society of St. Vincent De Paul, National Council of Australia: 1991

Seller ID: 013597

ISBN: 094980777X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good +

iii, + 300pp., + (iii). Several intext b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Illustrated card wrapper minimally edgeworn only. Textblock nominally bumped on foot, else unmarked. This book is a guideline manual for the conduct and operation of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul as it existed in Australia at the time of publication (1991) . . . Contents include: Introduction, Mission Statement. The Society - What is it. Basic Principles. Membership. Formation Training/Recruitment. Conferences Regional and Diocesian Councils. Staff and National Councils. Council ...
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CHANGE AND TRADITION : A Portrait of the University of Melbourne

By: (University of Melbourne)

Price: $20.90

Publisher: Victoria, Australia, The University of Melbourne: 1993

Seller ID: 010877

ISBN: 0732505100

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good +

176pp., b/white and colour illustrations throughout. Book clean, square, Spine firm, silver title there-on. Plain black boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated (etching by Victor Cobb, 'The Cloister', Melbourne University), loose-plastic protected dustjacket very good+. "The writers in Change and Tradition discuss many of the areas of operation that make the University work, but also dwell on the sights and sounds of the University and the human factors that are at the centre of its academic, student and corporate life . . . The University began in 1855 as a cluster of buildings set in...
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THE NORTHROP STORY 1929-1939

By: Allen, Richard Sanders

Price: $28.50

Publisher: New York, Orion Books: 1990

Seller ID: 008316

ISBN: 051756677X

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good +

x, + 178pp., b/white photographic illustrations, and line-drawings, throughout. Book clean. Quarter-cloth spine firm, but canted, silver title there-on. Leaves clean. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket has a short closed tear near upper spine fold at front panel, minor edgewear and indentations. "From flying wings to polar exploration, from air racers and air liners to the Chinese Air Force, here is the complete story of the single-engined airplanes designed and built by Jack Northrop during aviation's golden age . . . includes a unique series of appendixes - including the com...
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CONSTITUTIONS OF THE UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ANTIENT FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF VICTORIA 1918

By: Barron, C.J. [authorised by]

Price: $21.85

Publisher: Mill Place, Flinders Lane, Melbourne, C.J.Barrow/C.W.Burford, Printer: 1918

Seller ID: 003480

Binding: Original Blue Cloth Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

143pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm, mildly bumped on head and foot. Gilt title. Minor specks on cloth. Endpapers tanned, otherwise small splash stain on foot of text-block. Containing the General Charges, Laws and Regulations, & c., & c. 1918; The Constitutions are published under the authority of the Grand Lodge by C.J. Barrow, Grand Secretary. Includes Index. Book weight approx. 180g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
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SWAROVSKI : The Magic of Crystal

By: Becker, Vivienne

Price: $31.35

Publisher: New York, Harry Abrams Publishers: 1995

Seller ID: 007811

ISBN: 0810944545

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket.

Condition: Very Good +

158pp., illustrated throughout with exquisite colour plates, supported by b/white halftones and line-drawings. Book clean and square. Vivid silver title over spine. Blindstamp decoration over lightly bumped original black cloth boards. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated, French-fold dustjacket mildly scuffed and shelfworn only. In celebration of the world-leading Swarovski company centenary, this is a broad-ranging history of a company that produces tens of millions of crystal gemstones every working day. The story begins with the birth of Damiel Swarovski on 24 October, 1862, in northern ...
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BANK OF SCOTLAND 1695-1995 : A Very Singular Institution. (Signed Copy)

By: Cameron, Alan

Price: $42.75

Publisher: Edinburgh, Scotland, Mainstream Publishing: 1995

Seller ID: 009770

ISBN: 1851586911

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Near Fine

264pp., illustrated endpapers (Family Tree of the Bank of Scotland). Intext illustrations throughout: full colour, duo-tone, and b/white halftone plates (many in facsimile), plus several tables. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. A concise inscription, signed by author, on title page, else leaves unmarked. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn only. The story of the important Scottish institution: The Bank of Scotland, celebrating in the year of publication (1995) its tercentenary, having been created by an Act of Scottish Parliament i...
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ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF LE PINE 1891-1991

By: Chambers, Don

Price: $19.00

Publisher: South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Hyland House: 1994

Seller ID: 013086

ISBN: 1875657428

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good

xiv, + 202pp., illustrated endpapers. Several unpaginated colour plates. Intext, b/white halftone plates and facsimiles throughout (various sources). Book clean and square. Vivid silver title over lightly bumped spine. Ditto silver logo over undamaged black boards. A 'Le Pine' label affixed to half-title page, else textblock pristine. Colour, photographically-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn, and bumped on heel. "This is the story of the development of Le Pine Funeral Services beginning with its historical roots in the small family undertaker's business of Jo...
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CITY OF THE DEAD : A History of the Necropolis, Springvale

By: Chambers, Don

Price: $30.40

Publisher: Flemington, VIC, Australia, Hyland House: 2001

Seller ID: 013527

ISBN: 1864470208

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Near Fine

298pp., colour-plate frontispiece, plus a like, unpaginated, 8 page colour section. Numerous intext b/white halftone plates and line-drawings throughout. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over firm spine. Plain blue boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Colour, photographically-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket lightly edgeworn only. This book is a well-compiled history of the Necropolis Springvale, which conducted their first funeral in March, 1902 . . . Contents include: Prelims., 12 chapters. List of Trustees and Chairmen of the Necropolis Trust. Notes. Bibliography, I...
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COMMISSIONED TO CARE : The Golden Jubilee History of the Mission of St. James and St. John 1919-1969

By: Cole, Dr. Keith

Price: $17.10

Publisher: Melbourne, VIC, Australia, N.P. (The Mission). Printed By the Ruskin Press: 1969

Seller ID: 009042

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good

xix, + 201pp., unpaginated b/white halftone plates throughout (all called-for plates extant and attached). Book clean and square. Spine firm, lightly bumped head and heel. Plain, blue, original cloth boards very good. Endpapers have lightly tanned strips, else text-block unmarked. Printed, loose-plastic protected dustjacket abraded, edgeworn, with short closed tears and colour-fading to spine (title clearly legible). " . . . the story of living and loving care. It is a story of progress and of growth in the practice of compassion. It is not merely the story of an organisation, but rather o...
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CONYERS DILL & PEARMAN: A History

By: Crombie, Roger

Price: $14.25

Publisher: Bermuda, Walsingham Press: 1998

Seller ID: 001453

ISBN: 9627762350

Binding: Hard Cover + D/J [Oblong]

Condition: Very Good +

xviii + 349pp. illustrated endpapers. 2 unpaginated sections of plates, some b/white, others in colour. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Small spot on ffep, otherwise leaves are clean. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected d/jacket very slightly edgeworn, with a cracked bruise on rear panel corresponding to gutter. The history of a Bermuda legal firm, from small beginnings in 1928 to a modern international law firm, which today employs thousands of people and counts more than 10,000 international companies amongst their clients. Book weight approx. 1,040gms. [1.04kg.] * Buyers outside Australia ...
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HISTORY OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MARY & ALL SAINTS, ELLINGHAM, HAMPSHIRE

By: Dr R.H.Little (Compiled by)

Price: $17.10

Publisher: England,

Seller ID: 005567

Binding: Staplebound Softcover Booklet

Condition: Very Good +

No publication date (1980). 42pp., b/white halftone illustrations. Booklet clean, square. Staples clean and firm. Leaves crisp and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper has several light scuffs, small sticker ghost to rear. A shortened history of Ellingham Church, past to present, and including extracts of pertinent historical records, list of priors (1170-1397) and vicars (1447-1965), etc. Includes mention of the tragic story of Dame Alice Lisle, beheaded in 1685, whose tomb is sited 'to the east of the south porch'. Booklet weight approx. 100g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will p...
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FROM LITTLE ACORNS : A History of the A.P.V. Company Limited

By: Dummett, G. A.

Price: $14.25

Publisher: London, Hutchinson Benham: 1981

Seller ID: 009945

ISBN: 009146370X

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good +

xiv, + 247pp., plus 4 x 4 page, b/white, photographically-illustrated sections. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain black boards have one short pressure indentation to rear panel. Sticker ghost to ffep., else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn and indented, with a surface scratch to spine. " . . . the history of the A.P.V. Company Limited, the unsung but highly successful manufacturer of process plant for the food and chemical industries and kingpin of an international group of some seventy companies located in ...
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THE GENERATIONS OF CORNING : The Life and Times of a Global Corporation

By: Dyer, David and Gross, Daniel

Price: $17.10

Publisher: New York, Oxford University Press: 2001

Seller ID: 006494

ISBN: 0195140958

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Near Fine

xx, + 507pp., three unpaginated, b/white halftone plate sections. Book clean and square. White, quarter-cloth spine, with metallic red title. White boards undamaged. Leaves pristine. Montage-style, illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally bumped on head of spine only. The engrossing history of an extraordinary company, Corning Incorporated, a global leader in technology for over 150 years. Products as diverse as colored signal lights for railways, Pyrex, television tubes, fiber optics, and photonics have been developed by this multi-generational company. Contents include: Prel...
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PIPING THROUGH TIME: The 50 Year History of the Victoria Police Highland Pipe Band 1936-1986

By: Evans, Judith White

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Westgarth, Victoria, Australia, Victoria Police Highland Pipe Band: 1986

Seller ID: 012730

ISBN: 186252565X

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good +

vii, + 188pp, illustrated throughout: sepia, pictorial endpapers (different front and rear), plus intext colour and b/white halftone plates (various sources). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Vivid silver title over trivially bumped spine. Plain blue boards nominally bumped on upper foredge corners. Textblock unmarked. Colour, pictorially-illustrated French-fold dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. Presented in chronological order, released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of its formation, 'Piping Through Time' is a most interesting history . . . Contents include: Prelims., From the Aut...
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THE SPIRIT OF MITRE 10: A History

By: Fiddian, Marc

Price: $19.00

Publisher: North Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Mitre 10 Australia: 1996

Seller ID: 013761

ISBN: 0646254138

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good +

164pp. Intext, b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout (archival and private sources). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated gloss boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. This book tells the story of the Mitre 10 hardware, timber and associated products business, an independent owner collective of over 900 stores throughout Australia and beyond . . . Contents include: Prelims., Introduction. 17 chapters. Office Bearers. Index. Book weight approx. 625g.
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THE NEW ENGLAND EXPERIENCE

By: Franklin, Margaret Ann (Edited by)

Price: $10.45

Publisher: Armidale, N.S.W., Australia, U.N.E. Alumni Association: 1988

Seller ID: 005007

ISBN: 0731616316

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good +

xxxvi, + 243pp., several small, intext sketch illustrations. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Douglas Pratt) gloss card wrapper nominally bumped only. An impressive line-up of contributors relate experiences of the New England College of Sydney, which became the University of New England, the first rurally based university in Australia. Includes List of Contributors, 20 recollections, Appendices and Biblio. Book weight approx. 390g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON: On the Track of Imperial Airways

By: Frater, Alexander

Price: $19.00

Publisher: London, William Heinemann: 1986

Seller ID: 013683

ISBN: 0434270806

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good

xviii, + 430pp. Double-page spread, line-drawn (London-Brisbane) travel map, plus like, chapter-header section - all travel maps. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain blue boards undamaged. Textblock edges flecked, else unmarked. Colour-art illustrated (Antonia Enthoven) loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn, and colour-faded on spine. The Imperial Airways Eastbound Empire service from England to Australia began operating in 1935, a hair-raising trip of 13,000 miles taking 14 days, calling at thirty-five different aerodromes in seventeen countr...
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PERSPECTIVE OF A CENTURY : A Volume for the Centenary of Trinity College, Melbourne 1872-1972

By: Grant, James (Compiled by)

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Melbourne, VIC, Australia, The Council of Trinity College: 1972

Seller ID: 010109

ISBN: 095997590X

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good

xv, + 202pp., unpaginated colour plates and b/white photographic illustrations. Art-illustrated endpapers. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Dark red faux leather boards very lightly bumped on one foredge corner, plus a small, shallow indentation. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated ('Leeper Building, 1971', from the drawing by W. Beasley) loose-plastic protected dustjacket noticeably tanned on spine and adjacent strip of front and rear panels, 2.5 cm piece missing from foot of spine, small stain to same. The senior college of Melbourne University, Trinity College, celebrated the ...
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ANGELS IN THE OUTBACK: The Australian Inland Mission. A Century of Service (Signed Copy)

By: Griffiths, Max

Price: $38.00

Publisher: Dural, N.S.W., Australia, Rosenberg Publishing: 2012

Seller ID: 012518

ISBN: 1921719583

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good +

352pp., colour-plate frontispiece, paginated colour plate section, intext colour and b/white halftone plates throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper minimally edgeworn only. A personal inscription, indicating gratitude, signed and dated by the author on half-title page, else textblock unmarked. The story of the Australian Inland Mission, which had a Reverend John Flynn, a young Presbyterian clergyman from Victoria, as its spearhead. The story of the A.I.M. is told by Max Griffiths, who, at the time of writing, was the head of the Mission. Contents include: Preli...
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Category: History - Companies and Organisations