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Tasmanian Built
Added: Mar 27, 2026
A beautifully illustrated book of 100 of the places of the Tasmanian Heritage Register and their stories.
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The Van Diemen's Land Edition of the Pickwick Papers – A Bibliographical Study | Clifford Craig | 1973 | Limited Edition No. 24/150 [USED – HCDJ – Very Good] See details
The Van Diemen's Land Edition of the Pickwick Papers – A Bibliographical Study | Clifford Craig | 1973 | Limited Edition No. 24/150 [USED – HCDJ – Very Good]
Added: Jun 20, 2026

Clifford Craig's bibliographical study of one of the most extraordinary episodes in early Australian publishing — the unauthorised "pirated" Van Diemen's Land edition of Charles Dickens's The Pickwick Papers, printed in Launceston by Henry Dowling between 1838 and 1839, while Dickens's original London serial publication was still being released.

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Non fiction titles principally relating to the history of Van Diemen's Land and Tasmania.

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A Picture of Van Diemen's Land 1973 David Burn Cat & Fiddle See details
A Picture of Van Diemen's Land 1973 David Burn Cat & Fiddle

An exceptional 1973 Cat & Fiddle Press facsimile reproduction of David Burn's rare 1840 journal. This particular copy features a remarkably well-preserved dust jacket, entirely free of the typical silverfish trail common to this edition although with some shelfwear and surface damage.

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A Priceless Gift - Launceston Mechanics' Institute See details
A Priceless Gift - Launceston Mechanics' Institute
A history of The Launceston Mechanics' Institute and Public Library 1906 to 1948.
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A Residence in Tasmania – Descriptive Tour from Macquarie Harbour to Circular Head 1856 | Captain H. Butler Stoney | 1982 Facsimile No. 181/250 [USED – HC] See details
A Residence in Tasmania – Descriptive Tour from Macquarie Harbour to Circular Head 1856 | Captain H. Butler Stoney | 1982 Facsimile No. 181/250 [USED – HC]

A facsimile reproduction of Captain H. Butler Stoney's 1856 account of his residence in Tasmania and his descriptive tour through the island from Macquarie Harbour on the west coast north to Circular Head at Stanley. Stoney served as an officer in Van Diemen's Land during the late convict era and his account covers the people, landscapes, settlements and industries he encountered across the island.

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A Solomons Sojourn See details
A Solomons Sojourn
J.E.Philp's log of the Makira 1912-1913.
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A Tale of Ambition and Unrealised Hope - John Montagu & Sir John Franklin See details
A Tale of Ambition and Unrealised Hope - John Montagu & Sir John Franklin
A history of the difficulties Sir John Franklin faced in taking over governing Van Diemen's Land from Governor Arthur, with a focus on dealing with the incumbent civil servants in Hobart Town.
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Abandoned Women - Scottish Convicts in Van Diemen's Land See details
Abandoned Women - Scottish Convicts in Van Diemen's Land
Abandoned Women - Scottish Convicts Exiled Beyond the Seas s a rich and evocative account of the lives of women at the bottom of society two hundred years ago.
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Against the Grain See details
Against the Grain
A memoir and history of life and work with the Huon pine loggers on the West Coast of Tasmania. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.
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Alas, for the Pelicans! Flinders, Baudin & Beyond - Essays and Poems See details
Alas, for the Pelicans! Flinders, Baudin & Beyond - Essays and Poems
This collection of essays and poems celebrates the 200th anniversary of the encounter in 1802 between explorers Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders off the shores of South Australia, and examines some of the cultural contexts of their voyages and the ramifications of their discoveries over the ensuing years.
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All Gunns Blazing See details
All Gunns Blazing
A history of the business of J & T Gunn and the development of Launceston in the north of Tasmania, 1871-1997. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.
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Alma Doepel - The History of An Australian Schooner 1903 - 1975 See details
Alma Doepel - The History of An Australian Schooner 1903 - 1975
This book tells the story of the Alma Doepel, one of Australia's most famous coastal traders and once proud member of the Hobart based IXL "jam fleet".
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