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A Brush with Birds: Australian Bird Art from the National Library of Australia by National Library of Australia
$34.95 AUD
Category: Art and Design
The paintings of Australian birds in A Brush with Birds are by artists whose work is represented in the National Library of Australia. They span the years from first settlement to the 1970s, telling us about the times as well as the birds, and showing how the style of bird art has evolved. This book is ...Show more
Famous Detective Stories: True Tales of Australian Crime by National Library of Australia
$24.99 AUD
Category: Australian Non fiction
From the notorious Louisa Collins in 1880s NSW, who murdered two husbands with rat poison, to a blazing shoot-out featuring prominent underworld figure Antonio Martini at Taronga Zoo in the 1940s, this book features stories of true crimes that shocked and thrilled the Australian public. When pulp magazi ...Show more
Grit and Gold: Tales From a Sporting Nation by National Library of Australia
$19.99 AUD
Category: Sport
Sport is a story telling machine. When we watch a game, race or competition, there are all the makings of a great tale. There are heroes and villains. There are challenges to overcome. There is a sense of jeopardy and risk. There is triumph and failure, comedy and tragedy. All these elements unfold with ...Show more
Handwritten: Ten Centuries of Manuscript Treasures from Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin by National Library of Australia
$49.95 AUD
Category: Art and Design
In an era when the practice, indeed the art, of writing by hand is fast giving way to the keyboard, it is timely to pause and to consider the volume of words penned on paper over time. Handwritten: Ten Centuries of Manuscript Treasures traces the lives and thoughts, problems and solutions, inspirations ...Show more
Little Book of Banksias by National Library of Australia
$15.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Little Book Series
The banksia is quintessentially Australian. Known and loved for its brush-like flowers and sweet honey nectar, the plant embodies both the beauty and harshness of the Australian landscape. Little Books of Banksias features poems and extracts by some of Australias greatest poets, including Dorothy Hewett ...Show more
Little Book of Birds by National Library of Australia
$15.95 AUD
Category: Display & Gift | Series: Little Book
From large and raucous cockatoos to tiny secretive wrens, birds have always been a popular subject of poems in Australia. In Little Book of Birds, images of a dancing brolga, a lyrebird displaying its tail, a bell miner flitting through the bush, a pair of wading egrets, a flock of budgerigars and many ...Show more
Little Book of Butterflies by National Library of Australia
$15.95 AUD
Category: Display & Gift | Series: Little Book
Symbolising new life, the magical beauty of butterflies has featured in works of art and poetry for centuries. The latest addition to the National Library of Australia's popular Little Books series, Little Book of Butterflies is a delightful blending of images of Australian butterflies, from the Library ...Show more
Little Book of Cats by National Library of Australia
$15.95 AUD
Category: Display & Gift | Series: Little Book
Australians have strong feelings for the cats in their lives - love for their elegance and poise, appreciation for their soothing presence, respect for their independence and aloofness, enjoyment of their antics, and reluctant acceptance of their 'gifts'. The Little Book of Cats celebrates the close rel ...Show more
Little Book of Christmas by National Library of Australia Staff
$15.95 AUD
Category: Children's & YA | Series: Little Book Ser.
This new addition to the National Librarys popular Little Books series rejoices in our nations unique way of celebrating at Christmas time. Ever since the first settlers struggled with their traditional notions of a White Christmas in Australias December heat, the singularity of an Australian Christmas ...Show more
Little Book of Trees by The National Library of Australia
$15.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Little Book
Trees can invoke strong emotions - love and sorrow, wonder at their grandness and great age, anger against their destruction, pleasure in their beauty and appreciation for their wood. Trees tell us about our history: the tree that was used as a prison, the Dig Tree marked by explorers Burke and Wills, t ...Show more
National Treasures from Australia's Great Libraries by The National Library of Australia
$34.95 AUD
Category: Display & Gift
Reveals a wealth of Australian stories through a representative selection of the treasures held in Australia's national, state and Territory libraries, covering the period from pre-European settlement to the present. Showcases significant items of Australian culture and history.
Viewfinder: Photography from the 1970's to Now by National Library of Australia
$24.99 AUD
Category: Photography
Viewfinder is a dynamic and insightful look at how Australia has changed over the last 50 years, through a survey of photographs from the National Library of Australia’s collection. These images, ranging from the 1970s to the present day, also tell the fascinating story of the changing nature of photogr ...Show more
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