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Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Black, Hermina, Distant star, 1950
Clemency Norton takes a job as governess to a family living in French Morocco.287 p. : black cover, with section of original dust jacket pasted to front. Image of a man and woman embracing. Title and author's name hand printed on spine.fictionClemency Norton takes a job as governess to a family living in French Morocco.romance, fiction, hermina black -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Littlejohn, Linda (Emma Linda Palmer Littlejohn), Life and Lucille, 1933
280 p. : plain red coverfictionlinda littlejohn, fiction, romance -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Ramsay, Fay, For love of Deborah, 1956
"Deborah's beauty is a mask which hides a most unlovely nature".190 p. : section of original dust jacket, with image of a man and woman embracing, while another woman looks on, pasted to front cover. Title and author's name hand printed on spine.fiction"Deborah's beauty is a mask which hides a most unlovely nature".fay ramsay, fiction, romance -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Clay, Bertha M, Love's hidden perils, [n.d.] [1940s?]
224 p. : red/brown cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to front. Title and author's name hand printed on spine.fictionbertha m. clay, fiction, romance -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Rivers, Dorothy, Tangled web, 1946
A tale of romance and deception.188 p. : green cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to front, image of a woman cupping her face with her hands. Title and author's name hand printed on spine.fictionA tale of romance and deception.dorothy rivers, fiction, romance -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Strathern, Christine, The master of Brae, 1956
"Romantic, picturesque story of love on a farm".192 p. :blue-grey coverfiction"Romantic, picturesque story of love on a farm".christine strathern, fiction, romance -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Gibbs, George, Youth triumphant, [n.d.] [USA edition 1921; date of Hodder & Stoughton edition not known]
Romance fiction327 p. : blue cover, with image from original dust jacket pasted to front. Image depicts faces of three young people.fictionRomance fictiongeorge gibbs, romance, fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Riddell, Charlotte (Mrs J. H. Riddell), Her mother's darling : Vol. 1 (of 3 volumes), [n.d.] [1877? This reprint 1890s.]
Explores "the complexities of the marriage market, and social constraints place on women in the [Victorian] era".288 p. : Bound in cloth which is printed with product advertisements.fictionExplores "the complexities of the marriage market, and social constraints place on women in the [Victorian] era".fiction, charlotte eliza riddell, t. craig [bookbinder] -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Gordon, Richard, Doctor in love, 1957
188 p. ; plain black cover.fictionrichard gordon, fiction, humour -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Gordon, Richard, Doctor in the house, 1952
190 p. : plain black cover, title and author's name embossed in gold on spine. Cartoon-like images of a doctor in white on spine.fictionriichard gordon, fiction, humour -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Barre, Jean (pen name of Eda Kathleen Bridgman, also wrote as Lindsay Lee), Lover's pride, [1941]
282 p. : dark green/black cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to front. Title and author's name hand printed on spine.fictionfiction, jean barre, eda kathleen bridgman -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Paris, John, Banzai! (Hurrah!), [n.d.] [1925?]
The story of Takao Ono, "a picaresque and enterprising rascal'.302 p.fictionThe story of Takao Ono, "a picaresque and enterprising rascal'.fiction, john paris, japanese culture -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Dobson, Kenneth Austin, Mail train : a novel, 1946
Detective fiction set in Tanganyika.240 p. : frontispiece illustration - map of central Africa. Green cover, section of original dust jacket pasted to front, with images of butterflies clustering around a bright light.fictionDetective fiction set in Tanganyika.fiction, kenneth austin dobson, africa - fiction -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - CHATTER BOX 1903, 1903
Red Hard Covered Book with Gold & Black Title & Illustration. 'Chatterbox' founded by J. Erskine Clarke EMA. London: Published for the Proprietors by Wells Gardner Darton, & Co; 3 Paternoster Buildings 1903. Contents include fiction and nonfiction; short stories, poetry, illustrations and puzzles. Pages 444. Markings & Inscriptions: Madge from Ruby January 1904. Inside Cover London: Printed by Strangeways & Sons Tower Street Cambridge Circus W.C. Orignal Authors of Pieces Various.Variousbook, childrens picture story -
Mont De Lancey
Book, James Nunn, A Sailor Boy's Adventures in the Land of the Sun, c1900's
Set in the early 19th century days of sailing and shipwrecks with a young boy as the main protaganist telling of his many adventures in far away lands. It has very strong religious themes.A small tan hardcover children's fiction book - A Sailor Boy's Adventure in the Land of the Sun by James Nunn who was the author of The Realm of the Ice King and Saved from the Wreck. The front cover has the title printed in gold lettering at the top with bands of black lines and leaf outlines. The spine too has the title in gold lettering with black leaves. The frontispiece in black and white depicts a lion attacking a man with hunters in the background. There are a few similar black and white illustrations throughout the book.128pp.fictionSet in the early 19th century days of sailing and shipwrecks with a young boy as the main protaganist telling of his many adventures in far away lands. It has very strong religious themes.religious stories, religious books, religious fiction, adventure stories, adventure fiction, stories for boys -
Mont De Lancey
Book, E.Payson Hammond, M.A et al, Roger's Travels; or Scenes and Incidents with the Journey of two boys in foreign lands, and how they were led to start for the better country, 1886
The journey of two boys in overseas countries and their adventures with strong religious themes.Orange hardcover children's fiction book, Roger's Travels by E. Payson Hammond. M.A with the title surrounded by gold boxes and an illustration of a Dutch windmill and boat in the countryside. Brown flowers decorate the right side with the author's name E. Payson Hammond M.A underneath. The spine has the title author flowers and initials of the publisher SSU at the bottom. Black and white illustrations and full page plates are throughout. At the end are 15 pages of recommended books for young children by the Sunday School Union. 155p.fictionThe journey of two boys in overseas countries and their adventures with strong religious themes.religious fiction, adventure stories, children's books, morals fiction -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''LARAPINTA'' BY R.B.PLOWMAN
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. A 294 page pale green cover hardback novel set on a cattle station around Alice Springs. Published in1939 by Angus & Robertson Ltd., Sydney and printed by Halstead Press Ltd., Sydney. Catalogue sticker ''2212 PLO'' on spine. Handwritten in ink on title page ''Cordially yours, R. Bruce Plowman 2-6-39 ''R. Bruce Plowmanbooks, collections, fiction, alec h chisholm collection, r. bruce plowman, novel, fiction, australiana -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION; VASHTI ; OR, UNTIL DEATH US DO PART.'
A purple hard covered book in gold lettering titled ' Vashti, or, Until Death Us Do Part.' by Augusta J. Evans Wilson, Author of 'Beulah,' 'Infelice,' 'St. Elmo,' etc. London, Ward, Lock & Co., Limited. New York and Melbourne. 365 p. ill. Inside cover is the inscription, ' Lydia Pethard , 'Taraxville, ' Golden Square.'Augusta J. Evans Wilsonbooks, fiction, augusta j. evans wilson, lydia chancellor collection, collection, books, fiction, augusta j. evans wilson -
Mont De Lancey
Book, R.K. Burt and Co, The Leisure Hour 1887, 1887
A book of British general interest periodicals of the Victorian era which ran weekly from 1852 - 1905. Each issue mixed multiple genres of fiction, and factual stories, historical and topical. The articles were a mix, including biographies, poetry, essays and fiction. Each issue usually started with a piece of serialised fiction.An antique thick heavy brown covered children's book entitled - The Leisure Hour 1887. The front cover has the title printed in large gold lettering surrounded by black outlined flowers and leaves. It is a bound edition of a collection of British general interest periodicals of the Victorian era. It has a variety of genres of fiction and factual stories, historical and topical. There are black and white illustrations throughout with some large frontispiece ones too. The stained back cover has a bunch of wildflowers printed in black outline. 860p.non-fictionA book of British general interest periodicals of the Victorian era which ran weekly from 1852 - 1905. Each issue mixed multiple genres of fiction, and factual stories, historical and topical. The articles were a mix, including biographies, poetry, essays and fiction. Each issue usually started with a piece of serialised fiction.magazines, fiction books, historical fiction, children's books, non fiction book -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Marion Miller Knowles, Meg of Minadong, 1926
An Australian children's story set in colonial times.Red cover. Title and author are in black lettering on front cover and spine of book.fictionAn Australian children's story set in colonial times.minagong, marion miller knowles, australia, fiction -
J. Ward Museum Complex
Book, Under Padlock and Seal 1905
A classic detective story. Harold Avery was born in 1869. His life reads like one of his own adventure stories. He was shipwrecked off the coast of Malaysia at the age of ten on his way to Australia with his parents who were drowned. Avery was brought up by the natives who, after three years put him on a Dutch boat bound back to England. He was brought up by an aunt who sent him to Eton and then settled with him in Edinburgh. Avery took a job in the city’s Water Department and in 1894 wrote his first book The Orderly Officer. In the next 45 years he wrote over fifty more books, mainly school stories and adventure stories. In 1941 he left Scotland to travel round the world and the last that was heard from him was a postcard sent to his aunt from Rio de Janeiro in 1943. It is chosen from his large output as being a typical school story but, it can be argued, it is the precursor of work by Enid Blyton and J K Rowling, dealing with school life, five children who go on an adventure and a mystical wizard who ends the story not with a wave of a wand but with kindness and consideration.fictionA classic detective story. Harold Avery was born in 1869. His life reads like one of his own adventure stories. He was shipwrecked off the coast of Malaysia at the age of ten on his way to Australia with his parents who were drowned. Avery was brought up by the natives who, after three years put him on a Dutch boat bound back to England. He was brought up by an aunt who sent him to Eton and then settled with him in Edinburgh. Avery took a job in the city’s Water Department and in 1894 wrote his first book The Orderly Officer. In the next 45 years he wrote over fifty more books, mainly school stories and adventure stories. In 1941 he left Scotland to travel round the world and the last that was heard from him was a postcard sent to his aunt from Rio de Janeiro in 1943. It is chosen from his large output as being a typical school story but, it can be argued, it is the precursor of work by Enid Blyton and J K Rowling, dealing with school life, five children who go on an adventure and a mystical wizard who ends the story not with a wave of a wand but with kindness and consideration.#detectivestory, fiction, adventurebook, boysownadventure -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, SCOTT, Sir Walter, Quentin Durward
Labelled 'Phillip Island Historical Society, Cleeland Bequest'.france, history, louis xi, fiction -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, SCOTT, Sir Walter, Quentin Durward
Labelled 'Himmer Bequest'. Stamped 'Cowes Public Library'. Inscribed 'Myria Sykes'.france, history, louis xi, fiction -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Mavis Thorpe Clark, Home Again at Timber Creek, 1950
A sequel to 'The Twins at Timber Creek'. Adventures in the Australia countryside for children 7 to 11.No dust cover. Book is red with the title and the author's name in black on the front cover and spine.fictionA sequel to 'The Twins at Timber Creek'. Adventures in the Australia countryside for children 7 to 11.australia, country life, fiction, mavis thorpe clark -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Colin Roderick, The Children's Lawson, 1949
A book of stories and poems by Henry Lawson collected and published in 1949 especially for children.No dust cover. Front cover has an illustration of some men sitting around a camp fire. The name of the author and the series is on the spine. On the back cover is a list of books published in the same series.fictionA book of stories and poems by Henry Lawson collected and published in 1949 especially for children.henry lawson, poetry, fiction, junior library of australian books -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Arthur Catherall, Adventurers, Ltd, 1954
Adventurers, Ltd., was a band of Scouts, all tip-top chaps. they liked to challenge Scouts in neighbouring towns-just to see how good they were. Not one of the Associations they visited ever succeeded in beating Andy, Sam Dodds, Smithy, Fatty Leadfield and the rest, but some of the adventures that came along in the process nearly did! Andy and the haunted tower, for instance; and Dickie Goole and the crashed pilot on the mountain; and the dangerous adventure of the two men in the quicksand. Another first-rate Scouting story by this favourite author.Dust cover has an illustration of a boy scout attempting to cross a flooded river. The reverse of the dust cover has information regarding The Crown Library; a series of school and adventure books for boys and girls.fictionAdventurers, Ltd., was a band of Scouts, all tip-top chaps. they liked to challenge Scouts in neighbouring towns-just to see how good they were. Not one of the Associations they visited ever succeeded in beating Andy, Sam Dodds, Smithy, Fatty Leadfield and the rest, but some of the adventures that came along in the process nearly did! Andy and the haunted tower, for instance; and Dickie Goole and the crashed pilot on the mountain; and the dangerous adventure of the two men in the quicksand. Another first-rate Scouting story by this favourite author.scouts, adventure, arthur catherall, fiction -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Christophs Abenteuer in Australien, 1935 copyright|1942?
Property of internee at Camp 3, TaturaHard cover bound story book. Printed in German/Gothic script. Black and white illustrations. Appears to be about a boy's adventures in Australia. Red printing on front cover.Gisela weid 28.11.46 H 16aww2, camp 3, books, fiction -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Martin Boyd, Lucinda Brayford, 1969
Hardcover w/ Dust Jacketaustralian literature, fiction, martin boyd, walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Patrick White, The Vivisector, 1970
Hardcover w/ Dust jacketfiction, novel, australian literature, walsh st library -
Clunes Museum
Book, GREYCAINE BOOK MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. LONDON, THE ROAD THAT BENDS
BADLY DAMAGED NOVEL BY RUBY M AYERS. BELONGING TO AVER EBERHARDT. CLUNESlocal history, book, fiction, books fiction