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Kilmore Historical Society
Gibbon's Rome, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 4 of 6, 1854
... The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire...Harrison and Sons ...The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, with variorum [sic] notes, including those of Guizot, Wenck, Schreiter, & Hugo. Edited, with further illustrations from the most recent sources, by an English Churchman.Brown speckled black cloth-covered hardback book. Worn at corners. Spine torn top and bottom. Binding loose. Moderate foxing and staining on pages, page edges a littled ragged. 554 pp. Fair condition.Inside front cover, 'No. (31) Kilmore Mechanics Institute' hand written. Kilmore Mechanics Institute stamp opposite page.gibbon' rome, kilmore mechanics institute library. -
Kilmore Historical Society
Gibbon's Rome, The History of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 5 of 6, 1854
... The History of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol...Harrison and Sons ...The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire with variorum [sic] notes, including those of Guizot, Wenck, Schreiter, & Hugo. Edited, with further illustrations from the most recent sources, by an English Churchman.Brown speckled black cloth-covered hardcover book. Spine torn, wear on spine edges. Moderate foxing throughout. 534 pp. Fair condition.Inside front cover, 'No.(32) Kilmore Mechanics Institute'. Kilmore Mechanics Institute stamp on opposite page.gibbon's rome, kilmore mechanics institute library. -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, William Blackwood and sons, The Lost Pibroch : And other Sheiling Stories, 1925
... The Lost Pibroch : And other Sheiling Stories...William Blackwood and sons ...Stories of Scotlandp.326.fictionStories of Scotlandscotland - fiction, scotland - short stories -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, George Routledge and Sons, Life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman, 1884
... Life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman...George Routledge and Sons ...Though Tristram is always present as narrator and commentator, the book contains little of his life, only the story of a trip through France and accounts of the four comical mishaps which shaped the course of his life from an early age. Firstly, while still only a homunculus, Tristram's implantation within his mother's womb was disturbed. At the very moment of procreation, his mother asked his father if he had remembered to wind the clock.p.322.fictionThough Tristram is always present as narrator and commentator, the book contains little of his life, only the story of a trip through France and accounts of the four comical mishaps which shaped the course of his life from an early age. Firstly, while still only a homunculus, Tristram's implantation within his mother's womb was disturbed. At the very moment of procreation, his mother asked his father if he had remembered to wind the clock. england - fiction, england - social life and customs -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Benjamin Franklin, Autobiography, ed. / with an introd. and supplementary account of Franklin's later life by W. Macdonald, 1948
... Autobiography, ed. / with an introd. and supplementary...JM Dent and Sons ...An autobiography of Benjamin FranklinIndex, p.232.non-fictionAn autobiography of Benjamin Franklinunited states - history, benjamin franklin 1706-1790 -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Leo Tolstoy et al, Childhood, boyhood and youth, 1912
... Childhood, boyhood and youth ...JM Dent and Sons ...Tolstoy's first published novel and the beginning of his Autobiographical Trilogy. Written when he was just twenty-three years old and stationed at a remote army outpost in the Caucasus Mountains, Childhood won Leo Tolstoy immediate fame and critical praise years before works like War and Peace and Anna Karenina would bring him to the forefront of Russian literature. It is the story of the ten-year-old son of a wealthy Russian landowner in the mid-1800s, as told by the child himself. Not a mere chronicle of events and characters, the novel is an intense study of the boy's inner life and his reactions to the world around him. With an intricacy of thought and substance, Tolstoy describes the everyday thoughts of a child-innocent and mischievous, bold and afraid, and curious above all. Childhood, followed by Boyhood and Youth, is the first part of Tolstoy's semiautobiographical series, originally planned as a quartet tentatively called the "Four Epochs of Growth." The completed works together form a remarkable expression of the great Russian novelist's early voice and vision, which would ultimately make him one of the most renowned and revered authors in literary history.p.314.Tolstoy's first published novel and the beginning of his Autobiographical Trilogy. Written when he was just twenty-three years old and stationed at a remote army outpost in the Caucasus Mountains, Childhood won Leo Tolstoy immediate fame and critical praise years before works like War and Peace and Anna Karenina would bring him to the forefront of Russian literature. It is the story of the ten-year-old son of a wealthy Russian landowner in the mid-1800s, as told by the child himself. Not a mere chronicle of events and characters, the novel is an intense study of the boy's inner life and his reactions to the world around him. With an intricacy of thought and substance, Tolstoy describes the everyday thoughts of a child-innocent and mischievous, bold and afraid, and curious above all. Childhood, followed by Boyhood and Youth, is the first part of Tolstoy's semiautobiographical series, originally planned as a quartet tentatively called the "Four Epochs of Growth." The completed works together form a remarkable expression of the great Russian novelist's early voice and vision, which would ultimately make him one of the most renowned and revered authors in literary history. rusian fiction, leo tolstoy 1828-1910 -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, JM Dent and sons, Goethe's Faust : Parts I and II, 1908
... Goethe's Faust : Parts I and II ...JM Dent and sons ...Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend. He is a scholar who is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, so he makes a pact with the Devil, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. The Faust legend has been the basis for many literary, artistic, cinematic, and musical works that have reinterpreted it through the ages. Faust and the adjective Faustian imply a situation in which an ambitious person surrenders moral integrity in order to achieve power and success for a delimited term. The Faust of early books - as well as the ballads, dramas, movies, and puppet-plays which grew out of them - is irrevocably damned because he prefers human to divine knowledge; "he laid the Holy Scriptures behind the door and under the bench, refused to be called doctor of Theology, but preferred to be styled doctor of Medicine". Plays and comic puppet theatre loosely based on this legend were popular throughout Germany in the 16th century, often reducing Faust and Mephistopheles to figures of vulgar fun. The story was popularised in England by Christopher Marlowe, who gave it a classic treatment in his play, The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus. In Goethe's reworking of the story two hundred years later, Faust becomes a dissatisfied intellectual who yearns for "more than earthly meat and drink" in his lifep.424.non-fictionFaust is the protagonist of a classic German legend. He is a scholar who is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, so he makes a pact with the Devil, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. The Faust legend has been the basis for many literary, artistic, cinematic, and musical works that have reinterpreted it through the ages. Faust and the adjective Faustian imply a situation in which an ambitious person surrenders moral integrity in order to achieve power and success for a delimited term. The Faust of early books - as well as the ballads, dramas, movies, and puppet-plays which grew out of them - is irrevocably damned because he prefers human to divine knowledge; "he laid the Holy Scriptures behind the door and under the bench, refused to be called doctor of Theology, but preferred to be styled doctor of Medicine". Plays and comic puppet theatre loosely based on this legend were popular throughout Germany in the 16th century, often reducing Faust and Mephistopheles to figures of vulgar fun. The story was popularised in England by Christopher Marlowe, who gave it a classic treatment in his play, The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus. In Goethe's reworking of the story two hundred years later, Faust becomes a dissatisfied intellectual who yearns for "more than earthly meat and drink" in his lifegerman literature, german drama -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, George Bell and Sons, The art of the Vatican : being a brief history of the palace, and an account of the principal art treasures within its walls, 1906
... palace, and an account of the principal art treasures within its...George Bell and Sons ...A summary of the art treasures of the VaticanIndex, bib, ill, p.335.non-fictionA summary of the art treasures of the Vaticanart - italy - history, vatican - art -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, George Routledge and Sons, Familiar quotations : being an attempt to trace to their source passages and phrases in common use, 1892
... source passages and phrases in common use...George Routledge and Sons ...A dictionary of quotations in the English languagep.524.A dictionary of quotations in the English languagedictionaries - quotations, quotations -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Published on behalf of the R.A. War Commemoration Fund by G. Bell and Sons, The Royal artillery war commemoration book : a regimental record, written and illustrated for the most part by artillerymen, while serving in the line during the great war, 1920
... record, written and illustrated for the most part by artillerymen.... Bell and Sons ...A history of the Royal Artillery during the Great WarIll, p.408.non-fictionA history of the Royal Artillery during the Great Wargreat britain - army - royal artillery, world war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - great britain -
Mont De Lancey
Book, Clement V. Durell, A New Algebra for Schools Parts 1 and 2 - on a separate sheet a Correspondence School Secondary Section. Terminal Report for Lance Sebire No. 1299 1st Test 1st Year 1940, 1930, 1936 Reprint
... A New Algebra for Schools Parts 1 and 2 - on a separate...G. BELL AND SONS, LTD. ...This is an Algebra textbook for secondary students with an Appendix at the back with Answers along with Supplementary Exercises and tests. Included are illustrations, diagrams and charts. The cover is badly ink stained, loose pages with pencil markings are visible throughout.Very stained grey cloth bound hardcover New Algebra for Schools Parts, 1 and 2 with Appendix and Answers by Clement V. Durell, M.A. Included in the book is a Correspondence School Secondary Section Terminal Report no. 1299 for Lance Sebire 1st test 1st Year 1940. It is signed by his parent, Thomas Sebire.328p. plus Appendix 66p.non-fictionThis is an Algebra textbook for secondary students with an Appendix at the back with Answers along with Supplementary Exercises and tests. Included are illustrations, diagrams and charts. The cover is badly ink stained, loose pages with pencil markings are visible throughout.mathematics, textbooks, algebra -
Mont De Lancey
Book, Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd, Goodnight Stories - Happy Stories and Jolly Pictures for the little Folks, c1900's
... Goodnight Stories - Happy Stories and Jolly Pictures for...Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd. ...A collection of illustrated stories, nursery rhymes and poems for very young children by assorted authors. It has large print, wear on the front cover, some stains on the back cover, foxing on the edges of the pages.A large red hardcover book with the title Goodnight Stories printed in blue lettering at the top with the publisher, Nelson at the right hand bottom corner. There is a coloured illustration of a young girl holding and feeding a white rabbit with a boy looking on. The spine has the title, a black outline drawing of a girl and the publisher at the bottom. Poems, rhymes and stories are illustrated with black lined illustrations and some coloured plates. 160p.fictionA collection of illustrated stories, nursery rhymes and poems for very young children by assorted authors. It has large print, wear on the front cover, some stains on the back cover, foxing on the edges of the pages. children's fiction., nursery rhymes -
Mont De Lancey
Book, W.Gilhespy et al, Birds and Beasts at Home. Nelson's Bumper Books series, Unknown
... Birds and Beasts at Home. Nelson's Bumper Books series...Thomas Nelson AND Sons, Ltd. ...A collection of birds and beasts at home fiction stories for young children. Clem Thiele presumably owned the book indicated by the stamps inside with his name.Children's hardcover collection of Birds and Beasts at Home stories by W. Gilhespy. The cover has a coloured picture of a squirrel sitting on a branch of a tree and a mother bird feeding her babies in a nest. The title is printed in blue. The spine has the title and an illustration of a dovecote, along with the publisher Nelson written below. A coloured plate is at the front and throughout there are black and white illustrations. A child has stamped birds and other pictures here and there.Clem Thiele Doncaster is stamped four times on the endpaper at the front with stamps of a gentleman and his dog too.children's fiction, animal stories, bird stories -
Mont De Lancey
Book, William Clowes and Sons, Limited, 1 - Hymns Ancient and Modern, 2 - The Book of Common Prayer, 1800's
... 1 - Hymns Ancient and Modern, 2 - The Book of Common Prayer...William Clowes and Sons, Limited ...Two miniature books - A Hymn book and a Common Prayers book in a black embossed carry case with a cord handle.Two black miniature leatherette softcover books in a leatherette carry case with a twisted cord and tiny ball decorated handle.: Hymns Ancient and Modern for use in The Services of the Church and The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments. On the front cover of all three items are nine oak leaves stamped on the diagonal and set inside two striped diagonal bands. On the spine is stamped in gold Hymns A & M. At the back there is an Index of First Lines. The pages have gilt edges. 469p. On the opposite page to the title page is written in small handwriting in black ink - 'To Flo, from R A. 21/7/96' The Book of Common Prayer has written in black small ink writing the inscription - 'With love from R. A . 21/7/96' On the spine stamped in gold is Common Prayer. There is no pagination, but it is a much thinner book with gilt edged pages.non-fictionTwo miniature books - A Hymn book and a Common Prayers book in a black embossed carry case with a cord handle.religious books, hymns, prayers -
Kilmore Historical Society
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 7, 1855
... The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire...Harrison and Sons ...Bohn's British classics, Gibbon's Roman Empire with variorum notes.Brown, speckled black cloth-bound hardcover book, embossed design back and front covers. Foxing throughout. Small ink stain inside back cover and on page borders, 594 pp. Good conditionInside upper front cover, 'No.(34) Kilmore Mechanics Institute', handwritten. Kilmore Mechanics Institute stamps to inside front cover and flyleaf.gibbon's rome, history, kilmore mechanics institute library. -
Kilmore Historical Society
KAYE 'S AND MALLESON'S HISTORY OF THE INDIA MUTINY OF 1856-8, Kaye's and Malleson's History of the India Mutiny of 1856-8. Vol. 3, 1889
... Kaye's and Malleson's History of the India Mutiny of 1856-8...William Clowes and Sons, Limited ...Red cloth cover with gold writing on the spine, cover worn with some loss of colour. Good condition. 388ppFront flyleaf, '204' in ink/ Kilmore Mechanics Institute stamp.india, mutiny, history, kilmore mechanics institute library. -
Mont De Lancey
Book, A.J. Downing et al, The Fruits and Fruit-Trees of America, 1890
... The Fruits and Fruit-Trees of America...John Wiley and Sons ...A textbook about the Fruits and Fruit-Trees of America; The Culture, Propagation, and Management, in the Garden and Orchard, of Fruit Trees generally; with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign , cultivated in this country.A large homemade green cloth covered book, The Fruits and fruit-Trees of America by A.J. Downing, Second Edition by Charles Downing. It has diagrams and outline drawings of fruit, native and foreign cultivated in America. A section at the back is headed - Key to French Names. An Index to the Different Fruits is included along with a General Index. Appendixes I, II and III has a General Index with synonymous names in Italic. Tanning, foxing and stains are noted. 1098p. plus 193p. for Appendixes.non-fictionA textbook about the Fruits and Fruit-Trees of America; The Culture, Propagation, and Management, in the Garden and Orchard, of Fruit Trees generally; with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign , cultivated in this country.horticulture, agriculture, fruit growing -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, New General and Mining Telegraphy Code, 1907
... New General and Mining Telegraphy Code, 1907...William Clowes and Sons Limited ...Red hard covered book of 673 pages. Contents include vocabulary, skeleton code, English Money, American MOney, number, Assays, Letters, Cables, Points of the Compass, Electric Lighting, Bankers, Finance, Skeleton Code for Addenda, Morse Alphabet Stamped "Great Carpentaria Copper Mining Company No Liability"great carpentaria copper mining company no liability, mining, telegraph, telegraphy, morse code, morse alphabet, code, mining telegraphy code -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book, Attenborough, G. M, Lady of Daylight : a portrait in blue and gold, 1930
... Lady of Daylight : a portrait in blue and gold...Cassell and Company ...320 p.fictionfiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Castle, Agnes et al, Chance the piper by Agnes and Egerton Castle, 1913
... Chance the piper by Agnes and Egerton Castle...Macmillan and Co. ...320 p.; blue cover, embossed in black. Title embossed in gold on front cover and on spine.fictionfiction -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, The Life and Death of King John, c. 1898
... The Life and Death of King John...GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS LIMITED, BROADWAY, LUDGATE HILL ...Book of the William Shakespeare play ' The Life and Death of King John'. Brown hard cover, black and white illustrations taken from the designs of Frank Howard -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Daudet, Alphonse, Tartarin of Tarascon : traveller, 'Turk', and lion-hunter ; alternative title: The prodigious adventures of Tartarin of Tarascon, [First published 1872. This edition 1887?]
... Tartarin of Tarascon : traveller, 'Turk', and lion-hunter...George Routledge and Sons ...245 p. : ill. (Illustrated by Montegut, De Myrbach, Picard, Rossi; engraved by Guillaume Brothers). Pale green cover, spine and corners trimmed with brown leather, embossed in gold.fictionalphonse daudet, fiction -
Clunes Museum
Book, A.L.O.E. (Tucker, Charlotte Maria), THE MINE, OR, DARKNESS AND LIGHT, 1859
... THE MINE, OR, DARKNESS AND LIGHT... T. NELSON AND SONS ...ADVENTURE BOOK FOR CHILDRENTAN COLOURED HARDCOVERED BOOK WITH 2 X GOLD INTRICATE IMPRINTS ON THE FRONT COVER - 192 PAGES fictionADVENTURE BOOK FOR CHILDREN peter kimpson, laura slocombe nee hudson -
Buninyong Visitor Information Centre
Book - Prayer Book, William Clowes and Sons Limited, Book of Common Prayer, Hymns Ancient and Modern, c.1900
... Book of Common Prayer, Hymns Ancient and Modern...William Clowes and Sons Limited ...The prayer book was presented by the Holy Trinity Church in Buninyong to Blanche Brown in 1900.Small black stippled leather covered prayer book with gold embossed title and cross on the front cover.Written inside front cover: 'Blanche Brown, 1st Prize, Senior Girl's Class, Holy Trinity Sunday School, 1900'.religion, christianity, buninyong holy trinity church, prayer books -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Book, Wonders of the physical world: the glacier, the iceberg, the ice-field and the avalanche, 1875
... , the ice-field and the avalanche...T Nelson and Sons ...Book prize awarded to Newton Wanliss for excellence in History by William Henderson Chair of Council. Newton subsequently donated the book back to the school for inclusion in the Weatherly LIbrary in 1937. Accession number 1812. The book was catalogued and call number 910.12 painted on spine. Socially significant item due to signature of William Henderson, founder of the school. Prizes were usually given in the name of the Headmaster. During Headmaster McCoy's time (1864 - 1874) the prizes were given in his name and at his expense. The school was between principals at Christmas 1876, hence the signature of William Henderson. Dark blue calf binding with gold borders to front and back covers, raised bands on spine with six compartments and gold title lettering; marbled endpapers; book plate on front cover verso; library plate on right endpaper; pages gilt-edged; black and white illustrations; left side of back endpaper missing; Book plate inside front cover; Ballarat College crest / 1st Prize for / History / AWARDED TO / N Wanliss / Xmas 1876 / W Henderson, Chairman. Book plate on right endpaper: Crest / Ballarat College Library / PRESENTED BY / Mr Newton Wanliss 1937 newton-wanliss, william-henderson, 1876, book-prize, -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Short stories, Grant, James, The Queen's cadet : and other tales, 1875 [This reprint 1890s]
... The Queen's cadet : and other tales...George Routledge and Sons ...320 p. : Bound in calico which is printed with product advertisementsjames grant, fiction, t. craig [bookbinder], short stories -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novella, Grant, James, The Royal regiment : and other novelettes, [n.d.] [1879?]
... The Royal regiment : and other novelettes...George Routledge and Sons ...Includes 'The Royal regiment', 'The secret marriage', 'The student's story', 'Clare Thorne's temptation', 'The great sea serpent' and 'Military folk lore'.305 p. Includes 'The Royal regiment', 'The secret marriage', 'The student's story', 'Clare Thorne's temptation', 'The great sea serpent' and 'Military folk lore'.james grant, fiction -
Kilmore Historical Society
THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON 1 VOL 1, 1902
... George Bell and Sons ...Red cloth bound cover with faded embossing on front ' Life of Napoleon 1' with gold embossing on the spine 'Life of Napoleon 1, J:H:Rose M:A:, I, GEO:Bell & Sons' xvii ; 512 pages ; 20cm ; illus Handwritten inscription on first page '175, 923 ROS R79' Stamp on various pages ' Kilmore Mechanics Institute' napoleon 1, biography, kilmore mechanics institute library. -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Photograph - Photograph , City of Moorabbin Mayoral Chain, circa 1990
... P.Blashki and Sons Pty Ltd ...City of Moorabbin was proclaimed 1934 and managed the areas of Cheltenham, Highett, Moorabbin, Bentleigh, East Bentleigh, East Brighton, McKinnon, Ormond until the Amalgamation of Councils in 1994. The City of Kingston then took over the area south of South Road while City of Glen Eira took the area to the north Kingston City Council possesses the original Mayoral Chain of former City of Moorabbin and it is displayed on the Moorabbin Mayoral Robe at KCC Office Cheltenham for the Annual Opening meeting of KCC in February . 2018 The Moorabbin Mayoral Robe was sent on 7 year loan to KCC for display at Cheltenham with the former City of Chelsea and former City of Mordialloc Mayoral Robes.Since the 1960s far-sighted community members have generously donated many significant items to the ‘Box Cottage’ museum, specifically to provide future generations with a fascinating, and tangible insight into day-to-day life from the 1800’s and up to the mid 1900's. Moorabbin City Council supported their efforts until the Amalgamation of Councils 1994. The City of Kingston donated the 1990 City of Moorabbin Mayoral Robes in 2007 Photograph of the City of Moorabbin Mayoral Chain circa 1990 in a glass covered, wooden frame Photograph of Mayoral Chain worn by Kingston City Council Mayor Steve Staikos, with Councillor Brownlees, in November 2018 when Robe and Jabot were loaned to KCC by CMHS Box Cottage MuseumPlate at base of photograph frame states ' City of Moorabbin Mayoral Chain /Manufactured By / P. Blashki & Sons Pty.Ltd'/moorabbin, kingston, mayors, glen eira, mayoral chain, moorabbin shire -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Uniform - Coat Button/s, Stokes and Sons, 1910-1920
... Stokes and Sons ...Small Hawthorn Tramways Trust - HTT - made by Stokes and Sons Melbourne - approx. 20mm dia. The badge backing piece is brass. It is fitted with a lug for sewing onto a jacket and have name of manufacturer stamped on rear part.trams, tramways, melbourne tramways, uniforms, buttons, htt