Tarka Publishing (32 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Nice unmarked d condition. with b/w photos Australian women in WW2.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Les Murray wrote of the first story in this collection,'The Deck Chair is a fine story, well told…' All these stories are rewarding in a quietly powerful way with starting visual threads. Ann Howard writes of families, inheritance, migration, memory and the landscapes that shape us. From the Hawkesbury River, which she loves, to Western Australia's Coast, these stories explore what is lost, what endures and what returns. Clear eye and compassionate, Howard's prose reveals the hidden currents beneath ordinary lives. Signed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 171 pages. Illustrated.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 171pages. Compelling postwar experiences of Australian ex-Servicewomen 1945-1948.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. viii, 193pp, index, bibliography, bw ills. Or green cloth in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket. Some toning to page edges. The part played by over 24000 women in the Australian Army during WWII. Size: Small 4to.

SOFTCOVER. 1994,  A near fine copy only marked by a bump to the top front corner.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A much lauded Account of 'voluntary' child migration from the UK to Australia from 1921 to 1965, mostly from the Barnardo's homes. This volume follows on from the sellers previous book'after Barnardo'.Historically and socially important, the interviews with survivors are backed up with official documents. Poignant stories of survival show tenacity of human spirit, kindness, and unnecessary harshness. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. personal and recorded historical accounts from 'voluntary'migrants from the UK to Australia between 1921 and 1965. They were aged six years and up. Used as cild labour, sometimes abused,sometimes treated like one of the family, they were powerless. They somehow survived and many became highly successful adults. Walk in their shoes. Their faces gaze from the pages. A highly applauded book by the seller. Can be inscribed by request. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A signed as new copy of this unique collection of stories and photographs researched by the author and laying out the story is an experiences of the supposedly voluntary migratory children from the UK to Australia. They came out from the 1920s to the 1960s, following in the Barnardo tradition of removing children from dirty dangerous cities to a life of sunshine and oranges. The sad mothers who either gave this consent or did not also have a place in this volume. The children relied on the kindness of strangers - some of them were only six years old. This book and the sequel: C'Mon Over! give these brave children who were stoic and somehow found fun and laughter and rose to the challenge of being sent to a new country alone to become successful adults. Signed by Author(s). …

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. This signed rare book has many unique photographs of so-called voluntary child migration subjects who were sent from the UK to Australia, mostly from Dr Barnardos, from the 1920s to the 1960s. From research and interviews a story emerges of immense stoic courage by little children, the sadness of mothers, the success of the children who were left to the kindness of strangers. Richly illustrated with rare photographs of the subjects. This book is a sequence to After Barnardo. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. With illustrations, A fine copy lacking a dustjacket. ; 260 x 185mm; 193 pages.

HARDCOVER. 1990. First edition. A near fine copy only marked by light age tanning of the pages. The d/w is very good with light edge rubbing and a repaired edge tear on the bottom corner of the front panel.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. No internal inscriptions, torn or missing pages. 194 pages. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 3. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Australia; ISBN: 0958584311. ISBN/EAN: 9780958584319. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51708. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The cover has a little wear. 200 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.

Cloth. With Jacket. Reprint. Near Fine in a like jacket PP 193, index, illustrations map. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine Jacket in Mylar Sleeve. First Edition. Reflections of the AWAS from 1941-1945. 193 pages. Illustrated. Just about as good as new. Scan available.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. From the appointment of the Controller, Colonel Sybil Irving, on the 29th of September 1941 until the cessation of hostilities in August 1945, 24,028 girls and women enlisted as volunteers in the Australian Women's Army Service. The book and jacket are in very good condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. With illustrations, A fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; 260 x 185mm; 193 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. Softcover. 171 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Tarka Publishing, Sydney, 1994. Second Printing. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial edgewear and corners are lightly bumped. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; ISBN: 0646021389. ISBN/EAN: 9780646021386. Inventory No: 23110058.…

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. The tiniest bit of denting on the corners otherwise perfect.

Boards. 8vo, cloth boards, dustjacket, b&w illus, pp 193. Very good condn in good d.j. Reflections of the AWAS (Australian Women's Army Service) from 1941-1945.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A very special copy signed by the author and Tom Keneally at a presentation of this local history at the Tom Keneally Centre. Clean and unspoiled 194 pages, most with photographs and piuctures, some rare. The book covers the early history of Dangar Island, the Dangar family, the Hawkesbury River railway bridge, the growth of the island population and individual stories from many islanders.It is one of three books. Inscribed by Author(s).…

*Sales/posting to the USA suspended*. Hard cover dust wrapper 4to 193pp b&w photos. Very good. A record of women's involvement in the Australian Women's Army Service during WWII.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. In 1946, 66,000 demobbed Servicewomen returned home apprehensively to meet up with their loved ones. In this, the eagerly awaited sequelto You'll Be Sorry! they pick up their lives again in a world of coupons, housing shortages and social unrest.They asked themselves and their daughters Where Do We Go From Here? the book has light tanning and dark shelf staining at the bottom.…

1st edition dust jacket Very Good lge. octavo 193pp., b/w plates, bibliog., index, Reflections from the AWAS from 1941-1945. Includes their part in the Cowra breakout, Poison Gas experiments & Intelligence. Dust jacket 'protected' by contact o/w a very good copy.

Condition: Very Good. Large 8vo hardcover 192pp index, b/w illus. very good / very good d/w.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. "Ann Howard magically brings to life Dangar Island seen through many of the people who have lived there." Soft covers. Author's inscription on title page. Some thumbing and creasing of covers. Head and tail of spine lightly rubbed. Binding is neat and tidy. Page edges bear some moderate discolouration. Some light markings on pastedowns, free endpaper and title pages, else this book is in good condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously; they usually present better than they sound. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Col.Ill.wrapps. 191pp. col & b/w ills. Very good copy. 1st ed. Signed by the author. Ann Howard tells the history of Dangar Island, an island on the Hawkesbury River in NSW, through the lives & stories of 250 of its residents.

1st edition dust jacket Fine lge. octavo 193pp., b/w pls., bibliog., index, Reflections from the AWAS from 1941-1945. Includes their part in the Cowra breakout, Poison Gas experiments & intelligence.

1st edition dust jacket Fine lge. octavo 193pp., b/w pls., bibliog., index, Reflections from the AWAS from 1941-1945. Includes their part in the Cowra breakout, Poison Gas experiments & Intelligence.