Business/ Economics/ Politics from Lawrence Jones

St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1984. xvi, 653pp, col frontis: Labor Premier William Forgan Smith, illustrated throughout with b/w photos, chapter notes and sources, appendix: Queensland Premiers 1859-1983, index. Black cloth boards in jacket. 5-line gift note on front free endpaper, some foxing/toning to page edges. The book is in two sections: 1915 to 1957, Labor Dominance; and 1957… Read more about this item

London: Routledge, 1991. xvii, 190pp, index, bibliography, notes. Black cloth in jacket. Front flap slightly misfolded. Economic success in Japan has been attributed to the existence of harmonious labour-management relations. The author argues that this culture was consciously invented and developed over the last century. A semi-bureaucratic organization called the Kyochokai (Co-operation and Harmony Society) was established in 1919 to… Read more about this item

London: New Cavendish Books., 1991. 190+15pp, num bw & few col ills. Pictorial cloth. Minor soiling and rubbing to cover, minor foxing. Facsimile of the 1898 catalogue of Gebruder Bing, a German company that was for many years a premier toy maker. Includes steam powered toys, tin toys, trains and more. Great reference for the collector.. First Edition. Hard Cover.… Read more about this item

New York: The Dial Press, 1967. xiv, 465pp, index, bibliography, appendices, map. Cream boards in jacket. Jacket a little darkened on spine, light even toning to page edges and margins. A contemporary analysis of the history of America's involvement in Vietnam.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Suva: Institute of Pacific Studies of the University of the South Pacific, 1977. 72pp, index, bibliography, appendix, bw ills, map. Pictorial card. Crease at bottom front corner, possibly glued at contents page.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Sydney: Sydney University Press, 1970. ix, 214pp, index, bibliography, appendices. Black cloth in jacket. Slight fading to spine, gift note on front free endpaper.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1997. xii, 196pp, index, notes, num bw & col ills. Pictorial card. Light edge wear to covers. A celebration of a distinctly American form of commercial architecture focussing on the architectural achievements of the Kress Company which supported an architectural division of more than 100 architects and draftsmen. They designed over 200 stores between… Read more about this item

Sydney: Australasian Book Society, 1975. 352pp, index, notes/references, appendix. Black boards in jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket, rubbed at flap folds, small bookseller label on front pastedown. Chronicles the historic boycotts, mutinies and riots staged in Australia against the colonial Dutch in Indonesia from 1942-49. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Krugersdorp, south Africa: Dolphin Press, 1987. 61pp, bibliography. Orange stapled card. A little spotting to rear cover.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Toowoomba: Wellworths United , 1947. 168pp, index, num bw ills, ads, map. Cream pictorial wraps. Covers toned, pages lightly browned, tear at rear spine edge and top/bottom of spine. Guide to Toowoomba businesses in 1947.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Copenhagen: Nyt Nordisk Forlag, 1983. 216pp, bibliography, tables, bw & col ills. Blue cloth titled and decorated in gilt with jacket. Very light edge wear to jacket. 100 years of a Danish shipping company. During the two World Wars a total of 131 officers and crew lost their lives in Dannebrog's ships, maintaining supplies for Denmark or sailing in British… Read more about this item

Paris: Flammarion, 2006. VERY HEAVY-will require additional postage to most destinations. 381pp, sources, 600+ ills (most colour, some folding). Gray cloth in jacket with slipcase.Slight edge wear to jacket, slight rubbing to slipcase. The must-have volume on Jaeger-LeCoultre watches and watchmaking presenting and analyzing dozens of vintage and contemporary creations. . First English Language Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.… Read more about this item

Pine Mountain: The Author, 1997. 127pp, bw ills, maps. Or pictorial card. Very light edge wear to cover. An excellent history of the timber industry in south east Queensland and northern New South Wales.. Second Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

Barcaldine, Qld.: Shady Tree, 2009. 136pp, bibliography, end notes, bw & col ills. Pictorial glossy boards. Near new. The story of the 6-month shearer's strike of 1891- what happened, why the strike was focused at Barcaldine and how it changed Australia.. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Fine/None, as Issued.. 4to.

Melbourne: Macmillan, 2013. HEAVY. 240pp, endnotes, num bw & col ills. Pictorial boards in jacket. Bumped at bottom corner, lightedge wear to jacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Sydney: Hale & Iremonger, 2001. HEAVY. 270pp, index, bibliography, endnotes, num bw & col ills, pictorial endpapers. Blue cloth in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket. The history of Dairy Farmers Co-operative and their response to the deregulation of the dairy industry in the 1980s.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Grantham, Qld: The Author, 2016. 257pp, num bw & col ills. Pictorial bw card. Light edge wear to covers. Tipped in label at front declaring various errors. SIGNED with general inscription by author inside front cover, loosely inserted handwritten signed letter by author. The story of Edwin James Beardmore (18/1/1891-08/4/1985)- poet, pastoralist, parliamentarian- starting 13 generations back.. Signed by… Read more about this item

Mackay: Mackay Historical society & Museum, 2014. 152pp, bibliography, num bw & some col ills, maps. Pictorial card. Very light edge wear to covers. From the grog shanties that opened on settlement in 1862 through to the early 1960s the book presents the history of dozens of pubs in Mackay and district.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to.

Australia: Gordon & Gotch, 1902. TITLE CONTINUES: Wool Brokers, Wool Warehouse Keepers, Australian Shipbrokers, & General Merchants & Agents. Shippers, Importers and Professional Directory and Business Guide for Melbourne, Geelong, Sandhurst, Ballarat, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Fremantle, Brisbane, Ipswich, Maryborough, Rockhampton, Toowoomba, Warwick, Hobart, Launceston, Wellington, Ausckland, Ashburton, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Nelson, Napier, Oamaru, Timaru and Fiji.xxiv, 190pp, num bw ills/ads.… Read more about this item

Sydney: Allen & Unwin Australia, 1998. xiv, 593pp, index, notes, bw ills. Pictorial card. Light foxing to page edges, prev owner name on half-title page. This printing with a new introduction. From the first bank collapse in the 1820s, through the four great recessions of the 1840s, 1890s, 1920s and 1970s to the downfall of the House of Gollin..… Read more about this item