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'OPAL
IDENTIFICATION AND VALUE'
Downing.
Paul. B.
200 Revised Edition.
HB. with full colour boards. New book.
An
incredible book about determining the variety and value of opal.
Book 263
AUS$170.00
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'OPAL
MEN'
Wake. P. Vin.
1969 1ST ED. 8VO. HB. 165 P. DJ shows
some shelf wear. Contents are tight and fine.
Stories
of tough people and survivors of the South Australian opal fields.
Book 200
AUS$30.00
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'OPAL
MEN'
Wake. P. Vin.
1977 2ND ED. 12MO. Paperback. Fine
condition.
Stories of tough people and survivors
of the South Australian opal fields.
Book 210DG
AUS$10.00
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'OPAL
MEN'
Wake. P. Vin.
1969 1ST ED. 12MO. HB. 165 P. DJ is
edge worn with two small tears. ex-Lib. with usual stamps.
Good condition.
Stories of tough people and survivors
of the South Australian opal fields.
Book 117
AUS$15.00
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'OPAL
MEN'
Wake. P. Vin.
1969 1ST ED. HB. 165 P. DJ is very good
but has some very small edge tears. Contents are in very good
condition.
Stories of tough people
and survivors of the South Australian opal fields.
Book 106
AUS$30.00
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'OPAL
MINING AT LIGHTNING RIDGE'
McCabe.
John.
1979 1ST ED. HB. with
picture cover. EW.F. Book in excelent condition.
A visitor who decided that opal mining was
a better life than being a plumber.
Book 145DG
AUS$80.00
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'OPAL
MINING AT LIGHTNING RIDGE'
McCabe.
John.
1979 1ST ED. HB. with
picture cover. Good condition. Contents are very fine. Boards
are very good. Inscribed.
A visitor
who decided that opal mining was a better life than being a
plumber.
Book 261
AUS$70.00
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'OPAL,
RIVER'S OF ILLUSION'
Loneck.
A.
1986. 1ST ED. 12MO. Pictorial
Soft-Cover.
A very detailed study of opal and
its origins, locations, properties etc.
Book 101
AUS$40.00
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'OPAL,
RIVER'S OF ILLUSION'
Loneck.
A.
1986. 1ST ED. 12MO. Pictorial
Soft-Cover.
A very detailed study of opal and
its origins, locations, properties etc.
Book 163DG
AUS$30.00
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'OPAL,
SOUTH AUSTRALIAS GEMSTONE'
Barnes
and Townsend.
1982. 1ST ED.8VO.
Soft Cover. Good condition.
A
complete colation of opal in South Australia.
Book
181DG
AUS$20.00
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'OPAL,
SOUTH AUSTRALIAS GEMSTONE'
Barnes
and Townsend.
1982. 1ST ED.12MO.
157 P. Soft pictorial cover produced by the Department of Mines
and Energy. Very good condition.
A
complete colation of opal in South Australia.
Book
38
AUS$50.00
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'OPAL,
THE GEM OF THE NEVER NEVER'
Wollaston.
T. C.
1924. 1ST ED. 12MO.
This edition was produced without the colour plates. The contents
are in perfect condition, although the original boards have
been removed and rebound in blue boards with a black spine.
Someone had to tell a story of opal, and
so that task fell to Tully Wollaston.
Book
110DG
AUS
$400.00
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'OPAL,
THE GEM OF THE NEVER NEVER'
Wollaston.
T. C.
1924. 1ST ED. 8VO.
HB. No DJ. This edition has been rebound in blue boards. The
contents are in original mint condition, although there are
no colour plates included.
Someone
had to tell a story of opal, and so that task fell to Tully
Wollaston.
Book 234DG
AUS
$400.00
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'OPAL,
THE GEM OF THE NEVER NEVER'
Wollaston.
T. C.
1924. 1ST ED. 8VO.
HB. No DJ. Black boards gold embossed. Some very light edge
wear. Contents have yellowed with some spotting otherwise very
tight.
Someone had to tell a
story of opal, and so that task fell to Tully Wollaston.
Book 235DG
AUS
$700.00
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'OPAL,
THE GEM OF THE NEVER NEVER'
Wollaston.
T. C.
1995. reprint of the
original 1924 book. 12MO. 164 P. Soft Cover. New Book. Unread.
Someone had to tell a story of opal, and
so that task fell to Tully Wollaston.
Book
114
AUS $120.00
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'OPALS'
Ward. Fred.
1997 1ST ED. 8VO.Pictorial card
cover.
One book from the series of 'gem'
books written by Fred Ward. A very concise study of opal from
around the world.
Book 203DG
AUS $60.00
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'OPALS
AND AGATES'
Bartly. Nehemiah.
1892 1ST ED. 8VO. No DJ. Red
Boards. Slight yellowing, contenty in extremely good condition.
Very tight. Cover has some rub marks.
Drawn from Bartley's diarys of his
many travels.
Book 148DG
AUS $200.00
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'OPALS
AND GOLD'
MacDonald. Robert.M.
1928 1ST ED. 8VO. HC. Red Cloth.
256 P. Good Condition, very lightly bumped corners. Contents
slightly yellowed with some minor edge foxing.
The authors wanderings through the
gold and gemstone fields.
Book 95
AUS $375.00
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'OPALS
AND GOLD'
MacDonald. Robert.M.
1928 1ST ED. 8VO. Red boards
no DJ. Some shelfwear on spine. Contents very good.
The authors wanderings through the
gold and gemstone fields.
Book 228
AUS $300.00
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'OPALS
AND GOLD'
MacDonald. Robert.M.
1928 1ST ED. 8VO. HC. Un-cut. 256 P.
Cover is slightly bent, also water marked. Contents are in perfect
condition.
The authors wanderings
through the gold and gemstone fields.
Book
13
AUS $300.00
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'OPALS
AND SAPPHIRES'
Idriess. Ion
L.
1969 2ND ED. 8VO. HB.
DJ is edge faded now protected in excellent condition.. Contents
very fine.
How to work,mine,
class, cut, polish and sell them.
Book
182DG
AUS $250.00
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'OPALS
AND SAPPHIRES'
Idriess. Ion
L.
1969 2ND ED. 8VO. HB.
No DJ. Some damage to covers. Contents slightly yellowed but
still tight.
How to work,mine,
class, cut, polish and sell them.
Book
224DG
AUS $40.00
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'OPALS
OF THE NEVER NEVER'
Maill. Robert.
G
1981 1ST ED. 8VO. HB. DJ
very colourful with some edge ware. Contents in fine condition.
The lure of untold treasure in CooberPedy.
Book 191DG
AUS $40.00
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'ORC'S
OPAL'
Piers. Anthony.
1993 2ND ED. Paperback. 12MO.
Science-Fiction fantasy.
Book
166DG
AUS $10.00
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'OUR
WATTLES'
Wollaston. T.C.
1916. 1ST ED. 12MO. This book
is normally a H.C. but boards have been removed and the D.J.
has been attached to become the cover. Colour plates have tissue
guards. Minor foxing at beginning otherwise contents very good.
This book has nothing
to do with opals but was written by one of the experts in the
field of opal. A book about the varieties of Australias national
flower the 'Wattle'.
Book 27
AUS $80.00
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'OUR
WATTLES'
Wollaston. T.C.
1916. 1ST ED. 8VO. HB. DJ. has
some chipped pieces missing but now protected. Tissue guards
over colour plates. Contents in excellent condition.
This book has nothing
to do with opals but was written by one of the experts in the
field of opal. A book about the varieties of Australias national
flower the 'Wattle'.
Book 190DG
AUS $250.00
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'POPULAR
MECHANICS'
Rocks, Minerals,
Gems, Fossils.
1978. 1st
ED. 4TO. HB. Fine condition. DJ has a lot of rub markings, with
lightly bumped corners.
A comprehensive
introduction to the miners treasures from the crust of the earth.
Book 93
AUS $45.00
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'PRECIOUS
STONES, Volume 1.'
Bauer. Max.
1968. 12MO. Soft-Cover. Very good condition.
First volume in a 2 book set about precious
stones from abound the world including opal.
Book
87
AUS $35.00
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'PROSPECTING
FOR GOLD'
Idriess. Ion.
1954. 11TH ED. 16MO. H.C. 296 P. Yellow
cloth. No D.J. Tape marks on F.E.P. Contents fine. Boards slightly
spoiled.
Mainly about gold but
there is a 23page chapter on opal.
Book
21
AUS $85.00
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'REDISCOVER
OPALS IN AUSTRALIA'
Aracic.
S.
1999. 1ST ED. 8VO. Signed.
415P. New Book. Available in HC or Soft-Cover. Both have extremely
graphic covers picturing opals.
This
book covers every aspect of opal, from its origin, the localities,
mining practices through to the end product. A highly informative
publication.
Book 112
Hard-Cover.
AUS $80.00
Soft-Cover.
AUS $50.00
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'RICHES
OF THE EARTH'
Anderson. F.J.
1981. 1ST ED. 4TO. 224 P. D.J. has some
rub marks. Contents as new.
A
book on ornamental, precious and semi-precious stones as used
through the ages.
Book 46
AUS$30.00
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'ROAD
TO ANDAMOOKA'
Summers. John
1965. 1ST ED. 8 VO. H.B. D.J. is mylar
protected with a slight edge and spine wear.
A
Welshman's trip around the globe taking him through the Australian
opal fields.
Book 78
AUS$60.00
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'ROAD
TO ANDAMOOKA'
Summers. John
1965. 1ST ED. 8 VO. H.B. In an edge
worn D.J. now protected.
A Welshman's
trip around the globe taking him through the Australian opal
fields.
Book 118DG
AUS$55.00
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