Ion Idriess - Books
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I only have the one you mention - would be interested in other books/essays he's written. Definately a great read, have read it twice & sometimes refer back to it. Love it when he talks about what to carry on your pack-horse. Great history & great information.
I'm a BIG FAN!!!!!!!. "Prospecting for gold "is a prospectors bible. I have "gold dust and ashes" and "Back o cairns" also great reading. His complete collection sold for $ 30,000 on ebay.
Mick
MickIon Llewellyn Idriess, OBE (20 September 1889 6 June 1979) was a prolific and influential Australian author. He wrote more than 50 books over 43 years between 1927 to 1969 - an average of one book every 10 months, and twice published three books in one year (1932 and 1940). His first book was Madman's Island, published in 1927 at the age of 38, and his last was written at the age of 79. Called Challenge of the North, it told of Idriess's ideas for developing the north of Australia.
The Mining and Prospecting series
A series of four titles which were basically "how-to" works, the first being commissioned by the Australian government as a means of opening up of the "outback" during the depression years.
Prospecting for Gold (1931)
Cyaniding for Gold (1939)
Fortunes in Minerals (1941)
Opals and Sapphires (1967)
He was a prolific author - here is his wikipedia link. (cut and paste)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_Idriess
They can be hard to get and the first editions in good condition and signed are expensive. I have a paperback version of Prospecting.
The Mining and Prospecting series
A series of four titles which were basically "how-to" works, the first being commissioned by the Australian government as a means of opening up of the "outback" during the depression years.
Prospecting for Gold (1931)
Cyaniding for Gold (1939)
Fortunes in Minerals (1941)
Opals and Sapphires (1967)
He was a prolific author - here is his wikipedia link. (cut and paste)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_Idriess
They can be hard to get and the first editions in good condition and signed are expensive. I have a paperback version of Prospecting.
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"Prospecting for Gold" is one of my dunny books .
Always have a flick through whilst sitting on the throne contemplating life.
Seem to always find a bit of relevant info that might have skimmed over or has slipped out of the grey matter.
Always have a flick through whilst sitting on the throne contemplating life.
Seem to always find a bit of relevant info that might have skimmed over or has slipped out of the grey matter.
Syndyne
Shaun Galman
Hi loamer,
He is well known around the opal book circuit for sure. We have an extensive opal book collection with a few of his great old books on opal and Lightning Ridge as a part. I'll grab the names of those tomorrow and post them up, hopefully early on as we have a buyer coming to look at buying the collection tomorrow -so I was just informed. Some are very valuable today in good condition, particularly the signed first editions as you say.
I have a couple of later reprinted editions sitting here just off hand (not part of our collection).
The black covered one on the right was the first book written on Lightning Ridge back in 1940.
I'll have to check for any gold books of his I may have here also. Great writer for his time.
Kindest regards,
Shauno.
He is well known around the opal book circuit for sure. We have an extensive opal book collection with a few of his great old books on opal and Lightning Ridge as a part. I'll grab the names of those tomorrow and post them up, hopefully early on as we have a buyer coming to look at buying the collection tomorrow -so I was just informed. Some are very valuable today in good condition, particularly the signed first editions as you say.
I have a couple of later reprinted editions sitting here just off hand (not part of our collection).
The black covered one on the right was the first book written on Lightning Ridge back in 1940.
I'll have to check for any gold books of his I may have here also. Great writer for his time.
Kindest regards,
Shauno.
Why not buy them all
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ION-IDRI...on_Fiction_Books_2&hash=item2eb64cc4e2&_uhb=1
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ION-IDRI...on_Fiction_Books_2&hash=item2eb64cc4e2&_uhb=1
Syndyne
Shaun Galman
the duck said:
Wanna go halves Duck? lol.
Nice collection there though! All 55 first editions. Probably get that price, or somewhere near I'd say.
Cheers,
Shauno.
loamer said:
and women think that guys cant multitask ! ( probly true tho )
not a bad idea for a new thread
I have ;
GG & T magazine
Loaming for Gold - Sam Cash
Mensa brain training puzzles
Machinery's Handbook engineers guide
Encyclopedia of Chinese medicine
Fagor CNC programming guide
Have any of you read Lasseters Last Ride and does it give any accurate testimonies about the location of , or sincerity of the alleged lost reef ?
Syndyne
Shaun Galman
HeadsUp said:Machinery's Handbook engineers guide
Encyclopedia of Chinese medicine
Fagor CNC programming guide
Well that certainly gives new meaning to 'learning on the job'.
Cheers,
Shauno.
Ion was a very interesting writer. I first read his "The Great Boomerang" an interesting tour through the outback and channel country, with a lot of history and observations on rain, floods and three potential of the inland. The book booseted the Bradfield scheme to feed water from Queensland coastal rivers over the divide and into the inland river systems heading to lake Eyre.
Other good ones were the Cattle King - a biography of Sid Kidman, and the Desert Column - the story of Ion's war service at Galloipoli and Europe during WW1.
Other good ones were the Cattle King - a biography of Sid Kidman, and the Desert Column - the story of Ion's war service at Galloipoli and Europe during WW1.
Only read The Cattle King.
Found this at a local bookshop today.
Many hours of great reading.
Thanks for firing up my interest
Found this at a local bookshop today.
Many hours of great reading.
Thanks for firing up my interest
I read Lasseters Last Ride as a teenager 45 years ago - it gave me "the fever"
CASPER
CASPER
casper said:
tempted to buy it but i have a pile of other books gathering dust at my reading chair so i am trying to be more selective
would you describe it as pure fiction or closer to a historical account of lasseters travels ?
HeadsUp said:
It's not written as fiction but closer to an historical account, feels like Idriess himself was captivated by the mystery....
casper
My Idriess collection.
for $15,000 - yes $15,000. Now that's about 10 ounces I need to find in the next week or two! here is the list of books, I wish!!
A total of fifty-five titles as follows
1. 1927 MADMAN'S ISLAND facsimile dustwrapper
2. 1931 PROSPECTING FOR GOLD facsimile dustwrapper
3. 1931 LASSETER'S LAST RIDE facsimile dustwrapper
4. 1932 MEN OF THE JUNGLE facsimile dustwrapper
5. 1932 FLYNN OF THE INLAND facsimile dustwrapper
6. 1932 THE DESERT COLUMN facsimile dustwrapper
7. 1933 GOLD-DUST AND ASHES facsimile dustwrapper
8. 1934 DRUMS OF MER facsimile dustwrapper
9. 1934 THE YELLOW JOSS facsimile dustwrapper
10. 1935 MAN TRACKS genuine dustwrapper
11. 1936 THE CATTLE KING facsimile dustwrapper
12. 1937 FORTY FATHOMS DEEP facsimile dustwrapper
13. 1937 OVER THE RANGE facsimile dustwrapper
14. 1938 MADMAN'S ISLAND facsimile dustwrapper
15. 1939 CYANIDING FOR GOLD facsimile dustwrapper
16. 1939 MUST AUSTRALIA FIGHT genuine dustwrapper
17. 1940 THE GREAT TREK illustrated boards spine repaired and replaced
18. 1940 HEADHUNTERS OF THE CORAL SEA illustrated boards spine repaired and replaced
19. 1940 LIGHTNING RIDGE genuine dustwrapper, front flap is a facsimile
20. 1941 FORTUNES IN MINERALS genuine dustwrapper
21. 1941 THE GREAT BOOMERANG facsimile dustwrapper
22. 1941 NEMARLUK facsimile dustwrapper
23. 1942 THE AUSTRALIAN GUERRILLA SERIES: LURKING DEATH ex library binding with original front cover laid down on front board
24. 1942 THE AUSTRALIAN GUERRILLA SERIES: THE SCOUT original paperback binding with contact over covers and a few stamps from archive library. A very good copy.
25. 1942 THE AUSTRALIAN GUERRILLA SERIES: TRAPPING THE JAP original paperback binding, a bit rough
26. 1942 THE AUSTRALIAN GUERRILLA SERIES: SNIPING original paperback binding
27. 1942 THE AUSTRALIAN GUERRILLA SERIES: SHOOT TO KILL ex-libary binding with original wrappers bound in at rear
28. 1942 THE AUSTRALIAN GUERRILLA SERIES: GUERRILLA TACTICS original paperback binding
29. 1944 ONWARD AUSTRALIA original paperback binding
30. 1944 THE SILENT SERVICE genuine dustwrapper
31. 1945 HORRIE THE WOG DOG facsimile dustwrapper
32. 1946 IN CROCODILE LAND genuine dustwrapper
33. 1947 ISLES OF DESPAIR genuine dustwrapper
34. 1948 THE OPIUM SMUGGLERS half facsimile and half genuine dustwrapper, a bit rough
35. 1948 STONE OF DESTINY genuine dustwrapper
36. 1949 ONE WET SEASON genuine dustwrapper
37. 1950 THE WILD WHITE MAN OF BADU genuine dustwrapper
38. 1951 ACROSS THE NULLARBOR genuine dustwrapper
39. 1952 OUTLAWS OF THE LEOPOLDS genuine dustwrapper
40. 1953 THE RED CHIEF genuine dustwrapper
41. 1954 THE NOR'-WESTERS genuine dustwrapper
42. 1955 THE VANISHED PEOPLE genuine dustwrapper
43. 1956 THE SILVER CITY genuine dustwrapper
44. 1957 CORAL SEA CALLING genuine dustwrapper
45. 1958 BACK O' CAIRNS genuine dustwrapper
46. 1959 THE TIN SCRATCHERS genuine dustwrapper
47. 1960 THE WILD NORTH genuine dustwrapper
48. 1961 TRACKS OF DESTINY genuine dustwrapper
49. 1962 MY MATE DICK genuine dustwrapper
50. 1963 OUR LIVING STONE AGE genuine dustwrapper
51. 1964 OUR STONE AGE MYSTERY - facsimile
52. 1967 OPALS AND SAPPHIRES genuine dustwrapper
53. 1969 CHALLENGE OF THE NORTH genuine dustwrapper
54. 1969 THE DIAMOND genuine dustwrapper
55. 2008 GOUGER OF THE BULLETIN genuine dustwrapper (we can get this volume inscrube
56. 2013 GOUGER OF THE BULLETIN Part II genuine dustwrapper
A total of fifty-five titles as follows
1. 1927 MADMAN'S ISLAND facsimile dustwrapper
2. 1931 PROSPECTING FOR GOLD facsimile dustwrapper
3. 1931 LASSETER'S LAST RIDE facsimile dustwrapper
4. 1932 MEN OF THE JUNGLE facsimile dustwrapper
5. 1932 FLYNN OF THE INLAND facsimile dustwrapper
6. 1932 THE DESERT COLUMN facsimile dustwrapper
7. 1933 GOLD-DUST AND ASHES facsimile dustwrapper
8. 1934 DRUMS OF MER facsimile dustwrapper
9. 1934 THE YELLOW JOSS facsimile dustwrapper
10. 1935 MAN TRACKS genuine dustwrapper
11. 1936 THE CATTLE KING facsimile dustwrapper
12. 1937 FORTY FATHOMS DEEP facsimile dustwrapper
13. 1937 OVER THE RANGE facsimile dustwrapper
14. 1938 MADMAN'S ISLAND facsimile dustwrapper
15. 1939 CYANIDING FOR GOLD facsimile dustwrapper
16. 1939 MUST AUSTRALIA FIGHT genuine dustwrapper
17. 1940 THE GREAT TREK illustrated boards spine repaired and replaced
18. 1940 HEADHUNTERS OF THE CORAL SEA illustrated boards spine repaired and replaced
19. 1940 LIGHTNING RIDGE genuine dustwrapper, front flap is a facsimile
20. 1941 FORTUNES IN MINERALS genuine dustwrapper
21. 1941 THE GREAT BOOMERANG facsimile dustwrapper
22. 1941 NEMARLUK facsimile dustwrapper
23. 1942 THE AUSTRALIAN GUERRILLA SERIES: LURKING DEATH ex library binding with original front cover laid down on front board
24. 1942 THE AUSTRALIAN GUERRILLA SERIES: THE SCOUT original paperback binding with contact over covers and a few stamps from archive library. A very good copy.
25. 1942 THE AUSTRALIAN GUERRILLA SERIES: TRAPPING THE JAP original paperback binding, a bit rough
26. 1942 THE AUSTRALIAN GUERRILLA SERIES: SNIPING original paperback binding
27. 1942 THE AUSTRALIAN GUERRILLA SERIES: SHOOT TO KILL ex-libary binding with original wrappers bound in at rear
28. 1942 THE AUSTRALIAN GUERRILLA SERIES: GUERRILLA TACTICS original paperback binding
29. 1944 ONWARD AUSTRALIA original paperback binding
30. 1944 THE SILENT SERVICE genuine dustwrapper
31. 1945 HORRIE THE WOG DOG facsimile dustwrapper
32. 1946 IN CROCODILE LAND genuine dustwrapper
33. 1947 ISLES OF DESPAIR genuine dustwrapper
34. 1948 THE OPIUM SMUGGLERS half facsimile and half genuine dustwrapper, a bit rough
35. 1948 STONE OF DESTINY genuine dustwrapper
36. 1949 ONE WET SEASON genuine dustwrapper
37. 1950 THE WILD WHITE MAN OF BADU genuine dustwrapper
38. 1951 ACROSS THE NULLARBOR genuine dustwrapper
39. 1952 OUTLAWS OF THE LEOPOLDS genuine dustwrapper
40. 1953 THE RED CHIEF genuine dustwrapper
41. 1954 THE NOR'-WESTERS genuine dustwrapper
42. 1955 THE VANISHED PEOPLE genuine dustwrapper
43. 1956 THE SILVER CITY genuine dustwrapper
44. 1957 CORAL SEA CALLING genuine dustwrapper
45. 1958 BACK O' CAIRNS genuine dustwrapper
46. 1959 THE TIN SCRATCHERS genuine dustwrapper
47. 1960 THE WILD NORTH genuine dustwrapper
48. 1961 TRACKS OF DESTINY genuine dustwrapper
49. 1962 MY MATE DICK genuine dustwrapper
50. 1963 OUR LIVING STONE AGE genuine dustwrapper
51. 1964 OUR STONE AGE MYSTERY - facsimile
52. 1967 OPALS AND SAPPHIRES genuine dustwrapper
53. 1969 CHALLENGE OF THE NORTH genuine dustwrapper
54. 1969 THE DIAMOND genuine dustwrapper
55. 2008 GOUGER OF THE BULLETIN genuine dustwrapper (we can get this volume inscrube
56. 2013 GOUGER OF THE BULLETIN Part II genuine dustwrapper
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