Books on the Australian Alps  (NSW, Vic, ACT)

 

from Tabletop Press (est 1984)  Manager  Klaus Hueneke (BA h, M Sc, Life Member KHA & Foundation Parks&Wildlife, Award winning author, publisher & photographer.)

2 Lambell Close  Palmerston  2913  ACT                                 October  2006

Recent titles are boxed                                                                                       ABN   98 916 224 173

                                                                                                                                 Prices include  GST

Latest Title                                                                                 ISBN                           RRP

Mountain Landscapes and Historic Huts - Namadgi              095 870 4996               $39.95

Kosciuszko, Victorian Alps, Tasmania -

A qualtity hardcover book of 180 colour photos depicting

some of the most dramatic and scenic parts of the Australian

High Country in summer and winter, morning and evening, in

fog and bright sun.

Aborigines                                                                                  ISBN                           RRP

Aboriginal Legends - Animal Tales by A W Reed                    1 87633 415 0              $15.95

Aboriginal Myths, Legends & Fables by A W Reed                  1 87633 4290               $21.95

Aboriginal Myths - Tales of Dreamtime by A W Reed              1 87633 414 2              $15.95

Aboriginal Place Names by A W Reed                                     1 876 334002               $15.95

Aboriginal Stories with Word List by A W Reed                         1 87633 434 7             $21.95

Aboriginal Words of Australia by A W Reed                             1 87633 416 9              $15.95

Archaelogy of the Dreamtime by Josephine Flood                  0 207 19754 7               $34.95

Back in print 2004, has sold 30,000 copies.

Bush Food (Aboriginal Food & Herb.Medicine) by Isaacs         1 8643 68160              $45.00

Moth Hunters of the ACT and region by Jo Flood                      0 646 30654 5             $14.95

Rainbow Serpent (The) by Charles Hulley                               1 864 36532 3               $16.95

Triumph of the Nomads by Geoffrey Blainey                             0 7251 04120              $19.95

 

Australiana / Bush Cooking (also see under Photography)                                                                          

Australian Bush Cooking by Savage and Lewis                        1 87629 612 7             $19.95

It’s True! Believe Me, It’s True! by Harry Hill                             0 9577 429 16             $19.95

Outback Cooking in a Camp Oven by Jack & Reg Absolom      0 86788 281 6             $19.95

Road to Mt Buggery (The) by Whittaker & Willesee                0 732 911 117               $30.00

The Principal Toiletition by Harry Hill & L Russell                    0 9577 429 0 8             $16.95

Viv Moon’s Outdoor Cookbook by Viv Moon                          0 9578 766 3 7               $24.95

 

Bushwalking / Bushcraft / Camping Places / Guides / National Parks

Australian Alps Walking Track  by John Siseman                     0 9587874 8 4              $27.95

Aust Alps Walking Track Map Guide                                                                              $ 5.95

Australian Road Atlas 2005                                                     174 117 063x                $24.95

Basic Bushwalking - a humorous guide by Marcus O'Dean      0 85881 159 6              $10.95

Bushwalking in Australia by John & Monika Chapman            0 9596129 7 1               $39.95

Bushwalking in Budawangs by Ron Doughton                         0 85881 072 7              $24.95

Bushwalking in Kosciusko Nat Park by Charles Warner           0 85881 154 5              $19.95

Camping in Australia by Lewis and Savage                            174 1170 176                 $34.95

Camping Guide to NSW by Lewis & Savage                            1 876296 16 X              $17.95

Camping in Victoria by Lewis & Savage                                    1 876296 08 9             $16.95

Cycling in Australia by Lonely Planet                                        1 8645 01669               $33.00

Day Walks Victoria by Chapman and Siseman                        0 9596129 63               $29.95

Discovering Mount Buffalo by Philip Ingamells                           1 875100 148             $14.95

Family Bushwalks in the Snowy Mountains by Geoff Whale      0 9751194 0 0            $29.95

Fifty Walks in the Grampians by Tyrone Thomas                    0 85572 259 2               $19.95

Four WD Tracks of the High Country by Lewis & Savage         1 876296 15 1             $26.95

GPS Vehicle Navigation in Australia by Robert Pepper            1 876 296 224              $24.95

Great Alpine Road (The) by Fiona Magnussen                       0 64639 326x                $16.95

Knots – a practical guide to 100 knots by Gordon Perry             1 86160 938 8           $19.95

Never Ending Bushwalk (The) by Steve & Ruth Tremont            0 9587049 0 2           $27.95

One Hundred and Twenty Walks in NSW by Tyrone Thomas     0 85572 297 5           $27.95

One Hundred and Twenty Walks in Victoria by Tyrone Thomas    0 85572 308 4        $32.95

Paddy Pallin's Bushwalking & Camping by Ian Brown                0 9590121 1 7            $19.95

Rivers and Lakes of NSW by Chris and Yvonne McLaughlin       1 875293 04 3          $24.00

Rivers and Lakes of Victoria by Chris and Yvonne McLaughlin    1 875293 05 1          $24.95

Seventy Walks in Sth NSW and ACT by Tyrone Thomas          0 85572 289 4            $24.95

Seventy Walks in Vic's Bright & Falls Creek area by Thomas   0 85572 271 1             $19.95

Snowy Mountains Walks by Geehi Club                                 0 9599651 4 9                $26.95

South West Tasmania by John Chapman                               0 9596129 3 9               $20.95

Walking in Australia by S Bardwell and others (Lonely Planet)  0 86442 669 0            $33.00

 

This list of 200 titles is a rare assemblage of books on a fabulous part of Australia

Most of the books you need can be ordered from the one place. Some are rare.

 

Calendars with photos by Klaus Hueneke and others

Huts 2005 (all sold)                                                                                                      $9.95

 

Canberra and Local Region down to the Coast

Birds of the Aust Capital Territory by Nat Parks Assoc.                                                $19.95

Bungonia to Braidwood by Barry McGowan                          0 958 6765 0 X                $39.95

Canberra is a Garden by June Kelly                                      0 908610 53 x                 $24.95

Golden South (The) by Barry McGowan                                0 9586765 1 8                $34.95

Historic Pubs of Sth-east NSW by Gary Bell                           1 7402 71068                $24.95

Murray of Yarralumla by Gwen Wilson                                    0 9587049 5 3               $19.95

Namadgi & Tidbinbilla Classics by Graem Barrow                 0 9587552 3 x                $19.95

Terror and the Scenic Coast by Graeme Barrow                  0 9587552 5 4                 $16.95

Thirty Family Bushwalks Canberra by Barrow                      0 9587 552 48                  $16.95

Walking from Mountains to Sea (sth coast) by Barrow            0 9587552 56               $16.95

 

Fishing

Basic Fly Fishing by Les Hawkins (revised hardback 2003)      0 7318 1195 x             $39.95

The One That Got Away by Harry Hill                                       0 86417 816 6             $19.95

Trout Fishing the Snowy Mountains by Steve Williamson      1 96513 012 5                $19.95

Trout Stream and Fly Rod by Graeme Wicks                        1 74027 012 6                 $22.00

 

History and Heritage of the High Country (see also under Skiing)

Australian Alps Field Guide - Kossi, Alpine & Namadgi by Slattery    0 86840 319 9    $19.95 Special price in 2004. Replacement for ‘Explore the Australian Alps’:-

Bush by Boot and Ski (The) by Malcolm Bennett                      0 646 36599 1             $27.95

Challenge of the High Country by Tor and Jane Holth                 0 7254 0856 1           $19.95

Cultural Heritage of the Aust Alps (1991 Symposium)                 1 86331 114 9           $19.95

Many interesting papers on aborigines, mining, forestry and grazing. Special price.

Earliest Monaro & Burragorang 1790-1840 by Alan Andrews       0 9587 0492 9          $44.95

Ghost Towns of the High Country by Luke Steenhuis                0 949600 38 5            $19.95

Ghost Towns of the Mountain Goldfields by Luke Steenhuise                                      $19.95

Historic Pubs along the Murray by Gary Bell                             1 74027 180 7             $25.00

Huts of the High Country – a classic - by Klaus Hueneke          0 9587049 7 x             $35.00

Huts in the Victorian Alps by Klaus Hueneke (hardcover)           0 9587049 8 8            $44.95   Received four writing awards including best Non-fiction, NSW and ACT Writers Centres

If I Wake in the Middle of the Night......by Pauline Downing        0 909 497 842           $21.95

I remember Rules Point by Harry Hill                                        0 9577429 24              $19.95

It Doesn't Snow Like it Used to  ed Laura Neal                         0 7240 8730 3             $25.00

Kiandra to Kosciusko by Klaus Hueneke (hardcover)                 0 9590841 0 x            $35.00

Kosciusko - The Mountain in History by Alan Andrews               0 9590841 2 6            $44.95

Les Alpes australiennes – The Australian Alps                          0035 1121                   $19.95

French and English essays on management of the Alps. Special price.

Mud, Sweat and Snow by Noel Gough                                      0 646 18420 2             $35.00

Murray River (The) by Burdon & Bachman Aust Geographic       186 276 028 4          $39.95

North-East Victoria - Explorers Guide by Chris McLaughlin       1875 293 205             $21.95

One Step at a Time by Klaus Hueneke                                     0 9587049 3 7             $22.95

People of the Australian High Country by Klaus Hueneke          0 9590841 9 3            $39.95

Snowy - People behind the Power by Siobhan McHugh             0 207 18801 7            $34.95

Survival by Stuart Diver                                                            033 0362 232               $22.95

Wonnangatta Station - The Next 20 Years by W Mortimer        0 646 23633 4             $22.95

Wild Places - Wilderness in East NSW by Prineas & Gold        0 85881 158 8             $29.95

 

Maps

Australian Alps National Parks touring map by Alps Liaison Committee (2004 ed)         $7.50

Hume & Hovell Walking Track Map Guide (six maps) by Dept of Land & Water           $25.00

 

Natural History / Plants

Alps in Flower by Ian McCann                                            187 5100 237                     $15.95

Eucalyptus - illustrated guide by Brooker and Kleinig         1 876 33436 3                    $32.95

Field Guide to Australian Trees by Ivan Holliday               1 87633 479 7                     $32.95

Field Guide to the Fungi of Australia by Tony Young           086 840 7429                   $29.95

New 2004 colour edition of an old title

Grassland Flora of Sth Tablelands by Eddy & others            0 7313 6021 4                 $24.95

Key Guide to Australian Trees by Leonard Cronin              0 85881 171 5                   $35.00

Key Guide to Aust Wildflowers by Leonard Cronin              0 85881 170 7                   $35.00

Key Guide to Palms, Ferns & Allies by Leonard Cronin         0 85881 173 1                $35.00

Kosciuszko Alpine Flora by Costin, Gray et al (softcover)         0 643 06521 0             $29.95

Kosciuszko Alpine Flora by Costin, Gray et al (hardcover)        0 643 06522 9             $59.95

Native Trees and Shrubs of SE Australia by Costermans        187 633464 9               $45.00

Plains Wandering by Hunt, Barlow & Ross                             1 875100 12 1                $29.95

Trees of Victoria and Adjoining Areas by Leon Costermans     0 9599105 2 2              $17.95

Wild Food Plants of Australia by Tim Low                              0 207 16930 6                $29.95

Wildguide - Plants and Animals of Aust Alps by B Cameron-Smith   0 85881 168 5     $19.95

 

Natural History / Animals & Birds

Australian Animal Atlas by Leonard Cronin                           0 85881 142 1                $22.95

Australian Snakes a natural history by R Shine                    1 87633 425 8                 $34.95

Feral Future by Tim Low (new edition)                                   014 029825 8                $25.00

Field Guide to Birds of Australia by Pizzey & Knight              0 207 198 217                 $45.00

Field Guide to the Birds of Australia by Simpson and Day     0 670 879 185                $39.95

Field Guide to Frogs of Australia by Martyn Robinson          1876 334 83 5                 $24.95

Field Guide to Insects in Australia by Zborowski & Storey     0 7301 0414 1                $32.95

Future Eaters by Tim Flannery                                              0 7301 0487 7                 $29.95

Gliders of Australia by David Lindenmayer                           0 86840 523X                  $34.95

Goanna - It's Biology by Brian Green and Dennis King          0 86840 093 9                $32.95

Kangaroos by Terence Dawson                                             0 86840 317 2                $29.95

Key Guide to Australian Mammals by Leonard Cronin            0 85881 172 3               $35.00

Key Guide to Australian Reptiles by Leonard Cronin            0 85881 186 3                  $35.00

Koala (The) by Anthony Lee and Roger Martin                      0 86840 354 7                $25.95

New Nature (The) by Tim Low                                               0670 88466 9                 $29.95

Platypus (The) A Unique Mammal by Tom Grant                  0 86840 143 9                 $27.95

Reptiles & Frogs of the ACT and surr. region by Ross Bennett    0 9598267 9 3          $17.95

Secret Life of Wombats (The) by James Woodford              1 876485 86 8                  $24.95

Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds by the Slater's            187 706 9000                  $39.95

Snakes of Sth-East Australia by John Weigel (Reptile Park)    0 646 00006 3              $13.95

Tracks, Scats and Other Traces by Barbara Triggs                   0 19 555099 4            $39.95

Revised 2004 edition with tough plastic cover for tough field trips. Rangers love it.

Watching Wildlife Australia by Lonely Planet                             1 86450 032 8             $29.95

Wombat (The) by Barbara Triggs                                              0 86840 263 X             $39.95

 

 

Novels / Poetry and Children's Books

Beyond the Boundaries by Jackie French                                0207 187 460              $14.95

Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French                                        0207 199 957              $24.95

Jacksons Track (Memoir of Dreamtime) by Tonkin & Landon     0 14 027660 2           $21.95

Man from Snowy River by A B Paterson & McArthur Onslow       0 207 15708 1          $14.95

Shops can’t get enough of this one

Man from Snowy River and Other Verses by A B Paterson       0 207 19173 5             $22.95

Mulga Bills Bicycle by Paterson and Niland                               0 207 17284 6            $14.95

Snow Pony (The) by Alison Lester                                            1 86448 930 8             $14.95

Walking the Boundaries by Jackie French                                0207 177 961              $14.95

Waltzing Matilda by Paterson and Digby                                   0 207 17098 3             $14.95

 

Reprinted classics

Blinky Bill by Dorothy Wall                                                      0 207 16732 x                $15.95

Snugglepot and Cuddlepie by May Gibbs                               0 207 16730 3               $15.95

The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay                                 0 207 18864 5                $15.95

The Muddleheaded Wombat by Ruth Park                             0 207 16733 8                $15.95

 

Silver Brumby by Elyne Mitchell (new edition including Wild Echoes Ringing)           0 207 19862 4            $14.95 

Silver Brumby's Daughter by Elyne Mitchell                          0 207 19737 7                            

Dancing Brumby by Elyne Mitchell                                       0 207 18917 x                              all at $12.95

Dancing Brumby's Rainbow by Elyne Mitchell                      0 207 196737                              

The Thousandth Brumby by Elyne Mitchell                         0 207190 445                                

 

Bristlebird Books for children, All by Pauline Reilly.

Many of these have won awards and all have been refereed by experts. The life story of each animal is based on biological observations.

Aquila the Eagle                                                         0 9577789 2 9               all at $9.95

Arcto the Seal                                                             0 9577789 1 0

Bilby (Macrotis the Easter Bilby)                                0 9577789 9 6

Echidna (Tachy)                                                         0 9577789 7 x

Emperor the Magnificent Penguin                              0 86417 907 3                (this one $11.95)

Eudyptula the Little Penguin                                      0 9751271 0 1

Frillneck an Australian Dragon                                  0 8641741 44

Galah                                                                          0 86417 346 6

Kangaroo                                                                    0 9577789 4 5                 all at $9.95

Koala (Phasco the Koala)                                          0 95777 895 3

Malleefowl                                                                  0 86417 317 2

Pelican                                                                       0 86417 830 1

Platypus (Ornithorhynchus)                                       0 9577789 8 8

Python                                                                        0 86417 698 8

Wombat (Vomba the Wombat)                                   0 95777 89 6 1

 

Photography                                                                                                                          

Alpine Australia - a photographic journey, Mike Edmondson     0 646 31131 X            $29.95

(only 2 copies left)

Kosciusko - Where the Ice-Trees Burn by Klaus Hueneke        0 9590841 1 8             $29.95

(only 110 copies left)

 

Skiing History and How

Rainforest & Ravished Snow by Alan Andrews                     0 9590841 7 7                 $39.95

Skiing the Western Faces - Kosciusko by Alan Andrews       0 9590841 3 4                $39.95

Skiing Off the Roof by Rick Walkom (history of Chalet)          0 9587049 4 5                $39.95

Snow in Australia - that's news to me by Tony Sponar         0 9590841 6 9                  $44.95

 

Videos

The Snowy Mountains by Ted Egan from Sorena/Holborn                                            $29.95

Ride to Snowy River, from Stoneys High Country Adventure                                        $33.00