Books on Australian Alps and Surrounding Region

TABLETOPPRESSBOOKS 

(established 1987) 

 October to December 2020

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 Managers: Klaus and Patricia Hueneke 

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Celebrating High Country Lore, Literature and Learning

Prices include GST.

TITLES:

Aborigines, Aboriginal themes

Aboriginal Legends – Animal Tales by A W Reed 978 187 633 4154 $21.95

Aboriginal Myths – Tales of the Dreamtime by A W Reed 978 187 633 4147 $21.95

Aboriginal Place Names by A W Reed 978 187 633 4000 $21.95

Aboriginal Stories of Australia by A W Reed 978 187 633 4178 $21.95

Aboriginal Words of Australia by A W Reed 978 187 633 4161 $21.95

Archaeology of the Dreamtime by Josephine Flood 978 187 662 2503 $39.95

Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe 978 192 124 8016 $24.95

Moth Hunters of ACT by Josephine Flood 978 098 061 7160 $17.50

The Original Australians by Josephine Flood 978 176 052 7075 $39.95

The Biggest Estate on Earth by Bill Gammage. 978 174 331 1325 $45.95

Bushwalking Guides/ Bush Cooking/ Camping Places

Australian Alps Walking Track by Chapman & Siseman 978 192 099 5065 $42.95. Out of print. New edition due 2021.

Best Walks in Vic. High Country by Craig Sheather 978 192 187 4291 $29.95

Best River & Alpine Walks around Mt Kossie. by M McLelland 978 192 160 6045 $29.95

Bushwalking in Budawangs by Ron Doughton 0 85881 072 7 $27.50

Bushwalking in Kosciusko Nat Park by Charles Warner 0 85881 154 5 $27.50

Camping Guide to NSW by Lewis and Savage 978 192 120 3688 $34.95

Camping Guide to Victoria by Lewis & Savage 978 192 120 3671 $34.95

From Snow to Ash – Walking AAWT by Anthony Sharwood 978 073 364 5280 $34.95

NEW

Walks in Victoria by John and Monica Chapman 978 192 099 51022 $36.95

Exploring the Jagungal Wilderness by Robert Green 978 099 445 1590 $29.95

Family Bushwalks in the Snowy Mts by Geoff Whale 978 097 511 9419 $29.95

4WD Treks of the High Country Lewis & Savage 978 192 540 3527 $49.99

Four WD Tour Sth East NSW & East Gippsl. Lewis & Savage 978 187 629 6322 $24.95

On Track – Searching for Bundian Way by John Blay 978 174 223 4441 $44.95

Snowy Mountains Walks by Geehi Club 0 9599651 4 9 $29.95

Canberra, Namadgi, South Coast and South-East Region

A String of Pearls – the South Coast of NSW by Klaus Hueneke 978 064 654 4380 $39.95

Canberra’s Best Bush, Park & City Walks by Marion Stuart 978 192 213 1492 $29.95

New edition 2019

Cycling Around Canberra by Bruce Ashley 978 192 160 6014 $29.95

Moth Hunters of ACT by Josephine Flood 978 098 061 7160 $17.50

Mountain Landscapes & Historic Huts by Klaus Hueneke 0 958 704 996 $39.95

Murray of Yarralumla by Gwen Wilson 0 9587049 5 3 $29.95

Walking & Cycling Canberra’s Cent. Trail by Nina Hvoslef 978 192 213 1911 $29.95

Fishing

Fishing & Camping the Snowy Mts by Steve Williamson 978 186 513 1719 $24.95

Currently out of print, due late 2020

Fishing Knots and Rigs – the complete book by Geoff Wilson 978186 513 2068 $24.95

High Country History, Heritage, Photography and Skiing

Alpine Australia by Craig Lewis and Chris Munn 978 192 187 4864 $49.95

Australian Alps Kossie, Alpine & Namadgi Nat Parks by Slattery 978 148 630 1713 $45.00

Bold Horizon by Matthew Higgins 978 064 804 3904 $29.95 All about high country places, people and stories.

Charlie Carter – Hermit, Healer and High Ctr Legend by KH 978 064 697 6716 $29.95

High Country Huts and Homesteads by Lewis & Savage 978 192 540 3398 $49.95

Huts of the High Country (14,000 sold) by Klaus Hueneke 0 9587049 7 x $39.95

If that Man Comes Here I’ll Shoot Him by Rosemary Curry 073 165 9139 $12.50

Kiandra Gold – love, murder, bushrangers & gold by Hugh Capel 174027234x $29.95

Kosciuszko – a Great National Park by Slattery & Worboys 978 085 881 2567 $75.00

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

Mountain Landscapes & Historic Huts by Klaus Hueneke 0 9587049 9 6 $39.95

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

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

Skiing the Western Faces - Kosciusko by Alan Andrews 0 9590841 3 4 $44.95

Seeing Through Snow by Matthew Higgins 978 176 041 3897 $26.95

Snowy – The Making of Modern Australia by Brad Collis 978 097 750 2936 $39.95

The Life of a Mountain Hut by Klaus Hueneke 978 064 682 5809 $24.95 Biography of 4 Mile Hut, due late November 2020 NEW

The Snowy: A History, New Edition by Siobhan McHugh 978 174 223 6223 $39.95

Where the Dead Men Lie – Barcroft Boake by Hugh Capel, 978 174 027 1356 $29.95

Natural History / Plants

Field Guide to the Fungi of Australia by Tony Young 086 840 7425 $39.95

Grassland Flora of Sth Tablelands by Eddy & others 0 7313 6021 4 $34.95

Key Guide to Australian Trees by Leonard Cronin 978 174 175 1093 $35.00

Key Guide to Aust Wildflowers by Leonard Cronin 978 176 029 2478 $35.00

Kosciuszko Alpine Flora by Costin and others 978 064 306 5215 $42.95

Photo Guide to Wildflowers of Sth-East Aust. 978 186 436 8062 $21.95

Plants of the Victorian High Country by Murphy/Dowling 978 148 630 9016 $39.95

Wild Food Plants of Australia by Tim Low 978 020 716 9304 $29.95

Woodland Flora, field guide for Sth. Tablelands by Sharp et al 978 099 449 5808 $39.95

Natural History / Animals & Birds

Dingo – Dog who conquered continent by Jackie French 978 073 229 3116 $24.95

Field Guide to Birds of Australia by Pizzey & Knight 978 073 229 1938 $49.95

Field Guide to the Birds of Australia by Simpson and Day 978 067 007 2316 $39.95

Field Guide to Frogs of Aust. by Martyn Robinson 978 187 633 4833 $25.95

Field Guide to Insects in Australia by Zborowski & Storey 978 187 706 9659 $39.95

How High can a Kangaroo Hop by French & Whatley 978 073 228 5449 $29.95 (Print on demand.)

Key Guide to Aust. Mammals by Leonard Cronin 978 174 175 1109 $35.00

Key Guide to Reptiles & Frogs by Leonard Cronin 978 176 011 1052 $35.00

Leaf Litter - Mysteries of Hidden World by Rachel Tonkin 978 020 719 8441 $19.95

Mammals of Australia by Terence Lindsey (Green Guide) 186 436 3074 $19.95

Secret World of Wombats by Jackie French 978 020 720 0311

$15.95

Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds by the Slater's 978 187 706 9635 $34.95

Tracks, Scats and Other Traces by Barbara Triggs 978 019 555 0993

$51.95

Snakes & Other Reptiles by Gerry Swan (Green Guide) 978 186 436 3425 $19.95

Novels / Children/ Poetry and Australian Classics

All Elyne Mitchell books in print:

I first met Elyne in 1976, invited her to speak at adult education courses I ran in the 1980s, featured her in my people book and visited her every so often at Towong Hill, the home farm on the Upper Murray, before she died in 2005. She is one of the best known writers of the high country.

Elyne Mitchell – Daughter Remembers by Honor Auchinleck 978 073 229 3499

$39.95 (print on demand)

Silver Brumby–Centenary Edition. By Elyne Mitchell 978 073 229 4335 $39.95 (4 books in one incl. The Silver Brumby.)

Silver Brumby Echoing by Elyne Mitchell (5 stories) 978 073 229 7909

$39.95

Silver Brumby by Elyne Mitchell 978 020 719 8625 $22.95

Are we there yet? By Alison Lester 978 067 088 0676 $27.50

Baby Wombat’s Week by French and Whatley 978 073 228 6958 $15.95

Blinky Bill by Dorothy Wall 978 073 228 4350 $15.95

Click go the Shears 978 020 718 0941 $15.95

Complete Poems by Banjo Paterson (2014 ed) 978 073 229 9385 $19.95 [All his poems on 466 pages (over 1 inch thick)]

Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French & B Whatley 978 020 719 9950 $25.95

Girl from Snowy River (The) by Jackie French 978 073 229 3109 $19.95

Josephine Wants to Dance by French & Whatley 978 146 075 2524 $15.95

Man from Snowy River by A B Paterson & McArthur Onslow 978 020 715 7080 $15.95

Man from Snowy River and Other Verses by A B Paterson 978 020 719 1732 $32.95 (Facsimile of the 1895 edition with 37 introductory pages and photos. Print on demand only)

Mulga Bills Bicycle by Paterson and Niland 978 020 717 2847 $15.95

Rainbow Serpent by Percy Trezise and Dick Roughsey 978 020 717 4339 $15.95

Snow Pony (The) by Alison Lester 978 186 448 9309 $17.95

The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay 978 073 228 4336 $15.95

The Muddleheaded Wombat by Ruth Park 978 073 228 4374 $15.95

The Life of a Mountain Hut by Klaus Hueneke 978 064 682 5809 $24.95 Part fiction, due late October 2020

The Snow Wombat by Susannah Chambers 978 176 011 3810 $ 25.95 [Our most popular new children’s book.]

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle 978 014 056 9322 $19.95

Waltzing Matilda by Paterson and Digby 978 020 717 0980 $15.95

Wombat Goes to School by French & Whatley 978 073 229 9033 $15.95

Young Dark Emu – A Truer History by Bruce Pascoe 978 192 536 0844 $24.95