Creative Research: Bibliography of a Defunct Western Australian Publisher

Original Publishing Run (1979-1983)

1979

Berryman, Ian (ed. and ann.). (1979). A Colony Detailed: The first census of Western Australia. Perth: Creative Research. 182 pp. [appear to be two variants, but unconfirmed: paperback and hardback with d/J]

Greble, William E. (1979). A Bold Yeomanry: Social Change in a Wheat Belt District: Kulin 1848-1970. Perth: Creative Research. 283 pp. [hardback with d/j]

Green, Neville (ed.). (1979). Nyungar — The People : Aboriginal customs in the southwest of Australia. Perth: Creative Research in association with Mt. Lawley College. 206 pp. [two variants: wraps and hardback with d/j, latter is much rarer; a copy owned by the daughter of the editor has been offered for sale by Muir Books]

Hare, Timothy G. (1979). Vanishing Ink: Vanishing architecture of Western Australia. Perth: Creative Research. [reprint edition only; first edition was published by Id Publications and limited to 1,000 signed and numbered copies]

Hutchins, J. Barry. (1979). A guide to the marine fishes of Rottnest Island. Perth: Creative Research. 103 pp.

Murray, Lou (text) and Jones, Kelvin (photographs). (1979). Twenty Bushwalks Near Perth. Perth: Creative Research. 88 pp. [Duodecimo, wraps, colour illus, b&w illus, maps]

Stewart, George. (1979). The Leveller: The story of a violent Australian. Perth: Creative Research. 242 or 243 pp. [autobiography; octavo, b/w illustrations, stiff illustrated wraps; an alternative cover with thin yellow border has been offered for sale by Bay Used Books (Ontario, Canada) as published by "Dwellingup, WA, Australia: Drossin Nominees" in 1979; included in Bennett et al., 1990:133]

Trainor, Leon. (1979). Benediction: poems 1975-78. Perth: Creative Research. 80 pp. [included in Bennett et al., 1990:141]

1980

Douglas, Athol M. (1980). Our dying fauna: a personal perspective on a changing environment. Perth : Creative Research in association with Biological Services. 170 pp.

Lambert, Anthony R. (author) and Cartwright, Jas (illustrator). (1980). The Prince and Little Green Gnome. Perth: Creative Research. 26 pp. [two variants: wraps and hardback w/o d/j]

Lang, Jean. (1980). A living tradition: a history of Methodist Ladies' College, Claremont, Western Australia, a college of the Uniting Church. Perth: Prepared by Creative Research for the Methodist Ladies' College Old Girls' Association. 143 pp.

Lang, Jean. (1980). A living tradition: a history of Methodist Ladies College. Perth: Creative Research. 114 pp. [bibliographic reference as given by Bennett et al., 1990:83]

Lewis, Julie and McCauley, Shane (eds.). (1980). Breakaway: An anthology of prose and poetry by members of the Fellowship of Australian Writers (W.A. Branch). Perth: Creative Research. 47 pp. [Small 4to, wraps]

1981

Beilby, Dick. (1981). Perth Diveguide. Perth: Creative Research. 111 pp.

Howard, Alan. (1981). Dave Warner: Suburban boy. Perth: Creative Research. 166 pp.

O'Reilly, David. (1981). Savage Shadow: The search for the Australian cougar. Perth: Creative Research. 261 pp. [two variants, both paperback: thick spine and thin spine; thick spine seen with remainder marks (i.e. unsold by retailer) and fresher pages, indicating a newer printing; thin spine has no white space above title, being pushed up and over onto the left side of the front cover; only thin spine seen with reward sticker, indicating older printing]

Roberts, Dai and Wells, Fred. (1981). Seashells of Southwestern Australia. Perth: Creative Research. 91 pp.

Sherwood, John (ed.). (1981). Multicultural Education: Issues and innovations (Perspectives in multicultural education volume 1). Perth: Creative Research. 184 pp.

1982

Gilbert, Vivien J. (1982). Proud butterfly. Perth: prepared by Creative Research for the publishers V.J. Gilbert. 167 pp. [autobiography; appears to be two variants: wraps and paperback; included in Bennett et al., 1990:53]

Sherwood, John (ed.). (1982). Aboriginal Education: Issues and innovations (Perspectives in multicultural education volume 2). Perth: Creative Research. 241 pp.

1983

Breyer-Purcell, Robert. (1983). The waiting game: the art of restaurant service. Perth: Creative Research. 96 pp.

Hoskin, J. F. (1983). Further down the road: a novel approach to life. Perth: Creative Research. 270 pp. [autobiography; included in Bennett et al., 1990:73]

King, Michael Sandford. (1983). The Church: Is it Christian? Perth: Creative Research. xi + 67 pp.

Morrow, Dorothea T. [as Turner, Thea]. (1983). The good enough book of story and verse for children. Perth: Creative Research. 63 pp. [NLA has a signed copy]

Avon Lovell books (1985-2010)

Now defunct website: https://web.archive.org/web/20220219004234/http://bookscope.com.au/

1985

Lovell, Avon. (1985). The Mickelberg stitch. Perth: Creative Research. 285 pp., including xxiv p. of plates. [two variants: wraps and paperback]

1990

Lovell, Avon. (1990). Split Image: International Mystery of the Mickelberg Affair. Perth: Creative Research. 410 or 416 pp. ISBN 978-0-908469-24-6 [8vo., b/w plates; hardback with d/j]

2002

Lovell, Avon. (2002). The Mickelberg stitch, 2nd ed. Perth: Creative Research. 285 pp., including [24] p. of plates. ISBN 978-0-908469-25-3

2010

Lovell, Avon. (2010). Litany of lies: a true story of gold heists, bombings, feral cops, greed, murder & revenge. Greenwood, W. A.: bookscope.com.au. 270 pp.