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1. Aeschylus; Postgate, Raymond (editor) (1969). The Agamemnon of Aeschylus. Cambridge: Rampant Lions Press. 141 pp. Hardback large octavo, no jacket (glassine jacket missing), very good condition, brown cloth cover (gilt spine lettering on black label), bookplate, autograph (author's written name). The first of a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BC. King Agamemnon returns from the Trojan War and is murdered by his wife. A private press book. Text edited by Raymond Postgate, with an introduction, a commentary and a translation into modern English prose. (Limited edition of 500 unnumbered autographed copies. Text in Greek and English. Bookplate of Geoffrey Farmer, Australian librarian and researcher of private press books.). ISBN/ASIN: B000VE724C. Our Book No: 15658. $40 AUD.
2. Anderson, Gilbert; Mills, Trevor (introduction) (1983). The Grievous and Great Dangers and Hard Pilgrimage of Gilbert Anderson 1670. Melbourne, Monash University: Ancora Press. 8 pp. Paperback octavo (pamphlet), card cover, very good condition, yapp edges (cover extends beyond page margins), string binding, minimal edgewear. A pamphlet handset by staff and students of the Graduate School of Librarianship, Monash University. A reproduction of a broadsheet by a London quack practitioner, dated about 1670, discovered in 1981 within a set of The London Gazette in the State Library of Victoria. (Limited edition, 200 copies. Plus loosely inserted: A second looseleaf copy without covers.). Our Book No: 13375. $20 AUD.
3. Anderson, Hugh; Blake, Les (1986). The Spinning of a Dream: The Story of John Shaw Neilson (2nd ed). Melbourne, Ascot Vale: Red Rooster Press. 232 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white photos centre spread, minor edgewear, rubber stamp title page. A biography of one of Australia's greatest lyric poets, originally published in 1972 as "John Shaw Neilson" on the centenary of his death. (Self-published. Rubber stamp of Hugh Anderson, author and publisher. Limited edition, 750 copies.) ISBN/ASIN: 0908247176. Our Book No: 16548. $18 AUD.
4. Ashton, Adrian (1955). Sydney Savages 1934 - 1955: A History of the Foundation and First Twenty-one Years of the Sydney Savage Club. Sydney: Sydney Savage Club. 206 pp. Hardback quarto, dustjacket, red cloth cover, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), glossy paper, black & white portraits & cartoons, small edge tears jacket (reverse side little foxed), minor edgewear, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. The noted Sydney architect describes the Sydney Savage Club, named after the famous Savage Club in London. The Club was composed of men interested in the creative arts, literature, music, architecture, drama, the sciences, original research and discovery. Club gatherings were called Corroborees, and its magazine "Koora-na-boon”. The Aboriginal motifs and cartoons are today considered to be politically incorrect. Members met in a Bohemian atmosphere of good-fellowship and comradeship, in which politics, race and creed played no part. (No 342 of a limited edition of 500 copies.) Our Book No: 15004. $20 AUD.
5. Barrett, Charles (editor) (1948). Across the Years: The Lure of Early Australian Books. Melbourne: N. H. Seward / Hawthorn Press (printer). 150 pp. Hardback quarto, no jacket (glassine jacket missing), very good condition, black cloth cover (gilt spine lettering), black & white photos, colour frontispiece, pages & endpapers lightly toned, top corner front free flyleaf little scuffed, minimal foxing edges, minor edgewear. A worthy illustrated collection of 13 essays about collecting early Australian books, by prominent Australian librarians, academic researchers and booksellers. Edited by Charles Barrett. (Limited edition, 650 copies.) ISBN/ASIN: B000Q33XE6. Our Book No: 4117. $45 AUD.
6. Barroso, Gustavo; Cunninghame Graham, R. B. (translator) (1924). Mapirunga. London: Heinemann. 39 pp. Hardback small, no jacket (missing) as common, good condition, quarter-bound (white vellum spine, cream paper-covered board covers), gilt title on front cover & spine, covers & pages lightly toned, minimal faint foxing (mostly edges). (No 190 of a limited edition of 350 copies, autographed by the translator. Originally written in the Spanish language by Gustavo Barroso, and here translated, with an extended preface by R. B. Cunninghame Graham. Brazilian fiction - a short tale of revenge and honor defended in the Sertao region of Brazil. Our Book No: 16072. $30 AUD.
7. Batman, John (1983). The Settlement at Port Phillip 1835 [Victoriana Collection]. [Melbourne, Carlton]: Queensberry Hill Press. 57 pp. Hardback small octavo, full brown leather cover (boards gilt stamped), spine is ribbed (gilt lettering), very good condition, brown endpapers, two tipped in sepia (brown-tinted) drawings, large foldout map at rear. In cardboard slipcase (little creased). John Batman (1801 - 1839) was an Australian entrepreneur who settled in Van Diemen's Land in the 1820s, and later he explored the Port Phillip Bay area on the Australian mainland with a view to establishing a new settlement there (which later became the city of Melbourne). The treaty he negotiated with local Aborigines in 1835 to acquire land was controversial, as he offered tools, blankets and food in exchange for thousands of hectares of land. This account by John Batman is reprinted from The Journal of Australasia, July and August 1856, published by George Slater in Melbourne. It is reprinted word for word without correction to grammar, punctuation, place names or titles. (One of the Victoriana Collection by Queensberry Hill Press of heritage books. Copy 145 of limited edition of 155 copies.) ISBN/ASIN: 0909174377. Our Book No: 17380. $160 AUD.
8. Beale, Edgar (1983). Kennedy: The Barcoo and Beyond 1847: The Journals of Edmund Besley Court Kennedy and Alfred Allatson Turner, with New Information on Kennedy's Life. Hobart: Blubber Head Press. 292 pp. Hardback large octavo, dustjacket (glassine), very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), black & white text-photos, maps (includes foldout, endpapers). Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Describes an expedition in 1847 - 1848 to the Maranoa, Barcoo and Warrego Rivers, Queensland. Introduction re Kennedy's life. The journals include references to Aboriginal guide Harry, and brief encounters with Aborigines. A postscript includes account by Jackey-Jackey of Kennedy's death. Includes bibliography and index. (No 148 of a limited edition of 750 copies.) ISBN/ASIN: 0908528116. Our Book No: 17366. $50 AUD.
9. Beaver, Bruce (1961). Under the Bridge: Poems. Sydney: Beaujon Press. 48 pp. Paperback trade, fair condition only, card cover, de-accessioned EX-LIBRARY (large taped spine label, barcode), cover little faded & marked (spine toned), rubber stamp, internally excellent. A reading copy of a scarce Australian booklet of poems. Bruce Beaver received the Patrick White Prize and the Christopher Brennan Award for his major contribution to Australian poetry. (No. 114 of a limited edition of 300 copies. Rubber stamp of Anthony Horderns' department store.) Our Book No: 13445. $10 AUD.
10. Berrie, Lieut. Geo. L. (1989). Under Furred Hats (6th A.L.H. Regt) [6th Australian Light Horse Regiment]. [Perth]: [John Burridge]. 179 pp. Hardback small, no jacket as issued, very good condition, brown leatherette cloth (gilt lettering & vignette), full-page black & white text-photos, minimal edgewear. Lieut. Geo. L. Berrie has written the history of the 6th Australian Light Horse (ALH) Regiment during World War 1 from December 1914 to August 1919. Raised in Sydney in September 1914, it became part of the 2nd Light Horse Brigade. Sailing from Sydney in December 1914, the regiment disembarked in Egypt in February 1915. The light horse was unsuitable for initial operations at Gallipoli, but they were later deployed without their horses to reinforce the infantry. Plus many battles during the next four years in the Middle East: Battle of Romani, advance into Palestine, the action at Beersheba, and raids into the Jordan Valley. At rear, name lists of casualties, both killed and wounded. (Limited facsimile edition of 200 copies. No date, but about 1989 Amazon, or 1994 Trove. No publisher and ISBN printed in book. Originally published, W.C. Penfold, Sydney, 1919.) ISBN/ASIN: B0087YY9GC. Our Book No: 14628. $180 AUD.
11. Bishop, W. (William) (1977). The Goulburn and District Directory for 1882 - 3: First Year of Publication. Sydney, North Sydney: Library of Australian History (LAH). 72 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, very good plus condition, brown leatherette cloth cover (sharp gilt spine lettering), adverts, minimal edgewear. Facsimile of an early directory of the Goulburn district, southern New South Wales (NSW), compiled by W. (William) Bishop. Includes alphabetical lists of residents, trades and institutions. Many contemporary adverts. A valuable source for local historians. Intended as an annual publication, but 1882-3 was the only edition produced. (Copy 199 of a limited edition of 300 copies.) (1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 090812001X. Our Book No: 12766. $60 AUD.
12. Blair, J. B. (Jim); Blair, David (editor) (2007). Blown to Blazes and Other Works of J. B. Blair. Sydney: David Blair. 317 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, black & white text-photos & drawings, autograph (editor's written name), copy 2. Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. (Unstated limited edition, about 300 copies.) An anthology of 57 short stories and essays, and five shorter pieces, by J.B. (Jim) Blair, originally published in the 1930s to 1950s, mostly in the "The Bulletin" magazine (Sydney), at which Blair was an columnist. Humour abounds amid themes that include science fiction, human nature in action, adventures of the Noyse family, whimsical ideas for making the fame or fortune of the characters, and many more. The one hundred illustrations are the original artwork by acclaimed illustrators. Includes a biography of Jim and other commentary. Included are comments relating Noyse family events to real Blair family events, a biography of Phyllis Blair, a story and an article written by her, a general introduction to the stories, explanatory comments, a description of Jim's books and a list of the works of Jim and Phyllis. Among the many themes, titles and characters are: an invention that brings back voices from the past, a new twist on cheating in horse-racing, Blown to Blazes (a forerunner to the age of artificial satellites), The Strip Stroll (Sydney's Lord Mayor is persuaded to stroll naked from Central to the Quay.), The Lost Tram, a hilarious game of cricket, and Dreamy Bentwhistle, who forgets everything. And there are a few stories on the serious side of life. The original illustrators include Unk White, John Frith, Norman Hetherington and Percy Lindsay. Collected and edited by his son David Blair. ISBN/ASIN: 9780980399714. Our Book No: 15541A. $40 AUD.
13. Blair, J. B. (Jim); Blair, David (editor) (2007). Blown to Blazes and Other Works of J. B. Blair. Sydney: David Blair. 317 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, black & white text-photos & drawings, autograph (editor's written name), copy 1. Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. (Unstated limited edition, about 300 copies.) An anthology of 57 short stories and essays, and five shorter pieces, by J.B. (Jim) Blair, originally published in the 1930s to 1950s, mostly in the "The Bulletin" magazine (Sydney), at which Blair was an columnist. Humour abounds amid themes that include science fiction, human nature in action, adventures of the Noyse family, whimsical ideas for making the fame or fortune of the characters, and many more. The one hundred illustrations are the original artwork by acclaimed illustrators. Includes a biography of Jim and other commentary. Included are comments relating Noyse family events to real Blair family events, a biography of Phyllis Blair, a story and an article written by her, a general introduction to the stories, explanatory comments, a description of Jim's books and a list of the works of Jim and Phyllis. Among the many themes, titles and characters are: an invention that brings back voices from the past, a new twist on cheating in horse-racing, Blown to Blazes (a forerunner to the age of artificial satellites), The Strip Stroll (Sydney's Lord Mayor is persuaded to stroll naked from Central to the Quay.), The Lost Tram, a hilarious game of cricket, and Dreamy Bentwhistle, who forgets everything. And there are a few stories on the serious side of life. The original illustrators include Unk White, John Frith, Norman Hetherington and Percy Lindsay. Collected and edited by his son David Blair. ISBN/ASIN: 9780980399714. Our Book No: 15541. $40 AUD.
14. Bland, W. (William) (1971). Journey of Discovery to Port Phillip, New South Wales, by Messrs W. H. Hovell and Hamilton Hume in 1824 and 1825 (Reprint ed). Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia (LBSA). 87 + Unnum pp. Hardback small octavo, very good condition, silver clothlike cover, minor edgewear, small owner's written name. The pioneering overland expedition by Hamilton Hume and William Hovell from the Yass Plains to Bass Strait in 1824 - 1825. This volume consists of the informative and valuable published account of Dr William Bland. Our Book No: 17930. $65 AUD.
15. Booksellers Association, Australian; Bullen, Leonard (biographies); Holroyd, Charles (biographies); Shaw, Roderick M (biographies); Holroyd, John (introduction) (1980). The Early Australian Booksellers: The Australian Booksellers Association Memorial Book of Fellowship. Sydney: Australian Booksellers Association. 95 pp. Hardback quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), light foxing edges, few marks fore-edge, few light foxed spots title page, minor edgewear, protected by removable semi-archival plastic sleeve. This fascinating book celebrates the history of early Australian booksellers. The book is a facsimile reproduction of biographical sketches printed in black and red calligraphy by 'various scribes'. The book consists mainly of one-page biographies of about 64 early booksellers and includes booksellers in Sydney, Victoria, and Tasmania. A wonderful addition to any reference collection for anyone wanting to learn a little about the people who were pioneers in early Australian bookselling. (No 198 of a limited edition of 600 copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 0959889329. Our Book No: 41303. $40 AUD.
16. Brickell, Melissa (editor) (2012). Growing up Our Way: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Rearing Practices Matrix (Limited, print ed). Melbourne, North Fitzroy: Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Care (SNAICC). 102 pp. Paperback small square quarto, very good condition, some creasing, minor edgewear corner tips covers. This resource, edited by Melissa Brickell, details some of the available literature on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child rearing practices from around Australia. It is ideal for researchers and policy makers, child care workers, educators, child protection workers, family support workers and for all those working alongsideAboriginal children and families. The resource includes documented 'lived experience' of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child rearing practices, grouped in themes. Plus quotes from Indigenous informants, fifteen published texts, and other sources. Plus source information in brief, an annotated bibliography, and a 'How To' use guide. (Limited print edition.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781921174315. Our Book No: 41072. $30 AUD.
17. Buckley, Martin J.; Campbell, Major-General I. (foreword); MacDonald, H. (president) (1986). Scarlet and Tartan: The Story of the Regiments and Regimental Bands of the NSW Scottish Rifles 1885 (Volunteers), the 30th Battalion (NSW Scottish Regiment), "A" Company and Pipes and Drums, 17th Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment (Commemorative ed). Sydney: Red Hackle Association. 300 pp. Hardback large quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), quarter bound red leather with gilt edges, green & black tartan cloth cover, three affixed metal insignias on front cover, black & white text-photos, colour photos, illustrated endpapers, minor edgewear jacket, light foxing endpapers, minor spotted foxing last page, few lights marks flyleaf & title page. Heavy (1.6 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. The scarce commemorative edition (no 53 of a limited edition of 101 copies, Major General G. L. Maitland's copy.) This wonderful regimental history of the NSW Scottish Rifles by Martin J. Buckley has a certificate of authenticity signed by Harold E. MacDonald, president, Red Hackle Association, loosely inserted, which states that this copy belongs to Maitland. This book was launched by The Right Honourable The Earl of Lauderdale, Traditional Bearer of St. Andrews Cross and Chief of Clan Maitland, at a parade held at Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney, on 23rd November 1986 (the original barracks of the Scottish Rifles, 100 years ago). ISBN/ASIN: 1862527547. Our Book No: 40142. $180 AUD.
18. Burford, Robert (1978). Description of a View of the Town of Sydney, New South Wales: The Harbour of Port Jackson, and Surrounding Country, now Exhibiting the Panorama, Leicester-Square. Sydney: Library of Australian History (LAH). 14 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good plus condition, red brown cloth cover (embossed, gilt lettering), large foldout map, pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear. A facsimile of a large foldout panoramic map of Sydney in 1827, and accompanying 14-page text description, originally published in 1829. Robert Burford painted his map for an exhibition in London, based on a map prepared by Augustus Earle in Sydney two years earlier. Burford exhibited numerous panoramas of places of interest worldwide to large audiences in London. This map of Sydney is a valuable early record of the layout of Sydney Town. (No 301 of a limited edition of 750 copies.) ISBN/ASIN: 0908120257. Our Book No: 16349. $35 AUD.
19. Burrows, William (1986). Adventures of a Mounted Trooper [Victoriana Collection]. [Melbourne, Carlton]: Queensberry Hill Press. 146 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, very good plus condition, full brown leather cover (boards gilt stamped), spine is ribbed (gilt lettering), brown endpapers, tipped-in sepia (brown-tinted) drawing frontispiece, in cardboard slipcase. A facsimile of a book published in 1859 (Ferguson 7722). The adventures of a Victorian mounted trooper, William Burrows, who arrived in Melbourne in 1852, then went to the goldfields. He becomes a roadmaker, then a mounted trooper inspecting mining licenses. Mentions Geelong steamers, Aborigines, William Buckley, colonial life, and a return voyage to China. (Copy 67 of a limited edition of 155 copies. No date, but 1986, Trove.) ISBN/ASIN: 0909174466. Our Book No: 17350. $100 AUD.
20. Caley, George; Andrews, Alan E. J. (editor) (1984). The Devil's Wilderness: George Caley's Journey to Mount Banks, 1804. Hobart, Sandy Bay: Blubber Head Press. 150 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), green cloth cover (gilt lettering & vignette), maps, black & white photos centre spread, edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear. Alan Andrews has transcribed and edited the journal of George Caley (botanical collector on behalf of Sir Joseph Banks), who in 1804 attempted to cross the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. (No. 170 of a limited edition of 375 copies, all signed by the editor.) ISBN/ASIN: 0908528124. Our Book No: 11799. $80 AUD.
21. Chaucer, Geoffrey; Binder, Pearl (artist) (1929). Wyf of Bathe. London: Mandrake Press. 44 pp. Hardback narrow quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), glassine acetate jacket, single-colour drawings, minor foxing spine & edges, pages & endpapers lightly toned as common, two small scuff marks rear endpapers, minor edgewear. A private press book of a Chaucer poem in Middle English language. Printed by the short-lived Mandrake Press, which was founded by P. R. Stephensen, the Australian writer, publisher and political activist. Decorated by artist Pearl Binder. With 17 illustrations (red & black), printed on Japon vellum paper. Pictorial parchment boards. A scarce item not often offered for sale. Geoffrey Chaucer (1340s - 1400) was an English poet and civil servant, known as The Father of English Literature. This is the best known of his Canterbury Tales, about a seamstress married five times who asserts control over her husband. (No date, but 1929. Unstated limited edition.) Our Book No: 15657. $140 AUD.
22. Collins, David; Shillinglaw, J. J. (introduction) (1984). General and Garrison Orders of Port Phillip [Victoriana Collection]. [Melbourne, Carlton]: Queensberry Hill Press. 105 pp. Hardback small octavo, very good condition, full brown leather cover (boards gilt stamped), spine ribbed (gilt lettering, slightly faded), brown endpapers, two portraits tipped in (including frontispiece), in cardboard slipcase. This facsimile edition was originally issued as Parliamentary Paper No. 15, titled: Port Phillip. First Survey and Settlement Of: and published the following year in octavo format as: Historical Records of Port Phillip: the First Annals of the Colony of Victoria. (Victoriana Collection series. Copy 67 of limited edition of 155 copies. Publishers catalogue, 8 pages, at rear.) ISBN/ASIN: 0909174415. Our Book No: 12784A. $100 AUD.
23. Columbus, Christopher; Quaritch, Bernard; Kerney, Michael; Fernández-Armesto, Felipe (introduction); Martin Davies, Martin (essay); Posa, Pere (essay); Payne, Anthony (editor) (2006). The Spanish Letter of Columbus: A Facsimile of the Original Edition Published by Bernard Quaritch in 1891 (Facsimile ed). London: Bernard Quaritch. 33 pp. Hardback elephant folio, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), full-page colour photos centre spread, copy 1. Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Subtitle: With an Introduction by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto and essays by Martin Davies on Pere Posa, the printing of the Spanish Columbus Letter at Barcelona in 1493, Anthony Payne and Katherine Spears on Quaritch, the Spanish Columbus Letter and America 1890 - 1892. Edited by Anthony Payne. Includes a colour facsimile of the original letter in the centre pages. The Columbus Letter that London bookseller Bernard Quaritch bought in 1890 was the most valuable item of printed Americana to ever appear on the market. No other copy of this, the earliest edition - a folio printed in Spanish at Barcelona in 1493 - is known. Quaritch and his assistant Michael Kerney originally published The Spanish Letter of Columbus in 1981 (now reprinted), being the first authoritative study of the document. But, as Felipe Fernandez-Armesto recounts in his introduction (new to this reprint), it nearly got dismissed as a forgery, in era of many forgeries. Quaritch's Letter did contain some errors, mostly the result of assumptions common at the time or deficiencies of knowledge unremedied until later. It demonstrated, correctly, that the folio in question was printed at Barcelona in 1493 and that all other known editions of the Columbus Letter followed it. This was a service to his firm and to the Lenox Library (now part of the New York Public Library), which purchased the item. This new edition also includes an account of the printing of the original Spanish Columbus Letter in 1493 and, drawing on materials surviving in the Quaritch Archive, the story of how Quaritch, and his son Alfred, marketed it in America. (Limited facsimile edition of 500 copies.) ISBN/ASIN: 0955085225. Our Book No: 15832. $80 AUD.
24. Columbus, Christopher; Quaritch, Bernard; Kerney, Michael; Fernández-Armesto, Felipe (introduction); Martin Davies, Martin (essay); Posa, Pere (essay); Payne, Anthony (editor) (2006). The Spanish Letter of Columbus: A Facsimile of the Original Edition Published by Bernard Quaritch in 1891 (Facsimile ed). London: Bernard Quaritch. 33 pp. Hardback elephant folio, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good plus dustjacket), full-page colour photos centre spread, base spine lightly bumped, copy 2. Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Subtitle: With an Introduction by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto and essays by Martin Davies on Pere Posa, the printing of the Spanish Columbus Letter at Barcelona in 1493, Anthony Payne and Katherine Spears on Quaritch, the Spanish Columbus Letter and America 1890 - 1892. Edited by Anthony Payne. Includes a colour facsimile of the original letter in the centre pages. The Columbus Letter that London bookseller Bernard Quaritch bought in 1890 was the most valuable item of printed Americana to ever appear on the market. No other copy of this, the earliest edition - a folio printed in Spanish at Barcelona in 1493 - is known. Quaritch and his assistant Michael Kerney originally published The Spanish Letter of Columbus in 1981 (now reprinted), being the first authoritative study of the document. But, as Felipe Fernandez-Armesto recounts in his introduction (new to this reprint), it nearly got dismissed as a forgery, in era of many forgeries. Quaritch's Letter did contain some errors, mostly the result of assumptions common at the time or deficiencies of knowledge unremedied until later. It demonstrated, correctly, that the folio in question was printed at Barcelona in 1493 and that all other known editions of the Columbus Letter followed it. This was a service to his firm and to the Lenox Library (now part of the New York Public Library), which purchased the item. This new edition also includes an account of the printing of the original Spanish Columbus Letter in 1493 and, drawing on materials surviving in the Quaritch Archive, the story of how Quaritch, and his son Alfred, marketed it in America. (Limited facsimile edition of 500 copies.) ISBN/ASIN: 0955085225. Our Book No: 15832A. $80 AUD.
25. Cook, Thomas; Shaw, Professor A. G. L. (introduction) (1978). The Exile's Lamentations (Facsimile ed) [Exiles Lamentations]. Sydney: Library of Australian History (LAH). 131 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, red cloth cover (gilt lettering spine), black & white photos, endpaper map, pages faintly toned as usual, minor edgewear, owner's written name, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. This is the first publication of a manuscript written about 1840 by convict Thomas Cook, held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney. Long title of the manuscript (self-explanatory): "The Exile's Lamentations, or Biographical Sketch of Thomas Cook, who was convicted at the Assizes held at Shrewsbury in the month of March 1831 for writing threatening letters and sentenced 14 years transportation, and re-convicted at Maitland Quarter Sessions in May 1836 for forgery and sentenced to Norfolk Island for life. Embracing an account of the particular transactions that have occurred at that settlement and in New South Wales during the earlier stage of his misfortunes, all showing the contrast between the social system as introduced by Captain Alex'r Maconochie RN of Norfolk Island, and the system of coercion primarily observed in the management of prisoners". (The list of illustrations does not correspond exactly to the published plates: apparently as published. Limited edition, 1000 copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 0908120141. Our Book No: 16301. $50 AUD.
26. Corfield, Robin S.; Williams, Harold (maps) (1991). Hold Hard, Cobbers: Volume Two 1930 - 1990: The Story of the 57th and 60th and 57/60th Australian Infantry Battalions 1912 - 1990. Glenhuntly, VIC: 57/60th Battalion (AIF) Association. 351 pp. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, colour frontispiece, maps, minor edgewear jacket. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. (Volume 2 only.) This volume - the second of two volumes - begins in 1930 when the 57th and 60th Battalions were linked together, firstly in the CMF, and later in the 2nd AIF. The 57/60th Battalion Association was formerly established in 1946, and its life and times are part of this story. This book was first issued at the 45th Anniversary of the Association in April 1991. The first volume describes the beginnings of the Units in 1912 and 1915 and follows them through the Great War. The second volume (this listing) follows them through from 1930 to 1990. Contains a full listing of the Roll of Honour (1216 names), Decorations and Awards, and the Nominal Roll are published for the first time. The father of author Robin Corfield was an officer in the 57/60th Battalion in the mid-1930s. (Limited edition of 2000 copies. Note: this listing, volume 2 only.). ISBN/ASIN: 0646040995. Our Book No: 41204. $80 AUD.
27. Crittenden, Victor; Bennet, Arthur (illustrator) (1982). An Autumn Visit: Historic Gardens in Sydney and the Blue Mountains. Canberra: Mulini Press. 48 pp. Paperback small quarto (with flaps), very good condition, thin pictorial card covers (little faded near top spine), drawings (including frontispiece), minor edgewear. This booklet describes the visits by Victor Crittenden in May 1981 to historic gardens at Mount Wilson and a few other gardens in the Sydney area, as part of the Australian Garden History Society's annual conference. Includes biographical notes on the people who planned and constructed the gardens. (Edition limited to 650 copies.) ISBN/ASIN: 0949910074. Our Book No: 29722. $18 AUD.
28. Dargin, Peter (1976). Aboriginal Fisheries of the Darling - Barwon Rivers. Brewarrina, NSW: Brewarrina Historical Society. 74 pp. Paperback oblong quarto, very good condition, black & white photos & drawings (some full-page), spine ends little rubbed, corner tips covers little scuffed, minor edgewear. Peter Dargin describes in detail the onetime Aboriginal fisheries in Brewarrina, northern New South Wales, which was a major historic Aboriginal enterprise of the area. He describes the history of the local Aboriginal people and their customs which provides context to the remarkable extensive fishing traps and nets in the local rivers. For several reasons, the fisheries gradually declined with increasing white settlement. (Limited edition of 2000 copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 0959839410. Our Book No: 40988. $140 AUD.
29. de Musset, Alfred (1878). La Confession d'un Enfant du Siecle (New ed). Paris: G. Charpentier. 355 pp. Hardback small, no jacket, very good condition, quarter-bound (blue leather over marbles boards), spine raised bands & gilt lettering and decoration, top edge gilt, cover corners little bumped, pages faintly toned, scattered foxing & toning (mainly endpapers), string bookmark, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. (No 88 of limited edition of 100 copies.) Autobiographical novel about the French novelist (1810 - 1857), and his celebrated love affair with George Sand. Originally published, 1836. Our Book No: 16927. $100 AUD.
30. De Pierres, Paul (compiler) (1987). Wyalkatchem and Districts War Service 1899 - 1976 (Including Benjaberring, Korrelocking, Minnivale, Nalkain, Nembudding and Yorkrakine). Wyalkatchem, WA: Paul de Pierres. 102 pp. Hardback wide octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, dark green cloth cover (gilt lettering & decorative borders), glossy paper, black & white text-photos, small mark fore-edge, cover corners lightly bumped. Paul de Pierres has compiled a very special tribute to the war service personnel of Wyalkatchem and surrounding districts in the Western Australia wheatbelt. The book covers the Boer War, World War 1, World War 2, Korea, Vietnam, South East Asia and the Middle East, and consists largely of photos of servicemen and women. Limited edition stated. ISBN/ASIN: 0731601874. Our Book No: 25596. $45 AUD.
31. De Pierres, Paul (compiler) (1990). War Service Personnel of the Yilgarn 1900 - 1972. Perth, Swanbourne: Southern Cross and Yilgarn District Historical Society / John Burridge Military Antiques. 91 pp. Hardback wide octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, red cloth cover (gilt lettering & decorative borders), black & white text-photos, few small marks free flyleaf & title page. Paul De Pierres has compiled a very special tribute to the military veterans of the Yilgarn District in Western Australia. The late Mr Doug Davey compiled a large collection of photos of former service personnel who have lived in the Yilgarn. Paul De Pierres with the help of the Southern Cross and Yilgarn District Historical Society collated them into this book, which consists largely of photos of servicemen and women. Limited edition stated. ISBN/ASIN: 0731687515. Our Book No: 25595. $45 AUD.
32. Edwards, Zeny (1995). The Grecian Pagoda and the Architecture of Eryldene. Sydney: Zed / Printed by Wild & Woolley. 94 pp. Paperback square octavo, very good condition, black & white drawings & photos, light vertical crease front cover, minor edgewear, owner's written name. Zeny Edwards describes the architecture of the historic house Eryldene at Gordon, in the northern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, the home of E. G. Waterhouse, academic linguist at the University of Sydney. (No 461 of a limited edition of 500 copies.) ISBN/ASIN: 0646255681. Our Book No: 25325. $20 AUD.
33. Electric, Studios (1895). One Sepia Cabinet Portrait: Gentleman in dark suit or uniform, in front of wicker chair. Sydney: Electric Studios. N/A pp. One sepia cabinet portrait (16.5 x 10.5cm, no border), photo on grey board (studio name at base, reverse side written name), light foxing on front & reverse side board, some edgewear photo & board. A sepia cabinet photo of a gentleman in a dark suit or uniform. The uniform has long sleeves with 2 buttons on each sleeve, the front of the jacket has eight buttons (4 in a row, then another 4 in a row). The man is leaning his right arm on a back-to-front cane chair with a hat next to his arm. He has short hair and a moustache. A plant is in the background. Photographer: Electric Studios, 506n8 George St., Sydney, N.S.W. (No date, but about 1890 to 1900. Written name: Mr Duigsay, Cemaso?). Our Book No: 40909. $20 AUD.
34. Ennis, Henry; Friend, Donald (illustrator); Griffin, Richard (design, editor); Marsh, Peter (binder); Hince, Kenneth (foreword) (1983). Remarks on Board His Majesty's ship Tamar: In a voyage from England to Port Praia, Cape of Good Hope - New South Wales. Melbourne: Richard Griffin Publisher. 34 pp. Hardback quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), quarter-leather binding, cloth boards, brown jacket (gilt vignette & title, small scuff spine), light brown endpapers, two black & white drawings (frontispiece & title page), page edges roughly cut. Subtitle: 'And from thence along the coast of Australia, to Port Essington in the Cobourg Peninsula, and thence Bathurst and Melville Islands, Apsley's Straits, between 27th February & the 13th of November 1824 and continued in the ship Countess of Harcourt to the Isle of France, to 7th January 1825.' Short title: 'The Voyage of the Tamar 1824.' In his foreword Kenneth Hince states that the text is printed for the first time in book form, pretty much as it appeared in issues 413 to 417 of The Monthly Magazine, published in London from August 1825. (No 141 of a limited edition of 160 copies by expert Australian designer Richard Griffin. Australian handmade paper with untrimmed edges. Binding by Peter Marsh, Dove Bindery.). ISBN/ASIN: 0959303014. Our Book No: 40304. $210 AUD.
35. Eyre, Edward John (1964). Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia, and Overland from Port Adelaide to King George's Sound, in the Years 1840 - 1 [etc] (2 volumes) (1st facsimile ed) [Australiana Facsimile Editions, no. 7]. Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia (LBSA). 448 + 512 pp. Each volume: Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, good plus condition, brown leatherette cover (spine lettering, little faded), black & white plates (including frontispiece), tables, folded map in rear pocket, minor toning & foxing edges, minor edgewear, owner's rubber stamp. Very heavy (1.8 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. Facsimile edition, originally published London, 1845. First facsimile printing, unstated limited edition, about 500 copies. Contains all 23 plates (some full-page including frontispiece, some within-text linocuts). In 1839, Eyre made two expeditions from Adelaide to Lake Torrens, and from Port Lincoln to Streaky Bay. In June 1840 he set out on his most notable expedition, westward from Adelaide along the Great Australian Bight, with one white companion (Baxter) and three Aborigines. Baxter was murdered by two of the Aborigines, and Eyre and the remaining Aborigine reached Albany after a desperate journey. Eyre includes much valuable material on the Aborigines and their habits. Our Book No: 4024. $150 AUD.
36. Frost, Alan (2003). The Global Reach of Empire: Britain's Maritime Expansion in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Melbourne: Miegunyah Press / Melbourne University Press (MUP). 385 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, as new condition (in as new dustjacket), black & white & colour photos centre spread, few maps & tables, minimal edgewear, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Australian historian Alan Frost (La Trobe University, Melbourne) provides a study of British maritime and imperial expansion in the Indian and Pacific oceans, including maritime discovery, wartime strategy, and the creation of infrastructure to support the worldwide maritime activity, colonization and trade. Places the colonization of Australia, involving the First Fleet sailing for Botany Bay, in a broad context and shows its relationship to other imperial strategies of the period. (A limited edition of 1000 copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 0522850502. Our Book No: 17546. $180 AUD.
37. Gazette, Port Phillip (1979). Port Phillip Gazette 1838 to 1841 (5 Volumes) (Facsimile ed). Sydney, Mona Vale: Stephen Lansdown & Company. Unnum pp. Hardback very large folio (47.0 x 34.2 cm), dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), minor edgewear. Very heavy (12.0 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. A 5-volume very large format facsimile edition of the Port Phillip Gazette, an early Melbourne broadsheet newspaper from 1838 to 1841. (The copyright page states a 6-volume set, but only 5 volumes were published. No 208 of a limited edition of 285 copies. The ISBN 0868330124 applies to the 5-volume set. Very heavy, about 12 Kg packed weight.). ISBN/ASIN: 0868330124. Our Book No: 18226. $200 AUD.
38. Gazzard, Albert S. (1999). The Bounty and After: A Short History of the Descendants of the Mutineers of the "Bounty", Norfolk Island 1943 (Reprint ed). Palmerston North, NZ: Dorothy J. Mitchell. 118 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white drawings, faint foxing front cover & edges, front cover creased near spine, covers lightly marked, minor edgewear, sticker mark rear cover. The text in this book was originally written by Albert Gazzard from 1930 to 1943, and published in 1943. The words and phrases used are in keeping with this historical period. His daughter, Dorothy Mitchell, published this special book in 1983 (reprinted in 1999) in memory of her father, and the Norfolk Islanders that he loved. (Limited edition of 500 copies, 1983 edition.) This copy is the 1999 reprint. ISBN/ASIN: B0007C65V4. Our Book No: 26522. $20 AUD.
39. Gilmore, Mary (1932). Under the Wilgas (1st ed). Melbourne: Robertson & Mullens. 181 pp. Paperback trade (with flaps), dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), card covers (title & author labels front cover & spine, yapp edges), edge tears, slight loss spine ends, edges & most pages foxed (some pages minimal), endpapers lightly foxed, pages lightly toned, spine ends worn, some edgewear. First edition. In this very special book of poems, Mary Gilmore states that she has attempted to write about some of the emotions of a people once generous, once wise, and once proud and free. ISBN/ASIN: B003F3M3V8. Our Book No: 29945. $100 AUD.
40. Harris, Max; Clark, Robert (editor) (1967). A Window at Night: Selected with an Introduction by Robert Clark. Adelaide, Kensington Park: ABR Publications. 92 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, black leatherette cover (boards little lifted, spine gilt lettering little faded), pages lightly toned, edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear, autograph (written dedication). A fourth selection of poems by Max Harris, some written after 1955, and some not collected in three previous volumes. A 10-page introduction by Robert Clark. (No 1002 (!) of a limited edition of 1000 copies. Written autograph and dedication by Max Harris states: "Ought to be worth a million at the current rate of inflation. Sent 1973.”). ISBN/ASIN: B000QRH8Z2. Our Book No: 22557. $18 AUD.
41. Hasson, Dr James; Cammell, Charles Richard (introduction) (1948). The Banquet of the Immortals. Edinburgh: Poseidon Press. 212 pp. Hardback quarto, no jacket, very good condition, quarter-bound (paper-covered boards, cloth spine, spine label), black & white & colour plates (including frontispiece, some with tissue guards), extra spine label bound in at rear, page edges untrimmed, corners worn, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written name). Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. (No 67 of a limited edition of 300 autographed copies.) A private press book of art criticism. Contains 22 illustrations, 11 of which are in colour. Printed at the Westminster Press on mould-made paper. Cammell was associate editor, The Connoisseur, 1935 - 1940. Our Book No: 15640. $50 AUD.
42. Hermelo, Ricardo S.; Sobral, Jose M.; Fliess, Felipe; Rosove, Michael H. (editor) (2004). When the Corvette Uruguay Was Dismasted: The Return of the Uruguay From the Antarctic in 1903. Santa Monica, CA: Adelie Books. 24 pp. Hardback quarto, no jacket as issued, very good plus condition, colour frontispiece painting, quarter-bound (cloth spine, spine label, marbled boards, handmade acid-free paper), small mark spine. An English-language translation of a rare pamphlet by Ricardo Hermelo and colleagues, published in Buenos Aires 1946. Plus preface, appendices (original text) and bibliography. Synopsis: Most Antarctic buffs are familiar with the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901-4 which was lead by Otto Nordenskjold. However, because all of the primary sources are in Spanish and Swedish few are familiar with the interesting homeward bound journey aboard the Argentinean relief vessel Uruguay. The ship was severely damaged in a storm north of the South Shetland Islands. What transpired between the Argentinean and Swedish staff was controversial - and pride for Argentineans. (Translated from the Spanish by Gricelda and Lawrence Perales. Frontispiece painting of the corvette Uruguay in the Antarctic. Limited edition, 250 copies.) ISBN/ASIN: 0970538618. Our Book No: 15976. $80 AUD.
43. Hewett, Dorothy (1975). Rapunzel in Suburbia (1st (complete) ed). Sydney: New Poetry / Poetry Society of Australia. 95 pp. Paperback small octavo, fair condition reading copy, brown endpapers, front cover creased near spine, spine lightly toned, some edgewear. Her second collection of poems, somewhat raw, following 'Windmill Country' (1969). This book was suppressed as her ex-husband took legal action regarding a poem ('Uninvited Guest') included. This collection was reprinted in 1976, omitting the poem (but it still faced legal action). Loosely inserted: Brochure from the publisher advertising this book and other current books. (This copy: First edition. Limited edition of 1000 copies, of which 900 are paperbound. Out of series, as perhaps all copies. SCARCE with the controversial poem included.) ISBN/ASIN: 085869008X. Our Book No: 17262. $40 AUD.
44. Hogarth, Andrew (1989). The Great Plains Revisited (Photographic Images of the American West 1981 - 1989). [Sydney]: Andrew Hogarth / Robert Burton, printer. 124 pp. Hardback small folio, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), full-page black & white photos & drawings, autograph (author's written dedication), protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. Picturesque photographs of the American West (the Great Plains states, from Montana to Texas) by Andrew Hogarth, a Scottish-Australian photographer. Includes 17-page directory of battlefields, monuments and markers. The autograph is by Hogarth. (Copy 335 of a limited edition of 350 copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 0731678311. Our Book No: 6638. $50 AUD.
45. Hurley, Captain Frank (1981). Pearls and Savages: Adventures in the Air, on Land and Sea in New Guinea (Facsimile ed). Hong Kong: JAC Press. 414 pp. Hardback large quarto (26.5 x 20.0 cm), dustjacket (flaps all sides), very good condition (in very good dustjacket), green cloth cover, full-page black & white photos (including frontispiece portrait), top edge gilt (little marked), minor foxing endpapers & facsimile title page, front cover jacket little scratched (minor foxing, some edgewear), rubber stamp front pastedown, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. Very heavy (1.7 Kg), and not for sale outside Australia. Captain Frank Hurley was a noted Australian adventurer and photographer (including World War 1 for the Australian Army). This remarkable publication results from an expedition to New Guinea, by land sea and air (aviation developed quickly after WW1 to service the goldfields). His observations and experiences among the indigenous peoples are graphically recorded in word and picture. (No 459 of a limited facsimile edition of 1000 copies, published by JAC Press, Hongkong. No ISBN in book. Originally, published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1924. Has 82 outstanding monochrome photos by Frank Hurley. The paper is high-grade cream-tinted stock.) ISBN/ASIN: B0006AJ794. Our Book No: 14230. $140 AUD.
46. Isaacs, Enid (1981). Sufficient Wonder: On Flowers in Wild Places (1st ed). Canberra: Mulini Press. 28 pp. Paperback trade, card covers (with flaps), very good condition, stapled pamphlet, pictorial cover, black & white drawings, light stain top edge & few tiny specks front cover. In this charming little booklet, Enid Isaacs describes her surprise at finding the flowers she grows in her Armidale garden flourishing as wild flowers in the remote parts of the world. The mountains she visits are the Alps, the Himalayas and the Rockies with some famous peaks like the Matterhorn, Mount Mckinley and Mount Kosciusko. Australian mountains and native flowers are included in the booklet. (A limited edition to 500 copies.) ISBN/ASIN: 0949910031. Our Book No: 29749. $20 AUD.
47. Ives, Alan (1985). Corowa District [RMIHEARS Pamphlets]. Wagga Wagga, NSW: Riverina-Murray Institute Archives. 6 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, thin yellow card covers, minor edgewear, light creases along spine. This paper was originally produced in October 1890 in the report of the conference of fruit-growers and vine-growers, and published by the Government printer of the Colony of New South Wales as a Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. This pamphlet is a brief survey of the Corowa District. (No 17 in this series. Limited edition, 60 copies.). Our Book No: 30123. $15 AUD.
48. Ives, Alan (1985). Deniliquin District [RMIHEARS Pamphlets]. Wagga Wagga, NSW: Riverina-Murray Institute Archives. 6 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, thin yellow card covers, crease top edge front cover, light creasing along spine, minor edgewear. This paper was originally produced in October 1890 in the report of a conference of fruit-growers and vine-growers, and published by the Government Printer of the Colony of New South Wales as a Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. A brief look at the Deniliquin District. (No 16 in this series. Limited edition, 60 copies.). Our Book No: 30122. $15 AUD.
49. Ives, Alan (1985). Southern Table-land Southern Portion [Southern Tableland: RMIHEARS Pamphlets]. Wagga Wagga, NSW: Riverina-Murray Institute Archives. 6 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, thin yellow card covers, light creases along spine, crease top edge front cover, minor edgewear. This paper was originally produced in October 1890 in the report of the conference of fruit-growers and vine-growers, and was published by the Government printer of the Colony of New South Wales in a Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Covers Queanbeyan, Tumut, Tumberumbah, Wagga Wagga, Albury. (No 15 in a series. Limited edition, 60 copies.). Our Book No: 30121. $15 AUD.
50. Ives, Walter (editor); Coles, Lady (contributor) (1982). Arthur William Coles: With Zeal and Integrity. Melbourne: Privately Published / Queensberry Hill Press (Printer). 113 pp. Hardback wide octavo, no jacket, very good condition, handbound in quarter English buckram, colour frontispiece (few tiny spots reverse side), black & white text-photos, colour certificate tipped-in, edges lightly foxed, ribbon bookmark. A biography of businessman Arthur Coles. Arthur was born at Geelong, Victoria, on 6th August 1892. His family then moved to St. James about 20 miles north of Benalla in north-eastern Victoria. Arthur completed his education at the State School in St. James. Arthur's father, George Coles was a substantial retailer and Arthur became part of the Coles family stores. From 1921 to 1946 he was Director of G. J. Coles & Coy. Ltd. From 1938 to 1940 he was Lord Mayor of Melbourne. He enlisted in 1916 at the outbreak of World War 1 and was an original member of the 6th Battalion, A.I.F. The chronology at the rear of this book lists all his achievements. The authors have put this very special book together as a small tribute to a well-loved colleague and friend. (Privately published in a limited edition of 1500 copies. Knighthood certificate tipped in.). ISBN/ASIN: 0909174342. Our Book No: 41339. $35 AUD.
51. Kentridge, William; McDoanld, John; Gregory, Bill (introduction) (2008). William Kentridge: Telegrams from the Nose: Films, Sculpture, Drawings, Tapestry, Etchings. Sydney, Annandale: Annandale Galleries. 64 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, very good condition, colour & black & white photos (paintings), top spine littlle bumped, minor edgewear. This book of artworks by William Kentridge was published by Annandale Galleries (Sydney inner west) in association with Goodman Galleries in Johannesburg. It accompanies an exhibition on 11 June - 19 July 2008 at Annandale Galleries. There is an essay by John McDonald and an introduction by Bill Gregory (director of the Annandale Galleries). A limited edition of 2000 copies. The artist was born in Johannesburg, and has always lived in South Africa. As a visual artist he continually looks at ways to lift the images off the page and bring them to life through mediums of animated films, installation, theatre, opera or puppet shows, his fertile imagination pushing in many directions. ISBN/ASIN: 9781427622655. Our Book No: 41194. $30 AUD.
52. Knopwood, Robert; Shillinglaw, J. J. (introduction) (1984). Journal of the Voyage to Port Phillip [Victoriana Collection]. [Melbourne, Carlton]: Queensberry Hill Press. 133 pp. Hardback small octavo, full brown leather cover (boards gilt stamped), spine is ribbed (gilt lettering), very good condition, brown endpapers, tipped in frontispiece sepia (brown-tinted) drawing, in cardboard slipcase (acquisition date written on edge). The diary of Reverend Knopwood, chaplain, describing his voyage in 1803 from England on HMS Calcutta with convicts to Port Phillip [later, Melbourne], and life at the Port Phillip settlements up until departure for Hobart Town. This Queensberry Press facsimile edition was originally issued as Parliamentary Paper No. 15, titled "Port Phillip. First Survey and Settlement Of", and published the following year in octavo format as "Historical Records of Port Phillip: the First Annals of the Colony of Victoria". (Copy 67 of limited edition of 155 copies.) ISBN/ASIN: 0909174423. Our Book No: 17196. $90 AUD.
53. Kolenberg, Hendrick; Mortimer, Niki (editor); Thompson, Jennifer (editor) (2005). Limited Editions Arthur Boyd in Print: A Bundanon Travelling Exhibition. West Cambewarra, NSW: Bundanon Trust. 64 pp. Paperback small quarto, card covers, very good condition, colour & black & white paintings, minimal edgewear. (Edition of 1200 copies.) This art exhibition, curated by Mortimer and Thompson, focuses on (and illuminates) his genius as an artist in all mediums. This beautiful catalogue records an historic gathering of Arthur Boyd's prints. The catalogue goes through his printmaking career from the early 1960s, when he embarked on his first series of etchings, through to the collagraphs and etchings of the 1990s. (A collagraph is a painting on a rigid substrate such as wood or paperboard.). ISBN/ASIN: 095794652X. Our Book No: 25904. $35 AUD.
54. Lack, Clem (1969). A Bookman's Essays. Brisbane, Fortitude Valley: W. R. Smith & Paterson. 388 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), edges faintly foxed, minor edgewear jacket (all flap corners clipped), old price marks. (No 491 of a limited edition of 500 copies.) The author is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, and a well-known Queensland journalist, historian and biographer. Here he fulfils a lifetime ambition to collect in book form the legends and sagas of the Celtic and English peoples. Also includes biographical essays on famous Celts, including many famous Australians of Irish, Scottish and Welsh descent. Our Book No: 15120. $30 AUD.
55. Landsborough, William; Hankel, Valmai (introduction) (2000). Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria, in Search of Burke and Wills (Deluxe, facsimile ed) [Australiana Facsimile Editions]. Adelaide: Friends of the State Library of South Australia. 128 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, quarter bound black leather & blue cloth (gilt spine lettering), gilt string bookmark, frontispiece portrait, map in rear pocket, minor edgewear. William Landsborough is noted for his explorations of Queensland, and for his two expeditions (1861-2) in search of the missing Burke & Wills, the second of which resulted in the first north-to-south crossing of Australia. Facsimile edition of a book first published in Melbourne, 1862. An edition limited to 500 copies, of which 99 deluxe numbered copies are bound in quarter leather (of which this one is No. 75). Introduction by Valmai Hanke, rare books librarian, State Library of South Australia. (No 221 in the 'Australiana Facsimile Editions' series.). ISBN/ASIN: 1876154322. Our Book No: 12959. $80 AUD.
56. Lang, Rev. John Dunmore (1978). The Fatal Mistake and Two Statements on the Scots Church, Sydney. Sydney: Library of Australian History (LAH). 57 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, red cloth cover (gilt spine lettering), minor edgewear, minor annotation rear free flyleaf. To mark the centenary of his death, three of the Rev. John Dunmore Lang's controversial pamphlets are here reprinted in the 'Library of Australian History' series, being some of his last published words. Lang was the first Presbyterian minister in Sydney arriving in 1823, until he died 55 years later. (No 320 of a limited edition of 500 copies. 6 + 51 pages.) ISBN/ASIN: 0908120117. Our Book No: 16234. $25 AUD.
57. Lhotsky, Dr John; Andrews, Alan E. J. (editor) (1979). A Journey from Sydney to the Australian Alps Undertaken in the Months of January, February and March, 1834 (Reprint ed). Hobart: Blubber Head Press. 279 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), tan boards, black & white photos spread (plates), frontispiece drawing, maps, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear jacket (top edge flaps little faded). A Journey from Sydney to the Australian Alps Undertaken in the Months of January, February and March, 1834, by Dr John Lhotsky (edited by Allan E. J. Andrews, Blubber Head Press, 1979). This is the scientific record of Dr Lhotsky's journey to the Australian Alps. This book is reprinted fully for the first time since 1836, together with an exact transcription of the Lhotsky manuscript notes which shed light on the concluding, unpublished and apparently unwritten portion of his account. The extensive introduction by Alan Andrews, and accompanying notes, references and explanatory maps, clarify the text, trace Lhotsky's probable route, and provide a valuable summary of the early exploration and pastoral penetration of the Australian Alps and its surrounding region. (No 434 of a limited to 500 numbered copies, autographed by the editor.) ISBN/ASIN: 0908528000. Our Book No: 40295. $120 AUD.
58. Lindsay, David; Elder, Sir Thomas (1999). Journal of the Elder Scientific Exploring Expedition, 1891-2: Under Command of D. Lindsay (4 volumes) (Facsimile ed). Adelaide, North Adelaide: Corkwood Press. Various pp. Each book: Hardback small octavo to oblong quarto, no jacket, as new condition, black cloth cover (gilt lettering front cover & spine), sepia (brown-tinted) photos (v2), foldout maps (v4). Very heavy set (2.6 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. The Elder expedition to Central Australia was placed under the control of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch. Volume 1: [title continues] 'Under Command of D. Lindsay, equipped Solely at the Cost of Sir Thomas Elder GCMG for the Purpose of Completing the Exploration of Australia.' Small octavo (207p). Volume 2: Photographs. Oblong quarto (Unnum p.). Full-page sepia photos, with facing blank page. Volume 3: Confidential Report. Small octavo (131p). Volume 4: Maps. Octavo, with flap and pocket, containing two very large foldout maps (one coloured). Limited facsimile edition of 400 copies (Corkwood Press, 1999). The copy number differs as each volume was published at different times, 1999 to 2003. Facsimile of a book set originally published in Adelaide by C. E. Bristow in 1893. Ferguson no. 9409a. ISBN/ASIN: B000W2TDZE. Our Book No: 17535A. $250 AUD.
59. Lindsay, Jack; Counihan, Noel (illustrator) (1974). Death of a Spartan King and Two Other Stories of the Ancient World (1st ed). London: Inca Books. 76 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, very good condition, fine binding in quarter leather and cloth, black & white full-page drawings, faint price marks top corner tip front endpaper, tiny mark last two pages. Death of a Spartan King by Jack Lindsay has been revised from a version published as Come Home at Last (1937). The other two stories are here published for the first time. This edition is limited to 1000 copies: 175 copies numbered 26 to 200 are autographed and bound in quarter leather. This is no. 78. ISBN/ASIN: 0904381013. Our Book No: 40305. $65 AUD.
60. Lindsay, Lionel (poems); Littlewood, Robert C. (compiler) (1980). A Ballad of Buccaneering: An Appreciation of the Circumstances Which Influenced the Production of Sir Lionel Lindsay's first Six Etchings, Accompanied by Six of the Artist's Poems from the Same Period (Limited ed). Melbourne: Jester Press. 28 pp. Hardback narrow quarto, very good plus condition, original quarter-bound (cloth cover, leather spine), black & white etchings, autograph (compiler's written name). The poems in this collectible book were first published in 'The Outpost' newspaper between 28 April and 1 December 1900. They have been printed as they originally appeared, without alteration to spelling or punctuation. Text by Robert Littlewood, etchings and poems by Lionel Lindsay (copyright, Peter Lindsay). Copies 11 to 100 were bound by W. Flattely and Sons, Carlton in one quarter morocco with matching cloth, endpapers and headbands. (Copy no 25 of a scarce limited edition of 100 autographed copies. Autograph of Robert Littlewood, the compiler and publisher. Pages unnumbered.). ISBN/ASIN: 0959638520. Our Book No: 28578. $85 AUD.
61. Lindsay, Raymond; Arnold, John (editor) (1983). A Letter from Sydney, Being a Long Epistle from Ray Lindsay to his Brother Jack Relating Mainly to Their Lives in Sydney in the Nineteen-twenties. Melbourne: Jester Press. 60 pp. Paperback large quarto (with flaps), very good condition, tipped-in sepia (brown-coloured) photo frontispiece, autograph (publisher's written name & details). This 13,500-word letter, written by Raymond Lindsay (second son of Norman and Katie Lindsay), was a reply to queries from Jack Lindsay at the time he was writing the second volume of his autobiography ('The Roaring Twenties', 1962). The letter is about the life of the brothers in Sydney during the 1920s and early 1930s. The editor, bookseller John Arnold, has deleted some scandalous material and replaced some names by pseudonyms. Frontispiece photo is of Raymond Lindsay. Letterpress, bound into stiff overlapping covers with thin red card wraps. Introductory essay by John Arnold. (Out of series copy of a limited edition of 1000 copies, numbered 101 to 1100. This presentation copy is annotated: "For Stuart Sayers, with best wishes from the publisher, Robert Littlewood, 12.11.88, one year late !". A hardback in slipcase, with the same ISBN, is also available.). ISBN/ASIN: 095963858X. Our Book No: 13395. $30 AUD.
62. Lindsay, Raymond; Arnold, John (editor) (1983). A Letter from Sydney, Being a Long Epistle from Ray Lindsay to his Brother Jack Relating Mainly to Their Lives in Sydney in the Nineteen-Twenties. Melbourne: Jester Press. 60 pp. Hardback large quarto, very good condition, maroon cloth cover (gilt lettering, in matching slipcase), tipped-in sepia (brown-coloured) photo frontispiece, minor fading spine, minimal foxing top edge, minor edgewear, autograph (editor's written name). In slipcase (little faded fore-edge). Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This 13,500-word letter, written by Raymond Lindsay (second son of Norman and Katie Lindsay), was a reply to queries from Jack Lindsay at the time he was writing the second volume of his autobiography (The Roaring Twenties, 1962). Frontispiece photo is of Raymond Lindsay. Introductory essay by bookseller John Arnold. Printed on goatskin parchment, and case bound by Nick Doslov of Renaissance Bookbinding, Melbourne, in full buckram cloth with matching slipcase. (No 2 of a collectors hardback limited edition of 100 numbered copies in slipcase. Has same ISBN as standard edition of 1000 copies.) ISBN/ASIN: 095963858X. Our Book No: 16877. $80 AUD.
63. Littlewood, Robert C.; Frazer, David (illustrator) (2006). Six Bookplates Engraved by David Frazer. Stoke-on-Trent: Lytlewode Press. 18 pp. Hardback small quarto, no jacket as issued (in slipcase), dark pink cloth covered boards & slipcase, very good plus condition, tipped-in original wood engraved black & white bookplates, autograph (author's written name). David Frazer is one of Australia's finest wood engravers. This finely produced monograph by Robert C. Littlewood on the David Frazer bookplates is a tribute to the skill and the art of contemporary bookplate making. The bookplates are for John Hart, Leigh Hobbs, Tony Irving, Edwin Jewell, Katherine Littlewood, and Caitlin E. Littlewood. Robert Littlewood, was President of the Australian Bookplate Society. (No. 19 of limited edition of 150 copies, numbered and autographed by the author and publisher.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781905611065. Our Book No: 30107. $180 AUD.
64. Littlewood, Robert C.; Groves, Derham (1996). The Coming Out of Holmes and Watson: Being a Souvenir to Mark the Publication of 'You Bastard Moriarty'. Melbourne, Central Park: Littlewood Press. 10 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good plus condition, green marbled card cover (title label, string binding), black & white photo tipped in, black & white engraving frontispiece, untrimmed edges, invitation card laid down inside rear cover, minimal smudging front free flyleaf (during manufacture), autographs. Limited edition of 50 numbered copies (this copy out of series). A Sherlock Holmes collectible, being a souvenir to mark the publication of 'You Bastard Moriarty'. Handmade, set in 12 point Times, on paper stock (velin arches, pure cotton 160gsm), and printed on a vertical Miehle press. Each copy contains an original, autograph linocut by Dr. Derham Groves and an original autographed photograph by Robert Bradley, and a decorative marbled wrapper by Renate Eising. Includes invitation card to launch of "You Bastard Moriarty". ISBN/ASIN: 1875718168. Our Book No: 16669. $40 AUD.
65. Low, Francis (compiler) (1978). The City of Sydney Directory for MDCCCXLIV-V (The City of Sydney Directory 1844-45). Sydney, North Sydney: Library of Australian History. 218 pp. Hardback narrow octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, tan cloth cover (gilt lettering spine), small mark top edge, pages faintly toned as usual, minor edgewear, owner's written name & embossed seal. A facsimile reprint of the original 1844 first edition of the first directory of Sydney, compiled by Francis Low. Cover title continues: "Containing names of businesses, & residences of the principle inhabitants; the several government offices; public institutions and societies; list of vessels entered at the Port of Sydney; rules of practice of the courts of requests; by-laws of the city council; table of fees, &c". (This copy: No 452 of a limited edition of 1000 copies by the Library of Australian History.) ISBN/ASIN: 0908120095. Our Book No: 13142. $40 AUD.
66. Malone, M. J. (Mick) (editor) (1997). SAS: A Pictorial History of the Australian Special Air Force 1957 - 1997 (1st ed). Perth, Northbridge: Access Press. 416 pp. Hardback quarto, no jacket, very good condition, pictorial green cover, illustrated endpapers, black & white text-photos, glossy paper, small scuff top spine, top corner tip front cover little bumped, minor edgewear, owner name & address label spine & front free flyleaf. (This copy: Hardcover edition, Access Press, 1997, which has the same ISBN as the paperback edition of 1998.) This book celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the Special Air Service Regiment (SAS), undertaken by the National Secretariat of the Australian Special Air Force Association. The book details, in over 1000 captioned pictures, the day to day life of the SAS soldier, at home in Australia and on overseas service in Vietnam, the Himalayas and elsewhere. The first chapter shows the history of the unit. The last chapter is about the Blackhawk tragedy of 1996 in Somalia. This first edition, edited by M. J. Malone, is the result of years of research and collection. Published in a limited edition of 1500 copies. The editor is a former SAS officer, holder of the Order of Australia Medal (OAM), and now a rare book dealer. (The former owner, Jack Fletcher of Bungendore, was a senior SAS officer. His written details are on the front free flyleaf & spine label.). ISBN/ASIN: 0864451148. Our Book No: 41210. $100 AUD.
67. Marling, Karal Ann; Hart, Pro; Littlewood, Robert C. (publisher) (2011). A Bookplate by Pro Hart. Stoke-on-Trent: Robert Littlewood / 1st Books Library / Lytlewode Press. 12 pp. Hardback small quarto (in slipcase), very good plus condition, orange cloth covered boards (faint gilt spine lettering, in orange slipcase), tipped-in frontispiece portrait, tipped-in original etched bookplate, bookplate, untrimmed edges. A private press book containing a bookplate by the Australian artist Pro Hart, plus a short biography by Karal Marling of this controversial artist from Broken Hill, explanatory notes, and photographs of Pro Hart with publisher Robert Littlewood. (No. 62 of limited edition of 275 copies, numbered and signed by the publisher. This standard copy, being nos 51 - 275, contains an original etched bookplate printed from the original copper plate, and is bound in orange cloth with a matching slipcase. Autographed by the publisher, Robert Littlewood.) ISBN/ASIN: 190561120X. Our Book No: 28576. $150 AUD.
68. McLaren, Ian F. (1989). Henry Tolman Dwight: Bookseller and Publisher. Melbourne, Parkville: University of Melbourne Library. 140 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good plus condition, card cover, stencilled, black & white illustrations. Ian F. McLaren, bibliographer and book collector, has written a biography of the important but neglected Melbourne bookseller and publisher (1823 - 1871). A limited edition of 300 copies. ISBN/ASIN: 0732502462. Our Book No: 16564. $60 AUD.
69. McNicoll, A. W. R.; Ingleton, G. C. (illustrator) (1932). Sea Voices (Limited ed). Sydney: A. W. R. McNicholl and G. C. Ingelton. 48 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, good condition, EX-LIBRARY (small library sticker, spine label overlays library digits), original dark green cloth cover (gilt vignette, edges & spine faded), black & white drawings (some full-page), first letter red each poem, top edge gilt, fore-edge untrimmed, minor edgewear, internally very good. G. C. Ingleton produced and illustrated this book of 25 sea poems by A. W. R. McNicoll on board HMAS Canberra during a cruise around Australia in August to November, 1932. (Unstated limited edition of about 260 copies, Trove. Unnumbered pages.) ISBN/ASIN: B001V8CTCW. Our Book No: 13326. $20 AUD.
70. Meredith, John (1988). Gallant Peter Clark [Australian Historical Monograph Series]. Canberra, Woden: Popinjay Australian Publications. 68 pp. Hardback large quarto, no jacket, very good plus condition, green cloth cover (gilt lettering), sepia (brown-tinted) photos including frontispiece, black & cream drawing. This story of a drover named Peter Clark who was shot by Wilson the bushranger when he resisted a holdup, north of Scone (NSW) in the 1860s. The author, John Meredith, sets out - not to try and discover the true story - but rather to document the processes of the oral tradition - to bring together all the various accounts under one cover. Whatever the truth may be, this collection of legends will stand as a tribute to the bravery and courage of a young bushman who died game and was gallant to the end. (No 6 in the Australian Historical Monograph series, from Popinjay Australian Publications. Limited edition of 210 copies, 95 of which are numbered and autographed by the publisher, Stephan Williams. This is no 26. ISBN not printed in book.). ISBN/ASIN: 0731634748. Our Book No: 40171. $60 AUD.
71. Middleton, Alex; Maning, Francis Beresford (1978). Bathurst and Western District Directory and Tourist's Guide and Gazetteer 1886 - 7 (Facsimile ed). Sydney: Library of Australian History (LAH). 145 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, embossed brown cloth cover (gilt spine lettering, embossed borders), adverts throughout, minor edgewear. Facsimile edition. Title continues: 'Containing Alphabetical Directory for Bathurst, Orange, Dubbo, Blayney, Wellington & Molong, also Classified Trade and Professional Directory for Bathurst, Orange, and Dubbo.' One of only three directories published prior to 1901 for the Bathurst region in central New South Wales. (No 111 of a limited facsimile edition of 600 copies. Brown cloth variant. Originally published, 1886.) ISBN/ASIN: 0908120087. Our Book No: 16316A. $30 AUD.
72. Middleton, Alex; Maning, Francis Beresford (1978). Bathurst and Western District Directory and Tourist's Guide and Gazetteer 1886 - 7 (Facsimile ed). Sydney: Library of Australian History (LAH). 145 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, blue cloth cover (gilt spine lettering, embossed borders), adverts throughout, minimal edgewear, owner’s written name. Facsimile edition. Title continues: 'Containing Alphabetical Directory for Bathurst, Orange, Dubbo, Blayney, Wellington & Molong, also Classified Trade and Professional Directory for Bathurst, Orange, and Dubbo.' One of only three directories published prior to 1901 for the Bathurst region in central New South Wales. (No 585 of a limited facsimile edition of 600 copies. Brown cloth variant. Originally published, 1886.) ISBN/ASIN: 0908120087. Our Book No: 17469. $30 AUD.
73. Moe, Steven (2015). St Mark's Northbridge: A Visual History Celebrating the First 100 Years (1st ed). Sydney, Northbridge: St Mark's, Northbridge. 441 pp. Paperback small thick quarto, very good plus condition, many black & white text-photos, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written name title page). Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. First (limited) edition. The story of St Mark's Anglican Church in Northbridge, a northern suburb of Sydney, compiled by Steven Moe. The church has had regular services since 1919. He traces the history back from those early days until now. Each chapter is about a particular decade and provides a visual history of that period through more than 390 images of old photos, letters, service sheets, articles and more. Published to honour the memory of the people involved in St Mark's. (No 31 of a limited edition of 85 copies. No ISBN printed in book. The barcode 5800112764044 is possibly not a valid ISBN.). Our Book No: 30059. $80 AUD.
74. Morris, Ainslie (editor) (1987). The Sydney Bush Walkers: The First Sixty Years [Sydney Bushwalkers]. Sydney: Sydney Bush Walkers Inc. 166 pp. Paperback trade, card cover, very good condition, black & white text-photos, map, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written names). Ainslie Morris edits the story of one of the oldest bushwalking clubs in Australia, founded in 1927. It is also a history of the bushwalking movement in New South Wales (NSW). (No 128 of limited edition of 500 autographed copies. Seven autographs: the editor plus six authors.). ISBN/ASIN: 0731605152. Our Book No: 13167. $30 AUD.
75. Mouritz, J. J. (compiler) (1979). The Port Phillip Almanac and Directory for 1847 (Facsimile ed) [Facsimile series, no. 20]. Sydney: Library of Australian History. 158 pp. Hardback small, no jacket as issued, red-brown cloth cover (slightly embossed, gilt spine lettering), very good condition, adverts at rear, minor edgewear, bookplate. A facsimile of the shorter 1847 edition of 'The Port Phillip Almanac and Directory', which was compiled by J. J. Mouritz, and printed by W. Clarke at the Herald office, Melbourne. Copy 623 of a limited edition of 1000 copies. Note: A longer edition was also published in 1847. (Includes 8 pages of adverts at rear. Bookplate of Leslie J. Louttit.). ISBN/ASIN: 090812029X. Our Book No: 12742. $30 AUD.
76. Muir, Marcie (1980). Charlotte Barton: Australia's First Children's Author. Sydney: Wentworth Books. 35 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, card cover, stapled pamphlet (rusted staples), frontispiece drawing, black & white photos (portraits), some minor insect damage covers (mainly front cover edges), minor edgewear. Marcie Muir describes in detail her patient detective work that revealed the true author of the first children's book published in Australia (A Mother's Offering to her Children, published in Sydney in 1841). Charlotte Barton was the mother of Australian novelist and artist Louisa Atkinson. (No 247 of a limited edition of 500 copies, all autographed.). ISBN/ASIN: 0855871547. Our Book No: 17693. $15 AUD.
77. Mumey, Nolie (1930). A Study of Rare Books: With Special Reference to Colophones, Press Devices and Title Pages of Interest to the Bibliophile and the Student of Literature. Denver, CO: Clasen Publishing Company. 572 pp. Hardback thick quarto, no jacket as issued, original tan quarter-bound cloth with board covers, title label front cover & spine (defective), very good condition, black & white drawings (some full-page), page edges untrimmed, top edge tinted red, front inner hinge little split (pages firm), front cover scratched, front endpapers & edges lightly toned, moderate edgewear notably corners, internally excellent, autograph. Very heavy (2.3 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. Contains three major sections: History of Books, Printers, Colophons; Press Devices; and Aids to Identification of Rare Books. Includes: early printed books, horn books, incunabula, early English Bibles, medical books, English literature, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, identification of modern American first editions, printer's mottoes, Latinized place-names. Mumey is noted for producing fine limited edition books. (No 822 of a limited edition of 1000 autographed copies.) Our Book No: 14719. $150 AUD.
78. Municipal Council, Paddington; Sonder, Richard W. (1980). Paddington: Its History Trade and Industries 1860 - 1910: Being a Record of 50 years of Civic Government (Facsimile ed). Sydney, Woollahra: Salux Pty Ltd / Paddington Municipal Council. 112 pp. Hardback small oblong quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (very good dustjacket), gilt title on boards, black & white text-photos, black & white drawings (adverts), minor edgewear jacket (few small edge tears, small crease top edge), non-author written dedication front pastedown. Richard Sonder, a life member of the Paddington Society, in a preface states that this richly illustrated book by the local Paddington Council, hardly known, relates part of the history of Sydney. Even though it is mainly about Paddington in the Eastern Suburbs, it will interest anyone who follows the historic developments of Sydney. A charming addition to any local history library. (No 168 of a limited edition of 250 copies. Facsimile reissue with preface, originally published, 1910.). ISBN/ASIN: 0959454403. Our Book No: 41037. $40 AUD.
79. Nielsen, Peter (2004). North Queensland at War (Day by Day): Volume 1: Naval and Merchant Shipping Movements (1939 - 1942). Townsville: Nielsen Publishing. 330 pp. Paperback thick wide octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written name). Peter Nielsen has researched and compiled a comprehensive self-published catalogue of all naval shipping movements in North Queensland waters during the specified time period of World War 2, 1939 - 1942. (Volume 1 only : Part 2 was later published in 2007. 306 + 24 pages. No 55 of an unspecified limited edition.) ISBN/ASIN: 0975212702. Our Book No: 14609. $50 AUD.
80. Odd, Bill (1981). Hastings Heritage. Port Macquarie, NSW: Sunset Gallery. 221 pp. Hardback large folio (37.6 x 29.0 cm), brown full leather cover (gilt lettering front & spine, raised bands on spine), very good condition, black & white drawings, few minor dents edges cover. Very heavy (3.0 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. A very large format book of drawings by Bill Odd of the Hastings River area on the mid-north coast of New South Wales (NSW). Consists of single-page drawings, with explanatory text on the facing page. The publishers are Chris and Loretta Le Gay Brereton, Sunset Gallery, Port Macquarie, (No 37 of a limited edition of 300 copies, autographed by the artist. Volume 1 on spine, but this is the only volume published.) Our Book No: 14062A. $150 AUD.
81. Officer Just Returned, An (1978). An Authentic and Interesting Narrative of the Late Expedition to Botany Bay as Performed by Commodore Phillips and the Fleet of the Seven Transport Ships under His Command [etc] (Facsimile ed) [Facsimile Series]. Sydney: Library of Australian History (LAH). 48 pp. Hardback small, no jacket as issued, very good plus condition, navy blue cloth cover (embossed edges, gilt spine lettering), black & white frontispiece, minor scuffing front endpapers. Title ends: "and Safe Arrival on the Coast of New Holland, with Particular Descriptions of Jackson's Bay & Lord Howe Island". An anonymous account, by an officer, of the First Fleet's departure from Plymouth (April 1787) to his embarkation on The Prince of Wales for his return voyage to England (14 July 1788). The first available firsthand description of events at Botany Bay, Port Jackson and Norfolk Island. Originally published in two versions, Aberdeen & London, 1789. Both title pages and one preface are reproduced here in facsimile, but the text of the London edition has been re-set (retaining original spelling, etc.) because it was too poor to reproduce in facsimile. (No 12 in the Library of Australian History Facsimile series. Limited edition of 800 copies.) ISBN/ASIN: 0908120109. Our Book No: 16302A. $28 AUD.
82. Penzig, Edgar (1992). Rogues, Vagabonds and Bloody Thieves: An Illustrated History of Colonial Crime 1850 - 1900. Katoomba, NSW: Tranter Enterprises. 220 pp. Hardback small quarto, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear, autograph (author's large written dedication). Edgar Penzig presents a lavishly illustrated history of eastern Australian colonial crime, including bushranging, murders and robberies. This is the eleventh book by the expert chronicler of Australian bushranging. The written dedication states: "Best wishes from the author to a fellow colonial". (No 446 of a limited edition of 1200 copies.) ISBN/ASIN: 0958765065. Our Book No: 17568. $80 AUD.
83. Perry, Peter; Armstrong, Ian (artist); Clarke, Rod (foreword) (1999). Ian Armstrong Retrospective 1941 - 1998. Castlemaine, VIC: Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum. 64 pp. Paperback large quarto (with flaps), very good condition, stapled, colour & black & white paintings (some full-page), front cover lightly foxed, rear cover lightly marked, minor edgewear. This art book accompanies the Ian Armstrong Retrospective Exhibition at the Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum Retrospective, May 1999, then the Victorian Regional Gallery Tour, 2000. The book includes tributes by former students and associates. Trained at Melbourne's National Gallery School and at George Bell School, Armstrong was a full-time artist throughout his life. (A limited edition of 400 autographed copies, but this copy is unnumbered.). ISBN/ASIN: 0958729913. Our Book No: 27386. $20 AUD.
84. Pope, Mr [Alexander] (1925). The Rape of the Lock: An Heroi-comical Poem in Five Canto's [Haslewood Books Series]. [England]: Chiswick Press / Frederick Etchells and Hugh Macdonald. 59 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket (missing) as common, very good condition, red & black text on title page, board cover, cloth spine (little mottled, gilt spine lettering), black & white drawings (including frontispiece), untrimmed edges, minor edgewear & toning. (No 590 of a limited edition of 725 copies.) Set up from an octavo of 1718, with a very few substitutions from later readings, and preserving the six-line illustrations. A mock-epic poem, in which a hideous crime is committed at a fashionable London society gathering. The victim is the beautiful, innocent Belinda, her attacker is the dastardly Baron, and his weapon of choice is a pair of scissors. A sharp and witty tale of the most famous bad hair day in the history of literature. Our Book No: 15635. $20 AUD.
85. Poulton, M. D. (1988). The Story of William and Bridget Poulton and their Family. Sydney, Beecroft: E. J. & M. D. Poulton. 184 pp. Paperback large quarto, good plus condition, typewritten text, black & white text-photos, rear cover marked & lightly foxed, corner tips covers & some pages creased, some edgewear, written dedication title page. (No 167 of a limited edition of 1000 copies.) William Poulton was a baker transported to Sydney Town in 1831 for stealing sausages. He married Bridget McGuire, and had nine children. This detailed genealogical study documents his extensive descendents, mostly in New South Wales. Our Book No: 17560. $50 AUD.
86. Prinsep, Mrs A.; Princep, Augustus (1981). The Journal of a Voyage from Calcutta to Van Diemen's Land: Comprising a Description of That Colony During a Six Months Residence (Facsimile ed) [Prinsep's Journal: Tasmaniana Facsimile Editions]. Hobart: Melanie Publications. 117 pp. Hardback square quarto, no jacket as issued, very good plus condition, half leather binding (leather binding along spine and cover corners, raised bands & gilt decoration spine), marbled boards, large foldout colour drawing ar rear, colour plates, frontispiece drawing, blue-coloured paper, tiny bookshop sticker front pastedown. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Mrs Prinsep describes her sea voyage from Calcutta to Hobart Town in 1829 via various ships and Batavia, and her residence in Hobart Town. Private press (Melanie Press) facsimile of a book originally published in 1833 (Smith, Elder & Co., London). From original letters selected by Mrs A. Prinsep from Augustus Princep's journal. With biographical details of Augustus and Elizabeth Prinsep, and index, by George Deas Brown. The original sketches were drawn during the years 1829 and 1830. The illustrations for this facsimile edition were produced by Jim Borham of Craftsman Press, Melbourne, from colour transparencies filmed by the Tasmanian Film Corporation. (Large colour foldout panoramic view of Hobart Town. Eleven colour plates. Morocco leather binding: no slipcase as this is the standard edition, rather than the additional deluxe edition of 25 copies. The text paper is Glastonbury Antique Blue. The endpapers are Lineweave Colonial Bass Strait blue. No. 51 of a limited edition of 300 copies. No. 3 in the 'Tasmaniana Facsimile Editions' series from Melanie Publications.). ISBN/ASIN: 0908415028. Our Book No: 40139. $200 AUD.
87. Purcell, Leigh (1982). Photos: 50th Anniversary: Sydney Harbour Bridge 1932 - 1982. Sydney: Daily Mirror. N/A pp. Photos in souvenir envelope, very good condition. Contents: four black & white photos. Envelope: cardboard, oblong small quarto format, flaps at back, sticker seal torn (rear flap scuffed from part sticker removal), minor edgewear. (Limited edition: no 977 of 1000 copies.) Souvenir envelope (designed by Purcell) containing photographs, published by the Sydney tabloid newspaper, the Daily Mirror, to mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Our Book No: 12299. $12 AUD.
88. Rahn, G. V.; Ives, Alan (editor) (1985). Fruit Preserving [RMIHEARS Pamphlets]. Wagga Wagga, NSW: Riverina-Murray Institute Archives. 6 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, thin yellow card covers, light creases spine & front cover, minor edgewear. This paper was originally produced in October 1890 in the report of a conference of fruit-growers and vine-growers, and was published by the Government Printer of the Colony of New South Wales in a Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. This is a brief look at the beginning of fruit preserving which the author hoped would be an industry which would produce results in the future. (No 13 in a series. Limited edition, 60 copies.). Our Book No: 30125. $10 AUD.
89. Ransom, Phyllis (1988). Round the Square in Witney. Buckingham: Barracuda Books. 132 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white text-photos, endpaper map. A nostalgic illustrated memoir by Phyllis Ransom of living in Witney, and historic Oxfordshire city, noted as the location of the King Edward VII's coronation in 1911. (No 406 of an unspecified limited edition. Publication was supported by subscribers, listed at rear. The author is a retired longtime local teacher and chemist.) ISBN/ASIN: 0860234169. Our Book No: 13692. $20 AUD.
90. Reynolds, Peter L.; Flottmann, Paul V. (1976). Half a Thousand Acres: Balmain, a History of the Land Grant. Sydney, Balmain: Balmain Association, Inc. 148 pp. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), sepia (brown-tinted) text-photos (including frontispiece), maps, rear pastedown lightly toned, top edge minimally foxed, top spine jacket chipped (parts reverse side lightly toned), minor edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication prelim page). Peter Reynolds and Paul Flottmann relate an exciting story of colonial double-dealing, political intrigue and illicit trading that has has surrounded the origins of the Balmain Land Grant in Sydney Inner West. The times and lives of Dr. William Balmain (surgeon) and Professor John Borthwick Gilchrist emerge from obscurity. Published by the Balmain Association. (1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 0959950222. Our Book No: 28108. $28 AUD.
91. Rivett, Collinridge (1983). Old Parramatta since 1788 and All That. Sydney, Parramatta: Art in Parramatta Series Publications. 96 pp. Paperback narrow octavo, very good condition, stapled pamphlet (staples little rusted), many black & white drawings & maps, extra pages & foldouts inserted at front & rear, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication inside front cover). This collection of short historical items about Parramatta was initially published by Collinridge Rivett in 1961, but is here updated in 1983 prior to Parramatta's 200 years birthday in 1988 ('Reduced Facsimile' edition stated). Many drawings of historical buildings and location maps. (No 14 of a limited edition of 500 copies. ISBN not printed in book (from Trove). The year 1983 is stated in preface and on rear cover. Written dedication states: 'The Getts[?] family - their copy, 2/11/83'.). ISBN/ASIN: 0959382127. Our Book No: 18278. $60 AUD.
92. Robert, N. (Nicholas) (1976). Diverses Fleurs Dessinees et Gravees d'Apres le Naturel par N. Robert (Facsimile ed). London: Scolar Press. 64 pp. Hardback small folio (31.0 x 21.5 cm), no jacket as issued, very good condition, brown cloth cover (gilt spine lettering & logo front cover), sepia (brown-tinted) engravings including title page (tissue guard, few doubled), marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, few faint toned spots, minor edgewear. Nicholas Robert started as a painter of ornamental flower pictures (botanical artist), but his work became more botanical after he was hired by the Duke of Orleans to draw the rare and exotic plants and animals in the Duke's gardens. The Scottish botanist Robert Morison, director of the gardens, is believed to have encouraged Robert to take a more scientific approach to his subject. (No 320 of a limited edition of 500 copies. Facsimile on handmade paper of the original edition of 1660, from a copy in the Lindley Library of the Royal Horticultural Society. Contains 31 numbered full-page engravings, including title page. French language. Unnumbered pages). ISBN/ASIN: 0859672468. Our Book No: 16676. $60 AUD.
93. Rusden, G. W. (George William) (1985). Discovery, Survey and Settlement of Port Phillip (2 volumes) [Victoriana collection]. [Melbourne]: Queensberry Hill Press. 85 + 67 pp. Two volumes, lacking slipcase. Each volume: Hardback small octavo, full brown leather cover (boards gilt stamped), spine ribbed (gilt lettering, minor fading vol 2), very good condition, brown endpapers, folding black & white map at rear, top edge foxed (other edges minimally), no slipcase (missing), copy 1. (This copy: No slipcase. Discovery, Survey and Settlement of Port Phillip, by G. W. Rusden, Queensberry Press, 1985.) This facsimile edition has been reset from the one-volume edition (Williams & Norgate, London, 1872). An early history of the Port Phillip locality, being the site of the future city of Melbourne, Victoria. (In 2 volumes, 85 + 67 pages, lacking the slipcase. Copy 131 of limited edition of 155 numbered copies.) ISBN/ASIN: 0909174369. Our Book No: 12790. $80 AUD.
94. Rusden, G. W. (George William) (1985). Discovery, Survey and Settlement of Port Phillip (2 volumes) [Victoriana collection]. [Melbourne]: Queensberry Hill Press. 152 pp. Two volumes, with slipcase. Each volume: Hardback small octavo, full brown leather cover (boards gilt stamped), spine ribbed (gilt lettering), very good plus condition, brown endpapers, folding black & white map at rear, cardboard slipcase, copy 2. Discovery, Survey and Settlement of Port Phillip, by G. W. Rusden (Queensberry Press, 1985). This facsimile edition has been reset from the one-volume edition (Williams & Norgate, London, 1872). An early history of the Port Phillip locality, being the site of the future city of Melbourne, Victoria. (In 2 volumes, 85 + 67 pages, with slipcase. Copy 67 of limited edition of 155 numbered copies.) ISBN/ASIN: 0909174369. Our Book No: 12790A. $140 AUD.
95. Ryan, Maurice (1995). A Centenary History of Norco 1895 - 1995. Lismore, NSW: Norco Co-operative Ltd. 430 pp. Hardback large quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), black & white text-photos (including endpapers), few black & white adverts, jacket partly faded (minor edgewear, few tiny dents & scratches, light foxing reverse side), faint foxing edges, tiny mark top edge, non-author written dedication rear of front endpaper. Very heavy (1.9 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. Local historian Maurice Ryan provides a history of the Norco Cooperative, interwoven with the story of Lismore and the Northern New South Wales dairy (milk supply) industry which began in the 1890s. Central to the story was the Cooperative established at Byron Bay in 1895. That Coop, after a series of name changes, became Norco in 1926. This book is a history of the Far North Coast, as Norco became the base that supported the region's economy. The Norco story became an important part of the settlement and the infrastructure that developed along with the industry. The many photos help to bring the story alive. ISBN/ASIN: 0959892818. Our Book No: 40622. $80 AUD.
96. Santa Maria, Vincente; Galvin, John (editor); McBride, Professor Patrick, (translation); Hammond, Dr George (translation); Smithers, Adelaide (translation) (1971). The First Spanish Entry into San Francisco Bay 1775: The Original Narrative, Hitherto Unpublished, by Fr Vicente Maria and Further Details by Participants in the First Explorations of the Bay's Waters (Translated ed). San Francisco: John Howell Books. 130 pp. Hardback large quarto, two dustjackets (one paper, one clear plastic), very good condition (in good dustjacket), blue cloth boards, gilt title cloth cover & jacket, frontispiece, maps, colour illustrations, fore-edge pages untrimmed (roughly cut), edges paper jacket chipped (spine & title faded, closed tears), top corners plastic jacket few small tears. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Father Santa Maria's journal of 1775, a record of a participant in the first Spanish voyage of exploration into San Francisco Bay, has only recently been located. It contains four contemporary maps and six illustrations in full colour from the brush and pencil of Louis Choris who was at San Francisco in 1816. There is a glossary, references and an index at the rear of the book. (Parallel text in Spanish and English. Limited edition, 5000 copies.). ISBN/ASIN: B002K50QCU. Our Book No: 40709. $90 AUD.
97. Savage, Richard; Jones, Peter (illustrator) (1997). The Bastard, a Poem, by Richard Savage, Son of the Late Earl Rivers: Inscribed to Mrs. Bret, Once Countess of Macclesfield (Reprint ed). Melbourne: Melbourne Savage Club / Littlewood Press. 20 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good plus condition, black card cover (with flaps & string binding), title label front cover. Collectible reprint of a poem by Richard Savage, originally published by S. Harding, 1728. Published to mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of Richard Savage and the 140th anniversary of the foundation of The Savage Club, London. Contains two autographed etchings, by the publisher (Littlewood Press) and the artist, printed on goatskin parchment. English poet Richard Savage (1697 - 1743) is best known as the subject of Samuel Johnson's 'Life of Savage'. The Savage Club in London is presumably named after him. (Copy 60 of a limited edition of 100 copies. Unnumbered pages.). ISBN/ASIN: 1875718249. Our Book No: 16671. $80 AUD.
98. Saw, Ron; Friend, Donald (illustrator) (1984). Brief Encounters. Sydney, Cammeray: Richard Griffin. 64 pp. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white drawings (some full-page), single-colour endpaper drawings, minor edgewear. Subtitle: "Brief Encounters with Uncles, Great Aunts, Wombats, Womcats, Tomcats, Randy Bantam Roosters, Ducks, Pigeons, Seagulls, Elephants, Horses, Dogs, Flora and Fauna, as Well as Rare Specimens of Humanity." A selection of 15 humorous Australian anecdotes by journalist and humorist Ron Saw, mostly from The Bulletin magazine archives, and illustrated by the Australian artist Donald Friend. (Limited edition, 2000 copies.) ISBN/ASIN: 0959303049. Our Book No: 16414. $30 AUD.
99. Serle, Percival; Serle, Geoffrey (editor) (1988). Percival Serle 1871 - 1951: Biographer, Bibliographer, Anthologist and Art Curator: A Memoir (1st ed). Canberra, Deakin: Officina Brindabella. 59 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, very good condition, light brown paper covered boards, illustrated endpapers, beige cloth spine, paper title on spine, sepia (brown-tinted) frontispiece, tiny scuff front cover, edges & front flyleaf lightly foxed. (This copy: Hardback.) Apart from his own recollections, this memoir by Percival Serle is based on the short unpublished autobiography that the father of Geoffrey Serle wrote late in life, and on diaries which he occasionally kept. More than 100 people - writers, artists, professors and others - are mentioned in this memoir. Edited by Geoffrey Serle. (This edition of 350 autographed copies was designed and printed by A.T. Bolton at the Officina Brindabella, 1988. Hand binding and paper decoration by Helen Wadlington. This is copy no. 15.) ISBN/ASIN: 0909422168. Our Book No: 29515. $30 AUD.
100. Sinnett, Frederick (1979). An Account of the Colony of South Australia, Prepared for Distribution at the International Exhibition of 1862, Together with a Catalogue of all the Products of South Australia, Exhibited in the South Australian Court of the International Exhibition. Adelaide: Austaprint. 100 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, beige cloth cover (patterned black leather spine), large foldout map at front, minor edgewear, pen mark front cover, large bookshop sticker rear cover. Frederick Sinnett provides an account of the early colony of South Australia, including early explorations, gold mines, emigration, wages, public works and institutions. Originally published in 1862 (London and Adelaide editions, the latter not containing the map). (No 282 of a limited edition of 500 copies. No date, but 1979, Trove.) ISBN/ASIN: 0858723360. Our Book No: 16882. $50 AUD.
101. Skehan, Patricia; Bashir, Prof. Marie (foreword) (2003). Eadith: Concord's Royal Kin [Eadith Campbell Walker]. Sydney, Concord: P. Skehan Publishing. 128 pp. Paperback tall octavo, very good condition, black & white drawings & text-photos, colour photos, glossy paper, few light creases covers, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication title page). This self-published book by Patricia Skehan in 2003 follows on from 'The Walkers of Yaralla’, Concord, published in 2000. The author has completed more research about the Walker family from Sydney Inner West, including their Scottish royal connections (Robert the Bruce). The focus is on heiress and philanthropist Dame Eadith Campbell Walker, whose legacy included funding a convalescent hospital at Concord. This special book has rare unpublished photos, documents and letters. (No 808 of limited edition of 1000 copies.) ISBN/ASIN: 0975045407. Our Book No: 26771. $20 AUD.
102. Skottowe, Lieut. Thomas; Bonyhady, Tim (editor); Attenborough, David (foreword) (1988). The Skottowe Manuscript - Newcastle 1813: Select Specimens from Nature of the Birds Animals etc. of New South Wales 1813. Volume 1: The Manuscript. Volume II: The Commentary (Facsimile ed). Sydney: David Ell Press / Hordern House. 192 pp. Two volumes in slipcase (black Murata cloth, burgundy ribbon). Each volume: Hardback large quarto (31.5 x 18.5 cm), no jacket as issued, very good condition, black board covers, colour & black & white drawings, title vignette embossed label front cover, minor edgewear. Very heavy (1.7 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. A facsimile edition in two volumes of the original illustrated manuscript by Thomas Skottowe (Select Specimens from NSW Birds, Animals, etc.), reproduced from the manuscript in the archives of the Mitchell Library, Sydney. 'Newcastle 1813' is a complete facsimile containing 27 colour plates and Thomas Mitchell's bookplate. 'The Commentary' is a companion volume containing an essay by Tim Bonyhady, black & white reproductions of the plates, transcriptions of the original text accompanied by explanatory natural history notes, and a foreword by David Attenborough. A wonderful gift for anyone interested in natural history and Australian history. (Limited edition, no 132 of 550 sets. Volume 1 is 112 pages, volume 2 is 80 pages.). ISBN/ASIN: 0908197837. Our Book No: 22274. $200 AUD.
103. Solomon, R. C. (1990). The Convicted Gunsmiths of New South Wales: A Definitive History 1788 - 1850. Sydney, Rockdale: R. C. Solomon. 220 pp. Hardback small quarto, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, black & white text-photos & drawings, little foxing front endpaper & top edge, bottom edge front cover bumped, minor edgewear. Ron Solomon, a past president of the Antique Arms Collectors Society of Australia, has compiled a learned study of the lives of convict artisans (English gunsmiths transported to Australia for petty crimes) and their fate in the harsh environment of the penal colony. (Unnumbered copy of a limited edition of 1100 copies. Unnumbered pages.). ISBN/ASIN: 0646003429. Our Book No: 13361. $50 AUD.
104. Souter, Gavin (1996). A Torrent of Words: Leon Gellert: A Writer's Life. Canberra: Brindabella Press. 63 pp. Hardback small octavo, mylar dustjacket, very good condition (in very good plus dustjacket), grey cloth covers, black & white photos centre spread, minimal foxing endpapers & edges. This is a biography by Gavin Souter of Leon Gellert who was an Australian writer, poet, journalist, and an art critic. He was one of the poets who served in the Middle East in World War 1 (The Great War), and was best known for his collection of poems written as an Anzac. The author says in his Prelude that he had something in common with Leon Gellert because in May 1947 they both had debuts on the Saturday magazine pages of the 'Sydney Morning Herald', where Gellert was literary editor and columnist for many years. (This is copy 210 of a limited edition of 270 copies, handprinted by Alexander Bolton at the Brindabella Press. It is the 23rd and last book of the press. printed on Mohawk Superfine paper. Duotone photographs.). ISBN/ASIN: 0909422265. Our Book No: 40967. $85 AUD.
105. Sprod, Dan (1990). Proud Intrepid Heart: Leichhardt's First Attempt to the Swan River 1846 - 1847. Hobart: Blubber Head Press. 335 pp. Hardback small thick quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), red brown cloth cover (gilt lettering & vignette), black & white drawings, colour frontispiece drawing, maps, spine little faded jacket as common. Heavy (1.3 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. The previously unpublished journal of Leichhardt's second expedition, an unsuccessful attempt to cross the continent from the East coast to the Swan River on the West coast. The party travelled only a few hundred miles through the Darling Downs and to the peak Range in Central Queensland. Edited with extensive commentary by Dan Sprod. Includes the critical journal of expedition member Hovenden Hely, and 42 contemporary drawings by Conrad Martens, George Fairholme and expedition member John Mann. (Out of series copy in a limited edition of 600 autographed copies. Autographed (written dedication): "Presentation for Pat & Vern Whittenburg, for old times sake! Dan Sprod.") ISBN/ASIN: 0908528191. Our Book No: 14639. $60 AUD.
106. Stephensen, P. R. (1954). Kookaburras and Satyrs: Some Recollections of the Franfrolico Press. Sydney, Cremorne: Talkara Press. 36 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, dark green cloth cover (gilt lettering, spine ends little bumped), decorative endpapers (minimally toned), fore-edge untrimmed (little foxed), minor edgewear, string bookmark, invoice loosely inserted. The author, the controversial publisher P. R. Stephenson, provides some recollections of his involvement in the Fanfrolico Press, Britain, for which he released a variety of own writings, as well as translated works in the late 1920s, Talkara Press is the publishing imprint of bibliophile and book collector Walter Stone, who later set up Wentworth Press. This is the first book from Talkarra Press. (No 127 of a imited edition of 225 copies. Loosely inserted: Invoice in the name of Dr D. MacMillan, Christchurch. Walter Stone autograph twice: on colophon page, and on the invoice.). Our Book No: 18197. $120 AUD.
107. Stephensen, P. R. (1958). Philip Dimmock: A Memoir of a Poet. Sydney: Talkara Press. 40 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, blue cloth cover (gilt lettering, spine & edges of covers little faded, spine ends little bumped), endpapers little toned, minor edgewear. Philip Dimmock committed suicide in 1955, aged 22. He developed diabetes five years earlier. He was a promising poet who died too early. The author, controversial publisher P. R. Stephenson, provides a biography, and wishes to reserve fragments of his poetry and ideas. Talkara Press is the publishing imprint of bibliophile and book collector Walter Stone, who later set up Wentworth Press. This is the fifth book from Talkarra Press. (Limited edition of 150 copies.). Our Book No: 18196. $60 AUD.
108. Stitz, Charles (editor); Kirsop, Wallace (preface) (2010). Australian Book Collectors: Some Noted Australian Book Collectors and Collections of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Bendigo, VIC: Bread Street Press / Australian Book Auction Records. 322 pp. Hardback large octavo, dustjacket, new condition (in new dustjacket), black & white text-photos, few colour plates. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. The first authoritative textbook on Australian book collectors. The editor Charles Stitz is a bookseller from Albury, NSW. Charts the lives and fascinating collecting careers of over 100 Australian bibliophiles during the first 200 years of Australia's history. Arranged alphabetically, and mostly written by Stitz. Interspersed with reprinted essays on some of the more famous book collectors. ((Limited edition of 500 copies. The unstated first volume of a 5-volume set. 1 of 2 available copies. Other volumes available.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780646533407. Our Book No: 14099. $130 AUD.
109. Stitz, Charles (editor) (2013). Australian Book Collectors: Some Noted Australian Book Collectors & Collections of the Nineteenth & Twentieth Centuries: Second Series, Volumes II and III (2 and 3). Sydney: Book of Kells / Green Olive Press. 409 + 450 pp. Each volume: Hardback large octavo, dustjacket, new condition (in new dustjacket), black & white text-photos, few colour plates, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. Very heavy (2.5 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. (Limited edition of 500 copies.) Series 2, in two volumes. This series of 5 volumes is the first authoritative textbook on Australian book collectors. Consists of Volume 2 (Part 1: family names A - H, ISBN 9780987599834) and Volume 3 (Part 2: family names I - Z, ISBN 9780987599841). The editor is a bookseller from Albury, NSW. Charts the lives and fascinating collecting careers of further Australian bibliophiles during the first 200 years of Australia's history. Arranged alphabetically, and mostly written by Stitz. Interspersed with reprinted essays on some of the more famous book collectors. An appendix has corrections and additions to Volume 1. ISBN/ASIN: 9780987599834. Our Book No: 15898. $240 AUD.
110. Ure Smith, Sydney; Stevens, Bertram (introduction) (1920). A Catalogue of the Etchings of Sydney Ure Smith: With an Original Etching and Twelve Reproductions of Etchings by the Artist; and an Introduction by Bertram Stevens. Sydney: Privately Printed. 40 pp. Hardback quarto, cardboard covers (black & red paper title label), white cloth spine (faintly toned), very good condition, black & white engravings, untrimmed edges (lightly toned), spine ends little bumped, pages faintly toned as usual, some edgewear corners, rubber stamp front free flyleaf, autograph (artist's written name),. (No 29 of a limited edition of 50 copies. Rare and desirable.) Contains an original etching as the frontispiece ("The Little Porch, Campbelltown"), and 12 tipped-in plates. Printed on Japon vellum on a hand press by Percy G. Green at the Smith & Julius Art Studios, Sydney. At the rear is a complete list of Sam Ure Smith's 70 etchings, from which this selection was chosen. (Rubber stamp of Deutscher Fine Art.). Our Book No: 14610. $300 AUD.
111. Ure Smith, Sydney (editor); Gellert, Leon (editor) (1930). Art in Australia: Third Series, Number Thirty-Four (34) (1st ed). Sydney: Sydney Ure Smith / Art In Australia Ltd. 84 pp. Paperback wide octavo, dustjacket (fixed at spine on light brown card covers), very good condition (in very good dustjacket), tipped-in colour & black & white plates, a few sepia (brown-tinted) portraits, colour frontispiece, adverts at rear, yapp edges (jacket overlapping cover edges), spine repaired, first page & edges lightly foxed, pages lightly toned, some edgewear. This issue of 'Art In Australia' (third series, no 34, dated October-November 1930) has a Margaret Preston woodblock painting on the front cover. The contents include: Modern Art in Europe (by Norman Macgeorge, London), St Kilda Road (Hardy Wilson), Epstein (Brian Jones), Woodblocking as a Craft (Margaret Preston), John Shaw Neilson (Blamire Young), Harold Herbert's Watercolours, The Lambert Exhibition (Basil Burdett). Also mentioned: Arthur Streeton, Adrian Feint and Elioth Gruner. Our Book No: 40920. $65 AUD.
112. Ure Smith, Sydney (editor); Gellert, Leon (editor) (1931). Art in Australia: Third Series, Number Thirty-Six (36). Sydney: Sydney Ure Smith / Art In Australia Ltd. 70 pp. Paperback wide octavo, dustjacket (fixed to blue card covers at spine), very good condition (in very good dustjacket), tipped-in colour & black & white plates, adverts at rear, first page & edges lightly foxed, pages lightly toned, yapp edges (jacket overlaps with cover, rear flap lightly creased), single faint vertical crease pages, minor edgewear. This issue of 'Art in Australia' (no 36) has a Margaret Preston painting on the front cover. The contents include: George Lambert (by Lionel Lindsay), Caroline Dexter - the Wife of the Artist (Dora Wilcox and William Moore), The Art Gallery of Wanganui (Margaret Preston), Colin Colahan (Percy Leason), Harold Parker's Sculpture, The Art of C. R. W. Nevinson (P. G. Konody), Two Australians in London (Leslie Rees). Our Book No: 40919. $65 AUD.
113. Walker, William (1977). Reminiscences (Personal, Social and Political) of a Fifty Years' Residence at Windsor, on the Hawkesbury: A Lecture Delivered at the Windsor School of Arts, 22nd August, 1890, Together With Some Personal Recollections of the Late Sir James Martin, C. J. (Facsimile ed) [Facsimile Series]. Sydney, North Sydney: Library of Australian History (LAH). 83 pp. Hardback small, no jacket as issued, very good condition, brown covers (gilt spine lettering little faded), frontispiece portrait, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. William Walker, MLA for Windsor, describes his 50 years living in the Windsor area (Hawkesbury), northeast of Sydney. The original lecture appeared in serial form in the Windsor and Richmond Gazette during October 1890, and was published with the added recollections of Sir James Martin in December 1890. The author was born in Glasgow in 1828, arrived in Sydney in 1837, and died at Windsor on 12 June 1908. (No 206 of a limited edition of 500 copies. Facsimile of book originally published in Sydney by Turner & Henderson in 1890. No 4 in this Library of Australian History Facsimile series.). ISBN/ASIN: 0908120036. Our Book No: 28662. $30 AUD.
114. Wantrup, Jonathan (editor) (1987). First News from Botany Bay: The London Chronicle Account of the Foundation of Australia in 1788 (1st ed). Sydney / East Kew: Horden House / Boroondara Press. 32 pp. Paperback wide octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), card covers, frontispiece, minor edgewear jacket (tiny tear top edge, tiny scuff base spine). This fascinating booklet comprises the first published account of Australia's foundation in 1788 and was printed on the front page of the London Chronicle newspaper on 24 March 1789. The Chronicle printed three further articles on the First Fleet's expedition to Botany Bay, which for a long time was the only public account of the new colony in New South Wales. The four articles published in the London Chronicle on 24 March (No. 5058), 26 March (No. 5059), 28 March (No. 5060), and 4 April 1789 (No. 5063), are reproduced without change. Apart from the alteration of the 'long s' to the standard modern form, the vagaries of the 18th-century journalist's orthography, punctuation and typographical style have been retained. There is an Appendix ('An Extract of a Journal from England to Botany Bay', by Richard Williams, belonging to the Ship Borrow Dale, Capt. Reed), and a Bibliography of eyewitness accounts of the first year of settlement. (A limited edition of 500 copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 0958847800. Our Book No: 41304. $50 AUD.
115. Waterhouse, E. G.; Feint, Adrian (illustrator); Jones, Paul (illustrator) (1947). Camellia Quest: With Four Plates in Colour and Six in Monochrome (1st ed). Sydney: Ure Smith. 30 pp. Hardback folio, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), tipped in plates (colour & monochrome), edgewear jacket (chipped, rear cover little rubbed & marked, few tiny dents front cover, lightly foxed & faded, small piece missing bottom corner front flap), few light creases along spine, bottom edge untrimmed, endpapers lightly toned, few foxed spots throughout, autograph (written names author & artists). Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. No 132 of a limited to 550 copies, of which 500 are for sale, each autographed by the author and artists. Written after many years of research, much after long and patient delving into old records at the Mitchell Library. The exquisite illustrations will delight not only camellia growers, who will value them for their accuracy of detail, but also all lovers of this wonderful flower. Waterhouse was an Emeritus Professor of the University of Sydney. He has long been famous for his knowledge of camellias in Australia, both as a grower and a student of its history. Our Book No: 30356. $150 AUD.
116. Waterhouse, E. G.; Jones, Paul (illustrator) (1952). Camellia Trail: With Twenty-one Plates in Colour (1st ed). Sydney: Ure Smith. 44 + 21 pp. Hardback folio, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), tipped in colour plates, edgewear jacket (little chipped, small thinned area rear cover, little rubbed & marked, lightly foxed & faded, few light creases along spine), bottom edge untrimmed, endpapers lightly toned, few foxed spots throughout, autograph (author and artist.) Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. First edition: An autographed unnumbered copy of a limited edition to 1000 copies. Written after many years of research, much after long and patient delving into old records at the Mitchell Library. The exquisite illustrations (21 plates) will delight not only camellia growers, who will value them for their accuracy of detail, but also all lovers of this wonderful flower. By Emeritus Professor of the University of Sydney, who has long been famous for his knowledge of camellias in Australia, both as a grower and a student of its history. Our Book No: 30357. $200 AUD.
117. Williams, Stephan (1986). The Flying Pieman (3rd ed) [Australian Historical Monographs]. Canberra, Woden: Popinjay Publications. 34 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, card covers, typewritten text, black & white text-photo, tipped-in facsimile (one page), printed in red & black ink, staples little rusted, covers minimally foxed, minor edgewear, errata slip pasted on front pastedown. Stephan Williams provides a short biography of William Francis King who was born in England in 1807. He left England and came to Australia in 1829. He was known as The Flying Pieman because of his unusual activities at Circular Quay, where he would offer his pies to the passengers as they boarded the Parramatta steamer. Those he did not sell he would carry out to Parramatta, a distance of 18 miles, and offer to the same passengers as they disembarked. He always dressed in colourful clothes with white stockings and stout shoes on his feet, tight red knee-breeches, open white shirt, blue jacket and a top hat, from which multi-coloured streamers trailed. He carried a staff with more streamers attached. He died in 1873. (Third edition, fully revised). Limited edition of 750 copies. No 1 in the Australian Historical Monographs series by Popinjay Publications. ISBN not in book. SCARCE.). ISBN/ASIN: 0731643119. Our Book No: 40584. $30 AUD.
118. Wilson, Edwin; McAlpine, Elizabeth (drawings) (1985). The Dragon Tree: A Selection of Poems (1st ed). Sydney: Woodbine Press. 100 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), full-page black & white drawings, minor edgewear jacket (few tiny edge tears, edges little rubbed). This book is the second book of poetry by Edwin Wilson, a poet and botanist with an interest in history. The title is named for the 'Dragon Tree' (Dracaena draco) in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. The poems are about time, destiny, memory and death. (Limited edition of 1000 copies printed in the book, but modified by written text: no. 98 of a limited edition of 250 copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 0949557048. Our Book No: 28159. $15 AUD.
119. Wright, Graeme (editor) (1998). Wisden on Bradman: 90th Birthday Edition (Limited ed). Melbourne, South Yarra: Hardie Grant Books. 300 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, diagrams, base of few pages little creased (during manufacture), minor edgewear jacket (spine minimally faded). This book, edited by Graeme Wright, includes match reports to highlight Bradman's extraordinary career, all his first-class and test match innings, "Cricket at the Cross Roads" by Don Bradman (1939), essays by Neville Cardus, HV (Doc) Evatt, Irving Rosenwater and others [from the front jacket]. A great book that shows why at age 90, Sir Don Bradman is an Australian cricketing legend. Limited edition stated. ISBN/ASIN: 1864980117. Our Book No: 28586. $25 AUD.
120. Wylie, Anne Meredith (editor) (2004). Dorothy Napangardi and Julie Nangala Robinson: Mina Mina and Pirlinyanu. Perth / Sydney / Alice Springs: Holmes a Court Gallery Perth / Gallery Gondwana Sydney and Alice Springs. 16 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, black & white & colour photos (paintings), creases along spine, minor edgewear & rubbing. This brochure accompanies the Aboriginal art exhibition at the Holmes a Court Gallery, Perth, on 23 October - 5 December 2004, and later in Alice Springs and Sydney. This exhibition brings together Dorothy and her daughter Julie Nangala Robinson, with their individual interpretations of their respective home country, Mina Mina and Pirlinyanu (Warlpiri people, Yuendumu, Central Desert Region, on edge of the Tanami Desert). Edited by Anne Meredith Wylie. (Limited edition, 1000 copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 0958179220. Our Book No: 40731. $20 AUD.