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1. Ailion, Charlie; Sennin, Horuku (introduction) (1959). Bando Hooroku: A Master Potter. Kobe, Japan: Self-published: Charlie Ailion. 104 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, very good condition, black & white plates (full-page photos), inner hinge split (pages firm), papered board cover lightly toned (rear cover little marked), minor edgewear, autograph (author's written & dated dedication). Charlie Ailion provides a self-published illustrated biography of Japanese master potter Bando Hooroku. There is a block of 27 plates at the centre of the book. At the front is an introduction and preface in English, and at the rear Japanese-language equivalent text. Includes an introduction by Horoku Sennin (and his photo). Plus an appendix of artist signatures and imprints. The author has written previous books on pottery, as well as books on his wartime experiences (WW2) in Japan. Our Book No: 16442. $100 AUD.
2. Apple, Rabbi Raymond; Congregation, Members (contributors) (2008). The Great Synagogue: A History of Sydney's Big Shule [+ Brochure]. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press (UNSW Press). 342 pp. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white & colour photos (some full-page), minimal faint marks reverse side jacket, minor edgewear. Very heavy (1.5 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Opened in 1878, and home to the first Jewish congregation in Australia, the Great Synagogue is one of Sydney's landmark heritage buildings. Written by its emeritus rabbi, Raymond Apple, and members of the congregation, this book brings to life the fascinating history of the Jews in Sydney, from their arrival on the First Fleet - 16 of them as convicts - through to the present day. The book celebrates the community, the customs, the leaders and the treasures of this important religious and cultural institution, and examines the Big Shule's contribution to Jewish and Australian life. (Loosely inserted: A brochure: The Great Synagogue, History and Heritage, by Raymond Apple, 10p.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780868409276. Our Book No: 24925. $120 AUD.
3. Aroney, Ellie; Feain, Paul (2016). Ion Idriess: An Annotated and Illustrated Bibliography. Sydney: The Cornstalk Bookshop in Association with Sydney Rare Book Auctions. 145 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, as new condition (in as new dustjacket), colour photos, endpaper map, glossy paper. An illustrated bibliography of all 56 bestselling books by the popular Australian writer Ion Idriess, by Ellie Aroney and Paul Feain (2016). Each book (arranged alphabetically by title) covers 2 to 4 pages, and consists of photos of the dustjacket and cloth covers, plus a list of each edition and reprint, including publisher, month and year published, and print run (where known). There are separate sections on the illustrators and photographers. A unique beautifully illustrated guide. (126 + 19 pages. No 149 of a limited edition of 200 autographed copies.) ISBN/ASIN: 9780994522801. Our Book No: 16795. $140 AUD.
4. Arresto, C. G. H.; van Goor, S.; Jacobus, J. W. (translator) (1805). De Oost-Indien-Vaarer: Tooneelspel in Vier Bedrijven naar Het Hoogduitsch van C. G. H. Arresto (2nd ed) [Dutch language]. Amsterdam: H. Moolenijzer. 168 pp. Hardback small, good condition, no jacket, very good condition, marbled board covers (dark brown leatherette spine), vignette title page, pages little wavy (poor quality paper, minor creasing), untrimmed (edges roughly cut & toned), edgewear, minor annotation. An historic play translated from German into Dutch. Title (in English): "The East-Indiaman: A Stage Play in Three Acts”. SCARCE: published in 1805. (Second edition. Dutch language.). Our Book No: 16590. $80 AUD.
5. Ashley-Brown, W. (1937). On the Bombay Coast and Deccan: The Origin and History of the Bombay Diocese: A Record of 300 Years Work for Christ in Western India (1st ed). London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK). 280 pp. Hardback thick octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), navy colour top edge, endpaper maps, black & white photos, frontispiece, foxing edges, light foxing & toning endpapers, light foxing some pages (mostly top edge), flap price-clipped dustjacket (rear cover split at join to spine, slight loss spine ends & corners, spine little rubbed, top edge rear cover little thinned), shop label inside front cover, protected by removable semi-archival plastic sleeve. A short account by W. Ashley-Brown of Christianity in Western India. The book deals principally with the English period and the development of the Church of England (now the Church of India, Burma and Ceylon) from its beginnings as a Chaplaincy of the original East India Company at Surat, trading under the charter of Queen Elizabeth I. The reason for the book is the approaching centenary of the Diocese of Bombay (now Mumbai). The first Bishop, Dr Thomas Carr, who had been one of the Company's Chaplains and also Archdeacon of Bombay, was consecrated on Sunday, November 19, 1837, in Lambeth Palace Chapel. ISBN/ASIN: B0026P95LC. Our Book No: 40762. $80 AUD.
6. Ashmont; Perry, Joseph Franklin (real name) (1893). Kennel Secrets: How to Breed Manage and Exhibit Dogs (1st ed). Boston: J. Loring Thayer Pub. Co. 348+46 pp. Hardback large octavo, no jacket, good condition, minimal cancelled ex-library, navy cloth cover (embossed gilt dog front cover, gilt spine lettering), black & white plates, frontispiece with tissue guide, front hinge split, rear hinge little split (all pages firm), spine ends frayed, corners covers little bumped, corners front cover worn & frayed, pages lightly toned, few small marks rear cover, few small stains fore-edge last page, small hole rear endpaper, few edge tears & slight loss front endpaper, bookshop sticker front pastedown, rubber stamp title page, remains old library label rear pastedown. Very heavy (1.7 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. First edition of an old popular classic textbook on dog breeding and management. The author states in his notes that Nature’s apparent methods, effects and requirement have been extensively dealt with to protect the kennel from drugging, and displacing that by hygienic and dietetic practices. Every important subject has been fully discussed. The simplest language was chosen and needless technical expressions excluded. The illustrations of dogs add value, as they are true to life, and some have the nearest approaches to perfection. (The bookplate and rubber stamp are from The Warren Memorial Library, Cumberland Mills, Maine. A wonderful old book to add to an animal book collection.). Our Book No: 40737. $100 AUD.
7. Attiwill, P. M. (editor).; Adams, Mark A. (editor) (1996). Nutrition of Eucalypts. Melbourne, Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing. 440 pp. Hardback small quarto, no jacket, pictorial cover, very good condition, black & white figures, colour plates, tables, light foxing edges, minor foxing endpapers & flyleaf & few pages, covers little rubbed, top spine little creased, few scuffs fore-edges covers. Heavy (1.5 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Nutrition of Eucalypts, edited by P. M. Attiwill and Mark A. Adams (1996). A comprehensive survey of the work on eucalypts growing on old, highly weathered Australian soils, and eucalypts grown in plantations in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, China, India, Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. Written by contributors from around the world, this book brings us up to date with current developments in the nutritional management of commercial eucalyptus plantations. It includes a database of references on eucalypt nutrition, and will be a valuable reference source for students, foresters, tree breeders, agricultural scientists and soil conservationists. ISBN/ASIN: 0643057579. Our Book No: 29220. $80 AUD.
8. Barnard, Robert (1974). Death of an Old Goat. London: Crime Club / William Collins & Sons. 190 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), red boards (gilt title on spine), jacket chipped (flap price-clipped, small edge tears minimal loss, faint foxing & toning reverse side), edges lightly foxed, slight toning pages, some edgewear, owner's name free flyleaf. (Death of an Old Goat, by Robert Barnard: Crime Club / William Collins, London, 1974.) This mystery novel, set in Australia, is the first novel by prolific crime fiction novelist Robert Barnard. Drummondale was not one of Australia's most distinguished seats of learning, but then Professor Belville-Smith was hardly one of England's most distinguished exports. He came, he saw, he lectured (on Mrs Gaskell and Jane Austen) - and a few hours later he was found violently and mysteriously dead. Who could have committed the crime? Inspector Royle has to find the killer. The book is a very funny send-up of university life 'down under'. The author spent six years at an Australian university, which he says has a passing resemblance to Drummondale through the staff are completely distinct. He enjoyed his stay in Australia, and met his Australian wife there. ISBN/ASIN: 0002311984. Our Book No: 40857. $80 AUD.
9. Barraclough, John (1989). When I Grow Up: An Autobiography. Victor Harbour, SA: Rallye Publications. 246 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good jacket), black & white text-photos, spine jacket little faded, glossy paper, minor edgewear. The humorous and entertaining autobiography of John Barraclough, a flamboyant dealer in classic cars and a car racing driver, both before and after World War 2, based largely in Sydney and Melbourne. During the war, he was a pilot in the RAAF and had many remarkable adventures. ISBN/ASIN: 0731667093. Our Book No: 18223. $80 AUD.
10. Barry, James Dale (1980). Ball Lightning and Bead Lightning: Extreme Forms of Atmospheric Electricity (1st ed). New York: Plenum Press. 298 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), blue boards (gilt spine title, corner tips little bumped), figures, light foxing edges, reverse side jacket lightly toned (chipped, slight loss spine ends, edgewear, some rubbing edges & spine, few scratches rear cover, slight loss bottom edges flaps). This fascinating book by James Dale Barry reviews the known physical aspects of ball lightning and bead lightning, two unusual forms of natural atmospheric phenomena. This book offers a general understanding of them, and covers luminosity, motion, emission characteristics, decay, and environmental effects. There are over 50 photos, constituting the largest known collection of photos of these phenomena in one volume, and a bibliography of over 1800 entries. This book will interest people involved in earth sciences, geophysics, physics, lightning research, meteorology, atmospheric physics, plasma physics, and electrical phenomena. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: 0306402726. Our Book No: 41298. $80 AUD.
11. Bartley, Nehemiah (1892). Opals and Agates, or Scenes under the Southern Cross and the Magelhans: Being Memories of Fifty Years of Australia and Polynesia (1st ed). Brisbane: Gordon & Gotch. 312 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, black cloth cover (embossed pattern, gilt lettering front cover & spine), black & white plates (including portrait frontispiece), new endpapers, endpapers & title page notably foxed, pages lightly toned (some toned spots), edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear. Nehemiah Bartley (1830 - 1894) presents his extensive travel throughout eastern Australia and Polynesia, but mostly Queensland, based on his diaries. A valuable social document of people and events in Colonial Australia of the mid-1800s. Nehamiah Bartley has been described as the 'first commercial traveller' in Queensland, and he worked for Tooth's Brewery and the Colonial Sugar Company. First edition (hardback, 1892). (Frontispiece portrait of the author, with printed autograph below. All 9 plates present. The black cloth state, rather than red cloth state of the true first edition.). ISBN/ASIN: B000WFMCOK. Our Book No: 18108. $300 AUD.
12. 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.
13. Bent, Andrew (1980). The Tasmanian Almanack for the year of Our Lord 1826 / Compiled and Printed by Andrew Bent (Facsimile ed) [Tasmaniana Facsimile Editions]. Hobart: Melanie Publications. 80 pp. Hardback small, no jacket as issued, very good plus condition, quarter-bound leather spine (raised bands & gilt lettering), marbled cloth cover, ribbon bookmark. Facsimile edition of almanac originally compiled and printed by Andrew Bent in Hobart in 1826. The 1826 almanac is the earliest and scarcest of the six Bent almanacs, very rarely offered for sale. Full title: 'The Tasmanian Almanack for the Year of Our Lord 1826, Being the Second After Leap Year, Calculated for the Meridian of Hobart Town: To which are added Lists of the Civil and Military Establishments, and Public Institutions, in this Dependency; with other information not published in any other previous Almanacks'. (No 113 of a limited edition of 200 copies. No 4 in the series 'Tasmaniana Facsimile Editions' from Melanie Publications. The leather spine is English hard-grain morocco.). ISBN/ASIN: 0908415036. Our Book No: 14892. $100 AUD.
14. Berndt, Ronald; Berndt, Catherine (1970). Man, Land and Myth in North Australia: The Gunwinggu People. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press. 262 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), black & white photos, light foxing top edge, pages lightly toned, small edge pieces missing jacket (few chips & closed edge tears, small scuff base spine), some edgewear. Ronald and Catherine Berndt examine the three facets of Australian Aboriginal life: their direct dependence on the natural environment, the essential element of cooperation with one another, and their emphasis on the relevance of myth in a religious context. The material is taken from the Gunwinggu people of Western Arnhem Land. The study looks comprehensively at their society and culture as an integral whole. The three dominant themes on which discussion is focused are articulated in terms of social relations on the one hand and the belief system on the other. This study by two renowned Australian social anthropologists, husband and wife, gives a balanced picture of the Gunwiggu men and women, for both academics and general reading. (ISBN not printed in book.). ISBN/ASIN: 0870131656. Our Book No: 41198. $80 AUD.
15. Bernier, Francois (1909). Bernier's Voyage to the East Indies, Containing the History of the Late Revolution of the Empire of the Great Mogul [etc] (1st English ed). Calcutta: Society for the Resuscitation of Indian Literature / H. C. Dass, for Elysium Press. 203 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, good plus condition, rebound quarter-bound (blue speckled paper-covered boards, black cloth spine with vertical paper title label), title page moderately foxed, corner tip clipped title page & few rear pages, pages lightly toned (edges toned), cover corners worn, minor edgewear. Title continues: "Together with the most considerable passages for five years following in that empire, to which is added, a letter to the Lord Colbert, touching the extent of Hindustan the circulation the Gold and Silver of the World, to discharge itself there; as also the Riches, Forces and Justice of the same; and the principal Cause of the Decay of the States of Asia, with an exact description of Delhi and Agra, together with [1] Some particulars making known the Court and Genius of the Moguls and Indians; as also the Doctrine and extravagant Superstitions and Customs of the Heathens of Hindustan, [II] The Emperor of Mogul's Voyage to the Kingdom of Kasmere in 1664, called the Paradise of the Indies". First stand-alone English edition. Reprinted from a book of unpublished travel voyages, edited by John Pinkerton, in 8 volumes 1808-1814, describing a voyage to India by French physician Francois Bernier (1620 - 1688) in about the 1660s. He stayed in India 12 years studying the Mughal Empire. ISBN/ASIN: B002I5ETXY. Our Book No: 13120. $100 AUD.
16. 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.
17. Bleby, Elizabeth (2001). Their Sound has Gone Forth: A History of Change Ringing in Australia and New Zealand to 2001 (Revised ed) [Bell Ringing]. Adelaide, Millswood: Australian and New Zealand Association of Bell Ringers. 223 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, minimal edgewear, errata page tipped in. Elizabeth Bleby provides a history of bell ringing in Australia and New Zealand, including a description of each location of the bells, being mainly churches. Revised edition. Originally published in 1988 to celebrate the Bicentenary, this expanded edition celebrates the Centenary of Federation. . ISBN/ASIN: 0957873603. Our Book No: 17470. $80 AUD.
18. Bondi, Surf Bathers’ Life Saving Club; Curlewis, Adrian (foreword); Jenkins, Bill (collator) (1956). History of Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club. Sydney: Bondi Surf Life Saving Club / Kenny & Watson (Printer). 52 pp. Hardback wide trade, no jacket as issed, very good condition, embossed title front cover with club vignette, black & white text-photos, two colour illustrations, spine ends little worn, pages toned, edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear. This booklet is the history of the Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club during the past 50 years. The club which started in February, 1906, is the oldest of its kind. The book is a record and a tribute to the amazing achievements of men who have risked their lives to save others from drowing in the water. SCARCE. (No date, but about 1956, Trove.). Our Book No: 41324. $85 AUD.
19. Boothby, Guy; Wilson, Oscar (illustrator) (1903). A Two-fold Inheritance (1st ed). London: Ward Lock & Co., Limited. 328 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, good condition, dark blue boards (gilt title & pattern cover & spine, four black & white plates includes frontispiece with tissue guide, corner tips two pages folded, pages lightly toned, front free flyleaf creased & little scratched, edges foxed & toned, light foxing endpapers & title page, minor edgewear corner tips covers, protected by archival glassine jacket. Classic crime fiction novel set in London. Revolves around Lord Dorset, a widow by the name of Stella, and a missing heir Reggie Sandridge who ends up married to Dorothy. Written by Australian writer born at Glen Osmond South Australia in 1867. He lived mainly in England. He died in 1905 at Boscombe UK. He is best known for His Dr Nikola novels. ISBN/ASIN: B000LXASYE. Our Book No: 40793. $80 AUD.
20. Bosse, Abraham; Blum, Andre (1924). L'Oeuvre Grave D'Abraham Bosse [French language]. Paris: Editions Albert Morance. 94 + 44 pp. Hardback wide (folder), thick papered board cover, red cloth spine (gilt lettering), very good condition, ribbon ties, booklet & sheets (engravings) loosely inserted, booklet top edges uncut, cover corner little bumped (top edge little worn). (French language.)A collection of 44 looseleaf engravings by 17th century French artist Abraham Bosse, presented in a stiff card folder with ribbon ties, together with a 94-page booklet, being an introduction to the 44 looseleaf plates. Our Book No: 14380. $80 AUD.
21. Brooks, Maureen; Ritchie, Joan; Arthur, Jay (illustrator); Brooks, Robert (illustrator) (1994). Words from the West: A Glossary of Western Australian terms. Melbourne: Oxford University Press (OUP). 222 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, black & white drawings, maps, light foxing top title page & last page, minor edgewear. Maureen Brooks and Joan Ritchie have compiled 750 dictionary entries of words found in Western Australian newspapers. The words are defined and the sentences in which they were used are treated as part of the entry, along with the date and place of occurrence. The compilers work at the Australian National Dictionary Centre, and using the proven methods of historical lexicography, have produced this fascinating reference book. It is a first attempt to record the words used in, and perhaps peculiar to, a given Australian regional community. Inside the front cover, there is a key to approximate locations of Western Australian languages mentioned in this glossary. Inside the rear cover there is a key to approximate locations of the main towns mentioned in this glossary. ISBN/ASIN: 0195536282. Our Book No: 30979. $80 AUD.
22. Brymer, John; Orr, Stewart (1909). Gammon and Spinach. London, Glasgow & Dublin: Blackie & Son. 104 pp. Hardback oblong quarto, good condition, red cloth spine, pictorial board cover (soiled, considerable edgewear, rear cover very scuffed), grey endpapers, full-page colour drawings, first few & last few pages foxed (otherwise minimal internally), small edge tears, scuffing few pages, written & dated dedication. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. A scarce collectible children's picture book, verses by John Brymer, drawings by Stewart Orr. Consists of a series of vignettes (4-line verse) with colour picture on facing page, separated from the next pair by two blank pages. (No date, but about 1907. Written dedication, 1909.) ISBN/ASIN: B000WQWSG6. Our Book No: 16431. $150 AUD.
23. 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.
24. 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.
25. Burton, John Hill (1851). The Emigrant's Manual: Australia, New Zealand, America, and South Africa: With a Preliminary Dissertation (4 books in 1). Edinburgh: William and Robert Chambers. 582 pp. Hardback small, no jacket as issued, very good condition, marbled board cover (leather spine, gilt spine lettering), marbled endpapers, few tables, pages toned as usual, some edgewear. A popular guide by John Hill Burton to emigration from Britain to Australia, New Zealand, America, and South Africa. Consists of four books, paged separately and gathered into one: A preliminary essay (Emigration in its practical application to individuals and communities, 93 pages), Australia (233 pages), New Zealand and South Africa (123 pages) and America (Canada and United States, 133 pages). John Hill Burton (1809 - 1881) was a Scottish nationalist, economist and author. (Very scarce. Excellent condition for age. No foxing. No map of Australia, as suggested by another copy for sale.). Our Book No: 18114. $500 AUD.
26. Calder, James; Fitzsymonds, Eustace (editor); Bock, Thomas (artist) (1979). Brady: McCabe, Dunne, Bryan Crawford, Murphy, Bird McKenney, Goodwin, Pawley, Bryant, Cody, Hodgetts Gregory, Tilley, Ryan Williams and their Associates: Bushrangers in Van Diemen’s Land 1824 - 1827. Adelaide: Sullivan’s Cove. 179 pp. Hardback folio, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), dark blue cloth boards, endpaper maps, black & white portraits, minor edgewear jacket (light foxing reverse side). Heavy (1.2 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This 1873 account of the bushranger Brady, and his associates and contemporaries, is firmly based upon 1820s documentation. This is the first time James Calder's text has been reproduced in book form. From James Calder's text of 1873 together with newly discovered manuscripts edited by Eustace Fitzsymonds. Sketches by the convict artist Thomas Bock are contained on two leaves between pages 78 and 79. Edited by Eustace Fitzsymonds. (No. 215 of a limited edition of 750 copies. ISBN not printed in book.) ISBN/ASIN: 0909442096. Our Book No: 30358. $100 AUD.
27. 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.
28. Cameron, Lindy (editor) (1992 - 2000). Sisters in Crime Newsletter (19 issues). Melbourne: Sisters in Crime. 16 to 24 pp. Each issue: Paperback large quarto, stapled (later issues), very good condition, coloured papers (various), black & white text-photos & cartoons, adverts. Heavy (1.2 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Issues 2 (Autumn 1992) to 20 (Autumn 2000) of this Australian crime fiction support magazine published 3 times per year (plus looseleaf brochures inserted). Provides a forum for discussion of women's crime and mystery fiction, to further the careers of women writers in this field, and to correct imbalances in the treatment of women writers. Our Book No: 15991. $100 AUD.
29. Cawthorne, W. A.; McRae, Rodney (illustrator) (1988). Who Killed Cockatoo? (Deluxe ed). Sydney, Hunters Hill: Margaret Hamilton. 32 pp. Hardback large quarto, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), gilt edges, full-colour glossy drawings (many full-page), autograph (written names illustrator & publisher label front endpaper). In black cloth slipcase, colour vignette front cover. The traditional English children's rhyme 'Who Killed Cock Robin?' was first adapted for Australian children over 100 years ago by William Alexander Cawthorne, in about 1870 in Adelaide. This book is thought to be one of the earliest children's picture books written and printed and published in Australia. The revised illustrations in this modern edition strive to amalgamate the many images of Australia today. Aboriginal and primitive motifs have been painted in contemporary colours to reflect the Australian landscape, sea, sun and sky. For the sake of clarity a few minor changes have been made to the verse text, but, basically, it remains the same as when it was first written. (The inaugural publication of Margaret Hamilton Books. This copy is the deluxe hardback in slipcase, limited to 200 autographed copies. This copy: no. 14.) ISBN/ASIN: 0947241043. Our Book No: 40953. $150 AUD.
30. Chalker, Bill (editor) (1977). UFO Newsletter / Australian UFO Newsletter / Australian UFO Researcher (10 issues). Sydney: UFO Research (NSW). Each issue: 10 to 16 pages pp. Each issue; Paperback large quarto, good plus condition, stapled (rusted), stencilled text, black & white drawings, some foxing & creasing (mainly covers & edges), some edgewear. Ten issues of this UFO research journal from the New South Wales research group run by chemist Bill Chalker. (3 being duplicates, title differs), 1977 to 1979. UFO Newsletter: nos 51 (x2, one being a photocopy), 52 (x2), 53. Australian UFO Newsletter: no 54-55 combined issue. Australian UFO Researcher: nos 56-57 combined, 58-59 combined, 60 (x2). Our Book No: 4417. $80 AUD.
31. 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.
32. Clark, Cate (2013). The Black Soil Plains and Beyond: Recollections of the 1st Australian Armoured Division. Gunnedah, NSW: Write Right Media. 366 pp. Hardback small folio, no jacket, very good condition, pictorial cover, maps, endpaper photos, black & white sketches & text-photos, part front cover & small strip near spine lightly faded, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication title page). Heavy (1.6 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This is the story of, from their own voices as recorded by Cate Clark, the men of one of the most highly regarded and trained Australian formations of World War 2. The cartoons, poems, drawings, photos and intimate recollections of veterans and the communities that they visited are a valuable part of Australian history. This book traces the 1st Australian Armoured Division from its inception in 1941, through manoeuvres in northwest New South Wales and subsequent reorganisation, to its occupancy of the midwest of Western Australia, concluding with its disbandment, in September 1943. The book then follows the stories of some of the men and units of the Division until the end of the war. From Western Australia to Queensland, New Guinea, Bougainville and Borneo, the members of the ex-1 AAD showed the skill, spirit and determination of a formation that never had the opportunity to fight as a collective force and never had their story told. ISBN/ASIN: 9780646905976. Our Book No: 40934. $120 AUD.
33. Clifford, Pam (editor) (2014). Northbridge: Building a New Suburb (1st ed). Sydney: Self-Published: Pam Clifford. 240 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, thick card covers, black & white text-photos & few adverts, maps, tiny pin hole & minimal insect damage top corner tip title page, minor edgewear. This book (edited by Pam Clifford) traces the development of the peninsular suburb on Sydney's Lower North Shore. The book contains archival material and many anecdotes related by former and present residents of Northbridge. There are 240 pages of fascinating stories and facts and more than 200 black and white photos, many from the Mitchell Collection at Willoughby City Library, and many from family albums never before published. First edition stated. ISBN/ASIN: 9780646923079. Our Book No: 40962. $80 AUD.
34. Cole, E. W. (1910). The Blessing and the Curse of Tobacco and the Substitution of a Healthy Apple-eating Habit for an Unhealthy Tobacco-smoking Habit [Apples and Tobacco, No 1]. Melbourne: E. W. Cole, Book Arcades. 64 + 48 pp. Paperback small octavo, good condition, cancelled EX-LIBRARY, stapled, colour photos tipped in covers, black cloth spine repair, covers little creased, corner tips covers missing (small edge tears, some archival tape repairs), pages lightly toned, edgewear. A scarce self-help pamphlet written and published by the iconic and eccentric Melbourne bookseller. Provides heavy criticism of tobacco smoking (64 pages), and the value of substituting eating apples (48 page insert). A longer book is to be published soon. Colour photos of an apple tipped in on front & rear covers, and inside both covers. (Estimated date, about 1900 to 1920. Cancelled stamp of the State Library of New South Wales, dated 15 Feb, 1977.). Our Book No: 17716. $150 AUD.
35. Collingwood, Harry; Piffard, Harold (illustrator) (1906). Dick Leslie's Luck: A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK). 384 pp. Hardback small thick octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cloth cover (rear cover little flecked, spine minimally faded), four colour plates (including frontispiece), rebacked (new endpapers), pages lightly toned, edges foxed, minor edgewear, bookplate. A maritime adventure for young adults. Dick Leslie was a mystery passenger on a ship, the Golden Fleece, bound for Australia. After a shipwreck, the action ends up in the Pacific. Not in Muir. Harry Collingwood was the pen-name of civil engineer William Lancaster (1851 - 1922) who wrote many juvenile maritime novels. (No date, but 1906, Worldcat. School prize bookplate dated 1920, Leslie Hunt, Christ Church Sunday School, Luton.). Our Book No: 16614. $120 AUD.
36. 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.
37. 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.
38. 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.
39. Contour, Alfred (2007). Le Cuisinier Bourguignon: Nouveau Livre de Cuisine Pratique (Facsimile ed). Dijon: Nimes, France: Louis Damidot: Editions Lacour. 298 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good plus condition. Facsimile (re-set) edition of popular French cookbook: in this case of the 1931 edition. A sought after book on Burgundy cuisine, with a number of editions. The author was the former butler of the Hotel du Chevreuil in Beaune, the centre of Burgundy wine production in France. (French language. Originally published, 1891.). ISBN/ASIN: 9782750417857. Our Book No: 17937. $80 AUD.
40. Cook, Peter J. (editor) (2014). Geologically Storing Carbon: Learning from the Otway Project Experience. Melbourne, Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing. 384 pp. Hardback quarto, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, colour text-figures & photos, tables, tiny bump top spine. Heavy (1.6 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This book, edited by Peter Cook, provides a detailed account of the CO2CRC Otway Project, one of the most comprehensive demonstrations of the deep geological storage or geosequestration of carbon dioxide undertaken anywhere. This book has 18 comprehensive chapters, written by leading experts in the field, and is more than a record of outstanding science - it is about learning by doing. The book explains how the project was organised, managed, funded and constructed, as well as the approach taken to community issues, regulations and approvals. The book is for geologists, engineers, regulators, project developers, industry, communities, anyone who wants to understand how a carbon storage project works. It is also for people who are concerned with getting an in-depth appreciation of one of the key technology options for decreasing greenhouse emissions to the atmosphere. ISBN/ASIN: 9781486302307. Our Book No: 30955. $100 AUD.
41. Cook, Thomas (1896). Days of God's Right Hand: Our Mission Tour in Australasia and Ceylon. London: Charles H. Kelly. 327 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, burgundy cloth cover (gilt & black lettering, little flecked), black & white plates, new endpapers, edges little foxed, some edgewear. Travels by the British Wesleyan Methodist minister (1859 - 1912) regarding fascinating missionary work in Australia, New Zealand and Ceylon. With numerous illustrations. (Not the Thomas Cook of the travel company.) Our Book No: 17657. $80 AUD.
42. Cookery Teachers' Association, NSW (1936). Modern Advanced Cookery. Sydney: George B. Philip & Son. 247 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, red cloth boards, few black & white text illustrations, few colour illustrations, slight loss top spine, spine little faded, top front cover & fore-edge little toned, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, previous owner’s name & address in pencil title page A school cookery book prepared by the members of the N.S.W. Cookery Teachers' Association for use by pupils taking a course of cookery lessons at High, Rural, Home Science or Primary Schools. It is written and arranged in the same simple form as the "Common Sense Cookery Book", and it should prove of value to homemakers as well as to school pupils and students of domestic science. (No date, but 1936, Trove, Hoyle.). Our Book No: 40134. $85 AUD.
43. Cooks Business, Directories (1933). Cooks Interstate Business Directory of Victoria - Tasmania - New South Wales - Queensland (1st ed). Melbourne: Cooks Business Directories. 481 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, good condition, red paper-covered boards (including spine, bottom corners tip worn), black & white text-photos, boards possibly little faded (spine most notable), minor foxing endpapers & few pages, light toning pages, front hinge slightly split (pages firm), front cover little scuffed (eg, part black border missing), some edgewear, rubber stamp title page (roughly crossed out with with biro), otherwise internally very good. This combined Interstate Business Directory for 1933 has been published to comply with the many requests for a combined directory. The order is: Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland. The start of the Victorian section has a grey title page & general index. The other states have a light blue title page & general index. There is one page of South Australian border towns after Victoria and before Tasmania. A fascinating way to explore some Australian business history. Our Book No: 40555. $200 AUD.
44. 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.
45. Coulthard-Clark, C. D. (1991). The Third Brother: The Royal Australian Air Force 1921 - 39. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 533 pp. Hardback thick octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white text-photos, map, minor edgewear jacket, inner hinge little split (no loose pages). Heavy (1.3 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This book is a comprehensive history of the RAAF in the years leading to the start of the Second World War, documenting the establishment and growth of the service, its personalities and problems, low points as well as triumphs. The book describes the struggle of the third member of Australia’s defence triad to gain acceptance as a co-equal of the Army and Navy. The RAAF celebrates its 70th anniversary during 1991. In 1987 the Chief of the Air Staff commissioned Christopher Coulthard-Clark to write a history of the service covering the formative years, from its establishment in 1921 until 1939, thereby filling in the gap between the official histories of Australian air power in the First and second World Wars. (Inner hinge little split between p412 and 413.). ISBN/ASIN: 0044423071. Our Book No: 41215. $80 AUD.
46. Cowper, William; Westall, Richard (illustrator) (1825). The Task [with] Cowper's Minor Poems [with] Table Talk and Other Poems (3 vols). London, Chiswick: Whittingham Press (Printed for John Sharpe, by C. & C. Whittingham). 220 + 204 + 108 pp. Each volume: Hardback very small (duodecimo), original brown full calf leather, gilt edges, gilt ornate decoration & letters (spine & edges covers), very good condition, marbled edges & endpapers, steel engraved plates, minor to moderate foxing some pages, string bookmarks missing, minor edgewear covers, owner's written name, owner's rubber stamp. Volume 3 only: faint stain front cover, gilt spine lettering lightly rubbed. Fine binding. Originally published in 1817, this is the 1825 edition. A handsome set of Cowper's poems printed by the famous printers C. and C. Whittingham of Chiswick, with illustrations by Richard Westall. Charles Whittingham (1767 - 1840) was an English printer. In 1789 he set up a small printing press in a garret off Fleet Street, London, with a loan obtained from the type-founding firm of William Caslon, and, by 1797, his business had so increased that he was enabled to move into larger premises. Whittingham inaugurated the idea of printing cheap, handy editions of standard authors, and, on the bookselling trade threatening not to sell his productions, took a room at a coffee house and sold them by auction himself. In 1809 he started a paper-pulp factory at Chiswick, near London, and in 1811 founded the Chiswick Press. Our Book No: 14787. $120 AUD.
47. Cox, Erle (1947). Out of the Silence (6th ed). Melbourne: Robertson & Mullens. 416 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), grey cloth cover, pages toned, jacket edges chipped (reverse side lightly toned, brown panel rear cover next to fore-edge & spine edges little rubbed), sticker mark free flyleaf, spine little slack, some edgewear. Sixth edition. Australian author Erle Cox provides a science fiction novel about two amateur archaeologists in Australia who uncover a hidden high-tech tomb. They also awaken a millennia-old superhuman. A country farmer uncovers remnants of an advanced civilisation that contains a woman, asleep in suspended animation for many thousands of years. Does the beautiful Earani want to save humanity of destroy it? Upon awakening the woman Earani teleports herself into the office of the Australian Prime Minister and reveals her plans to take over the world by using mind control. Is it possible for a man to ignore the requests of the world's most beautiful and intelligent woman? To fight a relentless and appealing logic no matter how bad the circumstances? (Originally published, 1925.). Our Book No: 40841. $80 AUD.
48. Cross, Stan (1945). Wally and the Major: A Courier-Mail Feature (Unstated 5th Edition) (Unstated 5th ed). Melbourne: Herald and Weekly Times Ltd / Lawrence Kay (Printer). 50 pp. Paperback oblong quarto, good plus condition, stapled pamphlet (staples little rusted), cartoons, white cloth spine repair, pages toned as usual, small piece missing top edge rear cover (repaired), covers & some page margins little foxed, some edgewear (corner tips). Unstated fifth edition. A collectible cartoon books by Stan Cross, as published for the Courier Mail newspaper, Brisbane. Cover: Wally and the Major supervising dark-skinned canecutters. Editorial states: "The war-time trio of funsters, Wally, Pudden and the Major, have been honorably relieved of their military duties - a relief no doubt - and have transferred their disconcerting efforts to Industry .. they lost no time .. heading for the wide open spaces of the North." Seppelts wine advert rear cover. Sixpence price. (Undated, but 1945. 6d price stated. This annual cartoon book was produced by Herald and Weekly Times newspapers from 1940 to 1960.). Our Book No: 17760. $95 AUD.
49. Cross, Stan (1948). Wally and the Major: A Courier Mail Feature (8th Edition) (8th ed). Melbourne: Herald and Weekly Times Ltd / Edgar H. Baillie (Printer). 50 pp. Paperback oblong quarto, very good condition, stapled pamphlet (staples rusted), cartoons, pages toned as usual, archival tape along spine, edge tear rear cover repaired, tiny patch insect damage near base spine front cover, minor edgewear. Eighth edition. A collectible cartoon books by Stan Cross, as published for the Courier Mail newspaper, Brisbane. Cover: Visitors day - Wally and the Major and their party visit a machinery factory. Cadbury's milk chocolate advert rear cover. (Excellent condition for age. Undated, but 1948. 6d price stated. This annual cartoon book was produced by Herald and Weekly Times newspapers from 1940 to 1960.). Our Book No: 17759. $95 AUD.
50. Cross, Stan (1955). Wally and the Major: An Advertiser Feature (15th Edition) (15th ed). Melbourne: Herald and Weekly Times Ltd / Herald Gravure (Printer). 48 pp. Paperback oblong quarto, good plus condition, stapled pamphlet (staples rusted), cartoons, archival tape repair spine, edge tears covers repaired (some text missing bottom corner front cover), corner creased rear cover, pages toned as usual, some spinewear & edgewear. Fifteenth edition, undated but 1955. A collectible cartoon books by Stan Cross, as published for the Advertiser newspaper, Adelaide. Cover: Wally and the Major examining drawings of sportspeople. Olympic Games 1956 poster on rear wall. Rowntree's fruit pastilles advert rear cover. An Advertiser feature (some text missing bottom corner front cover). (Undated, but 1955. 1/- price stated. This annual cartoon book was produced by Herald and Weekly Times newspapers from 1940 to 1960.). Our Book No: 17762. $95 AUD.
51. Cumpston, J. S. (1968). Macquarie Island [ANARE Scientific Reports, Series A(1), no 93]. Melbourne: Antarctic Division, Department of External Affairs. 380 pp. Hardback quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos (plates, including frontispiece), endpaper maps, rear cloth cover & reverse side jacket little marked, edge tears jacket (small loss, minor edgewear). Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. A definitive work in the field of sub-Antarctic history and exploration. The story of the ships that visited the island and the men who manned them. Macquarie Island is 1000 miles south of Hobart and is a dependency of Tasmania. The island was discovered in 1810 by the Perseverance, a Sydney sealing vessel. Our Book No: 14520. $120 AUD.
52. Cyclops (1959). Cyclops Toys - 1959. Sydney: Cyclops & Lines Bros (Aust.). 28 pp. Paperback oblong large quarto, stapled pamphlet, very good condition, pictorial cover, black & white & single-colour photos, minor edgewear. A delightful illustrated catalogue of toys made by this Australian company, Cyclops & Lines Bros of Leichhardt, NSW (manufacturers of toys and baby carriages). Loosely inserted: Toy Price List, dated 1 July 1959 (4p). Our Book No: 15680. $180 AUD.
53. Dalrymple, Alexander; Fewster, Dr Kevin (foreword); Cook, Andrew (essay) (1996). An Account of the Discoveries Made in the South Pacifick Ocean (Facsimile ed) [Australian Maritime Series]. Sydney: Hordern House / Australian National Maritime Museum. 150 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket (as issued), very good condition, marbled heritage cover (quarter-bound, leather spine, gilt bands & lettering), large foldout map, six large foldout plates (drawings) at rear, frontispiece portrait, minor edgewear, bookplate. An account of the maritime discoveries in the South Pacific Ocean prior to 1764, containing a geographical description of places, the conduct of the discoverers, and the tracks they pursued, and an investigation of what may be further expected. Reissue of his scarce 1767 book. This book (long out of print) influenced the instructions for James Cook to explore the unknown east coast of Australia. Foreword by Dr. Kevin Fewster of the Australian National Maritime Museum, and an essay by Dr. Andrew Cook of the British Library (47 pages) + facsimile of book (103 pages). (Limited edition of 900 copies. Portrait of Alexander Dalrymple by John Thomas Seton. Large foldout map of the southern Pacific Ocean. (Bookplate of Andrew David, Lieutenant Commander, Royal Navy.). ISBN/ASIN: 1875567135. Our Book No: 18022. $130 AUD.
54. 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.
55. Dawson, A. J. (1904). Things Seen in Morocco: Being a Bundle of Jottings, Notes, Impressions, Tales and Tributes (1st ed). London: Methuen & Co. 354 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, good condition, red boards (title in black letters front board, gilt title spine), black & white photos including frontispiece (with tissue guard, small tear & lightly toned), uncut fore-edges & bottom edge, spine ends chipped, spine little faded, pages lightly toned, edges lightly foxed, bottom corners little bumped, front & rear inner hinges slightly split (pages firm), few toned spots endpapers, some edgewear & rubbing. A. J. Dawson describes his travels when he decides to take a journey through Morocco. The many people he meets along the way, and the photos make this a fascinating look at this part of the world. (Plus 40 pages of adverts at rear.). Our Book No: 30867. $100 AUD.
56. de Goy, Andre (1852). Aventures Sur Mer et Sur Terre. Paris: Alphonse Desesserts. 344 pp. Hardback large octavo, very good condition, original embossed black cloth cover (spine gilt), sepia (brown-coloured) plates (engravings), frontispiece sepia engraving (with tissue guard), new endpapers, all edges gilt, some foxing (mainly endpapers & adjacent to plates), some edgewear (mostly spine), string bookmark. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Contains two stories: I. La Famille Laurencay. II. Histoire d'un Chercheur d'or en Australie. This scarce book has special significance as the second story is probably the first account of the Australian goldfields in fiction. The first story tells the adventures of the Laurencay family en route to Australia where they intend to settle on a property acquired by Monsieur Laurencay on a previous visit. (French language. No date, but 1852, Trove. Not in Ferguson. Muir 2912 (children's book). All 8 plates including frontispiece present.). Our Book No: 16516. $180 AUD.
57. de Mornay, M. Mauny; Monneret, M. (1838). Livre du Jardinier Guide Complet de la Culture des Jardins Fruitiers, Potagers et d'Agrement: Suivi de l'Hygiene du Jardinier (2 volumes in 1). Paris: A.-L. Pagnerre & Cie / Librarie Encyclopedique de Roret. 608 pp. Hardback very small, half-bound (board cover & leather spine), good plus condition, board cover has vertical split front cover (repaired), two foldout drawings at rear, raised bands spine (gilt lettering), paper label & annotation title page, edgewear, internally very good, cover design differs from stock photo. Two French-language volumes bound as one volume: 'Livre du Jardinier' by de Mornay; and ‘L'Hygiene du Jardinier', by Monneret. Paper label (Librairie Encyclopedique de Roret, Paris) on title page covers original publisher details. Titles in English: "Complete Gardener's Guide to Growing Fruit Gardens, Backyards and Ornamentals" and "Monitoring Garden Hygiene”. (2 volumes in 1: 331 + 277 pages. No date, but 1838, Worldcat.) ISBN/ASIN: B00IJM2PRM. Our Book No: 15508. $80 AUD.
58. 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.
59. De Salinis, Le P. A. (1892). Marins et Missionnaires: Conquete de la Nouvelle-Caledonie 1843 - 1853 (1st ed). Paris: V. Retaux et Fils, Libraires-Editeurs. 340 pp. Hardback (24 x 16 cm), red cloth cover (gilt patterning & lettering, embossed edge bands, raised bands spine), patterned endpapers, very good condition, black & white drawings (engravings, in text & full-page), cover corners bumped, edgewear, pages toned (particularly edges), scattered light foxing. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. First edition. French-language book by Le P. A. De Salinis titled: 'Sailors and Missionaries: Conquest of New Caledonia 1843 - 1853'. A history of the French conquest of this Pacific island near New Guinea and Australia. Essentially the story of the Catholic missions there. Our Book No: 14010. $200 AUD.
60. Dixon, R. M. W. (Robert) (1977). A Grammar of Yidin [Yidijn] [Cambridge Studies in Linguistics]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP). 563 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), edgewear jacket (tape marks reverse side, edge tears notably base of spine repaired), owner's written name. Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This book by the professor of linguistics, Australian National University (ANU), is a followup to his previous book: The Dyirbal Language of North Queensland. Yidin is a northern neighbour of the Dyirbal in the Cairns region of Queensland. It is also a dying language, but is grammatically distinct. The syntax is of a mixed ergative type that cannot be easily accommodated in standard linguistic theory. He explains the grammar in terms of configurations rather than the more usual tree diagrams. He includes a vocabulary and three sample texts, two of traditional myths, and one of an autobiographical account of interaction with early missionaries. (No 19 in this series.). ISBN/ASIN: 0521214629. Our Book No: 12479. $80 AUD.
61. Douglas, J. G. (editor); Ferguson, J. A. (editor) (1988). Geology of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Division Geological Society of Australia. 663 pp. Paperback large thick octavo, very good condition, figures, tables, black & white text-photos, colour photo frontispiece, maps (mostly foldout), spine lightly creased, minor foxing & rubbing edges, base spine little bumped, minor edgewear, faint sticker mark front flyleaf, owner's written name. Heavy (1.4 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. A comprehensive and definitive edited handbook of the geology of Victoria, published on behalf of the Geological Society of Australia, Victorian branch. Edited by J. G. Douglas, and J. A. Ferguson. Originally published in 1976, this is the unstated second edition, completely revised in 1988. (The large loose foldout colour map of Victoria, found in the hardback edition, is not present in this paperback edition.). ISBN/ASIN: 0909869677. Our Book No: 15284. $120 AUD.
62. Duncan, Alastair; De Bartha, Georges; Juvelis, Priscilla (preface) (1989). Art Nouveau and Art Deco Bookbinding: French Masterpieces 1880 - 1940. New York: Harry N. Abrams. 200 pp. Hardback large wide quarto, dustjacket (with side flaps), very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white & colour illustrations, minor edgewear jacket (top edge & top spine lightly creased). Heavy (1.7 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. The first major study of the sudden flowering of the art of bookbinding in France at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. The 60 years between 1880 and 1940 produced bookbinding's greatest modern masters and many of its most original and gifted craftsmen and craftswomen. Follows the development of bookbinding from its beginnings and then look at the influence on bookbinding of the period's finest binders. This very special book has a detailed biography and bibliography on every binder of note. There are 252 illustrations, including 202 plates in full colour. The custom-made bindings are reproduced in full-colour - these were made as precious art works for the private libraries of wealthy bibliophiles. This book would be a wonderful addition to any booklovers library. ISBN/ASIN: 0810918811. Our Book No: 29227. $80 AUD.
63. Dunmore, John (1965). French Explorers in the Pacific. Volume I: The Eighteenth Century. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 356 pp. Hardback small octavo, very good condition (in very good facsimile non-standard dustjacket), mnimal cancelled ex-library (two rubber stamps), maps, plates, new endpapers, some edgewear. French Explorers in the Pacific. Volume I: The Eighteenth Century, by John Dunmore (Clarendon Press, 1965). A definitive account by John Dunmore of French exploration of the Pacific, never before completely told, from about 1700 to 1800. Partly based on extensive research in archives. Includes Bougainville, De Surville, Marion de Fresne, Kerguelen, La Perouse (and the search for him), and Marchand. (Volume 1 of a 2-volume set. Has 13 maps and 2 plates. This copy has a facsimile jacket of different design than the standard jacket. This is the first printing, Clarendon Press, 1965: No ISBN in book.). ISBN/ASIN: 0198215290. Our Book No: 18025. $140 AUD.
64. Dunmore, John (1969). French Explorers in the Pacific. Volume II: The Nineteenth Century. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 428 pp. Hardback small octavo, very good condition (in good plus dustjacket), new endpapers, tape marks jacket including front cover (front flap price-clipped), some edgewear, rubber library stamp front flyleaf (letters & digits jacket spine), some pencil annotation. French Explorers in the Pacific. Volume II: The Nineteenth Century, by John Dunmore (Clarendon Press, 1969). A definitive account of French exploration of the Pacific, never before completely told, from about 1800 to the 1840s. Partly based on extensive research in archives. Includes Freycinet, Duperrey, Bougainville, Dumont d’Urville, Laplace, Vaillant, and Dupetit-Thourars. (Volume 2 of a 2-volume set. Has 12 maps. First printing: No ISBN in book.). ISBN/ASIN: 0198215401. Our Book No: 18027. $100 AUD.
65. Easterby, Harry T.; Gibson, William G. (foreword) (1929). The Queensland Sugar Industry: An Historical Review. Brisbane: Frederick Phillips, Government Printer. 226 pp. Paperback tall octavo, very good condition, decorative cover, marble pattern on thin card covers, black & white photos, tables, top corner front cover tips & few pages little creased, spine little creased (during manufacture), minor edgewear, tiny annotation title page, rubber stamp. A special book written by the late Harry Easterby, who was involved in the sugar industry for many years, and was the Director of the Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations at the time this book was written. He provides an outline of the Sugar Industry in Queensland which at the time supplied 96% of the sugar in Australia. He also writes that the Industry in the later years has been bound up with politics, both Federal and State. A great book for anyone interested in this part of Australia's history. (No date, but 1929, Trove.). Our Book No: 29910. $90 AUD.
66. Edwards, Cheryl Ann (1995). Australian Cattle Dogs: Old Timers (1st ed) [Oldtimers]. Sydney: YFP Publications. 335 pp. Hardback large quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), black & white text-photos, spine faded jacket (top edge also lightly faded, minor edgewear), top corner front board little bumped. Heavy (1.25 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This scarce large-format self-published book by Cheryl Ann Edwards is about the early history and development of the Australian Cattle Dog from the early 1900s to early 1970. There are 500 photos and 336 pages of informative text, most of which has never been presented in this form before. The book has taken 6 years to produce, and is an encyclopedia of the Australian Cattle Dog: both a reference book, and a very special book for collectors of Australian dog books. ISBN/ASIN: 0646208136. Our Book No: 40552. $150 AUD.
67. Edwards, Captain Edward; Hamilton, George; Thomson, Basil (introduction) (1914). Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora, Despatched to Arrest the Mutineers of the Bounty in the South Seas, 1790 - 91 (1st ed). London: Francis Edwards. 177 pp. Hardback octavo, good plus condition, burgundy cloth cover (lightly flecked), top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, large fold-out map at rear, endpapers & some pages foxed, pages faintly toned, inner hinge little split (pages form), minor edgewear corners, owner's written name. First edition (dated 1914). A description of the voyage of H.M.S. Pandora, as told by the Captain Edward Edwards, which was sent from Britain in 1790 to the Pacific in search of the mutineers of H.M.S. Bounty. Also includes a report by ship surgeon George Hamilton. The Pandora was shipwrecked on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, in 1791. (Owner's name: Harold W. Brooks, and dated 1934.). ISBN/ASIN: B00140XJBW. Our Book No: 17089. $185 AUD.
68. Eikeland, Olav (2008). The Ways of Aristotle: Aristotelian Phronesis, Aristotelian Philosophy of Dialogue, and Action Research [Studies in Vocational and Continuing Education]. Bern: Peter Lang. 560 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, few faint marks fore-edge & bottom edge, minor edgewear corners. Norwegian philosophy and worklife professor Olav Eikeland provides a well-researched study of Aristotle's phronesis (a type of wisdom relevant to practical action) and its applications to the fields of Ancient Greek personal development, character formation and ethical virtues. It also relates phronesis to the wider context of Aristotle's theoretical philosophy, and of his different ways of knowing, and to both theoretical and practical concerns within modern social and action research. ISBN/ASIN: 9783039114719. Our Book No: 29989. $95 AUD.
69. Elkin, A. P. (editor) (1979). Collected Papers in Memoriam - N. W. G. Macintosh [Oceania Monograph No. 22]. Sydney: Oceania Publications, University of Sydney. 230 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white text-photos & drawings, faint foxing spine, minor edgewear, sticker mark front cover. A collection of papers published as a tribute to the life and research of the late Professor Neil William George Macintosh (Department of Anatomy, University of Sydney). He was Australia's leading physical anthropologist, particularly for studies of Aboriginal prehistory and crania. Macintosh initially asked Professor Elkin to accept him as a candidate for the post-graduate Diploma in Anthropology. They became friends which lasted until Macintosh's death, 33 years later. (Initially published over 3 issues of the journal 'Archaeology and Physical Anthropology in Oceania', and here reprinted as one volume.). Our Book No: 41001. $100 AUD.
70. 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.
71. Evans, Kenneth J. (2001). Japan e Buggerup Pinis: Combined A.I.F. - R.A.A.F. in PNG. Tasmania: Self Published: Kenneth J. Evans / Printed by PrintIT Jamala Press. 152 pp. Paperback large wide quarto, very good condition, black & white photos, colour photos, top corner tips covers & few pages little creased, top spine slightly bumped, bottom corner one page creased, minor edgewear, errata page loosely inserted inside rear cover, non-author written & dated dedication title page, autograph (author's written name title page). The beginning of this book covers some of the earlier history of both the A.I.F. and the R.A.A.F., and also the historical facts about the final few days. The author Kenneth Evans was a signaller with the 2/7th Battalion, 6th Australian Division which took part in the last engagements against the Japanese at Aitape/Wewak ending WW2. From the title page (paraphrased): Written and compiled from my original war diary with assistance from many others who served in Papua New Guinea (PNG) during the final days. This story is dedicated to the memory of those servicemen who fought and died in the final conflict against the Japanese, to the Papuans who also meaningfully helped in the liberation of their country, and finally that my visit to the land might be instrumental in restoring the once fine monument at Cape Wom to its former state. ISBN/ASIN: 1876913061. Our Book No: 30914. $100 AUD.
72. 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.
73. Eysenck, Hans J.; Eysenck, Michael W. (1987). Personality and Individual Differences: A Natural Science Approach (Reprint ed) [Perspectives on Individual Differences Series]. New York & London: Plenum Press. 424 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), figures, tables, top edge lightly foxed, minor edgewear. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Two leading British psychologists, Hans and Michael Eysenck, provide a ground-breaking study of personality and individual differences. Deals with the historical development of the concepts involved - temperament (personality) and intelligence - and their genetic, biological and behavioural factors. Provides consistent evidence across diverse types or research for the stability of three dimensions of personality: extraversion, neuroticism and psychoticism. ISBN/ASIN: 0306418444. Our Book No: 2016. $80 AUD.
74. Falkenberg, Aslaug; Fakenberg, Johannes (1981). The Affinal Relationship System: A New Approach to Kinship and Marriage among the Australian Aborigines at Port Keats [Oslo Studies in Social Anthropology]. Oslo: Universitetetsforlaget, Oslo. 206 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), figures, tables, edgewear jacket (spine jacket faintly faded), protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. A Norwegian anthropological study of marriage and kinship among the Aboriginal people of Port Keats (now Wadeye), Northern Territory. This book follows up on a previous study "Kin and Totem" (1962). ISBN/ASIN: 8200055639. Our Book No: 15622. $100 AUD.
75. Farabone, R. (editor) (1976). UFO Phenomena: An International Annual Review Devoted to the Scientific Study of UFO Phenomena (4 issues) [UPIAR, volume 1 to 4]. Bologna, Italy: Editecs Pub. House / CNIFAA (Comitato Nazionale Indipendente per Studio dei Fenomeni Aerei Anomali). Each: 120 to 350 pp. Each issue: Paperback small octavo, good condition, drawings, typewritten text, spine little creased, edges & covers little foxed, minor edgewear. Heavy (about 1.2 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Four volumes of this international UFO research magazine, based in Italy (each adds: no 1): UPIAR, volume 1 (1976), volume 2 (1977), volume 3 (1979), volume 4 (1981). Each issue contains several research papers on UFOs. Includes Richard F. Haines on UFO appearance recognition and identification (v1), and two papers on the 1978 New Zealand UFO case, by B. S. (Bruce) Maccabee and R. F. (Richard) Haines. J Allen Hynek is one member of a lengthy editorial board. ISSN 0391111X. Our Book No: 17923. $100 AUD.
76. Fetherstonhaugh, Cuthbert (1917). After Many Days: Being the Reminiscences of Cuthbert Fetherstonhaugh (1st ed). Melbourne: E. W. Cole. 416 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, good plus condition, green cloth cover, black & white plates (including frontispiece portrait), top edge foxed, cover fore-edge bumped (corner bumped rear cover), gilt lettering spine faded, endpapers toned, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, spine ends little chipped, rubber library stamp front free flyleaf (gilt library stamp front cover), small round hole top edge near spine rear cover (metal reinforcement), bookshop sticker & rubber stamp. First edition. The memoirs of a sheep rancher from the Rockhampton region, Queensland. (Rubber stamp of the A. J. Soutar Library, Commercial Banking Company of Sydney. Angus & Robertson sticker. Tyrrells Book Shop rubber stamp.). Our Book No: 17336. $250 AUD.
77. Floyd, P. A.; Exley, C. S.; Styles, M. T. (1993). Igneous Rocks of South-west England [Geological Conservation Review Series]. London: Chapman & Hall. 256 pp. Hardback small folio, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, figures (including text-photos & maps), tables, minor edgewear, owner's written name. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. P. A. Floyd and colleagures describe how Southwest England (Devon to Cornwall) has been renowned for centuries for both the splendour of its scenery, and the richness of its mineral resources, such as tin, china clay and building stones. Both aspects owe much to the igneous rocks that characterize the area - part of the Variscan foldbelt of northern Europe (described here). A book in a conservation series that describes British localities being considered for notification as 'Sites of Special Scientific Interest' (SSSI). (A book in the 'Geological Conservation Review Series' by publisher Chapman & Hall.). ISBN/ASIN: 0412488507. Our Book No: 15285. $140 AUD.
78. Forrest, Alex; Peasley, W. J. (1996). North-West Exploration : Journal of Expedition from DeGrey to Port Darwin by Alex. Forrest, Esq., F.R.G.S. (Facsimile ed). Bundaberg, QLD: Corkwood Press. 43 pp. Hardback small folio, no jacket as issued, very good plus condition, red boards (gilt lettering spine & front cover), glossy paper, full-page colour plates at rear, large colour foldout map with notes bound inside rear cover, minimal edgewear This is the facsimile reprint edition of Alex Forrest’s expedition into the unknown country of the Kimberley district of Western Australia. From February to September 1879 he and his men travelled from the DeGrey River on the northwest coast of Western Australia to the Overland Telegraph line in Central Australia, which opened up a very large area of pastoral country for future settlers. In 1979 the Alexander Forrest Centenary Expedition followed the route taken in 1879 and the two most significant discoveries were the finding of the F69 tree near King Sound and the F197 tree at the Depot Camp 100 miles west of the Overland Telegraph Line. On the 31st of August 1979, exactly one hundred years after Forrest and Hicks reached the telegraph line, a plaque was placed on a cairn at that point approximately 32 miles north of Daly Waters. This edition, published by Corkwood Press in 1990, makes his journal (originally published in 1880) available to all interested in the exploration of Australia. (No 166 of a limited edition of 400 copies, the first 75 of which are bound in half leather. 43 pages + 16 pages of 8 plates at rear. No ISBN printed in book.). Our Book No: 41336. $100 AUD.
79. Fox, Hubert C.; Wight-Boycott, Air Commodore Michael (commentary) (1995). Man of the Sea: Vere Wight-Boycott (1st ed). Southampton / London: Pearson & Lloyd. 197 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, maps, black & white photos, frontispiece, corners front cover creased, top corners few pages little creased, minor edgewear corners. A book, based on original letters and journal, that tells the remarkable story of British-born Vere Wight-Boycott. He served 36 years in the Royal Navy. The prologue by his brother Michael explains some of the family history. The author was a fellow cadet of Vere's in the Blake Term at Dartmouth and they remained friends until Vere's death. All the letters and journals he wrote when serving at sea have now been read by Hubert Fox and extracts from them form this fascinating book. (includes large wide octavo stapled pamphlet, loosely inserted. Has an introduction by the author, a map and two photos of Vere Wight-Boycott.). ISBN/ASIN: 1899550046. Our Book No: 30450. $80 AUD.
80. Freeman, Arthur; Freeman, Janet Ing (2004). John Payne Collier: Scholarship and Forgery in the Nineteenth Century (2 volumes). New Haven: Yale University Press. 1532 pp. Hardback large quarto, red cloth cover, very good plus condition, black & white photos. Two volumes in matching slipcase. Very heavy set (2.7 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. John Payne Collier (1789 - 1883), one of the most controversial figures in the history of literary scholarship, pursued a double career. A prolific and highly influential writer on the drama, poetry, and popular prose of Shakespeare's age, he was at the same time the creator of a large body of forgeries and false evidence, seriously affecting the text and biography of Shakespeare and many others. This monumental two-volume work addresses the whole of Collier's activity, systematically sorting out his genuine achievements from his impostures. The authors also survey the broader history of literary forgery in Great Britain and consider why so talented a man not only yielded to its temptations but also persisted in it throughout his life. ISBN/ASIN: 0300096615. Our Book No: 17324. $180 AUD.
81. Freeman, Peter (2013). The Wallpapered Manse. Boorowa, NSW: Watermark Press. 151 pp. Paperback wide quarto, very good condition, thick card covers (with flaps), illustrated endpapers, plans, black & white & sepia (brown-tinted) photos, colour photos (mostly full-page), light foxing edges, minimal edgewear. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This fascinating book is the story of the restoration of a historic Presbyterian manse in the small coastal town of Moruya on the south coast of New South Wales. The home is researched by leading conservation architect Peter Freeman. This beautifully produced book chronicles the events that happened to make it possible to restore the manse, which was built in 1865. The book also tells the story of Moruya, of its mighty river, and of the events that shaped Moruya prehistory and subsequent European settlement. The author shares the step-by-step process of researching and restoring a dilapidated historic building. ISBN/ASIN: 9780992315603. Our Book No: 40936. $150 AUD.
82. 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.
83. Gackenbach, Jayne (editor) (1987). Lucidity Letter (9 issues). Cedar Falls, IA: Department of Psychology, University of Northern Iowa. Each issue: 80 to 250 pp. Each issue: Paperback trade, good plus condition, card covers, perfect binding, edges lightly foxed (covers minimally) Very heavy (1.8 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. Nine issues of the journal 'Lucidity Letter’, consisting of research papers and commentary on lucid dreams, and their interpretation with regards to psychology and parapsychology. Some issues contain proceedings (papers) from Lucidity Association Symposiums. Specifically: Volume 5 nos 1 and 2 [1986], v6 no 1 and 2, v7 no 1, v8 nos 1 and 2, v9 nos 1 and 2 [1990]. . Our Book No: 18347. $120 AUD.
84. Gall, Jennifer; Paterson, Rose (2017). Looking for Rose Paterson: How Family Bush Life Nurtured Banjo the Poet. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 200 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, very good plus condition, thick card covers (with wide flaps), black & white text-photos, colour photos (most full-page), sepia (brown-tinted) photos, minor edgewear, faint sticker mark rear cover. Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This book by Jennifer Gall contains the candid letters that Rose Paterson wrote to her younger sister Nora Murray-Prior. Rose was to mother of famous port Banjo Paterson. The odd, the unexpected, the humorous, the tragic and the shocking are all part of her story. Rose spent the best part of her life at Illalong, an isolated sheep station in western New South Wales, where she brought up seven children in tough circumstances. Rose lived in a rustic world of late 19th-century pioneers, where women endured continuous cycles of pregnancy, childbirth and recovery, and the constraints of strict social codes. Her first child, Andrew Barton (Banjo) Paterson, was to gain fame as one of Australia's most popular poets. Rose's letters, rescued from oblivion by Banjo's biographer, reveal a woman devoted to her family, with strong powers of observation. This fascinating book tells Rose Paterson's story, and within the rhythm of her life, the bush childhood of Banjo Paterson. The author is a curator of the National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra. ISBN/ASIN: 9780642278920. Our Book No: 41320. $80 AUD.
85. 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.
86. General Officer Commanding, London District (1919). Triumphal March of the Dominion Troops through London. London: Harrison and Sons. 8 pp. Pamphlet small square octavo, fair to good condition, stapled (staples replaced), red & white coat of arms on internal pages, blue & white coat of arms on cover, edgewear spine ends, covers creased, crease across pages (previous folding), spine creased & rubbed, pages lightly toned, edges little foxed, light foxing few pages, front cover little marked, white background rear cover marked, faint marks on spine around staples. This pamphlet is the official programme with the order of March. The Dominion Troops are: Canadian Cavalry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division, 4th Canadian Division, Commonwealth of Australia: Mounted Troops, 1st, 2nd, 3rd 4th and 5th Division, Dominion of New Zealand one Battalion, Union of South Africa: South African Signal Company Brigade, Detachments of the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Regiments, representing the South African Infantry Brigade, and the South African Medical Corps, Dominion of Newfoundland Royal Newfoundland Regiment. Last page is the route map, starting and ending at Hyde Park.An interesting pamphlet that would interest someone collecting military ephemera. Our Book No: 40563. $80 AUD.
87. GEPAN (1979 - 1981). GEPAN Note Technique (10 issues). Toulouse: GEPAN / CNES. Each: 46 to 137 pp. Each issue: Paperback small octavo, good plus condition, tables, figures, few maps, some edgewear. Heavy (1.3 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Ten reports from GEPAN / CNES (Groupe d'Etudes des Phenomenes Aerospatiaux non Identifies / Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales) in the Note Technique [Technical Notes] series. These reports summarise techniques for studying UFO reports. Four of the reports examine four specific high-value UFO cases. GEPAN was a French government body set up to study UFO reports. French language (no English abstracts). Our Book No: 18334. $200 AUD.
88. GEPAN (1980 - 1981). GEPAN Note D'Information (4 issues). Toulouse: GEPAN / CNES. Each: 70 to 100 pp. Each: Paperback small octavo, good plus condition, tables, figures, few maps, some edgewear. Four reports from GEPAN / CNES (Groupe d'Etudes des Phenomenes Aerospatiaux non Identifies / Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales) in the Note D'Information [Information Notes] series. No 1 summarises UFO statistics in the USSR, and nos 2 to 4, summarise UFO research in the United States (USA). GEPAN was a French government body set up to study UFO reports. French language (no English abstracts). Our Book No: 18333. $80 AUD.
89. Gibbs, May (1916). Gum Blossom Babies: Words and Pictures by May Gibbs (1st ed) [Gum-Blossom Babies]. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 56 (including 28p blank) pp. Paperback small octavo, good condition, full-page sepia (brown-tinted) drawings, tipped-in colour drawing front cover, colour drawing frontispiece, yapp edges to brown cover (edges repaired archival tape), edgewear, brown string binding, non-author written dedication prelim page. First edition. This small booklet was issued in an individual envelope [MISSING as usual], and was intended for use as an enlarged greeting card, and these also served as amusing distractions during the First World War. Printed by H & H Printing Co., Sydney. SALE PRICE. (Muir 2732. Contains 11 full-page sepia drawings. Hyphen in title on front cover. Written dedication dated Xmas, 1917.). Our Book No: 17386. $145 AUD.
90. Gibbs, May (1920). Little Ragged Blossom and More about Snugglepot and Cuddlepie (1st ed). Sydney: Angus & Robertson / W. C. Penfold (Printer). 98 pp. Hardback small quarto, no jacket (missing as usual), very good condition, green pictorial cover (dark green cloth spine, small round central colour drawing laid down), black & white drawings (one partly coloured in), colour frontispiece (minor foxing base reverse side), colour plate (with stub adjoining page), full-page sepia (brown-coloured) non-glossy drawings (pencil drawings erased reverse side four plates but impressions remain with one plate heavy impressions), illustrated sepia endpapers (front free flyleaf replaced), edges little toned, some edgewear. First edition. This classic children's story relates the adventures of Little Ragged Blossom and her friends Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. The colour plate and 20 sepia drawings will delight both young and young at heart. Cover title: "Little Ragged Blossom and More About Snugglepot and Cuddlepie" (same as title page). (Undated first edition, but 1920, W. C. Penfold as printer, Trove, and Muir 2752. A repaired copy, but now good plus condition overall.). ISBN/ASIN: B000KHDFG4. Our Book No: 25316. $200 AUD.
91. Gibbs, May (1929). Little Ragged Blossom and More About Snugglepot and Cuddlepie (1st Gumnut ed) [Gumnut Readers]. Sydney: Cornstalk Publishing Company. 88 pp. Paperback very small, very good condition, card cover, black & white drawings (few full-page, including frontispiece), staples rusted, minor foxing edges & some pages, minor edgewear. An illustrated little reader for young adults, based on her Gumnut babies children's books. One of the scarcest of May Gibbs titles to find in such excellent condition. (Originally published in 1920 as a quarto, this is the first small Gumnut Reader edition.). Our Book No: 17275. $130 AUD.
92. Gibbs, May (1933). Two Little Gum-nuts (Chucklebud and Wunkydoo: Their Strange Adventures) (Reader, reprint ed). Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 72 pp. Paperback very small, very good condition, card cover, black & white drawings (few full-page, including page following title page), staples rusted, covers little foxed (rear cover little stained), few small faint dents in covers & endpapers, pages little toned as usual, some edgewear, non-author written dedication. An illustrated little reader for young adults, based on her Gumnut babies children's books. One of the scarcer of May Gibbs titles to find in such very good condition. Written dedication: "Wishing Bob a happy Christmas 1939, from David." (Originally published 1924 as a quarto, this is a reprint of the small format reader edition.). Our Book No: 17297. $100 AUD.
93. Gibbs, May (1937). Little Ragged Blossom and More about Snugglepot and Cuddlepie [2nd Book of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie]. Sydney: Angus & Robertson / Halstead Press (Printer). 98 pp. Hardback small quarto, no jacket, very good condition, cream pictorial cover (sepia text & drawings), rebacked (new brown cloth spine, original spine retained), sepia drawings & text, colour frontispiece, full-page glossy sepia plates, plain endpapers (some toning & minor foxing), internal page scattered minor foxing & creasing (some small edge tears repaired), edges little toned, minor edgewear, bookshop sticker. This special classic children's story relates the adventures of Little Ragged Blossom and her friends Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. The colour frontispiece and full-page sepia drawings will delight both young and young at heart. Cover title: "2nd Book of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie". (Reprint edition, 1937 stated on prelim page. J. Ewins Ballarat, small bookshop sticker. A repaired copy, but very good condition overall.). Our Book No: 17918. $190 AUD.
94. Gibbs, May; Walsh, Maureen (1992). The May Gibbs Collection. Volume 1: Mother of the Gumnuts: Her Life and Work. By Maureen Walsh. Volume 2: May Gibbs Gumnut Classics. The Famous Gumnut Adventures (1st ed). Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 228 + 496 pp. Each volume: Hardback folio, very condition (in very good dustjacket), yellow-tinted pages, black & white & colour drawings (some full-page), flaps jacket four sides (spine faded, reverse side little foxed), minor edgewear, string bookmark (v1). Both volumes in green slipcase (gilt spine lettering, minor edgewear). Very heavy (4.0 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. First edition in this format. A lavish collection in two volumes of classic children’s stories by May Gibbs, rthe Australian author and illustrator. Volume 1 is a biography of May Gibbs by Maureen Walsh. Volume 2 reproduces eight May Gibbs Gumnut stories: Tales of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie - Little Ragged Blossom - Little Obelia - Nuttybub and Nittersing - Chucklebud and Wunkydoo - Scotty in Gumnut Land - Mr and Mrs Bear and Friends - Gumnut Gossip. Our Book No: 4439. $100 AUD.
95. Gilbert, Lionel (2001). The Little Giant: The Life and Work of Joseph Henry Maiden 1859 - 1925 (1st ed). Armidale, NSW / Sydney: Kardoorair Press / Royal Botanic Gardens. 429 pp. Paperback large wide octavo, good condition, black & white text-photos, colour frontispiece, spine little creased, top corner rear cover & last few pages creased, pages lightly toned, edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written & date), owner’s written name front cover biro (rubbed out, scuff). Heavy (1.2 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Biography by Lionel Gilbert of Joseph Henry Maiden who was the Botanist and Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney from 1896 to 1924. He established the first Herbarium. The main sections are: Scientist in the making; Curator and collector; Botanist and director; Reluctant retiree. There is a comprehensive bibliography of J.H. Maiden at the rear. ISBN/ASIN: 0908244444. Our Book No: 41294. $80 AUD.
96. Gilligan, Mr J.; Spalding, David (introduction) (1989). Vice-Regal Trip through Gayndah District Queensland (Facsimile ed). Canberra, Mawson: Self-Published: D. A. Spalding. 39 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, maroon cloth boards (gilt lettering front cover & spine), map, light foxing top edge, minimal edgewear. The book is a first-hand account of a country tour in 1899 by the Queensland Governor, Lord Lamington, and his state government minister for railways and public works, John Murray. The book is written by 'J. G', who is thought to be Mr J. Gilligan, who went on the tour and wrote several articles about it for 'The Brisbane Courier'. Dr. David Spalding, rescued the original work, and this is a facsimile reprint of the original with an introductory essay and a map to help anyone not familiar with the area. Gayndah was one of the earliest declared towns (1867) in Queensland. (No 165 of limited edition of 200 autographed copies. A facsimile with 38 leaves printed on one side only. Loosely inserted: A one-page description of the book and the history of Dr Spalding and his efforts to get the book reprinted as a facsimile. ). ISBN/ASIN: 0959399216. Our Book No: 41329. $80 AUD.
97. 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.
98. Godic, Vladimir (editor) (1980 - 1982). UFO Research Australia Newsletter (10 issues). Adelaide, Prospect: UFO Research Australia. Each issue: 36 pp. Each issue: Paperback quarto, very good condition, stapled pamphlets, minor edgewear, comb punch-holes along spine (staples removed, pages loose), owner written name (few issues). Heavy (1.2 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Ten issues of the UFO Research Australia Newsletter, edited by Vladimir Godic in Adelaide. An incomplete set: Volume 1 (nos 1, 2: 1980), volume 2 (1 to 3, 5: 1981), volume 3 (nos 1 to 4: 1982). This newsletter is independent of Australian UFO groups (listed inside the front cover), but publishes some of their better UFO research (Australian and foreign cases) and commentary. Later, UFO Research Australia (UFORA) adopted a more formal structure including scientific consultants (after replacing the disbanded Australian Centre for UFO Studies [ACUFOS]). In three papers, Bill Chalker records his study of about 1000 RAAF UFO-related files, for which he was granted access. Our Book No: 7996. $150 AUD.
99. Godic, Vladimir (editor) (1981 - 1989). UFO Research Australia Newsletter (16 issues). Adelaide, Prospect: UFO Research Australia. Each issue: 36 pp. Each issue: Paperback quarto, very good condition, stapled pamphlets, minor foxing edges, top spine repaired (1 issue), minor edgewear & toning. Heavy (1.6 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Sixteen issues (including five duplicates) of the UFO Research Australia Newsletter, edited by Vladimir Godic in Adelaide. An incomplete set: Volume 2 (nos 1, 5 x2: 1981), volume 3 (no 1 x3), volume 4 (nos 1 x2, 2, 3), volume 5 (nos 1, 3, 4, 5 x2), volume 7 (no 1, last issue?) [1989]. This newsletter publishes some of the better UFO research (Australian and foreign cases) and commentary. UFO Research Australia (UFORA) had a group structure including scientific consultants and a list of contributing but independent Australian UFO research groups (after replacing the disbanded Australian Centre for UFO Studies [ACUFOS]). Our Book No: 7996A. $240 AUD.
100. Gould, Strom (illustrator); Steam Navigation Company, Peninsular & Oriental (P & O) (1955). Menu Cards: Australian Birds Designed by the Artist Strom Gould (11 cards of 12). City Not Stated: Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P & O). Each card: 4 pp. Each card: Folded small octavo (14 x 21 cm), very good condition, colour drawing front cover, corner tips some cards little scuffed, card 1 is slightly shorter at the top (presumed as issued, no text missing), minor edgewear. A set of 11 (of 12 in set) menu cards designed by the artist Strom Gould. Card No. 1 Red-Crowned Pigeon & Purple-Crowned Pigeon. Card No 2 Fairy Wrens. Card No. 3 Gouldian Finch. Card No. 4 Pink Cockatoo. Card No. 5 Count Raggi's Bird Of Paradise. Card No. 6 Rainbow Bird. Card No. 7 Regent Bower-Bird. Card No. 8 Scarlet Honey-Eater. Card No. 9 Red-Capped Robin. Card No. 10 Laughing Kookaburra. Card No. 11 Rainbow Lorikeet, Red-Winged Parrakeet, & Green Leek Parrakeet. MISSING: Card No. 12 Kingfisher. The artist also known as Charles Sidebotham Gould was born in Letchworth, England on 2/8/1910, and came to Australia in 1937. He was employed as the Sydney Morning Herald's first art director, and he also drew its first comic strip in 1944. He died in 1992. (No date, but about 1955.). Our Book No: 40503. $250 AUD.
101. Graves, Richard H. (1982). The Bushcraft Handbooks (10 volumes). Sydney: Dymock's Book Arcade. Each booklet: 32 pp. Each booklet: Paperback trade, very good plus condition, stapled pamphlet, black & white drawings, minor edgewear. A scarce complete set of 10 booklets by Richard Graves in a series on bushcraft. 1: Ropes and cords. 2: Huts & thatching. 3: Campcraft. 4: Food and water. 5: Fire making. 6: Knots and lashings. 7: Tracks and lures. 8: Snares and traps. 9: Travel and gear. 10: Time and direction. By former commanding officer, Australian Jungle Survival & Rescue Detachment. (No date, but 1982, written in pencil by previous owner. Originally published, 1952, and based on his wartime service in Australia and New Guinea teaching junglecraft to Australian and American forces. They are distilled, concentrated old-time bushcraft knowledge, published in individual booklets for convenient carrying in your pocket.). Our Book No: 16735. $150 AUD.
102. Gregory's (1945). Gregory's Handbook for Australian Builders (1st ed) [Gregory's Guides and Maps]. Sydney: Land Newspaper Ltd. 200 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, card covers, black & white drawings, adverts, tables, tiny scuff top spine, base spine lightly bumped & rubbed, edges lightly foxed, edges & pages lightly toned, covers lightly rubbed, minor edgewear. Unstated first edition (dated,1945, foot of title page.) This book is a valuable reference book for builders, contractors, architects, building tradesmen, and others interested in building construction in Australia. Our Book No: 26700. $80 AUD.
103. Guerin, Leon (1841). Le Tour du Monde, ou Les Mille et Une Merveilles de Voyages (2 Volumes). Paris: Langlois et Leclercq. Unnum pp. Each volume: Hardback very small (duodecimo), good condition, dark brown cloth spine (marbled boards), drawings, spine little faded, edges toned (pages lightly toned), inner hinge split (front v1, rear v2, pages firm), edgewear, annotation rear flyleaf. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. A collection of ten booklets on world travel, written in the French language. Ten parts (pages individually numbered, about 140p per part) are here bound in two volumes. Volume 1: Australie - Oceanie [Voyages de Williams Jarvis] - Asie [China] - Europe Meridionale - Amerique du Sud. Volume 2: Afrique Septentrionale - Amerique Septentrionale - Asie [India] - Europe Septentrionale - Afrique. A scarce complete set of booklets. Our Book No: 16624. $200 AUD.
104. Gurner, Henry Field (1876). Chronicle of Port Phillip now the Colony of Victoria from 1770 to 1840 (1st ed). Melbourne: George Robertson. 52 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, original cream wrappers, narrow cream cloth spine (repair), bottom corner tips front covers & some pages repaired archival tape, minimal foxing rear cover, pages lightly toned as usual, some edgewear. First edition. This scarce pamphlet is a chronicle of the early history of the Port Phillip district to the year 1840. Arranged annually and monthly, thus providing a detailed historical reference to the settlement and growth of Melbourne. An appendix lists his sources, including books, periodicals, published letters and his personal interviews. Ferguson 10147. Our Book No: 17663. $180 AUD.
105. Haines, Robin (2005). Doctors at Sea: Emigrant Voyages to Colonial Australia (1st ed). Basingstoke, Hamps: Palgrave Macmillan. 248 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white illustrations, map, tables, minor edgewear jacket (light foxing reverse side). This book is both a history and the story of the doctors who looked after the emigrants on the voyages to Colonial Australia. The doctors not only had medical duties but also presided over courts of law on board as they punished wayward emigrants, as meted out by a jury made up of their peers. The doctors saved lives by looking after the daily sanitary and hygiene routines on board. Less than 2% of emigrants were buried at sea because of the efforts of the doctors to control and regulate their civilian populations at sea. ISBN/ASIN: 1403986851. Our Book No: 41292. $85 AUD.
106. Hargraves, A. J. (editor); Martin, C. H.; Kininmonth, R. J.; Saywell, S. M. C. (1993). History of Coal Mining in Australia: The Con Martin Memorial Volume [Monograph Series]. Melbourne, Parkville: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AIMM). 251 pp. Hardback large quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), dark green leatherette covers, many black & white text-photos, few colour photos (frontispiece & rear), figures, few black & white drawings, minor edgewear jacket (little rubbed), faint foxing top edge. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This volume is a project of the Illawarra Branch of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AIMM). Coal mining in Australia followed settlement in 1788, as fortuitously Sydney was at the centre of the Sydney Coal Basin. The illustrations are from all important areas, depicting historical, technological, industrial and social conditions and events sourced from all corners of Australia. Con Martin was born in Ballarat, and spent his life in the mining industry, and he visited overseas a number of times, spreading his reputation worldwide and earning him the Institute Medal and the Order of Australia. This book is his final job. Con died without seeing the fruits of this work which bears his name. (No 21 in this AIMM Monograph series.). ISBN/ASIN: 0949106909. Our Book No: 29312. $80 AUD.
107. Harris, Joel Chandler (1905). Nights with Uncle Remus, by the Author of "Uncle Remus", with Illustrations [Cole's Special Edition]. Melbourne: E. W. Cole. 312 pp. Paperback, very good condition, black & white drawings (including frontispiece), pages toned (cover lightly toned), spine repaired (black cloth, original spine laid down), some edgewear. (Estimated date, 1900s, Trove catalogue.) Classic tales told by the old Georgian African-American slave, featuring Brer Rabbit, Brer Bar, Brer Fox and and their animal friends. (Scarce Australian reprint, by the eccentric Melbourne bookseller, E. W. Cole, with two extra shops in Sydney, and one in Adelaide.). Our Book No: 17167. $80 AUD.
108. Hart, E. Gertrude; Hart, Annie A.; Holgate, T. W. (illustrator) (1902). At the Bend of the Creek: A Story of Australia. London: S. W. Partridge & Co. 127 pp. Hardback small (19.0 x 13.2 cm), no jacket, very good condition, blue pictorial cloth cover, full-page black & white drawings (including frontispiece), cloth cover little flecked, new endpapers, pages toned as usual (some heavy toned spots & few edge tears), corner tip one page creased, edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear, written prize dedication front free flyleaf. A classic Australian romance novel for young adults. A new teacher, Dora Carlton comes to the school and causes a considerable stir among the menfolk. Plus 24p publisher's catalogue of popular illustrated books. Muir 3327. Gertude Hart is an Edwardian Australian writer of young adult stories. Sydney Inner West interest, dedication reads: "Awarded to Hilda Tucker (Lucker?) for General Proficiency. Supt Public School Annandale, J. Warren, Mistress." (No date, but 1902, Trove and date of written dedication.) Our Book No: 14262. $120 AUD.
109. Heath, Joanne; Russell, Virginia (2019). Brisbane Bricks (1st ed). Brisbane: Mistry Press. 215 pp. Paperback wide quarto, very good condition, black & white frontispiece, colour text-photos, minimal edgewear. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This fascinating book by Joanne Heath and Virginia Russell is a celebration of brick buildings, both old and new, in and around Brisbane. The authors have created their own distinctive and eclectic photographic narrative. The rear of the book has building history notes, including details such as the name of the architect and the builder, and some human stories behind the buildings. ISBN/ASIN: 9780648129141. Our Book No: 40935. $120 AUD.
110. Henty, G. A. (George Alfred); Pearse, Alfred (illustrator) (1889). Maori and Settler: A Story of the New Zealand War (1st U.S. ed) [A Tale of the New Zealand War]. New York: Scribner & Welford. 352 + 32 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, original maroon pictorial cloth cover & spine (gilt lettering), original maroon endpapers, full-page black & white drawings (plates), map, all edges gilt, adverts at rear, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear, owner's written name, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve (acetate). Possible first U.S. edition (no date, but 1889 or 1890, but variants exist). Eight full-page illustrations (including frontispiece). An historical novel based on true events during the Maori wars in New Zealand during the 1870s, with a focus on the fanatical Hau-Hau Maoris who massacred white settlers. (32-page Scribner & Welford catalogue at rear, including many Henty books.). Our Book No: 17404. $200 AUD.
111. 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.
112. Hickie, David (1985). The Prince and the Premier: The Story of Perce Galea, Bob Askin and the Others who Gave Organised Crime a Start in Australia (Reprint ed). Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 536 pp. Paperback thick trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos, pages toned as usual, edges minimally foxed, bottom edge little rubbed, minor edgewear. Ian Hickie provides a case study of high-level corruption in the New South Wales police force and government. Traces the fortunes of Australia's gambling fraternity in the 1940s and 1950s, Premier Bob Askin's institutionalisation of crime in the 1960s, and the emergence of corruption as a major political issue in the 1980s. Based on his articles in the 'National Times' newspaper. First printing. (An excellent copy of an important but scarce book rarely found in very good condition.). ISBN/ASIN: 0207151539. Our Book No: 1112. $120 AUD.
113. Historical Society, Hastings District (1980). Hastings District Historical Society Occasional Papers (12 issues). [Port Macquarie, NSW]: Hastings District Historical Society. 4 to 16 pp. Each issue: Paperback, very good condition, stencilled single side, stapled (rusted), pages little toned, edgewear. Occasional Papers 1 to 14 (1977 to 1980), missing nos 9 and 10. No 1: Letters to Patrick Boswell, husband of Annabella Boswell, by Jack Giblett. No 2: The Archives Authority of NSW, by Frank Rogers. No 3: Writing and writers of old Port Macquarie, by Mrs N. Sheather (Part 1). No 4: The naming of Hamilton - an area of Port Macquarie - known as Hibbard, by Dorothy Edmunds. No 5: Coins, by Mrs O. Munro. No 6: John dick - tanner and oyster farmer, by Dr Nicol McLaren. No 7: The Port Macquarie conquest: A casual study of conflicting cultures, by Mr R. Howell. No 8: Writing and writers of old Port Macquarie, by Mrs N. Sheather (Part 2). No 11: The Wilsons of Port Macquarie. No 12: Vineyards and vignerons of Port Macquarie, by Mrs W. Howell. No 13: Historical recollections of Comboyne, by Mrs M. Monck. No 14: The amazing Ann Bird, by Frank Rogers. Our Book No: 4292. $80 AUD.
114. Historical Society, Nepean District (1965). Nepean District Historical Society (8 reports). Sydney, Penrith: Nepean District Historical Society. Each: 6 to 12 pp. Each issue: Paperback quarto, card covers, maps, hand-written details on front cover (author, title, year, issue), pages stencilled & lightly toned, staples covered with silver grey tape along spine, minor edgewear, minor insect damage cover (1 report), tape along spine little loose (some reports), staples rusted, label with a name & number inside cover (1 report). Eight issues of this scarce journal about the Nepean District of Sydney, New South Wales, as follows. Some Bridges around Penrith (1965/3), compiled by H. Palmer. Early Richmond, compiled by F. & H. Palmer (1966/2). A Chapter of Accidents and Other Notes (1966/3). West from Richmond compiled by F. & H. Palmer (1966/4). Maryland, Bringelly, compiled by Freda Palmer (1966/5). Emu Hall, compiled by Freda Palmer (1967/1). Pitt Town, compiled by Freda Palmer. Springwood - Its Beginnings, compiled by Freda Palmer. The first six have two adverts on the rear cover. These journals are a wonderful way to learn about local history. Our Book No: 40077. $80 AUD.
115. Hodge, Harry (1938). Death in the Morning (1938 ed). Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 183 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), jacket chipped (flap price-clipped, edgewear, tiny losses edges, faint foxing & toning reverse side, covers little scuffed, three tiny holes front cover), endpapers & flyleaves & title page lightly foxed, light toning pages, edges lightly foxed, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. A crime fiction novel by Harry Hodge set in Australia. The Australian author has written a fast-moving and hair-raising thriller. A monomaniac, obsessed with power, has laid his plans with fiendish cunning. The criminal plans of a national disaster is to be averted by the courage and quick thinking of a few men. The author introduces romance and real humour to brighten his sinister tale. Jimmy Dixon is a sturdy and attractive hero and his romance with the beautiful and talented Valerie is well handled. The stalwart ex-pugilist Brogan, provides plenty of humour. (Harry Hodge is better known for his local history books about the Hill End goldfields, central western New South Wales.). ISBN/ASIN: B0008BRFWC. Our Book No: 40811. $150 AUD.
116. Holden, Robert (1992). A Golden Age: A Treasury of Children's Fantasy Classics (2 volumes) [Visions of Fantasy: Australia's Fantasy Illustrators: Their Lives and Works [and] Through the Magic Door: A Collection of Australia's Classic Fantasy Writing]. Sydney: Angus & Robertson / HarperCollins. 192 + 456 pp. Each volume: Hardback folio, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), pictorial cover, full-page colour drawings, black & white & single-colour drawings, string bookmark, corner one page creased (v1). In pictorial slipcase (very good plus condition). Very heavy (3.5 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. A handsome two-volume set containing the very best classic Australian children's literature. Volume 1 introduces the illustrators, such as Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, May Gibbs, Pixie O'Harris, Peg Maltby, Dorothy Wall and D. H. Souter. Volume 2 is an anthology of classic children's stories from Blinky Bill to Chucklebud. ISBN/ASIN: 0207178178. Our Book No: 17485. $100 AUD.
117. Hosiery, Lustre (1930). The Inside Story of My Lady's Attire. Sydney: Lustre Hosiery and Lingerie Company, 379 Kent Street. 16 pp. Paperback small, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, black & white & single-colour drawings, staples rusted, bottom corner pages creased, base spine repaired, edgewear. A scarce but lovely little pamphlet, being a catalogue with prices for products from this Sydney fashion business. No date, but probably 1930s, because of the art deco-style illustrations. Not listed in Trove catalogue. Our Book No: 13924. $80 AUD.
118. Houran, James (editor); Lange, Rense (editor); Beloff, John (foreword); Schmeidler, Gertrude (afterword) (2001). Hauntings and Poltergeists: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (1st ed). Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company Inc. 330 pp. Hardback quarto, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, few black & white text-photos, figures, tables, light foxing edges.Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. The essays in this book promote a better understanding of hauntings and poltergeists. The authors come from backgrounds in anthropology, history, philosophy, psychiatry, and sociology, and give sober and readable discussions of numerous ideas and rationalizations for hauntings and poltergeists. The book is divided into three major sections: sociocultural, physical and physiological perspectives. This work gives an excellent overview of each perspective, and also addresses the general psychology of belief in the paranormal, and how that belief relates to experiences of ghosts and poltergeists. Edited by James Houran and Rense Lange. ISBN/ASIN: 0786409843. Our Book No: 41288. $80 AUD.
119. Hubber, Brian; Smith, Vivian (2004). Patrick White. A Bibliography. Melbourne, Auburn / New Castle, DE: Quiddlers Press / Oak Knoll Press. 304 pp. Hardback small thick quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), frontispiece portrait drawing, top corner black cloth covers bumped, minor edgewear. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. The first detailed bibliography of the novels and other works of Patrick White, Australia's only recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature. This updates a booklet by Alan Lawson, 1974. The books are listed chronologically. For each book, there is a description of publication details, format, editions, translations, reviews, location of copies, etc. Compiled by Brian Hubber (former Rare Book Librarian, State Library of Victoria) and Vivian Smith (poet and art critic). . ISBN/ASIN: 0958194920. Our Book No: 18232. $80 AUD.
120. 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.
121. Hynek, J. Allen (chief editor) (1985). International UFO Reporter (14 issues). Evanston, IL: Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS). Each issue: 8 to 16 pp. Each issue: Paperback large quarto, good to very good condition, black & white text-photos & drawings, maps, edges foxed, minor edgewear, address label rear cover (some issues). A scarce but incomplete run of early issues of this premier UFO research journal: Volume 4 (1979, nos 1 to 6 including combined 3/4), volume 5 (1980, nos 1, 2), volume 7 (1982, nos 4 to 6), volume 8 (1983, nos 1 to 3), volume 10 (1985, no 4). Total of 14 issues. Our Book No: 17892. $140 AUD.
122. IANDS, Australia; Sutherland, Cherie (1990 - 1995). Australiands: Newsletter of the International Associations for Near Death Studies, Australia (21 Issues). Sydney: IANDS Australia. Each issue: about 6 pp. Each issee: Newsletter format, large quarto, good condition, stapled top corner (staples rusted), some edgewear, mailing label & postage stamp (last page most issues, few also with tape marks). 'Australiands' is the quarterly newsletter of the International Association for Near Death Studies (IANDS), Australian branch. This is an incomplete set (21 issues, each 6 pages): volume 1 (nos 2 - 4) [1990], vol 2 (2 - 4), vol 3 (1 - 4), vol 4 (1 - 4), vol 5 (1 - 4), vol 6 (1 - 3) [1995]. Our Book No: 18327. $120 AUD.
123. IANDS, JNDS; Greyson, Bruce (editor) (1991 - 1994). Journal of Near-Death Studies, Australia (12 Issues). New York: Human Sciences Press / International Association for Near Death Studies (IANDS). Each issue: about 74 pp. Each issue: Journal format, large trade, good condition, edges & cover spine little foxed, spine damaged (1 issue, repaired), minor edgewear. Heavy (1.3 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. An incomplete set of 12 issues of the 'Journal of Near-Death Studies’, published by Human Sciences Press on behalf of the International Association. for Near Death Studies. The issues are: volume 10 (nos 1 to 4), vol 11 (1 to 3), vol 12 (1 to 3) [1994), and [later], vol 15 (nos 2 and 4). Our Book No: 18329. $120 AUD.
124. Idriess, Ion L. (1958). Back o' Cairns (1st ed). Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 310 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, maps, small edge tears jacket (flap not price-clipped), small edge tears top edge, light toning pages as usual (notably front free flyleaf), minor edgewear, previous annotation title page erased (light impression marks). Ion Idriess relates many anecdotes of his prospecting adventures from the 1930s onwards 'back o'Cairns', the undeveloped mineral-rich hinterland between Townsville and Cape York peninsula, but mainly near Cairns. The author, known as Jack Idriess in those days, captures the colour, excitement and hard courageous historical struggle in these locations. He also provides insights into Aboriginal rights and ceremonies. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: B0007J8BPK. Our Book No: 18153. $90 AUD.
125. Irving, Robert; Kinstler, John; Dupain, Max (photographer) (1982). Fine Houses of Sydney. Sydney: Methuen Australia. 197 pp. Hardback large quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), colour & black & white text-photos, single-colour drawings, corners front cover slightly bumped, minor edgewear jacket (faint foxing reverse side, spine faintly faded, top corner front cover scuffed & small tear). Heavy (1.3 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. (Fine Houses of Sydney, by Robert Irving and John Kinstler, Methuen, 1982, hardcover dustjacket.) Robert Irving and John Kinstler, two architectural historians, have chosen 21 of the most distinctive Australian historical houses in Sydney. The houses included reflect the city's eclectic culture and nonconformist style. The book covers: the Gothic dignity of Vaucluse House, The Abbey at Annandale, the classic Georgian simplicity and grace of The Judge's House in the City, the Duncan House in Castlecrag, Harry Seidler's own house, and Ken Woolley's award winning house at Paddington completed in 1980. Also tells the story of the architects and owners of these fine houses which makes the book a human interest story as well as one of architectural fascination. Max Dupain's photos create unforgettable images of these fine homes. ISBN/ASIN: 0454002440. Our Book No: 40752A. $80 AUD.
126. Irwin, H. J. (Harvey J.) (1985). Flight of Mind: A Psychological Study of the Out-of-Body Experience. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press. 374 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, burgundy cloth cover, typewritten text, minor edgewear. Harvey J. Irwin has written an detailed academic review of research regarding out-of-body experiences (OBEs). The author is a psychologist and parapsychologist, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales (NSW). SCARCE. ISBN/ASIN: 0810817373. Our Book No: 15592. $200 AUD.
127. Jack, Ian (2010). Macquarie's Towns. Sydney: Heritage Council of NSW / Land and Property Management Authority (N.S.W). 160 pp. Hardback square folio, no jacket as issued, very good plus condition, colour text-photos & drawings, small bump bottom edge, minimal edgewear. Heavy (1.3 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. History academic Ian Jack recognises and celebrates Governor Lachlan Macquarie's foresight and capability in the laying out of eight towns in New South Wales, as well as the amendments he made to the existing towns of Sydney and Parramatta, and the renaming of the streets of Newcastle. Contains separate chapters on Liverpool, Hawkesbury - Nepean, Windsor, Richmond, Wilberforce, Pitt Town, Castlereagh, Campbelltown, Bathurst, Newcastle, Parramatta, Sydney, and the Land and Property Management Authority. ISBN/ASIN: 9781921121210. Our Book No: 17094A. $80 AUD.
128. Jervis, James (editor); Mackaness, G. (foreword) (1940). Drummoyne: Official Publication to Commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the Drummoyne M.C. Sydney, Drummoyne: Drummoyne Municipal Council (DMC). 55 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, large stapled pamphlet, card covers, yapp edges, black & white text-photos, adverts, small tear fore-edge, staples rusted, light foxing some pages, few marks one page (possible ink), spine ends covers scuffed, corners covers little creased, minor edgewear, protected by removable plastic sleeve (acetate). A scarce history of this inner western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. Some of the chapters are: Well known names In Drummoyne’s history - Five Dock's pioneer and some early history - Henry Lawson and his association with Drummoyne - Drummoyne, a favoured suburb - The story of the bridges. The photos and adverts make this a wonderful book for anyone wanting to know the early history of this part of Sydney. (No date, but 1940, Trove.). Our Book No: 40446. $200 AUD.
129. Johnson, Clive (2014). Australians Awarded: A Concise Guide to Military and Civilian Decorations, Medals and Other Awards to Australians from 1772 to 2013 with Their Valuations (2nd ed). Banksmeadow, NSW: Rennicks. 762 pp. Hardback thick large octavo, no jacket, very good condition, pictorial cover, ribbon bookmark, colour photos, top corner rear cover bumped, top corner front cover slightly bumped. Very heavy (2.3 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. The focus of this book is on the awards to Australians recipients from the Imperial (British) Orders and Decorations through the two World Wars and later conflicts, to our own Australian system of recognition. The book aims to give information of general interest, as well as to become the definitive guide and reference work for the collector and investor. ISBN/ASIN: 9780987338631. Our Book No: 40846. $80 AUD.
130. Jung, Dr K. E. (Karl Emil) (1884). Australia: The Country and Its Inhabitants (Abridged, 1st English ed). London: W. Swan Sonnenschein & Co. 250 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, good condition, dark green leather boards, gilt lettering & embossed decorations front board & spine, black & white full-page drawings (plates), gilt edges, moderate foxing endpapers, minor foxing some pages, pages lightly toned, front & rear & inner hinge slightly split (pages firm), bottom corner front cover bumped, spine ends little worn, bottom edges boards little rubbed, corners little creased some pages. An impressive description of Australia in the 1880s. Abridged from a larger work by Dr. K. E. Jung. Specifically, an abridgement of his "Der Welttheil Australien" recently issued in Mr. Tempsky's new series of cheap publications. There are 16 full-page illustrations and an index. The illustrations were derived from the original work, and supplied by the German publisher for use in this edition. Karl Emil Jung (1833 - 1902) was a German-born teacher, explorer and geographer. He was former inspector of schools, South Australia, and later professor of classics, Adelaide University. Translated from the German. Our Book No: 40577. $200 AUD.
131. Kellner, Robert (1986). Somatization and Hypochondriasis. New York: Praeger Publishers. 401 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, very good condition, green cloth cover (black inlay, gold lettering), minor edgewear, owner's written name front & rear endpapers. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This important book by Robert Kellner brings together a wide range of research, presenting new information on the nature of functional somatic symptoms and the controversial disorder hypochondriasis (hypochondria). He surveys historical and current views on these topics, explores their prevalence and associations, and explains similar symptoms and variants. Also included are a number of illustrative case histories that shed light on these important public health problems. The author is Professor of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico. (Owner's written name is Paul Costa, noted American psychologist from the team that devised to groundbreaking five-factor model of personality.). ISBN/ASIN: 0030695287. Our Book No: 18301. $150 AUD.
132. Kelly, Lieutenant Colonel L. B. (2008). Military of the Hunter: Citizen Defence Forces Newcastle and Hunter Valley 1855 to 2005. Newcastle: Reserve Forces Day Hunter Region Council, Inc. 422 pp. Hardback large wide octavo, no jacket as issued, very good plus condition, pictorial cover, black & white & colour photos, drawings (scrolls), few tiny pinhead dents front cover, minor edgewear, string bookmark. Heavy (1.2 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This book has been written by a committee of former members of the Citizen Military Forces and Army Reserve, lead by L. B. Kelly. It commemorates 150 years of service by Newcastle and the Hunter Valley citizens in Australia's Defence Forces. The aim is to acknowledge the contributions of these citizens to our Nation's defence, during times of war and peace. The book also deals with the Newcastle and Hunter Valley military infrastructure now and in earlier periods. It lists sites of significance in the area and details of memorabilia that are an important part of the history and traditions. Includes freedom of city scrolls. (Loosely inserted: book review, errata slip and related material.) (Note: This copy is a hardback, not a paperback.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780646462370. Our Book No: 30866. $180 AUD.
133. Kendrick, Nita (editor); Bell, Shirley (editor) (1984 - 1989). Australian Spiritual Healer (19 issues). Melbourne, East Bentleigh: Australian Spiritual Healers Association (ASHA). Each issue: 28 to 32 pp. Each issue: Booklet, trade format (stapled pamphlet, staples rusted), fair to good condition, faint vertical fold, covers & spine & edges foxed (internally minimally), some edgewear. Bimonthly magazine about Spiritualist spiritual healing in Australia, published by the Australian Spiritual Healers Association (ASHA) Consists of 1984 (1 issue), 85 (2), 86 (4), 87 (4), 88 (3), 89 (4), 94 (1) [19 issues, 1094 to 1989]. Our Book No: 2284. $80 AUD.
134. 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.
135. Knos, Teodor (1875). Bilder ur Lifvet i Australian: Reseskildringar [Pictures from Life in Australia: Travelogues]. Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Forlag. 263 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, good plus condition, blue cloth cover (gilt embossed design front cover & spine), full-page drawings (woodcuts), duplicate (extra-illustrated) title page, frontispiece drawing (with tissue guard), single-colour maps at rear, recased (new grey endpapers), pages toned, minimal foxing (moderate first & last page), minor edgewear. A narrative written from letters sent by Teodor Knos (Knoes) when he travelled throughout New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria in 1873. Written in the Swedish language (title translates as: Pictures from Life in Australia: Travelogues). Superb gilt front cover design of Aborigine with spear, kangaroo, emu and platypus surrounded by vegetation. Our Book No: 16596. $120 AUD.
136. Kok, L. P.; Boon, Mathilde E. (2003). Microwaves for the Art of Microscopy. Leiden: Coulomb Press Leyden. 368 pp. Hardback wide octavo, no jacket as issued, very good plus condition, pictorial cover, many figures (including black & white & colour text-photos), sticker rear cover. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This passionate book summarises 20 years of work by a physicist (L. P. Kok) and pathologist (Mathilde E. Boon) to improve the microscopic examination of specimens (particularly pathological) with the use of innovative microwave techniques. ISBN/ASIN: 9071421414. Our Book No: 16269. $100 AUD.
137. Lambkin, Brian (2019). Calming Conflict: Northern Ireland, Metaphor, and Migration (1st ed). Ulster: Ulster Historical Foundation, Mellon Centre for Migration Studies. 846 pp. Paperback very thick octavo, very good condition, colour text-photos, black & white figures (some cartoons), minor edgewear. Very heavy (2.0 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. Brian Lambkin examines critically the nature and operation of law in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland (or is it the North of Ireland?) is still 'emerging' from thirty years of violence known commonly as the Troubles. Its peace process has been stuck at an impasse since the power-sharing Executive and Assembly was suspended in January 2017. This massive text from the Ulster Historical Foundation explains how to calm the conflict. ISBN/ASIN: 9781909556744. Our Book No: 40764. $80 AUD.
138. 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.
139. Lanser, Edith (1948). Caroline Listens. Sydney: Australasian Publishing Co. Unnum pp. Hardback oblong small quarto, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, full-page single-colour drawings, minor edgewear, small shop sticker, non-author written dedication. A scarce Australian children's picture story. Hand-written text written in a large and variable font. The story of a small girl Caroline and her cocker spaniel Billy Boy. She sings songs based on everyday sounds around the house and garden. Muir 4097. ("Anthony Horderns, Famous for Books" sticker.). Our Book No: 17112. $85 AUD.
140. Lee, A. K. (editor); Handasyde, Kathrine (editor); Sanson, G. D. (editor) (1991). Biology of the Koala (c1990 for 91 ed). Sydney, Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty & Sons / World Koala Research Corporation. 336 pp. Hardback large tall quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), three colour plates, black & white photos & plates, black & white drawings, figures, tables, frontispiece, drawing front & rear endpaper, minimal foxed spots edges, few tiny pinhead marks pastedowns. Heavy (1.4 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This fascinating comprehensive and substantial book gives a current view of the biology, conservation and care of koalas. There is a reassessment of the phylogenetic affinities of the koala; several contributions reviewing the dynamics and status of natural populations; reassessments of our knowledge of diet; a substantial review of digestion which sheds new light on digestive function in hind gut fermenters; the first description of the social system in natural populations of koalas; new information on the endocrine control of reproduction; a substantial body of information on the impact of Chlamydia on koalas; and papers on management. The text includes 31 papers from experienced scientists who have worked in their respective fields. This reference volume emanates from the Third National Symposium, sponsored by the World Koala Research Corporation, held in February 1988. ISBN/ASIN: 0949324345. Our Book No: 30970. $80 AUD.
141. 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.
142. 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.
143. Lindsay, Jack (editor); Stephensen, P. R. (editor) (1928). The London Aphrodite: A Literary Journal (6 issues). London: Fanfrolico Press. Each issue: 100 pp. Each issue: Paperback octavo, good plus condition, card cover, single black & white plate, pages faintly toned, tide marks spine & adjacent rear cover (v5 only) (previous water contact now dry), rear cover stained (v6 only), minor edgewear. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Six issues (all published) of this controversial literary journal, containing short stories, poetry and essays. The content is written for "a point of view which equally outrages the modernist and the reactionary", as both perspectives are subject to criticism. Both editors and many contributors are Australian. Our Book No: 16499. $80 AUD.
144. 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.
145. Lindsay, Norman (1933). Saturdee (1st ed). Sydney: Endeavour Press. 260 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in good plus dustjacket), top spine jacket torn & repaired (small edge tears & edge loss), front pastedown creased along spine, cloth spine faintly faded, fore-edge faintly foxed, some edgewear, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. First edition in the very scarce dustjacket. True classic of Australian literature. A comic novel by Norman Lindsay of small boys growing up in Redheap - the town that is the setting for Norman Lindsay's three novels about boyhood and adolescence in the Ballarat district of Victoria, where he himself grew up [Creswell, Victoria]. It is very much a book about boys - not at all a book for boys. Our Book No: 17339. $185 AUD.
146. Lindsay, Norman; de Basil, Colonel W.; Williamson, J. C. (1936). Souvenir Programme: Colonel W. de Basil's Monte Carlo Russian Ballet [J. C. Williamson Ltd Magazine]. Melbourne: J. C. Williamson Ltd / Speciality Press. 42 pp. Paperback quarto, stapled pamphlet, very good condition, black & white text-photos & drawings (colour covers both sides), adverts, minor edgewear. Souvenir program for this ballet contains magnificent cover art by Normal Lindsay, from an original painting in the possession of Mr E. J. Tait, a managing director of J. C. Williamson Ltd. Produced by J. C. Williamson Ltd at His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne. Contains full-page portraits of Colonel W. de Basil, Leon Woizikowsky, Valentina Blinova, Helena Kirsova, George Gee, Valerie Hay, Donald Burr. (Estimated date, 1936 or 1937. Text mentions 1935, and an event scheduled later for 1938. Loosely inserted: Receipt for previous sale of this item.). Our Book No: 14963. $130 AUD.
147. 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.
148. 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.
149. Llanera, Tracy (2020). Richard Rorty: Outgrowing Modern Nihilism (1st ed). Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. 167 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear, erasable pencil annotation some pages (mostly a line next to paragraph). Tracy Llanera provides a new contribution to contemporary debates on nihilism and its relation to the sacred. The author draws on an original interpretation of Richard Rorty's writings. It challenges the orthodox treatment of nihilism as a malaise that human beings must overcome. Instead, nihilism should be framed as a problem for human culture to outgrow through pragmatism. ISBN/ASIN: 9783030450601. Our Book No: 41149. $80 AUD.
150. Mahony, Juan (editor) (2014). The Diggers View: World War 1 in Colour (1st ed). New Lambton, NSW: Diggers View Pty Ltd. 270 pp. Hardback large quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), pictorial cover, colour photos, minor edgewear jacket, tiny scuff top spine, small piece laminate lifting base spine, ribbon bookmark, autograph (author's written name). Very heavy (2.0 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. This fascinating book has been five years in planning and timed to coincide with the centenary of Australia’s participation in WW1. The collaboration between Juan Mahoney and Kent Rowe Digital Print makes this book unique, and gives a fresh look at Australia and the Great War. All the images in the book have been painstakingly colourised to accurately portray what the digger's world was like and how they saw themselves. The narrative by soldiers further enhances the personal perspective detailing their lives, thoughts and loves. A very special book for anyone wanting to know and understand this important part of our history. ISBN/ASIN: 9780957969612. Our Book No: 40621. $80 AUD.
151. 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. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. (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.
152. Marks, E. George (1918). Napoleon and the War (Second series ed). Sydney: Dymock's Book Arcade & Circulating Library. 180 pp. Paperback, good condition, frontispiece portrait (author), card covers (foxed, marked, edges repaired), pages toned, black cloth spine (repair), edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication). This scarce booklet on the Napoleon and relevance to the current World War (WW1) was written by a literary staffer at the Sydney Sun newspaper. It is sequel to the Series 1 (which had 25 chapters). Series 2 has 25 additional (new) chapters. Cover blurb: " Second series (25 new chapters, graphically written). Phenomenal success of first series (two editions in a fortnight)" The written dedication reads: "From E. George Marks to Dr Cecil Purser (Vice-Chancellor University of Sydney). Best wishes [etc].". Our Book No: 17111. $100 AUD.
153. 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.
154. Maybank, Thomas (1937). Mirth by Maybank for Young and Old Alike. London & Melbourne: Ward Lock & Co., Limited. 48 pp. Hardback large oblong folio (24.0 x 37.0 cm), good condition only, red cloth spine & paper-covered board cover (little scuffed, edges worn), full-page black & white drawings, endpapers creased, few edge tears & edge pieces missing (repaired), few small stains, pages lightly toned (some foxed), notable edgewear. A scarce and delightful large-format classic humorous children's picture book, published in 1937. Thomas Maybank (1869 - 1029, pen-name) was an English comic artist and illustrator. The detailed endpaper comic scenes he drew for the Ward Lock 'Wonder Book' series for children are here collected. He was a frequent contributor to 'Punch' magazine. A scarce early collectible Ward Lock publication. ISBN/ASIN: B0010ONLU6. Our Book No: 14900. $160 AUD.
155. McAlary, Frank (1946). Up and Atom! University Students' Festival Song Book 1946. Sydney: Students Representative Council (SRC), University of Sydney. 32 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, stapled pamphlet (staples little rusted), black & white drawings & cartoons, pages toned, archival tape repairs (tape along spine, missing tips bottom corner front cover & first few pages), cover toned & little foxed, some spinewear & edgewear. The first University of Sydney songbook since 1940. Contains a humorous piece on pre-atomic culture. The usual university student rag about party time and criticising the university. Also contains cartoons and poems. SCARCE: Only one copy is listed in Trove. Our Book No: 16219. $80 AUD.
156. McNeice, Roger V. (1969). Coins and Tokens of Tasmania 1803 - 1910 (1st ed). Hobart: Platypus Publications. 112 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), tan cloth board (gilt title on spine), black & white text-photos, table, faint foxing reverse side jacket (light foxing rear cover, spine little faded, lightly rubbed, some edgewear, small closed tear top edge), edges & white endpapers lightly foxed, erratum slip tipped in at title page This book by Roger McNeice relates to the currency, both metal and paper, used in Van Diemens Land (later Tasmania) from 1803 to 1910, after the separation from New South Wales. Includes the problems the governors had to contend with in regard to currency, and how they solved them. Written by the founder and past secretary of the Tasmanian Numismatic Society. SCARCE. ISBN/ASIN: B0087YTIJK. Our Book No: 40858. $100 AUD.
157. Melba, Nellie (1914). PLAYBILL: Melba Patriotic Concert: Exhibition Building, Adelaide, 21st November, 1914 (Souvenir). [Adelaide]: Howard Correspondence College (H.C.C.) (Printer). 8 pp. Paperback small folio, very good condition, card cover (overlaps page edges), colour title page, single-colour borders, inside covers toned, staples rusted, minor edge tears, minor edgewear. A scarce patriotic playbill during World War 1 (WW1), dated 1914. The title page lists artists who have generously given their services: Madame Melba, Miss Doris Madden, Mr John Lemmone, Mr Fred C. Collier, Mr W. Burrell and the Adelaide Choral Society. Contains a program guide, including the complete words of three popular songs: 'God Save the King' (National Anthem), 'The Old Hundredth', and 'The Empire Flag’. Our Book No: 16957. $120 AUD.
158. Mercier, Emile (1955). Emile Mercier Cartoon Clippings (32 cartoons). Sydney: Emile Mercier. Each: 1 pp. Each of 32 clippings: Ephemera, oblong small octavo, good plus condition, single sheet, colour cartoon, reverse side lightly toned (few moderately), perforated top edge (most), lightly folded (1), some edgewear. A scarce collection of delightful Emile Mercier colour cartoons, perhaps removed from a calendar or brochure. A couple of duplicates. (Estimated date, 1950s, consistent with his cartoon books.). Our Book No: 17778. $150 AUD.
159. Middleton, Gregory J. (1991). Oliver Trickett: Doyen of Australia's Cave Surveyors 1847 - 1934 [Sydney Speleological Society Occasional Paper, No. 10]. Sydney: Sydney Speleological Society / Jenolan Caves Historical and Preservation Society. 156 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, illustrated card covers, black & white photos, black & white photo inside front cover, fold-out colour plates, two colour plates, figures (drawings & plans), minor edgewear, fold-out map in pocket inside rear cover. This book is about a cave surveyor, Oliver Trickett. He was born in Yorkshire May 1847. He came to Australia with his family from Britain and settled in Melbourne. He was educated at the Scotch College and subsequently entered the Victorian Mines Department. He later worked in New South Wales. Gregory Middleton has set out to find out all he could about Trickett and his important work as a cave surveyor. The result is this fascinating book about his life and work, which will make sure he retains his rightful place in the history of research, promotion and protection of Australian cave heritage. The many photos and detailed figures bring this book to life, and it will be of interest to anyone wanting to learn about the history of Australian speleology. ISBN/ASIN: 0959960864. Our Book No: 41301. $80 AUD.
160. Mikhail, Edward H. (Ted) (2017). The Mikhail System: Understanding and Achieving Optimum Soil Balance (2nd revised & updated ed). Endeavour Hills, VIC: Edward H. (Ted) Mikhail. 256 pp. Hardback large quarto, no jacket, very good plus condition, pictorial cover, few colour text-photos, figures, tables, minimal edgewear. In slipcase (three small dents). Heavy (1.3 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Ted Mikhail provides lengthy documentation that results from working with soils from all around Australia as well as from different parts of the world. He has had discussions with SWEP agents and agronomists, various farmers, university lecturers and other researchers in the field, which helped him to understand and re-formulate a proper understanding of soil nutrition. ISBN/ASIN: 9780995429802. Our Book No: 40924. $130 AUD.
161. Miller, John (2004). Reminiscences of a Fun'gi: The Story of a Community that Mushroomed (1st ed) [Fungi]. Windsor, NSW: Self-Published; John Miller / Hawkesbury City Council (printer). 257 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, card covers, black & white text-photos, slight creasing spine, bottom corner front cover creased, few marks bottom corners last few pages, minor edgewear. John Miller reports on the old and new migrant Australian men, women and their children who created a new farming industry with their bare hands in the Hawkesbury Valley and Hills District of New South Wales. Ernest Roy Sanders was the 'Pioneer Founder of the Mushroom Industry' when in 1936 he established the first mushroom farm in the area at Oakville. On 26th January, 2004, Hawkesbury City Council, posthumously awarded Roy Sanders, who died in 1986, the Australia Day Commemorative Plaque for establishing an economically and environmentally sustainable agricultural crop to the benefit of the district. Describes the history, development and importance of the mushroom industry in the Hawkesbury from his perspective as a farmer in the Hawkesbury since 1955. This book will be of interest to anyone wanting to understand the future of agriculture in northwestern Sydney. First edition stated. ISBN/ASIN: 0646434306. Our Book No: 29319. $80 AUD.
162. Mitchell, Jean; Mitchell, Nancy (1992). A Mitchell Family on the Hawkesbury River: John and Jane Mitchell and Family 1842 - 1992. Gerringong, NSW: Jean Mitchell / Leader Printery. 118 pp. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, card covers, stapled (lightly rusted), black & white text-photos, maps, minimal annotation & staple mark two pages, minor edgewear. This self-published book by Jean and Nancy Mitchell commemorates the arrival in Sydney of John and Jane Mitchell on 7th January, 1842. The Mitchell family sailed from Liverpool, England on the 'Marchioness of Bute' on 12th September, 1841, and the voyage took 118 days. Jean and her cousin Nancy, have done a lot of research to bring the Mitchell family history to print. The book records what little is known of the Mitchell family life in England and here in Australia in the Hawkesbury region on the northwest outskirts of Sydney. Includes a map of the counties of England and Wales, and a map of the Hawkesbury region. (Cross mark, p84, staple hole p85.). ISBN/ASIN: 0646062484. Our Book No: 29332. $80 AUD.
163. Mitchell, Roger H. (1986). Kimberlites: Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Petrology. New York: Plenum Press. 442 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, figures, tables, edges lightly foxed, some edgewear, owner's written name. Roger Mitchell provides a book about the petrology of kimberlites (and not about upper mantle xenoliths, diamonds, or prospecting for kimberlites). It is a comprehensive survey and critique of advances in kimberlite studies over the last 25 years. Kimberlites are rare rock types, but their relative obscurity is overriden by their economic and petrological importance to a degree which is not shared by more common rocks. Kimberlites are consequently of interest to a diverse group of earth scientists, ranging from isotope geochemists concerned with the evolution of the mantle, to volcanologists pondering the origins of diatremes, to exploration geologists seeking new occurrences of the diamondiferous varieties. ISBN/ASIN: 0306421739. Our Book No: 15043. $80 AUD.
164. 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.
165. Moreton, Robert (1877). On Horse-breaking (1st ed). London: Longmans, Green and Co. 137 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, good condition, embossed gilt vignette, gilt title spine, dark green cloth cover, brown endpapers, pages lightly toned, foxing endpapers, spine ends chipped, corners covers lightly bumped, inner hinge split few places (all pages firm), rough-cut edges, uncut rear page, few marks on few pages, some edgewear. First edition. Robert Moreton has written this fascinating book to help agriculturists and horse owners break in their horses. The preface points out some of the errors in horse-breaking which have been blindly followed from generation to generation. (Has a 28-page Longmans catalogue of books at the rear.). Our Book No: 40020. $80 AUD.
166. Morrell, Sally (editor) (2001). Country Treasures: A Collection of 500 Classic Recipes (1st ed) [CWA / The Weekly Times]. Melbourne: The Weekly Times. 246 pp. Hardback quarto, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, colour text-photos (many full-page), small scuff top corner front flyleaf, minor edgewear. Heavy (1.3 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. A splendid collection of 500 wholesome recipes from the CWA (Country Women's Association of Australia), edited by Sally Morrell. First edition. (ISBN not stated in book.). ISBN/ASIN: 1876176393. Our Book No: 4142. $80 AUD.
167. Morris, William; Magnusson, Eirikr (1891). The Story of Howard The Halt. The Story of The Banded Men. The Story of Hen Thorir (1st ed). London: Bernard Quaritch. 227 pp. Hardback small octavo, good condition, dark green embossed pictorial boards, gilt lettering & border front cover, leather-like spine (gilt lettering), map, spine ends slightly worn, light foxing edges, pages lightly toned, cover corners slightly rubbed, covers little rubbed, slight loss top spine, EX-LIBRARY (embossed seal, pocket, bookplates, usual library markings), gilt top edge slightly faded, fore-edge & bottom edge untrimmed, some edgewear including corners, rubber stamp, minor pencil annotation. Three iconic Icelandic sagas. In the preface, some of the early history of the Icelandic people is recoded. 'Howard the Halt' is a favourite of the Icelandic people. 'The Story of the Banded Men' is the last of the independent sagas (not part of a longer saga). 'The Story of Hen Thorir' is an old saga, belonging to the earliest group of the domestic tales of ancient Iceland. Translated from Icelandic by William Morris and Eirikr Magnusson. (Ex-library from Public Lending Library of Victoria, later State Library of Victoria.). ISBN/ASIN: B00DRHMARO. Our Book No: 40557. $80 AUD.
168. 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.
169. Munday, Bruce; Munday, Kristin (photographer) (2013). Those Dry-stone Walls: Stories from South Australia's Stone Age (Reprint ed). Adelaide, Kent Town: Wakefield Press. 180 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, colour photos (many full-page), minor edgewear. This special book by Bruce Munday looks at the history of South Australia's dry-stone walls. The author and photographer Kristin Munday traverse South Australia in search of stone walls. They found historic masterpieces and gained an insight into rural life in the years following settlement. The custodians of the walls shared their stories about the heritage they are very proud of. This fascinating book is rich with beautiful imagery of the walls, the stories behind them, and advice to inspire you to to start building your own. ISBN/ASIN: 9781743051252. Our Book No: 40974. $80 AUD.
170. Nelson, Jean; King, Miss Ruth (compiler) (1936). Jean Nelson's Cookery Book. Launceston: The Examiner / W. R. Rolph & Sons. 96 pp. Hardback small octavo, good condition, thick card cover (original spine but repaired, little marked), concealed staples (rusted), adverts, pages toned as usual, some edgewear cover corners. Scarce cookery book by Jean Nelson, containing a remarkable 650 recipes selected from those submitted for a competition and published in 'The Examiner Women's Supplement', a Launceston newspaper. The recipes were arranged by Miss R. Wing, formerly Domestic Science Mistress, Launceston State High School. Some sale proceeds are donated to support local hospitals and their auxillaries. Contains period adverts of much interest. Cover price: 1/-. Our Book No: 17756. $120 AUD.
171. Neppe, Vernon M. (1983). The Psychology of Deja Vu: Have I Been Here Before? Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press. 277 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, flexible covers, minor edgewear, title handwritten on spine, owner's rubber stamps. A pioneering investigation of the deja vu phenomenon written from a psychological perspective, by a South African-American psychiatry professor and parapsychologist. Deja vu describes the feeling that one has lived through the present situation before. (Rubber stamps of Harvey J. Irwin, psychologist and parapsychologist.). ISBN/ASIN: 0854947639. Our Book No: 17645. $80 AUD.
172. Nister, Ernest (1897). Peeps into Petland: A Volume of Stories and Pictures of our Pets (1st ed). London / New York / Bavaria (printer): E. P. Dutton & Co / Ernest Nister. Unnum pp. Hardback small quarto, no jacket, pictorial cover, good condition, black & white drawings & photos, light foxing & toning edges, pages lightly toned, corners bumped, boards slightly marked, little patches toning some pages, cloth spine lightly rubbed, scuffs along board edges, archival tape repairs hinges, non-author written & dated dedication front free flyleaf This scarce special collectible children's story is about pets, and will delight children of all ages. The charming drawings and photos help to tell the stories and will keep pet lovers amused for ages. (No date, but 18975, dedication date.). Our Book No: 40528. $80 AUD.
173. Noakes, A. W. (1947). Water for the Inland. Brisbane: A. W. Noakes / Printed by Rallings & Rallings. 56 pp. Paperback small trade, good condition, card covers, stapled pamphlet, fold-out map, spine little rubbed, minor edgewear corners, covers & pages little toned, minor insect damage rear cover, light foxing edges, staples rusted, crease across pages near base of spine. A small self-published booklet by A. W. Noakes. About the Reid and Dr Bradfield water schemes to bring water to the dry outback of Queensland. There is no publication date, but there is a mention of the recent rain (January 1947). Our Book No: 40813. $80 AUD.
174. O'Connor, J. G. (1881). A Brief History of the Founding of the Sacred Heart Presentation Convent, Wagga Wagga [etc]. Wagga Wagga, NSW: J. G. O'Connor. 102 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, few black & white drawings (including frontispiece), small stain front cover, corner tip creased front cover, some edgewear spine & edges, non-author written dedication. Title continues: "Together with an Account of the Solen Blessing and Opening and a Full report of the Sermon Preached on the Occasion by His Grace Archbishop Vaughan, to which is added a Detailed List of the Receipts and Expenditure for Convent, Church, School, and Presbytery". Compiled, edited and printed by J. G. O'Connor, printer and publisher. Written dedication states: "To dear Mrs Keneally (Matilda), with loving good wishes from Mt Erin, Wagga". Our Book No: 17391. $120 AUD.
175. 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.
176. Opperman, H. F. (Hubert) (1977). Pedals, Politics and People. Sydney: Haldane. 511 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, minor edgewear & edge tears jacket (tape repairs folds reverse side, reverse side lightly foxed, front cover little scuffed), owner's written name, autograph (author's written dedication label front pastedown), protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Sir Hubert Opperman (Oppy, 1904 - 1996) was Australia's most famous professional cyclist in the 1920s and 1930s. His records included marathons such as Fremantle - Sydney, Kalgoorlie - Perth, and the Paris - Brest - Paris road race. He later became a long-time cabinet minister in the Australian Parliament and its foreign representative in Malta. This book is his account of his amazing cycling and political careers. In 1996, at the age of 91, he died of a heart attack on his exercise bike at his Melbourne home. (Written dedication reads: With best wishes, Hubert Opperman, 'Oppy'.). ISBN/ASIN: 0909918090. Our Book No: 3884. $280 AUD.
177. Outhwaite, Annie R.; Peterson, Georgette (music); Outhwaite, Ida S. (illustrator) (1924). Australian Songs for Young and Old [Imperial Edition 335: Plate A.P.K.7072]. Melbourne, Adelaide, Bendigo: Allan & Co. 28 pp. Paperback large oblong quarto (24.7 x 30.0 cm), good plus condition, music scripts, full-page black & white drawings, inside covers foxed, minor creasing & foxing, some edgewear, string binding, rubber stamp title page. Delightful collectible book children's picture book of sheet music, verse and illustrations by the two Outhwaite sisters, Annie R. and Ida S. Dedication page to Lady Northcote. The nine verses with sheet music are: Gobble wobbles - A little Aboriginee [sic] - Mother sea - Baby bear - Catching birds - Goldilocks - A strayed sunbeam - Autumn wind - Good night. (Estimated date, 1924. Muir 6339. Imperial edition bottom of front cover. Three shillings printed price. Plate number bottom corner rear cover. Originally published by George Robertson, 1907.). Our Book No: 17685. $130 AUD.
178. Outhwaite, Annie R.; Peterson, Georgette (music); Rentoul-Outhwaite, Ida S. (illustrator) (1924). Bush Songs of Australia for Young and Old [Imperial Edition 336: Plate A.P. K 7337]. Melbourne, Adelaide, Bendigo, Geelong: Allan & Co. 36 pp. Paperback large oblong quarto (24.7 x 30.0 cm), good condition, red coloured cover (red, orange & black pictorial), music scripts, black & white drawings (many full-page), top corner front cover thinned (small chip top edge), otherwise minor creasing & foxing, ink stain rear cover (two small faint stains front cover), some edgewear, string binding, rubber stamp title page. Delightful collectible book children's picture book of sheet music, verse and illustrations by the two Outhwaite sisters. Dedication page to Melba. The eight verses with sheet music are: Bell bird - Little mia mia - Kookaburra (laughing jackass) - Moonboat - Billy tea - 'Way back - Kangaroo song - Fairy fleet. Advert for two companion songbooks at rear. (Estimated date, 1924. Muir 6347. Imperial edition bottom of front cover. Three shillings printed price, with pencil annotation 3/6. Plate number bottom corner rear cover. Red cover state, rather than green cover state, Originally published by George Robertson, 1910.). Our Book No: 17688. $110 AUD.
179. Outhwaite, Ida Rentoul; Outhwaite, Grenbry (1923). The Little Fairy Sister (1st ed). London: A. & C. Black. 92 + 4 pp. Hardback large quarto, no jacket, very good condition, quarter-bound (blue cloth spine, pictorial paper boards, title vignette from cover), black & white & colour plates, adverts at rear, bottom edge pages untrimmed, frontispiece colour plate laid down on rear of prelim page, rebacked (retaining original spine & title label & front pictorial endpapers), new rear endpapers, pages faintly toned, edgewear corners & fore-edge covers, owners written name & date. First edition. A classic children's story of Bridget's adventures among the wee (fairy) people, meeting a dragon-fly, kookaburra and lizard. (A repaired volume lacking foxing, complete internally with 16 plates, 8 in colour. Possible second state of the first edition: has circles cover design. Sticker inside rear cover: 'Corvina bookbinders, Burwood, Melbourne'. Owner's written name dated 1927.). Our Book No: 17341. $220 AUD.
180. Pang, Keum Young Chung (2000). Virtuous Transcendence: Holistic Self-cultivation and Self-healing in Elderly Korean Immigrants. New York: Haworth Press. 229 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, bottom edge slightly marked, minor edgewear. This book is about the concept that Koreans have developed ways of turning depression into "sweet sorrow" to be able to live with it as a transcending experience instead of abhorring it. This book has first-person accounts of the experiences of elderly Korean immigrants in both Korea and America - their life patterns, values, beliefs, attitudes, and personalities. Their personal stories are rich and vivid about everyday life, illness, and self-care, and clarifying mind-body relationships that have not been clear until now despite decades of study. ISBN/ASIN: 0789009293. Our Book No: 40508. $120 AUD.
181. Parapsychology, European Journal of (1990-1997). European Journal of Parapsychology (6 issues). Edinburgh: European Journal of Parapsychology. Each issue: 148 to 156 pp. Each issue: Paperback octavo, good condition, pages & covers little foxed, minor edgewear. Heavy (1.8 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Six issues of the European Journal of Parapsychology, published in Edinburgh by the Koestler Chair of Parapsychology. The six annual issues are volume 8 (1990 - 1991) to volume 13 (1997). One of the main journals that publishes academic research in parapsychology. . Our Book No: 18343. $80 AUD.
182. Parapsychology, European Journal of (2000 - 2002). European Journal of Parapsychology (4 issues). Gothenburg, Sweden: European Journal of Parapsychology. Each issue: 94 to 110 pp. Each issue: Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. Heavy (1.2 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Four issues of the European Journal of Parapsychology, published in Sweden by the University of Gothenburg. The four annual issues are volume 15 (2000), 16 (2001, two copies) and 17 (2002). One of the main journals that publishes academic research in parapsychology. . Our Book No: 18343A. $80 AUD.
183. Parapsychology, European Journal of (2005 - 2006). European Journal of Parapsychology (4 issues). Edinburgh: European Journal of Parapsychology. Each issue: 100 pp. Each issue: Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, minor edgewear. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Four issues of the European Journal of Parapsychology, published in Edinburgh. Edited by Paul S tevens, Koestler Parapsychology Unit, University of Edinburgh. The four biannual annual are volume 20 (nos 1 and 2, 2005), and 21 (nos 1 and 2, 2006). One of the main journals that publishes academic research in parapsychology. . Our Book No: 18351. $80 AUD.
184. Parapsychology, Foundation; Zingrone, Nancy L. (editor) (2000 - 2001). International Journal of Parapsychology (4 issues). New York: Parapsychology Foundation. Each issue: 220 to 250 pp. Each issue: Paperback thick small octavo, very good condition, edges lightly foxed (2 issues). Heavy (1.7 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Four issues of the journal International Journal of Parapsychology: Volume 11 (nos 1 and 2 [2000] and 12 (nos 1 and 2 [2001]). These issues represent a re-start of this peer-reviewed journal after a hiatus of 32 years. Contains valuable review papers and some original research. Noted: a paper by Robin Taylor on cross-cultural (anthropological) psychic experiences in Fiji, and issues that make such studies difficult. Our Book No: 18336. $120 AUD.
185. Partrige, Sydney; [Partridge, Sydney]; Murray, E. H. (illustrator) (1907). Rocky Section: An Australian Romance. Brisbane: Steele Rudd & Co. Ltd / Powell & Co. (Printers). 188 pp. Hardback octavo, very good condition, pictorial tan cloth cover (lightly marked), black & white plates (including frontispiece, with tissue guard), title page little toned, new endpapers, pages lightly toned (notably last page), minor edgewear, rubber bookshop stamp title page. An historical romance by Sydney Partrige set in rural Australia. This novel originally appeared as a serial in "Steele Rudd's Magazine". The author's name is also Sydney Partridge in some other novels, and is a pseudonym for Kate Margaret Partridge (1871 - 1953), who wrote novels jointly with another writer. Contains all four plates (rarely found). Review: "This is an Australian love story pure and simple. A young Queenslander falls in love with a fascinating girl from town but is jilted in favour of a titled man with money. He becomes a misogynist of the deepest dye, and buries himself in a veritable wilderness called Rocky Section — miles from anywhere. One day he discovers a girl near his place who has evidently lost her way and fainted from sheer exhaustion. He takes her to his hut and revives her, only to find that she has lost her memory and cannot tell where she comes from. He hates women with a bitter hatred, but is on the horns of a dilemma. What happens? "The way out" is most interesting, but you must read it for yourself." (Bookseller stamp: J. H. Lundager, My Morgan.). Our Book No: 16426. $150 AUD.
186. 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.
187. Perkins, Rachel (editor); Langton, Marcia (editor); Atkinson, Wayne (with); Boyce, James (with); Kimber, RG (with); Loos, Noel (with); Kinnane, Steve (with); Pascoe, Bruce (with) (2008). First Australians: An Illustrated History (1st ed). Melbourne, Carlton: Miegunyah / Melbourne University Press (MUP). 393 pp. Hardback large quarto, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket, red cloth boards, white lettering on spine, colour & sepia (brown-tinted) photos (many full-page), frontispiece, errata slip loosely inserted, base spine little rubbed, protected by removable archival plastic sleeve. Very heavy (2.4 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. First edition. The dramatic story of the collision of two worlds that created contemporary Australia. Seven of Australia's leading historians reveal the true stories of individuals - both black and white - caught in an epic drama of friendship, revenge, loss and victory in Australia's most transformative period in history. Based on the SBS-TV award-winning series. (The scarce lavish first edition. This is number 112 in the second series of the Miegunyah Press.). ISBN/ASIN: 9780522853155. Our Book No: 30720. $200 AUD.
188. Peters, Nonja (2006). The Dutch Down Under: 1606 - 2006. Perth, Crawley: University of Western Australia Press / Wolters Kluwer. 422 pp. Hardback large thick quarto, dustjacket (flaps four sides), very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white & sepia (brown-tinted) & colour text-photos, spine jacket lightly faded, minor edgewear. Very heavy (2.0 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. This detailed history by Nonja Peters celebrates the first 400 years of relations between Australia and the Netherlands. The relationship started in 1606, when the Dutch vessel Duyfken mapped part of the coast near present day Weipa, Cape York Peninsula, and later the west coast. Traces of early Dutch influence are still found in such Australian place names as Tasmania and Cape Leeuwin. Large numbers of Dutch migrants arrived in Australia as part of the post-war migration from a war-ravaged Europe, and from the former Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Today [2006] Dutch-Australians number 270,000 residents. ISBN/ASIN: 9781920694753. Our Book No: 14839. $100 AUD.
189. Phillips, H. (Harry) (1910). Views of the Far Famed Blue Mountains N.S.W. Katoomba, NSW: H. Phillips. 24 pp. Paperback oblong large folio (59 cm x 23.8 cm), good plus condition (internally very good), card cover (few small edge tears), black & white photos, colour photo tipped in inside front cover (reverse side little foxed), black cloth spine (repair), vertical fold (all pages), rear cover foxed, some internal foxing, edgewear. A collection of photographs by Harry Phillips (1873 - 1944), a noted photographer, printer and publisher. He published about 80 books of photography about the Blue Mountains and Sydney, and is best remembered for his kitsch postcards. Note on p24: "Photographed and printed throughout by H. Phillips, Katoomba, N.S.W." (No date, about 1910. Unnumbered pages.). Our Book No: 17015. $100 AUD.
190. Potter, Beatrix (2005). The Friends of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter (12 Books, Box Set). London: Frederick Warne. Each: 60 pp. Each book: Hardback very small, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), colour drawings, slight creasing jacket, minor edgewear. In square box (15.5 x 12.0 x 11.5 cm), very good condition, pictorial cover & sides, plastic handle, metal clasp (little rusted), minor edgewear. Heavy (1.3 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. A boxed collection of 12 booklets of Beatrix Potter's classic illustrated children's stories about Peter Rabbit (Books 1 to 12). The original and authorised editions, here issued in a new edition with better reproduction of the original watercolours than previous editions in 1989 and earlier. (This edition, 2005: SCARCE. Each of the 12 booklets has an individual ISBN. No ISBN for the set printed in the booklets.). Our Book No: 17338. $100 AUD.
191. Praeger, S. Rosamond (S. R.) (1903). How They Went to School. London, Glasgow & Dublin: Blackie & Son. 104 pp. Hardback oblong quarto, very good condition, red cloth pictorial cover (rebacked, minimally flecked), full-page colour drawings, french-fold pages (fore-edge uncut, blank pages in between), rear page torn & repaired, minor foxing & marks edges, minor edgewear. First edition. A scarce early Blackie & Son children's picture story. Kitty and Hal didn't mean to be late for school, but so many distractions happened on the way. Delightful colour woodcut drawings, with text on the facing page. Praeger was an Irish illustrator and sculptor. (This is the scarce printing of the first edition possessing a red cloth cover: most known copies have a tan cover. Professionably repaired.). ISBN/ASIN: B007C52TMS. Our Book No: 17005. $200 AUD.
192. Preston, Margaret; Edwards, Deborah; Peel, Rose; Mimmocchi, Denise (with) (2005). Margaret Preston (1st ed). Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW). 300 pp. Hardback wide quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), colour & black & white text-photos (paintings), few black & white text-photos, minor edgewear, CD-ROM in pocket inside rear cover. Very heavy (2.1 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. This richly illustrated monograph, complete with CD-ROM catalogue raisonne of paintings, monotypes and ceramics, is unrivalled in its scope, and is the first publication to look in detail at the life and art of Margaret Preston: this extraordinary artist from the mid-1890s in Adelaide to her death in Sydney in 1963. This catalogue was published in association with the exhibition 'Margaret Preston: Art and Life', held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2005, and three other Australian venues. Curated by Deborah Edwards and colleagues. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: 0734763735. Our Book No: 16089. $140 AUD.
193. 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.
194. Publishing Company, Commercial (1903). Old Times: Volume 1, no 1 to Volume 1, no 3 [3 issues]. Sydney: Commercial Publishing Company. 235 pp. Each issue: Hardback large quarto, paper-covered boards (dark green cloth spine), very good condition, black & white text-photos, adverts, hinge little split (pages firm), edgewear. Heavy (1.3 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. We offer the first 3 (of 4 published) issues of this Australian historical magazine, in the scarce hardback format. Consecutively numbered pages. "A unique illustrated history of the early days, dealing with every phase of life from the arrival of Governor Phillip, with many reminiscences of old colonists living and dead" - Caption from Vol. 1, no. 2 (May 1903). Our Book No: 15214A. $100 AUD.
195. Richardson, J. (editor); Stranger, J. B. (associate editor) (1946). The Australian Tramway Album. Melbourne, Brighton Beach: Traction Publications. 50 pp. Paperback small quarto, good plus condition, stapled, thin card covers (lacelike pattern), black & white text-photos, map, frontispiece, minor creasing along spine, staples rusted, spine ends scuffed, minimal loss base spine, corner tips covers & some pages little worn, light creases fore-edge few pages, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. This publication presents a comprehensive pictorial record of present-day Australian tramway rolling stock, together with a few examples of earlier vehicles. The book covers New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania. Also: Unique Sydney features, Australian car design, Illuminated cars, Modern tramcars, Interurbans, and Models. A fascinating book for anyone interested in some of the history of one of Australia’s transport systems. (No date, about 1946, Trove.). Our Book No: 40713. $150 AUD.
196. Rietstap, J. B.; Rietmann, O.; Kelly, William (1867). Australie: De Jongste Zee-en Landreizen in dat Werelddeel, aan het Volk Verhaald. Leiden: Van den Heuvell & Van Santen. 274 pp. Hardback large octavo, very good condition, green cloth cover (gilt & black embossed cover & spine), colour frontispiece, edges faintly foxed, minor edgewear & bumping corners, top spine little frayed, prize bookplate. A rare Dutch translation by Johannes Baptist Rietstap (1828 - 1891) of two books about travel to Australia and the south west Pacific islands in the 1850s. The first book is "Wanderungen in Australien und Polynesien" (in German language), by O. Rietmann. The second book is "Life in Victoria, or Victoria in 1853, and Victoria in 1858", by William Kelly. Frontispiece is chromolithograph of Sydney. (Bookplate is prize awarded at Institution de Glimes, Anvers , dated 1876. No date, but 1867 Ferguson 14922, or 1870s Trove.). Our Book No: 15603. $400 AUD.
197. Ringer, Ron (2008). The Brickmasters: 1788 - 2008. Australia: Dry Press Publishing. 434 pp. Hardback large quarto (29.5 x 23 cm), dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), many colour & black & white photos, drawings, maps, minor edgewear, two string bookmarks, in pictorial slipcase. Very heavy (2.9 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. A history of Australia's brickmaking industry from the discovery of workable clay at Cockle Bay (1788), through various 19th century industrial transformations, to the advent of the Austral Brick Company (1908) and Brickworks Ltd (1938), and their amalgamation in 1969. Superb production containing over 450 photos. ISBN/ASIN: 9780646488257. Our Book No: 17662A. $100 AUD.
198. Robertson, Angus and (1912). Angus and Robertson's History of Australia and New Zealand: Being a Short Account of the Early Discoveries and Settlement: For the Use of Junior Pupils (Reprint ed). Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 80 pp. paperback small, good plus condition, card cover (concealed staples), drawings, pages little creased (during manufacture), covers & pages lightly toned, edgewear, spine repaired (archival tape), owner's written name front cover, bookplate. A scarce early issue of this popular history of Australasia for Australian school children. This revised edition was originally published in 1910. (Bookplate of Brian W. McDonald, Australian History Promotions. Written name of Annie Donnison, dated 28.10.12.). Our Book No: 17269. $80 AUD.
199. Roy, Mme; Perron, J. (1909). Les Explorations Geographiques au XIXe Siecle. Paris: Societe d'Edition et de Publications. 256 pp. Hardback large quarto, no jacket, very good condition, quarto-bound, leather spine (raised bands, gilt lettering), marbled boards & endpapers, drawings, maps, spine ends chipped (edges worn), pages very toned, string bookmark, dated bookplate (school prize certificate). Heavy (1.5 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. (Estimated date, 1909, bookplate.) Title in English: "Geographic explorations of the 19th century". A worthy worldwide survey of exploration, written in the French language. Our Book No: 16808. $100 AUD.
200. 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.
201. 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.
202. 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.
203. Sabates, illustrator (1965). Percy Pig's Glasses. London: Sandle's. 8 pp. Paperback quarto, good plus condition, card cover, stapled (rusted), colour drawings, faint tide marks & toning inside covers (previous water contact now dry), pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. A scarce children's picture story, not listed in British Library online catalogue. (No date, but 1960s, similar item by illustrator in British Library catalogue. No title page. Illustrator not stated. Publisher details only on rear cover.) Our Book No: 7077. $80 AUD.
204. 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.
205. 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.
206. Schachner, Dr Robert (1909). Australien in Politik, Wirtschaft, Kultur. Jena: Verlag von Gustav Fischer. 464 pp. Hardback thick octavo, no jacket, very good condition, rebound black cloth cover (brown endpapers), endpages toned, edges little stained (top edge little stained), minor edgewear, bookplates, stickers. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. German language book. The author is a professor at the University of Jena, Germany. He examines Australian politics, economy and culture, after a visit to Australia. A unique copy with bookplates of book collectors Walter Stone (2) and George Mackaness. Plus annotation on front free flyleaf by Walter Stone: "Schachner wrote for The Bulletin and other papers whilst he was in Australia, and was friendly with Chris Brennan and other writers. Brennan translated part of the book for an article in The Bulletin on 22-8-07[?]: What the Australian author reads". Our Book No: 17842. $120 AUD.
207. Scoresby, Rev. William; Smith, Archibald (editor) (1859). Journal of a Voyage to Australia and Round the World, for Magnetical Research (1st ed). London: Longman, Green Longman, & Roberts. 96 + 315 + 24 pp. Hardback large octavo, no jacket as issued, good plus condition, original black embossed cloth cover (gilt spine lettering), colour plates, black & white engraving frontispiece portrait, tables, figures (some colour), foldout colour map loosely inserted (fragile, repaired, plus facsimile copy), new endpapers, few end pages edges repaired, errata slip tipped in, pages faintly toned (edges toned), minor edgewear. First edition. Pages 1 - 96: "Exposition of magnetical principles ... disturbance in iron ships". Followed by, pages 1 - 315: "Narrative of the voyage". Rev. Scoresby (1789 - 1857), the noted Arctic explorer, later became the first navigator to investigate the changes in magnetism in an iron ship as it sailed from the northern to southern hemisphere. He was appointed in 1855 to the Liverpool Compass Committee which investigated the deviation of the compass in wooden and iron ships in response to losses at sea caused by compass errors. In 1856 he and his his wife sailed on the maiden voyage of the "Royal Charter" to Australia and back, to make systematic observations on the magnetism of iron ships. He was awarded an honorary MA degree at Melbourne University during this visit. His pleasing results were published in 1859 after his death. (Ferguson 15510. Publisher's catalogue at rear. Includes facsimile of foldout map, loosely inserted.). Our Book No: 16813. $590 AUD.
208. Semon, Richard (1899). In the Australian Bush and on the Coast of the Coral Sea: Being the Experiences and Observations of a Naturalist in Australia, New Guinea and the Moluccas (1st U.K. ed). London: Macmillan and Co. 552 pp. Hardback large thick octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, cancelled EX-LIBRARY, original dark green cloth cover (gilt spine title), original dark green endpapers, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed (roughly cut), black & white drawings (some full-page plates), foldout single-colour maps, library marks (spine label, withdrawn sticker, embossed stamp title page, date due sheet inside rear cover), minor edgewear, owner's written names. Very heavy (1.8 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. Richard Semon (1859 - 1918), a German zoologist and biologist, spent more than a year (in 1891-92) in Australia, primarily in the Burnett district in south-east Queensland and along the north-east coast as far as Cooktown. Of considerable Aboriginal interest. (With 86 illustrations plus 4 folding maps. Originally published in German. This is the English translation supervised by the author. Withdrawn from the Bowdoin College Library, Maine. Written names of two previous owners.). Our Book No: 17166. $160 AUD.
209. Sewell, Edward (1898). The Examination of Horses as to Soundness: And Selection as to Purchase (1st ed). London: Bailliere, Tindall and Cox. 86 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, good condition, embossed banding covers, gilt title front cover & spine, gilt vignette, black cloth cover & endpapers, colour plates, frontispiece, pages lightly toned, foxing flyleaf & title page, light foxing few pages front & rear, spine ends chipped, corners covers little worn, inner hinges little split few places (all pages firm), some edgewear. This fascinating scarce book explains how to examine a horse and judge the health of the horse before purchase. The colour plates illustrate how to tell age from their teeth. Our Book No: 40019. $100 AUD.
210. Sharp, David (1933). The Inconvenient Corpse. London: Ernest Benn Ltd. 287 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good plus condition (in good plus dustjacket), black boards (dark pink title & small band spine ends), wide front flap jacket with price unclipped (spine ends chipped, some edgewear, small loss bottom corners jacket, faint foxing & toning reverse side, spine little toned, minor marks & rubbing), endpapers & flyleaves & pages lightly toned, top spine little chipped, edges foxed, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. (This book: The Inconvenient Corpse, by David Sharp. Hardback dustjacket, Ernest Benn, 1933.) This historical crime fiction novel by David Sharp is about Professor Fielding and his involvement in the activities of a clever and idle young man who has taken to crime less for a living than because the other learned professions are over-crowded now-a-days. In his way he is unscrupulous and as able as Sheridan Orford against whom he eventually finds himself matched. George is likeable. He is the gifted amateur of crime rather than the professional crook. (SCARCE. This is the black boards state. Red boards state also known. Price on jacket flap: 7/6.). Our Book No: 40736. $250 AUD.
211. Sheard, Lauri E.; Mountford, Charles P. (introduction) (1964). An Australian Youth Among Desert Aborigines: Journal of an Expedition Among the Aborigines of Central Australia. Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia (LBSA). 320 pp. Hardback quarto, no jacket asissued, very good plus condition, burgundy cloth cover, black & white photos (including frontispiece), foldout map inside rear cover, typewritten text, endpapers minimally toned & foxed, minor edgewear. In 1940, Lauri Sheard accompanied Charles Mountford as his assistant on an Adelaide University Field Expedition to Ernabella, the Musgraves, Mann Ranges, Ayers Rock and Mt Olga. Sheard died shortly afterwards during the war in an aircrash in New Guinea. This book reproduces Sheard's diary of his trip, which is held among the Charles P. Mountford material in the State Library of South Australia. ISBN/ASIN: B0006E7580. Our Book No: 16282. $120 AUD.
212. Shephard, Mark (1992). The Simpson Desert: Natural History and Human Endeavour (1st ed). Adelaide: Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch / Giles Publications. 174 pp. Hardback quarto, dustjacket, as very good condition (in very good dustjacket), colour text-photos, colour maps, tables, appendices, bookplate prelim page, autographs & written dedications front endpapers. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Mark Shephard describes the landscape and exploration history of the poorly-known Simpson Desert that covers the area where South Australia borders the Northern Territory and Queensland. First edition, by the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia. The author is a South Australian hospital scientist who spends time in exploration and conservation of Australian deserts and their fauna and flora. (This copy: Bookplate of AWDC: All Wheel Drive Club of Sydney. The front endpaper is covered with 15 written dedications, regarding an east-west crossing of the Simpson Desert in September - October 1992, lead by 'Brian'.). ISBN/ASIN: 0909112118. Our Book No: 9811. $80 AUD.
213. Sikes, Bartholomew (1860). Sikes' Tables of the Concentrated Strength of Spirits, with Directions for the Use of His Hydrometer [etc] (Revised ed). City Not Stated: Publisher Not Stated. 143 + 7 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, good condition, embossed purple cloth boards, gilt title, edges little foxed, minor foxing pages, pages lightly toned, boards & edges little rubbed, light stain front pastedown, inner hinge little split (pages firm), page of calculations tipped-in front free endpaper, minor annotation rear flyleaf, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve (acetate). Title continues: "Established throughout the United Kingdom for estimating the duties of spirituous liquors. By Act of Parliament, 58 Geo. III., cap. 28. To which is added, Tables of Specific Gravity adapted to the use of the hydrometer". This special book explains the use of a hydrometer to measure the concentrated strength of spirits. This book would be a wonderful addition to a collection of culinary books, or anyone interested in the history of making spirits. Tipped-in leaf contains thermometric calculations. Our Book No: 28856. $80 AUD.
214. Silver, S. W. (1874). S. W. Silver & Co's Handbook for Australia and New Zealand, with Seasons'-Chart of the World (1st ed). London: S. W. Silver & Co. / Office of 'The Colonies'. 414 + 32 pp. Hardback small, no jacket, very good condition, flexible red-brown cloth cover (embossed pattern, minor creasing, gilt spine lettering), foldout frontispiece colour map, adverts, tipped in sheet front free flyleaf, re-cased retaining original cloth, edges little foxed, endpapers toned, pages little toned, some edgewear, owner's written name & drawing (reverse side of frontispiece foldout). The scarce first edition. A popular comprehensive British guidebook to the new colonies of Australia and New Zealand. The tipped in sheet is a review of this book, published in The Field magazine. Owner name of Miss Amy Stewart, with drawing of bird, on reverse side of foldout. (Later editions added in Fiji.) Plus 24-page collection of period adverts at rear. Our Book No: 17748. $150 AUD.
215. Singer, Stanley (1978). The Nature of Ball Lightning (3rd printing ed). New York: Plenum Press. 169 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in fair only jacket), blue boards (corner tips little bumped, gilt title spine, figures, light foxing edges, pages lightly toned, reverse side jacket lightly toned (slight loss spine ends, some edgewear & chipping, minor rubbing edges & spine ends, few scratches rear cover, small closed tears), owner's rubber stamp. This fascinating book reviews the known physical aspects of the mysterious ball lightning. Stanley Singer offers a general understanding of ball lightning. The book provides a complete theoretical and practical coverage of existing information on the subject. There are rare photos of ball lightning which are a dramatic highlight of this work. Old and new theories discussed and compared to observational data. This book will interest people involved in earth sciences, geophysics, physics, lightning research, meteorology, atmospheric physics, plasma physics, and electrical phenomena. ISBN/ASIN: 0306304945. Our Book No: 41341. $80 AUD.
216. 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.
217. Smee, Dr C. J. (editor) (1990). Second Fleet Families of Australia Containing Genealogical Details of Three Hundred and Forty Nine Third Fleeters, their Children and Grandchildren. Sydney, Artarmon / Erskinville: Dr C. J. Smee / Printed by Star Printery. Unnum pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, very good condition, black boards, gilt title & author front cover, gilt title spine, typewritten text, minor foxing top edge, minor edgewear This book has been written to commemorate and celebrate the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the Second Fleet in Sydney Cove in June 1790. It follows on from the book First Fleet Families of Australia. The Second Fleet consisted of four ships: Lady Juliana, Neptune, Scarborough and Surprise. The latter three ships included 111 survivors from the ill fated HMS Guardian. This book lists all known families originating from the participants of that fleet. There are 1090 children and over 4000 grandchildren in the 327 families identified (convicts and NSW Corps). The fleet carried 1256 convicts, but 276 died under the terrible condition on board. Compiled and edited by C. J. Smee. ISBN/ASIN: 0949345202. Our Book No: 18259. $150 AUD.
218. Smith, Ern; Thirtyniners Association, N.S.W. Branch; Northcott, John (foreword) (1956). Remembrance 1939 - 1945 (1st ed). Liverpool: Ern Smith / Thirtyniners Association N.S.W. Branch. 82 pp. Hardback small wide octavo, no jacket, good condition, navy blue cloth boards, gilt title front cover, black & white photos including frontispiece, inner hinge little split (no loose pages, top staple separated from rear board), spine faded & marked at base (spine ends chipped, minor crushing), some edgewear boards (corners little worn), pages lightly toned, edges lightly foxed, minimal toning pages, some edgewear, owner's name inside front cover, written name & crossed out address front free flyleaf, sticker residue front free flyleaf, minor biro corrections. Ern Smith states that his self-published illustrated book is a brief record of the deeds of those members of the services who answered the call to arms in 1939: The Thirtyniners. It is dedicated to those who paid the supreme sacrifice for victory. Before World War 2 had finished nearly one million men and women passed through the ranks of the Australian services. The Thirtyniners are honoured to have pioneered this vast expeditionary force that, by its selfless efforts, has added a glorious page to the annals of Australian history. (Biro corrections to Lest We Forget page.). Our Book No: 40801. $100 AUD.
219. Solomon, R. J. (1988). The Richest Lode: Broken Hill 1883 - 1988 (1st ed). Sydney: Hale & Iremonger. 424 pp. Hardback large quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, few colour photos, minor edgewear jacket (light foxing reverse side), few tiny marks top edge, protected in semiarchival plastic sleeve. Heavy (1.7 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. R. J. Solomon has written the first book to analyse the development of Broken Hill (farwestern New South Wales) as an urban place, and the first to examine the mining city, its setting, its region, and its institutions comprehensively through more than a century. The text is profusely illustrated by 600 photos and diagrams from many sources. The work was commissioned by the Broken Hill City Council to commemorate the incorporation of the municipality in September 1888, five years after mining activity began and 100 years after the first settlement of Australia. ISBN/ASIN: 0868063339. Our Book No: 30822. $80 AUD.
220. 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.
221. 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.
222. 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.
223. 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.
224. Stott (1923). Stott and Hoare's Typewriting Manual: Touch Typewriting: Sections 1 & 2 (2 booklets). Sydney: Stott & Hoare's Business College. 32 + 42 pp. Each volume: Hardback small folio (30 x 21.3 cm), thick card cover (green cloth spine, little soiled), pages lightly toned, rubber stamps, edgewear, old price marks. Volume 1: fair condition, front cover vertically torn (repaired), board exposed bottom corner front cover, owner's written name. Volume 2: good plus condition. Instruction booklets. Section 1 contains Lessons 1 - 52. Section 2 contains Lessons 51 - 69. Cover of both volumes has rubber stamp (covering Stott & Hoare): "Chartres Business College amalgamated with". Loosely inserted: Remington Typewriter Keyboard Diagram (one sheet, edge tears repaired). Our Book No: 15015. $80 AUD.
225. Stuart, John McDouall; Hardman, W. (editor) (1975). Explorations in Australia: The Journals of John McDouall Stuart during the Years 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, and 1862, When He Fixed the Centre of the Continent and Successfully Crossed it from Sea to Sea (Facsimile ed) [Australiana Facsimile Editions]. Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia (LBSA). 511 pp. Hardback small thick octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, light brown leatherette boards, new endpapers, gilt title spine, sepia frontispiece portrait, maps (including one large foldout at rear), full-page black & white drawings, top corner repaired last three pages (index), edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Hardcover facsimile edition of he journals of John McDouall Stuart for his six expeditions into the interior of Australia from 1858 to 1862, during which he located the centre of Australia and crossed the continent from south to north. (Originally edited by William Hardman, and published in London by Saunders, Otley & Co., 1865. No 198 in the Australiana Facsimile Editions series.). ISBN/ASIN: 072430049X. Our Book No: 18024. $140 AUD.
226. Swire, J. (1937). King Zog's Albania. New York: Liveright Publishing. 302 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket (missing), very good condition, black & white plates (including frontispiece), minor flecking red-brown cloth cover, owner's written name & details. J. Swire provides one of the first detailed foreign accounts of life in the rarely visited Balkan country of Albania. American edition. (This edition lacks the foldout map, unlike the Robert Hale edition.). ISBN/ASIN: B001PQ9LBW. Our Book No: 15517. $80 AUD.
227. Tacey, David (2004). The Spirituality Revolution: The Emergence of Contemporary Spirituality. London: Brunner - Routledge. 250 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good plus condition, minimal edgewear. By Australian academic who teaches literature, spirituality and Jungian psychology. He is a leading thinker in religion and spirituality - he examines the growing popularity of alternative spirituality - a search for a more personalised religious experience. ISBN/ASIN: 1583918736. Our Book No: 17401. $80 AUD.
228. Ticehurst, Norman F. (1909). A History of the Birds of Kent. London: Witherby & Co. 568 pp. Hardback very thick octavo (22.7 x 16.5 cm), no jacket, good condition only, original black cloth cover (gilt spine lettering), top edge gilt, black & white photos (including frontispiece), foldout colour map at rear, fore-edge & bottom edge untrimmed, flyleaves toned, edges little toned & foxed, corners slightly bumped, bookplate front pastedown (blank). Heavy (1.4 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Most of this book, by a zoologist Norman Ticehurst, is a detailed and referenced one-by-one description of each bird species in Kent, England. The beginning of the book contains a bibliography, a list of subscribers, and an introductory chapter (including topography, geology, vegetation, museums, previous writers). Still highly regarded today. SALE PRICE. ISBN/ASIN: B0016PXWK8. Our Book No: 12589A. $80 AUD.
229. Transpersonal Association, Australia (1987 - 1991). News from ATPA (39 issues) [Australian Transpersonal Association]. Sydney, West Pymble: Australian Transpersonal Association. Each issue: 4 to 8 pp. Each issue: Pamphlet, large quarto, good condition, stapled top left corner (staple rusted), minor foxing & edgewear, postage member label (few issues). An incomplete set of 39 issues of 'News from ATPA’, the monthly newsletter of the Sydney-based Australian Transpersonal Association (ATPA). Starts with April 1987 (Volume 2, no 3). Ends with the final issue, dated February 1991 (volume numbers being discontinued). Succeded by 'Consciousness', the joint newsletter of the ATPA and the Australian Institute of Parapsychological Research (AIPR). Each issue contains a report on talks at monthly meetings, future meetings and general transpersonal events (brochures often enclosed) and transpersonal information. Our Book No: 18350. $160 AUD.
230. Tsicalas, Peter (2012). Mullumbimby Boom and Bust 1908 - 1928 (Revised or reprint ed). Mullumbimby, NSW: Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc. 243 pp. Paperback small folio, very good condition, black & white text-photos, light crease cover near spine, few light creases rear cover, covers little scratched, minor edgewear. Peter Tsicalas provides a local history of Mullumbimby, a northern New South Wales municipality, in the early 20th century. There are many heritage photos of local people and buildings of this period. ISBN/ASIN: 9780958592178. Our Book No: 28881. $80 AUD.
231. TUFOIC (1985). TUFOIC Newsletter / UFO Tasmania 1986 (8 issues). Hobart: Tasmanian UFO Investigation Centre (TUFOIC). Each issue: 4 to 15 pp. Each issue: Paperback large quarto, very good condition, stapled, stencilled text, black & white drawings, minor edgewear, minimal annotation. Eight issues of this UFO research newsletter (2 being duplicates), 1985 to 1988: nos 45, 46 (x2), 47 (UFO Tasmania 1986 special issue, x2), 48, 49, 56. Issue 47 is "UFO Tasmania 1986", a compilation of UFO sightings in Tasmania in 1986. Each issue consists of typewritten text, drawings, and photocopies of newspaper clippings. Our Book No: 4418. $80 AUD.
232. Turnbull, John (1806). John Turnbull's Reise um die Welt in den Jahren 1800 bis 1804: Nebst einer Genauen Schilderung der Englischen Verbrecher-Kolonien in Neu-Holland und der Societats- und Sandwich-Inseln in ihrem Gegenwartigen Zustande. Wein (Vienna): In Kommission bei Anton Doll. 438 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, very good condition, marbled papered board cover (spine label, corners bumped), two black & white plates (lithographs), foldout map at rear, pages toned (text only) & little creased, edges speckled & lightly foxed, sticker & rubber stamp (minimal EX-LIBRARY). Translation: "John Turnbull's travel around the world in the years 1800 to 1804: together with a precise detailing of the English convict colonies in New Holland, and the existing Society and Sandwich Islands [Tahiti and Hawaii] in the present day". A German translation of the first edition published in London in 1805. Records his commercial trading voyage aboard the trading ship Margaret, and includes extensive accounts of Botany Bay, as well as Norfolk Island. (XXV embossed on embedded black spine label. Lithographs opposite pages 116, 262.). Our Book No: 16748. $250 AUD.
233. Turner, Ethel; Souter, D. H. (illustrator) (1900). Gum Leaves, with Oddments by Others (Variant ed) [Gumleaves]. Sydney & Brisbane: William Brooks & Company. 220 pp. Hardback narrow octavo, no jacket, good plus condition, papered colour pictorial board covers (corners worn), recased with new black cloth spine & endpapers, black & white vignettes, adverts, pages lightly toned, some edgewear, non-author written dedication inside front cover. The rarest and first book by Australian novelist for young adults Ethel Turner, consisting of a miscellany of verse and prose. Some of the material was previously published in the ‘Town and Country Journal'. (No date, but 1900, Trove. Book adverts at rear. This is not the first edition, but the rarer later variant edition of the same year, which has some poems omitted, and replaced by mock South African [Boer] War reports inserted, on pp. 67 / 68, 115 / 116, 161 / 162 and 221. Written dedication reads: 'To Betty, with love from Aunty Vall and Uncle Tom Boyd, June 1919'.). Our Book No: 14780. $550 AUD.
234. Turrell, A. N. (1992). Never Unprepared: A History of the 26th Australian Infantry Battalion (AIF) 1939 - 1946. Wynnum, QLD / Melbourne, Sandringham: 26th Battalion Reunion Association / Printed by Llenlees Press. 194 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), illustrated endpapers, black & white text-photos, single black & white cartoon, minor edgewear jacket, small mark fore-edge. A very easy-to-read history of the 26th Infantry Battalion, AIF, during World War 2 (WW2), which served in the Solomon Islands and Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. This story is about the men who came from every Australian state, how they welded together with pride and tradition. This book has been written for the men of the battalion and their families. The battalion's motto, which is the title for this book, was perviously used by the original 26th Battalion in World War 1 (WW1). The Epilogue includes an Honour Roll, the Bomana War Cemetery (Port Moresby), A Short History of the Unit, Honours and Awards, Reunions, and Post War Activities. ISBN/ASIN: 0646084976. Our Book No: 40734. $200 AUD.
235. 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.
236. Vialoux, A. (compiler); Reeves, C. M. (compiler) (1921). Leichhardt: Its History and Progress: With an Account of the Incorporation of the Municipality and the Celebration of its Jubilee 1871 - 1921. Sydney, Leichhardt: Municipal Council of Leichhardt / Local Government Publishing Company. 102 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, original card cover, black & white text-photos, maps, adverts (some full-page), double-column text, concealed staples (little rusted), covers & pages minimally creased (top corner front cover & along spine creased, small edge tears), spine ends worn, some edgewear, autographs (written names). A well-illustrated local history of this inner western municipality of Sydney. Many interesting period photos and adverts. Mostly about council activities, but also including churches, schools, public institutions, friendly societies, soldiers war memorial, the captured German gun, and the Jubliee celebrations. The first page is a presentation page (no person mentioned), containing autographs of Chas M. Reeves (Town Clerk) and W. A. Lambert (Mayor). Our Book No: 17747. $150 AUD.
237. Visual Education, Australian; Leyden, Peter (editor) (1958). The Australian Children's Pictorial Social Studies (25 parts, slipcase) (1st ed). Sydney, North Sydney: Australian Visual Education / Schools Publishing House. Each issue: 28 to 32 pp. Each issue: Paperback large quarto (310 x 250mm), card cover (stapled, little rusted), very good plus condition, black & white or sepia (brown-coloured) drawings (strip cartoons), fore-edge creased (part 1), otherwise minimal edgewear & marks. In slipcase (good condition, notable edgewear, staples rusted). Very heavy (4.8 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. First edition. Australian history told in strip cartoon format for Australian school children. The topics range from "The first Australians (The story of Aborigines)" (no 1), to "The story of Anzac" (no 25). Among the 25 parts are a Parents Guide and Teachers Revision Manual (in 2 parts). A complete set in excellent condition, particularly in the scarce slipcase. Our Book No: 12452. $400 AUD.
238. Vivian, Herbert (1899). Tunisia and the Modern Barbary Pirates. London: C. Arthur Pearson. 341 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, very good condition, original dark green cloth cover (gilt & red lettering & decoration, cloth little flecked), new endpapers, foldout map frontispiece, black & white plates & text-photos, fore-edge pages untrimmed, edgewear, minor pencil annotation. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. An account of Tunisia in the 1890s, said by the author to be more objective than previous prejudiced accounts by both French colonialists and prejudiced English writers. Includes description of Islam, cuisine, natural history, customs, governance and the ongoing problem of pirates. Our Book No: 16485. $160 AUD.
239. von Hugel, Baron Charles; Clark, Dymphna (editor) (1994). Baron Charles von Hugel New Holland Journal, November 1833 - October 1834. Melbourne / Sydney: Miegunyah Press / Melbourne University Press / State Library of New South Wales. 539 pp. Hardback large heavy octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white & colour photos, minor foxing edges, some foxing reverse side jacket (minor edgewear). Heavy (1.5 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This book is the journal of Baron Charles von Hugel, who was an Austrian diplomat, army officer and courtier. He was celebrated across Europe, during the mid-19th century for his amazing gardens and his cultivation of exotic plants, including 'New Holland plants'. During several years of travelling the world, he spent most of 1834 in the young Australian colonies of Swan River, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Norfolk Island and New South Wales, looking at the flora and collecting the seeds for his gardens. Translated into English for the first time and edited by Dymphna Clark from a 2000-page manuscript, this special book is an insightful record of the flora he found and the interesting people he met. Hugel’s botanical influence is still evident also in a number of Australian plant names, such as 'Acacia huegelii' and 'Hardenbergia' (named after his sister Countess von Hardenberg). His observations of Australian plants greatly influenced botanist Ferdinand von Mueller. (Number 17 in the lavish Miegunyah Press series.). ISBN/ASIN: 052284474X. Our Book No: 41296. $90 AUD.
240. Wallace, Colin; Bellamy, David (foreword) (1984). The Lost Australia of Francois Peron. London: Nottingham Court Press. 179 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), frontispiece, maps, black & white photos & drawings, minor edgewear & edge tears jacket (laminate minimally lifted small area, minimal foxing reverse side), top edge lightly foxed, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. This is the first English-language book on the life Francois of Peron. He was born in Cerilly, France, in 1775. He was a soldier, explorer, physician, naturalist, scientist, marine biologist, anthropologist, oceanographer, conservationist and an ecologist. He joined the Nicolas Baudin expedition that charted significant stretches of the Australian coast between 1801 and 1803, He was largely responsible for gathering 100,000 zoological specimens, the largest Australian expeditionary natural history collection. His description of Aborigines was innovative and compassionate. Peron only lived 35 years but packed a lot of research and exploring into that time. The author, Colin Wallace, states ithat this book is the first in any language to evaluate the importance of his work and the first to draw extensively on a wide range of primary and secondary sources. A comprehensive reference section comprises primary sources (including all of Peron's published work), a secondary bibliography and chapter notes. The author wants to tell the Peron story to promote conservation of the natural environment, and to encourage people to understand ancient cultures. Some of the chapters are: Early Life -The Making of a Naturalist, A Creative Fusion - The Making of an Expedition, A Lost World - The Voyage of Discovery, A Mixed Reception - The Struggle for Recognition. The author is a Sydney surgeon concerned about the status of Aborigines, and he came across the little known Peron descriptions. (164 + 15 pages.). ISBN/ASIN: 0906691966. Our Book No: 41302. $80 AUD.
241. Wallace, Ivy L. (1948). Pookie and the Gypsies (2nd printing ed). London: Collins Publishers for the Children. 24 pp. Hardback quarto, no jacket, good condition, pictorial board cover, full-page colour drawings, black & white drawings), narrow red cloth spine (a neat repair), black & white pictorial endpapers, small toned spots some pages, rear cover creased (during manufacture), edgewear covers (boards exposed corners, rear cover little faded along spine), non-author written dedication reverse side front free flyleaf (faint, erased, slight thinning page). Pookie, the white rabbit with wings, is stolen by the wicked Gypsy Circus Man and becomes the star of the circus. He escapes with his toy animal friends, but most of the friends return to their familiar life in the circus. (The second book of 10 in the Pookie series. Second printing 1948, originally published 1947). A scarce collectible early Pookie, being first reprint, 1948 stated. Repaired copy. Unnumbered pages.). Our Book No: 17570. $100 AUD.
242. Wallace, Ivy L. (1958). Pookie's Big Day (First, club ed). London: Collins Publishers for the Children. 26 pp. Hardback small quarto, no jacket (missing as common), very good condition, colour pictorial boards & endpapers, colour drawings (some full-page), black & white drawings, fore-edge & corners little bumped, small faded patches red spine (ends little chipped & worn), some edgewear. First edition. In this well-loved classic children's story Pookie the rabbit with wings celebrates Belinda's birthday (the woodcutter's daughter he lives with). Pookie wishes for many things too (Christmas and Easter) and learns a lesson about asking for too much. The seventh title in the series of 10 Pookie books. (Very scarce club edition - printed statement first page of text: "To the members of the 4to A.W.A. Toddlers’ Pookie Club, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.") Our Book No: 17185. $130 AUD.
243. Walling, Edna (1943). Gardens in Australia: Their Design and Care (1st ed). Melbourne / London: Oxford University Press (OUP) / Humphrey Milford. 148 pp. Hardback quarto, dustjacket (facsimile), good plus condition (in good plus dustjacket), many black & white text-photos & drawings (some full-page, including frontispiece & endpapers), plans, rebacked (spine title retained, facsimile front free endpaper), faded edge patches green cloth cover, spine faded jacket (front flap not clipped, rubber stamp front flap), pages toned as common, edgewear, two owner's written names. First edition. This well-illustrated book by heritage garden guru Edna Walling has a twofold purpose - to give pleasure, as a thing of beauty, while also providing practical help to those making new gardens, or intending to reconstruct old ones. Note that gardens planned for and constructed upon large estates are quite applicable to much small areas. (A repaired copy of the scarce first edition, 1943.). Our Book No: 17354. $140 AUD.
244. Wallis, Samuel; Hawkesworth, John (1785). Reise um die Welt, von Samuel Wallis, Esq; Befehlshabern des englischen Schiffes Dolphin, in den Jahren 1766, 767 und 768. (Journey Around the World, by Samuel Wallis, Esq: Commanders of the English Ship Dolphin, in the years 1766, 767 and 768) [Sammlung der besten Reisebeschreibungen 5 (Collection of the Best Travel Descriptions 5)]. Troppau: Gedruckt bei Joseph Georg Trassler 324 pp. Hardback small, no jacket, good condition, EX-LIBRARY (rubber stamps, label front pastedown), cardboard covers (marked, corners bumped, edges frayed, separate cardboard spine with spine label), foldout table at rear, bottom edge roughly cut, faint stain base inner hinge several front pages, wormhole near hinge rear endpapers, pages toned, edgewear. A collectible German language edition of a voyage around the world by Samuel Wallis, Commander of the English ship Dolphin, in the years 1766 to 1768. Part of a series of of books of best travel descriptions. Our Book No: 18203. $100 AUD.
245. Walsh, J. M. (1934). The Bandits of the Night (2nd printing ed) [Sundial Mystery Library]. London: John Hamilton. 246 pp. Hardback small octavo, two dustjackets (facsimile & original), very good condition (in very good dustjacket), red cloth cover, re-backed (new spine headbands & endpapers), small bump spine, some toning prelim page, pages slightly toned as common, minor foxing edges, minor edgewear. This mystery and adventure novel, by Australian-born writer, J. M. Walsh, involves a man moving along the London Embankment in the fog, which he enjoyed after several years under a tropical sun. A girl cries in terror and he hears a splash. He went over the parapet to her rescue, and finds himself involved in an extraordinary mystery to solve. Second printing edition (1934). (SCARCE edition form a collectible publisher John Hamilton and their Sundial Mystery Library. Repaired copy. Includes the original dustjacket, torn with spine faded with spine ends missing, from which facsimile copy was taken: see photos.). ISBN/ASIN: B01FW7S9JO. Our Book No: 40533. $100 AUD.
246. Wantrup, Jonathan (1987). Australian Rare Books 1788 - 1900. Sydney, Potts Point: Hordern House. 468 pp. Hardback large thick octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white text-photos, tipped-in frontispiece, black & white drawings (some full-page, some showing a title page), minor edgewear jacket (spine little faded as common), light foxing fore-edge, minor edgewear, jacket design differs from stock photo (which wrongly shows the limited edition with slipcase). Heavy (1.3 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. A classic text by Jonathan Wantrup (a noted Australian bookseller) that promotes book collecting by examining its nature and methods, and explaining the essential technical aspects. He provides a broad-ranging survey of the major Australian rare books that look at Australia's past, relating each to the historical context in which it was produced. Includes an extensive bibliographical checklist detailing the 260 major printed sources discussed in the text, as well as a glossary of terms used in book collecting and a general index, as well as a special index of artists and engravers. ISBN/ASIN: 0958847827. Our Book No: 30760. $80 AUD.
247. 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.
248. 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.
249. Webb, Francis; Meere, Peter (compiler) (2001). Francis Webb: Poet and Brother: Some of His Letters and Poetry. Pomona, QLD: P. V. Meere / Sage Old Books. 301 pp. Paperback large thick quarto, very good condition, flexible front cover (with glassine), card rear cover & spine, frontispiece, two black & white photos, few light marks edges, top corner front cover slightly creased, minor edgewear. Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. The principal author of this fascinating book is Francis Webb. About 85% of the words in the text are his. The letters and poems were written over a period of 30 years from 1943 to 1973. The compilers have added linking material, information about place and time, and background material when needed. This book is to let Frank Webb, the man and brother, speak of his life and times through his letters to his family. The core of the book comprises the texts of 56 letters written by Frank to his sisters and brothers-in-law: hence the title of the book. ISBN/ASIN: 0957906609. Our Book No: 40128. $80 AUD.
250. Westgarth, William (1853). Victoria, late Australia Felix; or, Port Phillip District of New South Wales, being an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Colony and its Gold Mines [etc] (New ed). Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd. 390 + 96 + 8 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, good condition, quarter-leather & marbled boards (covers notably scuffed), marbled endpapers & edges, raised bands spine (gilt lettering), frontispiece fold-out colour map, tables (one fold-out, small tear base), pages lightly toned, corners leather cover rubbed, minor pencil annotation, small errata slip bound in, two bookplates. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. New (best) edition. Title continues: "With an Appendix, containing the Reports of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce for the Last Two Years upon the Condition and Progress of the Colony." A history of the new colony of Victoria. An expansion of his earlier book written in 1848 when the Port Phillip District was part of New South Wales. The book covers the gold mines, squatting, climate, Aborigines, politics and government. (Originally published in 1848 as "Australia Felix". One of the two bookplate is of Dame Mabel Brookes, socialite, hospital administrator and charity leader.). Our Book No: 40361. $250 AUD.
251. Westgarth, William (1888). Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria (1st ed). Melbourne & Sydney: George Robertson & Company. 178 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket (as issued), very good condition, original dark blue cloth cover (spine lettering & vignette), black endpapers, sepia (brown-tinted) portrait frontispiece (tissue guard), top edge roughly cut, fore-edge & rear endpapers lightly foxed, endpapers little toned, minor edgewear, small owner's written name. William Westgarth lived in Melbourne for 17 years, beginning in 1840. Here are his recollections on Melbourne and Victoria generally. Includes remarks about the 'Aboriginal Natives’, the Henty family, John Batman, John Fawkner, James Simpson, David McArthur, Charles La Trobe, John O'Shanassy, William Kerr, William Nicholson, Charles Ebden, Edward Wilson, and others. (An excellent copy.). Our Book No: 18060. $175 AUD.
252. Widiger, Thomas A. (editor); Costa Jr, Paul T. (editor) (2013). Personality Disorders and the Five-factor Model of Personality (3rd ed). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. 468 pp. Hardback large quarto, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), many tables, minor edgewear. Very heavy (1.4 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. This book of academic essays (the third edition) summarizes the conceptual and empirical support for the Five-Factor Model (FFM), which is relevant because of current debate as to whether personality disorders (PDs) in upcoming fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Associations Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) should change from the classic syndrome-based categorical approach to a dimensional description approach. This book explains how personality disorders can be understood from the perspective of the Five-Factor Model (FFM. Since the second edition of this authoritative text published in 2002, research base supporting the FFM has more than quadrupled. As a result, most papers in this volume are new. Treatment strategies aand case studies are included. Edited by two leading researchers in personality and PDs: Thomas Widiger and Paul Costa Jr. (The DSM-5 actually did not adopt of dimensional models of PDs, but that may happen in the future.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781433811661. Our Book No: 18337. $90 AUD.
253. Wildey, William Brackley (1876). Australasia and the Oceanic Region: With Some Notice of New Guinea: From Adelaide - Via Torres Straits - to Port Darwin Thence Round West Australia (1st ed) [Wildey's Australasia and the Oceanic Region]. Melbourne: George Robertson. 426 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, good condition, adverts, original burgundy cloth cover (embossed edges, spine little faded), gilt lettering cloth cover (spine lettering faded), new burgundy endpapers, cover corners & spine ends little bumped, edges faintly toned & minimally foxed, minor edgewear. First edition. After residence of 22 years in Australia, William Wildey sailed from Melbourne to Adelaide, and then, on the Gothenberg steamer, circumnavigated Australia via the Torres Strait to Port Darwin, and then along the Western Australian coast. Includes side trips to Papua New Guinea and the Indonesian archipelago. A valuable travel guide and description of Australia in 1876. (Ferguson 18557. Plus six pages of adverts at rear, including Cobb & Co., the famous coach company.). Our Book No: 14280. $80 AUD.
254. Woods, Barbara; Pike, Betty (illustrator) (1945). The Apple Elves. Sydney: New Century Press. Unnum pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, colour drawings, narrow black cloth along spine (repair), some foxing rear cover (minimal elsewhere), tape marks inner hinge, minor edgewear. (Estimated date, 1940s, Trove catalogue.) A scarce collectible children's picture story about elves living in an apple house. Muir 8170. Our Book No: 17572. $80 AUD.
255. Wright, J. B. (editor); Hastings, D. A. (with); Jones, W. B. (with); Williams, H. R. (with) (1985). Geology and Mineral Resources of West Africa (1st ed). London: George Allen & Unwin. 187 pp. Hardback quarto, no jacket as issued, pictorial cover, very good condition, figures, tables, top edge little foxed (minimal front free flyleaf), minor edgewear, owner's written name. J. B. Wright and three colleagues provide the first comprehensive report on the geology and mineral resources of West Africa. This includes the Precambrian metamorphic basement, the stratigraphic complexities of the sedimentary basins, and the widespread Cenozoic magmatic rocks. The considerable mineral wealth of the region is related to the specific geological setting. This book should have wider than just local interest: the large-scale features of the region are common to the whole African continent. The lead author has long worked in Kenya (Geological Survey) and at a university in Nigeria. (Written name of Eric Middlemost, former academic geologist, University of Sydney.). ISBN/ASIN: 0045560013. Our Book No: 15127. $120 AUD.