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1980BIB189994Adelaide: Rigby. 1980. Quarto Size approx 24cm x 30.5cm. Very Good condition in half leather boards brown leather over cream boards with clear slightly rubbed glassine dustjacket. Gilt to face and spine. Numerous black & white photographs and reproductions of drawings etchings and engravings. A lovely book in excellent condition. This is a heavy book and will cost more to ship internationally - please contact us for a precise quote for your part of the world. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 888 pages. An excellent reference work and probably the most important work on this topic. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Rigby hardcover
1986125648Netley: Wakefield Press and the Embroiderers' Guild of South Australia 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Netley Wakefield Press and the Embroiderers' Guild of South Australia 1986. Quarto 95 pages with nearly 100 illustrations many in colour. Full maroon calf with an original embroidered design 126 × 96 mm inset in the front cover; a few light indentations and a tiny scrape to the front cover; commercial bookplate on the verso of the front flyleaf; an excellent copy with a Mylar dustwrapper. One of only 100 specially bound copies featuring one of eight different embroidery designs copies of details of a seventeenth century British hanging panel with Biblical scenes illustrated in full on the endpapers. Two 'Festival of Embroidery' cards are loosely inserted; one is signed by the author the other gives details of the cover design and attributes this particular piece of work to local Guild member Alice Bosch. Wakefield Press and the Embroiderers' Guild of South Australia hardcover
1910117784London: Lovell Reeve & Co. Ltd 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London Lovell Reeve & Co. Ltd. 1910. Large octavo xiv 392 pages with 79 illustrations some full-page plus a folding map a folding chart and 27 pages of plates one double-page. Maroon cloth slightly flecked sunned and bumped at the extremities; top edge gilt others uncut; endpapers tanned; a very good copy internally fine. Frederic Wood Jones 1879-1954 'anatomist naturalist and anthropologist . as a young graduate Wood Jones found medicine "cramped and small when compared to biology" and jumped at the chance of a post as medical officer to the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. on the Cocos-Keeling Islands 1905-06. There his duties left him time for studies in natural history which earned him a doctorate published as "Coral and Atolls" London 1910. There too he met his future wife Gertrude daughter of George Clunies-Ross governor of Cocos-Keeling' 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'. Provenance: Dr Edith Ulrica 'Rica' Hubbe 1885-1967 with her signature 'Rica Hubbe 1927' on the front free endpaper. Lovell Reeve & Co., Ltd hardcover
1932029047Sydney: Herald Press 1932. 224pp bw ills endpaper maps. Or blue cloth with title plane and mountains in white. Endpapers toned light to moderate foxing throughout some fading to spine. Much nicer than usual example of this volume that did not survive well. Kingsford_Smith writes of his pioneering flights in the Southern Cross. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Herald Press Hardcover
1997021145Adelaide: Friends of the State Library of South Australia 1997. 46pp large folding map frontis. Or grey cloth with blindstamped vignette red leather spine quarter leather. Faint toned spot on front cover. Edition limited to 500 copies of which 99 were numbered and bound in quarter leather- this copy #41 of the deluxe edition of 99 copies. Facsimile of 1853 original edition. Deluxe Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Friends of the State Library of South Australia Hardcover
2011050456Toowoomba: Blue Flyer Publishing 2011. vii 200pp index bibliography Roll of Honour num bw & col ills map DVD in front pocket. Pictorial glossy boards. SIGNED and inscribed by author on title page To John with many thanks for your help-again. Rob. Three of the Australian infantry battalions that served in Vietnam were ANZAC units incorporating companies of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. This is the story of one such unit: 6RAR/NZ ANZAC Battalion. Features hundreds of photographs taken during the 1969-70 tour of duty. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None as Issued. 4to. Blue Flyer Publishing Hardcover
1982047933Canberra: Australian National University 1982. xviii 325pp index bibliography notes appendices bw ills maps. Or brown cloth in jacket. Spine faded otherwise excellent. Studies Aboriginal-European relations on four frontiers of conflict- pastoral mining rainforest and sea. A challenging look at the frontier war in North Queensland. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Australian National University Hardcover
1837048412London: D. Walther 1837. viii 344pp index appendices tables 1 folding. Rebound in modern green cloth titled and decorated in gilt with new endpapers. Lacks map. Folding table with tear gift note at front pencilled lines in some margins some toning/foxing small bookseller label inside front cover. Ex-NSW public library with stamps inc cancelled stamp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo. Ex-Library. D. Walther Hardcover
2010BIB328689Adelaide: Friends of State Library of South Australia. 2010. Folio size 27x37cm. Fine copy - Near to Mint condition. Lovely Grey decorated cloth with blind-stamped title to face and black leather with gilt title patches to spine. Limited edition of 450 copies. Colour illustrations. The pages of the "Adelie Blizzard" are reproduced complete with editorial annotations at their original size and printed on archival quality munken premium uncoated fine paper pure cream 120 gsm paper. The effect is fantastic. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. xxvi 216 pages. The Adelie Blizzard was conceived by Douglas Mawson as way of keeping his men focused and keeping up their spirits. The Blizzard's purpose as articulated in the first volume was 'the crystallisation of our ideas an additional means of social enjoyment and incidentally we hope to voice the spirit of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition'. Includes Adelie Blizzard Vol 1 No's 1-5 covering April - October 1913. Preface by Emma McEwin Sir Douglas Mawson's Great-Granddaughter. Introduction by Elizabeth Leane & Mark Pharaoh. The pages are reproduced complete with editorial annotations at their original size. . Fine. 1st thus Standard Edition. Hardback. Friends of State Library of South Australia hardcover
2007BIB331873South Australia: Kanawinka Writers and Historians Inc. 2007. Folio size. Near Fine condition - Card Wraps. Inscribed & Signed by the Editor. Colour and black & white illustrations and maps. Limited edition of 500 copies only this is copy No 483. Only small flaws are some mild rubbing to top front corner and light crease to lower corner of front flap almost invisible otherwise 'as new'. A very scarce title. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. xxxviii 312 pages. A very scarce title. As well reproductions of the transcripts this beautifully produced volume contains essays under the following headings: An Appreciation of the Significance of Goyder's Records from a Number of Viewpoints; The Evolution of South Australia's Land Laws and Goyder's Influence on their Shaping; Between the Pages of the Forest Flora of South Australia; Notes on the Early History of the Collections of the National Herbarium of Victoria. Also includes: Explanation of the Terms used by Goyder; Vegetation Communities; Conversions; Sources of Information; Index. . Near Fine. 1st Edition. Softcover. Kanawinka Writers and Historians Inc paperback
1882BIB322661<p>London: Judd and Co. 1882. Quarto Size approx 24cm x 30.5cm. Half leather binding. Good Condition. Hinges started but solid. Small tear to top of spine. Some minor tape stains to endpapers. Black & White frontispiece. Gilt to spine. Double column format. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 979 pages. The author was a satirical writer best known as "Pasquin" prominent in the early days of the Colony of South Australia. . 1st Edition. Hardback.</p> Judd and Co. hardcover
193720731Adelaide: Royal Society of South Australia 1937. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Adelaide Royal Society of South Australia 1937 1938 and 1939. Quarto three volumes; flush-cut quarter cloth and card covers the first volume and full card the other two volumes; crease to the bottom corner of the front cover and a lighter one to the first 30 leaves of the first volume otherwise in fine condition throughout. The articles appear under the general title of 'Aboriginal Crayon Drawings' with the following individual sub-titles. Number 1: Relating to Totemic Places belonging to the Northern Aranda Tribe of Central Australia 12 pages with a map and 18 illustrations. Number 2: Relating to South-Western Central Australia 15 pages with a map and 19 illustrations. Number 3: The Legend of Wati Jula and the Kunkarunkara Women 14 pages with 12 illustrations plus 4 plates. Number 4: Relating to Every-day Incidents of the Ngada Tribe of the Warburton Ranges of Western Australia 11 pages with 11 illustrations plus 2 plates. Other relevant articles in these issues are MOUNTFORD C.P.: Examples of Aboriginal Art from Napier Broome Bay and Parry Harbour North-Western Australia 11 pages with a map and 48 illustrations; TINDALE N.B.: Native Songs of the South-East of South Australia 14 pages and Two Legends of the Ngadjuri Tribe from the Middle North of South Australia 5 pages; MADIGAN Dr C.T.: The Boxhole Crater and the Huckitta Meteorite Central Australia 4 pages with 2 illustrations; LOVERIDGE A.: On Some Reptiles and Amphibians from the Central Region of Australia 9 pages; CAMPBELL T.D. and C.P. MOUNTFORD: Aboriginal Arrangements of Stones in Central Australia 5 pages with 3 illustrations plus 2 plates; and CLELAND J.B. and T. Harvey JOHNSTON: Aboriginal Names and Uses of Plants at the Granites Central Australia 5 pages. 3 items. Royal Society of South Australia paperback
1887BIB319529Adelaide: Wesleyan Book Depot. 1887 to1894. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Bound in one volume. Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Some minor annotations - mostly in pencil. Leading edge has year dates in ink approximating the place of each year covered in the volume. Uncommon. approx 70 pages each. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Hardback. Wesleyan Book Depot hardcover
1895BIB319543Adelaide: Wesleyan Book Depot. 1895 to1902. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Bound in one volume. Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Some minor annotations - mostly in pencil. Leading edge has year dates in ink approximating the place of each year covered in the volume. Uncommon. approx 70 pages each. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Hardback. Wesleyan Book Depot hardcover
1927BIB324893Adelaide: South Australian Railways. 1927. Large octavo size 16x24cm approx. Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Minor annotations to some pages. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. Black & white illustrations. Contains Weekly Notices 1-51 of 1927. 1041 pages. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st thus. Hardback. South Australian Railways hardcover
182058Melbourne: Australian War Memorial 193-. Pp. 8 stapled edges lightly creased vertical fold at centre some light browning; Australian War Memorial Melbourne 193-. The prospectus describes the content of each volume and a compilation of 'What the Critics have Said'; the last leaf is a tear-off order form with all the volumes except 8 10 & 11 which are 18 shillings each offered for 1 Guinea each though it is stated that some volumes are still in preparation. Australian War Memorial unknown
19978021Sydney: Duffy and Snellgrove 1997. x 354 pages. Many text illustrations and 16 colour plates. Index. Beechworth artist Brian Seidel's ex-libris stamp on half-title page. Dustwrapper very slightly sunned. Inscribed "Especially for the sic my friend Brian the questing heart John Olsen '97". Signed and Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Duffy and Snellgrove Hardcover
1907114268Adelaide: Hussey & Gillingham Printers 1907. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Adelaide Hussey & Gillingham Printers 1907. Octavo ii 78 pages. Wrappers with the title page details reprinted within a border on the front cover; staples very slightly rusty; essentially a fine copy. Not least 'Agriculture and the Coloured-Labour Question' pages 41-61. Hussey & Gillingham, Printers paperback
1976034479Melbourne: James Flood Charity Trust. 1976. HEAVY. iv 400pp subscriber list index hundreds bw & col ills. Or brown cloth in jacket with slipcase. A few light rubs marks to slipcase. Edition limited to 4000 copies of which this #3505. The third of this sought after series showcasing early motoring in Australia. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio. James Flood Charity Trust. Hardcover
19947668Katoomba: Tranter Enterprises 1994. xivxiv 165 pages. Small quarto. Profusely illustrated in b/w. Bibliography and index. Signed limited edition of 1500 copies. Pictorial laminated boards. Scarce. . Signed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. Tranter Enterprises Hardcover
1951146709Adelaide: Rigby Limited 1951. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide Rigby Limited circa 1951. Duodecimo 137 × 107 mm 112 pages. Pictorial wrappers slightly worn at the extremities; an excellent copy. A pocket guide for the German-Australian shopper comprising a German-English section with pronunciation guide e.g. 'Aquarellfarben f. Watercolour wawtër-kulër' and an English-German section. Most of the numerous advertisements including for important South Australian stores are in German. The rear cover advertisement albeit in English says a lot about how far Australia has travelled in the past 75 years: 'If you need the assistance of an interpreter in your own language to help you in your shopping at John Martin's department store ask any assistant to direct you to our New Australian Shopping Bureau. here you will find practical service courteous attention and expert advice on your shopping requirements'. <p>The only institutional holding we can find is one copy in the State Library of South Australia. We have determined the date from the advertisement for the Singer Sewing Machine Co. on page 91: '100-jährige erfahrung in der herstellungs' the company was founded in 1851. <p>Otto Petainek appears to have been representative of the German-speaking migrants to South Australia from Central Europe in the post-war period many displaced by Communist regimes. We believe he was born in Budapest worked briefly on the South Australian railways and was naturalised as an Australian citizen in Sydney in 1957 as Otto von Petainek. Rigby Limited paperback
1991139284Adelaide: The Authors 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Adelaide The Authors 1991. Folio xvi 624 pages with 'over 800 photographs reproductions and detailed drawings'. Cloth; a fine copy with the fine dustwrapper in the original mailing carton. Number 675 of 1000 copies signed in ink by both authors. A copy of the original prospectus is loosely inserted. Torrens Park Estate is a 'large mansion and its surrounding grounds set in the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges six kilometres south of Adelaide in South Australia. The stately home was built in 1853 for Robert Richard Torrens and later owned by Walter Watson Hughes and Robert Barr Smith. It is now the centrepiece of Scotch College' introduction. The Authors hardcover
024821Sydney Australia: Library of Australian History Set of three books consisting of:- Norfolk Island and its first settlement 1788 - 1814 ISBN 0908120710 published 1988 244 pages PLUS Norfolk Island and its second settlement 1825 - 1855 ISBN 090812080x published 1991 196 pages PLUS Norfolk Island and its third settlement :The first hunded years : The Pitcairn Era 1856-1956 and the Melanesian Mission 1866-1920 ISBN 0977513327 published 2006 242 pages. All volumes with b/w illustrations. Previous owners name to top of title page in 2 volumes. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Library of Australian History Hardcover
1875118426Adelaide: W.C. Cox Government Printer 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide W.C. Cox Government Printer 1875. Octavo 64 pages. Contemporary and possibly original quarter morocco ruled and decorated in gilt and cloth lettered in gilt; covers lightly rubbed at the extremities with the cloth lightly flecked and slightly sunned; thin line of white paint down most of the length of the narrow strip of cloth turned in at the leading edge of the front cover; an excellent copy. Dr Moritz Richard Schomburgk 1811-1891 was the director of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens at the time; in '1872 he was offered but refused the directorship of the Melbourne Botanic Gardens' 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'. The 'Handbook of South Australia' mentioned on the title page is the then yet-to-be-published work by William Harcus 'South Australia. Its History Resources and Productions'. <p>Two editions appeared in 1876: an unillustrated Adelaide edition in flush-cut quarter cloth and papered boards and an extensively-illustrated edition in cloth in London. Schomburgk's text appeared in both editions accompanied in the latter instance by 11 full-page engravings mainly of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. Ferguson 15497 not mentioning any of the above. W.C. Cox, Government Printer hardcover
1932140609Adelaide: The Reliance Printery for the Author 1932. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide The Reliance Printery for the Author 1932. Octavo 44 pages with numerous linocut illustrations by the author. Light green wrappers decorated and lettered in dark green; slight loss to silverfish to the rear cover near the head of the spine with minimal and scarcely visible surface loss elsewhere; a very good copy internally fine. The first separate publication by this South Australian artist 1912-1970 better known for her later artwork and children's books produced after she settled in England in the mid-1930s. Muir 6782 'Mrs Charles Hobson'. The Reliance Printery [for the Author paperback
