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1894127340Lowell Massachusetts: Dr J.C. Ayer & Co. Practical and Analytical Chemists 1894. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Lowell Massachusetts Dr J.C. Ayer & Co. Practical and Analytical Chemists 1894. Octavo 32 pages with numberous illustrations plus text on the inside surfaces of the wrappers. Saddle-stapled wrappers a little marked and creased; staples rusted; pierced with a small loop of thread for hanging; a few small spots internally; a very good copy. Largely an advertisement for Ayer's Saraparilla and other tonics along with a calendar for the Australian colonies and New Zealand. Printed on the rear wrapper is a small panel reading 'Presented by T. Kast & Co. Hair Dresser and Tobacconists Dealers in Fancy Goods Stationery Cutlery Etc. King William St. Adelaide.'. Dr J.C. Ayer & Co., Practical and Analytical Chemists paperback
188958003Port Augusta: D. Drysdale Printer 'Dispatch' Office 1889. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Port Augusta D. Drysdale Printer 'Dispatch' Office 1889. Small octavo 16 pages including the wrappers last page blank. Original decorated titling-wrappers stapled into later plain card covers with hand-lettering; library stamp on the verso of the front cover; two-digit number in ink on the front cover; an excellent copy. Ferguson 14261 listing only one copy held by the State Library of South Australia. In the final paragraph of the pamphlet readers are asked to note a proposed railway link "as may be seen in the attached plan"; neither this copy nor Ferguson throws any light on the matter. D. Drysdale, Printer, 'Dispatch' Office paperback
1897115129Adelaide: Sands and McDougall 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Adelaide Sands and McDougall 1897. Large octavo; original quarter cloth and papered boards; front bottom corner and rear top edge a little damp-affected with minor wear elsewhere; bottom corner of the first handful of leaves lightly stained; overall a decent copy. Sands and McDougall hardcover
1899BIB328958Adelaide: H. Wise & Co. 1899. Large octavo size 18x27cm approx. Good Condition. Front hinge started but solid. Some soiling to covers and a couple of pages with blue pencil marks. A solid copy. Published every second year. SCARCE. This is a heavy book and will cost more to ship. Please contact us for a precise quote for your part of the world. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 1114 pages. Contains Street Directories of Adelaide North Adelaide and Suburbs and separate alphabetical directories for every township borough city & district in South Australia. . Good. 1st thus. Hardback. H. Wise & Co hardcover
187781972London: printed by Spottiswoode and Co 1877. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. London printed by Spottiswoode and Co. 1877. Small octavo 24 pages last two blank. Stab-sewn title-wrappers lightly marked; light crease down the centre of the entire pamphlet; an excellent copy. Inscribed to 'S. Deering Esq from indecipherable initials 14.2.77' on the front cover probably by the anonymous author. Pages 5-7 'Reprinted from the "European Mail" of November 24 1876' deal with Gregory Seale Walters who died 'in his eightieth year on October 29th 1876'. Pages 9-22 'Printed for publication in Australian Newspapers' deal with Francis Stacker Dutton who died in London on 25 January 1877. Ferguson 15953 incorrectly calling for only 12 pages. printed by Spottiswoode and Co paperback
189817265Adelaide: W.K. Thomas 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide W.K. Thomas 1898. Octavo 95 pages with decorations. Gilt-lettered olive green cloth lightly sunned and flecked; new endpapers; first and last pages uniformly discoloured; an excellent copy. Contributions by Winifred Scott 1866-1950 gleaned from the pages of 'The Adelaide Observer' and 'The Evening Journal'. W.K. Thomas hardcover
1875217697London: Sampson Low Marston Low & Searle 1875. Fourth edition. Large folding map. xv 461; xv 523 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Green cloth stamped in black and gilt. Some very light foxing else Fine. Fourth edition. Large folding map. xv 461; xv 523 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. <br/><br/> Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle hardcover
185257668New York: Cornish Lamport & Co. Publishers 1852. First edition. Handcoloured folding map at front. iv 5-154 2 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Brown blind-stamped cloth. Spine ends chipped else Fine. Ex-library stamps on map and title page card pockets removed. First edition. Handcoloured folding map at front. iv 5-154 2 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Ferguson: "At this time the author was conducting an 'Australian Emigration Office' at 120 Wall Street New York." Ferguson 10892 2 copies P.L. N.S.W. Cornish, Lamport & Co., Publishers unknown
185428199London: The Religious Tract Society n.d. ca 1854. 1854. First edition. 24mo. Original decorated boards front cover decoration and spine titles stamped in gold cream-colored endpapers 192 pp. Chapters on geographical descriptions of Australia natural productions agriculture and husbandry along with segments on the Aborigines sheep and cattle farms New South Wales Victoria South and Western Australia and with an extensive description of the gold fields of Australia. Covers lightly soiled light water stain to bottom corner edges else very good copy. The Religious Tract Society, n.d. (ca 1854). hardcover
185420130London: The Religious Tract Society 1854. Lacking frontispiece. 1 vols. 12mo. The two parts bound together fly title only on the second part. Original red stamped cloth by Davison Binder London with tag at back gilt decoration and edges. Minor discoloration to front lower edge of front cover front free endpaper and all preceding title removed remains of pasted paper on endpapers else a very good copy. Sold as is. Lacking frontispiece. 1 vols. 12mo. Contains an extensive description of the Australian gold fields a segment on the Aborigines a section for each on New South Wales Victoria and South and Western Australia as well as agricultural information. Ferguson "Bibliography of Australia" 6298 The Religious Tract Society unknown
188590523Perth: Government Printer. 1885. Foolscap 4 pp. Near-fine condn. "Presented to the Legislative Council His Excellency's Command." <br>"No. 30." Government Printer unknown
188990531Perth: Government Printer. 1889. Foolscap 4 pp very good condn. "Transmitted to the Legislative Council 20th March 1889 as an enclosure to Message No. 1 from his Excellency the Governor." <br>"Ordered by the Coucil to be Printed." <br>"A. 2" Government Printer unknown
1890109514Adelaide: Printed for the Proprietor and Publisher A. Timmann at the 'Pioneer' Office 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide Printed for the Proprietor and Publisher A. Timmann at the 'Pioneer' Office 1890 and 1891. Octavo 13 issues bound in one volume 148 pages continuous pagination plus the large folding supplement to Number 10 March 7 1891 a broadside 455 × 335 mm with illustrations. Contemporary flush-cut quarter leather and stippled cloth lettered in gilt on the front cover; neat repairs to the leather at the head and foot of the spine; acidic newsprint used for the last two numbers uniformly tanned; overall in excellent condition. The recto of the large folding supplement to Number 10 contains the text with three line illustrations of an article that 'appeared originally in the "SA Register" in six short letters': 'Protection or Freedom Our Manufactories Our People and Our Land Values'. The verso of the broadside is devoted entirely to advertisements some illustrated with large engravings. The final issue of the journal was Volume 5 Number 5 24 December 1892. Although the Single Tax League of South Australia figures prominently throughout a notice printed at the foot of the last page of the first issue suggests the journal had a broader platform. 'The publication of "The Pioneer" is undertaken solely with a view to stimulate thought and promote discussion and if approved of it is hoped will find the ready support of all Friends of Reform. The labor involved is given voluntarily and gratuitously; any profits made will go entirely towards extending its range of operations.' The journal ran for 57 issues ceasing publication with Volume V Number 5 24 December 1892. Provenance: Arthur W. Piper 1865-1936 a South Australian Supreme Court judge with his small name-stamp and personal library number 677 on the front pastedown. Printed for the Proprietor and Publisher, A. Timmann, at the 'Pioneer' Office hardcover
1871144583Adelaide: Printed by Andrew Thomas & Clark at the 'Register' 'Observer' and 'Journal' Offices 1871. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide Printed by Andrew Thomas & Clark at the 'Register' 'Observer' and 'Journal' Offices 1871. Quarto 42 pages with a diagram plus 7 plates 2 showing sunspot observations the remainder meteorological graphs numbered 1-5. Printed yellow wrappers lightly creased and marked with minor loss to the ends of the spine; small burst with minor loss to one leaf affecting a few words in a handful of lines of text in one column recto and verso; small light stains to the bottom edge of the five meteorological graphs at the rear; a few creases marks and other signs of age and handling; overall in excellent condition. The pamphlet comprises a title page list of office-bearers and members and the report for the year each one leaf verso blank followed by 11 papers read at the society's meetings during the year. The papers are: <p>'Irrigation' by C.S. Hare 2 pages with a small diagram; <p>'The Camel in South Australia' by J.S. Lloyd 4 pages; <p>'The Use and Properties of Plants. No. II' by Richard Schomburgk 2 pages; <p>'The Currents of the Air and the Ocean. No. III' by Benjamin Herschel 3 pages; <p>'The Importance of Silk Culture as a Branch of Colonial Industry' by T.S. Reed 2 pages; <p>'Remarks on Sun Maps' by D.B. Adamson 1 page plus 2 plates; <p>'Light Railway Construction' by R.C. Patterson 6 pages; <p>'The Influence of Forests on Climate' by Richard Schomburgk 2 pages being the leaf with minor loss; <p>'Light Railway Construction' by A.F. Lindsay 5 pages; <p>'The Cause of Disease in Silkworms' by Richard Schomburgk 1 page; and <p>'Some Observation on the Rainfall at Adelaide and the Connection between Meteorological Changes and the Yield of Wheat' by Benjamin Herschel 3 pages plus 5 plates containing meteorological graphs. Loosely inserted is a lengthy newspaper clipping from 'The Register' 19 May 1858 on 'Camels in Australia' based heavily on information supplied by Arthur Horrocks brother of the ill-fated explorer John Ainsworth Horrocks. <p>The Adelaide Philosophical Society was founded in 1853 and in 1880 became the Royal Society of South Australia. This annual report lists the name of the 73 current members: the president His Excellency Sir James Fergusson 12 'Honorary and Corresponding Members' and 60 ordinary members. The final paragraph of the short report will sound familiar to anyone who has served on a committee: 'The Council wish to impress upon members the necessity of paying their subscriptions punctually; during the past year out of sixty-seven ordinary members it appears only thirty-nine have paid their annual subscriptions'. These extremely small numbers let alone the passage of 150 or more years must account for the utmost rarity of this publication. <p>Provenance: Thomas Gill 1849-1923 the South Australian historian and bibliographer with his ownership signature on the front cover; later the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia South Australian Branch with its stamp ditto. 'Gill was also a governor of the Public Library Museum and Art Gallery of South Australia from 1896 until his death and a member of the Library Association of Australasia. He wrote "The History and Topography of Glen Osmond" 1905 for the Glen Osmond Institute. Gill was treasurer of the South Australian branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia from its inception in 1885 until his death. The society's acquisition of the valuable York Gate Library was largely due to his energy and enthusiasm. His library was sold to the society for £300 as his will directed' but numerous items from his collection mainly duplicates of existing holdings in the RGSSA library were later sold. Printed by Andrew, Thomas, & Clark, at the 'Register,' 'Observer,' and 'Journal' Offices paperback
1876109636Adelaide: William Kyffin Thomas Printer 1876. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide William Kyffin Thomas Printer 1876. Octavo 16 pages. Original green wrappers with the full title page details repeated within a decorative border on the front cover; slight damage to and traces of adhesive on the spine the item has been removed from a bound volume of pamphlets; tiny tear 2-3 mm deep to one point on all leading edges; trifling signs of use; later State Library of South Australia stamp on the verso of the title page but an unobtrusive pencilled annotation to the front cover notes that it is a duplicate; a very good copy. We successfully tendered for a large quantity of duplicate pamphlets from the SLSA in 2001; this is one of them which we are finally getting around to processing. William Kyffin Thomas, Printer paperback
188628275Adelaide: Pictorial Australian 1886. Print. Very good condition. Double page spread of Glenelg a panoramic view of the creek with many fishermen and the town with two other views. The Pictorial Australian is a rare periodical in the trade. Wood engraving with printed color 37.5 x 48.3 cm image with large margins. Not recorded individually on Trove or the State Library of South Australia. Pictorial Australian unknown
184116578London: Thomas M'Lean 1841. Very good condition. A lovely mezzotint engraved portrait of the Queen 1792 - 1849 dressed in widow's garb following the death of her husband King William IV of England. The capital city of the Australian state of South Australia was named in honor of the Queen when it was founded in 1836. South Australia was formed under the Act for the Colonization of South Australia of 1834 and was intended to be a haven of civil and religious liberties. The portrait of the Queen is a charming one; she gazes steadily out her hair in braids with a black lace veil over her head and around her shoulders. Engraved by Henry Thomas Ryall 1811 - 1867 engraver to Queen Victoria and based on the painting by William Charles Ross 1794 - 1860. 13 1/2 x 17 1/2". Image printed and laid on to thicker paper; with very slt toning to thicker paper at outer edges o/w very good. Thomas M'Lean unknown
186428246Adelaide 1864. First printing. Photography. Good overall. An early stereoscopic view of Adelaide by B. Goode. The SLSA website catalogs this photograph as 1864. In September 1864 Goode moved his premises from 155 Rundle St. to number 69. He also built up a lucrative trade in photographic material including chemicals that were "made to his special order and suitable for use in a hot climate". "In September 1865 Goode took his camera to the top of the partly-constructed Albert Tower. and the "following month Goode again went to the top of the Albert Tower but this time he had a stereoscopic camera." SLSA. <br /> <br /> Stereoscopic view albumen photograph sunned. Photos 6.8 x 14 cm on white card 8.7 x 17.5 cm. With a label on the verso “From B. Goode's Photographic Establishment 69 Rundle Street Adelaide. Importer of Pure Photographic Chemicals &c." Two hand written inscriptions on "King William Street" the other the same with "Adelaide - Australia" in addition. Cream card with a little foxing and edge browning.<br /> <br /> The State Library of South Australia copy of the photograph B1157 is mounted on yellow card with the measurements 7.4 x 15.4 cm. unknown
188928276Adelaide: Pictorial Australian 1889. Print. Very good condition. Double page with eight views of the ship Kintore's arrival including the HMS Orient the Governor Musgrave HMS Protector steaming down the Port River; Yachts saluting and swearing in at the Town Hall. The Pictorial Australian is a rare periodical in the trade. Lithograph with one tint with center fold as issued. 40 x 50.8 cm image with large margins. Not recorded individually on Trove or at the State Library of South Australia. Pictorial Australian unknown
188928274Adelaide: Pictorial Australian 1889. Print. Very good condition. Double page spread of the impressive large corner building in Adelaide. The subtitle "E. J. Woods Esq. Architect. James Shaw Contractor." The Pictorial Australian is a rare periodical in the trade. Wood engraving with printed color 39 x 51 cm image with large margins. Not recorded individually on Trove or the State Library of South Australia. Pictorial Australian unknown
188628273Adelaide: Pictorial Australian 1886. Print. Very good condition. Double page spread of images in Adelaide and at Port Adelaide in total thirteen views of the port the dock and buildings in the city. The Pictorial Australian is a rare periodical in the trade. The mayor S. Malin Esq is also pictured. Wood engraving with printed color 38.7 x 50 cm. Libraries Australia ID 7837384. Pictorial Australian unknown
1878108965Adelaide: Robert Kyffin Thomas Printer 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide Robert Kyffin Thomas Printer 1878; William Kyffin Thomas Printer 1879 1880 and 1881; and Sands & McDougall Printers 1882. Octavo 158 3 blank; 95 1 blank; 145 1 blank; 145 1 blank; 151 viii 1 blank 129-144 additional reports ix-xiv index pages with overall about a dozen graphs and numerous tables 3 folding plus 3 tipped-in errata or explanatory slips. Early but not contemporary blind-stamped full purple calf unlettered but with the spine gilt in compartments gilt inner dentelles marbled endpapers all edges dyed red; covers a little rubbed and scuffed; spine a little sunned; trifling signs of age and use; in excellent condition. A consecutive run of five annual reports of the City of Adelaide from the 27th to the 31st. Provenance: Alexander John Morison Town Clerk of Adelaide 1937-46 with his pencilled ownership signature and acquisition details 'Purchased at Becks Book Shop on Friday 13/11/36. Personal Property'. Robert Kyffin Thomas, Printer hardcover
1890113419Adelaide: Printed by Hussey & Gillingham 1890. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide Printed by Hussey & Gillingham 1890s. Oblong octavo 143 × 230 mm comprising an introductory leaf a leaf of descriptive captions and 15 leaves of plates all printed rectos only containing a total of 79 images. Flush-cut quarter cloth and decorated card covers printed in gold and light and dark blue; covers lightly marked with a few small light pink stains to the front cover; notwithstanding an excellent copy. All plate leaves depict one or more illustrations from photographs against a watercolour pictorial background with calligraphic titles. There is only one full-page plate proper. Trove records copies in four institutions as well as what appear to be later editions: 'Gall's Glimpses of Adelaide and South Australia: 80 Viewlets' circa 1902 and 'Gall's Glimpses of Adelaide and South Australia: 100 Viewlets' circa 1904. Ferguson 9808 described as having '15 plates'. Printed by Hussey & Gillingham paperback
1880108150Adelaide: E.S. Wigg & Son 1880. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Adelaide E.S. Wigg & Son 1880s. Duodecimo 170 × 113 mm a cased leporello comprising 12 original albumen silver photographs each approximately 95 × 150 mm mounted on cards captioned and bordered in red joined together with cloth hinges. Red cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and decorated in black and blind; cover lightly marked plain spine a little sunned; an excellent copy the contents are in fine condition. The views are mainly street scenes and public buildings; all of them are illustrated on our website. Two of the plates are signed in the negative 'Sweet Adelaide' and the balance of the photographs are almost certainly his work. We have a similar item in blue cloth entitled 'Photographic Views of Adelaide South Australia. Series '; only two of the images are the same 'Rundle Street & The Arcade' and 'Coast Natives' Wurlie'. <p>Captain Samuel White Sweet 1825-1886 was a sea captain surveyor and photographer: after he was censured when his ship ran aground in 1875 he 'retired from the sea opened a photographic studio in Adelaide and concentrated on landscapes. With his horse-drawn dark room he travelled through South Australia taking hundreds of skilful pictures of the outback stations and homesteads. The colony's foremost documentary photographer of the 1870s in the early 1880s he was one of the first to use the new dry-plate process' 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'. <p>'Coast Natives' Wurlie' was clearly taken at the same time as the scene in the frontispiece to Taplin's 'The Folklore Manners Customs and Languages of the South Australian Aborigines' published in 1879 and illustrated with original photographs by Samuel Sweet. E.S. Wigg & Son hardcover
1880141137Adelaide: E.S. Wigg & Son 1880. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Adelaide E.S. Wigg & Son 1880s. Duodecimo 170 × 113 mm a cased leporello comprising 12 original albumen silver photographs each approximately 95 × 150 mm mounted on cards captioned and bordered in red joined together with cloth hinges. Blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and decorated in black and blind; cloth lightly rubbed at the extremities; card mounts uniformly tanned; a near-fine example with the contents in fine condition. The views are mainly street scenes and public buildings; all of them are illustrated on our website. Three of the plates are signed in the negative 'Sweet Adelaide' albeit an attempt has been made in two of them to mask these details and the balance of the photographs are almost certainly his work. We have a similar item in red cloth entitled 'Photographic Views of Adelaide South Australia. Series II'; only two of the images are the same 'Rundle Street and The Arcade' and 'Coast Natives' Wurlie'. <p>Captain Samuel White Sweet 1825-1886 was a sea captain surveyor and photographer: after he was censured when his ship ran aground in 1875 he 'retired from the sea opened a photographic studio in Adelaide and concentrated on landscapes. With his horse-drawn dark room he travelled through South Australia taking hundreds of skilful pictures of the outback stations and homesteads. The colony's foremost documentary photographer of the 1870s in the early 1880s he was one of the first to use the new dry-plate process' 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'. <p>'Coast Natives' Wurlie' was clearly taken at the same time as the scene in the frontispiece to Taplin's 'The Folklore Manners Customs and Languages of the South Australian Aborigines' published in 1879 and illustrated with original photographs by Samuel Sweet. E.S. Wigg & Son hardcover
