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1972144806Adelaide: Second 43rd Battalion A.I.F. Club 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Adelaide Second 43rd Battalion A.I.F. Club 1972. Large octavo xviii 283 pages with 11 maps and diagrams plus 84 plates and endpaper charts. Grey synthetic cloth lettered in red on the spine with the battalion's colour patch on the spine and front cover; top edge lightly foxed others slightly marked; an excellent copy internally fine with the excellent dustwrapper very slightly chipped and lightly rubbed at the extremities. We have previously catalogued a copy containing the original prospectus which stated that the book was to be published 'in a restricted edition'. We believe this to be not more than 600 copies; in any event the book is perennially scarce on the open market. <p>Trigellis-Smith 414. Second 43rd Battalion A.I.F. Club hardcover
1921129501Adelaide: Lonnen & Cope 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide Lonnen & Cope 1921. Octavo 228 pages with 12 illustrations and 16 maps plus 13 pages of plates and the printed front endpaper. Expertly rebound retaining the colour-pictorial cloth now cut into three panels and mounted on the new matching plain cloth with replacement endpapers closely matched in colour with the front one a photocopy of the original printed version; slight blemishes to the retained original cloth; acidic text paper tanned as ever; top corner tip of most leaves rounded off; a tear across one leaf expertly sealed; small and inoffensive stains and tears to some leading margins; minor signs of age and use; overall a very good copy of a book notoriously difficult to find in halfway decent condition because of the poor quality of the materials used in its production. Provenance: 2280 Corporal Victor Clarence Sidney McGrath a member of the battalion with his ownership details written in ballpoint pen on the title page. <p>Dornbusch 310; Fielding and O'Neill page 227; Trigellis-Smith 226. Lonnen & Cope hardcover
1921113880Adelaide: Lonnen and Cope 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide Lonnen and Cope 1921. Octavo 228 pages with 12 illustrations and 16 maps plus 18 plates and the printed front endpaper. Colour-pictorial cloth a little worn and bumped at the extremities with minor loss at the head of the front joint; acidic paper discoloured as ever; a few marks to the edges; a very good copy of a book notoriously difficult to find in even decent condition because of the poor quality of the materials used in its production. Dornbusch 310; Fielding and O'Neill page 227; Trigellis-Smith 226. Lonnen and Cope hardcover
2006146253Norwood: Peacock Publications 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Fine. Norwood Peacock Publications 2006. Folio x 422 pages with maps and hundreds of illustrations from photographs plus a long 985 mm folding panoramic group portrait in a pocket mounted on the rear free endpaper 'Remnants of the Combined 29th and 32nd Battalions at Sars Poteries 19/2/1918'. Papered boards; a near-fine copy with the near-fine dustwrapper. Compiled from letters diaries and manuscripts; the illustrations are predominantly portraits. The title page is inscribed and signed by the author who informed us that the print run was 1000 copies. Peacock Publications hardcover
1991143088Norwood: Peacock Publications 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Norwood Peacock Publications 1991. Folio x 350 pages with maps and hundreds of illustrations from photographs. Papered boards slightly rubbed at the extremities; new endpapers; light crease to the corner of the first few leaves; minor signs of handling; a very good copy with the very good dustwrapper a little creased and scuffed. Inscribed and signed by the author. Compiled from letters diaries and manuscripts; the illustrations are predominantly portraits. Offered with a copy of the 1993 'Supplementary Edition' card covers 16 pages consisting primarily of portraits of members of the battalion many of whom had died in action discovered in State Records after the major work had been published. <p>Trigellis-Smith 247 not noting the Supplementary Edition. <p>2 items. Peacock Publications hardcover
1991130112Norwood: Peacock Publications 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Norwood Peacock Publications 1991 first edition. Folio x 350 pages with maps and numerous illustrations. Papered boards a little bumped and rubbed; an excellent copy with the excellent dustwrapper lightly creased and rubbed. Compiled from letters diaries and manuscripts; the plates are predominantly portraits of members of the battalion. Loosely inserted are a copy of the original prospectus three circular letters from the author to the Friends of the 50th Battalion and two colour photographs of the headstone of the father of battalion member 2764 Herbert Gladstone Digance John Digance 1852-1917. Peacock Publications hardcover
1991130525Norwood: Peacock Publications 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. Norwood Peacock Publications 1991. Folio x 350 pages with maps and hundreds of illustrations from photographs. Papered boards; extremities slightly rubbed; a few very small tears to the inner hinges and front endpapers; a very good copy with the lightly rubbed and scuffed dustwrapper with a minute closed tear to a top corner. Compiled from letters diaries and manuscripts; the illustrations are predominantly portraits. Offered with an excellent copy of the 1993 Supplementary Edition 16 pages in card covers consisting primarily of portraits of members of the battalion many of whom had died in action discovered in State Records after the major work had been published. <p>Trigellis-Smith 247 not noting the Supplementary Edition. 2 items. Peacock Publications hardcover
1997140221No Place: No Publisher 1997. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. No Place No Publisher circa 1997. Foolscap folio 2 preliminaries 169 leaves printed rectos only comprising a xerographic facsimile of a manuscript notebook with numerous diagrams. Plastic comb bound card covers; extremities a little creased; a very good copy. 'This book is a copy of the notebook kept by Bombardier D.M. Forster in which she recorded her service with the 58th Searchlight Battery during World War II. The 58th Searchlight Battery was based in South Australia. It is believed that the original of this manual is the only one in existence and is now housed in the Australian War Memorial in Canberra' page 1. The notebook commences on 19 April 1942 and continues until 17 August 1943 and covers 'various aspects of anti-aircraft searchlight operation. Illustrates the role of women in the defence of Australia' 'Australian War Memorial' website. With the ink signatures of Nan Monck and Barbara James dated 9 July 1997. A loosely inserted sheet of paper provides the contact details for Monck and James as contact names for 58th S/L Bty. No Publisher paperback
1937144807Adelaide: The Collotype Co. Commercial Printers for the Adelaide 5th Pioneer Reunion Club 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide The Collotype Co. Commercial Printers for the Adelaide 5th Pioneer Reunion Club 1937. Quarto 116 pages with 19 full-page plates plus 2 folding maps. Blue cloth lettered in black on the front cover along with the battalion's colour patch a rectangle white around purple - here blue; cloth a little stained and marked; a very good copy internally fine. The book includes a five-page Honor Roll and a preface by Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Gordon Carter DSO 1885-1963 the Battalion's Commanding Officer from August 1916 to the end of the war. The editor was 'late Sergeant "D" Company'. He states in the introductory paragraph to his foreword that he is 'keenly sensible of the fact that probably a book three times larger could have been written had it been possible to get in touch with the men of the Battalion who were in a position to know well the activities of their various Companies. <p>The story such as it is is correct as to salient facts and this is entirely owing to the fact that Colonel Carter soon after his return to Australia wrote a complete Diary of the Battalion's movements and operations from the early days in Egypt to the Armistice'. Herbert Gordon Carter was a very interesting man: consult the 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'. <p>Dornbusch 338; Fielding and O'Neill page 235; Trigellis-Smith 303. The Collotype Co., Commercial Printers [for the Adelaide 5th Pioneer Reunion Club] hardcover
1937127709Adelaide: The Collotype Co. Commercial Printers for the Adelaide 5th Pioneer Reunion Club 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Adelaide The Collotype Co. Commercial Printers for the Adelaide 5th Pioneer Reunion Club 1937. Quarto 116 pages with 19 full-page plates plus 2 large folding maps. Blue cloth lettered in black on the front cover along with the battalion's colour patch a rectangle white around purple - here blue; cloth lightly marked; endpapers offset; essentially a fine copy of a very rare book. The author was 'late Sergeant "D" Company'. Dornbusch 338; Fielding and O'Neill page 235; Trigellis-Smith 303. The Collotype Co., Commercial Printers [for the Adelaide 5th Pioneer Reunion Club] hardcover
1937132767Adelaide: The Collotype Co. Commercial Printers for the Adelaide 5th Pioneer Reunion Club 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide The Collotype Co. Commercial Printers for the Adelaide 5th Pioneer Reunion Club 1937. Quarto 116 pages with 19 full-page plates plus 2 folding maps. Blue cloth lettered in black on the front cover along with the battalion's colour patch a rectangle white around purple - here blue; cloth a little marked and rubbed and lightly bumped at the extremities; top edge and endpapers a little foxed; endpapers offset; trifling signs of handling; an excellent copy of a very rare book. The book includes a five-page Honor Roll and a preface by Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Gordon Carter DSO 1885-1963 the Battalion's Commanding Officer from August 1916 to the end of the war. The editor was 'late Sergeant "D" Company'. He states in the introductory paragraph to his foreword that he is 'keenly sensible of the fact that probably a book three times larger could have been written had it been possible to get in touch with the men of the Battalion who were in a position to know well the activities of their various Companies. <p>The story such as it is is correct as to salient facts and this is entirely owing to the fact that Colonel Carter soon after his return to Australia wrote a complete Diary of the Battalion's movements and operations from the early days in Egypt to the Armistice'. Herbert Gordon Carter was a very interesting man: consult the 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'. <p>Dornbusch 338; Fielding and O'Neill page 235; Trigellis-Smith 303. The Collotype Co., Commercial Printers [for the Adelaide 5th Pioneer Reunion Club] hardcover
131661Very Good. A single leaf octavo printed recto only slightly marked with a marginal crease to a top corner; two light horizontal creases where folded for posting; in very good condition. The invitation headed '9th L.H.O.C.A.' 9th Light Horse Old Comrades Association invites members to give a hearty welcome to the old commanding officer Colonel William Henry Scott 1881-1960 who 'will be in Adelaide for a few days this month on a visit to his son'. The date for the event is not given but we suggest some time in the 1920s as Scott 'rose to brigadier in 1929' 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'. Darley writes presumably as president of the association that 'it will be quite informal come along in your working clothes or anyhow you like and you need not get your hair cut for the occasion. If you clean your boots be sure to use NUGGET. Refreshments liquid only will be provided'. The ADB provides the answer to the unasked question: 'Scott contributed items to the "Bulletin" under the pseudonym of "Nugget" an ironic nickname considering his great height'. <p>Dornbusch 384; Fielding and O'Neill page 233; Trigellis-Smith 279. unknown
129496No Place: No Publisher. Hardcover. Fine. No Place No Publisher circa 1990s undated xerographic facsimile edition/ 1980s facsimile/ 1924. Octavo viii 206 pages plus 28 pages of plates. Binder's cloth lettered in gilt on the spine; small ownership label to the front pastedown; a fine copy. A xerographic facsimile read photocopy produced from a copy of the Burridge facsimile edition circa 1980s. <p>See Dornbusch 384; Fielding and O'Neill page 233; Trigellis-Smith 279. No Publisher hardcover
1954138007Adelaide: A. Simpson and Son Ltd 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide A. Simpson and Son Ltd 1954. Quarto viii 69 pages with several illustrations plus several pages of plates 2 in colour. Salmon pink decorated cloth; bottom edge slightly bumped; rear cover very slightly marked; an excellent copy. A presentation copy inscribed and signed 'Dr A. Grenfell Price with compliments from Robert Simpson 31 July 1961'. Simpson was a director of his family's eponymous manufacturing firm the subject of this history and Sir Archibald Grenfell Price was a prominent South Australian geographer historian educator and politician. A. Simpson and Son Ltd hardcover
190121856Melbourne: Arbuckle Waddell & Fawckner Printers 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Melbourne Arbuckle Waddell & Fawckner Printers 1901. Octavo 238 pages with a frontispiece portrait and 4 plates from photographs. Gilt-decorated textured cloth slightly bumped rubbed and flecked; a very good copy. Arbuckle, Waddell & Fawckner, Printers hardcover
1901102262Melbourne: Arbuckle Waddell & Fawckner Printers 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Melbourne Arbuckle Waddell & Fawckner Printers 1901. Octavo 238 pages with a frontispiece portrait and 4 plates. Textured maroon cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on the front cover; cloth a little marked and rubbed at the extremities; a very good copy. The front flyleaf is inscribed 'To Mr A W Piper With kind regards from B & M Adamson'. Adam Adamson 1821-1898 'arrived in South Australia in September 1839 on board the ship the "Recovery". Agricultural implements manufacturer Adelaide' State Library of South Australia. Provenance: Arthur W. Piper 1865-1936 a South Australian Supreme Court judge and notable book-collector with his personal library number 1700 on the front pastedown and verso of the front free endpaper. Arbuckle, Waddell & Fawckner, Printers hardcover
106714The carte de visite an albumen paper photograph 55 x 91 mm was recently removed from an old album leaf and remounted on acid-free card; the title above was written in pencil on the verso of the image. The number '202' is pencilled on a fence-post in the foreground; in excellent condition. The photographer is unidentified; undated but possibly 1860s. unknown
146428Very Good. Nine vintage gelatin silver prints eight approximately 220 × 285 mm one 138 × 206 mm all but two captioned or dated on the verso. Some prints with some residue on the verso from previous mounting; two with drawing pin-holes in some corners one of them with slight surface loss near a bottom corner the other with slight loss to a top corner; some with trifling chips or creases at the extremities; overall in excellent condition. The earliest image dated June 1926 shows the site on North Terrace before the commencement of construction; two show the station platforms in October 1926 and March 1927; two show the railway yards at the approach to the station one before construction one in December 1927; and four show the progressive construction of the western southern and eastern frontages of the station dated between April 1927 and March 1928. <p>An interesting observation by Paul McGuire appeared in 'The New Triad' Volume 2 Number 7 1 July 1928: 'The Railway Department also has been showing its superiority to mere prettiness too. A magnificent station is nearing completion and the Assembly hall has already revealed itself as a splendidly conceived piece far superior to anything of its kind in Australia. The walls are scarcely finished and they are already blotted with posters dodgers and various advertising signs. The architects themselves have protested but in this case too we will be pleasureably sic surprised if the official mind sees beyond its balance sheets'. <p>We have not identified the photographer or traced these particular images in institutional collections or elsewhere but they have the appearance of official photographs by a professional. 9 items. unknown
136019Fine. An original colour-printed poster on paper 780 × 410 mm; in fine condition. The Writers' Week takes place during the Adelaide Festival of Arts held that year from March 3-19. unknown
136015Fine. An original colour-printed poster on paper 840 × 595 mm; in fine condition. The artistic director for the 1998 Festival was Robyn Archer. She was the 'first female Artistic Director and the first to be appointed to direct two consecutive festivals in 1998 and 2000. Archer's program for the 20th Adelaide Festival was based on the themes of the sacred and the profane. The theme was reflected in the controversial festival poster the Musical Madonna a representation of the Madonna playing an accordion. As a result of the controversy the Madonna component of the poster was removed' Adelaide Festival website. unknown
136014Fine. An original colour-printed poster on paper 545 × 420 mm; in fine condition. 'The festival's poster was immortalised throughout Australia because of its iconic symbol of the flaming Hills Hoist' Adelaide Festival website. unknown
136016Fine. An original colour-printed poster on paper 840 × 490 mm; in fine condition. The poster was designed by the American 'outsider artist' Wayne Cunningham. unknown
136017Fine. An original colour-printed poster on paper 595 × 420 mm; in fine condition. 'The 2004 Fringe Poster was designed by Nick Boyce. firstly it fulfilled the brief; "atmosphere electric in a city transformed"' Fringe Vault online. unknown
1960145903Adelaide: Adelaide Festival of Arts Executive Committee 1960. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide Adelaide Festival of Arts Executive Committee 1960. Quarto 72 pages with numerous illustrations and advertisements some in colour. Saddle-stapled colour-pictorial card covers a little rubbed with minor insect damage to the front cover; pencilled annotation on the rear cover mistakenly referring to 'Meanjin' editor Clem Christesen as 'Chairman Mr Christeson editor of "Quadrant" arrogant conceited'; a very good copy. The official souvenir programme for the inaugural Adelaide Festival of Arts. The cover design is by 'Advertiser' cartoonist Dan Russell and the contents include a short essay on Aboriginal bark paintings by Charles Mountford costume designs for 'Rigoletto' by Louis Kahan and more. Adelaide Festival of Arts Executive Committee paperback
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
