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1986144559Netley: Wakefield Press 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Netley Wakefield Press 1986. Large quarto xiv 386 pages with approximately 200 illustrations 96 in colour and 7 maps. Textured synthetic cloth; a fine copy with the near-fine dustwrapper. Wakefield Press hardcover
1995x-0750702974Taylor & Francis 1995. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 252 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.75 inches. Taylor & Francis paperback
2000x-0749430346Kogan Page Ltd 2000. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 212 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches. Kogan Page Ltd hardcover
2026x-1108796044Cambridge University Press 2026. Paperback. New. 329 pages. 6.00x0.69x9.00 inches. Cambridge University Press paperback
19203La Trobe's letter from Clapham House Lewes Worcester; 26 December 1870. Harington's from Whitbourne Court Worcester; 29 May 1872. La Trobe took up the lease of Whitbourne Court in 1858; Clapham House was his final residence and place of death. The recipient of this letter was the future twelfth baronet. His father the eleventh baronet had married the daughter of the local vicar Robert Biscoe in 1860 and would purchase Whitbourne Court in 1877. La Trobe had made Whitbourne Court his home on return from Australia no dounbt leading to the acquaintance of these parties.ONE: Letter from La Trobe to Richard Harington 1861-1931 the future twelfth baronet written on account of his blindness by a secretary possibly his daughter Nelly who often performed this role. 3pp. 12mo. Bifolium with mourning border. In fair condition on lightly-aged paper. A touching letter beginning: 'My dear Dicky for tho' I am told you are now a schoolboy & mean to be a “man†you will remain my Dicky to the end of the world. I wish to send you a little remembrance but find that my bookseller cannot supply all I had selected as some books are out of print.' He says a little more on this present before continuing: 'Give my love & the good wishes of every member of my family to your father & mother & little brothers & assurances of our constant remembrance. I am too old to make or to wish to make new friends and I cling to the remembrance of the past. I wish I could tell your mother how constantly my thoughts & sympathies are with the dear family to which she belongs but I really hardly have heart to write to any one of them lately.' The letter signs off but not with La Trobe's signature 'Ever dear Dicky your affte old friend C. J. La Trobe'. TWO: Letter to the same recipient from his father Sir Richard Harington 1835-1911 eleventh baronet. 4pp. 12mo. Bifolium with mourning border. In fair condition on lightly-aged paper. The letter contains the following brief reference to La Trobe: 'Mr. La Trobe is staying at Broadwas: he dined with us on Monday night & asked after you.' Other topics include: the son's gift of 'a very nice artificial minnow' Bobby's whooping cough a present for Charly and presents of stamps from uncles Vincent and Henry. From the Harington family papers. La Trobe's letter from Clapham House, Lewes, Worcester; 26 December 1870. Harington's from Whitbourne Court, Worcester; 29 May 1 unknown
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2015__1118452380John Wiley & Sons Inc 2015. Paperback. New. 2192 pages. 9.61x6.06x2.05 inches. John Wiley & Sons Inc 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
ria9780730396673_inpPaperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A paperback
1990G0855642815I3N00Intl Specialized Book Services 1990. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Intl Specialized Book Services paperback
2005053964Canberra: National Archives of Australia 2005. 286pp index 6 appendices glossary few bw ills. Pictorial card. Very slight thumb soiling to bottom corner otherwise near new. No 21 in the National Archives Research Guide series. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to. National Archives of Australia Paperback
186780150Adelaide: David Gall 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide David Gall 1867. Duodecimo vi 82 52 'Chowla Advertiser' pages. Original flourescent green papered boards with expanded title page details repeated within a border on the front cover and with the contents listed on the rear; covers slightly marked and a little rubbed bumped and worn at the extremities with the hinges a little cracked; spine sunned lightly mottled and a little glue-stained; thin light tidemark to the top edge of the front endpaper; a very good copy of a scarce book rarely found with the spine intact and internally this copy is nothing short of fine. 'Storrie exhibits a keen sense of satire not only with regard to conventional tales whose perclivities are mercilessly ridiculed but also with regard to colonial society itself' Depasquale: A Critical History of South Australian Literature 1836-1930. Incidentally this is the first novel published in Adelaide. See Ferguson 16305 for confirmation of the Storrie/ McTavish connection. David Gall hardcover
1932111827Tanunda: Printed for the Author by Auricht's Printing Office 1932. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Tanunda Printed for the Author by Auricht's Printing Office 1932. Octavo 208 pages the last 32 pages contain 34 plates and a map. Pictorial wrappers; a fine copy. An abridged English version by the author of his 'Wunder der gottlichen Gnade' published the previous year. Printed for the Author by Auricht's Printing Office paperback
197097167Sydney: Christie's Australia. 1970. 1st ed. Royal octavo pp.iv vi-152 Index to rep profusely illus with col and b&w plates prices recorded in ink alongside each lot orig stiff wraps very good condn. Loosely inserted list of prices realized and showing buyer's names. Artworks in the auction include iconic works such as "Emus in a Landscape" by Russell Drysdale; "Sketch Portrait" by Charles Conder; "Mountain Muster" by Tom Roberts acquired by Lindwall; "Pastoral Landscape" by Frederick McCubbin etc. Listed buyer's names include Robert Holmes a Court Queensland Art Gallery Wollongong Art Gallery and all who purchased at the auction 1st edition. Stiff Wraps. Christie's Australia paperback
1899033154Sydney: William Macleod for The Bulletin Newspaper Co. 1899. 48pp bw ills. Or pink stapled wraps. Exceptional example with light scuff at top of front cover and folded in half horizontally a few tiny <5mm tears at edges of cover. Numerous fascinating advertisments including jewellery magic lanterns etc. First article is a Will Ogilvie poem; story by Louise Mack; Father Riley's Horse by Banjo Patterson; The Stranger's Friend by Henry Lawson and numerous other verses and stories by such as Will Ogilvie; Barbara Baynton; Hugh McCrae and others. Periodical. Soft Cover. Very Good. Folio. William Macleod for The Bulletin Newspaper Co. Paperback
1946Alibris.0027937The Lutheran Publishing Co. 1946. Hard cover. Fair. Cover is worn and slightly bowed underlining & notes on some pages. 291 p. The Lutheran Publishing Co. hardcover
1974034834Dubbo NSW: Stamp Publications 1974. 111pp bibliography bw ills. Or pictorial card covers. Covers rubbed and edge-worn a few small marks to covers. A very scarce title and important reference. Illustrations not too clear. An illustrated and priced ctalogue of Locals Phantoms Labels Unauthorised issues and related items of Australia New Zealand and the Pacific Islands including Fiji New Hebrides Kermadec Christmas Island ditigible issues Japan overprints SolomonsNew Caledonia Clipperton Island and more. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good Plus. 8vo. Stamp Publications Paperback
2014BIB315930Clunes Victoria: Full Parallel Productions. 2014. Oblong Quarto Size 30x24cm approx. Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Excellent condition. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. 292 pages. This book takes you on a nostalgic journey across the years to the era between 1929 and 1975 when the Bay line and its trams were in the words of Sir William Goodman the trust's chief engineer and general manager "in speed and comfort the very latest development in tramway operation." Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Fine. 1st Edition. Hardback. Full Parallel Productions hardcover
2014131057Clunes: Full Parallell Productions 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Clunes Full Parallell Productions 2014. Oblong quarto xviii 292 pages with numerous illustrations many in colour and a folding route map. Papered boards; a fine copy with the fine dustwrapper. Full Parallell Productions hardcover
1928141359Adelaide: The Corporation of the City of Adelaide 1928. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide The Corporation of the City of Adelaide 1928. Oblong quarto 220 × 290 mm 39 captioned full-page plates printed rectos only. Cord-bound overlapping wrappers lettered in gilt on the front cover; short split to the head of the front joint expertly sealed; overlapping edges a little creased with a few tiny closed tears; overall an excellent copy of this unusual pictorial work rare in our experience. The last 12 plates depict playgrounds: the Glover Playground South Terrace 4; the Glover Playground North Adelaide 3; the West Terrace Playground 3; and the East Terrace Playground 2. Clearly visible at the entrance to the charming North Adelaide precinct are signs prohibiting both dogs and men. The Corporation of the City of Adelaide paperback
1928131611Adelaide: The Corporation of the City of Adelaide 1928. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide The Corporation of the City of Adelaide 1928. Oblong quarto 220 × 290 mm 39 captioned full-page plates printed rectos only. Cord-bound hole-punched overlapping wrappers with the edges expertly stabilised; trifling blemish to the top corner-tip of four consecutive leaves; an excellent copy of this unusual pictorial work rare in our experience. The last 12 plates depict playgrounds: the Glover Playground South Terrace 4; the Glover Playground North Adelaide 3; the West Terrace Playground 3; and the East Terrace Playground 2. Clearly visible at the entrance to the charming North Adelaide precinct are signs prohibiting both dogs and men. The Corporation of the City of Adelaide paperback
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