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1905144832Adelaide: Vardon & Pritchard Printers 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide Vardon & Pritchard Printers 1905. Octavo viii 161 pages with 37 illustrations plus 4 pages of plates including a map and a frontispiece with a tissue-guard. Original contrasting half cloth slightly flecked and rubbed; a number of ink stamps of the Gawler Institute throughout the text and on the three edges; mild signs of age and use; overall an excellent copy. Provenance: Geoffrey Farmer the Australian private press bibliographer with his bookplate designed by Mary Quick this one printed in red on the front pastedown. Vardon & Pritchard, Printers hardcover
1969146641Adelaide: J.G. Graetz Reunion Committee 1969. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide J.G. Graetz Reunion Committee 1969. Octavo 88 pages with numerous family trees and illustrations from photographs. Pictorial card covers lightly worn; a very good copy. Published on the occasion of the Graetz family reunion and thanksgiving service held at Tanunda 4 and 5 October 1969. J.G. Graetz Reunion Committee paperback
1980146643Hahndorf: Fox Publishing 1980. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Hahndorf Fox Publishing 1980. Octavo 104 pages with maps family trees and numerous illustrations from photographs. Card covers slightly worn; minor insect damage to the front cover about the leading edge; a very good copy nevertheless. Designed by Anni Luur Fox. Fox Publishing paperback
1953130402Norwood: The Council 1953. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/Good. Norwood The Council 1953. Quarto x 138 pages plus 24 plates one in colour. Textured card covers; a few tiny marks; an excellent copy with the very good dustwrapper a little faded marked chipped and torn. Signed in ink by the author on the title page. 'The Hundred Years History of Kensington and Norwood South Australia. Commemorating the Centenary of Kensington and Norwood 1853-1953' cover title. <p>Provenance: Christobel Mattingley's copy with her ink surname printed on the first blank. The Council paperback
1976052399The Macleay Museum/The University of Sydney 1976. Number 38 of 125 numbered and SIGNED copies by the Curator of The Macleay Museum Peter Stanbury; poet David Campbell; and artist Keith Looby of a total limited edition of 1000. Unpaginated c114pp with full-page drawings on page rectos key to the drawings. Illustrated light card cover. Bumped at top corner rear cover lightly rubbed. The 51 drawings were intended as part of Looby's history a project entitled A Fairytale History of Australia. There are no formal explanations of the drawings but a key at the end of the book covers the five sections: Sun and Moon; Coming of Man; Aboriginal People; Thunder and Lightning; and Abuse of Privilege. David Campell's six 'Looby Songs' which were inspired by some of the earlier drawings are included as are some poems from Campbell's rock carving series. Signed by Author & Illustrator. Limited Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Drawings By Keith Looby. Oblong 4to. The Macleay Museum/The University of Sydney Paperback
1976015993The Macleay Museum/The University of Sydney 1976. Number 107 of 125 numbered and SIGNED copies by the Curator of The Macleay Museum Peter Stanbury; poet David Campbell; and artist Keith Looby of a total limited edition of 1000. Unpaginated c114pp with full-page drawings on page rectos key to the drawings. Illustrated light card cover rubbed. The 51 drawings were intended as part of Looby's history a project entitled A Fairytale History of Australia. There are no formal explanations of the drawings but a key at the end of the book covers the five sections: Sun and Moon; Coming of Man; Aboriginal People; Thunder and Lightning; and Abuse of Privilege. David Campell's six 'Looby Songs' which were inspired by some of the earlier drawings are included as are some poems from Campbell's rock carving series. Signed by Author & Illustrator. Limited Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Drawings By Keith Looby. Oblong 4to. The Macleay Museum/The University of Sydney Paperback
1935034518Melbourne: The Specialty Press 1935. xii 268pp index appendix bw ills. Or brown cloth with gilt seal of City of Malvern to front. With Compliments slip from Mayor and Councillors of Malvern on front pastedown bookseller label on front pastedown. Some paper stuck to outside of covers. Ex- Oxley Library with a very few unobtrusive stamps. Scarce history of Malvern. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. The Specialty Press Hardcover
1983034445Newstead Vic.: E.L. Ford Publications 1983. 223pp index num bw & col ills. Or pictorial card covers. Some toning to pages at extreme upper margin slight crease to rear cover. The nicestexample of this title I have handled in over 20 years. Scarce title on the pre-history and history of Holden cars from their beginning manufacturing bodies for Dodge and Buick chassis. A wealth of information on the iconic Australian marque. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. E.L. Ford Publications Paperback
1893142574London: Sampson Low Marston & Company 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London Sampson Low Marston & Company 1893. Octavo two volumes xii 391 and viii 400 pages plus a large folding colour map 850 × 590 mm in Volume I and a large folding 'Diagram shewing Lands sold between the Years 1835 and June 1892' in Volume II. Slate-blue cloth the secondary binding very lightly marked; hinges cracked but firm; tiny sealed tear and short crease to the leading edge of one front free endpaper; short sealed tear to both the folding map and diagram adjacent to the stub; minimal signs of age and use; an excellent set. The useful chronology extends over 228 pages. 2 items. Sampson Low, Marston & Company hardcover
1893139228London: Sampson Low Marston & Company 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. London Sampson Low Marston & Company 1893. Octavo two volumes xii 391; and viii 400 pages plus a large folding map 850 × 590 mm in the endpocket of Volume I and a large folding diagram in the endpocket of Volume II. Original maroon cloth the primary binding very lightly flecked; top and leading edges uncut; a near-fine set. Ferguson 10474. The useful chronology extends over 228 pages. <p>Provenance: Tom Austen Brown 1925-2009 solicitor collector and philanthropist with his pencilled ownership initials on both half-titles. 2 items. Sampson Low, Marston & Company hardcover
19787728Beechworth: Parish of Beechworth 1978. xii 578 pages. 25cm x 19cm. Many b/w photos and illustrations. Pictorial boards in identical dustwrapper slightly worn. Scarce. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Parish of Beechworth Hardcover
1930BIB331357Adelaide: A.E. Acott Printer. 1930. Large octavo size 16x24cm approx. Very Good condition overall but there is an notable abrasion to the side of the spine near top. Green cloth boards with gilt to front board. B/w maps. SIGNED by author "With all best wishes from Alf Price" on front free endpaper. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 67 pages. The John Murtagh Macrossan Lectures. University of Queensland 1930. . Very Good. 1st Edition Presumed. Hardback. A.E. Acott [Printer] hardcover
193077343Adelaide: Printed by A.E. Acott 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide Printed by A.E. Acott 1930. Octavo vi 67 pages with 7 maps and diagrams. Original green cloth lettered in gilt on the front cover; cloth a little rubbed and bumped at the extremities; free endpapers tanned; an excellent copy. Provenance: Thomas Thornton Reed 1902-1995 sometime Anglican Archbishop of Adelaide with his ownership signature in pencil on the front free endpaper. Printed by A.E. Acott hardcover
1839142403London: Smith Elder and Co 1839. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London Smith Elder and Co. 1839 second edition/ 1839. Octavo viii 224 2 9 advertisements pages plus 4 lithographs 2 folding maps and a folding table. Original gilt- and blind-stamped black cloth slightly rubbed and bumped at the extremities; front and rear hinges slightly open but very firm; minimal foxing to the plates; an excellent copy. The first edition was published anonymously under the title 'A Land of Promise'; apart from dropping this title 'on the ground sic of vagueness and liability to misconstruction' and outing himself as author only the title page and two-page preface distinguish the first and second edition texts. Ferguson 2851. Smith, Elder and Co hardcover
183979279London: Smith Elder 1839. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. London Smith Elder 1839 second edition/ 1839. Octavo viii 224 2 9 advertisements pages plus 4 lithographs 2 folding maps and a folding table. Original gilt- and blind-stamped light brown cloth slightly rubbed and bumped at the extremities; spine a little sunned; minimal foxing to the plates; a most attractive copy. The first edition was published anonymously under the title 'A Land of Promise'; apart from dropping this title 'on the ground sic of vagueness and liability to misconstruction' and outing himself as author only the title page and two-page preface distinguish the first and second edition texts. <p>Ferguson 2851. Smith, Elder hardcover
183979454London: Smith Elder and Co 1839. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. London Smith Elder and Co. 1839 second edition/ 1839. Octavo viii 224 2 9 advertisements pages plus 4 lithographs 2 folding maps and a folding table. Original gilt- and blind-stamped dark green ribbed cloth lightly marked and a little bumped at the extremities; corners and spine ends neatly reinforced with black leather; endpapers replaced; title page slightly marked with the leading edge lightly chipped; plates moderately foxed affecting the adjacent leaves a little with light scattered foxing elsewhere; overall a very presentable copy with the contemporary signature of J. Smith at the head of the title page and the later bookplate of F.G. Coles. The lengthy subtitle is 'including particulars descriptive of its soil climate natural productions &c. and proofs of its superiority to all other British colonies. Embracing also a full account of the South Australian Company with hints to various classes of emigrants and numerous letters from settlers concerning wages provisions their satisfaction with the colony &c.'. <p>Apart from dropping the original title 'The Land of Promise' 'on the ground sic of vagueness and liability to misconstruction' and outing himself as author only the title page and two-page preface distinguish the first and second edition texts. Smith, Elder, and Co hardcover
1965000024Blenheim New Zealand: Express Printing Works 1965 Titled on upper board "Our family History" Blue leatherette hardbound 72pp SIGNED INSCRIPTION BY AUTHOR on end paper as well as some ink annotations/corrections by author in the text. Genealogical information on the Wilsons and Richardsons descendants of the Cowley's of Birmingham. slight chipping to leatherette at bottom edge of boards. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Express Printing Works hardcover
1883013179MacMillan 1883 first edition of this RARE New Zealand alpine mountaineering title. a solid copy but has a few faults and would benefit from a touch up by a binder original red cloth with black borders to the upper board and blind ones to the lower board spine has black and gilt pannelling and titling as well as a gilt mountain motif towards the tail a little faded to the spine board corners lightly bumped original black endpapers front paste down has a pasted on note "From Sam with his love to RBH 30 Aug 1886 Wakefield' facing this on fep is newspaper clipping from The Press 4/3/32 commemorating 50 yrs after ascent of Cook fep is detached pasted onto the hinge of the preface is a newspaper clipping being photo of Green and his two guides xiv 350 32pp adverts one pg of contents has minor tape stain to the margin from where a map was wrongly placed frontis & guard only 2 of 4 maps present being the South Island and the folding Tasman glacier map some collations are loosening and the rear fep is detached would be easily restored. scare title covering first ascent of Mt Cook. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. MacMillan hardcover
1966036323Sydney: Ure Smith 1966. Foreword by Lloyd Rees. 126 pages 30 tipped-in colour plates more than 30 b/w plates lists of works exhibitions bibliography index. Black cloth boards in jacket. 2 tears at top of front jacket panel with tape repair from reverse front flap toned even toning to page edges cloth at bottom of rear cover marked aroma of mothballs/naptha. SIGNED and inscribed "To Dora Drake in appreciation and warm gratitude for her artistry and pottery from the author Brett Hilder" along with a coloured drawing of a pottery vessel also by the author a noted artist in his own right on the half-title page. The book marked the fiftieth year since the death of the artist. It forms a sequel to the larger book The Art of J J Hilder published in 1918.Includes a list of almost 400 works by the artist and their present owners as reported in 1965. . Signed with Drawing By Artist. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Good. 4to. Ure Smith Hardcover
1996007958Carlton South Vic Austria: The Miegunyah Press in Association with The State Library of Victoria 1996. Foxing to top bottom and leading edges. Small previous owners impressed stamp to bottom corner front free endpaper and title page. 297 pages with b/w illustrations. These journals are amongst the most valuable manuscripts in the State Library of Victoria. They are now published - with annotations and a substantial introduction - for the first time. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Miegunyah Press in Association with The State Library of Victoria Hardcover
1983BIB319291Adelaide: Hempel Reunion Committee. 1983. Small Quarto Size approx 17.5cm x 24cm. Very Good condition. No dustjacket as issued. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. The pamphlet is also in good condition with black & white photographs and a handwritten note by the compiler Ella Kuhlmann. 238 pages; 18 pages pamphlet. The family history Johann Christian Gottleib Hempel and Meta Adelaheid Hempel who arrived in South Australia in 1844. The pamphlet is a brief family history of the Fritsche family whose forebears arrived in 1848. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Hempel Reunion Committee hardcover
194420729Adelaide: RGSSA 1944. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Adelaide RGSSA December 1944. Octavo pages 41-99. Original wrappers; a fine copy. Benjamin Francis Helpman 'actively participated in the surveying and exploring of the North-west Coast between Roebuck Bay and the Prince Regent River and later in the discovery and exploration of the Adelaide and Victoria Rivers . accompanying Captain Wickham on the boat trip to the navigable head of the Adelaide River and his Journal contains a very full account of the expedition'. His name has been perpetuated in Helpman Islets Point Helpman and Mount Helpman. This issue also contains previously unpublished material from the diary of Colonel William Light pages 7-14; OLDHAM Wilfrid: How Adelaide was Bought and Sold pages 15-23 plus a folding map; and ANGAS Captain J. Keith: An Examination of the Ninety Mile Beach South Australia pages 24-40 with a map plus a plate with two illustrations from photographs. RGSSA paperback
1999130334Adelaide: The Martin / Clark Book Committee 1999. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide The Martin / Clark Book Committee 1999. Quarto iv vi 280 pages with numerous illustrations. Colour-pictorial card covers very slightly rubbed; an excellent copy. The Martin / Clark Book Committee paperback
19924547New York: Putnam Adult 1992. First edition. Paperback. As New. 8vo 528 pages blue wrappers <br/><br/> 035a . This is an Uncorrected Proof Copy. Putnam Adult paperback
1924118501Adelaide: Ellis Limited 1924. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide Ellis Limited 1924. 240 × 153 mm 16 pages with illustrations and 8 tipped-in colour plates. Overlapping colour-pictorial gate-fold card covers with panoramas of 'Early Adelaide' and 'Modern Adelaide' front and rear and with line illustrations of the site of the cafe then-and-now inside the respective covers; covers lightly rubbed and bumped at the extremities with surface loss to a tiny area of the front cover; bottom half of the front gate-fold hinge split but now expertly sealed; an excellent copy of a lavish brochure. 'The Ellis Cafe organisation was formed about 1917 as bakers pastry cooks caterers fruiterers and confectioners. The office and factory was at 120 Gouger Street Adelaide with a restaurant Covent Gardens at 50 later 68 King William Street the Arcadia Cafe in Bowman's Buildings King William Street the Maple Leaf Cafe at 21 Rundle Street and two others in the central business district. The Ellis Cafes ceased trading in 1952' State Library of South Australia B 72464/5. This attractive souvenir was prepared to celebrate the reopening of the cafe in late 1924 after extensive renovations. An article in the Adelaide 'News' on Saturday 20 December 1924 notes that the 'booklet is a triumph for its compilers and its illustrator Mr E. Grant Walsh who also designed the general scheme of furnishings and decorations'. Ellis Limited paperback
