Diggers. The Australian Army, Navy and Air Force in Eleven Wars. Volume One, From 1860 to 5 June 1944; Volume Two, From 6 June 1944 to 1994
Sydney, Lansdowne, 1994 (first edition). More
Sydney, Lansdowne, 1994 (first edition). More
Hawthorndene, Investigator Press, 1979. Signed by Captain J. Maitland Thomson, one of the 'shellbacks' whose stories appear in the collection. More
Victoria, Horsdal and Schubart, 1998. More
London, Longmans & Green, 1947 (3rd impression)/ 1938. With the ownership signature and details of local maritime enthusiast Peter McBride. A 'purely personal account of life in the Antarctic, among whalers in South Georgia, and on board the Royal Research Ship 'Discovery II''. More
London, Sampson Low ... sixth edition [circa 1900]. With over 100 pages on Australia and New Zealand - a much-expanded and 'completely new account' prepared for this sixth edition. More
Hampstead Gardens, The Author, 1979. Number 322 of 400 copies signed by the author. With the bookplate of Grattan Wheaton [OAM], his ownership signature and his inscribed date of purchase. More
Hampstead Gardens, The Author, 1979. Number 353 of 400 copies signed by the author. More
London, Conway Maritime Press/ Brassey's, 1997 [first thus]/ 1885. More
The photograph is on the original mount, with the title, a fancy border, and the photographer's details printed in silver ('F.C. Gould & Son, Photos. 10, Harmer Street, Gravesend'). The high-gloss sepia-toned plate is in fine condition; the mount has a few minor surface blemishes and some discolouration; the overall..... More
Adelaide, Rigby, 1975. More
Adelaide, Rigby Limited, 1975. Presentation copy inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. More
Victor Harbor, District Council of Victor Harbor, 1987. More
Sydney, Library of Australian History in association with National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, 1983 (first thus). 'This is the first edition of a diary kept by Daniel Paine on his voyage to Sydney in the Reliance in 1795, during his sojourn in the new settlement and his return to England via..... More
Canberra, Roebuck Society, 1981. Number 29 in the Roebuck Series. More
Sydney, Hordern House for the Australian National Maritime Museum, 1991 (augmented facsimile edition)/ 1795. Australian Maritime Series Number One. One of 675 copies of the standard edition; a deluxe edition of 75 numbered copies in full calf was also published. With a lengthy commentary (25 pages with illustrations) by Gavin..... More
Lobethal, R.C. Parsons, 1967. More
[Rose Bay, The Author, 1988]. Signed and dated (2 April 1988) and stamped with the 1789-1989 Great Seal of His Majesty's Bounty Armed Vessel. More
Fullarton, The Author, 1996. With a presentation inscription from the author on the front flyleaf, signed on both the fly and the title page. Loosely inserted is a personal invitation to the recipients to the book launch, also in the author's distinctive hand. Murray River paddle steamers feature prominently. More
Fullarton, The Author, 1996. Signed by the author on the title page. More
Melbourne, Naval and Military Club in conjunction with Lothian, 1981. More
Melbourne, Georgian House, 1950 (facsimile edition)/ 1789. The first volume in the publisher's Australiana Facsimiles series; number 257 of 1000 copies. At first, the books in this edition were bound in full morocco, but this soon gave way to much less expensive papered boards. Provenance: R.B. Lewis, with his signature..... More
London, John Stockdale, 1790 (second edition)/ 1789. The superior second edition, with the substantially expanded appendix, which includes 'The History of New Holland ... and a Discourse on Banishment' and its accompanying hand-coloured map. Ferguson 90; Wantrup 5 (and pages 59-64). More
Adelaide, Libraries Board of South Australia, 1968 (facsimile edition)/ 1789. Peade A185: 1,144 copies. More
London, Hakluyt Society, 2016. Hakluyt Society Series 3, Volume 31. 'The Armada of the Strait under Don Diego Flores De Valdes ... came at a crucial juncture in global politics ... Pedro de Rada, the official scribe of the armada, kept a detailed, neutral chronicle of the venture which remained..... More