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The Art of Charles Blackman
London, Andre Deutsch Limited, 1989. Signed on the flyleaf by Charles Blackman (late in life). More
The Art of Charles Blackman
London, Andre Deutsch Limited, 1989. The title page is signed by both Charles Blackman and Thomas Shapcott. More
Family Structure in Jamaica. The Social Context of Reproduction
New York, The Free Press of Glencoe, 1961. With the ownership signature of T.G.H. Strehlow, and inscribed 'University of Adelaide, 23 February, 1962'. More
Chai the Kangaroo
Melbourne, Heinemann, 1985/ 1985. Signed and inscribed by the artist. More
Bleasdale, 1850-1950. A Centenary History of Bleasdale, Langhornes Creek, South Australia
Adelaide, [Bleasdale Wines, 1950]. Compiled in part 'from facts supplied by members of the family of Frank Potts (1815-1890)'; the author is 'one of his 21 grandsons'. The half-title is inscribed and signed 'To Reg, as a small token of appreciation for many services rendered. A.B. Potts Xmas 1950' (Arthur..... More
We Sing in a Strange Land. A History of Change Ringing in Australia and New Zealand to 1988. [Together with] Their Sound has Gone Forth. A History of Change Ringing in Australia and New Zealand to 2001
South Australia, Australian and New Zealand Association of Bellringers, 1989 and 2001. Both books signed and inscribed by the author. More
The Two Suns Met
Sydney, Designed and printed by Edwards and Shaw for the Lyre-Bird Writers.. 1954. With the ownership signature of SA poet Robert Clark. More
Ritual, History and Power. Selected Papers in Anthropology
London, Athlone Press, 1989. Number 58 in the Monographs on Social Anthropology series; with the ownership signature of anthropologist Peter Sutton. More
The Hawke Legacy
Kent Town, The Wakefield Press, 2009. Signed on the title page in ink by editor (and contributor) Gerry Boulstien. Not least, 'interviews with Bob Hawke and his former speechwriter Graham Freudenberg'. More
The Siege at Port Arthur. The Russo-Japanese War Through the Stereoscope
Oaklands Park, The Author, 1987. Signed by the author on the title page. Also, in a small plastic bag, is a second pair of 3D viewers. More
Julie Blyfield. Jewellery and Objects, 1990-2010
Adelaide, FORM, 2011. Dated (2015) and inscribed and signed in ink by the artist on the half-title. Exhibition catalogue. More
Julie Blyfield
Kent Town, Wakefield Press, 2007. Dated (3 August 2007) and signed in ink by the artist on the half-title. Loosely inserted is the artist's business card, inscribed and signed by the artist, and a small sheaf of related ephemera which includes several postcards of the artist's work and two copies..... More
The Encyclopedia of the Lutheran Church
Minneapolis, Augsburg Publishing House, 1965. With the ownership signatures of T.G.H. Strehlow, and inscribed 'University of Adelaide, 18 March, 1966' in each volume. More
A Historical Family Account of Johann Georg Boehm, his wife, Johanne Caroline and Their Six Children who emigrated from Prussia to South Australia on the ship 'Zebra' in 1838 ...
Millswood, The Author, 1979. The balance of the title is 'Their seventh and last child was born at Hahndorf, South Australia in 1840. And a genealogical record of the South Australian and Australian-born generations which followed from 1838 to 1978'. With the ownership signature of a family member on the..... More
A letter signed by Elisa Bonaparte to her brother Napoleon's Minister of War, Henri-Jacques-Guillaume Clarke, Duc de Feltre
After his conquest of Italy, Napoleon appointed his sister Elisa as ruler of a client state in the north-western part of the peninsula. In this official letter, stamped 'Secret' and written soon after the departure of Napoleon on his ill-fated Russian campaign, Elisa informs the French Minister of War of..... More
Frew Bonnin. The Speeches of Murray Frew Bonnin. (The Lighter Side of a Lawyer's Life.) Compiled by his wife Sue (Heysen)
Norwood, Sue Heysen and Peacock Publications, 1999 (first edition). Presentation copy inscribed, dated (4 March 1999) signed by the compiler to Lady Mary Downer. More
French Colonies and their Resources
London, Street, 1886. The verso of the flyleaf carries a warm presentation inscription from the author to E. Paris Nesbit QC. The recipient was Edward Paris[s] Nesbit (1852-1927), 'lawyer, libertine, lunatic' - read the Australian Dictionary of Biography and be suitably amazed. More
Bangkok. City of Temples
Bangkok, Amber House, 2008 (first edition). Presentation copy. Inscribed and signed by the author. More
Australian Bookplate Club. Constitution and List of Foundation Members
Melbourne, The Hawthorn Press, 1942. One of only 150 copies, printed by John Gartner; the first publication of the Australian Bookplate Club. Provenance: Edward Edgar Pescott (1872-1954), horticulturalist, naturalist, author and book-collector, with his signature on the title page. He has also signed the list of members at the end..... More
New Zealand Book-Plates. Illustrated History & Bibliography
Wellington, The Beltane Book Bureau, 1948. NZ Collectors' Monographs Number 4; this unsigned edition was limited to 500 copies. Loosely inserted is a 1950 typed letter signed by David H. Graham, Lower Hutt, explaining the origins of an accompanying leaflet, 'Ex Libris. A Note describing the Bookplate of David H...... More
Armorial Book-Plates. Their Romantic Origin and Artistic Development
Sydney, [The Author], 1932. Number 163 of 300 signed copies of the standard edition; there was also a deluxe edition of 120 copies. Provenance: Johannes Larsen, with his small name-stamp on the title page and his pictorial bookplate on the front pastedown (this Australian bookplate and its artist, M.G. Wood..... More
The Bookplate in Australia. Its Inspiration and Development
Sydney, Tyrrell's Galleries, 1930. The colophon, signed by Barnett, states that the book is 'Reprinted from the 1929 Year Book of the American Society of Bookplate Collectors and Designers'. In fact, the original printing was unillustrated. In the Book Collectors' Society of Australia 2009 publication on Barnett, the bibliography by..... More
The Bookplate in Australia. Its Inspiration and Development
Sydney, Tyrrell's Galleries, 1930. The colophon, signed by Barnett, states that the book is 'Reprinted from the 1929 Year Book of the American Society of Bookplate Collectors and Designers'. In fact, the original printing was unillustrated. In the Book Collectors' Society of Australia 2009 publication on Barnett, the bibliography by..... More