They Wanted to be Nightingales. A Story of VAD/AAMWS in World War II
Hawthorndene, Investigator Press, 1982. More
Hawthorndene, Investigator Press, 1982. More
Adelaide, The Author, 2001 (first edition). Signed and dated (2001) by the author on the title page, and inscribed and signed by her to Russell [Starke]. 'Anne Hetzel OAM spent her childhood in Rhodesia, studying music at the Guildhall in London. She married Charles Fisher and moved with their six..... More
Sydney, Beagle Press, 1989. Nora Heysen (1911-2003), the fourth child of Hans Heysen and a fine artist in her own right, was the first woman to win the Archibald Prize, and the first Australian women to be appointed an official war artist. This copy is signed on the title page..... More
Sydney, Beagle Press, 1989. Nora Heysen (1911-2003), the fourth child of Hans Heysen and a fine artist in her own right, was the first woman to win the Archibald Prize, and the first Australian women to be appointed an official war artist. More
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1968. Provenance: Pastor Gordon John Gerhardy (1933-2023), a Lutheran missionary in PNG, with his ink ownership signature on the front free endpaper. Not least, the distinctive art of the Pitjantjatjara. More
London, Cassell and Company, Ltd, [1920s, abridged]/ [1910]. Happy Hour Stories series. More
London, The Folio Society, 1993. Edited, and with an introduction by, Roger Hudson. Includes biographical notes and family trees. More
[Sydney], Angus and Robertson, 1982/ 1981. More
Adelaide, Art Gallery Board of South Australia, 1994. This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same title held at the AGSA, August to September 1994. More
Adelaide, Art Gallery of South Australia, 2004 ('Reprinted with corrections')/ 2000. The book was originally published to accompany the exhibition of the same name at the Art Gallery of South Australia, 24 November 2000 to 25 February 2001. More
Adelaide, Wakefield Press, 2011/ 2009. More
Adelaide, Wakefield Press, 2008/ 2004. More
Approximately 315 Edwardian snapshots (120 × 95 mm) of travels in India, China and Central Asia, with some 'at home, at ease' images as well. Apart from curling at the edges, the photographs are in excellent condition. Many are captioned, some are dated (1907), and there are occasional clues to..... More
[Adelaide, Unidentified Photographer, circa 1971]. 'An Arrente woman from Alice Springs, Auriel Andrew began her musical career in the late 1960s, "cutting her teeth" on the local live music circuits in Adelaide and Port Lincoln. She appeared on various live TV musical broadcasts before she became a regular on Channel..... More
[Unley, Chas P. Scott, circa 1900s]. We purchased this item with a similar portrait of a young Indigenous boy (captioned 'Jacky - Oodnadatta'), blindstamped with the photographer's details ('Chas P. Scott | Unley S.A.'). The Art Gallery of SA dates that image '1903-04'. We have no hesitation in attributing this..... More
Neither the subject nor the photographer are identified (or known to us). The photograph may have been taken in South Australia, where it surfaced over 20 years ago; we suggest it dates from the 1890s. More
Melbourne, Edward A. Vidler, May 1927. Inscribed, dated (27 October 1927) and signed by the author to the contemporary Sydney author H.E. Boote. More
No Place, The Artist, 2010. Dutch ceramicist and photographer. More
Amy Johnson CBE (1903-1941) was one of the most influential and inspirational women of the twentieth century. She was the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia in 1930 and set a string of other records throughout her career. The head-and-shoulders portrait depicts a smiling Johnson in her..... More
St Lucia, University of Queensland Press, 1983. Signed and dated (8 March 1984) by the author on the title page. Jolley's third novel. More
South Yarra, Macmillan, 2007. Inscribed; 'Thank you for the on-going support', dated (7th August 2007) and signed by the author/ artist to Kym Bonython. Half-title sub-title: To Nature, While She's Still Around. More
Sydney, Angas and Robertson, 1955. More
The short message was written in the autograph book of a young Sandra Waterman, daughter of Ewen Waterman, President of the South Australian Deaf and Dumb Society. Helen Keller visited South Australia with her travelling companion Polly Thompson from 23 June to 11 July 1948; a surprise party was held..... More
London, George Routledge and Sons, Limited, [circa 1903]/ 1903 (first thus). One of 'The Broadway Booklets' series; the first edition of this work in this series, in flush-cut red card covers, has the date '1903' printed at the foot of the title page. More