Across the Years. The Lure of Early Australian Books
Melbourne, N.H. Seward, 1948. One of 650 copies only; designed and printed by John Gartner at The Hawthorn Press. More
Melbourne, N.H. Seward, 1948. One of 650 copies only; designed and printed by John Gartner at The Hawthorn Press. More
Melbourne, N.H. Seward, 1948. One of 650 copies only; designed and printed by John Gartner at The Hawthorn Press. More
The illustration on the front panel of the card ('Mountain Country - Australia') is signed in the image 'Sylvia B'. The bookplate is Peake 313 (not recording the artist or a date). Provenance: H.B. (Harry) Muir (1909-1992), bookseller, publisher and bookplate collector; by descent. More
Cairo, F. Diemer (printed by John Swain & Son, Ltd., London), [1914]. Provenance: 'Chas. Barrett. Cairo, 24/5/18' is written in ink on the inside front cover. Charles Leslie Barrett (1879-1959), naturalist and journalist, enlisted in June 1916 'in the Australian Imperial Force and joined the Camel Brigade Field Ambulance which..... More