African Ark. Peoples of the Horn
London, Collins Harvill, 1990 (first edition). More
London, Collins Harvill, 1990 (first edition). More
Adelaide, [The Author], 1945. Number 29 of only 200 copies numbered and signed by the author. Charles Brown Fisher (1818-1908) was the second son of James Hurtle Fisher; he arrived with his father, the first Resident Commissioner of South Australia, on the 'Buffalo' in December 1836. He became one of..... More
Adelaide, The Author, 1998 (first edition). 'This book is printed for private circulation only'. Loosely inserted is a handwritten letter from the author, presenting the book to local historian R.'Ron' M. Gibbs, citing Sir Walter Crocker as the instigator... Joseph Fisher (1834-1907), accountant and parliamentarian, was also for 12 years..... More
Sapporo, Franciscan Missionaries of Mary Printing Shop, 1949. With numerous illustrations from photographs. More
New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912. The front cover plate is not repeated in the book. More
New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912. The plate on the front cover is not reproduced in the book. More
Adelaide, Libraries Board of South Australia, 1962 (facsimile edition)/ 1836. One of the earliest volumes in the ground-breaking first series of facsimile editions produced by the State Library of SA, and one of the few produced by the Xerographic process (from a microfilmed copy). Peade SA29: one of only 37..... More
Adelaide, Public Library of South Australia, 1962 (facsimile edition)/ 1836. Peade SA29: one of only 37 copies (probably making it as rare as the original). This is one of the earliest volumes in the ground-breaking first series of facsimile editions produced by the Public (later State) Library of SA, and..... More
London, William Darton, [circa 1825]. Provenance: James Hurtle Fisher, with his armorial bookplate on the pastedown and his signature in ink at the head of the engraved title page. Sir James Hurtle Fisher (1790-1875) 'was one of the most important pioneers of South Australia' ('Australian Dictionary of Biography'). He commenced..... More
The very fine portrait (visible image size 545 × 395 mm, in its original ornate gilt frame, external dimensions 740 × 595 mm) is exquisitely hand-painted and signed by the famous colonial photographer, Townsend Duryea (1823-1888). His original label is affixed to the paper backing on the verso of the..... More
London, Collins, 1954. Number 28 in the New Naturalist Library. More