Nematodes and the biological control of Insect Pests
East Melbourne, CSIRO Australia, 1993. More
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Oceanic and Indonesian Art. Collector's Choice. An Exhibition
Sydney, Oceanic Art Society/ Crawford House Publishing, 1998. Exhibition catalogue for the Oceanic Art Society's inaugural exhibition. Contributor's copy (see pages 14 and 65); a small sheaf of related ephemera is loosely inserted, including two invitations to the exhibition and two copies of the works displayed. More
Shields of Melanesia
Belair, Crawford House Publishing Australia/ Oceania Art Society, 2005. Provenance: Professor Joost Daalder with his occasional pencilled annotations. Loosely inserted are several sheets of a printed draft review of the book by Daalder, with his annotations. 'This book ... illustrates twice as many types of Melanesian shields as ... previous..... More
Australia. William Blandowski's Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia
Canberra, Aboriginal Studies Press, 2010 (first English language edition). Includes a contribution by archaeologist Mark Dugay-Grist, 'a descendant of the Nyeri Nyeri [Yerri-Yerri] people who welcomed Blandowski to the Murray River and collected specimens for him' (rear cover). More
An interesting eight-page letter from 96 Trooper Henry Ernest Cooke, Victorian Mounted Rifles, Maitland Camp [Cape Town], 22 June 1900, complete with the original OAS cover
The letter comes 'From No. 96 VMR on active Service South Africa', and is addressed to his cousin, Miss E. Kirwood (Eva) in Glenferrie, Victoria. After he deals at length with the squabbles over the fate of some stamps he had sent, he explains in even greater detail what occurred..... More
Tench. How to Catch Them
London, Herbert Jenkins, 1956/ 1954. More
So Menichmael ghij hoort den helderen Clockenslach. Een Inventarisatie van Luid- en Speelklokken in de Provincie Groningen
Groningen, Philip Elchers, 2005. Text in Dutch; includes the CD. More
An original watercolour painting, possibly of a sparsely settled Adelaide seaside suburb; unsigned, but the artist is identified on the verso as H.P. Gill
The watercolour on paper (135 × 227 mm) is unmounted; apart from a tiny light crease to one top corner, it is in fine condition. It is undated, but probably circa 1900. Harry Pelling Gill (1855-1916), art curator and teacher, was born in England; he trained and taught at the..... More
The Straight and Devious Paths of Studentship. A Lecture delivered at the School of Design, Adelaide, on Friday, 9th February, 1894
Adelaide, School of Design Art Club, 1894. Harry Pelling Gill (1855-1916), art curator and teacher, at the time Director for Technical Art. 'In 1892 he was appointed honorary curator of the art gallery and, following the resignation in December of Louis Tannert as master of the school of painting, Gill..... More
'Windsor Castle from Eton Meadows'. An original watercolour painting, captioned (twice, once indistinctly), signed and dated in pencil ('H.P. Gill 07')
The watercolour on paper (140 × 225 mm) is mounted, once framed but now removed, with traces of an old mat visible on the margins of the artwork. The painting is in excellent condition, and it would be an ideal candidate for reframing. Harry Pelling Gill (1855-1916), art curator and..... More
Reflections from an Inland Diary by 'Griff'
Adelaide, The Author, [circa 1960?]. Signed and dated (19 October 1996) by the author, who spent over twenty years as patrol padre of the Methodist Inland Mission in the Northern Territory. More
The Biology of Australasian Frogs and Reptiles
Chipping Norton, Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty Limited, in association with The Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 1985. More
Cooinbil. Recollections and Restoration
Tumut, The Author, 1996. Inscribed and signed by the author in ink on the title-page. More
Old Currango. Recollections and Restoration
Tumut, The Author, 1997. Inscribed, dated (16 December 1997) and signed by the author in ink on the title-page. More
The 'Safety' Cycling Map of England ... A Key Map to the Cycling Roads
London, Gall & Inglis, [circa 1930]. 'Describing accurately the quality of twenty-eight thousand miles of road, and showing one thousand seven hundred dangerous hills' (cover sub-title). Scale: 15 miles to an inch. More
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Nature's Masterpiece. Jenolan Caves NSW [cover title]
Willoughby, 'Photographed, Printed and Published by H. Phillips', [1910s]. More
Introduction to Occlusal Anatomy
Gainesville, Distributed by the L&J Press, 1979 (sixth printing)/ 1969. The step-by-step guide to a practical waxing exercise for dental students on occlusal surfaces. The rear board has an attached cardboard stand, allowing the student to view the book as he or she completes the exercise, turning a leaf as..... More
A Checklist of Ex Libris Literature published in Australia
Adelaide, The Wakefield Press, 1942. Number 234 of 250 copies signed by the author (and the first publication of his Wakefield Press). Offered together with two pieces of correspondence relating to bookplate literature in Australia (apparently in response to queries from Muir): 1. An August 1939 autograph letter signed by..... More
A woodcut bookplate designed for Harry Muir, editioned and signed by the artist
Peake 3887 ('Pegasus', 1933). The small plate is numbered (9/15) and signed in pencil by Thake in the bottom margin. Provenance: H.B. (Harry) Muir (1909-1992), bookseller, publisher and bookplate collector; by descent. More
The Bookplates of G.D. Perrottet
Adelaide, The Wakefield Press, 1942. Number 42 of 275 copies. This copy is inscribed and signed by the author 'To Harry Taylor, with every good wish from H.B. Muir, 7.1.43'. The second publication of Harry Muir's Wakefield Press. Provenance: H.B. (Harry) Muir (1909-1992), bookseller, publisher and bookplate collector; by descent..... More
An important archive of the complete suite of bookplates designed for Harry Muir, including many preparatory drawings, original printing blocks, and proof prints
The archive comprises: 1. Sara Eugenia Blake: an etched bookplate (Peake 3869: 'Juvenilia | H.B. Muir'). One signed copy, with the original zinc plate. 2. Sara Eugenia Blake: an etched bookplate depicting a Persian or Mughal figure (Peake 3870: 'Indian Man'). Six signed proof copies printed in different coloured inks..... More
An etched bookplate designed for Harry Muir, signed by the artist
Peake 3873 ('Devil's face', 1934). A remarque proof, signed in pencil by the artist in the bottom margin. John Barclay Godson (1882-1957), artist and art teacher, was born in England and emigrated to Australia in 1914. He was a founding member of the Australian Painter-Etchers' Society. In 1933, Geoffrey Ingleton..... More
A process bookplate designed for Harry Muir
Peake 3874 ('Galleon and seagull', 1932). London-born John Charles Goodchild (1898-1980) emigrated with his family to South Australia in 1913; he served on the Western Front with the 9th Field Ambulance, AIF. He established himself as an artist, educator and arts administrator in Adelaide after the war. He studied in..... More
A bookplate designed for Harry Muir, editioned and signed by the artist
Peake 3878 ('Two whales', 1980). Numbered (32/100) and signed in pencil by the artist in the bottom margin; printed on blue paper. More
A woodcut bookplate designed for Harry Muir, signed by the artist
Peake 3883 ('Bookstalls with church tower behind'). A signed proof copy, inscribed by the artist 'Opus 22', dated 1980. Provenance: H.B. (Harry) Muir (1909-1992), bookseller, publisher and bookplate collector; by descent. More