England, Cunard White Star Ltd., 1938. 'The selection of wines, and especially those intended for consumption on shipboard, calls for the nicest judgement and experience. Ocean travellers are essentially cosmopolitan in their tastes, and in catering for their requirements the Cunard White Star Ltd. has endeavoured to place on board..... More

Adelaide, Winetitles, 1993. More

Westport, The AVI Publishing Company, Inc., 1972 (third edition)/ 1960. Loosely inserted is the carbon copy of a contemporary wine receipt from South Australian wine and spirit merchants Walkerville Wines. More

[Magill], Auldana Vineyards, 1906. Richard Seddon, New Zealand's longest-serving Prime Minister, died on his return journey to New Zealand, less than two weeks after the events commemorated in this pictorial souvenir. Provenance: Alexander John Morison, Town Clerk of Adelaide, 1937-46, but an employee of the Adelaide City Council from the..... More

Angaston, 'Barossa News' Limited (printed by Hussey and Gillingham, Adelaide), 1911. A very rare item of local history: we have handled only two other copies since 1976, and both were in worse condition than this one. The content is far more substantial than its title suggests; there are thirteen pages..... More

Greenock, The Author, 1986. 'Greenock is a small, charming historic village on the edge of the Barossa Valley which is notable for its tree-lined streets and shady peppercorn trees. The town is surrounded by vineyards and consequently there are numerous cellar doors' (Aussie Towns website). More

[Coonawarra, Mildara, circa 1972]. A potted history of the Coonawarra region from a Mildara Wines viewpoint. More

Blackwood, Lynton Publications Pty Limited, 1977. Dated (8 December 1982) and signed in ink by the author on the title page. More

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

Tantanoola, The Author, 2018. More

Amsterdam, Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (first volume) and Noord-Hollandsche Uitgevers-Maatschappij, 1931, 1934 and 1942. Important monographs on yeasts; the text is in German. Provenance: Dr Lance Walters (Chief Brewer at the South Australian Brewing Co. from 1944 to the 1980s), with his signature in the cloth-bound volumes, and his ink..... More

Alice Springs, IAD Publications, 1992 [revised edition/ 1986]. Designed to accompany a 'still-picture video' collection, the booklet was also issued without the video. The booklet describes Anangu seasons, habitats, food preparation, womens implements, food categories: spear food, digging stick food, dilly bag food [and] notes on the bush foods [and]..... More

Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1956. More