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
Canberra, Government Printer, 1930. An accurate, detailed snapshot of dairy farm production in the late 1920s. More
Adelaide, Winetitles, 1993. More
Wellington, Government Printer, 1884. 'With a view to encouraging the more extensive culture of Citrus fruits in the northern portion of New Zealand, and of aiding planters with reliable information on the subject, the author of this book was empowered by the New Zealand Government to visit New South Wales..... 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
Hawthorndene, Investigator Press Pty Ltd, 1986. Signed in ink on the title page by the author. 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
London, The Folio Society, 1971 [first edition]. Not least, Water Souchey, Pulpatoon, Beef Marrow on Toast, and Veal of the Prince Regent. More
[Adelaide], University of AdelaideThe Author, for Department of Plant Science, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, 1994. Presentation copy inscribed and signed to of one of the author's two supervisors, Australian wheat breeder A.J. 'Tony ' Rathjen, and signed by the author on the Declaration page. More
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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
The sepia-toned high-gloss albumen paper photograph (image size 153 × 196 mm) is in excellent condition; the original card mount (253 × 303 mm) is stained in one margin, with minor loss to one corner and another margin. The photographer is not credited, but someone at a later date has..... 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
Ringwood, Viking, 2001 (second impression). More
Blackwood, Lynton Publications Pty Limited, 1977. Signed by the author (25 September 1977). More
Blackwood, Lynton Publications Pty Limited, 1977. Dated (8 December 1982) and signed in ink by the author on the title page. More
Adelaide, Rigby in association with Mead and Beckett Publishing, 1979. 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
Sydney, Lansdowne, 1993. 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
Paris, Just Tessier, Libraire, 1838 (fifth edition)/ 1826. An early edition of the principal work by the father of gastronomic writing; all but the first edition are posthumous publications. Offered with an autograph document (a single sheet, quarto, written both sides) signed at the head of the first page by..... 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
Maidstone, [The Author] ? 1907 (revised fifth edition)/ 1881. More
Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1956. More
University of Adelaide, The Author, for Department of Plant Science, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, 1995. Signed by the author on the Statement of Originality page. Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Adelaide. More
University of Adelaide, The Author, for Department of Plant Science, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, 1995. Signed by the author on the Statement of Originality page. Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Adelaide. More