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[Toorak, The Author, 1999]. Signed and inscribed by the author to 'Les' (Dr Leslie O.S. Poidevin). Loosely inserted is a signed handwritten letter from the author, with 'Les's inscription indicating his reply. More
[Toorak, The Author, 1999]. Signed and inscribed by the author to 'Les' (Dr Leslie O.S. Poidevin). Loosely inserted is a signed handwritten letter from the author, with 'Les's inscription indicating his reply. 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
Adelaide, Vardon & Sons, Printers, 1916. On the verso of the front flyleaf is an expansive thank-you note signed by the author (15 August 1916): 'Dear Mr Adey, May I ask you to accept of this little booklet as a memento of the improvement which has already shown itself in..... More
London, Secker & Warburg, 1982 (first English edition)/ 1974. The title page is signed by the author, the first person to win the Booker Prize twice (in 1983 and 1999); he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003. J.M. Coetzee's first published work of fiction, comprising two novellas..... More
London, Secker & Warburg, 1982 (first English edition)/ 1974. The title page is signed by the author, the first person to win the Booker Prize twice (in 1983 and 1999); he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003. J.M. Coetzee's first published work of fiction, comprising two novellas..... More
New York, Harper & Row, Publishers, 1977 (first US edition). 'This work was first published in Great Britain under the title "In the Heart of the Country". English version prepared by the author from the original Afrikaans' (verso of the title page). The title page is signed by the author..... More
Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1996 (first edition). The title page is signed by the author, the first person to win the Booker Prize twice (in 1983 and 1999); he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003. 'The essays collected here attempt to understand the passion that plays..... More
London, Secker & Warburg, 1977 [first edition, prepared by the author from the original Afrikaans]. The title page is signed by the author, the first person to win the Booker Prize twice (in 1983 and 1999); he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003. This copy is also..... More
Johannesburg, Ravan Press, 1978 (first South African edition)/ 1977. 'This work was first published in Great Britain under the title "In the Heart of the Country". English version prepared by the author from the original Afrikaans' (from the verso of the title page of the first American edition in 1977)..... More
London, Secker & Warburg, 1977 [first edition, prepared by the author from the original Afrikaans]. The title page is signed by the author, the first person to win the Booker Prize twice (in 1983 and 1999); he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003. More
Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2004. The title page is signed by the author, the first person to win the Booker Prize twice (in 1983 and 1999); he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003. 'This volume - featuring J.M. Coetzee's finely wrough English translations side-by-side with the originals..... More
New York, Penguin Books, 2004 [first and only edition]. The title page is signed by the author, the first person to win the Booker Prize twice (in 1983 and 1999); he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003. More
Milsons Point, Knopf, 2005 [first Australian edition]/ 2005. Signed by the author on the title page. Loosely inserted is a full-page Australian Government Promotion on Australian citizenship, featuring Coetzee (from The Weekend Australian Magazine, 24-25 June 2005). He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2003. More
London, Secker & Warburg, 2005 (first edition). 'This leather-bound edition ... signed by the author, is limited to 100 copies of which this is number 1.' The author was the first person to win the Booker Prize twice (in 1983 and 1999); he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature..... More
North Sydney, Knopf, 2009 [first Australian edition]/ 2009. Signed by the author on the title page. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2003. More
New Haven, Yale University Press, 1988 (first edition). The title page is signed by the author, the first person to win the Booker Prize twice (in 1983 and 1999); he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003. In his first book-length work of criticism, in 'seven vigorous essays..... More
London, Faber and Faber, and Harvill Secker, 2013. 'One hundred and ten copies have been specially bound and signed by the authors. One hundred copies numbered 1-100 are for sale. Ten copies numbered i-x are reserved for the authors'; this is copy number iii. J.M. Coetzee was the first person..... More
Germany, Verlag Thomas Reche, 2012. In spite of the title, the book is in fact bilingual, the first half being 'The Farm' (an extract from the author's fictionalized 1997 memoir 'Boyhood') in English. One of 400 unnumbered copies signed in pencil at the rear by the author and the artist..... More
Arthurton, Arthurton Centenary Committee, 1977. Inscribed and signed by one of the major researchers. Cover subtitle: Where is Kalkabury? More
Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1987. Inscribed, dated (2 June 1987) and signed by joint author John Finnis. There is a publisher's printed and handwritten card to the recipient loosely inserted. More
Melbourne, Lansdowne Editions, 1983 to 1985. Both volumes are numbered 104 of 1000 copies signed by the author and the artist. This important series eventually ran to six volumes published between 1983 and 1994. [2 items]. More
London, Cassell, 1921. Dated 1921, and with the pencilled ownership details ('Athelney') and signature (all twice) of Edgar Bristow Hughes (1866-1951). On 9 acres 'Athelney' was built in 1858 by P. D. Prankerd; Herbert Bristow Hughes (1821-1892) bought the house for his wife in 1864; Edgar Bristow Hughes purchased the..... More
London, Robin Garton, 1977. The three original etchings by Robin Tanner (all signed in pencil) are 'Wren and Primroses' (a vignette on the title page), 'Full Moon', and 'The Old Road' (both full-page). There is a short chapter on 'The Australian School of Etching' (two pages of text plus 14..... More
Parkville, Melbourne University Press, 1963 (first edition). Signed and dated by the author. More
Parkville, Melbourne University Press, 1963 (first edition). Signed by the author in ink on the half-title; a contemporary newspaper review of the book is loosely inserted. More