Our latest catalogue contains important albums of photographs and books on photography from the collection of the photographer and pioneering gallerist Joyce Evans OAM. Highlights are presentation albums of photographs of Warwick in Queensland (1897), and of New South Wales (1892, presented to The Lady Evelyn Gathorne Hardy by George Dibbs, the Premier). Books include copies signed by Anselm Adams, Max Dupain, Sam Haskins, Bill Henson, Tim Page, and Wolfgang Sievers.
An unrecorded item of great significance is a very large detailed map of the battleground of the failed attempt by Turkish troops to invade Egypt on 3 February 1915. The 3rd Field Company Engineers AIF were directly involved, and the Australian War Memorial has in its collection one of the pontoons used by the 4th Turkish Army in their attempt to cross the Suez Canal.
There are numerous books on tribal art and ethnic jewellery; first editions of The Dandies’ Ball (with illustrations after Robert Cruikshank, 1819), J.D. Hooker’s Himalayan Journals (two volumes, 1854), Georgette Heyer’s Barren Corn (1930, with the dustwrapper), and Ezra Pound’s Selected Poems (1928, with the dustwrapper); items signed by George Fife Angas, Allen Ginsberg, Hans Heysen, Oskar Kokoschka … Too much already!
Melbourne, George Robertson & Company, 1896. The verso of the initial binder's blank is inscribed 'To The Hon G.H. Reid Esqre with kind regards. October 29th 1896'. Trove records the first newspaper reviews for this novel of station life in October 1896. We have not identified the handwriting, but it..... More
![Item #109280 The Russian Fur Seal Islands. [Contained in] 'Bulletin of the United States Fish...](https://treloars.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/109280_01.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1550894367)
Washington, Government Printing Office, 1897. 'The following treatise is based upon observations gathered during two different visits to the Commander Islands, off the coast of Kamchatka, the first undertaken in 1882-83, during the palmiest days of the fur-seal industry, the latter being last year (1895) ... to study the recent..... More
Melbourne, Melbourne University Press, 2021 (first edition). Signed by Peter Sutton on the title page. 'An authoritative study of pre-colonial Australia that dismantles and reframes popular narratives of First Nations land management and food production. Australians' understanding of Aboriginal society prior to the British invasion from 1788 has been transformed..... More
Sydney, Tyrrell's Limited, 1918 (second edition)/ 1918. The recto of the frontispiece is inscribed and signed in ink by George Taylor ('From Mrs and Mr George Taylor, 1919', incorporated into a small sketch of the couple); the recipient is Eva Wunderlich, former wife of Otto Wunderlich, of the manufacturing family..... More
London, James Blackwood, [early edition, circa 1850s]. The initial binder's blank is inscribed 'To Mrs Tennant, With Mary Gardner's Kindest Love. North Terrace. 28 Augst 1862'. With more than a little help from the 'Australian Dictionary of Biography', we have discovered this was a wedding present. On that day Rachael..... More
London, Michael Joseph Ltd., 1937. More
[Melbourne], Gryphon Books Pty Ltd, 1982. Number 116 of 250 copies. Loosely inserted are two items relating to Eric Thake exhibitions (in 1995 and 1987). More
![Item #135087 Embroideries. Herrmann & Goldfrank. St. Gall. [cover title]. Trade Catalogues](https://treloars.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/135087_01.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1693903698)
St Gallen, Switzerland, Herrmann & Goldfrank, [1915 to 1919]. All samples in these very impressive albums come with individual reference numbers, sizes, prices and other details; the samples in the first two volumes are loosely inserted in custom-made album leaves. 'St. Gallen embroidery, sometimes known as Swiss embroidery, is embroidery..... More
Bradford, The Company, [circa 1910s?]. One of the printed information sheets states that 'All shades on this color card are stocked at Adelaide depot', establishing a clear Australian connection with what was in its time (and a very long time that was) the largest silk factory in the world. More
Sydney, Saunders Ltd., [early 1930s]. A small advertorial in 'The Catholic Press' on 17 December 1936 refers to Saunders's 'three city stores - George-street (Railway-square), corner of Pitt and Liverpool streets, and King and Pitt streets'. This catalogue refers to only the first two mentioned. More
Adelaide, Universal Business Directories (Australia), 1953. More
Adelaide, Universal Business Directories (Australia), 1955. More
A detailed map of the battleground of the failed attempt by Turkish troops to invade Egypt on 3 February 1915. At the head of the map are large sketches of 'Frame of Kerosene Tin Raft in Turkish Attack' and 'Sketch of Turkish Pontoons captured at Toussoum-Serapeum 4.2.1915'. The Australian War..... More
London, Longmans, Green, 1881 [first edition thus]. John Tyndall (1820-1893) 'ranks as one of Ireland's most successful scientists and educators' (Tyndall National Institute). The 10-page introductory note by the author contains informative bibliographical and historical material (not least, that this book is the first edition in book form of essays..... More
London, Laurence King, 1997. More
Bathurst, Crawford House Press, 1991 (first edition in English)/ 1923. Translated by D.Q. Stephenson: 'this rich documentation [is] the result of Swiss anthropologist Felix Speiser spending more than two years in the field [from] May 1910 to July 1912'. More
![Item #102443 Six Beautiful Hand-Coloured Photogravure Views of Victor Harbour [sic], detachable...](https://treloars.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/102443_01.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1536810011)
'Photos courtesy of S. Aus. Tourist Bureau' is printed on the outside rear wrapper; no publication details are given. Internal evidence suggests the 1930s, and we presume it to be a local production (Adelaide or Victor Harbor). The hand-colouring is well-done, extensive, and in upwards of five colours - not..... More
Sydney, T&G Publishing, 2009. '°South' is a photographic collection of Australia's most creative and award winning documentary photographers who have covered conflicts from Vietnam to present-day Afghanistan' (dustwrapper blurb). Five of the eight contributing photographers (Tim Page, David Dare Parker, Ben Bohane, Stephen Dupont, and Michael Coyne) have signed and..... More
Dedicated 'To His Worship The Mayor and the Aldermen of Warwick, England, from the Mayor and the Aldermen of Warwick, Queensland'. All photographs are captioned (mainly in the negative). Scenes of and in the town (193 × 243 mm) are 'Warwick from Free Stone Ck. Road'; 'Warwick from Waterworks'; Warwick..... More
Adelaide, Stump & Co. (credited in the negative), [circa 1896]. The bottom margin of the mount is inscribed 'Yours faithfully, A. Watson. Oct. 1896'. Archibald Watson was an 'erratic, histrionic genius', as his entry in the 'Australian Dictionary of Biography' proceeds to demonstrate. 'Appointed Elder professor of anatomy at the..... More
It is a wonderful image of the aircraft gathering height as it takes off, with a house in the near-background providing a sense of scale. The light over the hills in the distance completes the picture. Norman Brearley founded Western Australian Airways in 1921 (called West Australian Airways from 1926)..... More
Perth, Stirling Bros. & Co., 'Inquirer' and 'Daily News' Office, 1888. Bound with 'The Western Australian Calendar and Directory for 1889' (Perth, Stirling Bros...., [1888]. Octavo, [92] pages; title leaf a little chipped, some signs of age and use; a good copy, printed in a somewhat larger format than the..... More
Washington, Government Printing Office, 1899. 'Rec'd from Lt. Jarvis | Jan. 19, 1900. | W W Smithers' is pencilled onto the front free endpaper. First Lieutenant D.H. Jarvis was the commander of the overland relief expedition; his very detailed report occupies 76 pages of this volume. More
London, Religious Tract Society, [circa early 1830s?] (abridged edition)/ 1797. 'In the present edition of this work, the language in some places is slightly condensed, and a few passages have been omitted which appeared to be irrelevant to the present times' (verso of the title page). William Wilberforce (1759-1833), British..... More
![Item #135090 Salome. A Florentine Tragedy. Vera [a collected edition of three plays]. Oscar WILDE](https://treloars.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/135090_01.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1688354917)
London, Methuen and Co., 1908 (first thus). 'This edition on handmade paper is limited to 1000 copies'; the text of 'Salome' is in the original French. More
London, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1905 [second edition]/ 1904. A selection of Wilde's epigrams and aphorisms, together with a reprint of his famous essay 'The Soul of Man [under Socialism]' (from page 133). Sebastian Melmoth was the pseudonym adopted by Wilde after his release from prison in 1897. This copy has..... More
London, John Murray, 1848. For 'the most part the result of seven years' personal observation in the Colony of South Australia, and contains, from this source, detailed statements on the prospects of labourer and farmer, on Agriculture, Stock Farming, Building, Gardening, Manufacturing in various branches ... and Mining and Mineral..... More
London, John Murray, 1849. Provenance: Reverend Dr Leslie Bernhard Grope (1920-2018), Lutheran Church of Australia President Emeritus, 'who served in the role now known as LCA bishop from 1972 until his retirement in 1987' (LCA obituary); his signature in pencil appears on the front free endpaper. Ferguson 5248 (not noting..... More
London, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Limited, 1942 ('revised reprint')/ [1937]. One of the 'How to build Aeroplanes' Series. Having said that, the preface points out that 'No attempt has been made to suggest production methods, neither is it claimed that the machine illustrated would fly if built, or that..... More
Houston, Allison Press, 1971. The very scarce cloth-bound issue of Winningham's photographic essay on Houston's professional wrestling scene. 'Wetmore & Company of Houston printed 1500 copies. 1400 were sewn and bound with a soft cover; 100 copies were sewn and bound with a hardcover' (the photographer's website). More
Adelaide, Friends of the State Library of South Australia, 1997 (facsimile edition)/ 1879. Australiana Facsimile Editions Number 215. This is number 7 of 99 copies of the deluxe issue, from in a total edition of only 600 copies. The six-page introduction by Dr Philip Jones is new to this edition..... More
London, Hogarth Press, August 1940 (second impression)/ July 1940. See Kirkpatrick ('A Bibliography of Virginia Woolf') A25a. The first impression was 'Published 25 July 1940; 2530 copies printed. 12s. 6d.. There was a second impression of 1130 copies in August 1940 and a third of 1010 in November 1940'. More
London, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1901. Provenance: Edward Charles Stirling, with his pictorial bookplate ('Gang forward') on the front pastedown, and his namestamp ('E.G. Stirling | Mt. Lofty, | South Australia') on the first title page. Sir Edward Charles Stirling (1848-1919), eminent SA surgeon, scientist and politician, created a famous..... More
[No Place], 'Manuscript Property of the Author', [1953]. The Gunantuna (also known as the Tolai people) of East New Britain, Papua: the author's three-page preface (dated 1953) is most informative. Loosely inserted is a copy of 'Rabaul News' (Volume XII, No. 36, 14 September, 1957: duplicated typescript, foolscap folio, 4..... More