London, John Arrowsmith, Published 18 May 1842. John Arrowsmith (1790-1873) 'was an important English cartographer, especially for Australians. A member of a family of geographers, his production focused on mapping British colonies around the world at a scale that surpassed that of any other contemporary map maker. Additionally, he had..... More

London, The Author, 1828. The extensive hand-colouring would appear to be the exception rather than the rule (hand-coloured in outline only). More

The photographer, subjects, location and date are unknown, but the ambrotype came and went in the period 1855-1865. Large-format Australian outdoor ambrotypes are scarce; ones of this quality are rare. The ambrotype is a thin collodion negative on glass with a black backing of paper, cloth or paint (as in..... More

Brisbane, Thorne and Greenwell, 1874. An impressive association copy of the author's first separate publication, notwithstanding the missing leaf. The front free endpaper is inscribed to 'Prof Tate with | J.E.T.W's compts | The ms alterations are | by the author. | Sydney June 6. 1879'. The recipient is Ralph..... More

London, George Philip & Son, [late 1870s]. There are four inset maps in the bottom half: the two hemispheres; winds; heights and depths; and natural productions. An elaborate gilt-lettered blue morocco presentation label is mounted on one of the flaps of the portfolio; it reads: 'Presented to Mr. W. Whittam..... More

London, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, 1913. This major article was first published in the 'Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute', Volume XLIII, January-June 1913. This separately-issued offprint has a half-title leaf (verso blank) and wrappers printed with full details of the publication. More

Sydney, The Beacon Press, 1930. Number 125 of an edition of only 150 copies, signed in ink by the author. Muriel Danvers Power (1876-1951) also published verse under the name Muriel Faucett Power; the two-page foreword to this work is her 'Folk Art' manifesto. The frontispiece is a large woodcut..... More

Melbourne, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Commonwealth of Australia, 1945 to 1949. The cover title is 'Mineral Deficiency | Ninety Mile Plain, S. A. | by D.S. Riceman, M. Sc., B. Agr. Sc.'; the contents are Reports 1, 2, 4 and 5, the first and last two being reprints..... More

Sydney, Australian Medical Publishing Company Limited, 1945. 'Reprinted from "Oceania", June, 1942, Vol. XII, No. 4 ... [to] March, 1945, Vol. XV, No. 3', where it originally appeared in 12 separate issues of the journal. More

Paris, Victor Masson et Fils, 1866. Provenance: 'Bibliothèque de l'Herbier Boissier', with an early label on the front pastedown (with 'Double' stamped and written across it). This herbarium, based around Boissier's own vast collections, is now part of the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève. Later, Kenneth..... More

London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., Limited, 1894. Provenance: Dircksey Constance Cowan (1880-1954), with her ownership details ('Dircksey C. Cowan | 71 Malcolm Street | Perth') in ink on an early blank page. 'Amateur artist, was born in Perth, eldest of five daughters of Edith, noted feminist and the..... More

London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1903. A first-hand account of the Boxer Rebellion, and a travelogue of China under the occupation of the Eight-Nation Alliance. Provenance: the verso of the half-title has an early gift inscription ('Souvenir from Mr & Mrs Woodzell, to dear Joe, for his Barmitzvah'); the half-title..... More

Kingscote, Gifford Chapman, October 1998. The title page is inscribed and signed by the author ('Peter. Hope this book reminds you of the good memories of Kangaroo Island. All the very best. Gifford'); it is also fully signed and dated (9 June 2003) at the foot of the page. An..... More

[No Place, No publisher, circa 1920s]. One of several editions of this pictorial promotional publication outlining the various stages of tea production (picking, sorting, roasting, and packing), with text in Chinese and English. The book does not contain any bibliographical information, but comparison with other examples suggests a date around..... More

[Lancashire, unpublished], 1886. The neatly-written notes and well-executed drawings appear to relate to a technical education course covering cotton processing, with particular emphasis on the types and configurations of machines for ginning, carding, spinning, and weaving cotton. More broadly, subjects include the planting, picking, pests and diseases of the cotton..... More

[United States?], 'Privately Published | Headquarters Daath', [2010s?, first thus]. Number 1 of only 33 copies, with two embossed symbols at the foot of the limitation leaf (the Masonic Double-Headed Eagle, and the Eye of Providence). 'Also known as the C.'.C.'., it appears to have been a magical group active..... More

London, The O.T.O. [Ordo Templi Orientis], BCM/ANKH, 1939. 'In a 15 July 1939 letter to Wilfred Talbot Smith, Crowley mentions that in order to save on shipping costs he is sending 30 copies of the book in sheets to be bound by Smith as near as possible to the original..... More