A Complete Guide to Native Orchids of Australia, including the Island Territories
Sydney, Reed New Holland, 2006. More
Our current catalogue features a collection of approximately 200 books on campanology, offered as one lot. If that doesn’t ring your bell, move on to the literature and illustrated works. We have half a dozen titles from the Cuala Press by W.B. Yeats; a large-paper copy of T.S. Eliot’s Marina (1930), one of 400 signed copies; Ngaio Marsh’s Death and the Dancing Footman (1942), a fine copy with the dustwrapper; and Verve, Numbers 27 and 28 (1952), a double issue containing 29 original lithographs.
Singular or unique items include a photograph of ‘Breaker’ Morant, in a small group of troopers in Adelaide in January 1900; a copy of The Native Tribes of Central Australia (1899), the seminal work on anthropology, signed by both Spencer and Gillen; and a husband-and-wife pair of 1850s South Australian daguerreotypes.
Happy browsing!
Sydney, Reed New Holland, 2006. More
London, Routledge and Kegan Paul Limited (on a label tipped in over 'The Blakiston Company, Philadelphia' at the foot of the title page; the sheets were printed in Great Britain), 1939. This groundbreaking work, dedicated to Bronislaw Malinowski, contains a seven-page foreword by the author, and a fifteen-page introduction by..... More
Sydney, David Ell Press, 1980 (facsimile editions)/ 1861 and 1867. Number 478 of 1000 sets. More
Sydney, David Ell Press, 1980 (facsimile editions)/ 1861 and 1867. Number 758 of 1000 sets. More
Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1992. Informative biographies of 2500 artists - 'every known painter, sketcher, printmaker and photographer who worked in Australia before 1870'; nearly thirty years on, it is still an important reference work. More
London, Privately printed for Subscribers by P.R. Stephensen, June 1929 [the definitive edition, published the same year as the first edition]. 'This limited edition of fifty copies is printed complete, following the original manuscript, according to my wish. [Signed] D.H. Lawrence'; this is copy number 50. More
Sydney, Frank Johnson, 1943. 'This is the true story of my husband, Henry Lawson, as I knew him and as I have told it to Will Lawson to set down' (foreword). There is a lengthy inscription by Will Lawson on the front flyleaf 'To Miss [Lynda] Tapp, Head Mistress Unley..... More
London, Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1942. The dustwrapper is unclipped but unpriced, indicating it is the Colonial Edition issue; the small ticket on the front pastedown of the contemporary Adelaide booksellers, F.W. Preece Ltd, proves the point. More
London, Wardour Films Limited, [1927]. The original programme for the London premier season of the screening of 'Metropolis', the German expressionist masterpiece of silent film, directed by Fritz Lang. The screenplay was written by his then-wife Thea Von Harbou, based on her novel of the same name. 'The film combines..... More
The photograph is on its original mount, with an early window mat (visible image size 145 × 192 mm) masking the details of the photographer printed on the mount ('S.G. Spink, Vice-Regal Photographer ... Adelaide'). Apart from some trifling surface scuff-marks and a thin crack to the emulsion in the..... More
Melbourne, John Ferres, Government Printer, 1887 to 1888. 'The material for the drawings on these pages has here gradually accumulated through almost forty years, as partly resulting from my own travels and researches, as partly gained through contributions of botanic amateurs mostly inspired by myself, and as partly obtained through..... More
London, John Murray, 1878 (second edition, revised and augmented)/ 1874. More
'The 1916 and 1917 conscription referendums were among the most divisive moments in Australian history. Throughout 1916, Australia had experienced problems meeting the troop supply commitments it had made to the British government. Prime Minister Billy Hughes believed the only way to achieve the numbers needed was through the controversial..... More
London, Longmans, Green and Co., 1944. This 'authoritative work ... demonstrates the close connection between the ancient Hebrew social forms and customs and the general pattern of the culture of the Babylonians, Assyrians, Nuzians, Arabs and Hittites. It describes and compares with similar features in surrounding countries the various forms..... More
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1932 [first edition]. An American diplomat attempts to smuggle the famous jewels out of revolutionary Russia for his friends, Prince and Princess Ostrekoff. The American edition of the same year appears to be far more common. Although the dustwrappers of both editions feature superficially similar Bip..... More
London, Privately Printed for Subscribers Only by Chas. J. Sawyer Ltd., 1924. Number 240 of 1500 sets. Read on only if you need enlightenment: 'Somadeva, (flourished 1070), Kashmiri Brahman of the Saiva sect and Sanskrit writer who preserved much of India's ancient folklore in the form of a series of..... More
Adelaide, Wakefield Press, 1986. More
Sydney, John Ferguson, 1977. Number 28 of only 150 copies signed by the author. He has further inscribed and signed the title page. More
London, Macdonald & Co., 1951 [first thus]. Number 49 of 200 copies signed by the author. An initial blank is inscribed to 'Littleton C. Powys from The Publishers. Oct 6, 1951 (Mr E.H.R. Hervey)'. John Cowper Powys (1872-1963) had a brother, Littleton Charles Powys (1874-1955); doubtless this was his copy..... More
'Dear Jan, We heard of your illness with deep concern from Marjorie Barnard ... I'm sure you will be interested to know that the exhibition opened to a packed gallery and even at this early stage I think it can be accounted a success. Nearly all the large oils have..... More
[Melbourne, Helen Gory Galerie, 2008]. Published to accompany an exhibition of photographs by Toby Richardson (at the time, Lecturer of Photography at the South Australian School of Art), held at Helen Gory Galerie, Melbourne, March 6-29, 2008. 'This publication doesn't simply duplicate the exhibited work; instead it offers insight into..... More
London, J.M. Dent & Sons Limited, 1912 [first thus]. If you are not a big fan of Charles Robinson, this example of his work may change your mind. More
Provenance: Arnold Edwin Davey (1862-1920, South Australian flour-miller and grain merchant), with his initials and purchase details (Rome, 20 September 1899) on the front pastedown. More
London, Allen and Unwin, 1973 [first edition]. A 'new collection of fifteen philosophical essays by Bertrand Russell, which concentrates on still-living questions in logic and ontology, with most of the material drawn from between 1904 and 1914, when Russell and Alfred North Whitehead were at work on their monumental treatise..... More
Sydney, Associated General Projects, 1954. Provenance: the South Australian architect Alan Godfrey, with his contemporary signature (December 1954). More
At Sea, RMMS 'Aorangi', [1928]. The editorial page notes that the souvenir commemorates the ship's '24th Voyage South'. The 'Ocean Autographs' page has been signed by 12 passengers; there is a loosely-inserted card in the name 'Basham', and the signature of R. Basham on the rear cover. More
At Sea, TSS 'Moreton Bay', [1926 and 1927]. This 'Souvenir Edition' chronicles the events of the voyage from Brisbane to Southampton, 7 December 1926 to 25 January 1927. The 'Ocean Friendships' leaf contains the signatures of 29 people, nearly all of them identifying themselves as being part of the ship's..... More
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1912. 'This book contains newspaper reports, reproduced without elaboration, of addresses uttered by the white native of Australia whose name is printed on the title page' (author's introductory 'explanatory'). Sir William John Sowden (1858-1943), journalist and newspaper editor, was associated with the major daily, the..... More
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1927. More
Melbourne, Department of External Affairs, March 1912. Bulletin Number 1 in the important Bulletin of the Northern Territory series. 'The members of the expedition, consisting of Professor Baldwin Spencer, Professor Gilruth, Dr. Woolnough, and Dr. A. Breindl, reached Darwin on 15th June, 1911.' Before departing for Thursday Island on 7..... More
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1899. The head of the title page is inscribed in indelible pencil, in an unknown hand, 'With Kindest Regards from': this is followed by the ink signatures of both authors (as W. Baldwin Spencer and F.J. Gillen). A seminal work in the history of anthropology..... More
Burlington, May Hosiery Mills, Inc., 1931. The author is identified on a printed presentation label mounted on the second page. More
The material is expertly mounted in a handsome half morocco album (approximately 300 × 255 mm), gilt-lettered on the spine 'Programmes 1900-01' and 'E.E. Ardley' (presumably the compiler, about whom we have discovered nothing). All the usual suspects are there, and then some: the Theatre Royal (both Drury Lane and..... More
Adelaide, Thomas, 1925 (revised and enlarged third edition)/ 1915. An account of the Thomas family's journey to South Australia on the 'Africaine' in 1836, and the fascinating early years of colonization as described in Mary's letters to her brother in England. Her husband Robert was the first newspaper publisher in..... More
Indianapolis, Nordyke & Marmon Company, [circa 1900]. In no particular order, the catalogues are Packers (24 pages); Sifter Siftings (No. 208; 56 pages); Packers. No. 612 (title-wrappers, 12 pages); Catalogue Number 812. Packers (15 pages); Roller Mills. Catalogue No. 221 (64 pages); Roller Mills. Catalogue No. 421 (64 pages); A...... More
[Adelaide, Warwick, circa 1994 to 2004]. Offered with 'Warwick. Colour Story 4' (cover title), the subsequent edition from 2004. Large oblong folio, 420 × 450 mm, [52] pages containing 548 mounted samples plus technical data printed on the rear pastedown. Blue-lettered grey post-binder with four fabric samples set into the..... More
Collingwood, The Company, [1918]. The last three panels on one side are covered in dark blue cloth, with the end one lettered in gilt 'Australian Weaving Co.'; on its verso are the name and address of the company, and a list of 25 of its product-types, with the ink-stamped date..... More
London, Maple & Co. Limited, [1920s]. The catalogue is offered together with two small-format catalogues ('Inexpensive Bedroom Suites' and 'Inexpensive Wood Bedsteads') and a handful of similar ephemeral pieces. More
Sheffield, 'Painted Fabrics' Limited, [1927]. We knew nothing about this extraordinary initiative by an extraordinary woman, Annie Bindon Carter (1883-1969), until we purchased this catalogue recently. Google her now ... Loosely inserted is a contemporary leaflet (quarto, one leaf, printed both sides) advertising the 'Hosiery Industry' of the Sailors' and..... More
Nottingham, William Hollings & Co. Ltd., [1959] (issued for the 1959/60 season, according to the typed label affixed to the inside front cover). The first 21 leaves are Scottish Clan Tartans; the second section, 'Tartan Stripes', contains nine leaves; the final section, 'Scottish Clan Tartans in Miniature', contains only one..... More
[Melbourne], GMH, [circa 1942]. The pamphlet contains a lengthy printed statement by the Managing Director, Laurence Hartnett, giving interesting details of the Company's war policy and efforts. More
The contemporary album (270 × 220 mm) is bound in half leather and stippled cloth; mounted on both sides of the first 25 leaves are a total of 82 vintage gelatin silver photographs. There are 16 credited to Albert or C. Albert (likely Charles Albert, active at various locations in..... More
A.E. Brockley, Printer, Bendigo, [circa 1930]. The author, 'close on 80 years' old, makes short work of his importance in his preface: 'At present Bendigo, Vic., has "The illumination of my presence". This is a precarious honor, as all the towns of the Commonwealth are in my Parish. I have..... 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
Dublin, The Cuala Press, 1928. One of only 400 copies from the private press of the author's sister, Elizabeth Corbet Yeats. More
Dublin, The Cuala Press, 1926. One of only 300 copies from the private press of the author's sister, Elizabeth Corbet Yeats. More
Dublin, The Cuala Press, 1927. One of only 350 copies from the private press of the author's sister, Elizabeth Corbet Yeats. The first appearance of Sailing to Byzantium ('That is no country for old men'), and The Tower, among others. More