Mathematical Drawing Instruments, and How to Use Them
London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1895 (sixth edition). More
Welcome to our latest catalogue and our revamped website. The ease with which you will be able to navigate your way around it belies (but more than justifies) the time and effort spent on the project.
However, if you remain cartographically challenged, read on. We can offer you a copy of the very rare atlas, Goyder’s Plan of the Southern Portion of the Province of South Australia (1877), and a presumably much rarer linen handkerchief map highlighting the Dardanelles in 1914. We have J.M. Black’s complete set of Brown’s Forest Flora of South Australia (1882-90), with 45 superb chromolithographs. There are eight photobooks by Bird, Everard, Green and Haskins; a vintage photograph of three-times Australian prime minister, Alfred Deakin and his wife; and a very large-format photograph taken at the farewell banquet in London in October 1900 to The Earl of Hopetoun, the first Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia.
There are rare and desirable cricket cartoon books by Branson, Glover and Mailey; fine first editions of Idriess’s The Desert Column (1932, with the dustwrapper) and Gold-Dust and Ashes (1933, one of only 200 of the signed deluxe version); Kaleski’s Australian Barkers and Biters (1914, in the original pictorial wrappers) … in short, the tempting eclectic mixture as before!
London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1895 (sixth edition). More
Sydney, Angus and Robertson, [15 April] 1932 (first edition). The foreword is by General Sir Harry Chauvel, 'Late Commanding the Desert Mounted Corps'. Idriess introduces this account of his service with the 5th Light Horse Regiment with these words: it 'is more than my diary. It is myself'. Provenance: the..... More
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1933 [first edition]. The statement of limitation indicates this is 'One of 200 copies in art [artificial] leather, with jacket bound in. This is No. 44', numbered and signed by the author. The book is based on the life of Cecil John Levien (1874-1932), district officer..... More
Sydney, David Harold Paisley, Government Printer, 1936. The allegations included that members of the Police Force deliberately 'framed' men of starting-price betting offences, gave false evidence, assaulted and unlawfully intimidated members of the public, and 'have in cases concerning betting offences improperly failed to arrest and charge the principals and..... More
London, H. Bailliere, 1842. The plate comes from 'Dr Pritchard's Natural History of Man'. More
Neither the subject nor the photographer are identified (or known to us). The photograph may have been taken in South Australia, where it surfaced over 20 years ago; we suggest it dates from the 1890s. More
'Made in Australia', Ace, [circa 1941]. The bomber illustrated on the front cover is a Consolidated B-24 Liberator, emboldening us to suggest the date. Muir 7023 (undated). More
Sydney, NSW Bookstall Co., 1914. The very rare first edition of this classic work on Australian sheepdogs and cattledogs. This copy, a collector's piece in collector's condition, is the first one we have handled, and easily the best one we have found reference to over the decades. More
Melbourne, The Macmillan Company of Australia Pty Ltd, 1978 (first edition). Provenance: Sir Alexander Downer (inscribed and signed on the half-title 'To my dear Daddy, From your son who admires and adores you. Alexander'). Sir Alexander Russell Downer (1910-1981), politician and diplomat, was the Minister for Immigration under Sir Robert..... More
London, Ivor Nicholson & Watson, May 1934. Philip Lindsay (1906-1958), the third son of Norman Lindsay, settled in England in 1929. His first novel, 'Panama is Burning' (1932) 'continued that interest in piracy which had obsessed his family since the 1890s. He then took to writing historical romances of the..... More
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. The author and his companion, Richard Matthews, both New Zealanders, set out in Emily, the Baby Austin, in May 1930 with the idea of travelling 'eastward from Sydney, always eastward when possible, until we should reach our starting-point again'. More
London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1937. 'Alan John (Jock) Marshall (1911-1967), professor of zoology ... was a member of University of Oxford expeditions [including this one] to Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides (Vanuatu), in 1934' ('Australian Dictionary of Biography'). More
London, Cassell, 1967. Inscribed and signed on the title page 'For Alick Downer with warm regards, Robert Menzies'. 'Alick' is Sir Alexander Russell Downer (1910-1981), politician and diplomat. He was the Minister for Immigration under Menzies from 1958, and the Australian High Commissioner in London from 1963 to 1972. More
North Melbourne, Cassell, 1970. Signed in ink by Sir Robert Menzies on a small label cut from his letterhead and laid down on the front flyleaf, bearing the typed inscription: 'For Alick Downer, from his friend and debtor with warm good wishes'. 'Alick' is Sir Alexander Russell Downer (1910-1981), politician..... More
London, Septimus Prowett, 1827. 'Martin's illustrations to John Milton's epic poem "Paradise Lost" represent a turning point in his career. The vast majority of Martin's most famous works were based upon either Miltonic or Biblical subject matter. The "Paradise Lost" series are of particular importance both as one of his..... More
Adelaide, Eustace Reveley Mitford (to Volume 3, Number 43, 23 October 1869), then Samuel Edward Roberts, 1867 to 1870. Pat Stretton contributed to the 'Australian Dictionary of Biography' the entry for Eustace Reveley Mitford (1811-1869), 'satirist'. It is almost short enough to quote in full - it is certainly worthy..... More
[Germany, 21st Army Group, British Army], March, June, July and September 1945. These printed letters were issued to British troops ('To All Officers and Men of 21 Army Group') in Germany between March and September 1945 by Field Marshal Montgomery, 'C-in-C 21 Army Group' and Military Governor of the British..... More
Sydney, Modern Magazines Pty Ltd, 1955. The famous Redex Trials were conducted from 1953-55, with Ampol taking over from 1956; the 1954 trial was the first round-Australia grind. More
Rockdale, Scientific Magazines Publishing Co., 1955. The famous Redex Trials were conducted from 1953-55, with Ampol taking over from 1956; the 1954 trial was the first round-Australia grind. More
Melbourne, Robertson and Mullens Limited, 1948. Provenance: Charles Warren Bonython, with his armorial bookplate on the front pastedown. Warren Bonython (1916-2012), engineer, conservationist, and epic walker; one of his enduring legacies was his pivotal role in establishing the 1200-kilometre Heysen Trail. More
Tanunda, The Author (and printed by Auricht), 1931. 'The Miracle of God's Grace. From Cannibals to Evangelists!'; a history of Lutheran Missions in New Guinea, printed in the Barossa Valley. An abridged version was published the following year in English, under the title 'Christ in New Guinea. Former Cannibals become..... More
London, Hutchinson & Co., 1907. Many countries 'contain more than one city or ruin which at some time filled the place of a capital. But in Burma these past capitals are unusually numerous. Their number is partly to be ascribed to the internal conflicts which left, now one of its..... More
Sydney, Royal Society of New South Wales, 1955. The proceedings of a symposium organised by the RSNSW; the contributors are H.G. Raggatt, Professor Hunter, R.F. Cane, and Professor C. Renwick. More
Hobart, H.H. Pimblett, Government Printer, 1950. Tasmanian Department of Mines Geological Survey, Mineral Resources Number 8, Volume 2. More
Adelaide, K.M. Stevenson, Government Printer, 1944. Department of Mines Geological Survey of South Australia Bulletin Number 22. More
Canberra, H.J. Green, Government Printer, 1931. Commonwealth Parliamentary Paper Number 161 of 1929-30-31; one of 830 copies printed. The author was 'Geological Adviser to the Commonwealth Government'. More
Adelaide, Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery of South Australia, 1917. 'Historical Compilations based upon the Study of Original Documents, Number 1'. Inscribed and signed by the author 'To Mr Roach 1917' (probably Gilbert Thomas Meredith Roach, Adelaide artist and author). More
The vintage gelatin silver prints (respectively 248 × 176 mm and 246 × 197 mm) are each ink-stamped on the verso 'Super Repro by: The Photo Repro Co. Photo House ... Charing Cross Road, London'; the date '13.6.48' is added in ink. At that time, Olivier and Leigh were married..... More
[Bucharest, Romanian Olympic Committee, the second half of 1956]. The most recent date in the text is June 1956, prior to the Melbourne Olympics, where presumably this charming piece of ephemera was distributed and collected. More
Melbourne, Melbourne Invitation Committee, [1948]. The book is essentially a photographic introduction to Melbourne. It is offered together with a companion publication of the same vintage, with the first page of text commencing 'Hereby the Melbourne Invitation Committee renews with cordiality its invitation ...' (quarto, light blue cloth with a...... More
Melbourne, Melbourne Olympic Candidature 1996 Committee, [1990]. Melbourne and Athens made submissions to host these Games, but the winner was Atlanta. These volumes are perhaps not to everyone's taste, but having said that, they weren't produced in large quantities. More
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1937 (second impression)/ 1936. The human figure under consideration here is the female nude. More
[Adelaide, an Artist's Book hand-made by the Authors, early 1980s]. This copy has been signed in blue ink by Anthony Lea on the calligraphic title page. Loosely inserted is a one-off printed statement prepared for us some years ago by Anthony Lea, the calligrapher, explaining the genesis of the book..... More
'In 1841 the Gippsland Company investigated the area following favourable reports from explorer Angus McMillan. In May of that year the first settlers arrived. Initially the area was known as Seabank or Old Port, but was changed to New Leith when the town started developing, and later changed to Alberton..... More
[Tasmania, The Author, 1995]. The foot of the table of contents is inscribed in ink 'A Tasmanian. Nov 1995. A gift from Bill Young WIA 2/29 Bn. Survivor. 2/15 Hospital, Changi Godowns, Thompsons Road, Sandakan, Kuching, Kempei Tai Prison, Outram Goal Singapore. Turned 70 in Nov 1995'. The contents are..... More
Binda, Sally Milner Publishing, 2016. The half-title is inscribed and signed by Lynette Silver ('For Marg, Best wishes'), and signed by Billy Young. This book 'has been compiled by historian Lynette Silver from a personal chronicle penned by Billy Young in the 1970s. It is the only first-hand published account..... More
Melbourne, J. Kemp, Acting Government Printer for the State of Victoria (for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia), 1907. Commonwealth Parliamentary Paper Number 1 of 1907; one of 950 copies. Jean Danysz (1860-1928), microbiologist, 'spent much of his working life at the Institut Pasteur in France and isolated a...... More
Melbourne, Specialty Press, 1921. The cover title is 'Rabbits and Other Field Pests including Noxious Weeds'. More
London, William Heinemann, 1913. 'A few of the pictures in this book have been published before in magazines or periodicals; in most cases as first sketches in black and white only. These have since been carried out as pictures, and in that form are reproduced here for the first time'..... More
(A) A small album (150 × 145 mm) with the hand-painted title 'Souvenir of Egypt, Palestine, Sinai, Syria. 1914 to 1919', containing 45 (originally 48) small snapshots (45 × 63 mm) loosely inserted behind captioned window mounts. Fifteen photographs are of more than passing interest. The most fascinating one, 'Beersheba..... More
Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1934. The author spent four years from 1930 with the Roman Catholic Mission on Bathurst Island. More
London, Elliot Stock, [1911]. Agnes Row (1866-1930), a deaconess in the Community of the Holy Name, the first Anglican religious community in Australia, is identified and discussed, along with her book, at great length in a very informative article by Lucy Sussex in the 'Griffith Review' (Edition 42, October 2013..... More
Paris, Rey, 1933. One of only 535 copies in three variants; this copy is out-of-series and does not strictly conform to any of them. However, it is closest to the 35 copies on 'Japon Imperial, contenant chacun une suite a part des dessins sur papier de Chine' (in this instance..... More
[Cape Town], Central News Agency Limited, 1934. South African Agricultural Series, Volume XIII. Provenance: Dr Edward Angas Johnson (1873-1951), with his name-stamp on the title page, and numerous related inserts. Dr Angas Johnson, a great-grandson of George Fife Angas, was an Adelaide medical practitioner, prominent in public health circles. In..... More
Adelaide, The Hassell Press (for the Author), New Year's Day, 1924. The front flyleaf is inscribed in ink by Sir Josiah 'To Oliver from his father. Manoah 18 March 1926'. The pastedown has a note in pencil 'Complete 4/3/26'. The website of the State Library of South Australia has this..... More
The linen handkerchief is printed in full colour; the external dimensions are 310 × 305 mm, with the map itself 255 × 240 mm. It is surrounded by a decorative border with nautical motifs. Apart from the abbreviation 'Regd.' in the bottom left-hand corner below the border, there is no..... More
Adelaide, South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society, 1990. Supplementary volumes to the four-volume 'Biographical Index of South Australians, 1836-1885', published in 1986. Eight quarterly Bicentennial Bulletins were published between 1987 and 1989; they 'contained new biographies and also substantial amendments to entries published in the previous work. Sources were given..... More
London, Cassell & Company, 1886. 'For many years of my life I have travelled to and fro in the Pacific Ocean, first as a vagabond globe-trotter, and afterwards as a journalist.... I have had the good fortune to be the only journalist who has visited New Caledonia, the Isle of..... More
Adelaide, The Board of Governors of the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery of South Australia, 1922. Historical Compilations based upon the Study of Original Documents, Number 3. Extensive details of Lewis' 1874-75 Lake Eyre expedition (4 pages) are accompanied by a reduced facsimile of the route map. This (hard..... More