Highlights of our latest catalogue include rare occult titles, many by or about Aleister Crowley. Militaria is also heavily represented, with many unique items. Not least is the deluxe menu and autograph album from the dinner given by the entrepreneur and politician Hugh McIntosh for VC winners on Armistice Day 1919: our copy is signed by sixteen of them.
Rare photographs include two albums with 110 hand-coloured images of 1880s Japan by Adolfo Farsari; a stereo-daguerreotype by Disderi of the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1855; two Australian items depicting racial stereotyping, and a fine early portrait of an Adelaide Indigenous woman and child by Saul Solomon.
Our range of Folio Society publications offers an affordable indulgence with a handsome set of a favourite author: Churchill, Collins, Doyle, Eliot, Gibbon, Greene, Hardy, Nesbit, Orwell, Peake, Shakespeare, Tolkien, Trollope, Waugh or Wilde.
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![The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion [the complete set in 13 volumes]. Sir James...](/pictures/thumb/120054_01.jpg?v=1601333212)
London, Macmillan, 1976 (facsimile edition)/ 1912 (third edition). The set comprises nine parts in 13 volumes. Part 1: The Magic Art. Part 2: Taboo and the Perils of the Soul. Part 3: The Dying God. Part 4: Adonis, Attis, Osiris. Part 5: Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild..... More
Trove records only one example of this item, described in detail as follows: 'Printed Cloth Map ... of the Dardanelles Peninsula (described as part of "TURKEY IN ASIA") as well as the Dardanelles Straits, the Gulf of Saros and the Sea of Marmora. The date of its manufacture is unknown..... More
The photographs are captioned on the verso by a member of the 23rd Battalion, 315 Private George Harold Clarence Coleman (and they all carry the later ownership signature of one G.W. Coleman, presumably a relative). Fifty of these photographs graphically depict conditions on the Gallipoli Peninsula during the invasion. They..... More
Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1949. 'In compiling the encyclopaedia of formulas and recipes, my object has been to make it of special value to people living in the Southern Hemisphere ... Selecting from the tens of thousands of formulas from many countries, I have chosen those that seem of greatest..... More
London, Folio Society, 1983 to 1990 (first thus). Edited and with an introduction by Betty Radice. Offered with another two Folio Society volumes by Gibbon: Memoirs of My Life (1991; octavo; gilt-decorated cloth; a fine copy in the lightly sunned slipcase); and Edward Gibbon's Atlas of the World (1991; quarto;..... More
London, Richard Bentley, 1862. The free endpaper of the first volume is inscribed to 'John Henry Mossop, With the best wishes of Dacres T.C. Belgrave, on his leaving Eton, Election 1865'. Belgrave, watercolourist and soldier, was a schoolmate of Mossop's at Eton. An adventurous tourist's travels in Australia in the..... More
London, Fulgur Limited, 2006 (first thus). One of three deluxe editions signed by the authors: this is number 84 of only 91 copies bound thus, in a total edition of 900 copies. 'When writing the original synopsis of this work in the early 1960s, the authors made clear the purpose..... More
![ANZAC Light Horse & NZ Mounted Rifles in Pictures, 1914-1919. Volume 1 [all published?]. Allen...](/pictures/thumb/117407_00.jpg?v=1595813286)
Brisbane, Allen Green, 2012. Number 30 of 450 copies. 'A photographic volume compiled from original unit histories of selected Australian Light Horse Regiments and New Zealand Mounted Rifles', namely, the published histories of the 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th, and 11th Light Horse Regiments, the 4th Light Horse Brigade, and 'Mounted..... More
![The Complete Entertainments [the cumulative title of a set of six novels]. Graham GREENE](/pictures/thumb/120525_01.jpg?v=1601350566)
London, Folio Society, 1996 (first thus). The individual titles are Stamboul Train; A Gun for Sale; The Confidential Agent; The Ministry of Fear; The Third Man; and Our Man in Havana. [6 items]. More
Lake Worth, Ibis Books, 2009 (first edition). More
![A complete Folio Society edition of the works of Thomas Hardy [eighteen volumes]. Thomas HARDY](/pictures/thumb/120529_01.jpg?v=1601354585)
London, Folio Society, [1991 to 1994]. The titles of the individual volumes are A Laodicean; The Hand of Ethelberta; Desperate Remedies; The Well-Beloved; Two on a Tower; A Pair of Blue Eyes; A Group of Noble Dames; A Changed Man; Life's Little Ironies; Far From the Madding Crowd; The Mayor..... More
[Adelaide, The Author, [circa 1965?] (a copy of the November 1965 newsletter of the RSAYS is loosely inserted; it is addressed to the original owner of the book, from whose estate we purchased it). We have previously handled 'Cruising in South Australian Waters. A Series of Addresses in 1942 to..... More
At Sea, Printed by Walter Wade for the Expeditionary Force, October 1914. HMAT A19 'Afric' departed Sydney on 18 October 1914, and left Albany with the first convoy on 1 November. This first issue, on linen, is undated, but our research has unearthed the fact that the second issue, on..... More
At Sea, Printed by Walter Wade for the Expeditionary Force, October 1914. HMAT A19 'Afric' departed Sydney on 18 October 1914, and left Albany with the first convoy on 1 November. This first issue, on linen, is undated, but our research has unearthed the fact that the second issue, on..... More
At Sea, Printed by Walter Wade for the Expeditionary Force, October 1914. HMAT A19 'Afric' departed Sydney on 18 October 1914, and left Albany with the first convoy on 1 November. This first issue, on linen, is undated, but our research has unearthed the fact that the second issue, on..... More
London, The London Stereoscopic Company, Ltd. [for the Orient Line?], [1914] (third edition). SS 'Omrah' was requisitioned in August 1914 by the Australian Commonwealth Government, and formed part of the first convoy of troopships to depart Albany on 1 November 1914. Loosely inserted in this book are four ephemeral pieces..... More
![Boonah Buzzer. November & December [cover title]. HMAT A36 Boonah](/pictures/thumb/120356_01.jpg?v=1601333255)
Adelaide, 'Printed and Published for Lieut. A.T. Penglase, by J.L. Bonython & Co.', [1919]. A 'Chronicle of the doings of the last Australian troopship to reach South Africa and find that their services were not required, as an Armistice had been signed but a few days previously' (foreword). The extensive..... More
Fitzroy, Regimental Trustees, 1990. The title page is signed by the author. More
Los Gatos, The Academy for Future Science, 2004 (fifth edition)/ 1977. More
Adelaide, S. Solomon, School of Photography, 51 Rundle Street, Adelaide, [circa 1870s]. According to his obituary in the 'Advertiser' on 15 May 1929, Saul Solomon (1836-1929) first established a 'photographer's business' in Adelaide in 1868. He moved to Mt Gambier in 1890, where 'he conducted one of the leading hotels..... More
The Italian adventurer Adolfo Farsari (1841-1898) 'owned the last important Western photography studio in Japan. Born in Italy, he immigrated [sic] to the United States in 1863 where he married, served in the Union army, and became an American citizen. Following the death of his second son, he left home..... More
[Sydney, Penlington and Somerville, 1928]. The pictorial front free endpaper is inscribed and signed 'To Fyfe Henderson with kind regards from C. Kingsford-Smith'; C.T.P. Ulm has written his signature below it. The pastedown carries an inscription from a member of the Fyfe-Henderson family, presenting the book to a regional historical..... More
The edition was limited to 200 copies, of which 175 were for sale in Australia, with the remaining 25 copies reserved for a London edition, published by Constable. The book (quarto, [52] pages) contained 21 tipped-in original woodcuts (the frontispiece, 'Poppies', with three colours applied by hand) plus an original..... More
![The Art of Sir Lionel Lindsay. Volume I. Woodcuts [and] Volume II: Etchings [in two parts]....](/pictures/thumb/120485_01.jpg?v=1601333270)
Brookvale, Copperfield, 1982 and 1988. Each volume was published in a limited edition of only 300 numbered copies signed by the publishers (Volume I is number 193; Volume II is number 180). [3 items]. More
Woodbridge, Antique Collector's Club, 1989 (first reprint)/ 1984 [first thus]/ 1950. 'This volume contains his own plans, elevations and copious details of the finest examples of his domestic buildings, on which his huge reputation principally rests; the other two volumes covered his work on corporate and public buildings' (dustwrapper blurb)..... More
![Aboriginal Water-Quest. [Reprinted from] Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of...](/pictures/thumb/16934_01.jpg?v=1599117844)
Adelaide, W.K. Thomas, Printers, 1895. More
![You are Welcome, Digger, Welcome (Air, 'The Wearing of the Green') [drop-title]. Pat MATTHEWS](/pictures/thumb/117216_00.jpg?v=1595813466)
[Australia, circa 1919]. 'You are welcome, Digger, welcome to the land that gave you birth; | You rank amongst the bravest men that ever trod God's earth; | You're not only soldiers, Digger, you are men and mates as well; | If the order came to do it, you'd have..... More
Carlton, Aus Art Editions in association with the Miegunyah Press, 2006 (fourth edition)/ 1968. With 'over 8,000 entries on Australian artists, art movements, groups, prizes, awards, exhibitions and galleries; an extensive section on Australia's Aboriginal art with detailed information on artists, community art centres and regions; more than 1,500 new..... More
![The Adventures of the Treasure Seekers. [Together with] The Adventures of the Children. [Two...](/pictures/thumb/120531_01.jpg?v=1601350568)
London, Folio Society, 1993 [and] 1994 (all first thus). The first set, illustrated by C. Walter Hodges, comprises The Story of the Treasure Seekers; The Wouldbegoods; and New Treasure Seekers. The first set, illustrated by H.R. Millar, comprises Illustrations Five Children and It; The Phoenix and the Carpet; and The..... More
Canberra, Australian War Memorial, 1981 and 1985. More
![Reportage [the cumulative title used on the slipcase of a five-volume set]. George ORWELL](/pictures/thumb/120523_01.jpg?v=1601350565)
London, Folio Society, 1998 [first thus]. Individual titles of the volumes are: Down and Out in Paris and London; Funny, But Not Vulgar; Homage to Catalonia; My Country Right or Left; and The Road to Wigan Pier. [5 items]. More
Lobethal, R.C. Parsons, 1967. More
![The Gormenghast Trilogy. [Comprising] Titus Groan; Gormenghast; and Titus Alone. Mervyn PEAKE](/pictures/thumb/120586_01.jpg?v=1601333284)
London, Folio Society, 1992 (first thus). The first volume contains a ten-page introduction by Michael Moorcock. [3 items]. More
New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1965 (first edition). 'It's been said that if Donn Pearce is remembered at all, it won't be for having written "Cool Hand Luke", his acclaimed but little-read novel about his life as a convict on a southern chain gang, but for the classic movie based..... More
The Duke and Duchess of York and Cornwall (later King George V and Queen Mary) travelled to Australia on the Royal Yacht 'Ophir' for the opening of the first Federal Parliament in Melbourne in May 1901. The Royal couple then visited Sydney, Hobart (via New Zealand), Adelaide, Albany and Fremantle..... More
[Hindmarsh, Unknown Photographer, circa September 1898]. 'The banjo was introduced to America by enslaved Africans in the mid-1600s.... the earliest banjos, also known as banjars, were not the instruments we recognize today. Early banjos varied greatly. They could have any number of strings. The body could be made from a...... More
!['Why did my master sell me?' [the caption on a studio portrait with attitude]. Photography,...](/pictures/thumb/119607_01.jpg?v=1601350564)
Richmond, Victoria, T.W. McAlpine, [1880s]. Some details catch the eye immediately - the cloth cap, the high lace-up boots, the striped knee-length socks - but they don't demand answers. However, one that does is the caption 'Why did my master sell me?' written in the negative on the fur rug..... More
In August and September 1908 the American Grand Fleet (which included 16 white-painted battleships) visited Sydney and Melbourne during its 14-month world tour. 'George Rose visited both cities armed with his stereoscopic camera and went on board the USSs "Louisiana" and "Wisconsin" taking photographs. He produced exactly 100 views for..... More
Private Ernest Leonard, born at Port Elliott in South Australia, was a member of the 48th Battalion when he was listed as missing on 11 April 1917 at Riencourt, during the disastrous First Battle of Bullecourt. He was one of '1170 Australians [who] were taken prisoner - the largest number..... More
Paris, Editions Albert Morancé, [undated, but 1920s?]. In the publisher's 'Documents d'Architecture' series; decorative tiles from 1421 to 1800. More
London, Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (Printed by David Allen & Sons Ltd), 1915. The publication details are printed in the bottom margin, now matted out. This is Poster Number 113; the portrait of Kitchener is after a photograph by Bassano. More
!['Ubique. Quo Fas Et Gloria Ducunt' ['Everywhere. Whither Right and Glory Lead']. A piece of...](/pictures/thumb/117289_00.jpg?v=1595812677)
The age and origin of this item are unknown, but generally these sorts of one-off souvenirs were handworked in France. More
The catalyst for the discord appears to have been Hippeau's biting lampoon of Gounod in the issue of 29 October 1882. Saint-Saëns had hitherto been listed prominently on the covers as an official collaborator of the magazine; his name is absent from the issue of 13 November. His relationship with..... More
London, Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1882. Loosely inserted is an albumen paper photograph (170 × 110 mm) mounted on card (300 × 230 mm, with the rubber-stamp credit of the photographers T. and R. Annan of Glasgow) of the memorial tablet in Glasgow Cathedral to Major Alexander Dunlop..... More
London, Folio Society, 1990 (second printing)/ 1988 (first thus). More
Cairo, Imprimerie Nationale, June 1894. A very rare account of pilgrimages to Mecca and Medina in 1888 and 1891, by an Egyptian doctor sent at the behest of his government to report on sanitary conditions for pilgrims on the Hajj. The illustrations include reproductions of images by the two earliest..... More
Land Grant Number 639 is for 'Eighty-two acres numbered "903" in the Provincial Survey', purchased by 'James Warland and George Warland of Adelaide' for the sum of £2. Elizabeth Warburton, in 'The Paddocks Beneath. A History of Burnside from the Beginning' (1981), makes short work of locating the land in..... More
Adelaide, various Government Printers (or printers acting under authority), 1844 to 1848 (but possibly early. The balance of the volume contains another 65 separate Acts or Ordinances: 1845 (17 items); 1846 (17 items); 1847 (19 items plus the title page and index leaf); and 1848 (12 items plus the title..... More
Adelaide, printed at the 'Times' and 'Dispatch' Office (first volume) and 'The Advertiser' and 'Chronicle' Offices (second and third volumes), [1858 and 1859]. The first volume has all references to, and contributions by, John Bristow Hughes marked in the margins with pencil; his signature in ink is partially erased from..... More
Coventry, Woven in Silk by Thomas Stevens, Inventor and Manufacturer, [1880s]. 'The basic picture was first issued under the title "The London & York ... Coach" ... and as such it was one of the first two Stevengraphs introduced at the York Exhibition in the summer of 1879. Within a...... More
