Our latest catalogue contains a number of items that are genuine rarities as well as landmark publications. These include Johnson’s Dictionary of the English Language (1784, fifth edition, two volumes), Ernst Haeckel’s Die Radiolarien (1862, complete with the atlas of 35 lithographs), Iacovleff’s Dessins et Peintures d'Asie (1934), and Magra’s Journal of a Voyage round the World (1771), the first published account of Cook's first voyage to the Pacific, which appeared some two years before the official account.
One extraordinary offering is a group of 1840 SA land grants for five adjoining 80-acre country sections purchased by Captain George Frederick Dashwood (the area, near Meadows, is still referred to as ‘Dashwood’s Gully’). All five documents are signed by Governor George Gawler and his private secretary, Alfred Miller Mundy, the pioneering overlander to the colony with Joseph Hawdon. There are also items signed by DH Lawrence, Roger Moore (as 007), Pelé, Sidney Nolan, Barbara Hanrahan, and David Gulpilil, among many others. Rare Adelaide cast iron foundry catalogues include one – possibly unique - from 1878, consisting of six original albumen paper photographs.
There are numerous books on French graphic art and the occult; these come from two extensive private collections. As we work our way through them, we will regularly upload newly-processed items to specific galleries on our website dedicated to these subjects. Keep an eye on them!
Melbourne, Alexander McCubbin, [1921]. The two-page foreword by Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Chauvel describes the author thus: 'Lieut.-Colonel Olden is well qualified to undertake the work, as, joining the Regiment on its inception, he served with it throughout the War, and, though twice wounded, was never long away from duty. He..... More
Oxford, J. Vincent, [circa 1826]. One of several small compendia of maps and plates published by J. Vincent for students of the classics at the University of Oxford. This volume is principally concerned with the Punic Wars, in particular Hannibal's campaigns in Italy. More
Edinburgh, Adam & Charles Black, 1903. The tenth edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica consisted of the 24 volumes of the ninth edition (1875-1889) plus a further 11 volumes 'dealing with recent events and developments'. The 'Index of Maps' in this volume is in fact a gazetteer of some 250,000 place..... More
Paris, Léonce Laget, 1972. The first volume contains the history of this important French society of engravers, and the catalogue raisonné of the 300 prints it published; the second volume contains an extensive biographical dictionary of members. Number 11 of only 500 sets for sale. [2 items]. More
![Item #58069 More Adventures of Ginger Meggs. Series 20. Sunbeams Book [cover title]. James C. BANCKS](https://treloars.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/58069_01.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1566287346)
Sydney, Associated Newspapers Limited, 1943. More
![Item #123003 More Adventures of Ginger Meggs. Series 22. Sunbeams Book [cover title]. James C....](https://treloars.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/123003_01.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1620088691)
Sydney, Associated Newspapers Limited, 1945. More
![Item #123004 More Adventures of Ginger Meggs. Series 23. Sunbeams Book [cover title]. James C....](https://treloars.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/123004_01.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1620088691)
Sydney, Associated Newspapers Limited, 1946. More
![Item #123005 More Adventures of Ginger Meggs. Series 25. Sunbeams Book [cover title]. James C....](https://treloars.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/123005_01.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1620088691)
Sydney, Associated Newspapers Limited, 1948. More
London, Faber and Faber, 1938. The half-title is signed by both authors. 'This sumptuous book is no less than a collection of nearly every available lithograph of the Romantic Ballet. Here are all the great ballerinas, Taglioni, Fanny Elssler, Carlotta Grisi, Fanny Cerrito, Lucile Grahn, Carolina Rosati, as alive and..... More
San Jose, The Author, 1995, 1998 and 2003. The second volume is number 133 of 500 copies signed by the author. [3 items]. More
Sydney, Ure Smith, 1970. 'The Gunwinggu of Western Arnhem Land, one of the few matrilineally-oriented societies of Aboriginal Australia'. More
London, Charles H. Kelly, 1890. The Woodburytypes are of James Bickford, his wife, and fellow-missionary the Reverend William Moister (1808-1891). More
London, Printed for George Nicol, 1792. The revised, official account of the voyage of the 'Bounty', including the mutiny and Bligh's subsequent voyage in the ship's launch with eighteen loyal crewmen. 'In their small boat Bligh and his companions made a remarkable journey of more than three and a half..... More
Westminster, Folio Society, 1960 (second edition, reset)/ 1954 (first thus). [2 items]. More
London, Melbourne University Press, 1965. 'The reader is shown how the architect deals with the artistic and technological problem set by the client; and the history of artistic and technical developments this century is presented by describing the search for a functional, monumental, transcendental design; the search for an ideal..... More
Edinburgh, John Grant, 1904 (thirty-second edition, 'Thoroughly Revised, and in large part Re-written'). More
Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1983. Signed by the author on the title page. 'This book traces in photographs, drawn from archival sources, the destruction of the city's architectural heritage from 1900 to the present day' (and it continues still). More
Bloomington, Indiana University Press, in association with the National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1979. More
Sydney, Kemp and Fairfax, 1849. The account of Kennedy's disastrous expedition to explore Cape York in 1848, '... the most tragic of all Australian explorations, not least because he and his men were defeated at the outset. The bravery, skill, good humour and generosity of Kennedy, the loyalty and bravery..... More
![Item #122988 Cézanne Aquarelles [Watercolours]. Paul CEZANNE, Götz ADRIANI](https://treloars.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/122988_01.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1619664187)
Paris, Bibliothèque des Arts, 1984. More
London, Collector's Library Editions, 2007 (facsimile edition)/ 1896. More
Provenance: Frank Trigg (1876-1963), with his personal 'Conchological Library' bookplate on the front pastedowns, his annotations on the front flyleaves, and his occasional signature or initials. Frank Trigg 'held the office as treasurer and committeeman of the Field Naturalists' section [of the RGGS] for a number of years. He was..... More
Adelaide, The Hassell Press, 1950. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front flyleaf. More
Perth, E.S. Wigg and Son Ltd., 1916. 'Published for the 70th Anniversary, May 28-31, 1916'. More
Tampa, Silver Star Publications, 1992 [first edition]. This copy is signed by Ray Eales. More
Montreal, 93 Publishing, 1974 (first edition). More
![Item #120098 Thelemic Magick. Unexpurgated, Commented. Part II. [Edited by Daniel B. Stone]....](https://treloars.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/120098_01.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1614150312)
Washington, Daniel B. Stone, 1991 [first thus]. This edition of Part II, complete with the commentary, was produced in very limited numbers, and is rare. More
Scottsdale, New Falcon Publications, 1991 (first edition). The front flyleaf is inscribed by Lon Milo Duquette 'To Brother Keith | Do what thou wilt shall be the | whole of the Law. | ... | Love is the law, love under will', and signed by him, as well as Christopher..... More
London, Methuen & Co., 1898 (Colonial Edition). The lengthy introduction (21 pages) is by Henry Stanley. More
London, Printed for T. Warner, 1726 [first edition]. The first edition of this work on the supernatural published anonymously by Daniel Defoe (circa 1660-1731), better known as a novelist, satirist and journalist. 'Defoe, a Protestant Dissenter, believed in the devil as a physical being at work in the world. "The..... More
Paris, Arts et Métiers Graphiques, 1973. More
![Item #123272 The Oxford English Dictionary. Second Edition [complete in twenty volumes]....](https://treloars.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/123272_01.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1620191880)
Oxford, Clarendon Press, 2000/ 1991 (with corrections)/ 1989. [20 items]. More
Hamburg, Fackelträger-Verlag Schmidt-Küster, 1970. A catalogue raisonné of 352 graphic works of Otto Dix (1891-1969). More
Canberra, The Australian National University Press, 1983. More
Paris, Editions Louis Carré & Cie, 1981. Number 473 of 1000 sets of this important catalogue raisonné of the artist's watercolours, gouaches and pastels. [2 items]. More
London, Thames and Hudson, 1991 (first edition in English)/ 1991 (first edition, in French). 'The revival of interest in Art Deco and the applied and decorative arts of the 1920s and 30s has also led to the rediscovery of its leading practitioners. The Swiss-born French artist Jean Dunand (1877-1942) ranks..... More
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Frenchs Forest, The Craftsman's Press, 1984. Number 171 of only 200 copies signed by the artist, with the original etching (signed and numbered to match, sheet size 330 × 255 mm; image size 200 × 165 mm). More
Melbourne, Deutscher Art Publications and Resolution Press, Sydney, 1981. Number 380 of 1000 copies. More
Maple Grove, Ordo Templi Orientis USA, 2014 (revised second edition). Number 14 of only 93 copies bound in leather (the standard binding is red cloth with identical gilt blocking). The book 'was first published as Red Flame No. 2 in 1995 ... and reprinted in trade paperback format in 2005'..... More
Gent, Erasmus Ledeberg, 1973. With parallel text in English, Dutch and French. More
Milton, Jacaranda Press, 1971 (first reprint)/ 1970. 'This is the first novel written by a Papuan to be published' (dustwrapper blurb). This copy is inscribed and signed by the author on the title page: 'Hope this book helps Australians to understand my people ... Adelaide, 9th March, 1972'. More
Adelaide, Libraries Board of South Australia, 1964 (facsimile edition)/ 1845. Peade A7: only 891 sets printed overall. [2 items]. More
London, Jonathan Cape, 1965 [first edition, first impression, second state (without the gun stamped in gilt on the front cover)]. Signed on the title page by Roger Moore (who starred in the 1974 film of the same name, in only his second appearance as Bond). Offered together with 'You Only..... More
North Caulfield, Malakoff Fine Art Press, 1982. Number 115 of 1500 copies. More
London, A. Zwemmer Ltd, 1971. More
London, Phoenix Press, 1949 (first edition in English). Translated from the Gujarati by Mahadev Desai. More
![Item #122171 To Live among the Stars. Christian Origins in Oceania. [Together with] Footsteps in...](https://treloars.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/122171_01.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1611794643)
Geneva, World Council of Churches in association with the Institute of Pacific Studies, 1982 and 1992. The second volume is inscribed, dated (1995) and signed by the author; loosely inserted is an interesting signed personal letter-card from the author. [2 items]. More
Adelaide, Corkwood Press, 1997 (facsimile edition)/ 1906. Number 225 of only 250 copies. More
Paris, La Bibliothèque des Arts, 1976. Number 390 of 650 sets printed on vellum paper. The catalogue raisonné contains illustrations of 245 drypoints, etchings and wood engravings by Gromaire, with many illustrated in multiple states. [2 items]. More
