A Visit to Queensland and her Goldfields
London, Chapman and Hall, 1870. With the pictorial bookplate ['Gang forward'] of Edward Charles Stirling. More
Welcome to the fourth volume in our occasional series of Picture Book catalogues. By design they are light on text (time is short!), and you won't find too many standard works here either. There are many rare or unique items, particularly manuscripts and photographs.
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London, Chapman and Hall, 1870. With the pictorial bookplate ['Gang forward'] of Edward Charles Stirling. More
Melbourne, [Camel Brigade Field Ambulance], 1917 (The Stretcher), and Cairo, Nile Mission Press, 1917 and 1918 (Cacolet). 'Stories, anecdotes, verse and photos written and produced by the soldiers of the unit' (Trove). Both titles are very rare, and it is clear from the records that the connection we have made..... More
There are thirteen signatures: Woodfull (Captain), Alexander (in his sole Test), Bradman, Bromley (12th man), Darling, Ironmonger, Lee (only his second, and last, Test), McCabe, O'Brien, Oldfield, O'Reilly, Richardson and Wall (who had an injured ankle and was unfit for selection). The match was won by England by 8 wickets..... More
Melbourne, Gryphon Books, 1980. 'Rochester's Lyrical, lewd & licentious poems were circulated only in manuscript during his lifetime. The earliest printed Editions appeared a year after his Death. But "The Farce of Sodom" was never printed in England. For centuries its fame (or notoriety) depended on crude Continental imprints. Consequently..... More
London, Jordison, 1895. 'Some seasons ago, ere the world went astray - / When summers were sometimes serene - / A match which the natives recount to this day / Was played upon Uppingham Green' ... A humorous account of the Inter-Parochial Cup for cricket-loving boys of all ages. Inscribed..... More
Sydney, J.R. Clarke, Music Publisher ('Allan & Wigley, Lith. Printers'), 1857. The artwork is by Edmund Thomas (1827-1867); the ten plates include three portraits and scenic views of Sydney Heads, Rose Bay, and the North Shore, as well as 'Allan Cunningham's Monument in the Botanic Gardens'. The pieces are BOULANGER..... More
They are drawn mainly on Adelaide banks and business houses in the 1860s and 1870s, with payees generally in the Clare region (including Clare, Mintaro, Spalding, Yatina, Watervale, Auburn, Rhynie, Broughton, and Bungaree). All are bank-stamped. Recognisable payees' signatures (written on both sides of the notes) include Benno Seppelt, Albion..... More
Melbourne, Department of Repatriation, 10 September 1919. The printed presentation is 'To Senator the Hon. Edward Davis Millen, Originating, and First Minister for Repatriation.... Melbourne, 10th September 1919'. The album depicts the activities of the Department in its first year. The series of photographs depict narratively the work of repatriation..... More
An attractive calligraphic testimonial (visible image size 390 × 260 mm, in blue ink on a two-tone blue background within a decorative gilt border) was signed by nine senior members of the congregation, and presented to the outgoing Honorary Secretary. It is surmounted by a large ornamental scroll, a mass..... More
Adelaide, W.C. Cox, Printer, 1853. The author, Clerk of the Executive Council of South Australia, was on board the vessel; this is his account of the first successful navigation of the Murray as far as Swan Hill by Captain Francis Cadell. Fellow-passenger James Allen also published his version of events..... More
London, Heinemann, 1901. A detailed account of the Boxer Rebellion by one who was present. In fact, Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1865-1924), author, traveller and adventurer, was invited to 'ride into the [Forbidden] Palace by the side of [the Russian] General Linievitch, who, being senior General, would be the first..... More
London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1852. 'Adelaide Educational Institution Prize' is stamped in gilt on the front covers; loosely inserted is an 1865 prize plate. More
Birmingham, Bonehill, [1880s] (it contains a testimonial dated November 1883). More
There are details of all component parts for approximately 230 items of furniture, with hand-drawn illustrations included for about 155 of them (of which 90 are quite charming miniatures). There is a small comprehensive alphabetical index booklet mounted inside the front cover. A small piece has been snipped from the..... More
The samples vary in size, but they must average around 40 to 50 square centimetres each; they are accompanied by extensive technical details (including threading and loom settings) handwritten, neatly and in the one hand, in Italian. One page has no sample, one has two samples, two have a sample..... More
All images are captioned in the negative, and all are uniquely numbered in ink on the verso, beneath the initials CAB (a broken run from 1 to 91) by an early owner. Fifteen (mainly the mining ones) are dated 1898 in the caption, and there are several of Lord Brassey's..... More
London, Smith, Elder, 1870. Each volume contains the early name-plate of Edward Charles Stirling. Sir Edward Charles Stirling (1848-1919) was an eminent South Australian surgeon, scientist and politician. [2 items]. More
London, Adam and Charles Black, 1915 [first reissue, in colour pictorial blue cloth, using the 1902 first edition sheets]. This prolific author's very rare first book. Not in McIlvaine (but see A1a2, which does not have 1915 printed on the title page). More