The Blue and Brown Diamond. A History of the 27th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, 1915-1919
Adelaide, Lonnen and Cope, 1921. Dornbusch 310; Fielding and O'Neill, page 227; Trigellis-Smith 226. More
Adelaide, Lonnen and Cope, 1921. Dornbusch 310; Fielding and O'Neill, page 227; Trigellis-Smith 226. More
This print comes from the original 1915 Australian exhibition of Hurley photographs; this was a slightly larger version of the London exhibition held earlier in the same year. The label of the Fine Art Society, New Bond Street, London is on the verso of this print, with the full title..... More
Guildford, Genesis Publications Limited, 1975 (first edition). Number 436 of 500 copies. A facsimile of Bligh's manuscript log of the ill-fated voyage of the 'Bounty' (held by the Public Record Office, London, ADM 55/151), with an introduction by the late Admiral of the Fleet, the Earl Mountbatten of Burma. It..... More
Adelaide, Government Printer, 1896. South Australian Parliamentary Paper Number 127 of 1896; only 500 copies printed. Brown was in the Northern Territory from early April to early August 1896; he gives detailed reports (and maps) for each of his five journeys. Etheridge's contribution is 'No. 9 - The Occurrence of..... More
Perth, Wm. Alfred Watson, Government Printer, 1902. Western Australian Parliamentary Paper Number 46 of 1902; only 1200 copies were printed. The 'expedition was fitted out to explore the remaining unknown regions of Australia on similar lines to the Elder expedition'. Lawrence Allen Wells, third in command on the ill-fated Elder..... More
The inkstamp of the London photographer, Chard Jenkins, is on the verso. The photograph probably dates from the 1962-63 Australian tour of England. The signature and inscription ('Best wishes') were obtained at a later date. They are written very clearly in ink on the surface of the photograph. Richie Benaud..... More
Adelaide, Rigby Ltd., 1933. 'The Book has been written for the new regime of cricket; the batter, bruise and bust cricket, which has been thrust upon us. This travesty of an erstwhile noble sport demands new techniques to master it ... We find after years of research that all previous..... More
Dublin, California, The Ordo Templi Orientis (Thelema Publications), 1976. More
New York, Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1975 (first edition). This book 'introduces a new series of "The Equinox" ... released under the auspices of Marcelo Motta, the current Praemonstrator ... It is the first book to bear the Imprimatur of the Order since the publication of Liber Aleph in 1962' (dustwrapper..... More
New York, Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1975 (first edition). This book 'introduces a new series of "The Equinox" ... released under the auspices of Marcelo Motta, the current Praemonstrator ... It is the first book to bear the Imprimatur of the Order since the publication of Liber Aleph in 1962' (dustwrapper..... More
Kalgoorlie, 'D. Falconer, Photo Artist', [between August 1894 and 1896]. The most readily-accessible, extensive (and accurate) information on Davidson is to be found in the lengthy introduction by Valmai Hankel to the new edition of 'Journal of Explorations in Central Australia ... 1898-1900'. The journal was first published as South..... More
Sandy Bay, Peter Dombrovskis Pty Ltd, 1983. A singular copy: the title page is signed by Peter Dombrovskis (1945-1996), Bob Brown and Alan Missen, 'Senator for Victoria' (1925-1986), who 'spoke out against the building of Tasmania's Franklin River dam' ('Australian Dictionary of Biography'). More
London, Martin Secker, 1922 [deluxe edition]/ [1917]. Number 109 of 150 copies of this deluxe large-paper issue on blue paper signed by the author. Loosely inserted is an autograph postcard initialled by Norman Douglas, addressed to his friend Ralph Straus, prolific novelist and biographer: 'c/o T. Cook & Son, Via..... More
Adelaide, Government Printer, 1989 (facsimile edition)/ 1814. A superb production, limited to only 500 numbered sets (this is number 98). The storage box was designed with a matching two-door lid opening at the centre, and attached to the base with piano hinges. About a third of the edition was issued..... More
The author's short introduction to this work speaks for itself: 'I'm getting towards the afternoon of life now. Looking back to the Dardanelles and Gallipoli in 1915, and the part played by the naval forces and squadrons, I am not only surprised, but am definitely annoyed that, although innumerable volumes..... More
Not having time to offer a full critique of a manuscript Vogel has sent him, Gorki writes that he will limit himself to a brief sketch of his own conception of religion, which is entirely contrary to Vogel's. 'La religion surgit de la sensation de la liaison entre l'homme et..... More
Bundaberg, Corkwood Press, 1994 (facsimile edition)/ 1896. The facsimile was 'produced in conjunction with the Horn Expedition Commemorative Symposium held at Alice Springs to celebrate the centenary of the Horn expedition'; it was produced with financial support from the Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory. Number 25 of only 50..... More
This is an example of item 143 of the 1915 Australian exhibition of Hurley's works, which emanated from the Fine Art Society, London. The full title of the catalogue is 'Exhibition of Unique Photographic Pictures taken during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition. Also other Photographic Studies by Frank Hurley' (small octavo..... 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
The material ranges from standard fare (iconic structures, picturesque landscapes, exotic costumes) to most interesting and unusual street-level documentary images. These large-format prints (84 are approximately 205 × 270 mm each, three are a little larger, and two are panoramas measuring 120 × 300 mm) have never been mounted, and..... More
Circa 1910. Signed and titled in pencil on the original mount (now concealed by the mat). Reproduced in BEER, Leslie: 'The Art of John Kauffmann' (1919), plate 2; NEWTON, Gael: 'John Kauffmann, Art Photographer' (NGA, 1996), page 9. Provenance: from the family of John Kauffmann, by descent (sold by Sotheby's..... More
London, Company of Stationers, 1606 [new and corrected edition]/ 1515. With summaries of hundreds of cases heard during the reign of Edward III (1327 to 1377), selected from the Yearbooks and arranged chronologically. The cases range from criminal matters to property disputes. The text, in Law French, is set in..... More
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1963 ('New edition')/ 1918. Norman Lindsay has added to the front flyleaf a charming original pencil drawing of Bunyip Bluegum, and a signed inscription - 'A Slice of Pudden' for [Carl Strehlow] from Norman Lindsay' (overall dimensions 120 × 115 mm). The recipient was the son..... More
Paris, Chez l'Auteur, 1907. A catalogue raisonné of the etchings of Charles Meryon, including his iconic images of Paris. The original etching, bound in as issued, is 'Bain-froid Chevier, dit de l'école' (1864, Delteil 44). It was printed for this edition from the original copper plate (in the possession of..... More