Sydney, A.H. and A.W. Reed, 1967 (facsimile edition)/ 1847. One of 1000 copies of this high-quality facsimile. The illustrations comprise views of the fledgling city of Adelaide and outlying settlements, the topography, flora and fauna, and the Indigenous people and their lives. Some 22 of the 60 plates (and the..... More

Zurich, Belser, 1984 (facsimile edition of a fifteenth-century manuscript). Volume 67 in the series 'Belser-Faksimile-Editionen aus der Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana'. The original of this beautiful illuminated manuscript is in the Vatican Library ('Codex Vaticanus latinus 3781'); it is attributed to Jean Bourdichon (c.1457-1521). 'Over the course of a career that..... More

Oxford, The Clarendon Press, 1923 [first edition]. 'We have in these four volumes all, or practically all, the discoverable evidence upon the various parts of the subject, collected, weighed, sorted, classified and built up with immense care into a logical and beautiful structure, ornamented by a distinguished literary style.' Provenance..... More

Adelaide, South Australian Cricket Association, 1933. 'International Cricket. England v. Australia. Souvenir of Visit of MCC Team. October 1932 to March 1933. Third Test Match ...' [cover title]. Padwick 4487. More

The signatures are Allen (Captain), Ames, Barnett, Copson, Duckworth, Fagg, Farnes, Fishlock, Hammond, Hardstaff, Leyland, Robins, Sims, Verity, Voce, Worthington and Wyatt (plus the manager, Captain R. Howard). Apart from very light smudging, the leaf is in excellent condition. Australia won the series 3-2: 'England's failure can be attributed to..... More

Adelaide, printed and published at the 'Register' and 'Observer' Office, 1854. In the preface, dated 10 January 1854, the compiler apologises for the lateness of the appearance of the almanack, the delay being 'occasioned by the extreme difficulty in obtaining compositors' - presumably all off to the diggings. He also..... More

London, J. Cross, 1838. The unnumbered four-page postscript after page 208 provides a summary of Adelaide newspapers 'received up to the 14th July'; in it, mention is made of Eyre's overlanding expedition from Port Phillip to Adelaide in 1838, during which he discovered and named Lake Hindmarsh. In the lengthy..... More

London, T. & W. Boone, 1847. One of the longest and most impressive expeditions of Australian inland exploration; after leaving Moreton Bay, Leichhardt's small party set out across the uncharted interior of northern Australia. Some fourteen months and 4800 kilometres later they reached Port Essington in the Northern Territory, having..... More

London, Chatto & Windus, 1925 [first edition in English]. 'Remembrance of Things Past', Parts Three and Four. [2 items]. More

The first photograph shows ten 'Members of the Directorate and Management assembled in the Company's board room'. The rest of the plates get down to grass roots: Adelaide head office (2); the huge Mile End dairy processing and produce facility (8); the Union's presence at the Adelaide Show (2); the..... More

Stawell, 'From W.J. Chapman, Photographer, Stawell' (on a small printed label mounted inside each cover), [circa 1939]. The 'Horsham Times' (Friday 12 May 1939) contains a paragraph of information relevant to the album: 'A tower and clock, presented to Stawell by Mrs Norman Kelly, of Sydney, in memory of her..... More