![Item #71135 The Holy Bible reprinted according to the Authorised Version, 1611 [in four volumes]....](/pictures/thumb/71135.jpg?v=1559541099)
London, Nonesuch Press, 1924 (The Apocrypha), 1925, 1925, 1926 and 1927 (all first thus). One of 1000 unnumbered sets of the Bible and number 995 of 1250 copies of the Apocrypha, all printed on Japon vellum. [5 items]. More
London, A. & C. Black, 1928. Muir 5604 (not noting the preliminaries, and calling for quarter cloth and pictorial papered boards). More
Melbourne, Robert Jolley (with the logo of 'The Atlas Press | E. Newland | Manager' printed inside the rear cover), 1904. Verses by Annie Rattray Rentoul, with illustrations by her younger sister Ida Sherbourne Rentoul (later Outhwaite) - her first illustrated book. The rear cover illustration incorporates a quote from..... More
Melbourne, M.L. Hutchinson, [1906]. Twelve verses by Annie Isobel Rentoul, with illustrations by her daughter Ida Sherbourne Rentoul (later Outhwaite). Ida Rentoul Outhwaite's second book (after 'Mollie's Bunyip', 1904). Muir 6333. More
Paris, Éditions 'Cahiers d'Art', 1974. One of 33 volumes of this monumental catalogue raisonné. More
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London, Effingham Wilson, 1832. An important and early emigrants' guide. More
Proust writes to persuade his 'Chère amie' that his financial troubles (apparently mentioned in an earlier letter) are transitory and that he is horrified that she believed he was asking to borrow money. The following quote is just a sample; there's a lot more in the same vein! 'C'est peut-être..... More
Adelaide, Dimond Studio, Rundle St. 1899. Football matches between clubs and state teams from South Australia and Victoria were a regular event from 1879 and 1894, 'but in 1894 the concept of representative intercolonial football was once more called into question as the Vics registered an all time record win..... More
A poignant correspondence relating to the Aranda (Arrernte) of Central Australia, involving two significant figures in the history of Hermannsburg. Theodor George Henry (Ted) Strehlow (1908-1978), the eminent Australian linguist, was born at Hermannsburg, where his father, Pastor Carl Strehlow (1871-1922), was superintendent. He was replaced in 1927 by Pastor..... More
Sydney, Angus & Robertson Limited, 1934 (second edition)/ 1933. The war experiences of the author, 'Nursing Sister with the AIF, 1915-18'. She was attached to the 1st Australian General Hospital, at Heliopolis from January 1915 to March 1916, then in France. This copy is inscribed and signed 'Very sincerely yours..... More
[London, printed at the Ballantyne Press for Hacon & Ricketts, London, and John Lane, New York] [Vale Press], 1901. One of only 310 copies. The Latin text of this famous tale of Cupid and Psyche from the 'Metamorphoses' of Apuleius (often known as 'The Golden Ass') was edited by C.J...... More
Paris, Éditions de la revue 'Verve', 1955. 'Cet ouvrage contient un ensemble de dessins provenant des carnets de travail de Georges Braque' (verso of the title page). More
London, The Artist, 1 January 1825 (but later). A dramatic and important whaling print, engraved by T. Sutherland after Huggins' painting. The engraved caption reads: 'A representation of the Ships "Amelia Wilson" & "Castor" off the Island of Bouro, with their Boats & Crew in the various process of Fishing..... More
London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, August 1939 (first UK edition, preceded by the US edition by only one week: they were published on 25 August and 18 August respectively). 'Herbert Jenkins' Colonial Library' is printed in white on the lime-green oval-shaped panel near the foot of the spine, in place of..... More
London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1892 (third edition)/ [November] 1891 (second edition)/ [September] 1891 [first edition]. These first extended prose works by Yeats were published together as Volume 10 in Unwin's Pseudonym Library. The first edition in cloth has always been rare, but later research suggests that the second and third..... More