The History and Topography of Glen Osmond
Adelaide, Vardon & Pritchard, 1905. More
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Oskar Kokoschka. The Work of the Painter
Salzburg, Galerie Welz, 1958. More
![John Ainsworth Horrocks' Journal. [Contained in] Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch, Volume 8. John Ainsworth HORROCKS.](/images/noimage.png)
John Ainsworth Horrocks' Journal. [Contained in] Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch, Volume 8
Adelaide, RGSSA, 1906. 'In 1846 Mr Horrocks organised what proved his last exploring party, and but for the fatal acccident which so unhappily terminated the expedition, he would doubtless have left a high record in the history of exploration, and would probably have traversed a great deal of the country... More
The Genus Paphiopedilum. Second Edition
Kota Kinabalu, Natural History Publications (Borneo), in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1998 (second edition)/ 1987. A Botanical Magazine Monograph. More
Orchid Species Culture. Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance
Portland, Timber Press, 2006. More
Water Colour Book. Eighteen Reproductions in Colour from Original Watercolours
Sydney, The Springwood Press, 1939. 'With an appreciation of the medium by Norman Lindsay and a biographical survey of the artist's life and works by Godfrey Blunden' (sub-title). The edition was limited to 1850 copies; production was interrupted by the war and the edition was completed in 1945 (a less appealing variant). More
Water Colour Book. Eighteen Reproductions in Colour from Original Watercolours
Sydney, The Springwood Press, 1939. 'With an appreciation of the medium by Norman Lindsay and a biographical survey of the artist's life and works by Godfrey Blunden' (sub-title). The edition was limited to 1850 copies; production was interrupted by the war and the edition was completed in 1945 (a less appealing variant). More
City of Oxford High School for Boys. Proceedings at the Unveiling of the Memorial to Lawrence of Arabia. 3 October 1936
Oxford, John Johnson, The University Press, Oxford for J. Thornton & Son, 1937. Winston Churchill unveiled the plaque to the school's most famous old scholar; his lengthy address appears on pages 9-18. O'Brien E117 (the first issue, with the Johnson imprint). More
Catalogue of an Exhibition of Paintings, Pastels, Drawings and Woodcuts illustrating Col. T.E. Lawrence's Book 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom'. With Prefaces by Bernard Shaw and T.E. Lawrence
London, Ernest Brown & Phillips, The Leicester Galleries, 1927 (second printing - '2nd Edition' is printed at the head of the front cover). 'Exhibition No. 427 February 5th-21st, 1927'; Shaw's preface runs to seven pages, Lawrence's (five pages) is an extract 'from a note on Mr Kennington's Arab portraits written... More
![The Motor Cycle. Volume 49, Number 1526, 7 July 1932 to Number 1551, 29 December 1932. [Together with Volumes 50, 51 and 53]. Motorcycling.](/pictures/thumb/113646_00.jpg?v=1546928633)
The Motor Cycle. Volume 49, Number 1526, 7 July 1932 to Number 1551, 29 December 1932. [Together with Volumes 50, 51 and 53]
Volume 50 comprises Number 1552, 5 January 1933 to Number 1577, 29 June 1933. Volume 51 comprises Number 1578, 6 July 1933 to Number 1603, 28 December 1933. Volume 53 comprises Number 1630, 5 July 1934 to Number 1655, 27 December 1934. More
Getting Wickets
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1930. More
Bradman. The Illustrated Biography .. Using the Private Possessions of Sir Donald Bradman
South Melbourne, Macmillan, 1983. Signed by Don Bradman in thin blue ink on the half-title. A small related newspaper clipping is loosely inserted. More
A complete set of 54 volumes of 'The Great Books of the Western World'
Chicago, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1952. More
![Birds of Australia [the complete set of eight volumes]. John GOULD.](/pictures/thumb/113464_00.jpg?v=1546931426)
Birds of Australia [the complete set of eight volumes]
Melbourne, Lansdowne Press, 1972 to 1975 (facsimile edition)/ 1848 to 1869. More
Memories of My Life by Llewellyn Fowler. As told to his Daughter, Constance M. Colley
[Adelaide, The Author, 1981]. The dedication page is signed and dated (27 August 1981) by Llewellyn Fowler. The frontispiece depicts 'Sergeant L. Fowler ... in 1919 after 3 years active service with the 10th Battalion'; pages 21-46 relate to his war service. More
Jim of the Hills. A Story in Rhyme
Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1919. McLaren 509. More
Bushmen All. A Romance of the Never-Never
Adelaide, Vardon and Sons, 1908 (first edition). The front flyleaf is inscribed 'To Mrs Sumsion with the best wishes of the author, HJ Driscoll 14 July '09'. He was born in Adelaide in 1857; his obituary appears in 'The Advertiser' on 4 September 1916, and he was 59 at the... More
A vintage press photograph captioned on the verso 'The Nation's Last Homage to Marquess Curzon at Westminster Abbey ..'
The gelatin silver print (120 × 167 mm) has a shallow v-shaped hairline crack in the emulsion at the top centre; overall it is in excellent condition. The photographer is not credited; the verso is ink-stamped 'Photo supplied Central News', and tipped in on it is the duplicate typescript caption... More
A vintage carte de visite photographic portrait of George Fife Angas (1789-1879), the influential South Australian pioneer
The albumen paper photograph (94 × 61 mm) is mounted on the printed card (104 × 63 mm) of The Adelaide Photographic Company. There is an example of the same image in the State Library of NSW (a gift from a family member, John Howard Johnson); it is dated January... More
Wanderings in New South Wales, Batavia, Pedir Coast, Singapore, and China; being the Journal of a Naturalist in those Countries, during 1832, 1833, and 1834
London, Richard Bentley, 1834. Approximately 300 pages of the first volume are devoted to Bennett's journeyings in New South Wales in 1832-33. George Bennett (1804-1893), medical practitioner and naturalist, 'had first visited Australia in 1829. He did so again in 1832, arriving in spring and becoming immediately impressed by "the... More
Evolutionary History of Edward Kelly in Primary Colours
Tharwa, Cultural Facilities Corporation (The Nolan Gallery), May 1999. The three-page introduction by Geoffrey Dutton is dated August 1998; he died the following month. This is number 17 of only 50 copies signed by Haynes and McMaster. The book was produced by the Edition and Artist Book Studio, Canberra School... More
The Cattle King
Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1936 [first edition]. Provenance: the Glover copy, with the armorial bookplate of Charles R.J. Glover on the front pastedown (and his initialled note in pencil nearby: 'Read April 1936'). Loosely inserted are eight contemporary newspaper and journal cuttings relating to the book; a small relevant cutting... More
![No. 3 Shade Card for Sewing Silk & Button Hole Twist. Lister & Co., Limited, Manningham Mills, Bradford, England [cover title]. Trade Catalogue.](/pictures/thumb/112445_01.jpg?v=1546928593)
No. 3 Shade Card for Sewing Silk & Button Hole Twist. Lister & Co., Limited, Manningham Mills, Bradford, England [cover title]
Bradford, The Company, [circa 1910s?]. One of the printed information sheets states that 'All shades on this color card are stocked at Adelaide depot', establishing a clear Australian connection with what was in its time (and a very long time that was) the largest silk factory in the world. More
The Nautical Chart of 1424 and the Early Discovery and Cartographical Representation of America. A Study of the History of Early Navigation and Cartography
Coimbra, University of Coimbra, 1954. Number 795 of a numbered edition (upper limit not specified) signed by the author. A history of the early map-making of the Americas, which examines early maps and portolan sea charts, and identifies place names and early discoveries. More
An album of photographs of a skiing holiday at the Cresta Palace Hotel, Celerina (near St Moritz), Switzerland, in the winter of 1912-1913
The first seven photographs (captioned on the album leaves), and another 22 loosely inserted in an envelope mounted on the rear pastedown (15 postcard-format, 6 small snapshots, all captioned on the verso), show members of the Reid family of Glasgow and various friends enjoying themselves in the snow and on... More