Wake in Fright
London, Michael Joseph, 1961 (first edition). More
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'Some Aboriginals I Have Known'
Adelaide, W.K. Thomas, Printers, 1895. A separately-paginated offprint from the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (South Australian Branch), Session 1894-5. More
Select Poems Divine and Humane
Bloomsbury, The Nonesuch Press, 1928. Number 152 of 1250 copies. More
A Brief Sketch of the Long and Varied Career of Marshall MacDermott, Esq., JP, of Adelaide, South Australia
Adelaide, William Kyffin Thomas, Printer [for The Author], 1874. 'These papers are written solely for private distribution amongst relatives and special friends; and, as my family is rather numerous and dispersed, the necessity arises of having them printed'. That being said, copies of this original printing are now rare nearly..... More
A Visit to Japan, and Notes by the Way. A Series of Letters to Young People ... specially written for the 'Young People's' Column of 'The Chronicle' and 'Express'
Adelaide, J.L. Bonython & Co., 'The Advertiser' Office, 1898. Sir Charles Henry Goode (1827-1922) was an Adelaide merchant and philanthropist. The front cover of the binding is stamped 'C. Gwen Lloyd'; this is Constance Gwen Lloyd (circa 1884-1913), one of Goode's two step-daughters ('Australian Dictionary of Biography'). More
The Reptiles and Amphibians of South Australia
Adelaide, Harrison Weir, Government Printer, 1929. One of the Handbooks of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia series. More
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Le Surréalisme, même. [Number] 1. [Together with Numbers 2, 3, 4 and 5 (the complete set)]
Paris, Librairie Jean-Jacques Pauvert, 1957 to 1959. The complete run of this important French journal ('Surrealism, itself'). The print run and quality of the production went down as time passed, with the editions limited to 5030, 5030, unstated, 3530, and 1975 copies respectively (with our copy of the last one..... More
El Confitero Moderno. Tratado Completo y Practico de Confiteria y Pasteleria, del Licorista y de toda clase de Refrescos pertenecientes a la Reposteria, con el Metodo de preparar toda clase de Conservas y Encurtidos
Barcelona, Libreria de Zoilo Mayol, 1859 (second edition, revised and enlarged)/ 1851. 'The Modern Confectioner. Complete and Practical Treatise of Confectionery and Pastry, the Liquorist and all kinds of Refreshments pertaining to Pastry, with the Method of preparing all kinds of Preserves and Pickles' (and if you can read the..... More
The Colonial Horse Doctor
Melbourne, E.W. Cole, [n.d.]. With the ownership signature of Peter Rymill. More
A vintage photo-montage of the crew of the 'Southern Cross' after their historic first trans-Pacific flight (31 May to 9 June 1928)
[Sydney, Broughton, Ward & Chaseling, 1928]. The photograph is signed in ink by all four aviators, and inscribed by Kingsford Smith 'To W.F. Henderson with regards from the crew of the "Southern Cross" 1928'. We believe this to be Wallace Fyfe Henderson (1871-1955), a long-serving alderman for Mosman Council in..... More
From Weavers to Wapstraws. The Story of Margaret Maxwell Kelly, her Family and her Descendants
Adelaide, [Kelly Family Heritage Society?], 1993. More
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The Newgate Calendar. With Contemporary Engravings [and] The New Newgate Calendar
London, Folio Society, 1993/ 1951 and 1993/ 1960. More
The Last Grain Race
London, Folio Society, 2001 [first thus]. More
The Spanish Inquisition. A Historical Revision
London, Folio Society, 1998. More
Glencoe. The Story of the Massacre [and] Culloden
London, Folio Society, 1996 [first thus]. Illustrations by Harry Brockway. More
Mapping the World. A History of Exploration
London, Folio Society, 2000 (first thus). More
Memoirs of a Georgian Rake. Edited by Roger Hudson
London, Folio Society, 1995 (first thus). With engravings by John Lawrence. A new selection from all four of the volumes edited by Alfred Spencer between 1913 and 1925, and both the 1960 and 1975 editions edited by Peter Quennell. More
The Pax Britannica Trilogy. Volume 1: Heaven's Command. An Imperial Progress. Volume 2: Pax Britannica. The Climax of an Empire. Volume 3: Farewell the Trumpets. An Imperial Retreat
London, Folio Society, 1992 [second printing]/ 1992 [with a revised introduction by the author]. The trilogy was originally published by Faber between 1968 and 1978. More
The Cycladic Spirit. Masterpieces from the Nicholas P. Goulandris Collection
London, Thames and Hudson, 1991. Ancient Greek sculptures. More
Australian Succulent Plants. An Introduction
Boronia, Kapitany Concepts, 2007. More
Peter Pan or the Boy who Would Not Grow Up. Introduction by Andrew Birkin. Illustrations by Paula Rego
London, Folio Society, 1992 [first thus]. More
Pepys's Diary. Volume I: 1660-1663 [with] Volume II: 1664-1666 [and] Volume III: 1667-1669
London, Folio Society, 1996 [first thus]/ 1985. Selections from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, a 'reduction' of a new and complete transcription, edited by Robert Latham and William Matthews. More
Pastoral Pioneers of South Australia. Reprinted from 'The Stock and Station Journal'
Adelaide, Lynton, [early 1970s facsimile edition]/ 1925 and 1927. The 56-page cross-referenced index, new to this facsimile reprint, is indispensible. More