Darwin, Tall Stories, 2010 (second printing)/ 2007 (third edition)/ 1999. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. A comprehensive account, this third edition 'also contains and authoritative chapter analysing the rumours that many more people died than are given in most accounts' (rear cover). More
New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1973. In the World of Numismatics series. More
Wellingborough, Patrick Stephens, 1985. More
Cambridge, Patrick Stephens Limited, 1980. While this series predominantly focused on the current Airfix model kits then available (usually to 1/72 scale), this volume also references larger scale models and kits by Revell and Frog. More
Adelaide, A.B. James, Government Printer, 1972 (revised second edition)/ 1937. With the ownership stamp of prominent local landscape architect Ian Barwick, and a few of his ink annotations. More
London, Jonathan Cape, 1955. More
Adelaide, Investigator Press, 1980. A 'pioneering practical epidemiologist, an original eugenic thinker' as well as the creator of the amateur detective, Dr Thorndyke. Inscribed archly 'A rare unsigned copy, the property of Michael Abbot. 6 xi '83'. In our experience unsigned copies are indeed extremely uncommon. More
Adelaide, [The Author], 1988. Signed by the author beneath the Foreword (on page 5). More
The letter is in response to one from a Mr Johnstone in New Zealand, who had some queries about the social satire 'The Claxtons', one of the three short stories in the recently published 'Brief Candles' (London, Chatto & Windus, 1930). One needn't to have read the story for the..... More
The short message was written in the autograph book of a young Sandra Waterman, daughter of Ewen Waterman, President of the South Australian Deaf and Dumb Society. Helen Keller visited South Australia with her travelling companion Polly Thompson from 23 June to 11 July 1948; a surprise party was held..... More
Sir Laurence Olivier (1907-1989) and Vivien Leigh (1913-1967) were married, and touring Australia and New Zealand with the Old Vic Theatre Company, in 1948 when these autographs were collected. The tour was a great success, but stressful and exhausting, and it put the marriage under considerable pressure. Extra-marital affairs, and..... More
Adelaide, Burden & Bonython, 'Advertiser' Office, 1887. A journey by coach from the end of the railway line from Adelaide to Alice Springs, with the object of 'throwing some light upon a subject nearly affecting the welfare and advancement of South Australia'. Newland is blunt about the 'very unsatisfactory' black-white..... More
Melbourne, Georgian House, 1952 (first edition). Unstated but limited to 1000 copies. The story, from the original manuscript of the chief participant, 'of the first overlanding of cattle from NSW to Adelaide, undertaken in the height of summer, over unknown country and accomplished with the loss of only four cattle'..... More
Kent Town, Peacock Publications, 2008 (second, revised and enlarged, edition)/ 1984. More
Adelaide, Advisory Board of Agriculture, 1988. More
Bath, Kingsmead Press, 1977. With the ink ownership signature (and contemporary acquisition details) of eminent Australian neurosurgeon Professor Donald Simpson AO (1927-2018) on the front flyleaf, and his (later) inscribed bookplate. More
At Sea, [HMAT A18 'Wiltshire'], 1918. The Australian War Memorial has in its collection an illustration - for all intents and purposes the same one reproduced on the menu - of the ship, with the following comment: 'HMAT "Wiltshire" (A18) was one of the steamships requisitioned by the Australian Government..... More
North Sydney, Aboriginal Artists Agency, 1982 (first edition). Loosely inserted are two related invitations: one to Thancoupie's 'first major Australian exhibiton in ten years' (1988) and one to 'Ceramics by Thancoupie' with Seven Women Artists of Central Australia (1989). Thancoupie is Australia's first Aboriginal woman potter. More
Sydney, Craftsman House, 1999 [first edition]. Loosely inserted is an invitation to a Helicopter Tjungurrrayi exhibition, a postcard to the Boxer Milner exhibition 'Purkitji', and 2 related printed articles. More
Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria, 2007 (first edition). Loosely inserted is a printed letter (on NGV letterhead) thanking the recipient for their loan of one of the artworks; the letter is dated (9 May 2007) signed by Jennie Moloney, Permissions and Copyright Co-Ordinator. Exhibition catalogue. More
St Lucia, University of Queensland Press, 2007 (first edition). Australia's only youth-driven Aboriginal art movement. More
New York, Liveright Publishing Corp. 1930/ 1926. More
Sydney, Thomas Richards, Government Printer, 1873. Alexander Walker Scott (1800-1883), the author of this uncommon and interesting work, was the father of the naturalists and botanical artists Harriet and Helena (later, Harriet Forde and Helena Morgan). In the lengthy preface, he explains why the publication of this, the second part..... More
