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Shakespeare's Sonnets. A Selection. [Illustrated by] Keith Michell. Foreword by Sir Robert Helpmann
Melbourne, Lansdowne Editions, 1979. Number 446 of 500 copies signed by the artist. More
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Historical Record of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, late the Twenty-Third Regiment or Royal Welsh Fusiliers (Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment of Welsh Fusiliers). Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1689, and of its Subsequent Services to 1889
London, Hatchards, 1889. A short printed note indicates 'Major Mainwaring's compilation commences with the year 1825'. Inscribed and signed to 'Erlistoun Barr-Smith from Rowland Mainwaring S.S. Balaarat [sic] Feby 1891. "Grace was in [all] her steps, heaven in her eye | for every gesture dignity and love"' (Adam describing Eve..... More
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Dr Martin Luther's Worte von der heiligen Laute [Dr Martin Luther's Words of the Sacred Lute]
Nurnberg [Nuremberg], Joh. Phil. Raw'schen Buchhandlung, 1839. Provenance: 'C. Strehlow, Miss[ionar]' is written in ink at the head of the front flyleaf, below a partially erased earlier ownership signature; we cannot determine who is responsible for the pencilling throughout the book. Carl Friedrich Theodor Strehlow (1871-1922) was born in Fredersdorf..... More
The menu for supper at the Adelaide Town Hall, July 1920, one of the civic celebrations organised during the visit of His Royal Highness, Edward, the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII). It is a most lavish production, comprising a very large sheet of deckle-edged card (300 × 255 mm), with the city's coat-of-arms printed in gilt at the head and the bill of fare occupying the bottom half. Tipped onto the top portion is a large title-etching ('Supper. Menu', 105 × 107mm image size on deckle-edged paper 150 × 205 mm), printed in brown ink, signed and numbered in pencil below the image by the artist Victor Cobb, and signed and dated 1920 by him in the image. It features a porthole vignette of HMS Renown under the Southern Cross behind a still life of stuffed turkey, wine and fruit, with the city's coat-of-arms nestling behind a large floral garland
Offered with the engraved invitation to the Royal Ball at the Adelaide Town Hall, 14 July 1920. It is of a similar format, comprising a very large sheet of deckle-edged card (390 × 255 mm), with the city's coat-of-arms printed in gilt at the head, with the caption 'To have..... More
So We Take Comfort
London, Heinemann, 1965. Dame Enid Muriel Lyons (1897-1981), politician, was the first woman to enter the Australian Parliament and the first to become a member of Cabinet (in December 1949). In her introduction she states that 'This is not a biography. It is the story of a marriage; of two..... More
With the Big Herds in Australia
Brisbane, Watson, Ferguson & Co. Ltd. (Printers), 1933. Alfred John Cotton (1861-1941) was born in Jersey; he was apprenticed to the merchant marine at 14; at 22 he left the sea and settled in Australia ('Australian Dictionary of Biography'). 'His subsequent years in Australia as a jackeroo [sic], station storekeeper..... More
A Note Book
Adelaide, The Hassell Press, 1932. Professor Thorburn Brailsford Robertson (1884-1930) was a South Australian biochemist of world renown, but he also 'pioneered many avenues of thought, publishing some 170 papers, textbooks, essays on the philosophy of science and research, even children's storybooks' ('Australian Dictionary of Biography'). This small posthumous publication..... More
Strange Meetings
London, The Poetry Bookshop, 1917. This copy is signed by the author on the title page. Harold Monro (1879-1932) 'is most famous for his role supporting poets and poetry as founder and editor of the magazines "Poetry Review" and "Poetry and Drama" and as proprietor of the Poetry Bookshop, a...... More
Jack Halliday, Stockman
Adelaide, Vardon Pritchard, Printers, 1905 (second edition)/ 1905. The first page (the verso of the frontispiece) is inscribed in ink to 'Jack Rowan from the author Harry Driscoll 10.5.09'. Henry John Driscoll was born in Adelaide in 1857; his obituary appears in 'The Advertiser' on 4 September 1916, and he..... More
Bushmen All. A Romance of the Never-Never
Adelaide, Vardon & Sons Ltd., 1908. The flyleaf is inscribed in ink 'To Jack Rowan | in memory of old days | from the author | Harry Driscoll 10.5.09'. Henry John Driscoll was born in Adelaide in 1857; his obituary appears in 'The Advertiser' on 4 September 1916, and he..... More
The Lord's Taverners presenting the Les Favell Testimonial Souvenir Programme. Les Favell XI v Sir Donald Bradman XI. Sunday, 5th April 1987 at the Adelaide Oval [cover title]
This copy carries over 30 signatures, including many former Test cricketers, not least Les Favell, Don Bradman, David Hookes, Keith Miller, Ray Lindwall, Ian Chappell, Barry Richards, Graham Hole, Lance Gibbs, Neil Harvey, Wayne Phillips, Rick Darling, Gavin Stevens, David Sincock, and Rex Sellers. More
Daphnis and Chloe. A Most Sweet and Pleasant Romance for Young Ladies, translated out of the Greek of Longus by Geo. Thornley
London, A. Zwemmer (and printed in Paris by Philippe Gonin), 1937. Number 92 of 250 copies signed in pencil on the colophon by Aristide Maillol. The work 'was printed on hand-made paper manufactured by an old process rediscovered by Aristide Maillol', who 'engraved with his own hand the wood-cuts which..... More
'Sunbaker'
An original gelatin silver photograph (image size 367 × 404 mm) signed and dated in pencil ('Dupain '37') in the bottom right-hand corner, float-mounted as originally offered for sale, with the title 'Sunbaker' written in pencil by Dupain on the mount below the image. The verso of the mount is..... More
Our Mob, God's Story. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Artists share their Faith
Sydney, Bible Society Australia, 2017. From the personal collection of Christobel Mattingley, with her ownership signature, and a heartfelt presentation inscription to her from her co-author, Louise Sherman. This copy is also inscribed and signed by Glenn Goodwin, whose inspiration (and money) made the publication possible. Five of the featured..... More
The Law of the Australian Constitution. Being a Treatise on the Commonwealth of Australia Act .. and the Judicial Interpretation of it
Sydney, Law Book Company of Australasia Limited (and printed at The Hassell Press, Adelaide), 1925. The author's personal copy, extensively annotated on the printed text and the interleaves, with numerous newspaper review cuttings and original letters from distinguished members of the law fraternity mounted in the book. There are minor..... More
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