Story of a Vineyard. Chateau Tahbilk
Melbourne, F.W. Cheshire, 1960. One of 500 numbered copies; this copy is unnumbered and out of series. More
Melbourne, F.W. Cheshire, 1960. One of 500 numbered copies; this copy is unnumbered and out of series. More
London, Printed for the Society of Antiquaries by John Nichols, 1790. Pages 423-476 are 'Ancient Cookery. From a ms. in the Library of the Royal Society', and the prefatory note is worth quoting at length: 'The ms. from which the following pages are transcribed, is without title or date, or..... More
Adelaide, R.M. Osborne Limited, [1932] (sixth edition)/ 1924. The advertisement for the college on the front pastedown states 'Head Master - Mr. Jas. Bills, B.A.'. James Bills (1882-1946) was headmaster from 1928 to 1933. Hoyle 595 (supplying the source of the date). More
Adelaide, Gillingham, Swann & Co. Ltd., 1924. 'Compiled by the Members of Chalmers Church Friendship Club in aid of Home Mission of South Australia'. More
Lausanne, Editions du Grand-Pont, Jean-Pierre Laubscher, 1987. Text in French. With a presentation reproduction postcard from Switzerland loosely inserted. More
London, Shell Transport and Trading Company, 1957. Eight contributors, not least Paul Gaultier on "The Scallop at the Table" (12 pages). More
[Sydney], NSW Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal Industry, 1972 (revised)/ 1962. More
Sydney, William Collins, 1981. 'An examination of the practical uses of Australian plants, drawing on Indigenous knowledge' (Trove). More
Sydney, Collins Publishers Australia, 1988 (reprint)/ 1981. More
Edinburgh, Oliver and Boyd, 1963. From the collection of Dr Hedley Marston FRS; a review copy with related inserts. Hedley Ralph Marston was a (South) Australian scientist, Chief of the CSIRO Division of Biochemistry and General Nutrition and head of the team that discovered the importance of trace elements in..... More
Roseworthy, Roseworthy Agricultural College, 1983. More
Adelaide, W.C. Rigby and Melbourne, Geo. Robertson, 1864. Sir Samuel Davenport (1818-1906) was an ardent promoter of agriculture and new industries in South Australia and served as president of both the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society and the South Australian branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia ('Australian Dictionary..... More
Park Ridge, Noyes Data Corporation, 1975. Food technology review series, No. 26. More
Melbourne, E. & D. Syme, 'The Leader' Office, and Adelaide, Frearson & Bro. [1874]. 'The following Papers are reprinted from "The Farm" section of the Melbourne "Leader".... The writer left Melbourne on 1st September, 1874, and returned on the 30th November. The early Papers were written during September, in which..... More
Boca Raton, CRC Press, 1989. By the looks of it, the only time this book came off the library shelves was when it was discarded. The author is clearly nuts about nuts, which doesn't automatically imply that the book is a classic - but read the introduction and you know..... More
Sacramento, [The Author], 1950 (first edition, second printing) and 1980 (first edition, third printing). 'Secrets of the Wine Producer Now Revealed ... brings together hitherto inaccessible methods and processes in the field of wine production, and places this information on a sound, practical basis by means of Formulae, Blends and..... More
Ramsbury, The Crowood Press Ltd, 2009. Crowood Collector's Serices. More
New York, The Author, 1883. Gnomic pencilled inscription on the front flyleaf: 'Dad'. More
Edinburgh, Blackwood, 1865. Not least, fish and fishing. 'The alimentary virtues of Horse-Flesh and Fungi are discussed with a half-earnest levity ... but with the sea as our fish-pond, and pisciculture capable of endless developement alike in salt-water and fish, it is marvellous that multitudes should be pining with hunger..... More
Sydney, Macmillan, 2002. More
London, The Minerva Press, 1971 (facsimile edition)/ 1927 (first thus). 'The Historie of Plants, containing the Description, Place, Time, Names, Nature, and Vertues of all sorts of Herbes, for meat, medicine or sweet-smelling use, &c.' (dustwrapper sub-title). More
Kent Town, Wakefield Press, 2015 (revised edition)/ 2011. More
Alice Springs, IAD Press, 2003. 'A delightful guide to bush tucker, and a treasure trove of insights into the relationship between Aboriginal women and their country and its numerous species of plants and flora. The Laramba women introduce us to a host of plant products, edible fruits and more. Illustrated..... More
New York, Dover Publications, Inc., 1971 [facsimile edition]/ 1931. More