Our Fertile North. 'Porter's Mob' tour the NT
Melbourne, National Press, [1944]. An account of a 15-week tour of the North Australian battle zones, and in particular the activities of the Army Farm Services. More
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A vintage albumen paper cabinet photograph of a travelling butcher with his horse-drawn cart
The photograph (image size 102 x 150 mm) is mounted as issued on a plain card. The photographer is not identified, but we suggest he was a travelling photographer working in South Australia, circa 1890s. The butcher is framed between two dead trees in a fairly harsh environment, with a...... More
John Reynell of Reynella. A South Australian Pioneer
Hawthorndene, Investigator, 1988. Signed by the author on the title page. With the bookplate of Grattan Wheaton [OAM] and his inscribed date of purchase. More
Restoration of Grassy Woodland. Watiparinga Reserve Management Plan
Adelaide, National Trust of South Australia, 1999. Ann Prescott is also the author of 'It's Blue with Five Petals'. More
The Story of the Oyster. Its History, Growth, Cultivation and Pests in New South Wales
Sydney, Government Printer, [1925]. Reprinted from the Australian Museum Magazine, Volume 2, 1925. More
Manganese efficiency in durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var durum)
University of Adelaide, The Author, for Department of Plant Science, Waite Campus, 1999. Inscribed and signed to one of the author's two mentors, Australian wheat breeder A.J. 'Tony ' Rathjen. Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Adelaide. More
Bold Palates. Australia's Gastronomic Heritage
Kent Town, Wakefield, 2012. More
Looking for Flavour
Adelaide, Wakefield Press, 1996. Number 60 of 300 copies dated (1 November 1996) and signed by the author. More
Proceedings of the Eighth Symposium of Australian Gastronomy. 'Sustaining Gastronomy.' Adelaide, September 28-30, 1994
Adelaide, (Eighth Symposium Committee), 1996. More
The American Restaurant-Merchandising and Menu Design
Tokyo, Shotenkenchiku-Sha, 1985. More
Pasta. The Story of a Universal Food
New York, Columbia University Press, 2002. One of the Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History series. More
600 Tested Recipes
Melbourne, G.A. Green, 1912 (fifth edition). Several recipes laid down on advertisement pages. Cover title: Auburn Methodist Tested Recipes; the contemporary owner was a resident of Auburn. More
Sunlight into Wine. A Handbook for Winegrape Canopy Management
Adelaide, Winetitles, 1991. Inscribed, dated (February 1992) and signed by Richard Smart. More
Smart Viticulture presents Italian Varieties for Australia. A Seminar Series featuring Alberto Antonini, Federico Curtaz and Richard Smart
Port Macquarie, Smart Viticulture, [1999]. More
The Heligan Vegetable Bible
London, Victor Gollancz, 2000. More
Kaiser Stuhl The Growers' Winery. A History of the Barossa Co-Operative Winery Limited, 1931-1982
South Australia, Crito Press, 1994. Signed by the author on the title page. More
The Cincinnati Butchers' Supply Corporation. Catalog No. A-46. [Machinery and Equipment for the Meat Packing Industry (cover title)]
Cincinnati, Cincinnati Butchers' Supply Corporation, [early 1930s]. Be warned!!! Some sections are definitely not for the squeamish. More
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Robur Profit-sharing Catalogue. Ninth Edition [cover title]
Melbourne, Robur Tea Company, [late 1930s?]. 'As tea and coffee are better bought in small quantities for immediate use, we give a discount or share of savings for continuous purchasing.' These attractive catalogues are rare in our experience, probably accountably so, given the presumed target audience, the budget-conscious housewife. Trove..... More
Blueberries, Cranberries and Other Vacciniums
Portland, Timber Press, 2004. A Royal Horticultural Society Plant Collector Guide. More
The Role of Fungi and the Root Lesion Nematode, Pratylenchus Neglectus, in Damaging Wheat Roots in South Australia
[Adelaide], University of AdelaideThe Author, for Department of Plant Science, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, 1991. With the ownership signature of one of the author's two supervisors, Australian wheat breeder A.J. 'Tony ' Rathjen, and signed by the author on the Statement of Originality page. More
Cuisine of the Sun. Edited and adapted by Caroline Conran. With notes for readers in Australia by Elise Pascoe
London, Macmillan, 1979. Inscribed and signed by Roger Verde. More
The South Australian Vintage, 1903
Adelaide, Friends of the State Library of South Australia, 1997 [facsimile edition]/ [1903]. Australiana Facsimile Editions Number 214; number 96 of only 99 copies of the deluxe issue (in a total edition of 600 copies). The five-page introduction by Valmai Hankel is new to this edition. More
Journal d'Agriculture Pratique, publié par la Société d'Agriculture du Département de Tarn-et-Garonne [First, Second and Third Years]
Montauban, Forestie Neveu, 1868, 1869 and 1870. The first two years contain all 12 monthly issues; the third volume ends with #7, the July issue (clearly not the last one published). The text is in French; there are some excellent articles on wine (for example, 'Cuvé à étages pour la..... More
Sale of Colonial Wines Regulation Act of 1862. (Report on Working of, from Inspector General of Police)
Sydney, Thomas Richards, Government Printer, 1874. New South Wales Legislative Assembly Paper Number 46 of 1874. The House sought to repeal the Act, and called for the Report 'embodying the opinions and experiences of the Police in the various districts of the Colony respecting the working of the said Act'..... More
Second Annual Report presented by the Council to the Board of Agriculture
Melbourne, Government Printer, 1861. Victorian Parliamentary Paper Number 42 of 1861; the report covers the calendar year 1860. Contents include a densely-printed two-page 'Report by the Judges of the Vineyards' (E.B. Heyne, Alwin Seidel and J.W. Dardel), and an eight-page report by the Director of the Experimental Farm (Thomas Skilling)..... More