French Cuisine for Australians
Marden, The Authors, 1981. Inscribed and signed by Gabriel Gaté on the title page. More
Marden, The Authors, 1981. Inscribed and signed by Gabriel Gaté on the title page. More
Adelaide, G. Gramp and Sons, 1987. Signed in ink by K.J. Swann, S.W. Gramp, Colin R. Gramp and one more Gramp on the half-title. From Johann Gramp's first wine in 1850, 'Messrs. G. Gramp & Sons Ltd. was to grow into one of the giants of the Australian wine industry..... More
'Château Tanunda, birthplace of the Barossa, was established in 1890 and is the site of some of the Valley's first vines planted as well as its first winery. The majestic bluestone winery and vineyards is a living testament to the colourful history and pioneering spirit of Australia's most famous wine..... More
Amsterdam, Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (first volume) and Noord-Hollandsche Uitgevers-Maatschappij, 1931, 1934 and 1942. Important monographs on yeasts; the text is in German. Provenance: Dr Lance Walters (Chief Brewer at the South Australian Brewing Co. from 1944 to the 1980s), with his signature in the cloth-bound volumes, and his ink..... More
London, F. Pitman, 'Fourth edition, revised' [circa 1870s]. Provenance: 'George Bone, Adelaide' is written in ink on the front pastedown and title page. 'His father was William Bone a brewer at West End in S Australia and George joined the company there as a clerk in Mr Simms' office. Mr..... More
Mile End, Wakefield Press, 2015. Published to commemorate Haigh's 100th anniversary. 'In 1915, Alfred Haigh opened his first Haigh's store in Adelaide's Beehive Building. Haigh's Chocolates has thrived to become Australia's oldest family-owned chocolate maker' (dustwrapper). More
An article in the Adelaide 'Advertiser' on tourism in the 'Picturesque Northern Towns' (Monday, 16 December 1929) refers to 'Watervale, with its fine gums and wealth of undulating vineyards, is another of the show places of the locality, and the well-known Springvale winery and distillery is situated in this locality'..... More
Hawthorndene, Investigator Press Pty Ltd, 1986. Signed in ink on the title page by the author. More
Adelaide, Woman's Christian Temperance Union of South Australia, 1949. More
Liverpool, Rockliffe Bros. Ltd. [for the author, circa 1955]. More
London, Longmans, Green and Co., 1930. With the ink ownership signature of Chief Brewer of the SA Brewing Co (1944-1980) Lance Walters to the front pastedown, a pencilled checkmark against three books in this "Monographs on Biochemistry" series, and a couple of inoffensive ownership stamps of The South Australian Brewing..... More
Liverpool, [The editor], 1955. With the ownership signature of D.B. Pearce of the South Australian Brewing Co. Ltd. More
Wien, Institut für Gärungsindustrie, 1929. More
Broome, Magabala Books, 1987. More
Melbourne, CSIRO, 1978. Inscribed and signed by Basil Hetzel on the half title. 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
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. With the Harold Sheard bookplate (slightly foxed) designed by his wife Rose Lowcay mounted on the verso of the front cover. 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
Tanunda, Peter Lehmann Wines Limited, 2001. Poems by Randolph Stow, originally written to accompany music by Peter Maxwell Davies for the work 'Eight Songs for a Mad King'. With 8 colour illustrations by Rod Schubert, and tasting notes for the Peter Lehmann Wines' 1997 'Eight Songs Shiraz'. More
Park Ridge, Noyes Data Corporation, 1975. Food technology review series, No. 26. More
Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1956. More
Tahbilk, Tahbilk Pty Ltd, 2010. The story of the famous vineyard with numerous illustrations. More
Sydney, Lansdowne, 1993. More
Adelaide, [Bleasdale Wines, 1950]. Compiled in part 'from facts supplied by members of the family of Frank Potts (1815-1890)'; the author is 'one of his 21 grandsons'. The half-title is inscribed and signed 'To Reg, as a small token of appreciation for many services rendered. A.B. Potts Xmas 1950' (Arthur..... More