Naked we are Born
Sydney, Ure Smith, 1960. Signed by the author to 'Ted' [T.G.H.] Strehlow. 'The impact of white civilisation on old ways of life'. More
Sydney, Ure Smith, 1960. Signed by the author to 'Ted' [T.G.H.] Strehlow. 'The impact of white civilisation on old ways of life'. More
London, Chapman and Hall, [1910s]. With an interesting photograph of a drawing of Blanche Stanley, Countess of Airlie, laid down on the front pastedown, and with her signed gift inscription 'to her friend Ida Hankey', dated 26 September 1919. The Countess was a correspondent of Carlyle's. More
Norwich, Canterbury Press, 1991. Loosely inserted are some related newspaper clippings. More
Perth, The Author, 1949. With the pencilled ownership signature of Malcolm Brooks of Buckland Park. More
Narrabeen, Casper Publications, 2006 (revised edition)/ 1982. Inscribed and signed in ink by the author on the title page. More
Adelaide, Vardon & Sons, Printers, 1916. On the verso of the front flyleaf is an expansive thank-you note signed by the author (15 August 1916): 'Dear Mr Adey, May I ask you to accept of this little booklet as a memento of the improvement which has already shown itself in..... More
[Alice Springs, The Author, 1994]. Inscribed, dated (June 1997) and signed by the author. More
[Alice Springs, The Author, 1994]. Signed by the author. More
[Alice Springs, The Author, 1995]. Inscribed, dated (16 June 1997) and signed in ink by the author on the title-page. More
Melbourne, Nomad Press, 1980. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed, dated (20 January 1981) and signed by the author to [Sir] Walter Crocker; further inscribed by the author in pencil on the front flap; 'Pre-publication copy ...'. Ethel Marian Sumner (Maie) Casey (1891-1983), writer, artist and flyer, married Richard Gavin Gardiner Casey..... More
New York, Grune & Stratton, 1971 [first edition in book form]. The book is essentially a bound reprint of the February 1971 issue (Volume 3, Number 1) of 'Seminars in Psychiatry'. The introduction notes that 'To date no publication has attempted to gather in one issue the current thinking about..... More
London, Chapman and Hall, 1926. With the ownership signature of Ernest H.M. Baillie, the sportswriter 'BAIL', who possessed an exceptional cricket library (see the MCG website). Includes Australia v England, 1893-1909. Also with the stamps (pocket, card and cancellation datestamp) of the Melbourne Cricket Club library. Catton also writes of..... More
Sydney, A.H. & A.W. Reed Pty Ltd, 1980. Number 14 of 250 copies of the deluxe issue signed by the author and June Reed (the publisher). Loosely inserted are two prints after drawings by Neville Cayley. More
Glebe, 'Printed in Australia by Wild & Woolley', 1996. Number 45 of 500 copies signed by the author. More
University of Adelaide, The Author, for Department of Plant Science, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, 1995. Signed by the author on the Statement of Originality page. Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Adelaide. More
University of Adelaide, The Author, for Department of Plant Science, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, 1995. Signed by the author on the Statement of Originality page. Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Adelaide. More
New York, Clarkson Potter, 1997. With the contemporary ownership signature of Lucien Parent. Illustrations by Rodica Prato. More
Stirling, The Author, 2011 [second, substantially revised, edition]/ 2004. Inscribed and signed by the author in ink on the half-title. More
Vermont, Ashgate, 2005 (first edition). With the ownership label of Reverend Bill Edwards. More
Templestowe, Burgewood Books, 1988 (second edition)/ 1977. Signed by the author, who also wrote 'No Moon Tonight', the classic WW2 bomber story. More
Fitzroy, McCulloch & MucCulloch, 2008. Dated, signed, and warmly inscribed in ink by Emily McCulloch Childs on the title page. The artists include Tommy Watson, Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri, Naata Nungurrayi, Makinti Napanangka, Patju Presley, George Tjungurrayi, Eubena Nampitjin, Wingu Tingima and Kitty Kantilla. More
Upper Sturt, Seaview Press, 2008. Inscribed, dated (7 November 2008) and signed by the author. More
London, Faber and Faber, 1964 (first thus). The front free endpaper is inscribed and signed by the author: 'I'm sure the Crocodile's | house isn't as beautiful | as this one! | With best wishes | Richard N. Coe'. 'This brilliant piece of comic verse is a very free adaptation..... More
Sydney, Boolarong Publications, 1967. Presentation inscription dated (1986) signed by the author's wife. The 'Thomas King' was wrecked on Cato's reef, off the Queensland coast. Not least The Massacre and Captain Walker's heroic journey to safety. More
London, Cambridge University Press, 1926 [first edition]. With the ownership signature of Professor W[ilfred] D. Borrie, 'the father of Australian demography'. Not least, the impact of the Railway Revolution on England in the early nineteenth century. Includes 2 folding maps; rare with the dustwrapper. More