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Defence '87 Down Under [The America's Cup - Australia 1987]
Netley, Samaria, 1986. Inscribed and signed by James Hardy (yachtsman, etc, etc) on the flyleaf, and inscribed, dated (1986) and signed by the artist on the half-title. More
Sport
Obstacle Race. Aborigines in Sport
Sydney, University of New South Wales Press, 1996 [revised edition]/ 1995. With the ownership signature of the anthropologist Peter Sutton. More
Salmon Fishing
London, Seeley, Service, [1935]/ 1931. Volume X in the Lonsdale Library. Loosely inserted are three illustrated advertising items; The Angler's Weekend Book, staple bound, 8 pages, fine; Greased Line Fishing for Salmon, a 2 page flyer folded in the middle, excellent [and] The Lonsdale Library 'bookmark' (printed on both sides)..... More
Official Souvenir. 1946 Davis Cup Challenge Round... Kooyong, Australia. December 26, 27 and 28, 1946
Sydney, Lawn Tennis Association of Australia, 1946. The honour of organising this, the first post-war Davis Cup competition, and of making the draw, fell to Australia, the holder of the trophy since 1939. 'Challenges by Italy and Hungary were rejected by Australia on the grounds that for 1946 at least..... More
Terowie Athletic Club. Annual Sports. New Year's Day ... 1919... Official Programme
Terowie, Terowie Athletic Club (printed by 'Times' Print, Peterborough), 1919. + The 'Official Program' [sic] for the event held two years later, on 3 January 1921. Apart from buff-coloured wrappers, it is similar in all respects, albeit in fine condition. The contemporary ownership details of Miss J. Markey are pencilled..... More
Breeding the Racehorse. Edited and translated by Edward Spinola
London, J.A. Allen, 1959/ 1958. More
Fly Dressers' Guide
London, Black, 1972/ 1970 (fourth edition)/ 1952. More
A Springbok Down Under. South Africa on Tour 1931 - 1932. Based on the Diary of Ken Viljoen
Tasmania, Apple Books, 1991. Number 182 of only 400 copies. Signed by both authors. More
Studies of an Angler
Melbourne, The Author, 1950. More
Studies of an Angler
Melbourne, The Author, 1950. More
Faith, Families, Farms and Football
North Adelaide, Mike Wake and Associates, 2007. More
Faith, Families, Farms and Football
North Adelaide, Mike Wake and Associates, 2007. More
A detached autograph album leaf (160x130mm) signed in ink by thirteen members of the Warwickshire team for the match against Australia at Edgbaston, 6-8 August 1930
The signatures are Wyatt (Captain), Bates, Calthorpe, Groom, Kemp-Welch, Kilmer, Mayer, Paine, Parsons, Partridge, Sanders, Santall and Smith. In fine condition. More
Dressage Riding. A Guide for the Training of Horse and Rider
London, Allen, 1958 [first UK edition, translated from the fifth revised German edition]. With the ownership signature of Polar explorer John Rymill (Penola, 1959) on the flyleaf. Translated from the German by Dr V. Saloschin. More
A Child Alone. The Memoirs of 'BB'
London, Michael Joseph, 1979 [fourth impression]/ 1978. More
Dark Estuary
London, Michael Joseph, 1980 [new edition]/ 1953. Illustrations by the author. The sequel to 'Dark Estuary'. More
Tide's Ending
London, Hollis and Carter, 1950. Illustrations by the author. The companion to 'Dark Estuary'. More
Out of My Comfort Zone. The Autobiography
Camberwell, Viking Penguin, 2005. More
The Authentic Arabian Horse and his Descendants. Three Voices concerning the Horses of Arabia: Tradition (Nejd, Inner East); Romantic Fable (Islam) [and] The Outside World of the West
Canaan, Sporting Book Center, 1979 [third edition]/ 1945. The prospectus, and two signed letters from London dealer J.A. Allen ('The Horseman's Bookshop'), are loosely inserted; the original purchase receipt is mounted on the front pastedown. 'For this third edition, purely factual information which has gone out of date has been..... More
The Swift Runner. Racing Speed through the Ages, including Standard Points of its Foundation Breed, the Marathon Runner
London, George Allen and Unwin, 1957. Studies the changes which have turned the Arabian horse, 'the Swift Runner of the Eastern lands into the world famous swifter runner of Epsom Turf', as developed in England. More
A detached autograph album leaf (165x190mm) signed in pencil by the second West Indies team to tour Australia; it is dated 3 November 1951, the first day of the first match of the tour (against Queensland in Brisbane)
The signatures are Goddard (Captain), Atkinson, Christiani, Ferguson, Gomez, Guillen, Jones, Marshall, Rae, Ramadhin, Rickards, Stollmeyer (twice), Trim, Valentine, Walcott (twice), Weekes and Worrell. Two edges slightly discoloured and lightly chipped; small surface blemish (not affecting any signatures); in very good condition. 'The series was promoted as a world championship..... More
A detached autograph album leaf (165x200mm) signed in ink by fifteen members of the West Indies touring team in Australia, 1975-76
The signatures are Lloyd (Captain), Ali, Baichan, Boyce, Fredericks, Gibbs, Greenidge, Holder, Holding, Julien, Kallicharran, (possibly) Murray, Richards, Rowe and Clive Walcott (the Manager). On a conjugate leaf are the signatures of eight members of the Test team for Australia: Gilmour, Jenner, Lillee, Mallett, Marsh, McCosker, Turner and Walker. These..... More
Passport to Nowhere. Aborigines in Australian Cricket, 1850-1939
Sydney, Walla Walla Press, 1999 (first edition). Inscribed and signed by the author to [The Reverend] Bill [Edwards], and with Edwards' ownership label on the flyleaf. A photocopied review of the book is loosely inserted. More