French Provincial Cooking
London, The Folio Society, 2008 (first thus). Preface by Simon Hopkinson is also unique to this Folio Society edition. More
Travel
From the Rising Sun, to the Roar of the Lion
[Willunga, The Author], 2008 (second reprint)/ 1999. Inscribed, dated (27 August 2008) and signed in ink by the author (on page vii). More
A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain
London, Folio Society, 1983 [first thus]. Introduction by Pat Rogers. Loosely inserted is a folded (and creased) facsimile colour map of England by Robert Morden. More
A Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain
London, The Folio Society, 1983 [first thus]. The 11-page introduction is by Pat Rogers. [3 items]. More
Australische Briefe von Amalie Dietrich. With a Biographical Sketch, Exercises and a Vocabulary
Melbourne, Melbourne University Press, 1943. Text in German. More
Amalie Dietrich. Ein Leben
Berlin, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, [circa 1931]. A contemporary edition in the original German by the famous naturalist's daughter. More
The Making of a Scientist
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1938. Several chapters on herpetological matters. More
Narrative of a Voyage to New South Wales, and Van Dieman's Land, in the Ship Skelton during the Year 1820. [With Observations on the State of these Colonies, and a Variety of Information, calculated to be useful to Emigrants]
Hobart, Melanie Publications, 1984 (facsimile edition)/ 1822. Tasmania Facsimile Editions, Number 7. Number 85 of only 200 copies. More
The Family Tree Historical Maps Book: Europe. A Country-by-Country Atlas of European History, 1700s-1900s
Cincinnati, Family Tree Books, 2015. More
Travels in Arabia Deserta
London, The Folio Society, 2013 (first thus)/ 1888. Number 475 of '780 numbered copies for sale to members of The Folio Society, and 20 lettered copies which are not for sale'. The ten-page preface by Rory Stewart is new to this edition; the eleven-page introduction by T.E. Lawrence first appeared..... More
The Viking Age. The Early History, Manners, and Customs of the Ancestors of the English-Speaking Nations. Illustrated from the Antiquities Discovered in Mounds, Cairns, and Bogs as well as from the Ancient Sagas and Eddas
London, John Murray, 1889. The scope of this influential study encompasses the voyages and conquests, cultural history, literature, religion and material culture of the Vikings, and made a particular contribution to the understanding of Scandinavian influence in the history of the British Isles. More
The Contented Botanist. Letters of W.H. Harvey (1811-1866) about Australia and the Pacific
Collingwood, Melbourne University Press, 1988. Number 3 in the Miegunyah Press Series. Professor Harvey's 'specialities were the marine plants, the algae, but he was equally knowledgeable about the higher plants'. More
Australia visits England. Contrasts and Similitudes. By Aussie
Cheltenham, England, Burrow's Press Ltd, 1929. A short article in the Adelaide 'News' (15 January 1930) notes that 'An interesting booklet entitled "Australia Visits England" has just been published by Burrows Press Limited. It is the record of an actual visit, and consists of three parts, describing the journey, the..... More
My Family and Other Animals
London, The Folio Society, 2006 (first thus). More
Three Colonial Adventures. The Journals of John Lingwood Stuart. Transcribed, Edited and Annotated by Robert M. Warnecke
Melbourne, Edition Renard, 2018. Number 127 of a total edition of only 215 copies (and only 100 thus). Includes 'Journal of a Voyage from Gravesend to Adelaide on board the barque 'Minerva', 1849'; 'Brief account of a Sealing Expedition ... on board the Cutter 'Jane and Emma' from Port Adelaide';..... More
An indischen Furstenhofen
Berlin, Allgemeiner Verein fur Deutsche Litteratur, 1901 (seventh edition). With the armorial bookplate of one Klinghardt on both pastedowns. India, Burma, Ceylon. More
The Romance of the Basque Country & the Pyrenees
London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, [1927]. More
The Tribal World of Verrier Elwin. An Autobiography
London, Oxford University Press, 1964. With the ownership signature of artist Mary Packer Harris. More
Visit of the Empire Parliamentary Association to Australia. Itinerary and Views in Each State. Septr 1913
Melbourne, Government Printer, 1913. The party comprised just 29 people, identified in the text; this deluxe binding may have been produced in quite limited numbers for presentation purposes. More
The Grand Junction Canal
Newton Abbot, David and Charles, 1972. More
A Time of Gifts. On Foot to Constantinople: from the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube
London, The Folio Society, 1999 (first thus). The first book in the trilogy. More
Facts, Fables & Fiction of Hokkaido Japan, 'The Land of a Thousand Stories'
Sapporo, Franciscan Missionaries of Mary Printing Shop, 1949. With numerous illustrations from photographs. More
The Cruise of the Rolling Junk
Bloomfield Hills, Bruccoli Clark, 1976. '... a valuable view of the underside of the American Twenties ...'. More
A Voyage to Terra Australis, undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country ... in the years 1801, 1802, and 1803
Adelaide, Libraries Board of South Australia, 1966 (facsimile edition)/ 1814. Loosely inserted is a large calligraphic leaf, commemorating the presentation of the set 'To His Excellency the Governor and State Chief Scout Lieut. General Sir Edric Bastyan ... Greetings and best wishes on the occasion of your birthday and the..... More
A Voyage to Terra Australis, undertaken for the Purpose of completing the Discovery of that Vast Country ... in the Years 1801, 1802, and 1803
Adelaide, Government Printer, 1989 (facsimile edition)/ 1814. A superb production, limited to only 500 numbered sets (this is number 98). The storage box was designed with a matching two-door lid opening at the centre, and attached to the base with piano hinges. About a third of the edition was issued..... More