Sydney, A.H. and A.W. Reed, 1967 (facsimile edition)/ 1847. Number 680 of 1000 copies of this high-quality facsimile. The illustrations comprise views of the fledgling city of Adelaide and outlying settlements, the topography, flora and fauna, and the Indigenous people and their lives. Some 22 of the 60 plates (and..... More
Adelaide, Rigby, 1972. The front free endpaper is inscribed 'To Sir Grenfell and | Lady Price | with much thanks | and many regards | from | Monty | Charles P. Mountford' (the anthropologist Charles Pearcy Mountford, 1890-1976). The recipient, Sir Archibald Grenfell Price (1892-1977), geographer, historian and educationist, has..... More
Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1936 (second edition)/ 1935. 'A popular and scientific account of that part of Central Australia enclosed within an oblong bestriding the boundary of South and Western Australia, and measuring about 350 miles north and south by 250 miles east and west. Written with first-hand knowledge and..... More
Adelaide, Rigby Limited, 1968. The front free endpaper is inscribed 'To Lady Pauline and Sir | A. Grenfell Price | with much gratitude and | appreciation | fr[om] | Charles P. Mountford'. The outcome of Mountford's '1960 journey into the north-west of central Australia, which included 300 miles of difficult..... More
London, Gay and Hancock, Ltd., 1913 [deluxe illustrated edition]/ 1893. This edition was advertised as an 'edition de luxe' in November and December 1913. The new preface by the author, dated June 1913, is notable for his observations on the Aboriginal characters featured in the novel, their tribes and material..... More
London, Gay and Hancock, Ltd., 1913 [deluxe illustrated edition]/ 1893. This edition was advertised as an 'edition de luxe' in November and December 1913. The new preface by the author, dated June 1913, is notable for his observations on the Aboriginal characters featured in the novel, their tribes and material..... More
[Port Lincoln, Printed by Lutheran Publishing House for The Authors], 1975. 'From listed published works and field research by D.L. Hill'. More
Adelaide, Printed by The Mail Newspapers Ltd [for the author], [1950]. Including the original Indigenous inhabitants, colonisation, pastoral pioneers and more. More
London, John Murray, 1938 (first edition, advance proof copy). The printed notice states: 'PRIVATE. As this is an ADVANCE COPY, please treat it as Confidential until such time as you receive published copies, and then destroy it. JOHN MURRAY'. Written in ink at the foot of it is '10/6 @..... More
Kenthurst, Rosenberg Publishing, 2008. 'This book explores the impact of indigenous people upon the European discovery of Australian plants, spanning the period from the expansion of world exploration in the seventeenth century to the beginning of systematic scientific studies in the late nineteenth century' (from the blurb). More
Adelaide, The Author, 2003. More
Bathurst, Crawford House, 1993. Not least, three chapters on Contemporary Australian Aboriginal art, and one comparing Papua New Guinean Urban Artists and Australian Aboriginal Urban Artists. More
Alice Springs, Institute for Aboriginal Development, 1990 (revised edition)/ 1978. More
Katoomba, Social Science Press, 1998 (revised second edition)/ 1988. More
Rochester, Inner Traditions, 1993 (first US edition). Subtitle of the Australian first edition: 'Everything Standing Up Alive. Spirit of the Kimberley'. More
Kent Town, Wakefield Press, 2014. More
Sydney, Bible Society Australia, 2017 (printed in China)/ 2017 (printed in Australia). The book was published 'as part of the celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the foundation of Bible Society in Australia in 1817, Australia's longest living organisation' (dustwrapper blurb). More
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Adelaide, RGSSA, 1918. Undertaken initially (in April-June 1916) to explore the mineralogical possibilities of the region; the end result is of considerable anthropological significance. To quote Dr Basedow: 'Realising the rare opportunity for conducting scientific research in a tract of practically unknown country, I resolved that, after the work entrusted..... More
Adelaide, Rigby, 1976. A seminal study of the Pitjandjara [sic] of the Mann Ranges and the Junkandjara [sic] of the Musgrave Ranges, on the borders of South, Central and Western Australia (Mountford explains his use of these names on page 40). 'Where Australian Aborigines are concerned, and in areas where..... More
Adelaide, Lutheran Publishing House, [1976]. Offered together with a companion volume by the author from the same publisher: 'Nanna's Travels and Stories of the Outback' (1977; 99 pages with numerous illustrations; pictorial paperred boards; a fine copy). An 'insight into pioneering days in the outback cattle country in Australia' (foreword);..... More
Port Lincoln, 'Times' Print, [circa 1976]. The verso of the front cover is signed by the author (Poonindie, 13 February 1976). Loosely inserted is an autograph letter signed by the author; in it, he refers to this and other books he has written. [2 items]. More
London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd., 1907. The author was 'Fourteen years Sub-collector of Customs at Port Darwin'. The six-page preface is by Ernest Whitington, an Adelaide journalist. Provenance: 'Stephen King "Calta Wurlie" | May 1908' is written in ink on the front free endpaper. Stephen King Jr...... More
Adelaide, RSSA, 1904. This issue contains a further 14 articles, including another one by Basedow, and half a dozen from household names like Bragg, Howchin, Tepper, Verco and Woolnough. More
Adelaide, Art Gallery of South Australia, 2011/ 2010. The book accompanied a major Indigenous art exhibition at the Art Gallery of SA in 2010-11. 'Showcasing the Gallery's extensive Aboriginal art collection - one of the finest in Australia - "Desert Country" charts the forty-year journey of the desert painting movement..... More
Milan, 5 Continents Editions, 2020. A catalogue published to accompany the exhibition of the same name, 'Presented at Fondation Opale, Lens / Crans-Montana (Switzerland) from June 14th, 2020 to April 4th, 2021'. More