London, Thomas Nelson, [no date, late 1920's]. The contemporary presentation inscription on the flyleaf is dated 25 March 1929. More

Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1951. A Blue Wren Book. More

Covent Garden, H.G. Clarke and Co., [circa 1870s]. 'In the 1870s H.G. Clarke sold ... a paper panorama of the Lord Mayor's Show, complete with instructions on how to construct your own toy panorama proscenium for performance. Panoramas of the Lord Mayor's Show, crudely printed and often hand-coloured, were sold..... More

Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1959. Not a bad book, if you like a bad book. When accident-prone Nama, a friend of Ullagulbra and his mate Tewarra, is bitten by a brown snake while out playing, hunting and gathering, the boys quickly kill the reptile and carry the young girl back..... More

Adelaide, The Corporation of the City of Adelaide, 1928. Provenance: 'Haddon Bowen 7/8/1928' is written in ink on the inside front cover. 1866 Private Haddon Lancelot Bowen, 50th Battalion AIF, became a prisoner of war during the attack on Noreuil on the Western Front on 2 April 1917, and was..... More

[London, circa 1920] (with 'Made in Germany' printed on the front cover). The ultimate fictitious voyage: the R37 was almost completed when production was cancelled in February 1921, and it was dismantled later that year. More

Berlin, Axel Juncker, [c.1920]. With the bookplate of Lorna Waterhouse. With illustrations by Alfred Thon. Text in German. More

London, Nimmo, 1887. The illustration stamped in gilt on the front cover, although based closely on the illustration on page 33 in the text, is clearly produced from a different engraving - this is possibly an unsigned designer binding of a very high standard. More

Sydney, Associated Newspapers Limited, 1943. More

Milton, Jacaranda Press, 1979 [first thus]/ 1841. Marcie Muir's pamphlet, 'Charlotte Barton: Australia's First Children's Author' finally solved the mystery of the identity of the author, long misattributed by Ferguson (based on information pencilled in the Petherick copy in the National Library). The thirteen stories in the book are drawn..... More

Melbourne, Heinemann, 1985/ 1985. Signed and inscribed by the artist. More

London, Ward, Lock, 1916 [first edition]. 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