Tanunda, Barossa and Light Valley Herald, 1983 (facsimile)/ 1911. With the publisher's information sheet loosely inserted. This booklet is far more substantial in content than its title suggests (with thirteen pages of well-illustrated text devoted to the fruit and vine industries, for example). More
Canberra, Government Printer, 1930. An accurate, detailed snapshot of dairy farm production in the late 1920s. More
Adelaide, Winetitles, 1993. More
Wellington, Government Printer, 1884. 'With a view to encouraging the more extensive culture of Citrus fruits in the northern portion of New Zealand, and of aiding planters with reliable information on the subject, the author of this book was empowered by the New Zealand Government to visit New South Wales..... More
Canberra, Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, 1987 (first edition). More
[Magill], Auldana Vineyards, 1906. Richard Seddon, New Zealand's longest-serving Prime Minister, died on his return journey to New Zealand, less than two weeks after the events commemorated in this pictorial souvenir. Provenance: Alexander John Morison, Town Clerk of Adelaide, 1937-46, but an employee of the Adelaide City Council from the..... More
[Adelaide], University of AdelaideThe Author, for Department of Plant Science, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, 1994. Presentation copy inscribed and signed to of one of the author's two supervisors, Australian wheat breeder A.J. 'Tony ' Rathjen, and signed by the author on the Declaration page. More
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Angaston, 'Barossa News' Limited (printed by Hussey and Gillingham, Adelaide), 1911. A very rare item of local history: we have handled only two other copies since 1976, and both were in worse condition than this one. The content is far more substantial than its title suggests; there are thirteen pages..... More
The sepia-toned high-gloss albumen paper photograph (image size 153 × 196 mm) is in excellent condition; the original card mount (253 × 303 mm) is stained in one margin, with minor loss to one corner and another margin. The photographer is not credited, but someone at a later date has..... More
Greenock, The Author, 1986. 'Greenock is a small, charming historic village on the edge of the Barossa Valley which is notable for its tree-lined streets and shady peppercorn trees. The town is surrounded by vineyards and consequently there are numerous cellar doors' (Aussie Towns website). More
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Adelaide, The Author, 1947-1950. More
[Coonawarra, Mildara, circa 1972]. A potted history of the Coonawarra region from a Mildara Wines viewpoint. More
Adelaide, Rigby in association with Mead and Beckett Publishing, 1979. More
Urrbrae, Australian Wine Research Institute, 2005. More
Paris, Just Tessier, Libraire, 1838 (fifth edition)/ 1826. An early edition of the principal work by the father of gastronomic writing; all but the first edition are posthumous publications. Offered with an autograph document (a single sheet, quarto, written both sides) signed at the head of the first page by..... More
Paris, Librairie J.-B. Bailliere et Fils, 1927. One of the Petite Bibliotheque Agricole series. Written in ink at the head of the front cover is the contemporary ownership signature of John Rothwell Seppelt, a fourth-generation member of the famous Seppelt winemaking dynasty. 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
London, Printed for the Society of Antiquaries by John Nichols, 1790. Pages 423-476 are 'Ancient Cookery. From a ms. in the Library of the Royal Society', and the prefatory note is worth quoting at length: 'The ms. from which the following pages are transcribed, is without title or date, or..... More
Lausanne, Editions du Grand-Pont, Jean-Pierre Laubscher, 1987. Text in French. With a presentation reproduction postcard from Switzerland loosely inserted. More
London, Shell Transport and Trading Company, 1957. Eight contributors, not least Paul Gaultier on "The Scallop at the Table" (12 pages). More
Edinburgh, Oliver and Boyd, 1963. From the collection of Dr Hedley Marston FRS; a review copy with related inserts. Hedley Ralph Marston was a (South) Australian scientist, Chief of the CSIRO Division of Biochemistry and General Nutrition and head of the team that discovered the importance of trace elements in..... More
Roseworthy, Roseworthy Agricultural College, 1983. More
Adelaide, W.C. Rigby and Melbourne, Geo. Robertson, 1864. Sir Samuel Davenport (1818-1906) was an ardent promoter of agriculture and new industries in South Australia and served as president of both the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society and the South Australian branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia ('Australian Dictionary..... More
London, Folio Society, 2005 [first thus]. While the 'decorations' by John Minton are as per the first edition, the Preface by Julian Barnes, and the watercolours by Sophie MacCarthy, are unique to this edition. More
