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

London, Barrie and Jenkins Ltd, 1978/ 1856. 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

Berkeley, University of California, 1970 (second edition, revised, amplified and rearranged)/ 1951. 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

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

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

Adelaide, Rigby in association with Mead and Beckett Publishing, 1979. More

Adelaide, Department of Agriculture, 1967. 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

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