London, The Folio Society, 1992 (first thus). Introduction by Pauline Tennant, with illustrations by Roland Pym. More

London, The Folio Society, 1993 (second printing)/ 1990 (first thus). Introduction by Mark Amory, with illustrations new to this edition by John Lawrence. [3 items]. More

London, The Folio Society, 2000 (second printing)/ 1998 (all first thus). Introduction by P.D. James, and numerous illustrations (and the covers) new to this edition by Natacha Ledwidge. [5 items]. More

Melbourne, E.W. Cole, Book Arcade, [1913]. The author's first published book. The front cover illustration is by David Low; the last six pages are a glossary 'for the use of the thoroughly genteel'. McLaren 243. The Institute of Australian Culture contains on its website some interesting information about this book..... 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, G.P. Putnam's Sons ('Printed in U.S.A.'), 1930. 'Twenty-five hundred copies have been printed on Worthy No. 2 Special Laid Rag Paper, of which five hundred are for England. This copy is Number 352' (colophon at the rear of the second volume). Loosely inserted is a publisher's large-format bookmark (for..... More

Sydney, Tyrrell's Limited, 1915 [first edition]. Number 225 of only 250 copies of this deluxe large-paper edition, inscribed 'Tyrrell's Limited' in ink. Henry Lawson (1867-1922) suffered 'a ghastly decline' in his creativity from the turn of the century. He 'wrote a great deal despite his often squalid circumstances but his..... More

London, The Fanfrolico Press, [1929]. The frontispiece illustration is reproduced on the front panel of the dustwrapper, which carries the subtitle 'A Novel in Dialogue form'. More

New York, Farrar, Straus and Young, Inc., [1951] (first American edition). Loosely inserted is the publisher's 'Book for review' slip with the inkstamped publication date of 20 July 1951. More

London, The Folio Society, 1992 (first thus). The first volume contains a ten-page introduction by Michael Moorcock. [3 items]. More

London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1913. Provenance: 'Rendel Kyffin Thomas. Prize for English lessons. December 1913. Presented by E. Kyffin Thomas' (from Evan Kyffin Thomas, 1866-1935, one of the proprietors of the Adelaide newspaper, 'The Register', to his son). More

London, The Folio Society, 1968 (first thus). Translated by Arthur Waley. More

London, The Folio Society, 2009 (second printing)/ 2009. The third volume of the Jack Aubrey series; the cover design, battle plans and endpaper maps, and the 12 pages of colour plates of period scenes, are unique to this edition. More