London, Albion Press, 1804 [first thus]. William Somerville '(1675-1742), poet; of an ancient Gloustershire family; ... his poem of four books in blank verse, "The Chase", published first in 1735; his hawking poem, "Field Sports", a kind of supplement, published, 1742' ('Concise Dictionary of National Biography'). More

Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1857 [first thus]. A poem in six cantos on Robert Bruce, first published in 1815; this edition, 'as we now have it in the Author's MS' is published 'with all his introductions, and the editor's notes'. More

Adelaide, Andrews, Thomas, and Clark, 1865. Almost half the book (58 pages) is given over to verse by Stephenson, who died at the age of 18 in May 1865. With a contemporary inscription (in Charles Todd's hand?) to 'Lizzie Todd 4th Decr 1865' in ink on an early blank; the..... More

Adelaide, Andrews, Thomas, and Clark, 1865. With the contemporary ownership details of 'Revd Henry Pollitt, Woodville, 4th Decr 1865' on the flyleaf. One of the earliest Australian imprints illustrated with original photographs (see Holden: 'Photography in Colonial Australia' [Sydney, 1988]), where the author is incorrectly referred to in the text..... More

London, John Camden Hotten, [c. 1871]. With the 'cMGee' misprint, and the 1s. price against 'Sensation Novels'. More

Adelaide, Webb, Vardon & Pritchard [for the Author], 1881. More

Adelaide, Scrymgour and Sons, Printers [for the Author], 1884. With a contemporary inscription by, and signature of, a family member. More

Adelaide, E.S. Wigg and Son, 1884. The author's second book of verse; he was Dean of Adelaide at the time. More

Sydney, William Maddock, 1885. This copy is inscribed in ink on the verso of the title page 'To / George Augustus Sala / From the author. / With sincere regards. / P.J.H. / 2.5.'85'. George Augustus Sala (1828-1895), the 'Prince of Journalists', spent nine months in Australia in 1885; his..... More

Dunedin, Arthur T. Keirle, 1890. The deluxe edition of poetical works by Bracken, published to commemorate New Zealand's Golden Jubilee. Thomas Bracken (circa 30 December 1841?-1898), was born in Ireland; he became an orphan in 1852. He 'was cared for by an aunt until about the age of 12, when..... More

Melbourne, George Robertson, 1892. With the amorial bookplate of Thomas Thornton Reed, sometime Anglican Archbishop of Adelaide (and with his pencilled note on the flyleaf). More

London, Ward, Lock and Bowden, 1895. Not least, 'The Wild White Man. An Australian Tale' (pages 101-196, concerning convict William Buckley (1780-1856). More

Adelaide, J.L. Bonython and Co., 'Advertiser' Office, 1898. A collection of humorous verse (topical and localized) by a son of the South Australian novelist Maud Jean Franc (Mrs E. Evans). More

London, John Lane, 1900. Introduction by A.C. Benson. Illustrated by Henry Ospovat. More

Klerksdorp, H.M. Guest, Printer and Publisher, Bookseller, Stationer, etc. 1902. The 1st Scottish Horse was one of two volunteer Scottish regiments raised in South Africa during the war; it saw considerable action in the Western Transvaal, especially in the battles at Moedwil, Vlakfontein, and Braakenlaagte. Preambles to these self-titled poems..... More

London, George Routledge and Sons, Limited, [circa 1903] (first thus?). More

Perth, The 'Sunday Times' Publishing Company, 1908. 'Dryblower' (or 'Dryblower Murphy') was Australian journalist and poet Edwin Greenslade Murphy (1866-1939). Following the 1892 gold rush of 1892 Murphy arrived in Coolgardie in 1894; later that year he 'helped Billy Clare to launch his "Coolgardie Miner", contributing a weekly gossip column..... More

Sydney, George Robertson, 1911 (fifth edition). More

San Francisco, Paul Elder and Company, 1913 (first edition). 'Oh, not your spangle of Existence spend/ Upon what Secret her Good Looks depend ...' (VI). More

Sydney, Angus & Robertson Ltd., 1916. Inscribed on the front flyleaf; 'For Review, The Editor, The Chronicle'. Presumably this refers to 'The Cobargo Chronicle' (1898 - 1944). More

Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1917 (first edition). This is a review copy, inscribed to 'The Editor, The Advertiser' on the half-title (with the small ink-stamp of the Adelaide booksellers E.S. Wigg and Son). The first edition comprised 20,000 'ordinary' copies and 5000 Blue Wrens; the six colour plates and the..... More

London, Sidgwick and Jackson, 1919. With the ownership signature of Professor Heinz Kent. More

London, Constable, 1920. Each volume is signed by the author and limited to 210 copies; Volume 1 is number 152 and Volume 2 is number 76. More

London, Sidgwick and Jackson, 1920. Frederick William Harvey (1888-1957), English poet and officer in the 5th Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment; 'he was captured on 17 August 1916 and spent the remainder of the war in prisoner-of-war camps. His first volume of poems, "A Gloucestershire Lad", was published shortly after..... More

London, Collins, 1921. Number 96 of only 210 copies signed by the author. More