London, printed for J. Dodsley, 1781. Bound together with four contemporary works by Hayley, uniformly published with the Dodsley imprint. 1) 'A Poetical Epistle to an Eminent Painter'. 1779 (second edition, corrected and enlarged); iv, 84, [1] (addenda, verso blank). 2) 'Ode inscribed to John Howard, Esq., F.R.S., Author of..... More

London, Printed for Hurst, Chance, and Co.... and Effington Wilson, 1830. Fortunately, the first paragraph of the lengthy preface to this very lengthy poetical work (replete with numerous footnotes) provides the context: 'Intending to compose a few lines to prefix a work* ["Hampden in the Nineteenth Century, or Colloquies on..... More

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1857. 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

Adelaide, printed by Vardon and Pritchard, 1895. 'To Dear Emma With the best of good wishes from her old friend Racey' is writ large across the top half of the title page. Not least, 'To Glenelg', the view from the window on the train journey from the city for a...... More

London, Grant Richards, 1897. The following is printed on the verso of the half-title, facing the title page: 'Of this book there is a very limited edition printed on Japanese vellum numbered and signed by the Author'. This copy is not numbered or signed, nor is it printed on Japanese..... More

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

Melbourne, Thomas C. Lothian, 1907 and 1908. A rare Australian poetry magazine, with each number limited to 500 numbered copies. The first one is out of series; the other three, with individual titles ('The Book of the Opal'; 'The Shadow on the Hill'; and 'Fire o' the Flame') are numbers..... More

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

London, Constable, 1913 (second impression). With the pencilled ownership signature of Professor Heinz Kent, inscribed 'Cambridge, 1961'. More

London, John G. Wilson, 1914. 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

London, The Poetry Bookshop, 1917. This copy is signed by the author on the title page. Harold Monro (1879-1932) 'is most famous for his role supporting poets and poetry as founder and editor of the magazines "Poetry Review" and "Poetry and Drama" and as proprietor of the Poetry Bookshop, a...... More

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

Goodwood, The Author, [1920s]. The author's address, printed on the title page, is crossed out; the new address is written (in his hand) on the blank verso of the front cover. More

London, Warne, 1922. More

Boston, Cornhill Publishing, 1922. Inscribed and signed by the author and an original photograph, presumably of the author, laid-in on the front pastedown. More

[Adelaide, The Author ('W.K. Thomas & Co., Print'), 1922]. The foreword is by W.J. Sowden (Sir William Sowden, 1858-1943, editor of the 'South Australian Register'). A mixture of genres: tenderly sentimental ('The Golden Rose'), parochial ('Gawler, S.A.'), religious ('Christmas'), war ('The Worn-out Sentry: A Vision'; 'The Song of the Sandbags';..... More