London, R. and J. Dodsley, 1755 [third edition]/ 1754. William Hay (1695-1755), author and MP, wrote this 'autobiographical polemic addressing contemporary demonizing attitudes towards disfigurement [which] has been under-recognized as a key intervention in the history of disability' (Shuttleton: Smallpox and the Literary Imagination, 1660-1820). Bound together with [ASGILL, J.]..... More
London, printed by Thomas Baskett ... for J. Nourse, 1757. More
London, Printed for L. Davis and C. Reymers, 1757 [first edition]. The first edition of this popular satire against the 'vain, luxurious and selfish effeminacy of England's higher ranks, in the wake of the loss of Minorca to the French at the opening of the Seven Years' War' (ODNB). This..... More
London, The Author, 1766 ['second edition, corrected and enlarged'; the first two tracts were first published in 1758 and 1759 respectively]. Important early works on the corn trade, which earned the praise of Adam Smith in his 'Wealth of Nations'. More
London, J. Debrett, 1789. Dalrymple (1726-1810), fourth baronet of Cranstoun, was one of the Barons of the Exchequer in Scotland. He was a prolific author of history and current affairs, and he 'occupied his leisure with various experiments of a useful kind. He discovered the art of making soap from..... More
London, John Stockdale, 1794 [new edition]/ 1782. The dedication referred to in the title runs to 116 pages. More
London, John Stockdale, 1794 (new edition)/ 1782. The dedication referred to in the title runs to 116 pages. More
London, John Cumming, 1800. An early ownership inscription on the first page (Wm. Fenton, Spring-Grove) has been slightly trimmed. More
London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1803, 1803 and 1804 [revised third edition]/ 1784. Sir John Sinclair (1754-1835), first president of the Board of Agriculture and voluminous writer. This work was 'a standard treatise, which was long one of the chief authorities on the subject' (DNB). More
Adelaide, various Government Printers (or printers acting under authority), 1844 to 1848 (but possibly early. The balance of the volume contains another 65 separate Acts or Ordinances: 1845 (17 items); 1846 (17 items); 1847 (19 items plus the title page and index leaf); and 1848 (12 items plus the title..... More
London, The Camden Society, 1849. Camden Society Publication Number 45. Provenance: with the armorial bookplates of Professor Thomas Bell FRS (1792-1880), dental surgeon and zoologist (one of the originators of the scientific meetings of the Zoological Society, and the progressive president of the Linnean Society); and Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl..... More
London, Houlston and Stoneman, 1855 and 1856. More
Adelaide, W.K. Thomas, Printer, 'Register' Office [for The Author, 1857]. A fascinating retrospective account of Townsend aka Waxend and his 'delightful spreadeagling' appeared in the Adelaide newspaper 'The Register' on Saturday 11 April 1914. The article includes the full text of this 'Address to the Electors of Onkaparinga' in 1857..... More
Adelaide, printed at the 'Times' and 'Dispatch' Office (first volume) and 'The Advertiser' and 'Chronicle' Offices (second and third volumes), [1858 and 1859]. The first volume has all references to, and contributions by, John Bristow Hughes marked in the margins with pencil; his signature in ink is partially erased from..... More
Sydney, Mason, 1859. With the Bounty bookplate of Dr George Mackaness on the pastedown. 'In 1931 he published The Life of Vice-Admiral William Bligh, for which he was awarded a D.Litt. by the University of Melbourne in 1932' (ADB). More
Edinburgh, Blackwood, 1865. Not least, fish and fishing. 'The alimentary virtues of Horse-Flesh and Fungi are discussed with a half-earnest levity ... but with the sea as our fish-pond, and pisciculture capable of endless developement alike in salt-water and fish, it is marvellous that multitudes should be pining with hunger..... More
London, Lockwood, 1865. The photographs are an oval portrait of Cobden (by J. Eastham, 77 x 55 mm), and three views (each 67 x 90 mm) by S. Ayling: a streetscape of Midhurst (Sussex), Dunford House, and West Lavington Church. More
London, Macmillan, 1867. Other contributors include G.C. Brodrick, R.H. Hutton, Lord Houghton, John Boyd Kinnear, James Bryce and Sir George Young. More
Adelaide, Rigby, 1886. Offered together with a copy of BOOTH, Jenny and Keith BORROW: B.T. Finniss, First Premier of South Australia (octavo, 60 pages with 4 plates plus 7 colour plates; published by the authors in October 2001). This copy is signed by Keith (Travers) Borrow, the great-grandson of Boyle..... More
Adelaide, Rigby, 1886. With the large early ownership signature (surname only) of the well-known South Australian pioneer Sir Simpson Newland on the flyleaf (along with details of a later owner). More
Adelaide, Rigby, 1886. The author was 'late Colonial Secretary of the Province, and First Chief Secretary under Responsible Government'. Ferguson 9610. More
Adelaide, Printed for the Proprietor and Publisher, A. Timmann, at the 'Pioneer' Office, 1890 and 1891. The recto of the large folding supplement to Number 10 contains the text, with three line illustrations, of an article that 'appeared originally in the "SA Register" in six short letters': 'Protection or Freedom..... More
Adelaide, C.E. Bristow, Government Printer, 1891. Printed at the head of the first page is the following: '21/6/91. Draft of a Bill as adopted by the National Australasian Convention, 9th April, 1891. Henry Parkes, President. F.W. Webb, Secretary'. This copy has the printed paper name-label 'Sir J.W. Downer' on the..... More
Adelaide, C.E. Bristow, Government Printer, 1894. Mounted on the front pastedown is an autograph letter signed by the Clerk of the Assembly, J.C. Morphett (one page octavo, 25 April 1911, on South Australian Parliament letterhead). 'Dear Sir, I have just heard that His Excellency is desirous of obtaining a copy..... More
London, Longmans, Green, 1896. More
London, Macmillan, 1899 [first edition in English]. With the ownership signature (and inscribed 'Benacre, 30 September 1915') of the South Australian explorer, pastoralist and politician John Lewis (1844-1923), father of the industrialist Essington Lewis (both men appear in Volume 10 of the Australian Dictionary of Biography). 'Menger's remarkable study of..... More
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Adelaide, McGann [Photographer], 1899. Provenance: Archibald Henry Peake (1859-1920), Premier of South Australia on three occasions (1909-1910, 1912-1915 and 1917-1920; he died in office on 6 April 1920). The details 'Mr Peake / Parl' are written in ink on the verso. The main group in the photograph comprises, from left..... More
London, Horace Marshall, 1901. With the ownership signature of Sir Edward Morgan (1900-1977), judge, and the later ownership signature of Professor Donald Simpson. More
London, Newman, Graham & Co., [circa 1905 (first edition thus)]. Lengthy biographical sketches are accompanied by fine portraits, with many of the latter by Elliott & Fry. Other photographers noted include Messrs. Bassano, C.E. Fry & Son, Langfier Limited, Russell & Sons, Lafayette Limited, and A.C. Hoskins. The contents of..... More
London, Methuen, 1906. When Emperor Meiji died in 1912, Japan had gone from being an isolated, pre-industrial, feudal country dominated by the Tokugawa shogunate and the daimyos, to a great power which had undergone political, social, and industrial revolution. The author travelled throughout Japan and met the influential men who..... More
London, John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1908. With the armorial bookplate of Sir Richard Chaffey Baker, 1841-1911; barrister, pastoralist and influential South Australian politician. Baker was one of the founding fathers of Federation and the first President of the Senate in the first Commonwealth Parliament. One of the Spanish Series..... More
Manchester, Mack & Co. [Photographers], 1913. At the time, Archibald Henry Peake (1859-1920) was the Premier of South Australia, a position he held on three occasions (1909-1910, 1912-1915 and 1917-1920). He died in office on 6 April 1920. In 1912, 'the Liberals won an eight-seat majority ... Peake again became..... More
Melbourne, George Robertson, [1916]. Not least, Trade Unions and Profit Sharing. More
London, Constable and Company, 1919. With the ownership signature of Professor Heinz Kent. More
London, Cassell, 1921. Dated 1921, and with the pencilled ownership details ('Athelney') and signature (all twice) of Edgar Bristow Hughes (1866-1951). On 9 acres 'Athelney' was built in 1858 by P. D. Prankerd; Herbert Bristow Hughes (1821-1892) bought the house for his wife in 1864; Edgar Bristow Hughes purchased the..... More
London, The Nonesuch Press, 1923. More
Sydney, Alfred Ames Kent, Government Printer, 1924. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front pastedown 'To A. Hurley Esq. With Compliments, W. Kenneth Charlton'. More
Sydney, Law Book Company of Australasia Limited (and printed at The Hassell Press, Adelaide), 1925. The author's personal copy, extensively annotated on the printed text and the interleaves, with numerous newspaper review cuttings and original letters from distinguished members of the law fraternity mounted in the book. There are minor..... More
New York, The Pencil Points Press, 1927. With the armorial bookplate of Lorenzo S. Winslow, ownership signature (inscribed 'Architect, Greensboro, N.C.') on the front pastedown of both volumes. Lorenzo Simmons Winslow (1892-1976) 'practiced architecture in High Point and Greensboro, North Carolina, in the years between the World Wars before moving..... More
Melbourne, National Publicity Bureau [Commonwealth of Australia], 1928. 'Reprinted from Hansard'. More
Melbourne, Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1928. More
Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1929. The Rede Lecture, 1929, delivered by novelist and MP John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir. More
Adelaide, Commonwealth Club of Adelaide, 1929. Sir Herbert William (Bert) Gepp (1877-1954), 'mining metallurgist and manager, public servant, industrialist and publicist ... Gepp began a new career in 1926 as a public servant. Stanley Melbourne (Viscount) Bruce appointed him chairman of the Development and Migration Commission, which, like the Council..... More
Stanford, Stanford University Press, 1934. With the ownership signature (and place and dated 1934-5) of Sir Walter Crocker, his annotations on the rear flyleaf and his occasional marginal pencilling. Crocker spent two years at Stanford from June 1928 as a Fellow of the Commonwealth Fund. He studied demography, specialising (in..... More
Adelaide, Hassell Press [for the Author], 1936. Number 73 of only 100 copies numbered and signed by the author. The original prospectus (one page octavo) is mounted on the front pastedown of this copy; the price in 1936 was one guinea. This copy is also inscribed and signed to 'Major..... More
London, Hutchinson, 1936. In his thirty years in the Colonial Service, the author 'has been stationed out east in the islands of the Pacific; south in the Falklands ... and west in the islands of the Caribbean'. More
Adelaide, Hassell Press [for the Author], 1936. Number 80 of only 100 copies numbered and signed by the author. This copy is also inscribed and signed to Frank Downer, brother of Sir John Downer (1843-1915). Sir John Morphett (1809-1892), landowner and politician: by 1835 he was one of the most..... More
London, 'Daily Telegraph', 1937. The High Commissioners are: The Honourable Vincent Massey, Canada; The Right Honourable Stanley Bruce, Commonwealth of Australia; W.J. Jordan, New Zealand; C.T. Te Water, Union of South Africa; J.W. Dulanty, Irish Free State; and Sir Firoz Khan Noon, India. The Ambassadors are: Dr Paul Regis de..... More
Melbourne, Robertson and Mullens, 1937. Chapter VIII: Putting the Capitalist on the Dole. More
