Wirra. The Bush that was Adelaide
Adelaide, Nature Conservation Society of SA, 1986 (first edition). More
South Australia
Grindell's Hut. A Story of Mystery and Intrigue in the Flinders Ranges
[Adelaide], Blackened Billy Books, 2014 (third, revised edition)/ 1986. 'The major events and conversations recorded in this true story are taken from evidence given in court hearings'. Formery titled 'Cloud over the Gammon'. A true story of murder near Grindell's hut in the lonely Gammon Ranges of South Australia during..... More
Southern Lights. The Official Account of the British Graham Land Expedition, 1934-1937
London, The Travel Book Club, 1939 [first thus]/ 1938. Provenance: Dr Malcolm Evans, with his purchase receipt mounted on the front pastedown, and his ownership label on the front free endpaper. Evans was a part of 'the 1957 team stationed at Horseshoe Island on one of the Falklands Island Dependency..... More
St. Peters. A Suburban Town
St. Peters, The Corporation of St. Peters, 1983. Includes local histories on the suburbs of St. Peters, Hackney, Maylands, Stepney and Evandale, local schools, buildings, hotels and roads. More
From Our Broken Toil. South Australian Catholics 1836-1906. [Together with] Colour and Shadow. South Australian Catholics 1906-1962
Adelaide, Archdiocese of Adelaide, 1986 and 1991. More
An invitation to a 'hearty welcome' to 'Our old C.O., Col. Scott' by the author of the regimental history, 'With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War' (1924)
The invitation, headed '9th L.H.O.C.A.' (9th Light Horse Old Comrades Association), invites members to give a hearty welcome to the old commanding officer (Colonel William Henry Scott, 1881-1960), who 'will be in Adelaide for a few days this month on a visit to his son'. The date for the event..... More
The Blue and Brown Diamond. A History of the 27th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, 1915-1919
[Swanbourne, John Burridge, 1988 (facsimile edition)]/ 1921. One of only 200 copies. See Trigellis-Smith 226 (giving '1980s' as the date of this facsimile edition). More
The Blue and Brown Diamond. A History of the 27th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, 1915-1919
Adelaide, Lonnen & Cope, 1921. Provenance: 2280 Corporal Victor Clarence Sidney McGrath (a member of the battalion), with his ownership details written in ballpoint pen on the title page. Dornbusch 310; Fielding and O'Neill, page 227; Trigellis-Smith 226. More
With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War
[No Place, No Publisher, circa 1990s (undated xerographic facsimile edition)]/ [1980s (facsimile)]/ 1924. A xerographic facsimile (read photocopy) produced from a copy of the Burridge facsimile edition (circa 1980s). See Dornbusch 384; Fielding and O'Neill, page 233; Trigellis-Smith 279. More
With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War
Brisbane, A. Green, 2009 (facsimile edition)/ 1924. Number 27 of 400 copies. Loosely inserted is a printed slip giving publication details. See Dornbusch 384; Fielding and O'Neill, page 233; Trigellis-Smith 279. More
With the Ninth Light Horse in the Great War
[Swanbourne, Burridge, 1989 (facsimile edition)]/ 1924. One of only 200 copies. See Trigellis-Smith 279 (giving 1989 as the date of this facsimile edition). More
The Forty-Third. The Story and Official History of the 43rd Battalion AIF
Adelaide, Rigby Limited, 1920. Dornbusch 305; Fielding and O'Neill, page 229; Trigellis-Smith 241. More
The Forty-Third. The Story and Official History of the 43rd Battalion AIF
Swanbourne, John Burridge, [1980s (facsimile edition)]/ 1920. Number 119 of only 200 copies (and a much better production than the original). See Dornbusch 305; Fielding and O'Neill, page 229; Trigellis-Smith 241 (giving '1980s' as the date of this facsimile edition). More
The Fighting 10th. A South Australian Centenary Souvenir of the 10th Battalion, AIF, 1914-19
Adelaide, Webb & Son, 1936 [first edition, second impression]. The author was 'Late No. 624, Private Original 10th Battalion'. Dornbusch 322; Fielding and O'Neill, page 226; Trigellis-Smith 211 (none of them noting that the first impression binding is lettered in gilt, the second in black). More
Adelaide, South Australia, from the Air. A Series of Exclusive Aerial Photographs of Adelaide and Environs
Adelaide, Rigby Limited, [circa 1932]. More
Purple and Blue. The History of the 2/10th Battalion AIF (the Adelaide Rifles), 1939-1945
[Adelaide, 2/10th Battalion Association], November 2008/ 1993 [facsimile reprint with a new supplement]/ 1958. The history is updated to 2008, and contains complete nominal and honour rolls, a foreword by Peter Brune, and much else. Unstated in the book, but we know it to be limited to only 250 copies..... More
The Fighting 10th. A South Australian Centenary Souvenir of the 10th Battalion, AIF, 1914-19
Adelaide, Webb & Son, 1936 [first edition, first impression]. The author was 'Late No. 624, Private Original 10th Battalion'. Dornbusch 322; Fielding and O'Neill, page 226; Trigellis-Smith 211 (none of them noting that the first impression binding is lettered in gilt, the more commonly-encountered black lettering denotes the second impression)..... More
The Last Grain Race
London, The Folio Society, 2001 (first thus). 'Gustav Erikson of Mariehamn in the Baltic was the last man to own a great fleet of sailing-ships. By the late 1930s the grain trade with South Australia was the only one left in which ships like his could engage with any real..... More
South Australian Motor Cars, 1881-1942
Dover Gardens, The Vinall Family, 1987. One of 1000 copies. More
Designing Craft, Crafting Design. 40 Years of Jamfactory
Adelaide, Jam Factory, 2013. 'Over the past 40 years of ceaseless creative production, JamFactory has helped shape many of the individuals who lead Australian contemporary craft and design practice' (from the blurb). More
A Manual of Australian Soils
Melbourne, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, 1953. Provenance: Norman Lewis, former Head of the SA Woods and Forests Department, with his ink ownership details on the front flyleaf and his occasional pencilled emphases. Loosely inserted are two pamphlets, each by the same author, both in very good condition. The..... More
Archaeological Excavations at Fromm's Landing on the Lower Murray River, South Australia. [Contained in]: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. New Series, Volume 72, Part 2
Melbourne, The Society, 1960. Bound together with: D.J. MULVANEY, G.H. LAWTON and C.R. TWIDALE (and others): 'Archaeological Excavation of Rock Shelter No. 6, Fromm's Landing, South Australia'. [Reprinted from]: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. New Series, Volume 77, Part 2. Melbourne, The Society, 1964. Quarto, 479-516 pages with..... More
Notes on Some Human Remains in the Lower Murray Valley, South Australia. [Contained in]: Records of the South Australian Museum, Volume 3, Number 2, July 18th, 1930
Adelaide, Printed at the Hassell Press for the Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery of South Australia, 1930. With the colour pictorial bookplate and ownership label of pioneering desert field archaeologist Professor Mike Smith AM (1955-2022). More
South Australia Illustrated
Sydney, Reed, 1967 [facsimile edition]/ 1847. One of 1000 copies of this fine facsimile. The Aboriginal content is considerable and significant: 22 of the 60 plates (and the accompanying leaves of text) are devoted exclusively to the state's Aborigines. There are numerous portraits (usually four or more to a page)..... More
A substantial number of important articles on exploration and Indigenous Australia, mainly relating to Northern Australia, contained in the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch, Volume 2 (Sessions 1886-7 and 1887-8) and Volume 3 (Sessions 1888-9 to 1897-8)
Adelaide, RGSSA, 1890 and 1899. An impressive, important and unquestionably rare compilation. The contents of Volume 2 include: 1. TIETKENS, W.H.: The Nullabor Plains and the West Boundary of the Province (5 pages plus a very large and detailed folding map of the boundary line between South Australia and Western..... More