![Report of the Commissioners of Railways, 1848. [Together with] Report .. 1848, Part 2. [Together...](/pictures/thumb/102086_00.jpg?v=1550894007)
London, HMSO, 1848; 1849; and 1850. The first two annual reports by the Commissioners of Railways, who had assumed the responsibilities of the Railway Department of the Board of Trade. The reports on accidents (including evidence from Brunel) run to over 130 pages, and are worth the price on their..... More
Adelaide, Government Printer, 1856. South Australian Parliamentary Paper Number 165 of 1856. The Bill establishes and recognises the patentee as the original and true inventor ("the invention consists of so constructing a railway as to take advantage of the tensile property of the iron..."). More
Adelaide, Government Printer, 1875. A large folding lithographed map (730 x 475 mm); two short tears to the left-hand edge expertly repaired; in excellent condition. The most northerly extent of the surveyed route is in line with Mt Lyndhurst. South Australian Parliamentary Paper Number 16 of 1875. More
Adelaide, Government Printer, 1890. South Australian Parliamentary Paper Number 204 of 1890; only 650 copies printed. More
[Boston], Boston and Albany Railroad, 1894 ('6-5-'94'). Dinner was one dollar, and one could dine handsomely on Mackerel, Ribs of Beef or Spring Lamb, Fried Soft Shell Crabs, and all the trimmings. However, this pales beside the choices available on the wine list, commencing with seven varieties of Champagne ....... More
Adelaide, printed by Hussey and Gillingham for the South Australian Government, 1902. The full title of the two-part map is 'Geological Map of the Northern Territory of South Australia ... by H.Y.L. Brown FGS, Government Geologist. Physical Geography, compiled by C. Winnecke FRGS, from private and official records. Adelaide, 1898'..... More
!['Territoria. The Great Lone Land. Land of the Dawning' [cover title]. David LINDSAY, Alexis L....](/pictures/thumb/110166_01.jpg?v=1550894460)
Adelaide, Published by 'The Australian Garden & Field Proprietary' for the Australian Railways and Territory League, 1909. The sub-title beneath the drop-title 'Territoria' at the beginning of the text proper on page 5 is instructive: 'A Sketch of its Immense Resources. Reasons for Past Failures. Suggestions for Future Successes. The..... More
Adelaide, Government Printer, 1910. More
Sheffield, The Company, [circa 1910]. 'With the adoption of electricity as the motive power on street tramways, there came sweeping changes in the designs of points and crossings.... The following pages contain full particulars of Hadfield's Latest and Most Improved Designs of Points and Crossings, and they have been supplemented..... More
![The Barossa District. Souvenir. Gawler-Angaston Railway Opening [cover title]. Barossa Valley](/pictures/thumb/115711_01.jpg?v=1566348213)
Angaston, 'Barossa News' Limited (printed by Hussey and Gillingham, Adelaide), 1911. A very rare item of local history: we have handled only two other copies since 1976, and both were in worse condition than this one. The content is far more substantial than its title suggests; there are thirteen pages..... More
London, John Murray, 1912. Provenance: Arnold Edwin Davey (1862-1920), South Australian flour-miller and grain merchant (see the 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'). Tipped in on the endpapers and a few pages throughout the book are seven relevant cuttings or tearsheets (including a review of the book), the large folded seating plan..... More
Melbourne, Government Printer, 1914. Commonwealth Parliamentary Paper Number 31 of 1914; only 950 copies printed. The Commissioners reported on 'the Routes (and classes) of necessary Railways ... The desirableness and practicability of creating new Ports [and] The desirableness of setting apart an area for the eventual creation of a New..... More
Adelaide, Government Printer, 1915. More
Adelaide, Government Printer, 1915. More
Adelaide, Government Printer, 1915. 'Approved by the Railways Commissioner, Alex. B. Moncrieff, 14/1/15'. More
![Kalgoorlie - Port Augusta Line [cover title]. Railways](/pictures/thumb/113996_01.jpg?v=1553665761)
Melbourne, Albert J. Mullet, Government Printer (for the Department of Home Affairs), 25 September 1915. This copy possibly lacks the last leaf, but we cannot locate a copy in Trove to confirm our suspicions. More
Melbourne, Government Printer, 1916. Commonwealth Parliamentary Paper Number 321 of 1914-15-16: only 755 copies printed. A series of spurious charges brought by a disgruntled employee, with detailed rebuttals; the Royal Commissioner was J.G. Eagleson. More
London, Iliffe & Sons, [1920s]. More
London, Charles Griffin, 1920. With the ownership signature of M.E. (Max) Lawton. More
New York, John Wiley and Sons, 1924. With the ownership signature of M.E. (Max) Lawton. More
London, Chapman and Hall, 1925. With the ownership signature of M.E. (Max) Lawton. More
London, Cambridge University Press, 1926 [first edition]. With the ownership signature of Professor W[ilfred] D. Borrie, 'the father of Australian demography'. Not least, the impact of the Railway Revolution on England in the early nineteenth century. Includes 2 folding maps; rare with the dustwrapper. More
Adelaide, Printed by Pritchard Brothers, c.1928]. Loosely inserted is an original pencil caricature by Maegraith (dated 1950); on the verso are twelve autographs of WA cricketers (plus the manager, Bryant) dated November 1949. A fund-raiser for charity. More
Adelaide, Harrison Weir, Government Printer, 1928. 'This booklet is published at the request of a number of the General Public, who have from time to time sought copies of views and particulars in relation to the new Adelaide Railway Station.' The General Public got what they asked for. In addition..... More
Adelaide, Harrison Weir, Government Printer, 1929. More
London, Iliffe and Sons, [early 1930s]. More
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. The author and his companion, Richard Matthews, both New Zealanders, set out in Emily, the Baby Austin, in May 1930 with the idea of travelling 'eastward from Sydney, always eastward when possible, until we should reach our starting-point again'. More
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Melbourne, The Victorian Railways Advertising Division, [1937]. An attractive tourist guide for Victoria, with details of hundreds of establishments all over the state. The cover illustration is by 'Norris'. More
London, Temple Press, 1938. Many period photographic illustrations plus 8 folding plans, principally aviation. More
Melbourne, Motor Spares Limited, June 1939 (second edition). The first edition, with half the number of pages, was published in December 1931. More
Manchester, The Scientific Publishing Company, [1945; nineteenth edition]. More
New York, Murray Hill Books, 1946. With the ownership signature of M.E. (Max) Lawton (twice). More
Adelaide, South Australian Railways, 1950. 'A souvenir to commemorate the official opening by His Excellency, the Governor of South Australia, Lieut.-General Sir Willoughby Norrie' at Naracoorte on 1 February 1950. More
[Australia], Ford Motor Company, [c. 1951]. More
London, Temple Press, 1951 (second edition)/ 1948. Inscribed and signed 'To Eddie Thomas in appreciation of some nice vehicles which he has constructed. PE Irving 9/9/57'. Philip Edward Irving (1903-1992) was an Australian automotive engineer 'whose 60-year international career included the creation of landmark designs for both motorcycles and cars'..... More
[London, Simms, 1955]. Loosely inserted are two 4-page pamphlets, slightly creased and inscribed; Simms Nipple Forming Tool [and] Simms Fuel Injection Nozzle Tester. More
Sydney, Modern Magazines Pty Ltd, 1955. The famous Redex Trials were conducted from 1953-55, with Ampol taking over from 1956; the 1954 trial was the first round-Australia grind. More
London, Batsford, 1965 (second edition, extensively revised)/ 1961. More
London, Ian Allan, 1966. More
London, Frank Cass, 1966 [third edition]/ 1962 [second edition]/ 1916. With a new introductory guide by W.H. Chaloner; this third edition also contains 'An Introductory Guide to recent published work on the History of British Transport to 1850'. The author covers sections on roads, rivers, canals, railways, steam navigation and..... More
Stuttgart, Franckh, 1967. Index in German and English; text in German, but an English translation is loosely inserted. More
London, Hugh Evelyn, 1967. More
Carrollton, The Author, 1967. More
![The James Flood Book of Early Motoring. [Together with] The Second James Flood Book ..; The Third...](/pictures/thumb/108270_00.jpg?v=1550894288)
West Footscray, James Flood Charity Trust, 1968, [1971], 1976 and 1980. Each volume, 'produced regardless of cost', is numbered; the first three volumes are in editions of 4000 copies; the fourth volume is one of 3500. The second volume is dated (18 August 1971) and signed by Harold Paynting and..... More
Newton Abbot, David and Charles, 1972/ 1964. More
Seattle, Superior, 1972. More
Norwich, Goose, 1973. More
