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, 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

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

Adelaide, J.L. Bonython & Co., Printers [for The Author, circa 1909]. 'Dutton's privately produced [book] records his 1907 and 1908 journeys with Murray Aunger from Adelaide to Darwin on the first car trip across Australia. The journey to[ok] the two men 51 days but left them stranded at Tennant Creek..... 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

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

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, Charles Griffin, 1920. Provenance: M.E. (Max) Lawton, with his signature on the front pastedown. He was one of the sons in J.A. Lawton & Sons Limited, Adelaide, coach and motor body builders, and manufacturers of 'Electric Factory Vehicles' (for instance, forklifts). More

New York, John Wiley and Sons, 1924. With the ownership signature of M.E. (Max) Lawton. More

London, Chapman and Hall, 1925. Provenance: M.E. (Max) Lawton, with his signature on the front pastedown. He was one of the sons in J.A. Lawton & Sons Limited, Adelaide, coach and motor body builders, and manufacturers of 'Electric Factory Vehicles' (for instance, forklifts). More

London, Herbert Jenkins, February 1926 [second impression]/ November 1925. Signed and dated (12 December 1928) by the author on the title page, with a contemporary ownership signature on the front pastedown (T.W. Adams, 4 January 1929). An account of eighteen months spent driving an ancient tin lizzie from Winton to..... 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

London, The Albion Publishing Co. Ltd., [1929]. More

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

Melbourne, Motor Spares Limited, June 1939 (second edition). The first edition, with half the number of pages, was published in December 1931. 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

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, Batsford, 1965 (second edition, extensively revised)/ 1961. More

London, Ian Allan, 1966. More

Stuttgart, Franckh, 1967. Index in German and English; text in German, but an English translation is loosely inserted. More

Carrollton, The Author, 1967. More