Adelaide, Intelligence and Tourist Bureau, November 1918. The French economic mission was touring South Australia when the armistice was signed on 11 November 1918. In his Welcome at the beginning of this publication the Premier, Archibald Peake, presages this development. 'Australia rejoices that her citizen soldiers have been afforded the..... More

Adelaide, The Shell Company of Australia Ltd, [circa 1930s]. More

London, David Bogue, 1849 [first edition in English]. Prince Adalbert (1811-1873) was a Prussian naval theorist and admiral; several journeys led him between 1826 and 1842 to the Netherlands, Britain, Russia, Turkey, Greece, and Brazil (Wikipedia). He spent the last four months on 1842 in Brazil. Alexander von Humboldt makes..... More

Washington, National Geographic Society, 1928. These twelve issues contain a number of important lengthy articles by (or about) famous early aviators: Lindbergh (two), Cobham, de Pinedo, and Kingsford-Smith and Ulm. The main article in the December issue, 'Renascent Germany' (pages 639-717), makes very interesting reading. More

Adelaide, The Hassell Press, 1948. 'Twenty-five copies printed for private circulation' is printed on the verso of the title page: consider it rare. Loosely inserted is a printed 'With the Compliments of the Editor' slip (identifying Walter Hervey Bagot). A handwritten note attests to the fact the book was received..... More

[London], Local Colour, [2001]. Text by Decland Quigley and Vinay Srivastava. More

Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1925. More

Adelaide, Libraries Board of South Australia, 1974. The first complete translation into English. More

Washington, National Geographic, 1999. In addition to the 250 illustrations from photographs (most in colour), there are essays by Bendavid-Val, Robert A. Sobieszek, Carole Naggar, Anne H. Hoy, Ferdinand Protzman and Fred Ritchin. More

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman, 1834. With the armorial bookplate of 'George Bennett, MD, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, England'. Dr George Bennett (1804-1893), naturalist and doctor, migrated to Australia in 1836, 'developing a successful medical practice in Sydney and becoming a leading figure in..... More

Santa Fe, Bennett Books, 2000 (first single volume)/ 1976 and 1977. "... a unique collection from his Central Asia travel notes of 1953..." (rear cover). More

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1890. More

London, Martin Hopkinson Ltd, 1931 (first thus). Translated from the German by A. Liddell Geddie. More