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Best.-Nr. 19126An original gelatin silver photograph 110 × 90 mm mounted on stiff card 220 × 170 mm inscribed in white ink on the mount beneath the photograph 'With Christmas Greetings from Dr and Mrs Ramsay Smith' stamped on the rear 'Photo. by Dr. W. Ramsay Smith' and captioned in his hand 'At Port Vila - New Hebrides'. Ramsay Smith describes 'picture-making' at Port Vila in detail in his 1924 book 'In Southern Seas' and this image contains all the elements referred to: one's wife 'for comparison and relief to the various objects in the picture' the harbour as background to the wooded heights the ship in the distance . The corners of the mount are slightly rounded and both the image and the mount are a little foxed; overall it is an attractive item with more than the usual amount of background information. William Ramsay Smith 1859-1937 physician naturalist anthropologist civil servant soldier - and controversy was often never far away see the 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'. His entry there states that 'Believing that tribal Aborigines were dying out he recorded their folklore in "Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines"' London 1930. Subsequent to this being published Dr Philip Jones has also recorded in the ADB that from the early 1920s David Unaipon 1872-1967 the Aboriginal preacher author and inventor 'studied Aboriginal mythology and compiled his versions of legends . Gathered before 1930 the legends are in his surviving manuscript in the Mitchell Library: they were commissioned and published by William Ramsay Smith without acknowledgment'. unknown
1962Best.-Nr. 137481Adelaide: Public Library of South Australia 1962. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide Public Library of South Australia 1962 facsimile edition/ 1843. Octavo ii 30 9 pages plus a folding map and 2 folding survey plans. Gilt-lettered synthetic cloth slightly rubbed; endpapers leaves tanned; an excellent copy. Peade SA13: one of only 35 copies. South Australian Facsimile Editions No. 13. This was one of the earliest facsimile editions published by the library 'reproduced . using the xerographic process' with the text bound from concertina-fold paper printed on one side only uncut and unopened along the leading edges. Public Library of South Australia hardcover
1911Best.-Nr. 142584Adelaide: R.E.E. Rogers Government Printer 1911. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide R.E.E. Rogers Government Printer 1911 first edition. Octavo 156 pages with numerous illustrations from photographs plus a small colour map with an illustration on the verso a full-page colour plate and 2 folding colour maps. Attractive colour-pictorial wrappers; minor loss to the head and foot of the spine; minimal signs of age and use; an excellent copy. Numerous dates in the 'Facts about South Australia' at the rear of the book and contemporary newspaper reviews support this figure. R.E.E. Rogers, Government Printer paperback
1879Best.-Nr. 126763Adelaide: Printed by R. Kyffin Thomas 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. Adelaide Printed by R. Kyffin Thomas 1879. Sextodecimo ii 95 pages plus a tipped-in erratum slip. Gilt-decorated cloth flecked marked and rubbed; front endpaper a little stained affecting the title leaf slightly; occasional light foxing; slight damage to the bottom corner tip of six consecutive leaves; still a very presentable copy. Catherine Helen Spence contributed 23 of the 150 acrostics a series of lines or verses in which the first last or other particular letters form a word or phrase. Printed by R. Kyffin Thomas hardcover
1952Best.-Nr. 112450Adelaide: Universal Business Directories Australia 1952. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide Universal Business Directories Australia 1952. Quarto iv two-colour advertisements xii 306 pages with 5 maps a number of illustrations from photographs and numerous pictorial advertisements. Two-colour card covers with advertisements on all surfaces; spine a little sunned and marked; top corner lightly bumped throughout; small section of the bottom edge sunned; an excellent copy. Universal Business Directories (Australia) paperback
1955Best.-Nr. 112439Adelaide: Universal Business Directories Australia 1955. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Adelaide Universal Business Directories Australia 1955. Quarto viii two-colour advertisements xxxvi 362 pages with 5 maps a number of illustrations from photographs and numerous pictorial advertisements plus an unnumbered eight-page two-colour advertising section after page 338. Two-colour card covers with advertisements on all surfaces; spine very lightly chipped and sunned; small section of the bottom edge sunned; a fine copy. Universal Business Directories (Australia) paperback
1953Best.-Nr. 112455Adelaide: Universal Business Directories Australia 1953. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Adelaide Universal Business Directories Australia 1953. Quarto ii two-colour advertisements xvi 310 pages with a map and numerous pictorial advertisements. Two-colour card covers with advertisements on all surfaces; spine lightly sunned and marked; small section of the bottom edge sunned; a fine copy. Universal Business Directories (Australia) paperback
1956Best.-Nr. 112449Adelaide: Universal Business Directories Australia 1956. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide Universal Business Directories Australia 1956. Quarto viii two-colour advertisements xxxii 410 pages with 6 maps a number of illustrations from photographs and numerous pictorial advertisements plus an unnumbered eight-page two-colour advertising section after page 388. Two-colour card covers with advertisements on all surfaces; spine lightly sunned; small section of the bottom edge sunned; top corner of the front cover and the first third of the book a little bumped; an excellent copy. Universal Business Directories (Australia) paperback
1956Best.-Nr. 112453Adelaide: Universal Business Directories Australia 1956. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Adelaide Universal Business Directories Australia 1956. Quarto x two-colour advertisements xiv 288 pages with 2 maps and numerous pictorial advertisements plus an unnumbered 8-page section of two-colour advertisements after page 282. Two-colour card covers with advertisements on all surfaces; spine lightly sunned; small section of the bottom edge sunned; a fine copy. Universal Business Directories (Australia) paperback
1955Best.-Nr. 112452Adelaide: Universal Business Directories Australia 1955. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Adelaide Universal Business Directories Australia 1955. Quarto xii two-colour advertisements xvi 284 pages with a map and numerous pictorial advertisements. Two-colour card covers with advertisements on all surfaces; spine lightly sunned; small section of the bottom edge sunned; a fine copy. Universal Business Directories (Australia) paperback
1959Best.-Nr. 147625Woomera: Weapons Research Establishment 1959. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Woomera Weapons Research Establishment 1959 'Printed by E.J. McAlister & Co. Adelaide'. Quarto 48 pages with numerous illustrations plus advertising on three surfaces of the wrappers. Three-colour pictorial wrappers lightly chipped and sunned along the front top edge; in excellent condition. Volume 1 Number 1 of this periodical appeared on 11 August 1950; the first Annual was published in 1953. Trove gives an informative summary of the history of the publication slightly edited here by us for easier reading: 'In December 1952 Volume 3 Number 13 was issued in two sections a printed section called "Christmas Issue December 1952" and a roneoed supplement dated 5 December 1952. In 1953 the printed section became the first issue of the "Gibber Gabber Annual". From 1950 to 6 September 1962 issued as a foolscap roneoed newsletter. From Volume 12 Number 33 13 September 1962 issued in tabloid newspaper format. Changed format in 2003 to A4 magazine format'. Trove also records that after Volume 70 Number 44 29 November 2019 the next issue was New Series Volume 1 Number 1 24 January 2020 with the last item listed being Volume 4 Number 18 20 May 2022. In our experience any copies of this publication are rare. Weapons Research Establishment] paperback
1922Best.-Nr. 170100Sydney: Art in Australia Ltd 1922. Pp. 96ii84 including advertisements illustrated in colour and black & white including 2 hand-tipped coloured plates in No. 2; med. 4to; printed paper wrappers with coloured pictorial onlay on the upper wrappers and pictorial advertisements on the lower wrappers wrapper edges creased and split Number 1 quite heavily Number 2 less so inked signature adjacent to backstrip on upper wrapper of No. 2; staples rusted one corner of both of the hand-tipped plates slightly creased a little light foxing; Art in Australia Ltd. Sydney 1922. All published in this series Vol. 1 No. 1 being No. Twelve Old Series February 1st 1922. Number 2 is dated May 1st 1922. Contributors include Norman Lindsay A. G. Stephens Hardy Wilson Lionel Lindsay Kenneth Slessor Hugh McCrae Leon Gellert Jack Lindsay a.o. Art in Australia Ltd unknown
Best.-Nr. 49876The Official Collection which the Commonwealth Government is preserving to hand down to future generations. The photographs depict the work of the A.I.F. on Gallipoli and in France Belgium and Palestine. Sydney Town Hall Basement March 4th to April 15th 1922. Arranged by the Australian War Museum Commonwealth Government. All proceeds to War Memorials Fund. Melbourne : Australian War Museum Renwick Pride Print Tattersall Lane Melbourne 1922. Small octavo 180 x 120 mm original brown wrappers upper wrapper with lettering and Rising Sun badge in black lower wrapper with Beale & Co. Ltd. advertisement a few minor stains lower wrapper with short tear at bottom edge; pp. 48 with advertisements to inner wrappers; a very good copy. unknown
1888Best.-Nr. 048556Wanganui NZ: A.D. Willis 1888. 47pp. Rebound in cream boards with original chipped and frayed illustrated The Great Wairakei front wrapper laid on rear cover apparently lacking. Ink doodles on title page faint doodles on a couple of pages at rear title page chipped at bottom corner. A small contemporary clipping regarding Maori wars loosely inserted. Contents good complete and without loss of text. Extremely scarce. Reprinted articles attributed to the Wanganui Herald. First in Book Form. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo. A.D. Willis Hardcover
1983Best.-Nr. HISAUS595Sydney Australia: Dreamweaver Books 1983. Book. Good. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hardcover with white boards and pictorial dust jacket first edition 1415gms 271 pages. This book recreates the grand days of the picture palace. It remembers a world that has well and truly gone and a time of life that was simpler. It is a celebration of the days when the visit to the pictures was the event of the week. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear. Boards and dust jacket are in good condition with only light shelf wear otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Book weighs over 1kg and may incur additional postage. Dreamweaver Books Hardcover
1881Best.-Nr. 146499Adelaide: E. Spiller Government Printer 1881. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide E. Spiller Government Printer 1881 second edition/ 1881. Octavo xii 116 pages plus 29 lithographed plates one folding containing some 76 figures by J.W. Love. Quarter cloth and papered flush-cut card with the full title page details printed on both front and rear covers; spine lightly sunned with minimal wear to the ends; tiny sealed tear to the leading edges of two consecutive leaves; an excellent copy. The author was the 'Conservator of Forests for the Government of South Australia'. The lithographs by J.W. Love illustrate various species of trees exotic and native techniques and layouts for planting and tools. Ferguson 7514. E. Spiller, Government Printer hardcover
1881Best.-Nr. 143911Adelaide: E. Spiller Government Printer 1881. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide E. Spiller Government Printer 1881 first edition. Octavo xii 116 pages plus 76 lithographic illustrations on 19 pages by J.W. Love and an erratum slip tipped in on the front free endpaper. Flush-cut quarter cloth and papered card covers with the full title page details repeated on both front and rear covers; cloth sunned on the spine and a little flecked; covers rubbed at the extremities and a little unevenly sunned with the rear one lightly stained and marked; early name-plate partially removed from the front pastedown; plates lightly tanned; overall an excellent copy. The author was the 'Conservator of Forests for the Government of South Australia'. A second edition appeared later the same year and a revised third edition was published in 1886. E. Spiller, Government Printer paperback
1866Best.-Nr. 143156London: John Murray 1866. Hardcover. Very Good. London John Murray 1866 fifth edition/ 1848. Octavo xvi 614 pages plus a frontispiece portrait and 2 full-page woodcuts. Maroon cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and decorated in blind on both sides; spine sunned and flecked; all edges uncut; small light stain to the bottom right-hand corner of the frontispiece and the two leaves preceding it; minimal signs of age and use; a very good copy. 'A considerable portion of this work relates to the emancipation of the slaves of the West Indies' preface. Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton's grandson and namesake the 3rd Baronet served as Governor of South Australia from 1895 to 1898. This is an association copy inscribed on the verso of the front free endpaper to 'Lorna Todd from Victoria Buxton. Govt. House. Adelaide. 1896'. Consult the 'Australian Dictionary of Biography' for details of this impressive vice-regal couple. Lorna Todd was a daughter of Sir Charles Todd 1826-1910 astronomer meteorologist and electrical engineer. John Murray hardcover
2010Best.-Nr. 138923Adelaide: Friends of the State Library of South Australia 2010. Hardcover. Fine. Adelaide Friends of the State Library of South Australia 2010 first thus/ 1882 to 1930. Octavo xxxiv 174 pages with a frontispiece portrait and 2 maps plus a large folding map in an endpocket. Quarter calf and pictorial cloth; a fine copy. Number 92 of only 125 copies of the deluxe issue in a total edition of just 325 copies. A collected reprint of four journeys undertaken by Chewings in 1881-82 1883 1885 and 1909. 'Accounts of the first three expeditions were published in the South Australian weekly newspaper the "Observer". The 1885 report was also issued separately as a pamphlet . in 1886. The "Geographical Journal" London published the account of the 1909 journey in October 1930' from the informative 27-page introduction by Valmai Hankel. Friends of the State Library of South Australia hardcover
1970Best.-Nr. 97167Sydney: Christie's Australia. 1970. 1st ed. Royal octavo pp.iv vi-152 Index to rep profusely illus with col and b&w plates prices recorded in ink alongside each lot orig stiff wraps very good condn. Loosely inserted list of prices realized and showing buyer's names. Artworks in the auction include iconic works such as "Emus in a Landscape" by Russell Drysdale; "Sketch Portrait" by Charles Conder; "Mountain Muster" by Tom Roberts acquired by Lindwall; "Pastoral Landscape" by Frederick McCubbin etc. Listed buyer's names include Robert Holmes a Court Queensland Art Gallery Wollongong Art Gallery and all who purchased at the auction 1st edition. Stiff Wraps. Christie's Australia paperback
1982Best.-Nr. BIB333009Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. 1982 to 1987. Large octavo size 16x24cm approx. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. Dustackets are complete not price-clipped . A very nice set. Volumes 3 4 5 and 6 all have minor abrasions on the endpapers removal of plastic covering. Each dustjacket spine is a little sunned. Illustrated with black and white plates. Six volumes enclosed in the cardboard slipcase as issued. The slipcase is chipped at the edges bt solid. This is a heavy item 6kgs packed and will cost more to ship internationally. Please contact us for a precise quote for your part of the world. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Professor Clark's monumental work. Each volume is approximately 450 pages. Vol. I. From the Earliest Time to the Age of Macquarie; Vol. II. New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. 1822-1838; Vol. III. The Beginning of an Australian Civilization. 1824-1851; Vol. IV. The Earth Abideth for Ever. 1851-1888; Vol. V. The People Make Laws. 1888-1915; Vol. VI. 'The Old Dead Tree and the Young Tree Green'. 1916-1935 with an Epilogue . Very Good. Reprint. Hardback. Melbourne University Press hardcover
1908Best.-Nr. 141876Adelaide: W.K. Thomas & Co. Printers 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide W.K. Thomas & Co. Printers 1908. Octavo iv 150 pages plus 4 plates. Expertly rebound olive-green cloth retaining the printed front panel and spine from the original papered boards; acidic text paper tanned as ever; overall an excellent copy of a notoriously poor production. W.K. Thomas & Co., Printers hardcover
1925Best.-Nr. 056704Melbourne: W.J. Green Government Printer 1925. 243pp tables. Later green cloth binding retaining the otriginal wrappers. Front wrapper torn with crude tape repair basic card pocket inside front wrapper occasional toning and spotting reference number written on front cover. Stamp of State Department of Health Queensland on title page. With these exceptions the book is internally excellent. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. W.J. Green, Government Printer Hardcover
1878Best.-Nr. 136692London: Macmillan and Co 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London Macmillan and Co. 1878 first edition in English/ 1874. Octavo xlviii 356 pages. Cloth a little rubbed and bumped at the extremities with associated light creasing to about a third of the top corners of the text; a very good copy internally excellent. The 'additions and alterations in the present edition make it in several respects almost a new work' author's preface and the 18-page introduction by T.E. Cliffe Leslie is new to this edition. Provenance: Charles H. Pearson with his ink ownership signature on the half-title. Charles Henry Pearson 1830-1894 historian educationist politician and journalist 'the outstanding intellectual of the Australian colonies. A democrat by conviction he combined a Puritan determination in carrying reforms with a gentle manner and a scrupulous respect for the traditional rules and courtesies of public debate' 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'. There are also bookplates of two later owners: the Rose Lowcay-designed bookplate of her husband Harold Sheard is mounted on the front pastedown and the armorial bookplate of Adelaide barrister Christopher James is on the rear pastedown. Macmillan and Co hardcover
1999Best.-Nr. 051605Broadbeach Waters: Pacific Press 1999. 359pp index appendices nominal roll bibliography bw ills col plate endpaper maps. Or pictorial laminated boards in jacket Near new. The story of the volunteers who led the defence of New Guinea in the Pacific War. Between January and May 1942 the 500 men of the NGVR were the only armed force in the path between the Japanese forces and Port Moresby. They also contained the advancement of the Japanese from the coastal areas of Lae and Salamaua. They rescued 217 soldiers from Lark Force as well as civilians not captured by the Japanese in New Britain. The only Australian unit to be awarded the US Distinguished Unit Citation. Their full story is told here for the first time. An important Australian WWII Unit history. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Pacific Press Hardcover
