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1985réf. 147202Adelaide: Sullivan's Cove 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Adelaide Sullivan's Cove 1985 in fact 1988. Large octavo 94 pages. Cloth; a fine copy with the excellent dustwrapper very slightly rubbed and with one tiny closed tear. Number 11 of only 100 numbered copies. 'These reports and letters . are from Eyre from his station on the Murray Moorunde to Governor Grey in Adelaide 1841-4. They detail Eyre's several expeditions up the river to the Rufus and Lake Victoria and relate his part in Sturt's expedition in 1844; they include also Eyre's forays north-west of the Great Bend and his search for C.C. Dutton lost north of Port Lincoln. The edition is from Eyre's manuscripts'. Sullivan's Cove hardcover
1985réf. 140821Unley: The Salt Glaze Press 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included. Unley The Salt Glaze Press 1985. Quarto 96 pages with 110 illustrations many in colour. Synthetic cloth; a fine copy with the dustwrapper a little creased chipped and torn with very slight loss. Number 405 of 1000 copies numbered and signed in ink by the author. The Salt Glaze Press hardcover
1994réf. 129629Largs Bay: The Author 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Largs Bay The Author 1994. Large octavo xxii 311 pages with numerous illustrations from photographs plus endpaper maps. Papered boards; a fine copy with the fine dustwrapper. Signed by the author on the title page. The Author hardcover
1966réf. 039141Brisbane: W R Smith & Paterson 1966. 250 pagesappendices. Or cloth in jacket. Spine slightly darkened otherwise near new. The early years of Central Queensland up to Queensland's being made a seperate colony. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. W R Smith & Paterson Hardcover
1933réf. BIB330804Adelaide: South Australian Museum. 1933and 1934. Small Quarto Size approx 17.5cm x 24cm. Volume 1 has chipped covers & stamp to front cover. Vol 2 is very good with a faint stamp and Initials to front cover. The interiors of both volumes are very good. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. 53 55 pages. Contains place names tribes types of natives mutilations population ceremonial life rock paintings canoes trade routes language clothings and ornaments etc. Uncommon. . Very Good. 1st Edition. Softcover. South Australian Museum paperback
1907réf. 95859London: Hurst and Blackett 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London Hurst and Blackett 1907. Octavo xx 298 2 publisher's advertisements pages plus a frontispiece. Decorated cloth a little rubbed and marked with light wear to the corners; spine sunned; edges a little foxed and darkened; a very good copy. With the ownership signature and Helen Bakewell-designed bookplate of George S. Fowler of the Adelaide-based wholesale grocery dynasty. Hurst and Blackett hardcover
1948réf. BIB324647Sydney: Pellegrini & Co. 1948. 12mo approx 13x21cm. Very Good condition in Poor Dustjacket. Dustjacket has loss to top part of spine and base of front panel repaired on the underside - now protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. Previous owner's neat stamp to front free end paper. A scarce title. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 111 pages. The author a missionary studied the Aboriginal people over a lifetime of contact. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Pellegrini & Co hardcover
1865réf. 130779London: Hatchard and Co 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London Hatchard and Co. 1865 the first title; London William White 1856 the second title; and Boston Otis Clapp 1860 the third title. Small octavo 108; vi 136; and viii 80 pages. Green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on the spine and front cover all edges gilt; cloth flecked and a little rubbed and bumped with minimal wear to the extremities; inner hinges slightly cracked but firm; mild signs of age and use; a very good copy. The contemporary blindstamp of the Adelaide bookseller W.C. Rigby is on the front flyleaf. Hatchard and Co hardcover
1967réf. 040124Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1967. 231pp index maps bw ills. Or brown cloth in jacket. Jacket spine slightly faded price clipped small bookseller label on front pastedown. A particularly nice copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good Plus. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
1966réf. 040160Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1966. Introduction by F S Mance. x 296pp b/w ills glossary index. Or cloth boards in jacket Offset toning to endpapers page edges toned. Jacket a bit rubbed creased at btoom front and 3mm tear at bottom of front flap fold. Prospecting for gold and other precious minerals and gems in Australia. Includes a chapter on oil by Dr WG Woolnough. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Very Good. 8vo. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
1985réf. 146937Adelaide: Gillingham Printers 1985. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide Gillingham Printers 1985 facsimile edition/ 1922. Octavo xviii 243 pages plus 25 plates and a folding map. Synthetic cloth lightly rubbed and bumped; an excellent copy. Number 6 of only 200 copies; the one-page biographical sketch of the author on the verso of the title page is new to this edition. The Honorable John Lewis 1844-1923: 'Explorer bushman drover roughrider pastoralist businessman legislator' . with much on the Northern Territory in the 1860s-70s. His father James accompanied Charles Sturt in 1844-45; one of his sons was the industrialist Essington Lewis. Gillingham Printers hardcover
1985réf. BIB329097Adelaide: Gillingham Printers. 1985. Large octavo size 16x24cm approx. A Near Fine copy - an excellent copy. Limited edition of 200 numbered copies - this is copy 56. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Fold-out map to rear. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 243 pages. Autobiography of The Hon. John Lewis 1844-1923 Pioneer South Australian pastoralist and politician. . Near Fine. Facsimile Edition. Hardback. Gillingham Printers hardcover
1910réf. 147170Adelaide: W.K. Thomas & Co. Printers for the Society 1910. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide W.K. Thomas & Co. Printers for the Society 1910. Octavo iv 80 pages in the volume comprising xii 104 iv iv 177 pages plus 14 plates 10 full-page. Original printed wrappers slightly chipped and rubbed on the spine and lightly tanned affecting the pages in direct contact with them; in excellent condition. The journal is a facsimile reprint of the original 1839 Adelaide publication very rare even when this edition appeared. The supplement to this volume of the Proceedings also contains 'A Biographical Sketch of Colonel William Light the Founder of Adelaide and the First Surveyor-General of the Province of South Australia. Compiled from various sources by Thomas Gill' pages 81-177. The main article in the rest of the volume is 'Twenty-five Years of Australian Exploration' by Thomas Reed 18 pages. A deluxe edition of 200 copies of the material in the supplement relating to William Light with additional maps facsimiles text and plates bound in either roan or vellum printed on hand-made paper and signed by the compiler was published the following year. W.K. Thomas & Co., Printers (for the Society) paperback
1988réf. 146087Adelaide: Wakefield Press 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Adelaide Wakefield Press 1988. Quarto xvi 339 pages with 332 illustrations and 2 maps. Papered boards slightly bumped and rubbed at the extremities; ownership signature Bob Ellis on the front free endpaper; an excellent copy with the very good dustwrapper spine sunned and a little chipped and creased at the head. Not least of Central Australian interest and a fine Indigenous Australian pictorial reference. Loosely inserted is a processed typescript letter personally signed by Ted Hampton Chairperson of the Aboriginal Literature Development Assistance Association Inc. It is essentially an apology for any delay in despatch of the pre-ordered copy 'ALDAA is entirely run by volunteers. We have had a big rush of orders since the book was finally released on 18 July'. However it also adds the important information that 'The initial print run of 3000 is now more than two thirds sold due largely to ALDAA efforts. As soon as it is sold out publishing rights will revert to the Aboriginal people through ALDAA'. Wakefield Press hardcover
1996réf. 140189Kent Town: Wakefield Press in association with the Mawson Antarctic Collection Appeal 1996. Hardcover. Near fine/Fine. Kent Town Wakefield Press in association with the Mawson Antarctic Collection Appeal 1996 first thus/ 1930 abridged edition. Octavo xxxii 438 2 'Mawson Antarctic Collection Appeal' pages with illustrations and maps plus numerous plates reproducing 'over ninety original photographs'. Papered boards slightly rubbed; a near-fine copy with the near-fine dustwrapper. Number 454 of only 500 copies in boards; this copy is signed in ink by one of Mawson's daughters Patricia Thomas. This publication comprises a 'facsimile edition of the text of the 1930 abridged popular edition featuring original images from the Mawson Collection'. Wakefield Press in association with the Mawson Antarctic Collection Appeal hardcover
1945réf. 139209Adelaide: The Author 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Adelaide The Author 1945. Octavo viii 72 pages plus 20 plates including 4 folding panoramas. Dark green cloth lettered in gilt on the front cover; a fine copy. Number 3 of only 200 copies numbered and signed in ink by the author. Charles Brown Fisher 1818-1908 was the second son of James Hurtle Fisher; he arrived with his father the first Resident Commissioner of South Australia on the 'Buffalo' in December 1836. He became one of the biggest pastoralists in Australia and the book tells of the development of country from the Mt Schanck run in the south to Victoria River Downs and Port Darwin as well as properties along the Murray and Darling and in western and northern Queensland. 'Overcapitalization falling prices and six bad seasons forced Fisher into bankruptcy in 1895. His liabilities were nearly £1500000 against assets of £786000. Destitute he retired to Melbourne where in November 1896 friends took up a subscription which Franc Falkiner headed with £500. Later Fisher moved to Adelaide and died at Glenelg on 6 May 1908. Predeceased by his wife Agnes Louisa whom he had married in 1855 and survived by their only son he left an estate valued at £1600' 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'. Provenance: Sir Howard Watson Lloyd 1868-1955 businessman and Chairman of the Bank of Adelaide with his ownership signature on the front free endpaper. The book subsequently entered the collection of Harold Llewellyn Sheard 1890-1975 amateur anthropologist and dedicated Charles Mountford archivist with his bookplate designed by his wife Rose Lowcay on the front pastedown. [The Author] hardcover
1989réf. 81839Adelaide: Naval Historical Society of Australia 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Adelaide Naval Historical Society of Australia 1989. Quarto xx 315 pages with numerous maps and plates. Colour pictorial papered boards a little bumped; ownership signature; a very good copy with the very slightly creased dustwrapper. Number 935 of 1000 copies this copy is signed by the author. A presentation inscription commemorates the recipient's 'Roly' 88th birthday and goes on to remark that the author was one of Roly's 'many friends'. Naval Historical Society of Australia hardcover
1924réf. BIB193648Adelaide: The Associated Publishing Service Aust. 1924. Oblong Small Quarto Size approx 24cm x17.5cm. Good Condition in leather. Corners rubbed and spine repaired. First two pages appear to be replacements pasted in. Light chipping to fore edges of first 4 pages. Main text block clean and solid. New endpapers and reinforced hinges. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Black & white map of 'Mitcham Garden Suburb' - the present Colonel Light Gardens. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 865 pages. A scarce title detailing Adelaide's civic activities and personalities and their work during the period. Did you know that the estimated cost per square yard for cement concrete 7 in think was 15/- in those days! . Good. 1st Edition. Hardback. The Associated Publishing Service (Aust) hardcover
1993réf. 125966Norwood: The Author 1993. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Norwood The Author 1993 1994 and 1995. Large octavo three volumes 162 211 and 163 pages with numerous illustrations from photographs. Pictorial card covers; bottom edges a trifle shelf-marked; essentially a fine set. The second and third volumes are signed and warmly inscribed in ink by the author to local dance specialist scholar writer and critic Alan Brissenden 1932-2020; a photocopy of Osborn's obituary is loosely inserted. Peter Osborn 1914-1999 had distinguished careers on the stage where he corresponded with Terence Rattigan and in the navy where he commanded 'HMS Calpe' before studying for the priesthood. He 'was a priest for two decades at St Cyprian's in Melbourne Street North Adelaide as a chaplain at St Peter's College and as the archbishop's chaplain for the arts in Adelaide' from the obituary. 3 items. The Author paperback
1907réf. 124220Adelaide: Hussey & Gillingham Printers 1907. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide Hussey & Gillingham Printers 1907. Octavo ii 78 pages. Wrappers with the title page details reprinted within a border on the front cover; small light stain near the foot of the spine; small ink reference number at the head of the front cover; pencilled annotations and corrections to one page; an excellent copy. Not least 'Agriculture and the Coloured-Labour Question' pages 41-61. Hussey & Gillingham, Printers paperback
1980réf. 034483Melbourne: James Flood Charity Trust. 1980. HEAVY. 274pp subscriber list index hundreds bw & col ills. Or beige cloth in matching slipcase. Slipcase with 4 toned spots on one panel. Some foxing to first/last few pages rear endpaper starting to lift from cover. Edition limited to 3500 copies of which this #1754. The fourth of this sought after series showcasing early motoring in Australia. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Folio. James Flood Charity Trust. Hardcover
1996réf. 047652Katoomba NSW: Tranter Enterprises 1996. xx 536pp corrections to prev works index references num bw ills. Tiny bump to top front corner. First edition limited to 2000 copies SIGNED by the author and numbered this #1799. This copy further personally inscribed to an 'ex-trooper' with 'Sincere best wishes from the author to a true "colonial". . Signed Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Small 4to. Tranter Enterprises Hardcover
1980réf. 053629Auckland: Richards Publishing and Phillips and Gilmour. 1980. HEAVY. 383pp num bw ills maps nominal roll. Maroon cloth in jacket. Jacket moderately edge-worn with some creases and fading at spine. Light foxing to page edges and endpapers. The 24 NZ Battalion was formed at the start of WWII and served in Greece and Crete the Western Desert Tunis and Italy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to. Richards Publishing and Phillips and Gilmour. Hardcover
1991réf. 144165Adelaide: The Authors 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Fine. Adelaide The Authors 1991. Folio xvi 624 pages with 'over 800 photographs reproductions and detailed drawings'. Cloth; short ballpoint pen mark to the bottom edge; ownership details on the front free endpaper; a near-fine copy with the near-fine dustwrapper. Number 917 of 1000 copies signed in ink by both authors; this copy is further inscribed and signed by Pamela Oborn to the former owners of the book. Torrens Park Estate is a 'large mansion and its surrounding grounds set in the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges six kilometres south of Adelaide in South Australia. The stately home was built in 1853 for Robert Richard Torrens and later owned by Walter Watson Hughes and Robert Barr Smith. It is now the centrepiece of Scotch College' introduction. The Authors hardcover
1991réf. BIB178966Adelaide: Published by the Authors. 1991. Quarto Size approx 24cm x 30.5cm. Near Fine copy with dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. DJ spine a little sunned. Comprehensively illustrated with over 800 photographs reproductions and detailed drawings. A limited edition of 1000 numbered copies this being copy number 707. Signed by both authors. 624 pages. The history of a very important part of South Australia's past together with the growth and scholastic development of Scotch College since 1919. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardback. Published by the Authors hardcover
