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1930Best.-Nr. 77343Adelaide: Printed by A.E. Acott 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide Printed by A.E. Acott 1930. Octavo vi 67 pages with 7 maps and diagrams. Original green cloth lettered in gilt on the front cover; cloth a little rubbed and bumped at the extremities; free endpapers tanned; an excellent copy. Provenance: Thomas Thornton Reed 1902-1995 sometime Anglican Archbishop of Adelaide with his ownership signature in pencil on the front free endpaper. Printed by A.E. Acott hardcover
1977Best.-Nr. 3084Melbourne: Thames and Hudson 1977. 336pp. Quarto. 506 b/w plates. Many text illustrations. Glossary bibliography and index. Full red leather binding gilt on spine. Near fine in a very good slipcase slightly worn. This is No. 161 of the limited edition of 200 copies. First Edition. Full-Leather. Near Fine. Thames and Hudson Hardcover
1939Best.-Nr. 030967Sydney: Society of Australian Genealogists. 1939. 11 parts of 12 of Volume III. Approx 250pp in total. Or stapled wraps. Some minor rust stains near staples otherwise very light wear and occasional minor marks. From January 1939 to October 1941. As well as expected genealogical material there is much on Australian history including Bligh and King in the Navy Black Book; Lieutenant Governors of NSW; Public Armory in Australia; Anzac graves at Birmingham; Allotments in Early Sydney; Log of the Sirius; London Guilds Chinese Genealogy; Early Surgeons; Pioneer Families of Yass and much more. . Periodical. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Society of Australian Genealogists. Paperback
1985Best.-Nr. 038028Melbourne: Queensberry Hill Press 1985. xxiii 252pp index bibliography appendices bw & col ills marbled endpapers. Near new. #145 of a signed by author edition of 350 copies. Or marbled boards with leather spine and corners half-leather. History of the eucalyptus oil industry in Australia and the men who worked it. Signed by Author. Deluxe Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to. Queensberry Hill Press Hardcover
1980Best.-Nr. 037533Melbourne: Queensberry Hill Press 1980. HEAVY. vi 644pp index glossary appendices num bw ills maps. Or maroon cloth with gilt vignette to front in jacket. Slight edge wear to jacket light even toning to page edges. Facsimile of the first edition of 1869. Second Queensberry Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Queensberry Hill Press Hardcover
1912Best.-Nr. 141002London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. London Macmillan and Co. Limited 1912. Octavo xii 306 2 publisher's advertisements pages with a map. Cloth flecked and slightly bumped; edges a little foxed; endpapers lightly discoloured with very occasional light foxing; a good copy. A presentation copy inscribed and signed in ink to Captain Samuel Albert White 1870-1954 South Australian ornithologist and conservationist. The inscription reads in full: 'To Captain S.A. White "Wetunga" Fulham S.A. with the compts & kind regards of the author Will J. Sowden who with many others in the community appreciates and admires the great scientific work which the recipient has done & is doing in the cause of Australian science Adelaide Dec 5 1914'. 'This book contains newspaper reports reproduced without elaboration of addresses uttered by the white native of Australia whose name is printed on the title page' author's introductory 'explanatory'. Sir William John Sowden 1858-1943 journalist and newspaper editor was associated with the major daily the 'South Australian Register' for decades. 'Promoted chief leader-writer and associate editor in 1892 Sowden was acting editor in 1897 and editor from 1899 to 1922. In this capacity he exerted strong influence on public opinion. Politically Sowden was a Liberal a free trader and an "avowed anti-Socialist"; while never joining any party he was consistently anti-Labor. He supported Federation the South African War compulsory military training conscription state-rights the unreformed Legislative Council and the formation of the Liberal Union in 1910. "Truth"'s description of Sowden's "Register" as "the official organ of the Tory party" was barely an exaggeration' 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'. Macmillan and Co. Limited hardcover
1917Best.-Nr. 024289Sydney: The Returned Soldiers Association 1917. 511 pages Personal birthday greeting on the first page which is the coloured half-title. This is printed on textured paper which also concludes the book. Illustrations maps Roll of honour of the Australasian Imperial Expeditionary Forces: p. 17-230 Gallery of Honour photogaphs p. 231-272 including VCs general index. With advertisements. Decorative cloth boards gilt flecked in places with wear at the edges. With page marker. Cover title : Anzac Memorial 25th April 1915. The book includes soldiers' stories and contributed verses soldier's diary Fighting in France; The Dardanelles: General Orders at Anzac evacuation Commission's report; Battle of Jutland President Wilson's speech. . Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. The Returned Soldiers Association Hardcover
1969Best.-Nr. BIB330936Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 1969. Octavo Size approx 14x22cm. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ has sunned spine common issue and is now protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Maps to endpapers. 220 pages. A factual account of the last journey in October 1922 of the author's father Reverend Carl Strehlow who after 28 years in in-charge of the Lutheran Mission at Hermannsburg became very ill and set out with his wife and son and some Aboriginal friends to seek medical help. Sadly he dies at Horseshoe Bend. This classic work received the 1970 Weickhardt Award for the best general Australian book. . Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardback. Angus & Robertson hardcover
1996Best.-Nr. BIB331237Adelaide: Friends of State Library of South Australia. 1996. Octavo Size. Fine copy. Extra large fold-out map. Limited to 500 copies. Preface by Valmai Hankel. Includes the advertisements from the original volume. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 97 pages. . Fine. Facsimile Edition. Hardback. Friends of State Library of South Australia hardcover
1833Best.-Nr. BIB329093Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia. 19631833. Octavo Size approx 15x22cm. Near Fine condition - an excellent set. Beige marbled faux leather boards with gilt title to spine - as issued. Colour and black & white illustrations. Maps. Australiana Facsimile Editions No. 4. Facsimile edition of the 1833 Smith Elder edition. Peade A4 - 748 copies. Although there was a later reprint of another 389 copies. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 220 272 pages. Captain Charles Sturt was a British explorer of Australia and part of the European exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent starting from both Sydney and later from Adelaide. His expeditions traced several of the westward-flowing rivers establishing that they all merged into the Murray River. He was searching to determine if there was an "inland sea". . Near Fine. Facsimile Edition. Hardback. Libraries Board of South Australia hardcover
1898Best.-Nr. 144827London: Longmans Green and Co 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London Longmans Green and Co. 1898. Octavo viii 238 pages with 5 illustrations plus 3 plates and a frontispiece with a tissue-guard. Brown cloth lettered in gilt on the spine decorated in black on the front cover and in blind at the rear; top corners and the foot of the spine a little bumped; all edges uncut; endpapers and first and last pages a little tanned; pencil annotation on one page; mild signs of age and use; an excellent copy. 'With the Compliments of The South Australian Company. Adelaide 14th. July 1898.' is inkstamped on the recto of the frontispiece. Provenance: Charles Glover 1870-1936 several times Lord Mayor of Adelaide with his bookplate on the front pastedown. Longmans, Green, and Co hardcover
1992Best.-Nr. 033862Melbourne: 2/6 Commando squadron Association 1992. xvii 305pp index bibliography nominal roll appendices bw ills maps.Or purple cloth in jacket. Spine faded. Front endpapers SIGNED by numerous surviving members of 2/6 Independent Company; 3 names with service numbers written on half-title page. The 2/6 Commando Squadron saw numerous actions taking part in four major campaigns between 1942 and 1945. Patrols operated on the flanks of the Kokoda Track at Buna with the Americans in the Markham-Ramu Valleys with 7 Division and finally at Balikpapan in Borneo. Signed by Unit Members. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 2/6 Commando squadron Association Hardcover
1992Best.-Nr. 033215Melbourne: 2/6 Commando squadron Association 1992. xvii 305pp index bibliography nominal roll appendices bw ills maps.Or purple cloth in jacket. Extremely light rubing to bottom edge of boards prev owners name label on front free endpaper. The 2/6 Commando Squadron saw numerous actions taking part in four major campaigns between 1942 and 1945. Patrols operated on the flanks of the Kokoda Track at Buna with the Americans in the Markham-Ramu Valleys with 7 Division and finally at Balikpapan in Borneo. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 2/6 Commando squadron Association Hardcover
1987Best.-Nr. 037449Melbourne: The Colony Press 1987. 130pp bw ills folding chart. Or marbled boards with leather spine quarter leather. Place marker ribbon. Limited to 225 copies of which this #16. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo. The Colony Press Hardcover
1926Best.-Nr. 040985Sydney: Burns Philp & Co 1926. 112pp bw ills col maps ads. Or pictorial wraps. Much of the spine strip is missing prev owner name on first blank page. A very nice copy of this scarce Burns Philp's promotional magazine. Includes very early material on Qantas as well as Australia New Zealand PNG Solomon Islands Norfolk & Lord Howe Islands New Hebrides Tonga Fiji Samoa Java Singapore Burma India Japan China and more. Periodical. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Magazine. Burns, Philp & Co Paperback
1976Best.-Nr. 030860Cape Town: A.A. Balkema 1976. xx 235pp index bibliography bw & col ills. Or marbled boards with leather spine. Tape stains on endpapers from earleir protective cover being attached. One of alimited edition of 200 this #39 signed by the editior and bound in deluxe style. Text from the first edition of 1942 but illustrations newly selected.As well as several ambitious expeditions in Africa including the Orange and Vaal Rivers 1848-53; with Livingstone to the Zambezi in 1860; with James Chapman through SW Africa to Victoria Falls in 1861; and to Matabeleland in 1869-72; Baines made an important journey of discovery in Australia and the surrounding seas with A.C. Gregory. Illustration are taken from his legacy of more than 4000 pictures. Signed by Editor. Second Edition Limited to 200 Cys. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Baines Thomas. 4to. A.A. Balkema Hardcover
1892Best.-Nr. 032604Sydney: Charles Potter 1892. 67pp 43 bw plates at rear many folding and large folding map at front. Contemporary brown cloth titled in gold. Front hinge cracked 6cm tear to map some minor foxing. Scarce early title on Australian timbers published under authority of the NSW Commissioners for the World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. 8vo. Charles Potter Hardcover
1920Best.-Nr. BIB326355Adelaide: W.K. Thomas & Co. 1920. Octavo Size approx 14x22cm. Good Condition. Original boards but new cloth spine and corners. New endpapers. A very solid copy - some mild stains to top edge of pages but mostly very clean. Illustrated with black and white plates and four 4 colour plates. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 116 pages. Samuel White is the father of Captain S.A. White. . 1st Edition. Hardback. W.K. Thomas & Co hardcover
1969Best.-Nr. 040251Oxford: Clarendon Press 1969. xxiv 464pp bw plates text-figures index appendix folding chart at rear. Or black cloth in jacket. Ex-library college with usual stamps inc cancelled stamp numbers etc label to spine. Tape stains to endpapers some foxing to page edges. The eighteenth in a series of anthropological reports published by the Papuan Government. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good Plus/Near Very Good. 8vo. Ex-Library. Clarendon Press Hardcover
2000Best.-Nr. BIB330168Canberra: Published by Author. 2000. Quarto Size approx 21x29cm. Fine Condition. As new. Illustrated with b/w photos & maps including 5 fold-out maps. Signed by the author. Only 100 copies if this book have been printed. 265pages. Based on the actual war diaries of the Brigade with commentary. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Fine. 1st Edition. Softcover. Published by Author paperback
1914Best.-Nr. 147808Melbourne: Lothian 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Melbourne Lothian May 1914 first edition. Octavo 228 12 publisher's catalogue pages plus 12 pages of plates including 7 pages of colour plates with tissue-guards. Blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and decorated in blind; top edge gilt others lightly foxed; cloth slightly marked and flecked and lightly sunned on the spine; tiny bump to the leading edge of both boards; endpapers unevenly tanned; first and last leaves a little foxed; minimal signs of age and handling; contemporary gift inscription in ink with a later one in pencil from George Holman an Adelaide antique dealer of note; overall an excellent copy. Not least 'The Black Opal' 11 pages plus 3 colour plates on two pages. Muir 8125 not recording the second edition of November 1914. 'Comprises travel letters written to children & natural history studies; includes some verse. Although addressed to children the letters are philosophical & reminiscent & the result is not a children's book'. Lothian hardcover
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Best.-Nr. SONG1526128977Manchester University Press 2018-10-25. 1. hardcover. Used: Good. 6.14x0.63x9.21. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Manchester University Press hardcover
