[LIGHT, Colonel William] GAZARD, JohnBiblio.com
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réf. 108942Fine. A gelatin silver photograph 237 × 307 mm unmounted as issued: in fine condition. The ink-stamp of the photographer 'J. Gazard 111 King Wm. St. Adelaide' is on the verso together with a pencilled caption reading: 'June 21 1905. Unveiling of the Monument to Colonel Light the founder of Adelaide in Light Square Adelaide where his remains are buried'. Light Square became the burial place of Colonel William Light in 1839; the original monument erected over his grave in 1843 became damaged and was replaced. 'The new monument which still stands today consisted of a theodolite placed on a tall column. It was unveiled on the 21 June 1905 to a large crowd that included "old colonists" who had witnessed Light's funeral 66 years previously seated on either side of the monument. Sir Samuel Way addressed the crowd reinforcing Light's legend by recalling the achievements and adventures of the founder of Adelaide. The Mayor of Adelaide Mr Theodore Bruce then proceeded with the unveiling of the monument' 'Adelaidia' website. This impressive image captures it all. unknown
1962réf. 137493London: Public Library of South Australia 1962. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. London Public Library of South Australia 1962 facsimile edition/ 1838 second edition/ 1838. Octavo v 30 pages. Synthetic cloth; free endpapers lightly tanned; leaves uncut; a near-fine copy. Peade SA17: one of only 48 copies. This was one of the earliest facsimile editions published by the library 'reproduced . using the xerographic process' with the text bound from fan-fold paper printed on one side only uncut and unopened along the leading edges. South Australian Facsimile Editions Number 17. A dozen pages are given over to the letters from emigrants including nine from the brothers Hack written between February and August 1837. The first one from Glenelg on 20 February less than two months after the arrival of the first settlers sets the tone: 'The natives are only too friendly: a family called this morning; they seem very good natured. I breakfasted this morning on damper a definition is supplied in a footnote and parrot regular bush-fare; the parrot was capital eating. I hope we shall be fortunate enough to shoot some daily'. Public Library of South Australia hardcover
1996réf. 144563Perth: Bulwer Lytton Publications 1996. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Perth Bulwer Lytton Publications 1996. Small quarto xiv 165 pages with numerous illustrations 9 genealogical tables and a map plus 4 pages of plates 3 in colour. Pictorial card covers; a fine copy. 'The author's Grandfather left Scotland in the late nineteenth century to find a new life and fortune in Australia. From humble beginnings Robert Crawford became one of the largest sheep magnates in South Australia with his empire stretching over the border to New South Wales and the Northern Territory' rear cover blurb. Bulwer Lytton Publications paperback
1988No marks or inscriptions. Two very clean very tight copies with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jackets not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with sunned and slightly foxed spines and chip/nick to top of spine of Henry Lawson volume. The two volumes in excellent condition slipcase. 304 + 304pp. Volume one contains the selected works of A.B. Banjo Paterson including his best-loved stories and poems such as 'Waltzing Matilda'. Volume two contains the sketches and poems of Henry Lawson which are an essential part of the Australian literary tradition. Illustrated with period photographs throughout both volumes. A heavy set.
1912réf. 94751Adelaide: Hussey and Gillingham 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Adelaide Hussey and Gillingham 1912. Small oblong quarto 106 pages with illustrations plus a frontispiece all by Tom Ferry. Quarter red cloth and pictorial cream papered boards printed in black and red; a very fine copy. Muir 6266 not identifying the author. The dedication to this pseudonymous work is by 'Aunt Sissie' whom we have identified as Lavinia Mary Scammell 1859-1915 the second of twelve children of Luther Scammell of Fauldings fame. This attribution appears not to have been made before. The manuscript is held by the State Library of South Australia in PRG 119: Papers of Mrs A.M. Madden. Item 112 in the list of papers is 'Manuscript of "Laughter and Life: a tale for the young" by Lavinia Mary Scammell. 1912. 3 cm. Typescript. Written by Sissie Scammell Red Gum Blossom with a dedication to her nieces and nephews 12 April 1912. This was published that year as "A little bit of laughter and life for the young" by Hussey & Gillingham and was set in Adelaide. Each chapter is sewn together and housed inside a red covered album. The manuscript shows editorial marks ready for publication'. Hussey and Gillingham hardcover
1994réf. 124861Renmark: The Author 1994. Hardcover. Fine. Renmark The Author 1994 revised edition/ 1984. Small quarto 120 pages with numerous illustrations many in colour and maps. Colour pictorial papered boards; a fine copy. Signed on the title page by the Author. Loosely inserted is a typed letter signed by the author and an invitation to the book launch of his 'Bush Detective'. The Author hardcover
1904réf. 139852Adelaide: Hussey & Gillingham 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Adelaide Hussey & Gillingham 1904. Octavo x 153 pages. Purple cloth embossed with a snakeskin pattern; covers sunned about the spine and slightly worn at the extremities; numerous newspaper clippings mounted and tipped in throughout see below obscuring printed text in places including the title leaf; extensive tanning from the acidic newsprint; hinges cracked but holding; front free endpaper nearly detached; a few institutional stamps the Justices' Association; a decent copy nevertheless. Provenance: with the bookplate and ownership signature of Edward Angas Johnson 1873-1951 sometime City Health Officer of Adelaide who is mentioned in accounts of the controversial autopsies that led to William Ramsay Smith's suspension from his position as City Coroner following charges of mutilating human bodies. In addition to numerous ink annotations Johnson has filled this volume with approximately 40 articles clipped from newspapers some of them lengthy. Most date from the 1920s and they relate to coronial cases involving Dr Smith and to controversy surrounding coronial processes and powers in South Australia. William Ramsay Smith 1859-1937 physician anthropologist coroner plagiarist and trafficker in human remains: 'In August 1903 he was suspended from his coronial duties following charges of misusing human bodies. The government set up another board of inquiry. Smith was cleared and his painstaking research commended; but while remaining coroner and head of the health department he had to relinquish his hospital and other duties because of possible conflict of interests. Perhaps uniquely for Australian coroners Smith made medical statements from the bench which were pedagogical informed incisive and objective. He wrote "A Manual for Coroners" 1904 long regarded as a standard text' 'Australian Dictionary of Biography' giving a somewhat sanitised account of his career. Ramsay Smith's 'main interest lay in postmortem research for "medical purposes" and he used his positions to illicitly dissect and remove human remains. Witnesses described how Smith would practise with a .303 rifle on corpses at the mortuary of Adelaide Hospital. Outside it was not unusual to see the head of an Aboriginal in a kerosene tin waiting to be sent to DJ Cunningham professor of anatomy at Edinburgh where Smith donated the majority of remains - including organs skin tongues and male genitalia - over at least a 15-year period' Claire Scobie 'The Observer Magazine' 2009. Hussey & Gillingham hardcover
1898réf. 007763Wellington: Government Printer 1898 SPECIMEN copy being only 111pp of the 'A' section of the Maori lexicon and 21 disconnected samples of the English lexicon cover titled in gilt 'Maori-English Lexicon of the New Zealand Tongue by the Rev. W. Colenso F.R.S. & F.L.S. Specimen' blind panelled cloth lightly handling bumped original black endpapers rear one has minor edge tear three small pen 'ticks' to half-title printed slip tipped onto title 'With Author's Compliments' xii 1-111 iv -21pp The complete lexicon was never issued pp 17-21 at rear are Colenso's letters to the General Assembly of the New Zealand Government concerning his work on the lexicon Bagnall C1195 scarce. association copy. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Government Printer hardcover
1947réf. 009205Christchurch 1947 typescript bound in scarlet cloth boards typed to recto only affixed are actual developed photographs pasted onto the pages anonymously issued with "Code Number: 144" to title this will have been the item submitted for examination 84pp the photographs include what appear to be some taken aerially includes Heathcote Horotane Avoca St. Martins and Bowenvale areas. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9 - 12" tall. Privately Printed. hardcover
2008réf. 031068Sydney: Focus Publishing Interactive 2008. HEAVY. 416pp index bibliography bw & col photographs. Or blue boards in pictorial jacket. Full page inscription SIGNED by Graeme Arman one of the original partners in Arman Larmer on front free endpaper. The history of Arman Larmer- one of the longest and most successful private partnerships in PNG history. From humble beginnings in 1964 Michael Larmer Graeme Arman and dedicated crews battles jungles crocodile infested swamps tribal wars and socio-economic turmopil to become the leading private survey company in PNG. Includes sections on oil/petroleum the Kutubu Project and later surveys in Indonesia. Signed by Subject. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to. Focus Publishing Interactive Hardcover
1991réf. 147733Kingswood: Waterwheel Books 1991. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Kingswood Waterwheel Books 1991. Oblong small folio xii 146 pages with numerous illustrations and a map. Pictorial card covers slightly marked and a little rubbed; a very good copy. Waterwheel Books paperback
1909réf. 101652Adelaide: W.K. Thomas & Co. Printers 1909. First Edition. Paperback. Near fine. Adelaide W.K. Thomas & Co. Printers 1909. Quarto 23 pages plus 11 full-page plates. Card covers; a near-fine copy. A lavish souvenir produced to commemorate the opening of the new building in Grenfell Street on 3 April 1909. The substantial pile near the corner of King William Street has since been demolished. W.K. Thomas & Co., Printers paperback
19178vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; xxvii, [i], 331 pp, frontis (portrait) with tissue guard, 32 plates mostly from photos, tables, index. original blue cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, lightly rubbed at edges, small endpaper signature, near fine, clean and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Shelford, who was curator of the Sarawak Museum and with Oxford University Museum, was an entomologist by training, made expeditions into the interior of Borneo to study the head-hunting tribes and the natural history. The book contains detailed chapters on natural history, birds, insects, mimicry in nature, animal life of the shores, natives of Borneo, reptiles, etc. Very nicely illustrated, including of a head hunting expedition, buildings in Sarawack, Kuching. The work was edited from the manuscript & notes by Edward Poulton after Sheldon's early death due to a tropical disease.
1902large 8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; xxiv, 328 pp, photogravure frontis of the ship, 98 illustrations on 58 plates, folding map, bibliog, tables, index. later green morocco-backed boards, gilt spine title lettering, gilt decorations on raised bands, very lightly foxed on few leaves, mostly marginal, near fine sound copy in handsome binding. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Wood p. 184. Most of the book is a quality narrative of the voyage in the Indian Ocean, including Laccadive Sea, Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. Also included is a history of the ship "Investigator" and its use in gathering information on natural history over more than a decade, with the final section being on the marine biology of the Indian seas. The illustrations are of fish and other marine creatures, An important study and interesting narrative.
1931réf. 144759Adelaide: Nature Lovers' League 1931. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide Nature Lovers' League 1931. Octavo 192 pages plus 24 full-page plates. Wrappers lightly rubbed at the extremities with minimal loss at the ends of the spine; title leaf lightly creased and marked; an excellent copy. An interesting posthumous miscellany of autobiography and nature studies by the early conservationist Thomas Paine Bellchambers 1858-1929. Nature Lovers' League paperback
1950réf. BIB293396Adelaide: The Hassell Press. 1950. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition in a Very Good Dustjacket. DJ has some small loss and a nick to front panel - now protected in purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Some mild offset to endpapers. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Fold-out map. Signed by author on front free endpaper. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. xiv 134 pages. As well as the history includes three short chapters in the Appendix dealing with: a brief account of the development of national colours; yachting in South Australia which also includes information on exploration; a description of the Royal Sovereign which greatly influenced the design of wooden ships of war. . Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardback. The Hassell Press hardcover
Splendida carta intelata incisa su rame, confini acquarellati, cm. 135x156 composta da 35 riquadri. In grande formato rivela il fascino dell'India e dell'Asia Orientale a fianco della vasta regione australiana. Al margine inferiore, in due riquadri raffigurate "The Colony of New Zealan" e "Continuation of Australia on the same scale as the Map". Figlio di un grande cartografo John Cary (1791-1852), prosegu? il percorso del padre e fu attivo a Londra nella prima metà dell'800. Bella conservaz.
réf. 95220The Radfords were born in Devon emigrated to South Australia in October 1838 and lived in the Barossa Valley from the mid-1840s until their death. From the perceived ages of the subjects these images would appear to date from the 1850s. Other later images of the Radfords are held in the State Library of South Australia. They substantiate the identification and confirm that these daguerreotypes by an anonymous photographer are of rural South Australian origin as the Radfords did not leave the colony after they arrived here in 1838. Both images are in excellent condition with the original brass mats one a little tarnished preservers and glass but uncased as found. Any daguerreotype of Australian origin is rare rural South Australian ones excessively so in our experience. 2 items. unknown
1962réf. 1455901962. Fine. 1962. Two vintage gelatin silver photographs visible image size 237 × 187 mm matted glazed and framed to match external dimensions 366 × 306 mm. Both photographs and frames are in fine condition. Dame Roma Mitchell 1913-2000 was Australia's first female Queen's Counsel judge university chancellor and state governor among other achievements. Mitchell was particularly proud of her appointment as Queen's Counsel in September 1962 considering it a highlight of her career and these fine portrait photographs must have been commissioned to mark this occasion. Both show her in court dress against an identical backdrop and with similar props. In one she wears her everyday bar wig and bands and in the other she wears full ceremonial dress with lace jabot and cuffs and full-bottomed wig worn only on formal occasions. Mitchell's appointment attracted scant media attention but an article in 'The Australian Women's Weekly' on 10 October 1962 makes more ado of her new full-dress regalia than it does of her already-distinguished legal career and pioneering advocacy of women's causes: 'Miss Mitchell an easy-to-talk-to elegantly dressed woman of 48 is tall and will wear full dress with distinction'. For women QCs 'full dress is laid down thus: "Coat made of black superfine cloth in the same style as a man's coat except that it should not be skirted but instead be short as in a lady's ordinary suit . black flexible buttons. Plain white blouse . lace frill and ruffles at wrist. Plain black skirt of superfine cloth. Black silk stockings . black patent-leather ladies' court shoes . cut-steel buckles. Black silk gown . full bottomed wig . black silk "wig-bag" . white gloves"'. The State Library of South Australia holds examples of both images PRG 778/57/5 and PRG 778/57/6 but does not identify the photographer. 2 items. unknown
1952réf. 11532John Murray 1952-57. 2 vols. 8vo. First Edition with title-vignettes several illustrations in the text and 2 maps one double-page on green stock; handsomely bound in full dark green crushed morocco sides with gilt frame borders backs with raised bands second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt all other compartments tooled in gilt gilt tops hand-made endpapers ribbon markers original backstrips and upper board images preserved and mounted on new and separate leaves at front custom-made slip-case an elegant set ideal as a gift or for presentation. Bright set of Grimble's classic travel-autobiography set in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands of the Central Pacific John Murray, hardcover
2007réf. BIB303912Strathfield: Published by Author. 2007. Quarto Size approx 24cm x 30.5cm. Near fine condition in pictorial laminated boards. Signed by both authors. Illustrated with Colour and Sepia-toned Photographs. Maps to endpapers. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 338 pages. A history of the pearling industry and northwest Australia. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Published by Author hardcover
réf. 27343An original and probably vintage albumen silver photograph 103 × 150 mm mounted on thin card captioned in pencil on the verso 'The first mission to the Mission Station'. There is a light 30 mm oblique crack to the surface of the image near the centre of the left-hand side and a thin blue ink line in a similar position on the right-hand side about the same length overall extending some 20 mm on to the image; a few other light marks and creases to the mount do not detract from what is essentially very good condition all round. The party consisted of Missionaries Johann Goessling and Ernst Homann and two lay-helpers Hermann Vogelsang and Johann Jacob. They set out from Langmeil Tanunda church on Tuesday 9 October 1866 with two large covered wagons and seven horses. This image along with the full details of the epic journey and the first attempt to establish a mission among the Dieri Diyari in the Coopers Creek area appears in 'A Work of Love and Sacrifice. The Story of the Mission among the Dieri Tribe at Cooper's Creek' by Pastors E.H. and H.F.W. Proeve Tanunda 1952 and in 'White Man's Dreaming. Killalpaninna Mission 1866-1915' by Christine Stevens Melbourne Oxford University Press 1994. A copy of both books is included in the lot. 3 items. unknown
1967réf. 010732Christchurch: N. M. Peryer 1967 500 gram rate first only edition in an edition that was limited to 381 copies as per a letter I have seen from the publisher DW is sunned to spine lacks fep otherwise VG book and wrapper ANZAC memories of Gallipoli Suvla Bay Palestine France etc also memories of Ernest Rutherford 73pp plates . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. N. M. Peryer hardcover
1967réf. 010268Christchurch: N. M. Peryer 1967 500 gram rate first only edition in an edition that was limited to 381 copies as per a letter I have seen from the publisher DW is sunned to spine otherwise VG book and wrapper name in pen to fep ANZAC memories of Gallipoli Suvla Bay Palestine France etc also memories of Ernest Rutherford 73pp plates . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. N. M. Peryer hardcover
1987réf. 045857Ballina: The Author printed by Summerland Printers 1987. 97pp num bw photographs errata slip tipped in on title page. Or red card covers. RMinor bug spotting to fore-edge reading creases near spine. SIGNED and inscribed to Allanby author on contents page. No title page - apparently as published. No date- c1987. Copiously illustrated history of Australian ambulances presented state by state. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. The Author (printed by Summerland Printers) Paperback
