Pp. xiv+138(last blank), index; printed stiff paper wrappers, a trifle soiled, edges a trifle rubbed, backstrip slightly faded; edges of leaves and p. 138 slightly soiled; Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1977.First edition. Australian Bibliographies series. *Bibliography of the published and unpublished work of Australian writer Martin Boyd. More
Volume 1 (of 3) only. Pp. xvi+334(last blank)+[2](colophon, blank), frontispiece printed in red & black, the title page vignette, pictorial headpieces and colophon decoration all printed in red, full page black & white text illustrations and 1 map, endpaper maps; super roy. 8vo; light blue cloth, lettered and decorated in... More
RECENTLY IMPORTED. On sale by Waugh and Cox, 111, George Street. Pp. [4]; Brandywine Press & Archive, Beecroft, 1987. One of 200 copies. *Reprinted from The University of Sydney Magazine, No. 3 (July 1855). Early Australian bookseller's list. More
printed by Richard Pynson in 1509. With an essay by James D. Hart. Pp. [iv]+16(last blank), printed in red & black, 15 coloured marginal illustrations, one decorative red initial, plus the original leaf tipped-in after the title page within a red rule border; med. 4to; qr. cloth, paper title label... More
The Making of a News Empire in Washington. Pp. xii+308, frontispiece portrait, notes, index; med. 8vo; qr. tan cloth, spine lettered in black and ruled in gilt, beige papered boards; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; W. W. Norton &... More
A Comprehensive Bibliography with annotations. Pp. [vi]+56(last blank), processed, frontispiece portrait plus 1 plate; post 4to; cloth backed printed paper wrappers, slightly soiled, bookseller's sticker on verso of upper wrapper; text block faintly browned; The Stone Copying Company, Cremorne, 1959. Edition limited to 150 copies. Studies in Australian Bibliography - No. 9. More
Pp. xii+216(last blank), frontispiece portrait, indices; spine a trifle faded, top fore-corner of boards faintly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly worn; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, lower hinge tender, a little light foxing and browning; Oxford University Press, London, 1933. First edition, being one of 500 numbered copies of... More
Hobgoblins, brownies, bogies, and other supernatural creatures. Pp. xiv+482, 16 plates, text illustrations, book lit, index of types and motifs; med. 8vo; black cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed and split, the front flap vertically creased; bookseller's sticker at foot of... More
A COMPANION TO THE FRAGMENTS OF PARMENIDES. Pp. 142(last colophon, blank), printed in light brown & black, text illustrations, notes; printed stiff paper wrappers, the lower wrapper faintly soiled; bottom fore-corner of upper wrapper a trifle creased, backstrip slightly faded; bottom fore-corner of first couple of leaves faintly creased; Editions... More
Pp. 48, 8 coloured plates, black & white text illustrations, short bibliography; f'cap. 4to; printed papered boards, edges a trifle rubbed, corners faintly bruised; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, with a few tiny chips, the back panel slightly soiled; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Collins, London, 1946. Carney 95. More
A loan exhibition, 23 September-31 October 1965. Pp. xx+78, coloured frontispiece plus 139 black & white plates at end, index; light brown art. leather, lettered and decorated in gilt; hinge tender at a couple of points, outer leaves and edges a trifle foxed; The Trustees, London, 1965. *From the library... More
Autographs and documents illustrative chiefly of English history and literature. Exhibited in the Manuscript Saloon. Pp. 100(last colophon, blank), 20 plates; printed papered boards, edges and spine browned, the spine slightly chipped, and split vertically at a couple of points; a little light foxing; The Trustees, London, 1928. *From the... More
Pp. 68(excluding several blank interleaves and binder's blanks at end), index; rebound [for Mr. J. R. Barr?] in later red cloth; the original printed paper upper wrapper (slightly soiled) bound in at front; [another owner's] bookplate on upper pastedown, inked annotations to lower free endpaper, small initial stamp at foot... More
Illustrating the history of printing, music-printing and bookbinding. Pp. 180 (with pp. 117-134 excised from this edition due to a rearrangement of a portion of the exhibits), text illustrations (several full page); printed papered boards, a trifle soiled, corners lightly rubbed, the spine faded; a little light foxing and offsetting;... More
Illustrating the history of printing, music-printing and bookbinding. Pp. viii+164(last blank), frontispiece plus 15 plates, text illustrations (some full page); printed papered boards, corners slightly rubbed; a little light foxing and pencilling; The Trustees, British Museum, 1939. *From the library of Australian bibliophile Claude Prance, with his small book label... More
(Extracted from B.S. 1219 : 1945). Single card sheet, folded twice to comprise 6 pages; British Standards Institution, London, n.d.[1947]. More
Seven miniature broadsides printed in red & black or blue & black; each 7 x 5 cm.; loosely contained in a pocket on the lower pastedown of a marbled papered portfolio with ribbon tie to fore-edge and full size horizontal title label on verso of upper board; Tabula Rasa Press... More
[Volume II, facsimile edition]. Pp. viii+1494(last blank); Martino Fine Books,Mansfield Centre, CT, n.d.[c. 1999]. *Originally printed by the Government Printing Office for the Smithsonian Institution, in 1921. 'This work covers the literature published from July 1, 1909, to December 31, 1916, and continues the work of the Smithsonian Institution issued... More
[Facsimile edition]. Pp. xiv+940, appendix; Maurizio Martino Publisher, Staten Island,New York, n.d.[1997]. Edition limited to 150 copies. *Originally published by the Smithsonian Institution in 1910, as Volume 55 of the Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections series. 'The interest of the Smithsonian Institution in aeronautics dates almost from the beginning of its work... More
Pp. 144, numerous illustrations (one full page coloured), pictorial endpapers, 4-page tinted facsimile of Along the Castlereagh, references, bibliography, appendix, index; small cr. 4to; red cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, bottom fore-corner of upper board slightly bruised, the lower board a trifle marked; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, edges slightly... More
Pp. 108, appendices; brown cloth, upper board lettered and decorated in black, edges slightly rubbed, the fore-corners a trifle bruised; bookplate of Australian author Ina Watson on the upper pastedown, and her pencilled ownership inscription at head of half-title page, a little light foxing and occasional faint soiling; Bread &... More
A bibliographical catalogue of first and early editions 1846-1860, with photographic reproductions of bindings and title pages. Pp. xxviii+184, several full page illustrations, appendices; small demy 4to; dust wrapper; Heritage Book Shop, Los Angeles, 1991. One of 1,500 copies. First edition. *Contains not only bibliographical data, but comments on the... More
Pp. xii+152, indices; narrow cr. 4to; gilt lettered navy buckram; t.e.g.;Ian Hodgkins, London, 1978. First U.K. edition. More
Pp. 176(last blank), title page decoration, select bibliography, glossary, index; boards a trifle sprung; dust wrapper, backstrip faintly faded, edges slightly creased; tiny stain to upper pastedown, name in ink at head of upper free endpaper, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Andre Deutsch, London, 1980. First edition. More
Pp. 180, 8 plates, title page portrait vignette, headpiece decorations, indices; narrow roy. 8vo; dark blue cloth, lettered and decorated in silver, small bump near bottom fore-corner of upper board; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, the backstrip lightly faded; University of Texas, Austin, 1967. First edition... More