Illustrated by Adrian Feint. Pp. xvi+202(last blank)+[2](colophon, blank), coloured title page vignette, and 3 full page illustrations, plus several black & white text illustrations, pictorial endpapers, bibliography; tall cr. 4to; full maroon calf over bevelled boards, lettered and decorated in gilt & blind; uncut; patterned dust wrapper, with small publisher's..... More
A series of Elizabethan Dialogues and Monologues illustrating Daily Life and the Conduct of a Gentleman on the Grand Tour, extracted from Ortho-Epia Gallica, a book on the correct Pronunciation of the French Language written by John Eliot and published in the year 1593. Edited by Jack Lindsay. Pp. 120(last..... More
The story of the development of Naranga in the Coonalpyn Downs district of South Australia. Pp. xiv+124, text illustrations and plans (one double page), appendices; med. 8vo; edge of boards slightly rubbed; dust wrapper, faintly creased and scuffed, backstrip a trifle faded; the author, Adelaide, 1990. First edition. *Signed by..... More
The Secret History of Governor Macquarie's Collectors' Chest. Pp. xii+276(last colophon), profusely illustrated in colour and black & white (many full page), appendices, notes, bibliography, index; small oblong 4to; pictorial papered boards; contained in a pictorial glazed papered tray with a ribbon pull within a pictorial glazed papered slipcase; The..... More
A transcript. Pp. 24, frontispiece portrait plus 2 full page illustrations; demy 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, stapled, a trifle marked and rubbed; The Council of the Library of New South Wales, Sydney, 1974. The William Dixson Foundation Publication Number 15. More
One hundred years of Eltham and its Shire. Pp. 144, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, appendices, index; oblong 4to; edges of boards a trifle worn; dust wrapper; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Nelson, Melbourne, 1971. Second printing. More
With notes of a visit to the gold district. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by George Mackaness. With a Map and Two Illustrations. Pp. 56, 2 full page illustrations, full page map); small cr. 4to; printed stiff paper wrappers, stapled, faintly soiled; privately printed, Sydney, 1957. Edition limited to..... More
Pp. 48+[2](blank, colophon); tan cloth, printed paper title label on upper board, light bruise to top edge of boards; dust wrapper, with 2 small indentations near bottom edge of front panel; Sullivan's Cove, Adelaide, 1983. Edition limited to 155 numbered copies, hand-set and hand-printed at the Nag's Head Press. More
The life of Edward John Eyre, Australian explorer and Governor of Jamaica, 1815-1901. Pp. 416, frontispiece portrait plus 8 plates, 3 full page maps plus endpaper map, appendices, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; upper board faintly scratched, bottom fore-corners of boards a trifle bruised; top edges red, slightly damp marked; dust..... More
An outline history. Pp. 248, pictorial title page and numerous text illustrations, pictorial endpapers, references, index; narrow cr. 4to; pictorial papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, edges slightly browned; Hyland House, Melbourne, 1980. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by both authors on the title page. More
Commemorating the centenary of the Fairfax Proprietary of The Sydney Morning Herald 1841-1941. Illustrated by Adrian Feint. Pp. [vi]+xx+170(last blank), coloured frontispiece with tissue guard, plus 2 black & white plates, title page vignette printed in brown, 12 full page black & white illustrations, tinted patterned endpapers; narrow cr. 4to;..... More
being a brief Historical and Descriptive Account of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia, and New Zealand. With a map of the Australasian colonies. Pp. cxl[see footnote]+244, folding coloured frontispiece map on pale blue paper, full page calendar for 1859, tables, list of works on Australia; post..... More
Satyrs, Fauns & Fine Books. Pp. 328, frontispiece, numerous illustrations (several full page), list of works consulted, notes, index; super roy. 8vo; full blue morocco, lettered and decorated in gilt, the upper board featuring a device designed for the Press by Norman Lindsay of a faun riding a flying horse;..... More
Satyrs, Fauns & Fine Books. Pp. 328, frontispiece, numerous illustrations (several full page), list of works consulted, notes, index; super roy. 8vo; blue cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, the upper board featuring a device designed for the Press by Norman Lindsay of a faun riding a flying horse; Private..... More
A survey. Based upon books in his collection. With Preface by Jack Lindsay. Pp. [ii]+82(processed, last blank), frontispiece portrait, plus 2 plates; post 4to; printed textured paper wrappers, edges faded and a trifle rubbed;The Wentworth Press, Sydney, 1976. First edition. Studies in Australian Bibliography No. 23. More
With Illustrative Maps and Diagrams. Pp. 50+[2](colophon, verso blank), folding frontispiece, text diagrams and maps (2 folding, one of which is coloured); f'cap. 8vo; cloth backed printed stiff paper wrappers, stapled, faintly creased and slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed, with pencilled signature and small ink stamp on verso of upper..... More
An historical record, 1904-1959. Pp. x+106(last blank), frontispiece, plus 24 pages of plates at end; the spine a trifle bruised at extremities, small surface graze to bottom edge of upper board; dust wrapper, faintly soiled and creased, the edges rubbed and split, backstrip slightly faded; bookseller's sticker at foot of..... More
The 'Bibliography of Australia' began with Henry Kendall. Introduction by Iris Burke. Pp. [12](text, last colophon), frontispiece, plus 8 hand-tipped facsimile pages, appendices; demy 4to; printed papered boards, a trifle soiled; original tissue dust wrapper, edges lightly chipped and browned; Australian Documentary Facsimile Society, Sydney, 1963. Edition limited to 275..... More
Volume One: 1784-1830. Pp. xiv+540, 32 plates, index; Volume Two: 1831-1838. Pp. xii+568, 39 plates, addenda, index; Volume Three: 1839-1845. Pp. xii+632, 37 plates, errata slip loosely inserted, addenda, index; Volume Four: 1846-1850. Pp. xiv+734(last colophon), 38 plates, addenda, corrigenda, index; Volume Five: 1851-1900, A-G. Pp. xiv+1146, 36 plates; Volume..... More
Facsimile edition, in 7 volumes. Volume One: 1784-1830. Pp. viii+xii+[ii]+540, 32 plates, index; Volume Two: 1831-1838. Pp. viii+x+[ii]+568, 39 plates, addenda, index; Volume Three: 1839-1845. Pp. viii+xii+[ii]+632, 37 plates, addenda, index; Volume Four: 1846-1850. Pp. viii+xii+[ii]+734(last colophon), 38 plates, addenda, corrigenda, index; Volume Five: 1851-1900, A-G. Pp. viii+xiv+1146, 36 plates;..... More
Arranged by the National Library of Australia for the thirteenth biennial conference of the Library Association of Australia, August, 1965. Pp. viii+24+[2], black & white frontispiece portrait plus 4 coloured and 2 black & white plates; small cr. 4to; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, faintly soiled and creased, the upper wrapper..... More
An essay in interpretation. Pp. [viii]+72; pictorial paper wrappers, a trifle foxed, edges faintly rubbed; outer leaves slightly soiled; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1944. *The wrapper illustration (featuring a bulldog inspired by Winston Churchill) is by Norman Lindsay. More
A tableau of Australian town halls. Pp. 104, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, index; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, corners a trifle rubbed; a couple of spots of foxing; Pakenham Gazette, Pakenham, Victoria, 1986.First edition. More
Pp. 112, numerous text illustrations, appendix, index; small cr. 4to; edges of boards a trifle worn; dust wrapper, a trifle marked, edges chipped; Nelson, Melbourne, 1974. First edition. From Colony to Commonwealth series. Not in Muir or O'Neill. *Children's introduction to Australian history series, by the author of several children's..... More
Pp. [vi]+172, 3 maps (one double, 2 full page), bibliography; boards slightly sprung; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, the backstrip faintly faded; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1972. First edition. Muir 2514. *Biography of William Light, the founder of the city of Adelaide; written..... More