Pp. [vi]+266, 32 plates, list of other works by Patsy Adam-Smith; boards a trifle marked; dust wrapper, faintly soiled; hinges tender at a couple of points; Viking Press, Melbourne, 1994. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. More
Pp. viii+240(last blank), title page vignette, numerous text illustrations (some full page), pictorial endpapers, text maps; tall cr. 4to; tiny damp stain near bottom edge of upper board dust wrapper, a trifle soiled; edges of leaves faintly marked, the last few leaves a trifle creased; Nelson, Melbourne, 1983. New one..... More
Pp. [x]+206(last blank), 8 plates; med. 8vo; tan cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, corners a trifle rubbed, dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed and split; name in ink on upper free endpaper; Cheshire, Melbourne, 1966. First edition. More
Pp. viii+228, 4 plates, references and bibliographies; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn, edges split, with one closed tear from lower flap into back panel tape-repaired; a little light foxing and occasional soiling;Secker & Warburg, London, 1957. First edition. *Baden-Powell, Leverhulme, Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, E. D. Morel, and Edward VII..... More
The Adventurer Who Unlocked Japan. Pp. [xvi]+400, text illustrations (some full page), pictorial endpapers, 3 maps (2 full and one double page), notes and sources, index; cr. 8vo; dark blue papered boards, spine lettered in gilt, edges lightly rubbed; dust wrapper, backstrip faintly faded, the back panel and back flap..... More
The Life of Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis. Pp. xiv+346, 16 plates, text illustration, text maps (2 full page) endpaper map, references, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; top edges red; price-clipped dust wrapper, browned and rubbed, edges quite worn, with several chips and splits, some tape repaired on reverse; endpapers..... More
Reminiscences and reflections of the first Professor of Modern History in the University of Western Australia, 1916-1986. Pp. xii+150, black & white frontispiece portrait plus 4 plates (3 coloured), appendices (including bibliography), index; dust wrapper, short split at foot of back flap fold; University of Western Australia Press, Nedlands, 1987..... More
Pp. viii+184 12 plates (4 coloured), pictorial tailpieces, decorative title page printed in red & black, index; edges of boards slightly faded and rubbed, the spine gilt dulled; dust wrapper, soiled and browned, with a couple of small ink stains to front panel, edges and backstrip rubbed and split, with..... More
Memoirs of a writing life. Pp. [vi]+278(last blank), text decorations, index; dust wrapper, slightly soiled; fore-edges of leaves a trifle marked; Heinemann, London, 1981. First edition. *Memoirs of various writers, including W. H. Auden, Louis MacNeice, Henry Green, Desmond MacCarthy, Wyndham Lewis, Joyce Cary, a.o. More
John Anderson, philosopher. Pp. [x]+234, 16 plates, text map, appendix, notes, bibliography, index; tall demy 8vo grey cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1995. First edition. *John Anderson held the chair of Philosophy at the University of Sydney from 1927 to 1958. More
An intimate biography. Pp. viii+362, frontispiece portrait, plus numerous text illustrations (many full page), appendices, index; edges of boards a trifle rubbed, the bottom fore-corners slightly bruised; dust wrapper, lightly worn, edges rubbed and split, with several closed tears and a couple of small chips; occasional faint soiling; Melbourne, n.d.[1959]..... More
Pp. x+214(last blank), 24 plates, sources and reference points, index; med. 8vo; brown boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Hamish Hamilton, London, 1989. First edition. More
An autobiography. Pp. 222(last blank), 16 plates, text illustrations, index; med. 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the boards slightly canted; dust wrapper; a little foxing John Kerr, Melbourne, 1986. Reprinted, before publication. More
Pp. viii+424, 9 plates, list of works, index; price clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle worn; Oxford University Press, London, 1936. First edition. *Autobiography of the nineteenth century humorist. More
Pp. [ii]+30, illustrated; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, slightly rubbed and a trifle soiled on reverse, with bookseller's sticker on verso of upper wrapper; Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1971. First edition. More
A lasting friendship. Illustrated with Ardizzone Christmas cards. Pp. 48, illustrated with 31 Ardizzone Christmas cards, plus a text drawing, reproduced in two colours; med. 4to; tan papered boards, spine lettered in gilt, a couple of tiny bruises to edges of boards; dust wrapper, featuring two Ardizzone illustrations, a trifle..... More
Pietro of Arezzo, 1492-1556: a biography. Pp. frontispiece, plus 8 plates, endpaper map, appendix, genealogies, bibliography, index; a few bruises to edges of boards; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, edges rubbed; tiny split to bottom edge pp. 225/6, edges of leaves faintly foxed; Anthony Blond, London, 1965. First edition. *Biography of..... More
An Autobiography. Pp. viii+120(last blank), frontispiece portrait, plus 24 plates, family trees; roy. 8vo; dark blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, a trifle scuffed; free endpapers faintly offset; Rivka Frank & Associates, Melbourne, 1993. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author (dated 18996) on the upper free..... More
Pp. xvi+288, frontispiece, text illustrations (many full page) and map, explanatory notes, glossary, index of persons mentioned; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; Sun Books, Sydney, 1982. Second edition, reprinted. More
A Reassessment. Pp. x+158(last blank), full page school plan, appendices, notes, index; dust wrapper; Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1989. First edition. *A critical look at Arnold's achievements as a headmaster written from a headmaster's point of view. The author was Headmaster of Tonbridge School for eight years, and of Eton..... More
A portrait sketch of Sir George Arthur. Pp. [x]+142, frontispiece portrait, bibliography, index; dust wrapper, edges lightly worn and split; ownership label on upper free endpaper; The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1979. First edition. *Includes details of Arthur's administrative career in Honduras, Van Diemen's Land, Upper Canada and India. More
Australia's blind poet, author and philanthropist. Pp. [iv]+244(last colophon), frontispiece portrait; demy 8vo; khaki cloth, spine lettered in black, two small damp spots and a couple of tiny edge bruises; free endpapers lightly offset; The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1946. First edition. *Matilda Ann Aston (1873-1947), blind writer and teacher, helped..... More
An enquiry into the social views of Elizabeth Bowen, L. P. Hartley, Rosamund Lehmann, Christopher Isherwood, Nancy Mitford, C. P. Snow. Pp. 284, index; dust wrapper, corners a trifle rubbed, the backstrip faintly faded; free endpapers faintly offset, a little light foxing; Calder, London, 1977. First edition. *A study of..... More
The remarkable story of Mother Aubert. Pp. xii+228, frontispiece portrait, plates, references, tables, appendices, bibliographic essay, bibliography, index; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, A. H. & A. W. Reed, Wellington, 1972. First edition. *Biography of the founder of the Sisters of Compassion, Suzanne Aubert. 'Born..... More
