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| *a112 Manning, Rev. Samuel, LLD |
| American Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil |
| (London: The Religious Tract Society: n.d.) New and Revised Edition. Full green leather, richly gilt on spine (five raised bands) pp. 224 (285 x 200 mm) Tissue guard to frontispiece still present. Marbled edges and endpapers. Some rubbing to leather mostly to back cover o/w about fine |
| $100 |
| *a115 Pissarro, Camille |
| Letters to His Son Lucien |
| (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner: n.d.) Second Edition. Edited with the assistance of Lucien Pissarro by John Rewald. Translated from the French manuscript by Lionel Abel. Cl. pp. 567 (260 x 165 x about 40 mm thick) Illust. Index. Fine in fair d/j. |
| $40 |
| *a116 Splatt, William (Commentaries on the Plates by) |
| 100 Masterpieces of Australian Landscape Painting |
| (Melbourne: Currey O'Neil: 1981) Revised Edition. Bds pp. 208 (270 x 235 mm) Numerous reproductions in colour. Notes on the Artists by Susan Bruce. Index. Fine in d/j. |
| $40 |
| *a120 Rush, James |
| A Beilby Odyssey |
| (England: Nelson and Saunders: 1987) First Edition Cl. pp. 176 (295 x 230 mm) Illust. Bibliography. Glossary. Index. Indispensable regarding Beilby glass. Handsome volume. Fine in d/j. |
| $50 |
| *a121 Loehr, Max |
| The Great Painters of China |
| (London: Phaidon Press: 1980) First Edition Bds pp. 336 (272 x 2020 mm) Illust. Bibliography. Index. Fine in d/j. |
| $30 |
| *a122 McGrath, Sandra and Olsen, John |
| The Artist and the Desert |
| (Sydney: Bay Books: 1981) Trade Edition. Cl. pp. 192 (325 x 260 mm) Richly illustrated. Biographies. Gift inscription. About fine in d/j. |
| $60 |
| *a123 Bechman, Jorgen |
| Modern Australian Dreamtimes |
| (Australia: Art Nouveau Publishing: 1986) First Edition Cl. pp. 96 (338 x 310 mm) Richly illustrated. Fine in d/j. in the original slip case. |
| $60 |
| *a125 Lafuente, Enrique (Introduction by) |
| Velazquez: Complete Edition |
| (Oxford: Phaidon Press: 1943) First Edition Cl. - contains Introduction, Chronological Table, Catalogue of Paintings and Drawings by Velazquez, The Reproductions of All the Paintings and Drawings by Velazquez, Index of Collections (365 x 270 mm) Fine in fair d/j. |
| $60 |
| *a126 Rubens |
| Rubens: Paintings and Drawings |
| (London: Phaidon Press/Allen and Unwin: 1939) First Edition Cl. pp. 302 (265 x 185 mm) Profusely illustrated. Prefatory Appreciation of Rubens by RAM Stevenson; Reproductions; Chronological Table; Notes; Index of Places; Alphabetical Index. Fine |
| $40 |
| *a127 Lamac, Miroslav |
| Modern Czech Painting 1907-1917 |
| (Prague: Artia: 1967) Translated by Arnost Jappel. Pict. cl. pp. 151 (275 x 247 mm) Richly illustrated. Fine in v.g. d/j. |
| $40 |
| *a128 Harthan, John |
| Books of Hours and Their Owners |
| (London: Thames and Hudson: 1977) First Edition Dec. cl. pp. 192 (310 x 225 mm) With 89 illustrations, 72 in colour. Begins with an account of The Book of Hours (Evolution, Contents, Decoration, Social Aspects) and concludes with list of Printed Books of Hours, Notes on the Text, Select Reading List, Genealogies, Index. Fine in d/j. (a splendid copy |
| $75 |
| *a129 Hilton, Margot and Blundell, Graeme |
| Whiteley: An Unauthorised Life |
| (Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia: 1996) First Edition Pict. wrs pp. xiv, 321. Illust. Notes. Bibliography. Index. An owner's name. About fine |
| $25 |
| *a135 France, Anatole |
| The Human Tragedy |
| A Translation by Alfred Allinson. (London: John Lane: 1917) Dec. cl. pp. xii, 148 (260 x 200 mm) With sixteen illustrations by Michel Sevier (stylish colour plates printed on art paper). Fore and lower edges uncut. A little ageing to covers o/w near fine |
| $40 |
| *a136 Van Der Elst, Baron Joseph |
| The Last Flowering of the Middle Ages |
| (Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran: 1945) Cl. pp. 128 (310 x 235 mm) richly illustrated with 107 plates, some in colour, additional to pagination. Bibliography. A small gift inscription. Fine |
| $60 |
| *a137 Mehta, Rustam J (Introduction by) |
| Masterpieces of the Female Form in Indian Art |
| (Bombay: DB Taraporevala and Sons: 1972) First Edition Cl. pp. iv, 56 plus 100 plates (280 x 220 mm) Fine in good d/j. |
| $60 |
| *a140 Daniel, Howard |
| Hieronymus Bosch |
| (NY: The Hyperion Press: 1947) First Edition Bds pp. 56 (350 x 272 mm) Richly illustrated. Selected Bibliography. About fine in good d/j. |
| $30 |
| *a141 Newton, Eric (His Life and Work by) |
| Christopher Wood 1901-1930 |
| (London: The Redfern Gallery: 1938) First Edition Bds pp. 88 (310 x 255 mm) Illust. inc. photographic study of Wood as frontispiece. Also includes 'Details of Travels between 1921-1930' and 'Chronological List of Pictures'. 21 laid down reproductions in colour and 17 in monochrome. Spine sunned and lettering on it faded, internally near fine |
| $60 |
| *a143 Jerrold, Douglas |
| A Man Made of Money |
| (London: Published at the Punch Office: 1849) Dec. cl. pp. (ii), 284. Novel with Twelve Illustrations (engraved plates) by John Leech. Tears to foot of frontispiece, title-page and early leaves; crack to front cover which is nevertheless complete; other external wear; o/w internally v.g. |
| $40 |
| *a144 Hall, Barbara and Mather, Jenni |
| Australian Women Photographers 1840-1960 |
| Richmond, Victoria: Greenhouse: 1986) First Edition Bds pp.x, 164 (287 x 215 mm) Illust. Photographic Details. Bibliography. Index. Gift inscription. Fine in d/j. |
| $60 |
| *a56 Finlayson, HH |
| The Red Centres: Man and Beast in the Heart of Australia |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1936) Second Edition. Cl. pp. 156 (230 x 170 mm) plus folding map at rear. With 57 Photographs by the Author. Foreword by Frederick Wood Jones, FRS V.g. |
| $40 |
| *a72 Hale, Herbert M (Edited by) |
| Records of the South Australian Museum Vol. VIII No. 3 |
| (Adelaide: The Hassell Press: June 30, 1946) Wrs pp. 357-530 (245 x 190 mm) Illust. Includes 'Aborigines of the Lower South-East of South Australia' by TD Campbell, JB Cleland and PS Hossfeld, pp. 445-502). Near fine |
| $40 |
| *a74 Sheridan, John Beal and Bakewell, John Warren |
| South Australia. The Magistrates' Guide [Etc.] |
| (Adelaide: E. Spiller: 1879) Dec. cl. pp. xxiv (incl. Table of Cases), 872. See F15637. Bound in at rear Notanda to the Magistrate's Guide by the same authors (Adelaide: E. Spiller: 1880) pp. 8 listed separately by Ferguson (see F15639). Names on front endpapers. V.g. |
| $60 |
| *a79 Long, Gordon |
| The History of the Geelong Golf Club |
| (Melbourne: The Hawthorn Press: 1967) First Edition Dec. cl. pp. vi, and iv, 178. Illust. Fine in fair d/j. |
| $30 |
| *a82 Johnson, Frank (Edited by) |
| RAAF over Europe |
| (London: Published in conjunction with Frank Johnson by Eyre and Spottiswoode, London: November, 1946) First Edition Dec. cl. pp. x, 190 and 54 plates from photographs. Introduction by Winston Churchill. Foreword by Air Vice-Marshal HN Wrigley. Near fine |
| $50 |
| *a89 Gwynn-Jones, Terry |
| Pioneer Airwoman: The Story of Mrs Bonney |
| (Adelaide: Rigby: 1979) First Edition Bds pp. 180. Illust. Index. Maps on endpapers. Fine in d/j. |
| $30 |
| *a90 Miller, HC |
| Early Birds |
| (Adelaide: Rigby: 1968) First Edition Bds pp. x, 166. Illust. Aviation experience from before and during World War One and following. Presentation copy inscribed and signed by the author. Fine in v.g. d/j. |
| $60 |
| *a93 Miller, HC |
| Early Birds |
| (Adelaide: Rigby: 1968) First Edition Bds pp. x, 166. Illust. Aviation before, during and after World War One. Fine in v.g. d/j. |
| $35 |
| *a95 Galland, A (and Others) |
| Die Deutsche Luftwaffe 1939-1945: Eine Dokumentation in Bildern A. Galland, K. Ries, R. Ahnert |
| (Podzun Verlag Dorheim/H.: n.d.) Inscribed June 1972. Cl. pp. 263 (260 x 215 mm) Profusely illustrated. Bilingual edition in German and English throughout. Fine in repaired d/j. |
| $75 |
| *a96 Firkins, Peter |
| The Golden Eagles: Air Heroes of Two World Wars |
| (Perth, WA: St George Books: November 1980) First Edition Cl. pp. xiv, 242. Illust. Bibliography. Aircraft Types illustrated on front endpapers, maps on rear ones. 'Australia's eleven greatest air force aces'. Gift inscription. Near fine in d/j. |
| $40 |
| *a97 Blond, Georges |
| Born to Fly: Exploits of the War's Great Fighter Aces |
| (London: Souvenir Press: 1956) First English Edition - translated by Mervyn Savill. Cl. pp. 208. Illust. Near fine |
| $30 |
| *a98 McNally, Ward |
| Smithy: The Kingsford-Smith Story |
| (London: Hale: 1966) First Edition Bds pp. 190. Illust. Fine in good d/j. |
| $30 |
| *a99 Hoinville, Fred |
| Halfway to Heaven: Skywriting, Gliding, Stunting |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1960) First Edition Bds pp. xiv, 239. Illust. Fine in good d/j. |
| $25 |
| *a156 Horton, Edward |
| The Age of the Airship |
| (London: Sidgwick and Jackson: 1973) First Edition Cl. pp. 128 (255 x 195 mm) Well illustrated. Fine in d/j. |
| $30 |
| *a158 Ventry, Lord and Kolesnik, Eugene M |
| Airship Saga: The history of airships seen through the eyes of the men who designed, built and flew them |
| (Poole, Dorset: Blandford Press: 1982) First Edition Bds pp. 192 (282 x 225 mm) Well illustrated. Glossary of Airship Terminology. Select Bibliography. Index. Fine in d/j. |
| $40 |
| *a159 Payne, Lee |
| Lighter than Air: An Illustrated History of the Airship |
| (South Brunswick and NY: AS Barnes: Copyright 1977) Pres. First Ed. Bds pp. 270 (285 x 220 mm) Well illustrated. Bibliography. Index. Fine in v.g. d/j. |
| $40 |
| *a160 Brimson, Samuel |
| Flying the Royal Mail: The History of Australia's Airlines |
| (Sydney: Dreamweaver Books: 1984) First Edition Bds pp. 224 (300 x 235 mm) Well illustrated. Index. Fine in d/j. |
| $40 |
| *a178 Roberts, EG, RAAF (Retd) |
| Box Kites and Beyond |
| (Melbourne: The Hawthorn Press: 1976) First Edition Bds pp. viii and vi, 185. Illust. Index. Flaps of jacket pasted on fixed front endpaper; picture (presumably from front panel of jacket) pasted on fixed rear endpaper. Signed by the Author. Autobiography of pioneer airman including both World Wars. Near fine |
| $30 |
| *a179 Tinker, FG, Jr |
| Some Still Live |
| (NY: Funk and Wagnalls Company: May 1938) First Edition Pict. cl. pp. vi, 313. Illust. Maps on endpapers. The experiences of an aviator who took part in the Spanish Civil War including such chapters as 'Battle in the Clouds', 'My First Aerial Victory', 'Sky Work over Madrid', 'Thrills in a Monoplane'. V.g. |
| $80 |
| *a181 Videon, Barry J |
| Air Training Corps: The First Fifty Years |
| (Adelaide: Printed by Lutheran Publishing House: April 1991) First Edition Pict. bds pp. viii, 137 (245 x 185 mm) Illust. Index. Fine |
| $30 |
| *a186 Prepared for the Air Ministry by the Ministry of Information |
| Over to You: New Broadcasts by the RAF |
| (London: HM's Stationery Office: 1943) First Edition Pict. wrs plus pp. 112. V.g. |
| $30 |
| *a187 Hazell, W |
| Understanding Aero-Engines by Question and Answer |
| (London: English Universities Press: October 1941) Reprint (first published same month). Dec. limp cl pp. 159. Illust. Index. The Q and A Series. V.g. in d/j. |
| $30 |
| *a188 Brogden, Stanley |
| Sky Diggers: A Tribute to the RAAF |
| (Melbourne: Whitcombe and Tombs: n.d.) Pict. bds pp. 144. Illust. V.g. |
| $30 |
| *a191 Manning, WO, FR Ae.S |
| How Aeroplanes Fly |
| (London: Humphrey Milford/OUP 1942) First Edition Pict. limp cl. pp. 64 Illust. Oxford Air Training Manuals. Near fine |
| $40 |
| *a192 MacKenzie, Roy |
| Solo: The Bert Hinkler Story |
| (Sydney: Ure Smith: 1979) (New Edition). Pict. wrs pp. xiv, 146. Illust. Index. Fine |
| $25 |
| *a193 Compiled by the Staff of 'The Aeroplane' |
| The Aeroplane Pictorial Review |
| (London: Temple Press: 1956) First Edition Bds pp. 128 (190 x 250 mm) Profusely illustrated. Near fine |
| $50 |
| *a194 no author |
| Aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force |
| (Printed by RAAF Printing and Publications Unit: n.d.) 1971 - celebrates 50th year and was founded on March 31, 1921 'having evolved from the Australian Flying Corps of World War I'. Pict. wrs plus 72 leaves, printed on rectos only (248 x 175 mm) Profusely illustrated. About fine |
| $40 |
| *a198 Fysh, Sir Hudsn FRGS (Aust), DFC, Etc |
| '10th. December 1919' |
| (The Royal Aeronautical Society, Australian Division, Adelaide Branch) Dec. wrs pp. 18 (290 x 203 mm) Illust. The Inaugural Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith Memorial Lecture. 'Unrevised Advance Proof of Lecture to be given on Monday 28th April 1958 at the Adelaide Boys High School, West Terrace, Adelaide, SA at 8 pm'. Part printed, main text roneoed. V.g. |
| $100 |
| *a55 Ward, Russel |
| A Radical Life: The Autobiography of Russel Ward |
| (South Melbourne: Macmillan: 1988) First Edition Bds pp. viii, 264. Illust. Index. About fine in d/j. |
| $30 |
| *a161 Park, Ruth |
| Fishing in the Styx |
| (Viking Australia: 1993) First Edition Bds pp. vi, 301. Illust. The second volume of her autobiography. V.g. in d/j. |
| $30 |
| *a59 Davison, Frank Dalby |
| Forever Morning: An Australian Romance |
| (Sydney; Angus and Robertson: 1932) Third Edition. Cl. pp. vi, 330 and 26 being Angus and Robertson catalogue. Spine sunned. Good to v.g. copy |
| $30 |
| *a61 Dennis, CJ |
| Rose of Spadgers: A Sequel to 'Ginger Mick' |
| (Sydney: Cornstalk: 1924) Second Edition. Cl. pp. 196. Illust. by Hal Gye including coloured pictorial free front endpaper. Platypus Series. An owner's name and a small gift inscription. Stamped Purser MV 'Manunda' on title-page. Some foxing o/w about fine |
| $30 |
| *a67 Hudson, Flexmore (Edited by) |
| Jindyworobak Anthology, 1943 |
| (Adelaide: FW Preece: 1943) Dec. wrs pp. 60 V.g. |
| $30 |
| *a68 White, Patrick ('Edited by' ie Written by) |
| Memoirs of Many in One by Alex Xenophon Dermirjian Gray |
| (London: Cape: 1986) First Edition Bds pp. 192. Fine in fine d/j. |
| $30 |
| *a73 Davidson, Jim |
| Sideways from the Page: the Meanjin interviews |
| (Australia: Fontana/Collins: 1983) First Edition Pict. wrs pp. 415. Frank Moorhouse, Kath Walker, Jack Hibberd, Dorothy Hewett, Vincent Buckley, Les A. Murray, etc. V.g. |
| $15 |
| *a80 Paterson, AB |
| Three Elephant Power and Other Stories |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1917) First Edition Pict. cl. pp. viii, 140 (185 x 150 mm) Some foxing o/w fine |
| $60 |
| *a81 Littlejohn, Agnes |
| Drowsy Hours and Other Poems |
| (Sydney: Edwards Dunlop: 1936) First Edition Dec. bds pp. 80 (200 x 155 mm) Some scuffing to covers o/w fine |
| $30 |
| *a174 Mac Donald, George, LL.D. |
| Sir Gibbie |
| (London: Hurst and Blackett: n.d.) Green cloth decorated in blind on front and back and lettered and decorated in gilt on spine pp. ii (publisher's adverts) and iv, 390 and 4 publisher's adverts at rear. Frontispiece. We understand this to be the first issue of this one volume edition. V.g. |
| $150 |
| *a176 Mac Donald, George, LL.D. |
| Robert Falconer |
| (London: Hurst and Blackett: n.d.) Green cloth decorated in blind on front and back and lettered and decorated in gilt on spine pp. vi, 418 and 4 publisher's adverts. Frontispiece. An owner's small bookplate on verso of free front endpaper. V.g. |
| $100 |
| *a310 Hankey, Donald |
| The Wisdom of a Student in Arms |
| (London: Andrew Melrose: 1923) Pict wrs pp. 12 (186 x 126 mm) Designs by Maude Cooke. The tissue guards between the leaves are present and the whole in fine condition |
| $30 |
| *a202 Johnston, George H |
| Battle of the Seaways |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1941) First Edition Cl. pp. xvi, 240. Illust. Some discoloration of spine; an owner's name; overall v.g. |
| $30 |
| *a203 Harris, John |
| Without Trace: The Last voyages of eight ships |
| (London: Methuen/Mandarin: This edition published 1989) Pict. wrs pp. xii, 244. Illust. Maps. Sources. Index. HMS Erebus and Terror (1847); 'Mary Celeste' (1872)' 'USS Maine' (1898); 'SS Waratah' (1909); 'USS Cyclops' (1918); 'Joyita' (1955); 'Teignmouth Electron' (1969) Fine |
| $10 |
| *a204 Jones, TM and Idriess, Ion L |
| The Silent Service |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1952) Second edition, revised and enlarged. Cl. pp. xii, 372. Illust. by Unk White. Maps on endpaper. 'Action Stories of the Anzac Navy'. Small gift inscription. V.g. |
| $30 |
| *a206 Heyerdahl, Thor |
| Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft. |
| Translated by FH Lyon. (Chicago: Rand McNally: Copyright 1950 A) Pict. cl. pp. 304. Illust. Index. Maps on endpapers. An owner's name. Fore edge uncut. V.g. |
| $40 |
| *a207 Edwards, Herbert |
| Their Lawful Occasions: A True Story |
| (London: Percival Marshall: 1956) First Edition Bds pp. 256. Illust. Continues Edwards' career from 'Under Four Flags', including World War Two naval service. Fine in v.g. d/j. which has one large chip to lower edge of its front panel. |
| $30 |
| *a208 Geelmuyden, Hans |
| Oceans Free |
| Translated from the Norwegian by Maurice Michael. (London: The Bodley Head: 1962) First Edition Bds pp. 400. Widespread experiences under sail including visits to Australian landfalls. An owner's name. Tape marks on endpapers o/w v.g. |
| $30 |
| *a209 Bulloch, John and Miller, Henry |
| Spy Ring: The Full Story of the Naval Secrets Case |
| (London: Secker and Warburg: 1961) First Edition Bds pp. 224. Illust. Fine in fine d/j. |
| $30 |
| *a212 Popham, Hugh |
| Sea Flight: A Fleet Air Arm Pilot's Story |
| (London: Kimber: 1954) First Edition Cl. pp. 200 and 8 publisher's adverts. Maps on endpapers. About fine |
| $30 |
| *a216 Stevenson, Patrick |
| Beyond the Bridge |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1973) First Edition Cl. pp. 196. Notes. Index. Fine in v.g. d/j. |
| $25 |
| *a217 Allen, Kenneth S |
| 'That Bounty Bastard': The True Story of Captain William Bligh |
| (London: Robert Hale: 1976) First Edition Bds pp. 224. Illust. Sources. Index. Fine in fine d/j. |
| $30 |
| *a218 Villiers, Alan |
| The Set of the Sails: The Story of a Cape Horn Seaman |
| (London: Hodder and Stoughton: 1952) Third Impression. Cl. pp. 247. Illust. with the Author's Photographs. Maps. Index. Near fine |
| $40 |
| *a219 Villiers, Alan |
| The Quest of the Schooner Argus: A Voyage to The Banks and Greenland |
| (London: Hodder and Stoughton: 1951) First Edition Cl. pp. 256. Illust. Maps on endpapers. Index. V.g. |
| $50 |
| *a221 Hythe, Viscount, DCL, AINA (Edited by) |
| The Naval Annual, 1913 |
| (Newton Abbott, Devon: David and Charles: 1970) Reprint of book originally published by J. Griffin, Portsmouth, in 1913. Bds pp. viii, 520. Illust. Index. Fine in fine d/j. |
| $100 |
| *a222 Kerr, Garry J |
| Australian and New Zealand Sail Traders |
| (Blackwood, SA: Lynton Publications: 1974) First Edition Pict. bds pp. 144 (248 x 185 mm) Illust. V.g. cancelled ex-library copy |
| $30 |
| *a223 Price, Petty Officer Harry |
| The Royal Tour 1901 or The Cruise of HMS Ophir being a lower deck account of Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of York's Voyage around the British Empire |
| (Exeter, England: Webb and Bower: 1980) First Edition Dec. bds pp. 200 (287 x 197 mm) Illust. Fine in fine d/j. |
| $30 |
| *a226 Fitzpatrick, Brian and Cahill, Rowan J |
| The Seamen's Union of Australia 1872-1972 A History |
| (Sydney: Seamen's Union of Australia: 1981) First Edition Pict. bds pp. xxviii, 363 (250 x 180 mm) Illust. Bibliography. Index. Fine in near fine d/j. |
| $40 |
| *a228 Lubbock, Basil |
| The China Clippers |
| (Glasgow: James Brown and Son: 1914) First Edition Cl. with pictorial pastedown on front pp. xvi, 388, xxxiii (Appendix), and 1 (colophon). Illust. including Maps and Plans. About fine |
| $150 |
| *a230 Hough, Richard |
| Admiral of the Fleet: The Life of John Fisher |
| (NY: The Macmillan Company; 1970) First American Ed. Cl. pp. 392. Illust. Index. Fine in fine d/j. |
| $40 |
| *a235 Wilson, Ian |
| Undiscovered: The Fascinating World of Undiscovered Places, Graves, Wrecks, and Treasure |
| (NY: William Morrow: First US Edition) Copyright 1987. Bds pp. 192 (253 x 175 mm) Illust. Maps. Chronology. Index. Fine in fine d/j. |
| $30 |
| *a236 Lane, Frederic C |
| Venice: A Maritime Republic |
| (Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press: 1973) First Edition Pict. bds pp. xviii, 508 (260 x 182 mm) Illust. Maps. Tables. Chronology. Bibliographical Notes. Index. Fine or thereabouts in damaged d/j. |
| $60 |
| *a238 Waters, Sydney D |
| Union Line: A Short History of the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Ltd. 1875-1951 |
| (Wellington: Printed by Coulls Somerville Wilkie: n.d.) First Edition Dec. cl. pp. 148 (250 x 185 mm) Illust. Maps on endpapers. List of Vessels owned by the Company from 1875. A little flecking to covers o/w fine |
| $50 |
| *a242 Dunn, Laurence |
| Ship Recognition: Merchant Ships |
| (London: Adlard Coles in assoc. with Harrap: February, 1955) Second edition, revised. Dec. bds pp. 128 (127 x 190 mm) Well illustrated. Index. Near fine in good d/j. |
| $25 |
| *a243 McGuire, Paul (Lieutenant, RANVR) and McGuire, Frances Margaret |
| The Price of Admiralty |
| (Melbourne; OUP: 1944) First Edition Cl. pp. xiv, 328. Illust. List of Ship's Company. Index. Maps on endpapers. Commander JH Walker and HMAS 'Parramatta'. Fine in fair damaged d/j. |
| $30 |
| *a244 Moyes, John F (Sub-Lieutenant, RANVR) |
| Scrap-Iron Flotilla |
| (Sydney: NSW Bookstall: 1943) First Edition Bds pp. xii, 190. Illust. Account of 'five over-aged Australian destroyers' in World War Two. V.g. or near fine in damaged d/j. |
| $30 |
| *a245 no author |
| Pilotage Handbook. An Elementary Text-Book for the use of Junior Officers Afloat |
| (For sale to Officers of HM Fleet only) Bds pp. vi, 170. Illustrated plus folding charts and maps at rear. Originally compiled at the Navigation School in 1906 for the Acting Sub-Lieutenant going through the Pilotage Course at that Establishment. Revised at the Nagiation School in 1908 and 1912. Revised at the Hydrographic Department 1917. Spine discoloured and worn, mild stains to boards, internally v.g. |
| $30 |
| *a247 Loney, Jack |
| Falls of Halladale |
| (Geelong: A Marine History Publication: n.d.) Pict. wrs (spiral spine) pp. 22 (252 x 315 mm) Illust. Map. No. 9 of the Series of Famous Wrecks. Limited Edition of 1000 copies - this copy neither numbered nor signed. Good to v.g. copy |
| $40 |
| *a249 Collingridge, George |
| The Discovery of Australia |
| (Facsimile Edition published in 1983 by Golden Press, Gladesville, NSW of the original edition of 1895 by Hayes Brothers, Sydney) Pict. bds pp. xvi, 376 (320 x 255 mm) Illustrations and Maps. Indexes. Extensive folding map 'Sea Chart of East Indies 1680' loosely included. Fine in fine d/j. |
| $50 |
| *a301 Scott, Admiral Sir Percy, Bt, KCB, etc |
| Fifty Years in the Royal Navy |
| (London: John Murray: Nov. 1919) Reprint (first published also Nov. 1919) Pict. cl. pp. xviii, 358. Illust. Index. Chapters include 'With the Naval Brigade in Egypt', 'How the 4.7-inch Gun reached Ladysmith', 'In the Far East: The Boxer Rising', 'War - Back to Work, 1914 and 1915' including the Dardanelles Campaign, 'The Defence of London against Zeppelins' etc. Minor external signs of use. V.g. |
| $60 |
| *a42 Bernadotte, Folke |
| To Jerusalem. |
| Translated from the Swedish by Joan Bulman. (London: Hodder and Stoughton: 1951) First Edition Bds pp. 280. Frontispiece. Index. 'This is the Palestine journal of Count Bernadotte up to the time of his assassination'. About fine in v.g. d/j. |
| $35 |
| *a45 Black-Michaud, Jacob |
| Cohesive Force: Feud in the Mediterranean and the Middle East |
| (Oxford: Basil Blackwell: 1975) First Edition Bds pp. xxx, 270. Bibliography. Index. About fine in d/j. |
| $30 |
| *a47 Neguib, Mohammed |
| Egypt's Destiny |
| (London: Gollancz: 1955) First Edition Bds pp. 288. Illust. Index. 'An autobiographical account of the Egyptian Revolution, its history, methods and objectives; of the subsequent schism with Nasser', etc. V.g. in fair repaired d/j. |
| $40 |
| *a50 Winstone, HVF |
| Captain Shakespear: A Portrait |
| (London: Cape: 1976) First Edition Bds pp. 236. Illust. Principal Arab Participants. Selected Bibliography. Glossary of Arabic Words. Index. Maps on endpapers. His deeds in Central Arabia. Fine in d/j. |
| $40 |
| *a53 Reynolds-Ball, Eustace, FRGS |
| Cairo of To-Day: A Practical Guide to Cairo and the Nile |
| (London: A&C Black: 1915) Eighth Edition. Dec. cl. pp. vii and iv, 268, viii and viii-x. Illust. with plates and maps. Map in pocket at rear. Black's Guide Books (series). Small clean tears to folds of map. Generally v.g. |
| $40 |
| *a258 Kerr, Colin |
| Tanks in the East: The Story of an Australian Cavalry Regiment |
| (Melbourne: OUP: 1945) First Edition Cl. pp. 200. Illust. Maps. Gift copy from the Author with the inscription '7-4-45 To Mrs John Goyder, With her son-in-law's love. Colin'. V.g. or near fine |
| $40 |
| *a259 McCormack, Gavan and Nelson, Hank (Edited by( |
| The Burma-Thailand Railway: Memory and History |
| (St. Leonards, NSW: Allen Unwin: 1993) First Edition Illust. Map. Tables. Index. Fine in fine d/j. |
| $40 |
| *a262 Churchill, Randolph S, MP (Compiled by) |
| Into Battle: Speeches by Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill, PC, MP |
| (London: Cassell: 1941) First Edition Cl. pp. viii, 313. Frontispiece. Near fine |
| $30 |
| *a267 Long, Gavin |
| To Benghazi |
| (Canberra: Australian War Memorial: 1952) First Edition Cl. pp. xiv, 336. Illust. Maps. Index. Australia in the War of 1939-1945 Series 1 (Army) No. 1. An owner's name. Fine |
| $35 |
| *a269 Simpson, Tony |
| Operation Mercury: The Battle for Crete, 1941 |
| (London: Hodder and Stoughton: 1981) First Edition Bds pp. 316. Illust. Maps. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Fine in fine d/j. |
| $40 |
| *a278 Herring, Enid Dalton |
| They Wanted to be Nightingales: A Story of the VAD/AAMWS in World War II |
| (Adelaide: Investigator Press: 1982) First Edition Pict. bds pp. 215. Illust. 'A record of experiences in the Australian Army Medical Women's Service during and after World War II'. Fine |
| $30 |
| *a282 Piddington, WER |
| Russian Frenzy |
| (London: Elek Books: 1955) First Edition Bds pp. 264. Map. Experiences as a prisoner of the Russians from 1950. Fine in fine d/j. |
| $30 |
| *a285 Watt, Richard M |
| The Kings Depart: The Tragedy of Germany: Versailles and the German Revolution |
| (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson: 1969) First British Ed. Bds pp. 604. Bibliography. Index. Maps on endpapers. Near fine in good d/j. |
| $40 |
| *a286 Long, Gavin |
| To Benghazi |
| (Canberra: Australian War Memorial: 1961) Reprinted (with corrections). Cl. pp. xiv, 336. Illust. Maps. Index. Chronology. Fine in good d/j. |
| $45 |
| *a288 Blair, Joan and Clay |
| Return from the River Kwai |
| (London: Macdonald and Jane's: 1979) First (UK) Edition. Bds pp. 338. Source Notes. Index. Maps on endpapers. A Raven Book Fine in fine d/j. |
| $40 |
| *a294 Toynbee, Arnold J |
| The German Terror in France |
| (London: Hodder and Stoughton: 1917) First Edition Pict. wrs pp. xvi, 212. Illustrated plus folding Maps at rear. Some wear to spine but overall v.g. copy of fragile production. |
| $100 |
| *a297 Brown, Anthony Cave and MacDonald, Charles B |
| On a Field of Red: The Communist International and the Coming of World War II |
| (NY: GP Putnam's Sons: 1981) First Edition Bds pp. 718. Bibliography. Notes. Index. Fine in v.g. d/j. |
| $40 |
| *a299 Connell, Brian |
| Return of the Tiger |
| (London: Pan Books Ltd: 1971) First Pan edition. Pict. wrs pp. x, 198. Illust. Maps. 'Operation Vengeance - the daring raid by British and Australian servicemen on Japanese-held Singapore'. Fine |
| $15 |
| *a300 Owen, Will |
| Alleged Humour |
| (London: Duckworth: 1917) First Edition Wrs with coloured pictorial pastedown on front plus pp. 48 (332 x 212 mm) Many full-page captioned World War One cartoons by Will Owen offset by smaller ones (Moderate) dampstaining to lower margins; generally v.g. copy of fragile production |
| $100 |
| *a304 Keen, James |
| Colliery Sinking Through Heavily Watered Strata; Maypole, Moss Hall Coal Company, Wigan |
| (Wigan, England: Thomas Wall and Sons, 'Science and Art of Mining' Office: n.d.) (1898) Cl. pp. 48. A Lecture at the Wigan Mining School, Henry Hall, Her Majesty's Inspector of Mines, in the Chair. With Prefatory Note, by CM Percy, MIME, FGS (dated May, 1898); Section of Stata, and Frontispiece Portrait of the Author. Nick half-way down spine; near fine copy |
| $40 |
| *a149 Loft, Abram |
| Violin and Keyboard: The Duo Repertoire: Volume 1 - From the Seventeenth Century to Mozart/Volume 2 - From Beethoven to the Present |
| (NY: Grossman: 1973) First Edition Cl. pp. xvi, 361 and xiv, 418. Each volume with its own Bibliography and Index. An owner's name. Fine in d/js set which is the second in a series of books on the performance of classical music under the general editorship of Oscar Shoenfeld. |
| $80 |
| *a153 Irvin, Eric |
| Gentleman George - King of Melodrama: The Theatrical Life and Times of George Darrell 1841-1921 |
| (University of Queensland Press: 1980) First Edition Bds pp. xvi, 234. Illust. List of plays written by Darrell. Notes and references. Bibliography. Index. Fine in d/j. |
| $50 |
| *a151 Ceram, CW |
| Archaeology of the Cinema |
| (London: Thames and Hudson: 1965) (First British Ed. Translated by Richard Winston). Dec. cl. pp. 264 (235 x 175 mm) Illust. Select Bibliography. Index. Corners snipped from free front endpaper o/w fine in d/j. |
| $40 |
| *a307 Smith, J. Bucknall, CE |
| A Treatise upon Wire, Its Manufacture and uses, embracing Comprehensive Descriptions of the Constructions and Applications of Wire Ropes |
| (London: Offices of 'Engineering,' and NY: John Wiley and sons: 1891) First Edition Dec. cl. (bevelled boards), advertisement leaf plus pp. xxiv, 348, plus advertisements (pp. ii, 18) at rear (250 x 185 mm) Illust. Index. Three folding plates/tables additional to pagination. A few (minor) external stains o/w fine |
| $400 |
| *a100 American Society of Tool Engineers, Detroit, Mich. |
| Die Design Handbook: A Practical Reference Book on Process Analysis, Product Design, Metal Movements, Materials, and Proved Die Designs for Every Class of Sheet-Metal Pressworking |
| (NY: McGaw-Hill: 1955) First Edition Dec. cl. - substantial tome paginated in 27 sections plus Index. Illust. 235 x 160 x about 35 mm thick. Endpapers stained o/w about fine |
| $50 |
| *a101 Publications Department (Edited by) |
| Hardie's Textbook of Pipeline Design 1980 |
| (Australia: James Hardie and Coy: 1979) Pict. bds - substantial volume paginated in 7 sections (305 x 215 x about 30 mm thick). Illust. Index. Fine |
| $30 |
| *a104 The LS Starrett Company, World's Greatest Toolmakers, Athol, Mass. |
| Fine Mechanical Tools: Revised Catalog No. 25 (Copyright 1935) |
| (Printed in USA) Dec. wrs pp. 383 plus Supplement of pp. 32 (188 x 135 mm) Well illustrated. V.g. |
| $30 |
| *a106 Kennedy, Rankin, CE |
| The Book of Modern Engines: A Practical Work on Prime Movers and the Transmission of Power, Steam, Electric, Water, Gas, and Hot Air |
| (London: Caxton: n.d.) Preface dated December, 1911. An Entirely New and Revised Edition. Volumes I-V, all in dec. cl. pp. viii, 238; viii, 224; viii, 216; viii, 216; and viii, 224 (265 x 200 mm) 'With Many Hundred Illustrations'. Foot of spine to several volumes rubbed; one or two external hinges cracking; o/w in generally v.g. order |
| $100 |
| *a107 Stevens, WR, MIEE, FIES |
| Principles of Lighting |
| (London: Constable: 1951) First Edition Cl. pp. x, 452. Illust. Glossary of Terms. General Bibiography and References. Index. 'This book will be of great service both to lighting engineers and to those concerned with such cognate subjects as lamp design and photometry'. Near fine in d/j. |
| $40 |
| *a108 Dalladay, Arthur J, A. Inst. P. (Edited by) |
| The British Journal Photographic Almanac and Photographer's Daily Companion with which is incorporated the Year Book of Photography and Amateurs' Guide and the Photographic Annual 1953 |
| (London: Greenwood) Pict. bds pp. 608. Illust. Index. Fine |
| $30 |
| *a110 McPherson's Limited, Industrial Suppliers, Melbourne etc |
| Catalogue 1966 |
| (Melbourne: AE Keating print) Pict. wrs pp. 592 and 32 (Index etc.) (245 x 185 mm) Illust. V.g. |
| $30 |
| *a19 Derrick, RA, FRGS |
| The Fiji Islands: A Geographical Handbook. |
| Revised by CAA Hughes and RB Riddell. (Suva: The Government Press: Revised Edition, 1965) Bds pp. xviii, 336, xix (Index) (260 x 195 mm) Illust. Maps. Folding map at rear. An owner's name. Near fine in d/j. |
| $40 |
| *a20 Moorehead, Alan |
| The Fatal Impact: The Invasion of the South Pacific 1767 - 1840 |
| (This edition created and produced in 1987 by Mead and Beckett, Sydney) Bds pp. 252 (270 x 190 mm) Illust. Maps. Bibliography. Index. Fine in d/j. |
| $30 |
| *a23 Anderson, Harold J |
| Men of the Milford Road |
| (Wellington: Reed: 1975) First Edition Bds pp. xii, 216. Illust. Bibliography. Index. Maps on endpapers. Signed by the author. A few internal stains. Near fine in d/j. |
| $30 |
| *a24 Freeman, Derek |
| Margaret Mead and Samoa: The Making and Unmaking of an Anthropological Myth |
| (Canberra: Australian National University Press: 1983) First Edition Cl. pp. xviii, 379/. Illust. Notes. A Note on Orthography and Pronunciation. Glossary. Index. Fine in d/j. |
| $40 |
| *a26 Monckton, Captain CAW, FRGS, FZS |
| Some Experiences of a New Guinea Resident Magistrate |
| (London: John Lane, The Bodley Head: 1921) Fourth Edition. Clo. pp. xii, 340. Illust. Index. Folding Map. Near fine |
| $80 |
| *a27 Chegaray, Jacques |
| My Polynesia: Tahiti Revisited. |
| Translated from the French by Robin Graham. (London: Arthur Barker: English Edition first published 1953) Cl. pp. 191. Illust. Maps on endpapers. Index. Near fine in d/j. |
| $30 |
| *a29 Koschade, Alfred |
| New Branches on the Vine: From Mission Field to Church in New Guinea |
| (Minneapolis, Minn: Augsburg: 1967) First Edition Cl. pp. 175. Selected Bibliography. By South Australian author who himself served as a missionary to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of New Guinea for six years. The key word in this study is 'indigenization - the establishment of the church as a meaningful institution within a local culture'. Fine in d/j. |
| $50 |
| *a32 Robson, RW and Tudor, Judy (Collected by) |
| Where the Trade-Winds Blow: Stories and Sketches of the South Pacific Islands |
| (Sydney: Pacific Publications: 1946) First Edition Cl. pp. 175. Illust. About fine |
| $30 |
| *a33 Shearston, Trevor |
| Something in the Blood: Short Stories |
| (University of Queensland Press: 1979) First Edition Bds pp. xii, 226. Guide to Pidgin words used in the stories. Stories set in Papua New Guinea by Australian author About fine in d/j. |
| $30 |
| *a34 McLeod, AL (Edited by) |
| The Pattern of New Zealand Culture |
| (Melbourne: OUP: Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press: 1968) First Edition Printed in USA by Vail-Ballou Press. Cl. pp. xvi, 301. Illust. Maps. Tables. Notes on Contributors. Index. fine in d/j. |
| $40 |
| *a35 Fisk, EK (Edited by) |
| New Guinea on the Threshold: Aspects of Social, Political and Economic Development. |
| (Canberra: Australian National University Press: 1966) First Edition Cl. pp. xx, 290. Illust. References. Index. Maps on endpapers. About fine |
| $40 |
| *a36 Ramsden, Eric |
| Marsden and the Missions: Prelude to Waitangi |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1936) First Edition Cl. pp. xxiv, 296. Illust. Bibliography. Index. V.g. ex-library copy (number on spine, scattered stamps etc.) |
| $40 |