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| *a784 Marriner, John |
| The Shores of the Black Ships |
| (London: Kimber: 1971) First edition Bds pp. 256. Illust. Index. Chronology. Historical account of Tunisia. Near fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a786 Kearton, Cherry |
| The Shifting Sands of Algeria |
| (London: Arrowsmith: 1924) First edition Pict. cl. pp. 308. With 79 Photographs. Index. Cancelled ex-Institute library copy; sound copy |
| $30 |
| *a792 Willmott, Helen M |
| The Doors Were Opened: The remarkable advance of the Gospel in Ethiopia |
| (London: Sudan Interior Mission: n.d.) Pict. wrs pp. 157. Illust. Map. Australian author. Near fine |
| $25 |
| *a793 Fuller, W. Harold |
| Run While the Sun is Hot |
| (USA: Sudan Interior Mission: 1967) Pict. wrs pp. viii, 256. Illust. Maps. Short Bibliography. Index. Near fine |
| $25 |
| *a794 Partridge, WG McD |
| Portrait of an African School |
| (London: London Missionary Society: 1961) Pict. wrs pp. 64. Illust. by MR Chapman. By Australian Presbyterian who went to Rhodesia as a missionary in 1947 and stayed there, becoming a citizen of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (as it then was). Near fine |
| $25 |
| *a797 Lloyd, TE |
| African Harvest |
| (London: Lutterworth Press: 1953) First edition Bds pp. 96. Illust. The author was Travelling Secretary of the Africa Inland Mission. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a799 Spartalis, Dr. PJ |
| To the Nile and Beyond: The Birth and Growth of the Sudanese Church of Christ - being the work of the ANZ Branch of the Sudan United Mission |
| (Homebush West, NSW: Anzea Publishers: 1981) First edition Pict. wrs pp. xvi, 216. Illust. Maps. Notes and References. Bibliography. Index. Near fine |
| $30 |
| *a800 O'Callaghan, Sean |
| The Slave Trade |
| (London: Blond: 1961) First edition Bds pp. 191. Bibliography. Slavery in Africa and Arabia etc. V.g. in dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a731 Balch, Elizabeth |
| Glimpses of Old English Homes |
| (London: Macmillan: 1890) First edition Binder's cloth and replacement endpapers, lettered in gilt on spine pp. viii, 224 (238 x 180 mm) With 51 illustrations. Penshurst, Arundel Castle, Hinchingbrooke, Eridge Castle, Chiswick House, Berkeley Castle, Highclere Castle, Osterley Park. V.g. |
| $30 |
| *a733 Lopez, Frank and and others, Edited by |
| Commercial Buildings: An Architectural Record Book - Office Buildings - Banks - Transportation Buildings - Radio and TV Buildings - Theatres |
| (NY: FW Dodge Corp: Copyright 1947-1953) Cl. pp. viii, 406 (297 x 225 mm) Illust. Index. V.g. |
| $40 |
| *a734 Clute, Eugene (former Editor of 'The Architectural Review' etc. |
| The Practical Requirements of Modern Buildings |
| (NY: The Pencil Points Press: 1928) First edition Cl. backed bds pp. viii, 231 (300 x 225 mm) Illust. Gift inscription and old tape marks on front endpapers; old tapemarks on rear endpapers; a little scuffing to covers; o/w generally v.g. |
| $50 |
| *a735 Weisskamp, Herbert |
| Hotels: An International Survey |
| (London: The Architectual Press: 1968) Copyright Germany 1968: Translation into English by the Author. Cl. pp. 212 (285 x 245 mm) Illust. List of Architects. Text in English and German throughout. Some light discoloration to the cloth; a few tapemarks on endpapers; o/w about fine |
| $40 |
| *a1013 Clarke, Basil and Betjeman, John |
| English Churches |
| (London: Vista Books: 1964) First edition Bds pp. 208 (252 x 190 mm) Freely illustrated from photographs. Index to text. Index to Illustrations. Fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a1014 no author |
| Priceless Heritage: Historic Buildings of Tasmania |
| (Hobart: Platypus Publications: 1964) First edition Cl. pp. 136 (275 x 215 mm) Illustrated from photographs. Contributors are C. Craig, Brian Lewis, Robin Boyd, Roy S. Smith. Notes on the Buildings. Notes on Architects. Index. Published under the auspices of the National Trust of Australia (Tasmania) Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a667 Moore, Herbert |
| Links with other days: Pen Drawings With Some Notes |
| (Melbourne: CS Harvey and Coy: 1927) First edition Pict. wrs over plain light boards plus pp. 64 including transparent leaves most of which have captions and descriptive details printed on them Light browning to spine o/w fine |
| $60 |
| *a675 Strehlow, TGH, MA |
| Rex Battarbee: Artist and Founder of the Aboriginal Art Movement in Central Australia |
| (Sydney: The Legend Press: 1956) First edition Pict. bds pp. 48 (242 x 188 mm) Illust. (coloured plates). Signed 'Rex Battarbee 'Imara-mara' Alice Springs NT' on half-title page. Lower margins of covers flecked o/w fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $150 |
| *a723 Matsumoto, Narashige (Japanese Text by) |
| Ancient Sculpture of Japan |
| (Japan: Kinzo Honda: First Printed March 1963) Bds pp. 147 (202 x 215 mm) Text in Japanese and in English (the Translation by Tetsuo Kishi). Richly illustrated from Photographs by Taizo Nagano. An owner's name. Fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a726 Munsterberg, Hugo |
| The Folk Arts of Japan |
| (Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company: 1962) Fifth Printing. Dec. cl. pp. 168 (212 x 218 mm) Illust. With a Preface by Soetsu Yanagi. Index. V.g. in like dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a809 Hedgecoe, John and Moore, Henry |
| Henry Moore |
| (NY: Simon and Schuster: 1968) First edition Pict. cl. pp. 532 (338 x 245 x about 45 mm thick). Profusely illustrated. Photographed and edited by John Hedgecoe. Words by Henry Moore. Concludes with extensive Catalogue of Sculptures. An owner's name. V.g. in the original pictorial cloth box which is itself in good order though rubbed at its extremities. |
| $100 |
| *a810 Dutton, Geoffrey |
| Russell Drsydale |
| (London: Thames and Hudson: 1964) First edition Dec. cl. pp. 202 (285 x 233 mm) With 32 colour plates and 124 monochrome plates. Bibliography. Exhibitions. An owner's name. A small stain at foot of title-page o/w about fine in near fine dust-jacket. |
| $150 |
| *a813 Swann, Bruce |
| South Australia with Swann |
| (Brighton, SA: The Artist: 1975) First edition Pict. bds pp. 112 (215 x 272 mm) Numerous reproductions of pictures by Swann, some in colour, with accompanying brief text. Fine in the original clear jacket which has a clean tear backed with clear tape. |
| $30 |
| *a814 Lees-Milne, James |
| Saint Peter's: The Story of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome |
| (London: Hamish Hamilton: 1967) First edition Bds pp. 336 (260 x 195 mm) Illust. Selected Bibliography. Index. About fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a1015 Robertson, E. Graeme |
| Decorative Cast Iron in Australia |
| (South Yarra: Currey O'Neil: 1984) First edition Compiled by Joan Robertson. Bds pp. x, 238 (287 x 252 mm) Profusely illustrated from photographs. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $75 |
| *a1037 Kepes, Gyorgy (Edited by) |
| The Nature and Art of Motion |
| (NY: Braziller: Copyright 1965) Fourth Printing. Cl. pp. vi and xii, 196 (280 x 232 mm) Illust. Biographical Notes on the Authors. About fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a1038 Halas, John (in collaboration with Roger Manvell) |
| Art in Movement: New Directions in Animation |
| (London: Studio Vista: 1970) First edition Cl. pp. 192 (272 x 130 mm) Richly illustrated. Index. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $60 |
| *a1080 Tomory, Peter |
| The Life and Art of Henry Fuseli |
| (London: Thames and Hudson: 1972) First edition Dec. cl. pp. 255 (295 x 215 mm) With 267 plates, 13 in colour. Appendix: Fuseli's Library. Bibliography. Index. About fine in good dust-jacket. |
| $75 |
| *a867 no author |
| Indonesia 1963: Looking Back Over the Year |
| (Published by Department of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Indonesia: 31 December 1963) Bds pp. viii, 191 (290 x 205) Illust. Maps on endpapers. Fine in good dust-jacket. which is chipped at head of its spine. |
| $60 |
| *a1068 Mazzeo, Donatella and Antonini, Chiara Silvi |
| Ancient Cambodia |
| (NY: Grosset and Dunlap: 1978) First USA Edition (originally published in Italian). Bds pp. 192 (331 x 250 mm) Illustrated (predominantly from coloured phtographs). Foreword by Han Suyin. Appendices include Chronological Chart of the Khmer Civilization. Recommended Reading. Recommended Viewing. Index. Monuments of Civilization (series). Gift inscription. Near fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $60 |
| *a669 Lockwood, Douglas |
| I, the Aboriginal |
| (Adelaide: Rigby: 1962) First edition Pict. clo. pp. 240. Illust. Maps on endpapers. Winner of 'The Advertiser' Adelaide Festival of Arts Award 1962. An owner's name at head of free front endpaper; small presentation card tipped on to title-page; gift inscription on verso of free front endpaper; and signed 'Best Wishes. Douglas Lockwood' on title-page. Fine in near fine dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a672 Culotta, Nino |
| Gone Fishin' |
| (Sydney: Ure Smith: August 1962) First edition Pict. bds pp. 224. Illust. by 'WEP' Fine in near fine dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a677 Winston, Denis, Professor of Town and Country Planning at the University of Sydney, etc. |
| Sydney's Great Experiment: The Progress of the Cumberland County Plan |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1957) First edition Wrs pp. xiv, 146 (247 x 190 mm) Illust. (Plates and maps extra to pagination). Folding map in pocket at rear. Bibliography. Index. A little underlining in biro, o/w near fine in dust-jacket. |
| $50 |
| *a816 Fenner, Charles and Others (Editors) |
| The Centenary History of South Australia |
| (Adelaide: Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch: 1936) First edition Cl. pp. xxiv, 420. Illust. Maps. Bibliography. Index. V.g. |
| $40 |
| *a819 Dilke, Sir Charles Wentworth |
| Problems of Greater Britain |
| (London: Macmillan: 1890) First edition Cl. pp. xii, 738. With Maps. All edges uncut. First one-volume edition (F9156). Near fine |
| $100 |
| *a825 Gomm, Leslie J |
| Blazing the Western Trails: The Story of the Life and Work of William Kennedy, Pathfinder, Preacher and Pioneer |
| (Glebe, NSW: JA Packer print: 1935) First edition Pict. wrs pp. 208. Illust. Biography of notable Western Australian. Includes map of South West of Western Australia 'shewing Sphere of Labors of Rev. Wm. Kennedy' (including work among the aboriginals). The book is dedicated to the author's wife who was Kennedy's daughter, and is a presentation copy inscribed and signed by her. V.g. |
| $50 |
| *a962 Richardson, Norman A |
| The Pioneers of the North-West of South Australia 1856-1914 |
| (Adelaide: WK Thomas and Co: 1925) First edition Dec. wrs pp. xii, 155. Illust. Folding map. Gift inscription on free front endpaper. Small chip to head of spine o/w fine |
| $200 |
| *a963 Fenner, Charles and Others (Edited by) |
| The Centenary History of South Australia |
| (Adelaide: Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch: 1936) Supplementary to Volume XXXVI of the Proceedings of the RGS of Australasia, SA Branch. Cl. pp. xxiv, 420. Illust. Maps. Bibliography. Index. Spine a little sunned. Fine or thereabouts. |
| $40 |
| *a1009 Clarke, FG |
| The Land of Contrarieties: British Attitudes to the Australian Colonies 1828-1855 |
| (MUP: 1977) First edition Bds pp. xiv, 223. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Includes aboriginals ('Native Affairs 1828-1855') and gold ('El Dorado 1851-1855'). Near fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a1079 Greenwood, Gordon and Grimshaw, Charles (Edited by) |
| Documents on Australian International Affairs 1901-1918 |
| (West Melbourne: Nelson: 1977) First edition Bds pp. cxiv, 779. Illust. Maps. Notes. Selected Biographical Notes. Index. Scattered underlining in pencil o/w v.g. in like dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a658 Franklin, Miles |
| Childhood at Brindabella: My First Ten Years |
| (London: Angus and Robertson: First published in Great Britain in 1963) Printed in Asutralia by Halstead Press, Sydney. Bds pp. xiv, 162. Illust. Maps on endpapers. Near fine in like price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a659 Lindsay, Jack |
| The Roaring Twenties: Literary Life in Sydney New South Wales in the Years 1921-6 |
| (London: The Bodley Head: 1960) First edition Bds pp. 240. Illust. About fine in like price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $60 |
| *a664 Anderson Hugh |
| The Colonial Minstrel |
| (Melbourne: Cheshire: 1960) First edition Dec. bds pp. x, 158. Frontispice. Bibliography. General Index and Index of Song Titles. The career of Charles Thatcher. Fine in fine price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a681 Vaughan, Roger |
| Herbert von Karajan: A Biographical Portrait |
| (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson: 1986) First edition Bds pp. x, 274. Illust. Bibliography. Index. Fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a682 Lycett, Andrew |
| Ian Fleming |
| (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson: 1995) First edition Bds pp. x, 486. Illust. Bibliography. Index. Fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $60 |
| *a683 Mossiker, Frances |
| Pocahontas: The Life and the Legend |
| (London: Gollancz: 1977) First (British) Ed. Bds pp. xiv, 384, xiii (Index). Illust. Notes. Bibliography. Gift inscription on free front endpaper. About fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a685 Troyat, Henri |
| Flaubert |
| (NY: Viking: 1992) First edition of this English Translation by Joan Pinkham. Cl. backed bds pp. x, 374. Illust. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a687 Vickers, Hugo |
| Cecil Beaton: The Authorised Biography |
| (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson: 1985) First edition Bds pp. xxx, 656. Illust. Bibliography. Index. Small gift inscription. Near fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a690 Bredsdorff, Elias (Reader in Scandanivian Studies at the University of Cambridge) |
| Hans Christian Andersen: The Story of His Life and Work 1805-1875 |
| (London: Phaidon Press: 1975) First edition Bds pp. 376. Illust. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Fine in fine but price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $50 |
| *a692 Behrman, SN |
| Portrait of Max: An Intimate Memoir of Sir Max Beerbohm |
| (NY: Random House: 1960) First printing. Cl. pp. xvi, 317. Illust. Index. Book-of-the Month Club selection. Fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a693 O'Connor, Garry |
| The Pursuit of Perfection: A Life of Maggie Teyte |
| (London: Gollancz: 1979) First edition Bds pp. 327. Illust. Discography. Index. Fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a694 Renoir, Jean |
| My Life and my Films |
| (London: Collins: 1974) First edition of this translation by Norman Denny. Bds pp. 287. Illust. Index. Near fine |
| $25 |
| *a697 Feibleman, Peter |
| Lilly: Reminiscences of Lillian Hellman |
| (London: Chatto and Windus: 1989) First British Edition. Bds pp. 364. Illust. Fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a698 Sitwell, Sacheverell |
| For Want of the Golden City |
| (London: Thames and Hudson: 1973) First edition Dec. cl. pp. 464. Index. Near fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a705 Gibran, Jean and Gibran, Kahlil |
| Kahlil Gibran: His Life and World |
| (Boston: New York Graphic Society: 1974) First edition Cl. pp. vi, 442. Illust. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Near fine in fair dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a707 Harrity, Richard and Martin, Ralph G |
| The Three Lives of Helen Keller |
| (London: Hodder and Stoughton: 1964) First British Edition. Bds. pp. 189 (265 x 180 mm) Illust. Fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a713 Richardson, Joanna |
| Gustave Dore: A Biography |
| (London: Cassell: 1980) First edition Bds pp. 176 (250 x 175 mm) Illust. Notes. Select Bibliography. Select list of works illustrated by Gustave Dore. Index. Fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a716 Luke, Sir Harry, KCMG, DLitt, LLD |
| Cities and Men: An Autobiography |
| (London: Geoffrey Bles: 1953) First edition Two Volumes: 'The First Thirty Years 1884-1914' and Volume II: 'Aegean, Cyprus, Turkey, Transcaucasia and Palestine 1914-1924.' Cl. pp. iv, 252 and x, 262. Each volume with illustrations, maps, and its own Index. Near fine set. |
| $40 |
| *a718 Craig, Edward Gordon |
| Index to the Story of My Days: Some Memoirs of Edward Gordon Craig 1872-1907 |
| (London: Hulton Press: 1957) First edition Dec. cl. backed dec. bds pp. viii, 308 (228 x 175 mm) Illust. Index. Spine sunned o/w v.g. |
| $60 |
| *a719 Hartmann, Cyril Hughes, MA, BLitt |
| The Cavalier Spirit and Its Influence on the Life and Work of Richard Lovelace (1618-1858) |
| (London: Routledge: 1925) First edition Cl. pp. xvi, 158. Illust. Includes the text of 16 poems Near fine |
| $30 |
| *a780 Gatheru, R. Mugo, MA |
| Child of Two Worlds |
| (London: Routledge and Kegan Paul: 1964) First edition Bds pp. xiv, 216. Illust. Jacket sub-title is 'A Kikuyu's Story'. Fine or near in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a781 McLeave, Hugh |
| The Last Pharaoh: Farouk of Egypt |
| (NY: McCall: 1970) First American Edition. Cl. backed pict bds pp. vi, 314. Illust. Bibliography. Index. Genealogical Table of The Mohamed Ali Dynasty 1805-1953. Fore and lower edges uncut. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a787 Bowen |
| Memorials of John Bowen, LLD, Late Bishop of Sierra Leone: Compiled from His Letters and Journals by His Sister |
| (London: James Nisbet: 1862) First edition Dec. cl. pp. xii, 634 and 2 publihser's adverts. Frontispiece portrait. Lacks both front and rear free endpapers (and the half-title leaf, if there was one); covers unevenly faded; some gatherings loose in stitching; all edges uncut; some dampstaining (mainly marginal) to early leaves; sound copy |
| $60 |
| *a791 Denti Di Pirajno, Alberto |
| A Cure for Serpents: A Doctor in Africa |
| (London: Andre Deutsch: 1955) First edition Translated by Kathleen Naylor. Bds pp. 263. Illust. Maps. Glossary. Index. Jacket sub-title: 'A Doctor in Africa'. Near fine in v.g. repaired dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a795 Harris, John Charles |
| Khama: The Great African Chief |
| (London: The Livingstone Press: 1922) First edition Pict. wrs pp. 112. Illust. Bibliography. Some wear to spine o/w v.g. |
| $30 |
| *a798 Jackson, Peggy Hervey |
| Meteor Out of Africa: Henry Morton Stanley's Journey to Find Livingstone, 1871 |
| (London: Cassell: 1962) First edition Cl. pp. xiv, 369. Illust. Maps and Plans. Bibliography. Index. Front inner hinge cracking and cancelled library stamp on free front endpaper; old tape marks to endpapers; o/w good copy in dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a801 Denis, Armand |
| On Safari: The Story of My Life |
| (Sydney: Collins: 1963) First edition Bds pp. 320. Illust. Maps on endpapers. About fine in good dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a823 Dickens, Charles |
| Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi |
| (London: Macgibbon and Kee: 1968) First publication of this Revised Edition (The Fitzroy Edition - series) with illustrations by George Cruikshank: Edited by Richard Findlater; with new notes and introduction. Illust. Index of People. Fine in like price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a903 Ross, The Rt. Hon. Sir John, Bart., Last Lord Chancellor of Ireland |
| Pilgrim Scrip: More Random Reminiscences |
| (London: Herbert Jenkins: 1927) First printing. Cl. pp. 316 and 4 (publisher's adverts.) Illust. Index. Of particular interest regarding the bar, where so many Irish advocates excelled. Chapters include eg 'Of Old Dublin', 'Of Later Dublin', 'Of the Bar Wags and Their Ways', 'Of Ulster and Ulster Folk', etc. Fine |
| $40 |
| *a921 Trevelyan, George Macaulay, OM |
| Garibaldi being 'Garibaldi's Defence of the Roman Republic', 'Garibaldi and the Thousand', 'Garibaldi and the Making of Italy' |
| (London: Longmans, Green: September 1933) First pubn in One Volume. Cl. pp. xxviii, 326; 328; 297. Folding maps. 'Publishers' Note: In order to make possible the issue of these works in a single volume, it has been necessary to omit the Appendices, Bibliographies, Indexes and most of the Illustrations, retaining, however, all the Maps except two'. A v.g. copy of this remarkable publication. |
| $60 |
| *a944 Ludovici, LJ |
| Fleming: Discoverer of Penicillin |
| (London: Dakers: October 1952) First edition Cl. pp. 223. Illust. Bibliography. Index. An owner's name. V.g. in dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a1017 Rolland, WM |
| Growing Up in Early Canberra: Birthpangs of a Capital City |
| (Kenthurst, NSW: Kangaroo Press: 1988) First edition Pict. bds pp. 112. Illust. Fine |
| $25 |
| *a1040 Cato, Jack, FRPS |
| I Can Take It: The Autobiography of a Photographer |
| (Melbourne: Georgian House: 1947) First edition Cl. pp. xii, 324. Illust. An owner's name. Near fine in fair dust-jacket. which lacks its rear flap. |
| $30 |
| *a1047 Green, Daniel |
| A Plantation Family |
| (Ipswich: The Boydell Press: 1979) First edition Cl. pp. viii, 199 (240 x 160 mm) Illust. Family Trees. Index. The Money and Boustead families. An owner's name stamp. A lengthy relevant inscription on free front endpaper. Near fine in dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a1056 Barber, Noel |
| The Flight of the Dalai Lama |
| (London: Hodder and Stoughton: Copyright 1960) (First Edition) Bds pp. 160. Illust. Maps. Chronology of Events. A couple of tape marks on endpapers; ownership inscription; near fine in dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a1057 Berg, A Scott |
| Goldwyn: A Biography |
| (London: Hamish Hamilton: 1989) First British Edition Bds pp. xii, 580. Illust. Notes and Sources. Index. Fine in good dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a1089 Goddard, Roy H |
| The Life and Times of James Milson |
| (Melbourne: Georgian House: 1955) First edition Dec. cl. pp. xii, 206 (240 x 185 mm) Illustrated with drawings by Geoffrey C. Ingleton and with plates. Map on front endpapers. Genealogical Table on rear endpapers. Important settler in Sydney (arrived 1806) Near fine in good /dj. |
| $40 |
| *a827 no author |
| Anchor Ann's Recipe Book |
| (Adelaide: Printed by JH Sherring and Co for G. Wood, Son and Co, the Proprietors of Anchor Brand Groceries and Wood Son's Tea: nd.) Price 6d. (1920s?) Pict. wrs plus pp. 80 (180 x 120 mm) Period advertisements. V.g. |
| $25 |
| *a882 Russell, Marjorie Baron (Deputy Principal, Cordon Bleu Cookery School) |
| The Complete Book of Modern Pressure Cooking |
| (London: The Falcon Press: 1949) First edition Bds pp. 213. Illust. Index. Fine in dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a883 Hauser, Gayelord |
| The Gayelord Hauser Cook Book: Good Food, Good Health, Good Looks |
| (London: F&F: 1955) First edition Cl. pp. 336. Index. V.g. in dust-jacket. |
| $35 |
| *a884 Soyer, Nicolas (Late Chef to Brooks's Club, Author of 'Soyer's Paper Bag Cookery;) |
| Soyer's Standard Cookery: A Complete Guide to the Art of Cooking Dainty, Varied, and Economical Dishes for the Household |
| (London: Andrew Melrouse: 1912) First edition Cl. pp. xii, 434, 1 advert. Illust. Index. Scattered foxing most pronounced on endpapers. V.g. |
| $45 |
| *a885 Lo Pinto, Mario and Miloradovich, Milo |
| The Art of Italian Cooking |
| (London: Ward, Lock: n.d.) Cl. pp. 222. Glossary of Italian Terms. Index. 'More than 200 unusual recipes, soups, pasta, meats, desserts, vegetables, delicious meals in the real Italian manner'. Near fine in dust-jacket. |
| $50 |
| *a886 Webster, Mrs John and Jessop, Mrs FW |
| The Apsley Cookery Book: containing 448 recipes for the Uric-Acid-Free Diet |
| (London: J and A Churchill: 1906) Third Thousand. Cl. pp. xxviii, 237 and 2 advertisements. Frontispiece. Index. An owner's name. Near fine |
| $40 |
| *a894 Jones, R. Henry, MSc, FCS |
| Experimental Domestic Science |
| (London: Heinemann: 1912) First edition Dec. cl. pp. x, 235. Illust. Index. Heinemann's Science Manuals. V.g. |
| $30 |
| *a720 White, Betty |
| Betty White's Teen-Age Dancebook |
| (London: Thames and Hudson: 1953) First edition Cl. pp. xii, 243. Illust. by Robert Burns. Lettering on spine faded o/w v.g. |
| $30 |
| *a1064 Adelaide High School |
| Adelaide High School Magazine |
| (Twelve numbers: May 1936; September, 1936; December, 1936; May, 1937; September, 1937; December, 1937; May, 1938; September, 1938; December, 1938; May, 1939; September, 1939; December, 1939) Quarto magazines, illustrated, being a record of school life and achievement. V.g. to fine condition. |
| $30 |
| *a668 Fegan, John M |
| Merino Wool: A Study of its Characteristics and Classing |
| (Sydney: Grahame Book Company: 1946) First edition Cl. pp. 183. Illust. Near fine |
| $30 |
| *a989 Pearse, EH |
| Sheep, Farm and Station Management |
| (Sydney: The Pastoral Review: 1932) Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Cl. pp. xvi, 534, ii and 26 farming advertisements. Some (light) dampstaining to edges of many leaves but does not impinge on text o/w v.g. |
| $30 |
| *a990 Potts, HW, FCS, FLS |
| Pigs and their Management |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1923) Fourth Edition, revised and enlarged, with 98 illustrations. Dec. cl. pp. x, 230 plus pp. 32 of plates at rear. Index. Near fine |
| $40 |
| *a993 Maynard, Ralph S (With contributions by many of the most eminent experts in Australia) |
| Australian Dairyman's Handbook |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1931) First edition Dec. cl. pp. xx, 740 (250 x 180 x about 50 mm thick). With 43 plates (7 coloured) and 146 other illustrations. Index. Near fine |
| $60 |
| *a998 Voorhees, Edward B, Director of New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Stations etc. |
| Fertilizers The Source, Character and Composition of Natural, Home-Made and Manufactured Fertilizers and Suggestions as to their Use for different Crops and Conditions |
| (NY: The Macmillan Company: 1900) Second Edition. Cl. pp. xiv, 336 and 10 publisher's advertisements. Near fine |
| $40 |
| *a811 Brosnan, John |
| James Bond in the Cinema |
| (London: The Tantivy Press/South Brusnwick and NY: AS Barnes and Co: 1972) First edition Bds pp. 176 (258 x 175 mm) Illust. Fine in dust-jacket. (the jacket has a few smallish and generally moderate stains, and one clean tear about 18 mm long). |
| $60 |
| *a841 Ferguson, Ken and Sylvia (Edited by) |
| Film Show |
| (London: Purnell: 1964) Pict. bds pp 64 (278 x 212mm) Illust. Includes four-page article 'Sean Connery: The Man Who Plays James Bond', illustrated, and also features an eye-catching study of Connery as Bond on both covers. Also incluse two pages on 'The Beatles' Film Debut' plus an unusual and imaginative full-page colour study of the four Beatles with humour. An owner's name. About fine |
| $40 |
| *a1086 Diamond, Elaine |
| Flowers for all seasons: Australian Flower Arranging |
| (Lane Cove, NSW: Doubleday Australia: 1986) First edition Bds pp. 128 (288 x 220 mm) Handsomely illustrated by Pam Sackville. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a999 Walling, Edna |
| Gardens in Australia: Their Design and Care |
| (Melbourne: OUP: 1944) Second Edition. Cl. pp. xii, 148 (245 x 185 mm) Richly illust. Index. Near fine |
| $80 |
| *a1002 Richardson, DHS |
| The Vanishing Lichens: Their History, Biology and Importance |
| (Newton Abbot: David and Charles: 1975) First edition Bds pp. 231. Illust. Bibliography. Index. Fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $45 |
| *a924 Usher, Roland G, PhD, Associate Professor of History, Washington University, St. Louis |
| Pan-Germanism |
| (London: Constable: August 1914) Reprint. Cl. pp. iv, 284. An owner's name. Near fine |
| $30 |
| *a898 Robinson, Victor, MD (Professor of History of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia) |
| The Story of Medicine |
| (NY: Tudor: Copyright 1931) Dec. cl. (gilt) pp. x, 527. Bibliographical Notes. Index. Near fine in good dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a899 Jacob, Sister Mary, ATNA, Mothercraft Expert to the Australian Women's Weekly |
| You and Your Baby: A Book of Complete Parentcraft |
| (Sydney: The Shakespeare Head: 1948) First edition Cl. pp. 274. Illust. Index. Concludes with Recipes. Near fine |
| $25 |
| *a1008 Manceron, Claude |
| The Men of Liberty: Europe on the Eve of the French Revolution 1774-1778 |
| (London: Eyre Methuen: 1977) First British Edition of translation from the French by Patricia Wolf. Bds pp. xviii, 652. Illustrated with vignettes. Notes. Index. About fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a1048 Stephens, Ian |
| Pakistan |
| (London: Benn: 1963) First edition Cl. pp. 288. Maps. Bibliography. Index. Nations of the Modern World (series). Some discoloration to cloth of front cover and to head of spine o/w about fine |
| $40 |
| *a1052 Nehru, Jawaharlal |
| Nehru the First Sixty Years: Presenting in his own words the development of the political thought of Jawaharlal Nehru and the background against which it evolved. |
| (London: The Bodley Head: 1965) First edition Two Volumes cl. pp. xxx, 698 and xii, 614. Selected and edited, with introductory, historical and other interpretative commentary by Dorothy Norman. Frontispieces and maps. Foreword by Jawaharlal Nehru. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. An owner's name in each volume. Near fine in dust jackets. |
| $40 |
| *a623 Knight, Captain C. Morley RA |
| Hints on Driving |
| (London: George Bell and Sons: 1895) Second Edition, Revised. Pict. cl. pp. xvi, 214 and 2 being press notices of the first edition. Illust. by GHA White, Royal Artillery. Driving Single Harness, Double Harness, Curricle and Cape-cart, Driving Four Horses, Four-in-Hand, Tandem Driving, Breaking to Harness. Near fine |
| $125 |
| *a624 Barton, Frank Townend, Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons |
| The Veterinary Manual (for Horseowners, and as a text-book for students of Agriculture) |
| (London: RA Everett and Co: 1901) First edition Cl. pp. 520 and 8 publisher's advers. Illust. Index. Lacks free front endpaper o/w v.g. |
| $60 |
| *a625 Holmes, Charles M, FWCF, Fellow, Member, Associate and Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Farriers etc |
| The Principles and Practice of Horse-Shoeing: A Text Book on Horse-Shoeing |
| (Leeds: The Farriers' Journal Publishing Co: 1949) Edition unclear: Author's Preface dated February, 1928. Cl. pp. 254. Illust. Index. V.g. |
| $40 |
| *a628 Carr, Harry |
| Queen's Jockey |
| (London: Stanley Paul: 1966) First edition Bds pp. 190. Illust. Foreword by Captain CC Boyd-Rochfort CVO. V.g. in dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a632 Hislop, John |
| Racing Reflections |
| (London: Hutchinson: 1955) First edition Bds pp. 207. Illust. with drawings by John Skeaping. Near fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a633 Brooke, Lieut.-Col. Geoffrey DSO, MC |
| The Way of a Man with a Horse: A Practical Book on Hosrsemanship |
| (London: Seeley, Service and Co: 1930) The Lonsdale Library Volume 1. Dec. cl. pp. 288. Illust. index. Veterinary Notes by Col. Todd, DSO, RAVC and a chapter on Pig-Sticking by Lieut.-Col. Arthur Brooke, DSO, MC About fine in good dust-jacket. |
| $100 |
| *a635 Self, Margaret Cabell |
| The Nature of the Horse |
| (NY: Arco: 1974) First edition Cl. pp. vi, 217 (240 x 170 mm) Illust. Index. 'The origin, instinctive behaviour patterns, physical, mental and emotional attributes of the horse and how these affect the way we ride, train and handle him'. An owner's name. About fine in dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a636 Jankovich, Miklos |
| They Rode into Europe: The Fruitful Exchange in the Arts of Horsemanship between East and West |
| (London: Harrap: 1971) First British Edition. Translated from the German by Anthony Dent. Cl. pp. 176 (243 x 173 mm) Illust. Maps. Notes. Index of Proper Names. An owner's name; some stains to covers; o/w near fine |
| $40 |
| *a637 Barrie, Douglas M |
| The Australian Bloodhorse |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1956) First edition Dec. cl. pp. xiv, 503 (255 x 190 mm) Illust. Bibliography. Index. Calligraphic gift inscription on free front endpaper. Fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $150 |
| *a638 Bessant, Stewart |
| Oakbank: Over the Fallen Log |
| (Adelaide: Peacock Publications: 1983) First edition Pict. wrs pp. viii, 136 (225 x 174 mm) Illust. About fine |
| $30 |
| *a639 Murray, Robbie |
| Training Australian Horses |
| (Adelaide: Rigby: This edition first published 1982) Bds pp. 232 (250 x 188 mm) Illust. With contributions by Margaret Clarke, Tom Roberts and Scott Dolling. Glossary. Fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a644 Fitzwygram, Lieut-General Sir F. Bart |
| Horses and Stables |
| (London: Longmans, Green and Co: 1901) Fifth Edition Cl. pp. viii, 560 plus 56 plates extra to pagination. Glossary of Some Medical Terms. Index. Printed paper titling piece on spine rubbed and aged; some splitting to external hinges; o/w v.g. |
| $60 |
| *a646 du Bourg, Ross |
| The Australian and New Zealand Thoroughbred |
| (Melbourne: Nelson: 1985) First pubn of this expanded and updated edition. Bds pp. xiv, 381. Illust. Notes. Index of Horses. General Index. Fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a992 Drs Pearson, Michener, Law and others |
| Special Report on Diseases of the Horse |
| (Washington: US Bureau of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry/Government Printing Office: 1923) Revised Edition. Pict. cl. pp. 630. Illust. Index. Starts with 'The Examination of a Sick Horse' by Leonard Pearson and ends with 'Shoeing' by John W. Adams. V.g. |
| $60 |
| *a997 Barrie, Douglas M |
| The Australian Bloodhorse |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1956) First edition Dec. cl. pp. xiv, 503 (255 x 190 mm) Illust. Bibliography. Index. Good to v.g. copy in damaged dust-jacket. |
| $100 |
| *a807 Cleese, John and Booth, Connie |
| Fawlty Towers |
| (London: Contact Publications: 1977) First edition Pict. wrs pp. 224 (278 x 216 mm) Illust. Contains 'The Builders', 'The Hotel Inspectors' and 'Gourmet Night'. An owner's name. About fine |
| $40 |
| *a808 Chapman, Graham and Others |
| Monty Python's The Life of Brian (of Nazareth) |
| (London: Eyre Methuen: 1979) First edition Pict. wrs pp. 64 and 64 (342 x 285 mm) Illust. Split about an inch long at head of spine; near fine copy |
| $40 |
| *a928 Idle, Christopher |
| Hints on Shooting and Fishing etc Both on Sea and Land and in the Freshwater Lochs of Scotland being The Experiences of Christopher Idle, Esq. |
| (London: Longmans, Green: 1868) Second Edition. Cl. dec. in blind, lettered in gilt on spine pp. x, 354 and 2 and 32 (publisher's Catalogue dated September 1866). All edges uncut. Both external hinges are sensitive ie showing signs of incipient cracking; o/w generally v.g. to near fine |
| $100 |
| *a732 Halford, Lucy |
| Colour Rules Your Home |
| (London and NY: The Studio Publications: 1958) First edition Bds pp. 120 (253 x 190 mm) With 39 illustrations in colour. Near fine in dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a957 Roget, Peter Mark, MD, FRS |
| Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases:Classified and Arranged so as to facilitate the Expression of Ideas and assist in Literary Compositions |
| (Longmans, Green: 1882) New Edition, Enlarged and Improved, partly from the Author's Notes, and with a full Index, by John Lewis Roget. Cl. pp. xlvi, 668 and 24 publisher's Catalogue dated January, 1882). Head of spine nicked, a very little external wear, generally near fine |
| $100 |
| *a647 Miller, E. Morris MA, LittD |
| Australian Literature From its Beginnings to 1935: A Descriptive and Bibliographical Survey of Books by Australian Authors in Poetry, Drama, Fiction, Criticism and Anthology with Subsidiary Entries to 1938 |
| (Facsimile impression 1973 by Sydney University Press) The well known standard reference in Two Volumes. Indispensable. Fine |
| $150 |
| *a648 Green, HM |
| A History of Australian Literature Pure and Applied: A critical review of all forms of literature produced in Australia from the first books published after the arrival of the First Fleet until 1950, with short accounts of later publications up to 1960 |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: Reprinted, with corrections, 1962). The well known standard work in Two Volumes Both fine in fine dust-jackets |
| $100 |
| *a649 Miller and Macartney |
| Australian Literature: A Bibliography to 1938 by E. Morris Miller, MA, LittD. Extended to 1950. Edited with a Historical Outline and Descriptive Commentaries by Frederick T. Macartney. |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: Revised and extended edition 1956) Cl. pp. x, 503 (255 x 190 mm) Fine in near fine dust-jacket. |
| $150 |
| *a651 Moore, T. Inglis |
| Social Patterns in Australian Literature |
| (Sydney; Angus and Robertson: 1971) First edition Cl. pp. x, 350. Select Bibliography. Index. Fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $80 |
| *a653 Smith, Bernard (Edited by) |
| Culture and History: Essays presented to Jack Lindsay |
| (Sydney: Hale and Iremonger: 1984) First edition Dec. bds pp. 455. Notes. Notes on Contributors. Includes 'A Bibliography (of Jack Lindsay) to 1926' and 'A Checklist of Jack Lindsay's Books' both by John Arnold. Index. Fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $50 |
| *a655 Clark, Axel |
| Henry Handel Richardson: Fiction in the Making |
| (Brookvale, NSW: Simon and Schuster Australia in assoc. with New Endeavour Press: 1990) First edition Bds pp. xii, 297. Notes. Index. Fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a656 Elliott, Brian |
| Singing to the Cattle and other Australian Essays |
| (Melbourne: Georgian House: 1947) First edition Cl. pp. x, 186. An Australiana Society Publication. Includes 'Breath of Alchera' (referring to the Jindyworobak programme), 'The Celtic Twilight in Australia', etc. Fine in good price-clipped dust-jacket. which is somewhat browned on its spine. |
| $45 |
| *a657 Lynch, Arthur |
| My Life Story |
| (London: John Long: 1924) First edition Cl. pp. 319. Frontispiece. Index. Somewhere between good and v.g. copy |
| $60 |
| *a660 Palmer, Vance |
| Intimate Portraits and other pieces: essays and articles by Vance Palmer selected with an introduction by HP Heseltine |
| (Melbourne: Cheshire: 1969) First edition Pict. bds pp. xxii, 133. Sources. Fine in fine price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a661 Hughes, Randolph |
| CJ Brennan: An Essay in Values |
| (Sydney: PR Stephensen and Co: 1934) First edition Cl. pp. 165. Frontispiece. Fine |
| $75 |
| *a663 HOpe, AD |
| The Cave and the Spring: Essays on Poetry |
| (Adelaide: Rigby: 1965) First edition Pict. bds pp. x, 173. About fine in good price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a665 Palmer, Nettie |
| Henry Handel Richardson: A Study |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1950) First edition Cl. pp. x, 214. Illust. Index. About fine in v.g. price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $60 |
| *a666 Tregenza, John |
| Australian Little Magazines 1923-1954: Their Role in Forming and Reflecting Literary Trends |
| (Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia: 1964) First edition Cl. pp. x, 108. Illust. Bibliography. Index. Important reference. Fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a688 Bladen, Peter |
| Island Trilogy: A Prelude... |
| (Quorn, South Australia: Printed and published by the Australian Creative Art Centre for Acacia Press: 1970) 'This first edition, on goatskin parchment, and bound in buckram, is limited to 250 copies, numbered and signed.' Cl. pp. 87. Frontispiece. With the bookplate of BJ Causby on verso of free front endpaper which has been pasted to the fixed front endpaper, o/w fine |
| $30 |
| *a691 Penman, Sharon |
| Here Be Dragons |
| (London: Collins: 1986) First edition Bds pp. 803. Maps on endpapers. Historical novel of thirteenth century England, Wales and France. About fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a696 Penman, Sharon Kay |
| The Reckoning |
| (NY: Henry Holt: 1991) First edition Cl. pp. xiv, 593. Maps on endpapers. Genealogical table. Historical novel of England in 1271. Top edge gilt, fore edge uncut. Fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a699 Milward-Oliver, Edward |
| The Len Deighton Companion |
| (London: Grafton Books: 1987) First edition Bds pp. 336. Bibliographies. Sources. Fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $50 |
| *a700 Le Carre, John |
| A Perfect Spy |
| (NY: Knopf: 1986) First US Edition. A Borzoi Book. Cl. pp. x, 477. Fore edge uncut. Fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a701 King, Stephen |
| Gerald's Game |
| (London: Hodder and Stoughton: 1992) First UK Edition. Bds pp. 342. Fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a704 Greer, Germaine |
| Sex and Destiny: The Politics of Human Fertility |
| (This edition by Heinemann Publishers Australia) Bds pp. x, 469. Notes. Index. Fine in near fine dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a706 Shakespeare, William |
| The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra |
| (London: The Folio Society: 1952) First pubn of this edition, with an Introduction by Sir Laurence Olivier. Designs for Costumes and Scenery by Audrey Cruddas and Roger Furse. Dec. cl. pp. 135 (225 x 172 mm) Illust. incl. colour plates. Near fine in good dust-jacket. which is browned on the spine. |
| $25 |
| *a709 Greer, Germaine |
| Sex and Destiny: The Politics of Human Fertility |
| (NY: Harper and Row: 1984) First (US) Edition. Bds pp. xvi, 541. Notes. Index. Fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a710 Nims, John Frederick |
| Sappho to Valery: Poems in Translation |
| (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press: 1971) First edition Cl. pp. xvi, 327. Index. About fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a714 Goldman, James |
| Myself as Witness |
| (London: Hamish Hamilton: 1980) First British Edition. Bds pp. x, 341. By the author of 'The Lion in Winter'. Fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a717 Milligan, Spike and Hobbs, Jack |
| The Great McGonagall Scrap Book |
| (London: M&J Hobbs: 1975) First edition Pict. bds pp. 108 (215 x 170 mm) Illust. Fine |
| $25 |
| *a835 Kocher, Paul H |
| Master of Middle-Earth: The Achievement of JRR Tolkien |
| (London: Thames and Hudson: 1973) First UK Edition. Dec. bds pp. viii, 247. Bibliographical Note. Notes. Index. Fine in dust-jacket. |
| $60 |
| *a850 Wodehouse, PG |
| French Leave |
| (London: Herbert Jenkins: 1955) First edition Bds pp. 207. About fine |
| $30 |
| *a853 Wodehouse, PG |
| The Inimitable Jeeves |
| (London: Herbert Jenkins: n.d.) Twelfth Printing completing 106, 262 copies. Pict. cl. pp. 255. An owner has ticked a pasage in biro on p. 211 ie has put a tick in the inner margin, o/w v.g. copy |
| $30 |
| *a856 Wodehouse, PG |
| The Girl in Blue |
| (London: Barrie and Jenkins: 1970) First edition Bds pp. 192. An owner's name and date on fixed front endpaper and a non-related inscription of two words on free front endpaper (the two words rather forcefully written and printed) o/w fine in fine price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $60 |
| *a858 Wodehouse, PG |
| Performing Flea: A Self-Portrait in Letters |
| (London: Herbert Jenkins: 1953) First edition Bds pp. 224. With an Introduction and Additional Notes by W. Townend. Frontispiece. An owner's initials on free front endpaper. Near fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $120 |
| *a916 Tupper, Martin F. DCL, FRS |
| Proverbial Philosophy: In Four Series, Now First Complete, Including the Fiftieth Edition of the two First Series |
| (London: Ward, Lock: n.d.) Moxon's Popular Poets (series - 'The Only Perfect Edition'). Dec. cl. pp. xvi, 456 and 10 publisher's adverts. Alphabetical List of the Contents of the Four Series Complete (ie a Subject Index). Decorations. The People's Standard Library. An owner's name. Near fine |
| $60 |
| *a923 Twain, Mark |
| English as she is taught: being genuine answers to examination questions in our public schools collected by Caroline B. Le Row: with a Commentary thereon by Mark Twain |
| (London: T. Fisher Unwin: 1891) Fourth Edition. Dec. cl. pp. xlii, 110. Decorated. 145 x 115 mm. An owner's name dominantly on free front endpaper. V.g. |
| $150 |
| *a930 Masson, David, MA, LLD, Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature in the University of Edinburgh |
| Chatterton: A Story of the Year 1770 |
| (London: Macmillan: 1874) First edition Cl. pp. viii, 284 and 4 and 32 (publisher's Catalogue). All edges uncut. Lower external hinge starting to crack; head and foot of spine rubbed; o/w v.g. |
| $50 |
| *a958 Hocking, Joseph |
| The Scarlet Woman: A Novel |
| (London: Ward, Lock: 1901) First edition Dec. cl. pp. iv, 412 and 4 publisher's advertisements. Illust. by Sydney Cowell. Near fine |
| $30 |
| *a959 The Author of 'John Halifax, Gentleman' ie Mrs Craik |
| Olive |
| (London: Walter Scott: n.d.) Dec. cl. (partly gilt), bevelled boards pp. iv, 432 and 16 publisher's advertisements. With Six Full-page Illustrations by Tho. Eyre Macklin. All edges gilt. Near or about fine |
| $30 |
| *a961 Thompson, Francis |
| The Works of Francis Thompson |
| (London: Burns Oates and Washbourne) In Three Volumes: Poems: Volume I (1925, 22nd thousand); Volume II (n.d., 20th thousand, but matching Volume I); Prose: Volume III (n.d.: edition unstated). Dec. cl. (gilt) pp. xvi, 226 and 10 publihser's adverts; xviii, 228; xviii, 293. Each volume has a frontispiece. Matching set in green cloth. Top edges gilt, others uncut. v.g. |
| $45 |
| *a1007 Fitzgerald, F. Scott |
| Dear Scott/Dear Max: The Fitzgerald-Perkins Correspondence |
| (London: Cassell: 1973) First British Edition. Cl. pp. vi, 282. Notes. Index. Edited by John Kuehl and Jackson R. Bryer. Fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a1034 Deighton, Len |
| Goodbye Mickey Mouse |
| (London: Hutchinson: 1982) First edition bds pp. 395. About fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a1060 Green, HM |
| A History of Australian Literature Pure and Applied: A critical review of all forms of literature produced in Australia from the first books published after the arrival of the First Fleet until 1950 |
| (London: Angus and Robertson: 1984 and 1985) First publication of this edition. Revised by Dorothy Green. Two Volumes Bds pp. 1 (50), 917 and viii, 929-1543. Index. Fine in fine dust-jackets. |
| $100 |
| *a1061 no author |
| Reader's Digest Condensed Books Volume 1 |
| (London and Sydney: The Reader's Digest Associaton: 1954) First edition Pict. bds pp. 504. Illust. Near fine in fair chipped dust-jacket. which has been heavily repaired with tape on its blind side. |
| $60 |
| *a1062 no author |
| Reader's Digest Condensed Books Volume V |
| (London, Sydney and Cape Town: The Reader's Digest Association: 1955) First edition Pict. bds pp. 503. V.g. in dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a1077 Day, David |
| A Tolkien Bestiary |
| (NY: Ballantine Books: 1979) First USA Edition. Cl. pp. 287 (280 x 220 mm) Illust. Maps. Concludes with Genealogies of the Races and Kingdoms of Elves and Men. Index of Principal Sources. General Index. V.g. in good dust-jacket. |
| $75 |
| *a917 Armstrong, Warren |
| Battle of the Oceans: The Story of the British Merchant Marine |
| (NY: Liveright: 1944) First US Edition. Cl. pp. 336. Illust. Near fine |
| $40 |
| *a927 Pearse, AW, FRGS, Member of The Honourable Company of Master Mariners; Representative for The Port of London Authority for Australia and New Zealand |
| Windward Ho: Windjammer Days |
| (Sydney: John Andrew: 1932) First edition Cl. pp. xx, 186. Illust. Presentation copy with signed inscription by the Author dated Sydney 6/2/36. Fine |
| $75 |
| *a1088 no author |
| Royal SA Yacht Squadron: The First 100 Years |
| (Netley, SA The Griffin Press: n.d.) (1969 - published to commemorate the First Hundred Years of the Squadron which was initiated in November 1869) Dec. bds pp. iii, 47 (235 x 285 mm) Maps on endpapers. No. 639 of the edition limited to 1000 numbered copies. About fine |
| $50 |
| *a1093 Arberry, Arthur J |
| Shiraz: Persian City of Saints and Poets |
| (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press: 1960) First edition Cl. pp. xvi, 178. Selected Bibliography. Index. The second title in The Centers of Civilization Series. Fine in good dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a1033 Reitz, Deneys, |
| Commando: A Boer Journal of the Boer War |
| (Harmondsworth, England: 1948) First Penguin edition No. 647. Biography Series. Dec. wrs pp. 374 plus adverts. Index. With a Preface by Field-Marshal JC Smuts. Fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a1073 Mason, David |
| Who's Who in World War II |
| (Boston: Little, Brown: Copyright 1978) First American Edition. Cl. pp. 367 (253 x 195 mm) Illust. Glossary. Maps. Gift inscription. Near fine in good dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a1076 Powell, Geoffrey |
| The Devil's Birthday: The Bridges to Arnhem, 1944 |
| (London: Buchan and Enright: 1984) First edition Bds pp. xii, 276. Illust. Maps. Notes. Sources. Glossary. Index. 'Market Garden' Chain of Command on endpapers. Fine in fine dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a674 Wollaston, Tullie C |
| Our Wattles |
| (Melbourne: Lothian Book Publishing Co: n.d.) First edition Cl. with pictorial coloured pastedown on front pp. 80 plus plates (210 x 160 mm) Small inscription at head of free front endpaper. Fine in v.g. dust-jacket. which has a few marginal chips. |
| $75 |
| *a913 Troughton, Ellis, FRZS, CMZS, Curator of Mammals, The Australian Museum, Sydney |
| Furred Animals of Australia |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1941) First edition Cl. pp. xxviii, 376. With twenty-five plates in colour by Neville W. Cayley, FRZS. Index. Lettering on spine a little faded o/w near fine |
| $30 |
| *a982 Duncan, P. Martin, FRS, Professor of Geology in King's College, London |
| The Transformations (or Metamorphoses) of Insects (Insecta, Myriapoda, Arachnida, and Crustacea) |
| (London: Cassell, Petter and Galpin: n.d.) Third Edition. Pict. cl. (bevelled bds) blocked in gilt and black pp. xii, 491 (230 x 160 mm) Illust. Prize Label with inscription dated Christmas 1877. Being an adaptation, for English readers, of M. Emile Blanchard's 'Metamorphoses, Moeurs et Instincts des Insects'; and a compilation from the works of Newport, Charles Darwin, Spence Bate, Fritz Muller, Packard, Lubbock, Stainton, and others. V.g. |
| $150 |
| *a991 Hurst, Evelyn, BScAgr |
| The Poison Plants of New South Wales |
| (Sydney: The NSW Poison Plants Committee: 1942) First edition Cl. pp. xiv, 498 (255 x 175 mm) Extensive Bibliography. Glossary of Botanical Terms and Glossary of Medical Terms. Index. About fine |
| $100 |
| *a1039 Rippingale, OH and McMichael, DF |
| Queensland and Great Barrier Reef Shells |
| (Brisbane: The Jacaranda Press: 1961) First edition Pict. bds pp. vi, 210 (285 x 210 mm) Illust. Index. An owner's name. V.g. |
| $60 |
| *a1067 Lydekker, Richard, BA. FGS, FZS, Etc. (Edited by) |
| The Royal Natural History |
| (London: Warne: 1893-1896) Six Volumes all in matching half-leather bindings (five raised bands per spine): Mammals pp. xvi, 584, Erratum Slip at p. 1; Mammals pp. xii, 584. Mammals/Birds pp. xvi, 584; birds pp. xvi, 583; Reptiles, Fishes, etc pp. xvi, 584; Invertebrates pp. xvi, 580. All 270 x 185 mm. Illustrated with Seventy-two Coloured Plates and Sixteen Hundred Engravings by W. Kuhnert, E. Specht, PJ Smit, G. Mutzel, AT Elwes, J Wolf, Gambier Bolton, FZS; And Many Others. top edges gilt; fore edges uncut; An owner's name in five of the volumes; bindings in good to v.g. order with some extremities rubbed and one corner slightly chipped while the spine of Volume VI is heavily rubbed though the gilt lettering is still bright; the set lacks one coloured plate (that called for opposite p. 57, Volume IV) o/w in generally about fine order. |
| $400 |
| *a1070 Kreuiter, Pat and Tardif, Richard (Senior Editors) |
| The Macquarie Dictionary of Trees and Shrubs |
| (Dee Why, NSW: Macquarie Library: 1986) First edition Green imitation leather pp. viii, 534 (245 x 195 mm) Illust. Fine in fine /dj. |
| $60 |
| *a1071 Fries, Waldemar H |
| The Double Elephant Folio: The Story of Audubon's Birds of America |
| (Chicago: American Library Association: 1973) First edition Pict. cl with gree gilt-lettered backstrip pp. xxii, 503 (258 x 185 mm) Illust. Works Cited. Nots. Index. Fine |
| $600 |
| *a1082 Baker, Richard St. Barbe |
| Green Glory: The Story of the Forests of the World |
| (London: Lutterworth Press: 1948) First edition Cl. pp. 239. Illust. Index. Errata slip at Contents page. Foreword by Howard Spring. Near fine in fair damaged dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a1090 Step, Edward, FLS |
| Hutchinson's Trees and Flowers of the Countryside |
| (London: Hutchinson: nd.) Suggest c. 1910. In Two Volumes each green cloth blocked pictorially in gilt pp. iv, 416 and iv, 417-768 and viii (Index) (275 x 220 mm) 'About 1,000 Beautiful Illustrations. Numerous Fine Coloured Plates'. A very little external wear; internally fine and an attractive set. |
| $80 |
| *a738 Eichrodt, Walther |
| Ezekiel: A Commentary |
| (London: SCM Press: 1970) First publication in English - Translated by Cosslett Quin from the German. Cl. pp. xiv, 594. Bibliography. An owner's name. The Old Testament Library (series). Fine in dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a739 Noth, Martin |
| Exodus: A Commentary |
| (London: SCM Press: 1962) First publication in English - Translated by JS Bowden from the German. cl. pp. 283. The Old Testament Library (series). An owner's name. Fine in dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a740 Gray, John |
| I and II Kings: A commentary |
| (London: SCM Press: 1964) First edition Cl. pp. 750. Chronology. Chronological Table. Bibliography. Indices. Maps. Old Testament Library (series). Loosely included, booklet of 'Corrigenda'. An owner's name. Near fine in dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a741 Hertzberg, Hans Wilhelm |
| I and II Samuel: A Commentary |
| (London: SCM Press: 1964) First publication in English - Translated by JS Bowden from the German. Cl. pp. 416. Bibliography. The Old Testament Library (series). An owner's name. Near fine in dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a742 Noth, Martin |
| Leviticus: A Commentary |
| (London: SCM Press: 1965) First publication in English - Translated by JE Anderson from the German. Cl. pp. 208. The Old Testament Library (series). An owner's name. Near fine in dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a743 Cullmann, Oscar |
| The Christology of the New Testament |
| (London: SCM Press: 1967) Second English Edition, second impression. Translated by Shirley C. Guthrie and Charles A M Hall from the German. Cl. pp. xviii, 346. Index of Authors. Index of References New Testament Library (series). An owner's name. V.g. in dust-jacket. |
| $60 |
| *a744 Manson, William, DD, Professor of New Testament Language, Literature and Theology, New College, Edinburgh |
| The Gospel of Luke |
| (London: Hodder and Stoughton: December 1937) Reprint. Cl. pp. xxx, 282. The Moffatt New Testament Commentary (series). Corner snipped from free front endpaper; moderate signs of use, wear and age; good copy in stained dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a746 Jeremias, Joachim |
| The Parables of Jesus |
| (London: SCM Press: 1963) Revised Edition Translated by SH Hooke from the German. Cl. pp. 248. Index of Authors. Index of Biblical and Apocryphal Passages. Index of Synoptic Parables. New Testament Library (series). An owner's name. About fine in dust-jacket. |
| $50 |
| *a747 Russell, DS |
| The Jews from Alexander to Herod |
| (London: OUP: 1967) First edition Cl. pp. xvi, 330. Illust. Maps. Chronological Tables. Selected Bibliography. Indexes. The New Clarendon Bible, Old Testament, Volume V (replacing the earlier volume in the series by GH Box) An owner's name. Fine in dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a748 Torrance, TF, Professor of Christian Dogmatics in the University of Edinburgh |
| Theology in Reconstruction |
| (London: SCM Press: 1965) First edition Bds pp. 288. Indexes. An owner's name stamp. Fine in dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a749 von Campenhausen, Hans DD, Professor of Ecclesiastial History in the University of Heidelberg |
| The Fathers of the Latin Church |
| (London: A and C Black: 1964) First Edition in English - Translated by Manfred Hoffmann from the German. Cl. pp. viii, 328. Chronological Table. Bibliography. Index. An owner's name. Near fine in dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a751 Throckmorton, Burton H, Jr (Edited by) |
| Gospel Parallels: A Synopsis of the First Three Gospels. |
| (NY: Nelson: March 1966) Reprint. Bds pp. xxvi, 191 (260 x 195 mm) With alternative readings from the Manuscripts and Noncanonical Parallels. Text used is the Revised Standard Version, 1952. The arrangement follows the Huck-Lietzmann Synopsis, Ninth edition, 1936. An owner's name. About fine in good dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a757 Boreham, FW, DD |
| The Luggage of Life: A Fireside Philosophy |
| (London: The Epworth Press: July 1930) First Pocket Edition. Cl. pp. x, 246. The 'Pocket' Boreham series No. 7. An owner's namestamp. V.g. in dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a762 Boreham, FW |
| I Forgot to Say: A Gust of Afterthought |
| (London: The Epworth Press: May 1941) Third impression. Cl. pp. 256. Gift inscription. Good copy |
| $30 |
| *a765 Boreham, FW |
| Shadows on the Wall |
| (London: The Epworth Press: n.d.) Cl. pp. 269. An owner's name; some light discoloration to back cover; generally o/w v.g. |
| $50 |
| *a766 Smith, Ronald Gregor (Edited by) |
| World Come of Age: A Symposium on Dietrich Bonhoeffer |
| (London: Collins: 1967) First edition Bds pp. 288. Index. Some (moderate) foxing to edges. V.g. in dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a767 Johnson, Luke T |
| The Writings of the New Testament: An Interpretation |
| (London: SCM Press: 1986) First British Edition. Wrs pp. xxii, 593. Indexes. V.g. |
| $25 |
| *a768 Edersheim, Alfred, MA Oxon, DD, PhD, Grinfield Lecturer on the Septuagint, Oxford |
| The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah |
| (London: Longmans, Green: 1890) Fifth Edition. Two Volumes. Cl. pp. xxxvi, 695 and xii, 826 and 2 publisher's advertisments. Indexes V.g. set |
| $40 |
| *a769 Boslooper, Thomas |
| The Virgin Birth |
| (London: SCM Press: 1962) First British Edition. Bds pp. 272. Bibliography. Index. The Preacher's Library (series). V.g. in dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a770 Thiede, Carsten Peter |
| The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Jewish Origins of Christianity |
| (Oxford: Lion Publishing: 2000) First edition Bds pp. 256. Notes. Index. Fine in dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a771 Buchanan, George Wesley |
| Jesus: The King and His Kingdom |
| (Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press: 1984) First edition Cl. pp. xx, 348. Indexes. Fine in dust-jacket. |
| $50 |
| *a772 Gallarati-Scotti, Tommaso |
| The Life of Antonio Fogazzaro |
| (London: Hodder and Stoughton: nd.) Cl. pp. xii, 314. Translated by Mary Prichard Agnetti. V.g. |
| $30 |
| *a775 Salvation Army |
| All the World: A Monthly Record of the Work of The Salvation Army in all Lands |
| (London: International Headquarters: Volume X - July to December, 1892) Dec. cl. (bevelled boards) pp. iv, 480 (250 x 190 mm) Illust. Index. Inner hinges cracking; edges of a few leaves variously worn; overall good copy |
| $100 |
| *a828 Suenens, Mgr Leon-Joseph, Auxiliary Bishop of Malines, Belgium |
| Edel Quinn, Envoy of the Legion of Mary in Africa: A Heroine of the Apostolate (1907-1944) |
| Dublin: Fallon: 1954) Cl. pp. xviii, 278. Illust. Maps. Gift inscription. Near fine in damaged dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a988 Ogle, Arthur, MA, Rector of East Ilsley, Berk. |
| The Tragedy of the Lollards' Tower I. The Case of Richard Hunne, with its aftermath in II. The Reformation Parliament, 1529-33: a review of events from the downfall of Wolsey to the birth of Elizabeth |
| (Oxford: Pen-In-Hand: 1949) First edition Cl. pp. 393. Illust. Bibliography. Index. Near fine |
| $40 |
| *a1016 Rawlins, Clive L |
| William Barclay: The Authorized Biography |
| (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans and Exeter, UK: The Paternoster Press: 1984) First edition Cl. pp. xviii, 791. Illust. Bibliography. Notes. Indexes. Map. About fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $60 |
| *a1024 von Loewenich, Walther |
| Paul: His Life and Work |
| (Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd: 1960) First English Edition (a translation from the second German edition of 'Paulus: Sein Leben und Werk', the translation by Gordon E. Harris). Bds pp. x, 160. Map on front endpapers. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a1025 Wenham, David |
| The Rediscovery of Jesus' Eschatological Discourse |
| (Sheffield, England: JSOT Press: 1984) First edition (paperback issue). Dec. wrs ppp. xii, 406. Bibliography. Indexes. Gospel Perspectives Volume 4. Fine |
| $30 |
| *a1027 Moffatt, James |
| The Thrill of Tradition |
| (London: SCM Press: Noveber 1944) Second Edition. Dec. cl. pp. 190. Notes. Index. Based on the James W. Richards Lectures delivered before the University of Virginia. An owner's name. About fine in like price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a974 Bok, Bart J and Bok, Priscilla F |
| The Milky Way |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press: 1957) Third Edition. Cl. pp. viii, 269 (245 x 165 mm) Illust. Folding plate at rear. Index. The Harvard Books on Astronomy (series). Signed by both Authors on title-page. V.g. |
| $30 |
| *a830 Woodburn, M. Kathleen |
| Backwash of Empire |
| (Melbourne: Georgian House: 1944) First edition Cl. backed bds pp. 223. Illust. Map. Maps on endpapers. 'Life in the New Hebrides'. V.g. in fair repaired dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a909 O'Brien, Frederick |
| Atolls of the Sun |
| (London: Hodder and Stoughton: 1922) First British Edition. Pict. cl. pp. xvi, 508. Illust. Map. Gift inscription on free front endpaper. Fine or thereabouts |
| $60 |
| *a910 Paton, The Rev. James, BA, St. Paul's, Glasgow (Edited by) |
| John G. Paton, DD: Missionary to the New Hebrides - An Autobiography |
| (London: Hodder and Stoughton: 1891) Popular Edition, Complete In One Volume. Dec. cl. (gilt) pp. viii, 494 and 2 publisher's adverts. Frontispiece. Map. Index. Top edge uncut. V.g. |
| $30 |
| *a673 Brogden, Stanley |
| The First Test: The Story of the First Test Match Played Between England and Australia at Melbourne in March 1877 |
| (Melbourne: the Hawthorn Press: 1946) First edition Cl. pp. iv, 36. Fine in v.g. dust-jacket. which has become discoloured with age. |
| $40 |
| *a900 Vaile, PA |
| Modern Golf |
| (London: Adam and Charles Black: October 1914) Second Edition. Pict. cl. pp. xvi, 256. Containing 100 full-page illustrations from photographs and fifty-six diagrams. Gift inscription on free front endpaper. Good (internally generally v.g.) copy |
| $150 |
| *a915 Trotter, JC |
| Boxing |
| (London: Routledge and Sons: n.d.) The 'Oval' Series. Pict. cl. pp. 128. Illust. (four plates and other pictures in the text). Suggest published c. 1897. Fine |
| $150 |
| *a804 Edited and Published by the Britannia Company, Makers of Engineers' Tools, Colchester, England |
| Screws and Screw-Making, with a chapter on The Milling Machine: A Complete Treatise on Screw-making in all its branches, embracing most recent Methods, and containing the Reports which originated Modern Standard Screw-threads |
| (1891) Date derived from Preface which is so dated. Pict. cl. pp. 332 including illustrated advertisements of great interest at rear. Text itself has 95 illustrations. Spine discoloured; some flecking and moderate wear to covers; upper inner hinge cracked; internally generally v.g. copy of 'this treatise, the largest volume devoted entirely to screws and screw-making'. |
| $200 |
| *a818 Hasluck, Paul N (Edited by) |
| Cassell's House Decoration: A Practical Guide to Painters' and Decorators' Work |
| (London: Cassell: 1908) First edition Dec. cl. pp. viii, 568 (237 x 165 mm) With 835 Illustrations and 12 Plates. Index. V.g. |
| $150 |
| *a932 The LS Starrett Company, Athol, Massachusetts, USA |
| Fine Mechanical Tools From the World's Greatest Toolmakers Catalog 26 |
| (Cover says: 'Precision Tools, Steel Tapes, Dial Indicators, hack Saws') (1938) Pict. wrs pp. 288 (178 x 125 mm) Well illustrated. Alphabetical Index. Numerical Index. Near fine |
| $30 |
| *a933 The LS Starrett Company, Athol, Massachusetts, USA |
| Starrett Tools: Second Edition Catalog No. 27 |
| (Copyright 1955. Second Edition 1957) Pict. wrs pp. 462 plus many supplementary pages (195 x 133 mm) Well illustrated. Alphabetical Index. Numerical Index. Near fine |
| $50 |
| *a938 Illinois Tool Works, Chicago, Illinois |
| Illinois Tool Works Catalog E |
| (1940) Dec. cl. pp. 292. Illust. Index. NOTE: There is a 'pocket' at the rear which contains nothing and there is no indication of what its purpose was. Fine |
| $30 |
| *a939 Wilkie, Leighton |
| Doall Contour Saws |
| (Des Plaines, Illinois: The Doall Service Company) (Copyright 1943. Eleventh Edition) Dec. cl. pp. vi, 246 and 8 folding leaves at rear. About fine |
| $60 |
| *a940 The Sheffield Twist Drill and Steel Company Limited, Sheffield, England |
| Catalogue 14: Reamers and Milling Cutters |
| (n.d.) Limp cl. pp. xxiv, 157 (280 x 220 mm) Illust .Index. Fine |
| $45 |
| *a941 The Sheffield Twist Drill and Steel Company Limited, Sheffield, England |
| Catalogue Number 16: Drill Section |
| (n.d.) Dec. cl. pp. x, 129 (285 x 218 mm) Illust. Index. Registered Trade Marks: Dormer and Dormer Silver Ring. Fine |
| $45 |
| *a943 Nuttall, P. Austin, LLD |
| Dictionary of Scientific Terms |
| (London: Strahan: 1869) First edition Dec. cl. (bevelled boards) pp. xviii, 325. Head of spine rubbed and foot slightly so, o/w fine |
| $100 |
| *a945 Smith, Lt-Col DJ, OBE, MIAE (Advisory Editor) |
| Complete Engineer: A Reliable Guide to the Everyday Work of the Engineer |
| (London: George Newnes: n.d.) In Four Volumes plus a fifth volume being 'Newnes Complete Engineer Data Sheets'. Substantial matching set in brown cl., lettered in gilt on spines, and 233 x 160 mm in format. Illust. Classified Key and Index to set at end of Volume Four. Fine |
| $60 |
| *a946 Barber, Thos. S (Compiled and Edited by) |
| The Sun Compendium: For Users of Process-Engraving: With Notes on Papers, Inks and Machines used to ensure Success |
| (London: The Sun Engraving Company: April, 1929) First edition Dec. cl. pp. viii, 188 (225 x 145 mm) Illust. (partly in colour). Near fine |
| $60 |
| *a1006 Marshall, Percival (Edited by) |
| The Model Engineer and Electrician |
| (Published in London by Percival Marshall and Co) Thirty-nine numbers as listed: Vol. XVIII Nos 358 (March 5, 1908); No. 374 Vol. XIX Nos 377 (July 16, 1908); 378, 379, 388, 392, 393, 395, 397, 398, 401. Vol XX Nos 402 (Jan. 7, 1909); 403, 404, 405, 406, 408, 410, 412, 413, 416, 417, 419, 420, 421, 424, 426. Vol. XXI Nos 427 (July 1, 1909); 442, 443, 444. Vol. XXII Nos. 470 (April 28, 1910); 471, 472, 475, 476, 477, 478, All are in the original decorated wrappers except a few which lack the rear wrapper but are otherwise textually complete. There are two excisions only: an advertisement page has been removed from one magazine and a piece from the front wrapper of another. Many of the wrappers are detached and some are chipped. Format 250 x 185 mm or thereabouts. All are profusely illustrated. Includes Indexes to Vol. XVIII, January-June; Vol XIX, July-December; Vol. XX, January-June. Usually of pp. 24 plus advertising leaves. |
| $125 |
| *a1041 Wigley, Thomas B |
| The Art of the Goldsmith and Jeweller: A Treatise on the Manipulation of Gold in the various processes of Goldsmith's Work, and the Manufacture of Personal Ornaments, etc etc - For the Use of Students and Practical Men |
| (London: Griffin: 1911) Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Cl. pp. xii, 264. With Numerous Illustrations and a Series of 12 New Plates. The Author was assisted by John H. Stansbie. Ownership inscription. Some staining or discoloration to front cover o/w v.g. |
| $80 |
| *a1042 Winter, Dr. Fred (Wien) |
| Handbuch der Gesamten Parfumerie und Kosmetik: Eine Wissenschaftlich-Praktische Darstellung der Modernen Parfumerie Einschliesslich der Herstellung der Toiletteseifen und der Methoden der Angewandten Kosmetik |
| (Wien: Verlag von Julius Springer: 1932) Zweite Neubearbeitete und Erweiterte Auflage. Cl. pp. xii, 1000 (250 x 170 x about 50 mm thick) Mit 138 Abbildungen im Text. Literaturverzeichnis. Sachverzeichnis. Externally long since reinforced with clear tape, o/w near fine copy |
| $100 |
| *a1066 no author |
| Every Man His Own Mechanic: A Complete and Comprehensive Guide to every description of Constructive and Decorative Work that may be done by The Amateur Artisan, at Home and in the Colonies |
| (London: Ward, Lock: n.d.) Suggest 1880s. Preface signed 'FY' Pict. cl. pp. xii, 816 and 8 publisher's advertisements. Illustrated with Seven Hundred and Fifty Engravings on Wood. 217 x 145 x about 55 thick. General Index and Index to Diagrams, Illustrations, Etc. Minor external signs of age: internally generally v.g. |
| $60 |
| *a934 The LS Starrett Company, Athol, Massachusetts, USA |
| Third Edition Catalog No. 27: Mechanics' Hand Measuring Tools, Precision Instruments, Dial Indicators, Steel Tapes, Hacksaws, HoleSaws, Band Saws, Band Knives, Ground Flat Stock |
| (Third Edition 1961) Pict. wrs pp. 480 (195 x 133 mm) Well illustrated. Alphabetical Index. Numerical Index. (Moderate) dampstain to top right hand corner of book o/w v.g. |
| $45 |
| *a936 The Cincinnati Milling Machine Company, Manufacturers of Milling Machines and Cutter Grinders |
| Cover Title Cincinnati Millers: Horizontal and Vertical: June 1911 Wrs pp. 159 (235 x 155 mm). Illust. |
| V.g. |
| $60 |
| *a721 Fyfe, Hamilton |
| Sir Arthur Pinero's Plays and Players |
| (London: Benn: 1930) First edition Cl. pp. viii, 312. Illust. Index. Printed by Whittingham and Griggs, Chiswick Press. Spine faded but lettering still eminently readable; other generally minor wear to covers including incipient split to foot of lower external hinge; internally v.g. |
| $30 |
| *a1035 Newton, Harry L |
| Some Vaudeville Monologues |
| (Chicago: TS Denison: Copyright 1917 by Eben H. Norris) Dec. cl. pp. 150 and 6 publisher's adverts. Frontispiece is a photographic study of Newton. Illustrated by Buckton Nendick. Foxing to three leaves. A neat bookseller's stamp. About fine |
| $30 |
| *a817 Pettigrew, William Frank |
| A Manual of Locomotive Engineering, With An Historical Introduction - A Practical Text-Book for the use of Engine Builders, Designers, and Draughtsmen, Railway Engineers, and Students |
| (London: Charles Griffin and Company: 1899) First edition Dec. cl. pp. xvi, 430 and 2 publisher's adverts. With 9 plates and 280 illustrations. Index. With a Section on American and Continental Engines by Albert F. Ravenshear. V.g. |
| $225 |
| *a782 Forbath, Peter |
| The River Congo: The discovery, exploration and exploitation of the world's most dramatic river |
| (NY: Harper and Row: 1977) First edition Cl. pp. xii, 404. Illust. Maps. Selected Bibliography. Index. Maps on endpapers. Fine in good dust-jacket. which has a couple of tears. |
| $40 |
| *a785 Powell, E. Alexander |
| The Map that is Half Unrolled: Equatorial Africa from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic |
| (London: John Long: 1926) First British Edition. Cl. pp. xiv, 355. With many Illustrations from Photographs by Rexford W. Barton and the Author. A cancelled ex-Institute library copy; lacks free front endpaper and half-title leaf; hinges starting to crack; a few leaves heavily stained. |
| $30 |
| *a789 Powell, E. Alexander |
| Beyond the Utmost Purple rim: Abyssinia - Somaliland - Kenya Colony - Zanzibar - The Comoros - Madagascar |
| (NY: The Century Co: 1925) App. First Edition. Pict. cl. pp. xx, 431. Illust. Index. Two folding maps. Lacks free front endpaper o/w v.g. |
| $60 |
| *a821 Bramston, AR and Leroy, AC |
| Historic Winchester: England's First Capital |
| (London: Longmans, Green: 1884) New and Revised Edition. Dec. cl. pp. xvi, 380 and 16 publisher's adverts. Index. Top edge uncut. Near fine |
| $40 |
| *a822 Matra, James Mario (Attributed to) |
| The Anonymous Journal (A Journal of a Voyage Round the World in his Majesty's Ship Endeavour) |
| (Adelaide: Antonio Giordano: 1975) First edition thus. Wrs pp. ii, and xvii, 133. Foreword by Prof. GM Badger, and an introduction and biography of the reputed author by A. Giordano. About fine |
| $40 |
| *a834 Golding, Louis |
| Those Ancient Lands being A Journey to Palestine |
| (London: Benn: 1928) First edition Cl. pp. 276. Illust. from photographs. An owner's name. Near fine |
| $30 |
| *a870 Mathews, Anna |
| The Night of Purnama |
| (London: Cape: 1965) First edition Bds pp. 220. Illust. Bali (where the author lived at one time) including 'a unique eye-witness account of a volcanic eruption' ie the holy mountain of Bali, Gunung Agung, in 1963. Fine in dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a873 Jones, Sydney R |
| Thames Triumphant |
| (London: The Studio: December, 1943) First edition Dec. cl. (gilt) pp. 272. Illust. by the Author. A companion work to 'London Triumphant'. Index. An owner's name. Near fine |
| $30 |
| *a874 Matschat, Cecile Hulse |
| Seven Grass Huts: An Engineer's Wife in Central-and-South America |
| (NY: The Literary Guild of America: 1939) First edition Pict. cl. pp. xvi, 281. Illustrated with Sketches by the Author and Photographs. Map. About fine |
| $30 |
| *a875 Black, CB |
| The Riviera or the coast from Marseilles to Leghorn including the Interior Towns of Carrara, Lucca, Pisa and Pistoia |
| (London: Adam and Charles Black: 1896) Ninth Edition. Cl. pp. xiv, 172 and 6 (Index) - being The Riviera, with Fifteen Maps and Nine Plans; followed by Florence and Environs, also by CB Black, of pp. xiv, 132 including Index, with One Map and Four Plans (pp. iii to vi are cancels) plus pp. 8 and 4 (n.d.) Second Edition. One leaf torn, frayed and repaired. Plans called for opposite pp. 41, 52 and 65 in Florence and Environs are not present, presumably removed from this Second Edition as the cancel title-page refers only to ONE map and FOUR plans yet one map and five plans are present. Apart from which, v.g. copy |
| $75 |
| *a876 Jones, Sydney R |
| Touring England by Road and Byway |
| (London: BT Batsford: Spring, 1927) First edition Dec. cl. pp. xx, 140. With illustrations by the Author and from Photographs. Index. Fine |
| $30 |
| *a877 Betham-Edwards, Miss (Officier de l'Instruction Publique de France) |
| Unfrequented France: By River and Mead and Town |
| (London: Chapman and Hall: 1910) First edition Dec. cl. (gilt) pp. x, 204. Illust. by Original and Copyright Photographs. Fore and lower edges uncut. An owner's name twice. V.g. |
| $30 |
| *a878 Golowanjuk, Jascha |
| My Golden Road from Samarkand |
| (London: Harrap: 1958) First pubn of this English Translation by Frances Hogarth-Gaute. Bds pp. 215. With line drawings by Georg von Lutken. The Author's father was manager of the Russo-Asiatic Bank in Samarkand and this is the story of the family's escape 'across mountains and deserts infested with bandits' after Samarkand was occupied by the Bolsheviks after the Revolution. Near fine in dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a879 Harvey, John |
| Dublin: A Study in Environment |
| (London: Batsford: 1949) First edition Cl. pp. xii, 116. Illust. Maps. Bibliographical Note. Index. Maps on endpapers. V.g. in dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a901 Walling, RAJ |
| The Charm of Brittany |
| (London: Harrap: 1933) First edition Cl. pp. 320. Illust. (col. frontis. and 32 black and white plates from photographs). Maps and Plans incl. folding map. Bibliography. Index. Prize Label. About fine |
| $40 |
| *a905 Ingrams, Harold, CMG, OBE |
| Arabia and the Isles |
| (London: John Murray: October 1943) Reprint. Cl. pp. xvi, 367. Illust. Maps. Index. Foreword by Sir Bernard Reilly, Governor of Aden, 1937-40. An owner's name. Fore and lower edges uncut. Near fine |
| $30 |
| *a906 French, Evangeline; Cable, Mildred; French, Francesca |
| A Desert Journal: Letters from Central Asia |
| (London: Constable: 1934) First edition Cl. pp. x, 261. Illust. Folding map. An owner's armorial bookplate on fixed front endpapers. Fine |
| $60 |
| *a907 The Orient Line (Issued by) |
| The Norwegian Fjords |
| (London: Produced for The Orient Line by the Medici Society: n.d.) Suggest c. 1930. Cl. pp. 120 (233 x 180 mm) Well illustrated. Maps on endpapers showing Orient Line Cruises to the Norwegian Fjords at front and Orient Line to Ausralia on rear endpapers. Near fine |
| $40 |
| *a911 Northey, Major W. Brook, MC (Order of the Star of Nepal); late 1st KGO Gurkha Rifles |
| The Land of the Gurkhas or The Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal |
| (Cambridge: W. Heffer and sons: n.d.) Cl. with front panel of jacket pasted on; label removed from back cover, neatly; pp. x, 248. With a Chapter by Brig.-Gen. the Hon. CG Bruce, CB, MVO, late 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles and 6th Gurkha Rifles. Numerous plates from photographs. Includes hunting. Folding map at rear. Bibliography. Index. Cancelled copy from the defunct Unley Institute library - label on fixed f.e.p.; stamp on front and rear free endpapers; o/w no library impedimenta in evidence; cloth varnished; o/w v.g. |
| $100 |
| *a922 Treves, Sir Frederick, Bart |
| The Land that is Desolate: An Account of A Tour in Palestine |
| (London: Smith, Elder: 1913) Popular Edition. Cl. pp. viii, 287. Illust. Folding map. Index. Top edge gilt, lower edge uncut. Fine |
| $40 |
| *a925 O'Brien, Frederick |
| White Shadows in the South Seas |
| (London: Hodder and Stoughton: n.d.) Gift inscription dated March 1931. Cl. pp. 317. With Illustrations from Photographs. Front panel of dust-jacket. has been pasted on fixed front endpaper. V.g. |
| $25 |
| *a926 Dobbie, AW |
| Rough Notes of a Traveller: Taken in England, Scotland, France, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Australia, Greece, Egypt, Ceylon and Elsewhere |
| (London: Simpkin Marshall, Hamilton, Kent: n.d.) Preface dated 1890. Second Series. Pict. cl. pp. xvi, 479. Illust. Index. Prize Label. Very good, |
| $60 |
| *a949 Letters, Frances |
| The Surprising Asians: A hitch-hike through Malaya, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and South Vietnam |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1968) First edition Cl. pp. vi, 218. Illust. by the Author. Maps on endpapers. V.g. in damaged dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a950 Severin, Tim |
| The Spice Islands Voyage: In Search of Wallace |
| (London: Little, Brown: 1997) First edition Cl. pp. xii, 267. Photographs by Joe Beynon and Paul Harris. Illustrations by Leonard Sheil. Map. Further Reading. Fine in dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a951 Dowdy, Homer E |
| The Bamboo Cross: Christian Witness in the Jungles of Viet Nam |
| (London; Hoder and Stoughton: 1965) First British Edition. Cl. p. 239. Illust. Maps on rear endpapers. V.g. in shabby dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a952 Fodor, Eugene and Fisher, Robert C |
| Fodor's South-East Asia 1976-77 |
| (NY: David McKay: 1976) Cl. pp. 511. Illust. Maps. Index. 40th Anniversary Edition. Fodor's Modern Guides. An owner's name. Near fine in dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a964 Harris, Walter Kilroy, FRGS, FRCI |
| Outback in Australia or Three Australian Overlanders: Being an account of the longest Overlanding journey ever attempted in Australia with a single horse, and including chapters on various phases of Outback Life |
| (Letchworth: Garden City Press: 1913) First edition Cl. pp. x, 224. Illust. Map. Index. A near fine copy made particularly desirable by the following inscription to the recto of the frontispiece: 'From one 'Good Australian' to another Oscar Seppelt, Esq. Seppeltsfield, With the Author's Complilements - W. K. Harris London 19/9/13'. |
| $150 |
| *a965 Harris, Walter Kilroy, FRGS, FRCI |
| Outback in Australia or Three Australian Overlanders: Being an account of the longest Overlanding journey ever attempted in Australia with a single horse, and including chapters on various phases of Outback Life |
| (Letchworth: Garden City Press: 1913) First edition Cl. pp. x, 224. Illust. Map. Index. Near fine |
| $100 |
| *a966 Vivienne, May |
| Sunny South Australia: Its City-Towns, Seaports, Beaty-Spots, Fruit, Vineyards, and Flowers; Its Wheat, Wool, Wine, Sheep, Dairying, Copper, Iron, Phosphates, and other progressive Industries from 1837 to 1908: 4,000 Miles of Travel. |
| (Adelaide: Hussey and Gillingham: January 1909) Second Edition. Pict. cl. (gilt) pp. xviii, 415 incl. book advertisements. With 200 Illustrations. Map. A fine unopened copy |
| $150 |
| *a968 Vivienne, May |
| Travels in Western Australia: Being a Description of the Various Cities and Towns, Goldfields, and Agricultural Districts of that State |
| (London: Heinemann: January 1902) Second Edition. Pict. cl. (gilt, and with two black swans) pp. xvi, 344. With Numerous Illustrations. All edges uncut. Fine or thereabouts. |
| $150 |
| *a972 Grondona, L. St. Clare |
| The Kangaroo Keeps On Talking or The All-British Continent: A Description of Australian Life and Industries |
| (London: The Victoria Publishing House: 1924) First edition Cl. pp. 216 and 8 (advertisements). Illust. With an Introduction by Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister of England. Near fine |
| $40 |
| *a973 Wood, Thomas |
| Cobbers: A Personal Record of a Journey from Essex, in England, to Australia, Tasmania and some of the Reefs and Islands in the Coral Sea, made in the years 1930, 1931, and 1932 |
| (London: OUP: 1934) First edition Cl. pp. xvi, 256. Illust. Index. Maps on endpapers. Fine or so in dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a976 Nexo, Martin Andersen |
| Days in the Sun |
| (NY: Coward-McCannn: 1929) First edition - authorised Translation from the Danish by Jacob Wittmer Hartmann. Cl. pp. viii, 297. Travel: including Spain, Gibraltar, Tangiers, San Antonio, The Gypsies, The Bullfight etc. Fore and lower edges uncut. V.g. |
| $25 |
| *a977 Cana, Frank R, FRGS |
| South Africa: From the Great Trek to the Union |
| (London: Chapman and Hall: 1909) First edition Cl. pp. 340. Bibliographical Notes. Two folding maps. Index. Fore and lower edges uncut. An owner's name and address. Sticker 'From the Author' on free front endpaper. V.g. |
| $70 |
| *a980 Bullett, Gerald |
| Germany |
| (London: A and C Black: 1930) First edition Dec. cl. pp. viii, 196 and 2 (publisher's adverts) (210 x 145 mm) Illust. by ET and E Harrison Compton. With a Chapter on German Tourism and Mountaineering by Anthony Bertram. Black's New Series of Colour Books. Folding map. Near fine |
| $40 |
| *a983 Home, Gordon |
| France |
| (London: Adam and Charles Black: 1915) Presumably First Edition. Cl. decorated in blind, pictorial in gilt pp. viii, 219 (225 x 160 mm) With 32 full-page illustrations in colour. Sketch Map. Index. The title-page and contents leaf are cancels. Gift inscription. Fine |
| $60 |
| *a984 Moncrieff, AR Hope (Described by) |
| Isle of Wight |
| (London: Adam and Charles Black: 1908) Presumably First Edition. Dec. cl. (gilt) pp. viii, 176 (230 x 165 mm) Illustrated from coloured paintings by A. Heaton Cooper. Index. Folding map. Gift inscription on free front endpaper. Top edge gilt, fore edge uncut. Some light discoloration to cloth o/w about fine |
| $80 |
| *a996 no author |
| Northern Ireland Gives a Great Welcome |
| (Belfast: The Northern Ireland Tourist Board and the Ulster Tourist Association: n.d.) 1951/52 - the Ulster Automobile Club advertises its meets for 1952 (p.94) Pict. wrs plus pp. 152 (232 x 142 mm) Illust. Tourism advertisements (accommodation, tours, etc.) List of Places Mentioned. Index to Advertisers. About fine |
| $30 |
| *a1044 Candler, Edmund |
| The Unveiling of Lhasa |
| (London: Nelson: n.d.) Dec. cl. pp. 382 including publisher's adverts. (160 x 110 mm) Illust. Top edge gilt. Nelson's Popular Editions of Notable Books (series). An owner's name. Fine |
| $30 |
| *a1046 Issued by the Government Tourist Bureau, Colombo |
| Ceylon: A Tourist Guide |
| (1951) First edition Pict. wrs pp. vi, 178 (192 x 125 mm) Illust. Bibliography. V.g. |
| $40 |
| *a1049 Randow, Heinz |
| Zoo Search in Ceylon: Capturing Rare Creatures in Ceylon's Jungles and Swamps |
| (London: Harrap: 1958) First British edition translated from the German by Charles Johnson. cl. pp. 208. Illust. by Heiner Rothfuchs. Some foxing; generally v.g. in fair dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a1050 Herrligkoffer, Karl M |
| Nanga Parbat: Incorporating the Official Report of the Expedition of 1953 |
| (London: Elek Books: 1954) First edition Cl. pp. 254. Translated and additional material supplied by Eleanor Brockett and Anton Ehrenzweig. Illust. Bibliography. Bibliographical Note. Index. Foreword by Brig. Sir John Hunt. Lacks free front endpaper o/w about fine |
| $30 |
| *a1051 Bull, Geoffrey T |
| Tibetan Tales |
| (London: Hodder and Stoughton: 1966) First edition Bds pp. 124. Map. Lacks free front endpaper; old tape marks to rear free endpaper; o/w fine in dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a1094 Ferguson, Rev. Fergus MA, Glasgow |
| Sacred Scenes; or Notes of Travel in Egypt and the Holy Land |
| (Glasgow: Morison: 1872) Second Edition (with some minor emedations). Dec. cl. pp. 392. Folding map. An owner's name (twice) and stamp of a mission library a few times (one cancelled). Spine lightly sunned; remnants of old mission label on front cover; generally v.g. copy. |
| $60 |
| *a1095 Vilnay, Zev |
| Steimatzky's Palestine Guide |
| (Jerusalem: Steimatsky Publishing Co: 1941) Limp cl. pp. CXXX (130) and 352. Illust. Maps. General Survey by Dr. A. Bonne. Printed in Palestine by Azriel Press, Jerusalem. Table of Distances. Hebrew Geographical Terms. Index. 'Travel in Palestine' by W. Tournovsky. Three folding maps in pocket at rear. Ownership inscription 'Alvan KP Lee, Nazareth, Sept. 17th 1941'. Fine |
| $40 |
| *a1096 Malone, Rev. JJ, PP |
| The Purple East: Notes of Travel |
| (Melbourne: Linehan: 1911) Second Edition. Dec. cl. pp. xvi, 488 and 6 publisher's adverts. Illust. Melbourne priest's 'record of a spring tour through Egypt and Palestine'. Cloth scuffed in two places on back cover; a few small scuffs to edges of front cover; o/w near fine |
| $40 |
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