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| *a5001 Girouard, Mark |
| Life in the English Country House: A Social and Architectural History |
| (Penguin: 1980) First Penguin Edition. Pict. wrs pp. viii, 344 (253 x 196 mm) Richly illustrated. Notes. Index. Fine |
| $30 |
| *a4899 Hauser, Arnold |
| Mannerism: The Crisis of the Renaissance and the Origin of Modern Art |
| (London: Routledge and Kegan Paul: 1965) First English edition (Translated in collaboration with the Author by Eric Mosbacher). In Two Volumes: Text and Plates. Cl. pp. xx, 425 (268 x 172 mm) Text; Index of Subjects; and Index of Names at end of Volume I. There are 322 plates in Volume II. V.g. withdrawn ex-library set. |
| $40 |
| *a4900 Stubbs, Dacre |
| Prehistoric Art of Australia |
| (South Melbourne: Macmillan of Australia: 1974) First Edition Bds pp. 112 (297 x 246 mm) Well illustrated including colour plates. Bibliography Map. Index. V.g. if not near fine in good to v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a4939 Bazin, Germain |
| The History of World Sculpture |
| (USA: Lamplight Publishing) Translated from the French by Madeline Jay. Copyright 1968 by Smeets Lithographers, Weert, The Netherlands. Cl. pp. 459 (342 x 242 x about 40 mm thick). Illust. Index. 'An Illustrated Survey from Prehistory to the Present Day'. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $45 |
| *a4940 Venturi, Lionello |
| From Leonardo to El Greco |
| (Printed in Switzerland) Copyright 1956 by Editions d'Art Albert Skira. Translated by Stuart Gilbert. Cl. pp. 284 (284 x 247 x about 46 mm thick). Richly illustrated with tipped in coloured plates. Bibliographical Summary. Index of Names and Places. The Great Centuries of Painting series - The Sixteenth Century. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $45 |
| *a4941 Boardman, John (Edited by) |
| The Oxford History of Classical Art |
| (NY: OUP: 1993) First US Edition. Bds pp. x, 406 (283 x 223 mm) Well illustrated. Maps. Further Reading. General Index. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $45 |
| *a4957 Wimbush, Henry B (Painted by) and Carey, Edith F (Described by) |
| The Channel Islands |
| (London: Adam and Charles Black: 1904) First Edition Dec. cl. pp. xiv, 294 plus publisher's List of Books Illustrated in Colour, Autumn 1904 (228 x 165 x about 45 mm thick). 76 colour reproductions each with captioned tissueguard. Index. Folding map at rear. Top edge gilt. Gift inscription Head and foot of spine rubbed. V.g. |
| $250 |
| *a4961 Schefold, Karl |
| Myth and Legend in Early Greek Art |
| (London: Thames and Hudson: 1966) First publication of this edition (translated from the German by Audrey Hicks). Gilt dec. cl. pp. 201 (266 x 226 mm) With 6 colour plates, 80 monochrome plates and 46 text figures. Notes. Index. Front inner hinge starting; crease to both free endpapers; o/w v.g. in damaged dust-jacket. |
| $60 |
| *a4963 Mullen, Chris |
| Cigarette Pack Art |
| (London: Galley Press: 1984) First publication of this edition. Bds pp. 128 (316 x 256 mm) Richly illustrated, predominantly in colour. Further Reading. Pack Identification Index. General Index. 'A Unique Blend of Cigarette Pack Design' in ten chapters from 'The Early Days of the Pack' to 'Modern Pack Art'. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a4973 Gleeson, James |
| William Dobell |
| (London: Thames and Hudson: 1969) First publication of this Revised Edition in The World of Art Library series. Cl. pp. 216. Illust. Bibliography Index. Fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $35 |
| *a4974 Dutton, Geoffrey |
| Russell Drysdale |
| (London: Thames and Hudson: 1969) First publication of this Revised Edition in The World of Art Library series. Cl. pp. 215. Illust. Bibliography Index. About fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $35 |
| *a4993 Friend, Donald |
| Donald Friend in Bali |
| (London-Sydney: Collins: 1972) First Edition Cl. pp. 107 (257 x 216 mm) Illust. by Friend including full-page colour reproductions. Fine in price-clipped dust-jacket whose spine is very lightly sunned but is o/w also fine. |
| $65 |
| *a5003 Fulleylove, John, RI (Painted by) and M'Clymont, Right Rev. JA (Described by) |
| Greece |
| (London: A and C Black: 1924) Second Edition, revised, with 32 Illustrations (the first edition had 75) Dec. cl. pp. viii, and ii (Map), 236 and 4 p.a. (209 x 145 x about 36 mm thick). Black's Popular Series of Colour Books. Top edge tinted. A hand-printed Gift inscription pasted down on free front endpaper with resultant crumpling of page. Near fine in good to v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a5005 Atkinson, Alex and Searle, Ronald |
| The Big City or The New Mayhew |
| (London: Perpetua Books: 1958) First Edition Gilt dec. cl. pp. 111 (252 x 188 mm). Illustrated by Searle, including many full-page character drawings. Gift inscription V.g. if not near fine in good price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a5048 Garland, Madge |
| The Changing Form of Fashion |
| (London: Dent: 1970) First Edition Cl. pp. xiv, 130. Illust. Index. 'This richly illustrated history of fashion...shows the evolution of fashion from earliest times to the present day'. Near fine in like price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a5063 Sugimura, Tsune (Photographs by) |
| The Enduring Crafts of Japan: 33 Living National Treaures |
| (NY/Tokyo: Walker/Weatherhill: 1968) First Edition A Weathermark Edition. Pict. cl. pp. xxii, 230 (264 x 185 mm) Text by Masataka Ogawa. Introduction by Tsuneari Fukuda. Foreword by Gordon B. Washburn. Brief Biographies (of craftsmen). Profusely illustrated. An owner's name and date. Near fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $60 |
| *a5085 Backes, Magnus and Dolling, Regine |
| Art of the Dark Ages |
| (NY: Abrams) Copyright 1969 in Germany and translated from the German by Francisca Garvie. Bds pp. 264 (228 x 195 mm) Illust. Bibliography Index. Panorama of World Art series. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a5086 Clayton, Peter A (Editor) |
| A Companion to Roman Britain |
| (Oxford: Phaidon: 1980) First Edition Bds pp. 208 (285 x 218 mm) Illust. Map. Bibliography Index. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a5088 Hughes, Robert |
| American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America |
| (London: The Harvill Press: 1997) Second impression. Cl. pp. x, 636 (260 x 205 mm x about 45 mm thick) Based on the acclaimed TV series. Illust. Index. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a5091 Gill, Michael |
| Image of the Body: Aspects of the Nude |
| (NY: Doubelday: 1989) First Edition Pict. wrs pp. xii, 479 (253 x 184 mm) Well illustrated. Notes. Bibliography Index. Ranging 'from the neolithic earth-mother to the shattered faces and bodies of Picasso' (JB Plumb). Fine |
| $30 |
| *a4857 Cuffley, Peter |
| Cottage Style in Australia: A Practical Guide to Achieving a Timeless Country Look |
| (Noble Park, Victoria: The Five Mile Press: 1996) First Edition Bds pp. 208 (260 x 237 mm) Illust. Notes. Bibliography Index. Fine or so in like dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a4854 Fysh, Hudson |
| Taming the North |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1950) Revised and enlarged edition. Cl. pp. xviii, 266. Illust. Maps on endpapers. References Used or Consulted. Index. Book's central concern is with Alexander Kennedy, pioneer in the north-west of Queensland. V.g. in good dust-jacket. |
| $50 |
| *a4859 Ronald, Robert B |
| The Riverina: People and Properties |
| (Melbourne: Cheshire: 1960) First Edition Cl. pp. vi and vi, 183. Bibliography Variations in Spelling of Names of Runs. Maps on endpapers. Index. Fine in good dust-jacket. |
| $200 |
| *a4885 Smith, Eleanor |
| The Beckoning West: The Story of HS Trotman and the Canning Stock Route |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1966) First Edition Bds pp. xii, 220. Map. Index. About fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $60 |
| *a4908 Gill, Walter |
| Petermann Journey |
| (Adelaide: Rigby: 1968) First Edition Bds pp. viii, 183. Illust. Maps on endpapers. Searching for a forgotten tribe of aboriginals in Northern Australia. An owner's name on title-page. About fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $75 |
| *a4929 Bolton, GC |
| Richard Daintree: A Photographic Memoir |
| (Brisbane: The Jacaranda Press in assoc. with ANU: 1965) First Edition Cl. pp. iv, 89 (244 x 180 mm) Substantial text and numerous photographs. About half of the leaves creased at lower right hand corner of the book although text and pictures generally not affected; however, offered as a reading or study copy. |
| $25 |
| *a4932 Hill, C (Compiled and written by) |
| Fifty Years of Progress: A History of the South Australian Farmers' Co-operative Union Limited, which was founded in 1888 at Jamestown, a northern wheat lands centre, South Australia. |
| (Adelaide: Printed for the Union by Advertiser Printing Office: April 1938) First Edition Full leather bound, lettered in gilt pp. 96 (244 x 190 mm) Illust. Printed on superior paper. Fine |
| $75 |
| *a4934 Ericksen, Ray |
| Ernest Giles: Explorer and Traveller 1835-1897 |
| (Melbourne: Heinemann: 1978) First Edition Bds pp. xii, 307. Illust. Maps. Select Bibliography Notes on Sources. Index. Maps on endpapers. V.g. cleaned up ex-library copy in like dust-jacket. |
| $35 |
| *a4935 Dyster, Barrie |
| Servant and Master: Building and Running the Grand Houses of Sydney 1788-1850 |
| (Kensington, NSW: NSW University Press: 1989) First Edition Bds pp. xiv, 189 (248 x 187 mm) Illust. Reference Notes. Index. Small Gift inscription Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $45 |
| *a4952 Edwards, Robert |
| Aboriginal Bark Canoes of the Murray Valley |
| (Adelaide: Published for the South Australian Museum by Rigby: 1972) First Edition Pict. bds pp. 80 (240 x 182 mm) Illust. Bibliography Maps. Index. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a4969 Tucker, James (but published anonymously) |
| The Adventures of Ralph Rashleigh: A Penal Exile in Australia 1825-1844 |
| (London: Cape: 1929) First Edition Cl. pp. 350 and 2 p.a. With four reproductions from the original manuscript. Introduction by the Earl of Birkenhead. Corner torn from one leaf (p. 283/4) but without loss; o/w about fine. |
| $25 |
| *a5000 no author |
| The Royal Treaure-House of Knowledge: A Book of Plain and Healthful Studies, Pleasing Experiments, and Attractive Pastimes, for family Amusements and Home Culture...Including also Scientific Toys for the Young, A Chapter on Aerial Navigation and Ballooning, Chapters on Physical Geography, Mineralogy, Geology, Astronomy, Meteorology, Botany, and Zoology. And concluding with Science in the Home, Domestic Knowlege, and Curious Inventions |
| Translated and enlarged from the French of Gaston Tissandier, Editor of 'La Nature'. (London: Ward, Lock and Co/Australian Colonies and New Zealand: William Dobell and Co: Sydney, NSW: n.d.) Half leather bound, pictorial on front and decorated on spine in gilt (and partly in black on front) pp. xii, 781 (245 x 170 x about 60 mm thick). 'Elegantly Embellished with many Beautiful Full-Page Engravings, and nearly One Thousand High-Class Illustrations in the Text.' Index. Title page says in capital letters 'Expressly Designed to Meet the Every-Day Wants of the Australian Public' ie an edition directed at the Australian colonials. Ferguson 17187 (two copies) suggests 1887. Endpapers and all edges marbled. Some scuffs to covers (mainly to front); extremities of boards moderately rubbed, including the external hinges; front inner hinge starting; externally a good copy (the spine generally v.g.) and internally about fine. Gift inscription entered as intended on presentation page. |
| $500 |
| *a5037 Marshall, Alan |
| Ourselves Writ Strange |
| (Melbourne: Cheshire: 1948) First Edition Dec. cl. pp. 320. Illustrated with photographs by the author. Maps on endpapers. Gift inscription on half-title page on which is also pencilled: 'RH Barwell (Robert) - owner and annotator - husband of Barbara, Missionary at Milingimbi'. The inscription, dated December 16th 1948, is by Barbara (signed 'Barb') and reads: 'To commemorate our 16th wedding anniversary and in gratitude of your loving care of me for all those years'. A unique copy, having from time to time valuable annotations to text and photographs, especially to photo opposite p. 192 where the buy-back of the young woman from the old man to whom she had been promised before birth and her marriage 'with Maroopla, a very fine young black', is told. Lower external hinge about half cracked and nicked in middle o/w v.g. |
| $75 |
| *a5054 Jervis, James, FRAHS |
| The Cradle City of Australia: A History of Parramatta 1788-1961 |
| (Sydney: The Council of the City of Parramatta: 1969) Reprint. Pict. bds pp. xiv, 242 (254 x 190 mm) Illust. Pictorial maps on endpapers. Index. Edited by George Mackaness. Fine in the clear dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a5082 Orpen, Neil |
| Airlift to Warsaw: The Rising of 1944 |
| (London: Foulsham: 1984) First British Edition Bds pp. viii, 184. Illust. Maps. Notes. Sources. Index. Fine in like price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a4888 Roundell, Mrs Charles |
| Lady Hester Stanhope |
| (London: John Murray: 1909) First Edition Gilt dec. cl. pp. xii, 248. Illust. Index. Top edge gilt. Flecking to covers, though spine is clear of it; spine mildly discoloured: lacks free front endpaper; an owner's name; internally v.g. |
| $25 |
| *a4905 Mack, John E |
| A Prince of Our Disorder: The Life of TE Lawrence |
| (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson: April 1977) Second impression. Bds pp. xxviii, 561. Illust. Maps. Chapter Notes. Bibliography Index. Maps on endpapers. Lengthy Gift inscription on half-title page. A tiny piece cut from margin of corner of free front endpaper; o/w fine in slightly damaged but overall good price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a4906 Trevor-Roper, Hugh |
| Hermit of Peking: The Hidden Life of Sir Edmund Backhouse |
| (London: Macmillan: This edition 1979) Bds pp. 391. Illust. Appendix One: Three learned forgers. Appendix Two: A ghost Backhouse collection. Source Notes. Index. An owner's name. About fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a4945 Crisp, Quentin |
| The Naked Civil Servant |
| (NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston: n.d.) Printed in the USA (A new edition) with Preface by Michael Holroyd copyright 1977. Quarter cloth pp. xii, 212. Autobiography. A Gift inscription at head of free front endpaper. V.g. in good dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a4965 Hill, Alan |
| In Pursuit of Publishing |
| (London: John Murray: 1988) First Edition Bds pp. xvi, 390. Hill started Heinemann Educational Books and became 'one of the most enduringly influential figures in modern publishing, as well as probably the most colourful'. Illust. Index. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a4979 Haldane, Elizabeth, CH |
| Mrs Gaskell and her Friends |
| (London: Hodder and Stoughton: 1930) First Edition Cl. pp. viii, 318. Illust. Index. Some flecking to covers, mainly to parts of margins of front cover; spine sunned though gilt lettering still quite legible: o/w about fine. |
| $25 |
| *a5015 Vickers, Hugo |
| Cecil Beaton: The Authorised Biography |
| (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson: 1985) First Edition Bds pp. xxx, 656. Illust. Bibliography Source References. Index. V.g. in like price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a5016 Greer, Germaine |
| Daddy, We Hardly Knew You |
| (London: Hamish Hamilton 1989) First Edition Bds pp. viii, 312. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a5020 Kokoschka, Oskar |
| My Life |
| (London: Thames and Hudson: 1974) First publication of this English translation from the German by David Britt. Gilt dec. bds pp. 240. Illust. Location of Works Mentioned. Index of Names. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a5022 Von Linsingen, Caroline |
| Caroline von Lingsingen and King William the Fourth: Unpublished Love-Letters Discovered Among the Literary Remains of Baron Reichenbach |
| (London: W. Swan Sonnenschein and Allen: 1880) First publication in this form, translated, with the German Editor's Introduction and Baron Reichenbach's Account of the Letters, by Theophilus G. Arundel. Cl. pp. x, 184 and 2 p.a. An owner's name twice. Minor wear. V.g. copy |
| $40 |
| *a5049 Eisenhower, Dwight D |
| At Ease: Stories I tell to Friends |
| (Garden City, NY: Doublday: 1967) First Edition Cl. pp. viii, 400. Fr. Notes. Index. In four Sections: The Abilene Years; The Peacetime Army; At War; At Peace. Fore edge uncut. Near fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a5060 Greer, Germaine |
| Sex and Destiny: The Politics of Human Fertility |
| (NY: Harper and Row: 1984) First Edition Cl. pp. xvi, 541. Notes. Index. Fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $45 |
| *a5087 Mountfield, David |
| A History of Polar Exploration |
| (London: Hamlyn: 1974) First Edition Bds pp. 208 (304 x 227 mm) Illust. Maps. Maps on endpapers. Bibliography Index. An Ownership inscription Fine or thereabouts in like price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a5080 Watt, Robert D, Emeritus Professor of Agriculture, University of Sydney |
| The Romance of the Australian Land Industries |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1955) First Edition Cl. pp. xiv, 271. Illust. Maps. Errata Slip present. An owner's name. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a5084 Hawkesworth, Alfred, FSTC |
| Australasian Sheep and Wool: A Practical and Theoretical Treatise - From Paddock to Loom; From Shearing Shed to Textile Factory |
| (Sydney: Brooks: 1930) Sixth Edition - Revised and Enlarged. Dec. cl. pp. xiii, 646. Illust. An Ownership inscription and owner's name lightly at head of front cover. V.g. |
| $30 |
| *a4861 Gollan, Anne |
| The Tradition of Australian Cooking |
| (Canberra: Australian National University Press: 1978) First Edition Bds pp. x, 211 (247 x 177 mm) Illust. Sources and Notes. Index to Recipes. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a4867 Kerr, Graham |
| Entertaining with Kerr |
| (Wellington: Reed: 1966) Revised Edition. Pict. bds pp. 208 (241 x 171 mm) Illust. by Robert Kramer. Descriptive Index. Index. With signed presenation inscription by Graham Kerr. A couple of old tapestains to each free endpaper o/w fine. |
| $25 |
| *a5031 Simon, Andre L |
| Mushrooms Galore: A Book of Mushroom Recipes Collected by Andre L. Simon, President of the Wine and Food Society |
| (London: Newman Neame: 1951) First Edition Pict. bds pp. 56 (221 x 139 mm) Some scuffing to spine and rubbing to corners of boards o/w fine |
| $25 |
| *a4852 no author |
| The Villa Gardener Volume Two |
| (London: Simpkin Marshall: 1872) Half leather bound pp. ii, 571 (237 x 165 mm) With Two Hundred and Forty Engravings. Spine heavily scuffed and chipped at head and foot; boards faded and rubbed; internally (ie contents) v.g. if not near fine |
| $200 |
| *a4923 'Primrose' (Edited by) |
| The Gardening Bulletin |
| (Adelaide: Published by E & W Hackett Limited and printed by G. Hassell and Son/The Hassell Press) Six numbers of monthly publication featuring 'Practical Notes by 'Greenleaf' (the well-known Gardening Writer) and Other Expert and Practical South Australia Gardeners': July, August, September, October, November, December 1921. In generally good order. |
| $30 |
| *a4924 'Primrose' (Edited by) |
| The Gardening Bulletin |
| (Adelaide: Published by E & W Hackett Limited and printed by The Hassell Press) Nine numbers of monthly publication featuring 'Practical Notes by 'Greenleaf' (the well-known Gardening Writer) and Other Expert and Practical South Australian Gardeners': January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September 1922. In generally good order. |
| $45 |
| *a4925 'Primrose' (Edited by) |
| The Gardening Bulletin |
| (Adelaide: Published by E & W Hackett Limited and printed by The Hassell Press) Eleven numbers of monthly publication featuring 'Practical Notes by 'Greenleaf' (the well-known Gardening Writer) and Other Expert and Practical South Australian Gardeners.' January-December inclusive, 1923, but lacking July. In generally good order. |
| $55 |
| *a5050 Kreuiter, Pat and Tardif, Richard (Senior Editors) |
| The Macquarie Dictionary of Trees and Shrubs |
| (Dee Why, NSW: Macquarie Library: 1986) First Edition Bds pp. viii, 534 (245 x 195 x about 50 mm thick) Illust. Explanatory Notes. Grower's Guide. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a4816 no author |
| Bold Century - The New Zealand Insurance Company Limited 1859-1959 |
| (Auckland: Printed for the Company by Wilson and Horton) Gilt pict. cl. (bevelled boards) pp. 112 (282 x 207 mm) Illust. With the Company's presentation slip on the Occasion of the Centenary, 28th May, 1959 loosely enclosed. Near fine |
| $30 |
| *a4820 no author |
| The Centennial Issue of the Taranaki Herald 1852-1952 |
| (Printed and published by Walter Crowley Weston for the Taranaki Herald Company, New Plymouth, August 4, 1952) Pict. wrs pp. 100 (463 x 295 mm) Illust. Much material of historical value regarding both Taranaki and the Herald ('The Oldest Newspaper in New Zealand'). V.g. |
| $40 |
| *a4879 no author |
| The House of Barker - John Barker and Company Ltd. Jubilee Anniversary 1894-1944 |
| (1944) Wrs with coloured pictorial pastedown on front plus pp. 12 (203 x 101 mm) Illust. Development of notable English retailing company, beginning with a draper's shop. Fine |
| $10 |
| *a4912 Roosevelt, Franklin D |
| On Our Way |
| (London: FF: May 1934) First (British) Edition. Cl. pp. xiv, 316. V.g. |
| $25 |
| *a4919 Stow, John |
| A Survey of London Written in the Year 1598 |
| (London: Chatto and Windus: 1876) A New Edition, with Illustrations, Edited by William J. Thoms, FSA Quarter leather pp. xviii, 223 (254 x 166 mm) Index. An owner's initials. A little foxing. V.g. |
| $75 |
| *a4971 Ivimey, Alan |
| A History of London |
| (London: Sampson Low, Marston: n.d.) Suggest 1930s. Cl. pp. x, 253. Illust. A Brief Bibliography Index. Offsetting to endpapers. About fine in damaged dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a5057 Lifton, David S |
| Best Evidence: Disguise and Deception in the Assassination of John F. Kennedy |
| (NY: Macmillan: 1980) First Edition Quarter cloth boards pp. xx, 747. Illust. Chronology. Sources. Numbered References. Name Index. General Index. About fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a5061 Bishop, Jim |
| FDR's Last Year April 1944-April 1945 |
| (London: Hart-Davis, MacGibbon: 1975) First British Edition Cl. pp. xiv, 690. Bibliography Index. About fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a5070 Hughes, WM, CH, KC, MP |
| Policies and Potentates |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1950) First Edition Cl. pp. x, 254. Index of Names. V.g. or perhaps near fine copy. |
| $30 |
| *a5089 Jenkins, Elizabeth |
| The Mystery of King Arthur |
| (London: Michael Joseph: 1975) First Edition Bds pp. 224 (254 x 192 mm) Illust. Literary References. Bibliography of Other Sources Used. Map. Index. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a4819 Otago University |
| Six Capping Books |
| (1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1963) All in the original pictorial wrappers, all illustrated. V.g. to about fine condition |
| $60 |
| *a4960 Addams, Chas |
| My Crowd |
| (London: Tom Stacey: this enlarged edition 1971) Pict. bds pp. 192 (286 x 216 mm) A collection of Addams' characteristic cartoons. Fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a5035 Milligan, Spike |
| The Q Annual |
| (London: Michael Joseph in association with M and J Hobbs: 1979) First Edition Pict. bds pp. 128 (255 x 191 mm) Illust. Based on material written for the BBC Television 'Q' series by Spike Milligan and Neil Shand. About fine |
| $25 |
| *a4858 Lennon, John |
| A Spaniard in the Works |
| (London: Jonathan Cape: 1965) First Edition Pict. bds pp. 95. Illustrated with Drawings by John Lennon. Near fine |
| $100 |
| *a4868 McNair, William A |
| In Search of the Four Musketeers |
| (Sydney: Alpha Books: 1972) First Edition Bds pp. xvi, 251. Illust. Chronology of the Times and Lives of the Four Musketeers. Fine in dust-jacket. which has some damage to its rear flap hinge but is o/w v.g. |
| $25 |
| *a4871 Brasch, Charles (Chosen by) |
| Landfall Country: Work from Landfall, 1947-61 |
| (Christchurch, NZ: The Caxton Press: 1962) First Edition Cl. pp. 459. Illust. Stories; Poems; Explorations; Documentary (Editorial Notes). The plates are reproductions of art works. 'Landfall' was an important New Zealand literary magazine. A small gift card fixed to free front endpaper with tape; offsetting and heavy tapestains to both free endpapers; o/w v.g. in like price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a4890 Sue, Eugene |
| Pride, or, The Duchess |
| (Dublin: James M'Glashan: 1850) Dec. cl. pp. 408 including adverts front and rear being R. Griffin and Co's List of Cheap Books. Novel. Transalted from the French by Mrs Emily Soren. An Ownership inscription Edges uncut. Covers a little faded; some scattered stains; generally good copy. |
| $30 |
| *a4891 Mackay, Charles |
| Ballads and Lyrics including 'Legends of the Isles;' 'Ballads and Lyrical Poems;' 'Voices from the Mountains;' 'Voices from the Crowd;' and 'Town Lyrics'. |
| (London: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge: 1864) A New Edition, with Illustrations by John Gilbert. 'Author has revised and corrected these volumes for the present edition'. Gilt dec. cl. (bevelled boards) pp. x, 120; ii, 118; ii, 116; ii, 119. all edges gilt. Although the gilt has survived in v.g. order the red cloth boards are heavily flecked and scuffed; a nineteenth century library label on fixed front endpaper (ES Wigg and Son's Circulating Library); gift inscriptions at front and rear; verses have been written in ink on the first separate title page and on the blank page opposite; text and plates in v.g. if not o/w near fine order. |
| $35 |
| *a4892 Reid, TW (First Edition Compiled by; subsequently revised by other hands) |
| The Book of the Cheese Being Traits and Stories of 'Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese,' Wine Office Court, Fleet Street, London |
| (London: 'Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese': 1913) Sixth Edition Pict. wrs pp. xii, 96 including adverts. (199 x 132 mm) Illust. With annotation at foot of title-page: 'Brought from Eng. by Bill 1919 on returning from war'. Good copy. |
| $25 |
| *a4894 Mac Donald, George, LLD (Preface by) |
| Letters from Hell: Given in English by LWJS |
| (London: Richard Bentley and Son: 1889) A New and Cheaper Edition. Cl. pp. x, 348. Originally published in Denmark, this was soon translated into English; Mac Donald later saw a German edition, and the present translation was made from that version. An Ownership inscription and many verses written on front endpaper. Head and foot of spine rubbed, as are the corners of the covers; both external hinges split; internally good or perhaps v.g. |
| $45 |
| *a4895 Lyly, John |
| The Complete Works of John Lyly. Now for the first time collected and edited from the earliest quartos with Life, Bibliography, Essays, Notes, and Index by R. Warwick Bond, MA |
| (Oxford at The Clarendon Press: 1967) Reprint. In Three Volumes. Each volume with Fr. Cancelled (Withdrawn) ex-library set with stamps internally and on all edges, labels on fixed endpapers, and with small label with number at foot of each spine; o/w covers and text in near fine order. |
| $400 |
| *a4909 Barstow, Stan |
| Ask Me Tomorrow |
| (London: Michael Joseph: 1962) First Edition Bds pp. 224. The third novel of the author of A Kind of Loving. V.g. or perhaps near fine in good price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a4921 Hubbard, Elbert (Editor) |
| The Philistine: A Periodical of Protest |
| (NY: Printed Every Little While for the Society of the Philistines and Published by Them Monthly) Six numbers, in original decorated wrappers: Vol. 25 No. 2 (July, 1907); vol. 27 No 4 (September, 1908); Vol 30 No 6 (May, 1910); Vol 32 No 2 (January, 1911): Vol 36 No 5 (April, 1913); Vol 37 No 6 (November, 1913). In generally v.g. to about fine condition. |
| $60 |
| *a4964 Cato, Nancy |
| Green Grows the Vine |
| (London: Heinemann: 1960) First Edition Bds pp. 192. Novel of three girls picking grapes at 'Vindura', South Australia. About fine in good to v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a4999 Mo, Timothy |
| The Redundancy of Courage |
| (London: Chatto and Windus: 1991) First Edition Bds pp. iv, 408. Novel. A small mark to the lower edge o/w fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a5009 Ellet, Mrs [Elizabeth F] |
| Popular Legends; or Evenings at Woodlawn |
| (Dublin: James M'Glashan: 1850) Cl. decorated in blind, lettered in gilt on spine pp. iv (adverts), 308 and 4 adverts. Note: At p. 9 the reader is told that these are the first retellings of these tales in English; of particular interest, see the Vampyre, pp. 169-189. An Ownership inscription Book detached from the covers but stitching tight; covers split along hinges; cloth lightly stained and with some wear especially to extremities; scattered stains and browning internally but text overall rated good. |
| $350 |
| *a5011 Emerson, Ralph Waldo |
| The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| (NY: Bigelow, Brown: n.d.) Titling pieces say 'Edition de Luxe'. Suggest 1930s (??) In Five Volumes in matching cloth with printed paper titling pieces on spines. All top edges gilt, others uncut. An owner's name label at head of each fixed front endpaper. The spines moderately browned from sunning: the titling pieces variously show a stain or two and/or small scuffs. Rated overall a good set, and internally v.g. |
| $60 |
| *a5014 De Musset |
| Oeuvres Completes de Alfred de Musset |
| (Paris: Garnier Freres, Libraires-Editeurs, 6, Rue des Saints-Peres: n.d.) Nouvelle Edition Revue, Corrigee et Completee de Documents Inedits precedee d'une Notice Biographique sur l'Auteur et suivie de Notes par Edmond Bire. Antique quarter leather bound (spine lettered and decorated in gilt) pp. 950 (293 x 212 x about 55 mm thick). Ouvrage Illustre de 26 Heliogravures d'apres les Dessins de Maillart, Premier Grand Prix de Rome. Top edge gilt. Gift inscription Moderate external wear; dampstaining to margins of several plates, severe in one case, o/w internally v.g. if not near fine |
| $75 |
| *a5023 Editorial Council - JD Bernal, FRS, and others |
| The Modern Quarterly |
| (London: January 1938-October 1938) A bound volume, lettered in gilt on spine, containing the first four numbers of this periodical published by Lawrence and Wishart, Ltd. and Victor Gollancz, Ltd. Statement of Aims states that its aim is to 'contribute to this realistic, social revaluation of the arts and sciences. To this end the periodical will devote special attention to studies based upon the materialistic interpretation of the Universe, and to the mutual relations between intellectual activity and the social background' (p. 3). pp. 408, each number concluding with brief notes on the Contributors. An old label with (Japanese?) characters on it pasted on spine. Near fine volume. |
| $60 |
| *a5027 Hawthorne, Nathaniel |
| The Scarlet Letter: A Romance |
| (London: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge: 1860) New Edition. Pict. bds pp. iv, 252. Railway Library (Price Eighteen-Pence). An Ownership inscription External hinges and foot of spine worn; extremities of boards rubbed. However, remains a good presentable copy. |
| $100 |
| *a5042 Elliott, Sumner Locke |
| The Man Who Got Away |
| (NY: Harper and Row: 1972) First Edition Cl. pp. 282. Novel. Fore edge uncut. V.g. or perhaps near fine in good dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a5066 Foster, Jeannette H, PhD |
| Sex Variant Women in Literature: A Historical and Quantitative Survey |
| (London: Muller: 1958) First Edition Cl. pp. 412. Notes. Bibliographies. Index. From 'The Ancient Record' on. An owner's name. V.g. if not near fine copy. |
| $40 |
| *a5038 Riesenberg, Felix (Master Mariner in Sail and Steam, Lt.-Cmdr. USNR) |
| Cape Horn |
| (London: RH: 1941) First Edition Pict. cl. pp. 487. Illust. Charts. Index. 'The story of the Cape Horn region, including the Straits of Magellan, from the days of the first discoverers, through the glorious age of sail, to the present time.' A moderate dampstain at front lower inner hinge; dampstaining to back cover resulting in bubbling and affecting the rear endpapers and final blanks - the text itself is not affected; o/w v.g. |
| $40 |
| *a4827 Hersey, John |
| Into the Valley: A Skirmish of the Marines |
| (London: Hodder and Stoughton: August 1943) First Edition Cl. pp. 94 and 1 p.a. ie a list of Black Jacket Books. Illust. by Major Donald L. Dickson, USMC Account of a skirmish in a jungle valley during a three-day battle on Guadalcanal Island, World War Two An owner's name. Spine moderately sunned. V.g. |
| $40 |
| *a4829 no author |
| War Record |
| Prepared by the Information Section of the Prime Minister's Department, New Zealand (Wellington, NZ: EV Paul, Government Printer: 1946) First Edition Pict. wrs pp. 64 (238 x 195 mm) Illust. including doublespread of photos of New Zealand Winners of The Victoria Cross. Loosely included is a reproduction of a portrait of Lieut.-Gen. Sir BC Freyberg (painting by Peter McIntyre). Fine or thereabouts. |
| $60 |
| *a4967 Yeates, JD (Bde, HQ) and Loh, WG (2/28th Bn.) (Joint Editors) |
| Red Platypus: A Record of the Achievements of the 24th Australian Infantry Brigade, Ninth Australian Division, 1940-45 |
| (Perth, WA: Imperial Printing Company: Compiled 'In the Field', September, 1945) First Edition Pict. wrs pp. 84 and 1 (Honours and Awards) (275 x 215 mm) Illust. Maps. Palestine - Libya - Syria - Egypt - New Guinea - Australia - Borneo. V.g. if not near fine copy. |
| $100 |
| *a5018 Keegan, John and Wheatcroft, Andrew |
| Who's Who in Military History from 1453 to the present day |
| (London: Hutchinson: 1987) Second Edition. Pict. wrs pp. 375 (247 x 187 mm) Illust. Maps. V.g. |
| $25 |
| *a5024 Under the Direction of The Author of 'The Artillerist's Manual, or, British Soldier's Compendium:' 'Notes on Military Law,' &c. |
| The Military Annual for 1844 |
| (London: Henry Colburn: 1844) Gilt pict. cl. pp. xvi, 472. With two portraits. The first of a proposed annual series. A shaken, well used copy with replacement backstrip by an amateur; scattered foxing; wax stains to title-page. Offered as a serviceable study or reference copy. |
| $150 |
| *a5046 Goralski, Robert |
| World War II Almanac: 1931-1945 |
| (London: Hamish Hamilton 1981) First British Edition Bds pp. x, 486 (242 x 195 mm) Illust. Bibliography Index. 'A Political and Military Record'. 'A complete Chronology of combat day by day, Battles front by front, Land, Sea, and Air. From the Origins of the War to its final toll. Hundreds of Photographs, Maps, Graphs, and Statistical Tables of Men and Arms'. About fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a5052 Fraser, Antonia |
| Boadicea's Chariot: The Warrior Queens |
| (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson: 1988) First Edition Bds pp. xvi, 383. Illust. Author's Note. Reference Notes. Index. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a5056 Brett-Smith, Richard |
| Hitler's Generals |
| (London: Osprey: 1976) First Edition Bds pp. viii, 306. Illust. Maps. Glossary. Bibliography Index. An owner's name. V.g. in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a5069 Asada, Teruhiko |
| The Night of a Thousand Suicides: The Japanese Outbreak at Cowra |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1970) First publication of this translation from the Japanese by Ray Cowan (who also edited this version). Bds pp. xii, 125. Illust. Preface to the English Edition and to the Japanese Edition by the Author (both given in English here). Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a5071 Pape, Richard |
| Sequel to Boldness: The astonishing follow-on to one of the greatest war books ever written. |
| (London: Odhams Press: 1959) First Edition Cl. pp. 256. Illust. Map (Routes taken by Pape as a POW) V.g. |
| $25 |
| *a4880 Taylor, Arthur R |
| Brass Bands |
| (London: Granada: 1979) First Edition Bds pp. x, 356. Illust. Acknowledgements include Bibliography Index. Part One is 'A History of the Brass Band Movement' from pre-history to the 1970s pp. 7-207. An owner's bookplate on fixed front endpaper. About fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a4886 Dawson, Peter |
| Fifty Years of Song |
| (London: Hutchinson: January 1952) Reprint. Cl. pp. 239. Illust. Appendices include 'Itinerary of Australian Tour 1909-1910' and 'Repertory of Songs'. Index. Fine or thereabouts in good dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a4998 no author |
| The Rape of Lucretia: A Symposium by Benjamin Britten, Ronald Duncan, John Piper, Henry Boys, Eric Crozier, Angus McBean |
| (London: The Bodley Head: 1948) First Edition Cl. pp. 101 (257 x 190 mm) With eight superb colour plates being reproductions of the original designs by John Piper and five photographs by Angus McBean. The production of this opera is seen as 'a signpost in the history of music, pointing to the flowering of Benjamin Britten's genius and to the revival of British opera' An owner's name. V.g. copy in fair to good dust-jacket. |
| $60 |
| *a4920 Clarke, Mary |
| The Sadler's Wells Ballet: A History and Appreciation |
| (London: Adam and Charles Black: 1955) First Edition Cl. pp. xvi, 336. Illust. Bibliography of Sources. Index. List of Ballets Produced by the Sadler's Wells Ballet. Of considerable interest regarding Robert Helpmann. (Mild) offsetting to free endpapers. Near fine |
| $10 |
| *a4946 Conyn, Cornelius |
| Three Centuries of Ballet |
| (Sydney: Australasian Publishing Company: 1948) First Edition Bds pp. xiv, 126 (272 x 207 mm) Illust. Index. Index of Ballets. Gift inscription V.g. if not near fine in damaged dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a4815 Issued by the New Zealand Government Tourist and Publicity Dept |
| Some Better Known New Zealand Wild Flowers and Birds |
| (Cover title simply 'New Zealand: Flowers and Birds') (Printed by Coulls Somerville Wilkie, Dunedin: n.d.) Suggest 1930s. Dec. wrs plus pp. 32 (285 x 229 mm) Printed on art paper and illustrated with numerous fine coloured photographic studies. Near fine |
| $30 |
| *a4877 no author |
| An Index to the South Australian Ornithologist Volumes 1-25 |
| (1914-1971) (Adelaide: South Australian Ornithological Association: 1975) First Edition Pict. wrs pp. vi, 88 (245 x 184 mm) Near fine |
| $40 |
| *a4948 no author |
| Successful Dairy Farming in Australia |
| (Sydney: Published by The Nightingale Supply Company Limited, Mary St., Sydney and in all States of Australia and New Zealand, Manufacturers of Safonia in the interests of Australian Dairymen: n.d.) Owner's name with date 4-5-33. Cl. backed boards with coloured pictorial pastedown on front pp. 72 (307 x 246 mm) Illust. Plus at rear pictorial Model of the Cow made up of five colour plates plus two pages of the Key to these. Some wear to head and foot of spine, but generally v.g. |
| $40 |
| *a4954 Adamson, Joy |
| Living Free: The Story of Elsa and her Cubs |
| (London: Collins and Harvill Press: 1961) First Edition Pict. cl. pp. xviii, 146 (249 x 171 mm) Illust. Maps on endpapers. An owner's name. Fine in dust-jacket whose spine is sunned but is o/w v.g. |
| $30 |
| *a4958 Coats, Peter |
| Flowers in History |
| (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson: 1970) First Edition Gilt pict. cl. pp. 264 (250 x 192 mm) Illust. Index. A little foxing to edges. V.g. in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a5006 Moorehead, Alan |
| No Room in the Ark |
| (London: Hamish Hamilton 1959) First Edition Cl. pp. xii, 227. Illust. Folding Map. Maps on endpapers. An owner's name and a date. V.g. or perhaps near fine in good price-clipped dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a5007 Dyke, Zoe Lady Hart |
| So Spins the Silkworm |
| (London: Rockcliff: 1949) First Edition Cl. pp. xii, 165. Illust. Index. 'This is the story of a child's passion for keeping silkworms that led to the foundation in England of a silk farm which has become an important new export industry' etc. 'An Appendix full of facts about: Food of the Silkworm; Mulberry Trees; the Silkworm from incubation and breeding to spinning and havesting the cocoons; Stripping, sorting, filature and reeling, etc'. V.g. in fair dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a4853 Mackey, Albert G., MD |
| Encyclopedia of Freemasonry and its Kindred Sciences comprising the whole range of Arts, Sciences and Literature as connected with the Institution |
| (Philadelphia: McClure Publishing Co) Copyright 1917. Gilt dec. cl. pp. vi, 1046 (278 x 205 mm) Illust. Top edge gilt. Moderate wrinkling to upper margins o/w fine or thereabouts. |
| $160 |
| *a4881 Rolleston, TW |
| Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race |
| (London: Harrap: 1916) Second and Revised Edition. Gilt dec. cl. (richly gilt on spine) pp. 457. With fifty-eight full-page illustrations (plates). Genealogical Tables: Gods of the House of Don; Gods of the House of Llyr; Arthur and his Kin. Glossary and Index. Top edge gilt, others uncut. The Myths Series. Offsetting to the free endpapers. A fine copy with particularly bright covers, some leaves unopened, in worn dust-jacket. which lacks about the top half of its spine. |
| $60 |
| *a4959 Wheatley, Dennis |
| The Devil and all his works |
| (London: Hutchinson: 1971) First Edition Cl. pp. 304 (285 x 206 mm) Illust. Maps. Notes on the Illustrations. Index. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a4801 Dalbiez, Roland |
| Psycholanalytical Method and the Doctrine of Freud |
| (London: Longmans, Green: Reprinted by Novographic Process 1948) In Two Volumes. Translated from the French by TF Lindsay. Cl. p.p. xvi, 415 and xii, 331. Index to Authors and Index to Subjects at rear of each volume. Introduction by EB Strauss. Volume I is ‘Exposition’, Volume II is ‘Discussion’. Near fine in good price-clipped dust-jackets with staining to that of Volume I. |
| $80 |
| *a4802 Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (Building Research Station) |
| Principles of Modern Building |
| (London: HM’s Stationery Office) In Two Volumes. This set comprises 3rd Edition (1959) of Volume I, originally entitled ‘Walls, Partitions and Chimneys’, but subsequently expanded; and the First Edition (1961) of Volume II ('Floors and Roofs’). Cl. pp. x, 302 and vi, 189. Each volume illustrated, and each with its own Index. Fine or thereabouts in v.g. price-clipped dust-jackets, that of Volume I being browned on the spine. |
| $40 |
| *a4834 Vaught, LA |
| Vaught's Practical Character Reader |
| (Chicago: Vaught-Rocine Pub. Co: Revised 1907 by Emily H. Vaught) Pict. cl. pp. 257 and 4 adverts. Illust. Index. Phrenology and beyond. V.g. |
| $50 |
| *a4835 Lukin, James |
| Toys and Toymaking: being Instructions for the Home Construction of simple Wooden Toys, and of others that are moved or driven by Weights, Clockwork, Steam, Electricity, etc |
| (London: L. Upcott Gill: 1882) First Edition Pict. cl. pp. iv, 276 and 16 p.a. and others (predominately Gill's Catalogue of Practical Handbooks 170 C 1/96). Illust. Index. Fine |
| $400 |
| *a4836 McPherson's Limited |
| Handbook of Australian Bolts, Nuts, Rivets, Screws, Spikes, Washers, Pole Line Hardware and other fasteners 1949 |
| (Melbourne: etc: Printed by Ramsay Ware) Cl. pp. 168. Illust. Index. About fine |
| $30 |
| *a4837 Knight, Rupert Grenville, MC, MCE, MInst.CE |
| The Subsidence of a Rockfill Dam and the Remedial Measures Employed at Eildon Reservoir, Australia |
| (London: Published by The Institution of Civil Engineers: 1938) By permission of the Council. Excerpt Journal of The ICE, Session 1937-38. Bds pp. ii, 109-208 and 451-495. Illust. Folding plates at rear additional to pagination. The second part is 'Correspondence on Papers Published in March 1938 Journal'. With signed presentation inscription by the Author. External hinges cracking o/w about fine. |
| $200 |
| *a4838 Guttery, DR |
| From Broad-Glass to Cut Crystal: A History of the Stourbridge Glass Industry |
| (London: Leonard Hill: 1956) First Edition Dec. cl. pp. xiv, 161 (253 x 158 mm) With 69 plates additional to pagination. Bibliography Index. About fine |
| $60 |
| *a4839 no author |
| 'Unicode': the Universal Telegraphic Phrase-Book - A Code of Cypher Words for Commercial, Domestic, and Familiar phrases in Ordinary Use in Inland and Foreign Telegrams. |
| With a List of Prominent Commercial Firms who are Unicode Users. (London: Cassell: 1891) Seventh Edition. Cl. pp. x, 110, 2 and 16 p.a. (featuring Cassell's list 7 G 6.91). A few small stains and scuffs to covers which are, however, still bright, and a couple of annotations in ink, o/w fine or thereabouts. |
| $400 |
| *a4840 Harris, W. Victor, MSc, AICTA, MIBiol |
| Termites: Their Recognition and Control |
| (London: Longmans: 1961) First Edition Cl. pp. xii, 187. Illust. Bibliography Index. Tropical Agriculture Series. Fine in good dust-jacket. |
| $50 |
| *a4841 The Australian Cement Manufacturers' Association |
| Concrete for Farm and Station |
| (Sydney: DS Ford print: n.d.) About 1935. Pict. wrs plus pp. 36 (216 x 142 mm) Illust. Pamphlet 108. About fine |
| $25 |
| *a4842 Flint, Charles Bruce(Manufacturing Chemist), Adelaide |
| Cuts and Wounds on Horses and Cattle and How to Cure Them: with some notes on the treatment of a few other common horse troubles. |
| (n.d.) Suggest about 1910 (?) Wrs. pp. 24 (140 x 108 mm) Includes Testimonials (with names and sometimes places of those who sent them) from around Australia. Front cover says: 'May be safely used on men, women, and children'. V.g. |
| $50 |
| *a4843 The Australian Cement Manufacturers' Association, Sydney |
| Concrete Silos |
| (Sydney: WE Smith print: April 1937) Pict. wrs pp. 28 (216 x 139 mm) Illust. (Pamphlet) 13. Fine |
| $40 |
| *a4844 Jeffrey, Geo. (Wool Expert) |
| A Practical Handbook on Sheep and Wool for the Farmer, With which is incorporated Professor Perkins' Report in 1906 on the Sheep at the Roseworthy Agricultural College Farm |
| (Adelaide: Vardon and Sons print: 1907) First Edition Cl. pp. 175 plus numerous advertisements. Illust. Front cover flecked; extremities of covers rubbed; o/w v.g. |
| $40 |
| *a4845 no author |
| The Australasian Dairyman and Farmers' Friend |
| (Sydney: Turner and Henderson: 1897) First Edition Cl. pp. viii, 174 plus advertisements at front and one on fixed rear endpaper. Illust. index. A leaflet bound in at pp. 64-65 has caused browning to those pages. The first leaf after the free front endpaper (presumably an advert.) has been excised, o/w v.g. |
| $60 |
| *a4848 Alfa-Laval Separator Co Pty Ltd, Sydney etc |
| The Alfa-Laval Homestead Milker: Better - Faster - Cleaner Alfa Milking for Herds of Ten Cows or Less |
| (n.d.) Suggest about 1940 (?) pp. 4 (333 x 151 mm) Illustrated brochure. Good copy |
| $10 |
| *a4849 Ronaldson Bros. and Tippett Ltd (Head Office and Works: Creswick Road, Ballarat) |
| The Ronaldson-Tippett Type 'N' Vertical Petrol and Petrol-Kerosene Engine: Instruction Book No. 75-K (May 1964) |
| Wrs plus pp. iv, 69 including pagination of the folding plates and information pages at rear. Illust. Index. Fine |
| $40 |
| *a4850 Smiles, Samuel |
| Lives of the Engineers: Early Engineering/Vermuyden - Myddelton - Perry - James Brindley |
| (London: John Murray: 1874) A New and Revised Edition. Gilt dec. cl. pp. xxxiv, 320 and 16 p.a. Illust. Index. All edges uncut. A cancelled library copy (the only library marks being a couple of stamps, one of which is crossed out by way of cancellation, the other being on the title-page, and a crossed out number on the front fly leaf). A subsequent owner's name. The free front endpaper is pasted to the fixed front endpaper. The covers are clean; the spine is sunned but the gilt lettering is still legible; the front cover is flecked but the gilt decoration bright. Internally good if not v.g. |
| $60 |
| *a4851 Compiled by Members of the Staff of the Royal Dutch-Shell Group |
| The Petroleum Handbook |
| (London: The Shell Petroleum Company Limited: 1948) Third Edition. Gilt dec. cl. pp. x, 658. Illust. Tables. Glossary. Index. Ownership inscription on the Shell bookplate on fixed front endpaper. A little flecking to spine. About fine |
| $30 |
| *a4863 Martini |
| Palmistry |
| (Baltimore, Maryland I and M Ottenheimer) Copyright 1919. Pict. wrs pp. ii, 110 and 8 p.a. 'A practical work based on the experience of Martini. Profusely illustrated, contains more illustrations than any other book of its size on the subject'. About fine |
| $30 |
| *a4873 Mazlo |
| Designing with Magnesium |
| (Cleveland, Ohio: American Magnesium Corporation, Subsidiary of Aluminum Company of America: 1945) Printer's Code at end of text indicates that this is Revised Edition, November 1945. Bds pp. 324. Illust. References. Index of Tables. Index of Figures. Index. About fine |
| $40 |
| *a4874 Sandvik Tube Products |
| Stainless Steel Tubes |
| (Sandviken - Sweden: The Sandvik Steel Works Co: Copyright 1960) Dec. cl. pp. 176. Illust. Business Card of Sandvik Australia Pty. Ltd, Wingfield, SA, pasted on free front endpaper. Near fine |
| $25 |
| *a4889 Owen, Robert |
| A New View of Society and Other Writings |
| (London: Dent: First Published in this Edition 1927) Dec. bds pp. xx, 300 and 16 p.a. (A Classified List of the first 917 Volumes in Everyman's Library) Introduction by GDH Cole. This is No. 799 in Everyman's Library and is in the Science section. Top edge tinted. Some moderate stains to fore edge o/w fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a4910 Selwyn, Sydney (Professor of Medical Microbiology, University of London) (and with contributions by RW Lacey and Mohammed Bakhtiar) |
| The Beta-Lactam Antibiotics: Penicillins and Cepahalosporins in Perspective |
| (London: Hodder and Stoughton: 1980) First Edition Bds pp. xvi, 364. Illust. Tables on Dosages, Side Effects, Incompatibilities, Stabilities and Administration. Author Index. Subject Index. Fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
| *a4913 Ward, HW and Co Ltd, Lionel Street, Birmingham |
| Machine Tools (general Catalogue) |
| (n.d.) Reprint of Seventh Edition. Dec. cl. pp. xii, 418 (285 x 230 mm) Well illustrated. Index. Code Word Index. Spine foxed; lower corners of boards rubbed; generally v.g. copy |
| $100 |
| *a4922 Wise, SJ |
| Electric Clocks: Principles, Construction, Operation, Installation and Repair of Mains and Battery-operated Clocks for Domestic and Industrial Purposes |
| (London: Heywood: 1948) First Edition Cl. pp. 150. With 137 illustrations. Index. About fine in good dust-jacket. |
| $200 |
| *a4977 Gasking, Elizabeth B |
| Investigations into Generation 1651-1828 |
| (London: Hutchinson: 1967) First Edition Bds pp. 192. Time Chart. Bibliography Index. The author was Lecturer in the Philosophy and History of Science at the University of Melbourne. The term 'generation' was used from antiquity to beginning of the nineteenth century 'for certain special biology studies in the field of genetics'. 'The author is chiefly concerned with the inter-connections between the factual discoveries on the one hand, and the theoretical opinions advanced by leading biologists on the other'. An owner's name. Fine in dust-jacket. which has a few scuffs but is o/w also fine. |
| $30 |
| *a5092 no author |
| The Electician: A Weekly Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electricity and Chemical Physics |
| (London: James Gray: January 28, 1882 - May 7, 1886) Eight Volumes (matching half leather bindings) (312 x 230 mm) Illust. Index to each volume. Vols. VIII-XI and XIII-XVI inclusive. A rich repository of information about the machinery that generates electricity and the use of it including the lighting of public buildings, ships, trains, with much on the multifarious new inventions harnessing electric power. Includes eg 'Ostrogovich's Telegraphic Printing Instrument' (Vol. IX), 'The Electric Locomotive at the Chicago Exposition' (Vol. XI), 'Electrical System for Coast Defence' (Vol. XIII) etc etc There is a strong emphasis throughout on Exhibitions, notably in Volumes VIII-X that at the Crystal Palace (1882). Of particular interest are the extensive and detailed folding plans and illustrations for the new cable steamships 'The Magneta' and 'The Electra' in Vol. XIV. In generally v.g. to near fine order, including Supplements, but please note that Volume XV, while lacking four leaves which were apparently not bound in contains all 'the Exhibition Record' Supplements comprising pp. 5-40 extra to pagination. |
| $800 |
| *a5094 Published under the direction of the General Medical Council |
| British Pharmacopoeia 1953 |
| (London: The Pharmaceutical Press) Gilt dec. cl. pp. xxiv, 894. Index. Corrigenda slip tipped in. An owner's name stamp several times. V.g. |
| $25 |
| *a4918 Collinson, Clifford W, FRGS |
| Life and Laughter 'Midst the Cannibals |
| (London: Hurst and Blackett: n.d.) Second Edition. Cl. pp. 288 (238 x 160 mm) Illust. Map of Nauru or Pleasant Island Ex Libris Keith Norwood with his bookplate. Fore edge uncut. Corners of covers bumped or rubbed. V.g. |
| $45 |
| *a4811 New Zealand Lawn Tennis Umpires' Association (Compiled by) |
| Official Handbook March, 1958 |
| (Printed by RS Stiles and Co, Nelson) Dec. wrs plus pp. 39 (135 x 108 mm) Three (presumably superseded) sub-clauses of Rule 7 have been crossed out (though remaining legible). Fine |
| $30 |
| *a4812 no author |
| Rules of Lawn Tennis and Knotty Points also Other Information for Players and Officials: Official Handbook of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Umpires' Association 1961 |
| Printed by RW Stiles and Co, Nelson) Wrs plus pp. 80 (134 x 108 mm) Index. Fine |
| $30 |
| *a4813 no author |
| Souvenir of the 1956 Springbok Tour of New Zealand |
| (Dunedin, NZ: Published by The Evening Star) pp. 20 (476 x 304 mm) Profusely illustrated. Map. The Springboks played 23, won 16, drew 1, lost 6. Has been folded once at its middle o/w v.g. or near fine. |
| $25 |
| *a4821 no author |
| Rules and Regulations of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association (Incorporated) 1952 |
| (Wellington, NZLTA) Dec. wrs plus pp. 112 (180 x 124 mm) V.g. |
| $60 |
| *a4949 Butler, Keith |
| Howzat!: Sixteen Australian cricketers talk to Keith Butler |
| (Sydney: Collins: 1979) First Edition Bds pp. 260. Illust. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a5010 Miles, Henry Downes |
| Pugilistica: being one hundred and forty-four years of The History of British Boxing |
| (London: Weldon and Co: n.d.) In Three Volumes all matching gilt pict. cl. pp. xiv, iii-xvi, 507 (inc. Index), 5 p.a.; 'Vol. I' inked on spine; pp. vi, 538, 6 (Index); 'Vol 2' inked on spine; pp. iv, 528, 6 (index); 'Vol 3' inked on spine. Illust. 'With One Hundred Portraits and Illustrations'. Top edges gilt In Volume III several of the portrait plates have the subject's boxing career entered in ink on the blank verso of the plates. Vol. I a little loose in stitching; one plate and a gathering loosened in Volume III; each volume has a commercial bookplate on fixed f.e.p. with the owner's name; internally v.g. and externally bright. |
| $750 |
| *a5033 Moore, David |
| WR Hammond, Cricketer: A Complete Record of His Performances in First-Class Matches |
| (Bristol: Cricket Biographies: 1948) First Edition Pict. wrs pp. iv, 140 (180 x 125 mm) Illust. Foreword by Les Ames. Introduction is a short biography and substantial assessment of Hammond's abilities. A little wear to wrappers o/w v.g. if not near fine. |
| $100 |
| *a4856 Wilson, Ivy Crane (Edited by) |
| The Seventh Hollywood Album |
| (London: Sampson Low, Marston: n.d.) 1953 or so as that was the year of release of 'Houdini'. Dec. bds pp. 160 (273 x 208 mm) Illust. The Editor was Hollywood correspondent for the London 'Star'. About fine in good dust-jacket whose front panel photo is 'Tony Curtis and wife Janet Leigh go for a spin in a speedboat, between scenes from Paramount's Houdini'. |
| $35 |
| *a4822 Service, TBD |
| Ford Cars: A Practical Guide to Maintenance and Repair covering Models from 1934 |
| (London: C. Arthur Pearson: 1956) First Edition Bds pp. 240 plus 7 adverts. Illust. Index. Title page says 'Car Maintenance Series'; jacket says 'Motor Car Maintenance and Repair Series'. Fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $45 |
| *a4823 Abbey, Staton, AMIMI |
| The Ford New Anglia and New Prefect Handbook: A Practical Handbook covering All Models including the Escort, Squire and 5-cwt and 7-cwt Vans. |
| (London: Pitman: 1959) First Edition bds pp. viii, 118 and 2 adverts. illust. Index. Pitmans's Motorists' Library. Jacket says 'All Models to 1958'. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a4944 no author |
| Economical Boiler Washing Co Ltd |
| (London: Waterlow and Sons print: September, 1916) Dec. wrs plus pp. 32 (189 x 252 mm) Well illustrated account of the various Economical Boiler Washing Systems (they were in use in Britain, Australia, South America, South Africa etc) Near fine |
| $60 |
| *a4947 Wheatley, Robert and Bruce |
| The Last Days of Steam on Australia's Railway |
| (Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1971) First Edition Pict. bds pp. 95 (216 x 284 mm) Begins with pp. 15 of text, being captions and notes to the 84 photographs which follow. Fine |
| $30 |
| *a4983 The Austin Motor Co Ltd, Longbridge, Birmingham |
| Austin Eight Saloon and Van Series ASA and ASI Service Manual |
| (England: December, 1951) Publication No. 294/E. Dec. cl. pp. 96 (286 x 214 mm) plus folding Lubrication chart. Illust. V.g. |
| $25 |
| *a4984 Jones, Alan (and Keith Botsford) |
| Driving Ambition |
| (London: Stanley Paul: 1981) First Edition Bds pp. iv, 171. Illust. Fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a4988 Macauley, Ted (Edited by) |
| International Motor-Cycle Racing Book |
| (London: Souvenir Press: 1971) First Edition Bds pp. 128 (236 x 186 mm) Illust. About fine in v.g. dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a4989 Carrick, Peter |
| The Guinness Guide to Motorcycling |
| (Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives: 1980) First Edition Bds pp. 223 (293 x 208 mm) Illust. Index. Gift inscription on fixed rear endpaper. About fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a4810 Peterson, CB and Guy, EG (Compiled and Edited by) |
| New Zealand the Wonderland of the Pacific |
| (Rotorua, NZ: Issued by The Combined Motor Transport Companies of Rotorua, NZ: n.d.) Suggest about 1930. Pict. wrs plus pp. 48 (245 x 177 mm) Well illustrated. Maps. Lists of Motor Services (North Island), and Hotels and Resorts in Principal Centres North Island. About fine |
| $30 |
| *a4826 Zenitter, I (Compiled by) |
| A Visit to the Eternal City: Guide to Rome and Its Environs 1928 |
| (Rome: G. Menaglia: 1928) Dec. wrs pp. xx, 264. Illustrated with plates and a large folding map as well as text pictures. Index. V.g. |
| $40 |
| *a4869 Adam, Keith |
| Journey into the Himalayas |
| (Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission: 1980) First Edition Bds pp. 128 (252 x 175 mm) Illust. (colour plates additional to pagination). From the ABC-TV series. Maps on endpapers. Gift inscription About fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $25 |
| *a5019 Dekker, NA Douwes |
| Tanah Air Kita: A Book on the Country and People of Indonesia |
| (The Hague, Netherlands: W. Van Hoeve: n.d.) Fourth Edition. Pict. cl. pp. 320 (312 x 225 mm) Profusely illustrated (Photographers listed at rear). Map. An Ownership inscription dated 1955. Near fine in good dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a5034 Mayne, Peter |
| Friends in High Places: A Season in the Himalayas |
| (London: The Bodley Head: 1975) First Edition Bds pp. 320. Illust. V.g. or perhaps near fine in like dust-jacket. |
| $30 |
| *a5074 Scott, Peter |
| Wild Geese and Eskimos: A Journal of the Perry River Expedition of 1949 |
| (London: Country Life: 1951) First Edition Gilt pict. cl. pp. 254. Illustrated from photographs by Paul Queneau and with line drawings. Two Sketch Maps and maps on endpapers. References. List of Kogmuit Eskimos. List of Birds Seen. List of Mammals Seen. Index. A little foxing. V.g. in like dust-jacket. |
| $40 |
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