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1. Albright, MadeleineMadam Secretary: A MemoirMacMillan UK, 2003 Hardcover, 8vo, 562pp with contents &index, with gilt lettering on spine, in fine d/w, with b/w & colourphotographs, with slightly browned/aged pages, in very goodcondition. A story of a woman of great character with an acknowledgedtalent for making friends, Madam Secretary is also a valuablecontribution to political history, weaving together the public and theprivate, the national and the intimate, in a satisfying and rich memoirthat is destined to become a classic of its kind. SRC2 31794 $40

2. Alleridge, PatriciaBethlem Hospital 1247-1997: A Pictorial RecordPhillimore & Co UK, 1997. First Edition Hardcover, sm 4to,116pp with contents & index, with fine d/w, with gilt lettering on spine, with illustrated endpages, with b/w & colour photographs and images throughout, in as new condition. Bethlem Hospital, the original ‘Bedlam’, was founded in 1247 as the Priory of St Mary ofBethlehem. It now forms part of a world famous psychiatric teachinghospital. SRA1 31848 $45

3. Anderson, EthelIndian TalesThe Australian Publishing CoAust, 1948. First EditionHardcover, 8vo, 181pp withcontents, in worn d/w, withslightly bumped pages, withcolour & b/w images, withprevious owners signature, ingood condition. In these IndianTales, Ethel Anderson displays heraccurate knowledge of the mannersand customs of various phases ofIndian life under the kindly rule ofthe British “Sirkar”. SRA5 31273 $20

4. Australian Commonwealth Military ForcesStand EasyAustralian War Memorial Canberra, 1945 Hardcover, 4to, 208ppwith contents, in bumped & protected d/w, with green lettering& images on spine & cover, with illustrated endpages, withcolour & b/w photographs, drawings & images, with insertoperational maps of the Bougainville, Tarakan, Wewak, NewBritain and Balikpapan and Borneo campaigns, in goodcondition. Anecdotal and narrative coverage of the Australians in thefinal Pacific campaigns with poetry and cartoons. SRD3 31727 $25

5. Australian Military ForcesAs You Were! A Cavalcade of Events with theAustralian Services From 1788-1946Australian War Memorial Canberra, 1946 Hardcover, 4to, 202ppwith contents, in bumped & protected d/w, with gilt lettering &images on spine & cover, with illustrated endpages, with colour& b/w photographs, drawings & images, in good condition. Thisbook has a dual role. It completes the series of Service books producedduring the 1939-45 War. It is the first of a new series of post-war Service volumes which provided a contemporary record of development in theAustralian Navy, Army & Air Force. SRD3 31726 $25

6. The Australian Military ForcesKhaki and GreenAustralian War MemorialCanberra, 1943 Hardcover,4to, 204pp with contents, intorn & protected d/w, withillustrated endpages, withb&w illustrations &photographs, in goodcondition. “Khaki and Green”sums up in one telling phrase thescope of the activities ofAustralian soldiers since last they related their experiences, in bookform, to their homeland. SRD331725 $25

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7. Australian MuseumHandbook of the Australian MuseumAuthority of the Trustees Sydney, 1957 Paperback, 8vo, 133pp,with rubbed & bumped cover, with aged & browned pages, withb&w illustrations, in fair condition. The purpose of this handbookwas to help make visits to the Museum of increased interest by providinginformation about the exhibits and the theme that linked them alltogether. HB1 33007 $25

8. BAEDEKER, Karl.Italy From The Alps To NaplesLeipzig, Karl Baedeker, 1909. Second Edition. Hardcover, 12mo.,flexible red covering, gilt lettering on cover & spine, marbleedges, adv for Baedeker books on front endpage, frontis fold-outmap index map on rear endpage, 25 maps, 52 plans, index, large fold-out map of Italy, Alps, and Naple. 398pp. Karl LudwigJohannes Baedeker was a German publisher whose company, Baedeker,set the standard for authoritative guidebooks for tourists. The guideswith red bindings and gilt lettering became the familiar hallmark of allBaedeker guides and the content became famous for its clarity, detail and accuracy. lrb2 22808 $80

9. BAEDEKER, Karl.Northern Germany Excluding The Rhineland

Leipzig, Karl Baedeker, 1925.Seventeenth Revised Edition.Hardcover, 12mo., flexible redcovering, gilt lettering on cover& spine, marble edges, adv forBaedeker books on frontendpage, frontis fold-out mapindex map on rear endpage, 165maps and plans, index, largefold-out map of NorthernGermany. 406pp. Karl LudwigJohannes Baedeker was a Germanpublisher whose company, Baedeker,set the standard for authoritativeguidebooks for tourists. The guideswith red bindings and gilt letteringbecame the familiar hallmark of allBaedeker guides and the contentbecame famous for its clarity, detailand accuracy. lrb2 22809 $100

10. BAEDEKER, Karl.Southern Germany: Baden, Black Forest,Wurtemberg, And BavariaLeipzig, Karl Baedeker, 1929. Thirteenth Revised Edition.Hardcover, 12mo., flexible red covering, gilt lettering on cover &spine, marble edges, adv for Baedeker books on front endpage,index map on rear endpage, 118 maps and plans, fold-outpanorama, index, 547pp. fold-out map pasted down on endpage, large fold-out map of Italy in rear pocket. Very good conditionKarl Ludwig Johannes Baedeker was a German publisher whosecompany, Baedeker, set the standard for authoritative guidebooks fortourists. The guides with red bindings and gilt lettering became thefamiliar hallmark of all Baedeker guides and the content became famous for its clarity, detail and accuracy. Lrb2 22812 $80

11. Bamm, Peter.Alexander The Great: Power As Destiny.London, Thames & Hudson, 1968 Hardcover, sm 4to., marooncloth boards stamped in gilt, gilt lettering to spine, mapendpapers, maps, pp 320, 256 ills, 16 col plates, list and sourcesof illustrations. A very good copy Peter Bamm, who has made aprofound study of Alexander as the man, monarch, genetal and politicalvisionary, has written a text which is closely integrated with a long andsplendid series of carefully chosen plates. In word and picture,Alexander’s life is traced from his childhood in Macedonia to his death in distant Babylonia. SRB2 22976 $40

12. Barry, PaulWho Wants To Be A Billionaire? The James Packer StoryAllen & Unwin Australia, 2009Hardcover, 8vo, 409pp withcontents & index, with giltlettering on spine, in fine d/w,with colour photographs, inexcellent condition. The story ofJames Packer’s desperate battle towin his father’s love and respect. Itis also a tale of billion-dollar betsgone disastrously wrong. But above all it is a portrait of a troubledrelationship between a dominantfather and dutiful son. SRC331793 $25


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13. Bartholomew, JohnBartholomew’s Road Atlas of Great BritainJohn Bartholomew & Son Ltd Edinburgh, 1954 Hardcover, 8vo,112pp with index, with browned endpages, with previousowners name plate, in very good condition. 10th edition of thisatlas with new town plans and improved road information from 1954.SRD2 31689 $25

14. Bartholomew, JohnThe Comparative Atlas of Physical and PoliticalGeographyMeiklejohn & Son Ltd London, 1946 Hardcover, 4to, 112pp withcontents & index, with aged cover, with previous ownerssignature, in good condition. Historical world atlas from 1946SRB3 31624 $20

15. Bavin, Hon. Sir ThomasSir Henry Parkes - His Lifeand WorkAngus & Robertson Ltd Aust, 1941.First Edition Hardcover, 8vo, 68ppwith contents, with repair to frontisspine, with faded spine and worncover, with browned pages, a goodreading copy. The life and work of SirHenry Parkes from the 1940 lectures ofJohn Murtagh Macrossan. SRA431249 $40

16. Beck, DeborahHope In HellA History of Darlinghurst Gaol &the National Art School Allen &Unwin Australia, 2005. First Edition Hardcover, sm 4to, 208pp withcontents & index, with fine d/w, with gilt lettering on spine, with illustrated endpages, with b&w photographs throughout, in asnew condition. A rich visual account of one of the oldest andbest-preserved examples of colonial Sydney architecture, the Darlinghurst

Gaol. SRA1 31847 $45

17.The Beginnings of Government in Australia. ByAuthorityParliament of the Commonwealth, 1913 Folio, saddle stitchbound, in original cover, with very rubbed & bumped cover andpages, with a series of lithographs taken from the originaldocuments, with some gatefold pages of original facsimiles, afair copy of this uncut and scarce volume. This is the inauguralvolume of the “Historical Records of Australia” and consists of facsimilesof the original documents which are the primal elements in the initiation of civilization in Australia. SRE1 32001 $130

18. Benjamin, L.R.Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchBulletins Pulp & Paper Bulletins 25, 31, 35 & 37Commonwealth of Australia, 1923 - 1928 Hardcover boundtradepapers, 8vo, approx. 250pp, with b&w images, maps &graphs, in very good condition. Four bulletins by the Council:Bulletin 25 - The Manufacturer of Pulp & Paper from AustralianWoods; Bulletin 31 - Newsprint Preliminary Experiments; Bulletin 35 - Kraft Pulp & Paper; Bulletin 37 - Paper-pulp & Cellulose from theEucalypts. SRD2 31663 $60

19. Bennett, GeorgeWanderings in New South Wales (2Volumes)Richard Bentley London, 1834. FolioEdition Hardcovers, 8vo, approx. 430ppeach volume, with gilt lettering on spines,with some b/w illustrations, with slightfoxing on page edges, both copies in verygood condition. The work is a series ofexcursions into the interior of the colony of NSW,

at intervals of disengagement from professionalduties, and at periods of the year best calculatedfor observations in natural history. To this areadded a detail of such incidents as appeared to the author worthy of notice, while visiting Batavia,Singapore, China, etc., on his return to England.

SRB1 32970 $120

20. BEWICK,ThomasA New Years Gift For LittleMasters & MissesTokyo, Holp Shuppan, 1982. Hardcover, 24mo., brown cloth with title on frontcover & spine, with matching brownbox and card slipcase. Unpaginated.Fine condition,. Facsimile edition fromThe Osborne Collection of Early Children’sBooks. Br4 22187 $50



21. Birch, CharlesOn PurposeNSW University Press Ltd, Aust, 1990 Paperback, 8vo, 195ppwith contents & index, with some browning marks, withauthors signature, in excellent condition. At a time when people allover the world are questioning the worth of a high-tech existence,eminent philisopher and biologist Charles Birch offers us a new way ofthinking for the new millennium. SRA4 31256 $20

22. Blake, RobertJardine Matheson: Traders of the Far EastWeidenfeld & Nicolson London, 1999 Hardcover, 8vo, 280ppwith contents & index, with gilt lettering on spine, with fine d/w,

with colour & b/w photographs &images, in very good condition. In this book, the eminent historianRobert Blake applies his acclaimedskills to animating the real story ofJardine Matheson & Co. - one of theremarkable business stories of thenineteenth and twentieth centuries.SRC4 31804 $45

23. Brookner, AnitaThe Rules of EngagementPenguin Group, 2003 Hardcover,8vo, 247pp, in excellent d/w, withgilt lettering on spine, in excellent condition. Elizabeth and Betsy know each other as school children. Whenthey meet again in later life one issafely married, the other mostunsafely partnered. Theyh discoverthat what they have in common

os the same capacity for making dangerous choices. Theirwillingness to implement these choices reveals the fate that wasspelt out in their very different characters from the start. SRA531817 $25

24. Brown, DavidKamikazeGallery Books NY, 1990 Hardcover, 4to, 80pp with contents & index, in fine d/w, with same colour hardcover, withcolour and b/w photographs, in excellent condition. Looksat the origins of the suicide campaign amid the concepts ofBushido, Japan’s self-sacrificing warrior code, and Shinto, thestate relition, and follows the ebb and flow of the major battles.SRB3 31360 $25

25. Bryant, JosephCaptain Matthew Flinders R.N.The Epworth Press London, 1928. [First Ed.] Hardcover, 8vo,194pp with contents, with rubbed & bumped cover, withbrowned page edges, with some foxing, in good condition forage. The story of Matthew Flinders. HC1 33008 $50

26. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology &GeophysicsSedimentological Studies on the Stairway, Sandstoneof Central AustraliaBulletin No. 95 Australian Govt. Publishing Service Canberra,1972 Hardcover, 8vo, 73pp, in good d/w, with gatefold table, with tables, illustrations and figures throughout, with additionaltables inserted in back of book, in excellent condition. TheStairway Sandstown is an Ordovician formation in the Amadeus Basinof central Australia. SRD2 31885 $45

27. CAMERON, Hector CharlesSir Joseph BanksSydney, Angus & Robertson, 1966 Hardcover, 8vo, 341pp plates,appendices,, notes, references, index, with rubbed & bumpedd/w, with gilt lettering on marked cover, with previous ownersinscription, in good condition. An absorbing study of a great andmany-sided man. One whose rule over the scientists and philisophers of18th century England was as formidable as Dr Johnson’s over its men ofletters. HD1 95467 $40



28. Cameron, IanTo the Farthest Ends of the EarthMacdonald Futura Publishers, 1980. First Edition Hardcover, sm 4to, 288pp with contents & index, in fine d/w, with gilt letteringon spine, with colour & b/w illustrations, photographs &drawings, with photographic endpages, in excellent condition. Ahighly readable, carefully rsearched account with original sketches byexplorers such as Livingstone and Speke, many fine paintings and watercolours - most previously unpublished - by expedition artists, and somemagnificent examples of the work of early and contemporaryphotographers. SRA1 31850 $30

29. CAREY, PeterMy Life As A FakeSydney, Knopf/Random House, 2003. 1st Edition Hardcover, 8vo, 280pp, in fine d/w, with illustrated endpages, with ribbonmarker, with browned rough-cut pageedges, in good condition. A manic,endearing and penetrating ode to fakery at itsmost truthful and truth at its most fake. MyLife as a Fake penetrates to the heart of thealchemy of literature itself. SRB2 95896 $30

30. Carr, J.L.A Month in the CountryThe Folio Society London, 1999Hardcover, 8vo, 121pp with illustrationslist, with b&w plates, with beautifullyillustrated hardcover, with slightlysunned slipcase, in excellent condition.This is a little novel about time and eternity, orabout salvation and destruction, or about aman, who, in D.H. Lawrence’s words, ‘hascome through’. LRE1 32996 $30

31. Carrington, RichardEast From TunisButler and Tanner Ltd UK,(ND) Hardcover, 8vo, 232ppwith contents & index, inbumped d/w, with b&wphotographs, with bronedpages, in good condition. Anaccount of a journey from Tunis toEgypt takes in many towns,ancient and modern - Carthage,Kairouan, Sousse, Sfax, Gabes,Tripoli, Leptis Magna, Benghazi,Cyrene, Alexandria. SRA4 31248 $20

32. Carter, AlanQueer Fish And Dirty Rotten DealingsCarters Promotions Aust, 1996 Paperback, 307pp with contents,in as new condition. This book has been written to highlight thebrighter, funner side of the trade of antiques and collectables. It’s not allabout antiques at all, really, more about the characters who people thetrade and its fringes. SRA4 31251 $20

33. Carter, IainThe Majors 2015: The Thrilling Battle for Golf’sGreatest TrophiesElliott and Thompson Ltd London, 2015 Hardcover, 8vo, 270ppwith contents & index, with gilt lettering on spine, with goodd/w, with b&w photographs, in excellent condition. Usingfirst-hand insights alonside interviews with the players, Iain Carterprovides a fascinating account of golf’s most prestigious events (The

Majors), recapping the enthrallingaction of 2015 when a newgeneration of young stars surged tothe fore. SRC4 31806 $25

34. Castaneda, CarlosThe Teachings of Don JuanPenguin Books, 1978 Paperback, sm 8vo, 252pp with contents &appendix, with rubbed &bumped cover, in goodcondition. A uniquely importantcontribution to our burgeoningpsychedelic literature, don Juanprojects a quality of experiencebeside which scientific exactitudestands in peril of paling intosignificance. HB1 33002 $30

35. CHISHOLM, Alec. H(selected by)Land of Wonder: The BestAustralian Nature WritingSydney, A&R, 1966 rep. Hardcover,8vo, 313pp with contents, with veryrubbed, bumped & price clipped d/w,with gilt lettering on rubbed &bumped cover, with browned & foxed page edges, with illustratedendpages, with b&w drawings, in fair condition. The aim of this anthology is to bring together, simultaneously, the bestwriting by the best observers. LRC455139 $20



36. Christensen, P.E.S.The Biology of Bettongia pencillata Gray, 1837, andMacropus eugenii (Desmarest, 1817) in Relation toFireForests Dept. of W.A., 1980 Paperback, sm 4to, 90pp withcontents, with slightly bumped spine, with colour photographs,with b&w maps & graphs, with many colour gatefold graphs, ingood condition. Bulletin 91: The texts and illustrations published inthis Bulletin were presented as a athesis for the degree of Doctor ofPhilosophy to the University of Western Australia 1977. SRD2 31684 $40

37. Clark, LeonardThe Rivers Ran EastFunk & Wagnalls USA, 1953 Hardcover, 8vo, 366pp with index,with rubbed, bumped & torn d/w in protective cover, withslightly rubbed cover, with rubbed, bumped & browned pagesand edges, with b&w photographs, with b&w maps, with bookexchange stamp on back endpage, in good condition. Eastof the Peruvian Andes lies the vast rain-forest of the Gran Pajanol, laced with white-water rivers and inhabited by savages to whomtorture and death are everyday matters. In this jungle tangle, thewriter believed, lay the legendary Sities of Cibola whor whichexplorers had been searching since the sixteenth century. SRA3

31836 $35

38. Clune, FrankRoaming Round TheDarlingAngus & Robertson Ltd, 1952 Hardcover, 8vo, 212pp withcontents & bibliography, with b&w photographers &images, with endpage maps,in good condition.Gundabooka, Milparinka,Tibooburra, Innamincka: thesewere some of the places - places whosenames read like a magical formula -that lay along Clune’s path when he setout from Sydney on a 2000 mile tour of

western NSW and beyond. SRC2 31938 $25

39. Colwell, MaxShips and Seafarers in Australian WatersLansdowne Press Melbourne, 1973 Hardcover, 4to, 126pp, withcontents & index, in slightly bumped d/w, with gilt lettering onspine, with colour & b/w photographs, drawings & maps, ingood condition. A fascinating and exciting rounting of the seafaringphases which played their part in Australia’s development, of owners,builders, ships, seamen and their deeds and disasters in hostile waters.SRB5 31883 $25

40.Courage In CrisisRandom House Australia, 2011. First Edition Hardcover, sm 4to,303pp with contents & index, with colour and b/w photographsand images, in as new condition. Time and time again Australians’courage has been put to the test - from 1712 through to the present day.On every page, you will find shining exampes of hope and survivalagainst the odds. SRB1 31303 $25

41. C.S. ForesterGold From CreteMichael Joseph Ltd London, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover, sm8vo, 194pp with contents, in good & protected d/w, with giltlettering on spine, in good condition. Thise collected stories are allabout World War II. Most of them are superb stories of sea warfare.SRC1 31937 $25

42. De Bellaigue, GeoffreyThe James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon

Manor - 1 Furniture, Clocks andGilt Bronzes. - two VolumesPublished for The National Trust ByOffice Du Livre London 1974Hardcovers, folio, with gilt lettering onspine, Vol. I. 447pp, Vol II. 903pp, withcolour and b/w illustrations throughout, in d/w, with previous owners inscription on ffep. else in as new condition.Waddesdon Manor ranks together with theRoyal Collection and the Wallace Collection as one of the three most important collections of18th-Century decorative art outside France.No single aspect of the collection atWaddesdon is as remarkable as its furniture. BR10 30785 $350



43. De Groen, GeoffreySigns of Time: One Painting in One Hundred PartsCorbally Stourton Contemporary Art [nd] Hardcover, 4to, 132pp, with excellent d/w, with same hardcover design, with colourplates throughout, in as new condition. Signs of time is onepainting made from one hundred different parts. Each part might bethought of as letters forming words and then sentences, then paragraphs, shapes and forms of colour and space, Signs of time. LRE6 32951 $80

44. Dickens, CharlesDombey and SonCollins UK, nd Red limp cloth board hardcover, CollinsIllustrated Pocket Classics, 12mo, 846pp with slightly rubbed &bumped cover & spine (esp top spine), with ribbon marker, withb&w illustrations, with gilt lettering and design on cover andspine, in good condition. Classic Charles Dickens novel LRB331771 $35

45. Dickens, CharlesThe Uncommercial TravellerCollins UK, nd Red limp cloth board hardcover, CollinsIllustrated Pocket Classics, 12mo, 371pp with contents, withslightly rubbed & bumped cover & spine, with ribbon marker,with b&w illustrations, with gilt lettering and design on coverand spine, in good condition. Classic Charles Dickens novel LRB331772 $35

46. Downes, StephenAdagio: for a simpleclarinetLothian Books, 2005. First Edition Hardcover, sm 8vo, 188pp,in excellent d/w, in as new condition. While rummaging in acupboard one day, Stephen Downes accidentally rediscovers his father’sclarinet, forgotten for years on a high shelf. Finding the instrumentarouses in Downes long-buried memories and the childhood passionfor music that his father had thwarted. SRC3 31940 $30

47. Drury, NevillDon Juan, Mescalito & Modern MagicArkana Paperbacks, 1985 Paperback, 8vo, 236pp with contents& index, with browned endpages, with b&w illustrations, in very good condition. This book is a comparison of two magical world views- that proposed by don Juan and that found in contemporary Westernmagic - of the type practised in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.HB1 33003 $25

48. Dudley, Donald R & Webster, GrahamThe Roman Conquest of Britain A.D 43-57B.T. Batsford Ltd London, 1965. First Edition Hardcover, 8vo,216pp with contents & index, with gilt lettering on spine, withslightly rubbed and bumped cover, with some page browing &spotting, with b&w images and maps, with previous ownersname plate, in very good condition. The Roman conquest of Britainwas a gradual process, beginning inAD 43 under Emperor Claudius andbeing largely completed by 87 whenthe Stanegate was established as thenorthern frontier. SRA5 31814 $30

49. Eldershaw, M. BarnardPlaque With Laurel - Essays, Reviews & CorrespondenceUniversity of Queensland Press,1995 Paperback, 283pp withcontents, in excellent condition.The extraordinary literarycollaboration of Marjorie Barnard and Flora Eldershaw lasted nearly twentyyears and produced five novels, threehistories, a book of literary criticismand a host of articles, stories andlectures. This volume presents the full

range oftheir work written under the pseudonym ‘M.Barnard Eldershaw’. SRA5 31279 $30

50. Eliot, GeorgeMiddlemarchPenguin Books UK, 1985 Paperback,8vo, 908pp, with slightly brownedpages, in very good condition. GeorgeEliot’s greatest work is a magnificent portrait of a provincial town and its inhabitants.Encompassing society as a whole and thestruggles of the individual, it is a Victorianmasterpiece. SRC4 31809 $25



51. FEEKEN, Erwin, H.J., Gerda E.E. & Spate O.H.K.The Discovery and Exploration of AustraliaMelbourne, Nelson, 1970 Hardcover, 4to., pp318, index, col. &b/w illustrations, maps, illus. endpapers. d/j slightly worn oncorners but a very good copy. The map of Australia abounds withfascinating geographical place names, the origins of which were hiddenin the journals of our early explorers. This book contains 23 beautifullydrawn four-colour maps, plus index, showing the routes of more than120 explorers with the locality of their named features, numbered toaccord with a Key to the Maps. SRB3 10307 $50

52. Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe (Intro &Commentary)Edward Gibbon’s Atlas of the WorldThe Folio Society, 1991 Hardcover, 4to, 116pp with contents &index, with gilt lettering & design on cover, with excellent giltembossed slipcase, with illustrated endpages, with b/willustrations & maps, in as new condition. With a selection ofantique maps, complimented by a range of maps prepared specially forthis edition. LRE6 32950 $50

53. FLEAY, DavidNightwatchmen of Bush and PlainBrisbane, Jacaranda Press Pty Ltd., 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover, 8vo., good cloth in like dustjacket which is price-clipped , owldistribution maps on endpages, colour and black & whitephotographs, nomenclature, index, 163pp. A highly personalizedstudy of owls over a lifetime. SRF5 10087 $35

54. Fletcher, Brian H.Australian History in New South Wales 1888-1938NSW University Press Australia, 1993 Paperback, 8vo, 228pp with contents & index, with some foxing on page edges, inexcellent condition. This book possesses general interest and willhave particular appeal to historians, both local and professsional, as well as teachers and genealogists. SRB1 31339 $40

55. Fortey, RichardThe Earth: An Intimate HistoryThe Folio Society London, 2011 Hardcover, lge 8vo, 416pp withcontents & index, with beautifully illustrated hardcover, withcolour & b/w photographs & drawings, in as new condition. Abook on how the earth works, focusing on special places and allows thereader to take a series of journeys far back into geological time. HA332990 $35

56. FRANCIS, W. D. Australian Rain-Forest TreesForestry and Timber Bureau, (1929) 1951. New & RevisedEdition. Hardcover, 8vo., good condition with only minor wear,no dustjacket, errata slip fep., frontis, fold-out map, black &white plates, line drawings, index, 469pp. Includes notes on some of the tropical rainforests and descriptions of many tropical species andcontains the best photographs of the rain-forest trees taken by author.HA1 95481 $85

57.The German Marriage ofHoliness and BeerUnknown, 1647 Hardcover, 12vo,leather bound with broken claspsand buckle, rubbed and bumpedcover with damaged spine, with giltpage edges, with aged and browned pages, with all pages and spinedstill attached, in fair condition forits age. Four books on true Christianity: healing repetance, heartfeltcontrition and sorrow for sin, and true belief; also holy life andtransformation of reighteous and true Christians. Also contains foursmall books of lessons and comforts belonging to true Christianity. Alltext in old German “Fraktur”. A very unique and historic book. 2231808 $200

58. Gibb, Sir Hamilton [A.R.] (ed.)The Travels of Ibn Battuta A.D. 1325-1354. 3 VolsTranslated with Revisions and Notes from the Arabic TextCambridge, Published for the University Press, 1958, 1959, 1971Hardcover, 8vo,, Vol. I. 269pp. Vol. II. 266pp, Vol III, 234pp,maps frontis ills. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine, and giltillustration on front board. Vols 1 & 2 earler editions, vol. 3 1971

with different d/w. Vol II head of spine slightly bumped else very good ingood d/ws Ibn Battut was born in 1304.Between 1325, when he set out from hisnative Tangier, and 1354, when he retiredto Fez to dictate his narrative, he journeyed across North Africa and down the eastcoast; through Central Asia to India; on toCeylon, Assam and China; to Andalusia,and across the Sahara to Niger. Hisjourneys are estimated to have covered over 75,000 miles. lrb1 22872 $145



59. GILES, ErnestAustralia Twice Traversed: Vols 1 & 2Being A Narrative Compiled From the Journals of Five Exploring Expeditions of Five Exploring Expeditions Through CentralSouth Australia, And Western Australia, 1872 to 1876. Sydney,Doubleday Publishing, [circa 1979] Hardcover, 8vo, full greenleather with gilt lettering on spine and design on cover, withrubbed & bumped cover with insect damage, 6 folding maps, 44illustrations, Vol. I. index, 320pp. Vol II. appendix, index, 363pp.The original journals of the field notes, from which this narrative iscompiled, were published, as each expedition ended, as parliamentarypapers by the Government of the Colony of South Australia. HD315457 $150

60. Gill, S. T.The Australian Sketch-BookLandsdown Press Aust. 1974. First Lansdowne Edition #356 of1000 limited copies. Hardcover, long 4to, approx. 50pp withcontents, with 24 colour plates with descriptions, in blue clothcover with tan cloth spine, with gilt lettering on cover, ingood slip case, in excellent condition. Samuel Thomas Gillwas born in 1818 in England and migrated to Australia with hisfamily in 1839 where he opened a studio in Adelaide. Thelithograph plates in this book are a collection of his work,reproduced from a copy of the first edition published in 1864. Thedescriptive extracts which accompany the plates provide anauthentic background to typical scenes of early Australian lifewhich were Gill’s metier. SRB4 31401 $75

61. Gleeson, JamesAustralian Painters - Colonial, Impressionists,ModernLansdowne Press sudney, 1976 Hardcover, small 4to, 128pp with contents, in bumped d/w, with bumped top/bottom ofspine, with colour & b/w images, in good condition. Threepopular titles from the Australian Painting Studio Series. SRB331288 $30

62. Goldsmith, J.A Grammar of GeneralGeographyfor the Use of Schools andYoung Persons London,Longman, Orme, Brown,Green, n.d. c1840 Sm. 8vo,calf lettered in gilt, engraved frontis with guide tomorning, noon, evening andnight chart centred on apaste-down numberedcircle, showing the timefrom GMT to manycountry’s through the word,

fold-out map of the world, fold-out maps of Europe, NorthAmerica, Africa, Asia, Great Britain, illustrations throughout thetext. A lovely clean and bright copy. 21 22319 $150

63. Gonthier, Pascal (texts) and Brossard de Maurice(preface).....a-t-on des Vouvelles de Monsieur de Laperouse?Recit l’une Expedition Nickels de L’Initiative, 1997 (copy 1413 of 2,500) Hardcover, 4to, 227pp, in fine d/w, with gilt lettering onspine & cover, with b/w & colour photographs, images andmaps, with French text, in as new condition. The La Pérouseexpedition is remembered because of its tragic end. But thisextraordinary adventure gave rise to discoveries which, 235 years later,still amaze us. SRA1 31846 $100

64. Goodman, Butler & BallardAlun Leach-Jones Painting and Sculpture (signed byartist)Marling Press Aust., 2009 Hardcover, sm 4to, 238pp withchronology, exhibitions, awards, collections & bibliography lists, with excellent d/w & cover, with illustrated endpages, with

colour photographs throughout, inas new condition, signed by artist.This book traces the evolution of AlunLeach-Jones’ art from the 1960’s to2008. It includes essays by JonathanGoodman and Rext Butler with aninterview with the artist by BrettBallard. LRE6 32949 $40



65. Goodwin, JanPrice of HonourWarner UK, 1995 Hardcover, 8vo, 367pp with contents & index,with gloss hardcover, with some brown spotting on pages, withribbon marker, with b&w maps, in very good condition. Muslimwomen, symbols of honour for their men, speak out in this timely andprovocative book that takes us into the volatile heartland of Islam; theworld’s fastest growing religion. SRA5 31815 $35

66. GOWERS, Sir Ernest. & FOWLER, H. W.Fowler’s Modern English UsageOxford, The Clarendon Press, 1965. Second Revised EditionHardcover, 8vo., blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine,with fine dustjacket, 725pp., in excellent condition. Gowers has

completely revised and reset Fowlersfamous work. SRA5 15930 $25

67. GREEN, TobyThomas More’s MagicianA Novel Account of Utopia inMexico London, Weidenfeld &Nicolson, 2004. 1st Edition.Hardcover, 8vo., very goodcondition, dustjacket minor,repaired tear at top, maps, colourplates, notes, bibliography, index,340pp, in very good condition. In1532, Basco de Quiroga formes acommune outside Mexico City, takingtheir philosophy from the recentlypublication “Utopia” by Thomas More. SRE2 91553 $25

68. Greenspan, AlanThe Age of TurbulencePenguin Group Australia, 2007Hardcover, 8vo, 531pp with contents &index, with gilt lettering on spine, inbumped cover and d/w, with foxed pageedges, with some detachment on titlepage, in good condition. Greenspan sharesthe story of his life to convey to readers the full flavour of the extraordinary years he hasexperienced and helped shape, taking fullmeasure of the individuals who made strongimpressions on him, including every USPresident from Nixon to George W. Bush,Prime Ministers Thatcher, Blair and Brown,and the great crises and challenges that theyfaced. SRC4 31801 $30

69. Harpur, JamesThe Crusades The Two Hundred Years WarCarlton Books, 2005 Hardcover, folio, 128pp including index,with many colour illustrations throughout, with illustrated titlepages, in d/w, in as new condition. The clash between the Cross andthe Cresent in the Middle East 1096-1291 BR8 30827 $30

70. Harris, EileenThe Furniture of robert AdamAcademy Editions, London, 1973 Hardcover, squaqre 8vo, 110pp of text, with approx. 150pp of b&w plates, in good price clippedd/w with sunned spine, in excellent condition. At the heart ofRobert Adam’s denius lies an extraordinary sense of decorative design. It is not suprising, therefore, that his career as an architect was focusedupon interior decoration of which furniture was an integral part. Hisachievents virtually revolutionized English taste. SRC3 31941 $45

71. Henty, G.AA Soldier’s Daughter & Other StoriesBlackie and Son Limited 8vo, in red cloth, with illustration onfront board, 197pp, spine slightly sunned, else a good copy.Steeped in imperialism, GA Henty’s adventure tale reflects Victorianvalues and an heroic Englishness. Lrb4 22826 $30

72. Henty, G.AWith Wolfe in Canada: Or The Winning of aContinentBlackie & Son Limited 8vo, in green cloth with pictorialfront front board and spine, 384pp., col. frontisp, 4illustrations, and 2 sketch maps. A very good copy Tells thestory of young James Walsham and how an unfortunate incident in his quiet English sea town landed him as an enlisted military manon the shores of America. Lrb5 22790 $40



73. Herbert, XavierDisturbing ElementF.W. Cheshire Australia, 1963. First Edition Hardcover, 8vo,271pp with contents, with slightly bumped d/w with someinternal foxing, with design on front cover, in very goodcondition. This exciting autobiographical book was described by theauthor himself as “a novelist’s handling of facts”. At last coming towrite of his own extraordinarily colourful life, Xavier Herbert is at hisvery best as a story-teller. SRC4 31811 $50

74. HOLDEN, Robert.A Golden Age - 2 VolumesA Treasury of Australian Children’s Fantasy Classics Sydney,Angus & Robertson, 1992. Hardcover, 4to., very good conditionin like slipcase, colour and black & white plates throughout, Vol1. chronology, bibliography, index, 192pp. Vol II sources, index,456pp. Through the Magic Door - a collection of Australia’s classicfantasy writing and Visions of Fantasy - Australia’s FantasyIllustrators; their lives and works. SRD3 95633 $50

75. Howgego, RayThe Book of ExplorationWeidenfeld & Nicolson UK,2009 Hardcover, 4to, 360ppwith contents & index, withimages on front and back endpages, with colour & b/wimages & maps, in as newcondition. A chronological tour of the history of exploration by aprolific world traveller and one ofthe leading experts of our time,from the pioneering excursions ofthe ancient Egyptians to the firstsurface-based crossings of the topand bottom of the world. SRB431405 $40

76. ISAACS, Jennifer.Pioneer Women of the Bushand OutbackSydney, Lansdowne Publishing,1994. Reprint. Hardcover, 4to.,good condition in like newdustjacket, illus endpapers, Black& white photographs,bibliography, index, 256pp.Explores the history and influence ofordinary women in the bush and incountry towns during the last centuryand well into the present century.SRB4 90434 $40

77. JEROME, K. Jerome & BARR, Robert (editors)The Idler: Vol. I. February to July, 1892.An Illustrated Monthly Magazine London, Chatto & Windus,1892 Hardcover, 8vo., cloth boards with gilt title to the spine,some wear to spine ends, foxing in the early pages, colour andblack & white illus., 724pp. First short story is written by MarkTwain. br3 22192 $100

78. JOHNSGARD, Paul A.Ducks in the Wild.Conserving Waterfowl & Their Habitats. Prentice Hall, 1992.Hardcover, long 4to, 160pp with contents & index, with fine d/w, with gilt lettering on spine, with colour & b/w photographs andmaps, in excellent condition. Comprehensive survey of one of theworld’s most popular birds and a plae for thei conservation. SRE425478 $33

79. JONES, LouisaThe French Country GardenNew Growth on Old Roots London, Thames & Hudson, 2005Paperback, sm 4to., square shape, colour photographsthroughout, bibliography, index, 176pp, in very good condition.A celebration of life in a small space in French gardens. LRE6 97162

$30



80. KEATING, Paul.Engagement Australia Faces the Asia-PacificSydney, Macmillan, 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover, 8vo, very goodcondition in very good d/j, faint shelf-wear to heal, map, colourphotos, index, 310pp. Paul Keating’s account of his involvement inAustralia’s foreign affairs, and his reflections on Australia’s place in theworld. This book is more than a memoir. It also examines the profoundchanges in the international environment wrought by globalisation andthe information revolution, and what they will mean for Australia andthe region in the twenty-first century. SRD2 45858 $25

81. Kelly, KateStreet FightersPenguin Group NY, 2009 Hardcover, 8vo, 247pp with companyemployee list & index, with gilt lettering on spine, in good d/w,with slight page edge browning, in excellent condition. The last72 hours of Bear Stearns, the toughest firm on Wall Street. SRC4

31803 $30

82. KINGSTON, WilliamH. G.A Voyage Around theWorldLondon, Thomas Nelson &Sons, n.d. (1908 inscribed)8vo, Hardcover, pp415, colfrontis and illus. throughoutthe text by George Soper,slight mottling to rear board,with previous owners prizeplate on front boards, else avery good copy. No date but1908 inscribed. This workhas been selected by scholars asbeing culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. lr222698 $50

83. Knowles, Elizabeth (Editor)The Oxford Dictionary of QuotationsOxford University Press NY, 2004 Hardcover, 8vo, 1140pp,with gilt lettering on spine, in excellent d/w, with ribbonmarker, in as new condition. We may encounter quotations at anypoint in the daily torrent of words with which we are likely to befaced: in books, newspapers, or journals, plays or films, on television,radio, or the Internet, or simply in conversation. Oxford’s quotationsdictionaries allow you both to identify the quotation you have justmet, and to find the words which perfectly express what you want tosay. SRC4 31796 $25

84. Koop, Gerhard and Schmolke Klaus-PeterHeavy Cruisers of the Admiral Hipper ClassGreenhill Books London, 2001 Hardcover, 4to, 208pp withcontents & index, with fine d/w, with gilt lettering on spine ,with b&w photographs, maps, drawings, in excellent condition.The heavy cruisers of the Admiral Hipper class were products ofGermany’s race to rearm in the late 1930’s and, for their time, weresome of the worlds most formidable and revolutionary warships. Thisvaluable reference book traces the development and building of the classand presents the history of each individual ship. SRD3 31724 $120

85. La Fleur, J.D. (ed.)Peter van den Broecke’s Journal of Voyages to CapeVerde, Guinea And Angola 1605-1612London: The Hakluyt Society 2000 8vo, in blue cloth, with giltlettering on spine and gilt illustration on front board, 139pp, fine in fine d/w. Series III Vol.5 Four trading voyages to Africa in the earlyseventeenth century. Van den Broecke’s manuscript is an importanthistorical source as one of the earliest Europeans to describe in detail thecommuinties he encounteres in West & Central Africa. Lrb1 22858

$50

86. Lavarack, P.S. & Gray, B.Tropical Orchids of AustraliaThomas Nelson Aust., 1985 Hardcover, sm 4to, 177pp withcontents & index, with good d/w, with gilt lettering on spine,with colour photographs & b/w drawings, in excellent condition. Twenty-five choice orchids well worth cultivating (each illustrated incolour) are dealt with in detail and also chapters covering naturalhybrids, classification, name changes and National Parks where tropicalorchids may be found, make this an authoritative book on ourindigenous tropical orchids. LRB5 32959 $35



87. Lawson, Louisa, Stone, Walter W. (Editor)Henry LawsonHis Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & AssociationCopies The Wentworth Press Sydney, 1974 Staple bound tradepaper, 120pp with appendix, with typed copied text, in goodcondition. Harry F. Chaplin follows previous books by annotating thevarious entries, and adding biographical and bibliographical notes. Hehas also included some of Louisa Lawson’s books and publications.SRD2 31888 $30

88. Leach, J.A.An Australian Bird BookWith supplement. A Complete Guide to the Identification ofAustralian Birds Melbourne, Whitcombe & Tombs, 1939 8vo,hardback, col. & b/w ills. rubbed & sunned cover, supplement,index, 232pp A gude to identification for readers to assist them to “seewhat they look at” and name birds they meet. With supplement. AComplete Guide to the Identification of Australian Birds HD4 52798

$20

89. LeunigA Common PrayerCollins Dove Victoria, 1990 Paperback, 12mo, 65pp, with b&wdrawings, in as new condition. The compilation of prayers publishedhere, containing Leunig’s gentle humour, evocative language andillustration make this book both memorable and moving. SRB2 31954 $20

90. Libraries Board of South AustraliaSouth Australiana Volume 8, No. 2State Library of S.A., Sept. 1979 Tradepaper, saddle stickbound, 231pp with contents, in very good condition. A journalfor the publication and study of South Australian historical andliterary sources. SRD1 31672 $25

91. LOTHIAN, Noel & FIVEASH, Rosa (illus.)Australian OrchidsAdelaide, Rigby Publishers, 1982. Reprint. Hardcover, 4to., green cloth boards in dustjacket which is intact but has wear to edges,with some early page foxing, 99 colour plates, 149pp. Theninety-nine plates illustrate twenty-three Australian orchid genera anda total of 139 species, with representatives from most areas of theAustralian mainland and islands in which orchids may be found. Someof the orchids illustrated are now rare and may even be extinct.gardening 14190 $30

92. Macaulay, Thomas BabingtonThe History of England in the 18th CenturyThe Folio Society London, 1980 Hardcover, 8vo, 318pp withcontents, index & illustrations list, with gilt lettering & designon hardcover, with foxed & sunned spine, with rubbed, bumped& foxed slipcase, with b&w illustrations, with previous ownerssignature, in good condition. A collection of essays written by LordMacaulay over more than twenty years. Taken together, they cover themain points of English history during the 18th century. As anintroduction to the period, from the English point of view, the reader willglean more than from the usual school text-book. HC2 33001 $30

93. McCourt, Frank‘Tis: A MemoirFlamingo UK, 1999 Hardcover, 8vo,383pp, with gilt lettering on spine,with fine d/w, with slight pagebrowning, in excellent condition.The sequel to “Angela’s Ashes”, this isthe story of Frank’s Americal journeyfrom impoverished immigrant withrotten teeth, infected eyes and no formaleducation to brillian raconteur andschoolteacher. SRC4 31799 $25

94. McKechnie, AlexanderIntroduction to GaelicScotlandBlackie & Son UK, 1934 Hardcover,sm 8vo, 77pp with contents, withfoxing on page edges, in goodcondition. Short easy to follow and awell written book that providesinteresting background on the Gaeliclanguage. LRB4 31824 $50



95. Macquoid, PercyA History of English Furniture: The Age of OakLawrence & Bullen London, 1904. First Edition. Hardcover, lge4to, 241pp, with gilt lettering on green cloth, with slightlyrubbed & bumped cover, with 15 color plates and 215 b/willustrations, with repaired/reinforced endboards, with tissuepaper plate covers, in very good condition. Percy Macquoid(1852-1925) was a theatrical designer and collector. SRD4 31845 $150

96. MAIN, Barbara YorkSpiders: The Australian Naturalist LibrarySydney, William Collins, 1976. 1st Edition Hardcover, 8vo., verygood condition in very good dustjacket, with previous ownersname, colour and black & white illus., line drawings, tables,appendices, references, 296pp, in excellent condition. Excellent

reference to Australian spiders. SRE2 93687 $30

97. Marshall, AlanI Can Jump PuddlesF.W. Cheshire Melbourne, 1955.First Edition. Hardcover, 8vo,225pp, in good & protected d/w,with rubbed & bumped cover,with black design on cover, withrubbed, bumped & browned pageedges, with browned pages, withprevious owners signature, ingood condition. This novel is thestory of a childhood far different frommost people’s. At an early age AlanMarshall contracted infantileparalysis. Yet the record of this bitterexperience that was to shape his lifedoes not appear as a tragedy. SRC131936 $25

98. MASSOLA, AldoBibliography of the VictorianAboriginesFrom the Earliest Manuscripts to31 December 1970 Melbourne,Hawthorn Pess, 1971. Hardcover,sm 4to., brown cloth boardslettered in gilt near fine industjacket, 95pp. This bibliographywas the first to be offered to the generalpublic and was designed primarily tolist all the material written aboutVictorian aborigines (except fornewspaper accounts), in order thatthose interested may see what hadalready been done. SRD2 18063 $30

99. Mathew, DavidScotland under Charles IEyre & Spottiswood London, 1955. First Edition Hardcover, 8vo,320pp with contents & index, with rubbed, bumped & brownedd/w, with gilt lettering on spine, with previous owners nameplate, with portrait image, in good condition. This study is anexamination of Scottish life during the reign of Charles I and is parallel,therefore, to Dr Mathew’s well-known book, The Age of Charles I, whichdealt with that soveriegn’s reign in England and to the Ford Lectures onthe Social Structure in Caroline England. SRA2 31812 $30

100. May, SydneyThe Story of Waltzing MatildaW.R. Smith & Paterson Brisbane, 1955 Hardcover, 8vo, 158ppwith contents, with b&w plates throughout, with rubbed,bumped & designed cover, with illustrated endpages, withprevious owners name and book store stamp, with rubbed &

bumped page edges, in goodcondition. Tells the story of events andhistory of this Australian song. SRD231943 $30

101. Melchert, H. CraigStudies in Hittite HistoricalPhonologyVandenhoeck & Ruprecht Germany,1984. First Edition. Paperback, 8vo, 176pp with contents & index, withsome wear on cover, with previousowners inscription, in goodcondition Studies in the historicalHittite language LRB5 31111 $50

102. Mellick, J.S.D.The Passing Guest: A Lifeof Henry KingsleyUniversity of Queensland Press, 1983 Hardcover, 8vo, 211ppwith contents & index, in fined/w, with gilt lettering on spine, with b&w & colourphotographs & illustrations, inexcellent condition. A carefullyresearched account of HenryKingsley’s life. The book isillustrated by Kingsley’s ownwatercolours painted while inAustralia. SRD4 31651 $25



103. Meredith, GwenBlue HillsAngus and Robertson, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover, 8vo,233pp, in torn d/w, with gilt lettering on blue cloth boards, withrubbed, bumped and aged pages and edges, in fair condition.Tanimbla, the town peopled by the characters of Gwen Meredith’simmensely popular radio serials, is a real place in the minds of listenersall over the Commonwealth. SRD2 31945 $25

104. Michaels, AnneFugitive PiecesBloomsbury UK, 1997 Hardcover, 8vo, 294pp, in rubbed &bumped d/w, with gilt lettering on spine, with some spot markson page edges, with previous owners inscription, in goodcondition. This beautiful novel that tells the interlocking stories of twomen from different generations whose lives have been transformed bywar. SRA5 31816 $30

105. Middleton, G.A.T.Modern Buildings:Their Planning, Construction and Equipment. Volume IILondon, The Caxton Press, n.d. c1908 4to dec. cloth, col. plates,diagrams and photographs A good copy of early EdwardianArchitecture 23 22248 $45

106. M’Lauchlan, Rev. Thos.Celtic GleaningsNotices of the History and Literature of the Scottish Gael.Maclachlan and Stewart London, 1857. First Edition Hardcover,sm 8vo, 168pp, with browned pages, with all pages in tact, ingood condition for age. Contains four lectures by the author. 2331820 $150

107. Murakami, HarukiKilling Commendatore (English Edition)Harvill Secker London, 2018 Hardcover, 8vo, 681pp, with colourillustrated hardcover, with fine d/w, with b&w illustratedendpages, in as new condition. A tour de force of love and loneliness,war and art- as well as a loving homage to The Great Gatsby - KillingCommendatore is a stunning work of imagination from one of Japan’sgreatest writers. SRA2 31792 $45

108. Nietzsche, Friedrich WilhelmPar-dela Bien et Mal (Beyond Good & Evil)Prelude to d’une Philosophie d l’avenir Gallimard, 1971Paperback, 8vo, 254pp with contents & index, with rubbed andbumped cover, with browned pages, with French text, in goodcondition. The book appears after Thus Spoke Zarathustra and beforethe Genealogy of Morality , “which completes and enlightens” Beyondgood and evil . It has a preface, nine parts and a postlude, “Du Haut desMonts” , which is a poem. The nine parts are composed of 296 aphorisms

, a form that Nietzsche usually favoured.The title takes place in an immoralistperspective of morality and moralprejudices. It is a question of goingbeyond the belief in the oppositions ofvalues (aphorism 2) which, according tohim, is only a prejudice of ametaphysician. SRC4 31810 $30

109. Nightingale, F.B.Magic for MagiciansSkyforest, CA, Knight Publishing,1964 8vo, red faux leather binding,spine split but has now beenreinforced, stamped and lettered ingilt, pp304. illustrated. A signed andnumbered copy with a lengthyinscription by the author. Book number24 of an unspecified limitation. 2022299 $95

110. NILAND, D’arcyThe ShiraleeThe Readers Digest, 1973Hardcover, 8vo, pp224, withgilt lettering on spine, withbrowned page edges, withcolour drawings, with exlibrary plate on front endpage,in good condition The swagmanMacauley takes his young daughter Buster on the road with him.LRE2 93418 $25



111. Obama, MichelleBecomingViking, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover, 8vo, 426pp with contents, with b/w & photographs, in fine d/w, in excellent condition.“Becoming” takes us through modest Iowa kitchens and ballrooms atBuckingham Palace, through moments of heart-stopping grief andprofound resilience, bringing us deep into the soul of a singular,groundbreaking figure in history. SRC3 31790 $40

112. O’Casey, SeanWithin The GatesMacmillian & Co. London, 1933 Hardcover, 202pp with character list, with lightly rubbed & bumped cover, with aged, uncut pages with minor foxing, with previous owners inscription, in goodcondition. A play set in Hyde Park, the characters represent the great

variety of humanity who spend theirdays there philosophising. HC133010 $50

113. Parkinson, MichaelParky: My AutobiographyHodder & Stoughton UK, 2008.Hardcover, 8vo, 384pp withcontents & index, with giltlettering on spine, with fine d/w, with b/w & colour photographsthroughout, in excellentcondition. Parkinson’s memoir isan inspiring story, particularly foranyone who hated school and leftwith two O levels, because it provesthat dreams do come true. SRC431797 $25

114. Perroy, EdouardThe Hundred Years WarEyre & Spottiswoode London,1962 Hardcover, 8vo, 376ppwith contents & index, withgilt lettering on spine, withbrowned page edges, withsome tape marks on endpages,with previous owners nameplate, in very good condition.The classic work on the HundredYears War. If you are interested inlearning more about the 100 yearswar from BOTH sides, this is agood book. SRA5 31813 $30

115. Porter, Hal.In An Australian Graveyard and Other Poems.Melbourne, Nelson, 1974,1st edition Hardcover,8vo, blackcloth,lettered in silver, pp46. b/w illustrations by the author. Near finein d/w The graveyard poems are succinct and witty biographies of theimagined dead. The Other Poems, wide in range of subject, are pointedcomments on modern civilisation and human behaviour. SRD2 22917 $40

116. (PRESTON, Margaret) NORTH, Ian. (editor).The Art of Margaret PrestonAdelaide, Art Gallery of South Australia, 1980. 1st Edition.Hardcover, 4to., very fine condition in good dustjacket, colourand black & white plates, bibliography, index, 87pp. Bookpublished in conjunction with the retrospective held at Art Gallery ofSouth Australia, 1980. LRB5 655554 $75

117. Provis, Selkirk J. andJohnson, K.A.Cadman’s Cottage: The Lifeand Times of John Cadman in Colonial Sydney, 1798-1848Privately Printed, Sydney, 1972,First Edition Hardcover, 8vo, withgilt lettering on spine, 145pp, withb/w illustrations, and maps on ffep,in d/w, a very clean copy. This copyis No. 256 of the 500 signed andnumbered copies of the FirstEdition This book traces the history ofSydney’s oldest surviving dwelling, thetwo storeyed stone barrack built in 1816, on the west side of Sydney Cove for theCoxswain and Crews of the GovernmentBoats. SRB3 30084 $40

118. PUGH, CliftonDingo King by Ivan Smith. With paintings anddrawings by Clifton PughMelbourne, Wren, 1977Hardcover, 4to, 108pp, colour &b/w illustrations throughout,cloth. in plastic protector, smallmarks on front & back ffep, withgilt lettering on spine and KnoxGrammar logo & design on cover, in very good condition. Dingoesare part of the ecological web ofinterdependence which orders all lifein the Australian outback - theplants and animals, the predator and the prey. BR5 91751 $50



119. Reade, CharlesThe Cloister and The HearthWard, Lock & Co. London [circa 1939] Hardcover, sm 8vo, 300pp with rubbed & bumped cover, with reinforced spine, with aged & browned pages and page edges, in good condition for age. Set inthe 15th century, this novel relates the travels of a young scribe andilluminator, Gerard Eliassoen, through several European countries. TheCloister and the Hearth often describes the events, people and theirpractices in minute detail. Its main theme is the struggle between man’sobligations to family and to Church. HD1 32984 $50

120. Rebanks, JamesThe Shepherd’s LifeAllen Lane, 2015 Hardcover, 8vo, 293pp with contents, in verygood d/w, with white text on spine, in excellent condition. Somepeople’s lifes are entirely their own creations. James Redbanks’ isn’t.The first son of a shephard, who was the first son of a shepherd himself,he and his family have lived and worked in and around the Lake District for generations. SRA5 31818 $30

121. Richardson, William A.R.Was Australia CharteredBefore 1606?The Jave la GrandeInscriptions National Libraryof Australia, 2006 Paperback,sm 4to, 132pp with contents & index, with colour & b/wimages and maps, in excellentcondition. This book isillustrated throughout withillustrations and maps, someof which are beautifullyembellished, showcasing theexquisite art and skill of the

mapmakers of the day. SRA1 31849 $25

122. Robb, SimonThe HulkPost Taste Media & Publishing Aust, 2003. First EditionPaperback, 8vo, 97pp with contents, with b&w images, invery good condition. Between 1880 and 1891, South Australiaimplemented a barbaric penal solution - incarcerating “delinquent” boys aged between 8 and 16 on a prison ship moored of the SouthAustralian coast. This is the story of those boys living on the hulkFitzjames, whose voices have been hidden from history. SRA431246 $25

123. ROBINSON, J. MOOREHistorical Brevities of TasmaniaHobart, The Tasmanian Government Tourist Bureau, 1937Hardcover, 121pp, in blue cloth, with faded spine, else a goodcopy This is a miscellany of facts and figures about Tasmania’s historyand culture. SRB2 23101 $30

124. Roetzel, BernhardA Guy’s Guide to StyleH.F. Ullmann Publishing GmbH, [nd] Hardcover, sm 8vo, 240ppwith contents & index, with white text & photograph on cover,with colour photographs and images, with tartan designendpages, in as new condition. Practical tips and example outfits forevery day from business to casual wear. SRB2 31819 $35

125. Sackville-West, VitaIn Your Garden and In Your Garden AgainThe Folio Society London, 2010 Hardcover, 8vo, 287pp withcontents & index, with illustrated endpages, with colour & b/wphotographs, in excellent slipcase and gilt & decoratedhardcover, in as new condition. Reading this collection of VitaSackville-West’s gardening articles from the Observer is like having aconversation with her. This book puts together two volumes of articles,selected by herself. HA4 32993 $60



126. Sassoon, SiegfriedThe Complete Memoirs of GeorgeSherston: 3 VolumesThe Folio Society London, 1974 Hardcover 8vo,3 x volumes in good slipcase, all volumes withillustrated hardcovers, with slightly bumpedcovers, in very good condition. The completememoirs to go hand in hand with young Sherston andfollow him blossom from a hapless and intellectuallyindolent youngster to a man grappling with thecontradictions of war. HD3 32989 $80

127. SCHAMA, SimonLandscape & MemoryLondon, Harper Collins, 1995. 1st Edition.Paperback, 8vo, 652pp with contents, index &bibliography, with colour and b/willusustrations, in excellent condition. Authorexamines our relationship with the landscape aroundus. How the ..."Forest in Germany embodies the militaristic spirit, inFrance the passion for order, in England liberty, in America thetranscendental connection with the Creator but in Poland the struggle for national freedom. LRC3 97266 $30

128. Scott, W.S. (intro. & notes)The Trial of Joan of ArcLondon, The Folio Society, 1956. First Edition Hardcover, 8vo.,173pp, blue cloth boards with gilt decoration to cover & giltlettering to spine, with sunned spine, and sticker on front ffep,else in excellent condition. Being the Verbatim Report of theProceedings From the Orleans Manuscript K4 17049 $30

129. SERVENTY, D.L.& H.M. WhittellBirds of Western AustraliaPerth, Lamb Publications,1967, 4th edition Hardcover,8vo.,384pp including index,with b/w illustrationsthroughout, with a sticker onfront ffep, and a b/w map onrear ffep, in slightly worn andtorn d/w, in good condition.In this book Mr D.L Seventy andMajor H.M Whittell, O.B.E, bothof whom held office as president of the Royal AustralasianOrnithologists’ Union, present tothe bird loving public the firstdetailed account of the birds ofWestern Australia. LR1 95024 $30

130. Simrock, KarlDas NibelungenliedStuttgart Germany, 1868 Hardcover, 8vo, 775pp, with giltlettering & design on leather spine & cover corners, withbrowned pages and edges, in good condition for age. TheNibelungenlied combines two stories, each of long standing in Germanictradition. 23 31829 $200

131. Sitwell, SacheverellGolden Wall and MiradorWeidenfeld and Nicolson London, 1961. First Edition.Hardcover, 8vo, 286pp with contents & index, with rubbed,bumped & price clipped d/w in protective cover, with giltletteringon spine, with rubbed, bumped & browned pages andedges, with b&w photographs, with previous ownersinscription, in good condition. Sacheverell Sitwell went to SouthAmerica to visit Peru, and this book presents the record of his visit in hisinimitable and highly readable style. SRA3 31837 $25

132. Smith, Neville (ed.).The Second World War inMap and Story. 2 VolumesMelbourne, Vol I April 1941(rep.) Vol. II January 1942Softcovers as issued, 4to,coloured maps throughoutThese issues were printed as thewar progressed and show thechanging boundaries and borders,Israel did not exist. 24 22312 $60

133. Sotheby’sJapanese Works of Art,Paintings, Swords andSword FittingsSotheby’s Paperback, sm 4to,217pp, with colour & b/wphotographs throughout, inexcellent condition. A catalogueof Sotheby’s auction from 1989SRB3 31366 $35



134. Stead, David GFishes of AustraliaWilliam Brooks & Co. Aust, 1906. First Edition Hardcover, 8vo,278pp with contents & index, with faded cover, with brownedpages, with b&w images, in good condition. A popular andsystematic guide to the study of the wealth within our oceans. SRA431252 $75

135. Stuart, DonaldYandyGeorgian House Aust, 1959. First Edition Hardcover, 8vo, inworn d/w, 158pp with contents, with browned pages, withprevious owners name and date, in good condition. Adocumentary novel that gives an inspiring answer to the question “Canthe aborigines earn the status of fullcitizenship in White Australia? SRA431247 $25

136. Thwaites, MichaelThe Honey Man - and otherpoemsTrendsetting PL Aust. 1993Paperback, 8vo, 95pp with contents,slightly bumped cover on top corner,with previous owners signature, inexcellent condition. Spanning more than fifty years, all poems are written in theconviction that poetry can provide a qualityof communication which nothing else canreplace, and which is more than everneeded amid the distracting clamour oftoday’s mass communications. SRA431253 $25

137. Tiffany, CarrieMateship with BirdsPan Macmillan Australia, 2013Paperback, sm 8vo, withslightly browned page edges,with signed authors inscription, in excellent condition. A novelabout young lust and mature love.It is a hymn to the rythm of countrylife - to vicious birds, virginal cows,adored dogs and ill-used sheep.SRC1 31939 $25

138. Tiley, RobertThe Mermaid TreeABC Books Sydney, 2006 Paperback, 8vo, 297pp with contents & index, with b/w images & maps, in as new condition. Anextraordinary story of the little known successors to Cook, Bligh, LaPerouse and Flinders - why they did it, what they got out of it and thehaphazard global politics they had to endure. SRB2 31289 $30

139. Turgenev, IvanOn the EveThe Folio Society London, 2011 Hardcover, lge 8vo, 172pp withillustrations list, with colour illustrations, with illustratedhardcover, with bumped spine, with gold endpages, withbumped slipcase, in good condition. This is the third novel by

Russian writer Ivan Turgenev. It has elements of social comedybut fell foul of radical critics who advocated the need of moreovert reform. The story revolves around Elena Stakhova, a girlwith a hypochondriac mother and an idle father, a retiredguards lieutenant with a mistress. LRE6 32999 $25

140. Undy, George, Morgan, MicheleGordon Undy: IntimationsPoint Light Sydney, 2004 Hardcover, 4to, 80pp withindex, with sun faded cover & spine, in very goodcondition. A collection of George Undy photographs withselected poetic responses by Michele Morgan. SRB5 31889 $55



141. Urry, WilliamThomas Becket: His Last DaysSutton PublishingUK, 1999 Hardcover, 8vo, 192pp with contents & index, in good d/w with protective cover, with gilt lettering onspine, with b&w photographs, drawings & maps, in excellentcondition. This book begins with a prologue that recounts how theconflict between King Henry II and Archbishop Thomas Becket hadgrown and festered over the previous seven years. SRB5 31894 $40

142. Victorian RailwaysGeneral App. Book of Rules, Regs & Wkg Timetables1 July 1973Melbourne, Government Printer Stiffed card covered linen, lge8vo, fair condition, some of the pages have some residual dampmarks, 481pp. + index, binding intact, in fair condition.Contains all rules and regulations but also names of all station mastersnames. SRD5 55436 $65

143. WADDLETON, NormanWaddleton Chronology ofBooks with Colour PrintedIllustrations or Decorations: 15thto 20th Century York, QuacksBooks, 1993, 5th EditionHardcover, large size - 4to., greenbuckram with gilt lettering oncover and spine, fine condition,656pp. The author was an avidbook-collector and donated his collection to University Library at Cambridge. Tothis collection Mr Waddleton continuedto add new acquisitions. Br3 22209

$80

144. Werner, DennisAmazon JourneyUnknown, 1984. First EditionHardcover, 8vo, 296pp withcontents & index, with rubbed & bumped d/w, with gilt letteringon spine, with missing title page but note with publishing dateon ffep, in good condition. Ananthropologist’s year among Brazil’s Mekranoti Indians - DennisWerner’s Amazon Journey immerses the reader in an Indian villagetainted by encroaching “civilisation”.SRC1 31835 $20

145. WHISSON, KenPaintings 1947-1999With Writings and Talks bythe Artist Richmond,Niagara Publishing, nd.(2001) Hardcover, 8vo.,oblong shape, very goodcondition in like dustjacket,colour plates throughout,with small stamp onendpage, bibliographicalnotes, Contains an

introduction by John McDonald. LRE6 92547 $40

146. Whitaker, JosephWhitaker’s Almanack: An Almanack for the Year ofOur LordLondon, 1894 Hardcover, 8vo,745pp with index +advertisement pages, with giltlettering on red leather spine,with rubbed and bumped coverespecially top spine, withbrowned pages & edges, in goodcondition for age. Whitaker’sAlmanack consists of articles, listsand tables on a wide range of subjects including education, the peerage,government departments, health andsocial issues, and the environment.23 31828 $120

147. White, GilbertThe Natural History ofSelborneThe Folio Society London, 1962Hardcover, 8vo, 213pp with contents, with illustrated cover, with endpagemaps, with some slight page marks,with b&w illustrations, in very goodcondition. The author was an Englishparson-naturalist. This book waspublished late in White’s life, compiledfrom a mixture of his letters to othernaturalists - Thomas Pennant andDaines Barrington. LRE1 32997 $30

148. Wright, JohnLibya - A Modern HistoryCroom Helm (ND) Hardcover,8vo, 306pp with contents &index, in worn d/w, with giltlettering on spine, withbrowned page edges, with b&wmap, in good condition. Thisbook traces the history of Libyafrom 1900, showing how its firstmonarchic constitution wasmodelled by the UN Commission,and survived precariously until themilitary coup of 1969. SRA431250 $30



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