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| *** | Tasmania: Walch's Tasmanian Almanac 1863 - 1979-80 complete (lacking only 1873), The Almanac had a range of variant titles in the time that it was published, but was commonly known as Walch's Almanac. Also known as the 'red book', it included detailed… | *** |  |
| *** | Books Eureka Rebellion/Police: the Victoria Police Gazette, 1853-55, the 382 page compiled publication containing police reports from this period encompassing gold Escort Robbery, murder, embezzlement, prostitution, cattle stealing and escaped convicts,… | *** |  |
| *** | Hawkesworth, John (1715 - 1773), An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order, of His present Majesty for making Discoveries in the, Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed, by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain… | *** |  |
| *** | 'The Pastoral Homes of Australia - Victoria' published by the Pastoralists' Review [Melbourne, McCarron, Bird & Co, 1910] with introduction by W.H Lang; quarto, full morocco with gilt embossed board and spines, marbled endpapers with W.H. Lang's personal… | *** |  |
| *** | Captain William Dampier, a new voyage round the world - 4th edition 1699;, voyages and Descriptions Vol. II. In three parts - 2nd edition, 1700;, and, a voyage to New Holland, &c in the year, 1699. In the year 1699, - with a Continuation of a voyage to… | *** |  |
| *** | Gracius J. Brionowski, The Birds of Australia, in six volumes [Charles Sturt & Co.,], 1890. Modern rebinding in leather with gilt decorations and raised bands to the spines. | *** |  |
| *** | A.B.(Banjo) Paterson (1864-1941) : 'The Man From Snowy River & Other Verses' by A.B.Paterson (Sydney 1895) limited edition 16/25 signed by the author, with preface by Rolf Boldrewood. Navy blue cloth covered boards and gilt lettering on the spine. Slight… | *** |  |
| *** | Governor Arthur Phillip, 'The voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay; with an account of the Establishment of the Colonies of port Jackson & Norfolk Island; compiled from authentic papers, which have been obtained from the several Departments, to which… | *** |  |
| *** | Australian opals, Len Cram, a Journey with colour in four volumes 'A history of Queensland opal 1869 - 1979', 'A history of white Cliffs opal 1889 - 1999', 'A history of South Australian opal 1840 - 2005' & 'A history of Lightning Ridge opal 1873 - 2003',… | *** |  |
| *** | 'Spinifex And Sand' by The Hon. David W. Carnegie [1898, Lon], first edition with pictorial embossed brown cloth boards, gilt lettering on spine and gilt top edge, 4 folding maps (two in endpocket), nice endorsement 'To George Macdonald from his friend… | *** |  |
| *** | Hodgkinson, Clement Australia from Port MacQuarie to Moreton Bay; with Description of the Natives, Their Manners and Customs; the Geology, Natural Productions, Fertility, and Resources of That Region; first Explored and Surveyed By Order of the Colonial… | *** |  |
| *** | Hugh Munro hull (1818 - 1882), the Experience of forty Years in Tasmania, with folding engraved map of Tasmania, 10 engraved views on 3 leaves, lithographic frontispiece, original grey-green wrappers with gilt title 'Hull's Tasmania.' [London : Orger &… | *** |  |
| *** | Sydney Album 'Views of Sydney', circa 1890; 40 albumen paper prints, each approx. 21 x 15 cm laid down to pages in a red leather and morocco bound album with gilt title including 'Mr & Mrs King from J. Macpherson.' Images by 'J.P.' include Bondi, Coogee,… | *** |  |
| *** | Edward Gibbon, 'The works of Edward Gibbon', [New York, Fred de Fau, 1907], a complete set of 15 volumes, this set limited to 1000 numbered copies. Bound in half brown morocco over brown marbelled boards and matching endpapers. With 5 raised spine bands… | *** |  |
| *** | H. G. Wells: 'The Undying fire' (London, 1919) presentation copy signed and endorsed by Wells 'To cherry-Garrard, with Warmest Thanks for His Penguins, from H.G.Wells'; 'Phoenix - a Summary of the Inescapable Conditions of world Reorganisation' (London,… | *** |  |
| *** | Edward Ruscha (USA,1937 - ) A collection of books, comprising of 'Thirty four Parking Lots' [1967, First Edition, First Printing, with the extra folding flap attached to the last page. With original glassine jacket], 'Nine Swimming Pools and a Brokea | *** |  |
| *** | Gough Whitlam 'Australian Labor party Policy speech 1972' signed by Whitlam, first edition, limited to 250 copies, this being numbered 70, burgundy hardcover in original slip case, near mint condition | *** |  |
| *** | Fivet Taylor, Derek; Harrison, George, fifty Years Adrift. [Genesis publications Ltd, Guildford, 1984]. Signed by Derek Taylor and George Harrison. Limited to 2000 numbered copies of which this #917. Publisher's original dark brown half leather, with five… | *** |  |
| *** | John Noone (photographer), Biographical charts of Italian Painters of the schools of Venice, the Venetian States, Genoa, Cremona, Mantua, Milan, Ferrara, Modena and Parma [Vol.1]; of the schools of Bologna, Florence, Naples, Romes, Sienna [Vol.11].… | *** |  |
| *** | 'The Pastoral Homes of Australia - Victoria' published by the Pastoralists' Review [Melbourne, McCarron, Bird & Co, 1910] with introduction by W.H Lang; quarto, full morocco with gilt embossed board and spines, marbled endpapers with W.H. Lang's personal… | *** |  |
| *** | Macdonald, J.G. Journal of J.G. Macdonald on an Expedition from Port Denison to the Gulf of Carpentaria and back. [George Slater; Brisbane, 1865] Small 8vo. Leter calf; gilt. (2 iv 60pp.). With engrv. portrait and large fold. engrv. map at front; Erratum… | *** |  |
| *** | Samuel Thomas Gill (1818 - 1880), Nicholas Chevalier (1828 - 1902), and others, 'Victoria illustrated second series with descriptive letterpress.', (Sands & Kenny: Melbourne & Sydney), 1862, oblong quarto, engraved vignette title page and, 41 steel… | *** |  |
| *** | An account of the Norwegian Expedition of 1894-5 during which the first known landing was made on the Antarctic Continent bull, Henrik Johan. ' The Cruise of the 'Antarctic' to the south polar Regions'. (London & New York : Edward Arnold, 1896);… | *** |  |
| *** | John Gould, the birds of Australia, (Melbourne: Lansdowne press, 1972), elephant folio, eight volumes (facsimile), coloured, plates; publisher's vinyl binding, with, gilt titles to spines. A good, clean set, with original packaging. Together with the,… | *** |  |
| *** | Norman Lindsay: 'Norman Lindsay Water Colour Book' by Godfrey Blunden (The Springwood Press, Sydney 1939) limited edition 1850 copies of which 1820 were for sale. Note: Norman Lindsay original water colour painting portrait of a woman on the endpaper with… | *** |  |
| *** | Gasc's locket French dictionary the 'Smallest French & English Dictionary' contained in a small metal locket with window front, [David Bryce & Sons], vii,648(1) printed pages. Printed on fine India paper. Last printed page covers English coins and… | *** |  |
| *** | Cook, James & Forster, George A Voyage Round the World Performed in His Britannic Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the Years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. ...Illustrated with a Chart of the Southern Hemisphere... [Dublin; W.Whitestone, S… | *** |  |
| *** | Hawkesworth, John An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere. And successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin… | *** |  |
| *** | Cook, Captain James; King, Captain James A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean.....for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. Performed Under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery; in the… | *** |  |
| *** | Ives, Edward: 'A Voyage from England to India, in the Year Mdccliv, and an Historical Narrative or the Operations of the Squadron and Army in India, under the Command of Vice-Admiral Watson and Colonel Clive [.]. Also, a Journey from Persia to England, by… | *** |  |
| *** | 'Picturesque Atlas of Australasia' edited by Hon. Andrew Garran [Syd, 1886], 3 vol. folio, fine red morocco with embossed gilt spine and boards decorated with kangaroo, emu, tallship and crossed shovel and pick, gilt edging, a fine copy in remarkably good… | *** |  |
| *** | Leichhardt, Dr. F.W. Journal Of An Overland Expedition in Australia, from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845. [T. & W. Boone; London; 1847] First edition, large 8vo, 544pp; engraved plates… | *** |  |
| *** | Andrew Kippis, the life of Captain James cook, (Dublin: Chamberlaine, Colles, et al., 1788) 1st Irish edition, issued in the same year as the first London edition; 8vo, contemporary calf, the spine with gilt and contrasting label, blank endpapers, XVI,… | *** |  |
| *** | Samuel Thomas Gill (1818 - 1880), 'Victoria Illustrated', (Sands & Kenny: Melbourne & Sydney), 1857, oblong quarto, engraved vignette title page and, 45 steel engraved plates; original rich blue cloth, elaborately decorated in gilt and the pages with gilt… | *** |  |
| *** | Charles Baudelaire, Spleen de Paris, edition illustree etornee par le peintre d'Essertine, Theoule sur Mer [France], Phillipe Gonin, 1942. Quarto, original hand-lettered wrappers, collated in sections, pp 81, bookplate to colophon leaf. Housed in faux… | *** |  |
| *** | Victoria Illustrated (second series) published by Sands, Kenny & Co., and Sydney : Sands & Kenny, 1862. Oblong quarto, gilt lettered green cloth with elaborate gilt ornamentation | *** |  |
| *** | Cook, James (Captain), a voyage to the Pacific Ocean, Undertaken by Command of his Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere: Performed under the Direction of Captains cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780.… | *** |  |
| *** | Voyages Around the world, Captain Cook's first, second Third and Last Voyages. In very poor condition, but internally intact. The great abundance of etchings and maps seem to be complete, however many are foxed | *** |  |
| *** | Norman Lindsay (1879 - 1969), 'Pen Drawings', [Sydney : Arthur McQuitty & Co., 1924], folio, quarter vellum, limited edition of 500, this being No.54, signed in pen by Norman Lindsay, and dated 'Nov / 1924' in Monash's characteristic style. with an… | *** |  |
| *** | James Bonwick (1817 - 1906), the last of the Tasmanians; or, the black war of van Diemen's land, [London : Sampson low, Son, & Marston : J. Walch & Sons, Tasmania, 1870 1st ed.] folding engraved map, 3 chromolithographed plates, engraved plates and… | *** |  |
| *** | Lawrence, Thomas Edward (1888 - 1935) seven pillars of Wisdom, a triumph. [London; Jonathan cape, 1935. First trade edition.] Deluxe edition, limited to 750 numbered copies; this being #459. Quarto, quarter pigskin over brown buckram with crossed swords… | *** |  |
| *** | Books 'Cyaniding For Gold' by Ion Idriess, a very rare first edition 1939. a complete, simple but detailed account of the process written especially for the working miner and the small syndicate, the Quintessential Australian gold Mining book | *** |  |
| *** | Austen, Jane 'Pride and Prejudice', (Richard Bentley, London, 1839). Hard cover. Engraved 1833 frontis. In good condition and complete with all 340 pages. 'E. Kimpton, Bookseller & Stationer, 68 Gt. Russell Street, Bloomsbury' label affixed to inside… | *** |  |
| *** | Bulkeley, John; Cummins, John. A Voyage to the South-Seas, in the Years 1740-1. Containing, a Faithful Narrative of the Loss of His Majesty's Ship the Wager on a Desolate Island in the Latitude 47 South, Longitude 81:40 West. With the Proceedings and… | *** |  |
| *** | Cook, James (Captain) A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean; Undertaken by Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere: Performed Under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780.… | *** |  |
| *** | British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13: Edward Kebel Chatterton (1878-1944) 'Sailing Ships and their Story' [London, 1909] 362pp, 64 plates, 3 folding plans. Original blue decorative cloth. A book from the 'Terra Nova' library. Provenance: Author's… | *** |  |
| *** | Books 'The Victoria Gold Ready Reckoner', by William Clarke, Gold Broker and Assayer, 86 Elizabeth Street Melbourne, published by Sands and Kenny (Melbourne & Sydney)1857. A fine and early example, hard to find, in original leather case | *** |  |
| *** | 'John Monash June 27 / 29' dated signature to blank front endpaper of 'All Quiet on the Western Front' by Erich Maria Remarque (translated by A,W. Wheen) [London : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1929] 320pp., with contemporary newspaper cuttings tipped-in front and… | *** |  |
| *** | James S. MacDONALD, the Art of Charles Wheeler, O.B.E., D.C.M., (Melbourne: Lothian Publishing Co., 1952), large 4to; 37pp; tipped-in colour frontispiece plate, 34 plates (of which 14 are colour, tipped-in), bottom of pages uncut; excellent dustjacket.… | *** |  |
| *** | 'The Emu, A Quarterly Magazine To Popularise The Study And Protection Of Native Birds', bound 11 full morocco volumes with embossed gilt lettering and pictorial boards. Volumes 110, 13,14,15,16,17,19,20,21 and an index volume. (1901-1922) | *** |  |
| *** | Giles, Ernest Australia Twice Traversed: The Romance of Exploration [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, Limited, London, 1889] Two volumes, octavo, with plates, folding coloured maps and illustrations in the text; in the fully pictorial grey-green… | *** |  |
| *** | Kelly Gang interest. Bound volume of the Australasian Sketcher with several references to the famous bushranger gang, as well as other notable events such as the Loch Ard wreck. | *** |  |
| *** | 'The All-Australian Memorial History, Heroes and Helpers' Australian Commonwealth Military Forces single volume, full morocco with embossed gilt lettering, [published 1917], complete with fold-out sections. | *** |  |
| *** | Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, Elves & Fairies of Ida Rentoule Outhwaite, Verses by Annie R. Rentoul, [Lothian, Melbourne & Sydney, 1916], folio, one of 1500 copies. With the original thick card slip-case (faults) of which few survive today., Outhwaite's first… | *** |  |
| *** | Norman Lindsay (1879 - 1969), The Magic Pudding, [Sydney: Angas & Robertson, 1918], first edition, rebacked and with new endpapers, original dustjacket (with chip to spine). | *** |  |
| *** | 'The History of New South Wales including Botany Bay' by Barrington [London, 1802], with engraved vignette, handcoloured title page, 18 hand-coloured plates and one uncoloured plate. Rebound, Fair condition | *** |  |
| *** | 'John Monash Nov / 1926' dated signature to the blank front end paper of 'Old Colonial Architecture in New South Wales and Tasmania' by Hardy Wilson, [Sydney : Union house, 1924], 10, III, [+50 plates], signed by the author; limited edition No.891 of 1000… | *** |  |
| *** | Will Dyson, Foreword by H.G. Wells, Kultur cartoons, (Published by Stanley Paul, London, 1915). Mounted illustration to front wrapper; 20 mounted illustrations tipped in. | *** |  |
| *** | Burke, Keast 'With Horse and Morse in Mesopotamia' The Story of Anzacs in Asia: 1st Edition (1927, Sydney) Hard cover, 200pp; minor foxing to edges of text pages and early text pages; photographic plates in excellent condition. Contains histories of the… | *** |  |
| *** | Martin, R. Montgomery, 'The British Colonies; their History, Extent, Condition and Resources' (London, 1st ed. c1855), Six volumes, comprising Vol.1 British North America; Vol. II Australia; Vol. III New Zealand, Tasmania, etc. Vol. IV Africa and the West… | *** |  |
| *** | Hillary, Edmund, high adventure (signed), [London, Hodder & Stoughton], 1955, 1st edition; original blue, cloth binding; signed by the, author and with the bookplate, of Charles Bonython. | *** |  |
| *** | Harry potter and the goblet of fire: paperback edition (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2000), signed by numerous cast members including Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Roger Lloyd pack, Katie Leung, Brendan Gleeson,… | *** |  |
| *** | 'The Journal of H.M.S. Endeavour 1768-1771' by Lieutenant James Cook (Guildford, 1977), 528pp, limited edition 37/500, half calf with buckram boards, with slipcase. VG condition | *** |  |
| *** | Roberts, David: 'The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia...' [London; Day & Son, 1855]. First Edition. 4 volumes in 2 measuring 294 x 209 mm. First quarto edition of this illustrated record of the Middle East by the first Westerner permitted… | *** |  |
| *** | 'Victoria and its Metropolis - Past and Present' (McCarron, bird & Co, Melbourne, 1888.) in two volumes, Vol.1 594pp missing spine and back cover, Vol.2, 822pp with bindings split at front, the covers intact; 258 illustrations in black & white plus… | *** |  |
| *** | Alexander Henderson, 'Henderson's Australian families - a Genealogical and Biographical Record' Vol.1 (the only one published), (Melbourne: a. Henderson, 1941) 1st ed. 4to. XXIV, 408pp; numerous illustrations, original maroon cloth binding. | *** |  |
| *** | 'The Pastoral Homes of Australia, New South Wales & Queensland' published by the Pastoralists' Review [Sydney, John Andrew & Co, 1911] quarto, gilt embossed boards and spine, marbled endpapers with W.H. Lang's personal bookplate adhered to front the front… | *** |  |
| *** | 'Zadig or Fate an Oriental Tale from the French of Voltaire' [1819], a hand-written version of the story (originally published in French in 1747); VIII + 154pp; bound together with 'Micromegas a comic Romance being a severe satire upon the Philosophy,… | *** |  |
| *** | Cooking: 'A Queens Delight; or, The Art of Preserving, Conserving and Candying' printed by Taylor & Holt for Nath. Brooke [London, 1671]. Rebound, Fair/Good condition. (Attributed to Queen Henrietta Maria, consort of King Charles I) | *** |  |
| *** | 'Birds of Australia' by Broinowski(Melbourne, 1890) Volumes 1-4 (bound in two), with 172 full-page chromolithographs (of 303, missing Plates 1-34). Fair/Good condition. Most of the plates clean and sound | *** |  |
| *** | David Hume 'The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 in Eight Volumes' [London, Cadell and Davies, 1818]; together with T. Smollett's 'The History of England from the Revolution to the Death of George the Second… | *** |  |
| *** | Ida Rentoul Outhwaite - 'Elves & Fairies of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite' with verses by Annie R. Rentoul, published by the Lothian book Publishing Co (Melbourne & Sydney, 1916), blue cloth boards with gilt decoration, somewhat dilapidated binding, colour plates… | *** |  |
| *** | 'Theoretical and Practical notes Upon wine-Making and the Treatment of Wines, Exclusively applied to Australian Wines' by Villanis (signed by the author on title page) (Adelaide, 1885) | *** |  |
| *** | Spencer, Baldwin & Gillen, F.J. The Native Tribes of Central Australia, [Macmillan & Co., London, 1899] 1st ed. Octavo, xx, 671 pages with illustrations of churingas, a map and 130 illustrations (mainly after, photographs) plus 2 folding maps, 3 folding… | *** |  |
| *** | Edwin Carton Booth, F.R.C.I., 'Australia illustrated with drawings by Skinner prout, N. Chevalier, & c.&c.', (London; Virtue & Co., 1873-76); 2 vols., green half leather with gilt titles and decorations; gilt page edges; numerous engraved plates with… | *** |  |
| *** | 'The Pastoral Homes of Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia & New Zealand' published by The Pastoral Review Propy. Ltd [Sydney, John Andrew & Co, 1914] quarto, gilt embossed boards and spine, marbled endpapers with W.H.Lang's personal… | *** |  |
| *** | Victor Vasarely - Four Volume Presentation Set, [Galerie du Griffon, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1969, 1971, 1974 & 1979]. Magnificent set of books on the Optical Art master of the 20th century. Volume 3 three inscribed To Dean Allen Austill in appreciation… | *** |  |
| *** | Government of Victoria, Department of Mines, Mining & Geological Journal. Sought after First Edition - Volume I, Part I, July 1937, and near Complete Set, in fair condition, a treasure trove of useful information and resources, articles, plans, figures,… | *** |  |
| *** | Aborigines: 'Nomads of the Australian Desert' by Mountford [Adelaide, 1976], signed by the author. Vg condition with dustjacket. A significant portion of the edition was suppressed and withdrawn from sale. Copies have become increasingly scarce | *** |  |
| *** | John West, 'The history of Tasmania', [Launceston : Henry Dowling, 1852,1st ed.], 2 vols., 8vo. VIII, 340; VI, 380;, dark blue half leather over buckram covered, boards. | *** |  |
| *** | Kipling, Rudyard (1865 - 1936) 'The Fringes of the Fleet', 'France at War' and 'The new army in Training' [Methuen & Co Ltd, London, 1915]; small booklets uniformly rebound by Bumpus Ltd., London; 3/4 calf, marbled boards and end-papers. (3 items). | *** |  |
| *** | ‘The Royal Philatelic Collection’ by Sir John Wilson [London, 1952], bound in full red morocco with slip-case. Superbly illustrated in colour and black & white. A fine copy | *** |  |
| *** | 'Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne, 1888. Commission, List of Commissioners, Rules & Regulations' (87pp); The Official Catalogue of the Exhibits' Volumes 1 & II (174pp & 168pp); 'Official Guide to the Picture Galleries and Catalogue of Fine… | *** |  |
| *** | 'Voyage to Terra Australis' By Matthew Flinders (Adelaide, Libraries Board of South Australia 1966) facsimile edition of the 1814 publication. (2) Folio volumes and collection of charts, bound in full yellow cloth with red leather title labels on the… | *** |  |
| *** | Jack, Robert L., and Etheridge, Robert (Jnr), The Geology and Palaeontology of Queensland and New Guinea, with sixty-eight plates and a geological map of Queensland [Brisbane; James Charles Beal, Gov't Printer, 1892] Vol.1 (text) 768p; Vol. 2 (plates) 68… | *** |  |
| *** | Biggles By Captain W.E. Johns - UK First Editions: selection with dust jackets comprising Biggles of the Interpol (1957), Biggles Presses On (1958), Biggles in Mexico (1959), Biggles and the Leopards of Zinn (1960), Orchids for Biggles (1962), Biggles… | *** |  |
| *** | Cook's voyages: "A new, authentic collection of Captain Cook's voyages round the world, undertaken by order of his present Majesty, for making new discoveries ... / written by several principal officers, and other Gentlemen who sailed in the various Ships… | *** |  |
| *** | David Blair, 'The history of Australasia from the first dawn of Discovery in the Southern Ocean to the Establishment of Self-Government in the various Colonies. Comprising the settlement and history of New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia,… | *** |  |
| *** | [Inscribed to Professor W. Baldwin Spencer], Robert M. Johnston, 'Systematic account of the Geology of Tasmania', [William Strutt, Government Printer, Hobart; 1888], large 4to, 1st ed. 408pp, images throughout the text, large coloured, folding map, tinted… | *** |  |
| *** | 'The Chronicles of early Melbourne 1835 to 1852, historical, Anecdotal and Personal', in two volumes by 'Garryowen' (Melbourne, 1888). Fair/good condition | *** |  |
| *** | John Pascoe Fawkner (1792-1869, founder of Melbourne), signatures (4) in book 'The Crown Lands of Australia' by Campbell (Glasgow, 1855) | *** |  |
| *** | Edgar Allan Poe & Edmund Dulac 'The Bells and other Poems' [Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1912], with 28 coloured plates by Dulac. Original cloth; board and spine richly gilt illustrated. First edition. | *** |  |
| *** | Henry Walter Parker, van Diemen's land: its Rise, progress, and Present state: with Advice to Emigrants. [London : J. Cross and Simpkin and Marshall; 1834, 2nd edition], 244, XIV, 22 (addenda), III, adverts; folding hand coloured map; with chapters on the… | *** |  |
| *** | James Bonwick, Curious Facts of old Colonial Days, [London : Sampson low, Son & Marston, 1870, 1st ed.] VII, 352pp, 16pp adverts.; rebound in red leather, preserving most of the original red leather binding including the gilt lettered spine. | *** |  |
| *** | Blair, David 'The History of Australasia from the first dawn of Discovery in the Southern Ocean to the Establishment of Self-Government in the various Colonies. Comprising the settlement and History of New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia,… | *** |  |
| *** | The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini - Signed By Dali, [Doubleday & Co, New York, 1946]. The reflective and personal writings of the great Italian old master. Translated by John Addington Symonds, illustrated by Salvador Dali. Octavo, gilt-illustrated… | *** |  |