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| *** | The yellow book - Vol.1 to Vol.5 - 1894-95, Published by John Lane & Elkin Mathews. Editors, [Ballantyne press, London], a literary & artistic source for the 1890's & known through its association with all the foremost writers of the time & its famous… | *** |  |
| *** | 'Reminiscences of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition' edited by Cundall (London, 1886), decorative cloth. Fair/good condition | *** |  |
| *** | Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, published in Sydney (c1886). Three volumes folio in half morocco with gilt lettering on the spine. Corners & edges bumped and rubbed but all three volumes firm & complete a beautiful set that presents very well. VG… | *** |  |
| *** | Jubilee history of the city of Prahran and illustrated handbook. South Yarra, Toorak, Malvern, etc., [Melbourne, 1906]. Large quarto, with photographic illustrations throughout; original cloth-backed pictorial boards (a little scuffed). A very good… | *** |  |
| *** | 'Our little Ones Library': collection of children's illustrated miniatures comprising 'The Cats Concert', 'The Tale of a Dog', 'A Rabbit's Tale', 'A birthday Present', 'Snapdragon' and 'Three little Maids from School', all but one with 1895-dated… | *** |  |
| *** | Cooking: 'The book of Household Management' by Mrs Isabella Beeton (London, 1861), first edition, 2nd issue with the strand address. Still the most famous of all English cookery books as well as one of the earliest to have coloured illustrations.… | *** |  |
| *** | Birds: 'The Birds of Australia' by Broinowski [Melbourne, 1887-91], bound volume containing chromo-lithographic plates Volume II Plates 1-Xlviii; and Volume VI Plates 1-Xlvii (missing 3) - a total of 93 plates including owls, birds of prey and wading… | *** |  |
| *** | [Fred McCUBBIN] James Macdonald The Art of Frederick McCubbin [Melbourne & Sydney : Lothian, 1916] Limited to 1000 copies, signed by McCubbin, this is #961. Folio, gilt lettered cloth covered boards, 104pp, 45 plates tipped in. | *** |  |
| *** | May Gibbs, Tales of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie: all two little Gum-Nut babies & their Adventures wonderful, [Angus & Robertson, Sydney nd (1934)], 88pp, sepia illustrations & colour frontispiece, hardback with dustjacket., also, 'Little Obelia and further… | *** |  |
| *** | Fahy, Simpson & Simpson, 'Nineteenth century Australian Furniture' [1985], together with Fahy & Simpson 'Australian furniture - pictorial history and dictionary 1788 - 1938' [1998], signed l/e. (2) in 'As new' condition. | *** |  |
| *** | '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… | *** |  |
| *** | Books Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Edited by Andrew Garran, Sydney, Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company 1886. 3 bound volumes. Folio, 800 pages. Many engraved illustrations including full page. Folding maps loosely inserted: Queensland, N.S.W.,… | *** |  |
| *** | 1901 Federation: Red cloth book with gilt title 'Commonwealth Celebrations, Melbourne. Souvenir Invitations, May, 1901', containing fi ve Souvenir Invitaions, all filled in for (Mr & Mrs H. Luke). The souvenir invitations are (A) Opening of the Parliament… | *** |  |
| *** | 'The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia', by Andrew Garran (Melbourne, 1886-88), in three volumes, only fair condition, and two maps missing (Railway, Postal & Telegraph maps of NSW & Victoria), though it appears that all the engravings and the majority of… | *** |  |
| *** | 'Sands & Mcdougall's Annual Register and Almanac For 1864' (Melbourne, 1864), the first edition of this almanack, original cloth boards with paper title label, sunned and worn on spine. scarce | *** |  |
| *** | May Gibbs Originals: 'Boronia Babies', 'Gum-Nut Babies' and 'Wattle Babies', 1920s soft-cover editions, (3). | *** |  |
| *** | Kevin Fahy & Andrew Simpson, 'Australian Furniture Pictorial History And Dictionary, 1788-1938', [Syd. 1998] limited edition 2000/2000 with d/j and slip case, near mint condition | *** |  |
| *** | Arthur Nicols, the Acclimatisation of the Salmonidae at the Antipodes : Its history and Results, [London : Sampson low. Marston, et al., 1882], 238pp, half calf over marbled boards; gilt titles and 5 raised bands to spine. | *** |  |
| *** | Wilde, Oscar & Beardsley, Aubrey, Salome: a Tragedy in one Act, [John Lane, the Bodley head Ltd., London, 1912], green cloth with gilt titles and gilt design & trim, XVIII + 61p + plates, untrimmed edges. | *** |  |
| *** | Stara Praha, (old Prague), 1901 a collection of 100 colour illustrations of the old city of Prague by Vaclav Jansa and compiled by Jan Herain. In two volumes with embossed covers and slipcase. 45 x 34 cm. Vol 1, the description of each image and Vol 2,… | *** |  |
| *** | The Baron Charles Davillier & Gustave Dore. Spain, [Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle; London], 1876, In original publisher's cloth, stamped in gold and black, all edges gilt. With numerous full-page illustrations by Dore. | *** |  |
| *** | Smyth, R. Brough, the Aborigines of Victoria. With notes relating to the Habits of the Natives of other parts of Australia and Tasmania. In two volumes, rebound in blue boards with new endpapers. (John Ferres, Melbourne. 1878)., 4to, 483pp and 456pp. With… | *** |  |
| *** | Lindsay, Norman, pen drawings, (Sydney, Arthur McQuitty, 1924), folio. Original quarter vellum. Gilt decoration on front board. Foreword by Francis Crossle. With title-vignette, initial 12 full-page plates as mentioned in the list of plates with 12… | *** |  |
| *** | Goodin, Vernon W.E. (1892-1971), 'Australianism, the Labor party and the Unions', c1969-70 original handwritten manuscript in ink consisting of 50 stapled folios, accompanied by a typed version in, four folders, signed in ink on typescript title page,… | *** |  |
| *** | Joseph M. Forshaw and William T. Cooper (illustrator), Australian parrots, (Melbourne, Lansdowne Editions, (1980 and 1981); folio, two volumes, with illustrations, maps and 70 plates; dark green morocco with coloured pictorial inlays on the front covers;… | *** |  |
| *** | Charles E.W. Bean (Editor) the official history of Australia in the war of 1914-1918 (series title) issued between 1921 - 1938; comprising of volumes 1 3, 4, 5, 6, 11 and 12 (the photographic record). (7 vols.). | *** |  |
| *** | Biggles By Captain W.E. Johns - First Editions: Selection, mostly with d/js, comprising Australian 1st editions Biggles Flies South (1946, without d/j) and Biggles in the Jungle (1947), UK 1st editions Biggles Delivers the Goods (1946), Biggles Hunts Big… | *** |  |
| *** | 'Wanderings in the interior of New Guinea ' by Captain J.A.Lawson (London, 1875). A pseudonymous account of New Guinea exploration, this book has been championed by some as a disguised account of Moresby's expedition | *** |  |
| *** | Captain Cook: 'Cook's Voyages' a Compendious History of Captain Cook's Last Voyage...A new edition (Lond. 1784, printed by G.Kearsley) volume 2 leather bound, front hinge opening with rubbed edges; 'Captain Cook's Third Voyage to the Pacific Ocean' (Lond.… | *** |  |
| *** | Ray Parkin, 'H.M. Bark Endeavour' [Melbourne University Press, 1999] 3rd edition; in cloth case with the 468 page volume and a folding case with 15 detailed ship drawings and plans. | *** |  |
| *** | Ida Rentoul Outhwaite - 'Fairyland' with verses by Annie R. Rentoul and stories by Grenby Outhwaite & Annie R. Rentoul, published by a & C black (London, 1931), blue cloth boards with bindings largely intact, 16 colour plates, 31 black & white plates, 12… | *** |  |
| *** | English Furniture: 'A History of English Furniture' by Percy Macquoid, [The Medici Society, London, 1925] 4 volumes, with numerous plates in colour and black & white. | *** |  |
| *** | [Tasmanian Interest], 'The Engravers of van Diemen's Land' by Craig (signed limited edition, 1961); 'Old Tasmanian Prints' by Craig (signed limited edition, 1964); 'Printed maps of Australia' by Tooley (1970-73); and 'Printed maps of Tasmania 1642-1900'… | *** |  |
| *** | George French Angas, South Australia illustrated, 1846, (facsimile edition, 1967), [Wellington, A.H. & A.W. Reed], 60 plates, half leather binding over marbled boards; limited edition 504/1000. | *** |  |
| *** | 'The Australian flower paintings of Ferdinand Bauer' with an introduction by Wilfred Blunt, [London : Basilisk press, 1976, 1st ed.] folio, 88pp, with a double-page map, a small map and 25 mounted colour plates; dark green quarter morocco and marbled… | *** |  |
| *** | 'The History of Ballarat, From the First Pastoral Settlement to the Present Time', (1887) by William B Withers. gold blocked decorated boards, folding map, panoramic view, engraved plates, minor bumping to cover corners, otherwise a fine and fresh copy in… | *** |  |
| *** | Tasmania: 'The Jubilee History of Tasmania' in two volumes, by Leavitt (Melbourne, c1887), incorporates the Early History of Victoria, Biographical Sketches & 'Australian Representative Men'. Fair/Good condition | *** |  |
| *** | Ingleton, Geoffrey Matthew Flinders Navigator and Chartmaker, also, Private Journal 1803-1814, Two Volume Set, De Luxe Edition Limited to 500 Copies; this being #310. [Genesis Publications in association with Hedley Australia, 1986] Signed by author. In… | *** |  |
| *** | Hume, Fergus [1859-1932] the Thirteenth Guest. [Ward, Lock & Co, 1913] 1st Edition, 320pp Hard Cover in black and red textured binding with gilt titles on front and spine (bumped and starting to split). Colour frontis of Vera Harpen by L.M.Hunter. Some… | *** |  |
| *** | Fahy, Kevin 'Nineteenth century Australian Furniture' by Fahy, Simpson and Simpson (David ell press, Sydney, 1985), limited edition of 2000 copies, hardcover with pictorial D/J, spine sunned otherwise a good firm copy | *** |  |
| *** | The van Diemen's land Almanack for the year 1833., engraved title; repaired binding; original binding with later spine, [Hobart town : H. Melville]. Faults. | *** |  |
| *** | 'Biggles' by Captain W.E. Johns - Reissues of Titles originally Published between 1932-1935: mostly hardbound comprising 'Biggles in the Cruise of the Condor' (10) including. 1955 Thames Publishing Co (Burnet #2.7) & 1956 Dean & Co (#2.8) reissues;… | *** |  |
| *** | 'Colombine' by Hugh McCr' 'With XI Illustrations by Norman Lindsay'. Limited edition; 4to; (1920, Sydney); tippedin black and white frontispiece, 10 tipped-in black and white plates, foreword by Lionel Lindsay, original illustrated papered boards, minor… | *** |  |
| *** | Kevin Fahy & Andrew Simpson, 'Australian Furniture Pictorial History And Dictionary, 1788-1938', [Syd. 1998] limited edition 1929/2000 copies signed by the authors, with d/j and slip case, near mint condition in original shipping carton | *** |  |
| *** | 'The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia' Three volumes in full Morocco with embossed gilt lettering to the spines | *** |  |
| *** | 'Victoria and Its Metropolis, Past and Present' in 2 volumes by Sutherland (Melbourne, 1888), 594pp and 822pp, Fair condition | *** |  |
| *** | Cook, Captain James The Journals of Captain James Cook on His Voyages of Discovery [Published by The Hakluyt Society, Cambridge, 1967-69] Edited from the original manuscripts by J. C. Beaglehole. Many plates, some folding, maps. 6 volumes - five thick… | *** |  |
| *** | The complete works of Gaius Petronius by Jack Lindsay (1927), Fanfrolico press 1927, first edition, 4to, 32 x 24 cm, with 100 illustrations by Norman Lindsay. Half calf, gilt to spine, marbled paper-covered boards. Signed by Jack Lindsay limited special… | *** |  |
| *** | 'Cyclopaedia: or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences' in two volumes by Chambers (2nd Edition, London, 1738). Fair/Good condition. The Cyclopaedia was one of the first general encyclopedias to be produced in English | *** |  |
| *** | Tasmania: 'The Cyclopedia of Tasmania' in two volumes, published by Maitland & Krone (Hobart, 1900); plus 'The Tasmanian Cyclopedia' published by The Service Publishing Co. (Hobart, 1931). Fair/Good condition. (2 items) | *** |  |
| *** | Bean, C.E.W. 'Official history of Australia in the war of 1914-18' published by Angus & Robertson (Syd. 1934) 3rd edition, 2 vol. Hardback in maroon boards with gilt lettering on the spines | *** |  |
| *** | 'Australian furniture pictorial history and dictionary 1788-1938' by Kevin Fahy & Andrew Simpson [Syd, 1998] signed limited edition 1482/2000, black cloth boards with embossed gilt lettering, with D/J. Near new condition, an excellent copy. | *** |  |
| *** | Books Victoria and Its Metropolis Past and Present volume II (the Colony and its people in 1888), Melbourne: McCarron, bird & Co., 1888, 823 pages, a very intriguing historical reference book | *** |  |
| *** | Books Kelly Gang: 'The Last of the Bushrangers', an account of the capture of the Kelly Gang, by Francis Augustus Hare, published by Hurst and Blackett Ltd., London 1894. Includes pictures of the Kelly Gang and a lot of interesting information from the… | *** |  |
| *** | Exploration/Aborigines: 'Journal of the Government north-West Expedition' by Basedow (Royal Geographic Society of Australasia, Adelaide, 1914), with photo-plates, and large folding map at rear, original wrappers | *** |  |
| *** | Camera assortment, including Mamiya Universal press camera with pistol grip mount, 6.7 back, Mamiya-Sekor 1:3.5 lens f+100 mm; c1900 double dark wooden slides (13) ; Campro Cine camera Projector; Auca 35 mm hand held camera; Sve Filmstrip, plus assorted… | *** |  |
| *** | Allcott, John (1888-1973), ' marine Artist' a limited edition of 500 copies of which this is No. 13 and signed by Rodney Allcott (his Son). 160p., with 40 full-page colour plates tipped in and protected with tissue guards, followed by x x p. Containing a… | *** |  |
| *** | Rentoul, Annie I. and Rentoul, Ida S. Mollie's Staircase, [Melbourne: M.L. Hutchinson, 1906]. Oblong quarto, lettered wrappers, original ribbon ties, 12 black & white, plates, plus illustrations in text. | *** |  |
| *** | Angas, George French South Australia Illustrated Facsimile edition published by A. & A. Reed, 1967. [#457 of 1000]; Elephant folio, half leather with six raised bands, marbled boards; gilt ruled, decorated and text to spine, top edges gilt. with the text,… | *** |  |
| *** | 'Early Colonial furniture in New South Wales and van Diemen's Land' by Clifford Craig, Kevin Fahy and Graeme Robertson. [Melbourne, 1980], with original pictorial dust jacket (minor rips and wear). Good firm copy. | *** |  |
| *** | 'Notable English and Irish Thoroughbreds' by Mountier & Morris (Waiura NZ, 1983), high quality reference book, limited edition 397/2500 in slip-case | *** |  |
| *** | New South Wales Government Gazette, Vol. XXVII. Jan.- June 1850, 81 editions, leather-bound in one volume, 1010pp. Includes details of land sales & grants at Port Phillip, quantities of alcohol & tobacco imported, meteorological statistics for Melbourne &… | *** |  |
| *** | The London Illustrated News (Jan-June 1866) profusely illustrated including, the SS great Eastern, an iron sailing steam ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. She was the largest ship ever built at the time of her 1858 launch; a separate section 'The… | *** |  |
| *** | P. Fisher (William Andrew Chatto), The Angler's Souvenir, [London, Charles Tilt, 1835], first edition. With illustrations by Beckwith & Topham, engraved title & half-title pages, 31 engraved plates. [iii]-1x, 192 pp. 8vo., contemporary leather binding… | *** |  |
| *** | [Antarctic Exploration], 'The Seige of the South Pole' by Hugh R. Mill, [Alston Rivers, London, 1905], First Edition in original green cloth binding with title and highlights in gilt. 455pp plus all illustrations & maps in text + large folding map at rear. | *** |  |
| *** | The Way of the Whirlwind (1941, Sydney) by Mary & Elizabeth Durack. Rarely seen edition of very rare book, original illustrated boards with cloth spine. No dust jacket. One of the most lavishly illustrated children's books produced in Australia. With 12… | *** |  |
| *** | Herbert George Ponting (1870-1935, professional photographer, best known as the Expedition photographer and cinematographer for Robert Falcon Scott's 'Terra Nova' Expedition to the Ross sea and south pole 1910-13), signature and endorsment inside his… | *** |  |
| *** | Walter Lindrum (1898-1960, the greatest billiards player of all time), signature & endorsement inside his book 'Billiards and Snooker' by Walter Lindrum (Sydney, c1938). | *** |  |
| *** | HMS Endeavour: 'H.M.Bark Endeavour' by Ray Parkin [Melb., 1997], two vols in slipcase, one volume is charts, other is text. True first edition - limited to one thousand copies - later reprinted in the same year (1997). G/VG condition | *** |  |
| *** | 'The Art of Captain Cook’s Voyages' - Volume 1, Volume 2 & Volume 3 Text by Joppien & Smith [Melbourne, 1985-87]; plus 'The Art of the First Fleet & other early Australian drawings' by Smith & Wheeler [Melbourne, 1988]. (4 items) | *** |  |
| *** | 'Marsupials of Australia - Volume 1 Possums, the Koala and Wombats' by Smith & Ganf [Melbourne, 1980], limited edition 649/1000, signed by the author & artist | *** |  |
| *** | 'The Art of Captain Cook's Voyages' - Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3 Text & Volume 3 Catalogue by Joppien & Smith [Melbourne, 1985-87], in slip-case. (4 items) | *** |  |
| *** | 'Drawings of Fishes From Captain Cook's Voyages' by P.J.P.Whitehead (London 1968). Elephant folio first edition, blue cloth boards with dust wrapper (worn), book nice & firm. VG condition | *** |  |
| *** | Frederic Baily Deeming collection, 1891 Wife murderer, bigamist thief and con-man etc. An account of the Extraordinary Tale of Frederick Bailey Deeming (hanged for murder Monday 23rd of May, l892 at Melbourne Gaol), including, small bisque statuette of… | *** |  |
| *** | James Bond book assortment by Ian Fleming c1960 including, Goldfinger (1st edition, no dust jacket, good condition), Thunderball (1st no Dj, good condition), Dr. No, live and Let Die, plus others. All in Dust Jackets except the firsts. Condition varies.… | *** |  |
| *** | Model Ship Building 1900-1980 including, the model Ship, her Role in History (Napier Boyd), National Maritime Museum catalogue of Ship models to 1815, plank-on-frame models Vol I & 2, the world of model ships and boats (Williams), Prisoner of war Ship… | *** |  |
| *** | Book: Haughton Forrest (1826-1925) by George Brown (Melbourne, Melakoff 1982) Imitation leather, in dustwrapper, Numerous colour illustrations, a good copy, Number 209 in an edition of 1500 copies | *** |  |
| *** | Ida Rentoul Outhwaite: 'The Enchanted Forest' with stories by Grenbry Outhwaite published by A & C Black [London, 1931], first edition, quarto, red/blue cross-hatched heavy card boards, missing the blue cloth spine, white label with illustration to front… | *** |  |
| *** | Bushranger Ballads, illustrated by Pro Hart (1976), inscribed in book 'To Cec and Francis, from Pro Hart 76', and including his very famous sketch of Ned Kelly. First edition by Ure Smith, 1975, with dust jacket in fine condition | *** |  |
| *** | Henry Lawson: 'In The Days When The World Was Wide And Other Verses' by Henry Lawson (Sydney 1896) first edition. Hard cover brown buckram cloth with black lettering on the spine (rubbed), top edge gilt otherwise pages uncut. Spine split on the front… | *** |  |
| *** | Books 'Dunolly, the Story of An Old Gold-Diggings Town' by James Flett, highly sought after first edition in hardcover, large format from 1956, with colour plate inside front cover, 160 pages | *** |  |
| *** | China: 'A Description of the Kingdom of Tonqueen' by Baron (London, 1732), 40pp plus 5 engraved plates and attractive map (quite accurate for its time), from Churchill's 'Collection of Voyages & Travels'. Description of Tonkin, china with fine engraved… | *** |  |
| *** | New South Wales Government Gazette, July - Dec. 1851, 74 editions, leather-bound in one volume, 1137pp, plus Government Acts (148pp) and index (25pp). Includes 1851 'Conveyance and Postage of Letters' Act | *** |  |
| *** | Victoria: 'Victorian Railways, Avoca and Ararat Line' (Melbourne, 1888), 15 pages; plus detailed curve and Gradient dia grams for the same line (Melbourne, 1888), 20 pages. Good condition | *** |  |
| *** | 'Notable Australian Thoroughbreds' by Mountier, Barrie & Clark (Waiura NZ, 1981), high quality reference book, limited edition 2529/3500 in slip-case | *** |  |
| *** | Sailing Books including, Spurling Sail and Steam by Jack Spurling [1980, Cambridge], The Best of Sail by Basil Lubbock [1975, Cambridge], Nelson's Navy by Brian Lavery [1989, London]. All in very good condition. (40 books) | *** |  |
| *** | Royal Navy: ‘Her Majesty’s Navy' by Lieut. Chas. Rathbone Low (Virtue, London, 1890) 3 volume set complete with all the coloured illustrations. Binding is original and worn with some damage to the spine of volume III. The contents in fine condition -… | *** |  |
| *** | 'Don Bradman, Flicker No.1 - on Drive and Offdrive', published by John Wisden & Co. (London, c1930) Rusty staple, otherwise good condition. Together with 'Frame By Frame Flick Book No.1 Sir Donald Bradman' & 'No.2 Dennis Lillee'. (3 items) | *** |  |
| *** | Durack, Mary & Elizabeth, The Way of the Whirlwind, [Consolidated Press, Sydney, 1941],1st edition, hardback. Illustrated boards, black backstrip. Tall 4to. Lovely tipped in colour illustrations and illustrated endpapers + b/w illustrations within text. | *** |  |
| *** | Pro Hart: signed books 'Bushranger Ballads' and 'Poems of Henry Lawson volume two', both illustrated by Pro Hart (Sydney, 1975-76); plus letter signed 'Pro' on his personal stationary. (3 items) | *** |  |
| *** | Flicker books: Sporting Flicks Productions present P.O'Hara wood (former Davis cup player) demonstrating, the Forehand drive (c1948), missing spine and back cover, otherwise good condition; plus rod Laver, double grand Slam Champion by Thumbflix (c1970).… | *** |  |
| *** | Fiji, New Guinea &, the holy Land, including 'Palestine Past and Present' by Valentine (Lond., c1893); 'Pictures from bible Lands' by green (Lond., c1892); 'The Colony of Fiji 1874-1931' edited by Wright (Suva, 1931); 'Hunted through Fiji' by Horsley… | *** |  |
| *** | Tonga: 'An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean' in two volumes by John Martin (2nd Edition, London, 1818). Attractively bound and gilt | *** |  |
| *** | Books 'Cyaniding For Gold' by Ion Idriess, a very nicely handled facsimile edition | *** |  |
| *** | John Pascoe Fawkner (1792-1869, founder of Melbourne): four signatures contained within the pages of a rebound early 19th century journal. Pages 7, 26, 27 & 112. Signatures fine, book in poor condition | *** |  |
| *** | Books 'Maryborough Victoria Goldfields History' by James Flett, first edition in Hardback, 1975, 120 pages; together with 'The History of Gold Discovery' by James Flett, 1981 edition, 295 pages. (2) | *** |  |