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ANTIQUE BOOKSHOP
CATALOGUE 292
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CONTENTS
BOOKS OF THE MONTH
AUSTRALIA & THE PACIFIC MISCELLANEOUS
ADDENDA
1
23
185
417
- 22
- 184
- 416
- 422
Front cover items:
2, A, Plate from A, 97, 19,7/
22, 16, 298-301, 230,20 (3v)
Back cover items:
50, 105, 92, 197, 48, 17/ 1, 10 vols of 302, 18, 267
11, 374, 249, 258, 251, 121 / 277, 356, 84, 83, 181, 169
November 2014
CATALOGUE 292
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BOOKS OF THE MONTH
A
OUTHWAITE, Ida Rentoul. ELVES AND FAIRIES OF IDA
RENTOUL OUTHWAITE. Verses by
Annie R. Rentoul. Edited by Grenbry
Outhwaite. Melbourne & Sydney.
Lothian. 1916. Folio, gilt-illustrated
pictorial boards (gilt dulled as usual
on spine) 118 pp., with 45 colour
and black and white plates tippedin, illustrated endpapers, lettered
tissue-guards (a few sl.creased).
Contained in the original slip-case
which is a little rubbed. Limited to
1,500 copies. 1st ed. Signed by Ida
Rentoul Outhwaite. A little foxing
throughout else a fine copy of an
Australian classic children’s book.
‘… the most magnificent showcase of
Ida’s illustrations ever to appear …
Its lavish presentation was virtually
without parallel in the history of
Australian book production…” (Muir and Holden, p. 110). Muir 5592.
$6,000
B
OUTHWAITE, Ida Rentoul & RENTOUL, Annie R. THE
LITTLE GREEN ROAD TO FAIRYLAND.
With 16 plates, eight in colour by Ida Rentoul
Outhwaite. Lond. A & C.Black. 1948. 4to. Or.cl.
Dustjacket. 94pp. A fine copy in a fine dj of the
1st Australian edition. Scarce. $250
1
BATE, Weston. ESSENTIAL
BUT UNPLANNED. The Story of Melbourne’s
Lanes. Melb. State Library of Victoria. 1994.
4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 128pp. Many b/w ills.
Bookplate on ffe. Very good copy. copy. 1st
ed. Scarce. The history of Melbourne’s small
laneways. $125
2 BEAN, C.E.W. THE STORY OF ANZAC.
2 vols. Vol.1. From the Outbreak of War to
the end of the First Phase of the Gallipoli
Campaign, May 4, 1915. Vol.2. From 4 May,
1915, to the evacuation of the Gallipoli
Peninsula. Syd. Angus & Robertson. 1934. Vol.1 7th ed. Vol.2. 5th ed.
Each Or.cl. 662,975pp. Many b/w plates, ills. & maps. Particularly good
ex-lib. copies with a small library stamp at the tail of the title pages. The
Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918, vols.1 & 2. The
pair $140
3 COATES, Brian J. THE BIRDS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Including
the Bismarck Archipelago and Bougainville. Two volumes. Alderly
(Qld). Dove Publications. 1985. Both Or.bds. Dustjackets. 464,576pp.
Profusely illustrated with many colour photographic plates. Fine. 1st
ed. set. There are 557 photographs showing 246 species of birds. Line
drawings of posture. Distribution
maps. The first definitive account
of the rich bird life in a nation
which embraces the eastern half
of the island of New Guinea, the
Bismarck Archipelago, Admiralty
Islands & Bougainville. $395
4
DICKENS, Charles. THE
COMPLETE WORKS. Centennial
Edition. Complete in 36 volumes.
Geneva. Edito-Service S.A. 1970.
Each volume bound in elaborately
gilt burgundy faux soft leather.
Various pag. Bound-in marker
ribbons. Illustrations from the
original editions, by various
illustrators including Phiz. There
is occasional slight variation to
the binding colours, else a Fine set. (A
superior edition to that bound in green).
An attractive complete Dickens at a
moderate price. The set $350
5 DICKINS, Frederick V. (Translator)
CHIUSHINGURA OR THE LOYAL
LEAGUE. A Japanese Romance. Lond.
Allen & Co. 1880. (New edition) Or.dec.
cl. 202pp. Many woodcut ills. Very Good
copy. Scarce. With 29 woodcut plates on
Japanese paper. $150
6 FRITH, Clifford B. & Dawn W. THE
BOWERBIRDS. Ptilonorhynchidae.
Illustrated by Eustace Barnes. Oxford. OUP.
2004. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 508pp. Col.
plates & b/w ills. Fine. 1st ed. Oxford Bird
Families of the World series. Bowerbirds
inhabit New Guinea, the Australian
continent, and their immediately adjacent
islands. They are unique among the birds of
the world in that the males build elaborate
“bowers” for display and courtship. $195
7 (GLEESON, James) JAMES GLEESON.
IMAGES FROM THE SHADOWS. By
Renee Free. Syd. Craftsman House. 1993.
4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 175pp. Profusely
illustrated in colour and black & white.
Fine. 1st. Scarce. This copy inscribed by
Gleeson to Frank O’Keefe “For Frank..
James Gleeson.” An important monograph
on the foremost Australian Surrealist
painter and poet. $175
8
GOOSSENS, Eugene. OVERTURE
AND BEGINNERS. A musical
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autobiography. Lond. Methuen. 1951. Or.cl. 327pp. b/w plates. Very Good
copy. 1st ed. The volume is
inscribed to Franz Holford
by Goosens, and further
inscribed by Holford.
Tipped-in to the volume are
three autograph letters from
Goosens to Holford who
was a composer and founder
of Canon, the Australian
Journal of Music. The
letters are undated. In one
Goosens thanks him for an
article in Canon. There is
also an inserted Christmas
telegram from Goosens to
Holford.
$295
9
HYDE,
Miriam. COMPLETE
ACCORD. Lond. Currency Press. 1991.
Or.bds. Dustjacket. 237pp. b/w ills. Very
good copy. 1st ed. This copy inscribed
by Miriam Hyde the year of publication.
There are three handwritten letters
inserted, each one page, dated between
2003 & 2004. One is partly written by a
friend because of Hyde’s arthritis. Miriam
Hyde died in 2005 and the program for
the Tribute Concert held after her death
is also loosely inserted. Hyde was an
Australian concert pianist and a composer
of distinction whose contribution to
Australian and International music
scenes was immense. $175
10
IREDALE, Tom. BIRDS OF NEW GUINEA. Illustrations by
Lillian Medland. 2 Volumes.
Melb. Georgian House. 1956.
Or. qt. morocco and cloth
sides. Dustjackets. 230,261pp.
Illustrated with 35 plates in
colour figuring 347 birds. Folding
map of New Guinea. A fine set.
Scarce. The set $330
11
JOHNSON, Douglas;
TYSON, Alan; WINTER,
Robert. THE BEETHOVEN
SKETCHBOOKS. Berkeley.
Univ. of Calif. Press. 1985. Sm.4to.
Or.cl. Dustjacket. 611pp. b/w ills.
Fine copy. 1st ed. Scarce. A history,
reconstruction and inventory of
Beethoven’s sketchbooks. $120
12 JOSEFOWITZ, Tanya. CAPINERO. A Bird. Text & illustrations
by Tanya Josefowitz. Photographs by Jean Mohr, Christopher Hering and
Cobi Banatoff. Lausanne. Privately Printed. 1992. Folio. Or.linen bds.
with pictorial panel tipped-onto front board. 56pp. b/w ills. Fine. 1st ed.
Inscribed presentation copy from the author and with a small drawing
by her. Also inserted is a letter and a card from the author.
$55
13 KIRKMAN, F.B; OXON, B.A. THE BRITISH BIRD BOOK.
Vols. 1-4. Lond. T.C. & E.C. Jack. 1911-13. Folio. Or.cl. with leather titling
labels (sl. soiled and rubbed)
various pag. Pages uncut.
Col.plates. Some foxing and
browning of pages throughout
all volumes else good copies.
Scarce. An account of all the
birds, nests and eggs found in the
British Isles. Illustrated by two
hundred coloured drawings and
numerous photographs. $350
14 MUNBY, A.N.L. PHILLIPPS
STUDIES IN TWO VOLUMES.
Lond. Sotheby Parke-Bernet
Pubs. 1971. Or.bds. Dustjackets.
(spine sl. browned, plasticcovered) 177pp. + 204pp. b/w
plates. Bookplate on verso
front cover of 1st volume. Sl.
browning of pages else Very Good copies. Reissued facsimile editions
of the original 5 volumes. Book 1 contains No. I-III, Book 2 contains
No. IV-V. $120
15 PARKER, Mary Anne. A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD.
Facsimile edition. Commentary by Gavin Fry. Produced and published
for the Australian National Maritime Museum, series no.1. Syd. Hordern
House. 1991. Hand-bound in quarter maroon Scottish calf with marbled
paper sides. 149pp. Pristine copy. Edition of 750 copies. Scarce. $195
16 RUNHARDT, Dr.Anne (Ed.) EMILY KAME KNGWARREYE:
THE PERSON AND HER PAINTINGS.
Published by DACOU (Dreaming Art
Centre of Utopia) n.p. 2009. Folio.
Or.dec.wrapps. 235pp. Profusely
illustrated, mostly in colour. Fine. 1st
ed. Kngwarreye, an Aboriginal artist
from the Utopia community in the
Northern Territory, is one of the most
prominent and successful artists in the
history of contemporary indigenous
Australian art. $150
17 SCHULENBERG,
David. THE KEYBOARD MUSIC OF
J.S.BACH. Lond. Victor Gollancz. 1993.
Or.bds. Dustjacket. 475pp. Fine. 1st Eng.
ed. J.S.Bach’s keyboard works form
one of the most significant repertories
of Western music. This is a unique and
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comprehensive guide to Bach’s entire output of music originally played
on the harpsichord and other keyboard instruments. $60
for Sutherland’s music. Based on an incident in the life of Daisy Bates, it
was first performed in 1964. $250
18 SED-RAJNA, Gabrielle. THE HEBRAIC BIBLE IN MEDIEVAL
MANUSCRIPTS. Tel Aviv. Steimatzky. 1987. Folio. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
(sl. chipped and marked) 173pp.
Profusely ill. in b/w & col. Small
inscription on ffe. Some foxing
else Very Good copy. First English
edition. Includes 180 beautiful
illustrations. $85
AUSTRALIA & THE PACIFIC
19 SERLE, Jessie.
AUSTRALIANS AT HOME.
Melb. OUP. 1990. Folio. Or.bds.
Dustjacket (both rubbed and a
little shelf-worn) 449pp. Many
b/w ills. Very Good copy. 1st ed.
Scarce. A documentary history
of Australian domestic interiors
from 1788 to 1914. $150
20 SINCLAIR, James.
BALUS: THE AEROPLANE
IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3
VOLS. Vol.1. The Early Years;
2: The Rise of Talair; 3: Wings
of a Nation. Bathurst. Robert
Brown & Assoc. 1986-1990. 4to.
Or.bds. Dustjacket. 296,297,352pp.
Profusely illustrated in colour &
b/w. Fine. 1st ed. Scarce. Vol.2
signed by the author. The first
comprehensive history of modern
civil aviation in Papua New
Guinea, from the end of the
Second World War up to 1990.
With many rare photographs &
maps. The set $475
21 SMYTHIES, Bertram
E. THE BIRDS OF BURMA.
Second revised edition. With 31
plates in colour by Commander
A.M.Hughes. Edin. & Lond.
Oliver & Boyd 1953. Or.buckram.
Dustjacket. 668pp. uncut. Folding
map. Very good copy. Scarce. $75
22 SUTHERLAND, Margaret & CASEY, Maie. THE YOUNG
KABBARLI. Chamber Opera in One Act. Syd. J.Albert & Son. 1972. 4to.
Or.gilt-lettered bds. 123pp. Photographic image of Margaret Sutherland.
The musical score for the chamber opera, Sutherland’s only work in
that genre. Limited edition of 200 numbered copies signed by Margaret
Sutherland & Maie Casey. Fine. 1st ed. Maie Casey provided the libretto
23 ALLEN, Eric. AIRLINERS IN AUSTRALIAN SERVICE. Vol.
2. Canberra. Aerospace Pubs. 1996. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 178pp. Many
col & b/w ills. Fine copy. 1st ed. The second volume in the series, a guide
to aircraft such as the Airspeed Ambassador, Douglas DC-4 and Boeing
727. $22
24 ANDERSON, Hugh. PUBLIC LIBRARY OF VICTORIA,
LIBRARY TRAINING SCHOOL: NOTES FOR PAPER R51. n.p.
Public Lib. of Vic. c.1958. 4to. Or.buckram.bds. (sl. marked) 25pp. Walter
Stone bookplate on inside front cover. Some pages have been previously
repaired with adhesive tape. Pages yellowed, some chipped, else Good
copy. Includes chapters on Australian Bibliographical Services, Indexing,
and a Checklist of Reference Books. $30
25 ANDERSON, Roderick. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ART.
A Selection of Early Works from the Robert Holmes a Court Collection.
Perth. Heytesbury Holdings. 1986. Folio. Col.Ill.wrapps. (sl. marked)
80pp. Many col & b/w ills. Near Fine copy. Includes a foreword by Lou
Klepac. $25
26 ATKINSON, Louisa. EXCURSIONS FROM BERRIMA. And
a trip to Monaro and Molonglo in the
1870’s. Canb. Mulini Press. 1980. wrapps.
38pp. b/w ills. Fine. 1st ed. Limited to 600
copies. $33
27 AURORA PLACE. Syd.
Lend Lease. n.d. Folio. Or.bds. in plastic
slipcase. (small mark on back cover) 58pp.
Profusely ill. in col. Fine copy. How Aurora
Place in the Sydney CBD came to be built.
Includes fold-out plans at back. $30
28 THE AUSTRALIAN CINEMA
PIONEERS 11TH ANNUAL BANQUET.
State Ballroom, Sydney, Thursday 16th
Dec, 1943. Syd. Aust. Cinema Pioneers.
1943. Single-fold pamphlet. b/w ills.
Several signatures from committee members on
back. Sl. creased, some marks and yellowing else
Very good copy. The “order of the evening” for the
11th annual banquet, including the dinner menu
and list of special guests. $15
29 THE AUSTRALIAN
CINEMA PIONEERS 6TH ANNUAL BANQUET.
Hotel Carlton, Sydney, Thursday 15th Dec, 1938.
Syd. Aust. Cinema Pioneers. 1938. Single-fold
pamphlet. b/w ills. Sl. marked and yellowed else
Very good copy. The programme for the 6th annual
banquet, including the dinner menu and list of
special guests. $15
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30 AUSTRALIA’S ACHIEVEMENT IN ART. Special number
of Art in Australia issued in commemoration of Australia’s 150th
Anniversary. Syd. John Fairfax. 1937. Large folio. Wrapps. 6pp.+ 52
tipped-in col. plates. A very good copy. Scarce. Beautifully-preserved
full-colour plates throughout. $60
39
Volume 8. The Australian
Flying Corps in the Western &
Eastern Theatres of War 1914-1918.
By F.M.Cutlack. Syd. A & R. 1938.
(6th ed.) 493pp.
$65
31 40 Volume 9. The Royal Australian
Navy. By A.W.Jose. Syd. A & R.
1937. (5th ed) 825pp. b/w ills. $65
BACH, John. THE AUSTRALIA STATION. A History of the
Royal Navy in the South West Pacific,
1821-1913. Lond. UNSW Press. 1986.
Or.bds. Dustjacket. 260pp. b/w ills. Very
Good copy. 1st ed. $35
32 BAIN, Ike. THE DICK SMITH
WAY. Syd. McGraw-Hill Australia. 2003.
Col.Ill.wrapps. 234pp. b/w ills. Pages sl.
yellowed else Fine copy. Written by the
Smith’s long-time business partner who
helped establish Dick Smith electronics
and Australian Geographic. $24
33 BARKER, Anthony. ONE OF
THE FIRST & ONE OF THE FINEST.
Beatrice Davis, Book Editor. Syd. Society
of Editors. 1991. Ill.wrapps. 47pp. b/w
ills. Very Good copy. 1st ed. A tribute to
the distinguished Australian editor. $24
34 BARROW, Sir John. THE MUTINY OF H.M.S. BOUNTY.
The Eventful History of the Mutiny
and Piratical Seizure of HMS Bounty, its
Causes and Consequences. Lond. Folio
Society. 1999. Col.ill.bds. in slipcase.
261pp. b/w plates. Very good copy.
Retains the spelling and punctuation of
the original 1831 publication with a few
minor emendations which were made in
the 1976 Folio Society first edition. $40
BEAN, C.E.W. et al. OFFICIAL
HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA IN THE
WAR OF 1914-18. Various volumes
as listed below. All 8vo. Or.maroon cl.
b/w plates. All are very good ex-lib
copies, some with slight foxing and all
with a small stamp at the bottom of the
title page and another small stamp on
the ffe.
35 Volume 3. The Australian Imperial
Force in France, 1916. Syd. A & R. 1938. (6th ed.) 1036pp. $65
36
Volume 5. The Australian Imperial Force in France, During
the Main German Offensive. Syd. A & R. 1937. (2nd ed.) 825pp. $65
37
Volume 6. The Australian Imperial Force in France during the
Allied Offensive, 1918. Syd. A & R. 1942. 1st ed. 1030pp. $65
38 Volume 7. The Australian Imperial Force in Sinai and
Palestine. By H.S.Gullett. Syd. A & R. 1937. (4th ed) 844pp.
$65
41 Volume 10. The Australians at
Rabaul. By S.S.Mackenzie. Syd. A
& R. 1937. (4th ed.) 412pp. $65
42 Volume 11. Australia During
the War. By Ernest Scott. Syd. A &
R. 1937. (2nd ed.) 922pp. $65
43
Volume 12. Photographic
Record of the War. By C.E.W.Bean and H.S.Gullett. Reproductions of
pictures taken by Australian official photographers. (Captains G.H.Wilkins,
M.C. and J.F.Hurley. Lieutenants H.F.Baldwin and J.P.Campbell) and
others Syd. A & R. 1937. (8th ed) 753 b/w plates taken during the war. $85
44 BENNETT, J.M. A HISTORY OF THE SUPREME COURT OF
NEW SOUTH WALES. Syd. The Law Book Company. 1974 Publisher’s
full calf. 323pp. b/w plates. Very good copy. 1st ed. Scarce. Tipped onto
the endpaper is a handwritten presentation note from John Kerr as Chief
Justice. $60
45 B I D G O O D , J e ff . ( C o m p i l e r ) S P E C I A L - P U R P O S E
BOOKPLATES OF AUSTRALIAN LIBRARIES (I). Dixson Library of
the University of New England. Studies in Australian Bibliophily No.2.
Syd. Book Collector’s Soc. 1995. wrapps. 51pp. b/w ills. Fine. 1st ed.
Limited to 70 numbered copies signed by the author. Corrigenda slip
loosely inserted. $30
46 BLAINEY, Geoffrey; MORRISSEY, James; HULME, S.E.K.
WESLEY COLLEGE: THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS. Melb. Robertson
& Mullens. 1967. Or.bds. Dustjacket. (sl. rubbed) 240pp. b/w plates. Some
foxing else Very Good copy. The history of the college, from its shaky
start to some of the notable and notorious former students. $24
47 BLAKE, Terry. (Ed.) DRONGO MAGAZINE. Syd. Kings Cross
Publishing Co. 1965. Wrapps. (sl. marked) 23pp.
b/w ills. Very good copy. The July 1965 issue of
the satirical magazine. $25
48 BOLAND, D.J. (et al.) FOREST TREES OF
AUSTRALIA. Melb. Thomas Nelson/CSIRO.
1984. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. (sl. marked) 687pp.
Profusely ill. in b/w. Near Fine copy. Over 200
of Australia’s most important native trees
described and illustrated. $55
49 BOUWMAN, Richard. GLORIOUS INNINGS.
Treasures from the Melbourne Cricket Club
Collection. Melb. Hutchinson. 1987. 4to. Or.bds.
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Dustjacket. (sl. torn) 131pp. Many col &
b/w ills. Near Fine copy. Some of the best
known and loved photographs, paintings
and memorabilia from the Melbourne
Cricket Club. $24
50 BRAXTON,
Dorothy. THE ABOMINABLE SNOWWOMAN. Wellington. A.H. & A.W.Reed.
1969. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 201pp. b/w
plates. Very good copy. 1st ed. After years
of battling against masculine officialdom,
the author finally achieved her ambition
to visit Antarctica. She was the first
woman journalist to do so. $24
51 BREEDEN, Stanley & WRIGHT,
Belinda. KAKADU. Looking after the
Country - the Gagudju Way. Syd. Simon
& Schuster. 1989. Oblong 4to. Or.bds. d.w.
208pp. Profusely illustrated in colour.
Nice copy. 1st ed. Kakadu National
Park, in the Northern Territory’s Top
End, is a place of great richness, its
landforms, flora and fauna being the most
spectacular in the world. $33
52 BRIDGES, Peter. FOUNDATIONS
OF IDENTITY. Building Early Sydney
1788-1822. Syd. Hale & Iremonger. 1995.
Or.bds. (sl. scuffed) No dj. 186pp. Library
stamps on page edge and on inside front
cover & title page, else a Good copy. The
building and shaping of Sydney up until
the departure of Governor Macquarie in
1822. $20
53 BROMBY, Robin. THE RAILWAY AGE IN AUSTRALIA.
Melb. Lothian Books. 2004. Folio. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 194pp. Profusely
ill. in b/w & col. Fine copy. 1st ed. The railway has been part of the
Australian landscape and an integral part of the economic and social
fabric of Australia for 150 years. $30
54 BRUNTON, Paul. (Ed.) AWAKE, BOLD BLIGH! William
Bligh’s Letters Describing the Mutiny on HMS Bounty. Syd. Allen &
Unwin. 1989. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 88pp. col & b/w ills. Many scanned
images of Bligh’s letters. Sl. tear in ffe. Fine copy. 1st ed. Includes scanned
facsimiles of three of Bligh’s letters: one to his wife “Dear Dear Betsy”,
one to Duncan Campbell and one to his patron Sir Joseph Banks. $30
55 BRYANT, Kate; RODD, Tony. THE ULTIMATE PLANT
BOOK. Every Plant you Need for your Garden. Melb. CSIRO Publishing.
2005. 4to. Col.ill.bds. Dustjacket. 1024pp. Profusely ill. in col. Fine copy.
Arranged by plant group, with sections on trees, shrubs, annuals and
perennials, grasses and bamboos, fruit trees and much more. $30
56 CAPON, Edmund. I BLAME DUCHAMP. My Life’s Adventures
in Art. Melb. Lantern. 2009. 4to. Or.dec.bds. Dustjacket. 385pp. Col.ills.
Fine copy. 1st ed. Thoughts on art from the long-time director of the Art
Gallery of NSW. $30
57 CARR, D.J. (Ed.) SYDNEY PARKINSON. Artist of Cook’s
Endeavour. Canb. 1983. Oblong 4to.
Dustjacket. 300pp. Beautifully illustrated
in col. & b/w. Fine. 1st ed. A fine volume
on Parkinson’s splendid illustrations. He
died before the voyage was completed. $70
58
CASSELS, Rob. THE COCKTAIL
KEYS. The Six Key Classics that Unlock the
Cocktail Kingdom. Syd. Murdoch Books.
2005. 4to. Or.embossed.cl. 176pp. Profusely
illustrated in colour. Fine copy. How to
master six basic cocktails: the Daiquiri, the
Margarita, the Caipirinha, the Tom Collins,
the Mojito and the Dry Martini. $27
59
CHRISTO. John Kaldor Art Project
1990. Syd. AGNSW. 1990. 4to. Col.Ill.
wrapps. 230pp. Col.& b/w ills. Fine. 1st
ed. A colourful catalogue of the work of
the environmental artist, much of whose
work involved wrapping large objects or
landforms.
$29
60 CLOSE, Robert S. THE
VOYAGE CONTINUES. Lond. Michael
Joseph. 1969. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 256pp.
Fine. 1st ed. A novel about the wreck of the
Batavia off the west coast of Australia in
1629. $20
61 CLUNIE, Fergus
& MORSE, Pauline. BIRDS OF THE FIJI
BUSH. Illustrated by Pauline Morse. Suva.
Fiji Museum. 1984. Col.Ill.wrapps. 160pp.
Many col & b/w ills. Endpaper map. Very
good copy. Scarce. $22
62 COATES, Brian J. BIRDS OF NEW GUINEA
& THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO. A
Photographic Guide. Bris. Dove Publ. 2001.
Col.Ill.wrapps. 272pp. Profusely illustrated
in colour. Fine. 1st ed. The first photographic
field guide to the birds of New Guinea, with
444 species described & illustrated. $48
63 THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO GROWING
MARIHUANA. Australian Edition. Glebe.
Lobotomy Press. 1973. Ill.wrapps. 46pp. b/w
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ills. Good copy. 1st Aust. ed. “Printed in the cause of free transmission
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64 COMPLIMENTARY DINNER TENDERED TO MR. JOHN
FULLERTON ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT. From the
Office of Inspector of Theatres by the Theatrical and Moving Picture
Managements of Sydney. Syd. Theatrical & Moving Pic. Mgmt. n.d.
Single-fold pamphlet. Many signatures of committee members on back
cover. This copy belonged to Mr. O.G. Perry, the toastmaster for the event.
Some foxing else Very good copy. The programme and menu for John
Fullerton’s retirement dinner, held at the Cavalier Cafe on King Street,
Sydney. $18
65 COOK, Kerrin. THE RAILWAY
CAME TO KU-RING-GAI. A pictorial
history of Ku-Ring-Gai Municipality
showing the changes and development
over the last 100 years. Syd. 1991 Folio.
Or.ill.bds. 468pp. Profusely illustrated
with photographic ills. showing many
buildings and places as they were in the
old days, and as they now are. Fine. 1st
ed. $30
66 CORNER, Sylvia. CAPTAIN
COOK AND AUSTRALIA. Syd. Cook’s
Landing Place Hist.Site 1973. (3rd ed)
Or.ill.wrapps. 64pp. b/w ills. Very good
copy. $24
67 DALE, Brian. ASCENT TO POWER...
Syd. Allen & Unwin. 1985. Col.Ill.
wrapps. 148pp. b/w plates. Caldarwoods
Bookshop stamp on ffe. Near Fine copy.
The political career of Neville Wran and the crucial role the media played
in his success. $18
68 DAVIDSON, Jim. LYREBIRD RISING. Louise Hanson-Dyer
of L’Oiseau-Lyre, 1884-1962. Melb. MUP. 1994. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 578pp.
Col.plates & b/w ills. Spine of d.w. sl.faded, else Near Fine. 1st ed.
Number 14 of the Miegunyah Press series. Louise Hanson-Dyer, born
in Melbourne, founded the Lyrebird Press, and as a music publisher set
about reviving baroque and medieval music. In 1950 she made the first
long-playing records in Europe. $36
69 DE VRIES-EVANS, Susanna. HISTORIC SYDNEY AS SEEN
BY ITS EARLY ARTISTS. Syd. A&R. 1987. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
159pp. b/w ills. Col.plates. Fine copy. Paintings, drawings and sketches
documenting the genesis and growth of Sydney. $27
70 DEAN, Beth; CARELL, Victor. GENTLE GENIUS: A LIFE
OF JOHN ANTILL. Syd. Akron Press. 1987. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 212pp.
b/w ills. Sl. foxing else Near Fine copy. Includes a large dedication to
the NSW Conservatorium of Music by both authors. $24
71 DELBOS, Georges. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN NEW
CALEDONIA. A Century and a Half of History. Suva. CEPAC. 2000.
Col.Ill.wrapps. 469pp. b/w ills. Fine copy.
Commemorates the 150th anniversary
of the first act of evangelisation in New
Caledonia in 1843. $27
72 DENING, Greg. MR BLIGH’S BAD
LANGUAGE. Passion, power and theatre
on the Bounty. Lond. Cambridge Uni Press.
1994. Col.Ill.wrapps. 445pp. b/w ills. Name
on ffe else Fine. An absorbing account of the
Mutiny, organised in dramatic form, it is
also an intriguing play on the dissolution
of accustomed realities and of subsequent
transformations. 1993 Premier’s Literary
Awards winner. $20
73 DRAGE, William & PAGE, Michael.
RIVERBOATS AND RIVERMEN. Adel.
Rigby. 1976. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
221pp. Many b/w ills. Insc on ffe else
Fine. 1st ed. $37
74 DREW, Philip. THE MASTERPIECE:
JORN UTZON. A Secret Life. Melb.
Hardie Grant Books. 1999. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. 574pp. Col.& b/w plates.
Fine. 1st ed. A fascinating dual biography
of the making of the Sydney Opera house,
& of its elusive architect. $45
75 DUNPHY, Miles. SELECTED
WRITINGS. Compiled & Annotated
by Patrick Thompson. Syd. Ballagirin.
1986. Roy.8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 218pp.
Many b/w ills. Ex-lib. copy. 1st ed. Over
70 years ago Dunphy proposed a system
of national parks in NSW which has now
become a reality. It was his exploration,
meticulous maps & reports & above all
persistence which earned him the title
“Father of Conservation in New South
Wales”. $15
76
EDWARDS, Zeny. SIX OF THE
BEST ARCHITECTS OF KU-RINGGAI. Syd. The Author. 1998. Sm.Folio.
Col.Ill.wrapps. 141pp. Many b/w ills.
Fine. 1st ed. Signed and inscribed by
the author. Examines the architectural
designs of John Sulman, Richard Joseland, Walter Vernon, Hugh Vernon,
Augustus Aley & Keith McCredie. $60
77 ENNIS, Helen. OLIVE COTTON. Exhibition Catalogue. Syd.
AGNSW. 2000. Sm.4to. Or.ill.wrapps. 64pp. Many b/w photographic ills.
Fine. Foreword by Edmund Capon. Cotton was one of the leading 20th
century Australian photographers. $30
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78 ESTENSEN,
Miriam. MATTHEW FLINDERS.
Syd. Allen & Unwin. 2002. 8vo. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. 538pp. b/w ills. Col.plates.
Fine copy. 1st ed. Explores each stage
of Flinders’ life, including his voyage
to circumnavigate the Great South
Land. $35
84 FITZGERALD,
Alan. HISTORIC CANBERRA, 18251945. Canberra. Aust. Gov. Publishing.
1977. Folio. Col.Ill.wrapps. (sl. rubbed)
121pp. Many b/w ills. Sl. foxing else Very
Good copy. A pictorial record of Canberra,
from its early farming days to the nation’s
capital. $35
79 FAIRFAX, J.F. THE
STORY OF JOHN FAIRFAX. Syd.
John Fairfax & Sons. 1941. Embossed
bds. Qtr morocco. (rubbed, head of
spine chipped) 169pp. b/w ills. Sl.
damage to internal joints including
adhesive tape marks, some foxing else
Good copy. Large inscription from
Lady Mary Fairfax on ffe, dated July
1956. $25
85
FITZSIMONS, Peter. BATAVIA.
Syd. William Heinemann. 2011. 8vo.
Or.bds. Dustjacket. 489pp. Col.plates.
Page edges soiled else Near Fine copy.
A spine-chilling chapter in Australian
history, involving betrayal, shipwreck,
murder and courage. $33
86 FORBES, Cameron. HELLFIRE. The
Story of Australia, Japan & the Prisoners
of War. Syd. Macmillan. 2005. Or.bds. (sl.
rubbed) Dustjacket. 559pp. b/w plates.
Fine. 1st ed. An acclaimed account of
Australia’s prisoners of war held captive
by the Japanese. $28
80 FEDERATION. Australian Art
and Society 1901-2001. Canberra. NGA.
2000. Folio. Col.Ill.wrapps. (sl. rubbed)
264pp. Profusely ill. in b/w & col.
Includes other ephemera pertaining
to exhibition. Fine copy. Published in
conjunction with the exhibition at the
National Gallery of Australia. $30
87 FOWLER, R.M. THE FURNEAUX
GROUP, BASS STRAIT. A History. Vol.1.
Canb. Roebuck. 1980. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
394pp. b/w plates. Name on t.p. else
Fine. 1st ed. Roebuck Society Publication
No.28. $30
81 FIELD, Barron. FIRST FRUITS OF
AUSTRALIAN POETRY. Canberra.
Mulini Press. 1990. Or.ill.wrapps.
unpag. (18pp.) b/w ills. Fine. Colonial
Poets Series No.7. $30
88
FRIEND, Donald. ART IN A
CLASSLESS SOCIETY & Viceversa.
Syd. R.Griffin. 1985. 4to. Col.Ill.wrapps.
unpag. (ca.60pp.) Many col & b/w ills.
Fine. 1st softcover ed. Donald Friend’s
satire on the Australian art scene. $27
82 FIRKINS, Peter. OF NAUTILUS
AND EAGLES. History of the Royal
Australian Navy. Melb. Cassell
Australia. 1975. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
269pp. b/w plates. Very good copy.
1st ed. The growth of Australian sea
power from the time of the Royal
Naval Squadrons based on Sydney, the
development of the colonial navies, &
finally the establishment of the Royal
Australian Navy in 1911. $30
83 FISHBURN, Matthew. BURNING
BOOKS. Basingstoke. Palgrave
Macmillan. 2008. Or.bds. Dustjacket
219pp. b/w ills. Fine. 1st ed. The Nazi
burning of books in 1933 was one of
the most infamous political acts. Explores how deeply the myths of book
burning, a modern taboo, have become embedded in our cultural and
literary history. $40
naturalists world-wide. 89 FRITH, Clifford B. & BEEHLER,
Bruce M. THE BIRDS OF PARADISE.
Illustrated by William T.Cooper. Foreword
by Sir David Attenborough. Oxford. OUP.
1998. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 613pp. Col.
plates & b/w ills. Very good copy. 1st
ed. Oxford Bird Families of the World
series. Birds of paradise have long
played a central role in the mythologies,
ceremonies, dress and dance of the people
of new guinea and its neighbouring
islands. Their striking plumage and
elaborate courtship rituals have captured
the imaginations of collectors and
$135
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90 GIBBS, May. CHUCKLEBUD &
WUNKYDOO. Syd. A&R. c.1987. 4to.
Or.bds. Dustjacket. (sl. creased) 63pp.
Many col & b/w ills. Sl. foxing else
Fine copy. Part of the Gumnut Classics
series, at the time this was the first
reprint of the story in fifty years. $25
by author on title page. Very good copy. 1st ed. Details the history and
main families of St. Ives and surrounds. This copy is #1002 in a limited
edition of 1500 copies. $65
97 HAMILTON, George. A VOYAGE
ROUND THE WORLD IN HIS
MAJESTY’S FRIGATE PANDORA.
First printed in 1793, reissued with
a foreword by Alex Allan, British
High Commissioner with an essay
by Peter Gesner, Curator of Maritime
Archaeology, Queensland Museum.
Syd. Hordern House. 1998. Hand bound
in qt.cherry Scottish calf with marbled
paper sides. 164pp. b/w ills. Pristine
copy. Limited edition of 950 copies. $175
91 GILL, G. Hermon. ROYAL
AUSTRALIAN NAVY. OFFICIAL
HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA IN THE
WAR OF 1939-45. Series 2 (Navy)
Complete set of 2 volumes. Canb.
Aust War Memorial. 1957, 1968. Or.cl.
Dustjackets. 686,743pp. b/w plates.
Vol.2. is ex_library else a good set. Both
1st ed. A scarce first edition set. The first
volume covers the period 1939-1942, the second
covers 1942-194 $90
98 HART, Deborah. FRED WILLIAMS.
INFINITE HORIZONS. Canberra.
NGA. 2011. Folio. Or.ill.wrapps.
with French folds. 240pp. Profusely
illustrated, mostly in colour. Fine. 1st ed.
The first major retrospective in twenty
years. $45
92 GOW, Graeme
F. AUSTRALIA’S DANGEROUS SNAKES.
Syd. A&R. 1982. Col.Ill.wrapps. 80pp. + 24pp.
of colour plates at back. Sl. foxing else Fine
copy. Contains photographic identification of
all Australia’s dangerous snakes, as well as
helpful descriptions and advice. $30
99 HEATHCOTE, Christopher. (et
al.) YVONNE AUDETTE: PAINTINGS
AND DRAWINGS 1949-2003. Melb.
Macmillan. 2003. Folio. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
(sl. wrinkled and torn) 240pp. Many col
ills. Fine copy. The life and work of the
Australian painter. Audette went to
art school in Sydney, modelled for Max
Dupain, then lived worked & exhibited
successfully in Europe in the post-war
years, when abstract expressionism was
the dominant trend. She later returned
to Australia, continuing to paint in
Melbourne. $75
93 GRAHAM, Jim.
A SCHOOL OF THEIR OWN. The History of
the Armidale School. Illustrated by James White.
Armidale School. 1994. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
295pp. Col.& b/w ills. Fine. 1st ed. Limited
edition of 1200 numbered copies. A history of
the Armidale School for boys. $27
94 GRIFFEN-FOLEY, Bridget. THE HOUSE OF
PACKER. The Making of a Media Empire. Syd.
Allen & Unwin. 2000. Or.dec.wrapps. 398pp.
Name on first leaf else Fine. 1st paperback ed.
The making of a media empire. $20
95 HALL, Major R.J.G.
THE AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE. With a
Foreword by Major-General R.E.Wade, CB, CBE
(Retired List). Printed by Dominion Press. North
Blackburn (Vic). n.d. (Foreword dated 1966).
Or.dec.cl. Dustjacket. 105pp. b/w ills. Folding
charts which have been annotated, and some
annotations correcting the text. Dj sl.rubbed else
a Very good copy. 1st ed. Scarce. A short history
of the Australian Light Horse units. $60
96 HALSTEAD,
Gay. THE STORY OF ST. IVES. And Some of its
Inhabitants. Syd. Nungurner Press. 1982. Oblong.
4to. Col.ill.bds. 537pp. Many b/w ills. Inscribed
1988. 100
HENDERSON, Graeme;
STANBURY, Myra. THE SIRIUS PAST
AND PRESENT. Syd. Collins. 1988. Col.
Ill.wrapps. 168pp. Col.ills. Fine copy.
The voyages of the Sirius. Published as
part of the National Heritage Program
to celebrate Australia’s Bicentenary in
$20
101 HOCKING, Jenny. GOUGH WHITLAM: HIS TIME. Vol. II. Melb.
Miegunyah Press. 2012. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. (sl. worn on back top
corner) 596pp. b/w plates. Fine copy. 1st ed. The second volume of the
author’s biography of the former Australian Prime Minister. $30
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102 HOWARD, John. JOHN HOWARD: LAZARUS RISING. A
Personal & Political Autobiography. Syd. HarperCollins. 2010. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. 708pp. Col.& b/w plates. Fine. 1st ed. Signed by John Howard
on title page. Traces his personal & political journey, from childhood in
the post-World War II era to the present day. $55
103 HOWARD, Paul. (Ed.) TOM
THUMB MAGAZINE, APRIL 1967.
Melb. Baker Publishing. 1967. Col.Ill.
wrapps. (spine sl. rubbed) unpag. Pages
yellowed else Very good copy. Issue #19
of the racy magazine. With art direction
by Peter Russell-Clarke. $25
104 HURLEY, Frank. SYDNEY. A Camera
Study. Syd. A&R. 1948. Col.ill.bds. (edges
rubbed, sl. marked) 239pp. Profusely ill.
in b/w& col. Small inscriptions on both
sides of ffe. else Good copy. 1st ed. A
photographic study of Sydney emerging
from WW2, many photos have been
beautifully colourised. $25
105 IDRIESS, Ion
L. THE YELLOW JOSS. And Other Tales.
Syd. 1934. (2nd ed.) Or. yellow cl. 266pp.
b/w plates. Sl.foxing on foredge else a
Very good copy. A record of happenings
& incidents during years of wanderings
among the bushmen and natives of Cape
York Peninsula, beche-de-mer getters of the
Coral Sea, native islanders of the Torres
Strait, the “beachcombers” of the Great
Barrier Reef etc... $45
106 INTERIM REPORT
OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION OF
INQUIRY INTO GOODS TRAFFIC AT
DARLING HARBOUR AND DARLING
ISLAND. Syd. NSW Legislative Assembly.
1912. Folio. Wrapps. (unevenly browned, sl.
chipped and torn along spine) 6pp. Pages sl.
browned else Very Good copy. Printed under
No. 1 report from printing committee, 13th
August, 1912. $25
107 IREDALE, Tom. BIRDS OF
PARADISE AND BOWER BIRDS. With
coloured illustrations by Lillian Medland.
Melb. Georgian House. 1950. Or.qt.morocco.
Dustjacket. 239pp. 33 Col.plates illustrating
138 birds. Tape marks on endpapers else a
Fine copy. 1st ed. Scarce. $175
108 ISSACS, Jennifer. DESERT CRAFTS.
Anangu Maruku Punu. Syd. Doubleday.
1992. Folio. Or.bds. Dustjacket. (unevenly faded) 149pp. Profusely ill.
in col. Near Fine copy. 1st ed. The traditional and contemporary craft
and carvings of the Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara and Ngaanyatjara
people. $36
109 JEREMY, John. COCKATOO ISLAND. Sydney’s Historic
Dockyard. Syd. UNSW. 1998. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. 263pp. Many b/w ills. Fine.
1st ed. A complete history providing
fascinating detail & spectacular
archival photography of Sydney
Harbour’s industrial heart. $40
110
KIRIBATI: ASPECTS OF
HISTORY. Suva. Uni of the Sth Pacific.
1979. Col.Ill.wrapps. 212pp. Col.& b/w
plates. Fine. 1st paperback ed. $24
111 LANCE, Kate. ALAN VILLIERS:
VOYAGER OF THE WINDS. Lond.
National Maritime Museum. 2009.
8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 307pp. b/w
plates. Fine copy. Life of an Australian
sailor aboard the square riggers. With
a foreword by Sir Robin Knox-Johnson. $27
112 LAND TENURE IN VANUATU. Suva. Uni of the Sth Pacific.
1984. wrapps. 87pp. b/w ills. Fine. 1st ed. $22
113 LATHAM, C.E.; NICHOLS, Alan. TRINITY GRAMMAR
SCHOOL: A HISTORY. Syd. Council of Trinity Grammar. 1974. Or.dec.
cl. in plastic sleeve. 121pp. b/w plates. Near Fine copy. A record of the
early years and personalities of the school since its establishment in
Dulwich Hill in 1913. $24
114 LATHAM, Mark. THE LATHAM DIARIES. Melb. MUP. 2005.
(rep) 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 429pp. Fine copy. The political diaries of
the former opposition leader, published within twelve months of his
resignation in January 2005. $22
115 LEVINE, David. THE ISIDOOR BERKELOUW MEMORIAL
ADDRESS. Delivered by His Honour Judge David Levine Q.C. State
Library of NSW. 19th November 1988. Syd. Privately Published. 1988.
Or.wrapps. 36pp. Frontispiece portrait. Fine. 1st ed. Edition of 250
copies. $45
116 LEWIS, H.L. BUTTERFLIES OF THE WORLD. Syd. Aust/
Asian Publishing. 1974. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 312pp. Many col.plates
illustrating over 5,000 butterflies in full colour. Fine. $38
117 LEWIS, Jonathan; STEELE, Ben. HELL IN THE PACIFIC.
From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima and Beyond. Lond. Channel 4 Books.
2001. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 288pp. b/w plates. Fine copy. 1st ed. This
book accompanies the British television series. $28
118 LINDSAY, Norman (Illustrator) TALES FROM THE
HEPTAMERON OF MARGUERITE OF NAVARRE. Twenty-eight pen
drawings by Norman Lindsay. Foreword by A.D.Hope. Melb. MUP.
1976. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket (badly rubbed) 153pp. 28 splendid, bawdy
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Edition of 1,000 numbered copies signed by A.D.Hope. $125
119 LOCKWOOD, Rupert. JAPAN’S HEART OF WOOD. Syd.
Current Book Distributors. 1943. Or.ill.wrapps. 32pp. Wrappers a little
soiled else a Good copy. The author encourages the Democracies to
provide the Chinese with troops and airfields so that they could defeat
the Japanese with their multitude of wooden buildings. $22
120 LUBBOCK, Basil. THE LAST OF THE WINDJAMMERS.
With illustrations and plans. 2 vols. Glasgow. Brown, Son & Ferguson.
1948,1949. Both Or.cl. Dustjackets. (a little chipped & torn but now
protected with plastic) xvi,518;xvi,448pp. b/w plates & plans. A Very
Good set. Scarce. The old splendid sailing ships of a bygone era. $155
121 LUMSDAINE, Jack. (Composer.) “JOHNNIE”. (“Our
Aeroplane Girl”). Syd. D. Davis & Co. c.1930. Folio. Ill.wrapps. (sl.
marked and chipped) Stamps for “H.B. Green” Music store in Brisbane
on cover and inside. Internal page loose. Sl. browning of page edges else
Very good copy. Sheet music, featured by the composer on Columbia
Record No. D.050. $35
122 MACARTHUR ONSLOW, Sibella (Ed.) SOME EARLY
RECORDS OF THE MACARTHURS OF CAMDEN. Reprint edition.
Adel. Rigby. 1973. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 496pp. Col.frontis. Very Good copy.
First published 1914. $25
123 MACKANESS, George. THE HISTORY OF VAN DIEMEN’S
LAND. From the Year 1824 to 1835, inclusive. During the Administration
of Lieutenant-Governor George Arthur. 3 vols. Reprint edition. Dubbo.
Review Publications. 1978. All Or.wrapps. 59,59,56pp. b/w ills. 1st
ed. First published in 1959, these comprise numbers 25, 26 & 27 of the
Mackaness Australian Historical Monographs reprint series. The three $27
124 MARITIME PATROL AIRCRAFT SINCE 1921. Australian
Airpower Vol.2. Melb. Topmill. n.d. (c.1997) 4to. Col.Ill.wrapps. (sl.
rubbed) 96pp. Col.& b/w ills. Very Good copy. Includes chapters on
RAAF Maritime Aircraft, Miscellaneous Aircraft and Naval Aircraft. $24
125 MITCHELL, James. A DEEPENING ROAR. Scotch College,
Melbourne, 1851-2001. Syd. Allen & Unwin. 2001. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
576pp. b/w ills. Fine copy. Includes a history supplement DVD at back.
1st ed. Commemorating a remarkable 150 years of one of Australia’s
oldest schools. $33
126 MOLNAR, George. STATUES. Lond. Phoenix House. 1954.
4to. Col.ill.bds. Dustjacket. (v. chipped and marked) 88pp. Profusely
ill. in b/w. Bookplate on verso ffe. Some foxing and browning of pages
else Good copy. 1st ed. Full of the author’s sketches depicting new, often
humorous ideas for statues. $22
127 MOORHOUSE, Geoffrey. SYDNEY. Syd. Allen & Unwin.
1999. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 277pp. Col.plates. Fine. 1st Aust.ed. A
fascinating history of Australia’s first city. $25
128 MORONY, Thomas A. PASSING THROUGH SPRINGWOOD,
1813-1841. Springwood. Historical Society. 1968. Wrapps. (unevenly
discoloured) 31pp. Some foxing else Good copy. 1st ed. Extracts from
journals and diaries of explorers and travellers over the Western
Road. $15
129 MOUROT, Suzanne. THIS WAS SYDNEY. A pictorial history
from 1788 to the present time. Syd. Ure Smith. 1969. 4to. Or.bds. 155pp.
b/w ills. Very Good copy. 1st ed. Tells the story of Sydney, “the loveliest
& most colourful of Australian cities”. $30
130 McDONALD, Stuart. UNGAMILLIA (THE EVENING
STAR). Syd. Deaton & Spencer. 1933. Or.cl. (sl. marked and faded)
226pp. Newspaper review of book has been pasted to inside front cover.
Paddington Library stamp on title page. Some foxing else Very Good
copy. A romance with a central Australian background. $35
131 McKEE, Alexander. HMS BOUNTY. A True Account of the
Notorious Mutiny. Lond. Souvenir Press. 1989. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 224pp.
b/w plates. Sl. browning of pages, foxing to top edges else Near Fine
copy. Offers an original and convincing conception of the character of
Bligh and the truth behind the revolt. $24
132 NEALE, Margo. UTOPIA: THE GENIUS OF EMILY
KNGWARREYE. Canberra. NMA. 2008. Folio. Or.ill.wrapps. 240pp.
Profusely illustrated, mostly in colour. Fine.
1st ed. Kngwarreye, an Aboriginal artist
from the Utopia community in the Northern
Territory, is one of the most prominent
and successful artists in the history of
contemporary indigenous Australian art. $80
133
NICHOLLS, Bob. BLUEJACKETS
AND BOXERS. Australia’s naval expedition
to the Boxer uprising. Syd. Allen & Unwin.
1986 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 164pp. Many
b/w ills. Fine. 1st ed. $33
134
NOLAN, Peter. POSSUMS AND
BIRD DOGS. Australian Army Aviation’s
161 Reconnaissance Flight in South Vietnam.
Syd. Allen & Unwin. 2006. Col.Ill.wrapps.
240pp. b/w plates. Inscribed by author
on ffe. Fine copy. A vivid account of the
challenges faced and overcome by a small
group of Australians at war. $40
135
NORST, Marlene J. FERDINAND
BAUER. The Australian Natural History
Drawings. Melb. Lothian. 1989. 4to. Col.
Ill.wrapps. 120pp. Profusely illustrated in
colour & b/w. Fine. 1st ed. $24
136
OLD COLLEGIANS’ ALUMNI
DIRECTORY 1995. Melb. Old Wesley
Collegians’ Assoc. 1995. Col.ill.bds. 408pp.
Fine copy. A short history and listings of
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College, Elsternwick. $35
137 O’DEA,
Marjorie Collard. IAN CLUNIES
ROSS: A BIOGRAPHY. Melb. Hyland
House. 1997. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 370pp.
b/w plates. Fine. 1st ed. The life of one
of the greatest pioneers of Australian
science. $22
138 PARK, Ruth & CHAMPION, Rafe.
HOME BEFORE DARK. The Story of
Les Darcy, a Great Australian Hero.
Melb. Viking. 1995. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
366pp. b/w plates. Fine. 1st ed. The
great boxer, one of Australia’s most
revered sporting icons. $24
139 PEARCE,
Barry & KOLENBERG, Hendrik.
WILLIAM DOBELL: THE PAINTER’S
PROGRESS, 1899-1970. Syd. AGNSW.
1997. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 144pp.
Profusely illustrated in colour & b/w.
Fine. 1st ed. Comprises 62 paintings &
74 drawings; from early life drawings
& studies on paper scraps to fully
developed drawings. $50
140 PEARL, Cyril. MORRISON
OF PEKING. Reprint edition. Syd. A
& R. 1981. Or.bds. Dustjacket (spine
sl.faded) 431pp. b/w plates. Very good
copy. Australian Classics series. $24
141 PICTORIAL
GUIDE TO THE WEST COAST OF
TASMANIA. With Descriptive Letter
press & Illustrations. Hobart. Western
Tas.Tourists’Assoc. 1976. Oblong. Or.cloth-covered wrapps. 135pp. b/w
ills. Advert.endpapers. Very Good copy. Facsimile of the original 1908
edition. $27
142 PORTER, Chester. THE GENTLE ART OF PERSUASION.
How to Argue Effectively. Syd. Random House. 2005. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
235pp. Fine copy. One of Australia’s most sharp-witted and respected
barristers shares his advocacy skills, insight and experience. $24
143 PROGRESS REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE
ON THE RAILWAY THROUGH ULTIMO ESTATE. Together with the
Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence, and Appendix. Syd.
NSW Legislative Assembly. 1864. Folio. Fold-out map at back (sl. rubbed
and chipped) 49pp. Pages uncut. Page edges sl. chipped. Good copy.
Ordered by the Legislative Assembly to be printed 19th April, 1864. $60
144 PROTT, Lyndel; SPECHT, James. PROTECTION OR
PLUNDER. Safeguarding the Future of our Cultural Heritage. Canberra.
Aust. Gov. Publishing. 1989. Col.Ill.wrapps. (spine faded) 129pp. b/w
ills. Pages sl. browned else Very Good copy. Papers of the UNESCO
Regional Seminar on the Movable Cultural Property Convention held
in Brisbane in 1986. $20
145 REES, Leslie. THE MAKING OF AUSTRALIAN DRAMA.
A Historical and Critical survey from the 1830s to the 1970s. Syd. A & R.
1973 Or.cl. Dustjacket. 510pp. b/w plates. Fine. 1st ed. Inscribed by the
author on the hf.-title. $25
146 RICHARDSON, Matthew. THE WEST AND THE MAP
OF THE WORLD. A Reappraisal of the Past. Melb. Miegunyah Press.
2010. Folio. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 278pp. Many col. ills. Fine copy. 1st ed.
Published in association with the State Library of Victoria, illustrated
using more than 100 maps from their collections. $28
147 RUTLAND, Suzanne D. IF YOU WILL IT, IT IS NO DREAM.
The Moriah Story 1943-2003. Syd. Playright Publishing. 2003. 4to. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. 376pp. Many col & b/w ills. Fine copy. The establishment and
history of the largest Jewish Day school in the southern hemisphere. $25
148 SALMOND, Anne. THE TRIAL
OF THE CANNIBAL DOG. Captain Cook
in the South Seas. Lond. Allen Lane. 2003.
Or.bds. Dustjacket. 506pp. Col.plates. Very
good copy. 1st ed. A spectacular recreation
of three of the greatest & most startling of
all human journeys: the Pacific voyages of
James Cook. $35
149 SAYERS, Stuart. NED HERRING. A
Life of Sir Edmund Herring. Melb. Hyland
House. 1980. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
(sl. torn & discoloured) 364pp. b/w
plates. Sl. foxing else Very Good copy.
1st ed. Published in association with the
Australian War Memorial, Canberra. $27
150 SCOLLAY,
Susan. (Ed.) LOVE AND DEVOTION.
From Persia and Beyond. Melb. Macmillan
Art Publishing. 2012. Folio. Col.Ill.wrapps.
224pp. Profusely ill. in colour. Fine copy.
1st ed. Published in conjunction with the
Bodleian Library, Oxford, and the State
Library of Victoria, to accompany a joint
exhibition of the same name. $33
151 SHARMAN,
Jim. BLOOD & TINSEL. A Memoir. Melb.
MUP. 2008. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 403pp.
col & b/w ills. Sl. damage to front and back
endpaper, else Fine copy. An epic personal
journey from colourful childhood in 1950’s
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152 SHARPE, Alan. PICTORIAL HISTORY: NEWTOWN.
Syd. Kingsclear Books. 2006. (rep) Oblong. 4to. Col.Ill.wrapps. 126pp.
Many b/w ills. Fine copy. A photographic history of Sydney’s inner
west, including Alexandria, Camperdown, Darlington, Erskineville,
Macdonaldtown, St Peters & Waterloo. $30
161 STONE, Jean. THE PASSIONATE
BIBLIOPHILE. The Story of Walter Stone,
Australian Bookman Extraordinaire. Syd. A
& R. 1988. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 380pp. b/w ills.
Fine. 1st ed. Signed by Jean Stone and with
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153 (SHIGA, Shigeo.) SHIGA
THE POTTER. Photographs by Jutta
Malnic. Interviews with Shiga by Bob
Thompson. Syd. John Ferguson. 1982.
Oblong 4to. Or.bds. d.w. 75pp. col &
b/w plates. Fine. 1st ed. Inscribed by
the photographer, Jutta Malnic, and
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her. $55
154 SIMPSON, Caroline.
(et al.) AUSTRALIAN ANTIQUES.
First Fleet to Federation. Syd. Golden
Press. 1977. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
(sl. marked) 144pp. Profusely ill. in
col & b/w. Small inscription on title
page. Sl. foxing else Fine copy. A
comprehensive picture of Australian
antiques from European settlement to
the Federation. Includes items made
elsewhere with strong Australian historical significance. $24
155 SIMPSON, Colin. ISLANDS OF MEN. A six part book about
life in Melanesia. Syd. A & R. 1955. Or.cl. 248pp. col & b/w plates. Very
Good copy. 1st ed. Travels in Melanesia. $18
156 SINCLAIR, James. WINGS OF GOLD. How the Aeroplane
Developed New Guinea. Syd. Pacific Publications. 1978. 4to. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. (protective film coming loose) 276pp. Many b/w ills. Very
Good copy. 1st ed. Scarce. The remarkable story of the aeroplane in New
Guinea. $110
157 SKRZYNECKI, Peter. IMMIGRANT CHRONICLE. St. Lucia.
UQP. 1975. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 82pp. Signed by author on title page. Fine
copy. A collection of poetry. $35
158 SMITH, Coultman. SHADOW OVER TASMANIA. For the
first time - the truth about the State’s convict history. Hobart. J.Walch.
1967. (15th ed.) Col.Ill.wrapps. 150pp. b/w ills. Very Good copy. $24
159 SMITH, Heide. TIWI. The Life and Art of Australia’s Tiwi
People. Syd. A&R. 1990. Folio. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 65pp. + many unpag
colour plates at back. Fine copy. 1st ed. The geographical isolation of the
Tiwi people has made their art unique. Includes a foreword by Manning
Clark. $40
160 SOUTER, Gavin. MOSMAN: A HISTORY. Melb. MUP.
1995. (rep) 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 378pp. b/w ills. b/w & col plates.
Fine copy. Traces the history of Mosman, from Aboriginal habitation
162 SUN,
C.C. AS THE SAYING GOES. St. Lucia. (Qld)
UQP. 1981. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 685pp.
Fine copy. 1st ed. An annotated anthology of
Chinese and equivalent English sayings and
expressions, with an introduction to Chinese
wit, or “Xiehouyu”. $30
163 TAMPKE, Jurgen & DOXFORD, Colin. AUSTRALIA,
WILLKOMMEN. A history of the Germans in Australia. Kensington.
UNSW Press. 1990. Roy.8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 282pp. Many b/w ills.
A good ex-library copy with a couple of cancelled stamps. 1st ed. $22
164 TAYLOR,
Brian (Ed.) FELLOWS OF THE BOOK. A
Volume of essays Commemorating the 50th
Anniversary of Biblionews. Syd. BCSA. 2000.
Or.wrapps. 252pp. b/w ills. Very good copy.
1st ed. Studies of Australian Bibliophily
Number 5. $24
165
THOMAS, David; McANDREW,
Mark. BORN IN THE HOUR OF VICTORY.
Cranbrook School, 1918-1993. Syd. Playright
Publishing. 1998. Folio. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
228pp. b/w ills. Near Fine copy. 1st ed.
The foundation and history of Sydney’s
Cranbrook School. $30
166
THOMAS, Pete. STORM IN THE
TROPICS. The Historic Mt Isa Struggle
1964-65. Bris. 1965. (2nd imp) Col.Ill.wrapps.
64pp. b/w ills. Very Good copy. The bitter Mt
Isa Mines industrial dispute. $22
167 THOMSON, Joyce. THE WAAAF
IN WARTIME AUSTRALIA. Melb. MUP.
1991. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. (sl. marked)
422pp. b/w plates. 1st ed. The formation of
the Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force
in 1941 and how it changed the role of women
in wartime. $30
168 THROSSELL, Ric. MY FATHER’S SON.
The Last Knot Untied. Melb. Em Press. 1997.
Revised edition. Col.Ill.wrapps. 428pp. b/w
ills. Fine copy. Runner-up in the National
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169 TIMMS, Peter. PRIVATE LIVES.
Australians at Home since Federation.
Melb. Miegunyah Press. 2008. 4to. Col.Ill.
wrapps. 259pp. Many col & b/w ills. Fine
copy. 1st ed. A room-by-room tour of the
Australian home since 1900. $35
170
TINSLAY, Pamela. IT’S NOT
ABOUT THE LLAMA! Memoirs of a
Female Vet. Syd. Self-published. 2012.
Col.Ill.wrapps. 286pp. col & b/w ills. Fine
copy. A life spent working as a vet, from
the 1950’s to the new millennium. $30
171
WALKER, Leedham C. SAIL ON
THE TIDE. The Story of Flinders Island
Shipping. Battery Pt. (TAS) Self-published.
1994. Ill.wrapps. 96pp. b/w ills. Inscribed
by author on title page. Fine copy. The story
of the Flinders Strait Shipping Company. $22
172
WALLACE, Theodosia Ada. THE
ETIQUETTE OF AUSTRALIA. Syd.
Dymock’s. 1922. Or.dec.cl. (sl. frayed,
back cover soiled) 118pp. Sl. foxing, some
browning of pages, a few pages creased,
else Good copy. 1st ed. A handy book of
the common usages of everyday life and
society. $20
173 WALLIS-SMITH, E. M.L.A. (Name
stamped on spine) QUEENSLAND
PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES. Vol.
262-264. Brisbane. Queensland Govt.
1973-74. 3 vols. Or.bds. Qtr morocco. (sl.
rubbed) 3872pp. in total + many indexes
at back of each volume. Some foxing and
browning of pages else Very Good copies.
Hansard records of the second session of
the Fortieth Parliament in Queensland,
spanning 31st July-12th Dec, 1973 and
5th March-11th April 1974 across three
volumes. The three vols $60
174 WEGE, Juliet. (et al.) MATTHEW
FLINDERS AND HIS SCIENTIFIC
G EN T L E M EN . We l s h p o o l . W. A .
Museum. 2005. Folio. Col.ill.bds. 184pp.
Many col. ills. Fine copy. 1st ed. The
expedition of HMS Investigator to
Australia, 1801-05. $60
175
WELLS, William Henry. A
GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OR
GAZETTEER OF THE AUSTRALIAN
COLONIES 1848. Facsimile edition. Lond.
1970. Or.cl. Dustjacket. 438pp. b/w ills. Fine
copy. First published 1848. $45
176
WHEELHOUSE, Frances.
DIGGING STICK TO ROTARY HOE.
Men and machines in rural Australia. Syd.
Transpareon Press. 1986. (New ed) Col.Ill.
wrapps. 222pp. b/w ills. Very good copy.
Letter from A.W.Sheppard, representing the
publisher and promoting the book, loosely
inserted. $20
177
WILLEY, Keith. EATERS OF THE
LOTUS. Bris. Jacaranda. 1964. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. 184pp. b/w ills. Very good copy. 1st ed. Travels in the North
of Australia. $20
178 WILSON, Stewart. ANSETT. The Story of the Rise and Fall of
Ansett 1936-2002. Canb. Aerospace Publ. 2002. 4to. Col.Ill.wrapps. 194pp.
Many col & b/w ills. Fine. 1st ed. Traces the history of the business, the
personalities, the politics, the associated airlines and the aircraft. $27
179
WILSON, Stewart. MILITARY
AIRCRAFT OF AUSTRALIA. Canb.
Aerospace Publ. 1994. 4to. Col.Ill.wrapps.
216pp. Col.plates & b/w ills. Fine. 1st ed. $24
180
WILSON, Stewart. VISCOUNT,
COMET & CONCORDE. Original
Illustrations by Juanita Franzi & Dennis
Newton. Fyshwick. Aerospace Publ.
1996. 4to. Col.Ill.wrapps. 196pp. Profusely
illustrated in colour & b/w. Fine. 1st ed.
Volume 3 in the “Legends of the Air”
series. $22
181
WITTON, Lieut. George.
SCAPEGOATS OF THE EMPIRE. The
True Story of Breaker Morant’s Bushveldt
Carbineers. Cape Cod. (USA) Clock & Rose
Press. 2003. Col.Ill.wrapps. (sl. worn) 240pp.
b/w ills. Fine copy. Originally published in
1907, this is the story of a young Australian
who eagerly volunteered to fight for the British
in the Boer War. $33
182
WOMEN IN NSW PARLIAMENT.
Published by the Parliament of New South
Wales for the Centenary of Women’s Suffrage
in New South Wales. Syd. 2002. Foolscap folio.
Ill.wrapps. 54pp. Many b/w ills. Fine. 1st ed. $15
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183 WRIGHT, Pattie. RAY PARKIN’S ODYSSEY. Sailor, Artist,
Writer, Prisoner of War. Syd. Macmillan. 2012. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
654pp. Col.plates. Fine copy. 1st ed. The Mediterranean and SouthEast Asia conflicts during WW2 were documented through Parkin’s
meticulous diaries, watercolours and sketches.
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269pp. b/w plates. A fine copy in the slip-case. In 1918, Bailey travelled
to Tashkent in Central Asia on a mission to discover the intentions of
the new Bolshevik government but had to flee for his life, only escaping
after taking on the guise of an Austrian POW and joining the Cheka
with an assignment to find a rogue British agent - that is himself. $22
184 YOUNG, Richard. THE STORY OF THE EUREKA YOUTH
LEAGUE. Syd. EYL. n.d. Or.ill.wrapps. 24pp. b/w ills. Very good copy.
Printed by the Worker Trustees for the Eureka Youth League. $24
191 BANISTER, Judith. COLLECTING ANTIQUE SILVER. N.Y.
Galahad Books. 1972. Col.ill.bds. (edges sl. worn) 128pp. b/w ills. Near
Fine copy. 1st ed. Includes sections on origin, history, type, identifying
and caring for English silver, as well as a handy index. $20
MISCELLANEOUS
185 ACKROYD, Peter. LONDON: THE BIOGRAPHY. Lond.
Vintage. 2001. Col.Ill.wrapps. 822pp. Col.& b/w plates. Sl. foxing on
foredge else a very good copy. An epic account of the history of London,
filled with life-stores, folktales & urban myths. $18
186 ALLEN, H.B. THE USEFUL COMPANION. N.Y. H.B. Allen &
Co. 1880. Rebound in modern bds. 700pp. b/w ills. Some pages have been
repaired using adhesive tape. Some foxing and browning of pages else
Good copy. A complete encyclopedia of valuable information, including
thousands of valuable recipes, formulas,
processes, trade secrets, mathematical
calculations and tables. $75
192 BANISTER, Judith. ENGLISH SILVER. Lond. Hamlyn.
1969. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 157pp. Col.plates. Some foxing and yellowing
of pages else Very Good copy. 1st English language ed. Illustrated with
71 full colour plates. $22
193 BANKES, Henry (Intro & Notes by Michael Twyman)
HENRY BANKES’S TREATISE ON LITHOGRAPHY. Reprinted from
the 1813 and 1816 editions with an introduction and notes by Michael
Twyman. Lond. Printing Historical Society. 1976. Or.cl. various pag. b/w
ills. Fine. 1st ed. thus. Bankes’s treatise on lithography was the earliest
independent work on the process in the English language. $30
194
BARING, Louise. MARTINE
FRANCK. Lond. Phaidon Press. 2007.
4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. unpag. 55 b/w
photographic plates. Fine. 1st ed. Franck
is one of the few women photographers to
have gained international recognition and
is best known for her photographs of those
living on the margins of society or in isolated
communities. She was the second wife of
Henri Cartier-Bresson. $30
187
ANDERSEN, Christopher.
AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER. The
Remarkable Love Story of Katharine
Hepburn & Spencer Tracy. N.Y. William
Morrow. 1997. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 336pp.
b/w plates. Fine. 1st ed. The passionate 26year love affair of Hepburn & Tracy, which
lasted despite his marriage & alcoholism
and the shroud of secrecy. $20
188
APOLLONIO, Spencer. (Ed.)
THE LAST OF THE CAPE HORNERS.
Firsthand Accounts from the Final Days
of the Commercial Tall Ships. Washington,
DC. Brassey’s Inc. 2000. 8vo. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. 296pp. b/w ills. Sl. foxing else
Fine copy. Life aboard commercial squarerigged sailing ships in the final fifty years
of their existence. $24
189
A S H W O RT H , C h r i s .
E N C Y C L O PA E D I A O F M O D E R N
ROYAL AIR FORCE SQUADRONS.
Lond. Patrick Stephens. 1989. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. 232pp. Col.plates & b/w ills.
Fine. 1st ed. The history of each of the 67
front-line RAF Squadrons. $36
190 BAILEY, Lieutenant-Colonel F.M.
MISSION TO TASHKENT. Introduction
and Epilogue by Peter Hopkirk. Lond.
Folio Society. 1999. Or.qt.cl. & dec.bds.
195 BEBEY, Francis. AFRICAN MUSIC:
A PEOPLE’S ART. Lond. Harrap. 1975. 8vo.
Or.bds. Dustjacket. (spine faded) 184pp.
Many b/w ills. Near Fine copy. The forms,
musicians and instruments of traditional
African music. $25
196 BEDFORD, John. TOBY JUGS. N.Y. Walker & Company. 1968.
Or.bds. Dustjacket. (sl. rubbed and marked,
price clipped) 64pp. Many b/w ills. Very
Good copy. Part of the “Collectors’ Pieces”
series of handbooks. $20
197 BEZYMENSKI, Lev. THE DEATH
OF ADOLF HITLER. Unknown Documents
from Soviet Archives. Lond. Michael Joseph.
1968. Or.bds. Dustjacket. (plastic-covered)
114pp. b/w plates. Sl. browning of pages
else Fine copy. 1st ed. Includes a study of the
autopsy report from the Forensic Medical
Commission of the Soviet Army, as well as
many unseen photographs. $30
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198 BINGHAM, Hiram. LOST CITY OF THE INCAS. Lond.
Folio Society. 2004. Or.dec.cl. in slipcase. 266pp. b/w plates. Fine copy.
The story of Machu Picchu and its builders. $30
199 BINYON, Laurence. THE SPIRIT OF MAN IN ASIAN ART.
N.Y. Dover Publications. 1965. Col.Ill.wrapps. (spine faded) 235pp. b/w
plates. Sl. foxing else Near Fine copy. A series of lectures delivered to a
general audience at Harvard University in 1933-34. This is an unabridged
and unaltered edition of Harvard’s publication in 1936. $18
200 BISHOP, Patrick. FIGHTER BOYS.
Saving Britain 1940. Lond. Harper Collins.
2003. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 434pp. b/w
plates. Fine copy. The pilots of Fighter
Command, who held the defence of Britain
in their hands in the summer of 1940. $28
201
BLOCH, Michael. OPERATION
WILLI. The Nazi Plot to Kidnap the
Duke of Windsor July 1940. N.Y.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1984. 8vo. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. 266pp. b/w plates. Fine copy.
The extraordinary plot conceived by
Ribbentrop, the Third Reich’s Foreign
Minister, to kidnap the Duke so Hitler
could take the English throne. $30
202 BLOOM, Alan. STEAM ENGINES
AT BRESSINGHAM. The Story of a Live
Steam Museum. Lond. Faber & Faber.
1970. Or.cl. Dustjacket. 233pp. b/w plates.
Very Good copy. 1st ed. Scarce. $28
203 BLYTON, Enid. THE RILLOBY
FAIR MYSTERY. Lond. Collins. 1957.
(rep) Or.bds. Dustjacket. (sl. chipped and
rubbed) 256pp. b/w ills. Stamp on ffe. Sl.
foxing else Very Good copy. Illustrations
by Gilbert Dunlop. $22
204 BONINGTON, Chris.
EVEREST THE HARD WAY. Lond. BCA.
1976. Roy.8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 239pp.
Profusely illustrated in colour & b/w.
Near Fine. The story of the first ascent of
the South West Face of Mount Everest. $24
205 BONOMO, Joe. POWER PLUS. The Hollywood Course of
Progressive Physical Development. N.Y. Self-published. 1944. 4to. Col.ill.
bds. (sl. scuffed and rubbed) unpag. Some browning else Good copy. The
complete 14 week training course, with over 300 photos and charts. $22
206 BOYD, William. BRAZZAVILLE BEACH. A Novel. Lond.
1990. Or.bds. d.w. 314pp. Fine. 1st ed. $24
207 BRAGG, Melvyn. 12 BOOKS THAT CHANGED THE
WORLD. Lond. Hodder & Stoughton. 2006. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
372pp. b/w ills. Col.plates. A vivid reminder
of the book being an agent of social, political
and personal revolution. $25
208
BROMLEY, J.S. CORSAIRS AND
NAVIES, 1660-1760. Lond. Hambleton
Press. 1987. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 517pp.
Small inscription on ffe. Fine copy. 1st ed.
A posthumous volume of a selection of the
author’s articles and essays on privateering
or corsairs. $36
209 BROOK, Timothy. VERMEER’S HAT.
The Seventeenth Century and the Dawn of
the Global World. Lond. Profile Books. 2008.
8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 272pp. Col.plates.
Some foxing else Near Fine copy. Vermeer’s paintings can be used as
open doors to view a rapidly expanding world. $22
210 BUDGE, E.A.Wallis. THE EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE
DEAD. The Papyrus of Ani in the British Museum. The Egyptian text
with Interlinear Transliteration & Translation, a Running Translation,
Introduction, etc. N.Y. Dover. 1967. Col.Ill.wrapps. 377pp. b/w ills. Sl.
worn else Fine. Unabridged reprint of the 1895 edition. The various
compositions that the Egyptians inscribed on the walls of tombs and
sarcophagi to ensure the well-being of their dead in the world beyond
the grave. $25
211 BUDIANSKY, Stephen. THE NATURE OF HORSES. Lond.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1997. (3rd imp) Or.bds. Dustjacket. (spine faded)
290pp. b/w ills. Col.plates. Fine copy. A superbly illustrated book for
horse enthusiasts of all kinds. $25
212 BURUMA, Ian. THE CHINA LOVER. N.Y. The Penguin Press.
2008. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 392pp. Fine copy. A novel set in Shanghai
before and during the Second World War. $24
213
CALDWELL, Donald & MULLER,
R i c h a r d . T H E L U F T WA F F E O V E R
GERMANY. Defense of the Reich. Lond.
Greenhill Bks. 2007. Roy.8vo. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. 336pp. Many b/w ills. Fine. 1st
ed. A riveting account of German daylight
air defense in World War II, with total
coverage of tactics, technology, weaponry
& pilots, based on original documents &
correspondence. $40
214
CARROLL, Lewis.
PHANTASMAGORIA. Lond. Macmillan
& Co. 1869. Or.dec.cl. (very marked, spine
rubbed) 202pp. a.e.g. Small square of paper
affixed to ffe to cover inscription. Some
foxing else Good copy. 1st ed. A collection
of poems from the famed author, some
published here for the first time. $85
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215 CECIL, David. THE CECILS OF HATFIELD HOUSE. Lond.
Constable. 1973. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 320pp. b/w ills. Col.plates.
Sl. foxing else Fine copy. A unique history, written by a distinguished
member of the family it portrays. $23
stories & myths Welles told about his
own life. A provocative look at one of the
most enigmatic figures in the history of
film. $22
216 CHANT, Christopher. EARLY PIONEERS. Edited by John
Moore. Lond. Grange Books. 2000. Oblong 4to. Or.ill.bds. Dustjacket.
64pp. Profusely illustrated in colour & b/w. Fine. 1st ed. Early railway
development round the world. $25
225
CONWAY, Marmaduke P.
PLAYING A CHURCH ORGAN. Lond.
The Canterbury Press. 1953. (4th imp)
Or.bds. (sl. bowed) Dustjacket. (sl.
rubbed) 144pp. Sl. foxing else Very
Good copy. Written by the late organist
and master of the choristers of Ely
Cathedral. $22
217 CHATWIN, Bruce. ON THE BLACK HILL. Lond. Jonathan
Cape. 1982. Or.bds. Dustjacket (price-clipped) 249pp. Fine. 1st ed. A
haunting story of twins. Winner of the 1982 James Tait Black Memorial
Prize and the Whitbread Award for a first novel. $33
218 CHILD, Lee. JACK REACHER: ONE SHOT. Lond. Bantam
Books. 2012. Col.Ill.wrapps. 493pp. Fine copy. A bestselling thriller,
recently made into a film starring Tom Cruise. $18
219 CHURCHILL, Winston S. A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISHSPEAKING PEOPLES. 4 vols. Lond. Cassell & Co. 1956-1958. All Or.cl.
Various pag. Sl.foxing to foredge else a very good set. All vols are 1st
eds. A scarce 1st ed. set. $125
220 CLARKE, Peter. MR CHURCHILL’S PROFESSION.
Statesman, Orator, Writer. Lond. Bloomsbury. 2012. 8vo. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. 347pp. b/w plates. Fine copy. 1st ed. A study of Churchill’s
literary achievements, which were largely overshadowed by his political
career. $27
221 CLAYTON, Tim; CRAIG, Phil.
TRAFALGAR: THE MEN, THE BATTLE,
THE STORM. Lond. Hodder & Stoughton.
2004. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 444pp. Col.
plates. Page edges sl. scuffed else Fine copy.
Dramatic personal accounts are supported
by research from logs, muster books and
personal files discovered in France, Spain
and Britain. $28
222
COCKSHUT, A.O.J. THE ART OF
AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN 19TH & 20TH
CENTURY ENGLAND. New Haven.
Yale University Press. 1984. 8vo. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. (unevenly faded) 222pp. Sl.
foxing else Near Fine copy. 1st ed. Studies
the biographer’s art through exploration of
both well-known and obscure autobiographies of the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries. $22
223 CONRAD, Joseph. TALES OF HEARSAY. With a preface by
R.B.Cunninghame Graham. Lond. T.Fisher Unwin. 1925. Or.cl. 288pp.
A little foxing, else a Very Good copy. 1st ed. Scarce. Ingleton bookplate
on front paste-down. $33
224 CONRAD, Peter. ORSON WELLES: THE STORIES OF HIS
LIFE. Lond. Faber & Faber. 2003. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 384pp. b/w ills.
Very good copy. 1st ed. An unconventional biography investigating the
226
CRIPPS, W. OLD FRENCH
SILVER. Christchurch. (UK) Dolphin
Press. 1972. Or.bds. Dustjacket. (spine
faded, price clipped on inside flap)
101pp. b/w ills & plates. Very Good copy.
Illustrated edition of the original publication of 1880. Includes tables
explaining French hallmarks and mint marks, department marks and
makers’ marks. $22
227 DAHL, Roald. ESIO TROT. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. Lond.
Jonathan Cape. 1990. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 64pp.
b/w ills. Inscript on ffe, else a Very Good copy.
1st ed. A retired bachelor harbours a secret
passion for an attractive widow. However
she lavishes her affection on a pet tortoise.
A humorous story as the bachelor plots to
defeat his love rival. $24
228
DAHL, Sophie. THE MAN WITH
DANCING EYES. Pictures by Annie
Morris. Lond. Bloomsbury. 2003. Col.ill.bds.
Dustjacket. unpag. (c.100pp.) Col.ills. Fine. 1st
ed. “An old-fashioned romance for a modernday world” by the model & granddaughter of
Roald Dahl. $25
229 DAVIES, Robertson. THE REBEL
ANGELS. Lond. Allen Lane. 1982. Or.qt.cl.
Dustjacket. (price-clipped) 326pp. Fine. 1st
Eng. ed. $24
230 DE SMEDT, Marc. CHINESE EROTISM.
Translated by Patrick Lane. N.Y. Crescent
Books. 1981. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 96pp.
Profusely illustrated with colour illustrations
of old Chinese erotic illustrations. Very good
copy. English text. $47
231 DEIGHTON, Len. BATTLE
OF BRITAIN. Lond. Jonathan Cape. 1980.
Roy.8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 224pp. Profusely
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illustrated in colour & b/w. Near Fine. 1st ed. A strikingly visual account
of Britain’s fight for survival. $28
Dustjacket. 160pp. Profusely ill. in b/w & col. Fine copy. The development
and history of the VW Beetle. Includes many colour photographs. $28
232 DELACOUR, Jean. THE PHEASANTS OF THE WORLD.
Illustrated with thirty-two plates by J.C.Harrison. and twenty-one maps
and diagrams. Lond. Country Life. 1964. (3rd imp) Or.cl. 351pp. Splendid
colour plates. Dj sl.torn else a very good copy. $90
242 FITZSIMONS, F.W. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SOUTH
AFRICA. Mammals in Four Volumes. Lond. Longmans, Green & Co.
1919-20. 4 vols. Or.cl. (some vols. rubbed/marked/water damaged) 177278pp. b/w plates. All vols. have foxing (heavy on some) and browning of
pages else Very Good copies. Written by the director of the Port Elizabeth
Museum. $45
233 DICKENS, Charles. THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD.
Edited by Margaret Cardwell. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1972. Or.cl.
269pp. b/w plates. Near Fine. A scholarly edition. The Clarendon
Dickens. $35
234 DIVIS, Jan. SILVER MARKS OF THE WORLD. Lond.
Hamlyn. 1976. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 246pp. b/w ills. Some foxing else Very
Good copy. A comprehensive handbook detailing the hallmarks of silver
objects from over thirty countries. $24
243 FLEMING, Ian. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER. Lond. Jonathan
Cape. 1958. (2nd imp) Or.bds. Dustjacket. (torn and chipped, recently
plastic-covered) 257pp. The classic James Bond novel. $40
244
FLORES, Joseluis. DULCE.
Desserts in the Latin-American Tradition.
N.Y. Rizzoli International. 2010. 4to.
Or.bds. Dustjacket. 266pp. Col.plates.
Fine copy. A collection of recipes for
delicious Latin-American sweets. $24
235 DRAHOTOVA, Olga. EUROPEAN GLASS. The Development
of Hollow Glassware Through the Ages. Lond. Peerage Books. 1983.
Folio. Or.bds. Dustjacket. (price clipped on inside flap) 232pp. b/w ills.
Col.plates. Very Good copy. Detailed history of glassblowing in Europe
from antiquity to roughly 1900, including comprehensive descriptions
of the technology involved. $30
245 FOLIO SOCIETY. HEALD, Tim.
(Ed.) THE BEST AFTER-DINNER
STORIES. Illustrated by Paul Cox. Lond.
Folio Society. 2003. Or.dec.cl. 268pp. b/w
ills. Fine in the slip-case. $24
236 DU CAN, C.G.L. ADVENTURES IN ANTIQUES. Lond.
Frederick Muller. 1965. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 204pp. b/w plates. Insc on
ffe else a Very good copy. 1st ed. Advice on antiques of all types. $16
246 FOSCHINI, Lorenza. PROUST’S
OVERCOAT. N.Y. Harper Collins.
2010. Or.bds. Dustjacket. (sl. rubbed)
128pp. Pages uncut. b/w ills. Fine copy.
Originally published as “Il cappotto di
Proust” in Italy in 2008. $24
237 DUBAL, David. THE ART OF THE PIANO. Its Performers.
Literature and Recordings. N.Y. Summit Books. 1989. 4to. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. 476pp. Sl. foxing to page edges else Near Fine copy. An
exploration of the personalities who have defined and developed the art
of piano playing. $30
238 ECKMAN, Peter. IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE YELLOW
EMPEROR. Tracing the History of Traditional Acupuncture. San
Francisco. Long River Press. 2007. Col.Ill.wrapps. (sl. crumpled) 245pp.
b/w ills. Fine copy. An exploration of acupuncture and Oriental
medicine. $24
239 EHRLICH. Cyril. THE PIANO. A HISTORY. Lond. J.M.Dent.
1976. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 254pp. b/w plates. Sl. foxing else a very
good copy. 1st ed. The most versatile of
instruments, the piano occupied a dominant
place in music and society for over a
century. $33
240 ELLIOT, G.C.N. RAISED IN STEAM. The
Story of an Association. Lond. Oriel Press.
1972. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 138pp. b/w ills.
Very Good copy. 1st ed. The history of the
LNER Pupils’ Association in honour of its
50th anniversary. $24
241 EUME, Keith.
THE BEETLE. A Comprehensive Illustrated
History of the World’s Most Popular Car.
Surrey. Bramley Books. 1997. Folio. Or.bds.
247 GARRATT, Colin. VETERANS IN
STEAM. Lond. Blandford. 1983. (2nd
imp) Roy.8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 160pp.
Profusely illustrated in colour. Fine.
Steam locomotives in seven countries. $24
248
GEIRINGER, Karl. MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS. Their History from
the Stone Age to the Present Day. Lond.
George Allen & Unwin. 1959. 2nd ed.
4th imp. Or.cl. Dustjacket. (chipped
and rubbed) 340pp. b/w plates. Small
inscription on ffe. Some foxing else
Very Good copy. The history of musical
instruments in western culture. Includes
sixty-four monochrome plates. $24
249 GIBBONS, Billy F. ROCK + ROLL GEARHEAD. St. Paul.
(USA) MBI Publishing. 2005. Folio. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 191pp. Profusely
ill. in col. Fine copy. 1st ed. A pictorial guide to the classic cars collected
by the former ZZ-Top guitarist. $35
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250 GILMOUR, David. CURZON.
Lond. Papermac. 1995. 8vo. Col.Ill.
wrapps. (spine creased) 684pp. b/w
plates. Sl. scuffed else Fine copy. 2nd
ed. The colourful and controversial
life of statesman George Nathaniel
Curzon. $20
hummingbirds, mostly caught in flight. b/w ills. Very good copy. 1st
ed. A comprehensive guide to the 1,300 species found in India, Pakistan,
Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.@ $90
251 GOODWIN, James. AKIRA
KUROSAWA & INTERTEXTUAL
CINEMA. Baltimore. Johns Hopkins
Uni Press. 1994. Ill.wrapps. 265pp.
b/w ills. Very Good copy. Goodwin
explores Kurosawa’s use of a variety
of texts to create cinema that is both
intertextual and intercultural. $22
259 252
GRAHAME, Kenneth. THE
WIND IN THE WILLOWS. Lond.
Folio Society. 1995. Or.dec.cl. in
slipcase. 206pp. Col.plates. Fine copy. Illustrated with paintings by
James Lynch and with an introduction by Alan Bennett. $30
253 GRAVES, Robert & HODGE, Alan. THE READER OVER
YOUR SHOULDER. A Handbook for Writers of English Prose. Lond.
Jonathan Cape. 1947. (2nd ed, abridged) Or.bds. Dustjacket. 221pp.
Sl.foxing on endpapers else a Very good copy. $30
254 GRAVES, Robert. THE SIEGE AND FALL OF TROY. Lond.
Folio Society. 2005. Col.ill.bds. in slipcase. 108pp. Col.plates. Fine copy.
With an introduction by Lawrence Norfolk and illustrations by Grahame
Baker. $30
255 GRAVES, Tom (Ed.) DOWSING AND ARCHAEOLOGY.
An Anthology from the Journal of the British Society of Dowsers.
Wellingborough (UK) Turnstone Bks.
1980. Or.ill.wrapps. 121pp. b/w ills.
Very good copy. How the ancient
science of dowsing is applied to
archaeological research. $25
256 GREEN, Toby. INQUISITION.
The Reign of Fear. N.Y. Thomas
Dunne. 2009. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
458pp. b/w plates. Fine copy. 1st
US ed. The Inquisition produced a
permanent state of fear and invented
an atmosphere of paranoia and
institutional persecution that created
a precedent for totalitarianism. $25
257 GREENEWALT, Crawford H.
HUMMINGBIRDS. With a Foreword
by Dean Amadon, Lamont Curator
of Birds at the American Museum
of natural History. N.Y. Doubleday
& Co. 1960. Folio. Or.cl. Dustjacket.
250pp. 67 tipped-in Col.plates of
258 GRIMMETT, Richard; INSKIPP, Carol & Tim. BIRDS OF
THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT. Lond. Christopher Helm. 1998. Thick
8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 888pp. Over 150 colour plates by leading bird
illustrators from Europe and India. Very good copy. $95
GUIDE DE LA FRANCE MYSTERIEUSE. Les Guides Noirs.
Paris. Editions Tchou Princesse. 1980.
Tall thick 8vo. 1023pp. Many b/w ills. of
demons, monsters & magic. Maps. Marker
ribbon bound in. Good copy. A fascinating
volume. $38
260
GUPTILL, Arthur L. DRAWING
WITH PEN & INK. And a Word Concerning
the Brush. N.Y. Pencil Points Press. 1930.
(2nd printing) Folio. Or.cl. Dustjacket. (sl.
chipped) 431pp. Profusely illustrated in
b/w, with Col.frontis. Sl.foxing & name
on ffe, else a Very Good copy. $35
261 GURNEY, J.H. EARLY ANNALS OF
ORNITHOLOGY. With illustrations from
photographs and old prints. Cricheley (UK)
Paul P.B.Minet. 1972. Or.buckram with gilt
bird device on front board. vi,240,2pp. b/w
ills. Fine. 1st ed. $33
262 HAINES, Ray E. et al. THE WOODTURNING LATHE. N.Y. Van Nostrand
Co. 1952. Roy.8vo. Or.qt.cl. Dustjacket.
132pp. b/w ills. Very Good copy. 1st ed. A
manual covering every aspect of the use of
the wood-turning lathe - one of the most
versatile tools of the home workshop. $20
263
HAINING, Peter. SPITFIRE
SUMMER. The People’s-Eye View of
the Battle of Britain. Lond. W.H. Allen &
Co. 1990. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 208pp.
Many b/w ills. Fine copy. A record of the
British people’s experiences of the Battle
of Britain. Published to coincide with the
50th Anniversary. $28
264
HART, Horace. CHARLES EARL
S TA N H O P E A N D T H E O X F O R D
UNIVERSITY PRESS. Reprinted from
Collectanea, III, 1896 at the Oxford Historical Society, with notes by James
Mosley. Lond. Printing Historical Society. 1966. Or.cl. various pag. b/w
ills. Fine. 1st ed. thus. Publication No.2 of the Society. $24
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265 HARTHAN, John. BOOKS OF HOURS. And Their Owners.
Lond. Thames & Hudson. 1982. (rep) 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 192pp.
Many col & b/w ills. Slight marking on title page, else Near Fine copy.
The personal prayer-books of a devout and status-conscious society in
the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. $33
266 HARTWELL, Lord. WILLIAM CAMROSE: GIANT OF FLEET
STREET. Lond. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1992. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
362pp. b/w ills & plates. Fine copy. Written by his son, Lord Hartwell,
who succeeded his father as the editor-in-chief of the British Daily
Telegraph in 1954. $23
267
HENLEY, W. ANTONIO
STRADIVARI. Master Luthier.
Cremona, Italy 1644-1737. His Life
and Instruments. Revised & edited
by C.Woodcock. Brighton (UK) Amati
Publishing. n.d. Or.bds. with gilt
device on front board. 98pp. + over 90
b/w plates of violins. Fine. Lists all
the violins and their owners. $50
268
HENRY, O. 101 STORIES.
Lond. Folio Society. 2002. Or.dec.cl.
(spine sl. rubbed) 651pp. b/w ills.
Fine in slip case. Stories selected by
Laurent Lalonde and illustrated by
Rod Waters. $30
269 HODGSON BURNETT, Frances.
THE SECRET GARDEN. Lond. Folio
Society. 1986. 8vo. Or.dec.cl. in slipcase.
232pp. b/w ills. Fine copy. The classic
children’s tale, with illustrations by
Dodie Masterman. $30
270
HOFFNUNG, Gerard.
HOFFNUNG’S ENCORE. Lond.
Dennis Dobson. 1968. 4to. Or.ill.bds.
unpag. (48pp.) Many col & b/w ills.
Very good copy. 1st ed. The first of
Hoffnung’s books to contain colour
illustrations. $40
271
HOLMES, Richard.
BATTLEFIELDS OF THE SECOND
WORLD WAR. Lond. BBC Worldwide.
2001. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 224pp.
b/w ills. Fine copy. Explores the
complexities of four of the campaigns
of WW2: EL Alamein, Monte Cassino,
Operation Market Garden and the
RAF’s bomber offensive against
Germany. $22
272 HOLMES, Richard. TOMMY. The British Soldier and the
Western Front, 1914-1918. Lond. Harper Collins. 2004. 8vo. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. (sl. foxing) 717pp. b/w plates. Very good copy. The
experiences of an ordinary British soldier in WW1. $27
273 HUDSON, Kenneth. THE DICTIONARY OF THE TEENAGE
REVOLUTION. Lond. Macmillan. 1983. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 203pp.
Sl. foxing else Near Fine copy. A dictionary dealing with the UK since
1950, a period when the division between young people and their parents
became more marked than in previous generations. $24
274 HUGHES, David. (Ed.) THE FOLIO BOOK OF COMIC
SHORT STORIES. Lond. Folio Society. 2005. Or.dec.cl. in slipcase.
290pp. Col.plates. Fine copy. With illustrations by Paul Cox. $26
275 HUGHES, Robert. AMERICAN
VISIONS. The Epic History of Art in
America. Lond. Harvill. 1977. (2nd imp)
Roy.8vo. Or.cl. d.w. 636pp. Profusely
illustrated in colour and black & white.
Fine copy in a fine jacket. This massive
work by Hughes on a grand subject, is
filled with anecdotes, biographies and
stimulating critical commentary, as
well as his pungent wit. $55
276 HUGHES, Therle. COLLECTING
SMALL DECORATIVE ANTIQUES.
L o n d . B o o k p l a n . 1 9 6 6 . O r. b d s .
Dustjacket. (sl. chipped, some foxing)
216pp. b/w ills. Col.plates. Some
foxing to page edges else Very Good
copy. A study of antiques, specifically
small household items which were
popular and useful in the 18th and 19th
Centuries. $24
277 HURLIMANN, Martin; ACTON,
Harold. FLORENCE. Lond. Thames
& Hudson. 1966. (2nd imp) Or.bds.
Dustjacket. (protective film coming
loose) 219pp. Many col & b/w plates.
Some foxing else Very Good copy.
Includes 138 photographic plates, 12
in colour. $24
278 IRELAND, David. THE CHOSEN.
Syd. Random House. 1997. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. 520pp. Fine. 1st ed. A novel.
David Ireland is a triple Miles Franklin
Award winner. $22
279 JACK, Albert. WHAT CAESAR
DID TO MY SALAD. Not to Mention
the Earl’s Sandwich, Pavlova’s Meringue and Other Curious Stories
Behind Our Favourite Food. Lond. Particular Books. 2010. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. 348pp. Fine. 1st ed. “Crammed with fascinating insights,
characters and events that show our history is surprisingly full of foodrelated incidents.” $24
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280 JERRAM, Mike. THE WORLD’S CLASSIC AIRCRAFT.
Lond. Frederick Muller Ltd. 1981. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 188pp. Many
col & b/w ills. Fine. 1st ed. The origins and history of the author’s
personal selection of thirty great aircraft. $24
281 JOHNSON, Capt.Charles. LIVES OF THE MOST
NOTORIOUS PIRATES. Edited with an introduction by Christopher
Lloyd from the text of Arthur L.Hayward. Lond. Folio Society. 1962.
Or.dec.cl. 232pp. b/w plates. Very Good copy in the slip-case. $24
282 JONES, Mervyn. MICHAEL FOOT. Lond. Victor Gollancz.
1994. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. (sl. foxing) 570pp. b/w plates. Sl. foxing else
Near Fine copy. The biography of a unique figure in British politics. $24
283 JUPTNER, Joseph P. U.S. CIVIL AIRCRAFT. Vol. 1-2. Los
Angeles. Aero Publishers. 1962-64. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjackets. (chipped,
rubbed and discoloured) 254-296pp. Many b/w ills. Some foxing and
discolouration, else Good copies. A listing of A.T.C. airplanes. Vol. 1
covers ATC #1-100, starting from the Buhl-Verville “Airster” in 1927,
Vol. 2 covers planes awarded certificates #101 to #200 up to 1929. $55
284 KASZA, Gregory J. THE STATE & THE MASS MEDIA IN
JAPAN, 1918-1945. Berkeley. Uni of CA. 1988. Or.cl. Dustjacket. 335pp.
Name on ffe., else Fine. 1st ed. The official controls over mass media in
Japan during the period. $18
285 KENNEDY, Diana. THE CUISINES OF MEXICO. N.Y.
Harper & Row. 1972. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket (unevenly faded) 378pp.
b/w ills. Col.plates. Very Good copy. 1st ed. Includes a foreword by Craig
Claiborne. $22
286 KENNEDY,Michael. THE WORKS
OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS.
Lond. OUP. 1964. Or.buckram. 776pp.
b/w plates. Sl. foxing else a very good
copy. 1st ed. Loosely inserted is the
booklet for the Commemoration and
Funeral Service of Ralph Vaughan
Williams at Westminster Abbey on
September 19th 1958. The booklet is a
little creased & browned. $75
287
KERMODE, Frank & Anita.
(Eds.) THE OXFORD BOOK OF
LETTERS. Oxford. OUP. 1995. 8vo.
Or.bds. Dustjacket. 559pp. Sl. foxing
along top edge else Fine copy. A study
of the private diaries and letters of
politicians and poets, the famous and
the unknown. More than 300 letters
spanning five centuries. $27
288 KING, Constance Eileen. DOLLS
AND DOLLS’ HOUSES. Lond. Hamlyn. 1977. Folio. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
(plastic-covered) 256pp. Many col & b/w ills. Sl. browning of pages
else Very good copy. 1st ed. Exploring the world of doll collecting,
particularly dolls from the 19th Century. $27
289 KINGSTON, Patrick. ROYAL TRAINS.
Newton Abbot. (UK) David & Charles.
1985. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 192pp. b/w
ills. Col.plates. Fine copy. The many saloons
and complete trains built or adapted for the
Sovereign and other members of the Royal
family over the years. $28
290 KIRBY, Percival R. THE MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS OF THE NATIVE RACES
OF SOUTH AFRICA. Johannesburg.
Witwatersrand Univ. 1968. 4to. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. (sl. rubbed, some water damage
marks, price clipped on inside flap) 293pp.
+ 71 b/w plates at back. Near Fine copy. A
detailed survey of traditional music and
instruments of South Africa. $45
291 KIRKUP, James. TROPIC TEMPER.
A Memoir of Malaya. Lond. Collins. 1963.
(2nd imp) Or.bds. Dustjacket. 287pp.
Some foxing and browning of pages else
Very Good copy. Both a memoir of the
author’s time spent in Malaya as well as
a whimsical travel book. $24
292
KLEIN, Dan; LLOYD, Ward. THE
HISTORY OF GLASS. Lond. Orbis. 1984.
Folio. Or.bds. Dustjacket. (sl. marked)
287pp. Many col ills. Near Fine copy.
Profusely illustrated guide for both amateur
enthusiasts and serious collectors. Includes
a foreword by Robert Charleston. $40
293 KNOX, Catherine. VICTORIAN LIFE AT THE CAPE, 18701900. Cape Town. Fernwood Press. 1992. Oblong. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
184pp. Profusely ill. in col. Fine copy. 1st ed. With illustrations by Cora
Coetzee. $30
294 KOERNER, Michael. THE FOOL’S
CLIMBING GUIDE TO ECUADOR AND
PERU. A work of fiction and plagiarism.
Buzzard Mountaineering (USA) 1976.
Sm.8vo. Or.wrapps. 92pp. Maps &
illustrations. Fine. 1st ed. $22
295
(KRUPA, Gene) GENE KRUPA
DRUM METHOD. N.Y. Robbins Music
Corp. 1938. 4to. Or.decorated & illustrated
wrappers. 96pp. b/w ills. How to play the
drums by the famous drummer. $24
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296 KUHN, William M. HENRY & MARY PONSONBY. Lond.
Gerald Duckworth & Co. 2002. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 302pp. b/w
plates. Small inscription on ffe. Fine copy. The story of two of the most
important courtiers who attended Queen Victoria. $23
297 LA MARA (Ed.) THE LETTERS OF FRANZ LISZT. 2
volumes. Reprint edition. N.Y. Haskell House Publishers. 1968. Or.cl.
xviii,481;xvi,527pp. Frontispiece portrait of Liszt. Sl. foxing else a Fine
set. First published in 1894. The set $85
Various pag. Illustrated from original drawings by various artists. A fine
set of an attractive edition of Lawrence’s complete writings. $255
303 LEADER, Zachary. (Ed.) THE LETTERS OF KINGSLEY
AMIS. Lond. Harper Collins. 2000. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. (unevenly
faded) 1208pp. b/w plates. Inscription on ffe. Near Fine copy. More than
800 letters spanning over fifty years and containing his wittiest, most
acerbic and painfully revealing thoughts. $33
304
LEON, Vicki. ORGY PLANNER WANTED. Odd Jobs and
Curious Careers in the Ancient World.
Lond. Quercus. 2007. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
272pp. Fine. 1st ed. A description of 150
ancient occupations from the glittering to
the gory. $24
305
LEVI, Peter. EDWARD LEAR. A
Biography. Lond. Macmillan. 1995. 8vo.
Or.bds. Dustjacket. 362pp. b/w plates.
Fine copy. The life of the eccentric and
admirable poet. $25
298 LANG, Andrew. THE BLUE FAIRY BOOK. Lond. Folio
Society. 2010. Or.dec.cl. in slipcase. 372pp. Col.plates. Plastic shrinkwrapped (briefly opened). Fine copy. Includes an introduction by Joan
Aiken and paintings & decorations by Charles van Sandwyk. $95
299 LANG, Andrew. THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK. Lond. Folio
Society. 2010. Or.dec.cl. in slipcase. 354pp. Col.plates. Plastic shrinkwrapped. Fine copy. Paintings & decorations by Julian de Narvaez. $95
300 LANG, Andrew. THE RED FAIRY BOOK. Lond. Folio Society.
2010. Or.dec.cl. in slipcase. 380pp. Col.plates. Plastic shrink-wrapped.
Fine copy. Paintings & decorations by Niroot Puttapipat. $95
301 LANG, Andrew. THE YELLOW FAIRY BOOK. Lond. Folio
Society. 2010. Or.dec.cl. in slipcase. 358pp. Col.plates. Plastic shrinkwrapped. Fine copy. Paintings & decorations by Danuta Mayer. $95
302 LAWRENCE, D.H. COMPLETE WORKS. Complete in 24
volumes. Geneva. Edito-Service S.A. n.d. (1960’s) Each volume bound
in an ornamental gilt green faux-leather binding. Gilt decorated on the
spine and covers. Decorative gilt endpapers. marker ribbons bound in.
306
LEWIS, John. TYPOGRAPHY:
BASIC PRINCIPLES. Influences and
Trends Since the 19th Century. Lond.
Studio Books. 1967. Col.Ill.wrapps. 96pp.
b/w ills. Fine copy. 2nd ed. A study of
typography, its basic principles and methods. $22
307 LOE, Nancy E. WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST. An
Illustrated Biography. Santa Barbara. Sequoia. 1988. Foolscap folio.
Or.Col.Ill.wrapps. 96pp. Profusely illustrated in colour and black &
white. Very good copy. 1st ed. The newspaper publishing magnate who
built the nation’s largest newspaper chain and whose methods greatly
influenced American journalism. $22
308 LOVELL, Mary S. BESS OF HARDWICK: FIRST LADY OF
CHATSWORTH. Lond. Little, Brown. 2005. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
(sl. chipped & rubbed) 555pp. Col.plates. Some foxing and browning of
pages else Very Good copy. The life of Bess Hardwick, the fifth daughter
of an impoverished Derbyshire nobleman who died one of the wealthiest
and most powerful women in English history. $24
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309 LOVELL, Mary S. A RAGE TO
LIVE. A Biography of Richard & Isabel
Burton. Lond. Little, Brown & Co.
1998. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 910pp.
b/w plates. Large inscription on
verso ffe. Fine copy. The relationship
between erudite scholar and daring
adventurer Sir Richard Burton and
his intelligent, unconventional wife
Isabel. $27
The world of espionage and the use of double agents during WW II. $22
315 MILLER, Henry. TROPIC OF CANCER. Lond. Guild
Publishing. 1988. (5th imp) Or.bds. Dustjacket. 321pp. Some foxing to
page edges else Near Fine copy. A hardcover edition of Miller’s first and
perhaps best known novel. $24
316 MILLER, Henry. TROPIC OF CAPRICORN. Lond. Guild
Publishing. 1988. (5th imp) Or.bds. Dustjacket. 346pp. Some foxing to
page edges else Near Fine copy. $24
310 LUBBOCK, Basil. THE OPIUM
CLIPPERS. With illustrations and
plans. Glasgow. Brown, Son &
Ferguson. 1967. (rep) Or.cl. xiv,392pp.
One colour plate, many b/w plates &
plans. A Fine copy. Scarce. The opium
traffic to China was one of the most
risky and adventurous, for it was a
forbidden trade on a scarcely known
coast, on wild and stormy seas and in
the haunts of pirates. $60
317 MOORE, Graham. MALT WHISKY. A Taste of Scotland.
Wiltshire. Airlife Publishing. 2003. Folio. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 194pp. Many
col ills. Fine. Published with the full co-operation of leading distillers
and covers the mysterious process of making whisky and the history of
distilling. $30
311 MALLARY, Peter T. HOUSES
OF NEW ENGLAND. N.Y. Thames
& Hudson. 1984. Folio. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. 208pp. Many col & b/w
ills. Fine copy. With many beautiful
photographs by Graydon Wood. $35
319 McGOWAN, John; DuBERN, Roger. (Eds.)
THE BOOK OF HOME RESTORATION.
Lond. Sidgwick & Jackson. 1988. Folio. Col.
Ill.wrapps. 224pp. col & b/w ills. Fine copy.
1st paperback ed. Step-by-step instructions
of how to do jobs around the house in
time-honoured fashion and with materials
that will ensure high quality, long-lasting
results. $20
312 MAN, Kim Bok. PRACTICAL
TAEKWON DO. Defenses Against
Weapons, Art of Self-Defense. Hong
Kong. Sunlight Publishing. 1981. Folio.
Or.bds. Dustjacket. (sl. rubbed) 333pp.
Many b/w ills. Corner of ffe clipped.
Very Good copy. A self-contained guide
to self defence against armed or unarmed
assailants and greater self-confidence. $30
313 MARKHAM, Charles. A BOOK
OF BOOKSELLERS. Conversations
with the Antiquarian Book Trade, 19912003. Lond. Privately Printed. 2004.
Or.cl. Dustjacket. 323pp. b/w ills. Very
good copy. 1st ed. Edition of 500 copies.
Conversations with 50 antiquarian
booksellers. $55
314 MASTERMAN, J.C. THE DOUBLECROSS SYSTEM. In the War of 1939 to
1945. Introduced by M.R.D.Foot. Lond.
Folio Society. 2007. Or.ill.bds. b/w plates.
215pp. Fine in the slip-case. 1st ed. thus.
318 MOORE, Roger. MY WORD IS MY BOND. The Autobiography.
Lond. HarperCollins. 2008. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. 450pp. Col.& b/w plates. Very
Good copy. 1st ed. Memoirs of the film star,
the most famous “James Bond” after Sean
Connery. $20
320 M c K E N Z I E , D . F. ; A L L U M , M - P. F. R . L E AV I S : A
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CHECKLIST 1924-1964. Lond. Chatto & Windus.
1966. Or.bds. Dustjacket. (v. marked, sl. chipped, price clipped on
inside flap) 87pp. Some foxing else Very Good copy. 1st ed. A complete
chronological catalogue of Dr. F.R. Leavis’ critical writings up to the
end of 1964. $25
321 NAIFEH, Steven; WHITE SMITH,
Gregory. VAN GOGH: THE LIFE. Lond.
Profile Books. 2011. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
953pp. b/w ills. Col.plates. Fine copy. 1st
ed. A detailed biography of the painter,
published with the co-operation of the Van
Gogh Museum. $24
322 NEIL, Andrew. FULL DISCLOSURE.
Lond. Macmillan. 1996. 8vo. Col.Ill.wrapps.
481pp. b/w plates. Some foxing else Very
Good copy. A candid and revealing portrait
of Rupert Murdoch, written by the former
editor of London’s Sunday Times. $22
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323 NEUMANN, Frederick. PERFORMANCE PRACTICES OF
THE SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES. N.Y. Schirmer
Books. 1993. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 605pp. Musical examples. Fine. 1st ed.
Music written before 1800 is performed today in an ever-intensifying
concern with historical sound and style, a concern that has given rise to
an explosion of research on performance practices of various periods. This
encyclopaedic study is a synthesis of current knowledge on the subject. $60
324 NIEMANN, Harry. BELA BARENYI. Pioneer of Passive Safety
at Mercedes Benz. Texas. Classique Car Library. 2006. Folio. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. 312pp. Profusely ill. in b/w & col. Fine copy. The life of the
visionary engineer and his role in the development of Daimler-Benz and
their safety innovation. $38
325 NOCK, O.S. THE RAILWAY ENGINEERS. Lond. B.T.Batsford.
1955. Or.cl. Dustjacket. 256pp. b/w plates. Very
good copy. 1st ed. $30
326 NOLLETTI, Arthur Jr & DESSER, David.
(Eds.) REFRAMING JAPANESE CINEMA.
Authorship, Genre, History. Bloomington.
Indiana Uni Press. 1992. Ill.wrapps. 365pp. b/w
ills. Sl.foxing to foredge, else a Very Good copy.
1st ed. A detailed analysis of Japanese film, its
masters, genres & history from the silents up
to modern times. $20
327 NORRIS, Jeremy. THE RUSSIAN PIANO
CONCERTO. VOL.1. THE NINETEENTH
CENTURY. Bloomington. Indiana Uni
Press. 1994. Or.cl. Dustjacket. 227pp. Musical
examples. Fine. 1st ed. The development of the
Russian piano concerto in the 19th century laid superb artistic foundations
for the monumental concertos of the 20th century. $30
328 ORIENTATIONS MAGAZINE. July 1981-April 1983. Hong
Kong. Orientations. 1981-83. Folio. Col.Ill.wrapps. (all volumes sl. marked
on spine) Many col & b/w ills. Near Fine copies. 22 volumes in total. A
magazine for antiques and rare objects. $75
329 THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF QUOTATIONS. Third
edition. Lond. BCA. 1979. Thick 8vo. Or.bds. 907pp. Private blind stamp
on t.p. else a Good copy. $20
330 O’CASEY, Eileen. CHEERIO, TITAN. The Friendship Between
George Bernard Shaw & Eileen and Sean O’Casey. Lond. Charles Scribner’s
Sons. 1989. Or.qt.cl. Dustjacket. 141pp. b/w ills. Fine. 1st ed. $20
331 PALMIERI, Robert. (Ed.) ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE PIANO.
N.Y. Garland Publishing. 1996. Col.Ill.wrapps. 521pp. Fine copy. Volume
1131 in the Garland Reference Library of the Humanities. $30
332 PAVORD, Anna. THE NAMING OF NAMES. The Search for
Order in the World of Plants. Lond. Bloomsbury. 2005. Roy.8vo. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. 472pp. Profusely illustrated in colour. Fine. The story of the
men who searched for the rules of nature’s games. A lovely volume with
many beautiful colour plates. $40
333
PENROSE, Harald. BRITISH
AVIATION: THE PIONEER YEARS.
Lond. Putnam. 1967. 8vo. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. (chipped & torn) 607pp. b/w
ills. Sl. foxing else Very Good copy. 1st
ed. The work, struggles and achievements
of British aviation pioneers developing
technology in the years leading up to
WW1. $36
334
PHILLIPSON,E.A. THE STEAM
LOCOMOTIVE IN TRAFFIC. Lond.
Locomotive Publishing. 1949. Or.cl.
Dustjacket. 252pp. b/w ills. & folding
charts. Dj. sl.torn else a Very good copy.
Layout of sheds, shed equipment, boiler
washing, engine cleaning, failures etc etc. $25
335 PICKERING, David. THE CASSELL DICTIONARY OF
FOLKLORE. Lond. Cassell. 1999. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 324pp. KuRing-Gai Library stamps on page edge and on inside front cover & title
page, else Near Fine copy. An A-Z guide to the social and oral cultures
of many peoples, exploring folk traditions from around the world and
from all periods of history. $30
336 PLINY. PLINY. A SELF PORTRAIT IN LETTERS. Translated
& Introduced by Betty Radice. Lond. The Folio Society. 1978. Or.dec.cl.
250pp. b/w plates. Pristine copy in the slip-case. 1st ed. thus. $22
337 POCOCK, Tom. STOPPING NAPOLEON. War and Intrigue
in the Mediterranean. Lond. John Murray. 2004. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
262pp. b/w plates. Small inscription on ffe else Fine copy. As the British
tried to predict what Napoleon would do after his defeat by Nelson at
Trafalgar, they decided the Mediterranean would be his next stop. $24
338 POSTMA, Thijs. FOKKER. Aircraft
Builders of the World. Lond. Jane’s Publishing
Company. 1980. Folio. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
159pp. b/w ills. Col.plates. Sl. foxing else Fine
copy. 1st English ed. Illustrated history of one
of the most innovative aircraft companies in
the world. $24
339 PRICE, Alfred. BATTLE OF BRITAIN:
THE HARDEST DAY. 18 August 1940. Lond.
Book Club Associates. 1979. 8vo. Or.bds.
Dustjacket in plastic. 223pp. b/w plates. Ink
markings on ffe else Fine copy. A detailed and
descriptive narrative covering the 24 hours of
18th August, 1940, as seen through the eyes of
scores of British and German airmen. $24
340 PRICE, Anthony. THE EYES OF THE
FLEET. A Popular History of Frigates and Frigate Captains 1793-1815.
Lond. Hutchinson. 1990. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 298pp. b/w plates.
Large inscription on verso front cover. Near Fine copy. The story of the
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frigate’s evolution and high days, told through the careers of some of
the most famous and infamous frigate captains. $25
341 PURVIS, J.S. THE YORK CYCLE OF MYSTERY PLAYS.
Lond. S.P.C.K. 1957. Or.bds. Dustjacket. (sl. chipped, price clipped on
inside flap) 384pp. Some foxing else Very Good copy. Written by the
Canon of Strensall in York Minster. $24
342 RAMSEY, Frederic; SMITH, Charles Edward. (Eds.) JAZZ
MEN. Lond. Sidgwick & Jackson. 1957. Or.cl. (sl. rubbed) 360pp. b/w
plates. Small inscription on ffe. Some foxing else Very Good copy. 1st ed.
The early growth of jazz, its personalities and fables. $24
343 REDLICH, H.F. ALBAN BERG: THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC.
Lond. John Calder. 1957. Or.bds. Dustjacket. (sl. chipped and marked,
price clipped on inside flap) 316pp. b/w plates. Sl. foxing else Very
Good copy. 1st ed. A detailed assessment of the composer, including a
critical analysis of his music as well as a comprehensive biography of
the man. $22
344 REEVE, Christopher. NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE. Reflections
on a New Life. Lond. Century. 2002. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 177pp. b/w ills.
Sl. foxing to page edges else Fine copy. Anecdotes from Reeve’s life are
interwoven with speeches and interviews he’s given as well as photos
taken by his son, Matthew. $18
345 REISZ, Matthew. (Ed.) A BOOKLOVER’S COMPANION.
Lond. Folio Society. 2006. Col.ill.bds. No slipcase. 160pp. Col.ills. Fine
copy. A book devoted to the joys of reading. $20
346 REITZ, Deneys. COMMANDO. A Boer Journal of the Boer
War. Preface by General the Rt.Hon.J.C.Smuts. Lond. Folio Society. 1982.
Or.dec.cl. 276pp. b/w plates. Fine in the slip-case. $24
347 (RIBOUD, Marc.) MARC RIBOUD.
L’Instinct de l’instant. Paris Musees.
2009. 8vo. Or.ill.wrapps. 152pp. Many
col & b/w ills. Very good copy. French
text. The famous French photographer. $27
348
RIDER HAGGARD, H. FAIR
MARGARET. Lond. Hutchinson &
Co. c.1930. Col.Ill.wrapps. (spine and
edges chipped and torn, some writing
on cover) 126pp. Pages browned and
edges chipped else Fair copy. No. 159 in
Hutchinson’s Famous Copyright Novels
series. $25
349 ROELL, Craig H. THE PIANO
IN AMERICA, 1890-1940. Chapel Hill.
Uni of Nth Carolina. 1989. Or.cl. Dustjacket. 396pp. b/w ills. Sl. foxing
on foredge else Fine. 1st ed. Focusing on the piano industry, the author
provides a valuable case study on the transition of American society
from one dominated by the work ethic in the 19th century, to one devoted
to consumer culture in the 20th century. $45
350 ROHMER, Sax. SHADOW OF FU
MANCHU. Lond. Herbert Jenkins. 1949.
Or.cl. 252pp. Name on ffe else a very good
copy. 1st ed. Scarce. $45
351 ROLT, L.T.C. RAILWAY ADVENTURE.
Foreword by John Betjeman. Lond.
Constable. 1953. Or.cl. Dustjacket. 176pp.
b/w plates. Dj a little rubbed & torn else
a good copy. 1st ed. “A stimulating and
delightful account of the lesser-known
byways of the railway system.” $24
352
ROSE, Norman. ‘A SENSELESS,
SQUALID WAR’. Voices from Palestine
1945-1948. Lond. The Bodley Head. 2009.
8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 278pp. b/w plates.
Page edges sl. yellowed else Fine copy. 1st ed. The troubles in Palestine,
between the end of WW2 and the declaration of the state of Israel in
1948, ruptured Middle Eastern history and left an indelible mark on the
modern world. $24
353 ROSE, Sarah. FOR ALL THE TEA IN CHINA. Espionage,
Empire and the Secret Formula for the World’s Favourite Drink. Lond.
Hutchinson. 2009. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 280pp. Sl. foxing to page edges
else Fine copy. 1st ed. The story of Robert Fortune, the Scottish gardener
engaged by the East India Company to infiltrate China and steal the
closely guarded secrets of tea. $24
354 ROSEN, Diana. THE COFFEE LOVER’S COMPANION. The
Ultimate Connoisseur’s Guide to Buying, Brewing and Enjoying Coffee.
With illustrations from “ The Great American Coffee and Tea Collection”.
Secaucus (NJ) Carol Publishing. 1997. Oblong 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
172pp. b/w ills. Very good copy. 1st ed. $20
355 ROSKROW, Dominic. (Ed.) 1001 WHISKIES YOU MUST
TRY BEFORE YOU DIE. Lond. Cassell. 2012. Col.Ill.wrapps. 960pp.
Many col & b/w ills. Fine copy. A comprehensive guide to old, new and
rare whiskies around the world. $25
356 ROWLAND, John.
GEORGE STEPHENSON. Creator of
Britain’s Railways. Lond. Odhams Press.
1954. Or.cl. Dustjacket. 239pp. b/w plates.
Very good copy. 1st ed. $24
357 RUDD, J.H. PRACTICAL CABINET
MAKING AND DRAUGHTING. Lond.
Benn Brothers Ltd. 1912. Or.cl. (sl. rubbed)
172pp. + advertisements at back. b/w ills.
Some foxing else Very Good copy. 1st ed.
Advice for anyone interested in cabinetmaking, from estimating and costing
through to instructions on how to build
specific items. $30
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358 SAINT-EXUPERY, Antoine de.
WIND, SAND AND STARS. Translated by
Lewis Galantiere. Lond. Folio Society. 1992.
Or.dec.cl. 197pp. b/w ills. Fine in the slipcase. The famous work by the well-known
French aviator. $24
359
SALUTE: BOMBER COMMAND.
Tribute to a Gallant Force. Stamford. (UK)
Key Publishing. 2012. 4to. Col.Ill.wrapps.
98pp. Profusely ill. in colour. Fine copy.
Official souvenir edition of the Royal Air
Force Salute magazine. $15
360 SAMPSON, Anthony. EMPIRES
OF THE SKY. The Politics, Contests and
Cartels of World Airlines. Lond. Hodder &
Stoughton. 1984. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
(unevenly faded, price clipped on inside
flap) 254pp. Sl. foxing else Near Fine copy.
1st ed. Penetrates behind the images of global airlines such as British
Airways and Pan Am to show who really runs them and how they have
both opened up our world and circumscribed it. $20
containing information on popular breeds, history and lore, breeding
and training, accompanied by 200 drawings. $24
366 THE SILVER SPOON. N.Y. Phaidon. 2005. Thick 4to. Col.
ill.bds. (sl. marked) 1263pp. Many col.ills. Fine copy. The large, classic
Italian cookbook, first published in 1950 as “Il cucchiaio d’argento”. $36
367 SITWELL, Osbert. COLLECTED STORIES. Lond. Gerald
Duckworth & Co. 1953. Or.bds. Dustjacket. (sl. chipped and marked)
541pp. Bookplate on verso front cover. Some foxing else Good copy.
1st ed. First publication of all of Sitwell’s short stories in one volume.
Includes an introduction by the author. $27
368 SLONIMSKY, Nicolas. THE CONCISE BAKER’S
BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF MUSICIANS. N.Y. Schirmer
Books. 1994. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 1155pp. Sl. foxing else Near Fine
copy. Definitive biographies of hundreds of artists in jazz, rock, country,
blues, and other forms of popular music. $30
369
SMITH, Gavin D.; ROSKROW,
Dominic. WHISKY OPUS. The Definitive
21st Century Reference to the World’s
Greatest Distilleries and their Whiskies.
Lond. Dorling Kindersley. 2012. Folio.
Col.ill.bds. 300pp. Many col ills. Fine. A
comprehensive guide to whiskies from
around the world. $35
361 SEARLE, Ronald. RONALD
SEARLE’S NON-SEXIST DICTIONARY.
Lond. Souvenir Press. 1988. Col.ill.bds.
unpag. (approx. 50pp.) Profusely ill. in b/w.
Sl. foxing else Near Fine copy. A collection
of Searle’s eccentric cartoons. $24
362 SEBAG-MONTEFIORE, Hugh.
ENIGMA: THE BATTLE FOR THE CODE.
Lond. Folio Society. 2005. Or.dec.cl. 455pp.
b/w plates. Fine in the slip-case. Breaking
Germany’s Enigma code. $30
363
S E D D O N , R i c h a r d . A RT
COLLECTING FOR AMATEURS. N.Y.
Barnes & Noble. 1969. Col.Ill.wrapps. (sl.
worn) 256pp. b/w ills. Very Good copy. 2nd
ed. Written by the principal lecturer in art
history and liberal studies at the College of
Technology & Art, High Wycombe. $12
364
SEDGWICK, S.N. THE YOUNG
PEOPLE’S MICROSCOPE BOOK. Lond.
Robert Culley. c.1900. Col.ill.bds. (sl. rubbed)
300pp. b/w plates. Heavy foxing else Good
copy. Includes many detailed, up-close
illustrations. $40
365
SHAW, Vero. THE CLASSIC
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE DOG. N.Y.
Bonanza Books. 1984. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
665pp. b/w ills. Pages browned else Very good copy. A compendium
370
SMYTHIES, Bertram E. THE
BIRDS OF BORNEO. Second edition.
With 51 plates in colour by Commander
A.M.Hughes & 49 photographic plates.
Edin. & Lond. Oliver & Boyd 1968. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. 593pp. Many col & b/w plates.
Folding map. Very good copy. $60
371 SOUHAMI, Diana. SELKIRK’S
ISLAND. Lond. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2001. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 246pp.
Fine copy. 1st ed. In 1705 Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish privateer, was
marooned on an uninhabited island off the coast of Chile. He was rescued
four years later. $24
372 SPOTO, Donald. NOTORIOUS: THE LIFE OF INGRID
BERGMAN. N.Y. HarperCollins. 1997. Ill.
wrapps. 474pp. b/w plates. 1st ed. Fine copy.
Bergman’s dramatic fall from grace - she was
America’s most beautiful & admired actress
at the time - was caused by her affair in Italy
with Roberto Rossellini which resulted in a
child born out of wedlock. The scandal made
international headlines in 1950. $24
373 SRONKOVA, Olga. GOTHIC WOMAN’S
FASHION. Prague. Artia. 1954. 4to. Or.dec.cl.
265pp. Many col & b/w plates. The spine and
hinges rather frayed & worn else good. 1st ed.
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The remarkable changes in Bohemian fashion as evidenced in art of the
time. Text is translated from the original Czech. $20
374 STEEL, Flora Annie. ON THE FACE OF THE WATERS. Lond.
William Heinemann. 1897. Col.ill.bds. 464pp. Pages uncut. Some foxing
throughout else Very Good copy. A work of fiction based on real events
in India. $27
375 STEINER, George. AFTER BABEL. Aspects of Language and
Translation. Lond. OUP. 1975. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. (has been covered
in adhesive plastic which has air pockets) 507pp. Small inscription on
ffe. Some foxing and browning of pages else Very Good copy. 1st ed.
A systematic investigation of the phenomenology and processes of
translation, both inside language and between languages. $24
376 STEINER, Rudolf. THE INNER ASPECT OF THE SOCIAL
QUESTION. Three lectures given in Zurich, 4th and 11th February, 9th
March, 1919. Translated by Charles Davy. Lond. Rudolf Steiner Press.
1974. (2nd imp) Or.wrapps. 72pp. Very good copy. $24
377 STEINER, Rudolf. THE WORLD OF SENSES AND THE
WORLD OF THE SPIRIT. Six Lectures given at Hanover 27th December
1911 - 1st January 1912. Lond. Rudolf Steiner Publishing Co. 1947.
Or.wrapps. 88pp. Name on title page else a Good copy. $25
378 STEWART, Cecil. BYZANTINE LEGACY. Lond. George Allen
& Unwin. 1947. 4to. Or.cl. (sl. bowed) 202pp. b/w ills & plates. Sl. foxing
else Very Good copy. 1st ed. The rise and fall of a great empire and the
stories of the countries which once formed it. $22
379 STEWART, Harold. BY THE OLD WALLS OF KYOTO.
Tokyo. Weatherhill Inc. 1981. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 463pp. Col.plates.
Near Fine copy. 1st ed. A year’s cycle of seasonal poems, capturing the
atmosphere of the ancient capital. $35
380 STRASSER, Alex. (Ed.) VICTORIAN PHOTOGRAPHY.
Lond. Focal Press. 1942. Or.cl. 120pp. b/w ills & plates. Sl. foxing else
Very Good copy. Includes the work of William Henry Fox Talbot, David
Octavius Hill, Julia Margaret Cameron, Roger Fenton, and Frank M.
Sutcliffe. $30
copy. A revised edition of the author’s 1964
publication, edited by Elliot Forbes and Ian
Curteis. $30
385
THEOPHANO, Janet. EAT MY
WORDS. Reading Women’s Lives Through
the Cookbooks They Wrote. N.Y. Palgrave.
2002. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 362pp. b/w ills. Fine
copy. 1st ed. How women have used cookbooks
to assert their individuality, develop their
minds, and structure their lives. $27
386 THOMAS, David St.John. THE GREAT
WAY WEST. The history and romance of the
Great Western’s route from Paddington to
Penzance. Newton Abbot. 1975. 4to. Or.bds.
d.w. unpag. Many b/w photographic ills. Fine.
1st ed. $27
387 THOMPSON, Charles J. WINGS. Combat Aircraft of the
Second World War in Paintings. Lond. Pan Books. 1990. Oblong. 4to.
Or.bds. Dustjacket in plastic. 110pp. Profusely ill. in colour. Sl. marked
else Fine copy. 1st ed. Over 50 paintings of World War 2 aircraft by the
aviation artist. Each image accompanied by descriptive captions and
eyewitness accounts. $24
388 THOMPSON, Jonathan. ITALIAN CIVIL AND MILITARY
AIRCRAFT 1930-1945. Los Angeles. Aero Publishers. 1963. 4to. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. (chipped and marked, unevenly faded) 304pp.Many b/w ills.
Some foxing to top edge of pages, else Very Good copy. Includes a rare
collection of over 500 photographs and 160 three-view and side view
scale line drawings. $40
389 THWAITE, Ann. A.A. MILNE: HIS LIFE. Lond. Faber & Faber.
1990. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 554pp. b/w plates. Small inscription on
ffe. Pages browned else Near Fine copy. A biography of the enigmatic
man who created such beloved children’s characters as Winnie the Pooh,
Eyeore, and Christopher Robin. $24
381 SZABOLCSI, Bence. A HISTORY OF MELODY. Lond. Barrie
& Rockliff. 1965. 8vo. Or.cl. (unevenly faded) Dustjacket. (some tearing)
313pp. b/w ills & plates. Sl. browning of pages else Very Good copy.
Translated from the original Hungarian publication. A study of melody
in all its forms and relationships. $22
390 TILLYARD, Stella. ARISTOCRATS. Caroline, Emily, Louisa
and Sarah Lennox. Lond. Folio Society. 2007. Roy.8vo. Or.pictorial cloth.
425pp. Many colour illustrations. Fine in the slip-case. 1st ed. thus. The
lives of the four daughters of the second Duke of Richmond, greatgranddaughters of Charles II, who lived lives of splendour between the
Jacobite Rebellion & the French Revolution. $24
382 TAYLOR, Gerald. ART IN SILVER AND GOLD. Lond.
Dutton Vista Ltd. 1964. Col.Ill.wrapps. (protective film is coming loose)
160pp. b/w ills. Very Good copy. A pictorial study of the development
of the art of goldsmiths and silversmiths. $15
391 TOMALIN, Claire. SAMUEL PEPYS: THE UNEQUALLED
SELF. Lond. Penguin Books. 2003. Col.Ill.wrapps. 499pp. b/w plates.
Sl. foxing and yellowing of pages else Near Fine copy. An entertaining
biography of the great diarist. $15
383 TCHAIKOVSKY, Modeste. THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF
PETER ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY. 2 volumes. Edited from the Russian
with an introduction by Rosa Newmarch. N.Y. Haskell House Publishers.
1970. Or.cl. xiv,386,iv,pp.387-782. B/w ills. including a frontispiece
portrait of Tchaikovsky. A Fine set. First published in 1905. The set $75
392 TUCHMAN, Barbara W. SAND AGAINST THE WIND:
STILWELL AND THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN CHINA 191145. Lond. Macmillan. 1971. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. (sl. chipped) 621pp.
b/w plates. Some foxing else Very Good copy. An account of America’s
relationship with China, from the fall of the Manchu empire to the rise
of Mao Tse-tung. $25
384 THAYER, Alexander. LIFE OF BEETHOVEN. Lond. Folio
Society. 2001. Or.dec.cl. No slipcase. 614pp. b/w & col plates. Fine
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393 UGLOW, Jennifer. THE MACMILLAN DICTIONARY OF
WOMEN’S BIOGRAPHY. Lond. Papermac. 1999. Thick 8vo. Col.Ill.
wrapps. (back cover sl. marked) 622pp. Some foxing else Very Good
copy. The lives of over 2000 remarkable women. $24
394 VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Ursula. R.V.W. A BIOGRAPHY OF
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS. Lond. OUP. 1964. Or.buckram. 448pp.
b/w plates. Very good copy. 1st ed. A biography of the quintessentially
English composer by his wife. $40
395 VIDAL, Gore. VIDAL IN VENICE. Photographs by Tore
Gill. Lond. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1985. 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 160pp.
Profusely illustrated in colour. Bookplate on verso of ffe. Very good copy.
1st ed. $24
396 WARK, Robert R. EARLY BRITISH DRAWINGS IN THE
HUNTINGTON COLLECTION, 1600-1750. San Marino. Huntington
Library. 1969. 4to. Or.cl. Dustjacket. (sl. chipped & marked) 231pp. Many
b/w plates. Fine. 1st ed. The Huntington Art Gallery has what may be
one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of British drawings
outside of London. $36
397 WAUGH, Auberon. ANOTHER VOICE. An Alternative
Anatomy of Britain. Lond. Firethorn Press. 1986. Or.bds. (sl. rubbed)
221pp. Sl. foxing else Fine copy. A collection of the author’s articles
which appeared in the Spectator over the course of ten years. $24
398 WEBBER, Ronald. COVENT GARDEN: MUD SALAD
MARKET. Lond. JM Dent & Sons Ltd. 1969. Or.bds. Dustjacket.
(unevenly faded & marked) 178pp. b/w plates. Small inscription on
ffe. Some foxing else Very Good copy. The history of Covent Garden,
illustrated with 24 pages of plates. $24
399 WEINGARTNER, Fannia. (Ed.) RAVINIA. The Festival
at its Half Century. Ravinia Festival Association. 1985. Folio. Or.bds.
Dustjacket. 160pp. Profusely ill. in col & b/w. Near Fine copy. The history
of the renowned Chicago music, dance, theatre and arts festival and the
woodland park it is held in. $27
400 WEIR, Stephen. HISTORY’S WORST DECISIONS AND
THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THEM. Syd. Pier 9. 2008. Ill.wrapps. 256pp.
col & b/w ills. Fine copy. Fifty of the biggest errors in history, from Adam
& Eve, the Trojan War, Enron, and Y2K. $22
401 WEISSMULLER, Johnny. SWIMMING THE AMERICAN
CRAWL. In collaboration with Clarence A Bush. Lond. Putnam. 1941.
(rep) Or.cl. 190pp. Sl.foxing, & name on ffe, else a Very Good copy. Guide
for swimming & diet by the famous swimmer, most famous for his film
portrayal of Tarzan. $22
402 WELL, John. ELEMENTARY TREATISE ON STEAM AND
LOCOMOTION. Based on the principle of connecting with practice, in
a popular form. Volume 1. only. Lond. John Weale. 1852. Limp cloth with
paper titling label. xii,144pp. b/w ills. Good copy. $25
403 WELLS, John. THE HOUSE OF LORDS. An Anecdotal
History. Lond. Hodder & Stoughton. 1997. 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 298pp.
b/w plates. Sl. foxing else Fine copy. The historical origins of the bizarre
rituals of the British House of Lords. $24
404 WESTON, David. FOR THE LOVE OF STEAM. Lond.
David & Charles. 1988. Oblong 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 120pp. Profusely
illustrated in colour & b/w. with reproductions of paintings and drawings
by the author, as well as some photographs. Fine. 1st ed. A great tribute
to the age of steam. $27
405 WHITTALL, Arnold. MUSIC
SINCE THE FIRST WORLD WAR. N.Y.
St.Martin’s Press. 1977. Or.cl. Dustjacket.
277pp. Musical examples. A Very good copy.
1st Eng. ed. A survey of the most significant
composers and their techniques over a
period of more than half a century. $33
406
WILSON, Stewart. ZERO,
HURRICANE AND P-38. Original
Illustrations by Juanita Franzi & Dennis
Newton. Fyshwick, ACT.Aerospace Publ.
1996. 4to. Col.Ill.wrapps. 152pp. Profusely
illustrated in colour & b/w. Fine. 1st ed.
Volume 4 in the “Legends
of the Air” series. $22
407 WODEHOUSE, P.G.
COLLECTED WORKS. The
Code of the Woosters/Stiff
Upper Lip, Jeeves; Uncle
Fred in the Springtime/
Lord Emsworth & Others;
Right Ho, Jeeves/Carry On,
Jeeves; Summer Lightning/
Blandings Castle. Lond.
Heron Books. n.d. (c.1970’s)
Or.dec.bds. Various pp.
Very good copies. Four
volumes containing two
stories each. The set $50
408 WONDERS OF THE AIR, OF SOUND
AND OF HEAT. Lond. Paternoster Square.
1889. Or.dec.cl. (rubbed) 120pp. b/w ills.
Small amount of correction fluid on ffe.
Pages browned, some foxing, else Very Good
copy. A guide to scientific concepts such as
barometers, thermometers, conveyance of
sound, heat, the behaviour of air and the
earth. $30
409
WORST, Edward F. PROBLEMS
WITH WOODWORK. Milwaukee. Bruce
Publishing Co. 1939. (rep) Oblong. Or.bds.
(sl. rubbed & marked) 246pp. b/w ills. Some
foxing else Very Good copy. The author was the supervisor of elementary
manual training and construction work in Chicago, Illinois. $35
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410 YATES, Dornford. ADELE AND CO. Lond. Hodder &
Stoughton. 1949. (rep) Or.cl. (sl.unevenly faded) 320pp. Sl.foxing else a
Good copy. $22
411 YATES, Dornford. THE BROTHER OF DAPHNE. Lond.
Ward Lock & Co. 1955. (rep) Or.bds. Dustjacket (price-clipped) 253pp.
Very Good copy. $24
412 YATES, Dornford. LOWER THAN VERMIN. Lond. Ward
Lock & Co. 1950. Or.cl. 325pp. Cloth sl.flecked on backboard & insc. on
dedication page else a Very good copy. 1st ed. $24
419 EMPIRES OF THE EARLY LATIN
AMERICA. 3 Volumes in a slip-case. Comprising:
"The Incas", "The Aztecs"& "The Maya".
Lond. Folio Society. 2002. Each volume
bound in elaborately decorated cloth.
The decoration is on the spines and covers.
Ilustrated with colour and black & white.plates
and maps. A fine set in the slip-case.
$75
413 YATES, Dornford. RED IN THE MORNING. Lond. Ward
Lock & Co. 1946. Or.cl. 255pp. Top of spine sl.rubbed else a Good copy.
1st ed. $30
414 YATES, Dornford. SHE PAINTED HER FACE. Lond. Ward
Lock & Co. 1937. Or.cl. 319pp. A little foxing else a Good copy. 1st ed. $30
415 YATES, Dornford. WIFE APPARENT. Lond. Ward Lock &
Co. 1956. (2nd imp) Or.bds. 315pp. Spine sl.faded else a Good copy. $22
416 ZALUSKI, Iwo & Pamela. CHOPIN’S POLAND. Lond. Peter
Owen Publishers. 1996. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 224pp. Frontispiece map.
Fine. 1st Eng. ed. Using many new sources unavailable before the fall
of Communism, the authors have reconstructed Chopin’s early years
and woven together the separate strands of history, biography and
geography. $33
ADDENDA
417 CONAN DOYLE, Arthur. THE
S H E R L O C K H O L M E S S H O RT
STORIES. 5 volumes in the slip-case.
Lond. Folio Society. 2004. A Fine set.. $125
420 NOTABLE HISTORICAL
TRIALS. 4 Volumes.
I: Socrates to the Gunpowder
Plot; II: Galileo to Admiral Byng;
III: Boston Massacre to Queen
Caroline; IV: Burke & Hare to
Oscar Wilde. Selected & Edited
by Justin Lovill. Lond. Folio
Society. 1999. Or.qt.cl. & marbled
bds. Various pag. Col.& b/w
plates. A fine set in the slip-case. A remarkable reference charting
significant historical trials, dating from Socrates in 399BC up to Oscar
Wilde.
$95
421
MACKANESS, Caroline (Ed.)
BRIDGING SYDNEY. Syd. Historic
Houses TRust. 2006. Oblong folio. Or.cl.
Dustjacket. 288pp. Profusely illustrated
in colour and black & white. Fine. 1st
ed. Commemorates the 75th anniversray
of the opening of the Sydney harbour
Bridge and its place in our national
identity.
$80
418
EMPIRES OF THE
A N C I E N T N E A R E A S T. 4
Volumes in a slip-case. Comprising:
“The Babylonians”, “The Egyptians”,
“The Persians” & “The Hittites”.
Lond. Folio Society. 2002. Each volume
bound in cloth elaborately decorated
on the spines and covers. Ilustrated
with colour and black & white.plates
and maps. A fine set.
$95
422 COURT, Arthur & CAMPBELL,
Ian. MINERALS. Nature’s Fabulous
Jewels. Photographs by M.Halberstadt.
N.Y. Harry N.Abrams. 1974. Oblong
folio. Or.dec.cl. Dustjacket. 318pp.
Profusely illustrated in colour and black
& white. Very good copy. 1st ed.
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BOOKNOTES
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Copernicus book thought destroyed by fire found PO Box 7127 McMahons Point NSW 2060
Phone (02) 9966 9925 Fax: (02) 9966 9926
again
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The Duchess Anna Amalia Library in
Weimar, Germany - one of the country’s
finest special collections - suffered a disastrous fire in 2004. 50,000 books were
lost to the flames, 25% of which were
considered to be irreplaceable. One of the
titles believed lost was Copernicus’s
1543 treatise De Revolutionibus Coelestium, LibriVI, an essential work in the
history of science.
Written towards the end of Copernicus’s
life, it offers mathematical proof that the earth rotates around
the sun and spins on its own axis. This year, ten years after the
fire, this volume was found again amongst a group of books
awaiting restoration.
Even in its damaged state, the library’s copy is thought to be
valued at $1.8m.
(Photo: Candy Welz Copyright Klassik Stiftung Weimar)
Dylan Thomas
The Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) is being feted in his
homeland and abroad in the year of his 100th birthday.
Thomas’ works include “Do not go gentle into that good night”
and “The hunchback in the park”.
The subject of much literary criticism and commentary over the
years, he has been compared to T.S.Eliot and W.H.Auden.
Most events will take place at the Dylan Thomas National Literature Centre in Swansea. The Centre is housed in the Guildhall,
a Victorian-era building extensively refurbished and opened to
the public in 1995 by former president Jimmy Carter.
T.E.Lawrence Map
The only map T.E.Lawrence is believed to have drawn was pulled
from sale by its owner.
The almost century-old map, entitled “Hejaz Railway to Wadi
Sirhan” was to have been sold at Sotheby’s on November 4,
where it would have been the centrepiece of the sale.
The pre-sale estimate was 70,000 to 100,000 pounds.
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