Paris: Éditions D'Art L.J.Patras, [1920s]. First Edition. Octavo, oblong format (18.5 x 24cm), marbles eps, Title page, 2pp Preface, 48pp Text (French, English, Spanish, Italian), 1p Advertisement, 1p Blank, 1p Colophon, 48 photogravures with tissue guards. Full calf, gilt blocked with photogravure of Versailles enclosed within circular gilt design, title..... More
Andoversford: The Whittington Press, 1976. Deluxe Limited Edition. Octavo, 200 x 153mm. [8], 35, [5] pp. Bound in maroon calf, banded spine with gilt lettering, gilt decoration to front board, gilt internal borders in a matching maroon cloth slipcase. Marbled endpapers, top edge gilt and deckled edges. Numbered and signed..... More
London & Edinburgh: William and Robert Chambers, n.d. (1858). Full calf. In Two Volumes Vol. 1: Preface, indicating that this edition was printed in 1858 as the first revision (by Robert Carruthers of Inverness) of the first edition of 1843, xx 812 pages, List of c. 180 b&w illustrations, Contents..... More
London and New York: Macmillan, 1980. Complete in twenty volumes; hardbound (25 x 18 cm); many b/w photographs, music scores and line illustrations, bound in brown cloth lettered in gilt on spine. This is a heavy item and will require extra postage. First planned, edited and published in 1878 by Sir..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1997. First Edition. Of 100 hardcover copies numbered and signed by the author this is 81. Original glassine wrapper in good condition. Cloth spine with paper label, dove grey eps, 260pp. Paper covered boards have been nibbled along top edge. More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1995. First Edition. 1/4 cloth. Of 100 hardcover copies numbered and signed by the author this is 82. Original glassine wrapper in good condition. Cloth spine with paper label, dove blood orange eps, 240pp. The top edges of the paper covered boards show evidence of having..... More
London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1958. First Edition. Octavo (19.5 x 12.5cm), pp. [6], 186; green cloth covered boards with lettering in gilt on the spine, dust wrapper illustrated by Victor Reinganum. Spine a touch faded; slight contact with water has led to colour loss (10-20mm patch) at base of spine..... More
Hobart: Supreme Court of Van Diemen's Land, 1828. Original manuscript Record in ink dated 1828 of a Supreme Court of Van Diemen’s Land case before the Chief Justice, signed by the solicitor and attorney Thomas Wood Rowlands acting for the Plaintiff, Sarah Smith, v. the defendants Sir John Owen and..... More
London, New York and Bombay: Longmans, Green and Co., 1909. Oblong format (22 x 27.5cm), pp 64, 30 full page colour illustrations (including title page) and one douple page spread, numerous in text sepia illustrations, swan and ship endpapers; glazed boards (top board illustrated), tan cloth spine. Edges of boards scuffed..... More
London, New York and Bombay: Longmans, Green and Co., 1901. First Edition. Oblong format (22 x 27.5cm), pp 66, 30 full page colour illustrations and one douple page spread, numerous in text sepia illustrations, swan and ship endpapers; glazed boards (top board illustrated), green cloth spine. Edges of boards scuffed and..... More
London, New York and Bombay: Longmans, Green and Co., n.d. [1905]. Oblong format (22 x 27.5cm), pp 66, 30 full page colour illustrations (including title page) and one douple page spread, numerous in text sepia illustrations, swan and ship endpapers; glazed boards (top board illustrated), brown cloth spine. Edges of boards..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1982. First Edition. 1/4 cloth. Of 250 hardcover copies numbered and signed by the author this is 246. Original glassine wrapper in good condition. Cloth spine with paper label, burnt orange eps, 129 pp. Billy Jones bookplate (mass produced, not personalised), “compliments of the author”..... More
Brisbane: R. G. Gillies & Co. Ltd., 1944? Softcover (22.5 x 15.5cm), pp. 114, [2]; orange paper wraps with lettering and border on the front cover in black. Minor chip to the head and tail of the spine; 2mm vertical tear to tail of the top joint; spine is sunned; wraps..... More
London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1961. First U.K. Edition. Octavo,pp. 6 7-99 100 101-217 218 219-255 256 257-552, brown cloth boards with lettering in gilt on the spine, dust jacket illustration from a painting by Sydney Nolan. Flat signed by White on the title page, ownership name in ink on the..... More
Melbourne and Sydney: Thomas C. Lothian, 1914 (May). First Edition. Octavo (21 x 15.5cm), 228pp plus 12pp publisher's edvertisements, 12 full page illustrations, blind blocked boards in blue cloth with gilt blocked designe of a tree and lettering in gilt on the top baord and the spine, publisher's monogram "TCL"..... More