Carmel Valley: Express Press Limited, 1988. Second Printing. Large format hardcover (28.8 x 41.5cm), pp. xiv, 386, richly illustrated with black and white photos; red cloth covered boards with embossed lettering in gilt on the spine and front cover, pictorial dust wrapper, front cover features an original painting by Phil..... More
Mascot: Corbally Stourton Contemporary Art, 2001. First Edition. Large format hardcover quarto (30.6 x 30.6cm), pp. 132; blue and orange illustrated paper covered boards with white lettering on the spine, matching illustrated dust wrapper, orange endpapers with lettering in white, signed by the artist. Two indentations across bottom edge of front..... More
Spit Junction: The Craftsman’s Press, 1983. First Edition. Large format hardcover, pp. 168 including frontispiece featuring photograph of Lloyd Rees taken by Max Dupain; blue cloth covered boards with embossed silver lettering on the spine, lettering and border on the front cover, grey textured endpapers, in a blue cloth presentation..... More
Salzburg: Verlag Galerie Welz, 1974. Deluxe edition. Large format hardcover (27.5 x 30.5mm), pp. 320, richly illustrated with black and white and colour photographs and colour artwork reproductions; bound in black Persian lamb with embossed red lettering on the spine and frontboard, front cover features 21.5 x 26cm colour motif..... More
London: Chatto and Windus, 1967-71. Reprint of Uniform Edition first published in 1957. Twelve hard cover volumes, individual vol. size 18.8 x 12.5 cm, duodecimo (twelvemo), pale blue cloth, red and gilt spine titling, blue tops, frontispiece etching and other etchings to each volume, illustrated by Philippe Jullian, colour dust..... More
London & New York: George Allen and Unwin & Humanities Press, 1970. First English Translated Edition. Complete in three volumes, all hardcover 12mo (24 x 15.5cm), pp. Vol. 1: 392, Vol. 2: 469, [3, blank], Vol 3: 422, [2]; green cloth covered boards with lettering in gilt on the spine..... More
East Roseville: Gordon and Breach Arts International, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover 6mo (23 x 23.5cm), pp. 120, richly illustrated with reproductions of Garry Shead’s artwork; gold cloth covered boards with lettering in gilt on the spine, illustrated dust wrapper, navy endpapers. Head and tail very gently bruised; one small nick halfway..... More
Penzance: J.A.D. Bridger, 1916. First Edition. Hardcover octavo (22 x 14.5cm), pp. xvi, 302, [7] + 15 black and white photographic or illustrated plates; maroon cloth covered boards with blind borders, lettering in gilt on the spine and front cover and gilt arms on front cover; publisher’s slip, original invoice..... More
New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover (23.5 x 16cm), pp. [4], 306, [2, blank]; black cloth covered boards with embossed silver lettering on the spine and signature on the front cover, richly illustrated with over 200 black and white line drawings by Richard Kaufman, dust wrapper..... More
Hong Kong: Printed Privately, 1925. First Edition. Softcover (19.3 x 13cm), pp. [10], 114; grey cloth wraps with black lettering on the spine and front cover, signed by author. Head, tail, joints and edges gently rubbed; light bubbling and wear to spine; corners abraded, bottom corner of front cover and text..... More
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1934. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover octavo (18.8 x 12.6cm), pp. 312 + 8 pages of advertising; beige cloth covered boards with embossed red lettering and detailing to the spine, front and back cover, top edge dye (red), lacks dust wrapper. Head and tail of spine, joints..... More
Ottawa: National Museum of Sciences/National Museums of Canada, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover (25 x 18cm), pp.446, [2, blank]; blue cloth covered boards with white lettering on the spine, blue illustrated endpapers in illustrated dust wrapper. Top edge a touch dust toned, bottom edge lightly scuffed; top corner of front board very..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd, [n.d. circa 1920s]. Hardcover 4mo (24 x 16.5cm), pp. [2, blank], ix, [1, blank], 305, [3, blank], richly illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith, illustrated endpapers, black line drawings throughout + 12 tipped in colour illustrations; orange cloth covered boards with embossed black lettering on the..... More
London: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, 1921. Oxford Edition. Hardcover octavo (18 x 12cm), pp. [4, blank], xvii, 19-379, [5, blank] including frontispiece with tissue guard, six drawings by H.M. Brock and other illustrations + 4 black and white photographic plates; later brown calf binding for Church of England Preparatory..... More
Sydney, London, Melbourne: Pacific Books (Angus and Robertson). First Pacific Books Edition. Softcover (18 x 11.2cm), pp. 287, [1, blank]; illustrated wraps with black and white lettering on the spine and front cover, inscribed by Idriess, “To The “Old Major,” From an old Trooper, with a Cheerio. Ion Idriess 358..... More
New York: The Century Co., 1920. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Hardcover octavo (19.5 x 13cm), pp. xvi, 279, [1, blank] + fold out map; beige cloth covered boards with black lettering on the spine and black and yellow illustration on the front cover. Head and tail of spine lightly rubbed; light..... More
Northern France: [c.1500]. A leaf from a Book of Hours illuminated in Northern France and dating c. 1500. This miniature shows Joachim and Anne meeting outside the Golden Gate of Jerusalem, against a background of soft blues and greens, and the whole is within an arch in liquid gold and..... More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2001. First Edition. Large format hardcover (30.5 x 23.5cm), pp. xii, 227, [1, blank], richly illustrated with more than 250 images representing the work of 100 artists; navy cloth covered boards with lettering in gilt on the spine, illustrated dust wrapper featuring detail from ‘Mountain Ash and..... More
Medford: Apollo Press, Privately Printed for the Members of the Classics of Surgery Library, n.d. [1981?]. First Edition. Hardcover octavo (28.5 x 22cm), pp. [2], v,[5], 274; brown imitatoin leather boards with gilt borders and lettering on the spine, marbled endpapers; previously owned by Sam Mellick dated with his signature..... More
Leipzi: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1913. Date Published: Edition: Complete in two volumes, both softcover octavo (16.3 x 11.8cm), Vol. 1: pp. 286, [2], Vol. 2: pp. 253, [3] + 32 pages of advertising; paper wraps with black borders and lettering, publisher’s advertising endpapers. Vol. 1: chips to head and tail, nibbling to..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover octavo (19 x 13cm), pp. 159, [1, blank]; red cloth covered boards with black embossed lettering on the spine, dust wrapper designed by Studio Stead. Shallow ding to head of spine, tail gently bruised; top and bottom edges a touch dust toned; bottom..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover octavo (19 x 13cm), pp. 160; red cloth covered boards with lettering in gilt on the spine, illustrated dust wrapper designed by Studio Stead. Head, tail and corners gently bruised; slight spine lean; top edge a touch dust toned, bottom lightly scuffed with..... More
Brisbane: The Jacaranda Press, 1961. First Edition. Large format hardcover (29 x 21.5cm), pp. [8], 210, [2, blank], richly illustrated with 29 colour plates featuring O. H. Rippingale’s water colour illustrations of “about six hundred shells”; red morocco with lettering in gilt on the spine and shell illustration in gilt..... More
Sydney and London: Bay Books, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover (32 x 26cm), 264pp., richly illustrated in colour and black and white; blue cloth covered boards, Chinese character in gilt to top board, gilt lettering to spine, illustrated dust wrapper. Wrapper is slightly curled and creased along the top edge, cloth..... More
Melbourne: Queensland Art Gallery, Macmillan Publishers, 1998. First Edition. **Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised the following item contains images of people who have died. Tall softcover (30 x 24.5cm), 154pp, richly illustrated. Conceived of in 1994 as an exhibition to celebrate the work of contemporary artist Emily Kame..... More