Sydney: The Beagle Press, 2008. Oblong hardcover : 96pp : 22 plates : grey endpapers : dark grey boards lettered in white : yellow illustrated dust jacket. Shelf wear to the tail of the boards. A pivotal moment in Gleeson's career as he transitioned to painting full time. More
London: Warrington, 1777. Octavo : pp. xii, 139 (140, blank) : folding map of "Antient Germany" by M. Robert De Vaugondy, Geographer to the French King : quarter leather : paste paper covered boards. Boards show some edgewear and abrasions and paste paper discoloured in patched along the spine and corners..... More
London: A. Millar, 1743 & 1746. Second Edition. Leather bound. Three volumes uniformly rebound in black leather : pp xvi, 311 (1 blank); ii, 385 (1, blank); xvi, 349, 1 blank, 1 engraved plate : black endpapers : five raised bands to the spine : gilt lettering and gilt flower..... More
Crows Nest, NSW: Allen and Unwin, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (240 x 164 mm.) : pp xv, 318 : illustrations : maps : includes nominal roll, glossary, index : paper covered boards in dust jacket . Now in fine custom yellow slipcase. olive green endpapers. Four small dents to head..... More
Hampshire: Ashford Press, 1987. Hardcover : pp. 88 unpaginated pages : 20 illustrations : black cloth boards : gilt lettering to spine : unclipped jacket with illustration by Foujita. Waratah illustrated book plate to front endpaper; creases to back of dust jacket. More
Hong Kong: Plum Blossoms (International), 1991. Tall hardcover in slipcase : pp (19) 20-255 (1) : blue boards lettered in argent : glossy pictorial dust jacket with illustration from The Recitation of Qu Yuan : matching blue slipcase lettered in argent. Edges of text block lightly foxed. More
Canberra: Veterans' Affairs, 2011. Don Johnston and Jock Britz. Softcover : pp. [3] 44 : illustrated throughout including 15 colour posters : light green illustrated paper wraps. Reproduction of original artworks including cartoons and posters created in the Sandakan and Kuching prisoner of war (POW) camps as part of organised..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover : pp. [vi] xxxii [2] 353 [ 13] : rich red cloth boards : argent lettering to spine : dust jacket illustrated by Andy Smith. Faint fox marks all edges : scuff mark to page viii. Mario Vargas Llosa was born in 1936..... More
London: Britain In Pictures Limited, 1940. Hardcover :pp. [8] 47 [48] 12 colour plates : 23 black and white illustrations : brown cloth boards with gilt kangaroo : gilt spine, lettering in brown : ochre coloured design on dust jacket : circular green sticker to back of jacket : bookseller..... More
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover : pp. [10] 60 [2] : green cloth boards : gilt to spine : illustrated dust jacket : bookseller stamp to past-down : paper clippings about author loosely inserted. Edges age toned : light wear to jacket. More
Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover : pp. [8] 47 [48] : olive cloth boards : gilt to spine : beige dust jacket. Tail of spine on jacket a little pressed. John Jefferson Bray 1912 - 1995 was Chief Justice of South Australia from 1967 - 1978. More
Sydney: Ure Smith, 1968. Hardcover : pp. vii [viii] 318 [2] : illustrated title page : bordeaux cloth boards : gilt to spine : colourful dust jacket designed by Frank Broadhurst with drawing by Lindsay : portrait of author on back by Harold Cazneaux : partial bookseller stamp to front..... More
Melbourne: Lansdowne Press, 1975. Large oblong format in slipcase : pp x, 118 : cloth covered boards in dark red and light brown : portrait of Guerard pasted on top board : matching slipcase in light brown cloth : signed, limited edition, no. 539 of 1000. Slipcase is lightly soiled. This is..... More
London, Calcutta, Sydney: George G Harrap and Co, nd. Quarto : 4 blanks, 64pp (unpaginated, signatures run A-Q4) : 12 tipped-in colour and 10 tipped-in monochrome illustrations, numerous intext illustrations : lightly marbled rice paper eps : decorated leather boards. Neat inscription to first blank, "M H Douglas ~to~ commemorate 6th..... More
Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Belknap Harvard, 1981. Hardcover : vol 1 pp. [ix] xxii [xxiv] 706 [6 blank] : vol 2 pp. [8] 707-1442 : quarter cloth bound : brown cloth spine with gilt lettering : brown paper boards with flower motif : brown cloth slip case with paper spine..... More
Sydney: Art in Australia Limited, 1932. Softcover (25 x 19cm) : pp 74 [including 16 pages of advertising] : beige wraps with lettering and borders on the spine and covers in emerald : illustration in blue on the front cover : advertising panel in blue and emerald on the back..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1861. Hardcover : pp. [v] xvi [1] 631 [632] : 33 illustrations including fold-out map ground plan : marbled endpapers : polished calf boards : spine label : gilt bands and lettering to spine : 5 raised bands and blind embossed leaf motiff to spine : all..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1958. Hardcover : pp. [vi] x [2] 147 [150] : quarter cloth : blue paper boards : gilt bands to spine : blue spine label with gilt lettering : multi coloured jacket with black and white lettering : fore-edge uncut : previous owner's name pencilled..... More
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1907. Hardcover : pp. [6] xiii-xiv, 17-788 : 550 authors : 435 subjects : 13, 600 quotations : green cloth boards : double blind embossed border to boards : gilt lettering and design to spine : booksellers sticker to front endpaper : lacks dust jacket... More
London: Heinemann, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover : pp. [v] xv [ xx] [1] 769 [770] : textual notes : index of titles and first lines : historical collations : blue endpapers : grey cloth boards : blue spine label, lettering in argent : grey top edge dye : silver dust..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover : pp. [4] 351 [352] : index of titles and first lines : blue cloth : argent to spine : unclipped blue dust jacket, lettering in white and black. Spine tail mildly pushed : slight edge-wear to jacket. Edited with introduction by..... More
London: John Murray, 1867. Abridged. Octavo : pp lv, 413 : map of Assyria, Armenia and Kurdistan : numerous woodcuts : marbled eps and all edges marbled : polished calf : double gilt borders to the boards : Westminster school crest in gilt to top board : five raised bands..... More
London: Murray, Sutherland and Co., 1876. Revised Edition. Octavo : pp 1 (blank) 4 (half title, title) xl, 668 : marbled endpapers : all edges marbled : gilt dentelles : polished tan calf : double gilt ruled boards with oval decoration to top board : five raised bands : red..... More
Clairvaux: Trianon Press, 1976. Facsimile. Quarto : 2pp blank, 5 colour plates, 77pp commentary, 1p colophon. Quarter brown morocco, marbled paper boards, slipcase. Quarter leather slightly marked, otherwise fine. Number 28 of an edition of 538 copies, printed on Arches pure rag paper made to match the paper used by Blake..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1910. Third impression, December, 1910. Hardcover : xv 525 (526) : 30 photo illustrations and map of Peking : green linin boards with lettering in black and red seal. Corners bumped; head and tail of the spine tender; some foxing, especially to the endpapers and half title; arnmorial..... More