The Naturalist's Library: Ornithology (Complete Set)
Jardine, Sir William, Selby, Prideaux John and Swainson, William. The naturalist's library. Ornithology. Edinburgh, [1843]. Fourteen volumes small octavo, frontispiece portraits, engraved titles with coloured vignettes and 435 hand-coloured plates,…
Bligh's Log of the Bounty - Limited Edition
Owen Rutter, Bligh's Log of the Bounty 2 Vols, Golden Cockerel Press1937, Limited edition 288/300, some spotting, previous owners name to frontis page of each volume
Charles Wheeler: Art of a War Veteran
James S. MacDONALD, the Art of Charles Wheeler, O.B.E., D.C.M., (Melbourne: Lothian Publishing Co., 1952), large 4to; 37pp; tipped-in colour frontispiece plate, 34 plates (of which 14 are colour, tipped-in), bottom of pages uncut; excellent dustjacket.…
The Emu: Quarterly Magazine for Native Bird Study & Protection
'The Emu, A Quarterly Magazine To Popularise The Study And Protection Of Native Birds', bound 11 full morocco volumes with embossed gilt lettering and pictorial boards. Volumes 110, 13,14,15,16,17,19,20,21 and an index volume. (1901-1922)
First Edition 'Maori Art' by Augustus Hamilton (1896)
A rare first edition copy of Augustus Hamilton's 'Maori Art', 1896. Published by 'The Governors of the New Zealand Institute, Wellington, New Zealand'. Printed by 'Fergusson & Mitchell, Printers and Manufacturing Stationers, Princes Street, Dunedin, NZ'.…
Australian Birds: 681 Coloured Plates (Facsimile Edition)
The birds of Australia in eight volumes, John Gould, Lansdowne press, Melbourne, 1972-5, elephant folio, bound in morocco style faux leather, gilt titling and borders, facsimile edition with 681 coloured plates
Banks' Florilegium: Brazil Plates 338-360 Limited Edition Set
Boxed set of 'Banks' Florilegium part XVI Brazil, plates 338-360', Alecto Historical Editions in Association with the British Museum of Natural History Limited Edition 34/100, includes list of plates and two frontispieces,
Proceedings of Zoological Society of Victoria (1872-75)
Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria. Proceedings. Melbourne, 1872-75. Volumes 1-4, octavo, with 7 plates, and text figures, original cloth., Including, in the second volume, J. J. Bleasdale's long paper on colonial wines. A fifth volume,…
Prodromus of Victorian Indigenous Animals
McCOY, Frederick. Prodromus of the zoology of Victoria, or, figures with descriptions of the living species of all classes of the Victorian indigenous animals. Melbourne, [1875]-1888. Two volumes thick imperial octavo, with 199 lithographed plates,…
Colonial Architecture in NSW and Tasmania
Wilson Hardy: 'Old Colonial Architecture in New South Wales and Tasmania'.
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean by Captain Cook
Cook, James (Captain) A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean; Undertaken by Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere: Performed Under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780.…
A Voyage to the South-Seas: The Wager's Loss and Survival
Bulkeley, John; Cummins, John. A Voyage to the South-Seas, in the Years 1740-1. Containing, a Faithful Narrative of the Loss of His Majesty's Ship the Wager on a Desolate Island in the Latitude 47 South, Longitude 81:40 West. With the Proceedings and…
Pride and Prejudice
Austen, Jane 'Pride and Prejudice', (Richard Bentley, London, 1839). Hard cover. Engraved 1833 frontis. In good condition and complete with all 340 pages. 'E. Kimpton, Bookseller & Stationer, 68 Gt. Russell Street, Bloomsbury' label affixed to inside…
Seven Pillars of Wisdom: Deluxe Limited Edition
Lawrence, Thomas Edward (1888 - 1935) seven pillars of Wisdom, a triumph. [London; Jonathan cape, 1935. First trade edition.] Deluxe edition, limited to 750 numbered copies; this being #459. Quarto, quarter pigskin over brown buckram with crossed swords…
Prodromus Systematis Mammalium et Avium (1811)
Illiger, Johann Karl. Prodromus systematis mammalium et avium. Berlin, 1811. Octavo, contemporary half calf (front joint neatly repaired). Foxed., A major contribution to zoological taxonomy, revising the Linnaean system and introducing the taxa family.
Ian Fleming's James Bond Collection
Ian Fleming, eight volumes to include Thunderball 1961 Jonathan cape with dust jacket, Goldfinger 1959 Jonathan cape with dust jacket, for Your eyes Only 1960 Jonathan cape with dust jacket, Dr no the book club 958 with dust jacket, You Only live twice…
The Home of the Blizzard: Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914
Mawson, Sir Douglas. The home of the blizzard. Being the story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914. London, [1915]. Two volumes thick large octavo, with 3 folding maps in endpocket, numerous plates, some coloured, and text maps and…
Languages of Australian Aborigines
Ridley, Rev. W. M. Kamilaroi, Dippil, and Turrubul: Languages Spoken By Australian Aborigines, Thomas Richards, Government Printers, Phillip-Street, Sydney, 1866
Limited Edition Norman Lindsay Art Books
Volumes, 2, 'Norman Lindsay,' by Lin Bloomfield. 'Norman Lindsay Oil Paintings, & Watercolours 1889-1969.', pub. odana editions 2006 & 2003. deluxe limited ed. #140/500. Each signed by the author, with tipped-in photograph & slipcase.
Wentworth's Description of NSW - Macarthur's Copy
Wentworth, W.C, 'Description of the Colony of NSW', printed for G. and W.B Whittaker, 1819, copy owned by James Macarthur, paperbound hard covers with Macarthur signature to cover, paper title to spine, housed in a half bound leather and cloth shell case…
Australian Birds in Linnean Society Collection, 1827
Vigors, N.A. and Horsfield, Thomas. A description of the Australian birds in the collection of the Linnean Society, with an attempt at arranging them according to their natural affinities. [London, 1827]. Quarto, pp. 170-331, binder's cloth., Part 1, all…
Complete Leather Bound Set: The Birds of Australia (1971-75)
Gould, John. 'The Birds of Australia ' 1971-75 complete set of large leather bound 1970's edition
Complete Lindsay Black First Edition Booklets Collection
Rare complete collection of Lindsay black first edition booklets. The Bora ground, black Lindsay, 1944 first edition Aboriginal Art Galleries of Western New South Wales. Part 3, 1943 first edition stone Arrangements, black Lindsay, 1950 first edition…
Japanese Art in European Collections
Japanese Art, the great European Collections, twelve volumes, Published by Kodansha, Japan, 1993, of twelve editions, in original silk cases and outer cardboard cases
Elves and Fairies by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
Outhwaite, Ida Rentoul. Elves and fairies. Verses by Annie R. Rentoul. Melbourne, [1916]. Folio, with 45 tipped-in plates, of which 15 are coloured, original gilt-decorated cloth (spine dulled), top edge gilt. Foxing, mainly affecting preliminary and…
Captain Cook's Pacific Voyage, 1776-1780
Cook, James (Captain), a voyage to the Pacific Ocean, Undertaken by Command of his Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere: Performed under the Direction of Captains cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780.…
Hogarth's Etchings: Restored and Collected
Volume Etchings 'The Works of William Hogarth', 'The Works of William Hogarth. From The Original Plates Restored by James Heath, Esq. R.A. with the Addition of Many Subjects Not Before Collected.' Printed for Baldwin and Cradock, Paternoster Row, by G…
"Victoria Illustrated" by Samuel T. Gill
Samuel Thomas Gill (1818 - 1880), 'Victoria Illustrated', (Sands & Kenny: Melbourne & Sydney), 1857, oblong quarto, engraved vignette title page and, 45 steel engraved plates; original rich blue cloth, elaborately decorated in gilt and the pages with gilt…
The Life of Captain James Cook by Andrew Kippis
Andrew Kippis, the life of Captain James cook, (Dublin: Chamberlaine, Colles, et al., 1788) 1st Irish edition, issued in the same year as the first London edition; 8vo, contemporary calf, the spine with gilt and contrasting label, blank endpapers, XVI,…
Baudelaire's Illustrated Spleen de Paris
Charles Baudelaire, Spleen de Paris, edition illustree etornee par le peintre d'Essertine, Theoule sur Mer [France], Phillipe Gonin, 1942. Quarto, original hand-lettered wrappers, collated in sections, pp 81, bookplate to colophon leaf. Housed in faux…
Overland Expedition in Australia, 1844-1845
Leichhardt, Dr. F.W. Journal Of An Overland Expedition in Australia, from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845. [T. & W. Boone; London; 1847] First edition, large 8vo, 544pp; engraved plates…
Picturesque Atlas of Australasia
'Picturesque Atlas of Australasia' edited by Hon. Andrew Garran [Syd, 1886], 3 vol. folio, fine red morocco with embossed gilt spine and boards decorated with kangaroo, emu, tallship and crossed shovel and pick, gilt edging, a fine copy in remarkably good…
Limited Edition First Edition Kingfishers & Australian Parrots Books
A collectors issue of first edition of 'Kingfishers and Related Birds' & 'Australian Parrots' by Joseph M. Forshaw, William T. Cooper Melbourne Lansdowne, Vol. I: Ceryle to Cittura (includes the fish-Eating and Specialist Kingfishers), 1983 signed by…
Leonard Gow's Chinese Porcelain Collection Catalogue
The Leonard Gow collection of Chinese porcelain, R.L. Hobson, catalogue of the Leonard Gow collection of Chinese porcelain, London, printed for the author, 1931, signed by Leonard Gow and numbered 154 of 300 copies, in original gilt-lettered full…
Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, 3 Volumes (1886)
Picturesque Atlas Of Australasia 3 volumes, [London, Melbourne, Mass., 1886] Full red morroco with embossed boards & title. Good firm copies
Steinbeck (John), the moon is down, first edition, first issue, inscribed by the author, John Steinbeck, the moon is down (the Viking press, New York, 1942), first edition, first issue (with the unintended period between 'Talk' and 'This' on p. 112),…
Fairyland Tales
'Fairyland', of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, Verse by Annie R. Rentoul Stories by Grenbry Outhwaite & Annie R. Rentoul, signed limited edition 220/1000, pub. Ramsay pub. Pty Ltd. Melbourne,1926, with insert by A&R, water marks
"The Farce of Sodom" by Donald Friend (Limited Edition)
Donald Friend (1914-1989), the Farce of Sodom, The farce of Sodom. By the Right Honourable Earl of Rochester. Written for the Royal Company of Whoremasters, and printed a-new upon the three hundredth anniversary of the untimely demise of our noble author…
Central Australian Tribes & Journeys, 5 volumes
Spencer, Baldwin and Gillen, F.J. The northern tribes of central Australia. London, 1904. Thick octavo, with folding map, 2 folding coloured plates, 3 folding tables and numerous illustrations, original gilt-decorated cloth (wearing). With, Spencer and…
Introduction to Australian Mammals
Gould, John. An introduction to the mammals of Australia. London, The Author, 1863. Octavo, original cloth. Very scarce.
New Zealand Ferns Album by Eric Craig
Book of New Zealand Ferns, Eric Craige (1829-1923, compilor and retailer)An album of mounted specimens, with ink-stamped title 'New Zealand ferns mounted by Eric Craig, Princess Street, Auckland.circa 1880
Piranesi's Roman Architecture & Sculpture (Facsimile Edition)
Roman Architecture Sculpture and Ornaments Selected Examples From Piranesi's Monumental Work Published in Rome 1756' edited by William Young facsimile edition circa 1900, comprising 48 lithograph plates.
Voyage to India and Journey through the Middle East
Ives, Edward: 'A Voyage from England to India, in the Year Mdccliv, and an Historical Narrative or the Operations of the Squadron and Army in India, under the Command of Vice-Admiral Watson and Colonel Clive [.]. Also, a Journey from Persia to England, by…
Voyage to Pacific Ocean, Cook, 1776-1780
Cook, Captain James; King, Captain James A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean.....for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. Performed Under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery; in the…
Voyages to the Southern Hemisphere
Hawkesworth, John An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere. And successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin…
A Voyage Round the World by Cook and Forster
Cook, James & Forster, George A Voyage Round the World Performed in His Britannic Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the Years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. ...Illustrated with a Chart of the Southern Hemisphere... [Dublin; W.Whitestone, S…
"Creative Effort" by Norman Lindsay
Book, 'Creative Effort.', by Norman Lindsay, Art in Australia, Sydney, 1920. No. 116 of 120. Containing original hand-signed etching, 'Creative Effort', (15 x 9 cm), a dedication from the author.
Kathleen's Voyage: Illustrated Log of a Circumnavigation
'Kathleen's Voyage' by Jack Earl, Sydney, Weldon Publishing, 1991, volume I, the log book of Kathleen Gillett, written and illustrated by Jack Earl during his 1947-48 voyage around the world, limited edition 51/200, half-calf, gilt title on front cover…
Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake (1852)
Narrative of the voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, by MacGillivray, London: T. & W. Boone, 1852. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, folding map, 13 lithographed and engraved plates, illustrations, two advertisement slips bound in 12pp. & 8pp. advertisements at…
Voyage Around the World on Uranie and Physicienne Corvettes
Arago, Francois. Narrative of a voyage round the world in the Uranie and Physicienne corvettes commanded by Captain Freycinet, in the years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820. London, 1823. Quarto, with folding map and 25 lithographed plates after drawings by the…
"Mollies Bunyip" by Ida S Rentoul and Annie R. Rentoul
Ida S Rentoul (Outhwaite) (1888-1960) and Annie R. Rentoul, Mollies Bunyip, 1904, first edition, published by Robert Jolley Melbourne, bound in original illustrated green wrappers and ties, plates and sepia illustrations throughout. Provenance: Private…
Discoveries in Australia by John Lort Stokes (1846)
Stokes, John Lort Stokes. Discoveries in Australia, with an account of the coasts and rivers explored and surveyed during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. London, 1846. Two volumes thick octavo, with 8 folding engraved…
![[Great Britain, Board of Agriculture]. Davis, Richard. General…](https://img.carters.com.au/640x640/caf1ee19fd487fa909d42808f64f5b67.webp)
Agriculture of Oxfordshire in 1794
[Great Britain, Board of Agriculture]. Davis, Richard. General view of the agriculture of the County of Oxford, with observations on the means of its improvement. London, 1794. Quarto, pp.40, with hand-coloured map (slightly cropped), bound with 45 other…
Buller's Birds of New Zealand (1873)
Sir Walter Lawry Buller (1838-1906) 'A History of the Birds of New Zealand', London 1873. iii-xxiii, 384p, [5]p of reviews and notices concerning a proposed issue of Supplement, absent title and frontis, illus., 35 hand coloured plates by J. G. Keulemans.…
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain's Maritime Scenes
The four volume set of the Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the sea, circa 1974, minted by John Pinches, Medallists Ltd, each volume containing twenty five sterling silver naval and maritime scenes with associated descriptions. Height 29…
Norman Lindsay Water Colour Book with Original Painting
Norman Lindsay: 'Norman Lindsay Water Colour Book' by Godfrey Blunden (The Springwood Press, Sydney 1939) limited edition 1850 copies of which 1820 were for sale. Note: Norman Lindsay original water colour painting portrait of a woman on the endpaper with…
Medieval Adoration of Magi Illuminated Manuscript Page
A late medieval illuminated manuscript page from the 'Book of Hours' (c.1450), depicting the 'Adoration of the Magi'; Latin text verso; with floral border. 16 x 11.5 cm
Blake's Watercolour Designs for Gray's Poems
A collection of William Blake's watercolour designs for the Poems of Thomas Gray in three volumes, printed for J. Murray, Fleet Street, 1972. First edition. Quarter leather bound, marbled boards, limited to 518 copies, each volume housed in individual…
The Queen's Closet: A 17th Century Recipe Collection
The QUEENS CLOSET OPENED: Incomparable Secrets in Physick, Chyrugery, Preserving and Candying, &c. Which were presented unto the QUEEN By the most Experienced Persons of the Times. .' [London, Christ. Eccleston, 1662]. bound together with 'A QUEENS…
James Gillray Etchings
Volume Etchings 'The Works of James Gillray', 'The Works of James Gillray. From The Original Plates with the Addition of Many Subjects Not Before Collected.' Printed for Henry G. Bohn, York St, Covent Garden. (c. 1849). 1 volume elephant folio (631 x 484…
Birds of Australia with Handbook
John Gould, the birds of Australia, (Melbourne: Lansdowne press, 1972), elephant folio, eight volumes (facsimile), coloured, plates; publisher's vinyl binding, with, gilt titles to spines. A good, clean set, with original packaging. Together with the,…
Captain Cook's Three Voyages (if counting "Captain" as one word)
The three Voyages of Captain James Cook around the world in 7 volumes Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and brown, London 1821, including map and plates, calf, gilt type and banding some foxing and discolouration, spines have some wear.
Spencer and Gillen Collection
Important collection of Spencer and Gillen publications. Spencer and Gillen, Northern Tribes of Central Australia 1904 first edition Spencer and Gillen,The native Tribes of Central Australia, 1938 second edition Baldwin Spencer, native Tribes of the…
Banjo Paterson's Collected Verse (Signed)
A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson signed book 'The Collected Verse of A.B. Paterson' published by Angus & Robertson Ltd, 1923 signed by Banjo Paterson with his written inscription 'above all Grammar' to the inside front cover. Condition good to fair, wear to the…
Limited Edition Australian Parrots Book
'Australian Parrots' by Joseph M Forshaw & William T. Cooper [Melbourne, 1980], second revised edition limited 518/1000, signed by the author and illustrator, 2 Vol., full green Morocco folio in original cloth covered case
19th Century French Double-Door Wine Rack
A rectangular steel wine rack with double doors, French 19th century 114 cm high, 112.5 cm wide, 57 cm deep
Lindenia Iconographie Des Orchidees Rare Collection
Rare collection of Lindenia Iconographie Des Orchidees - J. Linden - Lucien Linden, 1888 - 4th Volume 1-12 in French, 1889 - 5th Volume 1-2 in French, 1890 - 6th Volume 1-6 in French, 1891 - Feb-Dec American Edition, 1892 - Jan - American Edition, Feb-Nov…
Survey of Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia (1827)
King, Phillip P. Capt, 'Narrative of a survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Austalia Performed between the Years 1818 and 1822', in two volumes, published by John Murray, London, 1827, (small damage to frontispiece of Vol 1); with engraved…
Southern Hemisphere Voyages, 1773
Volumes 1-3 Hawkesworth, J. 'An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of his Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, by Commodore Byron, Capt. Carter, Capt. Wallis & Capt. Cook in the dolphin, swallow, & Endeavour, pub.…
Letters and Journals of George Fletcher Moore (1834)
Moore, George Fletcher. Extracts from the letters and journals of George Fletcher Moore, now filling a judicial office at the Swan River Settlement. London, 1834. Small octavo, with a folding map, original cloth(spine wearing, the label defective, front…
Facsimile of John Gould's 'Birds of Australia' 1848 edition
John Gould 'The birds of Australia' 1972-1974 Lansdowne press, complete 8 folio volume facsimilie of original 1848 edition, in original foam packaging and clear protective wrapper
"Russians in Shanghai" - Rare Historical Volume
Pycckie & Wahxan' 'Russians in Shanghai,' by Captain V.D. Jiganoff, who was also the publisher, in original cover, with silvered title and one corner. A very rare historical volume.
Victoria Illustrated: Second Series
Samuel Thomas Gill (1818 - 1880), Nicholas Chevalier (1828 - 1902), and others, 'Victoria illustrated second series with descriptive letterpress.', (Sands & Kenny: Melbourne & Sydney), 1862, oblong quarto, engraved vignette title page and, 41 steel…
J.G. Macdonald's Expedition Journal to Gulf of Carpentaria
Macdonald, J.G. Journal of J.G. Macdonald on an Expedition from Port Denison to the Gulf of Carpentaria and back. [George Slater; Brisbane, 1865] Small 8vo. Leter calf; gilt. (2 iv 60pp.). With engrv. portrait and large fold. engrv. map at front; Erratum…
![Kuhl, Heinrich. Conspectus psittacorum. [Bonn, 1820]. Quarto,…](https://img.carters.com.au/640x640/caf3653698f210684bfaed603da168be.webp)
Psittacorum: Rare Bird Books with Australian Interest
Kuhl, Heinrich. Conspectus psittacorum. [Bonn, 1820]. Quarto, pp.104, with 3 hand-coloured plates, uncut in original cloth-backed wrappers (spine worn, with defective label), with the bookplates of Frederick Ducane Godman, J.H. Calaby and H.W.Whittell. A…
Australian Seasoned Timber: A Photographic Journey
The Australian Seasoned Timber Coy Ltd. Wandong, Warburton, Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia. An impressive book of silver gelatin albumen prints many with hand written captions, bound in full red morocco with embossed gilt titled cover.
Limited edition book on modern Aboriginal art with signatures
Book, 'Modern Australian Aboriginal Art, by Rex Battarbee. 1951 limited edition 79/130, signed by the author & ten Hermannsburg artists, including Albert Namatjira. With slip case.
Humument Miscellany for Ann and Steve
A Humument. Tetrad press, London 1970. One of an edition of 100, with signed justification, every loose leaf signed and including hand inscribed extra leaf, ' a page for Ann with love from tom Phillips', Comes in gift inscribed box, 'A miscellany of…
Pastoral Homes of Victoria - 1910
'The Pastoral Homes of Australia - Victoria' published by the Pastoralists' Review [Melbourne, McCarron, Bird & Co, 1910] with introduction by W.H Lang; quarto, full morocco with gilt embossed board and spines, marbled endpapers with W.H. Lang's personal…
Italian Painters: Biographical Charts & Photographs
John Noone (photographer), Biographical charts of Italian Painters of the schools of Venice, the Venetian States, Genoa, Cremona, Mantua, Milan, Ferrara, Modena and Parma [Vol.1]; of the schools of Bologna, Florence, Naples, Romes, Sienna [Vol.11].…
Steinbeck (John), to a God unknown, first edition, first issue, John Steinbeck, to a God unknown (Robert O. Ballou, New York, 1933), first edition, first issue, octavo, in the publisher's gilt lettered green cloth with dust-jacket, housed in a custom-made…
Hawkesworth's Account of Cook's Southern Hemisphere Voyages
Hawkesworth, John, an Account of the voyages ... In the Southern Hemisphere ... (1773), ['Cook's first Voyage'], John Hawkesworth, an Account of the voyages undertaken by the order of his Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere…
Mammals of New Guinea
Peters, W. and Doria, W. Enumerazione dei mammiferi raccolti da O. Beccari, L. M. D'Albertis ed A.A. Bruijn, nella Nuova Guinea propriamenti detta W. Peters e G. Doria. Genoa, 1881. Octavo, pp.48, [ii], with 14 plates (10 coloured), contemporary quarter…
Birds of Fly River Expedition Catalogue
D'Albertis, L. M. and Salvadori, T. Catalogo degli uccelli raccolti da L.M. D'Albertis durante la seconda e terza esplorazione del Fiume Fly negli anni 1876 e 1877. Genoa, 1879. Octavo, pp. 132 with text figures, contemporary quarter cloth., Presentation…
Fairyland by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
Fairyland, Ida Rentoul Outhwaite 1931 A&C black London true first of the desirable childrens book, N/F copy D/J
Gough Whitlam 'Australian Labor party Policy speech 1972' signed by Whitlam, first edition, limited to 250 copies, this being numbered 70, burgundy hardcover in original slip case, near mint condition
Fifty Years Adrift: Signed Limited Edition Book
Fivet Taylor, Derek; Harrison, George, fifty Years Adrift. [Genesis publications Ltd, Guildford, 1984]. Signed by Derek Taylor and George Harrison. Limited to 2000 numbered copies of which this #917. Publisher's original dark brown half leather, with five…
Ruscha's Book Collection
Edward Ruscha (USA,1937 - ) A collection of books, comprising of 'Thirty four Parking Lots' [1967, First Edition, First Printing, with the extra folding flap attached to the last page. With original glassine jacket], 'Nine Swimming Pools and a Brokea
Pride and Prejudice, 3 vol. 2nd Ed. by Jane Austen
Jane Austen 1775-1817 'Pride and Prejudice: A Novel. In Three Volumes', (3), second Edition, for T. Egerton 1813, 12mo, three volumes, original white paper spines over blue boards, original printed paper labels, (3), each 18 x 15 cm
![Salvadori, Tommaso. [Collection of 29 ornithological papers].…](https://img.carters.com.au/640x640/caf5805201df4793521eff6b1a5a8480.webp)
Ornithological Papers on New Guinea and Neighbouring Islands
Salvadori, Tommaso. [Collection of 29 ornithological papers]. Genoa, 1874-91. Together in two volumes octavo, in total approx. 780 pages, with 2 hand-coloured plates, binder's cloth retaining the wrappers., A rare series, entirely relating to the birds of…
Journals of Australian Explorations (1884)
Gregory, A. C. and Gregory, F. T. Journals of Australian explorations. Brisbane, 1884. Octavo, original cloth., An unusually fine copy of the complete record of the eight Gregory expeditions to northern, central and western Australia, between 1846 and…
Limited edition set of Edward Gibbon's works
Edward Gibbon, 'The works of Edward Gibbon', [New York, Fred de Fau, 1907], a complete set of 15 volumes, this set limited to 1000 numbered copies. Bound in half brown morocco over brown marbelled boards and matching endpapers. With 5 raised spine bands…
Views of Sydney Album, circa 1890
Sydney Album 'Views of Sydney', circa 1890; 40 albumen paper prints, each approx. 21 x 15 cm laid down to pages in a red leather and morocco bound album with gilt title including 'Mr & Mrs King from J. Macpherson.' Images by 'J.P.' include Bondi, Coogee,…
Bankes's Geography with Engravings and Cook's Voyage
Vol 1 and 2, Bankes's Geography by the Rev Thomas Bankes, Vicar of Dixton in Monmouthshire, embellished with engravings Whole Street maps Plans charts including Captains Cooks voyage round the world
Jekyll & Hyde: Stevenson's Classic Tale
Dr Jekyll Mr Hyde, by R.L. Stevenson Longmans, Green & Co, London, 1886, first edition
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