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London: Cassell, 1967. Proof Copy. paperback. Good (front cover loose). 8vo. Proof Copy (Cassell London 1967) of Menzies' memoirs, with publisher's covering letter (photocopied) loose inserted; printed pale blue wraps, 'Proof Only' to front cover, and with two amendments in blue biro; wraps creased and sunned, front cover partly detached (just holding), spine sunned, Very Good throughout.

San Francisco: Grabhorn Press for John Howell, 1958. Limited Edition. hardbound. Very Good/no dustwrapper. 4to. colour frontispiece/b&w illustrations Limited to 400 copies, printed at the Grabhorn Press for John Howell; a selection of letters, translations and poems by Agnes Tobin, a woman of letters - born in San Francisco, who spent many years in London, where she enlivened the literary circle around Alice Meynell (which included Yeats, Pound, Gosse, and Augustus John); Tobin and Meynell would become great friends, as reflected in a number of the letters herein; includes a biographical sketch by J.S., a note on Tobin and Meynell by Sir Francis Meynell, followed by Tobin's translations (of Petrarch and Milton), and original poems; colour frontispiece plate, 6 b&w illustrations; half grey cloth with title label to spine, blue papered sides; fore-edge untrimmed; Very Good and clean throughout; knock/crease top rh corner of front board.

Sydney: Printed by Briton Publications for The Alexander School of Public Speaking, 1938. 1st (not stated). paperback. Good. 5 volumes 8vo. Very scarce complete 5 volume set of booklets from The Alexander School of Public Speaking (Sydney), which employed the methods of the famous Alexander Technique, named after the founder Frederick Matthias Alexander; the front cover reads 'This book is designed to afford practical instruction in the art of public speaking. The power to give utterance to the emotions and thoughts and to become a convincing speaker'; 21 lessons in all, including projecting your personality, debating, psychology of public speaking, the secrets of humorous speaking, and much more; all books in stapled brown wraps with original black vinyl spine; former owner's name-stamp to reverse side of front cover (all volumes), foxing to all volumes (light-med-heavy), occasional margin notes, o.w. Good throughout; wraps generally rubbed, and with some tanning/foxing; books 1, 2, and 5 with… Read More

Brisbane: Edwards Dunlop and Co, 1904. 1st (not stated). original wraps in new boards. Good/no dustwrapper. 12mo. b&w frontispiece with tissue-guard Nicholson's sequel to Halek, with lengthy inscription by the author to prelims ""Ettie Baird with the author's kind regards Karom Cottage Virginia N.E. Line 9-3-11"", this being followed by a verse of poetry, also in the author's hand the text of which is difficult to decipher (appears to not be in English); Very Scarce with the author's inscription; Nicholson was the son of English scholar John Nicholson, he came to Australia at 16 where he worked as a teacher; prone to visions and eccentricities he wrote poetry and allegorical prose works, of which the best known are Halek and Almoni - the author intended to write a third novel 'Lirusan' to complete a trilogy, but incorporated this latter into Almoni; b&w frontispiece block of Nicholson with tissue-guard; original illustrated maroon wrappers with 'Almoni' in embossed white lettering, newly bound in… Read More

Levallois-Perret: Philips Records, 1960. 1st Edition. paperback. Very Good. square 8vo. Contains the complete text (in French only, no English translation) of Racine's Andromaque, with introduction and notes by Mme Delaunay, accompanied by a 45rpm vinly disc of the major scenes from the play performed by Bruno Cremer, Robert Miller, Claude Nollier, Sylvine Delannoy, Renee Faure, and Christiane Carpentier; a volume in the Philips Livre Disque series of classics on record; illustrated stiff card wraps with paper pocket for vinyl disc to reverse side of front cover; very scarce; occasional mild foxed spots, toning to reverse side of rear cover, and edges of some pages, o.w. Very Good throughout; wraps very lightly edgeworn; vinly record appears to be in good condition with no major scratches or blemishes - it should play without problem

London, 1803. leather. Fair-Good/no dustwrapper. 8vo. Volume I (Quadrupeds) of Rev Bingley's three volume Animal Biography, with chapters on Primates, Bats, Cats, Weesels (Weasels), Beavers, and including an account of The Duck-Billed Platypus ""not long ago discovered in New Holland""; bound in full calf, spine professionally restored and with new hinges; significant dampstain to first 20 odd pages, occasional lighter dampstain in text, text block tanned, some pages tanned, scattered foxing; boards rubbed, corners worn, spine dulled.

London/Boston/New York: John Cumberland/Wells and Lilly/A.T. Goodrich & Co., 1823. 3/4 leather. Good ex-library/no dustwrapper. 16mo. b&w engravings Five 18th-19th Century plays bound in one volume (14.5 x 9.5cm), 'The Antiquary a musical play in three acts from Sir Walter Scott, Bart to which is prefixed a memoir of his life printed from the acting copy with remarks biographical and critical by D-G to which are added a description of hte costume etc', 'The Lying Valet a farce with prefatory remarks the only edition....faithfully marked with the stage business...as it is performed at the Theatres Royal by W, Oxberry, comedian', 'Jane Shore a tragedy in five acts printed from the acting copy to which are added etc', 'The Citizen a farce....as performed by W. Oxberry , comedian', 'The Tobacconist a farce....as performed by W. Oxberry, comedian'; three of the plays headed Oxberry's Edition (William Oxberry being an English actor, writer and printer); all plays dated show 1823, Jane Shore and The… Read More

Brisbane: Numero Uno Publications Grahame Galleries + Editions, 1998. Limited Edition. stiff card. Very Good. 8vo. profusely illustrated Catalogue for the third Brisbane artists' book fair, 10-13 September 1998, limited to 500 copies; curated by Noreen Grahame; b&w illustrations throughout; introduction by Noreen Grahame, essays by Nora Stanhope and Richard Tipping; artists include Noreen Grahame, Ron McBurnie, Bruno Leti, Sebastian Di Mauro, books from the Lyre Bird Press, Diane Fogwell and many more; mild central crease to front cover, o.w. Very Good and clean throughout; Scarce catalogue - Noreen Grahame has run the Centre for the Artists' Book in Milton for many years, and remains an important supporter and promoter of the genre internationally and in Australia.

Brisbane: Grahame Galleries, 1991. Signed limited Edition. Stiff Card. Very Good. Square 8vo. Catalogue for the exhibition of Artists' Books held at Brisbane's Grahame Galleries in 1991; being No. 80 of 100 copies of the deluxe edition, with cover designed and hand screenprinted (signed/numbered) by Michael Schlitz; important artists' books catalogue, including 10 original works bound in (including linocuts, rubber stamps, cyanotype, wood engravings, lithographs), each signed/numbered by the respective artist - a scarce and superior publication; artists featured are Carolyn Dodds, John Honeywill, Peter Liddy, Anne Lord, Ron McBurnie, Milan Milojevic, Tim Mosley, Wim de Vos, Normana Wight, and Lanscheng Zhang; also featured are Hamish Fulton, John Baldessari, Francesco Clemente, and many more; lacks original slipcase; Very Good clean copy.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1895. 2nd Edition. hardbound. Very Good in rubbed boards/no dustwrapper. 12mo. Collection of eighteen sermons on Jewish life, thought, and theology by Abrahams and Montefiore; Friendship, Angels, The Love of God, Religious Liberty, Religion and Morality, and more; medium foxing to endpapers, lighter to prelims, mild toning to edges of pages, o.w. Very Good (text block untrimmed); boards rubbed and scuffed, and with some spotting, wear to head of spine.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1869. 1st Edition. hardbound. Good-Very Good in worn boards/no dustwrapper. 12mo. Scarce 1st Edition of Harriet King's first book, the poems herein written between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two; green cloth boards with gilt titling to spine, gilt devices to spine and front board; some wear to gutter of front pastedown and free endpaper, foxing to prelims, occasional foxing in text, o.w. G-VG throughout; boards with medium-heavy wear around edges, spine dulled.

Brisbane: Queensland Newspapers Pty. Ltd., 1949. hardbound. G-VG in fair boards. 8vo. b&w illustrations. Brisbane Courier Mail Year Book for the year 1949, being a general reference to world events, statistics, sport, but with the main focus being on Australia (and the Commonwealth); Immigration to Australia in 1948, Australian mining, Post Office communications, Australian Turf Records, Sport in Australia, Australian states and territories (including Papua New Guinea and Nauru), etc; b&w illustrations throughout and including some nice period advertising; scarce title, with only one copy listed in Australian collections; this copy tanned to text block and edges of pages, o.w. G-VG throughout; boards heavily worn, with insect damage along spine.

Australian Boy Scout Association, no date c1960's?. hardbound. Good/no dustwrapper . 8vo. Australian Boy Scouts Association Note Book for Scouter Training Courses, filled with copious handwritten notes in blue biro and pencil, detailing aspects of Boy Scout training, Boy Scout principles, activities, etc; the item is hard to date accurately - I estimate sometime in the 1960's, but could be 1970's - the last actual date written in the text is 1953 (but again, it looks a bit later than that); hardbound with spiral-binding; good throughout, boards lightly rubbed.

New York: The New American Library/Signet Books, 1959. paperback. Poor. 12mo. Battered copy of The Intimate Henry Miller notable for the accompaniment of a letter from the Commonwealth of Australia Department of Customs and Excise, dated 15th July 1965, reading ""Dear Madam, I refer to an examination of your personal effects imported per 'Kloosterkerk' reported Brisbane 16 June 1965, when the publication 'The Intimate Henry Miller' by Henry Miller, was detained by an officer of this Department. The publication has now been reviewed and released, and is being returned to you under separate cover. Yours faithfully, D.K. Campbell Collector of Customs, Qld.""; book in poor condition, in two sections, and with rear cover present, but loose.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1916. Signed 1st Edition. hardbound. fair-poor/no dustwrapper. 8vo. colour plates Unique copy of Will Ogilvie's book of poems on Australian themes and also referencing the first World War - Signed by Ogilvie to title page, and including two hand-written postcards from Mrs. W.H. Ogilvie to a Mr. F.C. Fuller; at the top of both is printed 'Kirklea, Ashkirk, Selkirk', being the name of the Presbyterian Church manse in Selkirk where the Ogilvie's lived for many decades. The message from Mrs. Ogilvie covers one side of the first postcard complete and continues to verso; F.C. Fuller, the book's owner, had previously enquired as to whether he could post the book to be autographed by the poet, after which it would be sent back to Mr Fuller c/o the Bank of N.S.W. London, such that he might retrieve it before his return to Australia (or 'sunny land' as Mrs. Ogilvie describes it in the message). On a second postcard is stated (again in Mrs. Ogilvie's hand) '22 June 1955 duly… Read More

Edinburgh / London: James Hogg / R. Groombridge & Sons, 1854/1855. hardbound. Very Good in rubbed boards/no dustwrapper. 2 volumes 8vo. Volumes 1 and 2 in the collected edition of De Quincey's 'Selections Grave & Gay'; being a series of essays on autobiographical subjects, but also including essays on Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Southey; from the Library of James Whyte 6th Premier of Tasmania, with Whyte's autograph to prelims of both volumes - James Whyte was a Scottish-born Australian pastoralist and politician who served as Premier of Tasmania from January 1863 to November 1866; volume 1 is the second edition (ie the second edition in the Selections Grave & Gay collected edition) 1855, volume 2 is the 1854 edition; brown cloth boards with blind-stamped decorations to front and rear, and gilt titling to spines; both volumes with blind-stamped bookshop logos to front endpapers, foxing to text blocks, and very occasional mild foxing in text, o.w. Very Good throughout; boards rubbed and scuffed.

London: Collins, 1952. Signed Limited Edition. leather. Good/no dustwrapper. 4to. profusely illustrated Deluxe Edition of Baron Encore, being No. 216 of 250 copies bound in red full morocco with gilt titling to spine and gilt border, Signed to edition page by Baron, and Arnold L. Haskell; illustrations mostly monochrome photogravure, but also with 5 full-page colour plates (including frontispiece of Margot Fonteyn); bookplate to front pastedown; heavy foxing to endpapers and prelims, lighter scattered foxing, o.w. Good throughout; leather with some scattered indentations to front board, and one deeper (small) indentation to spine; lacking the original slipcase.

California/London/New York, 1930's-1940's. paperbacks on hardbound folder. Good. 4to. profusely illustrated Collection of eleven magic magazines from the 1930's-1940's, containing (and bound in this order): Genii Official American Organ International Alliance of Magicians December 1938 Vol 3 No 4, February 1939 Vol 3 No 6, January 1940 Vol 4 No 5; The Magician Monthly March 1939 Vol XXXV; The Sphinx an independent magazine for magicians January 1939 Volume XXXVII Number Eleven, February 1940 Volume XXXVIII Number Twelve, March 1940 Volume XXXIX Number One, December 1939 Volume XXXVIII Number Ten, September 1939 Volume XXXVIII Number Seven, July 1939 Volume XXXVIII Number Five, May 1939 Volume XXXVIII Number Three; all magazines illustrated throughout, and including lots of period advertising (relating to magicians and magic products); magazines are generally in Very Good condition throughout, with some edgewear and rubbing to covers; the lot is bound in a Brampton's Patent Instantaneous Binder,… Read More

Birmingham: Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Davis & Moughton, 1911. 1st Edition. maroon suede. Good in rubbed and edgeworn wraps/no dustwrapper. 12mo. b&w illustrations Two volumes bound in one, marking the visit to Birmingham of the Premiers from the British Colonies 8th July 1911, and of the Representatives of the Dominion Parliaments 13th-15th July 1911; followed by a 100 page illustrated history of Birmingham by William Moughton; bound in maroon suede with gilt titling, all edges gilt; endpapers foxed, minor worn patch to front endpaper, occasional minor foxing, o.w. Very Good throughout; suede heavily rubbed, gilt titling uniformly dulled, and with some edgewear (4cm loss top edge).

London: Ward Lock & Co, 1916. 1st UK Edition. hardbound. Good-Very Good/no dustwrapper. 8vo. colour frontispiece plate Scarce 1st UK Edition Harold Bindloss novel (published in the US as Johnstone of the Border) - Harold Bindloss was an English born novelist who wrote popular adventure stories set in Western Canada (where he lived and worked for many years); green cloth boards with gilt titling to front board and spine, and with colour plate illustration laid in to front board - same illustration appears as frontispiece plate with tissue-guard; endpapers heavily tanned, prelims and text block foxed, occasional light foxing in text, o.w. G-VG throughout; boards lightly rubbed.