Search Results: Titles starting with Q from Douglas Stewart Fine Books

San Francisco, Cal. : Pacific Bank, 1889. Small octavo (170 x 105 mm), original stitched yellow wrappers printed in black (light staining), the lower wrapper with an advertisement for the Pacific Bank; pp. 56; early pencilled calculations to inside of upper wrapper, otherwise internally clean and sound, a very good copy. A vicious satire on hydrotherapy (a.k.a. hydropathy), in the form of a parody of Henry Wordsworth Longfellow's Song of Hiawatha. The poem itself is entitled The Song of Milkandwatha; translated from the original Samoan-Feejee by Marc Antony Henderson, D.C.L., professor of the Samoan-Feejee and South-Sea Islands language and literature. It was originally published as The Song of Milgenwater (Cincinnati: Jones, Brown & Robinson, 1856). Trove locates only the NLA copy.

Woodbury, NJ : G. G. Green, Sole Manufacturer of August Flower, German Syrup and Ague Conqueror, [ca. 1880]. Trade card in the form of a folding wallet (a card or comb holder), 130 x 73 mm (closed), 130 x 136 (open), original stitching at top and bottom edges; front and rear with lithographic equestrian illustrations (one being a lady riding side-saddle); inner panels with information about the medicinal properties of German Syrup and August Flower, along with the manufacturer's imprint; in excellent condition.

: developing a series of mysterious transactions connected with the most illustrious personages in the kingdom. To which are added the Q----'s last letter to the K---, written a few days before her M------'s death, and other authentic documents, never before published. London : Printed and published by John Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate Hill, 1821. First edition (?). Octavo (225 mm), stitched as issued; pp. [3] iv, [1] 2-48, [4 publishers' advertisements]; uncut; title-page and verso of the last leaf a little darkened and with a few minor stains, contents with occasional light foxing; a good copy of what appears to be the first edition of this pamphlet on The Queen Caroline Affair. [WITH AN ASSOCIATED MANUSCRIPT LETTER ENCLOSED] Letter addressed to The Honourable Miss Louisa Wrottesley, Knoyle, Carteret, Salisbury, from Louisa Grey, dated at London, 7 August 1826; FREE strike in red; contains the last part only of Louisa Grey's manuscript letter to Lady Wrottesley, the enclosed sheet(s) with the first… Read More

and the diamond jubilee of the Maroochy Shire which was constituted on the 5th day of July, 1890. Cover title: Diamond jubilee the Shire of Maroochy. Souvenir and brochure. [Brisbane : C.V. Rhodes, 1950]. Octavo, publisher's pictorial wrappers (light stains and creasing to corners), 96 pp, illustrated, advertisements, contents clean and sound. Copies are recorded in four Australian collections (National Library of Australia; State Library of New South Wales; University of Queensland Library; State Library of Queensland).

1998-1999. Handwritten message: At my age life is slow (and painful), and I am far in arrears with my Xmas cards. Richard Pennington. La Pennelliere, Blanzac 16250 France. Richard Pennington was an Australian bibliographer, writer, amateur printer and former Head Librarian, University of Queensland, Australia, 1939-1946; University Librarian, McGill University, 1947-64; author of the autobiographical Peterley Harvest: the Private Diary of David Peterley (London: Hutchinson, 1960) and A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etched Works of Wenceslaus Hollar, 1607- 1677 (Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1982). He was also responsible for two key works on the Australian poet Christopher Brennan: Christopher Brennan : some recollections (Sydney : Angus and Robertson, 1970); and A conversation with Christopher Brennan on religion /​ recorded by Richard Pennington and now for the first time printed (Blanzac, France : Richard Pennington, 1978).

Cut signature, manuscript in ink on paper, 60 x 100 mm; identified in another hand below as 'Writer'; light toning, otherwise fine. Bold autograph signature of Kathleen Watson Dearden, a significant figure on the Australian literary scene - particularly in Melbourne and Brisbane - in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Provenance: Autograph album compiled by Jane Emma Murphy (Balcombe) (1854-1924), ""The Briars"", Mornington, Victoria; à Beckett family, Melbourne, by descent. The following obituary for Kathleen Watson Dearden appeared in the Brisbane Courier, 10 May 1926: 'DEATH OF MRS. W. DEARDEN. The death is announced of Mrs. William Dearden, familiarly known by the literary world by her maiden name of Kathleen Watson. Mrs. Dearden had for some months suffered from the effect of a heart strain, but it was hoped that, with, complete rest, there would be a recovery. However, a few weeks ago more serious developments occurred, and recently Mrs. Dearden entered St. Martin's… Read More

bland Ceylons Tamiler och Singhaleser, Australiens Kannibaler och Nya Zeelands Maorer. Stockholm : Albert Bonniers förlag, [1891]. Octavo, contemporary half morocco over marbled papered boards, spine with raised bands and gilt lettering, [iv], 256 pp, [19] leaves of plates (some colour), 1 colour map, a good copy. Text in Swedish. A Swedish traveller's account of his time spent in Ceylon, North Queensland and New Zealand, which focuses on the ethnology of Indigenous peoples. Copies are recorded in six Australian collections (James Cook University Library; National Library of Australia; Northern Territory Library; State Library of New South Wales; State Library of Victoria; University of Sydney Library).

[Paris] : [Chez Denis Thierry], [1683]. Octavo leaf (209 x 131 mm) from Mallet's Description de l'Univers, the text verso in French with two brief entries titled De la Terre des Papous and De La Carpentarie. The map itself shows the north coast of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands with some accuracy, including the marking and naming of the Riviere St Augustin (Gabina River) and Riviere des Vierges. Although showing a substantial portion of the Gulf of Carpentaria coastline, the mapping indicates no certain knowledge that the northeastern part of Australia is separated from New Guinea.

Charters Towers, Qld. : Blackheath and Thornburgh Colleges, April 1927. Octavo (240 x 150 mm), original printed wrappers (short paper split at tail of spine, edges a little worn), stapled; pp 40; illustrated with photographic plates and advertisements for local businesses; contents in very good condition. A scarce single issue of the bi-annual magazine of Blackheath and Thornburgh Colleges, Charters Towers, Queensland. From Wiki: 'By 1918, representatives of the Methodist and Presbyterian Churches had already met to consider establishing a college for North Queensland students under the auspices of the two churches. In 1918, Charters Towers mining magnate Edmund Harris Thornburgh Plant wanted to sell his mansion, Thornburgh House, with its extensive gardens and mature trees which formed an oasis of greenery in the parched environment of Charters Towers. So the church representatives approached Plant about the purchase of Thornburgh, but on hearing the Anglican Sisters in Townsville… Read More

Sydney : Angus & Robertson, 1965 (1966 reprint). Octavo, gilt-lettered cloth in dustjacket (edges lightly rubbed, slightly chipped at head of spine), pp. xii; [ii]; 296, photographically illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page. The first volume of the author's three volume autobiography, documenting his role in founding Qantas, Australia's national airline.

Sydney : Gwen Harrison and Sue Anderson, 2008. Artists' book, circular shape (395 mm tall), the 20 pages each consisting of an original etching printed on Japanese tissue, laid on paper sheets, mounted with a vellum stub and bound in to an embossed vellum binding with goatskin cords, presented in a folding clamshell box by Wayne Stock. Edition limited to 4 copies, each unique, signed and numbered by the artists. A spectcular artistic response to the issues of refugees, detention and the integration of migrants into Australian society. The text quotations are sourced from ""In quarantine"" by Jean Foley, Sydney: Kangaroo Press, 1995. ""The artists reveal their response to Sydney's historical colonial site, the Quarantine Station, where the unwanted and marginalised were incarcerated. Their work conveys strong parallels to today's displaced peoples."" - National Library website. ""The North Head area was used for quarantine of travellers by sea and then by air from 1828. While only a small proportion… Read More

Liège : Éditions Dynamo [1962]. Series: Brimborions, 85. Edition limited to 40 copies on vélin Astra blanc and 11 copies on Hollande vergé (this copy is on Hollande, numbered 3/11). Octavo, pictorial limp covers with portrait medallion of Max Jacob by Picasso to front, in glassine wrapper, two frontispiece portraits of the author, the first a coloured portrait by his friend Jean Cocteau, dated 1912, and the second a previously unpublished self-portrait by Jacob, title with a second image of the Picasso medallion coloured in yellow and green, pp 13, colophon, a fine copy. Rare. A beautifully produced hommage to the poet, painter and philosopher Max Jacob, containing four mathematical problems, a whimsical prose piece and a poem, Ronde. OCLC locates four copies (Bibliothèque nationale de France; Harvard University; University of Maryland; Ohio University)

Sydney, NSW : Queen's Club, 2012. Quarto, boards in dustjacket (illustrated by Cressida Campbell), pp. 271, illustrated. Explores the life and history of the Queen's Club, a distinguished Sydney women's club.

Brisbane : Queensland Government Tourist Bureau, [between 1945 and 1950]. Single sheet 215 x 280 mm, folding to 215 x 140 mm, [4] pp, pictorial front and small b/w photographic illustration of Kuranda rainforest on back page; text comprises explanation of the special concession rates available to tourists for numerous different rail trips in Queensland; a very good example. No copies located on Trove.

[Melbourne : s.n.], 1907. Lithographic postcard, 90 x 140 mm; printed caption beneath image, along with 'Photo. H. W. Mobsby, Dept. Agric.'; mailed in 1907 by Mr. A. Anderson of Melbourne to Messrs. Gibson Bros., Grocers, South Melbourne, with Anderson's order for groceries; the card has some minor ink smudges and toning spots at margins, but is otherwise in very good condition.

Thornbury, Vic. : Bird in the Hand Press, 1978. Duodecimo, cards in printed wrapper, pp. [36], printed letterpress. Printed in a limited edition of 350 numbered copies.

Melbourne : the artist, 1998. Octavo, papered boards with silver design, in folding case, colour photographs by Leti with text by the Sydney poet Jones. Limited to 22 copies signed by artist and poet (this example by Leti only).

Melbourne: Director-General of Recruiting, 1918. Large folding poster illustrated by Norman Lindsay. Some small splitting along folds but overall a very good example. 'A fold out poster-pamphlet with text and illustrations on both sides. This poster was part of a recruitment kit compiled by the Australian government, and published by the Director-General of Recruiting, Victoria Barracks, Melbourne. The publicity campaign promoted the Voluntary Enlistment Ballot Scheme (VBES), which was the final recruiting campaign of the war. The five pamphlets in this series were designed to be folded up for posting and easy distribution, and could be opened out by the recipient to reveal the full pamphlet. Lengthy essays accompanied Lindsay's vivid drawings. Because the war ended shortly after the VBES was launched, most of the pamphlets were never distributed. That is the case with this particular one. The main purpose of the poster was to explain the historical impetus behind the war. An essay argues the war… Read More

Albumen print photograph, carte de visite format, 62 x 102 mm (mount); verso with photographer's manuscript in ink 'Mr. Reid, Photographer'; the print appears to be one of Reid's own copy prints, rather than having been made from the original negative; in fine condition. At the time this rare photograph of Quorn Hall was taken - probably around 1867 or 1868 - the property was being managed by Thomas Biggs Clarke (1832-1878), second son of William John Turner Clarke (1805-1874). Note in the lower right foreground the wild deer and an alpaca, and at lower left, an emu; in what is a very early example of photomontage in Australia, Reid added these to embellish his view, supplying them from a photograph of artist Henry Gritten's 1861 view of the Palladian Quorn Hall residence, in which these creatures appear in the foreground. The Archives Office of Tasmania holds a Peter Laurie Reid carte de visite of Quorn Hall (Photographic Carte-De-Visite Collection, NS1442 - not viewable online) which is presumably… Read More

/ by W. Heitler, Professor of Theoretical Physics in the University of Zürich. Oxford : At the Clarendon Press, 1954. Third edition. Octavo (235 mm), publisher's blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering to spine, in the publisher's unclipped dust jacket (very good, spine a little sunned, a couple of small marks and light wear at head of spine), endpapers with offsetting, pp xiii, 430, with text figures; top edges foxed, internally clean and bright throughout, a very good copy.