Across the years: the lure of early Australian books.
Melbourne: N. H. Seward, 1948. Octavo, illustrations, limited to 650 copies, tipped in prospectus and related material, fine copy in publisher's stiff clear wrapper, More
Melbourne: N. H. Seward, 1948. Octavo, illustrations, limited to 650 copies, tipped in prospectus and related material, fine copy in publisher's stiff clear wrapper, More
London: A & C Black, 1974. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Canberra: National Gallery of Australia, 2007. Quarto, colour illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Published to accompany the National Gallery of Australia's exhibition, The Story of Australian Printmaking 1801-2005. Roger Butler is the senior curator of Australian prints and drawings at the National Gallery of Australia. The first volume is a...... More
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, (1941-1969. first edition). Octavo, very good set in dustwrappers. More
Adelaide: Rigby, 1984. Quarto, colour illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. A very useful account of the early exploration of Australian natural history and a solid reference for anyone interested in the subject. The author was the recipient of the Museum of Victoria's Science and Humanities Scholarship. More
Canberra: National Library of Australia, 2012. Quarto, colour illustrations, sample copy sticker on blank endpaper, fine copy in dustwrapper. Some of the earliest artistic impressions of the birds, flowers, fish and people of Australia are found in John Hunter's First Fleet sketchbook. Both historically significant and stunningly beautiful, Hunter's sketches..... More
Adelaide: Publishers Limited, 1956. Octavo, photographs, softcover. More
Sydney: NewSouth Publishing, 2014. Octavo, paperback. The annual collection celebrating the finest Australian science writing of the year. Why are Sydney's golden orb weaver spiders getting fatter and fitter? Could sociology explain the recent upsurge in prostate cancer diagnoses? Why were Darwinites craving a good storm during 'The Angry Summer'..... More
Oxon: Routledge, 2013. Octavo, softcover. Today's celebrity conservationists play a major role in drawing public attention to an increasingly threatened world. One of the first books to address this contribution, it focuses on five key figures: English naturalist David Attenborough, French marine adventurer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, American primatologist Dian Fossey, Canadian..... More
Melbourne: Lothian, (1986. first edition). Octavo, text illustrations, bookplate, signature, softcover. More
Adelaide: South Australian Government Printer, 1989. Octavo, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. Samuel Albert White (1870-1954) was the son of Samuel White (1835-1880) of "Reedbeds" South Australia. He was a prominent ornithologist of his day and organised many scientific expeditions around the turn of the twentieth century. This is..... More
Adelaide: South Australian Government Printer, 1989. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. Samuel Albert White (1870-1954) was the son of Samuel White (1835-1880) of "Reedbeds" South Australia. He was a prominent ornithologist of his day and organised many scientific expeditions around the turn of the twentieth century. This is a...... More
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2010. Octavo, photographs, softcover. A fascinating collection of more than 70 profiles of Australian scientists from 15 fields of physical, biological and medical science. These scientists have been selected because their research is inspiring, intriguing or simply quirky, or because they have taken an unusual or interesting..... More
Author, 1994. Quarto, illustrations, signature, signed by the author, softcover. More
Brisbane: Queensland Museum, 1986. Octavo, text illustrations, softcover. More
Canberra: Verity Hewitt Bookshop, 1942. Octavo, photographs. Publisher's wrappers, limited to 200 copies, numbered and signed by the author. More
Canberra: National Library of Australia, 1966. Quarto, publisher's wrappers. Gregory Mathews was one of the great bird book collectors of his time. He donated his library to the Australian National Library in 1939. More
[Melbourne]: Melbourne Council of the National Museum of Victor, 1975. Octavo, wrappers, plus folding chart. More
South Melbourne: Sun Books, 1979. Quarto, photographs, bookplate of Sophie Ducker, paperback. More
Melbourne: Melbourne UP, 1985. Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper, scarce. More
Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1986. Octavo, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1984. Octavo, text illustrations, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper, scarce. More
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1984. Octavo, text illustrations, signature, sunned dustwrapper, scarce. More
Sydney: NewSouth Publishing, 2015. Octavo, softcover. The annual collection celebrating the finest Australian science writing of the year. How does dust connect the cosmos with our bed sheets? Why do lobsters do the Mexican Wave backwards? And what makes us feel 'wetness' when there's no such thing as 'wet' nerve..... More
Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2009. Large octavo, colour illustrations, dustwrapper. From 1810 to 1811, the English stonemason and amateur naturalist George Perry published a lavishly illustrated magazine on natural history. The Arcana or Museum of Nature ran to 22 monthly parts, with 84 extraordinary hand-coloured plates and over 300 text..... More