The letters of F. W. Ludwig Leichhardt.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1968. Octavo, some stains to dustwrappers, otherwise a very good set. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1968. Octavo, some stains to dustwrappers, otherwise a very good set. More
London: Richard Bentley, 1834. Octavo, aquatint frontispieces. Nineteenth century half calf, and marbled boards, spine labels, bookplate, stamp,a very good copy. Dr George Bennett (1804-1893) settled permanently in Sydney in 1836 and died in 1893. He established a successful medical practice and became a leading figure in Colonial science. He..... More
Sydney: David Ell Press, 1988. Octavo, 27 full-page watercolours. Publisher's cloth and slipcase, limited to 550 copies, a fine copy. The manuscript, now held in the Mitchell Library, was created in 1813 by the colonial official Thomas Skottowe, using the illustrations of the convict artist Robert Browne. More
Sydney: Collins, (1970. first edition). Quarto, photographs, text illustrations, signature, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Sydney: State Library of New South Wales, 2001. Quarto, colour illustrations, softcover. The exhibition Matthew Flinders: the ultimate voyage was presented by the State Library of New South Wales to commemorate the bicentenary of Flinders' epic voyage of exploration and discovery along the Australian coasts in HMS Investigator in 1801-1803..... More
Melbourne: Miegunyah Press, 2000. Quarto, colour illustrations, sunned spine, otherwise a fine copy in dustwrapper. John Washington Price was the surgeon of the transport Minerva which sailed from Cork for Syney in 1799 carrying two hundred convicts. Price's journal is held in the Wellesley Collection at the British Library, London..... More
Hawthorn: Bloomings Books, 1999. Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. Dampier landed on the coast of Western Australia more than 80 years before the arrival of James Cook on the eastern coast, which made him the first explorer to set foot on Australian soil. This book documents his two..... More
Melbourne: Hill House, 1990. Folio, two volumes, charts, colour plates. Text volume, dustwrapper. Chart volume, cloth boards. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies. Fine copy. More
Moulins: Imprimerie Dole, Les Marmousets, 1982. Small folio, uncoloured illustrations. Publisher's maroon cloth, gilt with coloured insert, a fine copy. An excellent facsimile of the official account of Baudin's coastal exploration of Australia. More
Geelong: Heath and Cordell, 1860. Octavo, text illustrations. Publisher's printed stiff card, upper cover detached, stain on title page, scarce. Printed in Geelong, an early printing. Geelong was gazetted as a town in 1838. Samuel Hannaford (1828-1874) arrived in Melbourne in 1853 and worked as a bank teller in Warrnambool..... More
Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1975. Octavo, text illustrations, folding map, signature. More
Potts Point: Hordern House, 2003. Quarto, fine copy in dustwrapper. A comprehensive reference guide to the history and literature of exploration, travel and colonization from the earliest times to the year 1800. With 2,327 articles, 4,000 cross-references, indexes of ships and persons (7,500 entries) and bibliographies (about 20,000 citations). Part..... More
Auckland: David Bateman, 2006. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. The ancient island-continent of Australia is home to an astonishing variety of habitats and wildlife unmatched anywhere in the world. Journey through this amazing country and take in its breathtaking landscapes and fascinating plants, birds and animals that have..... More
Melbourne: Melbourne UP, 1985. Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper, scarce. More
Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia, (1968. facsimile). Quarto, uncoloured plates and maps. Publisher's quarter cloth and papered boards, a fine copy. More
London: John Murray, 1898. Octavo, 17 plates by the author, one coloured and double-page, folding coloured map. Publisher's gilt-decorated cloth, contemporary signature, a very good copy. More
London: Macmillan, 1899. Large octavo, four folding coloured maps and text illustrations. Publisher's green cloth, slightly flecked, a very good copy. More
London: Macmillan, 1928. Octavo, 16 coloured plates, four folding maps. Publisher's cloth, inscribed by the author for L. Keith Ward (South Australian Government geologist) a near fine crisp set. A condensed account of the four volume 'Horn Expedition'. More
London: Macmillan, 1928. Octavo, 16 coloured plates, four folding maps, fine set in fine dustwrappers, very scarce in this condition. A condensed account of the four volume 'Horn Expedition'. More
Collingwood: CSIRO and Museum of Victoria, 1999. Octavo, colour photographs, colour illustrations, maps, softcover. This full colour guide will help you find and explore more than 30 of Melbourne's "wild places" selected from national parks, state forests and conservation reserves. The places described have been chosen for their habitat values..... More
Melbourne: Edition Renard, 2002. Small folio, 65 coloured plates. Publisher's full green morocco. all edges gilt, limited to 200 copies. More
Adelaide: Reprinted from The Register, [1917]. Sextodecimo, photographs. Publisher's printed wrappers, very good copy, scarce. More