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A Modern Herbal by Mrs. M. Grieve A Modern Herbal, first published in 1931, contains Medicinal, Culinary, Cosmetic and Economic Properties, Cultivation and Folk-Lore of Herbs. Includes a plant & herb index of more than 800 varieties. A unique index of recipes many of which are from the seventeenth century. The index of poisons highlights forty four plants. Detailed assessment of damage and faults available on request. 1931 / Jonathan cape / London / Hardcover / 12mo / AU$300.00 Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole in boats fitted for the purpose and attached to His Majesty's Ship Hecla in the Year MDCCCXXVII, Under the Command of Captain William Edward Parry, RN, FRS. by William Parry The Brown Morocco binding is intact, title label lettered in gold, A frontispiece "The boats off Walden Island, in a snow storm Aug 12 1827", engraved by Edward Finden, 2 engraved maps of the Port of Hammerfest in Lapland and Treurenburg Bay, Spitzbergen, by J.&C. Walker, 3 engraved plates of the departure of the boats from Hecla Cove, boats being hauled up for the night and hummocks of ice, by Edward Finden, and one large folding map (615 x 620 mm), pasted on cloth, of the northern coast of Spitzbergen, drawn by R. H. Foott and engraved by J.&C. Walker. (1), XXII, (2), 229, (1) pp. First edition of this narrative of an attempt to reach the North Pole by sledge-boat, by Sir William Edward Parry (1790-1855). Detailed assessment of damage & faults available on request. 1828 / John Murray / London / Full leather / 4to / AU$3000.00 Birds of Burma By Bertram Evelyn Smythies This is the very scarce classic by Bertram Evelyn Smythies (1912-1999). Only 1000 copies were ever printed by the American Baptist Mission Press in Rangoon in 1940. Smythies later related how the original paintings and blocks for printing the superb colour plates were rescued on the eve of the Japanese occupation of Rangoon. This enabled future editions to be published and thus this 1st ed became very scarce & a collectors' item. Originally intended as a concise field guide, the author, believing that in independent Burma the study of birds seemed 'doomed to stagnate', expanded this first edition later into as full and accurate as possible account of the birds of Burma. This, though, remains a much sought after classic. Detailed assessment of damage & faults available on request. 1940 / American Baptist Mission Press / USA / Hardcover / 8vo / AU$700.00 The Skottowe Manuscript by Thomas Skottowe First thus from the original manuscript, in a facsimile limited edition of 213/550 copies. Edited with an introductory essay by Tim Bonyhady, and with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine and title on a vignette on front covers. Observations on the flora, the fauna as well as the Aboriginal by a Lieutenant of the 73rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot based in Newcastle, with accompanying illustrations by Richard Browne, a convict. 1988 / David Ell / Australia / hardcover / folio / Numbered Proof / AU$450.00 Centennial History of New South Wales edited by Frederic W. Morrison Two volumes, very readable copy with crisp and remarkably clean illustrations, embracing sketches and portraits of noted people, the rise and progress of the varied enterprises, and illustrations of the boundless wealth, together with maps of latest survey. A significant historical item that provides the prospective researcher details not found through alternative sources. 1888 / Aldine Publishing / Australia / Full Leather / 4to / 2 Volumes / AU$550.00 Goldfinger by Ian Fleming With the lazy precision of fate, this is Ian Flemings longest narrative of secret service adventure, brings James Bond to grips with the most powerful criminal the world has ever known, the man who had planned the 'crime de la crime'. Considered by many as one of the most famous of the James Bond first editions, this excellent story of Bond's battle with 'Auric Goldfinger' which was later immortalised in the Connery movie. The dust jacket was illustrated by Richard Chopping. 1959 / Jonathan Cape / London / Hardcover / 8vo / AU$650.00 Ten Creeks Run / A Tale of the Horse and Cattle Stations of the Upper Murrumbidgee by Miles Franklin (Brent of Bin Bin) Very scarce first edition of this novel. Miles Franklin, Australian writer and feminist, published six novels under the pseudonym Brent of Bin Bin. This is the middle volume of the trilogy about the fortunes of a 19th century pioneering family that begins with Up the Country and ends with Back to Bool Bool. It has been stated that the majority of this novel was written while she worked as a nurse in the Scottish Women's Hospital at Ostrovo during the Serbian campaigns of 1917-1918. Detailed assessment of damage & faults available on request. 1930 / William Blackwood / London / Hardcover / 8vo / AU$450.00 Modern Motor Engineering and Repair by Elliott A. Evans Profusely illustrated with black & white drawings this four heavy volume set contains a wealth of historical information on over forty-two contemporary British automobiles. Very scarce and hard to obtain. Volume I: Engines, Carburettors, Suspension Systems, Volume II: Diesels, Transmissions, Tyres, Brakes, Bodywork, Hydraulic Systems, Volume III: Steering, Electrical Equipment, Index, Volume IV: Contains manufacturers vehicle service data charts and wiring diagrams for British automobiles from AC to Wolseley. Detailed assessment of damage & faults available on request. 1956 / Odhams / London / Hardcover / 12MO / 4 Volumes / AU$595.00 Dawn In The Valley / The Early History of the Hunter Valley Settlement by Walter Allan Wood Provides a rather detailed but at sometimes controversial insight on the early history of the Hunter Valley Settlement to 1833. Much useful genealogical information can be found within this text, which includes a unique preface by Kylie Tennant. This particular copy has been signed by the author. 1972 / Wentworth Books / Australia / Hardcover / 8vo / Signed / AU$450.00 The Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening / A Practical and Scientific Encyclopedia Of Horticulture edited by Frederick J. Chittenden & Patrick M. Synge A standard authority, uniting the best in 19th and 20th century practices. Using George Nicholson's able Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening (1884-1888) as a starting point, Chittenden organised a stable of contributors drawn from the best British and American authorities working just before World War II to revise and expand Nicholson and despite the difficulties of the war years succeeded in completing most of the work before his death in 1950, at which point Synge took over. This offering includes both the 1956 and 1969 supplements. 1956 / Oxford University Press / London / HARDCOVER / 4to / Supplements / 6 Volumes / AU$350.00 The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad Melbourne 1956 edited by Edward Doyle This is the definitive handbook, it contains numerous photographs and all the results, it also provides details of the participants and venues. A significant historical item with many excellent photographs and portraits. 1958 / W. M. Houston / Melbourne / Hardcover / 4to / AU$350.00 While the Billy Boils by Henry Lawson This is a significant Australian heritage item, in part it led to making of a early 1921 silent movie by the same name starring John Cosgrove, Tal Ordell & Elsie McCormack which was based on the stories found in these pages. In all an outstanding collection by Australia's finest short story writer and was first published in 1896, and illustrated throughout by Mahony. 1896 / Angus & Robertson / London / Hardcover / 8vo / 1 of 3000 / AU$350.00 Phallic Worship by George Ryley Scott A history of sex and sex rites in relation to the religions of all races from antiquity to the present day. This book starts at the very beginning : the creation of the gods, and their representation on earth - from Sun, Moon and Nature worship, via the significance of the sky, the use of symbols to represent the deities, on to the animation of these symbols. Following chapters cover the androgynous origin of mankind, the phallic factor in sexual promiscuity, serpent worship, and phallicism in various religions and cultures from primitive tribes to Egypt, Ancient Greece and Rome, the Bible, Persia, Assyria, India, England and mainland Europe, and so on. The author succeeds in presenting an overview of the sexual and phallic thread throughout just about all of the major and minor religions the world has known. From the obvious (the Lingam in India) to the more surprising (phallicism in the Bible). 1941 / T Werner Laurie / London / Hardcover / 8vo / signed / AU$250.00 The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming Ian Fleming's experimental novel may be a bust to some, it is written from Vivienne's point of view. In this book Fleming captured many interesting feelings that women experience from the opposite sex. It is also the shortest of all the Fleming novels. Fleming did not like the way it turned out and asked if only the title be used for the film. Although, Horror is a great nickname for a villain. The 10th James Bond book is still much sought after, particularly because he chose to part with his accepted and successful technique of a third-person narrative. 1962 / Jonathan Cape / London / Hardcover / 8vo / AU$250.00 |
