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Discovery and Exploration History, Australia 19 and other Countries 2

128032
BAILEY, JOHN.: Mr Stuart's Track: The Forgotten Life of Australia's Greatest Explorer.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xii, 335, (2); illustrated with 8 pages of b/w. photographic plates, 8 maps, selected references, notes on sources, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Mr Stuart's Track is a fascinating study of a loner, an explorer of no fixed abode, who battled alcoholism and ill health to push himself to the limits of endurance in crossing straight through the Red Centre to the northern seas. Click here to Order

AUD$30

128321
FLINDERS, MATTHEW. (Edited and with an introduction by Anthony J. Brown and Gillian Dooley).: Matthew Flinders Private Journal. From 17 December 1803 at Isle of France to 10 July 1814 at London. Foreword by Witgar Hitchcock, Preface by Paul Brunton.
Deluxe Limited Edition; Super Royal 8vo; pp. xxxiv, 566; decorated endpapers, coloured frontispiece portrait of Flinders, 12 full page coloured plates, 26 b/w. text illustrations including folding plan of London, chart in pocket at rear of book, glossary, notes, index, original quarter leather binding, raised bands, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt decoration on spine and boards, blind stamped decoration of sextant on front board, silk page marker, fine copy.
Adelaide; The Friends of the State Library of South Australia; 2005.
Limited edition of 150 numbered copies bound in quarter leather. This copy being number 51. This Deluxe edition was sold out long before publication and has become a scarce collectors item. Click here to Order

AUD$550

128328
FORSTER, JONNES REINOLDUS; FORSTER, GEORGIUS.: Characteres Generum Plantarum quas in itinere ad Insulas Maris Australis, collegerunt, descripserunt, delinearunt, annis MDCCLXXII (1772) - MDCCLXXV (1775).
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. xd, [ii], vii, [ii], 150, [2], with 78 engraved plates; modern period style full leather binding, the spine with raised bands, with blue gilt lettered labels, occasional pale spots, small piece lost at one plate margin, text in Latin, good copy. The Ivo Hammet copy with his name stamp on front endpaper.
London; B. White, T. Cadell, & P. Elmsly; 1776.
The First Botanical Work Relating To Australia. When Sir Joseph Banks withdrew from Cook's second voyage, the Admiralty appointed a German scientist of English descent, Johann Reinhold Forster, as naturalist. He took with him his son, Georg Adam Forster, as assistant and later engaged the Swedish naturalist, Anders Sparrman, at the Cape. The Forsters were difficult and unpopular members of the expedition and on their return a dispute arose concerning the publication of the official account of the voyage. J.R. Forster claimed that he had been promised the writing of the account, whereas Lord Sandwich, First Lord of the Admiralty, determined that Cook should write it. Despite Sandwich's attempts at compromise, Forster was eventually barred from any part in the official account and there ensured a series of books and publications from and against Forster, over all of which hung the angry shadow of that dispute. Although the "Characteres.." has not been highly regarded for its science, it is "Important to the history and science of botany, as it contains a large number of new generic and specific names relating to the plants of Australia and Polynesia vegetation" (Hill). Despite the considerable scientific achievements of Cook's three voyages, the Forsters' work is one of very few scientific publications resulting from them. Click here to Order

AUD$5500

128273
GARDNER, P. D.: European Occupation and Exploration of the Victorian Alps.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 28; 2 maps, endnotes, name and place index, bound in original stiff stapled illustrated wrappers, signed by the author, fine copy.
Ensay, Vic.; Ngarak Press; 1996. Click here to Order

AUD$30

128319
GILES, ERNEST.: Geographic Travels In Central Australia from 1872 to 1874.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 224 (last colophon only); frontispiece large folding map (short tears without loss and a couple of small tape marks), bound in original fine pebble-grained green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt stamped decoration on upper board of a view of the Mt. Olga, cloth a little worn good copy.
Melbourne; Printed for the Author by M'Carron, Bird & Co.; 1875.
Ferguson 9912 noting only the brown cloth binding. The Melbourne edition of Gile's journal was published under the patronage of Ferdinand von Mueller to help Giles raise capital for further expeditions and was issued in large part for presentation to those who supported his exploratory work. Click here to Order

AUD$1250

128129
GILLEN, F. J.: Gillen's Diary. The Camp Jottings Of F.J. Gillen on the Spencer and Gillen Expedition across Australia 1901-1902.
First Edition; 8vo; pp. vi, 367; portrait frontispiece, 84 illustrations, original stiff wrapper, light browning to edges, a good copy.
Adelaide; Libraries Board Of South Australia; 1968. Click here to Order

AUD$125

128025
HAMILTON, GEORGE.: A Voyage Round the World in His Majesty's Frigate Pandora. First printed in 1793 reissued with a foreword by Alex Allan, British High Commissioner and an essay by Peter Gesner, Curator of Maritime Archaeology Queensland Museum. Australian Maritime Series Number Four.
Limited Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 37, 164; map, portrait frontispiece, hand bound in original quarter cherry Scottish calf over marbled boards; minor fading of spine and top edge, otherwise a fine copy.
Sydney; Hordern House; 1998. (Originally published by W. Phorson, Berwick, MDCCXCIII. [1793].).
Limited Edition of 950 copies. Hand bound in quarter cherry Scottish calf. Includes shipwreck, famine, Society Islands, cannibals, human sacrifice, Tahiti, tattoo's, death by drinking saltwater and many more adventures. Click here to Order

AUD$75

128158
HAWDON, JOSEPH.: The Journal of a Journey from New South Wales to Adelaide. [The Capital of South Australia]. Performed in 1838 by Mr. Joseph Hawdon.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. ix, 65; folding map at rear showing route, portrait frontispiece, 6 b/w plates; bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket with minor wear and insect damage on back of jacket, otherwise a very good copy.
Melbourne; Georgian House; 1952.
An extraordinary account of the life in the Colonies of New South Wales, South Australia and the Port Phillip District. The Author dines with the newly arrived Captain Lonsdale at Melbourne. Convinced that an overland route for cattle was needed between the Eastern State [Port Phillip district] and the newly formed South Australia he does just that along the Murray River and what would later become the Victorian State borders with 1200 hundred sheep and 300 hundred cattle, swimming rivers, and surviving a lightning strike that kills two bullocks within 4 yards of him. Excellent description of Aboriginal Australians and the flora and fauna. Click here to Order

AUD$50

127946
IDRIESS, ION.: My Mate Dick.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xii, 244; frontispiece, 27 b/w plates, bound in original red cloth, title on spine in gilt, dustjacket worn and chipped, good copy.
Sydney; Angus and Roberston; 1962. Click here to Order

AUD$40

128090
JEAL, TIM.: Stanley: The Impossible Life of Africa's Greatest Explorer.
Thick Med. 8vo; pp. xx, 570; 6 pages of maps, 16 pages of plates some in colour, numerous b/w. text illustrations, sources, bibliography, notes, index, bound in original grey cloth, title lettered in red on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
London; Faber and Faber; 2007. Click here to Order

AUD$30

128346
JUKES, J. BEETE.: Narrative of the Surveying Voyage of H.M.S. Fly, Commanded by Captain F. P. Blackwood, R. N. in Torres Strait, New Guinea, and other Islands of the Eastern Archipelago, During the Years 1842-1846: Together with an Excursion into the Interior of the Eastern Part of Java. Two Volumes.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; Vol. I. pp.[ii], xiv, 423; frontispiece, 24 b/w plates, 1 b/w folding map of Great Barrier Reef. Vol. II. pp. [ii], viii, 362; frontispiece, 11 illustrations, 1 folding map of island of Java, appendices; both volumes in contemporary half blue calf, marbled boards, title lettered in gilt on spines, raised bands, marbled page edges, marble endpapers, boards a little scuffed and worn at edges, light foxing to early pages, bookplate of William F Ross on front endpapers, good sound copies.
London; T. & W. Boone, New Bond Street; 1847.
Blackwood was commissioned to make a detailed scientific survey of the north-east coast of Australia, with particular attention to the Great Barrier Reef - the first expedition to be despatched to Australia on a purely surveying mission. Attached to the expedition were the marine geologist Joseph Beete Jukes, the zoologist John Macillivray, and the artist Harden Melville. From 1842 to 1846 they made a careful survey of the coast between Snady Cape and Torres Strait and explored the southern coasts of New Guinea, discovering most notably the Fly River. These surveys of Torres Strait and of the Great Barrier Reef were all of great importance, as were the discoveries made in new Guinea and the surrounding islands. Joseph Beete Jukes, the chronicler of the expedition, is remembered for both his scientific understanding of the reef and for his first charting of the reef. Wantrup. 92a, Ferguson, 4569. Click here to Order

AUD$3000

127980
LEICHHARDT, LUDWIG.: Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia, from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a Distance of Upwards of 3000 Miles, During the Years 1844-1845.
Facsimile Edition; Thick 8vo; pp. xx, 544; frontispiece list of plates, appendix, bound in original maroon cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, previous owner's name and bookplate on front endpaper, good copy.
Sydney; Doubleday: n.d. (c-1980).
This facsimile reissue of the 1847 edition reveals once again both the tragedies and final triumph of Ludwig Leichhardt's 1844-5 expedition. Click here to Order

AUD$35

128143
McKINLAY, JOHN.: Northern Territory Explorations, 1866. South Australian Parliamentary Papers 1865 - 66 Introduction Valmai Hankel.
Limited Deluxe Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xxvi, 196; frontispiece, 2, fold-out maps, bound in original quarter black leather with brown cloth boards, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt decoration on spine and upper board, original silk page marker, fine copy.
Adelaide; Friends of the State Library of South Australia; 1999.
The Friends of the State Library of South Australia has begun a new series which reproduces selected parliamentary papers. To make them easier to read, the format has been changed and the type set in a more legible size. Otherwise, the text has been copied exactly. The first title of the series reproduces South Australian parliamentary papers relating to John McKinlay's arrival at Escape Cliffs and his explorations in the Northern Territory in 1866. An illustration and a modern map have been added to complement the original text and map. Also, the 29 page introduction by Valmai Hankel has been added. Edition limited to 600 copies of which 99 are numbered and bound in quarter leather, this copy being number 38. Click here to Order

AUD$150

128335
MARTIN, JAMES.: Major Mitchell And Castlemaine. A Descriptive Survey Of Major Mitchell's Journey.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 44; frontispiece, text illustrated with several b/w illustrations, bound in stiff stapled printed wrapper, wrapper and pages browned, some minor library stamps on first couple of pages, good copy.
Printed; Castlemaine Mail Print, n.d. (1947).
No. 1 in a short series of books dealing comprehensively with Castlemaine History. Click here to Order

AUD$55

128047
PIKE, GLENVILLE.: Frontier Territory. The Colourful History of Northern Australia.
Third Edition; Demy 4to; pp. 240; illustrated endpapers, text with numerous illustrations many in colour, bibliography, bound in original slick illustrated boards, very good copy.
Casuarina, NT; Adventure Publications; (1986). Click here to Order

AUD$35

128048
POTTLE, FREDERICK A.: Boswell and The Girl from Botany Bay.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xii, 44; large fold-out map, 2 pages of illustrations, notes, bound in original red cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine and upper board, good copy.
London; William Heinemann Ltd.; 1938.
Frederick A. Pottle's "Boswell and the Girl from Botany Bay" offers a captivating glimpse into the life of James Boswell, the famed biographer, and his encounter with Mary Bryant, a convict from Botany Bay. Pottle masterfully intertwines history and narrative, exploring Boswell's complex character and his fascination with Mary's story. The book delves into themes of redemption, identity, and the transformative power of human connections. Pottle's prose is elegant and insightful, providing a vivid portrait of an unlikely friendship across social divides. "Boswell and the Girl from Botany Bay" is a poignant exploration of empathy and the search for understanding. Click here to Order

AUD$45

128265
STANFORD, EDWARD (1827-1904).: Australia and Tasmania.
Original Antique Map; (32 x 26 cm); published in 1884 this detailed map of Australia and Tasmania showing the Explorer's routes, in five colours, with carboard mounts ready for framing, lightly creased, good condition.
London; Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross; 1884
Origin of the Map: A. R. Wallace "Australasia". published in London by Edward Stanford in 1884. Click here to Order

AUD$225

128133
STURT, CHARLES.: Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, During the Years 1828, 1829, 1830, and 1831: With Observations on The Soil, Climate, and General Resources of the Colony of New South Wales.
Facsimile Edition; 2 Volumes; Vol. I; 8vo; pp. lxxx, 219; 5 b/w. illustrations, large folding map; Vol. II; pp. vi, 271; 13 b/w. illustrations; dustjacket spines faded; otherwise a fine set.
(Lane Cove (N.S.W.), Doubleday Australia, 1982).
A facsimile of the 1833 edition. Click here to Order

AUD$50

128333
WHYTE, DUNCAN.: Sketch of Explorations by the Late John M'Kinlay in the Interior of Australia, 1861-2. Being a Paper Read before the Cowal Society, Oct.28, 1878 and Published at the Request of The Society.
First Edition; Demy 12mo; pp. 48; frontispiece portrait, illustrated title page, full page map, text with on other wood-engraved illustration, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on upper board, very good bright copy. Rare.
Glasgow; Aird & Coghill, 263 Argyle Street; 1881.
Ferguson 18514; Wantrup, 181. (noting the rarity of this item). Click here to Order

AUD$3000

Other Countries 2

128320
BYRD, RICHARD EVELYN.: Little America : Aerial Exploration In the Antarctic & The Flight To The South Pole.
Author's Autograph Edition; Royal 8vo; pp. xvi, 436; portrait frontispiece, 55 pages of plates (69 illustrations in all of which 44 are full-page), 17 text vignettes, 4 maps (2 folding at rear), appendix, index, bound in original half parchment over blue papered boards, title lettered in gilt on spine, uncut, Author's Autographed Edition, limited to 1000 numbered copies, signed by the author and publisher; very good copy.
New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons; 1930.
iSence 227. The title is taken from the name of Byrd's base on the Ross Ice Shelf from where his scientific expeditions by dog-sled, snowmobile and aeroplane were taken. On the 28th November 1929 the first flight to the South pole and back was completed. Click here to Order

AUD$950

128089
FLEMING, FERGUS; MERULLO, ANNABEL.: The Explorer's Eye: First-Hand Accounts of Adventures & Exploration.
First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. 264; illustrated frontispiece and title page, text with numerous illustrations mostly in colour, index, bibliography, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
London; Weidenfeld & Nicolson; 2005. Click here to Order

AUD$30