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Literature, Modern Firsts 97 in all, Australian authors, 35, American authors 10, English authors 8, Other Countries 11, Children's books 14, Science Fiction 5, Poetry 4

Australian authors 35

127763
BALDWIN, GERALD.: Grey Town. An Australian Story.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 262; illustrated frontispiece, bound in original mustard coloured cloth, title lettered in black on spine, and in gilt on upper board, dustjacket damaged lacks the two return flaps, previous owner's inscription on front endpaper, book itself in good condition, (Scarce first Edition).
Melbourne; "Mssenger" Office St. Patrick's College; 1922. Click here to Order

AUD$125

127567
BEDFORD, JEAN; Editor.: Crime & Tide, Brisbane River Mysteries. (Crime Writers Queensland).
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [ii], 233; bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Holland Park, Qld.; CrimeWriters Queensland; September 2005.
CrimeWriters Queensland have again peered deep into the shadows of Australia's steamiest state capital .. and come up with 17 new stories ripe with wrongdoing. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127784
BRADDON, RUSSELL.: The Year of the Angry Rabbit.
First Edition; Post 8vo; pp. [iv], 181; bound in publishers brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket not price clipped, some light wear to dustjacket, page edges a little browned, good copy in good dustjacket.
London; Heinemann; 1964. Click here to Order

AUD$140

127734
CAREY, PETER.: His Illegal Self.
First Edition, First Printing; Med. 8vo; pp. [vi], 270, (1); bound in original illustrated slick boards, with the original printed opaque dustjacket, dustjacket with some very small minor chips, very good copy.
Sydney, NSW; Alfred A. Knopf; 2008. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127781
CARGILL, EDNA GRIFFITHS.: The Children's World of Mr Kelly: Stories of Glenrowan, Greta and Eleven Mile.
First Edition (Presentation Copy); Cr. 4to; pp. 432; 16 pages of coloured plates, numerous b/w. text illustrations, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket a little worn, small hole on front free endpaper, previous owner's name on front endpaper, signed by the author on rear endpaper and noted as "First Edition October 1975, Presentation Book No. 21", good copy. Together with an illustrated folding pamphlet by the author (Folder Series No. 1 The sun Goes Rabbiting".
Surrey Hills; Alice House Publishing; 1975. Click here to Order

AUD$125

127565
CURTIS, SANDY; Selected by.: The Seventh Book of Sins. (Crime Writers Queensland).
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [vi], 227; bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Holland Park, Qld.; CrimeWriters Queensland; July 2008.
21 stories of sin in the sun from the gang who gave you Murder Ubder the Mangoes. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127796
CUSACK, DYMPHNA.: Say No to Death.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 324; light browning and flecking to page edges, bound in publishers green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket with minor chips on edges, price clipped, a good copy.
Melbourne; William Heinemann Ltd; 1951.
Story of a returned Australian soldier. Set in Sydney and NSW. Click here to Order

AUD$40

127848
DANIEL, HELEN.: Outsider and Society. A Study of the Post-War Australian Novel. Ph. D. thesis. Department of English University of Melbourne. Two Volumes.
First Edition; Med. 4to; Vol. I. vi, 274 (printed one side only); Vol. II. 275 - 481(printed one side only); bibliography, original red cloth title lettered on the spines of each volume, bookplate on front endpaper otherwise fine set.
Melbourne; Helen Daniel; 1979.
Helen Daniel was born in Woodend Victoria on July 6, 1946. She completed her secondary education at Camberwell High School and gained an arts degree at the University of Melbourne. She returned later in life to Melbourne University to study for a PhD in Australian fiction, which was conferred in 1980. She wrote book reviews for the Age in the early 1980's during which period she also ran a second-hand bookshop in Fitzroy. Her career as a critic and passionate champion of Australian literature steadily grew and she published three works of criticism and several anthologies. The most public phase of her career was when she was appointed editor of the "Australian Book Review" in 1994, a post she held until her sudden death on October 16, 2000. Click here to Order

AUD$150

127602
DARK, ELEANOR.: The Little Company.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 319; bound in original orange cloth, title lettered in black on spine, chipped and damaged dustjacket, pages browned as usual, good copy.
Sydney; Collins Bros. & Co. Ltd.; 1945. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127783
DICK, WILLIAM.: A Bunch Of Ratbags.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 320; bound in the publishers brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy in a very good dustjacket.
London; Collins; 1965.
Set in Melbourne's slums in the years following the end of World War II, when the youthful narrator is learning to fend for himself in social conditions which, in Melbourne as in London, Chicago or Paris, have produced the modern phenomenon known as juvenile delinquency. Click here to Order

AUD$200

127778
DOBSON, ROSEMARY; HOOTON, JOY.: Rosemary Dobson. A Celebration.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; [vi], 73; text with several b/w. illustrations, bound in original pictorial card covers with flaps, signed by Rosemary Dobson on the title page, fine copy.
Canberra; Friends of the National Library of Australia; 2000.
This collection of essays pays tribute to acclaimed Australian poet, Rosemary Dobson, whose papers are held in the National Library. Joy Hooton traces a remarkable career, spanning more than six decades. Click here to Order

AUD$70

127808
DRAKE-BROCKMAN, H.: The Wicked and the Fair.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xii 379; map endpapers, acknowledgements, bound in publishers original maroon cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket chipped and damaged, minor flecking to top edge of pages, good copy.
Sydney; Angus and Robertson; 1957.
Based on the wreck of the "Batavia" off the West Australian coast. Click here to Order

AUD$30

127810
DRAKE-BROCKMAN, H.: Sheba Lane.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. [viii], 282, (1); bound in publishers original green cloth, title lettered in black on spine and upper board, previous owner's inscription on front endpaper, page edges a little spotted, good copy.
Sydney; Angus & Robertson; 1936.
Scarce title. An intimate account of the pearling industry, its successes and misfortunes and the illicit trade in precious stones. The social life of the Northern town of Broome is also portrayed. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127809
DRAKE-BROCKMAN, H.: Younger Sons.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. [viii], 338; bound in publishers original orange cloth, title lettered in black on spine and upper board, previous owner's inscription on front endpaper, spine a little canted, front hinge has been repaired, good copy.
Sydney; Angus & Robertson Limited; 1937.
Scarce title. Click here to Order

AUD$40

127676
FISHER, CEC.: Flag Of Unity.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 72; bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, inscribed and signed by the author on the front endpaper, very good copy.
Brisbane, Qld.; Cec Fisher; 1993. Click here to Order

AUD$26

127820
FLANAGAN, MARTIN.: The Call.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. x, 181; bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
St. Leonards, NSW; Allen & Unwin; 1998.
A remarkable novel, charting the history of one man's life it takes us to the birth of sport in this country, and to the horrors of racial struggle which continue to this day. Click here to Order

AUD$30

127823
FORREST, DAVID.: The Last Blue Sea.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 272; bound in original green cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, minor chipping to unclipped dustjacket showing price as 18/9, dustjacket a little chipped and damaged, good clean tight copy.
Melbourne; Heinemann; 1959. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127802
[FRANKLIN, MILES] BRENT OF BIN BIN.: Back to Bool Bool. A Ramiparous Novel with Several Prominent Characters and a Hantle of Others Disposed as the Atolls of Oceania's Archipelagoes.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. [xii], 408; bound in the publishers original maroon cloth, title lettered in gilt on the spine and in black on the upper board, adhesion mark to front endpaper, top edge spotted, good copy.
Edinburgh; William Blackwood & Sons; 1931. Click here to Order

AUD$50

127803
[FRANKLIN, MILES] BRENT OF BIN BIN.: Up The Country: A tale of the Early Australian Squattocracy.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. xiv, 400; bound in the publishers original maroon cloth, title lettered in gilt on the spine and in black on the upper board, very good copy.
Edinburgh; William Blackwood & Sons; 1928. Click here to Order

AUD$100

127775
GASKIN, MOIRA.: Heaven Knows Where.
First Australian Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 256; bound in original grey cloth, title lettered in black on spine, dustjacket damaged on edges, pages browned, good copy.
Sydney; Collins; 1951. Click here to Order

AUD$40

127819
GREEN, EVAN.: Alice To Nowhere.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. [ii], 285; bound in original red cloth with title in white on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Surry Hills, Vic.; James Fraser; 1984. Click here to Order

AUD$30

127568
GREENWOOD, KERRY; Editor.: Bad To The Bones. (Crime Writers Queensland).
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [vi], 215; bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Holland Park, Qld.; CrimeWriters Queensland; September 2005.
CrimeWriters Queensland dig into the dark side of our past - and come up with a heady mix of history and crime fiction. Good old fashioned, murder meets bushrangers, blackmailers, gold diggers, poisoners, pearl pirates and many more scoundrels from the Sunshine State's bad old days. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127790
HAZZARD, SHIRLEY.: The Transit of Venus.
First UK Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. [x], 337; bound in the publishers quarter blue cloth with red papered boards, title lettered in gilt on spine, minor chips to edges of dustjacket, unclipped, very good copy.
London; Macmillan; 1980.
This is Authors third novel; it follows a pair of sisters from Australia who are living very different lives in postwar Britain. Click here to Order

AUD$125

127547
HUBBER, BRIAN; SMITH, VIVIAN.: Patrick White. A Bibliography.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xvii 304; illustrated frontispiece, appendices, index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Auburn, Vic.; Quiddlers Press in association with Oak Knoll Press; 2004. Click here to Order

AUD$45

127826
IDRIESS, ION L.: Madman's Island.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. x, 253 (vi); endpaper maps, frontispiece, sketches throughout, bound in publishers original orange cloth, title in black on front and spine, spine and corners a little bumped, flecking to page edges, spine faded, name blacked out on half title page with impression of the black out coming through on the next page, otherwise a good tight copy.
Sydney; Angus And Robertson; 1938. Click here to Order

AUD$225

127799
IDRIESS, ION L.: Outlaws Of The Leopolds.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xii, 244; map endpapers, frontispiece, 28 b/w illustrations, bound in original red cloth, title in gilt on spine, illustration in gilt on front, spine faded, dustjacket damaged and chipped on edges, pages browned, previous owner's name on front endpaper, a good copy.
Sydney; Angus And Robertson 1952. Click here to Order

AUD$100

127795
LINDSAY, JOAN.: Picnic At Hanging Rock.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [viii], 212; bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket a little chipped and stained on edges, name excised from the top edge of front endpaper and half title page, otherwise a very clean tight copy.
Melbourne; F. W. Cheshire; 1967.
A difficult book to find in this the first edition. Click here to Order

AUD$200

127706
MARR, DAVID.: Patrick White. A Life.
First Deluxe Edition; Thick Med. 8vo; pp. (viii) 727; 32 pages of b/w plates, family tree, maps, a note on the book, acknowledgements, abbreviations, editions of White's works, the letter, notes, picture credits, index, bound in full blue leather, title lettered in gilt on spine and upper board, (The edition bound like this was limited to 100 copies, this however is an out-of-series copy and does not have the signature), housed in original blue slipcase, slipcase a little rubbed, very good copy.
Sydney; Random House; 1991. Click here to Order

AUD$100

127752
MARSDEN, JOHN.: The Ellie Chronicles: While I Live - Incurable - Circle of Flight.
First Australian Editions; Demy 8vo; "While I Live" pp. [viii], 300, (9); "Incurable" pp. [viii] 242, (4); "Circle of Light" pp. [viii], 303, (9); each uniformly bound in publishers black cloth, titles lettered on spines in white, dustjackets, fine set.
Sydney; Macmillan Australia; 2003, 2005, 2006. Click here to Order

AUD$75

127669
REES, LESLIE.: The Making of Australian Drama: A Historical and Critical Survey from the 1830s to the 1970s.
First Edition; Thick Med. 8vo; pp. xvi, 510; text with 22 pages of b/w. photographic plates, select bibliography, index, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket a little worn on edges, good copy.
Sydney, NSW; Angus and Robertson (Publishers) Pty. Ltd.; 1973. Click here to Order

AUD$30

127651
ROLLS, ERIC.: Visions of Australia. Impressions of the Landscape. 1642-1910.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. viii, 312; profusely illustrated in b/w and colour throughout, bibliography, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, very good copy.
South Melbourne; Lothian Books; 2002. Click here to Order

AUD$26

127566
SERDIUK, RON; Editor.: Ticket to Trouble. (Crime Writers Queensland).
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [viii], 266; bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Holland Park, Qld.; CrimeWriters Queensland; September 2005.
21 new stories reveal with devilish delight, why temptations of crime are more seductive in exotic locations. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127746
UPFIELD, ARTHUR.: The Lake Frome Monster.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. (vi), 184; bound in original rose cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, price clipped dustjacket, dustjacket worn and chipped on edges, good copy.
London; Heinemann; 1966.
The unfinished manuscript of this novel was discovered after the author's death and completed and revised by J L Price and Dorothy Strange. A novel in the Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte mystery series. Click here to Order

AUD$75

127785
WHITE, PATRICK.: The Living and the Dead.
Second UK Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 335; bound in publishers blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket chipped and damaged on edges, good clean copy.
London; Eyre & Spottiswoode; 1962.
White's second novel with the Sidney Nolan dustjacket. Click here to Order

AUD$50

127828
WILLIAMS, VERNON.: The Straitsmen. A Romance.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. [x], 307; bound in publishers original brown cloth, title lettered in black on spine, dustjacket worn and chipped on edges, page edges spotted, otherwise a good copy.
London; Cassell and Company, Ltd.; 1929.
Williams preserves some of the romantic traditions that have gathered round the islands between Wilson's Promontory and the north-east coast of Tasmania. He introduces the Sealers of the Bass Strait and pirates in an adventure of romance, bloodshed and violence. Click here to Order

AUD$75

American authors 10

127755
HELLER, JOSEPH.: Catch-22.
First Folio Society Edition; Roy. 8vo; pp. xxxii, 438; illustrated endpapers, coloured frontispiece, text with 8 full page, coloured illustrations by Neil Packer, bound by the Bath press in full khaki blocked cloth with a design by the artist, title lettered in red on spine, housed in original card slipcase, fine copy.
London; The Folio Society; 2004. Click here to Order

AUD$95

127719
HENRY, O: 101 O. Henry Stories. Selected by Laurent Lalonde. Illustrated by Rod Walters.
Thick Med. 8vo; pp. xvi, 651; illustrated frontispiece, text with 23 pages of illustrations, bound in original pictorial cloth, title lettered in silver on spine and upper board, housed in original blue slipcase, very good copy.
London; The Folio Society; 2005. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127791
LE GUIN, URSULA.: Always Coming Home.
First UK Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. [xiv], 523, (2); text illustrated with numerous b/w. drawings, several maps, music score, bound in publishers original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket faded on spine, unclipped showing price as £10.95, very good copy.
London; Gollancz; 1986. Click here to Order

AUD$60

127777
LOEB, HAROLD; Editor.: The Broom Anthology.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 400; illustrated endpapers, bound in publishers blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt stamped decoration on upper board, dustjacket chipped and worn on edges, previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper, good copy.
Kennebunkport, Main; Milford House Inc.; 1969.
Broom, one of the legendary "little" magazines of the 1920's, was an important showcase for dadaism and surrealism in letters and art. This Anthology contains the best of those original issues. Click here to Order

AUD$145

127825
MCELROY, JOSEPH.: Hind's Kidnap. A pastoral on Familiar Airs.
First UK Edition; Thick Demy 8vo; pp. [viii], 534; bound in publishers original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, unclipped dustjacket showing the price as 50s, dustjacket chipped and damaged on edges, very good copy in fair dustjacket.
London; Anthony Blond Ltd.; 1970.
The Authors second novel. Click here to Order

AUD$175

127824
MCELROY, JOSEPH.: A Smuggler's Bible.
First UK Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [viii], 435; bound in the publishers original orange cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, unclipped dustjacket showing price as 35s net, dustjacket a little faded on the spine and minor edge wear, very good copy.
London; Andre Deutsch; 1968.
The Authors first novel. Click here to Order

AUD$225

127776
ROSS, WALTER.: The Immortal.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 207; bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket designed by Andy Warhol, top edge a little spotted otherwise a fine copy in a fine dustjacket,
London; Shakespeare Head; 1958. Click here to Order

AUD$125

127761
SINCLAIR, KENNETH.: Lost City of the Sun.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [vi], 263, (1); text with several b/w. illustrations, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in black on spine, dustjacket chipped and damaged on edges, name blacked out on front endpaper, good copy.
New York; Funk & Wagnalls Company; 1955. Click here to Order

AUD$95

127674
WITMAN, WALT; WHITE, WILLIAM; (Editor).: The Collected Writings of Walt Whitman: Daybooks and Notebooks - Volume I. Daybooks 1876-November 1881; Volume II. Daybooks, December 1881-1891; Volume III. Diary in Canada, Notebooks, Index. (Three Volume Set).
First Editions; Cr. 4to; Vol. I pp. xl, 278; Vol. II pp. [viii], 279-609; Vol. III pp. [viii], 611-869; uniformly bound in original publishers red cloth, contrasting title labels on spines, titles lettered in gilt on labels, Witman's initials stamped in gilt on upper boards, very good set.
New York; New York University Press; 1978. Click here to Order

AUD$225

127807
WRIGHT, RICHARD.: The Long Dream.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. 384; bound in publishers black cloth, title lettered in white on spine, dustjacket a little chipped on edges, good copy.
New York; Doubleday & Company; 1958.
A powerful novel of negro life in the Deep South. Click here to Order

AUD$75

English authors 18

127856
ALDINGTON, RICHARD.: A Wreath For San Gemignano. Lithographs by Gerald Woods.
Limited Edition; Elephant 8vo; pp. (32) un-paginated; 3 two-page coloured lithographs, original quarter pressed black morocco with paper covered boards, title lettered in gilt on spine, fine copy.
(Hove) Snake River Press; 1980.
Edition limited to 24 numbered copies this being copy number 16. This work was first published by William Heinemann in 1946, this edition printed by permission of the author's literary executor. Click here to Order

AUD$175

127817
BEENE, LYNNDIANNE.: John Le Carre [Twayne's English Authors Series].
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xiv, 179, (1); chronology, notes and references, selected bibliography, index, bound in original maroon cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
New York; Twayne Publishers; 1992. Click here to Order

AUD$75

127728
CHAUCER, GEOFFREY.: The Complete Canterbury Tales.
First Arcturus Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 383; text with numerous b/w. illustrations by Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris, includes a biography of Geoffrey Chaucer, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in black on spine and in gilt on upper board, upper board decorated, housed in original illustrated slipcase, fine copy.
London; Arcturus publishing Limited; 2016. Click here to Order

AUD$40

127630
COWPER, WILLIAM.: The Letters and Prose Writings of William Cowper. Volume I. 1750-1781; Volume II. 1782-1786; Volume III. 1787-1791; Volume IV. 1792-1799; Volume V. prose 1756-c.1799 and Cumulative Index. Five Volume Set. Edited by James King and Charles Ryskamp.
First Editions; Demy 8vo; pp. xlii, 598; xxviii, 652; xxxiv, 630; xxxiv, 498; xxvi, 246; frontispiece portraits in each of the first three volumes, each volume with a chronology, list of short titles and abbreviations, texts illustrated with 12 full page plates, 1 full page map, all uniformly bound in the publishers black cloth, titles lettered in gilt on spines, dustjackets, fine set.
Oxford; At The Clarendon Press; 1979 - 1986.
A scholarly triumph. Edited with meticulous care, this set offers unparalleled insight into Cowper’s life and literary craft. Its fine condition and authoritative content make it a prized acquisition for collectors of 18th-century literature. Click here to Order

AUD$750

127805
DEIGHTON, LEN.: Berlin Game: Mexico Set: London Match: - Deighton's great spy story trilogy.
First Editions; Demy 8vo; pp. [vi], 345; 381; [iv], 405; bound in original publishers cloth, dustjackets, dustjacket of Berlin Game a little chipped and worn, top edges a little dusty, good copies.
New York; Alfred A Knopf; 1984 (Berlin Game); London; Hutchinson; 1984-1985. (Mexico Set & London Match). Click here to Order

AUD$120

127727
GREENE, GRAHAM.: Travels With My Aunt.
First Folio Society Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 268; coloured frontispiece, text with 8 full page, coloured illustrations by John Holder, bound in the publishers decorated cloth, title lettered in black on spine, housed in original card slipcase, fine copy.
London; The Folio Society; 2004. Click here to Order

AUD$40

127882
JONES, DAVID.: The Book of Jonah. Taken From The Authorised Version Of King James I With Engravings by David Jones.
Limited Edition; Impl. 8vo; pp. [ii], 19; illustrated with 13 engravings, quarter cloth spine, decorated paper boards, title lettered in gilt on spine, fine copy.
London; Clover Hill Editions/ Douglas Cleverdon; 1979.
This is the eleventh of the Clover Hill Editions, comprising 10 copies on vellum, lettered A to J, with a portfolio containing sets of the engravings on vellum, japon and hand-made paper, 100 copies on Barcham Green's RWS hand-made paper, numbered I to C, with and extra set of the engravings on japon, 300 copies on J. Green mould-made paper, numbered 1 to 300. This copy being number 136. The thirteen engravings by David Jones were first printed in 1926 at the Golden Cockerel press, Waltham-Saint-Lawrence. They are here printed from the original wood-blocks by kind permission of the Trustees of the David Jones Estate. Click here to Order

AUD$500

127816
LEWIS, NORMAN.: The Day of the Fox.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 259; bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in white and yellow on spine and upper board, edges a little dusty, very good copy in very good dustjacket.
London; Jonathan Cape; 1955.
Novel of post-Cival War Spain. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127837
MALLIN, TOM.: Erowina or L'Eternelle Blessee (The Everlastingly Wounded One): A Sexual Novel.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [viii], 312; bound in publishers original red cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, unclipped dustjacket showing price as £3.00, small adhesion mark on front free endpaper otherwise a very good copy in a very good dustjacket.
London; Allison & Busby; 1972.
Tom Mallin's third novel, is the intimate story of one woman trying to come to terms with the imperfection and ambiguity of her own sexual nature. Click here to Order

AUD$90

127832
MANLEY, SEON; LEWIS, GOGO; Selected and introduced by.: Ladies of The Gothics: Tales of Romance and Terror by the Gentle Sex.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 219; biographical notes, bound in publishers original mustard cloth, title lettered in black on spine, unclipped dustjacket showing the price as $6.95, full number sequence, dustjacket chipped on edges and worn on spine, a very good tight clean copy, in a good dustjacket.
New York; Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Company; 1975.
Jacket artwork by Edward Gorey. Click here to Order

AUD$150

127829
MITTELHOLZER, EDGAR.: Uncle Paul.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 222; bound in publishers original red cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, price clipped dustjacket, edges a little spotted, minor chips on edge of dustjacket, otherwise a very good copy.
London; Macdonald & Co. Ltd.; 1963. Click here to Order

AUD$300

127886
MORRIS, JAN.: A Machynlleth Triad. Illustrations by Brenda Berman printed from line-blocks.
Limited Edition; Demy 4to; pp. 101, (1); tipped-in coloured frontispiece, title page printed in red and black, text with 6 additional tipped-in coloured illustrations, bound in original printed wrappers, housed within the original cloth-backed papered boards chemise with title label on spine and printed illustration on upper board, and this is then housed in original cloth backed slipcase; fine copy.
Powys; Gwasg Gregynog Ltd.; 1993.
Limited edition of 400 copies this copy being number 56. The Machynlleth Triad describes the Welsh town of Machynlleth at three moments in its history. In Y Gorffennol : The Past, Y Presennol : The Future, Y Dyfodol : The Future. Click here to Order

AUD$400

127834
PIASETSKI, SERGIUSZ.: Lover of the Great Bear.
First UK Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xiv, 427; bound in original publishers black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, unclipped dustjacket showing price as 10s 6d net, dustjacket with minor wear on edges, very good copy in a very good dustjacket.
London; George Routledge & Sons, Ltd.; 1938.
This first English edition of Lover of the Great Bear by Sergiusz Piasecki captures the rugged beauty and peril of Soviet-era smuggling along the Polish-Soviet border. The translation preserves the raw, visceral prose that made Piasetski a literary sensation. The edition features striking dustjacket by William Kermode evocative of its era. Piasetski's books were banned by communist censorship in the People's Republic of Poland. The book was adapted and made into a movie by Valentino Orsini in 1971. A tale of survival, love, and betrayal, this book is a testament to Piasecki's narrative genius and a fine acquisition for the collector of historical literature. Click here to Order

AUD$450

127786
SHUTE, NEVIL.: Pastoral.
First US Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [x], 246; bound in publishers mustard coloured cloth, title lettered in red on spine and upper board, stamped decoration to spine and upper board in green, dustjacket chipped and damaged on edges, good copy.
New York; William Morrow; 1944. Click here to Order

AUD$60

127843
TAYLOR, ELIZABETH.: Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont.
First US Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [vi], 178; bound in original quarter brown cloth, with patterned papered boards, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket with small chips and damage on edges, very good copy in a good dustjacket.
New York; Viking Press; 1971.
Shortlisted for the 1972 Booker Prize and one of The Guardian's '100 Best Novels of the Twentieth-Century': Filmed in 2005 starring Joan Plowright and Rupert Friend. Click here to Order

AUD$100

127840
WODEHOUSE, P. G.: Service With A Smile.
First Edition; First Printing; Cr. 8vo; pp. 192; bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, small, closed tear on spine of dustjacket, tape marks on endpapers, some very minor spotting on edges, otherwise a very good copy.
London; Herbert Jenkins; 1961. Click here to Order

AUD$200

127794
WOOLF, VIRGINIA.: Night and Day.
Second Printing (First printing was 1919); Cr. 8vo; pp. [iv], 538, (2) advertisements; bound in the publishers original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt decoration on spine, small previous owner's inscription on front endpaper, cloth a little worn, good clean sound copy.
London; Duckworth & Co.; 1920. Click here to Order

AUD$200

127839
WYLLIE, JOHN.: Riot. "..the lifting boat.."
First Uk Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 256; bound in publishers original brown cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, price clipped dustjacket, dustjacket chipped and damaged on edges, previous owner's name on front endpaper, good copy.
London; Secker & Warburg; 1954.
John Minton designed dustjacket. Click here to Order

AUD$120

Other authors 11

127612
BASSETT, JAN; Editor.: As We Wave You Goodbye. Australian Women and War.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xviii, 246; bibliography, sources and acknowledgements, index, bound in maroon original cloth, title lettered in white on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Melbourne; Oxford University Press; 1988. Click here to Order

AUD$26

127635
BULFINCH, THOMAS: KLAPP, WILLIAM H.: The Age of Fable or Beauties of Mythology.
Revised Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xvi, 456; illustrated frontispiece, text with nearly two hundred b/w. illustrations, index, bound in original red cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt stamped decoration on upper board, name on front endpaper, good copy.
New York; Tudor Publishing Company; 1935. Click here to Order

AUD$100

127644
GUERBER, H. A.: The Myths of Greece and Rome.
Reprint of the revised edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 316; coloured frontispiece, text with numerous b/w. illustrations, genealogical table, glossary and index, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
London; George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.; 1958. Click here to Order

AUD$40

127672
GUERBER, H. A.: Myths Of The Norsemen: From The Eddas and Sagas.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xvi, 397, (2); illustrated frontispiece "Norsemen Landing in Iceland", text illustrated with 63 b/w. full page plates, a comparison of Greek and Northern mythologies, index to poetical quotations, glossary and index, bound in the publishers original embossed cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine and upper board, gilt stamped decoration on upper board, some light foxing to endpapers, otherwise a very good copy.
London; George G. Harrap & Company; 1909. Click here to Order

AUD$175

127869
HORACE; MORRIS, WILLIAM.: The Odes of Horace.
Limited First Folio Facsimile Edition; Impl. 16mo; pp. 183, (1); each page is beautifully decorated in colour, the facsimile manuscript has been reproduced from the original in the collection of the Bodleian Library in Oxford and printed on Tatami paper by Castelle Bolis, Bergamo Italy, bound in full Indian goatskin, raised bands, title lettered in gilt on spine, following the original design by T. J. Cobden Sanderson. Housed in original clam shell case in green decorated cloth designed by David Eccles, fine copy. With the Demy 4to sized, 63, page, accompanying commentary & translation bound in original green cloth with title in gilt on upper board.
London; The Folio Society; 2014.
The edition is limited to 980 numbered copies for sale to members of The Folio Society, this copy being numbered 610. Click here to Order

AUD$625

127591
MAETERLINCK, MAURICE.: The Life of the Bee.
First Folio Society Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 189; text illustrated with 8 full page plates, numerous illustrations within the text, bound in original decorated cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, housed in original slipcase, very good copy.
London; The Folio Society; 1995.
The text of this edition follows that of the first English edition of 1901. The book is a poetic exploration of bees' intricate world. Blending scientific insight with philosophical musings, Maeterlinck reveals their social structures, labor, and mystery. The Folio edition enhances the original text with exquisite illustrations and a timeless design. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127731
PROUST, MARCEL.: In Search of Lost Time: Vol. I. Swann's Way; Vol. II. Within a Budding Grove: Vol. III. The Guermantes Way.
Second Folio Society printing; Med. 8vo; Vol. I. pp. xxvi, 429; Vol. II. pp. [viii], 521; Vol. III. pp. [x], 580; portrait frontispieces, text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographic plates, each volume with notes, addenda and synopsis, all in original blue cloth bindings, titles lettered in gilt on spines and upper boards, housed in original illustrated slipcases, fine copies.
London; The Folio Society; 2001. Click here to Order

AUD$125

127636
ROBERTSON, WILLIAM.: Historical Tales and Legends of Ayrshire.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 357, 16 (advertisements); bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, first and last few pages foxed, good copy.
London; Hamilton Adams & Co.; 1889. Click here to Order

AUD$60

127774
SIMENON, GEORGES.: Maigret and the Burglar's Wife.
First UK Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 160; bound in publishers original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket a little browned and worn, edges a little spotted, good copy.
London: Hamish Hamilton; 1955.
Belgian writer this being his famous fictional detective Jules Maigret. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127773
SUCHET, JOHN.: Fictional Biography of Ludwig Van Beethoven: Volume 1 Passion & Anger - Volume 2 The Last Master - Volume 3 The Last Master. (Three Volume Set).
First Editions; Med. 8vo; pp. xviii, 622; xii, 468; xiv, 401; each bound in original cloth, dustjackets, volume 1 dustjacket is chipped and damaged, the other two are very good, volume three is signed by the author on title page, good set.
London; Little, Brown and Company; 1996, 1997, 1998. Click here to Order

AUD$100

127838
TOLSTOY, ALEXEI.: Road To Calvary. Translated by Edith Bone.
First UK Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [ii], 680; bound in publishers original black cloth, silver title label on spine, title lettered in black on label, price clipped dustjacket, dustjacket a little chipped on edges, previous owner's inscription on front endpaper, good copy.
London; Hutchinson International; n.d. (1944). Click here to Order

AUD$50

Childrens Literature 14

127738
BLYTON, ENID.: Noddy Books (24 Volumes Complete set).
First UK Editions except for volume 22 which is a reprint; pp. 60 pages per volume, text with numerous coloured illustrations, most with dustjackets, previous owner's name on most, good to very good copies.
London; Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd.; 1949 -1963. Click here to Order

AUD$500

127841
BOND, MICHAEL.: Paddington Takes the Test. Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum.
First Edition, Demy 8vo; pp. 126; illustrated title page, text illustrated with numerous line drawings, bound in original orange cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, unclipped dustjacket, inscription on front endpaper, very good copy.
London; Collins; 1979. Click here to Order

AUD$125

127885
COHN, OLA.: Castles In The Air.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 48; illustrated frontispiece, text with five full page photographic illustrations, bound in original grey boards, title lettered in black on spine and upper board, photographic illustration laid down on upper board, very good copy.
East Melbourne; Ola Cohn; 1936.
Ola Cohn (1892-1964) noted Australian sculptor and childrens author, this title being her third fairy book, it is the story of Blossom adventures in the bush and creating her castle in the air. Click here to Order

AUD$165

127590
DOWNES, MARION.: In the Track of the Sunset: An Australian Story for Girls.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 313, 6 adverts, bound in original blue embossed cloth, title in gilt on front and spine, cloth a little worn and rubbed, previous owner's inscription on front endpaper, good copy.
Melbourne; Modern Printing Co., 1919.
Muir. 2089. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127943
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SOUTH AUSTRALIA.: Adelaide Introductory Reader.
New Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 88; illustrated title page, text illustrated with numerous coloured and b/w. drawings and paintings, bound in original stiff illustrated stapled wrapper, good copy.
Melbourne; Whitcombe & Tombs Pty. Lit.; n.d. (1940's). Click here to Order

AUD$45

127737
FALK, LEE; Created by.: The Phantom No's 848, 850 to 864, 866 to 868, 870 to 892, 884 to 886, 904 to 908. (40 issues in total).
All issues in original illustrated stapled wrappers, 32 pages per issue, very good copies.
Australia; Frew Publications; (1980's). Click here to Order

AUD$200

127821
FLEMING, W. M.: Bunyip Says So: A Tale of the Australian Bush.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 77; illustrated endpapers, coloured frontispiece, text with a further 5 full page, coloured plates by R. W. Sturgess, numerous b/w. drawings within the text, bound in original stiff boards, with illustrated paper overlay, coloured plate laid down on upper wrapper, good copy.
Melbourne; Edward A. Vidler; n.d. (1922).
Muir 2557. Scarce. Click here to Order

AUD$75

127539
HAITE, GEO C; Editor: Playmates. [St. Pauls Series]. Illustrated by Florence Maplestone.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. (24) un-paginated; 17 illustrations many full-page; illustrated stiff wrapper with tie; front wrapper has tear at bottom of spine; inscribed and dated not by author to a previous owner, bookplate on front endpaper, a good copy.
London, Sydney; Griffith, Farran & Co.; 1888.
Charming and nostalgic children’s book that vividly captures the world of Victorian childhood friendships. The book's gentle tone and warmth appeal to both young readers and adults, making it a timeless piece in classic children's literature. Click here to Order

AUD$60

127875
HARRIS, CHANDLER.: The Tar-Baby & Other Rhymes of Uncle Remus.
First Edition, First Printing; Demy 8vo; pp. xiv, 192 (last blank); original decorated endpapers, illustrated prelim pages and half title, coloured frontispiece, tissue guard, eight other full page illustrations, numerous line drawings in text, (Illustrations by A. B. Frost and E. W. Kemble), original peach coloured cloth binding with elaborate blind stamped gilt decoration to front board, title lettered in gilt on spine and front board, top edge gilt, binding faded on spine, name in ink on front free endpaper, otherwise a very good copy.
New York; D. Appleton And Company; 1904.
,Joel Chandler Harris (1848-1908), this book contains 26 of his Uncle Remus's stories, with the exception of the tar Baby story, they are all new to this publication of 1904 and cover a variety of humorous subjects from Adam and Eve (De Apple Tree) to Brer Rabbit's Gigglin' Place. The stories were mostly collected directly from the African-American oral storytelling tradition, and were revolutionary in their use of dialect, animal personages, and serialized landscape. Click here to Order

AUD$375

127751
JOHNS, CAPTAIN W. E.: Biggles In Australia.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 188; coloured frontispiece, text with 5 pages of colour plates, bound in original red cloth, title lettered in black spine and upper board, decoration in black on upper board, dustjacket chipped and worn and damaged, occasional light spotting, small previous owner's date stamp on title page, good copy.
London; Hodder and Stoughton; 1955. Click here to Order

AUD$70

127648
NIALL, BRENDA; O'NEILL, FRANCES.: Australia Through The Looking-Glass: Children's Fiction 1830-1980.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xiv, 358; text with numerous b/w. illustrations, list of Australian Children's Book awards, notes, bibliography, index, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Carlton, Vic.; Melbourne University Press; 1984. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127688
REES, LESLIE.: Gecko: The Lizard Who Lost His Tail.
First Edition; Oblong Cr. 4to; pp. (32) unpaginated; text with alternate coloured and sepia page illustrations by Walter Cunningham, bound in the publishers original pictorial boards, small 1cm closed tear to the margin of one page otherwise a very good copy.
Sydney; John Sands Pty. Ltd.; n.d. (1944).
Muir. 6282. Click here to Order

AUD$45

127599
ROWE, MINNIE I.: The Wand of dawn.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 64; Coloured frontispiece "the Procession of fairies", text with 3 full page coloured plates, numerous b/w. text drawings, bound in original brown papered boards, with coloured pictorial onlay, title lettered in black on upper board, top corner of half title page missing (no loss of text), small closed tear to the margin of half title page and frontispiece, large closed tear to page 9, rear blank endpaper missing, fair copy only. Rare in any condition.
Melbourne; Melbourne publishing Company, Cromwell Buildings; n.d. (1918).
Muir. 6493. Click here to Order

AUD$100

127589
THOMPSON, C. K.: Monarch of the Western Skies: The Story of a Wedge-tailed Eagle.
First Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. [x], 118; three full page illustrations by R. Madden, bound in original green and brown decorated boards, title lettered in brown on spine, dustjacket chipped and damaged on edges, good copy.
Sydney; Dymock's Book Arcade, Ltd.; 1946.
Muir. 7338. Click here to Order

AUD$35

Science Fiction Books 5

127741
ALLSTON, AARON.: Outcast: Star Wars Fate of the Jedi.
First UK Edition, First Printing (full number sequence); Med. 8vo; pp. [xii], 318, (5); bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, small institution stamp on bottom corner of half title page otherwise a very good copy.
London; Century; 2009. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127753
DENNING, TROY.: Star By Star: Star Wars The New Jedi Order.
First UK Edition, First Printing (full number sequence); Med. 8vo; pp. xvi, 606; illustrated endpapers, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, two small stamps from previous owner otherwise a very good copy.
London; Century; 2001. Click here to Order

AUD$30

127750
SALVATORE, R. A.: Attack of The Clones: Star Wars Episode II. Based on the Story and Screenplay by George Lucas and Jonathan Hales.
First UK Edition, First Printing (full number sequence); Med. 8vo; pp. [viii], 353; bound in original black cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
London; Century; 2002. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127747
STOVER, MATTHEW.: Revenge of the Sith: Star Wars Episode III. Based on the Story and Screenplay by George Lucas.
First UK Edition, First Printing (full number sequence); Med. 8vo; pp. [xi], 418, (1); bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
London; Century; 2005. Click here to Order

AUD$50

127745
TRAVISS, KAREN.: Sacrifice: Star Wars Legacy of the Force.
First US Edition, First Printing (full number sequence); Med. 8vo; pp. xvi, 367, (1); bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
New York; Ballantine Books/Del Rey Books; 2007. Click here to Order

AUD$50

Poetry Books 4

127537
DOBSON, ROSEMARY.: Child With A Cockatoo and other Poems.
Reprint; Demy 8vo; pp. 50; 39 verses, original green cloth with yellow papered boards, minor mark to top edge of board, good copy.
Sydney, Angus And Robertson, 1956. Click here to Order

AUD$26

127553
MARTIN, JOAN.: A Countrywoman's Ramblings.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 22; text with 5 pages of illustrations, bound in original stiff stapled illustrated wrappers, inscribed and signed by author on front endpaper, very good copy.
Lakes Entrance, Vic.; The Author; 1986. Click here to Order

AUD$26

127798
MECHAM, FRANK.: "John O'Brien" And The Boree Log: A Biography of Patrick Hartigan, "John O'Brien".
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. 346; 2 maps, family tree, 37 illustrations of which 10 are sketch drawings the rest photographs, bibliography, index, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in white on spine and upper board, dustjacket, previous owner's name on half title page otherwise a good copy.
Sydney; Angus & Robertson; 1981. Click here to Order

AUD$35

127535
RAYMENT, TARLTON.: Eagles and Earthlings. A Metrical Tribute to the Aircrews in the War.
Second Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 94; bound in original illustrated wrapper. spine a little worn, good copy.
Melbourne; Wartime Production (Ruskin Press); 1945. Click here to Order

AUD$26