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Short List No. 228 - 2017.

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Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 228 2017

1 Ellis, Jean A. ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS. Their Journey. 4to, First Edition; pp. [ii], 190; several illustrations & maps, glossary [index]; original pictorial stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (Penrith, NSW; Kaliarna Productions Pty. Ltd.; 2007). #65343 A$35.00


2 [Clark, John Heaviside]. ABORIGINAL LIFE IN OLD AUSTRALIA, being an enhanced Facsimile of Field Sports, &c. &c. of the Native Inhabitants of New South Wales; With Ten Plates. First published in 1814, and now faithfully reprinted by Edition Renard, Melbourne, 2003. 4to, Limited Facsimile Edition; pp. [60], including 10 fine coloured plates from the original hand-coloured aquatints, and 2 illustrations of the extremely rare original wrapper; finely bound in half emu and kangaroo leathers, with printed cloth sides; coloured and glazed edges, head- and tail-bands and marker ribbon. Melbourne; Edition Renard; 2003. ***Edition limited to 212 numbered copies, 200 for sale (including 75 Large Paper & Special copies). The text has been entirely reset in the recreated original types, faithfully matching the original edition. Included is an essay on the bibliography and publishing history of the work and interesting speculations on the text. #18783 A$495.00


3 Simpson, Colin. ADAM IN PLUMES. Med. 8vo, Second Edition; pp. xviii, 268, [2](blank); 3 maps, 12 coloured & 18 b/w. plates., text illustrations & decorations; original cloth. Sydney; Angus and Robertson; (1955). ***New Guinea. Described as First Edition on title verso, but it was published a year earlier. #19923 A$35.00


4 Sims, Michael. ADAM’S NAVEL. A Natural and Cultural History of the Human Body. First U.K. Edition; pp. x, 348, [10](blank); bibliography, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. (London); Allen Lane an imprint of Penguin Books; (2003). ***A fascinating account of the human form and all its external organs. #30330 A$25.00


5 [Ettinger, Nathalie; Huxley, Elspeth & Hamilton, Paul]. A History of Discovery and Exploration. AFRICA AND ASIA: MAPPING TWO CONTINENTS. Cr. 4to, First U.K. Collected Edition; pp. 488; 2 double-page, 9 full-page & 16 other maps, very numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations (many double & full-page), index; (a couple of leaves at start a little creased); original papered boards; a very good copy in dustwrapper. London; Aldus Books / Jupiter Books; (1973). ***Part One, The Heartland of Asia; Part Two, The Challenge of Africa; Part Three, Seas of Sand. Issued in the U.S. under the title “Exploring Africa and Asia”. #18758 A$25.00


6 Africa: AFRICA AND THE ARABIAN PENINSULA. Compiled and Drawn in the Cartographic Section of the National Geographic Society for National Geographic Magazine. Gilbert Grosvenor, Editor. Chamberlin Trimetric Projection. Scale 1:12,000,000 or 189.4 miles to the inch. Large folded coloured map, 680 by 750 mm; a very good copy. Washington; National Geographic Society; March, 1950. #17694 A$20.00


7 Tapie, Victor-L. THE AGE OF GRANDEUR. Baroque Art and Architecture. Translated from the French by A. Ross Williamson. Roy. 8vo, First U.S. Edition in English; pp. [xviii], 306(last blank); 8 coloured plates, 195 illustrations on 128 b/w. plates, notes, bibliography, index; original cloth; a very good copy in dustwrapper. New York; Grove Press, Inc.; (1960). ***Printed in Britain and identical to the U.K. issue. #20312 A$35.00


8 Kurzweil, Raymond. THE AGE OF INTELLIGENT MACHINES. 4to, First Edition; pp. xiv, 570(last 5 blank); numerous illustrations (some coloured), chronology, notes, bibliography, glossary, index; original cloth; a nice copy in slightly torn dustwrapper. [Cambridge, Massachusetts; The MIT Press]; (1990). ***The classic work in the field including seminal papers from some of the great researchers and thinkers and includng an historical overview. #16042 A$165.00


9 Kurzweil, Ray. THE AGE OF SPIRITUAL MACHINES. When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence. Med. 8vo, First Australian Edition; pp. xii, 388; a few illustrations, glossary, notes, bibliography, index; original stiff wrappers; a nice copy. (St Leonards); Allen & Unwin; (1999). #67200 A$30.00


10 Baxter, Stephen. AGES IN CHAOS. James Hutton and the Discovery of Deep Time. Cr. 8vo, First U.S. Edition; pp. [x], 246; 2 full-page illustrations, references, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. New York; Forge, A Thomas Doherty Associates Book; (2004). ***First published in 2003 by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. #54970 A$35.00


11 Strum, Shirley C. ALMOST HUMAN. A Journey into the World of Baboons. Drawings by Deborah Ross. [With an Introduction by George B. Schaller]. Med. 8vo, First U.K. Edition; pp. xxii, 298(last blank); double-page map, 24 plates (8 coloured), numerous text illustrations, 2 appendices, bibliography, index; original quarter cloth; a fine copy in dustwrapper. London; Elm Tree Books; (1987). #56977 A$35.00


12 Jones, Steve. ALMOST LIKE A WHALE. The Origin of Species Updated. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xxx, 402; bibliography, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. London; Doubleday; (1999). #16093 A$40.00


13 Huxley, Thomas H. AMERICAN ADDRESSES, with a Lecture on the Study of Biology. First Edition; pp. viii, 164, 24(inserted adv.); original cloth (spine ends a little worn); a nice copy; scarce. London; Macmillan and Co.; 1877. #65996 A$65.00


14 Arnold, L. B. AMERICAN DAIRYING: A Manual for Butter and Cheese Makers. 12mo, First Edition; pp. [2], 354, [6](adv., last 2 blank); 34 illustrations including several fine engravings of cattle and buildings, appendix; original cloth (slightly worn); a very good copy. Rochester, N.Y.; Rural Home company, Limited; 1879. #36338 A$30.00


15 Zug, James. AMERICAN TRAVELER. The Life and Adventures of John Ledyard, the Man Who Dreamed of Walking the World. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xviii, 286; 2 maps, 8 plates, notes, sources, notes, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. New York; Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group; (2005). ***Ledyard sailed with James Cook on his third voyage, and witnessed his death. #38015 A$25.00


16 Smith, Harold F. AMERICAN TRAVELLERS ABROAD. A Bibliography of Accounts Published Before 1900. 4to, First Edition; pp. vi, 166; bibliography of sources, geographical index; original wrappers; a fine copy. Carbondale-Edwardsville; Southern Illinois University; 1969. #39631 A$25.00


17 Dalrymple, Alexander. AN ACCOUNT OF THE DISCOVERIES MADE IN THE SOUTH PACIFICK OCEAN. By Alexander Dalrymple. First printed in 1767, reissued with a foreword by Dr. Kevin Fewster of the Australian National Maritime Museum and an essay by Dr. Andrew Cook of the British Library. Facsimile Edition; pp. 48, [iv], xxxii, 104(last blank); portrait frontispiece, folding map, 6 folding plates at end, 2 decorations printed in blue, notes; original quarter navy calf, with marbled sides; a nice copy; scarce. (Sydney); Horden House; 1996. ***Australian National Maritime Series Number Three. Edition limited to 950 copies. The original edition is very rare. #19326 A$325.00


18 Robertson, George: AN ACCOUNT OF THE DISCOVERY OF TAHITI. From the Journal of George Robertson, Master of H.M.S. Dolphin. Edited, with an Introduction by Oliver Warner. With Wood Engravings by Robert Gibbings. Second Impression (of this version); pp. 128(last blank); 10 wood engravings (including map); original cloth; a nice copy in original clear plastic dustwrapper. London; Folio Press: J. M. Dent; 1973. #36257 A$25.00


19 Penzer, Norman M. AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SIR RICHARD FRANCIS BURTON K.C.M.G. Preface by F. Grenfell Baker, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., &c. Facsimile Edition; pp. xvi, 352(last blank); portrait frontis, & 23 plates, appendices, index; original cloth. New York; Burt Franklin; (1970). ***First published in 1923. This copy with an error in gathering - pages 295-322 following Page 262, but complete. #20067 A$20.00


20 Laver, Margaret Patricia Henwood. AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS AND THE FALKLAND ISLAND DEPENDENCIES (as delimited on 3rd March, 1962). Approx. demy 4to, First Edition; pp. [ii], xxviii, 240(last blank); 1539 entries, mostly annotated, index; original cloth-backed blue printed wrappers. Cape Town; University of Cape Town Libraries; 1977. ***Submitted for the Final Diploma in Librarianship, 1974. Renard 875. #16510 A$145.00


21 Allied Geographical Section: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AND ADJACENT AREAS. Volume 4: Supplement to Volumes 1, 2 and 3. 4to, Second Edition; pp. xii, 230 (plus section titles); 3 folding maps of areas covered by the bibliography; typeset to match volumes 1 to 3 from the original 693-page duplicated typescript; original cloth-backed printed boards; (a few light pencil marks). Broadbeach Waters, Queensland; Pacific Press; 1990. ***The original duplicated typescript edition of volume 4 is very rare and it is known only a few copies exist in Australia mainly held by University Libraries. #26834 A$95.00


22 Lawson, Alexander. ANATOMY OF A TYPEFACE. Med. 8vo, First U.K. Edition; pp. 432(last blank); title-page in red & black, very numerous illustrations & type specimens, bibliography, index; original cloth; minor tape-marks on endpapers, otherwise a fine copy in dustwrapper. London; Hamish Hamilton; (1990). ***Claimed to be the first full-scale investigation of typefaces since Updike. First published in the same year by David R. Godine, Boston. #66244 A$75.00


23 Longridge, C. Nepean. THE ANATOMY OF NELSON’S SHIPS. Drawings designed by E. Bowness and executed by G. F. Campbell. Folding plans designed & executed by G. F. Campbell. 4to; Revised Edition (by E. Bowness), Eleventh Impression, U.S. Issue; pp. xii, 284(last blank); 6 folding & 6 full-page plans, 77 full-page & half-page plates, 183 text illustrations, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. Annapolis, Maryland; Naval Institute Press; (1989). #9367 A$50.00


24 Evans, John. THE ANCIENT BRONZE IMPLEMENTS, WEAPONS, AND ORNAMENTS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xx, 510(last blank), [2](adv., verso blank); 540 woodcut figures, list and comparative table of hoards, chronology, general index, geographical and topographical index; original cloth, gilt; (neatly rebacked, with original backstrip preserved & new endpapers); uncut & largely unopened; a nice copy; very scarce. London; Longmans, Green, & Co.; 1881. #37748 A$295.00


25 van Loon, Hendrik Willem. ANCIENT MAN. The Beginning of Civilizations. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xii, 208, [4](blank); several illustrations, chronology; original cloth; a very good copy in slightly defective dustwrapper. New York; The Modern Library; (1920). #65721 A$25.00


26 Heidenhain, Rudolf; M.D. ANIMAL MAGNETISM. Physiological Observations. Translated from the fourth German edition by L. C. Wooldridge, B.Sc. Lond. with a Preface by G. J. Romanes, M.A., F.R.S. F’cap 8vo, First Edition in English; pp. [ii], xiv, 108, 32(adv.); original cloth (spine faded); uncut, and largely unopened; a very good copy. London; C. Kegan Paul & Co.; 1880. ***Physiological changes under hypnosis. #66288 A$40.00


27 Binet, Alfred and Fere, Charles. ANIMAL MAGNETISM. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. viii, 378, [2](blank), [44](adv.); 15 figures; original red cloth, decorated in gilt & black; (covers flecked, joints worn; some minor internal foxing & soiling); uncut; scarce. London; Kegan Paul, Trench, & Co.; 1887. ***The International Scientific Series, Vol. LX. Hypnotism. #65812 A$45.00


28 Dale, Peter. AN INTRODUCTION TO RHYME. First Edition; pp. 128; 3 appendices, glossary, bibliography; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. London; Agenda Editions & Bellew Publishing; (1998). ***Agenda/Bellew Poets on Poetry: 2. #37283 A$25.00


29 Grant, John. AN INTRODUCTION TO VIKING MYTHOLOGY. 4to, First Edition; pp. 128; numerous coloured illustrations, references, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); New Burlington Books; (1990). #66133 A$25.00


30 Shiplovers’ Society of Victoria: THE ANNUAL DOG WATCH [later THE DOG WATCH]. Nos. 1, 4, 13, 15, 16, 21, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34 to 41, and 43 to 55. 32 issues (plus 1 duplicate), demy 8vo, each approx. 100-130 pages, with many illustrations; all in original wrappers; all but a couple very good copies or better. [Melbourne]; Shiplovers’ Society of Victoria; 1943-1998. ***No. 1 is in smaller format and is possibly a later facsimile. Together with a photocopied “Index of Vessels and Photographs appearing in Nos. 1-47 (1943-1990)” compiled by J. Sheldon, J. Lambert, K. Shewan, approx. 200 leaves, plastic comb binding. #9201 A$50.00


31 Colophon, The. THE ANNUAL OF BOOKMAKING. [1927-1937]. Impl. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [346](unpaginated); very numerous and varied illustrations (some in colour); original silver-decorated canvas in two colours (slight foxing of front cover only, otherwise a fine copy). New York; The Colophon; 1938. ***A remarkable and attractive production comprising 25 unpaginated sections of varying length produced by 25 different printers; decorative title-page designed by Rockwell Kent and a profusion of facsimiles and illustrations throughout. The binding was designed by W. A. Dwiggins. Among the bibliophilic enterprises represented are the American Institute of Graphic Arts, Alfred A. Knopf, Riverside Press, Ward Ritchie Press, Press of the Woolly Whale, Mergenthaler Linotype Co., and University of Oklahoma Press. #58201 A$95.00


32 Illustrated London News: ANTARCTICA. Two pages comprising three photographs with accompanying text celebrating the reaching of the pole by Fuchs’ party; contained in the complete issue for Jan. 25, 1958, folio, 44 pp. plus advertising wrappers (a little spotted); a very good copy. London; Illustrated London News; 1958. #37846 A$25.00


33 [Bechervaise, John; & 38 other Authors]. ANTARCTICA: Great Stories from the Frozen Continent. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. 320; 1 double-page & 2 full-page maps & numerous smaller ones throughout (mainly coloured), hundreds of coloured & b/w. photos, gazetteer to the maps, general index; original slick, colour-illustrated boards; (a very slight bump to lower board); a nice copy in dustwrapper. Sydney, London, [etc.]; Published by Reader’s Digest; (1985). ***As with so many other Reader’s Digest reference books (as opposed to the condensed variety) a very useful and informative reference, well illustrated, and now out of print and much sought after. Renard 104. #12799 A$135.00


34 Soper, Tony, ANTARCTICA. A Guide to the Wildlife. Illustrations by Dafila Scott. First Edition; pp. 144; numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index; original slick illustrated boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Chalfont St Peter); Bradt Publications; (1994). #57447 A$35.00


35 Brown, Nan. ANTARCTIC HOUSEWIFE. Facsimile Edition; pp. [x], 190; coloured frontispiece, 8 b/w. plates; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Cowbridge; Infographics Limited; 1996). ***Reprint of Spence 191, Renard 194. #15842 A$25.00


36 Levick, Dr. G. Murray. ANTARCTIC PENGUINS. A Study of their Social Habits. Square 8vo, Second Impression; pp. x, 144(last 3 blank); 56 plates; original pictorial cloth (a little marked; some mild foxing throughout; signatures of former owners on endpaper); a very good copy; scarce. London; William Heinemann; (1914). #38415 A$170.00


37 Antarctic: THE ANTARCTIC PILOT. Comprising the Coasts of Antarctica and all islands southward of the usual route of vessels. Second Edition, 1948. Med. 8vo, 2nd Edn.; pp. [ii](Notice, on pink paper, recto blank), xlii, 370, [2](adv., verso blank); preceding Page [1] is a pink slip headed “Important” - 10 lines, verso blank) and following page ii is a leaf headed “Caution”, verso blank; 3 folding & 1 full-page charts, 50 plates, several text illusts., appendix, index; original blue cloth, lettered in yellow (spine very slightly worn); a very good copy; very scarce. London; Hydrographic Department, Admiralty; 1948. [with] Summary of Admiralty Notices to Mariners issued during 1958, 1959, 1960 & 1961 relating to the Antarctic Pilot Second Edition, 1948 and not included in Supplement No. 5, 1958. Pp. 8(last blank); original wrappers. Together, 2 vols. London; Hydrographic Department, Admiralty; 1948-62. ***Spence 43; Renard 39 (variant binding). #43019 A$550.00


38 Antarctica: THE ANTARCTIC PILOT. Comprising the Coasts of Antarctica and all Islands Southward of the usual Route of Vessels. Fourth Edition, 1974. [Prepared by Captain G. A. French]. Med. 4to, 4th Edn.; pp. xviii, 336, [2]; 4 col. & numerous b/w. full-page charts, 1 col. plate, 63 b/w. plates, numerous full-page & other text illusts., index; original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spine & front board (very slightly marked; some very faint foxing); a very good copy; scarce. [with] SUPPLEMENT No. 11976 TO THE ANTARCTIC PILOT, Fourth Edition, 1974, corrected to 20th February 1976. Med. 4to, pp. [iv], 6; coloured chart, 4 illustrations; stapled as issued. London; Hydrographer of the [Royal] Navy, 1974-76. ***Not in Spence; Renard 41. #18204 A$275.00


39 Irvine, William. APES, ANGELS, AND VICTORIANS. A Joint Biography of Darwin and Huxley. First Edition; pp. xiv, 402(last 3 blank); 8 plates; original cloth; (inscriptions on endpaper); a very good copy in slightly defective dustwrapper. London; Weidenfeld and Nicolson; (1955). #53666 A$45.00


40 Desmond, Adrian J. THE APE’S REFLEXION. Med. 8vo, First U.S. Edition; pp. 288; 24 plates, bibliography, notes & references, index; original cloth; a nice copy in slightly frayed dustwrapper. New York; The Dial Press/James Wade; (1979). ***On man and the apes, intelligence, etc. #56973 A$30.00


41 McCrone, John. THE APE THAT SPOKE. [How the human mind evolved]. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. viii, 232(last blank); several figures, bibliographical notes; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. London; Macmillan; (1990). #47518 A$30.00


42 de Waal, Frans. THE APE AND THE SUSHI MASTER. Cultural Reflections by a Primatologist. First U.K. Edition; pp. x, 438(last 5 blank); 16 plates, 15 illustrations & figures, notes, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Allen Lane, The Penguin Press; (2001). #34833 A$35.00


43 Wood Jones, F. ARBOREAL MAN. First Edition; pp. x, 230, 4(adv.), 9-12(adv.); 81 illustrations (a few full-page), bibliography, index; original cloth; a very good copy; scarce. London; Edward Arnold; 1916. #16177 A$110.00


44 Loudon, J. C. ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM; or the Trees and Shrubs of Britain, Native and Foreign, Hardy and Half-Hardy, Pictorially and Botanically Delineated, and Scientifically and Popularly Described; with their Propagation, Culture, Management, and Uses in the Arts, in Useful and Ornamental Plantations, and in Landscape-Gardening; preceded by a Historical and Geographical Outline of the Trees and Shrubs of Temperate Climates throughout the World. ... Vol. III [only]. From Asclepiadaceae p. 1257., to Corylaceae, p. 2030., inclusive. Second Edition. Pp. vi, [1257]-2030; numerous attractive engraved illustrations in text; original cloth; (front hinge cracked; spine & corners a little rubbed); a very good copy. London; Printed for the Author, and sold by Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans [etc.]; 1844. #36441 A$30.00


45 Hurley, Captain Frank. ARGONAUTS OF THE SOUTH: Being a Narrative of Voyagings and Polar Seas and Adventures in the Antarctic with Sir Douglas Mawson and Sir Ernest Shackleton. With 75 illustrations and maps. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [ii](blank), xvi, 290, [2](blank); 2 folding maps, 70 plates containing 75 illustrations; pictorial endpapers; top edge gilt, others uncut; original green cloth, lettered in gilt on spine and front board; (spine ends a little worn; gilt on top edge rubbed); a very good copy, internally fine and clean; scarce. New York and London; G. P. Putnam’s Sons, The Knickerbocker Press; 1925. ***Spence 615; Renard 768: Rosove 178.A1. #4040 A$1350.00


46 Malinowski, Bronislaw. ARGONAUTS OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC: An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea. Preface by Sir James G. Frazer. A Dutton Paperback. With 66 Illustrations and 5 maps. F’cap 8vo, Paperback Edition; pp. xxxii, 536(last 9 blank); 5 maps, frontispiece & 65 plates (full-page & half-page), 3 tables, 2 text figures, index; a very good copy in original wrappers. New York; E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc.; (1961). #19950 A$25.00


47 Hawkins, Clifford W. ARGOSY OF SAIL. A Photographic History of Sail. Demy 4to, First Edition; pp. 184; very numerous fine photographic illustrations, index; original vinyl; a fine copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. Auckland; Collins; (1980). #20290 A$35.00


48 Studley, Vance. THE ART & CRAFT OF HANDMADE PAPER. 4to, First U.K. Edition; pp. 112; 168 illustrations (some full-page), glossary, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in slightly faded dustwrapper. London; Studio Vista; (1978). ***First published in the U.S. in 1977. #14354 A$25.00


49 Gottesman, Ronald and Bennett, Scott. ART AND ERROR. Modern Textual Editing. Essays Compiled and Edited by Ronald Gottesman and Scott Bennett. First U.K. Edition; pp. xiv, 306; notes, bibliography; original cloth (fore-edges a little marked); a very good copy in dustwrapper. London; Methuen & Co Ltd; (1970). #65948 A$25.00


50 Langton, Christopher G. and Shimohara, Katsunori; edited by. ARTIFICIAL LIFE V. Proceedings of the Fifth International Workshop on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. xii, 530, [2](blank); 4 coloured plates, numerous figures, references, author index; original stiff wrappers; a nice copy. Cambridge, Massachusetts; A Bradford Book, The MIT Press; (1997). ***A magnificent collection of papers on a variety of subjects in biology, artificial life and intelligence, and much more, issued only in softcover. #65076 A$45.00


51 Franklin, Stan. ARTIFICIAL MINDS. First Edition, Fourth Paperback Impression; pp. xiv, 450(last blank); numerous figures, notes, references, index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. Cambridge, Massachusetts; A Bradford Book, The MIT Press; (1999). ***First published in 1995. A comprehensive guide to the interdisciplinary studies of artificial life, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, neuroscience and robotics. #45809 A$30.00


52 Blumenthal, Joseph. THE ART OF THE PRINTED BOOK 14551955. Masterpieces of Typography through Five Centuries from the Collections of the Pierpont Morgan Library New York. [With an Essay by Joseph Blumenthal]. Med. 4to, First U.K. Edition; pp. [ii], xiv, 196(last 3 blank); 125 plates (1 folding), bibliography, index, Errata sheet; original cloth; a fine copy in laminated dustwrapper. London; The Bodley head Ltd, in association with The Pierpont Morgan Library New York; (1974). ***A finely produced volume with attractive reproductions of beautifully designed title-pages. #66239 A$45.00


53 Crawford, I. M. THE ART OF THE WANDJINA. Aboriginal Cave Paintings in Kimberley, Western Australia. Cr. 4to; First Edition; pp. 144; 48 coloured & 37 b/w. photos; several text drawings; bibliography; index; original canvas; a nice copy in slightly worn d/w; very scarce. Melbourne; Oxford University Press, Published in association with the Western Australian Museum; (1968). ***Including the Wandjinas, Bradshaws and other human and animal figures. #11052 A$450.00


54 Galton, Francis; F.R.G.S. THE ART OF TRAVEL; or, Shifts and Contrivances available in Wild Countries. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged, with many additional woodcuts. Cr. 8vo, Second Edition; pp. xii, 248(last blank), 32(adv., dated February, 1857); numerous text illustrations, index; original cloth (soiled & a little worn; lacking front endpaper; some foxing & minor soiling); a very good copy; rare. London; John Murray; 1856. ***First published in the previous year; a number of later editions followed, up to the eighth of 1893, the fifth being the last with any new material. All original editions are rare. Charmingly written and full of practical information: “Mounting an ox is usually a troublesome business, on account of his horns. To make oxen quiet and tame, scratch their back and tails--they dearly love it--and hold salt in your hands for them to lick. They soon learn their names, and come to be caressed when called.” #65681 A$350.00


55 Kauffman, Stuart A. AT HOME IN THE UNIVERSE. The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity. Med. 8vo, First U.K. Edition; pp. xii, 324(last 3 blank); several figures, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Viking; (1995). ***An important work on the mathematical basis of biological complexity. #26876 A$35.00


56 Strout, Edith Bauer. AT HOME ON THE OCEANS. Whales and Sharks Make Exciting Neighbours for a Professor’s Wife, Turned Able Seaman, On a Three-year Voyage Around the World [drop title]. With Illustrations from Photographs by R. S. Strout and the Author. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 33-86; 2 maps, 54 illustrations; extracted from the National Geographic Magazine; plain wrappers. [Washington; National Geographic Society; July 1939]. ***Including Pacific, New Zealand, northern Australia, etc. #15931 A$20.00


57 Barrett, Charles. AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS. Sun Nature Book No. 2. A Book for all Nature Lovers. 4to; pp. 44(including wrappers); 7 coloured plates (included in pagination), numerous b/w. illusts; original wrappers; a nice copy. Melbourne; Sun News-Pictorial; N.D. [1932]. ***McLaren 32. #8619 A$35.00


58 Sutherland, Struan K. AUSTRALIAN ANIMAL TOXINS. The creatures, their toxins and care of the poisoned patient. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xx, 528(last blank); very numerous illustrations & figures (many coloured including several Australian snakes, spiders, etc.), appendix (Key to identification of Australian snakes), references, index; (a few leaves of prelims. slightly wrinkled at top from water; 6 pages of description identified to the relevant illustrations by pen); a very good copy in dustwrapper (spine slightly faded); very scarce. Melbourne; Oxford University Press; (1983). ***A very detailed & comprehensive work, with a wealth of natural history observations—snakes, spiders, fish & many others—an essential reference and a modern classic. This copy inscribed to Lois Oliver and signed by the Author. #5257 A$250.00


59 Underhill, David. AUSTRALIA’S DANGEROUS CREATURES. Principal editorial consultant Struan K. Sutherland. 4to, First Edition, third revise; pp. 368; several distribution maps, endpaper illust. & hundreds of other coloured & b/w. illustrations (some double & full-page), index of scientific names & general index; original pictorial boards; a very good copy. Sydney; Reader’s Digest; 1991. ***How to understand, identify, avoid & survive these creatures & including a section on first aid in emergencies. Includes a substantial section on plants with harmful properties. An excellent, informative and comprehensive book. #9080 A$65.00


60 Andrews, Graeme. AUSTRALIA’S MARITIME HERITAGE. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 88; numerous illustrations, appendix; original stiff wrappers. Sydney; Cromarty Press; (1984). #29893 A$40.00


61 [Pearl, Cyril]. AUSTRALIA’S YESTERDAYS. The illustrated history of how we lived, worked and played. Roy. 4to, Third Edition; pp. 360; numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, index; original slick pictorial papered boards; a fine copy. Sydney; Reader’s Digest; 2000. ***First published in 1974. Not to be confused with Pearl’s similarly titled work: “Our Yesterdays”. #30344 A$35.00


62 Brunton, Paul. AWAKE, BOLD BLIGH. William Bligh’s letters describing the mutiny on H.M.S. Bounty. Edited, with an introduction by Paul Brunton. 4to, First Edition; pp. [viii], 88; 15 illustrations including coloured portrait of Bligh’s daughter & 4 other coloured illustrations, as well as complete coloured facsimile of the letters and transcription, short bibliography; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Sydney); Allen & Unwin [and] State Library of New South Wales; (1989). #35417 A$45.00


63 Stillwell, Margaret Bingham. THE AWAKENING INTEREST IN SCIENCE DURING THE FIRST CENTURY OF PRINTING 14501550. An Annotated Checklist of First Editions viewed from the Angle of their Subject Content: Astronomy - Mathematics - Medicine - Natural Science - Physics - Technology. Super roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xxx, 402(last blank); analytical lists, chronologies, etc.; original cloth; a fine copy; scarce. New York; Bibliographical Society of America; 1970. ***Edition of 1500 copies. #20196 A$110.00


64 Bazin, Germain. THE BAROQUE. Principles, Styles, Modes, Themes. 418 colour and monochrome plates. (Translated from the French by Pat Wardroper). 4to, First Edition in English; pp. 372; very numerous coloured & b/w. plates, Errata slip, bibliography, index; original cloth; a nice copy in dustwrapper. London; Thames and Hudson; (1968). #20432 A$45.00


65 Darroch, Vin. BARQUE POLLY WOODSIDE (RONA). Second Edition; pp. xxiv, 144(last 3 blank); 38 plates (including 2 double-page), 24 tables, 6 appendices, glossary, 2 indices; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. Melbourne; Lothian Publishing Company Pty Ltd; (1979). ***First published in the previous year by Lowden Publishing Co. #21164 A$45.00


66 Erdmann, Erika and Stover, David. BEYOND A WORLD DIVIDED. Human Values in the Brain-Mind Science of Roger Sperry. Foreword by David H. Hubel. First Edition; pp. xx, 208, [4](blank); appendix, notes, index; original quarter cloth; a nice copy in slightly faded dustwrapper. Boston & London; Shambhala; 1991. #41194 A$30.00


67 Wesson, Robert. BEYOND NATURAL SELECTION. Med. 8vo, Fourth Paperback Impression; pp. xvi, 360(last 7 blank); a few figures, references, index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. Cambridge, Massachusetts; A Bradford Book, The MIT Press; (1997). ***First published in 1991. #66425 A$35.00


68 Hawkins, Gerald S. BEYOND STONEHENGE. Cr. 4to, First U.S. Edition(?); pp. xvi, 320(last blank); 61 illustrations, 50 figures (plus 13 in appendix), appendix, references, bibliography, index; original quarter cloth; a nice copy in dustwrapper. New York; Dorset Press; (1989). ***First published in London, 1973. A look at megaliths and other ancient astro-archaeological sites. #64936 A$25.00


69 Dodge, Ernest S. BEYOND THE CAPES. Pacific Exploration from Captain Cook to the Challenger 1776-1877. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [ii], xvi, 430(last blank); endpaper & several other maps, coloured frontispiece, numerous illustrations (mostly full-page), bibliog; index; original cloth (spine faded); a very good copy. Boston; Little, Brown and Company; (1971). #33309 A$25.00


70 Mickleburgh, Edwin. BEYOND THE FROZEN SEA. Visions of Antarctica. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xvi, 256; 19 maps (including endpaper maps), 79 coloured & 21 b/w. illustrations, 7 appendices, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. London; The Bodley Head; (1987). #20762 A$25.00


71 Rawson, Geoffrey. BLIGH OF THE ‘BOUNTY’. First Edition; pp. [x], 244, [2](blank); folding map, 8 plates; references, index; original light blue cloth (spine faded; some foxing); a very good copy; scarce. London; Philip Allan & Co., Ltd.; (1930). ***A secondary issue. Du Rietz 1071. #64302 A$75.00


72 Irving, Laurence; (Preface by). BLIGH AND THE BOUNTY. His Narrative of the Voyage to Otaheite. With an account of the Mutiny and of his Boat Journey to Timor. First U.S. Edition; pp. [ii], xxx, 284, [4](blank); endpaper map, numerous fine b/w. illustrations by Laurence Irving, bibliography; original cloth (very slightly marked) illustrated in black; a nice copy; scarce. [New York]; (E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.; 1936). ***From the library of Lawrence Fitzgerald, with bookplate, and with name of former owner on preliminary page. #52191 A$95.00


73 Horwitz, Tony. BLUE LATITUDES. Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [xii], 484(last 3 blank); endpaper & 7 full-page maps, notes, bibliography, index; original papered boards; (inscription on a preliminary blank); a fine copy in dustwrapper. New York; Henry Holt and Company; (2002). #19199 A$45.00


74 Edey, Maitland A. and Johanson, Donald C. BLUEPRINTS. Solving the Mystery of Evolution. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xii, 420(last 2 blank); 16 plates, a few figures, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. Boston; Little, Brown and Company; (1989). #28045 A$35.00


75 Smith, F. R. BOOKBINDING. Cr. 8vo, First U.S. Edition; pp. xiv, 114(last blank); 32 “plates” (full-page illustrations), glossary; original cloth (gilt stamp of U.S. Army Medical Dept. on front board); a very good copy. New York; Pitman Publishing Corporation; N.D. [1929]. ***Pitman’s Craft for All Series, first published in the U.K.; an excellent well-illustrated introductory guide. #41328 A$30.00


76 Diehl, Edith. BOOKBINDING. Its Background and Technique. 2 vols., Facsimile Edition; Vol. I, pp. xxii, 254(last blank); frontispiece, 91 plates, references, bibliography, glossary, index; Vol. II, pp. vi, 406; frontispiece, 189 figures (including 2 full-page plates), glossary, index; original pictorial printed cloth; a fine set. New York; Hacker Art Books; 1979. ***An excellent informative work, of great practical utility and a good historical overview, first published in 1946. #24808 A$145.00


77 Gingerich, Owen. THE BOOK NOBODY READ. Chasing the Revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus. Cr. 8vo, First U.K. Edition; pp. xiv, 306; 8 coloured plates, numerous b/w. illustrations & a few maps, 2 appendices, bibliographic notes, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. London; William Heinemann; (2004). ***First published in the U.S. in 2004 by Walker Publishing Co. A fascinating account by an astronomer and book collector of his travels and researches on Nicolaus Copernicus’ De Revolutionibus (of which he compiled an annotated census) and which Arthur Koestler most erroneously claimed was “the book nobody read”. #33339 A$35.00


78 Wilson, Edward A. THE BOOK OF EDWARD A. WILSON. A Survey of His Work 1916-1948. Edited by Norman Kent with a Foreword by Thomas Craven. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. xxii, 108, [2](blank); mounted portrait frontispiece, 64 coloured & 36 b/w. plates, a few other illustrations, bibliography; original quarter cloth; a very good copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. New York; The Heritage Press; 1948. ***An attractive book showcasing the work of one of America’s foremost illustrators. #19042 A$45.00


79 Book of Kells: THE BOOK OF KELLS. Reproductions from the Manuscript in Trinity College, Dublin. With a Study of the Manuscript by Francoise Henry. 126 colour plates, 75 monochrome illustrations. Super roy. 4to, First Edition (of this version), Second Impression; pp. 230; 126 full-page coloured plates (included in pagination), 75 b/w. illustrations (many full-page), 2 appendices, index; a fine copy in original silk cloth, gilt, in original silk slip-case (the slipcase a little marked); scarce. London; Thames and Hudson; (1977). ***A typically fine production from Thames and Hudson, first published in this form in 1974. #5618 A$265.00


80 Gibbs, Sir Philip, K.B.E.; Edited by. THE BOOK OF THE KING’S JUBILEE. The Life and Times of our King and Queen and their People 1865-1935. First Edition; pp. 512; numerous illustrations, chronology; original cloth (spine slightly faded); a nice copy. London; Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.; 1935. #28792 A$30.00


81 Lenton, H. T. BRITISH AND EMPIRE WARSHIPS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. 766, [2](blank); very numerous illustrations, 2 appendices, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. London; Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland; (1998). ***The definitive and comprehensive work, covering every conceivable kind of vessel in extraordinary detail, the culmination of thirty-seven years’ work by an experienced naval officer and researcher. #19807 A$240.00


82 Thomas, P. N. BRITISH OCEAN TRAMPS. 2 vols., 4to, First Edition; Volume 1, Builders and Cargoes, pp. [ii], 158; numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations & diagrams, several tables, index of ships & index of shipowners and builders; Vol. II, pp. [ii], 182; numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations & diagrams, appendix, bibliography, index to ships & index of shipowners, managers & builders; original vinyl (upper corner to Vol. I slightly bumped); a fine set in dustwrappers. (Wolverhampton); Waine Research Publications; (1992). ***A very detailed and informative work. #29675 A$95.00


83 Gilbert, Edmund W. BRITISH PIONEERS IN GEOGRAPHY. First Edition; pp. 272(last blank); 20 maps & figures, 16 plates, appendix, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. Newton Abbot; David & Charles; (1972). ***From Richard Hakluyt onwards including medical pioneers. #42216 A$30.00


84 Searcy, Alfred. BY FLOOD AND FIELD. Adventures Ashore and Afloat in North Australia. Thick 8vo, First U.K. Edition; pp. 328; folding map, 18 plates; original cloth (slightly marked); a very good copy. London; G. Bell & Sons, Ltd; 1912. #24032 A$85.00


85 Crystal, David. BY HOOK OR BY CROOK. A Journey in Search of English. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xviii, 314, [4]; several illustrations, references, index of places, index of people and characters, index of topics; original pictorial stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (London); Harper Press, and Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; (2007). #65970 A$25.00

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