Voyager's Return a Catalogue of Delights December 2021
An unusual mix of the eclectic, old and scarce; some of special provenance. Indulge, for you and yours and, if you need to look further, check our website for many items of similar pedigree.
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Voyager Rare Books Maps & Prints<br />
Voyager’s <strong>Return</strong> a <strong>Catalogue</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Delights</strong><br />
<strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
Voyager returns with an unusual mix <strong>of</strong> the eclectic, old and<br />
scarce; some <strong>of</strong> special provenance. Indulge, for you and<br />
yours and, if you need to look further check our website for<br />
many items <strong>of</strong> similar pedigree.<br />
• Charles Darwin on the Variation <strong>of</strong> Animals and Plants<br />
• Scarce original engraving Mount Wellington, Hobart<br />
• Three Lives - Gertrude Stein— New Directions—Lustig Design<br />
• Antique French Surveyors Cross and English Microscope<br />
• Panarithmologia<br />
• Mawson’s Expeditions and Diaries — on Cassette Tape.<br />
• Special edition <strong>of</strong> Tender by Scott Fitzgerald<br />
• Sir Samuel Walker Griffith — Draft Dante Gifted to Qld Governor<br />
• Intriguing WWI Photograph Album<br />
• Early Australian Magic Lantern Images<br />
• Signed and annotated Ion Idriess<br />
• D.H. Lawrence in Australia and the “Kangaroo”<br />
V o y a g e r h o b a r t . c o m<br />
Voyager <strong>Delights</strong>
Voyager Rare Books Maps & Prints<br />
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curious to the curious, and selecting prize items for our collection. We don’t measure our<br />
stock by numbers <strong>of</strong> items but by variety and quality.<br />
It has been a pleasure producing this <strong>Catalogue</strong>. And we hope you enjoy reading it and<br />
that it gives you a sense <strong>of</strong> what we are about … Sometimes our selections are a bit<br />
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Jean-Baptiste Charcot Medal - 1930<br />
Large commemorative medal to celebrate the life <strong>of</strong><br />
Jean-Baptiste Auguste Etienne Charcot (1867-1936)<br />
issued in 1936 under the auspices <strong>of</strong> Expeditions<br />
Polaires Francaises. Charcot Frances greatest polar<br />
explorer led two successful expeditions to the<br />
Antarctic during the Heroic era. He was a doctor and<br />
son <strong>of</strong> neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot.<br />
His first expedition from 1904-1907 in the Francais<br />
explored the west coast <strong>of</strong> Graham Land. This was<br />
followed by the 1908-1910 explorations in the<br />
Pourquoi-Pas? The subject <strong>of</strong> the edition <strong>of</strong>fered here.<br />
Later he turned his attention to the North and made<br />
scientific explorations <strong>of</strong>f Greenland and Svalbard<br />
again in the Porquois-Pas? He died when the ship was<br />
wrecked in a storm <strong>of</strong>f the coast <strong>of</strong> Iceland in 1936.<br />
This substantial bronze medal, 67mm in diameter and<br />
weighing 150 gm celebrates his life. It was designed by<br />
E.M. Lindauer, with a bust after Paul Richer. Richer,<br />
an anatomical artist, was a colleague <strong>of</strong> Charcot’s<br />
father and worked with him in illustrating medical<br />
texts. Richer’s sculptures are found in museums<br />
around the world including the Musee d’Orsay.<br />
The medal carries a bust <strong>of</strong> J.B. Charcot on the front<br />
acknowledging Paul Richer and on reverse and image<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Pourquoi-Pas? Among icebergs with Expeditions<br />
Polaires Francaises above and the ships name below.<br />
Very good condition with very strong relief.<br />
Price $390.00<br />
Special Antarctic Collectable Celebrates the life <strong>of</strong><br />
J.B. Charcot
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The Variation <strong>of</strong> Animals and Plants Under<br />
Domestication 2 Volumes – Charles Darwin. 1888<br />
Charles Darwin conceived this book in the early<br />
1850’s. It was to be his ‘Big Book”. However, in<br />
June 1858 he received a paper from Borneo by<br />
Alfred Russell Wallace relating to Natural<br />
selection … the race was on to publish so Darwin<br />
took the elements drawn up from his work on the<br />
Big Book relating to his views on natural selection<br />
and had Origin published to great success in<br />
November 1859. This book was published first in<br />
1868 and in the intervening years Darwin<br />
published other elements on Descent <strong>of</strong> Man etc.<br />
Regardless <strong>of</strong> the pilfering for his other works<br />
this work still remained his largest work and he<br />
later described the difficulty he had in finishing it<br />
… a true 4 year and 2 months <strong>of</strong> labour went into<br />
it over the years.<br />
Second Edition Revised published by Murray,<br />
London in 1888, two volumes 473 pages and 495<br />
pages after preliminaries. Illustrated throughout<br />
from wood engravings. Original “Murray” green<br />
cloth covered bindings, blind embossed front and<br />
back, gilt titles etc to spine. An attractive set bar<br />
some flecking to page edges.<br />
This work contains the first reference to<br />
“pangenesis” in which Darwin proposes that cells<br />
contain hereditary material which he referred to<br />
as “gemmules” which could be modified by an<br />
organism’s environment and passed on to the<br />
next generation. Debunked for good by Mendel’s<br />
theories … the similarity with DNA is dismissed by<br />
all an sundry but we quite like the idea.<br />
You may be curious about the focus on domestic<br />
creatures and plants … but Darwin was concerned<br />
about “Variation” and had been since the<br />
Galapagos Islands – there are again references<br />
here to the Beagle Voyage. He could see that<br />
whilst man had a hand in selecting changes in<br />
domesticated breeds … it was the environment<br />
that was making the changes not the man. “It is<br />
an error to speak <strong>of</strong> man “tampering with<br />
nature” and causing variability. If a man drops a<br />
piece <strong>of</strong> iron into sulphuric acid, it cannot be said<br />
strictly that he makes the sulphate <strong>of</strong> iron, he<br />
only allows their elective affinities to come into<br />
play. If organic beings had not possessed an inherent<br />
tendency to vary, man could have done<br />
nothing”. Simple but we like it.<br />
Incidentally, the principles behind pangenesis<br />
had been referred to as early as Hippocrates.<br />
Count Buffon had a crack at it as did Charles<br />
Darwin’s grandfather in his book “Zoomania”<br />
published in 1801.<br />
Price $740.00<br />
Darwin’s Big Book – what was left <strong>of</strong> it – Variation<br />
behind or in front <strong>of</strong> Evolution.<br />
V o y a g e r h o b a r t . c o m
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From Billabong to London - Mary Grant Bruce<br />
First Edition 1915<br />
A nice first edition published by War & Lock in<br />
1915. Octavo, 320 pages with several full page<br />
illustration. The odd mark but a very good<br />
copy .. the pictorial boards bright and colourful.<br />
Mary Grant Bruce wrote many books <strong>of</strong> this ilk<br />
none more loved than the Billabong series. Based<br />
around the Linton family <strong>of</strong> Billabong Homestead<br />
in Victoria. Here we have much going on in the<br />
bush before the family head for England … but<br />
war has broken out and after excursions in<br />
Durban and Las Palmas they find their ship under<br />
fire from a German warship. Surviving they<br />
make England and Jim enlists in the army.<br />
Mary Grant Bruce has a special place in<br />
Australian literature doing much to record the<br />
ways and goings on in the Australian bush, the<br />
use <strong>of</strong> the yarn and mateship … the ANZAC spirit.<br />
Price $70.00<br />
Readable and relevant Australian novel.<br />
Manuscript Letter – Italian Astronomer<br />
Giuseppe Armellini – Portorecanati – 1922<br />
<strong>Return</strong>ing pro<strong>of</strong>s and with suggestions <strong>of</strong><br />
a mathematical nature based on<br />
“derivate ordinaries”. Our calculus a<br />
little rusty … could be re Maxwell’s Laws.<br />
Giuseppe Armellini (1887-1958) was born<br />
and died in Rome. He was Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />
Physics and Astronomy at several Italian<br />
Universities and Director <strong>of</strong> the Rome<br />
Astronomical Observatory for over 30<br />
years. It was in the year <strong>of</strong> this letter<br />
[1922] that he took up his position at the<br />
Observatory <strong>of</strong> the Campidoglio which in<br />
1936 transferred to Monte Mario. A fire<br />
destroyed the Observatory in 1957 …<br />
inconsolable Armellini died the next year.<br />
Armellini published several works … the<br />
first, in 1911. He will be forever known<br />
for Armellini’s Law [1922 also] which<br />
determines mathematically the distances<br />
<strong>of</strong> the planets from the sun. Key is the<br />
Armellini constant “D” … which is 1.53<br />
but must start at minus 2 for Mercury.<br />
Curiosities exist in its application … from<br />
them Armellini is awarded the honour <strong>of</strong><br />
having predicted the large asteroid/ minor<br />
planet Chiron which was not confirmed<br />
until well after his death.<br />
Price $120.00<br />
Armellini explained the Solar System –<br />
Manuscript letter with Scientific content
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(Australian) Settlers Camp<br />
Newton & Co Magic Lantern Slide – c1900<br />
Very good condition magic lantern slide from Newton & Co, Fleet<br />
Street, London. We date the slide to around 1900. New & Co were<br />
at 43 Museum Street London. They were the world’s longest<br />
established suppliers <strong>of</strong> scientific instruments being formed by Sir<br />
Isaac Newton’s cousin J. Newton in 1704. At the time <strong>of</strong> this slide<br />
the proprietors were still from the Newton family. The British<br />
Museum have Newton & Co out <strong>of</strong> business at Museum Street in<br />
1913, but other references have it continuing. The handwritten<br />
slide description included BGG who we presume is the<br />
photographer although we cannot find him in any records so far.<br />
An interesting moment in the bush, very dry conditions. We<br />
suspect that the two forward characters are having a break from<br />
working on the sizable log in front. The gent at the rear, heavily<br />
dressed suggesting winter conditions. Super detail on<br />
magnification. Standard British size in fine condition. We believe<br />
this slide and image is rare not being able to place it elsewhere.<br />
Newton & Co’s address is in sight <strong>of</strong> the British Museum in London<br />
and also opposite The Plough …a favourite Voyager pub.<br />
Price $120.00<br />
Settler Camp we suspect in the Queensland bush<br />
Voyager = Thoughtful Gift
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Tender is the Night.<br />
F. Scott Fitzgerald<br />
There are two versions <strong>of</strong> “Tender”. Fitzgerald<br />
was unhappy with the result <strong>of</strong> his first writing<br />
published in 1934. And it was not very successful<br />
at the time selling only 12,000 copies.<br />
Before his death he revised the text and left<br />
numerous notes and mark-up’s as well as a<br />
complete re-ordering <strong>of</strong> the work. His friend and<br />
literary critic Malcolm Cowley took the notes and<br />
helped re-publish the work consistent with Scott<br />
Fitzgerald’s wishes.<br />
Octavo, 418 pages. Long introduction by Cowley<br />
explains the context and corrections. Pages 1<br />
through 392 represent the novel and at the rear<br />
through to page 418 notes on the manuscripts,<br />
genuinely interesting and informative.<br />
Fine condition with a complete fine unclipped<br />
dust jacket. We have followed this scarce book<br />
for years and never come across a better copy.<br />
In 1932 Fitzgerald’s wife Zelda was hospitalised<br />
with metal health issues. Fitzgerald lived near<br />
by and started a novel about Dick Diver a<br />
promising young psychiatrist and his wife Nicole<br />
who also was one <strong>of</strong> his patients. The story line<br />
mirroring his and Zelda’s own lives. The original<br />
issue <strong>of</strong> Tender used flashbacks making the<br />
narrative awkward to follow. This revised<br />
edition based on Fitzgerald’s notes and mark-up<br />
is in chronological order. Fitzgerald regarded<br />
“Tender is the Night” as his best work.<br />
Price $340.00<br />
First UK Revised Edition from Grey Walls Press.<br />
Unique dust jacket by Edward Pagram.<br />
A real treasure.<br />
Vendetta for The Saint<br />
Leslie Charteris<br />
Simon Templar (aka The Saint) is<br />
relaxing in Naples, eating his<br />
“Lobster alla Vesuvio” when he is<br />
interrupted by an unsightly brawl …<br />
it all turns very “Saintly’ after that.<br />
A Book Club first <strong>of</strong> type published<br />
in 1965 with permission from<br />
Hodder. Octavo, 192 pages, a very<br />
good copy in a super dust jacket<br />
designed by Critchard.<br />
Price $35.00<br />
The Saint disturbed from his Lobster<br />
– Watch for the Sign <strong>of</strong> the Saint! …<br />
He will be back!
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Three Lives — Gertrude Stein<br />
The first published and most readable book<br />
by Stein. She was living in Paris with her<br />
brother at the time <strong>of</strong> writing c1906 where<br />
she had Cezanne’s “Portrait <strong>of</strong> Madame<br />
Cezanne” above her desk. Picasso painted a<br />
portrait <strong>of</strong> Stein (for her) in the same style<br />
as the Cezanne at that time. Three lives<br />
comprises three independent stories <strong>of</strong><br />
working class women all living in Baltimore.<br />
This is a special edition published circa 1950<br />
by upmarket publisher New Directions (New<br />
York) with dust jacket art by collected<br />
designer Alvin Lustig, perhaps his best work.<br />
Octavo, 279 pages, with an introduction by<br />
Carl Van Vechten. A very good copy <strong>of</strong> a<br />
desirable work.<br />
Price $160.00<br />
Gertrude Stein and her Three Lives<br />
dressed in Lustig<br />
Lustig contemplating<br />
his next design<br />
The Final Hours [A Novel <strong>of</strong> the Night<br />
Life <strong>of</strong> Madrid] – Jose Suarez Carreno<br />
First English Language Edition – Typography,<br />
Binding and Jacket Design by Alvin Lustig.<br />
Published by Alfred Knopf, New York 1954.<br />
Octavo, 273 pages printed by the Kingsport<br />
Press Tennessee under the art instructions <strong>of</strong><br />
Alvin Lustig. It is interesting how the striking<br />
graphic jacket image has been repeated in<br />
blind on the front red cloth covered board. A<br />
very good if not better copy. Translated from<br />
the original Spanish by Anthony Kerrigan.<br />
The author Jose Suarez Carreno (1915-2002)<br />
was born in Guadalupe, Mexico but spent<br />
most <strong>of</strong> his adult life living in Madrid. He won<br />
several literary awards including the distinguished<br />
Nadal Prize in 1949 for this work …<br />
“Las Ultimas Horas”. At the time <strong>of</strong> printing<br />
few contemporary Spanish works were translated<br />
into English. Recounting the events <strong>of</strong><br />
one night only we see into the lives <strong>of</strong> a<br />
drifting street boy, a beautiful young working<br />
girl and a rich married man … and the night<br />
life <strong>of</strong> Madrid.<br />
Price $120.00<br />
A Night in Madrid – Carreno dressed in Lustig<br />
V o y a g e r h o b a r t . c o m
A View <strong>of</strong> the Clearings at the Foot <strong>of</strong> Mount Wellington –<br />
Hobart, Tasmania [Vue des Defrichemens. Au pied du<br />
Mont Wellington (Ile Van Diemen)] -1833<br />
An original lithograph from a drawing by Louis Sainson (1801-<br />
1887) lithographed by Louis Leborne (1796-1863) and published<br />
as part <strong>of</strong> the great “Atlas Historique to Voyage de la Corvette<br />
l’Astrolabe under the Command <strong>of</strong> Dumont d’Urville”.<br />
Published in Paris by Tastu circa 1833.<br />
Lithographed on sturdy paper imprint size large 33cm x 22cm.<br />
Embossed stamp <strong>of</strong> publisher below title. Good condition albeit<br />
with some light foxing in the wider margins away from the<br />
image. A scarce Hobart image. We cannot find any record <strong>of</strong><br />
what the buildings represented, although from the extensive<br />
wall they could be the Cascades Female Factory<br />
Price $340.00 unframed – rare<br />
Finely engraved and detailed image up Mount Wellington<br />
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V o y a g e r h o b a r t . c o m<br />
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10<br />
The Complete Court-Keeper:<br />
or Land-Steward’s Assistant<br />
Giles Jacob - 1741<br />
A fourth edition; with large Additions and<br />
Amendments, and the Precedents in English. In the<br />
Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot for Woodward,<br />
Browne et al. Octavo, 522 pages after preliminaries<br />
bound in original polished calf, red leather label<br />
worn, upper board refixed. The odd manuscript<br />
note including some land prices for 1749.<br />
Giles Jacob (1686-1744) was an early legal writer <strong>of</strong><br />
note. This was his first work the first edition<br />
published in 1713. He wrote numerous legal works<br />
all <strong>of</strong> which were quite popular. He also wrote<br />
poetry and plays lampooning Alexander Pope’s<br />
“The Rape <strong>of</strong> the Lock” with his “the rape <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Smock” rather low and bawdy. For this and similar<br />
he raised the ire <strong>of</strong> Pope who included him in his<br />
‘the Dunciad” <strong>of</strong> 1728 … “Jacob, the scourge <strong>of</strong><br />
grammar, mark with awe … Nor led revere him,<br />
blunderbuss <strong>of</strong> law”<br />
Otherwise the book was held in high regard for its<br />
ease <strong>of</strong> understanding … not common in the period.<br />
Set out in five broad sections.<br />
First, The Nature <strong>of</strong> Courts Leet and Courts Baron;<br />
with a general Introduction to every thing incident<br />
to them, according to Law and Custom.<br />
Secondly, The manners <strong>of</strong> holding Courts Leet,<br />
Courts Barron and Courts <strong>of</strong> Survey, with the<br />
Charge to the Juries; and the Form <strong>of</strong> Entring those<br />
Courts in the Minute-Books and in the Court-Rolls;<br />
with Precedents <strong>of</strong> great Variety <strong>of</strong> Presentments,<br />
Amerciaments, Estreats, Copies <strong>of</strong> Court-Roll for<br />
Life, and in Fee; Grants, Surrenders, Admittances,<br />
Licences, Forfeitures, and all other Proceedings<br />
<strong>of</strong> that Nature.<br />
Thirdly, The Manner <strong>of</strong> Keeping the Court Barron<br />
for trying <strong>of</strong> Actions; the Nature and Kinds <strong>of</strong><br />
Actions, and <strong>of</strong> the Pleadings; and Precedents <strong>of</strong><br />
Declarations and Pleadings, and <strong>of</strong> Process from the<br />
Precept or Original to the Distress or Execution;<br />
Pleas and Recoveries concerning Copyhold Lands.<br />
Fourthly, Precedents <strong>of</strong> Contracts, Conditions,<br />
Covenants, Leases for Life, Leases for Years,<br />
Assignments, Mortgages, Surrenders <strong>of</strong> such Leases.<br />
For those curious, an Amerciament is a punishment<br />
at the discretion <strong>of</strong> the Court and an Estreat is the<br />
copy <strong>of</strong> a Court Record enforcing a fine <strong>of</strong><br />
forfeiture. Entring is not a misspelling …<br />
Entring-Clerks had a role in the legal fraternity.<br />
Price $290.00<br />
Property Law Giles Jacob - 1741
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A Voyage Round the World in His Majesty’s<br />
Frigate Pandora – George Hamilton<br />
The Pandora was sent to recover the Bounty and<br />
bring back the Mutineers. The narrative <strong>of</strong> the<br />
voyage is an extraordinary story told with a light<br />
and readable touch by George Hamilton, surgeon<br />
onboard. After having recovered some Mutineers<br />
the Pandora was wrecked on the Barrier Reef<br />
approaching the Torres Straits.<br />
One <strong>of</strong> a limited edition <strong>of</strong> 950 copies published<br />
by Hordern House in 1998. Octavo, illustrated,<br />
bound in quarter cherry calf with marbled paper<br />
covered boards. A faithful facsimile <strong>of</strong> the Voyage<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Pandora a rare 1793 publication connected<br />
to Bligh’s Mutiny on the Bounty.<br />
HMS Pandora was a sixth rate Porcupine class<br />
naval vessel. She was commissioned in May 1779,<br />
built by Adams & Barnard, Deptford. Pandora<br />
saw action in the war against France in that year<br />
and in the American War <strong>of</strong> Independence. She<br />
was then mothballed from 1783. In 1790 having<br />
heard <strong>of</strong> the Bounty Mutiny, the First Lord <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Admiralty, Lord Chatham despatched her, under<br />
Captain Edward Edwards, to recover the Bounty<br />
and capture the Mutineers. When they arrived at<br />
Tahiti, they found that a group <strong>of</strong> fourteen<br />
mutineers had broken away from Fletcher<br />
Christian and returned there. Some surrendered<br />
themselves, including Peter Heywood, others<br />
proved more difficult, but eventually all fourteen<br />
were captured and locked in a cell on board …<br />
known as Pandora’s Box. The Pandora visited<br />
numerous islands looking for the others ... but<br />
only managed to lose some <strong>of</strong> their own crew to<br />
desertion. They headed west for home, but the<br />
ship ran aground on 29 th August 1791 on the<br />
outer Great barrier Reef. She soon sank with 35<br />
men lost including 4 <strong>of</strong> the Bounty Mutineers. The<br />
survivors made for a sand cay and two days later<br />
sailed in four open boats for Indonesia.<br />
The wreck was found in 1977 jointly by John<br />
Heyer and Ben Cropp, after much competition to<br />
be the first to the spot. The Queensland Museum<br />
excavated the wreck under a team led by Peter<br />
Gesner who wrote the forward to this book.<br />
Price $190.00<br />
HMS Pandora ... the recovery <strong>of</strong> the Bounty<br />
Mutineers and its Shipwreck on the Barrier Reef.<br />
V o y a g e r h o b a r t . c o m
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Mawson’s Antarctic Diaries &<br />
Remembering Sir Douglas Mawson<br />
A audio tape (cassette) set <strong>of</strong> six –<br />
representing a five part radio series<br />
produced with the assistance <strong>of</strong> the<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Adelaide Foundation.<br />
A Polar Exploration antique <strong>of</strong> the<br />
future. The programs were produced in<br />
the studios <strong>of</strong> Radio 5UV and broadcast<br />
in October 1990. The box set <strong>of</strong> tapes<br />
was released in 1991.<br />
After an introductory tape, two tapes<br />
cover the AAE expedition and two the<br />
later BANZARE expedition … a final tape<br />
summarises “Remembering Sir Douglas<br />
Mawson”. The producer and narrator<br />
was Helen Oliver with Colin Elix as the<br />
voice <strong>of</strong> Mawson. A distinguished list <strong>of</strong><br />
contributors includes Fred and Eleanor<br />
Jacka who compiled the diaries, Eric<br />
Rudd, Patrick Quilty and many others.<br />
Price $150.00<br />
An unusual yet special item <strong>of</strong><br />
Mawson memorabilia.
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Vintage Microscope Slide – Pollen from the Antarctic<br />
Nice condition, quality mount <strong>of</strong> an unusual subject –<br />
Pollen from the Coast <strong>of</strong> the Antarctic.<br />
Nice deep mount with well preserved coloured mount rings.<br />
We are unsure who the preparer was but would suggest they<br />
must have been a pr<strong>of</strong>essional given the mount in such good<br />
shape. The hand written label looks familiar to us but we still<br />
cannot pick the preparer.<br />
Location likely in the area<br />
south <strong>of</strong> South America …<br />
these pollen samples would<br />
have started life in warmer<br />
climes.<br />
Price $60.00<br />
Unusual Antarctic Slide<br />
The Martyrs <strong>of</strong> Science, or the<br />
Lives <strong>of</strong> Galileo, Tycho Brahe and Kepler<br />
Sir David Brewster – Special Binding - 1856<br />
Published by John Murray, London in 1856.<br />
Small octavo 216 pages after preliminaries.<br />
Bound extravagantly in full purple Morocco,<br />
with rich gilt decoration to both boards and<br />
spine, the upper board with the arms <strong>of</strong> Milton<br />
Abbat School … a fine prize. A little rubbed<br />
externally, bright throughout.<br />
Sir David Brewster (1781-1868) was a Scottish<br />
scientist, inventor, academic. He was Principal<br />
at St Andrews and then Edinburgh University.<br />
Newtonian devotee and master in optics (hence<br />
his interest in the subjects <strong>of</strong> this book) he<br />
discovered Brewster’s Angle and pioneered<br />
mineralogical observations with the microscope.<br />
Inventor <strong>of</strong> the stereoscopic camera and<br />
kaleidoscope. He has a crater on the Moon<br />
named after him … the ultimate accolade.<br />
Price $160.00<br />
Nobody has been closer to the stars<br />
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Michael Barn<br />
2nd Lieutena<br />
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Charles Royds<br />
Shackleton<br />
Hodgson<br />
Edward Wilson
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Albert Armitage<br />
Skelton<br />
Eleven Lithographs intended for the rare Smith and Elder<br />
South Polar Times.<br />
Eleven lithographs originally drawn by Edward Wilson (Uncle Bill). The<br />
South Polar Times .. originally one hand made issue, typed up by Ernest<br />
Shackleton, illustrated principally by Wilson. In 1907 Smith and Elder<br />
produced a limited reproduction. We believe these items are unbound<br />
examples <strong>of</strong> Wilson caricatures for that publication. We have identified<br />
some and left others so as not to spoil the fun in identification.<br />
Price $290.00<br />
Unusual fairly unique Polar memorabilia<br />
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D.H. Lawrence in Australia –<br />
Robert Darroch<br />
First edition <strong>of</strong> Darroch’s most interesting account <strong>of</strong><br />
DHL Down Under. Published by Macmillan in 1981.<br />
Octavo, 130 pages, nicely illustrated, Near fine condition<br />
with the embossed stamp <strong>of</strong> Tasmanian writer, Robert<br />
Cox on the front free end paper.<br />
Lawrence was in Australian in 1922 during which time<br />
when in New South Wales he penned the worthy novel<br />
“Kangaroo”. A work that was once dismissed as imaginary<br />
but in fact based on a half-forgotten period <strong>of</strong><br />
violence and hatred in Australia. As in Europe fascism<br />
was building. His protagonist Richard Lavat Somers was a<br />
writer and maybe from that fact some believed the work<br />
partly autobiographical ... we doubt it.<br />
Price $40.00<br />
DHL out and about in Australia and the<br />
making <strong>of</strong> “Kangaroo”.<br />
The Identity <strong>of</strong> Captain Cook’s Kangaroo<br />
Captain Cook took back three kangaroo specimens all from<br />
the Endeavour Rive. The skull <strong>of</strong> one was in the Royal<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Surgeons, London until it was destroyed by a<br />
bomb in WWII. The only figure <strong>of</strong> original material is the<br />
plate in Hawkesworth, this was later copied even though it is<br />
a poor depiction. Then there is the painting <strong>of</strong> a skull by<br />
Nathaniel Dunce most likely one <strong>of</strong> Cook’s. And then a<br />
photograph <strong>of</strong> the RCS bombed skull, shown here.<br />
Price $30.00 Unusual kangaroos certified<br />
Kangaroo – D.H. Lawrence<br />
A second impression <strong>of</strong> the American first<br />
edition published the same month as the<br />
first – September 1923. Published by<br />
Thomas Seltzer, New York.<br />
Octavo, 421 pages, original blue-black<br />
cloth covered boards, gilt titles faded to<br />
spine. Generally, in very good condition<br />
albeit one page has a darkened patch from<br />
a previous paper insert.<br />
Lawrence made a number <strong>of</strong> corrections<br />
to the novel that are reflected for the first<br />
time in this edition. They did not make the<br />
UK first published by Secker.<br />
A little <strong>of</strong> the plot is set out in our note on<br />
the book about D.H.L. above. We will not<br />
give any more away.<br />
Price $140.00<br />
Early D.H. Lawrnce in Australia
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Red Kangaroo (Woolly Kangaroo) 1849<br />
Hand engraved and coloured on thick wove paper.<br />
Male, female and mature joey, drawn by distinguished<br />
Natural History artist Travies engraved by Fournier.<br />
Published in Paris as part <strong>of</strong> the Dictionnarie Universal<br />
d’Histoire Naturalle promoted by Charles Dessalines<br />
D’Orbigny a leading French naturalist <strong>of</strong> the time.<br />
Price $190.00 framed in gilt<br />
Nicely executed Kangaroo group … quite scarce<br />
Kangaroo Island Shipwrecks<br />
An excellent Roebuck production with<br />
endpaper maps <strong>of</strong> the Island with the<br />
positions <strong>of</strong> the many wrecks. Good<br />
photographic images and well researched<br />
Price $35.00<br />
Kangaroo Island more than a fair share.<br />
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Leichhardt’s Expeditioners<br />
In the Australian Wilderness 1844-1845<br />
Dan Sprod<br />
A limited edition <strong>of</strong> 750 this book by Dan<br />
Sprod provides enlightening detail from the<br />
journals kept by William Philips and John<br />
Murphy who participated in Leichhardt’s<br />
successful expedition from Moreton Bay to<br />
Port Essington.<br />
Well written, as with all <strong>of</strong> Dan Sprod’s<br />
work, dealing with the personalities and<br />
contributions <strong>of</strong> each party as well as the<br />
progress <strong>of</strong> the expedition. Nicely<br />
illustrated and with a good folding map in<br />
rear pocket. Never before published<br />
content makes this a must for those<br />
interested in Australian inland exploration.<br />
Price $60.00<br />
Lechhardt’s party put on the record.<br />
Leichhardt’s Second Journey<br />
A first edition, published by the<br />
specialist, Halstead Press, Sydney<br />
in 1983. Larger format octavo, 58<br />
pages with illustrations, map and in<br />
very good if not better condition.<br />
Leichhardt’s second expedition,<br />
the one which relied on Bunce to<br />
write it up … Leichhardt perhaps<br />
not too impressed with his own<br />
achievements and behaviour. Here<br />
the previously unpublished account<br />
<strong>of</strong> Henry Turnbull which provides a<br />
nice balance to Bunce if you have<br />
read his version.<br />
Price $30.00<br />
Unique perspective to Leichhardt
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The Founding <strong>of</strong> Hobart 1803-1804<br />
The author <strong>of</strong> this fine book, Frank<br />
Bolt, was surprised that he could not<br />
find any book on the very early period<br />
<strong>of</strong> the settlement <strong>of</strong> Hobart. So he<br />
carried out his own research and self<br />
published this work.<br />
Large octavo, 320 pages, illustrated,<br />
folding plan; a high standard. First<br />
edition 2004 in as new condition.<br />
An unusual work in structure … Bolt<br />
explains his approach well in the<br />
lengthy “Preface”. Having assembled<br />
all <strong>of</strong> the exiting evidence his challenge<br />
was how to present it … landing on the<br />
idea <strong>of</strong> creating a faux diary <strong>of</strong> events<br />
on a nearly day by day basis. It works<br />
very well. After a further introductory<br />
“Prologue” the diary runs from page 38<br />
through to page 279. Within this there<br />
are separate “cut-aways” regarding the<br />
difference between the initial Risdon<br />
Settlement and the final Settlement at<br />
Sullivan’s Cove and the Cargo <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Collin’s Expedition.<br />
Notes on Sources are kept until the end<br />
and are extensive and useful as well is<br />
a list <strong>of</strong> the Pioneers <strong>of</strong> Hobart Town.<br />
And Meehan’s Plan <strong>of</strong> circa 1811.<br />
Price $80.00<br />
Hobart the early days revisited<br />
The Devil’s Wilderness<br />
George Caley’s Journey to Mount Banks in 1804<br />
A lovely copy being No. 163 <strong>of</strong> a limited edition <strong>of</strong><br />
only 375 signed by the editor Alan Andrews.<br />
Another Blubber Press beauty published in 1984. Caley was<br />
a botanical collector to Sir Joseph Banks. He wrote a<br />
detailed diary <strong>of</strong> his exploration through the Blue Mountains<br />
before Blaxland, Wentworth et al.<br />
The editor presents the diaries<br />
with 10 maps and many<br />
photographs referenced to<br />
the original writings. A special<br />
book in perfect condition.<br />
Price $80.00<br />
Caley limited edition in<br />
super condition<br />
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Art Deco Bookends – The Cellist<br />
Bookends - 1927<br />
Art Deco bookends made by<br />
Pompeian Bronze. Foundry mark,<br />
title and design number to rear.<br />
Based in Brooklyn, New York, the<br />
business registered 30 copyrights for<br />
bookends – the last in 1930. Peter<br />
Maneredi was the designer <strong>of</strong> these<br />
unusual cellist bookends.<br />
Standing 18 cm high 12 wide and <strong>of</strong><br />
substantial weight. Some rubbing<br />
and little knocks qualifying as a nice<br />
near 100 year old patina.<br />
Price $340.00<br />
Collectable period bookends.<br />
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21<br />
The Duke <strong>of</strong> York’s Steps - Henry Wade<br />
First Edition 1929.<br />
A super scarce first edition <strong>of</strong> Henry<br />
Wade’s early novel. From the “Golden Age<br />
<strong>of</strong> Detective Fiction”.<br />
Published by Constable, London. Octavo,<br />
317 pages. Grenn cloth covered boards<br />
with embossed titles in black and spine in<br />
rather full form. Unclipped dust jacket<br />
with a few chips around the spine ends …<br />
generally all in very good condition. Jacket<br />
design by Monton Sale.<br />
This was the first in a series <strong>of</strong> seven novels<br />
featuring Chief Inspector Poole. The<br />
steps referred to connect the Duke <strong>of</strong> York<br />
Column with the Mall in London. A German<br />
Jewish banker seeks revenge for his<br />
mistreatment by murdering a fellow<br />
banker… Sir Garth Fratten. At the time the<br />
book was highly praised.<br />
Henry Wade was the pen name <strong>of</strong> Sir Henry<br />
Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher (1887-1969)<br />
Lord Lieutenant <strong>of</strong> Buckinghamshire. He<br />
had a distinguished military a career in<br />
both World Wars and played cricket for his<br />
county. He was a founding member <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Detection Club.<br />
Price $120.00<br />
Scarce First Edition <strong>of</strong> a very worthwhile<br />
detection novel.<br />
The Murder <strong>of</strong> Alma Tirtschke<br />
A Challenge to T.C. Brennan<br />
By Madame Ghurka Prenologist<br />
Colin Ross was accused <strong>of</strong> the 'violation<br />
and throttling' <strong>of</strong> a young girl, Alma<br />
Tirtschke, whose body was found near<br />
Gun Alley, Melbourne. Ross was found<br />
guilty and executed in April 1922. His<br />
defence counsel, T.C. Brennan, was<br />
convinced <strong>of</strong> his client's innocence and<br />
wrote the “Gun Alley Tragedy”. Madame<br />
Ghurka a phrenologist in the Eastern<br />
Arcade (key witness for the prosecution)<br />
wrote this extraordinary response to the<br />
deliberate and malicious lies Brennan<br />
made regarding Madame Ghurka.<br />
Price $90.00<br />
Very scarce response to The Gun Alley<br />
Tragedy Sensational Australian Criminal<br />
Case 1922/3<br />
A bit tatty but oh so rare<br />
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Le Séance de Portrait -1914<br />
A beautiful “Pochoir” by Bernard Boutete de Monvel (1884-1949) for the<br />
Paris Gazette du Bon Ton published in 1914 one <strong>of</strong> the very first Bon Ton<br />
images. The Portrait Session. With a magnificent costume from the House<br />
<strong>of</strong> Worth (1858 – 1956). An afternoon outfit in brown velvet, lined with<br />
Chinese brick crepe and garnished with Virginia fox.<br />
Price $190.00 unframed — $290.00 framed in Voyager Bon Ton style<br />
Most stylish - definitely French<br />
Voyager t<br />
Bon Ton<br />
- If you w<br />
about Bo<br />
Pochoir—g
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he Home <strong>of</strong><br />
in Australia<br />
ant to learn<br />
n Ton and<br />
ive us a call<br />
J Gose - La Derniere Rose -1913<br />
A beautiful “Pochoir” by J Gose for the Paris Gazette du Bon Ton<br />
published in October 1913. La Derniere Rose (the Last Rose) and she is<br />
so svelte in her striking afternoon dress designed by Redfern. Very art<br />
deco for seven years before that period arrived. The ultimate in<br />
fashion print from a perfect era.<br />
Price $190.00 unframed — $290.00 framed in Voyager Bon Ton style<br />
Classy Early Bon Ton by Gose<br />
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Captain Hornblower [A Trilogy]<br />
C.S. Forester<br />
Another super trilogy <strong>of</strong> Hornblower, set in his period as a<br />
Captain in the Royal Navy. Comprising … Hornblower and the<br />
Atropos; The Happy <strong>Return</strong> and A Ship <strong>of</strong> the Line.<br />
Published in 1973 by Book Club Associates by arrangement<br />
with Michael Joseph, London … a first <strong>of</strong> type. Thick octavo.<br />
572 pages and in very good if not better condition. Really<br />
nice for a book <strong>of</strong>ten read many times.<br />
Price $50.00<br />
Hornblower – a massive trilogy at the height <strong>of</strong> his career.<br />
More Hornblower<br />
on our Website<br />
Horn-Nosed Snake – 1792<br />
This Horn-Nosed snake was obtained<br />
from the Master <strong>of</strong> a Guinea vessel by<br />
the Rev Jenkins <strong>of</strong> South Carolina who<br />
presented it to the British Museum. It<br />
was supposed to be native <strong>of</strong> the<br />
“interior parts <strong>of</strong> Africa”. The full<br />
description by Shaw was sure to put fear<br />
into the mind <strong>of</strong> any reader.<br />
Copper engraved and hand coloured by<br />
Shaw & Nodder and published in London<br />
on in 1792 (marked in the plate). Shaw<br />
was in charge <strong>of</strong> the Natural History<br />
Department at the British Museum.<br />
Nodder was an artist who worked for<br />
Banks on his Florilegium.<br />
Price $190.00 framed<br />
Decorative snake … best on the wall<br />
Horne and Thornthwaite Microscope<br />
Triple compound objective - c1870’s<br />
A Victorian field or drum microscope by one<br />
<strong>of</strong> the most important London based makers<br />
and retailers <strong>of</strong> optical instruments in the<br />
19 th Century Horne and Thornthwaite. Their<br />
stamp inside the lid when in Holborn in<br />
1874, having moved from Newgate the year<br />
before moving to upmarket premises in the<br />
Strand the year after.<br />
The business sold microscopes, telescopes,<br />
cameras etc from 1844 until 1911. The<br />
history <strong>of</strong> the business is fascinating but<br />
unfortunately too much to go into here.<br />
There is an excellent summary online .. we<br />
can direct any interested parties.<br />
The microscope on <strong>of</strong>fer is in very good<br />
condition. The lacquer is possibly the best<br />
we have seen. The optics are pretty good<br />
and the compounding objectives combine<br />
nicely, swivel mirror unblemished. The<br />
mahogany box has its original clips and eyelets<br />
with a little ageing on the lid. Internally<br />
undamaged. Comes with tweezers.<br />
Price $220.00<br />
Super condition field microscope – known
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Science Fiction Classic – Limanora<br />
The Island <strong>of</strong> Progress – Godrey Sweven<br />
First Edition 1902<br />
Scarce first edition <strong>of</strong> this monumental<br />
science fiction novel. Published by Putnam’s, New<br />
York “The Knickerbocker Press” 1903. Octavo, 711<br />
pages after Preface, Glossary <strong>of</strong> Terms [Many new<br />
words invented by the author] and an erratum.<br />
Bound in original blue/black cloth covered boards,<br />
gilt titles to front and spine. A little s<strong>of</strong>t in the front<br />
hinge otherwise a very good copy indeed.<br />
An ethereal man with wings is shot down in the<br />
South Pacific. He survives to recount his long,<br />
fantastic voyage through the mist shrouded Riallaro<br />
archipelago. This is a sequel to Riallaro: The<br />
Archipelago <strong>of</strong> Exiles which describes how each <strong>of</strong><br />
the outlying islands supports a society a different<br />
mode <strong>of</strong> existence, satirical tones, and deeply<br />
Dystopian in nature. In Limanora, which stands<br />
alone, our protagonist arrives at the great central<br />
island <strong>of</strong> Limanora, home to a scientific Utopia<br />
created as an experiment in eugenics. Unfit to undergo<br />
evolution means exile. A calm efficient<br />
economy is described in some detail, and the many<br />
medical and technological advances [hence glossary<br />
<strong>of</strong> new words] … advanced computers, weather<br />
control, advanced transportation.<br />
Sweven was John Macmillan Brown (1845-1935)<br />
Chancellor <strong>of</strong> the University <strong>of</strong> New Zealand.<br />
Widely supported by Science Fiction bibliographies<br />
and by Bleiler “one <strong>of</strong> the great masterworks <strong>of</strong><br />
science fiction … in imagination and pr<strong>of</strong>undity … it<br />
overshadows similar works and is probably the<br />
greatest <strong>of</strong> all early utopian novels”<br />
Price $160.00<br />
Limanora – Utopia in the South Pacific.<br />
“Sweven” looking a bit dour<br />
while contemplating Utopia<br />
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Sir Samuel Walker Griffith<br />
Literal translation <strong>of</strong> The Inferno <strong>of</strong> Dante Alighieri.<br />
A unique item, a printed DRAFT <strong>of</strong> S.W.G’s mammoth translation <strong>of</strong> Dante’s<br />
Inferno. More so as it is signed by S.W.G. as a gift to the then Queensland<br />
Governor Sir Herbert Chermside.<br />
Printed by Powell & Company, Adelaide Street*, Brisbane … Legal and<br />
Government Printers, in 1903. Octavo s<strong>of</strong>tcover, probably later basic<br />
re-enforcement to spine. 136 pages comprising in its entirety <strong>of</strong> The Inferno<br />
and a Title which is a repeat <strong>of</strong> the cover. Aged somewhat externally.<br />
Internally bright and clean with a few tiny closed tears to the inner crease<br />
<strong>of</strong> one gathering, nothing troublesome. S.W.G’s minor correction by hand in<br />
three spots. The final work, itself very scarce was published in 1908.<br />
Sir Samuel Walker Griffith GCMG QC (1845-1920) politician, Premier <strong>of</strong><br />
Queensland, Chief Justice <strong>of</strong> the High Court <strong>of</strong> Australia, and a principal<br />
author <strong>of</strong> the Constitution <strong>of</strong> Australia. In 1865 he gained the T.S. Mort<br />
Travelling Fellowship and spent most <strong>of</strong> his time in Italy becoming very<br />
much attached to the Italian people and their literature. This, the first<br />
translation <strong>of</strong> Dante by an Australian is a remarkable piece <strong>of</strong> work and,<br />
scarce, indeed unique in this form.<br />
Price $290.00<br />
Gifted draft <strong>of</strong> a little known and important work by<br />
a leading light in the history <strong>of</strong> Australia<br />
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27<br />
The Wild White Man <strong>of</strong> Badu<br />
Ion Idriess – First Edition - Signed<br />
Scarce first edition published Angus & Robertson,<br />
Sydney in 1950. Signed and inscribed boldly by<br />
Idriess on the title to his dear friend Frances Van<br />
Cleef, wife <strong>of</strong> a wealthy Chicago industrialist.<br />
Octavo, 232 pages, well illustrated with images<br />
from photographs, maps <strong>of</strong> the islands, end paper<br />
maps etc. Small chips and closed tear to otherwise<br />
very good dust jacket, clean inside a super copy.<br />
The incredible true story <strong>of</strong> a convict escaping<br />
from Norfolk Island and becoming the Chief <strong>of</strong><br />
Badu. See map on rear endpapers for some clues.<br />
Price $90.00<br />
Strange and exciting Farthest North –<br />
Signed Idriess First Edition<br />
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Australia and the Antarctic<br />
The John Murtagh Macrossan Lecture – 1960<br />
Phillip Law<br />
Phillip Law (1912-2010) was born at Tallangalta and<br />
educated at Hamilton, Ballarat and Melbourne University<br />
where he achieved an MSc in Physics. During WWII he<br />
wished to join the RAAF but was persuaded to stay at<br />
Melbourne University working on weapons research. His<br />
first trip to the Antarctic was in 1947 and from 1949 to<br />
1966 he was Director <strong>of</strong> ANARE, heading a total <strong>of</strong> 23<br />
voyages and expeditions. Over the period over 5,000 kms<br />
<strong>of</strong> Antarctic coastline was surveyed and much inland. The<br />
Mawson, Davis and Casey Stations were established.<br />
A super lecture. Octavo, 22 pages, illustrated with charts<br />
and photographic images. Law describes the challenges<br />
and achievements … super detail in a succinct format.<br />
Price $55.00<br />
Scarce Antarctic Ephemera from Phillip Law<br />
In Search <strong>of</strong> Franklin<br />
An Arctic Voyage to Baffin’s Bay and<br />
Lancaster Sound in Search <strong>of</strong> Friends with<br />
Sir John Franklin. Robert Anstruther Goodsir<br />
Late President <strong>of</strong> the Royal Medical Society.<br />
A fine facsimile <strong>of</strong> the 1850 original,<br />
published by The Arctic Press, Plaistow &<br />
Sutton Coldfield in 1996.<br />
Octavo, viii, 152 pages in original blue cloth<br />
covered binding, black end paper, folding<br />
map showing the route taken. Limited<br />
edition individually numbered 350 <strong>of</strong> 500.<br />
The author a distinguished medic undertook<br />
an eight month voyage aboard the “Advice”<br />
under Whaling Captain Penny in search <strong>of</strong><br />
the missing Franklin expedition in 1849. The<br />
author’s brother, Harry Goodsir, was<br />
surgeon with Franklin. A good description <strong>of</strong><br />
Baffin’s Bay and Lancaster Sound as well as<br />
interactions with Eskimo, ice conditions,<br />
bird life, polar bears and whaling.<br />
Price 120.00<br />
Goodsir in the Arctic<br />
looking for Franklin and his brother
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Super Reference for<br />
Polar Exploration<br />
Encyclopedia <strong>of</strong> Exploration 1850 to 1940<br />
The Oceans, Islands and Polar Regions.<br />
An as new copy <strong>of</strong> this great work by the unique Raymond Howgego, published by the<br />
equally unique Hordern House in 2006. Part <strong>of</strong> a greater series <strong>of</strong> works likely not yet<br />
complete … but the modern era will be a challenge despite Everest etc. This one<br />
stands on its own partly because <strong>of</strong> the Polar emphasis …<br />
A comprehensive [understatement] reference guide to the history and literature <strong>of</strong><br />
exploration, travel and colonisation in the oceans, the islands, New Zealand, and the<br />
polar regions from 1850 to the early decades <strong>of</strong> the twentieth century.<br />
Large quarto, x, 724 pages, containing 521 major articles, referencing 3,000<br />
individuals, in over 700,000 words all cross referenced to primary and secondary<br />
sources ... indexes <strong>of</strong> persons, ship, bibliography 14,000 works) etc.<br />
The format is interesting, perhaps a little challenging … Entries begin with leaders <strong>of</strong><br />
expeditions and if there is more than one expedition these are dealt with as separate<br />
chronological entries i.e., Scott, Amundsen, Charcot etc. Major members then follow<br />
the principal … so Frank Wild for example follows Shackleton. Separate entries<br />
summarise activity by location e.g., New Guinea, New Zealand, St Helena etc.<br />
Raymond Howgego was teacher <strong>of</strong> physics before he gave that up to become a<br />
full-time traveller and travel writer. Possibly put down more words than any other<br />
living person. Seemingly can handle almost all European languages and Arabic and<br />
probably a few others. He still has an interest in amateur radio and fixing electronic<br />
items … we withhold his call sign, but you can find it if you try.<br />
Price $260.00<br />
Howgego the ultimate reference work and essent.<br />
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WWI Maritime and Travel Photograph Album<br />
esting collection from WWI and shortly afterwards. Over 180<br />
otographs, taken by a marine <strong>of</strong>ficer, nicely presented in a<br />
orocco bound photograph album. Each photograph framed<br />
within white borders with added useful description.<br />
it into two distinct periods. The first, before January 1919<br />
ng mainly onboard the HMT Orontes a vessel that plied the<br />
nd – Australia route for the Orient line. With the outbreak <strong>of</strong><br />
, it became a troop carrier. The photographer may have also<br />
d on SS Derbyshire. Images <strong>of</strong> a number <strong>of</strong> important vessels<br />
in the war effort and numerous images <strong>of</strong> views, landmarks,<br />
architecture, and people at various ports <strong>of</strong> call.<br />
second element post January 1919 is a circumnavigation on<br />
ufic which crossed the Atlantic to Nova Scotia, down to the<br />
ama Canal and across the Pacific to New Zealand, Australia,<br />
Durban, Cape Town, and Home.<br />
ssels include … RMS Mauretania; Kaiseren Auguste Victoria<br />
rendered in 1919 and used to bring U.S. troops home]; HMS<br />
wn [in New York Harbour with the Prince <strong>of</strong> Wales on board];<br />
Carpathia [<strong>of</strong> Titanic rescue fame and later torpedoed and<br />
]; RMS Pannonia; SS Explorer; SS Demosthenes [sued to carry<br />
alian troops]; HMS Sydney [in Colombo Harbour just after the<br />
ing <strong>of</strong> the German Cruiser Emden]; SS Derbyshire [Colombo –<br />
angoon Line]; HMT Osterley; SS Cufic and HMT Orontes.<br />
Price $790.00<br />
Superb, interesting photographic record.<br />
Examples <strong>of</strong> the touring photos ...<br />
The Flatiron Skyscraper - New York<br />
Washington Arch – New York<br />
Statue <strong>of</strong> Liberty – New York<br />
Top <strong>of</strong> Woolworth Tower – New York<br />
5 th Avenue – New York<br />
Brooklyn Bridge – New York<br />
Boston views<br />
The Citadel Quebec<br />
Main Street Gibraltar<br />
A “Blimp” convoying<br />
A Glimpse <strong>of</strong> the US army<br />
Panama Canal scenes<br />
On route to Calcutta<br />
Homeward bound in the Bay <strong>of</strong> Biscay<br />
Cinnamon Gardens Colombo<br />
Cape St Vincent<br />
Hindu Temple South India<br />
Colombo Harbour<br />
On the Temple steps – India<br />
Native <strong>of</strong> South India<br />
Children <strong>of</strong> North India<br />
Hindu dockworker<br />
The Pagoda Calcutta<br />
Burmese Shrine to the God Dagan<br />
The Schegadon Pagodas Rangoon<br />
The Lake Rangoon<br />
A Burmese girl <strong>of</strong>f to the well<br />
Anzac Day 1918 some fancy costumes<br />
Sierra Leone West Africa<br />
Table Bay HMS Britannia escorting<br />
The first bugle call – “Cookhouse!”<br />
Scene in Native Quarter Durban<br />
Australian sheep Hamilton Victoria<br />
Sydney Zoo<br />
Wellington New Zealand<br />
Tahiti South Sea Islands<br />
Main Street Papeete<br />
Tahitian Friends<br />
Papeete from Crows Nest<br />
A Harbour view Tahiti<br />
A big dam Panama Canal<br />
Electric Mule Panama Canal<br />
Leaving Liverpool “Bon Voyage”<br />
Louisbourg – Cape Breton Island<br />
Snow scene St John Nova Scotia<br />
Lock gates and others Panama Canal<br />
“Star <strong>of</strong> Holland” mid -Pacific<br />
New Zealand memorial to Robert Scott<br />
Melbourne – picking up the Pilot<br />
Quarantine procedures in Melbourne<br />
Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane … and<br />
the way home via South Africa<br />
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The Island <strong>of</strong> Elba<br />
Petrus Bertius -1603<br />
An original copper engraved miniature<br />
map. One <strong>of</strong> the most striking<br />
and coveted island maps from the<br />
early 17 th Century. Engraved by<br />
Pieter Van den Keere for the great<br />
geographer Petrus Bertius and published<br />
by Cornelis Claesz in Amsterdam<br />
in 1603 for the “Tabularum Geographicarum<br />
Contractarum Libri”<br />
Price $290.00<br />
Framed in gilt with gilt fillet as shown<br />
Charming sought after 400 years old<br />
Elba, Italy’s third largest island after Sicily and Sardinia sits 10kms <strong>of</strong>f the Tuscany<br />
coast near Piombino. At the time <strong>of</strong> this map it was controlled by the Spanish.<br />
Later falling into French hands the English exiled Napoleon here in 1814. Not sure<br />
what they expected as they left him with a garrison <strong>of</strong> 600 men. He spent ten<br />
months before escaping back to France and it all started again. The Italian’s did<br />
not get proper control until 1860.
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Fine Binding by Riviere<br />
The Lays <strong>of</strong> Ancient Rome – Lord Macaulay<br />
Published in the 1890’s by Longmans, Green,<br />
Reader & Dyer, London. Larger form octavo,<br />
210 pages with numerous illustrations drawn<br />
from the “antique” by George Scharf.<br />
A full red leather binding by the distinguished<br />
Riviere. Heavy gold work to boards and spine<br />
all edges richly gilt, marbled endpapers with<br />
gilt rolls inside board and along board edges.<br />
Riviere stamp discretely on the front endpaper.<br />
Very good copy that will make a smashing gift.<br />
Macaulay’s Lays are narrative poems about<br />
Ancient Rome. They were written when he was<br />
bored in India during his early twenties. They<br />
are regarded as a classic … Winston Churchill<br />
memorised them while at Harrow to shore up<br />
shortcomings in his academic achievements.<br />
Price $190.00<br />
Beautifully bound solid history …<br />
a Churchill favourite<br />
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The Whole Course <strong>of</strong> Chirurgerie<br />
Peter Lowe<br />
Leather bound and beautifully gilt embossed<br />
all edges richly gilt from the Classics <strong>of</strong> Medicine<br />
Library 1981. Originally published in<br />
1597 an edition from which this fine facsimile<br />
is produced along with engravings taken from<br />
the second edition <strong>of</strong> 1612. Peter Lowe <strong>of</strong><br />
Scottish decent practiced in Paris at the time<br />
<strong>of</strong> writing this monumental work being appointed<br />
to the King <strong>of</strong> France. His dedication<br />
is to James the VI <strong>of</strong> Scotland. The engravings<br />
are enlightening – instruments for cutting <strong>of</strong>f<br />
fingers and toes, siring or squirt for the care<br />
<strong>of</strong> hollow wounds, instruments to cut and knit<br />
the fistula in the fundament, portraiture <strong>of</strong> a<br />
man Rim-burst (ouch!)<br />
Price $60.00<br />
Chirurgerie in the 16 th Century<br />
advanced by Lowe<br />
The Peculiar Use and Signification <strong>of</strong><br />
Certain Words in the Latin Tongue: or, a<br />
Collection <strong>of</strong> Observations, wherein the<br />
Elegant, and Commonly Unobserv’d Sense<br />
<strong>of</strong> very near Nine Hundred Common Latin<br />
Words. William Willymott - 1713<br />
A scholarly book from the early eighteenth<br />
century. One that will give any reader a<br />
leg forward in the intellectual stakes.<br />
Published by R Bonwick printed at the<br />
Cambridge University Press in 1713. A<br />
second edition. Scarce. Octavo, 4, 374<br />
pages bound in original full panelled calf,<br />
spine with raised bands, worn and losses<br />
to ends. Joints tender but holding. Some<br />
long gone worming to the margin <strong>of</strong> a few<br />
<strong>of</strong> the last leaves. Otherwise a pretty good<br />
antiquarian copy <strong>of</strong> a very scarce item.<br />
Willymott was born at Royston,<br />
Cambridgeshire and educated at Eton and<br />
Kings College, Cambridge. He graduated<br />
B.A. M.A. L.L.D. in 1707. He was made a<br />
Fellow. He became an usher at Eton and<br />
founded Isleworth Private School. He sided<br />
with “The Pretender” which hampered his<br />
career. He took orders … living at the<br />
Rectory Milton near Cambridge. He died at<br />
the Swan Inn at Bedford … not a bad pub.<br />
Price $240.00<br />
Overcome your Latin with Willymott .<br />
Swan Inn — not a bad place to “Pack<br />
Your Bags” (Stipant Vobis Sacculos)
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Early 19thC — Heraldry<br />
An Essay on the Ancient and Modern Use<br />
<strong>of</strong> Armories; Shewing Their Origin,<br />
Definition, and Division <strong>of</strong> them into<br />
their several Species. The Method <strong>of</strong><br />
Composing them, and Marshalling many<br />
Coats together in one Shield.<br />
Alexander Nisbet – 1718<br />
Title continues … Illustrated by many<br />
Examples and Sculptures <strong>of</strong> the Armorial<br />
Ensigns <strong>of</strong> Noble Families in this and<br />
other Nations … To which is added, An<br />
Index explaining the Terms <strong>of</strong> Blazon<br />
made use <strong>of</strong> in this Essay.<br />
First Edition and scarce. Printed by<br />
William Adams Jnr for James Mack Euen<br />
(to be sold at his shop), Edinburgh 1718.<br />
Small quarto, 224 pages preceded by<br />
introductions and subscribers list. Seven<br />
folding plates <strong>of</strong> multiple images <strong>of</strong> arms,<br />
and an Index <strong>of</strong> Terms. Contains a<br />
detailed account <strong>of</strong> the reigns <strong>of</strong> British<br />
Royalty and the origins <strong>of</strong> their arms.<br />
Bound in original full calf, light browning<br />
and signs <strong>of</strong> old worming now long gone.<br />
Scottish historian Alexander Nisbet’s<br />
works on heraldry are considered the<br />
best on the subject.<br />
Carries the bookplate <strong>of</strong> Sir William Baird<br />
Price $290.00<br />
Nisbet the Authority and an early First<br />
Edition <strong>of</strong> his “Essay on Heraldry”<br />
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Expedition to the Head <strong>of</strong> the Derwent<br />
and to the Countries Bordering the<br />
Huon in 1835 – George Frankland<br />
A delicious little gem from the Sullivan’s<br />
Cove published 1983 number 124 <strong>of</strong> a<br />
limited edition <strong>of</strong> only 155.<br />
George Frankland, quite a character, and<br />
his writing suggests a man that preferred<br />
the bush to the <strong>of</strong>fice. Published from his<br />
original manuscript as was his letter to<br />
R.W. Hay which sets out his intentions.<br />
Price $60.00<br />
Limited edition Tasmanian collectable<br />
An Account <strong>of</strong> the Discoveries Made in the<br />
South Pacific Ocean Previous to 1764<br />
Alexander Dalrymple<br />
A quality production, Number 3 in the Australian<br />
Maritime Series published by Hordern House. A<br />
Limited edition <strong>of</strong> 950 copies hand bound in<br />
midnight blue Scottish calf with marbled papered<br />
boards. Designed by Margo Snape.<br />
First published in 1767 one <strong>of</strong> the rarest accounts.<br />
This is the first time reissued faithfully<br />
reproduced complete with seven fold-out plates.<br />
The original account used a reference on the<br />
Endeavour and mentioned by Banks and Cook.<br />
Price $120.00<br />
Dalrymple lead Cook to Australia
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19thC Cased Brass French Surveyors Cross<br />
A very good example <strong>of</strong> a octagonal design<br />
surveyors cross in its original case.<br />
The solid brass body bright, undamaged and not<br />
over polished. Comes in two parts, the neck<br />
resting inside the head whilst in its box. Sighting<br />
threads intact. The box is in good shape and<br />
measures 13cm by 9cm by 9cm. The whole weighs<br />
just short <strong>of</strong> a kilogram.<br />
Price $240.00<br />
A nicely cased Victorian brass surveyors instrument<br />
Journals <strong>of</strong> Expeditions in<br />
Van Diemen’s Land 1833 —John Charles Darke<br />
A delightful limited edition by Sullivan’s Cove<br />
published in 1985. Number 20 <strong>of</strong> 175 copies.<br />
Charming fine gift like quality. The manuscripts<br />
are held by the Tasmanian State Library.<br />
A diminutive 43 pages Darke’s expeditions are<br />
set out in three reports …<br />
first, To the Peak <strong>of</strong> Teneriffe in 1833; secondly,<br />
South West <strong>of</strong> the Peak and finally, “Hobart<br />
Town Report” all reports dated 1833.<br />
There is an interesting editors note the “Peak <strong>of</strong><br />
Teneriffe” is Wyld’s Craig and the “Derwent’<br />
variously referred to is in fact the River Nive.<br />
Price $60.00<br />
Beautiful things <strong>of</strong>ten come in small packages.<br />
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The Hound <strong>of</strong> Heaven<br />
by Francis Thompson<br />
A unique item in a beautiful calligraphic<br />
hand with watercolour illustration and<br />
title embellished in gold, illuminations<br />
throughout.<br />
Probably the most influential poem ever<br />
written, which is a bold call. 182 lines<br />
and made Thompson’s reputation. First<br />
published in 1893. Thompson (1859-<br />
1907) spent three years living on the<br />
streets during his twenties, was addicted<br />
to opium and suffered mentally. In 1888,<br />
after reading his poetry Wilfred and<br />
Alice Meynall took him in and supported<br />
him – they probably saved him. The<br />
Hound <strong>of</strong> Heaven resulted … described<br />
by the Bishop <strong>of</strong> London as “one <strong>of</strong> the<br />
most tremendous poems ever written”.<br />
The later influences in music, art, film,<br />
theatre etc are too many to begin to<br />
mention ... maybe just one … Inspector<br />
Morse (the intellectual detective) in the<br />
episode The Last Enemy.<br />
Uncut hand made paper, half title,<br />
frontispiece, title, blank, 10 pages,<br />
bound in cream paper covered boards,<br />
gilt manuscript title to front and decorative<br />
cord with tassels. Chip to cream<br />
paper cover and a couple <strong>of</strong> age marks<br />
and a hint <strong>of</strong> splitting, otherwise the<br />
whole in excellent condition. The<br />
artwork bright and fresh …<br />
the gilt sparkling.<br />
Price $280.00<br />
Perfect and unique item –<br />
what better choice?
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Traite des Bandages — 1809<br />
Traite des Bandages et Appareils<br />
a l’Usage des Chirurgiens Armees –<br />
J.B.J. Thillaye - 1809<br />
Jean Baptiste Jacques Thillaye was born at<br />
Rouen in 1752 he died at Paris in 1822. He<br />
was a leading French physician, Surgeon in<br />
Chief at the recently founded Hospital St<br />
Antoine and Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Anatomy at the<br />
Paris College <strong>of</strong> Medicine.<br />
Second edition <strong>of</strong> this rare work on<br />
bandaging, splints and accoutrements<br />
helpful to surgeons particularly in the<br />
army. Published by Crochard, Paris 1809.<br />
Contemporary binding <strong>of</strong> half leather over<br />
marbled paper covered boards. Gilt line<br />
compartments to spine with separate gilt<br />
title label. Octavo, xiv, 356 pages, 357-366<br />
(Table <strong>of</strong> Plates), 367-379 (Table <strong>of</strong><br />
Contents), errata, followed by nine<br />
folding copper engraved plates <strong>of</strong> multiple<br />
well executed images. Very good condition,<br />
super clean internally.<br />
Price $180.00<br />
French medical rarity now two hundred<br />
years old
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Panarithmologia:<br />
or The Trader’s Sure Guide Containing Exact and<br />
Useful Tables, Ready Cast Up, Adapted to the<br />
use <strong>of</strong> Merchants, Mercers, Bankers, Drapers,<br />
Goldsmiths, Grocers, Weavers, Haberdashers,<br />
and those that deal by Wholesale, or Retail and<br />
All other Mechanicks etc<br />
William Leybourn – corrected and enlarged.<br />
Published Rivington, Hawes et al, London 1772.<br />
Small octavo, unpaginated, re-backed in leather<br />
over early worn cloth covered boards raised<br />
bands, title and date in gilt.<br />
Pages showing age and use as usual and, with<br />
annotations and doodles characteristic <strong>of</strong> this<br />
book. Very popular in business during the 18 th<br />
Century first published late the previous. Then,<br />
constantly updated with final editions in the<br />
1820’s. William Leybourn was an accomplished<br />
mathematician and surveyor .. but it was this<br />
little delight that made him rich.<br />
Price $90.00<br />
An early and most useful guide for business …<br />
and a super title.<br />
Scott <strong>of</strong> the Antarctic<br />
A miniature jug by Royal Doulton,<br />
from their Explorers Series. Scott<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Antarctic in fine condition<br />
no marks or chips. Tiny in size ..<br />
around 6cm by 4cm. Designed by<br />
Stanley Taylor and issued as limited<br />
number <strong>of</strong> 2,000 in 1997.<br />
Price $40.00<br />
Scott remembered albeit in a<br />
very small way<br />
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Disturbing Element [An Autobiography]<br />
Xavier Herbert – First Edition 1963<br />
A very nice first edition copy <strong>of</strong> Australian writer<br />
Xavier Herbert’s autobiography.<br />
Born in 1901 Xavier Herbert had a rather strange<br />
upbringing. He trained as a Pharmacist having<br />
worked in a chemist’s shop at the age <strong>of</strong> 14. He<br />
went to Melbourne to study medicine. Writing was<br />
a passion but he was in his thirties before his<br />
great work “Capricornia” was published to great<br />
acclaim. He was much admired by HG Wells.<br />
Xavier Herbert was the “Disturbing Element’.<br />
Published by F.W. Cheshire, Melbourne etc in<br />
1963. Octavo, 271 pages, a very good copy.<br />
Herbert published few works and his final novel<br />
“Poor Fellow My Country” published in 1975 won<br />
the Miles Franklin award. It is also the longest<br />
novel ever published by an Australian writer at<br />
1,466 pages and an estimated 852 thousand words<br />
Price $30.00<br />
Interesting autobiography <strong>of</strong> the elusive talented<br />
Xavier Herbert.<br />
The Eye <strong>of</strong> the Storm — White<br />
A fine first edition <strong>of</strong> Patrick White’s epic novel<br />
about the reality <strong>of</strong> family relationships. The<br />
book that earned White the 1973 Nobel Prize.<br />
Published by Jonathan Cape, London in 1973,<br />
608 pages, top edge blue. Dust jacket and book<br />
in perfect condition.<br />
$50.00<br />
White First and Best<br />
A Journey to the Interior <strong>of</strong> the Earth<br />
Jule Verne classic published by Ward Lock, London,<br />
published 1967. Octavo, 192 pages. Our favourite, more<br />
modern edition with the super dust jacket. Illustrated<br />
internally with line drawings. Very good condition.<br />
Often Journey to the “Centre” here the ”Interior” but<br />
we still come out in Iceland, where else?. Translates for<br />
the young in mind, the style <strong>of</strong> translation is unusual<br />
and leads to a bit <strong>of</strong> adult amusement.<br />
Price $45.00<br />
Verne – at the interior Centre
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Mining Cards by W.D. & H.O. Wills<br />
Very hard to find complete set <strong>of</strong> 50 cards circa<br />
1912 issued by Wills <strong>of</strong> Bristol and London.<br />
Very good condition.<br />
Seven cards <strong>of</strong> Coal Mining - Miner Holing; Miner<br />
Drilling and Blasting; Electric Coal Cutters;<br />
Electric Train; Taking Coal to Pit Mouth by Pony;<br />
At the Bottom <strong>of</strong> the Shaft; Sorting and Cleaning<br />
Coal and the all important Mine Surveyor.<br />
Cards specific to Australia include BHP Silver<br />
Mine Mechanical Feed and a General View <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Mine … Mount Morgan Gold (with it interesting<br />
story) and Digging for Sapphires in Queensland.<br />
The rest <strong>of</strong> the world is represented including<br />
Asbestos at Thetford Canada; China Clay at St<br />
Austell Cornwall; Copper at the famous Rio Tinto<br />
Mine Spain; Diamonds at Kimberley; Tin at Perak<br />
Malaya; Turquoises from Nishapour, Persia; Rock<br />
Salt in Cheshire; Rubies from Burma etc etc<br />
Price $120.00<br />
Large 50 card Mining set over 100 years old.<br />
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