GASTON RENARD Pty. Ltd. Established 1945 Postal Address: (A.C.N. 005 928 503) Electronic communications: P.O. Box 1030, Telephone: +61 (0)3 9459 5040 Ivanhoe, Melbourne, ABN: 68 893 979 543 FAX: +61 (0)3 9459 6787 Victoria, 3079, Australia. www.gastonrenard.com E-mail: books@gastonrenard.com Short List No. 73-2013. Australian Literature.
1 Abbott, J. H. M. OUT OF THE PAST. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 72; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. Sydney; The Currawong Publishing Company; N.D. [1944]. ***Brief accounts of various bits of early Australian history originally published in The Bulletin including voyages and explorations: Mendana, Torres, Dampier, Cook, Grant, Bass, etc. #15192 A$25.00
2 Anderson, Hugh. THE COLONIAL MINSTREL. First Edition; pp. x, 158; portrait frontispiece, bibliography, general index & index of song titles; original decorated papered boards; a fine copy in slightly torn dustwrapper. Melbourne; F. W. Cheshire; (1960). ***The story of Charles Thatcher, whose theatrical career in Victoria and New Zealand between 1852 and 1870 rested on his success as a lively commentator on the day-to-day life of the goldfields, including bibliographical notes on the Victoria Songster, Colonial Songster, Colonial Minstrel, and other works of the 1850s. #33711 A$30.00
3 Anderson, Hugh. SHAW NEILSON: An Annotated Bibliography and Checklist 1893-1964. Cr. 4to, Revised Edition; pp. [viii], 46(last 3 blank); portrait frontispiece, appendix; original stiff wrappers (a little discoloured); a very good copy. Sydney; The Wentworth Press; 1964. ***Edition Limited to 275 copies. Studies in Australian Bibliography, No. 14. The First Edition was published as No. 3 in this Series. #34129 A$35.00
4 Anderson, Hugh. FAREWELL TO OLD ENGLAND. A Broadside History of Early Australia. First Edition; pp. 212; several scores from the ballads of the time, bibliography, notes, index of song titles; original papered boards; a nice copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. Adelaide; Rigby Limited; (1964). #8322 A$45.00
5 Australian Poetry: A TREASURY OF FAVOURITE AUSTRALIAN POEMS. Roy. 8vo; pp. [iv], 132; several full-page illustrations, marker ribbon; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Ringwood); Viking O Neil; (1987). ***First published in 1982. #23945 A$30.00
6 Beard, William. VALIANT MARTINET or, The Adventures on Sea and Land of Captain William Bligh. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 92(last blank); portrait frontispiece, 2 illustrations (1 doublepage); original stiff wrappers; a very nice copy; very scarce. [Sydney; The Author; 1956]. *** Of this edition, one hundred copies for sale and twenty-five for presentation have been privately printed for the author. Telling the story of Bligh s life in verse form. #16735 A$150.00
7 Bell, Kathrine; Introduction and Selection by. TWO CENTURIES OF AUSTRALIAN POETRY. Roy. 4to, First Edition; pp. 224; numerous coloured illustrations, index of titles, index of first lines; original slick illustrated papered boards; (neat inscription on endpaper); a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Smithfield, New South Wales); A Murray David Production, Gary Allen; (2007). ***An attractively produced book with nice use of colour for headings and authors. #23981 A$35.00
8 Boldrewood, Rolf [Thomas Alexander Browne]. ROBBERY UNDER ARMS. [A Story of Life and Adventure in the Bush and in the Goldfields of Australia. With an Introduction by G. F. Maine]. Cr. 8vo; pp. 448(last blank); bibliography; original wrappers. (South Yarra); Currey O Neil; (1984). #23895 A$15.00
9 Bulletin: THE BULLETIN. August 5, 1961. 4to; pp. 52; several illustrations; original wrappers. Sydney; The Bulletin; 1961. ***Including a short story by Amy Witting and an article on Governor King on Norfolk Island by M. H. Ellis. #64552 A$10.00
10 Bulletin, The: THE OLD BULLETIN READER. The best stories from The Bulletin 1881-1901. Facsimile Edition; pp. 208; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. [Melbourne]; Lansdowne; [1973]. ***First published as The Bulletin Story Book in 1901. #23929 A$30.00
11 Burke, Keast; Compiler. THOMAS ALEXANDER BROWNE (ROLF BOLDREWOOD). An Annotated Bibliography, Checklist, and Chronology. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. [viii], ff. 61 (printed on rectos only; last leaf blank); frontispiece; original cloth-backed stiff wrappers; a fine copy. Cremorne, N.S.W.; The Stone Copying Company; 1956. ***Edition Limited to 150 copies, numbered and signed. Studies in Australian Bibliography, No. 5. #34134 A$65.00
12 Burn, David. PLAYS, AND FUGITIVE PIECES, IN VERSE, by David Burn, Member of the Dramatic Authors Society. Author of Van Diemen s Land, Moral Physical and Political; Strictures (Agamemnon,) on the Navy; The Chivalry of the Mercantile Marine, &c., &c., &c. Vol. I. Hobart Town, Van Diemen s Land: Printed by William Pratt, 67, Elizabeth Street: Published by S. A. Tegg, 39 1/2, Elizabeth Street. 1842. First Edition; pp. [vi], 272(last blank); [vi], [273]-434, [2](Errata, verso blank); original cloth, paper label (worn) on spine (neatly rebacked, with original backstrip preserved); a very good copy; very rare. Hobart Town, Van Diemen s Land; S. A. Tegg; 1842. ***Ferguson 3369; Serle, page 32; Miller & Macartney, page 91. The work consists of two volumes in one: the title-page to the second volume reads OUR FIRST LIEUTENANT AND FUGITIVE PIECES, IN PROSE, and continues as for the first volume. This copy has a small label pasted onto the free endpaper with the inscription: To Thomas James Serle Esquire With the Sincerest regard of an ancient friend and Fellow Labourer The Author. This was the first volume of plays in verse published in Australia and the third volume of verse published in Tasmania. David Burn emigrated to Tasmania in 1826 after serving in the navy, and became active in Tasmanian public affairs, notably in the movement for the cessation of transportation. He later moved to Sydney and to New Zealand where he engaged in journalism, dying at Auckland in 1875. #64277 A$3500.00
13 Burnet, Ross; Compiled by. A CLUNE BIBLIOGRAPHY. A guide to identification and value of the books written by Francis Patrick Clune (1893-1971). First Edition; pp. [20]; index; original stiff wrappers. Uralla; Australian Book Collector; 1997. #57707 A$20.00
14 Butler, Richard. AGAINST THE WIND. F cap 8vo, Second Impression; pp. [iv], 236; original stiff wrappers; a very good copy. (London & Melbourne); Corgi Books, A Division of Transworld Publishers Ltd; (1978). ***This fictitious account of transportation to New South Wales was made into a 13-part television series. #23912 A$18.00
15 Clark, Manning. HENRY LAWSON. The Man and the Legend. First Paperback Edition; pp. [x], 178, [4](blank); sources, index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (South Melbourne); Sun Books; (1985). ***First published in 1978 as In Search of Henry Lawson. #23925 A$25.00
16 Clune, Frank. BEN HALL [The Bushranger]. Pp. [iv], 200(last blank); 16 coloured plates from the ABC/BBC/20th Century Fox film of the same name; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. London; Angus & Robertson Publishers; (1975). ***A novel based on historical fact, first published 1947. #41213 A$30.00
17 Courtenay, Bryce. THE AUSTRALIAN TRILOGY. Med. 8vo, First Edition (of the collection); pp. [xvi], 598; [vi], 526(last blank); [viii], 540(last 9 blank); 3 double-page maps, sources; original quarter cloth; a nice copy. (Ringwood, Victoria); Viking; (2000). ***Comprising the three Australian historical novels The Potato Factory, Tommo & Hawk and Solomon s Song, set in Van Diemen s Land and Gallipoli. #51033 A$50.00
18 Cox, P. Brian. HOODED FALCON. FAUCON CHAPERONNE. Far Eastern Poems. Bilingual Version by the Author. Introduction by Gaston-Henry Aufrere. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 110; original wrappers; (some sections lightly browned - a different paper stock); a fine copy; very scarce. Paris; Published under the Patronage of Office Francais d Informations Culturelles, by Editions Unimuse, Tournai; [1957]. ***Edition of 250 numbered copies, this copy inscribed and signed by the Author. The Author was a London born poet who lived in Melbourne after giving up journalism for health reasons arising from his maltreatment in Japanese prison camps. #26760 A$85.00
19 Cross, D. A. THE LAST CASE. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. vi, 386; portrait of the Author; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (Ormond, Victoria); Nakkarra Publications; (1987). ***Signed by the Author. A brilliant novel by the exciting, new Australian author -- wrapper blurb. #30921 A$25.00
20 Crown, Alan David. HEBREW MANUSCRIPTS AND RARE PRINTED BOOKS. Held in the Fisher Library of the University of Sydney. Cr. 4to, First Edition; ff. 24 (printed on rectos only); 2 plates; original cloth-backed stiff wrappers. (Surry Hills); Wentworth Press; 1973. ***Studies in Australian Bibliography No. 20. #34122 A$45.00
21 Dark, Eleanor. THE TIMELESS LAND. 3rd Australian Edition; pp. 454, [2](blank); endpaper map, glossary of Aboriginal words; original cloth; a very good copy in slightly defective dustwrapper. (Sydney); Collins; 1943. ***Novel of early Sydney. #18619 A$25.00
22 Depasquale, Paul. A CRITICAL HISTORY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE 1836-1930 with subjectively annotated Bibliographies. First Edition; pp. viii, 328(last adv.); Errata slip, appendix, bibliogs., index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. Warradale, South Australia; Pioneer Books; (1978). ***Edition limited to 1000 numbered copies, this being out-of-series. #34240 A$40.00
23 Doorly, Captain Gerald S. THE SONGS OF THE MORNING. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 18, [14](music, with calligraphic song titles by J. S. Foreman); frontispiece, full-page illust.; original stiff grey leathergrain printed wrappers; a fine copy; scarce. Melbourne; Bread and Cheese Club; 1943. ***Not in Spence; Renard 455; Rosove 98.A1. The Morning commanded by William Colbeck, made two voyages to the relief of SCOTT S first expedition, 1901-04, with E. R. G. R. EVANS as Second Officer and DOORLY as Third. The introduction is by R. H. Croll. #38173 A$150.00
24 Edwards, Ron. GREAT AUSTRALIAN FOLK SONGS. With illustrations by the author. Cr. 4to, Second Edition; pp. [xii], 508(last blank); very numerous text illustrations, bibliography, index of titles, index of first lines; original slick pictorial papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Willoughby, NSW); Ure Smith Press; (1991). ***First published in larger format under the title The Big Book of Australian Folk Song by Rigby in 1976. #23893 A$65.00
25 Favenc, Ernest. MAROONED ON AUSTRALIA. Being the Narration By Dietrich Buys of his Discoveries and Exploits in Terra Australis Incognita about the Year 1630. Cr. 8vo; pp. 224; map & 3 plates; appendix; original cloth (faded; top of spine a little worn); a very good copy. London and Glasgow; Blackie & Son Limited; N.D. [c. 1920?]. ***Similar to Muir 2446, but olive-green un-illustrated cloth, lettered in black. #18615 A$35.00
26 Ferguson, John Alexander. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AUSTRALIA. [1784-1900]. 7 vols., roy. 8vo, Vols. I-IV, Facsimile Editions, Vols. V-VII, First Editions; Vol. I, 1784-1830, pp. viii, xii, [ii], 542(last 2 blank); 32 plates, index; Vol. II, 1831-1838, pp. viii, x, [ii], 568; 39 plates, addendum, index; Vol. III, 1839-1845, pp. viii, xii, [ii], 632; 37 plates, addenda, index; Vol. IV, 1846-1850, pp. viii, xii, [ii], 734(last colophon only); 38 plates, addendum, corrigenda, index; Vol. V, 1851-1900, A-G, pp. xiv, 1150(last 4 blank); 36 plates; Vol. VI, 1851-1900, H-P, pp. viii, 1144(last 3 blank); 37 plates; Vol. VII, 1851-1900, Q-Z, pp. xii, 1076(last blank); 37 plates; (in total nearly 6,000 pages, 256 plates); original buckram; a nice set (Vols. I-IV in slightly worn d/ws, these a little unevenly faded as usual). Canberra; National Library of Australia; 1975-76 [and Sydney, Angus and Robertson Ltd, 1963-69]. ***All volumes are now out-of-print. This is the most important single work of Australian historical and bibliographical reference, containing about 20,000 entries, and despite the now-accumulated substantial number of errors and omissions, a remarkable achievement and probably the best and most detailed National Bibliography in existence. #43350 A$550.00
27 Finch, Alan. PENS AND EMS IN AUSTRALIA. First Edition; pp. 112(last 2 blank); 8 plates, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. Adelaide; Rigby Limited; (1965). ***A look at the Australian newspaper industry in all its idiosyncratic guises. #24136 A$25.00
28 Finkel, George. WILLIAM LIGHT. First Edition; pp. [vi], 172, [2](blank); 3 maps (1 double-page), bibliography; a very good copy in dustwrapper. (Sydney); Angus and Robertson; (1972). ***A fictional biography of the founder of Adelaide including his service with Wellington in the Peninsular War. #19971 A$10.00
29 Freeman, Daphne; Edited by. EYRE PENINSULA RAMB- LINGS. Cover design by Marilyn Mayne. A project of Lower Eyre Peninsula Women s Jubilee 150 Committee. First Edition; pp. 96(last 3 blank); original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (Adelaide; Lutheran Publishing House; 1985). ***Reminiscences, literary contributions in prose and verse, and snippets of local history. #23055 A$25.00
30 Gellert, Leon. SONGS OF A CAMPAIGN. Third and Enlarged Edition with Pictures by Norman Lindsay. Sq. 8vo; pp. [iii]-x(lacking half-title), 126, [2](adv.), [2](blank); 16 full-page illustrations & illust. endpapers by Norman Lindsay; original cloth; a very good copy. Sydney; Angus & Robertson Limited Publishers to the University; 1917. ***Previous editions were not illustrated by Lindsay. #4325 A$30.00
31 Gunn, Mrs. Aeneas. WE OF THE NEVER-NEVER. Abridged and adapted for use in schools. Cr. 8vo; pp. [ii], 190; full-page map, frontispiece & 25 illustrations; original wrappers (a little worn). Melbourne; Robertson & Mullens Ltd.; 1944. ***This great Australian Classic was originally published in 1907, and since published in many and varied editions. #23900 A$20.00
32 [Gunton, Elizabeth; Compiler]. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CATHERINE HELEN SPENCE. F cap 4to, First Edition; pp. [viii], 34, [2](blank); portrait frontispiece, 358 entries, index; original wrappers; a fine copy. Adelaide; Libraries Board of South Australia; 1967. ***Bibliographies of Australian Writers Series. #33698 A$30.00
33 Hadgraft, Cecil. JAMES BRUNTON STEPHENS. First Edition; pp. x, 126; 4 plates, bibliography; original papered boards; a good ex-library copy (discarded) with the usual markings. (St. Lucia); University of Queensland Press; (1969). #4666 A$10.00
34 Hennessey, John David. THE DIS-HONOURABLE. With an Introduction by Nancy Bonnin. Pp. 32, [8](plates), [viii], 320(last 3 blank); 8 full-page illustrations; original papered boards; a very good copy in dustwrapper. (St. Lucia); University of Queensland Press; (1975). ***A murder mystery set in the disastrous Brisbane floods of 1893, first published in 1895. #23928 A$35.00
35 Hill, Ernestine. MY LOVE MUST WAIT. The Story of Matthew Flinders. 6th Impression; pp. [vi], 464, [4](Addenda & acknowledgments); original cloth; a very good copy. Sydney; Angus and Robertson Ltd; 1945. ***A fictionalized account based on the facts by a consummate writer. #15742 A$25.00
36 Hill, Ernestine. MY LOVE MUST WAIT. The Story of Matthew Flinders. Pp. [viii], 472(last 5 blank); Addenda; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Angus & Robertson Publishers; (1978). ***A fictionalized account based on the facts by a consummate writer first published in 1941. #22174 A$30.00
37 Hoskins, Robert. GOLDFIELD BALLADEER. The Life and Times of the celebrated Charles R. Thatcher. First Edition; pp. xii, 194, [2](blank); 16 plates, anthology of songs, select bibliography; original papered boards. Auckland and London; Collins; (1977). ***With an emphasis on Thatcher s New Zealand adventures and publications. #23914 A$35.00
38 Idriess, Ion L.: ION IDRIESS S GREATEST STORIES. [Volume I] Of Miners and Soldiers. [Volume II. Heroes of the Outback]. Illustrated by Tony Pyrzakowski. 2 vols., med. 8vo, First Edition (of this collection); Vol. I, pp. xxiv, 616(last blank); a few maps, several illusts., Introduction & chronology of Idriess s life by Beverley Eley; Vol. II, pp. xvi, 584(last 3 blank); a few maps, several illusts., chronology of Idriess s life (repeated from Vol. I); original cloth; a fine set in original pictorial open card slipcase. (North Ryde); Angus & Robertson Publishers; (1986). ***Nicely printed on good quality paper, with text decorations in brown. The works included are: The Silver City; Lightning Ridge; The Desert Column; The Cattle King; Flynn of the Inland; Lasseter s Last Ride. Also included (as issued) is: Lasseter, Lewis Hubert: LASSETER S DIARY. [A facsimile of the original manuscript diary now in the Mitchell Library, Sydney]. Small 8vo, First Edition; pp. [96](last blank); several illustrations; original stiff wrappers, rounded corners; a fine copy. [Sydney]; Angus & Robertson Publishers; 1986. ***Lasseter claimed to have discovered a rich gold reef in central Australia. #23947 A$135.00
39 Kramer, Leonie; Selected and with an Introduction by. MY COUNTRY. Australian Poetry & Short Stories. Two Hundred Years. Volume I, Beginnings - 1930s. Thick cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. xiv, 626; 36 coloured plates from paintings by the outstanding Australian artists of all periods, very numerous b/w. illustrations, being principally the drawings which illustrated the texts on their original publication, 5 indices (of authors, artists, plates, titles & first lines of poems); marbled endpapers; original papered boards, gilt; (a slight scratch to front board); a fine copy. Sydney; Lansdowne Press; (1985). #52815 A$30.00
40 Kruta, Vladislav; Whitley, Gilbert P.; (& five other authors). DR. JOHN LHOTSKY: The Turbulent Australian Writer, Naturalist and Explorer. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 176; 5 full-page maps, 27 plates, references & notes to each chapter, chronology, 28-page bibliography, index of persons & index of Geographical Names; original wrappers; a fine copy. Melbourne; (Australia Felix Literary Club); 1977. #455 A$65.00
41 Lawlor, P. A. THE MYSTERY OF MAATA: A Katherine Mansfield Novel. With an Introduction by G. H. Scholefield. First Edition; pp. [ii], 42; 4 plates; notes, index; original cloth-backed boards (a little faded); a nice copy. Wellington; Bettane Book Bureau; 1946. ***Bagnall L191. Signed by P. A. Lawlor. #1915 A$25.00
42 Lawson, Henry. [COMPLETE WORKS. Comprising, Vol. I:] A CAMP-FIRE YARN. Henry Lawson Complete Works 1885-1900. Compiled and edited by Leonard Cronin. With an introduction by Brian Kiernan. [Vol. II:] A FANTASY OF MAN. Henry Lawson Complete Works 1901-1922 [etc., as for Vol. I]. 2 vols., cr. 4to, First Edition; Vol. I, pp. [x], xii, 906; coloured frontispiece & 24 plates (all but 2 coloured), numerous b/w. text illustrations, 3 appendices, index of prose, index of verse, index of first lines of verse; Vol. II, pp. [xii], viii, 1012; 24 plates (all but 5 coloured), numerous b/w. text illustrations, index of prose, index of verse, index of first lines of verse; original papered boards (faux leather), gilt; a fine set in original pictorial card slipcase (this a little worn). Sydney; Lansdowne; (1984). ***A commemorative limited edition of the first publication of Henry Lawson s complete works. The work is attractively produced and well printed on good quality paper, and includes unpublished manuscript works as well as Lawson s entire printed oeuvre. The illustrations include many by notable Australian artists originally done to illustrate Lawson s works. Later editions/issues of this work were printed on very inferior paper and either did not include the colour plates or reproduced them in very poor quality. #23982 A$165.00
43 [Lewis, Gary; Photographer]. A COLLECTION OF AUSTRALIAN BUSH VERSE. Square 4to, First Edition, Third Impression; pp. 112; 28 coloured illustrations, index of titles; original slick pictorial boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. Castle Hill; Peter Antill-Rose & Associates; [1991]. ***An attractive collection presented with such typically Australian chapter titles as Shearers, Horses and Riders and Old Bush Characters. #46973 A$25.00
44 Macartney, Frederick T. A HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 72(last 2 blank); original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. Sydney; Angus and Robertson; (1957). #6332 A$25.00
45 Mackaness, George. AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HENRY LAWSON. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. [x], 102(last blank); coloured frontispiece, 9 b/w. plates, tabulated list of the Collected Poems and Stories of Lawson, 4 appendices, index; original buckram; a very good copy in worn & torn dustwrapper. Sydney; Angus and Robertson Ltd; (1951). ***Printed by John Gartner at The Hawthorn Press. #18961 A$135.00
46 McLaren, Ian F. C. J. DENNIS: A Comprehensive Bibliography based on the Collection of the Compiler. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. xvi, 288; frontispiece, 2 mounted coloured plates, 3 b/w. plates & 42 other illustrations (about half full-page), 2-page addenda & corrigenda loosely inserted, 2 indices; original vinyl; a fine copy. Adelaide; Libraries Board of South Australia; 1979. ***Edition limited to 500 copies, this being one of 96 hardcover copies bound in vinyl. [with] McLaren, Ian F. C. J. DENNIS: A Supplement to a Comprehensive Bibliography together with a Consolidated Index to the Compiler s Dennis Publications. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. xx, 228; portrait frontis., appendix, addenda & corrigenda, etc.; original cloth; a fine copy. Adelaide; Libraries Board of South Australia; 1983. #19876 A$120.00
47 McLaren, Ian F. MARCUS CLARKE: An Annotated Bibliography. Large demy 4to, First Edition; pp. xxii, 394(last blank); 8 illustrations, indices; original wrappers; a fine copy. Melbourne; Library Council of Victoria; 1982. #19871 A$35.00
48 McLaren, Ian F. ADAM LINDSAY GORDON. A Comprehensive Bibliography. 4to, First Edition; pp. xxviii, 462; several illustrations, short biography, several voluminous appendices, 3 indexes; addenda & corrigenda; a fine copy in original stiff wrappers. Parkville; University of Melbourne Library; 1986. ***Limited edition of 300 copies. #22637 A$65.00
49 McLaren, Ian F. & Griffith, George J. WHITCOMBE S STORY BOOKS A TRANS-TASMAN SURVEY. Demy 4to, First Edition; pp. xvi, 258; 11 illusts., refs., appendices, indices, addenda & corrigenda; original wrappers; a fine copy. Melbourne; Melbourne University Library; 1984. ***Limited Edition of 250 copies. [with] McLaren, Ian. F. WHITCOMBE S STORY BOOKS: A TRANS-TASMAN SURVEY: First Supplement. Demy 4to, First Edition; pp. xvi, 72; a few text illustrations, references, 14 appendices, 3 indices; original wrappers; a fine copy. Melbourne; University of Melbourne Library; 1987. ***Limited Edition of 170 copies. #28595 A$65.00
50 McLaren, Ian F. HENRY KENDALL. A Comprehensive Bibliography. Demy 4to, First Edition; pp. xxii, 342(last blank); coloured portrait frontispiece, a few illustrations, several appendices, 4 indices; original wrappers; a fine copy. Parkville; University of Melbourne Library; 1987. #22742 A$65.00
51 McLean, Donald & Rodd, L. C.; Compiled by. VENTURING THE UNKNOWN WAYS. Foreword and introductory notes by Kylie Tennant. First Edition; pp. x, 198; original boards; a fine copy. Melbourne; F. W. Cheshire; (1965). ***An anthology of Australian historical and literary writing. #11031 A$10.00
52 Maher, F. K.; Editor. TWENTIETH CENTURY: An Australian Quarterly Review. Vol. IX, No. 1. Roy. 8vo; pp. 72; original wrappers. Melbourne; Polding Press; [1954]. ***Including an article on The Poetry of R. D. Fitzgerald, by F. M. Todd. [with] TWENTIETH CENTURY. Volume Ten [No. 2]. Summer, 1955. Pp. [iv], 101-188, [4](adv.); original wrappers. Melbourne; Printed for The Institute of Social Order by the Advocate Press; 1955. ***With an article: Arnold Wood--and his View of History, by C. M. [Manning] H. Clark; also Clothes, Culture and Sex, by J. L. Thomas - from the Catholic viewpoint. #64646 A$15.00
53 Muir, Marcie. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN S BOOKS. 2 vols., thick med. 8vo; Vol. I, First Edition; pp. 1038, [2](blank); 8 coloured & 16 b/w. plates, 17 text illustrations (some full-page), Vol. 2, First Australian Edition; pp. 554, [6](blank); 4 coloured & 16 b/w. plates, 6 text illustrations (some full-page), corrigenda to Volume I, index; original cloth; a fine set in faded dustwrappers. London; A Grafton Book, Andre Deutsch [Vol. I] and (Sydney), Hutchinson Group (Australia) Pty. Ltd. [Vol. II]; (1970-76). ***Pages 977-1038 of Volume I and Pages 447-502 of Volume II comprise A Select Bibliography of the South West Pacific Area and Supplement. #25560 A$130.00
54 O Grady, Frank. NO BOUNDARY FENCE. First Paperback Edition; pp. [viii], 208; original wrappers. (Sydney); Pacific Books, Angus and Robertson; (1961). ***Novel based on the life of Hamilton Hume, first published in the previous year. #55871 A$10.00
55 Overland: OVERLAND [No.] 122. (Editor: Barrett Reid). 4to; pp. 88; several illustrations; original wrappers. (Melbourne); Overland; Autumn 1991. ***Including Poems of the Gulf War, Polish Writing Now, etc. #16687 A$10.00
56 Paterson, A. B. Banjo : [COMPLETE WORKS. Comprising, Vol. I:] SINGER OF THE BUSH: Complete Works 1885-1900. Collected and Introduced by Rosamund Campbell and Phillipa Harvie. A commemorative limited edition of the first publication of Banjo Paterson s complete works. [Vol. II:] SONG OF THE PEN. Complete Works 1901-1941 [etc., as above for Vol. I]. 2 vols., thick cr. 4to, First Edition; Vol. I, pp. xxvi, 726(last 3 blank); 24 coloured plates, numerous b/w. illustrations in text, 5 appendices, index to dispatches, index of titles, index of first lines of poems; Vol. II, pp. xxvi, 790; 24 coloured plates, numerous b/w. illustrations in text, 5 appendices, index to dispatches, index to talks, index of titles, index of first lines of poems; original papered boards (faux leather), gilt; a fine set in original pictorial card slipcase (this a little worn). Sydney; Lansdowne Press; (1985). ***Embracing all Paterson s works - poetry, sketches, articles, short stories, treatises, novels, extensive dispatches from the Boer War, commentaries on horse-racing, etc., including many works previously unpublished, nicely printed on good quality paper. The illustrations include many by notable Australian artists done to illustrate Paterson s works. Later issues were printed on very inferior paper and either did not contain the coloured plates or reproduced them very poorly. #47170 A$195.00
57 Porter, James. WARRI OF THE WIND. First Edition; pp. [viii], 104(last 2 blank); endpaper map, several illustrations (a couple fullpage), glossary; a very good copy in dustwrapper. (Sydney); Cassell Australia; (1977). ***The story of Warri the catamaran and its voyages through New Guinea waters ( for children). #59039 A$10.00
58 Renard, Julien. MAJOR COLLECTIONS OF ANTARCTICA, AUSTRALIAN EXPLORATIONS and General Australiana, AUSTRALIAN ART REFERENCE, Illustrated Books, and Literature including Children s Books. To be sold at Auction by Leonard Joel, 15th, 16th and 17th November, 1994. 3 vols., super roy. 8vo; Vol. I, Antarctica, pp. x, 246; Vol. II, Australian Exploration, pp. xviii, 118; Vol. III, Australian Art and Literature, pp. xii, 148; numerous illustrations; original wrappers. Collingwood; Gaston Renard; 1994. ***With lists of prices realised to each volume. A huge auction totalling 3757 lots, all carefully described, with informative footnotes - a valuable reference. #45048 A$110.00
59 Rienits, Rex. STORMY PETREL. First Edition; pp. 238, [2](blank); original papered boards; a very good copy in worn dustwrapper. London; Frederick Muller Limited; (1963). ***A novel of the rum rebellion under William Bligh. #30058 A$15.00
60 Rudd, Steele [Arthur Hoey Davis]. [DAD & DAVE. The Complete Works of Steele Rudd]. 4 vols., Thick 8vo; Vol. I, ON OUR SELECTION, pp. xxii, 550, [4](blank); numerous illustrations by Lionel Lindsay & others, complete bibliography of Rudd s works, foreword by Cecil Hadgraft; Vol. II, THE OLD HOMESTEAD,pp. xiv, 854, [6](blank); numerous illustrations by Harry Weston, Lionel Lindsay & Percy Lindsay; Vol. III, THE RUDD FAMILY, pp. xiv, 758, [4](blank); numerous illustrations by Lionel Lindsay & others; Vol. IV, A CITY SELECTION, pp. xvi, 826, [6](blank); numerous illustrations by Harry Weston, Percy Lindsay, Claude Marquet & others; original pictorial papered boards; a fine set in dustwrappers in original box. (St. Lucia); University of Queensland Press; (1992). #23544 A$95.00
61 Ryan, John. PANEL BY PANEL. An illustrated history of Australian Comics. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. 224(last blank); very numerous illustrations (including 16 pp. in colour), bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Stanmore); Cassell Australia; (1979). ***Signed by the Author. #18853 A$70.00
62 Savery, Henry. THE BITTER BREAD OF BANISHMENT formerly Quintus Servinton. A Tale founded upon Incidents of Real Occurrence. Edited, with a biographical introduction, by Cecil Hadgraft Honorary Reader in English, University of Queensland. Pp. xxxviii, 394(last blank); bibliography; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (Kensington, N.S.W.); New South Wales University Press; (1984). ***First published anonymously in three volumes in 1830-31 in Hobart. #45856 A$35.00
63 Sayers, Rose L.; Compiled by. AUSTRALIAN FOLKSONGS OF THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE. Line Illustrations by Nan McNab. Second(?) Edition; pp. xii, 106, [2](blank); several text illustrations, index to first lines; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. Kilmore; Lowden Publishing Co.; 1979. ***First published in 1974. #23894 A$30.00
64 Seymour-Smith, Martin; Editor. NOVELS AND NOVELISTS. A Guide to the World of Fiction. Demy 4to, First U.S. Edition; pp. 288; very numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, indices; original papered boards; (lower corner a little bumped, otherwise a fine copy in dustwrapper). New York; St. Martin s Press; (1980). ***Including historical surveys, short biographies of novelists, a section on illustrators and the novel and cinema. #21138 A$40.00
65 Shute, Nevil. A TOWN LIKE ALICE. 14th Impression; pp. [vi], 334(last blank); original papered boards; a very good copy. London; William Heinemann Ltd.; (1957). #27123 A$15.00
66 Simmons, Samuel Rowe. MARCUS CLARKE. An Annotated Checklist: 1863-1972. Edited by L. T. Hergenhan. Post 4to, First Edition; pp. [x], 62; index list; addendum list loosely inserted; original wrappers. Sydney; Wentworth Press; 1975. ***Studies in Australian Bibliography, No. 22. #6398 A$30.00
67 Smith, Derek. THEN AND NOW. [Stories of Flinders Island]. First Edition; pp. vi, 86; several illustrations; original stiff wrappers; a nice copy. Whitemark, Flinders Island; The Author; 1980. ***A Poem and two stories with historical overtones written for children, together with a brief historical summary. #64410 A$25.00
68 Spencer, A. H. THE HILL OF CONTENT. Books, Art, Music, People. First Edition; pp. xiv, 246; 11 plates, index; original papered boards; a very good copy in dustwrapper. Sydney; Angus and Robertson; (1959). #43513 A$40.00
69 Stone, Walter W. JOSEPH FURPHY. An Annotated Bibliography, together with Checklist of Short Stories, Articles, and Paragraphs; to which is added a Select List of Critical and Biographical Material. Cr. 4to, First Edition; ff. [i], 26(last blank, printed on rectos only); original cloth-backed stiff wrappers; a fine copy. Cremorne (Sydney); [The Author]; 1955. ***Edition limited to 95 copies, numbered and signed for sale. Studies in Australian Bibliography, No. 2. With an 8-page reprint from Southerly on the same subject loosely inserted. #34131 A$65.00
70 Stone, Walter W. and Anderson, Hugh. CHRISTOPHER JOHN BRENNAN. A Comprehensive Bibliography with Annotations. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. [vi], 58; portrait frontispiece & 1 other plate; original cloth-backed stiff wrappers. Cremorne, N.S.W.; Stone Copying Company; 1959. ***Edition Limited to 150 copies. Studies in Australian Bibliography, No. 19. #34125 A$65.00
71 Thiele, Colin. THE SUN ON THE STUBBLE. Cr. 8vo, First Edition, Eighth Impression; pp. [viii], 172; original stiff wrappers; (some mild soiling). (Adelaide); Rigby; (1967). ***First published 1961. #23935 A$15.00
72 White, Patrick. THE TREE OF MAN. 2nd Penguin Impression; pp. 180; original wrappers; a very good copy. (Harmondsworth); Penguin Books; (1963). #54974 A$10.00
73 Why Not Theatre. WHY NOT DO IT YOURSELF? Oblong f cap 4to, First Edition; pp. 200(last 2 blank); numerous text illustrations; original stiff wrappers in plastic comb binding; a very good copy. [Melbourne]; Why Not Theatre; [1977]. ***An how to guide for young, aspiring playwrights, actors and directors. #49444 A$15.00
74 Wilson, Erle. ADAMS OF THE BOUNTY. First Edition; pp. viii, 248(last 3 blank); original papered boards (faded; some soiling; front endpaper marked). (Sydney); Angus and Robertson; (1958). ***Novel of the Bounty mutiny and after. #30102 A$20.00
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