Catalogues

Hordern House Rare Books, Manuscripts & Paintings.

Specialities : Travel , Australiana , Natural history , Illustrated books , Maritime

Two highlights from our new catalogue to be shown at the forthcoming Melbourne Rare Book Fair include: a recently-discovered, fine pastel portrait of Sir Joseph Banks by Amelia Susannah Petty. This remarkably fresh portrait in its original frame shows Sir Joseph Banks at the height of his powers wearing his Order of the Bath sash; and a fine illuminated presentation address to HRH Prince Albert Victor, on the occasion of the young prince’s visit to the Cook memorial at Kurnell, Sydney in 1881. The elaborate and fine illustrations, drawn and hand-coloured by Helena Scott (1832-1910) depict flora and fauna “indigenous to Botany, New South Wales”.

Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers

Specialities : Literature , Travel , Modern first editions , Australiana , Photography , Autographs

To coincide with the Melbourne Rare Book Fair we are pleased to announce the latest in our series of Picture Book catalogues. It contains many treasures:

- the extremely rare second impression of Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' (1937, with the dustwrapper), the first edition of J.M. Barrie's 'Peter and Wendy' (1911, with the dustwrapper), and P.G. Wodehouse's 'Mike' (1919, also with the dustwrapper!);

- autograph material from Hector Berlioz, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, Sir Robert Torrens and Sir Douglas Mawson;

- numerous important photographs, including an Antarctic masthead panorama by Frank Hurley, an early experimental image from a negative produced by exposure to radioactivity, and portraits (many with signatures) of the founders of Darwin;

- accounts of voyages by Magra, Bligh, MacGillivray and Flinders (the rare large-paper issue, a gift from the explorer's only child, with the elephant folio atlas);

- accounts of inland expeditions by Hume, Blaxland, Carron, Jardine, Leichhardt and Cross (the first work relating to the exploration of Western Australia);

- and an apparently unrecorded large-scale map of the failed Ottoman attempt to invade Egypt on 3 February 1915, the first action in the First World War to include the AIF, prepared by the 3rd Field Company, Australian Engineers, the only Australian unit present.

To view these items (and much besides) visit us at Stand 24 at the Melbourne Rare Book Fair, 12–14 July.

Antiquariaat Forum BV

Specialities : Americana , Central & Latin America , Travel , History , Natural history , Art

Antiquariaat Forum BV

Specialities : Asia , Southeast Asia , Americana , Central & Latin America , History , Travel , Natural history , Africana , Middle East

Gert Jan Bestebreurtje

Specialities : Travel , Polar

Books on the Polar Regions & Whaling

L' Intersigne Livres anciens

Specialities : Literature , History , Economics , Gastronomy , Travel , Curiosities , Games

Livres anciens et rares : littérature, philosophie, histoire, art militaire, économie politique, voyages, ethnographie, jeux, loisirs, arts & spectacles, curiosités, facéties, gastronomie ...

Asher Rare Books (Since 1830)

Specialities : Asia , Botany , Religion , Travel , Natural history , Early printing , History , Science and technology , Medicine , Americana , Central & Latin America , Art , Architecture , Archeology

Antiquariaat Forum BV

Specialities : Asia , Travel , Americana , Botany , Gardening , Early printing , China , Middle East , Religion

Richard C. Ramer

Specialities : Literature , Poetry , Periodicals , Religion , Travel

Seven recent acquisitions, with full-color illustrations

Librairie Kronis Livres anciens

Specialities : Travel , History , Science and technology