Toy Steam Engines
London: Shire publications, 2011. Octavo, illustrated printed wrappers, 32 pp., illustrated with photographs in black and white. A near-fine copy. A reference book for steam engine enthusiasts of all ages. More
London: Shire publications, 2011. Octavo, illustrated printed wrappers, 32 pp., illustrated with photographs in black and white. A near-fine copy. A reference book for steam engine enthusiasts of all ages. More
Chicago: B&B Enterprises, 1986. Octavo, printed wrappers, 38 pp., illustrated throughout. Wrappers a little worn and slightly dog-eared, bottom-edge corner of the back wrapper is cut, a few leaves dog-eared, otherwise a good copy. Stagebill program for September 1986 relating to Billy Bishop Goes to War, a musical production written..... More
London: Read Books Ltd, 2013. Octavo, printed wrappers, [x], 144 pp., illustrated with diagrams. A fine copy. A manual on model steam engines with chapters on the principles of the steam engines and the various types of engines such as: self-acting toy engine, oscillating engines, horizontal engines as well as..... More
London: Hodder and Staughton, 1949. Octavo, sky-blue cloth, spine and cover embossed with silver lettering, [xvi], 320 pp., one additional leaf at end (unpaginated), endpapers illustrated with a map, frontispiece, seven double-sided black-and-white plates, three diagrams included. Spine ends and corners bumped and rubbed, very light foxing of pages throughout;..... More
New Jersey: Wiley, 2012. Octavo, printed wrappers, x, 262 pp. A very fine copy. First edition. Philosophical observations on Tolkien's, The Hobbit, from the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. More
London: Macmillan, 1921. Large thick quarto, original green cloth, xvi, 748 pp. (last blank). A little inoffensive browning affects the head of the spine, some preliminary foxing; overall a very good and sturdy copy. The dust-jacket is worn and incomplete. The definitive reference on the subject. In the preface, Sir..... More
New York: William Rudge, 1928. String bound folio of 13 pages, in the original card folder. Folder is a bit worn at extremities, very good condition overall. Prospectus for the ambitious, fiscally catastrophic yet typographically impressive edition of the Boswell papers. The prospectus itself is an impressive piece of composition..... More
Kenthurst, Sydney: Kangaroo Press, 1997. Octavo, printed wrappers, pp. 127, eight double-sided black-and-white plates. A very fine copy. This book tells the story of the Royal Australian Navy in the years following W.W.II. More
London: Pimlico, 1999. Octavo, printed wrappers, xviii, 88 pp. A very fine copy. A history of war in our century and the devastating impact it has had on civilisation. More
Victoria, Australia: William Heinemann Australia, 1983. Tall octavo, navy-blue hardcover, spine embossed with silver lettering, x, 284 pp., illustrated endpapers, eight double-sided colour plates, 16 double-sided black-and-white plates, several black-and-white maps and diagrams included, three appendices included. Spine ends and corners of covers bumped, otherwise a near-fine copy with a...... More
Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1995. Tall octavo, teal hardcover, spine embossed with gilt lettering, xi, 152 pp., frontispiece, illustrated black-and-white photographs throughout, some maps and documents included, three appendices included. Top spine end and back-right corner of cover a little bumped, otherwise a near-fine copy with a fine dust-jacket. First..... More
Kenthurst, Australia: Kangaroo Press, 1995. Octavo, illustrated printed wrappers, x, 200 pp., frontispiece, eight double-sided black-and-white plates included, two appendices included. Very light foxing on inside of covers, otherwise a fine copy. First edition, signed and inscribed by the author. Scientist Phillip Law relates some of his adventurous life's most..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1989. Octavo, quarter cloth and marbled boards, 344 pp. Page edges are moderately foxed, otherwise a fine copy. One of 250 copies of the first edition of The Russia House, signed by the author and specially bound. More
Melbourne: Electio Editions, 2012. Octavo, lettered boards with slipcase, unpaginated but 28 pages. A fine copy. Experimental poems written and printed by Alan Loney, a New Zealand born poet now resident in Melbourne and founder of the fine art press Electio Editions. Red Square. The Next Word is an postmodern..... More
Melbourne: Electio Editions, 2008. Octavo, papered boards with slipcase, unpaginated but 48 pages. A fine copy. Experimental poems written and printed by Alan Loney, a New Zealand born poet now resident in Melbourne and founder of the fine art press Electio Editions. Soma is a poetic interpretation of the archaic..... More
New York: Duell, Sloanand Pearce, 1943. Octavo, black cloth, xiv, 374 pp. Light preliminary foxing, otherwise a near-fine copy in dust-jacket. Third printing. Signed by the author. As science and engineering develop new weapons, military medicine and surgery evolved with them. This account deals with drugs, devices and techniques that..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2017. Set of three volumes, large thick octavos, two-tone cloth with gilt spine lettering, in total 1596 pp., illustrated. Fine set in slipcase, as new. The complete unabridged diaries that Ivan Maisky, Soviet ambassador to London, kept between 1932 and 1943. Confiscated by Soviet authorities..... More
London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1964. Octavo, pale-grey cloth, spine embossed with silver lettering, 240 pp., colour frontispiece, 14 double-sided black-and-white plates, four appendices included. Spines ends of dust-jacket a little worn, F. W. Preece Pty. Ltd. sticker inside front cover on lower-right edge, a typed letter from Mawson (unsigned)..... More
Sydney: Metropolitan Water Sewerage And Drainage Board, 1949. Folded, gloss paper sheet. Few minor bends, tears to one extremity, otherwise a very good copy. Produced to highlight Sydney's water storage reservoirs in the upper Nepean, Woronora, and Warragamba with foldout map of Sydney's water supply system, including period photos of..... More
London: George Newnes Ltd., 1891-1892. Four volumes in matching burgundy embossed cloth, approximately 2676 pp., profusely illustrated with black-and-white illustrations throughout. Some discolouration and internal foxing, some rubbing on extremities of hardcovers, some separation internally of book spine, otherwise a very fine copies. Four volumes of the Stand Magazine dating..... More
Stanmore: Cassell Australia, 1978. Octavo, black cloth hardcover, dust jacket, 224 pp., 12 double sided colour and B&W plates, illustrated throughout. A very fine copy. Looking into the future of mankind and our survival beyond planet earth, this book reviews current and predicted technologies that will assist in our exploration..... More
New York and Chicago: various companies, as listed, 1978-1998. Selection of 28 certificates, various sizes and issues as described below in greater detail, stamped and notarised as issued. Fine condition. A varied selection of subordinated debentures and share certificates issued by major American carriers between 1978 and 1998. Such a...... More
Sydney: OPC Publication, circa 1940s. Quarto, original printed wrappers, six pp., illustrated. Previous owner's details on the cover, cover worn and chipped on the bottom-edge; overall, a near-copy. A 1940s cut-out book about the army, the air-force, and the Allied Forces. More
Sydney: OPC Publication, circa 1944. Quarto, original printed wrappers, six pp., illustrated in full colour. Cover worn and torn, localised stains on front and back cover, loose joints, previous owner's details, foxing; overall, a good copy. A 1940s cut-out book with planes, ships, trains and animals. More
Sydney: OPC Publication, circa 1944. Quarto, original printed wrappers, six pp., illustrated in full colour. Previous owner's details, cover worn, foxing; overall, a very good copy. A 1940s cut-out book with planes, ships, trains and animals. More