Antique, First Edition & Reference Books

ID - 336155 - Smollett's England - Volumes 1 to 5. Published 1787. 'From the Revolution to the Death of George the Second' by T. Smollett, MD. Published Dublin, Luke White. Embossed covers with 'Sic Itur Ad Astra'. Excellent Condition: very Little Foxing, spines have not been cracked, been hardly opened and covers are in good condition with little wear.

ID - 336156 - A Pair of Copies of 'Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth and Marvel' Occult & Mystery Tales by Thomas Ingoldsby, Second & Third Series, c.1842 & c.1847, in Good Condition w/ Some Water Damage and Loose Pages

ID - 336157 - A Set of The 'Letters of Queen Victoria, 1837 - 1861' Volumes I, II, & III, c.1908, Published by John Murray; including Letters about the Courting & Engagement of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert

ID - 336158 - A First Edition Copy of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll, with Illustrations by Arthur Rackham, c.1907, w/ 13 Colour Plates

ID - 336159 - Set of Four Vintage Winnie the Pooh Books Published in 1936 Plus a Newspaper Cutting Celebrating 50 Years of Winnie the Pooh.

ID - 336160 - A First Edition Copy of 'Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens' by J. M. Barrie, with Illustrations by Arthur Rackham, w/ 50 Colour Plates

ID - 336161 - A First Edition Copy of 'Rip van Winkle' by Washington Irving, with Illustrations by Arthur Rackham, c.1905, w/ 50 Colour Plates

ID - 336162 - A Fine Copy of J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion' c.1981 w/ Faux Leather & Gilt Style Cover, Published by George Allen & Unwin (Australian Edition)

ID - 336163 - Rare, good condition 'With the 15th Australian XI' by Sydney Smith Jr, 1922. 'A complete record of the teams tour throughout Great Britain and South Africa'. Includes pull out pages with illustrations.

ID - 336164 - A First Edition Copy of 'The First Test: The Story of the First Test Match Played Between England and Australia at Melbourne, March 1877' by Stanley Brogden, c.1946

ID - 336165 - A Limited Edition Copy of 'Elioth Gruner: 24 Reproductions in Colour from Original Oil Paintings' with a Foreword by Norman Lindsay, c.1947, AF (very minor water stains)

ID - 336166 - A Limited Edition Copy of 'The Voyage to Botany Bay' by Arthur Phillip, no. 85 of 2,000

ID - 336167 - A Copy of 'Stanley and Africa' by Anon, African Travel Stories of Henry Morton Stanley (b.1841 - d.1904), Published by E. W. Cole Melbourne (est.1920), in Excellent Condition

ID - 336168 - A Cassel's Illustrated Family Bible with Old & New Testament (undated, est. 1910) w/ Brass Hinged Fittings (AF, some writing to inside)

ID - 336169 - Woman's Magazine Annual' 1933, published 4 Bouverie St, E.C.4 London. No dust cover.

ID - 336170 - The Girl's Own Annual' Volume 48, 1927. Published 4 Bouverie St, E.C.4 London. No dust cover, illustrated endpapers and colour plates.

ID - 336171 - Three hardcover children's novels published by Ward, Lock & Co Limited, printed in the UK. Including 'Tales From the Arabian Nights' and 'Grimm's Fairy Tales'. All c. 1930s.

ID - 336172 - Three novels including 'Flowers for Mrs Harris' by Paul Gallico, 1958 with dust cover and 'Two by Two' by Vera Cooper, 1954 includes dust cover.

ID - 336173 - First edition 'Th��s��e' by Andr�� Gide. Published 1946. In French, no dustcover.

ID - 336174 - A Copy of 'The Castaway' A Novel by Hallie Ermine Rives (American, b.1874 - d.1956); Published by A Wessels Co., c.1908, in Very Good Condition

ID - 336175 - Moby Dick or, the Whale' by Herman Melville. No date, gift inscription 1930. Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co.

ID - 336176 - Seven Ethel Turner hardcovers including bestselling classic
Seven Little Australians' and 'Three Little Maids'. No dates, c.1920s.

ID - 336177 - Four 1900s young adult novels, three by Ethel Turner including 'Three Little Maids' 1900 and 'Mother's Little Girls'. Also included 'The Half-and-Half Schoolgirl' by Ethel Talbot, no date.

ID - 336178 - A Copy of 'The Queen's Gift Book' Compendium c.1918, Published by Hodder & Stoughton, w/ Numerous Colour Plates & Including Stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, J. M. Barrie, and Joseph Conrad

ID - 336179 - The Princess Elizabeth Gift Book' no date, c. 1935 and 'The Queen's Book on the Red Cross' 1939. Both published by Hodder & Stoughton. No dust covers, both in good condition.

ID - 336180 - Princess Mary's Gift Book' (no dust cover) no date but has a gift inscription dated 1915 and 'The Princess Elizabeth Gift Book' (with dust cover) no date c.1935. Both published by Hodder & Stoughton. Both in good condition.

ID - 336181 - Four novels including: 'John Vane Bushranger' no date by Charles White, 'The Luck of Roaring Camp' no date by Bret Harte, 'Three Years with Thunderbolt' 1910, by Ambrose Pratt includes newspaper clipping in cover and 'The Missing Link' 1908, by Edward Dyson. All as found.

ID - 336182 - First edition 'A Doll, Two Children and Three Storks' by Teresah, 1931. Published by E.P. Dutton & Co. In good condition.

ID - 336183 - The Boy's Own Annual' Bound copies of The Boy's Own Paper from Oct. 1893 to Sept. 1894. Professionally bound with illustrated end papers. Cover is worn but book block is in acceptable condition. No dust cover.

ID - 336184 - The Boy's Own Annual' Volume 52, 1929-1930. Published 4 Bouverie St, E.C.4 London. Gift inscription in cover dates 1931. Cover is worn and rubbed. No dust cover.

ID - 336185 - Five late Victorian/ Edwardian novels including 'Martin Chuzzlewit' by Charles Dickens no date, published by George Routledge & Sons and 'The Yellow God' 1913, by H. Rider Huggard. As as found.

ID - 336186 - Nine Mary Grant Bruce hardcover copies of the 'Billabong' series including: 'A Little Bush Maid' and 'Billabong Riders'. Published by Ward, Lock and Co. No dustcovers, have been read but in decent condition.

ID - 336187 - First edition 'Black-feller, White-feller' by Roland Robinson, 1958 and First Edition 'The First Walkabout' by N.B. Tindale and H.A. Lindsay, 1954 and 'The Bunyip' by Charles Barrett, 1946.

ID - 336188 - Godwin's Emigrants Guide to Van Diemen's Land' Facsimile edition 1990, limited edition 319 of 500 by the Tasmanian Government and 'An Illustrated Guide to Sydney 1882' Facsimile edition 1981, published by Gibbs, Shallard and Co.

ID - 336189 - Five first edition Frank Clune novels including 'Across the Pacific' and 'Flight to Formosa'. Two have original dust covers, all have illustrated map end pages.

ID - 336190 - Four Mary Grant Bruce hardcover copies of the 'Billabong' series. Three have dust covers including 'Norah of Billabong' and 'Jim & Wally'.

ID - 336191 - Redgauntlet' by Sir Walter Scott, 1898. Victoria Edition, Australasian Issue. Stunning embossed cloth cover. Good condition.

ID - 336192 - Quentin Durward' by Sir Walter Scott, no date but early 20th century. Cover is worn, lovely illustrated end pages. Published by Chapman & Dodd LTD.

ID - 336193 - The Inner History of the Kelly Gang' by J.J. Kenneally, 1969. Published by the Kelly Gang Publishing Company.

ID - 336194 - Three books on Canberra area including: 'Capital City' by Warren Denning, 1944 and 'Canberra in Crisis' by Frank Brennan, 1971.

ID - 336195 - Six Mary Grant Bruce hardcovers including 'Seahawk' and 'Peter & Co'. Some first editions and some with original dustcovers.

ID - 336196 - Six Mary Grant Bruce hardcovers including 'Glen Eyre' and 'Road to Adventure'. Also included three of the Billabong series such as 'A Little Bush Maid'.

ID - 336197 - Eight mid-20th century children's books including: 'Brer Rabbit and his Friends' by Enid Blyton and 'Little Dragons of the Never Never' by Ella McFadyen.

ID - 336198 - First edition 'The Mammoth Wonder Book' 1935 with blue cover and 'The Mammoth Wonder Book' no date (red cover).

ID - 336199 - Three Australian novels including 'Picnic Races' and 'Come in Spinner' both by Dymphna Cusack. All have dustcovers, as found.

ID - 336200 - Wild Flowers of Australia' by Thistle Y. Harris, 1939 and 'Land of Wonder: The Best Australian Nature Writing' by Alec H. Chisholm, 1964.

ID - 336201 - Four Australian novels including 'The Land of the Sun' by E.J. Brady, 1924 and 'The Great Australian Loneliness' by Ernestine Hill, 1943 with illustrated map end pages.

ID - 336202 - Captain Cook's Voyages' Not dated, gift inscription dates 1925. Published for Herbert Strang's Library. Embossed cloth cover and illustrated end pages.

ID - 336203 - First edition 'Waterless Horizons' by Malcolm Eren and Robert Stephens, 1941. Published by Robertson and Mullens.

ID - 336204 - Drums of Mer' by Ion C. Idriess, 1947 and 'Head-Hunters of the Amazon' by F.W. Up De Graff, 1926. No dustcovers, definitely products of their time.

ID - 336205 - Five paperback Australian novels including: 'Some Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines' by W.S. Thomas 1943 and 'Rain in Arnhem Land' by Ann E. Wells, 1963.

ID - 336206 - Four vintage military history books including first edition 'Air War Against Japan 1943-1945' by George Odgers, 1957 and 'Australia in the War 1939-45' by Gavin Long, 1952. Both published by the Australian War Memorial.

ID - 336207 - First edition 'White Coolies' by Betty Jeffrey, 1954. Published by Angus and Robinson. Illustrated end pages, cover slightly worn.

ID - 336208 - First edition 'Digger - The Story of the Australian Soldier' by John Laffin, 1959, Includes original dustcover, in good condition.

ID - 336209 - With Lawrence in Arabia' by Lowell Thomas, c. 1940s. Includes collection of newspaper articles on T.E. Lawrence as well as a programme from 1965 for the Capitol and Civic Theatre, Canberra.

ID - 336210 - Mr. Midshipman Easy' by Captain Marryat. No date, gift inscription dates 1929. Published by Collins' Clear Type Press.

ID - 336211 - An Australian Soldier's Pocket Book, Revised 3rd Edition c.1940 in Great Condition (Light Wear to Cover Corners)

ID - 336212 - Three vintage military history books including early edition 'We were the Rats' by Lawson Glassop, 1945 and 'Lonely Warrior' edited by Victor Houart, 1956.

ID - 336213 - Ships in Battledress' by J.H. Adams, no date c. 1945, No dust cover, as found.

ID - 336214 - A Century of Punch' edited by R.E. Williams, 1956. No dust cover, in good condition.

ID - 336215 - Devils, Drugs and Doctors' by Howard W. Haggard, 1929. No dust cover.

ID - 336216 - To the Isles of Spice with Frank Clune' no date, c. 1940s and 'The Teeth of the Dragon' by Roy Belmer, 1964. Both hardcovers.

ID - 336217 - School of the Woods' by William J. Long, 1903. Published by Ginn and Company. Condition is as found, cover is torn and pages are loose. Also included 'An Easy Guide to the Southern Stars' by M.A Orr, no date.

ID - 336218 - Four assorted novels including 'Flying Doctors Calling' by Ernstine Hill, 1948 and 'Bush Holiday' by Dale Collins, 1950.

ID - 336219 - Four 1969 books on the Apollo 11 mission including 'Eagle on the Moon' and 'Man on the Moon' which also includes a Sydney Morning Herald newspaper clipping from the day of the moon landing.

ID - 336220 - First edition 'Hitler's Interpreter: The Secret History of German Diplomacy 1935-1945' by Dr. Paul Schmidt, 1951. With original dustcover.

ID - 336221 - The Garden Path' by M.H. Ellis, 1949. Printed by the Land Newspaper LTD.

ID - 336222 - Four Australian novels including: 'The Lore of the Lyre Bird' by Ambrose Pratt, 1945 and 'Flying Fox and Drifting Sand' by Francis Radcliffe, 1939.

ID - 336223 - Three novels including 'The King of the Golden River' by John Kuskin, no date gift inscription reads 1925 and 'The Professor at the Breakfast Table' by Oliver Wendell Holmes, no date.

ID - 336224 - The Children's Wonder Book' no date c. 1930 and 'The Wonder World of Modern Marvels' no date but inscription on cover dates 1938, as found. Both published by Collins Clear Type Press.

ID - 336225 - Three Enid Blyton books including strip book 'Little Mary Mouse Again' 1944 and 'The Three Golliwogs' special edition for Australia 1954. Also includes strip book 'Muffin & His Friends' 1954, by Neville Main.

ID - 336226 - Six mid-20th century children's books including 'Mr Pig and Sonny Too' (First edition) by Lillian Hoban and 'It Began with Dalton the Dolphin' by Kenneth de Neville.

ID - 336227 - The Complete Adventures of Blinky Bill' by Dorothy Wall. Commemorative edition, 1986. Includes dust cover, published by Angus & Robinson.

ID - 336228 - When we were Young' and 'Now we are Six' by AA Milne, Larger Format Hardcovers First Coloured Print Edition, 1989.

ID - 336229 - The Elfin Pedlar and Tales Told by Pixy Pool' by Helen Douglas Adams, 1924 and 'The Heroes or Greek Fairy Tales for my Children' by Charles Kingsley, no date c. 1940.

ID - 336230 - Two Pixie O'Harris Australian hardcover books including 'Marmaduke and Margaret' 1953, early edition and 'Pearl Pinkie & Sea Greenie' 1935 includes dust cover. Both published by Angus and Robinson Limited.

ID - 336231 - The Sun's Babies' 1922, by Edith Howes, missing tipped in coloured illustration in end pages and 'Bo Peep' no date. Both published by Cassell & Company, Limited.

ID - 336232 - Swords Across the Sea' by Reid Whitley, no date c. 1920-1930 with embossed cover and 'Held by Rebels' by Tom Bevan, no date but gift inscription dates 1930 with art nouveau end pages and title page.

ID - 336233 - Four vintage children's books including: 'Teddy Picture Book' and 'Brer Rabbit Stories'.

ID - 336234 - Two Enid Blyton novels including 'The Children at Green Meadows' and 'Three Boys and a Circus'. Also includes 'Snowflake' by Paul Gallico, 1956.

ID - 336235 - The Scarlet Pimpernel - Four Complete Novels' by Baroness Orczy, 1950. Published by Hodder and Stoughton. Includes dustcover, as found.

ID - 336236 - The Prize for Girls and Boys' No date, late Victorian/ Early Edwardian. Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Includes advertisements in pages.

ID - 336237 - Two Ivy L. Wallace 'Pookie' books including 'Pookie in Search of a Home' and 'Pookie Puts the World Right', both with illustrated endpapers. Also included 'Fireside Tales' by M.W. Scutt.

ID - 336238 - The Surprising Battalion' by William Noonan, 1945 and 'Biggles in the Cruise of the Condor' by Capt. W.E. Johns. No dust covers.

ID - 336239 - The Children's Shakespeare' and 'The Children's King Arthur' no dates. One has a gift inscription dated 1924. Published by Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton.

ID - 336240 - First edition copy of 'In the Land of the Talking Trees' 1946 by Michael Noonan and illustrated by DH Gilmore and first edition 'Christopher Cricket's Favourite Tales' 1950 by DH Gilmore. As found. Lot also includes two childrens books by DH Gilmore including 'Anthony Ant & the Earwig Pirates' and 'The Adventures of Cuthbert Caterpillar & Wilfred Wasp'.

ID - 336241 - Budge and Betty in Distant Lands' published by Renwick of Otley, no date c. 1930 and 'Biggles at Worlds End' 1950 by Capt. W.E. Johns, like new condition (no dust cover).

ID - 336242 - Three children's books by Peg Maltby including 'Pip and Pepita in Goblinland' no date and 'Pepita's Party' no date but inscription dated 1948. Also included 'The Adventures of Cuthbert Caterpillar & Wilfred Wasp' by DH Gilmore, no date. All published in Australia.

ID - 336243 - Three children's books including: 'The Prince and the Pauper' by Mark Twain, 1923 and 'The Three Musketeers' no date, gift inscription in cover reads 1935.

ID - 336244 - Seven children's novels including first edition 'In the Train with Uncle Mac' by Derek McCulloch, 1955 and signed copy 'Captain Deadlight's Treasure' by S.A. Wakefield, 1990.