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Short List No. 30. Biographies, Etc. 2012.

1 Armitage, Albert B. CADET TO COMMODORE. By Albert B. Armitage. Captain R.D., R.N.R. (retired); Commodore P. & O. Steam Navigation Company (retired); Second-in-Command, Jackson-Harmsworth North Polar Expedition, 1894-7; Second-in-Command, South Polar Expedition, and Navigator s.s. “Discovery,” 1901-4; Awarded The Murchison Grant, 1898; Author of “Two Years in the Antarctic.” With a Foreword by The Rt. Hon. Viscount Inchcape G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., K.C.I.E. First Edition, secondary issue; pp. xii, 308; portrait frontis., index; original coarse brown cloth, lettered in black; (names on endpaper; two coloured flags neatly affixed to title-page); a nice, bright copy; scarce. London; Cassell and Company, Ltd; (1925). ***Spence 68; Renard 53; Rosove 18.A1 (not noting this binding variant). Autobiographical. Armitage was Second-in-Command of Scott’s “Discovery” expedition and later became Commodore of the P. & O. Steam Navigation Company. He had also been Second-in-Command of the Jackson-Harmsworth North Polar Expedition, 1894-97. #42763 A$275.00

2 Bacon, Admiral Sir R. H. THE LIFE OF JOHN RUSHWORTH, EARL OF JELLICOE. With Foreword by The Rt. Hon. Reginald McKenna. Thick roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xvi, 568(last 3 blank); portrait frontis., 6 folding maps, 40 plates (incl. 1 col.), numerous illusts., several tables, 4 appendices incl. glossary, index, protractor bookmark; original gilt-decorated cloth (slightly bumped; some discolouration of front endpaper); a very good copy; scarce. London; Cassell and Company, Ltd.; (1936). #46602 A$125.00

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3 Baudin, Nicolas. THE JOURNAL OF POST CAPTAIN NICOLAS BAUDIN, Commander-in-Chief of the Corvettes Geographe and Naturaliste. Assigned by Order of the Government to a Voyage of Discovery. Translated from the French by Christine Cornell, B.A. (Hons.). Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. xxii, 610(last blank); 2 maps, frontis., 8 appendices, index; original cloth (spine marked, internally fine and clean). Adelaide; Libraries Board of South Australia; 1974. ***The first publication in any language of Baudin’s Journal. #14566 A$195.00

4 Beard, William. “VALIANT MARTINET” or, The Adventures on Sea and Land of Captain William Bligh. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 92(last blank); portrait frontis., 2 illusts. (1 double-page); 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

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5 Becke, Louis and Jeffery, Walter. ADMIRAL PHILLIP. The Founding of New South Wales. First Edition; pp. [v]-xx(complete, as issued), 336; portrait frontis., 2 maps, appendix, index; binder’s cloth; a very good copy; scarce. London; T. Fisher Unwin; MDCCCXCIX [1899]. ***Builders of Greater Britain series. Ferguson 6850. With publisher’s perforating stamp & the signature of G. C. Ingleton, Lieut. R.A.N., 1933 on title-page, and a few relevant newsclippings pasted to various blanks. #57599 A$145.00

6 Bishop, Morris. CHAMPLAIN: The Life of Fortitude. First Edition; pp. 368(last blank); folding map, full-page map, 7 plates, appendix, index; original cloth (spine a little dull); a very good copy. London; Macdonald; (1949). ***The great French explorer of Canada. #8085 A$30.00

7 Blackburn, Julia. DAISY BATES IN THE DESERT. First Edition; pp. [ii], [v]-viii(LACKING title-page), 232; several illusts., bibliog.; original papered boards; apart from the missing title-page, a nice copy in d/w. [London; Secker & Warburg; (1994)]. ***”A Woman’s Life Among the Aborigines”. #12780 A$20.00


8 Botting, Douglas. HUMBOLDT AND THE COSMOS. Cr. 4to, First US Edition; pp. 296(last blank); 5 maps (3 full-page), 4 double-page & 32 full-page col. plates, 27 full-page & 87 other b/w. illusts., bibliog., index; original cloth (edges slightly silverfished); a fine copy in d/w. New York; Harper & Row, Publishers; (1973). #46857 A$95.00

9 Burland, C. A. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS. 4to; pp. 26(last blank); bibliog.; “processed”; original stiff wrappers. London; Common Ground Ltd.; N.D. [c. 1950]. ***Lives of Famous Men Series. #64518 A$18.00

10 Burton, Herbert: HERBERT ‘JOE’ BURTON 1900-1983. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. vi, 26; 6 illusts.; original wrappers. Canberra; The Australian National University; 1984. #64715 A$10.00


11 Cameron, Hector Charles. SIR JOSEPH BANKS. 2nd Edn.; pp. xx, 344(last 3 blank); 9 plates, 7 appendices, notes on Banks’ correspondence, chronology, refs., index; original cloth; a very good copy in d/w.; scarce. (Sydney); Angus and Robertson; (1966). #34837 A$85.00

12 Campbell, R. J. LIVINGSTONE. Facsimile Edition; pp. xvi, 298(last 3 blank); portrait frontis., 8 maps (1 folding), 10 plates, itinerary, bibliog., index; original cloth; a nice copy; scarce. Westport, Connecticut; Greenwood Press, Publishers; (1972). ***First published by Dodd, Mead in 1930. #14666 A$75.00

13 Chichester, Francis. THE LONELY SEA AND THE SKY. First Edition; pp. 352; 16 plates, 9 full-page maps, double-page chart, 2 plans, appendix, index; original cloth; (inscriptions on endpaper; boards a little warped); a very good copy in worn d/w. London; Hodder & Stoughton; (1964). ***Autobiography. #9306 A$30.00


14 Clair, Colin. CHRISTOPHER PLANTIN. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xvi, 302, [2](blank); 16 plates, numerous decorations in text, appendix, notes, bibliog., index; original cloth; a fine copy in slightly soiled d/w.; scarce. London; Cassell & Company Ltd.; (1960). ***Attractively produced and printed on high quality paper. #36248 A$150.00


15 Cook, Captain James: THE JOURNALS OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK ON HIS VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY. Edited from the Original Manuscripts by J. C. Beaglehole [with the Assistance of J.A. Williamson, J. W. Davidson and R. A. Skelton]. I. The Voyage of the Endeavour 1768-1771. II. The Voyage of the Resolution and Adventure 1772-1775. III. (In Two Parts). The Voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780. With the Supplementary Volume, The Life of Captain James Cook. 4 vols. in 5, thick demy 8vo (text), & portfolio of charts, cr. folio; Vols. I & II, 2nd Impr., remainder First Editions; Vol. I, pp. [ii], cclxxxiv, [ii], 696; Vol. II, pp. [iv], clxx, 1028; Vol. III, Pt. I, pp. ccxxiv, [1]-718, [2]; Pt. II, pp. viii, [2], [723]-1648; Portfolio, pp. viii, 58 charts & views; “Life”, pp. xii, 760; 224 maps & illusts. in text vols., incl. 2 col. portraits, indices, appendices, bibliog., refs., etc., plus 49 maps, portraits & views (incl. 4 col.), bibliog., index in “Life”; original buckram; a fine set in dustwrappers (the dustwrappers a little marked and that to the Portfolio worn). Cambridge; Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press; 1968-74. ***Volumes I & II are the second impressions of the original edition, with the addenda and corrigenda included at end; Volume III is the First (and only original) Edition. Also included is the 9-page addendum to the Third Voyage entitled “Cook and the Russians”, in original wrappers. The work is an essential reference to Cook’s voyages and it is certainly the most convenient edition to use. All volumes are now out-of-print, except in rather poor quality and expensive facsimile. #27078 A$3200.00

16 Crawford, R. M. ‘PER QUALE IDDIO’: MACHIAVELLI’S SECOND THOUGHTS. The Annual Lecture delivered to the Australian Humanities Research Council at its Eleventh Annual General Meeting at Canberra on 2 November 1966. Pp. [43]-65; notes; contained in Annual Report No. 11 of the Australian Humanities Research Council. 4to, First Edition; pp. 68; 1 plates; original stiff wrappers. Sydney; Sydney University Press for Australian Humanities Research Council; (1967). #37192 A$10.00


17 David, M. E. PROFESSOR DAVID. The Life of Sir Edgeworth David K.B.E., D.S.O., F.R.S., M.A., D.Sc., LL.D. First Edition; pp. 320; full-page map, 8 plates, 3 text figs., index; original pinkish purple cloth, spine gilt; fore & lower edges uncut; a very good copy in ragged partly defective d/w., with portrait on front; very scarce. London; Edward Arnold & Co.; (1937). ***Spence 351. Margaret David was Professor David’s daughter. #19366 A$225.00

18 Dening, Greg. MR BLIGH’S BAD LANGUAGE. Passion, Power and Theatre on the Bounty. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [ii], xii, 450(last 5 blank); several maps & illusts. including portraits of many of the people connected with Bligh, notes, refs. bibliog., index; original cloth; a nice copy in d/w. (Cambridge); Cambridge University Press; (1992). ***A compelling and useful new contribution, with much interesting background on the Bounty Mutiny and subsequent developments over 200 years. #35904 A$35.00

19 Drake-Brockman, H[enrietta]; and Drok, E. D. VOYAGE TO DISASTER. The Life of Francisco Pelsaert, covering his Indian Report to the Dutch East India Company and the wreck of the ship Batavia in 1629 off the coast of Western Australia together with the full text of his Journals concerning the Rescue Voyages, the mutiny on the Abrolhos Islands and the subsequent trials of the Mutineers. Translations from the Dutch and Old Dutch by E. D. Drok. First Edition; pp. xviii, 318; endpaper maps, 1 double-page map, & 3 full-page maps, 16 plates, 10 appendices, bibliog., index; original cloth; a fine copy in very slightly worn d/w.; scarce. (Sydney); Angus and Robertson; (1963). ***The “Batavia” wreck was finally and positively located on Morning Reef on 4th June, 1963, 334 years to the day after her shipwreck. The complete Journals of Francisco Pelsaert are here published for the first time in any language. #93 A$350.00


20 Dunlop, E. W. JOHN OXLEY. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 32; full-page map, 9 illusts., refs.; orig. wrappers; a fine copy. Melbourne; Oxford University Press; (1960). ***Australian Explorers Series. #29856 A$45.00

21 Dunmore, John. WHERE FATE BECKONS. The Life of Jean Francois de La Perouse. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 292; 7 maps, 12 plates, notes, bibliog., index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. (Sydney); ABC Books; (2006). #37019 A$45.00

22 Duyker, Edward. NATURE’S ARGONAUT. Daniel Solander, 1733-1782. Naturalist and Voyager with Cook and Banks. Med. 8vo, 2nd Impr.; pp. xx, 384(last 3 blank); 4 maps, 36 plates (several col.), 1 text illust., glossaries of scientific & Swedish terms, appendix, notes, bibliog., indices (botanical, zoological & general); a fine copy in d/w. (Carlton South); The Miegunyah Press (Melbourne University Press; 1999). ***No. 17 in the second Miegunyah series. Having co-edited his Collected Correspondence, Duyker concerns himself again with Daniel Solander, naturalist on the Endeavour voyage, and intimately explores this character at the very epicentre of eighteenth century naturalism and exploration. #63367 A$50.00


23 Eden, Charles H. AUSTRALIA’S HEROES; being a slight sketch of the most prominent amongst the band of gallant men Who devoted their Lives and Energies to the Cause of Science and the development of the fifth continent. Third Edition. Cr. 8vo; pp. viii, 312, 4(adv.); large folding col. map in pocket (neatly separated at horizontal folds into three pieces, but otherwise sound); original cloth, decorated in gilt & black; (some light pencilled underlining; one section slightly sprung); a very good copy; scarce. London; Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; N.D. [1875]. ***Ferguson 9385a. With the heraldic bookplate of R. L. Nugent-Dunbar of Machermore on pastedown. #19770 A$145.00


24 Estensen, Miriam. THE LIFE OF GEORGE BASS. Surgeon and Sailor of the Enlightenment. Med. 8vo, First U.K. Edition; pp. xxviii, 260(last blank); portrait frontis., 5 maps, 8 col. plates, appendix, chronology, glossary, notes, bibliog., index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. (London); National Maritime Museum; (2005). #18173 A$60.00

25 Evans, I. O. JULES VERNE. Master of Science Fiction. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xxxvi, 236; portrait frontis., bibliog.; original papered boards; (text a little browned in margins, as usual); a very good copy in slightly torn d/w. London; Sidgwick and Jackson; (1956). ***A selection from his writings, with a critical study. #48550 A$30.00

26 Finkel, George. WILLIAM LIGHT. First Edition; pp. [vi], 172, [2](blank); 3 maps (1 double-page), bibliog.; a very good copy in d/w. (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


27 Frost, Alan. ARTHUR PHILLIP. 1738-1814. His Voyaging. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. xii, 320; numerous maps (some double-page), 16 col. plates, several illusts., tables & text figs., notes & bibliog. to each chapter, sources of illusts., index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. Melbourne; Oxford University Press; (1987). #17549 A$150.00

28 Frost, Alan. THE PRECARIOUS LIFE OF JAMES MARIO MATRA. Voyager with Cook. American Loyalist. Servant of Empire. With the assistance of Isabel Moutinho. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xiv, 266(last blank); 12 plates (including several maps), notes, sources, bibliog., index; original canvas; (a corner bumped, o/wise a fine copy in d/w.). (Carlton, Melbourne); The Miegunyah Press; (1995). ***Number Six in the second numbered Miegunyah Press series: 1000 copies were printed. Using his letters and a probing biographical narrative, Frost builds up a picture of Matra, an important, but little-known figure in Australian history. An enigmatic American who sailed with Cook, Matra (who changed his name from Magra) was the first (in 1771) to have published a major book on the “Endeavour” voyage, and strove to found a colony in New South Wales for dispossessed American loyalists, only to end his days as Consul at Tangier. #48600 A$65.00


29 Good, Margaret; Kenrick, Josephine & Samuel, Merran; Compilers. THE GOOD FAMILY TREE. Descendants of Seven Pioneers. 1821-1982. 4to; ff. [i], 32(versos blank), [2](index); original comb binding. [Melbourne?]; The Compilers; N.D. [c. 1982]. #64407 A$10.00

30 Haddelsey, Stephen. BORN ADVENTURER. The Life of Frank Bickerton Antarctic Pioneer. Foreword by Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xvi, 256(last blank); 3 maps, 8 plates, notes & sources, bibliog., index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. (Stroud); Sutton Publishing; (2005). ***Bickerton was mechanical engineer on Mawson’s Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-14. #8962 A$60.00


31 Hadgraft, Cecil. JAMES BRUNTON STEPHENS. First Edition; pp. x, 126; 4 plates, bibliog.; original papered boards; a good ex-library copy (discarded) with the usual markings. (St. Lucia); University of Queensland Press; (1969). #4666 A$10.00

32 Hague, R. M. SIR JOHN JEFFCOTT. Portrait of a Colonial Judge. First Edition; pp. [vi], 132, [2](blank); portrait frontis., note to sources; original cloth; a fine copy in d/w. (Melbourne); Melbourne University Press; (1963). #21258 A$25.00

33 Hall, Richard. STANLEY: An Adventurer Explored. Med. 8vo, Book Club Edition; pp. 400; endpaper map, 42 illusts., bibliog., sources; 2 indices; a very good copy in slightly worn d/w. (London; Purnell Book Services; 1974). ***Identical with the First Edition but for the imprint. #14869 A$65.00


34 Hough, Richard. CAPTAIN BLIGH & MR. CHRISTIAN. The Men and the Mutiny. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 320; endpaper maps, 18 plates (1 double-page), 13 text illusts. & maps, chronology, sources, index; original cloth; a very good copy in slightly worn d/w. London; Hutchinson of London; (1972). #2114 A$65.00

35 Hough, Richard. THE MURDER OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 272(last blank); 3 text maps (1 full-page), 16 plates, incl. 2 maps, bibliog., index; (a well-used ex-library copy, with the usual markings & lacking half-title); in very good d/w. London; Macmillan; (1979). #2209 A$20.00

36 Hubbard, Elbert. LITTLE JOURNEYS to Homes of Great Musicians. Volume Nine New Series. Written by Elbert Hubbard and done into book form by The Roycrofters at their shop, which is in East Aurora, New York, A.D. MCMI. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [x], 34, [4], 35-56, [4], 57-76, [4], 77-96, [4], 97-116, [4], 117-142(last 4 blank); 6 portrait plates; several initial letters & text decorations; original quarter leather, with papered sides; top edge gilt, others uncut; (spine faded). [East Aurora, New York; The Roycrofters; MCMI [1901]. ***An attractive book, nicely printed on handmade paper by letterpress. The musicians included are the composers Liszt, Beethoven, Handel, Verdi, Schumann and Brahms. #30338 A$65.00


37 Huntford, Roland. SHACKLETON. Thick med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xx; 774, [6](blank); endpaper maps, 7 full-page & 2 smaller text maps, 24 plates, appendices, notes, sources, index; original light blue cloth-grained papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; (a couple of corners slightly creased); a nice copy in d/w.; scarce. London; Hodder and Stoughton; (1985). ***Renard 761. #12772 A$275.00


38 Jennett, Sean. PIONEERS IN PRINTING. Johann Gutenberg. William Caxton. William Caslon. John Baskerville. Alois Senefelder. Frederick Koenig. Ottmar Mergenthaler. Tolbert Lanston. First Edition; pp. xii, 196; 14 plates (1 double-page & 2 half-page), 54 text illusts., index; original cloth (spine a little faded); a very good copy. London; Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited; (1958). #42900 A$50.00

39 Joy, William. THE VENTURERS. First Edition; pp. [x], 174; 28 plates, index; a fine copy in d/w. Sydney; Shakespeare Head Press; (1972). #49266 A$10.00

40 Kennedy, Donald. CHARLES STURT. Cr. 8vo, 2nd Impr.; pp. 32; full-page map, 6 illusts.; original wrappers; a fine copy. Melbourne; Oxford University Press; (1967). ***Australian Explorers series. #9083 A$30.00


41 Kennedy, Gavin. BLIGH. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xii, 420; endpaper maps, 20 plates, bibliog., index; original cloth; (lower front board waterstained; o/wise a very good copy in slightly worn d/w.). London; Duckworth; (1978). #64300 A$50.00

42 Kennedy, Gavin. CAPTAIN BLIGH the man and his mutinies. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xiv, 322(last blank); endpaper maps, 8 plates, bibliog., index; original papered boards; a nice copy in d/w. London; Duckworth; (1989). ***A different book from the author’s biography of Bligh published in 1978, this book addresses the “Bounty” mutiny and the lesser-known mutinies on the “Director” and in New South Wales. #45680 A$110.00


43 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, refs. & notes to each chapter, chronology, 28-page bibliog., index of persons & index of Geographical Names; original wrappers; a fine copy. Melbourne; (Australia Felix Literary Club); 1977. #455 A$65.00

44 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; orig. cloth-backed boards (a little faded); a nice copy. Wellington; Bettane Book Bureau; 1946. ***Bagnall L191. Signed by P. A. Lawlor. #1915 A$35.00


45 Lawrence, T. E.: THE LETTERS OF T. E. LAWRENCE. Edited by David Garnett. Thick med. 8vo, 3rd Impr.; pp. 896; 4 maps (2 folding), 16 plates, index; original cloth; a fine, clean copy in price-clipped d/w. London; Jonathan Cape; (1938). ***First published November 1938 (two impressions); this impression December 1938. O’Brien A202. #47922 A$195.00

46 Lawrence, T. E. THE HOME LETTERS OF T. E. LAWRENCE AND HIS BROTHERS. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xvi, 732(last blank); title-page in red & black, portrait frontis. & 44 photographic illustrations on 37 plates, several sketch illustrations in text, index for each of the three brothers; original cloth; a fine copy in d/w.; scarce. Oxford; Basil Blackwell; 1954. ***O’Brien A246. “This collection is a primary source for the pre-war correspondence of Lawrence.” #17307 A$375.00


47 Livingstone, David: THE LIFE AND EXPLORATIONS OF DAVID LIVINGSTONE, LL.D. Carefully Compiled from Reliable Sources. 4to; pp. viii, 632; fine chromolitho. frontis. & chromolitho. (additional) title, 19 tinted litho. plates; contemporary half leather (a few minor marks); a very good copy; scarce. London; Adam & Co.; N.D. [c. 1875]. ***Without the map present in some copies. #49286 A$145.00

48 Ludlam, Harry. CAPTAIN SCOTT. The Full Story. First Edition; pp. 240(last blank); 2 maps (1 full-page), 17 plates, index; original black cloth-grained papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; (name label & inscription on endpaper); a very good copy; scarce. London; W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd.; (1965). ***Spence 729; Renard 946. #4064 A$65.00


49 Mack, James D. MATTHEW FLINDERS 1774-1814. First Edition; pp. xiv, 270; 5 maps, 13 illusts. on 12 plates, 3 appendices, bibliog., index; original papered boards; a very good copy with G. & N. Ingleton bookplate and portions of dustwrapper on endpaper and name stamp of former owner on 3 pages, but otherwise clean. (Melbourne); Nelson; 1966. #12293 A$35.00

50 Mackay, A. M.: A. M. MACKAY. Pioneer Missionary of the Church Missionary Society to Uganda. By His Sister. With Etched Portrait by H. Manesse. First Edition; pp. viii, 488; portrait frontis., folding col. map, index; original cloth (slightly rubbed); a very good copy. London; Hodder and Stoughton; MDCCCXC [1890]. #15715 A$85.00


51 Mackay, Mercedes. THE INDOMITABLE SERVANT. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [xii], 332(last 3 blank); portrait frontis., endpaper map, 16 plates, 3 appendices, index; a nice copy in d/w. London; Rex Collings; 1978. ***Richard Lander, explorer of West Africa. #17245 A$95.00

52 Mellersh, H. E. L. FITZROY OF THE BEAGLE. First U.S. Edition; pp. 308, [2](blank); 2 full-page maps, portrait frontis. & 8 plates, appendix, bibliog. note, index; original cloth; a very good copy in slightly worn d/w. (U.S.A.); Mason & Lipscomb; (1968). #15772 A$85.00


53 Millar, David P. FROM SNOWDRIFT TO SHELLFIRE. Capt. James Francis (Frank) Hurley 1885-1962. Demy 4to, First Edition; pp. 160; 1 full-page & 2 half-page maps, 101 fine photos. by Hurley, (30 full-page), biographical summary, refs., bibliog., index; original black cloth-grained papered boards, spine lettered in white; a very good copy in d/w. Sydney; David Ell Press; (1984). ***Edition of 2500 copies. The Antarctic, W.W.1, W.W.2, New Guinea, the Middle East, etc. Renard 1077. #1710 A$145.00

54 Mitchell, Ann M. DOCTOR FREDERICK WATSON AND HISTORICAL RECORDS OF AUSTRALIA. Med. 8vo; ff. [i], 171-197(printed on rectos only); stapled, as issued. Melbourne; Reprinted from Historical Studies, Vol. 20, No. 79; 1982. ***Inscribed and signed by the Author. #64692 A$20.00


55 Mouton, Jean Baptiste Octave: THE NEW GUINEA MEMOIRS OF JEAN BAPTISTE OCTAVE MOUTON. Edited with an Introduction, by Peter Biskup. First Edition; pp. xiv, 164(last blank); endpaper maps, full-page map, portrait, refs., index; (some mild foxing); a very good copy in d/w. Canberra; Australian National University Press; 1974. ***Published from the Author’s original MS. in English. #15901 A$75.00


56 Nan Kivell, Rex & Spence, Sydney. PORTRAITS OF THE FAMOUS AND INFAMOUS. Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific 1492 - 1970. Demy folio, First Edition; pp. [iv](frontis. & decorative title, both coloured), 332; 61 col. & 295 b/w. illusts. (incl. many full-page of both); entries alphabetically arranged; a very good copy in original imitation vellum. London; Rex Nan Kivell and Sydney Spence; [1974]. #22051 A$175.00


57 Neild, J. M. LAWSON - AND HIS CRITICS. First Edition; pp. [2], 22; 2 portraits (the Author & Lawson); original wrappers; a nice copy. Melbourne; The Henry Lawson Memorial and Literary Society; 1944. #12953 A$35.00

58 Pearl, Cyril. WILD MEN OF SYDNEY. 3rd (?) Edn.; pp. [viii], 256(last blank); 8 plates; 3 appendices; a very good copy in d/w. (Melbourne); Universal Books; (1970). #19921 A$20.00

59 Plomley, N. J. B.; Editor. FRIENDLY MISSION. The Tasmanian Journals and Papers of George Augustus Robinson 1829-1834. A SUPPLEMENT. Edited by N. J. B. Plomley. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 32; 4 folding maps, 4 plates; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. [Hobart]; Tasmanian Historical Research Association; 1971. #47225 A$65.00


60 Rawson, Geoffrey. BLIGH OF THE ‘BOUNTY’. First Edition; pp. [x], 244, [2](blank); folding map, 8 plates; refs., index; original light blue cloth (spine faded; some foxing); a very good copy; scarce. London; Philip Allan & Co., Ltd.; (1930). ***A secondary issue. Du Rietz 1071. #64302 A$95.00

61 Roderick, Colin. HENRY LAWSON’S FORMATIVE YEARS (1883-1893). First Separate Edition; pp. 36; 3 portraits, 3 other illusts.; original wrappers; a nice copy. Sydney; Wentworth Press; (1960). ***Edition limited to 250 copies. #15249 A$35.00


62 Scott, Ernest. THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN MATTHEW FLINDERS, R.N. Thick demy 8vo, First Edition; pp. xx, 492; 4 double-page & 6 full-page maps, 2 folding, 3 double-page & 2 full-page facsimile documents, 22 plates, chronology, 3 appendices, bibliog., index; original gilt decorated blue cloth of the primary issue; (calligraphic presentation inscription on front endpaper); a very good, clean copy; scarce. Sydney; Angus and Robertson; 1914. #5109 A$450.00

63 Seaver, George. EDWARD WILSON OF THE ANTARCTIC. Naturalist and Friend. With an Introduction by Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Post 8vo, First Australian Edition (=18th Impr.); pp. xxxiv, 302; 1 folding & 2 full-page maps, col. portrait frontis., 17 plates (mostly from Wilson’s own sketches); index; original cloth. London; John Murray, (Melbourne, Oxford University Press; 1946). ***Wholly set-up, printed and bound in Australia. #11282 A$35.00


64 Shipman, Pat. THE MAN WHO FOUND THE MISSING LINK. Eugene Dubois and His Lifelong Quest to Prove Darwin Right. First U.S. Edition; pp. [xii], 514, [2](blank); 1 map, numerous illusts., notes, glossary, bibliog., index; a nice copy in slightly worn d/w. New York; Simon & Schuster; (2001). #64831 A$40.00


65 Sturt, Mrs. Napier George. LIFE OF CHARLES STURT Sometime Capt. 39th Regt. and Australian Explorer. With Portraits and Maps. First Edition; pp. [ii], xviii, 396(last blank), [4](adv.); 4 folding & 1 other maps, 2 portraits, refs., index; original green cloth; uncut; (hinges a little weak; front board creased); a very good copy; scarce. London; Smith, Elder, & Co.; 1899. #5178 A$325.00

66 Suzyumov, E. M. A LIFE GIVEN TO THE ANTARCTIC. Douglas Mawson - Antarctic Explorer. Authorized translation by Tina Tupikina-Glaessner. First Edition in English; pp. x, 62(last blank); 2 folding maps, 5 plates, refs.; original grey imitation leather, spine lettered in gilt; (base of spine slightly worn, o/wise a nice copy in d/w.); scarce. Adelaide; Libraries Board of South Australia; 1968. ***Not in Spence; Renard 1564. Originally published in Russian as part of a work: “Remarkable Geographers and Travellers”, Moscow, 1960. #4131 A$95.00


67 Todd, William B.; Editor. THOMAS J. WISE. Centenary Studies. Edited by William B. Todd. Essays by John Carter, Graham Pollard, William B. Todd. First Edition, 2nd Impr.; pp. [viii], 128; portrait frontis., full-page illust., handlist, index; original cloth; a fine copy in slightly worn d/w. Austin; University of Texas Press; (1959). #57701 A$75.00


68 Weate, Philip & Graham, Caroline. CAPTAIN WILLIAM BLIGH. [An illustrated history]. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. 160; double-page map & a few text maps, numerous col. & b/w. illusts. (many full & double-page), bibliog., index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. Sydney; Paul Hamlyn; [1972]. #32147 A$45.00

69 Webster, E. M. THE MOON MAN. A Biography of Nikolai Miklouho-Maclay. [With a Foreword by O. H. K. Spate.] Roy. 8vo; First Edition; pp. xxvi, 422(last blank); 8 maps, 49 plates, notes, bibliog., index; original papered boards; a nice copy in d/w. (Melbourne); Melbourne University Press; 1984. ***A notable traveller and scientist who studied the area around what is now Madang, and its natives, who believed him to come from the moon. #5604 A$110.00


70 Wellings, H. P. BENJAMIN BOYD IN AUSTRALIA (1842-1849). Shipping Magnate: Merchant: Banker: Pastoralist and Station Owner: Member of the Legislative Council: Town Planner: Whaler. Reprint; pp. 48(last blank); 12 illusts.; original wrappers; a fine copy. [Bega; The Author]; N.D. [c. 1970]. #28728 A$20.00

71 Williamson, James A. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 160; 5 text maps, 2 plates; original papered boards (spine faded). London; Brief Lives, Collins; (1951). ***Brief Lives, No. 1. #41138 A$15.00


72 Wilson, Colin. DREAMING TO SOME PURPOSE. [An Autobiography]. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xiv, 402; 8 plates, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. London; Century; (2004). ***A self portrait of one of the original “angry young men” who became a popular writer. #18595 A$18.00

73 Young, Michael W. MALINOWSKI. Odyssey of an Anthropologist 1884-1920. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xxxii, 690; 4 maps, 42 illusts. on 16 plates, 3 figs., notes, bibliog., index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. New Haven and London; Yale University Press; (2004). ***Bronislaw Malinowski (1884-1942) was one of the most colorful and charismatic social scientists of the twentieth century. His contributions as a founding father of social anthropology and his complex personality earned him international notoriety and near-mythical status. This landmark book presents a vivid portrait of Malinowski’s early life, from his birth in Cracow to his departure from Australia in 1920. By the age of 36, Malinowski had already created the innovative fieldwork methods and techniques that would secure his intellectual legacy. Includes a detailed account of his life in Melbourne and elewhere in Australia and the Trobriand Islands of the South Pacific. #55103 A$60.00

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