SILENT AUCTION OF RARE/UNUSUAL/COLLECTIBLE BOOKS AT LIFELINE BOOK FAIR, JULY 1 – 4, 2021
All books for auction will be available for inspection at the Bookfair from 9am on Thursday July 1, and bids may be registered until midday on Sunday July 4, shortly after which the successful bidders will be notified. The winning bids will be notified on the Lifeline website within two weeks of the auction.
THE FOLLOWING TITLES LISTED BY PUBLICATION DATE WILL BE AUCTIONED:
1. The Port of Refuge or Advice and Instructions to the Master-Mariner in Situations of Doubt, Difficulty and Danger. Manley Hopkins. Publisher Henry King & Co 1873 FIRST EDITION, rare
2. Souvenir of Scotland: Its Cities, Lakes and Mountains. 120 chromolithographic views. Published by T. Nelson & Sons, London 1892 Some foxing on endpapers, but illustrations are unblemished.
3. Lady Susan: The Watsons Jane Austen. Publishers Roberts Brothers, Boston 1892 Published with this work was A Memoir by her nephew, J.E. Austen Leigh. A neat and square book with gilt spine. Condition good. FIRST EDITION
4. Dante's Inferno Dante Alighieri. Trans. Rev. Henry Francis Cary & illustrated by Gustave Dore. Publisher Cassell & Co 1892
5. Dante’s Vision of Purgatory and Paradise Dante Alighieri. Trans. Rev. Henry Francis Cary & illustrated. by Gustave Dore. Publisher Cassell & Co 1893 Minimal foxing, binding square and tight.
6. The Story of the Malakand Field Force Winston Spencer Churchill. Publishers Longmans, Green & Co. 1899 (This is a 2nd Edition, dated 6 months after 1st Edition of 1898). Detached front cover, otherwise firm and tight, with maps of operations.
7. Quality Street J. M. Barrie. A Comedy in Four Acts. Publishers Hodder & Stoughton 1901 FIRST EDITION, Illustrator Hugh Thomson. Condition. good
8. Tibet & Nepal Painted & Described by A. Henry Savage Landor. Publisher A&C Black 1905 A fascinating account of one of the mountaineering expeditions of the much-travelled author, who tells fascinating tales of the places he saw and the people he met and travelled with. FIRST EDITION. Good condition for its age.
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9. Astronomical Memoirs John Tebbutt, Publisher Hawkesbury Shire Council. Printed by Frederick White, General Printer, Kent St, Sydney 1908 Being a popular and complete account of the astronomical work done by him at the peninsula, Windsor, NSW, from the year 1853 to the close of 1907. This volume bookplate is inscribed "EX-LIBRIS G & N INGLETON". The first 50 pages or so have multiple corrections made in the text, in ink, in careful handwriting. The same handwriting, in the blank section at the end of the book, notes 2 letters to the Sydney Morning Herald and one to the Bulletin. The errata page, at the end of the text, has in fact been acted upon. An intriguing copy, and very rare of this date.
10. Grimm’s Fairy Tales Arthur Rackham (Illustrator) Mrs Edgar Lucas (Translator) 1909 Publisher Constable & Co
11. Papuan Pictures H. M. Dauncey. Publisher London Missionary Society 1913 63 photographs by the author. Condition good for age. FIRST EDITION
12. The Sentimental Bloke C.J. Dennis. Publisher Angus and Robertson 1915 FIRST EDITION, with worn and tattered dust jacket, but internally clean and straight.
13. The Valley of Fear A. Conan Doyle. Publishers G, Bell & Sons 1915 FIRST EDITION (This edition is intended for circulation only in India and British Colonies). Condition firm and sound.
14. Under Furred Hats Geo. L. Berrie. Publishers W. C. Penfold 1919 Story of the 6th Light Horse Regiment, December 1914 -August 1919. Front cover damaged but interior very good – including photos. SIGNED by author. FIRST EDITION
15. The First Aeroplane Voyage from England to Australia Sir Ross Smith. Published by Angus & Robertson 1920 27 Aeroviews of Sydney, taken from the "Vimy" by Capt. Frank Hurley. Condition good for its age.
16. Christian Morgensterns Grotesken Hans Reyersbach & Christian Morgenstern 1925 Published by Kurt Enoch, Hamburg. SIGNED by Reyersbach and numbered 338
17. The Vanishing American Zane Grey. Publisher Harper and Brothers 1925 “This novel was one of the first which portrayed the harsh treatment of American government agencies towards Native Americans. When the novel was first published serially in the Ladies Home Journal in 1922, the magazine was deluged by angry letters from religious groups and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.” FIRST EDITION
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18. Early Explorers in Australia From the Log Books and Journals, including the Diary of Allan Cunningham, Botanist from 1/3/1817 to 19/11/1818 1925 Ida Lee. Publisher Methuen. FIRST EDITION.
19. Twenty Years Among Primitive Papuans William Bromilow. Publisher Epworth Press 1929 FIRST EDITION Condition good, B&W photographs by the author
20. The Little Green Road to Fairyland Annie R Rentoul & Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Publisher A&C Black 1932 Cover grubby, but binding square and tight.
21. The Log of MAGPIE, Aug 8 – Sept 7 1932, Cruise To the Humber and Wash K.A. Crowther; R Elliott, P Morrill, R Rigby & L.B. Winter An unpublished record of a Hillyard cutter, on a four-week cruise. An engaging story of wrestling the little boat to a satisfying conclusion. With some newspaper clippings and postcards.
22. Australian Chivalry Edited by J. Treloar, Director of Australian War Memorial. 1933 Reproductions in Colour and Duotone of Official War Paintings. FIRST EDITION. An impressive volume, all illustrations tipped in, condition very good.
23. The Honey and Pollen Flora of New South Wales William A. Goodacre. Publisher DH Paisley, Govt. Printer 1938 Well illustrated with photographs and drawings.
24. Cyaniding for Gold Ion Idriess. Publisher Angus & Robertson 1939 FIRST EDITION. Fold out tables and diagrams Unclipped dust jacket. Rare.
25. Bomber’s Moon – London in the Blitzkrieg Negley Farson. Illust. Tom Purvis. Publisher Victor Gollancz 1941 FIRST EDITION
26. The Darkening Ecliptic, in Angry Penguins Ern Malley. Publishers Reed and Harris. 1944 Autumn Number to Commemorate the Australian Poet ERN MALLEY. FIRST EDITION in the very scarce original Angry Penguins issue, of the poems that constituted one of the great literary hoaxes of the (20th) century. Angry Penguins is a quarto sized magazine, with a coloured Sidney Nolan illustration to the cover. The extreme rarity of this particular issue is apparently due, at least partially, to the impounding of many copies by the police, who were at the time progressing an obscenity trial relating to Harris' publications. The magazine is No. 368 of a limited edition of 1000, and is in good condition.
27. Twenty-Four Reproductions in Colour from Original Oil Paintings Elioth Gruner: Foreword by Norman Lindsay. Publisher The Shepherd Press 1947 Limited edition of 2000 copies, this being 1747. The tipped in prints in this volume are of the highest quality.
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28. Adventure in Watercolour Kenneth Macqueen. Publisher Legend Press 1948 FIRST EDITION, limited to 1,100copies, SIGNED by the artist, with a biographical summary and an explanation of technique by the artist himself. High quality coloured prints, tipped in. bookplate by Adrian Feint.
29. Expedition to Earth Arthur C. Clarke. Publisher Sidgwick & Jackson 1954 FIRST EDITION. The first collection of short stories by Arthur C Clarke. SIGNED.
30. Cruise Guide to Sydney Harbour, Publisher H. E. C. Robinson P/L c. 1955
31. The Body Snatchers Jack Finney. Publishers Eyre & Spottiswoode 1955 FIRST EDITION
32. The Last Cannibals Jens Bjerre. Translated from the Danish by Estrid Bannister 1956 Publisher Michael Joseph Limited, London. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION
33. My Family and Other Animals Gerald Durrell. Publisher Rupert Hart-Davis 1956 FIRST EDITION, first printing, with dust jacket.
34. The Log from the Sea of Cortez John Steinbeck. Publisher William Heinemann Gt Britain 1958 This volume contains 2 works: The Sea of Cortez is the story of an expedition for scientific material. About Ed Ricketts, a fascinating description of Steinbeck’s dear friend, “scientist, philosopher eccentric”. This story is of course told in Steinbeck's customary gripping clarity. FIRST UK EDITION. A little grubby, but neat and square
35 Inside the Atom Isaac Asimov. Illustrator John Bradford 1958 Published by Abelard-Schuman, FIRST REVISED EDITION Asimov is famous in two spheres: seminal science fiction, and nuclear physics.
36. From Russia, With Love Ian Fleming. Publisher Jonathan Cape. 1958 First published April 1957, this reprint published 1958. Unclipped, clean, tight.
37. Goldfinger Ian Fleming. Publisher Jonathan Cape. 1959 FIRST EDITION. 2nd impression, unclipped dust jacket, discoloured on top edge only, clean, tight.
38. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service Ian Fleming. Publisher Jonathan Cape. 1963 FIRST EDITION, foxing on top edge, otherwise clean, tight.
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39. You Only Live Twice Ian Fleming. Publisher Jonathan Cape. 1964 FIRST EDITION with very good unclipped dust jacket
40. The Man With The Golden Gun Ian Fleming. Publisher Jonathan Cape. 1965 FIRST EDITION with very good unclipped dust jacket, clean, tight.
41. Octopussy and The Living Daylights Ian Fleming. Publisher Jonathan Cape. 1966 FIRST EDITION/1st Printing. First state of dust jacket, black rear cover, unclipped
42. Remarks on a passage to Botany Bay 1787-1792: A First Fleet Journal James Scott, Sergeant of Marines 1963 Published by the Public Library of New South with Angus and Robertson under the terms of Sir William Dixson's will viz "must conform as closely as possible to the original, preserving all spelling mistakes and alterations”. The author Scott, was an "uneducated" person, and the Foundation felt that such unimproved expression could more closely represent the reality the writer was experiencing. Condition good.
43 The Camellias Beryl Leslie Urquhart (Editor) With 20 reproductions from paintings by Paul Jones. Publisher The Leslie Urquhart Press, Sussex, FIRST EDITION 1964
44. The Looking-Glass War John le Carre. Publisher Heinemann 1965 FIRST EDITION. Dust jacket a little worn at the top.
45. A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin. Published Parnassus Press 1968 FIRST EDITION. Science Fiction. SIGNED. Paperback
46. The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin. Publisher Ace Books 1969 FIRST EDITION. Science Fiction. SIGNED. Paperback
47. The Voyage of the Endeavour 1969 An Account of a Voyage Round the World in the year MDCCLXX along the east coast of Australia by Lieutenant JAMES COOK, Commander of His Majesty's Bark Endeavour. A facsimile of the authorised publication of 1773. Printed and published by Smith and Paterson, Brisbane Condition fine, in slipcase.
48. Australian Shells B.R. Wilson & K. Gillett. Publisher AH & AW Reed 1971 Illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods from Australian waters. Slipcase, condition fine.
49. Watch off Arnhem Land C.G.T. Haultain. Publisher Roebuck Society Publication No.4. 1971 Good condition. SIGNED dedication by the Author. FIRST EDITION
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50. Asimov’s Annotated Paradise Lost John Milton. Publisher Doubleday 1974 An original interpretation of Milton’s epic poem. FIRST EDITION
51. The Herbal or General History of Plants John Gerard. Publisher Dover Publications 1975 "A remarkable compendium of Elizabethan folklore and naturalistic description." with about 2,700 large and clear illustrations. Condition good.
52. The Star Diaries Stanislaw Lem. Publisher Secker & Warburg 1976 FIRST ENGLISH EDITION
53. The Savage Crows Robert Drewe. Publisher Collins (Sydney) 1976 Cover illustration by David Boyd, of the Boyd artistic dynasty. A powerful story set around the extinction of the Tasmanian Aborigines, one of the early explorations of the colonial treatment of our indigenous First Peoples FIRST EDITION. Condition very good.
54. Scrap Iron Destroyers: The story of HMA Ships Stuart, Vampire, Vendetta, Voyage and Waterhen. L.J. Lind & A. Payne. Publisher Naval Historical Society of Australia 1976 Numbered 392/1000.
55 Sketches of New South Wales W. R. Govett. Publisher Gaston Renard, Melbourne 1977 Limited Edition of 200, of which 120 were numbered. This volume was one of 20 which were "lettered" viz "N", for publicity etc. purposes. No dust jacket, else condition very good.
56. The Illustrated Dune Frank Herbert. Publisher Berkley Publishing Group 1978 Illustrations by John Schoenherr. Condition good. Very rare.
57. Notable Australian Thoroughbreds Mountier, Barrie and Clark. Published by Alister Taylor, New Zealand 1981 3,500 copies printed, then the plates destroyed. Condition fine.
58 People of the Sacred Mountain A History of the Northern Cheyenne Chiefs and Warrior Societies, 1830-1879 Peter J. Powell. Publisher Harper & Row. 2 Vols 1981 An epic narrative of Cheyenne history, 2 Vols, incorporating a wealth of oral accounts and lavishly illustrated with the famed ledger art. Condition very good, in slipcase
59. The Mammals of Australia – John Gould Incorporating the 3 original volumes, with modern notes by Joan M Dixon. 1983 Publisher Macmillan. FIRST EDITION.
60. The Devil’s Wilderness – George Caley’s Journey to Mount Banks 1804 Alan E.J. Andrews. (Editor) Publisher Blubber Head Press 1984 FIRST EDITION, numbered 170 of 375 SIGNED by the editor.
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61. The First at War 1987 The Story of the 2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion 1939-45 – City of Sydney Regiment. Ed. E. C. Givney. Published by the Association of First Infantry Battalions. Condition near fine
62. HRH The Prince of Wales Watercolours Prince Charles. Published by Little Brown Company 1991 The Prince of Wales's impassioned concern for the environment is well known, but few are aware of the fact that for twenty years he found private expression for the love of the countryside through the medium of watercolour. Condition fine. SIGNED "Charles" FIRST EDITION
63. Building for Nature, Walter Burley Griffin and Castlecrag. Walker, Kabos & Weirick. Publisher Walter Burley Griffin Society 1994 A fascinating account of the development of the Castlecrag area, including maps, plans, photos and much contemporary comment. (Many photos by Max Dupain). Condition very good
64. Wallaby Gold – 100 Years of Australian Test Rugby Peter Jenkins. Publisher Random House 1999 270 Illustrations. SIGNED by 28 of the Wallaby heroes of 1991. FIRST EDITION "Wallaby Gold will become the gospel for all those thousands interested in the past, present and future of Australian Rugby"(Nick Farr-Jones).
65. Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia: in Search of a Route From Sydney to the Gulf of Carpentaria Col. Sir T. L. Mitchell, Kt.D.C.L, Surveyor-General of New South Wales. 1999 Australiana Facsimile Editions No.220. Edition limited to 600 copies, of which 99 are numbered and bound in quarter leather. This volume is Number 74. Condition fine.
66. Catherine: Intimate-Portrait of a Champion Basquali (photographer). Publisher Colophon 2000 An impressive collection of photographs of Cathy Freeman. Slipcase with gilt decoration SIGNED by Cathy Freeman and Basquali, 207/250 of limited edition. Condition fine
67. Ansel Adams at 100 John Szarkowski & Ansel Adams. Publisher Little Brown & Co. 2001 Includes many photographs that will be unfamiliar to many followers of Adams' works and a substantial number that will be new to Adams scholars. The book is an attempt to identify that work on which Adams' claim as an important modern artist must rest. FIRST EDITION, slipcase, including signed print of the famous “Aspens” photograph.
68. Leaves from the Journal of our Life in the Highlands from 1848 to 1861 Queen Victoria. Edited by Arthur Helps. Publisher Folio Society 2002 Illustrated Edition. No. 726/1850, in matching solander box. Condition fine.
69. The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams. Publisher Gollancz. 2002 A neat little hardback. Condition good. SIGNED by author.
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70. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon. Publisher Jonathan Cape 2003 FIRST EDITION. SIGNED
71. The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists Neil Strauss. Publisher William Morrow 2005 The notorious book which raised the hackles of millions of women and many men. Surely hastened to oblivion by this year's thorough and ongoing discussions on gender relationships.
72. Birds of the World Les Beletsky. Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press 2006 In slipcase, condition fine.
73. Joseph Lycett, Convict Artist Ed. John McPhee. Publisher Historic Houses Trust of N.S.W. Condition fine. 2006
74. Maps of War Ashley & Miles Baynton-Williams. Publisher Quercus 2007 FIRST EDITION
75. Beyond Sacred Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Publisher Hardie Grant Books 2008 Recent painting from Australia's remote Aboriginal Communities. Condition fine. FIRST EDITION
76. Larousse Gastronomique Gastronomic Committee, President Joel Robertson. Publisher Hamlyn 2009 "The world's greatest cookery encyclopedia – a real must for any serious chef" (Jamie Oliver) Condition fine, unused, in slipcase.
77. The Beatles – Original Studio Records, Box Set and EP Capitol Records 2009 All 13 original studio albums digitally remastered in stereo, for superior sound, PLUS, a 2CD collection of all the Beatles non-album singles and E.P.s (also digitally remastered) PLUS 13 mini-documentaries in the words of the Beatles themselves and Sir George Martin
78. The Red Book – Liber Novus C.G. Jung. Editor Sonu Shamdasani. Publisher W.W. Norton 2009 FIRST EDITION. Jung worked on the Red Book from 1914 to 1930. Although its existence had been known for more than 80 years, the Red Book was never published or made available to Jung’s audience of students and followers. Now the central book of Jung’s oeuvre has been published in a full facsimile of Jung’s workings, with a contextual essay and notes by the noted Jung scholar Sonu Shamdasani.
79. 75 Years of DC Comics – The Art of Modern Mythmaking Paul Levitz. Publisher Taschen 2010 The single most comprehensive book on DC Comics with more than 2,000 images-including covers, illustrations, film stills, and collectibles-and in-depth essays by DC veteran Paul Levitz. In slipcase, as new.
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80. Arctica – Exploring the Poles Yves de Chazournes. Publisher Editions Place des Victoires 2010 FIRST EDITION, fine.
81. Drawn from Paradise David Attenborough & Errol Fuller. Publisher Harper Collins 2012 The Discovery, Art & Natural History of the Birds of Paradise. SIGNED David Attenborough. Condition fine.
82. Oscar Wilde The Nightingale and the Rose Del Kathryn Barton. Publisher Art and Australia. Condition fine. 2012
83. Del Kathryn Barton Julie Ewington. Publisher Piper Press 2014 Barton has become familiar to us possibly through her two Archibald wins of herself and her children (2008) and of Hugo Weaving (2013).
84. A Full Life – Reflections at Ninety Jimmy Carter. Publishers Simon & Schuster 2015 Hardcover in fine condition. SIGNED. Unclipped.
85. Joseph Banks’ Florilegium – Botanical Treasures from Cook’s First Voyage M. Gooding, D Mabberley, J Studholme. Publisher Thames & Hudson 2017 This is the first full colour publication of some of the most extraordinary botanical prints of the 18th century. Banks’ Florilegium is not only a great scientific record but also a major achievement of collaborative Enlightenment art and a work of botanical illustration of outstanding beauty. Condition fine.
86. Ceramiques de Picasso Albert Skira, Geneve 1948 The text is in French and this accompanies a tipped in photograph, "Picasso a Vallauri", plus a folio of 28 tipped in illustrations of Picasso’s decorated ceramic platters. (Originally there were 28 plates, but we have 26). Text by Suzanne and Georges Rami. FIRST EDITION
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