Search Results: Authors starting with S from Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers

Jacksonville: Jacksonville Art Museum, 1986. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Jacksonville, Jacksonville Art Museum, 1986. Quarto, xviii, 109 pages with 2 colour maps and numerous colour illustrations from photographs by Kenneth S. Graetz. Later laminated boards incorporating the original wrappers; ownership stamp; an excellent copy. Exhibition Catalogue.

University of Adelaide: The Author, for Department of Plant Science, Waite Campus, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. University of Adelaide, The Author, for Department of Plant Science, Waite Campus, 1999. Quarto; publisher's cloth slightly marked; an excellent copy. Inscribed and signed to one of the author's two mentors, Australian wheat breeder A.J. 'Tony ' Rathjen. Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Adelaide.

London: Lawrence and Wishart, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. London, Lawrence and Wishart, 1973. Octavo, xiv, 348 pages with 18 illustrations (one full-page) plus a colour frontispiece. Papered boards; ink ownership signature to the front free endpaper; a fine copy with the dustwrapper lightly tanned on the rear panel.

London: The Folio Society, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good. London, The Folio Society, 1995 (first thus). Octavo, xviii, 339 pages with 3 maps and illustrations from woodcuts by Chris Daunt plus a colour frontispiece endpaper maps. Silver-decorated cloth lightly rubbed, and a little sunned about the spine; a very good copy in the slipcase a little scuffed. Subtitle: Born 6 January 1412; Burned as a Heretic, 30 May 1431; Canonised as a Saint, 16 May 1920.

London: Heinemann, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London, Heinemann, 1926. Small octavo, x, 107 pages plus the spare paper titling-label tipped in at the rear. Cloth with a paper titling-label on the spine; cloth lightly rubbed at the extremities, with a tiny snag to the foot of the spine; top edge a little dusty, uncut leading edge a little foxed; endpapers offset; essentially an excellent copy. 'I sing the cycle of my country's year' - a book-length poem divided into the four seasons.

Adelaide: E.S. Wigg & Son, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide, E.S. Wigg & Son, 1890 (first edition). Octavo, 164, [5] (publisher's advertisements) pages. Original black cloth blocked in gilt with a design of Australian native plants; top edge gilt, others uncut; covers a little flecked; corners slightly worn; spine a little sunned; leading edge of one leaf slightly chipped; ownership initials; a very good copy (internally excellent).

Norwood: Moon Arrow Press, 2007. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Norwood, Moon Arrow Press, 2007. Quarto, 72 pages with numerous illustrations (most in colour). Colour-pictorial card covers with flaps; a fine copy. Number 2 in the Modern Art in South Australia series.

Welwyn: Hart Books, 1985. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Welwyn, Hart Books, 1985. Octavo; laminated colour pictorial card covers; a fine copy.

[Paris]: J. Tastu, Editeur, 1833. [Paris], J. Tastu, Editeur, [1833]. An original lithograph with later hand-colouring, matted, framed and glazed (visible image size 255 × 385 mm, external dimensions approximately 560 × 660 mm). A touch of pale foxing in the margins; original blindstamp (partly obscured by the matt) in the bottom margin; in excellent condition. Plate 16 from the 'Atlas historique' to the official account of Dumont D'Urville's first voyage in the 'Astrolabe', 1826-1829 ('Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe ...', 1830-1835). Sainson was the official artist on the voyage. This view depicts the 'Astrolabe' in King George Sound, with crew members and local Indigenous people in the foreground; the later hand-colouring is expertly done.

Adelaide: The Gresham Studio, 5, King William St, 1903. Adelaide, The Gresham Studio, 5, King William St. 1903. A gelatin silver photograph (238 × 295 mm), on the original captioned mount, behind glass in the original wooden frame with an internal gilt fillet (external dimensions 427 × 515 mm). The photograph has a couple of trifling blemishes in the periphery; the gilt fillet is a little tarnished, and the frame is slightly scuffed and marked; overall, a charming period piece in excellent condition. Those featured in the photograph are (left to right, top to bottom) J.F. Bagot, J.A. Yuill, C.N. Mackenzie, S.D. Ronald, M.H. Moyes, and V.C. Cresdee; T.A. Caterer, Esq. (a master), F. Chambers, W.H. Job, W.G. Duncan, M.J.D. Murray, W.C. Sangster, W.H. Stevenson, and Reverend H. Girdlestone (headmaster); G.S. Reinecke, L.A. Lewis, H.M. Muirhead (captain), R.J.B. Moffatt, C.R. Cudmore, and H.B. James. St Peter's College is better known for producing captains of industry, politicians and judges, but… Read More

Collingwood: CSIRO, 2010. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Collingwood, CSIRO, 2010. Quarto, xx, 427 pages with numerous maps, graphs and illustrations, some in colour. Colour pictorial card covers; an excellent copy.

Quarto, one and a half pages (on one leaf), 7 November 1882. Light horizontal and vertical creases where folded for posting; small piece of clear tape to a short split to one end of the crease across the middle (on the blank bottom half of the second page, well clear of any text); an appealing item in excellent condition. The catalyst for the discord appears to have been Hippeau's biting lampoon of Gounod in the issue of 29 October 1882. Saint-Saëns had hitherto been listed prominently on the covers as an official collaborator of the magazine; his name is absent from the issue of 13 November. His relationship with Hippeau, however amicable, was already strained. 'The clearly pro-Wagner inclination of the editor quickly created a violent polemic between Hippeau and Saint-Saëns, founder of the Société nationale de musique. Saint-Saëns harshly criticized Hippeau's Wagnerian opinions, considering them a danger for the future of French music' (Doris Pyee: 'La Renaissance musicale, 1881-1883',… Read More

Sydney: Library of Australian History, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Sydney, Library of Australian History, 1980. Large quarto, 479 pages with 5 illustrations (from photographs), 10 facsimile documents and 2 full-page maps. Cloth with leather title-labels; spine lightly discoloured; an excellent copy. The first printing of the results of the first Australian census, with a most useful introduction and new indexes.

London: Elm Tree Books, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included. London, Elm Tree Books, 1988 (sixth printing)/ 1988. Quarto; cloth; a fine copy with the very lightly rubbed dustwrapper.

London: Houlston and Wright, 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London, Houlston and Wright, 1860 [first edition]. Octavo, viii, 235 pages with 14 full-page illustrations. Original purple blind-stamped cloth slightly marked on the rear cover; spine sunned; extremities slightly rubbed; an excellent copy.

London: Halton and Truscott Smith, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London, Halton and Truscott Smith, 1923. Quarto, viii, 36 pages with an illustration plus 96 plates. Gilt-ruled and -decorated cloth; top edge gilt, others uncut; covers a little flecked; endpapers a little offset; scattered slight foxing (not affecting images); in very good condition.

Italy: Taschen, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. Italy, Taschen, 2007. Oblong quarto, 335 pages with over 200 full-page plates and illustrations. Papered boards scuffed; edges and endpapers very slightly marked; an excellent copy with the dustwrapper a trifle torn.

London: Bell, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. London, Bell, 1952. Octavo, xiv, 328 pages with 100 illustrations plus 32 pages of plates. Cloth very slightly marked to the spine and rear board; a fine copy without the dustwrapper. Inscribed on the flyleaf to "Hedley Marston with affectionate regards from Edward"; loosely inserted are two Royal Institute of Great Britain pamphlets by Salisbury (1938 and 1951 - the latter on West Australian Flora, inscribed "To H.M. from E.J.S.") and an autograph presentation note signed ("Edward"). From the estate of Dr Hedley Ralph Marston FRS, Chief of the CSIRO Division of Biochemistry and General Nutrition.

Melbourne: Melbourne University Press/ Australian National University, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. Melbourne, Melbourne University Press/ Australian National University, 1962. Octavo; cloth; extremities slightly rubbed and bumped; flyleaves a little offset; contemporary ownership details; a very good copy with the dustwrapper a little sunned, creased and torn with slight loss. The Siane of the New Guinea Highlands.

Salisbury: The Salisbury and District Historical Society Incorporated, 1986. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Salisbury, The Salisbury and District Historical Society Incorporated, 1986. Quarto, 80 pages with numerous illustrations. Pictorial card covers; a fine copy.