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Lond. Chatto & Windus., 1935.. viii, 372pp. Colour frontispiece plate & b/w plates & a map. name on ffe & sl.foxing else a very good copy. 1st ed.

London., 1991.. Tall Folio. Or.cl. Dustjacket. 224pp. Profusely illustrated in colour and black & white. Pristine copy. 1st ed. A unique description of 26 of the leading typefaces in typography, with biographies of their designers, their histories, development sketches and applications.

Lond. Peter Garnett., 1951.. 4to. Or.cl. 102pp. Col plates & b/w ills. Very good copy. 1st ed. In the slip-case. When Francis Whitehouse came across a Victorian table game called 'Funnyshire Fox Chase', he set about to list & describe other such games from the Victorian & Edwardian period, or 1750 to 1850.

Syd. Fourth Estate., 2008.. Ill.wrapps. 335pp. b/w plates. Very good copy. 1st softcover ed. Norton was one of the key media figures of his time. His notorious feud with Frank Packer led to a fistfight at Randwick racecourse.

Tahiti. Les editions du pacifique., 1976.. (2nd ed.) Square 8vo. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 127pp. Profusely illustrated in colour. Fine.

Naarden, NL. Hagemeyer., 1975.. 4to. Or.cl. Dustjacket. 236pp. b/w ills. Very good copy. 1st ed. The Colonial trading company Hagemeyer was established in 1900 by Johan & Anton Hagemeijer & began trading in Java, now Indonesia, which was part of the Dutch protectorate & the Dutch East Indies.

Lond. Everyman's Library., 1992.. Or.cl. Dustjacket. 1184pp. Sl foxing to top edge. Bound-in marker ribbon. Very good copy. 1st ed. The Heian era of the 10th & 11th centuries is recognised as one of the very greatest periods in Japanese literature. The Tale of Genji is a prose masterpiece of that period.

Hong Kong University Press., 2002.. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 153pp. b/w plates. Very good copy. 1st ed. The author was the first Chinese Crown Counsel in Hong Kong.

Syd. Angus & Robertson., 1977.Or.bds.. Dustjacket. 162pp. Bookplate on half title. Fine copy, signed by the author on the title page.

Wollombi, NSW. Exile Publishing Ltd, 2006.. Oblong Folio. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 127pp. Profusely illustrated in colour. Very good copy. 1st ed. Once the only means of transport between countries, today the sixteen square-rigged tall ships that remain, the Young Endeavour, Windward Bounty, & James Craig are living historical links to history.

Delhi. OUP., 1989.. 8vo. Or.cl. Dustjacket. xviii,321pp. plus 40 b/w plates. Fine. 1st ed. Scarce. Unfolds the social organization on the plantations in the Dutch colony of Sumatra. It documents horror & brutality, everyday experiences of the coolies working on the tobacco plantations. A report on the conditions was suppressed by the Dutch government because of the horrifying state of affairs it revealed.

Lond. Secker and Warburg., 1977.. Or.bds. Dustjacket. (spine sl. faded) 172pp. b/w plates. Inscription on ffe. Sl.foxing else a good copy. 1st ed. The history of the British in 19th Century Malaya, including many personal accounts by the author.

San Francisco. Chronicle Books., 2013.. Col.ill.bds. 3/4 size wraparound dustjacket. 336pp. Profusely illustrated in colour. Fine copy. 1st ed. More recipes and tips from the owner of the famous Tartine bakery in San Francisco.

Cologne. Taschen., 2009.. Folio. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 400pp. Profusely illustrated in colour. Fine. 1st ed. Divided into three sections, Hotels, Restaurants & Shops. Folding map of London in rear pocket. With many lavish photographs.

Lond. Marcus Ward & Co., 1881.. 4to. Or.decorated.pictorial.cloth. with gilt lettering & gilt edges. 259pp. (sl foxing) to some pages. Binding at front paste down with repair tape. Front end papers with four spots. Eight chomolithographic plates. Good copy. Second Edition. A collection of incidents & observations on 39 years spent residing in Tasmania.

Lond. Hodder & Stoughton., 1913.. Or.dec.cl. viii,316pp. Sl.foxing, else a Good copy. 1st ed. A novel.

Gwandalan,NSW. Nilsen-Parker Ltd., 1997.. Col.Ill.wrapps. 159pp. Sl.wear to corners. b/w ills. Very good copy. 1st ed. The story of a Norwegian seaman who was interned in Victoria during WWII who was able to operate a strong short wave radio that allowed the camp to receive war news direct from Germany.

St. Lucia. UQP., 1991.. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 279pp. Fine. 1st ed. Inscribed on the title page by Peter carey.

St. Lucia. UQP., 1991.. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 279pp. Fine. 1st ed. Inscribed on the title page by Peter carey.

Lond. HarperCollins., 1992.. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 374pp. b/w plates. Fine. 1st ed. The story of Tibet under Chinese occupation.