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C397 Item 29 C397 Item 20 C397 Item 190 C397 Item 7

Cat 397, Item 29

SPENCER, Baldwin & GILLEN, F.J. THE NATIVE TRIBES OF CENTRAL AUSTRALIA.  Lond. Macmillan & Co. 1899. Or.dec.buckram with gilt aboriginal motifs. xx,671pp. 129 b/w ills., 4 folding coloured plates of aboriginal art, folding tables & 2 folding maps. Some foxing else a good ex-library copy. 1st ed. Very Scarce.     

Cat 397, Item 20

MEREDITH, Louisa OUR ISLAND HOME. A Tasmanian Sketchbook. The Plates Printed in Autotype. From the author's pencil drawings. Hobart Town. Walch & Sons. 1879. 8vo. Original decorated cloth. 44 leaves. a.e.g. Each text page with a decorated border. Illustrated title page and 12 full-page autotype plates from pencil drawings by the author. Sl.foxing else a very good copy. 1st ed. Very Scarce. 

Cat 397, Item 190

ATTENBOROUGH, David. LIFE ON AIR.  Lond. BBC Books. 2002. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 384pp. col & b/w plates. Very good copy. 1st ed. With a loosely inserted photograph (12.5x18cm) signed by Attenborough. Richard Attenborough joined the BBC in 1950, & was assigned to the BBC's fledgling television service. His interest in natural history led him to film an early program at London Zoo called Zoo Quest.     

Cat 397, Item 7

BRUNT, Peter et al. ART IN OCEANIA. A New History. With 507 illustrations, 412 in colour. Lond. Thames & Hudson. 2012. Thick 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 536pp. Profusely illustrated in colour and black & white. Fine. 1st ed. thus.    


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Latest Catalogue 397

(November 2024)

Books of the Month, Australiana, the Pacific, Aborigines, Aviation, Art, Militaria, Great Barrier Reef, History, literature, travel, bindings, &c. &c.

Cat 397, Item 23 Cat 397, Item 28 Cat 397, Item 5 Cat 397, Item 32

 

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Less than a 15-minute drive from the bustling city centre of Sydney is the oasis of serenity and calm that is The Antique Bookshop and Curios, located on Pacific Highway in Crow’s Nest, from where long time proprietor Peter has been selling antique and collectible books to libraries, dealers and interested individuals for nearly half a decade.

As a bone fide dealer in antiquarian books, Peter is a member of both the Australia and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), the latter being made up of 22 national booksellers associations that was founded in 1947. Consequently, you can be assured of the provenance and integrity of any vintage books that you ma.........y peruse amongst Peter’s significant curation. Members of these organisations are committed to the highest of standards and as well as guaranteeing the authenticity of all items, will provide accurate and honest descriptions, highlighting any defects or repairs, operate a transparent pricing policy and above all, always operate in a fair and honest manner.

Antiquarian books are usually valued more as physical objects, rather than for the content; consideration will be made to which edition the book may be, the quality of printing and illustrations - or perhaps the extravagance and care taken in the binding, but nonetheless amongst the impressive itinerary of books at this antique bookstore you will not only find volumes of rarity and thus highly collectable, but also books of great interest to the general reader.

Currently with approximately 20,000 books available, covering a broad range of subjects and time periods, you will find real antiquities such as the highly desirable Carey’s New and Correct English Atlas, a first edition dating back to 1787, a folio rebacked in buckram with marbled paper sides, brass clasps and featuring engraved title and dedication as well as 46 engraved maps. Cary was considered one of the foremost cartographers of the time, and this volume is a historic relic from those days.

Peter also produces regular updated catalogues, featuring special deals, new arrivals and recommendations for books of the month, which are made available online, but of course you are more than welcome to visit the bookshop in Sydney, where, at your leisure you can browse through the fabulous collection of old books – alongside some not so old, but still of great interest or rarity.

If you are a collector of are books in Australia, and whether you are interested in Aboriginal art, aviation, the history of the Pacific, travel, classic literature, or countless other genres, The Antique Bookshop and Curios, the outstanding rare book dealers in Sydney, will be sure to have something of interest to you. 

However, you don’t have to be an aficionado of rare books in Sydney to take pleasure in a visit to this wonderful bookstore; all lovers of literature will be enchanted by the selection of titles on display, many of which are available at prices little more than a couple of cups of coffee.

Why not pop in today?


Tyrrell's Building
Level 1, 328 Pacific Highway , Crows Nest, Australia 2065

Mailing Address: PO Box 7127 McMahons Point, Australia 2060

Telephone: +61 2 9966 9925    

Email: peter@antiquebookshop.com.au

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