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Supplying books to collectors, libraries & readers

for over 45 years

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Cat 398, Item 26

WALKER’S UNIVERSAL ATLAS FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS. Lond. Barnard & Farley. 1820. Quarter leather & boards (worn) unpag. Title page, folding double-page map of the World & 27 double-page hand-coloured maps. Some foxing else internally a good copy. Scarce.

Cat 398, Item 27

WALTON, Isaac & COTTON, Charles. THE COMPLETE ANGLER, Or Contemplative man’s Recreation; Being a discourse on rivers, fish-ponds, fish and fishing. Lond. Printed for F. & C.Rivington. 1792. 8vo. Beautifully bound in full panelled mottled calf with raised bands & blind decorated spine panels. The 5th Hawkins edition. Fine. Very Scarce.

Cat 398, Item 7

FLANAGAN, Richard. THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH. Commemorative Edition. Syd. Knopf. 2014. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 467pp. Pristine copy signed by Richard Flanagan on the half-title page. This novel, based on fact, won the Man Booker Prize in 2014. Richard Flanagan’s Prize Acceptance speech is printed at the end of the volume.

Cat 398, Item 6

DILLON, Chevalier Captain Peter. NARRATIVE AND SUCCESSFUL RESULT OF A VOYAGE IN THE SOUTH SEAS ... TO ASCERTAIN THE ACTUAL FATE OF LA PEROUSE’S EXPEDITION... 2 vols. Facsimile edition of the 1829 original edition. Amsterdam. N.Israel 1972. Or.bds. lxxviii,302;436pp. Two folding plates (one coloured), one b/w plate and a folding map of the island of Mannicolo. Very Scarce.


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Books of the Month, October 2023 Specials Pacific Books

 

Latest Catalogue 398

(December 2024)

Books of the Month, Australiana, the Pacific, Aborigines, Aviation, Maritime, Signed books, Children's Books, New Guinea, Art, Militaria, History, literature, travel, bindings, &c. &c.

Cat 398, Item 162 Cat 398, Item 28 Cat 398, Item 8 Cat 398, Item 364

 

The last four catalogues

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 may 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

Instagram: @theantiquebookshop

(Member ANZAAB and ILAB)

Our premises are open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm.

We are closed Sundays, Mondays & Public Holidays,
however messages or orders by email or phone can be left at any time.

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