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London: Simon & Schuster, 2008. Pp. x+518, 16 plates, notes, bibliography, index; black boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, slightly soiled; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, leaves lightly browned; Simon & Schuster, London, 2008. First edition..

London: W. & G. Foyle Ltd, 1931. Pp. xx+94(last colophon); gilt lettered black cloth, lightly faded and rubbed, fore-corners of boards lightly bruised; uncut; small paper chip to upper hinge, bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, endpapers slightly offset; W. and G. Foyle Ltd., London, 1931. One of l,000 numbered copies. *Authors include Lascelles Abercrombie, H. E. Bates, Max Beerbohm, G. K. Chesterton, Conan Doyle, Robert Graves, Thomas Hardy, D. H. Lawrence, H. G. Wells, &c.

London: W. & G. Foyle Ltd, 1932. Pp. xxviii+100; gilt lettered black cloth, upper board lightly silverfished, fore-corners of boards bruised; uncut; W. and G. Foyle Ltd., London, 1932. One of 750 numbered copies. *Authors include J. M. Barrie, Arnold Bennett, Joseph Conrad, C. L. Dodgson ("Lewis Carroll") Thomas Hardy, Aldous Huxley, W. Somerset Maugham, R. L. Stevenson, H. G. Wells, &c.

Melbourne: Hyland House, 1980. An outline history. Pp. 248, pictorial title page and numerous text illustrations, pictorial endpapers, references, index; narrow cr. 4to; pictorial papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, edges slightly browned; Hyland House, Melbourne, 1980. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by both authors on the title page.

Paris: Franciscum Muguet, 1666. Pp. [xii]+440+142+[16](index, last blank), title page vignette, 2 folding optical diagrams at end, decorative head and tailpieces, one large and several small decorative initials, text printed double column, index; small cr. 4to; rebound in modern kangaroo, the spine with five raised bands and gilt lettered red leather title label, the boards decorated in blind; later endpapers, bookplate on upper pastedown, the first two leaves faintly creased, a few light marginal water stains, several small wormholes (margins only, not affecting text), scattered light foxing and occasional soiling; Franciscum Muguet, Paris, 1666. First edition. *The French theologian, philosopher, and scientist Honore Fabri was born in Dauphine (c. 1607) and died in Rome in 1688. He taught philosophy and mathematics for nearly a decade at the Jesuit college at Lyons, before taking up the post of theologian of the court of the papal penitentiary in the Vatican basilica at Rome, a position he held for… Read More

London: Longman, 1983. [Illustrated by Nigel Chamberlain and Brian & Constance Dear]. Pp. 44, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, printed endpapers, glossary, index; demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, edges occasionally a trifle bruised; Longman, London, 1983.Second impression. Great Civilizations series.

Sydney: Casuarina Press, 2004. Pp. x+362, illustrated throughout in colour, notes, illustrated and biographical dictionary, index; roy. 4to; black cloth, lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Casuarina Press, Sydney, 2004. First edition, being one of 2,000 numbered copies. *Signed by the authors on the limitation page. Contributors include Glenn R. Cooke, Dorothy Erickson, Noris Ioannou, Glenda King, Terence Lane, and Joe Pascoe.

Wellington, New Zealand: Rolle & Pollock, 1948. Pp. 32; later brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the cloth a trifle flecked; original printed paper wrappers bound in, upper wrapper decorated in gilt, a trifle soiled; Rolle & Pollock, Wellington, 1948. Edition limited to 250 copies. *Signed by the compiler at foot of Foreword.

Wellington, New Zealand: N, 1952. New Zealand - Australia - Oceania - Antarctic. Book Auction Records. Three volumes in one, comprising: 1952-1956; 1956-1961; and 1962-1967. Pp. [iv]+iv+96+[iv]+94+[vi]+100, all printed double column; later back cloth, with gilt lettered light blue/grey leather title label on spine, the leather slightly grazed; several leaves lightly browned; [Bethune & Co. ?], Wellington, 1952-67. Editions limited to 600 copies.

Wellington, New Zealand: N, 1967. New Zealand - Australia - Pacific - Antarctic. Book Auction Records, 1962-1967. Pp. [vi]+100, printed double column; later maroon cloth, with gilt lettered black leather title label on spine; the original paper wrappers bound in, lightly soiled; edges of leaves slightly browned;[Bethune & Co.?], Wellington, 1967. Fifth edition, limited to 600 copies.

Wellington, New Zealand: N, 1975. New Zealand - Australia - Oceania - Antarctic. Book Auction Records Dec. 1971-Sept. 1974. Including also Paintings and Prints sold over the same period by J. H. Bethune & Co. Ltd., Wellington l. Pp. 82(last blank), printed double column; later maroon cloth, with gilt lettered black leather title label on spine; the original printed paper wrappers bound in; edges of leaves a trifle browned; [Bethune & Co.?], Wellington, 1975. Sixth edition, limited to 600 copies. *Inscribed and signed by the editor at foot of title page.

London: Elm Tree Books, 1976. Pp. 160, illustrated, index; dust wrapper; occasional foxing; Elm Tree Books, London, 1976. First edition.

London: Elkin Mathews, 1906. Pp. 64(last colophon, verso blank); f'cap. 8vo; purple paper wrappers, lettered and decorated in black, edges a trifle rubbed, the backstrip slightly faded; uncut and partly unopened; a little light foxing; Elkin Matthews, London, 1906. First edition. The Vigo Cabinet series, No. 38. *Author's first book. James Griffyth Fairfax (1886-1976), a grandson of newspaper tycoon John Fairfax, published several volumes of poetry, mostly before the First World War. During the war he served in the 15th Indian Division, and was made a Captain in the Army Service Corps. From 1924 to 1929 James Fairfax was Member of Parliament for Norwich.

London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1908. Pp. x+236, frontispiece with tissue guard, the title page printed in red & black, erratum slip tipped-in at p. 21; gilt lettered green cloth, the lower board faintly scuffed; with the original plain tissue dust wrapper, edges and back panel quite torn; fore and bottom edges uncut; a little light foxing; Smith, Elder, London, 1908. First edition. *Author's second book of poems. The frontispiece is from a silhouette by Finnish artist Baron Emil Cedercruetz. James Griffyth Fairfax (1886-1976), a grandson of newspaper tycoon John Fairfax, published several volumes of poetry, mostly before the First World War. During the war he served in the 15th Indian Division, and was made a Captain in the Army Service Corps. From 1924 to 1929 James Fairfax was Member of Parliament for Norwich.

Sydney: John Fairfax & Sons Pty. Ltd, 1941. Illustrated by Adrian Feint. Pp. [vi]+xx+170(last blank), coloured frontispiece with tissue guard, plus 2 black & white plates, title page vignette printed in brown, 12 full page black & white illustrations by Adrian Feint; narrow cr. 4to; qr. burgundy art. leather, spine lettered in gilt, pinkish/brown papered boards, upper board decorated in blind, edge of boards a trifle rubbed, the fore-corners faintly bruised, spine slight faded; bookplate of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, outer leaves and edges lightly foxed, lower hinge starting; John Fairfax & Sons Pty. Ltd., Sydney, 1941. First edition. *Inscribed by the author's mother [the wife of Edward Wilfred Fairfax, who was a grandson of John Fairfax] to Australian artist Sir William [Will] Ashton, dated Sept. 4th 1960, on the upper free endpaper.

London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1917. A Sonnet-Sequence. With a cover-design and frontispiece in photogravure by F. M. McArthur. Pp. [104](printed in blue & black on rectos only, except for the title and colophon pages, and numbered to 52)+[8](advertisements, last blank), frontispiece with lettered tissue guard; navy cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, the top fore-corners and foot of spine slightly bruised, faint water stain to top edge of lower board near spine; uncut and partly unopened; dust wrapper, lightly foxed and soiled, with small water stain at head of backstrip just extending into back panel, edges lightly rubbed and split; endpapers faintly offset, a couple of spots of foxing and occasional slight soiling; Smith, Elder, London, 1917. First edition, limited to 500 copies, printed on handmade paper at the Chiswick Press. *James Griffyth Fairfax (1886-1976), a grandson of newspaper tycoon John Fairfax, published several volumes of poetry, mostly before the First World War. During the war he… Read More

London: Elkin Mathews, 1919. Being verse translations from the French, Spanish, Italian, German, Greek, Latin, with a few Arabic, Japanese and Armenian renderings from French prose versions. Pp. 72; printed brown paper wrappers with flap folds, edges rubbed and split, with a couple of tiny chips; uncut; inked inscription (dated November 1919) at head of half-title page, a couple of pages faintly creased; Elkin Matthews, London, 1919. First edition, paper wrappers issue. Serle p. 64. *James Griffyth Fairfax (1886-1976), a grandson of newspaper tycoon John Fairfax, published several volumes of poetry, mostly before the First World War. During the war he served in the 15th Indian Division, and was made a Captain in the Army Service Corps. From 1924 to 1929 James Fairfax was Member of Parliament for Norwich.

London: Elkin Mathews, 1919. Being verse translations from the French, Spanish, Italian, German, Greek, Latin, with a few Arabic, Japanese and Armenian renderings from French prose versions. Pp. 72; cloth backed printed brown papered boards, a trifle rubbed; uncut, partly unopened; plain brown paper dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges chipped; free endpapers faintly offset, a little light foxing; Elkin Matthews, London, 1919. First edition, superior binding. Serle p. 64. *James Griffyth Fairfax (1886-1976), a grandson of newspaper tycoon John Fairfax, published several volumes of poetry, mostly before the First World War. During the war he served in the 15th Indian Division, and was made a Captain in the Army Service Corps. From 1924 to 1929 James Fairfax was Member of Parliament for Norwich.

London: Stanley Paul, 1992. Foreword by David Leadbetter. Pp. 240(last blank), 4 coloured plates plus numerous black & white illustrations; wide demy 4to; foot of spine bruised; dust wrapper, edges lightly creased, long closed tear from bottom edge of back panel, tape-repaired on reverse; edges of leaves a trifle soiled; Stanley Paul, London, 1992. Ninth printing..

London: Tom Stacey, 1987. A pictorial autobiography. Pp. 128, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; small cr. 4to; dust wrapper; Stanley Paul, London, 1987. First edition..