Rare books from S M Waters & (B.W. Peade). Booksellers

London: Secker and Warburg, 1986. First edition. Dark Brown cloth Hardcover with dustjacket. Fine/fine. Pages 157. Clean, no inscriptions. Please note: Due to International mail delivery problems, we currently ship items only to Australian addresses.

London: George Newnes, 1965. First edition. Hardcover/DJ Text Near Fine. Green cloth boards, gilt titles + dust jacket (Very good minor edge faults) - inside flap price clipped. Illust by Henry Ford. Pp 190, frontis. Size 19 x 13cms Clean, no inscriptions. Has very small Tasmanian bookseller stamp ffep. Please note: Due to International mail delivery problems, we currently ship items only to Australian addresses.

Adelaide South Australia: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1992. First printing. Stiff Wraps. As New. Signed, limited edition of 300 - this number 55.. Pages 94, illust text. Introduction by Valmai Hankel. Contents - Check-list of facsimiles published by LBSA 1960's/70's. (South Australiana/Australiana/Miscellaneous) Condition very fine. Size 210 x 295 mm. Scarce Reference. Signed Please note: Due to International mail delivery problems, we currently supply items only to Australian or New Zealand addresses.

London: Longmans Green, 1894. First edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. Illustrated by Pritchett. YACHTING. 2 Vols. Orig Brown decorated cloth hardbacks. Vol.1: Frontis., pp.xvi+ 439, illust. Few spots prelims/end pp. o/w clean, complete. Bookmark removed front pastedown. Ink name fr.pastedown. Vol.2: Bookmark - W.Edward Carver (+ coat of arms), ink name. Frontis., pp.xvi, pp.456, illust. Few light spots prelims/end. Covers light rub edges & spine ends. Minor faults, above average. Please note: Due to International mail delivery problems, we currently ship items only to Australian addresses.

Melbourne Australia: Sands, Kenny & Co, 1860. Orig cloth hardback, gilt title fr.cvr./spine. Pp.3 (adverts.)+ 407 + 2 (adverts) + 51 (adverts). First/last adverts paste downs. Contents: Almanac/Calendar + Directories :- North,East,West Melb. * Carlton,Fitzroy,Richmond. * East Collingwood,South Yarra, Prahran, St.Kilda, Emerald Hill, Sandridge, Williamstown &c. Streets - Suburban alphabetical. *Trade & professional incl Banks. *Societies & institutions incl Govt.. *Religious, legal, postal. *Miscellaneous - Tariffs, newspapers etc. Condition - Covers handling marks, stains, ink writing spine/cvr. sml tear spine.Bump cnrs., no major damage - fair. Text: Usage marks (fingers,ink) name previous owner (ink) 3 pp. Pp171-202 need restitch. Some later pages t/r cnrs turned. Despite faults, text remarkably clean, complete. Text VG. Covers fair. Rarely offered. Please note: Due to International mail delivery problems, we currently send items only to Australian addresses.

London: Cassell & Co. Ltd, c1907. Illustrated edition. 3 Volumes. Superb blue leather bound hardbacks - gilt cover/spine titles. With Russian/Japanese devices impressed front cover. Vol.1: Frontis + pp.xv + pp576 + numerous illust. Text condition - few minor spots text, sml ink name past owner ffep (all vols). Fore/top edge minor marks.Text overall clean, complete. Vol.2: ppxv +pp560 - smilar condition & comments as Vol.1. Vol.3: Pp.viii + pp.264 - similar condition/comments as prev. vols. Covers- all vols. very good/fine. Scarce. Excellent reference. Weight packed 7kgs (Postage quoted)

Development & Structure of the Egg-tooth and Caruncle in the Monotremes (Platypus & Echidna) and on the Occurrence of Vestiges of the Egg-tooth & Caruncle in Marsupials. Original Light blue wrappers. Text pages 42 (numbered 503-544)plus 10 plates (complete)Text & plates clean. Wrappers tape repair to front cover base o/w clean. Size 33 x 26cms. Please note: Due to International mail delivery problems, we currently ship items only to Australian addresses.

New York: Charles Scribner's & Sons, 1910. Hardcover. Colour plates fine. B/w plates couple with light marks. Cover very good/fine. No jacket. . Art Photography- fashionable young women & young girls. Orange cloth hardcover with plate laid down front cover. Unpaginated (72 pp) Incl 32 black/.white drawings plus 16 col. plates (full page) with blank reverse. Plus photo of author with printed signature. Colour plates fine. Couple b/w plates light handling marks. Plates complete. Plates printed on light card. Has presentation notation front end paper o/w clean, complete.Scarce. Please note: Due to International mail delivery problems, we currently ship items only to Australian addresses.

Australia: Harper Collins, 2001. First edition. Light card - illustrated.. Near Fine. Pages 164, illustrated - photos of Thylacines, expedition history, searcher's comments etc. Scarce First edition. Near fine, clean (175)
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London: Salvationist Publishing and Supplies, 1921-2-3. First edition. Hardcover - light fading to cloth.Quarter bound leather & cloth. .Text clean & fresh, minor handling marks. No foxing. As noted, missing some early editions.. various illustrators & contributors. Original 1921-22-23 Cloth/Quarter bound leather hardcover With bound monthly magazines. "THE LIFE SAVING SCOUT & GUARD" Publ Salvation Army UK. The Life-Saving Scout & Guard organisation was established by William Booth to assist and guide young men and women. Eventually it was absorbed into the Boy Scout Movement of Baden Powell. Magazines issued monthly from 1921. The first is September 1921 (Vol.1 No.3) Next is Vol.1 No.11 (in between are missing) Then runs continuously to Vol.3 No.6 (December, 1923) Total 338 pages. Contents: Extensively illust photos,articles of 'troop' activities in England, Australia, Scandinavia, Italy, Canada, Europe etc. Also helpful hints, cartoons, advice plus biography with photo founder William Booth.… Read More

Tasmania: Wildeflower Press, 2008. First edition (limited & numbered 1166/2000). Hardcover with as new dustjacket. As New/as new. Art photographs & text by professional photographer - female nude studies taken in Tasmanian wilderness. Pages 175, clean, complete, as new. Please note: Due to International mail delivery problems, we currently supply items only to Australian addresses.

Comprehensive catalogue of art of Ivor Hele - Australian war artist. Archibald Prize winner. Buff hardcover light edge marks, dustjacket repaired tear near spine. Pages 21 + 83 colour/black & white plates. clean, no inscriptions. Scarce Please note: Due to International mail delivery problems, we currently supply items only to Australian addresses.

Mother Earth - Original 32 Page softcover booklet (Published 1945) detailing establishment of The Soil Association of GB. The activity of this association was the catalyst for the organic production of crops. Includes articles on how the Association came into being (including the concept that the soil is a living entity) also articles on organic preparation and cropping, office holders etc. Important booklet. Rare. Size 21 x 14cm. Please note: Due to International mail delivery problems, we currently supply items only to Australian or GB addresses.

Original Australian publication Pals. Boys Paper. Vol.1 No.11, January 15th, 1921. Cover illust by M.C.Tindall. Pages (iv) + 267-292 + (vi), Stories & articles, adverts, cartoons etc. Condition light marks front cover & text, pin hole lower left.O/W Clean, complete (no enclosures) NOT from dismembered annual. Early single copies scarce.Size 25 x 17cm Please note: Due to International mail delivery problems, we currently ship items only to Australian addresses.

July 11th, 1922 Official Opening of Hobart - Stanley Railway - Commemoration Banquet folder (single folded card, 4 pages) Gilt front title. Interior details of 'menu' and 'toasts'. Back cover space for autographs (none). Printed by the 'Chronicle', Stanley & Smithton. Fr.cover wood engraving of the 'Nut' & Stanley township (no artist indicated). Has original silk tie. Special Collection grade. Please note: Due to International mail delivery problems, we currently ship items only to Australian addresses.