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Voyage to the Great South Land – Willem de Vlamingh 1696-1697 – Ed Gunter Schilder

First published in Dutch then this version in English 1985 by the Royal Australian Historical Society. Translated by C De Heer and edited by Gunter Schilder. Fine condition. Nicely illustrated with fold out map at front.

The last voyage of exploration of the Dutch East India Company which included the West Coast of Australia. Incredible research and here published extracts from letters and journals pertinent to their discoveries.

Astounding detail and a superb reference of early Australian Coastal Exploration.

$60.00

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Theirs is the Glory – Great Britain II and the Round the World Race – Chay Blyth – First Edition 1974.

Published by Hodder and Stoughton, London. Octavo, 223 pages, nicely illustrated with images from photographs, charts and end paper descriptions and images of the competing vessels. Very good if not better condition.

A first edition 1974 of Chay Blyth’s brilliant book about Whitbread Round the World Race which he and his crew won convincingly in Great Brita II.

It took them only 144 days to do the 27,870 miles in four stages. Three competitors lost their lives during this race , one from Blyth’s yacht. It was tough going at times … they lost their spinnaker in the Roaring Forties and snapped the mizzen which was fixed in Sydney.

Blyth an ex paratrooper crewed the boat with his own selection of ex-paratroopers … they learned as they went and they learned well.

Chay Blyth confirmed his reputation on Great Britain II.

$30.00

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Les Travestis Dans Le Parc – Gazette du Bon Ton Pochoir – Brissaud 1913

A most striking hand coloured double Pochoir (Multiple Stencil) by Pierre Brissaud (1885-1964) for the Paris Gazette du Bon Ton published in September 1913.

Costumes and disguises in the park from different epochs and fantasies.

One of the rare double page pochoir images … frames flat and with little impression of the fold…. highly collectable

Price $240.00 unframed.

A rich unusual pochoir – beautiful deep colours

$240.00

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An Introduction to Social Anthropology – Ralph Piddington – Two Volumes

Two volumes published by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh 1957. Octavo, 442 pages and 443 to 819 pages both after preliminaries and including a useful index. No dust jacket but very good condition. Illustrated mainly with tables and diagrams assisting the text.

Ralph Piddington was Professor of Anthropology at Auckland University and his “Introduction” is now regarded as a modern classic in anthropology.

For some reason this book set is rarely found as a pair which may explain the confusing publishing date with one volume 1963 and the other 1957 although they look a perfect pair.

Volume I covers – primitive culture; a cook’s Tour of Africa and America, and Asia and Oceania (includes Australia); social organisation; cultural analysis; food, wealth, primitive law, religion and magic.

Volume II deals in part with field work, contact and trends. Both nicely illustrated with appropriate photographs and competent diagrams and charts of a high standard.

Rare as a pair – Piddington on People

$40.00

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The Quiet American – Graham Greene

This is the Book Society in conjunction with Heinemann, London issued the same year as the principal first.

Octavo, 247, aged around page edges, private bookplate on paste down under front jacket flap. Full dust jacket in pretty good condition. All up a good to better copy of a desirable issue.

Later turned into a classic movie (how many of Green’s novels have not been?) based in Indo-China a striking story of new and old world

Greene classic – 1955 Edition

$50.00

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Sir Joseph Banks – H. C. Cameron

Published by Angus and Robertson, Sydney. Octavo, 341 pages nicely illustrated. A good condition.

A second issue 1966 of Dr Hector Cameron’s important wide ranging book on Banks. Of course his Endeavour Voyage and all that came with that … his earlier years in Newfoundland .. then later in Iceland. His role in founding Kew Gardens; The Royal Society and his Presidential years; his extraordinary Natural History Collections; Merino sheep to Australia; the Board of Longitude etc etc.

Joseph Banks a lifetime of achievements

$20.00

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Voyage to the Great South Land – Willem de Vlamingh 1696-1697 – Ed Gunter Schilder

Theirs is the Glory – Great Britain II and the Round the World Race – Chay Blyth – First Edition 1974.

Les Travestis Dans Le Parc – Gazette du Bon Ton Pochoir – Brissaud 1913

An Introduction to Social Anthropology – Ralph Piddington – Two Volumes

The Quiet American – Graham Greene

Sir Joseph Banks – H. C. Cameron

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