Australian Rare Books 1788-1900 de WANTRUP, JONATHAN

Sydney; Horden House; 1987.. First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xii, 468; endpaper maps, tipped-in coloured frontispiece, numerous b/w illustrations, appendix, general index, index of Artists and Engravers, bound in original grey cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, wear to top edge of dustjacket, minor spotting on edges, very good copy. The Definitive work on collecting Australian rare books, book includes an extensive bibliographical checklist detailing the 260 major printed sources discussed in the text.

Sydney: Hordern House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0958847827 . (Sydney): Hordern House, (1987). First Edition. 10 x 7 in. x,468pp, Index. Illustrations include a tipped-in color frontispiece. Cloth. Fine condition in fine dj. Important companion to collecting Australian books. ISBN 0958847827; Illustrated; 10 x 7 inches; 468 pages .

Horden House, Sydney, 1987.. First Edition; 4to; pp. xii, 468; endpaper maps, tipped-in coloured frontispiece, numerous b/w illustrations, appendix, general index, index of Artists and Engravers; original grey cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket with faded spine, spine bumped, otherwise a very good copy. Signed by the author. The Definitive work on collecting Australian rare books, book includes an extensive bibliographical checklist detailing the 260 major printed sources discussed in the text.

Sydney: Hordern House, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included. Sydney, Hordern House, 1987. Quarto, xii, 468 pages with numerous illustrations plus a tipped-in colour frontispiece and endpaper maps. Cloth; a fine copy with the excellent very slightly sunned dustwrapper. With an extensive bibliographical checklist detailing the 260 major printed sources discussed in the text; a mine of information and an essential reference book for any serious collector. Loosely inserted is a small group of promotional materials for the book, including a copy of the original prospectus.

(Sydney), Hordern House, (1987).. First Edition; 4to; pp. xii, 468; endpaper maps, tipped-in coloured frontispiece, numerous b/w illustrations, appendixes, general index, index of Artists and Engravers; original grey cloth, minor creasing to dustjacket; spine of dustjacket faded, cloth bumped; otherwise a very good copy. Inscribed by the author to Sir John Galvin, with a few marginal notes in Sir John's hand.

(Sydney); Hordern House; (1987).. First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xii, 468; endpaper maps, tipped-in coloured frontispiece, numerous b/w illustrations, appendixes, general index, index of Artists and Engravers; original grey cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, nice association copy inscribed by the author to John Chapman (noted Australian book collector), with Chapman's bookplate on front endpaper, fine copy. Together with the original prospectus and some other related material.

Sydney-New York, Hordern House-Kegan Paul Int. 1987. Original publisher's gray paper-covered boards, gilt lettering spine, pictorial dustjacket, thick large 8vo: illustrated endpapers, coloured frontispiece tipped-in, x, [ij], 468pp., ca. 60 plates & illustrations, introductory chapters, checklist of 265 titles discussed [with notes & references], glossary, general index, index of artists and engravers. Very fine copy.,

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Sydney: Hordern House, 1987. Pp. xii+468, hand-tipped coloured frontispiece, black & white text illustrations, endpaper map, appendices, indices; wide roy. 8vo; grey boards, spine lettered in gilt, the boards lightly foxed; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased, the backstrip faded; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Hordern House, Sydney, 1987. First trade edition. *Includes a bibliographical checklist of more than 260 major books.

Sydney, Hordern House, [1987], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj, fine, clean, unmarked, as new condition. . 8vo [25.5 x 18 cm]; x, 468 pp, mounted colored frontis plate, numerous illustrations from early sources including many title-pages reprinted, endpaper maps, index, special index of artists and engravers. . The standard reference book, includes an extensive bibliographic checklist detailing the 260 major printed sources discussed in the text together with a glossary of terms used in book collecting. Excellent chapters from the Founding Fathers to later explorations with an impressive chapter on the Wild Scenery of Australia: Fine Early Plate Books. The checklist includes a collation of each book with plate and map counts, plus good descriptive material. A picture of this book is available on request by email.