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Short List No. 246 - 2018.
Another A List
(a miscellany for the New Year).
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 246 2018
1 Carter, John. ABC FOR BOOK-COLLECTORS. Third Edition,
revised; pp. 208; original cloth; a nice copy in dustwrapper. London;
Rupert Hart-Davis; (1961). ***First published 1952. #20129 A$65.00
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 246 2018
2 [Clark, John Heaviside]. ABORIGINAL LIFE IN OLD
AUSTRALIA, being an enhanced Facsimile of Field Sports, &c. &c.
of the Native Inhabitants of New South Wales; With Ten Plates. First
published in 1814, and now faithfully reprinted by Edition Renard,
Melbourne, 2003. 4to, Limited Facsimile Edition; pp. [60], including
10 fine coloured plates from the original hand-coloured aquatints, and
2 illustrations of the extremely rare original wrapper; finely bound in
half emu and kangaroo leathers, with printed cloth sides; coloured and
glazed edges, head- and tail-bands and marker ribbon. Melbourne;
Edition Renard; 2003. ***Edition limited to 212 numbered copies, 200 for
sale (including 75 Large Paper & Special copies). The text has been entirely
reset in the recreated original types, faithfully matching the original edition.
Included is an essay on the bibliography and publishing history of the work
and interesting speculations on the text. #18783 A$495.00
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 246 2018
3 Hayter, S. W. ABOUT PRINTS. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xii,
176; 65 plates (8 coloured), several figures, bibliography, index; original
cloth; a nice copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. London; Oxford
University Press; 1962. ***An excellent and original contribution to the
subject — techniques, history, identification, publishing and distribution
— a valuable reference work. #41922 A$100.00
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 246 2018
4 Frame, Janet. THE ADAPTABLE MAN. First U.S. Edition; pp.
[vi], 278; original cloth; (small label & inscription on front endpaper,
otherwise a nice copy). New York; George Braziller; 1965.
#40262 A$35.00
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 246 2018
5 Herschel, Sir John F. W.; Edited by. ADMIRALTY MANUAL
OF SCIENTIFIC ENQUIRY. With a New Introduction by David
Knight. Facsimile Edition; pp. xxii, xii, 504(last adv.); 2 folding
maps, appendices, including an additional leaf before Page 99;
original buckram; a nice copy. (Folkestone, Kent); Dawsons of Pall
Mall; (1974). ***Freeman 335, a facsimile of the Second Edition of
1851 (Freeman 328). The chapter on Geology is by Charles Darwin.
#66838 A$65.00
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 246 2018
6 Gardiner, Robert; Editor. Conway’s History of the Ship. THE
ADVENT OF STEAM. The Merchant Steamship before 1900.
Consultant Editor: Dr Basil Greenhill. Roy. 4to, First Edition; pp.
190, [2](blank); numerous fine illustrations & diagrams, bibliography,
glossary, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper.
(London); Conway Maritime Press; (1993). #30421 A$65.00
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 246 2018
7 Gelernter, David. THE AESTHETICS OF COMPUTING. Cr.
8vo, First Edition; pp. [x], 150(last blank); several illustrations, notes,
index; original papered boards (small remainder mark on lower edge);
a nice copy in dustwrapper. London; Weidenfeld & Nicolson; (1998).
#67196 A$20.00
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 246 2018
8 Hibbert, Christopher. AFRICA EXPLORED. Europeans in the
Dark Continent, 1769-1889. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 336; 16 maps,
24 plates, glossary, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine
copy in dustwrapper. (London); Allen Lane; (1982). #30822 A$45.00
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 246 2018
9 Africa: AFRICA AND THE ARABIAN PENINSULA.
Compiled and Drawn in the Cartographic Section of the National
Geographic Society for National Geographic Magazine. Gilbert
Grosvenor, Editor. Chamberlin Trimetric Projection. Scale
1:12,000,000 or 189.4 miles to the inch. Large folded coloured map,
680 by 750 mm; a very good copy. Washington; National Geographic
Society; March, 1950. #17694 A$20.00