[FIRST FLEET] Midshipman Newton Fowell, on board HMS Sirius at sea, off Rio de Janeiro, 6 August 1787: autograph letter signed, addressed to his father, John Fowell.

Entire letter, 1 page, quarto, manuscript in ink on the first side of a bifolium, laid paper watermarked with Britannia and GR surmounted by crown; dated 6 August 1787 and signed N. Fowell, addressed to John Fowell Esq., Black Hall, S. Brent, Devonshire, England, with DOVER/SHIP-LRE hand-stamp on the face…

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The three voyages of Captain James Cook

1. An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of his present Majesty for making discoveries in the southern hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: drawn up from the journals which were kept…

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On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. (Third edition)

London : printed by W. Clowes and Sons for John Murray, 1861. Third edition. Octavo, original green cloth, boards blocked in blind, spine gilt (corners slightly bumped, light bumping to head and foot of spine, small damp mark to upper panel, small 10 mm mark recoloured to spine), binding variant…

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A natural history of the birds of New South Wales, collected, engraved and faithfully painted after nature. (The Bradley Martin copy)

By John William Lewin, A.L.S., late of Paramatta, New South Wales. New and improved edition, to which is added a list of the synonymes of each species, incorporating the labours of T. Gould, Esq., N. A. Vigors, Esq., T. Horsfield, M.D., and W. Swainson, Esq. A fine example, in original…

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Daguerreotype of a young boy standing near a plinth. New York, 1852-55.

Sixth plate daguerreotype with applied colour, 80 x 70 mm (sight), in an oval brass mat stamped ‘ANSON 589 / BROADWAY’; ormolu preserver; housed in a half leather case with floral motif; the daguerreotype is in fine condition.

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Australian book-plates and book-plates of interest to Australia

Sydney : privately printed [Beacon Press], 1950. The standard edition, limited to 200 copies signed by the author. Quarto, papered boards in dust jacket, 280 pp, extensively illustrated with bookplates, some of which are original graphics tipped-in; a fine copy of this magnificent showcase of Australian bookplates. Artists include Norman…

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Woman seated beside a man standing and holding an axe. Brisbane, circa 1870.

Albumen print photograph, carte de visite format, 104 x 61 mm (mount); verso with wet stamp of ‘S. Duesbury, Photographer, Brisbane’; a superb print with rich tonal range, in excellent condition. Staffordshire-born photographer Samuel Duesbury was active in Brisbane from 1868. Along with Thomas Bevan, Daniel Marquis, and John Watson, he…

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DOUGLAS STEWART FINE BOOKS – Cotton canvas tote bag

Exclusive to Douglas Stewart Fine Books, this high quality canvas tote bag is the perfect accessory for any book lover. Custom designed for our bookshop with heavy, thick cotton, extra reinforced stitching and wide, comfortable canvas handles, the DSFB Tote is a quality product designed to be reused. Measurements :…

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New celestial globe

[London] : J. & W. Cary, [between 1791 and 1820]. Celestial pocket globe, 3 1/2 inches in diameter, engraved gores over plaster and wooden sphere, two metal pins, housed in red morocco case lined with felt, bright original colour, some old discolouration under the varnish, metal eye hooks, the globe…

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The letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford

Edited by Peter Cunningham,. Now first chronologically arranged. London : Richard Bentley, 1891. Nine volumes, octavo, finely bound by Riviere & Son in full polished tan calf, their binder’s stamps to versos of front free endpapers, decorative gilt borders, spines in compartments with raised bands, glued and decorated in gilt,…

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New Acquisitions January 2025

LEWIN, John William (1770-1819)

A natural history of the birds of New South Wales, collected, engraved and faithfully painted after nature. (The Bradley Martin copy)

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BULLER, Walter Lawry, 1838-1906; KEULEMANS, John Gerrard, 1842-1912

A history of the birds of New Zealand. (Second edition, with supplement)

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MOUNTFORD, Charles P. (1890-1976); CROLL, R. H. (1869-1947)

The art of Albert Namatjira. (First edition, presentation copy inscribed by Mountford for Croll; with a Lionel Lindsay ALS to Croll re. Namatjira)

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CADELL, Thomas (1787-1857)

[BEER] Thomas Cadell, brewer : entire letter, sent from his Hawkesbury Brewery at Windsor, New South Wales, to his uncle in Scotland, dated November 1839.

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Featured: A rare Russo-Japanese War era map of Japan and its trading routes, including with Australia, published as a fan

Tokyo : Koyama, circa 1905.

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Events: Rare Books San Francisco 2025

Rare Books San Francisco returns February 1-2, 2025.

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