Search Results: Titles starting with Q from Douglas Stewart Fine Books

San Francisco, Cal. : Pacific Bank, 1889. Small octavo (170 x 105 mm), original stitched yellow wrappers printed in black (light staining), the lower wrapper with an advertisement for the Pacific Bank; pp. 56; early pencilled calculations to inside of upper wrapper, otherwise internally clean and sound, a very good copy. A vicious satire on hydrotherapy (a.k.a. hydropathy), in the form of a parody of Henry Wordsworth Longfellow's Song of Hiawatha. The poem itself is entitled The Song of Milkandwatha; translated from the original Samoan-Feejee by Marc Antony Henderson, D.C.L., professor of the Samoan-Feejee and South-Sea Islands language and literature. It was originally published as The Song of Milgenwater (Cincinnati: Jones, Brown & Robinson, 1856). Trove locates only the NLA copy.

Woodbury, NJ : G. G. Green, Sole Manufacturer of August Flower, German Syrup and Ague Conqueror, [ca. 1880]. Trade card in the form of a folding wallet (a card or comb holder), 130 x 73 mm (closed), 130 x 136 (open), original stitching at top and bottom edges; front and rear with lithographic equestrian illustrations (one being a lady riding side-saddle); inner panels with information about the medicinal properties of German Syrup and August Flower, along with the manufacturer's imprint; in excellent condition.

: developing a series of mysterious transactions connected with the most illustrious personages in the kingdom. To which are added the Q----'s last letter to the K---, written a few days before her M------'s death, and other authentic documents, never before published. London : Printed and published by John Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate Hill, 1821. First edition (?). Octavo (225 mm), stitched as issued; pp. [3] iv, [1] 2-48, [4 publishers' advertisements]; uncut; title-page and verso of the last leaf a little darkened and with a few minor stains, contents with occasional light foxing; a good copy of what appears to be the first edition of this pamphlet on The Queen Caroline Affair. [WITH AN ASSOCIATED MANUSCRIPT LETTER ENCLOSED] Letter addressed to The Honourable Miss Louisa Wrottesley, Knoyle, Carteret, Salisbury, from Louisa Grey, dated at London, 7 August 1826; FREE strike in red; contains the last part only of Louisa Grey's manuscript letter to Lady Wrottesley, the enclosed sheet(s) with the first… Read More

bland Ceylons Tamiler och Singhaleser, Australiens Kannibaler och Nya Zeelands Maorer. Stockholm : Albert Bonniers förlag, [1891]. Octavo, contemporary half morocco over marbled papered boards, spine with raised bands and gilt lettering, [iv], 256 pp, [19] leaves of plates (some colour), 1 colour map, a good copy. Text in Swedish. A Swedish traveller's account of his time spent in Ceylon, North Queensland and New Zealand, which focuses on the ethnology of Indigenous peoples. Copies are recorded in six Australian collections (James Cook University Library; National Library of Australia; Northern Territory Library; State Library of New South Wales; State Library of Victoria; University of Sydney Library).

Cut signature, manuscript in ink on paper, 60 x 100 mm; identified in another hand below as 'Writer'; light toning, otherwise fine. Bold autograph signature of Kathleen Watson Dearden, a significant figure on the Australian literary scene - particularly in Melbourne and Brisbane - in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Provenance: Autograph album compiled by Jane Emma Murphy (Balcombe) (1854-1924), ""The Briars"", Mornington, Victoria; à Beckett family, Melbourne, by descent. The following obituary for Kathleen Watson Dearden appeared in the Brisbane Courier, 10 May 1926: 'DEATH OF MRS. W. DEARDEN. The death is announced of Mrs. William Dearden, familiarly known by the literary world by her maiden name of Kathleen Watson. Mrs. Dearden had for some months suffered from the effect of a heart strain, but it was hoped that, with, complete rest, there would be a recovery. However, a few weeks ago more serious developments occurred, and recently Mrs. Dearden entered St. Martin's… Read More

1998-1999. Handwritten message: At my age life is slow (and painful), and I am far in arrears with my Xmas cards. Richard Pennington. La Pennelliere, Blanzac 16250 France. Richard Pennington was an Australian bibliographer, writer, amateur printer and former Head Librarian, University of Queensland, Australia, 1939-1946; University Librarian, McGill University, 1947-64; author of the autobiographical Peterley Harvest: the Private Diary of David Peterley (London: Hutchinson, 1960) and A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etched Works of Wenceslaus Hollar, 1607- 1677 (Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1982). He was also responsible for two key works on the Australian poet Christopher Brennan: Christopher Brennan : some recollections (Sydney : Angus and Robertson, 1970); and A conversation with Christopher Brennan on religion /​ recorded by Richard Pennington and now for the first time printed (Blanzac, France : Richard Pennington, 1978).

Bifolium, 203 x 125 mm, Queensland Government watermarked paper, lithographed letterhead with State of Queensland crest and 'Residency, Thursday Island'; manuscript in ink on [2] pp, dated 20 October 1902, to Edward Arnold, British publisher: 'I should have been very pleased to discuss with you the chances of success for a book of Reminiscences - I shall have more leisure time at my disposal now and will think it over'; Douglas also asks to be placed on Arnold's list of subscribers; wet stamp recording date of receipt as 2 December 1902; a very well preserved letter. John Douglas (1828-1904) had formerly served as Treasurer (1866-67) and Premier of the Colony of Queensland (1877-79). In 1885 he was appointed government resident and magistrate at Thursday Island. Following the death of Scratchley, he acted as special commissioner for the protectorate of British New Guinea (1886-88), before resuming his position on Thursday Island. He visited England in 1902 (a fact alluded to in the present letter),… Read More

and the diamond jubilee of the Maroochy Shire which was constituted on the 5th day of July, 1890. Cover title: Diamond jubilee the Shire of Maroochy. Souvenir and brochure. [Brisbane : C.V. Rhodes, 1950]. Octavo, publisher's pictorial wrappers (light stains and creasing to corners), 96 pp, illustrated, advertisements, contents clean and sound. Copies are recorded in four Australian collections (National Library of Australia; State Library of New South Wales; University of Queensland Library; State Library of Queensland).

[Paris] : [Chez Denis Thierry], [1683]. Octavo leaf (209 x 131 mm) from Mallet's Description de l'Univers, the text verso in French with two brief entries titled De la Terre des Papous and De La Carpentarie. The map itself shows the north coast of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands with some accuracy, including the marking and naming of the Riviere St Augustin (Gabina River) and Riviere des Vierges. Although showing a substantial portion of the Gulf of Carpentaria coastline, the mapping indicates no certain knowledge that the northeastern part of Australia is separated from New Guinea.

Charters Towers, Qld. : Blackheath and Thornburgh Colleges, April 1927. Octavo (240 x 150 mm), original printed wrappers (short paper split at tail of spine, edges a little worn), stapled; pp 40; illustrated with photographic plates and advertisements for local businesses; contents in very good condition. A scarce single issue of the bi-annual magazine of Blackheath and Thornburgh Colleges, Charters Towers, Queensland. From Wiki: 'By 1918, representatives of the Methodist and Presbyterian Churches had already met to consider establishing a college for North Queensland students under the auspices of the two churches. In 1918, Charters Towers mining magnate Edmund Harris Thornburgh Plant wanted to sell his mansion, Thornburgh House, with its extensive gardens and mature trees which formed an oasis of greenery in the parched environment of Charters Towers. So the church representatives approached Plant about the purchase of Thornburgh, but on hearing the Anglican Sisters in Townsville… Read More

Paris : Didot, [1894]. Octavo, red cloth with ornate black and gilt decoration, (rebacked, endpapers replaced), 108 pp, all edges gilt, illustrated. A very good copy. An account of contemporary life in the outback and regional centres of eastern Australia, which interweaves historical episodes into the narrative. It includes accounts of Chinese immigrants in Cooktown, Paul de Castella's Yering Station (east of Melbourne), Belltrees Station on the Hunter River, encounters with Aboriginal culture and the story of the Kelly Gang.

Charters Towers, Qld. : Blackheath and Thornburgh Colleges, October 1927. Octavo (240 x 150 mm), original printed wrappers (paper splits at spine ends), stapled; pp 34; illustrated with photographic plates and advertisements for local businesses; contents in very good condition. A scarce single issue of the bi-annual magazine of Blackheath and Thornburgh Colleges, Charters Towers, Queensland. From Wiki: 'By 1918, representatives of the Methodist and Presbyterian Churches had already met to consider establishing a college for North Queensland students under the auspices of the two churches. In 1918, Charters Towers mining magnate Edmund Harris Thornburgh Plant wanted to sell his mansion, Thornburgh House, with its extensive gardens and mature trees which formed an oasis of greenery in the parched environment of Charters Towers. So the church representatives approached Plant about the purchase of Thornburgh, but on hearing the Anglican Sisters in Townsville were also interested in the… Read More

and published by the authority of the Meeting. Edited by the Rev. John Kay, Coatbridge, Secretary to the Foreign Mission Committee of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland. Edinburgh : Edmonston & Douglas, 1872. Octavo (210 x 140 mm), disbound; pp. [i]-iv, [5]-91; last few leaves with some marginal toning, otherwise fine condition throughout. Rare. 

Sydney : Angus & Robertson, 1965 (1966 reprint). Octavo, gilt-lettered cloth in dustjacket (edges lightly rubbed, slightly chipped at head of spine), pp. xii; [ii]; 296, photographically illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page. The first volume of the author's three volume autobiography, documenting his role in founding Qantas, Australia's national airline.

Sydney : Gwen Harrison and Sue Anderson, 2008. Artists' book, circular shape (395 mm tall), the 20 pages each consisting of an original etching printed on Japanese tissue, laid on paper sheets, mounted with a vellum stub and bound in to an embossed vellum binding with goatskin cords, presented in a folding clamshell box by Wayne Stock. Edition limited to 4 copies, each unique, signed and numbered by the artists. A spectcular artistic response to the issues of refugees, detention and the integration of migrants into Australian society. The text quotations are sourced from ""In quarantine"" by Jean Foley, Sydney: Kangaroo Press, 1995. ""The artists reveal their response to Sydney's historical colonial site, the Quarantine Station, where the unwanted and marginalised were incarcerated. Their work conveys strong parallels to today's displaced peoples."" - National Library website. ""The North Head area was used for quarantine of travellers by sea and then by air from 1828. While only a small proportion… Read More

Liège : Éditions Dynamo [1962]. Series: Brimborions, 85. Edition limited to 40 copies on vélin Astra blanc and 11 copies on Hollande vergé (this copy is on Hollande, numbered 3/11). Octavo, pictorial limp covers with portrait medallion of Max Jacob by Picasso to front, in glassine wrapper, two frontispiece portraits of the author, the first a coloured portrait by his friend Jean Cocteau, dated 1912, and the second a previously unpublished self-portrait by Jacob, title with a second image of the Picasso medallion coloured in yellow and green, pp 13, colophon, a fine copy. Rare. A beautifully produced hommage to the poet, painter and philosopher Max Jacob, containing four mathematical problems, a whimsical prose piece and a poem, Ronde. OCLC locates four copies (Bibliothèque nationale de France; Harvard University; University of Maryland; Ohio University)

[Melbourne : s.n.], 1907. Lithographic postcard, 90 x 140 mm; printed caption beneath image, along with 'Photo. H. W. Mobsby, Dept. Agric.'; mailed in 1907 by Mr. A. Anderson of Melbourne to Messrs. Gibson Bros., Grocers, South Melbourne, with Anderson's order for groceries; the card has some minor ink smudges and toning spots at margins, but is otherwise in very good condition.

Brisbane : Queensland Government Tourist Bureau, [between 1945 and 1950]. Single sheet 215 x 280 mm, folding to 215 x 140 mm, [4] pp, pictorial front and small b/w photographic illustration of Kuranda rainforest on back page; text comprises explanation of the special concession rates available to tourists for numerous different rail trips in Queensland; a very good example. No copies located on Trove.

Thornbury, Vic. : Bird in the Hand Press, 1978. Duodecimo, cards in printed wrapper, pp. [36], printed letterpress. Printed in a limited edition of 350 numbered copies.

Melbourne : the artist, 1998. Octavo, papered boards with silver design, in folding case, colour photographs by Leti with text by the Sydney poet Jones. Limited to 22 copies signed by artist and poet (this example by Leti only).