Catalogues

The Whitmont Collection Part IV

The Whitmont Collection Part IV

We are pleased to offer the Whitmont Collection Part IV, a treasure trove of significant original material, from a private Sydney library, tracing the early European history of Australia and the wider Pacific region.
To view an introduction to the Collection read our blog here 

Previously published:

Part I click here

Part II click here

Part III click here

The Whitmont Collection Part II

The Whitmont Collection Part II

We are pleased to offer the Whitmont Collection Part II, a treasure trove of significant original material, from a private Sydney library, tracing the early European history of Australia and the wider Pacific region.
To view an introduction to the Collection read our blog here 

To view Part I, previously published, click here

The Whitmont Collection Part I

The Whitmont Collection Part I

We are pleased to offer the Whitmont Collection Part I, a treasure trove of significant original material, from a private Sydney library, tracing the early European history of Australia and the wider Pacific region.
To view an introduction to the Collection read our blog here and read a review of this catalogue here

 

The Parsons Collection Part I: The Discovery of America

The Parsons Collection Part I: The Discovery of America

Hordern House are pleased to announce that we have partnered with three other international dealerships—William Reese Company and James Cummins Bookseller in the US and Peter Harrington in the UK—to offer the renowned collection of the late David Parsons of Atlanta, GA.
The first catalogue of books from the collection demonstrates the exceptional strength of the collection in early material, showing...

Captain James Cook 250 years on

Captain James Cook 250 years on

As it is the 250th anniversary of the voyage of His Majesty’s Bark Endeavour into Australian and New Zealand waters we celebrate with this catalogue the achievements of Captain James Cook and his crew.

Much has been discussed about the impact of the English exploring expeditions in the early colonial period. We acknowledge that whatever may have been the eventual...

The Great South Land

The Great South Land

Searching for the antipodes, from classical scholars to Quiros & Dampier. This catalogue of books and maps tells the story of a New World. Unlike the American discoveries to which that phrase is often taken to refer, this New World is the result of a push to the east and the south. The story of its development from theory to...

Captain Louis De Freycinet and his Voyages to the Terres Australes

Captain Louis De Freycinet and his Voyages to the Terres Australes

An important collection of printed and original manuscript and pictorial material relating to the two great French expeditions to Australia, the 1800 voyage under Captain Nicolas Baudin and the 1817 voyage of Captain Louis-Claude de Saulces de Freycinet. Louis de Freycinet is the figure who unites these two important voyages: he sailed with Baudin as a junior officer, quickly establishing...

The collection of Robert Edwards AO

The collection of Robert Edwards AO

This catalogue includes many of the major items from the library of Robert Edwards, some so rare they are known in only a handful of copies, as well as several interesting manuscripts and pictures. Overall the condition is excellent and it is a pleasure to see so much beautifully preserved nineteenth-century material. He took great pains to acquire books in...