Our July catalogue will be on display at the ANZAAB Melbourne Rare Book Fair, Wilson Hall, University of Melbourne, 7th-9th July. Highlights include a unique Illuminated presentation album from the German citizenry of Sandhurst (now Bendigo) to Count Otto von Bismarck with fine illustrations of the goldfields by Ludwig Lang and a rare caricature by Ducote prepared in the wake of the British Government trying to attract single ladies to the far-flung Australian Colony. 

Winter 2017

Our new catalogue is  selection of 52 items including one of the great voyage rarities: an original Quiros presentation memorial. Dating from 1611 this is one of only 14 different Memorials known to have been printed by Quiros (at his own considerable expense), which mark the earliest printed record of discovery and plans for settlement of a Southern Continent.

Our cover item is from Lieutenant Robert Dale’s famously important and vivid nine-foot wide View...

Hordern House is delighted to offer a shortlist of classic Voyage accounts selected from two significant private collections. Over the next year we will be offering themed lists from these wonderful collections. The shortlist may be downloaded here. This is a linked pdf, so please click on any page for more information and images or search at hordern.com. As well, we have uploaded our new online list: Thirteen broadsides 1780 to 1886--please click here. Previous on-line lists may...

Hordern House looks forward to exhibiting at the 50th California Antiquarian Bookfair in Oakland at the Marriott City Centre 10-12th February 2017. Please click on "website" above to view our catalogue.