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Discover literary treasures in the Rare Books collection at Harry Hartog Bookseller. From first editions and signed copies to vintage classics and out-of-print gems, each volume is a piece of history. Shop online or in-store for rare fiction, non-fiction, and collectible works that elevate every library and delight every reader.

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Victoria Illustrated (First Edition)
$2,500.00
Victoria Illustrated (First Edition)
Gill Samuel Thomas
46 steel engraved plates. Bound in full dark red Morocco. Gilt tooling on all cover...
Norman Lindsay Watercolours 1897-1969 (Deluxe Edition)
$1,500.00
Norman Lindsay Watercolours 1897-1969 (Deluxe Edition)
Lin Bloomfield & Norman Lindsay (illus.)
This deluxe volume reproduces 135 of Lindsay's watercolour works, overshadowed relative to his other works....
Fourteen Men (Inscribed First UK Edition)
$270.00
Fourteen Men (Inscribed First UK Edition)
Arthur Scholes
INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON FFEP. Ex-Libris Bookplate of G. & N. Ingleton on FBEP. First-hand...
Mawson: A Life (Inscribed First Edition)
$100.00
Mawson: A Life (Inscribed First Edition)
Philip Ayres
Inscribed to W. Williams by author on half title. First edition. Melbourne: The Miegunyah Press, 1999....
The Great White South (First Edition)
$220.00
The Great White South (First Edition)
Herbert Ponting
Ponting's Great White South documents the exploits and tragedy of Scott's last expedition, creating in...
The Voyage of the "Discovery", 2 Volumes (First Edition)
$300.00
The Voyage of the "Discovery", 2 Volumes (First Edition)
Robert F. Scott
Scott's personal account of his first major Antarctic expedition aboard the Discovery. It contains a detailed...
Through The First Antarctic Night 1898-99 (First Edition)
$800.00
Through The First Antarctic Night 1898-99 (First Edition)
Frederick A. Cook
1900 FIRST US PRINTING. Frederick Albert Cook (1865-1940) was a physician and polar explorer during...
Voyages of the 'Morning' (First Edition)
$1,600.00
Voyages of the 'Morning' (First Edition)
Gerald S. Doorly
A very good copy of this extremely scare Antarctic narrative. This book provides an interesting...
Such is the Antarctic (First Edition)
$150.00
Such is the Antarctic (First Edition)
Lars Christensen
The whaling magnate and expedition financier's impressions edited from diary entries made during trips to...
The Worst Journey in the World (First Edition, Inscribed)
$17,000.00
The Worst Journey in the World (First Edition, Inscribed)
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Apsley Cherry-Garrard's The Worst Journey in the World stands, by consensus of a century of...
Antarctic Adventure (First Canadian Edition)
$220.00
Antarctic Adventure (First Canadian Edition)
Raymond E. Priestly
First Canadian edition. Toronto: Bell & Cockburn, 1914. Large 8vo. Rebound contemporary quarter blue calf and...
The Voyage of the 'Why Not?' (First English Edition)
$800.00
The Voyage of the 'Why Not?' (First English Edition)
Dr. Jean Charcot
Translated by Philip Walsh. Inscribed in ink and pencil by previous owners on the FFEP....
Scott's Last Expedition (First Edition)
$1,250.00
Scott's Last Expedition (First Edition)
Robert F. Scott
Widely regarded to be the greatest work on Antarctic exploration ever produced. On 1 November...
Two Years in the Antarctic (First Edition)
$1,200.00
Two Years in the Antarctic (First Edition)
Albert B. Armitage
The second-in-command’s own account of Scott’s Discovery Expedition, in print before Scott’s, and one of...
The Home of the Blizzard, 2 Volumes (First Edition)
$1,200.00
The Home of the Blizzard, 2 Volumes (First Edition)
Douglas Mawson
Includes many related article and newspaper clippings related to Mawson and his legacy, as well...
My Attainment of the Pole (First Edition)
$250.00
My Attainment of the Pole (First Edition)
Frederick Cook
First edition. New York: The Polar Publishing Co., 1911. 4to. Original brown cloth hardcover. Pages: frontispiece, [ii],...
THE NORTH POLE (First Edition)
$270.00
THE NORTH POLE (First Edition)
Robert E. Peary
RARE FIRST EDITION. Includes multiple pieces of relevant ephemera. First edition. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1910. 4to....
Leaven of Malice (First Edition)
$100.00
Leaven of Malice (First Edition)
Robertson Davies
First edition. London: Chatto & Windus, 1955. 8vo. Original aqua publisher's cloth hardcover in original price-clipped...
The earth-owl and other moon-people (First Edition)
$140.00
The earth-owl and other moon-people (First Edition)
Ted Hughes
Scarce first edition, limited print run of only 3000 copies. First edition. London: Faber and...
Confessions of a Young Man (First Edition)
$200.00
Confessions of a Young Man (First Edition)
George Moore
MOORE, George. Confessions of a Young Man. London: William Heinemann, 1917. Octavo. Original red publisher's...
Joan Sutherland: Designs for a Prima Donna (Signed Deluxe edition)
$750.00
Joan Sutherland: Designs for a Prima Donna (Signed Deluxe edition)
Richard Bonynge
BONYNGE, Richard (with designs by numerous costume designers for Dame Joan Sutherland). Joan Sutherland: Designs...
Charles Conder: His Life and Works (First Edition)
$120.00
Charles Conder: His Life and Works (First Edition)
Frank Gibson & Campbell Dodgson
The standard early monograph on the Heidelberg School painter Charles Conder, with Campbell Dodgson’s catalogue...
Australia Beautiful: Sydney Number (De Luxe Edition)
$100.00
Australia Beautiful: Sydney Number (De Luxe Edition)
Jean Curlewis
De Luxe edition, limited to 200 copies, photography by Harold Cazneaux. Sydney: Art in Australia,...
The Three Voyages of Captain Cook, Round the World (Victorian Edition)
$1,200.00
The Three Voyages of Captain Cook, Round the World (Victorian Edition)
James Cook
Cook’s three voyages for the Victorian library, in the Admiralty’s own words, with John Tallis’s...
Child's Play with Eustice & The Prowler (Signed First Edition)
$100.00
Child's Play with Eustice & The Prowler (Signed First Edition)
David Malouf
MALOUF, David. Child's Play, with Eustace and The Prowler. London: Chatto & Windus, 1982. 8vo....
The Well (First Edition, Presentation Copy, Signed)
$200.00
The Well (First Edition, Presentation Copy, Signed)
Elizabeth Jolley
A wonderful and personal copy of Jolley's Franklin Award-winning novel. This copy carries an extraordinary...
The Lives of Harry Lime (First Pocket Book Edition)
$150.00
The Lives of Harry Lime (First Pocket Book Edition)
Orson Welles
First pocket book edition. London: News of the World, (1952). Small 8vo. Softcover wrappers. Pages:...
The Woodblock Painting of Cressida Campbell (First Edition)
$1,750.00
The Woodblock Painting of Cressida Campbell (First Edition)
Peter Crayford
A handsome and much sought-after work on one of Australia’s most collected living artists, published...