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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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The Chronicles of Early Melbourne, 1835 to 1852: Historical, Anecdotal and Personal (First "Centennial" Edition)
$1,000.00
The Chronicles of Early Melbourne, 1835 to 1852: Historical, Anecdotal and Personal (First "Centennial" Edition)
Garryowen [Edmund Finn]
An eyewitness chronicle of colonial Melbourne's earliest years, urged into being by one of nineteenth-century...
Victoria and its Metropolis: Past and Present (First Edition)
$500.00
Victoria and its Metropolis: Past and Present (First Edition)
Alexander Sutherland, et al.
A monumental and richly illustrated Victorian-era survey of colonial Victoria at the peak of its...
Voyages and Travels in the Levant in the years 1749, 50, 51, 52 (First English Edition)
$1,250.00
Voyages and Travels in the Levant in the years 1749, 50, 51, 52 (First English Edition)
Fredrik Hasselquist
The first systematic natural history of the Holy Land, and the poignant final testament of...
Nicoll's Birds of Egypt, 2 volumes (First Edition)
$500.00
Nicoll's Birds of Egypt, 2 volumes (First Edition)
Richard Meinertzhagen
A significant and comprehensive early study of Egyptian ornithology — though one whose completing author's...
The Human Comedy (First Edition)
$100.00
The Human Comedy (First Edition)
William Saroyan (illus. Don Freeman)
A landmark of wartime American fiction: a rejected film script, reworked into a bestselling novel,...
Emperor of the Air (First Edition, Signed)
$100.00
Emperor of the Air (First Edition, Signed)
Ethan Canin
The celebrated debut collection that established Ethan Canin's reputation while he was still a medical...
La Vita di Torquato Tasso. Seconda Edizione Corretta ed Accresciuta.
$1,500.00
La Vita di Torquato Tasso. Seconda Edizione Corretta ed Accresciuta.
Pierantonio Serassi
The authoritative eighteenth-century biography of Tasso, expanded and revised, and the very book that sent...
Drawing from Nature (First Edition)
$250.00
Drawing from Nature (First Edition)
George Barnard
Drawing from Nature, published in 1865, followed two of Barnard's earlier and equally practical instructional...
The Book of Florence (Limited Deluxe Edition)
$280.00
The Book of Florence (Limited Deluxe Edition)
Harry Bee & Sir Harold Acton
A beautiful journey through Florence; it's people, culture, and history as portrayed through a series...
The Cockatoos and Nestors of Australia and New Zealand (Limited Deluxe Edition, Signed)
$220.00
The Cockatoos and Nestors of Australia and New Zealand (Limited Deluxe Edition, Signed)
Gracius J. Broinowski
Facsimile edition of the original 1888 publication. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies, this being...
The Ornithology of Australia & The Birds of Australia, 6 volumes (Limited Facsimile Edition)
$1,800.00
The Ornithology of Australia & The Birds of Australia, 6 volumes (Limited Facsimile Edition)
Sylvester Diggles & Gregory M. Matthews
Samuel Albert White (1870–1954) was a distinguished South Australian ornithologist and conservationist whose lifelong fieldwork...
The Bird Paintings of Henry Jones (Limited Deluxe Edition, Signed)
$500.00
The Bird Paintings of Henry Jones (Limited Deluxe Edition, Signed)
Bruce Campbell (illus. Henry Jones)
Among the finest bird illustrations from the Zoological Society of London. A mainstay of the...
The Paintings of Norman Lighton for "Roberts Birds of South Africa." (Limited Deluxe Edition, Signed)
$500.00
The Paintings of Norman Lighton for "Roberts Birds of South Africa." (Limited Deluxe Edition, Signed)
Norman Lighton (ed. A. V. Bird)
A fine copy of Lighton's greatest works of ornithological painting. Norman C. K. Lighton's paintings...
The Bird Paintings of C. G. Finch-Davies (Limited Deluxe Collector's Edition)
$250.00
The Bird Paintings of C. G. Finch-Davies (Limited Deluxe Collector's Edition)
Claude Gibney Finch-Davies
This 1984 publication reproduces ninety-nine of Finch-Davies finest paintings in full colour, each paired with...
Rails of the World: A Monograph of the Family Rallidae (Limited Deluxe Edition, Signed)
$300.00
Rails of the World: A Monograph of the Family Rallidae (Limited Deluxe Edition, Signed)
S. Dillon Ripley & J. Fenwick Lansdowne (illus.)
The deluxe issue of Ripley and Lansdowne’s monograph on the rails: 400 numbered copies, signed...
The Endemic Flora of Tasmania, 6 volumes (First Edition)
$1,500.00
The Endemic Flora of Tasmania, 6 volumes (First Edition)
Curtis Winifred & Margaret Stones (illus.)
Among the most comprehensive works on Tasmanian natural history. This immense work was conceived and...
Portraits of the New Zealand Maori Painted in 1844 (Limited Facsimile of First Edition, Signed)
$300.00
Portraits of the New Zealand Maori Painted in 1844 (Limited Facsimile of First Edition, Signed)
George French Angas
In July 1844, George French Angas (1822–1886) arrived in New Zealand and spent six months...
South Australia Illustrated (Limited Facsimile of First Edition, Signed)
$650.00
South Australia Illustrated (Limited Facsimile of First Edition, Signed)
George French Angas
This work was originally published in 1847 in ten monthly parts before being issued as...
Book of Common Prayer (Presentation Copy)
$2,200.00
Book of Common Prayer (Presentation Copy)
Various
Sir William Thomas Denison (1804–1871), KCB, was one of the most consequential vice-regal figures in...
Northanger Abbey (Easton Press Collector's Edition)
$100.00
Northanger Abbey (Easton Press Collector's Edition)
Jane Austen
Collector's Edition. Octavo. Full red leather, illustrated and lettered in gilt. All edges gilt. Moiré...
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Folio Society Standard Edition)
$140.00
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Folio Society Standard Edition)
Omar Khayyam & Edward Fitzgerald (trans.)
Folio Society Standard Edition. Slim Quarto. 69pp. Bound in quarter blue leather and purple vendome cloth....
Turkey and Russia (Victorian Leatherbound Edition)
$250.00
Turkey and Russia (Victorian Leatherbound Edition)
Robert Gossip
This substantial Victorian popular history addresses two of the defining nineteenth-century conflicts between the Russian...
The Black Book (First UK Edition, Signed)
$250.00
The Black Book (First UK Edition, Signed)
Lawrence Durrell
First UK edition, first printing. Signed by the author in ink to the title page. Octavo....
The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amun (First Folio Society Edition)
$280.00
The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amun (First Folio Society Edition)
Howard Carter
Howard Carter's discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings on...
Christine (First UK Edition, First Printing)
$120.00
Christine (First UK Edition, First Printing)
Stephen King
King’s tale of a possessed 1958 Plymouth Fury in its first British edition, issued in...
Pet Sematary (First UK Edition, First Printing)
$120.00
Pet Sematary (First UK Edition, First Printing)
Stephen King
The novel its author found most frightening, written in 1979 beside a Maine truck route...
IT (First UK Edition, Third Impression)
$100.00
IT (First UK Edition, Third Impression)
Stephen King
King’s monumental novel of the Losers’ Club and the thing beneath Derry, in the Hodder...
Boy Swallows Universe (Signed, First Edition)
$120.00
Boy Swallows Universe (Signed, First Edition)
Trent Dalton
Trent Dalton’s prize-sweeping debut novel of 1980s Brisbane, in the first printing of the Fourth...