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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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Details in Australian Architecture (First Edition)
$100.00
Details in Australian Architecture (First Edition)
Roger Pegrum
Published under the aegis of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects' own Education Division, Details in...
GA Document, 14 Issues (First Editions)
$400.00
GA Document, 14 Issues (First Editions)
Yukio Futagawa
GA Document, launched in 1981, represents a mature and more critically ambitious phase of Futagawa's...
Global Architecture, 27 Issues (First Editions)
$600.00
Global Architecture, 27 Issues (First Editions)
Yukio Futagawa
Global Architecture, launched in 1970, was Yukio Futagawa's founding and most significant publishing project —...
Global Interior Issues 1, 5-7. (First Editions)
$160.00
Global Interior Issues 1, 5-7. (First Editions)
Yukio Futagawa
Global Interior, a companion series within Yukio Futagawa's broader Global Architecture publishing project, applies the...
Global Architecture (GA): Towns and Villages (Full Run of 10 Issues)
$750.00
Global Architecture (GA): Towns and Villages (Full Run of 10 Issues)
Yukio Futagawa
Yukio Futagawa (1932–2013) was, across a sixty-year career, one of the most significant architectural photographers...
GA Houses, 19 Early Issues (First Editions)
$700.00
GA Houses, 19 Early Issues (First Editions)
ADA Edita
Produced by the Japanese publishing company A.D.A. Edita Tokyo, GA (Global Architecture) Houses covers landmark,...
The Night of the Hunter (First Edition)
$100.00
The Night of the Hunter (First Edition)
Davis Grubb
Davis Grubb (1919–1980) drew directly on a true piece of American criminal history in writing...
Matthew Silverman (First Edition)
$150.00
Matthew Silverman (First Edition)
Victor Canning
First edition, first printing. Octavo. Original green cloth boards. Original unclipped illustrated dust jacket. 316 pp.,...
The Crust on Its Uppers (First Edition)
$180.00
The Crust on Its Uppers (First Edition)
Robin Cook
Robert William Arthur "Robin" Cook (who would achieve his lasting literary reputation more than two...
Fangboy (Signed, Limited Edition)
$100.00
Fangboy (Signed, Limited Edition)
Jeff Strand
Delirium Books, active through the 2000s and into the early 2010s, was among the more...
The Pig & The House: Novella Collection (Signed and Lettered Deluxe Edition)
$300.00
The Pig & The House: Novella Collection (Signed and Lettered Deluxe Edition)
Edward Lee
Edward Lee (b. 1957) is among the most notorious and prolific figures in contemporary extreme...
Carrie (Cemetery Dance Advance Reading Copy)
$150.00
Carrie (Cemetery Dance Advance Reading Copy)
Stephen King
In 2014, Cemetery Dance Publications launched an ambitious six-volume programme reissuing King's formative Doubleday-era novels, Carrie,...
Scream Quietly: The Best of Charles L. Grant (Signed Limited Edition)
$250.00
Scream Quietly: The Best of Charles L. Grant (Signed Limited Edition)
Charles L. Grant & Stephen Jones
Charles L. Grant (1942–2006) was one of the most influential and distinctive voices in American...
Sketches of Irish Character (Illustrated Victorian Edition)
$300.00
Sketches of Irish Character (Illustrated Victorian Edition)
S. C. Hall
Anna Maria Hall (1800–1881) was born in Dublin and left Ireland for England at the...
The Pioneers of Sydney Cove (First Limited Edition, Signed)
$300.00
The Pioneers of Sydney Cove (First Limited Edition, Signed)
Herbert J. Rumsey
The Sunnybrook Press was a small, meticulous Sydney private press of the 1930s, operating under...
The Mapping of Australia (First Edition)
$300.00
The Mapping of Australia (First Edition)
R. V. Tooley
First edition of a seminal work in Australian cartography. The Mapping of Australia, published in...
The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805 (Second Edition, First Issue)
$550.00
The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805 (Second Edition, First Issue)
Mungo Park
Mungo Park (1771–1806) was a Scottish surgeon and explorer who, in 1795, became the first...
Monochrome Ceramics of Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties (Second Impression)
$120.00
Monochrome Ceramics of Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties (Second Impression)
Laurence C. S. Tam
Monochrome Ceramics of Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties, produced jointly with the Min Chiu Society, documents...
Complete Works: Singer of the Bush, 1885–1900 & Song of the Pen, 1901–1941 (Deluxe Limited First Edition)
$1,000.00
Complete Works: Singer of the Bush, 1885–1900 & Song of the Pen, 1901–1941 (Deluxe Limited First Edition)
A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson (1864–1941) is, by any reasonable measure, the most widely loved poet...
The Imperial Family Bible, 5 volumes (1844 Victorian Edition)
$1,000.00
The Imperial Family Bible, 5 volumes (1844 Victorian Edition)
The Bible
  The Imperial Family Bible, first published in 1844, was, in the words of the...
The Dorothy L. Sayers Mysteries Collection (First Folio Edition)
$200.00
The Dorothy L. Sayers Mysteries Collection (First Folio Edition)
Dorothy L. Sayers
First edition thus. Octavo. All four volumes uniformly bound in teal pictorial cloth, decorated and lettered...
Intercolonial Exhibition, 1866-67. Official Record (Presentation Copy, First Edition)
$500.00
Intercolonial Exhibition, 1866-67. Official Record (Presentation Copy, First Edition)
Anonymous
The Intercolonial Exhibition of Australasia opened in Melbourne on 24 October 1866, in purpose-built wings...
The India Trilogy: Sharpe's Tiger, Sharpe's Triumph, Sharpe's Fortress (Easton Press Collector's Editions)
$320.00
The India Trilogy: Sharpe's Tiger, Sharpe's Triumph, Sharpe's Fortress (Easton Press Collector's Editions)
Bernard Cornwell
Bernard Cornwell OBE (b. 1944) is among the most widely read historical novelists working in...
The Golden Cockerel "Bountiana": Complete set of 6 volumes in 2 slipcases (Limited editions, custom-bound and signed)
$4,500.00
The Golden Cockerel "Bountiana": Complete set of 6 volumes in 2 slipcases (Limited editions, custom-bound and signed)
Various
A complete assembly of the Golden Cockerel "Bountiana" series, entirely and distinctively rebound as a...
Holinshed's Chronicles, three parts in two volumes (Revised "Shakespeare" Edition)
$12,000.00
Holinshed's Chronicles, three parts in two volumes (Revised "Shakespeare" Edition)
Raphael Holinshed
A landmark of English historiography, censored within months of publication by order of the Privy...
The Book of the Dead. The Papyrus of Ani, in the British Museum (Main and Plate Volumes, First Edition)
$4,200.00
The Book of the Dead. The Papyrus of Ani, in the British Museum (Main and Plate Volumes, First Edition)
E. A. Wallis Budge
In 1888, Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge (1857–1934), then a purchasing agent for the...
The Holy Bible, with the Apocrypha, 5 volumes (Nonesuch Press Edition)
$7,000.00
The Holy Bible, with the Apocrypha, 5 volumes (Nonesuch Press Edition)
Bible
Containing the earlier Apocrypha volume, this set is the complete 75-copy Arnold rag paper issue,...
The Log of H.M.S. Providence, 1791–1793 (Limited Deluxe Edition)
$1,000.00
The Log of H.M.S. Providence, 1791–1793 (Limited Deluxe Edition)
William Bligh
Bligh’s own log of the voyage that succeeded where the Bounty failed, reproduced in facsimile...