Rare Books - First Editions

Discover literary history with our Rare Book First Editions collection at Harry Hartog Bookseller. From iconic classics to modern milestones, these original printings are prized by collectors and readers alike. Shop online or in-store for authenticated first editions—unique artefacts that bring you closer to the authors and eras that shaped literature.

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Open Head & Open Eye (SIGNED First Edition)
$300.00
Open Head & Open Eye (SIGNED First Edition)
Allen Ginsberg & Lawrence Ferlingetti
Signed and inscribed by Ginsberg on title of his half, reading: "For Bob Rogers, Allen...
The Aunt's Story (First Edition)
$1,000.00
The Aunt's Story (First Edition)
Patrick White
WHITE, Patrick. The Aunt's Story: A Novel. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1948. Crown Octavo....
Salar the Salmon (First Edition)
$250.00
Salar the Salmon (First Edition)
Henry Williamson
Praised as "the finest Salmon novel in English". A journey through the life of a...
The Place at Whitton (First Edition)
$180.00
The Place at Whitton (First Edition)
Thomas Keneally
Rare first edition of Keneally's debut novel. Thomas Keneally's debut novel. Reflects his own experience...
Frank Lloyd Wright, 12 Volume Set (Hardcover First Edition)
$2,600.00
Frank Lloyd Wright, 12 Volume Set (Hardcover First Edition)
Yukio Futagawa & Frank Lloyd Wright
COMPLETE HARDCOVER SET OF 12 VOLUMES. VERY SCARCE IN FINE CONDITION. This complete 12 volume...
Friends of Dorothy (SIGNED First Edition)
$280.00
Friends of Dorothy (SIGNED First Edition)
William Yang
Signed and inscribed to Wendy Reid by Yang on title. Throughout, it charts the formation...
Alec Murray's Album (SIGNED First Edition)
$100.00
Alec Murray's Album (SIGNED First Edition)
Alec Murray
Signed and inscribed to Wendy Reid by Murray on FFEP. A showcasing of distinguished Australian...
The Artist & The River (SIGNED First Edition)
$400.00
The Artist & The River (SIGNED First Edition)
Sandra McGrath
Signed by McGrath to half-title. A touching collection devoted to Australian painter Arthur Boyd and...
Wanderungen in den Ampezzaner Dolomiten (First Edition)
$480.00
Wanderungen in den Ampezzaner Dolomiten (First Edition)
Theodor Wundt
Text in German. First Edition. Berlin: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1895. Tall 4to. Original green publisher's cloth....
Works and Methods, 1956-1970 (SIGNED First Edition)
$400.00
Works and Methods, 1956-1970 (SIGNED First Edition)
Kiyonori Kikutake & Fujiwara Chihara
Signed and inscribed to Paul Reid by Kikutake on FFEP. First Edition. Tokyo: Bijutus Shuppan-sha...
The Griffins in Australia and India (SIGNED Presentation Copy)
$500.00
The Griffins in Australia and India (SIGNED Presentation Copy)
Jeff Turnbull & Peter Y. Navaretti
Paul Reid's personal copy of this book. Reid was a contributing writer, on the half...
Olympic Architecture (Limited Deluxe Edition)
$350.00
Olympic Architecture (Limited Deluxe Edition)
Patrick Bingham-Hall
A fine, leatherbound deluxe edition printed in a small run. Numbered 11 of 1000 on...
Australian Colonial Architecture (SIGNED First Edition)
$200.00
Australian Colonial Architecture (SIGNED First Edition)
Philip Cox & Clive Lucas
Signed by Philip Cox to half title. First edition of this increasingly rare title. A...
On the Human Aspect in Modern Architecture (SIGNED First Edition)
$300.00
On the Human Aspect in Modern Architecture (SIGNED First Edition)
Ernst A. Plischke
Signed and inscribed to Paul Read [sic] by Plischke on FFEP. Ernst A. Plischke was...
Down to Earth (SIGNED First Edition)
$180.00
Down to Earth (SIGNED First Edition)
Beatrice Bligh
Signed by Bligh on half title. Bligh's memoir of her time spend at Pejar Park, in...
The Voyage of Governor Philip to Botany Bay (First Trade Edition)
$5,000.00
The Voyage of Governor Philip to Botany Bay (First Trade Edition)
Arthur Philip
PHILLIP, Arthur. The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay; with an Account of the...
The Golden Decade of Australian Architecture (First Limited Edition)
$180.00
The Golden Decade of Australian Architecture (First Limited Edition)
James Broadbent
Limited and signed edition (853/1500), signed by Max Dupain and Clive Lucas on half-title.  Overall...
The Pocket Mirror (First Edition)
$100.00
The Pocket Mirror (First Edition)
Janet Frame
FRAME, Janet. The Pocket Mirror: Poems. London: W. H. Allen, 1967. Octavo. Original teal cloth...
The Sweet Forever (SIGNED First Edition)
$100.00
The Sweet Forever (SIGNED First Edition)
George P. Pelecanos
Signed by author on first page. Overall condition: fine. As new condition. First edition. Boston: Little, Brown...
Your Royal Hostage (Signed First Edition)
$100.00
Your Royal Hostage (Signed First Edition)
Antonia Fraser
Signed by author on title. Jacket illustration by Judith Lawton.  Overall condition: near fine. Very...
Blue River (SIGNED First Edition)
$100.00
Blue River (SIGNED First Edition)
Ethan Canin
CANIN, Ethan. Blue River. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1991. Small 8vo. Original blue cloth-and-paper boards....
The Circus of Dr Lao (First Edition)
$120.00
The Circus of Dr Lao (First Edition)
C. G. Finney
Drawings by Gordon Noel Fish. Sticker for Grahame Book Company to lower FBEP.  Overall condition:...
World of Wonders (First Edition, Inscribed by Author)
$300.00
World of Wonders (First Edition, Inscribed by Author)
Robertson Davies
DAVIES, Robertson. World of Wonders. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1975. Octavo. Original orange publisher's cloth....
Revolutionary in Ireland (First Edition)
$125.00
Revolutionary in Ireland (First Edition)
Sean MacStiofain
MACSTIOFÁIN, Seán. Revolutionary in Ireland. Great Britain: Gordon Cremonesi, 1975. 8vo. Original publisher's tan cloth....
My Climbs in the Alps and Caucasus (First Edition)
$320.00
My Climbs in the Alps and Caucasus (First Edition)
Albert F. Mummery
Mummery was renowned for pioneering the ridges and difficult pinnacles of the Alps. His list...
Die Erschliessung der Ostalpen, 3 Volumes (First Edition)
$260.00
Die Erschliessung der Ostalpen, 3 Volumes (First Edition)
Eduard Richter
A series of important handbooks on the Dolomites across three volumes. Contains a wealth of...
New Zealand: Its Physical Geography, Geology and Natural History (First Edition)
$450.00
New Zealand: Its Physical Geography, Geology and Natural History (First Edition)
Ferdinand von Hochstetter
Originally published in 1863 in German as "Neu-Seeland", this is the first edition published in...
Everest 1933 (First Edition)
$500.00
Everest 1933 (First Edition)
Hugh Ruttledge
RARE TO FIND WITH UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. An account of the British 1933 Everest expedition,...