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Below is a listing of our current catalogues.

Children's Catalogue	A selection of books for children. Includes some signed and related titles.
Australian Children's Catalogue	A selection of antipodean books for children. Includes some signed and related titles.
Mary Grant Bruce Catalogue	A selection of works by one of Australia's earliest adolescent fiction writers.
Enid Blyton	Series and individual titles.
Billy Bunter	The adventures of the Owl of Greyfriar's Remove and his schoolmates, Harry Wharton & Co.
Modern First Editions Catalogue	A selection of modern first editions and significant printings.
P.G. Wodehouse Collection	Works by Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881-1975).
Australian and New Zealand Literature	A selection of antipodean modern first editions, signed, and significant printings.
Literature in Translation	Poetry, drama and prose.
Japanese Literature	Poetry, drama and prose from early times to the present.
Classics	Classic works in antiquarian or otherwise distinctive bindings.
Signed Literature Catalogue	Works of fiction and poetry.
Classic Poetry Catalogue	Classic and traditional poetry.
Modern Poetry Catalogue	Poetry of the modern period.
Australian Poetry Catalogue	Poetry of the Antipodes.
Drama	Dramatic works from antiquity to the present (plus a few texts of ancillary interest).
Literary Biography	Lives and letters.
A Collector's Catalogue of Crime Fiction & Thrillers	First and rare editions, signed and otherwise collectable volumes.
"Sax Rohmer" Collection	A catalogue of titles by the creator of Fu Manchu, Arthur Henry "Sarsfield" Ward.
A Collector's Catalogue of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror	Arthur C. Clarke, Tolkien, Robert E. Howard: first and rare editions, signed and otherwise collectable volumes.
William Blake Collection	The life, writings and art of the poet-painter and mystic. Two additional titles on Samuel Palmer.
Pre-Raphaelites, Symbolists and Decadents	Art and literature.
Surrealism and Related	Predecessors, exponents and inheritors.
Comics and Illustration	Books by and about illustrators, comics writers, graphic narrative artists and film animators.
Ronald Searle	Books on how to be topp!
Australian Aboriginal Art	Traditional and modern.
Colonial and Traditional Australian Art	Australian art from the early days of European settlement to the Heidelberg School.
Modern Australian Art	Australian art from the early twentieth century to the present.
Signed Australian Art	Books signed by Australian artists and writers on Australian art.
Australian Art Catalogues	Exhibition catalogues and related.
Australian Architecture	Architecture in Australia from the early days of European settlement.
World Architecture	Books on architecture excluding Australia.
Japanese Art, Architecture and Crafts	Monographs and considerations of Japanese art, architecture and crafts.
Photography	History, themes, practitioners.
Cecil Beaton	Photography, travel, reminiscences.
Film Directors	Writings on or by the great film directors.
Films and Filming	Miscellaneous books on cinema.
Classic Clowns	The silents, the verbal gymnasts and subversives: crown princes and jesters at the court of laughter (but without accounting for Monty Python).
Python Rules!	Rites of Python and other divergences.
Western Classical Music Catalogue	The composers, the compositions, the instruments and styles.
Traditional and Folk Music Catalogue	Classical and folk traditions of the world.
Jazz and Blues Catalogue	The musics, the musicians and the cultural contexts.
Rock and Pop Catalogue	Biographies, photographic compilations, critical appreciations.
Anthropology Catalogue	Books on anthropology, ethnology, ethnography, ethnomusicology and indigenous art.
Aboriginal Australia (see also Australian Aboriginal Art)	Indigenous Australian culture and experience.
Maori	The Maori people: their history, art and culture.
Philosophy	The Western tradition.
Psychology	Practitioners and practises.
Science and Mathematics	Works concerning science, scientists and mathematics.
Esoteric and Spirituality Catalogue	Including mysticism and the occult sciences.
Taoism and Zen Buddhism	Taoist and Zen Buddhist texts and commentaries.
Archaeology	Excavations and the remains of past peoples and civilisations.
The Graeco-Roman World	The civilisations of ancient Greece and Rome and their spheres of influence.
The Medieval World	History and culture.
Explorers and Pioneers	Accounts of explorations and epic adventures.
American Civil War Catalogue	History of the war, biographies, regimental histories.
Australian Colonial History	Works concerning the history of Australia from the early days of European settlement.
Australian Military History	Australian involvement in the world's conflicts.
The Poles	History and environment.
India	Books on the history and culture of India, together with accounts of travel and photography.
Tibet	Books on Tibetan culture including religious aspects. Also historical travel and photography.
Folio Society I	Classics of literature - including poetry, drama and children's literature - and literary biography in distinctive Folio Society bindings and slipcases.
Folio Society II	Modern literature in Folio Society bindings and slipcases.
Folio Society III	Works of history in Folio Society bindings and slipcases.
Folio Society IV	Works of science, religion, travel, the arts, etc. in Folio Society bindings and slipcases.
Maritime History Catalogue	Books on ships, sailors, pirates and voyages of exploration.
Australian Maritime History	Books pertaining to the exploration and European settlement of the Australian continent.
Ocean Liners Catalogue	Books on the great luxury liners, including the ill-fated Titanic.
Ship Modelling	Books on how to build scale replicas.
Railways	The history, the engines, the lines, the personalities.
Australian Railways	The antipodean context.
Trams	Books on trams and related.
Aviation	Those magnificent men (and women!) in their flying machines.
Automotive	A selection of books and other material about cars and related.
Australian Fauna	The native animals of the Australian continent (excluding birds).
Birds	Ornithological and celebratory.
Botany and Related	Books on plants in the wild, botany and botanical illustration.
Gardens and Gardeners	Famous gardens, garden styles and their makers.
Oriental Gardening	Asian gardens and gardening principles. Includes books on bonsai and ikebana.
Plants Catalogue	Books on specific plant species and their cultivation.
Gardening Miscellany	Ruminations, methodologies, garden tips and how-tos.
Cookery Catalogue	The chefs, the ingredients, the recipes.
World Cuisine	The styles, the flavours, the cultural influences.
Tea	The 'heavenly' beverage.
Japanese Martial Arts	The samurai tradition and the martial arts.
Fish and Fishing Catalogue	The life and habits of fish and fishermen.
Cricket Catalogue	Books (including signed) on the "incomparable" game...
Conjury	Books on stage magic, stories about stage magicians and the lives of the great illusionists. Hey Presto!
Travel	Tours, peregrinations and sojourns.
Caving and Mountaineering	Intrepid spirits, insuperable odds.
Blue Mountains Catalogue	The landscape, history, and guide-books.
Blue Mountains Secondhand Catalogue	Out-of-print and rare titles.
Ion Idriess Collection	Travels, biography, history by the indefatigible Australian author.
Signed Books	Works in miscellaneous fields (excluding literature).