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Published by View Productions, Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 1983
Seller: Lectioz Books, Gloucester, NSW, Australia
Hard Cover with Slipcase. Condition: Good. Facsimile of 1890 Edition. Would be fine condition but for single 1cm diameter abrasion to plates I, V, XIII, XIII and facing pages, due to adhesion. 110 plus 15 plates. Book.
Published by Syd. View., 1983
Seller: The Antique Bookshop & Curios (ANZAAB), Crows Nest, NSW, Australia
4to. dec.bds. 110pp. b/w plates. Fine in slip-case. First published in 1890.
Published by N, N, 1983
Seller: Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Together with an historical account of the issue of postage stamps in New South Wales. Compiled chiefly from the records. [Facsimile edition]. Pp. [xiv]+110, frontispiece plus 14 plates, title page vignette, text decorations and red single rule borders; demy 4to; navy art. leather, the upper board lettered and decorated in gilt, slightly scuffed; within matching navy card slipcase, also slightly scuffed; name in ink on upper free endpaper, a little light foxing; View Productions, Marrickville, New South Wales, 1983. Facsimile edition. *Originally published by the Government Printer, Sydney, in 1890.
110 large pp printed single sided. The author's own proof copy with typed letter inserted explaining that the book had been purchased from the author in 1915 and was now being donated to an auction raising funds for the war effort. Bound in original full red decorated calf with new spine. Some light foxing. Lacking the 15 plates but obviously produced this way. Small embossed library h/s on f.e.p. of the R.P.S. Some pages have neat pen annotations by the author.
Published by Charles Potter, Government printer and inspector of stamps, Sydney, 1890
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition, 4to, pp. v, [9], 110; 15 photogravure plates (1 folding); original albumen photograph of a stamp affixed at the top of the title page; margins ruled in red throughout; generally a fine copy; original gilt-stamped upper cover neatly inlayed into later matching cloth, and backed in black morocco with gilt lettering direct on spine. Ferguson 10573: "Dr. Houison was specially commissioned by the Government of New South Wales to produce this excellent work, but it was soon after withdrawn from circulation owing to forgeries of stamps being made from plates in the book. The edition was limited to a small number of copies. These are now rare and valuable." A facsimile reprint was done in 1983.