Rare Books - History

Step into the past with our Rare Books: History collection at Harry Hartog Bookseller. From first editions and signed volumes to vintage accounts and out-of-print narratives, these books preserve pivotal events and voices. Shop online or in-store for collectible historical works that enlighten, inspire, and belong in every serious library.

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The Truth of the Matter (Signed First Edition)
$100.00
The Truth of the Matter (Signed First Edition)
Gough Whitlam
A rare signed copy of Whitlam's post-Prime Ministerial autobiography from the personal library of Phillip...
Charles Conder: His Life and Works (First Edition)
$300.00
Charles Conder: His Life and Works (First Edition)
Frank Gibson
Features many coloured and b/w plates.  Overall condition: Good. Hardcover boards in good condition. Original...
Australia Beautiful: Sydney Number (De Luxe Edition)
$100.00
Australia Beautiful: Sydney Number (De Luxe Edition)
Jean Curlewis
De Luxe edition, limited to 200 copies. Photography by Harold Cazneaux. Overall condition: Fair. Spine tearing...
Matthew Flinders, The De Luxe and Complete Edition (1986 Special Edition)
$400.00
Matthew Flinders, The De Luxe and Complete Edition (1986 Special Edition)
Jeffrey Ingleton
Volume 1 includes 252 illustrations, 2 fold-out illustrations, 16 coloured plates, and 16 b&w plates....
Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World (Facsimile Edition)
$200.00
Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World (Facsimile Edition)
James Cook
Full Title: A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World. Performed in His...
The Three Voyages of Captain Cook, Round the World (Second Edition)
$1,000.00
The Three Voyages of Captain Cook, Round the World (Second Edition)
James Cook
Fine set of 2 volumes of this uncommon publication detailing the three voyages of Captain...
The Myth of Sisyphus: and Other Essays
$250.00
The Myth of Sisyphus: and Other Essays
Albert Camus
London: Hamish Hamilton, (1971). 8vo. Original cloth hardcover in original price-clipped dust jacket. Pages: 169. Sixth...
Symbolic Logic: Part 1 Elementary (Inscribed by Author)
$1,500.00
Symbolic Logic: Part 1 Elementary (Inscribed by Author)
Lewis Carroll
Very rare presentation copy inscribed by author to Muriel Taylor, an inspiration to Carroll that...
Collection of Three Bob Hawke Memoirs (Signed First Editions)
$400.00
Collection of Three Bob Hawke Memoirs (Signed First Editions)
Bob Hawke & Blanche D'Alpuget
A collection of Three memoirs written by Hawke and Blanche D'Alpuget, signed and personalised to...
Eugene Von Guerard's Australian Landscapes (Limited Signed Deluxe Edition)
$120.00
Eugene Von Guerard's Australian Landscapes (Limited Signed Deluxe Edition)
Marjorie Tipping
Limited signed and numbered edition (29/1000). Signed by Tipping on bookplate at front. Overall condition:...
Living & Partly Living: Housing in Australia
$300.00
Living & Partly Living: Housing in Australia
Ian Mackay, Robyn Boyd, Hugh Stretton, & John Mant
Authored by multiple pioneering voices in the Australian architectural landscape. Living & Partly Living explores...
Cast Iron Decoration (Limited Deluxe Edition)
$150.00
Cast Iron Decoration (Limited Deluxe Edition)
Graeme E Robertson & Joan Robertson
Overall condition: Excellent. Some markings to slipcase. Book in excellent condition. Crushed Morocco binding is...
Balinese Character (Signed Deluxe Second Edition)
$1,200.00
Balinese Character (Signed Deluxe Second Edition)
Gregory Bateson & Margaret Mead
Rare presentation copy dedicated to anthropologist and photographer Charles P. Mountford from co-author Margaret Mead...
The Alaskan Journal of Thomas Merton (Deluxe Limited Edition)
$450.00
The Alaskan Journal of Thomas Merton (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Thomas Merton
Delixe limited and numbered (111/140) edition of Merton's Alaskan account, bound in Sholco and Japanese...
The Fatal Shore (Deluxe Signed Bicentenary Edition)
$500.00
The Fatal Shore (Deluxe Signed Bicentenary Edition)
Robert Hughes
Deluxe bicentenary edition in full leather, signed by Hughes and numbered (201/250). Excellently preserved and...
The Open Conspiracy
$200.00
The Open Conspiracy
H G Wells
Overall condition: Very good. Dust jacket unclipped and in very good condition. Some age toning...
The Shape of Things to Come (First Edition)
$800.00
The Shape of Things to Come (First Edition)
H G Wells
Overall condition: Very good. Dust jacket unclipped. Minor age toning and foxing present on inner...
The Way the World is Going (First Edition)
$700.00
The Way the World is Going (First Edition)
H G Wells
Overall condition: Very good. Dust jacket unclipped. Foxing and age toning present on outer and...
I, Claudius (Signed Limited Edition)
$3,500.00
I, Claudius (Signed Limited Edition)
Robert Graves
RARE EDITION SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION (59/100) BOUND IN FULL PURPLE...