1906. Letterpress, process screen and wood engraving brochure, 24 pages, text includes date “July 28th 1906”, stamped “Complimentary copy” on back cover, 24.9 x 10.4cm. Slight stains and crinkles to cover and some pages. Text includes “Ladies’ Double-Sculling Championship of NSW, Aug. 1st 1906. Arthur Rickard & Co., Ltd, 84B..... More
![Achill: 15 Lithographien Zur Ilias [Achilles, Iliad]. Max Slevogt, 1868–1932 German](/pictures/thumb/CL198-53_1.JPG?v=1576815238)
1907. Softcover oblong portfolio containing 15 lithographs, with colour lineblock cover, previous owner’s name in ink on contents page, 37 x 50.7cm. Creases, slight soiling and stains to covers, binding loose on spine, tears to edges of first few pages. Interior mostly clean. This portfolio, published by A. Langen, Munich..... More
1907. Silver-plated goblet, caption and date engraved on cup, “Walker & Hall, Sheffield, England 32” stamped on base, 22 x 10.8 x 10cm. Oxidation and tarnishing. German text reads “Herrn Ernst Wischweh, gewidmet von der Liedertafel Germania in Anerkennung. Seiner 5 Jahrigen, Prasidentenschaft 1902–1907, Sydney den 21.5.1907 der Vorstand. [Dedicated..... More
1907. Black and red ink on linen, titled upper right, accompanying letters dated in ink, 31 x 35.5cm. Old folds, stains. Map accompanied by two handwritten letters on printed stationery from “Atchison & Schleicher, Civil Engineers and Surveyors” and one typed page signed from Atchison and Schleicher. The letters, addressed..... More
c1909. Process screen and letterpress, postcard format, 14.4 x 9.3cm. Slight creases, foxing, discolouration. Text includes “Minister of State for External Affairs. B.P. Joseph, authorised agent...Robertson & Provan Ltd. Printers, Toowoomba.” Sir Littleton Ernest Groom (1867-1936) was an Australian federal minister, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Australia’s 17th..... More
c1910. Group of 31 cards with colour process screen or lineblock illustrations, all with sample numbers in letterpress, sizes range from 8.5 x 13.9cm to 10.1 x 24.2cm. Foxing, slight surface loss to some, all laid down on original album pages, tears, creases and missing portions to cover. Sample imagery..... More
c1909-1910. Group of four album pages consisting of two pencil sketches, one oil painting on paper and a collage of Australian postage stamps, two captioned and initialled “E.R.” and one initialled “G.R.” in image, most annotated and dated verso, some with verse, sizes from 6.8 x 8.5cm to 13 x...... More
c1910. Process screen and letterpress, postcard format, 13.5 x 8.6cm. Minor soiling. Text continues “Dalley Electorate. Polling day: April 13. Empire, Commonwealth.” William Wilks was a member of the Free Trade Party, and was active in politics until 1910, when he was defeated by Labor. The Division of Dalley was..... More
c1880s-1910s. Eight carved or etched shells (mother of pearl and pearl nautilus), two shells titled in image, one annotated and dated “1890” in ink on tape attached verso, sizes range from 14.1 x 13cm to 22.1 x 19.5cm. Slight paint loss to two shells, minor chips overall or paper remnants..... More
1910. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, postcard format, autographed “Best wishes, Harry Houdini” and dated “4/1/11 [April 1st]” in ink on right side of image, caption and erroneous date “March 15th” in negative lower right, 9.1 x 11.7cm. Trimmed edges, minor scuffing, paper remnants and old glue stains verso. Caption continues..... More
c1910s. Gouache on board with varnished wood and plaster veneer, signed “S. Green” in image lower right, 23.9 x 45.8cm. Nail holes, crazing and missing portions to veneer. More
c1910s. Wrought iron with copper fixtures, 27 x 29.6 x 17cm (open). Slightly rusted overall, chipped enamel to copper fixtures. More
c1910s. Plywood frame with gesso detailing, 37 x 28.7cm (inside window), 63.8 x 54cm (frame). Chips and minor missing portions to lower right timber and gesso. The gesso detailing takes the form of two waratahs, the flower emblem of NSW. More
c1910. Wall clock with colour lithograph face and hand-painted numerals, 25cm (diameter). Perforation to lithograph face, slight foxing, scuffing to glass. Text includes “B. Bebarfald & Co. Ltd. Bebarfalds complete house furnishers. Made in Baden.” Bebarfalds, which opened its Sydney store in 1872, was a retailer of home furnishings and..... More
1912. Colour lithograph and letterpress folded menu card, 19.3 x 10cm (folded). Slight stains, split to fold. Text includes “Correys Gardens, Cabarita, 7th Sept. 1912. T.O. Correy, caterer.” The menu includes roast turkey, goose, duck, ox tongue, champagne jellies and “aerated waters.” Listed toasts include one to “The King” by..... More
![“The Bells And Other Poems” With Illustrations By Edmund Dulac [Book]. Edgar Allan Poe,...](/pictures/thumb/CL199-70_1.jpg?v=1585635264)
1912. Hardcover quarto with gilt impressed boards and bell-decorated endpapers, 29.5 x 22cm. Slight scuffing, damage and bumping to boards, minor split to interior binding. Published by Hodder & Stoughton, first trade edition, 28 full-page colour illustrations with tissue guards, and 10 tinted lineblock headers with one of Poe on..... More
1914. Letterpress menu card, handwritten label affixed to inside cover and autographs of the 3rd Battalion in ink and pencil throughout, 16.5 x 11.3cm (folded). Slight foxing, stains, repaired old fold. Label includes “This menu was the property of Lieut. J.E. Barlow (See “E” Coy). It was given to me..... More
c1900-1914. Pair of Limoges porcelain hand-painted, clover-shaped vases, each initialled “J.” in porcelain and stamped “B&Co., Limoges, France” at base, one initialled “V.L.W.” twice, on base and vase centre, 30.7 x 12.7 x 13.5cm (approx. each). Minor paint chips to both gilded bases. These vases were initially porcelain blanks made..... More
![A Catalogue [Of] Mr Streeton’s Pictures, East Melbourne. Arthur Streeton, 1867–1943 Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL199-73_1.jpg?v=1585635279)
1914. Stringbound booklet with lineblock cover, initialled in block lower left, autographed in ink on label pasted below cover image, ex-libris “Nancye Kent Perry” inside cover, 25.6 x 19.2cm. Crinkles, slight stains, ink markings and missing portions to cover. This eight-page exhibition catalogue dated “June 1914” contains six process screen..... More
1916. Colour line block and letterpress on tissue, 31.7 x 31.7cm. Creases and slight foxing overall. Title continues “Memorial service at Westminster Abbey, attended by the King and the Queen. April 25th 1916.” Shows vignettes of King George and Queen Mary with Lt. Gen. Birdwood in centre. Text includes an..... More
![Song Of HMAS “Sydney” [Verse]. Ethel Campbell, South African](/pictures/thumb/CL174-101.JPG?v=1492657506)
c1917. Letterpress leaflet, text includes title and author’s initials “E.M.C.” and “Durban”, 18.4 x 24.9cm. Old folds with a small missing portion, discolouration and crinkles. The song makes reference to Sydney’s 1914 battle with the German cruiser SMS Emden and its commanding officer Karl von Muller. This was one of..... More
1917. Colour lithograph with letterpress, dated “November 20th, 1917” and signed “K. Hayes” [teacher] in ink on image centre, printer’s line in lower margin, 52 x 34.7cm. Slight foxing, stains and minor cockling to image. Framed. Text includes “Awarded to Thomas Welsh, grade VI, for passing with credit at the..... More
c1918. Letterpress and colour process screen soft-cover book, illustrations signed in block and captioned, annotated in ink and pencil with date “1921” in various hands on title page, 29.3 x 22.5cm. Slight discolouration, crinkles, minor wear to edges. Title page includes “Melbourne Publishing Company, Cromwell Buildings, Melbourne.” Ref: Design and..... More
c1914-1918. Twenty-four (24) letterpress gazettes, 31 x 21.5cm (approx. each). Water damage, stains, tears and creases overall. This collection includes: (1) Amtsblatt Fur Das Schutzgebiet Deutsch-Neuguinea (Government Gazette For The Protectorate of German New Guinea), nos. 1 to 17 [Jan.-Sept.], 1914; (2) The Rabaul Record, vol. III, nos. 1 to..... More
1918. Leather bound octavo with gilt embossed lettering and marbled endpapers, with original presentation box, inscribed by J.M. Hunter and R.E. Soutter on flyleaf, 18.2 x 12.1cm. Minor scuffing to leather binding. Printed for the Qld Tourist Bureau, 31pp. Includes six illustrations and a gatefold map of Queensland. Inscriptions include..... More