1918. Hardcover quarto with illustrated dust jacket and quarter buckram and grey cloth boards, 26 x 22.5cm. Slight stains, tears and missing portions to dust jacket, slight offset from colour plates, minor split to inner gutter. Published by Angus & Robertson Ltd, Sydney. Edited by Sydney Ure Smith and Bertram..... More

1919. Bronze relief, incised initials and date lower left, 23 x 17.6cm. Slight oxidization to bronze. Original frame. Provenance: artist’s estate in Kensington, NSW. British-born John Wrenn Sutton was a sculptor, poet and singer. He worked mainly in bronze relief and plaster, and was one of the very few artists..... More

1914-1919. Consisting of 239 items: 229 photographic or printed postcards; seven vintage silver gelatin photographs; one printout paper photograph; and two letterpress menus, many postcards inscribed, annotated or dated “1914” through to “28.6.1919” in ink recto and verso by Tulloh, sizes range from 8 x 11.5cm to 15.1 x 20.5cm..... More

1913-c1920. (1) William Beach, Champion Sculler, c1920. Silver gelatin photograph of original lithograph, inscribed, autographed and dated “15/10/20” by William Beach in ink on image upper right, 25.5 x 35.9cm. Soiling, slight silvering, dents and creases to edges, laid down on old backing. Inscription on photograph reads “To Mr Jack..... More

c1916-1920. Two school boy’s sketchbooks containing drawings in pencil and ink, with loose sheets, one book signed and dated “1st June 1916” in ink inside front cover, many drawings captioned, some dated or signed, 25 x 34cm (approx. each book). Cover and some pages loose in one book, wear to..... More

1910-c1920s. Pair of postcards, one process screen with letterpress, and one vintage silver gelatin photograph, 14.1 x 8.3cm; 8.7 x 13.8cm. Pinholes, creases, foxing. Text for the process screen postcard includes “The Crown Studios, Vice-regal photographers, Sydney. While in town get photographed in ‘Emblo’. The Crown Studios, 448 George Street..... More

1920. Line block and letterpress, folded card, signed in image centre left, 12 x 12.4cm (folded). Slight foxing and discolouration, minor creases. Text includes “Feb. 19, 1920”, a menu, and list of toasts. Image shows St Peter on a cloud, holding the keys to the gates of heaven, with a...... More

1920. Colour lithograph with letterpress, 34.1 x 34.5cm. Old folds, creases, minor tears. Text includes “Honour to those who upheld Australia’s honour. The Allied Commander pays the highest tribute to the Australian Forces. On November 7th, 1920, the remains of an Australian and a French soldier were buried in the..... More

1920. Hardcover quarto with beige cloth and gilt illustrated boards [book], previous owner’s annotation and date “Aug. 18, ‘67” in ink on flyleaf, “Angus & Robertson Ltd” bookseller sticker on pastedown, 30.5 x 23cm. Soiling to boards, slight foxing and gutter splitting to interior. Published by John Lane and The..... More

c1920s. Group of five hand-painted cameo-shaped porcelain brooch panels, one with caption in image, each signed and some numbered verso, either in paint or embossed, sizes from 2.9 x 3.5cm to 5 x 3.8cm. Caption reads “Oh! Wild black swan, ‘twere a world of wonder at night to join in..... More

1922. Letterpress pamphlet, 22.1 x 14cm. Slight creases, soiling and minor missing portion to upper left. Text includes “Coming by special train. Dimboola, Thursday, October 26, 1922. Banfield Printer, Ararat [Victoria].” Thorpe McConville’s “Wild Australia” rodeo-circus first came into prominence in 1911 when he gave a command performance for King..... More

c1922. Lineblock mounted together with a signed note in ink, 8.5 x 4.1cm (lineblock), 2 x 9.4cm (note). Smudged, discoloured text due to water damage. Note reads “For my part in his production of Hugh’s [McCrae] book.” Provenance: Fred Lane, printer (also Australia’s first Olympic champion swimmer). The “pantera” figure..... More