1925 & 1926. Handwritten letter by magician Harry Houdini’s wife, Beatrice, dated “19 December 1926” on photogravure letterhead accompanied with silver gelatin photograph (taken 1925), both signed and dated by Beatrice Houdini in ink, photographer’s line “Butler, Chicago” in negative lower left, 26.4 x 20.5cm (letter) and 23.5 x 18.6cm..... More

1898/1926 & 1927. Pair of soft-cover books with original paper wrappers, each volume containing six drypoints by Toulouse-Lautrec, consisting of three images in two states (black and brown) totalling 12 original prints, each volume stamped with number “149” from an edition of 200 on colophon, sizes range from 17 x...... More

1928. Two oblong softcover booklets with illustrated envelopes addressed to “Mr C. Wartzelhan Jnr, North St, Albury NSW”, 19.4 x 25.7cm (each). Old vertical folds, minor creases and tears, one with tape-repaired binding. These two catalogues are for Murdoch’s Ltd, a men’s and boys’ department store located in Park Street..... More

1929. Letterpress booklet with process screen illustrations, 15pp, 21.6 x 13.8cm. Minor stains and crinkles overall, foxing, paper loss, tears, creases and old tape to loose cover. Text on title page includes “Hunkin, Ellis & King, Ltd., Printers and Publishers, Pirie Street, Adelaide.” The book cover features a portrait of..... More

1927 & 1929. Handwritten letter (with envelope) and postcard, both signed by Roberts, accompanied with his 1931 obituary on newspaper cutting, 25.6 x 19.9cm (letter) and 9.8 x 14cm (card). Slight foxing, old folds. The letter and postcard, which are addressed separately to two sisters living at “Payneswicke”, Elsternwick, Victoria..... More

c1930. Etching, 23.5 x 31.5cm. Slight soiling, crinkles. The lower centre of the border shows the Hume-Barbour Debaters’ Trophy, a bronze sculpture by Raynor Hoff. Miss Hume-Barbour, a descendant of the Australian explorer Hamilton Hume, donated the trophy to the NSW Department of Education in 1929, and the competition, now..... More

c1886-1930s. Six items containing seven carved mother of pearl or conch shells, two images captioned or dated “1886” in image, one shell annotated “C. Nouvaille[?]” in pencil in unknown hand inside shell, sizes range from 17.6 x 17cm to 18.7 x 13 x 21cm. One shell with minor chips to..... More

c1930s. Relief-carved cedar frame with two window panels, annotated in ink verso, 40.5 x 46.5cm (approx.). Annotation includes “The last picture show.”. More

c1931. Tin and wood model ship on wooden base with a glass case, ship’s name on stern and bow, model maker “C. Boor”, ship name and date on bronze plaque attached to base, 93 x 40 x 14.5cm (ship); 120 x 10 x 35cm (base). Provenance: Burns Philp auction, Sydney..... More

c1933. Colour process lithograph with letterpress, 18.4 x 24.4cm. Old folds, slight tears and missing portions to top edge. Double-sided promotional handbill that features imagery by Willis O’Brien (American, 1886-1962), a stop-motion animator credited with bringing King Kong to life. Ref: Wiki. More

1933. Hardcover quarto with woodblock print on decorative paper over boards, 61pp, inscribed and autographed by Megargee in ink on pastedown, 33.5 x 25cm. Paper loss to spine, light foxing throughout and minor offset from plates. Inscription reads “To H. Nevill Smith, [no.] 48. Sincerely yours, Lon Megargee, Phoenix, Arizona.”..... More

1935. Pair of vintage silver gelatin photographs, one image hand-coloured with partially illegible studio blind stamp on image lower right, titled and dated in ink verso, accompanying old backing with captions, 13.9 x 9.4cm, 5.2 x 5.4cm. Stamp reads “Prisma Studios, 82 Oxford Street.” Captions include “1st prize, 5 guineas”..... More

1936-1937. Twenty-two (22) process screen badges, each badge with team and player’s name, 2cm (diameter, each). Slight rust stains to some. The 1936-1937 Ashes were played in Australia, over five Tests. The Australian team won 3-2. The Australian XI team members include: Don Bradman, J. Fingleton, L.S. Darling, C.L. Badcock..... More