c1905. Hand-coloured lithograph, German text including caption above and below image, 33.9 x 43cm. Old vertical fold, minor crinkles. Translated German text includes “War between Russia and Japan, 1904. No. 1795. Printed and published by C. Burckardt’s successor, Weissenburg, Alsace.” The Siege of Port Arthur took place between August 1..... More
1880. Pair of hand-coloured wood engravings, 22.7 x 32.9cm; 24.4 x 22.3cm. Creases, repaired tears to edges, slight soiling and foxing. Captions for one image read “No. 1 General view: night attack by the police on the inn; No. 2 After the fight: Ned Kelly wounded, lying at the railway..... More
1863. Engraving with mezzotint on chine-collé, “Printsellers Association, DQZ” blindstamp and printer’s line in platemark below image, 78.4 x 48.8cm. Large crease to lower right corner, stains and repaired tears to margins and platemark. Text reads “Printed by McQueen.” Proof before letters. Held in British Museum, listing James Stephenson (1808-1886)..... More
1890. Hand-coloured lithograph with letterpress, text including date and title above and below image, 34.3 x 21.7cm. Slight paper loss and foxing to margins. Text reads “The Building and Engineering Journal, July 26, 1890.”. More
1788. Pair of engravings, text including engraver, date, title and caption in plate above and below image, 30.8 x 43.3cm (approx. each). Minor soiling overall, slight stains and repaired tears to margins, one with trimmed lower margin. Text includes “XXI. Helman, Sculp. 1788. Cette anecdote est tirée du 12me Volume..... More
c1588. Wood engraving, 32.3 x 35.9cm. Minor foxing, old folds and creases, chips and repaired tears to edges. Text loosely translated from German includes “The first general chart showing the sphere of the Earth.” The map shows “Terra Australis non dum cognita [not yet known]”, which includes parts of the..... More
c1930s. Four buckram-bound folios containing 109 original prints, many signed, some editioned or dated in pencil in lower margin, two annotated “From A. Mackie’s Teacher’s [sic] College Sydney” and dated “26.11.30” in ink verso, 3.7 x 3cm to 16.8 x 22.5cm (prints); 32.2 x 28.2cm (folios, approx. each). Creases, crinkles..... More
c1940s. Group of eight works consisting of five colour linocuts, two wood engravings and one woodcut, all with artist’s name, title and medium printed in lower margin, sizes range from 10.2 x 12.7cm to 21 x 15.1cm. The four artists and their works are: 1) Rona Dyer (b.1923), The Pool..... More
1894. Hand-coloured lithograph, text throughout image, 30.8 x 36.8cm. Old vertical fold with tears and retouching, foxing overall, slight tears to margins. Text reads “The Australasian Builder and Contractors’ News, February 17, 1894. Tappin, Dennehy and Smart, Architects, Sydney.”. More
c1930. Globe with brass and timber stand, 47 x 34cm (with stand). Slight stains and oxidation to globe, crazing to stand. Shows railway routes, steamer-route distances in sea miles, heights in English feet, and highlights countries of the British Empire in red. Text includes publisher “Geographia Ltd, 55 Fleet Street..... More
c1880s. Colour lithograph, titled in image lower centre, 10.9 x 22.6cm. Slight stains and foxing overall, trimmed to edges of image. More
c1880s. Colour lithograph, titled in image lower centre, 12.2 x 22cm. Old vertical fold to right portion, slight foxing overall, trimmed to edges of image. Possibly a view from Victoria Road. More
c1860s. Sheet music, toned lithograph cover, signed “A. Arnst” lower right, 35.1 x 25.5cm. Slight soiling, stains and crinkles, small tears and chips to edges, old paper tape to spine. Text reads “London, Cramer, Beale & Co. Edinburgh, Wood & Co., Glasgow, J.M. Wood & Co. Schenck & McFarlane, Lith’rs..... More
c1890s. Collection of 20 colour lithographs, most captioned in image, sizes range from 5 x 12.5cm to 10.1 x 27.3cm. Most with repaired tears, creases, missing portions or old folds, stains and soiling overall. All laid down on acid-free backing. The lithographs, originally pasted into a scrapbook, were most likely..... More
c1922. Letterpress, handbill, 41.6 x 25.4cm. Old folds, creases and foxing overall. Text includes “In aid of general improvement of sporting facilities. To be held at New Theatre, White Horse Rd, Box Hill [Victoria] Thursday, May 18th at 8pm… Sec.: I. Fithie. Joint treas.: L. Savage and L. Lutz.”. More
c1900. Platinum photograph, photographer’s blind stamp on backing below image, 19.6 x 29.6cm. Slight foxing, laid down on original backing. Blind stamp reads “C.G. Mason, Ambleside [Cumbria, North West England].” This photograph appears to have been taken in 1900 at Pavement End, prior to the venue being moved in 1904..... 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
c1913. Colour lithograph, lithographically printed title on slip affixed to mount below image, 28.5 x 40.9cm. Slight crinkles and scuffs to centre of image. Original frame. Commissioned by the Australian Government, the HMAS Australia was the first and largest flagship in the Australian fleet in WW1. She had a crew..... More
1883. Colour lithograph, six panels, text including date and printer’s line above and below image, 41.7 x 57.1cm (sheet). Old folds, slight foxing, repaired minor tears to edges. Text continues “Dec. 1883. Gibbs, Shallard & Co., chromo printers, Sydney.” Captions for the six views read (1) Who’s for Manly?; (2)..... More
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1887. Hand-coloured photo-lithograph, initialled “E.B.C.” and dated in block lower right, text throughout image, 18.9 x 25.8cm. Minor foxing and old mount burn. Text includes “The Australasian Builder and Contractor’s News, May 21, 1887. John Kirkpatrick..., Architect.” The mansion, Normanhurst, was built in 1887 in Alison Road, Randwick, NSW, on..... More
1892. Hand-coloured lithograph, text including date and title above and below image, 20 x 30.4cm. Minor foxing and tear to margins. Text includes “The Australasian Builder and Contractors’ News, January 23, 1892. C.H. Slatyer, Architect, Sydney. Image includes floor plan. More
1970. Colour process lithograph poster, 139.5 x 100.2cm. Old folds, tears, creases, stains and foxing to margins. Poster published to promote the Italian release of Tony Richardson’s controversial 1970 film, Ned Kelly, starring Mick Jagger. Ref: Wiki. More
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c1850s. Etching, captioned below each panel, signed “E.F. Weir” and titled in plate below image, 21.5 x 36.1cm (image). Soiling, repaired tears and missing portions overall. Laid down on acid-free tissue. Extremely uncommon print. Partially obscured text includes “London, Robert Weir, […]rrow Road, Paddington.” Captions include “A young lady (an..... More
c1777. Hand-coloured engraving, 28.4 x 16.5cm. Foxing overall, minor tears, crinkles and missing portions to margins. Text reads “Viz. 1. A fishing proa [multi-hull outrigger], 2. A vessel with a sail at anchor, 3. A vessel without a sail at anchor. Engraved from Middleton’s Complete System of Geography.” Held in..... More
1890. Hand-coloured lithograph, text including date and title above and below image, 30 x 33.5cm. Old vertical fold as issued, slight foxing overall, minor missing portions and offsetting to margins. Text includes “(From a colored [sic] drawing.) The Australasian Builder and Contractors’ News, October 18, 1890. Dr Ross, FRIBA, Architect..... More