c1905-1915. Nine postcards, including photogravure, hand-coloured process screens, process lithograph and colour lithograph, some captioned and one signed in image, most inscribed in ink verso with postage stamps and postmarks, 13.8 x 8.7cm or 9.9 x 13.9cm (approx. each). Some with minor soiling or wear to edges, slight tear and..... More
c1880s-1909. Newspaper cuttings in a hardcover quarto leather-bound book, 40.6 x 33cm. Scuffing and leather loss to boards, minor foxing throughout. This album contains newspaper cuttings relating to the work of Australian botanical painter Ellis Rowan (1848-1922), including reviews and critiques of her work, a column by Rowan herself entitled..... More
1910s-1930s. Three photograph albums containing 200 vintage silver gelatin photographs, two albums are annotated with captions and some dated in ink on album page below images, sizes range from 4.9 x 3cm to 24.4 x 19.2cm. Minor silvering, most images laid down on album page. Albums contain many family photographs..... More
c1901. Colour process screen and letterpress, title with captions and text throughout image, 21.2 x 13cm. Minor soiling and tears to margins. Captions include “Sir Edmund Barton, Premier; Lord Hopetoun, Governor General; Sir George Turner, Treasurer; Hon. Alfred Deakin, first Attorney-General and present Premier; Sir John Forrest, Minister for Defence;..... More
c1860s. Document on laid paper with affixed slip of red paper, Chinese characters and English text in ink, 33 x 20.2cm. Stains, foxing, old folds. English text includes “You have come to court and are standing before the face of the Magistrate as a Witness. You must reflect the truth..... More
1930-1932. Consisting of mostly newspaper clippings annotated with name of newspaper and date of issue in ink or pencil, 50 x 37cm (scrapbook). Minor water damage and soiling, cracking to spine and tears to edges of pages. The contents of this scrapbook strongly suggest that it was compiled by John..... More
c1910s-1940s. Consisting of nine hundred and sixty-three (963) vintage silver gelatin or print-out paper photographs, loose or spread over five family photograph albums, some images inscribed “yours sincerely” by women or captioned or dated in ink on backing below, one album contains an ex-libris label for “Francis Clune”, signed by..... More
1906-1908. Collection of material including five issues of The Gadfly, a periodical with process screen and colour line block illustrations, six vintage silver gelatin photographs, and several items of correspondence and printed ephemera including pen and ink sketches, many items annotated, signed or dated, sizes from 8 x 6.2cm to..... More
c1930s. Canvas with screenprint, 60 x 180cm. Minor stains overall. This gangway canvas would have been used at Rose Bay’s flying boat base, which operated between 1938 and 1974, except during the mid and post-war years of the 1940s. Accompanied with vintage silver gelatin postcard depicting the flying boat base..... More
c1916. Letterpress booklet with process screen illustrations, owner’s stamp with the name of Dr Charles Albert Monticone and cancelled adhesive label to title page, 22 x 29cm. Old vertical fold, slight foxing, some wear to cover, otherwise in good condition. This booklet in German text was an important record of..... More
1864. Letterpress certificate, signed, inscribed and dated “Twelfth day of April, 1864” in ink in various hands, 30.3 x 25.4cm (paper). Old folds, slight stains overall, rubbing to two lines. Text includes “(Copy of) Certificate of Marriage. I, John Dunmore Lang, being Senior Minister of the Scots Church, Sydney, do..... More
c1954. Charcoal and gouache on board, signed “Deller” in gouache lower left, captioned in ink verso, 50.6 x 60.8cm. Pinholes, minor paint loss and creases. Caption reads “Aerial perspective of new department store, Oxford St, Bondi Junction for Grace Bros Pty Ltd. D.T. Morrow and Gordon, Architects, 129 Pitt St..... More
1923. Hardcover quarto in two-colour cloth illustrated boards, 30.3 x 24.5cm. Slight fading to front cover, tears to upper and lower hinges of spine, split gutters. Printed by The Snelling Printing Works, Sydney, vi + 514pp. Contains section markers to signify categories of items, an unused order form, and pages..... More
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1908. Sixty-three (63) items comprising of 40 vintage silver gelatin photographs in stereo card format; 16 postcards; two framed paintings; one framed lithograph; two commemorative booklets; and two pieces of lithographic ephemera, one painting signed “B. Barker”, several items captioned with ship names and dated “August 1908”, sizes include 4.6..... More
1923-1929. Comprising one photographic negative, two Harley-Davidson manuals, and numerous ephemera, concerning the purchase and payment of a Harley-Davidson motorbike by “John Frederick Hazard” from 1923 to 1929. Collection includes a homemade model of a Harley-Davidson with sidecar, 11.5 x 7 x 4.5cm. Old folds and slight foxing to ephemera;..... More
c1946. Ink and wash with white gouache, titled in ink in lower margin, 20.5 x 25.7cm. Tears to upper edge, slight creases and minor foxing to margins. Shows the six states of Australia with their state flags. The South Australia symbol has since changed to a white-backed magpie. Ref: Flags..... More
1955. Soft cover letterpress and colour process screen booklet, 12.6 x 16.8cm. Slight foxing overall, minor soiling to cover. Text includes “School of Graphic Arts, Sydney Technical College. Apprenticeship Week 1955. This project shows how a coloured picture is produced by the letterpress printing process, making use of the primary..... More
1831. Letterpress document on paper watermarked “J. Whatman, Turkey Mill, 1825”, inscribed, dated and signed in ink in various hands including Bishop Broughton, head of the Church of England, and William Lithgow, Auditor-general, 40.2 x 25.2cm. Missing portions and tears to edges, slight discolouration and creases overall. William Smith was..... More
c1895–1930. Group of nine items pertaining to the IXL company founded by Henry Jones, comprising a leather-bound “Price Book” containing recipes, seven lithographic award certificates, and one wooden stirring paddle. The “Price Book” is inscribed in ink in various hands with dates spanning from 1913 to 1930, some pages with..... More
1957. Letterpress and process screen newspaper headline, 59.5 x 41.8cm. Creases, old folds, soiling. Text continues “Daily Mirror. Thursday, May 30, 1957. Printed and published by Donald Bennett, 112 Beach Street, Coogee, for Truth and Sportsman Limited, at the office of the company, corner Kippax and Holt Streets, Sydney.” The..... More
1857. Engraving on card, dated in plate lower centre, inscribed and signed in various hands in ink, 7.8 x 11.4cm. Slight foxing. Text includes “J. Mitchell sc. 69 Collins St West.” The membership card belonged to the Rev. John Dunmore Lang, (1799-1878) who was a Scottish-born Australian Presbyterian minister, writer..... More
1914. Letterpress booklet with lineblock illustrations, 50 autographs in ink by Australian troops and crew on pages 2 and 4, 24 x 16cm. Loose cover with vertical fold to centre, slight soiling, crinkles, minor wear, old fold. The Kan-Karroo Kronikle was issued in one volume with continuous pagination. It runs from..... More
1882. Lithograph, folded leaflet, text including date and lithographer, annotated in various hands in ink and pencil verso, 45.1 x 28.5cm (paper). Old folds with wear and discolouration, minor tears to edges, old tape verso. Text includes “Married Women’s Property Bill has become law, whereby it is enacted that married..... More
c1931-1932. Line block, 8.6 x 12.4cm. Minor crinkles and foxing to upper margin. Text continues “Lies, lies, lies. I promise to pay repudiate. Face value - nothing. Payable on demand. James J. Lee, printer, 545 George Street, Sydney.” The “Lang Plan” proposed the repudiation of interest payments to overseas creditors..... More
1838. Four pages of text in ink, dated “Sydney, 15 Dec. 1838”, postmarked “Paid ship letter. Sydney. Dec. 24, 1838” with Glasgow postmark verso, 32.2 x 19.8cm. Missing portions, discolouration, tears, and old folds with archival tape support. The letter, addressed to George Hutchison in Glasgow, was written by William..... More