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
1931. Handwritten letter in ink, two sheets, with embossed letterhead, dated “May 10, 1931” and signed “Forster of Lepe”, 18.1 x 13.7cm. Old folds. Letterhead reads “Lepe House Exbury, Southampton, Tel Hawley (Hants) 9.” The letter is a reply to American Seymour Halpern, who was seeking advice on how to achieve..... 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
1976. Hand-written letter in blue pencil on “The Photographers Gallery & Workshop” stationery, and envelope addressed to “Billy” with photographer’s stamp, 26 x 20.5cm. Slight creases, old horizontal fold. Provenance: Bill Heimerman. Letter, dated “19-2-1976”, reads “Thursday, getting later. Bill, thanks for the smoke. I was sitting here, as a...... More
c1914. Printed cotton scarf, captioned throughout, 47.5 x 61.5cm. Stains and foxing overall. Captions include notes on the landing places of various allied troops, including the ANZACs. Captions on flags in corners read “Australia, well done! New Zealand, well done! Army and navy, well done! Eclipse of the star &..... More
1948. Hardcover quarto, half-cloth boards with silver and yellow embossed text, no dust jacket as issued, signed by Max Dupain in ink on verso of half-title, stamped “Frasers, Terrigal Motel” on pastedown, 30.8 x 22.6cm. Foxing, scuffing and bumping to boards and corners, inner pages slightly split from binding, some..... More
1950-1959. Twelve (12) vintage silver gelatin photographs and five items of printed ephemera in a leather spiral-bound folder, most with typed caption on backing below image, one photograph with “Brogan Bros” studio stamp verso, 7.8 x 5.3cm to 15.5 x 21cm (photographs). Slight silvering, scuffing and handling creases to photographs..... More
1911. Pair of letterpress documents, inscribed in ink and stamped “Tingha [NSW]”, dated “Jan. 16, 1911” and “Feb. 25, 1911” respectively, and annotated in ink in Chinese characters verso, 12.9 x 23.2cm (approx. each). Slight tears to edges, stains, old folds. The holder of the miner’s right was Kee Lim, whose..... More
c1912. Enamel on tin, 45.7 x 61cm. Surface and paint loss to edges, crazing, minor missing portions to corners. Text continues “Gives ease to the hand, character to the writing. Macniven & Cameron Ltd…Edinburgh & Melbourne.” The agent for Golden Wattle was Robert Hutton of 321 Flinders Lane, Melb. Ref..... More
1924-2000s. Collection of 41 items relating to Norman Lindsay and the Lindsay family, consisting of 30 books, two magazines and nine items of ephemera, some books signed in ink by Lin Bloomfield, David Adams, members of the Lindsay family, or Norman Lindsay himself. Slight stains, foxing and soiling overall, discolouration..... More
c1824–1828. Seventy (70) engravings plus title page engraving, bound together in a tooled leather octavo album with gilt text “Souvenir a mes Voyages” on cover, gilt edges and turn-ins, silk-covered endpapers and a metal clasp, each engraving signed and titled in Italian, some dated, 8.4 x 12.6cm (approx. each image);..... More
c1965. Process lithograph poster and letterpress magazine with process screen and colour lineblock illustrations, some images signed in block, 50.6 x 38.2cm, 24.4 x 18.4cm. Slight discolouration, repaired tears and missing portions to edges of poster, minor crinkles and stains to magazine cover. This is the original promotional poster for..... More
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1921. Hardcover quarto with woodblock print on blue cloth pictorial boards, 66pp, autographed “W.M. Hughes” and dated “2/6/21” by then-Prime Minister Billy Hughes along with other passengers, 30.5 x 25cm. Replaced spine and endpapers, scuffing and slight soiling to boards, some foxing throughout. Published by The London Stereoscopic Company. Fourth..... More
c1979. Group of nine architectural designs on card in various mediums including dyeline prints with hand-colouring and silver gelatin photographs, each with text throughout image, numbered in ink on image upper left and numeric stamp on image lower right, 119 x 84cm. Slight discolouration, scuffs, surface loss and soiling overall..... More
c1958. Three hand-painted coconut shells, each scene titled, one face of shell dated with autographs of “Empire Games Squad” from 1958, sizes from 19.6 x 27.5 x 17.5cm to 26.5 x 30.3 x 22cm. Slight paint loss and chips overall. Titles read: (1) Magnetic Island [QLD]; [and] Souvenir of Townsville..... More
1976. Process lithograph pamphlet, signed “Nicholson” in image lower left, 20.9 x 15.5cm (folded). Minor crinkles. Text includes “[Kerr’s rules. Est. 11.11.75]. Assemble 4pm, Treasury Gardens [Melbourne, Victoria]. 5pm, City Square. Remember the Kerr-Fraser conspiracy. Remember the public outrage. Remember November 11. We can’t ignore the consequences! Authorised by B...... More
c1911. Enamel on tin, 30.7 x 45.9cm. Surface and paint loss, crazing, missing portions to upper corners. Partly obscured text continues “C. Ritchie…Sydney…Adelaide.” The Referee was a newspaper published in Sydney from 1886 to 1939. The Globe (1911-1914) was a weekly newspaper published by Alfred Herbert Howard Aldworth in Sydney..... More
1917. Letterpress, handbill, 43.4 x 25.7cm. Old folds, creases, stains, slight missing portions and tears overall. Text includes “Commonwealth of Australia Department of Defence. Amended notice. Notice is hereby given that all persons (male and female) who are not British subjects and who are not exempted under the Regulations are..... More
c1933. One watercolour with pencil and two lithograph charts, both lithographs stamped with “AMORC”, one dated “7 Sept. 1933” in image lower right, 38.1 x 29.3cm to 42 x 42cm (paper, approx. each). Pinholes, tears to edges, minor foxing, creases and crinkles overall. Stamp includes “The Rosicrucian Order. Known as..... More