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
c1779. Woodcut and letter laid down on paper, letter dated “Feb. 24, 1779” and signed by Joseph Banks in ink, annotated in an unknown hand on backing below letter, 7.3 x 3.6cm (silhouette), 29.4 x 22.5cm (sheet). Offsetting and discolouration, old folds. Letter reads “Soho Square, Feb. 24, 1779. Dear..... More
1950s. Colour process lithograph, inscribed and signed by Menzies in ink in lower margin, 21.7 x 16.6cm. Slight discolouration to edges of margins, tipped to original backing. Inscription reads “For Charles [Lloyd Jones], with affection.” Provenance: Charles Lloyd Jones estate. More
c1913–1915. Twenty-four (24) colour process lithograph postcards with seven admission tickets for Baker’s Stadium boxing matches, each postcard printed with name of boxer in image and “Arthur McQuitty & Co.” printer’s line verso, some tickets annotated and stamped, 13.8 x 8.7cm (approx. each). Slight foxing and scuffing overall, missing portions..... More
c1919. Letterpress notice, 25.5 x 28.5cm. Ink stains to lower left, tears to edges, minor creases, old mount burn, tipped to old backing. Text reads “SOS. If you want any attention from the doctor, nurse or helper, put this card on the window bar, showing the SOS. If you want..... More
1873. Group of three tickets in a currency format, each stamped with a number in red ink in upper portion, 8.2 x 18.1cm. Minor creases. Each ticket resembles a bank note and has a different value of one, two or five, indicating the number of rides valid for travel on..... More
1897. Hardcover booklet with ten colour lithographs, gilt letterpress, each captioned below image, 14 x 19.7cm (overall). Interior pages loose from binding, tears to edges of some images. Text continues “June 22nd, 1897. With the compliments of W.D. & H.O. Wills Ltd.” Captions include “Victorian Rifles and New South Wales..... More
1942. Group of seven process screen souvenir cards, six in postcard format, one annotated “periscope” in ink in upper margin, each with letterpress captions including date “30th July, 1942” with Royal Australian Navy emblem, and one card stamped “T.J.M. Collins” verso, 13.9 x 8.8cm or 8.8 x 14.2cm (approx. each)..... More
c1919. Colour lithograph, printed on cotton, captioned in image, 47 x 63.5cm (fabric). Foxing and stains. Framed. Caption continues “The landing of our gallant sons of empire on the Gallipoli Peninsula. ‘The Scrap Heap’: a view of the Emden after the fight with the Sydney off the Cocos Keeling Islands.”..... More
1908. Group of five letterpress booklets with colour lineblock and process screen illustrations, each dated on cover, some images with artist’s signature replicated in image, sizes from 15.3 x 10.4cm to 23.9 x 31.5cm. Slight soiling, wear, tears and creases to covers and pages, repairs to spine. Details for booklets..... More