c1850–1860s. Black and red ink and watercolour on linen, titled in ink across centre, 53.5 x 56.5cm. Old folds, slight stains. Map shows New South Head Road, Reserved Road (later Manning Road) and Edgecliffe [sic] Road with Maravi House at lower right, fronting onto Edgecliffe Road. Provenance: Daniel Cooper estate..... More
c1860s–1870s. Black and red ink and blue pencil on linen, titled in ink lower right, 46.5 x 55cm. Old folds, creases, slight foxing, uneven margins. Shows the early street layout of Liverpool in Sydney’s western suburbs and notes 17 allotments of land owned by “D. [Daniel] Cooper.” Provenance: Daniel Cooper..... More
1862–1883. Black and red ink on linen, dated “2nd July 1862” and annotated with lease holders up to 1883 in ink throughout, 85 x 103cm. Old folds, stains. Map noting land leases and important houses running along Edgecliffe [sic] Road, Addison Street (now Wallaroy Road), and Piper Street (now Queen..... More
c1870s–1880s. Ink on linen, titled lower centre, 38 x 61.5cm. Old folds, foxing overall, minor tears. Title continues “Proposed to be opened as a parish road under Act of Council, 4 Win IV, No. II.” Provenance: Daniel Cooper estate. The road proposed in this map is now called Kanahooka Road..... More
c1897–1913. Two softcover octavo booklets, one stamped with performance details “Olympia, Addison Road Station, London, commencing ‘Boxing Day’ Monday, Dec. 27” on back cover, one with ex-libris bookplate for magician “E.A. Dearn”, 24.3 x 18.5cm and 25.6 x 17.7cm. Slight foxing, minor chips and tears overall, one with missing corners..... More
1947–1978. Softcover “DJ’s” exhibition catalogue with lineblock cover, a Christmas card with linocut illustration and a handwritten note in ink, a typed letter signed by Mahood in ink, and five newspaper cuttings, 13.7 x 11.1cm (catalogue). Covers detached from catalogue, minor stains and tears. The group consists of eight individual..... More
c1942–1945. Group of seven air-dropped leaflets, five targeted at American and Australian troops, two directed at Japanese troops, sizes range from 12.7 x 9cm to 30 x 23cm. Old tears, creases, slight soiling and minor missing portions. Japanese propaganda leaflets include one entitled “Siren”, which shows an Australian soldier being..... 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
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c1932–1940s. Etching, bookplate, captioned and signed in plate upper and lower centre, 7.3 x 3.7cm. Old fold to untrimmed margins. Bookplate includes “Studio Door. From 125 Collins Street [Melbourne].” A copy of this bookplate is held in the State Library of Victoria, noting that Margaret McLean (Aust., 1877–1962), who exhibited..... More
1792. Paper slip signed, dated “2nd Dec., 1792” and annotated “Sydney” by Captain Arthur Phillip in ink, with accompanying gouache portrait on vellum, and detached old backing with title in ink verso, 3.8 x 7.3cm (slip); 11.3 x 8.5cm (portrait). The slip has minor foxing and soiling; the portrait has..... More
1854. Letterpress, two pages, 72.8 x 21cm (overall). Framed together. Text includes “Victoria. Gold Regulations. Laid upon the council table by the Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, and ordered by the Council to be printed, 26th September, 1854. Rules and regulations made by the Lieutenant..... 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
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
![Miner’s Right Issued To Philip Wells Of Melbourne [Gold-mining]. Samuel Calvert, Australian](/pictures/thumb/CL194-30.jpg?v=1543548669)
1866. Engraving and letterpress, artist upper left, inscribed and dated in ink, 13.4 x 19.3cm. Old folds, stains, minor perforations and repaired tears. Text and inscriptions include “Colony of Victoria. no. 52782. Five shillings. District and place in which issued: Jamieson [Victoria]. Date: 22nd November 1866. Miner’s right. Issued to..... More
1868. Letterpress on silk with tasselled woven ribbon border, 32 x 19.5cm. Slight stains. Framed. Text includes “Royal Victoria Hall [Brisbane]. Monday, July 27, 1868… to their band master, Mr A. Seal, under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency the Hon. Maurice Charles O’Connell, Governor; the Hon. R.R. McKenzie; the..... 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
1879. Letterpress ticket laid down on both sides of an albumen paper carte-de-visite portrait of ticket holder, in buckram and gilt wallet, signed by ticket bearer “Andrew Houison” in ink, numbered “fifty-six” and stamped by exhibition secretary “Augustus Morris” on ticket, 10.3 x 6.3cm (card). Creases to ticket. The portrait..... More
c1880s. Ink and watercolour on linen, 62 x 59cm. Old folds, creases, slight stains. Map shows Double Bay and the major land owners of the time, including E.T. Beilby, E. Bell, R.S. Clarke, J. Dillon, J.P. Edwards, E. Flood, J. Greer, J. Grey, R. Holdworth, Sir P. Jennings, J.E. Josephson..... 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
1886. Letterpress leaflet, annotated and dated in ink in several hands verso, 20.9 x 15.4cm. Slight stains, pinholes, old folds. Text includes “On the 6th day of March, 1886. Members, £1 each. 500 prizes, £20,000. The last year’s dividend on the Champion was 9s 9d in the £; so that..... More
c1886. Printed souvenir silk scarf, 59 x 66cm. Slight foxing to edges and stains to lower portion, minor perforations. Framed. Text reads “1884. W. Beach beat E. Hanlan, on Parramatta River, NSW (August 16); 1885. W. Beach beat T. Clifford on Parramatta River, NSW (February 28); 1885. W. Beach beat..... More
1889. Letterpress handbill, 34.4 x 21.9cm. Staple holes, slight crinkles, stains, foxing. Text includes “Petition to the Honorable the Speaker and the Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Colony of Victoria. The humble petition of the undersigned men and women resident in Victoria: respectfully showeth that the exclusion of..... More
c1893. Ink and watercolour on linen, 77.5 x 81cm. Old folds, creases, foxing. This map, which notes a number of landowners, covers parts of Double Bay, Bondi Junction, Bellevue Hill, Rose Bay and the Royal Sydney Golf Club. Provenance: Daniel Cooper estate. Daniel Cooper (1785–1853) was a pardoned convict who..... More
1897. Wood engraving, process screen and letterpress, title, date “Christmas 1897” and text throughout, 66 x 54.2cm. Minor missing portions to old folds, stains and creases. Framed. Text includes “The Coo-ee Supplement. See our cricket confidences from the English cricketers. J.R. Mason, T. Richardson, T. Hayward, A.C. MacLaren, G.H. Hirst..... More
c1898. One line block and three halftone prints, mounted together, each captioned below or in image, 20.1 x 25.1cm to 32.1 x 21.3cm. Slight stains, missing portions and repaired tears to edges. Captions include “Section through engine house & accumulator” and “Pumping station, Sydney.” Images show views of the building..... More