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Sporting and Historical Memorabilia, Day 1 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:373
Sale Title:Sporting and Historical Memorabilia, Day 1Lots with images:305
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:272
Date:14-Aug-2013
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Olympics Autographs: Signed photographs and first day cover; noted Jesse Owens, Ian Thorpe, Marjorie Jackson and Mary Rand. VG condition. (17)
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John Perceval (1923-2000): Australian artist; letter with (2) signatures dated 4/6/85, with envelope. VG condition (2 items)
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A.B.(Banjo) Paterson (1864-1941) : 'The Man From Snowy River & Other Verses' by A.B.Paterson (Sydney 1895) limited edition 16/25 signed by the author, with preface by Rolf Boldrewood. Navy blue cloth covered boards and gilt lettering on the spine. Slight wear but book nice & firm, leaves toned at the extremities. Extremely rare
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Prince Philip: signature on 2-page letter on Buckingham Palace letterhead, dated Febuary 14, 1962. VG condition
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Prime Ministers: World War I Period autograph album belonging to Alex W.Allen, from the Australian High Commissioners Office The Strand, London & The Argus newspaper. (10) signatures including Billy Hughes (Australian P.M.), David Lloyd George (U.K. Prime Minister), Sir Munro Furguson (Aust. Governor General), (Actors) Vivien Leigh & Lawrence Olivier. Some very fine signatures
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Henry Handel Richardson (Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson) 1870-1946: Melbourne born author; (2) letters signed 'H.H.R'; signed postcard; Invitation leafl et to plaque unveiling in the authors honour; (3) photograph portraits (news clippings & facsimile); collection of (4) letters from Olga Roncoroni who lived with Richardson for several years after her husbands death. A rare o ering as most of the authors private papers were destroyed on her instructions after her death. (12 items)
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Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868, Italian composer): 'Mozart - Don Giovanni - Partition 1' album of musical notation of the opera, with composers inscription & signature dated 1863. Note additional hand written text, 'This book was presented by Rossini to the King of the Greeks. He marks Mozarts work as Corrige, the usual Rossini Joke (merely doubling the pace)'. Half morocco with marbled boards, embossed trim and letters. Good condition. Extremely rare
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Alan Sillitoe (1928-2010): English Novelist; signature on hand written letter dated 16th Feb.1976. Signature fine
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Sporting Autographs: Jack Nicklaus signed photograph; Gary Player signed photograph; Dennis Lillee signature on first day cover; Pete Sampras signature on business card. G/VG condition (4 items)
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Star Trek: Signed photographs of William Shatner, James Doohan (Scotty) & Bob Picardo. s. (3 items)
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Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013): Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1979-1990, fine signature on portrait photograph. Excellent condition
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Tennis Autographs: signed photos & pieces, with 17 signatures, noted Helen Wills (on cover of 1926 'Time' magazine), Ivan Lendl (3), Pete Sampras, Mark Woodfull & Todd Woodbridge, Fred Perry (3), Pat Cash (2), Pat Rafter, Jimmy Connors, John Kramer, Gabriela Sabatini & Sarah Palfrey. (15 items)
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Tennis Autographs: signed displays of Anna Kournikova, Chris Evert, Billie Jean King, Ashley Harkleroad, Helen Hull, Dodo Bundy & Nancy Wynne Bolton. All framed, various sizes. (7 items)
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Tennis Autographs: books with autographs tipped-in, noted 'The Road to Wimbledon' by Alice Marble (London, c1947); 'Jean Borota the Bounding Basque' by Smyth (Borota's signature tipped-in) (London, 1974); 'O! the Court' by Arthur Ashe & Amdur (Ashe's autograph tipped-in) (London, 1982). (6 items)
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The Three Tenors, display comprising pieces signed by Plácido Domingo, Jose Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti, window mounted with two photographs, overall 53 x 39 cm
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Tv: Cast signed photographs - 'Friends' (4); 'Jag'; 'Er', 'Bu! y The Vampire Slayer' (2), 'Three's Company' (3); 'Smallville'; '3rd Rock from the Sun'; 'Lost' & 'That '70s Show'. (15 items)
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Victoria Cross Winners: Books (3) - 'They Dared Mightily' by Wigmore & Harding (Australian War Memorial, 1963), 'Mark of the Lion - The Story of Capt. Charles Upham, VC and Bar' by Sandford (London, 1962) & 'The Story of the Victoria Cross 1856-1963' by Smyth (London, 1963), with range of press clippings & photos (13) scattered throughout; also 16 signatures incl. Charles Upham VC (2), R.V. Moon VC, W.D. Joynt VC, Keith Payne VC, T.L. Axford VC (2), A.C. Hall VC, Albert Lowerson VC, Roden Cutler VC, Hughie…
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Wimbledon Winners: signed photographs by Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg, Ste$ Graf, Kim Clysters, Roger Federer, Margaret Court, Virginia Wade, and most notably Suzanne Lenglen 1919 champion (on card signed in pencil). VG condition. (8)
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World War I Generals: Very attractive menu 'Farewell Dinner to General Sir Wm Birdwood London July 1919' with (20) signatures; Noted, Gen. Sir John Monash, Gen. Sir William Birdwood, Prince of Wales Edward VII, Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton & Gen. Sir J.J.Hobbs. VG condition
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'Nouvele Metode pour aprendre la Geographie Universele' Volume 3, by Sier De La Croix (Lyon, 1717), with 12 plates including 6 fold-out maps. Includes Spain, Portugal, Holland, Savoy, Switzerland, Italy. Fair/Good condition
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'Cyclopaedia: or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences' in two volumes by Chambers (2nd Edition, London, 1738). Fair/Good condition. The Cyclopaedia was one of the first general encyclopedias to be produced in English
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'(Ross's) Hobart Town Almanack, and Van Diemen's Land Annual for 1836' published by James Ross (Hobart, 1836). Fair condition, pages 265-70 and map are facsimiles. An important almanac
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John Williams: 'Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands' published for the author by J.Snow (London 1837) 1st edition, 6th thousand, inscribed with signature on the front endpaper 'A token of respect from J.Williams 1838'. Original blind embossed black boards. Fair condition
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Australia: 'A Narrative of A Visit to the Australian Colonies' by Backhouse (London, 1843); plus 'The Life and Labours of George Washington Walker of Hobart Town, Tasmania' by Backhouse and Tyler (London, 1862). Fair/Good condition. (2 items)
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Count P.E De Strzelecki: 'Physical Description of New S. Wales' by Strzelecki (London, 1845). Half morocco with marbled boards, 19 black & white plates including 5 maps (one folding), very nice tinted lithographs of Tasmanian Aborigines from drawing by the artist Thomas Bock. With 2 Page letter a! xed behind title page signed by Strzelecki 'To Sir David' of Savile Row London, May 6th 1856. Note in the authors hand on title page 'From the Author'. Some minor scu! ng to the leather however in remarkably fine…
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'The Tasmanian Royal Kalendar Colonial Register and Almanack 1849' compiled by James Wood (Launceston, 1848). Good condition. Excellent almanac
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'Wood's Royal Southern Kalendar, Tasmanian Register, and General Australasian & East Indian Official Directory, 1850' compiled by James Wood (Launceston, 1849). Fair/Good condition. Excellent almanac
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Books, noted 'The History of England from the Accession of James II' in 4 volumes by Macaulay (New York & London, 1850-55); 'Life of His Grace The Duke of Wellington' in 3 volumes by Maxwell (London, 1852); 'Della Storia Di Bari' in 3 vols by Petroni (Bologna, c1980-82). Fair/Good condition. (20 items)
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'Curry and Rice, on Forty Plates; The Ingredients of Social Life at Our Station in India' by George Francklin Atkinson, Captain, Bengal Engineers (London 1860, 3rd ed.) Embossed gilt boards & title, with 40 tinted lithographic plates. Fair condit
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'The Royal Kalendar and Guide to Tasmania for 1860' compiled by Hugh Munro Hull (Hobart, 1859), rebound, preserving original wrappers, Fair/Good condition. Excellent almanac
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Books, noted 'The Life and Labours of George Washington Walker of Hobart Town, Tasmania' by Backhouse & Tyler (London, 1862); 'Reuter's Directory of Telegraphic Addresses, registered in Australia and New Zealand' (1st Ed., London, 1904); 'Roman Coins and Their Values' by Sear (London, 1974); 'Proceedings of the Symposium on Macquarie Island' (Hobart, 1987). Fair/Good condition. (29 items)
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Exhibition Catalogue: 'The Art journal illustrated catalogue of the International Exhibition 1862', by James S.Virtue (London), half bound morocco with marbled boards and embossed gilt title on the spine, minor wear and rubbing to the edges. VG condition
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'Walch's Tasmanian Almanack and Guide to Tasmania for 1863' published by J.Walch and Sons (Hobart, 1862), rebound without wrappers, Fair/Good condition. The first Walch's Almanac
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'Walch's Tasmanian Almanac' (2) for 1864 and 1871 (map & some pages in facsimile), 1936, 1951 & 1970-71. Fair/Good condition. (4 items)
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'The Cruise of HMS Galatea, captain HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Kg, in 1867-1868', by Milner & Brierly (London, 1869), with tipped in photograph of the Duke of Edinburgh. Fair/Good condition
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'The Man in the Iron Mask a Poetical Romance' by G.G.McCrae (Melb. 1873) inscribed presentation copy signed by the author. Blue boards with gilt decorated cover and lettering. Boards worn and spine damaged at the top, some toning
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Gardening: Books incl. 'The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants' by Charles Darwin (2nd Ed., London, 1875); 'Gardening in Tasmania' by Raphael (Hobart, 1972) x2; 'Wildflowers of Tasmania' by King & Burns (Brisbane, 1969). (9 items)
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Louis Pasteur (1822-1895): (French scientist and founder of Bacteriology and Microbiology), 'Fermentation' by Louis Pasteur (Paris 1979) rare signed copy endorsed to Mr Gordon Salamon on the title page. Original black full morocco with embossed gilt trim and lettering. Minor wear to edges and spine. Good condition
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'The History of Australasia' by David Blair (Glasgow, Melb. & Dunedin 1879). Impressive tome in full red leather morocco, blind & gilt embossed decoration. Coloured maps & sepia tinted plates including full page portrait of Captain Cook, Explorers, natives etc. Worn on the spine and edges. Minor foxing
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Tasmania: 'The Jubilee History of Tasmania' in two volumes, by Leavitt (Melbourne, c1887), incorporates the Early History of Victoria, Biographical Sketches & 'Australian Representative Men'. Fair/Good condition
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Pictorial Books: 'The Vision of Hell, by Dante Alighieri' translated by Cary, illustrated by Gustave Dore (London, c1880s), with 75 plates; 'The Queen's Empire - A Pictorial and Descriptive Record' (London, 1897). Fair/Good condit. (2 items)
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Tasmania: Books including c1890s Leporello album (Concertina-style view album) 'The Souvenir Album of Tasmanian Scenery'; 'Pictorial Guide to the West Coast of Tasmania' by Judd (Zeehan, 1908) (2 originals & 1970s reprint); 'Shadow Over Tasmania' by Smith (1st, 3rd & 4th Editions, Hobart, 1941-46); 'Sea Wolves and Bandits' by Norman (Hobart, 1946). Fair/Good condition. (31 items)
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Tasmania: Books incl. 'The Wild West of Tasmania - Being a Description of the Silver Fields of Zeehan and Dundas' by Tilley (Zeehan, 1891); 'Pioneer Shipping of Tasmania' by Norman (Hobart, 1938); 'A Million Horses - Tasmania's Power in the Mountains' by Garvie (Hobart, 1962); 'A Record of Tasmanian Nomenclature' by Moore-Robinson (signed) (Hobart, 1911). Fair/Good condition. (18 items)
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Tasmania: Books including 'Tasmania Post Office Directory 1890-91' (Hobart, 1890); 'The Tasmania Post Office Directory for 1901' (Hobart, 1901); 'Tasmania Acts of Parliament 1877-1881'; 'The Parliament of Tasmania - An Historical Sketch' by Clark (Hobart, 1947). Fair/Good condition. (14 items)
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Henry Lawson: 'In The Days When The World Was Wide And Other Verses' by Henry Lawson (Sydney 1896) first edition. Hard cover brown buckram cloth with black lettering on the spine (rubbed), top edge gilt otherwise pages uncut. Spine split on the front hinge. Very rare
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Ethel Turner: collection of (35) childrens story books by the much love Australian author, with many first and early editions, noted 'The Camp at Wandinong', 'Miss Bobbie', 'Little Mother Meg', 'Mother's Little Girl', 'The Family at Misrule', and many more. Lilian and Turner: (4) childrens books. A very nice collection and in G/VG condition. (39 items)
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Mary Grant Bruce: vintage childrens books (22) including titles such as 'Billabong Gold', 'Told by Peter', 'Circus Ring', 'A Little Bush Maid', 'Peter and co.' plus many more; assorted childrens books (11) with decorative covers 'What Katy Did Next', 'A Woman's Word', 'The Land of the Moose', etc. G/VG condition. (33 items)
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Tasmania: 'The Cyclopedia of Tasmania' in two volumes, published by Maitland & Krone (Hobart, 1900); plus 'The Tasmanian Cyclopedia' published by The Service Publishing Co. (Hobart, 1931). Fair/Good condition. (2 items)
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Gold Mining: 'A Treatise on the Law of Gold-Mining in Australia and New Zealand' by Armstrong (2nd Edition, Melbourne, 1901). Fair/Good condition
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H.G.Wells: 'The Food Of The Gods And How It Came To Earth' by H.G.Wells (London 1904, Macmillan & Co.), first edition presentation copy with signed inscription on half title leaf 'To F.W.Frankland from H.G.Wells'. Original green cloth decorated front panel stamped in gold & blind. Light wear to the spine and very minor toning. Extremely rare
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Tasmania: Books including 'Tasmania Department of Mines. Geological Survey Record No.4. A Monograph of Nototherium Tamanicum' by Scott (Hobart, 1915); 'The Early Explorers of Tasmania' by Lord (Hobart, 1920); 'Centenary of the Settlement of Huon' (Franklin, 1936); 'Scott's New Country - refl ections of Scottsdale from its Origins to the Present' by Hookway, Jennings & Page (Devonport, 1981). Fair/Good condition. (43 items)
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Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931): Australian Opera singer; 'Melba's Gift Book' published by George Robertson (Australia 1916) edition de luxe signed copy. Red linen covered boards with embossed gilt title and monogram. Illustrations by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, Norman Lindsay, Ellis Rowen, Percy Lindsay, Lionel Lindsay, Will Dyson etc. Very attractive, VG condition; 'Melba Patriotic Concert' program 1914; 'Melba' by Percy Colson (Britain 1932); 'Melodies & Memories' by Nellie Melba (1925), scarce. (4 items)
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'the Pen Drawings of Norman Lindsay', special number of Art in Australia by Sydney Ure Smith & Bertram Stevens (Sydney 1918), limited edition 200 copies of only 150 were offiered for sale, this being 196/200, signed by the artist. Beautifully illustrated & in G/VG condition
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Share Certificates: 'Alorstar Tin Prospecting Company, Kedah, Malay Peninsula', share certificates to J.Maughan of Melbourne, April 1920. (3 items)
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'Tasmania's War Record 1914-1918' by Broinowski (Hobart, 1921). Good condition
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'Tasmanians Today - Caricatures and Cartoons' by Alex Gurney (Hobart, 1926); plus 'Tasmanian Profiles 1978' by Howroyd (signed) (Hobart, 1978). Fair/Good condition. (2 items)
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A.A.Milne: (4) Childrens song books; 'More Very Young Songs', illustrated by E.H.Shepard, music by Fraser- Simon (1st ed., 1928 Methuen & Co.), brown boards with paper label & cloth spine; 'Teddy Bear & Other Songs From When We Were Very Young', 1st ed. (1926 Methuen & Co); 'Fourteen Songs From When We Were Very Young' (1926) 10th ed. 'The King's Breakfast' (1926) 2nd ed. with dust wrapper; 'the Just So Song Book' by Rudyard Kipling (1926 London). Some foxing and light wear. Good condition. (5)
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Ephemera: journals, magazines, books, booklets, menus, etc; Noted 'The Returned Sailor & Soldiers Imperial League of Australia' Royal dinner group (Invitation, ticket and menu); The Graphic magazine (Oct. 3rd 1891); Illustrated War News (3) broadside journals; Orient Line Art Deco menus. F/G condit.(45 items)
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Australiana: 'We of the Never Never' by Aeneas Gunn signed limited edition 44/1000; 'Little Black Princess' by Aeneas Gunn (1937 signed copy & limited edition 46/500 signed copy); 'Coast of Adventure' by Charles Barrett (signed); 'The Art of Albert Namatjira' by C.P.Mountford; 'White Blackfellows' by Charles Barrett (1st edition); 'Combing the Southern Seas' by Verco (1st edition); Mary Grant Bruce (2) with dust jackets. Fair to excellent condition (7 items)
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Graham Greene: 'The Ministry of Fear an Entertainment' by Graham Greene (London 1943, William Heineman) 1st edition with typed letter a' xed to inside front cover signed in pen by the author and dated 31st January 1950. Original yellow/gold coloured cloth (moderately soiled with tone damage), lettering in black on the spine. A 20th century classic
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Norman Lindsay: 'Paintings in Oil: Fourteen reproductions in colour from original oil paintings, and 16 half-tone plates reproduced in black and white; with Essays by Douglas Stewart and Norman Lindsay', (Sydney 1945, The Shepherd Press). Limited edition 661/1000 copies with facsimile signature of the artist. Some foxing only minor, original green patterned boards with embossed cover, showing wear to edges and corner. Good condition
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'Norman Lindsay's Watercolours', by Waite & Bull (Sydney, Springwood Press), no date but front free endpaper notes 'This Edition Completes the Number For the Limited Edition Interrupted By the War'; original green boards with blind embossed figure of a lady in a dress. Some minor scuffmarks, G/VG condition
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Remains of a book collection, many signed and endorsed copies; Pavarotti, Dame Joan Sutherland, Bryce Courtenay, Arthur Koestler (3), Henry Newbolt (2), Mary Gilmore, Bob Ansett, Robert Blackwood etc. (44 items)
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George Orwell: 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' by George Orwell (London 1949, Secker & Warburg) first edition presentation copy signed by the author. Light green boards faded and soiled with minor spine damage. Fair condition
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W. Somerset Maughan: 'The Vagrant Mood' 1952 first edition limited, this one being 15/500 signed by the author. Blue leather half morocco with cream spine and black slip case. A fine copy in VG condition
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Explorers: Facsimile editions; 'Australia Twice traversed' by Giles (2 vol.); 'Three Expeditions into Eastern Australia' by Mitchell (2 vol.); 'Two Expeditions into Southern Australia 1828-31' by Sturt (2 vol.); 'The Hentys' by Marnie Bassett, 1954 first edition. VG condition. (7 items)
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'Epstein an Autobiography' revised and extended edition of the work of Sir Jacob Epstein first published in 1940 under the title 'Let there be Sculpture'. Limited edition 16/195 signed by the artist. Contains a collotype reproduction of his watercolour painting 'Lilies'. Black leather with gilt lettering. VG condition
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Tasmania: Books including 'Priceless Heritage - Historic Buildings of Tasmania' published by National Trust (1st ed., Hobart, 1964); 'Old Hobart Town and Environs' by Stone & Tyson (Melb., 1978); 'Convicts and Carriageways - Tasmanian Road Development until 1880' by Newitt (Hobart, 1988). Fair/Good condition. (13 items)
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'The Burnt One' by Patrick White (signed), 'Riders in the Chariot' by Patrick White first edition with D/J; 'The Four-Legged Lottery' by Frank Hardy signed first edition; 'Wings to the World' by Sir H.Fysh signed first edition; 'The Fortune Hunter' by Frank Clune signed first edition among others. Condition G/VG (8 items)
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Art Books: Good selection of mainly Australian artists, note; 'Mararet Preston Monotypes' signed by the artist; 'Merric Boyd Drawings' by Tadgell & Bernard Smith (London 1975); 'My Picture Book' by Bernard Hesling (signed with cartoon portrait); 'Darkening Ecliptic' by Ern Malley & Sidney Nolan. Some foxing, good condition. (22 items)
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Remains of a collection; including 'When Eight Bells Toll' by Alistair Maclean (1966 first edition with D/J); 'Youngblood Hawke' by Herman Wouk (first edition); Irwin Shaw, Vance Palmer etc. Fair to VG condition (26 items)
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'Voyage to Terra Australis' By Matthew Flinders (Adelaide, Libraries Board of South Australia 1966) facsimile edition of the 1814 publication. (2) Folio volumes and collection of charts, bound in full yellow cloth with red leather title labels on the spine. Minor fading and toning to the boards, VG condition. (3 items)
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'Norman Lindsay Pencil Drawings', by A.D.Hope (1969, Angus & Robertson), illustrated (single sided) on cream paper stock with dust wrapper, excellent condition. 'Norman Lindsay Selected Pen Drawings', introduction by Douglas Stewart (1968, Angus & Robertson), dust wrapper damaged but book in excellent condition. (2 items)
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'Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island' by John Hunter (Adelaide, Libraries Board of South Australia 1968). Australiana facsimile edition no.148. Marbled boards with brown leather bound spine and gilt lettering. Good condition. 'Journal of a voyage to N.S.W.' by John White (New York 1971). VG condition. (2 items)
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'Drawings of Fishes From Captain Cook's Voyages' by P.J.P.Whitehead (London 1968). Elephant folio first edition, blue cloth boards with dust wrapper (worn), book nice & firm. VG condition
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'Norman Lindsay Watercolours', by Ure Smith (Sydney 1969); 'Norman Lindsay Pen Drawings', by Ure Smith (Sydney 1974; 'The World of Norman Lindsay' by Bloomfield (Melb. 1979); 'Comic Art of Norman Lindsay' by Keith Wingrove (1987 Angus & Robertson); 'Siren and Satyr' (Norman Lindsay); 'Masters of Etching Francisco De Goya'; Toulouse-Lautrec folio of prints and 'Modern masters of etching James McBey'. G/VG condition. (8 items)
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Phantom Comics: No.242, 400s (2), 500s (8), 600s (9). Some damage, fair condition. (20 items)
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J.B.Priestley: 'A Visit to New Zealand' pulished by Heinemann (London 1974), deluxe limited edition 157/260 signed by the author, handled exclusively by Hedley's Bookshop, Masterton, New Zealand. Original blue full morocco in slip case. VG condition; also, 'The Happy Dream' signed limited edition of 400 in slipcase. VG condition. (2 items)
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'Wildflowers of South-Eastern Australia' by J.Ros. Garnet and paintings by Betty Conabere (published by Thomas Nelson Australia), limited edition 399/775 signed copies. Folio volumes, publishers green cloth and slipcase. Case and spines faded. Good condition (2 items)
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'The Journal of Post Captain Nicolas Baudin' translated from the French by Christine Cornell (Adelaide, Libraries Board of South Australia 1974). Green cloth boards with silver lettering, some wear on the edges. Good condition
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Books, noted 'Dawn - One Hell of a Life' by Dawn Fraser (Sydney, 2001); 'Tony Jacklin - The Price of Success' by Kahn (London, 1979); 'The War Diaries of Weary Dunlop' (Melb., 1986). (43 items)
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Australian Art: Collection of books spanning convict era to Post Modern. Noted 'The Life & Work Of Sydney Long', by Copperfield Art Collection (1979, Tokyo). Books on Fred McCubbin, Ellis Rowan, Clifton Pugh & others. A very nice group in G/VG condition. (33 items)
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'Ludwig Becker: Artist & Naturalist with the Burke & Wills Expedition' Melbourne University Press (1979). Linen boards with pictorial dust wrapper. G/VG condition
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'The Goldfields & Mineral Districts of Victoria' by R.Brough Smyth (Queensberry Hill Press 1979) facsmilie edition of 1000 copies; 'Victoria The Golden. Scenes, Sketches & Jottings from Nature by William Strutt. Melbourne, Victoria 1850-1862' (Melbourne 1980). VG condition (2 items)
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Balance of the collection of books on Art and music. Noted: 'Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians', paperback 5th edition. Fair to VG condition. (200+ items)
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'Sketchbook': series of hardcover local history books with sketched illustrations, various artists and authors. Nice set with dust wrappers; Plus 'The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians', edited by Stanley Sadie (1980 printed by McMillan), only 7 volumes. VG condition. (76 items)
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Art Books: Impressive and comprehensive library from classical European to Modern Masters and technical books. Michelangelo to Picasso. Good to excellent condition. (140+ items)
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Les A.Murray; 'The Weatherboard Cathedral' (Sydney 1969) first edition with dust jacket; 'Cry of the Dead' by Judith Wright (Melbourne 1982) limited edition of 150 signed copies; 'Poems' by Alice Meynell (London 1913) limted edition 226/250 (with letter signed by the author); 'A Window at Night' by Max Harris (Sth. Aust. 1967) limited edition 2210/1000 signed copy. G/VG condition
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'The Fairy-Wrens' by Richard Schodde & artwork by Richard Weatherly (Landsdowne edition, Melb., 1982). L/E: 477/500 copies signed by the author and artist. Includes a tipped in coloured plate inside the front cover. Full blue morocco (faded on the spine) with gilt decoration & lettering. Good condition
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Art Books: 'Bauhaus'; 'Art Nouveau'; 'Graphic Design in Germany 1890-1945'; 'Topy'; 'Juan Davila'; 'Degenerates and Perverts'; 'Van Gogh, The Complete Paintings'; 'Carnival In The Suburbs-The Art Of Howard Arkley'. All in excellent condition. (9 items)
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Collection of signed books: Herman Wouk (2), Jeffrey Archer (3), Thomas Keneally (Schindler's Ark), Robert Ludlum, Colleen McCullough, Sidney Sheldon, Joshua Logan. Fair/VG condit. (10 items)
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Collection of books many signed by the authors including; Robert Graves (2), Lionel Rose (Boxer), Charan Singh (with letters), John Macefield, Alan Marshall etc. Good condition (22 items)
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Remains of a collection; Books in Spanish, German and English. Noted; includes signed copies and limited editions. Fair to good condition. (20 + items)
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Judaica: Nice selection of books including signed copies by Chaim Herzog, Eva Schloss (2), Israel Kipen & Sholem Asch. Good condition (22 items)
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Kodak Auto-Focus Enlarger c1923, with makers plaque. Fair condition
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Leitz (Leica) Wetzlar vintage photographic enlarger with Leitz masking board. Height 125 cm approx. Good condition. (2 items)
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Leitz (Leica) Wetzlar vintage photographic enlarger with Leitz masking board. Height 95 cm approx. Good condition. (2 items)
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Steky Model Iiia 16 mm subminiature camera with original ever ready leather case (c1950-1955); Minolta 16 Sub-miniature cameras (2) with one owners manual (c1957); Minolta viewer for 16 mm slides (in box). Good condit. (4 items)
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Certo Dollina II rangefinder camera with black top housing (c1934); Voigtlander Vito B 35 mm viewfinder cameras (2); Solida Jr. folding camera; Prontor IIGerman folding camera; Prontor-Lux viewfinder camera; Voigtlander lens filters (3). Fair to good condition. (9 items)
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Leica range: Bakelite developing tanks (2); bakelite 'Roninax'; Leica leather camera case; Leitz filters (5); light meter; camera parts; lens caps (4); extension rings, manuals and accessories. G/VG condition. (30+items)
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