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Sporting and General Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:761
Sale Title:Sporting and General MemorabiliaLots with images:602
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:528
Date:26-Oct-2010
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Australian Mining: an embroidered coat of arms a magnificent needlepoint embroidery on silk. Our research indicates that this embroidery was most likely done by Lewis Steffanoni (1835-1880) who migrated from England and reached Sydney in November 1852. Prior to migrating to Australia, had run a business at Holborn, catering to the upper and middle classes with gilding and coats of arms in gold bullion embroidery. æÓSteffanoni ran his own business producing illuminations, testimonials, addresses and gold,…
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Tea caddy c1870, large coffin shaped caddy with original tea sections lead lined, inside in bright yellow cloth. Lacks centre glass tea container and needs some minor edge moulding, appears to be cedar. Brass lion head handles; ivory escutcheon around key hole intact. 32 x 18 x 16 cm
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c1880s Silk Handkerchief, ballooning theme, in very good condition considering its age, overall 41 x 45 cm. (Also see cricket section for two cricket related silk handkerchiefs). A most unusual subject
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c1880s Silk Handkerchief, poaching theme, very good condition for its age; overall 42 x 45 cm
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Piano Stool c1900s, beautifully carved walnut 3 legged adjustable stool, used but not abused. Leather seat
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Jade Tree c1900s, 3 branch tree with green jade lettuce leaves and amber flowers with carved stamens. In a brass and cloisonne enamel pot decorated with flowers. In very good condition
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French Roulette Table Top Gambling Board, 70 x 105 cm, nice wood, possibly mahogany
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Collection, noted c1910 enamel sign 'Vinolia toilet Soaps' (famous as the soap used on the Titanic) some faults; signed Brian Lara picture; book signed twice by Peter Brock; football books (6 - some signed) ; 2000 Brownlow Coke bottle; AFL drink bottle; MCG Grand Final print; watches (2)
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General Grab-bag (not to be confused with the military leader of the same name). A large lot of stuff including movie pop-up postcards, fur stole, bisque doll, jewellery, travel postcards, newspapers, doilies and some port. (a quantity)
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Oddments: Trade cards - 1939 Allens ‘Defence Series’ [36]; 1943 Allens ‘Fighting Planes’ [36]; 1938 Hoadleys ‘The Birth of a Nation’ in uncut sheet [50]; Fishing - Hardy Brothers c1960 L.R.H.Lightweight reel & trout flies (13); printer's proofs of books ‘Southern New South Wales’ & ‘Beautiful East Gippsland’ published by S.Vogt [Bairnsdale, c1927]. (Total 138)
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Fountain Pens (23) & Propelling Pencils (37) group, from various manufacturers incl. Waterman, Parker and Scheaffer. Mixture of designs and construction, metal, engine turned etc. (60 items)
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Vintage Furs: Fur Stoles (4), Fur Hats (3), and a length of fur. Good condition. (8 items)
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Balance of A Collection, noted $10 banknotes (4); 1942-43 Photo Album of Queensland with 120 photographs; c1966 programme ‘The Fabulous Beach Boys in Concert’; 1960s singles (11) including The Monkees & The Seekers; pocket watch; jewellery; ‘Coke/V.F.A.’ carry bag; oil painting of farm ‘The Willows’
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Matchbox labels: collection in three albums, mainly Australian brands from 1950s-80s; plus reference book 'Phillumeny, a catalogue of Australian match labels, the Federal Match Co.'. (c2780)
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Mink jacket c1950, dark brown, medium, lined in black silk, in fine condition
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Balance of A Collection, noted 1956 Olympics cushion; Marilyn Monroe plates (3); Don Bradman plate; Esther Williams signed photograph; Johnny Famechon signed photo (faded); ephemera including 1930 1st Biennial Australian National Track and Field Championships at Mcg programme, 1946 Davis Cup ticket, Stawell Gift programmes (3), theatre/concert programmes (5), Ashton's circus programme; coins
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Badges: collection with 1956 Melbourne Olympics lapel badges (2 different) ; USA team badge; 1960 Olympics Poland team badge; 1954 Royal Visit; American red cross Volunteer; Sydney (2) ; Canberra (2) ; Lorne; NSW; South Australia (2) ; Victoria. (total 20)
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Collection, noted Melbourne Fc 1994-2005 Member's Season Tickets (25), AFL Squadron Season Tickets (20), Redlegs- Demons badges (32); 1960s Melbourne Fc photograph; tennis programmes (4); theatre programmes (4); 2006 Commonwealth Games volunteer's uniform with polo shirts (2), T-shirt, trousers (2) & Pocket Guide: Sydney 2000 cap
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1996 AFL Centenary, special Coca-Cola bottle in presentation box, limited edition 979/1000; 1998 Fosters Melbourne Cup, special Foster's Lager bottle in presentation box, limited edition 393/1000; Royal Australian Navy prints (13, each 49 x 33 cm) ; cricket print; Baseball prints (2 - one showing Babe Ruth) ; also Phar Lap postcard. (19 items)
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Charlotte di Vita miniature teapot, enamelled copper, handpainted edition #H028, cats, in original presentation box
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Aboriginal Artefacts, noted boomerang (48 cm); shield (83 cm); decorative spear (129 cm). All in good condition. (3 items)
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Tapa cloth Oro Province Papua New Guinea. In assorted sizes and condition. (5)
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NSW Conditional Pardon, dated 1st May 1851 (on vellum) for John Dare, tried and convicted at Somerset in August 1838 (assault and robbery) and sentenced to transportation for life, the pardon is signed at Government house, Sydney, by Governor Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy, with embossed paper seal, framed and glazed, overall 54 x 43 cm
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Autographs Range: Signed photograph of Roger Bannister (first man to run a sub-4 minute mile); plus theatre and concert programmes (14) with 5 signed photos - Marina Prior, John Howard, Peter Phelps, Geraldine Turner & John Waters. (15 items)
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Autographs Collection: signed photographs/publicity cards, incl. Leonardo DiCaprio, Hector Thompson, Maya Ritter, Nadia Styger, Jamie Kennedy, Natasha Alam, Richard Marx, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Jenna Morasca (reality Tv); Desperate Housewives' Marcia Cross & James Denton (2); Atrocity (German metal band); Jennie Finch (USA softball – gold medal). (50 items)
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Autographs: Signed displays of Cadel Evans, Catherine Zeta-Jones & Cheryl Ladd; plus unsigned display of movie ‘Scarface’. All framed, various sizes. (4 items)
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Australian Astronauts: Philip K.Chapman display with signed card, window mounted with colour photograph; plus Andy Thomas signature laid down on Fdc. (2 items)
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Basketball Group, noted Tony Ronaldson's signed South East Melbourne Magic basketball singlet; Tony Ronaldson's Titans basketball singlets (2 - one signed by Ronaldson, other with 5 signatures); plus ‘Slam Dunk’ Basketball with 5 signatures from South East Melbourne Magic's 1996 Championship team. (4 items)
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Cartoon Voice Actors, photographs signed by Bill Farmer (3 - Pluto, Sylvester & Foghorn Leghorn) & Billy West (Tweety Pie). With CoAs. (4 items)
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Walter Crane (1845-1915, English artist), display comprising 1890 signed hand-written letter on his illustrated letterhead, window mounted with picture, framed and glazed, overall 45 x 45 cm
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Andrew Fisher (1862-1928, Australia's 5th Prime Minister, 3 times from 1908 to 1915), signature on Royal Appointment document dated 13th Nov.1908, by which King Edward VII appoints Hugh Mahon (1857-1931) Australia's Minister for home Affairs, also signed by the Earl of Dudley (4th Governor-General of Australia), window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 65 x 57 cm.
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Harlem Globetrotters, ‘Baden - Harlem Globetrotters’ basketball with 12 signatures
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Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay, both signatures on first day cover commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the first Ascent of mount Everest
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William Hughes (1862-1952, Australia's 7th Prime Minister), signature on Royal Appointment document dated 27th Oct.1915, by which King George V appoints Hugh Mahon (1857-1931) Australia's Minister for external Affairs, also signed by Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson (6th Governor-General of Australia), window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 65 x 53 cm.
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The Mamas and the Papas, LP ‘The Mamas & The Papas’ with 3 signatures - John Phillips, Cass Elliott & Michelle Phillips
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Joe Montana, signature on San Francisco 49ers football helmet, displayed in perspex display case on wooden base, overall 41 x 34 x 35 cm. With CoA
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Olympic Gold Medalists: Signed displays of Anna Meares, Brooke Hanson, Jenny Thompson (USA), Simon Fairweather, Suzanne Balogh, Giaan Rooney & Misty Hyman (USA). All framed, various sizes. With CoAs. (7 items)
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The rolling Stones, LP 'Rolling Stones 'Still life' (American Concert 1981)' with four indistinct signatures
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1974 Australian Sports Fdc - 13 signatures including Don Bradman, Dawn Fraser, Bart Cummings, Jack Brabham, Ron Barassi & Rod Laver; plus 1956 Olympics Fdc with 5 signatures including Betty Cuthbert, Dawn Fraser, Marjorie Jackson & John Landy. (2 items)
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Conrad Veidt (1893-1943, German-born British actor best remembered for his role as Major Heinrich Strasser in ‘Casablanca’), signed photograph. Scarce
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1933 photo album titled 'Astr'a' in Brisbane 23/26 June 1933, with the Compliments of the Managing Director of Qantas Ltd', containing photographs (19) and dinner menu. Plus newspaper supplement re pilot Major Brackley over Nova Scotia in 1919. (on 29th May 1933 the Armstrong Whitworth AW15 Atalanta 'Astr'a' left England for Melbourne on a route survey flight for Imperial Airways)
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Horses: ‘Farriery Improv'd: Or, A Compleat Treatise Upon The Art of Farriery’ by Bracken [2nd Edition, London, 1739]. Fair/Good condition (spine split)
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‘The Newgate Calendar; comprising Interesting Memoirs of The Most Notorious Characters who have been convicted of outrages on The Laws of England Since the Commencement of the Eighteenth century’ 4 vols by Knapp & Baldwin [London, 1824-28], extra illustrated with 94 plates laid in. Also ‘Gebete der Israeliten’ by W.L.Stern [Wien, 1869] with text in German & Hebrew. (5 items)
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NSW Government Gazette: 23 leather-bound volumes, comprising run of newspapers July-Dec.1850; July-Dec.1851; July 1852 - Dec.1856; July 1857 - June 1861; Jan.-June 1862; Jan.-June 1863; Jan.-Dec.1864. Incomplete though impressive run, with c2360 newspapers, an immense amount of historical information. Many themes explored and historically significant. (23 items)
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‘The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia’, by Andrew Garran [Melbourne, 1886-88], Volume One only, fair condition, and two maps missing (Railway, Postal & Telegraph maps of NSW & Victoria), though it appears that all the engravings and the other maps are present
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‘The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia’, by Andrew Garran [Melbourne, 1886-88], 10 parts (of 42), in poor condition; plus 1935 'The Australasian' newspaper
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Vanity Fair: Bound volume of 1886 ‘Vanity Fair’ prints (51), noted musician Liszt, jockey Charles Wood, statesmen, military officers, clergy, lawyers. Fair/Good condition
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'Victoria and Its Metropolis, Past and Present' in 2 volumes by Sutherland (Melbourne, 1888), 594pp and 822pp, Fair condition
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'The Chronicles of early Melbourne 1835 to 1852, historical, Anecdotal and Personal', in two volumes by 'Garryowen' (Melbourne, 1888). Fair/good condition
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Natural History: Books including ‘The Great Barrier Reef of Australia - Its Products and Potentialities’ by Saville-Kent [London, 1893]; ‘Birds of Australia’ by Macdonald [Sydney, 1973]; ‘An Australian Bird Book’ by Leach [Melbourne, 1918]; ‘Guide to the Orchids of New South Wales’ by Rupp [Sydney, 1930]; ‘The Living Planet’ by David Attenborough [London, 1984]. Fair/Good condition. (13 items)
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Books, noted ‘Round The World’ published by George Newnes [London, 1895]; ‘What Bird is That?’ by Cayley [Sydney, 1984]; ‘Sotheby's Guide 1989 Edition’ [London, 1988]; ‘Art at Auction - The year at Sotheby's 1985-86’ [London, 1986]. (9 items)
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Atlases: ‘The Times Atlas of The World, Comprehensive Edition’ [London, 1983]; ‘Rand-McNally New International Indexed Atlas of The World’ [Chicago, 1898] (poor condition, some useful maps could be extracted); plus ‘The Nelson Universal Hand- Atlas’ [London, c1911]. (3 items)
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Books, noted ‘Centenary Souvenir Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board 1934-5’ [Footscray, 1935]; ‘Melbourne Illustrated’ [Melbourne, c1915]; ‘Album of Melbourne Views’ [c1900]; plus two Agatha Christie first editions - ‘A Caribbean Mystery’ [London, 1964] & ‘Curtain - Poirot's Last Case’ [London, 1975]. Poor/Good condition. (8 items)
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Books, including ‘W.G.Lawes of Savage Island and New Guinea’ by King [London, 1909]; ‘Under the Banyan’ by Gladys Jackson (signed) [Hong Kong, 1925]; ‘American Indians in the Pacific’ by Thor Heyerdahl [London, 1952]; ‘The Australians in German New Guinea 1914-1921’ by Rowley [Melbourne, 1958]. Fair/Good condition. (68 items)
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Books, noted ‘Scientific Boxing in your Home’ by Snowy Baker [Sydney, c1910]; ‘The Trade Signs of Essex’ by Christy [Chelmsford, 1887]; ‘Japan Travellers' Handy Guide 1922’ [Tokyo, 1922]; ‘Diversions and Utilisation of the Waters of the Snowy River’ [Melbourne, 1950]; ‘L'Emden’ by Hohenzollern [Paris, 1929]. (25 items)
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Australia: Books including ‘A History of Kew’ by Rogers [Kilmore, 1973]; ‘The Climate and Weather of Australia’ by Hunt, Taylor & Quayle [Melbourne, 1913]; ‘Australian Alps’ by Mitchell [Sydney, 1942]; ‘Australia’ by Max Crawford (signed) [London, 1961]. Fair/Good condition. (50 books)
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Books, noted ‘The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses’ by A.B.Paterson [Sydney, 1921]; ‘The Corps of the Royal Australian Engineers in the Second World War 1939-45’ [Melbourne, c1947]; ‘Australia at Arms’ by Bartlett [Canberra, 1955]; 20 titles from 'The Collector's Library of Australia's Great Books', various authors [Sydney, 1983-86]; ‘Roden Cutler Vc’ by McCullough [Sydney, 1998]. Fair/Good condition. (65 books)
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Queensland: Books including ‘The Brisbane Centenary Official Historical Souvenir’ [Bris., 1924]; ‘Moreton Bay Settlement, or Queensland before Separation 1770-1859’ by Craig [Bris., 1925]; ‘Early Days of Cairns’ by Collinson (signed) [Bris., 1939]; ‘A Thousand Miles Away - A History of North Queensland to 1920’ by Bolton [Bris., 1963]; ‘Rockhampton - A History of City and District’ by McDonald [Bris., 1981]; ‘Harbours & Marine - Port & Harbour Development in Queensland from 1824 to 1985’ by Davenport [Bris…
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Australia: Books including ‘The Story of Australia, Past and Present, In Pen and Picture’ in 6 volumes by Colwell [Sydney, 1925]; ‘King O'Malley - Man and Statesman’ by Catts [Sydney, 1957]; ‘Australian Colonial Architecture’ by Cox & Lucas [Sydney, 1993]; ‘Proud Intrepid Heart - Leichhardt's First Attempt to the Swan River 1846-1847’ by Sprod (signed) [Hobart, 1989]. Fair/Good condition. (54 books)
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Magic: rare 1927 theatre programme 'Carter the great' at St.James Theatre, Sydney, programme includes illustrations of magic tricks - 'Cheating the Gallows', 'The Hangman's Ghost' & 'The Torture Cell of spikes'. Fair/good condition
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Theatre/Movies/Music: Group with 1920s theatre programmes (4); 1928 programme for first ‘Talkies’ in Australia – ‘The Jazz Singer’ at Sydney's Lyceum Theatre; movie books including ‘Beau Geste’ (1926); 'The Photoplayer' magazines (3); song sheets (6) with ‘Over The Rainbow - The Wizard of Oz’; 'Record-Reader' books (3) with ‘Pinocchio’; also programme ‘Tapestry Exhibition, Sydney, 8th-25th June, 1938’. Fair/Good condition. (21 items)
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1933-34 Full page supplements to 'The News' - ‘Australia's 1933 Davis Cup Team’ (2); ‘Australia's Tennis Ace - Jack Crawford’ (2); aviators Charles Kingsford-Smith & C.J.Melrose; movie stars - Clark Gable, Joan crawford, Maurice Chevalier & Claudette Colbert. Each 28 x 45 cm, all window mounted. Fine condition. (10 items)
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Books: Military books including ‘The Australian Light Horse in Palestine’ by Pitt (signed, 73/100) [Melbourne, 2004]; ‘Poets in Uniform’ by Gordon (signed) [Melbourne, 1989]; ‘Darwin's Air War 1942-1945 An Illustrated History’ by Alford [Darwin, 1991]; ‘Bamboo Doctor’ by Pavillard (signed) [London, 1970]; plus ‘The Essays of Michael De Montiagne, Translated into English’ in 3 Volumes by Coste [London, 1811]. Fair/Good condition. (16 items)
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Gerry Gee – Humphrey B. Bear - L.J.Sterne Doll Co: Nice archive featuring Gerry Gee, Humphrey B. Bear, Gerry Gee Junior, Beatle Gerry Gee & dolls. Includes photographs (170) including the Sterne family's origins in pre-World War II Austria, and many photos of the company's dolls; postcards (116) of Gerry Gee & GTV9 personalities of the 1960s; ephemera & advertising flyers
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Art: Books including ‘Brett Whiteley’ by McGrath [Sydney, 1983]; ‘Art and Everyman - A Basis for Appreciation’ in 2 Volumes by Bulley [London, 1951]; ‘Dreamings - The Art of Aboriginal Australia’ by Sutton [Melbourne, 1989]; ‘The Complete Paintings of Durer’ by Chiesa [London, 1971]. Fair/Good condition. (32 books)
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Books, noted ‘B.H.P. 75 Years’ [Melbourne, 1960]; ‘Melbourne Illustrated’ [Melbourne, c1915]; ‘What Shell Is That?’ by Coleman [Sydney, 1975]; ‘Cricket at the Crossroads’ by Ian Johnson [London, 1957]; ‘The Abc Cricket Book - The First 60 Years’ [Sydney, 1994]; ‘The Complete Book of Australian Golf’ by Smith [Sydney, 1978]; ‘The Silent World’ by Jacques Cousteau [London, 1954]; plus Dick Francis titles (13). (210 items)
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‘Lolita’ by Vladimir Nabokov [Jerusalem, The Olympia Press, 1955 (1958)], 2 volumes in one, 8vo. Original blue Rexene, titles to spine gilt. With the dustjacket. Fair/Good condition. First Israeli Edition, First Printing offset from the sheets of the second Paris edition. The hardback issue. An uncommon printing of Nabokov's masterpiece
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Australia: Books including ‘The Australia Pub’ by Freeland [Melbourne, 1962]; ‘Australian Prescence in the Pacific - Burns Philp 1914-1946’ by Buckley & Klugman [Sydney, 1983]; ‘Who's master' Who's man' Australian in the Victorian Age’ by Cannon [Melbourne, 1971]; ‘Country Towns’ by Stacey & Ross [Melbourne, 1975]. Fair/Good condition. (53 books)
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Books, including ‘Gold Fleet For California’ by Bateson (signed) [Syd., 1963]; ‘Patrol Indefinite - The Northern Territory Police Force’ by Downer [Adel., 1963]; ‘Foundations of the Australian Monetary System’ by Butlin [Syd., 1968]; ‘The Shearers’ by Patsy Adam-Smith [Mel., 1982]; ‘The Collected Works of Thomas Welsby’, vol.I only, edited by Thomson [Brisbane, 1967]; together with rare Welsby conference paper on the duties of trustees [Sydney, 1901]. Fair/Good condition. (39 items)
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Books, noted ‘Complete Book of Australian Mammals’ edited by Strahan [Sydney, 1988]; ‘Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas, and all other Plants in the Australian Proteaceae Family’ by Wrigley & Fagg [Sydney, 1989]; ‘Hibiscus - Queen of the Flowers’ by Howie [Brisbane, 1980]; ‘Collecting Australia's Past’ by Baglin & Wheelhouse [Sydney, 1981]; ‘Australian Pub Crawl’ by Baglin & Austin [Sydney, 1980]; ‘Australia's Wilderness Heritage’ in 2 Volumes by Figgis & Mosley [Sydney, 1988]. Fair/Good condition. (76 books)
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Antiques & Art: Books including ‘Carter's Price Guide to Antiques in Australia’ for 1988, 1989 & 1990 [Sydney, 1988-90]; ‘The Antique Buyer's Handbook for Australia’ by Cook [Sydney, 1988]; ‘Lloyd Rees - The Last Twenty Years’ by Free [Sydney, 1990]. Fair/Good condition. (72 books)
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Carlton Ware, 'Vert Royale' water pitcher in wonderful condition. 19 cm tall
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c1905-2005 collection of cigarette & trade cards, noted Stamina, Weet-bix, Nabisco, tazos; Football & cricket cards; 1977 Scanlens ‘Popswops’ [72]; 1934 Wills ‘Famous Film Stars’ [100]. Inspection will reward. (c7000)
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Barbie Midge c1960-1962 dark hair bubble cut, in original black vinyl carrying case with stand and loads of clothes and accessories. Case somewhat used but doll and interior in fine condition
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Barbie Midge c1960-1962 blond bubble cut, in original red vinyl carrying case with stand, extra wigs and loads of clothes and accessories. Case somewhat used but doll and interior in fine condition
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Tumbler (11.5 cm high) engraved 'Coolgardie Exhibition / 1899' in a floral wreath and 'Dahlia / From / Pater?
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Necklace: 18k yellow gold drop pendant with two aquamarines
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‘Plan of Melbourne showing proposed New Railway Station’ (reprint, originally published by Railway Department Melbourne June 1878); plus ‘Australie’ by J.Migeon [Paris, c1874]. (2 items)
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Australia: Small collection of maps - ‘Colony of New South Wales and Australia Felix’, by A.K.Johnston [Edinburgh, 1844], hand-coloured outlines & explorer's tracks, size 66 x 55 cm; 4 maps by Garran from the Picturesque Atlas of Australasia [Sydney, 1886] - ‘General Map of New South Wales’, ‘General Map of Queensland’, ‘General Map of Victoria’ & ‘Map of New South Wales, Showing Stock Toutes, Tanks, Wells, and Trucking Stations’, each 66 x 45 cm; plus ‘Australian Pictorial Exploration Map’, scroll type…
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‘New South Wales’, map by Tallis [London, 1851] with beautiful engraved vignettes & hand-coloured outlines, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 44 x 55 cm. (Tooley.1223)
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Europe: World War II silk maps (for evasion and escape purposes) showing the Balkans (Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey), numbered at lower right ‘R1’ [believed to be British, c1942], each about 43 x 55 cm. (2 items)
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Ship's Bell SS Taviuni, with black infilled lettering at top 'Taviuni, 1890?, 30 cm diameter. [S.S.Taviuni, built by William Denny at Dunbarton, Scotland. Launched 1890, owner Union Steamship Co. of New Zealand. Involved in a collision with French mail steamer Nera in Sydney Harbour 2nd Oct.1911. Hulked 1924 & sunk off Sydney Harbour in 1931]
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Ship's Crests (6), noted Australia, Cerberus (2), HMS Victory, Devonshire & Company of Master mariners of Australia; plus bayonet (65 cm long). (7 items)
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Yachting: Maps associated with Sydney-Hobart yacht race, ex Brian McCluskey; also Sight Reduction Tables; Navigation instruments; print of 'Australia II' signed by John Bertrand
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Cyclops 'Chevy' pedal car in red; length 90 cm. Restored
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C1960s Jeep pedal car in green, spare tire with Cyclops hubcap. Length 100 cm. Restored
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‘Aloha, Le Chant Des Isles’ (1937), [Two London-Melbourne Air Race competitors crash on a Pacific Island], starring Jean Murat & Daniele Parola, rare movie poster, published by La Societe des Films Sirius, printed by Cinematographie Francaise, Paris, 4-sheet size, 119 x 165 cm. Condition C (needs some Tlc and to be linen-backed)
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Australian/NZ Movies: ‘A Town Like Alice’ (1956) [re-released in USA as ‘The Rape of Malaya’ (1959)] UK one-sheet poster (68 x 105 cm) for ‘A Town Like Alice’; plus set of 8 US lobby cards for ‘The Rape of Malaya’. ‘Kangaroo’ (1951), US one-sheet poster (68 x 105 cm). ‘The Seekers’ (1954) [the first major studio film shot in New Zealand, released in USA as ‘Land of Fury’], US half-sheet poster (71 x 55 cm) for ‘Land of Fury’. Plus daybill posters for ‘Stone’ (1974) & ‘Mad Max’ (1979). Condition A/B. (13…
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John Adamson (d.1841) ‘Melbourne from the South Side of the Yarra Yarra, 1839’, engraving endorsed ‘Printed from the original plate in an edition of 100. No.94/100. June 1969’, window mounted, overall 63 x 45 cm
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Phil May (1864-1903, Australian) Original pencil sketch of man with pipe, signed ‘Phil May’ lower right, window mounted, overall 17 x 15 cm
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Alfred Charles Weber (1862-1922) French Pair of Watercolours ‘Cardinal with Ball and Vase Game’ and ‘Cardinal Drops the Wine’ Both 19 x 25 cm image size Framed glazed and signed lower right (2)
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Alfred Charles Weber (1862-1922) French ‘Cardinal Smokes a Cigar’ Watercolour 40 x 25 cm image size Framed, glazed and signed lower right
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L. Ledochowski (sometimes incorrectly spelled 'Leducyhowski') Australian pair of oil paintings, 'Dogs' and 'Kookaburras' 22 x 29 cm and 35 x 24 cm image size framed and signed lower right (2)
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Arthur Victor Gregory (1867-1957, Australia) 'The T.S.S. Loongana, in the Rip', gouache and watercolour, signed 'A.V.Gregory '16' lower left, framed and glazed, overall 80 x 58 cm
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Anne Montgomery Australian (1908-1991), 'White bowl of mixed flowers', watercolour framed, glazed and signed lower left 50 x 50 cm
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Jessie Laver Australian (1860-1943), 'House by the Coast', watercolour framed, glazed and signed lower left image size, 32 x 23 cm
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Elsie Barlow, Australian (1877-1943), 'Tall trees', watercolour framed, glazed and signed lower left image size 17 x 31 cm
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R.J. Thompson Australian ‘Lakes Entrance’ Watercolour Framed, glazed and signed lower right image size 32 x 22.5 cm
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Job Nixon (1891-1938) ‘An Irish Landscape’ Drypoint Etching Framed, glazed and pencil signed in margin lower right image size 25 x 35 cm
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Thomas Bone, (1901-53) Australian ‘Gums at Newsey Vale’ Watercolour 34 x 23 image size. Framed, glazed and signed lower right
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