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Model of the Earth

London : J. Manning, circa 1860. Miniature globe, 1¾” (45mm) diameter, twelve gores with hand colouring, two axis pins; in the original cylindrical morocco box; the globe and box in fine condition (box label in facsimile). A beautiful miniature globe from the mid nineteenth century. Alaska is still marked as…

Dot and circle : a retrospective survey of the Aboriginal acrylic paintings of Central Australia. (Signed copy)

A loan exhibition from the Flinders University of South Australia, first shown at the RMIT Gallery, Melbourne, 16th April-3rd May, 1985. Melbourne : Communication Services Unit, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 1986. ‘Publication edited, produced and designed co-operatively by Janet Maughan in Adelaide and Jenny Zimmer in Melbourne.’ Quarto, original…

Carol Jerrems : portrait of a decade

Melbourne : Smith & Singer, 2020. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 60, illustrated, exhibition catalogue of 26 works for sale. New copy. “Carol Jerrems: Portrait of a Decade Smith & Singer – formerly Sotheby’s Australia – is honoured to host the most comprehensive and fully documented commercial exhibition of Carol Jerrems’…

Australia : a popular account of its physical features, inhabitants and productions, with the history of its colonization.

Published under the direction of the Committee of General Literature and Education, appointed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, circa 1865. Duodecimo, gilt-decorated blue cloth (the upper board showing a gold miner), corners a little rubbed, all edges gilt, prize inscription to front free…

When HE goes back to town

Pen and ink on card, 420 x 280 mm, signed in full ‘Ida S. Rentoul”, titled in the image, framed. A stunning large format drawing with intricate penwork, illustrating two lovers separated by distance, in a uniquely Australian setting. This exquisite drawing is a fine example of Ida Sherbourne Rentoul’s…

General, agricultural & gold fields, map of Victoria.

Compiled and reduced from the government maps. [Melbourne : F. Proeschel, 1859]. Map measuring 470 x 525 mm, steel engraved by J. Grieve, laid on linen, the map with original hand colouring showing the delineation of counties and location of the gold fields, with inset maps of the world on…

Self-portrait of William Bardwell, pioneer photographer of the Victorian goldfields. Melbourne, circa 1880.

Albumen print photograph, cabinet card format, 165 x 109 mm (mount), recto imprinted in gold across lower margin ‘Bardwell / 21 Collins Street East, Melbourne / Instantaneous Photographs’; verso blank; the print has a short horizontal indentation with a small surface abrasion at centre left edge, but is otherwise in very…

Sailings and fares. Australia via Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji. The short route to Australia, 19 days … Effective December 10, 1927.

San Francisco : Matson Navigation Company, 1927. Single sheet, 230 x 400 mm, printed on both sides, folding to 230 x 100 mm, illustration of a Matson liner in Pago Pago harbour; full schedule of sailings, with prices and passenger regulations; in very good condition.

Studio portrait of a tattooed Marquesan dancer.

[Circa 1887]. Albumen print photograph, 200 x 140 mm, unmounted; verso with fully contemporary caption in pencil: Marquesan dancer; a strong print with rich tonal range and excellent clarity and contrast; the print is in very good condition, with the tiniest of nicks at two of the corners and some…

Album of Snowy and Broadrib Rivers, Croajingolong.

[Victoria, Australia] : s.n., [1889?]. [Title from front cover]. Nineteenth century photograph album. Quarto (245 x 205 mm), original olive-green cloth over boards, the upper board with title and decorative border printed in gold (rubbed and stained), containing [32] albumen print photographs in identical 100 x 150 mm format, mounted…

Taboo

Curated by Brook Andrew. Sydney : Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, 2013. Octavo, cards in plastic dustjacket, pp. 175, illustrated. Printed in an edition of 750 copies. Scarce. ‘Published on the occasion of the exhibition curated by Brook Andrew at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, this book presents challenging…

GORDON David J. (1865 - 1946)

The “Nile” of Australia : Nature’s gateway to the interior. A plea for the greater utliization of the Murray and its tributaries.

HOLZWARTH, Hans Werner

Jean-Michel Basquiat XXL

Anon.

[BOTANY BAY] The Gamester. To which is added the story of sinful Sally, told by herself.

Photographer unknown.

Ambrotype of a handsome young man, circa 1855.

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Model of the Earth

Dot and circle : a retrospective survey of the Aboriginal acrylic paintings of Central Australia. (Signed copy)

Carol Jerrems : portrait of a decade

Australia : a popular account of its physical features, inhabitants and productions, with the history of its colonization.

When HE goes back to town

General, agricultural & gold fields, map of Victoria.

Self-portrait of William Bardwell, pioneer photographer of the Victorian goldfields. Melbourne, circa 1880.

Sailings and fares. Australia via Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji. The short route to Australia, 19 days … Effective December 10, 1927.

Studio portrait of a tattooed Marquesan dancer.

Album of Snowy and Broadrib Rivers, Croajingolong.

Taboo

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