Photograph Albums

# 15714

[SCOTT, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912]

An album of photographs documenting Robert Falcon Scott’s Terra Nova expedition, 1910-1913; [together with] A manuscript plan of the Discovery, and two letters of Scott relating to the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04.

1. A rare photographic chronicle of the most celebrated expedition in the history of polar exploration, Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition, officially known as the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913. Album of press photographs by various English and New Zealand agencies, 1910-1913. Small folio (310 x 220 mm), original green cloth boards (rubbed and …

# 15803

LEE, Laurence

Archive of private photographs taken by an Australian soldier on the Western Front in 1918

A significant unofficial photographic record of the Western Front in 1918, taken with a private camera by a young Australian soldier from Perth; a total of 267 photographs contained in four albums. Private Laurence Lee, 7994, 16th Battalion, 27th Reinforcement, A.I.F., a labourer from Western Australia, enlisted at Perth on 29 August 1917, at the age of 19. His …

# 14009

LITHGOW, J.H.

Presentation album of photographs by J.H. Lithgow, Launceston, Tasmania, 1900

Oblong quarto, half morocco over gilt lettered cloth boards (rubbed, lower board discoloured), front paste-down with calligraphic manuscript presentation inscription 'Mr. & Mrs. R.W. Hart. With sincere wishes for their Happiness and Prosperity, from Mr. & Mrs. J.H. Lithgow. 17.4.1900'; containing [24] toned carbon print photographs in format 150 x 200 mm, mounted recto and …

# 13599

CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, MELBOURNE.

[LEPORELLO ALBUM] Album of Melbourne. Melbourne Exhibition.

[Cover title]. [Germany] : s.n., [1888]. Large oblong octavo, original cloth-backed maroon buckram boards, gilt (lightly rubbed), containing concertina foldout with [16] panels of leporello views of Melbourne, including a tri-panel panorama of the city; the Exhibition Building (3); General Post Office; Melbourne Town Hall; The Treasury; Royal Mint; Houses of Parliament; Law Court; Public Library; …

# 12879

Views of Western Australia’s cities of gold

Kalgoorlie, W.A. : E. S. Wigg &​ Son, [1918]. Oblong quarto, publisher's printed wrappers (lower edge discoloured, some small tears), original cord ties, [23] pp, illustrated with half-tone photographic views of Kalgoorlie and Boulder, a very good copy. Four copies are recorded in Australian collections (National Library of Australia; State Library of New South Wales; …

# 12816

TANAKA, Ryozo, ed.

The “Sino-Japanese Disturbances” souvenir album. Shanghai. 1932

[Tokyo: Shomi-do, 1932]. Oblong quarto, silk-bound boards with ribbon binding, unpaginated, title page, two maps printed in colour, 48 leaves of photographic plates interlined with tissue, colophon, a fine copy in the original lettered cardboard box. Scarce in this condition.

# 11954

Album of New Zealand views

Wellington, N.Z. : S. & W. Mackay, (Triad Office), n.d. [c.1900]. Oblong octavo, original decorative stiff wrappers and ties, [35] leaves with photographic illustrations printed recto only, including one folding panorama of Wellington, a near fine copy.  The views are from all parts of both the North and South Island and include Christchurch, Napier, Whanganui …

# 11350

[FRANCOIS, Philippe, 1859-1908] CAIRE, Nicholas; BAYLISS, Charles; KERRY, Charles

[PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM] Australie. Ph. François 1888

Nineteenth century photograph album, oblong folio (270 x 380 mm), original half dark green morocco over green pebbled cloth, the upper board lettered in gilt Australie. Ph. François 1888 and both boards with double gilt rule, spine with raised bands and gilt ornament, marbled endpapers, with [51] albumen print photographs by various Australian commercial photographers …

# 11246

PARIS. L'EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE

[VICTORIAN BUSH HUT] Souvenir de l’Exposition Universelle, 1878

Paris : Nilsson, 212 rue de Rivoli, 1878. Small oblong octavo album, original blind blocked red cloth boards with gilt lettering and ornament to front, containing [18] albumen print photographs, each 66 x 101 mm, mounted recto only of [18] album leaves of thick card, all edges gilt, printed captions beneath each photograph; the albumen …

# 11018

CLIFFORD, Samuel (1827-1890)

[PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM] Tasmanian scenes.

[Hobart : Samuel Clifford, circa 1873]. Quarto (300 x 245 mm), original tan coloured cloth with gilt stamped title and decoration to front board (rubbed, upper corners worn, spine softened at head and tail), front free-endpaper with contemporary inscription in brown ink S. Clifford Photo., containing 24 albumen print photographs (format 105 x 180 mm) laid …

# 10408

Various photographers.

[PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM] Australian Photographs

1880-1885. A fine nineteenth century album of photographs compiled by a traveller. Oblong folio, 290 x 430 mm, full leather with blind tooled decoration, upper and lower boards with gilt ornament and upper board titled in gilt Australian Photographs, inner boards with gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, containing [119] albumen print photographs in …

# 10795

FRANK DUNCAN & CO.

Auckland : 51 artistic views, 2 panorama of water front and harbour.

Auckland, N.Z. : Frank Duncan & Co., [c.1918]. Small oblong quarto, publisher's stiff wrappers lettered in gilt, original silk ties, [12] pp of half tone photographic plates and one folding leaf with triple panel panoramas recto and verso, a fine copy. Bagnall, D726. Only two copies are recorded in Australasian collections (Alexander Turnbull Library; Auckland …

# 10096

Photographer unknown.

Album of photographs of Uttarakhand, north India, circa 1914

Leather boards, 195 x 155 mm, loss along spine, marbled endpapers, containing [82] mounted photographs in various formats from 45 x 70 mm to 100 x 150 mm, each with typed caption label beneath, and [12] commercial postcards, mounted without caption labels; the album was evidently compiled by an unidentified British soldier stationed at Chaubatia …

# 9928

Photographer unknown.

Twelve photographic views of Sydney, circa 1890

Twelve albumen print photographs, each 140 x 200 mm, mounted recto and verso of three nineteenth century album pages, contemporary captions in French beneath most of the images, all are strong prints in fine condition, the pages free from foxing. Includes three superb views of Circular Quay; another of the harbour from Lavender Bay, and …

# 8964

PHILLIPS, Harry

The most up-to-date Sydney panoramic views

Katoomba, N.S.W. : H. Phillips, n.d. [circa 1910]. Oblong folio (240 x 580 mm), publisher's brown thick paper wrappers, front with decorative lettering in blue and silver (a few light marks), [24] pp, photogravure process plates, including several stunning double-page panoramas (almost 1200 mm across), some pale foxing to a couple of the plates, otherwise …

# 8963

In and around Sydney

Sydney : S. Wood, [c. 1914]. Oblong quarto, publisher's brown card covers with white lettering and pictorial onlay of harbour ferries to front, with presentation inscription 'To Harry, For Remembrance Sake, June 6th 1917', original silk ties, [30] pp with tipped-in sepia tone photographic plates, all interleaving intact, one of the best produced and most …

# 8842

EMPIRE PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION.

Souvenir to commemorate the visit of the Parliamentary delegation to Victoria, Australia 1926

Melbourne : Osboldstone & Co., [1926]. Oblong quarto, original card covers with gilt lettering and State crest to front (nick to fore-edge), [42] sepia toned photographic plates with views of Melbourne and regional Victoria, a near fine copy. Copies are recorded in four Australian collections (Deakin University Library; Monash University Library; National Library of Australia; State Library of …

# 8464

[GILL, S. T.].

14 views of Old Adelaide.

From sketches in 1840 – 1849 by S. T. Gill, F. R. Nixon, S. Calvert & O. Korn. [Adelaide] : E. S. Wigg & Son, n.d. [c.1880]. Oblong folio, gilt-lettered half-morocco and pebbled cloth boards (stain to front board), expertly recased, hinges strengthened, with the original binder's ticket of Wigg & Son, Adelaide, patterned endpapers, …

# 7162

KRUGER, Fred (1831-1888); CAIRE, Nicholas John (1837-1918) et al.

[PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM] Aborigines, Melbourne, Geelong, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand

Between 1880 and 1885. A fine nineteenth century travel album of commercially produced photographs. Large quarto, 300 x 240 mm, full pigskin with tooled decoration and gilt rule, owner's name 'Frederick Brock' inscribed on the decorative title page, containing 48 large format albumen print photographs (average size approximately 210 x 150 mm), mounted back-to-back on …

# 7146

Anon.

[LEPORELLO ALBUM; SYDNEY; MELBOURNE] Around the world

[Germany] : s.n., [circa 1880]. Octavo, red boards with black lettering and decoration, concertina foldout with twelve panels of leporello views of cities of the world, including views of Sydney and Melbourne (on last panel), Philadelphia, Madrid, Stockholm, Paris, London and Berlin; a lengthy split along the fold between the first two panels, otherwise in …

# 6640

PHILLIPS, H. (photographer)

Views of the far famed Blue Mountains N.S.W.

Katoomba, N.S.W. : H. Phillips, n.d. [circa 1910]. Oblong folio (240 x 580 mm), publisher's fine pale green thick paper wrappers printed in two shades of blue (wrappers and contents with old vertical fold), stapled, [24] pp, almost exclusively photogravure process plates, internally very clean and sound, a lovely, fresh copy. Harry Phillips, born in …

# 6639

PHILLIPS, H. (photographer)

Blue Mountains wonderland, N.S.W. : 81 views

Katoomba, N.S.W. : H. Phillips, n.d. [circa 1910]. Oblong folio (240 x 580 mm), publisher's green thick paper wrappers printed in blue and silver (wrappers and contents with old vertical fold), stapled, [23] pp, almost exclusively photogravure process plates, including a magnificent panorama of the Jamieson Valley; one of the photographs is dated 25.03.09; internally …

# 9207

PITT, C.A.

[NORTHERN TERRITORY] Magnificent views illustrating scenes along the north-south highway

Cover title: Series of magnificent views illustrating scenes along the North South Highway, Northern Territory, Australia. Payneham, South Australia : C. A. Pitt, [c.1950]. Oblong quarto, pictorial limp wrappers, 16 pp, black and white photographic plates, a very good copy.

# 5885

[LONG, HARRY ALFRED, 1825-1905]

[QUEENSLAND] Album of photographs presented to Harry Alfred Long on leaving Glasgow, 1896

Presentation photograph album, quarto (300 x 230 mm), full leather binding with brass decoration to front and gilt ornament to spine, working brass clasp, the first leaf with calligraphic dedication 'Presented to Harry Alfred Long, Esq., on the occasion of his leaving Glasgow, by the Directors of the Glasgow United Young Men's Christian Association, as …

# 5652

[TANNER BROS.]

The Maoris of New Zealand

[Cover title]. Wellington, N.Z. : Tanner Bros, [circa 1910]. Oblong quarto, embossed card covers (front with mild foxing and staining, edges chipped), original cord ties, owner's inscription to title page, printed on thick matte paper, [12] pages with 21 half tone photographic reproductions of Tanner Bros. postcards of Maori, internally clean and sound. Unrecorded in …