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 …

# 13490

Sydney views album

Oblong octavo, gilt-lettered embossed cloth (marked), leporello view album, concertina style, with 12 panels of photographic images of Sydney, including Circular Quai; Jewish Synagogue; Government House; St. Andrew's Cathedral; Botanic Gardens; Town Hall, The Museum, The University, Zig-Zag Railway, Blue Mountains. 

# 12786

SPEER, D.

48 views of the Concentration Camp, Berrima, New South Wales, Australia, 1914-1919.

Sydney : Epworth Press, [c.1919]. First (and only) edition. Oblong octavo, publisher's printed grey wrappers. 48 pp, all half tone black and white photographic plates, internally clean and sound. Scarce. These photographs of the Berrima Internment Camp were taken by D. Speer, a Bowral photographer. Among the images are numerous shots of the internees on …

# 11959

ILES, A.J. (Arthur James), 1870-1943

Views and Maori studies of Rotorua, New Zealand’s wonderland

Rotorua, N.Z. : A.J. Iles, photographer, [c.195]. Oblong quarto, original brown card covers, front with lettering in white and pictorial onlay of children performing the “haka for a penny” (contemporary inscription at top corner), original ties, containing [12] leaves, the recto of each with a sepia tone permanent carbonette process photographic print tipped-in, a fine, …

# 11365

SPURLINGS PTY. LTD.

Pictorial souvenir of Launceston (Tasmania) and surrounding tourist resorts,

containing fifty artistic and up-to-date views by Spurlings Pty. Ltd. Launceston. Cover: … fifty-one artistic views. Launceston : Spurlings Pty. Ltd., [c.1925]. Oblong quarto, publisher's stiff pictorial wrappers (small amount of silverfishing to lower wrapper), [32] pp, all half tone photographic plates, contents exceptionally clean.

# 11364

SPURLINGS PTY. LTD.

Tasmania illustrated : a complete pictorial record containing 122 views

of all parts of the Garden Isle. / plates engraved, printed and bound at “The Examiner” and “Weekly Courier” offices ; photographs by Spurlings Pty. Ltd. Launceston : Spurlings, [c.1920]. Oblong folio (310 x 500 mm), original cloth backed pictorial stiff wrappers printed in gold, black and cream, staple bound, [48] pp, all half tone photographic …

# 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 …

# 8401

Anon.

Photograph album of a colonial family’s visit to Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, India, circa 1930

Small oblong quarto, boards with gilt design to front, [36] leaves with approximately 120 mounted black and white snapshot photographs, dimensions ranging from 115 x 75 mm to 65 x 43 mm, a few with manuscript captions, showing scenes in Punjab and northern Himachal Pradesh (near Jammu and Kashmir), including Palampur and Shanan in Himachal Pradesh; …

# 6663

Anon.

[BURMA] R.A.F. serviceman’s photo album, 1947

Oblong octavo, worn papered boards (paper lacking on spine), containing 36 private b/w photographs printed on Velox paper, format 80 x 60 mm, window-mounted recto and verso of 9 leaves, all in excellent condition and the majority with accompanying manuscript caption on the album page, the first 26 recording a British R.A.F. serviceman’s sojourn 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 …

# 6334

Anon.

[WESTERN AUSTRALIA] Construction of the Trans-Australian Railway : private photograph album, 1916

Oblong octavo, 150 x 190 mm, brown card covers, the front embossed 'Souvenir', original silk cord ties, [6] leaves of card with window mounts recto and verso, containing a total of [12] gelatin silver photographs, each 82 x 115 mm, contemporary caption in ink to the album page beneath each photograph, the prints and album …

# 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.

# 5869

[R.A. SAMPSON]

Scenic views of Western Australia’s beauty spots : 30 views

Perth [W.A.] : R.S. Sampson, [circa 1923]. Small oblong quarto, printed wrappers, stapled, [32] pp, illustrated with full page hal tone photographic plates, a very good copy. Subjects include Soldiers' Convalescent Home, Kalamunda; new G.P.O. Perth (completed in 1923, which helps to date this publication); Perth from an aeroplane; the bridge at Middle Swan; Mylor …

# 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 …

# 5195

SUMMERSCALES, H.J.

The Garden city : being a series of 40 magnificent panoramic views of Ballarat and district,

with special descriptive article, Ballarat revisted. [Ballarat : H.J. Summerscales, circa 1910] Cover title: The Garden City : panoramic views of Ballarat & district. Oblong folio (165 x 380 mm), publisher's brown thick paper wrappers (wrappers and contents with old vertical fold, corners dog-eared), front decorated in gilt lettering, stapled, first page with wet stamp of K.M. …

# 3648

PHILLIPS, H. (Harry), 1873-1944.

Sydney illustrated : containing the latest views of the principal streets, buildings, etc.

Cover title: Sydney illustrated : containing 42 up-to-date views.  Katoomba : H. Phillips, photographer and printer, [circa 1910]. Oblong quarto, publisher's pictorial card wrappers with beautiful Art Nouveau design, staple bound, [32] pp, all illustrated, half-tone photographic views. A lovely copy in virtually mint condition. Copies are recorded in four Australian collections (National Library of …