Australia Pre 1850
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# 35487
McPHEE, John (ed.)
Joseph Lycett : convict artist
Sydney : Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, 2006. Quarto, cloth-covered boards in illustrated dust jacket, pp. 285, previous owner’s name to endpaper, illustrated in colour throughout, academic text on the artist by John McPhee, Richard Neville, Roger Butler, Shane Frost and Martin Terry. A richly illustrated monograph on the convict artist Joseph Lycett …
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# 35480
PLIMER, Nathaniel, 1757-1822, attributed
A portrait miniature of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Brisbane, sixth Governor of New South Wales, 1821-1825
A fine portrait of a distinguished administrator whose political and social legacies were of immense importance in the shaping of the Colony of New South Wales. Portraits of such significant early Australian figures are of the utmost rarity. [Attributed to Nathaniel Plimer, probably 1803-1804]. Portrait on ivory, in its original nine-carat gold mount, 70 x 53 mm; verso of …
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# 35318
EISLER, William and SMITH, Bernard
Terra Australis : the furthest shore.
Sydney : International Cultural Corporation of Australia Limited for the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1988. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 239, crease to half-title, illustrated. A large scale exhibition on the history of the discovery and colonisation of the Australian continent, a detailed catalogue.
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# 34958
MORRIS, Elizabeth
[NEW SOUTH WALES] Manuscript letter written by a young female convict, Elizabeth Morris, sent to her father from Chester Gaol while awaiting transportation for life. 5 November, 1833; [and] a letter from the Governor of the Gaol, advising Elizabeth’s father on how he should present two petitions to have his daughter pardoned to his local MP. 24 January, 1834.
I. Folded letter sheet. Small quarto bifolium (207 x 160 mm), laid paper watermarked ‘Dewdney & Tremlett 1832’; manuscript in ink, [2] pp; headed ‘Chester, Nov 5th’, the letter is written in the hand of Elizabeth Cheatham (Morris), whilst in the Chester City Gaol where she was being held pending removal to the hulks prior …
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# 34879
MATE, Thomas Hodges (1810-1894)
[SOUTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES] Entire manuscript letter from pioneer squatter Thomas Mate, Tarcutta, to William Evans, Yass. December, 1849.
Entire letter. Folding letter sheet, 230 x 180 mm, high quality paper with embossed paper mark ‘Superfine Satin’; [1] page, manuscript in ink; headed ‘Tarcutta, Dec. 31/49’, the letter is addressed to ‘W. N. B. Evans, Union Store, Yass’, and is signed at the foot ‘Thomas H. Mate’; the outer side with rare boxed PAID …
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# 35209
SOTHEBY, W.
[FIRST FLEET]. A tour through parts of Wales, sonnets, odes, and other poems.
With engravings from drawings taken on the spot. By J. Smith. London : R. Blamire, 1794. Quarto, contemporary papered boards, all edges uncut, pp. 120, 13 tinted aquatints, a fine copy. Includes the first Sonnet titled ‘On the ships sailing for Botany Bay’, a poetic version of the voyage of the First Fleet in 1787-88, …
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# 35180
COOPER, John Butler
The history of Malvern from its first settlement to a city (presentation copy)
Compiled by order of the Malvern Council by John Butler Cooper. Melbourne : Specialty Press Pty. Ltd., 1935. Octavo, gilt-lettered imitation leather (slightly marked), top edge gilt, patterned endpapers, pp. xii, 268, photographic plates, presentation inscription from the Secretary, City of Malvern to half-title, internally clean.
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# 35215
WATTS, Peter et al.
An exquisite eye : the Australian flora & fauna drawings 1801-1820 of Ferdinand Bauer
Sydney : Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, 1997. Quarto, illustrated wrappers (spine lightly sunned), pp. 167, illustrated. A very good copy. “This publication coincides with an exhibition of the same title held at the Focus Gallery, Museum of Sydney on the site of first Government House, between 13 December 1997 and 19 April …
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# 34755
LEAKE, Robert Rowland (1811-1860)
[TASMANIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA] Manuscript letter from grazier Robert Leake to his brother, Edward Leake of Lewisham near Campbell Town, Van Diemen’s Land. Adelaide, October 1838.
Entire letter. Folding letter sheet, 315 x 200 mm, manuscript in ink on laid paper watermarked ‘J. Green & Co. 1836’, cross-written on [3] pages; headed ‘Adelaide S.A. / October 31st 1838’ and signed ‘Your affectionate brother Robt. Leake’, the letter is addressed on the outer side to ‘Edward Leake Esq. / Lewisham / near …
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# 34735
[COMPTROLLER-GENERAL OF CONVICTS]
[TASMANIA] Convict record of Thomas Watson, sentenced at the Gloucester Assizes in August 1833 to 7 years transportation to Van Diemen’s Land; arrived on the John Barry, August 1834; remained in penal servitude until July 1845.
Single parchment sheet, 300 x 250 mm; manuscript in ink, densely written across 1 1/2 pages, the entries covering the period August 1834 to July 1845, written in many different hands and in different locations in Van Diemen’s Land; the prisoner’s physical description and background are entered in the upper margin recto, and beside it …
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# 34720
[VAN DIEMEN'S LAND. COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE]
[TASMANIA; WINE] Licence issued to Messrs. Henty & Company, Launceston, in pursuance of An Act for the Licensing of Wholesale Dealers in Wine and Sprituous Liquors. January 1842.
[Hobart Town : s.n.], 1842. Foolscap folio, 330 x 200 mm, letterpress printed recto only on laid paper with Britannia watermark; the manuscript entries record the successful application by Messrs. Henty & Co., Launceston, for a licence ‘to be a Dealer, under the said Act, In Wine and in Brandy, Rum, Gin, Whiskey, Cordials, and …
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# 34800
[MULGRAVE, Peter Archer, 1778-1847]
The Tasmanian. Volume II, number 56. March 21, 1828. (Subscriber copy of P. A. Mulgrave).
Hobart Town : Printed and published by John Campbell MacDougall, at the Tasmanian Office, Elizabeth Street, March 21 1828. Folio newspaper, [4] pp, upper margin of first page with subscriber’s name ‘P. A. Mulgrave, J.P.’ inscribed in ink and 2d newspaper duty stamp in orange; old folds (some tearing along the fold lines); a fragile …
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# 34754
GREAT BRITAIN. COMMISSIONERS FOR EMIGRATION.
Colonial Office, 18th July 1831. Information respecting the Australian colonies.
The Commissioners for Emigration have collected the following information for the use of Persons desirous of emigrating to New South Wales and Van Dieman’s [sic] Land. [Drop title]. [London] : Colonial Office, 1831. Foolscap folio (335 x 200 mm), contemporary half red morocco over marbled boards ruled in gilt (worn at corners and with a …
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# 34719
MURDOCH, Peter (1795-1871); FORSTER, Matthew (1796-1846)
[TASMANIA; POLICE] Manuscript letter from the Police Magistrate at Richmond, Peter Murdoch, to the Chief Magistrate of Police in Van Diemen’s Land, alleging that six local constables have obtained rations from him by deception. June 1834.
Foolscap folio bifolium, 320 x 205 mm, manuscript in ink on laid paper watermarked ‘Clarke & Co. 1831’, 1 1/2 pages; autograph letter signed by Peter Murdoch, Chief Magistrate of Police at Richmond, addressed to the Chief Magistrate of Police in Van Diemen’s Land (Matthew Forster) in Hobart Town, headed ‘Richmond Police Office 16 June 1834’; …
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# 34748
[COMPTROLLER-GENERAL OF CONVICTS]
[TASMANIA] Convict record of John Jones, sentenced at the Lancaster Quarter Session in July 1837 to transportation for life to Van Diemen’s Land; arrived on the Neptune, January 1838; remained in penal servitude until April 1844.
Single parchment sheet, 330 x 200 mm; manuscript in ink, densely written on 1 page, the entries covering the period January 1838 to April 1844, written in several different hands and in different locations in Van Diemen’s Land; the prisoner’s physical description and background are entered in the upper margin recto; light staining and rubbing …
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# 34729
WENTWORTH, D'Arcy (jun.) (1793-1861)
[TASMANIA; POLICE; CONVICTS] Information and Complaint of William Campbell and John Riley, assigned servants to John Knight of King’s Meadows, and of fellow convict John McAlister, testifying against the convict Edward Silvey for the theft food, clothing and tools from Knight. Launceston, December 1840.
Foolscap folio, 320 x 200 mm, manuscript in ink on laid paper watermarked ‘Newton 1838’, 8 pages, original ribbon tie; the sworn testimonies of William Campbell and John Riley, assigned servants of John Knight, and of the convict John McAlister, in the case against fellow convict Edward Silvey (aka Selvey), a prisoner who stands accused …