Rare Books

# 44366

NEWTON, Douglas (ed.)

Arts of the South Seas : island Southeast Asia, Melanesia, Polynesia, Micronesia : the collections of the Musée Barbier-Mueller

Munich : Prestel, 1999. Large quarto (315 x 250 mm), publisher’s cloth-covered boards in pictorial dust jacket (slightly rubbed), pp. 368, profusely illustrated in colour and b/w; a fine copy of one of the best surveys of Oceanic Art available.

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# 44461

SPENCER, Walter Baldwin, Sir (1860-1929)

The photographs of Baldwin Spencer (hardcover edition)

Edited by Philip Batty, Lindy Allen and John Morton. Melbourne : Miegunyah Press, 2005. Quarto, boards in illustrated dustjacket, pp. xv; 223, illustrated. A fine copy. ‘In 1894 Spencer was appointed as biologist and photographer for the Horn Expedition, the first scientific expedition to Central Australia. In 1901, he and Frank Gillen set off from …

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# 44455

CASSIDY, C. T. (Clarence Thomas)

Random thoughts at Wyndham, W.A.

Wyndham, W.A. : C.T. Cassidy, [1977]. Quarto (260 x 205 mm), staple-bound illustrated wrappers (scattered stains and small amount of insect damage), 34 leaves roneo-printed on rectos only; internally very clean. Scarce self-published collection of poetry by Wyndham resident Clarence Cassidy, with themes including Aboriginal-settler relations, town characters, cattle droving, and the landscape of the …

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# 44383

ANNAND, Douglas

The Home Annual 1940

Sydney : John Fairfax, 1940. Quarto, illustrated wrappers by Douglas Annand (short tears to spine), pp. 92, pale water stain upper right corner, illustrated with fine reproductions of Australian art and photographs from the art deco period. Articles include “Opals” by Frank Hurley, “Western Wild Flowers” by Susannah Prichard, “Dry Spell” by Marjorie Barnard, “Still …

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# 44385

ANNAND, Douglas

The Home Annual 1939

Sydney : Sydney Morngin Herlamd, October 16th, 1939. Quarto, illustrated wrappers by Douglas Annand (some creases and paper loss along spine), pp. 92, illustrated with fine reproductions of Australian art and photographs from the art deco period, and many stylish advertisements. Includes reproductions after Fred Leist and Sydney Long, articles illustrated by Douglas Annand, photography …

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# 44384

FEINT, Adrian

The Home Annual

Sydney : Art in Australia, 1st October, 1932. Quarto, illustrated wrappers by Adrian Feint (staples rusted), pp. 66, illustrated with fine reproductions of Australian art and photographs from the art deco period. Includes reproductions after Margaret Preston, Hans Heysen and Kenneth Macqueen, photography by Cazneaux and Hoppe, and articles on architectural design, and Australian travel …

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# 44245

[KING, Philip Gidley].

New South Wales General Standing Orders :

selected from the general orders issued by former governors, from the 16th of February, 1791 to the 6th of September, 1800 : also, General orders issued by Governor King from the 28th of September, 1800 to the 30th of September, 1802. Melbourne, Black Rock: History Books Australia, 1983. Octavo, cloth over marbled boards, matching slipcase, …

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# 44088

Photographer unknown.

Large social outing on Mount Korong, central Victoria, circa 1900.

Gelatin silver print photograph, 112 x 152 mm, laid down on its original grey card mount, 128 x 188 mm; verso inscribed in a slightly later hand ‘Mount Korong’; fine condition. Despite the fact that it was probably taken by an amateur photographer, this is a fabulous outdoor photograph: the more you look, the more …

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# 44090

Photographer unknown.

[MELBOURNE] Suite of four views of Oakover Bridge on Merri Creek between Coburg and Preston. Early 1925.

Four large format gelatin silver print photographs, in uniform 150 x 200 mm format, on original matching board mounts each 245 x 300 mm; no photographer indicated; verso of one photograph has a slightly later explanatory inscription in pencil which reads: ‘Oakover Bridge opp. Oakover Road, Preston. Crosses Merri Ck. to Grant St. Coburg. Photo …

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# 44394

ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF SYDNEY. HOME MISSION SOCIETY

[SYDNEY] Ladies’ Auxiliary to Home Mission. Mrs Palmer requests the pleasure of Mrs Weston and friends’ company on Tuesday, August 18th at 3 o’clock, in Pitt Street School Hall.

Mr. T. Harper, Home Mission Evangelist, will give a short address. Music, recitations, etc. Sydney, NSW : Ladies’ Auxiliary to Home Mission, [probably 1903 or 1908]. Invitation card, 88 x 114 mm, printed recto only, with name of invitee in manuscript; some old water staining (no loss of text); verso blank. ‘The Home Mission Society …

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# 44399

[CROWN STREET WOMEN'S HOSPITAL]

[SYDNEY] Lady de Chair requests the pleasure of the company of Mrs A. Weston at a Meeting at Government House, on 11th March at 11 am, to form a Committee to organise a Ball at “The Wentworth,” for the Babies in the Women’s Hospital, Crown Street.

R.S.V.P. to the A.D.C. in waiting, Government House. Sydney, NSW : Government House, [1924]. Invitation card, 160 x 100 mm, printed recto only, with name of invitee in manuscript; old water staining (no loss of text); verso blank. ‘Crown Street Women’s Hospital was established in Hay Street in 1893 and moved to Surry Hills in 1897. …

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# 44396

[ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL, AUBURN]

[SYDNEY] The Lady Mayoress of Sydney (Mrs W. H. Lambert) requests the pleasure of Mrs A. Weston’s Company at A Gift Afternoon in her Rooms at the Town Hall on Thursday the 2nd June …

from 3.30 pm to 5 pm. Gifts of linen or money will be thankfully received for the assistance of the St. Joseph’s Hospital, Auburn. Sydney, NSW : Mrs. W. H. Lambert, Lady Mayoress, [1921]. Invitation card, 105 x 130 mm, printed recto only, with name of invitee in manuscript; mild toning; verso blank. ‘The story of …

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# 44125

Photographer unknown.

[MELBOURNE] “Hawksview”, Manningtree Road, Hawthorn, circa 1900.

Large format sepia-tone gelatin silver print photograph, 145 x 180 mm, laid down on its original board mount, 255 x 300 mm; verso inscribed in a later hand ‘Hawksview / Manningtree Road’; the print is in excellent condition; the mount has some light foxing. “Hawksview” was an impressive Hawthorn family residence built in the 1870s, …

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# 44082

JACKSON'S NEWSAGENCY (publisher)

Valentine’s Snapsots. Canberra, A.C.T. No. 2. 12 real photographs for your album. Hand coloured.

Canberra : Published for Jackson’s Newsagency, [c.1930]. Fourteen (yes, a baker’s dozen plus one!) gelatin silver print photographs with hand colouring, in uniform 65 x 105 mm format, with captions in the negatives; all in fine condition, accompanied by the original manila envelope, as issued (paper splits to edges).

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# 44286

COLLINS, Clyde (words and music)

The Sunshine State : official theme song of the Queensland Centenary Celebrations.

Words and music by Clyde Collins. Cover: ‘Recorded by Horrie Dargie Quintet on Columbia / Northern Command Band on Festival.’ Brisbane : Clyde Collins Music Co., 1958. Quarto (280 x 220 mm), pictorial wrappers, [3] pp. music notation; a good copy.

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# 44335

DAVIES, Alan (curator)

[HOLTERMANN COLLECTION; GOLD RUSH] The Greatest Wonder of the World

Sydney : SLNSW, 2013. Quarto (295 x 210 mm), wrappers lettered in gold, pp. 32, b/w photographic illustrations throughout; an as new copy. Catalogue to accompany an exhibition at the State Library of New South Wales, 23 February to 12 May 2013, curated by Alan Davies, which presented photographs from the historically important Holtermann Collection. …

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