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  • Vue de Sydney et de l'entree de la Riviere de Paramatta (panorama in two sections)

    # 15277

    MENARD, Romuald George (painter); THIERRY FRÈRES; SABATIER, Léon Jean Baptiste (lithographers)

    Vue de Sydney et de l’entree de la Riviere de Paramatta (panorama in two sections)

    Two plates, forming a continuous panorama, from: Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate la Vénus, pendant les années 1836-1839 … atlas pittoresque. [Paris : Gide, 1841]. Tinted lithographs, 170 x 420 mm; pale foxing to the margins of the first plate, else in fine condition. Custom framed in museum timber, measures 422 x 1138 mm. The voyage …

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  • The chronicles of early Melbourne, 1835 to 1852. Historical, anecdotal and personal, by "Garryowen"

    # 46874

    "Garryowen" (FINN, Edmund, 1819-1898)

    The chronicles of early Melbourne, 1835 to 1852. Historical, anecdotal and personal, by “Garryowen”

    Centennial edition with portraits and illustrations. Melbourne : Fergusson and Mitchell, 1888. First edition. Two volumes, quarto, gilt-decorated roan (refurbished and recoloured, expertly rebacked with new spines lettered in gilt, a pencilled note on the endpaper of the second volume reads ‘Repaired H. Green £6.6.0’), all edges gilt, endpapers replaced, bookplates of Bernard Gore Brett …

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  • [ASTRONOMY] Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. For the year MDCCCXXIX. Part III. Containing astronomical observations made at the Observatory at Parramatta ; by Charles Rumker, Esq.

    # 42877

    RÜMKER, Charles (1788-1862)

    [ASTRONOMY] Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. For the year MDCCCXXIX. Part III. Containing astronomical observations made at the Observatory at Parramatta ; by Charles Rumker, Esq.

    London : Printed by Richard Taylor, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, 1829. Quarto (275 x 220 mm), period-style modern binding of half black calf over marbled papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; pp. v, [1 Contents], 152; astronomical tables throughout; a fine copy, with discreet stamps of the Dublin Library Society to a couple of …

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  • Melbourne from the south side of the Yarra Yarra 1839

    # 46678

    CARMICHAEL, John (1803-1857)

    Melbourne from the south side of the Yarra Yarra 1839

    Original etching and engraving, 177 x 357 mm (plate line), mount burn, engraved inscription lower left Drawn by J. A. Adamson Esq., engraved inscription lower right Eng.d by J. Carmichael. for R.Clint, manuscript inscription lower centre in Tate Adams’ hand Melbourne 1839. Printed from the original plate in an edition of 100. No. 85 / …

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  • Observations upon the marine barometer, made during the examination of the coasts of New Holland and New South Wales, in the years 1801, 1802, and 1803.

    # 30697

    FLINDERS, Matthew (1774-1814)

    Observations upon the marine barometer, made during the examination of the coasts of New Holland and New South Wales, in the years 1801, 1802, and 1803.

    Contained within: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London for the year MDCCVI. Part II. London : printed by W. Bulmer, 1806. Quarto, original plain blue wrappers, pp. iv; 239 – 473; [8]; 12 engraved plates (some folding), the plates foxed but the text clean, all edges uncut and a little dusty, a fine …

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  • Human zoos : the invention of the savage

    # 47123

    THURAM, Lilian et al.

    Human zoos : the invention of the savage

    devised and edited by Pascal Blanchard, Gilles Boëtsch and Nanette Jacomijn Snoep ; presented by Lilian Thuram … Arles [France] : Actes Sud ; [Paris, France] : Musée du Quai Branly, [2011]. Quarto, illustrated gatefold wrappers, light handling marks, pp. 382, illustrated. ‘ Human Zoos offers a fascinating, sobering and macabre tour of man’s exploitation …

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  • New Year's Eve in Lan-Fang : a Judge Dee story.

    # 42344

    Van Gulik, Robert (1910-1967)

    New Year’s Eve in Lan-Fang : a Judge Dee story.

    Beirut : [Imprimerie Catholique], 1958. First edition. Limited to 200 copies. Inscribed by the author, in Dutch, on the half-title: ‘Met beste wenschen voor 1959! R. H. en F. van Gulik, Beyrouth, Dec. ’58.’ Small octavo (175 x 115 mm), original printed wrappers (upper wrapper sunned at top edge); 32 pp., with a frontispiece illustration, …

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  • "Amy & Kathie". Launceston, Tasmania, late 1860s.

    # 47047

    WEBB, T. D.

    “Amy & Kathie”. Launceston, Tasmania, late 1860s.

    Albumen print with hand colouring, 102 x 63 mm (mount); verso with the imprint of ‘T. D. Webb, Photographer, St. John’s St., Launceston, Tasmania’, and early pencilled inscription ‘Amy & Kathie’ (the spelling of the latter name corrected from ‘Cathy’); the print is a little pale but is otherwise in very good condition, as is …

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  • Studio portrait of a lady in a taffeta dress. Adelaide, c.1865.

    # 46808

    FARNDELL, Edward

    Studio portrait of a lady in a taffeta dress. Adelaide, c.1865.

    Albumen print photograph, carte de visite format, 99 x 64 mm; verso with imprint of ‘E. Farndell, Photographic Artist, Kent Town, Adelaide; the albumen print and the mount are both in good condition.

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  • [CARTE DE VISITE ALBUM "OPENER"] The Victorian Album Almanack 1866.

    # 46776

    [Anon.]

    [CARTE DE VISITE ALBUM “OPENER”] The Victorian Album Almanack 1866.

    [Title from caption at centre of image]. Albumen print of calendar for 1866 with two illustrations, one of shipping in Hobson’s Bay, the other a view of the city of Melbourne from the Yarra; carte de visite format, 101 x 63 mm (mount); recto of mount imprinted at bottom margin ‘Pt. No. 5 / Copyright …

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  • Farewell of Le Chevalier Blondin.

    # 46775

    [NOBLE, Timothy, attributed.] [BLONDIN, Charles, 1824-1897]

    Farewell of Le Chevalier Blondin.

    [Title from caption in the image]. [Melbourne : Timothy Noble, 1874]. Albumen print photograph, carte de visite format, 103 x 63 mm; verso without studio imprint, but in pencil are the original owner’s name ‘J. S. Wright’ and his gift inscription ‘For Cousin Jessie’; the print has some foxing at top edge and the front of …

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  • Studio portrait of a woman in summer dress, wearing a fancy hat decorated with flowers and holding a parasol. Adelaide, late 1870s.

    # 46807

    SOLOMON, S. (Saul)

    Studio portrait of a woman in summer dress, wearing a fancy hat decorated with flowers and holding a parasol. Adelaide, late 1870s.

    Albumen print photograph, carte de visite format, 102 x 62 mm; verso of mount with the imprint of ‘S. Solomon, School of Photography, 51 Rundle St., Adelaide’; the print and the mount are both in very good condition.

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  • Studio portrait of a lady in mourning dress holding a letter. Adelaide, c.1875.

    # 46806

    MARCHANT, P. J. (Philip James)

    Studio portrait of a lady in mourning dress holding a letter. Adelaide, c.1875.

    Albumen print photograph, carte de visite format, 101 x 62 mm; recto of mount imprinted ‘P. J. Marchant, Waymouth Street, Adelaide, Photographer’; verso blank; the print is in very good condition; the mount has some very light foxing. The sitter, with her hand to her cheek, gazes wistfully past the camera, her thoughts obviously far …

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  • Studio portrait of the celebrated Irish actor Charles Kean. Melbourne, 1863.

    # 46882

    DAVIES & CO.

    Studio portrait of the celebrated Irish actor Charles Kean. Melbourne, 1863.

    Albumen print photograph, carte de visite format, 102 x 62 mm (mount); verso with imprint of ‘Davies & Co., Photographers, 5 Collins St. West (3 Doors from Elizabeth St.), Melbourne’, and a fully contemporary inscription in ink identifying the sitter as ‘Mr. C. Kean’; the print has lost some contrast in the upper section, but …

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  • Daguerreotype portrait of a young woman.

    # 43401

    [Photographer unknown].

    Daguerreotype portrait of a young woman.

    [U.S.A., 1860-65]. Sixth plate daguerreotype with applied colour, 70 x 57 mm (sight); in excellent condition, in the original large oval brass mat, housed in the original octagon thermoplastic case with geometric design (Berg 3-218).  

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  • Daguerreotype portrait of a young brother and sister.

    # 43382

    [Photographer unknown].

    Daguerreotype portrait of a young brother and sister.

    [U.S.A., 1850-55]. Sixth plate daguerreotype with applied colour, 70 x 60 mm (sight); in excellent condition in the original nonpareil brass mat, housed in the original leather case with floral and geometric designs (two working brass clasps).

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