New South Wales

  • Aboriginal art galleries of western New South Wales. Part 3

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    BLACK, Lindsay

    Aboriginal art galleries of western New South Wales. Part 3

    Being a continuation of a series on the Aborigines of the Darling River Valley and of Central New South Wales. Burial Trees being Part 1. Cylcons. The Mystery Stones of the Darling River Valley being Part 2. Foreword by C. P. Mountford. [S.l. : s.n.], 1943. Octavo, lettered wrappers (lightly foxed), pp. 76, illustrated with …

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  • [FIRST FLEET] Midshipman Newton Fowell, on board HMS Sirius at sea, off Rio de Janeiro, 6 August 1787: autograph letter signed, addressed to his father, John Fowell.

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    FOWELL, Newton Digby (1768-1790)

    [FIRST FLEET] Midshipman Newton Fowell, on board HMS Sirius at sea, off Rio de Janeiro, 6 August 1787: autograph letter signed, addressed to his father, John Fowell.

    Entire letter, 1 page, quarto, manuscript in ink on the first side of a bifolium, laid paper watermarked with Britannia and GR surmounted by crown; dated 6 August 1787 and signed N. Fowell, addressed to John Fowell Esq., Black Hall, S. Brent, Devonshire, England, with DOVER/SHIP-LRE hand-stamp on the face and rated in ms. 1/7 (to be …

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  • The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay (first edition, coloured)

    # 31523

    PHILLIP, Arthur (1738-1814)

    The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay (first edition, coloured)

    with an account of the establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson & Norfolk Island; compiled from authentic papers, which have been obtained from the several departments, to which are added, the journals of Lieuts. Shortland, Watts, Ball, & Capt. Marshall; with an account of their new discoveries. London : John Stockdale, 1789. Quarto, contemporary …

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  • Journal of a voyage to New South Wales (deluxe coloured edition)

    # 26694

    WHITE, John (1756-1832)

    Journal of a voyage to New South Wales (deluxe coloured edition)

    / with sixty-five plates of non descript animals, birds, lizards, serpents, curious cones of trees and other natural productions by John White Esqre., Surgeon General to the settlement. London : J. Debrett, 1790. Quarto, in an Italian binding of full white vellum, contrasting morocco title labels, decorated in gilt, engraved map from 1802 of the …

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  • A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson, in New South Wales,

    # 29230

    TENCH, Captain Watkin

    A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson, in New South Wales,

    including an accurate description of the situation of the colony; of the natives; and of its natural productions. London : Sold by G. Nicol, Pall-Mall ; and J. Sewell, Cornhill, 1793. Quarto, later half calf over marbled papered boards (rubbed), spine in compartments with elaborate gilt decoration and green morocco title label lettered in gilt, bookplate removed from front pastedown; all edges speckled red; frontispiece folding Map of the hitherto unexplored country …

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  • An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales,

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    COLLINS, David (1756-1810)

    An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales,

    from its first Settlement, in January 1788, to August 1801: with Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, &c. of the Native Inhabitants of that Country. To which are added, some particulars of New Zealand; compiled, by permission, from the Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King; and an account of a voyage performed by Captain Flinders and Mr …

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  • [INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS]. Abbildungen der Bewohner der Erde,

    # 43015

    FEMBO, Christoph (editor and publisher)

    [INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS]. Abbildungen der Bewohner der Erde,

    aus den besten Schriften zusammengestellt … … Nürnberg : Christoph Fembo, 1816. Broadsheet, 610 x 500 mm, copper engraving with original hand colouring; light creasing, some short edge tears and a few expert repairs. A spectacular early nineteenth-century coloured engraving illustrating the traditional costume of peoples of the world. The sixty-six full-length portraits are arranged …

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  • A Gang-gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum).

    # 44044

    LEWIN, Thomas (1774-1840)

    A Gang-gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum).

    [London, 1829]. Body colour, watercolour with touches of gum arabic, and pen and grey ink on paper watermarked J. Watman, measuring 440 x 330 mm; signed, inscribed and dated I.r. D & P by Thos. Lewin 1829; verso inscribed in a contemporary hand in pen and brown ink: Species from New Holland (very scarce) Lewin. …

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  • A Nugget of Gold from Australia!!! presented to Mrs John Deuchar by Mrs Hamilton on 12th Aug. 1867, New Zealand.

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    [HAMILTON, Mrs.]; [DEUCHAR, John, Mrs.]

    A Nugget of Gold from Australia!!! presented to Mrs John Deuchar by Mrs Hamilton on 12th Aug. 1867, New Zealand.

    Manuscript note in brown ink on a small scrap of paper, 50 x 60 mm, laid down on later card backing; old fold lines (the gold nugget was originally enclosed inside the note), a small perforation and two short edge tears, resulting in the loss of a couple of letters, else complete; [together with] the …

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  • First views of Australia 1788-1825 : an early history of Sydney

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    McCORMICK, Tim

    First views of Australia 1788-1825 : an early history of Sydney

    Sydney : Longueville Publications, 1987. Edition limited to 2000 copies. Large quarto, publisher’s navy cloth boards lettered in gilt, in illustrated dust jacket, light handling marks, light foxing to preliminaries, 340 pp, illustrated throughout (mostly colour plates), introduction by Robert Irving, with biographical notes on the artists, index; a very good copy of this important …

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  • Wadgayawa nhay dhadjan wari : They made them a long time ago

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    INGREY, Ray; TIMBERY, Noeleen, et al.

    Wadgayawa nhay dhadjan wari : They made them a long time ago

    Sydney : SLNSW, 2023. Octavo, pictorial wrappers, pp. 39, colour illustrations, maps; pristine copy. Catalogue produced to accompany an exhibition of objects on loan from overseas institutions held at the State Library of New South Wales, 7 October 2023 – 28 January 2024. The objects were selected by members of the La Perouse Aboriginal Community …

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  • Contact sheet with fifteen portraits of Aboriginal men from New South Wales and Queensland, 1888-1895.

    # 43601

    KERRY, Charles (1858-1928)

    Contact sheet with fifteen portraits of Aboriginal men from New South Wales and Queensland, 1888-1895.

    Albumen print, 145 x 190 mm; each of the fifteen portraits is numbered and captioned in the negative, with vertical imprint of ‘Kerry’s Studios, 310 George St., near Hunter St., Sydney.’; in very good condition. A composite of fifteen portraits produced by Kerry from his own standard format albumen prints. Kerry used this form of …

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  • Tinted studio portrait of Miss Leila Pyers, champion Highland dancer. Lismore, Northern New South Wales, circa 1915.

    # 44079

    Photographer unknown.

    Tinted studio portrait of Miss Leila Pyers, champion Highland dancer. Lismore, Northern New South Wales, circa 1915.

    Gelatin silver print photograph with hand colouring, 140 x 80 mm, on the original studio mount of green board; verso with contemporary caption in pencil: ‘Leila Pyers’; the print and mount are in excellent condition. There are many newspaper notices that mention the achievements of Leila Pyers of Lismore in local and regional Highland dancing …

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  • A sequel to Barrington's Voyage to New South Wales,

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    BARRINGTON, George (falsely attributed)

    A sequel to Barrington’s Voyage to New South Wales,

    comprising an interesting narrative of the Transactions and Behaviour of the Convicts; the Progress of the Colony; an Official Register of the Crimes, Trials, Sentences, and Executions that have taken place; a Topographical, Physical, and Moral Account of the Country, Manners, Customs &c. of the Natives, as likewise Authentic Anecdotes of the most Distinguished Characters, and Notorious Convicts that have been Transported …

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  • Acts and Ordinances of the Governor and Council of New South Wales ... of His Excellency Lieut. Gen. Ralph Darling. 1826.

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    [HOWE, Robert, printer]; DARLING, Ralph; McLEAY, Alexander

    Acts and Ordinances of the Governor and Council of New South Wales … of His Excellency Lieut. Gen. Ralph Darling. 1826.

    Sydney : Printed by Robert Howe, Government Printer, 1827. Foolscap folio, original grey wrappers with ‘1826’ in ms. to upper wrapper; letterpress printed. Contents: pp. 25-27 (three 1826 Proclamations by Governor Darling), [4] (title-leaf and index for Acts and Ordinances of the Governor and Council of New South Wales … passed during the administration of …

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  • Acts and Ordinances of the Governor and Council of New South Wales, ... during the administration of His Excellency Lieut. Gen. Ralph Darling. 1830.

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    [MANSFIELD, Ralph, printer]; DARLING, Ralph; McLEAY, Alexander

    Acts and Ordinances of the Governor and Council of New South Wales, … during the administration of His Excellency Lieut. Gen. Ralph Darling. 1830.

    Sydney : Printed by R. Mansfield, for the executors of R. Howe, 1830. Foolscap folio, original grey wrappers with ‘Proclamations, Acts of Council, Government Orders and Notices from 7th July to 15th November 1830’ in ms. to upper wrapper (wrappers stained and with some silverfishing); letterpress printed. Contents: [6] (title-leaf and Table of contents for Acts …

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