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HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS, BOOKS & EPHEMERA continued...

Historical Documents, Books & Ephemera continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

3034

1912 & 1934 Miner's Rights Ballarat 2/6 Miner's Rights for William Dyer & Sarah Ann Dyer; 1926 South Australia Licence to Search for Oil; 1899 receipt from Gunpowder Magazine Bendigo for storage of gunpowder; 1916 receipt from New Prince of Wales Gold Mining Company, mainly Fair/Fine. (5) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-21, 08:00 PM

3035

1929 British 'Beaux Artes Series' stationery salesman's sample book of 100 superior-grade mostly Christmas greetings cards in a variety of traditional and avant garde styles including many marvellous Art Deco designs notably a marvellous fabric butterfly, the cards neatly affixed & only two items have been removed. The book is a bit travel-weary but the cards are remarkably fine. (98) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11)

Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$105.00
Closing..Sep-21, 08:00 PM

3036

1930 Amy Johnson 'Souvenir of the Programme of the Great Reception for The Air Queen' (19x12cm), 'Miss Amy Johnson, herione (sic) of the England-Australia solo flight, will arrive in England on or about 4th August 1930'. [200,000 people welcomed Amy back to Croydon aerodrome and an estimated 1 million people lined the 12 mile route to the Grosvenor House Hotel], reinforced fold and some light soiling. (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$50

SOLD for AU$80.00
Closing..Sep-21, 08:00 PM

3037

1932 Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge (21x26cm) illustrated invitation with an attractively tinted multicolour view of the Bridge and another of Sydney Harbour at the base, surmounted with 'NEW SOUTH WALES' State Arms (Lion & Kangaroo) in gold, made out to "Sir Arthur Rickard Kt and Lady Rickard", some toning marks but unfolded and gorgeous. Arthur Rickard was President of the 'Millions Club' (promoting Sydney to become the first Australian city to reach a population of one million) and a leading Sydney land developer. His company was hit hard by the Great Depression when buyers on 'Rickard's Easy Terms' walked off their land, leading to its liquidation in 1930. Ex Maurice Williams; sold for $1380. Tillie Mitchell's very fine example sold for $797. [Illustration above Lot 3033]

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-21, 08:00 PM

3038

Bonds & Share Certificates 1863-1967 collection with bonds (11) including 1863 Confederate States of America $100, Chicago North Western Railway Company $1000, The Chilean Northern Railway Company £100, Columbian National Railway Company £100, Hotel Baltimore 100F; share certificates (20) including Hausa (Nigeria) Ltd, Jaong-Landor Rubber Estates, Maryborough Knitting Mills, Marlu Gold Mining Areas, The New York, Chicago and St Louis Railroad Company, mainly Fair/Fine. (31) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-21, 08:00 PM

3039

Silk 'Stevengraph' inscribed 'AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH/1901 INAUGURATED 1901/[Coat of Arms]/ADVANCE AUSTRALIA' silk recessed in card inscribed 'HRH Duke of Cornwall and York' (later King George V) and framed (16x21cm). Scarce. (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-21, 08:00 PM

HISTORICAL & REFERENCE

LotNo.

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Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

3040

Balance of library, with dictionaries, thesaurus, atlases; coffee table books on America, Britain, Barbados, Cook Islands, Dunedin, France, South Africa, Vancouver & Zimbabwe. Ex Alan Davidson collection. (100+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17)

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Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$50.00
Closing..Sep-21, 08:00 PM

3041

Balance of collection noted 'The Art of Frederick McCubbin' by McDonald [Melbourne, 1916] with 45 tipped-in plates (missing signature); 'Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal' (39 issues) [Calcutta, 1905-27]; 'Chicago Daily Tribune' May 1-31 1928; 'Life' magazine (13 issues 1937-47); 'The Lives of the Rakes' in 6 volumes by Chancellor [London, 1924-25]; 'The Gleneagles Collection of Old Scottish Dance Tunes' by Meredith-Kay [Edinburgh, c.1920], mainly Fair/Fine. (90+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9)

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Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-21, 08:00 PM

3042

Balance of collection noted 'Penrose Annual - A Review of the Graphic Arts' (6 editions, London 1910-11 to 1955); 'Lego Architecture' by Wilkinson [London, 2014]; 1900-12 Canadian Gold-Fields reports (4); fairy tale books (6); two manuscripts of sci-fi novels, mainly Fair/Fine. (60+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$125.00
Closing..Sep-21, 08:00 PM

3043

Balance of library noted movies including 'The Australian Film Book 1930-Today' by Brand [Sydney, 1985]; 'The Paramount Story' by Eames [London, 1985]; '20th Century Fox' by Thomas & Solomon [NJ, 1979]; 'The United Artists Story' by Bergan [NY, 1986]; script precis for movie 'Malcolm'; biographies, history, mainly Fair/Very Fine. Ex Gary Fenton collection. (110+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15)

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Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-21, 08:00 PM

3044

Balance of library noted military with 'History of the War in France and Belgium in 1815' by Captain Siborne [London, 1848]; 'Australians at the Olympics' by Lester signed by Dawn Fraser, Herb Elliott & John Konrads; 'The Art of Bradman' by Brian Clinton & Mulvaney [Melbourne, 2003]; UFOs (3), Olympics (4), movie stars (9), mainly Fair/Fine. (52) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14)

Estimate AU$80

SOLD for AU$65.00
Closing..Sep-21, 08:00 PM

3045

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR: Collection comprising three folders of documents, noted muster roll of Company B 48th Reg NY Vol Inf; muster roll of Companys G-K of 11th Connecticut Vol Inf after battle of Anteitam; List of Quartermaster's Stores signed by John Wesley Clark (Medal of Honor); reunion ribbon/medal for 37th reunion 1913 with picture of Capt CA Lawrence, 7th New Hampshire Inf; 'Grand Army of the Republic' Transfer Cards (3) Sgt James Kelly (13th Kansas Inf), Pte Morgan Paslay (13th Iowa Regt) & Pte George Read (37th Illinois Inf); Discharge Certificate & Certificate of Honorable Service for Pte Sanford Weldon (20th Regt NY Cavalry); Medical Discharge and Pay Forms (10); Discharge and Pay Forms (3); Officer's Expense Form; Invoice for Pants; letter from wife of Col Wilson (Commander 14th NH Regt); with archive & research material & unit histories; also books (4) including 'Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War'; watercolour of ironclad warship, mainly Fair/Fine. (30 items) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13)

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Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Sep-21, 08:00 PM

3046

ANTIQUES: 'Carter's Price Guide to Antiques in Australia' (12 editions from 1991 to 2008); plus two other antiques books, mainly Fine. A wealth of historic market information. (14) (Image1) (Image2)

Estimate AU$80

SOLD for AU$60.00
Closing..Sep-21, 08:00 PM

3047

ART: Collection of books & ephemera, noted 'The Graphic Work of Albrecht Durer' by British Museum; 'Investing in Georgian Glass' by Lloyd; 'Masterpieces of Wedgwood in the British Museum' by Dawson; 'Jouney into India' by Adam, mainly Fair/Fine. (50+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

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Estimate AU$100

SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-21, 08:00 PM

3048

ART: Books re Colin Angus, Arthur Boyd, Ray Crooke, Donald Friend, Kenneth Jack, Sydney Long, Rodin & The Peter Ellis collection, mainly Fine. Ex Alan Davidson collection. (13) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$80

SOLD for AU$60.00
Closing..Sep-21, 08:00 PM

3049

AUSTRALIAN BOOKS: 'The [Rodney] Davidson Collection' by Australia Book Auctions, First Sale 7.3.2005, s/b.

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$50

SOLD for AU$38.00
Closing..Sep-21, 08:00 PM

3050

AUSTRALIAN BOOKS: 'The [Rodney] Davidson Collection' by Australia Book Auctions, first and second sales 7.3.2005 & 27.2.2006, both h/b with d/j. An exceptional record of a fantastic Australiana collection. (2)

Grade A (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-21, 08:00 PM

3051

AUSTRALIANA: 'Who's Who in Australia' (21) for 1988, 1992, 1995 & complete run 1999-2016; plus 'Who's Who Guide to Protocol' by Ford; 'Who's Who in Australasia and the Far East' 2nd edition 1991/92, mainly Fine. Ex Alan Davidson collection. (23) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-21, 08:00 PM

3052

AUSTRALIANA: Signed books (5) including 'John Howard - Lazarus Rising', 'The Hawke Memoirs' & 'Nancy Bird - My God! It's a Woman'; NSW local histories including Canada Bay, Condobolin, Griffith, Hawkesbury, Newcastle, Ourimbah, Paramatta, Port Macquarie, Sutherland Shire, Sydney, Sydney Suburbs, Wollongong & Young; range of coffee table books, mainly Fair/Fine. Ex Alan Davidson collection. (76) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$220.00
Closing..Sep-21, 08:00 PM

3053

AUSTRALIANA: 'Picturesque Atlas of Australasia' Volume 2 only by Garran [Melbourne, 1886-89] with maps in pocket at back; 'Census of the Commonwealth of Australia 3rd April 1911' in 2 volumes by Knibbs [Melbourne, 1917]; 'Born in the English Colony of New South Wales 1788-1800' by Smee [Canberra, 2006]; 'Responsible Government in South Australia' by Combe (signed) [Adelaide, 1957]; 'The Melbourne Cable Trams 1885-1940' by Cranston [Melbourne, 1988], mainly Fair/Fine. (50+) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-21, 08:00 PM