Catalogue
Carlisle, Leslie J., Australian Historical Medals 1788-1988, Sydney, 2008, signed copy, 681pp, illustrated throughout, with supplementary price guide. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Clark, R., Soudan Contingent 1885, NSW, 1972, revised 2nd edition, 51pp, illustrations with additional notes included; Shaw, Miss E.M., A History of Currency in South Africa, 1956, South African Museum, Cape Town, 27 pp, 20 plates; Hill, Sir George, The Medal Its place in Art, British Academy Annual lecture, 1941, 22pp, 10 plates. The first volume signed and dated 13/2/74 by W.Mira, the second volume, signed by W.Mira and P.Spalding. Mostly fine, all scarce. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Green, Benjamin Richard, Lecture on the Study of Ancient Coins.... delivered February 6th 1829 in the theatre of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, dedicated to Captn. Willm Henry Smyth R.N., 39pp., with chart included with the bookplate of A.B.Triggs, with plastic cover; Newell, Edward, T., The Dated Alexander Coinage of Sidon and Ake, Yale Oriental Series , 1916, New Haven, Yale, 72pp, 10 plates, hard bound. Both books fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Green, Jeremy N., Australia's Oldest Wreck: The Loss of the Trial, 1622, BAR Supplementary Series 27 1977, 56 +5 pp, with maps and illustrations; Green, Jeremy N., Jacht Vergulde Draeck, Wrecked Western Australia, 1656 Part i, BAR Supplementary Series 36 (i), 292 pp, illustrations etc; another Part (ii), pp293-506 + 4 pp, illustrations (this volume is about coinage from the wreck by S.J.Wilson). Fine or better and scarce. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Gullick, William Applegate, a set of galley proofs for an unpublished work on Australian Medals & Badges, printed on art paper and hardbound into a book with gold block lettering on cover and spine. In very good condition and rare.
Estimate $500
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Kent, J.P.C., & Hirmer, M., & A., Roman Coins, London, 1978, 368pp., 199 plates; illustrations; 31cm. Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
(Krause), Colin R. Bruce II, Senior Editor, 2009 Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 2207pp, 36th edition, illustrated throughout; 2006 Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 1198pp, 5th edition, illustrated throughout; Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 1284pp, 4th edition, illustrated throughout; Gold Coins of the World, by Robert Friedberg, 50th year and 8th Edition, 2009, 766pp; together with various auction catalogues, Leu, Auction 51, 'A Bostonian Collection' 24-26 October 1990 (with P/R) another Ancient Coins Auction 91 10-11, May 2004 (with P/R); CNG Mail Bid Sale 75 May 23, 2007; Triton XI, January 8-9, 2008; Mail Bid Sale 76 parts 1 and 2 (Seeger Collection), Sept. 12, 2007; (all with P/R); other sale catalogues by Morton & Eden (2); Hong Kong - Baldwin No.47; Spink 110 [1995]; St.James Auction 6, 2007; Burgan and iNummus. Mostly very fine. (17)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Heyde, G.C., Renniks Unofficial Coins of Colonial Australia and New Zealand, Adelaide, 1967 92pp, soft cover as issued. Fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $70
Humphreys, Henry Noel, The Coinage of the British Empire, London, MDCCCLIV, 160pp + plates, hardbound, pages gilt edged. Spine torn, good.
Estimate $250
SOLD $200
Hyman, Coleman P., Catalogue of the Coins, Coinages, and Currency of Australasia, Sydney, original edition, 1893, 159 + viii pp, tables, line illustrations, bound with original cover bound in as cover and signed on it by a John H. Campbell; Gill, Thomas., Coinage and Currency of South Australia, Adelaide, 1912, 101+2pp, with 'Herbert Nathaniel Straus' bookplate, also with illustrations and reprints of Bullion and Gold Token acts of 1852. Both copies very good - fine, scarce. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $350
Hyman, Coleman P., Catalogue of the Coins, Coinages, and Currency of Australasia, Sydney, original edition, 1893, 159 + viii pp, tables, line illustrations, rebound with light brown cover with gilt letters and signed with the authors Compliments; Stainsfield, C.W., The Tradesmen's Tokens of the Australasian Colonies, together with an Account of the Early Silver Pieces and Gold Coinage of Australia, London, 1888, 78pp, with the bookplate of W.J.D.Mira. Both copies very good - fine, scarce. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $420
Hyman, Coleman P., An Account of the Coins, Coinages and Currency of Australasia, 159pp (1973 reprint); Chalmers, A History of Currency in the British Colonies, 496pp (1972 reprint); Gollan, The Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Origins and Early History, 179pp (1968). Near new. (3)
Estimate $80
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Margolis, Arnold & Weinberg, Fred,The Error Coin Encyclopedia, 3rd ed, 2000, 456pp, illustrated; Craig Coins of the World, 1750-1850; Friedberg, Robert, Gold Coins of the World, 1st ed, 1958, 384pp; Hobson, Burton, Historic Gold Coins of the World, 1971, 192 pp; Bowers & Travers, Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection, 1997, 323 pp, illustrated throughout; Doty, Richard and Kleeberg, John M., Money of the Caribbean, 1999, Conference paper December 4, 1999, 318pp, illustrated; others, minor booklets by Clarke, The Coins and Tokens of British Oceania; Bressett, Guide Book of English Coins, 5th ed; Altz & Barton, Foreign Coins Struck at US Mints; Higgie, The Colonial Coinage of the US Virgin Islands. Good - fine. (10)
Estimate $40
SOLD $40
Mira, W.J.D., and Noble, W.J., The Holey Dollars of New South Wales, Sydney, 1988, hardbound, copy No.74; Mira, Dr W.J.D., James Cook His Coins and Medals, Cronulla, c1970, hard bound edition, No.16, 44pp, illustrated, one with red cover this signed by author; another hard bound (using original soft covers), inscribed as Author's copy and signed by author. As new. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Mitchener, Michael, The Ancient & Classical World 600 B.C.-A.D.600, London, 1978; Non-Islamic States & Western Colonies, AD600-1979, London, 1979; Sheedy, K.A., The Westmoreland Collection-Alexander and the Hellenistic Kingdoms, 2007, inside front page signed by author and others. First book in good condition, second book with some water damage to first 100 pages in lower left corner and the spine taped across at the bottom, third book near new condition. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
Official Record, Australian Intercolonial Exhibition, Melbourne, 1866-67, 563pp, with sections on The Australasian Colonies at the International Exhibition, London, 1862, 91pp, The Colony of Victoria at the Dublin International Exhibition, 1865, 9pp, A Treatise on Australian Building Stones, 45pp, hardbound in red leather with gold lettering on cover and spine, pages gold edged, inside front and back covers lined with moire silk, printed by Blundell & Co, Printers, Flinders Lane West, Melbourne, MDCCCLXVII. Water damage to back inside covers and spine, general wear on cover, corners and spine, otherwise good.
Estimate $250
SOLD $200
Official Record, Melbourne International Exhibition, 1880-1881, 681pp + Introduction and Advertisments, hardbound with gold lettering on spine, printed by Mason, Firth & M'Cutcheon, Flinders Land West, Melbourne, 1882. With 2 loose pages, spine loose and wear to cover and corners, otherwise fair condition.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Official Record, Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne, 1888-1889, hardbound with gold lettering on front cover and spine, pages gold edged, 1138pp, + plates, illustrations and foldout ground plan of the exhibition buildings, printed by Sands & McDougall Limited, Printers, 365 Collins Street, Melbourne, 1890. Cover faded, wear to spine, cover and corners, silver fish damage to spine, inside front cover, and 4 pages, fold out map with tears and silver fish damage, otherwise in fine condition.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Marks, Percy, J., The History of Paper Currency in Australia, Sydney 1919, original brown paper covers, AHS Vol V, part III of the Journal of The Royal Australian Historical Society (pp105-151, with plates and illustrations). Nearly fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Spalding, Philip, The World of the Holey Dollar, Santa Barbara, 1973, 252pp + appendices, with inscription from the author to Dr Mira. Extremely fine and scarce in this condition, covered with plastic cover.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,800
Whitting, P.D., Byzantine Coins, Barrie & Jenkin, London, 1973, 311pp, 457 described photos, many in colour. Very fine, with dust jacket, important and difficult to obtain.
Estimate $60
SOLD $70
The Tyne Mercury, or, Northumberland, Durham, and Cumberland Gazette, large 4-page spread newspaper, printed by J.Mitchel, Dean-Street, Number 62, 10W. Quarter, Tuesday, August 2, 1803; Number 181, 12W. Quarter, Tuesday, Nov.12, 1805, includes despatches of glorious victories and accounts of the military in the Napoleonic Wars and death of Lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar; Number 484, 3W.Quarter, Tuesday, Sept.3, 1811, includes court report on case of John Fewster sentenced to seven years transportation. Ragged at edges, otherwise fine for age. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
The Life and Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Volume I and II, illustrated with numerous portraits, views and historical pictures, published by Cassell & Company Limted, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, the first volume (752pp) in 1887, the second (768pp) in 1888, both approx 19x26cm with hard leather cover. The spine damaged at the top quarter on the second, both with foxing, otherwise fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Various art believed to belong to Aster R.C.Corbould, a large quantity of works that include watercolour and oils in various sizes and also sketch book, and other items, mostly in watercolours, primarily of animals or rural scenes, also is a watercolour (27x16.5cm) of a lady sitting outside a rural cottage and marked in the left corner is 'E.C./1882' (this appears to be a painting of the artist's wife Elizabeth Corbould, done in the year of his death); also included are some large b&w photos, two of which are marked 'Aster Corbould age 40', another shows him (?) seated at a desk with artworks spread around, presumably at his home (so they would date back to about 1851), also an award medal, London Annual Exhibition of All Fine Arts Industries and Inventions, MDCCCLXXIV (1874), in bronze (51mm), obverse, head of Prince Albert Edward (later King Edward VII) left, reverse, Exhibition buildings, edge impressed, 'Aster Corbould. Catalogue No 660'. Some artwork with foxing and some others damaged, otherwise fine - very fine, the medal extremely fine. (lot)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $600
Tea towel, Federation printed tea towel of 1901, 'One Queen One Country, One People, one Destiny. Very fine.
Estimate $400
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Souvenir of Sydney and Harbour, with panorama, illustrated booklet containing 36 black and white views, published by the NSW Bookstall Company, Sydney, printed by John Sands Limited, no date but photos from the late 19th century to early 20th century. Very good condition, cover very fine, contents as new.
Estimate $50
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To Commemorate the Arrival of the First Fleet, Sydney, October 4th, 1913, coloured programme including the Welcome, a painting of the Australian Fleet and a full listing of the fleet with chronology and ship's under construction, (see commemorative medals issued for this event C.1913/4 and 5). Good very fine and in much better condition than normally seen.
Estimate $50
SOLD $120
Thirty-Second Anniversary Regatta, Hobart Town, 1872, to commemorate the Discovery of the Island by Tasman in 1642, silk banner (approx 23.5x47cm including surrounding tassel), with full race programme and listing of all competitors with description, printed at the "Mercury" Steam Press Office. Fold creases, one small tear on a fold, a few very minor stains, otherwise in excellent condition for age, very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Tasmanian Council of Education, certificate (approx 25.5x42.5cm) for Degree of Association of Arts, Mdccclx (printed) XIX (penned) (1879), named to James Tomkins Weaver of Hobart Town, admitted in the First Class of Successful candidates to the Degree, dated at Hobart Town on 18th December 1879 and signed by the President, George Clarke, affixed at the right corner is an embossed paper stamp of the seal of The Tasmanian Council of Education Board. Handwritten ink text faded, stains at edges, some very light foxing, otherwise fine and scarce.
Estimate $120
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Royal Hobart Regatta Association, Tasman's Centenary Regatta, 1938, on large silk banner (approx 48x100.5cm including surrounding tassel), with listing of officials and full race programme and listing of all competitors, also programme for other competitions, too many to list but includes full programme of wood chopping with description, printed at the Mercury Press, Hobart. Fold creases, staining to back and a few stain areas and toning on front, otherwise in good condition for age, very fine.
Estimate $120
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