Catalogue
History, a collection of history publications from around the world including, 'Victorian Auckland', by John Fields & John Stacpoole, 1973; 'Commonwealth in Focus, 130 Years of Photographic History', 1982; 'Portals, The Church, the State and the People, Leading to 250 years of Papermaking', by Sir Francis Portal, 1962; 'German Raiders of the South Seas', by Robin Bromby, the naval threat to Australia/New Zealand 1914-17, 1985; 'Backyard of Mars', by Emery Barcs, 1980, a vivid and accurate account of refugees in Australia; 'Cole of the Book Arcade, Picture Book', by Cole Turnley, 1974; 'Treasures of China', by Annette Juliano, 1981; 'Paul Cezanne', a pictorial collection of Cezanne's art works, mainly coloured and more. Some dusty, but fine. (11)
Estimate $80
SOLD $10
History, a small and interesting collection of history publications from Australia, Europe and English titles including, 'Metal Box, A History', by W.J.Reader, London, 1976; 'Freemason's Guide and Compendium', by Bernard E.Jones, London, 1963; 'Don't You Know There's A War On?, The People's Voice 1939-45', by Jonathan Croall, 1988; 'The Rise & Fall of King Cotton', by Anthony Burton, 1984, many visual reminders of a time when cotton was King; 'The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe', by George Holmes, 1988; 'Australia in the 1920's', by Matthew Williams, 1984; 'Australia in the 1930's', by Matthew Williams, 1985, both photographic publications showing the advancement of our capital cities; 'Australia Through Time', 1997, a beautiful large book of not only photos but it shows attitudes and events from 1868 until 1997. An interesting collection and very fine. (8)
Estimate $60
SOLD $20
History, an assortment of literature from around the world on topics including, 'Kings & Queens of England & Scotland', by Marshall Cavendish; 'The Plantagenet Encyclopedia', by Elizabeth Hallam; 'The English World', by Robert Blake; 'Architecture of the British Empire', photographs by Robert Fermor-Hesketh; 'Banking, an Illustrated History', by Edwin Green; 'The Royal Presence in Australia 1867-1986', by Philip W.Pike; 'The Boer War 1899-1902', by David Smurthwaite; 'Sydney Side Gregorys' by Richard Whitaker, photographs and maps with streetscapes of early times and more. All large, hardcovered, unique and extremely fine. (14)
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
World History literature, an assortment of World history publications including such titles as, 'Dawn of the Middle Ages', by Michael Grant, 1981; 'The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Archaeology', by Glyn Daniel, 1977; 'Raffles The Story of Singapore', by Raymond Flower, 1984; 'Legacy, The First Fifty Years', by Mark Lyons, 1978; 'Archaeologia Mvndi Indochina', by Bernard Philippe Groslier', 1966; 'Illustrated History of South Africa, The Real Story', by Readers Digest, 1988; 'Islam Art and Archiecture', by H.F.Ullmann; 'Thailand', official Yearbook 1968 and three more. Choice collectable books,housed in a large box and fine. (11)
Estimate $100
SOLD $20
Transport, a collection of publications covering most forms of transport including, 'The Tramways of Australia', by Samuel Brimson, 1983, 220pp.;'A Nostalgic look at Belfast Trams since 1945', by Mike Maybin, 1994, 100pp.; 'Tram Jam, The Hong Kong Tram Collection', by Martin Jones, 1984, mostly coloured pictorial; 'Train Journeys of the World', by Susan Gordon, 1993, 224pp.; 'Australian Coastal Shipping', by Barry Pemberton, 1979, 325pp., and more. Mostly hardcovered and fine. (24)
Estimate $80
SOLD $20
Ships, a small assortment of publications covering titles including, 'Exploring the Titanic', by Robert D.Ballard, London, 1988, 64pp.; 'Home and Back', by Stuart Bremer, Australia's Golden Era & Passenger Ships, 1984, 223pp.;'Exploring the Lusitania', by Robert D.Ballard, 1995, 212pp.; 'Ocean Liners', by David Williams & Jonathon Forty, 2001, 160pp.; 'Ocean Liners', by Robert Wall, 1977, 252pp.; 'Ships That Passed', by Scott Baty, The Glorious Era of Travel to Australia and New Zealand, 1984, 328pp. All hardcovered and very fine. (6)
Estimate $80
SOLD $20
Australian Territories, a small collection of Australian Territories publications, fifty three prints vols:1-12, but not complete. All fine. (53)
Estimate $30
SOLD $30
Australia, an assortment of literature, including 'Surf Beaches of Australia's East Coast', by J.Carter, Sydney, 1968, 144 pp.; 'United We Stand: Impressions of Broken Hill 1908-1910', by E.Stokes, Canterbury, 1983, 235 pp.; 'Milk for the Metropolis', by J.Todd, Sydney, 1994, 307 pp.; 'Australia During the Second World War', by M.McKernan, Melbourne, 1983, 286 pp., and more. Fine. (10)
Estimate $60
SOLD $10
Australia, an assortment of literature, including 'No Mean Destiny: The Story of the War Widow's Guild of Australia 1945-85', by M.T.Clark, South Yarra, 1986, 288 pp.; 'Australia's National Collections', by C.Lloyd and P.Sekuless, Sydney, 1980, 320 pp.; 'A New History of Maitland', by The Maitland and District Historical Society, Maitland, 1983, 79 pp.; 'Australia's Museums', by D.Baglin and Y.Austin, Sydney, 1980, 176 pp., and more. Fine. (20)
Estimate $60
SOLD $10
Africa, a large collection of travel publications covering East to West Africa including such titles as, 'Uganda', by Harold Ingrams; 'The Rhodesian, Life of Sir Roy Welensky', by Don Taylor; 'The Story of the Rhodesians and Nyasaland', by A.J.Hanna; 'The Gold Coast, It's Wealth and Health', by Francis Hart (1904); 'The Beginnings of Nysasland and North-Eastern Rhodesia 1859-95', by A.J.Hanna; 'Leopold to Lumumba, A History of the Belgian Congo' by George Martelli; 'Sweet Smell of Mangoes, a journey through the Congo', by Sigfrid Sodergren and more. Fine. (28)
Estimate $80
SOLD $20
Asia, a large assortment of Asian travel publications from countries of Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia, Sarawak and titles including, 'Bliss in Bali, The Island of Taboos', by Jacques Chegaray, 1953; 'Asian Frontiers Studies in a Continuing Problem', by Alastair Lamb,1968; 'The Art of Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Burma, Java, Bali', by Philp Rawson, 251 plates 32 in colour, 1967; 'Boardlands', by Delia & Ferdinand Kuhn, 1962 and many more. All housed in two large boxes and fine. (70)
Estimate $100
SOLD $20
Europe, an assortment of literature concerning various European countries, including 'Heatwave in Berlin', by D.Cusack, London, 1961, 268 pp.; 'The Bombard Story', by A.Bombard, Paris, 1953, 214 pp.; 'Islands in Danger', by A.Wood and M.Wood, London, 1955, 255 pp.; 'Gibraltar: The History of a Fortress', by E.Bradford, New York, 1971, 212 pp., and more. Fine. (17)
Estimate $60
SOLD $10
Pacific Islands, an assortment of literature, including 'White Women in Fiji', by C.Knapman, Sydney, 1986, 226 pp.; 'Trusteeship in the Pacific', by A.H.McDonald, Sydney, 1949, 171 pp.; 'The Violent Friend', by M.Mackay, London, 1970, 376 pp.; 'European Vision and the South Pacific', by B.Smith, Sydney, 1984, 370 pp., and more. Fine. (25)
Estimate $60
SOLD $10