Catalogue
London and Paris Exhibition, Book entitled 'Illustrations of Furniture, Candelabra and Musical Instruments from the Great Exhibitions, with Example of Similar Articles from Royal Palaces' by J.Braund, London, 1858, forty-nine loose plates, some foxing throughout.
Estimate $50
SOLD $300
Ballooning Photographs, a series of three early ballooning photographs mounted on a cardboard backing. The first photgraph shows the balloon ready to ascend, together with the pilot and ground crew, and a crowd in the background, the balloon is held to the ground by about twenty ballast bags; the second photo shows the balloon and pilot ascending close to the ground and the third photo shows the balloon and pilot high in the sky. A rare group of early ballooning photos. Very Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Snowy Mountains, Hydro-Electric Authority, Conducting Officers'Manual, March 1965, 270 pages, covering the various parts of the scheme. Includes a general introduction to the project, a history, economic benefits, power transmission system, water distribution, irrigation, Authority's program, project details and the indirect activities and features of the scheme. Contains diagrams, graphs etc., plus an index, a rare manual from this famous Australian engineering feat.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Autographed colour photo, of Michael Jordon (basketball).
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
Autographed colour photo, of Sugar Ray Leonard (boxing) and another uncertain (grid iron football). (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $40
Autographed colour photo, of Joe Montana (grid iron football).
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Autographed colour photo, of Wayne Gtrezky (ice hockey).
Estimate $200
SOLD $60
Autographed colour photo, of Bjorn Borg (tennis).
Estimate $200
SOLD $80
The British Imperial Oil Company Limited, The Sentry and The Shell Fairy, with illustrations by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, Melbourne, 16pps., soft cover,inside front page signed in ink 'Jean Rentoul'. Small tears to cover, otherwise in good condition.
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
The British Imperial Oil Company Limited., The Sentry and The Shell Fairy, with illustrations by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, Melbourne, 16pps., soft cover. Small tears to cover and spine, otherwise good condition.
Estimate $400
SOLD $400
The British Imperial Oil Co. Limited., The Fairy Story That Came True, with illustrations, mostly in colour by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, 16pps., soft cover, inscribed in ink 'To Miss Patty Essex / 1921' on inside front page. With tears to bottom of spine, otherwise good condition.
Estimate $400
SOLD $420
The British Imperial Oil Co. Limited., The Fairy Story That Came True, with illustrations, mostly in colour by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, 16pps., Melbourne, soft cover, inscribed in ink 'Jean I Rentoul' on inside front page. With some foxing and the cover has come apart from the book,otherwise in good condition.
Estimate $250
SOLD $350
Gibbs, May., Flannel Flowers and Other Bush Babies, Sydney, 24pps., illustrated throughout, inscribed in ink on inside front page 'To Jean / From Sadie with Love / Xmas 1921', some pages have words underlined in pencil; Boronia Babies, Sydney, 24pps., illustrated throughout, inscribed in ink inside front page ' To Jean Rentoul / From Auntie Nell'; another, with inside front page inscribed in ink 'To Jean I Rentoul; Wattle Babies, Sydney, 24pps., illustrated throughout, inscribed in ink and coloured pencil on inside front page 'To Jean / From Uncle Orm / Xmas 1920', some illustrations have been coloured in by hand with crayon; Gum Blossom Babies, Sydney, 24pps., illustrated throughout, inscribed in ink on inside front page 'Jean I.Rentoul', some pages torn along spine at bottom. All are soft cover, generally good condition. (5)
Estimate $300
SOLD $350
Nursery Rhymes., with illustrations by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, Melbourne, 31pps., soft cover. Good condition.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Outhwaite, Ida Rentoul and Grenbry., The Enchanted Forest, London, 1921, edition de luxe, 93pps., 16 colour plates and 15 black and white illustrations, hard bound with dust jacket, inscribed in ink 'Jean / with love from / Aunt Ida' on inside front page. Dust jacket torn along spine and front, otherwise in very good condition.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,800
Quin, Tarella., Gum Tree Brownie and other Faerie Folk of the Never-Never, 184pps., illustrated by Ida S.Rentoul, hard bound. Spine loose, general wear to cover, otherwise condition is good.
Estimate $400
SOLD $420
Rentoul, Annie R., Australian Songs for Young and Old, Melbourne, with music by Georgette Peterson and illustrations by Ida S.Rentoul-Outhwaite, 28pps., soft cover, inside front page inscribed 'Laurie Rentoul' in ink. 20mm tear to bottom of last page, otherwise in good condition.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Rentoul, Annie R., and Outhwaite, Grenbry., Elves and Fairies of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, Melbourne, selected edition, 1919, 88pps., 6 colour plates, 15 black and white illustrations, hard cover, inside fornt page inscribed in ink 'To Ken Bartlett / with love from / --- & Auntie / Aug 18th 1940'. Very good condition.
Estimate $400
SOLD $420
Rentoul, A.R. and I.S., Mollie's Bunyip, Melbourne, 1904, 22pps., illustrated throughout, soft cover, front inside page inscribed in ink 'Annie R.Rentoul' at top of page and 'Jean I Rentoul' at bottom of page. Tears to cover and cover has come away from the book, otherwise good.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,500
Rentoul, A.I. and I.S., Mollie's Staircase, Melbourne, 24pps., illustrated throughout, soft cover, signed in ink 'Jean Rentoul' inside front page. Good condition.
Estimate $750
SOLD $750
Rentoul, A.I. and I.S., Mollie's Staircase, Melbourne, 24pps., illustrated throughout, inscribed in ink 'Molly Dotterill' inside front page, and with newspaper clipping referring to the artist death glued to page, soft cover. Some foxing and tear to front cover, otherwise in very good condition.
Estimate $750
SOLD $700
Adam, Ann-Marie, Bronzes Etrusques et Italiques; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris 1984, 230 pp., illustrated throughout. As new.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Allen, Derek, Catologue of the Celtic Coins in the British Museum, Volume II, Silver coins of North Italy, South France, Switzerland and South Germany; Bath Press Ltd, Avon 1990, 104 pp. with 29 illustrated plates. As new with dust jacket.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Alnwick, European Historical Medals from the collection of His Grace the Duke of Northumberland K.G., P.C., T.D., F.R.S., Removed from Alnwick Castle; Sotheby's, auction sale December 3, 1980, London 1980, 80 pp., 464 lots, 62 illustrated plated. As new.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Amandry, Michel and Hurter, Silvia, Travaux de Numismatique Grecque offerts a Georges Le Rider; Spink London, 1999, 500 pp., illustrated. As new.
Estimate $200
SOLD $130
(Ancient), assorted coins books, including Seaby referances to Greek, Roman, and Byzantine; and Rynearson, Byzantine Coins. All illustrated with plates etc., fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Andrews, Dr. Arthur, Australasian Tokens and Coins, Sydney, 1965 facsimilie edition of the 1921 edition pp. 163 plus 61 plates. the Ken C. Welch library copy with his colour coded annotations in the token section. Also with his library plate and addition to the front cover stating 'The Ken C. Welch Token Collection'. Water damage to some of the plates causing ripling to some pages. Unique.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Aston, Richard, Studies in Ancient Coinage from Turkey; Royal Numismatic Society, London, 1996, 230 pp., 69 plates. As new.
Estimate $90
SOLD $60
Atkins, James, The Coins and Tokens of the Possessions and Colonies of the British Empire, London, Quaritch, 1889, 404pp. Illustrated line drawings throughout, half leather, a little worn on the spine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $130
(Australasia), various books, Andrews, Australasian Tokens and Coins; Lampard, Catalogue of New Zealand Coins Tokens Bank Notes; Mira, Coinage and Currency in New South Wales 1788-1829 etc., McNeice, Coins and Tokens of Tasmania 1803-1910. Fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $100