Catalogue
(Cole, E.W. and Coles Book Arcade), Turnley Cole, Cole of the Book Arcade, A Pictorial Biography of E.W. Cole, Hawthorn, VIC. 1974, 192pp.; plus two postcards showing each end of Coles Book Arcade, one taken from Collins Street and the other from Bourke Street, Melbourne. Book very fine, postcards extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
(Commonwealth Bank), Giblin, L,F, The Growth of a Central Bank, The Development of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 1924-1945, Melbourne, 363pp; Hoyle, A. R,, King O'Malley the American Bounder, South Melbourne, 1981, 186pp. illustrated; Mobbs, C.L., Commonwealth Bank in Australia in the Second World War, Sydney, 1947, 330pp, another, special presentation edition with leather spine. Last book ex library, very fine, first book new.(4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Cooch, Alex, The State Savings Bank of Victoria, Its Place in the History of Victoria, Melbourne, 1934, 202pp,; Craddock, T. and Cavanough, X., 125 Years. The Story of the State Savings Bank of Victoria 1842-1968, Melbourne, 1907, 6Opp.; Murray, R and White, K., A Bank for the People. A History of the State Bank of Victoria, North Melbourne, 1992, 514pp. All illustrated throughout, second book card covers, first book some foxing on the dust Jacket and tips of some pages, fine - extremely fine the first book scarce. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Deacon, J. Hunt, The 'Ingots' and 'Assay Office Pieces' of South Australia, Melbourne, (1954), 7Opp. Very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $80
Dean, John, The 1965 Australian Coin Varieties Catalogue, Melbourne, The Hawthorn Press, first edition 1964, 61pp., red cloth, gilt titles, the rare hardbound edition. Very fine - extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Dean, John, The 1965 Australian Coin Varieties Catalogue, Melbourne, The Hawthorn Press, first edition 1964, 61pp.; Foster, Derek, Foster's Catalogue of Australian Coin Varieties, revised and enlarged edition, N.D. (c.1965-6), 32pp. (blue cover - price 8/6, lists and values over 700 varieties), second catalogue ex library copy. Becoming scarce and difficult to obtain. Fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Faulkner, C.C., The Commonwealth Bank of Australia. A Brief History of its Establishment, Development and Service to the People of Australia and the British Empire, Sydney, 1923, 367pp. Profusely illustrated, maps, appendices, hardbound, gilt lettering, a nice clean copy, important work, fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Gartner, John, Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, The Australian Coin Catalogue (blue cover), 1964, 1966, 1968-69, sixth edition 1970, seventh edition 1975, eighth edition 1977; The Standard Australian Coin Catalogue (brown Cover), 1905, 1960, fourth edition 1970, sixth edition 1977, seventh edition 1978, eighth edition 1980; ]Kingston, A., Australian Coin Chart, second edition (Oct. 1961), fourth edition (Oct. 1963), sixth edition (March 1964), seventh edition 1954, eighth edition 1955; ninth edition (Aug. 1965); eleventh edition 1967; twelfth edition N.D.; Clarke, Robert, Coins of British Oceania - Australia, Fiji, New Guinea, New Zealand, first edition 1964, third edition 1965, fifth edition 1971; Duma, E.D., Australia Price List, April 1964; Kersting, H. Coinage in Australia first edition May 1966, revised edition 1966; Martin, S.M. A Guide to the Values of Australian Coins 1978; Foster, Derek, Faster's Coin Catalogue and Guide for Beginners (c.1966); Robinson, Estella, A Guide to Australian Coins 1978, Seven Seas Guide to Australian Coins, first edition 1978, second edition 1983. Good - extremely fine. (31)
Estimate $120
SOLD $170
Gill, Thomas, A Brief Sketch of the Coinage and Paper Currency of South Australia, with Facsimile Illustrations of the first Currency Notes and other interesting documents, including Reprints of the Historic 'Bullion' and 'Gold Token' Acts of 1852, Adelaide, 1912, 101pp. 22 plates of Illustrations, map, hardbound edition, green cloth gilt lettering, damage at top of spine and sane wear on spine and corners, otherwise a good clean copy, scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Gill, Thomas, A Brief Sketch of the Coinage and Paper Currency of South Australia, with Facsimilie Illustrations of the first Currency Notes and other interesting documents, including Reprints of the Historic 'Bullion' and 'Gold Token' Acts of 1852, Adelaide, 1912, 101pp, 22 plates of Illustrations, map, softbound edition, published as a supplement In the Proceedings; of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch, volume XII and 1111, paper covers, scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Hanley, Tom and James, Bill, Collecting Australian Coins, Sydney, (1966), 223pp.; Myatt. Bill and Hanley, Ton, Australian Coins, Notes and Medals, Cammeray, 1980, 256pp.; another, revised edition 1982, soft cover, 262pp. all illustrated; also Hanley, Tom The Fort Phillip Kangaroo Office Coins, one page (copy) from the Australasian Antique Collector No.6, Jan-June 1969 page 53 Very fine second book near new.(4)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Heyde, Gilbert Christoph, Renniks Unofficial Coins of Colonial Australia and New Zealand, Adelaide, 1967, 92pp. illustrated throughout; Gardner, Frank, Trade Tokens and the Firms Who Issued them, Extracted from 'The Australian Storekeepers and Traders' Journal' 1910-1914, 36pp including a three page index (copy); Sharples, John, A Catalogue of the Trade Tokens of Victoria 1848-1862, 1-77pp in the Numismatic Association of Australia Inc. Journal, volume 7, December, 1993, second item very difficult to obtain an original. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Heyde, Gilbert Christoph, Renniks Unofficial Coins of Colonial Australia and New Zealand, Adelaide, 1967, 92pp. illustrated throughout, special numbered (No.29) and signed limited edition of 100; Heyde, Coins, Sydney, 1944, 52pp. (includes one of the early listings of Australian Commonwealth coins); Heyde, Australian and New Zealand Penny and Halfpenny Tradesmen's Tokens 1849-1881, a Concise list in a new Arrangement, Sydney, 1959 1-14pp in the Commemorative Report of the Australian Numismatic Society, 1959, illustrated; Bolton B,S., Auckland Tradesmens and Transportation Tokens, Auckland, 1991, signed and numbered (No.127) limited edition. Very fine - uncirculated.(4)
Estimate $90
SOLD $70
Holder. R.F., Bank of New South Wales. A History. Two Volumes, volume one 1817-1893, volume two 1894-1970, Sydney, 1970, volume one xvii, 1-491pp, volume two ix, 492-985pp, Both volumes housed in a slipcase; Holder, The history of the Bank of New South Wales, a paper read to the Royal Australian Historical Society and published in their journal volume 43, part 3, 1957, pages 97-120 first book new, second very fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Hymn, Coleman P. An Account of the Coins, Coinages, and Currency of Australasia, Colchester, 1973 reprint of the original 1893 edition, 159pp, No. 214 of a limited edition of 750, near new.
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
(Internment Camps in Australia), Bulluss, M.H.R. The Hay Internment Camp Notes, a Catalogue of Confirmed Surviving Specimens, Sydney, 1994, 74pp.; Yarwood, John, A Trial Listing of Australian Military Chits, Horsham, 1999, 18pp.; Bevege, Margaret, Behind Barbed Wire, Internment in Australia During World War 11, 1995, 314pp.; Fitzgerald, Alan, The Italian Farming Soldiers, Prisoners of War In Australia 1941-1947, 1981, 186pp.; Bossence, W.H., Tatura and the Shire of Rodney, Melbourne. the Hawthorn Press, 1969, 333pp.; Patkin, Benzion, The Dunera Internees, 1979, 185pp.; Pearl, Cyril, The Dunera Scandal, 1985, 234pp.; Bartrop, P. and Eisen, G., The Dunera Affair, a Documentary Resource Book, 1990, 423pp.; Carr-Gregg, C., Japanese Prisoners of War in Revolt, the Outbreaks at Featherston and Cowra during World War 11, 1978, 225pp.; Clarke, H., Escape to Death. The Japanese Break-out at Cowra 1944, 1994, 12Opp.; Gordon, Harry, Die Like the Carp, the Story of the Greatest Prison Escape Ever, 1978, 240pp.; Asada, T., Cowra, 1973, 125pp. Mostly near new or new. (12)
Estimate $160
SOLD $250
Jackson, C.O. Badham, Proud Story, the Official History of the Australian Comforts Fund, Sydney, 1949, 336pp,, illustrated throughout; Jackson, A State of War, the Official History of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund of New South Wales, the Australian Comforts Fund, NSW Division, Sydney, 1947, 144pp. 31 plates of illustrations, 24 pages of appendices. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Liebig, Michael P.A., Terra Australis an Adventurous Financial History of Australian Shares and Loans, Munich, 1988, 175pp. profusely illustrated, includes a separate reproduction of an Anglo-Australian Investment Finance & Land Company of Sydney debenture of the 1890's, difficult to obtain new.
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
McDonald, Greg, Rigby's Australian Coin and Banknote Guide, 1983, 159pp.; Australian Coin and Market Guide, 1987, 25Opp.; Collecting and Investing in Australian Coins and Banknotes, 1990, 384pp.; Another, second edition, 1991, 475pp.; The Pocket book Guide to Australian Coins. and Banknotes, first edition 1993, second edition 1994, third edition 1995, fourth edition 1996, sixth edition 1998, seventh edition 2000, all fully illustrated throughout, mostly near new or new.(10)
Estimate $130
SOLD $90
McNeice, Roger, Tokens of Tasmania. Part 1, Check Pieces, Passes, Modern Issues, Taroona, 1984, 26pp.; Tasmanian Promissory Notes, Melbourne, 1971, 25pp.; Caring for Coins and Medals, Hobart, 1984, 5Opp., Helmets and Hatchets, a History of the Hobart Fire Brigade 1883-1983, Hobart, 1983, 239pp.; Men of Fire, a History of the Launceston Fire Brigade, Hobart, 1987, 222pp.; Knapsack Heroes, Tasmania' Country Fire Brigades In Action, Hobart, 1991, 182pp,; Harper, Noel, Tasmanian Passes, Checks and Club Tokens, Hobart, 1985, 78pp. all illustrated throughout mostly new. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
McNeice, Roger, Tokens of Tasmania, Part 1. Check Pieces. Passes, Modern Issues. Taroona, 1964, 26pp.; Tasmanian Promissory Notes, Melbourne, 1971, 25pp.; Caring for Coins and Medals, Hobart, 1984, 5Opp,, Helmets and Hatchets, a History of the Hobart Fire Brigade 1883-1983, Hobart, 1983, 239pp.; Men of Fire, a History of the Launceston Fire Brigade, Hobart, 1987, 222pp,; The Medals of P & V Stewart, Launceston Tasmania (Historic Medals of Tasmania, Volume 1), taroona, 1987, 16pp. (No.123 of a limited edition of 250); Tasmanian Numismatist, May 1985, 3Opp.; Harper, Noel, Tasmanian Passes, Checks and Club Tokens, Hobart, 1965, 78pp. Smith, E.S. A Short History of the Hindmarsh Volunteer Fire Brigade 1884 to 1942, Hindmarsh, 1960, 59pp. All illustrated throughout (except last book) mostly new. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Milner, the Rev. John, and Brierly, Oswald, the Cruise of H.M.S. Galatea, London, 1869, 487pp., a record of the principal events connected with the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh to the Australian Colonies 1867-68. Spine a little weak, fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
Mira, W.J.D., Coinage and Currency in New South Wales 1785-1829 and an Index of Currency References in the Sydney Gazette 1803-1811, Sydney, 1981, 2006pp.; James Cook His Coins and Medals, Sydney, N.D. 44pp., Cook's Endeavour, Man, Ship and Continent 8pp.; A Classification of the 'New South Wales Dumps', 1977, 4pp.; The Holey Dollars of New South Wales Their Fate, 1979, 34pp.; Another, second edition 1980; The Note Issues of the Colonial Police Fund of New South Wales 1810-1824, 1979, 24pp,; Another, revised edition 1990; From Riverboat to Iron Horse. Numismatic Aspects of the Australian Riverboat Era, 1989, 16pp.; The NSW Commissariat and its Note Issues 1788-1826, 1989, 16pp,; The New South Wales Dumps, 1989, 24pp.; Mira and Noble, W.J. The Holey Dollars of New South Wales. A Pictorial Record, of Known Surviving Specimens, Sydney, 1988, 92pp., illustrated throughout Mostly new. (12)
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Naval and Military Club, Melbourne 1881-1962, Melbourne, 1962, 106pp,; Perry, V., The Naval and Military Club, Melbourne. A History of its First Hundred Years, 1881-1981, Melbourne 1981, 433pp.; Wilson, Trevor, The Luck of the Draw, a Centenary of Tattersall's Sweeps 1881-1981, Melbourne, 1980, 212pp. All illustrated throughout, near new. (3)
Estimate $70
SOLD $40
Nugents Coin Bulletin, complete set of eight issues (volume one, No.1, June 1968 to volume one, No.8 November 1972), illustrated, very difficult to obtain a complete set. Mostly very fine. (8)
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Numismatic Association of Australia Inc., complete set of the first ten journals (volume one to ten, July 1985 to July 1999), illustrated throughout, new. (10)
Estimate $130
SOLD $80
Numismatic Association of Victoria, nearly complete set of the Australian Numismatist (1983-1993), Winter 1983, Autumn 1984, Spring 1914 (special issue - Ion-Circulating Cheeks of Victoria), 1985, 1987, 1988, 1988 (special Bicentenary Issue), 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 (12); Parry, V., The Naval and Military Club, Melbourne. A History of its First Hundred Years, 1881-1981, Melbourne 1581, 433pp., (the club also issued a number of check pieces). Illustrated throughout, mostly new.(13)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Numismatic Association of Victoria, nearly complete set of the Australian Numismatist (1983-1993), Winter 1983, Autumn 1984, Spring 1984 (special issue - Non-Circulating Cheeks of Victoria), 1985, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1988 (special Bicentenary Issue), 1989, 1990, 1991, 1902, 1993 (13); Australian Numismatic Society, Annual Reports and Yearbooks, 1959 (tokens), 1974, 1975, 1978, 1982; A.N.S. Brisbane, First 200 Meetings 1962-79, illustrated throughout mostly new. (19)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Numismatic Society of Victoria, A Record of the Foundation of the Society and Its Progress During the First Ten Years, 1914-1924. Melbourne, 1924, 18pp. card covers, scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
Public Library of New South Wales, Books and Articles on Coins. Medals and Tokens in the General Reference Library and Mitchell Library Collections, Sydney, 1923, 102pp,; The Public Library of New South Wales, a guide to the building, Sydney, 1945, 46pp.; The Public Library of New South Wales, Information for Readers, 16 page guide; The Public Library of New South Wales, How to Use the Library, six page foldout leaflet, includes several scarce early publications. Fine - very fine.(4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50