Catalogue
Read, V., The Silver Crown, Read's Rare Bookshop, Brisbane, N.D. (c.1950), 20pp.; Read, The Penny, N.D. 20pp, (cover missing); Raymond, D.. The Australasian Coin Journal, issue number one, published by Lewis G. Hallett, Redbank Plains via Ipswich, N.D., 16pp., several pages replaced with copies; Raymond Coins and the Story They Tell, Sydney, N.D., 23pp. Very good - fine, several scarce items.(4)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Guide, complete set of fourteen editions from (first edition, April 1964 to fourteenth edition. September 1983), plus the special hardbound red cloth 1978 (eleventh edition) produced exclusively for Jaggard Coins (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. and the special hardbound blue cloth 1970 (sixth edition) of the Australian Banknote section entitled, 'Bank Notes of Australia 1910-1970' by Sydney V. Hagley. Some toning on the cover of the second edition, otherwise generally fine - new, the last item very rare.(16)
Estimate $450
SOLD $0
Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Guide, complete set of eight editions from (third edition, January 1965 to tenth edition, January 1976), plus Renniks Australian Coin Guide 1979; Renniks Australian Coins and Decimal Notes 1980, N.D. (1981), N.D. (1982), N.D. (1983); Renniks Australian Coin Values 1980 (1st edition), 3rd edition, 4th edition; Renniks Gold Coin Values 1980. Fine - extremely fine. (17)
Estimate $230
SOLD $0
Royal Australian Mint, complete set of Annual Mint Reports, 1964-1980, (first annual report, 1964-65 to sixteenth 1979-80), plus The Treasury Annual Report 1980-81, R.A.M. Mint Report 1989, 1990. Very difficult to obtain such a good run, mostly new. (19)
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Rural Bank Numismatic Symposium '80, Sydney, (1980), 75pp., contains the speeches given by some fifteen speakers, held at the Menzies Hotel, Sydney 23rd February 1980., Very fine, now scarce.
Estimate $70
SOLD $40
(Unions), Smith, Gregory J., Emblems of Unity, Badges of Australia's Trade Unions, Crows Nest, 1992, 288pp.; Rawson, D.W., A Handbook of Australian Trade Unions and Employees' Associations, second edition 1973, 10Opp.; Conners D.E. (editor), Official Trades Union Directory, 1967, 144pp.: Spence W.G., History of the A.W.U. 1961, 125pp.; Murray R. and White K_ The Ironworkers, a History of the Federated Ironworkers' Association of Australia, 1982, 341pp.; Wyner, Issy, With Banner Unfurled, the Early Years of the Ship Painters and Dockers Union, 1983, 250pp.; Amalgamated Engineering Union (Australian Section) Rules, in Force on and From March 1942, Sydney. 1943. 196pp. (ink stains on cover); Sharkey L,, The Trade Unions, 1943, 56pp.; Women and Wages in the War Years 1940-1945, Sheetmetal Workers Union, 1982, 31pp.; Pook, 9. A Worker's Paradise? A History of Working People in Australia 1788-1901, 1981, 84pp.; Runcie N. (editor), Credit Unions in the South Pacific, 1969, 254pp. Some illustrated, all softbound except the first book, mostly very fine - new.(11)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
(Shipwrecks and Treasure), Mudie, lan, Wreck of the Admella, 1966. 184pp.; de Burgh, W,J, and Henderson, G,, the Last Voyage of the James Matthews, 1979, 37pp.; McCarthy, X., Excavation of the Barque Day Dawn, 198O, 58pp.; Taylor, J.R.W. Gold From the Sea. Epic Story of the Recovery of 'Nigara's' Bullion, Sydney, 1942, 271pp.; Mathewson, R.D., Treasure of the Atocha, London, 1986, 16Opp.; Allen G & D., Clive's Lost Treasure, London, 1978, 103pp. Mostly illustrated throughout, the last two in colour. Fine - new. (6)
Estimate $110
SOLD $120
(Shipwrecks and Treasure), Mudie, Ian, Wreck of the Admella, 1966, 184pp.; Loney, J.K. Admella, N.D. 20pp.Loney, Wrecks Along the Great Ocean Road, 1974, 137pp.; Loney, The Loch Ard Disaster, fifth edition N.D., 44pp,; Edwards, Hugh, Islands of Angry Ghosts,1985, 207pp.; Byron, K., Lost Treasures in Australia and New Zealand, 1980, 232pp.; Naylor, G., The Silent Fleet, N.D., 32pp.; de Burgh, W.J. and Henderson, G_ the Last Voyage of the James Matthews, 1979, 37pp.; McCarthy, X., Excavation of the Barque Day Dawn, 1980, 58pp.; Stanbury, X., Norwegian Bay Whaling Station, an Archeological Report, 1985, 75pp. Ingelman-Sundberg, C., Relics from the Dutch East Indiaman, Zeewijk. Founded In 1727, 1978, 107pp. Taylor, J.R.W. Gold From the Sea, Epic Story of the Recovery of 'Niagara's' Bullion, Sydney, first edition 1942, 271pp. mostly illustrated throughout. Fine - new. (12)
Estimate $120
SOLD $160
(Signed and Inscribed Books and Catalogues), Heyde, Coins, Sydney, 1944, (signed by the author); Read, V. The Penny (K.J. Irons' copy, his name and date May 1954 on inside page); Mira W.J.D. James Cook His Coins and Medals; The Holey Dollars of New South Wales Their Fate; the Note Issues of the Colonial Police Fund of New South Wales 1810-1824 all (signed by the author) Fine - extremely fine.(5)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
(Signed and Inscribed Books and Catalogues), Hill, C.F. The Ancient Coinage of Southern Arabia, British Academy, London, 1915, 28pp and one plate (signed by D. Elliott Smith, 19,12.42 - a gift to C.J.V. Weaver); Burns, Jack F. Media of Exchange Used in State and Federal Penitentiaries, 1960, 37pp. (complementary copy signed by W.W. Woodside); de Sousa, A.B. Standard Catalogue Hong Kong Coins and Currency Notes 1863-1967 (signed by the author, dated 22.4.67 and inscribed to John Gartner). Fine - extremely fine, the first item scarce.(3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
(Signed and Inscribed Books and Catalogues), Owen Flexing's copies - Heyde, G.C.H., Coins, Sydney, 1944, (signed by the author, signed by Owen Fleming and dated April 1945); Reid, John, Gold Museum, Ballarat's Museum of Man's Heritage of Gold, (signed by Fleming and dated 24.7.82); Coin Topics published by Wayte Raymond Oct-Nov 1937 and June-Oct 1938 (issues No.8 and 12) both with (Fleming's Chinese chop mark on each cover and the first one with a message on the cover In pencil from Alan Sutherland of New Zealand); Bank of Japan, 64 page catalogue of Japanese coins and banknotes, (signed by Fleming, dated August 1961 and his Chinese chop); J. Clyde Smith's copies - Clarke, Robert, Coins of British Oceania, 1964 edition; Australian Numismatic Society, Commemorative Report (Australian Tokens), 500th Meting, March 1959, (both signed by J Clyde Smith). Fine - very fine. (7)
Estimate $90
SOLD $0
(Signed and Inscribed Books and Catalogues), Seaby, H.A., The British Imperial Silver Coinage of the English Silver Coinage 1649-1949, London, B.A. Seaby, 1949, first edition, the rare hard bound edition, red cloth and 'S' impressed on front cover, (signed by the author. The M.R. Weynton copy with his name in gilt lettering on the front cover). Rare, near new.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Spink and Son (Australia), Auction catalogues, near complete set of sales 1 to 30 with prices realised except No.s 2, 18. 19, 24 and 28, many as new. (25)
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
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.. Illustrated with woodcuts, with an addenda by J. Atkins, blue cloth, gilt titles, scarce, nice condition.
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Stamps and Coins, East Melbourne, Southern Cross Publication, 1947-48, complete set of volume one (Vol one No.1 June, 1947 to Vol one No.12 May, 1948), first published 26th My 1947, a nice clean set of this rare monthly magazine devoted to stamps and coins. Very fine. (12)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Stern, Max, Auction catalogues, complete set, 30 October 1975 (jointly with Spink & Son, London); 17-18 November 1976; 28 July 1977 (Deutsher sale of Australian Banknotes); 25 October 1977. Near new - new.(4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $80
Stern, Max, Auction catalogues, complete set, 30 October 1975 (jointly with Spink & Son, London); 17-18 November 1976; 28 July 1977 (Deutsher sale of Australian Banknotes); 25 October 1977. Very fine - new.(4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Sykes, Trevor, Two Centuries of Panic, a History of Corporate Collapses in Australia, Sydney, 1988, 593pp. includes many bank collapses, important work; Sykes, The Money Miners, Australia's Mining Boom 1969-1970, Sydney, 1978, 388pp.; Armstrong, 5 and Gross, D., Tricontinental, The Rise and Fall of a Merchant Bank, Melbourne, 1995, 333pp.; Idriess, Ion L,, The Silver City, Sydney. 1956, 214pp.; Haigh G., The Battle for BHP, Melbourne, 1987, 181pp, most illustrated. Fine - New.(5)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Victorian Railways, Ticket Checkers' Manual, Effective from lst January 1961, Melbourne, (1961), 285pp. all tickets, passes in metal, card etc are Illustrated in colour, profusely illustrated, extremely helpful guide. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $170
SOLD $250
Vort-Ronald, Michael P,, Banks of Issue in Australia, 1982, 331pp.; Australian Banknotes, second edition, 1983. 324pp.; Australian Decimal Banknotes, first edition, 1985, 226pp., Special Matched Limited Numbered Edition, soft covers, all numbered '41' of a limited edition of fifty, Hand numbered and hand signed by the author; plus the auction catalogue of the Michael P. Vort-Ronald Collection of Australian Banknotes, sold by Spink Auctions 16th March 1988 (Sale No.24 Part 1). New.(4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Watson, J., Thomas, D and Bennett, J, Heads I Win, the True Story of David Gee. Australia's Most Audacious Coin forger, Sydney, 1985, 175pp.; Dow, G.M., Samuel Terry the Botany Bay Rothschild, Sydney, 1974, 266pp. Very fine new.(2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Williams, M.C. and Ward, R.S. Australian Communion Tokens, 1992; Milk and Ice Tokens, 1990; Greig, Robinson and Woodside, Communion Tokens, Australian, New Zealand and Miscellaneous Series, 1964.; McNeice R. V. Tasmanian Promissory Notes 1971, Thomas, C. G, F., SMS Emden and Numismatics, 1995; Steele, F. Collect Australian Coins and Banknotes; Mira W.J. The Holey Dollars of New South Wales Their Fate, 1960; The New South Wales Dumps. 1989; From Riverboat to Iron Horse, 1989; The NSW Commissarit and its Note Issues 1788-1826, 1989; Dew, G.M., Samuel Terry the Botany Bay Rothschild, Sydney, 1974, 266pp.; Harper, N.G. Tasmanian Passes, Cheeks and Club Tokens, 1985; Australian Coin Review Index 1964-1984, 1986; Seckold, F. A Catalogue of Australian Ferry Tokens & Passes, 1991; Watson's Bay Ferry Passes and Tokens, 1991. Mostly new. (15)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Agricultural society programmes, The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, Daily Ring Programme, 24th September 1931, pp.56 (includes a full page advertisement for 'Stokes & Sons' 'Makers of Cups and Trophies Agricultural Show Award Medals, Gold and Silver Medallions, Enamelled Badges of all Classes'); Another, Royal Melbourne Century Show 'Night Programme of Ring Events, 28th September 1948' pp.32; Commonwealth Jubilee Royal National Show 1951, Brisbane, Program and Prize Schedule, 3-11 August 1951, pp,367; Royal Easter Show, Sydney 1935, 'Show Horses for Sale by K.A. Fraser & Co, catalogue, 15-24 April 1935, pp.32; Australian Industrial Fair' Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne 17 March - 2 April 1949, Souvenir Guide, pp.64, all contain many period advertisements and photos.(5)
Estimate $90
SOLD $0
Ahlstrom, Bjarme et al, Sveriges Mynt 1521-1977 The Coinage of Sweden, Norges Mynter, The Coinage of Norway, Numismatisha Bohfâ€ÂÂÂrlaget AB, Stockholm, 1976, 325pp, 163pp. Fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
American Numismatic Association, The Numismatist, complete uniform bound volumes 39 (1926), 40 (1927) and 41 (1928). (Monthly Journal of the ANA devoted to coins, medals and paper money). Three volumes.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Ancient Coin Club of America, North American Journal of Numismatics, The Voice of The Turtle, Vol. IV. No.5 May 1905, No.7 8, 9, 10, 12, Vol. V (1966), No.1 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 10; Vol. VI (1967), No.1, 2, 6, 6b; Vol. 7 (1968), No.4, 6; a good early group of this important journal of ancient numismatics. Fine - very fine and scarce. (21)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
(Ancient Greek Coins), the Thomas Olive Mabbot Collection (part one) Coins of the Greek World, sold by Hans Schulman, New York 6 - 10 June 1969, 3860 lots plus additional lots including the 'World's Most Important Collection of Ancient Lead Tesserae' to be sold intact, together with the separate illustrations, catalogue with over 80 plates and the prices realised; The Frederick S. Knobloch Collection of Ancient Greek Coins, sold by Stacks, New York 10-11 June 1970, 732 lots and 22 plates of illustrations, two important sales. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Ancients - Greek Numismatics and History, Seaby, H.A. A Catalogue of Greek Coins, London, 1966, 218pp., illustrated plus eight plates of illustrations; Sear, David, Collecting Greek Coins, London, 1977, 31pp.; Forrest, W.G. A History of Sparta 950-192 B.C., London, 1971, 160pp.; Cottrell, Leonard, The Bull of Minos. The story of the great archaelogical discoveries in Crete and Greece, London, 1961, 222pp.; Barrow, R. Sparta, London, 1975 63pp.; British Museum, A Historical Guide to the Sculptures of the Parthenon, London, 1965, 47pp.; Hooke, S.H. Middle Eastern Mythology, U.K. 1973, 198pp.; Fawcett, R. Persia, What was their Life?, London, N.D. 51pp.; Geanakoplos, D.J. Byzatine East and Latin West, Two Worlds of Christendon in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, N.Y. 1966, 206pp.; Murray, M.A. The Splendour that was Egypt, London, 1962, 271pp.; Culican W. The First Merchant Venturers, the Ancient Levant in History and Commerce, London, 1966, 144pp.; Herrmann, P. Conquest by Man, the Saga of Early Exploration and Discovery, London, 1954, 455pp.. Wide coverage, virtually all illustrated. (12)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Ancients - Greek Numismatics and History, Seaby, H.A. A Catalogue of Greek Coins, London, 1966, 218pp. illustrated plus eight plates of illustrations; Sear, David, Collecting Greek Coins, London, 1977, 31pp.; Ancient Bronzes, Nickle Additions May Have Been Deliberate, (article) in 'Inco-Mond Magazine' no. 7; Lambros, P. Unpublished Coins Struck at Glarentza, Oak Park, Ill., 1969, 31pp.; Mills, D. The Book of the Ancient Greeks, N.Y. 1928, 413pp.; Boardman, J. The Greeks Overseas, London, 1964, 287pp.; Delahay, E.E. The Dawn of the West, London, 1967, 112pp.; Geanakoplos, D.J. Byzantine East and Latin West, Two Worlds of Christendon in Middleages and Renaissance, N.Y. 1966, 206pp.; Miliadis, J. Ancient Athens, Athens, N.D. 140pp.; Andronicos, M. Olympia, 80pp. (some pages missing); Greece Through the Ages, 28pp.; Andrews, Ian, Boudicca's Revolt, London, 1972, 48pp.; Wilson, E. The Scrolls from the Dead Seas, U.K., 1966, 126pp.. (12); Sotherby's auction catalogues featuring ancient coins (1978-80) (11) all with plates and ilustrations. (23)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Ancients - Greek Numismatics and History, Sear, David, Collecting Greek Coins, London, 1977, 31pp.; Askew, Gilbert (Seaby) A Catalogue of Greek Coins, London, 1951, 124pp.; Bury, J.N. A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great, London, 1963, third edition, 925pp., illustrated with coins throughout; Stobart, J.C. The Glory that was Greece, A survey of Hellenic Culture and Civilisation, London, 1951, third edition, 319pp., illustrated (including coins) plus 23 plates; Coles, S.F.A. Greece a Journey in Time, London, 1965, 224pp. illustrated, Payne, Robert, The Gold of Troy, the story of Heinrich Schliemann and the buried cities of Ancient Greece, London, 1959, 191pp., illustrated; Themelis, P.G. Ancient Corinth the Site and the Museum, Athens, N.D. illustrated, plans, maps, 48 pls in colour; Iakovidis, S.E. Mycenae-Epidarus. Argos-Tiryns-Nauplion. A complete Guide to the Museums and Archaeological sites of the Argolid, Athens, 1978, 158pp., profusely illustrated in colour; Finley, M.I. Early Greece The Bronze and Archaic Ages, N.Y. 1970, 155pp.; Wunderlich, H.G. The Secret of Crete, U.K. 1978, 319pp.; Cottrell, Leonard, The Bull of Minos. The Story of the Great Archaelogical Discoveries in Crete and Greece, London, 1961, 222pp.; Finey, M.I. Aspects of Antiquity, Discoveries and Controversies, U.K. 1972, 216pp.. Informative group. (13)
Estimate $130
SOLD $80