Catalogue
Shipwrecks, and other true adventure stories, some titles included are, The Voyage of the Challenger by Eric Linklater; The Wreck of the Amsterdam by Peter Marsden; Log of the Centurion by Leo Heaps; The Wreck of HMS Orpheus by Roy M.Hetherington; Wreck of the Admella by Ian Mudie; The Wreck on the Half-Moon Reef by Hugh Edwards; others (21), and booklets (3). Very fine. (30)
Estimate $100
SOLD $340
Spiders, reptiles, amphibians and insects, reference books some titles include, Reptiles and Amphibians of Europe by Walter Hellmich; Australian Spiders by Keith C.McKeown; Australian Insects by Keith C.McKeown, 1942 (2), 1945; All About Insects by Ferdinand C.Lane; Handbook of Spiders by W.S.Bristowe; African Insect Life by S.H.Skaife; various other similar books (26), leaflets on insects (32), journals (5). Fine -very fine. (72)
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
The Australian Encyclopedia by The Grolier Society, ten volumes including index; The Sweat of Their Brows, 100 Years of the Sydney Water Board 1888-1988; William Charles Wentworth of Vaucluse House by K.R. Cramp (1934); History of the Australian Labor Movement by E.W. Campbell (1945); History of the Australian Bushranger by Jack Bradshaw; other selected Australian books (4). Fine - extremely fine. (18)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
The Private Acts of N.S.W., 1832-1885, by W.W.Tarleton; The Statutes of N.S.W. Vols. I-II and Index, 1879; Parliament Debates First Series, Session 1887 Volume XXIV; another for Second Session 1960, House of Representatives; another for W.A. Third Session 1964; United Australia, Public Opinion in England, 1890; Australian Federation Conference 1890; Draft of the Constitution of Commonwealth of Australia 1891; other books on constitution (3); King's Index to Unclaimed Money and Advertisements for Heirs, Next-of-Kins etc; The Treasury of Knowledge; Bibliographies of Australia Vol 1-7; Practical Knowledge for All Vols 1-6 by Hammerton; The New International Illustrated Encyclopedia Vols 1-6; booklets (2). Fine - very fine. (35)
Estimate $150
SOLD $370
The Satyrical Drawings of Martin Van Maele, 1970 ex G.& N.Ingleton Library; Kama-Sutra of Vatsyayana, the Hindu Art of Love, 1955 edition. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Treasure hunting, some of the titles include, Roman Galley Beneath the Sea by Capt Ted Falcon-Baker; How We Found the Mary Rose; Diving For Treasure; Pieces of Eight; Treasures of the Armada (2); Treasures of the World; Treasure Lies Buried Here by Frank H. Goldsmith, 1946; other similar books (18), magazines (6) and articles (6). Very fine. (38)
Estimate $130
SOLD $240
True Australian stories, and histories, some of the titles include, The Eureka Stockade; In Step With Sturt; Saint Ned (Kelly); Strange Tales of Australia; Morrison of Peking; St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney 1821-1971; The Cattle King; The Great Trek; Cocos Keeling the Islands Time Forgot; Flynn of the Inland; Australia's First Century 1888-1988; Bushrangers 1860-1901; A Squint Downunder; other histories (15), booklets (10). Fine - very fine. (38)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Voyage of Bounty Launch, John Fryer's Narrative; The Journal of Philip Gidley King; The Kelly Hunter by Frank Clune, 1934; The Life & Times of Captain John Piper; A Voyage to New South Wales, the Journal of Lieut William Bradley of HMS Sirius; Adam in Ochre by Colin Simpson, First edition, 1951; Nomads of the Australian Desert by Charles P.Mountford; The Passing of the Aborigines by Daisy Bates; a number of similar books (17), journals and brochures (16). Fine - extremely fine. (41)
Estimate $100
SOLD $550
Webster's Twentieth Century Dictionary, unabridged, huge 125mm thick; New Illustrated Year Book, events of 1989; Pears' Cyclopaedia, 1930 (spine & cover loose); The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant (flysheet missing). Good - very fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $10
La Nauze, J.A., Alfred Deakin - A Biography, Vols I and II, Melbourne University Press, 1965. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $40
SOLD $40
Sydney Ferries, Andrews, Graeme, The Ferries of Sydney, 1976; Kerr, Colin & Margaret, Port Jackson Today and Yesterday, 1980; Sydney Ferries Ltd, Sydney Harbour Panorama, revised edition, c. late 1930's (written on top right corner of cover is date 5/1/39); Mead, Tom, North Head Goes South, 1987; Shaw, A.B., Fort Denison Sydney Harbour, C.1960. Fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Sydney Ferries, Prescott, A.M., Sydney Ferry Fleets, 1984; Sydney Ferries Ltd, Sydney Harbour Panorama, c.1930's; Andrews, Graeme, The Ferries of Sydney, 1969; The Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Co Ltd, Sydney Ocean Views c.1960's. The first item extremely fine, the rest are very fine. (4)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Catalogues, all for the period c.1910-1930, Ingersoll-Rand Pneumatic Riveting Hammers, New York, 20pp., March 1925; Overall, McCray Ltd, Merchants, Blacksmiths, Boilermakers and General Engineers, Sydney & Balmain, 63pp., 1913; E. & B. Holmes Machinery Co, Cooperage Machinery, Buffalo, New York, 169pp., 1920; The Ohio Blower Co., Power Plant Foundry and Factory Equipment, Cleveland, Ohio, 46pp., C.1920; Mackintosh, Hemphill & Co, Rolling Mills, Engines, Miscellaneous Machinery for Iron and Steel Works Heavy Steel Castings, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 110pp., 1916; The Lackawanna Leather Co, Patent Enamel Leathers, Hackettstown, New Jersey, 71pp. plus 2pp. of sample hides, 1915; Raymond Concrete Piles, New York and Chicago, 56pp., 1915; R.E.Arnold, plumbers, ironworkers, contractor, Perth, 44pp., 1929; Prospectus of the Country Golf Club, Plumpton, c.1918, one page missing; Adelaide and Environs, photographic tourist brochure, c.1920; various Patents and Assignments for Australia, Canada, New Zealand, U.S.A., stamped and sealed; report, one being a treatise on explosives with particular reference to "Annihilate", all except the first two and last five are in the format of expensive books and profusely illustrated. Very fine and very scarce. (17)
Estimate $140
SOLD $140
Edward III, (1327 - 1377) pre treaty period 1356-61, noble, series G (S.1490). Made round, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,500
Edward III, (1327-1377), noble, Treaty period issue 1363-1369, annulet before EDWARD variety, London mint, mm. cross potent, (S.1503, N.1232b). Nearly full flan, extremely fine and very scarce
Estimate $3,800
SOLD $4,000
Edward IV, (1461-1485), second reign (1471-1483), angel, London mint, mm pierced cross and pellet issued 1477-1480, (S.2091). Very fine.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $2,500
Edward IV, (1461-1485), second reign (1471-83), angel, London mint, mm heraldic cinquefoil, issued 1480-1483, (S.2091). Has been mounted, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $0
James I, (1603-1625), second coinage, fourth bust, gold unite, mm. bell/key both sides, issued 1610, (S.2619, N.2084). Slightly double struck, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $3,200
SOLD $0
James I, (1603-1625), second coinage, fourth bust, gold unite, mm. grapes, issued 1607, (S.2619, N.2084). Has been mounted, minor edge filing and slightly bent, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,100
James I, (1603-1625) third coinage, laurel, third bust, mm thistle 1621-3 (S.2638A). Slightly double struck on face otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,500
James I, (1603-1625), third coinage, half laurel, fourth head, mm lis 1623-4 (S.2641A). Very fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,350
Charles I, (1625-1649), unite, Group A, bust 1, mm lis, issued 1625, Tower mint, (8.93 grams), (S.2685, N.2146, cf.Brooker 23). Round with almost full flan, one minor edge nick, double struck particularly on the reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $2,700
SOLD $0
Charles II, half-guinea, 1679, second bust, (S.3348). Minor edge knock, otherwise nearly extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $3,200
SOLD $0
George II, intermediate laureate head, two guineas, 1740 (S.3668). Trace of 4 over 3, some mint bloom, extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,250
George II, young head half guinea, 1736 (S.3681A). As struck, nearly uncirculated, some peripheral red patination and very rare in this condition.
Estimate $3,750
SOLD $0
George III, guinea, fourth bust, 1777 (S.3728). Trace of original mint bloom, nearly extremely fine and a rare date.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $1,100
George III, guinea, 1798, fifth bust or spade type (S.3729). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,200
George III, fourth head half guinea, 1784 (S.3734). Extremely fine/ nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
George III, fifth head or spade type, half guinea, 1791, (S.3735). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $300
George III, sixth head half guinea, 1802 (S.3736). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $0