This week we have associated and signed items, an impressive Aboriginal collection, beautiful natural history publications finely bound, geology, engineering including steam, petrol and history books from voyages and expeditions to local histories here in Australia and around the world.
Highlights include:
Napoleon Bonaparte Signed Letter 1809 (Lot 42); Strauss Signed with Musical Quotation 1905 (Lot 38); 1834 Political Economy Statement Exposing The Fallacies of the System of Free Trade in the ‘Wealth of Nations’ by John Rae.(Lot 45); A scarce title from the suffragette Florence Claxton (Lot 36)
Australian Exploration: 1810 NSW Barrington (Lot 106); 1841 Western Australia Grey (Lot 1); Mitchell’s Eastern Australia 1838(Lot 2); Strezleckie’s NSW and Van Dieman’s Land (Lot 3).
Aboriginal books including Baldwin Spencer (Lot 125), Basedow (Lot 121); Kunapipi (Lot 119); Daisy Bates(126, 131, 134), as well as many books on Aboriginal recognition and Native title (Lots 304-313)
Norman Lindsay Watercolours(Lot 29); Pen Drawings (Lot 15); Satyrs and Sunlight (Lot 16) all signed by Norman Lindsay – some associated copies.
Royal Society of London Proceedings from 1830 until 1893. (Lot 20)
Catalogue https://connect.invaluable.com/sydneybook/
Sunday 13th September – Timed auction 12 midday
Online bidding on Invaluable or our website.
Viewing is encouraged & Questions welcomed
Before 5pm Sydney Time Friday 11th September
Where: Dalgety Square – C11/372-428 Wattle Street, Ultimo.
(Corner of MacArthur with the entrance on Wattle Street.)
We are opened between 10am and 4pm week days