This auction we have some wonderful material. Original sketches, photograph albums, artwork prints, voyages, medicine, firsts, signed items, automobile, event catalogues, mining and more.
Our first stand-out is a copy of Songs of a Sentimental Bloke signed by CJ Dennis with an original illustration and inscription by Hal Gye (Lot 292).
The second is a Blue Mountains photograph album of Logie House at Lapstone near Glenbrook (Lot 157).
If you are into voyages and exploration, we two copies of James Cook’s Voyages the 1790 Newcastle edition (Lot 44) and the 1784 Dublin edition (Lot 108). We also have a first edition Douglas Mawson’s Blizzard (Lot 17).
Pop culture enthusiasts may enjoy the Jack Hickson photography album (Lot 693) with over 100 The Beatles, Louis Armstrong, Ballerina Margot Fontaine, Harold Holt and more. For the younger collector you may be interested in the Ren and Stimpy proofs or the HG Giger limited print artwork with Alien like figure.
Some interesting Australiana included are two good and interesting lots on the Sydney International Exhibition in publications from 1879. (Lots 1 and Lot 15). We also have Pastoral Homes of Australia (Lot 2); Charles Keene – The Artist’s Artist by Lionel Lindsay(Lot 12); and Opals by Skertchly (Lot 13)
Medical collectors may be intrigued by the tropical medicine in India and Egypt book (Lot 23) or the first Book Written Especially for Midwives in 1551 (Lot 549) or the first book on health and fitness written 1569 (Lot 678).
We also have a few Dutch items in this catalogue including an extensive and important documentation of the Dutch Royal the Orange-Nassau family which covers the years before Queen Wilhemina jubilee. It is comprised of over 500 postcards all in good condition (Lot 160). A lovely accompanying item would be the 1719 architectural book from the Vecht Riviera (Lot 34).
Some other cool objects in this sale are the first edition John Keats 1818 (Lot 127); the facsimile of the Book of Kells (Lot 25) and a book on the automobile company Jaguar in Australia (Lot 264), along with a number of fine bindings.
Our next auction is Monday the 27th February at 10am until about 5pm.
We accept bids in person, online, absentee bids or phone bids.
Please email info@sydneyrarebookauctions.com.au to arrange.