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1873ref. 9090William Nimmo Edinburgh 1873. Sm. 8vo. First and Sole Edition with a coloured frontispiece numerous engraved head- and tail-pieces several neatly coloured by hand neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper ornate presentation inscription in red and black on front free endpaper verso; original decorative cloth blocked in black coloured illustration mounted in arches frame on upper board gilt back green endpapers a remarkably bright well-preserved copy. Extremely scarce and a rare survival in this condition. William Nimmo, Edinburgh, hardcover
1855ref. 3521855. Chromolithograph. 330mm by 250mm sheet. From 'Flore des serres et des jardins de l'Europe' by Charles Lemaire and others. Published by Louis van Houtte. A few light foxing spots. Central horizontal fold as issued. unknown
1830ref. 20041830. Lithograph. 260mm by 200mm sheet. Rare German portrait of Sir John Ross 1777-1856 Vice-Admiral and Arctic explorer. Very faint horizontal crease. A couple of small spots. unknown
1877ref. 26011877. Wood-engraving. 405mm by 550mm sheet. Heinrich Schliemann 1822-1890 was a German businessman and archaeologist an advocate of the historical reality of places mentioned in the works of Homer. Schliemann was an important excavator of Troy along with the Mycenaean sites Mycenae and Tiryns. His successes lent material weight to Homer's Iliad and Vergil's Aeneid reflecting actual historical events. From the Illustrated London News. Central-fold as issued. Text on the reverse. unknown
1815ref. 11851815. Copper-line engraving. 200mm by 245mm sheet. Engraving based on 'Sauvage de la Nouvelle Zeelande & Jeune Sauvage de la Nouvelle Zeelande' from La Billardiere's 1755-1834 'Atlas du Voyage a la recherche de la Perouse' and William Hodges "A Warrior of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean" from Cook's Voyages. From the German edition of 'Description of an English missionary trip to the southern Pacific Ocean in the years 1796 1797 and 1798 in the ship Duff' the account of the findings of Captain Wilson and Captain Cook.Light toning.Rare. unknown
1794ref. 9661794. Copper-line engraving. 175mm by 115mm image only. John Hawkesworth LLD One of the editors of Cook's First Voyage' Engraving from the octavo edition of 'A new authentic and complete collection of voyages round the world : undertaken and performed by royal authority.'John Hawkesworth c.1715 - 1773 was an English writer who was commissioned by the British Admiralty to compile An Account of the Voyages Undertaken in the Southern Hemisphere 1773 dealing chiefly with the voyages of exploration of Captain Cook.Small margins. unknown
1657ref. 18651657. Copper-line engraving. 290mm by 180mm platemark. Seventeenth century engraving from John Johnston's 'Historiae Naturalis de Serpentibus' 1657. John Jonston 1603 - 1675 was a Polish scholar and physician descended from Scottish nobility.One small spot in the image. unknown
1843ref. 10181843. Etching. 90mm by 160mm image only. Etching from 'A narrative of a visit to the Australian colonies' by James Backhouse 1843. The property Kelvedon located near Swansea Tasmania was the home of Francis and Anna Maria Cotton. Despite isolation raids by Aborigines fear of bushrangers and destruction by fire the Cottons prospered as sheep farmers. James Backhouse 1794-1869 was a naturalist and Quaker missionary. For further information on Backhouse click on the following link:click here unknown
1790ref. 10701790. Stipple engraving. 90mm by 60mm sheet. German stipple engraving circa 1790 after the engraving from 'An account of the Pelew Islands' by George Keate. Collector's stamp over bottom right corner which is slightly damaged. Laid down at corners. unknown
1843ref. 10161843. Etching. 90mm by 165mm image only. Etching from 'A narrative of a visit to the Australian colonies' by James Backhouse 1843. James Backhouse 1794-1869 was a naturalist and Quaker missionary. For further information on Backhouse click on the following link:click here unknown
1843ref. 10171843. Etching. 160mm by 90mm image only. Etching from 'A narrative of a visit to the Australian colonies' by James Backhouse 1843. James Backhouse 1794-1869 was a naturalist and Quaker missionary. For further information on Backhouse click on the following link:click hereSome faint foxing. unknown
1888ref. 11591888. Tinted lithograph. 270mm by 210mm sheet. Facsimile signature below the image. General Sir Richard Bourke KCB 1777-1855 was Irish-born 8th Governor of New South Wales 1831-1837. As a lifelong Whig Liberal he encouraged the emancipation of convicts and helped bring forward the ending of transportation. In this he faced strong opposition from the military/conservative establishment and its press. He approved a new settlement on the Yarra River and named it Melbourne in honour of the current British Prime Minister. Bourke Street in Melbourne's central business district and the town of Bourke New South Wales were named after him. For further info follow the following link: click here unknown
1829ref. 11361829. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 220mm by 130mm platemark. India laid. Light foxing to the margins. One small indenation within the platemark. unknown
1860ref. 42111860. Albumen Photograph Carte de Visite. 104mm by 61mm. Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell 1814-1881 was Governor of South Australia from 1855 to 1862. CONDITION : Photograph slightly out of focus. A couple of tiny foxing spots at the top of the card. Inscription in ink on reverse. unknown
ref. 43045Cover title. Sydney NSW : s.n. ca. 1880. Leporello album. Oblong duodecimo 105 x 155 mm publisher's blind-blocked tan cloth the upper board decorated and lettered in gilt; containing a concertina-style foldout with 24 panels of lithographed views after photographs most if not all probably by Charles Bayliss and/or John Paine; the final panel has a short marginal tear at bottom corner but otherwise in exceptionally fine condition. The views in this album are captioned as follows: Sydney Heads and Port Jackson; Farm Cove and Government House; Circular Quay Queen's Wharf; General Post Office; Botanic Gardens; Australian Museum; Garden Island; Pyrmont; La Perouse's Monument Botany Bay; Govett's Leap Waterfall; Manly Beach; Berry's Bay and Parramatta River; Sydney - Darling Harbour; Grose Valley; Town Hall; The Gap and North Head; Double Bay; Coogee Bay; Nepean River near Menangle; Entrance Botanic Gardens; Sydney University; St. Andrew's Cathedral; Zig Zag Railway; St. James's Church. Australian leporello albums such as this anonymously published example with views of Sydney and the Blue Mountains were attractive and popular tourist souvenirs that had their heyday from the late 1870s to the early 1890s. They were generally printed in Germany by arrangement with local booksellers and entrepreneurs and it is probably no coincidence that at least some of these Australian retailers were German-speaking immigrants. hardcover
1901ref. 51791901. Silver gelatin stereoview photograph. 86mm by 177mm card. On 10th July 1901 a disastrous fire razed the Anthony Horden building costing the lives of 5 employees at the time and another death during demolition. A couple of light foxing spots. Slight twist to the card. unknown
1908ref. 13241908. Chromolithograph. 360mm by 260mm sheet. 'Patriotic March Song The Sons of Uncle Sam especially written in honor of the visit of the American Fleet to Australia and New Zealand' Words by Alan M.Rattray ; composed by L.L.Howarde. Some short tears at the edges of the sheet foxing throughout. unknown
1869ref. 11961869. Wood-engraving. 280mm by 440mm sheet. From 'The Illustrated Sydney News'.Unrelated text on the reverse. Initials 'ORC' and 'AC' lower right corner.A little light creasing. unknown
1870ref. 921870. Chromolithograph. 365mm by 245mm sheet. Vanity Fair legal portrait of Sir Robert Collier. Possibly a proof without title beneath the iamge. Barrister. 'Sir John Coleridge serves under him. Attorney General.Accompanied by original descriptive text. unknown
ref. 41935444like new. unknown
ref. 45793Schlumberger. Very Good. Very Good; Contents are tight and clean; Hard Cover; S. P. E. Schlumberger; 1982; 0 Schlumberger hardcover
ref. 73789London: Sold by Ridgway Piccadilly H. and W. Wright etc. 1828. Science FIRST EDITION. Octavo 22 x 14cm pp.12 141 3. Contemporary dark green half calf marbled paper over boards. Gilt titles and designs to spine. All edges speckled red. Blue endpapers. Internally bright clean but for a few marks here and there. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Front hinge split. Toning to spine. Gentle edgewear. Very good. London: Sold by Ridgway, Piccadilly, H. and W. Wright, etc. 1828 unknown
ref. 61187c.1880. . Albumen print. Fair tonal range and in good overall condition. Slight tear in lower left corner some vertical creases; Dimensions: 200 x 260mm. 8 x 10.5 inches. [c.1880]. unknown
ref. 61019c.1880. . Albumen print. Good image with slight bleaching around frame; Dimensions: 195 x 260mm. 7.5 x 10 inches. [c.1880]. unknown
ref. 59925c.1900 . Albumen print. Good tonal range and in good condition mounted on original mount. Dimensions: 200 by 270mm. 8 by 10.5 inches. Unusual interior view of a ship possibly belonging to Royalty. c.1900 unknown
