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Emporium, Day 1 — Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:640
Sale Title:Emporium, Day 1Lots with images:626
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:439
Date:30-Nov-2019
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A collection of world miniature sheets on Hagner sheets, some very good items inside
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A collection of Dinosaurs stamps, very high cat value
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A Movaleaf stamp album, early world stamps
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A block of mint Adolf Hitler World War II stamps 15x 6rf Mnh, Never hinged
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A block of mint Adolf Hitler World War II stamps 20x 42rf Mnh, Never hinged
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A block of mint Adolf Hitler World War II stamps 25x 42rf Mnh, Never hinged
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A block of mint Adolf Hitler World War II stamps 25x 42rf Mnh, Never hinged
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A block of mint Adolf Hitler World War II stamps 25x 42rf Mnh, Never hinged
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A collection of stamps & world covers, including Australia
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Four stock books of world stamps
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Three stamps albums from A-Z, some good material
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A collection of Norfolk Island stamps
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Two photo albums with horse riding photos, 1939-45
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A Victorian 'Sailor's Valentine' shell mosaic picture, c.1850, hexagonal in shape with a star central panel, in later frame, 30 x 30 cm, 40 x 40 cm (framed)
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A Victorian 'Sailor's Valentine' shell mosaic picture, c.1850, hexagonal in shape with a heart central panel, in later frame, 30 x 30 cm, 40 x 40 cm (framed)
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A Chambered Nautilus shell. Provenance: The Badgery family, 13 x 11 cm
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A helmet shell. Provenance: The Badgery family, length 12 cm
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Five sea shells, including a Tun shell, Volutes & Cone shells [5]. Provenance: The Badgery family, length 6-13 cm
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Two Murex snail shells (Radix & Pink-mouted) & two Crown conch shells [4]. Provenance: The Badgery family, length 9-13 cm
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Five Auger shells & two Tibia shells [7]. Provenance: The Badgery family, length 8-15 cm
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Two small clam shells, one fluted. Provenance: The Badgery family, 14 x 20 cm, 18 x 19 cm
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Three Sider conch shells & one Thorny oyster shell [4]. Provenance: The Badgery family, largest 18 x 12 cm, smallest 13 x 6 cm
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A collection of small sea shells, including Cowries, horn shells, Pipis, Cone shells, sea Urchins etc. Provenance: The Badgery family
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A collection of shells including tiger cowrie, oyster
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A whales tooth, 38' label and ink notation inside, length 15.5 cm
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A cased collection of butterflies
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A sea turtle shell, 43 x 40 cm
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A large sea turtle shell, 71 x 64 cm
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A very large sea turtle shell, 90 x 76 cm
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A pair of vintage posters 'Fasching in Munchen' 1968 (Spiro) & 1969, few pin holes in corners of 1969 and some light foxing, each 42.5 x 30 cm
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The Last speech of King William to his Parliament, December Xxxi. Mdcci, printed for Charles bill & the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, Deceas'd. Printers to the Queens mos excellent Majesty, eng. Nutting, paper discoloured, tears to edges, foxed, later framing, 58.5 x 56 cm
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(Morden, Robert) Britannia Romana, handcoloured engraved map London, c.1753, published in William Camden's 'Britannia: or a chorographical description of Great Britain and Ireland.' + a map of Northamptonshire engraved from an Actual survey with Improvements by J.Harrison. London. 1788. Hand coloured engraved map, some damage along fold crease, 35 x 43 cm, 46 x 33 cm
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Magrini, Cesare. La Nuova Galles Del Sud Australia Sud Est La Diemenia E La Nuova Zelanda Polinesia. Genova c.1880, 19th century Italian map depicting south eastern Australia, including Tasmania, southwards from Gladstone and eastwards from kangaroo Island, and New Zealand. Few stains in right margin and light foxing, 27 x 34 cm
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Two large Geology maps, NSW & South Australia, 150 x 120 cm
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Four very old books, including: The merchant of Venice, the light of Asia & two books of Poems, height 17.5 cm, width 12.5 cm
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Morris, Frank.T. Birds of prey, Lansdowne Editions, Melbourne 1973, limited edition of 500 copies, this copy 'Out of series' signed by the artist, colour plates, folio, full leather.
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Smith, Meredith J. Marsupials of Australia volume 1 Possums, the koala and Wombats. Illustrations by Rosemary Woodford Ganf, Lansdowne edition, Melbourne 1980. Limited. 548/1000, signed by author & artist, colour plates, folio, full cloth, good condition.
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Gould, John. The birds of Australia & the Adjacent Islands part 1. Facsimile edition, Lansdowne edition, Melbourne 1979, limited to 500 copies, this one numbered 392 and signed by Allan McEvey Curator of birds at the National Museum of Victoria. Colour plates, folio, full cloth. Good condition.
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Gould, John. A Monograph of the Macropodidae or family of kangaroos. Facsimile, Lansdowne Editions, Melbourne 1981, limited to 750 copies, this numbered 741, signed by Joan Dixon Curator of mammals at National Museum of Victoria, colour plates, folio, full cloth, good condition
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Morris, Frank.T. Pigeons and doves of Australia, Melbourne Lansdowne Editions 1976, Ltd.ed. 175/500, signed by author. Black & white and colour plates, folio, full leather
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Phillips, H. Photographer, Nature's Masterpiece Jenolan caves N.S.W, Katoomba c.1910. Souvenir Brochure, black and white illustrations, original grey wrappers, worn at edges. + Such, Les. Such Nonsense. K.G.Murray, Sydney (1937), 4to, original wrappers (2). Provenance: The Badgery family, 24 x 51 cm
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Darwin, Charles. The voyage of the Beagle. London Folio Society, 2003, good condition in slip-case + three other Folio Society publications (4)
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Decorative Arts reference: 5 volumes, includes the ceramic Society of Australia - 4 exhibition catalogues from 1951-59 bound in full leather + James M'Ewan & Co's illustrated catalogue of Furnishing and General Ironmongery. Facsimile ed, dj. Etc. Provenance: The Badgery family
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Erotic Literature 4 volumes, including Surieu, R. Sarv e Naz erotic Themes in ancient Iran. Nagel Publishers. 1967, col. Tipped-in plates. + Kearney, P.J. A history of erotic Literature. London. 1982. Dj. + head, R & Kirkman, F. The English Rogue. London. 1928, Ingleton Bookplate. + 1 other
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Paterson, A.B. The man from Snowy river and other Verses, first edition, Sydney Angus and Robertson 1895. Original buckram, poor condition, leaves looses, discoloured & soiled + later edition, London, Macmillan & Co., 1914, half leather, gilt + Lawson, H. In the Days When the world was wide and other Verses. Sydney Angus and Robertson 1896 (second Thousand), original buckram, front joint spitting (3). Provenance: the Badgery family
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Earnshaw, J. Early Sydney Cabinetmakers 1804 - 1870. Wentworth books, Surry hills. 1971. 1000 copies, black and white plates, dust jacket. Provenance: the Badgery family
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Williams, R.M. The Bushman's Handcrafts, Adelaide 1950, 8vo, b.w illustrations, full leather, stamped in gilt. Provenance: the Badgery family, 23 x 15 cm
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[Kemp, Philip Robert] the Gardener's and Farmer's Reason Why, reading & Wellbank, Sydney (1860), wood engravings, 8vo, original cloth, faded, previous owners name on title page. Provenance: the Badgery family, 19 x 12 cm
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Broadbent, James (et al) India, china, Australia trade and Society 1788-1850, Historic Houses Trust of NSW, 2003 Ltd.ed. 1200 copies, signed by James Broadbent, numerous colour plates, 4to, dj, spine faded. Provenance: the Badgery family, 27 x 21 cm
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Brady, Edwin, J. Australia Unlimited, Melbourne, George Robertson & Company c.1918, numerous black and white illustrations, thick large 4to, red cloth, gilt. Provenance: the Badgery family, 29.5 x 22 cm
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[Landseer, Sir Edwin] the works of Sir Edwin Landseer illustrated by Forty-Four steel engravings, with a history of his Art-Life by W.Cosmo Monkhouse. London, Virtue and Company c.1880, full leather, gilt decoration & edges, worn & foxing throughout, some plates stamped H S Badgery. Provenance: the Badgery family, 37 x 27 cm
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Sherer, John (ed) English and American Art gallery, London. John G.Murdoch (1870), steel engravings with tissue guards, folio, full leather, blind-stamped gilt, gilt edges, foxing & some wear. Provenance: the Badgery family, 42.5 x 32 cm
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Garran, a (ed.) Picturesque atlas of Australasia, 1886, Picturesque atlas Publishing Company, Sydney. 3 volumes, numerous wood engravings & colour maps, including seven unbound folding maps (missing QLD, extra copy of NSW). Folio, full leather, gilt decorations & edges, joints, edges & spines worn, foxing. Provenance: the Badgery family, 44 x 36 cm
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Whitelocke, Nelson, P. 24 original Sketches from the works of Charles Dickens, Sydney, the Author 1882, twenty four lithograph plates most with descriptive letter-press and a guard sheet (both foxed), plates relatively clean, half morocco, gilt title. Nelson Whitelocke (1861-1927) was an Australian cartoonist & illustrator, the Sydney Morning Herald reviewed this work in April1884 finishing with 'The printing of this work is excellently done, and the volume is one of the most presentable that has been…
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Ballarat the golden city Victoria' pictorial souvenir Brochure, Published by H.Phillips Photographer Katoomba blue mountains, printed by Deaton & Spencer Sydney C.1918. Black & white plates, gilt lettered brown wrappers, some tears and spine split, several plates marked or torn, vertical fold, 24 x 60 cm
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Olive Jory (b.1889) Actress with J.C.Williamson Theatres, a collection of photographs & Theatre programmes, after marrying Henry Jory whilst on a tour in Shanghai post World War I, she established a professional theatre Company on behalf of the British Colony. Her productions were current popular plays and she imported a number of prominent actors to perform. The collection includes photograph album of the production 'Arcadians' Shanghai 1930, a number of programmes from her productions at 'The Bayside…
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Thompson, Peter. The People's story 1914-2014. Wesfarmers limited Uwa 2014, good condition in slip-case + 100 Years together. Commonwealth bank of Australia, Focus north Sydney, 2011, in slip-case [2]
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Children's books (5), including: Gibbs, May. The complete Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. Syd. 1947. + Webb, Kaye. The St Trinian's story and the pick of the Seale cartoons. Perpetua books. London. 1959 1st ed. + others
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Art reference (7 volumes), including rice, T.T. Icons. Batchworth press London. 1962 + Wilson, D.M. The Bayeux tapestry. London. 2004 dj. + Jobe, J (ed) the Art of tapestry. London. 1965
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[Australian Art] three volumes including, MacDonald, James. The landscapes of Peneleigh Boyd, Alexander McCubbin, Melbourne Ltd edn ed. 362/500, poor, worn, stained, card boards loose, no spine, foxed & stained throughout, dj torn +, Art in Australia: Lambert Memorial number, third series no. 33, August-September 1930, very poor, water damaged, foxed, pages attached, spine torn +, Art in Australia, third series no. 18 December 1926, poor, foxed cover, endpapers & text [3]
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Plenderleith, H.J. & Werner, A.E. The Conservation of Antiquities & works of Art, Treatment, Repair & Restoration, Oxford University press, London, 1974, second edition reprint, good clean copy, some damage to dj
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Emanuel, Cedric. Historic Sydney 1970, drawings & notes, Sydney, 1970, foreword Robert Drewe, folio, limited edn ed. 539/1000, discoloured edges, foxing to interior, otherwise good
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Charleston, Robert J. World ceramics, an illustrated history, crescent books, New York, 1990, hardback, clean copy, dj
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Weist, Jerry. Bradbury, an illustrated life, a Journey to the Far Metaphor, William Morrow, 2002, first edition, good clean copy, dustjacket
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Art & Australian interest (box of books), including Robertson, E.G & Robertson, J. Cast iron decoration a world survey. Melbourne. 1977, dj + Hughes, Robert. The Shock of the new. London. 1981 dust jacket + Romanelli, G (ed) Venice Art & Architecture. 1997 2 volumes in slip-case etc
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Australian interest, 1 box of books, including Tyrrell, J.R. Old books, old friends, old Sydney. Sydney. 1952 ex-library + Jervis, J. A history of the Berrima District 1798-1961. 1962 dj. + Cobley, J. Sydney cove 1789-1790 + 1791-1792. Sydney 1963 & 1965 dj's + others. Provenance: The Badgery family
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Australian interest 1 box of books, including Binney,K.R. Horsemen of the first Frontier (1788-1900) and the Serpents Legacy. 2005, signed by author. Dj. + Griffiths, G.Nesta. Some Southern Homes of NSW. Syd. 1976. Dj. + Cowley, C.E. Classing the clip. Sydney. 1928. + Veron, H.A. Diseases of sheep. Sydney. 1933 + others. Provenance: The Badgery family
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Miscellaneous Literature, 1 box of books, including Walton, I. The Compleat Angler. New York Heritage press. 1938 + Clarke, H (ill) the Year's at the spring. London. 1920 + Kipling, R. Just so Stories. London. 1914. Etc. Provenance: the Badgery family
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Miscellaneous Literature, 1 box of books, including Johns, W.E. Biggles Flies north, Oup. 1939 1st ed, dj + Milligan, spike. The (little) pot Boiler. London. 1968. Dj. + Moses, Jack. Beyond the city gates. Sydney Austral Publishing Co., (1923) etc
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Australian Architecture & interest (2 boxes of books), including Curtis, R.E. A Vision Takes form. Reed. Syd. 1967. + Morgan, E.J.R & Gilbert, S.H. Early Adelaide Architecture 1836 to 1886. Melbourne. 1969. Dj. + Robertson, E.G & Craig, E.N. Early Houses of Northern Tasmania Abridged edition. Melb. 1966. Dj. + Robertson, E.G. Ornamental cast iron in Melbourne. Melbourne. 1967. Dj. + Herman, M. The Architecture of Victorian Sydney. Syd. 1965. Dj. + Saunders, D (ed) Historic Buildings of Victoria. Melb. 1966…
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Australian Avation & maritime history, 1 box of books, including Fysh, Sir Hudson. Qantas rising. Sydney 1965. Dj. + price, a. Grenfell. The Skies Remember the story of Ross and Keith Smith. Sydney 1969. Dj. + Abbott, J.H.M. The Newcastle Packets and the hunter valley. Sydney 1943. + Buckley, K & Klugman, K. The history of Burns Philp. 1981 dj, inscribed. Etc. Provenance: The Badgery family
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Reference & Australian Literature, 1 box of books, including Brewer's dictionary of Phrase & Fable 18th edition. + Oxford dictionary of Quotations Major new edition. 2009, dj. + stone, W (Selected) the best of banjo Paterson Lansdowne press. 1986 etc. Provenance: The Badgery family
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European gardens, Houses & history (1 box), including: Sitwell, S (ed) great Houses of Europe. London. 1961. + Masson, G. Italian Villas and Palaces. London. 1959 photogravure plates + others
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English Architecture, history & the Peerage (1 box of books), including: Burke's Genealogical and heraldic history of the Peerage Baronetage & Knightage. London. 1956. + Stevens, J. Old jersey Houses. Jersey 1966. + Davis, T. The Architecture of John Nash. London. 1960. + others
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American Architecture (1 box of books), including Gowans, a. Building Canada an architectural history of Canadian life. Oup. 1966. + Ricciuti, I.W. New Orleans and Its environs the Domestic Architecture 1727-1870. N.Y. 1938 + others
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American & British Cinema (3 boxes of books), including books on Hollywood, biographies & autobiographies. Also framed poster 'Anna Neagle R.K.O. Radio picture star, 75 x 48 cm
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A quantity of Theatre Programs & magazines (2 boxes), English & Australian from the 1950's
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Art reference (2 boxes of books), including Australian Impressionist & Realist artists. + catalogue 'Grace Cossington Smith 1892 - 1984 survey exhibition 1919-1971. Painters gallery 1987.
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20th century Art & design (1 box of books), including Darton, M (ed) Art Deco an Illustrative guide. London. 1990. + Battersby, M the colour library of Art Nouveau. Lond. 1984. + Crombie, I. Athol Shmith Photographer. 1989. + others
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Decorative Arts reference (1 box of books), including Craig, C. (et al) early Colonial Furnitue in New South Wales and van Diemen's land. Melb. 1972. Dj. + Litchfield, F. Pottery and porcelain a guide to Collectors. Lond. 1951 + others
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Asian decorative Arts reference (group of books), including Bushell, R. The wonderful world of netsuke. 1964. + Fraser-Lu, S. Burmese lacquerware. 1985. + Loan exhibition of the Arts of the Mind Dynasty. London. 1957.
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The Pop up Kama Sutra book, 1984 illustrated by Jonathan Biggs, also a quantity of magazines including after dark, Playgirl, Cr Classics etc.
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A collection of ephemera (2 boxes), includes souvenir tourist guides & Brochures, sheet music (Beetles), Airline Menus, Bookseller catalogues, Local Histories etc.
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Ancient Civilisations (1 box of books), including Ivanoff, P. Monuments of Civilization Maya. 1975. Etc
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Motoring ephemera (4 Booklets/Brochures), including the Morris minor 1000 Operation manual Fourth edition c.1958 + 'All fun and fancy-free' Ford Falcon advertising brochure c.1964 + Austin Healey sprite, colour brochure c.1959 + Toyota Crown special saloon c.1965, one page leaflet.
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Ferrari (5 books), including Lehbrink, Hartmut. Ferrari. 1995, dj.
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Collectable volumes, 1 box of books, including Ras Annual 1920 + 1921 + N.S.W. Motorists' Road guide. 1927 + Pickerings jungle book, signed + local histories etc. Provenance: The Badgery family
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Wine & food (5 books), including James Halliday wine atlas of Australia & New Zealand
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A collection of cook books, including the Australian Woman's Weekly the Christmas collection. 2015 slip-case + Stephanie Alexander & Maggie Beer's Tuscan Cookbook + Jones, C.J. (photos) the food of Italy.
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A large collection of Asian Comics, includes CiTic Comics, Comics world Slam Dunk, Jd Comics, Tong li Comics, Daran etc, also a number of Cd's
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A collection of Cd's
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A large collection of DVD's
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A quantity of vinyl Recordings, including McCartney 11, Cilla black, Gerry Rafferty, the Monkees, Barry Manilow, George Harrison, Roberta Flack etc
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A Tanberg reel to reel tape Recorder
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A pink signed True blue Collectables photograph montage, certificate of authenticity, no. 14369, verso, 47 x 60 cm
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Two tall display perfume bottle for Femme Rochas & Sublime Jean Patou, height 33 cm
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A cast iron St Bernard money box, 1909. Provenance: The Badgery family, height 14 cm
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A Doctor Who 12' Radio-Controlled Dalek, with control unit & instructions, height 32 cm
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A pair of 'My Pal 2' toy Biz Inc battery operated Robots, 1991 and a chicken dance, dancing chicken, battery operated [3], height 41 cm, 33 cm
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A Mickey mouse trophy figurine by Disney Parks, height 23 cm
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